Javier Rivera
Composition 10
Jose Bolivar
May 9, 2016
Is He The Best? There are many great soccer players that are still playing, or that have passed away, but some are more recognizable than others. The things that Lionel Messi does makes him be remembered, but actually knowing what he has been through throughout his life, makes his legacy be remembered forever. Lionel Messi is the best player in this era of soccer because he has accomplished a lot ever since he was a kid, he has also broken many records compared to other players, and he works hard everyday to get where he is at now.
Jorge and Ceclia (Messi’s parents) originally named their son Luis Lionel Andres Messi, Messi was born on June 24, 1984 in Rosario, Argentina. “As a young boy,
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FC Barcelona decided to pay for Messi’s health condition, only if he agreed to play in FC Barcelona’s youth academy. Due to the fact that Messi’s home was in Argentina and the youth academy was located in Barcelona, Spain, still at the age of 13, Messi’s parents decided to make their new home in Barcelona so that their son could play in the youth academy. “Messi joined FC Barcelona youth academy in 2000 playing for Barcelona junior Infantil B and Cadette B & A teams from 2000-2003, scoring 37 goals in 30 matches while playing for Barcelona Cadette A team.”(soccermaniak.com) Messi’s first years in FC Barcelona’s youth academy was extraordinary great, all the coaches knew he was different from all the other players, Messi was too good. As it states in the quotes earlier, Messi continued to score goals, he was never bored in scoring goals. He scored 37 goals in 30 games, his ratio was more than a 1 to 1 ratio. By seeing Messi continuing to score goals and seeing this talent he had, it was time for the coaches to put him in better teams, better categories within the youth academy. He was in many teams while he was in Barcelona, but these teams that he moved to were all controlled by FC Barcelona’s youth academy. In one year, Messi moved to 5 different teams, he kept getting recruited to a better team in the
Next I will talk about her teenage years of her childhood. She was a multisport athlete growing up, but she didn’t start playing organized soccer until she was 14 years old. She attended Diamond Bar High School, where she was named as the NSCAA all American. After her High School years she went to the University of California as u all may know. Also where she led the Golden Bears to the NCAA Tournament in each of her 4
He had amazing talent and was very bright. His family thought he would have an amazing future,
his dad Enrique that how he learned and that's why he succeeded and still is succeeding at the
As he got older, his skills improved. He played several different positions in football.
At the young age of 18 Gamper moved from his hometown Zurich to Lyon, France. It is known that his reason for movement was for work. Even though he worked that still didn’t stop him from playing with the local team at lyon. The world he knew of would change when he moved to Barcelona and founded Fc Barcelona in 1899.
Since football is a form of sport that allows creativity, the use of certain styles like swerving shots and chips separate the champions from the learners. Players like Messi, Neymar, and Christian Ronaldo are some of the most celebrated soccer stars today, thanks to their ability to combine talent and creativity. It is no wonder that they have scooped awards interchangeably, year after year.
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."
Wayne Gretzky was just as gifted in his earlier years as his latter years of hockey; he was a better player than the older kids on his team. According to the web page “Wayne Gretzky Biography”, Wayne was born in Brantford, Ontario on January 26, 1961. His parents, Phyllis and Walter Gretzky, had four other children: Keith, Glen, Brent, and Kim Gretzky (Zoll 1). Wayne was the eldest of five, and took interest in hockey at a young age, sparked by his father’s love for hockey. When Wayne turned six, his father constructed an ice rink in his backyard. The construction of this rink greatly helped Wayne in his early career as a hockey player, because it allowed him to practice daily. The main reason for Walter building the rink was for “self preservation”; Walter spent countless hours freezing at the local park’s pond, while he watched Wayne skate (“Gretzky Biography”). While he continued to improve upon himself, he started playing in leagues that were higher than his age group (“Gretz...
Messi became the player he is today after being in an environment that allowed him to practice and reach the ten thousand hour rule with top coaches, players, and facility in the world. Messi was also lucky enough to be scouted by a team that was a great fit for him and willing to assist his medical treatment that could have been ruinous to his outstanding career that impacted the world of
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.
Pelé was born on October 23rd, 1940, in the Brazilian town of Tres Coracoes, which means Three Hearts. Pelé was the first child to Dondinho and Celeste. Dondinho, his father, was a professional soccer player, and started Pelé in the sport.
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.
Ronaldo played at the beginning in a mature team called andorinha in pourtgal ,then he
... around player, but Messi also possesses the capability to have the most CAPS (goals). Messi has such a large capacity to take criticism as well. His coach may yell at him loudly, but unlike most players, Lionel will take what the coach is saying to him and use said critiques to make himself a better player.
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.