the “God of Soccer”‚ or “The King” or just simply “Pelé”. Whatever you call him‚ the memories remain the same. With every touch of the ball‚ Pelé was capable of conjuring up something new - and beating his opponents in the process. A killer instinct near the goal‚ Pele was as close to perfection as any player could get. There were other amazing players in the Brazilian team of 1960s and 1970s; however‚ the breathtaking skills of Pele credited Brazil as the best in world soccer. Pelé is still the
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sport of soccer. But now more than 240 million people play soccer around the world. Having many people aware‚ there is always a debate on who is the greatest player of all time. Out of all of the players in the history of soccer‚ Pele is the greatest to have lived. When it comes to goal scoring ability‚ Pelé is by far the best scorer in the history of soccer. Pele scored 1‚282 goals in 1‚363 games(“History”). Ronaldo de Lima scored 278 goals and Zidane scored 144 goals in 723 games. Pele averaged
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Edson Arantes do Nascimento ‚ better known as Pelé is considered one of the best soccer players ever. He was considered the perfect soccer player‚ as he was completely two-footed‚ very productive at finishing‚ excellent at dribbling and passing‚ a very good tackler for a forward. In other words‚ he was technically outstanding‚ known for his lightning speed‚ and his strength at the ball. When he retired in 1977‚ he had scored over a thousand goals and won three world cups (1958‚ 1962 and 1970).
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Soccer is one of the most important sports in the world‚ everybody like to play and watch soccer. In most of the countries we can see different teams of soccer‚ but in some countries the people think of soccer more interesting than others‚ about how the players feel. I think they felt so good because they are earning money and doing something that they love and enjoy. Every year some soccer players are selected to be the best player in the world. For me the best soccer players are Lionel Messi and
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Adrian Corona Speech 101 Pele- Informative Speech Introduction: 1. Attention Getter- “My father always told me‚ football is a gift from god‚ and god gave you this gift‚ just how he gives a song to a musician‚ or a singer. So you have to take care of your health‚ how you prepare yourself‚ and you always have to respect your opponents‚ and if you do that you will be a great player and no one will stop you.” This is one famous quote from Pele’s book “My life‚ and The Beautiful Game.”
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10. Kelly Smith 9. Hanna Ljungberg Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images The popularity of women’s soccer has increased exponentially since the inaugural Women’s World Cup in 1991‚ and with the improved quality of play has come a steady stream of great players over the years. This is our list of the 10 greatest female soccer players ever. Most of these names you’ll recognize‚ whether you’ve followed the game only in America or on the world stage. Who would make your top 10? Let us know in the comments
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Pele Of the many great soccer players there are in the Unites States Hall of Fame‚ Pele would have to be one of the greatest. His immense achievements he’s made‚ his campaign to add awareness to the third world poverty around the world‚ and his rise to fame at an early age are the factors that contribute to his greatness. Edson Arantes do Nascimento was born to Joao Ramos do Nascimento and Dona Celeste in a small town in Minas Grerais‚ Brazil. Very highly regarded as “The Greatest Soccer
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Soccer Players Wages Soccer is the most popular sport in the world with billions of people in all countries following their team. But despite soccer’s popularity‚ it does not seen right that soccer players should get paid the amounts they do when their job is not as worthwhile and life threatening as other jobs like soldiers and doctors. Currently the top ten players in the world earn between $15million to $50million a year‚ compare this with normal jobs where people earn $32‚000 a year. The highest
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GREATEST SOCCER PLAYER I remember that night; I was ten years old watching Jason Roberts score the winning goal in the state championship game‚ and right‚ then I knew I wanted to be a professional soccer player. I was in blue jeans‚ slippers‚ and a t-shirt‚ sitting on the bleachers kicking my feet back and forth in total excitement. All I heard was “ooooh’s” and “aaaah’s” from the spectators cheering there team on. I looked up at my mother and said “Mom‚ I am going to be the greatest soccer player”. People
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My goal is to become a professional soccer player and once I retire become a sports commentator. A professional soccer player is an athlete who is paid to play for a soccer team at the professional level. Although being a professional soccer player for a job seems like little work‚ it actually involves a lot of high intensity work. Most teams have mandatory trainings up to 6 times a week‚ which include very hard workouts most people could not keep up with. Other duties include constantly watching
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