football development
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. Early football
We can learn this part from our text book Chapter 7 Sports in Britain. We know that, at that time, football was a violent game, and there are also legends that suggest that games like football and rugby actually derived from the sport of ancient warriors celebrating victory by kicking around the decapitated head of enemy.
.Medieval football
Football of course dates back to the Middle Ages. It was a violent game played between rival villages on Tuesdays. It was banned by the authorities. They wanted people to learn archery C to be ready for wars. There is also a saying that a devilish pastime C more a bloody murdering practice than a sport
Football was first developed and popular in the Public Schools. Each school had their own rules...