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Friday, September 14, 2007

Hope there is soccer up in Heaven



I was shocked by news today. Actually, the news was not the last news. It happened a couple days ago. I watched it when I was browsing a soccer website. This news was about a young soccer player Antonio Puerta.
Antonio Puerta was a very good fullback at Sevilla soccer club. Most people remember him, because he scored a 101st minute goal at European final. At that day, his goal helped his team to become European champion. Definitely, he had a great future. Unfortunately, in August 29, at his age of 22, he died. He was suffering heart attack during a game three days before he die. People sent him to a hospital, but it can’t help. The young soccer star left forever.
In Puerta’s funeral, everybody cried for his death, however, no matter how loud you cry, Puerta would never wake up. In my mind, soccer is very far away with death, but this incident does remind me the life is weak. The death of Puerta gives people a problem to think, to discuss, to solve. The problem is if professional soccer giver player too much pressure. Do professional soccer players play too many games? If there is soccer up in heaven, I hope Puerta can enjoy it, because I always believe that soccer is something brings happiness to people, not a god of death.