“I don’t need the best hairstyle or the best body. Just give me the ball and I’ll show you what I can do.” This is a famous quote by one of the world’s best fútbol players, Lionel Messi. And of course the best player must play for the best club. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Camp Nou, the home of the most prestigious fútbol club in the world, FC Barcelona. FC Barcelona is a top team in the Spanish soccer league, La Liga. This club has been a sanctuary for many of the world 's greatest players. This place lives and breathes fútbol. Today I will be talking about the history of FC Barcelona, famous players -including the current lineups- , the records, honors, and trophies that were earned through blood, sweat and tears. Get your cleats on, because I 'm about to take you to Los Deportes in the year 1899!
History
It was the October 22, 1899. Hans Gampar, a foreigner from Switzerland was putting up signs in Los Deportes. This unlikely man had a dream to form a fútbol club. Most people gave a positive response to Gampar’s idea, causing an important and life changing meeting at the Gimnasia Solé on November 29. The 11 players that showed up for the meeting were Walter Wild, Lluis d’Ossό, Bartomeu Terradas, Otto Kunzle, Otto
…show more content…
Personally, Barcelona is close to my heart. Their history teaches a lot of great life skills. The many of the talented players hint that hard work pays off, too. Looking at the history of the team, I learned that life is full of challenges. Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. A good player never gives up and works as a team. Another thing that makes Barça special to me is that the players play for the passion of fútbol. Not for the attention or the honors. That really stands out to me. To learn more about FC Barcelona you can visit the official website (fcbarcelona.com), or refer to Wikipedia. And if you ever visit Camp Nou, remember to
Cheerleading isn’t a sport. Loads of cheerleaders have faced this controversial statement. An image of peppy girls, twirling in short skirts for the football team fills most people’s minds when considering the topic of cheerleading. The truth is, we are a strong team that works together to lift each other up, literally. Although we work day in and day out to perfect our stunts, tumbling, and routines, our talent still goes unnoticed by our peers. Negative stereotypes often surround cheerleaders. In my high school, we constantly battle to gain the respect of our classmates not just as athletes, but even simply as people. Some of the most involved and highest ranked students in our school make up our cheerleading squad, but those traits are forgotten
De Varona, D. (2003). ‘M’s’ in football: Myths, management, marketing, media and money. A reprise. Soccer & Society, 4, 7-13.
Soccer has been around for a very long time. Many people around the world play soccer. An abundance of people love soccer, but just as many people hate soccer; they prefer hockey, baseball, or football. Football is just an Americanized version of soccer. Here are three interesting things about soccer.
Specific Purpose: This speech is to inform you about the World Series, an annual event.
When soccer first started in the United States, it was primarily an upper-class game, and usually only played by the colleges. One of the first official soccer clubs in the United states tha...
I’m sure some people have never really taken a closer look in the extraordinary world of softball. I'm certain that not too many people have gotten to know who invented softball,how you play,ruled or maybe what is the ball made of. In these few pages you can take a better look into the world of softball.
Imagine the excitement of stepping on to a Champions League field, playing in the final, and listening to all 47,569 fans screaming in anticipation. That is the excitement that soccer brings into your life. Soccer is the 3rd favorite sport in the USA after basketball and then baseball but, it is the most popular sport in the rest of the world. The World Cup is the most watched sporting event in the world. I think soccer is the best sport in the world because the World cup is the most watched sporting event in the world, People start soccer at a young age, and the injuries that come with playing soccer.
Attention Getter: Mia Hamm. Peyton Manning. Steve Nash. Here are just a few great athletes that most of us have heard of. But what is it that makes us look up to them? What is it that makes them great? The truth is that sports are only a small part of what makes a person worthy of looking up to.
The assignment that I am writing about is a essay with a speech on it. Are teacher gave us about two weeks to write the essay then we had to memerioze it and a couple days later then prosent it. Are teacher was hoping that we weere going to finsh the essay and prosent the speech with good eye contact, good expresion, and good poster. I have prsented a couple speech’s about baseball before, and i always say the same memoriez when i was a little kid. The point of the speech was to express are big passion in life, and to give many details about you and are fueter. The specifics of the assignment was to talk about one of are big passion in a two to three minute speech, and to recive an ‘’A’’ while speaking you where have to sit up straight, hve a good aditude, and murch things like that.
During the 1890’s sports were still considered amateur and useless. Even though sports weren’t encouraged and popular, a swiss gentleman named Hans Gamper and a group of his friends that did other sports together founded the well known club in 1899, Fc Barcelona.
No other country can compare to the great nation of Brazil when it comes to the beautiful game of soccer. Since their entrance as full member of FIFA, or Fédération Internationale de Football Association, in 1923, the country of Brazil has accounted for numerous trophies as well as individual awards for its players (“Brazil”). Brazilian futebol, or soccer, has reached international stardom because of its history consisting of ground breaking teams, revolutionary players, and winning performances in competitive tournaments.
By 1900 football teams from all different countries were playing against each other, and there was a need for a common set of rules. In 1904 the Federation Internationale de Football Association, or more commonly...
Real Madrid has and still has to most important and famous players in the world.
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.
in conclusion, ronaldo is one of the best players in soccer in history, he can be called the living legend, and he is the best player in the world currently. I got inspired by c.ronaldo due to his very unique talent ,his willing to reach glory ,aiming to be the best ,and his ability to overcome obstacles. Although, he suffered from hard life at the begining and exposured to injustice in some awards, , with his passion to the game ,hard word and believe he could reach what he is now applying to his sentence hard work is the key to success.