‘Ancient Greeks’ | Sport 🏃‍♀️🏋️‍♂️ The Ancient Greeks were fanatical about sport. It was a means of building the perfect body and of achieving personal success. It prepared young men for war and was a way of honouring the gods. And it was entertaining. Sporting events even brought about peace. Battles were suspended and truces declared to ensure the safe passage of pilgrims, spectators and competitors. These religious festivals, with sport at their heart, were great unifiers of the Greek peopl

Football – where did it all begin? Historical depictions of ball games as a sporting practice stretch back thousands of years. Watch this brief history of football with Dr Jonathan Cable of the University of Gloucestershire. Full version: https://youtu.be/f7W4uJjAqRI English vocabulary and exercises: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/intermediate-vocabulary/football | British Council