How Does Soccer Affect A Boy's Friendship?

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Kids laughing, screaming, throwing food, and running around the lunch room. Lunch was like a second recess for most kids. James, William, and Ron just sit on the ground and have a quiet conversation, passing the soccer ball with the bottoms of their feet so the ball wouldn’t roll away from them. Soccer was their lives. Soccer was something that brought the three boys together. Soccer was something that made them have memories, laugh together, teach each other, and help each other. They didn’t just help each other with soccer, but with anything at anytime. That’s how good these boy’s friendship really is.
The clock struck 12:30
“Yes now we get to play some soccer!” James said with excitement. He was dying of boredom in the lunchroom. The three
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He started to juggle the ball with both feet, keeping low touches and not losing control. He was so close to completing the motion of getting his foot around the ball when suddenly, the ball hit his …show more content…
No one likes it and it’s so boring. I have no idea why anyone would want to play that. Most people watch football because it’s actually popular and actually fun.”
“Well you might think it's popular in the United States, but think of the whole world bud, it was the first sport ever invented and Europe is way bigger than the United States, I think it's popular there and also a bit in the United States don’t you think?” James said with a cocky attitude, trying to get back to them for criticizing his passion.
All of a sudden, James hears footsteps like the sound of a horse galloping coming toward him and the group of football players. Through a gap of the football players, he could see his friends coming to the rescue. They barged into the football players and made sure they got Michael. They all ran away with fear. They were actually scared of them. They were supposed to be the tough boys, but no so much anymore thanks to three soccer players.
“We will get you guys back some other time!” they all shouted at the three boys with their voices slowly fading away as they ran away to play football somewhere else. “I wonder who the tough ones are now?” William said with a smile on his face.
James went over and got the soccer ball. “Hey thanks guys, your really good

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