World Cup

this process of defining 'national identity' can also be seen in how country a 'remembers'. With this years failure of qualifying for the World Cup, the main Dutch news broadcast mentions that this brings back memories of the so-called 'the dark 1980s'1 where the article goes into extensive detail when the Dutch soccer team did not qualify for the World Cup either (NOS, 2017, October 11). The language used resembles the idea of collective memory, which is used in creating boundaries of one's…

When you live in a small town, people seem to doubt that you will ever move on to bigger and better things. When you seem different than everyone else, or have different motivations, goals and interests, people seem to think you will falter in your attempt to achieve your goals. The reality is, no matter where you come from, or what your interests are, the only time you will encounter a detour on your road to success, is when you lack self-confidence and the necessary work ethic. On the road to…

Peñas all around the world with approximately 174 million members. Last season, Real Madrid played 19 matches, whereas a total of 1,369,605 fans attended the stadiums to support their club. The most successful club in the history of the European Cup/Champions League, Real Madrid have won the tournament on 10 occasions, including the first five editions and four more in the Champions League era. Real Madrid also won back-to-back UEFA Cups in the 1980sand also won two UEFA Super Cups. They claimed…

soccer is in the top three highest attended sports events in the world with 136,505. Continuing this soccer is the most watched sport around the world, it is known as the people’s game because it is all about the people and the supporters. We all come together to support our favourite team with all these other people we don’t even know. But all we know is they are sharing the same love you have for the team and sport. The world cup, the biggest sporting event that happens every four years, think…

soccer team manager has been described as “the impossible job”, even one of the best England manager Alex Ferguson said that England manager is an impossible job that he has turned down twice. Indeed, after Alf Ramsey lead the England team won the World Cup in 1996, none of an England manager has managed to achieve the quest of winning another major international tournament so far. The question is why is that so hard and impossible to win the international tournament. As the result, this essay…

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…

unique way. It includes tension, mystery, and excitement. It’s memorable and keeps you on the edge of your seat. El Gato, the main character in the book, goes into an interview with Paul Faustino, a journalist for La Nacion, after winning the World Cup. El Gato tells Faustino about his years getting into soccer and being…

that I am playing my match. I believe in playing soccer. Soccer is like no other sport it can bring old and young together. It is a very emotional game and even bring a grown man to tears. Soccer brings the biggest event in the world every ‘‘The World Cup’’. The world cup was watched by millions. You can never give up while…

CONCACAF has chosen their players of the year: the Mexican International Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez, and Women’s World Cup winner and US national team captain Carli Lloyd. CONCACAF is the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football, Based on voting in North America, Central America and the Caribbean, by fans, technical directors and players alike, the award winning categories stretched from Men and Women’s Player of the Year to Men and Women’s Coach of the…

Historic sporting events over time have shaped the way fans view the sports, who they cheer for, and the entertainment value for the fans. These events impact the sports industry in fan attendance, television views, and merchandise sales. Sports have been around for centuries, and have been popular in the United States since the early 1900’s. Throughout sports history, there have been many important, or defining moments. Moments that have shaped the way we see these sports and the excitement…