I started playing soccer when I was four years old, and since then I have been in love with the sport. At first, I played as a goalkeeper, but when I turned 7, I started playing as a striker. I don't remember why, but I guess the reason was that I wanted to score a lot of goals and not be a goalkeeper.

The 2006 World Cup final match between Italy and France is my first great memory of a soccer match because it was an exciting game. Many soccer legends played in that game, it went into extra time and Italy won the World Cup on penalties. Thanks to that game I became very interested in watching those players and their teams, and that's when I started to be a fan of A.C. Milan because several Italian players played in this team. In addition, A.C. Milan won the most important international club tournament, the Champions League in 2006-2007. I was happy to be a fan of a pretty good and successful team.

In 2008 my favorite player of all time Ronaldinho arrived as the new star player of A.C. Milan. He was not as successful as at F.C. Barcelona, but he showed his talent and magic. He was an inspiration in the way I play because I love his style, ball control and dribbling. When I was between 9 and 11 years old, I practiced hitting the ball with both legs, and Ronaldinho's dribbles a lot to become a better striker. Therefore, at the beginning of high school, I was one of the best players in my class. In the first 3 years, I played with my friends almost every recess, and obviously the teachers got mad at us, hahaha. In all five years of high school, I played with my friends in all the interschool games. It's a nice experience to remember.

Although I love soccer, my father didn't let me train with a team until I turned 16. I practiced for a year with my town's team. We participated in a regional tournament, and reached the semifinals. Then I went to college. In the first year I did not play soccer in the city where I'm studying. However, whenever I spend some days in my home town, I play some matches.

It wasn't until my second year of college that I met a friend who invited me to play with her, and I went back to playing more frequently.

For all these reasons and others not mentioned in this post I can say that soccer is my favorite sport.

Do you have a favorite sport? Let me know in the comments section.

Thanks for reading.