Soccer and Cultural Representation

The soccer is special and is the ultimate sport for the masses. This game is famous all over the world. Soccer is considered to be the sport that is famous among the people of all the age groups. The soccer competitions are being watched in the whole world. This sport is also provides an opportunity for the people to show their strong connection and patriotism when their team plays on the local and international grounds. This is one of the reasons that soccer has direct impact on the culture and nationalism. There are various other fields in which the game of soccer causes its effects such as politics and economy.

In addition to the major national tournaments in 1930, the first World Cup was played in Brazil, involving several countries. The Brazil marked its presence, but that did not call so much attention the sporting press. However in 1938, the world cup win grabbed special attention of the sporting press, and first, the games will be broadcast the radio directly from Europe to Brazil. Major campaigns are undertaken by Brazilian Confederation of Sports (CBD), with support from the press. This gave boost to the economy of the country as it became the source of revenue generation.

Soccer has also generated new ways for the people to increase their income which in turn allow the general population to get rid of the poverty line. Soccer has created new ways of income by the production of works focusing on the sport came largely from the end of the 1990s. A good example is the book "Lone Star: A Brazilian Garrincha Called" by Ruy Castro, who tells the story of the victorious career of Garrincha, the Brazilian soccer legend, and his slips. After the Internet boom, blogs have become a nice ...