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Number Five – Stade De France, Paris.

Officially opened in 1998, the national stadium for France can hold up to 81,338 sports fans. Mainly used for football, it does have claim to holding the 2007 Rugby World Cup Final. Costing €290 million to build, the Stade De France is home to 172 executive suites. Although a fairly recent build, it lacks underground heating – a problem that lead to the cancellation of the Ireland v France rugby match in 2012. Stade De France boasts the two largest LED screens in any stadium in Europe. Sporting events aren’t the only feature on the stadium’s programme, it also hosts many different live concerts. Bands who have previously played include; The Rolling Stones, Roger Waters, Madonna, Rihanna, Muse, Coldplay, Lady Gaga, Metallica, Johnny Hallyday, Prince, The Black Eyed Peas, U2, AC/DC, Andre Rieu and George Michael.

Number Four – Twickenham Stadium, London.

Otherwise known as ‘The Home Of English Rugby’, Twickenham evolved from a cabbage patch, all the way back in 1909. It’s come a long way – it can now seat 82,000 spectators. It also offers guided tours, two rugby stores and a rugby museum. There are also fabulous Rugby Union Hospitality Packages available (see resource box). Although it only makes number four on our list, it is the largest stadium in the world devoted SOLELY to rugby. Although rugby is the only sport played here, Twickenham is annually rented out to the worldwide convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses. It also boasts a huge collection of musicians who have graced its stage; Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Iron Maiden, Bon Jovi, Genesis, U2, The Rolling Stones, The Police, Eagles, Richard Benson and R.E.M.

Number Three – Croke Park, Dublin.

Croke Park is officially home to Gaelic Games, it’s the headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). Boasting a capacity of 82,300, it’s largest crowd was actually recorded at 90,556. It has seen a few major musical tour through its doors including; Red Hot Chili Peppers, Westlife, Celine Dion, U2, Robbie Williams, Tina Turner, Bon Jovi and Neil Diamond. Up until 31st March 2012, Croke held the world record for the highest attendance (82,208) for a club rugby union game. Croke Park has its own merchandise shop as well as its own museum on site, however is no longer holding any rugby matches.

Number Two – Stadium Australia, Sydney.

Originally built for the 2000s Olympics, Stadium Australia could hold 110,000. This number has now been reduced to 83,500, making it number two on our list. Called home by many Sydney rugby teams, it also hosted the 2003 Rugby Union World Cup final. Since it’s opening in 1999, over 17 million people have visited. Due to its modern build, its specifically engineered to host rugby league, rugby union, Australian rules, football and cricket. The ANZ cost a staggering A$690 million to complete. Most recently, international cricket has been added to its repertoire with a Twenty20 match between Australia and India on 1 February 2012.

Number One – Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne.

The oldest stadium on the list, MCG was built in 1853. It’s regarded as the birthplace of test cricket and Australian football. It can hold up to 100,018 spectators, making it the largest stadium in Australia and the tenth largest in the world. Pre-health and safety legislation, 130,000 people crammed themselves into the arena in 1959 for a Billy Graham evangelistic crusade. The 2006 redevelopment of the North Stand alone cost $445,000,000. Outside the entrance of the MCG there is a Parade Of Champions – made up of statues of famous Australian athletes. There is also the National Museum of Sport on site. Many superstars have performed here, including Madonna, U2, Michael Jackson, Rolling Stones and The Police, and even Pope John Paul II held a mass when he visited Melbourne in 1986. Other sporting spectacles that have been held there include Australian World Cup soccer qualifiers, rugby league home and away matches and State of Origin as well as Bledisloe Cup rugby union clashes.

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«America’s Team», the Dallas Cowboys, of the National Football League, are a much-loved team. Not only are the Dallas Cowboys famous for their success on the field, they are also famous for the ladies who cheer them on, the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders. Dressed in the team colours, blue and white, the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders perform precision dance routines while cheering their team to victory. Fans watch in awe as the cheerleaders make it look effortless all the while maintaining a bright smile. Like the Dallas Cowboys, the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders are known the world over.

There have been cheerleaders on the sidelines of Dallas Cowboy games as long as the team has been around. In the beginning the cheerleaders were high school students who cheered on the success of their team all the way through to the 1971 Super Bowl Championship. The then general manager of the Dallas Cowboys recognized that professional football had become more than a sport – it was actually sports entertainment. The idea for a more professional form of cheerleaders was born. Accomplished dancers were sought to carry out the role as Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader tryouts were held. With the launch of the 1972-1973 season the world of cheerleading would change forever as the Dallas Cowboys introduced their new cheerleaders at Texas Stadium. The chants and cheers of the past were replaced with pirouettes, and jazz dancing. Beauty and athleticism were blended together and brought to the football field – a new wave in sports cheerleaders was launched. The Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders launched the world of professional sports cheerleaders.

The success of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders grew each year, as did their demand for personal appearances. Soon they had their own director who would eventually launch them to worldwide fame. The fans at Texas Stadium loved their cheerleaders but it wasn’t until they were seen on camera in 1976 at Super Bowl X that they caught the attention of an entire nation. The Dallas Cowboys became Super Bowl Champions during the 1977 season and at the same time the fame of the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders was cemented forever. From that point on the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders became a phenomenon off the football field as well as on. «America’s Team» was cheered on by «America’s Sweethearts». Young ladies dreamed of attending Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader tryouts and becoming a Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader. Those who have no hope of ever making it to the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader tryouts can still live the dream by getting Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader memorabilia found at Dallas-Cowboys-apparel.com.

The appeal the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders beyond the football field became evident as their number of appearances grew. They had their own shampoo commercial and launched the start of the 1978 NFL season with a special entitled «The 36 Most Beautiful Girls in Texas». They have been the subject of and starred in two made for TV movies and have appeared in feature films as well. Their list of TV appearances is vast. Beyond the borders of the United States their fame and appeal is just as grand as they have traveled the world over to meet their fans. Indeed, the fame, appeal and demand for the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders is so great that they have their own show group. They also spend countless hours lending their name and time to charities such as the United Way.

The Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, «America’s Sweethearts», are an idea born out of professional football. They have, however, moved far beyond the sidelines of Texas Stadium and the Dallas Cowboys to become a phenomenon in their own right.

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World Cup Soccer is an international association football competition participated by the men’s national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association or FIFA, the sport’s global governing body.

The world’s first international football competition was a challenge match held in Glasgow year 1872. It was a match between Scotland and England. At that stage the sport was rarely played outside the United Kingdom, but it grew in popularity in other parts of the world at the turn of the century. It was held as a demo sport with no awards at 1990. However, in 1904 Summer Olympics the IOC has upgraded the status to official event.

FIFA was founded in 1904. The organization tried to arrange an international tournament between nations outside the Olympic framework in Switzerland in 1906. All throughout its early days, the official history of FIFA described the event as a failure.

As the years past and improvements were made, first world cup was made. Thanks to the success of the Olympic football tournaments, FIFA together with the president, the driving force was again started. Staging an own international tournament outside of the Olympics was part of the plan. On May 28, 1928, the FIFA Congress in Amsterdam the plan came to be. It was decided to stage a world championship organized by FIFA.

Selected nations with national football associations were requested to send a team. Uruguay as a choice was a hindrance though. It meant that the competition would be a long and costly trip across the Atlantic Ocean for Europeans. No European country pledge to send a team until two months before the start of the competition. President Rimet, who was at that time the FIFA president, persuaded Belgium, France, Romania and Yugoslavia to participate. To be exact thirteen nations took part on the first World Cup Soccer event. Seven teams from South America, four from Europe and two from North America, all in all.

Far from the difficulty that the old organizers went through is the extravagant existence of the World Cup Soccer Tournament 2010, currently held in South Africa is this year’s main sport event. The biggest and most prestigious tournament in the football industry is first time to set this year in an African land. Five new stadiums, 5 renovated venues, improved public transports, millions of prizes and screaming fans – that’s what World Cup Soccer event came to be.

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For any soccer fan who loves a champion, Ronaldinho is their Brazilian God. He not only has become one of the best soccer players in the world, but he has proven to have enough talent to last a lifetime. This winner stunned critics, as he recently won the FIFA World Player of the Year award in 2004. Although he had a tough time growing up, the soccer player has pushed all boundaries and has finally been able to live his dream.

Born and raised in Brazil, Ronaldinho grew up in a poor community. Although this was a struggle, his family stayed strong and began playing soccer as a pastime. Surprisingly, Ronaldinho’s father and brother began playing on an amateur team, which may have driven his son to pursue the sport further. Even though his other siblings were amazing players, Ronaldinho had the same undying passion. Luckily, his father was able to see a potential that no one else took notice of. Ronaldinho not only had the talent, but he had the motivation to go the extra mile. As a result, Ronaldinho was on the path to fame and glory.

Unfortunately, the path to fame and glory began short. Ronaldinho’s father drowned in a swimming accident when Ronaldinho was just beginning his ambition. However, his memory would continue to live on, and push the future soccer player to achieve his accomplishments.

The first big accomplishment for Ronaldinho was in 1997, when he scored over 15 goals for Brazil’s Under 17 Championship. From then on, dozens of prominent teams were dying to sign him. Although hundreds of generous offers were given to Ronaldinho, he did not feel like it was his time to move on. Finally, in 20001, he signed with PSG.

During this time, he moved to PSG’s location to begin playing European football. However, his new chapter was only causing negative tidal waves. PSG’s manager, Luis Fernandez, claimed that Ronaldinho was too wrapped up in the club life. With drinking and other interruptions, PSG felt that he was not focusing on what was supposed to be important to him. Fortunately, in 2002, he was able to show them that he was far from oblivious. Ronaldinho impressed thousands as he did very well in the 2002 World Cup. Unfortunately, Ronaldinho wanted to move on, and start another chapter in his life.

After being offered 31 million dollars, Ronaldinho began playing with Barcelona. The champion impressed sports fans immediately, after he took Barcelona to the #2 spot in the Spanish league. Since then, Ronaldinho has been awarded the 2004 FIFA World Player of the Year award. Through dedication and hard work, Ronaldinho was able to break all barriers. With his father’s memory and words of wisdom in hand, the infamous soccer player was talented enough to become one of the greatest players in history. Although he is now a millionaire, Ronaldinho still doesn’t feel like he is the best player out there. He is simply the same boy he always was – ready to work hard and play even harder.

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I am a huge sports fan. I love the NFL and have been a life long Oakland Raider fan. Indeed, at age 8, I got a Kenny Stabler football uniform for Christmas. The NFL has always been part of my life and I look forward to it every year. I love the fall season as it turns to winder and football is a big part of that for me. So, it is with sadness that I have watch pro sports in this country become totally neutered and a joke for any intelligent fan to watch.

It seems though that the NFL is becoming more like the NBA in that players play the game and the refs decide them. The players no longer decide who wins the game on their own merits, the referees do. It is sickening to watch when EVERY game contains multiple: phantom pass interference calls. Peyton Manning gets another chance at a touchdown because he got knocked in the head-he has a helmet on! Touchdowns are taken away every game by some new rule that isn’t a rule and all previous rules are disregarded or interpreted differently. Lost fumbles where it was obviously not a fumble, but it stands because the team was out of challenges left. If you watch the games like I do, you see this every game. Refs over replaying and over analyzing to the point where it is not a game anymore, but a war of rule interpretation. You cannot even look at a quarterback anymore without drawing a fine and a 15-yard penalty and games are frequently decide late by pass interference. Just ask Pittsburgh’s James Harrison how he feels about the $100k he has been fined this year alone.

Yes, winning the games by superior athletic ability, skill, coaching, planning, those days are gone. Now, if the referees interpret rulings in your teams favor, they MIGHT win. Or if you team contains a superstar player. For example, if Ed Reed or Ray Lewis make a hard hit, then they are great ‘smash-mouth’ players. But if an Oakland Raider makes a hit, well the Raiders are a dirty team that draws a lot of penalties.

Maybe it was replay and technology that changed the games forever, but now like basketball, football has come a game where whoever gets the most calls wins. Don’t believe me? It started with the ‘tuck rule’ a few years ago when the Patriots were handed a berth in the Super Bowl. Watch Kobe or Lebron shoot 15-20 foul shots a game, EVERY game if you have any doubts. Oh, and now if you complain you will be given a technical foul and ejected after two, so that the fans can pay huge, over priced ticket prices to watch the bench players play.

It costs a family of 4 on average, $450 to watch an NFL game. Now, instead of watching the game, you can spend that money to watch a referee stick his head under a hood and interpret a rule that you didn’t even know existed. What a thrill!

Along with this, there will likely be a lock-out between owners and players. Millionaires against Billionaires deciding what to do with the money from a game that isn’t even a real game anymore.

Maybe I will watch hockey…

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