LIONEL MESSI

Born on 24 June 1978, the Argentinian Lionel Messi is a player of FC Barcelona and the captain of Argentina National team. What makes him special is the fact that he was nominated for several Ballon d’Or and FIFA World Player of the Year by the age of 21, and he succeeded to win in 2009 and 2010.More than that, his way of playing has drawn many comparisons to the famous player Diego Maradona. (http://en.wikipedia.org/)

Messi began to play soccer when he was 5 years old in a local club coached by his father. After that, Messi changed the club in 1995 and moved to Newell’s Old Boys which is a club in his city Rosario. Unfortunately, he was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency at the age of 11. At this period, there was a club which showed interest in the progress of Messi, but after this event it stopped thinking about him because the club didn’t have the ability to treat him. After this sad event, Lionel Messi had an opportunity to change his life when he received “a contract written on a paper napkin”  (http://en.wikipedia.org/) from Fc Barcelona to move in Spain and enroll in the youth academy of this club .More than that ,Fc Barcelona proposed  him to pay for his medical treatment if he accept the offer. After that, Lionel Messi accepted the offer and moved to Spain with his father.(http://en.wikipedia.org/)

With his club Fc Barcelona, Lionel Messi became the best player in the world and won many trophies such as Spanish League, UEFA Champion’s League, FIFA Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup, and many others titles. More than that he succeeded to win many Individual Awards like Player of the year in Europe, Ballon d’Or , FIFA World Play, and others awards.( http://www.leomessi.com/eng/)

“Blessed with supreme talents on the pitch, Leo has also proven to be something of an angel off it”. (www.lionel-messi.co.uk/), he had always a mature behavior inside and outside the stadium. More than that, he was always interested in helping people, and he participated in the Family Association of Spinal Muscular Atrophy to help people suffering from this condition. More than that, Lionel Messi was always respected and beloved by people around him, and as his coach Pep Guardiola said: “We want him to stay with us because he’s the best and we wouldn’t swap him for anyone.” Not only his coach but Lionel Messi is appreciated by everyone to know what soccer means. (http://www.lionel-messi.co.uk/)

References :

1) “Lionel Messi”, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi  11/30/2011.Web.

2)”I AM LEO, MY CAREER”, http://www.leomessi.com/eng/ 11/30/2011.Web.

3)”QUOTES”, http://www.lionel-messi.co.uk/quotes/ 11/30/2011.Web.

4)”BIOGRAPHY”, http://www.lionel-messi.co.uk/biography/  11/30/2011 .Web.

                                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                        

                                                                                              ZAKARIA ALIAT

                                 PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2012

Pro Evolution Soccer is considered one of the best video games, and recently, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. announced that the last version of this game which is PES2012 is disposable for PS3 and Xbox 360.This new version is special because it gives the player more control than any other soccer video game. More than that, the company uses the image of two of the most famous players in the world which are Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar Da Silva to cover the box of PES 2012.

"With every edition of Pro Evolution Soccer, we set out to provide an unparalleled gameplay experience,"(Shinji Hirano, president of Konami). There are many gameplay improvements in this version. Animation had been improved, and the overall presentation has been elaborated. More than that, the general ambiance has been recreated, and we can now see managers wandering the sideline. In addition to that, the control of ball has been improved so the players will find more pleasure in playing the game.

Pro Evolution Soccer has always tried to give the users the pleasure that they want while playing video games, and in this last version it keeps going on this way, like Shinji Hirano munched "Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 keeps to our long-standing tradition of giving users the intensity of real-life soccer with cutting-edge graphics and controls."

What also makes this version special is that it got the official licenses of many interesting competitions such as UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Super Cup, and the Copa Santander Liberators. More Than That,” The tournaments are integrated into the new mode, Football Life, which features a Master League mode and a Become a Legend mode, and for the first time, a Club Boss mode.”(www.wikipedia.org) . In addition, PES got the full licenses of the leagues of France, Netherlands, and Spain However it got only few licenses of English, Italian, and Portuguese leagues.

As any other video game, Pro Evolution Soccer is rated, which means that they give a minimum age for the users of the game  and PES is rated E which means that it is for everyone ,so anyone of any age can play this game ,and this rate is given by  The Entertainment Software Rating Board(ESRB).

The creation of PES 2012 will be considered one of the most interesting event in the history of video games, because this new version will give another meaning of playing to the users .It will be more than a simple game, it will be an experience.

 Resources:

1)       “KONAMI KICKS OFF FALL WITH PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2012 NOW AVAILABLE”, http://konami.com/article/KONAMI_KICKS_OFF_FALL_WITH_PRO_EVOLUTION_SOCCER/238  17/11/2011  

2)       “Pro Evolution Soccer 2012”, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_Evolution_Soccer_2012    17/11/2011

 

                                                                                             

                                                                                                                ZAKARIA ALIAT