Sociogenesis of Soccer

The game of soccer, dates back to the first laws in London in 1863, here is a brief & condensed timeline of the sport, as told by fifa.com 

1863: The Cambridge Rules are rewritten to provide the game's first uniform regulations.
1866: The offside law is changed to allow players to be onside provided there are three players between the ball and the goal.
1882: The associations in Great Britain unify their rules and form the International Football Association Board (IFAB) to control the laws of the game.
1886: The first official meeting of the IFAB takes place.
1891: Introduction of the penalty-kick.
1913: FIFA becomes a member of the IFAB.
1925: Amendment of the offside rule from three to two players.
1938: The present Laws of the Game are framed in a new system of codification, based on the Laws previously in force.
1958: Substitutes are permitted for the first time, albeit only for an injured goalkeeper and one other injured player.
1970: The system of red and yellow cards is introduced for the 1970 FIFA World Cup ™ finals.
1990: The offside law is changed in favour of the attacker, who is now onside if level with the penultimate defender.
1992: Goalkeepers are forbidden from handing back-passes.
1994: The technical area is introduced into the Laws of the Game, with the Fourth Official following the next year.
1996: Linesmen are renamed Assistant Referees.
1997: The Laws are revised.

Before that, one form of the game was called "Tsu' Chu" and the players had to kick a leather ball, filled with feathers and hair. They kicked the ball into a net that was held with bamboo canes. 
500-600 years later (& up till today) there is a game called "Japanese Kemari", not competitive like Tsu' Chu though. The players have to stand in a circle, relatively small space, and pass the ball to each other without letting it touch the ground. 
Greeks had the game of "Episkyros", not many details of the game are left; men and women did play, both nude also. The Romans had "Harpastum", this game was similar to the Greek's game but they were able to tackle the person who had the ball and it was a competition to go into the opponent's side of the field. 

They have found drawings and painting of what seems to be the people playing these sports, but nothing of recording the scores.

Up till now football/soccer is the most popular and most watched game in the world. This year, the World Cup will take place in Brazil. Countries from all over the world will come to play in hopes of being the world champion for the next 4 years!