World football championship
Modern football originated in England and then swept the world. 1896, the first modern Olympic Games was held in Greece, and Denmark beat Greece 9-0 to become the first football champion in the Olympic Games. Because professional athletes are not allowed to participate in the Olympic Games, the football match cannot continue with 1928. 1928 After the Olympic Games, FIFA held a representative meeting and unanimously adopted the resolution to hold the World Football Championship every four years. This has played a positive role in promoting the further development and improvement of world football. At first, this new football game was called "World Football Championship".
The origin of the World Cup
The World Cup was born.
1956, FIFA decided to change its name to "Rimet Cup" at its meeting in Luxemburg. This is in recognition of Rimet, a Frenchman and former FIFA president, for his achievements in football. Rimet has been the president of FIFA for 33 years (192 1- 1954), and is the initiator and organizer of the World Football Championship. Later, it was suggested that the two names be linked, called "World Football Championship-Rimet Cup". Therefore, the Helsinki Conference decided to change its name to "World Football Championship-Rimet Cup" or "World Cup" for short.
The trophy of the World Cup is 1928. FIFA's prize specially made for the winner was cast by Friel, a famous Parisian jewelry technician. Its model is Nikai, the legendary Greek goddess of victory. She was wearing an ancient Roman tunic, with her arms straight and a big cup in her hand. The statue, made of pure gold, weighs1800g and is 30cm high, and stands on a marble pedestal. This cup is a mobile prize. Whoever wins the championship can keep the gold cup for four years and return it to FIFA before the next cup so that it can be awarded to the new world champion. There is also an additional rule: whoever wins the world championship three times in a row will always win the second cup. 1970 Uruguay, Italy and Brazil won the 9th World Cup twice. Therefore, everyone has a chance to occupy the second cup forever, and as a result, Brazil beat them and occupied this cup.
Hercules cup
To this end, FIFA has to prepare a new trophy for the next champion. 1971may, FIFA held a new cup judging meeting. After reviewing 53 schemes, we decided to adopt the design scheme of Gazania, Italy-the design scheme of two giants holding the earth high with their hands. This model symbolizes the strength and scale of sports. The new World Cup is named "FIFA World Cup". This cup is 36 centimeters high and weighs 5 kilograms, which was worth 20 thousand dollars at that time. 1974 In the 10 World Cup, West Germany won the new cup as a champion for the first time. This time, FIFA stipulates that the new cup is a mobile prize, and no matter which team wins many championships, it can't occupy this cup.
Olympic Games
Xue Xisi, king of Persia, led his army across the northern part of Greece, and came to the only southern passage before the Demobile Pass. To his great surprise, only a few thousand Greek soldiers guarded the mountain pass. "Didn't the Greeks ambush again?" It was not until the scouts came back to report to him that he suddenly realized.
It turned out that this was the time when Greece hosted the Olympic Games. In Greece, the Olympic Games is the most important event, and fighting is forbidden during the competition, even if foreign enemies invade. So, what happened to the Greek Olympics?
Ancient Greek myths and legends: Zeus, the god who lives on Mount Olympus, rules the universe and the whole world. In order to show their reverence for Zeus, the Greeks held a grand sacrifice in Olympia in the western Peloponnesus. They offered whole cattle and sheep as sacrifices, sang and danced, celebrated feasts and held sprint competitions at the same time. By 766 BC, Greece stipulated to hold a sports meeting in Olympia every four years, that is, the sports meeting. This is the original Olympic Games.
The earliest events were only the 200-yard dash (about 182 meters), and then gradually increased, including wrestling, discus throwing, javelin throwing, horse racing and speed racing. Every strong and flexible Greek citizen can take part in the competition except those who commit treason and disrespect to God. The most popular event for the audience is the carriage race. During the competition, all Ma Benteng, the wheels are rolling and the dust is flying; The cheers of the audience were accompanied by the rumble of cars and the neighing of horses. This warm atmosphere can be felt in Fiona Fang dozens of miles away. Because this kind of competition needs its own horses and special training, the participants are often representatives of nobles.
After the sports meeting, the winner of the competition will wear a crown made of laurel, which is commonly called laurel corolla. Winners wearing laurels are more respected and loved by people than kings. Some people even worship them as gods. At the closing ceremony of the competition conference, a "state banquet" will be held to entertain them. The most famous poets dedicated hymns to them, and the first-class artists built memorial statues for them in Olympia. Their names soon spread all over Greece and sometimes abroad in various ways. Winners' hometown welcomes them as heroes on their way to victory. Some cities also deliberately opened a gap in the wall to let them enter the city like conquerors. If the winner is an Athenian, he can also get 500 silver coins.
The ancient sports meeting also established a good sports style, and the winner won the highest honor and was universally respected; Those who cheat by improper means in the sports meeting will be immediately driven out of the stadium and laughed at by everyone.
Olympic Games is an extremely important event in ancient Greek life. Even the war has to make way for the sports meeting. The warring sides will suspend their attacks and wait until the five-day sports meeting is over before continuing to fire. Later, the truce was extended to one month and finally to three months. The most incomprehensible thing is that even if foreign enemies invaded, the Greeks still put the sports meeting in the first place. During the competition, it is a national festival in Greece, and every Greek regards watching the Olympic Games as a happy event in his life.
The Olympic Games had a great influence on many aspects of Greek life. Because of the National Games, Greek city-states have the same social activities, which is conducive to narrowing the distance between each other and increasing cultural exchanges and trade between the city-states. The tension between many city-states must have been eased procedurally. In addition, the Games also promoted the development of Greek culture and art, especially sculpture. Miron, a famous Greek sculptor, is a plastic discus thrower with strong muscles and smooth lines, which accurately and vividly shows a young athlete's nervous state before discus throwing and is regarded as an immortal artistic treasure. There is a saying among Greeks: Without the Olympic Games, there would be no Greek sculpture.
The ancient Olympic Games were held 293 times. In 394 AD, the Roman emperor Diodo Xi who invaded Greece banned the hosting of the Olympic Games, and the Olympic Games were interrupted 1500 years ago. Later, after the initiative and efforts of Frenchman Coubertin, the Olympic Games resumed in Athens on 1896. It will still be held every four years in different countries, and participants are no longer limited to Greeks. Nowadays, the Olympic Games has become a world-famous sports event. There are more competitions and more contestants. Every four years, athletes from all over the world gather in the track and field to compete for the goal of "higher, faster and stronger" and convey the peace and friendship of the human family. The Olympic Games has become a grand event of peace and friendship for mankind.