word football applies to whichever form of football is the most popular in the regional context in which the word appears‚ including association football‚ as well as American football‚ Australian rules football‚ Canadian football‚ Gaelic football‚ rugby league‚ rugby union‚[1] and other related games. These variations of football are known as football codes. Various forms of football can be identified in history‚ often as popular peasant games. Contemporary codes of football can be traced back to the codification
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POOR FORM IN TEST CRICKET- IPL TO BLAME? In one of the earlier posts related to Indian Premier League (IPL)‚ we had enthusiastically talked about Positive effects of IPL. Before the start of IPL 2012‚ India had lost Test series to England 0-4 in England‚ to Australia 0-4 in Australia and India failed to qualify for the CB Series and Asia Cup finals. After that‚ the exciting IPL 2012 happened and all of a sudden‚ everyone forgot about the most depressing season of Test Cricket for India. And then
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Soccer was voted most favorite sport in portugal and brings a lot of joy to people. Soccer is a sport that Portugal has seen itself obtain a good degree of success on the international stage in recent years. The smaller size of Portugal means that there is less of a talent pool to choose from. At the same time‚ less economic prosperity means that the domestic teams struggle to retain locally developed talent who instead prefer to head to the bigger paychecks that can be found in Spain and England
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The Indian Premier League (IPL) has taken the Twenty-20 Cricket’s popularity to dizzying heights. The IPL fever has gripped the minds of the people in its full intensity. When the Twenty-20 cricket was on‚ IPL and its probable winner was one _ of the hottest topics of discussion everywhere. Many people are of the view that it is one of the best things that ever happens to the game of cricket. In fact IPL has become so popular worldwide that Australian Captain Ricky Pointing had to issue an appeal
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Mitesh Jaysawal‚ 2010‚ Merchandising Domestic Cricket League Brands: Discernible Way to Keep the Brands Productive and Alive‚ European Journal of Social Sciences – Volume 14‚ Number 1 (2010) Bourgeon and Bouchet‚ 2001 D Brand Finance Report‚ 2010 reports IPL to be valued at $4.13 billion Business Standard: article titled “IPL: The $2 bn brand”‚ http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/ipl2-bn-brand/387825/ Dirk Briskorn 2008‚ Sports Leagues Scheduling Models‚ Combinatorial Properties‚ and Optimization
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won five La Ligas‚ two Copas del Rey‚ five Supercopas de España‚ three UEFA Champions Leagues‚ two Super Cups and two Club World Cups. In March 2012‚ Messi made Champions League history by becoming the first player to score five goals in one match.[15] He also matched José Altafini’s record of 14 goals in a single Champions League season.[16] Messi became the first player to top-score in four successive Champions League campaigns.[17][18] He set the European record for most goals scored in a season
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dozens of awards including: Champions League‚ Super Cup‚ Club World Cup‚ Player of the Year‚ La Liga Player of the Year‚ Top scorer‚ Goal of the Year and many more awards. Messi also played in a few World Cups for Argentina. On March 10‚ 2007‚ Messi scored a Hat-Trick goal against Real Madrid allowing the team to tie on the Ninetieth minute. On the 2008-2009 season‚ Messi’s team won the three cups they could win (Spanish Football League‚ Copa Del Rey‚ and UEFA Champions
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European Historical Economics Society Conference‚ 9-10 September 2005‚ Historical Center of the former Imperial Ottoman Bank‚ Istanbul. WHY DID THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS FAIL? INTRODUCTION The economic and political instability of the interwar period and the rise of authoritarian regimes are often seen as extensions of World War I and the Great Depression. The League of Nations‚ in turn‚ is usually seen as an organization that failed to act adequately during the various political crises of the period‚ beginning
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an updated set of rules was put in place and competition started. The Victorian Football League was established in 1896 and the following year the League’s first games were played among the foundation clubs – Carlton‚ Collingwood‚ Essendon‚ Fitzroy‚ Geelong‚ Melbourne‚ St Kilda and South Melbourne. In 1908‚ Richmond and University joined the competition. But after the 1914 season‚ University left the League. In 1925‚ Footscray (now the Western Bulldogs)‚ Hawthorn and North Melbourne (now the Kangaroos)
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Supercopas de España‚ three UEFA Champions Leagues‚ two UEFA Super Cups and two Club World Cups. Messi is the first and only player to top-score in four consecutive Champions League campaigns‚ and also holds the record for the most hat-tricks scored (4) in the competition. In March 2012‚ Messi made Champions League history by becoming the first player to score five goals in one match. He also matched José Altafini’s record of 14 goals in a single Champions League season. Messi set the European record
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