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    Elegant is the word that most readily springs to mind when thinking of Andrea Pirlo the player. In his autobiography, I Think Therefore I Play, he comes across as rather more quirky and occasionally even oddball than elegant. It’s no surprise to find that he has strong thoughts on how the game should be played and also on some social issues surrounding it. Andrea Pirlo (born 19 May 1979) is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Italian Serie A club Juventus and the Italian national…

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    fans two sport all over the world, a favorite sport in the United States and a favorite sport all over the world. Each sport is played on a rectangular field and based on the work. In fact, Soccer is a contact sport, and the girls or women were considered as a player. Meanwhile, Football, a sport physical collision, become a sport full of violence. Both sports are divided into two teams, consisting of 11 members. Soccer players are forming a unit, while the Football players are divided into…

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    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…

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    even a high school volleyball match. In our current world, sports are everywhere; there are hundreds of sports to watch and play, and thousands of sports teams to support and despise. The only problem with so many options is some tend to be overlooked. The US Women’s soccer team, for example, is under credited and inadequately paid. A shockingly small amount of people follow the US women’s national soccer team. According to Nielsen ratings, last year 111.3 million people watched the Super Bowl…

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    have indicted FIFA officials. A British journalist who exposed FIFA’s corruption was interviewed by CBS news on 60 minutes. Andrew Jennings started investigating FIFA 20 years ago. He followed some of the top executives and uncovered that bribery was a common form of practice within the organization. FIFA’s purpose is to regulate and promote the most popular sport in the world: international football or soccer. Instead, FIFA has been operating as an organized crime for the past 24 years, and the…

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    An Argumentative Essay Name: Ajuna Mwombeki & Vincent Bito-On Section: C The Controversy behind the Qatar 2022 World Cup In the world of football, the FIFA World Cup is the most watched, entertaining and anticipated football tournament in the world. In 2010 Qatar had undeservedly been announced by FIFA as the host of the 2022 World Cup, whose announcement caused a lot of controversy due to the involvement of corruption, the unsuitability of Qatar as a host and the abuse of migrant workers’ human…

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    preparing for the next World Cup season by having the best-quality and much-needed World Cup accessories. After all, this is the biggest event that happens once in every four years. It would be wrong for you to not have the right accessories, because it will upgrade you to a hard-core fan from a mere soccer fan. Every soccer fans should have a good soccer ball. No matter who the detractor is, they will use the soccer ball for every match. You can look for the official World Cup soccer balls.…

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    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…

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    closer to the club. During the year of 2009, Messi was awarded his very first FIFA Ballon D’or, an annual association football award presented to the world's best men's player. Messi became the first player to score five goals in a Champions League match in early March. A few weeks later, he surpassed Cesar Rodriguez's club-record of two hundred and thirty two goals to become Barcelona's all-time leading scorer. By the end of 2010, Lionel Messi was awarded his second FIFA Ballon D’or. By the end…

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    soccer player in history. He suffered from hormone deficiency since his parent were unable to pay for his treatment they decided to move to Barcelona, Spain. Who is it? It is none other than Lionel Messi. He struggled a lot to get where he is today. His accomplishment helps a lot of charities children and poor peoples around the world that is why many young player defines him as a role model. He broked to many records such as the first one to win five La Liga titles and has been named FIFA…

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