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Unit 3 On the move
A Game for the World
These days, football is one of the most popular ________(sport) in the world. Given that Neil Armstrong wanted to take a football to the Moon, we could even say that it is also the most popular sport out ________ this world! The history of the game goes back over two thousand years to Ancient China. It was taken known as cuju(kick ball), a game of using a ball of animal skins with hair inside. Goals ________(hang) in the air. Football as we know it today started in Great Britain, ________ the game was given new rules.
That football is________ a simple game to play is perhaps the basis of its ________(popular). It is also a game that is very cheap ________(play). You don’t need expensive equipment; even the ball doesn’t have to cost much money. All over the world you can see kids ________(play) to their hearts’ content with a ball made of plastic bags; just like Pelé did when he was a boy.
Another factor behind the football’s global popularity is