David Beckham

1-Some Fun Facts here I did not know:I have heard that Texas has THE best pro state soccer team in the US.

2-Perhaps it is because soccer isn't so popular in the US, that their national team always make a fool out of themselves in the World Cup. Like last World Cup, they made so many commercial and ads before the cup to get people fired up, but lost in the Cup. There just isn't enough support.

3-I actually respect all the sports that are popular here in the US (baseball, basketball, football...etc) They all require talent and very hard work.

4- Maradona was a really good player and a bullet. One thing I don't like about him is the image he posed to people/fans with drug use and the fat shape he is in now after retirement.

5-As a Brazilian, I do admit that soccer in Brazil isn't just soccer. It isn't just a sport to make money, soccer, my friend, is a religion of a religion. Anywhere you go, big cities or country side, you will see people playing it. I'll give you an example, when I was there, I was in High School, there was this indoor soccer field that was perhaps half the size of the school itself, I guess that's how important it is.

Not to brag, but Pele was really the best player in the world, an he is still in good shape. He has some organizations that help out kids and even develop/train them to play pro soccer.

And we still have one of the best players in the world: Ronaldinho. The guy is a god when it comes to handling a ball. Amazing at what he does.
There are many more rising stars in the game: Kaka (played in the World Cup), Adriano (also played), Vagner Love (yes that is his last name; plays in Europe somewhere) and Rubinho.

Of course there are many other great players in the world: By Country
Messy- Argentina
Tevez

Zidane Aka Zidane "The HeadButt" lol(retired)
Refresh Your memory- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAjWi663kXc
Tiere Henry- France

Ronaldo Cristinao- Portugal
 
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And we still have one of the best players in the world: Ronaldinho. The guy is a god when it comes to handling a ball. Amazing at what he does.
There are many more rising stars in the game: Kaka (played in the World Cup), Adriano (also played), Vagner Love (yes that is his last name; plays in Europe somewhere) and Rubinho.

I love Ronaldhino!! Aww he's my fav...

I wish I got to watch more soccer, we dont' have cable and they never air the games around here on local tv. They hardly air them on cable.

Kentucky its

Basketball
Football
Baseball

Soccer's getting a lot more popular though. I have a little bar I go to to watch the tournaments and lately its been packed, for the US games or the finals anyway.


Zidane Aka Zidane "The HeadButt" lol(retired)
Refresh Your memory- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAjWi663kXc


What a way to end a career... almost felt bad for him. :uhoh: Almost. :p:

I like to watch the underdog teams like Ghana, Trinidad/Tobago, I was cheering for Ghana when they played the US in the last World Cup, they were awesome. lol
 
soon it will be realized beckam moving to the west was a mistake. we don't care for soccer here. i'd rather watch a good bum fight on the street;)

How is it a mistake? When Pele came, soccer was a rising sport that needed a superstar injection in order to ratchet it up into recognition by an uninterested public. Before Pele there weren't too many soccer programs in high schools across the nation. Now just about every school and community has a soccer program. Now that awareness of the sport and by many, awareness of the players, is in the minds of the US population, the hope of bringing Beckham here is to try to get soccer up in the ranks above curling and tiddley winks.

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How is it a mistake? When Pele came, soccer was a rising sport that needed a superstar injection in order to ratchet it up into recognition by an uninterested public. Before Pele there weren't too many soccer programs in high schools across the nation. Now just about every school and community has a soccer program. Now that awareness of the sport and by many, awareness of the players, is in the minds of the US population, the hope of bringing Beckham here is to try to get soccer up in the ranks above curling and tiddley winks.

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One guy isn't going to accomplish that Que. Besides he is injured and won't be playing for months to come.
 
Kentucky its

Basketball
Football
Baseball
Why not the Kentucky Derby?! Here in New York it's baseball, football, basketball, hockey. In my head, it should be football, baseball/hockey, basketball.
 
yes it is a real sport! it is in the olympics and has been for quite some time. Cy-creek's team is ok this year but a few years ago they were really, really good.
 
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