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Soccer is perceived by many as a modern invention, but in fact various ball games have been known since ancient times. Not surprisingly, the Romans also had a ball game.This game was called harpastum and was very beloved by the Romans. It was usually played in the baths to warm up properly before the water procedure...

“It was the opening game and the first time this rule was ever in effect in an official competition,” Kyle Campbell says, smiling. “I joke with people all the time that, ‘Yeah, I was called for the first backpass violation in history’.”Campbell is a real estate lawyer in California these days. But back in 1991, he w...