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6 unusual facts about association Football


Chalco Hills Recreation Area

Several soccer fields and one baseball field, along with two playgrounds adjacent to picnic areas are easily reached from nearby parking areas.

New Beacon School

There is a strong Company tradition at New Beacon, with competition between the companies including Company rugby, cross country, shooting, cricket, football art Athletics and quiz competitions.

Rune Johansson

Rune Arnold Georg Johansson (August 23, 1920 – December 30, 1998) was a Swedish sportsperson who played bandy, football, handball, ice hockey, and competed in track and field.

Sebastián Viberti

Sebastián Humberto Viberti Irazoki, nicknamed "El Pelado" (Córdoba, 25 May 1944 - Córdoba, 24 November 2012) was an Argentine footballer and trainer.

South Surrey Athletic Park

There are also four multi-purpose fields adjacent to Semiahmoo Secondary School that are commonly used for football, rugby and soccer.

Victoria Beckham: Coming to America

Victoria Beckham: Coming to America was a 2007 one-hour American TV special that featured British former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham moving to the United States where her husband, David Beckham, began his career playing soccer for LA Galaxy of the MLS.


1993 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

The 1993 Scottish Challenge Cup Final, also known as the B&Q Cup Final for sponsorship reasons, was an association football match between Falkirk and St. Mirren on 12 December 1993 at Fir Park in Motherwell.

Al Saunders

Saunders was born in the north London suburb of Hendon as part of a sporting family; his great-uncle, Ron Saunders, played soccer for a number of teams in The Football League and later became a manager, winning honours with Norwich City and Aston Villa.

Andreas Augustsson

In a match against one of Sandefjord's challengers for promotion in 2004, Aalesund, Augustsson got a red card, towards the end of the first half, for biting the opponent goalkeeper Kim Deinoff in the arm.

Ariel Jakubowski

Ariel Jakubowski (born September 7, 1977 in Człuchów) is a Polish footballer who currently plays for Polish side Wisła Płock.

Ariquemes Futebol Clube

Ariquemes Futebol Clube, commonly known as Ariquemes, is a Brazilian football club based in Ariquemes, Rondônia state.

Associação Acadêmica e Desportiva Vitória das Tabocas

Associação Acadêmica e Desportiva Vitória das Tabocas, commonly known as Vitória das Tabocas, or as Acadêmica Vitória, is a Brazilian men's and women's football club based in Vitória de Santo Antão, Pernambuco state.

Beniamino Di Giacomo

Beniamino Di Giacomo (born November 13, 1935 in Porto Recanati) is a retired Italian professional football player and coach.

Bernard Bosquier

Bernard Bosquier (born 19 June 1942 in Thonon-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie) is a former French international footballer who played as a defender.

Bevan Fransman

Bevan Fransman (born 31 October 1983 in Cape Town, Western Cape) is a South African footballer, currently playing as a centre back for SuperSport United and the South African national team.

Bruno Matias

Bruno Filipe Santos Matias (born 4 March 1989 in Santarém) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for FC Etzella Ettelbruck, as a midfielder.

Bryan Arturo Johnson

Bryan Arturo Johnson Sacasa (born 9 October 1989 in El Progreso, Yoro, Honduras) is a Honduran footballer who play as centre back for Platense.

Carlos Bueno

On the 15th he scored his first goal for the club, against Everton de Viña del Mar in a 5–1 success (also away), coming off the bench at Estadio Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso in Coquimbo; nine days later he also found the net against Oriente Petrolero of Bolivia, a in 2–2 home draw (2–3 aggregate loss).

Christian Gyan

Christian Attah Gyan (born 2 November 1978 in Tema) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for Leonidas

Cristiano dos Santos Rodrigues

Cristiano dos Santos Rodrigues (born 3 June 1981), commonly known as Cristiano, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Club Deportivo Olimpia of the Liga Nacional de Honduras.

Cyrille Makanaky

Cyrille Thomas Makanaky (born 28 June 1965 in Douala) is a Cameroonian retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Edgar Álvarez

Édgar or Edgard Anthony Álvarez Reyes (born 9 January 1980 in Puerto Cortés) is a Honduran footballer who currently plays for Platense in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras.

Essau Kanyenda

Essau Boxer Kanyenda (born 27 September 1982 in Dedza, Malawi) is a Malawian international footballer who plays as a striker for South African side Polokwane City F.C..

Football at the 2011 Island Games

Football at the 2011 Island Games was held from 26 June–1 July 2011 at several venues.

Francisco Antonio López

Francisco Antonio "Kalimba" López Benediht (born October 14, 1989 in Tela, Atlántida, Honduras) is a Honduran footballer who plays for Platense as a Midfielder in the Liga Nacional de Honduras.

Francisco Javier Aguilar García

Safe for two seasons, Aguilar was regularly used by the Merengues during his spell, winning five leagues and two Spanish Cups – including the double in the 1974–75 campaign – and appearing in nearly 200 official games.

Gabriel Paulista

Gabriel Armando de Abreu (born 26 November 1990), better known as Gabriel Paulista or simply Gabriel, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Villarreal CF as a centre back.

Gerard Oliva

Gerard Oliva Gregori (born 7 October 1989) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Austrian side SV Ried as a forward.

Gergő Lovrencsics

Gergő Lovrencsics (born 1 September 1988 in Szolnok) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Lech Poznań.

Gustavo Lillo

Gustavo Alejandro Lillo (born August 8, 1973 in Mendoza) is a retired Argentine professional footballer.

Hannes Sigurðsson

Hannes Þorsteinn Sigurðsson (born 10 April 1983 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic football player.

Heather Aldama

Heather Marie Aldama (born 1 December 1978, in Redlands, California) is a retired American soccer midfielder who was a member of the United States women's national soccer team.

Hernán Menosse

Jorge Hernán Menosse Acosta (born 28 April 1987) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Recreativo de Huelva, on loan from Montevideo Wanderers F.C., as a central defender.

Ilya Fomitchev

Ilya Vladimirovich Fomitchev (born 14 August 1982 in Almaty) is a Kazakhstani professional footballer who plays for FC Vostok.

Jackie Mooney

He returned to play for Aer Lingus in the Leinster Senior League for 2 years before Billy Young (association football) brought him back into football with Athlone Town when they re entered the league for the 1969-70 League of Ireland season.

Jean-Paul Bertrand-Demanes

Jean-Paul Bertrand-Demanes (born 13 May 1952 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a former football goalkeeper from France, who earned eleven international caps for the French national team during the 1970s and was part of the French team in the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

José Orúe

After a loan to Barakaldo CF in the same region, in the second division, Orúe returned to Athletic to be an instrumental part of the sides that won one league and three Copa del Rey trophies in the 50's, including the double in the 1955–56 campaign, with the player contributing with 35 official games (one goal, in a 3–2 home win against Deportivo Alavés on 1 January 1956, his only as a professional).

Libambami Yedibahoma

Yedibahoma Datoma Libambani (born 13 January 1979) is a Togolese football striker who currently plays for Talia Club Seeb.

Marcelo Macías

Marcelo Antonio Macías Oliveri (born September 12, 1975 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan football goalkeeper.

Martin Grasegger

Martin Grasegger (born 10 January 1989) is an Austrian professional association football player currently playing for FC Pasching.

Mauricio Solís

Mauricio Solís Mora (born 13 December 1972 in Heredia) is a former Costa Rican professional footballer, who played as a defensive midfielder.

Michael Mols

However, during a UEFA Champions League clash against FC Bayern Munich, he collided with opposing goalkeeper Oliver Kahn, which resulted in a serious knee injury – in the same competition, he previously helped his club crush PSV Eindhoven 4–1 at home by scoring twice, whilst in the league, he put four past former Ranger Andy Goram's Motherwell.

Nicolás Muñoz

Nicolás Armando Muñoz Jarvis (born 21 December 1981 in Panama City, Panama) is a Panamanian footballer who currently plays for Isidro Metapan in the First Division of El Salvador.

Oeki Hoekema

Uilke Piebe ("Oeki") Hoekema (born 28 January 1949 in Leeuwarden) is a retired Dutch football player who played for Go Ahead Eagles, PSV, De Graafschap, Lierse SK, ADO Den Haag and FC Wageningen, as well as the Dutch national side.

Oreste Cioni

Oreste Cioni (born 13 February 1913 in Telgate, died 1968 in Terni) was an Italian footballer.

Ozan Papaker

Ozan Papaker (born 10 July 1996) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a forward Turkish Second League side Ofspor on loan from Çaykur Rizespor in the Turkish Süper Lig.

Patrick Tischler

Patrick Tischler (born 20 February 1987) is an Austrian footballer who plays for Admira Wacker in the Austrian Bundesliga.

Raúl Antonio Coreas

Raúl Antonio Coreas Pérez (born February 7, 1989 in San Miguel, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for Dragón in the Salvadoran Second Division.

René Schicker

René Schicker (born 28 September 1984) is an Austrian footballer who plays for Admira Wacker in the Austrian Bundesliga.

Rubén Baraja

In his first season he was a key element in the Ches Champions League campaign, as the club was beaten in the final for the second year running, this time losing in a penalty shootout to FC Bayern Munich, with the player scoring on his attempt.

Santiago Arias

Santiago Arias Naranjo (born 13 January 1992 in Medellín, Colombia) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a right back for Dutch club PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie.

Sonni Nattestad

Sonni Ragnar Nattestad (born 5 August 1994) is a Faroese professional footballer who plays for FC Midtjylland and the Faroe Islands national team as a defender.

Sportivo Dock Sud

Club Sportivo Dock Sud (familiarly called Docke by fans) is an Argentine football club based in the Dock Sud district of Avellaneda Partido, Greater Buenos Aires.

Taça de Macau em futebol

Taça de Macau em futebol is the top football knockout tournament in Macau.

Thiago Cruz Reggiani

Thiago Cruz Reggiani, known as Thiago Cruz (born 15 July 1981 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a football manager and a former striker.

William Torres

William Jeovanny Torres Alegría (born October 27, 1976 in San Miguel, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran professional football player, who currently plays for Luis Ángel Firpo in the Salvadoran Premier Division.


see also

A.F.C. Tubize

Association Football Clubs Tubize, also known as A.F.C. Tubize is a Belgian football club located in the city of Tubize.

Abbey College Manchester

Jason New, represented New Zealand in Association Football.

AFC Compiègne

L'Association Football Club de Compiègne or AFC Compiègne is a French football club based in the commune of Compiègne.

AFCA

A.F.C. Aldermaston, a non-league English association football club based in Aldermaston, Berkshire

Ales

Olympique Alès, a French association football (soccer) club based in Alès

Alexander Miller

Alex Miller (born 1949), Scottish association football player and manager

Alexey Sereda

Aleksei Leonidovich Sereda (born 1966), Russian association football player and coach

Alexey Zakharov

Aleksei Sergeyevich Zakharov (born 1984), Russian association football player with FC Sever Murmansk

Australian League

The A-League - the top level of association football in Australia and New Zealand

Bernard Parker

Bernard Parker (born 16 March 1986 in Boksburg, Gauteng) is a South African professional association football midfielder/striker playing for Kaizer Chiefs.

Brisbane Football Club

Brisbane Roar FC, association football (soccer) club that competes in the A-League

Christchurch City

Christchurch United, a former association football team from Christchurch, New Zealand

Cup of Nations

Under 17 Gulf Cup of Nations, an annual international association football competition for under-17 players organised by the Union Arab de Football Association

Africa Cup of Nations, an international association football competition in Africa

Daisy Hill

Daisy Hill F.C., an association football club from Westhoughton, England

Digicel Cup

The Cayman Islands Digicel Cup, a national club association football competition.

DUFC

Dalton United F.C., an association football club in Dalton-in-Furness, England

Drogheda United F.C., an association football club in Drogheda, Ireland

Dynamo Berlin

Berliner FC Dynamo, an association football club separated out of SC Dynamo Berlin in 1966 and still extant

Fabiański

Łukasz Fabiański, Polish association football goalkeeper, currently playing for Arsenal F.C.

Four pointer

Six-pointer, an association football cliché that is used in leagues that employ a "three points for a win" system to describe a game between two teams with similar league positions

Georgia Football Team

Georgia national football team, the association football (soccer) team of the nation of Georgia

Homenetmen Beirut

Homenetmen Beirut F.C. - association football (soccer) club in Lebanese Third Division

Humby

Dana Humby (born 1979), New Zealand association football player

James Lawlor

Jimmy Lawlor, retired Irish professional association football player

Jesús Alonso Fernández

Jesús Alonso Fernández, better known as Chus Alonso (born April 24, 1917 in Havana, Cuba - died August 9, 1979 in Madrid, Spain) was a Cuban-born, naturalized Spanish association football player.

Kirovski

Jovan Kirovski (b. 1976), American association football player of Macedonian descent

Laskov

Bozhin Laskov (Божин Георгиев Ласков) was a Bulgaria n association football player.

Leoncito

Antonio León Amador, better known as "Leoncito", a Spanish professional association football player

McParland

Davie McParland is a former association football player and manager.

Mizrachi

Alon Mizrahi (born 1971), Israeli former professional association football player and international

Northern League

Northern Football League, also known as Ebac Northern League, an association football league in North East England

NZF

New Zealand Football, the national governing body for association football in New Zealand

Oeste

Oeste Futebol Clube, an association football team in the State of São Paulo, Brazil

Percy Stout

Several of Stout's brothers were high profile sportsmen, and he followed younger brother Frank in joining association football team Gloucester City.

Pojat

Kaarinan Pojat (also known as KaaPo), soccer (association football) club from based in Kaarina, Finland

Pullman F.C.

In 1893, the Pullman Company entered its newly created company soccer team as an inaugural member of the Chicago League of Association Football (CLAF).

Queen's Park F.C.

Queen's Park is the oldest association football club in Scotland, having been founded in 1867, and is the oldest outside of England and Wales.

Roma FC

A.S. Roma, professional Italian association football club based in Rome.

Dallas Roma F.C., amateur American association football club based in Dallas, Texas.

Rosenborg

Rosenborg BK, an association football club based in Trondheim, Norway

S.S. Lazio Rugby 1927

It is the rugby union branch of the multisport club S.S. Lazio, probably the biggest European multisport organization, which operates also the famous association football team with the same name.

Sam McMillan

Sammy McMillan, association football player (Manchester United, Wrexham, Northern Ireland)

Santarcangelo

Santarcangelo Calcio, an Italian association football club, based in Santarcangelo di Romagna.

Strathbogie

Strathbogie Park, the former name of Christie Park, Huntly, home ground of association football club Huntly F.C.

Ted Smith

John Edward Smith, association football player and coach, known as Ted Smith

Waldock

Ronnie Waldock (born 1932), English former professional association football player

West Brom

West Bromwich Albion F.C. a professional association football team based in West Bromwich

Wide Right

Midfielder, association football position often referred to as a winger

蹴鞠

Cuju, an ancient code of football with similarities to association football, which originated in China