FIFA World Player of the Year

In the present world, children seek entertainment from various sources that include internet, video games and music, to mention just a few. Mostly, cartoon programs are only attracting the children that are below the age of six (Breckler & Olson, 2009). Those above this age prefer to play video games like the Brick Game, which they greatly cherish playing. There are those children that are knowledgeable about games like soccer. For example, FIFA Play Station games. Video games are very…

Furthermore, for a small percentage people, a sport could become their career. Even in the world of sports, women are fighting for equality. In recent years, The U.S women's soccer team has fought long and hard for the respect and recognition from not only the public, but from the U.S Soccer organization. In May of 2016, the U.S women's soccer team filed a lawsuit against…

a matter of life and death, except more important,” Bill Shankly, a renowned soccer player and manager in England, once said. Although most agree that soccer is very important, the definition of who is a great soccer team is different for each person. However, the true definition of a great soccer team is one that wins trophies. First, in order to have a great soccer club one must spend a lot of money on players, have a good manager, and have a good fan base. In order to be a great soccer club…

nearly three and a half billion people every four years, broadcasted in 204 different countries. Soccer is more than just a sport; it brings peace between many countries, it is also been known to have end a Civil War in Ivory Coast. Aside from the World Cup, soccer still attracts millions of views each day in European and South American countries. However, in the recent years’ soccer has been on the rise. Achieving and accomplishing in recent World Cups, viewers in America are beginning to…

7th January 2013, Lionel Messi became the first four-time winner of the FIFA Player of the Year award after shattering German prolific footballer Gerd Muller’s world record of 85 goals in a calendar year by scoring 91 goals last year for Barcelona and Argentina (Aspin, 2013). Merely a year after that, Lionel Messi became the world highest paid footballer after received almost £1million per week (Mcleman, 2015). It is not surprising that he managed to earn enormous wages. In fact, in recent…

also establishes a shared bond between people, helping to unify those from diverse backgrounds and break down the barriers of prejudice and inequality within nations. Question 2 1. Image 2 – South Africa’s victory in the 1995 rugby world cup Image 3 – 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa Image 4 – London 2012 Olympic…

Nike is the leading brand for athletic apparel and footwear in the world. Nike’s core marketing strategy is to use the “pyramid of influence” approach. In that approach, Nike looks to small number of top athletes to promote the use of their product. In the early years, running legend and international track star, Steve Prefontaine, became the first spokesman. Nike was fortunate to contract another athletic legend, Michael Jordan, as a spokesperson. Nike took a gamble with Jordan, but the…

played. Many years ago, it was rare seeing a female playing a sport at high level. Nowadays female athletes are much stronger, faster, and more powerful compared to back then. Female athletes have gotten the attention slowly but steadily and have been growing in popularity as the years go by. I will be talking about professional athletes and bringing up Title IX as it shows us how female discrimination starts so early in a females athletic journey. In the professional athlete world, female…

Uruguay: The World Cup “Goooooooaaaaallllllllllll!” Miguel screamed. Mama trembled into the room with a dish rag in her hand. Her appearance into the radio room was very seldom. She was either doing her hair or demanding commands. “What is wrong Miguel?” “Nothing is wrong Mama, Guillermo Stabile scored a goal! It is that simple.” Miguel replied making Mama feel dumbfounded. “Anyway,” Mama said, “I’m going to check on your brother.” It felt like Mama was giving Miguel…

are: Physical punishment applied by the own players is an effective measure to restrain condemnable behaviour during the match; Hockey is an aggressive game by nature; Brawling solves problems that laws or administrative measures cannot deal with. The first reason claimed by the writer is supported by his assumption that “[if] conducted honorably,” (para. 5 & 15) fights are not only right, but also necessary to the dynamic of the match, since the players have a kind of moral code established…