Football was Invented in Ancient Greece and it was Called Episkyros
Episkyros (Ἐπίσκυρος) was an ancient Greek ball game. Highly team-work oriented, the game was played with one ball between two teams, each consisting of around 12 to 14 players.
The field was marked with a central white line called the ‘skuros’ dividing the two teams and another white line behind each team to mark the ends of the field.
In the game, which was often quite violent, particularly in Sparta, each team would attempt to throw the ball over the heads of the opposing team. The game's objective was to play until one team was forced behind the line at their end, with agility and speed being a player’s most valuable skills.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | November 15, 2022 1:45 AM
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A very similar game to episkyros was phaininda (φαινίνδα), which takes its name from Phaenides, who first invented it, or derived from the Greek word ‘phenakiein’ (to deceive) because the players would show the ball to one man but then throw to another, contrary to expectation.
These Greek games of episkyros and phaininda (φαινίνδα) were later adopted by the Romans.
The Romans renamed this game 'harpastum', which comes form the Greek word ‘harpaston’ (ἁρπαστόν), meaning ‘snatched away’, from the verb harpazo (ἁρπάζω) – or to ‘seize’.
FIFA has acknowledged the ancient Greek game of episkyros as an ancient version of modern day rugby league.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | November 14, 2022 2:57 PM
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Yeah, but proper football’s all English, inni.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | November 14, 2022 3:12 PM
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^^Of course, They're Greek. They always played naked.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | November 14, 2022 4:49 PM
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Greece invented homosexuality. England perfected it.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | November 15, 2022 1:45 AM
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