International Soccer

   Well, there are many soccer clubs through out the world. Some players are outstanding and some players are okay. These teams compete for cups within their league or against other leagues. But, as well as these clubs there are also international teams. These teams contain the countries best players. For example, the international team Argentina (my favorite international team) consists of only good players from Argentina. This makes international team matches really long, challenging, and fun to watch. It takes really good player to get on a international team. This why most players are not on a international team.

This is Argentina's soccer team logo.  

   So what do these international teams do? Well once in a while they compete in tournaments and for cups. But, every four years there is a major event called the World Cup. In this tough and first class competition every international team in the world has a fair chance to win the World Cup. The World Cup consists many very competitive matches. When every four years there is a World Cup many fans go crazy! By this I mean they might paint their bodies with their favorites teams colors, there are many other crazy things people do to show their team spirit, it would take me hours to tell you all of them. Here are all of the World Cup title holders!

•  Brazil: 5
•  Italy: 4
•  Germany: 3
•  Argentina: 2
•  Uruguay: 2
•  England: 1
•  France: 1
•  Spain: 1

Cristiano Ronaldo By Amrit

Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo playing for Real Madrid
Personal information
Full name	Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
Date of birth	5 February 1985 (age 26)
Place of birth	Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Winger/Striker
Club information
Current club	Real Madrid
Number	7
Youth career
1993–1995	Andorinha
1995–1997	Nacional
1997–2001	Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2003	Sporting CP	25	(3)
2003–2009	Manchester United	196	(84)
2009–	Real Madrid	69	(73)
National team‡
2001–2002	Portugal U17	9	(6)
2003	Portugal U20	5	(1)
2002–2003	Portugal U21	6	(3)
2004	Portugal U23	3	(1)
2003–	Portugal	85	(30)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:10, 2 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:36, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

Early Life
Ronaldo was born in Santo António, in the neighborhood of Funchal, Madeira. Ronaldo was the youngest child of his parents who were Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro and José Dinis Aveiro. His mother worked as a cook and his father worked as a municipal gardener. He has one older brother, Hugo, and two older sisters, Elma and Liliana Cátia. At the age of eight, Ronaldo played for amateur team Andorinha, where his father was the kit man. In 1995, Ronaldo signed with local club Nacional, and, after a title-winning campaign, he went on a three-day trial with Sporting CP, who subsequently signed him for an undisclosed sum.
Club Career
Ronaldo joined Sporting's other youth players who trained at the Academia Sporting, the club's football academy, in Alcochete. He became the only player ever to play for Sporting's under-16, under-17, under-18, B-team, and the first team, all within one season. When he was 15, Ronaldo was diagnosed with a racing heart, a condition that might have forced him to give up playing football. The Sporting staff were made aware of the condition and Ronaldo's mother gave her authorisation for him to go into hospital. While there, he had an operation in which a laser was used to cauterize the area of his heart that was causing the problem. The surgery took place in the morning and Ronaldo was discharged from hospital by the end of the afternoon; he resumed training only a few days later. However, he came to the attention of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson in the summer of 2003, when Sporting defeated United 3–1 in the inauguration of the Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon. Ronaldo's performance impressed the Manchester United players, who urged Ferguson to sign him.Ronaldo became Manchester United's first-ever Portuguese player when he signed for €15 million. The 2006–2007 season proved to be the breakout year for Ronaldo, as he broke the 20 goal barrier for the first time and picked up his first league title with Manchester United. In November and December 2006, Ronaldo received consecutive Barclays Player of the Month honors, becoming only the third player in Premier League history to do so after Dennis Bergkamp in 1997 and Robbie Fowler in 1996. He scored his 50th Manchester United goal against city rivals Manchester City on 5 May 2007 as United claimed their first Premier League title in four years, and he was voted into his second consecutive FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year award at the end of the year. Despite rumors circulating in March 2007 that Real Madrid were willing to pay an unprecedented €80 million for Ronaldo, he signed a five-year, £120,000-a-week (£31 million total) extension with United on 13 April, making him the highest-paid player in team history. On 11 June, Manchester United accepted an unconditional offer of £80 million from Real Madrid for Ronaldo after it was revealed that he again had expressed his desire to leave the club. It was confirmed by a representative of the Glazer family that the sale was fully condoned by Ferguson. When Ronaldo had eventually completed his transfer to Real, he expressed his gratitude towards Ferguson for helping him develop as a player, saying, "He's been my father in sport, one of the most important factors and most influential in my career."On 26 June 2009, Real Madrid confirmed that Ronaldo would join the club on 1 July 2009 from Manchester United for £80 million, after agreeing terms and signing a six-year contract. Ronaldo's contract is worth €11 million per year and it has a €1 billion buy-out clause. He was presented to the world media as a Real Madrid player on 6 July, where he was handed the number 9 jersey. The shirt was presented to him by Madrid legend Alfredo Di Stéfano. Ronaldo was welcomed by 80,000 fans at his presentation at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, surpassing Diego Maradona's record of 75,000 fans when he was presented in Italy, after he was transferred from Barcelona to Napoli in 1984. With the departure of Raúl during the summer of 2010, Ronaldo was handed the No. 7 jersey for Real Madrid. On 23 October 2010, Ronaldo scored four goals against Racing de Santander, the most goals he has ever scored in a single match. This completed a goalscoring run of six consecutive matches (three in La Liga, one in the Champions League, and two for Portugal) in which Ronaldo scored in each match, totalling 11 goals, which is the most Ronaldo has scored in a single month.
My Opinion
   The reason I blogged on Ronaldo this week is because he has created lots of soccer history. As you saw in my other post Ronaldo has the most goals in Liga BBVA. He has many great techniques he uses during games that are difficult enough to do at home. He has fascinating ball control, he is really good at shooting from far distances, and he has been wanted and has been a part of really talented teams. When Ronaldo started to play soccer he was just a normal kid who liked to play the sport. But, now he is a world famous footballer. Many kids around the world have Cristiano Ronaldo as their role model. Cristiano Ronaldo has become one of the best soccer player in the world. I like Ronaldo because of his ball control. In which way do you like him?  
I got most of my information from this website http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo 

Amazing Goals By Amrit

   Today I will tell you about tons of different players who have scored AMAZING GOALS. I will also tell you different ways to score goals. I think long range shots and dribbling close called shots are the best after reading this tell me your favorite.
    The best shots are accurate and powerful. The players who make these shots get well known and famous, here are some of the players.

Rank	Name	Team	Goals	First Scorer	Penalties	Missed Penalties
1	Christiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid	40	6	8	0
2	Lionel Messi	Barcelona	31	11	4	0
3	Alvaro Negredo	Sevilla	20	6	4	0
3	Sergio Agüero	Athletico Madrid	20	6	1	0
5	Fernando Llorente	Athletic Bilbao	18	5	0	2
5	David Villa	Barcelona	18	6	0	0
5	Giuseppe Rossi	Villarreal	18	5	4	0
5	Roberto Soldado	Valencia	18	6	1	0
9	Karim Benzema	Real Madrid	15	6	0	0
10	Salomon Rondon	Malaga	14	5	0	0

 Some other players are: David Beckham, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and Andres Iniesta.Here is an amazing video!!!                                                                                 

http://youtu.be/hRniTPbhkJ4

Lionel Messi By Amrit

                                        Lionel Messi  

Lionel Messi

Personal information
Full name	Lionel Andrés Messi[1]
Date of birth	24 June 1987 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth	Rosario[2], Santa Fe, Argentina
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Playing position	Striker / Winger
Club information
Current club	Barcelona
Number	10
Youth career
1995–2000	Newell's Old Boys
2000–2004	Barcelona

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Early Life

     Messi was born in Rosario, Santa Fe. His parents names are Jorge Horacio Messi and Angelo Messi. Messi's dad worked as a factory steel worker and a part time cleaner. He has two older brothers named Rodrigo and Matías as well as a sister named María Sol. When Messi was five he started to play football for Grandoli, a local club coached by his father Jorge. In the year 1995, Messi switched to Newell's Old Boys who were based in his home city Rosario.  Carles Rexach, the sporting director of FC Barcelona, had been made aware of his talent as Messi had relatives in Lleida, Catalonia, and Messi and his father were able to arrange a trial. Rexach, with no other paper at hand, offered Messi a contract written on a paper napkin.Barcelona offered to pay for Messi's medical bills if he was willing to move to Spain. Messi and his father moved to Barcelona where Messi enrolled in the clubs youth academy. Soon Messi got moved to Barcelona and did an amazing job. He was breaking many records and tons of goals and was getting noticed by International teams.

International Career 

     In June 2004, he debuted for Argentina, playing in an under-20 friendly match against Paraguay. In 2005 he was part of a team that won the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands. There, he won the Golden Ball and the Golden Shoe, scoring in the last four of Argentina's matches and netting a total of six for the tournament. He made his full international debut on 17 August 2005 against Hungary at the age of 18. He was substituted on during the 63rd minute, but was sent off on the 65th minute because the referee, Markus Merk, found he had headbutted defender Vilmos Vanczák, who was tugging Messi's shirt. The decision was contentious and Maradona even claimed the decision was pre-meditated. Messi returned to the team on 3 September in Argentina's 1–0 World Cup qualifier away defeat to Paraguay. Ahead of the match he had said "This is a re-debut. The first one was a bit short." He then started his first game for Argentina against Peru; after the match Pekerman described Messi as "a jewel". On 28 March 2009, in a World Cup Qualifier against Venezuela, Messi wore the number 10 jersey for the first time with Argentina. This match was the first official match for Diego Maradona as the Argentina manager. Argentina won the match 4–0 with Messi opening the scoring. On 17 November 2010, Messi scored a last-minute goal against South American rivals Brazil after an individual effort to help his team to a 1–0 win in the friendly match, which was held in Doha. This was the first time that he had scored against Brazil at senior level. Messi scored another last-minute goal on 9 February 2011 against Portugal in a penalty kick which he give his side a 2–1 victory in the friendly match, which was held in Geneva, Switzerland.
My Opinion
   As you can see Messi has been through a lot to become the person he is. His family was kind of poor and he started playing when he was five. Now he does something amazing in almost every game. Messi was so good his contract was on a napkin. Messi, even had growth hormone deficiency, which is disease that prevents you from growing at a normal pace. Even though he had this life affecting disease he now plays magnificent football. Now people say Messi is the new Maradona. Next time you see Messi anywhere, on T.V., or even in person think of what he has been through. My favorite player is Messi; Who is your favorite player?    
I got most of this information from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi .

Soccer By Amrit

   Soccer is the most entertaining sport I've ever seen. In soccer there is always something happening. It is full of action and suspense. Soccer is one of the only sports played with your feet. There are may positions to play in this sport. Not a single position leaves you bored when you are playing it.
    The position that I play and is my favorite position is forward. There are three forwards on a soccer team left, center, and right forward. When you are a forward your job is to get goals.The techniques you need to be a good forward are ball handling, passing, and shooting.

   The next position I am going to tell you about is defense. There are usually three to five defenders on a team. When you are a defender your job is to help the goalie running towards the ball and taking away the ball when it is getting close to the goalie. The techniques you need to be a good defender are hard passing, stealing, and balance.

   A mid fielders job is to help out the defense and also help out the forwards. There main job is to get the ball to the forwards. There are two to three mid fielders on a team. The techniques you need to be a good mid fielder are ball handling, stealing, passing, and sometimes shooting.

   The last position I am going to tell you about today is the goalie. A goalies job is to defend the goal. The goalie is the only player allowed to use his hands. There is one goalie on a team. The techniques you need to be a good goalie are reactions, powerful kicks, and powerful throws.

   I hope you learned a lot about soccer today. If you like this come check for new posts later. What Is your favorite position, now?