players view on football

Today I was drawn to a tweet from fellow Blade and Guardian football journalist John Ashdown, which mentioned that he was judging the Football League Awards 2011. It set me thinking as to where my votes would go.

The awards were established in 2006 and cover a wide variety of categories rewarding fans, community programmes, matchday programmes, stadia, sponsorship, sportsmanship as well as the players. Awards are given to the best player in each division, the best young player and the best apprentices in each division.

Success has often been an acknowledgement that the player concerned is ready for the step up in division. The first Championship Player of the Year, Phil Jagielka, has since gone on to Everton and international recognition. The Young Player of the Year in 2007 was the much touted Gareth Bale. And the 2008 League 1 and 2 players of the year Jermaine Beckford (then of Leeds) and Keith Andrews (then playing for a South Midlands franchise) now find themselves at Premier League clubs. Some struggle to have an impact when their team steps up a level, Sylvain Ebanks-Blake the 2009 winner being a good example. Others were realistically Premier League quality players who remained loyal as their club went down; Kevin Nolan (2010 winner) and Kevin Phillips (2008).

So, who would I choose? I have limited my choice to the Championship, it has taken me long enough to narrow down my list as it is. I also find things like this difficult to assess often because of when they take place. Do you include performances in the latter part of last season, or just this season to date? If you included the early part of 2010, a player who would be up for consideration as Championship Player of the Season would be Darren Ambrose. His dynamic goalscoring performances were a key factor in Crystal Palace's survival, yet this season he has made just 10 starts due to injury. So, to keep this as simple as possible, my candidates listed below are based on this season to date.

football history of zenedine zidane

The outstanding player of his generation, Zinedine Zidane led France to World Cup glory in 1998 and to the European Championship in 2000. He was a superb passer of the ball first and foremost, an outstanding playmaker that fed his forwards with great passes.

But Zidane could produce goals himself as well, most notably the winning goals in the 1998 World Cup Final and the 2002 Champion’s League Final. Zidane was named European Footballer of the Year in 1998, and FIFA World Footballer of the Year in 1998, 2000, and 2003.

football history of diego marodona

Diego Maradona

Diego Armando Maradona (El Diego) (born October 30, 1960) is a former Argentine football player. With the possible exception of Pele, he is widely regarded as the finest and greatest player of all times.

Maradona was born in Villa Fiorito, Buenos Aires, Argentina to a family of humble origin. He first played in the Argentine Championship, for Argentinos Juniors (1976-81) and then for Boca Juniors (1981-82). He then went to Spain, where, playing for FC Barcelona, he won a Copa del Rey. On July 5, 1984 he went to Naples, Italy to join SSC Napoli, where he won two Italian Championships (1986/87 and 1989/1990), a Coppa Italia (1987), a UEFA Cup (1989) and an Italian Supercup (1990), plus Napoli were runners-up in the Italian Championship twice.

Maradona led the Argentine national team to victory in the World Cup in 1986, the team winning 3-2 in the final against West Germany. In this tournament, he became notorious for a goal in the quarter-final game against the England, which video evidence later clearly revealed he had scored with the aid of his hand. He later claimed it was the "Hand of God" which had caused him to score the goal, to the general derision of the English public and in particular the tabloid newspapers, who still resurrect the incident occasionally even today, branding him a cheat. However, Maradona showed the other side of his nature just a couple of minutes later in the same match, by running half the length of the pitch and beating almost the entire English team along the way, to score what is widely regarded as the most exceptional goal of all time.

Maradona also captained Argentina in the 1990 World Cup, leading a far weaker team to the final again, where they lost 1-0 to West Germany. In the 1994 World Cup he was sent home in disgrace after failing a drugs test for ephedrine doping.

In Naples, where he is still beloved (having brought the local team their first scudetto), he also faced a scandal regarding an illegitimate son and was the object of some suspicion over his friendship with the Camorra, the local mafia.

Maradona left Napoli in 1992, after serving a 15 month ban for failing a drug test, and played for Sevilla FC (1992-93), Newell's Old Boys (1993) and Boca Juniors (1995-97). He also attempted to work as a coach on two short occasions, leading Mandiyú of Corrientes (1994) and Racing Club (1995) . He retired from football on October 30, 1997.

Maradona spent much of the 1990s battling a cocaine addiction, which included a well-publicized spell in a detox clinic in Cuba. He apparently surmounted the problem for the time being, and then embarked upon a new career as a talk-show host, with which he had great success.

In 2000, Maradona was voted FIFA's Player of the Century by Internet users in a millennium poll, garnering 53.60% of the votes. In a reconciliatory gesture, FIFA appointed a footballing committee which voted in favor of Pelé alongside the Argentine.

In 2002, the Argentine Football Association asked FIFA for authorization to retire shirt number 10, the number Maradona used, as an homage. At first, FIFA authorized it only to reverse their decision soon after. While retiring a shirt number used by a great athlete is common practice in American sports, there were no cases of this happening in Football.

Maradona's brother is also a soccer player and his alleged illegitimate child is now trying to start a career in football, but he does not appear to have inherited his father's skills.

On April 18, 2004, doctors reported that Maradona had suffered a major heart attack following a cocaine overdose and was in intensive care in a Buenos Aires hospital. Dozens of fans gathered around the clinic indicating his popularity even in 2004. Days after the heart attack, a male nurse was caught taking photos of Maradona in his grave condition, with a cellular telephone. The nurse had received an offer of six thousand US dollars by a tabloid newspaper to take the photos. He was, however, promptly fired by hospital directors. Maradona was hospitalized in a floor that was closed so he could be attended to exclusively.

After he showed improvement, he was taken off a respirator on April 23, and remained in intensive care for several days before being discharged on April 29. However, he returned to the hospital on May 5. Since then, he has entered a psychiatric facility for substance abuse treatment in Cuba.

Maradona is also known in Argentina as "El Pibe de Oro" (The Golden Boy). In 2002, Maradona published his autobiography Yo Soy El Diego, which became an instant bestseller in his home-country.

football history of pele

Ask football fans to name the best ever footballer, and chances are they will come up with the name Pelé, even if they are too young to have ever seen him play. It speaks volumes about the strength of the legend that has sprung up around the famous Brazilian forward. Does that mean the choice is unfounded? Not really. With three World Cups to his name, and a total career tally of more than twelve hundred goals, there can be no doubting Pelé's pedigree.
Pelé  was born under the name Edson Arantes do Nascimento in the village Três Corações, the son of a footballer known as Dondinho, who's career was thwarted by a bad knee. He grew up in poverty in the town of Bauru in the province of São Paulo. As a boy Pelé helped alleviate the family's financials woes by cleaning shoes at the local train station. He started playing football in the streets, using a stocking stuffed with rags and paper as a ball. In 1954 Pelé was picked to play in the newly founded youth team of the club his father had played for, Bauru Athletic Club. Things were handled professionally, Pelé received a playing fee and the team was coached by the former Brazilian international Waldemar de Brito, who played for Brazil during the 1934 World Cup.

top 50 rank of the country in football history

1.spain
2.netherland
3.brazil
4.germany
5.arjentina
6.england
7.uruguay
8.portugal
9.italy
10.croatia
11.norway
12.greece
13.japan
14.chile
15.ghana
16.serbia
17.slovenia
18.russia
19.france
20.australia
21.cote d ivoire
22.usa
23.paraguay
24.montenegro
25.switzerland
26.mexico
27.slovakia
28.denmark
29.sweden
30.turkey
31.korea republic
32.czech republic
33.israel
34.republic of ireland
35.ukraine
36.egypt
37.belgium
38.nigeria
39.south africa
40.algeria
41.romania
42.burkina faso
43.honduras
44.bosnia
45.bulgaria
46.lithuania
47.iran
48.cameroon
49.colombia
50.albania

disadvantages of playing football

1. A serious disadvantage of betting on football is that you can easily spend more than you can afford. Many people make this mistake simply because they didn’t do the calculations right or just because they hope to win and put all their money on a single bet. It is of utmost importance to know that in some occasions you can loose more than your initial bet.
2. Betting on football as well as on any other game is time consuming task. To make yourself successful you need to dedicate a lot of your time in researching your team as well as all of the teams they will play against. Failing to do this can result in huge losses over time.
3. It is natural that most of the people who are into betting will deny it but the reality shows that once you start you will want more of it. Since you cannot always win, be prepared to lose in a smart way. This is easily achieved if you learn to bet safely and allocate a specific amount of money you will use for betting for a specific period of time. Also it is good to devise some rules for the money you will win from betting. It is wise to use part of them to bet again and another part for your general needs.

advantages of playing football

Majority of the people love playing football. It is one of the most eminent games among the youngsters. Experts say that the football players have the strongest legs and most stable minds. There exist many advantages of playing football.
In order to excel in the game, the player should follow a strict routine. It requires discipline and dedication. Workouts play a vital role in keeping the mind of the player fresh. Nevertheless, if you want to become a successful player then you have to take into consideration many things. Thus, football teaches the players discipline and dedication.
Football players require a great level of stamina. Among various factors, concentration is the most important thing. Even a tiny distraction can make you lose the game. Thus, players can increase their concentration spans with this game.
These days, the world famous football players are becoming an important source of inspiration for the youngsters. Football not only teaches you to become competitive, it also helps you to sport the right attitude. Because the game play requires teams, football also instills cooperativeness and teamwork in the players.
During the game, carrying the right attitude is very important. Around seventy percent of the players end up losing the game because of wrong attitude towards the game. Apart from the game, the right attitude is something that is very important in the outside world too.
More importantly, this game can teach you how to become successful in the real world. By playing this game, you will learn to accept success as well as failure. Thus, it prepares you for the losses that you might face when you start working.
In addition to the fact that youngsters and teenagers enjoy football, many schools and colleges are introducing this game as a part of their extra-curricular activities because of the various advantages it offers outside the field.