With the Kada
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The beacon of the game was lit, but a well-known big name was absent from the live audience. The soccer legend, who plays every quadrennial
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The event will always bring full of joy to cheer for the motherland. However, this time, the "ancient giant" in the hearts of soccer fans, Billy, was not able to be there. in November, due to "generalized swelling" and heart trouble, Billy was rushed to the In November, Billy was rushed to hospital with "generalized swelling" and heart problems. In December, the Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital revealed that Billy's tumor had worsened and that he was in urgent need of more medical attention. Eventually, on December 29, the giant of the soccer world and of sports passed away at the age of 82 years.
Just a day before Billy's condition worsened, Lionel Messi led Argentina to finally win the Copa Libertadores. And back in the olden days, Billy was 17 years old when the
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scored twice in the final to help his country win its first
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Champion. Since then, he has written numerous glorious chapters in his more than twenty-year career, becoming the only three-time winner of the
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The player who helped his country keep the trophy in perpetuity is honored as the "King of Balls".
In 2007, England star David Beckham, who was disillusioned with Real Madrid that year, chose to join Major League Soccer (MLS), sparking enthusiasm for soccer across the continental United States. The addition of Beck even made the league worry about the proliferation of gold dollar soccer, for which it formulated the "
Beckham Clause">, which limits each team to managing a maximum of three players above the salary cap per season. The addition of Beckham also started a trend in European soccer of stars traveling west, with many famous players choosing to play in the United States in their later years, bringing the popularity of the American Soccer League to a new level.
If Bey is the driving force behind the "American
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If Billy was a key figure in the rise of the "ball," then he was a pioneer in planting the seeds of hope in this soccer desert. In this article, we'll take a look at how Billy ignited the U.S. before he retired.
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A ray of hope for the ball.
Photo/Website: Billy in the New York Cosmos (https://www.forbes.com/)
After joining Brazilian giants Santos at the age of 15, Billy won numerous honors for the team and was invincible with his teammates in the Americas. In his nearly two-decade Santos career, he captured six Brazilian
La Liga
Class championship, ten state league titles, two Libertadores Cups and two Intercontinental Cups, among other honors. An official record of 1,281 individual goals was set.
Photo/website: Billy, who plays for Santos (https://www.transfermarkt.com/)
在
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stage, Billy remained in the 1962, 1966, and 1970 after his first win in the
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. Except in England in 1966
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Outside of the group stage exit, the other two
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He won all of them with great strength. Especially in the 1970 tournament, he led the Brazilian team to beat all the opponents with absolute strength, including the Italian team with the world's best defense player, and beat Brazil 2-4 in the final.
Nowadays, the story of a player staying with one team for life is no longer true, but Billy's perseverance at Santos is something to be admired. It's not as if he didn't have the opportunity to travel to Europe, as Real Madrid, Juventus, Manchester United and even Inter Milan tried to sign him, but the then Inter president had to tear up the contract after the protests of the Santos fans. With the support of the Brazilian president, Billy stayed in Brazil, just as the French president recently persuaded a player to stay in France.
Photo/Website:Billy is the only three-time winner of the
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players (https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/)
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As the game progresses, many fans are debating whether to call the game "FOOTBALL" or "SOCCER". Putting the debate aside, the earliest recorded soccer game in the United States dates back to 1866, when the United States
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The ball was called "FOOTBALL". By the end of the 19th century, many soccer associations or leagues were established, such as: AFA (founded in 1884), American Amateur Football Association (1893), American Professional Football League (1894), National Football League (1895) and Southern New England Football League (1914). Into the early 20th century, the AFA (AMERICAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION) became the main association responsible for organizing and administering soccer events in the United States.
