Favorite Sport: The Origin of Soccer

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My favorite sport is association football, best known as soccer, is the most popular sport in the world that requires few elements to be played and is highly acclaimed. It is played around the world in a lot of countries and has big amounts of fans. It consists of eleven players on each side of the field, trying to get the ball to the opposing goal by crossing through the counter team by maneuvering the ball or performing a series of passes to get to the goal and score. Famous teams and players are widely recognized all over the world and most of them face in tournaments, which the best are the FIFA world cup for national teams and the UEFA champions league for club leagues. Soccer in United States is not very popular, and recently was conceived as a professional sport, with his biggest league, the Major League Soccer. In my home country, Ecuador, soccer is the most popular sport often causing exuberance on people.
Origin of soccer came from ancient Greek and Roman civilizations where games were similar to nowadays known as soccer. With rules and the basis of the sport set in England, became a sport known as association football. It is the highest viewed sport in the world, from people rushing into the stadium, to people tuning their TV’s on the game. It is played by millions, from little kids to professionals. Its main element to be played is the ball; leather made, is why the most reachable sport is for middle or lower class people. People follow this sport with passion and love, that one feels when is in the stadium cheering for the team.
Soccer has a number of rules that must be respected in order to play the game. The game starts in a rectangular grass-like field divided by a middle white line and surrounded by border white...

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...orite sport is soccer, and everyone share a passion for the sport that is contagiously so strong. People follow their team in the league and are there even if the team loses or wins. When our national team has the chance to classify to the World Cup, it creates an unbelievable euphoria in people. It is so satisfying that your team is gaining a spot with the big leagues.
In conclusion, soccer is the sport of the people, because there are no special requirements for a regular person to play it, just passion and love for the sport. It keeps you in great shape, and also improves your mental skills to analyze different moves. Along the years this sport has earned the respect from people all around the world, and is considered the biggest sport in the world.

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