What is now soccer and traditional soccer

Football is broadly categorized into ancient soccer and modern soccer.

Ancient soccer originated in ancient China, known as "Cuju", in the field at each end of a diameter of about 60 centimeters of the goal frame and hanging in the air about 2 meters above the ground, each side of the five players, no goalkeeper, the ball shall not fall to the ground during the game.

Modern soccer can be divided into traditional soccer and current soccer according to your question. The approximate date of the division is the 1950s and 1960s, characterized by the emergence of planned formations and teamwork, represented by the "MW" formation.

In the early days of modern soccer, it was common to see a goalkeeper and a defender holding off 9 attacking players.