Bài hát: Listening Practice Through Dictation CD 2-30 - V.A

Unit 30 A Soccer Star
B : Soccer is a very popular team sport worldwide.
Many people love to watch it. Hong Myung-bo is
a famous soccer player. He started playing soccer
in 1990. He played for the Pohang Steelers for
six years. Then he played for the Los Angeles
Galaxy. He was the first Korean to play for a
major league soccer team in the United States.
Now, he is a coach for the South Korean soccer
team.
Hong is famous because he played soccer
well. He played in more than 125 international
games. He also played in four World Cups. He
played in the World Cup in 1990, 1994, 1998,
and 2002.
Hong won two soccer awards in 2002. His
team won the award for the Most Entertaining
Team in the World Cup. People thought it was
fun to watch Hong’s team play soccer! Hong
also won the Adidas Bronze Ball Award. This
award was for his outstanding performance in
the game. Even though Hong did not play in the
final game, he played well.