Hello my name is Daniel. After reading this article I was surprised that there were not more facts and accomplishments of the history of Brazilian soccer. Most people know that soccer in Brazil is very important. The article did mention some very great Brazilian players like Ronaldo. Ronaldo is a very good player and I have seen a lot of game film of him. But I believe the article could have had a lot more information about Brazil and soccer especially their most recent events. I think the article left out a lot of great players and games which you can read about in the link I’ve posted
Dear Group, As you know, we are reading about soccer in Brazil. Soccer is Brazil’s “sport of the country”, just like football or basketball is to the United States. There is even a soccer stadium in every city in Brazil. Soccer in Brazil started in the early 1900’s. Soccer didn’t start off as a popular sport, but soon grew into a huge phenomenon. In 1914 Brazil could hardly keep a team together, but that all changed in 1930 when the Brazil soccer team played in the first soccer world cup. Soccer has come a long way since then and the Brazil soccer team, also known as Selecao, even won the 1994 World Cup. The winning goal was scored by a then 18 year old named Ronaldo. Brazil now has six World Cup titles under their belt and they keep going strong. -Brooke H. 5701 http://www.soccer-fans-info.com/history-of-soccer-in-brazil.html
Good morning/ afternoon classmates My blog for this post is to group four, soccer (football). After reading so much about Brazil and the hype that soccer or as it’s called futbol has created over the many decades. Many questions have sturred my brain and hopefully they can be discussed and possibly answered. The article posted that European countries have always made it to the world cup aside from two other events they didn’t attend. Why is it that they have so much aspiration and devotion to soccer? The question is based upon the link that’s posted here. http://www.buzzle.com/articles/soccer-in-brazil.html. Soccer in America is as important as futbol to European countries but if you observe soccer in countries such as Argentina or Uruguay it is worshiped as if it was a made up religion but how the players play the game they are impacted greatly whether they lose or win why is that? Also an interest that Brazilians soccer has is that the players in this sport alone of all sports are a mere age of 17. The young players are being matched up against players two times their age but what type of lesson does it leave for the young players? Tania T.
Hello Group and Welcome to the amazing world of soccer, Brazilian style!!
As we know this article is all about Brazil and their crazy soccer status. Soccer is not just a sport in Brazil, it is a way of life. I'm an Italia fan but Brazil is an absolute force on the field, having won more championships than I care to count. Why aren't there more facts on this page? I believe that anyone who isn't a soccer fan would definitely go looking to find some more facts (and if you didn't... shame, shame). The average age of Brazilian players just shows the "gold mine" of talent and re-enforces my statement that it is a way of life. One of the best players (in my opinion) has to be Ronaldinho who assisted with the 2002 world cup victory. This link will show you just how amazing he really is... http://www.buzzle.com/articles/ronaldinho-named-world-player-of-the-decade.html
Well this was my take on Brazil and their amazing devotion to soccer. Until next time, this is Ryan Setaccioli Signing off.
Dear students in Erin McCoy’s other classes, my name is Candace Braun and I’m here to talk about football! And no, I don’t mean the sport where giant guys run into each other trying to score a touchdown, we’re talkin about soccer in Brazil! Soccer wasn’t that big in the country until they participated in the first soccer World Cup in 1930. Since then, its spread like wildfire throughout the country. Soccer in Brazil is like basketball in the U.S. There are stadiums everywhere! Some great players include: Pele and Garrincha, who were key to Brazil's success in the 1958, 1962 and 1970 World Cup tournaments. Soccer is not just a sport to Brazillians, it’s more like a way of life, possibly even their religion. What I would like to find more about is Pele, and what he did to help this sport. This link will show what an inspiration he has been to all soccer players: http://www.talkfootball.co.uk/guides/football_legends_pele.html Candace
Hello group, Planning a trip to the 2014 World Cup? Here’s a little information to consider when planning such a trip. Although Brazil is preparing for the World Cup, things are not necessarily up to par. According to ecpaplanning.org, the most pressing concerns are delayed upgrades to airports, already taxed by growing demands, and insufficient transportation infrastructure in cities such as Fortaleza, Belo Horizonte, Manaus, and Recife. Elisabeth Callihan, a Memphis Budget Travel Examiner estimated a grand total of $3000 for a 10-14 day trip to Brazil for the World Cup (at $1200 for the flight, $1000 for 10 – 14 days meals and accommodation, and $800 on tickets).
Very nice work, all; I enjoy the sort of confusion expressed by some here as to why soccer (futbol - remember, our "football" is called "futbol Americano" in Spanish - I think they see our version of football as a bit blasphemous because, well - we don't really use our feet so much in our version:)). Part of the popularity of soccer (I'll call it that here so we don't get confused) is that it takes, according to soccer legend Pele, very little to get a game going; in a ESPN 30 for 30 that chronicled part of Colombian soccer phenom Andres Escobar's life (http://articles.nydailynews.com/2010-06-20/entertainment/27067749_1_andres-escobar-colombian-soccer-soccer-team), Escobar pointed out that even poor children could find something to kick around the street or yard - it didn't have to be a soccer ball - so therefore soccer can be played by anyone anywhere, which speaks to the sport's popularity but also to its status as an "equalizer"; I was in Madrid when Spain won the World Cup last year, and much of the news reports there noted that the win had "united" Spain, which is made up of several "states" that have had trouble agreeing on anything. Do sports do that in America? Do we unite under the common win? When we do well in, for example, the Olympics, does it lighten our national mood? Do you think our SuperBowl is anything close to the party as the World Cup? And why isn't America as in to soccer as other countries? Also, to touch on a great point that Tania made, why are players selected so young in soccer - even David Beckham (famous UK player, married to Victoria "Posh Spice" - of the Spice Girls - Beckham) got "drafted" at age 15 - does that relate at all in the current US argument over the "one and done" rule, re: college basketball players? And how does the idea of scooping up young athletic prodigies relate to US practices? Has the US been guilty of this with, for example, Cuban baseball players? Great work, all!
Good morning classmates. As the final part of the Brazil project blog is coming to an end I thought it would be very insightful if we took the time out to comment on each others blog it being requested by the teacher. As I read through the comments people left on the blogs we shared everyone in my opinion had very great reasons and experiences to share about what they views Brazils soccer on. For Brooke H. I viewed your link for the comment you wrote and your right soccer was not a very important game back then and getting complete strangers to trust one another to play together was a devotion and determination to win as many world cups and awards as they did. And as for Daniel the link you viewed did not give a lot of information to inform others about Brazilian soccer especially for those that do not not know a lot about soccer and were interested in obtaining more information. And Ryan Setaccioli in my opinion Pele would have to be my favorite soccer player of all times wenever someone puts Pele and soccer in the same category Pele is initially the first player that comes to mind. The attribution and hard work he put into soccer and winning the world cups he deserves praise for how far he lead Brazil in soccer games and for starting at 17 he was a big inspiration for the little kids out there that had dreams of becoming a soccer player. Tania T.
Dear fellow students, I enjoyed reading your comments and looking at your links. For Brooke H. I read looked at your link and I agree with your statement that soccer in Brazil is like basketball or football in the US. For Tania T. I see that kids are becoming major players, and key members, in the soccer world at only 17, which shows that this is a sport for kids of all ages. Candace B.
Good afternoon classmates. As a follow up to our first blog, we’ve been instructed to read others blogs and comment on them. Among the two that caught my attention was Ms. McCoy’s response. I would have to agree that there is quite a bit of confusion on why the sport is called soccer here and futbol elsewhere. I believe the term futbol fits the sport a little better. I also find it interesting that the sport has been around since the early 1900’s. The website that Brook H. used has a few interesting facts about Brazil and their origins in soccer. One that I found interesting was that in the first World Cup they participated in, they were knocked out in the first few stages and now some of the best players in the sport come from Brazil.
Hello Group, I found Tania’s post and link were very interesting. Not until now did I notice that most soccer players are drafted at a young age. I’m not much into sports so I don’t know if drafting is at a young age is common but to me 15 is pretty young. I admire their devotion to the sport at such a young age and knowing that that is what you want to do for the rest of your life. I also agreed with Daniel’s post. I feel that since soccer is Brazil’s main sport that there would be a lot more information on it, but most of the information repeats itself. Daniel’s link gave a little bit more information I hadn’t read about. Over all I enjoyed learning what I could about soccer in Brazil. -Brooke H.
I find it hard to believe that the sport of soccer (futbol) isnt more popular with in the US. I love the game of soccer. it makes me mad when i see people that try to act like they care once every four years when the World Cup comes around. However i agree with Daniel, how can you have an article about Brazilian Soccer and not go into detail about their dominance on the world stage. Some best teams in the history of the sport have come from this country.
I believe that in the near future soccer in America will be on the same stage as it is aruond the world. with the Americans world cup run of a few years ago, things are primed for a take off.
Hello my name is Daniel. After reading this article I was surprised that there were not more facts and accomplishments of the history of Brazilian soccer. Most people know that soccer in Brazil is very important. The article did mention some very great Brazilian players like Ronaldo. Ronaldo is a very good player and I have seen a lot of game film of him. But I believe the article could have had a lot more information about Brazil and soccer especially their most recent events. I think the article left out a lot of great players and games which you can read about in the link I’ve posted
ReplyDeletehttp://expertfootball.com/history/brazil_1962.php
Dear Group,
ReplyDeleteAs you know, we are reading about soccer in Brazil. Soccer is Brazil’s “sport of the country”, just like football or basketball is to the United States. There is even a soccer stadium in every city in Brazil. Soccer in Brazil started in the early 1900’s. Soccer didn’t start off as a popular sport, but soon grew into a huge phenomenon. In 1914 Brazil could hardly keep a team together, but that all changed in 1930 when the Brazil soccer team played in the first soccer world cup. Soccer has come a long way since then and the Brazil soccer team, also known as Selecao, even won the 1994 World Cup. The winning goal was scored by a then 18 year old named Ronaldo. Brazil now has six World Cup titles under their belt and they keep going strong.
-Brooke H. 5701
http://www.soccer-fans-info.com/history-of-soccer-in-brazil.html
Good morning/ afternoon classmates
ReplyDeleteMy blog for this post is to group four, soccer (football). After reading so much about Brazil and the hype that soccer or as it’s called futbol has created over the many decades. Many questions have sturred my brain and hopefully they can be discussed and possibly answered. The article posted that European countries have always made it to the world cup aside from two other events they didn’t attend. Why is it that they have so much aspiration and devotion to soccer? The question is based upon the link that’s posted here. http://www.buzzle.com/articles/soccer-in-brazil.html. Soccer in America is as important as futbol to European countries but if you observe soccer in countries such as Argentina or Uruguay it is worshiped as if it was a made up religion but how the players play the game they are impacted greatly whether they lose or win why is that? Also an interest that Brazilians soccer has is that the players in this sport alone of all sports are a mere age of 17. The young players are being matched up against players two times their age but what type of lesson does it leave for the young players?
Tania T.
Hello Group and Welcome to the amazing world of soccer, Brazilian style!!
ReplyDeleteAs we know this article is all about Brazil and their crazy soccer status. Soccer is not just a sport in Brazil, it is a way of life. I'm an Italia fan but Brazil is an absolute force on the field, having won more championships than I care to count. Why aren't there more facts on this page? I believe that anyone who isn't a soccer fan would definitely go looking to find some more facts (and if you didn't... shame, shame). The average age of Brazilian players just shows the "gold mine" of talent and re-enforces my statement that it is a way of life. One of the best players (in my opinion) has to be Ronaldinho who assisted with the 2002 world cup victory. This link will show you just how amazing he really is... http://www.buzzle.com/articles/ronaldinho-named-world-player-of-the-decade.html
Well this was my take on Brazil and their amazing devotion to soccer. Until next time, this is Ryan Setaccioli Signing off.
Dear students in Erin McCoy’s other classes, my name is Candace Braun and I’m here to talk about football! And no, I don’t mean the sport where giant guys run into each other trying to score a touchdown, we’re talkin about soccer in Brazil!
ReplyDeleteSoccer wasn’t that big in the country until they participated in the first soccer World Cup in 1930. Since then, its spread like wildfire throughout the country. Soccer in Brazil is like basketball in the U.S. There are stadiums everywhere! Some great players include: Pele and Garrincha, who were key to Brazil's success in the 1958, 1962 and 1970 World Cup tournaments. Soccer is not just a sport to Brazillians, it’s more like a way of life, possibly even their religion. What I would like to find more about is Pele, and what he did to help this sport. This link will show what an inspiration he has been to all soccer players: http://www.talkfootball.co.uk/guides/football_legends_pele.html
Candace
Hello group,
ReplyDeletePlanning a trip to the 2014 World Cup? Here’s a little information to consider when planning such a trip. Although Brazil is preparing for the World Cup, things are not necessarily up to par. According to ecpaplanning.org, the most pressing concerns are delayed upgrades to airports, already taxed by growing demands, and insufficient transportation infrastructure in cities such as Fortaleza, Belo Horizonte, Manaus, and Recife. Elisabeth Callihan, a Memphis Budget Travel Examiner estimated a grand total of $3000 for a 10-14 day trip to Brazil for the World Cup (at $1200 for the flight, $1000 for 10 – 14 days meals and accommodation, and $800 on tickets).
Steven K.
http://ecpaplanning.org/2011/03/brazilian-cities-prepare-for-2014-world-cup-and-2016-olympics/
http://www.examiner.com/budget-travel-in-memphis/brazil-on-a-budget-planning-ahead-for-world-cup-2014
Very nice work, all; I enjoy the sort of confusion expressed by some here as to why soccer (futbol - remember, our "football" is called "futbol Americano" in Spanish - I think they see our version of football as a bit blasphemous because, well - we don't really use our feet so much in our version:)). Part of the popularity of soccer (I'll call it that here so we don't get confused) is that it takes, according to soccer legend Pele, very little to get a game going; in a ESPN 30 for 30 that chronicled part of Colombian soccer phenom Andres Escobar's life (http://articles.nydailynews.com/2010-06-20/entertainment/27067749_1_andres-escobar-colombian-soccer-soccer-team), Escobar pointed out that even poor children could find something to kick around the street or yard - it didn't have to be a soccer ball - so therefore soccer can be played by anyone anywhere, which speaks to the sport's popularity but also to its status as an "equalizer"; I was in Madrid when Spain won the World Cup last year, and much of the news reports there noted that the win had "united" Spain, which is made up of several "states" that have had trouble agreeing on anything. Do sports do that in America? Do we unite under the common win? When we do well in, for example, the Olympics, does it lighten our national mood? Do you think our SuperBowl is anything close to the party as the World Cup? And why isn't America as in to soccer as other countries?
ReplyDeleteAlso, to touch on a great point that Tania made, why are players selected so young in soccer - even David Beckham (famous UK player, married to Victoria "Posh Spice" - of the Spice Girls - Beckham) got "drafted" at age 15 - does that relate at all in the current US argument over the "one and done" rule, re: college basketball players? And how does the idea of scooping up young athletic prodigies relate to US practices? Has the US been guilty of this with, for example, Cuban baseball players?
Great work, all!
Good morning classmates. As the final part of the Brazil project blog is coming to an end I thought it would be very insightful if we took the time out to comment on each others blog it being requested by the teacher. As I read through the comments people left on the blogs we shared everyone in my opinion had very great reasons and experiences to share about what they views Brazils soccer on. For Brooke H. I viewed your link for the comment you wrote and your right soccer was not a very important game back then and getting complete strangers to trust one another to play together was a devotion and determination to win as many world cups and awards as they did. And as for Daniel the link you viewed did not give a lot of information to inform others about Brazilian soccer especially for those that do not not know a lot about soccer and were interested in obtaining more information. And Ryan Setaccioli in my opinion Pele would have to be my favorite soccer player of all times wenever someone puts Pele and soccer in the same category Pele is initially the first player that comes to mind. The attribution and hard work he put into soccer and winning the world cups he deserves praise for how far he lead Brazil in soccer games and for starting at 17 he was a big inspiration for the little kids out there that had dreams of becoming a soccer player.
ReplyDeleteTania T.
Dear fellow students, I enjoyed reading your comments and looking at your links. For Brooke H. I read looked at your link and I agree with your statement that soccer in Brazil is like basketball or football in the US. For Tania T. I see that kids are becoming major players, and key members, in the soccer world at only 17, which shows that this is a sport for kids of all ages.
ReplyDeleteCandace B.
Good afternoon classmates. As a follow up to our first blog, we’ve been instructed to read others blogs and comment on them. Among the two that caught my attention was Ms. McCoy’s response. I would have to agree that there is quite a bit of confusion on why the sport is called soccer here and futbol elsewhere. I believe the term futbol fits the sport a little better. I also find it interesting that the sport has been around since the early 1900’s. The website that Brook H. used has a few interesting facts about Brazil and their origins in soccer. One that I found interesting was that in the first World Cup they participated in, they were knocked out in the first few stages and now some of the best players in the sport come from Brazil.
ReplyDelete-Steven K.-
http://www.soccer-fans-info.com/history-of-soccer-in-brazil.html
Hello Group,
ReplyDeleteI found Tania’s post and link were very interesting. Not until now did I notice that most soccer players are drafted at a young age. I’m not much into sports so I don’t know if drafting is at a young age is common but to me 15 is pretty young. I admire their devotion to the sport at such a young age and knowing that that is what you want to do for the rest of your life. I also agreed with Daniel’s post. I feel that since soccer is Brazil’s main sport that there would be a lot more information on it, but most of the information repeats itself. Daniel’s link gave a little bit more information I hadn’t read about. Over all I enjoyed learning what I could about soccer in Brazil.
-Brooke H.
Zach B.
ReplyDeleteI find it hard to believe that the sport of soccer (futbol) isnt more popular with in the US. I love the game of soccer. it makes me mad when i see people that try to act like they care once every four years when the World Cup comes around. However i agree with Daniel, how can you have an article about Brazilian Soccer and not go into detail about their dominance on the world stage. Some best teams in the history of the sport have come from this country.
I believe that in the near future soccer in America will be on the same stage as it is aruond the world. with the Americans world cup run of a few years ago, things are primed for a take off.