Module 3

1.Which team has won the biggest number of titles in FIFA World Cup?
Answer:

The English national football team.

2. When and where was Diego Maradona's first national game? Provide a short biography of the footballer.
Answer:

He made his debut the 27th February, 1977 against Hungary. He won 5-1.
Diego Armando Maradona (born 30 October 1960 in Lanús, Buenos Aires) is a former Argentine football player, and current manager of the Argentine national team. He is considered by many to be the greatest footballer of all time; he finished first in an internet vote for the FIFA Player of the Century award, and he shared the award with Pelé.

3.Who was the first black international football player?
Answer:

Andrew Watson is a name that really should be better known, as he was the world's first black international player. Born in British Guiana, he was a proper celebrity in the Victorian era, winning three caps for Scotland in the 1880s. He also became the first non-white player to feature in the FA Cup.
4.Who wrote the first description of the football match and how was it described?
Answer:
The first description of a football match in England was written by William FitzStephen in about 1170. He records that while visiting London he noticed that "after dinner all the youths of the city goes out into the fields for the very popular game of ball." He points out that every trade had their own football team. "The elders, the fathers, and the men of wealth come on horseback to view the contests of their juniors, and in their fashion sport with the young men; and there seems to be aroused in these elders a stirring of natural heat by viewing so much activity and by participation in the joys of unrestrained youth."

5. Who was the first player to score 2000 points in a career?
Answer:

George Blanda. George retired after 26 years, playing in both the old AFL and the NFL, scoring a total of 2002 points.

6. Give the short overview of the football carreer of David Beckham. What is his real full name? What are his nicknames? Provide a short biography of the footballer.
Answer:

David's dream of becoming a footballer began when he was about 8 years old. His first team Ridgeway Rovers was taken up in the local newspaper when they won the Fyfield five-a-side soccer tournament. In a later match they won 23-0! The article said that Big had played an outstanding game on the right wing. In the next three years, Beckham was scoring more than a hundred goals of the Enfield District League; at 11, watching Blue Peter, he saw a piece about Bobby Charlton's Soccer Skills Tournament. He won, with the highest score ever, and he won at Old Trafford, the home of the tournament and of Manchester United. The lifelong devotion of Beckham to United - "There was never another team for me" - said his father, was a source of some puzzlement to his resolutely southern friends and team-mates.

David Robert Joseph Beckham was born on May 2nd 1975, in Leytonstone, London. Although living in the capital city, he always supported Manchester United and that's probably because his dad, Ted, was a massive Red Devils fan. He first saw Man. United when his dad took him to White Hart Lane. Since then, he started liking the stars as Bryan Robson, Gordon Strachan, Frank Staphelon and Remi Moses. His parents always bought him a brand new football for Christmas. He also had a new Man. United kit every year and his mum's dad always bought him the new Tottenham kit. Golden Balls is also an informal nickname for English footballer David Beckham.

7. Who is Edison Arantes do Nascimento and why is he famous in the football history? Give a short overview of his career with illustrations.
Answer:

Edison Arantes do Nascimento, best known by his nickname Pelé, is a Brazilian retired former football player. He is known for his accomplishments and contributions to the game of football in addition to being officially declared football ambassador of the world by FIFA and a national treasure by the Brazilian government. He is also acknowledged for his vocal support of policies to improve the social conditions of the poor (when he scored his 1,000th goal he dedicated it to the poor children of Brazil).During his career, he became known as "The King of Football" (O Rei do Futebol), "The King Pelé" (O Rei Pelé) or simply "The King".

Spotted by football star Waldemar de Brito,Pelé began playing for Santos at 15 and his national team at 16, and won his first World Cup at 17. Despite numerous offers from European clubs, the economic conditions and Brazilian football regulations at the time benefited Santos, thus enabling them to keep Pelé for almost two decades until 1974. Pelé played as an inside forward, striker, and what later became known as the playmaker position. Pelé's technique and natural athleticism have been universally praised and during his playing years he was renowned for his excellent dribbling and passing, his pace, powerful shot, exceptional heading ability, and prolific goalscoring.

8. What is 'gridiron or tackle football'' and where is it played? What are the most famous teams?
Answer:

American football, known in the United States simply as football and often as gridiron or tackle football outside the United States, is a competitive team sport known for combining strategy with physical play. The most famous teams: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Denver Broncos, Cincinnati Bengals, Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars, Oakland Raiders, New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans, and San Diego Chargers.

9.When and where was football originally first invented?
Answer:

However, the first indications of an early formal form of football date back 3,000 years to Ancient China. A game played with a ball of animal skins stuffed with hair or feathers was kicked between poles some 10 metres high and was most likely used for military training. By 50AD, the game was named “tsu chu” (or “cuju”) and early records compare the round ball and square goal to Yin and Yang, the ancient symbols of harmony.

10.How is Estonia ranked on the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking 2009?
Answer:

Ranking: 102