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Michelle Akers

	Michelle Akers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Michelle Akers (born February 1, 1966 in Santa Clara, California) was a leading American soccer player and played on the historic 1999 Women's World Cup victory by the U.S. Akers was a three-time All-American from Shorecrest High School in Seattle.
		Akers then attended the University of Central Florida where she was a four-time All-American, was Central Florida's Athlete of the Year in 1988-89, the all-time leading scorer in UCF history, won the Hermann Trophy in 1988, and had her #10 jersey retired by the school.
		In 2004, she and Hamm were the only two women named to the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living soccer players selected by Pelé and commissioned by FIFA for that organization's 100th anniversary.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Michelle_Akers (441 words)

	Former Rapids Midfielder Carlos "El Pibe" Valderrama Named to "The FIFA 100" (March 4, 2004)
		He is one of five former or current MLS players to have been named to the list, joining Hong Myung Bo (Korea), Lothar Matthaus (Germany), Hugo Sanchez (Mexico) and Hristo Stoitchkov (Bulgaria).
		FIFA, in honor of its 100 years, selected Brazilian legend Pelé to choose the 100 living soccer players that represent the best, most outstanding, creative footballers of their generation.
		The selected players were then captured by some of the world's leading photographers for a worldwide traveling exhibit that will illustrate the best that "The Beautiful Game" has to offer.
	www.intermark.com /rapids/rp040304.asp (448 words)

	ussoccer.com - Women's National Team
		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, 91, 99).
		No female player had combined the size, speed, strength and skill of Akers before she burst onto the international scene in 1991 (albeit in her seventh year on the national team), by scoring 39 goals, still a U.S. record.
		She is a two-time FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year (2001 and 2002) and with 249 games played, is the second most-capped soccer player in history behind teammate Kristine Lilly.
	www.ussoccer.com /articles/viewArticle.jsp_54559.html (697 words)

	Soccer Training Info - Top Soccer Players
		He was a player with a temper, and this temper erupted in a karate style kick at a fan.
		One of the greatest defenders of all time, he was arguably the best defender of his time at the peak of his career, considered by some as the greatest left-back of all time and remains well known for influential captaincy, ice-cool temperament and flawless defending.
		He was the 2000/2001 player of the year for soccer club F.C. Groningen and the 2002/2003 Talent of the Year for football club PSV Eindhoven, both in the Dutch Eredivisie.
	www.soccer-training-info.com /top_soccer_players.asp (7216 words)

	Boston.com / Sports / Soccer / Photographic portrait of Beckham defaced (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The words "You loosers" was written in indelible red felt pen on the 5-foot-tall picture of Beckham in an exhibition of pictures of the world's greatest living soccer players.
		The words "Beckham and Meier, you loosers" also were scrawled on a wall opposite a portrait of Pele, one of the world's greatest soccer players, in an apparent reference to the Swiss referee Urs Meier, who officiated during England's Euro 2004 quarterfinal defeat to Portugal and disallowed a last-minute English goal.
		The list of the 125 greatest living players to feature in the exhibition was specially selected by Pele, the Brazilian superstar.
	www.boston.com /sports/soccer/articles/2004/06/29/photographic_portrait_of_beckham_defaced?mode=PF (505 words)

	Soccer365 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		U.S. Women’s National Team legends Mia Hamm and Michelle Akers have been named to The FIFA 100,” a list commemorating the 100 greatest living soccer players chosen by Pelé; and approved by FIFA, the world governing body of soccer as part of FIFA’s Centennial celebration.
		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).
		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.
	www.soccer365.com /US_NEWS/Breaking_News/page_131_68266.shtml (761 words)

	Zinedine Zidane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Zidane was elected FIFA World Player of the Year a record-equalling three times (1998, 2000, 2003) and was named European Footballer of the Year in 1998.
		In 2004, he topped the UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll on Best European football player of the past 50 years, and was included in the FIFA 100, Pelé's list of the 125 greatest living footballers.
		Despite criticism from fans and pundits regarding the choice of players, France made it to the semi-finals of the Euro 1996, their best performance in an international tournament since the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zinedine_Zidane (3269 words)

	MLSnet.com - News - 05/05/2004
		Former Major League Soccer players were elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame for the first time Wednesday, as Eric Wynalda and Paul Caligiuri joined U.S. women's national team star Michelle Akers in the Class of 2004.
		Akers is widely considered one of the best female soccer players in the history of the game, and one the best living soccer players regardless of gender.
		In early March, she was named to the "FIFA 100," actually a list of the world's 125 greatest living soccer players, compiled by Pele and approved by FIFA.
	www.mlsnet.com /MLS/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20040505&content_id=1846&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp (941 words)

	SOCCER - CBS SportsLine.com
		The USA trounced England 6-0 in May 2003 as Reddick played 90 minutes in her first appearance for the national team in the city where she was a high-school All-American at Briarwood Christian School and two-time Alabama Girlâs Soccer Player of the Year.
		Petrucelli will take six overaged players to China, defined as players who are not age-eligible for the Nordic Cup and thus born before Jan. 1, 1983, but each Nordic Cup roster is allowed several overage players per team.
		SOCCER SHOCKER: The Mexican Womenâs National Team, and more specifically lethal striker Maribel Dominguez, were responsible for two big surprises in Costa Rica last week.
	cbs.sportsline.com /soccer/story/7157270 (2661 words)

	Women In Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		" It is a list commemorating the 100 greatest living soccer players.
		They are the only female players named and the only soccer players from the United States on the list
		Eighteen top photographers shot portraits of the players and they were shown for the first time at the FIFA 100 Charity Auction and Tribute Ceremony in London.
	www.womensoccer.com /refs/wsports/wis-akerham_5mar04.html (92 words)

	Blazers pound Pistons Brazilians top Pele's list of greatest players Leicester players remain in custody Tiger has ...
		The list, featuring only those players who are still alive, includes 1950s greats Alfredo Di Stefano (Argentina) and Ferenc Puskas (Hungary) and France's two great heroes Just Fontaine, whose 13 goals in the 1958 World Cup finals remains a record in one competition, and his old forward partner Raymond Kopa.
		Nine players from the English Premier League club were arrested and called to give evidence to a judge at a court in the southeastern city of Cartagena earlier in the day after three women made an allegation of sexual assault.
		Four players were accused of sexual assault and illegal entry, one of assault and illegal entry and three of illegal entry and failure to provide assistance.
	www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /archives.php?id=35594 (2904 words)

	Colorado Rapids. The official site of the Colorado Rapids Major League Soccer Team. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		From FIFA.com: “The FIFA 100” commemorates the greatest living soccer players chosen by Pelé and approved by FIFA for the 100th anniversary of the world’s governing body of football.
		To celebrate FIFA’s Centennial, 18 of the world’s leading photographers were commissioned to make a portrait collection of the world’s most influential living players; after much deliberation, Pelé arrived at a list of 125 players, 75 retired and 50 active.
		The photos were taken over the last six months — with the exception of six archive photos for FIFA 100 players who were unavailable for the shoots — and will be shown for the first time at “The FIFA 100” Charity Auction & Tribute Ceremony.
	www.coloradorapids.com /news/newsdetails_global.asp?ID=18 (238 words)

	Amazon.com: The Fifa 100: Books: Kofi Allen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		AUTHOR BIO: Pelé;, one of the greatest soccer players of all time, led his native Brazil to three World Cup titles and later played for the New York Cosmos.
		Pele immediately reminds us that it is a list of the 100 greatest LIVING players, Garrincha having passed away in shocking poverty and utter destitution long ago.
		In that case, adding undeserving players and omitting famous legends to this list of 100 all-time-greatests does not help either.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/190397352X?v=glance (952 words)

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		Morris disclosed how tough it was after a match or training for the players to head back to camp instead of going home to their families.
		Culturally the "ghetto boys" of the age, the two sets of players were often colleagues on national youth football and even minor league duty.
		But regardless of the performances by Yorke and John, regardless of the incredible goals scored at the highest level in UK soccer, it is puzzling that so many old stagers–over 75–remain faithful to the players of their generation.
	www.socawarriors.net /greatest_players.htm (12409 words)

	SI.com - Soccer - World Soccer's Hamilton: Pele's list is an easy target - Tuesday March 9, 2004 10:49PM
		Pele's list of the 100 (actually 125) greatest living footballers, published this week as part of FIFA's centenary celebrations, is no different.
		Pele may have been the greatest ever player, but he has struggled to gain respect for his opinions since retiring as a player.
		He tends to pitch his comments to whatever nationality his audience is. So picking 100 players for a global audience was always going to be problematic; somebody was bound to be upset.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/soccer/03/09/hamilton.ws (604 words)

	USATODAY.com - Pele's list of soccer's best includes Hamm, Akers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The list was compiled as part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of FIFA, world soccer's governing group.
		The list initially was to include 100 players — 50 current and 50 retired.
		There are 14 players each from Italy and France on the list, 13 from the Netherlands, 10 each from Germany and Argentina, and seven from England.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/soccer/2004-03-04-pele-list_x.htm (532 words)

	2005 Top 10 Games of the Year by Game Tunnel
		However, unlike many games where your skills are just increased, completing the training task in New Star Soccer 3 means developing a real skill that you can use in the game such as heading the ball, kicking a one-touch volley or dribbling back and forth between cones in a specific time.
		In each case the additional skill won't just be an improvement in your player on the field it will also improve the gaming skills that you as a player need to succeed with New Star Soccer 3.
		The greatest difficulty lies in finding the right balance of taxation, funding, and legislation to ensure that your country doesnÃ¢ï¿½ï¿½t go bankrupt and that your next election will be successful.
	www.gametunnel.com /articles.php?id=412 (5347 words)

	The FIFA Top 100
		As a celebration of 100 years, FIFA has announced its top 100 players.
		FIFA chose the greatest goal scorer of all-time - Pelé to chose the 100 greatest living soccer players that represents the best, most outstanding, creative players of their generation.
		There were only two women to make 'The FIFA Top 100' list - both Americans - Mia Hamm and Michelle Akers.
	www.soccerhall.org /news/FIFA_Top_100_342004.htm (150 words)

	books about: fifa (history-making commemorative colonialism) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Twelve year old Leah Lauber was more than an enthusiastic soccer fan -- she also landed a job as a Junior Reporter for the St. Petersburg Times covering the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cub.
		Soccer Dreams is the unique story of how for one year, a young girl covered the story of how the team prepared for the event, and how they went on to win this prestigious soccer event.
		On the players, it will also tell you all the clubs they were part of and their avarage goals they made in...
	www.very-clever.com /books/fifa (939 words)

	MLSnet.com -- The Official Site of Major League Soccer
		He is the only active Major League Soccer player to receive the prestigious honor.
		As part of its Centennial commemorations, FIFA will host a prestigious awards dinner tonight and will celebrate "The FIFA 100" - the one hundred greatest living players chosen by Pelé; and approved by FIFA for the 100th anniversary of world football's governing body.
		All the players chosen for "The FIFA 100" will be announced at the event and presented with a recognition award by FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter and Pelé;.
	www.mlsnet.com /content/04/datastore/la0304hong.html (488 words)

	The 100 Best Football Players According To Pel? \| MetaFilter
		March 4, 2004 10:23 AM "And The 100 Best Ever Football Players Are..." The great Pele, himself one of Time's 100 List, has just presented his very own list, not entirely as diplomatic and Kofi Annan-like as FIFA would perhaps have wished, as it includes, imo, some quirky and interesting choices.
		The greatest dribbler of all time and inventor of the 'banana kick' played 60 times for Brazil and was on the losing side just once, in his final game.
		This is, in fact, Pelé's list of the 100 greatest living footballers, according to FIFA's brief explanation.
	www.metafilter.com /mefi/31576 (1879 words)

	ESPN.com: MLB - Greatest Living Hitter? Think Bonds
		DiMaggio passed on, and Greatest Living Hitter became the hot debate among historians.
		Guys like Rose, Carew, Gwynn and Boggs were a joy to watch, but the Greatest Living Hitter has to do more than slap Texas Leaguers to the opposite field.
		EqA is a measure of the player's total offensive performance, fully adjusted for era and park.
	espn.go.com /mlb/columns/bp/1406669.html (1056 words)

	SoccerAmerica.com: FIFA: Hamm, Akers named to Pele's 'greatest living player list'
		Mia Hamm and Michelle Akers were the only women and the only U.S. players have named to ''The FIFA 100'' -- a list commemorating the 100 greatest living soccer players chosen by Pele and approved by FIFA.
		Hong Myung-Bo, the Los Angeles Galaxy's South Korean defender, is the only MLS player on the list.
		Former MLS players on the list were Hristo Stoitchkov (Bulgaria), Carlos Valderrama (Colombia), Lothar Matthaeus (Germany) and Hugo Sanchez (Mexico).
	www.socceramerica.com /article.asp?Art_ID=562134384 (137 words)

	USATODAY.com - Pop Candy: Archives
		They are welcome to make up their own list and put Mariah or Kelly Clarkson at no. 1 if that will make them feel better...
		love the list...much more eclectic than most end of year lists that include all the obvious choices...but one glaring omission...hugh laurie...love him in anything, fladder, brit flicks, and even stuart little...but house is brilliant because of him and it is the only show i tivo every week...
		He's living every ex-college dude's dream....winning the Heisman, one of best players ever on maybe the best team ever, hanging out with celebs and hot hollywood babes all the while only having to take one class - ballroom dancing to stay eligible.
	blogs.usatoday.com /popcandy/2005/12/my_top_100_the_.html (3601 words)

	Mia Hamm
		She has twice been honored as World Player of the Year, won two Women's World Cup Championships, captured two Olympic gold medals, and earned numerous collegiate accolades at the University of North Carolina, where she won four consecutive NCAA women's championships and finished as the team's all-time leading scorer.
		Mia Hamm has done so much more than score goals and win world titles; she has dramatically increased the popularity of women's soccer in the U.S. and inspired thousands of kids to play the game.
		It turned out to be a smart move: At age 15, she became the youngest player ever to make the U.S. National Team.
	www.icyhotprotherapy.com /AboutMia.asp (337 words)

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