Adidas is a well known multinational corporation that designs and manufactures sports shoes, clothing and many other accessories. They are currently the largest sportswear brand in Europe and the second largest in the world, only behind Nike. Adidas strives to be the best, by making the finest quality apparel with the most comfort, aiming to help athletes, as well as regular people perform at their highest potential. Adidas currently employs over 55,000 people in over 160 countries, producing…
The economic factors in which Adidas has to face are also very significant. Adidas manufacturing is a risky component of their industry since they are dealing with several countries which adds vulnerability. Aspects such as economic growth and interest rates are major components in this situation. Interest rates may significantly increase in some countries, causing prices to increase, and therefore, demand to decrease. Yet, if interest rates significantly decrease in these countries, more…
Julio Pavon Mrs. Penn Literacy 2/5 Athletes Pay Have you ever thought of being a professional basketball player? Or a professional soccer player? Or would you rather be a doctor or a fireman, or even be in the army? Did you know that many of the professional athletes get paid more than the doctor or firemen even members of the army? Athletes should not be paid more than the average doctors even though several sports overpay their athletes, the U.S. basketball being the highest paid, and many…
the past it was believed that America would never embrace such a low-scoring game, soccer has entered the mainstream. The average MLS franchise has risen 175% in the past five years, up to $103 million according to Forbes magazine. Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, both players hailing from a foreign country, rank among the top ten most popular athletes for young Americans. This speaks a lot about how this sport is an example of integration of different nationalities into our society. Hispanics make up…
I Alright, so this topic is about how competitive youth sports are beneficial. Although they are still pretty expensive. Although they are still a good choice to sign up your child in. For example, it will get them some confidence, and can get their head in the field of ‘making friends.’ Most kids don’t have too much confidence, or even don’t have the time to play competitive sports, and if more people joined, then even more would join and more-and so on. So, another reason that competitive…
forward for the female team, “has 184 international goals – more than any other man or woman in history” (Goff, 2015, par.1). Abby Wambach has broken the stereotype that women are not as good athletes as men; she has outscored even the soccer greats, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Another great example is midfielder, Carli Lloyd, who in the World Cup final, “scored a historic hat trick, with all three goals occurring within the first sixteen minutes of the game.” (Pennsylvania Conference…
Surfing is an intangibly special sport that allows you to be put in an infinite motion of nature, full of waves of an element that make you feel alive. It takes dedication to have the patience, stability to move freely and being able to commit to catching and riding a wave. Many surfers are professionals that compete in surfing championships, while others simply enjoy the art of riding the waves. Many would agree that surfers like Mark Richards or Bethany Hamilton are some of the world's leading…
Soccer is played around the world in many different countries and is known as “futbol” outside the United States. The oldest soccer club in the world is Sheffield, which is in South Yorkshire, England. This soccer club was created in 1857, 6 years before soccer rules were even created. When the rules were finally established in 1863, there were 11 teams. (“9 Oldest Soccer Clubs in the World”.) Soccer is the most played sport around the world and is watched and played by at least 1.3 billion…
and an opposition. The sport doesn’t require a lot of equipment and can be played anywhere. It is an easy sport to play, but a hard sport to be good at. Unlike basketball, hockey and football, you can be any size and still be good. Players like Lionel Messi and Pelé are among the best players of all time and neither exceed 5 '6 ' '. On the contrary, players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are also two of the best players to ever play and they both are over six…
You could become a countries hero one day to a countries zero the next. Performing enhancing drugs have been a large talking point in sport ever since Lance Armstrong the famous cyclist was found out to be doping during the Tour de France in 2002. You can take the performing enhancing drugs in many ways such as taking a pill or injecting yourself with a syringe. Many people see it as a new beginning in sport while others see it as unnatural and unfair. There are many strong arguments to…