{"id":48913,"date":"2019-03-15T13:50:02","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T19:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/?p=48913"},"modified":"2019-03-25T07:34:38","modified_gmt":"2019-03-25T13:34:38","slug":"soccer-grows-in-popularity-each-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/searcylionpress.com\/?p=48913","title":{"rendered":"Soccer grows in popularity each year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Searcy soccer team talking about the game from the day before in the Annex Gym.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Searcy (LP) <\/span>\u2014<\/span>\u00a0It may not seem like it, but the most popular sport in North America is football but soccer is the most popular sport in the world. My perspective is that if there were more soccer stadiums, more federations, and more soccer associations in the United States it might be more popular than football is in North America.\u00a0<\/span>Soccer is probably very popular because it is the first team sport a kid will probably play in their life because football and baseball are for kids a little older as they are more dangerous sports. Because soccer is as popular as it is all other brands are trying to get in on the sales of shin-guards, cleats, socks, and soccer balls. Adidas was originally the first major brand for soccer, now Nike is trying to get a piece of the sales, and also Under Armour is starting to make its way into soccer merchandise. Soccer is a very easily understood and exciting sport. A soccer game can change in a matter of 30 seconds. When in a football game it can take some time. Soccer is an easily likable sport and it is easily understood. Soccer is more exciting than any other sport as there are no boundaries on what you could do. The only boundary is fouling and that you can\u2019t use your hands. Soccer is an attention-grabbing sport and it can be easily played. All you need are shoes and a soccer ball. Other sports you would need a hoop or a field and soccer is more easily played. There are hundreds of soccer stadiums in Europe and other nations of the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ethan Clegg attends practice the day after the game.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This year 204 countries tried to get into the world cup and that is just countries. It is just amazing to think of how many people play the sport of soccer in each of these countries and how many people watch and enjoy soccer in all of these countries. There are also many associations inside each country like the United States has the major league soccer. I believ<\/strong>e soccer is the most popular sport or else they wouldn\u2019t have their own championship of the whole world. It just goes to show that soccer is getting more and more popular. In 1930, 434,500 people attended the World Cup and in 1994 3.5 million people attended that World Cup. All in all soccer is the most popular sport in the world.Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. It may not seem like it because football is most popular in North America but soccer is the most popular sport in the world. My perspective<\/strong> is that if there were more soccer stadiums, more federations, and more soccer associations in the United States it might be more popular than football is in North America.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Searcy soccer practicing a certain kick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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