Section A The most famous footballer referred to in Passage A is George Best. He was honoured by having a documentary on television. The opening game of Euro 96 was held on June 8th at Wembley. Adam Sweeting comment “Not so much a football tournament‚ more another excuse for a round the clock orgy of comment analysis‚ name dropping‚ beer drinking and statistic swapping”. This quote explains to the reader that throughout the tournament football supporter‚ television commentators
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Real Madrid is the most successful soccer club in the world. The Spanish team was nine times champion of Europe’s most important tournament‚ the UEFA Champions League. Real Madrid is also one of the richest sport clubs in the world. This team is known for signing the best players of the world. This Spanish club is also known for having the most luxurious and modern stadium in the world. Over time‚ this stadium has become a historical monument of the city of Madrid. Since the Bernabeu’s construction
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From its beginnings in 1902‚ the Spanish soccer club Real Madrid CF has set the standards of a championship soccer organization. Bernabeu‚ Real Madrid CF appointed president (1943)‚ created the strongest brand in soccer synonym of prestige and champions‚ wining 6 European Cups. During his tenure‚ he focused on creating Spain’s largest coliseum with a capacity of 75‚000‚ coined "best in Europe’ by the international press‚ and acquiring the best soccer talent at any cost. Bernabeu aimed to build the
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I was excited to the nerve that my father was finally in town and even more when he informed me that he has been given free tickets to the fifa world cup finals 2010 between Spain and Netherlands .i was absolutely thrilled to hear this from him. I am a huge Spain fan as I absolutely adore the club. I was very keyed up about watching Fabregas ‚ David Villa and of course Torres in person as I am a big fan of these players. We took the flight to Johannesburg just the next morning as we had planned
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Florentino Perez had been elected for the second times in June 2000 as the president of Real Madrid. Perez had promised to turn around the club’s finance‚ bring in world class talent‚ and extent the club’s brand around the world through multiple channels. Under Perez management‚ Real Madrid had mission to nurture and project the club brand worldwide. But Perez had some problem with his mind‚ these problem lead him to think twice about his management decision. These problem are : 1. According
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Edson Arantes do Nascimento or as he is better known “Pele”. Whether he is known know him from the 1‚284 goals he has scored in his soccer career‚ his work with UNICEF‚ or maybe he is known know him as the Goodwill ambassador for USA soccer. Either way he has made an impact on the world. From Edson to “Pele”‚ from September 7 to the Brazilian National team Pele’s life is an amazing journey. Pele was born on October 23‚1940 in Tres Coracoes‚ Brazil. He lived in poverty. At 7 he was shining shoes
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Karim Benzema Karim Mostafa Benzema was born on December 19 1987. He is a French international soccer player who plays for a Spanish team (club) called Real Madrid in La Liga (Spanish league) . He primarily plays as a striker‚ he is known for his technical ability‚ powerful style of play‚ and fast goal scoring ability. He is described as an "immensely-talented striker" who is "strong and powerful" and "a potent finisher from inside the box". Benzema was born in the city of Lyon and began his football
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Which tea will be the champion in Copa America? Copa America is one of the most important and brilliant tournament in the world. Right now the Copa America Cup is being played by soccer team form aroung the whole south and North America. The competition held once every four years. That is why Copa America is an important tournament. Argentina is one of the members in this competition‚ and it is also the best teams in world and has already won two times of World Cup and fourteen time of Copa America
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“Come to the Donetsk” The Donetsk region in the Southeastern part of Ukraine boasts some of the most industrial thriving scenery in the country. Our region is famous for its advanced industrial structure and magnificent scenery in some of the larger towns. Alternatively‚ if nightlife‚ shopping or different sport events are more your scene‚ all are readily available in some towns. Why not base a visit the main city in this thriving region in the Southeastern part of Ukraine? This is the ideal destination
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We amazed you with our first set of seven things that you definitely didn’t know about FIFA in our part one article‚ and we have finally returned with part two to give you the full scoop! We know this association as the ultimate king in the world of soccer‚ but the juicy secrets of this association may shock even the biggest soccer fanatics. Read on to discover the top eight things that you definitely didn’t know about FIFA! Number Eight: The FIFA World Cup In 1928‚ the FIFA association‚ primarily
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