Alex, Mejia
Composition 10
Jose Bolivar
6/10/16
Neymar: The Next Best The world of soccer has produced many talented, world class players like Lionel Messi, Ronaldinho, David Beckham, and many more. Another player is climbing up the ladder to become just like those players. Neymar, the young Brazilian, has proved himself worthy of one day becoming one of the greats in the world of soccer after following his father’s footsteps and playing soccer professionally while showing his child what hard work leads to. Neymar possesses skills and determination that will lead him to becoming one of the best in the world. Neymar Da Silva Santos Jr. was born on February 5th, 1992 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He grew up on the street of Brazil where he learned
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Luis Suarez from Uruguay made a transfer from Liverpool to Barcelona and helped Neymar and Lionel Messi to become the ultimate trio in Europe. They were considered the deadliest South American trio in Europe. With the help of Barcelona, Messi and Suarez, Neymar continued to do everything he could to stay on top and in 2015, Neymar was picked to be the final three alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi to see who would win the Ballon D’ Or. Neymar, unfortunately lost the award but he won many others like Goal of The Year and he was also placed in the World’s Best 11 Players which is a huge honor to be in. Neymar earned the respect of many different players at the age of 22 and he helped Barcelona to get 7 trophies in 2 years. He played a huge role in the success of Barcelona alongside his South American friends. Today, at the age of 23, Neymar Jr. is considered one of the best in Brazil and soon he will become one of the best in the world. Neymar has many years ahead of him and will learn to do more for his team and his country. Neymar has yet to win the World Cup and the Copa America for his country. He has a lot of talent and will be able to show it off to everyone in the world. Everyone considers him a great prodigy of Ronaldinho and he will soon be compared to other young talents that will come later
Messi was born in June 24, 1987 in Rosario, Argentina. Before he wnt to FC Barclona he ws on a team, it was called Newell old boys. Messi moved to Spain at the age of 13. He went to FC Barcelona because the team agreed they would pay for his medication. Messi could not afford the harmone defiancy treatment, so FC Barcelona agreed they would for the treatment(Lionel Messi - Children's Activist, Soccer Player - Biography.com).
Pelé's soccer career started early. After playing in a few amateur teams like Baquinho and Sete Setembro, at the age of 11, while playing for an uncoached team called Ameriquinha, he was discovered by a former Brasilian World Cup player named Waldemar de Brito. De Brito recognized Pelé's skills and invited him to join the team he was organizing (Clube Atlético Baurú?). When Pelé was fifteen, in 1956, de Brito took him to the city of São Paulo to try out for the professional club called Santos Futebol Clube (SFC). That day, de Brito told the team directors that "This boy will be the greatest soccer player in the world."
The road to being a professional soccer player is difficult and long. Jesse Lingard successfully made it, but it was not easy for him. He had struggles, challenges, and obstacles to overcome. Even though it was difficult, Jesse persevered. His struggles were the first thing he had to deal with.
Pele, arguably the greatest soccer player in history, described Neymar as a “technical marvel, a wizard with magical feet’ (Antunes, A). Hence, Neymar is certainly earning the kudos and piling in cash for his spectacular skill. He earns approximately 20.5 million euros, which includes his yearly salary a...
Lionel Andrés “Leo” Messi; born 24 June 1987, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team. Often considered the best player in the world and rated by many in the sport as the greatest of all time, Messi is the only football player in history to win the FIFA World Player of the Year/FIFA Ballon d’Or five times, which is the most prestige’s award, four of which he won consecutively, and the first player to win three European Golden Boots. Messi and FC Barcelona won seven La Liga titles and four UEFA Champions League titles, as well as three Copa del Rey titles. A prolific goal scorer, Messi holds the records for most goals scored in La Liga, a La Liga season with 50 goals, a calendar year with 91 goals, a single season with 73 goals, and a Champions League match with 5 goals in one game, and most Champions League seasons again with 5 goals in one game. Though Messi broke millions on other records these are his most known to date.
Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the best soccer players in the world at this moment is someone who can accurately be looked at and compared to the 10,000 hour rule. Cristiano began playing soccer at the age of three. At eight, he was signed to an amateur team Andorinha Sporting. In the period of one year, he was the only player to ever play for Sporting's under 16, under 17, under 18, B team, and the first team, all wi...
I started playing soccer when I was 12 which is an older age to start playing competitively. In doing so it threw me out of my comfort zone by having me learn a sport with people I didn’t know, but it taught me about hard work, commitment and how to be apart of a team. Throughout the years, it was hard work that got me to be one of the better players on the team and captain. It was not just skill that I learned, it was how to be a good leader and what it means to be apart of a team. It also taught me the importance of perseverance and hard work.
Pelé, born in Tres Coracos, Brazil on October 23, 1940 and was named Edson Arantes do Nascimento, but went by “Dico” (1 & 2). His parents, Dondinho and Celeste Nascimento, were very poor, and when their son was not playing soccer he shined shoes for pennies when he was a child (2). At age 11, Dico was discovered by one of Brazil’s premiere soccer players of the time, Waldemar de Brito, while he was playing soccer with some friends in the street (2). Brito worked with him for 4 years before he started to take him for professional clubs to evaluate him (2). When he brought Dico to a team in Santos from Chile, Brito declared to the disbelieving directors “this boy will be the greatest soccer player in the world” (2). The bragging worked and in his first professional game young Edson, who came to be known as Pelé, scored 4 goals, leading Santos to a 7-1 victory (2). By the age of 16 he had secured a starting position on the team. He also had earned a position on the Brazilian national team in only his second year pro (2).
Soccer is a great sport that has influenced nations. Soccer has an interesting history going back as far as ancient Rome and Greece. Millions gather to watch skilled athletes compete. It is an international sport, so popular that physical education programs have soccer integrated into their curriculum. Many local communities also have soccer organizations for youths. Soccer may not be the most popular sport in the United States but it is the popular everywhere else. This makes it the most loved game in the world. With the United States growing diverse every day, soccer player bring their influences along. Everyone can play the game but you must be a hard worker to overcome the odds of physical deficiency. One of the most skillful players in the world today is Lionel Messi. He is so profound with the ball and he is an inspiration for everyone that watches him. Lionel Messi would be a great endorser for Campbell Chunky Soup. He has won FIFA world player of the year four times (a record already). He has won just about everything there is to win in soccer. Pele and Maradona are considered by many to be the best players ever to the game. It is not an exaggeration to say that Messi has the claim a position alongside these players in soccer's pantheon of greats (Coggin). As a matter of fact, He had been described as Diego Maradona's successor because of his prolific goal scoring record and ability to dribble past challengers. a ball but He is a technical genius with a low center of gravity and pace who can break down any defense off the dribble and raise something out of nothing. He struggles when used as a striker and prefers playing out wide and cutting in on his left foot.(ESPN)
FC Barcelona is one of the premier soccer clubs in the world. Many of the best players in history have donned the red and blue of Barcelona and made the Catalonian fans proud. As a team, they have won countless of trophies and triumphed over rivals. Much of their success can be credited to their renowned youth academy, La Maisa. It has brought countless of talented players such as Messi, Iniesta, and Puyol throughout the ranks of La Maisa, the youth academy.
Born in 1987, in Rosario, Argentina, Lionel Messi is an Argentinean soccer player who is currently playing for a European soccer club called, FC Barcelona as a forward. He has played in Barcelona since his professional career as a soccer player started. Also, Messi is Spanish as well too; because he has lived in Spain for aver five years and therefore he got his Spanish citizenship. With only 169 centimeters of height, and 68 kg of weight, Lionel Messi has achieved lots of things with the national and club teams, but also many personal awards during his young career as a professional player that is still going on.
Cristiano Ronaldo was born in 1985 to a poor family in Madeira, Portugal. He grew up playing football all the time. Ronaldo started his footballing career at Sporting CP in 2002, he was quickly recognised as a young prodigy and signed for England giants, Manchester United in 2003. He had a very successful time there winning the FIFA Ballon D’or (Best Player in the word) in 2008, as well as the 2008 FIFA World Player of the Year. He then moved to Real Madrid in 2009 and is currently still there. He was the world's most expensive player from when he moved from Manchester United to Real Madrid in 2009. At Real Madrid he has currently won 2 more Ballon d’Ors which currently puts him with 3 and he is living a very successful career at top flight. He has broken many records for Real Madrid and in La Liga, which he still has today. He is easily one of the Greatest players ever to live, making this decision one of the top of the list.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the number one player in Real Madrid’s team and in the hearts of the club’s fans.
Zinedine Zidane was born on the 23rd of june 1972. He was born in the beautiful french town of Marseille. His father was a Algerian watchman and his mother of French origin. He enjoyed playing football and had made a habit of breaking the chandeliers in his home in marseille. He spent all his time playing with a ball and would never stop. He went to school in the Castellane area. Whenever he came back from school, he would throw his schoolbag away to go and play football with his friends. He didn't do very well at school. Football was the only thing that mattered to him. He also liked judo but football was what he preferred. He's a really nice and hard-working person. As a kid, he liked to be pampered. He was a capricious child but it was his only flaw apart from the fact that he wouldn't work at school. Going to school was not among his priorities, he was too busy chasing after girls! But since he has been playin...
Imagine you're watching a soccer game, Ronaldo out of nowhere and does his famous ronaldo chop and scores a goal in the top right corner and the commentator screams Goal as loud as a lions roar.This is what made me a fan of Cristiano Ronaldo. He is to me the greatest player of all time. He has done so much to earn my respect and I am a dedicated fan to him even in his bad times. His full name is Cristiano Ronaldo Dos Santos Aveiro. He was born in hospital called Dr.Nelio Mendonça, in Funchal,Portugal on February 5,1985. He was not rich he actually had a poor family. He has two sisters and one brother their names are Katia Aveiro, Elma Aveiro, and Hugo Aveiro. His parents were Maria Dolores dos santos Aveiro and his father's name is José Dinis Aveiro.