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Pele On October 23, 1940 in Três Corações, Brazil, soccer legend Pelé was born as Edson Arantes Do Nascimento. His parents were João Ramos do Nascimento who was Pelé's father and was also a professional soccer player and Celeste Arantes who was his mother. Maria Lúcia Nascimento and Zeca Nascimento are Pelé's sisters. Pele and his family lived in the city of Bauru. Pele grew up in poverty so it wasn’t such a pleasant childhood. Also Pele’s friends were the ones that first called him Pele. Pele…

Did you know soccer is the number one most popular sport in the world? Well it is. According to international federation of association football also known as FIFA, there are over 2,00 soccer clubs registered. Let's examine the history of soccer and how things have changed in the time, investigate the rules of the game and how it is played and discovered the health benefits that come with playing the sport. First, we are going to be examining is the history of soccer. Have you ever…

through their passion for football. Currently holding the record number of victories, Brazil is the only country that has qualified for every World Cup competition. Their pop culture is reflected through their worldwide media outbreak of this sport, with over 10,000 Brazilian players on a professional level. Brazil even hosted the 2014 FIFA World Cup tournament. FOLK CULTURE As well as popular culture, much of Brazil is centered around…

The U.S Women’s National team won the 2015 World Cup held in Canada. The U.S team defeated Japan 5-2 in the Cup finals. The previous world cup finals the U.S.A women were defeated by the Japan team. This was the first world cup win since 1999 which the United States hosted. Within the 1999 tournament the United States Women placed 3rd over China. Some highlights from the game were that Carli Lloyd scored the fastest hat trick in world history. Her first goal was in the third minute when Megan…

Brazilian soccer player.He is known for his style of play and known as the greatest soccer player of all time. From winning three FIFA world cups to scoring 1281 goals in 1363 matches, his style of play had changed the game during his time. Pelé started playing at a very young age, starting at the age of 15, from 1956-1977. He wanted to change the game. With the World Cup of 1950 approaching, Brazil was the host nation, but sadly things turned the wrong way. Brazil ended in second place, losing…

the different sports, they put in the same time, they practice just as hard and they don't get paid the same. This was first brought to the attention of the public by the U.S. women's soccer team. They thought it was unfair that they won the world cup and the men lost in the round of 16 but, the men got paid more. Most women sports is actually very new compared to the mens. They could only compete in the olympics in 1900. Also the WNBA only started about 15 years ago. My first reason that women…

An explosion of new ideas and cultures came about from the post World War universe. The world from the 1950s until the present day has been filled with these blossoming ideas, as a response to the shocking and harsh realities brought forth by the devastating World Wars. Despite some rejection of traditional values, these ideas still have roots embedded in philosophies thought up well before the the 1950s. The progression and regression of certain ideas are apparent if one looks at the historical…

The FIFA World Cup, or more commonly refered to as the World Cup is a global sports event that is organized once every 4 years. The most recent World Cup is hosted in the largest country in South America, Brazil, which is held from the 12th of June till the 13th of July of this year. The event has caused many troublesome effects on Brazil as a whole such as, rising inflation, decreasing jobs after the event, and spending government resources badly. According to Oxford English Dictionary,…

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…

Introduction Kick a ball, power a lamp, light up the world. Meet Soccket, a soccer ball and rolling power plant in one. Much more than a normal soccer ball, the SOCCKET is a portable generator that provides fun and power to those who play with it. The Original System ( A Soccer Ball) Input, Output and the Process Input- Energy used to play with it. Output- Emotions and the ending conclusion of the game Process- The soccer ball is made in a sphere form and stitched with pvc (Poly Vinyl…