The best of soccer players is Pele. A Brazilian participant, whose actual name is Edison Arantes do Nascimento, played the very first World Cup at the age of 15 and scored two goals. He's been dubbed as King of Soccer. The International Olympic Committee selected him as The Athlete of The Century. In his 25-year playing career, Pele scored one million goals. Time Magazine has also selected him as one of the 100 Most Influential People of the 20th Century.
FC barcelona are among the top clubs in the world and by heading to Barcelona you can attempt to attend one of FC barcelona's home games, if it be in the league, cup or Champions league. Barcelona have many terrific players such as Messi, Ronaldinho and Thiery Henry and seeing those players is a cure. Day tours of the Nou Camp are also quite worthwhile.
He started off by playing for Manchester United from the youth team. ì¼ë³¸ì•¼êµ¬ì¤‘계 , Sir Alex Ferguson had a fantastic faith in his childhood team. Beckham didn't disappoint and immediately established himself as United's right side mid fielder. He performed very consistently and regularly for Manchester United, but could not find a place in the England squad before'96. He made some spectacular goals and thus became a house hold name very soon. His performance in 1998-99 seasons fetched him the"runner up" into Rivaldo for the 1999 European footballer of the year awards. He was the highest paid foot ball player in the world. In this period United won the Premier league; name six times, the FA cup twice and the UEFA champions' league in 1999.
2006 World Cup Final produced one of the most famous moments in soccer history, when Zidane's head-butted on Italian defender Marco Materazzi. It was Zidane's final international appearance for the French national team and 3 billion people around the world were watching it. The next day newspapers all around the world were not writing about how Italy won their 4th World Cup title, but they were writing about how Zidane pulled the"stunt" on Marco. Definitely that was one of the greatest moments in the history of soccer.
When the investigators set out, they analyzed the Swedish professional league players, by the elite division on down and compared the findings to those of the public. Mental functioning tests were conducted with the findings showing that the elite players could score the best on average on the tests.
To see history that dates back thousands of years, visit Granada to check out the brilliant Moorish architecture. The big draw here must be the magnificent Alhambra Palace, which is widely thought of as one of the best representations of Islamic art and architecture. It is a fortified palace and the complex occupies a massive portion of the city. The winding streets of the Moorish Albaicin are also lovely. You can also go skiing in the Sierra Nevada in winter and the International Festival of Music and Dance is Terrific.