Cuju (Chinese Soccer) is a traditional Chinese sport that dates back to the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD). It is considered to be the earliest form of soccer and is the first sport to use a ball and net. The game was popularized during the Tang
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Cuju or ts'u-chü is an ancient Chinese football game that resembles a mix of basketball, football, and volleyball. FIFA cites cuju as the earliest form of a kicking game for which there is documentary evidence, drawing references from a military manual from the Han dynasty.