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Presentamos aqu una lista de verbos en ingls con traduccin al espaol para nivel bsico.
Por cada verbo se incluye:

el Infinitive (Infinitivo)

la forma del Simple Past (Pasado Simple, por ejemplo: I arrived yesterday)

el Past Participle (Participio Pasado, que se utiliza en el tiempo Present Perfect, por ejemplo: I have broken a glass)

su traduccin al espaol

Los verbos regulares forman el Simple Past y el Past Participle agregando -ed al infinitivo.
Los verbos irregulares no siguen esta regla y debers aprenderlos de memoria (se encuentran marcados con ).

Tambin hemos compilado otras listas de verbos:
Verbos para niveles avanzados
Verbos irregulares

Si quieres practicar, prueba con los Ejercicios Interactivos

Cmo se forma el tiempo Pasado Simple? Simple Past

Cmo se forma el tiempo Presente Perfecto? Present Perfect

Lista de verbos para niveles avanzados
Lista de verbos irregulares

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Adjectives are very important in the world that we live in today, it's a way we get to describe the things and people around us, even ourselves and you may agree that adjectives can even become quite handy in serious situations. However, that doesn't mean that it's easy to find the right adjective in every situation. There's nothing more embarrassing than to have all eyes on you, waiting for you to describe someone and your mind just goes completely blank and you end up saying the wrong thing that has nothing to do with that person.

But don't worry because here I am going to share with you the top 100 adjectives to describe a person, from hair to nationality.

Adjectives to Describe a Person

Personality Adjectives To Describe A Person

When it comes to describing someone's personality, keep in mind that you are describing their characteristics as a whole and not their appearance. You are describing who they are as a person and what makes them... them!
1. Wise
Having a lot of knowledge, usually based on experience, common sense, or good judgment.
His wise father knows how to handle him. 2. Chatty
Being extremely talkative, able to talk about anything for HOURS.
They are uniformly polite, chatty and cheerful with visitors. 3. Hard-Working
Working really hard for long periods of time, not giving up easily.
-> I remember her as a quiet, hard-working and well-spoken girl. 4. Quiet
Keeping to oneself, not creating any attention towards themselves.
-> He has a cheerful but quiet character. 5. Mean
Being unkind and unpleasant to others.
-> That was a mean and dirty thing to do! 6. Friendly
Being kind and pleasant to others.
-> I think she's very friendly. 7. Generous
Doing things for others without much thought, such as sharing.
-> He is very generous - he often buys things for other people. 8. Funny
Making everyone around them laugh without much effort, having a great sense of humour.
-> He's so funny he always makes me laugh. 9. Clever
Being very intelligent and having the ability to learn faster than average.
-> He is not clever, but at all events, he works well. 10. Easy-Going
Being very relaxed and being able to tolerate everything and everyone around them
-> You were always so relaxed and easy-going. It was one of the things I liked about you. 11. Grumpy
Often being in a bad mood and not having much patience for anything or anyone.
-> She understands why I get tired and grumpy. 12. Honest
Being open and truthful, never or rarely ever lies.
-> Do you like my dress? Please be honest! 13. Lazy
Never having any energy to do anything, prefers to do nothing most of the time.
-> He's poor because he's lazy. 14. Moody
Being in an unpredictably bad mood often.
-> He's so moody - I don't know why she puts up with him. 15. Popular
Someone who is easy to like, admired by many people.
-> Jeans are popular among the young. 16. Loud
Making a lot of noise regardless of the situation, most of the time without realising.

-> The teacher's voice is very loud; we can all hear it.
17. Tidy
Always having everything of theirs organised, from objects to their day.
18. Serious
Very mature, never really plays or jokes around.
-> What's up - why does everyone look so serious? 19. Vain
Being somewhat obsessed with themselves, from looks to abilities.
-> She's very vain about her good looks. 20. Lucky
Often having good things happen to them, with little to no effort.
-> You're lucky enough to be different, never change. How to Describe a Person in English: Top 100 Adjectives!
Style | Adjectives To Describe A Person

In this category, we're going to focus on the way they present themselves. How they prefer to dress.
1. Comfortable
Wearing clothes that they can easily move around in and do anything with.
-> They are lustrous in colour, supple, light, warm and comfortable to wear. 2. Timeless
Having a style that doesn't take much time, either everything they own matches or little thought is put into it.
-> Instead, three-piece dressing is all about creating movement in clothing, an essential component of timeless style, according to Gayla Bentley. 3. Trendy
Their styles often change to fit modern trends.
-> He had a trendy haircut, an earring and designer stubble. 4. Figure-Hugging
Their clothes fit them perfectly, showing their figure.
-> She slipped on a figure-hugging black dress and adorned the outfit with a bold selection of costume jewellery. 5. Professional
They look like they may be attending an important meeting constantly.
-> A lawyer is a professional man. 6. Bold
With their style, they easily stand out from the crowd.
-> He was a bold and defiant little boy. 7. Girly
Often wearing pink clothes, skirts, dresses. Very feminine.
-> Now, just because it may be a little bit of a feminine color doesn't mean you're all girly and whiney. 8. Sexy
Provocative and daring.
-> You look very sexy in that dress. 9. Confident
They may wear things that most people are too scared to try.
-> The awkward boy I knew had metamorphosed into a tall, confident man. 10. Unique
Their style is like no one you've ever seen before.
-> His style of singing is rather unique. 11. Simple
Their style doesn't consist of many different types of clothes or colours.
-> They wear simple clothes and shun modern contrivances. 12. Spirited
Their style just represents them perfectly.
-> She's so spunky and spirited. 13. Gothic
Most of their clothing consists of dark colours and somewhat edgy.
-> This shirt has the Medusa bandito style surrounded by a gothic style circle. 14. Casual
Usually just a shirt and some jeans for people with a casual style.
-> He was wearing casual clothes. 15. Well Put Together
Their clothes are always ironed perfectly and each item fits incredibly well with each other.
-> Now, you don't have to put on a three-piece suit every day, but looking well put together and carrying yourself with confidence will arouse her vision, which may serve to arouse the rest of her. 16. Classy
Their style makes them look like very important people.
-> They didn't cost a great deal, but they do look quite classy in a boozy sort of way. 17. Cute
Their style is super adorable and somewhat childlike.
18. Old-Fashioned
Almost like they're from a different time.
-> She wears really old-fashioned clothes! 19. Chic
This style is a mixture of smart, elegance and sophisticated. But still super modern.
-> I like your haircut - it's very chic. 20. Edgy
They take their style to the next level, from dark colours to chains and leather jackets.
-> Rahmi walked by at exactly ten-thirty, wearing a pink Lacoste shirt and immaculately pressed tan trousers, looking edgy.
Here is a list of words to use when describing someone's roots. Please keep in mind that it's crucial to use the words listen below correctly in order to avoid offending anyone.
1. Black
Being part of a race of people with dark skin, often with families who were originally from Africa.
-> Many black people emigrated to Britain in the 1950s. 2. Caucasian
A person who is white of colour, often from Europe, North America and Australia.
-> The chief suspect for the robbery is a Caucasian male. 3. Coloured
Someone who has different types of races in their family.
-> Many coloured people live in the slum near Main Street. 4. Dual Heritage
Having parents with different nationalities/ethnicity.
-> He was a young, good-looking kid, a Dual Heritage with nervous eyes and gentle moves. 5. Full-Blooded
Having parents who have the exact same nationality/ethnicity.
-> Her father is a full-blooded Cherokee. 6. Multiracial
Where an individual's family consists of many different races.
-> These groups initially were Latino or black; increasingly, though, they are multiracial. 7. Of Colour
For anyone who is not white.
-> I'm the only person of colour in my class. 8. Asian
Being from Asia or having a family who were originally from Asia.
-> Dr Amid was assisted by a young Asian nurse. 9. Diverse
Having many different nationalities/ethnicity's in their family.
-> New York is a very culturally/ethnically diverse city. 10. Native
Being associated with the place you were born, regardless you live there or not.
-> She returned to live and work in her native Japan. 11. European
Being from any country located in Europe.
-> European leaders watched events unfold with increasing alarm. 12. Common
Someone who has a nationality or ethnicity that is very common in the area you live in.
-> Jackson is a common English name. 13. Ambiguous
Being mixed and/or unclear with their nationality/ethnicity.
-> Where Tudor is economical, organic and disciplined, Stevenson is fussy, distracted and ambiguous. 14. Minority
Being part of a group that is considered a minority to society.
-> People from these minority groups must have equality of opportunity. 15. Hispanic
Being related to countries involving Spanish culture and Spanish and/or Portuguese language.
-> The candidate said that he understood the heartbeat of the Hispanic community in California. 16. Latin
Being related to countries in Latin America.
-> Thousands of English words derive from Latin. 17. Religious
Someone who believes or relates to religion.
-> All members of the religious community keep these fasts. 18. Atheist
People who aren't religious and/or don't believe in religion.
-> She was an atheist but now she says she's seen the light. 19. American
Being from the United States of America.
-> Our American friends are touring Europe. 20. Immigrant
Living in a country where you weren't born in.
-> The company was fined for the exploitation of its immigrant workers.
When it comes to physical appearance, you are simply just describing what you see. Their hair, height, shape.
1. Tall
Someone who's height exceeds the average.
-> She is as tall as her mother. 2. Short
Someone who's height is below average.
-> He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman. 3. Skinny
Someone who's weight is below average.
-> You should eat more, you're much too skinny. 4. Slim
Someone who's weight is considered average and healthy.
-> You're looking slim. Have you lost weight? 5. Overweight
Someone who's weight is considered over the healthy recommendation.
-> He was short and overweight and generally fairly unattractive. 6. Bald
Someone who has no hair whatsoever, either by choice or genes or life experiences.
-> Brian's bald head glistened in the blazing sun. 7. Straight Hair
Someone with perfectly straight hair, often very thin.
-> She was a plain girl, with straight hair and thin limbs and a mathematical turn of mind. 8. Wavy Hair
Someone with some shape in their hair, almost curly but not quite.
-> His wavy hair was too long and flopped just beneath his brow. 9. Curly Hair
Someone with curly hair, their curls often take up an oval shape.
-> If you have long curly hair, don't shave it off. 10. Kinky Hair
Someone with extremely curly hair often takes up the shape of an Afro.
-> She had black kinky hair that she experimented with a lot. 11. Thick
This word is often used to describe someone who has a lot of hair, most often dark. But nowadays it has also become a popular term for people who has some curves in their body.
-> Her thick, black hair shone with lustre. 12. Thin
This word is also often used to describe someone who may not have a lot of hair, but once again it is also now commonly used to describe someone who is skinny.
-> She's tall and thin with light brown hair. 13. Hourglass
Someone who's waist goes inwards and is smaller than the top and bottom of their body, creating an hourglass shape.
-> Strong core muscles are important for good posture, a healthy back and the feminine hourglass shape. 14. Baby-Faced
Someone who still remains with some of their baby-like features, such as big eyes and small face.
-> I looked up to see a cute, baby-faced boy, his pale blond hair carefully gelled into orderly spikes, smiling at me in a friendly way. 15. Dimpled
Someone who has a dent on each side of their cheek, often noticeable when they smile.
-> Her dimpled cheeks accentuated her smile. 16. Fresh-Faced
Someone who looks ready for the day and perhaps even have a natural glow.
-> A fresh-faced young girl burbled out her news. 17. Full-Faced
Someone who appears to have a chubby face, especially on the cheek area.
-> Her giant picture shows her to be a full-faced woman with her hair gleaming unnaturally. 18. Inverted Triangle
This word is suitable for both the body shape and the face shape, for when the top of their face/body is significantly larger than the bottom part.
-> His nose is a triangle and his mouth is a rectangle. 19. Oval
This word is also suitable for both the body and the face, where the top and bottom are similar in width but the middle is slightly larger.
-> Her oval face with its large dark eyes and high forehead was set on a long, graceful neck. 20. Shiny
Someone who's hair just shines perfectly under the light, often a sign of health.
-> He puts grease on his hair to make it shiny.
This category is quite similar to the first one, however, here you're not describing their whole personality. You are simply just describing the little thing about their personality.
1. Brave
Someone who just isn't scared of taking risks.
-> I think you're very brave. 2. Stubborn
No matter what, they just never seem to budge on their opinions.
-> He's a stubborn old man. 3. Loyal
You know you can always count on them and they will never let you down.
-> She's very loyal to her friends. 4. Gullible
It's extremely easy to trick them since they tend to believe anything they hear or see.
-> Bill's so gullible that you could sell him anything. 5. Selfish
They don't like to share and often put their needs before others.
-> I think I've been very selfish. I've been mainly concerned with myself. 6. Self-Confident
They are extremely confident about themselves and know their own worth.
-> I eventually became more self-confident as a public speaker. 7. Respectful
They have a lot of respect and consideration for those around them.
-> He was very respectful at home and obedient to his parents. 8. Creative
They are extremely imaginative and artful.
-> She's very creative and always coming up with new ideas. 9. Independent
They don't rely on anyone because they got it all on their own.
-> Although she is young, she is very independent. 10. Carefree
They don't care much about anything that isn't important, especially the opinions of others.
-> He looked happy and carefree. 11. Mischievous
They tend to be quite rebellious and often play around a little too much.
-> You'd speak to your little son; he's too mischievous. 12. Daring
They tend to do what most are too afraid to.
-> He had grown more daring. 13. Successful
Whatever they try to succeed in, they always somehow always do.
-> I didn't expect him to become a successful writer. 14. Cautious
They like to know the outcome before doing anything.
-> He was cautious when he was riding the bicycle. 15. Leader
They're not afraid to lead others.
16. Bossy
They tend to often tell others what to do continuously, which can become quite annoying at times.
-> She's terribly bossy and nobody likes her much. 17. Loving
They just have a lot of love and affection to share with everyone.
-> She was a warm and loving mother. 18. Mysterious
Often keeping to themselves and standing out from those around them.
-> Helen's being very mysterious about her plans. 19. Hopeful
They never give up faith that it will all be okay, very optimistic.
-> I am hopeful that she will come tomorrow. 20. Curious
They want to learn about and investigate everything that catches their attention.
-> I was curious to know what would happen next.
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Present perfect simple - Use

Grammar chart

We use the present perfect simple with past finished actions or experiences when we don't mention or we don't know when they happened. And we also use the present perfect simple to ask or talk about situations that started in the past and have not finished.

Present perfect continuous - Form

We form the present perfect continuous with the present perfect simple of be + the -ing form of the main verb.

Present perfect continuous - Use

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Actions from the past till now - duration

We use the present perfect continuous with action verbs (dynamic verbs) to talk about situations that started in the past and have not finished or have just finished.

There is often a present result from doing these actions.

We can use the present perfect continuous to talk about continuous or repeated actions or situations from the past till now.

For, since, how long, lately, all day/week/month/etc.

We can use for, since, how long, lately, all day/week/month/etc. to ask or say how long a situation has been happening.

Present perfect simple or continuous?

Situations that started in the past and still continue

We can use the present perfect simple and the present perfect continuous to talk about situations that started in the past and still continue. But we must use the present perfect simple with non-action verbs (stative verbs), and we normally use the present perfect continuous with dynamic verbs (although the present perfect simple is also possible.)

We use the present perfect continuous (and NOT simple) with dynamic verbs for situations that started in the past and still continue when we want to emphasise how long the situation has lasted.

Finished and unfinished situations

We use the present perfect simple for finished actions in the past when we don't say when. We use the present perfect continuous for actions or situations that maybe have not finished or that maybe have finished (very recently)

Actions with present results

We can use present perfect simple and present perfect continuous for actions with present results. We use the present perfect simple if the present results come from completing the action.

Look how nice my car looks. I've washed it. (=The car looks nice because I have finished washing it.)

Something is different in this house. Have you painted it? (=The house looks different because you have completed the action of painting it.)

We use the present perfect continuous if the present results come from the process of doing the action.

Sorry I'm so sweaty. I've been washing my car. (=I am sweaty because of the physical activity that washing the car involves.)

How come you are so dirty? Have you ? (=You are dirty because of the process of painting.)

How long vs how many/much

We use the present perfect continuous to talk about the duration of an action, i.e. about how long we have been doing something. And we use the present perfect simple to talk about how many things or how much of something we have done.

I've written twenty e-mails. (I'm talking about how many emails I've written.)

I've been writing emails for hours. (=I'm talking about how long I have spend writing emails)

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Welcome to FootballHistory.org, a website about football history including competitions, teams and players.

The history of football (soccer)

Football (or soccer as the game is called in some parts of the world) has a long history. Football in its current form arose in England in the middle of the 19th century. But alternative versions of the game existed much earlier and are a part of the football history.

Early history and the precursors of football

The first known examples of a team game involving a ball, which was made out of a rock, occurred in old Mesoamerican cultures for over 3,000 years ago. It was by the Aztecs called Tchatali, although various versions of the game were spread over large regions. In some ritual occasions, the ball would symbolize the sun and the captain of the losing team would be sacrificed to the gods. A unique feature of the Mesoamerican ball game versions was a bouncing ball made of rubber - no other early culture had access to rubber.

The first known ball game which also involved kicking took place In China in the 3rd and 2nd century BC under the name cuju. Cuju was played with a round ball (stitched leather with fur or feathers inside) on an area of a square. A modified form of this game later spread to Japan and was by the name of kemari practiced under ceremonial forms.

Perhaps even older than cuju was Marn Gook, played by Aboriginal Australians and according to white emigrants in the 1800s, a ball game that primarily involving kicking. The ball was made by encased leaves or roots. The rules are mostly unknown, but as with many other early versions of the game, a chief feature seems to have been to keep the ball in the air.

Other variety of ball games had been known from Ancient Greece. The ball was made by shreds of leather filled with hair (the first documents of balls filled with air are from the 7th century). Ball games had, however, a low status and was not included at the Panhellenic Games. In the Ancient Rome, games with balls were not included in the entertainment on the big arenas (amphitheaters), but occurred in exercises in the military by the name of Harpastum. It was the Roman culture that would bring football to the British island (Britannica). It is, however, uncertain in which degree the British people were influenced by this variety and in which degree they had developed their own variants.

The game of football takes its form

The most admitted story tells that the game was developed in England in the 12th century. In this century, games that resembled football were played on meadows and roads in England. Besides from kicks, the game involved also punches of the ball with the fist. This early form of football was also much more rough and violent than the modern way of playing.

An important feature of the forerunners to football was that the games involved plenty of people and took place over large areas in towns (an equivalent was played in Florence from the 16th century where it was called Calcio). The rampage of these games would cause damage on the town and sometimes death to the participants. These would be among the reasons for the proclamations against the game that finally was forbidden for several centuries. But the football-like games would return to the streets of London in the 17th century. It would be forbidden again in 1835, but at this stage the game had been established in the public schools.

It took, however, long time until the features of today's football had been taken into practice. For a long time there was no clear distinction between football and rugby. There were also many variations concerning the size of the ball, the number of players and the length of a match.

The game was often played in schools and two of the predominant schools were Rugby and Eton. At Rugby the rules included the possibility to take up the ball with the hands and the game we today know as rugby has its origin from here. At Eton on the other hand the ball was played exclusively with the feet and this game can be seen as a close predecessor to the modern football. The game in Rugby was called "the running game" while the game in Eton was called "the dribbling game".

An attempt to create proper rules for the game was done at a meeting in Cambridge in 1848, but a final solution to all questions of rules was not achieved. Another important event in the history of football came about in 1863 in London when the first Football association was formed in England. It was decided that carrying the ball with the hands wasn't allowed. The meeting also resulted in a standardization of the size and weight of the ball. A consequence of the London meeting was that the game was divided into two codes: association football and rugby.

The game would, however, continue to develop for a long time and there was still much flexibility concerning the rules. For one thing, the number of players on the pitch could vary. Neither were uniforms used to distinguish the appearance of the teams. It was also common with players wearing caps - the header was yet to be a part of the game yet. Further reading: The development of football rules.

Another important difference at this stage could be noticed between English and Scottish teams. Whereas the English teams preferred to run forward with the ball in a more rugby fashion, the Scottish chose to pass the ball between their players. It would be the Scottish approach that soon became predominant.

The sport was at first an entertainment for the British working class. Unprecedented amounts of spectators, up to 30,000, would see the big matches in the late 19th century. The game would soon expand by British peoples who traveled to other parts of the world and as a result to the British colonization efforts. Especially in South America and India would the interest in football become big.

The first football clubs

Football clubs have existed since the 15th century, but unorganized and without official status. It is therefore hard to decide which the first football club was. Some historians suggest that it was the Foot-Ball Club formed 1824 in Edinburgh. Early clubs were often formed by former school students and the first of this kind was formed in Sheffield in 1855. The oldest among professional football clubs is the English club Notts County that was formed in 1862 and still exists today.

An important step for the emergence of teams was the industrialization that led to larger groups of people meeting at places such as factories, pubs and churches. Football teams were established in the larger cities and the new railroads could bring them to other cities.

In the beginning, football was dominated by public school teams, but later, teams consisting by workers would make up the majority. Another change was successively taking place when some clubs became willing to pay the best players to join their team. This would be the start of a long period of transition, not without friction, in which the game would develop to a professional level.

The motivation behind paying players was not only to win more matches. In the 1880s the interest in the game has moved ahead to a level that tickets were sold to the matches. And finally, in 1885 professional football was legalized and three years later the Football League was established. During the first season, 12 clubs joined the league, but soon more clubs became interested and the competition would consequently expand into more divisions.

For a long time, the British teams would be dominant. After some decades, clubs from Prague, Budapest and Sienna would be the primarily contenders to the British dominance.

As with many things in history, women were for a long time excluded from participating in games. It was not before the late 19th century that women started to play football. The first official women's game took place in Inverness in 1888.

The first competitions

Other milestones were now to follow. Football Association Challenge Cup (FA Cup) became the first important competition when it was run in 1871. The following year, a match between two national teams was played for the first time. The match that involved England and Scotland ended 0-0 and was followed by 4,000 people at Hamilton Crescent (the picture shows illustrations from this occasion).

Twelve years later, in 1883, the first international tournament took place and included four national teams: England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Football was for a long time a British phenomenon, but it gradually spread to other European countries. The first game that took place outside Europe occurred in Argentina in 1867, but it was foreign British workers who were involved and not Argentinean citizens.

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was founded in 1904 and a foundation act was signed by representatives from France, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. England and the other British countries did not join FIFA from the start, they had invented the game and saw no reason to subordinate to an association. Still, they joined in the following year, but would not partake in the World Cup until 1950.

Domestic leagues occurred in many countries. The first was, as already mentioned, the English Football League which was established in 1888. The leagues would by time expand by more divisions, which were based on team performance.

In 1908 would football for the first time be included as an official sport in the Olympic Games. Until the first FIFA World Cup was played in 1930, the Olympic Games football tournament would rank as the most prestigious on a national level. Women's football was not added until 1996.

Black players

As in many other sports the white male was predominant for a long time. In football black players started being present relatively early and in comparison with, for example, tennis, football has traditionally been known as a sport with a mix of black and white players.

In Britain, Andrew Watson is known to be the first black player, and he played in the Scottish club Queen's Park in the 1880s.

A game of passion

Few other sports show examples of passion to that extent as football. The arenas are flocked by shearing people; and in front of television even more are watching carefully and sometimes with great enthusiasm.

Already in the late 19th century, Goodison Park was built in England in purpose of hosting football games. In 1894, the FA Cup final between Notts County and Bolton Wanderers was attended by 37,000 people. A milestone in the development of football stadiums is the construction of Maracanã Stadium. In the year of 1950 the imposing stadium in Rio de Janeiro was ready for almost 200,000 people. No other sport has seen stadiums of that capacity built to host its games.

There have been two different traditions of fan culture on the arenas: the British and the South American. The British fans adopted the tradition of singing, the repertoire was inspired from pub and working songs among other areas. The South Americans on the other hand would adopt the carnival style which included firecrackers and fireworks, and also the modern phenomena of Bengali fires. Fans in other countries have later adopted a mixture of these traditions.

The great modern competitions

No other sport event besides the Summer Olympic Games can today measure itself with the FIFA World Cup. The first edition of the FIFA World Cup was played in 1930 in Uruguay and has since then returned every fourth year (with two exceptions due to the Second World War). In 1991 the first World Cup for women was held in China and has since then also returned every fourth year.

Today the biggest global tournament for clubs is the Champions League (played since 1992), the former European Cup (1955-1991).

Globalization of the biggest sport in the world

In the late 19th century, only a few national football teams existed; England and Scotland had the first active teams that played games against each other in the 1870s. Today there are 211 national associations included in the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the world governing body of the sport. Another proof of the globalization could be seen in the increase of nations participating in the World Cup qualifiers: from 32 in 1934 to over 200 in 2014.

The world regions have been divided into six confederations: Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Union des Associations Européennes de Football (UEFA), The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), and Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL).

Football is definitely a global sport and without comparison the biggest in the world. A quote from David Goldblatt's book The Ball is Round present one answer:

It offers the spotlight for individual brilliance while relishing the defiance and heart of collective endeavor. It has staged tragedy and comedy, epic and pantomime, unsophisticated music hall and inaccessible experimental performances. It does imperious triumph, lucky escapes, impossible comebacks and stubborn stalemates. It captures the brilliance of unpredictability, the uncertainty of the human heart and human skill, of improvisation and chance.

The name of the game: football or soccer?

In most parts of the world, football is used as the name for the "chess of the green pitch", the biggest sport in the world. In the United States and Canada, however, soccer is used instead as a distinction from American football. A more formal name sometimes used is association football, but in popular speech, it is either football or soccer.

References:
The National Encyclopedia
History of Football: The Beautiful Game (2002 Documentary Series)
The Ball is Round: A Global History of Football - David Goldblatt (2008)
http://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/who-we-are/the-game/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldest_football_clubs
http://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/who-we-are/history/
http://spartacus-educational.com/Fblack.htm
http://spartacus-educational.com/Fstadiums.htm
http://www.fifa.com/associations/
Image sources:
Andrea Scoto - ItiIllustration da Francesco. Bertelli. Padua
William Ralston (1848-1911) - Scanned from The Official History of The Football Association by Bryon Butler - Queen Ane Press
Documentary film Alegria do Povo (1963)

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Welcome to FootballHistory.org, a website about football history including competitions, teams and players. Football (or soccer as the game is called in some parts of the world) has a long history. Football in its current form arose in England in the middle of the 19th century.