The Historical Background of World Football Day

Cuju originated from Linzi in ancient times. This is an ancient sport in China. It has a profound social and cultural background, detailed historical records and numerous cultural relics. It is recorded in Qi Ce of the Warring States Policy and Biography of Historical Records of Su Qin that Cuju has been popular in Linzi, the ancient capital of Qi State, for more than 300 years BC: "Linzi is very rich and solid, and all of them play the piano, fighting cocks and running dogs, and stepping on bows in six ways. On the way to Linyi, the hub of the car hit, and people rubbed their shoulders ... Sweating into rain, the family was surrounded by walls, and they were ambitious. " This is the earliest record of Cuju activity in China's history books. People in Linzi, Han Dynasty, died because they were infatuated with Cuju and did not follow the doctor's advice. They are the earliest fans seen in history books. Linzi area, from the Warring States to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, has always had a popular tradition of cuju; During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the highly developed handicraft industry and commerce in Linzi, the capital of Qi provided important economic and technical conditions for the origin and formation of Cuju.

Football is an ancient sport with a long history. It is said that before the Middle Ages, the Greeks and Romans had already started playing football. On a rectangular court, they put the ball on the white line in the middle and kicked it to the other court with their feet. At that time, they called this game "Baja Storm".

From the middle and late period of17th century, football was gradually introduced to all countries in the world from Europe and America, especially some countries with developed cultures. More and more people go to the stadium and devote themselves to this exciting and enjoyable sport, so that football was once regarded as a symbol to measure the cultural development of a country. In this case, the British took the lead in making important contributions to the development of football.