This is an essay assignment that I did in 8th grade on October 4th, 2007. I had to write a five paragraph essay on virtually anything, and I chose to write it on soccer fans.

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Soccer Fans

Ideas:

- Dutch (For sure) Craziness

- Brazil Fans (Good Soccer)

- USA Fans

- Mexico’s Fans (Hostility)

- Best League Teams and their fans

Did you know that fans from different places, and support their teams in different ways? Well I hope so, and besides that, I can show you the extreme cases of soccer addiction. Brazil is famous for having the best team in the world. However did you know that most of their fans only come for the good soccer, and not for support of their country. For the US it’s a completely different aspect. Recently they have come upon the “great David Beckham” who draws people out of popularity. The most extreme case I have ever seen in soccer is the Dutch’s (Netherlands) craziness and complete faith in their team.

The Brazilian International team is great and they have many fans. However they usually only are fans of Brazil because they get to see good soccer. In the last World Cup, and Brazil played Ghana in the Round of Sixteen, Ghana out-played Brazil (Although still losing) and the Brazilian fans started cheering for Ghana! However this doesn’t mean some Brazilian fans aren’t loyal. In fact, some of their fans got arrested for throwing a grenade into a rival teams bus! Basically I think the fans are wanna-bees and they want to see soccer they wish they could do.

In the USA, David Beckham (A player from England) has come to play for the MLS League. This has caused lots and lots of people to be more attracted to soccer, and to attend more games. Although this is mainly because of his “good looks” as girls say, and his chances of becoming an actor, this still is making more people choose soccer as “their sport”. As I said, there are now more screamers and cheerers to make the USA international team win their games.

In the Netherlands, you are either completely serious or the opposite: crazy. In this case, the Dutch fans are totally outrageously crazy in their support of their team. In the last World Cup, they dressed all orange and let it rip. 1000 Fans actually watched a game without trousers on! They went around in an orange car made of cardboard and a lot more!

To me every one of these is a proof of how soccer is the best sport in the world. People support their teams, are drawn to it, and show just how crazy they are about it. Did you know that this isn’t all there is?