Rugby Reloaded

22. How Football Began: Did Sheffield invent soccer?


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As a preview for my new book 'How Football Began', I'm looking at the origin myths of football - and this week I'm investigating the claim that Sheffield is the true birthplace of modern soccer. Take a ten-minute tour of the early history of sport in the Steel City and discover Sheffield's intriguing football history - and how rugby played a vital role in its early years.
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