All the greats who have followed in Pele’s footsteps have walked in his shadow. His death will be mourned everywhere and we pay tribute to him in a way we feel is fitting for the great man - him describing the highlights of his career in his own words.
Since the FIFA World Cup Trophy is absent for the duration of the World Cup in Qatar, the FIFA Museum has asked children to take part in a competition to create their own trophies. For the next few weeks, the winning trophies will be on display in the showcase of the FIFA World Cup Trophy.
On Friday, 9 December 2022, the FIFA Museum in Zurich welcomed a very special guest:Mirthula from Bern, Switzerland, was the Museum’s one-millionth visitor.
The Chinese ball game Cuju was played in a wide variety of forms and locations for almost 2,000 years. Cuju changed and developed over time, its development being spurred by technological developments and cultural changes.
Greece and Rome set new standards for organized sport, giving the world the Olympic Games and gladiatorial contests. Ball sports were relegated to the margins in these heroic times, but there is plenty of evidence that they were a part of everyday life.
The history of ball games in Meso-America. Such games were fundamental for the political, social and ritual life of the communities and empires in that region.
