CONCACAF Champions League

Through the last thirty years of men’s international soccer there have been many teams to rise on the back of a single star. This player usually has the ability to make all of the players around him play better than ever before. A player in this position is generally thrust into the spotlight at an early age, usually mid to late teens, and if they are not the best at focusing, they are not given the time to develop their skills as they keep progressing through the ranks. I believe that this puts…

score a penalty to secure a payout? The Cup Review There’s absolutely no doubt that the biggest sport in the world has to be football. Millions of people tune into the big matches each week; whether that be the European thrills of the UEFA Champions League of the underdogs stories of the homegrown FA Cup. Football is one of those sports that really manages to bring people from all around the world together. Given how much of a global juggernaut football is, it’s no surprise that there are…

Soccer like sports date back all the way to the Romans and Ancient Greeks. These two ancient civilizations used to play 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…

someone on the soccer team messes up, they become a disgrace to the team. Since many Spaniards spend their whole life playing soccer, it is also one one of their main professions. Spain is the birthplace of one of the most popular and respected soccer leagues in the world, La Liga. La Liga houses two of the Greatest soccer clubs ever, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. Spain’s international soccer team is also a very successful team and has won one world cup in 2010. Even though soccer is just a…

Kurt Vonnegut could twist the world like M.C. Esher on acid. His controversial humor and style shattered my twelve year-old world of He-Man and arcade games, only to replace it with dick jokes and a new world of literature that liberated my mind and influenced my own writing. One day in the spring of 1995 I attended a physics demonstration at my middle school that would change how I viewed literature. What does physics have to do with literature? Well, the physics provoked but the…

“Blue Ocean V19” is a song by rapper Jaden Smith. Jaden Smith is well known as actor Will Smith’s son. Also, Jaden Smith has starred in a number of movies with his father such as Pursuit of Happyness and After Earth. Will Smith’s daughter, Willow Smith, was also featured on the song providing background vocals. Jaden Smith has released several mixtapes and 2 albums. Blue Ocean V19 was released through Willow Smith’s “SoundCloud” account. I think Blue Ocean is about a Jaden Smith’s…

higher base salary-around $72,000 annually” (White 2). There are other justifications for opposition to this side that says “Top athletes play for club and country. Club refers to their regular jobs, for teams in Major League Soccer, the English Premier League or the other leagues around the world. The most talented also play for country, their national team. Most earnings come from club salaries, with national teams paying less money, for fewer games” (Conerly 1). This statement says that…

In celebration of his 50th birthday, Kurt Vonnegut wrote a book to himself as a present which is mentioned by Vonnegut in the preface of the book. The name of this book is Breakfast of Champions. This book is primarily about the meeting between a car dealer named Dwayne Hoover and an old writer named Kilgore Trout. This meeting leads to Dwayne going insane. At first, this book may seem to be a mix of irrelevant information with no exact chronological order. At times, this book can also be very…

Tough aint enough Last month saw the finals of the women's world cup football with the UK coming in a respectable third as they played off against our favourite rivals Germany and the Americans, who still feel the need to call the game soccer, won over Japan - kudos. Certain things that stood out again, not only the level of skill proving every bit entertaining as their male counter parts, yet again proving just how tough these female athletes are some journalists comparing them to the men.…

Diego Armando Maradona (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo maɾaˈðona], born 30 October 1960) is a retired Argentine professional footballer. He has served as a manager and coach at other clubs as well as the national team of Argentina. Many in the sport, including football writers, former players, current players and football fans, regard Maradona as the greatest football player of all time.[6][7][8][9] He was joint FIFA Player of the 20th Century with Pelé.[10][11] An advanced playmaker who…