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    soccer internationally, creating a respect for the game that takes a special individual to understand. While both athletes are considerably similar, there remain many things such as their playing style, physical differences, and mental attributes that separate them as individuals, creating a balance and diversity in the sport that is internationally loved. Lionel Messi is considered the best player that ever played the game because of his great decision making skills in a split of a second. He can go from dribbling around 4 men, to giving the perfect assist to one of his teammates by barely raising his head for an instant. This is a talent he has had since he was little boy. Young Messi, at the age of thirteen, agreed to move play for F.C. Barcelona after the team agreed to pay for his medical bills. The young player suffered from a growth hormone deficiency and his family could not pay for his treatment so when the team offered to pay for his treatment the soon to be legend agreed. Making the biggest decision that would change his life forever. Since then, Messi is known for his amazing dribbling skills. He has currently the most competed dribbles in the league. Feared by every team, every time the ball is in his feet magic happens because of his creative type of play. His playing style is holder of the ball, he usually is the go-to guy in the team. In every attacking, the ball must touch his feet at least once for it to get to the other side of the pitch; because of…

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    May 8, 2013, the most successful soccer manager of all time Sir Alex Ferguson retired. He managed Manchester United from November 1986 to May 2013. During his 26 years at the club he won 36 trophies including 13 Premier League and two UEFA Champions League titles(www.telegraph.co.uk). Since his departure, United have struggled to find a new identity with his successor, David Moyes lasting less than a year and Louis Van Gaal lasting two season. They started the new season with a new manager, Jose…

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    Tough aint enough Last month saw the finals of the women's world cup football with the UK coming in a respectable third as they played off against our favourite rivals Germany and the Americans, who still feel the need to call the game soccer, won over Japan - kudos. Certain things that stood out again, not only the level of skill proving every bit entertaining as their male counter parts, yet again proving just how tough these female athletes are some journalists comparing them to the men.…

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    Furthermore, there were three regions; the Flemish Region, the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region. When those situations are evaluated, it’s impossible to claim that Belgium is a united country. However, through the structure of Constitutional Court of Belgium different cultures live peacefully. Figure 3: The regions of Belgium Like all countries in Europe, Belgium has been the part of immigration wave since the early 1970s. About twenty percent of the population is immigrant.…

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    In addition to being an amazing soccer player, Pele was and is still today, an impact from numerous points of view. Pele is one of the primary individuals who conveyed soccer to the United States.Pele was an image of Brazil and a face for the change of Brazilian culture.During Pele's time, Brazil's population comprised of both whites and blacks. The blacks were at the base of the general public pyramid and the whites were at the top. It was extremely troublesome and uncommon for a man who…

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    The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is the largest mixed martial arts company in the world featuring most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport. Based in the United States, the UFC produces events worldwide. The organization has nine weight divisions and abides by the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts. The UFC has held over 300 events, mostly in America with the exception of a handful around the world in the last couple of years. Dana White is the current president and spokesman of the…

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    This videos reveals the some of the most intense comebacks in soccer history. It shows us how on even on the brink of failure, these teams still if not are even more motivated to give it their all to try to catch up in order to win. From personal experience, the feeling of a reward after hard work is the best feeling ever. It's one thing to win, but to win by coming back from a deficit of 1-0 or more is incredible. The part of the video was a clip of a game a couple of years ago between Arsenal…

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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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    Major League Soccer action continues as the Portland Timbers (11-8-6, 39 points) battle the Houston Dynamo (8-9-7, 31 points) at the former’s Providence Park in Portland, Oregon on Friday, August 21. The regular season match is important for both teams who are trying to position themselves in the tight Western Conference playoff race. Portland is flimsy at the no. 4 spot in the West as only one or two points separate no. 3 Sporting Kansas City (40 points) and no. 5 FC Dallas (38 points) in…

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    Soccer is the most popular game in the world and it is not hard to see why. Whenever I am watching a match involving my favorite team, Manchester United, it is always exciting. Seeing my favorite players score a goal is such great feeling but there is no better feeling than when your team wins a major championship. No other sport can provide the type of excitement that soccer can. Playing soccer is a very fun pastime but it can really suck if you do not know what you are doing and do not know…

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