Sports Reason for sports: * Intended to promote harmony and understanding between nations through the interaction of athletes‚ who serves as ambassador of their countries * Recognise the excellence of athletes * Bring people who are watching the sporting event closer as well. * For e.g. this can been seen through social media platforms! When there are such events‚ people would tweet and share their thoughts and words of encouragements. * Able to foster ties between people
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to play‚ which is why people support them. In America the sports economy accounted for 434‚000 jobs and a payroll of $12.9 billion. And the numbers didn’t include motor sports‚ another big tourist attraction. It was expected that the Football World Cup‚ which began in Germany last year‚ would generate $1billion in advertising revenue‚ according to leading industry observers‚ making it one of the most lucrative sporting events of all time. Media agency Zenith Optimedia in Germany said the amount
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NTRODUCTION Attention-Getter: According to FIFA.com‚ the 1994 World Cup held in the U.S.A. recorded an overall attendance of well over three and a half million making it the highest attended world cup in history; so why is it that soccer is not embraced in the U.S.? Audience Motivation: Soccer is the most popular sport in the world and it is our duty as citizens of one of the most diverse cities in America to be aware of this sport. Purpose/ Preview: In my speech‚ I will talk about the influence
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growing economy in the world. * Entering the female market * Social trend and popularity of social media sites such as Facebook‚ allowing Adidas to interact directly and build relationships with potential and current customers. * Sponsorship of global sports events which improves the company’s global brand. These include an 11 year sponsorship on the NBA‚ the 2012 GB Olympic Games and the continued sponsorship of the FIFA WC. * Tie-up with emerging sports teams/clubs/players internationally
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Cricket World Cup is the biggest international event of cricket. The first Cricket World Cup was played during 1975 in England (www.wikipedia.org). The first three matches were also recognized as Prudential Cup with the sponsorship of prudential plc‚ it is a pecuniary services company. Till the1992 Cricket World Cup‚ only 8 teams used to participate in the tournament. Later on‚ the number of teams increased and in Cricket World Cup2007‚ 16 teams had participated. But in 2011 Cricket World Cup 14 teams
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gained popularity stateside‚ the U.S. men’s national team has gone from missing the World Cup entirely to regularly qualifying for the tournament. It’s a major feat no doubt and a credit to the enterprising American spirit. But let’s get real. Even though we’re excited to watch the USMNT qualifying matches later this fall‚ we must remember qualifying is our consolation prize for the ultimate goal of obtaining the Cup‚ or at least earning international esteem in soccer. As Americans‚ we assume greatness
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his teammate‚ the teammate shoots … over the net it goes. The teammate said the ball was very light so he kicked with too much power and it went over the net. This is what I am trying to prevent‚ a light ball being called the best because it exceeds FIFA standards. The ball that was passed was the Adidas Teamgeist‚ this story is one of the many stories that this ball has cost teams a goal and sometimes the game. Top teams lose to lower class teams because of this ball. But there is a solution‚ the
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SA because it is a beachhead for the Africa and takes 70% of African trade. The Government also supports the infrastructure and gives a tax benefit for better business environment. On top of that‚ now SA is facing a huge opportunity‚ the 2010 FIFA world cup. Consequently‚ SA will be getting globalization and continuous efforts are needed at the country in order to attract significant investment flows and improve the prospects for sustained growth and development. i TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract…………………………………………………………………………………
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Popular events like the football world cup and other international sporting occasions are essential in easing international tensions and releasing patriotic emotions in a safe way. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? In present days‚more and more countries are putting big sporting events into national agenda due to a sporting explosion and their increasingly attentions towards multinational sports occupations.Meantime‚issues are highly debated on whether such international
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several parts of the world. Soccer‚ which has attracted many fans more than the American football. However‚ both games are popular‚ but there are many differences and similarities between the two games‚ even though very few people understand this. Soccer is similar to American football is some ways‚ but not in others. On this paper‚ we will identify some of these differences and similarities between the two. Soccer is was mainly played in Europe‚ but have spread all over the world to be one of the
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