Who invented the beautiful game

The rules, like any other set, have been amended numerously from the s till now. How else do you think video assistant referees, VAR, plus a fourth substitution in extra time came into place this year? Or goal-line technology being permitted in ? When it comes to the age old question of who invented soccer, the answer is this: Humans did. Humans from all over the world invented soccer with each cultural participation completing the mosaic of football.

Skip to main content. Yousef Alshammari July 26, Who invented the beautiful game, you ask? Class is in session and the answer will blow your mind. Who Invented Soccer? Sports, such as hockey, soccer or basketball are what many people come to expect as an answer when asking others what types of sports they play or are interested in. Ringette actually is the fastest game on ice, and has the hardest rules.

Ringette is a team sport not only because you are on a team but, because you have to work as a team. Helpful tips. A number of different rule codes existed, such as the Cambridge rules and the Sheffield rules, meaning that there was often disagreement and confusion among players.

While no single individual can realistically lay claim to being the 'inventor' of football, Ebenezer Morley has been referred to as the 'father' of the Football Association.

While Morley was not one of the public schoolboys, he was the founder of Barnes Football Club, and it was his letter to the newspaper Bell's Life that prompted the historic meeting which established the new rules. That meeting, which took place on October 26, at the Freemasons' Tavern on Great Queen Street in London, involved representatives from 12 clubs and the game of football was soon codified.

While those associated with football in England take pride in the fact that they can be said to be 'inventors' of modern football, other forms have been recorded elsewhere - and much earlier.

After retiring as a player, Didi took this philosophy into management, leading Peru to the World Cup finals, at the expense of Argentina, and eventually losing a quarter-final against Brazil. However, after being accused of favouring style over substance, Didi quit Argentina for Turkey, where his approach won two league titles for Fenerbahce. That meaning may have been lost in subsequent years, but the phrase is still used, for better or worse, to suggest an idealistic vision of a football that perhaps no longer exists.

Paul Brown.