FOOTBALL

Football is a team sport that is played on the grass ground with 2 teams, each of which is

composed of 11 players. This definition is the  one that comes to most people’s mind in the

world genereally.However, the definition of football ,in its general meaning, alludes to

something different. As Wikipedia suggests that ” football refers to a number of sports which

range from American football, Australian rules football to Canadian football ,Gaelic

football, rugby-style football. Soccer is also used instead of  football. The concept of modern

football was coined in Great Britain,  as a resut of which The English are called ‘founder of

football and also one of  the best nations that play it ’. It is  almost certain that even prior

to the foundation of modern football in England in 18th and 19th centuries, there are historical

evidences supporting the idea that football has been as old as human history.Another aspect

of the term football,that is when someone spells football in an ordinary place,indeed it covers

all the  world.Every year,in most  countries,there are football tournaments which are held with

the permission of the governments .Some of the most known football leagues are Champions

League,UEFA Championship League,FIFA World Cup and so on.Football has become such a

powerful area in terms of the amount of money invested on it that some football clubs,like

Real Madrid, Barcelona,are richer than some poor countries.There are even some

footballers that gain highly huge  amount of money like, Cristiano Ronaldo,Gareth Bale or L.

Messi. Football is believed to be the most  popular and well-known sport up to now. There are

football stadiums,football schools that are structured in the best places of big cities like Camp

Nou in Barcelona,Wembley Stadium in London,Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid etc. I  also love

playing football with my friends or even alone.Football is a lifestyle for me without which I

would certainly feel  depressed and excluded.Since my childhood,I have always tried to play

it whenever it is suitable,yet some people without being aware make it  be known as a

irritating sport,because some uneducated people can try  to give political messages via

football or make racism against people.These are bad things that are not accepted by

anyone. Still, I strongly believe that despite bad people and their works, football has a

responsibility of gathering people from all around the world to be in contact and respect each

other.It is played by all kinds of people regardless or their sex, age, nation etc. I think it

should be so, at least.

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Yasin ALTUN

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