Football hooliganism

The Olympics, this time only comes around every four years. But even centuries ago they still had the Olympics. But now i'm here to talk about how the Olympics benefited the ancient civilizations. The ancient civilizations benefited from this because it made jobs for them.This made jobs for the people because the only people that could care for the horse and mules were the wealthy. The wealthy had to pay for " training and up keep for the chariot driver and the horses or mules." So if they…

College Athlete Compensation A popular issue in the world of sports today is the compensation of college athletes. The big question is, how much compensation do these college students deserve for being part of the school’s athletic program? These kids train hard, risk injury and give their sport their all every day while they still are on a college schedule taking regular courses. By generating ticket and merchandise sales, these kids make an enormous amount of money for the Universities and…

Star athletes are getting paid loads more than they really should. The athletes are obtaining millions of dollars when they should be giving that money to other things. There are athletes out there barely earning money at all, while others are being paid millions of dollars. Star competitors are getting paid way too much, all they get paid for is playing a game, there are good athletes that don’t get paid, plus people out there doing better thing get paid less. Athletes get paid way too much…

how can we as fans truly enjoy a football game knowing that one player's career-ending injury will leave him saddled with nothing more than a lifetime of pain and doctor's bills? This is why NCAA athletes should be paid because they risk their bodies every time they play a game for example when we watched a movie in class about NCAA athletes their was this guy which had injured himself very badly in the game of football and after the injuries he could not play football because he was paralyzed…

The Decline of Track and Field With soccer, football and basketball becoming so popular, track and field is being left in the dust. When several track and field events are only available to watch on websites such as ESPN3 or NBC Sports Live Extra, it lowers the viewership of the sport. The sport of track and field has been one of the country's oldest sport. Before the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the highlights and stories of the track and field were national and athletes got more…

As most high school students stress over their college admission, some stress over trying to get an athletic scholarship. Athletic scholarships can let the student get a real chance at a better life or even a chance at becoming a pro. College is a time where people can explore career options, have fun and experience the real world. To a student athlete, college exists as a path to a successful career, however, collegiate athletes who have potential in a professional career in sports view college…

The article, Kids Sports League Becomes a $15 Billion Industry (2017), focuses on how much sports has had an influence on parents and their young children. This article mentions credible points about the pros and cons of youth travel sports. Cost, time, growth within the league, sports played in college, industries help to support it, and personal examples are all included in the article. The cost of playing sports is one of the biggest issues and arguments of the industry. The article states…

Golf has been looked at by some as a mere game, or just an activity. However, this is not the case. Golf should be considered a sport because of the income brought in by the athletes, how it has been put into the Olympics (the ultimate worldwide sporting event), and how it is played just like other sports, amateurly and professionally. Based on income, athletes that compete in golf are some of the best paid athletes in the entire world. Two of the top four richest athletes of all time are…

“People complain that professional athletes get paid too much, but what they don’t understand is that we need a lot of money because we spend a lot of money,” is a quote from Patrick Ewing, a famous NBA star. His quote directly shows that athletes are being paid too much. For example athletes get paid a great deal more than the working class. They also get paid way more than surgeons, who save lives. There are also orphanages who barely make enough money to keep the kids safe. In all, athletes…

Are professional athletes making too much money? In most professional sports athletes are making millions. Athletes are not making too much money, we are the ones that support them, they give up their lives for the sport, and they want to do as much for their families as they can. We can’t blame the athletes for all their money when we are the ones paying for the games and supporting it. Sports is something that keeps a lot of people going, some people think about sports all the time, day and…