Soccer is the world's largest spectator sport.Some writers say that it started in Britain around the eighth century A.D. as a war games,and it became a sport of the masses. In the middle Ages,entire towns and villages played one another,and the games used to last all day. The object of the game was to move the ball to a spot marked on a field.Kicking,punching,and biting opponents were allowed.These matches became so violent that the anuthorities tried to ban soccer.But they couldn't stop it because the game was too popular.