China - The Birthplace of World Football
On July 15th, 2004, Mr. Blatter, Chairman of FIFA officially declared to the world "the world football was originated in China" in the Third China International Football Expo, and Zibo in Shandong Province was conformed to be the cradle of world football. During the 2006 World Cup in Germany, he indicated again: "China is the birthplace of football. Linzi is the hometown of football. It's the pride of you, all Chinese, and also the pride of the whole world and all people that love football and the World Cup."
The Birthplace of World Football