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I have known John Scot since our days in high school. He was one of the few soccer players in school. As I watched Scot coach our local Major League Soccer (MLS) team on the soccer field, I could not help but reminisce on our high school days. Back then, football was the sport of the day followed closely by basketball. No one gave a second thought to sports such as soccer. In retrospect, this was because we were brought up in households that barely knew the rules of soccer.
Soccer is a world sport that is embraced the world over (McDougall 26). However, in the United States, it takes a back stage in preference to other sports. This is seen from the amount of coverage given to soccer compared to other sports. Scot was a professional athlete back in high school. He loved playing soccer, which earned him a sports scholarship to further his education while playing. He later represented the country in international matches and tournaments. However, he was forced to retire at a prime age of 25 years due to a knee injury that ended his playing career. However, this did not mark an end for his love for the game. Scot after recovering returned to our hometown and set up a soccer academy with an aim of helping stray children keep out of trouble. He assembled local boys who liked the game but lacked the passion or facilities to follow their love.
As a sports journalist, I have covered many different personalities over the course of my career. When given the assignment by my editor on soccer adoption in America compared to the rest of the world, I could only think of one person. In my research, I had found out that soccer is like a religion in some part of the work like South America. In European countries, stadiums are full every week and some times during the week with loyal club supporters who come to cheer on their teas. Soccer personalities in countries such as Spain and England earn much more than some of the giant sport personalities here in the United States (Wangerin 103).
I had scheduled an interview with Scot to shed insight in the soccer situation in the country. Scot invited me to one of his games and promised me an interview later on after the match. As I sat on the bleaches, I could not help but marvel at Scots’ love for the game. From as far back as I could remember him; Scot had a ball in his arms or legs. He was a soccer fanatic who would not be persuaded otherwise on the sport. After the match, which Scots team worn, there was not as much commotion as I had expected after seeing some European and South American matches (Szymanski et al 52). I later came to learn from Scot that there was not as much enthusiasm in soccer compared to other countries. To learn more, I proceeded to ask him questions I had prepared in readiness for the meeting:
How long have you been involved in soccer?
From an early age of three, my father said I took to soccer as fish takes to water. It is a beautifu...