2005‚ he became the youngest player ever to score a league goal for FC Barcelona - against Albacete when Messi was only 17 years‚ 10 months and 7 days old. He was offered the chance to play for the Spain national football team‚ but declined‚ preferring to wait for the opportunity to play for the country of his birth. In June 2004 he got his chance‚ playing in a U-20 friendly match against Paraguay. Lionel Messi wearing FC Barcelona ’s colors . In June 2005 he starred for the Argentina U-20
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Gerard Piqué From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search This is a Catalan name. The first family name is Piqué and the second is Bernabeu. |Gerard Piqué | |[pic] | |Gerard Piqué playing for Spain at Euro 2012 | |Personal information | |Full
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school every day‚ whatever the weather‚ I’d be on the streets somewhere playing football with my school friends despite any of us not having a proper football so we have to improvise with a sponge ball or a tennis ball. We had our own team‚ Barcelona FC we called ourselves‚ and we were good‚ too. I was nicknamed ‘mini Messi’ because of my slick dribbling and lethal finishing. Not many people came close to my balance‚ ball control and skill. Hence why I was named after my idol‚ the best player in the
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Messi In my opinion‚ the best football player is Messi. He plays for Barcelona Football Club. Although his body is not tall‚ but he runs so fast. Last year‚ he become the Spanish league top score. He comes from Argentina. His full name is Lionel Messi. His position is striker. I love him because when i am playing football‚ my position is also srtiker. My dream is playing football with him in a team. JKT 48 My hobby is listen to the music. My favorite music group is JKT 48. In JKT 48‚ there are 26
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courage‚ or ability‚ favoured by the gods; at a later time regarded as intermediate between gods and men‚ and immortal." Immortality might be stretching it a bit‚ but it is not for nothing that since Didier Drogba left Stamford Bridge in the summer Chelsea supporters have given a permanent home to a banner that simply reads: "Drogba legend." Thanks to his numerous feats of strength and endurance‚ his extraordinary ability to bend fate and circumstance to his will and some genuinely godlike performances
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option for the family because of their income. Because of the expensive‚ a local pro team‚ River Plate lost interest in Lionel. FC Barcelona heard of Messi’s talent and offered him a tryout. Lionel and his family traveled to Spain for the tryout. After Lionel scored five goals in a scrimmage‚ the director of the club wasn’t going to let him leave without a contract. FC Barcelona’s director‚ Carles Rexach‚ offered to pay for the best medical treatment and give him the best soccer training. His
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1.0 Introduction Strategic Management focuses on the long-term scope and direction of the organization which enables it to achieve advantages through matching resources to the changing environment to meet the need of the market and fulfill stakeholder’s expectations. The following is a strategic analysis of Manchester United‚ a member of the Barclay’s Premier league in the 2009 - 10 football season. This analysis is divided into three parts‚ namely; Market environment Analysis‚ Football Club Strategic
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Nike Ditches Underperforming Umbro Brand Article | 12 Jun 2012 Nike‚ the world’s leading apparel player with a global market value share of 2%‚ has announced plans to streamline its business and focus on its core Nike brand‚ in part by selling off the Umbro brand. A dynamic alignment… Nike bought Umbro‚ manufacturer of the English national football team kit‚ in 2008 for £285 million as it sought to increase its presence in football. At the time of purchase‚ Umbro appeared to be
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What Happened on the Day I Was Born? 1. Allie means “warrior” and Morris means “Moorish” or “dark and swarthy”. 2. Events that happened on September 26th: a. 1969 - Abbey Road‚ the last recorded album by The Beatles‚ was released b. 1981 – Baseball: Nolan Ryan sets a Major League record by throwing his fifth no-hitter. c. 1997 – An earthquake strikes the Italian regions of Umbria and the Marche‚ causing part of the Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi to collapse. C2. Before the earthquake on
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Nike is the official kit sponsor for the Indian cricket team for 5 years‚ from 2006 till end of 2010. Nike beat Adidas and Puma by bidding highest. Nike also sponsors some of the leading clubs in world football‚ such as Manchester United‚ Arsenal‚ FC Barcelona‚ Inter Milan‚ Juventus‚ Shakhtar‚ Porto‚ Steaua‚ Red Star‚ Club América‚ Aston Villa‚ Celtic and PSV Eindhoven. Nike sponsors several of the world’s top golf players‚ including Tiger Woods‚ Trevor Immelman and Paul Casey. TARGETING Nike
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