Solutions - Advanced - Student's Book - CD-vel [antikvár]

A A public school productA new form of football originated in England during tte 19th ovj century, taking its name from the place where it was supposedly -invented: Rugby Schooi. In the early I800s, football was played throughout England (and in many other countries too) but there were no Standard rules, and in most versions of the game, the ball could be cau^htas welUs kic^gOtaever, running with the ball was largely SuflaweaTLegeha nasiunat in 1823, a student at Rugby School called William Webb Ellis picked up the ball during a football match and ran with it towards the opposing goal line. This illegal action caused a permanent change in the rules of the game, or so the story goes, and from that day onwards, Rugby School played its own version of football which became known as Rugby Football. (The more familiar kind of football is officially known as Association Football to distinguish it from Rugby Football.) To this day, there is an inscnpon at Rugby School celebrating William Webb Ellis and his actions, and although the historica! truth of the events is highly questionable, the storyendures. The piaque reacis: This stone commemorates the exploiiof William Webb Ellis who with a fine ^IsregamiorlSeTules of football as played in his time first took the ball in his arms and ran with it thus originating the distinctive feature of the Rugby game.'