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Lionel Messi

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Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini (born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Barcelona and the Argentine national team. [1]

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A.C. Milan

Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan, is a professional football club in Milan, Italy, founded in 1899.

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A.S. Roma

Associazione Sportiva Roma (Rome Sport Association), commonly referred to as simply Roma, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome.

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Adidas

Adidas AG (stylized as ɑdidɑs since 1949) is a multinational corporation, founded and headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany, that designs and manufactures shoes, clothing and accessories.

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Adrián Coria

Adrián Coria (born 23 May 1977) is an Argentine footballer currently playing as a forward for Juventud Unida de Gualeguaychú of the Torneo Argentino B in Argentina.

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Alain Prost

Alain Marie Pascal Prost (born 24 February 1955) is a retired French racing driver.

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Albacete Balompié

Albacete Balompié, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha.

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Alejandro Sabella

Alejandro Javier Sabella (born 5 November 1954) is an Argentine football manager and former player.

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Alexis Sánchez

Alexis Alejandro Sánchez Sánchez (born 19 December 1988), also known simply as Alexis, is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for the English club Manchester United and the Chile national team.

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Alfio Basile

Alfio Basile (born 1 November 1943 in Bahía Blanca), nicknamed Coco, is an Argentine football coach and former player.

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Alfredo Di Stéfano

Alfredo Stéfano Di Stéfano Laulhé (4 July 1926 – 7 July 2014) was an Argentinian footballer and coach.

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Andrés Iniesta

Andrés Iniesta Luján (born 11 May 1984) is a Spanish professional footballer who played as a central midfielder for Barcelona, the Spain national team and has a contract signed with Japanese Club Vissel Kobe to commence 1 July 2018.

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APOEL FC

APOEL FC (ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias, "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") is a professional football club based in Nicosia, Cyprus.

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Argentina national football team

The Argentina national football team (Selección de fútbol de Argentina) represents Argentina in football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association (AFA), the governing body for football in Argentina.

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Argentina national under-20 football team

The Argentina national under-20 football team is the representative of Argentina in FIFA sponsored tournaments that pertain to that age level.

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Argentina national under-23 football team

The Argentina Olympic football team represents Argentina in international football competitions in the Olympic Games.

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Argentine Football Association

The Argentine Football Association (Asociación del Fútbol Argentino) is the governing body of football in Argentina.

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Argentine peso

The peso (established as the peso convertible) is the currency of Argentina, identified by the symbol $ preceding the amount in the same way as many countries using dollar currencies.

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Argentine Primera División

The Primera División (First Division), named Superliga Argentina (Argentine Superleague) since the 2017–18 season, by Daniel Avellaneda, Clarín, 3 May 2017 is a professional football league in Argentina, organised by the homonymous entity, that is administrated independently and has its own statute.

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Arie Haan

Arend "Arie" Haan (born 16 November 1948) is a Dutch football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He scored 6 goals in 35 matches for the Dutch national squad of the 1970s. At club level he enjoyed a successful career with AFC Ajax, R.S.C. Anderlecht, Standard Liège and PSV Eindhoven. He participated seven times in European Cup finals with five victories and two defeats. He was also known for his goals from long distance. At international level, he played 35 times for the Dutch national team and was on the losing side for them in two World Cup finals. After retiring as a player, he managed numerous club sides in Europe and China, as well as the national teams of China, Cameroon and Albania.

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Arsène Wenger

Arsène Wenger (born 22 October 1949) is a French football manager and former player.

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Arsenal F.C.

Arsenal Football Club is a professional football club based in Islington, London, England, that plays in the Premier League, the top flight of English football.

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Assist (football)

In association football, an assist is a contribution by a player which helps to score a goal.

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Association football

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball.

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Athletic Bilbao

Athletic Club, also commonly known as Athletic Bilbao (Bilboko Athletic Kluba / Athletic de Bilbao), is a professional football club, based in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain.

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Athletic–Barcelona clásico

The Athletic–Barcelona clásico refers to football matches between Athletic Bilbao and FC Barcelona, two clubs competing in Spanish football competitions.

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Atlético Madrid

Club Atlético de Madrid, SAD, commonly known as Atlético Madrid, or simply as Atlético or Atleti, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid, that plays in La Liga.

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Audemars Piguet

Audemars Piguet is a Swiss manufacturer of luxury mechanical watches.

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Augusto Fernández

Augusto Matías Fernández (born 10 April 1986) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Beijing Renhe and the Argentina national team as a central midfielder.

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Australia national under-23 soccer team

The Australia national under-23 soccer team represents Australia in international under-23 soccer and at the Olympic Games.

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Ayrton Senna

Ayrton Senna da Silva (21 March 1960 – 1 May 1994) was a Brazilian racing driver who won three Formula One world championships for McLaren in 1988, 1990 and 1991, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest Formula One drivers of all time.

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Álex de la Iglesia

Alejandro "Álex" de la Iglesia Mendoza (born 4 December 1965) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, producer and former comic book artist.

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Ángel Di María

Ángel Fabián Di María (born 14 February 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Paris Saint-Germain and the Argentina national team.

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Éver Banega

Éver Maximiliano David Banega (born 29 June 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Sevilla FC and the Argentina national team as a central midfielder.

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Ballon d'Or

The Ballon d'Or ("Golden Ball") is an annual football award presented by France Football.

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Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th President of the United States from January 20, 2009, to January 20, 2017.

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Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH, also known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Bayer Leverkusen, Leverkusen or simply Bayer, is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia.

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BBC Sport

BBC Sport is a department of the BBC North division providing national sports coverage for BBC Television, radio and online.

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Belgium national football team

The Belgian national football team has officially represented Belgium in association football since their maiden match in 1904.

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Berlin

Berlin is the capital and the largest city of Germany, as well as one of its 16 constituent states.

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Björn Borg

Björn Rune Borg (born 6 June 1956) is a Swedish former world No. 1 tennis player widely considered to be one of the greatest in the history of the sport.

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Bleacher Report

Bleacher Report (often abbreviated as B/R) is a website that focuses on sport and sports culture.

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Boca Juniors

Club Atlético Boca Juniors is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Boca neighbourhood of Buenos Aires.

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Borg–McEnroe rivalry

The tennis players Björn Borg and John McEnroe met 14 times on the regular tour and 22 times in total, with their on-court rivalry highlighted by their contrasting temperaments and styles.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team

The Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team (Bosnian: Nogometna/Fudbalska reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovine; Cyrillic: Ногометна/Фудбалска репрезентација Боснe и Херцеговинe) represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in association football and is governed by the Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Brazil national football team

The Brazil national football team (Seleção Brasileira de Futebol) represents Brazil in international men's association football.

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Brazil national under-23 football team

Brazil Olympic football team (also known as Brazil under-23, Brazil U23) represents Brazil in international football competitions in Olympic Games.

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Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the capital and most populous city of Argentina.

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Bundesliga

The Bundesliga (lit. "Federal League", sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga or 1. Bundesliga) is a professional association football league in Germany and the football league with the highest average stadium attendance worldwide.

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Buyout clause

A buyout clause or release clause refers to, in a contract, a clause that imposes on a football club wishing to acquire a player under contract to pay money, with the substantial bid of the clause money, to the original club to acquire said club's player.

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CA Osasuna

Club Atlético Osasuna (Athletic Club Osasuna), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish football team based in Pamplona, Navarre.

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Camp de Les Corts

Camp de Les Corts, commonly referred to as Les Corts, was a sports stadium in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

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Camp Nou

Camp Nou ("new field", often referred to as the Nou Camp in English) is the home stadium of FC Barcelona since its completion in 1957.

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Captain (association football)

The team captain of an association football team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team: it is often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game.

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Carles Puyol

Carles Puyol Saforcada (born 13 April 1978) is a Spanish retired professional footballer.

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Carles Rexach

Carles 'Charly' Rexach i Cerdà (born 13 January 1947) is a former Spanish football winger and manager.

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Carlos Tevez

Carlos Alberto Martínez Tevez (born 5 February 1984) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Boca Juniors and the Argentina national team.

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Catalan independence referendum, 2017

The Catalan independence referendum of 2017, also known by the numeronym 1-O (for "1 October") in Spanish media, was an independence referendum held on 1 October 2017 in the Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia, passed by the Parliament of Catalonia as the Law on the Referendum on Self-determination of Catalonia and called by the Generalitat de Catalunya.

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Catalonia

Catalonia (Catalunya, Catalonha, Cataluña) is an autonomous community in Spain on the northeastern extremity of the Iberian Peninsula, designated as a nationality by its Statute of Autonomy.

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César Luis Menotti

César Luis Menotti (born 5 November 1938), known as El Flaco ("the slim one"), is an Argentine football coach and former player who won the 1978 FIFA World Cup as the head coach of the Argentina national team.

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César Rodríguez Álvarez

César Rodríguez Álvarez (6 July 1920 – 1 March 1995), sometimes known just as César, was a Spanish football forward and manager.

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CBSSports.com

CBSSports.com (formerly CBS SportsLine.com and SportsLine USA) is an American sports news website operated by the CBS Interactive division of CBS Corporation.

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CD Leganés

Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team from Leganés, in the outskirts of Madrid.

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Celtic F.C.

The Celtic Football Club is a professional football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, which plays in the Scottish Premiership.

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Cesc Fàbregas

Francesc "Cesc" Fàbregas Soler (born 4 May 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea and the Spain national team.

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Chelsea F.C.

Chelsea Football Club is a professional football club in London, England, that competes in the Premier League.

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Chile national football team

The Chile national football team (Selección de fútbol de Chile) represents Chile in major international football competitions and is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895.

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Chip (association football)

A chip or lob is a shot in which the ball is kicked from underneath with accuracy but with less than maximum force, to launch it high into the air in order either to pass it over the heads of opponents or to score a goal.

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Club Atlético River Plate

Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine professional sports club based in the Belgrano neighborhood of Buenos Aires, and named after the British English rendering of the city's estuary, Río de la Plata.

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Colombia national football team

The Colombia national football team (Selección de fútbol de Colombia) represents Colombia in international football competitions and is overseen by the Colombian Football Federation.

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CONMEBOL

The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL,; Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol; Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol or CSF) is the continental governing body of association football in South America (apart from Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana) and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations.

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Copa América

Copa América (America Cup), known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship (Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol in Spanish and Campeonato Sul-americano de Futebol (Portugal) ou Copa Sul-Americana de Futebol (Brazil) in Portuguese), is an international men's football tournament contested between national teams from CONMEBOL.

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Copa América Centenario

The Copa América Centenario (Centennial Cup Americas; literally Centennial America Cup) was an international men's association football tournament that was hosted in the United States in 2016.

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Copa América Centenario Final

The Copa América Centenario Final was an association football match that took place on 26 June 2016 at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States to determine the winner of the Copa América Centenario.

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Copa América records and statistics

This is a list of records of the Copa América.

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Copa del Rey

The Copa del Rey (King's Cup) is an annual football cup competition for Spanish football teams.

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Costa Rica national football team

The Costa Rica national football team (Selección de fútbol de Costa Rica) is administered by the Costa Rican Football Federation (FEDEFUTBOL), the governing body for football in Costa Rica.

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Cougar

The cougar (Puma concolor), also commonly known as the mountain lion, puma, panther, or catamount, is a large felid of the subfamily Felinae native to the Americas.

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Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Portugal national team.

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Croatia national football team

The Croatia national football team (Hrvatska nogometna reprezentacija) represents Croatia in international football.

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Cross (football)

In association football, a cross is a medium- to-long-range pass from a wide area of the field towards the centre of the field near the opponent's goal.

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Curl (football)

Curl or bend in association football is spin on the ball which will make it change direction, called a 'screw shot' in the 19th century.

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David Beckham

David Robert Joseph Beckham (born 2 May 1975) is an English retired professional footballer.

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Deportivo Alavés

Deportivo Alavés, S.A.D.; (Sporting Alavés), usually abbreviated to Alavés, is a Spanish football club based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Álava, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country.

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Deportivo de La Coruña

Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (English: Royal Sporting Club of La Coruña) is a professional football club based in the city of A Coruña (known in Spanish as La Coruña), Galicia, Spain.

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Derbi barceloní

The derbi barceloní (Derbi barcelonés,; "Barcelonian Derby"), is the name given to football matches between FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol.

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Diego Maradona

Diego Armando Maradona Franco (born 30 October 1960) is an Argentine retired professional footballer and manager.

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Diego Simeone

Diego Pablo Simeone (born 28 April 1970), also known as El Cholo, is an Argentine football manager and former player, who played as a midfielder, and is currently the manager for Atletico Madrid.

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Direct free kick

A direct free kick is a method of restarting play in a game of association football following a foul.

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Diving (association football)

In association football, diving is an attempt by a player to gain an unfair advantage by falling to the ground and possibly feigning an injury, to give the impression that a foul has been committed.

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Dolce & Gabbana

Dolce & Gabbana is an Italian fashion house founded in 1985 in Legnano by Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana.

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Double (association football)

The Double, in association football, is the achievement of winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season.

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EA Sports

EA Sports is a division of Electronic Arts that develops and publishes sports video games.

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Ecuador national football team

The Ecuador national football team (Selección de fútbol de Ecuador) represents Ecuador in international football competitions and is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation (Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol).

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Eduardo Vargas

Eduardo Jesús De Maria Vargas Rojas (born 20 November 1989) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Tigres UANL and the Chile national team.

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Edwin van der Sar

Edwin van der Sar (born 29 October 1970) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

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El Clásico

El Clásico (El Clàssic,; "The Classic") is the name given in football to any match between fierce rivals Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.

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Emanuel Biancucchi

Emanuel Biancucchi Cuccittini (born 28 July 1988) is an Argentine-Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Peruvian Primera División club Melgar.

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Emirates Stadium

The Emirates Stadium (known as Ashburton Grove prior to sponsorship, and as Arsenal Stadium for UEFA competitions) is a football stadium in Holloway, London, England, and the home of Arsenal F.C..

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ESPN FC

ESPN FC (formerly ESPN SoccerNet) was a website owned by ESPN Inc., which covered association football.

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Estadio Marcelo Bielsa

Estadio Marcelo A. Bielsa is Newell's Old Boys' multi-use stadium in Rosario, Argentina.

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Estudiantes de La Plata

Club Estudiantes de La Plata, simply referred to as Estudiantes, is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata.

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European Golden Shoe

The European Golden Shoe, is a shoe that is golden presented each season to the leading goalscorer in league matches from the top division of every European national league.

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Ezequiel Lavezzi

Ezequiel Iván Lavezzi (born 3 May 1985) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Chinese club Hebei China Fortune and the Argentina national team as a forward.

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Fabio Capello

Fabio Capello (born 18 June 1946) is an Italian football manager and a former professional player.

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FC Barcelona

Futbol Club Barcelona, commonly known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

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FC Barcelona B

Futbol Club Barcelona B is a Spanish football team based in Barcelona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia.

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FC Barcelona C

Futbol Club Barcelona "C" was a Spanish football team that folded on 2 July 2007.

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FC Barcelona Juvenil A

Futbol Club Barcelona Juvenil A are the under-19 team of Spanish professional football club Barcelona and the final stage of progression in the club's youth academy commonly referred to as La Masia.

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FC Bayern Munich

Fußball-Club Bayern München e.V., commonly known as FC Bayern München, FCB, Bayern Munich, or FC Bayern, is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria (Bayern).

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FC Porto

Futebol Clube do Porto, MHIH, OM, commonly known as FC Porto or simply Porto, is a Portuguese sports club based in Porto.

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FC Shakhtar Donetsk

Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk (Футбольний клуб «Шахта́р», "miner") is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk.

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FIFA

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA; French for "International Federation of Association Football") is an association which describes itself as an international governing body of association football, futsal, and beach soccer.

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FIFA (video game series)

FIFA, also known as FIFA Football or FIFA Soccer, is a series of association football video games or football simulator, released annually by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports label.

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FIFA 13

FIFA 13 (also known as FIFA Soccer 13 in North America) is the 2012 edition of Electronic Arts' association football ''FIFA'' video game series.

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FIFA 16

FIFA 16 is an association football simulation video game developed by EA Canada and published by EA Sports for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Android and iOS.

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FIFA Ballon d'Or

The FIFA Ballon d'Or ("Golden Ball") was an annual association football award presented to the world's best men's player from 2010 to 2015.

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FIFA Club World Cup

The FIFA Club World Cup is an international men's association football competition organised by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body.

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FIFA U-20 World Cup

The FIFA U-20 World Cup is the biennial football world championship for male players under the age of 20, organised by FIFA.

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FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body.

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FIFA World Cup awards

At the end of each FIFA World Cup final tournament, several awards are awarded to the players and teams which have distinguished from the rest, in different aspects of the game.

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FIFA World Cup qualification

The FIFA World Cup qualification is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup finals.

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FIFA World Cup Trophy

The World Cup is a gold trophy that is awarded to the winners of the FIFA World Cup association football tournament.

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FIFA World Player of the Year

The FIFA World Player of the Year was an association football award presented annually by the sport's governing body, FIFA, between 1991 and 2015.

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FIFPro

The Fédération Internationale des Associations de Footballeurs Professionnels (English – International Federation of Professional Footballers), generally referred to as FIFPro, is the worldwide representative organisation for 65,000 professional footballers.

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Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics

The Football competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics was the first Under-23 competition.

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Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and several other cities in the People's Republic of China from 6 to 23 August.

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Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The men's association football tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and four other cities in the People's Republic of China from 7 August to 23 August.

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Football at the Summer Olympics

Association football has been included in every Summer Olympic Games as a men's competition sport, except 1896 and 1932.

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Football records in Spain

This page details football records in Spain.

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Forbes

Forbes is an American business magazine.

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Forward (association football)

Forwards are the players on an association football team who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals.

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Fox News

Fox News (officially known as the Fox News Channel, commonly abbreviated to FNC) is an American basic cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of 21st Century Fox.

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François Van der Elst

François "Swat" Van der Elst (1 December 1954 – 11 January 2017) was a Belgian footballer who played as a right winger.

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France Football

France Football is a French weekly magazine containing football news from all over the world.

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France national football team

The France national football team (Équipe de France de football) represents France in international football and is controlled by the French Football Federation, also known as FFF, or in Fédération française de football.

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Frank Rijkaard

Franklin Edmundo Rijkaard (born 30 September 1962) is a Dutch former footballer and former manager who played as a midfielder or defender.

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Gabriel Batistuta

Gabriel Omar Batistuta (born 1 February 1969), nicknamed Batigol as well as El Ángel Gabriel (Spanish for Angel Gabriel), is a retired Argentine professional footballer.

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Gabriel Mercado

Gabriel Iván Mercado (born 18 March 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Sevilla FC.

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Gerard Piqué

Gerard Piqué Bernabéu (born 2 February 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Barcelona and the Spain national team.

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Gerardo Martino

Gerardo Daniel "Tata" Martino (born 20 November 1962) is a former Argentine footballer who is the manager of Atlanta United FC.

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Gerd Müller

Gerhard "Gerd" Müller (born 3 November 1945) is a German retired footballer.

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Germany national football team

The Germany national football team (deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft or Die Mannschaft) is the men's football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908.

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Getafe CF

Getafe Club de Fútbol, or simply Getafe, is a Spanish professional football club that plays in La Liga.

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Gianluigi Buffon

Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon, Ufficiale OMRI (born 28 January 1978) is an Italian professional footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Juventus.

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Gillette

Gillette is a brand of men's and women's safety razors and other personal care products including shaving supplies, owned by the multi-national corporation Procter & Gamble (P&G).

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Goal (website)

Goal is an international association football news website founded in 2004 by Chicco Merighi and Gianluigi Longinotti-Buitoni.

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Gonzalo Higuaín

Gonzalo Gerardo Higuaín (born 10 December 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian club Juventus and the Argentina national team.

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Granada CF

Granada Club de Fútbol (or simply Granada CF, is a Spanish football club based in Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 14 April 1931, it plays in the Segunda División. The club plays its home matches at the Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes. Granada was the third Andalusian football team after Betis and Sevilla to compete in La Liga, in 1941–42. The team is located at position 24 of the historical points classification of the First Division, where it has participated in 20 seasons and achieved 6th place twice. Granada was Copa del Rey runner-up in 1959.

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Greece national football team

The Greece national football team (Εθνική Ελλάδος, Ethniki Ellados) represents Greece in association football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece.

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Groin

In human anatomy, the groin (the adjective is inguinal, as in inguinal canal) is the junctional area (also known as the inguinal region) between the abdomen and the thigh on either side of the pubic bone.

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Growth hormone deficiency

Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is a medical condition due to not enough growth hormone (GH).

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Growth hormone therapy

Growth hormone therapy refers to the use of growth hormone (GH) as a prescription medication—it is one form of hormone therapy.

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Guatemala national football team

The Guatemala national football team (Selección de fútbol de Guatemala) is governed by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala.

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Guillem Balagué

Guillem Balagué (born 1968) is a Spanish football journalist, author and pundit.

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Guinness World Records

Guinness World Records, known from its inception in 1955 until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous United States editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is a reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.

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Henk ten Cate

Henk ten Cate (born 9 December 1954) is a Dutch football manager and former professional player.

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Hernán Crespo

Hernán Jorge Crespo (born 5 July 1975) is a retired Argentine footballer.

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Honduras national football team

The Honduras national football team (Selección de fútbol de Honduras) nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor or La H, is governed by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras (FENAFUTH).

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Horacio Rodríguez Larreta

Horacio Rodríguez Larreta (Buenos Aires, October 29, 1965) is an Argentine politician and current Head of Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.

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Hungary national football team

The Hungary national football team (Magyar labdarúgó-válogatott) represents Hungary in international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation.

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Iceland national football team

The Iceland men's national football team represents Iceland in international football.

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Informativos Telecinco

Informativos Telecinco is the news division of the Spanish television broadcaster Telecinco.

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Instagram

Instagram is a photo and video-sharing social networking service owned by Facebook, Inc. It was created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, and launched in October 2010 exclusively on iOS.

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Inter Milan

Football Club Internazionale Milano S.p.A., commonly referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter and colloquially known as Inter Milan outside Italy, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy.

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Internet meme

An Internet meme is an activity, concept, catchphrase, or piece of media that spreads, often as mimicry or for humorous purposes, from person to person via the Internet.

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Iran national football team

The Iran national football team (Tīm-e Melli-e Fūtbāl-e Īrān), also known as Team Melli (lit), represents Iran in international football competitions and is governed by the Iran Football Federation.

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Ivory Coast national football team

The Ivory Coast national football team (Équipe de Côte d'Ivoire de football), nicknamed Les Éléphants (The Elephants), represents Ivory Coast in international football and is controlled by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football (FIF).

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Ivory Coast national under-23 football team

The Ivorian national under-21 football team represents Côte d'Ivoire in international under-21 tournaments.

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Jamaica national football team

The Jamaica national football team is controlled by the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), the governing body for football in Jamaica.

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Javier Mascherano

Javier Alejandro Mascherano (born 8 June 1984) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Chinese club Hebei China Fortune.

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Javier Zanetti

Javier Adelmar Zanetti (born 10 August 1973) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a defender or midfielder.

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Jérôme Boateng

Jérôme Agyenim Boateng (born 3 September 1988) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bayern Munich and the Germany national team.

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Joan Gamper Trophy

The Joan Gamper Trophy (Trofeu Joan Gamper) or Joan Gamper Cup is an annual friendly football match held in August, before the start of FC Barcelona's La Liga season.

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Joan Laporta

Joan Laporta Estruch (born 29 June 1962) is a Spanish politician and former president of FC Barcelona between 2003 and 2010.

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Joe Frazier

Joseph William Frazier (January 12, 1944 – November 7, 2011), nicknamed "Smokin' Joe", was an American professional boxer who competed from 1965 to 1981.

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Johan Cruyff

Hendrik Johannes "Johan" Cruijff OON (anglicised to Cruyff; 25 April 1947 – 24 March 2016) was a Dutch professional football player and coach.

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John McEnroe

John Patrick McEnroe Jr. (born February 16, 1959 in Wiesbaden, West Germany) is a retired American tennis player, often considered among the greatest in the history of the sport.

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Jorge Sampaoli

Jorge Luis Sampaoli Moya (born 13 March 1960) is an Argentine football manager.

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Jorge Valdano

Jorge Alberto Francisco Valdano Castellanos (born 4 October 1955) is an Argentine former footballer, coach and the former general manager of Real Madrid.

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José Altafini

José João Altafini (born 24 July 1938), also known as "Mazzola" in Brazil (as when he started to play it was noted that he resembled the Italian legend Valentino Mazzola), is an Italian-Brazilian former footballer, who played as a forward.

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José Mourinho

José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix, GOIH (born 26 January 1963), known as José Mourinho, is a Portuguese football manager and former football player.

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José Pékerman

José Néstor Pékerman Krimen (born 3 September 1949) is an Argentine-Colombian football coach and current manager of Colombia national football team.

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Josep Samitier

Josep Samitier Vilalta (2 February 1902 – 4 May 1972), also known as José Samitier, was a Spanish footballer, manager and scout who played as a midfielder for FC Barcelona, Madrid CF, OGC Nice, the Catalan XI and Spain.

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Juan Antonio Pizzi

Juan Antonio Pizzi Torroja (born 7 June 1968) is a retired professional footballer who played as a striker, and is the current manager of Saudi Arabia.

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Juan Román Riquelme

Juan Román Riquelme (born 24 June 1978) is a retired Argentine footballer.

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Justo Tejada

Justo Tejada Martínez (born 6 January 1933) is a former Spanish footballer who played as a forward.

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Juventus F.C.

Juventus Football Club S.p.A. (from iuventūs, "youth"), colloquially known as Juve, is a professional Italian football club in Turin, Piedmont.

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Kaká

Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (born 22 April 1982), commonly known as Kaká or Ricardo Kaká, is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

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Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bean Bryant (born August 23, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player.

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Konami

, commonly referred to as Konami, is a Japanese entertainment and gaming conglomerate.

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Krestovsky Stadium

Krestovsky Stadium (стадион «Крестовский»), officially Saint Petersburg Stadium, also called Zenit Arena, is a retractable roof stadium in the western portion of Krestovsky Island in Saint Petersburg, Russia, which serves as home for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.

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L'Équipe Champion of Champions

L'Équipe Champion of Champions (Champion des champions de L'Équipe) refers to four awards presented by the daily sports newspaper L'Équipe, to female and male international sports athletes and female and male French sports athletes.

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La Gazzetta dello Sport

La Gazzetta dello Sport (The Sports Gazette) is an Italian daily newspaper dedicated to coverage of various sports.

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La Liga

The Primera División, commonly known as La Liga and as La Liga Santander for sponsorship reasons with Santander, is the men's top professional football division of the Spanish football league system.

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La Liga Player of the Month

The Player of the Month is an association football award that recognises the best La Liga player each month of the season.

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La Masia

La Masia de Can Planes, usually shortened to La Masia, (English: "The Farmhouse"), is often used to generically describe the Barcelona youth academy.

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La Nación

La Nación (The Nation) is an Argentine daily newspaper.

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La Razón (Madrid)

La Razón (In Spanish: "The Reason") is a daily newspaper based in Madrid, Spain.

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László Kubala

László Kubala Stecz (10 June 1927 – 17 May 2002), also referred to as Ladislav Kubala (in Slovak) or Ladislao Kubala (in Spanish), was a professional footballer, regarded as one of the best players in history; he is considered a symbol of Barcelona.

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Levante UD

Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. (Llevant Unió Esportiva) is a Spanish football club based in Valencia, in the namesake community.

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List of association football players considered the greatest of all time

This is a list of football players considered "the greatest of all time", so claimed by a number of experts.

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List of footballers with 100 or more caps

This is a list of association football players with 100 or more international appearances.

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List of international goals scored by Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi is an association football forward in the Argentina national football team.

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List of men's footballers with 500 or more goals

In top-level football, 27 players have scored 500 or more goals over the course of their career, according to research by the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.

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List of one-club men

A one-club man is a sportsperson who has played his or her entire professional career with only one club.

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List of sports rivalries

A sports rivalry is intense competition between athletic teams or athletes, but not directly related to the formal sport and the practice thereof.

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List of UEFA Champions League hat-tricks

Since the inception of the UEFA Champions League in 1992, 77 players from 32 countries have scored three goals (a hat-trick) or more in a single match on a total of 93 occasions for 42 different clubs in 15 different leagues.

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List of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors

This is a list of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors and Advocates, who work on behalf of the United Nations Children's Fund for children's rights.

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Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club in Liverpool, England, that competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.

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Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles.

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Luís Figo

Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo OIH (born 4 November 1972) is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a midfielder for Sporting CP, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Inter Milan before retiring on 31 May 2009.

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Lucas Biglia

Lucas Rodrigo Biglia (born 30 January 1986) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Italian club Milan as a midfielder.

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Lucas Scaglia

Lucas Scaglia (born 6 May 1987) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for California United FC II in the United Premier Soccer League.

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Luciana Aymar

Luciana Paula Aymar (born 10 August 1977) is a retired Argentine field hockey player.

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Ludovic Giuly

Ludovic Giuly (born 10 July 1976) is a French retired footballer who played as a winger or an attacking midfielder.

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Luis Enrique (footballer)

Luis Enrique Martínez García (born 8 May 1970), known as Luis Enrique, is a Spanish former professional footballer, and is a current manager.

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Luis Suárez

Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz (born 24 January 1987) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club Barcelona and the Uruguay national team.

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Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935)

Luis Suárez Miramontes (born 2 May 1935), also known by the diminutive Luisito, is a Spanish former footballer and manager.

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Luka Modrić

Luka Modrić (born 9 September 1985) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and captains the Croatia national team.

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Manchester City F.C.

Manchester City Football Club is a football club in Manchester, England.

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Manchester United F.C.

Manchester United Football Club is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football.

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Manuel Neuer

Manuel Peter Neuer (born 27 March 1986) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper and captain for both Bayern Munich and the Germany national team.

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Marche

Marche, or the Marches, is one of the twenty regions of Italy.

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Marco van Basten

Marcel "Marco" van Basten (born 31 October 1964) is a Dutch football manager and former football player, who played for Ajax and Milan, as well as the Netherlands national team, in the 1980s and early '90s as a forward.

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Mario Götze

Mario Götze (born 3 June 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Borussia Dortmund and the Germany national team.

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Mauricio Macri

Mauricio Macri (born 8 February 1959) is the current President of Argentina and has been in office since 2015.

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Maxi Biancucchi

Maximiliano Daniel Biancucchi Cuccittini, usually known as Maxi Biancucchi (born 15 September 1984), is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Paraguayan side Club Rubio Ñu.

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Médecins Sans Frontières

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF; pronounced), also known in English as Doctors Without Borders, is an international humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation (NGO) of French origin best known for its projects in conflict zones and in countries affected by endemic diseases.

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Messi (2014 film)

Messi is a 2014 documentary film directed by Álex de la Iglesia.

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Messi (cougar)

Messi (Russian: Месси, born 2015) is a pet domesticated cougar owned by the Russian couple Alexandr and Mariya Dmitriev.

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Messi–Ronaldo rivalry

The Messi–Ronaldo rivalry is an association football rivalry between fans of Argentinian forward Lionel Messi and Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo, and supposedly between the athletes themselves.

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Mexico national football team

The Mexico national football team represents Mexico in international football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation.

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Michel Platini

Michel François Platini (born 21 June 1955) is a French former football player, manager and administrator.

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Mordovia

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Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer, activist, and philanthropist.

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Munir El Haddadi

Munir El Haddadi Mohamed (منير الحدادي محمد; born 1 September 1995), known simply as Munir, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Barcelona.

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Netherlands national football team

The Netherlands national football team (Het Nederlands Elftal) represents the Netherlands in international football.

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New England Sports Network

NESN (New England Sports Network) is an American regional sports cable and satellite television network that is owned by a joint venture of Fenway Sports Group (which owns a controlling 80% interest, and is the owner of Boston Red Sox and Liverpool Football Club) and Delaware North (which owns the remaining 20% interest in the network, and owns the Boston Bruins and the TD Garden).

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New Maradona

New Maradona or New Diego is a title given by the press and public to promising Argentine football players in reference (and reverence) to Diego Maradona as a benchmark.

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Newell's Old Boys

Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys is an Argentine sports club based in Rosario, Santa Fe.

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Neymar

Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (born 5 February 1992), commonly known as Neymar Jr. or simply Neymar, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for French club Paris Saint-Germain and the Brazil national team.

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Nigeria national football team

The Nigeria national football team, also known as the Super Eagles, represents Nigeria in international association football and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

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Nigeria national under-23 football team

Nigeria Olympic football team represents Nigeria in international football competitions in Olympic Games.

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Nike, Inc.

Nike, Inc. is an American multinational corporation that is engaged in the design, development, manufacturing, and worldwide marketing and sales of footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories, and services.

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Obelisco de Buenos Aires

The Obelisco de Buenos Aires (Obelisk of Buenos Aires) is a national historic monument and icon of Buenos Aires.

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Offside (association football)

Offside is one of the laws of association football, codified in Law 11 of the Laws of the Game.

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Oleh Blokhin

Oleh Volodymyrovych Blokhin (Оле́г Володи́мирович Блохі́н, Оле́г Влади́мирович Блохи́н; born 5 November 1952 in Kiev) is a former Ukrainian football player and manager.

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Olimpia Award

The Olimpia Awards (Premios Olimpia) are Argentine sports awards given annually by the Círculo de Periodistas Deportivos (Association of Sports Journalists) since 1954.

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Olympiacos F.C.

Olympiacos S.F.P. Football Club (ΠΑΕ Ολυμπιακός Σ.Φ.Π.), also known simply as Olympiacos, Olympiakos, Olympiacos Piraeus or with its full name as Olympiacos C.F.P. (Oλυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς Olympiakós Sýndesmos Filáthlo̱n Peiraió̱s, "Olympic Association of Piraeus Sportsmen"), is a Greek professional football club, part of the major multi-sport club Olympiacos CFP, based in Piraeus, Attica.

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Olympic Games

The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (Jeux olympiques) are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions.

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Olympic medal

An Olympic medal is awarded to successful competitors at one of the Olympic Games.

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Ooredoo

Ooredoo (أوريدو; formerly Qtel) is an international telecommunications company headquartered in Doha, Qatar.

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Osvaldo Ardiles

Osvaldo César Ardiles (born 3 August 1952), often referred to in Britain as Ossie Ardiles, is a football manager, pundit and former midfielder who won the 1978 FIFA World Cup as part of the Argentine national team.

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Ousmane Dembélé

Ousmane Dembélé (born 15 May 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Barcelona and the France national team.

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Overtime (sports)

Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same.

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Pablo Aimar

Pablo César Aimar Giordano (born 3 November 1979) is a retired Argentine professional footballer and current coach of the Argentina national under-17 football team.

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Paco Alcácer

Francisco "Paco" Alcácer García (born 30 August 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Barcelona and the Spain national team.

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Panama national football team

The Panama national football team (Selección de fútbol de Panamá) is governed by the governing body for football in Panama, Panamanian Football Federation, which is a member of CONCACAF and the regional UNCAF.

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Panama Papers

The Panama Papers are 11.5 million leaked documents that detail financial and attorney–client information for more than 214,488 offshore entities.

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Paraguay national football team

The Paraguay national football team is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association (Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol) and represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions.

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Paris Saint-Germain F.C.

Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, commonly known as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris SG, or simply PSG, is a French professional football club based in the city of Paris.

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Paulino Alcántara

Paulino Alcántara Riestrá (7 October 1896 – 13 February 1964) was a Spanish Filipino football player and manager who played as a forward.

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Pelé

Edson Arantes do Nascimento (born 23 October 1940), known as Pelé, is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as a forward.

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Penalty kick (association football)

A penalty kick (more commonly known as a penalty) is a method of restarting play in association football, in which a player is allowed to take a single shot on the goal while it is defended only by the opposing team's goalkeeper.

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Pep Guardiola

Josep "Pep" Guardiola Sala (born 18 January 1971) is a Spanish professional football coach and former player who is the current manager of Manchester City.

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Pepsi

Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink produced and manufactured by PepsiCo.

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Peru national football team

The Peru national football team has represented Peru in international football since 1927.

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Playmaker

In association football, a playmaker is a player who controls the flow of the team's offensive play, and is often involved in passing moves which lead to goals, through their vision, technique, ball control, creativity, and passing ability.

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President of Argentina

The President of the Argentine Nation (Presidente de la Nación Argentina), usually known as the President of Argentina, is both head of state and head of government of Argentina.

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Pro Evolution Soccer

Pro Evolution Soccer (PES; Uiningu Irebun, Winning Eleven) is a series of football video games developed and published by Konami.

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Pro Evolution Soccer 2009

Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (abbreviated as PES 2009 and known as World Soccer: Winning Eleven 2009 in Korea and Japan) is a football video game in the Pro Evolution Soccer series, which was made by Konami.

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Pro Evolution Soccer 2010

Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (officially abbreviated as PES 2010 and known in Asia as World Soccer: Winning Eleven 2010) is the ninth football video game in the Pro Evolution Soccer series.

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Pro Evolution Soccer 2011

Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 (officially abbreviated as PES 2011 and known as World Soccer: Winning Eleven 2011 in Asia) is an association football video game in the Pro Evolution Soccer series developed and published by Konami with production assistance from the Blue Sky Team.

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Raúl (footballer)

Raúl González Blanco (born 27 June 1977), known as Raúl, is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a striker.

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Radamel Falcao

Radamel Falcao García Zárate (10 February 1986) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a striker for and captains both France Ligue 1 club AS Monaco and the Colombia national team.

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Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal Parera (born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player, currently world No. 1 in men's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

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Rayo Vallecano

Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D., often abbreviated to Rayo, is a Spanish football team based in Madrid, in the neighbourhood of Vallecas.

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RC Celta de Vigo

Real Club Celta de Vigo (Royal Club Celta de Vigo), commonly known as Celta Vigo or simply Celta, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, currently playing in La Liga.

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RCD Espanyol

Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona), commonly known as RCD Espanyol, or simply as Espanyol, is a professional sports club based in Barcelona, Spain.

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Real Betis

Real Betis Balompié, SAD, more commonly referred to as Real Betis or just Betis, is a Spanish football club based in Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia.

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Real Madrid C.F.

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol ("Royal Madrid Football Club"), commonly known as Real Madrid, or simply as Real, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain.

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Real Sociedad

Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad (Royal Society) or La Real, is a Spanish football club based in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 September 1909.

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Rob Rensenbrink

Pieter Robert ("Rob") Rensenbrink (born 3 July 1947 in Amsterdam) is a former Dutch football player and member of the Dutch national football team that reached two World Cup finals in 1974 and 1978.

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Ronald Koeman

Ronald Koeman (born 21 March 1963) is a Dutch retired footballer who has been manager of the Netherlands national team since 2018.

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Ronaldinho

Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 21 March 1980), commonly known as Ronaldinho or Ronaldinho Gaúcho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and ambassador for Spanish club Barcelona.

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Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)

Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (born 18 September 1976), commonly known as Ronaldo, is a retired Brazilian professional footballer who played as a striker.

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Rosario Central

Club Atlético Rosario Central is a sports club based in Rosario, Argentina, that plays in the Argentine Primera División.

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Rosario, Santa Fe

Rosario is the largest city in the province of Santa Fe, in central Argentina.

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Royal Spanish Football Federation

The Royal Spanish Football Federation (Real Federación Española de Fútbol) is the governing body of football in Spain.

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Russia

Russia (rɐˈsʲijə), officially the Russian Federation (p), is a country in Eurasia. At, Russia is the largest country in the world by area, covering more than one-eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area, and the ninth most populous, with over 144 million people as of December 2017, excluding Crimea. About 77% of the population live in the western, European part of the country. Russia's capital Moscow is one of the largest cities in the world; other major cities include Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg and Nizhny Novgorod. Extending across the entirety of Northern Asia and much of Eastern Europe, Russia spans eleven time zones and incorporates a wide range of environments and landforms. From northwest to southeast, Russia shares land borders with Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland (both with Kaliningrad Oblast), Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia and North Korea. It shares maritime borders with Japan by the Sea of Okhotsk and the U.S. state of Alaska across the Bering Strait. The East Slavs emerged as a recognizable group in Europe between the 3rd and 8th centuries AD. Founded and ruled by a Varangian warrior elite and their descendants, the medieval state of Rus arose in the 9th century. In 988 it adopted Orthodox Christianity from the Byzantine Empire, beginning the synthesis of Byzantine and Slavic cultures that defined Russian culture for the next millennium. Rus' ultimately disintegrated into a number of smaller states; most of the Rus' lands were overrun by the Mongol invasion and became tributaries of the nomadic Golden Horde in the 13th century. The Grand Duchy of Moscow gradually reunified the surrounding Russian principalities, achieved independence from the Golden Horde. By the 18th century, the nation had greatly expanded through conquest, annexation, and exploration to become the Russian Empire, which was the third largest empire in history, stretching from Poland on the west to Alaska on the east. Following the Russian Revolution, the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic became the largest and leading constituent of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the world's first constitutionally socialist state. The Soviet Union played a decisive role in the Allied victory in World War II, and emerged as a recognized superpower and rival to the United States during the Cold War. The Soviet era saw some of the most significant technological achievements of the 20th century, including the world's first human-made satellite and the launching of the first humans in space. By the end of 1990, the Soviet Union had the world's second largest economy, largest standing military in the world and the largest stockpile of weapons of mass destruction. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, twelve independent republics emerged from the USSR: Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the Baltic states regained independence: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania; the Russian SFSR reconstituted itself as the Russian Federation and is recognized as the continuing legal personality and a successor of the Soviet Union. It is governed as a federal semi-presidential republic. The Russian economy ranks as the twelfth largest by nominal GDP and sixth largest by purchasing power parity in 2015. Russia's extensive mineral and energy resources are the largest such reserves in the world, making it one of the leading producers of oil and natural gas globally. The country is one of the five recognized nuclear weapons states and possesses the largest stockpile of weapons of mass destruction. Russia is a great power as well as a regional power and has been characterised as a potential superpower. It is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and an active global partner of ASEAN, as well as a member of the G20, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the Council of Europe, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), and the World Trade Organization (WTO), as well as being the leading member of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and one of the five members of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), along with Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

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Samuel Eto'o

Samuel Eto'o Fils (born 10 March 1981) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Turkish club Konyaspor.

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Santiago Bernabéu Stadium

The Santiago Bernabéu Stadium (Estadio Santiago Bernabéu) is a football stadium in Madrid, Spain.

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Santos FC

Santos Futebol Clube, commonly known as Santos or Peixe, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Vila Belmiro, a bairro in the city of Santos.

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Saransk

Saransk (p; Саранош; Саран ош) is the capital city of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia, as well as its financial and economic centre.

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SD Eibar

Sociedad Deportiva Eibar (in Eibar Kirol Elkartea) is a Spanish football club based in Eibar, Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous Basque Country.

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Segunda División B

Segunda División B (Second Division B) is the third level of the Spanish football league system currently divided into 4 groups of 20 teams each.

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Selfie

A selfie is a self-portrait photograph, typically taken with a smartphone which may be held in the hand or supported by a selfie stick.

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Sepp Blatter

Joseph "Sepp" Blatter (born 10 March 1936) is a Swiss football administrator who was the eighth president of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) from 1998 to 2015.

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Serbia national football team

The Serbia national football team (Фудбалска репрезентација Србије / Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia, the governing body for football in the country.

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Serena Williams

Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American professional tennis player.

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Sergio Agüero

Sergio Leonel "Kun" Agüero (born 2 June 1988) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Manchester City and the Argentine national team.

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Sergio Batista

Sergio Daniel "Checho" Batista (born 9 November 1962) is an Argentine football manager and former international player.

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Sergio Busquets

Sergio Busquets Burgos (born 16 July 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Barcelona and the Spanish national team.

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Sergio Martínez (boxer)

Sergio Gabriel Martínez (born February 21, 1975) is an Argentine former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2014.

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Sergio Ramos

Sergio Ramos García (born 30 March 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for and captains both Real Madrid and the Spain national team.

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Sevilla FC

Sevilla Fútbol Club, S.A.D., or simply Sevilla, is Spain’s oldest sporting club solely devoted to football.

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Sitges

Sitges is a town about 35 kilometres southwest of Barcelona, in Catalonia, renowned worldwide for its Film Festival and Carnival.

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South American Youth Football Championship

The South American Youth Football Championship, also known as U-20 South American Championship and Juventud de América (English: "America's Youth") is a South American association football tournament organized by the CONMEBOL (CONfederación SudaMEricana de FútBOL), for South American national teams of men under age of 20.

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South Korea national football team

The Korea Republic national football team (대한민국 축구 국가대표팀) represents South Korea in international association football and is organised by the Korea Football Association.

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Spaniards

Spaniards are a Latin European ethnic group and nation.

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Sporting de Gijón

Real Sporting de Gijón S.A.D., commonly known as Real Sporting, Sporting Gijón, RSG or simply Sporting (although in an international context this can lead to confusion with Sporting Clube de Portugal) is a Spanish football club from Gijón, Asturias.

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SportsPro

SportsPro is a London, UK-based media company focusing on the business, commercial and governance aspects of global sport.

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Spotify

Spotify Technology SA is a Swedish entertainment company founded by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon.

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Squad number (association football)

Squad numbers are used in association football to identify and distinguish players that are on the field.

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Supercopa de España

The Supercopa de España or the Spanish Super Cup is a Spanish football championship contested by the winners of La Liga and the Copa del Rey.

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Supporters of FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona is a professional association football club based in Barcelona, formed in 1899 by a group of Swiss, English and local players led by Joan Gamper.

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Suspended sentence

A suspended sentence is a legal term for a judge's delaying of a defendant's serving of a sentence after they have been found guilty, in order to allow the defendant to perform a period of probation.

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Switzerland national football team

The Switzerland national football team is the national football team of Switzerland.

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Tata Motors

Tata Motors Limited (formerly TELCO, short for Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company) headquartered in Mumbai, is an Indian multinational automotive manufacturing company and a member of the Tata Group.

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Telmo Zarra

Pedro Telmo Zarraonandía Montoya (20 January 1921 – 23 February 2006), known as Telmo Zarra or simply Zarra, was a Spanish football forward.

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Tercera División

Tercera División (Third Division) is the fourth level of the Spanish football league system.

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Terry McDermott

Terence McDermott (born 8 December 1951) is an English former football midfielder who was a member of the Liverpool team of the 1970s and early 1980s, in which he won three European Cups and five First Division titles.

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Thierry Henry

Thierry Daniel Henry (born 17 August 1977) is a French professional football coach and former player.

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Time (magazine)

Time is an American weekly news magazine and news website published in New York City.

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Time 100

Time 100 (often written in all-caps as TIME 100) is an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world assembled by the American news magazine Time.

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Tito Vilanova

Francesc "Tito" Vilanova Bayó (17 September 1968 – 25 April 2014) was a Spanish professional football central midfielder and manager.

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Treble (association football)

A treble in association football is achieved when a club team wins three trophies in a single season.

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Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines (Turkish: Türk Hava Yolları) is the national flag carrier airline of Turkey.

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Twitter

Twitter is an online news and social networking service on which users post and interact with messages known as "tweets".

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UD Las Palmas

Unión Deportiva Las Palmas, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands.

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UEFA

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA; Union des Associations Européennes de Football; Vereinigung Europäischer Fußballverbände) is the administrative body for association football in Europe, although several member states are primarily or entirely located in Asia.

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UEFA Champions League

The UEFA Champions League is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs.

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UEFA club competition records and statistics

Real Madrid hold the record for the most overall titles (22) and Milan with most UEFA Super Cup wins (5), a record shared with Barcelona.

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UEFA Club Footballer of the Year

The UEFA Club Footballer of the Year was a football award presented by UEFA to the most outstanding performers of the European club football season.

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UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award

The UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award (previously known as the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award) is an association football award given to the footballer playing for a football club in Europe that is considered the best in the previous season.

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UEFA Super Cup

The UEFA Super Cup is an annual football match organised by UEFA and contested by the reigning champions of the two main European club competitions, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.

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UEFA Team of the Year

The UEFA Team of the Year is a football award given by UEFA through a poll on its official website.

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UNICEF

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is a United Nations (UN) program headquartered in New York City that provides humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries.

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United States men's national soccer team

The United States men's national soccer team is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football.

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Uruguay national football team

The Uruguay national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay.

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Usain Bolt

Usain St Leo Bolt (born 21 August 1986) is a retired Jamaican sprinter and world record holder in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay.

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Valencia CF

Valencia Club de Fútbol (València Club de Futbol; also known as Valencia CF, Valencia or Los Che) is a Spanish football club based in Valencia.

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Venezuela national football team

The Venezuela national football team (Selección de fútbol de Venezuela) represents Venezuela in men's international association football and is controlled by the Venezuelan Football Federation (FVF), the governing body for football in Venezuela.

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Venice Film Festival

The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival (Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is the oldest film festival in the world and one of the "Big Three" film festivals, alongside the Cannes Film Festival and Berlin International Film Festival.

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VfB Stuttgart

Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg.

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Vicente Calderón Stadium

The Vicente Calderón Stadium (Estadio Vicente Calderón) was the home stadium of Atlético Madrid since its completion in 1966 to 2017, with a current seating capacity of 54,907 and located on the banks of the Manzanares, in the Arganzuela district of Madrid, Spain.

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Vilmos Vanczák

Vilmos Vanczák (born 20 June 1983 in Miskolc) is a Hungarian footballer.

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WDEZ

WDEZ (101.9 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a Country music format.

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Wembley Stadium

Wembley Stadium is a football stadium in Wembley, London, England, which opened in 2007, on the site of the original Wembley Stadium, which was demolished from 2002–2003.

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White House

The White House is the official residence and workplace of the President of the United States.

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World Press Photo

World Press Photo Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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Xavi

Xavier Hernández Creus (born 25 January 1980) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Qatari club Al Sadd SC.

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Yokohama

, literally "Port to the side" or "Beside the port", is the second largest city in Japan by population, after Tokyo, and the most populous municipality of Japan.

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Zlatan Ibrahimović

Zlatan Ibrahimović (born 3 October 1981) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for LA Galaxy.

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1978 FIFA World Cup

The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the FIFA World Cup, quadrennial international football world championship tournament, was held in Argentina between 1 and 25 June.

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1979 FIFA World Youth Championship

The 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship, the second staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Japan from August 26 to September 7, 1979.

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1986 FIFA World Cup

The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986.

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1990 FIFA World Cup

The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament.

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1990 FIFA World Cup Final

The 1990 FIFA World Cup Final was a football match played between West Germany and Argentina to determine the winner of the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

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1998–2002 Argentine great depression

The 1998–2002 Argentine Great Depression was an economic depression in Argentina, which began in the third quarter of 1998 and lasted until the second quarter of 2002.

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2003–04 FC Barcelona season

During the 2003–04 Spanish football season, Barcelona competed in La Liga.

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2004–05 FC Barcelona season

The 2004-05 season saw Fútbol Club Barcelona end their six-year wait for the La Liga title, having not won the league or, indeed, any trophy since the 1998–99 season and thus La Liga trophy returned to Barcelona's trophy room.

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2004–05 La Liga

La Liga 2004-05 season, the 74th since its establishment, started on 28 August 2004 and finished on 29 May 2005.

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2005 FIFA World Youth Championship

The 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship was the 15th edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship.

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2005 South American U-20 Championship

The 2005 South American Youth Championship (Sudamericana sub-20) is a football competition contested by all ten U-20 national football teams of CONMEBOL.

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2005 Supercopa de España

The 2005 Supercopa de España was a two-leg Spanish football match played on 13 and 20 August 2005.

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2005–06 FC Barcelona season

The 2005–06 season was Futbol Club Barcelona's 107th season in existence and 77th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football, La Liga.

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2005–06 La Liga

La Liga 2005-06 season, the 75th since its establishment, started on 27 August 2005 and finished on 20 May 2006 due to all top-flight European leagues ending earlier than the previous season because of 2006 FIFA World Cup.

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2005–06 UEFA Champions League

The 2005–06 UEFA Champions League was the 51st season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League and the 14th since it was rebranded from the European Cup in 1992.

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2006 FIFA World Cup

The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament.

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2006 Supercopa de España

The 2006 Supercopa de España was a two-leg Spanish football match played on 17 and 20 August 2006.

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2006 UEFA Champions League Final

The 2006 UEFA Champions League Final was an association football match between Barcelona of Spain and Arsenal of England at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Paris, France, on Wednesday, 17 May 2006.

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2006–07 FC Barcelona season

The 2006–07 season was an overall unsuccessful time for Futbol Club Barcelona in almost all competitions.

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2006–07 La Liga

The 2006–07 La Liga season, the 76th since its establishment, started on 27 August 2006 and finished on 17 June 2007.

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2007 Ballon d'Or

The 2007 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in the world as judged by an international panel of sports journalists, was awarded to Kaká.

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2007 Copa América

The 2007 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, known simply as the 2007 Copa América or 2007 Copa América Venezuela, was the 42nd edition of the Copa América, the South-American championship for international association football teams.

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2007 FIFA World Player of the Year

Brazilian midfielder Kaká won the 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year award, while another Brazilian, Marta, took home the women's award.

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2007–08 FC Barcelona season

Though it did not produce silverware, Futbol Club Barcelona's 2007–08 season would mark a period of change within the club, having many firsts and lasts.

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2007–08 La Liga

The 2007–08 La Liga season, the 77th since its establishment, started on 25 August 2007 and finished on 18 May 2008.

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2008 Ballon d'Or

The 2008 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in the world as judged by an international panel of sports journalists, was awarded on 2 December 2008.

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2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad and commonly known as Beijing 2008, was an international multi-sport event that was held from 8 to 24 August 2008 in Beijing, China.

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2008–09 Copa del Rey

The 2008–09 Copa del Rey was the 107th staging of the Copa del Rey.

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2008–09 FC Barcelona season

In 2008–09, Futbol Club Barcelona started a new era with a new manager, former player and Barcelona Atlètic coach Pep Guardiola, who led the team to the first treble in Spanish football history.

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2008–09 La Liga

The 2008–09 La Liga season (known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) was the 78th since its establishment.

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2008–09 UEFA Champions League

The 2008–09 UEFA Champions League was the 54th edition of Europe's premier club football tournament and the 17th edition under the current UEFA Champions League format.

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2009 Ballon d'Or

The 2009 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in the world as judged by an international panel of sports journalists, was awarded to Lionel Messi of Barcelona on 1 December 2009.

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2009 Copa del Rey Final

The 2009 Copa del Rey Final was the 107th final of the Spanish cup competition, the Copa del Rey.

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2009 FIFA Club World Cup

The 2009 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2009 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was a football tournament played from 9 December to 19 December 2009.

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2009 FIFA Club World Cup Final

The 2009 FIFA Club World Cup Final was the final match of the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup, a football tournament for the champion clubs from each of FIFA's six continental confederations.

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2009 FIFA World Player of the Year

The 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year awards took place on 21 December 2009 at the Kongresshaus Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.

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2009 Supercopa de España

The 2009 Supercopa de España was two-legged Spanish football match-up played on 16 August and 23 August 2009.

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2009 UEFA Champions League Final

The 2009 UEFA Champions League Final was played on 27 May 2009 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy.

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2009 UEFA Super Cup

The 2009 UEFA Super Cup was the 34th UEFA Super Cup, an annual football match between the winners of the previous season's UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup competitions.

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2009–10 FC Barcelona season

In 2009–10, Futbol Club Barcelona started the new season with the prospect of winning six major competitions in the 2009–2010 season.

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2009–10 La Liga

The 2009–10 La Liga season (known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) was the 79th La Liga since its establishment. Barcelona were the defending champions, having won their 19th La Liga title in the previous season. The campaign began on 29 August 2009 ended on 16 May 2010 due to all top-flight European leagues ending earlier than the previous season because of 2010 FIFA World Cup. A total of 20 teams contested the league, 17 of which already contested in the 2008–09 season and three of which were promoted from the Segunda División. In addition, a new match ball - the Nike T90 Ascente - served as the official ball for all matches. On 16 May 2010, Barcelona were declared champions after their 4–0 victory over Valladolid, their 20th La Liga title. Lionel Messi won the LFP Award for Best Player for the second consecutive time.

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2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or

The 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the inaugural year for FIFA's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year.

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2010 FIFA World Cup

The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams.

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2010 Haiti earthquake

The 2010 Haiti earthquake (Séisme de 2010 à Haïti; Tranblemanntè 12 janvye 2010 nan peyi Ayiti) was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicenter near the town of Léogâne (Ouest), approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital.

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2010 Supercopa de España

The 2010 Supercopa de España was a two-legged Spanish football match-up played on 14 August and 21 August 2010.

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2010–11 FC Barcelona season

The 2010–11 season was Futbol Club Barcelona's 111th in existence and the club's 80th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

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2010–11 La Liga

The 2010–11 La Liga season (known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) was the 80th since its establishment.

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2010–11 UEFA Champions League

The 2010–11 UEFA Champions League was the 56th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 19th under the current UEFA Champions League format.

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2011 Copa América

The 2011 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, better known as the 2011 Copa América or the Copa América 2011 Argentina, was the 43rd edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for national teams in South America.

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2011 Copa del Rey Final

The 2011 Copa del Rey Final was the 109th final since its establishment.

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2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or

The 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the second year for FIFA's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year.

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2011 FIFA Club World Cup

The 2011 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was a football tournament that was played from 8 to 18 December 2011.

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2011 FIFA Club World Cup Final

The 2011 FIFA Club World Cup Final was the final match of the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, a football tournament hosted by Japan.

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2011 Supercopa de España

The 2011 Supercopa de España was a two-legged Spanish football match-up that was played on 14 and 17 August 2011.

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2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

The was a magnitude 9.0–9.1 (Mw) undersea megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) on Friday 11 March 2011, with the epicentre approximately east of the Oshika Peninsula of Tōhoku and the hypocenter at an underwater depth of approximately.

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2011 UEFA Champions League Final

The 2011 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match played on 28 May 2011 at Wembley Stadium in London that decided the winner of the 2010–11 season of the UEFA Champions League.

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2011 UEFA Super Cup

The 2011 UEFA Super Cup was the 36th UEFA Super Cup, between the reigning champions of the two club competitions organised by the European football governing body UEFA: the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.

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2011–12 Copa del Rey

The 2011–12 Copa del Rey was the 110th staging of the Copa del Rey.

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2011–12 FC Barcelona season

The 2011–12 season was Futbol Club Barcelona's 112th in existence and the club's 81st consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

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2011–12 La Liga

The 2011–12 La Liga season (known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) was the 81st season of the top level Spanish association football competition.

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2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or

The 2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the third year for FIFA's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year.

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2012–13 FC Barcelona season

The 2012–13 season was Futbol Club Barcelona's 113th in existence and the club's 82nd consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

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2012–13 La Liga

The 2012–13 La Liga season (known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) was the 82nd since its establishment.

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2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or

The 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the fourth year for FIFA's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year.

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2013 Supercopa de España

The 2013 Supercopa de España was a two-legged Spanish football match-up that was played in August 2013 between the champions of 2012–13 La Liga, Barcelona, and the winner of the 2012–13 Copa del Rey, Atlético Madrid.

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2013–14 FC Barcelona season

The 2013–14 season was Futbol Club Barcelona's 114th in existence and the club's 83rd consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

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2013–14 La Liga

The 2013–14 La Liga season was the 83rd since its establishment.

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2014 Copa del Rey Final

The 2014 Copa del Rey Final was the 112th final of Spain's premier football cup since its establishment.

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2014 FIFA World Cup

The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organized by FIFA.

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2014 FIFA World Cup Final

The 2014 FIFA World Cup Final was a football match that took place on 13 July 2014 at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to determine the 2014 FIFA World Cup champion.

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2014–15 Copa del Rey

The 2014–15 Copa del Rey was the 113th staging of the Copa del Rey.

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2014–15 FC Barcelona season

The 2014–15 season was Futbol Club Barcelona's 115th in existence and the club's 84th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

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2014–15 La Liga

The 2014–15 La Liga season (known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) was the 84th season of the premier association football league in Spain.

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2014–15 UEFA Champions League

The 2014–15 UEFA Champions League was the 60th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 23rd season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.

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2015 Copa América

The 2015 Copa América was the 44th edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for national teams in South America, and took place in Chile between 11 June and 4 July 2015.

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2015 Copa América Final

The 2015 Copa América Final was the final match of the 2015 Copa América, an international football tournament organized by CONMEBOL that was played in Chile.

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2015 Copa del Rey Final

The 2015 Copa del Rey Final was a football match on 30 May 2015 to decide the winner of the 2014–15 Copa del Rey, the 113th edition of the Copa del Rey, Spain's primary football cup.

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2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or

The 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the sixth year for FIFA's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year.

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2015 FIFA Club World Cup

The 2015 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015 presented by Alibaba E-Auto for sponsorship reasons) was the 12th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club football tournament between the champion clubs from each of the six continental confederations, as well as the national league champion from the host country.

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2015 FIFA Club World Cup Final

The 2015 FIFA Club World Cup Final was the final match of the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup, a football tournament hosted by Japan.

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2015 Supercopa de España

The 2015 Supercopa de España was a two-legged football match-up that was played in August 2015 between Athletic Bilbao, runners-up of the 2014–15 Copa del Rey, and Barcelona, the champions of 2014–15 La Liga and the 2014–15 Copa del Rey.

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2015 UEFA Champions League Final

The 2015 UEFA Champions League Final was the final match of the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, the 60th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 23rd season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.

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2015 UEFA Super Cup

The 2015 UEFA Super Cup was a football match between Spanish teams Barcelona and Sevilla on 11 August 2015 at the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi, Georgia.

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2015–16 Copa del Rey

The 2015–16 Copa del Rey was the 114th staging of the Copa del Rey.

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2015–16 FC Barcelona season

The 2015–16 season was Fútbol Club Barcelona's 116th in existence and the club's 85th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

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2015–16 La Liga

The 2015–16 La Liga football season (known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) was the 85th since its establishment.

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2015–16 UEFA Champions League

The 2015–16 UEFA Champions League was the 61st season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 24th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.

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2016 Ballon d'Or

The 2016 Ballon d'Or is an award given to the best-performing football player around the world in 2016.

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2016 Copa del Rey Final

The 2016 Copa del Rey Final was a football match played on 22 May 2016 to decide the winner of the 2015–16 Copa del Rey, the 114th edition of Spain's primary football cup.

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2016 Supercopa de España

The 2016 Supercopa de España was a two-legged football match-up played in August 2016 between the champions of 2015–16 La Liga and 2015–16 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, and the runners-up of the 2015–16 Copa del Rey, Sevilla.

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2016–17 Copa del Rey

The 2016–17 Copa del Rey was the 115th staging of the Copa del Rey.

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2016–17 FC Barcelona season

The 2016–17 season was Football Club Barcelona's 117th in existence and the club's 86th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

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2016–17 La Liga

The 2016–17 La Liga season, also known as La Liga Santander for sponsorship reasons, was the 86th since its establishment.

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2016–17 UEFA Champions League

The 2016–17 UEFA Champions League was the 62nd season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 25th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.

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2017 Copa del Rey Final

The 2017 Copa del Rey Final was a football match played on 27 May 2017 to decide the winner of the 2016–17 Copa del Rey, the 115th edition of Spain's primary football cup.

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2017 International Champions Cup

The 2017 International Champions Cup (or ICC) was the fifth edition of a series of friendly association football matches, organized to simulate a tournament.

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2017 Supercopa de España

The 2017 Supercopa de España was the 31st edition of the Supercopa de España, an annual two-legged football tie contested by the winners of the previous season's La Liga and Copa del Rey competitions.

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2017–18 Copa del Rey

The 2017–18 Copa del Rey was the 116th staging of the Copa del Rey.

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2017–18 FC Barcelona season

The 2017–18 season was Football Club Barcelona's 118th in existence and the club's 87th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

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2017–18 La Liga

The 2017–18 La Liga season, also known as La Liga Santander for sponsorship reasons, was the 87th since its establishment.

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2018 FIFA World Cup

The 2018 FIFA World Cup is the 21st FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA.

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2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

The South American section of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification acted as qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup to be held in Russia, for national teams which are members of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi

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