World Cup Legendary Captains Part I

1. Jose Nasazzi (Uruguay)
In 1930, Uruguay became the first country which held the first world cup. Uruguay became the first team which won the first world cup in 1930. Their captain, Jose Nasazzi was the first captain who brings a glory for his country.



Name : Jose Nasazzi Yarza
Nationality : Uruguayan
Position : Right Back
Date of Birth : 24th May, 1901
Place of Birth : Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of Death : 17th June, 1968 (Aged 67)
Place of Death : Montevideo, Uruguay
Caps/ Goals : 51 Caps/ 0 Goals
Clubs Carrier : -

2. Giampiero Combi (Italy)
Moved from South America, Italy became the second host of World Cup 1934. 4 years later, the trophy of World Cup by Jules Rimet moved hand from Jose Nasazzi to Giampiero Combi. Combi lead his friends to reach final and won the world cup. Combi also became the first keeper and also became the captain who could lift a Jules Rimet trophy in 1934.



Name : Gianpiero Combi
Nationality : Italian
Position : Goalkeeper
Date of Birth : 20th November, 1902
Place of Birth : Turin, Italy
Date of Death : 12th August, 1956 (Aged 53)
Place of Death : Turin, Italy
Caps/ Goals : 47 Caps/ 0 Goals
Clubs Carrier : Juventus

3. Giuseppe Meazza (Italy)
Well, this Italian captain must have remembered by all Italian. Today, his name became the one of the biggest and the most luxurious stadium in world. Yap, his name became the stadium of Inter Milan and A.C. Milan Club. Giuseppe Meazza brought the seconds Jules Rimet trophy to Italy again in 1938. And Italy won the world cup for the second time.



Name : Giuseppe “peppino” Meazza
Nationality : Italian
Position : Forward
Date of Birth : 23rd August, 1910
Place of Birth : Milan, Italy
Date of Death : 21st August, 1979 (aged 69)
Place of Death : Rapallo, Italy
Caps/ Goals : 53 Caps/ 33 Goals
Clubs Carrier : Inter Milan, A.C. Milan, Juventus, Varese, Atalanta

4. Obdulio Varela (Uruguay)
Its looks like a revenge. Obdulio Varela brought the World Cup trophy back to Uruguay again. He leaded his friends against Brasil in final World Cup in 1950. It was very difficult to win against Brasil in their Brasil Home.



Name : Obdulio Varela
Nationality : Uruguayan
Position : Center Half
Date of Birth : 20th September, 1917
Place of Birth : Paysandu, Uruguay
Date of Death : 2nd August, 1996 (Aged 78)
Place of Death : -
Caps/ Goals : 45 Caps/ 9 Goals
Clubs Carrier :Deportivo Juventud, Montevideo Wanderers, C.A. Penarol

5. Fritz Walter (Gernany)
After the World War II, Germany became the only one country which became the poorest country in world. They have to buy all cost of War affect for the world. But, one man called Fritz Walter change world side to see Germany. In 1954, Fritz Walter brought Germany national team to win the World Cup for the first time.



Name : Friedrich Walter
Nationality : German
Position : Forward
Date of Birth : 31st October, 1920
Place of Birth : Kaiserslautern, Germany
Date of Death : 17th June 2002 (Aged 82)
Place of Death : Enkenbach-Alsenborn, Germany
Caps/ Goals : 61 Caps/ 33 Goals
Clubs Carrier : FV Kaiserslautern, 1. FC Kaiserslautern

The history of Banana Kicks

Well, in world cup 1958 in Sweden there is one man whose 17 years old who became the legends for all football player. Born as Edson Arantes do Nascimento or familiar with a nickname called Pele, he brought Brasil to won the first world cup. And he also became the first young man who could lift the trophy.
But, it is not Pele who created the Banana Kicks. Banana Kicks came from Pele`s friends on Brasil National Team, they bring a glory for Brasil in Sweden.
Born with name Manuel Francisco dos Santos or people usually know him as Garrincha. Born with an usual legs bone structure. He was born with incline backbone and both of his legs not at all same length. With a strange bone structure does not make Garrincha afraid, he became the top dribbler at the world cup, And he also became the best XI world cup 1958 in Sweden.


Name : Manuel Francisco dos Santos " Garrincha "
Nationality : Brazilian
Position : Winger, Forward
Date of Birth : 28th October, 1933
Place of Birth : Paul Grande (RJ), Brazil
Date of Death : 19th January, 1983 (Aged 49)
Place of Death : Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Caps/ Goals : 50 Caps/ 12 Goals
Clubs Carrier : Botafogo, Corinthians, Portuguesa Carioca, Atletico Junior, Flamengo, Olaria

1958 is the first world cup for Garrincha, 4 years later in his second world cup he became the stars beside Pele that injured. In quarter final, he made some very unique kick. Against England at quarter final, he received passing ball from his teammates out of the box and he directly kick the ball and cause the ball have curve ball way. That is the first time people seen the bananas kick. And today, there is so many football players using this technical for free kick like David Beckham and Roberto Carlos.

History of number 13 from Michael Ballack

The captain position in one team is one of the big position on the team. He became the leader for his friends to against the enemy. Became a captain in club or national team is no easy to do. He has to show his leadership on the field for the team success.
As a captain, the player not have to scored a goal or give a good assist to the another player. But his situation became the most important things.
Usually the captain team is a player who has a big experience, has a stable emotional and also stable in his performance. Well, that is Ballack to do in his national team, Germany at world cup 2006. Play in he own country and became the host and also playing in front of his people is hard work to do. And even he became the captain of Germany national team.


But, there is a weird thing from Ballack. He always use number 13 on his shirt`s club or national team. In Chelsea, Kaiserslautern, Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich and even in national team he always use number 13. As we know, number 13 in human life is brought bad luck for the user. Why Ballack always use the number 13?
Well, the number 13 in Ballack`s costume has a history for his life. Some people may be wondering why Ballack use number 13 and why he prefer number 13 than number 10?
The number 13 began in Ballack `s life when he joined Leverkusen. “it was Rudi Voeller number`s” in Leverkusen. Rudi Voeller ends up his carrier and became the Football Director while Ballack joined Leverkusen.
And then Voeller told to Ballack to use number 13 on Leverkusen`s costume to replace Rudi Voeller on Bayer Leverkusen field. Ballack said yes and until now he always use the number 13.
Well, what kind of number that the football players use, if the players have a stars characters or even football characters, he always became a big football players in world. Michael Ballack has prove that.

Player Contract

Usually, when the offering from some club was accepted by the club`s player, there are plenty paper that the agent and the club have work to do. The paper is talking about the player contract which very important paper for both clubs. Well, what is exactly that the agent and the club discuss about the contract?
1. Salary
Today, some players want to move from one club to bigger club is because of the salary. As we know, if some player called “from hero to zero” he made in little club and bigger club interesting to buy him, automatically the salary is different. In this case, the agent`s player talk about how much money that his client earn and about the progress in the future.
2. Signing on fee
Signing on fee is a payment for the players because his transfer cost. From the meaning of Signing on fee, the players earn some money from the club which sold him.
3. Loyalty bonus
This bonus given by club to the player because he play for the club. Usually, the player received the bonus at his last game at the end of his contract.
4. Appearances
This bonus given because the Player play very good for the club. And the player always became the starting lineup. If he could play much, he will earn money much.
5. Goals and Assist bonus
Well, this bonus usually received by midfield, striker and maybe defender. This bonus given to the players if them could make an assist and score much.
6. Clean sheets bonus
If a goal keeper could defend his keeper from the enemies for one match, he could earn some money because he fought to defend his keeper from scored. This bonus called clean sheets.
7. Another bonus
Well, if you playing in little club that the club`s purpose is still in the first league, and you bring the club in the safe position in the league, you could have bonus. This bonus depends on a deal between the club and the player, like if some player bring a trophies for the club, club give him some money because his hard work.
8. Image rights ownership
This is a bonus for the player whose have became an icon like David Beckham. He became a stars from his advertisement`s club. So, the club giving him some money from the sold.

World Transferred Record Part II

6. Warney Cresswell
Transferred from South Shields to Sunderland (5500 Pounds) in 1922


Name : Warneford Cresswell
Nationality : English
Caps/ Goals : 7 caps/ 0 goals
Date of Birth : November 5th, 1897
Place of Birth : South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England
Date of Death : October 20th, 1973 (Aged 75)
Place of Death : South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England
Clubs Carrier : Morton, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, South Shields, Sunderland, Everton

7. Bob Kelly
Transferred from Burnley to Sunderland (6550 Pounds) in 1925
Name : Robert Kelly
Nationality : English
Caps/ Goals : 14 apps/ 8 goals
Date of Birth : 16th November 1893
Place of Birth : Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England
Date of Death : September 22nd, 1969 (Aged 75)
Place of Death : Fylde, England
Clubs Carrier : Burnley, Sunderland, Huddersfield Town, Preston North End, Carlisle United

8. David Jack
Transferred from Bolton to Arsenal (10890 Pounds) in 1929


Name : David Bone Nightingale Jack
Nationality : English
Caps/ Goals : 9 apps/ 3 goals
Date of Birth : 3rd April 1899
Place of Birth : Bolton, Lancashire, England
Date of Death : September 10th, 1958 (Aged 59)
Place of Death : -
Clubs Carrier : Plymouth Argyle, Bolton Wanderers, Arsenal

9. Bernabe Ferreyra
Transferred from Tigre BA to River Plate (23000 Pounds) in 1932


Name : Bernabe Ferreyra
Nationality : Argentine
Caps/ Goals : 4 apps/ 0 goals
Date of Birth : 12th, February 1909
Place of Birth : Rufino, Argentina
Date of Death : May 22nd, 1972 (Aged 63)
Place of Death : -
Clubs Carrier : Tigre BA, River Plate

10. Hans Jepsson
Transferred from Amateur Club to Napoli (52000 Pounds) on January 1904


Name : Hans Jepsson
Nationality : Swedish
Caps/ Goals : 12 apps/ 12 goals
Date of Birth : 10th May 1925
Place of Birth : Kungsbacka, Sweden
Date of Death : -
Place of Death : -
Clubs Carrier : Djurgarden, Charlton Athletic, Atalanta, Napoli, Torino

Step by step to transfer a player in football/ soccer

First Step


The transfer player started when a club or many clubs give an offered paper to a player who has a club. After the club`s player received the paper, the club has an authority to accept or to reject the offered. Both of the clubs including the player`s agent could be continue the offering. The agent who trusted by the player, try to make a new negotiation with the club, until the transfer deal happen.
Club which has a player also could be contact the player`s agent to make a potential transfer. Well, this situation could be happened, if the players do not needed by the club anymore. The agents also have an authority to contact the club to offering his player to play in the clubs. And you could see this on summer transferred, players usually have out of contract brand. But, not all players who do not needed by the club, did not have a quality skill. Usually the players feel that he want to face a new challenge or may be has a problems with the clubs.

Second Step
Well, if the offering was accepted by the club`s player. The player is not sure moved to the club which interesting to him. The player`s agent still have a work to do. He has to finish all about personal contract for the player with the interesting club.
The personal contract negotiation could take a long time to finish. Even, the club accepted the offering from interesting club the players could refused to move to another clubs. This happen because the personal contract did not that he expected. So, in this situation the player`s agent has a main authority. He acted as a bridge between the player and the interesting clubs.

Third Step
The player`s agent have made his player sign the personal contract and his player ready to moved. This is the new part for the agent. The agent get paid by someone side for the transfer deal. In some case, the agents get paid from the club which bought his client.

Fourth Step



Well, all the personal contract have been signed, and the player`s agent also get paid for his work. So, the transfer documents have to given to Football association in the country which became his club.
If all stuffs are ready, the player will be has a medical test. And he will introduced by the buyer club to the public as the club`s player.

World Transferred Record Part I

1.Alf Common
Transferred from Sheffield to Sunderland (520 pounds) in 1902


Name : Alfred Common
Nationality : English
Caps/ Goals : 3 apps/ 2 goals
Date of Birth : 25th May 1880
Place of Birth : Milfield, Northumberland, England
Date of Death : 3rd April 1946 (Aged 65)
Place of Death : Darlington, England
Clubs Carrier : Sunderland, Sheffield United, Middlesbrough, Woolwich Arsenal
Preston North End

2.Andrew McCombie
Transferred from Sunderland to Newcastle United (700 Pounds) on January 1904

Name : Andrew McCombie
Nationality : Scottish
Caps/ Goals : 4 apps/ 0 goals
Date of Birth : 30th June 1876
Place of Birth : Inverness, Scotland
Date of Death : 1952
Place of Death : -
Clubs Carrier : Inverness Thistle, Sunderland, Newcastle United


3.Alf Common
Transferred from Sunderland to Middlesbrough (1000 pounds) on February 1905

Name : Alfred Common
Nationality : English
Caps/ Goals : 3 apps/ 2 goals
Date of Birth : 25th May 1880
Place of Birth : Milfield, Northumberland, England
Date of Death : 3rd April 1946 (Aged 65)
Place of Death : Darlington, England
Clubs Carrier : Sunderland, Sheffield United, Middlesbrough, Woolwich Arsenal
Preston North End


4.Charlie Roberts
Transferred from Manchester United to Oldham Athletic (1500 Pounds) on October 1913

Name : Charles “Charlie” Roberts
Nationality : English
Caps/ Goals : 3 apps/
Date of Birth : 6th April 1883
Place of Birth : Darlington, England
Date of Death : 7th August 1939
Place of Death : -
Clubs Carrier : Bishop Auckland, Grimsby Town, Manchester United, Oldham Athletic

5.Percy Dawson
Transferred from Heart to Blackburn Rovers (2500 Pounds) on February 1914


Name : Percival “ Percy” Dawson
Nationality : English
Caps/ Goals : -
Date of Birth : 29th November 1890
Place of Birth : Cullercoats, England
Date of Death : -
Place of Death : -
Clubs Carrier : Whitley Athletic, North Shields, Hearth of Midlothian, Blackburn Rovers
Barrows

The new Eric Cantona, Alan Smith

Full of talented, rich and famous, described of Alan Smith. His performance on field is so interesting. With high skill and hard characteristics make Alan Smith became the new Eric Cantona. His behavior in field is different between any other players in football history. He seems like Eric Cantona, has an ugly habits when playing football.

After 10 years play for football, his habit slowly change, when he was a young player, fans give a nickname called the smudger. But, today he became the new Eric Cantona.
For 7 years in Leeds United, and a few years in Manchester United make Alan Smith think like man. He knows when he played or Leeds United he has hard characteristics and is not give a benefit for the club or for himself. When in Leeds he often got the yellow cards and even the red cards. But, when he moves to Manchester United, he hardly got the yellow card on field. In 2004/2005 season he only gets one yellow card. And he habits totally change when he play for Manchester United and then moved to Newcastle United.
Born as England people, he represented a gift for his country when he played his debut on May, 25th 2001. Alan Smith was born in Rothwell 29 years ago. Whit 176 cm tall, Alan smith play as striker and with that height he became a dangerous striker.
Sir Bobby Charlton, formers Manchester United prove that Alan smith has talented. Alan Smith proved that he could play in 2 different kinds of position. Sir Alex Ferguson, one time place Alan Smith as a defensive midfielder.


Full Name : Alan Smith
Nationality : Enlglish
Nickname : Smudger and The New Cantona
Born : Rothwell, October, 28th 1980
Height/ weight : 176 cm/ 69 kg
Position : Striker, defensive midfield
Clubs : Leeds United, Manchester United, Newcastle United

The type of his play is inspirited by a famous player. Like any other striker Alan Smith also has an idol, like Roberto Baggio, Alex Del Piero, Alan Shearer and Mark Hughes. He has 4 idols whose became his inspiration to play football. When he growing up he feel that he played like Alan Shearer. Before Shearer he admire an Italian football player Baggio and Del Piero.