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| ARTICLES RELATED TO FIFA 100 | | | | | | |  FIFA 100: Encyclopedia II - Zinédine Zidane - CareerZidane was a member of the French football team in 1998 World Cup, which France won, scoring two goals in the final against Brazil. Two years later, he led his country to a second major championship, winning Euro 2000. He has been elected three times as FIFA World Player of the Year (1998, 2000, 2003).
In 2001 Zidane transferred from Italian team Juventus to Spanish club side Real Madrid on a four-year contract. The transfer fee was £47 million(approx. $66 million US), making him the most expensive player in football history. While Z ...
See also:Zinédine Zidane, Zinédine Zidane - Career, Zinédine Zidane - Legacy, Zinédine Zidane - Honours, Zinédine Zidane - Other facts, Zinédine Zidane - Merchandising, Zinédine Zidane - External link Read more here: » Zinédine Zidane: Encyclopedia II - Zinédine Zidane - Career |
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| | | | | FIFA 100: Encyclopedia II - George Best - Biography
George Best - Football career.
At the age of 15, George Best was discovered in Belfast by Manchester United scout Bob Bishop, whose telegram to United manager Sir Matt Busby read: "I have found a genius". Best was subsequently given a trial and signed up by chief scout Joe Armstrong in 1961. He turned professional and made his debut for Manchester United in 1963 agai ...
See also:George Best, George Best - Biography, George Best - Football career, George Best - Celebrity, George Best - Family, George Best - Convictions, George Best - Alcoholism, George Best - Illness and death, George Best - Funeral, George Best - Quotations, George Best - Honours, George Best - Goals, George Best - Appearances and goals for each club, George Best - Notes Read more here: » George Best: Encyclopedia II - George Best - Biography |
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| | | | | | | FIFA 100: Encyclopedia II - Kevin Keegan - Playing career Keegan was rejected by local club Doncaster Rovers but made the grade further towards the east coast when Scunthorpe United offered him terms. He made 120 appearances for the club before an offer of 35,000 pounds was accepted from Liverpool in the summer of 1971.
In August 1971, Keegan made his Liverpool debut against Nottingham Forest at Anfield and after just 12 minutes he scored, albeit with a completely mis-hit shot which was all he could muster after he miscontrolled a pass from Peter Thompson. He quickly established himself as a ...
See also:Kevin Keegan, Kevin Keegan - Playing career, Kevin Keegan - Managerial career, Kevin Keegan - Newcastle, Kevin Keegan - Fulham, Kevin Keegan - English International team, Kevin Keegan - Manchester City, Kevin Keegan - The Future, Kevin Keegan - Miscellaneous, Kevin Keegan - Quotes Read more here: » Kevin Keegan: Encyclopedia II - Kevin Keegan - Playing career |
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| | | | | FIFA 100: Encyclopedia II - FIFA - History The need for a single body to oversee the worldwide game became apparent at the beginning of the 20th century with the increasing popularity of international fixtures. The English Football Association had chaired many discussions on setting up an international body, but was perceived as making no progress. It fell to seven other European countries to band together to form this association. FIFA was founded in Paris on May 21, 1904 - the French name and acronym persist ...
See also:FIFA, FIFA - History, FIFA - The World Cup, FIFA - Other tournaments, FIFA - Laws of the game, FIFA - Organisation, FIFA - Recognitions and awards, FIFA - Commercial activities, FIFA - External link Read more here: » FIFA: Encyclopedia II - FIFA - History |
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| | | | | FIFA 100: Encyclopedia II - Johan Cruijff - Career
Johan Cruijff - As a player.
Cruijff played successively for Ajax, FC Barcelona, Los Angeles Aztecs, Washington Diplomats, Levante Union Deportiva and Feyenoord. As a player, Cruijff was known for his technical ability: his mesmeric ball skill, speed and acceleration, the ability to change direction at will and his tactical insights make him one of the most gifted footballers of all time. He has been named as one of the best football players of his generation, alongside Franz Beckenbauer and Pelé, although he di ...
See also:Johan Cruijff, Johan Cruijff - Career, Johan Cruijff - As a player, Johan Cruijff - As a trainer, Johan Cruijff - Quotes, Johan Cruijff - By Cruijff himself, Johan Cruijff - About Cruijff Read more here: » Johan Cruijff: Encyclopedia II - Johan Cruijff - Career |
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| | | | | FIFA 100: Encyclopedia II - Thierry Henry - Biography Henry trained at the French Football Federation's academy at Clairefontaine and played at a youth level for CO Les Ulis (1983-1989), US Palaiseau (1989-1990), Viry-Châtillon (1990-1992) and FC Versailles (1992-1993). He started his professional career at AS Monaco, given his début by then Monaco manager Arsène Wenger at the age of 17. At Monaco, Wenger put Henry on the wing as a temporary measure because the line was alrea ...
See also:Thierry Henry, Thierry Henry - Biography, Thierry Henry - Quotes, Thierry Henry - Career statistics, Thierry Henry - Club career, Thierry Henry - International career, Thierry Henry - Accolades Read more here: » Thierry Henry: Encyclopedia II - Thierry Henry - Biography |
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| | | | | FIFA 100: Encyclopedia II - Kenny Dalglish - Managerial career After the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985, in the wake of the resignation of manager Joe Fagan, Dalglish became player-manager of Liverpool. He coached them to their first-ever "double" — winning the League Championship (Dalglish actually scored the winner in a 1-0 victory over Chelsea to secure the title on the final day of the season) and FA Cup in the same season — in his first season, 1985-86. He continued as manager when he retired as a player, winning the League agai ...
See also:Kenny Dalglish, Kenny Dalglish - Playing career, Kenny Dalglish - Managerial career, Kenny Dalglish - Playing record, Kenny Dalglish - Honours, Kenny Dalglish - Awards, Kenny Dalglish - Managerial record Read more here: » Kenny Dalglish: Encyclopedia II - Kenny Dalglish - Managerial career |
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| | | | | FIFA 100: Encyclopedia II - Peter Schmeichel - Honours Team
Danish Superliga (4): 1987, 1988, 1990, and 1991, with Brøndby IF
Danish Cup: 1989, with Brøndby IF
European Super Cup: 1991, with Manchester United
League Cup: 1992, with Manchester United
FA Premier League (5): 1992/93, 1993/94, 1995/96, 1996–97, and 1998/99, with Manchester United
1992 European Football Championship, with Denmark
FA Charity Shield (4): 1993, 1994, 1996, and 1997, with Manchester United
FA Cup (3): 1994, 1996, and 1999, with Manches ...
See also:Peter Schmeichel, Peter Schmeichel - Biography, Peter Schmeichel - Playing career, Peter Schmeichel - Retirement, Peter Schmeichel - Honours, Peter Schmeichel - Litterature Read more here: » Peter Schmeichel: Encyclopedia II - Peter Schmeichel - Honours |
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| | | | | | FIFA 100: Encyclopedia II - FIFA - Recognitions and awards FIFA awards, each year, the title of FIFA World Player of the Year to the most prestigious player of the year, as part of its annual awards ceremony with also recognises team and international football achievements.
As part of its centennial celebrations in 2004, FIFA organised a "Match of the Century" between France and Brazil, the most successful national teams of the last decade. In addition, it commissioned arguably the most famous player ever, Pelé, to produce a list of the greatest players of all time. This list, the FIFA 100, ...
See also:FIFA, FIFA - History, FIFA - The World Cup, FIFA - Other tournaments, FIFA - Laws of the game, FIFA - Organisation, FIFA - Recognitions and awards, FIFA - Commercial activities, FIFA - External link Read more here: » FIFA: Encyclopedia II - FIFA - Recognitions and awards |
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| | | | | | FIFA 100: Encyclopedia II - Gary Lineker - Post playing career Following retirement from professional football, he developed a career in the media, initially as a pundit before replacing Des Lynam as the BBC's anchorman for football coverage, including their flagship football television programme Match of the Day, and as a team captain on the comedic sports game show, They Think It's All Over from 1995 to 2003, where he was heavily (though affectionately) ridiculed for being a "goal hanger".
His popularity has enabled him to appear in a light-hearted series of commercials for Walkers crisps, playing a comical role as an arch- ...
See also:Gary Lineker, Gary Lineker - Career in football, Gary Lineker - Post playing career, Gary Lineker - Lincs Trivia Read more here: » Gary Lineker: Encyclopedia II - Gary Lineker - Post playing career |
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| | | | | FIFA 100: Encyclopedia II - Roy Keane - Mentions in popular culture The Irish playwright Colin Teevan has written a series of works entitled 'The Roy Keaneiad' which place Keane in the role of Achilles from Greek Mythology. The most recent of these was broadcast on BBC Radio Three at the end of November, 2005.
Also, the comedy musical 'I, Keano' opened in the Olympia Theatre, Dublin in February 2005. The show, which featured the cream of Irish comedy performers, was co-written by Father Ted writer Arthur Mathews and told the story of the Saipan Incident in the form of a Greek epic. The musical's chara ...
See also: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 Read more here: » Roy Keane: Encyclopedia II - Roy Keane - Mentions in popular culture |
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| | | | | FIFA 100: Encyclopedia II - University of Central Florida - Housing Approximately 10% of the UCF student population lives on-campus. The university currently has over 4,500 beds (5,700 by 2007) on-campus in five different housing communities. Residence hall style suites are available in the Libra, Apollo, Hercules, and Nike communities. All of the residence hall suites have bathrooms shared between 2 or 3 rooms as opposed to communal bathrooms, and are reserved for freshmen. Apartment style housing is also available in the Academic Village (Nike and Hercules) communities, the Towers at Golden Knights Plaza, ...
See also: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 Read more here: » University of Central Florida: Encyclopedia II - University of Central Florida - Housing |
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| | | | | FIFA 100: Encyclopedia II - FIFA - The World Cup Jules Rimet became the third President of FIFA in 1921. He presided over another two successful Olympic competitions despite the absence of England and Scotland. The success of the competitions, combined with the rising profile of the game, allowed FIFA to seriously consider, for the first time, staging its own regular World Championship. Talks on the matter began in 1928, and the first World Cup took place in Uruguay in 1930 and was won by the home nation. Despite the reluctance of participation from European nations (due to the travel time ...
See also:FIFA, FIFA - History, FIFA - The World Cup, FIFA - Other tournaments, FIFA - Laws of the game, FIFA - Organisation, FIFA - Recognitions and awards, FIFA - Commercial activities, FIFA - External link Read more here: » FIFA: Encyclopedia II - FIFA - The World Cup |
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| | | | | FIFA 100: Encyclopedia II - Zinédine Zidane - Legacy Zidane is one of the soccer icons of his generation and is known to be modest, quiet and self-admittedly shy. He is married to a French woman of Spanish descent, Véronique, a former model and together they have four sons, Enzo, Théo, Lucas and newborn Elyas. As a Guardian feature article says, however, Zidane has also occasional flashes of aggression on the pitch. Such a display of aggression, Zidane showed when he was red carded for headbutting Jochen Kientz in a 2000/2001 Champions Leag ...
See also:Zinédine Zidane, Zinédine Zidane - Career, Zinédine Zidane - Legacy, Zinédine Zidane - Honours, Zinédine Zidane - Other facts, Zinédine Zidane - Merchandising, Zinédine Zidane - External link Read more here: » Zinédine Zidane: Encyclopedia II - Zinédine Zidane - Legacy |
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