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 * Soccer ** Jeremy Liando

=**__ Introduction __**= Soccer is a sport that played by many people from around the world. Playing soccer requires skills, teamwork, effort, thinking for making strategies and planning how to make a move to win the game. Not only is soccer a popular sport but it also has many physical benefits. It also requires stamina to do tricks with the ball or run a lot to get the ball. And it’s mostly about winning the championships. In another words, soccer is a great sport to play.

=**__ Benefits __**=

Playing soccer makes you healthy because you are exercising and running around a lot and not just sitting down. It’s also healthy because you sweat a lot and it makes you energies. It’s also good for the children’s health and youth. Soccer is a good benefit because it encourages the kids to do something besides watching TV. Playing soccer also burns your calories and increases **[|muscles]**. It also helps people and kids keep their stamina up so they are used to run around for a long time. Most important information it makes people stay healthy when kids grow older. It builds **[|strength]**, **[|flexibility]** and **[|endurance]**. The best of all, it’s a great way to **[|exercise]**with your friends. Therefore soccer is a fun and **[|healthy]** sport to play. = **__Famous Players__** =

These are some famous players or soccer: Adriano is famous for having scoring a lot of goals with his strong left leg. David Beckham is famous for being the captain or the England team and shooting a lot of goals. Franz Beckenbauer was famous of getting a serious injury but still took out the strongest of the soccer players. Freddy Abu was famous for being signed to a Major League soccer club in an age of 14. Wayne Rooney is famous for only being 19 but already a household name in the soccer. = **__Rules__** =

In soccer you’re not allowed to hold the ball in your hands unless you’re the keeper. If you touch or hold the ball in your hand it’s called a **[|hand ball.]** You’re also not allowed to kick people or hurt them or you’ll get a yellow card. A yellow card means you’re already been warn. Next if you get a red card you have to be out of the game and someone from the team will substitute and take over your place to play. Usually when you get a penalty the other team gets a free shot. If it’s really serious the other team gets to shoot twice or three times. Another way you’ll get a yellow or red card is when you slide tackle and the person gets **[|injured]**. In each soccer team they also have to use the equipments such as jersey, footwear, shin pads, shorts, socks, and shoes with clits. These are ways to restart a game:

= **__Players__** =
 * 1) Kick off, if the other team scores a goal
 * 2) Restarted by throwing the ball back to the field
 * 3) If the keeper kicks the ball outside of the safety box
 * 4) If the defending team touches the ball and it goes to their own goal
 * 5) If the other team played dangerously and starts a foul
 * 6) Free kick if any of the team fouls or handball
 * 7) Penalty kick which is similar to a free kick

Cristiano Ronaldo is in the **[|attacker]** group and he is one of the best players because he’s really good at attacker and he’s good at shooting. Ronadinho is in the Brazil soccer team and he’s considered one of the top players in soccer because of his skill and scores a lot of goals. <span style="-moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; -moz-background-origin: padding; background: yellow;">In addition, Zinedine Yazid is from the France team, and he is one of the best players in soccer because he’s good at tricks with the ball and is a good shooter and a good [|defender]. <span style="-moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; -moz-background-origin: padding; background: yellow;">However, his career ended when he head butted Marco Materazzi. Michael Ballack in the Germany team and he’s the captain or Germany and he’s born in September 26, 1976 in Gorlitz. Raul Gonzalez Blanco is born in June 27, 1977 in Madrid, Spain. He has been team captain of Real Madrid since 2003. He was <span style="-moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; -moz-background-origin: padding; background: yellow;">also a member of Spanish national team.

=**__ Conclusion __**= <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 121%;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="-moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; -moz-background-origin: padding; background: yellow;">In closing, Soccer is a great sport for everybody in the world to **[|play].** Not only is it fun to play but it also has healthy benefits. There are a lot of great players because they practice playing soccer often and the game of soccer is fun to watch. Playing soccer is much healthier than just watching a game at home on the television. Soccer is a popular sport around the world and is more than just a game to many people; it is a lifestyle. So if you want to be healthy; play soccer to be healthy, it’s much better than just sitting and watching the game.

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