“Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you‚ it is much more serious than that.” This was a quote by long serving Liverpool football manager Bill Shankly who coached and played from the 1930’s through the 1970’s. The Football War‚ or the 100 Hours War‚ was a short four-day war between the Central American countries of El Salvador and Honduras. Though the war itself only lasted four days‚ the build up to the war was ongoing for many years. The Football War got its name
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814‚ July 12 - 18‚ 2010 Quantitative Analysis… for football managers By Jasvin Josen In the heat of the world cup it is worthy to reflect on how football has impacted the financial world and what it could mean for the future. The amount of money generated by the football industry grew exponentially in the late 1990s and early 2000s‚ and has been steadily growing since. Record-breaking financial deals have been negotiated between football clubs and players they sign. With the fast moving pace
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defining what we mean by the terms soccer’ and football’. Soccer is fairly straightforward as it is the sport of Association Football. Soccer is known‚ however‚ throughout most of the world simply as football. For the purposes of this article‚ however‚ we will use the term soccer to differentiate it from its American cousin‚ American Football. In fact‚ if we’re to use family terminology to describe the relationship between soccer and American football‚ then grandfather/grandchild would be more appropriate
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Player Positions in Football Game In football game‚ each player on a team is assigned to different position on the field. A football team on the field is consists of one goal keeper and other ten players with different position. Each position has different area and different responsibility in the game. With different responsibility and different area to play‚ each position in football game is also requires different ability to play. Basically other than goal keeper there are three others position
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David Lin WHAT FOOTBALL MEANS TO ME The freshly sprayed white lines‚ taut nets and the flawless green field brings a rush of nostalgia rushing back to me as I remember the first time I picked up a soccer ball. Being one of the most popular sports all over the world‚ football means many different things to different people. To me‚ football is more than just a sport‚ it has moulded me into who I am today. The thrill of playing and watching soccer is unparalleled and football is capable of bringing
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Living in America all you hear about if football. You a lot are either a Patriots fan or Giants. During football season‚ you do not want to be friends with someone rooting for the other team. This season gives you an excuse to eat all the junk food possible and drink as much beer as humanly possible‚ without getting looked at funny. Even if you don’t like sports you still have a team you want to win‚ or at least you know not to root for the other team your friends are for. But what most people
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Association football‚ more commonly known as football or soccer‚ is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball. At the turn of the 21st century‚ the game was played by over 250 million players in over 200 countries‚ making it the world’s most popular sport.[1][2][3][4] The game is played on a rectangular field of grass or green artificial turf‚ with a goal in the middle of each of the short ends. The object of the game is to score by driving the ball into the opposing
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As a four sport athlete (football‚ hockey‚ baseball‚ and track)‚ I have endured my ups and downs with sports teams‚ but nothing compares to the adversity‚ leadership‚ and courage I had to muster up in the 2015 football season. The 2015 season looked bright for the hilltoppers‚ coming off three successful seasons‚ where I started and helped our football team win many games. I was a co-captain my Junior year and all-conference‚ so I was really looking forward to taking the reigns and becoming the true
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It was a dark and gloomy afternoon on the friday of October 31st. The year was 2014 and Donny was getting padded up for the big football game against the big time rivals… Mitchell. Donny was the star quarterback for the tigers weighing in at a staggering 225 and towering over people at a height of 6’5. The game start time was set for 7 sharp‚ right when the sun was supposed to set. Donny was standing in the tunnel leading out onto the field waiting for his team to come join him. Looking out he
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The football versus soccer fight rages on for years now and has sparked quite some controversy. Most people say that soccer is the sport of the world‚ but however football is considered to be the most entertaining sport yet. There are many differences and similarities which part these two topics. Soccer is to be considered the sport of the world because for so many years it has been all around the world. The sport has this very important competition called The World Cup‚ where different nations
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