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The Young Pele Pele has many character traits, but three stand out above most. He his persistent, thoughtful, and persevering. First, Pele is persistent. He has never failed to show how much he doesn’t give up, especially on the field. He was one of the most dangerous players in the game during his time and the reason for this is that he would score, but he wouldn’t settle for one. He would score and score and score till the end of the game. For example, in a game with his club Santos 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…

television viewers of the 2010 World Cup Final between Spain and the Netherlands — more than watched the Rose Bowl (24.04 million), the NCAA men 's college basketball championship (23.99 million) or the Winter Olympics closing ceremony (21.4 million).”("Soccer by the Numbers: A Look at the…

In 2015, several complaints were lodged against FIFA because they provided the Women’s World Cup with only artificial turf for them to play on. This caused numerous injuries to many female players at the international level. FIFA has never hosted a major international tournament on artificial fields for men. Another difference noted is how harshly…

1300 games played and 3 World Cups won with his home country of Brazil. After seeing his father cry in the midst of Brazil losing arguably the most well-known World Cup final he promised his dad he would win the World Cup for him a deed he did at the tender age of 18 eight years later. Not too shabby for a teenager huh? From there on soccer stars were a lot more common in the 60s and 70s Eusebio, Cruyff, Juste Fontaine (who incredibly scored 13 goals in one World Cup in 1958 a record that stands…

many people call it “Garrincha’s World Cup” Mario Zagallo, Garrincha and Pelé’s teammate during the 1962 world cup, said “I have only ever seen two players win a World Cup alone: Garrincha in 1962 and Maradona in 1970” (Garrincha- The Genius of Dribble). During this World Cup Garrincha was unstoppable winning the golden boot and golden ball awards, but this performance in often overshadowed. Partly by the tragedies that absorbed Garrincha after the World Cup turning him from public hero to…

the United States, is a well known athletic game across the country of Mexico. The current premier league became established in 1943. However, the first international match was in 1923, and since then the only country to have ever hosted two World Cups, the biggest soccer tournament in existence. Therefore, there are generations of soccer fanatics passed on in the families of Mexico. With that being said, this sport is taken very serious in some aspects of the Mexican culture. An example of the…

There are many sports out there to play. They all have their history and every person has their own sport they like the most. One of these sports is soccer, and people might be surprised to know that it has the most viewers of any other sport. Soccer has grown to be the most popular sport in the world, and many things about the game of soccer have evolved, including the ball, shoes, and the rules of the game. Have you ever asked yourself where did soccer come from? Soccer has been around for…

complete security with yourself. You have to listen and be open.” (home.gotsoocer.com/magazine) . She was also a humble leader and even when she won the Ballon D’OR in 2013 which is an award given to the best female soccer player after a FIFA World Cup. She still gave credit and congratulations to the other four players that made it to the semifinal rounds as well . She called it a group effort that you play as a team and win as a team. Abby Wambach’s life is filled with many stories both good…

According to New World Encyclopedia over 240 million people play soccer in more than 200 countries. Soccer is considered the most popular sport in the world. More and more people are learning about the history of soccer, how to coach it, the players involved, and the types of plays in soccer. Soccer, which is called football in many countries, has been played for many years. Dating back to the second and third centuries in China was the first form of the game (“Soccer”). Soccer has been…