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who was a Jamaican-born Footballer who played for the Club team Liverpool FC from 1987 to 1997. He made 407 appearances and scored 108 goals during his time with the team, and won two league titles and one FA Cup. He also had 79 appearances for England, played in the 1986 and 1990 World Cups and was twice the winner of the Football Writers’ Player of the Year award. He was on the receiving side of some very vicious racial abuse from fans and players as well. He was racially abused in a game…

love of football, but they will not shy away from letting their opinion be known. The shout of corruption coming from the fans would not go unheard. The fans protested the building of the large stadia for the upcoming Olympics and the past World Cup. The building of the stadia lead to hundreds of injuries to…

Pele On October 23, 1940 in Três Corações, Brazil, soccer legend Pelé was born as Edson Arantes Do Nascimento. His parents were João Ramos do Nascimento who was Pelé's father and was also a professional soccer player and Celeste Arantes who was his mother. Maria Lúcia Nascimento and Zeca Nascimento are Pelé's sisters. Pele and his family lived in the city of Bauru. Pele grew up in poverty so it wasn’t such a pleasant childhood. Also Pele’s friends were the ones that first called him Pele. Pele…

Did you know soccer is the number one most popular sport in the world? Well it is. According to international federation of association football also known as FIFA, there are over 2,00 soccer clubs registered. Let's examine the history of soccer and how things have changed in the time, investigate the rules of the game and how it is played and discovered the health benefits that come with playing the sport. First, we are going to be examining is the history of soccer. Have you ever…

through their passion for football. Currently holding the record number of victories, Brazil is the only country that has qualified for every World Cup competition. Their pop culture is reflected through their worldwide media outbreak of this sport, with over 10,000 Brazilian players on a professional level. Brazil even hosted the 2014 FIFA World Cup tournament. FOLK CULTURE As well as popular culture, much of Brazil is centered around…

competition. The Sierra Leone Premier League is the top football league in Sierra Leone, with 14 teams. At the completion of each season, the two worst teams are relegated to the second level, and their places taken by promoted teams. The Sierra Leone FA Cup is the national knockout competition which was established in…

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…

Linguists and psychologists all over the world have stressed the importance of language. As a main form of communication, language is the basis for many cultures, religions, etc. to build their foundation on. J.K. Rowling showed how important language is in one of her scenes from Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone. Language is an art, and a magic of sorts. Leach (1966: 407) stated: “Ritual as one observes it in primitive communities is a complex of words and actions… it is not the case that…

The Mexican-American War: A Forgotten Fight What do most people think of when they think of the Alamo? Defenders dying in a heroic last stand? Or the unmerciful slaughter of innocent men trying to protect their homes from invaders? Is that all they think of? There is much more to the Mexican-American War than most people think there is. Despite the fact that it is overshadowed by other major historical events, the Mexican-American War is one of the most important events in the history of the…

In her texts Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince J. K. Rowling explores the journey of her main protagonist’s growth. Throughout both texts Rowling uses a variety of techniques to show how Harry grows from a naïve young boy to a confident young man. The use of third person narration, setting and character development throughout each novel enables readers to see how Harry develops from an inexperienced young wizard to a wizened young man. In the…