Labadi_Mantse
All Star
Karim is that dude. Stay flossin on nikkas
How will the soccer world react when a breh straight out the hood takes over the sport?
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Didn't read thru this entire thread,
But balotelli?
But balotelli?
http://uk.businessinsider.com/gedion-zelalem-shines-in-first-us-start-at-u20-world-cup-2015-6
Don't think he's from the hood, but still
Also wikipedia says his mom died about 10 years ago
Don't think he's from the hood, but still
Also wikipedia says his mom died about 10 years ago
Yeah, you are indeed mistaken
She does have scoliosis though. Maybe that's where the black rumor came from?
Birnin Zana
Honorary Wakandan
Who wants to be a soccer player when you can be a running back
Imagine Adrian Peterson playing soccer since he was 6 instead of football
If AP played soccer instead at a high level (Top 10 player shyt) he'd make way more money and play much longer than he would as a running back.
Soccer player life > running back life
Birnin Zana
Honorary Wakandan
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is 6'6 and can do about the same thing. Is it rarer for taller players to have exceptional skill, yes, but it's not true they can't:
But is that what a team should be banking on? Getting a 6'5 dude to beast? That's very rare.
And shout out to Zlatan, but he isn't the best, or second best, and dare I say third or fourth best, despite his height.
US should be focused on the slightly shorter cats (5'8 - 6'2, your normal soccer height) to have the technical skill and the fitness to make things happen. Especially the technical skills. They're getting better but aren't there yet.
HookersandIceCream
#TeamOrange
It's already happened many times over
http://www.swide.com/sport-man/10-b...m-the-streets-from-pele-to-ronaldo/2014/06/10
Thierry Henry (France)
Thierry Henry grew up in the Parisian suburb Les Ulis, often considered a ghetto because of its high percentage of immigrants and its characteristic projects-like tall, concrete buildings. Henry’s parents had come from the French Antilles in search of a better life. Thanks to his parents’ support and motivation, he became a good student and an even better soccer player that led to his selection for the prestigious French Football Federation's Clairefontaine Academy.
Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon)
Cameroon’s star player was born and raised in Douala. His family was not rich, the six children had to share beds in a cramped house, but in Cameroon’s context they lived better than many. To pass the time, Eto’o and his brothers played soccer barefoot with balls that they made out of plastic bags. Samuel’s extraordinary talent was soon noticed and at the age of 16, he left for Spain where he signed with Real Madrid.
http://www.swide.com/sport-man/10-b...m-the-streets-from-pele-to-ronaldo/2014/06/10
Thierry Henry (France)
Thierry Henry grew up in the Parisian suburb Les Ulis, often considered a ghetto because of its high percentage of immigrants and its characteristic projects-like tall, concrete buildings. Henry’s parents had come from the French Antilles in search of a better life. Thanks to his parents’ support and motivation, he became a good student and an even better soccer player that led to his selection for the prestigious French Football Federation's Clairefontaine Academy.
Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon)
Cameroon’s star player was born and raised in Douala. His family was not rich, the six children had to share beds in a cramped house, but in Cameroon’s context they lived better than many. To pass the time, Eto’o and his brothers played soccer barefoot with balls that they made out of plastic bags. Samuel’s extraordinary talent was soon noticed and at the age of 16, he left for Spain where he signed with Real Madrid.
6'5" ??? What planet are you from? He could be a good goalkeeper.
Anyway, the "poor kid from a poor neighborhood grows to be a world soccer star" story has already been played out.
...Pelé grew up in poverty in Bauru, São Paulo. He earned extra money by working in tea shops as a servant. Taught to play by his father, he could not afford a proper football and usually played with either a sock stuffed with newspaper and tied with a string or a grapefruit.[28][34]...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelé
Yeah but soccer isn't cool yet in America. The thought of AP playing soccer instead of football is comical. No one wants to see that. We'd be heated for a while if the NFL/NBA stopped farming blacks and instead MLS did. Lol
But were talking about America though...THERE IS A BUNCH of poor players from SA that become stars. This is why everyone hates America.
You're right. but it's egotistical. Like some black guy from America is something different from a black guy from Brazil.
True I feel where ur coming from