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JOANNE COOK was born in Stevenston in July 1974. Her father described her as having been “a good baby and infant” with “an ex-tremely full of life personality,” something that was taken in stride by her mother, Jan. At the age of two, Joanne’s parents had a scare when they discovered her with an open tub of aspirin that was usually kept well out of reach. The trip to the hospital “was a harrowing experience” for the parents, who were thankful when tests the following day showed that Jo-anne…

fact using his aura to advertise this watch. Twitchell helped describe this when talking about Michael Jordan by saying, "He knows what he sells is not shoes, underwear, eyeglasses, cologne, breakfast cereal, long distance phone service, or even the National Basketball Association. What he sells is perception"(204-215). The perception created by successful celebrities is what really hooks the consumer on wanting the product. For example, David Beckham was a successful athlete in the classy sport…

aspects. One of FIFA 16’s new features is the addition of woman soccer teams, which has never been seen in past FIFA titles. Playing with a woman’s team, rather than the traditional men’s team, is definitely an enjoyable and different experience. FIFA players are no longer restricted in choosing from a…

high school soccer and moved away from home to play in Manchester United's elite training division. And it just two years as a 18 year old he made the club and very soon after he was a starter on the team In his soccer career he had many achievements. According to IMDB he played for many elite teams such as Manchester United,…

When Americans think of soccer, they think of Pele, but why? Millions of people around the world have played the “beautiful game”, but his name sticks out. Why? There are, actually, multiple reasons why Pele is as famous as he is. This has to do with how influential a person Pele was on, as well as off the pitch. Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pele, is widely revered as the best soccer player of all time, if not the best athlete of all time. He was born on October 23rd, 1940 (age…

Adidas is a well known multinational corporation that designs and manufactures sports shoes, clothing and many other accessories. They are currently the largest sportswear brand in Europe and the second largest in the world, only behind Nike. Adidas strives to be the best, by making the finest quality apparel with the most comfort, aiming to help athletes, as well as regular people perform at their highest potential. Adidas currently employs over 55,000 people in over 160 countries, producing…

Both articles “If You’re a Market Bull Then Root for These Teams in the Super Bowl” published by Fortune and “Does the World Cup predict stock markets?” published by The Telegraph, discus the correlation between the winners of major sport championships and the following returns in the stock market. The article in Fortune deliberates how the stock markets will perform based on the “Super Bowl predictor”—a theory popularized by the stock analyst Robert H. Stovall, after sportswriter Leonard…

The Jamaican Bobsled team became famous in 1988 Olympics when they represented Jamaica which is a tropical place that doesn’t get any snow and is always the right temperature. They were seen as an underdog in a winter sport. The team struggled in the 1992 Olympics in France. In the 1994 Olympics the team stunned the world by landing in 14th place ahead of the United State, Russia, And France. Since then, Jamaica has expanded their team and now competes with both talented men and women in the…

Football, known as soccer in the United States, is ranked as the most watched and played sport in the world. With more than 240 million people who regularly play it, the sport has grown to be the most popular in the world (FIFA). What no one acknowledges after all, is the dark side of football, which includes homophobia, corruption, and most commonly racism. Racism has been a persistent problem, especially in Europe since it “first appeared around the 1970’s when England’s black players were…

Did you know that Pele led the Brazilian national team to three world cups, and scored more than a thousand goals in his career? Many know Pele for his soccer talent and his unique skills on the field. In his early life, he had to face the challenge of poverty. Later in his life, when he finally got recognized for his talents, Pele took the soccer world by storm. His achievements in his career are unmatched to this day and he showed off impressive skills which made him an exciting player to…