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The Best Soccer Players In Spain This Season
There are lots of of soccer superstars playing in Spain’s top division, and it is rightly regarded as the number one domestic league in the whole world. Below are the players who are currently regarded as the best of the best…
Kaka : Brazilian midfielder Kaka, is a creative genius. Able to make pinpoint passes across the entire length of the field, or dribble past several players in a row, Kaka was the darling of AC Milan and helped drive them to “Champions League” success in 2007. Now one of the jewels in Real Madrid’s crown, he aims to repeat the success he enjoyed with the Rossoneri in Italy and fire his new team to title glory.
Messi : Spearheading Barcelona’s unique treble winning team of 2008-09, Argentinean Lionel Andrs Messi dazzled Europe with his creativity and flair for goals. Still only 22, he is FIFA’s current “World Player of the Year” and he is likely to chalk up awards, goals and assists for many years to come.
Cristiano Ronaldo : Explosive power and blistering pace are what led to Ronaldo initially being signed by Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson. He started out as a winger, but soccer genius Ferguson quickly realized that Ronaldo was more suited to being playing in a central role. Ferguson’s decision was validated when Ronaldo netted over 40 premier league goals in his last season in the English Premier League. Now sporting the colors of Real Madrid, Ronaldo is hoping to make as big an impact for el Madrid as he did in the famous red shirt of Man Utd.
David Villa : Playing for one of La Liga’s less glamorous teams, Valencia, David Villa Sanchez boasts an absolutely outstanding goals to games ratio. He was the winner of the “Golden Boot” for Spain at Euro 2008 (which means that he scored more goals at the tournament than anyone else) and is expected in the near future to become Spain’s all time highest goal scorer. Equally dangerous with either foot, Villa has attracted a host of top clubs, who are all eager to sign-up the prolific striker.
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Where was the First World Cup of Soccer Held and Who Won?
The World Cup of Soccer has a unique and fascinating history. The first games of the World Cup of Soccer tournament were held on July-,’30 at Pocitos Stadium and Estadio Gran Parque Central in Montevideo, Uruguay. France won the first round of the Cup over Mexico by four to one, and the USA won over Belgium by three to one. Lucien Laurent of France was the first player to score a goal in Cup history. Eighteen matches were held in total, with seventy goals scored.
The World Cup was the dream of Jules Rimet, president at the time of the Fdration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). His belief was that “soccer could reinforce the ideals of a permanent and real peace.” His vision was to establish an event that included professional and amateur athletes from around the globe. The Cup was named the Jules Rimet Cup in’46. The World Cup is played every four years, except during World War II, in’42 and’46.
Uruguay was chosen as the host country because’30 marked the centennial of that country’s constitution. Uruguay had also won two Olympic gold medals in football, and was the current world champions. The national football association offered to refund the costs of any team participating. Despite that offer, most European teams declined due to the distance and expense.
The first teams participating were from France, Belgium, Yugoslavia and Romania from Europe; Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Peru from South America; and Mexico and the United States from North America. Unlike subsequent series, there was no qualifying round for the first World Cup. There were two rounds for that first tournament, with teams broken into four groups based on geographic regions. Brazil, USA, Argentina and Uruguay were seeded. Yugoslavia, USA, Uruguay and Argentina made the semi-finals. The tournament in’30 was the only ones that did not include any games between the semi-finals and finals. The third-place playoff was not established until’34.
The World Cup Final of that first series was played between Uruguay and Argentina on the 30th of July’30. These two had faced off before at the’28 Olympics. Uruguay beat the Argentineans four to two. The game was held at the Estadio Centenario, which was built for the tournament. The attendance was 93,000. Total attendance for the series was 434,500. Ten boats had been scheduled to carry Argentine fans from Buenos Aires to Montevideo, but they were insufficient. Between 10 -15,000 spectators made the journey from Argentina; the port was so overwhelmed that many were unable to debark until after kick-off. The stadium was full hours before the game began. The World Cup continues to be the most widely viewed sporting event in the world.
Top players from the first Cup series were Ferreyra, Monti, Stbile from Argentina, Thpot from France, and Andrade, Cea, Nasazzi and Scarone from Uruguay. Guillermo Stbile was top scorer, with eight goals. The Uruguay team, founded in’00, has since participated in ten World Cup championships, and won the Cup twice.
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