Soccer Informative Speech

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Have you ever heard of the saying, “have you ever wanted something so much but it hurt”? Well, when I say it; I’m talking about literally hurting. Your legs are so sore, it feels like you can’t take another stride, you are so out of breath from chasing the ball around, and your so exhausted from your last night 's practice. And now your bed seems to be the most attractive thing to you right now. If you haven 't guessed by now, I am talking about the most popular sport; Soccer. So what is soccer, it is a sport played by over 265 MILLION PEOPLE, from about 200 different countries. It is believed to be created about 3000 years ago, in China and Japan. It started as a game involving kicking and handling, but later this branched off into two separate sports: rugby and football. Which is what the English call as soccer. Soccer is known for its FIFA World Cup, which began in the 1930. However, it 's not just known for this international league, but also for many other reasons. To begin with, soccer is mainly known for these two players. First is Messi, an unbeatable athlete who plays forward for FC Barcelona and Argentina. Second his opponent, Ronaldo, an amazing player who also plays forward but for Real Madrid and Portugal. However, if you had to choose between these two, whom would you choose? But if you asked me to choose from one of these great players no doubt I would choose Messi. Messi is my favorite player because of the spirit he plays with, he also has a good touch on