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The History of Football and Football-Like Games

The long off-season for football begins Sunday night when the Super Bowl concludes. Here is a very interesting infographic about the history of all forms of the game.

via visual.ly and Monster Bet

Football first appears in recorded history around 2,000 BC, although it wasn’t until 1581 that the team game and formal rules were started. A different style of the game began in Rugby in 1845, followed by the new American-style football 24 years later. Our infographic looks at the origins of these brilliant games.

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