Soccer started out in early Asia. Games like soccer were invented over 2000 years ago in China They used human heads of there enemies for soccer balls. As soccer evolved the balls got more advanced. They use leather balls. Modern soccer was formed in England. With the modern soccer crossbars, which are the top part of the goal were made mandatory in 1875. King Edward III soon outlawed soccer because of its violence. The people that played soccer when it was outlawed were thrown in jail. Some games had goals that were 3 to 4 miles apart. There used to be 15 to 20 players on a team, now there can only be 11. Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. Soccer is played in 144 nations world wide over 20 million people play soccer. Soccer is called football in most of the worlds. Soccer evolved from many similar games. It is one of the first organized sports. The Egyptians also played soccer. Soccer became most famous in England though. In England the official rules were made. There was also a soccer organization called FIFA invented in Europe. Ebenezer Cobb Morley is sometimes called the father of soccer. He was born in Hall but moved to Barnes. He drafted the first rules of soccer. He also played in the first ever official match in 1863. In the 1880's the first official rules were made. Early soccer did not always allow goalkeepers. Games like soccer were alsso popular to the Native Americans. Everyoce can play soccer. Some other socer websites are tetrabrazil.com or wayso.net.