be held, be carried out, be conducted
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。
The soccer played around the world today is the closest to the original form of football.
世界中のほとんどの文化で、多くの方法でフットボールは行われてきたのです。
In most cultures around the world, football has been played in many different ways.
Because more serious sex was taking place around that time.
— シティ・オブ・ゴッド (2002)