Cuju - The Ancient Game of Soccer (www.soccette.com)

Coming soon from Sportime! The Cuju Game Set. Learn more at: www.soccette.com Soccer is the world's most popular sport, and one of the oldest ball games in history. About 2,500 years ago a game called Cuju, a game much like our modern-day soccer, was already being played in China. Cuju is officially recognized by FIFA (the international soccer association) as the predecessor to the game of soccer. In Chinese, the word: "cù" means "to kick" and "jú" means a leather ball filled with feathers used in the game. Literally translated from Chinese, "cùjú" means "to kick a ball."

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• soccer
• cuju
• football
• china
• chinese
• sports
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• ancient games