Football is a sport that focuses on the feet, controls, and dominates the ball. Two teams attack and defensively confront each other on the same rectangular court according to certain rules. Because of its strong antagonism, changeable tactics, and many participants, football is called "the world's number one sport."

Football is the most influential individual sport in the global sports world. In a standard football game, the two teams each send 10 players and 1 goalkeeper, a total of 11 people, to confront and attack a rectangular grass court. The game's goal is to shoot the football into the opponent's goal as much as possible. Each goal scored will get one point. When the game is over, the team with more points wins. If the score is the same within the specified time of the game, it depends on the game rules, and the score can be higher in the form of drawing lots, extra time rematch, or penalty kicks (12 yards). In a football game, in addition to the goalkeeper who can use his hand to touch the football in his own penalty area, each player on the field can only use other parts of the body other than the hand to control the football (except for the open ball).

On October 26, 1863, several football enthusiasts discussed the English Football Association's establishment and formulated a football competition rule, which is the prototype of modern football competition rules.

In 1870, Scotland created a "six front and four back" formation. After that, the British created a "tower-shaped" formation of "1+2+3+4+5". This formation had a great influence on the development of world football because it embodies the basic balance of offensive and defensive forces.

In 1872, England and Scotland held the first official football match between football associations in world football history.

On December 6, 1882, representatives of the four football associations of the Commonwealth (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) passed unified football competition rules in Manchester. In the following years, the rules have been revised many times.

On June 20, 1885, football became professional in 1881, and the FA recognized the legal status of professional football that year.

In 1888, the FA announced the establishment of the English Football League. This was the first national professional football league in the history of world football. Preston Football Club won the first League A championship.

In 1900, in the second Summer Olympic Games in Paris, football was included in the official competition.

On May 21, 1904, to meet the needs of football, France, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and other countries initiated the establishment of the World Football Federation International Football Federation in Paris, France, headquartered in Switzerland Zurich.

In 1926, at the FIFA General Conference in Barcelona, ​​Spain, FIFA decided to hold the first FIFA World Cup in Uruguay in 1930. The General Assembly decided that 13 teams from 4 European countries and 9 American countries will participate in the first World Cup. After that, the World Cup will be held every four years.

Since the 1950s, world football has undergone three revolutionary changes. In 1953, the Hungarians broke through the traditional "WM" style of play and created a "3-3-4" formation, which strongly promoted world football at that time.

In 1958, the Brazilians made new developments in technology and skills, created a "4-2-4" formation that tended to balance offense and defense, and won the three World Cup championships in 1958, 1962, and 1970. . After that, the "4-3-3" formation and its variants appeared again. Because of the balance of offensive and defensive formation and flexible tactics, this formation embodies the comprehensive development of technology, tactics, and physical fitness. This is the third revolution in the history of football.

Since 1930, the World Cup has been held every four years, and the restrictions on professional athletes have been lifted.

Throughout the history of the development of football, we have experienced a lot. Among them, there are too many classic games and too many great football players. In your mind, who is the greatest football player? Below we have listed some great football players; follow us to guess who these great football players are.

First of all, the first great football player, do you think Pele? Pele has scored a staggering 1,283 goals in his career (officially 700 goals). In 1980, he was rated as the top athlete of the 20th century by more than 20 European and American media reporters. In June 1987, he was awarded the FIFA Gold Medal. In 1999, he was elected as the "Athlete of the Century" by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). In the same year, the Association of International Sports Journalists (AIPS) named Bailey and Beckenbauer joined the greatest athletes of the 20th century. In the 2004 FIFA Centennial Celebration, he and the "King of Football" Beckenbauer jointly won the FIFA Player of the Century and Football Celebrity Awards. He represented the Brazilian national football team in the World Cup when he scored 12 goals. He scored 3 goals in the World Cup finals and won the World Cup three times. He is the only player in the world to win the World Cup three times. Of course, the "Pele Crow's Mouth" after retirement is also unforgettable.

Or is it Maradona? Maradona was born in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. He is nicknamed "The King of the Century" and "God of the Stadium." He is a retired Argentine football player and coach, the best and most controversial player in world football history. He is one of the legendary superstars in the world of football. Maradona, the owner of the "Hand of God," can play any position in the frontcourt and kick with his left foot. His dribbling technique can be unparalleled in the world, and his shooting technique is also top level.

Or "Barça Godfather" Cruyff? Cruyff, nicknamed "Flying Man," "King of Holland," "Godfather of Barcelona," a famous Dutch football player and football coach, is one of the legendary superstars in the world. As a player, Cruyff was born in the famous Dutch club Ajax and served as a center. His dribbling skills are at the top level because of his active tackles, and his speed is fast. He is a representative of Dutch all-around football and has won European football three times. Mr. (1971, 1973, 1974). He died of lung cancer on March 24, 2016, at the age of 68.

The above content roughly describes the history of football and lists some of the greatest football players. We have also sorted out the information about some great football players in detail. Follow our test questions and guess what football players are. If there is no great football player in your mind, you can reply in the comment section, and we will add your football player in your mind!