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Manchester United is most valuable sports team

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 | 275 views

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(NEW YORK-AFP) - English Premiership giant Manchester United is the most valuable franchise in sports, according to a study compiled by Forbes Magazine.

Forbes released its list of the world’s most valuable teams Wednesday, with Manchester on top at 1.84 billion dollars.

The second highest and top North American franchise is the National Football League’s Dallas Cowboys at 1.65 billion dollars.

The New York Yankees, Washington Redskins, New England Patriots, Real Madrid, New York Giants, Arsenal, New York Jets and Houston Texans round out the top 10.

Amid protests from fans, Manchester United’s owning Glazer family has said it would not entertain offers to buy the club, which has around one billion dollars of debt.

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S.Korean cinemas see 3D opportunity in World Cup

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010 | 984 views

3D World Cup

Multiplex cinemas will broadcast South Korea’s World Cup matches live in 3D to lure fans away from their televisions at home, an official said Tuesday.

Major chains like CGV, Lotte Cinema and MegaBox plan to show the matches in three dimensions, especially those involving the South Korean squad, on around 100 screens nationwide, according to Yonhap news agency.

They have signed deals with SBS, the Seoul-based broadcaster that has the exclusive rights to broadcast the tournament in Korea, Yonhap said.

“People don’t come to theatres when there’s a Korean match,” CGV marketing official Park Hye-Young told Yonhap. “So we decided to show the matches on our screens that are best for watching sporting events.”

Going to the movies for a football match is nothing new for South Koreans, who watched games in theatres for free in 2002, when South Korea co-hosted the tournament with Japan and advanced to the semi-finals.

This time, however, they will have to pay.

“The audience will get a unique experience through the surround sound and quality screening,” said Lee Jung-A of MegaBox’s marketing team.

South Korea play Greece on June 12, Argentina on June 17 and Nigeria on June 23 in the group stages.

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Brazilian coaches at football camp ROCK!

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 | 1,329 views

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Meet Coach Fladimir Lima Souza, Coach Romao (Roberto Bragang Romao) from Brazil and Coach Mohan (from Malaysia). Three of them, and Head Coach Lamartine Da Silva drilled 34 boys for three days and two nights at the Outbac Centre in Broga Negeri Sembilan early December. Where? Yep, you may think that Broga is like on another planet, but it’s a beautiful valley just near Semenyih. Surrounded by hills, the Outbac camp has great views and cool weather.

It was in this camp that 34 boys aged from 6 years to 17 spent three days and two nights roughing it out and having great fun! Barbeques, Broga Hill climb at 5.30am, flying fox, kayaking, games, quizzes and a whole lot of football training and tournaments were some of the activities at the camp.

Watch the video to find out how much fun the boys and coaches had at this football camp.

Catch what Head Coach Lamartine had to say about the camp, too.

At the end of the camp, all the boys, coaches and assistants gathered in the hall. Here, all the marks were tallied, and one more quiz was played before the prizes were given out. Here are the questions! Let’s see if your football knowledge is good..

1. How many times has Brazil become the World Cup Champ?

a. 4  b. 5  c. 6  d. 7

2.  What years did they win?

a. 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994
b. 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002
c. 1957, 1966, 1998, 2002, 2006
d. 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002, 2006

3. How many finals has Brazil played?

a. 5  b. 6  c. 7  d.8

4. Which years did Brazil lose the finals?

a. 1960, 1998
b. 1970, 2003
c. 1950, 1998
d. 1938, 1962

5. What does FIFA stand for?

a. Football International Federation Association
b. Federate of Intercountry Football Award
c. International Federation of Football Associations
d. Federation of International Football Associations

6. Top 5 countries in FIFA’s ranking?

a. Spain, Brazil, Netherlands, Canada, India
b. Brazil, Spain, Netherlands, Italy, Portugal
c. Africa, Spain, Macaroon, Mauritius, England
d. England, Spain, Brazil, Italy, Netherlands

7. How many Brazilian players made “Player of the Year”?

a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. 7

Put your answers in the comment box!

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Football is the world’s most watched sport

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 | 512 views

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People of the world who watch sports, watch football the most! In a recent sports survey, the country most interested in football was Portugal.

In France, watching cycling was popular and linked to the Tour De France finale in Paris - a big hit.

German viewers are so into watching athletics, and in India, it is watching cricket.

Lastly, Canadians, Europeans and Russions are Winter Olympics fans.

What sport do you watch?

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