...The two major events, the Soccer World Cup, which was recently held in Rio, Brazil and the Sydney 2000 Olympic games are significant events in the sporting calendar on a four-year basis and have become the pinnacle of sporting excellence in the areas of soccer and general sporting activities. In the realm of sport, it is important to compare different events in terms of how they symbolize the traditions and respective requirements of varying sports and activities. The most important thing it is more important to compare the progress of different sports and how, through time, they change and become more creative and outstanding in their display of amazing talent and sports ability. This paper will appropriately compare two different sports major...
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...“Soccer the Greatest Sport in the World” The adrenaline, the skill, the roar of a crowd anxiously waiting for a goal to be scored. It is no wonder soccer is a sport enjoyed by millions of people worldwide. Soccer is a global force enticing the entire world with every world cup, millions of people watch hungrily for a chance to cheer for a well placed shot. Soccer is the best sport in the world without question due to its worldwide audience and requiring both skill and perseverance to play the sport as well. Have you ever been to another country? Well if you have you have likely found one thing in common, soccer. The universalism of soccer is what truly makes it stand head and shoulders above all other sports. When I went...
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...The article “Zidane, World Cup Soccer, Globalization, and the Media” had some great points but the three main points that really stood out to me was the marginalization of developing countries, National Identity and Global Sports Events, and the image of Zidane and Algeria. Marginalization of developing countries The first point that was made in this article was the impact of marginalization on developing countries. Marginalization is limiting a certain country or group of people to a certain level of power. The authors states that marginalization of developing countries is not understood, because little work is done to try and understand what is going on. The author gives an example of how the 21st century sports play a major role in society...
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...Geopolitics for business Mini workshop On 6 September 2008 Turkish president Abdullah Gul attended a soccer world cup qualifying match in Armenia. 1- Why was this visit significant? The history has shown a lot of problems between ethnies in Turkey mainly with Armenian genocide: in 1915 two thirds of Native Armenians in Turkey were deported and exterminated. Turkish government never accepted to recognize its fault as a “genocide”. This visit shows that the Turkish government is however ready to make efforts toward Armenia. The two countries have no diplomatic ties. It was the first time that a Turkish leader went into Armenia since the independency in 1991. 2- Was there more to this story (“footie”) than meets the eye? The main goal of this meeting is to enhance the diplomatic relations because the two countries do not have diplomatic ties even if they have recognized each other. 3- What was the state of Turkish-Armenian relations in 2008? They recognized each other but do not have established diplomatic relations. 4- Characterise the geographic situation of these 2 countries. How might this impact on political relations (show on a map) Turkey and Armenia have common borders so they are neighbours. Turkey is a board crossing area for several countries in order to access to the sea. A long mountain chain is separating the two countries so the exchanges between both countries are insignificant. Bad political relations are settled since the...
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...Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. It may not seem like it because football is most popular in North America but soccer is the most popular sport in the world. My perspective is that if there were more soccer stadiums, more federations, and more soccer associations in the United States it might be more popular than football is in North America. Soccer is probably very popular because it is the first team sport a kid will probably play in their life because football and baseball are for kids a little older as they are more dangerous sports. Because soccer is as popular as it is all other brands are trying to get in on the sales of shin-guards, cleats, socks, and soccer balls. Adidas was originally the first major brand for soccer, now Nike is trying to get a piece of the sales, and also Underarmour is starting to make its way into soccer merchandise. Soccer is a very easily understood and exciting sport. A soccer game can change in a matter of 30 seconds. When in a football game it can take some time. Soccer is an easily likable sport and it is easily understood. Soccer is more exciting than any other sport as there are no boundaries on what you could do. The only boundary is fouling and that you can’t use your hands. Soccer is an attention-grabbing sport and it can be easily played. All you need are shoes and a soccer ball. Other sports you would need a hoop or a field and soccer is more easily played. There are hundreds of soccer stadiums in Europe and other...
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...Inequalities in women’s soccer (Women’s National Soccer Team; successful but not equal) Thesis: Although women’s soccer has come along way, as a result of Title IX, gender discrimination is still seen in women’s professional’s sports today. Over the last year, issues about pay, field conditions, and even feminism have surfaced as a result of this summers Women’s World Cup. I. Introduction a. Quote “I don’t want to be considered a great female athlete, I want to be a great athlete”. The idea of a professional female athlete is a fairly new concept that has only developed in the last century. b. Women’s soccer in relatively new to the U.S., however, the sport has been revolutionized by the tremendous success of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer...
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...experiment, and pictures of the experiment. Soccer is a sport, played with a maximum of ten field players and one goalkeeper, with a circular ball. The object of the games is to score as many goals as possible into your opponents net, and...
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...classroom.com soccer is known as one of the most popular sports in the world. The origin known as football, began outside the United States. It is played in various countries with individuals of all ages. The rule of soccer is for each team to consist of 11 players on each side of the field. The point of the game is each individual must be able to score the ball into the goal without using their hands or arms. Soccer is a very complicated sport because it deals with so much physics. Every movement that is made when playing soccer deals with a lot of motion, speed, velocity, and acceleration. Soccer is related to motion because the ball changes its position when moving across the field. Soccer incorporates the speed of the ball...
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...How Technology Has Revolutionized US Soccer: The History of US Soccer Imagine 100 years ago part-time players who were not dedicated to soccer representing the United States, compared to present day where some of the best players in the world extensively travel the world and compete exclusively for the United States. One of the main reasons the United States Men’s National Team (USMNT) performance has changed is due to advances in technology. One-hundred years ago soccer was almost non-existent in the United States. There were no youth soccer leagues, much less a professional one. The predominant youth sport in the US was baseball. There are youth soccer leagues all over the United States now because soccer has become much more popular. With...
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...teammates. Other similarities are that soccer and hockey can be played in a stadium or outside in street form, they can both be played year round, they are both played worldwide, and are a sport in the olympics. Another similarity between hockHockey and soccer are two very fun sports. If you were to ask most people about them they would say how different they are, this is true however, they have many similarities that many may not know of. Hockey is a fast paced hard hitting game where as soccer is a slower low contact sport, but they both are played with teammates. Hockey and soccer are similar in some ways, one of those similarities is they are both team sports. In...
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...Cordeiro, along with his newly formed staff team in the U.S. Soccer Federation must use their 100 million dollar surplus to stop making soccer in the United States an elite sport for players. Soccer must become a grassroots and inner city sport available to all youth coming from all types of demographics. Cordeiro has all the resources he needs in order to be a successful president. He must take advantage of his former and current professionals, youth and professional coaches, and directors in order to create the best system possible for the United States, and to insure the U.S. never misses out on another World Cup. This system should start with a fair playing field for all youth to grow as soccer players, no matter what their financial situation is. Also,...
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...Dylan Watts Dr. Todd FSTY 1311.11 04 November 2012 A Border in a Blender The United States and Mexico have shared cultures throughout history. Soccer and cuisine are the two that stand out to me. I grew up in Lubbock, Texas where generally there isn’t much soccer played and there are not many Mexicans in general. We had one Tex-Mex restaurant, and it wasn’t even good. It wasn’t until my college writing class took a field trip to a local Mexican food trailer, that I truly experienced the fusion between Mexico and the United States through food. On the other hand, I do not have a lot of experience with Mexican food, so this topic is kind of new to me. I play baseball, so I am immediately attracted to the soccer aspect of both cultures because of the competition and how a sport can bring two nations together. Its interesting how cultural fusion can blend two different countries together as one. Mexican cuisine and soccer fuse the cultures of the United States and Mexico in ways that have made both countries into what they are today because of the increase of cultural fusion. One way cultural fusion is expressed and elaborated on through cuisine is shown in Patricia Sharpe’s article “Let’s Have Mex-Tex.” She communicates the change over the years from Tex-Mex to “Mex-Tex.” This article focuses on how the “Mex-Tex” food is increasing in Texas and allows the reader to be informed of good restaurants with such origins. On the official Texas Monthly website she states that Mexican...
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...Soccer: c Soccer — or football (or foosball or futbol), as it is called by the rest of the world outside the United States — is surely the most popular sport in the world. Every four years, the world championship of soccer, the World Cup, is watched by literally billions all over the world, beating out the United States professional football's Superbowl by far. It is estimated that 1.7 billion television viewers watched the World Cup final between France and Brazil in July of 1998. And it is also a genuine world championship, involving teams from 32 countries in the final rounds, unlike the much more parochial and misnamed World Series in American baseball (that doesn't even involve Japan or Cuba, two baseball hotbeds). But although soccer has become an important sport in the American sports scene, it will never make inroads into the hearts and markets of American sports the way that football, basketball, hockey, baseball, and even tennis and golf have done. There are many reasons for this. Recently the New England Revolution beat the Tampa Bay Mutiny in a game played during a horrid rainstorm. Nearly 5000 fans showed up, which shows that soccer is, indeed, popular in the United States. However, the story of the game was buried near the back of the newspaper's sports section, and there was certainly no television coverage. In fact, the biggest reason for soccer's failure as a mass appeal sport in the United States is that it doesn't conform easily to the demands of television...
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...Soccer Research Paper How Soccer started The history of soccer started long ago, and it’s big now. The Chinese and Japanese people played many different kinds of soccer in ancient times. In fact it really started the whole soccer Industry. 2000 years ago Chinese people kicked and move a ball with their feet to train soldiers. The Han Dynasty of football/soccer was called Tsu’ Chu and they kicked a ball made of leather with feathers inside through an opening. Another game that is almost like Tsu’ Chu is Kemari which is still played today. The Greeks and Romans also played many different forms of soccer in ancient times, that were fun. A game played by the Romans was Harpastum. In this game 27 men played on each side, and it was so rough and crazy that 2 thirds of the men had to be hospitalized after a game. Soccer/football was hard and you need to have technique and talent for it, so they used it to train soldiers. Football was believed to came from Harpastum. The game was brought to Britain from the Greeks and Romans. Another game played was Episkyros by the Greeks. Football was first called soccer by people in Britain. It started in Britain but now the Americans use the term soccer to distinguish it from football. The English rarely used the term soccer, preferring to call it football. Around this time in England, the term “soccer” was used as a British slang word. In the centuries that were passing, it revealed a lot of different games going back to the...
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...Soccer International It’s six A.M. on a Monday morning, the sun is still asleep. The football superstar rises from his bed, careful not to wake his mate. The smell of Robusta coffee beans begin to awaken his senses as he sluggishly makes his way into the kitchen. He checks his watch, gathers his essentials, and heads out the door in the direction of the train station; Here begins a full day, devoted to perfecting his talent. Like any professional athlete, the life of a soccer player requires discipline, focus, and drive. The sport is more than just a game to them; it’s a career. Mandatory daily practices and workouts are imperative to honing their skills. Many Americans do not give soccer a chance due to the overshadowing caused by American Football. Americans often portray professional soccer players as pansies kicking around a ball, without considering the coordination it takes to pass, handle, and score goals without the use of one’s hands. The lack of size requirements in the sport opens its doors to a wider variety of athletes. Though it has not touched the United States of America to its full potential, it remains the most popular sport in the world; its international competition forces individuals to come together, allowing their love of the game to surpass cultural boundaries. Soccer is one of the most demanding sports; there are many physical skills required to partake, among them: speed, balance, flexibility and strength. A professional soccer player must be able...
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