Born in Setapak‚ Mokhtar showed interest in playing football at an early age. He played for his school and later for his home state‚ Selangor FA. He attended secondary school at Victoria Institution‚ Kuala Lumpur from 1966 to 1970 and established the Piala Mokhtar Dahari (Mokhtar Dahari Cup) which is still being played for until today. He was only 19 years-old when he first played for theMalaysia national football team in an international game. Mokhtar helpedSelangor FA win the Malaysia Cup 10 times
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Baseball vs. Football Jonathan Smith ENG120 Mrs. Tomas February 2 2011 Baseball is a sport that we as American have played since the early 1800s. This is why I thank we call it the American favorite pastime. Here is a look at why I thank baseball should be played by every red blooded American. Throughout this paper I will give you some comparisons to baseball and football. Hopefully I can influence you to play baseball instead of football. Here are some of them; baseball is played in the
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behind American football in its appeal to Americans. This is very strange considering how the world views soccer‚ also known as football‚ as the most popular sport. Soccer is a sport of true passion amazement that American Football cannot compare to. In the beautiful game of soccer‚ a player does not need much equipment. This makes it so easy to get out and play with friends. In soccer a player only needs shin guards if that‚ and a player is ready to have a game. In contrast Football cannot be played
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Racism in Football Peter Johnson‚ leader of the international football committee FIFA‚ speaking on the 13/02/2013 in a press conference in front of internet and newspaper journalists. hello (.) my name is Peter Johnson and welcome to today’s press conference(.) I (.) as chief / / / / director for the football governing body FIFA have a few announcements of extreme
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America‚ televisions‚ radios‚ and Internet broadcasts are tuned to the big football games. The sport of football has grown in popularity since the day it was invented‚ but not all of the views are good. The sport of football is viewed by many as a cruel and primitive sport‚ however every aspect within the sport of football is based in the field of physics. To begin to understand the complexity that is the game of football one can start by looking at how the punter needs to know the laws of physics
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Social Constructs Behind Racial Stacking and Stereotypes in Football Sport as an institution has seen many of its records and barriers shattered over its countless years of existence. For instance‚ sport has seen Jackie Robinson break the color barrier in Major League Baseball‚ and Billie Jean King defeat former champion Bobby Riggs in “The battle of the sexes”. One barrier that still exists in sports today is racial stacking and stereotyping. The social phenomenon of racial stacking and stereotyping
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Professional football that we know today is much different than it was when the game was still being completed in the United States many decades ago. Pro football officially began when the National Football League was founded on August 20‚ 1920‚ in Canton‚ Ohio by seven men‚ Jim Thorpe being the most well known of the seven. For a couple decades‚ the NFL was the only professional football league but then in July of 1959 another league came to be. This new league became known as the American
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Sports of My Time Football and basketball are the two of the most common sports that are played in many parts of the world. In today’s society everyone loves the game of football‚ but people undertook how great the game of basketball is. Both sports are highly popular and ordinated in the United States. To be able to tell which is a better sport is held in the eyes of the beholder. Regards the differences where they play‚ what they wear‚ and different balls they use‚ football and basketball
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At every level of football‚ there are inherent dangers that come with playing the game. These dangers are understood and assumed by all participants‚ and though the game is more safe than it has ever been‚ there are still risks that are ever present during a football game. When I played football I understood those risks‚ and the danger of the game is one of the reasons why I waited until 8th grade to start playing. While I was able to avoid any serious injuries over my five year career‚ the thought
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they are contemplating adding more rules and modifying equipment to try to prevent concussions. This could backfire and change the game permanently. Holding players back from being able to play to the best of their ability. Football is the number one sport in North America‚ changing the game we know today could lead to a decline in popularity for the sport. Football players know the risks to their health and thus should be allowed to play the sport without any additional rules or equipment modifications
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