2009 FIFA Club World Cup

Brazil soccer is a way of life for many young Brazilian people. Brazil is a five-time World Cup soccer champion. Brazil is an extraordinarily passionate nation and everything that people do is with pride and enthusiasm. There are many different types of sports game being played in all parts of the world. Some of these games are more familiar than others. The more popular games like basketball, baseball, football and soccer have made their way into the games of other countries. Soccer is one such

soccer players in the world. He has won the Football Association Award of Wales four times and is the second fastest soccer player. Gareth Bale is talented and has incredible dribbling skills. He was in Primer league of England with the Tottenham Spurs and now is in La Liga with Real Madrid. He is one of the worlds most famous soccer players. Gareth Bale is now at his dream club Real Madrid, he has talented dribbling skills, and he is one of the most famous soccer players in the world. He has been dreaming

PUNT: A useful way of measuring the sophistication of a soccer crowd is to listen to their reaction to a long punt by the goalkeeper. If they ooh! and aah! as the ball arcs downfield for 40 or 50 yards, chances are that they don't know too much about soccer. A long punt, assessed by Mendez8football criteria, is impressive. By soccer standards it is next to useless. As a pass, the high towering punt has two major drawbacks: The ball is in the air too long, allowing opponents plenty of time to cover

Is Messi really the best in the world? By: Ali Addouj Lionel Messi is an Argentine professional football player who plays for Fc Barcelona, and currently holds the prestigious Ballandor (Annual best player in the world trophy). Already considered by many to be firmly lodged amongst the greatest names in history, Messi is quite literally a legend of the game, without having yet retired. The Argentinian superstar is capable of feats few can even dream of, and the breathtaking consistency with which

Messi won the Fifa Ballons d’Or in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014. During his first interrupted campaign Messi scored 38 goals in 51 games. 2012 was Messi’s record breaking year. On March 7th Messi scored 5 times in a Champions League. Messi holds more records than anyone in soccer history, he holds the most goals in Europe and Spanish history, most goals scored in a season, and most “best player in the world” awards. That is only a few of his many records.

all started back in 1966’s World Cup in England, Germany and England where battling in the final of the cup and they tied 2-2, the decision was to play extra time. At that time Geoff Hurst would hit the crossbar only for the ball to bounce in the outside of the goal. The referee awarded this goal because he couldn’t know if the ball had gone in or not. Forty-four years later we would expect that the same mistake where not made in the biggest sporting event in the world, but the same mistake was

F.C. Barcelona player, Lionel Messi, is one of the greatest soccer players to set foot on the pitch. Many people might say today that Cristiano Ronaldo is the better player but one would could disagree. Soccer is the most played sport in the world, about three billion people play the sport and Messi is the top player out of 3 billion players. Messi is not only a talented player but he is a hard worker, a team player, and the stats are on his side. Moreover, talent can only take you so far into the

e famous town of Argentina, Rosario, lives a little boy with big dreams. In a town where some of the greatest soccer players source from, there has to be something that they have as an advantage. Whether it’s the extreme levels of dedication parents give their children with sports at an early age or the true passion of the game, there’s something that sets these kids apart. One player that some would argue has the most heart and most dedication now controls the modern soccer game, some would even

women in tennis. Women continued to make challenge men in all jobs. As women became more commonplace in the workforce the demand for equal pay became even stronger. More recently, this issue returned, this time in US soccer. Energized by their World Cup win, key members of the US Women’s National Soccer team, Ali Krieger, Hope Solo, and Becky

In 2014, the world was captivated by the FIFA World Cup. Let?s paint a picture of that epic match. In what was seemingly the perfect end to a perfect sports tournament, Leo Messi put his home country of Argentina on his back and led them to the final against a perennial football juggernaut in Germany. With the game tied 1-1 throughout the second half, Mario Gotze (Germany) put in the go-ahead goal in extra time to take a 2-1 lead. With the game coming to its conclusion, Argentina was