World cup history will always be determined by the era that you first enjoyed the game of soccer but world cup video clips and goals are a great way of looking at the history of the world cup and applauding some soccer legends
This is a hot debate among soccer fans who all have their own World Cup memories and often ask each other ” What was the best world cup ever ? ” . There is no correct answer as it probably depends on your age and the team you support ?
Soccer & Human Development
Uruguay’s performance at the 2010 World Cup comes as little surprise to many people who have followed its wins and dreams. The Uruguayan team’s, a fierce competitor, took a quantum leap forward in 1997 as they came close to winning the FIFA World Under-20 Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s capital, finishing ahead of Ghana and Ireland. Since then, the national side did not win the tournament, but they paving the way for the Uruguayan World Cup soccer team in South Africa in June 2010.
In sub-Saharan Africa, the world’s eyes were focused on Uruguay. Why? The national side -made up largely of unknown players– became one of the world’s top four squads, knocking out the bookies’ favorite, Brazil -made up of world-famous footballers. Upon beating four squads: South Africa, Mexico,South Korea and Ghana, the nation- which had traditionally been a leader in the first half of the 20th century– has become the first Latin American country in 8 years to reach the men’s semi-finals.
The history of soccer, or, football, as the sport is more popularly known, is fascinating. It is the biggest, most played, and, most watched team game in the world today. Its origins are not really clear, but there is some evidence that a very crude form of the game — at least people kicking a ball of sorts around — was played over 2,000 years ago in Japan and China. And it is known that the Romans played a twenty-seven aside game in their Olympic games.
It has always been “the people’s” game of course: A form of extremely violent street football was played in both England and Scotland during the Middle Ages, and, was the cause of so much uproar and violence, (and kept young Englishmen from practicing with their long bows) that it was banned by law right up until the end of the 17th Century. However, even during this period, it increased in popularity, so that by the 18th and well into the 19th century, a very rough form of “mob football” was played in the streets of many towns and villages throughout Britain.
At the risk of stating the obvious, a soccer ball is an essential piece of equipment for any soccer match. More effort goes into the design and manufacture of a ball than you might think, however. This begs the question, who is responsible for inventing the modern soccer ball?
The history of the soccer ball in fact goes back a lot further than you might think. As you might imagine, balls have been used in a variety of field sports for centuries. Early games resembling soccer were played with a leather sack of some kind that was stuffed with hair. In reality though, anything available could be used as a ball including even pig bladders and human skulls!