“Well when I was a little kid they gave me a soccer shirt.”

My dad has loved soccer since a young age. He loved soccer because his friend’s dad gave him a soccer shirt. The shirt his friend’s dad gave him was a Club America shirt. Since then he has always loved the team America. As he was getting older he continued liking soccer. He played on a soccer team in his teens. When he played soccer he had played in Mexico because by the age of 20 he had came to the U.S.A. for a better life.

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Kevin Flores: Do you like soccer?

Vicente Flores: Yes

KF: Why do you like soccer?

VF: Well when I was a little kid they gave me a soccer shirt.

KF: Which soccer shirt did they give you?

VF: It was America.

KF: Who gave it to you?

VF: The dad of a friend.

KF: What’s your favorite team?

VF: America.

KF: You liked this team because they gave you the soccer shirt?

VF: Yea, they gave a soccer shirt of America, that’s why I go for America.

KF: Well did you play soccer when you were younger?

VF: Yes.

KF: Yes?

VF: Yes

KF: Where?

VF: What do you mean?

KF: Like where did you play?

VF: What position?

KF: No like where did you go play?

VF: It was in Mexico.

KF: What position did you play?

VF: I played forward.

KF: Oh like, how do you say it, like in the front three positions?

VF: Yea, a forward.

KF: Why do you like America?

VF: Well like I told you someone gave me the America shirt and I like the team.

KF: So that’s you like America?

VF: Yea.

KF: What’s another team that you like?

VF: Barcelona.

KF: Why do you like Barcelona?

VF: I like them because they have the best players in the world.

KF: Like who?

VF: Messi.

KF: Do you know anyone else that’s good?

VF: Well Neymar used to be there.

KF: That’s it? Like Ronaldinho.

VF: That was back then. Ronaldinho used to be there, Roberto Carlos. That was back then.

KF: Didn’t he play for Real Madrid?

VF:  Yea. The other one, what was his name?

KF: Who?

VF: Another Barcelona player.

KF: What position did he play for?

VF: Middle. Rivaldo right? 

KF: Rivaldo? Oh yea? 

VF: He used to play for Barcelona.

KF: And Ronaldo. [Ronaldo Nazario]

VF: No.

KF: Yes the bald one. He was from Brazil.

VF: Yea he was from Brazil.

KF: Umm how do you say it, what teams do you not like?

VF: Chivas.

KF: Chivas?

VF: Yes.

KF:  Why don’t you like this team?

VF: Por maletas. 

KF: Why?

VF: Because they are bad at playing.

KF: You know, How do you say it, Where do they play?

VF: What were you saying?

KF: Do you know where they played?

VF: Like where did they play?

KF: Like where did they play at.

VF: Guadalajara right? Guadalajara is where the Chivas played.

KF: Where? In Mexico?

VF: Mexico.

KF: Oh whats another team you do not like?

VF: Cruz Azul.

KF: Why?

VF: They never win.

KF: Aren’t they Mexican Teams?

VF: Yea, there Mexican Teams.

KF: How do you say it, whats soccer player do you not like?

VF: Well there’s many.

KF: Say three. Three that you don’t like

VF: The names?

KF: Yea

VF: The names or the soccer team names?

KF: No just the names.

VF: There’s many.

KF: Like who?

VF: The ones I don’t like who play are. There’s many names.

KF: You like Cristiano Ronaldo?

VF: Well he’s very good.

KF: Well do you like him?

VF: Yes.

KF: Messi?

VF: Yea.

KF: Umm who else? You like Pique for defense?

VF: Well before but know he’s just, he’s just old.

KF: What three soccer players are your favorite?

VF: Like the entire world or-

KF: Yea the entire world.

VF: Messi, Ronaldo, whats the others name Ronaldinho right?

KF: Yea Ronaldinho. I thought you were gonna say Suarez.

VF: No, Suarez is good at playing to.

KF: Umm how do you say it, which teams do you like in Mexico.

VF: Well first is America then Santos.

KF: Santos.

VF: Santos and

KF: Isn’t there a team named Santos in Mexico I mean Brazil.

VF: There’s one in Mexico to. Santos, San Luis. 

KF: I’ve never heard of that team. Which 3 teams do you not like in Mexico.

VF: Chivas, Cruz Azul, and Pumas.

KF: Pumas? You don’t like Pumas?

VF: No.

KF: Why?

VF: I don’t know, I just don’t like them.

KF: Umm which are your 3 favorite soccer players do you like in Mexico?

VF: Right know are before?

KF: All the years.

VF: Carlos Imusinio, Luis Garcia.

KF: What are 3 soccer players do you like?

VF: That I like or do not like?

KF: That you like.

VF: That I like-

KF: No that you like.

VF: Right now?

KF: No like- Wait did you say that you don’t like or like?

VF: Because they are bad at playing.

KF: You know, How do you say it, Where do they play?

VF: What were you saying?

KF: Do you know where they played?

VF: Like where did they play?

KF: Like where did they play at.

VF: Guadalajara right? Guadalajara is where the Chivas played.

KF: Where? In Mexico?

VF: Mexico.

KF: Oh what’s another team you do not like?

VF: Cruz Azul.

KF: Why?

VF: They never win.

KF: Aren’t they Mexican Teams?

VF: Yea, there Mexican Teams.

KF: How do you say it, whats soccer player do you not like?

VF: Well there’s many.

KF: Say three. Three that you don’t like

VF: The names?

KF: Yea

VF: The names or the soccer team names?

KF: No just the names.

VF: There’s many.

KF: Like who?

VF: The ones I don’t like who play are. There’s many names.

KF: You like Cristiano Ronaldo?

VF: Well he’s very good.

KF: Well do you like him?

VF: Yes.

KF: Messi?

VF: Yea.

KF: Umm who else? You like Pique for defense?

VF: Well before but know he’s just, he’s just old.

KF: What three soccer players are your favorite?

VF: Like the entire world or-

KF: Yea the entire world.

VF: Messi, Ronaldo, whats the others name Ronaldinho right?

KF: Yea Ronaldinho. I thought you were gonna say Suarez.

VF: No, Suarez is good at playing to.

KF: Umm how do you say it, which teams do you like in Mexico.

VF: Well first is America then Santos.

KF: Santos.

VF: Santos.

KF: Isn’t there a team named Santos in Mexico I mean Brazil.

VF: There’s one in Mexico to. Santos, San Luis. 

KF: I’ve never heard of that team. Which 3 teams do you not like in Mexico.

VF: Chivas, Cruz Azul, and Pumas.

KF: Pumas? You don’t like Pumas?

VF: No.

KF: Why?

VF: I don’t know, I just don’t like them.

KF: Umm which are your 3 favorite soccer players do you like in Mexico?

VF: Right know or before?

KF: All the years.

VF: Carlos Imusinio, Luis Garcia.

KF: What are three soccer players do you like?

VF: That I like or do not like?

KF: That you like.

VF: That I like-

KF: No that you like.

VF: Right now?

KF: No like- Wait did you say that you don’t like or like?

VF: No the ones I don’t like.

KF: Which ones are they, that you like you like, I mean that you don’t like

VF: Well, I wonder who. Well there’s many that I don’t like.

KF: Only give me the names.

VF: The names? El Conejo, he’s a goalie umm, David Comido I also didn’t like how he played. What’s the other his name called. I forgot the name. Well I don’t know.

KF: Do you know what team Cristiano Ronaldo plays for?

VF: Yes.

KF: Which one?

VF: Right know he’s in Juventus.

KF: How do you know? How do you know he went to Juventus?

VF:Well by watching the T.V. Also by watching Soccer games.

KF: So you know what team he left from?

VF: Real Madrid.

KF: Uh huh.

VF: Yea

KF: Do you like Real Madrid? What team do you like better Barcelona or Real Madrid?

VF: Barcelona.

KF: Why?

VF: Well I don’t know but before Barcelona played good.

KF: Well then the players started leaving. Iniesta, Xavi.

VF: Xavi was there. There was many players that were there but they left in Barcelona.

KF: Uh huh. Like Ronaldinho

VF: Yea him too but he already retired.

KF:[inaudible] Well there was also Thierry Henry, do you know who he is?

VF: Yes.

KF: Do you know where he’s from? Like where he was born?

VF: Who?

KF: Thierry Henry.

VF: France right?

KF: Yea, I didn’t think you actually knew where he was from.

VF: Yea.

KF: Do you know any more players that played for Barcelona?

VF: Old players?

KF: Yea like Cruyff and all those other players.

VF: There’s many players. There is Pedro from Barcelona. What’s the other, there’s many right? I can’t think of that many names.

KF: Wasn’t there, um what’s his name. I can’t remember, what’s his name. Do you know what team Neymar plays for?

VF: Neymar is in Pes g something like that?

KF: PSG?

VF: Well for the names I’m not good at.

KF: Do you like the team PSG?

VF: That team I don’t watch.

KF: Oh no. Why?

VF: No they don’t get my attention.

KF: Wait do you know when I started liking Barca? Well me do you know when I started liking Barcelona.

VF: Yea.

KF: How?

VF: What?

KF: Do you know what age I started licking Barcelona?

VF: I don’t know you.

KF: I don’t remember. I started liking Barcelona when I was small.

VF: No no I don’t remember.

KF: Well I remember liking Barcelona for years. Well that’s it thank you dad.