Perhaps we will never know when the first kick was, and when a person felt this pleasure generated by kicking something that resembles a ball and running after it, but the oldest that we have about the history of football dates back to China in the third century BC, where a game called “Tushu” was mentioned in a family Han, which later passed to Japan and was called "kemari", the game involved kicking a leather ball stuffed with feathers.

There is also evidence of similar games among the Greeks dating back to 600 BC, as well as among the ancient Egyptians around 3 centuries BC.

The different forms of games based on kicking the ball varied, and some of them were violent.

Which led to calls to ban it.

As for the current form of the rules of the game, its initial features appeared in England, specifically in 1848 in Cambridge, where a meeting was held to try to set rules for the game, even if it did not reach all the final rules.

In 1864 in London, the first Football Association was formed, which resulted in most of the rules we know today for the game, and millions of people from all over the world have gathered around it since then, whether to play the game, or enjoy watching the matches and the enthusiasm that entails.

Football also appeared in cinematic films at an early age, perhaps the oldest of which is the movie "The Sportsman", produced in 1937 and directed by "Togo Mizrahi".

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This enthusiasm was transferred early to the cinema screen, as the movie "Harry the footballer", which dates back to 1911, is one of the oldest feature films in which football played an important role in moving events.

As for the Egyptian cinema, football also appeared in cinematic films at an early age, perhaps the oldest of which is the movie “The Sportsman”, produced in 1937 and directed by “Togo Mizrahi”.

Thus, the ball came out on the big screen, not only on the sidelines of events, but often at the center of it.

Escape to victory

A 1981 film directed by John Huston, starring Sylvester Stallone and Michael Caine, in addition to a group of famous soccer stars, such as Pele, Bobby Moll, Paul Van Himst and others.

The film dates back to the Second World War, and follows a group of Allied prisoners of war detained in a German concentration camp, where they play an exhibition football match against a German team as part of a German propaganda stunt, while planning to escape from prison after achieving victory in the match.

This film is based on the Hungarian film "Két félidő a pokolban" or "Two Halves in Hell", directed by Zoltán Fabry, which won the Critics' Prize at the 1962 Boston Film Festival. The film, also known as "Victory", occupies a special place both Between war films or sports films.

The Miracle of Bern

The film was produced in 2003, directed by Sonic Waterman, and starring Peter Lumiere and Louis Klamroth.

We are still on the sidelines of the events of World War II, and this time in one of the most famous films that are based on real historical events, in which football plays a starring role, as the film presents the story of the German team that managed to achieve the title in the World Cup in 1954 while Germany was still The wounds of the war healed, and in what was described as a miracle, culminated in the victory over the Hungarian team in a legendary match on the grounds of the Swiss city of Bern.

The film presents football as a form of resistance and the restoration of the soul again, through a rich human story that captures the details of the return of Richard Lubansky, who has been imprisoned for more than 9 years, to his family, his feeling of alienation and his suffering in order to reintegrate his family again, where his eldest son plays Jazz music, and his daughter helps her mother run the family tavern, while his youngest son, Matthias, is fascinated by football and is a friend of German player Helmut Rahn.

The film was able to achieve many important German and international awards.

Football Factory

2004 British film, directed by Nick Love, starring Danny Dyer, Frank Harper and Tamer Hassan.

It is considered one of the most important films on this list, and its importance lies in the fact that it does not only deal with kicks, goals and championships within the framework of the charming green rectangle, but rather goes beyond that to the unspoken circle, as it sheds light on the dark side of stadiums, such as violence, riots and what happens behind the scenes. Football fans.

The film is based on a novel by John King, and the events revolve around the conflicts between Chelsea fans, with a dark and uncompromising view of the ugliness of the violence hidden behind the scenes and off the screens.

Goal

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The "Goal" trilogy is among the most popular film series among many football fans, as it features the appearance of many famous and beloved football stars in many scenes, among the most famous of which are Zinedine Zidane and David Beckham.

The film reviews the inspiring journey of struggle for the life of the Mexican-born player Santiago Muniz, whose family settles in America, Los Angeles, where he works in his youth with a simple job to help his family earn a living, until the golden opportunity comes to him to join the English club Newcastle, to follow his struggle and the hardships he faced in The way to achieve his dreams, leading to stardom and joining Real Madrid.

The three films bore the titles “Goal” produced in 2005, then “Goal II: Living the dream”, which was released in 2007, and finally the third and final part, “Goal III: Taking on the world”, which was released in 2009. It was directed by Danny Cannon and Guam Collet. Serra and Andrew Morahan, all starring Mexican star Kuno Becker.

Fever pitch 1997

Football fans, especially Arsenal fans, should not miss watching this movie, starring Colin Firth, directed by David Evans, and based on the best-selling book of the same name by Nick Hornby.

The events take place in a romantic comedy framework during the 1988-1989 season, and it deals with the hero of the film who works as a teacher, and his entire life revolves around his obsession with encouraging his favorite club Arsenal, and he has a romantic relationship with a teacher in the school in which he works, and the film culminates in the real events of Arsenal winning the title in the last match of the season , in which he won the title with a goal scored in the last minute of the match.

The game of their lives

Produced in 2005, directed by David Anspaugh, starring Gerard Butler.

The film is based on the book of the same title, published in 1996 by the American journalist and writer Geoffrey Douglas, and it is based on the real events of one of the legendary moments in the history of the World Cup, specifically in 1950, and the victory of the American team over the English team in Brazil, highlighting the human aspects in Behind the scenes of the famous match.

The Damned Unite

Whether you are a fan of the famous British manager Brian Clough or not, you cannot ignore this film that focuses on both his career and the human side of his personality by tracing the 44 days he spent managing The Leeds United in 1974, in one of his most memorable moments. Darkest periods in his career.

Cloff achieved huge and unexpected losses with the team, which caused him to be expelled after a short period of no more than 44 days.

It is noteworthy that Brian Clough was later able to achieve a number of achievements, perhaps the most prominent of which was the European Champions League title with Nottingham Forest for two consecutive times (1979, 1980).

Mean machine

Meehan, played by Vinnie Jones, a famous ex-football player who is banned from the game for match-fixing, is sentenced to prison after assaulting two police officers.

In prison, he faces hostility from other prisoners, due to the old manipulation incident, but soon he manages to form a football team of prisoners and train them to play against the guards.

The 2001 film, directed by Barry Skolnick, stars Vinnie Jones and David Kelly.

It is worth noting that the story was quoted in an Egyptian movie called "Captain Egypt".

Offside

Iranian cinema also has a share.

This 2006 film by Iranian director Jafar Panahi, starring Sima Mubarak and Aida Sadeghi, deals with a defining moment in the history of Iranian football during Iran's match against Bahrain that was held at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran to qualify for the World Cup.

Although women were forbidden to attend the match, a group of women and girls decided to disguise themselves as men and sneak out to watch it, despite all the consequences.

The film was actually shot during the match, and won the Silver Bear award at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2006.

The talk of the town

In Arab cinema, we saw how the round witch appeared since the beginnings of cinema in the movie “The Sportsman” in 1937, and despite the few films in which football played a major role, there are a group of distinguished films among them, among the most famous of which is the movie Talk of the City.

The film was produced in 1964, directed by Kamal Attia, and starring Taha Ismail, Shweikar, and Samira Ahmed.

A number of Egyptian soccer stars appeared in the film at the time, including Essam Bahij, Taha Ismail, Ali Mohsen, Al-Shazly, Al-Fanajili and Reao.

Its events took place in a romantic and dramatic framework around the player Issam Bahij, who gets involved in an emotional relationship that causes his athletic level to drop, so that his colleagues can save him and bring him back to the stadiums.

Third degree

The film is directed by Sharif Arafa, a story and screenplay by Maher Awad, starring Ahmed Zaki and Souad Hosni, and produced in 1988.

The film deals in a comic framework with the relationship and conflict between the fans of the third degree on the one hand, and the players, the club and the audience of the main cabin on the other hand, and the conflict begins when the administration raises ticket prices, and exploits the naivety of the pleasure of the simple soft drink seller, whose role is played by Ahmed Zaki, to calm the fans, and events develop to revolt the fans of the class. The third is the unjust administration.

The film is classified as a black comedy, and carries clear political overtones.

Cayenne

One of the most important films that dealt with football in Egyptian cinema, produced in 1984, directed by Muhammad Khan, starring Adel Imam, Ferdous Abdel Hamid and Zizi Mustafa.

The film moves away from the official stadiums and clubs, and delves into the world of street football, popular arenas, and the underworld of betting.

Through "Faris", a worker in a shoe factory, who plays soccer professionally in the streets and public squares after he was dismissed from the Arsenal Cubs team for assaulting his coach, Fares tries to improve his financial situation and improve his relationship with his ex-wife and the mother of his only son, but he suddenly finds himself a suspect. in the murder of one of his neighbors.

The film is distinguished by its follow-up of very sweet human details, in the popular football world that Muhammad Khan re-celebrates away from the sidelines.