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Football was developed as a game and became popular in England, in the 19th century. The game was very popular even then, and by the middle of the 19th century, almost every town had a semi-professional team playing football. These teams were not what we would call professional teams, because they were usually composed of associations of workers from the same factory or institution or even students at a local University. So, in fact, they were what we would call amateur players. However, Read more [...]