Basketball vs Football Basketball is a game played between two teams of five players in which points are scored by shooting a ball through a netted hoop fixed 10ft above each end of the court. Football is a form of team game played in North America with an oval ball used to throw or to run with on a field marked out as a gridiron. Basketball and football are two extremely popular sports but they are different in many was such as shape of the ball‚ playing surface‚ number of players‚ and style of
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Well if you were thinking football‚ you were right. According to FIFA‚ football‚ also known as soccer in the U.S.‚ has more than 240 million people who regularly watch and/or play it. They also have the most watched sporting event in the world‚ The FIFA World Cup. This past World Cup‚ views reached over 3.2 billion‚ which is 43% of the whole world. Now although‚ football is so popular‚ no one ever talks about the dark side which includes homophobia‚ corruption‚ and what I will focus on today‚ racism
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Today i am teaching you the steps to catching a football like a pro. You may think it is very easy but there are a vary of steps you probably do not know about catching a football. The proper steps before you learn to catch a football is that you should always be aware and know where quarterback is so you can watch the ball when it is thrown. Another step is that you should always be squared up with the ball and light on your feet in case you have to run or back up to catch the ball. The steps i
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Between Soccer and Football Football‚ for many‚ is a topic of entertainment. In many parts of the world soccer’s official name is football‚ but with the evolution of American football‚ the name was changed to soccer. It is thought that American football originated by a soccer player‚ who was frustrated by kicking the ball. He decided to change the rules of the game by using his hands‚ and thus‚ American football was born. Some of the major differences in soccer and football are the equipment players
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soccer and football and why soccer is better than football. An each paragraph I will be comparing their play style‚ the game play‚ and the injures in the game. In this paragraph I will comparing the game style of both of the sports. First I will tell you about soccer. Soccer is popular worldwide and not just in one country unlike football which is only popular in America. Soccer is played with your feet instead of your hands unlike football‚ the objective of soccer is scoring a goal in football it is
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Among the sports that have enormous followings and make people converge to great stadiums and at their favorite spots or drinking areas to watch are football and Soccer. Soccer is probably the most popular sport in the world and football has an enormous following as well. While some differences between soccer and football are physical aggression‚ scoring and the shape of the ball. The similarities between these two sports are the shape of the field‚ number of players and timing of games. Two
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For those in the know‚ American football and rugby are very different sports‚ but for the inexperienced spectator‚ the two sports can look rather similar. So what are the differences? For starters‚ there are two different versions of rugby: league and union. This article refers to the Rugby League‚ as the union type differs greatly. Union rugby is rougher and the rules are looser‚ which means the game can turn violent at times. American football and rugby‚ however‚ share some common rules that make
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“Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you‚ it is much more serious than that.” This was a quote by long serving Liverpool football manager Bill Shankly who coached and played from the 1930’s through the 1970’s. The Football War‚ or the 100 Hours War‚ was a short four-day war between the Central American countries of El Salvador and Honduras. Though the war itself only lasted four days‚ the build up to the war was ongoing for many years. The Football War got its name
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American Football American football is a dangerous sport that has many risks to it. Football players know these risks but still play the sport. There is many risks to playing football especially in the NFL which means National Football League. Many of the injuries football players have are to the head. Some of the people that played football in the past have had to retire because of brain injuries or broken bones. The players that used to play football have had memory loss and have killed themselves
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Crack! I screamed as I fell to the ground in pain. My teammates rushed over to help me. Next thing I knew‚ I was on crutches for a week. {flash forward} “Grace and Sammy‚ you’re up!” My coach yelled over our small conversations. I got in the small grid‚ Grace smiled at me.I didn’t smile back because I didn’t want to show her how nervous I was. I knew what we were doing‚ with the two soccer nets at each out of bounds line. It was one on one. The one thing was that I was going against the strongest
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