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Soccer is the most popular sporting discipline. the main rule to score with the ball into the gates of  opponents,  using  any part of the body  except the arms. Victory  wins the team that  scores more goals . Football was recognized as a professional sport in 1863 .  The game originated in the UK.  Soccer History  Ball games appeared in ancient Greece, Rome, and China. Game  were amusement and entertainment.  100 years ago the game became a student pastime. There were no unified rules. In some countries  do not handle the ball. In a number of states, on the contrary, it was possible to transfer by hand . In 1846 passed  first soccer competition . In England  teams from five colleges met .  Athletes  selected arbitrators and established uniform rules . In 1857 the first professional club of Sheffield was established . 20 years  athletes from all over the world have created modern football.  Only in 1971  approved the regulations, the size of the goal and the structure of the ball were approved . 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 penalty for breaking the game rules .  popularization of football  Fame came to football 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.  Society did not want to accept money games.  For footballers on salary  banned from representing the country in national competitions , and  club,  seen paying money, expelled from association .  In 1885 players  allowed  to receive money for sports achievements . In the same year  the world's first football league appeared , calling its players professional workers . How football became a famous sport  Football became really popular  in 1880. The number of cubes within the football association has reached 100 pieces . If in the beginning it was an entertaining game ,  since 1981 there have been rumors that the players are getting money.  Society did not want to accept money games. For players  those receiving money  were not allowed to represent the country at major matches, and team ,  seen paying money,  removed from association. 5 years later  athletes  allowed to receive money for sports achievements . In the same year  created a soccer league, calling its players professional workers .  In 1872  ended  international  football match  has ended. In  game  competed  athletes from England and Scotland. In 1904 the football association held a meeting in Paris .  Members of the Association  decided  change the organization .  So they created  popular company Fifa. Initially, international meetings  were called the Olympic Games. With the advent of Fifa .  The tournament is now called the YEFA Cup. Uruguay is the first to win the Fifa Cup .  The tournament takes place every 2 years. In 2020  Due to the Covid-19 outbreak the competition has been rescheduled for the next year .