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Football is an ancient sport with a long history. It is said that the Greeks and Romans had played a football game before the Middle Ages. They put the ball on the white line in the middle of a rectangular field and kicked the ball to the opponent's field with their feet. At that time, this game was called "Habastom".

By the early 19th century, football was already quite popular in some European and Latin American countries, especially in capitalist Britain. It was not until 1848 that a written rule of football, the "Cambridge Rules", was born. However, numerous data show that the emergence of ancient Chinese football was earlier than that of Europe and had a longer history.

Ancient Chinese football was called "Cuju" or "Taju". "Cuju" and "Taju" both mean kicking, and "Ju" is the name of the ball. The word "Cuju" was first recorded in "Shiji Fei Zhang Qi Xie", and was recorded in "Bielu" by Liu Xiang of the Han Dynasty and "Han Shu. Mei Cheng Biography" by Yan Shizeng of the Tang Dynasty.

By the Tang and Song dynasties, the "cuju" activity was very popular and became an elegant activity in the palace. In July 1958, when the current president of FIFA, Dr. Havelange, came to China, he said: football originated in China.

Of course, due to the limitations of feudal society, the ancient Chinese cuju activity did not develop into a modern football sport based on the principle of "fair competition". This qualitative leap was completed in capitalist Britain.

Although Britain is not the birthplace of football, it is a country that has developed this sport very well. In the early days of football games, there were no so-called ball rules, venues, and restrictions on the number of people, so there were often rough or fighting behaviors, and it was often regarded as a rough sport. King Edward II of England even ordered a nationwide ban on football in 1314, and it was not until 1603 that King James I of England approved this activity again. In 1840, football was introduced to campus, but the competition methods adopted by various colleges were different. It was not until 1848 that Cambridge University printed the ten "Cambridge University Football Regulations". Since then, football has also begun to flourish in different classes.

In 1863, the Football Association of England was officially established, and football leagues began to appear, and football also became professional. The first FA Cup was held in 1871. In the following years, the rules and equipment of football were also changed to meet the needs of the game. From the late 19th century to the early 20th century, football quickly developed to other countries. The reason for this is inevitably due to business travel and Britain's colonial policy. Due to the rapid development of football around the world, the International Football Association was also established in 1904 to promote international interest in football. In 1908, football was officially included in the Olympic Games. FIFA also hosted the first World Cup in 1930, and the championship was finally won by Uruguay.