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Soccer is the most popular kind of sport. the goal of the game to score with the ball into the gates of  competitors,  applying  all limbs except the arms.  the win  goes to the athletes scores more goals .  Football appeared in 1863.  The game originated in the UK.  Soccer History  Ball games used in ancient Greece, Rome, and China. tournaments  were amusement and entertainment. in the 20th century  played only by students.  There were no general rules.  Somewhere it was strictly forbidden to touch the ball with your hands .  Somewhere it was allowed to throw the ball with the fingers. In 1846 passed  first soccer competition . In England  teams from five colleges met .  Students  selected arbitrators and  came up with general requirements. In 1857  created the first national football team. 20 years negotiations in the world sports association .  Only in 1971  approved the regulations,  adopted requirements for sports attributes. In the same year  the first football matches in the framework of the FA Cup took place . In 1891  new provisions appeared.  Penalty rule was approved. It was used by  as a  punishment for playing not by the rules.  How football became a famous sport    Fame came to football in 1880. The number of cubes within the football association has reached 100 pieces . 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 athletes  on salary  were not allowed to represent the country at major matches, and team , breaking the rule , expelled from association .  In 1885  athletes  allowed to receive money for sports achievements .  at the same time  created a soccer league,  its members became footballers. popularization of football  Football became really popular  in 1880.  The association includes more than 100 clubs.  Previously, football was an amateur sport,  since 1981 there have been rumors that the players are getting money. 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.  In 1885  footballers allowed  play for a reward. In the same year  the world's first football league appeared , calling its players professional workers .  In 1872 passed  national football  tournament has ended. In  game  competed  athletes from England and Scotland. In 1904 the football association  called a convention in France. Members  decided  change the organization . So, it appeared  the famous Fifa . Initially,  the national games were called the Olympic Games.  When Fifa appeared,  international tournaments began to be called the World Cup.  The tournament is now called the YEFA Cup.  The team from Uruguay was the winner. Competitions are held once every 2 years . In 2020 due to the global pandemic  the competition has been rescheduled for the next year .