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…
direction, power, regulation, and control. These are all things that FIFA seemed to have in place, yet here we are with a great deal of 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…
There are many sports out there to play. They all have their history and every person has their own sport they like the most. One of these sports is soccer, and people might be surprised to know that it has the most viewers of any other sport. Soccer has grown to be the most popular sport in the world, and many things about the game of soccer have evolved, including the ball, shoes, and the rules of the game. Have you ever asked yourself where did soccer come from? Soccer has been around for…
names it goes by but this sport is much more than a game, it unites people all around the world no matter what color their skin is or what religion they practice or from what country they come from. Soccer is a way for different communities to get along with each other, to reconcile after a war or tragedy as this sport is all about love and respect for one another. Every time I step into a pitch i feel a sense of unity with everyone in that field teammate or not. Well, this is how the beautiful…
for the Barcelona B team, averaging above a goal per game, by scoring 35 goals in 30 matches. In October 2004, Messi made his representative presentation for the initial team in opposition to RCD Espanyol, becoming the third-youngest player constantly to play for the FC Barcelona. When he scored his first superior goal for the club in opposition to Albacete Balompié on May 1, 2005, Messi was 17 years, 10 months and 7 days old, becoming the youngest to still score in a La Liga game intended for…
sometime in the middle of April, a development that would be critical as the club is set to face off against the Manchester United for the FA Cup seminal on April 21. Who is Harry Kane? Harry Kane is a professional soccer player who currently plays as striker for the Tottenham Hotspur as well as the English national team. Kane was born in London on July 28, 1993. He made his debut with Tottenham in August 2011 and later became a regular starter for the team during the 2014 – 2015 campaign. He…
My favorite part in this book was when Pele and his brazilian team won three World Cup championships, I also liked when Pele did his famous bicycle kick at his games. Pele wore a yellow and green jersey with his name and number ten on all three of the World Cup championships. The first two World Cup championships they won were awarded with the traditional FIFA World Cup trophy. But third World Cup championship they won was awarded with the one and only, Jules Rimet trophy! Edson Arantes…
THE 2015 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…
Alexandra Patricia Morgan Carrasco (Morgan) is a female American soccer player. She didn’t become a successful female soccer player easily. Morgan had to work hard and do her best in every opportunity. Alex Morgan has gone through many clubs and places to have achieved where she’s at. Alexandra Patricia Morgan Carrasco was born in San Dimas, California, United States on July 2, 1989. Morgan grew up in the city of Diamond Bar. She is the daughter of Michael T. Morgan and Pamela S. (Who). Morgan…
Going hand in hand with the sponsors pulling out was the lack over viewership as the league aged. The league was booming with fans its first year of existence, but later found its fans faded with the memory of the 99’ Corld cup. A lot of different reasons are found to be the cause of peoples lack of interest. First of around the early 2000’s we had taken steps to reach closer to gender equality, but many people still viewed women as people who should stay home to cook, and raise children.…