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Association football

vio_lest@yahoo.com (http://www.farisvio.com) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:52:43 PST

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players using a spherical ball. Association football is the most popular football variant worldwide, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world.[1][2][3]

The game is played on a rectangular grass or artificial turf field, with a goal in the centre of each of the short ends. The object of the game is to score by driving the ball into the opposing goal. In general play, the goalkeepers are the only players allowed to use their hands or arms to propel the ball; the rest of the team usually use their feet to kick the ball into position, occasionally using their torso or head to intercept a ball in midair. The team that scores the most goals by the end of the match wins. If the score is tied at the end of the game, either a draw is declared or the game goes into extra time and/or a penalty shootout, depending on the format of the competition.

The modern game was codified in England following the formation of The Football Association, whose 1863 Laws of the Game created the foundations for the way the sport is played today. Football is governed internationally by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (International Federation of Association Football), commonly known by the acronym FIFA. The most prestigious international football competition is the FIFA World Cup, held every four years. This event, the most widely viewed in the world, boasts an audience twice that of the Summer Olympic Games.[4]

Baby Scorpions hope to sting

vio_lest@yahoo.com (http://www.farisvio.com) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:51:08 PST

The Baby Scorpions of Gambia arrive in Nigeria as reigning champions of Africa. However, recent squad changes have the continental toppers and their coaching staff chewing fingernails ahead of their opener with Iran on 25 October.

Gambia, the smallest country on mainland Africa, roared through the continent's U-17 championship in Algeria, edging Ghana and the hosts to for a second consecutive title. These results, for a team previously considered a football backwater, are proof positive of a substantial youth revolution. But the team here in Nigeria will be without 11 regular squad members regular, among them a good number of influential attacking players.

"We're happy with the team right now, but we won't know really what we're capable of until we play our first game," Egyptian head coach Tariq Saigy told FIFA.com with the aid of assistant coach and part-time interpreter Lamin Sambou. "We felt it was best to change some players in our team, to be on the safe side and not to be concerned when FIFA conducts their MRI scans [FIFA announced early last month that random MRI tests would be conducted at the finals. These tests will not determine the players' age, but would confirm definitively if a player is older than 17]."

http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/news/newsid=1121868.html#baby+scorpions+hope+sting

Christiano Ronaldo

vio_lest@yahoo.com (http://www.farisvio.com) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:51:19 PST

Manchester United, Christiano Ronaldo, who is reportedly a relationship with the former Hollyoaks star, filed a complaint against Gemma Atkinson during the last several months, surprised the stage smooch with Bollywood Bipasha Basu.

Ronaldo and Bipasha looks more familiar when attending a VIP party held in a private home that Ronaldo is in Portugal.

A witness told the Daily Star, "Ronaldo and Bipasha always together. If Ronaldo has a girlfriend, the woman last dipikirannya that there is Bipasha. They smooch and Ronaldo looks very soft, sometimes touching the face and Bipasha view seemingly amazed."

Ronaldo, 22, has been open to the public secret that he can not undergo the only relationship with a woman only. In the interview recently, he said, "Currently, I do not really concern with the wedding or the future. If the trouble is 30 years old, is probably a good time to think of something more serious, such as wedding

cristiano ronaldo

vio_lest@yahoo.com (http://www.farisvio.com) — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:00:34 PDT