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World Football
by Steve Amoia


 

Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Pelé). Courtesy of Triad Publishing. Please click on the image to see a great video.
"Football, the beautiful game."
Edson Arantes do Nascimento
(Pelé).
3 Time World Cup Winner for Brasil.
Photo courtesy of Triad Publishing.


Football. Fútbol. Futebol. Calcio. Fußball. ποδόσφαιρο. Kopaná. Fotbal.
Futball. Voetbal. Fotboll. Fotball. Nogometni.
футбол. oкер. Jalkapallo.
Futbola. Association Football. Soccer. Nogomet. Piłka Nożna. Fótbolti.
 
  Il-Loghba tal-ballun. Futbol.  Futbolo. Sepakbola.
Kandanda. Kinipōpō peku. Cumann Peile. כדורגל đá banh ฟุตบอล
फुटबाल 蹴球  足球 フットボール لعبة كرة القدم  بازى فوتبال

      In any language, the whole world is united by a ball.

World Football Commentaries by Steve Amoia
Please click on the image to visit my blog. 

Image courtesy of stock.xchng.


Content Summary

Europe

Italian Calcio contains National Team history, present discussion, and modern day coaching records. Also included are Serie A coverage, a listing of team home pages, helpful links in English and Italian, along with a section about Roberto Baggio. The Juventus FC page briefly discusses the history of the team, its accomplishments, my chance meeting with them, along with current news and links. Euro 2004 contains a table of champions and match reports.

FIFA World Cup

World Cup History examines the past tournaments, has a table of champions, along with links to excellent historical sites. World Cup 2002 contains my match reports and a tournament progress chart. World Cup 2006 briefly discusses the road to Germany, links to the various qualification regions, the actual tournament draw, along with a link to my fan blog entries for the International Herald Tribune.

The Americas

Brazilian Futebol has history and links about the National Team, along with sections about Pelé and the Copa América. Club Atletico Boca Juniors contains interesting historical commentaries, a unique Argentine family connection, pictures, and links of interest. DC United has a brief section about the team, links to MLS, along with North American soccer history.

International

The Current News section contains National Teams in the news through 2006, a Soccer Headlines feature from Bravenet, along with archived articles and news items. Football Sites has a detailed listing of global football venues, along with video clips of legendary players. My Commentaries features a main discussion, and a link to my commentaries blog.


Europe FIFA World Cup The Americas International
Italian Calcio World Cup History Brazilian Futebol Current News
Juventus FC World Cup 2002 Club Atletico Boca Juniors Football Sites
UEFA Euro 2004 World Cup 2006 DC United/USA History My Commentaries

Inspirational Quotes

Roberto Baggio. Please click on the image to see a video.
"Only those who have the courage to take a penalty miss them."
Roberto Baggio
was the Divine Ponytail of Italian calcio.
 In his storied career, he only missed one penalty kick for Italy,
 and his legacy should not be defined by that famous incident. In the Serie A, Baggio converted 71 out of 79 (90%), which is a record. Please click on the image to see a video of this legendary player. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia.

"Pel
é called me the greatest footballer in the world.
That is the ultimate salute to my life."
 
George Best
 
of Manchester United and Northern Ireland.
Please click on the image to see a sample of the tremendous skills
from the legendary player.
 
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia.
 
Ronaldo. Alessandro Del Piero.
"No one should be doomed to a life of poverty,
 whether by birth or as a consequence of war."
Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima (Ronaldo)
of SC Corinthians. Please click on the image for a video that
spans his illustrious career. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia.

 

"A true gentleman never leaves his lady."
Alessandro Del Piero
 
of Juventus FC and the Azzurri. Please click on the image to see a video of
this true professional and symbol of Juventus.
 Photo courtesy of Paul Blank, www.postproduktie.nl.
 

 


Contact Me

All the best wishes, and thank you for visiting my web site.
Despite our differences, the whole world is united by a ball. Football is the great equalizer.

Steve Amoia
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