In the late Middle Ages and later centuries developed in the British Isles and surrounding areas different sets of equipment, which were known as codes of football. These codes were unified over time, but in the second half of the seventeenth century were the first great unification of football, which gave rise to football, rugby football, Australian football, etc. and sport is now known in much of the world as football, period.
In other parts of the world also played games where a ball was driven with his feet. Among them may be mentioned the Jesuit Reductions of Paraguay today, specifically in the San Ignacio Mini, in the seventeenth century, the region now known as Mission. The Spanish Jesuit José Manuel Peramas wrote in his book "De vita et moribus tredecim virorum paraguaycorum:" They would also play with a ball, which, although filled rubber was so light and fast that each time he was beaten, continued bouncing some time, without stopping, driven by its own weight. No throwing the ball with his hand, like us, but with the top of the bare foot, passing and receiving it with great agility and precision. "
The first British codes were characterized by few rules and for its extreme violence. One of the most popular was football carnival. For this reason the football carnival was banned in England by decree of King Edward III and remained banned for 500 years. The football carnival was not the only source of the time, in fact there were other code more organized, less violent and even that took place outside the British Isles. One game was the famous Florentine calcium, from the city of Florence, Italy. This sport influenced various aspects of football today, not only by their rules, but also by the party atmosphere that these games were played.
