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The Romans and the Greeks had many games that were close to soccer and the game called Harpastum is the game thought to be one soccer could have evolved from. juventus , levski sofia , lille osc , 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. olympique marseille , lyon , osasuna , panathinaikos The early sport was extremely violent but very popular all over the country. King Edward III thought it to be so violent that he wanted to ban common people from playing it but that never came to fruition. parma , partizan , psg , psv eindhoven But no matter if football was played primarily with the upper or lower body and regardless if it should or should not involve the use of hands, the fact still remains that it is the biggest success in sports history. ac milan , ajax fc , anderlecht , as roma , atletico madrid , bayer leverkusen In addition, the club's home stadium Pittodrie represents a milestone in history as the first all-seated stadium in Britain. bayern munich , benfica , besiktas , bordeaux , sc braga , celtic The club would reach their glory years during the eighties under Alex Ferguson, who became Aberdeen's manager in 1978. cska moscow , cska sofia , deportivo la coruna 2. The Aberdeen Football Club is the only Scottish team to have won two European trophies, both of them in 1983 - the European Cup Winners Cup against Real Madrid on May 11 and the European Super Cup against the European Cup holders Hamburg later that year. dinamo kiev , espanyol , fc barca Every player should know well the techniques and habits of the fellow across the line from him before the game starts. Coaches give you detailed scouting reports of the various opponents and show you movies of different games. fc basel , porto , fenerbahce So far I haven't found many of these sites as being free. There is however one in particular that charges a very low fee, probably one of the cheaper sites online. fiorentina , galatasaray , inter milan How good is the quality? Is there going to be advertisements spattered all over the web page slowing down the feed? racing santander , rangers fc , real madrid This would seem to demonstrate the power of, in this case, white-dominated constructions of reality. sampdoria , schalke 04 , sevilla The drive for greater autonomy has done little to endear Catalans, often labelled as thrifty, joyless souls by the rest of Spain. shakhtar donetsk , sporting , lazio The Premiership's one of the fastest leagues around. Well yes it is, but Sven proved he could successfully manage an English club when he took over at Manchester City. steaua bucuresti , st etienne , zenit We all know it's a totally different game at international level. wolfsburg , werder , villareal cf During his time in the top job, Sven wasn't without his critics. Many saw his calmness as indifference. No, leaping around in the technical area certainly wasn't Sven's thing. valencia , udinese calcio , fc arsenal Unlike Sven, McClaren was better known as a man in the shadows rather than as a team coach. aston villa , bolton wanderers , chelsea After Sven's departure, McClaren was short listed for the manager's job. everton , liverpool , manchester city The decision to drop Beckham didn't make sense to me then and it still doesn't now. man united , middlesbrough fc , newcastle . It will always be a mystery to me why Mcclaren brought on another striker when all we had to do was keep the score level at 2-2. 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. vfb stuttgart The pyramid system has provided the platform that allows the Premier League to flourish as the best football league in the world. tottenham hotspur The FA Vase is open for teams from level 9-11 and the FA National League System Cup is contested by representative teams from each league of level 11. west bromich albion The participants of the top four levels, from the Premier League to League Two, are often referred to as league clubs and consist of full-time professional clubs. west ham utd Nou Mestalla which is situated in the north-western part of the city is due to be completed in 2009, and being 30,000 seats larger than Estadio Mestalla, will become Valencia's new home. wigan athletic Whether you choose to attend a match or not you will be hard pressed to spend time in Valencia during the football season and to not be made aware of the avid following they have.
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