Sunday, 21 April 2013
The soccer blog
Why a soccer blog? For the past couple of weeks we have been working on a blog about soccer. During these weeks i have learnt a lot and remembered a lot from others and myself. We chose soccer because it is a group sport, it revolves around many people and we thought it perfectly encompasses a group assignment. We also completely love the sport. Soccer brings people together and brings out the best in people by contrasting and working off of every person involved a group assignment parallels this, through working together we were able to come up with ideas and create a blog which represents not only each member individually but also as a group. We, like players on a soccer side, worked together to achieve a goal, everyone had a certain position, everyone played a part. The posts are a mix of personal, historical and factual information and hopefully you find it as interesting reading it as we did writing it. -Michael
Lionel Messi Magic !
click on the link to see some magic !
He is born on the June 24, 1987, in Rosario, Argentina.
Soccer player Lionel Messi moved to Spain when he was 13 years old, after the FC Barcelona club agreed to pay for hormone-deficiency treatments. he needed Messi became a star in his new country soon, scoring at will while leading his club to championships. In 2012, he set a record for most goals in a calendar year, Leo Messi, with Four Ballon d'Or awards to his name (2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012) can be officially considered the best player in the world. A real football fan knows what amount of passion , talent, desire etc are need to win four Ballon d'Or awards consecutively ! amazing!
FIFA World Cup Hosts
Brazil has the chance to be the host for the second time for the next World Cup in 2014. -Yesenia Irene Liyanto
The Best Things About Soccer
- Soccer is the fastest growing and most popular sport in the world.
- Soccer is called football in some other countries.
- Since 1952, Hungary has won the most gold medals in the Olympics, in soccer.
- Soccer games are controlled by referees.
- The soccer ball's circumference is 27-28 inches. It is made of leather or rubber.
- Pele is considered the best soccer player that ever lived.
Soccer History
Soccer Rules
- The first set of rules for soccer were made by the London Football Association in 1863.
- Soccer became a major sport in England and Scotland in 1872.
- The idea of professionalism was introduced in 1885.
- The first full time league was made in 1888.
- In 1908 soccer came into the Olympic games.
- In 1930 there was success in the World Cup.
- Two teams of eleven try to guide a soccer ball into goal cages at opposite ends of the field, using different parts of their body.
- Only the goalkeeper may use his/her hands.
- When a penalty is committed inside the eighteen-yard-line, the opposite team is granted a penalty kick.
- A direct kick is when a team gets a penalty shot on goal and no other player has to touch it before a goal may be scored
- An indirect kick is the same as a direct kick, but another player must touch the ball before a goal may be scored.
- When a player on a team kicks the ball out of bounds, a player on the opposite team throws the ball in bounds by an overhead, two-handed throw.
- Shoulder - to- shoulder contact is allowed.-Yesenia Irene Liyanto
EL CLASICO - The War
EL CLASICO
El Clásico ("The Classic"), is the name given in football to any match between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.
The rivalry comes about as Madrid and Barcelona are the two largest cities in Spain, and the two clubs are among the richest and most successful football clubs in the world. Real Madrid leads the head to head results in competitive matches with 90 wins. Barcelona leads the count in official titles won with 79 trophies (the three Inter-Cities Fairs Cup's won by Barcelona are included since the tournament is the predecessor of the UEFA Cup and recognized by FIFA), while Real Madrid has won 76 trophies. Along with Athletic Bilbao, they are the only clubs in La Liga to have never been relegated. They are sometimes identified with opposing political positions, with Real Madrid viewed as representing Spanish nationalism and Barcelona viewed as representing Catalanism.The rivalry is regarded as one of the biggest in world football. _Samiul Hoque
The rivalry comes about as Madrid and Barcelona are the two largest cities in Spain, and the two clubs are among the richest and most successful football clubs in the world. Real Madrid leads the head to head results in competitive matches with 90 wins. Barcelona leads the count in official titles won with 79 trophies (the three Inter-Cities Fairs Cup's won by Barcelona are included since the tournament is the predecessor of the UEFA Cup and recognized by FIFA), while Real Madrid has won 76 trophies. Along with Athletic Bilbao, they are the only clubs in La Liga to have never been relegated. They are sometimes identified with opposing political positions, with Real Madrid viewed as representing Spanish nationalism and Barcelona viewed as representing Catalanism.The rivalry is regarded as one of the biggest in world football. _Samiul Hoque
Alfonso Albéniz (Barça to Madrid) (1902)
Charles Wallace (Barça to Madrid) (1906)
Walter Rozitsky (Barça to Madrid) (1913)
Evaristo de Macedo (Barça to Madrid) (1962)
Fernand Goyvaerts (Barça to Madrid) (1965)
Lucien Muller (Madrid to Barça) (1965)
Bernd Schuster (Barça to Madrid) (1988)
Gheorghe Hagi (Madrid to Brescia to Barça) (1994)
Michael Laudrup (Barça to Madrid) (1994)
Robert Prosinečki (Madrid to Real Oviedo to Barça) (1995)
Luís Figo (Barça to Madrid) (2000)
Samuel Eto'o (Madrid to Real Mallorca to Barça) (2004)
Javier Saviola (Barça to Madrid) (2007)
GIVEN ABOVE IS A LIST OF PLAYERS WHO PLAYED FOR BOTH THE CLUBS.
Ronaldinho- The Legend's Beginning
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Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 21 March 1980), commonly known as Ronaldinho or Ronaldinho Gaúcho,is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro and currently captains the Brazilian national team.His main playing position is as a attacking midfielder or forward. He is widely regarded as one of the best current footballers. He is a two-time winner of the FIFA World Player of the Year, an award which he received in 2004 and 2005.
Ronaldinho's career began with the Grêmio youth squad. He made his senior side debut during the 1998 Copa Libertadores. In 2001, Arsenal expressed interest in signing Ronaldinho, but the move collapsed after he could not obtain a work permit because he was a non-EU player who had not played enough international matches.He considered playing on loan with Scottish Premier League side St. Mirren, which never happened due to his involvement in a fake passport scandal in Brazil. _Samiul Hoque
Ronaldinho's career began with the Grêmio youth squad. He made his senior side debut during the 1998 Copa Libertadores. In 2001, Arsenal expressed interest in signing Ronaldinho, but the move collapsed after he could not obtain a work permit because he was a non-EU player who had not played enough international matches.He considered playing on loan with Scottish Premier League side St. Mirren, which never happened due to his involvement in a fake passport scandal in Brazil. _Samiul Hoque
Barclays Premier League
Zinedine Zidane, the Legend's headbutt !
The infamous head butt by Zinedine Zidane
He is one of the best players the world has ever seen. When you talk about talent, calmness , team man and so on, he has every bit of it ! At club level Zidane won La Liga and the UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid, 2 Serie A league championships with Juventus and an Intercontinental Cup and a UEFA Super Cup each with both aforementioned sides. At international level, Zidane won FIFA World Cup 1998 and Euro 2000 with France. He won the FIFA World Player of the Year 3 times, and Ballon D'Or once. He was also chosen as the best player of the year in Ligue 1, in Serie A and in La Liga and was awarded the 2006 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball, and European Championship Player of the tournament during his career. Zidane retired from professional football after the 2006 World Cup. He currently holds the post of Real Madrid Director of Football. On 31 July 2012, Real Madrid announced that as soon as he completes management qualification, he will begin training to be a coach while at the same time coaching Real Madrid's youth academy.
However, his last match was abit of sad. He lost his cool and head butted Materazzi. He got into a alot of controversy post that incident. Despite all these bad publicity , he still his one of most respected players in the world
West Ham vs Wigan - 20th April at Upton Park
West Ham faced Wigan this Saturday. Playing at home all they needed was one more win to secure themselves in the premiere league this season and avoid relegation into the lower division. The game started off slow with no real action. Wigan dominated possession and were the only ones who looked likely to score. This changed however when in the 26th minute Matt Jarvis recieved the ball on the left wing, dribbling forward he sent a lazy cross into the penalty box, eluding all players the ball met the goal untouched due to the keepers confusion following the jumble of players in front of him. With the score at 1- 0 the Hammers confidence sky rocketed and the remainder of the game was a one sided affair. In the 80th minute, West Ham scored again, this time with a beautiful volley by Captain Kevin Nolan, marking his 100th goal for the club. The ball was chipped in off a free kick and headed down by Andy Carroll who then bicycle kicked the ball straight to Nolan who finished the job. West Ham are showing a real positive difference this season and I look forward to their remaining games. - James
Matt Jarvis' cross, somehow reaches the corner post for goal one.
RICHEST CLUBS IN THE WORLD
http://richestman2013.com/richest-football-clubs-in-2013/
Click on the link above for the full list ! interesting !
Real Madrid has passed Manchester United as the most valuable football team in Forbes' annual estimates. Forbes valued Real Madrid at $3.3 billion in rankings released Wednesday, up from last year's estimate of $1.88 billion.
Manchester United, which had been No. 1 since Forbes started the list in 1994, was second at $3.17 billion, a 42 percent increase. Barcelona was third at $2.6 billion, followed by Arsenal ($1.33 billion), Bayern Munich ($1.31 billion), AC Milan ($945 million), Chelsea ($901 billion), Juventus ($694 million), Manchester City ($689 million) and Liverpool ($651 million).
AC Milan was the only team among the top 10 estimated to decline in value over the past year, dropping 4 percent. Earlier this month, Forbes estimated the New York Yankees had the highest value in Major League Baseball at $2.3 billion. In September, it said the Dallas Cowboys were tops in the NFL at $2.1 billion.
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Click on the link above for the full list ! interesting !
Real Madrid has passed Manchester United as the most valuable football team in Forbes' annual estimates. Forbes valued Real Madrid at $3.3 billion in rankings released Wednesday, up from last year's estimate of $1.88 billion.
Manchester United, which had been No. 1 since Forbes started the list in 1994, was second at $3.17 billion, a 42 percent increase. Barcelona was third at $2.6 billion, followed by Arsenal ($1.33 billion), Bayern Munich ($1.31 billion), AC Milan ($945 million), Chelsea ($901 billion), Juventus ($694 million), Manchester City ($689 million) and Liverpool ($651 million).
AC Milan was the only team among the top 10 estimated to decline in value over the past year, dropping 4 percent. Earlier this month, Forbes estimated the New York Yankees had the highest value in Major League Baseball at $2.3 billion. In September, it said the Dallas Cowboys were tops in the NFL at $2.1 billion.
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Saturday, 20 April 2013
West Ham
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My favorite soccer team is West Ham. Throughout our families history we have always been Hammers. Each generation has cheered on different players, from Frank Lampard to Andy Carroll, Bobby Moore to Geoff Hurst. These players have played important roles in the history of football and history in general. Bobby Moore led England to victory in the 1966 World cup final against Germany, beating them 4 - 2. Geoff Hurst scored a hat-trick in the game, the only player to do so in a world cup final. Frank Lampard is a prominent English soccer player and one of the figure heads for the game at large. We will always support West Ham, whether they are far down on the table or coming number one. The team is going through changes at the moment and they have been given the Olympic stadium, that was built for the London Olympics, this change will bring on a new era in West Ham history and a new it's a change that i am very exited for. - Michael
Friday, 19 April 2013
Soccer a Poem by Michael
The morning is new, the day has begun,
it's time to prepare to have some fun,
soccer with friends no better way to live,
goals to score, passes to give,
i hope our keeper keeps out the goals,
he's looking quite lonely, between those poles,
the ball come to me,
i shoot first then see,
the ball hit the net,
i'm glad i didn't fret,
but i had fun today scoring goals,
soccer is my fave sport. :P
- Michael
Why I like scoccer
I remember when i was little boy, my mother bought me a soccer set, it came with; Goalkeeper gloves, a ball, two cones to mark out the goal and a pair of plastic boots that I enthusiastically cramped my feet into. I'd never played soccer before, sure i'd seen it plastered on the family television set, my father greedily lapping it up with ravenous eyes, his dinner growing increasingly cold whilst his warm beer takes the spotlight. But i'd never actually touched a soccer ball. I trudge down to the nearest park, ball in hand, boots on feet, cones on head. I mark the goal out and set the ball at my feet. My brother wrapped up in a winter coat stands in the goal, annoyed i have dragged him down to the field on such a cold morning, he refuses to put on the gloves, instead he loiters in my way hands buried deep in his pockets. I let out a war cry and kick the ball with all my might aiming for the left, i plan on rocketing it into the corner of the goal and across the far side of the park, the ghastly hike to retrieve it hardly seems to matter as my right foot makes contact with the dew infected ball. The speed in which it travels amazes me, the chances of my uninterested brother saving it seems minuscule, but he does. The ball strikes him right in the face knocking him to the floor, blood flowing out of his nose as he whimpers on the ground like a little girl. I laugh while he cries out for Mum. That was the first time i played soccer and I've been in love with it ever since. - James
The popularity of Soccer
Why is soccer such a popular sport? It is one of the most popular sports played world wide but it there a reason? There are many... Players are paid excessive amounts of money to score goals with their feet and heads (and hands). There are vicious tackles, fights, spectacular goals and Zinedine Zidane headbutting a dude in the chest. Hooligans go on rampages which isn't a good thing, but it proves that their is a lot of pride and dedication towards soccer clubs, or possibly it proves people like having an excuse to punch someone. But for the sake of this post, I'll assume it's the former. Soccer is popular because it allows people to become part of something and join with others to cheer on their team, to cry and laugh at their club together and to jeer and hiss at their rivals with unconcerned malice. It brings people together and most importantly it creates joy. It's a beautiful sport. - James
This man emphasizes his love for his team by boldly throwing a chair at the ground.
Wednesday, 17 April 2013
The Highest-paid Footballers in the World
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and who serves as captain of thePortuguese national team. Ronaldo became the most expensive footballer in history after moving from Manchester United to Real Madrid in a transfer worth £80 million (€93.9 million/$131.6 million). His contract with Real Madrid, in which he is paid €12 million per year, makes him one of the highest-paid footballers in the world, and his buyout clause is valued at €1 billion as per his contract. His ability to play soccer makes him one of the most famous soccer players who score an "unbelievable" goals. This video shows 5 top goals ever made by Ronaldo himself. - Yesenia Irene Liyanto
Tuesday, 16 April 2013
Top 10 Premier League goals of all time
Best goals in the Premier League
Here is a video of the top 10 premier goals of all time, coming in at number one is Paolo Di Canio who plays for West Ham, my favorite team. The ball is crossed in from the right Midfielder, Di Canio meets it on the volley, striking it with his right foot, the ball rockets across the keeper and into the net, Also appearing is David Beckham's half way line goal, being a fan of Beckham's, i was also glad to see it make an appearance. Throughout history there have been many fantastic goals in the Premier league, Rooney's bicycle kick is another goal, which comes to mind. The ball again is crossed in, this time Wayne Rooney caught off foot, manages to maneuver himself into a position to kick the ball over his head and into the goal. Man Utd have never been short of spectacular players, scoring brilliant goals. Great stuff. - James
Here is a video of the top 10 premier goals of all time, coming in at number one is Paolo Di Canio who plays for West Ham, my favorite team. The ball is crossed in from the right Midfielder, Di Canio meets it on the volley, striking it with his right foot, the ball rockets across the keeper and into the net, Also appearing is David Beckham's half way line goal, being a fan of Beckham's, i was also glad to see it make an appearance. Throughout history there have been many fantastic goals in the Premier league, Rooney's bicycle kick is another goal, which comes to mind. The ball again is crossed in, this time Wayne Rooney caught off foot, manages to maneuver himself into a position to kick the ball over his head and into the goal. Man Utd have never been short of spectacular players, scoring brilliant goals. Great stuff. - James
Monday, 15 April 2013
FIFA World Player of the year (Lionel Messi)
Lionel Messi,
Argentina’s 25 years old soccer player was born in Rosario, Santa Fe Province has been known as the FIFA world player of
the year since 2009. He plays for a soccer club named FC Barcelona since the
year of 2000-2003. From his great ability at playing soccer, Messi then
recruited to play with the Argentina national team as a captain. At age 25, Messi became the
youngest player to score 200 La Liga goals. This makes him as one
of the greatest players in the history of the game. In March 2012, Messi made
Champions League history by becoming the first player to score five goals in
one match. He also set the European record for most goals scored in a season
during the 2011–12 seasons, with 73 goals. In December 2012, FC Barcelona announced that Messi will sign a 5 year contract extension
which will keep him at FC Barcelona until 2018 and raising his base salary to €16 million net
($21.2 million), which will make him the highest on-the-pitch earner in soccer. - Yesenia I Liyanto
Thursday, 11 April 2013
Another sketch
Here is another sketch and the one we are mainly aiming to aesthetically reproduce. The topic we have decided on is soccer, hopefully by the time the assignment is due we will have reached our... goal.... I'll be here all week.
The future of our blog!
We have put our collective brains together to produce a basic sketch of what we want our blog to look like.
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| The sketch |
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