The History of Soccer (Helmer, Diana Star, Sports Throughout History.)

PowerKids Press, 2000. — 24 p. Throughout history, people have played games in which a ball is kicked toward an opponent's goal. Some people think that soccer began more than a thousand years ago, when pirates attacked an English vi age. The villagers killed the pirates, cut off one of their heads, and kicked it around. That's the story, at least. By the year 1000, whole English villages played a soccerlike game against other villages. Teams were large, and the goals were miles apart. Traces the sport of soccer from its reputed origin to its current level of popularity, introducing its rules, governing bodies, roles for women, and international competitions.