soccer which is known most of the word as ''Football,'' is the most popular sport in the world in addition it is a very old sport. The firstsoccer games that were written about took place in England they were part of a festival to celebrate the victory of England over Rome in the year A.D. 217 . The sport developed and remained popular in England as football, which became known as rugby, caused confusion in the 1800s. Because the two games were getting mixed up, the London Football Association was formed in 1863, and this association focused, which emphasized only the kicking of the ball. For many years the games was called " association football." And then the word "association" was abbreviated "soccer," which is still the name of the sport in North America