england & Scotland, plus a few other countries have been arguing about the origins of football for some time now. Most claims date football to a similar age, but this article genuinely stunned me. I stumbled upon it, so have no idea as to its accuracy, but the general gist of it is that it's a lot more ancient than we've given it credit for. Have a read & see what you think. https://www.ancient-origins.net/his...9J5vX-b14apI7WpR8pWIAby8QGLnh3dm6CLBGGWog8PSc
While there are many claims that activities with a ball like item and the feet over many periods and around the world, there is no doubt that the modern game of football/soccer originated and was formalized in England in the late 19th century in a location on Fleet Street.
That does describe the english claim. And there is a doubt! Many, in fact. Even from other english locations!
Don't really want to get pulled into this as I don't really care. Without looking it up, I believe it's a public school like Eton or Harrow or somewhere that claims to have originated football. Had a quick look at the Fleet street reference, which I had not heard of before. Seems it's the formation of the league that happened there, not the origins of football. Something quite different, and further down the line.
Yes, the school(s) we’re playing and they then got together to formalize the laws of the game on Fleet Street. One of the fundamental laws was “no hands!” One school was very much against that and backed out. Any guesses which school it was? Yes, of course, it was.... Rugby!
Have you got a link? I've got one that suggests that the meeting in the Anderton Hotel, Fleet street was in March, 1888, 25 years after the FA was founded. It was a meeting to explore setting up the league, which was officially 'born' the following month, in Manchester. This article suggests that the FA formation meeting was held in the Freemason's Tavern, which of course was in Great Queen St. in London. Are you muddling this up, or was there a previous meeting in Fleet St? This is still all news to me, btw. And although not really interested, I'm still a little curious. http://sportinglandmarks.co.uk/summ...conceived-in-fleet-street-born-in-manchester/
Don't know about when it all kicked off, but I can tell you where the idea for the penalty kick came from...Armagh. https://homeofpenaltykick.com/index.php/news/11-rule-born-out-of-love-of-arts-and-sense-of-justice
Enjoyed the read. Just realised that I assumed that basics such as penalties had always been with us. Just goes to show. Btw, also just realised that in the north of england, Armagh translates as 'our mother'.
It was started when a chef dropped a king prawn fried ball and did a keep me uppy, to save it hitting the floor, the rest as they say is history