- Organismo Autónomo de Futebol Académica de Coimbra (pron. IPA /ɐ.kɐ.'ðɛ.mi.kɐ dɨ ku.'ĩ.bɾɐ/) or simply Académica, is formally known as the Associação Académica de Coimbra - Organismo Autónomo de Futebol (AAC-OAF). It is an autonomous and professional football organization created inside of the students' union of the University of Coimbra - the Associação Académica de Coimbra, when football was professionalized in Portugal. It i ...

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• Académica - History and tradition
• Académica - Honours
• Académica - Highlights
• Académica - Noted players
• Académica - Coaches
• Académica - Presidents/Chairman since 1961

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Darren Potter (born December 21, 1984 in Liverpool) is a professional football player for Liverpool and the Ireland Under-21's. He is a central midfielder who is a product of the Liverpool Academy. Potter started out at Everton before transferring to Blackburn and then, Liverpool. He made his debut for the Reds in 2004 as a substitute for Steve Finnan in the UEFA Champions League qualifier against Grazer AK, playing the last five minutes. In the return game at home, he played the whole match. All in all, he made 10 appearances in the 2004/05 season. In the current 2005/06 season, he has been involved in pre-season fr ...

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BLACKBURN ROVERS (CHAMPIONS): Jack Walker's millions, Kenny Dalglish's managerial experience and the lethal partnership of Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton brought the league title back to Ewood Park for the first time since 1914. MANCHESTER UNITED (2ND): United almost did the double again but injuries and suspensions counted against them and they endured their first trophyless season of the 1990's. NOTTINGHAM FOREST (3RD): Frank Clark's team had a great Premiership co ...

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FA Premier League 1994-95, FA Premier League 1994-95 - A Season of Sleaze, FA Premier League 1994-95 - Big Spending, FA Premier League 1994-95 - Changing the Guards, FA Premier League 1994-95 - The Blackburn Rovers Success Story, FA Premier League 1994-95 - Everton's Dramatic Revival, FA Premier League 1994-95 - Departures and Arrivals, FA Premier League 1994-95 - Final League Table, FA Premier League 1994-95 - Comments on each team, FA Premier League 1994-95 - Top goal scorers

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MANCHESTER UNITED (CHAMPIONS): A glorious season saw United run away with the Premiership title and also lift the F.A Cup thanks to the efforts of manager Alex Ferguson and the goals of top scorer Eric Cantona. BLACKBURN ROVERS (2ND): Another good Premiership campaign for Rovers saw them finish second with a star contribution from Alan Shearer after his return from injury. NEWCASTLE UNITED (3RD): Newcastle's top flight comeback saw the lethal partnership of Andy Cole and Peter Beardsley score a com ...

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FA Premier League 1993-94, FA Premier League 1993-94 - New Sponsors and new Members, FA Premier League 1993-94 - Manchester United's Double Triumph, FA Premier League 1993-94 - Success for Blackburn Newcastle Arsenal and Villa, FA Premier League 1993-94 - Transfers, FA Premier League 1993-94 - Managerial Changes, FA Premier League 1993-94 - Going down...., FA Premier League 1993-94 - .....Coming Up, FA Premier League 1993-94 - Final League Table, FA Premier League 1993-94 - Comments on each team, FA Premier League 1993-94 - Top goal scorers

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Millwall's first fixture was in 1885 against Fillebrook, who played in Leytonstone. The newly formed team was well beaten 5 - 0. Learning from this early defeat, they were unbeaten in their next 12 games before they lost to the top East London side Old St. Pauls. In their first season, they were only beaten three times. In November 1886, the East End Football Association was formed, and along with it came a Senior Cup Competition. Millwall made it to the final against London Caledonians. The game was played at the Leyton Cricket Ground. The ...

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Millwall F.C., Millwall F.C. - History, Millwall F.C. - The Den, Millwall F.C. - The 1950's and 1960's, Millwall F.C. - The 1980's and 1990's, Millwall F.C. - The 21st Century, Millwall F.C. - Millwall Supporters, Millwall F.C. - Current Squad, Millwall F.C. - Notable former players

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1 Geoff Hurst, versus West Germany, 1966 World Cup Final, Wembley, 1966 The third goal of a unique hat-trick which concluded England's only World Cup triumph, running half the length of the Wembley pitch from Bobby Moore's pass before blasting a clinical left-foot shot in at the near post. 2 Michael Owen, versus Argentina, 1998 World Cup second round, St Étienne, 1998 An astonishing individual goal, beating three defenders for pace in a run from halfway before placing a high shot into the far corner. 3 David Beckham, v ...

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England's 50 Greatest Goals, England's 50 Greatest Goals - Overview, England's 50 Greatest Goals - The Top 50, England's 50 Greatest Goals - Afterthought

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Frank Lampard - West Ham United and Swansea City. Lampard joined West Ham United, where his father was Assistant Manager, as an apprentice in July 1994 as part of their Youth System, and signed his professional forms on July 1, 1995. In October 1995, he was loaned to Division Two team Swansea City. He made his league debut in the colours of Swansea City on 7 October, 1995 in a match against Bradford City that Swansea won 2-0. He made a total nine league appearances for Swansea, and another two in Cup compe ...

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Frank Lampard, Frank Lampard - Playing career, Frank Lampard - West Ham United and Swansea City, Frank Lampard - Chelsea, Frank Lampard - Personal, Frank Lampard - Statistics, Frank Lampard - All-time club performance, Frank Lampard - International goals scored, Frank Lampard - Honours, Frank Lampard - Awards

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Main article: indoor soccer The MISL game is the standard North American version of indoor soccer. It is different from the FIFA sanctioned futsal. Each MISL game consists of four 15 minute quarter. There are breaks between the 1st and 2nd quarter and 3rd and 4th quarter. There is also a 15 minute halftime. Ties result in consecutive 15 minute sudden death overtime. An MISL field is roughly the size of a hockey rink. It measures 200 feet by 80 feet. Goals measure 14 feet by 8 feet and are set into the boards. Players are allowed to bounce the ball off the dasher ...

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Major Indoor Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League - History, Major Indoor Soccer League - Organization, Major Indoor Soccer League - MISL Championship series, Major Indoor Soccer League - Teams in the MISL, Major Indoor Soccer League - Active, Major Indoor Soccer League - Expansion/Inactive, Major Indoor Soccer League - Defunct, Major Indoor Soccer League - Rules, Major Indoor Soccer League - Links

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hitomi was born Hitomi Furuya (古谷仁美 Furuya Hitomi) in Tochigi, Japan, but raised in Kawasaki, Kanagawa). Although a consistently above-average student, she was, by her own admission, introverted, aimless, 'anti-social', and 'destructive' during her youth, until she acted on the encouragement of a teacher to join both her junior high school's soccer team. She proved, to most everyone's surprise (including her own), to be unexpectedly talented, and spent two fruitful years playing as a midfielder u ...

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Hitomi, Hitomi - Biography, Hitomi - Trivia, Hitomi - Discography, Hitomi - Singles, Hitomi - Studio albums, Hitomi - Compilation albums

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Australian Open Doubles finalist: 1999 (w/Bhupathi), 2006 (w/Damm) Doubles semi-finalist: 1998 Mixed Doubles champion: 2003 (w/Navratilova) French Open Doubles champion: 1999 (w/Bhupathi), 2001 (w/Bhupathi) Doubles semi-finalist: 1998 Wimbledon Doubles champion: 1999 (w/Bhupathi) Mixed Doubles champion: 1999 (w/Raymond), 2003 (w/Navratilova) U.S. Open Doubles finalist: 1999 (w/Bhu ...

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Leander Paes, Leander Paes - Grand Slam record, Leander Paes - Career Highlights

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Luís Figo started his career at Sporting Lisbon, a club which developed many other great Portuguese players. He won his first senior international cap in 1991; prior to that, he won the Under-20 World Championships and Under-16 European Championships with Portugal junior sides, a significant part of the nation's so called 'Golden Generation' in football, alongside compatriot, Rui Costa. In 1995, Figo looked poised to join one of the big clubs of Europe, but a dispute between Italian clubs Juventus and Parma, Figo having signed contracts wit ...

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Luís Figo, Luís Figo - Background, Luís Figo - Motor Racing, Luís Figo - Titles earned

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Jensen's time at Arsenal was highly successful, but also disappointing. He was part of the 1992-93 side that won the FA Cup and League Cup in the same season, the 1993-94 side that won the European Cup Winners Cup and the 1994-95 side that lost in the Cup-Winners Cup final. However, many Arsenal fans had seen Jensen's goal in the Euro 92 final (an excellent first-time strike from the edge of the area) and were expecting more of the same. He played 132 games for Arsenal, but he is chiefly remembered for the cult hero status he earned, ...

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John Jensen, John Jensen - Playing career, John Jensen - Coaching career, John Jensen - Honours

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Funchal, the capital of Madeira Island, is on the south coast of the principal island, in 32°37.75′N 16°55.3′W. Among Madeira's main cities are: Funchal, Porto Santo also known as Vila Baleira, Ribeira Brava, Machico, Câmara de Lobos, Santa Cruz, and Calheta. The archipelago lies about 360 miles from the coast of Africa, 535 miles from Lisbon, 240 from Tenerife, and 480 from Santa Maria, the nearest of the Azores. Madeira Island is the largest island of the group with 741 km², has a length of 30 geographical miles (57 k ...

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Madeira Islands, Madeira Islands - Funchal, Madeira Islands - Geography and climate, Madeira Islands - Culture and people, Madeira Islands - History, Madeira Islands - Levadas, Madeira Islands - Postage stamps, Madeira Islands - Transportation, Madeira Islands - Famous People, Madeira Islands - Islands and main Islets

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Ipswich Town F.C. - The Alf Ramsey era. Ipswich Town won promotion to the First Division for the first time in its history on winning the Second Division Championship at the end of the 1960-61 season (having entered the league in the Third Division South in the 1938-39 season) under Alf Ramsey. Ipswich's first top division season was an enormous success, winning the First Division Championship and qualifying for the European Cup at the end of an excellent 1961-62 season.This was arguably the most remarkable Leagu ...

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Ipswich Town F.C., Ipswich Town F.C. - Managers since 1960, Ipswich Town F.C. - The Alf Ramsey era, Ipswich Town F.C. - The Jackie Milburn era, Ipswich Town F.C. - The Bill McGarry era, Ipswich Town F.C. - The Bobby Robson era, Ipswich Town F.C. - The Bobby Ferguson era, Ipswich Town F.C. - The John Duncan era, Ipswich Town F.C. - The John Lyall era, Ipswich Town F.C. - The George Burley era, Ipswich Town F.C. - The Joe Royle era, Ipswich Town F.C. - Current squad, Ipswich Town F.C. - International and former players, Ipswich Town F.C. - Players who have represented their country, Ipswich Town F.C. - Other noteworthy former players, Ipswich Town F.C. - List of managers, Ipswich Town F.C. - Honours, Ipswich Town F.C. - Popular chants

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Sergej Barbarez was born to an ethnically mixed family in the city of Mostar on September 9, 1971. Here, Barbarez was raised by his parents where he also received his education. As a young child, Sergej Barbarez was actually not very interested in football but in basketball and athletics. However, at the age of eleven, Barbarez started playing football though mostly for fun with friends after school. Then, in 1984, Sergej Barbarez took a step further and started playing football for the youth te ...

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Sergej Barbarez, Sergej Barbarez - Biography, Sergej Barbarez - Facts & Stats, Sergej Barbarez - Facts, Sergej Barbarez - Stats, Sergej Barbarez - External link

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Pirès was a graduate of the FC Metz youth academy, making his senior debut in 1993, against Lyon. During his six seasons there, he scored 43 goals in 162 matches, and won the Coupe de la Ligue, prompting a £5 million move to Olympique de Marseille in 1998. At Marseille, Pirès had a mixed two-year stay. His first season saw him missed the French league title by a point, and his second season saw him suffer a spate of on- and off-field problems, which ...

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Robert Pirès, Robert Pirès - Playing career, Robert Pirès - Career statistics, Robert Pirès - Club career, Robert Pirès - International career, Robert Pirès - Honors

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His professional career began at third division Alemannia Aachen before a move to Werder Bremen in 1996/97, helping the Weserstadion outfit to a German Cup final defeat of Bayern Munich in 1999 and tallying more than 160 Bundesliga appearances and 15 goals over six seasons. In 2002, a number of Europe's leading clubs were on Frings's trail prior to the World Cup but he opted for a four-year deal with Borussia Dortmund for a reported fee of €10m, penning the contract two games into the competition. A regular in his first term at the Westfalenstadion, Frings also played 12 times in the UEFA Champions League ...

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Torsten Frings, Torsten Frings - Player Profile, Torsten Frings - Personal

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He then moved onto coaching at the tender age of 32, starting at Haarlem and S.V.V. before becoming assistant to footballing legend Rinus Michels at the Dutch national team. He led the Dutch team to the quarter-finals of the 1994 World Cup as Head Coach in his first spell in charge (1992-1994). He then returned to coaching at club level at first with PSV where he won his first trophy as coach winning the Dutch Cup in 1996 and the Dutch League Championship a year later. In 1998 Advocaat accepted the call from Rangers chairman David Mur ...

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Dick Advocaat, Dick Advocaat - Playing Career, Dick Advocaat - Management Career

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Throughout the 1990s, following his signing professional forms under Kenny Dalglish and having completed Liverpool's YTS, McManaman rose through the ranks at Anfield, emerging as arguably the biggest star out of a largely unsuccessful era, where the club won only an FA Cup in 1992 under Graeme Souness, and a League Cup in 1995 under Roy Evans. McManaman thrust himself as an asset to the club from early on, forming a prolific partnership with both Dean Saunders and Liverpool legend Ian Rush during the 1991-92 season. He scored several crucial ...

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Steve McManaman, Steve McManaman - Current, Steve McManaman - Liverpool, Steve McManaman - Real Madrid, Steve McManaman - Manchester City, Steve McManaman - England, Steve McManaman - Career

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César Luis Menotti - Preparations for the 1978 World Cup. Menotti was faced with an enormous challenge: Argentina had zero World Cup wins against Brazil's three, and was poised to host the 1978 World Cup. For many fans, it was "now or never". The political climate was deteriorating rapidly: in March 1976, a military coup was to depose President Isabel Martínez de Perón and install a fiercely repressive regime. After a series of incidents in which Boca Juniors and River Plate denied their players to the ...

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César Luis Menotti, César Luis Menotti - Early Days, César Luis Menotti - National Coach, César Luis Menotti - Preparations for the 1978 World Cup, César Luis Menotti - 1978 World Cup, César Luis Menotti - Between 1978 and 1982, César Luis Menotti - World Cup 1982, César Luis Menotti - Later Career, César Luis Menotti - Personality Controversy and Influence

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