2010 FIFA World Cup

I've asked myself which sport is better, Soccer or Hockey? Which sport deserves all the attention? Both sports are very popular around the world. Soccer has about 4 billion fans, which makes it the most popular sport in the world. Hockey has around 2 billion fans. Soccer has been around for over 2,000 years and Hockey has been around since 1875. Physically, soccer requires players to have a lot of body strength and high levels of fitness because a soccer game entails many kilometers of running…

Image 1 & 2: Nelson Mandela, in 1995 when South Africa won the Rugby World Cup, wearing the number 6 on his back, the same as that of Springbok captain, Francois Pienaar. • Image 3: Patriotic South Africans during the 2010 FIFA soccer world cup. • Image 4: Cameron Van Der Burgh won the 50m breaststroke at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in a time of 27.18 seconds in a new games record and the 100m world title at the 2010 short course world…

Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese footballer and entrepreneur. His net worth is $280 million. How he made it Soccer Cristiano Ronaldo currently plays as a winger or striker for Real Madrid. He has also been playing for the Portugal National Team until 2015, when he was released. He helped the team to secure their qualification for the Euro 2016 tournament in summer. He joined Real Madrid after a transfer from Manchester United in 2009. The transfer fee was $132 million, making him the most…

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11 individuals-the main purpose of the game being to ‘manoeuvre, kick, or head a circular ball into the opposing team’s goal’ [1]. Statistics from the 2010 FIFA world cup (the most prestigious tournament in soccer) revealed that the final match attracted an audience of est. >1 billion people, making it the most viewed sporting event in the world. Evident through its popularity, soccer has evolved since its official introduction almost 2 centuries ago and consequently, so has its main piece…

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Every World cup fills fans with joy and hopefulness that their country can do them proud and for the top countries there is an unimaginable amount of pressure to win the tournament. The World cup has seen great players like Pele, Franz Beckenbauer, Zinedine Zidane, Diego Maradona and many others grace the tournament and win the competition, but not every world cup goes according to plan as underdogs can rip up the script and ruin what was meant to happen, In this article I will be discussing…