English football and soccer pools

England's obsession with "the beautiful game" of football dates back to 145 years when association football and rugby broke up. But, although the English can claim that they invented the modern version of football, there is evidence that a similar game called Tsu Chu was played as early as three centuries BC. during the Chinese Han dynasty.

The Japanese also claim to be inventors of the sport, highlighting the Kemari game, which dates back to around AD600 and is still played today. However, although it involves the use of the feet and a ball, it is nothing more than a glorified 'keepie-uppie' game, unlike Tsu Chu, where the objective of the game was to kick a leather ball through an opening narrow; a definitive forerunner of goals ข่าวบอลอังกฤษ.

When it comes to modern gaming, the Football Association was formed in 1863 and instantly became the governing body of the sport in England and Wales, a role it still holds today. Although the government was in place, it took another 25 years until a competitive and organized league was formed. The Football League, the oldest in the world, followed in 1888 and consists of only 12 teams from the north and center. However, the sport soon captured the imagination of the nation and soon the league included teams from the south and eventually became 92 teams, before the Premier League formation in 1992 took over the top 20 teams, reducing the Football League. to 72 member clubs.

Over the years, sport has also been responsible for many traditions and innovations, especially soccer pools. Long before the National Lottery offered people the opportunity to become instant millionaires, that role was filled by groups. The introduction of soccer pools in 1923 created a tradition where families huddled together, first around the radio and then around television on Saturday afternoons when soccer results were released and everyone checked their coupon to find out if they had reached the soccer jackpot.

However, soccer groups not only provided people with the remote possibility of obtaining instant wealth, but a part of the proceeds was distributed to the member clubs of the soccer league to improve the terrain, which also made them popular with clubs.