How long has soccer been the most popular sport?

soccer was really started in England! In 1863 when two different football associations split off on their own different courses, they were Rugby football and association football

No it became popular when bell couture started playingg duhh!
Some say the Aztecs used to play a type of soccer.

Answer

Soccer was created in the 19th centaury and soon became the most popular form of football played in the UK. The man who wrote the 'Laws of the game' for 'Soccer' or 'Association football' was a man called Ebenezer Cobb Morley. Ebenezer along with other co-authors agreed the rules at a public house called the Freemasons Tavern in London on 26th October 1863. Morley became the Football Associations first secretary. He also founded the Barnes Football Club in 1962 which he captained against Richmond football club in the first ever soccer match. The game ended 0-0 but in a return game he scored the first ever goal. He died in 1924 and is buried at a Cemetery on Barnes Common not far from where he drafted the Laws of the game at 26 The Terrace, Barnes, London. A blue plaque commemorating his life's work was placed on the wall of this address by English Heritage in 2009

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