History of Football

Early history

The first mention of football can be found in old Mesoamerican cultures over 3,000 years ago. The round rock would symbolise the sun and the captain of the losing team would be sacrificed to the gods. The first known ball game which also involved kicking took place in China during the Han dynasty and possibly the Qin dynasty in the 3rd century as Cuju. It was played with a ball on an area of a square. It later spread to Japan and was practised under ceremonial forms. The Japanese version of cuju is Kemari.

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