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Soccer History
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Who is playing for Mexico in the World Cup?
- 1 Oscar PEREZ
- 13 Guillermo OCHOA
- 23 Luis MICHEL
- 2 Francisco RODRIGUEZ
- 3 Carlos SALCIDO
- 4 Rafael MARQUEZ
- 5 Ricardo OSORIO
- 12 Paul AGUILAR
- 15 Hector MORENO
- 16 Efrain JUAREZ
- 19 Jonny MAGALLON
- 6 Gerardo TORRADO
- 8 Israel CASTRO
- 18 Andres GUARDADO
- 20 Jorge TORRES
- 7 Pablo BARRERA
- 9 Guillermo FRANCO
- 10 Cuauhtemoc BLANCO
- 11 Carlos VELA
- 14 Javier HERNANDEZ
- 17 Giovani DOS SANTOS
- 21 Adolfo BAUTISTA
- 22 Alberto MEDINA
Taken from the official world cup website.
soccer was invented by the united kingdome in the 1800's
How often has Brazil played in the World Cup?
Tue 15 Jun 19:30 Group G
Brazilv Korea DPR
Sun 20 Jun 19:30 Group G
Brazilv Ivory Coast
Fri 25 Jun 15:00 Group G
Portugalv Brazil
Why soccer is exciting sport in the world?
Because it is a team game representing athletisism, stamina, control, and strategy changes within the game. Soccer players run and sprint for 45 minutes, they are in great athletic shape. The gear is cheaper than American sports (filled with timeouts and played by 400+ lbs atheletes) so it is afforded by poorer nations.
Footballers who have played for two of the big English clubs and in Spain?
Mark Robins - Deportivo Ourense
Louie Donowa -Deportivo La Coruna
Keith Thompson -Real Oviedo, Toledo CF, Real Jaen
Stan Collymore - Real Oviedo
Dalian Atkinson - Real Sociedad
Rob Ullathorne - Osasuna
Jamie Pollock - Osasuna
Jermaine Pennant - Real Zaragoza
Gary Lineker - Barcelona
Adrian Heath - Espanyol
Vinny Samways - Las Palmas, Sevilla, Algericas
Laurie Cunningham - Real Madrid, Sporting Gijon, Rayo Vallecano
Steve McManaman -Real Madrid
David Beckham - Real Madrid
Michael Owen -Real Madrid
Jonathan Woodgate -Real Madrid
Mark Draper - Rayo Vallecano
Raphael Meade -Real Betis
Peter Barnes -Real Betis
Alan Hudson - Hercules
David Hodgson - Xerex
Tommy Mooney -Marbella
Carl Cort -Marbella
Andy Gray - Marbella
Julian Dowe - Marbella
Ian Pearson - Marbella
Gifton Noel-Williams -Murcia, Elche
Cherno Samba - Malaga B, Cadiz, Real Jaen
Ikechi Anya - Sevilla, Sevilla Athletico
Kenny brown -Torrevieja
Clay Bond - UD Oliva
Which three English players have won a world cup winners medal and a European cup winners medal?
bobby charlton and pat crerand Wrong. Ronnie Simpson won the FA Cup with Newcastle in 1952 and 1955, and the European cup with Celtic in 1967, a year before Charlton and Crerand.
What team has the highest goal record in 2010 world cup?
Portugal scored seven goals in a 7-0 victory over north Korea in the 2010 FIFA world cup. Most goals in FIFA World Cup history was in qualification when Australia beat American Samoa 31-0 in the Oceania Finals.
What team won the portuguese league in 1911?
Boavista was the team that won the Portuguese Liga in 2001.
How far can you throw a soccer ball?
In speaking about American football, the position called quarteback, is the one most often having the responsibility of throwing the football to one of his receiving players. In doing so certainly distance is an important factor but that alone is not sufficient. Accuracy combined with distance can make or break a football play. At the professional football level, a coach can expect the quarterback to be able to throw a football at between 45 to 60 yards with accuracy.
How many goals did Maradona score for Argentina?
Diego Maradona scored 292 goals in the many years of his professional career. Diego Maradona is considered the greatest football player by many football experts, critics, fans, current players, and former players.
Who won the last cup winners cup?
Lazio, they beat mallorca 2-1 :-) IT was actually Zenit St Petersburg, they beat Man United 2-1 :-(
What is the best professional soccer team?
Interms of number of titles It's Rangers but technically it's
Real Madrid
31 league titles,
17 domestic cups,
2 minor continental trophies,
9 major continental trophies
Celtic players who wore the number 7 shirt?
This was the famous (or infamous) "slaughter in the sun" on October 19th 1957 when Celtic thrashed Rangers 7-1.
Celtic: Beattie, Donnelly, Fallon, Fernie, Evans, Peacock, Tully, Collins, W McPhail, Wilson, Mochan
Rangers: Niven, Shearer, Caldow, McColl, Valentine, Davis, Scott, Simpson, Murray, Baird, Hubbard
Scorers: Celtic: Mochan 2, McPhail 3, Wilson, Fernie pen. Rangers: Simpson.
Which team last won the scottish football league apart from Celtic or rangers?
Aberdeen in season 1984-85.
Discuss the economic advantages of hosting a world cup?
The Super bowl is one of the biggest sporting events on the calendar and the economic impact on the host city is huge. Think of all the people not only buying tickets to the game, but flying into town, spending money at local hotels, restaurants, malls, etc. And it is a week-long party, not just a gameday event. In short, hosting the super bowl provides a big spike to the local economy and showcases the host city on the national stage.
Who won the first international soccer game?
The first FIFA World Cup champion was the host country which was Uruguay. The event was held on July 3 to July 30, 1930.
How many players have won the European cup winners cup the European cup and uefa cup?
It must be the Frenchman Thierry Henry at Arsenal.
How many times has Brazil participated in the FIFA World Cup?
Brazil is the only national team to have played in every world cup.
How many times has germany played with brazil in the world cup?
20 times:
DateVenueScoreCompetitionResult05/05/1963Hamburg2-1FriendlyBrazil06/06/1965Rio2-0FriendlyBrazil16/06/1968Stuttgart1-2FriendlyGermany14/12/1968Rio2-2FriendlyDraw16/06/1973Berlin1-0FriendlyBrazil12/06/1977Rio1-1FriendlyDraw05/04/1978Hamburg1-0FriendlyBrazil07/01/1981Montevideo4-1FriendlyBrazil19/05/1981Stuttgart2-1FriendlyBrazil21/03/1982Rio1-0FriendlyBrazil12/03/1986Frankfurt2-0FriendlyGermany12/12/1987Brasilia1-1FriendlyDraw16/12/1992Port Alegre3-1FriendlyBrazil10/06/1993Washington3-3FriendlyDraw17/11/1993Cologne1-2FriendlyGermany25/03/1998Stuttgart2-1FriendlyBrazil24/07/1999Guadalajara4-0Confederation CupBrazil
30/06/2002Japan2-0World Cup FinalBrazil08/09/2004Berlin1-1FriendlyDraw25/06/2005Nuremberg3-3Confederation CupDraw
No Rangers will not win the Scotish title as Celtic are ahead of them.
