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01st October 2009
L’Equipe a French sports journalist initiated the “European Cup” in the year of 1955. The tournament was formally known as “The European Cup” and was renamed “The UEFA Champions League” during the 1992-1993 season. The competition is now man... Read >
Author: wbdoyle01st October 2009
English Soccer History – Early Days
It's hard to determine exactly how soccer became so popular in England in the 19th century, but the truth is that in the mid 19th century, almost every major town had a semi-professional soccer team. These teams we... Read >
Author: wbdoyle01st October 2009
Back in the day when soccer was in its infancy, soccer field layout was rather irregular in its dimensions and this created several problems for the players. One player from, say, York would play on a field that was 60 yards long, while the guys in Liverp... Read >
Author: wbdoyle28th September 2009
Soccer rules - Despite being a sport with roots reaching out to medieval and even ancient times, soccer was never really played under a set of strict rules until 1863.
On 26 October, 1863 several amateur and semi-professional clubs from England gathere... Read >
Author: wbdoyle23rd September 2009
The biggest sporting event in the world is about to begin and most in the USA are uninformed about soccer. This article will provide a brief introduction to soccer, rules of the game, structure of the World Cup, odds-on-favorites and authentic underdogs t... Read >
Author: wbdoyle28th July 2009
In 1863, the first football association was formed. During the initial years, there was no dress code for football players. The players of the rival teams were not required to wear team uniform that distinguished rival players from each other. After Rugby... Read >
Author: FootballSEO30th June 2009
It was done by England. The English introduced football into France in 1863, forming their first club. First match was played between England and Scotland. This competition was played under the Football Association rules. The following year England became... Read >
Author: Jamie Hanson22nd June 2009
One form of sports betting is widespread and popular amongst diverse groups of people all over the globe. This type is known as the betting pool. It may also be referred to as a sports lottery or sweep. Popular in offices, this type of betting may also be... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer18th May 2009
Soccer is undoubtedly one of the world’s most popular sports. It's following extends across different continents. Modern players like David Beckham, Wayne Rooney, Frank Lampard and Cristiano Ronaldo are worshiped as idols and superstars. But do you have... Read >
Author: Jason 08th May 2009
This years FA Cup Final is being contested by two teams in blue, namely Everton and Chelsea. Everton are one of the oldest names in world football and are founder members of the football league (1888) and the Premiership (1992), while Chelsea have recentl... Read >
Author: Richard Hull01st May 2009
Liverpool Football Club is an English football club that plays in the "Top Flight" Premiership. Based for their entire history at the famous Anfield stadium, Liverpool have had more success than any other team in the history of English football. Notable a... Read >
Author: eadfrith01st May 2009
For any soccer fan, a visit to the new Wembley Stadium is a must. Not only is it one of the world’s most outstanding modern stadiums, but is host to the best of English football and features a veritable ‘footie-fest’ of the nation’s leading cup fi... Read >
Author: pmcindoe08th April 2009
In the mid-seventies, English immigrants brought the traditional format of baseball to North America. In 1876, the National League was formed. Baseball is bat-ball sport which is played between 2 teams having 9 players each. The aim of baseball is in scor... Read >
Author: Jamie Hanson02nd April 2009
Football team shirts are the shirts worn today in all football matches of the Football association; typically they are short sleeved although during winter most of the players choose to wear a winter version, because this can help them maintain the right ... Read >
Author: FootballSEO30th March 2009
American football has grown an enormous worldwide fan base since the American Professional Football Association was formed in 1920, with the first game being played on October 3rd of that year. From that day on the sport has grown to be what it is today w... Read >
Author: Mark Grey25th March 2009
Soccer is unarguably the most popular game on planet earth. The game has evolved over the centuries though the rules of playing the game could be vastly different from the present era.
The game is a team sport and is played between two teams. There are... Read >
Author: Alienware Laptop Professional05th January 2009
It is veritable that football is a sport which is played world thick but we can say that the Europeans loved it. European football is passion to the Europe citizens. Around eighty percent of Europeans fondness to play or sentinel football. That is why the... Read >
Author: Joey Singer12th December 2008
Camp Nou
Camp Nou is the football stadium of Barcelona and the home stadium of FC Barcelona. The stadium opened in 1957 and is with a capacity of 98.787 places, divided in 3 rings, the biggest football stadium in Europe.
The stadium is known as one... Read >
Author: Bcn Loft03rd December 2008
During the Victorian period, and sometime in 1863 football emerged as a popular sport and so that is when the Football Association (FA) was formed.
There was no specialized clothing at that time and players did not have a uniform or specific shirt they... Read >
Author: FootballSEO18th September 2008
Today on CNN I heard a story of the Croatian football association being fined a rather large sum of money because during a football game played in Croatia between the national teams of England and Croatia, a group of apparently Croatian fans made some &ld... Read >
Author: Gianni Truvianni09th September 2008
Geneva stands second after Zurich, the largest city and commercial capital of Switzerland. Both these global cities of Switzerland have a remarkable ability to entertain tourists. The headquarters of WHO and CERN in the city of Geneva had also been the ca... Read >
Author: nancy eben05th September 2008
Succession issues are currently at the top of many organisations’ agendas – and if they’re not, they should be. It is difficult to effect a smooth and successful handover and forward planning and careful consideration are essential.
The Football ... Read >
Author: Clive Sexton04th September 2008
Almost everyone knows something about american football right; believe it or not both of my sons played football in High School but their mother knows nothing about football except that some boys run with the ball and other boys try to stop them. As a mot... Read >
Author: jdobson15th August 2008
Since its opening in 1923, Wembley Stadium has quickly become one of most renowned sporting stadiums in the world with the 1923 FA Cup Final the first event to be held there. The match resulted in an unprecedented crowd of between 240,000 and 300,000 c... Read >
Author: mpressman22nd July 2008
England’s obsession with ‘the beautiful game’ of football dates back 145 years when association football and rugby football went their separate ways. But, although the English can lay claim to inventing the modern version of football, there is evi... Read >
Author: mpressman26th March 2008
The second biggest football event commonly known as the UEFA European Football Championship; which this year will be hosted by the countries of Switzerland and Austria will add a new special measurement. All 16 different football associations will allow f... Read >
Author: Claudia Beckford07th March 2008
Liverpool Football Club is an English professional football club, the most successful club in the history of English football. Its traditional colors are red and white, and Liverpool’s current kit white shirts, black shorts and white socks with red trim... Read >
Author: Marcia14th February 2008
The Africa-Cup, also known as Football-Africa-Championship, is organized from the African Football Association CAF and is held every two years. The Qualification Round for the Africa-Championship 2008 was held from September 2006 to September 2007. In tot... Read >
Author: Emeli24th January 2008
Football (or soccer if you’re American) is the most popular team sport in the United Kingdom. Saturday afternoons are dominated by the hundreds of games being played up and down the country, each team with their own personal army of supporters who are ... Read >
Author: Andy Adams09th August 2007
Considering the injuries football star Michael Owen has suffered in his ten year career at the top of the profession - a long list that includes hamstring injuries, knee injuries and achilles injuries - it is a wonder he has managed to play at all. Let al... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer18th April 2007
The National Football League is probably the most popular sports league in the United States. When football season begins millions of fans anxiously support their favorite team. There’s also money to be made from your passion for sports and betting sure... Read >
Author: Parker Norma01st April 2007
The National Football League is probably the most popular sports league in the United States. When football season begins millions of fans anxiously support their favorite team. There’s also money to be made from your passion for sports and betting sure... Read >
Author: Clint Jhonson10th November 2006
The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the football World Cup or the soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international football competition contested by the men's national football teams of member nations of the Federati... Read >
Author: sandeep kumar08th July 2006
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The Fdration Internationale de Football Association, also known as FIFA, is the worlwide association of (football)soccer. It is one of the largest sports groups on Earth. The current headquarters for the association is ba... Read >
Author: abul kashem06th June 2006
No other sporting event captures the world's imagination like the FIFA World Cup. Ever since the first tentative competition in Uruguay in 1930, FIFA's (Fdration Internationale de Football Association) flagship has constantly grown in popularity and pre... Read >
Author: Travis WIl
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