History of Football

How many teams play football worldwide?

• 1.5 million

• 1.5 billion

• 15 million

• 15 billion

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How many people watch the world cup?

• 8 out of 10

• 7 out of ten

• 6 out of ten

• 5 out of ten

Who described football as the beautiful game?

(a)  

In what ways is football a 'simple' game?

• You need only a ball, a piece of ground and two posts

• It has easy rules.

• You can play it anywhere.

• You can play it on the beach or playground.

Which one is not a famous football player?

• George Best

• Pele

• Diego Maradona

• Boris Johnson

What country played a simple kicking game called tsu chu?

• China

• Japan

• Korean

• Thai

Who played 'mob football' in medieval times?

• Romans

• North American Indians

• English

• Chinese

How was football played at public schools?

• It became less violent.

• Each school had different rules.

• It became more violent.

• All public schools had the same rules.

There was a problem when different public schools played each other.

• True

• False

How did they solve the problem?

• They chose one rule for the whole game.

• They had two halves with different rules.

• They decided to have no rules.

• They flipped a coin to decide the rules to use.