World Cup‚ the nation was on a high‚ but Italian calico was brought down to reality‚ when the Italian Football Federation‚ FICG‚ announced its rulings on the Calciopoli affair. It involved the top professional football leagues of Italy‚ Serie A and Serie B. Implicating the champions at the time Juventus‚ AC Milan‚ Fiorentina‚ Lazio‚ Reggina. It came to light when it was showed the relation between team managers of the teams listed before and referee organizations. The teams were accused of rigging
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competitive world soccer‚ it has formed apparent contrasts between Latin American and European soccer styles. There are three major world soccer competitions in the FIFA federation. These three tournaments include Copa Santander Libertadores‚ UEFA Champions League‚ and of course The World Cup. Known as “Copa Santander Libertadores”‚ is a tournament used to find the best team in North and South America. This tournament is the most prestigious in America and one of
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the 1990–91 season. On 27 November 1997 at age 16 he was first called up to the first team to face Rosenborg in Champions League‚ but it wasn’t until the 1998–99 season that he debuted in the senior side‚ substituting Bodo Illgner. By the next season‚ he relegated Illgner to the bench and became first-choice.[11] In 2000‚ he became the youngest ever goalkeeper to play in a Champions League final when Real Madrid defeated Valencia 3–0‚ just four days after his nineteenth birthday.[12] Casillas lost
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Zinedine Zidane is a highly successful football player. Zidane played as an attacking midfielder for the clubs he played for. Which include big names such as Juventus and Real Madrid. Throughout his career Zidane accomplished many things such as: League titles‚ Medals‚ Cups‚ and trophies. For all of his accomplishments he is currently regarded as one of the best football players of all time. Early Life: Zidane is of Algerian Kabyle Berber descent. His parents‚ Smaïl and Malika‚ moved to Paris
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player of all time by the Portuguese Football Federation‚ during its 100th anniversary celebrations.[10][11] With Manchester United and Real Madrid‚ he has won three Premier Leagues‚ one La Liga‚ one FA Cup‚ two Football League Cups‚ two Copas del Rey‚ one FA Community Shield‚ one Supercopas de España‚ two UEFA Champions League‚ one UEFA Super Cup and two FIFA Club World Cups. Ronaldo began his career as a youth player for Andorinha‚ where he played for two years‚ before moving to C.D. Nacional. In
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uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7076590.stm. Retrieved 3 May 2010. 11. ^ Lowe‚ Sid (25 May 2009). "Gerard Piqué is back at Camp Nou‚ the man with Barcelona in his DNA". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/may/24/gerard-pique-barcelona-champions-league. Retrieved 30 November 2010. 20. ^ byNick Iliev (12 February 2009). "International Friendly: Spain completely outclass England". Sofiaecho.com. http://www.sofiaecho.com/2009/02/12/673859_international-friendly-spain-completely-outclass-england
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Liverpool Football Club‚ one of the most traditional and successful football clubs. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier Football Club in Liverpool‚ Merseyside. Since it was established in 1892‚ Liverpool has won eighteen League titles‚ seven FA Cups and seven League Cups. Liverpool has won more European titles than any other English club‚ with five European Cups (C1)‚ three UEFA Cups (C2) and three UEFA Super Cups. Because of its remarkable achievements‚ Liverpool is known as "The Kop”. Liverpool’s
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scorer in all official club competitions. In September 2014 he scored his 400th senior career goal for club and country aged just 27. In November 2014‚ Messi became the all-time top scorer in La Liga‚ and the all-time leading goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League. Often ranked as the best player in the world and rated by some in the sport as the greatest of all time‚Messi is the
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What sport do you just need three items to play? Football‚ or soccer as we know it. Ronaldinho is one of the best soccer players with an interesting early life‚ good career that is still going on today‚ and many accomplishments and achievements that he is still getting to this day! Ronaldinho had an interesting early life starting with his childhood. He was born on March 21‚ 1980 in Porto Alegia‚ Rio Grande do Sul‚ Brazil. His full name is Ronaldo De Assis Moreira. His mom was Dona Miguelina Elói
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Price discrimination in the English premier league Many scholars have described football as a global game or as a global language. In my opinion‚ football is the easiest sport to be part of in the world. Every child from different class groups is eager to play football‚ whether it is on the streets or on a world-class field with amazing equipment. As a child you do not see the economic side of football. You just want to play the game and it becomes a part of your livelihood. As you grow older‚ things
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