Up until the 1990s Football leagues in Australia were locally or regionally based due to

The very large distances between places in Australia

Why was soccer unpopular in Australia, Ireland and USA in the 1800s?

It was a British game and they were the colonial masters.

How did workers unions encourage the popularity of football.

Shorter hours + higher wages let workers watch games

The Italian club AC Milan was started by

Two Englishmen working in textiles

Australian Rules Football was developed to

Keep Cricketers fit over the winter.

Professional sportsmen came about in English Football because

The best players got big crowds which increased profits.

Why did Rugby Union and Rugby League split?

Union wanted to stay amateur and League went professional.

Soccer players can ply their trade around the world. David Beckham has played for big clubs in

England, Spain and the United States

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The Changing Geography of Football

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How the football codes have been diffused around the world.

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1
Up until the 1990s Football leagues in Australia were locally or regionally based due to
The very large distances between places in Australia
Migrants wanted to play against their fellow migrants only.
Television reception was limited to the larger urban areas.
Football codes lacking national administeration.
2
Which group of workers took football to Argentina.
Blackfriars Transport Company
British Rail
Colonial Cattle company employees
European sailors
3
Who was responsible for starting American Football?
New York businessmen
Ivy League Universities
US Army
English expatriates living in Boston
4
The governing body of world soccer is
Futbol
FIFA
IFU
Association Football
5
Spatial mobility means players play in front of culturally different crowds. This can cause
Stage fright
Racism and Prejudice
Embarassment
Homesickness
6
An Australian Indigenous game of Football was called?
Berowra
Woy Woy
Marn Grook
Illawara
7
Why was soccer unpopular in Australia, Ireland and USA in the 1800s?
It was a British game and they were the colonial masters.
It was seen as a lower class game.
It was professional and they couldn't afford players wages.
It was seen as not being physical enough.
8
How did workers unions encourage the popularity of football.
Shorter hours + higher wages let workers watch games
Organised Tipping competitions at work.
You got paid more if you paid for the company team.
The spread leaflets advertising local games.
9
Rugby Union is seen as a middle or upper class game in most countries except
Wales and New Zealand
England and Scotland
Australia and Argentina
France and Ireland
10
In the 1990s there was a lot of violence at Australian soccer clubs due to the break up of
Yugoslavia
Gang led syndicate betting
Soviet Union
Charles and Diana
11
The Italian club AC Milan was started by
British Railway workers
Electrical workers at a factory playing at lunchtime.
Two Englishmen working in textiles
A touring English cricket club
12
Australian Rules Football was developed to
To keep Anzac troops occupied waiting to embark on ships.
Be played by Irish (Gaelic) + British (Soccer) gold miners.
Keep rebellious youths in Melbourne busy on weekends.
Keep Cricketers fit over the winter.
13
Professional sportsmen came about in English Football because
Players were being paid to lose games so bets could be won.
Wealthy oil barons wanted to own the best teams.
Workers lost wages if they played and missed work.
The best players got big crowds which increased profits.
14
The carrying the ball version of Football began at which school?
Eton
Cambridge
Rugby
Harrow
15
Which group of people were largely responsible for spreading football.
Football development officers
Ex pupils from elite schools.
Vicars and Priests
Factory workers
16
How does the AFL avoid the richer clubs dominating the competition.
Ensures transfer fees are very high to stop players moving.
Tops up poorer clubs finances
Limits the number of players coming on to the market.
Salary cap and draft system
17
Games between villages or towns with unlimited numbers and played in the streets is known as
Bullrush
Barbadoor
Mob Football
Gaelic Football
18
The NRL now has teams in Queensland, Melbourne and New Zealand. This spread is know as
Diffusion
Propagation
Disintegration
Concentration
19
Football codes make most of their money from
Donations from wealthy industrialists
Gate takings
Television Rights
Buying and selling players
20
One football code that is still and amateur game is
Association Football
Gaelic Football
American Football
Canadian Football
21
Why did Rugby Union and Rugby League split?
Union players refused to play Sundays for religious reasons.
One was based in the South of England and one in the North
Union wanted to stay amateur and League went professional.
They couldn't agree on the number of players ( 15 vs 13)
22
What encouraged schools and clubs in England to start to play each other in the late 1800s.
Prize money
Cars and Buses
Compulsory education
Development of Railways
23
In order to spread Australian rules game across the country the South Melbourne club became
The Sydney Swans
The Brisbane Lions
Port Adelaide
The West Coast Eagles
24
In the last Soccer World cup finals how many countries competed?
28
32
16
24
25
Soccer players can ply their trade around the world. David Beckham has played for big clubs in
England, Germany, and the Netherlands
England, Italy and China
England, France and Japan
England, Spain and the United States

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