Saturday, December 11, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
--UEFA Champions League theme song and all the champions since 1955 to 2010--
~http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/index.html
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
--Last 16 set for 17 December draw UEFA Champions League 2010--
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The lineup for the UEFA Champions League round of 16 draw in Nyon on 17 December is complete – featuring a mix of seven former competition winners, nine teams that made it this far last season, and three clubs new to the knockout stage.
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There will be two pots when the draw ceremony begins at 12.00CET next Friday: one of group winners and one of runners-up. The winners will be away in the round of 16 first legs on 15/16 and 22/23 February and at home in the return matches on 8/9 and 15/16 March. No team can play a club from their group or any side from the same association.
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Group winners
A: Tottenham Hotspur FC
Can play: Lyon, Valencia, København, Roma, Marseille, Milan
Qualified as: fourth place, England / began in play-offs
Last season: did not enter
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 1
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: semi-finals
B: FC Schalke 04
Can play: Inter, Valencia, København, Roma, Marseille, Milan, Arsenal
Qualified as: runners-up, Germany
Last season: did not enter
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 3
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: quarter-finals
C: Manchester United FC
Can play: Inter, Lyon, København, Roma, Marseille, Milan
Last season: quarter-finals
Qualified as: runners-up, England
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 16
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: winners (three times)
D: FC Barcelona
Can play: Inter, Lyon, Roma, Marseille, Milan, Arsenal
Qualified as: champions, Spain
Last season: semi-finals
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 15
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: winners (three times)
E: FC Bayern München
Can play: Inter, Lyon Valencia, København, Marseille, Milan, Arsenal
Qualified as: champions, Germany
Last season: runners-up
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 15
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: winners (four times)
F: Chelsea FC
Can play: Inter, Lyon, Valencia, København, Roma, Milan
Qualified as: champions, England
Last season: round of 16
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 9
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: runners-up
G: Real Madrid CF
Can play: Inter, Lyon, København, Roma, Marseille, Arsenal
Qualified as: runners-up, Spain
Last season: round of 16
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 15
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: winners (nine times)
H: FC Shakhtar Donetsk
Can play: Inter, Lyon, Valencia, København, Roma, Marseille, Milan
Qualified as: champions, Ukraine
Last season: UEFA Europa League round of 32
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 6
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: group stage
Runners-up
A: FC Internazionale Milano
Can play: Schalke, Man United, Barcelona, Bayern, Chelsea, Madrid, Shakhtar
Qualified as: holders / champions, Italy
Last season: winners
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 10
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: winners (three times)
B: Olympique Lyonnais
Can play: Tottenham, Man United, Barcelona, Bayern, Chelsea, Madrid, Shakhtar
Qualified as: runners-up, France
Last season: semi-finals
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 11
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: semi-finals
C: Valencia CF
Can play: Tottenham, Schalke, Bayern, Chelsea, Shakhtar
Last season: UEFA Europa League quarter-finals
Qualified as: third place, Spain
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 7
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: runners-up
D: FC København
Can play: Tottenham, Schalke, Man United, Bayern, Chelsea, Madrid, Shakhtar
Qualified as: champions, Denmark / began in third qualifying round
Last season: UEFA Europa League round of 32
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 2
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: group stage
E: AS Roma
Can play: Tottenham, Schalke, Man United, Barcelona, Chelsea, Madrid, Shakhtar
Qualified as: runners-up, Italy
Last season: UEFA Europa League round of 32
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 7
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: runners-up
F: Olympique de Marseille
Can play: Tottenham, Schalke, Man United, Barcelona, Bayern, Madrid, Shakhtar
Qualified as: champions, France
Last season: UEFA Europa League round of 16
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 7
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: winners (once)
G: AC Milan
Can play: Tottenham, Schalke, Man United, Barcelona, Bayern, Chelsea, Shakhtar
Qualified as: third place, Italy
Last season: round of 16
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 14
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: winners (seven times)
H: Arsenal FC
Can play: Schalke, Barcelona, Bayern, Madrid
Qualified as: third place, England
Last season: quarter-finals
Seasons in UEFA Champions League: 13
Previous European Champion Clubs' Cup best: runners-up
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~http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=1574979.html
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Saturday, December 4, 2010
--2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar--
The 2022 FIFA World Cup will be the 22nd FIFA World Cup, an international football tournament that is scheduled to take place in 2022 in Qatar. The competition will take place in June and July, and involve 32 national teams, including that of the host nation. This is the first time a country in the Middle East will host the World Cup.~
~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup
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~http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/bidders/live/index.html
--2018 FIFA World Cup Russian Federation--
The 2018 FIFA World Cup will be the 21st FIFA World Cup, an international football tournament that is scheduled to take place in 2018. It will be held in the Russian Federation for the first time, as well as being the first World Cup in Eastern Europe. It may also become the first World Cup held in more than one continent, namely Europe and Asia, according to the bid.~
The bidding procedure to host the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups began in January 2009, and national associations had until 2 February 2009 to register their interest. Initially, nine countries placed bids for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, but Mexico later withdrew from proceedings, and Indonesia's bid was rejected by FIFA in February 2010 after the Indonesian government failed to submit a letter to support the bid. During the bidding process, the three remaining non-UEFA nations (Australia, Japan and the United States) gradually withdrew from the 2018 bids, and the UEFA nations were thus ruled out of the 2022 bid. As such, there were eventually four bids for the 2018 FIFA World Cup: England, Russia, Netherlands/Belgium and Spain/Portugal.
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The twenty-two member FIFA Executive Committee convened in Zürich on 2 December 2010 to vote to select the hosts of both tournaments. Russia won the right to be the 2018 host in the second round of voting, while the Spain/Portugal bid came second and that from Belgium/Netherlands third. England's bid to host its second tournament fell in the first round.
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~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup
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~http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/bidders/live/index.html
