Farewell For Now

The match is over and I must step off the pitch. This blog has been a pleasure to have but now it is all over. These past couple weeks I really enjoyed writing about some of my favorite players and sharing my thoughts. Soccer has always been something positive in my life and I am glad I had the opportunity to do this.

Legends

Here we have two legends. My favorite two goal keepers. Gigi Buffon on the left who plays for Italy's national team and Juventus. On the right we have Iker Casillas who used to play for Real Madrid but now plays for Porto. He also plays for Spain's national team. This picture was taken during a FIFA World Cup.

  Today the Ballon d'Or ceremony took place. This ceremony gives awards to the best male players in the world. Here is the best team in 2015 . Each player represents their own team and country. Each player represents a spot on the field. Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or, that marked him as the best player of 2015. That is his fifth Ballon. (Starting from left to right) We have Thiago Silva who is a defender, Marcelo Vieira who is a defender, Sergio Ramos who is defender, Dani Alves who is a defender, Andres Iniesta who is midfielder. Starting the second row (left to right) We have Luka Modric who is a midfielder, Paul Pogba who is a midfielder, Neymar who is a forward, Lionel Messi who is a forward and lastly Cristian Ronaldo who is a forward. But all together they represent great skill and it would be a dream to see all these players play on one team together. That team would be unstoppable.
-Ronaldo, Ramos, Modric and Marcelo play for Real Madrid.
-Neymar, Alves and Iniesta play for FC Barcelona.
-FC Barcelona and Real Madrid are top in La Liga so it is not a surprise to see those teams well represented.

Zinedine Zidane - Liberated from Benitez!!

Today is an amazing day! It has been announced that Zinedine Zidane will now be coaching my favorite team, Real Madrid. Rafael Benitez was a horrible coach for my team. He slowly was ruining the team and making countless mistakes. Zidane is a retired French player. He has played for Real Madrid before. He is perfect and a great fit for this team. Zidane has history with Real and experience with coaching this club. Benitez has only been with Real for 7 months and the club fired him today. I was so happy to hear this news! I still miss Carlo Ancelotti who coached before Benitez. This team is sure to be move up in standings with Zidane as coach. We are third in La Liga at the moment but with Zidane I see us as number one. I am so excited for this turn around.

Yaya Touré

Yaya is from the Ivory Coast. He is a midfielder and plays for Manchester City. Yaya used to play for FC Barcelona and was center back at that time. He has been voted African Footballer of the Year for many consecutive years. At the age of 18 he attracted attention from European leagues and gained entry. He is captain of the Ivory Coast's national team. Yaya caught my attention this week with his goal against Arsenal. It was a clean and strong goal.

Throwback - UEFA Super Cup (REAL MADRID WON)

Marta Vieira da Silva

Marta is a Brazilian soccer player and she plays for their national team. She is a forward. She won FIFA World Player of the year as she has scored 15 goals in the tournament. She holds the record for most goals at FIFA World Cup tournaments. People call her the female Pele ( an amazing male soccer player from Brazil). She holds an international career and even played in the United States for Los Angeles Sol.
    
                                              

Zlatan Ibrahimović

Zlatan is a player from Sweden who currently plays for Paris Saint-Germain FC (PSG). He is a striker and has made a name for himself over the years. He used to play for Juventus, Barcelona, AC Milan and Malmo FF. He also plays for the Swedish national team and he is captain. He is the countries all time leading goalscorer in international matches. He is an amazing striker. PSG plays tomorrow against Shakhtar Donetsk. Zlatan has a wild personality and temper as seen on the pitch. He always says something interesting in any interview.

Virginia Torrecilla

Virginia Torrecilla is a forward, midfielder and defender. She plays for the women's national team in Spain and Montpellier HSC in France. Torrecilla used to play for FC Barcelona. She also played in 2015 Women's World Cup. The women's national Spanish team beat Ireland this past week, 3-0.  Virginia is my favorite player on the national team as she can be placed anywhere on the pitch and kill it. She is only 21 years-old and is doing well with her career.

Gianluigi Buffon

Gianluigi Buffon is an Italian goal keeper. He plays for Juventus and the Italian National team. He holds a record of clean sheets, which means he accomplished many games without being scored on. Before Juventus he played for Parma. Buffon lead his team to victory in the 2006 world cup in Germany. He is an amazing goal keeper and definitely a player to watch as he is getting older.  Also Juventus beat AC Milan this weekend 1-0.

(Currently 37 years-old)

El Clásico  

Unfortunately my team Real Madrid lost. It was a brutal game, those 90 minutes were insane. I loved watching and hated losing. Ronaldo was not on his game as he barely touched the ball. Barcelona was on point, I can not deny that. Madrid's defense was not on point. I could not believe it. I nearly wanted to cry once the game was over. Suarez and Dani Alves were very irritating. My heart broke once Messi entered the game. Still not over the loss... Just happy to know I have my Madridistas out there.

4-0...... 

Top 10 Crazy Moments for Luis Suarez

Oh Luis Suarez... always generates some sort of surprise on the pitch.

Sergio Ramos

Player of the week 11/16/15

Sergio Ramos plays for Real Madrid and Spain’s national team. He is a central defender and a right back. He played for Sevilla FC before Real Madrid. Ramos receives a lot of heat from Sevilla since he left in 2005 to play for Real.  I am honoring him this week as Spain plays on Tuesday against Belgium. Also this Saturday is El Clásico where Real Madrid will play FC Barcelona. Sergio Ramos is my favorite player on Real Madrid and I look forward to watching him on the pitch. He is a strong defender and great captain.

¡Hala Madrid y Nada Más! 

Andrés Escobar

  Player of the Week 11/13/15 

Andrés Escobar played for Colombia's national team from 1988-1994. He was a great defender and was wildly known for his mistake during the FIFA World Cup of 1994. Colombia played America in that first round match. Sadly Colombia lost and were sent home. Escobar accidentally kicked a shot into his own team's net. That mistake haunted him and brought him death as he returned to Medellín, Colombia. During that time violence was coming into play with soccer. Escobar's death created a sad day in  Colombia. He had such  talent and was suppose to be signed to Milan, but his career was cut short due to the violence in Colombia. I recently watched a documentary on him and I wanted to honor him this week. Soccer is an escape from violence for most children in Colombia, but during those years cartels managed those teams. Today it is widely different as Colombia has progressed. The passion for soccer in Colombia is incredible. 

 1967-1994