2003 Cricket World Cup

There are a lot of sports in the world that millions of people can choose to participate in and/ or follow, whether if it is because they are forced to watch/ participate or if it is for their own interest. We all know that in America, some of the favorite sports nationwide are basketball and football, for the most part, but in reality, soccer beats all of them at a worldwide scale. But why? Why is soccer the most popular sport in the world? Well, it’s the most popular because of its history,…

olympic gold and the FIFA Women’s World Cup? If you said Alex Morgan, you are correct. Alex came to be the youngest player of the U.S women’s national soccer team in 2009. In 2011 she was the first chosen at the Women’s Professional soccer draft. In 2012 at the Summer Olympic Games, because she helped the U.S women’s team beat Japan, she received her first Olympic gold medal. Three years later, she defeated Japan, again, in order to win the FIFA Women’s World Cup. I think she is really…

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…

many ball games required the use of feet. The first noted soccer game was played between two countries England and Scotland in 1872. From this point onwards the game became very popular in Europe and eventually spread across many countries in the world. The length of a soccer field can be between 90-120 meters. Matches are generally played between two teams with 11 players on each team. The goalkeeper is included in the 11-player total. If a team does not have at least seven players on a field…

There have been multiple times when someone has shared a special accomplishment or achievement with me. One significant example of a time that someone has shared a special accomplishment with me was when the varsity girls cross country team was Northern Tier League champions. This accomplishment was shared with everyone that was on the varsity girls cross country team. This was a special accomplishment for everyone. The varsity girls cross country team becoming Northern Tier League champions…

few years, has been very prevalent in the world renown sport of soccer. This trend has been appearing all over Europe. In 2013, FIFA stepped in and created an Anti-Racism unit to abolish racism and make soccer beautiful again. The task force has been working tirelessly ever since. World Cup 2018 is set to be held in Russia which has displayed one of the most racist fan bases in the world and there is widespread concern about if the world cup should be held in Russia.…

Brazilian soccer player.He is known for his style of play and known as the greatest soccer player of all time. From winning three FIFA world cups to scoring 1281 goals in 1363 matches, his style of play had changed the game during his time. Pelé started playing at a very young age, starting at the age of 15, from 1956-1977. He wanted to change the game. With the World Cup of 1950 approaching, Brazil was the host nation, but sadly things turned the wrong way. Brazil ended in second place, losing…

in the different sports, they put in the same time, they practice just as hard and they don't get paid the same. This was first brought to the attention of the public by the U.S. women's soccer team. They thought it was unfair that they won the world cup and the men lost in the round of 16 but, the men got paid more. Most women sports is actually very new compared to the mens. They could only compete in the olympics in 1900. Also the WNBA only started about 15 years ago. My first reason that…

An explosion of new ideas and cultures came about from the post World War universe. The world from the 1950s until the present day has been filled with these blossoming ideas, as a response to the shocking and harsh realities brought forth by the devastating World Wars. Despite some rejection of traditional values, these ideas still have roots embedded in philosophies thought up well before the the 1950s. The progression and regression of certain ideas are apparent if one looks at the historical…

The FIFA World Cup, or more commonly refered to as the World Cup is a global sports event that is organized once every 4 years. The most recent World Cup is hosted in the largest country in South America, Brazil, which is held from the 12th of June till the 13th of July of this year. The event has caused many troublesome effects on Brazil as a whole such as, rising inflation, decreasing jobs after the event, and spending government resources badly. According to Oxford English Dictionary,…