FIFA 100 - Argentina . Gabriel Batistuta Hernán Crespo Mario Kempes Diego Maradona Daniel Passarella Javier Saviola Omar Sivori Alfredo Di Stefano Juan Sebastián Veron Javier Zanetti FIFA 100 - Brazil . Carlos Alberto Cafú Roberto Carlos Falcão Júnior Pelé Rivaldo Rivelino Romário Ronaldinho Ronaldo Djalma Santos Nilton Santo ...

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FIFA 100, FIFA 100 - The Americas, FIFA 100 - Argentina, FIFA 100 - Brazil, FIFA 100 - Chile, FIFA 100 - Colombia, FIFA 100 - Mexico, FIFA 100 - Paraguay, FIFA 100 - Peru, FIFA 100 - Uruguay, FIFA 100 - United States, FIFA 100 - Europe, FIFA 100 - Belgium, FIFA 100 - Bulgaria, FIFA 100 - Croatia, FIFA 100 - Czech Republic, FIFA 100 - Denmark, FIFA 100 - England, FIFA 100 - France, FIFA 100 - Germany, FIFA 100 - Hungary, FIFA 100 - Republic of Ireland, FIFA 100 - Italy, FIFA 100 - Netherlands, FIFA 100 - Northern Ireland, FIFA 100 - Poland, FIFA 100 - Portugal, FIFA 100 - Romania, FIFA 100 - Russia, FIFA 100 - Scotland, FIFA 100 - Spain, FIFA 100 - Turkey, FIFA 100 - Ukraine, FIFA 100 - Africa, FIFA 100 - Cameroon, FIFA 100 - Ghana, FIFA 100 - Liberia, FIFA 100 - Nigeria, FIFA 100 - Senegal, FIFA 100 - Asia, FIFA 100 - Japan, FIFA 100 - South Korea, FIFA 100 - External link

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Alfredo Di Stéfano (born July 4, 1926 in Barrancas, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine-born former footballer acknowledged as one of the greatest players in the history of the game. He is most associated with Real Madrid, and with Ferenc Puskas was instrumental in their domination of the European Cup during the 1950s, a period in which the club won the trophy in five consecutive seasons from 1956. Di Stèfano also played international football for Argentina, Colombia, and Spain. Di Stéfano was a powerful forward blessed with stamina, tactical versatility, and above all vision that allowed him to act a ...

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* Professional club caps and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of . ** National team caps and goals correct as of . Zinédine Yazid Zidane (born June 23, 1972, in Marseille, France), nicknamed Zizou, is a French football player for Real Madrid and France, widely regarded as one the greatest players in the world. He is a secular Muslim of Algerian Kabyle Berber ethnic origin. Through his status as a prominent Frenchman of Maghrebi descent, he promotes raci ...

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• Zinédine Zidane - Career
• Zinédine Zidane - Legacy
• Zinédine Zidane - Honours
• Zinédine Zidane - Other facts
• Zinédine Zidane - Merchandising
• Zinédine Zidane - External link

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Alfredo Di Stefano - Awards. Argentine League Top Scorer: 1 (1947) Colombian League Top Scorer: 1 (1951, 1952) Spanish League Top Scorer: 5 (1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959) European Footballer of the Year: 2 (1957, 1959) ...

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Alfredo Di Stefano, Alfredo Di Stefano - Teams, Alfredo Di Stefano - Achievements, Alfredo Di Stefano - Awards, Alfredo Di Stefano - International record

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As a child, Ronaldinho played both futsal and beach football. He made his first newspaper appearance at 13, after scoring 23 goals in a football match.[1] He made a name for himself as the top scorer at the under-17 world championship in Egypt, then began his professional career at Grêmio, where he played from 1998 to 2001. He made his first appearance for the Brazilian national team on June 26, 1999, scoring against Venezuela to help the team win the C ...

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Ronaldinho, Ronaldinho - Biography, Ronaldinho - Quotes, Ronaldinho - Notes

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Batistuta was born on 1 February 1969 to slaughterhouse worker Omar Batistuta and school secretary Gloria Batistuta in the town of Avellaneda, Santa Fe Province, Argentina, but grew up in the near city of Reconquista. After him, his parents Omar and Gloria Batistuta had three girls named Elisa, Alejandra and Gabriela. At the age of 16 he met the love of his life on her 15th birthday (a rite of passage that is a large celebration in Argentina). It is said that Irina Fernandez completely ignored him at the beginning, but some 5 years la ...

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Gabriel Batistuta, Gabriel Batistuta - Early Life, Gabriel Batistuta - The player, Gabriel Batistuta - Beginnings, Gabriel Batistuta - Professional, Gabriel Batistuta - International, Gabriel Batistuta - Good-bye to Fiorentina, Gabriel Batistuta - Summary

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Zoff's career got off to an inauspicious start, when at the age of fourteen he had trials with Inter Milan and Juventus, but was rejected due to a lack of height. Five years later, having grown by 33 centimetres, he made his Serie A debut with Udinese, though Zoff made only four appearances for Udinese before moving to Mantova in 1963. In 1968, Zoff was transferred to Napoli. In the same year he made his debut for Italy, playing against Bulgaria in the quarter final of the 1968 European Championships. Italy proceeded to win the tournament, Zoff taking home a winners' medal aft ...

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Dino Zoff, Dino Zoff - Playing Career, Dino Zoff - Coaching Career

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Deschamps started his football career at an amateur club, Aviron Bayonnais whilst still at school. His potential was spotted by scouts from Nantes, for whom he signed in April 1983. Deschamps made his league debut on 27 September 1985. Transferred to Olympique Marseille in 1989, Deschamps spent a season with Bordeaux in 1990 before returning to Marseille. In this second spell with Marseille Deschamps gained his first honours. As well as winning two French league titles in 1991 and 1992, Deschamps was part of the Marseille team which became the first, (and so far only) ...

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Didier Deschamps, Didier Deschamps - Club career, Didier Deschamps - International career, Didier Deschamps - Honours

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Duran Duran originally announced a reunion of the original five members in 2001, and began writing new music together in the south of France. They continued to write and record intermittently, working hard for a few months at a time, throughout 2002 and 2003. The band's friend Nile Rodgers did preliminary production work on several tracks. Meanwhile, the search for a record label went on, complicated by the band's desire for independence, control, strong promotional support, and a commitment for more than one album, at the same time t ...

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Astronaut album, Astronaut album - Background, Astronaut album - The making of the album, Astronaut album - New deal new album, Astronaut album - Embracing new media, Astronaut album - Track listing, Astronaut album - Singles

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A careful student of goalkeepers during childhood, Banks played in local colliery football as a boy and was offered an apprenticeship by Chesterfield after initially going to work down a mine and then as a bricklayer on leaving school. After performances in the youth and A teams gained him promotion to the reserves, Banks was posted to Germany with the Royal Signals on National Service, winning the Rhine Cup with his regimental team. On his return he was offered a full-time contra ...

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Gordon Banks, Gordon Banks - Early Years, Gordon Banks - The 1966 World Cup, Gordon Banks - 1966-1970, Gordon Banks - The 1970 Save against Pelé, Gordon Banks - England vs West Germany 1970, Gordon Banks - England's No.1 1970-1972, Gordon Banks - A New Life

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Alfredo Di Stéfano - Awards. Argentine League Top Scorer: 1 (1947) Colombian League Top Scorer: 1 (1951, 1952) Spanish League Top Scorer: 5 (1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959) European Footballer of the Year: 2 (1957, 1959) ...

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Alfredo Di Stéfano, Alfredo Di Stéfano - Teams, Alfredo Di Stéfano - Achievements, Alfredo Di Stéfano - Awards, Alfredo Di Stéfano - International record

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Image:525.jpg After five successful seasons in Mexico, with 99 goals to his name, Sanchez drew the attention of several Spanish sides, and signed with Atletico de Madrid in 1981. It took him a while to find his feet in La Liga, but by the 1984-85 season he was scoring regularly with a team that won the Copa del Rey, finished in second place in the Spanish League and won the Spanish Super Copa. That year Hugo also won his first Pichichi trophy ...

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Hugo Sánchez, Hugo Sánchez - Beginnings, Hugo Sánchez - Career in Spain, Hugo Sánchez - International career, Hugo Sánchez - Retirement, Hugo Sánchez - As a coach, Hugo Sánchez - Personal life

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Roy Keane - Early career. Roy Keane first played football for local Cork club Rockmount, before signing for the semi-professional Irish club Cobh Ramblers in 1989. Scouts from Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest took note of his talents and promptly signed him for the sum of £10,000. Keane was quick to impress at Nottingham Forest, making his professional league debut against Liverpool. In 1991, Keane was a regular in the side, displacing the English international midfield player Steve Hodge, and scored thre ...

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Roy Keane, Roy Keane - Club Career, Roy Keane - Early career, Roy Keane - Manchester United, Roy Keane - Leaving Manchester United, Roy Keane - International Career, Roy Keane - The Saipan Incident, Roy Keane - Mentions in popular culture, Roy Keane - See Also

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The WNT boasts all five players in the history of the game to have earned 200 caps (international appearances). In descending order of number of caps, they are: Kristine Lilly (reached 300 in China, during the WNT's January 18, 2006 game at the Four Nations Tournament [2]) Mia Hamm Julie Foudy Joy Fawcett Tiffeny Milbrett Other notable players include: Michelle Akers Shannon Boxx Brandi Chastain Lorrie Fair April Heinrichs ( ...

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United States women's national soccer team, United States women's national soccer team - World Cup record, United States women's national soccer team - Olympic record, United States women's national soccer team - Famous players, United States women's national soccer team - Coaching history

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As of 2005, UCF's academic programs included 92 Baccalaureate Programs, 94 Master's Programs, 3 Specialist Programs, and 24 Doctoral Programs. In addition, 70% of the Faculty have Doctorate Degrees, and 42% currently have tenure at the university. In terms of six-year graduation rates, UCF ranks third in the state of Florida at 55%, trailing Florida State University (FSU) at 63% and the University of Florida (UF) at 77%.[3] ...

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University of Central Florida, University of Central Florida - History, University of Central Florida - Academics, University of Central Florida - Colleges, University of Central Florida - Library, University of Central Florida - Athletics, University of Central Florida - Football, University of Central Florida - Basketball, University of Central Florida - Baseball, University of Central Florida - Housing, University of Central Florida - Communities, University of Central Florida - Rankings, University of Central Florida - Famous Alumni, University of Central Florida - Points of Interest, University of Central Florida - Trivia

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Though beeing born in Marseille, Zidane has never played for them, so it was rumored that he might want to finish his career there. Zidane has now declared that he will end his career after the 2006 World Cup in Germany, one year before his contract with Madrid runs out. His time in the French league was spent with Bordeaux, before he was snapped up by Juventus for £3 million. Zidane was a member of the French football team in 1998 World Cup, which France won, scoring two headed goals in the final against Brazil. Two years later, he ...

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Zinédine Zidane, Zinédine Zidane - Career, Zinédine Zidane - Legacy, Zinédine Zidane - Honours, Zinédine Zidane - Other facts, Zinédine Zidane - Merchandising, Zinédine Zidane - External link

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Peter Schmeichel - Playing career. Schmeichel's first professional team was Hvidovre IF. He then went to Brøndby. Manchester United bought him in 1991 for £550,000 and he played for them for the bulk of his career, eight years in total, enjoying great success. With United Schmeichel won 5 FA Premier League titles, 3 FA Cups, the UEFA Champions League, and a League Cup. He was famous for frequently shouting at defenders, especially Stev ...

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Peter Schmeichel, Peter Schmeichel - Biography, Peter Schmeichel - Playing career, Peter Schmeichel - Retirement, Peter Schmeichel - Honours, Peter Schmeichel - Litterature

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He started his career in Danish clubs Kjøbenhavns Boldklub (KB) and Brøndby before being sold to Juventus in Italy in 1982 aged 18. Juventus initially loaned him to Rome club Lazio for two seasons before he returned in 1985 playing alongside Michel Platini, Zbigniew Boniek and Ian Rush. He stayed in Serie A until 1989, when he joined FC Barcelona of Spain and enjoyed tremendous success. Michael Laudrup was one of the stars in the Dream Team who won four consecutive La Liga championships from 1991 to 1994, alongside players like Romário and Hristo Stoitchkov, with former Dutch nati ...

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Michael Laudrup, Michael Laudrup - Biography, Michael Laudrup - Playing Style, Michael Laudrup - Titles

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He won his first scudetto with Juventus in 1995. After strong pressures from A.C. Milan chairman Silvio Berlusconi, he was sold to the Milanese club, at which he won his second scudetto a year later. At the Milan club, he was frequently at odds with his chairman who was once an admirer of Baggio and had declared that he was never a fan of Baggio's dreadlocks but if the striker kept scoring goals at a prodigious rate for the club, Berlusconi would not even bother to care about Baggio's fashion statement. In 1997, when he thought ...

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Roberto Baggio, Roberto Baggio - Early Career, Roberto Baggio - World Cup 1994, Roberto Baggio - Success, Roberto Baggio - Later Career, Roberto Baggio - Clubs, Roberto Baggio - Honours

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Dalglish grew up supporting Rangers. Though born in Dalmarnock in the East End of Glasgow, he was brought up in the docklands of Govan, just a stone's throw from Ibrox. He wanted to join his idols at Rangers, but the call never came. He had trials at Liverpool and West Ham, but they came to nothing. And so it was that Dalglish, the Protestant son of an engineer, found himself playing for the Catholic Celtic. His signing, on a provisional contract in July 1967, was not without amusement. Jock Stein, the legendary Celtic manager, ...

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Kenny Dalglish, Kenny Dalglish - Playing career, Kenny Dalglish - Managerial career, Kenny Dalglish - Playing record, Kenny Dalglish - Honours, Kenny Dalglish - Awards, Kenny Dalglish - Managerial record

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