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 EA SPORTS™ - FIFA, UEFA Champions League, EA Rugby, PGA Tour Golf, Fight Night and more...
The winner of the tournament will be named FIFA Interactive World Player 2005 and take centre stage to receive his/her trophy among some of the biggest names in football at this year's prestigious FIFA World Player Gala in Zurich on 19 December 2005.
The eight players who have what it takes to win their Regional Tournament will each win a pair of tickets to a 2006 FIFA World Cup™ match in Germany offered by FIFA.com and will compete in the worldwide finals in London on 18 December.
Additionally, during this year's FIFA Interactive World Cup, gamers will have the rare opportunity to get a sneak peek at EA SPORTS next generation FIFA for Xbox 360 on which the FIWC grand final will be played.
www.easports.co.uk /news.read.asp?id=4775   (937 words)

  
 champions-league.org » FIFA World Player of the year
National coaches and national team captains from all countries will now vote to elect the 2005 Fifa World player of the year.
FC Barcelona forward Ronaldinho, team-mate Samuel Eto’o and Chelsea FC’s Frank Lampard have been short-listed for the FIFA World Player of the Year award.
champions-league.org » FIFA World Player of the year
www.champions-league.org /football/?p=37   (202 words)

  
 International Games News April 2004
The event is planned to be a week long festival in September of this year, with concerts, competitions, exhibits, pep rallies to publicize and create interest in the 2005 SEA Games which are scheduled for November 2005.
McWhirter was an athlete and rugby player, representing Scotland internationally in the 100 and 200 meters.
One to five players, or teams of players can play at a time, so an entire class could participate at one time if the game were projected onto a large screen in front of the classroom.
www.internationalgames.net /april2004.html   (202 words)

  
 2000 FIFA World Player of the Year - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2000 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Zinedine Zidane for the second time following France's 2000 European Championship win.
FIFA - World Cup - Women's World Cup - World Rankings - Player of the Year
This page was last modified 16:40, 28 June 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2000_FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year   (202 words)

  
 FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association
FIFA.com talks to FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldinho and runners-up Frank Lampard and Samuel Eto'o at the ceremony...
FIFA Fair Play Award 2005 goes to the football community of Iquitos (Peru)
Player, captain and president of Real Madrid, Santiago Bernabeu received a posthumous FIFA Order of Merit award in 2002.
www.fifa.com /en/mens/awards/gala.html   (147 words)

  
 FIFA World Player of the Year 2005 (shortlist) - aliraqi Community
FIFA World Player of the Year 2005 (shortlist) - aliraqi Community
FIFA World Player of the Year 2005 (shortlist)
So nearly half of the nominations have gone to players of those three teams.
www.aliraqi.org /forums/showthread.php?t=51559   (520 words)

  
 CNN.com - Ronaldinho in line for FIFA double - Nov 30, 2005
LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Barcelona's Ronaldinho, team-mate Samuel Eto'o and Chelsea's Frank Lampard were shortlisted for FIFA's World Player of the Year award on Wednesday.
Brazil playmaker Ronaldinho, who took the honor in 2004, was named European Footballer of the Year on Monday and won the inaugural FIFPro World Player of the Year trophy in September.
Barca's Ronaldinho is in line to retain his world player of the year title
www.cnn.com /rssclick/2005/SPORT/football/11/30/fifa.ronaldinho?section=cnn_latest   (175 words)

  
 2003 FIFA World Player of the Year - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2003 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Zinedine Zidane for a record-equalling third time.
FIFA - World Cup - Women's World Cup - World Rankings - Player of the Year
This page was last modified 21:12, 28 June 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2003_FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year   (175 words)

  
 Breamster.com European Footballer of the Year Named
In last year's poll, he was fourth behind Czech winner, Pavel Nedved of Juventus, and is one of three players in line for Fifa's World Player of the Year award (to be drawn on 20th December).
Shevchenko, one of the 3 faces for FIFA 2005, was rewarded for his superb scoring record for Milan since he joined from Dynamo Kiev in 1999.
AC Milan and Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko has been named European Footballer of the Year.
www.breamster.com /articles/EEpkAyFkFp.php   (175 words)

  
 Ronaldinho on top of the world again
Brazilian football player Ronaldinho waves after he received the trophy of World player of the Year, during the FIFA World Player Gala 2005 ceremony, in Zurich.
Meanwhile, Germany's Birgit Prinz was voted the best women's player in the world for the third year in a row ahead of Brazil's Marta and Shannon Boxx of the United States.
With Brazil, he was instrumental in helping win the 2002 World Cup, the sixth in history for the South American soccer kings and followed it up by playing a major role in the team's Confederations Cup triumph in June in Germany this year.
www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=91531   (432 words)

  
 FIFA World Player of the Year 2005 (shortlist) - aliraqi Community
FIFA World Player of the Year 2005 (shortlist) - aliraqi Community
FIFA World Player of the Year 2005 (shortlist)
So nearly half of the nominations have gone to players of those three teams.
www.aliraqi.org /forums/showthread.php?t=51559   (431 words)

  
 Ronaldinho :Videos,pictures,photos ,screensavers, wallpapers,caricatures,news,club,team.
Ronaldinho won FIFA's World Player of the Year award on Monday Dec abcnews.go Sports wireStory id 346591 22 ESPNSoccernet : England: Ronaldinho to join United 'within 24hrs' Brazilian midfielder Ronaldinho's move from Paris St Germain to Manchester United should be completed in the next 24 hours, the French sports daily L'Equipe reported on Tuesday.
Barca's Brazilian star Ronaldinho is the new World Player of the Year 2003 PSG fail to qualify for Europe and Ronaldinho signs five year deal with Barcelona edition.cnn 2004 SPORT football 12 20 fifa.worldplayer 38 Ronaldinho for You includes photographs, information, wallpapers, and more.
He is currently World Player of the year and on Saturday night led Ronaldinho has marvelled football audiences in Brazil and in France and from www.exzibit viewarticle.
www.foot4you.com /ronaldinho/index.html   (6501 words)

  
 Articles - FIFA
FIFA awards, each year, the title of FIFA World Player of the Year to the most prestigious player of the year, as part of its annual awards ceremony with also recognises team and international football achievements.
FIFA announced in April 2004 that it is expecting to earn $144 million profit on $1.64 billion in revenue between 2003 and 2006 (the 4 year cycle including the 2006 World Cup).
Aside from the World Cup and Olympic competitions, FIFA organises World Championships for players at under-17 level and youth level.
www.junctione.com /articles/FIFA   (1326 words)

  
 Soccer Players Encyclopedia
Romario was given the FIFA Player of the Year award in 1994.
He has been called the FIFA Player of Year and has also won the Champions League with Barcelona.
Andrade is also one of the frist black soccer players to get serious recognition.
www.expertfootball.com /players/encyclopedia.php   (1326 words)

  
 GamerFeed : Previews : Microsoft : FIFA Soccer 2005
And with FIFA 2005 containing a few more features than last year's effort, Electronic Arts may soon be crowned world champion.
Each year the FIFA Soccer series moves one step nearer to reproducing the beautiful game in all its excitement, energy, and entertainment.
So all in all FIFA Soccer 2005 is looking like a force to be reckoned with.
microsoft.gamerfeed.com /gf/previews/223   (1326 words)

  
 FIFA 2005 Interview - Xbox
We do review every area of the game so the user will not only see significant improvements in the way FIFA 2005 plays but also upgrades in online and career mode as well as a new create player feature and custom tournaments.
The competition for the crown of videogame soccer superiority is getting hot and heavy with the Winning Eleven and the FIFA Soccer series’ battling it out once again.
FIFA Soccer 2005 features brand new “First Touch” gameplay, fully customizable players and tournaments, and online play to solidify its heralded franchise.
interviews.teamxbox.com /xbox/886/FIFA-2005-Interview/p1   (1326 words)

  
 Futbol de Primera: Radio Rights
"Fútbol de Primera has shown its leadership and great track record in the world of soccer in the United States not only through its radio programming but also through its creation of the 'Player of the Year' award, which jointly with its commercial activities are aimed at the promotion of our beloved sport.
Fútbol de Primera has acquired the exclusive U.S. Spanish-language radio rights of all home World Cup Qualifying matches of all countries affiliated to CONCACAF, with the exception of the home matches of USA and El Salvador.
Exclusive rights to all friendly and World Cup qualifying matches through 2006.
www.laradiodelmundial.com /radiorights.htm   (189 words)

  
 United Soccer Leagues (USL)
Seven former W-League players were among the 24 announced Thursday on the short list for the 2005 FIFA World Player of the Year honor.
United Soccer Leagues announced the final W-League 2005 season awards Saturday night at the W-League Championship banquet, unveiling the Defender of the Year, U-19 Player of the Year, Coach of the Year and Most Valuable Player as voted on by the league's coaches and general managers.
All 17 players have W-League experience, with 14 of them coming right off the 2005 season.
wleague.uslsoccer.com   (335 words)

  
 Hamm Named To FIFA 100 :: World's leading scorer Hamm is on 146 career goals and counting.
She is a two-time FIFA Women's World Player of the Year (2001 and 2002), a five-time U.S. Soccer Chevrolet Female Athlete of the Year (1994-98), and with 249 games played, is the second most-capped soccer player in history behind teammate Kristine Lilly.
To celebrate FIFA's Centennial, 18 of the world's leading photographers were commissioned to shoot portraits of the world's most influential living players and the collection will be shown for the first time at "The FIFA 100" Charity Auction & Tribute Ceremony tonight in London.
Among the vast and varied accolades in her career, she was voted FIFA's Women's Player of the Century and was a three-time U.S. Soccer Chevrolet Female Athlete of the Year (1990, 1991 and 1999).
tarheelblue.collegesports.com /sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/030704aaa.html   (735 words)

  
 Live Coverage of the FIFA Confederations Cup Germany 2005 Comes to Fox Soccer Channel
The FIFA Confederations Cup will serve as a dress rehearsal for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, also being played in Germany, and will feature Brazilian superstars Ronaldinho (2004 World Player of the Year) and Ronaldo (2002 World Player of the Year), Argentina`s famed striker Hernan Crespo, and Germany`s talented goalkeeper Oliver Kahn.
Currently held every two years, the FIFA Confederations Cup will, in the future, be held every four years, taking place the year prior to the World Cup in the latter event`s host country.
First held in December 1997 in Saudi Arabia, the FIFA Confederations Cup is an official competition of football`s world governing body.
www.cpwire.com /archive/2005/6/14/1855.asp   (337 words)

  
 FIFA Football 2006 /// Eurogamer
fifa one dimensional play shooting is crap, passing is piss, where are the players necks we are also in the year 2005 why do all players where the same boots.
FIFA on the other hand improved dramatically from FIFA 2004, especially with the introduction of the first touch.
You can almost cut and paste these FIFA articles every year (the one in OXM this month is practically identical to last year's and the year before's!).
www.eurogamer.net /article_discussion.php?article_id=60395   (337 words)

  
 GameSpy: FIFA Soccer 2005 Review
The FIFA series from EA Sports has been treading water, quality wise, for a few years due to its arcade slant and less-than-realistic gameplay.
It still needs work mainly because you're dealing with literally thousands of players all across the globe and if you want to find a player to trade…unless you know which club he plays for you're going to have one heck of a time finding him -- in short, it really needs a player search function.
This is nothing new to the series; it's always looked the part, but this year it looks even more lifelike.
pc.gamespy.com /pc/fifa-soccer-2005/574540p1.html   (546 words)

  
 FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association
FIFA.com talks to FIFA World Player of the Year Ronaldinho and runners-up Frank Lampard and Samuel Eto'o at the ceremony...
FIFA Fair Play Award 2005 goes to the football community of Iquitos (Peru)
Check out the list of legendary figures that have been named FIFA honorary members in recognition of their work with football's world governing body
www.fifa.com /en/mens/awards/gala.html   (149 words)

  
 Eto'o up for African Footballer Of The Year award
Ronaldinho, recently awarded the title Best World Player from 'World Soccer' magazine, is a candidate for both the "Balon d'Or" and the FIFA Player Of The Year trophy.
Samuel Eto'o could be re-crowned African Footballer Of The Year as his name is once again among the five candidates up for the African Football Confederation's maximum award.
The African Football Confederation's communications director, Sulaiman Habuba, told the press that coaches for the 53 African national teams will vote for the best three and the winner will be announced at a gala dinner to be held in Durban (South Africa) on February 15th, 2005.
www.fcbarcelona.com /eng/noticias/noticias/n04121209.shtml   (196 words)

  
 FIFA 2005 Interview - Xbox
We do review every area of the game so the user will not only see significant improvements in the way FIFA 2005 plays but also upgrades in online and career mode as well as a new create player feature and custom tournaments.
FIFA Soccer 2005 features brand new “First Touch” gameplay, fully customizable players and tournaments, and online play to solidify its heralded franchise.
The competition for the crown of videogame soccer superiority is getting hot and heavy with the Winning Eleven and the FIFA Soccer series’ battling it out once again.
interviews.teamxbox.com /xbox/886/FIFA-2005-Interview/p1   (719 words)

  
 FIFA Soccer 2005 Review - PC
In line with the other entries in the FIFA series, FIFA 2005 gives you control of dozens of different teams from all around the world.
FIFA 2005 has the right kind of graphical and gameplay tweaks to make it a nice upgrade from last year’s game.
FIFA 2005 gives the player a lot of choices in terms of gameplay modes.
pc.gamezone.com /gzreviews/r24013.htm   (1084 words)

  
 1999 FIFA World Player of the Year - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1999 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Rivaldo with 543 points, the biggest total ever.
David Beckham took second place, the highest ever position for an English footballer.
This page was last modified 15:47, 12 July 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1999_FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year   (87 words)

  
 Eto'o voted African Footballer of the Year
Eto'o's award came after a year in which he helped Barcelona win the Spanish league title and finished third in the polling for the FIFA World Player of 2005.
Only two of the other winners were on hand to accept their awards -- coach of the year Stephen Keshi who qualified Togo for the World Cup finals and women's footballer of the year, Adjoa Bayor of Ghana.
Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o was named African Footballer of the Year for the third year running on Thursday, edging out Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba by two points in the annual poll.
www.rediff.com /sports/2006/feb/17eto.htm   (435 words)

  
 Biography of Pele
Pele was given a lifetime achievement award in the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards, 2005.
Pele won the FIFA award for Best Soccer Player of the Twentieth Century, and was appointed UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador in 1994.
Born in Tres Coracoes, Minoas Gerias, Brazil, Pele was dicovered at the age of 11 and a few years later was brought to Sao Paulo to play for Santos.
www.biogs.com /famous/pele.html   (346 words)

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