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Football was introduced to England by Roman soldiers
where it had been a rough and violent game. It was
used as a military training to improve fitness. The ball
was made from leather and stuffed with sponges and fur.
In the Middle Ages men played football with a pig’s
bladder full of dried peas. There were no football rules
until about 1800. Games were often played between rival
villages with as many as 100 players in each team.
The pitch could be a large area, including streets,
squares and fields. It was a violent and disorganised
game and became so dangerous that it was forbidden in
England and in Scotland in the fourteenth century.
In the sixteenth century Queen Elizabeth I. of England
banned this very popular game. The soldiers in her army
had played football instead of practising archery.
But the game survived, although the workers of the
Industrial Revolution were surely too tired and had too
little time to take active part in a game like football.
Women sometimes played football, too. In Scotland once
a year married women played against unmarried women.
The boys’ schools kept the game alive, although every
school had different rules. In the eighteen-fifties
players from public schools took the lead in writing down
football rules. But every school had different ideas of
the size and shape of the ball. So there were two games:
rugby and soccer.
In the United States, ‘football’ refers to American
football, which is a very fast and tough game.
Australian football is a mixture of soccer and rugby.
The field is nearly twice as big as a soccer field.
Every year thousands of fans come to Wembley in London
for the Cup Final. Every four years millions of exciting
fans all over the world are glued to their TV-sets for
the World Cup competition.
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introduce to
rough
violent
improve fitness
sponge
fur
Middle Ages
bladder
pea
rival village
pitch
ban something
archery
take active part in
take the lead in
refer to
competition
be glued to the TV set
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Key to quotes, words/phrases and translation
Football was introduced to England .
introduce to
etwas einführen, vorstellen
It had been a rough game.
rough
rauh, gemein, grob
It had been a violent game.
violent
brutal, gewalttätig
It was used as a military training to improve improve fitness
fitness.
die Leistungsfähigkeit verbessern
sponge
Schwamm
fur
Fell
In the Middle Ages men played football.
Middle Ages
Mittelalter
Men played football with a pig’s bladder full
of dried peas.
bladder
Harnblase
pea
Erbse
Games were often played between rival
villages.
rival village
gegnerisches / rivalisierendes Dorf
The pitch could be a large area.
pitch
Fußballfeld
ban something
etwas untersagen / verbieten
archery
Bogenschießen
take active part in
aktiv an etwas teilnehmen
take the lead in
eine führende Rolle übernehmen
‘Football’ refers to American football.
refer to
beziehen auf
Millions of fans are glued to their TV-sets
for the World Cup competition.
be glued to the TV set
am Fernsehgerät kleben
competition
Wettkampf / Wettbewerb
The ball was stuffed with sponges and fur.
Queen Elizabeth I . of England banned
football.
The soldiers played football instead of
practising archery.
The workers had little time to take active
part in football.
Players from public schools took the lead in
writing down football rules.
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FOOTBALL
rough
An area of grass on
which a sport is played.
dangerous
Students who harm each
other are _____
pitch
An instruction tells you
what you must or must
not do.
survive
You forbid something.
violent
Someone is not gentle
and may fight with
people.
rule
Someone who is in the
army.
soldier
A situation is not safe.
archery
A game in which people
try to win.
ban sth./so.
Go on living after a
disaster.
competition
A sport of shooting at
targets with bow and
arrow.
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FOOTBALL
Key
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Roman soldiers played football in England.
They were not gentle and used great force.
In England the game was forbidden in 1457.
But the game lived on.
The game was kept alive by the boys’ schools.
Some schools took the lead in Rugby.
Everywhere in England they played with same rules.
In America they play more soccer than football.
President Kennedy banned American football.
In Australia a football field is smaller than a soccer field.
The rules of the Australian football are rugby rules.
The World Cup competition takes place every other year.
Austria was football World Champion only twice.
In England the Cup Final is played in Wimbledon.
Key
Roman soldiers played football in England.
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They were not gentle and used great force.
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In England the game was forbidden in 1457.
But the game lived on.
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The game was kept alive by the boys’ schools.
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Some schools took the lead in Rugby.
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Everywhere in England they played with same rules.
9
In America they play more soccer than football.
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President Kennedy banned American football.
9
In Australia a football field is smaller than a soccer field.
9
The rules of the Australian football are rugby rules.
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The World Cup competition takes place every four years.
9
Austria was football World Champion only twice.
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In England the Cup Final is played in Wimbledon.
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