History of Football in Croatia Valeri 2
In the late 19th century football was popularized in Croatia by Franjo Bučar. When the beautiful game first came into play, its Croatian name was ‘Nogomet’. The earliest clubs in Croatia were founded before World War I. Some clubs included HASK and PNISK in 1903, Hajduk and Gradanski in 1911. The Croatian Football Federation was founded in 1912. After World War I, the Croatians played a major part in the founding of the first football federation. Its headquarters were initially in Zagreb before they moved to Belgrade in 1929. The two most popular clubs in the country are rival clubs Hajduk from Split and Dinamo from Zagreb. Hajduk which is commonly referred to as Hajduk Split is a Croatian club that was founded in 1911 who participated in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia National Championship. Dinamo was commonly known as Dinamo Zagreb or referred to by their nickname Modri which meant “The Blues”. This club won fifteen Croatian Championship titles, twelve Croatian Cups and four Croatian Supercups. They have been very successful and have been apart of the Croatian First League since its foundation in 1992.
April 2nd, 1940 marks the date of Croatia’s first international football match against Switzerland. Following World War I, the Croatian Football Federation joined FIFA as a representative of the Independent State of Croatia in 1939. The Croatian clubs performed well in the Yugoslav First League and the Yugoslav Cup over previous decades. Hajduk and Dinamo formed one half of the Big Four of Yugoslav football. In 1967, Zlatko Čajkovski of German club Bayern Munich became the only Croatian manager to win the ...
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...that I think I am better. We went to Austria [and Switzerland] to win the Euros and we are going [to Poland and Ukraine] with the same ambitions now. -Slaven Bilic
Football is Croatia's most popular team sport. By competing in both official and unofficial matches, the national team strengthened the unity of Croatian culture. After Croatia’s success at the 1998 World Cup, Tudman declared that "football victories shape a nation’s identity as much as wars". American politician, Strobe Talbott predicted Croatia’s growth in football to influence the nation. The national team was greeted by 100,000 residents from all around the country following their return from
Valeri 5 the World Cup where they placed third. Though the relationship between the team and its nation has weakened since Tudman’s death in 1999, the team and football remain patriotic traditions in Croatia.
As he stated, Brazil is known culturally as a footballing (soccer) nation and as a nation of fun, the lifestyle of the Brazilian people is one of leisure and pleasure, which was intergraded into the way they play soccer. This showed how the game can be impacted by the culture of the people and how that might the global scale of the sport. If you take a look, at the United States, you will see that soccer has long struggled to be relevant. We can argue that soccer irrelevance in the United States is not just due to the popularity of other sports, such as football (American) and Basketball, but it is also due to the different cultural that lies in the
Just as his time with Parma's Allievi and Manchester United's academy developed him into the star he has become, his formative years in North Jersey were also vital. From clubs like Scots and Thistle, to the legendary pickup games on the Courts in Harrison, to the storied high school program at St. Benedict's Prep, soccer is part of the lifeblood of North Jersey. New Jersey hosted the first intercollegiate game in 1869, and the first U.S. international in 1885. Even the great Cosmos did not grab America's attention until they crossed the river to the Meadowlands. Soccer's roots run deep here.
Yugoslavia was fabricated in the year of 1918. Located near the country of Italy, the territory is now broken up into six independent countries. The nation started to fall apart in the late 1980 's, following the World War II victory for the Allies. While some countries can benefit from diversity, there was just too much for Yugoslavia to survive. Yugoslavia as a nation failed because of too much autonomy between the six nations that came to be, too many different cultures in one nation, and simply a subjugation of overflowing diversity.
During the 1890’s sports were still considered amateur and useless. Even though sports weren’t encouraged and popular, a swiss gentleman named Hans Gamper and a group of his friends that did other sports together founded the well known club in 1899, Fc Barcelona.
Games similar to soccer were played in China as early as 400 B.C. In 200 A.D. the Romans played a game in which 2 teams tried to score by advancing the ball across a line on a field, which means no soccer goals. They passed the ball to one another, but not by kicking it. Also in the 1100's, London children played a form of soccer (World Book Encyclopedia, S p.73).
In the 19th century, soccer started to come to life in America. Some colleges started to play the game in the 1820s, with the first contest taking place at Harvard in 1827. Then, a huge invention took place in 1855. That year, the Charles Goodyear soccer ball was invented. Charles Goodyear created these soccer balls with vulcanized rubber. 12 years later in 1867, soccer took two huge steps. The first standardized soccer rules were published that year. Now, graduates from different schools could play together and had proper rules to follow when playing a game. But later that year, another just as, if not mor...
Soccer was globalized when the FIFA World Cup was established in 1928. Being the single most watched sporting event in the world, the World Cup is a way to bring the world together in a delightful way. According to FIFA’s website, “It fulfills FIFA’s objectives to touch the world, develop the game, and build a better future through a variety of ways.” They also mention, “As of mid-2007, FIFA has grown to include 208 member associations, thus making it one of the biggest and certainly the most popular sports federation in the world” (“FIFA World Cup”). The World Cup has been held every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when WWII stopped it from being held (“FIFA World Cup”). Countries compete against each other in these tournaments in a process of elimination until one country comes out on top and is titled champion.
This paper is analysis of The Croatian War of Independence, It was fought between Croatian forces devoted to Croatian the government between 1990-1995, the war started when Croatia declared their independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The Serbians had control over the Yugoslavian People’s Army as well as cooperative local Serbian forces.
The FA spent decades, making the game better and developing rules and regulation for the games. The sport was spread all over the world, as far away as Australia and Canada. The FA brand of soccer stayed popular until the establishment of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) in 1904. Today FIFA, being the sport’s international body consists of more than two hundred nations. All these nations seek to send their best team to the FIFA World Cup every four years (Auerbach). Teams all around the world are already getting ready for the next FIFA World Cup, which is going to be in Russia in the year
Soccer has proven to be a notable sport throughout the years starting with its unique history. Soccer began all over the world tracing back thousands of years. The Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Ancient Greek, Persian, Vikings, as well as other nationalities all played a form of the game soccer. In China and Rome, games that were similar to soccer were played around 200 B.C. (Helmer and Owens, 5). People believe that soccer started more than a thousand years ago when villagers killed attacking pirates by cutting off their heads and kicking them around (Helmer and Owens, 5). As time went on, people in Europe also played a game similar to soccer during Medieval Times. In fact, soccer was used to prepare warriors for battles in Ancient Greece and Rome (Dilov-Shultheis). In later history, the English called the game “Football” because soccer was played by kicking the ball with the foot (Helmer and Owens, 6). The name “soccer” came to be when the American’s Association Football was shortened to assoc., and later to soc. Eventually in 1895 it was called soccer (Helmer and Owens, 9). By the late 1700s and 1800s, soccer was played in many universities, but the rules were not ...
The FIFA became a member of the International Board in 1913, this increased their influence on the interpretation of rules. There was also the American Association that was organized in Newark, N.J. this provided an orderly and stable growth of soccer in America. The Federation International de Football Association (FIFA) was formed in Paris on May 21, 1904. France, Denmark, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland were part of the formation of FIFA. The Football Association was granted provisional membership by FIFA on August 15 of 1913. In 1923 at the 10th Olympiad in Los Angeles soccer was eliminated due to controversy between FIFA and the IOC over the definition of an
Looking back in history to the 19th century Europe, colonization and global expansion created a sense of competition amongst European nations. This sparked global rivalries over territories and was a catalyst to the age of nationalism in Europe. The competition between countries venture of manifest destiny was the leading catalyst in the rise of nationalism. It is no surprise that the nationalism and competitive nature of 19th century expansionism, created a platform for the rivalry and competition in modern sports (Bottenburg). Global rivalries in sports are played out in, major events such as the world cup and the Olympics. These events bring out the die-hard and the casual fan together in a global celebration of sporting and national pride. The World Cup of soccer is a great place to begin looking at the impact modern sports have on nationalism and national identity. Every four years 32 teams from across the globe come together in celebration of the worlds most popular game, in hopes their country wins the worlds most coveted trophy. Nationalism in this tournament comes in an array of positivity and negativity. The atmosphere, colors, flags, fans cheering and chanting songs shows the role of symbolism. On the other hand, hooliganism and violence amongst fans show us the negative aspect of attaching such strong nationalistic ties to a
No other country can compare to the great nation of Brazil when it comes to the beautiful game of soccer. Since their entrance as full member of FIFA, or Fédération Internationale de Football Association, in 1923, the country of Brazil has accounted for numerous trophies as well as individual awards for its players (“Brazil”). Brazilian futebol, or soccer, has reached international stardom because of its history consisting of ground breaking teams, revolutionary players, and winning performances in competitive tournaments.
FC Barcelona is one of the premier soccer clubs in the world. Many of the best players in history have donned the red and blue of Barcelona and made the Catalonian fans proud. As a team, they have won countless of trophies and triumphed over rivals. Much of their success can be credited to their renowned youth academy, La Maisa. It has brought countless of talented players such as Messi, Iniesta, and Puyol throughout the ranks of La Maisa, the youth academy.
The requirement for a solitary body to supervise football association got obvious at the start of the twentieth century with the expanding fame of international matches. FIFA was established in Paris on 21 May 1904; the French name and acronym continue even outside French-talking nations. The founder members were the national organizations of Belgium, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Additionally, on that same day, the German Association pronounced its interest of affiliating through a telegram.