Essays on Soccer

Introduction

Living by the principles is exhausting, so thought William Webb Ellis, who in April 1823 picked up the ball and ran to the opponent’s goal amidst a football match that was held in Rugby, a British town. An ordinary foul at the first glance, however turned to be the first ever mentioning of rugby. Since then the game has received wide popularity and even turned into an Olympic sport in the beginning of the twentieth century, and on the Olympics of 2016 rugby teams will be among the represented national groups. This type of sport demands high level

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Whom It May Concern:

I am responding to your advertisement for the Internship in Global Sports Marketing in Football position, and it is with a great deal of interest I present to you my attached CV. I am a well-qualified Post-Graduate Student in Media & Communication Management with a strong knowledge of computer software applications, communications, logistics and administration.

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• Experienced working internationally, as I was a Waiter & Bartender during a working holiday in Townsville, Australia.

• Employment at a media agency for nearly three years has sharpened my skills in online marketing and customers

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As I watch my reflection in our window glass my young mind is joggling a lot of questions, questions that typically run inside a young mind’s brain. Whenever I see them playing that ball skillfully, I asked. Will I be able to have such talent in playing football? I often see these teenagers playing football during weekends when I was a child. The back of my mind may have been unconscious that time, without knowing that I am starting to like this ball game. In fact, I am starting to love it. Whenever I see my father watches

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Introduction

Football Super bowl remains one of the single most famous games in the modern dispensation. The history of this game is rather unique and interesting. The American football league and the National football league once had a relatively equal stature (Hetrick, 2013). The number of viewers and supporters were almost at the same level. Players from both the leagues were hunted for to play for clubs either of the outfits. The confusion that reigned there after proved a challenge to the officials of the leagues. Something had, therefore, to be done with immediate effect to ensure a common ground.

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Virginia and Successful High School Football Coach

The four stages with which to develop a good team were proposed by Bruce Tuckaman and came to be known as the Tuckman’s stages of group development. They are evident in the Titans high school team in every aspect of making the football team work. These stages may occur cyclically for a team. It happens when a team moves ahead from one stage to the next and is faced with a challenge reverts it back to the previous stage. As teams develop through these stages they become more effective and independent of supervision. The Titans initially had developed

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Brand Building: Nike’s Case

Abstract
This is a research paper focuses on product brand building. It uses both primary and secondary sources to analyze the Nike’s footwear brand equity and positioning. The primary source was abstracted from an interview involving a loyal Nike’s football boots customer. The secondary sources were obtained from articles published in journals.

Introduction

Brand building is a critical exercise that often takes many companies long time to achieve. Brand building creates brand equity which is the justification provided for preference of one brand over alternative brands. Brand equity can also be defined as extra value a brand name

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The world is full of many fun and interesting sports. Any one of them could easily become a person’s favorite for any number of reasons. My favorite sport is football. Though there is a fair amount of violence there is also a lot of comradery. There are also many stories about players who have used football to overcome their pasts to create a better future for themselves. Most of all, football is an example of how anything can happen when a team pulls together and really tries. It is primarily for these reasons that football is my favorite

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Football as a sport should not be stopped. Doing so shall have very many ramifications to the economy of many countries and also to the players. It is also one of the most liked sports all over the world that harnesses the talents of young people. It is also important to note that concussions alone cannot be a good ground, strong enough to cause stoppages of football and all other sports have negative effects too.
The rules can be changed to reduce the chances of concussions occurring. Protective gear can be introduced in the sport. This shall ensure that

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The decision to have world cup in Qatar caused a lot controversies since it was announced in December 2010. Although it was announced in 2010, this controversy still goes on upto day. The key concerns have been the climate, the construction of the country, the venue, political issues, issues around the employment and human violation. This has resulted into questions about the credibility of FIFA body. This followed another controversy where FIFA gave Russia an opportunity to host the 2018 world cup tournament instead of English. In Zurich, there are claims of backroom deals and bribery that dominate the

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Introduction

- Soccer is the most popular form of sport in the world today and one of the most lucrative in the sporting fraternity.
- Soccer has major health benefits for those who take part in the sport and has a number of rules that govern the playing of the sport.
- Soccer has an interesting history and the early evidence of its being played as a sport was in China in the second and third centuries BC during the Han Dynasty in China, people dribbled leather balls and kick them into a small net.
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1.) Besides the fun

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BCS is a short form for Bowl Championship Series and is a football showcase that involves five games. Two top teams meet in the national championship competition and four other teams among other eight highly rated teams meet to create an exciting competition. College football playoff involves semifinals and a championship game. Bowl games conduct semifinals and the championship games conduct the finals. This paper addresses the history of each of the playoff systems and their advantages and disadvantages in terms of regulating the championship competitions.
The Bowl Alliance founded Bowl Championship Series (BCS) in 1998. Its role was

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Wheelchair Rugby

Abstract
In order to understand this sport, we have to understand how it is played and the rules that the players need to follow in order to be fully qualified to step in the court and play this beautiful sport. This sport has in the recent past grown into one of the best sports for the persons with disabilities. Others include basketball and handball but as West (2014) argue, wheelchair rugby does what basketball and handball, do better and collectively and as some may say, simultaneously.
Hodges (2012) explains that wheelchair football game is completed with two groups of

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1.0 Introduction
Many sports played across the world that involves throwing, hitting and kicking are done so using a ball. However, many parameters such as humidity, materials of manufacture of the ball, size of the ball, etc. control the movement of the ball in air. Research on golf balls and tennis balls reveal their aerodynamic properties and the various parameters affecting their flight. The effect of seams on a baseball on the flight has been evaluated along with the relationship between rotation and lateral forces (Watts & Sawyer 1987). Similar studies have also been conducted on cricket balls, rugby balls,

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The NFL's Concussion crisis is an example about brain injury that football players are at risk of experiencing even without their knowledge. Football is a collision sport and people risk brain trauma since they get involved in it for a long time. From the story of Mike Webster, it is evident the NFL does not put the interest of the retired NFL players in mind (PBS Frontline). The ethical issues in this case include the denial of concussion case by NFL. The industry is seen to have conflicts of interest at the expense of the player’s wellbeing. NFL

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Globalization by definition is the process under which various communities, nations and regions integrate. By essentially exchanging their world views as it pertains to culture, lifestyle and technological know-how, just to mention a few (Cleland & Cashmore, 2014 p. 640). In regards to football, globalization has since had both the negative and positive effects to people of different race and ethnicities. Globalization in essence has fostered the prevalence of football in the sense that, football teams across the various regions of the world are supported by a legion of fans across the globe. Apparently, based on research, sports particularly football

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Soccer or football has been played more than three millenniums in various countries all around the globe. Chinese first played it during Han Dynasty, they were followed by Egyptians, Japanese, Greeks, Mexicans and Central Americans, British, Scottish, Italians, Eskimos, Native American Indians, and so on. Most countries had adopted it because of its popularity like most of the countries in Europe and some countries in South America like Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil.
There is a long history of soccer in many nations. However, British, mainly in England, did provide the largest contribution. In 1815, Eton College in England did

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Language is the most important thing in communication. There are different types of languages that people develop over time. Language usually helps people to communicate and understand each other. It occurs between two or more people or groups. However, language contact takes place when there is an interaction between one or more languages. This has led to multilingualism where one person gets interested in knowing more than one language and takes the initiative of doing so. This has been well known throughout the human history, and many people have become multilingual in the today world. Language has been known

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The text chosen is a sports page report of a soccer match between England and Germany played at Wembley Stadium in London on 22nd November 2014. Germany won by three goals to nil. The article gives the match report, the attendance and the development of the English women soccer team over the years. It also gives the opinions of several players, the coach and sports analysts about the result of the match between the two teams. The text is posted online at a bbc.com soccer website (Thompson, 2014).
Soccer fans and the general public who have an interest in

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I went to a soccer game last week. It was between two major soccer league teams and the crowd was intense. The moment I got in, I began witnessing extensive crowd gathering in their places right from the very beginning. What is more surprising is the fact that the match still had half an hour to begin and the place was jamming up pretty quickly. Moreover, I saw couples flirting with one another while some kids were ecstatic as if they had come to their first live game. It was a joy to watch how the kids were hanging

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Introduction

Every sport that currently exists in the world is comprised of a dedicated pool of supporters or fans. In modern days, sports have graduated to become commercial enterprises with fans primarily being the end consumers. Therefore, when making any decision related to sports, the fans usually take center stage. However, the wide popularity of sports that has continued growing over the years has given rise to a new trend. Traditionally, sport was viewed as a platform to have fun but recent days have seen a lot of emotion attached it (Hunt 440). Across different types of sports, fan have

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Pepsi Breaks Largest-Ever Global Campaign For Soccer
SUMMERY OF ARTICLE:
Even though Pepsi is not an official World Cup sponsor, but it has planned to launch the first ever largest global campaign for soccer. Pepsi has campaigned for an annual soccer game plan. In the past few years, the company has shifted its focus towards the global structure and launched the first ever campaign for soccer two years ago. The new soccer campaign is called “Now is what you make it” (Natalie, p.1). This is considered a largest global effort – both

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- Football and soccer are highly acclaimed games, but soccer has worldwide attraction.
- Earliest known games having the similarity with football or soccer are reported to be in the third and second centuries BC.
- Since 1871, soccer and American football came as different versions of football.
- Soccer and American football have some similarities such as the number of players.
- Soccer and American football have many differences such as fields, scoring systems, time limits, geographic limits, leagues, and tournaments. These are described below.

Introduction

Football and soccer are highly acclaimed games of the world. American football

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1.0 Introduction
Many sports played across the world that involves throwing, hitting and kicking are done so using a ball. However, many parameters such as humidity, materials of manufacture of the ball, size of the ball, etc. control the movement of the ball in air. Research on golf balls and tennis balls reveal their aerodynamic properties and the various parameters affecting their flight. The effect of seams on a baseball on the flight has been evaluated along with the relationship between rotation and lateral forces (Watts & Sawyer 1987). Similar studies have also been conducted on cricket balls, rugby balls,

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Sayreville War Memorial High School came into limelight last month when news regarding bullying and sexual harassment came on surface. According to the reports, a senior football players of the Sayreville team tortured freshman in the locker rooms. The victims reported that senior players targeted freshman in the locker room, pinned them on the floor and assaulted them via inappropriate manners which included touching their private parts and hit them while other senior players of the team held his arms and legs. (MARGOLIN) The news came as a shock to many, as charges were filed against 7 senior players

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Every four years, during the World Cup, soccer becomes a hot topic in the United States. Everyone is either watching it, talking about why they hate it, or debating about why it is not as popular as American football. A recent Freakonomics podcast rolled out the usual statistics, comparing soccer to football. Five times more Americans watched the Superbowl than the finals of the 2014 World Cup (Rosalsky). However, ten times more people in the world watched the World Cup than the Superbowl, making it the most popular sport on Earth. There seems to be some economic reasons behind

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Introduction

Felisa Rogers, in her article, ‘How I learned to stop worrying, and love football’ takes us through her journey into appreciating a game she least paid attention to. Her article is directed to a majority of Americans who have no passion for the game and mainly watch it to fulfil a recreational activity. Felisa recognizes the fact that people have different tastes, which are based on their upbringing; however, this should never be an excuse for them to hate a particular sport. Felisa tries to make her audience understand that football is more than just a game, yet it

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Dick’s Sporting Goods is a well-established department for sporting goods with more than 5oo stores across the country. I paid a visit to one of the stores owned by the renowned retailer and I was impressed by what the store offers its customers. The store is Denver, within the Park Meadows mall. In Saudi Arabia, such stores do not exist in many places. In fact, most of them are in large cities and towns spread in various parts of the region. It is not easy to locate them, and they are not as large as the Dick’s

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In the past football and medicine could not fit together while recently that has changed since people can reflect on a healthy future by being part of a football community. Professor John P Kotter provides eight principles for strategic change that resonate in diverse settings that include public traded companies, as well as private firms. This paper will discuss the relevance of the principles in light of Federation International de Football Association (FIFA) Additionally the paper proposes a model that other global sporting organizations and the national federations can adopt. The paper looks at the eminent change management model

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How Akon actively misrepresents any kind of “Real Africa” in accordance with Kleim’s theory from Mistaking Africa: Curiosities and Inventions of the American Mind
Kleim suggests in his prolific work, Mistaking Africa (2009) that a variety of factors, including the media and educational systems, confound American understanding of African culture and that we create stereotypes of Africans easily with little knowledge or hesitation. He proposes that “Real Africa” cannot separate into tribes or any preconceived boxes of primitive culture. Kleim states in the opening pages of the work that mentioning Africa to most Americans bring up thoughts of

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This research is concerned with finding out how soccer performance is affected by the economic state of the country. The dependent variable is soccer performance. Soccer performance is the variable that relies on other variables that are presented by the economic status of a country. The independent variables include the GDP of the country, population, and salary of the soccer players and coaches. Countries that have strong economies often perform better in soccer compared to countries with weak economies. Funding plays a major role in strengthening soccer teams, and enables the soccer players to perform highly. Funding also motivates

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For the beginning, I would like to say that the advertisement deals with the topic of football and, if we take a closer look at the picture, we can summarize that these people don’t have anything in common but the ball. When the main football event, world championship, starts, this incredible sport unites millions or even billions of people around the world. The competition shows a huge reunion of people in the country, they look like a single unit. Therefore, the advertisement shows that even different people without any similarities can be united in one team of football

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Composition 1

There are some things in life that we are ignorant about when kids. We make friends in play school irrespective of their social status or skin color. But with time the purity is overtaken by mean choices .My name is Andy and I was in eight standard in the year 2014 when I faced the harsh reality of life. My father had taken up a new job as a software analyst in New York. I was apprehensive about my new school and colleges just like any other normal kid. Well my first day at school was fun as I

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I had heard people saying that the event changed their life forever, but never believed it as I was this good boy from Arkansas who loved playing outdoor games like football and baseball. I lived by each passing day with no worries. Doing crazy things with my friends like challenging each other to jump from great heights’ and running away with the money of banjo players. Arkansas has many athletic venues across the state as it promotes sports and fitness as a part of life. One day we decided to rock climb and challenged each other, the winner would

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Football is not merely just a sport. It is something that is completely different to what people think at first when they hear the world football. It does not stand for people running around a ball, kicking it and throwing it into a net between two poles. It has a lot more value than just a mere tackles and ball shooting while running as if the player was in a marathon. Football is about passion. It is about so many factors that they couldn’t be piled up together in one place. Football is about technique, about team work

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Introduction

Felisa Rogers, in her article, ‘How I learned to stop worrying, and love football’ takes us through her journey into appreciating a game she least paid attention to. Her article is directed to a majority of Americans who have no passion for the game and mainly watch it to fulfil a different recreational activity. Felisa recognizes the fact that people have different tastes, which are based on their upbringing; however, this should never be an excuse for them to hate a particular sport. Felisa tries to make her audience understand that football is more than just a game, yet

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An analysis of the case “An American Gaucho in Argentina” reveals a chronic case of cross cultural incompetence between the visiting American business man and his South American hosts. Cross cultural competence refers to one’s ability to effectively fit and relate with others in a cross-cultural environment (Barry, 2013). Such abilities are either learned or naturally acquired as a person continues to interact with diverse cross-cultural environment. The globalization phenomenon has led to the diffusion of cultural boundaries and intersection of cultures has become a common occurrence especially in business, humanitarian and sporting events. In the case study,

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Assignment 3

1. Make a conjecture about some facet of sports.
a. For example, “Curtis Granderson is a less good hitter when facing left-handed pitching.”
b. Choose an example with a clear, dichotomous definition of success; e.g. “he gets a hit, not an out.” This is your dependent variable, and it is given in the columns of the table.
c. The independent variable (e.g. type of pitching) goes in the rows of the table. It must also be dichotomous for this assignment.
2. Write you hypothesis in the space provided on the assignment template.
3. Write the null hypothesis in the

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The present generation of ours has progressed in education, science, technology, medicine, astronomy and all the other fields that can be named. We claim to be advanced and learned than our ancestors and, as a result, we have shunned many orthodox beliefs and practices that did not fit our present day society. We have left the gramophones behind and are using micro-sized music players. No one uses horse-carts, everyone flies. We are no longer interested in ceremonies and rituals that our forefathers followed. All in all, we have evolved with time and left certain obsolete practices and retained some

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Introduction

Racism denotes discrimination and prejudice that are anchored on social apprehensions of biological dissimilarity between people (Newman 1). Racism is orchestrated in the form of social actions or practices or political systems that perceive certain races to be inferior or superior on the account of qualities, abilities, and presumed shared inheritable straits (Newman 1). In addition, racism may prompt the treatment of others differently from the rest. Racism in the world soccer/football has raised eyebrows. Despite FIFA, the world’s soccer governing body’s policies and penalties, racism on the global stage in soccer has been on the rise.

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American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League et al.

Issue

The main issue is to determine whether the NFL and its member teams is a single entity with respect to licensing of intellectual property rights.

NFL property, which was a company owned by the National Football League teams, gave Reebok exclusive license which gave them authority to be the only producers and sellers of trademarked headwear and other game necessities. American Needle was the initial holders of the production contract. Their license was not renewed. American Needle therefore took action and sued NFL, the member teams and Reebok on the

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