今日世界中で行われているサッカーが最初のフットボールに近いのです。

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English Translation

Soccer played throughout the world today is closest to the original football.

Furigana

今日(きょう)世界中(せかいじゅう)で行(おこな)われているサッカーが最初(さいしょ)のフットボールに近(ちか)いのです。

Romanji

Kyō sekaijū de okonawareteiru sakka- ga saisho no futtobo-ru ni chikai no desu.

Words

今日 (きょう、こんにち、こんち、こんじつ)

today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

世界中 (せかいじゅう、せかいちゅう)

around the world; throughout the world

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

行う (おこなう)

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

サッカー (サッカー)

soccer; seersucker

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

最初 (さいしょ)

beginning; outset; first; onset

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

フットボール (フットボール)

football (incl. soccer, rugby, American football, etc.; esp. used for soccer)

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

近い (ちかい)

near; close; short (distance)

です (です)

be; is