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FIFA confirms football originated from China. Why? (1/5)

FIFA president Joseph Sepp Blatter confirmed at the opening ceremony of the Third International Football Expo on July 15, 2004 in Beijing that the game's governing body concurs with the findings of the Chinese Football Association (CFA), who concluded...

from YouTube on Mon, Dec 24 2007

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29 Apr 07 visit History of Football - Origins - Part 5  »  YouTube videoProgramme exploring the origins of the game from ancient Chinese and Mayan pastimes to modern day Association Football. Terrence Stamp narrates. Part 5 of 5
18 Feb 08 visit Fifa women world's cup 2007 opening ceremony  »  YouTube videoOpening ceremony in Hongkou stadium Shanghai, Fifa women world's cup 2007 China!
20 Feb 08 visit EAFF Cup China×Japan Chinese dirty football  »  YouTube videoeast asia football federation cup china0:1japan
22 Apr 09 visit How terrible is the Chinese Football Association? Ask middle school students.  »  Shanghaiist We knew the Chinese Football Association was pretty terrible at what they do, but we didn't know they were quite this bad. In one of the funniest scandals to hit the beleaguered Chinese football (ahem, soccer) world, CFA players were actually able to win...
23 Aug 08 visit Does soccer belong at the Olympics?  »  Countdown to Beijing FIFA president Sepp Blatter says he does not see any need to change the format of the Olympic soccer tournament, which is restricted to under-23 teams and allows each to field up to three overage players. Many people, however, feel that soccer i...
05 Apr 08 visit Chinese Football, Tonight: Shenhua v Tianjin  »  Shanghaiist Following their solid opening-day win over Shenzhen last week, (video highlights here) Shanghai Shenhua welcome Tianjin to Hongkou Football Stadium tonight for their second fixture of the 2008 CSL season. The start of the football season in China has...

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