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Soccer History
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What are the technological improvements in Football?
There are not really many. There has been so much talk about FIFA introducing goal line technology especially after Frank Lampard's disallowed goal for England in the 2010 Fifa World Cup. On the whole there is not much technological advancement.
-Over the years tv monitors have been issued by the dugout, but never used. I remember Jose Mourinho chucking one on the floor because he did not get a discission. Also as of 2010-2011, fifth and sixth officials with magic wands were first introduced, but they might aswell have not been there due to a lack of involvement.-
Which stadium has been the venue for two world cup final matches?
The only stadium to host two world cup final matches is the Aztec Stadium located in Mexico City. It was during the world cups Mexico '70 and Mexico '86
Which was the first football team to have shirt sponsorship?
it was hibernain
The first English club was Liverpool, Hitatchi in 1979 it was kettering town 1976 with kettering tyres fact.
How many miles do world cup soccer players run per game?
i play football at a pee-wee level, and i can assure you that even the goalkeepers will run well under 1/10 mile.....
it depends on your position but if you are playing wing back for example and are doing your job properly of getting back and forward you will run over 0.2 miles a game easily...
its a 90 minute match even 0.15 miles averages out at just under 130 minute miles and that's not even a walking pace......
Has a football referee ever scored a goal 42k?
Yes! It happened in Brazil on October 9th 1983. The referee Jose de Assis Aragao "scored" the equalizing goal in the 2:2 draw between Santos F.C. and S.E. Palmeiras.
What players have won back to back champions league?
Gerard Pique
Pankaj Accha
India
Samuel Eto'o
Barca and Inter
Suvir Singh
India
What is the history of soccer in the UK?
The story of Soccer starts in 19th century when public schools and universities in England made various attempts to standardise the rules of football which has been played in the UK for hundreds of years. The reason they wanted to standardise the rules was so that when games were played between different educational establishments both teams would be playing by the same rules. One of these schools was Cambridge University who drafted their first rules in 1846 and again in 1848. Further revisions were made in the 1856 and again in 1863 when the fledgling Football Association used them as a basis for the 'Laws of the Game' of Association Football wrote by the Football Associations first secretary Ebenezer Cobb Morley. The word 'Soccer' started as a contrived vernacular abbreviation used by public schools for the word 'Association' taken from the sports full title 'Association Football' also abbreviated to simply football. The word Soccer has since become a dictionary word in its own right.
The last day of qualifying matches for the 2010 World Cup is the 14th October 2009.
Who will win England or USA in the fifa world cup?
It was a draw. However, England were expected to win, and failed to.
Who has won the most fa cup medals with the same club?
Manchester Utd Have won the FA Cup 11 times, followed by Arsenal with 10, Spurs with 8. Liverpool & Aston Villa with 7 cups LIVERPOOL LOSERS
Played in Manchester derby and merseyside derby and real Madrid versus Barcelona?
Nicolas Anelka has played for Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City in the respective derbies, Real Madrid in the Champions League final and in Euro 2000 and 2008.
How many trophies has Everton F.C. won?
Everton has scored 825 goals in the English Premier League as of October 20th, 2009.
For up-to-date statistics visit www.premierleague.com and go to the 'statistics' and choose 'all seasons' and 'goals scored'.
Who are the best defenders on FIFA 11?
Lionel Messi, Didier Drogba, Robin van Persie, Diego Milito, Fernando Llorente christiano ronaldo iker casillas david villa
Who is the owner of Manchester united fc?
The unpopular Glazer families are the owners of Manchester United.
Who was the mascot for the 2006 FIFA World Cup?
2002 FIFA World Cup Mascot: Ato, Kaz and Nik.
2006 FIFA World Cup Mascot: Goleo and Pille
2010 FIFA World Cup Mascot: Zakumi.
Why is soccer referred to as footbol?
The real name for Soccer is Football. You use your foot, to move the ball. Football was invented before American Football, the rules were written before American Football's rules. American Football shouldn't be called Football because the foot is barely used.
Whos the richest sportsman in the world?
Currently (as of April 2011) the Highest paid Football player is Christiano Ronaldo. He is paid an estimated 11 Million Euros per year although that figure may be higher when bonuses are taken into account.
Which soccer player scored the maximum goals?
The only footballer to score over a thousand and two hundred goals is the Brazilian Pele.
Which country won the FIFA World Cup in 1938?
Italy won the world cup in 1934.
Second place went to Czechoslovakia
third place went to Germany
Fourth place went to Austria
hope that helped.
Does soccer have another name for it like football?
Soccer is referred to as football in the United Kingdom.
Answer
'Soccer' is alternative name for 'Association Football'. The word Soccer started as a phonetically abbreviated vernacular word for Association football coined by English public school students who took the 'soc' from 'Association' and put an 'er' on the end. The same students called Rugby football 'Rugger' but this word has largely fallen out of use. Typically an Oxford University student who played Association football and Rugby football would be described as "an Oxforder who plays Soccer and Rugger". Association Football was coded in 1863 and this is why prior to this the word Soccer did not exist.
Why is premier league called premier league?
The Premier League used to be called the Football League First Division but in 1992 the teams in the Premier League branched off from this championship. There is really no reason that the Premier League is called the Premier League other than Premier meaning good and needing to incorporate "League" in the name.
Note that at the moment the Premier League is called the Barclays Premier League because of sponsorship (Barclays being the bank.)
Has Mexico ever made it to the world cup finals?
Mexio has reached the quarter finals ion two occasions in 1970 and 1986. They were hosts in 1970 but lost to Italy 4-1 in the quarter finals. In 1986 Mexico hosted the World Cup again reaching the quarter finals for the second time but losing to Germany on penalties.
What is the best Scotland has done in the World Cup?
Scotland have never progressed past the group phase in the World Cup.
