Chapter 1

Soccer is a game played by many all around the world.  To have a great soccer experience it takes a lot of money and resources.  Only countries with high incomes can afford to have great soccer programs.  It costs a lot of money to pay coaches and to create fields.  It takes a lot of money to buy all of the equipment needed to be a successful soccer player.  In the United States we have enough money to afford youth coaches, equipment, referees, soccer fields, and a professional league.  In other countries with less money it is hard to develop as a soccer player.  Only the countries with a lot of money are superpowers in the soccer world.