Use of English 10 th form

The history of football

More than 240 million people around the world play football regularly according to the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).

Records trace the history of football back more 1............ 2000 years to ancient China, but it was England that transitioned football into game we know today. The English are credited with recording the first uniform rules for the sport, 2 ........... forbidding tripping opponents and touching the ball with one's hands. As the sport developed, more rules were implemented and more historical landmarks were set. For example, the penalty kick 3.......... in 1891.

Some of the top players throughout history include Pele from Brazil, who 4.......... six goals in the 1958 World Cup and helped Brazil claim its first title and Marco Van Basten from Holland, 5 .......... won several very prestigious football awards during one year alone

The history of football

More than 240 million people around the world play football regularly according to the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).

Records trace the history of football back more 1............ 2000 years to ancient China, but it was England that transitioned football into game we know today. The English are credited with recording the first uniform rules for the sport, 2 ........... forbidding tripping opponents and touching the ball with one's hands. As the sport developed, more rules were implemented and more historical landmarks were set. For example, the penalty kick 3.......... in 1891.

Some of the top players throughout history include Pele from Brazil, who 4.......... six goals in the 1958 World Cup and helped Brazil claim its first title and Marco Van Basten from Holland, 5 .......... won several very prestigious football awards during one year alone

The history of football

More than 240 million people around the world play football regularly according to the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).

Records trace the history of football back more 1............ 2000 years to ancient China, but it was England that transitioned football into game we know today. The English are credited with recording the first uniform rules for the sport, 2 ........... forbidding tripping opponents and touching the ball with one's hands. As the sport developed, more rules were implemented and more historical landmarks were set. For example, the penalty kick 3.......... in 1891.

Some of the top players throughout history include Pele from Brazil, who 4.......... six goals in the 1958 World Cup and helped Brazil claim its first title and Marco Van Basten from Holland, 5 .......... won several very prestigious football awards during one year alone.