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

The very large distances between places in Australia

How did workers unions encourage the popularity of football.

Shorter hours + higher wages let workers watch games

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

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

Australian Rules Football was developed to

Keep Cricketers fit over the winter.

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

The Italian club AC Milan was started by

Two Englishmen working in textiles

Professional sportsmen came about in English Football because

The best players got big crowds which increased profits.

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

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