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    Exceptionalism In America

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    establishment of Soccer as a mainstream sport in the United States. The American public, tired of being the laughing stock of the world, decided to bring the World Cup to America. The deal put into place to secure such a monumental event was a contractual obligation to institute a soccer league in America. Major League Soccer still has not caught on in America. Even after decades of attempting to make the game more mainstream in America the American public still maintains…

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    Soccer in Los Angeles has been around since the beginning of the 19th century. Around 2,000 years ago, soccer originated in England and was usually referred to as “football”. Soccer grew in the early 1800’s and became a much popular sport in the 1900’s. In 1902, the Southern California Football League was founded. Los Angeles grew in popularity as soccer became much more of a favorite sport. Soccer Leagues began to grow around the city and some even came from different parts of the world.…

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    For this project, I interviewed Chris Savino, who graduated in 2010 and now works as a Senior Financial Analyst for Major League Soccer, in the sports industry. At Saint Joseph’s University, Savino was an accounting and finance double major with a passion for soccer. Him and a friend even started the Men’s Club Soccer team. Late into his senior year, Savino and a friend started a website, Business of Soccer, with the intent to blog about soccer; however, they soon realized it had transformed…

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    The Passion of the Ages Kevin Lopez is a marvelous brother to have. He’s the sort of person who puts all his will to what he adores in life. Kevin was raised in the country of Honduras. Since the time he laid his eyes on a soccer ball, he fell in love with the sport and now plays with the major league soccer team in Honduras. He would practice every day on the front yard as the kindled sun glazed over his forehead, giving him a vibe of abundant jubilance as he practiced. However, his journey to…

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    The most common comparison is football and soccer, however the real similarities to soccer are shown in basketball. I am here to say that soccer and basketball are very similar, in ways of multiple skills that are used, including tackling, intercepting, shooting, and blocking, the set up of the rules (out of bounds, overtime, illegal ball handling), the federations behind the sports (MLS and NBA), the team sport aspect as well as the individual play, and the overall speed of play. Soccer has…

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    Soccer Game Analysis

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    Soccer is a popular sports game in the world. Many people from children to old people like to play, watch, and support this sport game. The idea of the game began in China during the second and third centuries B.C., but the modern started of the game began in England. Also, the first league began in England between virus clubs in England. After that, the game spread around the entire world. So, each country created its national team and its league. The world decided to create The FIFA…

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    Tim Howard Research Paper

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    If you are a fan of soccer or know anything about the game. You would have sometime heard about the name Tim Howard. Tim Howard is considered one of the best goalkeepers in history. In my paper we will learn more about his childhood, beginning of his career, and his future and why I think he should be on a Wheaties box. Tim Howard didn’t grow up in a wealthy family and had to work hard to earn money for lunch at school. Tim and his brother Chris were always full of energy and always…

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    We have all the parts we may need at our location, so you never have to wait for shipments that cause unnecessary delays. Finding the right kind of company to fix your yacht is important and with our outstanding service, you can be sure we are a company that truly cares about every project we work on and treat it as if it were our own. We accommodate any special requests and treat you with the respect you deserve. The prices we charge for our restoration and repair service are reasonable and…

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    I was now playing on a select team and also on a premier club team. I was feeling great. During my eighth grade school soccer season, I was the top scorer for my team and I had high hopes of making Varsity soccer as an entering freshman. Two weeks prior to the start of soccer season, I broke my ankle playing indoor soccer. I was overcome with more disappointment than imaginable. I felt like the one thing I had worked so hard to accomplish was once again taken away. Similar with The Pact when Sam…

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    surrounding community. “Yeah after I made that group other schools started created the same type of groups. It was like I was one of the founders of an organization almost”, he says. A year later, the school nominated Ayman the school representative and sent him to participate in board meetings talking about the education system in middle schools. During his time in Brazil, he tried out for the farming system for a soccer league when he was 13 and was one of the 5 out of 50 selected to go…

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