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Ballon d'Or

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 T he  Ballon d'Or  is an annual  football  award presented by French news magazine  France Football  since 1956 and co-organized alongside  UEFA  since 2024.  Previously , it was awarded only to players from Europe and is widely known as the European Footballer of the Year award, but in 1995, it was expanded to include all players of any footballer that have been active at European clubs.  After 2007, coaches and captains of national teams were also given the right to vote. Player who won the most Ballon d'Or awards is Lionel Messi with 8 awards, and second is Ronaldo with 5 awards. Our national footballer Robert Lewandowski would have won the award in 2020, if it hadn't been canceled due to the covid pandemic. Link : https://www.topendsports.com/sport/soccer/awards/ballondor.htm

The best scorer in football history

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 Player that scored the most goals in association football is Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro. He has scored 859 goals so far. He has won five Ballon d'Or awards and won 34 trophies.  He also made a Portugal national team considered as one of the best national teams in the world ( before he played it was ranked 56th in ranking, at this moment it's ranked 6th).  He is thought to be the best player in football history. In 2023 he scored so far 48 goals and is leading the race for most goals in 2023 season. What makes his stats more impressive he is 38 years old. His goal celebration is being used in every sport and is known all over the world.   Link : https://www.goal.com/en/lists/cristiano-ronaldo-lionel-messi-pele---who-are-the-top-goal-scorers-in-football-history/ynctx2o9fa371vi1x0dsgr0np#cs0076fbbe71a9b086

El Clásico - the biggest rivalry in football

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  El Clásico  (in Spanish),  meaning "The Classic", is the name given to any  football  match between rival clubs  Barcelona  and  Real Madrid .  Originally referring to competitions held in the  Spanish championship , the term now includes every match between the clubs, such as those in the  UEFA Champions League ,  Supercopa de España  and  Copa del Rey .  It is considered one of the biggest club football games in the world and is among the most viewed annual sporting events. The fixture carries a large-scale political connotation, as  Madrid  is the capital and largest city of Spain and  Barcelona  is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of  Catalonia .  It is the biggest rivalry in football, because these clubs are being considered as the best clubs in the world.  Real Madrid is leading this rivalry with 103 wins ( Barcelona has 100).

What is Futsal ?

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  Futsal  is a  football -based game played on a  hardcourt  like a  basketball court , smaller than a  football pitch , and mainly indoors.   Futsal started in 1930 when Juan Carlos Ceriani, a teacher in  Montevideo ,  Uruguay , created a version of indoor football. While writing the rule book, Ceriani combined the principles from different games :   from  basketball , the number of players (five per team) and the game's duration (40 active minutes); from  water polo , and from football, that ball can't touch hands. Currently the best team in the world is Brazil, and Poland is ranked 25th. Link:  https://www.uefa.com/futsalunder19/news/0262-1083b0377aa6-a225624d90ad-1000--what-is-futsal-a-beginner-s-guide/

World Cup - The biggest event in football

  The  FIFA World Cup , often simply called the  World Cup , is an international  association football  competition between the senior  men's national teams. The tournament has been held every four years since the  inaugural tournament in 1930 , with the exception of 1942 and 1946 due to the Second World War .  Current champion is Argentina, but team with the most trophies is Brazil ( they have 5 titles). The viewership of the  2018 World Cup  was estimated to be 3.57 billion, close to half of the global population,  while the engagement with the  2022 World Cup  was estimated to be 5 billion, with about 1.5 billion people watching  the final match.   This makes it the biggest sport event in the history. Link to the article :  https://www.britannica.com/sports/World-Cup-football

The biggest stadium

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  The  Rungrado 1st of May Stadium  is a  multi-purpose stadium  occupying an area of 20.7 hectares (51 acres) on  Rungra Island ,  Pyongyang ,  North Korea . It was opened on 1 May 1989. The stadium is currently used for football matches, a few  athletics  events, and most often for the  mass games  of the  Arirang Festival . The stadium's scalloped roof features 16  arches  arranged in a ring. The Stadium capacity is around 150,000, it went to 114,000 in 2014 due to the reconstructions, but in 2022 it was confirmed that stadium can hold 150,000 people. In 1988 Summer Olympics took place there. Up to my knowledge no major matches took place there. Probably because of the political situation it North Korea.  Link to the article: https://onefootball.com/fr/news/the-worlds-biggest-football-stadium-rungrado-1st-of-may-stadium-37765068

Scouting in football

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What role player scouts do in football? Player scouts evaluate the talent of footballers with a view to signing them on a professional contract for their employers. They are being called Talent Spotters.  A player scout typically attends as many football matches as possible to find new rising stars. Scouts who wish to identify promising young players typically attend lower-league club games, or  international tournaments for young players. Scouts are looking for players who stands out by their determination, technique and support for team. For most of the young players, the presence of a scout is the biggest chance to enter a professional football scene and receive a contract from professional clubs. Link to the article: https://www.juniorgrassroots.uk/what-is-a-football-scout/