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    Being only five feet nine inches hasn’t stopped Frenchman, Antoine Griezmann, from being one of the best football (soccer) players in the world. The person that will be discussed in this essay is Antoine Griezmann. Born in Macon, France, Antoine Griezmann is a world-renowned football player on Atletico Madrid and the French National Team, who are both widely known for their skill and competitiveness. Being rejected from many football clubs and perseverance is what shaped Griezmann into the person

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    Do you enjoy sporting events that keep you on the edge of your seat? Well, the latest soccer action was one for the ages and it was a bout between the Centerville Community College Eagles and the Ipswich Community College Spartans came down to the final minutes, on the campus of Ipswich in Wardlesburg, with the Eagles coming out with the edge in a tight victory. The game was for all the marbles as it was for the State Collegiate Conference title. The game was all knotted up at 1-1. Centerville’s

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    Did you know that soccer is the most watched sport in the world? It has 3.5 billion estimated fans. Soccer has been around since ancient times. It is made up of seventeen basic rules. Soccer also has many fans. Soccer is a sport that has an origin, rules, and a big impact in the world. The history of soccer traces back to ancient China, Japan, Greece, and Rome. It is recorded that in China the sport was played by kicking a leather ball filled with feathers to a net fixed with long bamboo canes.

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    Messi and Ronaldo were born 869 days apart, and so were both of their sons. Cristiano Ronaldo was named after a United States president. Ronaldo was diagnosed with a disease that could have stopped his career. Messi was diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency. Messi signed his Barcelona contract on a napkin. Lionel Messi is better at soccer than Cristiano Ronaldo because of his career stats, popularity, and amount of awards. One reason why Messi is the best soccer player is the best soccer player

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    He first started playing soccer prior to the age of 10; by 16 he was already a legend. Ronaldo was later signed to Manchester United for a record £12 million, going on to help his team conquer a number of big games. His impact on the sport and work ethic helped him earn many awards, including FIFA World Player of the year. Lionel Messi Lionel Messi was born on June

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    As the winter rains wash away what is left of the Australian winter, horse racing fans and punters are starting to get the itch to to pick up some free horse racing tips and start betting on horse races from top local venues. With a load of Group races scheduled over the next 8 weeks over several top tracks, the names of horses expected to make the running in October's Caulfield Cup and WS Cox Plate are beginning to show up in the entry boxes. Let's take a look at some news leading up to October's

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    Throughout the years, a sport not like any others was entitled many appellations. Gregg Easterbrook called it the “King of Sports”, Goldblatt and Acton, two famous sports writers, described it as “The Great Entertainer”, and “The Global Game”(18); it is soccer. In fact, humanity has been kicking spherical objects, even before inventing the ball. The improvement of kicking methods through the centuries gave rise to soccer, the most mass appealing ball game in the world. Beyond doubt, people have

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    The Chicago Soccer Team

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    The Chicago Fire soccer team was named after the great Chicago Fire that happened in October 8, 1971. On the 126th anniversary of the Chicago Fire it was announced that the soccer team will be named after the historic event. The Chicago Fire is a Professional Soccer team in the MLS and is a part of the Eastern Conference. In 1998, the team started their first season, winning the MLS cup and has won multiple U.S. open cups in past years, as well as the JD Power Award in all of Chicago. In 2006, the

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    The speed, the agility, the ability to manoeuvre the ball to the opposing side of the field, the ability to reflect and the ability to outsmart your opponent is what makes you a real champion. The player sprints across the field, she passes the midfielders, the defenders and without realizing she knows she’s there, just the goalie, the net and her. Prodigious cheers and roars are coming from the crowd, which contemplate the splendid dribbles that took place. And then... an unbelievable cross from

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    Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has been named as the Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year at an awards ceremony in London on Sunday. The Uruguayan, 27, travelled down to the ceremony after the Reds' 2-0 defeat at home to Chelsea earlier in the day. PFA Player of the Year winners 2013-14: Luis Suarez (Liverpool) 2012-13: Gareth Bale (Tottenham) 2011-12: Robin van Persie (Arsenal) 2010-11: Gareth Bale (Tottenham) 2009-10: Wayne Rooney (Man Utd) 2008-09: Ryan Giggs (Man Utd)

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