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Fernando Gutierrez

Fernando Gutierrez likes soccer.

According to TheFactFile, "53 interesting facts about soccer," referees were not used in official soccer matches until 1881. Oddly enough, one match in Congo in 1998 ended in tragedy as lightning killed an entire team. Until now,  Cristiano Ronaldo is the only football player in professional history to score a goal in every single minute of a match. Locally, in a random survey of ten Morton East Students, 6 students agreed that soccer was their favorite sport.

"Success is no accident (in soccer); it comes from hard work and sacrifice," yournalism student  Fernando Gutierrez said.

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