Jamie Crosby Rase Int. Comp. Sixth Hour 17 September 2015 Title “Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important,” Bill Shankly, a renowned soccer player and manager in England, once said. Although most agree that soccer is very important, the definition of who is a great soccer team is different for each person. However, the true definition of a great soccer team is one that wins trophies.
First, in order to have a great soccer club one must spend a lot of money on players, have a good manager, and have a good fan base. In order to be a great soccer club one must spend a lot of money. For example, Manchester City, a professional soccer team that played in the English Premier League, spent $700,000,000 on players in …show more content…
This shows that spending money makes a good soccer team because Manchester City won their first titles after spending mega money. Similarly, Chelsea, also a professional soccer team that played in the English Premier League, spent $690,000,000 on players in the last five years. Recently, Chelsea was in the lower leagues, however, after spending this money they have risen to power in both England and Europe winning the English Premier League in the 2014-15 season and the European Champions League, a professional soccer league that determines who the best team in Europe is, in the 2011-12 season. This shows that spending money makes a good soccer team because Chelsea won championships after spending mega money. This also shows that Chelsea is a good soccer team because they won the Champions League, which shows that they were the best team in Europe. Furthermore, Manchester United, another professional soccer team that plays in the English Premier League, spent $605,000,000 on players in the last five years. Unlike the previous teams, Manchester United has …show more content…
In particular, Real Madrid, a professional soccer team in Spain, has more than 1,800 club-affiliated supporters’ groups called Peñas all around the world with approximately 174 million members. Last season, Real Madrid played 19 matches, whereas a total of 1,369,605 fans attended the stadiums to support their club. The most successful club in the history of the European Cup/Champions League, Real Madrid have won the tournament on 10 occasions, including the first five editions and four more in the Champions League era. Real Madrid also won back-to-back UEFA Cups in the 1980sand also won two UEFA Super Cups. They claimed the Intercontinental Cup three times and won the Club World Cup in 2014. In Spain, they have a record 32 titles, plus 19 Spanish Cups, nine Spanish Super Cups and one victory in the defunct Spanish League Cup. This shows that Real Madrid is a great soccer club because they have won 79 trophies, including a record 32 titles in Spain. This also shows that in order to be a great soccer club one must have a good fan base because Real Madrid won these games because the Peñas, their fan base, supported them in mass in each game. Alike, Liverpool, a professional soccer team in England, had over 580,000,000 fans globally. In their storied history, Liverpool has won sixty trophies, including eighteen league title, five European Cups, seven FA Cups, eight league cups, and three UEFA Cups. This
First, in order to have a great soccer club one must spend a lot of money on players, have a good manager, and have a good fan base. In order to be a great soccer club one must spend a lot of money. For example, Manchester City, a professional soccer team that played in the English Premier League, spent $700,000,000 on players in …show more content…
This shows that spending money makes a good soccer team because Manchester City won their first titles after spending mega money. Similarly, Chelsea, also a professional soccer team that played in the English Premier League, spent $690,000,000 on players in the last five years. Recently, Chelsea was in the lower leagues, however, after spending this money they have risen to power in both England and Europe winning the English Premier League in the 2014-15 season and the European Champions League, a professional soccer league that determines who the best team in Europe is, in the 2011-12 season. This shows that spending money makes a good soccer team because Chelsea won championships after spending mega money. This also shows that Chelsea is a good soccer team because they won the Champions League, which shows that they were the best team in Europe. Furthermore, Manchester United, another professional soccer team that plays in the English Premier League, spent $605,000,000 on players in the last five years. Unlike the previous teams, Manchester United has …show more content…
In particular, Real Madrid, a professional soccer team in Spain, has more than 1,800 club-affiliated supporters’ groups called Peñas all around the world with approximately 174 million members. Last season, Real Madrid played 19 matches, whereas a total of 1,369,605 fans attended the stadiums to support their club. The most successful club in the history of the European Cup/Champions League, Real Madrid have won the tournament on 10 occasions, including the first five editions and four more in the Champions League era. Real Madrid also won back-to-back UEFA Cups in the 1980sand also won two UEFA Super Cups. They claimed the Intercontinental Cup three times and won the Club World Cup in 2014. In Spain, they have a record 32 titles, plus 19 Spanish Cups, nine Spanish Super Cups and one victory in the defunct Spanish League Cup. This shows that Real Madrid is a great soccer club because they have won 79 trophies, including a record 32 titles in Spain. This also shows that in order to be a great soccer club one must have a good fan base because Real Madrid won these games because the Peñas, their fan base, supported them in mass in each game. Alike, Liverpool, a professional soccer team in England, had over 580,000,000 fans globally. In their storied history, Liverpool has won sixty trophies, including eighteen league title, five European Cups, seven FA Cups, eight league cups, and three UEFA Cups. This