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James Rodríguez (Hamez Rodriguez) is one of the biggest or if not the biggest Colombian star to ever play for the national team. One thing that many may not know about him is that he had a big stuttering problem when he was young and had to go to a speech therapist. Even today his stutter is still very noticeable during interviews. He is better at communicating with his football than through a microphone.
James is currently 27 years old and is an attacking midfielder who plays for the German club FC Bayern Munich. He has played in many clubs during his career including the European giant Real Madrid CF. The only team that James is truly committed to and can never change is the Colombian national team. He started playing for the team in 2011. He was very important to the qualification to the 2014 world cup in Brasil but even more important during the tournament. He scored six goals in the five games that Colombia played including a stunning volley against Uruguay in the 16thround, securing Colombia’s place in the quarter finals for this first time in the nation’s history. He finished as the tournaments top scorer and won the award for best goal of the year for his volley against the Uruguayans. He was the most important player during the qualifiers for the 2018 world cup. During the tournament James was only able to play one full game due to injuries. He made the most of it providing two assists in an important 3-0 win against Poland, one of them being described as many as the assist of the tournament although it is not a formal award.
James is the face of our national team and he is our Colombian pride because he represents us well in Europe and to the world. We communicate a lot through him and many people who are not from Colombia identify James as Colombia. This is a big step up from being identified through Pablo Escobar. Football and James have helped the nation communicate better things about Colombia after the Escobar era.
Here is a link to some of the greats goals and assists by James Rodríguez.
https://youtu.be/e28cYiqO0EE
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