World Cup

the beautiful game of soccer has been a sport played all over the world, played by many ages and admired by all. In Europe, South America, Asia, and Africa, soccer is as big of a deal, if not more, than American football is in the United States. While soccer has not been in the United States for that long, the American people do not elevate it to the same status as they do baseball, basketball, or football. In the rest of the world, soccer is considered to be their pastime and they watch it at…

Pele On October 23, 1940 in Três Corações, Brazil, soccer legend Pelé was born as Edson Arantes Do Nascimento. His parents were João Ramos do Nascimento who was Pelé's father and was also a professional soccer player and Celeste Arantes who was his mother. Maria Lúcia Nascimento and Zeca Nascimento are Pelé's sisters. Pele and his family lived in the city of Bauru. Pele grew up in poverty so it wasn’t such a pleasant childhood. Also Pele’s friends were the ones that first called him Pele. Pele…

Did you know that Pele led the Brazilian national team to three world cups, and scored more than a thousand goals in his career? Many know Pele for his soccer talent and his unique skills on the field. In his early life, he had to face the challenge of poverty. Later in his life, when he finally got recognized for his talents, Pele took the soccer world by storm. His achievements in his career are unmatched to this day and he showed off impressive skills which made him an exciting player to…

is the game of the world. It is played in every country and in every nation. Soccer is the sport of the world because it brings people together, you only need a ball to play, and it gets more views than any other sport nation wide. Americans are all about football and don’t see the beauty of soccer and what it brings. Soccer is played all around the world. According to FIFA's most recent Big Count survey, there are 265 million players actively involved in soccer around the world, roughly about…

dissolves. Hypothesis: The more alka seltzer is broken, it dissolves faster in water and the less it’s broken, slower it dissolves in water. Equipment: - 9 alka seltzer - Room temperature water - Thermometer - Timer - 3 Glass cup or clear plastic cup - Knife - Measuring cup Safety risks and precautions: Risks: Spilling water on electrical appliances, getting a cut with a knife or broken glass Precautions: Make sure to proceed this experiment on a table far away from electricity or any…

hopefully allow me to begin classes toward my major much more quickly. I have a strong belief that college will push me into whatever field is truly right for me. Whatever this field is, I hope to be able to do research to discover more about our world and be able to improve upon it. While in college, I also hope to start internships and research with the college and its…

is through their passion for football. Currently holding the record number of victories, Brazil is the only country that has qualified for every World Cup competition. Their pop culture is reflected through their worldwide media outbreak of this sport, with over 10,000 Brazilian players on a professional level. Brazil even hosted the 2014 FIFA World Cup tournament. FOLK CULTURE As well as popular culture, much of Brazil is centered around…

For my blog project, I have been focusing on the FIFA corruption scandal that started in 2010 during the World Cup in Africa. When I was researching blogs, many blogs were viewable however, most of the ones I clicked on were only the main post, they had never received any responses. I luckily found three blogs after a while of searching. The only downside is that the comments and posts on these blogs were not current for 2016. Many of the comments were posted roughly around the exact same time,…

stereotypes, and gender equalities. Of course, the equality of women through sport has changed over time, but there are still unequal opportunities for women to this day. Media coverage for women consist of televising the Olympics, Women’s FIFA World Cup, as well as tennis and curling; whereas for men, each sport played is televised. This also ties in, regarding the stereotypes, for women who play sports or have played; the stereotypes…

model and is known world-wide. Roy Emerson has made major contributions to Australian tennis. Imagine someone dominating tennis by setting very high standards and creating many world records. As an extraordinary all-round tennis player, he has won twenty-eight grand slams in total and still remains the only male player to have won titles at all four Grand Slam events in both singles and doubles. His twenty-eight grand slams is an all-time record. He also played in the Davis Cup where he won…