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    only his parents had known the difference this baby boy would make to Scottish football in years to come. At the age of 16 Ally left His High School Hunter high to take up a career in football after his chemistry teacher Archie Robertson noticed him and took him to

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    Soccer: The World's Greatest Sport Essay

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    “Some people believe football is a matter of life and death. I'm very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.” - Bill Shankley (Khurana) The passion around the world when it comes to the game of soccer is immeasurable. Known as football in all other nations except Canada and the United States, it is undoubtedly the most popular sport in the world. It is a game played by millions all across the world and in many countries, such as Brazil, soccer

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    Favelas are where approximately 11.4 of the 190 million of Brazils’ population resides. Favelas are typically built when squatters (a person who unlawfully occupies an uninhabited building or unused land) occupy vacant land at the edge of a city and construct shacks of salvaged or stolen materials. These areas are known to be areas with crime and extreme poverty; the people who live there are socially outcasted and are usually ignored by upper class citizens. These areas are home to the people who

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    city stadium is a football stadium in area called leckwith in Wales, Cardiff also it belongs for the football team and Wales national football team. Cardiff city stadium is the second biggest stadium in Wales and that’s after they added the Ninian stand. Malaysian billionaire owns the stadium and recently the owner invested so money on the stadium to extend it because when Cardiff city football club moved up to the premier league the number of people was increasing and when the team is playing home

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    Benito Mussolini

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    Europe, and with them the rise of sports, especially football, as a political tool. Benito Mussolini capitalized on the fact that the 1934 World Cup was to take place in Italy, by “drawing on the athletic imagery of the Roman Empire,” where Mussolini himself chose the referees for each game, culminating in the Italians bringing the trophy home that year (Duffy, 2003). Jules Rimet, president of FIFA, remained seated when the Italian national team gave the fascist salute to Mussolini after the game

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    David Beckham, professional soccer athlete, makes history while providing for a family. (Robinson 3). David wanted to play soccer in the big leagues since he was a child. (Robinson 7). He now is retired but still holds records and trophies for his outstanding accomplishments. David Beckham is a professional soccer player that influences all ages and has a great passion for soccer (“David Beckham”2). David Beckham was born on May 2, 1975, in Leytonstone, United Kingdom. He grew up in Chingford and

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    Today I would like to speak to you about the article you wrote about the focus on Adam Goodes recently, and the opinions I have about it. I have very strong feelings about football and I love the sport. I fully understand the impact of racist comments, but this Goodes booing has blown way out of proportion from what it really means. Adam Goodes booing is firstly not about his background and where on this planet he came from. It has nothing to do with that. He brought that all onto himself by saying

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    coach in football. He was born in 1941 in Glasgow, Scotland. Most people call him the greatest coach that has ever lived. He coached Manchester Untied from 1986 to 2013, with 38 trophies, including 13 English Premier League and 2 UEFA Champions League titles. Before his success as a coach he was an amateur football player until he was signed as a professional player in 1964. In this time he has shown great courage and leadership. Si Alex Ferguson found it hard to reach professional football because

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    Southafrica 2010

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    overtime in the minute 116. But to get to the final we had to suffer a lot. Everything began when a team full of very talented and very shameless players managed to gain the UEFA Euro 2008 against the almighty and fearsome Germany. This fact permitted the whole Spanish people to dream and to ask themselves: Why not? Why not becoming the next national team

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    Envision attending a game of your favorite sports team, already knowing who the winner of the match. How fun would that be to watch? Whether you are betting real money on the game or not, the game would be boring to watch. The possibility of this attending such a scenario does exist for the FIFA world cup provided that FIFA’s corruption is allowed to keep manifesting. FIFA, also known as the Fédération Internationale de Football Association and the governing body of soccer, who creates and outlines

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