Historic football Florence: everything you must know - The Florence Insider

💚🥰💚 . . . . . . The history of football is a rich tapestry that spans centuries and continents. The earliest forms of the game can be traced back over 3,000 years to ancient Mesoamerican cultures, where a ball game called Tchatali was played. In China, a game known as cuju, involving kicking a ball, was popular during the Han Dynasty around the 3rd century BCE. Football as we recognize it today began to take shape in medieval England. By the 12th century, games resembling football were played

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