10 Things You Didn’t Know About The Real Madrid Football Club

The Real Madrid Football Club is probably one of the biggest clubs in the world today, but how much do the fans out there of this iconic club really know? Here are just some of the few facts out there that might not be well known as of yet. 1. Real Madrid holds the record as the most effective team in the Spanish Football aspect and was voted by FIFA as the most successful club of the 20th century. 2. Real Madrid Football Club was founded at the hands of …

Hull City Football Club – Tigers Eye Fox

It is no secret there has been a lack of goals at Hull City Football Club this season and the priority addition to the squad must surely be in the guise of a striker. Well, no sooner have news agencies received word that a takeover of the club is all but signed, sealed and delivered, it appears manager Nigel Pearson is wasting absolutely no time trying to find the man to fill the goal scoring void at the Tigers… As ever, many web based fanzines like to keep you ahead …

Champions League Football

The Champions League is a competition of football among the various seasonal clubs. UEFA also known as Union of European Football Associations which is the managing body of European football organizes the Champions League. The Football club that wins the Champions League is awarded the most coveted trophy called the European Champion Club’s Cup. The foundation of the Champions League The tournament which was formerly called the ‘European Cup’ was initiated by a French sports journalist L’Equipe in the year 1955. The tournament was rechristened as the UEFA Champions League …

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Espanyol Football Club

1. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona is said to be the sixth most successful football team in Spain, despite being continually overshadowed by the ever-popular FC Barcelona. 2. This was the first club to be formed exclusively by Spanish fans, unlike clubs like FC Barcelona, which were founded by immigrants. Ángel Rodríguez founded the club with the help of his school mates from the University of Barcelona. 3. The blue and white stripes on the shirt colors that were adopted in 1910 were inspired by the colors on the Catalan Admiral …

Barcelona Football Club – The New Line Up For 2007-2008

Players in: Thierry Henry, Arsenal (£16.1m) Yaya Toure, Monaco (£6.1m) Eric Abidal, Lyon (£10m) Gabi Milito, Real Zaragoza (£12.1m) Players Out: Giovanni Van Bronckhorst, Feyenoord (Free) Maxi Lopez, FC Moscow (£1.3m) Javier Saviola, Real Madrid (Free) Ludovic Giuly, Roma (£2m) Belletti, Chelsea (£3.7m) Motta, Atletico Madrid (undisclosed) The summer transfer window saw some interesting activity for Barcelona, including the signing of Thierry Henry from Arsenal after months of speculation. This addition to Barcelona’s strike force should create a wealth of opportunities up front, although Henry has admitted to finding it …

Who Qualifies For the FIFA World Youth Championship 2009?

The soccer tournament is for players under the age of 20 and this year it is scheduled to be held in Rwanda from 18 January to 1 February 2009. The 8 participating teams this year include Mali, Cameroon, Ghana and Rwanda forming Group A and South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt and Cote d’Ivoire forming Group B.These players were selected after the Preliminary Round first leg matches held from 18 April to 20 April 2008, and the Second Round second legs matches from 2 May to 4 May 2008, followed by First …

History & Progress of FC Barcelona Football Club

You can visit the fantastic city of Barcelona, if you want to have wonderful football vacation in Europe. The fabulous capital of Catalonia certainly is one of the top venues to enjoy football in Europe. Located on the mouths of Llobregat & Besòs Rivers on the Mediterranean coast, Barcelona surely is a perfect destination for football. Football is the first passion for the Catalan People. Probably that was the reason that FIFA chose Barcelona as venue for several matches of the 1982 Football World Cup. The magnificent city is widely …