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Hiroki：Hello, Welcome to KSU Student Podcast. My name is Hiroki.
Tatsuya：My name is Tatsuya.
Masashi ：And my name is Masashi. How are you doing, Hiroki? H ：I’m fine, thank you. And you, Masashi?
M： I’m tired. How about you, Tatsuya？
T：I’m hungry.
M：Why are we getting together today?
H：Today, we will talk about the history of soccer. Hey, Masashi. Do you know about soccer’s history?
M：I don’t know much about it.
T：Therefore, we’ll introduce about history of soccer.
H：A game like a football has been played since the beginning of recorded human history.
T：A stone ball was discovered in China from the Neolithic era.
H：It is said that this is the “beginning of soccer”.
M：How about South America? They love soccer there.
T：They had a competition of kicking a ball made from Amazonian rubber.
M：What about in the rest of the world?
H：There is evidence of various balls and competitions in Indian civilization, too.
T：A wall carving of a person who was kicking a ball was discovered in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome.
H：We introduced about ancient history. Masashi, what do you think about ancient history?
M：I ‘m surprised that soccer began such a long time ago.
T：Next, we will tell you about modern times.
H：“Calcio” was played in fifteen century Italy.
T：This competition was played all over Europe by the end of modern times.
H：However, it was out of fashion by the Industrial Revolution.
T：After this, something big occurred which relates to soccer.
H：First, football was introduced as recreation in public schools in England.
T：Then, it developed into a modern sport.
H：Next, the Cambridge rules were drafted in Cambridge University in 1846.
T：This became the foundational rules of soccer.
M：That’s the first I’ve heard of this.
H：A meeting for unifying the rules were held in London in 1863.
T：Football Association(FA) was established by Public School representative.
H：Later in the same year, the first game was played using the new unified rules in England.
T：Soccer in English Public School spread each region around England.
M：The first soccer game in the FA cup was held in England in 1872.
H：It became model of a cup game in many countries and regions.
T：Soccer developed further after 1900.
H：Soccer became a regular event of London Olympic Games in 1908.
T：FIFA was organized in 1904 and the FIFA world cup started in 1930.
H：Like this, soccer developed rapidly.
M：What did soccer continue developing?
T：It is easy to prepare tools and remember rules.
H：We introduced about history before the war. Finally, we will show you about history after the war.
T：In 1970, There was a movement to involve women in soccer.
M：In 1991, FIFA held the first woman’s world cup. And later in 1996, woman’s soccer was authorized as a regular event in the Atlanta Olympic Games.
H：In addition, soccer for physically handicapped person developed in the end of twentieth century.
T：Like this, it took a long time to reach the game we know as soccer today.
M：Really? Did it develop quickly? I know that soccer developed gradually.
H：Now, soccer spread all over the world. Especially, Latin America and Europe.
T：In addition, in countries where economic standards and education standards are still developing, soccer has become really important.
M：How about at present?
H：At present, soccer has evolved as a sport which is loved by people regardless of age.
T：Moreover, almost all countries have an organized national team.
M：How many countries have teams?
H：Soccer association has 209 countries and regions joined FIFA.
M：How many people belong to it?
T：The number of people is over two hundred and seventy million.
H：The FIFA world cup, which is held by FIFA, is called “soccer festival”.
T：Furthermore, it is said that it is the largest sporting event which even exceed the Olympics.
M：We can say that soccer is one of the most famous sports in the world.
H：What do you think about soccer’s future, Tatsuya?
T：I can notice the new side and charm by learning about the history. How about you, Masashi?
M：I can know that soccer is a sport which is loved by many people. And you, Hiroki?
H：We wish soccer will spread all over the world even more than it already has.
T：I think that’s all for today.
M：Thanks for listening to KSU Student Podcast.
H：We hope you have learned something new.
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