Heroes in a Box: Paragraphs

The kind of heroes I decided to choose was soccer heroes. I chose soccer for two main reasons; one is that soccer is my favorite sport and two that I have a pretty good knowledge about soccer so it makes it easier. I divided my heroes into two categories, males and females.

The first category I decided to do on soccer was the male heroes. One of the male heroes was Cuauhtémoc Blanco. Blanco is a Mexican soccer player who is currently playing in the U.S. for the Chicago Fire. Growing up, I looked up to him hoping that on day I would become like him. He also plays for the national team for Mexico. Also, I choose Freddy Adu who became the youngest to ever sign a major league contract in over 100 years at the age of 14. He is currently playing for the AS Monaco on a loan from Benefica. The third male soccer hero I choose is Christian Vieri is an Italian football player who is currently playing for Atalanta. In his 20 year soccer career he has been in 15 different teams. He has played for his national team of Italy for 43 games and in those 43 games he has scored about 22 goals.

My second category was female soccer heroes. The first female I choose was Mia Hamm. She is a retired soccer player who won two gold medals and one silver medal in the Olympics. In her 15 year soccer career, including college, she scored roughly around 290 goals. With the U.S. national team alone she scored 158 goals. The Second female soccer player is also a U.S. national team player, but she is not a forward, not defense, and not midfield, but she is still as important as anyone in the field, she is Briana Scurry the goalkeeper. She was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She has played for the national team for 14 years now and has made 167 appearances. She is currently playing for the Atlanta Beat.

In conclusion, there are many other soccer heroes out there; these are just a few of the many there are. Being a soccer fan and a soccer player myself, I one day hope I can make an impact on someone as these 5 people have on me. Choosing these 5 people were not easy because there are many more soccer players that I think are important but at the end these were the 5 that I choose who I though had made an impact in the soccer community.