Another successful Long Night of Museums in Zurich saw visitors enjoy the FIFA Museum’s exhibitions and special programme until the early hours of the morning.
Visitors have been admiring the expanded and revamped FIFA Women’s World Cup™ section of our FIFA World Cup™ Gallery since July this year, but Brazilian legend Formiga and world champions Ann Kristin Aarønes and Ariane Hingst officially inaugurated the new showcases in style last Thursday night at an exclusive event.
The FIFA Museum had the honour of receiving the Namibian women’s national team and a delegation headed by Namibia Football Association President Robert Shimooshili for a very special visit last week.
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.
