Copa Libertadores

It was during the Paleo-Indian period when early nomads crossed into the Americas over 15,000 years ago. These were the "First People" to inhabit the Americas. They 'd first crossed into North America until eventually splitting off from other groups and eventually migrating south through Mexico into the Yucatán Peninsula of Mesoamerica. These migrating “First People” in the Maya region developed their tool and hunting technologies and went from being nomadic hunter-gatherers into forming more

Outline the Crimes committed: The defendants include two current FIFA vice presidents and the current and former presidents of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF); seven defendants arrested overseas; guilty pleas for four individual defendants and two corporate defendants A 47-count indictment was unsealed early this morning (May 27th 2015 9:20am) in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charging 14 defendants with racketeering, wire

The ESPN 30 for 30 movie about Pablo and Andres Escobar was enlightening. The documentary went over the differences that Pablo and Andres Escobar made to the world in both their life and deaths. It started with Pablo Escobar, talking about his younger years. When Pablo Escobar was younger, he grew up as the third child of seven to a farmer and school teacher. He was always fascinated with soccer though, he wasn’t very talented at it. As he grew older he became more into criminal activity because

Edson Arantes do Nascimento, KBE (born October 23, 1940 in Três Corações, Brazil), best known by his nickname Pelé, is a former Brazilian football player. In his native Brazil, Pelé is hailed as a national hero for his accomplishments and contribution to the game,[2] in addition to being officially declared the football ambassador of the world by FIFA and a national treasure by the Brazilian government. He is also acknowledged for his vocal support of policies to improve the social conditions of

The speed, the agility, the ability to manoeuvre the ball to the opposing side of the field, the ability to reflect and the ability to outsmart your opponent is what makes you a real champion. The player sprints across the field, she passes the midfielders, the defenders and without realizing she knows she’s there, just the goalie, the net and her. Prodigious cheers and roars are coming from the crowd, which contemplate the splendid dribbles that took place. And then... an unbelievable cross from

Introduction With this assignment, we intend to analyze and compare the performance of two of the biggest European banks during the past 5 years: Santader and Deutshe Bank. We do this taking into account the difference in their activities (such as the impact on commercial banking activities vs traditional retail banking) as well as the markets in which they operate. In the first part of this paper, we will take a brief overview of both banks recent history and current situation, and then proceed

A Critical Review of “The Ambiguities of Football, Politics, Culture, and Social Transformation in Latin America” by Tamir Bar-On. Introduction: In Latin America, soccer is not a game; it is a way of life. It is mixed in with politics and nationalism. It defines social classes. How politically influential is soccer in Latin America? It is used by “various Latin American socio-economic elites in order to retard the acceleration of working class and popular discontent” (Bar-On 1997:1.8). Is it