Point of Views - the world championship special

- Season 1

(2018)

What is Football? And why do we care about it? The FIFA World Championship in Russia is about to start and Manuel, Alexander and Heike are about to tell and Show the Viewers how Football became the Sport we all love.

Based upon the German movie "Lessons of a Dream" (2011) Heike, Manuel and Sebastian explain how Football entered the German Culture and became the national Sport it is today.

England is the motherland of Football. That is common Knowledge. Or is it? Why do we believe that the Sport originated in England? And who invented this Sport - if England hasn't?

Cuju or Ts'u-chu is an ancient Chinese football game, also played in Korea, Japan and Vietnam. It is a competitive game that involves kicking a ball through an opening into a net. Lets Have a Closer look.

Behold the disgrace of the German "Mannschaft" as we cause our own downfall against the Koreans. And behold, that the early cultures of Southamerica played their very own Soccer game: Pok ta Pok.

After their journey through space and time, Heike and Manuel make their way back to the European continent. In ancient Greek and later Roman culture, football was very popular. Many Turkic people also enjoyed playing with the ball.

How did the FIFA emerge? And how many members were needed? Who had the Idea? And who helped him? Let's have a look, shall we?