Football Field

The Santiago Bernebeu seats over 80,000 people and the club really are the giants of the modern game. Real Madrid were founded in 1902 and acquired the name ‘Real’ meaning royal in Spanish after receiving a blessing from King Alfonso XIII in 1928. Madrid have been awarded the FIFA ‘Best Club of the 20th Century’ award due to their domestic league success and shear domination across Europe. In all of the years of the Spanish national league Real Madrid have never been relegated out of the top flight. Players that make it onto the pitch of the Santiago Bernebeu are known as the Galacticos meaning super stars in Spanish. This term comes from Florentino Perez’s presidency where he would aim to purchase one of the world’s top players every season. Because of this title it is a club that every footballer would like to play for at some point in their career. The Galacticos theory has in recent seasons brought problems to Real Madrid. A few seasons back it was rivals Barcelona that dominated …

The shirts come with the league’s emblem or logo, name of the team with corresponding numbers and the name of the player which is usually printed in large letters. Generally, the player which has the number printed on his shirt is the goalkeeper. The squad numbering system was first introduced in 1954 during the World Cup FIFA. Since then, it has been adapted until the modern day of professional soccer. The shirts are usually short sleeved. During winter season, players will use the long sleeved shirts. The materials used in the production of shirts are polyester and nylon. The modern design of these shirts does not have any collar. Due to the numbering and name printing on the shirts of the players, the sales of replica kits of the sport have greatly increased. Many of the renowned companies that produce apparels for the sport have benefited from this popularity. It later became a trend in the fashion industry. On of the latest shirts today is made by Adidas, the New Liverpool shirt …

The spectacle will be hosted in June/July 2010 in 9 South African Cities in 10 stadiums. Cities include Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Bloemfontein. Building of the stadiums has just started. Tickets for the World Cup tickets will be advertised in 2008. Although this is still 4 years away, it is best to start making plans now. Whether you are visiting from abroad or live in South Africa, you will need to make plans for when the tournament begins. South Africa draws thousands of international visitors each year. Combine this with the 2010 Football World Cup - billed as the biggest sporting event of all time - and you have a situation in which masses of people are going to be trying to book a limited number of flights, accommodation, tickets and more. Hotels around the stadiums have already set about 80% of their rooms to officials from around the world and so forth. If you are planning on staying in a hotel or anything of the sorts, you had better book as soon as p …