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MARADONA

camigarnier — Sat, 17 May 2008 16:13:56 +0000

Diego Armando Maradona was an Argentinian soccer player born in October 30, 1960. Some of his nicknames were “el diez” and “la pelusa”. Was and is considered one of the greatest soccer players in soccer history.He was born in Villa Fiorito, shantytown of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He had two older sisters and two younger brothers, who also became professional soccer players later in their lives. When Maradona was eleven, a talent scout saw him when he was playing in his neighborhood with a soccer club called Estrella Roja. He was sixteen when he started playing with the Argentina national soccer team. He played for Argentina in the Futbol World Youth Championship when he was eighteen. Argentina won against USSR team three to one. Maradona’s first World Cup was with Argentina in 1982 but lost their first game against Belgium. Then, they beat Hungary and El Salvador, so they still passed on to the second round. In the second round, they played against Brazil and Italy, and they were disqualified. In 1986, when Argentina was captained by Diego Armando Maradona, they went to another FIFA World Cup. Argentina won the World Cup. But in the quarter final against England, Diego made a goal with his hand. For the referee not to notice, he told his teammates to come and hug him so that the referee wouldn’t notice. The goal did count, even though the repetition showed when he hit the ball with his hand, so he called it “Hand of God” or “la mano de Dios”. After the game Diego admitted he had hit the ball with his hand.“I was waiting for my teammates to embrace me, and no one came . . . I told them, ‘Come hug me, or the referee isn’t going to allow it.” (Wikipedia)In that FIFA World Cup he played every minute.

PELÉ

camigarnier — Mon, 12 May 2008 02:38:24 +0000

Edson Arantes do Nascimento (A.K.A. Pelé), was born in Três Corações, Brazil, on October 23, 1940. He is an ex Brazilian soccer player and is known to be the best soccer player in all time. He won his first World Cup when he was only 17.He played in Santos (Brazilian team) for a while (1956 – 1975). He then decided to prove his luck with the North American Soccer League in the United States. Then in 1977, he played with Cosmos, a soccer team in New York. He retired in that team from his soccer career.He has two Guinness Book of Records marks. One of the records was for scoring the most goals during a soccer career. He scored 1279 goals from 1956 to 1977. And the other record mark for being the youngest player to ever score a goal in a Soccer World Cup final. This was in June 19, 1958, when he was seventeen years old playing against Sweden in Guttenberg, Sweden.Some Statistics:-1366 soccer games played-1282 goals scored-Most goals scored during a game: eight goals on November 21, 1964 against Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto, winning eleven to zero.-goals scored for the Brazilian National Team: 103-Most goals scored during a soccer season: 127 goals in 1959His 1000^th goal:Pelé scored his 1000^th goal on November 19, 1969 while playing against Vasco (Vasco 1 x Santos 2). There was a fault done by a Defense of Vasco. Pelé shot the penalty that was aiming toward the left pole of the goalie, Andrada. He dedicated this goal to the poor children of Brazil. A company that studies about the history of Brazilian soccer, that what was thought to be Pelé’s 1000^th goal, was actually his 1002^nd goal. But the goal he scored against Andrada is still thought of as Pelé’s 1000^th goal.

Messi

camigarnier — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 05:21:50 +0000

Lionel Messi was born on June 24, 1987 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. In this moment , he plays with Futbol Club Barcelona in Spain, and also for the National Argentine soccer team (senior). But now, I’m going to tell you how his whole soccer career started. Lionel Messi was five years old when he started playing at a club called Grandoli, in which his father was the coach. At eight, he went to Newell’s Old Boys (youth soccer club). He was later identified with a Growth Hormone Deficiency at eleven years of age. River Plate wished to play with him, but they didn’t have enough money to pay for Messi’s treatment(₤500). On the other hand, FC Barcelona could pay for it, so they made a deal with him. Messi was sent to Spain with his family, so he could play there with FC Barcelona’s youth teams. He played there for a while. Then, he became the youngest player that scored a goal for Barcelona (at seventeen), but the record was broken by Bojan Krkić (Spanish player, also in FC Barcelona) in September 2007. In 2005, in the Under-20 World Cup, Messi won the prize of best player of the tournament. Argentina also won that tournament with Lionel Messi. (some goals by Messi)(goal by Messi, takes 5 players, including goalie)

Beckham

camigarnier — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:08:43 +0000

“Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given that to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing” (Beckham for Adidas commercial). Beckham is a famous English soccer player. He was born on May 2, 1975 in Leytonstone, England. He is married to Victoria Adams, Spice Girl. Some of his nicknames include Spice boy and Becks. In this moment he plays with Los Angeles Galaxy (captain), but before played with Manchester United and Real Madrid. He has grown as a player though the years. One of the records he has broken is that he is the only player from England that has scored goals in three world cups. (Attached a video of Beckham in another Adidas commercial, about his life and how impossible is nothing) “In the second round (last 16) of that competition, he received a red card in England’s match against Argentina. Beckham, after having been fouled by Diego Simeone, kicked Simeone, striking him on the calf. Simeone later admitted to trying to get Beckham sent off by over-reacting to the kick and then, along with other members of his team, urging the referee to send Beckham off. The match finished in a draw and England were eliminated in a penalty shootout. Many supporters and journalists blamed him for England’s elimination and he became the target of criticism and abuse…” (wikipedia)