’Football also known as football association and most commonly called soccer‚ is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players each‚ and four referees dealing with the rules properly followed. It is widely considered the most popular sport in the world. Over a century of competitive world soccer‚ it has formed apparent contrasts between Latin American and European soccer styles. There are three major world soccer competitions in the FIFA federation. These three tournaments include Copa
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Football‚ is it dangerous? Football is a huge sport in America. It is played at a professional level‚ a college level‚ a high school level and even a junior level. The main problem when people are playing is the related injuries. Football can cause very serious health problems‚ therefore new safety rules and gear should be created. Not only can the damage of football be lethal but it can lead to mental conditions. How many concussions can a person take before they die? The effects of concussions
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I was getting ready for school when I remembered that Manchester United would be coming to Parkhead to take on Celtic in the Champions’ League group stage. My excitement grew immediately. I pondered for a second realizing that if Celtic won this game they would be through to the last sixteen‚ an achievement no other Scottish club had achieved for years. Maybe this could be our year‚ I thought. The cold blistering air spiked deep into my lungs from the moment I stepped out from my house. I gazed
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Brain Disease Endangers Football To a high school football player‚ the idea of a disease being severe enough to endanger his revered sport likely evokes outrage‚ or at the very least‚ a severe case of skepticism. And understandably so. Football has defined our culture‚ and for many‚ served as a proud way of life for nearly a century. Without football‚ high school -and really all of America- just wouldn’t be the same. Unfortunately‚ new studies demonstrate that this “disease” may hold some
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to play the game of football. I Remember It like it was yesterday my first time playing football though before I ever played I had to learn what football was. Football was a game where two teams went head to head on a 100 ft field with two end zones on each end called touchdowns‚ and the team that scores the most touchdowns win.Behind every game of football there is an alternating ending anything is possible in this sport. My new home‚ the gridiron where it all began. When the Official whistle
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102 The Dangers of Concussion in Football In a country that thrives on competition it is no wonder Americans have embraced football as their favorite sport. Every weekend during football season‚ millions line up‚ tune in‚ or change the channel to watch their favorite teams do battle for 60 minutes. It is a rough physical game and at the collegiate and professional levels‚ played by some of the worlds best athletes. There are many dangers involved when participating in such a sport. Rarely
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Ever feel like something is holding you back from being your best? In the NFL 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
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NCAA football has been an intercollegiate sport for more then one hundred years. The first game was played on Nov 6‚ 1869 between Rutgers University and Princeton University. The game was at college field (now the site of the college avenue gymnasium) in New Brunswick‚ New Jersey. Rutgers won by a score of 6 to 4‚ but the game showed little resemblance of today’s game. The rules were from the English Football Association‚ the basis of modern day soccer Ivy League schools dominated
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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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for Malaysia. 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
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