At such a young age, the coaches let everyone play all positions just to get a feel for the game and to see what we liked best. As I grew older, I began to notice that my coaches kept me in the game a little bit longer rather than subbing me out like some of my teammates. ... We played so well that we made it all the way to the state cup finals and won! ... The test consisted of the rules and regulations about the game. ... The coach would have us do an enormous amount of running so we would be in peak physical condition by the time our first game started. ...

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Secondly, soccer is a great game that requires massive skill. ... Its not all about scoring ten goals in a game. ... It was the final game between Red Star Belgrade in the final against the French juggernauts, Marseille. The game was the final game of the EUFA CUP, which is the most watched competition after the World Cup of Soccer. The game went into a shootout and Red Star Belgrade won. ...

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In fact, it is estimated that 1.7 billion television viewers watched the World Cup final between France and Brazil in July of 1998, far more viewers then any Super Bowl has seen. This world championship of soccer involves teams from 32 countries in the final rounds, unlike the much more parochial and misnamed World Series in baseball. ... Anyone who has attended a live football game knows how commercial time-outs slow the game and sometimes, at its most exciting moments, disrupt the flow of events. ... There are brief moments, spurts of violence when a player might get a red card and be eject...

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My other major goal for this season is to gain experience and relearn the game mentally. ... Often in a game I find myself in a game where I don't know the right thing to do. ... I would like to score or assist on a goal every game. ... My final goal outside of academics is to be more involved with our community by helping in charities or fundraisers. ... Finally, for me, it means to give it your all for the sport and the team and to not stop until the whistle is blown and the game is over....

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One of the most recent electrifying events that shows women expressing their love for the game, regardless of which game, is when Brandi Chastain tore her jersey off after the United States women's soccer team won the Women's World Cup final. ... The women's World Cup victory had more fans watching than Game 7 of the 1999 Stanley Cup Finals. ... The night that the game was replayed, it drew more attention than baseball's All-Star Game that was aired the same night. ... Athletes participate in sports for one reason - the love of the game. Within professional sports today, th...

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Ronaldo scored twice on the finals against Germany and gave made Brazil the only country that is five World Cup Champion. ... After the game was over Ronaldo said, "That those two goals was dedicated for his family and for his physiotherapist who knew that they would be in this Cup right now(Ronaldo)."" ...

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While we had our game we would play like a champion trying to be one of the best team. ... I can't even explain the feeling I got when the referee blew the final whistle. I felt mad and hopeless for not being able to have done anything for my team due to an injury that had happened to me the game before. ... It sucked knowing that our last game all together as a team would end like this. ...

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