Casillas was born on 20 May 1981 in Móstoles‚ Community of Madrid to José Luis Casillas‚ a civil servant in the Ministry of Education‚ and María del Carmen Fernández González‚ a hairdresser.[8] Both his parents had moved from their home of Navalacruz‚ Ávila.[8] When Iker was a child‚ he lived for some years in the Basque Country‚ but he has always considered Madrid to be his hometown.[citation needed] Casillas has a brother‚ seven years younger‚ named Unai‚ who used to play as a central midfielder
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Brazil‚ Chile‚ China‚ Colombia‚ Czech Republic‚ Egypt‚ Hungary‚ India‚ Indonesia‚ Israel‚ Jordan‚ Korea‚ Malaysia‚ Mexico‚ Morocco‚ Pakistan‚ Peru‚ Philippines‚ Poland‚ Russia‚ South Africa‚ Taiwan‚ Thailand‚ Turkey and Venezuela. • Around 70% of world growth over the next few years will come from emerging markets‚ with China and India accounting for 40% of that growth. Adjusted for variations in purchasing power parity‚ the ascent of emerging markets is even more impressive: the International Monetary
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When the United States national soccer team defeated the Spanish national team in the semifinals of the 2009 Confederations Cup‚ many sportswriters and fans called the U.S team’s win one of the biggest upsets in modern soccer. Although the United States is known for having dominant sports teams‚ many refuse to admit that the United States has a good soccer team‚ let alone believe that Americans know about the sport soccer. In all fairness‚ even people in the United States do not believe that Americans
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When the FIFA World Cup was held 4 years ago‚ I began to like the game of football. Football was very interesting to me and I started to learn to play football then. On that day‚ I dreamt of becoming a professional football player. Therefore‚ I started to go for football training and fully concentrated on practicing football to become a professional player. I was determined to make my dream come true. It is very difficult to become a professional player. Although football has been considered
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87 Miller‚ Ron‚ Special Effects: An Introduction to Movie Magic‚ 2006‚ p.14-15 Evans‚ Janet‚ What’s in the Picture?‚ 1998‚ p.138 Jamieson‚ Lynn & Orr‚ Thomas‚ Sport and Violence: A Critical Examination of Sport‚ 2009‚ p. Xvii Wendy Kaufman‚ “World Cup Battle: Nike V Adidas”‚ 2006 at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5459929 (accessed 6 February 2010) Kibble-White‚ Graham‚ The Ultimate Book of British Comics‚ 2005‚ p.191 Krensky‚ Steven‚ Comic Book Century: The History of American
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Supervisor: Sarajevo‚ December 2013 History of Football - The Origins The history of world`s famous and favourite game spans more than 100 years. In 1863 Football Association in England was formed - becoming the sport ’s first governing A.Pember was the director and A.S Morley was appointed to be the honorary secretary. Mr.Morley was
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big trend for brands in this space‚ proving strategies are more about ROI than ever before. There’s also the use of #selfies in marketing‚ not to mention award-winning campaigns from major events held this year including the Winter Olympics‚ the FIFA World Cup‚ and the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Find inspiration for new campaigns in the visual trends for both S/S 14 and A/W 14‚ or explore how to maximise the impact of catwalk show’s with a round-up of the winning digital initiatives
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is the economy; the economy is gradually becoming more and more associated with sport as a whole. ”sport and sporting corporations are increasingly powerful players in the world economy” (Armstrong 2001). The second is the politics within a country; sport is intertwined within politics throughout many countries round the world. The final area is that of the civil society‚ this includes everything that is not directly related to economics or politics: “civility recognised as such in any one nation-state
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that still inspire us today adidas‚ one of the leading sports brands in the world‚ is turning 60 on August 18‚ 2009. It still seems an unlikely story: a modest shoemaker from a small rural town in Germany develops a range of sports products so original and so perfect that they are sought by athletes from all over the world. As he indulges his passion for sport and for innovation‚ he creates a brand as great as any in the world. An unlikely story‚ but not impossible. Impossible is Nothing. For adidas
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Team claims they generated nearly $20 million more in revenue than the U.S. Men’s Team and yet they were paid less. For being champions in the 2015 FIFA Wold Cup‚ the Women’s Soccer Team received a payout of $2 million dollars. But when compared to the victories of the U.S. Men’s Team‚ the numbers are very far from being equal. In the 2014 World Cup‚ the Men’s Soccer Team finished in 11th place but compensated at a considerably
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