Thursday, November 14, 2019

What Is So Cool About Soccer?

                      What Is So Cool About Soccer?

What is so cool about soccer? I enjoy soccer because I can play a game with a team that supports each other. I like that you can have fun while staying active. Even though the goal is to win, soccer is not just competition. It is also about having fun with others while having fun playing a game.


From what I have experienced in soccer, soccer is a game of skill and teamwork. It involves working as a team to get it in the net. Working and cooperating as a team is a huge part of soccer. Would you want the ball to be taken away from you? Without cooperation, the other team will take the ball and try and score on your team.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bijbRKgC4WI
There are many soccer teams around the world, but what is the history of soccer? Where did it come from? What happened to form soccer? Even sports have a history lesson to learn. There were rules of soccer that were made in England. I thought this would make sense because England has several soccer teams and because there is a lot of soccer played in England. If you have seen a soccer game on TV, what tournament was it? What is the FIFA World Cup? The FIFA World Cup is a soccer tournament that involves a bunch of countries going against each other for the FIFA World Cup Trophy. https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/who-we-are/history/first-fifa-world-cup.html

                                 At the top is a picture of the FIFA World Cup trophy.
There are several positions on a soccer field that a certain person on your team needs to cover, so that way the team isn't bunched up on the field. Would you want it to be harder to spread around the field? That could happen if there is bunching on the field. From when I was younger, some of the positions are different than some positions I play with now. Some positions I know of are goalie, right defender, left defender, stopper, sweeper, a center midfielder, right midfielder, left midfielder, and left and right striker. https://www.sportsfeelgoodstories.com/soccer-positions-roles-responsibilities-formations/





                                                     
    These are some soccer
               players                                     


                                                                    Cristiano Ronaldo
                                                                         




              Lionel Messi
                                                 
Some Soccer Leagues:

  • Major League Soccer (MLS)
  • La Liga
  • English Premier League
  • Serie A
  • Bundesliga    Soccer Leagues                                                                                                              Alex Morgan

Would you want to play this sport? Does it now interest you? Do you think you would enjoy it? If you don't enjoy this sport which one do you think you would be interested in? I can't control your opinions, but now that I am done teaching a small history lesson, and giving facts and information on soccer, I hope that it will make you want to try it and like it as much as I do.


        Sources:
The Origin of Soccer
Pictures
Fifa World Cup Trophy
Flag and Trophy 
Animated Soccer Picture
Soccer Field 
Lionel Messi  
Alex Morgan 
Free Soccer Kick
Soccerball
History of FIFA World Cup
History of FIFA
Soccer Positions
Soccer Positions
Soccer Leagues
Soccer Leagues

Thank You to these Sources!

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