One of the earliest forms of soccer in which players kicked a ball on a small field can be traced as far back as 1004 B.C. in Japan. The Munich Ethnological Museum in Germany has a Chinese text from approximately 50 B.C. that mentioned a game very similar to soccer that were played between teams from China and Japan at that time. The Chinese kicked a leather ball (filled) with hair. The ancient Romans played a game that somewhat resembled modern soccer.
However, Soccer earned official sanction in England in 1681. The game became so popular by 1800s that, in certain annual contests in northern and middle England, large groups roamed and raged through towns and villages. Today, undisputedly soccer is the most watched and played sport in the world enjoyed by 8 billion people.
The Soccer Section comprises of both social and veteran teams. Games are organised every Wednesdays and Fridays where SRC competes in friendly games against corporate teams.
Convenor: Mr Ranjit Singh(Social and Veteran)
For more information about joining the Soccer Section, please contact SN Kumar at 6595-0561, email kumar.sports@src.org.sg.
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