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6 unusual facts about association Football


Chalco Hills Recreation Area

Several soccer fields and one baseball field, along with two playgrounds adjacent to picnic areas are easily reached from nearby parking areas.

Derek Birnage

In 1954 Birnage launched a new sports-themed comic, Tiger, and asked writer Frank S. Pepper to create a more realistic football strip than The Champion's "Danny of the Dazzlers".

Inter Continental Cup

The Inter Continental Cup - Malaysia 2008 was an invitational football tournament, staged in Kuala Lumpur from May 15 to May 25, 2008.

New Beacon School

There is a strong Company tradition at New Beacon, with competition between the companies including Company rugby, cross country, shooting, cricket, football art Athletics and quiz competitions.

Rune Johansson

Rune Arnold Georg Johansson (August 23, 1920 – December 30, 1998) was a Swedish sportsperson who played bandy, football, handball, ice hockey, and competed in track and field.

South Surrey Athletic Park

There are also four multi-purpose fields adjacent to Semiahmoo Secondary School that are commonly used for football, rugby and soccer.


2010 FFSA Premier League

The 2010 FFSA Premier League was the fifth edition of the FFSA Premier League as the second level domestic association football competition in South Australia.

Abdul Hadi Abdul Hamid

Abdul Hadi Abdul Hamid (born 25 February 1987, Kuala Kedah, Kedah) is a Malaysian football goalkeeper currently playing for Kedah FA.

Académica Petróleos do Lobito

Académica Petróleos do Lobito, usually known as Académica Lobito, are a football (soccer) club from Lobito, Angola.

Ariel Jakubowski

Ariel Jakubowski (born September 7, 1977 in Człuchów) is a Polish footballer who currently plays for Polish side Wisła Płock.

Ariquemes Futebol Clube

Ariquemes Futebol Clube, commonly known as Ariquemes, is a Brazilian football club based in Ariquemes, Rondônia state.

Beniamino Di Giacomo

Beniamino Di Giacomo (born November 13, 1935 in Porto Recanati) is a retired Italian professional football player and coach.

Bruno Matias

Bruno Filipe Santos Matias (born 4 March 1989 in Santarém) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for FC Etzella Ettelbruck, as a midfielder.

Bryan Gerzicich

Bryan Gerzicich (born March 20, 1984) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the Israeli Premier League.

Carlos Bueno

On the 15th he scored his first goal for the club, against Everton de Viña del Mar in a 5–1 success (also away), coming off the bench at Estadio Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso in Coquimbo; nine days later he also found the net against Oriente Petrolero of Bolivia, a in 2–2 home draw (2–3 aggregate loss).

Charles Douglas Moffatt

Charles Douglas Moffatt (London, 5 July 1870 - Buenos Aires, 1 March 1953) was an English football player, considered one of the pioneers of the sport in Argentina.

Christian Gyan

Christian Attah Gyan (born 2 November 1978 in Tema) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for Leonidas

Cristiano dos Santos Rodrigues

Cristiano dos Santos Rodrigues (born 3 June 1981), commonly known as Cristiano, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Club Deportivo Olimpia of the Liga Nacional de Honduras.

Cyrille Makanaky

Cyrille Thomas Makanaky (born 28 June 1965 in Douala) is a Cameroonian retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Deportivo Iztacalco

Only 5 were selected, Diego "El Gato" Reynoso (goalkeeper), Guillermo "RBD" Guzmán (defender), Carlos "Piwi" Godínez and Anibal "Robinho" Cruz (midfielder) and Giovanni "Guardadito" Pérez (striker).

Dijilly Arsene Dit Patrick Vouho

Djilly Arsène Dit Patrick Vouho (born 25 June 1987 in Seguela) is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a Striker for Georgian Umaglesi Liga club Dinamo Tbilisi.

Edgar Álvarez

Édgar or Edgard Anthony Álvarez Reyes (born 9 January 1980 in Puerto Cortés) is a Honduran footballer who currently plays for Platense in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras.

Filipe Augusto

Filipe Augusto Carvalho Souza (born 12 August 1993 in Bahia, Brazil) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Portuguese top side Rio Ave.

Football at the 2011 Island Games

Football at the 2011 Island Games was held from 26 June–1 July 2011 at several venues.

Foz do Iguaçu Futebol Clube

Foz do Iguaçu Futebol Clube is a Brazilian professional football club from the city of Foz do Iguaçu, state of Paraná.

Gustavo Lillo

Gustavo Alejandro Lillo (born August 8, 1973 in Mendoza) is a retired Argentine professional footballer.

Hernán Menosse

Jorge Hernán Menosse Acosta (born 28 April 1987) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays for Recreativo de Huelva, on loan from Montevideo Wanderers F.C., as a central defender.

Ilya Fomitchev

Ilya Vladimirovich Fomitchev (born 14 August 1982 in Almaty) is a Kazakhstani professional footballer who plays for FC Vostok.

Jackie Mooney

He returned to play for Aer Lingus in the Leinster Senior League for 2 years before Billy Young (association football) brought him back into football with Athlone Town when they re entered the league for the 1969-70 League of Ireland season.

Jean-Jacques Pierre

Jean-Jacques Pierre (born 23 January 1981 in Léogâne) is a Haitian footballer currently plays for French club SM Caen.

Jean-Paul Bertrand-Demanes

Jean-Paul Bertrand-Demanes (born 13 May 1952 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a former football goalkeeper from France, who earned eleven international caps for the French national team during the 1970s and was part of the French team in the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

John Arlington González

John Arlinton González (born February 2, 1989 in Caloto, Cauca) is a Colombian football midfielder, who played for Millonarios in the Copa Mustang.

José Luis Miñano

José Luis Miñano García (born 22 May 1987 in Alicante, Valencian Community) is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino in Belarus, as a midfielder.

Júnior Morales

Júnior Exequiel Morales Maradiaga (born 23 March 1978 in San Pedro Sula, Honduras) is a Honduran footballer who currently plays as goalkeeper for Liga Nacional de Honduras club Atlético Choloma.

Khampheng Sayavutthi

Khampheng Sayavutthi born 19 July 1986 in Vientiane, is a Laotian football player, who has played for YOTHA FC (MCTPC FC) in the Lao League, the top division of the Lao football League, and the Laos national team.

Leonardo Augusto Vieira Moreira

Leonardo Augusto Vieira Moreira, or simply Leonardo (born February 4, 1986 in Minas Gerais), is a Brazilian striker who currently plays for Hokushinetsu Football League side Japan Soccer College.

Manuel Salazar

Manuel Alejandro Salazar Rivas (born January 23, 1986 in San Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran footballer.

Martin Grasegger

Martin Grasegger (born 10 January 1989) is an Austrian professional association football player currently playing for FC Pasching.

Mauricio Solís

Mauricio Solís Mora (born 13 December 1972 in Heredia) is a former Costa Rican professional footballer, who played as a defensive midfielder.

Michael Mols

However, during a UEFA Champions League clash against FC Bayern Munich, he collided with opposing goalkeeper Oliver Kahn, which resulted in a serious knee injury – in the same competition, he previously helped his club crush PSV Eindhoven 4–1 at home by scoring twice, whilst in the league, he put four past former Ranger Andy Goram's Motherwell.

Mikel Álvaro

Mikel Álvaro Salazar (born 20 December 1982 in Amurrio, Álava) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Inter Baku PIK in Azerbaijan, as a midfielder.

Nicolás Muñoz

Nicolás Armando Muñoz Jarvis (born 21 December 1981 in Panama City, Panama) is a Panamanian footballer who currently plays for Isidro Metapan in the First Division of El Salvador.

Oreste Cioni

Oreste Cioni (born 13 February 1913 in Telgate, died 1968 in Terni) was an Italian footballer.

Ozan Papaker

Ozan Papaker (born 10 July 1996) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a forward Turkish Second League side Ofspor on loan from Çaykur Rizespor in the Turkish Süper Lig.

Palestra de São Bernardo

Palestra de São Bernardo, commonly known as Palestra, is a Brazilian football club based in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo state.

Papi fut

Papi fut or Papi futbol is a popular Central American variety of football played on specially constructed outdoor courts also usable for regulation basketball.

Patrick Tischler

Patrick Tischler (born 20 February 1987) is an Austrian footballer who plays for Admira Wacker in the Austrian Bundesliga.

Pierre-Antoine Dossevi

Pierre-Antoine Dossevi (born 17/01/52, Lomé, French Togoland) is a retired Togolese footballer.

Raynaldo Sturrup

Raynaldo Sturrup (born 11 January 1990) is a Bahamian international footballer who plays college soccer for Thomas University, as a goalkeeper.

René Schicker

René Schicker (born 28 September 1984) is an Austrian footballer who plays for Admira Wacker in the Austrian Bundesliga.

Rubén Baraja

In his first season he was a key element in the Ches Champions League campaign, as the club was beaten in the final for the second year running, this time losing in a penalty shootout to FC Bayern Munich, with the player scoring on his attempt.

Santiago Arias

Santiago Arias Naranjo (born 13 January 1992 in Medellín, Colombia) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a right back for Dutch club PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie.

Shouting for the Gunners

"Shouting for the Gunners" was a single released by the English football team Arsenal, with Tippa Irie and Peter Hunnigale, in 1993.

Stevie O'Reilly

Stevie O'Reilly (born 13 December 1966) is a Scottish football referee who is active in the Scottish Premier League.

Wally Quinton

Walter "Wally" Quinton (13 December 1917 – 1996) was an English professional footballer who made 85 appearances in the Football League playing for Rotherham United, Birmingham City, Brentford and Shrewsbury Town.

William Torres

William Jeovanny Torres Alegría (born October 27, 1976 in San Miguel, El Salvador) is a Salvadoran professional football player, who currently plays for Luis Ángel Firpo in the Salvadoran Premier Division.


see also

1. FCK

1. FC Kaiserslautern, a German association football club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate

Abbey College Manchester

Jason New, represented New Zealand in Association Football.

AFC Compiègne

L'Association Football Club de Compiègne or AFC Compiègne is a French football club based in the commune of Compiègne.

AFCA

A.F.C. Aldermaston, a non-league English association football club based in Aldermaston, Berkshire

Ales

Olympique Alès, a French association football (soccer) club based in Alès

Alexander Miller

Alex Miller (born 1949), Scottish association football player and manager

Alexey Zakharov

Aleksei Sergeyevich Zakharov (born 1984), Russian association football player with FC Sever Murmansk

Aleksei Vladimirovich Zakharov (born 1985), Russian association football player with FC Nara-ShBFR Naro-Fominsk

Bernard Parker

Bernard Parker (born 16 March 1986 in Boksburg, Gauteng) is a South African professional association football midfielder/striker playing for Kaizer Chiefs.

Brooklyn F.C.

Brooklyn Field Club, a defunct soccer club which played in both the National Association Football League and American Soccer League

Cup of Nations

Gulf Cup of Nations, an association football tournament currently held every two years

Cupper

CUAFL Cuppers, a competition in the Cambridge University Association Football League

Digicel Cup

The Cayman Islands Digicel Cup, a national club association football competition.

DOSA Football Club

The Dominic Old Scholars Association Football Club is an Australian Rules Football team currently based in North Hobart Tasmania.

DUFC

Dalton United F.C., an association football club in Dalton-in-Furness, England

Dundee United F.C., an association football club in Dundee, Scotland

Drogheda United F.C., an association football club in Drogheda, Ireland

Dynamo Berlin

Berliner FC Dynamo, an association football club separated out of SC Dynamo Berlin in 1966 and still extant

Easts

Eastern Suburbs AFC, a New Zealand Association Football (soccer) club

Ester Aparecida dos Santos

Ester Aparecida dos Santos (born on 9 December 1982), commonly known mononymously as Ester, is a Brazilian association football player.

Femina

Boldklubben Femina, a Danish women's association football club in Copenhagen

Football at the 1920 Summer Olympics

As Bernard Joy in Association Football (1960) was to write: "Out of pocket expenses were paid far in excess of the reimbursement for hotels and travelling. ... Payments for time lost from work, were made for playing and training, and teams were taken off for intense preparation together. Whatever the reason or excuse, thinly-veiled professionalism was rampant." Ironically Norway were not a professional side.

Georgia Football Team

Georgia national football team, the association football (soccer) team of the nation of Georgia

HKFA

Hong Kong Football Association, the association football federation of Hong Kong, China

Hulbert

Robin Hulbert, an association football player for Darlington F.C and Swindon Town.

Jablonec

FK Baumit Jablonec, an association football club based in Jablonec nad Nisou

Kentucky Christian University

For the New Zealand association football club, see Kapiti Coast United.

Kirovski

Hristijan Kirovski (b. 1985), Macedonian association football player

Laskov

Bozhin Laskov (Божин Георгиев Ласков) was a Bulgaria n association football player.

Leoncito

Antonio León Amador, better known as "Leoncito", a Spanish professional association football player

Manningham

Manningham F.C., rugby league team who switched to association football in 1903 and became Bradford City A.F.C.

McMinn

Ted McMinn (born 1962), Scottish former association football

McParland

Davie McParland is a former association football player and manager.

New Brighton A.F.C.

New Brighton Association Football Club was a football club from the seaside resort of New Brighton, in Wallasey, Merseyside in England.

Oeste

Oeste Futebol Clube, an association football team in the State of São Paulo, Brazil

Pullman F.C.

In 1893, the Pullman Company entered its newly created company soccer team as an inaugural member of the Chicago League of Association Football (CLAF).

Roma FC

Dallas Roma F.C., amateur American association football club based in Dallas, Texas.

Ronnie

Ronnie Brunswijkstadion, an association football stadium located in Moengo, Suriname

S.S. Lazio Rugby 1927

It is the rugby union branch of the multisport club S.S. Lazio, probably the biggest European multisport organization, which operates also the famous association football team with the same name.

Sergey Aleksandrov

Sergey Leonidovich Aleksandrov (b. 1973), Russian association football player who participated in the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship

Shelbourne

Shelbourne F.C.; an association football club from Dublin, Ireland

Strathbogie

Strathbogie Park, the former name of Christie Park, Huntly, home ground of association football club Huntly F.C.

Ted Smith

John Edward Smith, association football player and coach, known as Ted Smith

Van Zanten

David van Zanten (born 1982), Irish professional association football player

Vittoria

F.C. Vittoria, a Serie C association football club from Vittoria, Italy

Waldock

Ronnie Waldock (born 1932), English former professional association football player

West Brom

West Bromwich Albion F.C. a professional association football team based in West Bromwich

William McLaren

Billy McLaren (born 1948), Scottish association football player and manager

蹴鞠

Cuju, an ancient code of football with similarities to association football, which originated in China