Childhood: Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born on February 5‚ 1985‚ in Madeira‚ Portugal to Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro and José Diniz Aveiro. Cristiano has an elder brother‚ Hugo and two elder sisters‚ Elma and Liliana Cátia. His name was inspired by the former US-president‚ Ronald Reagan‚ whom his father was influenced by. Early life: Ronaldo was born in Santo António‚ a neighbourhood of Funchal‚ Madeira‚ the youngest child of Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro‚ a cook‚ and José
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Beer market in Brazil Brazil is the 5th largest country in the world with total population of 194 million. Total beer consumption in Brazil in year 2012 is estimated to be 11‚563.9 million liters. Which means each person in Brazil is going to consume an average of 60 liters per year. The Brazilian beer market generated total revenue of $24.55 billion in year 2011. As stated by DataMonitor (2011)‚ the market share for standard lager in Brazil is 86.3% and premium lager is 7.0%. Which means premium
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shootout‚ depending on the format of the competition. The Laws of The Game were originally codified in England by the Football association in 1863 and have evolved since then. Association football is governed internationally byFIFA‚ which organises the FIFA worldcup every four years. Players and equipments Each team consists of a maximum of eleven players‚ one of whom must be the goalkeeper. Competition rules may state a minimum number of players required to constitute a team‚ which is usually seven
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the shoe sports market. Over these 90years‚ Adidas became more and more globally recognized and used‚ by being a general reference in terms of sporting goods. Adidas has become the global leader in football. It had a big presence sponsoring the 2002 FIFA World Cup™. Adidas Sport Performance offers products in most sports categories. The key focus categories are: Football‚ Basketball Running‚ Training‚ and Outdoor. Adidas holds 22% market share. In the race to be the world leader in sports apparel
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Christine Sinclair born June 12‚ 1983 in Burnaby‚ British Columbia‚ Canada is a Canadian soccer player. For Christine Sinclair‚ January 6‚ 2006‚ was a day to remember. First‚ the Canadian Soccer Association named her the 2005 female player of the year. Then‚ later in the day‚ came the announcement that the British Columbia native had won the 2005 Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy as the top female Division 1 college soccer player in the United States. The MAC Hermann Trophy is U.S. soccer’s
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Birthday: 06/24/1987 Full name: Lionel Andres Messi Place of Birth: Rosario‚ Argentina Height: 1.69 m (5 ft 61⁄2 in) Weight: 67 kg Position: Attacking midfielder/ Forward Nickname(s): "the new Diego Maradona"‚ The Flea Wife / girlfriend: Antonella Rocuzzo Lives in: Barcelona About Lionel Messi Game Style Messi is an unusual player. He is highly creative‚ and has the skills to take on defenders with ease. He is a versatile left-footed player who can play either
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In organized sports‚ match fixing‚ race fixing or sports fixing occurs as a match is played to a completely or partially pre-determined result‚ violating the rules of the game and often the law. Where the sporting competition in question is a race then the incident is referred to as race fixing. Games that are deliberately lost are sometimes called thrown games. When a team intentionally loses a game‚ or does not score as high as it can‚ to obtain a perceived future competitive advantage (for instance
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Cristiano Ronaldo was born on February 5‚ 1985‚ in Funchal‚ Madeira‚ Portugal‚ a small island off the western coast of the country. Ronaldo is the youngest of the of four children. Cristiano got his last name from president Ronald Regan‚ one of his dad’s favorite actors. By the time Ronaldo was 10 years old‚ Ronaldo was already preparing to play pro soccer. Cristiano Ronaldo is like all kids who eat‚ sleep and drink soccer. Playing soccer was all he ever wanted to do as a kid. He loved to play soccer
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Brazil is the largest country in both South America and the Latin America region. It is the world’s fifth largest country‚ both by geographical area and by population‚ with over 197 million people. The official language of Brazil is Portuguese. It is spoken by about 99% of the population‚ making it one of the strongest elements of national identity. The first European to explore Brazil was Pedro Álvares Cabral in the year of 1500 under the sponsorship of Portugal. From the 16th to the 19th
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When playing soccer I didn’t think there was that many rules or science involved but I was wrong. America is the only country to call “soccer” soccer. The rest of the world calls it Football mainly for the reason you use your feet. According to FIFA(International Federation of Association Football) the minimum length is 90m maximum is 120m width minimum is 45m but maximum is 90m. For international matches its different‚ length minimum is 100m max is 110m‚ for width its 64m (min) and 75m (max)
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