Module 3- Football

1.FIFA World Cup

Brazil has won biggest number of titles. Brazil has won 5 titles (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002).

This is Brazil’s flag




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2.Diego Maradona

He made his debut in First Division the 20th October, 1976 against Talleres de Córdoba. In ten days he was going to be 16 years old. The trainer, Juan Carlos Montes sent him into the field: "Go, Diego. Do what you know". And he did it. To begin with, a wonderful shot through the legs of the first rival he met when he touched the ball for the first time. He played with that t-shirt until 1980.

Personal information
Date of birth 30 October 1960
Place of birth Lanús, Argentina
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position
Attacking Midfielder/Second Striker
Youth career
1969–1976 Argentinos Juniors
Senior career
1976–1981 Argentinos Juniors
1982–1984 FC Barcelona
1984–1991 Napoli
1992–1993 Sevilla
1993 Newell's Old Boys
1995–1997 Boca Juniors
National team
1977–1994 Argentina
Teams managed
1994 Mandiyú de Corrientes
1995 Racing Club
2008– Argentina

Diego Maradona







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3.The first black international football player

The first black international football player was Andrew Watson. Born in British Guiana, he was a proper celebrity in the Victorian era, winning three caps for Scotland in the 1880s. He also became the first non-white player to feature in the FA Cup.
Andrew Watson was the son of a wealthy Scottish sugar planter Peter Miller and a local woman named Rose Watson. He was educated at King's College School, where records show he excelled at sports including football. He later studied philosophy, mathematics and engineering at University of Glasgow when he was 19, where his love of football blossomed. He played in the full back position, on either the right or the left flank.








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4. First description of the football match

The first description of a football match in England was written by William Fitz Stephen in about 1170. He records that while visiting London he noticed that "after dinner all the youths of the city goes out into the fields for the very popular game of ball." He points out that every trade had their own football team. "The elders, the fathers, and the men of wealth come on horseback to view the contests of their juniors, and in their fashion sport with the young men; and there seems to be aroused in these elders a stirring of natural heat by viewing so much activity and by participation in the joys of unrestrained youth."

Football Photo of football match






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5. The first player to score 2000 points in a career.

George Blanda was the first player to score 2000 points in a career.George retired after 26 years, playing in both the old AFL and the NFL, scoring a total of 2002 points


George Blanda















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6. David Beckham

He’s real name is David Robert Joseph Beckham and he’s nickname is Big. David Robert Joseph Beckham was born on May 2nd 1975, in Leytonstone, London. Although living in the capital city, he always supported Manchester United and that's probably because his dad, Ted, was a massive Red Devils fan. He first saw Man. United when his dad took him to White Hart Lane. Since then, he started liking the stars as Bryan Robson, Gordon Strachan, Frank Staphelon and Remi Moses. His parents always bought him a brand new football for Christmas. He also had a new Man. United kit every year and his mum's dad always bought him the new Tottenham kit.
David's dream of becoming a footballer began when he was about 8 years old. His first team Ridgeway Rovers was taken up in the local newspaper when they won the Fyfield five-a-side soccer tournament. In a later match they won 23-0! The article said that Big had played an outstanding game on the right wing. In the next three years, Beckham was scoring more than a hundred goals of the Enfield District League; at 11, watching Blue Peter, he saw a piece about Bobby Charlton's Soccer Skills Tournament. He won, with the highest score ever, and he won at Old Trafford, the home of the tournament and of Manchester United. The lifelong devotion of Beckham to United - "There was never another team for me" - said his father, was a source of some puzzlement to his resolutely southern friends and team-mates.

David Beckham




Also watch the video of David Beckham best goals.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF9Pahclz3Y&feature=related

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7.Edison Arantes do Nascimento

Edison Arantes do Nascimento , best known by his nickname Pelé.
In his native Brazil, Pelé is hailed as a national hero. He is known for his accomplishments and contributions to the game of football in addition to being officially declared football ambassador of the world by FIFA and a national treasure by the Brazilian government. He is also acknowledged for his vocal support of policies to improve the social conditions of the poor (when he scored his 1,000th goal he dedicated it to the poor children of Brazil). During his career, he became known as "The King of Football" , "The King Pelé" or simply "The King".
Pelé's technique and natural athleticism have been universally praised and during his playing years he was renowned for his excellent dribbling and passing, his pace, powerful shot, exceptional heading ability, and prolific goalscoring.
He is the all-time leading scorer of the Brazil national football team and is the only footballer to be a part of three World Cup-winning teams. In 1962 he was on the Brazilian squad at the start of the World Cup but because of an injury suffered in the second match, he wasn't able to play the remainder of the tournament. In November 2007 FIFA announced that he would be awarded the 1962 medal retroactively, making him the only player in the world to have three World Cup winning medals.

Pele









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8.Gridiron or tackle football

American football, known in the United States simply as football and often as gridiron or tackle football outside the United States, is a competitive team sport known for combining strategy with physical play. The objective of the game is to score points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. The ball can be advanced by carrying it (a running play) or by throwing it to a teammate (a passing play). Points can be scored in a variety of ways, including carrying the ball over the opponent's goal line, catching a pass thrown over that goal line, kicking the ball through the goal posts at the opponent's end zone, or tackling an opposing ball carrier within his end zone. The winner is the team with the most points when the time expires.
The sport is also played outside the United States. National professional and collegiate leagues exist in United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Finland, Sweden, Japan, Mexico, Israel, Spain, Austria, and several Pacific Island nations
The best NFL teams (top10)
1. Patriots
2. Colts
3. Packers
4. Cowboys
5. Jags
6. Chargers
7. Steelers
8. Browns
9. Bucks
10. Vikings

American football. Picture of the game.







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9.When and where was football originally first invented?

Documented evidence of an activity resembling football can be found in the Chinese military manual Zhan Guo Ce compiled between the 3rd century and 1st century BC. It describes a practice known as cuju ( literally "kick ball"), which originally involved kicking a leather ball through a small hole in a piece of silk cloth which was fixed on bamboo canes and hung about 9 m above ground. During the Han Dynasty (206 BC–220 AD), cuju games were standardized and rules were established. Variations of this game later spread to Japan and Korea, known as kemari and chuk-guk respectively. By the Chinese Tang Dynasty (618–907), the feather-stuffed ball was replaced by an air-filled ball and cuju games had become professionalized, with many players making a living playing cuju. Also, two different types of goal posts emerged: One was made by setting up posts with a net between them and the other consisted of just one goal post in the middle of the field.





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10.How is Estonia ranked on the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking 2009?

FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking-76 Estonia
Continental Ranking-39 Estonia



Estonian flag




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