"Probably the first mention of a game where a ball is kicked around a field was in Japanese history about 1004 B.C. A book has been found that mentions a game between the Chinese and Japanese in 50 B.C. The ball used in this game was made of leather and filled with hair. Another Japanese history mentions a game like soccer being played in Kyoto about 611 A.D. Romans played a type of soccer game. Two teams were pitted against each other. Each team had twenty-seven players on the field at one time. It must have been a very rough game. It was written that thirty-six of the fifty-four players had to have medical treatment after one game." he said rattling it off without hesitating.