Does Football Unite Or Divide The World

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There are four discussion topics that we discussed about football. Firstly, "Football has totally changed the worlds of sports, meddia, and leisure. What does this mean?". Guy said that football is now very popular worldwide. There are broadcasts of popular footbaall leagues all over the world. Poom also agrees and told the group that products of football are sold at high price ex. jerseys, shoes, ball, etc. Guy backed up by saying the revenue of football is up to billions of dollars. Secondly, "Does football unite or divide the world? How?". Sunny thinks that football unite the world. She supported her idea by saying football has unite fans from all over the world. Many people around the world who cheer on the same team are united. However,

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