What day is 65438+February 9?

65438+February 9th is World Football Day.

1, World Football Day, 1863 12.26, England established the first football association in the world. The birth of the English Football Association marks a new stage in the development of football.

2. It is recognized that186365438+February 26th, the date when the English Football Association was founded, is the birth date of modern football. 1978, the United Nations designated 65438+February 9th as World Football Day to commemorate the joy brought by this sport.

Football is an ancient sport with a long history. It is said that before the Middle Ages, the Greeks and Romans had already started playing football. On a rectangular court, they put the ball on the white line in the middle and kicked it to the other court with their feet. At that time, they called this game "Baja Storm".

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1863, 1863 On February 26th, the British established the first football association in the world-the Football Association of England. The meeting not only announced the formal establishment of the English Football Association, but also formulated and adopted the first national football rules in Britain and the first football rules in the world.

This meeting * * * formulated the rules of 13 and recorded them in writing, most of which are still similar to the rules of football games adopted in the world today.

The birth of the British Football Association marks a new stage in the development of football. Therefore, it is recognized that1863 65438+February 26th, the day when the English Football Association was founded, is the birth day of modern football.