The boy wonder announced his arrival on the soccer scene in August 1996 by scoring a spectacular goal from inside his own half on the opening day of the season.

1996年8月，这个神童在新赛季第一天就从自己的半场远射进球，从此在足球界崭露头角。

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I remember scoring two goals in a row during a soccer competition.

我记得在一场足球比赛中我连续进了两个球。

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Beckham, who left Spanish giants Real Madrid for Major League Soccer in the United States in 2007, scored for the Galaxy in the 2-1 win over FC Dallas on Sunday that earned the club the Supporters' Shield for Major Soccer League's top point-scoring team.

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Nor has soccer undergone some kind of shift in which scoring remains the same but star strikers simply grab a larger slice of the total.

WSJ: The Phenomenon of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

This is what happens in a low-scoring game, and this is what ultimately makes soccer so difficult to analyze empirically.

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