Why soccer is the best sport
By: Omar
Soccer is the most played sport worldwide, many people love it and I’m one of them, it is my favorite sport because you can improve your skills with your feet, and get a lot of exercise. By writing this essay, I hope that I can provide more information about the sport and maybe convert the people who dislike the sport into fans.
I have heard from some people that soccer is a boring sport, but the truth is, it’s a very interesting sport with a lot of excitement in it. When playing soccer, ball control is critical, you need possession of the ball in order to keep it away from the other team players, and at times, it can be fun because if you have possession of the ball most of the game, your chances of winning is higher. In a soccer game, there is goal kicks, corner kicks, penalty kicks, penalty shots, and, throw-inn’s. A goal kick happens when a shot has missed the net, and you get a free kick in front of the goal. A corner kick is when the ball goes out of bounds between the goal post and the corner, the last person that touched it has to be on the team that is defending the goal. A throw-in is when the ball goes out on either side of the vertical field lines. Some people think that you don’t get exercise from soccer; the fact is that all positions do get exercise some get more than the others. When you play defense, you have to be focused where the ball goes and help your goalie out so no goals can be scored on him. Another position that people run a lot is mid-fielders. They have to play offence and they have to play defense, so they are running back and forth constantly to help on defense, and to help on offence. Another position that runs a lot is the offence they have to break thru the defence and secure a goal to make their team win. In some countries soccer is not a popular game, they think that soccer is a bunch of people chasing a ball to score a goal; maybe they think that because they have never