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Origins of Football

The Romans played a game named 'harpastum' which can be said to be the ancestor of the modern game of soccer. In the early days of the game, referees used to wave a handkerchief to control the players, and whistles were introduced in the game only in the year 1878. Undoubtedly, the sport is most popular in Europe and South America, however, its origins can be traced to China, more than 2000 years ago. Here's one fun fact about soccer, in 14th century England, the game was banned for being too violent, but ironically, the first ever soccer match was played in Derby, England itself. Soccer became an Olympic sport in the year 1908. There are 13 major soccer league teams today, and more than 7 million children play soccer in the United States of America itself.

 

About the Game

A typical football ground is 100 to 130 yards long and 50 to 100 yards wide.

A single soccer player runs about 7 miles during an entire game.

The soccer ball is measured to be around 28 inches in its circumference, and I bet, you didn't know that more than 80% of the world's soccer balls are produced in Pakistan.

The World Cup, held in a different country after every 4 years, is the biggest and the most desired event amongst the game's fans.

The first ever soccer World Cup was held in the year 1930, which was won by the host country, Uruguay. The number of spectators was 300.

Mexico is the only country to host the soccer World Cup event twice.

Brazil has won 5 World Cups, whereas Argentina has won 2.

An interesting fact is that European countries have always been in the World Cup finals, except for the years 1930 and 1950.

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