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third-youngest player constantly to play for the FC Barcelona. When he scored his first superior goal for the club in opposition to Albacete Balompié on May 1, 2005, Messi was 17 years, 10 months and 7 days old, becoming the youngest to still score in a La Liga game intended for FC…

He created history by being 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…

It means throughout the course of a game he is running almost twice as far as Messi would normally run. It also means that he does not nearly have the same amount of goal scoring opportunities as well. Yet, when Cristiano Ronaldo switched to “La Liga,” the league Messi always played in, Ronaldo’s goal scoring record has always been better than Lionel Messi. Since Ronaldo moved to Spain, Messi has been scoring at a rate of 1.01 while Ronaldo edging out the Barcelona striker with a scoring rate…

Bartleby the Scrivener, by Herman Melville, is a story of an employee who only performs the basic tasks required for his job. Bartleby begins his employment demonstrating exemplary work ethics. However, two days into his employment Bartleby shifts from an employee willing to pitch in as needed to a non-cooperative, non-responsive person. The remainder of the story Bartleby continues performing only required tasks refusing to take on additional work. Bartleby and his manager are able to find…

ball and can hold it against players almost twice his size. Messi’s speed is considered a little above average but his acceleration is one of his main attributes that makes Lionel Messi so great; he is one of the most explosive players in the league (La Liga), making him the top dribbler in the game. He is a guy that usually is not as attracted to goal unless he sees the opportunity. By the age of 29, Leo has been awarded the Ballon d'Or five times during his career, which is the most times a…

Have you ever been in the situation where you just entered middle school but there is no soccer team? Even though you really want to play soccer there is just no way you can, homework takes too much time and there will be no time left for soccer. That is the average life of a middle school soccer player. A topic that is often debated is whether middle schools should have a soccer team. Some people say that middle schools already have so many sports and have to spend so much money on them that…

In the past ten weeks, I have become both a more independent writer and a more independent person. I managed to hunt for apartments and sign a lease for the first time, apply for my first job, go on my first interview, and get hired all while managing my academics and social life. My growth as a writer and as a person have come hand in hand this quarter. Neither one a product of the other, but both mutually influential. The grueling process of getting a job is a perfect example. On the first day…

greatests, and maybe even be the greatest. He has unraveled his amazing talent not only to improve himself, but to enhance his current soccer club for the better; Barcelona F.C. Throughout many years, Messi led his team to win the Champions League, La Liga, and Spanish Super Cup titles (“Lionel Messi Biography”), and there just didn't seem to be a way to stop him and his plans to improve his teammates. Lionel Messi had an optimist mind to keep pushing forward which eventually impacted himself…

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.…

Pele the Best Soccer Player Edison Arantes do Nascimento a.k.a Pele, is a Brazilian soccer player who was born in October 23, 1940 and was a forward. He is the all-time best soccer player tell this day! Pele and I are members of three Brazilian World Cup-champion teams. He became a great player because of me when I trained him before the 1958 World Cup, so thanks to me he became a superstar. Pele was the 1999 FIFA player of the century but based on votes from the FIFA officials, journalists and…