The Manchester United Soccer Team

On September 11, 2001 the United States became ground for numerous terrorist attacks, killing many innocent Americans. One of the attacks included the crashing of United Airlines Flight 93. The plan crashed at 10:03 A.M into a field in Shanksville Pennsylvania at 580 mph. It was Boeing 757 that held 37 passengers and 7 crew members that all were killed from the crash. The flights path was originally suppose to fly from Newark, New Jersey to San Francisco, California, until four Muslim Hijackers took control of the plane and were headed toward Washington D.C (Avery). The passengers were frightened for their lives and several were able to make phone calls to their families to say their last goodbyes before the crash. When the passengers were

Everyone has had hardships in their life, but some people overcome them better than others, but Even though the hardships they always influence your life for the better in one way or another. Hardships can influence a person's life by making them stronger.

Chesley Sullenberger was a pilot for Pacific Southwest airlines for twenty nine years before the Hudson River crash. He was departing from LaGuardia Airport when the plane collided with a flock of Canada Geese, causing the engines to fail. With lots of training and quick reflexes, he was able to turn the plane around and make a controlled water landing on the Hudson River, and saved all one hundred and fifty five passengers on board. He then became a hero and instant celebrity for the act and retired a year later to become an international speaker on airline safety. After thirty years as a commercial pilot, he concentrated on running his safety consulting business, Safety Reliability Methods Inc., which he founded in 2007.

Nottingham Forrest was playing Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-final and fans from both sides were excited to watch the match and hope their team would be victorious and qualify to the final. However, the 15th of April was a day that would go down in history as a day of tragedy and loss. Saturday, the 15th of April was the day of The Hillsborough Disaster, a human crush, that caused the deaths of 96 people and injuries of 766 more, changing the lives of thousands of people forever.

At 8:46am United Airline flight #11 crashed right into floors 93-99 killing everybody on board and hundreds of people in the tower. And at 9:03am a second United Airlines plane crashed into the floors 78-84 of the second tower. Also on that day, a plane attacked

His former wife, Pam, tells how he took a knife and slashed all his football pictures” (Mihoces). He died September of 2002 and the narrator of a Frontline special on his life said, “The news that day would start a chain of events that would threaten to forever change the way America sees the game of football,"(Mihoces). His brain was examined to find out more about his disabilities and their relation to football.

“It didn’t cross my mind that I wouldn’t see him come of that field,” Amy Stover says while sitting on her living room couch (Gregory 34). Six months earlier her son, Chad Stover, made a tackle, got up and waddled off towards the sideline feeling a little woozy (Gregory 34). Two plays later he felt good enough to return to the game and did so (Gregory 34). His team huddled up, and that is when it happened (Gregory 34). Chad collapsed, and when the medical trainers got to him his eyes were closed and he was unresponsive (Gregory 34). They rushed him to the hospital where he was diagnosed with severe brain trauma (Gregory 34). Five days later Chad passed away from complications from severe brain trauma (Gregory 34).

Charlotte Catholic High School, October 16, 2009 7:54 P.m: senior linebacker, Alex Heckard goes in for a routine tackle that will forever change his life. 20 seconds later Heckard is down on the ground and is motionless, training staff rush to his aid. 8:06 pm an ambulance arrives at the stadium and begins to put Heckard on a stretcher. Soon Heckard is carted off the field and brought to the nearest hospital; the remaining football game is cancelled. 8:47 P.m. Alex Heckard is pronounced dead at Carolinas Medical Center-Pineville due to a severed vertebrae/spinal cord. Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Alex Heckard is laid to rest at 11:30 A.m.

The Houston Dynamo, founded in 2005 in Houston, is an American professional soccer club that has gained popularity within the past few years through an increased interest in soccer on a national level. The explanation of the team’s name derives from the meaning of the word Dynamo- “someone who never fatigues, never gives up.” In 2006 and 2007 the Houston Dynamo were the MLS Cup winners. Five years later during their 2011 season, the Houston Dynamo moved from the Eastern Conference to the Western Conference. They ended their season standing at second place in the Eastern Conference. Recently the Dynamo have tried to make a comeback from their outstanding two years back in 2006. As of 2013 the Houston Dynamo

Most people born and raised in North East Ohio were born into a long standing tradition of

Often regarded as one of the worst sporting disasters ever in the UK, and one of the worst in European football. This disaster involved 96 Liverpool and Nottingham Forest fans being crushed (to death) at the Hillsborough Stadium during the 1988-89 FA Cup semi-final. .

Bill Buford talks about what he has seen happening within the soccer crowds in England. He is unhappy with the repeated violence, and tired of the burden he feels he’s carrying. He dislikes the violent actions of ‘The Firm’, and wants to go home to New York. I however, have just finished work as a bouncer for a nightclub. The regulars there pretend to be superstars, which infuriates me. It’s raining heavily, making me sadder than usual. Riding my motorbike to a rival nightclub in Surfers Paradise, I park down the road. Talking to one of the bouncers, I enquire about job vacancies. A few minutes later I see something that shocks me. A drunk young man bleeding from his head! Another man comes out soon after, held by security guards in a vice-like

This crash is considered to be the second deadliest aviation accident at the time in the US.

Donations and discount received, although probably not as significant as some of the incomes above still plays an important role in the clubs income.

There are loads of amazing footballers all over the world. Messi, Rooney, Kaka and many more, check out www.ilemi.com to watch their games. For me though one man stands out. The thing is the man in question does not make me like him, neither do I feel comfortable in acknowledging his greatness. The facts of the matter are, that he has everything. A constant threat going forward and dangerous in a number of positions. For me that man is Cristano Ronaldo which I say through gritted teeth. The one man that can make a team it seems. Both at Man Utd and Real Madrid were he is playing now, has he brought something extra to the team. In teams full of stars he is still the man that stands out. He has a tremendous amount of skill with such composure