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Matej Delač
Matej Delač (; born 20 August 1992) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Danish 1st Division club Horsens. Club career Inter Zaprešić A product of Inter Zaprešić youth academy, Delač started to impress very early on and after only a few appearances for Croatia U-15 he attracted attention from bigger clubs across Europe. During summer 2008, Delač went on trial at Portuguese Primeira Liga club Benfica and came very close to joining them, but the two clubs couldn't agree terms so he stayed at Zaprešić. He had his professional debut for NK Inter Zaprešić in the 2008–09 season on 22 February 2009 against NK Zagreb, becoming the youngest player ever to appear in the Croatian first division (at 16 years and 186 days of age). He impressed football pundits in his debut by miraculously saving a penalty from Davor Vugrinec in the 85th minute, contributing to Inter's 1–0 victory and becoming man of the match. Delač continued with good pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje
Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje ( sr-cyrl, Горњи Вакуф-Ускопље) is a town and municipality located in Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Etymology Although settlements in the area stretch back to prehistoric times, the town with the name Gornji Vakuf arose in the 16th century in the location of the existing settlement called Česta. The name Gornji Vakuf refers to the fact that the town was established as a waqf (''in Bosnian: Vakuf; religious trust fund maintained by Muslims working in the financial sector'') by the Bosniak nobility. Mehmed-beg Stočanin, a famous Bosniak bey, was the founder of Gornji Vakuf. This town has a typical Bosnian čaršija, which is common within Central Bosnia. The name “Uskoplje” has also been used before the Second World War. Today, both names are used officially to not offend either ethnic group. History Bosnian War Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje was made infamous as one of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danish 1st Division
The 1st Division (''1. Division'') is the second-highest football league in Denmark, also known as NordicBet Liga for sponsorship reasons. From 1945 to 1991, the 1. Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark. With the formation of the Danish Superliga, the 1st Division became the second tier of Danish football. While all the teams in the Superliga are full-time professional the 1. Division has a mixture of full-time professional and semi-professional teams. The top-ranking teams each year win promotion to the Superliga, while the bottom finishers get relegated to the Danish 2nd Division. Viaplay broadcasts all matches from the league. History After World War II the format of the top-flight football division in Denmark, the "Championship League", where reverted with the tournament now named the "1st Division". There were 10 teams in the top division once again, playing each other twice, with the lowest team being relegated. The 1953–54 season saw th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cobham Training Centre
The Cobham Training Centre, is the training ground of Chelsea Football Club located in the village of Stoke d'Abernon near the village of Cobham, Surrey. The Chelsea first team have trained at Stoke D'Abernon since 2005, but it was not officially opened until 2007. History When Roman Abramovich purchased Chelsea FC in July 2003, the club's training facilities were identified as an important area for new investment. Chelsea had used the Harlington training ground since the 1970s, but it was owned by Imperial College, and its facilities were regarded as outdated in comparison to those of clubs such as Manchester United ( Trafford Training Centre) and Arsenal ( Arsenal Training Centre). Then-Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho regarded the move to a new, modern, training ground as "significant step forward" in the club's ambitions. Planning permission for a new state-of-the-art complex in Cobham was granted by Elmbridge Borough Council in 2004. Chelsea began training at Cobham i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Arnesen
Frank Arnesen (born 30 September 1956) is a former Danish footballer and sporting director at Dutch football club Feyenoord. Arnesen was the director of football at English football clubs Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea, and was sporting director at Hamburger SV, Metalist Kharkiv and PAOK. As a player, he most notably played with Dutch clubs Ajax and PSV Eindhoven, winning the 1988 European Cup with PSV. Arnesen was capped 52 times and scored 14 goals for the Danish national team, and participated in the Euro 1984 and 1986 FIFA World Cup tournaments. Playing career Arnesen moved from his childhood club Fremad Amager, in the lower leagues of Danish football, to the big Dutch team Ajax in November/December 1975. At the time he was only 19, and made the move together with Fremad Amager teammate Søren Lerby, who was only 17. Arnesen got his debut with Ajax three or four months later, on 7 March 1976, in a 1–1 draw with Utrecht. It was also in his time at Ajax that Arne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premier League
The Premier League is a professional association football league in England and the highest level of the English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football League (EFL). Seasons usually run from August to May, with each team playing 38 matches: two against each other team, one home and one away. Most games are played on weekend afternoons, with occasional weekday evening fixtures. The competition was founded as the FA Premier League on 20 February 1992, following the decision of clubs from the Football League First Division, First Division (the top tier since 1888) to break away from the English Football League. Teams are still promoted and relegated to and from the EFL Championship each season. The Premier League is a corporation managed by a Richard Masters (football), chief executive, with member clubs as shareholders. The Premier League takes advantage of a £5 billion domestic televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium, currently branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE Limited, EE for sponsorship reasons, is an association football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the Wembley Stadium (1923), original Wembley Stadium, which had stood from 1923 until 2003. The stadium is England's List of national stadiums, national football stadium, and thus hosts the majority of the England national football team, England national team home matches and the FA Cup Final – the final of England's primary domestic club football competition. It is widely regarded as one of the most iconic football stadiums in the world, and is considered a hub for the English game. Wembley Stadium is owned by the governing body of English football, the Football Association, whose headquarters are in the stadium, through its subsidiary Wembley National Stadium Ltd (WNSL). With 90,000 seats, it is the List of stadiums in the United Kingdom by capacity, largest stadium in the UK and Lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatia National Football Team
The Croatia national football team () represents Croatia in men's international Association football, football matches. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation (HNS), the governing body for football in Croatia. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colours reference two national symbols: the Croatian checkerboard and the Flag of Croatia, country's tricolour. They are colloquially known as the (Blazers) and (Checkered Ones). Since 2000, the have qualified for every major tournament except UEFA Euro 2000 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. At the FIFA World Cup, World Cup, Croatia has finished second once (2018 FIFA World Cup, 2018) and third on two occasions (1998 FIFA World Cup, 1998, 2022 FIFA World Cup, 2022), securing three World Cup medals. Davor Šuker won the FIFA World Cup awards, Golden Shoe and the FIFA World Cup awards, Silver Ball in 1998, while Luka Modrić won the FIFA World Cup awards, Golden Ball in 2018 and the FIFA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sportnet
Sportsnet is group of Canadian regional sports networks. Sportsnet or sportnet may also refer to: Sportsnet ;Current American regional sports networks * Comcast SportsNet, the group of networks now known as NBC Sports Regional Networks * Spectrum Sports the group of networks previously known as Time Warner Cable SportsNet ** Spectrum SportsNet **Spectrum SportsNet LA * SportsNet Pittsburgh * Based in New York: ** MSG Sportsnet ** SportsNet New York ;Defunct American regional sports networks * AT&T SportsNet, the former group of networks owned AT&T * Fox Sports Net, the former group of networks owned by Fox Sports Sportnet * Sportnet or Screensport (TV channel) Screensport was a pan-European cable and satellite sports television network that was on air from 1984 until 1993 before merging with Eurosport. History 1984–1986: Early years Screensport was founded in 1981 by Bob Kennedy — who had star ..., a Europe-wide sports TV channel that existed from 1984 to 1993 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davor Vugrinec
Davor Vugrinec (born 24 March 1975) is a Croatian former professional footballer. He primarily played as a striker, but also operated as an attacking midfielder or a second striker. He is all-time top scorer of the Croatian First Football League with 146 goals he has scored for five different clubs and also the oldest player to score a goal in the league, netting for Slaven Belupo 10 days before his 40th birthday.‘Imao sam dobru nogometnu karijeru. Ali moje životno djelo ipak je kolekcija slika i ovo što radim s umjetnošću’ - Novilist Vugrinec is currently the vice-president of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prva HNL
The Hrvatska nogometna liga (; ), abbreviated as HNL and also known for sponsorship reasons as the SuperSport HNL, is a professional association football league in Croatia and the highest level of the Croatian football league system. Established in 1992, it was previously called Prva Hrvatska nogometna liga (1. HNL; ), but a league structure reorganization from 2022–23 led to name changes for the three top league levels. Overview The league was formed in 1991, following the independence of Croatia and the creation of a separate Croatian league from the Yugoslav First League. This newly formed league was operated by the Croatian Football Federation. Since its formation, the league went through many changes in its system and number of participating clubs. In the first three seasons two points were awarded for a win, from 1994–95 season this was changed to three points. Each season starts in late July or early August and ends in May, with a two-month hiatus between December a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NK Zagreb
Nogometni klub Zagreb (''Zagreb Football Club''), commonly known as NK Zagreb or simply Zagreb (), is a Croatian football club based in the capital city of Zagreb. It currently competes in the fifth tier league competition of Croatian football league system, ''Četvrta nogometna liga Središte Zagreb podskupina A'' in Croatian (''Fourth football league Region Zagreb division A'') since the 2021–22 season and the revision of league in preparation for structure reorganization in a men's league system of Croatian football league system starting from 2022–23 which also led to labeling changes for the league levels. The club was founded in 1908 as HŠK Zagreb, meaning Hrvatski športski klub Zagreb (''Croatian Athletic Club Zagreb''). After World War II NK Zagreb had a considerable success in former Yugoslavia being enlisted as a notable club (at least 10 top-flight seasons or at least one title) in the Yugoslav First League. Zagreb played a total of 18 seasons in the top fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
