Football refers to a number of sports that involve‚ to varying degrees‚ kicking a ball with the foot to score a goal. The most popular of these sports worldwide is association football‚ more commonly known as just "football" or "soccer". Unqualified‚ the word football applies to whichever form of football is the most popular in the regional context in which the word appears‚ including association football‚ as well as American football‚ Australian rules football‚ Canadian football‚ Gaelic football
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Introduction "Hundreds of English fans have been departed from Belgium after scenes of mass violence in Belgian cities and football authorities have threatened to expel the English team from the competition if there is another outbreak of the English Disease" This was an article dated 20 June 2000 written by an English journalist. It is obvious from this article that world is facing a great problem nowadays. Actually it would be wrong to use the term nowadays ’ because the English Disease ’
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Compare the roles of the different members of a team Football teams There are many different roles in the modern football team; teams consist of 11 players with one player in the goal and the rest playing outfield all the roles of the different members of the team are vital in the team winning a game. Goalkeeper The goalkeeper is a very specialised role compared to all the other members of a team‚ a goalkeeper will rarely end up playing in a different position‚ where as other members of the
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A Brief History of the Game Football’s Early Beginnings Football (as well as rugby and soccer) are believed to have descended from the ancient Greek game of harpaston. Harpaston is mentioned frequently in classical literature‚ where it is often referred to as a “very rough and brutal game“. The rules of this ancient sport were quite simple: Points were awarded when a player would cross a goal line by either kicking the ball‚ running with it across the goal line‚ or throwing it across
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What is the relationship between feedback from air pressure of a football to the performance of a athlete? Alex Long Purpose The purpose for my experiment is to work out scientifically whether the air pressure inside a football effects the performance of a sports performer. There are several different types and brands of footballs all with different structures and pressure recommended for the ball. It would be interesting to find out the differences between the different
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Malaysian Football Do you know football? If you are Malaysian‚ I bet that football is a popular topic of discussion for the nationwide and it is a well-known sport in our surrounding. Without any doubt‚ the phenomenon of football has spread through the people favorite as we can see then chanting about the sport everywhere; at the café also in the electronic media. Nowadays‚ Malaysian football scenario can be observed through the performance of the league and championship‚ the success of national
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and way of living. This is because it is part of what it is to be Brazilian that you cannot opt of since it is part of who they are. Futebal is the most popular sport in Brazil and can be said to be “o pais do Futebol”‚ which means the country of football. The sport is extremely skillful‚ creative‚ free-slowing‚ fast past and dramatizes the tension between creative and disciplined efficiency. There is over 10‚000 Brazilians that play professionally all over the world. Brazilians consider Futebol magical
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Football Football is a sport that requires a lot of sweat‚ hard work and dedication. In football‚ teammates become family‚ trust is built with them and the feeling of being protected and supported surrounds every move a football player takes. Practice is where sacrifices are made‚ a lot of pain is suffered and times when a lot of players feel like it isn’t worth it. When putting on that football uniform‚ its just like putting on an army uniform. Cleats are the grip that aids in the ability to not
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believe in football you get more exercises than any other sport. I like the fact that we can play under the lights at night. This seems to be the best time to draw a crowd to cheer you on and parents aren’t so apt to be working so they can come and enjoy the game. Nothing makes me prouder than to have my dad tell me what a good job i did. My dad loves football as much as I do and it seems to bring us together more. We watch a lot of football on television. Yes‚ you can get hurt in football‚ which is
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“Failure happens all the time. It happens everyday in practice. What makes you better is how you react to it.” This a quote by a woman who changed women’s soccer. She broke world records and has received many awards. Mia Hamm is important because she is a very humble and caring person. She stands up for what she believes in and changes many lives . She doesn’t get caught up in the fame. All she cares about is her love for the game. Mia Hamm was born on March 17‚ 1972‚ in Selma Alabama. Her parents
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