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Soccer origins: Who invented football, why and when was the first game?

Por: Newsweek Sports November 25, 2022

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The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar is underway, with billions of people across the globe tuning in to watch the world's most popular sporting spectacle.So what are the origins of soccer—a sport which now has five billion followers around the globe, according to FIFA—and how far back do games like this date?Which country invented soccer?The earliest version of a game resembling soccer for which we have evidence is cuju, which was played in... + full article



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