Tesina di inglese maturità, Lecture notes of English

Download Tesina di inglese maturità and more Lecture notes English in PDF only on Docsity! Victorian age: work and sport this sport is practiced only by the upper classes , but thanks to its spectacular , quickly spread among the lower classes. The matches were held without established rules and this fact provoked a series of injuries among the players due to dangerous behavior and action. Because of injuries received during the matches, the workers could not work and it meant a lower salary. The British government, in order to solve this problem, decided to create the first federation that had to create the first rules of the game and in this way solve most of the problems of the workers. ​They were also helped by the new means of transport to play matches among different cities. Since each city played with its own regulations , there was the necessity to create a national code and the institutions that were present throughout the country. In 1863, meanwhile, the Football Association was formed with the purpose to standardize the various forms of football that were played at the time. During a series of six meetings held at the Freemason's Tavern in London, the representatives of public schools and Universities, along with a number of prominent independent clubs, decided to establish a unique soccer regulation. The first draft included features that are now part of rugby,