Introduction To Football

Football is a sport that is mainly based on the feet, and the ball is controlled and dominated. Two teams attack and defend against each other on the same rectangular field according to certain rules. Football is known as the "world's first sport" because of its strong confrontation, changeable tactics, and large number of participants. Modern football originated in the UK. Its predecessor originated from the ball game "Cuju" in Linzi, Shandong (now Zibo City), ancient China. It was later introduced to Europe by Arabs from China and gradually evolved into modern football. In 1848, the first written rules in the history of football, the "Cambridge Rules", were born. On October 26, 1863, England established the world's first football association and unified the competition rules of football. In 1872, the first official match between associations in the history of football was held between England and Scotland. In 1900, football was included as an official event in the second Summer Olympic Games. Football is widely translated as "Football" around the world, and is only translated as "Soccer" in a few countries such as the United States. In the United States and Canada, "Football" refers to "American football".
The highest organization of football is the International Football Federation, which was established in 1904 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. The highest organization in China is the Chinese Football Association, which was established in Beijing on January 3, 1955.