The birth of modern football

Modern football is generally acknowledged to have originated from 19? Britain in the middle of the century. The earliest professional leagues also started in the same place. 1863101On October 26th, the English Football Association, the first official football organization in the world, was established in London. Since then, football has spread widely all over the world. The rules of modern football are based on the rules of the English Football Association at that time. 1863101October 26th is also regarded as the birth day of modern football.

At present, Europe and South America are recognized as the two continents with the highest level of football, and all the major football powers are concentrated in these two continents, thus forming two major football schools respectively. European football schools are characterized by simple and practical technology, cooperation, strong personal quality, high speed and tough style, represented by Germany, Italy, France, Netherlands, Portugal, England and Spain. South American football schools, represented by Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, pay attention to individual skills, short pass and personal breakthrough.

In other continents, except Asia, the football penetration rate in other continents is still average. Although Central and North America are baseball-dominated countries, their football strength is not bad. Oceania is dominated by Australia and New Zealand (Australia has joined the AFC). Africa has made the fastest progress in recent years. Only Asia is facing the dilemma of declining football popularity and brain drain. Since the 2006 World Cup, all continents have advanced, and only Asia has been eliminated, showing the gap.