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Stunning Soccer Players – Brothers In Arms

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Today soccer is ranked as one of the world’s leading sports for commoners. In 1904, The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), was formed, followed by the first World Cup international competition in 1930. Although it took the United States years to enter the soccer arena on a widespread basis, the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) was formed in 1913. Following Pele’s retirement, the North American Soccer League slowly lost fan support, finally dissolving in 1985. It wasn’t until the men’s World Cup competition, was held in the United States in …

American Football League Records – Legends of the Game

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The American Football League (AFL) is best known as a professional football league that operated from 1960-1969. However, the AFL was in existence prior to 1960, during the years of 1926, 1936-1937, and 1940-1941. From 1960-1969, the AFL enjoyed the bulk of its success and found itself in direct competition with the National Football League (NFL), with which it would merge in 1970. Even though the NFL and the AFL were rivals before the merger, the NFL considers the records set by AFL teams and players their own. American Football …

National Football League: Say No to Thugs! Part One

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“What the heck is going on out there???” the Great Man would say if he were here today commenting on the numerous incidents of National Football League players getting arrested–for all sort of crimes, from DUI, to physical violence to weapons charges. It’s really depressing when you look at the National Football League headlines on Web sites like ESPN.com and most of what you find involves reports of players getting in trouble with the law. Sports are supposed to be a pleasant diversion from the ugliness we see in the …

English Football – Clubs Entering Administration

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When a football club finds itself in financial difficulty there is a way it can avoid liquidation and continue to trade as a business. It is called entering administration and is sometimes referred to as going into admin. A team of administrators is appointed to run the club. This is embarrassing for the chairman and directors as it gives the impression they have run the club in a bad way. In most cases, that is exactly what has happened. Some argue the penalties for an English football club entering administration …

Interview With Youth Football Coach Dave Cisar

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Here is the text of an Interview I did with the Single Wing Sentinel. The Sentinel is a great resource for Single Wing coaches as it showcases High School teams around the country that are running the Single Wing Offense. 10 Questions with Dave Cisar Single Wing Sentinel: What drew you into coaching? Dave Cisar: When I was growing up, the game taught me lessons that I used later in life in school and business. Had the game and coaching not been there and those lessons not been taught, I …

AAFL – Another American Football League

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With the buzz growing around the new AAFL, is the U.S. ready for yet another American football league? The All American Football League thinks so. What is it? Football by any other name. The AAFL is hoping to attract football fans who need an outlet for professional football in the NFL’s offseason. What’s the attraction? Besides a spring and early summer season, the AAFL is associating itself with colleges known for football to attract college football fans in their offseason. This is critical to its approach because it intends to …

National Football League (NFL) Football – A League Of Its Own

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Certain activities define the character of a nation. Likewise, the National Football League (NFL) defines the American character probably more than anything else. Conceived as the American Professional Football Association in 1920, it soon adopted the name National Football League in 1922. Undoubtedly the largest of all professional football leagues in America, NFL is made up of 32 teams coming from numerous American regions and cities. With seeds in the American college football genre, NFL football is a direct descendant of rugby football. Rugby football, in its turn, was imported …