subject: Soccer's Greatest Gifts [print this page] Soccer is known as both Soccer and FootballSoccer is known as both Soccer and Football. In the entire Europe region, the game is known as Football where as in North and South America it is called Soccer. The game of soccer has evolved centuries before the birth of Christ. It is basically a European game as it originated first in ancient Rome and Greece. It was known as harpatsum in Ancient Rome and phaininda in Greece. Even the Native Americans played sports similar to soccer that was called pasuckuakihowog, pok-a-tok and asqaqtuk. Soccer's rules were formalized at Cambridge University in the year 1848. In Northern America, people consider soccer as a European sport hence though it is popular, it is not widely known. Northern America has sports like basketball and football that are highly popular. You must be wondering if soccer is not famous then how can football be famous. In the Americas, rugby is known as football, hence the confusion.
The game of soccer has given many gifts to the entire world at large. It benefits both the players and the people who watch and support it. Soccer makes the players agile and graceful and lends them balance and speed. Sportspersons are usually healthy and robust. They are active and have good stamina and immune system. That is all due to the game of soccer. The fast paced game makes the players physically as well as mentally healthy. It also entertains the players and gives them a sense of excitement to watch their favorite players compete and exhibit their powerful skills. Even the coaches of soccer benefit from the game as they get a chance to develop strategies that help the players and the teams as a whole to compete in the international arena.
Soccer has been giving us gifts throughout the past few centuries. Soccer has given us diversity. It has been due to soccer that countries have come together and played with each other with the spirit of sportsmanship. The influence of football can be seen in a multitude of sports from basketball to rugby to American Football, etc. No other sport in the world has such a wide reach all over the world. When the soccer world cup is played, the whole world watches it irrespective of race, caste, creed, religion. Even a country that has no representative in the international arena watches the game and supports the teams and players as if they were their own.
Soccer lends us international peace, understanding and togetherness. People all over the world come together to watch the game of football, a heart-stopping and adrenaline pumping game that has something to offer to players and the sports enthusiasts alike. What better way to achieve peace than playing soccer?
