VOLUME 1 ISSUE 1 NOVEMBER 2012

IIAFT
Introduction
Dear Readers, This is the first ever report done by IIAFT (It Is A Footba Thin!"# The $ain purpose of this report is to update fans of the !reat !a$e of footba # To the ri!ht are the contents of this report# The fo o%in! is the e&p anation of the report brea'do%n( Footba )usiness discusses the business aspect of the footba c ub such as their finances# Tea$ *rofi e discusses a c ub+s successes, basic infor$ation and current p ayers# A Star * ayer is a p ayer %ho is reco!ni,ed throu!hout the %or d as a !reat p ayer, -outh *rofi e is a p ayer %ho is under the a!e of ./ and is noticed for havin! !reat potentia # 0ana!er *rofi e discusses a $ana!er at a c ub, %hich is strai!ht for%ard( 1eteran *rofi e is discussin! a p ayer %ho has been p ayin! professiona footba for over 2/ years or is over the a!e of 3/# Chair$an *rofi e is discussin! the career of a chair$an, and 4ea!ue *rofi e discusses a ea!ue outside of the top European ea!ues# Country *rofi e discusses a nationa tea$( Stadiu$ *rofi e discusses a !reat stadiu$# -outh Tea$ *rofi e is the youth tea$ for a c ub that is 'no%n for havin! a !reat youth syste$# Retired * ayer *rofi e is an artic e on a retired p ayer 'no%n for their achieve$ents( A!ent *rofi e discusses one of the !reat a!ents behind $ana!ers and footba ers# Riva s discuss the history and situation bet%een t%o c ubs that have !reat hatred# Transfer 5ossip and Footba 5ossip discusses the atest ne%s in ter$s of the footba %or d and transfer $ar'et# Co$$ents %i be the resu t of e$ai co$$ents fro$ readers on artic es fro$ the previous report# IIAFT is open to su!!estions and co6operation, if you 'no% of persons %ho %i be interested in receivin! these reports p ease fee free to e$ai their e$ai s to IIAFT at iiaftcontact7!$ai #co$# A so, any chan!es you sha be updated and fo o% IIAFT on 5oo! e 8#

CONTENTS
Introduction Football Business: Manchester City Team Profile: Valencia CF Star Player: Samuel Eto o "outh Profile: Mateo #o$acic Mana&er Profile: 'idier 'escham(s Veteran Profile: *ndrea Pirlo Chairman Profile: ,eribert Bruchha&en .ea&ue Profile: Slo$a/ Cor&on .i&a Country Profile: Morocco Stadium Profile: Salt .a/e Stadium "outh Team Profile: 2est ,am 3etired Player Profile: 3oberto *yala 1 1 3 ! % ) + 0 11 11 11

*&ent Profile: 4or&e Mendes 15 3i$als: #italar *rasi 'erbi Transfer 6ossi( Football 6ossi( Tables Comments 15 15 15 1! 1-

Footba )usiness9 0anchester City

A C ub Ta'in! Over E*4:
Che sea %as bou!ht by bi ionaire Ro$an Abra$ovich and chan!ed the c ub;s fortunes !reat y# Since, Abra$ovich ca$e to E*4 he has chan!ed the !a$e si!nificant y, and for that so$e co$p ain ho% $oney is ruinin! the !a$e# A thou!h, 0anchester City %ere saved fro$ Abu Dhabi <nited and si$i ar to Abra$ovich+s situation chan!ed the c ub !reat y# 0anchester City %as a footba c ub, %hich %as 'no%n for !reatness durin! the 2=>/;s# 0anchester City %on the 4ea!ue and FA Cup in 2=?=, and a so %on the European @inners; Cup in 2=>/# Durin! the 2=>/;s, 0anchester City %as superior to 0anchester <nited %ho %as re e!ated in 2=>A# A thou!h, in the 2=B/;s %ere fi!htin! to estab ish the$se ves as a so id En! ish footba c ub# In 2===, 0anchester City %as in the third division# The En! ish *re$ier 4ea!ue T1 boo$ in the ear y .///;s, cou d not prevent 0anchester City;s $oney troub e, in %hich the c ub secured C2,? bi ion fro$ .//2 D .//A, and a !ift of a ne% stadiu$# In .//? and .//> prior to Than'sin;s purchase, 0anchester City finished in 2Eth and 2?th Fust avoidin! re e!ation# In Gune .//>, 0anchester City %as so d to for$er *ri$e 0inister of Thai and, Tha'sin Shina%atra# He %as a fu!itive and accused for $urderous hu$an ri!ht abuses and corruption# Tha'sin %as 'no%n for bein! a bi ionaire and his first appoint$ent %as

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for$er En! and $ana!er, Sven 5oran Eri'sson# Sven;s arriva brou!ht severa ne% p ayers such as 0artin *etrov, 1edran Cor u'a, and E ano# A year ater, Tha'sin Shina%atra %ent on the run and the c ub;s finances decreased si!nificant y# @hen 0anchester City so d the c ub to Abu Dhabi <nited it %as ru$ored that Tha'sin $ade a persona profit of C=/ $i ion of the C2E/ $i ion se in! price# Therefore, 0anchester City did not !ain anythin! fro$ Tha'sin Shina%atra;s arriva # Abu Dhabi <nited fir$ is headed by Shei'h, 0ansour bin Iayed A Nahyan of Abu Dhabi# Shei'h has t%o %ives and contro s bi ions of A 6Nahyan fa$i y %ea th# A 6Nahyan has been ru ers in Abu Dhabi since the 2Bth century# He purchased 0anchester City %ith oi fortunes# Further$ore, 0ansour had been to 0anchester on y once to %atch a !a$e# This is not Fust a toy invest$ent for the Shei'h, but an invest$ent in a co$pany that he %ants to succeed accordin! to Abu Dhabi <nited# It is ru$ored that %hen the c ub %as purchased, Abu Dhabi <nited %ere shoc'ed by the disor!ani,ation inside the c ub# The Shei'h supposed y has a net %orth of C2> bi ion, and the A 6Nahyan fa$i y has a net %orth of over C2 tri ion# A 6Nayhan !ifted 0anchester City a AB#/// seat stadiu$, %hich %as bui t for .//. Co$$on%ea th !a$es %ith pub ic $oney, fro$ %hich C>B $i ion ca$e fro$ Nationa 4ottery and CA= $ii ion fro$ 0anchester City Counci # Office b oc' has been bui t, %here there are bars and entertain$ent sJuare# The AB#/// seat stadiu$ is na$ed after Abu Dhabi air ine, Etihad# The tota co$$itted to the c ub fro$ Abu Dhabi <nited is over C2 bi ion# Appro&i$ate y C3E/ $i ion %as spent on p ayers and C2A/ for ne% trainin! ca$pus#

Shei)h Mans"#r *in +aye, A- Nahyan !S"#rce$ S)y S."rts(

Etiha, Sta,i#' !S"#rce$ F-ic)r/Etiha, Sta,i#'(

The pub ic face for Abu Dhabi <nited is Kha doon a 60ubara'# Kha doon is a senior fi!ure in Abu Dhabi;s econo$ics# He ne!otiated Robinho;s $ove fro$ Rea 0adrid to 0anchester City prior to the ta'eover, the transfer %as appro&i$ate y C3. $i ion# *rior to Tha'sin;s departure, Eri'sson %as fired and 0ar' Hu!hes %as brou!ht in as $ana!er# 0ar' Hu!hes %as !iven si!nificant funds for purchasin! p ayers that %as supported by Kha doon# So$e p ayers purchased %ere E$$anue Adebayor fro$ Arsena (C.E $i ion", RoJue Santa Cru, fro$ ) ac'burn (C2> $i ion", and Go eon 4escott fro$ Everton (C.. $i ion"# Kha doon is not on y invo ved %ith 0anchester City but has severa other proFects such as 0ubada a, a fir$ that buys into diverse ventures( a $e$ber of <nited Arab E$irates; !overn$ent# The board as of Septe$ber ./22 stands as this9 Chair$an D Kha doon a 0ubara'a, E&ecutive Chair$an is a vacant position, )oard directors D Si$on *earce and 0arty Ede $an# The footba operations tea$ (as of Septe$ber ./22"stands as this9 Footba Ad$inistration Officer D )rian 0ar%ood, Footba Ad$inistration Officer D Gohn @i ia$s, Footba Deve op$ent E&ecutive D *atric' 1iera# 5ary Coo' is the Chief E&ecutive Officer %ho has ho d this position since Gu y .//B, previous y part of Ni'e Inc#;s hierarchy# Coo' is invo ved in i$provin! faci ities for supporters, p ayers, and staff# )rian 0ar%ood has been the Footba Ad$inistration Officer since 0arch .//=, %here his $ain ro e is si!nin! transfer tar!ets# *atric' 1iera, the Footba Deve op$ent E&ecutive, is in char!e of overseein! the deve op$ent of the youth p ayers, and has intention to acJuire <EFA coachin! bad!es# 0anchester City has been critici,ed for e&trava!ant spendin! and !ivin! p ayers hi!h %a!es# For instance, Ar!entine for%ard Car os Teve,, $a'es C2=B thousand a %ee' or C2/ $i ion a year# Due to the fai ure to reach si ver%are under 0ar' Hu!hes, in Dece$ber .//=, he %as fired and Roberto 0ancini %as brou!ht in as $ana!er, %ho has had success %ith Interna,iona e# Roberto 0ancini %as !iven a si!nificant a$ount of funds to purchase p ayers such as David Si va fro$ 1a encia (C.? $i ion", -aya Toure fro$ )arce ona (C.A $i ion", A e&ander Ko arov fro$ 4a,io (C2= $i ion"# The c ub %anted t%o %or d6c ass p ayers in each position# Transfer fees a one %ere C3>?,E $i ion, to add the c ub does not Fust purchase p ayers %ithout doin! their research# For $aFor si!nin!s they have A/6E/ pa!e ana yses and 3/ pa!e ana yses for a youth 2E year o d# <EFA has reacted to c ub;s spendin! si!nificant a$ounts of $oney and tryin! to i$p e$ent financia fair p ay ru es that prohibit osses of AE $i ion in tota # As for 0anchester City, their osses for ./2/6./22 a$ounted to appro&i$ate y C2=> $i ion#

Since the purchase of 0anchester City, they have %on the FA Cup, E*4 (En! ish *re$ier 4ea!ue", and the Co$$unity Shie d# The C ub has purchased .// acres of and around East 0anchester, and the c ub p ans to bui d a trainin! co$p e& si$i ar to AC 0i an;s# There is a so e&pansion of the stadiu$ fro$ a AB#/// capacity to ?/#/// capacity# 0anchester City %as a %ays 'no%n as the peop e;s c ub in 0anchester, but since the Shei'h;s ta'eover in .//B it is 'no%n as the co$pany c ub in 0anchester# So$e fee they are ruinin! the !a$e and ta'in! over the En! ish *re$ier 4ea!ue %ith their oi $oney# Che sea prior to Shei'h;s ta'eover %ere purchasin! p ayers for hu!e a$ounts of Manchester City Barc-ays 0re'ier Lea1#e Cha'.s 2012 !S"#rce$ Mens Me,ia( $oney, and yes 0anchester City are 'i in! the co$petition due to their si!nificant funds but if <EFA do i$p e$ent the FIFA fair p ay it sha he p other footba c ubs to be $ore co$petitive# A thou!h, it is evident that Abu Dhabi <nited is not Fust investin! in transfers but are investin! in a c ub in ter$s of deve op$ent# In conc usion, it is evident that 0anchester City is beco$in! a force to be rec'on %ith in En! and but %i it be ab e to sti be a force in ter$s of financia fair p ay and in Europe: Ti$e %i sho%L

Tea$ *rofi e9 1a encia CF

The Other Tea$ In Spain
4a 4i!a has been do$inated by Rea 0adrid and )arce ona throu!hout $ost of its history, especia y the ast ./ years# The one tea$ besides Rea 0adrid and )arce ona that has been ab e to have success in Spain is 1a encia# 1a encia;s fu na$e is 1a encia C ub de Futbo , S#A#D, and has severa nic'na$es such as 4os Che, E s taronFa, and 1a encianistas# 1a encia %as founded on 0arch 2B, 2=2= in 1a encia, Spain and it;s ho$e stadiu$, 0esta a has the capacity of EE#///# The c ub has been p ayin! in 0esta a since 2=.3, there are p ans to $ove in a ne% >E#/// seater stadiu$ in the North6 %est part of the city# 1a encia is the third $ost supported c ub in Spain, and has a si!nificant nu$ber of associates %ith $ore than E/#/// season tic'et ho ders and another ./#/// and $ore on %ait# 4evante, Hercu es, and 1i area are 1a encia;s $ain riva s# The ori!ina 'it %as co$posed of %hite shirts, b ac' shorts and soc's of sa$e co or, but ate y there have been a terations %ith b ac' and %hite# The $anufacturer of 1a encia;s Fersey is Go$a and sponsored by Gin'o So ar# 1a encia is a c ub that has si!nificant a$ount of si ver%are, such as ? 4a 4i!a tit es, > Copa De Rey, . Fair Cups, 2 <EFA Cup, 2 <EFA Cup @inners; Cup, and . <EFA Super Cups# 4os Che has been to > European fina s and %innin! A of the$# Recent y, 1a encia %as in . <EFA Cha$pions 4ea!ue fina s in a ro% osin! to Rea 0adrid in ./// and to )ayern 0unich in .//2# 1a encia success in Europe is noticed by bein! $e$bers of the 562A !roup of eadin! European footba c ubs# A thou!h, 1a encia is a c ub %ith !reat history, there has been si!nificant financia prob e$s %ith debt accu$u atin! to appro&i$ate y MA// $i ion in the ate .///;s and this ead to the c ub bein! a se in! c ub for top c ubs in Europe# 1a encia had to se star p ayers such as Guan 0ata to Che sea, David Si va to 0anchester City, and David 1i a to )arce ona# The financia situation at the c ub has a so put a ho d on construction of the ne% stadiu$# Current y, 1a encia is sti fi!htin! its current debt situation but sti $ana!ed to $a'e it in this year;s Cha$pions 4ea!ue# The c ub;s president, 0anue 4 orente is $a'in! the best of his resources and eadin! the tea$ to repeat the !reatness of the ear y .///;s# To add, $ana!in! 1a encia is 0auricio *e e!rino, the Ar!entine has been an assistant to Rafa )enite, at Interna,iona e and 4iverpoo , %hich %as a !reat e&perience into beco$in! the $ana!er he is today# This year the c ub has brou!ht in Fernando 5a!o and Ser!io Cana es fro$ Rea 0adrid, and Goao *ereira fro$ Sportin! 4isbon# 1a encia has the potentia of beco$in! the !reat c ub that it once %as %hen it %on the <EFA Cup in .//A, %ith !reat p ayers such as Roberto So dado, Ever )ane!a, and Adi Ra$i# 1a encia has !uaranteed itse f pro!ress to the round of 2? and hopefu y it can be notice as a stron! c ub i'e Ath etic )i bao, At etico 0adrid, Rea 0adrid, and )arce ona#

The 2"--"%in1 are the c#rrent 'e'*ers "2 Va-encia$ Jersey # 2 A E ? > B = 2/ 22 2. 23 2A 2E 2? 2> 2B 2= ./ .2 .. .3 .A .> .B Name Die!o A ves Adi Ra$i Fernando 5a!o David A be da (Captain" Gonas Sodiane Fe!hou i Roberto So dado (1ice6Captain" Ever )ane!a *ab o * atti Goao *ereira 1incete 5uaita Antonio )arra!an Gonathan 1iera Ne son 1a de, Andres 5uardado 1ictor Rui, *ab o Hernande, Ricardo Costa Danie *areFo Gere$y 0athieu Ser!io Cana es Tino Costa *aco A cacer Guan )ernat

T".$ Si-3a4 Mata an, Vi--a at Va-encia !S"#rce$ 5"a-&c"'(4 A*"3e$ R"*ert" S"-,a," !S"#rce$ Ue2a(

Star * ayer9 Sa$ue Eto+o

The 5uy @ho Keeps On Scorin!
Ro!er 0i a;s successor in Ca$eroon is obvious y, Sa$ue Eto;o %ho %as born on 0arch 2/,2=B2 in N'on, Ca$eroon# He is $arried and has four chi dren# Sa$ue is not the on y one in his fa$i y to p ay footba , his brothers David and Etienne a so p ay in Europe# Sa$ue %as scouted by Rea 0adrid in Ca$eroon and Foined the c ub in 2==># Since, Sa$ue %as a $inor %hen he Foined Rea 0adrid, he %ent to train %ith Rea 0adrid )# Durin! his ti$e %ith Rea 0adrid fro$ 2==> to .///, he %as on oan to 4e!anes, Espanyo , and 0a orca# 0a orca paid for Eto;o, CA,A $i ion in .///, and p ayed for 0a orca ti .//A( %innin! the .//3 Copa De Rey and p ayin! in 2./ !a$es and scorin! AB !oa s# A so, it is ru$ored durin! his ti$e at 0a orca he donated to pay for $ea s of the trave in! fans for the Copa De Rey fina a!ainst Recreativo de Hue va# In .//A, Sa$ue Eto;o %as purchased by 4a 4i!a !iants, )arce ona for M.A $i ion# Sa$ue p ayed for )arce ona ti .//=, but durin! his ti$e he received si!nificant a$ount of si ver%are( 3 4a 4i!a;s (.//A6/E, .//E6/?, .//B6/=", 2 Copa De Rey (.//=", Supercopa de Espana (.//E, .//?", and . <EFA Cha$pions 4ea!ue;s (.//E6/?, .//B6/="# Durin! the .//E6/? <EFA Cha$pions 4ea!ue;s Fina , Arsena !oa 'eeper, Gens 4eh$ann brou!ht do%n Eto;o outside the 2B6yard bo& and !ot a red card# Further$ore, Eto;o scored the tyin! !oa since Arsena %as eadin! 26/# Durin! the .//?6/> season, Sa$ue fou!ht %ith inFuries and had discip inary prob e$s in ter$s of not co$in! into the !a$e fro$ the bench# The .//>6/B season sho%ed ho% Sa$ue ;s an a$a,in! !oa scorer, !ettin! his first hat6tric' a!ainst <D 4evante on February .A, .//B# Further$ore, durin! Sa$ue ;s fina season at )arce ona, he recorded four !oa s in the first ha f a!ainst Rea 1a odo id on Nove$ber B, .//B# Eto;o scored over 2// !oa s durin! his ti$e at )arce ona# A thou!h, Eto;o dea t %ith si!nificant a$ount of racis$ durin! his ti$e in Spain and refused to brin! his fa$i y to !a$es so that they can avoid racis$# Once 0a&%e eft Inter 0i an for )arce ona, then it %as announced that I atan Ibrahi$oviN %i Foin )arce ona for Sa$ue Eto;o and MA? $i ion# Sa$ue Eto;o Foined an Inter 0i an c ub that %as do$inatin! Serie A and ead by Gose 0ourinho in .//=# Durin! Eto;o;s ti$e at Inter 0i an he received a si!nificant a$ount of si ver%are( 2 Serie A (.//=62/", . Coppa Ita ia;s (./2/, ./22", 2 Supercoppa Ita ia (./2/", 2 <EFA Cha$pions 4ea!ue (.//=62/", and 2 FIFA @or d C ub Cup (./2/"# Eto;o beca$e the first p ayer to %in treb es bac' to bac' %ith )arce ona and Inter 0i an# Eto;o eft Inter 0i an in ./22, %innin! everythin! that can be %on in Ita y and scorin! in a $ost every second !a$e#

In ./22, Sa$ue Eto;o %as purchased for appro&i$ate y M3/ $i ion fro$ An,hi 0a'hach'a a# An,hi %as a tea$ on the rise in Russia bein! financed by Su ey$an Keri$ov and ocated in the Russian dan!er re!ion of Da!estan# To add, Eto;o beca$e the hi!hest paid footba er %ith a year y sa ary of M./ $i ion# Not on y has Sa$ue Eto;o been a success in his c ub career, but a so for his internationa career# Eto;o has represented Ca$eroon since 2==> and !ot his first cap at the a!e of 2?( he has $ade over 2// appearances and scored $ore than E/ !oa s# Eto;o %on an O y$pic 5o d 0eda and . African Nations Cup# To add, he has participated in 3 @or d Cups and ? African Nations Cup# Sa$ue Eto;o is a p ayer %ho has %on severa individua a%ards such as African * ayer of -ear, ES0 Tea$ of the -ear, FIF*ro @or d OI, <EFA Tea$ of the -ear, 4a 4i!a Top Scorer, 5o den )a at FIFA C ub @or d Cup, and African Cup of Nations Top Scorer# Sa$ue Eto;o has %on everythin! in Spain and Ita y, but has had issues %ith his attitude# Eto;o has had issues due to his e!o, specifica y %ith co$in! off the bench and refusin! to p ay in a friend y for Ca$eroon %here he %as suspended for 2E internationa !a$es# Eto;o has $ade a$ends %ith Ca$eroon Nationa Footba Federation and is bac' captainin! his country# A thou!h, Eto;o cannot be denied bein! a !reat scorer and definite y surpassin! Ro!er 0i a;s achieve$entsL

Sa'#e- Et" " at An6hi !S"#rce$ 5"a-&c"'(

Sa'#e- .-ayin1 2"r Ca'er""n !S"#rce$ T#t")e'e,ia(

-outh *rofi e9 0ateo Kovacic

The Ne&t Sensation Out Of Croatia:
Croatia is a country of appro&i$ate y A,3 $i ion and have been a stron! footba nation# Deve opin! ta ents such as Ivoni$ir )oban, Davor Su'er, Robert *rosenec'i, 0ario Stanic, 4u'a 0odric and 0ario 0andu'ic but the youth tea$s in the country never perfor$ed !reat since Croatia+s independence in 2==2# To add, since Croatian Footba 4ea!ue is Juite poor bein! do$inated by Dina$o Ia!reb every year, there is a ac' of co$petition# In ./22, Dina$o Ia!reb p ayed in the <EFA Cha$pions 4ea!ue for the first ti$e since 2===, and introduced 0ateo Kovacic to Europe# 0ateo Kovacic is a youn! $a e born in 4in,, Austria on 0ay ?, 2==A to )osnian Croat parents fro$ Kotor 1aros# So$e say he is a p ayer that can chan!e a !a$e, so$e say he is too inFury prone, and even so$e say he is Dina$o Ia!reb;s $ar'etin! toyL 0ateo started his youth footba career at ho$eto%n oca c ub 4ASK 4in, in .///# In .//>, he %as scouted by $any c ubs in Europe such as AFa&, )ayern 0unich, 1f) Stutt!art, and Guventus, but due to the inf uence fro$ his parents, he %ent to Ia!reb# In .//=, he suffered a serious inFury and did not return ti 0ay 32, ./2/# Kovacic started trainin! %ith senior c ub on October ?, ./2/, %hi e Dina$o Ia!reb %as bein! $ana!ed by 1ahid Ha i hod,ic (present A !eria nationa tea$ coach"# 0ateo Kovacic;s first appearance for Dina$o Ia!reb senior c ub %as on Nove$ber ./, ./22, in *rva HN4 a!ainst Hrvats'i Dra!ovo Fac# Durin! Dina$o Ia!reb;s horrific oss a!ainst O y$piJue 4yonnais %here Dina$o ost >62, 0ateo beca$e the second youn!est ever scorer in the Cha$pions 4ea!ue# 0ateo has $ade over 3/ appearances for Dina$o Ia!reb, and even the !reat Sir A e& Fer!uson has praised hi$ as a star of the future#

0any footba c ubs are 'een on 0ateo Kovacic, such as 0anchester City, Arsena , Guventus, )ayern 0unich, 0anchester City, and Tottenha$# There are ru$ors that he is the best thin! fro$ Dina$o Ia!reb since 4u'a 0odric and is definite y a p ayer %ith !reat potentia # So, if $aFor c ubs across Europe are interested in 0ateo Kovacic then it see$s i'e he is not overrated and his inFury proneness is not a bi! concernL
Mate" 7"3acic .-ayin1 2"r 8ina'" +a1re* !S"#rce$ 29 Sata(

0ana!er *rofi e9 Didier Descha$ps

Can The Success Of His * ayin! Career 4ead To 0ana!eria Success
There have been very fe% $ana!ers %ho %ere ab e to rep icate their p ayin! success to $ana!eria success# For instance, Dun!a, 0arco van )asten, Ruud 5u it, and *au Ince %ere unab e to rep icate their p ayin! success into $ana!eria success# A thou!h, Fran' RiF'aard and Car o Ance otti %ere ab e to rep icate their success, and the sa$e cou d be said about Didier Descha$ps# He %as the first captain to %in @or d Cup and ri!ht after %in the European Cha$pionship# Didier is ac'no% ed!ed for eadin! a !reat !eneration of French p ayers to success in 2==B and .///# Didier %as born on October 2E, 2=?B in )ayonne, France# Didier Descha$ps started his career in Nantes and p ayed there fro$ 2=BE62=B=, %here he !ot A !oa s in 222 !a$es# Then he $oved to 0arsei e fro$ 2=B=62==A, and had 2.3 caps %hi e scorin! ? !oa s# A thou!h, durin! his ti$e at 0arsei e he %as a !reat p ayer, he %as oaned to )ordeau& for the duration of the 2==/62==2 season# After 0arsei e, he $oved to Guventus and p ayed fro$ 2==A62===, accu$u atin! 2.A !a$es and nettin! A !oa s# After Guventus, he $oved to Che sea for one season, and then fro$ Che sea he %ent to 1a encia for one season# He represented his country fro$ 2=B=6.///, p ayin! in 2/3 !a$es and scorin! A !oa s# After retirin! fro$ footba in .///, he decided to !o into $ana!in!# Didier started his $ana!in! career at 0onaco, %ith his on y si ver%are co$in! fro$ the .//3 Coupe de 4i!ue# 0onaco under Descha$ps %as runners6up for 4i!ue 2 in .//.6/3, and <EFA Cha$pions 4ea!ue# He ed a tea$ of !reat p ayers such as Dado *rso, 4udovic 5ui y, E$$anue Adebayor, and *atrice Evra# After the success of the .//36/A season, $any p ayers eft and due to the poor start of the .//E6/? season and disa!ree$ent %ith the c ub;s president, Didier resi!ned# Durin! this ti$e, Guventus %as re e!ated to Serie ), after the $atch fi&in! scanda # Guventus; coach, Fabio Cape o %ent to Rea 0adrid, and Didier too' over and ed Guventus to pro$otion in Serie A , by %innin! Serie )# A thou!h, in 0ay .//> he eft Guventus due to c ashes %ith c ub $ana!e$ent# He too' so$e ti$e off and too' over 0arsei e in .//=# He %as $ana!er of 0arsei e fro$ .//=6./2., and brou!ht $uch si ver%are to the c ub# The si ver%are inc uded9 4i!ue 2 .//=6./2/, Coupe de 4i!ue for ./2/, ./22, and ./2.( Trophee des Cha$pions in ./2/ and ./22# Didier ed 0arsei e to their first ea!ue tit e in 2B years, but in ./226./2. season, the tea$ finished in 2/th p ace, and due to $utua a!ree$ent %ith the c ub he eft# France %ent out in the Juarter6fina s in Euro ./2., and head coach 4aurent ) anc resi!ned, in his p ace Didier Descha$ps %as hired# France is hopin! that he can brin! his eadership as a footba p ayer into $ana!in! a sJuad that is 'no%n for havin! discip inary issues# The sJuad inc udes !reat p ayers such as -ohann Cabaye (Ne%cast e", Franc' Ribery ()ayern 0unich", 5ae C ichy (0anchester City", Kari$ )en,e$a (Rea 0adrid", 4aurent Koscie ny (Arsena ", and $any $ore, so there are Juite hi!h e&pectations for the sJuad to achieve !reat thin!s in the ./2A @or d CupL

8i,ier 8escha'.s as France s c"ach

1eteran *rofi e9 Andrea *ir o

The Ita ian Desi!ner
0r# *ir o 'no%n as the desi!ner of !reat p ays for Guventus and Ita y, but $ore i$portant y the desi!ner of !reat success for AC 0i an in Europe durin! the .///;s# *ir o is the desi!ner of p ays that create !oa s Fust as' Andriy Shevchen'o, Ka'a, Antonio Cassano, Car o Ance otti, and 0arce o 4ippi# The Juiet, ca $, and c assy p ayer is definite y a p ayer that deserves !reat appreciation due to the fact he is a rare breed# This !reat p ayer %as born on 0ay 2=, 2=>= in F ero, Ita y to a %ea thy fa$i y# He started as a youth at )rescia and started his professiona career in 2==E# Andrea is a deep6 yin! p ay$a'er %ho is 'no%n for his !reat shootin!, passin!, techniJue, and contro abi ity# *ir o p ayed for )rescia ti 2==B $a'in! A> appearances for the c ub# Andrea %as spotted by Interna,iona e $ana!er, 0ircea 4ucescu and %as transferred to Inter 0i an# He %as at Inter 0i an fro$ 2==B to .//2, and durin! this ti$e he %as unab e to brea' into the first tea$# *ir o %as oaned at Re!!ina and )rescia durin! his ti$e at Inter 0i an# A thou!h, in ./// he $ade a $ar' for Ita y in the <EFA European <nder6.2 Cha$pionship by bein! the 5o den * ayer and Top Scorer, and %innin! the tourna$ent for his country# Andrea *ir o eft Inter 0i an for city riva s AC 0i an in .//2 for M2B $i ion# Durin! Andrea;s ti$e at AC 0i an he $ade a !reat i$pact and beca$e an e&ceptiona p ayer, $a'in! a stron! partnership durin! his ti$e at the c ub %ith 5ennaro 5attuso, C arence Seedorf, and 0assi$o A$brosini# A so, %hi e $a'in! an i$pact in 0i an, *ir o $ade his debut for the Ita ian nationa tea$ in .//.# Durin! his ti$e at AC 0i an, he %on a si!nificant a$ount of si ver%are# The si ver%are inc uded9 . Serie A (.//36/A, ./2/622", 2 Coppa Ita ia (.//.6 /3", 2 Supercoppa Ita iana (.//A", . <EFA Cha$pions 4ea!ue (.//3, .//>", . <EFA Super Cup (.//3, .//>", 2 @or d C ub Cup (.//>"# Further$ore, Andrea *ir o in the .//.6/3 season ed Serie A in the fo o%in!9 passes p ayed (.EB=", ba possession (2.3 hours and 3= $inutes", successfu ba s (??2", successfu passes (./=3", and avera!ed passes (=/ per !a$e"# Andrea *ir o %as a so a presence for nationa tea$ and it sho%ed durin! the .//A Su$$er O y$pics, %innin! bron,e and %innin! the FIFA @or d Cup in .//?# *ir o %as a$a,in! durin! the @or d Cup and even thou!h there %as a hu!e scanda in Ita ian footba durin! that ti$e, hi$se f, 5i!i )uffon and Fabio Cannavaro ed Ita y to success# Andrea beca$e part of Tea$ of Tourna$ent, recipient of )ron,e )a a%ard and Fina 0an of 0atch# A thou!h, one event Andrea *ir o %ou d probab y i'e to for!et is his pena ty $iss a!ainst 4iverpoo at the <EFA Cha$pions 4ea!ue Fina in .//E# )esides the year .//E, Andrea *ir o;s 2/ years at AC 0i an %ere a !reat success, %innin! every tit e possib e# After Andrea *ir o and AC 0i an cou d not a!ree to e&tend contract, he eft on $utua consent on a free transfer to Guventus in ./22# *ir o beca$e an instant hit at Guventus eadin! the$ to Serie A tit e since bein! de$oted to Serie )# Further$ore, his i$pact on tea$s %as evident in AC 0i an by the$ bein! unab e to rep ace hi$# A so, even thou!h Andrea *ir o %as out of his pri$e he %as sti a re$ar'ab e p ayer and it sho%ed in the <EFA Euro ./2. tourna$ent# Ita y %as vie%ed as bein! a tea$ that %i Fust $a'e it out of the !roup sta!e but he ed the$ to the Fina s and providin! entertain$ent %ith his pena ty !oa a!ainst En! and in the shootout# Andrea *ir o is definite y a p ayer that can chan!e a tea$ and %i !reat y be $issed once he eaves the !a$e# A person $ay not i'e the tea$ he p ays for but cannot deny the fact that he is a !reat p ayer and is a c ass actL He is a desi!ner in footba as 1ersace and Do ce 5abbana are to fashion#

An,rea 0ir-" 2"r AC Mi-an !S"#rce$ Mi-an O*sessi"n(

An,rea 0ir-" 2"r Ita-y ,#rin1 200: ;"r-, C#. !S"#rce$ +i'*i"(

Chair$an *rofi e9 Heribert )ruchha!en

The Chair$an @ith E&perience
Does a chair$an for a c ub needs to have e&perience in footba : So$e $ay say you Fust need to have a bi! ban' account, others $ay say you need to 'no% footba in order to be the decision $a'er# In ter$s of Eintracht Fran'furt, Heribert )ruchha!en %as chosen as chair$an %ho has si!nificant e&perience and proven a chair$an needs e&perience# Eintracht Fran'furt has p ayed superb to their standards this year, and have tied ast year )undes i!a Cha$pions, )orrusia Dort$und# This is a !reat resu t for Eintracht Fran'furt since they %ere in )undes i!a ., ast year# The chair$an %ho is supportin! the p ayers and $ana!er of this c ub is Heribert )ruchha!en# Heribert )ruchha!en %as born on Septe$ber A, 2=AB in Dusse dorf6Derendorf, @est 5er$any# He p ayed professiona footba fro$ 2=?B to 2=B. for one tea$, DGK 5uters oh# He a so $ana!ed the c ub fro$ 2=B. to 2=BB, and $ana!ed other )undes i!a c ubs9 FC Scha 'e (2=BB62==.", Ha$bur!er S1 (2==.62==E", and Ar$inia )ie efe d (2==B6.//2"# He has been Chair$an of Eintracht Fran'furt since .//3# He is a chair$an %ho often critici,es the co$$ercia i,ation in $odern footba , and is a chair$an %ho started as a p ayer and e&perience ife as a $ana!er# Due to recent success in Eintracht Fran'furt it $ust be as'ed shou d chair$an;s resu$e inc ude bein! a p ayer and $ana!er due to understandin! ho% a c ub is at every aspect# @e it see$s i'e it is a !reat success at Eintracht Fran'furtL

<eri*ert Br#chha1en !S"#rce$ Fan-a1er(

S-"3a) C"r1"n Li1a 'atch *et%een S-"3an Bratis-a3a an, MS7 +i-ina !S"#rce$ 1ra=cirai)(

4ea!ue *rofi e9 S ova' Cor!on 4i!a

The Other Centra 6Eastern European 4ea!ue
S ova'ia is not 'no%n for a country that has deve oped $any !reat footba p ayers# The S ova' c ub, S ovan )ratis ava has %on the European Cup @inners in 2=?B6?= season# Current y, S ova'ia has stars such as 0iros av Stoch, 0artin S'rte , and 0are' Ha$si'# They a started their careers in the S ova' Cor!on 4i!a (S ova' Super 4i!a" The S ova' Cor!on 4i!a, consists of 2. tea$s and 2=B !a$es in a season# 4ast p ace tea$ !ets re e!ated at the end of season and first p ace tea$ fro$ Second 4i!a !ets pro$oted at end of the season# The ea!ue %as estab ished in 2==36 2==A, and the S ovnaft Cup is the do$estic cup# The fo o%in! %ere ea!ue %inners9 0PK Qi ina D .//., .//3, .//A, .//>, ./2/, ./2.( PK S ovan )ratis ava D 2==A, 2==E, 2==?, 2===, .//=, ./22( 2#FC KoRice 6 2==>, 2==B( Inter )ratis ava D .///, .//2( Art$edia )ratis ava D .//E, .//B( 0FK RuSo$bere' D .//?# The cup %inners are the fo o%in!9 S ovan )ratis ava D 2==A, 2==>, 2===, ./2/, ./22( Inter )ratis ava D 2==E, .///, .//2( Art$edia )ratis ava D .//A, .//B( Che$ on Hu$enne D 2==?( Sparta' Trnava D 2==B( Koba Senec D .//.( 0atador *uchov D .//3( Du' a )ans'a )ystrica D .//E( 0FK RuSo$bere' D .//?( FC 1ion I ate 0oravce D .//>( 0FK KoRice D .//=( 0PK Qi ina D ./2.# It is visib e that 0PK Qi ina and PK S ovan )ratis ava, the top c ubs but Inter )ratis ava %as once a c ub that %as up there but has not had si ver%are since .//2#

M>7 +i-ina the -ea1#e an, c#. %inners in 2012 !S"#rce$ Ue2a(

The 2"--"%in1 are this year s c-#* in S-"3a) s C"r1"n Li1a$ C-#* FC Tatran Pre7o$ FC 9itra FC S(arta/ Trna$a FC Vion :late Mora$ce F# *S Trencin F# 'u/la Bans/a Bystrica F# Senica MF# #o7ice MF# 3u<ombere/ M=# >ilina =# Slo$an Bratisla$a T4 S(arta/ My?a$a Sta,i#' Tatron Stadium Stadion (od :oborom Stadion *ntona Malatinshe/o Stadion FC Vion Stadion na Sihoti S9P Stadium Stadion F# Senica Stadion .o/omoti$y $ ;ermeli MF# 3u<ombere/ Stadium Stadium Pod dubnom Stadion Pasien/y Stadium My?a$a Sta,i#' Ca.acity %8!11 1183-! 1-8!!!8111 !8%11 118111 !8%11 08)11 !8-1+ 118311 138111 58111

Hopefu y this year, neither Qi ina nor )ratis ava %i %in the ea!ue and cup to $a'e the ea!ue $ore co$petitive# A so, it %i be interestin! %hat p ayer in the ea!ue current y that is youn! %i end up bein! the sa$e ca iber as 0artin S'rte , 0iros av Stoch, or 0are' Ha$si'# A thou!h, it $ust be stated that S ova' Cor!on 4i!a sti has a on! %ay to !o to even be co$pared to nei!hbors such as <'raine, C,ech Repub ic, *o and, and Austria#

Country *rofi e9 0orocco

A Country @ith So 0uch *otentia
There are severa !reat footba countries in Africa, such as Ivory Coast, 5hana, Ni!eria, and South Africa, but a country that has never been seen as a !reat or poor footba country is 0orocco# It is a country that has deve oped footba !reats such as E 6HadFi# 0orocco p ays in three cities9 Rabat at *rince 0ou ay Abde ah Stadiu$, Casab anca at Stade 0oha$ed 1 (Casab anca", and 0arrac'ech at Stade de 0arrac'ech# The first internationa for 0orocco %as a!ainst IraJ in 4ebanon on October 2=, 2=E> %here it %as a dra% 363# The bi!!est %in %as a!ainst Saudi Arabia at ho$e on Septe$ber ?, 2=?2 in %hich it %as 2362# The bi!!est defeat %as a!ainst Hun!ary in Gapan on October 22, 2=?A %here it %as /6?# The current head coach is Eric 5erets, %ith Noureddine Naybet eadin! in $ost caps for 0orocco %ith 22E, and Ah$ed Faras %ith A. !oa s as a 6ti$e !oa scorer# Further$ore, the hi!hest FIFA ran'in! 0orocco ever had %as 2/ in Apri 2==B, ri!ht before the @or d Cup in France# Further$ore, the o%est ever ran'in! %as =E in Septe$ber ./2/, after the @or d Cup in South Africa %here 0orocco did not Jua ify# In ter$s of success in internationa co$petitions, it has %on . tit es, the Africa Cup of Nations in 2=>? and Arab Nations Cup in ./2.# 0orocco has $ade A appearances in the @or d Cup, %ith the best resu t co$in! in 2=B? in the round of 2?# A so, 0orocco has $ade 2A appearances in the Africa Cup of Nations %ith the best resu t obvious y bein! %inners in 2=>?# 0orocco has $ade 3 appearances at the Arab Nations Cup %ith ./2. bein! their best resu t %hen they %on the tourna$ent# Current y, 0orocco Jua ified for the Africa Cup of Nations ./23 in South Africa and is Jua ifyin! for ./2A @or d Cup in )ra,i # Tua ification for Africa Cup did not start %e since 0orocco ost the first e! to 0o,a$biJue by t%o !oa s, but %on the ne&t e! A6/ and Jua ified# A so, 0orocco is in the sa$e @or d Cup Jua ifyin! !roup %ith Ivory Coast, Tan,ania and 5a$bia, %ith Ivory Coast bein! the $ain co$petition# 0orocco has stars such as Ade Taarabt (T*R", Houssine KharFa (A Arabi", 0bar' )oussoufa (An,hi 0a'hach'a a", and 0arouane Cha$a'h (Arsena ", these p ayers shou d be ab e to continue their success of Arab Nations Cup and Jua ify and !et resu ts in the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa, and @or d Cup in )ra,i # This a so eads to the Juestion can 0orocco beco$e the ne&t African superstar nation:

M"r"cc" nati"na- tea' a1ainst M"6a'*i?#e !S"#rce$ En1-ish Ahra'(

Stadiu$ *rofi e9 Sa t 4a'e Stadiu$

The 4ar!est Stadiu$ In The @or dL
@here is the ar!est footba stadiu$ in the %or d: In the city of Ko 'ota, India;s third ar!est city %ith a popu ation of 2A,? $i ion# The ar!est stadiu$ is 'no%n as Sa t 4a'e Stadiu$ but previous y ca ed -uva )harati Kriran!an# Sa t 4a'e %as opened on Ganuary 2=BA, the o%ner is the Indian Footba Federation and has the capacity of 2./#///# The di$ensions of the stadiu$ is 2/E by ?B $eters, covers an area of >?,A acres and is Astroturf# Sa t 4a'e is a $u ti6 purpose stadiu$ and $ost y used for ath etics and footba $atches# India;s nationa tea$ p ays its ho$e !a$e at Sa t 4a'e# Four tenants of Sa t 4a'e are East )en!a (fro$ 2=BA", 0ohun )a!an (fro$ 2=BA", *ai an Arro%s (fro$ ./22", and *raya! <nited (fro$ 2=BA"# On Gune E, ./22( FIFA sanctioned 1ene,ue a to p ay Ar!entina( and O iver Kahn p ayed his fare%e $atch for )ayern 0unich at Sa t 4a'e# It can be assu$ed that footba has a hu!e $ar'et in India# A so, India is not 'no%n for footba but $ore for cric'et# Therefore, it is on y a $atter of ti$e ti India hosts ar!e footba events at the Sa t 4a'e Stadiu$#

Sa-t La)e Sta,i#' !S"#rce$ T". Tens Vie%(

The Aca,e'y !S"#rce$ The Ar' Chair 0#n,its(

-outh *rofi e9 @est Ha$

The Acade$y
@est Ha$ is noticed for providin! !reat p ayers durin! its history, but ho% did it start: And %hat is it ca ed: @e it started in the ear y 2=?/;s and is 'no%n as The Acade$y of Footba or The Acade$y# So$e c ubs be ieve it is better to purchase !reat p ayers and so$e be ieve in p ayer deve op$ent i'e @est Ha$# The youth acade$y %as first used durin! @est Ha$;s $ana!er (2=?26>A", Ron 5reen%ood;s rei!n# Ron inherited a !reat nu$ber of youn! p ayers fro$ Ted Fenton and the c ub# Fenton %as 'no%n for thin'in! in the future and brou!ht severa youn! p ayers due to ac' of c ub;s finances# The i$portance of The Acade$y is evident %ith the tit e bein! disp ayed throu!hout the stadiu$ and bein! printed beside the c ub;s crest at <pton *ar'# The Acade$y is an i$portant part of c ub;s identity and deve ops p ayers for the first tea$# Notab e !raduates fro$ the past inc uded )obby 0oore (captain En! and in 2=??", Sir 5eoff Hurst (scored hat6tric' in 2=?? fina ", 0artin *eters (scored in 2=?? fina ", Fran' 4a$pard Sr# (@on FA Cup in 2=>E and 2=B/", Harry Red'napp (0ana!er at T*R", Sir Trevor )oo'in! (Director of Footba Deve op$ent in FA", A an Curbish ey ( For$er @est Ha$ 0ana!er", Tony Cottee (*FA -oun! * ayer of -ear in 2=B?", and *au Ince (For$er Inter 0i an, 0anchester <nited, 4iverpoo p ayer"# Even today, there are p ayer in the )arc ays *re$ier 4ea!ue %ho %ent throu!h the Acade$y, such as Rio Ferdinand (0anchester <nited p ayer", Fran' 4a$pard Gr# (Che sea p ayer", Goe Co e (4iverpoo p ayer", 0ichae Carric' (0anchester <nited p ayer", Ger$ain Defoe (Tottenha$ p ayer", 5 en Gohnson (4iverpoo p ayer", Anton Ferdinand (T*R p ayer", 0ar' Nob e, Ga$es To$'ins, and Gac' Co ison# Even thou!h @est Ha$ is not a !reat c ub in En! and and $ore of a $ediocre c ub, it is a c ub %ith a ! oba presence# The Acade$y has produced severa !reat p ayers and is reco!ni,ed as a !reat youth acade$y and Fust i$a!ine if @est Ha$ %as a financia y stab e c ub it %ou d be an e&ceptiona c ub as of no%# Since, financia fair p ay is bein! $ore i$portant in footba and $ore c ubs are investin! in youth# If @est Ha$ continues to invest in youth as they have been doin! they %i be ahead of the !a$eL

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Retired * ayer *rofi e9 Roberto Aya a

A * ayer @ho 0ade An I$pact On The *itchL
<sua y so id footba p ayers are 'no%n for those %ho have $ade an i$pact on the pitch by doin! their Fob and he pin! their tea$$ates# One p ayer %ho %as 'no%n for bein! an i$pact p ayer %as Roberto Aya a, 'no%n for bein! the ho din! ine eader in Ar!entina;s sJuad durin! ate =/;s and ear y .///;s# Roberto %as born in *arana, Ar!entina on Apri 2A, 2=>3# One !reat $o$ent of his ti$e %as his header !oa in the Juarter6fina $atch %hen Ar!entina ost to 5er$any in a shoot6out durin! the .//? @or d Cup# Roberto;s career started at oca c ub Ferro Carri Oeste, %here he p ayed fro$ 2==26=3 and !ot one !oa in >. !a$es# After Ferro, he %as transferred to Ar!entina;s super house, River * ate, %here he p ayed one season and i$pressin! Ita ian scouts and %as initia y purchased by *ar$a, but cou d not p ay due to the ru e of on y havin! 3 non6E< p ayers in the c ub# Therefore he spent 3 seasons %ith Napo i, he p ayed fro$ 2==E6=B and !ot one !oa in B> !a$es# Then he attracted Ita ian !iants, AC 0i an %here he p ayed fro$ 2==B to .///, on y !ettin! .A !a$es, he %as unab e to $a'e a presence on the tea$ and %as transferred to 1a encia# Roberto $oved to 1a encia in ./// for C?,.E $i ion# Aya a $ade a $ar' in 1a encia by bein! the $ain p ayer in their defense fro$ .///6.//>, accu$u atin! 2BB !a$es and !ettin! = !oa s# He eft 1a encia on a free transfer to riva s 1i area , but so d instant y to Iara!o,a, since they paid his buy6out c ause in contract for M? $i ion, and on a 36year dea # Aya a $ade >. appearances for Iara!o,a and scorin! A !oa s, his contract %as $utua y ter$inated on Ganuary ./2/# He then $oved to Racin! C ub and $ade 2? appearances for the$# Roberto Aya a $ade 22E appearances for his country and featurin! in 3 @or d Cups, and !ettin! > !oa s for Ar!entina# Durin! his career he has co ected severa si ver%are, $ost y %ith 1a encia %ith the .//26/. and .//36/A 4a 4i!a, .//36/A <EFA Cup, and .//A <EFA Super Cup# Further$ore, %ith River * ate he %on 2==A Apertura, and %on the Serie A %ith AC 0i an in 2==B6==# The on y si ver%are Roberto received fro$ p ayin! for his country is the .//A Su$$er O y$pics# Roberto is the current $ana!er at Racin! C ub de Ave aneda, $ade a presence in 1a encia;s defense by brea'in! Rea 0adrid and )arce ona;s po%er in 4a 4i!a durin! the .///;s# The father of E chi dren, sure y sho%ed eadership in Ar!entina;s bac' ine and has not been rep aced since he eft the sJuad in .//>#

R"*ert" Aya-a .-ayin1 2"r Va-encia an, sc"rin1 2"r Ar1entina a1ainst 5er'any in ;"r-, C#. 200: !S"#rce$ F-ic)r/Va-encia @ Ne%s BBC(

A!ent *rofi e9 Gor!e 0endes

The Super6A!ent
Today, footba is not on y a sport but a so a business# No% a day, footba p ayers are !ettin! paid $i ions and bein! transferred a over the %or d# Obvious y %hen there is $oney invo ved there are severa interested parties and besides the footba p ayer and c ubs, %ho e se are interested: A!entsL One of the $ost 'no%n a!ents in the footba %or d is Gor!e 0endes# @ho is Gor!e 0endes: Gor!e is a *ortu!uese a!ent, %ho %as born in 4isbon, *ortu!a on Ganuary >th, 2=??# Gor!e did not a %ays drea$ in beco$in! an a!ent, he started as a footba p ayer but %as not successfu and stopped p ayin! in his 3/;s# He did not p ay for any bi! c ubs, and after finishin! hi!h schoo and servin! the ar$y, he $oved to 1iana do Caste o fro$ 4isbon# He started %or'in! for a tree basin co$pany, and then after co$p etin! footba he operated a video renta store# He %as a so a DG and opened a ni!htc ub in Ca$inha, northern *ortu!a # Gor!e;s first dea too' p ace due to his connections in Spain, %hen Nuno eft 1itoria de 5ui$araes to Deportivo de 4a Coruna and this too' p ace in 2==?#

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After the success of Nuno;s transfer, he decided to open his o%n a!ency, and ca ed it 5estiFute A!ency# Further$ore, he beca$e re!istered %ith the Footba Association of *ortu!a # 5estiFute;s c ients inc ude9 Gose 0ourinho, Cristiano Rona do, 4ui, Fe ipe Sco ari, Si$ao Sabrosa, Anderson, Fabio Coentrao, *epe, Rada$e Fa cao, Ricardo Carva ho, Nani, Ricardo Tuares$a, Gor!e Andrade, and Hu!o 1iana# Gor!e he ped Gose 0ourinho $ove fro$ *orto to Che sea, Inter 0i an, and Rea 0adrid# The a!ency;s top E transfers are the fo o%in!9 Cristiano Rona do $ove fro$ 0anchester <nited to Rea 0adrid in .//B for M=A $i ion, An!e Di 0aria $ove fro$ )enfica to Rea 0adrid in ./2/ for M3? $i ion, Anderson $ove fro$ *orto to 0anchester <nited in .//> for M32,E $i ion, *epe $ove fro$ *orto to Rea 0adrid in .//B for M3/ $i ion, and Danny fro$ Dyna$o 0osco% to Ienit for M3/ $i ion# Gor!e and 5estifute have been 'no%n for controversies a so# It is ru$ored at *orte a Airport in 4isbon that Gor!e ca$e to b o%s %ith 4uis Fi!o;s a!ent, Gose 1ei!a# Further$ore, 5estifute a!reed %ith For$ation Footba A!ency, %hich %as run by @ayne Rooney;s a!ent, *au Stretford to he p pro$ote 5estifute;s p ayers for a fee# Due to 5estifute not payin! For$ation Footba A!ency, For$ation Footba A!ency %ent to court due to breach of contract# Gor!e 0endes is definite y a super6a!ent havin! one of the best p ayers and $ana!ers in the %or d as his c ients# He is very %e spo'en, spea'in! En! ish, French, Ita ian, and Spanish# 5estifute has at east 2// footba ers va ued at over M?E/ $i ion, and is beco$in! a very i$portant factor in the footba in! transfer $ar'et# 4ast y, footba a!ents are p ayin! a very bi! part in footba in bein! a decisive factor in p ayers transferrin!L

7ita-ar Arasi 8er*i A Fener*ache 2ans !S"#rce$ F"r#'/8"nani'ha*er(

Riva s9 Kita ar Arasi Derbi

The Derby bet%een t%o continents
The on y derby in the %or d bet%een t%o c ubs in t%o different continents, ta'es p ace in the on y city on t%o continents, Istanbu , bet%een Fenerbache and 5a atasaray# Fenerbache is on the Asian side and 5a atasaray is on the European side# There have been 3>2 $atches bet%een the t%o c ubs, Fenerbache %on 2A2 $atches, 5a atasaray %on 22> $atches, and there %ere 223 dra%n $atches# The first $atch bet%een Fenerbache SK and 5a atasaray SK %as on Ganuary 2>, 2=/= and the !a$e %as p ayed at *apa,in cayiri %here Su'ru Saraco! u Stadiu$ (5a atasaray;s stadiu$" is today ocated# In the ear y 2=//;s Istanbu had a ar!e non6Tur'ish popu ation that inc uded Ar$enians, 5ree's, Ge%s, and Kurds# In 2=2., the 5a atasaray SK president, A i Sa$i -en and Fenerbache president, 5a ip Ku a'si,o! u %anted to arran!e and for$ a stron! Tur'ish tea$ a!ainst the non6tur'ish tea$s in the ea!ue# The ne% c ub %as supposed to be ca ed Tur''u ubu (The Tur'ish C ub"#

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The riva ry be!an in a friend y $atch on Friday, February .3, 2=3A( the !a$e stopped $any ti$es due to hard fou s# The hi!h tension on the pitch inf uenced the stands as %e # There %ere riots that %ere not e&pected durin! the $atch# At the end of the $atch, the pitch %as a %ar %ith p ayers and fans fi!htin!# It %as the ast ever friend y bet%een Fenerbache and 5a atasaray# One fa$ous incident of the riva ry bet%een the t%o c ubs %as durin! the 2==E6=? season, %hen 5a atasaray;s $ana!er at the ti$e, 5ra$e Souness, too' a !iant 5a atasaray f a! and p anted it in the center of the pitch# That !a$e %as %hen 5a atasaray %on the cup and beat Fenerbache at their stadiu$# After that $atch, 5rae$e Souness beca$e a hero for 5a atasaray fans# This riva ry is a si!nificant indicator in the separation bet%een European Istanbu and Asian Istanbu # Fenerbache and 5a atasaray are the $ost popu ar c ubs in Tur'ey, and they a so have tea$s in bas'etba , vo eyba , ath etics, and ro%in!# The Kita ar Arasi Derbi is 'no%n for bein! the fiercest derby in the %or d, and does not see$ to ose its tension and spar' anyti$e soonL

Transfer 5ossip
8a3i, Bec)ha' @ *nnounced he Aill not be stayin& his final year of contract Aith .* 6alaBy8 Possible destinations are PS6 to ?oin :latan Ibrahimo$ic and former mana&er Carlo *ncelottiC and DP3 to ?oin mana&er ,arry 3ed/na((8
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Mes#t O6i- @ Su((osedly unha((y at 3eal Madrid due to lac/ of (layin& time8 Possible destination is Manchester Enited
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A-eBan,re 0at" @ In?uryF(roneC lac/ of (layin& time at Milan8 Possible destination is PS6 to ?oin former mana&er Carlor *ncelotti8
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Footba Ne%s
Ra2a Benite6 @,ired as neA mana&er of ChelseaC rumours say this is due to Fernando TorresG lac/ of scorin& and *bramo$ich Aants former .i$er(ool mana&er to &et the best out of Torres as he did in .i$er(ool AC Mi-an @ 3umours state that the club mi&ht be sold to Dataris 5##s <i,,in) @ Hne of the best mana&ers in the Aorld is rumoured to retire at the end of the year

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0e.e 5#ar,i"-a @ 3umoured for *C Milan ?ob if *lle&ri &ets firedC did not ta/e BraIil ?ob nor Chelsea8 8ina'" +a1re* @ ,a$e not scored in tAo seasons in the Cham(ions .ea&ue8 .ast &ame this year is a&ainst 'ynamo #ie$ and 'inamo :a&reb ha$e re(laced mana&erC *nte Cacic for last yearGs mana&erC #runosla$ 4urcic8

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Standin!s
Top E 4ea!ues
CLUB Manchester City Manchester Enited Chelsea 2est Brom E$erton *rsenal 2est ,am Tottenham Fulham SAansea .i$er(ool 9eAcastle 9orAich Sto/e Sunderland 2i&an 3eadin& *ston Villa Southam(ton DP3 CLUB 4u$entus InternaIionale Fiorentina 9a(oli .aIio *S 3oma Catania *talanta Parma Edinese Ca&liari *C Milan Torino Sam(doria Bolo&na Palermo Chie$o Verona ES Pescara Siena 6enoa E0L 0 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 11 15 11 15 15 15 ; 8 L - ! 1 0 1 3 + 3 5 + 5 3 % % 5 % ! 3 % ! 3 % 5 % ! ! ! ! ! ! 3 ) 3 3 % ! 3 % ! 5 + 3 5 ) 3 3 5 + 1 ) ! 5 3 + 5 5 1 ! 8 5 1 3 3 5 5 ! 5 % + ! 3 ) 5 5 % 5 5 ! 3 L 1 3 5 5 ! % ! % ! 3 % ) ! + ) % 58 51 11 13 11 5 + 1 F% F5 F5 F) 5 1 F3 F3 F0 F15 F1% F1 F0 58 0TS 1% 515 5+ 11 5! ) 53 ) 51 11 10 3 10 F1 1+ 3 1) 5 1) 1 1% F! 1! F0 1! F1 13 F5 15 F0 11 F% 0 F15 0 F15 F1! ! 0TS 35 55+ 5+ 53 51 10 11+ 1) 1) 1% 1! 13 11 11 11 11 11 0

Manchester City !S"#rce$ Te-e1ra.h(

SERIE A 0 ; 13 11 13 0 13 13 13 + 13 ) 13 % 13 ) 13 ! 13 3 13 ! 13 ! 13 3 13 ! 13 3 13 5 13 3 13 3 13 ! 13 5

C#3ent#s !S"#rce$ S."rt 0an"ra'a(

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BUN8ESLI5A CLUB 0 ; 8 L Bayern Munich 15 11 1 1 Schal/e 1! 15 + 5 3 Eintracht Fran/furt 15 + 5 3 Borussia 'ortmund 15 ) ! 5 Bayer .e$er/usen 15 ) 3 3 ,anno$er 0) 15 % 5 % MainI 15 % 5 % 2erder Bremen 15 % 5 % ,ambur& SV 13 % 5 ) SC Freibur& 15 ! ! ! Borussia Monchen&ladbach 15 ! ! ! VfB Stutt&art 15 ! ! ! Fortuna 'usseldorf 13 3 % % Vf. 2olfsbur& 15 ! 5 ) 9urnber& 15 3 3 ) TS6 ,offenheim 15 3 3 ) S(V&& 6reuther Furth 15 1 ! + FC *u&sbur& 15 1 3 -

58 0TS 5- 31 - 53 + 53 13 55 ! 51 % 1+ 1 1+ 5 1+ F! 1+ 5 1) F% 1) F) 1) F% 1! F+ 1! F- 15 F- 15 F13 + F1! )

CLUB Barcelona *tletico Madrid 3eal Madrid .e$ante Mala&a 3eal Betis Se$illa FC Valencia 3eal Sociedad 6etafe 3ayo Vallecano Valladolid 3eal :ara&oIa *thletic Bilbao Mallorca Celta Vi&o 6ranada 'e(orti$o .a Coruna Hsasuna Es(anyol

LA LI5A 0 ; 8 L 15 11 1 1 15 11 1 1 15 - 5 5 15 ) 5 ! 15 % ! 3 15 ) 1 % 15 % 3 ! 15 % 3 ! 15 % 1 ) 15 % 1 ) 15 % 1 ) 15 ! 3 % 15 % 1 + 15 ! 5 ) 15 3 3 ) 15 3 5 + 15 3 5 + 15 5 ! ) 15 5 3 + 15 5 3 +

58 0TS 5! 3! 1! 31 53 5) F1 51 ) 10 F3 10 ! 15 11 1) F% 1) F13 1) 3 1% F) 1% F0 1! F+ 15 F! 11 F- 11 F0 11 F! 0 F+ 0

LI5UE 1 CLUB 0 ; 8 L St8 Etienne 1! + ! 3 .yon 15 + ! 1 BordeauB 13 ) ) 1 Paris SaintF6ermain 13 ) % 5 Marseille 15 + 5 3 Valenciennes 1! ) ! ! Stade 3ennes 13 + 1 % .ille 13 % % 3 Toulouse 13 % ! ! .orient 13 ! ) 3 9ice 13 3 + 3 Brest 13 % 1 + Stade de 3eims 13 ! 3 ) Mont(ellier 13 3 % % *C *?accio 13 ! ! % SochauB 13 ! 5 + Bastia 13 ! 5 + E$ian Thonon 6aillard 13 3 3 + Troyes 13 1 % + *S 9ancy .orraine 13 1 3 0

58 0TS 1! 5% 15 5% - 5! 0 53 % 53 11 55 5 55 5 51 ! 10 F! 1F1 1) F! 1) F1 1% 1 1! F! 1! F) 1! F13 1! F+ 15 F11 F1) )

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Standin!s
Cha$pions 4ea!ue
5r"#. A 50 ; 8 L 58 0TS % ! 1 1 + 13 % ! 1 1 11 15 % 1 1 3 F! ! % 1 1 % F13 1 5r"#. C 50 ; 8 L 58 0TS % 3 5 1 + 11 % 5 5 1 5 % 1 1 3 F! ! % 1 1 3 F% ! 5r"#. E 50 ; 8 L 58 0TS % 3 1 1 % 11 % 5 3 1 + 0 % 5 1 5 1 + % 1 1 ! F13 1 5r"#. 5 50 ; 8 L 58 0TS % ! 1 1 ) 15 % 5 1 5 1 + % 5 1 5 1 + % 1 1 ! F) 3 5r"#. B 50 ; 8 L 58 0TS % 3 5 1 ! 11 % 3 1 1 3 11 % 5 1 3 F1 ) % 1 1 ! F) 1

C-#* FC Porto Paris SaintF6ermain 'ynamo #ie$ 'inamo :a&reb

C-#* Schal/e 1! *rsenal Hlym(ia/os Mont(ellier

C-#* Mala&a *C Milan :enit *nderlecht

5r"#. 8 C-#* 50 ; 8 L 58 0TS Borussia 'ortmund % 3 5 1 % 11 3eal Madrid % 5 5 1 3 *?aB % 1 1 3 F% ! Manchester City % 1 3 5 F3 3 5r"#. F 50 ; 8 L 58 0TS % 3 1 1 % 11 % 3 1 1 ) 11 % 5 1 3 F3 ) % 1 1 ! F3

C-#* Sha/htar 4u$entus Chelsea FC 9ords?aelland

C-#* Bayern Munich Valencia B*TE Boriso$ .ille

C-#* Barcelona Benfica Celtic S(arta/ MoscoA

5r"#. < C-#* 50 ; 8 L 58 0TS Manchester Enited % ! 1 1 ! 15 6alatasaray % 5 1 5 1 + CF3 Clu? % 5 1 5 1 + Bra&a % 1 1 ! F% 3

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Standin!s
Europa 4ea!ue
C-#* *nIhi Ma/hach/ala .i$er(ool "oun& Boys Edinese C-#* Fenerbache Borussia Monchen&ladbach Marseille *E. C-#* Steaua Bucuresti VfB Stutt&art FC Co(enha&en Molde C-#* 3acin& 6en/ FC Basel Videoton FC Feher$ar S(ortin& .isbon C-#* .yon S(arta Pra&ue ,a(oel #iryat Shmona *theltic Bilbao C-#* FC Metalist #har/i$ Bayer .e$er/usen 3osenbor& 3a(id Vienna 5r"#. A 50 ; % 3 % 5 % 5 % 1 5r"#. C 50 ; % ! % 5 % 1 % 1 5r"#. E 50 ; % 3 % 5 % 5 % 1 5r"#. 5 50 ; % 3 % 5 % 5 % 1 5r"#. I 50 ; % ! % 5 ! 1 ! 1 5r"#. 7 50 ; % ! % 3 % 5 % 1 8 1 1 1 1 8 1 5 5 1 8 1 5 1 1 8 5 5 1 5 8 1 5 5 1 8 1 1 1 1 L 1 5 5 3 L 1 1 5 ! L 1 1 5 ! L 1 1 3 3 L 1 1 5 3 L 1 1 3 % 58 ! 1 F1 F! 58 ) 5 1 F0 58 1 ! F1 F3 58 % 3 F1 F+ 58 ! 3 F3 F! 58 + ) F5 F11 0TS 11 + + ! 0TS 13 % 1 0TS 11 + 3 0TS 11 ) 5 0TS 13 5 1 0TS 13 11 ) 1 C-#* *tletico Madrid Vi/toria PlIen Coimbra ,a(oel TelF*$i$ C-#* BordeauB 9eAcastle Enited Club Bru&&e Maritimo C-#* 'ni(ro 9a(oli *I# PSV Eindho$en C-#* F# 3ubin #aIan InternaIionale 9eftchi PartiIan Bel&rade C-#* .aIio Tottenham ,ots(ur Panathinai/os 9# Maribor C-#* ,anno$er 0) .e$ante TAente ,elsin&bor& 5r"#. B 50 ; % ! % 3 % 1 % 1 5r"#. 8 50 ; % 3 % 5 % 1 % 1 5r"#. F 50 ; % ! % 3 % 1 % 1 5r"#. < 50 ; % ! % 3 % 1 8 1 1 5 1 L 58 0TS 1 ! 15 1 ) 11 5 F1 % ! F0 1

8 L 58 0TS 1 1 3 11 3 1 3 8 1 1 1 1 8 1 1 5 1 3 5 ! F! F3 0 ! 3

L 58 0TS 1 ! 15 5 5 0 3 F% ! 3 F1 ! L 58 0TS 1 + 13 1 5 11 3 F! 5

% 1 5 3 F% 5 5r"#. C 50 ; 8 L 58 0TS % 5 3 1 ! 0 % 1 % 1 % 1 5r"#. L 50 ; % 3 % 3 % 1 % 1 ! 1 5 5 1 3 8 5 1 ! 1 5 F% F1 + % !

L 58 0TS 1 3 11 1 % 11 1 F3 ! ! F% 1

Co$$ents
First report therefore no co$$ents, but there %i be on the ne&t report#

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