The year is 1863 and the Football Association (FA) has just been founded. The rules have been set and the game settled. Fast forward to 2009 and this game is now played around the world by internationally renowned sports stars, representing their home countries in the World Cup every four years, as well as their own local teams. Back when the rules were decided it is hard to imagine that they will have conceived a time when some of the biggest sports stars are the multi millionaire footballers who lead their local teams to victory repeatedly.

And one of these local teams is the popular Swansea City Football Club, known affectionately as “The Swans” to some and “The Jacks” to others. They formed in 1912 under the name Swansea Town and have played in two separate homes over the years. From 1912 to 2005 this was Vetch Field in the heart of Swansea. However, they now play in the monumental 20,532 seater stadium – The Liberty Stadium.

Today you can see the current stars of Swansea City FC as they battle it out against their competitors, including Goal Keeper Dorus De Vries, the former under 21 international goalkeeper from Holland. The 26 year old has played for various teams over the years including Den Haag, Dunfermline and originally Stormvogels Telstar at home.

Then there are the strikers, men such as Jason Scotland, the thirty year old man who has previously played for Dundee United and St Johnstone having originated from Trinidad and Tobago. He has played for Swansea City since the summer of 2007 and has scored many goals for various clubs. Not only has he played for San Juan Jabloteh in Trinidad and Tobago, he has also represented his country in the 2006 World Cup.