Saturday, June 2, 2012

Mickey and Soccer

When it comes to sports, my little brother Miguel Angel who is currently eight years old has been playing since he was three and a half. He is fast, has great agility and has a love for the sport. Growing up we began calling him Mickey and is now his nickname with everyone. Today, June 2, 2012 he had a game for the outside soccer league he is playing for, Chelsea Football Club, at noon. They lost with a score 1-3 against another group with red shirts.  


Mickey has been playing for team Chelsea for a year now and when he first started playing he played for two age groups:  8 and under and 10 and under. Currently, he is only playing for 10 and under age group and his coach is Hilario. The first couple of months into playing for the outside league, Mickey was offered to play for Santos another soccer team where they travel and he would get a scholarship for the expenses; however, my parents saw it fit that he stayed playing for Chelsea since he was just starting out.

When I asked Mickey why he chose to play for Chelsea Football Club he responded, “Because Chelsea is the best.” He shared with me his love for soccer and mentioned his favorite players to be Chicharito who plays for Manchester, Messie who plays for Barcelona and Ochoa who plays for Mexico.