Soccer is the world's favorite sport.It has around 3billion fans-nearly half the world's population!And about 300million people play this game.(1)___
(2)___ Many people in old days played early forms of this modern game.Cu ju (蹴鞠),a ball-kicking game in China,was reported as early as 2,500B.C.Around the same time in Greece,people were also playing a similar ball game without using their hands.
But modern soccer didn't become official (官方的) until 1863.An Englishman called Cobb Morley introduced the idea of a soccer association.(3)___ From then on,other associations in the countries were set up.They came together-to make up the FIFA,which organizes the World Cup.
It's not easy to tell what makes soccer so popular.(4)___ Soccer needs only two feet and a ball.This makes it a sport that developing countries can easily play.Some of the sport's best players come from these poor nations.
(5)___ The sport's no-hands rule makes beautiful dance-like movements on the field.What's more,this sport excites the heart.Teams might score only a few times each match,so matches can turn around suddenly.
No one knows who will win at the next World Cup.But one thing is certain:The world will be watching.
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