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Soccer is the known sporting discipline. the main rule to score with the ball into the gates of  competitors, using in this case  all limbs except the arms. Victory  wins the team that  who made more throws.  Football appeared in 1863. England is considered the birthplace of football .  Soccer History  Ball games appeared in ancient Greece, Rome, and China. tournaments  were amusement and entertainment. in the 20th century the game became a student pastime.  There were no general rules. In some countries  it was strictly forbidden to touch the ball with your hands .  Somewhere it was allowed to throw the ball with the fingers. In 1846  held  first soccer competition .  In the UK teams from five colleges met . Players  appointed a jury  and  came up with general requirements. In 1857  created the first national football team. 20 years  athletes from all over the world have created modern football.  Only in 1971  approved the regulations,  adopted requirements for sports attributes.  At the same time the first football matches in the framework of the FA Cup took place . In 1891 the rules began to supplement .  Penalty rule was approved. It was used by  as a  punishment for playing not by the rules. When football became popular  Football became really popular  in 1880. The number of cubes within the football association has reached 100 pieces .  Previously, football was an amateur sport,  since 1981 there have been rumors that the players are getting money.  Society did not want to accept money games.  For athletes  on salary  were not allowed to represent the country at major matches, and team , breaking the rule ,  removed from association.  In 1885  athletes  allowed  play for a reward.  at the same time  created a soccer league,  its members became footballers. How football became a famous sport    Fame came to football in 1880.  The association includes more than 100 clubs. If in the beginning it was an entertaining game , but in the 80s, players started to get paid . The international community reacted negatively to monetary relations . For players  those receiving money banned from representing the country in national competitions , and  club,  seen paying money,  removed from association. 5 years later  athletes  allowed  play for a reward.  at the same time  created a soccer league,  its members became footballers.  In 1872  ended  international  football match  has ended. In it  competed  athletes from England and Scotland. In 1904 the football association held a meeting in Paris .  Members of the Association  decided to change the organization . So, it appeared  the famous Fifa . Initially, international meetings  were called the Olympic Games. With the advent of Fifa . This is how the famous UEFA EURO games were born .  The team from Uruguay was the winner.  The tournament takes place every 2 years. In 2020 due to the global pandemic  the game has been canceled for the first time.