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Football
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Length:
67 minutes
Released:
Oct 20, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Football is a global sport. Football is thought to have originated in twelfth century England and became so popular that the Kings Henry II and Henry IV had to ban it.It’s a game where the average sized person can excell. The shot to success ratio being low meaning that a team of lesser ability can overcome a better one. What helped with the globalisation of football was Britains global influence. At the peak of its power, the British Empire nearly covered a quarter of the planet, meaning that it was very easy to spread the game of football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Oct 20, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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