Speech_on_Football

Football The game where 22 players, maybe expect the two goalkeepers, are trying to score in each end and therefore win the game. Of course it’s football I’ am talking about – but also called soccer by a small group of people. It’s a sport the most of us can relate to. All of us have at some point of our lives created knowledge or some kind of understanding of this game. - My reason for choosing football It is simply because it is a sport we all can learn from - both inside and outside the battlefield. All the players on each team cooperate with each other in order to win. The game of football Football provides the very best features from a wide range of sports. They can be grouped into three major characteristics, called: 1. Strategy 2. Fair Play 3. National feeling 1: Football is a very strategic game You must use your brain - like when you’re playing Chess or Stratego. And that’s adding a whole new dimension to the game. Even if one team is physically stronger than the other, it is not certain that they will win. The “Offside Rules” are a very good example. They can result in you getting your goal cancelled if the other team wisely pulls the defense forward on the pitch. The special thing with football is unlike other sports - that you’re not just running around the field like a headless chicken. You actually have to think before acting. That’s what makes the game so unique. The fanatical crowd is also an important factor - but the random spectator who runs into the pitch has always been a shame to the game. 2: The game is also based on "Fairplay" just like many team sports are. There are strict rules how all players must behave, which is based on good sportsmanship. Therefore everyone can sort of “Fight” in a friendly way without anyone getting hurt such as in kickboxing. 3: Last but not least the game creates a national feeling and unity. At this point football is actually a very unique sport. Many other sports such as basketball, tennis, swimming and sailing are each significant for individual countries - and separately - but no other sport can create as large a national feeling among all countries around the world as football can. Football is something all nations are interested in. The national feeling and unity is created - both across rich, poor and social kingdoms. Even the smallest nations have a team. Every time their national team is on the pitch they just get this feeling of nationalism. Furthermore the game is divided into two halves of only 45 minutes each. This ensures that there is tension throughout the game from start to finish. We all know, that kind of adrenaline that is pumping for your country to win and because of relatively short time a match is played the feeling won’t suddenly disappear. No one would watch a game of football if it were 5 hours long. Finally everyone has an equal chance of winning. It creates hope and dreams right from very young children and for the big and famous footballers. Therefore the game applies to both rich and poor nations but also to the local teams in each country. 4: Can we learn anything from the Football Game' Yes we can - both inside and outside the battlefield. The game contains a lot of good qualities and values, which also can be used in the business world, since the basic ideas in football are: 1) Team play and good friendship 2) Don’t work hard – work smart. Wisdom is always rewarded 3) Everyone has a chance of winning - if they always do their best And that’s why all of us love football.