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Pay and Women’s Soccer: The Huge Difference Did you know that the US women’s soccer team has won four Olympic Gold medals and three World Cup championships in this decade and are consistently being paid less than the men, who have never won any major title? The fact is when it comes to soccer is that the US women national team are much better than their male counterparts and are still made to feel that they are less superior. How would you feel if you were the best at something at the highest level and were not paid according to your work ethic and talent? Not only do women statistically get paid much less than men, but they are also mothers and caretakers while working and doing jobs professionally. Every single women soccer player worked extremely hard to get to the place where they are today, so don’t you think that they should be paid equally to the men professionals for doing the exact same thing? It is in no doubt in my mind that all women soccer players should be paid the exact same amount of money regardless of the level to give women the equal pay they deserve. The US women’s national soccer team and the women’s soccer teams apart of the NWSL are playing at the highest level possible in the women’s game of soccer. Women are actually paid “almost half as much as men” (White 2). What is hard to understand is why FIFA (the organization that handles everything soccer, including salaries) are actually justifying their actions for paying women less. “Men receive $75 per…

West Germany B team was the first team that Sierra Leones played against that was a Non Africam Team. as history could say, Sierra leone lost again 1:0 to the Germans. This game was played on 13 January 1971. China was the first country of Asian origin that Sierra Leone played against on 5 April 1974. It was Sierra Leone's debut match out African and Sierra Leone lost by 4:1. Football is the most popular sport in Sierra Leone. The governing body is the Sierra Leone Football Association…

“Take A Knee” – Athletic Defiance Janet Weiner Introduction Colin Kaepernick is an American Football player who wanted to peacefully protest police brutality and racism against African American men. During, the national anthem before a game he “took a knee” in protest. Other football players have joined in this protest. Police brutality has become an incredibly polarizing and contentious issue in America. President Trump took the stance that kneeling during the national anthem is…

Sepp Blatter is a Swiss football executive and the eighth president of FIFA, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Having been born inborn in a remote Alpine town, he has been married three times and has one daughter, called Corinne. Blatter has greatly increased the influence of Asians and Africans in World Soccer. He, in addition, speaks fluent French, Italian, English, German and Spanish. Those are examples of his few good influences for the world. It is not yet totally…

global standpoint. Soccer is quite a unique sport as it is celebrated strongly across the world. Beginning in Ancient Greece and Rome, games of soccer became a fun pastime among many civilians. Eventually, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) formed to become the organization that regulates the games and processes of professional soccer. Furthermore, being formed in 1904 through a confederation of a few European countries, FIFA organizes the rules of the game and sets up the…

FIFA SCANDAL ON CORRUPTION Prepared for Professor Campbell Robert Morris University Prepared by Aminat Soyege June 29, 2015 The 2015 FIFA SCANDAL Contents Executive summary iii INTRODUCTION iv Discussion 1 Stake holders 1 Resolution 4 Conclusion 5 Reference 6 Executive summary In mid-2015, the billion dollar nonprofit football association (FIFA) found itself in the midst of an FBI led investigation into corruption. At the of May 2015, fourteen people were arrested in…

Hockey League (NHL) was founded in 1917 to structuralize the various teams around North America. The NHL reviews rule changes and schedules the games in which the many teams play. Ice Hockey is considered one of the 4 most popular sports in North America, as well as being very prominent in Canada. Thus, ice hockey is a very popular sport that is enjoyed across the US and Canada. Although the sport is quite popular, the viewership isn’t very exceptional when compared to other sports such as…

didn’t stop him from reaching for the stars; he excelled through school and soccer practice to be where he is today. Tim has had plenty of events through his life that have greatly affected his career. In addition, we cannot forget about this American legend’s success, achievements and how he has influenced millions of fans worldwide! Firstly, Timothy Howard also known as Tim Howard is one of the best American goalkeeper’s the United States could have. He is currently a goalkeeper for the…

General Information The city of Brasilia is the capital of Brazil, located in Northeast South American. The country has a population of 2.48 million people. It is described as having a tropical climate, with more rain during the summer than the winter. The dominant religion of Brazil historically was and still is Christianity. Brazil possesses a richly spiritual society formed from the meeting of the Roman Catholic Church with the religious traditions of African slaves and indigenous…