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    Soccer Supporters Community The word community is primarily referred to our association with a neighborhood, town or city. But besides its dictionary definition, a community is also what holds a certain group of people together based on their interests, beliefs, practices and values. The world is conformed by many of these communities, but there is one that stands out because of its enormity and the passion that is shared within its members, the soccer supporters community. Soccer supporters are

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    The whistle blows. An injured soccer player is lying on the field holding her head. Whispers of the word “concussion” fill the stands, and finally when the young girl stands, the crowd claps as she walks off the field, knowing she will be out for the rest of the season. Unfortunately, this scenario happens all too often on a soccer field. Soccer is a fairly aggressive sport that has been the cause to many concussions over the years. Even though some people think that wearing headgear will help prevent

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    makes every problem, worry, and doubt go away. My thing is soccer. I cannot recall a time in my life where I didn’t have a ball at my feet. Soccer has been a major part of my life ever since I was born. From attending my first soccer game at the young age of one month, playing my first soccer game when I was two years old, and still playing to this day, it is safe to say that soccer has taken over my life. To be a successful soccer player, you need an abundance of different qualities or skills

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    In middle school, soccer and volleyball are both played in the fall, you can only choose to sign up for one sport or the other. But when you go to high school you can play soccer in the spring and volleyball in the fall. Soccer and volleyball have several things in common. Both Soccer and volleyball are sports that can be played both indoors and outdoors with teams of either men or women. but The rules, The number of players and positions, and The equipment, for each sport are very different, so

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    The main goal of soccer is to get the soccer ball into the opposing teams goal, while defending you own goal. In soccer each team has 11 players. There is one goal keeper and 10 deffensive and offensive players. Each player has his or her own role on the team. For example, the goal keeper is responsible for blocking any ball from entering his or her goal. Defenders are responsible for keeping the ball away from their net. Defenders help the goalie. Midfielders play both offense and defense. They

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    Soccer and basketball are two of the most practiced sports in the world. Both are physical and dynamic, which helps people stay in shape. They possess the ability to awaken glorious or frustrating feelings in the hearts of many people. In addition to both being very similar in terms of fun and enjoyment, they also have their differences. Soccer is the most played sport in the world, but it is mostly practiced in European countries. In Europe there are many important leagues and cups, such as the

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    Soccer is one of the most popular and widely participated sports around the world. Watched and played by both male and female of many different age groups. It is a physically demanding sport and strength and conditioning has become a major part of players training programs the last number of years. Soccer is a multi-dimensional and dynamic sport that incorporates speed, agility, balance, endurance, power as well as repeated sprint ability. Over the last number of years strength and conditioning coaches

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    interesting to learn about. From Carnival to different religious beliefs to soccer and all kinds of different music, Brazil stands out of the crowd for being original. When it comes to “Futebol” as it is called in Brazil or soccer as it is said in the United States, the Brazilian soccer team came to be and had one as a player the greatest in not just Brazil but in the greatest team and player the world has known. Although soccer is a national phenomenon in Brazil, the way it originated was from a Scottish

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    Do you know how soccer started and when it started? Soccer has a very interesting history and how it came around to be the sport it is today. Some researchers have said that the history of soccer has dated back more than 2,000 years ago. Soccer has evolved so much over the years. According to Athletic Scholarships, (2016), the main idea about this subject is how soccer originated and who the first person to create the sport was. There are 240 million people around the globe that play the

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    Basketball vs Soccer Essay Basketball, a sport that many people enjoy. A sport where two teams face off to see which one is better. A sport that uses their hands to guide a ball towards the hoop. Soccer, a sport that many people also enjoy. A sport where players use their feet to guide a ball towards the net. Two different, but same sports. Although many people might not think of it, there is a lot of similarities and differences between basketball and soccer The first difference that these two sports

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