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Danone Nations Cup
The Danone Nations Cup is a football tournament for children between the ages of 10 and 12 (U12s category); it is organized every year since 2000 on the initiative of Groupe Danone. - ''rsssf.com'' Every year, 2.5 million children from over 34,000 schools and 11,000 clubs from around the globe take part in local, regional and then national Danone Nations Cup competitions, before the winners fly off to compete in the grand World Final. In each of the 32 participating countries, 's subsidiaries organize their national tournaments in partnership with the local Sports Federations and/or |
Football Pictogram
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly called ''football'' include association football (known as ''soccer'' in North America and Australia); gridiron football (specifically American football or Canadian football); Australian rules football; rugby union and rugby league; and Gaelic football. These various forms of football share to varying extent common origins and are known as "football codes". There are a number of references to traditional, ancient, or prehistoric ball games played in many different parts of the world. Contemporary codes of football can be traced back to the codification of these games at English public schools during the 19th century. The expansion and cultural influence of the British Empire allowed these rules of football to spread to areas of British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 In Association Football
The following are the association football events of the year 2001 throughout the world. Events *UEFA Champions League: Bayern Munich won 5–4 on penalties in the final against Valencia after a 1–1 draw at the end of the match. This was Bayern Munich's 4th European Cup title. * Copa Libertadores 2001: Won by Boca Juniors after defeating Cruz Azul 3–1 on a penalty shootout after a final aggregate score of 1–1. *UEFA Cup: Liverpool won 5–4 after extra-time in the final against Alavés with an unfortunate own goal/golden goal by Delfi GelÃ. This was Liverpool's third UEFA Cup title. * European Super Cup: Liverpool beat Bayern Munich 3–2, winning the cup for the second time. * England – FA Cup: Liverpool won 2–1 over Arsenal * Asian Champions Cup – Korean side Suwon Samsung Bluewings won their first Asian Champions Cup crown defeating Jubilo Iwata 1–0. They also lifted the 2001 Asian Super Cup. *July 9 – Real Madrid signed playmaker Zinedine Zidane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 In Association Football
The following are the association football events of the year 2011 throughout the world. Events Men * 5 – 17 January — 2011 Nile Basin Tournament in ** ** ** ** 4th: * 7 – 22 January — 2011 African Under-17 Championship in ** ** ** ** 4th: * 7 – 29 January — 2011 AFC Asian Cup in ** ** ** ** 4th: * 23 January – 13 February — 2011 South American Youth Championship in ** ** ** ** 4th: * 8 February – 29 May — 2011 Nations Cup in the ** ** ** ** 4th: * 12 March – 9 April — 2011 South American Under-17 Football Championship in ** ** ** ** 4th: * 17 April – 2 May (originally 18 March – 1 April) — 2011 African Youth Championship in ** ** ** ** 4th: * 3 – 15 May — 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in ** ** * 5 – 25 June — 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup in the ** ** * 12 – 25 June — 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in ** ** ** ** 4th: * 17 June †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 In Association Football
The following are the association football events of the year 2010 throughout the world. News In 2010, the two top-level leagues in the United States both added at least one new team: * Major League Soccer, which also has one team in Canada and is recognized as the top level of the (men's) sport in that country, added its 16th team, Philadelphia Union, located in the Philadelphia suburb of Chester, Pennsylvania. * Women's Professional Soccer, which currently has teams only in the United States, added two teams to the six teams returning from its inaugural 2009 season: ** The Atlanta Beat, the new incarnation of a team from the defunct Women's United Soccer Association, who play in the Atlanta suburb of Kennesaw, Georgia. ** Philadelphia Independence, sister team to Philadelphia Union. Due to construction delays at the new stadium it will eventually share with Union, Independence played their first season in another Philadelphia suburb, West Chester, Pennsylvania. However, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demographia, the Johannesburg–Pretoria urban area (combined because of strong transport links that make commuting feasible) is the 26th-largest in the world in terms of population, with 14,167,000 inhabitants. It is the provincial capital and largest city of Gauteng, which is the wealthiest province in South Africa. Johannesburg is the seat of the Constitutional Court, the highest court in South Africa. Most of the major South African companies and banks have their head offices in Johannesburg. The city is located in the mineral-rich Witwatersrand range of hills and is the centre of large-scale gold and diamond trade. The city was established in 1886 following the discovery of gold on what had been a farm. Due to the extremely large gold de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 In Association Football
The following are the association football events of the year 2009 throughout the world. News General *Major League Soccer (United States/Canada) expands to 15 teams with the launch of Seattle Sounders FC. *Women's Professional Soccer, the successor to the defunct Women's United Soccer Association in the US, launched in March with 7 teams. *During the 2009–10 A-League season, the FFA, the governing body of the sport in Australia, will expand the 8 team A-League to include 10 teams, with the addition of clubs from North Queensland and the Gold Coast. January * 1 – Gamba Osaka win the 88th edition of the Emperor's Cup and qualify for the 2009 AFC Champions League. * 11 – Club Deportivo Guadalajara win the InterLiga 2009, Guadalajara and runners-up C.F. Pachuca both qualify for the Copa Libertadores. * 12 – The 2008 FIFA World Player of the Year ceremony took place in Zürich, Switzerland. Cristiano Ronaldo was awarded the men's prize and Marta won the women's pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 In Association Football
The following are the association football events of the year 2008 throughout the world. News January *3 – Argentine midfielder Éver Banega leaves Boca Juniors and joins the Spanish club Valencia for an estimated fee of €18 million. *5 – Everton are knocked out of the FA Cup in the third round by Oldham Athletic, a team from Football League One (third division) as Huddersfield Town from the same division beat Birmingham City. *6 – Toulouse are eliminated from the Coupe de France by Paris FC, a team from the Championnat National (third division). *9 – Sam Allardyce leaves the manager's position at Newcastle United by mutual agreement. *11 – Jürgen Klinsmann is unveiled as the new coach of Bayern Munich, effective July. *20 – The Africa Cup of Nations begins in Ghana with the hosts beating Guinea 2–1. *23 – Tottenham Hotspur defeat Arsenal 5–1 in the semi-final second-leg of the League Cup. This was the first time t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 In Association Football
The following are the association football events of the year 2007 throughout the world. News January * 1 – The 74th traditional new year match between the Koninklijke HFC and the former Dutch international players ends in a 3–1 win for ''Oranje'' that won the confrontation for the fourth consecutive time. The ''Oranje'' goals were scored by Aron Winter, Rob Witschge and Orlando Trustfull. * 11 – David Beckham signs a 5-year deal with MLS team Los Angeles Galaxy. * 20 – The first Argentine major rivalry of the year was played between River Plate and Boca Juniors in Mar del Plata. The match ended in a 2–0 score in favor of River Plate. February * 18 – Season premiers Melbourne Victory win the second A-League football (soccer) grand final at Telstra Dome in Melbourne, Australia beating Adelaide United 6–0, with Victory striker Archie Thompson scoring 5 goals. * 19 – Reigning League of Ireland champions Shelbourne relegated by the Football Association of Irelan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 In Association Football
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 2006 throughout the world. Events *January 1 – Australia officially left the OFC and joined the AFC. *January 3 – Antonio Cassano left Roma and joined Real Madrid. He debuted for the merengues on January 18, in a Copa del Rey match against Real Betis, and scored his first goal just three minutes after he came in during the second half. *January 4 – Robert Maaskant returns at Dutch club RBC Roosendaal as their new coach. *January 17 – Euro 2008 qualifying group assignments announced. *February 1 – Rini Coolen resigns as manager of Dutch club FC Twente. *February 2 – South Korean club Bucheon FC moved to Jeju Island and changed their name to Jeju United FC. *February 8 – Turkey are banned from staging their six home qualifying matches for Euro 2008 in Turkey due to incidents during their 2006 World Cup qualification match against Switzerland, which finished 4–2 on Novemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, northeast of Saint-Étienne. The City of Lyon proper had a population of 522,969 in 2019 within its small municipal territory of , but together with its suburbs and exurbs the Lyon metropolitan area had a population of 2,280,845 that same year, the second most populated in France. Lyon and 58 suburban municipalities have formed since 2015 the Metropolis of Lyon, a directly elected metropolitan authority now in charge of most urban issues, with a population of 1,411,571 in 2019. Lyon is the prefecture of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and seat of the Departmental Council of Rhône (whose jurisdiction, however, no longer extends over the Metropolis of Lyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade De Gerland
The Stade de Gerland (known for sponsorship reasons as Matmut Stadium de Gerland and otherwise known as Municipal de Gerland or Stade Gerland ) is a stadium in the city of Lyon, France, which serves as home to Top 14 rugby club Lyon OU. It has a seating capacity of 35,000. Situated in the Gerland, Lyon, Gerland quarter, it was used by French professional Association football, football club Olympique Lyonnais, who moved to the newly constructed Parc Olympique Lyonnais in 2016. Local rugby union club Lyon OU moved in beginning of 2017, replacing their much smaller stadium Matmut Stadium. The stadium's capacity was also reduced from 43,000 to a more reasonable 25,000. The Stade de Gerland is listed as a UEFA stadium categories, Category three stadium by UEFA's standards and has hosted matches for the 1954 Rugby League World Cup, 1954 and 1972 Rugby League World Cups, UEFA Euro 1984, the 1998 FIFA World Cup, and the 2007 Rugby World Cup. The stadium has hosted concerts by many famou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 In Association Football
The following are the association football events of the year 2005 throughout the world. Events *January 21 – German referee Robert Hoyzer admits to having accepted large sums of money from a gambling syndicate to fix matches. The resulting scandal was a major embarrassment to Germany as it prepared to host the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Eventually Hoyzer would be sentenced to two years and five months in prison. *February 3 – Dutch club Fortuna Sittard has three points deducted for financial mismanagement (failure to settle tax debts); an additional deduction of three points on April 29 was confirmed after an appeal on June 13. *February 4 – Swiss AXPO Super League – Club Servette FC was declared bankrupt. It had run debts of over 10 million Swiss francs. As a consequence of the bankruptcy the club will be demoted two divisions. *March 20 – Dutch club Go Ahead Eagles has three points deducted for financial mismanagement. *March 26 – Chelsea won the League Cup after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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