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Football or Soccer,Who came first?

  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

Football Players That Played Along With Their Coaches.

  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

5 Reasons Why Mbappe is Staying at PSG.

 Now that's what you call a remintata contrary to all expectations Kylian Mabape will be a psg player next season but wasn't he supposed to go to real madrid indeed he was,but things change quickly in football.Here are the five reasons why Kylian Mbappe has decided to stay at psg.      Number One his city his home it's no secret that Kylian Mbappe is a true parisian at heart.He was born in the 19th arrondissement before being raised in bondi,his childhood was played out against a parisian backdrop.He sought to remind fans of this during his speech on saturday evening,"i'm very happy to continue my adventure here to stay in France in Paris my city. i've always said Paris is my home.I hope i'll continue to be able to do what i love the most,playing football and winning trophies thank you all." Bring the champions league home and you'll be given the keys to the city Kylian. His t-shirt depicted it best Kylian Cest Paris.        Two Messi and Neymar: M

How Aubameyang's Luck Changed His Name.

  Pierre-emerick aubameyang disrespected  arsenal and his coach.He was separated  from the squad made to train alone and relieved of his captaincy.Now he's leading the attacking line for a rejuvenated fc barcelona and he's back scoring like he was in his prime all of this under a coach that didn't want him so good lord just what the heaven is happening to Auba.         Thomas tuchel once the coach of the gabonese striker at Borussia dortmund shared his thoughts on how to handle Pierre when we wanted him to be on time "we told him the meeting was at 10:45 am when it was 11 am" because Aubameyang is many things an icon a goal threat a speed demon and an overall cool dude but punctuality isn't his forte and not everyone saw this as likey as Tuchel once did especially not arsenal's coach Mikel Arteta with colvin 19 cases rising in the second half of 2020 Arteta had told his squad that all travel abroad was banned, however Aubameyang was granted special leav

Interesting Facts About UEFA Europa League You Should Know!

  FACTS ABOUT UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE UEFA Europa League which is commonly known as “UEL” is a tournament that ranks below UEFA Champions league thus making it a 2nd tier tournament. It ranks above UEFA Europa Conference League which is a 3rd tier tournament. This tournament is held annually just like UCL and UECL. Here are 10 surprising and confounding facts about UEFA Europa League. 1.UEFA Europa League was formed by Union of Football Associations commonly known as UEFA in 1971. In the beginning, it was a 3rd tier tournament from 1971 to 1999. After the discontinuation of UEFA Cup Winners Cup, it became a 2nd tier tournament. 2.UEFA Europa league’s initial name was UEFA Cup until 2009. The name was changed because UEFA president Michel Platini hoped that it will give the competition more impetus and the value and the fan following of the tournament will increase. 3.At the start, the final match of UEFA Europa League was a two-leg match. This format was changed to single leg match in 1997-

Why Does Karim Benzema Still Wear a Bandage on his Hand?

 I t's been three years now that Benzema  has been sporting a bandage on his right  hand no it's not down to superstition  n or is it an homage to luis Suarez see  for yourself his finger doesn't look in  the best of shape, does it? but after three years what is the bandage used for? let's go back to the beginning shall we? Benzema fractured his finger in january 2019 in a game against Real Betis.An injury that normally requires an operation, an operation that would see him ruled out of action for at least a few weeks, but real couldn't do without their number nine for such a long period. Santiago solari his manager at the time said "Karim has this finger injury but we didn't think it was a problem that would prevent him from performing as a footballer". Real madrid were going through a rough patch.They were languishing in fifth and they'd seen Cristiano Ronaldo leave for juventus the summer before. It was therefore deemed unthinkable that the

8 Unique Facts about UEFA Champions League You Should Know!

 1.Kylian Mbappe is the most youngest player in Champions League history to score 30+ Goals in the Competition. Kylian Mbappe has been on the ascent since the time he made his debut for AS Monaco 5 years back. From that point forward, the French striker has proceeded to win the League on different occasions and has likewise assumed a urgent part in assisting France with winning their most memorable World Cup beginning since 2002. The French striker turned into the most youngest player to score 30 Goals in Champions League history, breaking his teammate Lionel Messi's record. Mbappe set the record when he scored his first  goal of the night for Paris Saint-Germain against Club Brugge on Tuesday,in season 2021. He in the end broke the record when he scored his second goal of the evening and achieved the feat at 22 years old and 352 days, while Messi had set the record at 23 years old and 131 days back in 2010. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have both scored goals against 38 Club