DOCSLIB.ORG

17M Sq Km Capital: Moscow Most Populous Cities

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text

Load more

Russia (Rossiya) Continent: Europe Population: 144 million Area: 17m sq km Capital: Moscow Most populous cities: Moscow, St Petersburg, Novosibirsk Major language(s): Russian Most common surnames: Ivanov, Smirnov, Kuznetsov Currency: Ruble Best World Cup performance: 4th (1966) Key Players: Igor Akinfeev, Alan Dzagoev, Fyodor Smolov © copyright teachwire.net Uruguay (Uruguay) Continent: South America Population: 3.5 million Area: 176k sq km Capital: Montevideo Most populous cities: Montevideo, Salto, Paysandu Major language(s): Spanish Most common surnames: Rodríguez, González, Pérez Currency: Uruguayan peso Best World Cup performance: Winners (1930, 1950) Key Players: Edinson Cavani, Diego Godín, Luis Suárez © copyright teachwire.net Saudi Arabia (Al-Mamlaka Al-‘Arabiyyah as Sa‘ūdiyyah) Continent: Asia Population: 33 million Area: 2.1m sq km Capital: Riyadh Most populous cities: Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca Major language(s): Arabic Most common surnames: Khan, Mohammed, Hussain Currency: Riyal Best World Cup performance: 2nd round (1994) Key Players: Nawaf Al Abed, Fahad Al-Muwallad, Osama Hawsawi © copyright teachwire.net Egypt (Misr/Masr) Continent: Africa Population: 98 million Area: 1m sq km Capital: Cairo Most populous cities: Cairo, Alexandria, Giza Major language(s): Arabic Most common surnames: Mohamed, Mahmoud, Ibrahim Currency: Egyptian pound Best World Cup performance: 1st round (1934, 1990) Key Players: Mohamed Elneny, Mohamed Salah, Ramadan Sobhi © copyright teachwire.net Portugal (Portugal) Continent: Europe Population: 10 million Area: 88k sq km Capital: Lisbon Most populous cities: Lisbon, Porto, Amadora Major language(s): Portuguese Most common surnames: Silva, Santos, Ferreira Currency: Euro Best World Cup performance: 3rd (1966) Key Players: João Moutinho, Cristiano Ronaldo, Bernardo Silva © copyright teachwire.net Spain (España) Continent: Europe Population: 46 million Area: 505k sq km Capital: Madrid Most populous cities: Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia Major language(s): Spanish Most common surnames: García, Fernández, González Currency: Euro Best World Cup performance: Winners (2010) Key Players: David De Gea, Isco, David Silva © copyright teachwire.net Iran (Īrān) Continent: Asia Population: 81 million Area: 1.6m sq km Capital: Tehran Most populous cities: Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan Major language(s): Persian Most common surnames: Mohammadi, Hosseini, Ahmadi Currency: Rial Best World Cup performance: 1st round (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014) Key Players: Sardar Azmoun, Saman Ghoddos, Ehsan Hajsafi © copyright teachwire.net Morocco (Amerruk/ Elmeyrib) Continent: Africa Population: 36 million Area: 447k sq km Capital: Rabat Most populous cities: Casablanca, Rabat, Fes Major language(s): Berber, Arabic Most common surnames: Alaoui, Alami, Hassan Currency: Dirham Best World Cup performance: 2nd round (1986) Key Players: Younès Belhanda, Medhi Benatia, Hakim Ziyech © copyright teachwire.net Australia (Australia) Continent: Australia Population: 24 million Area: 7.7m sq km Capital: Canberra Most populous cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane Major language(s): English Most common surnames: Smith, Jones, Williams Currency: Australian dollar Best World Cup performance: 2nd round (2006) Key Players: Mile Jedinak, Mathew Leckie, Aaron Mooy © copyright teachwire.net France (France) Continent: Europe Population: 65 million Area: 675k sq km Capital: Paris Most populous cities: Paris, Marseille, Lyon Major language(s): French Most common surnames: Martin, Bernard, Dubois Currency: Euro Best World Cup performance: Winners (1998) Key Players: Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappé, Paul Pogba © copyright teachwire.net Denmark (Danmark) Continent: Europe Population: 5.7 million Area: 43k sq km Capital: Copenhagen Most populous cities: Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense Major language(s): Danish Most common surnames: Nielsen, Jensen, Hansen Currency: Danish krone Best World Cup performance: Quarter finals (1998) Key Players: Medhi Benatia, Sofiane Boufal, Hakim Ziyech © copyright teachwire.net Peru (Perú) Continent: South America Population: 32 million Area: 1.3m sq km Capital: Lima Most populous cities: Lima, Arequipa, Callao Major language(s): Spanish, Quechua, Aymara Most common surnames: Alvarez, Fernandez, Garcia Currency: Sol Best World Cup performance: Quarter finals (1970) Key Players: Christian Cueva, Jefferson Farfán, Edison Flores © copyright teachwire.net Argentina (Argentina) Continent: South America Population: 44 million Area: 2.8m sq km Capital: Buenos Aires Most populous cities: Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Rosario Major language(s): Spanish Most common surnames: Fernández, Rodríguez, González Currency: Argentine peso Best World Cup performance: Winners (1978, 1986) Key Players: Sergio Agüero, Paulo Dybala, Lionel Messi © copyright teachwire.net Croatia (Hrvatska) Continent: Europe Population: 4.2 million Area: 57k sq km Capital: Zagreb Most populous cities: Zagreb, Split, Rijeska Major language(s): Croatian Most common surnames: Horvat, Kovačević, Babić Currency: Kuna Best World Cup performance: 3rd (1998) Key Players: Mario Mandžukić, Luka Modrić, Ivan Rakitić © copyright teachwire.net Iceland (Ísland) Continent: Europe Population: 335k Area: 103k sq km Capital: Reykjavík Most populous cities: Reykjavík, Kopavogur, Hafnarfjoerdur Major language(s): Icelandic Currency: Icelandic krona Best World Cup performance: Never previously qualified Key Players: Alfreð Finnbogason, Aron Gunnarsson, Gylfi Sigurðsson © copyright teachwire.net Nigeria (Nigeria) Continent: Africa Population: 190 million Area: 924k sq km Capital: Abuja Most populous cities: Lagos, Kano, Ibadan Major language(s): English, Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, Ibibio, Efik Currency: Naira Best World Cup performance: 2nd round (1994, 1998, 2014 Key Players: Alex Iwobi, Victor Moses, Ahmed Musa © copyright teachwire.net Brazil (Brasil) Continent: South America Population: 209 million Area: 8.5m sq km Capital: Brasília Most populous cities: São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília Major language(s): Portuguese Most common surnames: Silva, Santos, Sousa Currency: Real Best World Cup performance: Winners (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) Key Players: Philippe Coutinho, Neymar, Thiago Silva © copyright teachwire.net Costa Rica (Costa Rica) Continent: North America Population: 4.9 million Area: 51k sq km Capital: San José Most populous cities: San José, Limón, San Francisco Major language(s): Spanish Most common surnames: Díaz, Mora, Rodríguez Currency: Colon Best World Cup performance: Quarter finals (2014) Key Players: Keylor Navas, Bryan Ruiz, Celso Borges © copyright teachwire.net Switzerland (Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera) Continent: Europe Population: 8.5 million Area: 41k sq km Capital: Bern Most populous cities: Zurich, Geneva, Basel Major language(s): German, French, Italian Most common surnames: Bianchi, Bernasconi, Fontana Currency: Swiss franc Best World Cup performance: Quarter finals (1934, 1938, 1954) Key Players: Ricardo Rodríguez, Xherdan Shaqiri, Granit Xhaka © copyright teachwire.net Serbia (Srbija) Continent: Europe Population: 8.8 million Area: 88k sq km Capital: Belgrade Most populous cities: Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš Major language(s): Serbian Most common surnames: Jovanović, Petrović, Nikolić Currency: Serbian dinar Best World Cup performance: 1st round (2010) Key Players: Adem Ljajić, Nemanja Matić, Sergej Milinković-Savić © copyright teachwire.net Germany (Deutschland) Continent: Europe Population: 82 million Area: 357k sq km Capital: Berlin Most populous cities: Berlin, Hamburg, Munich Major language(s): German Most common surnames: Müller, Schmidt, Schneider Currency: Euro Best World Cup performance: Winners (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014) Key Players: Toni Kroos, Thomas Müller, Manuel Neuer © copyright teachwire.net Mexico (México) Continent: North America Population: 129 million Area: 2m sq km Capital: Mexico City Most populous cities: Mexico City, Iztapalapa, Ecatepec Major language(s): Spanish, Nahuatl Most common surnames: Hernández, García, Martínez Currency: Mexican peso Best World Cup performance: Quarter finals (1970, 1986) Key Players: Carlos Vela, Javier Hernández, Héctor Herrera © copyright teachwire.net Sweden (Sverige) Continent: Europe Population: 10 million Area: 450k sq km Capital: Stockholm Most populous cities: Stockholm, Göteborg, Malmö Major language(s): Swedish Most common surnames: Andersson, Johansson, Karlsson Currency: Euro Best World Cup performance: Runners-up (1958) Key Players: Marcus Berg, Emil Forsberg, Victor Lindelöf © copyright teachwire.net South Korea (Hanguk) Continent: Asia Population: 51 million Area: 98k sq km Capital: Seoul Most populous cities: Seoul, Busan, Incheon Major language(s): Korean Most common surnames: Kim, Lee, Park Currency: Won Best World Cup performance: 4th (2002) Key Players: Ki Sung-yueng, Lee Chung-yong, Son Heung-min © copyright teachwire.net Belgium (België/Belgique) Continent: Europe Population: 11 million Area: 33k sq km Capital: Brussels Most populous cities: Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent Major language(s): French, Flemish Most common surnames: Peeters, Janssens, Maes Currency: Euro Best World Cup performance: 4th (1986) Key Players: Kevin De Bruyne, Eden Hazard, Thibault Courtois © copyright teachwire.net England (England) Continent: Europe Population: 53 million Area: 130k sq km Capital: London Most populous cities: London, Birmingham, Leeds Major language(s): English Most common surnames: Smith, Jones, Taylor Currency: Great British pound Best World Cup performance: Winners (1966) Key Players: Dele Alli, Harry Kane, Raheem
Recommended publications
  • Sports 28-9-2017.Qxp Layout 1

    Sports 28-9-2017.Qxp Layout 1

    Hamilton, loving Muguruza life, seeks last advances hurrah in Malaysia to quarter-finals 12 at Wuhan14 Open THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 Knights ready to battle as latest expansion team Page 13 MOSCOW: CSKA Moscow’s defender from Russia Sergey Ignashevich (L) and Manchester United’s midfielder from Spain Ander Herrera vie for the ball during the UEFA Champions League Group A football match between PFC CSKA Moscow and Manchester United FC in Moscow yesterday. — AFP Lukaku, Martial lead Man Utd in CSKA rout MOSCOW: Romelu Lukaku and Anthony Martial put channel released Martial on the left and he checked CSKA Moscow to the sword as Manchester United took inside before crossing to the back post, where Lukaku control of Champions League Group A with a ruthless 4-1 leapt to direct a strong header past Igor Akinfeev. win yesterday. Lukaku scored twice at Moscow’s VEB After Akinfeev thwarted Mkhitaryan with his legs, Cavani, Neymar on target Arena, taking his United tally to 10 goals in nine games, Martial made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 18th with Martial setting him up twice and netting a penalty minute following a foul on Mkhitaryan by Georgi before Henrikh Mkhitaryan completed victory. Schennikov. Nine minutes later it was 3-0 as Vasili as PSG outclass Bayern It was United’s first away win in the competition since Berezutksi made a hash of clearing Martial’s low cross and November 2013 and with Basel thrashing Benfica in the Lukaku turned the ball home. PARIS: Edinson Cavani and Neymar both scored as Paris Mbappe and those two combined for the second goal in other group game, it left Jose Mourinho’s side three The frustration for CSKA coach Viktor Goncharenko Saint-Germain claimed a convincing 3-0 victory over a dis- the 31st minute, Mbappe again teeing up Cavani for a points clear at the top of the pool.
  • 05.02.2017 Media Start List Tunisia - Senegal #4 15.01.2017 20H00 STADE DE LA RÉNOVATION DE FRANCEVILLE/GABON

    05.02.2017 Media Start List Tunisia - Senegal #4 15.01.2017 20H00 STADE DE LA RÉNOVATION DE FRANCEVILLE/GABON

    CONFÉDÉRATION AFRICAINE DE FOOTBALL 31ST EDITION OF TOTAL AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS, GABON 2017 14.01.2017 - 05.02.2017 Media Start list Tunisia - Senegal #4 15.01.2017 20H00 STADE DE LA RÉNOVATION DE FRANCEVILLE/GABON Arbitre ALIOUM ALIOUM (CMR) Arbitre Réserve MAHAMADOU KEITA (MLI) Arbitre Assistant I EVARIST MENKOUANDE (CMR) Commissaire AMADOU SOULEY (NIG) Arbitre Assistant II ELVIS GUY NOUPUE NGUEGOUE (CMR) Coordinateur Général KHALED LEMKECHER (TUN) TUNISIA Shirt:Blanc Short:Blanc Socks:Blanc # NAME ST POS DOB CLUB H MP MIN GS GA Y 2Y=R R 16 AYMEN MATHLOUTHI (C) GK 14.09.1984 ESSAHEL (TUN) 2 SYAM HABIB BEN YOUSSEF DF 31.03.1989 S.MALHERBE.CAENS (FRA) 3 AYMEN ABDENNOUR DF 06.08.1989 FC VALENCE (ESP) 7 YOUSSEF MSAKNI FW 28.10.1990 LAKHWIYA SPORTS CLUB COMPANY 8 HAMZA LAHMAR MF 28.05.1990 ESS(QAT) (TUN) 9 AHMED AKAICHI FW 23.02.1989 ETTIHAD JEDDAH (SAU) 12 ALI MAALOUL DF 01.01.1990 AL AHLY (EGY) 13 FERJANI SASSI MF 18.03.1992 EST (TUN) 15 FRANCIS ABDEL AZOUNI LARRY MF 23.03.1994 NIMES (FRA) 21 HAMDI NAGUEZ DF 28.10.1992 ESSAHEL (TUN) 23 SLITI NAIM MF 27.07.1992 LILLE O.S.C (FRA) Coach Name:HENRI WAJELECH KASPERCZAK (FRA) Substitutes 1 RAMI JERIDI GK 15.09.1984 CLUB SPORTIF SFAXIEN CSS (TUN) 4 ZIED BOUGHATTAS DF 05.12.1990 ESS (TUN) 5 SLIMEN KCHOUK DF 07.05.1994 CAB (TUN) 6 CHAMSEDDINE DHAOUADI DF 16.01.1987 EST (TUN) 10 WAHBI KHAZRI MF 08.02.1991 SUNDERLAND (UK) 11 TAHA YASSINE KHENISSI FW 16.01.1992 EST (TUN) 14 MOHAMED AMINE BEN AMOR I MF 03.05.1992 ESS (TUN) 17 HAMZA MATHLOUTHI DF 25.07.1992 CLUB SPORTIF SFAXIEN CSS (TUN) 18 AHMED KHALIL
  • Official Media Guide of Australia at the 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil 0

    Official Media Guide of Australia at the 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil 0

    OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 0 Released: 14 May 2014 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA TM AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP Version 1 CONTENTS Media information 2 2014 FIFA World Cup match schedule 4 Host cities 6 Brazil profile 7 2014 FIFA World Cup country profiles 8 Head-to-head 24 Australia’s 2014 FIFA World Cup path 26 Referees 30 Australia’s squad (preliminary) 31 Player profiles 32 Head coach profile 62 Australian staff 63 FIFA World Cup history 64 Australian national team history (and records) 66 2014 FIFA World Cup diary 100 Copyright Football Federation Australia 2014. All rights reserved. No portion of this product may be reproduced electronically, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of Football Federation Australia. OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUPTM A publication of Football Federation Australia Content and layout by Andrew Howe Publication designed to print two pages to a sheet OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 1 MEDIA INFORMATION AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TEAM / 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL KEY DATES AEST 26 May Warm-up friendly: Australia v South Africa (Sydney) 19:30 local/AEST 6 June Warm-up friendly: Australia v Croatia (Salvador, Brazil) 7 June 12 June–13 July 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil 13 June – 14 July 12 June 2014 FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony Brazil
  • GROUP B National Anthem Did You Know?

    GROUP B National Anthem Did You Know?

    GROUP B England National Anthem God Save the Queen God save our gracious Queen! Long live our noble Queen! God save the Queen! Send her victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us, God save the Queen. Thy choicest gifts in store On her be pleased to pour, Long may she reign. May she defend our laws, And ever give us cause, Capital: London To sing with heart and voice, God save the Queen. Population: 53,010,000 There is only a 34 Currency: British Pound Sterling kilometre (21 mile) gap Area: 130,279km2 between England and Highest Peak: Scafell Pike (978 metres) France and the countries are connected by the Longest River: River Severn (350km) Channel Tunnel which opened in 1994. The city of London has a population of approximately Did you 12 million people, making it the largest city in all of Europe. know? English computer London is home scientist Tim There have been a to several UNESCO World Berners-Lee number of influential English Heritage Sites: The Tower of is credited with authors but perhaps the London, Royal Botanical Kew inventing the World Wide Web. most well-known is William Gardens, Westminster Palace, Shakespeare, who wrote Westminster Abbey, classics such as Romeo and St. Margaret’s Church, and Juliet, Macbeth Maritime Greenwich. and Hamlet. 14 English GROUP B football crest CURRENT SQUAD Joe Hart Manchester City FC English Jack Butland Stoke City FC Fraser Forster Southampton FC football Nathaniel Clyne Liverpool FC Leighton Baines Everton FC English Gary Cahill Chelsea FC football John Stones Everton FC team facts
  • Uefa Euro 2020 Final Tournament Draw Press Kit

    Uefa Euro 2020 Final Tournament Draw Press Kit

    UEFA EURO 2020 FINAL TOURNAMENT DRAW PRESS KIT Romexpo, Bucharest, Romania Saturday 30 November 2019 | 19:00 local (18:00 CET) #EURO2020 UEFA EURO 2020 Final Tournament Draw | Press Kit 1 CONTENTS HOW THE DRAW WILL WORK ................................................ 3 - 9 HOW TO FOLLOW THE DRAW ................................................ 10 EURO 2020 AMBASSADORS .................................................. 11 - 17 EURO 2020 CITIES AND VENUES .......................................... 18 - 26 MATCH SCHEDULE ................................................................. 27 TEAM PROFILES ..................................................................... 28 - 107 POT 1 POT 2 POT 3 POT 4 BELGIUM FRANCE PORTUGAL WALES ITALY POLAND TURKEY FINLAND ENGLAND SWITZERLAND DENMARK GERMANY CROATIA AUSTRIA SPAIN NETHERLANDS SWEDEN UKRAINE RUSSIA CZECH REPUBLIC EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS 2018-20 - PLAY-OFFS ................... 108 EURO 2020 QUALIFYING RESULTS ....................................... 109 - 128 UEFA EURO 2016 RESULTS ................................................... 129 - 135 ALL UEFA EURO FINALS ........................................................ 136 - 142 2 UEFA EURO 2020 Final Tournament Draw | Press Kit HOW THE DRAW WILL WORK How will the draw work? The draw will involve the two-top finishers in the ten qualifying groups (completed in November) and the eventual four play-off winners (decided in March 2020, and identified as play-off winners 1 to 4 for the purposes of the draw). The draw will spilt the 24 qualifiers
  • Serena, Halep Chase Milestones in Final

    Serena, Halep Chase Milestones in Final

    SATURDAY 13 JULY 2019 SPORT 17 I think New Zealand throughout England captain Eoin the whole tournament has been FORMULA ONE TENNIS probably the hardest side to beat Morgan says ahead British Grand Prix Wimbledon, Women’s and the best side in the group of ICC World Cup final Qualifying at Silverstone Singles final: Serena stages. against the ‘Black Caps’. ACTION Williams vs Simona Halep Circuit TODAY’S Serena, Halep chase milestones in final REUTERS FACTBOX: WILLIAMS VS HALEP LONDON SERENA WILLIAMS Serena Williams no longer wants to Age: 37 obsess about elusive Grand Slam WTA Ranking: 10 (Highest ranking: 1) “number 24” and Simona Halep is Grand Slam titles: 23 (Australian Open 2003, desperate to win Wimbledon more than 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017; French Open to stop the American reaching that 2002, 2013, 2015; Wimbledon 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, milestone but there will be no place for 2012, 2015, 2016; U.S. Open 1999, 2002, 2008, 2012, either to hide in today’s final. 2013, 2014) No matter who wins the title 2018 Wimbledon performance: Runner-up decider on Centre Court, the one thing Best Wimbledon performance: Winner (2002, for certain is that it will be a historic 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016) occasion. Sets dropped at Wimbledon 2019: 2 The 37-year-old Williams is chasing Since winning her last Grand Slam title in Australia an eighth All England Club singles in 2017, Williams has reached two more major finals -- at crown which would see her match Aus- tralian Margaret Court’s all-time record Wimbledon and the U.S.
  • Topps - UEFA Champions League Match Attax 2015/16 (08) - Checklist

    Topps - UEFA Champions League Match Attax 2015/16 (08) - Checklist

    Topps - UEFA Champions League Match Attax 2015/16 (08) - Checklist 2015-16 UEFA Champions League Match Attax 2015/16 Topps 562 cards Here is the complete checklist. The total of 562 cards includes the 32 Pro11 cards and the 32 Match Attax Live code cards. So thats 498 cards plus 32 Pro11, plus 32 MA Live and the 24 Limited Edition cards. 1. Petr Ĉech (Arsenal) 2. Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) 3. Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal) 4. Per Mertesacker (Arsenal) 5. Mathieu Debuchy (Arsenal) 6. Nacho Monreal (Arsenal) 7. Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) 8. Gabriel (Arsenal) 9. Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) 10. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal) 11. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) 12. Mesut Özil (Arsenal) 13. Santi Cazorla (Arsenal) 14. Mikel Arteta (Arsenal) - Captain 15. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) 15. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) 17. Alexis Sánchez (Arsenal) - Star Player 18. Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) - Defensive Duo 18. Per Mertesacker (Arsenal) - Defensive Duo 19. Iker Casillas (Porto) 20. Iván Marcano (Porto) 21. Maicon (Porto) - Captain 22. Bruno Martins Indi (Porto) 23. Aly Cissokho (Porto) 24. José Ángel (Porto) 25. Maxi Pereira (Porto) 26. Evandro (Porto) 27. Héctor Herrera (Porto) 28. Danilo (Porto) 29. Rúben Neves (Porto) 30. Gilbert Imbula (Porto) 31. Yacine Brahimi (Porto) - Star Player 32. Pablo Osvaldo (Porto) 33. Cristian Tello (Porto) 34. Alberto Bueno (Porto) 35. Vincent Aboubakar (Porto) 36. Héctor Herrera (Porto) - Midfield Duo 36. Gilbert Imbula (Porto) - Midfield Duo 37. Joe Hart (Manchester City) 38. Bacary Sagna (Manchester City) 39. Martín Demichelis (Manchester City) 40. Vincent Kompany (Manchester City) - Captain 41. Gaël Clichy (Manchester City) 42. Elaquim Mangala (Manchester City) 43. Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City) 44.
  • Hur Mår Svensk Elitfotboll?

    Hur Mår Svensk Elitfotboll?

    Hur mår svensk elitfotboll? En analys av den finansiella ställningen i Allsvenskan 2 | Hur mår svensk elitfotboll? Innehåll 01 Förord................................................ 4 02 Sammanfattning ....................................... 5 03 Analys av Allsvenskan .................................. 6 04 Analys av klubbarna ...................................24 04 Malmö FF ...........................................26 04 AIK . 28 04 IFK Norrköping .......................................30 04 IFK Göteborg ........................................32 04 IF Elfsborg ..........................................34 04 Kalmar FF ...........................................36 04 Djurgårdens IF . .38 04 Östersunds FK .......................................40 04 Örebro SK ...........................................42 04 BK Häcken ..........................................44 04 Hammarby IF ........................................46 04 Jönköpings Södra IF ..................................48 04 GIF Sundsvall ........................................50 04 Helsingborgs IF ......................................52 04 Gefle IF .............................................54 04 Falkenbergs FF ......................................56 05 Slutlig analys.........................................58 Upplysningar............................................64 Hur mår svensk elitfotboll? | 3 Förord Fotboll är en av Sveriges största publiksporter och utgör en tredjedel av all idrott i Sverige*. Allsvenskan är den högsta serien i svensk fotboll. Många elitföreningar i
  • Brazil Win WC Qualifier Amid

    Brazil Win WC Qualifier Amid

    ARAB TIMES, SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 2021 16 Spain’s Rafael Nadal serves to Britain’s Cameron Nor- rie during their third round match on day 7, of the French Open tennis tourna- ment at Roland Garros in Paris, France. (AP) Sports Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com Swiatek through to 4th round Familiar results at French Open as Rafael and Djokovic advance PARIS, June 5, (AP): Iga Swiatek closed out her latest French Swiatek, 20, has won 20 consecutive sets at Roland Garros, Open victory and raised a triumphant right fi st. Rafael Nadal and that streak was in jeopardy when she trailed Kontaveit won less than half an hour later and celebrated with a left 4-2. The title holder dominated from there and lost only 12 uppercut. points in the second set. The two defending champions make for a potent one-two The eighth-seeded Swiatek next faces 18-year-old Ukrain- combination at Roland Garros. Both won going away Satur- ian Marta Kostyuk, who has reached the round of 16 at a ma- day to reach the fourth round. jor event for the fi rst time. Sofi a Kenin advanced to the fourth round for the third TENNIS consecutive year by winning a seesaw all-American match against Jessica Pegula, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4. Kenin is the highest- seeded player left in the women’s draw at No. 4, and she has Swiatek rallied from a break down in the opening set to shaken a slump with her return to Roland Garros, where she beat Anett Kontaveit 7-6 (4), 6-0.
  • Shoot-Out Takes Vietnam Into Qf

    Shoot-Out Takes Vietnam Into Qf

    Manny Pacquiao wins bout after two years in the US PAGE 22 MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 2019 NextGen star Stefanos Tsitsipas knocks out ASIAN CUP 2019 PAGE 21 Swiss great Federer at Australian Open AUSTRALIA VS UZBEKISTAN SHOOT-OUT TAKES IHF Men’s World Handball VIETNAM INTO QF Qatar players with the President’s Cup after they beat Russia in the IHF World Handball Championship in Germany on Sunday. Benali, Marjo power Qatar to President’s Cup TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Cup was not his side’s goal but DOHA added his team, after a slip up in the group league, played PIVOT Youssef Benali and eventually to its capability. defender Frankis Marjo “We made big mistakes Vietnam’s players celebrate their victory over Jordan in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Round of 16 at the Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai on Sunday. (AFP) slammed eight goals each to in the preliminary round,” he power former silver medallists said, “but after the group stage Qatar to the President’s Cup the team showed in these two Iran drub Oman; China make a comeback to beat Thailand at the IHF World Handball matches here in Cologne what Championship with a facile they are.” AFP ed an early penalty for Oman. 36-28 victory in Cologne, Ger- “I am happy how the team DUBAI Iran will remain in the many on Sunday. played in defence and attack same venue for their Thursday After having swept aside yesterday and today. We were VIETNAM emerged victorious last-eight meeting with Mar- Chile 37-27 on Saturday, the better team in both match- from a penalty shoot out with cello Lippi’s China, who staged the 2015 runners-up Qatar es and we shall learn from our Jordan to become the first a stirring second half come- trailed 0-2 in the beginning.
  • Al Duhail Drive Home a Point with Big Win Benatia, El Arabi and Afif on Target for Coach Rui Faria TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA

    Al Duhail Drive Home a Point with Big Win Benatia, El Arabi and Afif on Target for Coach Rui Faria TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA

    Marquez, Lorenzo to lead Repsol Honda show in Qatar Moto GP PAGE 19 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2019 Man United face Paris Saint-Germain as they aim to overcome 2-goal deficit PAGE 18 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE MAN UNITED VS PSG (11 PM) Brazil’s Alves eyes 2022 World Cup Al Duhail drive home a point with big win Benatia, El Arabi and Afif on target for coach Rui Faria TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA AL Duhail put on a command- ing second half performance to beat Esteghlal FC from Iran 3-0 in their opening 2019 AFC Champions League Group C tie at the Al Duhail Stadium on Tuesday. ‘I don’t have an The defending QNB Stars League champions came rac- ing off the blocks, and nearly got their opening goal within expiry date’ 60 seconds of kick-off. Luiz Junior intercepted the ball in midfield and supplied Japa- AFP says he “never doubted” he nese sensation Shoya Naka- PARIS would be back. jima who advanced down the In his second season at left and struck from a narrow INJURY deprived him of PSG, Alves – one of the great- angle. The midfielder’s shot what looked like a last chance est full-backs the game has was saved by Mehdi Rahmati. at World Cup glory last seen – has been reinvented Centre-back Ahmed year, but Dani Alves is now by Tuchel as a midfielder. Yasser also tested the Iranian spurred on by the dream of That may partly be down goalkeeper from distance. His lifting the trophy with Brazil to a lack of alternatives.
  • GULF TIMES Pakistan to Win Over Debutants Ireland SPORT Page 6

    GULF TIMES Pakistan to Win Over Debutants Ireland SPORT Page 6

    FFOOTBALLOOTBALL | Page 3 CCYCLINGYCLING | Page 7 Atletico bid to Mohoric sprints erase pain of to stage 10 fi nals past in win as Yates Marseille clash extends lead Wednesday, May 16, 2018 CRICKET Sha’baan 30, 1439 AH Imam-ul-Haq sees GULF TIMES Pakistan to win over debutants Ireland SPORT Page 6 FOOTBALL / AFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Unbeaten Al Duhail storm Duhail join fellow Qatari side Sadd and Iran’s Persepolis and Esteghlal into quarter-fi nals in last eight from West Asia SPOTLIGHT We deserved to qualify for quarters: Sadd’s Bounedjah By Sports Reporter portunities,” added Bounedjah, Doha who himself saw a penalty kick blocked by Ahli goalkeeper Mo- hammed al-Owais, before he was aghdad Bounedjah was able to convert the rebound. relieved that missed “At the end of the day, though, chances did not come we were able to score the two back to haunt Al Sadd goals that mattered and we Bafter the AFC Champions League qualifi ed for the quarter-fi nals. Round of 16 win over Al Ahli on That’s all that matters. We con- Monday. sider this qualifi cation a gift for Bounedjah, the leading scorer the Al Sadd fans after ending the in the tournament, was again season without a title,” the strik- the man of the hour for Al Sadd er added. in their Round of 16 second leg Meanwhile, Al Sadd head against Saudi Arabia’s Al Ahli. coach Jesualdo Ferreira praised The 26-year-old netted his eighth the eff orts of his players. Ferreira and ninth goals of the 2018 AFC said: “We played a great game.