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    factors which contributed to the growth of football after its invention. It is safe to say that the process of globalization has contributed to this as well. This section of the report will not present how globalization has affected football, but rather how football has affected globalization. In other words, it will be examined till what extent football has affected the process of the international integration. Mainly, it will be analyzed that football has had on effect on three factors which contribute

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    “I don’t want normal people to mock me”. These were the most offensive words I have ever heard. They were pronounced by one of my teammates during the allied soccer championship. Due to his suspension from the team for his disrespectful manners and temper tantrums he had missed many practices and thought he wasn’t prepared enough to play. Before joining allied soccer - a program that affords students with disabilities an equal opportunity to participate in interscholastic sports alongside their

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    that transitioned soccer, or what the British and many other people around the world call “fubol,” into the game we know today. As civilians from England and London and Britain immigrated to America, they brought the sport with them into American culture. The English are credited with recording the first uniform rules for the sport,

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    Fans of the reality television show “19 Kids and Counting” have been waiting patiently for the latest news regarding Anna and Josh Duggar’s fourth child’s birth announcement. They can’t wait to get a glimpse of their new baby girl and are still waiting since Anna is already past her due date which was July 10. With all the tension in the air it seems strange that Anna would be late instead of early delivering this baby. Now more news is circulating regarding the latest photo of Jessa and Anna showing

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    misconception is that club managers simply pick the the “best” eleven players to take their “best” positions to make the “best” formation. However, there’s many more dimensions to building a winning eleven than that. My favorite club team, Chelsea Football Club,

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    Soccer: An Ideal Sport for Children Sports are an important part of growing up. Parents often wonder what is the best sport for children to play. Although there are many sports, I believe soccer is an ideal sport for children. One reason is that soccer teaches teamwork. Each position has a specific job. Forwards have the responsibility of scoring goals. The fullbacks’ job is defense, and the halfbacks assist both forwards and fullbacks. Defense of the goal is the duty of the goalie

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    At the beginning of 6th grade in cross country I was really slow like 9 or 10 minute miles one of the slowest on the team and every time I went to a meet I would finish around last or dead last but even then all my teammates and coaches would cheer me on at the end and from that I would kick it in at the end and I would wheeze and wheeze when I passed the finish line and even though I got last everybody still congratulated me and it made me feel good about what I did even if I did run a 16 minute

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    One fall afternoon on a chilly day in 2012, I was playing for LCSC against Canton Celtic in the state cup finals. Most of our team arrived an hour early to warm up, but I was running late and arrived only a half hour early. Stepping on such a well cut field filled me with joy and took my mind off of the fact that I was so late. Canton Celtic has been our rivals for as long as I can remember; each minute leading up to kick off became more nerve racking. Eventually the referee blew his whistle and

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    LONGVIEW, Texas – The Ladies picked up their first straight-set victory in Longview, Texas, in match one, and followed that up with a win in three sets against the Bulldogs to reach double-digit season victories for the first time in six seasons as Centenary (10-11) swept LeTourneau (6-14) 25-20, 25-21, 25-19) and Jarvis Christian (3-22) 25-14, 25-17, 25-23 Friday afternoon, October 6. While both the Ladies and YellowJackets tallied 35 kills, Centenary took advantage LeTourneau’s 10 more hitting

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    parents wasn’t your typical wealthy parents, they were from Haiti and was very hardworking with no education, luckily my dad best friend at the time was a head little league football coach who gave me a

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