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The Bloody Soccer ball I was running out of breathe. I was pretty good at sprinting, but I felt like I was running a marathon. I couldn’t see him but I heard him and he wasn’t far. I saw something in front of me, but I couldn’t stop. This morning my friends and I were playing an intense game of soccer on the soccer field on my son’s school. Everyday my son comes home from school telling me that the field has something wrong with it and I shouldn’t go on it, but I didn’t care about what he said…

I grew up in a different environment than most people do with my father being a Hispanic pastor. Every Sunday I went to 2 services and played in the band during those services when I got older. It wasn 't until the last 3 or 4 years that I got to dress more casually, but before this I wore long pants and a collared shirt every Sunday all day. I grew up believing in God and following his commandments and thought this was the right and only way to live. Since I went to a Christian school most of…

Connell is giving his pre-performance speech as I look around the Pursuit of Excellence stadium in Marshall, Minnesota. All I can focus on is the huge crowd that seems like it expands every time I look back at it. We line up to walk onto the field—it’s our turn to preform our show for the judges. I walk onto the field anxiously feeling the first break of nervous sweat drip down my face. I scan the field- there are judges everywhere, I become very aware of what’s happening. The announcer comes…

Who or what is FIFA and why does the FIFA scandal concern me? First, let’s look into FIFA. FIFA (La Fédération Internationale de Football Association) is the international governing body of football (better known as soccer here in the US). FIFA is responsible for the organization of football 's major international tournaments, most notably the Men’s and Women’s World Cup. FIFA was founded on May 21, 1904 in Paris by delegates from Belgium, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and…

Introduction Football has been a popular sport almost immediately after it was created. The first reason for this was because it was easy to play and very accessible. All you need is a ball and anything (from stones, boxes, etc.) to create two goals. With time, football became the most watched and played sport with “3,3-3.5 billion fans all around the world”(1). Football brings people together, whether it is to watch a game or to play. In other words, it brings the community together. At the…

Harry Kane, Coutinho and Julian Draxler star in Hugo Boss Parfum ad Harry Kane, Philippe Coutinho, Julian Draxler and Alvaro Morata may all be rivals on the soccer field, but they’re all playing for team Hugo Boss as part of the fashion company’s major new advertising campaign. Tottenham striker Kane, currently sidelined with a ligament injury to his right ankle earlier this month in a game against Bournemouth, has joined forces with other soccer stars like Coutinho, Draxler and Morata as part…

Endorsement Contracts Between Sports Stars and Product Manufacturers INTRODUCTION- The relationship between sports celebrities and product manufacturers in terms of endorsements has undergone a heavy transformation in the last one and a half decade. In recent times, the endorsement by sports celebrities has emerged as one of the most successful marketing communication tools that can help, both, the athlete and the agent who earn a large amount of income. The statistic given below shows the…

Topic: Running in Barcelona If you are very fervent in keeping yourself fit and active, especially practicing running and you are in the city of Barcelona, then you are in the idea place. The best way to discovering any city is by running around it. There are different fascinating places for you to enjoy running while having a superb view of the Catalan city itself. In this article, we will explore several places for you to enjoy. You relax while we take the pain and hassle in letting you know…

The 2010 Fifa world cup as a nation builder The most watched sport biggest event. The Fifa world cup played a definitive role in the nation building of South Africa this small event inspired people and built the nation’s economy and infrastructure. Nation building through sport has its origins from the ancient Greeks through the Olympics. But nowadays the Fifa world cup is the biggest contributor to building a nation through unity and a love for the beautiful game. The word cup inspired the…

• Soccer As A Space of Social Interaction – I received a unanimous answer in terms of soccer being the most significant and one of the very few spaces where the Indians bonds with the Germans and vice versa. My field work overlapped with the soccer World Cup 2014, that gave me an opportunity to witness this myself. While they would not hang around after work otherwise, the Germans and Indians would be enthusiastic in grabbing a beer over the soccer games. In Munich, this sentiment, as a matter…