The San Marino Football Federation FSGC (Federazione Sammarinese Giuoco Calcio) visited the FIFA Museum in Zurich last Friday. They brought with them the current San Marino national team shirt to go on display in our Rainbow.
150 years ago today, representatives from seven Scottish clubs came together to discuss the future standards of football in Scotland and to officially form the Scottish Football Association (SFA). In doing so, they created the second-oldest football association in the history of the game.
For the first time, the chairman and secretary of St Mary's Football Club on the Scilly Islands of the coast of England visited the FIFA Museum and their loaned treasure, the "Lyonesse Cup". Among other things, they solved the mystery of why the cup is slightly dented.
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.
