Soccer was a game played in the ancient world using feet. The “ball” could be made of anything as long as it could be propelled by kicking it.
There is some evidence that a game using the feet and a “ball” was played BCE in the Middle East and is well documented in ancient China. Similar games were played, but many of these included horses. When the game was played on foot and not on horseback, some sports historians believe it became known as Football.
When feet were used to propel the ball, it took the path of the sport we see today. Hence “Football”.
South East Asia, China and Korea played Cuju – Ancient forms of Football and Soccer.
The game was competitive and involved kicking a ball into a net to score, just like Soccer today.
The modern game of Soccer evolved from these beginnings, dating back to the 3rd century BCE. The written evidence comes from an ancient Chinese book, “Zhan Guo Ce”, chronicling wars in China and having references to Cuju.
Many authors in the period, referenced the art of playing the game. FIFA generally accepts that these were the beginnings of the game.
By 220 CE, the game of Cuju had moved from the military to the courts of the dynasty and the upper classes. There were some entirely professional players during the period, usually played for the courts. The “ball” was a feather-filled cloth, and the goalposts were in the middle of the playing area.
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