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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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    British football is definitely one of the most hit sports in the world. Besides, the highly competitive structures of football competitions in Britain, including promotions, inter club transfers and ownership transfers has allowed its fan base around the world to keep growing. Its charm has attracted not only football followers around the world, but also the local and international buyers. More importantly, English football clubs are still very good in making money out of the game. According to a

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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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    Who am I, you may be wondering by now. I’m Ally Sanchez. I have a large number of interesting things to say about myself. I’ve been an athletic person for as long as I can remember (since I was three years of age). I’m a soccer player and have been since I was three years of age. I’ve never played any other sport than soccer, it’s all I know. I’ve grown up with it. I know every aspect of it. I play outside left and right forward, left and right defense, and occasionally right attacking mid. I’m

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    of their community. Although there are lots of female fans, there is a strong sense of masculinity within the soccer supporters community because soccer is a rough sport, every game is a battle, and most of men leave their heart out supporting their team by chanting most of the game, using foul language and be willing to defend their colors if anyone disrespects them. This acceptance of what might otherwise be considered uncivilized, mannish action is a key belief that soccer fans share (Feig, “Hazards

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    Soccer Influence

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    soccer is also a considerable part of many cultures. The daily lives of people culturally and politically would be vastly different if it weren’t for the major influence of soccer. This widespread sport has its roots in England. In 1863, association football, soccer’s

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    The History of Soccer in Brazil Essay

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    The greatest footballing country on the planet is Brazil. Brazil is a country that wins 80% of its football matches. They have a record five Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cups, eight Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol (CONMEBOL) Copa Ameríca titles, and three FIFA Confederations Cup titles have created a football giant. How did a country on the periphery like Brazil become so dominant? What were the patterns of continuity and change that created this footballing

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    Personal Heroes and Villains in Sports Ricardo Kaka, Zindine Zidane, these are the names of two legendary soccer players who represent the polarized sides of a very diverse spectrum of player attitudes, behaviors, and perspectives. Each player demonstrates a very high level of skill and determination that has brought them fans from across the globe, however one has conducted himself to a higher standard following respect and demonstrating fairness and honorable behaviors, whereas the other has acted

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    Internationally, there have been mixed reactions. Most people express a knowledge and understanding of the contrast between the basic principles of the sport and Maradona’s actions. Even the youngest football fans are aware one ought not touch the ball with one’s wrist. Nevertheless, people - usually not British - find ingenuity in his actions. It has been described by some as the “scandal of the century,” “the hand of a rascal,” and the “most blatant act of cheating ever caught on tape,” whiles

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    The Nineteen Forties Following WWII, and the cessation of hostilities, Charles Vyse and Harry Parr returned to their respective studios in Cheyne Row Chelsea. For Vyse, life regained a semblance of normality, albeit without the support of Nell Vyse, his ex-wife and partner. However, he set to work again making wheel thrown vessels and modelling figures, of which, he sent a number to the Royal Academy, often as not, competing with Parr for supremacy of work accepted for exhibition. As Vyse had earlier

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