Physical Education

Soccer
 Learning Objectives
• To define a legend
• To identify some legends
of the game
• To improve our research
skills

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 Warm Up
• Get your balloon
• Blow it up and tie a knot
• Follow instructions

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 What is a Legend?
an extremely famous or well known
person, especially in a particular field.

No Mr Joseph
You are not
Am I a legend?

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 Pelé

• He is often regarded as the King of football

• He is the only player to have won 3 World Cups
in 1958, 1962 and 1970
• He is famous for bringing the style ginga back to
football. A unique acrobatic style known to
Brazil.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUTRZGCiiFs&ab_channel=FIFATV

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 Diego Maradona

• He is famous for his performances in the 1986

World Cup
• Where he scored two famous goals against
England
• He won championships in Argentina, Italy and
Spain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY40__rBvSk&ab_channel=ify212

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 Johan Cruyff

• he won the Ballon d'Or three times in 1971, 1973,

and 1974
• He was a top manager too! Winning 11 trophies
with Barcelona
• He is famous for the skill he created. Do you
know what it is?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=LRSUw7mgqAY&ab_channel=Unisport
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 Your Turn!
Research a player of your choice and find 3
interesting facts about them.
• Ronaldinho
• Ronaldo
• Messi
• Zidane 1. He won the Premier League
• Pirlo with Blackburn
2. He is the Premier League’s all
• Cantona time top goal scorer
• Or another 3. He turned down Manchester
United to play the rest of his
player of your career at his hometown club
choice Newcastle United

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Next Lesson

Try and have 1 x

balloon for some
fun exercises!