Nowadays, football has become one of the most popular entertainment sports for human beings. In the daily life, people ranging from kids to adults play football when they have spare time. It can help people relax and gain a healthy body. But not too many people know the special meaning of December 9th every year. It is World Football Day. It is because of the demonstration of students in December 9th, 1935. Under the leadership and organization of China Communist Party and leadership, Peiping Students Federation leading the students in Peiping city, which was more than 6000 held demonstrations. The students shouted the slogans of “overthrow Japanese imperialism,” "stop the civil war, and close ranks". Their demonstration resulted in a new upsurge of nation-wide Anti-Japanese Democratic Movement. In order to memorize this student movement, the United Nations made December 9th as World Football Day in 1978.

如今，足球已經成為最受人們歡迎的娛樂體育運動之一。在日常生活中，從小孩到大人有空的時候都會踢踢足球。它可以幫助人們放松，獲得健康。但卻沒多少人知道每年的十二月九日的特別意義。這一天是世界足球日。這是源于1935年12月9日的學生游行。在中國共產黨的組織和領導下，北平市學生聯合會率領北平市6000多名學生舉行示威游行。學生們高呼“打倒日本帝國主義”，“停止內戰，一致對外”等口號。他們的示威引起了了全國人民抗日民主運動的新高潮。為了紀念此次學生運動，聯合國于1978年把12月9日定為世界足球日。