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Modern football began its journey in the XII century in medieval England. Then played football in the market places and even on the crooked, narrow streets. We played from morning till night. The number of playing more than 100 people, with almost no restrictions existed. You could play as his hands and feet were allowed to miss a player with the ball, knock him down. Once a player has got a hold of the ball, followed immediately rushed cheerful, boisterous crowd of players. As a result, commercial tents collapsed in splinters resounded bazaar stalls. In the villages, even the rivers are not used to players obstacle. It happened that some players were drowned while crossing, but this is sometimes not even noticed.

All of these violations have not gone unnoticed among the clergy and the feudal lords. Soon, they demanded to ban football. This game seemed to be too dangerous: often under the guise of football were going unsatisfied. King Edward II in 1313 forbade the football in the city. Therefore, Games have been held on wasteland outside the city.

King Edward III in 1333 ordered the sheriffs to pursue the idle busy playing ball, pointing out that "archery abandoned because of the useless and wicked game of football"

The British did not ignore the possibility of filing a petition with the Kings to revoke the ban, but each time refused.

In 1389 Richard II banned football in the entire kingdom. Were set very stiff penalties, including the death penalty.

But, despite the bans, the people continued to play football. And already in 1592 in Scotland, a ban on football was lifted, and in 1603 it followed suit and England. People managed to defend their favorite game.

UEFA European Football Championship 2012 - UEFA EURO 2012 ™ Poland-Ukraine, usually called the "Euro 2012" will be the 14th European Football Championship, the football tournament for European countries, held every four years under the auspices of UEFA. The tournament will be conducted jointly by Ukraine and Poland, will begin June 8, 2012 and end on 1 July 2012.