Originally Posted by aussiegirl

"Okay we all have varying answers but all are essentially correct. Yes we can go back thousands of years and find people that have played some form of football. Two points for each of you who gave an answer." Lawson made his way back to the box he had placed on the ground earlier.

"The first set of football rules were drawn up at Cambridge University in 1848. They were influential in the development of subsequent codes including what was called back then Association Football. After many meetings between different clubs I suppose you could call them, they each came up with their own distinct rules and branched off to create their own brands of football."

Marcus paused as he began to take out more balls from the box, "As stated earlier, the first international football match took place in 1872, between England and Scotland in Glasgow. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the international football body, was formed in Paris in 1904 and declared that they would adhere to Laws of the Game of the Football Association. Football is one of the most popular sports played in the muggle world today. Billions of people go to stadiums to watch teams play and others watch the game on television."

He paused again to look around at the students to see how many of them had fallen asleep. Well they were getting to the fun part very soon, once he had finished talking first. "Did you know that over 240 million people in over 200 countries regularly play football?" Marcus began to slowly dribble the ball between his feet, "And we're about to add to that number." He stopped the ball with his foot, "What I was doing just then was called 'dribbling.' And no jokes or smart aleck comments either thank you." His eyes flicked over a few Slytherins as he said this.

"You control the ball with your feet by continuously kicking it. You can also pass the ball onto another team member who is in a better position. So what we're going to do today is practice dribbling the ball and passing it off to another player. I will allow a maximum of four people to a group." He beamed at the students as he stood in front of them, "Oh and yes everyone has to participate no exceptions unless you want to find yourself in my office after class." Again Lawson gave the students a huge smile, just waiting for the grumbles from those who thought muggle studies was stupid. "Well hop to it, come up and grab a ball."