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  Football in England Fusball in Germany Futbol in Spain Futebol in Portugal Fodbold in Denmark for goodness sake.So why on Earth do some people call it soccer?What if we told you that the word 'Soccer' is as old as 'Football'.Welcome to football 101 a crash course in football trivia for beginners and cool stories for seasoned fans let's kick off today's lesson,but before we do let's agree on the name of the game shall we?       Soccer or Football now if it looks like a dog walks like a dog and barks like a dog then it's a dog.So if you play it using your feet and you play it using a ball but, unfortunately that's not how it works. Football has been around for a long time it's possible to retrace its Origins back to the 3rd Century BCE in China but the closest thing to what we have today originated in the UK.In October 1863 11 london-based football clubs and school Representatives wanted to set up the rules of the game and their combined effort g

  Some players just cannot escape the thrill of the game once hanging up their boots. That's why a lot of these guys turn to management,now it is fair to say that not all great players make great coaches but at times they can end up coaching some of their former teammates which makes for a smooth transition in change of careers. let's take a look at Nine players that have played with their manager Gerard Pique, Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Xavi. Legendary midfielder for Barcelona and Spain Xavi learned from the best.During his first three seasons at Barcelona he learned the midfield mastery from teammate Pep Guardiola and years down the line pep would go and become a xavi's manager and the two catalans won it all together including a champions league in 2009.      After pep's departure Xavi continued to write history alongside Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta.But once he sought pastures new in qatar the club would suffer a sharp decline no manager since then has been