The historical roots of football go far into the past. Many ball games, which all have their own way resembles the modern game of football, have been handed down through the historical periods of time. As the oldest form of football is a variant (called Ts’uh-Coo), in China the 2nd Millennium BC. Physical exercise was used by the military. Was played with a ball made of strips of leather, was the first with feathers and later filled with air. The game enjoyed, over the centuries, even among the population growing in popularity. The time of the Ch’in Dynasty (621 BC. – 618 AD) marks the climax of the Chinese football variant. At this time, Ts uh-Coo a real sport. There were contested tournaments. A 25 Chapter heavy regulations designed. In the ninth century AD, the game ungeklrterweise fell into oblivion. Something of the original Chinese football is then apparently bergeschwappt to Japan. There was around AD 800th oneVariant, the Kemari known and still played today. The gameplay: 4-6 players stand on the circle and if possible try to time the ball with his feet in the air to juggle. This game was originally played in the temple precincts of nobles. In America, was among the Aztecs and Maya also a whole range of spread similar to football ballgames. On the rules is not known exactly. However, there is agreement about the fact that these games were very religious character. On European soil, it was the Romans who practiced a ball game called Harpastum in which it was received pretty rustic. This game spread with the Roman legions over Europe. Many ball games, which subsequently developed in Europe can therefore be considered as descendants of the Roman Harpastum. Finally, the football was on his way to England. A particularly spectacular way were the football games, where ENTERED 2 villages against each other. Spectacle of this kind it was from the Middle Ages until the 19th Century. In suchEvents counted, each party often 200-300 players! This however, things went pretty rustic. As a direction for the football today is one of the year 1963rd This year, 11 clubs met at the Freemason’s Tavern in London and founded the “Football Association”. This was the birth of organized football, with clubs and umbrella. The rules of football as we know it today were established 1892-1894.