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honeric01: Official Sports Section Poster Of The Year - 2010 NOMINATION IN PROGRESS

Sports Fans and Gurus,
We thank all of you that have added value in one way or the other to this section in the outgoing year. We recognize the input of everybody.

As started last year and promised to be made annual, THE 2010 NAIRALAND SECTIONAL AWARDS [/b]is here again and we hereby call on you to nominate posters deserving of this award.

The first stage, which is starting by this thread, is the [b]NOMINATION stage and It will last 2 weeks. At the end of the two weeks, the three most nominated will be up for POLL, which will also be up for two weeks, the winner of which is going to emerge the OFFICIAL NAIRALAND SPORTS SECTION POSTER OF THE YEAR 2010.

CRITERIA:
-Quality of contribution - both comments and threads
-Sensibility of activities on the forum - perennial trouble makers will not be accepted, but stout defence of opinion or hot debate is no trouble making
-Sticking to forum rules - any person that has been banned or notorious for making deletable posts will not be considered
-Level of activities on the forum - Though not a prime factor, more regular posters stand higher chance.

RULES:
-Only one nomination per member.
-Where a member nominates more than one person - and we plead you don't do - only the first will be taken.
-Nominees that fail the criteria up there will not be counted
-Though not compulsory, try to put a short, maybe 2-3 line reason for your nomination

WE REALLY WANT THIS AWARD TO REFLECT THE DIVERSE NATURE OF THE SPORTS SECTION AND ALL THE VARIOUS SPORTS WE HAVE ON BOARD SO ALL YOU F-1 BUFFS, BASKETBALL LOVERS, TENNIS FANS, NFL FOLLOWERS, FOOTBALL (SOCCER) AFICIONADOS etc SHOULD GET KICKING AND START NOMINATING.

NOMINATION ENDS ON THE 15th OF DECEMBER, 2010.

honeric01: Official Sports Section Poster Of The Year - 2010 NOMINATION IN PROGRESS

Sports Fans and Gurus,
We thank all of you that have added value in one way or the other to this section in the outgoing year. We recognize the input of everybody.

As started last year and promised to be made annual, THE 2010 NAIRALAND SECTIONAL AWARDS [/b]is here again and we hereby call on you to nominate posters deserving of this award.

The first stage, which is starting by this thread, is the [b]NOMINATION stage and It will last 2 weeks. At the end of the two weeks, the three most nominated will be up for POLL, which will also be up for two weeks, the winner of which is going to emerge the OFFICIAL NAIRALAND SPORTS SECTION POSTER OF THE YEAR 2010.

CRITERIA:
-Quality of contribution - both comments and threads
-Sensibility of activities on the forum - perennial trouble makers will not be accepted, but stout defence of opinion or hot debate is no trouble making
-Sticking to forum rules - any person that has been banned or notorious for making deletable posts will not be considered
-Level of activities on the forum - Though not a prime factor, more regular posters stand higher chance.

RULES:
-Only one nomination per member.
-Where a member nominates more than one person - and we plead you don't do - only the first will be taken.
-Nominees that fail the criteria up there will not be counted
-Though not compulsory, try to put a short, maybe 2-3 line reason for your nomination

WE REALLY WANT THIS AWARD TO REFLECT THE DIVERSE NATURE OF THE SPORTS SECTION AND ALL THE VARIOUS SPORTS WE HAVE ON BOARD SO ALL YOU F-1 BUFFS, BASKETBALL LOVERS, TENNIS FANS, NFL FOLLOWERS, FOOTBALL (SOCCER) AFICIONADOS etc SHOULD GET KICKING AND START NOMINATING.

NOMINATION ENDS ON THE 15th OF DECEMBER, 2010.

honeric01: Official Sports Section Poster Of The Year - 2010 NOMINATION IN PROGRESS

Sports Fans and Gurus,
We thank all of you that have added value in one way or the other to this section in the outgoing year. We recognize the input of everybody.

As started last year and promised to be made annual, THE 2010 NAIRALAND SECTIONAL AWARDS [/b]is here again and we hereby call on you to nominate posters deserving of this award.

The first stage, which is starting by this thread, is the [b]NOMINATION stage and It will last 2 weeks. At the end of the two weeks, the three most nominated will be up for POLL, which will also be up for two weeks, the winner of which is going to emerge the OFFICIAL NAIRALAND SPORTS SECTION POSTER OF THE YEAR 2010.

CRITERIA:
-Quality of contribution - both comments and threads
-Sensibility of activities on the forum - perennial trouble makers will not be accepted, but stout defence of opinion or hot debate is no trouble making
-Sticking to forum rules - any person that has been banned or notorious for making deletable posts will not be considered
-Level of activities on the forum - Though not a prime factor, more regular posters stand higher chance.

RULES:
-Only one nomination per member.
-Where a member nominates more than one person - and we plead you don't do - only the first will be taken.
-Nominees that fail the criteria up there will not be counted
-Though not compulsory, try to put a short, maybe 2-3 line reason for your nomination

WE REALLY WANT THIS AWARD TO REFLECT THE DIVERSE NATURE OF THE SPORTS SECTION AND ALL THE VARIOUS SPORTS WE HAVE ON BOARD SO ALL YOU F-1 BUFFS, BASKETBALL LOVERS, TENNIS FANS, NFL FOLLOWERS, FOOTBALL (SOCCER) AFICIONADOS  etc SHOULD GET KICKING AND START NOMINATING.

NOMINATION ENDS ON THE 15th OF  DECEMBER, 2010.

toba:
I think Germany can pounce 16 goals past Nigeria at the world cup proper unlike in a friendly match

zoraro:
Thanks Semi for the beautiful coverage. Will be waiting for the fixtures, if your list is in the proper order  though it means

1. Ger - Can, Nig - Fra
2. Ger - Nig, Can - Fra
3. Ger - Fra, Nig - Can

Good that we are not meeting the Germans first. Still a very tough group though. There is a slight mistake in your group C , Colombia is there also.

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has no intention of curbing his side`s attacking instincts against Primera Division pacesetters Real Madrid in El Clasico - an encounter he believes could be a "fantastic" game.

Clashes between Barcelona and Madrid are always eagerly anticipated, but tonight`s showdown at the Nou Camp has caught the imagination even more than usual in Spain with both clubs in top form.

Madrid, who boast a one-point lead over second-placed Barcelona at the top of the standings, are still unbeaten in any competition under new coach Jose Mourinho and have won their last seven successive Primera Division matches. Barcelona, meanwhile, have not lost since mid-September and have won their last six leagues games - including an 8-0 thrashing of Almeria last time out.

There is also the mouthwatering prospect of seeing arguably the world`s best two players - Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo - going head-to-head for their respective sides. Guardiola said of the clash: "I hope it will be a fantastic game. It`s very difficult to avoid over-excitement with Madrid coming here. That`s normal."

Madrid go into the game having won 15 and drawn the other four of their 19 competitive matches under Mourinho, while they have the joint-best attack in La Liga with 33 goals (the same as Barcelona) and the tightest defence with only six goals conceded. They also boast the top scorer in the division, with Ronaldo having struck 14 times already, while Mourinho has enjoyed recent success over Barcelona having knocked the Catalan giants out of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals last season while in charge of Inter Milan.

Guardiola, who has led Barcelona to four successive wins over their bitter rivals, spoke highly of the capital club - but insists he will not be changing the two-time reigning Spanish champions` penchant for attacking football. "Madrid are not just spectacular, they are also physical, effective, quick and direct while remaining well-organised and very strong," he said.
It`s going to be a beautiful game. We aren`t going to change anything, we will protect ourselves but we aren`t going to play deeper.
Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola

"Mourinho knows that we will go out to attack and they will do it when they can. Madrid have always been a good team and always will be. I anticipate how Real Madrid are going to play and they know how we are going to play. There will be no surprises. Madrid are the team with the best counter-attack in the world. They`ve done this for a long time and for a team to play on the counter the other has to attack. And this is going to be us.

"It`s going to be a beautiful game. We aren`t going to change anything, we will protect ourselves but we aren`t going to play deeper. I don`t want that and it will also send a message to the players that I`m scared. We are going to do the same as always. We will try to win and do it in the best way possible."

He added: "Madrid seem strong to me. I`ve beaten Madrid four times, but I know that sooner or later I`m going to lose against them. If we both play to our best level, it`ll be a draw. If there are no mistakes, only great goals, it`ll be a draw. You cannot say that Barcelona are a better team than Real Madrid. It wouldn't be fair. Real Madrid are very strong."

Guardiola also concurred with Mourinho`s earlier comments that whatever happens tonight, the race for the league title will remain alive. He said: "Its important, very important, but I don`t think it`s decisive. There`s more than half the season left. There could be injuries, changes in form, there are months like January and February where there are a huge amount of matches and many things can happen.

"They arrive here as leaders and we want to win. But I don`t think the result is going to be decisive. Whoever wins tomorrow will not be champions next week."

blacksta:
nonsense -bloody ingrates - the nja league at the moment is at the cesspit yet these ingrates are more interested in a Spanish league that does not need their support and care less if nja people watch their league. If only they would divert the passion to nja football maybe then we will have something to boast about.

Qualified teams

Host
GERMANY

AFC (3):
AUSTRALIA
JAPAN
KOREA DPR

CAF (2):
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
NIGERIA

CONCACAF (2.5):
CANADA
MEXICO
USA

CONMEBOL (2):
BRAZIL
COLOMBIA

OFC (1):
NEW ZEALAND

UEFA (4.5):
ENGLAND
FRANCE
NORWAY
SWEDEN

Principles

► None of the groups may feature more than one team from each geographic region.
► Exception: Group A will have two teams from Europe.

Decision of the Committee

► Germany (as host) is automatically placed in Group A, position 1 (A1)
► Japan (AFC) will be placed in Group B, position 1 (B1)
► USA (CONCACAF) will be placed in Group C, position 1 (C1)
► Brazil (CONMEBOL) will be placed in Group D, position 1 (D1).

Pot Allocations

Teams - ranking in brackets according to FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Ranking of November 2010:

Pot 1:
GERMANY (UEFA/2 - white ball)
JAPAN (AFC/5 - red ball)
USA (CONCACAF/1 - yellow ball)
BRAZIL (CONMEBOL/3 - blue ball)

Pot 2:
AUSTRALIA (AFC/12)
KOREA DPR (AFC/6)
CANADA (CONCACAF/9)
MEXICO (CONCACAF/22)

Pot 3:
NIGERIA (CAF/27)
EQUATORIAL GUINEA (CAF/62)
NEW ZEALAND (OFC/23)
COLOMBIA(CONMEBOL/32)

Pot 4:
ENGLAND (UEFA/10)
FRANCE (UEFA/
SWEDEN (UEFA/4)
NORWAY (UEFA/7)

Draw procedure

Pot 1:

► The draw starts with pot 1
► Germany, as the host, will be seeded in Group A
► Japan, as the best-ranked team from the AFC, will be seeded in Group B
► USA, as the best-ranked team from CONCACAF, will be seeded in Group C
► Brazil, as the best-ranked team from CONMEBOL, will be seeded in Group D
► Their positions in the groups will be A1 Germany, B1 Japan, C1 USA, D1 Brazil.

Pot 2

► Principle – No more than one team from a confederation in each group
► Australia and Korea DPR may not be drawn in Group B, which already has an AFC team (Japan).
► Canada and Mexico may not be drawn in Group C, which already has a CONCACAF team (USA)

Pot 3

► Principle - No second team from the same confederation can be in the same group.
► Colombia may not be drawn in Group D, which already has a CONMEBOL team (Brazil).
► The first non-CONMEBOL team (Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, New Zealand) must go in Group D with the seeded team from CONMEBOL (Brazil), unless Colombia is drawn as the first team, then it proceeds as normal from left to right.

Pot 4

► Principle – Only 1 group with 2 teams from UEFA
► Second UEFA team in Group A with Germany

2 - Germany will become the second European nation to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ finals, following on from Sweden in 1995. The USA (1999 and 2003) and China PR (1991 and 2007) have each hosted the tournament twice.

9 – The matches at Germany 2011 will be played across nine stadiums: Berlin, Frankfurt, Augsburg, Dresden, Bochum, Wolfsburg, Leverkusen, Sinsheim and Monchengladbach. This is the highest number of host cities in tournament history, with USA 1999 next in line with eight. The 2003 finals, also held in the USA, used only six stadiums.

8 – Eight nations have appeared at every edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup to date: Brazil, China PR, Germany, Japan, Nigeria, Norway, Sweden and USA.

122 – The number of nations seeking to qualify for the FIFA Women’s World Cup has almost tripled since the tournament’s inception. Qualifying for the 1991 finals featured 45 teams, a figure that has increased to 122 for Germany 2011. The number of qualifying matches played has risen from 110 to 355 over the same period.

1,194,221 - The 1999 finals were the best-attended to date. A total of 1,194,221 spectators flocked to the stadiums for an average attendance of 37,300. The final at the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles attracted a crowd of 90,185, which remains a record for a women’s football match.

14 – In four appearances at the FIFA Women’s World Cup finals, Birgit Prinz has scored 14 goals. Not surprisingly, the three-time FIFA World Player of the Year is the leading scorer in tournament history.

3 – Three goals have been scored in the very first minute of matches at the finals. Back in 1991, Sweden’s Lena Videkull netted the fastest goal in the history of the tournament when firing her country’s opener against Japan after just 30 seconds.

16 - Ifeanyi Chiejine of Nigeria is the youngest player ever to appear at the finals. She was a mere 16 years and one month old when she appeared for her country against Denmark in 1999. At the other end of the scale, Brazil’s Meg is the tournament’s oldest player: she was 39 years and five months old when Brazil played Sweden in 1991.

5 - USA stalwart Kristine Lilly is the only player to feature at all five FIFA Women’s World Cups (1991, 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2007) so far.

539 - The 148 matches at the finals to date have produced 539 goals. The honour of scoring the 500th goal fell to Norway’s Ragnhild Gulbrandsen against Ghana in 2007.

85 – At the five tournaments to date, USA have scored 85 goals, one more than Germany’s tally of 84.

martyns303:
genny is international, D'banj is duh! She should be rolling with johnny deep.

FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter heads a long list of VIP guests set to attend the Official Draw for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011™ at the Frankfurt Congress Center on 29 November 2010. The draw assistants will be goalkeeping legend Oliver Kahn and top model and women’s football ambassador Adriana Karembeu, who will draw the 16 participating nations into four groups, which will in turn determine the match schedule and thus the team to play holders and hosts Germany in the opening match at Berlin’s Olympic stadium on 26 June 2011.

FIFA’s Head of Women’s Competitions, Tatjana Haenni, will supervise the draw, and the entertainment will be provided by famous German band Wir sind Helden.

LOC President Steffi Jones expects more than 600 people at the Congress Center, including FIFA Executive Committee member and chairman of the FIFA Committee for Women’s Football and the FIFA Women's World Cup™ Worawi Makudi, Minister President of Hesse Volker Bouffier, Mayor of Frankfurt Petra Roth, German FA (DFB) President Dr Theo Zwanziger, DFB General Secretary Wolfgang Niersbach, representatives of the nine host cities and all 16 qualified teams. The Frankfurt event will be covered by more than 200 accredited media representatives from around the world, and TV coverage will be shown in more than 200 countries.

“The draw marks the countdown to the kick-off of the Women’s World Cup. We will soon know which teams will be facing each other, and the motivation to do well in the tournament will start to grow. We are now all eager to discover what exciting matches the draw will bring,” said FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter.

“The official draw is an absolute highlight on the road to the World Cup in 2011, and a major challenge for the Local Organising Committee. Naturally, we want the event to go off without a hitch, but we also want to show that we’re welcoming hosts, laying down a marker for the atmosphere we want to create at the first FIFA Women’s World Cup in Germany,” commented LOC President Steffi Jones.

The official team workshop will take place the day after the draw. Representatives of the 16 participating nations will hear a detailed LOC report on the current state of preparations, after which the national delegations will visit their assigned host cities.

Two stars on show – the celebrities making the draw
Oliver Kahn (born in Karlsruhe on 15 June 1969): The former Bayern Munich and Germany goalkeeper, who earned 86 caps between 1995 and 2006 and was named as the best player at the 2002 FIFA World Cup™, is a living legend of the global game. With Bayern, Kahn won eight times the German championship, six times the German Cup, as well as the UEFA Champions League in 2001. After 557 Bundesliga appearances for Karlsruhe and Bayern, he played his final match in September 2008. A FIFA World Cup™ runner-up in 2002, he now works as a studio analyst.
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Adriana Karembeu (born in Brezno, Slovakia on 17 September 1971): The Slovak supermodel has been an ambassador for French women’s football since 2010. In December 2005, Adriana Karembeu was a VIP guest of the LOC at the Final Draw for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Leipzig. Her husband, Christian Karembeu, whose clubs included Sampdoria and Real Madrid, was a 1998 FIFA World Cup™ winner with France.
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The football world turns its attentions to Germany this Monday, 29 November 2010, as another major milestone on the road to the FIFA Women's World Cup 2011™ is reached. The official draw for the finals takes place from 19:30 CET at the Frankfurt Congress Centre, where each of the 16 participating teams will finally find out who they will be facing at next year's festival of women's football.

'The real countdown'
The 45-minute show will also reveal where the 32 matches will be played and which team will compete against hosts Germany in the Opening Match at the Berlin Olympiastadion on 26 June 2011. "The draw marks the start of the real countdown to the FIFA Women's World Cup," said FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter. "We're all excited to see which teams the draw will pair together."

The evening will be hosted by FIFA Head of Women's Competitions Tatjana Haenni, while goalkeeping legend Oliver Kahn and Adriana Karembeu, top model and women's football ambassador, will conduct the draw. German pop-rock quartet Wir Sind Helden are set to provide the entertainment: "We're honoured to be a part of it," the band told FIFA.com in an exclusive interview.

Galaxy of stars
Over 600 guests and around 200 media representatives are expected at the Frankfurt Congress Centre. The likes of Worawi Makudi, FIFA Executive Committee member, and Steffi Jones, President of the Local Organising Committee (LOC), will be joined by Governor of Hessen Volker Bouffier, Mayor of Frankfurt Petra Roth, DFB (German FA) President Dr. Theo Zwanziger, DFB General Secretary Wolfgang Niersbach as well as many other ambassadors from the nine host cities and 16 participating nations.

Germany, only the second European nation to host a FIFA Women's World Cup after Sweden in 1995, have made a record nine stadiums available for the tournament in the host cities of Berlin, Frankfurt, Augsburg, Dresden, Bochum, Wolfsburg, Leverkusen, Sinsheim and Monchengladbach.

FIFA.com brings you the action
"In addition to smooth organisation, we want to present ourselves as excellent hosts and lay the foundations for a wonderful atmosphere at the first ever FIFA Women's World Cup to be held in Germany," said LOC President Jones. Germany captain and record FIFA Women's World Cup goalscorer Birgit Prinz was also full of enthusiasm: "I can't wait to play in all those sold-out World Cup stadiums."

The draw for the finals will be broadcast in over 200 countries worldwide, and you can keep track all of the action live on FIFA.com. The show will be broadcast live via video stream on the official FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 website, excluding the USA and Germany.

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As it happens, “Taller, bigger and faster!" is not Frankfurt’s official motto, but a newcomer to the banking and finance metropolis on the River Main might think it ought to be. Some of the tallest skyscrapers in Europe characterise the skyline, the streets in the compact centre are a hive of bustle and activity, and evidence of the city’s varied and thoroughly multicultural population is to be seen everywhere.

However, fittingly for such an important communications and transport hub, Germany’s fifth-largest city is also known for the warm welcome it extends to visitors. Next Monday, Frankfurt again opens her doors to the world, as the eyes of the global footballing family turn to the Congress Center and the Official Draw for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011 at 19.30 CET.

Host of stars and VIPs
FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter will also attend next Monday’s Official Draw, where representatives of the 16-strong starting field will finally learn the identity of their group-stage opponents. FIFA’s Head of Women’s Competitions Tatjana Haenni will present and supervise the draw, with goalkeeping legend Oliver Kahn and top model and women’s football ambassador Adriana Karembeu making the draw itself. German pop-rock combo Wir sind Helden top the bill in a glittering and glamorous 45-minute show.

"The draw marks the start of the countdown to the kick-off of the Women’s World Cup," said Blatter, while the city itself, home to Germany’s most successful women’s club FFC Frankfurt, is already abuzz with excitement in the build-up to the event. OC President Steffi Jones, also a native of the city, expects to welcome more than 600 guests and some 200 media representatives from all over the world.

The capital of the women’s game
The people of Frankfurt are well-informed about the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011 and Monday’s draw, partly thanks to an extensive and colourful poster and tram advertising campaign. The women’s game is the centre of attention at present and, as you would expect, FIFA.com is in the thick of things.

We will provide our users and visitors to the official FIFA website with up-to-date coverage of events, with comprehensive news, previews and interviews. The draw will be streamed live on FIFA.com and is available worldwide, except for the USA and Germany. And afterwards, we looking forward to hearing your views, opinions and analyses in our popular Have Your Say feature.

Pride and passion in Prinz’s home town
"You sense how much people are looking forward to the World Cup. Some 350,000 tickets have already been sold – and that's before anybody knows who’s playing whom," remarked Germany captain Birgit Prinz.

The Frankfurt-born striker has been named FIFA World Player of the Year three times, and is thrilled at the prospect of entertaining the crowds in her home town, which will also stage next summer’s Final on 17 July 2011: "The support has been tremendous at recent matches. 45,000 came to our game with Brazil in Frankfurt, and it was 30,000 for the USA match in Augsburg. Not so very long ago, figures like that would have been beyond our wildest dreams."