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Next, I will discuss the reform of Soccer from a global standpoint. Soccer is quite a unique sport as it is celebrated strongly across the world. Beginning in Ancient Greece and Rome, games of soccer became a fun pastime among many civilians. Eventually, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) formed to become the organization that regulates the games and processes of professional soccer. Furthermore, being formed in 1904 through a confederation of a few European countries, FIFA…

Futbol, otherwise known as soccer in 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…

maximum capacity. But why is it that these numbers are so low? It could be that the Breaker games overlap with the pro Boston men teams like the New England Patriots and Boston Celtics. It might also be that men sports have been around for a heck of a lot longer than women sports. But the biggest reason is because women are still viewed as lesser compared to the men teams. According to CNN, the average salary for a WNBA player is $72,000, while the average NBA player salary is $5 million…

As it states on the History section of the WNBA website, the concept of women’s basketball was approved by the NBA Board of Governors on April 24th of 1996; this was the established of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). The WNBA begin play in June of 1997. Shortly after the NBA Board of Governors approved the concept of a women’s basketball league Val Ackermann was named the first president of the WNBA on August 7th, 1996. Before women’s basketball was officially established in…

Marion Jones: Press Pause Iyanna Rivera-Gough University of Arizona The film focuses on the highly dynamic struggle a woman, Marion Jones, faces as a basketball, and track and field star. Although being a post-title IX athlete, Jones’ story tells of gender issues that still existed during her stardom, including socialization, physical gender gaps, media coverage, availability of female coaches, and the female physique within sports. The film illustrates the chronicles and journey of becoming…

stories. While these young athletes speak out about their “coming out” or “transitioning” phase, they encourage entire groups of fans (many of them being millennials or younger) to become more open-minded. For example, Megan Rapinoe, an openly gay soccer player for the USWNT, fights for the the elimination of homophobia, transphobia, and biphobia through her support for Athlete Ally (an organization seeking to end LGBT-phobia in sports). In an interview at Cornell, Rapinoe makes it clear that…

life by growing my interest in soccer and connecting me to my friends and family. FIFA grew my interest in soccer by showing me how much fun and impressive soccer can be. It helped connect me to friends and family by making us able to relate through soccer. The FIFA video game has been able to impact me because of its popularity in the world, its game development, and the awards it has won. Without FIFA, my interest in soccer might not be as high, my ability to play soccer might not be as high,…

support their favorite sport’s team and celebrate the concept of competition. With regards to the ways sports have changed over the years, I will assess the assorted means which allowed the social reform of sports to occur. Through the extensive social reform, sports have changed in the aspects of social interaction and…

The Persistence of Lionel Messi Lionel Messi was introduced to the competitive soccer world at the tender age of 5. His older brother’s friends would go outside and play soccer and Lionel would play with them. This was the start of a legend. He went to play for Newell’s Old Boys and Barcelona (Barca). Messi, is arguably the best soccer player in the world, has had many problems, including being diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency, however he used the Habit of Mind, Persisting, to inspire…

though they play the same sport. In fact, most of the National Women’s Soccer League players live within the poverty line. The pay gap in all types of sports leagues, discrimination of female athletes, and downplay of the work women put into sports are just a few major issues in our society today. Men seem to be valued more than women in sports, and if we want the next generation of…