David Beckham: The Best Football Soccer Player. The opportunity to play a world cup or play in two famous teams is unique. This is the dream of all the young people that want to play soccer and be the best football soccer player. The wish to be a professional soccer player‚ the wish to be a champion‚ the wish to be the best soccer player‚ the wish to be famous. This dream lives in all the people of the world‚ but the most part lives in all the young people. David Beckham is one of the kids
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caught on and there was no looking back. Not only is soccer viewed as a religion by my family‚ it also takes over the television. The best time in my house occurs every two years. A major soccer tournament takes place. Whether it is the Euro Cup or the World Cup‚ we are all glued to the television. These events bring together all Italians for the highs and lows of the tournaments. If Italia wins a game‚ all Italians cheer together and if they are unfortunate and can not get the result the team needs
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to play on boys’ teams because there wasn’t a girls’ team. Now‚ though‚ soccer has become much more popular in the United States and there are teams for both boys and girls. 5. The experiences that made Mia Hamm great were: (1) winning the World Cup Championship; (2) Winning a gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics; (3) Winning the silver medal in the Sydney Olympics 4 years later. 6. No‚ I don’t really feel that differently after reading this book. Before reading the book‚ I knew that Mia Hamm
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This would be the first of three times the U.S. Women’s National soccer team would win the World Cup. ("U.S. Soccer Timeline") The women would also win the World Cup in 1999 and 2015 and would win the Olympics in 1996‚ 2004‚ 2008 and 2012. This would begin a run of the women winning over a 150 matches in a 25-year span. ("U.S. Soccer Timeline") They are considered by many to be the number one team in the world and have a number of accolades such as Sports Illustrated Sportsmen of the Year and they
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The campaign to host a World Cup‚ the largest event in professional soccer‚ is intense‚ with dozens of countries vying for the quadrennial tournament. In 2010‚ the games were hosted by South Africa. While there are a number of advantages to hosting the games‚ such as publicity for the host country and increased revenue from tourists‚ there are also a number of potential disadvantages. Expense Hosting the World Cup costs the host country an enormous amount of money. For the 2010 tournament‚ the
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much of his career in a centre midfielder role‚ but he has also been used as a second striker[4] and right winger. Gerrard is best known for his tremendous long-range striking ability and has scored in numerous cup finals‚ including the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final and the 2006 FA Cup Final. Gerrard‚ who has spent his entire career at Anfield‚ made his début in 1998 and cemented his place in the first team in the 2000–01 season‚ succeeding Sami Hyypiä as Liverpool team captain in 2003. His honours
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sport around the world‚ and it is played everywhere‚ by every gender‚ in every age because soccer does not require too much besides a ball and a field‚ which may be a backyard‚ a living room or whenever it is space to do so. Moreover‚ people may play soccer for fun or professionally. For fun‚ it is when a group of people who belong to the same peer decide to gather and do some activity sport. It is usually not involved any kind of official competition‚ which in this case means FIFA‚ Federation International
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competitions and exhibitions‚ from 1958 until 1974. In 1958‚ he was selected to play in the World Cup for Brazil. He became the youngest player to play in a World Cup final match at 17 years and 249 days. He scored two goals in the final as Brazil beat Sweden 5–2. His first goal‚ a lob over a defender followed by a precise volley shot‚ was selected as one of the best goals in the history of the World Cup. He finished the tournament with six goals in four matches played‚ tied for second place‚ behind
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control that such a large company can exert on football in the country is huge. This issue was thrown into the light when in 1998 the Brazilian national team lost in the World Cup finals to France. Earlier on in the year‚ Nike had invested a record amount ($200 million US) for the right to sponsor the Brazilian national team in the World Cup. As a requisite for sponsorship‚ Nike demanded that the team play an inordinate amount of exhibition games leading up to the event. Many Brazilians‚ including Brazilian
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The first tournament in 1930 featured 13 teams invited by FIFA. After initial success the tournament expanded to a 32 team final tournament. The tournament involves a two year qualifying process involving over 200 teams from all over the world. The world cup has taken place every four years since it began in 1930 with the exception of 1942 and 1946 when it could not be held due to the second world war. Each World Cup tournament is played in a different country. The host nation is chosen
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