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Soccer is one of the most played sports in the world. Over 256 million players involved in soccer. More people watch soccer more than any other sport in the world and you can play soccer anytime, anywhere.The rules are simple.it doesn’t have alot of injures compared to other sports soccer is fun soccer is one of the most played sport in the world it is a team sport anyone can score so you can score anyone can score anyone can play the game and its the best game anyway so why wouldnt you want to…

social versatility, against prejudice and the various things he did. In 1967 Pele ceased a common war going ahead in Nigeria. Both sides required a 48 hour truce so all could go and watch Pele play. Every one of these commitments prompt the merited International Peace Award he got in…

Why Soccer? Why should a person play soccer? Can you be too old to play soccer? Do many people think that soccer is fun? These are all good questions for children and adults who have a desire for soccer. Here are some facts why a person should find an interest in this amusing sport. Any male or female should play soccer for multiple reasons. One example is because it helps teach the beauty of sportsmanship. This also benefits because players on the field will get punished for having bad…

An excellent Sports’ writing is painting a picture that better describes the society’s view, rather than only analyzing players, teams and organizations. It sights the pros and cons of the game by comparing and contrasting an organization. Soccernomics co-authored by Simon Kuper (a journalist) and Stefan Szymanski (an economist) is a book well written, using a provocative style to analyze the worlds’ popular sports soccer. With well analyzed statistical facts, the book points some reasons why…

Are the differences and similarities between baseball and soccer a blur? Not to worry, these two sports however complex they may appear will be sized up against each other. To understand any sport, one must understand that there are standards each individual sport has that not only players but also staff, such as coaches, must follow. Furthermore, each sport has different popularity levels and locations. Finally, the gear used during a game is different for each sport. It is difficult to…

Intercollegiate Football Association (IFA) who was the people that made the rules of the sport football. Walter Camp was also the captain of the Yale University football team and apart of the first football game ever played. The IFA and Walter Camp introduced the requirement that a team give up the ball after failing to move down the field a certain yardage in a certain number of “downs.” One of the changes Camp made was that they…

I started running as my player hit the box, I took off my cheats hit the ground they slammed pulling up the rubber beads as I ran. I set up against the player coming down I put my pole in front of me and poke the opposing player. It was a warm cool summer day with a nice windy breeze, I was in maryland for a lacrosse tournament. I was playing for my travel team Koopers and were playing against one of our rivales Crabs lacrosse we were both one of the best teams in maryland and top 10 in the…

Pay Inequalities in Athletics Women have always been seen as less of a person than men are in many aspects of life, with sports being one of them. Dating back to 1963, the Equal Pay Act was passed in regards to John F. Kennedy, yet, 54 years later, the working women still falls short to men, making 79 cents to the men’s dollar. Not only in the workplace, but also in collegiate and professional sports, we see major gender pay inequalities. Wage gaps in sports are very obvious and people are…

Freedom of speech was one of the first major principles written in the constitution. A common misconception of freedom of speech is that it has no limitations, however, when this speech breeds hatred, questions rise about bans and restrictions. When harm becomes involved, the issue of hate speech is often debated. The harm principle is the only purpose for with it is morally legitimate for government or public opinion to interfere with anyone’s liberty of action (including speech) is to prevent…

In the tenth grade, I learned that not everyone is going to like me. I have always viewed myself as someone that gets along with everyone. I had many friends. I was polite to everyone. I was good at what I did. I felt as I was well respected by my peers and coaches. I couldn’t think of one person that I didn’t get along with: until I met Rob Webb. At the time, Rob Webb was the soccer coach for the u18 elite girl’s soccer team for the club that I played for back home. Our club did tryouts for…