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    sport that is cheap to play and can be played almost everywhere. An essential factor of what excites me of soccer is the goal celebrations. People who play soccer understand that it isn’t easy to score goals and if one does so, the feeling is surreal. In addition to playing on Mondays and Wednesdays in class, I frequently play in a men’s league at Santa Monica. However, I stopped due to time constriction and due to the fact that it’s on a Sunday and it’s my only time being free where I can focus on my schoolwork. Moreover, I tend to watch soccer and try to understand how the team communicates. To be specific, I am a huge F.C Barcelona fan and they are truly phenomenal in their style of play. Every single week, I watch the English Premier League and Barcelona’s game. In contrast, they are both highly different in their style of play. For instance, Barcelona is more tactical in passing and easy goals as the English love to be aggressive and highly defensive. By watching these games, I look up to my idols like Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta to see how they train and make it look easy to the world. As a film student, one day, I hope that I can make a film on how soccer can bring people together regardless of their race, gender, etc. I don’t simply see soccer as a sport; I see it as a way of competition that brings people together. I can’t predict of what will happen in terms of how I will be active in playing soccer, but I love to workout in gaining muscle mass as it’s my…

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    Edson Arantes do Nascimento, otherwise known as Pelé, is a retired professional Brazilian soccer player.He is known for his style of play and known as the greatest soccer player of all time. From winning three FIFA world cups to scoring 1281 goals in 1363 matches, his style of play had changed the game during his time. Pelé started playing at a very young age, starting at the age of 15, from 1956-1977. He wanted to change the game. With the World Cup of 1950 approaching, Brazil was the host…

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    follower behind its competitors. As a major competitor of Nike, Adidas needs to spend more money on advertising. In doing this, Adidas needs to be innovative. One way for Adidas to do this is by following the trends in technology. Nike has a partnership with Apple with the Nike+ technology. Apple and Samsung are the leading technology companies. It would be smart for Adidas to partner with Samsung to provide a similar product. “In anticipation of the FIFA World Cup being held in Brazil in…

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    Diego Armando Maradona (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo maɾaˈðona], born 30 October 1960) is a retired Argentine professional footballer. He has served as a manager and coach at other clubs as well as the national team of Argentina. Many in the sport, including football writers, former players, current players and football fans, regard Maradona as the greatest football player of all time.[6][7][8][9] He was joint FIFA Player of the 20th Century with Pelé.[10][11] An advanced playmaker who…

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    He started playing for the team Barcelona as one of the youngest players. He also participated on the behalf of his own country Argentina in Under-20 World Cup and scored penalty kicks in team matches. His unique goal making skills and performance on field made him quite popular eventually. Messi with his short stature of 5 feet and 7 inches is often compared to the legendary Argentinean player Diego Maradona. After representing his country and club in various popular tournaments, he received…

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    skills is his eagle eyes. He can let the football be a map and everyone has a sign then with his a proficient past ball skill, Let Messi create a lot unbelieveable goal.< Fifa refuses to back Lionel Messi or Godfrey Chitalu for goal record by BBc> His life experence is very attract people eyes. Messi born in24 June 1987, Rosario, Argentina.And his father is factory worker and his morther is a part time cleaner. So Messi family is not pretty rich, but Messi is very carzy about in soccer he…

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    Lionel Andrés Messi is an Argentine professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Spanish club FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team. Lionel Messi is commonly known as “Leo Messi”. Messi was born on June 24, 1987, and is currently 30 years old. At the age 13, Messi moved from Argentina to Spain after FC Barcelona agreed to pay for his medical treatments. After that, he became a star and because of him, his club led to the championships. When Messi was a young boy, he always…

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    diamonds out of glass and the Thunder crumbled like fragments while under pressure in the post season; Durant needs strong complimentary teammates and it wasn’t the right fit in Oklahoma for him. With sharp shooting Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry at his side, Durant can bully defenses in the post alongside Draymond Green next season. The Golden State Warriors play the fast paced style of basketball that best suits Durant’s lane slice and dice agenda and he’s no stranger to the arc, so he’s in…

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    Richest Celebrities-Lionel Messi Lionel Andres ‘Leo’ Messi was born on 24th June 1987. He is an Argentine football player and plays for Spanish club Barcelona and is highly paid richest celebrities. He plays for Argentina national team. He also has a Spanish citizenship, which means he can play as an EU player. People usually say that he is the world’s best foot ball player. Messi received FIFA world player of the year at the age of 22 and several Ballon d’Or. Messi learned football by Furkan…

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    One season, Messi played for both Barcelona and Argentina at the same time. In 2008, Messi won an olympic gold metal for Argentina. He won the FIFA best player of the year award in 2009. In 2002 Messi scored five goals in a single championship league match. Messi says that when you play soccer you have to have fun and that it doesn't matter if you lose or win just have fun. Messi also made the record of the youngest player ever to score a professional gain in 2005. The year ended with Messi…

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