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	FIFA World Youth Championship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The FIFA World Youth Championship is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).
		A corresponding event for women's teams, the FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship, began in 2002 with an age limit of 19.
		The age limit for the women's competition was changed to 20 starting with the upcoming 2006 event.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/FIFA_World_Youth_Championship (204 words)

	Articles - FIFA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		FIFA has a 50% representation on its board (four representatives); the other four are provided by the football associations of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, in recognition of the British nations´ unique contribution to the creation and history of the game.
		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).
	www.junctione.com /articles/FIFA (1326 words)

	Fifa U-17 World Cup: Peru 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Brazil are looking to add a fourth U-17 world crown to their enviable trophy collection, while Jesús Ramírez's team aim to become the first Mexican national side at any level to land a FIFA World Championship.
		FIFA President Joseph Blatter arrived to Lima and said that Perú has made history in football because of managing the first World Cup played completely on artificial surface.
		Group D could hardly have had a worse start for the defending champions as they lost 3:1 to Gambia, though their defeat of the Netherlands was hailed as one of the greatest games in the championship and that turned fortunes around for coach Nelson Rodrigues and his team.
	worldcupperu2005.blogspot.com (4571 words)

	Coca-Cola - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		World War II When the United States entered World War II, The Coca-Cola Company began providing free drinks for soldiers of the United States Army.
		In the 1970s, a song from a Coca-Cola commercial called "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing", produced by Billy Davis, became a popular hit single, but there is no evidence that it did anything to increase sales of the soft drink.
		Since 1977 starting with the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, Coca-Cola has been the main sponsor of FIFA and has sponsored each FIFA World Cup and other competitions organised by FIFA.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Coca-cola (5067 words)

	FIFA U-17 World Championship Trinidad & Tobago 2001 presented by JVC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		France's FIFA U-17 World Championship Trinidad and Tobago 2001 presented by JVC title was largely the result of the extraordinary exploits of striker tandem Anthony Le Tallec and Florent Sinama Pongolle, but all 18 players and the coaching staff contributed to the nation's first world youth title.
		Coach Musa Abdullahi had to make several changes to the squad for the FIFA U-17 World Championship Trinidad and Tobago 2001 presented by JVC after strikers Collins Osunwa and Chigu Biodun, as well as goalkeeper Chigozie Agbim, had to be withdrawn from the squad after picking up injuries in the final-preparation stage.
		FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, accompanied by Jack Warner, FIFA Vice-President and President of CONCACAF, and Oliver Camps, President of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation, visited on Saturday morning the paralysed 19-year old Marvin Lee in his home near Port of Spain.
	www.u17.fifa.com (1119 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| Sports \| Still the scene (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The three-week championship was originally scheduled to kick off on 25 March but was postponed because of the war in Iraq and subsequent safety concerns.
		The new date squashed speculation that FIFA was intending to shift the event to another country far from the region.
		FIFA decided to suspend the championship even before the war broke out after several competing countries expressed concern about travelling to the UAE which is about 1,450 kilometres (900 miles) from Iraq.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2003/635/sp3.htm (619 words)

	MLSnet.com -- The Official Site of Major League Soccer
		The U.S. is one of only five teams to qualify for the last four World Youth Championships, and one of only two teams (Brazil is the other) to finish in the top 15 in each of the last four tournaments.
		Germany, the 1981 World Youth Champions, qualified for this year's championship by virtue of their second-place finish in last year's Under-19 UEFA Championship.
		The FIFA World Youth Championship will be held from March 25-April 16 in four cities in the United Arab Emirates.
	www.mlsnet.com /content/03/datastore/us0129under20draw.html (1205 words)

	News-Argentina rule world again as Brazil seal third (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The 52nd and last match at the FIFA World Youth Championship Netherlands 2005 was always destined to provide an entry in the annals of history.
		Brazil claim third with last-gasp brace Brazil sealed third place at the FIFA World Youth Championship Netherlands 2005 as coach René Weber's men overcame ten-man Morocco courtesy of a late double strike at the Galgenwaard stadium in Utrecht.
		The first-ever meeting between the sides at a FIFA youth tournament was a low-key affair with chances few and far between, despite the losing semi-finalists' valiant attempts to rouse themselves one last time.
	www.cafonline.com /news.php?id=170 (771 words)

	FIFA U17/U20 World Championship
		Currently ranked eighth by world governing body FIFA, the Dutch were eliminated by finishing behind Ireland and Portugal in their qualifying group despite losing only twice in 10 matches and having a plus-10 goal differential.
		Much was expected from both the under-20 men in the World Youth Championships this summer in Argentina, and the under-17s in the world championships currently in progress in Trinidad and Tobago.
		Sinama Pongolle’s hat trick was the first of the 2001 Under-17 World Championship, and his two goals in five minutes midway through the second half proved to be the difference.
	www.southernsoccerscene.com /fifau20.htm (10628 words)

	LondonUTD
		FIFA World Youth Championship Canada 2007 In August, Canada was awarded the FIFA World Youth Championship 2007.
		The FIFA World Youth Championship Canada 2007 is a three-week long, 24-nation, and 52-match tournament featuring the best U-20 players in the world.
		It is the second largest event staged by FIFA after the FIFA World Cup, including such graduates as: Maradona, Saviola, Luis Figo, Rui Costa, Bebeto, and Dunga, as well as Canada’s Craig Forrest and several members of the current Men’s World Cup Team including: Julian de Guzman, Paul Stalteri, Atiba Hutchinson and Iain Hume.
	www.londonutd.com /news.asp?SID=13 (316 words)

	The Voyageurs: Canadian Soccer Supporters - FIFA interview Pipe on 2007 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		After watching the triumph of the FIFA World Youth Championship Netherlands 2005 unfold, Canadian Soccer Association Chief Operating Officer Kevan Pipe cannot wait to get his hands on the event in two years' time.
		With Canada having the honour of hosting the FIFA World Youth Championship in 2007, Pipe was over in Holland on a fact-finding mission throughout the tournament and he clearly liked what he saw.
		Pipe feels that Canada's hosting of the FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in 2002 laid strong foundations for a successful world youths event and he is now hard at work making sure all six venues are up to the job of delivering a first-class tournament when the planet's most promising players arrive on Canadian soil.
	www.canadian-soccer.com /forum/topic.asp?topic_id=7209 (561 words)

	FIFA Offside
		Fernando Tresaco Gracia, Referees Coordinator for the FIFA World Youth Championship Netherlands 2005.
		One of the missions for the referees at the FIFA World Youth Championship is to apply the new interpretation of Law 11.
		The doubt has also been removed as to the question of whether or not a player is gaining an advantage from an offside position when a team-mate's shot rebounds off an opponent and falls to a player in an offside position.
	www.aysosm.org /misc/fifa-offside/offside.html (756 words)

	Avaya Provides Wireless Network for FIFA World Youth Championship UAE 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Approximately 120 FIFA staff members are using the wireless network to access important information, e-mail and other requirements for up to 17 hours per day during this exciting tournament, which concludes with the final match on 19 December, 2003.
		Once the championship ends, the network will be disassembled and re-used for other FIFA events to be held in 2004 and onwards.
		Doug Gardner, FIFA World Cup Project Director at Avaya, said: "Wireless networks are flexible as well as scalable and are by far the most efficient way to set up a robust network for one-off events such as the FIFA World Youth Championship.
	www.avaya.com /gcm/master-usa/en-us/corporate/pressroom/pressreleases/2003/pr-031204b.htm&Wrapper=Print (492 words)

	Youth « Competitions « Soccer « Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		FIFA Under 17 World Championship 2001 - News items, teams listing, referee introduction, media information, rules of the event and game schedule with results.
		FIFA World Youth Championship Malaysia '97 - Contains match results based on groupings plus the final round.
		FIFA Under 17 World Championship 2003 - News, teams listing, media information, statistics, rules of the event, and game schedule with results.
	www.localadsearch.com /Sports/Soccer/Competitions/Youth (240 words)

	SiaOne.com: The Official Home Page of Samson Siaisa
		Samson Siasia is well-known among soccer players and fans throughout the world as a member of one of the finest and most thrilling teams ever.
		This very fine squad earned great acclaim, winning the 2005 African Youth Championship, earning a point from their 0-0 draw with Brazil (2003 Champion), and securing a spot at the final match, on 2 July versus Argentina, at the current FIFA World Youth Championship Netherlands 2005.
		Samson Siasia coached Nigeria to win the African Youth Championship Benin 2005 after dominating from start to finish, and can start looking forward to their first FIFA World Youth Championship in six years.
	www.siaone.com (703 words)

	FIFA.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		China fans were the dominant force in the grandstands of the Willem II Stadium in the second round match against Germany.
		But, despite the heartbreaking narrow loss, the round of 16 of the FIFA World Youth Championship Netherlands 2005 unquestionably represented the climax for the fanatical Chinese supporters at the Willem II Stadium and also those who waited up past midnight in China to watch the much-anticipated encounter.
		This was the third time that China have reached the second stage of FIFA World Youth Championship, but the first time they advanced as dominant group winners.
	www.fifainteractiveworldcup.com /en/news/feature/0,1451,108001,00.html (612 words)

	FIFA World Youth Championship : Hispanic draw for Morocco :: moroccoTimes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The draw for the FIFA World Youth Championship 2005 took place on Sunday at the Jaarbeurs Exhibition Centre in Utrecht, Netherlands with Morocco drawn against Spain's sturdy Under-20, together with Honduras and Chile.
		The FIFA World Youth Championship draw ceremony was attended by four prominent Dutch football figures, namely Marko Van Basten, Hans Van Breukelen, John Van't Ship and Guus Hiddink.
		Benin, who finished the African Youth Championship in the third place, were put in Group A together with the host country Holland, Japan and Australia.
	www.moroccotimes.com /paper/article.asp?idr=28&id=4521 (623 words)

	Nuke Soccer
		World Cup minnows by anyone's reckoning, but this is a tournament where the small fish often have ravenous appetites, and big teeth.
		United States: The world has had a very hard time accepting that the Americans are a consistent top-ten team in the global soccer rankings, despite their quarterfinal appearance four years ago.
		For the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Championship in Russia this summer, Canada was drawn into the very difficult Group B along with China, Finland, and Nigeria.
	soccer.loop48.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=2091 (3043 words)

	The 15th World U20 Youth Championship - Netherlands
		4 from the CAF African Youth Championship - Nigeria, Egypt, Benin, Morocco.
		The African Youth Championship took place in Benin from 15 to 29 January 2005.
		The AFC Youth Championship took place in Malaysia between 25 September and 9 October 2004.
	www.sportscheduler.co.sz /world_youth.htm (226 words)

	FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship Encyclopedia @ LaunchBase.net (Launch Base) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship Encyclopedia @ LaunchBase.net (Launch Base)
		The FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship is a world championship football tournament, organized by FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), for national teams of women under age 20.
		The competition was first held in 2002 with an age limit of 19, and hosted by Canada.
	www.launchbase.net /encyclopedia/FIFA_U-20_Women%27s_World_Championship (284 words)

	Fifa world youth soccer 2003 cup (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		as the FIFA Women's World Cup_ in 2003 and the FIFA World Youth Championship_ in 2001, 2003 and 2005...
		Women's World Cup, another major FIFA World Championship was.
		The 2006 FIFA World Cup represents a homecoming of...
	youthsoccer.ficub.com /index.php?kid=fifa-world-youth-soccer-2003-cup (327 words)

	ESPNsoccernet - World - FIFA postpones World Youth tourney
		ZURICH, Switzerland -- The FIFA World Youth Championship in the United Arab Emirates was postponed Thursday because of the threat of war in Iraq.
		Soccer's ruling body approved a proposal by FIFA president Sepp Blatter to play the tournament at a later date.
		"FIFA regrets having to make this decision because the team of local organizers, who have worked tremendously hard, were more than ready to host this tournament,'' Blatter said.
	soccernet.espn.go.com /news/story?id=260018&cc=5901 (322 words)

	FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Morocco's encounter with Japan in the second match of the Round of Sixteen at the FIFA World Youth Championship Netherlands 2005 should be like a home game for the North Africans.
		The man in the No.10 shirt has not been surprised that after losing their opening game with Spain, the Moroccans have won two successive matches for the first time in a FIFA World Youth Championship.
		In their previous 10 matches in FIFA World Youth Championships the Japanese had scored at least once.
	access.fifa.com /en/article/0,4151,107899,00.html (612 words)

	CanadaSoccer.com \| Official Site of the Canadian Soccer Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Since the first FIFA World Youth Championship (U20) held in Tunisia in 1977, the Youth tournament has drawn over eight million spectators in 14 installments for an average of 580,000.
		The latest installment of the championship drew 592,100 with an average of 11,387 per match at the FIFA World Youth Championship 2003 held in the United Arab Emirates.
		The FIFA World Youth Championship is a three-week long, 24 nation, and 52-match tournament featuring the best young 20-year-old players in the world.
	www.canadasoccer.com /eng/media/viewArtical.asp?Press_ID=2029 (418 words)

	FIFA World Youth Championship : Morocco out for final berth :: moroccoTimes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Moroccan national youth team squeezed into the last-four stage after beating Italy on penalties in a pulsating quarter-final last Friday in Utrecht, while reigning African champions, the Flying Eagles, also advanced to the semis with a shoot-out win over hosts Holland a day later.
		The two sides had met in the last-four showdown at the African Youth Championship held January in Benin, with the Nigerians triumphing 5-3 on penalties, before they clinched the title with a 2-0 win over Egypt in the final.
		The West African side reached the final at the FIFA World Youth Championship in 1989 in Saudi Arabia, where they were defeated 2-0 by Carlos Queiroz's Portugal.
	www.moroccotimes.com /paper/article.asp?idr=28&id=7656 (662 words)

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