World Cup

she is today in the soccer world. In high school, Hope finished her high school career with 109 goals and was named All American goalie for U-17 (under 17). She was a the Pac-10 Player of the Year her sophomore year in college and received the Hermann Award her senior year in college. Hope also has 3 All- American awards. As a professional women's soccer player, she has played in the World Cup and the Olympics. She has received two Olympic gold medals and two world cup golden glove awards. Most…

top scorers this campaign and clearly one of the game’s elite players. Tottenham is hopeful for his return sometime in the middle of April, a development that would be critical as the club is set to face off against the Manchester United for the FA Cup seminal on April 21. Who is Harry Kane? Harry Kane is a professional soccer player who currently plays as striker for the Tottenham Hotspur as well as the English national team. Kane was born in London on July 28, 1993. He made his debut with…

tried, but I stuck with it and still play today. In the 10 years that I have played soccer, I have formed bonds and made memories that I never want to forget. In this respect, I think that soccer is a savior to people and societies all over the world. The world has become abundant with ethnic stereotyping, civil wars, and other terrible things. “The beautiful game” has helped ease the pains of these affairs. For example, FIFA (Federation of International Football Association) has instilled…

Soccer and its popularity Originated in England and brought to the Americas, soccer has become a sport that is recognized around the world. Although the Chinese claim that they have been playing the sport way before anyone else, the sport became official in England in the mid-nineteenth century. Therefore England being fully credited for the rise of the sport caused a dispute. When soccer was brought to the Americas it for sure had competition with other sports such as football which is well…

embedded penchant for the game and knack for scoring spectacular goals that made him a star around the world. Impressively, Pele scored 77 goals for his national team brazil, Which might not seem like a lot but national teams only play a handful of games every 4 years including the world cup so to score that many goals during the world cup qualifyings helped his team brazil to reach the world cup often. A quote from biography.com, “first-class goals, including 77 for Brazil.” (Pele). He’s known…

In 1999 the US faced China for the Women’s World Cup. More than 660,000 individuals entered stadiums over the US to watch. The match came down to a penalty kick. After scoring the winning goal for the US, Brandi Chastain made a very unsuspecting and revealing gesture. The United States and China played to a scoreless draw during regular and extra time. Both teams squared off for a shootout to decide the winners of the cup. China scored their first and second shot only to be matched by the United…

The Wage Gap: Sports Edition The U.S. women’s national soccer team has a radiant, ambitious history. Over three decades, it has traveled from non-existent to the top of the soccer world. Although, that doesn’t mean they are treated that way. There is still gender based bias against them, specifically involving a large wage gap. Recently, the team took a step toward equality. In 2015, members of the US womens team their names being Carli Lloyd, Becky Sauerbrunn, Hope Solo, Alex Morgan, and Megan…

The 2012 FIFA World Cup was held in Brazil, a country that lives and breathes soccer. Therefore, one would be surprised to know that the people of this country were outraged with hosting the 2012 World Cup. There was an outbreak of riots in the slums of Brazil due to the amount of money the country spent, but did not have, on the magnificent event. In an episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, he informs his audience on the issues regarding FIFA. John Oliver successfully informs his…

Messi does not require one touch now to control the ball. As an alternative, his initial touch frequently doubles as the opening stage of a goal-bound rush (Caioli, 2013). Dribbling, if there is a potency which raises Messi on top of the rest of the world 's great players, it is dribbling. The capacity to hit a number of supporters in sequence makes him a really exclusive aptitude, and, sometimes, approximately inevitable. Even though amazing, there is nothing affected in Messi 's dribbing. His…

Hope Solo is not just a soccer player. Hope Solo is not just the number one goalie in the world she is also a great person is society. Hope Solo started her soccer career in High school. Although she is the number one goalie in the world she started off a are forward at Richland High School in Richland, Washington. Hope solo scored 109 goals at Richland High School. Hope was playing as a forward player when she led her team for winning 3 consecutive league titles (1996-1998). Hope has…