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Ronaldinho

Ronaldinho de Assis Moreira was born on 21st March, 1980 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. He helped Brazil win the World under-17 Championship in Egypt. During the competition he was scouted by local club Gremio and signed his first professional contract. In 1999, after hitting 15 goals in 14 games for Gremio, Ronaldinho won his first senior cap for Brazil against Latvia. After shining in that match he made Brazil's Copa America squad and scored an incredible goal against Venezuela as Brazil won the trophy. Ronaldinho scored his first hat-trick for Brazil against Saudi Arabia in the Conf
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Fifa World Club History

The 2000 FIFA Club World Championship, held in Brazil, consisted of eight qualifiers: the six continental champions, the 1998 Intercontinental Champions and the host nation champions. The tournament was extremely controversial, most notably in England where Manchester United had to withdraw from a national cup competition, the FA Cup, in order to compete and in Brazil, due to the participation of Sport Club Corinthians Paulista being based solely in the fact he was the host nation national champion and not having won any international competition in the later two years, as all the others t
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Uefa Champions League History

Uefa Champions Lague Cup The UEFA Champions League, was previously called the Champion's Cup after the first place trophy. In 1954, English team Wolverhampton made an European tour, playng with almost all the most important clubs in the continent. They got amazing results, beating also the Hungarian Giants of Honved, with Puskas, Hidegkuti, Kocsis. The English press celebrated the Wolves' success writing they were “the best team in the World”, or “the best in Europe”. French journalist Gabriel Hanot did not like this, he stated there were at least three European teams stronger than the Eng
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FIFA Presidents

FIFA has been served by eight Presidents since its foundation in 1904. From Frenchman Robert Guerin to the current incumbent Joseph S. Blatter via Jules Rimet, the father of the FIFA World Cup™, each President has played his part in the growth and development of the world's favourite game.   Robert Guerin, France - 1904-06 Born 1876, Died 1952 Frenchman Robert Guerin was the dynamic figure behind the founding of FIFA in 1904. A journalist with Le Matin newspaper, Guerin was actively involved in football through his role as secretary of the Football Department of the Union des Societ
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Value Calculation FIFA rating

1. FIFA ranking compiled by the rating team national football teams 2. FIFA rating based on the total value derived in the last 4 years. FIFA Ranking revised each end of the month. Each end of the month, the value of the national teams rating is calculated again based on his performance during the last 4 years, commencing the end of that month. 3. There is no reduction in the value rating due to lose a fight because it is increasingly frequent national teams perform matches against other national teams, will have hopes of increasing the value rating 4. Diminishing value rating could occur
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Frederic Kanoute

Frederic Kanoute also often displays the pitch has become Muslim. After make a goal he always raised his right index finger up, looked a little too, as a gesture he always remember to God. Style is another he opened his palms, making the movement of Muslims during prayer.
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History of Coppa Italia

The Coppa Italia (Italian for Italy Cup, officially known as TIM Cup because of its sponsorship) is an Italian football annual cup competition. Its first edition was held in 1922, but the second champions were not crowned until 1936. Roma and Juventus lead the way with nine wins. Roma has contested more finals: 16 (Torino and Juventus follow with 13). The holder can wear a "tricolore" cockade, like the roundels that appear on military aircraft, and qualifies for a UEFA Europa League spot for the next season. The tournament is known for its low attendances, mainly because most teams conside
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Copa del Rey

he Copa del Rey (English: The King's Cup) is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams. Its full name is Campeonato de España – Copa de Su Majestad El Rey Don Juan Carlos I (Championship of Spain – His Majesty King Juan Carlos I's Cup), referring to the current King of Spain, Juan Carlos I of Spain. The competition was founded in 1902. FC Barcelona have won the cup on the most occasions, with 25 wins. History The competition was first played in 1902 after Carlos Padrós, later president of Madrid FC, suggested a football competition to celebrate the coronation of Alfon
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The world champion without crown

Hungary in 1950's The world champion without the crown, so the term was just right for the legendary team like hungrary, the most powerfull team in the 1950's.This team transform became an elite team, not only in the Europe, but also in the whole globe. yet, this team received "the Magical Magyars" nickname as the magical team that almost untouchable by most of the teams at the time. The formation that was introduced by them was 4-2-4 formations, that afterwards, gave inspiration for the England's. its adopted the formation, that seldom changed to the legendary 4-4-2 formation, and exhibi
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Juventus

Juventus Football Club also known as Juventus Turin (or Juventus Torino), Juventus, or simply Juve, is a football club from Turin, Italy. The club is currently playing in the Italian Serie B , for its first time after having spent its whole history in the top Italian league Serie A. Juventus is the most successful team in the history of Italian football. Overall, Juventus has won 51 official trophies, more than any other Italian team; 40 in its country (also a record), and 11 in European and the world competitions (see Honours). Juventus is the third club from Europe and fifth in the wor
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unique habit of kaka

Kaka is only one of many famous Brazilian footballer religious, symbols showing the conviction to the middle of the field. Kaka has also been sewing on the phrase "God is Faithful" at the shoe tongue. Then, in celebration of Brazil 4-1 victory over Argentina in the Confederations Cup final, 2005, he and several colleagues wore clothes that read "Jesus Loves You" in different languages. Related devout Brazilian players, there is a version which reported that most of the Samba team players make similar slogans behind their jersey when winning the 2002 World Cup. But the most famous is Kaka lat
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Ronaldinho

Ronaldinho de Assis Moreira was born on 21st March, 1980 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. He helped Brazil win the World under-17 Championship in Egypt. During the competition he was scouted by local club Gremio and signed his first professional contract. In 1999, after hitting 15 goals in 14 games for Gremio, Ronaldinho won his first senior cap for Brazil against Latvia. After shining in that match he made Brazil's Copa America squad and scored an incredible goal against Venezuela as Brazil won the trophy. Ronaldinho scored his first hat-trick for Brazil against Saudi Arabia in the Confede
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History of FA

Football as we know it dates back to 1863, when the chief clubs and schools playing their own versions of the game met to form “The Football Association”. There had been rules in the past. Too many and often conflicting - that was the problem. With its origins in mob football, an often violent game played on holy days in English towns and villages in which an anything-goes philosophy was adopted to get the ball to designated ends, differences early on centred on the amount of handling and hacking involved. From the early 19th Century, matches were first played on the pitches, playgrounds a
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Hstory of FIFA

History of FIFA - Foundation The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was founded in the rear of the headquarters of the Union Française de Sports Athlétiques at the Rue Saint Honoré 229 in Paris on 21 May 1904. The foundation act was signed by the authorised representatives of the following associations: * France - Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques (USFSA) * Belgium - Union Belge des Sociétés de Sports (UBSSA) * Denmark - Dansk Boldspil Union (DBU) * Netherlands - Nederlandsche Voetbal Bond (NVB) * Spain - Madrid Football Club * Sweden - Svenska Bol
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The football rules history

Soccer game that has indeed crossed the tens of centuries had been developed, including the rules used in the game. World history has recorded a series of important events related to this rule, as follows: * 1815 Eton Collage making raw rules rugby football. * 1848 Born Cambridge regulatory rules, as favored by many colleges in the UK. So eventually became rules football * Eleven 1863 London football club held a meeting at the Freemason's Travern to formulate basic rules football game. It was formed Football Association (FA). * 1868 FA rules ban raises to touch the ball with his hand. With
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Edwin van der sar unique Habits

Whether related or not, but decreased performance at Manchester United through which this occurs when the goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar dressed in blue, yellow instead of that previously he used. Van der Sar clad in blue shirts in the last two Premier League Manchester United. At that time they were beaten 1-4 by Liverpool and 0-2 defeat of Fulham. Recorded by The Sun, quoting the results of the research contributors MU fan magazine, Red News, stated that Van der Sar sduah wear yellow in 17 league matches this season. Of this amount, Manchester United conceded only four times. They won 12
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Ruud Gullit

Name :              Ruud Gullit                      Date of birth :    September 1,  1962 Place of birth:    Amsterdam Ruud Gullit (September 1, 1962, Amsterdam) was a Dutch star football player of the 80s and 90s. He was European Footballer of the Year in 1987, and World Soccer Player of the Year in 1987. Gullit was born as Rudd Dil in Amsterdam, and his career sta
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History of whistle football

Always play to the whistle Wherever football is played, the chances are that the referee's whistle is an 'Acme Thunderer'. Invented by Joseph Hudson, an English toolmaker from Birmingham, in 1884, the Thunderer has been heard in 137 countries; at World Cups, Cup Finals, in parks, playing fields and beaches across the globe. Over 160 million Thunderers have been manufactured by Hudson & Co., which is still based in Birmingham, England. Apart from football, Hudson whistles have also been used by crewmen on the Titanic, by British 'bobbies' (policemen) and by reggae musicians. Today t
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History of football Shoes

Adolf Dassler adidas founder       Rudolf Dassler Founder Puma Shoes become an important tool for football players. Shape, design, and color changing. Its meaning players can not simply keep up appearances, but also keep the wearer characters. At first, players may wear sandals of any kind in the field. Shoes with plain base and is often used for work was allowed. Women's shoes with the right kind of high even once used a man in a green field. Then, step out on the 1863 FIFA regulations. One of them reads, "which can neither wear protruding nails, iron plates, or the sap
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