between the city-states of Elis and Pisa. The reasons for hosting the Olympic Games at that time fall into three obvious aspects —— the honour of competing‚ the opportunity for trade and also‚ for peace. The reason why cities bid to hold the Olympics now are more complicated than in ancient time. But the main reasons remain the same. Cities may bid to host the Olympics to raise their International status by opening a door to the whole world‚ boost their economy‚ and enrich their culture and so on
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The FIFA World Cup Syafadzil : A very good morning to our English class teacher‚ Mr. Lee and to all my friends. Today‚ me and my friends‚ Amir and Firdaus are going to engage in a forum about the World Cup. Syafadzil : To explain it briefly‚ the World Cup is the world’s biggest sports event. It was held every 4 years since the first World Cup in 1930‚ except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of World War 2. The tournament will be held in South Africa which involves 32 teams‚ each
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efforts to knock Nike off the Top Spot in 2010 by leveraging the firm’s $200 million World Cup sponsorship push to its full advantage. Currently within spitting distance of Nike’s 2007 €11.1 billion revenue‚ Herbert explains how the World Cup equates to big wins for brands like Adidas in terms of sponsorship‚ advertising and exposure. “The World Cup is definitely the biggest event for us‚” he admits‚ adding that football is in the DNA of the sporting giant. A global presence Already it is widely
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Finally‚ after a hiatus of 28 freaking years‚ it’s ours… yes‚ the World Cup is ours… not only because we played like the champions‚ but also... coz we are the champions! | Sachin getting a ride through the stadium by fellow teammates. It was his last World Cup match! | But‚ how do you think they got the knack to achieve the coveted trophy? It could simply be answered… if you saw the match! The great spine-thrilling battle between India & Sri Lanka was nothing less than an epic. The
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war with it’s U.S competitor Nike over market share in the field of football footwear and accessories. In the war over market share Adidas acquired Reebok the prominent company in basketball footwear to further gain a share in the U.S. Nike has also gained a lot of grounds in the field of football footwear by it’s aggressive marketing and sponsoring strategy that included the Brazilian national team and other prominent football clubs like Manchester United among many others. Nike strategy paid off
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Discursive essay A winter World Cup FIFA president Sepp Blatter has recently admitted to the Daily Mail that by electing Qatar to host the 2022 could have been a “ mistake”. Soaring temperatures in the Middle East will make it almost impossible to play the tournament in the traditional months of June and July therefore‚ the first ever winter world cup looks likely. This has caused much heated discussion within the footballing sector. The wonderful game of football has always been one with traditional
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something different to make the game a lot more entertaining. This eventually came in the shape of the first World Cup in 1975. Before that‚ it was in the year 1900 that cricket was played in the Paris Olympics in which Great Britain beat France by 158 runs in a two-inning match. That was closest to the concept of a mega event that the game of cricket experienced. Therefore‚ a cricket World Cup was something to look forward to‚ a competition in which eight teams bunched into two groups participated
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The Olympics versus the World Cup: A Marketing Perspective The main purpose of this paper is to examine the concepts of ambush marketing‚ buzz marketing and how companies can transition from regional to global brands. These three marketing approaches will be analyzed from the viewpoint of both the World Cup and Olympics. From this analysis‚ this paper will determine if these approaches are effective‚ which ones have the most risk‚ and how this risk can be managed. Finally‚ it will look at implications
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The campaign to host a World Cup‚ the largest event in professional soccer‚ is intense‚ with dozens of countries vying for the quadrennial tournament. In 2010‚ the games were hosted by South Africa. While there are a number of advantages to hosting the games‚ such as publicity for the host country and increased revenue from tourists‚ there are also a number of potential disadvantages. Expense Hosting the World Cup costs the host country an enormous amount of money. For the 2010 tournament‚ the
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