Showing posts with label FIFA World Cup. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FIFA World Cup. Show all posts

Sunday, July 10, 2011

The Uniforms Of Football Players - A Sign Of National Pride



The most famous sport at present is football due to the great publicity it has received from the mass media. Football is capable of gathering together millions of supporters from all over the world; it can set up friendships, as well as animosities among supporters. For that matter, teams have to do their best to become visible in the eyes of the fans.
A team needs more than just talented players and sponsors to be noticeable; it also needs a powerful identity. The best way to create a specific culture that your football players and supporters can appropriate is to adopt a representative set of uniforms. The color and the design of the uniform have to be in keeping with the color and the design of the football club.
In the case of national football teams, the uniform is even more important because it enables the viewers of the game to identify the nationality of the players. The uniforms are, for that matter, created as a combination of the colors of the national flag. These uniforms acquire more significance because they don't just represent the culture of the football team, but also the culture of the respective country.
The football game becomes a battle between two countries, between two nations that try to prove their superiority. As a consequence, it is necessary to choose the best materials that can inculcate the idea of national power in the minds of the viewers. The colors have to be eye-catching, yet, not too aggressive in order to persist in the public's memory.
Depending on the image you want to create for your country, you may use various materials for your uniforms. The most used one is spandex, but you can opt for tricot, micro and porthole mesh designs that will help individuate your team from the rest and suggest the idea of wealth and stability.
You need to remind your football players that what they are wearing is not just a simple uniform, but the ones representing the identity of your country; therefore, they need to have great results. In addition, you need to resort to a good company that deals with corporate and sport clothing design in order to help you create a culture for your football team and your country.

The Top 5 Arsenal Football Club Books

Arsenal : Extraordinary Images of an Amazing Club
This is the first attempt to tell the story of the 121-year-history of the Arsenal Football Club through the greatest and most iconic Arsenal photography ever published.
From the earliest days at Woolwich and Plumstead, through the heady highs of Herbert Chapman and George Allison, to the colourful 1980s and the successful Arsene Wenger era, these images capture the emotions, stories, faces, fans and day-to-day existence of this incredible Club. Rarely seen photography provides an alternative view of many of the key events in the Club's history and shows you sides of the Club that you never knew existed.
Rebels For The Cause : The Alternative History of Arsenal FC
Rebels for the Cause will surprise every Arsenal fan by revealing how much more there was to discover about the club.
Jon Spurling has written a book that both entertains and informs. Starting with Arsenal's founding fathers, each chapter carefully pulls together the facts and faces throughout the club's history, cleverly exploring it's more colorful characters while subtly detailing the context of the club and football's changing place in society.
Thought provoking, and sometimes shocking a smile is never far away from the reader's face. It also exposes the roots of resentment for the club in both the media and other football fans.
For Arsenal fans this is simply a must read. For the rest, you hardly need any more justification for finding fault with the red and white half of north London.
The Official Illustrated History of Arsenal 1886-2007
This official history charts Arsenal's story from its inception in 1886 right up to the first full season at the impressive Emirates Stadium.
It details how Dial Square became Woolwich Arsenal, the move to Highbury, Herbert Chapman's inspirational leadership, the famous Double of 1971, the exciting title race of 1989, the second Double of 1998, the unbeaten season of 2003/04 and the move to their current home.
There is a complete statistical record of European and domestic games and in-depth features on North London derbies, the stars of the 1930s, Arsenal internationals, the team of 1971 and the modern French connection.
The Official Arsenal Annual 2008
Every Arsenal fan will find something to cheer about in "The Official Arsenal FC Annual 2008". For Arsenal, 2007 promises to be yet another monumental year, with the move to Emirates Stadium completed, the Gunners going well in the Champions League, chasing down Manchester United and Chelsea in the Premiership and reaching the last four of the Carling Cup.


Saturday, July 17, 2010

Crew Win with Luchametric Formation; Thierry Henry Gets What's Coming to Him

Jack Ruby style, like a thief in the night, El Luchador tonight confronted the cheating Thierry Henry at Crew Stadium after the Red Bulls' humiliating defeat at the hands of the Black and Gold.

Robert Warzycha took the advice of the Luchametric Institute and played the 4-2-3-1 formation in the attacking phase with Renteria up top, and the Crew won handily 2-0 on goals from Renteria and Brian Carroll. Although they "lined up" in the 4-4-1-1 to start both halves, GBS played back deeper than in previous matches and Renteria was the lone marauding striker up front.  And the starts by Expo and Renteria, as we had suggested, clearly gave the crew the attacking prowess they had been lacking.

But the highlight of the evening was when El Luchador spoke truth to power, made Mark McCullers' Security Forces and Columbus Police nervous, and scouted out The Cheater's location to charge in and achieve justice for the people of the Republic of Ireland.  El Luchador did what any sensible football fan would do and called  Henry out on his despicable handball that cost the Irish a place in the World Cup this year.

After France's disgraceful but predictable collapse in South Africa, Henry announced his signing with New York, and he flew to Columbus to witness his team lose to the Crew from a luxury box on the northwest corner of the stadium.

Thierry Henry: As a Frenchman, you know how to surrender. Go ahead and do so  now. Based on what we saw from the Red Bulls tonight, even your cheating ways will not save you or your newly chosen comrades.

Hagalo Columbus! DO IT!