Revolution Blow Season Opener VS Seattle

          March 8th marked the start of the new season for New England Revolution, where they took the pitch against the Seattle Sounders. Coming off their hot season last year many people expected a great game. When the starting lineups were given New England fans would realize that their two top players Jermaine Jones and Lee Nguyen would not be playing because of injuries. During the off season Jermaine Jones underwent surgery and was thought to be back in time for the  start of the season. Lee Nguyen had a minor calf injury just a week before the opener. Without these two it was going to be a hard game for the Revs to win, but fans had faith in them which would shortly be ripped away from them.

          The game started off quickly for Seattle with constant offensive attacks. Center backs for the Revs were doing a great job shutting them down. When suddenly a foul in the box committed by the Revolution would lead to a penalty shot, which would be taken and scored by former Revs player Clint Dempsey. The game slowed a bit until the 40th minute when a quick offensive break for Seattle would lead to a cross and a header goal to make the score 2-0. That would conclude the first half of the game, with the Revs heading into the locker room down by two. The game would start off slow again but just twenty minutes in Clint Dempsey would score his second goal for Seattle making the game 3-0. The game would end with New England fans losing by three, and having a rough season opener without their two top players. New England hopes to show fans what their team really looks like next Sunday against New York City FC.

Highlights from the New England Seattle Game  http://www.foxsports.com/soccer/video/highlights-seattle-sounders-vs-new-england-revolution-030915?vid=410150467547

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                                                 The Young Legend Mario Götze

It all started June 3, 1992 in Memmingen Germany. The birth of a future soccer legend Mario Götze. Mario would start playing soccer at a young age where he would find his gift and passion for the sport. At three years old Mario started to play for FC Ronsberg. Mario played there for just three years before going to his next club at age six to FC Eintracht Hombruch. Götze played there for another three years before moving to his final club in his youth career Borussia Dortmund. Mario played there from 2001 to 2009. Mario was one of the top players in the league and was the best player on his team by far. At that time he could play almost anywhere on the field and still be one of the best players. This would end Mario's youth soccer career where he was amazing from the start.

Mario’s professional career would start in 2009 when Borussia Dortmund’s professional team would buy Mario. Mario would be a starter for the club as a rookie, and would immediately find great success with the club. The German club had great synergy and would be able to create the mold for Mario’s great future. He would stay with the club for another four years. In 2013 Mario would then be bought by the great German giants Bayern Munich. Bayern was a team made up of mostly German players. Here Mario would be turned into one of the best German players, and one of the top players in the world.

Mario had been training with the German national team for a year and would end up starting for the team in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The German national looked to be a great powerhouse in the World Cup. Mario helped lead the team to a first place in groups going undefeated. Next they moved to the round of sixteen where he played phenomenal in the upcoming games to lead them to the World Cup championship. After a stalemate in regular play of Argentina versus Germany the game was forced into overtime. Argentina was looking confident while Germany was looking lackluster. Mario Götze was calling for the ball in the hundredth and thirteenth minute of overtime, when he got an amazing cross from Schrürrle. The ball was placed perfectly on his chest, and Mario used all his skill and willpower to trap the ball and volleyed it in the back of the net winning the World Cup for his homeland. Mario Götze is a legend and still has more give to his team country this is only the start for the young legend.