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Fun Facts About Soccer

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DID YOU KNOW THAT… The word favourite doesn’t mean much in soccer (football) today. Paraguay won the silver medal in soccer in the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece. DID YOU KNOW THAT… In 1962 the FIFA World Championship was held in Chile for the first time. Brazil captured an unprecedented 2nd FIFA World Cup by defeating Czechoslovaquia (currently Czech Republic) on June 17, 1962, in Santiago de Chile. DID YOU KNOW THAT… The 2010 FIFA World Championship was scheduled to be held in South Africa. DID YOU KNOW THAT… Japan …

Brazil National Soccer Team – The Elite Brazilian Soccer Team

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Brazil National Soccer Team has been the most successful in the history of World Cup and has consistently remained as the strongest soccer nation in the world. As soccer has been a sacred part of the Brazilians, they are proud to produce one of the most talented players which have dominated the World Cup competitions. The Brazilian team has made numerous achievements in the world of soccer which gained them the recognition of different organization in soccer. They do not just capture the attention of the most soccer enthusiasts they …

Top 10 Moments in Football History

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10. Luis Figo, a world famous football star, who played for FC Barcelona from 1995 till 2000. He was arguably the fans’ most favorite player in FC Barcelona, until 2000. That’s when “it” happened, Barcelona’s biggest rivals, Real Madrid, decided to splash the cash and break the transfer list fees record by getting Luis to Real Madrid. The move caused outrage among Barcelona fans, Madrid got him for a world record fee of 38 Million Pounds. And that’s when the fun begins, during the match between FC Barcelona and Real …