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Cultural China 中国文化类 Crazy ‘soccer’ of ancient China 古代足球也疯狂 The 2018 FIFA World Cup (国际足联世界杯) is coming on Thursday! Are you excited? Soccer is very popular around the world. But did you know? In ancient China, people were crazy for a sport that was a lot like soccer. It is called cuju (蹴鞠).Did you know?Cuju means “kick a ball with one’s foot”. It is the ancestor (祖先) of soccer. Chinese people played it over 2,000 years ago.Ball and goalLook, this is the ball used in cuju. It is made of pieces of leather (皮革片). There is air inside of it. Does it look like a soccer ball to you? How