Essay About Soccer

I am a soccer player and I understand that soccer is tiring and difficult but also lively and i enjoy to play.

Soccer was created almost 200 years ago. Soccer is a sport that has been around since the late 1800s. It was created by England, even though the Chinese claim to have invented the sport. The first soccer games played used overturned wicker baskets. It was originally played by prisoners that resided in the London’s Newgate Prison after having their hands chopped off for their crimes. I think that this is very interesting to understand that the sport I love to play was created by people in jail that did not have hands and didn't want to be bored.

The first ever professional soccer game and World Cup From 1919 to 1921, USSA, the first professional soccer teams paid the players 35 cents for every goal scored. The first World Cup was on July 13, 1930 In Montevideo, Uruguay. The teams participating were France, Mexico, the United States, and Belgium. France beat Mexico 4-1 and the United States defeated Belgium 3-0. I find this fascinating and I enjoy learning about any of the World Cups because I used to watch the World Cups with my grandpa.

The world playing soccer

I know on my club soccer team there is over 15 teams that just practices at the same field as me for the whole club, but there is more fields for my club to play at so there is over 30 teams. Soccer is played in over 200 countries by 250 million players. I started playing soccer when I was about 3 or 4 years old and I still play and I am 13 years old. It has been about 10 years for me playing soccer and that means that I have been on many teams, there is around 7 teams, 2 club, 5 AYSO. AYSO is American Youth Soccer Organization. This is kind of a soccer camp because it is only for a few games. The season only lasts not anymore than 2