The importance of enjoying a place
Soccer is a sport that consists of eleven players in each team, a goalkeeper and 10 field players; you need to score by placing the ball inside the goal. Although soccer is a sport; for me it was a dream once I started playing, improving, and having future on it. It is not just the most popular game on Mexico, but in the world. A place you look as special one day the next day is just a place without color, without shine.
One day I was at my house watching T.V. and playing videogames, it was a rainy day and I didn’t want to go out, it was cold, without sun; a bad day to be out with friends. One of my friends went to my house after the rain, he asked me if I wanted to go to play soccer, in fact I didn’t want to, I was sleepy, tired, with the desire to be on bed all day long, but he convinced me of going out, we arrived at the field, there were a lot of friends of my friend, but no one I knew, it was uncomfortable to be there without knowing someone. We started talking, meeting, saying names, positions, etc. After everything, we started playing; first I was confused; I didn’t know what to do because I didn’t understand how they played. I used to like soccer, but it was just a sport for me, nothing special, but after that day that field made me saw soccer as a way of having fun with friends, I started to meet people, to make new friends, we played for two or three hours, but the knight came in, I didn’t want to go to my house, I met a person who knew about soccer, who knew how to play, who knew the importance of team work. The next day I went excited, I knew it would be amazing, the court was excellent, the smell of the grass, how green it was, it was just something I can’t describe; I’d never see a ...
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...cause I couldn’t play as I liked to, I couldn’t have the ball as I used to, everyone was mad and trying to make a goal or to demonstrate he was good, he was better than any of the other team’s player and we stopped playing good, I was trying to make a fancy move, I was just trying to ridicule a player of the other team, and it wasn’t just me. It was all the team, all my friends.
I learned we need to enjoy the game, the field and how the grass touches you, play for fun, just to make it as a hobby and as a sport, we don’t need to demonstrate who is the best, or who can do better tricks or better moves, we just need to look around us, enjoy the nature around the field, all the wind, the rain, the sun, everything in that field who made us be what we were; friends. we all were friends and we stopped playing as friends because of other people who were trying to hurt us.
Soccer, is more than a sport and more than a hobby, soccer is life! Soccer is the king of sports all over the world. It's my childhood hobby, I have been playing soccer since I was 3 years old. My mother says that I've always like kicking the ball into the net. Since then soccer has always been my hobby and my lifestyle.
It was my first day in school. I was very nervous and shy as I entered my first class. I could see none of them were Asian or Indonesian. They were all Australian instead. Contrary to what I thought, they were all very friendly. They started to talk about my favorite sport, so I told them that I liked football and then asked them whether they played football or not. Later I was asked to play football with them, but I was startled to discover that my football was different from theirs. What I meant by football was soccer and what they meant was Australian football. After one my Australian friend explained the differences between soccer and football, I started to realize that football and soccer are different in tactics, rules and also styles.
It is the most popular sport in the world today. There are at least 240 million people that play soccer in the world according to FIFA (Federation de Football Association). FIFA is the main source of soccer. When people talk about soccer they reference FIFA a lot. There are several American soccer teams. One of the more famous one are the Portland Timbers. In the year of 2015 they won the championships. There are a bunch of cool things about soccer. Here are some cool things that might interest you. The exact size of an average soccer ball is 27’’ in circumference; the goals are 2.44 meters tall and 7.32 meters wide. The USA women’s team was the first team to win the championships in 1991. They won it for a second time in 1999; they have never been less than the top 3 places. Brazilian Ronaldo hold the record for the most goals scored in the world cup games with a high of fifteen goals in three games. The United States has the most soccer players in the world with eighteen million, with 78% of the eighteen million are under the age of eighteen. Arthur Wharton was the first professional African American
Today soccer is classified as one of the most popular sports in the world, from Europe to South America. A synonym for soccer is “Football.” Soccer is played in approximately every nation of the world. The sport has a lot of international fans, with spectacular stadiums worldwide (Auerbach). Soccer is a sport that brings countries together from all around the world to play.
Soccer is a very easily understood and exciting sport. A soccer game can change in a matter of 30 seconds. When in a football game it can take some time. Soccer is an easily likable sport and it is easily understood. Soccer is more exciting than any other sport as there are no boundaries on what you could do. The only boundary is fouling and that you can’t use your hands.
Soccer is one of the largest sports in the world, and grosses $250 billion dollars a year. The organization know as FIFA, promotes the "shared common values that transcend culture, social division and racial differences.
It is a game that is played with two sides. Each side will have eleven players, including the goal-keeper. Soccer, also known as Football, is a widely known sport these days. Because of the confusion between American Football and football, the term football is mostly used in Europe and Africa. Originated in England, soccer is now a profitable sport besides its recreational, health significance, and competitive atmosphere.
Sports serve many different purposes in today’s world as many know. There are numerous sports played around our country that are people’s favorite pastime. For example, football, basketball, and baseball are all very popular throughout the United States. Another game that has been gaining quite the following these past few years is soccer. Soccer serves a countless number of purposes for not only our country but the entire world. There is variety of interesting information pertaining to the culture, the mental side, and how this all ties together.
Many people in this world enjoy playing sports, but they may not know the specific rules of the sport that they play. One of the most well-known sport that is played all around the world is soccer, which is commonly known as football in other countries. A huge number of people enjoy playing soccer. To play soccer, one must know how to play, what the rules are, the positions, and variations of the sport.
Soccer is the worlds most popular sport. It is the national sport of most European and Latin-American countries, and of many other nations. Millions of people in more than 140 countries play soccer. The World Cup is held every four years. Soccer is one of the most famous international sports. Soccer is known world wide and is played in the Olympics.
soccer is enjoyed by many and is one of the greatest sports. soccer or football is the national sport of many European nations. The goal of the game is to score a goal, which is achieved by kicking or heading the ball into the opposite team's goal. Soccer origin goes all the way back to 2000 years ago. Soccer is believed to trace the history of soccer back to ancient China. During the Han dynasty that people dribbled leather balls by kicking it into a small net. As the sport developed, more rules were implemented. The ball can be in 30 - 40 cm in width, and should be aimed into a small net fastened to long bamboo canes. Variations of this technique in which the player had to use his feet, chest, shoulders, and back but not the hands, were also
Soccer is a popular sport played all over the world. Even though it has only been popular in the United States for the past 30 years, soccer has been a long time favorite most everywhere else. The sport dates back to the Egyptians, who played games involving the kicking of a ball. Now, the sport has grown to a global pastime, including men’s and women’s teams, and the World Cup (which is played every four years).
Soccer is the best sport to ever be played on this earth. It is a sport of teamwork, dedication, and practice. It is also a high intensity and for the most part a fast paced game to play. Soccer is the best sport because it takes a lot of skill and technique to play the game well. Soccer is the best sport that a person can play.
Soccer has proven to be a notable sport throughout the years starting with its unique history. Soccer began all over the world tracing back thousands of years. The Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Ancient Greek, Persian, Vikings, as well as other nationalities all played a form of the game soccer. In China and Rome, games that were similar to soccer were played around 200 B.C. (Helmer and Owens, 5). People believe that soccer started more than a thousand years ago when villagers killed attacking pirates by cutting off their heads and kicking them around (Helmer and Owens, 5). As time went on, people in Europe also played a game similar to soccer during Medieval Times. In fact, soccer was used to prepare warriors for battles in Ancient Greece and Rome (Dilov-Shultheis). In later history, the English called the game “Football” because soccer was played by kicking the ball with the foot (Helmer and Owens, 6). The name “soccer” came to be when the American’s Association Football was shortened to assoc., and later to soc. Eventually in 1895 it was called soccer (Helmer and Owens, 9). By the late 1700s and 1800s, soccer was played in many universities, but the rules were not ...
The European Football, or soccer, as Americans call it, is simply known as football. It is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a sphere-shaped ball. It is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries, making it the world’s most popular sport. The game is played on a rectangular field with a goal at each end. The purpose of the game is to score by using any part of the body besides the arms and hands to get the ball into the opposite goal.