History Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH, (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɾɨʃˈtiɐnu ʁuˈnaɫdu]; born 5 February 1985),[2] commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish club Real Madrid and serves as captain of the Portuguese national team. Ronaldo currently holds the distinction of being the most expensive player in football history after having transferred to Real Madrid from Manchester United in a deal worth £80 million (€94m, US$132m). His contract with Real Madrid is believed to have made him the highest-paid football player in the world.[3]
Bayern Munich 1 - 0 Lyon
Bayern Munich recovered from Franck Ribery's sending-off to take a slender lead in their Champions League semi-final thanks to Arjen Robben's goal.
France midfielder Ribery was dismissed after 37 minutes for an ugly studs-up challenge on Cris.
But an unadventurous Lyon side lost Jeremy Toulalon to a harsh second yellow card early in the second half.
And Robben gave Bayern a deserved win when his 30-yard effort took a slight deflection to beat Hugo Lloris.
It was Robben's glorious volley which had accounted for Manchester United in the previous round.
That win, coupled with their form in the Bundesliga which saw them thrash Hannover 7-0 on Saturday, had made Bayern favourites ahead of the semi-final.
Louis van Gaal's side dominated possession in the early stages against a defensive Lyon side set up to play on the counter, with just Lisandro Lopez up front.
Bastian Schweinsteiger headed wide after keeper Lloris flapped at a corner, while Ivica Olic sliced a shot high and wide when well-placed.
Having overrun the ball, the France midfielder, who this week was the subject of off-field controversy, lunged at Cris, plunging his studs into the defender's ankle.But a moment of madness from Ribery threatened to ruin Bayern's night.
Referee Roberto Rosetti immediately flashed the red card. The Allianz Arena was briefly silent before a chorus of boos rang out, but replays proved Ribery, and the Bayern fans, could have no complaints.
Ribery's departure might have encouraged Lyon to play on the front foot, but even before Toulalan's second booking made it 10 men apiece, Bayern had still looked the more likely scorers.
Indeed, Thomas Muller should have scored on 53 minutes when set up by marauding right-back Philipp Lahm but stumbled over the ball with only the keeper to beat.
A minute later, Toulalan, already booked for tripping Robben moments earlier, flew in for a 50-50 with Schweinsteiger, winning the ball but just catching the Bayern player, who appeared to make the most of the contact.
A booking looked harsh, and Toulalan showed his fury as he punched a wall on his way down the tunnel.
That ended any hope that Lyon might press for a win, and it was left to Bayern to carry the attacking threat.
Robben screwed a shot wide of the post before substitute Mario Gomez headed straight at the keeper from the Dutchman's cross.
The breakthrough finally came on 69 minutes when Robben picked up the ball on the right, cut inside on to his left foot before unleashing a swerving shot which brushed off Muller's head before beating Lloris.
The in-form winger almost scored another spectacular goal after a slaloming run infield, but Bayern had to settle for a one-goal lead ahead of the second leg at the Stade Gerlande on Tuesday.
Van Gaal will be unable to call upon Ribery for that match, while Lyon will be without Toulalan, but the French side at least managed to avoid any other suspensions.
Six other players were a booking away from a ban, but escaped trouble, and after a poor performance in Munich, they may also be relieved that their hopes of reaching the final are still very much alive.
Bayern Munich manager Louis van Gaal:
"I am very satisfied. I think that we showed Europe how strong we are, we showed that by dominating with 10 men against 11.
"I am very satisfied. I think that we showed Europe how strong we are, we showed that by dominating with 10 men against 11.
"I did not think that we would win 1-0 with Ribery getting a red card, but we dominated. I think we created more chances when we were with 10 men against 11.
"When we were then 10 against 10 I sent in (another striker) Mario Gomez to score a goal faster. We created many chances but scored one goal. That is good."
Lyon coach Claude Puel:
"I am not looking for excuses. We still have some chances. We did not succeed in scoring that crucial away goal. I would have preferred to have lost with an away goal.
"I am not looking for excuses. We still have some chances. We did not succeed in scoring that crucial away goal. I would have preferred to have lost with an away goal.
"We started well but we lost the ball too easily. In the second half we were too weak with the ball.
"Ribery's red card allowed us to take control of the match but then we then we had our player sent off. When it was 10 against 10 it became a very difficult match for us."
Cambodia History
The kingdom of Cambodia, often referred top as Kampuchea, is a Southeast Asian country. The nation is flanked by Vietnam in the east, Laos in the North and the Gulf of Thailand to its Southwest. Cambodia has recently emerged as one of the top destinations in the tourism map and is known for its idyllic beaches and exotic temples, rivers and banana plantations..
Sports
Team sports played in Cambodia include football, basketball and volleyball. There are opportunities for swimming along the coastline and in the inland waters.
An international half marathon in December is held at Angkor Wat, one of the most important archaeological sites in Southeast Asia..
History World Cup
The seeds which marked the beginning of this great event were planted by the president of the World Football Federation, in 1926. There would be no such thing as a world cup history if it were not for Jules Rimet, who first took the presidency in 1921. The positive message infused by Rimet is summarized by his famous words "Soccer could reinforce the ideals of a permanent and real peace", as he pushed to organize an international event that would make no discrimination on the grounds of professional or amateur status. As his words were spoken the plans for a world tournament involving all of the federations was being planned for the coming 3 to 4 years. Along with the help of 5 other officials, Rimet organized the event for 1930. Via congressional meetings of the World Football Federation the semantics for the tournament were laid out and finalized.
On May 26th, 1928 the World Cup was born. History was changed forever as five European countries plus a chosen host of Uruguay planned to hold the first tournament on May 18th, 1929 at the congress of Barcelona. Uruguay was chosen as host based on their outstanding Olympic record, and as Rimet was encouraging a regime of international peace, utilizing the reputation the Olympic games already held was simply intelligent leveraging.
The actualization of the event did not transpire until the year later, when on July 13th, 1930 the first game of the first world cup kicked off in Pocitos Stadium, and France beat Mexico 4 to 1. This truly marked the beginning of a long and wonderful world cup history.
The first world cup was the only event to not involve the modern qualifying rounds. The only European teams involved were France, Belgium, Yugoslavia, and Romania. Other European teams either wished to remain in purely Amateur events, or argued that the expected trip time was far too long. Other than Uruguay six additional south American teams participated, including Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Peru.
Winners of the 1st World Cup - Uruguay - 1930
Two teams remained to complete the final 13 for 1930, Mexico and the United States. The U.S. was utilizing a heavily Scottish roster for the event.
In the end it was Uruguay battling Argentina for the cup. Victory and the first world cup went to Uruguay as they beat the Argentineans 4 to 2.
To see which country has maintained the best record over the course of the last six decades view our world cup rankings page.
