"Soccer has become the second most popular professional spectator sport as well as the second most widely practiced sport among boys in primary schools. The Japan Football Association was established in 1921, and in 1948, the first national championship games were held. It became known as the Emperor's Cup, and by 1997, more than 3,000 teams participated in this tournament" (Soccer in Japan). Just like baseball circles and clubs in the Japanese school system, soccer clubs are heavily attended and popular. Even amateurs with no intention of continuing past their school years can be impressively good at soccer.
Initially, the league consisted of only a single division, but in 1972, a second division was added (wikipedia). Many teams are owned by different companies, and paid to strictly play soccer. Others are clubs that join the league to compete.Whether or not these circles of soccer-loving players go on to do great things doesn't seem to matter to many of them. They join a circle to play a game them love, to network with other similar-interest guys, and to get adored by the dozens of girls who sit around and watch them play. Since I'm focusing on circles in particular, all of the above doesn't seem to matter to them. As long as they can run around and blow off some steam with their team mates, they seem happy to dedicate as much time as the circle demands to continue playing.
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ReplyDeleteYou are mixing soccer clubs/circles with professional soccer teams, which is a little confusing. Perhaps you should concentrate on the soccer club/circle at you own university?
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