... Ronaldo simply went by his first name upon his move to Europe, thereby allowing Ronaldinho to drop the \"Gaúcho\" and remain simply as Ronaldinho. Prior to his move to Milan, he played for Paris Saint-Germain and FC Barcelona, with whom he won his first Champions League in 2006 and he won the Ballon d\'Or in 2005. He became a Spanish citizen in January 2007.[3]Ronaldinho is one of the best soccer players I ever saw in my life. He does everything very nicely: freekicks, dribles, shoot, velocity, stamina and the list goes on. Ronaldinho has a vision of the game that not many others players does. For example, even when he�s behind the defense players from the other team, he�s able to see his mate in the other side of the field, passing the ball through the defense players. Ronaldinho plays for Barcelona in Spain, where he already won the Uefa Champions League, the most important cup someone can win for a club. He also plays in the Brazil�s team, where he won the World Cup in 2002. I think he plays better in Barcelona, because the ball is always on his feet. That doesn�t happen in Brazil�s team, where there are a lot of other top players like Kaka, Robinho, Wagner Love and Afonso. These players split up the time for the ball pocession among them. If Barcelona is playing and Ronaldinho is on the game, we can be sure that it worths watching the game! Ronaldinho was...
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...workers, call a violent general strike. Hay had left hints as to his identity in the novel, and some guessed right, but he never acknowledged the book as his, and it did not appear with his name on it until after his death in 1905. Hay's hostile view of organized labor was soon seen as outdated, and the book is best remembered for its onetime popularity and controversial nature. (Full article...) Recently featured: Light Tank Mk VII Tetrarch Boeing 757 Rivadavia-class battleship Archive By email More featured articles... In the news Mohamed Morsi Five banks agree to fines totaling over USD $5.7 billion over manipulation of foreign exchange rates. A landslide in Salgar, Colombia, kills more than 75 people. In association football, FC Barcelona win La Liga. Aruna Shanbaug, a rape victim whose case sparked debate on euthanasia in India, dies after 42 years in a persistent vegetative state. In ice hockey, the IIHF World Championship concludes with Canada defeating Russia in the final. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant captures the strategic city of Ramadi, Iraq. Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi (pictured) is sentenced to death for his...
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...Lionel Messi Biography Lionel Messi is considered to be one of the best professional soccer players to live. He holds a record of 100 goals in the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) club competition and has been the second player to have done this. In this essay you will learn what he did for a living and who he is. Childhood Lionel Andres Messi was born June 24, 1987 he lived in Argentina with his Mom, Dad, and his two older brothers. In addition to living with his family Messi started playing soccer at a early age and his talent was soon apparent. However, at the age 11 Messi was diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency. Early Life Messi got his first contract from FC Barcelona on February 2004. He then, moved to Spain...
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...INTRODUCTION The Malaysia national football team is the national team of Malaysia and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM). It has never qualified for the World Cup finals, although the team did qualify to play in the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. However, Malaysia did not take part after heeding a United States-led boycott of the Games due to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The most significant successes of the team has come in the regional AFC Suzuki Cup, which Malaysia won in 2010 for the first time in history. They beat Indonesia 4–2 on aggregate in the final to capture the country's first major international football title. Malaysia had many top players since the creation of the Federation of Malaya, such as Tan Sri Datuk Abdul Ghani Minhat, who was remembered for his lethal skills as a striker and known throughout the land as ‘The King of Football’. Then came the likes of the legendary Mokhtar Dahari and James Wong, which led Malaysia into their golden age during the 1970s until the 1980s. In 1962, Malaysia recorded a 15–1 victory over the Philippines, which is currently the record for the highest win for the national team. In the current generation, Mohd Safee Mohd Sali and Norshahrul Idlan Talaha are considered by many Malaysians as the best strikers of this generation. In the FIFA World Rankings, Malaysia's highest standing was in the first release of the figures, in August 1993, at 75th. Currently, Malaysia is ranked in the 163rd position....
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...Taufeeq Sardien Cass Task 3 Mentors in the sport world A mentor is a person or friend who guides a less experienced person by building trust and expressing positive behaviours’. I am going to tell you a bit about my favourite mentors in the sport world and why I have chosen them. The first mentor is Peter De-Villiers, the former Springboks rugby coach. The reason I have chosen him is mainly because he is true to himself and of the quotes he made. He believed in equal opportunity and bringing change. He wanted the players making decisions and playing the situation. One of his quotes that stood out for me was when he said `true measure of a man's character is how you react to what people say about you`. Peter De-Villiers The second mentor is Alex Ferguson, the ex-manager at Manchester United. He is a focused person who knows how to manage his players and knows each of his players strengths and weaknesses so he knows how exactly to position them on the playing field. He is not only all about football but is also there for his players when they need guidance or advice. Ferguson himself was also a long-term thinker, investing in youth teams and proper scouting, rather than just buying the star players. He sold off famous players, often while still at their peak, and he experimented with younger, unproven players. Ferguson was managing highly talented, overpaid and not very bright teenagers and he developed a way of working that was part coach, part boss, part father figure...
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...Futbol Club Barcelona (Catalan pronunciation: [fubˈbɔɫ ˈkɫub bərsəˈɫonə] ( listen)), also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça,[1]is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, English and Catalan footballers led by Joan Gamper, the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism, hence the motto "Més que un club" (More than a club). Unlike many other football clubs, the supporters own and operate Barcelona. It is the world's second-richest football club in terms of revenue, with an annual turnover of $613 million and thethird most valuable, worth $2.6 billion.[2][3] The official Barcelona anthem is the "Cant del Barça", written by Jaume Picas and Josep Maria Espinàs.[4] Barcelona are the most successful club in Spain, in terms of overall official titles won (83). They are the current Spanish football champions and have won 22 La Liga, 26 Copa del Rey, 11 Supercopa de España, 3 Copa Eva Duarte[5] and 2 Copa de la Liga trophies, as well as being the record holder for the latter four competitions. In international club football, Barcelona have won four UEFA Champions League, a record four UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, four UEFA Super Cup, a record three Inter-Cities Fairs Cup[6] and a record two FIFA Club World Cup trophies.[7] The club has a long-standing rivalry with Real Madrid; matches between the two teams are referred to as "El Clásico". Barcelona is one of the most supported teams in the world, and...
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...produced some of the most iconic and legendary sporting personalities. However, in the present era there is a question that every football fan argues on. “Who is better, Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo?” Messi and Ronaldo are two of the most gifted and skillful footballers on the planet. The former is an Argentinian, who plays for his national team and Spanish club, FC Barcelona (Brach). The latter is a Portuguese, who plays for his national team and another Spanish club, Real Madrid C.F (Mitra). Ronaldo used to play in England for Manchester United before moving to Real Madrid. At that time the two weren’t compared to each other much. Messi was regarded as a huge young prospect who had a lot of potential to become a super star in the future, coming from Barca’s youth academy “La Masia” (Levinsky), while Ronaldo was an already established star in an amazing Man United squad, winning the prestigious Ballon D’ Or award in 2008, which is an award that recognizes a player as the best in the world for that particular year. It was the year 2009 that sparked the rivalry between the two when a Messi inspired Barcelona team defeated Ronaldo’s Man United team 2-0 in the final of the Champions League, the largest club competition in the world. It was that year, Ronaldo moved to the capital of Spain; Madrid to join Real Madrid, Barcelona’s arch rivals. Later that year Messi won the Ballon D’ or and announced himself on the big stage as the world’s current best player (The Telegraph). Two...
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...Soccer and Money A paper submitted to Webber International University in partial fulfillment for the Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration By: Vicente Munoz Date: April 15, 2014 Course: English Composition II Semester: Spring 2014 Instructor: Dr. Nancy Davis 1. Introduction: My paper topic is money involved in soccer. I want to make everyone realize how big soccer is. How much money it moves and the most interesting is why the club pays that much money for a player. It involves hundreds of years of history and honor on a soccer pitch. I want to explain the basics of soccer, the different competitions and where it is play. Every summer are transferring players to other teams for a crazy amount of money. Why is this team paying that much money? I would like to explain why the club is paying, what he will make with that player and how much revenue the club will make. All this apart for the trophies, victories, new idols and icon on the city. 2. FIFA ( Federation International Football Association) FIFA was founded on May twenty first on 1904, in Paris with the purpose of have an organization of the world biggest sport, football (soccer). One of the biggest purposes is to expand the sport and to increase the popularity on an international environment. The FIFA headquarters are established in Zurich, Switzerland. The...
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...and weaknesses as a coach, as well as, his possibilities for improvement. Last, compare him briefly with another coach, for instance, saying why he is good or bad (in your opinion) compared to X.’’ José Mourinho was born on January 26, 1963 in Setubal. He is a Portuguese soccer coach and a very good one. In 2010 he signed with Real Madrid a four year contract and before that he was coaching FC Porto, Chelsea and Internazionale. Mourinho is a very good coach, that one cannot take away from him. But what is interesting is to know what makes him a good coach. Can anyone else just take over Mourinho’s skills set and learn from him? Well Mourinho is a one of a kind type of guy. One peculiar thing about him is that his strengths are basically his weaknesses. Mourinho has many weaknesses. He is a very childish, immature coach. He can be very selfish and is a bad loser. He was is known to be a very annoying coach and a lot of referees do not like him. He was even sent off the field once. This simply goes to show that he can be very annoying. I would like to inform you that I am a Barcelona fan. This means that I truly do not like real Madrid as a team. However, my hate is justified. Mourinho is part of the reason why I do not like Madrid. Madrid plays very bad. They always try to injure Leonel Messi, and they have a very dirty way of playing the game. They are very sore losers. However, all of these things seem to be shared characteristics with their coach. Mourinho is not a great...
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...considered to be a democratic style of management, as he does consult other members of the team for opinions, but always justifies his decisions. Greatest factor for their success I think that the biggest factor for Enrique’s success is that he quickly adapted to the team, and established a strong bond with the players. Having the trust of the team, in each decisions he made. This allowed him to field the strongest starting 11 possible for the majority of the season. However also having arguably the best attacking trio in the world ever, scoring 60% of the total teams goals for the entire season. Born or learnt to be a leader? I feel that Enrique has learnt to be a leader, adapting and developing skills that he found from playing for Barcelona fc, and being their captain on many occasions. This gave him the skills of how to organise a team efficiently, and adapt to many different situations....
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...Drug abuse was a major undoing to his reputation. It did reflect significantly on his achievements to a point where it was the basis of his dismissal by critics, as the game all time best player. His first big money move to Barcelona appeared to be massive on the then young Maradona as it’s where his drub abuse problems begun. Cocaine use became part of his flashy lifestyle and its addiction would later lead to his disgrace and downfall. Disputes with the club directors led to an unsettled era with the club before joining Napoli. It is in Italy that his drug problems escalated with his association with drug mafia families damaging his already bad reputation. In 1991, Maradona was suspended for 15 months after a failed drug test where he tested positive for cocaine. The 1994 world cup was however, the final blow to his glittering career. Having won a spot in the national team side to the world cup, Maradona was expelled from the tournament for failing yet another drug...
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...Why is Lionel Messi one of the greatest futbol players to ever go down in history. Lionel is one of the greatest players because he is one of the most technical player in the world. He is also very physical and tactical. Lionels skills belong in a different planet. Different types of people may disagree and think that Ronaldo is the best futbol player to date. At a height of just 5’7’ he is one of the shortest futbol/soccer players to play. Those are just some reasons that Messi is one of the all round players. Why is Lionel a very respected individual. He is very respectable because of his technical skills. His technical skill are marvelous, he uses his footwork to get around the defender/ player that is marked up upon him. He is very well...
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...forward for Barcelona club. He is also the captain of his national team. He is so fast when he is running. He has the skills to keep the ball on his foot while running. Lionel Messi is one of the best players in the world, but he crossed several challenges before becoming the best. A hormonal problem that affected his growth was a limit to becoming a football player. First, he was facing expensive treatment that his family cannot afford. Messi was born with a hormonal disease that is to say he was not growing normally as children age. He was very short, and some people said that he could not be a soccer player because he did not have the physique of an athlete. His bones were not strong. His treatment cost almost 900 euros per month. His family was poor, so his professional career was compromised. Then his father asked for help from the Argentine team, but they refused to pay the bill. Facing expensive treatment and no one to help, Messi’s parents moved to Spain in Barcelona. After his first trial with Barcelona, the Catalan coaches decided to sign Messi and pay for his medical treatment. His growth was noticeable within Barcelona, and he came to be considered as a great talent in the club. His ambition and the desire to win everything led him to break records. He has won every major club trophy at Camp Nou (Barcelona stadium). He has won the World player of the year award four times in four years. At 24 years old, he became the all-time top scorer at Barcelona. He also beat...
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...Jake Smith Much has changed on the global basketball scene since the original Dream Team stormed its way to Olympic gold some 22 years ago. The sport is now a fixture in most (if not all) of the countries on Earth. Last season, the NBA boasted 92 international players hailing from 39 different countries and should feature more on both counts this fall. Spain, from which five of those aforementioned 92 came, is once again the epicenter of basketball's biggest event of the summer: the newly rebranded FIBA World Cup of Basketball. As far as basketball has come in recent decades, it still has a long way to go to catch up to the world's pre-eminent sport: soccer. While FIFA's World Cup is a global phenomenon filled with excitement and drama, with every match beamed into homes across the Seven Seas, FIBA's version has yet to garner such broadcast clout (only Team USA games have been broadcast on television domestically thus far). While FIBA World Cup may never enjoy the same worldwide cachet as the FIFA World Cup, there are a few signs that basketball is closing the gap on soccer's stronghold as the world's most popular sport. ccording to the consulting firm A.T. Kearney, basketball, as represented by the NBA, constituted about 6 percent of the global sports market in terms of revenue generated in 2009, at 2.7 billion Euros. Soccer, on the other hand, swallowed a staggering 43 percent of the market, with a take of 19.5 billion Euros. Much has changed in the last five years...
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...COURSE: Eng3003 9105 Writing for Professions 1 Social Media Overview of Nike Nike has created awareness with the way it present and make use of social media sites. Presenting in this essay, is going to be an overview of how Nike make use of professional social sites. Nike operates its marketing system online through social sites like Facebook, twitter, LinkedIn, etc. Nike also has its own online blog which is Nike.com. Nike is making full and efficient use of social site in many ways in the sense they generally try to increase sales and show off (advertisement) their new products using social media. Nike’s Blog is been connected to each of the company’s social media account which it then uploads information about new products to update its customers. Nike is a brand and company that faces competition from other company like Puma, Adidas, and Under Armor etc. Nike, Inc. is an American worldwide association that is occupied with the arrangement, progression, amassing and general promoting and offers of footwear, apparel, apparatus, embellishments and organizations. It was founded in the 1964 with its name as Blue Ribbon dons by Phil knight and Bill Bowerman and later, it authoritatively got to be Nike in 1971. According to Sage (2008), the association’s headquarter is located close to Beaverton, Oregon in Portland metropolitan area (Para.12). It is among the world’s greatest and biggest suppliers of athletic/sport shoes and attire and a foremost maker of recreations equipment...
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