National football team out of the line of hope, only a theoretical possibility. Once upon a time, theoretical victories were all the rage in the national football soccer world, from the Asian Cup to the World Qualifying Tournament, the performance of the national football team is always disappointing to the extreme. From being second only to South Korea and Japan more than a decade ago, to losing to Thailand and Syria later, the performance of the national soccer team has left fans with no hope. Despite rising salaries and increasingly improved conditions, the overall level of the national soccer team has not improved.
National football soccer has always been a piece of pain in the hearts of fans, although the performance of the national football team is not satisfactory, but the birthplace of soccer is in China. 2004, the World Football Federation finally recognized the birthplace of soccer is China Linzi.
Misconceptions about the birthplace of soccer: England
The English Premier League, as one of the five major leagues in the modern soccer world, has a level of competition and international influence that far exceeds that of China's Chinese Super League, and the England national team is a regular in the World Cup. Therefore, many people believe that England is the birthplace of soccer. Although this statement cannot be said to be completely wrong, it is still biased.
There is a story circulating that there was a war between England and Denmark in the 11th century, and the English, in order to vent their anger, kicked the skulls of the Danish soldiers who died in the war as a ball, and then later made the prototype of a soccer ball out of a cow's bladder. Because of this story, the idea that England is the birthplace of soccer has spread widely.
Regardless of the truth of this story for the time being, according to historical records, soccer matches were played in England at the beginning of the 12th century, so it can be confirmed that the civilization of soccer in England can be traced back to the 12th century. The rules and methods of the game at that time already had the basic form of the game today.
In this way, Britain can be said to be the birthplace of soccer. But in fact, if we want to talk about the place of origin, Britain can only be regarded as the birthplace of modern soccer, not the birthplace of soccer. Modern soccer and soccer should be two different concepts, therefore, the saying of the place of origin should also distinguish the two for discussion.
From the 8th to the 19th century, the embryonic form of modern soccer gradually took shape across Europe, and it was only in the 1860s that the first rules of the game were established in the United Kingdom, which has been taken by many as a sign of the birth of modern soccer, and the United Kingdom has become the birthplace of modern soccer.
But the key point between soccer and modern soccer is that before the 8th century, a very different style of soccer approach to modern soccer had already appeared in China, with rules and methods that were very different from those of modern soccer, but realistically speaking, it was also an approach to soccer.
Therefore, the fact that modern soccer originated in England and soccer originated in China is the best answer to the place of origin. The claim that soccer originated in England is also one of the most common major misconceptions.
Misconceptions about the birthplace of soccer: Italy
Aside from the British, Italians also believe that soccer originated in their country. Some encyclopedias have even stated that soccer originated in ancient Rome. The Italians are not just saying that, but Italian experts have also provided "proof": they believe that the Roman game "Harpaston" already contains the basic rules of soccer.
Does the inclusion of the rules of the game of soccer equate to a birthplace in Italy? In fact, Italy and England have roughly the same perception about the origin of soccer, and scholars in both countries have fallen into a misunderstanding of the rules. A game with rules similar to those of modern soccer and the origin of soccer should be two things that are discussed separately.
If you compare the two, then there will be many countries in the world that have found some clues in their own history, some of the rules of the game are similar to those of modern soccer, and then there will be many more countries that can claim to be the birthplace of soccer.
"Kicking an object around is a common human activity. It may have been practiced by several peoples in several parts of the world." So says British historian Tom Holland.
Both England and Italy want to fight for the birthplace of soccer to their countries, and aside from pride in their countries' history, there's a very important reason why both countries are powerhouses in the modern soccer world.
If it can be recognized by FIFA, then the soccer culture and atmosphere in the country, and the love of soccer among the people of the country will be raised to a new level, which is extremely beneficial to the development of the soccer level of the two countries. In addition, the recognition of the place of origin will also bring great cultural and economic benefits.
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England and Italy are two of the most vocal countries in the race to be the birthplace of soccer, and there are many other countries besides these two that are in the race to be the birthplace of soccer.
The small countries of Central America believe that they had stadiums in their ancient temples more than 3,000 years ago; Japan believes that it was the emergence of the game in Japan at the time of the Meiji Restoration that was supposed to be the prototype of modern soccer; and the Greeks believe that the game had its beginnings as early as the time of the ancient Greeks.
Regarding the dispute over the origin of soccer, various countries can be said to be on the stage, from the ancient civilization period to the 19th century, all kinds of historical events and materials have been used as the basis for the origin of soccer. However, except for the big countries with detailed historical materials, the "basis" of other countries seems to be a bit thin and powerless.
Final attribution, a mixed bag
China's attribution regarding the birthplace of soccer is not far behind. As the only ancient civilization in the world that has never been interrupted, from the Shang-Yin era to the present day, written history has not been interrupted. And as early as the Han Dynasty, the term cuju already appeared in the writings of historians. As a result, China is also one of the most vocal countries in the world about the birthplace of soccer.
Most people's understanding of cuju comes from the story of Water Margin, in which Captain Gao rises through the ranks after playing cuju with Emperor Duanzong. In the education of ancient Chinese history in primary and junior high schools, teachers are also happy to introduce to students that cuju is the predecessor of soccer, and China is the birthplace of soccer.
In fact, as early as before the Song Dynasty, Cuju has been widely spread as a recreational sport in folklore. The earliest record of cuju this sport is in the warring states policy and historical records, the warring states period, the state of qi linzi was popular cuju activities, and the earliest role of this sport is not entertainment, but as a training warriors, check the physical fitness of the soldiers and generals.
"Cuju, the military situation is also, so the practice of warriors, know that there is talent also", here the Cuju that is Cuju, is also China's earliest soccer game. The earliest sizeable cuju group that can be traced is the Qiyun Society in Hangzhou, 800 years earlier than Manchester United in England. Therefore, China is the birthplace of soccer is not empty talk, but is well documented.
Finally, in 2004, FIFA President Blatter gave China a "name" at the 50th anniversary meeting of the establishment of the AFC, and Linzi became the official birthplace of soccer. After years of fighting with other countries, it was recognized by WFA.
There is joy, but there is also sorrow. The real reason is that the name of the birthplace of soccer is a bit watered down. 2004 Asian Cup was held in China, Blatter's recognition of China, one has to wonder, just to bring FIFA closer to China, to open up the Chinese market.
China is like a big gold mine, with a huge population base and rapidly developing economic power, which will be a strong support for world soccer.
Blatter officially endorsed it, but the world's fans didn't buy it. Blatter's announcement caused an uproar, with fans from all over the world taking some offense to the decision.
After all, in the world tournament is difficult to do, the competitive level ranked in the world around 100 of the national football team, in its own hard power on the real difficult to let the world fans recognized. In this very controversial topic, its own strength occupies a disadvantage of China appears to be a bit of a loss.
Therefore, this nominal belonging to China can be described as a mixed blessing, with the name, its own strength is somewhat mismatched, not recognized by the world's fans, it seems a little embarrassing. But the author believes that the name of the birthplace of soccer, China does not have to go to great lengths to put energy into it.
In recent years, South Korea has been claiming that some of China's traditional and civilized festivals are its own national festivals, and has even produced the so-called "evidence", but the end result can only be self-defeating.
In the final analysis, on the one hand, it is because it is a strong argument in itself, and more importantly, in terms of traditional civilization, South Korea is far less than China, so in the dispute over the origin of the festival, China is on the strong side.
In soccer is not the same, rather than struggle for a name, not as down-to-earth, to explore the way out of the national football soccer, improve their own level of competitiveness, and compete for the right to speak on the World Football League. After all, the iron still needs its own hard, the national football soccer urgently needs, not a name, but strength.
