How does soccer influences our society?

Since soccer is so popular, it has a great influence on society. For example, the fashion these days; many people walk around wearing their favourite team or favourite soccer player jerseys and have labeled caps/hats. Myself, I have 3 Germany jerseys, a Germany hat with the colors of the their flag, a pencil, shorts and flags. I know I have lot but that just shows my love for that team and football (soccer). Soccer also influences the socialization and communication between the young generations. Those who love soccer but are not very outgoing begin to slowly become comfortable with talking and playing with others. This not only helps the person to be more social, but it also prevents loneliness and depression. Depression can lead to suicide in some cases and soccer has the ability to stop that sometimes. Soccer may have many good influences but it also has some bad influences too, just like any other famous sport.This amazing gameplay can cause a lot of problems such as, physical conflicts between two players or more because of negative comments/ a great disagreement. There could be physical and verbal conflicts because of a somewhat hatred to different referees in reason of their missed vision, interruption in the game and their cheating tricks, etc. I for one, hate when the referees cheat. I get so mad and frustrated because one little mistake of the other team can change the whole game around. Everything counts in a soccer game.

The famous soccer players like Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Zidane are heroes and idols to so many kids all over the world. These kids look up to heroes to someday becoming exactly like them. They copy their gestures, strategies and give it all that it takes to reach their dream. My brother is one of those kids as it was mentioned in my last blog. They really are great human beings because they also influence the future of many people, but of course with that comes responsibility. If one of them make a huge mistake regarding their behaviors or actions, some kids and adults will be disappointed and stop looking up to them, but there are others that will follow in their footsteps which could be a problem later on in their life. One of those players named above is taking very good actions and has a great behavior. It is Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo donated money to a little 10 month baby's operation. That is an outstanding thing to do, especially for someone that is rich. Usually we would think the rich is very cocky and loves their money a lot but Cristiano showed us that not all are like that. I am very happy about his action. In my opinion, if you have a lot of money, you should at least donate some to the poor people and charity. Being over protective about all of that wealth that you probably don't need seems kind of selfish but everyone can definitely do whatever they want with their money. I am not in place to tell them what to do but I am just saying it would be nice to donate like Cristiano Ronaldo. Certainly he is not the only one who does these kinds deeds but he is a very nice example. 

Playing soccer improves the health of a person. You become more fit and it reduces fatigue. Since soccer is played outside most of the time, vitamin D is gained by the sun and gives a nice glow to the face and body, rather than being pale or yellow. FIFA World Cup had commercials promoting Coca-Cola and the big tournament, which is a good profit for the economy and increases the popularity of the sport. I am so sure that the whole world drinks and loves Coca-Cola, so the ad would have many viewers. As you can see, soccer influences society in numerous different ways; the fashion, the health, the communication and socialization, conflicts, economy, good deeds, etc. 


Click on the video below to watch the Coca-Cola ad provided by the FIFA World Cup 2014.

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Ronaldo donating money
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/soccer-dirty-tackle/cristiano-ronaldo-donates--83-000-to-pay-for-sick-child-s-operation-155950192.html 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2579466/Cristiano-Ronaldo-astonishing-gesture-pays-operation-10-month-old-baby.html

The legendary and famous players of soccer

Hi again! Welcome back to my amazing soccer blog! This time I will be talking about the famous and legendary players of soccer in the whole world. Their skills are magnificent and are enormously hard to do. They are the role models to so much people, for example my little brother who is obsessed with soccer. His role model is the famous and the great Zinedine Zidane. Zidane was a former soccer player for the France team but unfortunately he retired in 2006 after he brung France into the finals of the 2006 World Cup tournament against Italy. He headbutted the Italian soccer player Marco Materazzi for his negative comments and got a red card. He retired right after that. Zindine Zidane won the FIFA World Player of Year three times and the Ballon d'Or ( Golden Ball) once. He is a wonderful player and is known for his move the pirouette. It was all thanks to my brother that I found out about Zidane and I am really happy about it. I spend a lot of time trying to perfect the pirouette to show off to my friends and family and it's kinda of going well. Zidane is slowly becoming my role model too because his moves and focus just catches my eye way more than the other famous players. In addition, my relatives and I would always fight about who is the best soccer player in the world. Zinedine Zidane was always my first. Even if I wasn't very familiar with him, I could see his passion about soccer in his movements and his way of play.In my opinion, the France team could have never won the FIFA World Cup in 1998 without Zidane. Here is a video demonstrating Zidane's pirouettte.

The possibility of hearing these two names is probably very high even if you are not a soccer fan. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. These two players are the most famous and the best players in the world of today. Messi has won 4 Ballon d'Or from 2009 to 2013 which makes him the player with the most Ballon d'Or. The Ballon d'Or is the award given to the best player of the year in soccer. This year it was Cristiano Ronaldo that won it. Lionel Messi and Christiano Ronaldo are so popular that they make over 17 million euros in a year. As you can see, they are stunning soccer players and are so lucky to make an enormous amount of money. I wish I could make that much money but I am not an amazing as them. Messi and Ronaldos' kids are very fortunate to have dads that are super popular and can support them financially. My dream is to be a surgeon doctor. I mean, I could make a lot of money but definetetly not as much as Messi and Ronaldo. I love soccer but not to the extent to become a professional player. I enjoy writing about it because it's what I watch most of the time and my brother and I play it 24/7. Also, we watch Messi and Ronaldo's tricks and movements on the internet and practice almost 3 hours each day.

Pelé and Ronaldo are former Brazilian football players who are well known as the greatest players in history. There is also the popular Argentinian player, Diego Maradona and another Brazilian sportsman, Ronaldinho, who are legendary players and are very well remembered to this day. Easily understood, Brazil has had many incredible players and those players helped them climb up to the top with the most world cups. Brazil is not my favorite team but they are truly wonderful. They work really hard together and always try to maintain their reputation since they are not really the richest country in the world. Therefore, they are very kind and diligent about their careers.There are many other popular and great players in the world such as, Gareth Bale, Wayne Rooney, Franck Ribéry, Arjen Robben, Marco Reus, Miroslav Klose, Thomas Muller, David Beckham, Neymar Jr, etc. One of my favorite athletes is Arjen Robben. He is super fast and has a terrific control on the ball. Speed is always important in soccer so the others won't catch up to you. One second can make a huge difference in a game. Another player who I admire is Neymar Jr, Neymar holds the heart of many ladies, including mine, because of his good looks and cute smile but unfortunatetly he has a wife and a kid. Neymar is only twenty three years old. Becoming a professional soccer player at twenty three is unbelievable. Well in my eyes that is. I hope my brother could do that because soccer is his passion too and he is excellent at it.

Ibrahimović is another notorious athlete in the world of soccer. He held the record of the farthest bicycle kick in the world at 30 m away from the goal. There is no absolute proof that he held the farthest one in the world, but it is never heard of a farther kick than his. My 

thoughts are that 30 meters away from the goal is absolutely astonishing and seems impossible to do but Ibrahimović did it. That goal is a great event that happened because now many people will try to beat his record. It gives them courage and determination to surpass him. Also, I'm pretty sure this occasion will stay in history since Ibrahimović was the first one to do such a far goal. Certainly he is proud of himself. That look and feeling of being proud and satisfied helps me gain the courage and determination like everyone else when I am having hard times, when I need to push myself so the others can acknowledge me when they think I can't do something.

Now you guys know a lot about soccer players even if you are not a fan. Hope you guys enjoyed it and didn't think it was boring!

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