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Football and basketball may draw the spectators and cheerleaders, but soccer to me is like a chess game with my feet -- a mental and physical workout. I remember the lesson, every time I play, that like a chess game, you can't forget the presence of the many other players on your team and on the other side. My seriousness, even when playing casually, drives some of my friends insane, but the lessons that have been drilled into me have been too hard-won for me to put aside easily. "Don't be so hard on them," my aunt will say as I try to teach one of my cousins the right way to stop a ball when it skids into the net.
I firmly believe that taking something that is 'just a game' very seriously is the only way to derive serious knowledge and serious fun from that game. And soccer has been more than a source of physical and personal enrichment for me in recent years. Soccer has also opened up an entirely new world to me of sports fandom on an international level. My friends who love baseball and football might...
Online, because I follow European and world soccer ('football') I've connected with people with whom I would never otherwise speak. Soccer unites people from Europe, Africa, Central America -- even the Middle East. it's a contentious, sometimes even violent game, but it can also be a source of friendship and self-definition.
Soccer requires a great deal of technique and teamwork to play, but ultimately it is a very simply sport. It doesn't require a lot of equipment or fancy uniforms like football. You can easily play a pickup game with nothing but a ball and two marked goals. I love teaching my non-soccer playing friends and relatives how to enjoy the game, just as much as I enjoy playing on a high level. The next day I might ache, but in the moment of play, there is nothing in the world but me, the ball, and my fellow players.
Soccer Ball Development of Soccer Ball Football is the game which has stirred the wave of craze across the globe. There is no other game which would have its fans in every part of the world. There are numerous events and series of games which take place throughout the year and keep the foot ball fans in the state of anticipation for excitement that this game offers. There is fanatic following by
S. than anywhere else in the world. Analysis: Observing the group as a whole and interviewing some of the individuals helped me record relevant data which could relate to the hypotheses made previously. My hypothesis about the players using the sport of soccer as a way to stay in shape was true. It allowed them to release mental stress accumulated over the day. They were however not essentially involved in any
asses the advantages and disadvantages of bringing the Soccer World Cup to a city in the United States, this includes the economic, environmental and social impact. Soccer is a major sport around the world but it has yet to gain the top priority in sports among common Americans. It is widely regarded as the most watched game in different continents such as South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. There
Soccer The game that is selected for analysis in this assignment is soccer. The message of this game is that a concerted effort among disparate players (the notion of a team) is required to achieve success. That success, of course, is realized when one team is able to score more goals than the other at the conclusion of the game. However, to achieve this objective, it is necessary for 11
Racism in Euro Soccer According to numerous sources, including eyewitnesses, journalists and soccer fans, there is blatant racism, xenophobic behavior and anti-Semitism associated with Euro Soccer. This paper uses the available literature to point out instances of ugly behaviors, what people are saying about it and what perhaps can be done about it. The stories referenced in this paper were written prior to the 2012 Euro Soccer championships in Eastern Europe,
FOOTBALL (SOCCER) CLUBS' REVENUE Football (soccer) gamer has become one of the lucrative fields within UK, providing thousands of people with livelihood. It has also formed the basis of economic framework keeping the flow of revenue to the UK government at very promising standards. Despite the fact this huge income is mostly enjoyed by the bigger football clubs, the amateur community clubs also have a lot to share from this experience.