Football has a long and interesting history. The was first played in England as early as 1170. However, aspects of the game be traced back to the second and third century BC in China. Military manuals from the time describe an exercise called Tsu’ Chu, in opponents played with leather ball filled with feathers and hair. Variations of football are also documented in Egyptian and Greek society, proving that the sport a long tradition. the popularity of football continued to increase in England, the games were often violent with sometimes up one thousand people playing any one time. In 1848, rules were written the game, which still exist today. Women have been involved in the game the late nineteenth century, and in 1971 the English Women’s Football Association was formed. Football has certainly come a long way from its humble beginnings many hundreds of years ago.