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Leonel Messi

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Leonel Messi is considered one of the best soccer players in human history and one of the most influential athletes in the world of sports. He began as young boy from Argentina, who was too short and small to play soccer. However, at the age of 13 he signed his first professional soccer contract with FC Barcelona on a napkin. He went through a lot of struggle to play professional soccer, including receiving injections of a form of Human Growth Hormone in his legs to make them grow faster. He played many years on the Barcelona youth squad, but soon got his chance to play on the Barcelona first squad in 2004 and play for the Argentina first team in 2005.

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From 2004 to 2016, Messi has broken many records for both his club team, FC Barcelona, and his national team, Argentina. He currently holds records for most goals scored in La Liga (301), in a calendars year (91), a single season (73), and most in a Champions League Season (five). All of these records continue to grow because he is only 28 years old. His influence extends beyond his performance on the field, including charity work and community work around the world. His work with UNICEF, HIV prevention, hospitals in Argentina, and support of smaller football clubs in South America has defined him as soccer player and humanitarian. His story of humble beginnings has inspired many other players both young and small to work hard and show that your size does not define your talents.

Outlook of SPMGT 379

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My outlook of Sport Management 379 (Sport Media and Communication) at Washington State University is good and I am excited to learn about the how to use media in different ways in the sport industry. My expectations are to learn more about different types of media, like websites, social media, and other materials that relate to communication in the sport industry. Learning about social media is a large expectation because it is so relevant in today’s popular media, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. Creating a simple website throughout the semester should be an interesting process because like most assignments in this class, I have never done something like that before. Media and communication in a business setting in somewhat new to me and I look forward to learning more about media.

The various projects of the course, including the video clips and the mock press conference, should be fun to create and relate well to the field of sport media and communication. The mock press conference that we will complete at the end of the semester seems very interesting to me because I have not done anything like it before in my academic career. The idea of creating a news release and giving a press conference about it is different, but practical to the sport media part of the industry. The expectation of the class, including logistics and rules, are reasonable and understandable to allow the course to run smoothly and effectively. SPMGT 379 does not seem boring or uninteresting and ordinary class days are interactive, which makes the material more interesting.