Who is Radamel Falcao?

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Radamel Falcao is a very special player for Colombia because he is a great example of never giving up. Falcao is currently 32 years old and plays as a striker for the French club, AS Monaco. He is commonly refered to as “El Tigre” (the tiger) for his goal scoring abilities. He is past his prime but he is still scoring plenty of goals in France. He lived the best days of his career when he was playing for Atlético Madrid from 2011 to 2013. He was signed by Monaco for the 2013-2014 season, the season right before the 2014 world cup in Brasil. Falcao like many other players had always dreamed of playing in the world cup and was the key factor for Colombia qualifying for the tournament after the nation went three consecutive world cups without qualifying. Unfortunately he sustained a torn ACL during the season and was ruled out of the world cup. Colombia had to go into the tournament without the star player but didn’t prove to be a problem because Falcao’s teammate James Rodríguez ended up being the cup’s breakout star. When Falcao finally returned to full fitness moths after the injury he was loaned out to English team Manchester United. Falcao may have recovered physically but psychologically he wasn’t ready to play and only managed to score four goals the whole season. Next season he was shipped out to Chelsea FC in London where he scored only one goal the whole season. This was a tough time for Falcao especially because he was off of the Colombian national team for a while but the following season, he managed to turn it around when he went back to Monaco. We saw “El Tigre” again and he showed us why we should never give up and that nothing is impossible. Falcao communicates the message of how important hard work and dedication is to achieving one’s dreams.

Here are some of Falcao’s goals

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