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Football
Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. Football is played predominantly with the feet, but players may use any part of their body except their hands and arms to propel the ball; the exception to this is the goalkeeper, who is the only member of the team allowed to handle the ball in the field of play.
The sport is also known by other names in some parts of the English-speaking world, usually soccer or association football. These names are also used to distinguish the game from other sports known as "football".
Football is played at a professional level all over the world and millions of people regularly go to a football stadium to follow their home team, whilst millions more avidly watch the game on television. A very large number of people also play football at an amateur level.
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Zinédine Yazid Zidane (born June 23, 1972, in Marseille, France), nicknamed Zizou, is a French football player for Real Madrid and formerly France. He is a Muslim of Algerian Kabyle Berber ethnic origin. Through his status as a prominent Frenchman of Maghrebi descent, he promotes racial and religious tolerance, especially among the youth.
Zidane was a member of the French football team in the 1998 World Cup, which France won, scoring two goals in the final against Brazil. Two years later, he led his country to a second major championship, winning Euro 2000. He has been elected three times as FIFA World Player of the Year (1998, 2000, 2003). Zidane is often considered to be the best footballer in the world, and perhaps one of the most talented players of all time. An elegant dribbler of the ball, Zidane's passing ability and perfect balance make him one of the best playmakers in the world and the natural successor of France's Michel Platini.
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- ...that Malmö FF was degraded from Allsvenskan the 1933-34 season since their nemesis IFK Malmö had reported the club for paying their players, which was against rules at that time?
- ...that the "Curse of Christmas" was broken the 2004-05 season as West Bromwich Albion managed to finish 17th on the final day?
- ...that the most common team formations up to the 1940s was 2-3-5 and WM-formations?
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- Germany wins the UEFA Women's Championship for the fourth time in a row, beating Norway 3-1 in the final.
- The line-up of the 2005/06 Champions League tournament is set as the last four titles to be decided in Europe was won this weekend, including, amongst others, Steaua Bucuresti and Brøndby.
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Confederations Cup
- June 15 - June 29: The 2005 Confederations Cup takes place in Germany.
- June 10 - July 2: The 2005 Football World Youth Championship takes place in the Netherlands, now entering the semi-finals.
- Six teams (counting the hosts) have secured qualification for the 2006 Football World Cup in Germany as of June 14.
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