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    this book a great deal, yet have to begin my comments by attacking it’s pretentious name and seeming purpose. When I gave up on reading it as the author presented it, and read it as I think it works – a series of fascinating glimpses of interesting football clubs (I can’t stand to call them soccer clubs), then it reads marvelously. However, Foer claims the book to be something more, and that part of the argument just failed for me completely. I’ll get back to this theme, but let me first talk about

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    Beckham is most valuable player in the world that although he as an assistant instead of being a player of the England team to World Cup in South Africa, he is being pushed as an ambassador for the sport here in England as the country bids to land the 2018 World Cup (Steve Bott, England’s Beckham era is over but his influence remains, Retrieved March16 2010, http://www.sportingo.com/football/~influence-remains). Even some people, who are living in some very poor area, do not know the name Obama, but they

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    by one of the top teams in Spain to this day, Real Madrid. They did not let his talent go to waste and they signed him immediately. Ever since starting his professional career at Real Madrid, Ramos has been the most essential player in the defense and has played both as a central defender and as a right-back. He is a natural leader in the team and has always set a high standard for his teammates in terms

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    David Robert Joseph Beckham was born on May 2, 1975 in Leytonstone, East London, England. He is a retired English Football (soccer) player1, who played at the midfield position. He is a very inspiring athlete, with several accomplishments for multiple teams. He has led Manchester United to six Premier league wins, won the Champions League trophy, won a Ligue 1 Title, 4 community shields, 2 MLS cups, 1 La Ligue Cup, and many more. Although, this well-known athlete, has faced some problems throughout

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    Fifa Of The World Cup

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    You are in the World Cup. Its the biggest sporting event in the world. You are representing your country, and the fans are cheering you. The game starts and right away you can tell it’s going to be a rough game. The referee starts calling everything against you and nothing for you. There isn’t anything you can do. You will for sure lose the game. Soccer is a very great sport but, it has FIFA corruption, illegal transfers, and fixed matches. FIFA corruption happens because of the desire of money.

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    Globalization, in essence, is the interaction, collaboration, and sometimes even conflict, between people of different nations; soccer embodies this idea heavily. For instance, in 1904, seven European nations founded the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), creating the foundation for the behemoth of an organization that it is today (McMahon 11/8/2016). The idea behind the association was to have a governmental body that could control and dictate international matches, as well as

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    relying solely on their personal observations to determine a call, soccer officials are now being assisted by goal line technology, a tool to assist them making their official rulings during a game. According to the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, known as FIFA, which is the international governing body of the association of soccer, goal line technology is, “A technical means of instantly determining

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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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    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

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