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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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of 5 players. If American football is to USA then soccer is to Europe and there are a lot of top teams in the world and most belong in the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) but when asked who the best player in the world is‚ fans and media alike point at two players who oppose each other in the same league. The best soccer player in the world is a title that is only handed to players that have huge impacts on their team and personal skills. There have been a lot of soccer players that
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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 Stadium is Anfield‚ which has a capacity of 45 522 people‚ located
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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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Chelsea FC and since then he has put in hundreds-upon-hundreds of millions of his own money into the club Chelsea have since won nine major trophies including three Premier League titles and most recently the UEFA Champions League. Proof that wealth can indeed buy honours in the world of football. Since then half of the 20 Premier League clubs are now owned by foreigner investors. Those clubs are: Arsenal‚ Aston Villa‚ Chelsea‚ Fulham‚ Liverpool‚ Manchester City‚ Manchester United‚ QPR‚ Reading‚ Southampton
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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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Speech Outline Name: SALIM ALRASHDI Title: Speech about Real Madrid football club. General Purpose: To Inform about Real Madrid football club. Specific Purpose: To show my audience of three aspects of Real Madrid football club. Central Idea: Real Madrid has great background of history‚ honours‚ players and management Team. Introduction Attention: Do you know why they call it the royal club? Reveal topic: Today I am going to tell you information about one of the most famous
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Lionel Messi has grown to be one of the greatest soccer players of all time; he has perfected his balance‚ composure‚ control‚ dribbling skills‚ passing‚ power‚ speed‚ and strength. These traits have made him what he is today. All the hard work and dedication he has but in made his dream come true. But how did he get there? Lionel Andres Messi was born on June 24‚ 1987. Messi was born in Rosario‚ Argentina to his parents Jorge and Celia Messi. Messi had two older brothers‚ Matias and Rodrigo‚ and
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Manchester United More than a football club‚ a global brand For these fans‚ there is only one United Annual Report 2003 Manchester United is one of the leading clubs in world football‚ with a global brand and following that embodies the passion and excitement of the world’s most popular sport. Our goal is‚ through innovation‚ commitment and evolution‚ to protect and develop the brand by sustaining the playing success on the field and growing the business to enhance the financial strength of
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