| David Beckham, the English football legend is the craze | | | | soccer players and soccer fans all over the world. |
| of the 21st century. From his hairstyle to his playing | | | | Bekham is considered to be one of the best mid |
| skills, soccer fans are always looking for something | | | | fielders to ever play for the English party. |
| more from this versatile sports star. Soccer in UK is | | | | A number of series matches like the, Championship |
| indeed a popular game, which is watched more than | | | | League and the English Football League are the most |
| baseball and basketball, combined. A historical record | | | | competitive soccer leagues in the world. The premier |
| of the development of soccer in England shows that | | | | league is the world's most watched sporting league, |
| Eton College had the earliest known rules of the game | | | | and the most lucrative football league. UK takes an |
| in 1815. Order gradually came to the game, and then | | | | active part in the Soccer World Cup and has emerged |
| the standardized rules, known as the Cambridge rules, | | | | victorious in 1966, when it had also acted as the host |
| were adopted by the England's major colleges. | | | | country. |
| On 26 October 1863, eleven London clubs and schools | | | | There are a number of English leagues enduring top |
| sent their representatives to a meeting in the | | | | clubs like the Arsenal Football Club and the Aston Villa |
| Freemason's Tavern to establish a single set of | | | | Football Club, which have gradually made their way |
| fundamental rules to govern the matches played | | | | and joined the English club's football elite. |
| amongst them. | | | | UK is one of the few countries that support Women's |
| Like any other country, Soccer in UK follows certain | | | | Premier League. However, the league is |
| general rules. Each of the 2 teams has 11 players. Their | | | | semi-professional and has a much lower profile than |
| prime objective is to take control of the ball and place | | | | the men's game even within its national boundaries. |
| it in the opponents net (goal). The game also has a | | | | At first, it was England where soccer was originally |
| referee to judge the match neutrally. Points and | | | | banned, that eventually exported modern soccer to |
| penalty are also similar to that of Soccer played | | | | every continent in the world. By the turn of 1990s, UK |
| elsewhere. | | | | had emerged as a truly spirited team. It won the 1990 |
| Who doesn't know teams like Liverpool, Chelsea and | | | | FIFA world cup and since then the popularity of UK |
| Manchester United? Manchester United has taken a | | | | soccer teams has been gripping the masses globally. |
| number of leads due to the immensely talented and | | | | Today, undisputedly soccer is the most watched and |
| internationally famous player Christiano Ronaldo and | | | | played sport in the world enjoyed by 8 billion people. |
| Wayne Rooney, in European Champions League. | | | | This made soccer and the World Cup; the most |
| Players like David Bekham and Ronaldo have amazed | | | | watched single sports event in the world's history not |
| the world with their unbelievable sphere usage ability. | | | | surpassed even by the Olympics! |
| They have now become a household name among | | | | |