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2018 Southeastern Conference Soccer Record Book
20182018 SECSEC SSOCCEROCCER RRECORDECORD BBOOKOOK Southeastern Conference Contents Communications Composite Schedule ........................................2 All-SEC Tournament Teams .............................21 2201 Richard Arrington Blvd. North SEC Tournament ..............................................3 NCAA Tournament Records ............................22 Birmingham, AL 35203 (205) 458-3000 2017 SEC Standings/Postseason Results ............4 NCAA Tournament Results .........................22-24 2017 Honors ..................................................5 NCAA Tournament Appearances ...............25-27 2017 Statistics..............................................6-9 National Honors ...........................................28 All-Time Records ............................................10 SEC Honors ..................................................29 All-Time SEC Standings .............................10-12 All-SEC Teams ..........................................30-31 Annual Leaders .............................................13 Freshman All-SEC Teams ................................32 Single-Game Records ....................................14 SEC Athletes of the Week ..........................33-34 HERB VINCENT CRAIG PINKERTON Season Records .............................................15 Community Service Teams ..............................35 Associate Commissioner Director [email protected] [email protected] Career Records .............................................16 Academic Honor Roll ................................36-46 -
ACC Teams Combined for a 87-28-13 Mark Against Non-Conference/Non
FINAL CONFERENCE OVERALL W-L-T Pts Home Away W-L-T Pct. Home Away Neutral Duke 10-0-0 30 5-0-0 5-0-0 23-2-1 .920 15-0-0 7-1-0 1-1-1 North Carolina 8-0-2 26 2-0-2 6-0-0 17-3-2 .818 6-1-2 7-2-0 4-0-0 NC State 6-3-1 19 4-0-1 2-3-0 15-5-2 .727 10-1-1 5-3-0 0-1-1 Virginia 5-2-3 18 2-2-2 3-0-1 13-6-4 .652 7-4-2 5-0-2 1-2-0 Wake Forest 5-3-2 17 3-1-1 2-2-1 11-6-4 .650 5-2-2 6-3-2 0-1-0 Notre Dame 5-3-2 17 2-3-0 3-0-2 10-7-5 .568 5-5-1 5-2-3 0-1-1 Florida State 5-4-1 16 3-2-0 2-2-1 13-7-1 .643 7-2-0 5-4-1 1-1-0 Boston College 4-5-1 13 2-3-0 2-2-1 10-9-1 .525 6-4-0 4-4-1 0-1-0 Clemson 3-4-3 12 2-2-1 1-2-2 10-5-4 .632 5-3-1 4-2-2 1-0-1 Louisville 3-5-2 11 2-2-1 1-3-1 9-7-2 .556 5-4-1 4-3-1 0-0-0 2017 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS Syracuse 2-6-2 8 1-3-1 1-3-1 7-8-3 .472 4-4-2 3-4-1 0-0-0 Virginia Tech 1-5-4 7 0-3-2 1-2-2 7-6-5 .528 4-3-2 3-3-2 0-0-1 First Round | Nov. -
Florida Soccer 2018 Media Supplement Florida Soccer 2018 Media Supplement
FLORIDA SOCCER 2018 MEDIA SUPPLEMENT FLORIDA SOCCER 2018 MEDIA SUPPLEMENT 2018 ROSTER 1 | ASHLEY PIETRA 3 | CASSIDY LINDLEY 4 | DANIELLE VAN LIERE 5 | MELANIE 6 | KIT LOFERSKI 7 | BRITTNEY BENNETT GK 6-1 | SO MF/F | 5-7 | FR MF | 5-4 | JR MONTEAGUDO F | 5-3 | JR MF | 5-6 | SR Gainesville, Fla. Carmel, Ind. Jacksonville, Fla. F/MF | 5-8 | SR St. Augustine, Fla. Grayson, Ga. (Buchholz H.S.). (St. Theodore Guerin Catholic H.S.) (Fletcher H.S.) (Bartram Trail H.S.) (Grayson H.S.) Pembroke Pines, Fla. (American Heritage Plantation H.S.) 8 | CARINA 10 | TESS SAPONE 11 | BRIANA SOLIS 12 | SAMMIE BETTERS 13 | ALYSSA HOWELL 14 | MADISON BALTRIP-REYES MF | 5-6 | JR MF | 5-3 | SR MF | 5-4 | JR F | 5-3 | SR ALEXANDER MF | 5-8 | SO-TR Oakton, Va. Orlando, Fla. Brooksville, Fla. Farmersville, Ohio F | 5-4 | SO (Oakton H.S.) (University H.S.) (Frank W. Springstead H.S.) (Valley View H.S.) Round Rock, Texas Dorr, Mich. (Robert E. Hendrickson H.S./FIU) (Hamilton H.S.) 15 | SARAH TROCCOLI 16 | MARY PEACE 17 | HAILLIE LOWER 18 | LAÍS ARAUJO 19 | SAMANTHA TOBAR 20 | JULIA LESTER MF | 5-11 | SR F | 5-9 | FR MF | 5-3 | JR MF | 5-9 | SR-TR F | 5-6 | FR D | 5-4 | JR Troy, Mich. Lakeland, Fla. Tampa, Fla. Salvador, Brazil (Colegio Estudio Parkland, Fla. Tampa, Fla. (Troy H.S.) (Home Schooled) (Tampa Preparatory School) Maria A. Santos/ASA Junior College) (Marjory Stoneman Douglas H.S.) (Academy of the Holy Names) 21 | DEANNE ROSE 22 | PARKER ROBERTS 25 | SARA WILSON 26 | GEORGIA 27 | MAYRA PELAYO 31 | KAYLAN MARCKESE F | 5-5 | SO MF | 5-6 | JR-TR D | 5-3 | SR EATON-COLLINS MF | 5-4 | SR GK | 5-11 | SR Alliston, Ontario Leawood, Kansas Herndon, Va. -
Women's Soccer Awards
WOMEN’S SOCCER AWARDS All-America Teams 2 National Award Winners 15 ALL-AMERICA TEAMS NOTE: From 1980-85, the National D–Karen Gollwitzer, SUNY Cortland D–Karen Nance, UC Santa Barbara M–Amanda Cromwell, Virginia Soccer Coaches Association of D–Lori Stukes, Massachusetts D–Kim Prutting, Connecticut M–Linda Dorn, UC Santa Barbara America (NSCAA) selected one F–Pam Baughman, George Mason D–Shelley Separovich, Colorado Col. M–Jill Rutten, NC State All-America team that combined all F–Bettina Bernardi, Texas A&M D–Carla Werden, North Carolina F–Brandi Chastain, Santa Clara three divisions. Starting in 1986, Division III selected its own team, F–Moira Buckley, Connecticut F–Michelle Akers, UCF F–Lisa Cole, SMU but Divisions I and II continued to F–Stacey Flionis, Massachusetts F–Joy Biefeld, California F–Mia Hamm, North Carolina select one team. Starting in 1988, F–Lisa Gmitter, George Mason F–Shannon Higgins, North Carolina F–Kristine Lilly, North Carolina all three divisions selected their 1984 F–April Kater, Massachusetts F–April Kater, Massachusetts own teams. Soccer America started F–Jennifer Smith, Cornell NSCAA 1991 selecting a team in 1988, which SOCCER AMERICA included all divisions. Beginning in G–Monica Hall, UC Santa Barbara NSCAA 1990, the team was selected from D–Suzy Cobb, North Carolina D–Lisa Bray, William Smith G–Heather Taggart, Wisconsin only Division I schools. NSCAA and D–Leslie Gallimore, California D–Linda Hamilton, NC State D–Holly Hellmuth, Massachusetts was rebranded as United Soccer D–Liza Grant, Colorado Col. D–Lori Henry, North Carolina M–Cathleen Cambria, Connecticut Coaches in 2017. -
Pitt Panthers Vs. Loyola Marymount Friday, Aug
game 2019 Schedule and Results 0-0-0 (0-0-0 ACC) Pitt Panthers vs. Loyola Marymount Friday, Aug. 23, 2019 | 7 p.m. | Ambrose Urbanic Field Date Opponent Time/Results Aug. 23 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 7 p.m. Aug. 25 at Bucknell 1 p.m. Aug. 30 at Dartmouth 1 p.m. Sept. 1 at Massachusetts 1 p.m. Sept. 6 RHODE ISLAND 5 p.m. Sept. 8 SAINT JOSEPH’S 1 p.m. Sept. 12 VCU 7 p.m. Sept. 15 at Liberty 1 p.m. Sept. 20 SYRACUSE* 7 p.m. Pitt Loyola Marymount Sept. 26 at Notre Dame* 7 p.m. Sept. 29 at Miami* 7 p.m. (0-0-0, 0-0-0 ACC) (0-0-0, 0-0-0 WCC) Oct. 5 at #1 Florida State* 1 p.m. Head Coach: Randy Waldrum Head Coach: Michelle Myers Oct. 10 BOSTON COLLEGE* 7 p.m. Years at Pitt: Second Years at Loyola Marymount: Eighth Oct. 13 #2 NORTH CAROLINA* 1 p.m. Record: 403-120-30 Record: 49-56-13 Oct. 19 #22 NC STATE* 7 p.m. Record at Pitt: 4-12-1 Record at Loyola Marymount: 49-56-13 Oct. 24 at #25 Wake Forest* 7 p.m. THE MATCHUP Oct. 27 at Clemson* 1 p.m. • The Panthers will open up their 2019 regular season on Friday, August 23 at 7 p.m. against Oct. 31 #21 VIRGINA TECH* 7 p.m. Loyola Marymount at Ambrose Urbanic Field inside the Petersen Sports Complex. Nov. 3 ACC Quarterfinals TBD Nov. 8 ACC Semifinals TBD LAST TIME OUT Nov. -
2004 Wake Forest Soccer • 21 2004 OPPONENTS
2004 OPPONENTS Penn StateNittany Lions MississippiRebels Virginia TechHokies North CaroilnaTar Heels Aug. 19 * Happy Valley, Pa. Sept. 5 * Charlotte, N.C. Sept. 23 * Blacksburg, Va. Oct. 13 * Winston-Salem, N.C. (exhibition) Location . .University Park, Pa. Location . .Oxford, Miss. Location . .Blacksburg, Va. Location . .Chapel Hill, N.C. Enrollment . .34,197 Enrollment . .14,960 Enrollment . .28,000 Enrollment . .26,000 Nickname . .Nittany Lions Nickname . .Rebels Nickname . .Hokies Nickname . .Tar Heels Conference . .Big Ten Conference . .Southeastern Conference . .Atlantic Coast Conference . .Atlantic Coast Head Coach . .Paula Wilkins Head Coach . .Steve Holeman Head Coach . .Kelly Cagle Head Coach . .Anson Dorrance 2003 Record . .19-3-3 2003 Record . .15-6-2 2003 Record . .9-9 2003 Record . .21-2-4 Media Contact Stephanie Mociun Media Contact . .Kyle Campbell Media Contact . .Brent Hager Media Contact . .Dave Lohse Phone/Fax 814.865.1757/863.3165 Phone/Fax . .662.915.7544/7006 Phone/Fax . .540.231.1494/3790 Phone/Fax . .919.926.7257/0612 Email . [email protected] Email . [email protected] Email . [email protected] Email . [email protected] Website . .gopsusports.com Webstie . .OlemissSports.com Website . .hokiesports.com Website . .tarheelblue.com ElonPhoenix ColoradoBuffaloes DukeBlue Devils MarylandTerrapins Aug. 21 * Winston-Salem, N.C. Sept. 10 * Winston-Salem, N.C. Sept. 26 * Winston-Salem, N.C. Oct. 13 * Winston-Salem, N.C. (exhibition) Location . .Elon, N.C. Location . .Boulder, Colo. Location . .Durham, N.C. Location . .College Park, Md. Enrollment . .4,432 Enrollment . .27,954 Enrollment . .6,347 Enrollment . .34,801 Nickname . .Phoenix Nickname . .Buffaloes Nickname . .Blue Devils Nickname . .Terrapins Conference . .Southern Conference . .Big 12 Conference . .Atlantic Coast Conference . -
The Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer
Beyond Bend It Like Beckham BEYOND Bend It Like BECKHAM THE GLOBAL PHENOMENON OF WOMEN’S SOCCER Timothy F. GraineyÊUÊForeword by Brittany Timko university of nebraska press s lincoln and london © 2012 by Timothy F. Grainey All rights reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Grainey, Timothy F. Beyond “Bend it like Beckham”: the global phenomenon of women’s soccer / Timothy F. Grainey; foreword by Brittany Timko. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. isbn 978-0-8032-3470-3 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Soccer for women—Cross-cultural studies. 2. Soccer—Social aspects— Cross-cultural studies. I. Title. gv944.5.g73 2012 796.334082—dc23 2011047387 Set in Sabon by Kim Essman. Designed by Annie Shahan. To my wife, April, and daughter, Arianna: two precious gems who make my life better in infinite ways Contents List of Illustrations ix Foreword xi Acknowledgments xv Introduction xvii PART ONE Rapid Growth in the United States 1 Title IX, Soccer Moms, and Pioneering Players 3 2 U.S. National Team, 1996–1999: “Welcome to Our Party” 17 3 Professional Women’s Soccer and the wusa: “The Best Three Years of My Life” 35 4 Women’s Professional Soccer (wps) 65 PART TWO Challenges in the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America 5 The State of the Game in the Middle East 105 6 Challenges and Successes in Africa 123 7 Latin America: Fighting Machismo Attitudes 139 8 Women Athletes: Objects versus Wholesome Role Models 163 PART THREE Building Leagues and National Team Programs 9 Ancestral Roots: -
WASHINGTON FREEDOM 2009 MEDIA GUIDE 2009 SCHEDULE DATE GAME TIME TV Sun., March 29 at Los Angeles Sol 6 P.M
WASHINGTON FREEDOM 2009 MEDIA GUIDE 2009 SCHEDULE DATE GAME TIME TV Sun., March 29 at Los Angeles Sol 6 p.m. FSC Sat., April 11 Chicago Red Stars 6 p.m. FSC Sat., April 18 Boston Breakers 7 p.m. Sun., April 26 at FC Gold Pride 6 p.m. FSC Sun., May 3 Saint Louis Athletica 6 p.m. FSC Sun., May 17 at Boston Breakers 6 p.m. FSC Sun., May 23 Sky Blue FC (at RFK) 5 p.m. Sun., May 31 FC Gold Pride 4 p.m. Sun., June 7 at Los Angeles Sol 6 p.m. FSC Sat., June 13 Chicago Red Stars (at RFK) 5 p.m. Sat., June 20 at Saint Louis Athletica 8 p.m. Wed., June 24 at Boston Breakers 7 p.m. Wed., July 1 at Chicago Red Stars 8:30 p.m. Sun., July 5 Los Angeles Sol 6 p.m. FSC Wed., July 15 at Sky Blue FC 7 p.m. Sat., July 18 Saint Louis Athletica (at RFK) 5:30 p.m. Sun., July 26 at Chicago Red Stars 7 p.m. Wed., July 29 Boston Breakers 8 p.m. Sat., Aug. 1 at FC Gold Pride 6 p.m. Sat., Aug. 8 Sky Blue FC 7 p.m. Sat., Aug. 15 First Round, WPS Playoffs TBD Wed., Aug. 18 Super Semifinal, WPS Playoffs TBD Sat., Aug. 22 WPS Final TBD 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Team Directory 3 Freedom History 4 Maureen Hendricks, Chairwoman, Freedom Soccer LLC 8 Jim Gabarra, Head Coach 9 Clyde Watson, Assistant Coach 10 Nicci Wright, Goalkeeper Coach 11 About the Maryland SoccerPlex 12 Directions to the Maryland SoccerPlex 14 Tickets/Seating information 15 Player rosters and bios 16 bompastor, dedycker, de vanna, eyorokon, gilbeau, huffman, janss, karniski, keller, lindsey, lohman, long, mcleod, moros, sauerbrunn, sawa, scurry, singer, spisak, wambach, whitehill, zimmeck, glory Opponents -
1 TENNESSEE SOCCER » 2015 RECORD BOOK TABLE of CONTENTS YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS SEC HISTORY ALL-TIME RESULTS 3 Year-By-Year Summary & Stats 16 All-SEC/SEC Tourn
1 TENNESSEE SOCCER » 2015 RECORD BOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS SEC HISTORY ALL-TIME RESULTS 3 Year-By-Year Summary & Stats 16 All-SEC/SEC Tourn. History 48 All-Time Series Records 4 Overall Record & Yearly Leaders 17 SEC Tournament Records 54 All-Time Series Summary 18 SEC Year-By-Year Standings 56 Records vs. Conferences QUICK REFERENCE RECORDS 58 Year-By-Year Results 5 All-Time Shutouts NCAA HISTORY 7 UT Season Records 21 NCAA Tournament Records 8 Opponent Records 22 NCAA Tournament History TOP 10/TOP SHOWINGS HONORS & AWARDS 9 Individual Single-Season Records 34 All-Americans 10 Single-Match Records 35 High Honors 11 Career Records 36 Individual Achievements 13 Freshman Records 13 Sophomore Records ALL-TIME ROSTER 14 Junior Records 43 All-Time Roster With Stats 14 Senior Records 46 All-Time Numerical Roster 15 Home/Stadium Records 2 TENNESSEE SOCCER » 2018 RECORD BOOK TENNESSEE YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS THROUGH 2017 SEASON THROUGH 2017 & RECOCRDS HISTORY YEAR-BY-YEAR SUMMARY Year Record Pct. SEC Pct. SEC Finish SEC Tourn. NCAA Tourn. Head Coach 1996 6-13-1 .325 3-5 .375 5th Eastern Quarterfinals N/A Charlie MacCabe 1997 11-8 .579 2-6 .250 5th Eastern N/A N/A Charlie MacCabe 1998 12-8 .600 5-3 .625 4th Eastern Quarterfinals N/A Charlie MacCabe 1999 8-11-1 .425 5-4 .556 6th Eastern Quarterfinals N/A Charlie MacCabe 2000 12-8 .600 7-2 .778 2nd Eastern Quarterfinals N/A Angela Kelly 2001 11-6-1 .639 7-2 .778 T-2nd Eastern Quarterfinals First Round Angela Kelly 2002 18-6-1 .740 6-2-1 .722 1st Eastern# Champions Second Round Angela -
2020-21 STANDINGS Final Release ACC WOMEN's SOCCER
2020-21 STANDINGS Final Release CONFERENCE OVERALL W-L-T Pts Home Away W-L-T Pct. Home Away Neutral Florida State 8-0-0 24 4-0-0 4-0-0 13-0-2 0.875 4-0-0 4-0-0 5-1-2 North Carolina 8-0-0 24 4-0-0 4-0-0 18-2-0 0.900 6-0-0 7-0-0 5-2-0 Virginia 5-2-1 16 3-1-0 2-1-1 14-4-3 0.738 5-1-1 4-2-1 5-1-1 Clemson 5-3-0 15 4-0-0 1-3-0 12-5-2 0.684 7-0-0 4-3-0 1-2-2 Duke 4-2-2 14 1-1-2 3-1-0 12-5-4 0.667 3-1-3 6-3-0 3-1-1 Louisville 4-4-0 12 2-2-0 2-2-0 5-7-0 0.417 2-3-0 3-3-0 0-1-0 Virginia Tech 4-4-0 12 2-2-0 2-2-0 8-9-0 0.471 4-3-0 4-4-0 0-2-0 Notre Dame 4-4-0 12 2-2-0 2-2-0 6-7-0 0.462 4-2-0 2-4-0 0-1-0 Wake Forest 3-4-1 10 2-2-0 1-2-1 5-7-2 0.429 3-3-1 2-4-1 0-0-0 Pitt 3-5-0 9 3-1-0 2-2-0 11-5-0 0.688 6-1-0 5-4-0 0-0-0 Boston College 1-7-0 3 0-4-0 1-3-0 3-10-1 0.250 1-5-0 2-4-1 0-1-0 Syracuse 1-7-0 3 0-4-0 1-3-0 1-7-0 0.125 0-4-0 1-3-0 0-0-0 Miami 0-8-0 0 0-4-0 0-4-0 1-11-1 0.115 1-5-0 0-5-1 0-1-0 NC State 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 5-3-1 0.611 4-2-1 1-0-0 0-1-0 2020 NCAA SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP ACC WOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP NOTING ACC WOMEN'S SOCCER THREE ACC TEAMS ADVANCE TO NCAA COLLEGE CUP • Three of the four teams in the 2020 NCAA Women’s Soccer College Cup hailed from the Atlantic Coast Con- ference, as top-seeded Florida State, second-seeded North Carolina and Virginia punched their ticket. -
2017Florida State Soccer
2017 FLORIDA STATE SOCCER 2014 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • Nine College Cup Appearances - 2003, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14, ‘15 17 NCAA Tournament Appearances - 2000, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16 2011, ‘13, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16 ACC Champions • 2009, ‘12, ‘14 ACC Regular Season Champions 41 All-America Accolades – 70 All-ACC Members – 68 All-Region Honorees 2017 SEASON No. 16/14 Florida State (9-3-0) Overall ........................................................9-3-0 at ACC ..........................................................................................4-2-0 Home ......................................................................................5-1-0 No. 10/13 Florida (11-2-0) Away ........................................................................................4-2-0 Neutral ...................................................................................0-0-0 Thurs., October 12 at 6:00 p.m. - SEC Network+ Gainesville, Fla. - James G. Pressly Stadium AUGUST Fri 18 UNC Greensboro W, 3-0 Sun 20 South Alabama W, 2-1 No. 16/14 Florida State (9-3-0, 4-2-0 ACC) Thur 24 at Samford (SoCon Digital Network) W, 4-2 Sun 27 at Alabama (SEC Network) L, 0-1 at No. 22/19 Wake Forest (9-3-2, 3-2-1 ACC) SEPTEMBER Sun 3 Kentucky W, 4-0 Sun., October 15 at 1:00 p.m. - ACC Network Extra Fri 8 at No. 9/7 Florida (SEC Network+) PPD Tues 12 Troy (ACC Network Extra) PPD Winston-Salem, N.C. - Spry Stadium Wed 13 at Troy W, 4-1 Live Stats: Sidearm/Gametracker | In-game updates: @FSUSoccer on Twitter Sun 17 No. 10/14 North Carolina* (ACCN Extra) L, 0-1 Thur 21 at Louisville* (RSN) W, 2-1 Sun 24 at Virginia Tech* (ACCN Extra) W, 2-0 Fri 29 RV/RV NC State* (ACCN Extra) W, 1-0 QUICK KICKS OCTOBER • Florida State is ranked No. -
One Team: a Historical Analysis of Inequalities Between Men's and Women's Professional Soccer Allyson O
College of the Holy Cross CrossWorks Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies Student Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies Scholarship 5-9-2018 One Team: A Historical Analysis of Inequalities between Men's and Women's Professional Soccer Allyson O. Braciska College of the Holy Cross, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://crossworks.holycross.edu/gsw_stu_scholarship Part of the Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons, Income Distribution Commons, Inequality and Stratification Commons, and the Sports Studies Commons Recommended Citation Braciska, Allyson O., "One Team: A Historical Analysis of Inequalities between Men's and Women's Professional Soccer" (2018). Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies Student Scholarship. 13. https://crossworks.holycross.edu/gsw_stu_scholarship/13 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies at CrossWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies Student Scholarship by an authorized administrator of CrossWorks. One Nation, One Team: A Historical Analysis of Inequalities between Men's and Women's Professional Soccer Allyson Braciska GSWS Capstone Professor Anne Blaschke 5/9/2017 One Nation, One Team: A Historical Analysis of Inequalities Between Men's and Women's Professional Soccer Braciska Background: The sport of soccer is one of the oldest and most popular organized athletic activities in the world. When comparing participation rates, revenue figures, and overall popularity, there is no doubt that soccer deserves the title of “the world’s sport.” It has been utilized to bring many nations together by rallying for a common cause, fostering incorporation and participation, and providing a source of entertainment to millions.