What country invented soccer?

Although soccer was loosely played by the Chinese during the Han dynasty, it only became the modern sport that we know today through the efforts of the British.

Soccer has a global appeal, so many countries claim to have invented the sport. However, while evidence shows that the Chinese, Romans, and Greeks all played a version of the game, the modern sport of soccer was invented by the British. In 1815 a list of rules for the sport was drawn up. The Football Association was formed in 1863, which most fans and athletes recognize as the birth of the modern game.