In Mexico & Central America the rubber ball was created, and used in a game on a recessed court 40-50 feet long shaped like a capital "I". There is a definite date of such a game occurring in 611 A.D. Teams would change the ball often until one of the team was forced behind the line at their end.Ĭhina's Tsu Chu players and Japan's Kemari players were the first to have an "International" game of their versions of soccer, believed to have occurred roughly 50 B.C. There was a white line between the teams and another white line behind each team. In ancient Greece, they played a game called Episkyros, in which two equal numbered teams would try to throw the ball over the heads of the other team. There was also a field designated by four trees (cherry, maple, pine and willow). The Japanese version of 'soccer' was called Kemari, a game much like modern hacky sack, played with two to twelve players, and played a larger ball stuffed with sawdust. There was possibly a version of a type of ball game played by young women in Egypt during the age of Baqet III, as images of this sport were depicted on his tomb, though there is not much known of this sport except that it was played with a ball. Like Soccer, no hands were permitted during the play of the game. Goal difference: -7 6.There is evidence in China that military forces around 2nd and 3rd century BC (Han Dynasty) played a game, originally named "Tsu Chu", that involved kicking a leather ball stuffed with fur into a small hole. READ: Ranking every Premier League club by their wage bill: Man Utd clear… □ Highlights: Man City 4-1 Arsenal /4WpyHchonv Pep Guardiola's side overwhelmed the Premier League leaders to gain the upper hand in the title race. Interestingly, the big six’s head-to-head table this season has correlated exactly to the order in which they’ve finished this season, with Manchester City the champions, Arsenal the runners-up and Manchester United back in the Champions League in 3rd place.įurther down the table, Liverpool will finish fifth, while Spurs and Chelsea’s poor results in the bigger games reflect the disappointing nature of their seasons.Ĭhelsea haven’t won a single match against the traditional ‘big six’ this season, with their 4-1 defeat away to Manchester United rounding off the 2022-23 head-to-head table. Tottenham have also underachieved and may miss out on qualifying for European competition entirely. That’s seen Chelsea, who boast the most expensively-assembled squad in Europe, unthinkably wallowing in the bottom half and enduring their worst campaign of the Premier League era. The Seagulls have punched above their weight massively to take on the traditional powerhouses this season, registering big wins against the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United. Meanwhile, Brighton have qualified for the Europa League by finishing sixth. Given the investment we’re expecting to see from the club’s owners in the coming years, we may well see a new ‘big seven’. ![]() Newcastle United have finished in the top four and qualified for the Champions League for the first time in 20 years. In many years gone by, the top six places in the table were occupied with the six clubs that boasted the most expensively-assembled squads and wage bills – Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham – but that was not the case in 2022-23. There have been some brilliant clashes in the much-hyped Premier League glamour fixtures and the results in them correlate to how the table has shaped up.Īdmittedly this season has knocked the old concept of ‘the big six’ on its head. ![]() The clashes between the traditional Premier League ‘Big Six’ are always important in the battle for the top four and title race and the 2022-23 season has proven to be no exception.
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