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Which World Football League Is The Best Of The Best

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Serie A, La Liga and the Premiership all voice strong claims to be the finest football league in the world today. However, which of these has the most genuine claim. The recognition of being the best is an honor that dictates not just bragging rights, but also the ability to draw the finest players and sponsorship contracts to secure the mantle yet further. There are countless factors to consider; the players the leagues have now, the trophies won by their clubs, the quality of football played and the stature of …

A Guide to the RCD Espanyol Football Club

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RCD Espanyol or the Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a Catalan football club, which was formed in 1900; it boasts an incredible record in the Spanish La Liga over the past few decades. RCD Espanyol’s strengths have been in the youth academy and the club is extremely popular for spotting and nurturing young Spanish talent. The team is based in Barcelona and their home ground is Estadi Cornellà-El Prat, which has a capacity of seating 40,000. The team has won the Spanish league three times and was considered …

Coaching Youth Football – Lessons Learned from Other Sports

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Lessons Learned From Other Sports Some lessons learned in coaching youth football have really helped me in coaching other sports I know very little about. In 2002 the Screaming Eagles Youth Football Program decided we would start a baseball program. The problem was I had not coached baseball before and over 90% of our kids had never put a glove on, as baseball popularity has declined dramatically in the inner-city. Since we had been able to completely turn around our football program from the bottom of the league to the …

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

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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 …

Possibly the Six Greatest Footballers That Have not Played in a World Cup

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Since the first ever World Cup of football in 1930, it has been the ultimate stage for any footballer. Representing your country at the highest level is the dream of almost any sportsperson. Sometimes, however, a player will be regarded by many as one of, maybe even the best in the world, but for reasons beyond their control does not make it to a World Cup in their career. In other instances, reasons within their control, for example, bad attitude hinder their chances for international football. In this article, I …

FC Barcelona Players – Xavi

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If you had been asked which Spanish player was going to be voted player of the tournament before Euro 2008 started, can you honestly say you would have said Xavi Hernandez? If the answer is yes, then I hope you had a good bet on it because the odds must have been tremendous. And yet, by the end of the tournament everybody could see what Barcelona fans had known for years – Xavi Hernandez is a playmaker supreme. Born in Terrassa in January, 1980, Xavi is another of those priceless …

FC Barcelona Players: Thierry Henry

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Thierry Henry, who was born in Les Ulis, France in August of 1977, is a star footballer for FC Barcelona as well as the French national team. All well-known sporting face, he has fronted ad campaigns for some of the biggest sportswear manufacturers on the planet. Not content to be merely a sports superstar he is also an ardent activist, raising awareness about children and poverty and combating racism in football and the world. Some of his most well known appearances have taken place during the Nike “‘Stand Up, Speak …