SOCCER, from where?

where is soccer actually came from. is it really england. i heard some said it's china and some said it's egypt. give me some proof..

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Games revolving around the kicking of a ball have been played in many countries throughout history. According to FIFA, the "very earliest form of the game for which there is scientific evidence was an exercise of precisely this skilful technique dating back to the 2nd and 3rd centuries B.C. in China."[3] In addition, the Roman games Harpastum may be a distant ancestor of football. Various forms of football were played in medieval Europe, though rules varied greatly by both period and location.

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soccer started in england.

"In Britain during the 8th century, soccer was created, not as a recreational sport, but as a war game. One of the stories of the original roots of the sport comes from when a Danish Prince was beheaded, and his head was used as a ball and was kicked around. Ever since this 'legendary' tale, villages and other communities would play a game where they would have to kick a ball to a specific goal.

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The modern game of soccer began in the 19th century in England

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It is not clear where the very first form of soccer (football) is originated, but there is a historical evidence that some centuries ago it has been played in China. They call it 'zuqiu'.

The first official form of modern football (including the rules, field, etc.) was invented in England.

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