Who or what is FIFA and why does the FIFA scandal concern me? First, let’s look into FIFA. FIFA (La Fédération Internationale de Football Association) is the international governing body of football (better known as soccer here in the US). FIFA is responsible for the organization of football 's major international tournaments, most notably the Men’s and Women’s World Cup. FIFA was founded on May 21, 1904 in Paris by delegates from Belgium, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. The founders created the first FIFA statutes, unifying the laws of the game to make it fair and clear to all players setting the foundation for all future football development. Headquartered in Zurich, its membership now comprises 211 national…
corruption and football fans calling for reform. As the co-President of FIFA, I will help restructure an organization that will be free from corruption and that will restore the global soccer community’s faith in FIFA. The vision statement I would put in place as co-President is: “Changing the game. Changing the world.” While this vision statement is similar to the current statement “For the game. For the world.”, it carries…
Disability is a barrier to participation in children’s sport due to organisational constrains that occur in sport. Various NGB’s came up with possible actions that could be used to increase sports participation when they noticed issues such as disability were causing barriers to participation. An example of an NGB that came up with action to include everyone would be the FA – England’s football NGB. The Football Association has worked to improve and build on the original Coaching Disabled…
Something new began happening in the football world and governmental world of Brazil: political protests. The people of Brazil are known for the mad love of football, with DeMatta saying that football is an important vehicle of the Brazilian nation building project, a: “highly significant means to the articulation of messages about what it is to be truly Brazilian” (DeMatta, 2009). The people of Brazil take a lot of pride in their love of football, but they will not shy away from letting their…
Soccer in Los Angeles has been around since the beginning of the 19th century. Around 2,000 years ago, soccer originated in England and was usually referred to as “football”. Soccer grew in the early 1800’s and became a much popular sport in the 1900’s. In 1902, the Southern California Football League was founded. Los Angeles grew in popularity as soccer became much more of a favorite sport. Soccer Leagues began to grow around the city and some even came from different parts of the world.…
Soccer Violence: Is Hooliganism Easy to Tackle? NO! Is it Possible? YES! In every society, “The beautiful game” acts as a liaison between cultures. Soccer, also called football, is the fastest growing and most popular sport across the world. It is impressive the way that a single sport can attract passionate fans no matter their race and culture. In fact, some people may even say that soccer starts to be a religion, a way to express masculinity, a way to express loyalty for their nation, a…
A common theme through the progression of American soccer is the inherent inferiority and disdain it is shown compared to more major American sports. Similarly to how some Americans attempt to write off soccer, the rest of the world does the same to “America’s Game,” football. These two circumstances work to strengthen the underlying theme that American exceptionalism is an explanation for the sports gradual spread. The American people’s expectation of superiority clashes with the sports current…
Soccer began in Europe and Ancient China. It was originally used as a preparation for war, to honor false gods, and just for entertainment. The first rules were created by the Football Association (FA) in Cambridge, England, in 1863 which was also when the first official soccer game was played. The only place in the world to call soccer by that name is the United States of America; everyone else calls it football. The World Cup, which allows the different countries to play each other in soccer,…
At the age of five years, he shad began playing football for Grandoli, a association traind by his father. In 1995, Messi changed to Newell 's Old Boys. At age 11, he was identified to have a growth hormone deficiency. River Plate showed attention in Messi 's growth, although did not have sufficient money to pay for the treatment of his illness, which was over £500 a month. As Argentina 's financial system was failing, Carles Rexach, then sporting executive of FC Barcelona, was made conscious of…
Different tactics were being developed and the players were beginning to wear lighter clothing as well. Soccer boots were starting to be more colorful and the manufacturers were beginning to be more creative with all aspects of it. Such as the weight of the cleat, the specific colors, and even the looks which is one of the biggest reason why people purchase them. Another reason why it is targeted towards that group, and probably the biggest detail is the use of star soccer player Cristiano…