time with Arsenal‚ with whom he won three FA Cups and two FA Premier League titles including the club’s famous unbeaten season of 2003–04. A former France international‚ Pirès earned 79 caps between 1996 and 2004 for his country‚ including winning both the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000. He has been included in the PFA Team of the Year for the 2001-02‚ 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons‚ was the Player of the Tournament for the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup‚ FWA Player of the Year for the 2001-02 season
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Football Who doesn’t get excited watching Super Bowl or FIFA World Cup? The anticipation of “who’s going to win?” is always the golden question. The commercials and entertainment running during the Super Bowl makes it a yearly social event even for non football fans. In the same way soccer fans wait anxiously every four years to watch FIFA World Cup. The popularity of these two sports‚ soccer and American Football‚ is all over the world. The growing excitement fans feel is mutual but these two
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at dribbling and passing‚ a very good tackler for a forward. In other words‚ he was technically outstanding‚ known for his lightning speed‚ and his strength at the ball. When he retired in 1977‚ he had scored over a thousand goals and won three world cups (1958‚ 1962 and 1970). Pele’s success did not come easy. He was born in Tres Coracoes‚ Brazil by a very poor family. His father‚ Joao Ramos do Nascimento was also a soccer player until he fractured his leg‚ ending his career as a soccer player
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being kicked into a net strung between two poles. The main difference between Tsu-Chu and soccer was the height of the goal‚ which hung about 30 feet from the floor. From the introduction of Tsu-Chu onwards‚ soccer-like games spread throughout the world‚ with many cultures having activities that centred on the use of their feet. The Native Americans had ‘Pahsaherman’‚ the Indigenous Australians ‘Marn Grook’ and the Moari’s ‘Ki-o-rahi’ to name a few. Soccer began to evolve in modern Europe from
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Brazilian Culture Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world and is the largest country in South America. This South American country has the 7th largest nominal GDP with a population of 190 million. The Brazilian people are known around the world for their passion for sports. All eyes will be on Brazil‚ especially since they have been selected to host FIFA World Cup and the Olympics. Brazilians love football‚ martial arts‚ volleyball‚ and are very active people. Their passion for sports
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1914 and affiliated with FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) in 1923‚ has participated in the World Cup eighteen times since 1930. In fact‚ it is the only team to have never missed a World Cup participation. It has won a total of five times (1958‚ 1962‚ 1970‚ 1994‚ 2002)‚ making Brazil’s soccer team the most successful team in FIFA world cup history (Brazil Soccer Team). This means that the team is ranked as the number one football team in the world. Brazil has more professional
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the school’s all-time leader in points (117)‚ goals (50)‚ and shots. During her high school years‚ she started being rewarded for her hard work. She also played for the Medford Strikers club team as a teenager and helped them win back-to-back state cups. The Medford strikers team is very highly reputable club team when she played in still is to this day. When carli was on the Medford
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1.1 Research and describe the pastimes of the upper classes and landed gentry and investigate the reasons for their participation. Pre-Industrial Britain was made up of two classes‚ the upper class and the lower class. Prior to the industrial revolution Britain was largely agricultural and rural‚ with limited travel available meaning that only the upper class were able to travel and way to communicate with different parts of the country besides messengers. Britain’s upper class lived a very sophisticated
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maintain their heritage.[5] In 1888‚ The Football League was founded in England‚ becoming the first of many professional football competitions. During the twentieth century‚ the various codes of football became amongst the most popular team sports in the world.[6] information Football is the game which is played on the rectangular grass. It is played with the ball. In this game‚ the goalkeeper is the only player who allowed to use their hands and arms to propel the ball. The main purpose of the game is
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ABSTRACT The case study is about one of the best known and best playing soccer team in the world‚ Real Madrid. It tries to backlight the myth of soccer and the tremendous merchandising system behind soccer. Especially the era of Florentino Pérez‚ who brought a new dimension in managing and merchandising soccer clubs to Spain‚ will be analyzed in detail. SOCCER THE GAME What makes a team like Real Madrid so interesting for sponsors and fans worldwide? What makes soccer so interesting for us
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