Origins of Soccer
Who is an immigrant?
A person who leaves their home country to live in another.
What are the average ages that soccer/football, stars leave home to play?
In their mid-to late teens or early 20s.
Soccer-like games were used when doing what in China?
In China soccer-like games would be played in the military.
What has to happen in order for cultural diffusion to work?
Cultures have to meet, interact, and to share their ideas and traditions.
Who created soccer or as it's more commonly known as, football?
Multiple people in multiple places played things similar to soccer/football, but the most similar things to soccer/football today was created in China and England.
Do players ever play for their home country if they join another team?
Yes, and they do specifically during the FIFA World Cup.
Why is soccer/football so popular in South America?
Soccer/football is so popular in South America because it reminds them of their national pride.
What brings us close to people or things thousands of miles away?
In more modern days, like today, social media brings us close to people or things thousands of miles away.
Why do people like soccer/football so much?
They like it so much because all you need is to be able to run, kick, and have access to a ball.
Why do less wealthy countries not have good soccer/football teams?
They don't have great teams because they can't buy good players/pay the players a good wage.
What is cultural diffusion?
It is when cultures, traditions, and ideas spread from one place to another.
The 2022 World Cup was viewed by about how many people?
About 5 billion people viewed the 2022 World Cup.
How did soccer/football, spread so quickly?
Sailors, miners, and railroad workers traveled and played the game where they went.
Where do players feel like they belong?
They feel like they belong either where their heritage came from, or they may just start somewhere new and make connections there.
Why are people on social media called influencers?
People are called influencers because they share their ideas with the world, and it's an example of cultural diffusion.
Who won the 2022 World Cup?
Argentina beat France in the 2022 World Cup.
True or false, football/soccer is played in every continent.
True! It is played in every continent including Antarctica.
How often do FIFA World Cups happen?
FIFA World Cups happen every four years.
What else have we added to our list of things we spread when we "spread our cultures"?
We can now add technology to that list that already includes migration, trade, conquest, and colonization.
By what year did soccer/football spread from Europe to the Americas?
By 1863 Europe had spread the game soccer/football.