Ally White asked:


The 27-time Italian Serie A champion, Juventus, defeated a confused and disorganized AC Milan on Sunday with an outstanding score of 4-2. The game was incredibly well-played by Juve during the 90 minutes, especially with the two great goals from Amauri.

On the other hand, AC Milan had to play without some important players due to injuries, which is affecting tremendously the results of the club. Some of the injured players are Gattuso, Flamini and the co-star player Kaká.

In the game, AC Milan was really vulnerable in defense and their offense was completely disorganized. That was well noticed during the game, even though they scored two goals. Juve for its part controlled the match and took advantage of the key situations in it to have the lead at the end. With this win, Juve remains in second place of the table with 33 points and 6 points behind Inter. For its part, AC Milan dropped to the fourth place with 30 points and is behind Inter 9 points.

The game started with an early penalty executed by the striker Alessandro Del Piero, who was fouled at the 16 minute of the game opening the score for the Juve. Just 14 minutes later, Alexandre Pato equalized the score for Milan. Then, at minute 34 Juve took the lead again by getting a goal from defender Giorgio Chiellini, who scored a head corner. Minutes later, the Brazilian Amauri scored and put the game 3-1 at the end of the first half. At halftime, the “Rossoneri” came back with some changes and added a second goal at minute 56, when Massimo Ambrosini’s shot was deflected by “Zebras” defenders. However, the hopes of tying the game got lost for Milan when defender Gianluca Zambrotta was kicked out of the game with a second yellow card. The situation favoured Juve and Amauri took advantage of it scoring the fourth goal at minute 69 to confirm the victory for his team.

For his part, Coach Carlo Ancelotti expressed that his team Milan didn’t play good and one of the facts was the absence of some key players. “We were vulnerable at the back and gave them too many chances. Juventus took advantage of our errors. We didn’t play well in defense and they exploited that,” said Ancelotti.

However, the Coach also stated that things will change after the holidays when Kaká, Flamini and some other players return. Also Beckham will be an inclusion in the second part of the season, which could be a very positive sign for Milan.

On the other hand, Coach Claudio Ranieri was delighted with his team performance and the way the Brazilian Amauri is making contributions to the team. He stated that since the absence of Trezeguet, Amauri has been a key player for them, especially with his 10 goals scored already in the season.

The next game of Juve will be against Atalanta on December 21st and Milan will face Udinese on December 20th.  We expect to watch great football and hope for the both teams to achieve their expectations in the coming matches.

Ally White asked:


The English midfielder of 33 years old David Beckham and his current team AC Milan jumped to the second place of the standings of the Italian Serie A by beating Lazio in great way 3-0 this last Sunday at Rome. The Englishman, after scoring twice in the last four games as an AC Milan player, added two assists this last game against Lazio, setting up goals to the Brazilian striker Pato in the first half at minute 42 and to the Italian midfielder Massimo Ambrosini in the beginning of the second half.

Since Beckham started his participation with the AC Milan, the club has been unbeaten, winning 3 games and tiding just one match. With these last results the club has not only increased their chances at the table but also has raised the team’s performance. With Beckham inclusion Ancelotti has fixed the midfield problems and the lack chemistry with the strikers, which had been also an issue at the beginning of the season, and has build up a well-developed and more balanced team. 

Moreover, despite having a muscle injury in the last game, Beckham looked great against Lazio by playing the 90 minute mark and adding the contribution of the two assists goals to his teammates. After those two scorings, Kaka ended the victory with a great goal at minute 38. This victory represented for AC Milan a second spot in the standings while the leaders Inter tied against Torino and Juventus lost against Cangliari. Currently Inter has 50 points, AC Milan has 44 points and Juventus is now third with 43 points.  

For his part, the Vice-president of the AC Milan Adriano Galliani expressed that the club intentions are to acquire David Beckham since the club is doing so great with the English player who has contributed to these amazing results.

“We’re desperate to sign him and I will keep hoping until the last possible moment. When he first came to us I thought he would do well but I never thought to such a degree. It would be terrible to lose him so we’ll make little overtures to try to keep hold of him and then our fans can have a great party when Beckham stays,” stated Galliani.

Likewise, AC Milan Coach Carlo Ancelotti expressed his satisfaction with Beckham’s performance and has included the English midfielder in the UEFA Cup squad list for the two matches against Werder Bremen, which will be played on February 18th and 26th. Nevertheless, Ancelotti hopes for negotiations to turn out well so Beckham can stay with the club and play the rest of the season and the UEFA Cup.

The Beckham’s comeback to LA Galaxy is scheduled to be on March 9th, but AC Milan hopes they can negotiate with the US club to extend the loan until the end of the Italian League season or to acquire David Beckham with a good deal. However, it is impossible to know yet what will happen with AC Milan intentions and LA Galaxy decision and what will be Beckham’s decision at the end of this month. Whatever he decide we hope to keep watching his great football skills and talent during his time with AC Milan and later with the team he chooses to stay.

Ally White asked:


The 17-time champion of the Italian Serie A, the AC Milan, lost again another important game in the Italian Serie A after, being defeated for team Sampdoria 2-1 on Sunday. With this defeat, AC Milan is getting away from the top team Inter Milan, who has now 60 points. Currently AC Milan has 48 points, 12 points away from Inter and 5 points away from the second place Juventus, which has 53 points. Also, with this result, some critics’ doubt that AC Milan could even battle for the Scudetto this season, but Coach Ancelotti still has a hope for his team.

During these past two weeks, the results of AC Milan haven’t been positive; first losing against Inter Milan 2-1 on week 24 of the season, then exiting the UEFA Cup in the Round of 32 against Werder Bremen with an overall score of 3-3 (with the away goal rule in favour of the German squad) and now losing against the 14th place Sampdoria 2-1.

As well, there’s some rumours about that Carlo Ancelotti is in risk of getting replaced at the end of the season; however, the owner of the AC Milan franchise, Silvio Berlusconi, has expressed that the job of Ancelotti is safe for now, especially since he knows that the manager is dealing with injuries in some key players and as a result the positive outcomes have not been easy to accomplish.     

Nevertheless, Carlo Ancelotti is sure that his team will get better these following weeks as he expects that players like Kaka, Ronaldiho and some others will come back to the field.

“It is no doubt a difficult moment, but I am sure that things will get better soon. As soon as we recover our injured players and get a chance to train adequately, we will get back on track. I think it will take a couple of weeks but you will soon see a very different side,” stated Ancelotti.

Another concern for the AC Milan is the departure of the English midfielder David Beckham, who is leaving on March 9th to reunite with his team, the LA Galaxy. The retention of the midfielder has been a constant drama these past weeks in Italy, due to the fact that he was becoming an important part of the AC Milan late success and they want him to stay, however LA Galaxy did not want to make any negotiations over his player and now the superstar Beckhman has to leave to comply his contract with the MLS team.

Despite all these difficulties, AC Milan players, Coach Ancelotti and the franchise are hoping that things will get better, so they can achieve their only and last objective, which is obtaining the third place of the standings at the end of the season to get a berth in the Champions League.

The next game of AC Milan in the Italian Serie A will be against Atalanta on Sunday March, 8th at San Siro and the hopes are set in having several injured players back in the field. This also will be a special day as this will be David Beckham’s last game with the “Rossoneri”.

Audrey Nolan asked:


The AC Milan Captain Paolo Maldini is looking for a revenge against the Argentine team Boca Juniors in the final of the FIFA Club World Cup. They are both the favorites to meet in the final on December 16th in Yokohama.

In 2003 Milan lost by penalties against the Argentine team during the Toyota Cup, the forerunners of the cup are trying to keep the crown for this year’s Club World Cup also.

“It’s not pleasant to think about matches we have lost in the past,” Maldini said Friday. “But we lost to Boca and that’s the team I think about the most”.

From December 7th to the 16th, the Club World Cup features the champions of FIFA’s continental club competitions. African champion Etoile Sahel of Tunisia, CONCACAF champion CF Pachuca of Mexico, Asian winners Urawa Reds, Oceania winner Waitekere United of New Zealand and Asian runner-up Sepahan of Iran are the other clubs participating.

The AC Milan and Boca joined the competition at the semifinal phase, with the Italians playing on Thursday against either Japan’s Urawa or the winner of Friday’s playoff between Sepahan and Waitekere.

This is very important for the Italians, as the Milan vice president Adriano Galliani said, it was important just as when they won the Champions League Cup against Liverpool in May.

“We have to put in all our energy to win the trophy,” said Galliani. “It’s a major objective to take this trophy home.”

The AC Milan Coach Carlo Ancelotti is a little concerned on the results or consequences the tournament will have on the team, since his mayor problem right now is that fact they are in 8th position 16 points away from the current leader Inter Milan.

“There are three matches waiting for us at home right after this tournament and we have to recondition ourselves immediately so we are at our best.” said Ancelotti.

Also Maldini, the 39-year old Italian announced that he is not planning on leaving his team before time, since he announced his retirement from football next year.

“I have a contract with Milan until next June and I have no intention of not honoring it,’ Maldini told reporters. ‘I am fit and focused on winning the Club World Cup.”

Ally White asked:


The English player of 33 years-old David Beckham, had his debut with the AC Milan on Sunday against the AS Roma, which ended with a tie of 2-2. The game was well-played by the England midfielder, who played for 89 minutes and who also was in charge of the majority of the free kicks and corners. Beckham looked sharp and in good condition despite the fact he was inactive for two months and the coach Carlo Ancelotti, the AC Milan Vice-President Adriano Galliani, and players such as Seedorf and Kaka were really satisfied and pleased with Beckham’s performance. 

David Beckham joined AC Milan in a two-month loan from the LA Galaxy so he can stay in shape and could have the opportunity to earn a spot to play for his English National team. Beckham played for the first time in the US Major League Soccer during August 2007 with a 5-year contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy and he is currently the player with the highest salary in the MLS history.

Before Sunday’s game, Ancelotti was almost sure that he would not start the English superstar, but after witnessing some very good practice performances and the hard work and intelligence for the game that Beckham has, coach Ancelotti changed his mind and opened with him on Sunday’s game. His explanation to his decision was that Beckham deserved the starting position after his hard work during the last few days.

“I chose Beckham to start because he proved in recent days to be a very intelligent player and serious. The appearance against Roma is a small reward for him because he worked very hard and has adapted well to the team. This was only his second game with us and he will improve. I believe everyone is happy to have Beckham here,” stated Coach Ancelotti.

The superstar Kaka for his part, expressed he was really happy and satisfied of playing with a player such as David Beckham and he hopes that he would stay longer on the club. Kaka was impressed with his passing ability and the way of using his qualities in the game. The Brazilian star hopes for Beckham to stay more time in the club so he can play more beside him.

The striker and young Brazilian scorer Pato, also stated he was happy to play with him and that he was learning new things from him. As well, midfielder Clarence Seedorf was also pleased with the performance of Beckham especially in the second half of Sunday’s match.

Moreover, David Beckham affirmed that he really enjoyed the game and he felt great with the team. He also said he was happy with his performance and the opportunity that Coach Ancelotti gave him.

The next appearance of Beckham with AC Milan in the Italian Serie A will be in January 17th against Fiorentina at home. Currently, AC Milan is nine points behind the Italian Serie A leader, Inter Milan and five points behind second place Juventus. We hope the best for the English midfielder these two months in the Italian Serie A and we expect that with his contribution the AC Milan could get back to the best positions of the table.  

football dude asked:


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Millions of young football fans cherish the idea of wearing the NFL clothing representing their favorite National Football League team. What keeps many from that dream is the price. Some NFL merchandise is pricey, particularly good quality jerseys. Many are being sold for hundreds of dollars, and the higher the quality, or rarer the item, the higher the price. Of course, there are cheap knockoffs of authentic NFL merchandise, however most young football fans will tell you quickly that these simply aren’t what they want. They want clothing that looks good, and something close to a real NFL jersey. The NFL brand carries a lot of weight with them.

Of course some NFL jerseys sold in retail outlets or online aren’t the real thing. If you’ve seen a real NFL jersey hanging on a wall in a football pub, you know how huge they are. Two people can fit comfortably into them. The jerseys were design for large men wearing even larger shoulder pads. Only the quarterbacks and kickers have shoulder pads that are comparatively smaller than the well padded ones that linebackers wear.

For small children however, a real NFL jersey is too heavy with designs that are too detailed for the child to appreciate. Kids like it simple and comfortable and they won’t appreciate an authentic NFL jersey so there’s no point in wasting money on it. A kids jersey needs to be made of a softer material with stitching that won’t cause itching and chafing. You can buy authentic NFL kids clothing online at an NFL shop. Many people buying sports jerseys or receiving them as Christmas gifts discover that they’re perhaps made for pickup football at the local park and not as casual wear.

Many NFL jerseys are purchased as collector’s items. An authentic team jersey signed by a well known National Football League star can fetch a good price at auction. Most recently, throw back jerseys have become popular. These have the designs, colors and team logos from year’s long past. You may even have throwback jerseys signed by former popular players like John Riggins, Jim Marshall, Dwight Clarke, Terry Bradshaw, Jerry Rice, Walter Payton, Ken Stabler, Fran Tarkenton, and even coaches such as Mike Ditka.

NFL Merchandise is a very popular Christmas gift item. Sports fans appreciate these collectibles, particularly those that are unique. Sports Bars often lacking in decor ideas, are perfect locations for framed football jerseys. Nothing makes a better statement for your sports bar than the appearance of a signed NFL jersey up on the wall. You might want to have a jersey handy and ask a pro player to pay your bar a visit. Have them sign the Jersey. Then you’ve got a collectible that can impress your football fan patrons.

Baseball Caps for Football Fans

Another in-demand type of NFL merchandise is baseball caps with the various team NFL logos on them. It’s probably the least expensive way to adorn yourself with an NFL branded logo. Some merchandise manufacturers make NFL caps that have a rubber fan face built into it. Besides being a fun way to show you’re fan fanatic, it might help keep you warm on cold game days in these coming months.

For the rabid NFL or college football fan, an impressive Christmas gift is a headwig, or rubber fan face for wearing at parties or the game. And the price of this fanwear is great. For less than twenty dollars, you have some authentic NFL merchandise with the fan’s favorite colors and logo on it. Other items carried at an NFL shop are oversized inflatable footballs. These are a lot of fun for backyard play and take a lot of the seriousness out of the game. You can never have too much fun. For your car, you might want to block the Sun’s UV rays from your kids in the backseat. It doesn’t hurt to have a Steelers logo, or Jets logo, or Raider’s logo on it as well. Show your team pride.

The most popular teams for fan merchandise aren’t always what you’d expect. Fans in certain cities are very loyalty and spirited and they are more likely to get into the culture of football and adorn themselves with NFL branded clothing. Some of the more highly sought team merchandise is that of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Merchandise sales for the Steelers rose strongly after their recent win at the Superbowl.

Other teams that sell a lot of NFL merchandise are the Seattle Seahawks, Oakland Raiders, New York Jets, Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers. To find an NFL teams merchandise check online via Google or Yahoo. You’ll find Chicago Bears Merchandise available at NFL.com or via the Bears official web site, and there are other NFL shops that offer official Chicago Bears merchandise. From collectibles to wearables, there are plenty of gift ideas for Christmas 2006. Stats show that fan interest in NFL football has continued to climb. Attendance at actual NFL games has risen and more games are shown on TV. That means fan-related items such as caps, fan faces, and headwigs are going to be present at all the games. Share the spirit this year with a visit to an NFL shop online.

Paul Johnson asked:


People don’t go to football games to watch football. Oh, a few people do, but not enough to come close to filling the stadium. To find out who the pure fans are, you’d have to do away with the video screens, the mascots, the cheerleaders, the halftime shows, any foods more exotic than hot dogs, soft drinks and peanuts, and then see who’s left in the stands. Would you still buy a ticket?

Football is more than a game; it’s also a business. The business of football has grown because the promise included with each ticket has grown to appeal to more than just the pure fans. Does your business cater solely to your pure fans? If so, you’re sitting on a tremendous growth opportunity.

No One Wants Your Product

We forget that people don’t really want our product; they want what they can do with our product. Take coffee as an example. If we focus on the coffee itself, it’s easy to get caught up in the price per pound or per cup, and the qualities that make coffee taste good or bad. Yet when we think about what we can do with the coffee, those factors become almost insignificant.

The place where coffee is served (the coffee shop) becomes the backdrop for a social event with friends or business acquaintances; the price of the coffee becomes insignificant. Perhaps coffee is the warm, comforting friend that accompanies us on our journey into the new book we just picked up at a Barnes and Noble book store. Whenever we buy coffee or football tickets or your product or service, we are buying much more than what the label on the package indicates.

Get a Feel for the Game

Football organizations discovered long ago they can enjoy significant boosts in business by looking at all the ways to serve their customers during a football game. By expanding the core product — the game on the field — to appeal to a larger audience, their market grows beyond the pure fans to include their spouses, other family members and their friends. In the process, football organizations enjoy multiple up-sell opportunities while engendering customer loyalty that keeps fans coming back. You don’t have to love football to love going to a football game.

While your product or service may not be as flashy and exciting as football, you can apply football’s marketing lessons to improve your market share, revenues and profits. If you don’t, you risk seeing your sales fall flat and watching business go to your competition. If companies can apply these marketing principles to a product as simple as coffee, you can win using these strategies, too.

Unfortunately, we may be too close to our product to successfully apply these principles. We likely know the features and benefits of our product inside and out, and understand all the things our customers can do with our product. What’s more important is that we step back and work to understand how people feel while using our product. Find out the feelings your customers associate with using your product or service, and then think of ways to give them more of those feelings. Here are three ways you can do that.

1. Ain’t I Social!

Many people use a product or service as an excuse to get together with other people. Football tickets, coffee shops, birthday cakes, bowling leagues – people may buy these products solely to enjoy the feelings they get when they’re experiencing them with other people.

Think of ways to get people who share a common interest in your product or service to socialize around it. Consider:

*** Conferences

*** Online chat rooms

*** Reunions

*** Rallies

*** User groups

*** Advanced training sessions

*** Charitable work

Any event, really, can be the perfect excuse for your customers to gather and experience the great positive feelings that will generate customer loyalty and keep them coming back for more.

2. Make it Memorable

When customers have a good experience with your product, they’ll want to repeat it so they can recreate those good feelings. Ideally our customers will talk about their experience with their friends and associates long after the experience is over. You can extend the power of this word of mouth effect. Help your customers remember their positive feelings long after the experience that created them is over.

Memories are heightened when emotions are involved. The stronger the emotions, the stronger the feelings, the longer and more powerfully we remember them. At football games we watch instant replays of key moments; the turning points and dazzling plays worth remembering. We buy programs that allow us to engage at a deeper level with the personal aspects of the players. Sometimes we’re provided with heart-stopping opportunities to win prizes. Souvenirs allow us to take the football game home with us; we can relive the feelings we had at the game simply by looking at or holding our souvenir.

Get your customers emotionally involved so they’ll long remember the positive experiences they have with your product or service.

*** Provide mementos.

*** Give them a chance to win something.

*** Deliver a nice surprise they don’t expect.

*** Give them moments with industry celebrities.

*** Take pictures, especially of them, to give them vivid reminders of the great experience they had.

Do these things, and they’ll do business with you over and over again.

3. Include the Fringe

Around your core customers — the pure fans — is a fringe of secondary customers you can easily access. These secondary customers may be spouses or friends of your core customers who are easily reached through viral marketing. Give thought as to how to provide for their social needs and create positive, memorable feelings that will encourage them to try you once and then come back again and again.

The football business has this figured out. The football lovers in a household have an easier time getting to games when their non-football-loving spouse is eager to go with them. That’s why a football ticket provides so much more than the game these days. While marketing the game to pure fans is a simple endeavor, football becomes a much better business when the offer is expanded to include the social and emotional aspects that appeal to the secondary market. For example, the Super Bowl has become more of a party than a game. People plan for and look forward to the huge social event that engulfs this championship game. Millions watch the Super Bowl on TV, yet few watch it alone.

Get in touch with your market and work to understand who your secondary customers are. Coffee shops gladly sell tea and soft drinks so their “regulars” can easily bring along their non-coffee drinking friends. Expand your marketing to include these secondary customers and you can boost your sales revenues by 50% and more.

The Game of Change

Football as a game hasn’t changed much over the decades. The proposal to permit challenge flags supported by video review was carefully debated by National Football League (NFL) officials before its adoption, all because the League knows this; never alienate your pure fans. They are the bedrock of your business. Keep delivering the solid, consistent product that keeps them coming back for more.

Don’t focus on improving your product. Instead, focus on improving the product experience. Once you understand the positive feelings your customers experience by using your product or service, look for ways to extend that experience. Sure, cream and sugar go with coffee. But so does a soft chair and soothing music. So does a well-written book of fiction. So does a table surrounded by family or friends.

Football is a game and it is a business. Look at your business like a game. How does it feel to do business with you today? Make your business social. Make it memorable. Make your business the game your customers are eager to play.

Subhash asked:


The story of football began sometime during the 19th century in England when a soccer player, frustrated at using only his feet to manipulate the ball, decided to simply pick it up and run with it. Although it was clearly against the rules of soccer, other players soon found the new way of playing soccer appealing and thus, the sport of rugby was born.

Football was still mainly American rugby—much different from the popular sport known today. Over the course of three years starting in 1880, Yale player Walter Camp eventually convinced the IFA to change a series of rules in football to create a game that is very similar today. For that, Camp is considered by historians as the father of modern football.

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Types of football cleats

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Football cleat styles

Football cleats come in three different heights to satisfy different needs and preferences.

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Soophott Lert asked:


is one of the most popular games, cherished all over the world with enthusiasm and thrills. Although the game is world famous, there are very few people who are aware of the proper laws of the game. As per the laws of football, the minimum equipment is required in the game, and the use of unsafe and unwanted equipment is strongly prohibited.

This is because the equipment not required in the game may harm the players of the opponent team. It is essential that football is played strictly as per the rules and regulations of the game. The popularity of football is growing rapidly throughout the world and efficient and well-organized football kits have hit the market for soccer lovers. These kits are a boon for all football lovers as well as those who are looking forward to playing the game.

Football Kits for Sure Success

The success of a football team depends largely on the kits used by the players. These kits not only serve as the basic support for the entire team, but also ensure the health and the safety of the team members. Players equipped with good quality football kits can successfully and easily deal with any troublesome situations that may be encountered whilst playing the game. A basic football kit generally incorporates the sport equipment and the game attire. These kits help the members to play in a relaxed mood and to give their best to the game.

The Contents of the Football Kits

Any elementary football kit will carry the sports attire and the basic equipment used in the sport. The attire in the football kit includes shirts, socks, shorts, footwear and the shin guards. Shoes and boots are also a crucial part of football kits. Special attire is available for the goal keeper so that he can be easily distinguished and recognized.

Special leg pads, caps and gloves are also available as the goal keeper is required to bar the goals coming at him fast. The goal keeper is also required to protect his head, legs and hands in order to escape serious injuries. Caps are important for them so that they can be protected from direct sunlight that hampers visibility and can cause the keeper to miss goals.

It is important to check the quality of the kit before purchasing the football kit. Apart from the major equipment, some football kits also carry sports accessories that the players use while playing.

Football Kits for Match Officials

The game of football is monitored and conducted by various match officials. There are football kits that are available for officials as well. The referees, assistant referees and the fourth officials wear the “all-black football kits”. Usually the jerseys that the referees wear during the game have a pocket sewn on them for keeping their notebook and yellow cards.

There are numerous, magnificent options of football kits that are easily available from the current market and online stores. Football enthusiasts always play the game with quality equipment and proper attire. The combination of both can be easily found in football kits.