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Adidas is a well known multinational corporation that designs and manufactures sports shoes, clothing and many other accessories. They are currently the largest sportswear brand in Europe and the second largest in the world, only behind Nike. Adidas strives to be the best, by making the finest quality apparel with the most comfort, aiming to help athletes, as well as regular people perform at their highest potential. Adidas currently employs over 55,000 people in over 160 countries, producing…

Both articles “If You’re a Market Bull Then Root for These Teams in the Super Bowl” published by Fortune and “Does the World Cup predict stock markets?” published by The Telegraph, discus the correlation between the winners of major sport championships and the following returns in the stock market. The article in Fortune deliberates how the stock markets will perform based on the “Super Bowl predictor”—a theory popularized by the stock analyst Robert H. Stovall, after sportswriter Leonard…

The Jamaican Bobsled team became famous in 1988 Olympics when they represented Jamaica which is a tropical place that doesn’t get any snow and is always the right temperature. They were seen as an underdog in a winter sport. The team struggled in the 1992 Olympics in France. In the 1994 Olympics the team stunned the world by landing in 14th place ahead of the United State, Russia, And France. Since then, Jamaica has expanded their team and now competes with both talented men and women in the…

Football, known as soccer in the United States, is ranked as the most watched and played sport in the world. With more than 240 million people who regularly play it, the sport has grown to be the most popular in the world (FIFA). What no one acknowledges after all, is the dark side of football, which includes homophobia, corruption, and most commonly racism. Racism has been a persistent problem, especially in Europe since it “first appeared around the 1970’s when England’s black players were…

Did you know that Pele led the Brazilian national team to three world cups, and scored more than a thousand goals in his career? Many know Pele for his soccer talent and his unique skills on the field. In his early life, he had to face the challenge of poverty. Later in his life, when he finally got recognized for his talents, Pele took the soccer world by storm. His achievements in his career are unmatched to this day and he showed off impressive skills which made him an exciting player to…

small group of people in comparison, which once again limits the popularity. This is quite similar to basketball in the 1900s when the play style was slow and controlled. Before the introduction of a fast shot clock and the three point line. While the teams may…

aggressive. Female athletes who go against the media's sexualisation only alienate themselves since sex appeal has a major influence in today's society. In 2007, players of Australian Women's World Cup Football team posed naked for a men's magazine and in 2011, German National Women's Football Team also posed naked for Playboy Magazine. In both cases, the female athletes said of doing it to promote their sport. Women need to put some extra physical requirements to get their sports and their…

are paid the same. Men and women all do the same things in the different sports, they put in the same time, they practice just as hard and they don't get paid the same. This was first brought to the attention of the public by the U.S. women's soccer team. They thought it was unfair that they won the world cup and the men lost in the round of 16 but, the men got paid more. Most women sports is actually very new compared to the mens. They could only compete in the olympics in 1900. Also the WNBA…

Every kid who plays a sport, has someone they idolize and eventually they will want to be just as successful or maybe even more successful than that person. But what makes that person successful? Is it the money? Is it the fame? Is it the flashy clothes and cars? Well, while all of that comes along with the success, it does not make an athlete successful. What makes an athlete successful is their talent, but also their determination, desire and their leadership qualities. The God given talent…

Examples of historical sporting events include: The miracle on ice, Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier, the four falls of Buffalo, The Celtic’s streak, and the 1999 U.S. Women’s national soccer team. These are all events that greatly impacted fans and continue to today. These moments will always be considered historic and redefining. They changed sports for fans, and for the…