As the bright colors of confetti covering one of the cathedrals of European football, Stadio San Siro begin to settle and the blood, sweat and tears of both Atleti and Real Madrid players begin to encrust in history, from a neutral perspective, one cannot help but feel sorry for the Atleti players who once again have been stripped off of the title of grand conquerors of Europe by their fiercest city rivals, Real Madrid. The narrative itself would have been a Marxist dream. A team with…
Spanish Super Cup losing to no other than Fc Barcelona by aggregate of five to four. Both games were heavily competitive the game winning goal was by one of the most remarkable players to ever touch a soccer ball in history, he goes by the name of Lionel “La Pulga” Messi. Then, there is the FIFA Club World Cup, Respectfully FC Barcelona has won the Championship twice compared to the one time Real Madrid has one it. In fact, in the last decade FC Barcelona has won twenty-one championships…
Introduction: as a young boy growing up with a dad that also loved the great sport known as soccer, his brother played for the national Malaysian team. Growing up, of course I loved the beautiful game growing up. Today I will be talking about what makes soccer such a beautiful game. Many people despise soccer/football, kids get bullied in school because they like to play the game known as soccer/football, hopefully today I can change your view about soccer players and show how the game brings…
Summer Olympic wins (1996, 2004, 2008, 2012) and three World Cup wins (1991,1999, and 2015) while, the men have almost never stood on the podium let alone win a gold medal (History). Not to mention, a few of the female players are regarded to be better soccer players than the men. Players like, Abby Wambach, a forward for the female team, “has 184 international goals – more than any other man or woman in history” (Goff, 2015, par.1). Abby Wambach has broken the stereotype that women are not as…
Barcelona Sponsors As you may know, Barcelona is a pretty famous/well known soccer team from northern Spain. Barcelona has two FIFA Club World Cup trophies. They also have many partnerships with many different businesses. Their partnerships are referred to as their sponsors. Many of their sponsors you know and use in an everyday life style. Some sponsors include Panasonic, Gatorade, Nike, Head and Shoulders, EA sports, Toshiba, Qatar and many more. Some sponsors are more presentable then others…
The mention of the phrase “Maverick Genius” evokes a similar response from the Liverpool faithful, Luis Suarez. The Uruguayan arrived at Anfield having scored goals by the bucketful in Netherlands and enthralled the Kop during his short, yet exhilarating __ and a half years at the club. While the Striker continues with his goal scoring prowess at the Camp Nou and will definitely join the legion of legends who have plied their trade for the club, there is no denying he is amongst the top strikers…
2012 was his year, except the next three years after that were horrible for everyone. He had everything a person could want. Fame, money, and power, but he lost it all. His mistake would ruin everything, his cities respect, his city's reputation, his country's reputation, and his reputation. Everyone looked up to him, he gave the people hope, he was loved by everyone, so sad all the power he had, went to his head. When he wasn’t so famous and powerful, he was simply, humble. When the people…
Through the last thirty years of men’s international soccer there have been many teams to rise on the back of a single star. This player usually has the ability to make all of the players around him play better than ever before. A player in this position is generally thrust into the spotlight at an early age, usually mid to late teens, and if they are not the best at focusing, they are not given the time to develop their skills as they keep progressing through the ranks. I believe that this puts…
For years now I have learned how to play many sports, but I have fell in love with one sports in particular; soccer. One love this sport just because they can run faster, or that was the dominant sport where one was born and raise, but the Good Samaritan acts done by soccer players. I first came interested in soccer back in 2006 when Didier Drogba (Ivorian footballer) stopped civil war in Ivory Coast and later came across an article of how Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé (Retired…
How much money do Leonel Messi from Football Club Barcelona and Cristiano Ronaldo from club Real Madrid make? According to the article, "The World's 100 Highest-Paid Athletes 2014," in Forbes magazine, Messi makes about fifty million dollars every season. Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the world’s most popular athletes, slightly surpasses Messi’s salary by a few million. European teams like Real Madrid and Football club Barcelona recruit some of the worlds most valuable and highest paid players.…