Goal!!!

One day there was a boy named

Rooney; he lived in England and adored

Manchester United and the great game of

football (soccer). He played football and

lived football.

His Grandad had recently passed away, the

last words he remembered from him were

“never give up”. Rooney always listened to

his Grandad on the field and off.

Rooney always dreamt about playing for

Manchester United, he practised and

practise as he was growing and growing. He

waited till he was older as he was only 13

yrs old.

By the age of 20 Rooney was fit and ready

to have his first trial with Manchester

United. Some of Rooney’s greatest hero’s

were there but he concentrated on the

game.

The game had started and in all most 20

minutes Rooney had scored by the coach

wasn’t looking, Rooney was ferocious.

Rooney was running down the line when he

got slide tackled he had received a penalty.

He took it and…

He missed.

The first trial was over 200 people got cut

and only 22 were left and only 2 spots up

for grabs. Rooney knew this was an unlikely

chance but he remember his Grandad’s last

words were “never give up”. Rooney trained

harder and harder where ever he was

whether on a field or in his street.

One night he was talking with his mum,

and he wondered whether he should go

back and have another trial as there was

only 1 spot left now. His mum said “give it

one more go, do it for Grandad”, a drip of

liquid trickled down his face he wiped it

away.

The next day Rooney was pumped and

ready he knew this was his last chance to

make it and do his Grandad proud. As he

was walking there, some fans called out to

him and said “you’ll never make it, you’re a

wimp”. But Rooney had a heart of steel and

simple focused on what he was there for, to

play.

Rooney received the ball from Giggs he

passed the ball back and Giggs put a

through ball to Rooney he was off until the

big keeper came and took Rooney’s feet

off. He was rewarded a free kick. But he

was still on the floor.

He stood up but it took all his strength, he

knew this free kick would have to be

perfect; it was make it or break it. He was

ready he walk back he took his run up and

kicked it…

This time he kick the ball it look like it was

going out then it came back in and into the

back of the net, it had curled like a

Frisbee. The coach came up to Rooney and

offered him a spot and Rooney accepted it.

Rooney went on to play for Manchester

United for three years and became a

millionaire. The moral of this story is to

“never give up”.