| I was never really fond of soccer. I viewed it as a | | | | forwards on their team. It took time for me to read |
| funny game since your hand can't touch the ball. I | | | | and about these things but world cup sweets keep |
| was accustomed to watching basketball since the | | | | me and my sweet tooth happy during those times. |
| NBA was so popular. I watch it with world cup | | | | My favorite soccer movie is Shaolin Soccer written |
| sweets in my mouth. Not until now that I realize | | | | and directed by Stephen Chow. It was a very |
| what the candy actually stands for. It was more fit | | | | touching story of friendship, principles and winning. |
| for a soccer fan and not a basketball fan. | | | | Chow and his brothers have to beat the nasty and |
| My first encounter with it was with my two cousins. | | | | cheating coach of the Team Evil which gave Fung |
| They are studying in an international school and | | | | (Ng Mat Tat) a limp. Although the effects and stunts |
| soccer was the most popular sport. They invited me | | | | are very unbelievable and quite astounding, it's still my |
| to see one of their practice games and I came to | | | | favorite soccer movie so far. Yummy world cup |
| watch with my favorite world cup sweets. I then | | | | sweets kept me more alive and happy every time I |
| learned my soccer 101. | | | | watch this movie. |
| Unlike basketball with 5 players, soccer has 11 and is | | | | What kept me glued to soccer is the spirit of unity |
| played in the field. In basketball the players have to | | | | that fans show during the games. Countries unite just |
| shoot the ball in the ring while soccer players need to | | | | to support their soccer teams. Families and friends |
| get the ball into the other team's goal to score | | | | bond and even enemies unite for a common goal. |
| points.Basketball players are either power forwards, | | | | Just like me being united with my world cup sweets |
| small forwards, shooting guards, point guards or | | | | while watching these exciting games. |
| centers. Soccer players are strikers whose main task | | | | This year, the 19th FIFA World Cup is scheduled to |
| is to score goals. Defenders who specialise in | | | | take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South |
| preventing their opponents from scoring. Or they are | | | | Africa. This will be the first time that the tournament |
| midfielders who dispossess the opposition and keep | | | | will be hosted by an African Nation. |
| possession of the ball in order to pass it to the | | | | |