Topic: How has Covid-19 impacted the world of soccer?
Research Questions:
- Has Covid-19 had a direct impact on soccer players’ careers? How so?
- What is going to happen with the development of teams?
Dear Professor Beacher,
In the process of researching the impact that Covid-19 has had on the soccer world, I found many useful sources and I picked the ones that I thought are more reliable. Not only do these sources help in providing information about the connection between soccer and Covid-19 but they also made me learn more about my topic as well.
The first article focuses on how soccer is the sport where players get injured the most, and since the start of the pandemic, the injury rate has only gone up. This is a result of the overloaded schedule of games as seasons across the world were postponed due to the virus. The article also mentions how the international federation of soccer (FIFA) has been trying to prevent the frequency of injuries by amending some new rules, such as increasing the number of substitutions a team can make in a game. The second article gives more insight about the impact of Covid-19 on soccer clubs. It talks about the thrive of academy players, which is one of the few positive effects of the virus, the financial hits which according the article are not as severe as they are shown in the media, the development of technology and how teams are trying to use it to make profit etc.
The third and fourth articles mainly focus on the damage that the pandemic has caused to some specific European soccer leagues such as German and English leagues. These two articles touch on the inability of fans attending the games in the stands of the stadiums and how this has affected teams. Not having fans in the stadium is quite a big disadvantage for home teams as they would provide motivating force to their players. In addition, in the articles it is pointed out that authorities have been trying to apply new regulations to keep people safe but at the same time they have been unable to bring them back to the stadiums. They suspended the leagues for a certain amount of time but it seems like the absence of supporters in the stadiums will last longer than expected.
I believe the information I have obtained from these 4 sources will help me better address this topic and also explain it more transparently to the audience. Now I have more knowledge about the effect of Covid-19 on soccer and this will definitely help me present in a better way to whoever reads my research. That being said, I have to combine all the information together and if need be, add more in order to make it seem clear and precise.
Sincerely,
Donald Perdoci
Donald states his research topic in the first paragraph, which is how COVID impacts soccer industry. He talks about how soccer players get injured and how to prevent injuries. He also mentions how COVID impacts soccer industry very harshly. One small suggestion I have is that you can talk a little bit about the audience and genre of the resources. I think it will be more helpful in the understanding of resources.
Donald’s first paragraph clearly stated his main idea on how COVID-19 impacted the world of soccer. I think you did great on the analysis with all the explanation and combining the information. But I suggest you also introduce the genre and audience for those sources. I also think you can come up with more research questions so you can expand your idea and your topic more. Other than these few suggestions, I think your synthesis letter achieves the purpose of combining information and make it easier for reader to understand.