English Soccer Met Texans Cheerleaders
By Cheval John
Houston sports fans had the opportunity to witness one of the most historic rivalries in the English Premier League.
As part of their tour for the International Champions Cup, Manchester United and Manchester City faced off at NRG Stadium, home of the Houston Texans, to a sell out crowd on Thursday night.
Manchester United treated the pre-season match as a regular season game in which they won 2-0.
As a result, they have bragging rights until they face off again in the 2017-18 season.
Apart of the promotion were visits from the Texans’ football players with some of the players from Manchester City.
And the coverage of the Texans Cheerleaders on their respective clubs’ media outlet.
Like this tweet here from united
It just wouldn't be a proper match day in the States without cheerleaders – thanks for your support, @TexansCheer! pic.twitter.com/4Xjq0WF3y6
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) July 20, 2017
And this report from Kelly O’Donnell of Manchester City
It really not a surprise to see Texans Cheer get this media coverage from both Manchester United and Manchester City.
There is a strong possibility both clubs saw the reputation of the texans cheerleaders due to coverage of their recent #htcpicnic from major media outlets from around the world.
You are thinking, “They represent a National Football League (NFL) franchise, so whatever they put out will automatically get mention in the news.”
It goes a bit deeper than that.
The texans cheerleaders did not expect to get a lot of media attention from their #htcpicnic.
One of the members from texans cheer mentioned they were showing their fans a glimpse of having a good time at their picnic on their social media channels and were not seeking media attention. #paraphrased.
I totally believe them because the texans cheer are very active on all of their social media channels.
People have seen the texans cheerleaders twitter stream buzzing because each of the members interact with their fans on a daily basis.
In addition, they share a behind the scenes of their events on snapchat.
That is why the texans cheerleaders have earned the attention from major media outlets and the soccer clubs of Manchester United and Manchester City.
The lesson businesses can learn from the Texans Cheerleaders is focus on providing value to your customers and not look for a transaction.
Even if you don’t see immediate returns on your labor, you must have a mindset of serving your audience because over time, the revenue will come to you.
Plus, abundance of business will flow because you will continue to get referrals from people who trust your brand.
Just like the continuous media attention the texans cheer are receiving.
The Standout Moment of 2024
By Cheval John
December 31st,2024
The year 2024 should be considered a year where a lot of first happened
West Ham United, the club which I became a fan of last year, conceded 74 goals in the 2023-24
It broke the previous record of 70 goals conceded in the 2010-11 season which got us relegated from the premier league where we spent one year in the championship before getting promoted back to the “most watched league in the world via the playoff.
However, west ham did not get relegated last season because we scored 60 goals to finish 9th last season in the premier league while simultaneously knocked out of the quarterfinals of the carabao cup and the quarterfinals of the europa league
It also to a large degree led to the decision of the board not renewing the contract of david moyes because the football (soccer) was not to the standards of half the west ham fans
Real Madrid became the first club to win the uefa champions league for the 15th time in the competition history after they defeated borussia dortmund 2 to 0 at the final in London.
Video Courtesy of TUDN USA
Atalanta won their first ever Europa League trophy after beating Bayer Leverkusen 3 to 0 in the final in Dublin
Video Courtesy of CBS Sports Golazo
And Olympiacos won the Conference League final after defeating Fiorentina 1 to 0 in extra time in Athens.
The result led them to become the first greek club to win a European trophy
Video Courtesy of CBS Sports Golazo
I will remember 2024 to a large degree because of Weslaco High School becoming the first team from the Rio Valley to win the University Interscholastic League (UIL) State 6A softball championship
The reason why I chose this result as the most memorable moment of 2024 is in the manner they won the championship
Weslaco made it to the final of the State 6A softball championship facing Waco Midway in Austin, Texas
They were trailing Midway 9-3 going into the bottom of seventh and final inning of the game.
Midway got an easy first out to start the inning which makes you believe they would be on cruise control to win the state championship.
Weslaco kept chipping away at the lead where they all of a sudden trailing 9-7 with the bases loaded.
Then Andrea Ortiz, who was 0-3 in her previous three at-bats, sent a 3-2 pitch over the left field fence for the walk-off grand slam to win the state championship by the score of 11-9.
Video Courtesy of Max Preps
This manner of how Weslaco won the state title is like the manner Manchester United won the Champions League against Bayern Munich 25 years ago.
Manchester United were trailing 1 to 0 for the majority of the match going into the final three minutes of stoppage time.
Then they scored two goals on set pieces to win the trophy and becoming the first english club to win the treble.
Video Courtesy of UEFA TV
This is why Weslaco winning the state title is arguably the standout moment of 2024.
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