Soccer is the single greatest metaphor for human life on this planet. It's a battle, it's a war. It's the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat, or an exercise in futility. Just like all the parts of your life.
Footylosopher takes the worldview of footy fans and applies it to social and historical events.
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Soccer is the single greatest metaphor for human life on this planet. It's a battle, it's a war. It's the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat, or an exercise in futility. Just like all the parts of your life.
Footylosopher takes the worldview of footy fans and applies it to social and historical events.
Early Codification, Part 1: The Public School Game
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7 years ago
Early Codification, Part 1: The Public School Game
Between the Mob Football of medieval Europe and the the game of football that we know today, there was a rather turbulent period of codification.
Starting from the 14th Century, schools would play their own variation of football. These games would differ greatly from campus to campus; so much so that intercollegiate play was virtually impossible.
Eton College became the first school to write down a list of basic laws of the game in 1815, but Cambridge and Sheffield had the greatest impact on the moder
Footylosopher
Soccer is the single greatest metaphor for human life on this planet. It's a battle, it's a war. It's the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat, or an exercise in futility. Just like all the parts of your life.
Footylosopher takes the worldview of footy fans and applies it to social and historical events.
