Every year on December 10, the world celebrates World Football Day.
This team sport consisting of kicking a ball to score a goal has ancient origins. Did you know that traditional and prehistoric ball games have been played for millennia, including by ancient Chinese, Greek and Romans, Native Americans, and Turkic people? However, the modern codes of football we know today date back to its codification at English public schools during the 19th century. The sport grew in influence as the British Empire expanded through colonization. The Football League was founded in 1888 in England as the first of many professional football associations.