The Origin of Football

As we all know, football is very interesting, it is the world’s most popular ball game in numbers of participants and spectators. When I was in college, I often see many boys played football in the ground. I think you always see footballs in your daily life, but do you know the origins of football?

The football game spans more than 100 years, it all began in 1863 in England, when rugby football and association football branched off on their different courses and the Football Association in England was formed - becoming the sport's first governing body. Historic artifacts and enduring traditions make it clear that football has been played in Egypt, Ancient China, and Rome. The game’s basic principles survived through the years and went on to be played during the medieval times. Alls made of linen have been discovered in Egyptian tombs that date way back to 2,500 BC. Some of these balls were made from animal intestines or skin to improve their bouncing. Based on drawings, scholars theorize that Egyptians played a football-like game during feasts of fertility. They wrapped their balls in bright-colored cloth and kicked them around the ground to celebrate the abundance of the earth. Approximately 2,000 years later, a different form of football-like game appeared in China.

Around 476 BC to 221 BC, a sport called cuju was popularly played in China. The name is roughly translated as “kick the ball with foot.” The ancient Chinese stuffed feathers inside a leather ball which they kick inside a rectangular playing field. To score a goal, they have to shoot it through a in a piece of cloth hung between two poles. The game became so popular because it was used by military leaders as a competitive sport to keep soldiers physically fit. As the game became more widely played, royal courts began organizing cuju matches played by professional cuju players. Teams composed of women and civilians participated in tournaments as well.

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