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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have all had to face that indescribable dropping feeling in the pit of our stomach when we are openly made fun of in front of a group of people. Legacy Christian Academy has taught me many things not regarding academics‚ but how I have learned to view others and myself. I realized over the 8 years I have attended Legacy Christian Academy‚ that everyone around me had similar characterizes and features‚ but I did not. My peers could not categorize my racial diversity so they placed me in the only category
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players exaggerate in order to have a chance in winning. The certain sport that I am talking about is soccer. Soccer players just seems to have such low pain tolerance because they will roll around like they’ve been shot any time they fall. One time I was watching a soccer game with my dad and grandpa and I will see players falling for no reason. I later understood that the strategy for this soccer players is to make the referee call a foul on the other team to have a higher advantage than they did
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him the “God of Soccer”‚ or “The King” or just simply “Pelé”. Whatever you call him‚ the memories remain the same. With every touch of the ball‚ Pelé was capable of conjuring up something new - and beating his opponents in the process. A killer instinct near the goal‚ Pele was as close to perfection as any player could get. There were other amazing players in the Brazilian team of 1960s and 1970s; however‚ the breathtaking skills of Pele credited Brazil as the best in world soccer. Pelé is still
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Popularity of Soccer Around the World I am going to talk about the most popular sport in the world: football. Now‚ you may be having visions of huge quarterbacks‚ dressed up in their padding and helmets‚ parading down the field during the Super Bowl. But the other kind of football‚ the football the rest of the world knows‚ has no padding or helmets. This other football is known in America as soccer. In more than 175 countries across the globe‚ football‚ or soccer‚ rates as the number 1
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FIFA is well known throughout the whole entire world‚ mainly for soccer. What most people do not realize is that this soccer organization is very corrupt. To the officials in this soccer organization‚ it’s not about the soccer matches but mainly about the money. They are bribed with money countless times by rich countries to host the popular world cup in there country. FIFA has 15 officials charged for corruption. Countries that have hosted the world cups before have had a lack of infrastructure
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It’s an incredibly scorching afternoon on the soccer fields. The parched grass begs for even the most miniscule drop of water. Sweat streams down my face as my cleats claw their way forward at top speed. My lungs spasm with gasps‚ desperate to get enough oxygen. A soccer ball soars gracefully through the air and lands perfectly at my tired feet. It takes me a millisecond to realize what has happened but I quickly snap to attention as a teammate yells out. My legs move instinctively towards their
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About soccer in England The favorite sport of the English people is something I want to tell you about. This is‚ of course‚ English soccer; the British call it soccer as well as football. Wherever in the world you are the local football league is known and respected. The Premier League is playing now in its eleventh season. English football is very good in many respects. About Premier League The Premier League is an English professional league for football clubs. At the top of the English
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I was so nervous about starting soccer for my very first time ever. I knew that I knew nothing about soccer. But I decided that I was still going to try out for it anyway. Peyton Hudson really encouraged me to join because she was playing and she said it was a lot of fun‚ plus they needed players. I was just so excited to start playing. Everything was so cool at first because I didn’t realize anything that was happening because my excitement got the best of me. Then I stopped getting excited to
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“A goalkeeper cannot win a game. They can only save it-Anonymous The soccer goalkeeper is one of the most forgotten and unappreciated positions in the sport. The majority of people are afraid to play it or watch their kids play it; the few who do decide it is their spot‚ are marked off and placed in the goal. With youth players‚ it is usually the one or two kids that do not completely hate goal that end up being put there. This lack of interest and focus on the position is why creating an opportunity
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