Some people say that holding sport competitions cause many troubles, others disagree. Discuss both views and give your opinion

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Some people may think that
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competitions have many negative outcomes and it would be better if they are prohibited,
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, others including me, disagree with
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notion for various reasons as will be illustrated in the following paragraph. On the one hand,
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competition opponents can argue that games and matches are always accompanied by riots and breaching laws, especially when it comes to final and critical games.
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, they feed bigotry and hatred among nations. Personally, I do not agree with
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opinion, as I see,
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, that huge
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events
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as the World Cup are great opportunities for nations to gather and share great
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of “the fair go” and “acceptance of the other and losses”.
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, hatred, aggressiveness and jealousy have other channels to express themselves in comparison to the marvellous
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that
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present.
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, supporters can claim a list of positive outcomes with which I
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strongly agree. To mention a few,
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, huge global events are golden chances for the economy and tourism to flourish.
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, they teach people wonderful
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and life lessons as mentioned before.
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,
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championships encourage youngsters to exercise and play
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since they look up to the players and mimic them.
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, lots of families in my original country Egypt were influenced by the famous soccer player Mo Salah and they are sending their children to play
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and become famous players. In conclusion, regardless of the side effects of holding
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competitions,
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events have had several merits,
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as supporting the economy, teaching life
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as well as providing role models to kids and teenagers .
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