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Mário Breška
Mário Breška (born 27 December 1979) is a Slovak former professional footballer who played as a winger. Career Early years Breška played for MFK Topoľčany and FC Nitra without making league appearances. FK Matador Púchov In 2001, Breška moved from Nitra to FK Matador Púchov. In three years, he made 102 appearances, scoring 11 goals. Panionios In 2004, he moved from FK Matador Púchov to Panionios for €250.000. He spent three years in Greece having scored 11 goals for the Greek Super League. MŠK Žilina In 2007, he moved to Žilina for a fee of €250.000. Breška finished the season having scored 13 goals. 1. FC Nürnberg In 2008, he moved to 1. FC Nürnberg for 350.000 €. He played ten games in total for his club in Germany. In 2009, he was loaned to Enosis Neon Paralimni. During his spell there, he scored one goal against Alki Larnaca APOEL He later moved to APOEL for a fee of 200.000 €. He scored his first goal against Aris Limassol F.C. Duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Topoľčany
Topoľčany (; before 1920; ) is a town in the Nitra Region of Slovakia. The population is around 25,000 in total. The town's population is nicknamed ''Žochári'' (singl. ''Žochár'') (producers, or owners of "mosses"). The Nitra River flows through a wide valley between the two mountain ranges that are visible from the town: Tribeč (to the east) and Považský Inovec (to the west). It is best known for the birthplace of the current prime minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico. Name The name Topoľčany was assumed to be derived from (Populus, poplar tree).Martin Štefánik - Ján Lukačka et al. 2010, Lexikón stredovekých miest na Slovensku, Historický ústav SAV, Bratislava, 2010, pp. 503, 360, . http://forumhistoriae.sk/-/lexikon-stredovekych-miest-na-slovensku Groves of these trees were once abundant on the banks of the Nitra River, thus the local settlers got the name ''*Topoľčane'' 'those living among poplars'. History Founded in the 9th century, Topoľčany was a regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovakia National Football Team
The Slovakia national football team () represents Slovakia in men's international Association football, football competition and it is governed by the Slovak Football Association (SFZ), the governing body for football in Slovakia. Slovakia's home stadium from 2019 is the reconstructed Tehelné pole in Bratislava. Historically, up to the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia, split in 1993, the team participated mostly as Czechoslovakia, while it also competed as Slovak Republic (1939–1945), Slovakia during Second World War. Since 1993, Slovakia has qualified for four major international tournaments: the 2010 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2016, UEFA Euro 2020, and UEFA Euro 2024. Slovakia qualified for the former tournament after winning their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 3, qualifying group, where they progressed beyond the group stage after a 3–2 victory against Italy national football team, Italy, before bowing out of the tournament following a 2–1 defeat in the k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proodeftiki F
Proodeftiki Football Club, also known as Proodeftiki Piraeus, simply as Proodeftiki, or with its full name as A.O. Proodeftiki Neolea (, transliterated "Athlitikós Όmilos Proodeftiki Neolea", ''Athletic Club Progressive Youth''), is a Greek football club, part of the major multi-sport club A.O. Proodeftiki Neolea, based in Korydallos, Piraeus – Attica. The club has a longstanding presence in Super League, having participated so far 15 times. History Formation and early years The club exists since 1925. The official year of its foundation is 1927. Founded in Kokkinia, a suburb of Piraeus, which is the older name of Nikaia, a few years later by the " Asia Minor Catastrophe". Kokkinia, the older name of Nikaia, inhabited mainly by Greeks and Armenians refugees who inhabited the coast of Asia Minor. Hellenic Football Federation was founded on 1926. Proodeftiki, one of the older members of Hellenic Football Federation, became its member with Registration Number 31. The founde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Match Fixing
In organized sports, match fixing (also known as game fixing, race fixing, throwing, rigging, hippodroming, or more generally sports fixing) is the act of playing or officiating a contest with the intention of achieving a predetermined result, violating the rules of the game and often the law. There are many reasons why match fixing might take place, including receiving bribes from bookmakers or sports bettors, and blackmail. Competitors may also intentionally perform poorly to gain a future advantage, such as a better draft pick* * * * * or to face an easier opponent in a later round of competition.* * * * A player might also play poorly to rig a handicap system. Match fixing, when motivated by gambling, requires contacts (and normally money transfers) between gamblers, players, team officials, and/or referees. These contacts and transfers can sometimes be discovered, and lead to prosecution by the law or the sports league(s). In contrast, losing for future advant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delta Ethniki
Delta Ethniki () was the fourth level of Greek football championship. During the period of its existence, it was the lowest national division of the Greek championship. It was founded in the 1982–83 season and abolished in the 2012–13 season, as it was merged with the third division (Football League 2). Its history therefore spans 31 years. Many historical clubs of first division (Super League) have played in Delta Ethniki, such as Iraklis (2011–12 season), Ethnikos Piraeus, Apollon Smyrnis and Atromitos. The clubs of Delta Ethniki were divided in groups on the basis of geographical criteria. The groups usually comprised 10 teams, though this number varied between 4 and 12 over the years. Champions Below follows the list of the champions by year. Performance by club (1982–2013) Seasons in Delta Ethniki Too many clubs have played in the championship of Delta Ethniki during the years that existed. Below follows a list with the clubs with the most number of seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panionios GSS
Panionios G.S.S. (Greek: Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'', is a Greek multi-sport club founded in 1890. Originally based in Smyrna/Izmir, the club was uprooted in the population exchange between Greece and Turkey following the Asia Minor Catastrophe in 1922. It is now based in the suburban town of Nea Smyrni, located in the Attica, and where many of the refugees from Smyrna settled. The Panionios football team has won the Greek Cup twice (1979, 1998) while the Panionios basketball team won the Greek Cup in 1991. Panionios has a long tradition of raising talented athletes in many sports (e.g. Fanis Christodoulou, Thomas Mavros, Nikos Anastopoulos, Dimitris Saravakos, etc.) History Smyrna era (1890–1922) Panionios was founded in 1890 under the name Orpheus, by Greeks of Smyrna in the Ottoman Empire. The name related with the legendary musician of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009–10 UEFA Champions League
The 2009–10 UEFA Champions League was the 55th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 18th under the current UEFA Champions League format. The final was played on 22 May 2010 at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain, the first time the final was played on a Saturday. The final was won by Italian club Inter Milan, who beat German side Bayern Munich 2–0. Inter Milan went on to represent Europe in the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup, beating Congolese side TP Mazembe 3–0 in the final, and played in the 2010 UEFA Super Cup against Europa League winners Atlético Madrid, losing 2–0. Barcelona were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by eventual winners Inter Milan in the semi-finals. Association team allocation A total of 76 teams participated in the 2009–10 Champions League, from 52 UEFA associations (Liechtenstein organises no domestic league competition). Associations were allocated places according to their 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009–10 UEFA Champions League Group Stage
The 2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage matches took place between 15 September and 9 December 2009. The draw for the eight groups took place on 27 August 2009, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. The group stage featured the 22 automatic qualifiers and the 10 winners of the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round#Play-off round, play-off round (five through the Champions Path, five through the Non-Champions Path). After the completion of the group stage, the top two teams in each group advanced to play in the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League knockout stage, first knockout round, while the third-placed teams dropped down to the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League knockout stage, UEFA Europa League round of 32. Teams The draw for the group stage was held in Monaco on 27 August 2009. Seeding was determined by the UEFA coefficients#Club coefficient, UEFA coefficients: Pot 1 held teams ranked 1–8, Pot 2 held teams ranked 10–28, Pot 3 held teams ranked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LTV Super Cup
The Cypriot Super Cup is a Cypriot football trophy, contested in an annual match between the previous season's Cypriot First Division champions, and the Cypriot Cup winners. The match is contested at the beginning of the football season, and is usually played at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia. The most successful team in the competition are Omonia, who have won the trophy on 17 occasions. The current holders are APOEL Nicosia who defeated Pafos FC 1–0 in the 2024 match. History The first match was played in 1951, under the name Pakkos Shield (Greek: Ασπίδα Πάκκου). At the time, the trophy was not awarded to the winner of the match, but would instead be awarded to the overall most successful team in the competition, after 10 matches. The Shield was finally awarded for the first time in 1967, to Çetinkaya, who were the first club to win the trophy three times. At the time, if the league champions and the Cup winners were the same team, they were automatically named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
APOEL F
APOEL FC (; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") is a Cyprus, Cypriot professional Association football, football Sports club, club based in Nicosia, Cyprus. APOEL is the most successful football team in Cyprus with an overall tally of 29 Cypriot First Division, national championships, 21 Cypriot Cup, cups, and 13 Cypriot Super Cup, super cups. APOEL's greatest moment in European competition occurred in the 2011–12 APOEL F.C. season, 2011–12 season, when they advanced out of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage, group stage of the UEFA Champions League (winning a group that included FC Porto, FC Shakhtar Donetsk, Shakhtar Donetsk, and FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, Zenit St. Petersburg), then eliminated Olympique Lyonnais in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League knockout phase#Round of 16, last 16, to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aris Limassol F
Aris or ARIS may refer to: People * Aris (surname) Given name * Aris Alexandrou, Greek writer * Aris Brimanis, ice hockey player * Aris Christofellis, Greek male soprano * Aris Gavelas, Greek sprinter * Aris Konstantinidis, Greek architect * Aris Maliagros, Greek actor * Aris Poulianos (1924–2021), Greek anthropologist and archaeologist * Aris Spiliotopoulos (born 1966), Greek politician * Aris Tatarounis (born 1989), Greek basketball player * Aris Velouchiotis (1905–1945), Greek guerrilla fighter in the 1940s * Aris Xevghenis (born 1981), Greek footballer Fictional characters * Aris Kristatos, in the James Bond film ''For Your Eyes Only'' Places * A settlement in the Windhoek Rural constituency of Namibia * Arış, Azerbaijan * Aris, Bern, a village in the municipality of Reichenbach im Kandertal in the Swiss canton of Bern * Aris, Messenia, a municipality in Greece, next to a river by the same name Sports clubs * A Greek sports club in Thessaloniki, Aris The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alki Larnaca F
Alki (ælkaɪ) is a Chinook word meaning ''by and by'' and is the unofficial state motto of Washington. It may also refer to: * Alki Point, Seattle, a geographic feature ** Alki Point Light, a lighthouse an Alki Point ** Alki Beach Park, a park at Alki Point *Alki Larnaca FC, a Cypriot football team that played from 1948 to 2014 * Alki Oroklini, a Cypriot football club based in Larnaca * Alki David (born c. 1967–1968), a Greek businessman *Alki Zei Alki Zei (; 15 December 1923 – 27 February 2020) was a Greek novelist and children's writer. Biography Alki Zei was born in Athens on 15 December 1923. She studied in the philosophy school of Athens University, the Drama School of the Athe ... (born 1925), a Greek novelist * Alki (boat), a fireboat in Seattle {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
