THE HISTORY OF THE FOOTBALL

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THE HISTORY OF THE FOOTBALL

“Stop playing with your food!“ If you hear this sentence in medieval times, it can have a different meaning¹: before the English Football League is created in 1888, people often enjoy playing football with a pig’s head.And victorious² English soldiers play football with skulls³ of dead enemies⁴.

The first real ball is a pig or sheep’s bladder⁵.It is tied with a string⁶ at the end, and covered with leather⁷ for protection.

Between 1862 and 1910, footballs are already round because of the invention⁸ of a rubber bladder, which is covered with stitched⁹ leather pieces.But these balls are too heavy when it rains, so they can be very dangerous for players.

The first completely synthetic ball used for the World Cup is Adidas Azteca.It is used in Mexico in 1986.

Vocabulary: ¹význam| ²vítězný| ³lebka| ⁴nepřítel| ⁵měchýř| ⁶provázek| ⁷kůže| ⁸vynález| ⁹sešitý
Language notes: the football=fotbalový míč|medieval times= období středověku|Football League=fotbalová liga|tied with=zavázaný(čím)|covered with=pokrytý (čím)|for protection=kvůli
ochraně|because of=kvůli|rubber bladder=měchýř z gumy|World Cup=mistrovství světa
Sources:guardian.com|en.wikipedia.org.