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Malian Footballer Cheick Diabaté

Soccer — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:03:35 +0000

Cheick Diabaté is a professional Malian football player. Currently, he plays the position of striker for Bordeaux in the French Ligue 1, though he has recently been demoted to a Ligue 2 club. His full name is Cheick Tidiane Diabaté, but he is often referred to solely by his last name. He is regarded as [...]

RCD Mallorca: Get To Know Los Bermellones

Soccer — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:41:38 +0000

RCD Mallorca is one of Spain’s most important professional football teams. Based in Palma, Majorca, the team was founded in 1916, making it the oldest club playing in the Balearic Islands. The team is alternately known as Los Bermellones or the Vermillions due to their dominant red and black uniforms. Since 1999, the team’s homeground [...]

The Collegiate Club: RCD Espanyol

Soccer — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:15:08 +0000

One of the first three teams to ever compete in the Copa del Rey in 1902, RCD Espanyol – also known as Espanyol is one of Spain’s First Division soccer clubs that has, for over a century, been a competitor in the Spanish league. Espanyol were conferred with the ‘Real’ title in 1912, joining clubs [...]

Preview Of Inter Milan Football Club

Soccer — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:33:40 +0000

F.C. Internazionale Milano commonly referred to as Inter Milan or simply Inter, is one of the most successful teams in the Italian Serie A league and Europe in general. The team has played in the league for over a century without ever being relegated to the lower division. During this triumphant stint, they have collected [...]

An Overview Of The Copa Del Rey

Soccer — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:18:38 +0000

Since its inception in 1902, the Copa del Rey has been Spain’s premier football championship producing some of the most electrifying soccer the world has ever seen. Since 2002, the tournament has seen nine different clubs win the coveted championship trophy and continues to be the marquee tournament for Spanish football clubs. Tournament History The [...]

Football Club FC Anzhi Makhachkala

Soccer — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:43:56 +0000

You likely have never heard of the Republic of Dagostan, a federal subject to the Russian state, but you may have heard of one of their most famous cultural exports: FC Anzhi Makhachkala, a professional football club that boasts a twenty-year history of play in the Russian premiere league, and briefly the European Champions League. [...]

A Profile Of Alessandro Del Piero

Soccer — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:48:45 +0000

Alessandro Del Piero is a World Cup winning Italian football player. He plays the position of forward and he is a currently a club captain for Serie A club Juventus. He has also been a prominent member of the Italian national team. During his career, he has been honored many times. In addition to being [...]

Brazilian Football Star Ronaldinho

Soccer — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:54:54 +0000

Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, who is more commonly known as Ronaldinho, is a Brazilian football player who plays for both the Brazilian national team as well as Flamengo, a team in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. His position is forward, though he also is skilled at playing the attacking midfielder position. He is one of [...]

German Footballer Mario Götze

Soccer — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:41:03 +0000

Mario Götze is a talented German football player who currently plays the position of attacking midfielder for the Borussia Dortmund club of the German Bundesliga league. He is a very versatile player, given the fact that he often lines up at right wing or in at central midfield instead of in his usual attacking position. [...]

German Footballer Mesut Özil

Soccer — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:21:21 +0000

Mesut Özil is an attacking midfielder who plays for Real Madrid of the Spanish La Liga, and for the German national team. He has been a member of his national team since 2009, and he gained notoriety with an outstanding showing during the 2010 World Cup. Özil’s playing style is characterized by his willingness to [...]

About The FIFA World Player Of The Year Award

Soccer — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:57:35 +0000

The FIFA World Player of the Year award was an award given to the world’s best male and female football players. It has since been replaced by the FIFA Ballon d’Or as of the 2010 season. This award was a very prestigious honor and it was voted on by coaches and captains of internationally recognized [...]

Real Madrid C.F. Soccer

Soccer — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:26:40 +0000

Real Madrid C.F. is a professional soccer club, and it is located in Madrid, Spain. The club was founded in 1902. The word Real means Royal in Spanish. The name, Royal, was given to the team by King Alfonso XIII. This club began to make a name for itself throughout European soccer in the 50’s. [...]

The UEFA Champions League Is A Fan’s Dream League

Soccer — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:59:59 +0000

Imagine if all sports could brag about having a competition where the finest teams in the world join together to play a separate schedule for an ultimate trophy. It is inconceivable that the NFL could accomplish this, let alone any other league in the world. Yet that is what world football accomplished with the UEFA [...]

The Career Of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Soccer — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:09:36 +0000

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was born on June 18, 1989. He is a Gabonese footballer, and he is currently playing for the French soccer club, Saint Etienne. This is a Ligue 1 club. He also represents Gabon internationally. His playing position is forward. In January 2007, he joined the youth team, AC Milan. That August, the squad [...]

Arjen Robben – Professional Football Player

Soccer — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:53:35 +0000

Arjen Robben is a Dutch football player who currently plays for Bayern Munich, which is a member of the German Bundesliga. He is often referred to as a forward, but he typically lines up behind the forwards in the winger position. As a footballer, Robben is notable for his fantastic dribbling skills. In addition to [...]

All About Brazilian Football Player Kaká

Soccer — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:41:18 +0000

Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, who is better known as Kaká, is a Brazilian football player who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Real Madrid FC, as well as the Brazilian national team. He began playing football at the young age of eight, but he was also heavily invested in the sport of tennis [...]

A Profile On Andrés Iniesta

Soccer — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:38:15 +0000

Andrés Iniesta is a well-known football player for La Liga’s FC Barcelona, as well as the Spanish national team. His position is central midfielder, which means that he possesses a number of diverse football-related skills. He began playing as a defensive midfielder, but thanks to his many abilities including balance and ball control, he became [...]

Marco Reus: German Rising Star

Soccer — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:19:35 +0000

Marco Reus was born May 31, 1989 in Dortmund Germany. Until January of 2012, he was playing for the Bundesliga club team Borussia Monchengladbach, but earlier this month, he signed a deal that brings him back to Dortlund where he first began playing the game. In 1995, at the age of six, he played with [...]

La Liga – Spain’s Finest Football League

Soccer — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:38:54 +0000

In Spain, the premier football league is known as La Liga. It is actually the first division of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. It is the top professional association football league in Spain and it consists of twenty teams. Each year, the bottom three teams in the league are relegated to the secondary, or [...]

Carles Rexach: A Brief Look At A Long Career

Soccer — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:15:16 +0000

Carles Rexach was born January 13, 1947 in Barcelona. He formally worked as a football player and a manager. Most of his playing and managing years were spent at FC Barcelona. He played for them for twenty two years, and then he worked for them for another twenty two years. In 1965, Carles Rexach made [...]