his neighborhood and him having a growth deficiency never held him back. As a young kid‚ Messi played for many teams but his main team was called Newells Old Boys where he carried the team to many tittles till he was 13. At 13‚ he was identified with a big problem‚ he would not grow and had to have a very costly treatment to help him grow. Even though the kid had a clear future‚ the team that he had always played for closed the door on him and did not want to pay for his treatment. Meanwhile‚ while
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in the world‚ and one of the most popular soccer player’s in the world is Diego Maradona‚ star of the Argentina national team and a professional who has led his team to many championships in Argentina‚ Italy‚ and Spain. During the 1986 World Cup tournament‚ won by Argentina‚ Maradona gave what was perhaps the greatest performance in all of World Cup History. While a national hero in Argentina‚ Maradona has also earned a reputation for being outspoken and controversial. In what is probably
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comes to football. Standing 1.70meters tall‚ he is considered relatively short as compared to most players. Watching Lionel Messi dribbling through a defence or playing a slide-rule pass through a narrow space at an acute angle is one of the most thrilling sights in football. It is almost as if he has a bigger picture of the game than anyone around him. "He is always going forwards. He never passes the ball backwards or sideways. He has only one idea‚ to run towards the goal. So as a football fan‚ just
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perform with basic skills‚ no matter what his race is and regardless of the age. Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese footballer‚ who is playing for the Spanish club Real Madrid. At the age of 28‚ Ronaldo plays as the captain role of his team and the Portuguese national team. CR7 as his fans like to name him is the most expensive player in history of soccer. It was Ronaldo’s dad who worked as an equipment manager that introduced this talented player to the soccer world. At age of 10 Ronaldo has showed great
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Rationale behind crazy Transfer fee of English Soccer Players England had a disastrous Football world cup in South Africa. English players are deemed as over-rated and perennial under achievers. But when it comes to the transfer fees‚ English players are able to command a premium. Liverpool paid £35 million for Andy Carroll‚ £16 million for Jordan Henderson and £20 million for Stewart Downing. Manchester City paid £26 million for James Milner and Manchester United paid £17 million for Ashley Young
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confusing and tiring. Once we exited the parking lot I was amazed to see the amount of people gathered there to witness the spectacle of this very exciting sporting event. Seeing the amount of people wearing green‚ white‚ and red supporting the Mexico national team made me feel proud. But‚ at the same time seeing all the Bosnian fans wearing blue‚ gold‚ and white made me feel intimidated. We proceeded along the walkway towards the entrance of the colosseum. On our way there we could see people tailgating
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Now we all know that football is a great sport‚ bringing forth legends like Eric Cantona‚ George Best and the heroic Sir Bobby Charlton‚ but what about the downsides to this heroic game: exorbitant wages‚ inept role rodels and the never ending peer group pressure of football kit changes every year. Firstly‚ I would like to talk about wages; now players like Wayne Rooney‚ Lionel Messi and Fernando Torres are on more than enough salary per year to clear Britain of its recession but do they have
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Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez is a soccer player who plays for Manchester United and the Mexican National team . He was born in Guadalajara‚ Mexico . He began playing in a league when he was seven years old . His father was formerly a striker for the Mexican national team . His father even admitted that he never believed his son had a chance to go pro . At only age nine‚ Chicharito joined a local club‚ C.D. Guadalajara . And at only fifteen he signed his first
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Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team. Rooney made his senior international debut in 2003‚ becoming the youngest player to represent England (a record since broken by Theo Walcott). He is England’s youngest ever goalscorer.[4] He played at UEFA Euro 2004 and scored four goals‚ briefly becoming the competition’s youngest goalscorer. Rooney featured at the 2006 and 2010 World
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------------------------------------------------- ndia women’s national football team From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia India | | Association | All India Football Federation | Confederation | Asian Football Confederation (Asia) | Head coach | Mohammad Shahid Jabbar | Asst coach | Surmala Chanu | Captain | Oinam Bembem Devi | Top scorer | Oinam Bembem Devi | FIFA code | IND | FIFA ranking | 52[1] | Highest FIFA ranking | 50 (March 2009) | Lowest FIFA ranking | 100 (September
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