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Ballon D`Or 2010

faris21 — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 15:57:37 +0800

Who u voting for and why
i pick Xavi , he totally conquer the field with his vision

Paul The Octopus dies

faris21 — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 21:12:58 +0800

Paul the World Cup octopus dies in his tank in Germany

Paul the octopus, an unlikely star of the 2010 World Cup who 'predicted' the outcome of eight matches, has died at an aquarium in Germany.

Staff at the Sea Life centre in Oberhausen said they were "devastated" to learn that he had passed away during the night.

Paul made his name by successfully choosing a mussel from one of two boxes bearing the flags of competing nations.

Octopuses rarely live beyond two years so his death was not unexpected.

The centre's manager, Stefan Porwoll, said that Paul had correctly guessed the winner of seven of Germany's World Cup matches, including their defeat, and had "enthused people across every continent".

As the tournament progressed, the octopus's uncanny knack of selecting the correct box drew increasing interest from the world's media, culminating in his choice of Spain as the eventual winner.

He became an instant hero in Spain, prompting a request to have him put on display at Madrid zoo.

Amid the euphoria, he was even made an honorary citizen of a Spanish town before being made an ambassador for England's 2018 World Cup bid.

The Oberhausen centre said he had seemed fine when last checked on Monday night but was found dead on Tuesday morning.

"We are consoled by the knowledge that he enjoyed a good life," Mr Porwoll said.

The prophetic cephalopod's brief but extraordinary life is unlikely to be forgotten.

A documentary has been filmed and books and toys are already planned for the Christmas market.

"It's a sad day. Paul was rather special but we managed to film Paul before he left this mortal earth," said his agent, Chris Davies.

A memorial is to be erected at the aquarium in his memory.

Futbol Club De Barcelona ~ Palau Blaugrana

faris21 — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:59:15 +0800

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On November 29, 1899, Hans Gamper founded Futbol Club Barcelona, along with eleven other enthusiasts of 'foot-ball', a game that was still largely unknown in this part of the world.
He could never have imagined the magnitude of what that initiative would eventually develop into. Over more than one hundred years of history, FC Barcelona has grown spectacularly in every area and has progressed into something much greater than a mere sports club, turning Bar?a?s ?more than a club? slogan into a reality.

Bar?a has become, for millions of people all around the world, a symbol of their identity, and not just in a sporting sense, but also in terms of society, politics and culture. Throughout the most difficult of times, Bar?a was the standard that represented Catalonia and the Catalan people's desire for freedom, a symbolism that has continued to be closely linked to the idiosyncrasy of the Club and its members to this day. Within the context of Spain, Bar?a is seen as an open and democratic club. And all around the world, Bar?a is identified with caring causes, and most especially children through its sponsorship agreement with Unicef.

For a whole century, FC Barcelona has passed through moments of glory and pain, periods of brilliance and other less successful ones, epic victories and humbling defeats. But all these different moments have helped define the personality of a Club that, due to its peculiar nature, is considered unique in the world.

With over one hundred years of history, there have naturally been many different periods, both in a social and a sporting sense. In the early years (1899-1922) , from the foundation of the club to the construction of Les Corts stadium, Bar?a was a club that had to distinguish itself from all the other football teams in Barcelona, to the point that it would come to be identified with the city as a whole. Bar?a soon became the leading club in Catalonia, and also associated itself with the increasingly growing sense of Catalan national identity.

From Les Corts to the Camp Nou (1922-1957), the club went through contrasting periods. Its membership reached 10,000 for the first time, while football developed into a mass phenomenon and turned professional, and these were the years of such legendary figures as Alc?ntara and Samitier. But due to material difficulties and the political troubles of the Spanish Civil War and post-war period, the club was forced to overcome several adverse circumstances, including the assassination of president Josep Sunyol in 1936, the very person who had propagated the slogan ?sport and citizenship'. But the club survived, and a period of social and sporting recovery materialised in the form of the Camp Nou, coinciding with the arrival of the hugely influential Ladislau Kubala.

From the construction of the Camp Nou to the 75th anniversary (1957-1974) , Bar?a suffered mediocre results but was consolidated as an entity, with a constantly increasing membership and the slow but steady recovery, in the face of adversity, of its identity. A very clear sensation that was manifested for the first time ever in the words ?Bar?a, more than a club? proclaimed by president Narc?s de Carreras. The board presided by Agust? Montal brought a player to Barcelona who would change the history of the club, Johan Cruyff.

From the 7th anniversary to the European Cup (1974-1992) the club saw the conversion of football clubs to democracy, the start of Josep Llu?s N??ez?s long presidency, the extension of the Camp Nou on occasion of the 1982 World Cup and the Cup Winners Cup triumph in Basle (1979), a major success not just in a sporting sense but also in a social one, with an enormous and exemplary expedition of Bar?a supporters demonstrating to Europe the unity of the Barcelona and Catalan flags. Cruyff returned, this time as coach, and created what would come to be known as the 'Dream Team' (1990-1994), whose crowning glory was the conquest of the European Cup at Wembley (1992), thanks to Koeman?s famous goal.

From Wembley to Paris (1992-2006) was when the club?s most recent developments occurred in between its two greatest achievements, becoming champions of Europe. Josep Llu?s N??ez?s long presidency came to and end, and the club displayed its finest potential during the celebrations of the club Centenary. Following on from Joan Gaspart (2000-2003), the June 2003 election brought Joan Laporta into office, and the start of new social expansion, reaching 150,000 members, and more successes on the pitch, including two league titles and the Champions League won in Paris.

The grandeur of Futbol Club Barcelona is explained, among many other factors, by its impressive honours list. Very few clubs anywhere in the world have won so many titles. The Intercontinental Cup is the only major football trophy that has never made its way into the club museum, where the club's greatest pride and joy remain the two European Cups won at Wembley (1992) and in Paris (2006).

These were Bar?a's finest hours on the continental stage, but the Club also has the honour of being the only one to have appeared in every single edition of European club competition since the tournaments were first created back in 1955. Barcelona's many achievements in Europe include being considered 'King of the Cup Winners Cup', having won that title a record four times.

In addition, FC Barcelona also won three Fairs Cups (the tournament now known as the UEFA Cup) in 1958, 1960 and 1966. In 1971, Bar?a won that trophy outright in a match played between themselves, as the first ever winners of the competition, and Leeds United, as the last. But Bar?a not only rules in Europe, but also in Spanish competitions, specifically in the national cup, the Copa del Rey, which they have won 24 times, more than any other club.

The Spanish League has traditionally been one of the competitions Barcelona has found the hardest to win, but especially thanks to some wonderful seasons in the 1990s, a decade when six championships were won, and two more championships in the last two years, F?tbol Club Barcelona has now won 18 Spanish League titles.

2009 FIFA World Player of the Year

faris21 — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:19:00 +0800

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FIFA names World Player nominees

(FIFA.com) Monday 7 December 2009

The contenders for this year’s FIFA World Player of the Year and FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year awards, which will be presented at the Kongresshaus in Zurich, FIFA’s home city, on 21 December 2009, were announced on Monday. In alphabetical order, the male nominees are Andres Iniesta (Spain), Kaka (Brazil), Lionel Messi (Argentina), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) and Xavi (Spain), while Cristiane (Brazil), Inka Grings (Germany), Marta (Brazil), Birgit Prinz (Germany) and Kelly Smith (England) will contest the women’s award.

These nominees were confirmed after a poll in which the coaches and captains of men’s and women’s national teams from around the world voted for candidates from a list drawn up by football experts from the FIFA Football Committee and the FIFA Committee for Women’s Football.

The FIFA World Player Gala 2009 will have a number of exciting new features, including two new awards:

• The FIFA/FIFPro World XI, which will honour the best 11 players of the year as chosen by over 50,000 professional football players from all over the world.

• The FIFA Puskás Award, created in honour and in memory of Ferenc Puskás, the captain and star of the Hungarian national team during the 1950s, will be presented to the player – man or woman – who has scored the “most beautiful goal” during the past year.

For more information about the FIFA World Player Gala, including a list of previous winners, please visit www.FIFA.com.

Let vote and discuss

Unfair play goal

faris21 — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:46:34 +0800

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'Fair play' goal in Italy under investigation

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Legal and ethical questions surround Ascoli's decision to allow Reggina to score an unopposed goal in an effort to balance out a previous incident during an Italian second division (Serie B) match on Saturday.

Early in the first half, Reggina's Carlos Valdez pulled a muscle and attempted to kick the ball out of play so he could receive treatment. Oblivious to those intentions, Ascoli's Vincenzo Sommese intercepted the ball and set up teammate Mirko Antenucci for a goal as Reggina players protested.

A brawl ensued and Reggina defender Andrea Costa was sent off for hitting Sommese. Once the fury subsided and play resumed, Ascoli, sitting in the relegation zone at the bottom of the Serie B table, stood still to allow Reggina striker

Biagio Pagano to score an uncontested goal in an attempt at fairness.

Ascoli's gesture did not bring them good karma for the rest of the match, though, as they lost 3-1 even though Reggina was a man down.

Following the match, Ascoli manager Bepi Pillon (who, curiously enough, managed Reggina last season) said:

“We made the decision [to let Reggina score] all together, there is no single person responsible for it.

“We were locked in the changing rooms for two hours after the game to avoid the protests. There is too much exasperation in Italy, too many interests that force you to look only at the results. It’s not fun like this.”

The justifiable anger of its fans is not all Ascoli has to worry about in this decision, however. An investigation has now been launched to decide whether Reggina's free goal constitutes fair play or a breach of the rules and whether the fact that the referee did not stop Ascoli from scoring in the first place makes their goal legal.

So what seems to have been a gesture of kindness becomes a source of controversy that could have lasting effects. Who knew that allowing an opposing team to score (without trying to stop them) in a professional league match would cause such a problem?

Source: Football Italia

what a unfair goal, Ascoli take advantage when opponent get injury, luckily Reggina do the same to punish Ascoli

2009 Ballon d’Or

faris21 — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:04:10 +0800

2009 Ballon d’Or Top 10 List Revealed

Goal.com

The ten finalists for this year’s award have been announced…

France Football magazine has revealed the shortlist of the ten nominees who will vie for the 2009 Ballon d’Or award.

Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast, Chelsea)
Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon, Inter Milan)
Steven Gerrard (England, Liverpool)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden, FC Barcelona)
Andres Iniesta (Spain, FC Barcelona)
Kaka (Brazil, Real Madrid)
Lionel Messi (Argentina, FC Barcelona)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Real Madrid)
Wayne Rooney (England, Manchester United)
Xavi Hernandez (Spain, FC Barcelona)

Other players who made the full (30-player) list are, according to rankings are:

11. Fernando Torres (Liverpool)
12. Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal)
13. Edin Dzeko (Wolfsburg)
14. Ryan Giggs (Manchester United)
15. Thierry Henry (FC Barcelona)
16. Luis Fabiano (FC Sévilla), Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United), Iker Casillas (Real Madrid)
19. Diego Forlan (Atletico Madrid)
20. Yoann Gourcuff (Bordeaux)
21. Andreï Archavine (Arsenal), Julio Cesar (Inter Milan), Frank Lampard (Chelsea)
24. Maicon (Inter Milan)
25. Diego (Juventus)
26. David Villa (Valencia), John Terry (Chelsea)
28. Franck Ribéry (Bayern Munich), Yaya Touré (FC Barcelona)
30. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)

2009 FIFA World Player Of The Year

faris21 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:43:07 +0800

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Short lists for FIFA World Player awards revealed

(FIFA.com) Friday 30 October 2009

Who will be honoured with the title of FIFA World Player and FIFA Women's World Player for 2009? FIFA has today announced the names of the players on the short lists (see below) and the final decision will be made by the captains and head coaches of the men's and women's national teams.

At the beginning of December, FIFA will announce the names of the five men and five women who have received the most votes and the winners will be revealed at the 19th FIFA World Player Gala at the Zurich Kongresshaus on 21 December 2009.

It should be noted that coaches and captains may not vote for players from the national team they coach or play for.

The lists of 23 male and ten female candidates for these prestigious awards have been drawn up by football experts from the Football Committee and the Committee for Women's Football and the FIFA Women's World Cup.

The following 23 men (in alphabetical order) are in contention for the title of FIFA World Player 2009;

Michael Ballack (Germany), Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), Iker Casillas (Spain), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Diego (Brazil), Didier Drogba (Côte d'Ivoire), Michael Essien (Ghana), Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon), Steven Gerrard (England), Thierry Henry (France), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden), Andrés Iniesta (Spain), Kaká (Brazil), Frank Lampard (England), Luis Fabiano (Brazil), Lionel Messi (Argentina), Carles Puyol (Spain), Franck Ribéry (France), Wayne Rooney (England), John Terry (England), Fernando Torres (Spain), David Villa (Spain) and Xavi (Spain).

The following ten women (in alphabetical order) are in contention for the title of FIFA Women's World Player 2009;

Nadine Angerer (Germany), Sonia Bompastor (France), Cristiane (Brazil), Inka Grings (Germany), Mana Iwabuchi (Japan), Simone Laudehr (Germany), Marta (Brazil), Birgit Prinz (Germany), Kelly Smith (England) and Abby Wambach (USA).

so guys,who will win

my prediction
1 Messi (win everything)
2 Xavi (win everything + Euro 08)
3 Cristiano Ronaldo (win BPL, UCL runner-up)

Futbol Club De Barcelona ~ Palau Blaugrana

faris21 — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:01:35 +0800

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UEFA Champions League Fantasy Football

faris21 — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:49:01 +0800

http://en.uclfantasy.uefa.com

Game Rules

Code : 640-231

Prizes
PlayStation brings you the ultimate online football game where your choices will be the difference between doing well and winning some amazing prizes! All the superstars, all your decision. Be a winner in the 2008/09 season.

Phases
In the official UEFA Champions League Fantasy Football game, the top manager each matchday will win a PSP™ (PlayStation portable). The winners of the group phase, knockout phase and final four phase will win a PLAYSTATION®3 console.

Grand prize
If you are the ultimate footballing maestro then you will probably have a strong chance of winning the grand prize, a PLAYSTATION®3 and a fabulous Sony television.

Fixture

Matchday 1
16 September 2008
A Chelsea 20:45 Bordeaux
A Roma 20:45 CFR
B Panathinaikos 20:45 Internazionale
B Bremen 20:45 Anorthosis
C Basel 20:45 Shakhtar
C Barcelona 20:45 Sporting
D PSV 20:45 Atlético
D Marseille 20:45 Liverpool
17 September 2008
E Man. United 20:45 Villarreal
E Celtic 20:45 AaB
F Steaua 20:45 Bayern
F Lyon 20:45 Fiorentina
G Porto 20:45 Fenerbahçe
G Dynamo Kyiv 20:45 Arsenal
H Juventus 20:45 Zenit
H Real Madrid 20:45 BATE

Matchday 2
30 September 2008
E AaB 20:45 Man. United
E Villarreal 20:45 Celtic
F Fiorentina 20:45 Steaua
F Bayern 20:45 Lyon
G Arsenal 20:45 Porto
G Fenerbahçe 20:45 Dynamo Kyiv
H BATE 20:45 Juventus
H Zenit 20:45 Real Madrid
1 October 2008
A CFR 20:45 Chelsea
A Bordeaux 20:45 Roma
B Anorthosis 20:45 Panathinaikos
B Internazionale 20:45 Bremen
C Sporting 20:45 Basel
C Shakhtar 20:45 Barcelona
D Liverpool 20:45 PSV
D Atlético 20:45 Marseille

Matchday 3
21 October 2008
E Villarreal 20:45 AaB
E Man. United 20:45 Celtic
F Bayern 20:45 Fiorentina
F Steaua 20:45 Lyon
G Fenerbahçe 20:45 Arsenal
G Porto 20:45 Dynamo Kyiv
H Zenit 20:45 BATE
H Juventus 20:45 Real Madrid
22 October 2008
A Bordeaux 20:45 CFR
A Chelsea 20:45 Roma
B Internazionale 20:45 Anorthosis
B Panathinaikos 20:45 Bremen
C Shakhtar 20:45 Sporting
C Basel 20:45 Barcelona
D Atlético 20:45 Liverpool
D PSV 20:45 Marseille

Matchday 4
04 November 2008
A CFR 20:45 Bordeaux
A Roma 20:45 Chelsea
B Anorthosis 20:45 Internazionale
B Bremen 20:45 Panathinaikos
C Sporting 20:45 Shakhtar
C Barcelona 20:45 Basel
D Liverpool 20:45 Atlético
D Marseille 20:45 PSV
05 November 2008
E AaB 20:45 Villarreal
E Celtic 20:45 Man. United
F Fiorentina 20:45 Bayern
F Lyon 20:45 Steaua
G Arsenal 20:45 Fenerbahçe
G Dynamo Kyiv 20:45 Porto
H BATE 20:45 Zenit
H Real Madrid 20:45 Juventus

Matchday 5
25 November 2008
E Villarreal 20:45 Man. United
E AaB 20:45 Celtic
F Bayern 20:45 Steaua
F Fiorentina 20:45 Lyon
G Fenerbahçe 20:45 Porto
G Arsenal 20:45 Dynamo Kyiv
H Zenit 20:45 Juventus
H BATE 20:45 Real Madrid
26 November 2008
A Bordeaux 20:45 Chelsea
A CFR 20:45 Roma
B Internazionale 20:45 Panathinaikos
B Anorthosis 20:45 Bremen
C Shakhtar 20:45 Basel
C Sporting 20:45 Barcelona
D Atlético 20:45 PSV
D Liverpool 20:45 Marseille

Matchday 6
9 December 2008
A Chelsea 20:45 CFR
A Roma 20:45 Bordeaux
B Panathinaikos 20:45 Anorthosis
B Bremen 20:45 Internazionale
C Basel 20:45 Sporting
C Barcelona 20:45 Shakhtar
D PSV 20:45 Liverpool
D Marseille 20:45 Atlético
10 December 2008
E Man. United 20:45 AaB
E Celtic 20:45 Villarreal
F Steaua 20:45 Fiorentina
F Lyon 20:45 Bayern
G Porto 20:45 Arsenal
G Dynamo Kyiv 20:45 Fenerbahçe
H Juventus 20:45 BATE
H Real Madrid 20:45 Zenit

Futbol Club de Barcelona ~ Palau Blaugrana

faris21 — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:26:47 +0800

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World Cup 2010 Qualifying

faris21 — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:37:07 +0800

Concacaf

Slot : 3.5
4th best team will face South American teamDraw Format Concacaf

UEFA

Slot : 13.0
All group winner advancing directly to South Africa,The best eight runner-up will face off in four play-off match to decide who take four remaining slot

AFC

Slot : 4.5
(5th best team will face Ocenia Winner)Draw Format Asia

CAF

Slot :

South America
Slot : 4.5
Top four go through by right, with the side finishing fifth going into a play-off with the fourth-placed side from the CONCACAF zone

Lawn Bowl

faris21 — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:38:19 +0800

anyone play lawn bowl here
this is my team during lawn bowl tournament at Stadium Larkin

World XI and Classix IX

faris21 — Tue, 22 May 2007 11:24:31 +0800

Make your team (2 team)
Team 1(current player)
Team 2(all time player)

My team

Team 1(current player)

GK Gianliugi Buffon

RB Alessandro Nesta
FB Fabio Cannavaro
LB Roberto Carlos

DM Gennaro Gattuso
CM Anderson Deco
RM Cristiano Ronaldo
LM Juninho Pernambuchano
AM Kaka Leita

LF David Villa
RF Lionel Messi

Team 2(all time player)

GK Lev Yashin

RB Bobby Charlton
FB Franz Beckenbauer
LB Bobby Moore

CM Michel Platini
CM Zindine Zidane
RM Garrincha
LM Johan Cryuff
AM Ronaldinho Gaucho

LF Gerd Muller
RF Diego Maradona

Formula 1 Fantasy League

faris21 — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 14:48:46 +0800

You`re invited to join Formula 1 Fantasy UTM League via web
Fantasy F1http://www.playf1.com

As a team manager you have a budget of $90 million. What you have to do
with
this amount of money is to select a team consisting of min. 3 - max. 5
drivers, min. 1 - max. 2 engines, min 1 - max 2 chassis' and an
optional pit
babe. These engines, drivers and chassis' will score points based on
their
performances in the 17 races of 2007 F1 Season starting with Australia
in
March 18 and ending in Brazil in October 21

League to join
League name : UTM07
Password : UTM07

F1 2007 Fantasy

faris21 — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:33:32 +0800

Who will become 2007 F1 champion?

faris21 — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:46:18 +0800

so,who you choose?