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The Japanese called their idea of soccer Kemari and it is said that it originated about three thousand years ago. juventus , levski , lille , olympiakos This version called Pok t’ Pok was also quite violent and the use of weapons was allowed at times. The losing team was beheaded, no worries of a losing streak. marseille , olympique lyon , osasuna , panathinaikos By far the most popular sport worldwide is football. Every year, millions of fans come together to experience the exciting moments offered by football players in venues around the globe. parma , partizan , psg , psv eindhoven Whilst in most English-speaking countries the word "football" usually refers to Association football (soccer being a slang abbreviation of the word "Association") in the countries of Canada, Samoa and the United States football is used to refer to the game of rugby-also referred to as North American football and Gaelic football. milan , afc ajax , anderlecht , as roma , atletico madrid , bayer leverkusen The Aberdeen Football Club is the pride of the city. The team has won the European Cup once (1983) and the European Super Cup that same year, making it the only Scottish team to have won two European trophies. bayern munich , benfica , besiktas , fc bordeaux , sc braga , celtic Ferguson quickly led the club to their second League title in 1979-80, followed by three successive Scottish Cup triumphs from 1982 to 1984, two more League titles in 1983-84 and 1984-85, and the European Cup Winners' Cup victory over powerhouse Real Madrid in May 1983 which made Aberdeen F.C. only the third Scottish team to ever win a European trophy. It quickly followed this up with a European Super Cup championship in December 1983. cska moscow , cska sofia , deportivo la coruna Trivial lovers will appreciate the following titbits about the Aberdeen Football Club: 1. Goalkeeper Mark de Clerck scored on his debut versus Berwick Rangers in 1980. It was a unique instance that featured a Belgian goalkeeper, signed from a Dutch club, scoring for a Scottish side on English soil. dinamo kiev , espanyol , fc barcelona This is very good. But, for a player to be really effective instead of just average, he should look at game films before practice and at home all during the week on his own time. fc basel , fc porto , fenerbahce And as far as I can tell the streams are extremely high quality, which is exactly what you would want if you couldn't watch your games on the tube and had to watch them online. fiorentina , galatasaray , inter milan It's been said of the nationalist leaders of Catalunya and Spain's other regions armed with claims to autonomy, that they're out of touch with the woof and warp of mainstream society. Nationalist aspirations, some say, may have peaked. racing santander , rangers fc , real madrid While Jane Elliot's exercise has roots in tackling racism, there are other constructions of reality that cause irrational divisions and sometimes very real difference. sampdoria , schalke 04 , sevilla Big league Spanish clubs have powerful local identities, which have often been used to reinforce social cohesion politically, while the national side has lacked style and success over recent decades. shakhtar donetsk , sporting lisbon , lazio Sven might have been dubbed the "Iceman" for his seemingly cold approach to pressure but it can't be denied that he had a good CV when he took the manager's job in 2001. steaua , st etienne , zenit You don't have nearly as many players to draw upon for a start. vfl wolfsburg , werder , villareal Such obstinate pride is a big part of what's made our country great. valencia cf , udinese calcio , fc arsenal After all, even the United chairman got his name wrong. aston villa , bolton wanderers , chelsea After Sven's departure, McClaren was short listed for the manager's job. everton , liverpool , man city Why fail to include the bloke who either scored or set up half the goals for England in the last world cup? manchester united , middlesbrough fc , newcastle From our history he should know that England do enough to get through and no more. portsmouth After the Croatian match, there would have been more chance of Newcastle United signing Ronaldo than McClaren staying on as manager. stoke city Apart from the defeat against France we've done pretty well so far, although most of the games haven't exactly been played against top opponents. stuttgart This doesn't include the amateur game which is prevalent in England, often referred to as Sunday League football. hotspur The FA Trophy is contested between clubs situated in levels 5-8 and the Conference League Cup restricted to levels 5 and 6. wba As you move down the levels the stronger clubs remain professional, yet the majority are amateur. west ham utd Valencia CF has 45,000 registered official supporters, with a further 20,000 currently on the waiting list who will be registered with the move to Nou Mestalla in 2009. wigan athletic fc Alternatively the nos. 10 and 80 buses will also get you there. It is located very close to the Universitat de Valencia in the east of the city.
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