What’s the most exciting word in the English language? If your answer is ‘Goal!’, then you’re already a fan of the beautiful game.
And you are not alone. There are millions of people like you all over the world – playing football, watching it, wearing the football shirts of their favourite team, travelling hundreds of kilometres to watch their club or their country play, or just kicking a football around on a beach or in the street.
So here is the story of the beautiful game – from its beginnings thousands of years ago to the international game of today. The rules, the players, the cups, the clubs, the stars, the fans – this is football, from Argentina to Zidane.
英语中最令人激动的词汇是什么？如果你的回答是"进球！"，那么你早已是这项美妙运动的爱好者了。
而且不止你一个人，世界上还有千百万人和你一样，他们也踢足球，看比赛，穿自己最爱的球队的球衣，甚至不远千里去观看自己支持的俱乐部或者国家队的比赛，不过他们也可能只是在沙滩上或者街头巷尾踢踢球。
接下来我们将讲述关于这项美妙运动的故事，介绍足球如何从一项诞生于数千年前的古老运动变成如今的国际化运动。规则、球队球员、奖杯、俱乐部、球星以及球迷是足球运动的组成要素，无论是阿根廷这一国家还是齐达内这位球星，都是这项运动的一部分。