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football is one of the if not the oldest sport in human history
the history of football can be dated back to Greeks and ancient Romans
that used to play sports that involved the use of their feet
harpastum a roman sport
is believed to have been derived from a Greek game known as Episkyros
FIFA the international governing body of football, adopted Episkyros
and recognized it as an early from football
while the earliest form of football CUJU that was played by Chinese soldier
as a form of training exercise during 3rd and 2nd century BC
but the modern day sport football that we know today was flourished in Britain
during eighteenth and nineteenth century
and is an organized form of many of the regional versions that were played in British Isles
according to the rules of which any mean could be Employed to get the ball to its goal
gold
believe me if that has been the case today football would have be a very different
sport
size and weight of football was first standardized in 1863
the game between London and Shellield in 1866 was the first game
when duration of 90 minutes was prearranged which later became anv standard
the standard pitch size is 110 by 70 yards and the standard goal post
size is 8 by 24 feet
the standard football in 27-28 inches in circumference
and weighs around 410-450 grams
and is filled with air to a pressure of 8.7 -16.1 psi
at sea level
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