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Cristian Maidana
Cristian Óscar Maidana (born January 24, 1987) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a winger for Los Andes. Club career Banfield Maidana made his professional debut for Banfield in 2006, and rapidly established himself as a regular first-team player. Europe In December 2007, the Argentine club reached an agreement with Spartak Moscow for Maidana's transfer to the Russian side for a $3.5 million fee. On January 16, 2009 he was loaned to Recreativo Huelva. In the second half of the year, he returned to Spartak but was seriously injured in his very first game after the comeback (a Russian Cup match against FC Moscow). Latin America On December 14, 2010, Maidana was loaned to Huracán, back in Argentina. In the middle of 2011 he signed with the club Rangers de Talca of Chile, being together with Gabriel Roth, star reinforcements for the talquino team which won promotion to the first division. In early 2012, renewed its link with Rangers for the next 2 seasons. On Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Resistencia, Chaco
Resistencia () is the capital and largest city of the province of Chaco in north-eastern Argentina. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city proper was 291,720 inhabitants. It is the anchor of a larger metropolitan area, Greater Resistencia, which comprises at least three more municipalities for a total population of 387,340 as of 2010. This conurbation is the largest in the province, and the eleventh most populous in the country. It is located along the Negro River, a tributary of the much larger Paraná River, opposite the city of Corrientes, Corrientes Province. The area was originally inhabited by Guaycuru aboriginals such as the Tobas. Their resistance to evangelisation postponed substantial European settlement until the late 19th century. Not until 1865 was a proper settlement established, and on January 27, 1878, Resistencia was formally established as the territorial capital. The national government supported immigration, and in 1878 the first Italian imm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boca Unidos
Club Atlético Boca Unidos (mostly known simply as Boca Unidos) is an Argentine football and basketball club from Corrientes Province. The football squad currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second division of Argentine football league system. At the end of the 2006–07 season Boca Unidos promoted from Torneo Argentino B to the Torneo Argentino A via play-off. On 21 June 2009, the squad won another promotion which allowed it to play in the Primera B Nacional, where has remained since. at AFA website, 21 June 2009 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 MLS SuperDraft
The 2016 MLS SuperDraft was the seventeenth SuperDraft conducted by Major League Soccer. The SuperDraft is held each year in conjunction with the annual National Soccer Coaches Association of America convention. The 2016 convention was held in Baltimore, Maryland. The first two rounds of the 2016 SuperDraft were held on January 14, 2016. Rounds three and four were held via conference call on January 19, 2016. Format The SuperDraft format has remained constant throughout its history and closely resembles that of the NFL Draft: #Any expansion teams receive the first picks. #Non-playoff clubs receive the next picks in reverse order of prior season finish. #Teams that made the MLS Cup Playoffs are then ordered by which round of the playoffs they are eliminated. #The winners of the MLS Cup are given the last selection, and the losers the penultimate selection. Player selection Round 1 Any player marked with a * is part of the Generation Adidas program. Round 1 trades Rou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Wenger
James Andrew Wenger (born December 25, 1990) is an American former professional soccer player who played for eight seasons in Major League Soccer. College and amateur career Wenger made an immediate impact in his first year at Duke University. He started in all 21 matches, and finished with four goals and three assists in a team-leading 1,896 minutes of action. In 2010, Wenger started in all of Duke's matches at center back and was a semi-finalist for the Hermann Trophy. In 2011, Wenger moved from center back to forward. He led the ACC with 17 goals and 42 points and was ranked fourth in the nation in total points and sixth in total goals, earning him the Hermann Trophy. In addition to being named Hermann Trophy winner for 2011, Wenger won ACC Freshman of the Year in 2009, ACC Defensive Player of the Year in 2010, and ACC Offensive Player of the Year in 2011. Wenger also played in the USL Premier Development League for Reading United and the Carolina Dynamo. Professio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada—since the 2023 season. The league is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. Major League Soccer is the most recent in a series of men's premier professional national soccer leagues established in the United States and Canada. The predecessor of MLS was the North American Soccer League (NASL), which existed from 1968 until 1984. MLS was founded in 1993 as part of the United States' successful bid to host the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The inaugural season took place in 1996 with ten teams. MLS experienced financial and operational struggles in its first few years, losing millions of dollars and folding two teams in 2002. Since then, developments such as the proliferation of soccer-specific stadiums around the league, implementation of the Desi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Roth (footballer)
Gabriel Fernando Roth (born 5 May 1979 in Venado Tuerto, Santa Fe) is an Argentine footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ... playing for Rangers. External links Argentine Primera statistics Apertura 2007 Statisticsat Terra.com.ar * 1979 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Gimnasia y Esgrima de Jujuy footballers San Martín de San Juan footballers Independiente Rivadavia footballers Talleres de Córdoba footballers Córdoba CF players Rangers de Talca footballers Club Atlético Patronato footballers Atlético Bucaramanga footballers Categoría Primera A players Primera B de Chile players Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Expatriate men's footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangers De Talca
Club Social de Deportes Rangers is a Chilean football club based in the city of Talca. The club was founded November 2, 1902 and plays in the second level of the Chilean football system. Their home games are played at the Fiscal stadium, which has a capacity of 16,000 seats. History The name Rangers was chosen by a Scotsman, Juan Greenstret, who was one of the founding fathers of the Club on behalf of Mrs. Amalia Neale de Silva, the first benefactress of the club. The origin of the chosen team colours, red and black, are unknown, though one of the possibilities was that some of the first players were also members of the Second Company of Firemen of Talca, whose shield was red and black. Another possible reason is the use of red and black in the socks of Rangers of Scotland (formed 1872) to represent the district colours of their local burgh of Govan. Fans of the Scottish club returned to using red and black scarves in 2012 to help raise funds for the club. In 1952 was accepte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Nación
''La Nación'' () is an Argentine daily newspaper. As the country's leading conservative newspaper, ''La Nación''s main competitor is the more liberal '' Clarín''. It is regarded as a newspaper of record for Argentina. Its motto is: "''La Nación'' will be a tribune of doctrine." It is the second most read newspaper in print, behind ''Clarín'', and the third in digital format, behind ''Infobae'' and ''Clarín''. In addition, it has an application for Android and iOS phones. The newspaper's printing plant is in the City of Buenos Aires and its newsroom is in Vicente López, Province of Buenos Aires. The newsroom also acts as a studio for the newspaper's TV channel, LN+. Overview The paper was founded on 4 January 1870 (replacing the former publication ''Nación Argentina''), by former Argentine President Bartolomé Mitre and associates. Until 1914, the managing editor was José Luis Murature, Foreign Minister of Argentina from 1914-1916. Enjoying Latin America's largest r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club Atlético Huracán
Club Atlético Huracán () is an Argentine sports club from the Parque Patricios neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club is notable for its football team, that currently plays in the Primera División, the top level of the Argentine football league system. Its home stadium is the Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó. Huracán was founded on 1 November 1908 in the Nueva Pompeya neighbourhood of Buenos Aires. The club's name and nickname (''Globo'', literally "Balloon") comes from the ''Huracán'' ("Hurricane") balloon flown by Jorge Newbery in 1909. Its supporters are called ''los Quemeros'' ("the Burners") because the stadium is located in a former garbage burning area. Since its establishment, Huracán has won 13 domestic titles (including five Primera División championships, and most recently the 2014 Supercopa Argentina). Apart from those achievements, the team has finished as runner-up of the top division seven times (the last one in the 2009 Clausura). Huracán's historical r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Moscow
:''This article refers to the Moscow government team formed in 2004. For the predecessors in the Russian Premier League, see FC Torpedo-ZIL and FC Torpedo-Metallurg.'' FC Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб Москва) was a Russian football club based in Moscow. History The creation of the team was first announced by the Moscow government on 1 March 2004. FC Moscow was formed on the base of FC Torpedo-Metallurg. The team played in the Russian Cup final in 2007. Moscow's best result in Russian Premier League was a 4th position in 2007. On 14 December 2007, Oleg Blokhin was announced as FC Moscow's new manager with Leonid Slutsky having left at the end of the 2007 season. In February 2010 the club withdrew from the Premier League after their owner and main sponsor, MMC Norilsk Nickel, withdrew funding. Their place in the league was taken by Alania Vladikavkaz. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009–10 Russian Cup
The Russian Cup 2009–10 was the eighteenth season of the Russian football knockout tournament since the dissolution of Soviet Union. The competition started on April 20, 2009 and finished with the Final held on 16 May 2010. First round This round featured 7 Second Division teams and 1 amateur team. The games were played April 20 and 3 May 2009. Section South Section Ural-Povolzhye Second round In this round entered 4 winners from the First Round and the 58 Second Division teams and 2 amateur teams. The matches were played from April 24 to May 14, 2009. Section West Section Center Section East Section South Section Ural-Povolzhye Third round In this round entered 32 winners from the Second Round and the 16 remaining Second Division teams. The matches were played from May 14 to June 7, 2009. Section West Section Center Section South Section Ural-Povolzhye Section East Fourth round In this round entered 24 winners from the Third Round teams. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recreativo Huelva
Real Club Recreativo de Huelva, S.A.D. () is a Spanish football club based in Huelva, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 23 December 1889, 2 days before Christmas, they are the oldest football club in Spain, and currently play in Segunda División RFEF, holding home games at ''Estadio Nuevo Colombino'', which has a 21,670 capacity. Team colours are white shirts with blue vertical stripes and white shorts. History Foundation/Early years Two Scots, Alexander Mackay and Robert Russell Ross, overseas workers at the Rio Tinto mines, founded ''Huelva Recreation Club'' to provide their employees with physical recreation. Then they were invited by Sevilla F.C. to play their first football match. Very little is officially reported, being one of the most notable games of the time a knock-out stage in 1896 against Locomotoras Albacete Balón-Pie, precursor of the latter Albacete Balompié, in a national cup championship. During the 1910s, the club won three non-offici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
