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Imagine being called the best player in the world that has ever existed. How would you feel ? Have a moment to just think about an amazing person that has impacted your life? What troubles did that person have to go through to achieve? Allow me to give a speech about someone inspirational that has stood out to me. This person is a 73 year old Brazilian, that has amazed everyone in the world. This amazing soccer player is Edison Arantes do Nascimento or as people know him as Pelé. Pelé has been…

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…

Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese footballer and entrepreneur. His net worth is $280 million. How he made it Soccer Cristiano Ronaldo currently plays as a winger or striker for Real Madrid. He has also been playing for the Portugal National Team until 2015, when he was released. He helped the team to secure their qualification for the Euro 2016 tournament in summer. He joined Real Madrid after a transfer from Manchester United in 2009. The transfer fee was $132 million, making him the most…

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…

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.…

the youngest to ever score in a La Liga game for Barcelona. Messi at this point was still a substitute and was not part of the starting 11. He was put into the game when needed because he still had a lot to learn but eventually his time came. In his 2006-07 season Messi was put into the club 's starting 11 and started netting goals like if it was habit. Lionel Messi Participated in the El Classico which is a rival game between Real Madrid and Barcelona that is help about twice a year when the…

“Rikki-Tikki knew he was a young mongoose and it made him all the more pleased to think that he had managed to escape a blow from behind.” (pg. ) Rikki and I share multiple human qualities, one of them is bravery. In my soccer season, I stepped up to be the goalie when no one else wanted to. The theme of the fictional story Rikki-tikki-tavi by Rudyard Kipling is bravery can conquer your fears. Rikki-tikki is a brave and curious character in this story. “It gave him confidence in himself, and…

Pele was born in Três Corações, Brazil on Oct 23, 1940. His full name is Edson Arantes de Nascimento. He was the first child of João Ramos and Dona Celeste. Pele was named after Thomas Edison he moved with his family to the city of Bauru as a young boy. Joao Ramos, better known as “Dondinho” struggled to earn the living as a soccer player, and Pele grew up in poverty. Still he developed a rudimentary talent for soccer by kicking a rolled-up sock stuffed with rags around the streets of Bauru.…

agility as his main excellence. When he performed in his local city of Rosario in Argentina as one of the most gifted young football players of that country, sports scouts of Barcelona Football Club noticed the talent of Lionel Messi. They suggested his family to move to Spain and for Messi to be one of the students of Barcelona Football Club’s youth academy. The administration of the club has already been made aware of his illness, so they decided to pay for the treatment and help him with…

Currently sitting in the National Rugby League's fifth position, the North Queensland Cowboys are a professional rugby team hailing from Australia. Even though the team is doing so well, many fans are not sure what the team is truly capable of and don't know what to make of them. Because of this uncertainty, we've decided to fill you in with some background information about them including who their star players are, some of their team history, what the outlook is for this team, and why they are…