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=__The History Of Football__=

Ancient Greece
The historical pastime of football was in our opinion the greatest invention in the history of the earth. This wonderful sport was invented in ancient Greece. This game was a recreational sport which differed from some others. Most athletic games would be games that could determine the players life. This was just a fun game to play. Most games were probably not very fair because there were no specific amount of people on a team. Another variable was that there were no specified field lengths. This could result in a very unfair game. There were very vague rules for this game. We found only two: cross the goal-line with the ball and stop the other team from doing that by any means necesarry. They would cross the goal-line by either running it over the line, passing it over the line, or giving it to someone else on your team to get over the line. The common game of football that we know of today came from an English game derived of harpaston called rugby. It was invented at a rugby school in England in 1567. Though this form of rugby was different from much others and was made in the early 1800's. Unlike harpaston, this version of the game had many more rules. Some were that they had a specific field length. Some others are that each team had a certain number of people. They also added a new aspect to the game by having penalties. These would make it harder to score by moving you farther away from the goal. An example of a penalty would be called an "off-your-side" penalty to keep the teams apart.

media type="custom" key="5634689" Modern Day Football in America In modern day football there are many differences from rugby and harpastan. Today you have to wear pads such as helmets, and shoulder pads. There are also many penalties such as interference, holding, and etc. There are many separate leagues such as AFC and NFC. In college the SEC, Big Ten, and Big 12. Today there is a specific field length. 100 yards with 2 end zones. There are also age groups. There are the pros, college, high school, and youth leagues.