CARLES PUYOL

Carles Puyol i Saforcada (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈkaɾles ˈpujol]; born 13 April 1978 in La Pobla de Segur, Lleida, Catalonia) is a Spanish footballer who plays with FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team.
Mainly a central defender, he can also appear on either flanks, especially as a right back. He also served as a longtime team captain, after taking over from Luis Enrique on August 2004.

Club career

Puyol started playing football for his hometown club, La Pobla de Segur, as a goalkeeper. However, after injury problems with his shoulder, he switched to striker. In 1995, he moved to join FC Barcelona's youth team, switching positions again, to play as a defensive midfielder. In 1997, Puyol stepped up to play for the club's B-team, occupying the position of right back.
In 1999, then coach Louis van Gaal promoted Puyol to the first team. He made his first division debut on October 2, 1999, at Real Valladolid, in a 2–0 win. After that, he successfully made another reconversion, now to central defender; he was awarded "Best European right back" award by UEFA in 2002 and "Best European centre back" in 2005, 2006 and 2008. Puyol also won the trophy "UEFA Club Best Defender" in 2006.
Puyol was first chosen as the captain of Barcelona at the end of the 2003–04 season, after the retirement of Luis Enrique. On September 16, 2008, he made his 400th appearance in all competitions for Barça's first team in a Champions League match against Sporting Clube de Portugal.^[1]
On October 30, 2009, Puyol signed a new three-year extension to his contract, running until 2013. This link also contained a release clause of €10 million euros.^[2] The next day, in the league against CA Osasuna, he became the third player with more official matches for the Catalans with 453, surpassing Carles Rexach, now only trailing teammate Xavi Hernández and record holder Migueli (548 appearances).^[3]

International career

Puyol won his first Spanish cap on November 15, 2000 against the Netherlands, and remained a regular fixture ever since. He played for the nation at the 2000 Olympics, 2002 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2004, 2006 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2008 and the Confederations Cup 2009.
At Euro 2008, Puyol started throughout the vast majority of the competition, as the defensive backline only conceded two goals in five games, in an eventual final win against Germany. He was named in the Team of the Tournament with defensive partner Carlos Marchena of Valencia CF.
Puyol started three out of five games at the 2009 Confederations Cup, and captained the team when Iker Casillas was rested for the last group stage match. As Spain finished third, he and three other teammates were named in the Team of the Tournament.

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STEVEN GERARD

Steven George Gerrard, MBE (pronounced /ˈdʒɛrɑrd/; born 30 May 1980), is an English footballer who plays for English Premier League club Liverpool and the England national team. He has played much of his career in a central midfield role, however since the arrival of Fernando Torres at Liverpool in 2007 he has been used mainly as a second striker for his team^[3] and as a winger for England since 2006.
Gerrard, who has spent his entire career at Anfield, made his debut in 1998 and cemented his place in the first team in the 2000-01 season, succeeding Sami Hyypiä as Liverpool team captain in 2003. His honours include two FA Cup wins, two League Cup wins, a UEFA Cup win and a UEFA Champions League win in 2005. As of 13 May 2009, Gerrard is also the current holder of the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year award.
Gerrard made his international debut in 2000, and represented England in the UEFA European Championships in 2000 and 2004 as well as the 2006 FIFA World Cup, where he was the team's top goalscorer with two goals.
Gerrard placed second in the 100 Players Who Shook The Kop, a Liverpool F.C. fan poll.^[4]

Club career

Born in Whiston, Merseyside,^[1] Gerrard started out playing for hometown team Whiston Juniors, where he was noticed by Liverpool scouts. He joined the Reds' youth academy at the age of nine.^[5] Gerrard then had trials with various clubs at fourteen, but his success wasn't immediate—Gerrard never made it into the England Schoolboys team. Gerrard's trials included Manchester United, which he claimed in his 2006 autobiography was "to pressure Liverpool into giving me a YTS contract."^[6] He signed his first professional contract with Liverpool on 5 November 1997.^[6]

Steven Gerrard

Gerrard made his Liverpool first-team debut on 29 November 1998 in a match against Blackburn Rovers as a last minute substitute for Vegard Heggem.^[7] He made thirteen appearances in his debut season, filling in the midfield position for injured captain Jamie Redknapp^[5] and playing on the right wing, but he scarcely contributed in the short on-pitch time he received, due to nervousness affecting his play.^[8] Gerrard recalled in a November 2008 interview with The Guardian, "I was out of position and out of my depth." The Liverpool hierarchy nonetheless remained convinced that he would improve.^[8] Gerrard saw himself as a defensive player primarily, looking to make key tackles rather than push the team forward.^[7]
Gerrard partnered Redknapp in central midfield for the 1999–00 season. After starting the derby match against Everton on the bench, he replaced Robbie Fowler in the second half but received his first career red card for a late foul on Everton's Kevin Campbell.^[9] Later that season, Gerrard scored his first senior goal in a 4–1 victory over Sheffield Wednesday.^[10] However, he began to suffer from nagging back problems, which sports consultant Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt later diagnosed as a result of accelerated growth, coupled with excessive playing, during his teenage years.^[6] He was then beset by groin injuries that required four separate operations.^[6]
In 2000–01, he made fifty starts in all competitions and scored ten goals as Liverpool won the League Cup, FA Cup, and the 2001 UEFA Cup. Gerrard replaced Sami Hyypiä as Liverpool captain in October 2003, as manager Gérard Houllier said that he recognised Gerrard had demonstrated leadership qualities early on, but needed to mature.^[11] He chose to extend his contract at the club, signing a new four-year deal.^[12]
Houllier quit after a trophyless 2003–04 campaign, and Gerrard was linked with a move to Chelsea during the offseason. He admitted he was not "happy with the progress Liverpool has made," and that "for the first time in my career I've thought about the possibility of moving on."^[13] In the end, Gerrard turned down a £20 million offer from Chelsea to stay with Liverpool and new coach Rafael Benítez.^[14]

Gerrard shooting for Liverpool

Liverpool were wracked with injury early in the 2004–05 season, and a foot injury suffered in a September league match against Manchester United shelved Gerrard until late November. He returned to score in the last five minutes of a Champions League group stage match against Olympiacos to secure Liverpool's advancement to the knockout round.^[15] He claimed that this was his most important, if not his best, goal for Liverpool to date.^[16] However, Gerrard netted an own goal during the 2005 League Cup final on 27 February, which proved decisive in Liverpool's 3–2 loss to Chelsea.^[17]
During a six-minute stretch in the second half of the 2005 Champions League final against A.C. Milan, Liverpool rebounded from a three-goal deficit to tie the match at 3–3 after extra time, with Gerrard scoring one of the goals. Liverpool's third goal was gained as a penalty from a foul awarded to Liverpool when Gennaro Gattuso fouled Gerrard in Milan's penalty box. Gerrard did not participate in the penalty shootout, which Liverpool won 3–2 as they claimed their first CL trophy in twenty years,^[18] though he was named the Man of the Match, and later received the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award.^[19]
In regards to his contract issues with Liverpool, Gerrard told the press after the final, "How can I leave after a night like this?"^[20] But negotiations soon stalled and on 5 July 2005, after Liverpool turned down another lucrative offer from Chelsea, Gerrard rejected a club-record £100,000-a-week offer. Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry conceded the club had lost Gerrard, saying, "Now we have to move on. We have done our best, but he has made it clear he wants to go and I think it looks pretty final."^[21] The next day, Gerrard signed a new four-year deal as Parry blamed the earlier breakdown of talks on miscommunication between the two sides.^[22][23]

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FRANK LAMPARD

Frank James Lampard (born 20 June 1978) is an English footballer who is currently playing his club football for Premier League club Chelsea and at international level for the England national football team. He plays most often as a box-to-box midfielder and has also enjoyed spells in a more advanced attacking midfield.
Lampard began his career at West Ham United, his father's former club. He had secured a place in the first team by the 1997-98 season, and the following year helped the team finish 5th in the Premier League, their highest ever Premier League placing. In 2001 he moved to rival London club Chelsea in 2001 for £11 million.
From his debut onwards he was ever-present in the Chelsea first team, setting a record 164 consecutive Premier League appearances. He established himself as a prolific scorer at the West London club and was a key part of the sides which won back-to-back Premier League titles in 2004-05 and 2005-06 and a domestic cup double in 2007. He signed a new contract in 2008, becoming the highest paid Premier League footballer at that time,^[3] and scored in his first Champions League Final that same year. He won the FA Cup for the second time in 2009, scoring the winning goal in the final. On 23 December 2009, he was named the Premier League's Player of the decade by official statistics.^[4]
Lampard has won the Chelsea Player of the Year award three times and is Chelsea's 5th all-time goalscorer with 146 goals in all competitions, including 95 league goals, the most in the club's history for a midfielder. He is the highest goalscoring midfielder in Premier League history with 119 league goals ^[5] and is 3rd in the Premier League's all-time assists table with 149.^[5] In 2005, Lampard was voted PFA Fans' Player of the Year and FWA Footballer of the Year, and came second in both the 2005 FIFA World Player of the Year and the 2005 Ballon d'Or. He is considered to be one of the best players in the world^[6][7][8][9].
Internationally, Lampard has been capped 77 times by England since making his debut in October 1999, and has scored 20 goals. He was voted England player of the year for two consecutive years in 2004 and 2005. He played in UEFA Euro 2004, where he was named in the team of the tournament after scoring three goals in four games. He was top scorer for England in their successful 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign, and played in the 2006 World Cup. In the 2010 World Cup qualifiers he scored four goals, helping England qualify for the tournament proper in South Africa.
Lampard has two children, Luna and Isla, with his ex-partner Elen Rives. Lampard is an Athlete Ambassador for the international children's charity Right To Play.^[10] Lampard has 12 GCSEs to his name, including an A in Latin. He is also reported to have an IQ of over 150 putting him in the 0.1% of the United Kingdom and rivaling Carol Vorderman.^[11]

Club career

West Ham United

1995-2001

Lampard began his career at West Ham United, his father's former club. Joining the youth team in 1994, he had secured a place in the first team by the 1997-98 season. He helped the team secure their highest ever Premier League placing in the 1998-99 season. The following season Lampard scored 14 goals in all competitions from midfield. With progress stagnating at West Ham, he moved to rival London club Chelsea in 2001 for £11 million.

Chelsea

[edit] 2001–2004

Lampard warming up for Chelsea

Lampard's Premier League debut with Chelsea came on 19 August 2001 in a 1-1 draw with Newcastle United, while his first red card came in a match against Tottenham Hotspur on 16 September.
Lampard appeared in all of Chelsea's league matches and scored eight goals in the 2001-02 season. He netted the match-winner in Chelsea's 2002-03 season-opener against Charlton Athletic.
The following season, he was selected as the Barclays Player of the Month in September 2003, and the PFA Fans' Player of the Month in October. Chelsea finished 2nd in the 2003-04 Premier League behind unbeaten Arsenal and he was named in the 2004 PFA Team of the Year as he reached double figures in league goals (10) for the first time in his career, in addition to four goals in fourteen UEFA Champions League matches, as Chelsea advanced to the semi-finals. In the semi-final against Monaco he scored, but Chelsea lost 5-3 on aggregate.^[12]

2004–2007

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DAVID BECKHAM

David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE^[3] (born 2 May 1975)^[4] is an English footballer who currently plays in midfield for Milan in Serie A,^[5] on loan from Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy.^[6] He is also an established member of the England national team.
Twice runner-up for FIFA World Player of the Year^[7] and in 2004 the world's highest-paid footballer,^[8] Beckham was the first British footballer to play 100 Champions League matches.^[7] He was Google's most searched of all sports topics in both 2003 and 2004.^[9] With such global recognition he has become an elite advertising brand and a top fashion icon.^[10][11] Beckham was captain of England from 15 November 2000^[12] until the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals,^[13] during which he played 58 times. Since then he has continued to represent his country and earned his much-publicised hundredth cap for England against France on 26 March 2008.^[14] He is currently England's most-capped outfield player with 115 appearances.^[15]
Beckham's career began when he signed a professional contract with Manchester United, making his first-team debut in 1992 aged 17.^[7] During his time there, United won the Premier League title six times, the FA Cup twice, and the UEFA Champions League in 1999.^[7] He left Manchester United to sign for Real Madrid in 2003, where he remained for four seasons,^[16] clinching the La Liga championship in his final season with the club.^[17]
In January 2007, it was announced that Beckham would leave Real Madrid and sign a five-year contract with Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy.^[18] Beckham's contract with Los Angeles Galaxy became effective on 1 July 2007 and gave him the highest player salary in MLS history.^[19] His playing contract with Galaxy in 2007, 2008 and 2009 was worth $6.5m per year.^[20][21][22] He debuted for the team on 21 July 2007 in a friendly versus Chelsea at The Home Depot Center,^[23] and on 15 August, he had his first start with the team, scoring his first goal in the 2007 SuperLiga semi-final.^[24] His first league start then came on 18 August in front of a record crowd at Giants Stadium.^[25]
Beckham is married to former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham (née Adams).^[26] The couple have three sons and currently reside in Beverly Hills, California.

Club career

Childhood and early career

Beckham was born at Whipps Cross University Hospital in Leytonstone, London, England.^[27] He is the son of David Edward Alan "Ted" Beckham (b. Edmonton, London, July–September 1948), a kitchen fitter, and wife (m. London Borough of Hackney, 1969)^[28] Sandra Georgina West (b. 1949),^[29] a hairdresser. He regularly played football in Ridgeway Park, Chingford, as a child, and attended Chase Lane Primary School and Chingford Foundation School. In a 2007 interview, Beckham said that, "At school whenever the teachers asked, 'What do you want to do when you're older?' I'd say, 'I want to be a footballer.' And they'd say, 'No, what do you really want to do, for a job?' But that was the only thing I ever wanted to do."^[30] Beckham has described his maternal grandfather as Jewish,^[31] and has referred to himself as "half Jewish"^[32] and spoken of the influence the religion has had on him. In his book Both Feet on the Ground, he stated that growing up he always attended church with his parents and his two sisters, Joanne and Lynne. His parents were fanatical Manchester United supporters who would frequently travel to Old Trafford from London to attend the team's home matches. David inherited his parents' love of Manchester United, and his main sporting passion was football. He attended one of Bobby Charlton's football schools in Manchester and won the chance to take part in a training session at FC Barcelona, as part of a talent competition. He played for a local youth team called the Ridgeway Rovers – coached by his father, Stuart Underwood and Steve Kirby. Beckham was a Manchester United mascot for a match against West Ham United in 1986. Young Beckham had trials with his local club Leyton Orient, Norwich City and attended Tottenham Hotspur's school of excellence. Tottenham Hotspur was the first club he played for. During a two-year period in which Beckham played for Brimsdown Rovers' youth team, he was named Under-15 Player of the Year in 1990.^[33] He also attended Bradenton Preparatory Academy, but signed schoolboy forms at Manchester United on his fourteenth birthday, and subsequently signed a Youth Training Scheme contract on 8 July 1991.

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MENGKUAK SPONSOR TERORISME

Media massa Barat turut membangun opini bahwa aktivitas terorisme kelompok Dr Azahari berkaitan dengan perjuangan Islam, yaitu sebagai perlawanan umat Muslim terhadap penjajahan AS dan sekutunya di negeri-negeri Muslim, khususnya di Irak dan Afganistan. Opini ini telah diterima oleh sebagian besar masyarakat dunia, termasuk masyarakat Indonesia . Akibatnya, aksi terorisme yang sangat kejam itu dianggap sebagai aktivitas kelompok Islam atau bahkan aktivitas kaum Muslim secara umum dalam merespon penjajahan AS tersebut.

Penemuan VCD teror kelompok Azahari dan Nurdin M Top oleh polisi yang kemudian ditayangkan oleh hampir semua media massa dalam dan luar negeri, sepertinya membenarkan thesis Barat selama ini bahwa Indonesia (sebagai negeri berpenduduk muslim terbesar di dunia), telah dijadikan basis terrorist Islam Fundamentalis melawan AS dan negeri Barat yang demokratis lainnya, sehingga kini dapat julukan baru : Negeri Sarang Terrorist (seperti yang pernah dituduhkan mantan PM Singapura, Lee Kwan Yew).

Sampai saat ini, sosok warga asing bernama Dr Azahari dan koleganya Nurdin Top, masih sangat kabur. Namanya baru mencuat di publik Indonesia setelah Ali Imron, tersangka kasus Bom Bali I, menyebut nama Azahari bin Husin sebagai peracik bahan peledak bom tersebut. Sejak saat itu sosok Azahari menjadi berita utama di media massa , bahkan polisi kemudian mengekspos wajahnya bersama Noor Din M Top melalui selebaran. Setelah peristiwa Bom Bali I, dia disebut-sebut oleh polisi sebagai otak dari setiap aksi pengeboman di Indonesia . Dia, misalnya, disebut sebagai dalang Bom JW Marriot Agustus 2003 yang menewaskan 11 orang. Pria berkebangsaan Malaysia ini juga dinyatakan sebagai otak Bom Kuningan September 2004 yang menewaskan 5 orang. Terakhir, Azahari juga disebut sebagai aktor Bom Bali II pada 1 Oktober 2005 yang menewaskan 22 orang.

Lalu ada figur asing lainnya, Oemar Al-Farouk yang dikabarkan melarikan dari penjara super ketat AS di Afghanistan, yang selama ini malang melintang membuat teror di negeri ini. Ketiga orang ini semuanya figur asing yang mengatas-namakan Islam untuk melawan hegemoni AS dan sekutunya.

Anehnya, medan “jihad” yang dijadikan laboratorium bomb untuk melawan kepentingan AS, adalah Indonesia, bukan Singapore yang menjadi basis keuangan kapitalisme global misalnya, atau Filipina yang memang menjadi shohib AS sejak lama.
Siapa Sponsor Terorisme di Indonesia Khususnya dan Dunia Umumnya?

Kalau kita mau menguak sumber-sumber populer di internet, akan banyak sekali situs yang membahas dan menulis seputar dalang atau sponsor terorist di seluruh dunia, termasuk Indonesia. Umumnya petualangan elit Whasington itu menggunakan kaki tangan badan intelejen CIA. Tujuannya hanya satu, menjaga kepentingan AS (terutama yang menyangkut kekayaan alam dan pasar industrinya) agar jangan dirongrong oleh kekuatan musuh. Gaya hidup masyarakat AS yang sangat rakus dan tamak itu, memerlukan supply barang dan jasa serta energy yang sangat-sangat besar dan banyak sementara negeri itu sendiri tak bisa memenuhi dari kekayaan alamnya sendiri. Itulah sebabnya, kalau dilakukan studi sejarah tentang petualangan AS di dunia sejak awal abad 20 ini, sasarannya selalu negeri-negeri yang memiliki potensi sumber daya alam yang melimpah, dan pasar ekonomi yang luas untuk menampung pasaran industrinya. Anda bisa lihat hal itu di situs tentang AS Sponsor Utama Terorisme dan situs seputar Petualangan AS sebagai Negara Imperialisme atau di situs ini.

Indonesia juga tak lepas dari permainan AS, termasuk berbagai macam bentuk makar di masa lalu. Sebuah situs menarik bisa anda klik untuk melihat bagaimana AS selama ini menjadi sponsor utama kekacauan dan teror di Indonesia, dan bisa saja dibalik Dr Azahari cs itupun, mereka juga. Silahkan anda lihat situs Fakta Sejarah Seputar Keterlibatan Amerika sebagai Sponsor Terorisme di Indonesia . Bahwa AS adalah sponsor utama terorisme, juga diungkapkan oleh orang dalam Pemerintahan AS sendiri, simaklah situs ini: The US is one of the leading terrorist states in the world.

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AC MILAN

Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan and as just Milan in Italy, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. The club was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin, Alfred Edwards, and four other Englishmen^[4][5] and has since spent most of its history in the top flight of Italian football, having spent only two years in Serie B in the eighties.^[4]
The club have won 18 officially recognized UEFA and FIFA international titles,^[6] tied with Boca Juniors as having won the most in the world. Milan have won four world titles,^[6] more than any other club in the world: they have won the Intercontinental Cup three times^[6] and the FIFA Club World Cup once. Milan have also won the European Cup on seven occasions;^[6] only nine-times champions Real Madrid have exceeded this total.^[7] As for Italian Serie A titles, Milan are tied with Internazionale for being the second most successful club with 17 league titles; Juventus holds the record with 27 titles.^[8]
Other important titles won by Milan include the European Super Cup, a record five times, and the Cup Winners' Cup twice.^[6] Domestically, they have won the Coppa Italia five times, as well as five Italian Super Cups.^[6] Milan have never reached the UEFA Cup now Europa League, final, though reaching the semi-finals in 1972 and 2002, and this remains the only major trophy for which they are eligible that they have never won. Milan were founding members of the G-14 group and the European Club Association that was formed following the first organisation's dissolution.^[9]
Milan's home games are played at San Siro, also known as the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. The ground, which is shared with rivals Internazionale, is the largest in Italian football, with total capacity of 80,074.^[2]

History

Further information: History of A.C. Milan

Herbert Kilpin, the first captain of A.C. Milan

The club was founded as a cricket club in 1899 by British expatriates Alfred Edwards and Herbert Kilpin,^[5] who came from the British city of Nottingham. In honor of its origins, the club has retained the English spelling of its city's name, instead of changing it to the Italian Milano, although it was forced to do so during the fascist regime, like Genoa and Internazionale had done. It should be noted that the Italian pronunciation is actually MEE-lan, in the Italian style of not stressing the last syllable. Milan won their first Italian championship title in 1901, and then again in 1906 and 1907.^[4]
In 1908, the club experienced a split caused by internal disagreements over the signing of foreign players, which led to the forming of another Milan-based team, Internazionale.^[10] Following these events, Milan did not manage to win a single domestic title until 1950–51.^[6] In 1963, they ensured their first continental title, winning European Cup beating Benfica in the final.^[11] This success was repeated in 1969, and followed by an Intercontinental Cup title the same year.^[6] Following retirement of Gianni Rivera, Milan started a declining period, during which they were involved in the 1980 Totonero scandal and were relegated to Serie B as punishment,^[12] for the first time in their history. The scandal was centred on a betting syndicate paying players and officials to fix the outcome of matches.^[12] Milan quickly returned back to Serie A, but returned to Serie B only one year later as they ended their 1981–82 Serie A campaign in the relegation zone.
In 1986 entrepreneur Silvio Berlusconi acquired the club,^[13] and immediately invested a lot of money in the team, appointing rising coach Arrigo Sacchi^[13] at the helm of the rossoneri and signing a Dutch trio of Ruud Gullit, Marco van Basten and Frank Rijkaard.^[13] This was the beginning of the most successful time in the club's history, as Milan won seven domestic titles, five Champions League trophies, two Intercontinental Cups and one Fifa Club World Cup.^[6]
More recently, Milan were involved in the 2006 Serie A scandal where five teams were accused of fixing matches by selecting favourable referees.^[14] Even if police inquiry excluded any involvement of Milan managers, FIGC, led by former Inter Vice President Guido Rossi, unilaterally decided it had sufficient evidences to charge Milan Vice President Adriano Galliani: as result, Milan were initially punished with a 15 point deduction and consequently did not qualify for the Champions League. An appeal saw their penalty reduced to 8 points^[15] and allowed to retain their 2006–07 Champions League participation, where they won the competition.

Club statistics and records

For more details on this topic, see List of A.C. Milan records and statistics.

Paolo Maldini presently holds both records for number of total and Serie A appearances for Milan with a total of 1000 games played in total, and 600 in the Serie A^[34] (as of 14 May 2007, not including playoff matches), the latter being also an all-time Serie A record.^[35]
Milan's all time top goalscorer is a Swede, Gunnar Nordahl who, in 268 games, managed to score 221 goals.^[36] Andriy Shevchenko is in second place with 173 goals in 298 games for the club, and is the highest scoring present squad member, followed by Filippo Inzaghi, who has scored 101 goals in 220 games.
The club hold the unique record of having gone a whole season without losing a game during the 1991–92 season. In total, that unbeaten streak lasted 58 games, starting with a 0-0 draw with Parma on 26 May 1991 and ironically ending with a 1–0 loss at home to Parma on 21 March 1993. This unbeaten streak is a Serie A record and is the 3rd longest unbeaten run in top flight European football. It comes in behind Steaua Bucharest's record of 104 unbeaten games and Celtic who went 68 games unbeaten.^[37][38]
Currently, Milan along with Boca Juniors of Argentina, have the most FIFA recognised international club titles in the world.^[39] Milan is also the number five team in Europe in line with UEFA Co-Efficient ranking system. This allows Milan to be in the number one spot for all European draws, which allows Milan to avoid other highly rated European teams in UEFA competitions.^[40]

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PERSEBAYA SURABAYA

Persatuan Sepak bola Surabaya (disingkat Persebaya) adalah sebuah tim sepak bola Indonesia yang berbasis di Surabaya, Jawa Timur, Indonesia. Persebaya pada musim 2006 bermain di Divisi Satu Liga Indonesia.
Suporter Persebaya dikenal sebagai bonek (bondo nekat) karena kefanatikannya terhadap Persebaya.

Sejarah

Persebaya didirikan oleh Paijo dan M. Pamoedji pada 18 Juni 1927. Pada awal berdirinya, Persebaya bernama Soerabhaiasche Indonesische Voetbal Bond (SIVB). Pada saat itu di Surabaya juga ada klub bernama Sorabaiasche Voebal Bond (SVB), bonden (klub) ini berdiri pada tahun 1910 dan pemainnya adalah orang-orang Belanda yang ada di Surabaya.
Pada tanggal 19 April 1930, SIVB bersama dengan VIJ Jakarta, BIVB Bandung (sekarang Persib Bandung), MIVB (sekarang PPSM Magelang), MVB (PSM Madiun), VVB (Persis Solo), PSM (PSIM Yogyakarta) turut membidani kelahiran Persatuan Sepak bola Seluruh Indonesia (PSSI) dalam pertemuan yang diadakan di Societeit Hadiprojo Yogyakarta. SIVB dalam pertemuan tersebut diwakili oleh M. Pamoedji. Setahun kemudian kompetisi tahunan antar kota/perserikatan diselenggarakan. SIVB berhasil masuk final kompetisi perserikatan pada tahun 1938 meski kalah dari VIJ Jakarta.
Ketika Belanda kalah dari Jepang pada 1942, prestasi SIVB yang hampir semua pemainnya adalah pemain pribumi dan sebagian kecil keturunan Tionghoa melejit dan kembali mencapai final sebelum dikalahkan oleh Persis Solo. Akhirnya pada tahun 1943 SIVB berganti nama menjadi Persibaja (Persatuan Sepak Bola Indonesia Soerabaja). Pada era ini Persibaja diketuai oleh Dr. Soewandi. Kala itu, Persibaja berhasil meraih gelar juara pada tahun 1950, 1951 dan 1952.
Tahun 1960, nama Persibaja dirubah menjadi Persebaya (Persatuan Sepak Bola Surabaya). Pada era perserikatan ini, prestasi Persebaya juga istimewa. Persebaya adalah salah satu raksasa perserikatan selain PSMS Medan, PSM Makassar, Persib Bandung maupun Persija Jakarta. Dua kali Persebaya menjadi kampiun pada tahun 1978 dan 1988, dan tujuh kali menduduki peringkat kedua pada tahun 1965, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1987, dan 1990.
Prestasi gemilang terus terjaga ketika PSSI menyatukan klub Perserikatan dan Galatama dalam kompetisi bertajuk Liga Indonesia sejak 1994. Persebaya merebut gelar juara Liga Indonesia pada tahun 1997. Bahkan Persebaya berhasil mencetak sejarah sebagai tim pertama yang dua kali menjadi juara Liga Indonesia ketika pada tahun 2005 Green Force kembali merebut gelar juara. Kendati berpredikat sebagai tim klasik sarat gelar juara, Green Force juga sempat merasakan pahitnya terdegradasi pada tahun 2002 lalu. Pil pahit yang langsung ditebus dengan gelar gelar juara Divisi I dan Divisi Utama pada dua musim selanjutnya.

Pemain-pemain terkenal

Persebaya juga dikenal sebagai klub yang sering menjadi penyumbang pemain ke tim nasional Indonesia baik yunior maupun senior. Sederet nama seperti Abdul Kadir, Rusdy Bahalwan, Rudy Keltjes, Didiek Nurhadi, Soebodro, Riono Asnan, Yusuf Ekodono, Syamsul Arifin, Subangkit, Mustaqim, Eri Irianto, Bejo Sugiantoro, Anang Ma'ruf, Hendro Kartiko, Uston Nawawi, Chairil Anwar, dan Mursyid Effendi merupakan sebagian pemain timnas hasil binaan Persebaya.
Salah satu yang cukup dikenang adalah Eri Irianto, pemain timnas era 1990-an yang meninggal dunia pada tanggal 3 April 2000 setelah tiba tiba menderita sakit saat Persebaya menghadapi PSIM Yogyakarta dalam pertandingan Divisi Utama Liga Indonesia 1999/2000. Eri Irianto meninggal di rumah sakit pada malam harinya. Nama Eri kemudian dipakai sebagai nama Wisma/Mess Persebaya yang diresmikan pada tanggal 25 April 1993.
Persebaya pernah mendapat pemain yang sangat berkualitas di ajang Liga Djarum 2005, pemain itu bernama Zeng Cheng ia berposisi sebagai Kiper. Zeng Cheng berasal dari China dan bagusnya ia membela Timnas U-20 China sebagai Kiper Cadangan. Dan sekarang, Zeng Cheng masuk daftar Kiper ketiga di Timnas Senior China.
Pada tahun 2009 Persebaya Surabaya telah mendapatkan pemain bintang asli Indonesia diantaranya : Wijay, Korinus Fingkreuw dari Sriwijaya FC, dan Supriyono dari Persija Jakarta. Dimana tiga pemain ini pernah membela Timnas Indonesia di ajang Internasional. Dan tak lupa Persebaya Surabaya telah mendatangkan pemain asing yang sangat bagus diantaranya : Ngon A Djam asal Kamerun, John Tarkpor Sonkaley yang juga Pemain Timnas Liberia, Josh Maguire asal Australia, Dan Defender senior asal Jepang Takatoshi Uchida.

Kejadian kontroversial

Selain itu, dalam perjalanannya, Persebaya beberapa kali mengalami kejadian kontroversial. Saat menjuarai Kompetisi Perserikatan pada tahun 1988, Persebaya pernah memainkan pertandingan yang terkenal dengan istilah "sepak bola gajah" karena mengalah kepada Persipura Jayapura 0-12, untuk menyingkirkan saingan mereka PSIS Semarang yang pada tahun sebelumnya memupuskan impian Persebaya di final kompetisi perserikatan. Taktik ini setidaknya membawa hasil dan Persebaya berhasil menjadi juara perserikatan tahun 1988 dengan menyingkirkan PSMS 3 - 1
Pada Liga Indonesia 2002, Persebaya melakukan aksi mogok tanding saat menghadapi PKT Bontang dan diskors pengurangan nilai. Kejadian tersebut menjadi salahsatu penyebab terdegradasinya Persebaya ke divisi I. Tiga tahun kemudian atau tahun 2005, Persebaya menggemparkan publik sepak bola nasional saat mengundurkan diri pada babak delapan besar sehingga memupuskan harapan PSIS dan PSM untuk lolos ke final. Atas kejadian tersebut Persebaya diskors 16 bulan tidak boleh mengikuti kompetisi Liga Indonesia.Namun, skorsing diubah direvisi menjadi hukuman degradasi ke Divisi I Liga Indonesia.

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Skuad 2009/2010

• Pelatih Kepala : Rudy William Keltjes
• Direktur Teknik : Danurwindo
• Asisten Pelatih : Ibnu Grahan - Gomes De Olivera
• Asisten Pelatih Kiper : Machrus Afif
• Dokter Tim : Hery Siswanto

(source : wikipedia.org)

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AREMA INDONESIA

Arema Indonesia (dulu: Arema Malang) adalah sebuah klub sepak bola yang bermarkas di kota Malang, Jawa Timur, Indonesia. Arema didirikan pada tanggal 11 Agustus 1987, Arema mempunyai julukan "Singo Edan" . Mereka bermain di Stadion Kanjuruhan dan Stadion Gajayana. Arema Indonesia adalah tim sekota dari Persema Malang. Sejak berganti pemilik dari PT Bentoel Investama, Tbk ke konsorsium di tahun 2009. secara resmi Arema Malang, berganti nama menjadi Arema Indonesia.
Sejak hadir di persepak bolaan nasional, Arema telah menjadi ikon dari warga Malang Raya (Kota Malang, Kabupaten Malang, Kota Batu) dan sekitarnya. Sebagai perwujudan dari simbol Arema, hampir di setiap sudut kota hingga gang-gang kecil terdapat patung dan gambar singa.^[rujukan?] Kelompok suporter mereka dipanggil Aremania'.

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Nama Arema pada masa Kerajaan

Nama Arema adalah legenda Malang. Adalah Kidung Harsawijaya yang pertama kali mencatat nama tersebut, yaitu kisah tentang Patih Kebo Arema di kala Singosari diperintah Raja Kertanegara. Prestasi Kebo Arema gilang gemilang. Ia mematahkan pemberontakan Kelana Bhayangkara seperti ditulis dalam Kidung Panji Wijayakrama hingga seluruh pemberontak hancur seperti daun dimakan ulat. Demikian pula pemberontakan Cayaraja seperti ditulis kitab Negarakretagama. Kebo Arema pula yang menjadi penyangga politik ekspansif Kertanegara. Bersama Mahisa Anengah, Kebo Arema menaklukkan Kerajaan Pamalayu yang berpusat di Jambi. Kemudian bisa menguasai Selat Malaka. Sejarah heroik Kebo Arema memang tenggelam. Buku-buku sejarah hanya mencatat Kertanegara sebagai raja terbesar Singosari, yang pusat pemerintahannya dekat Kota Malang.

Nama Arema di dekade '80-an

Sampai akhirnya pada dekade 1980-an muncul kembali nama Arema. Tidak tahu persis, apakah nama itu menapak tilas dari kebesaran Kebo Arema. Yang pasti, Arema merupakan penunjuk sebuah komunitas asal Malang. Arema adalah akronim dari Arek Malang. Arema kemudian menjelma menjadi semacam “subkultur” dengan identitas, simbol dan karakter bagi masyarakat Malang. Diyakini, Arek Malang membangun reputasi dan eksistensinya di antaranya melalui musik rock dan olahraga. Selain tinju, sepak bola adalah olahraga yang menjadi jalan bagi arek malang menunjukkan reputasinya. Sehingga kelahiran tim sepak bola Arema adalah sebuah keniscayaan.

Awal mula berdirinya PS Arema

(Arema Football Club/Persatuan Sepak Bola Arema nama resminya) lahir pada tanggal 11 Agustus 1987, dengan semangat mengembangkan persepak bolaan di Malang. Pada masa itu, tim asal Malang lainnya tPersema Malang bagai sebuah magnet bagi arek Malang. Stadion Gajayana –home base klub pemerintah itu– selalu disesaki penonton. Di mana Arema waktu itu ? Yang pasti, ia belum mengejawantah sebagai sebuah komunitas sepak bola. Ia masih jadi sebuah “utopia”.
Adalah Acub Zaenal yang kali pertama punya andil menelurkan pemikiran membentuk klub Galatama. Jasa “Sang Jenderal” tidak terlepas dari peran Ovan Tobing, humas Persema saat itu. “Saya masih ingat, waktu itu Pak Acub Zainal saya undang ke Stadion Gajayana ketika Persema lawan Perseden Denpasar,” ujar Ovan. Melihat penonon membludak, Acub yang kala itu menjadi Administratur Galatama lantas mencetuskan keinginan mendirikan klub galatama. “You bikin saja (klub) Galatama di Malang,” kata Ovan menirukan ucapan Acub.
Beberapa hari setelah itu, Ir Lucky Acub Zaenal –putra Mayjen TNI (purn) Acub Zaenal– mendatangi Ovan di rumahnya, Jl. Gajahmada 15. Ia diantar Dice Dirgantara yang sebelumnya sudah kenal dengan dirinya. “Waktu itu Lucky masih suka tinju dan otomotif,” katanya. Dari pembicaraan itu, Ovan menegaskan kalau dirinya tidak punya dana untuk membentuk klub galatama. “Saya hanya punya pemain,” ujarnya. Maka dipertemukanlah Lucky dengan Dirk “Derek” Sutrisno (Alm), pendiri klub Armada ‘86.
Harus diakui, awal berdirinya Arema tidak lepas dari peran besar Derek dengan Armada 86-nya. Nama Arema awalnya adalah Aremada-gabungan dari Armada dan Arema. Namun nama itu tidak bisa langgeng. Beberapa bulan kemudian diganti menjadi Arema`86. Sayang, upaya Derek untuk mempertahankan klub Galatama Arema`86 banyak mengalami hambatan, bahkan tim yang diharapkan mampu berkiprah di kancah Galatama VIII itu mulai terseok-seok karena dihimpit kesulitan dana.
Dari sinilah, Acub Zaenal dan Lucky lantas mengambil alih dan berusaha menyelamatkan Arema`86 supaya tetap survive. Setelah diambil alih, nama Arema`86 akhirnya diubah menjadi Arema dan ditetapkan pula berdirinya Arema Galatama pada 11 Agustus 1987 sesuai dengan akte notaris Pramu Haryono SH–almarhum–No 58. “Penetapan tanggal 11 Agustus 1987 itu, seperti air mengalir begitu saja, tidak berdasar penetapan (pilihan) secara khusus,” ujar Ovan mengisahkan.
Hanya saja, kata Ovan, dari pendirian bulan Agustus itulah kemudian simbol Singo (Singa) muncul. “Agustus itu kan Leo atau Singo (sesuai dengan horoscop),”imbuh Ovan. Dari sinilah kemudian, Lucky dan, Ovan mulai mengotak-atik segala persiapan untuk mewujudkan obsesi berdirinya klub Galatama kebanggaan Malang.

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MUKJIZAT ALLAH

Ketika alam murka, Tuhan berkehendak. Jika memang Tuhan belum menghendaki, apa pun yang terjadi pada alam, tidak akan memberikan celaka kepada manusia, penghuni bumi. Betapa kuasa Tuhan, tatkala bencana datang ditunjukkan kepada keluarga Labai Ayuih, warga Tandikek yang hampir seluruh kampung terpendam tanah lonsgsor. Namun, tanah lonsgsor  tidak menutup rumah Labai, melainkan hanya melewati kiri dan kanan rumahnya. Sementara rumah di bawahnya, kesemuanya disapu longsoran tanah.
Tak henti-hentinya Labai Ayuih berucap syukur. Tak henti-hentinya pula, pria berusia 56 tahun ini bersujud dan beristighfar. Ia mengaku tidak percaya dengan kejadian alam yang dilihat dan dirasakannya. “Tuhan telah menampakkan Kuasa-Nya kepada keluarga kami,” kata Labai ketika didatangi wartawan JPNN di Padang, Senin kemarin.
Labai memang patut bersyukur. Keluarganya telah diselamatkan dari maut, ketika sanak, saudara dan tetangga-tetangganya se kampung Sumanak habis terkubur hidup-hidp oleh longosoran tanah lereng Gunun Tigo. Korong SUmanak, merupakan salah satu korong yang kini sudah terkubur. Korong ini terkubur habis bersama sekitar 60 warga yang menghuninya.
Letak Korong Sumanak berada di Kecamatan Patamuan, Kenagarian, Tandikek. Hanya sekitar dua kilometer dari pasar Tandikek. Atau sekitar 10 kilometer dari Simpang Kotomambang. Dusun Sumanak sendiri persis berada di Pinggang Gunung Tigo. Dibawah dusun ini mengalir sungai Batang Sumanak. Pada hari-hari biasa, air sungai ini mengalir dengan tenang. Airnya bening dan sejuk. Namun, tatkala hujan mengguyur bukit Tigo, sungai ini tak jarang mengganas. Seperti tak mengenal ampun, menyapu siapa saja yang menjadi penghalangnya.

Sejumlah pengendara sepeda motor terhambat di lokasi longsor Silaing Bawah, Padang Panjang, Sumatra Barat, Jumat (2/10), untuk melewati jalan penghubung Padang-Bukit Tingi yang masih dalam perbaikan pascagempa Rabu (30/9) lalu. (ANTARA/Evy R. Syamsir)

Disinilah kampung yang hijau, nan elok itu berada. Disitu pula keluarga Labai Ayuih bersama enam anaknya hidup rukun dan damai. Ketika gempa mengguncang, labai bersama seluruh keluarganya sedang bercengekerama di dalam rumahnya yang semi permanen. Hanya anak salah seorang anaknya Riki yang sedang berada di luar rumah. Ia sedang buang air besar. “Tak biasanya Riki buang air besar sore-sore begini, ” kata Labai mengisahkan.
Tak seberapa lama kemudian gempa mengguncang. Labai sadar kalau rumahnya sedang diguncang gempa. Ia pun berteriak, meminta seluruh anggota keluarganya keluar rumah. “Beberapa saat kemudian suara gemuruh datang dari atas. Kami tak tahu, apa yang sedang terjadi,” ujarnya. Sepuluh menit kemudian, suara gemuruh itu semakin keras. “Dan alamak, tanah bercampur lumpur bergerak kencang menuju ke bawah. Semuanya serba cepat kejadiannya,” Kata Labai.
Disela-sela keheranannya, tanah berlumpur ini mengalir ke bawah. Anehnya, tanah itu tidak mengubur rumah Labai, juga keluarganya. Melainkan, tanah itu mengarir di samping kiri dan kanan rumahnya yang sebenarnya hanya sederhana. Kemudian menyapu rumah-rumah warga di sekelilingnya. Sambil berupaya menyelematkan diri, Labai yang masih menggendong M Riki, tiga tahun, terus beristighfar.
Suara gemuruh tanah longsor begitu keras. Sehingga teriakan warga sekitar yang memintah tolong pun tak terdengar. ” Awak langsung ambiak Riki, sudah tuh balindung di luar rumah. (Saya langsung ambil Riki, dan berlindung di luar rumah ),” kata Labai. Semuanya tak berlangsung lama. Ketika suara gemuruh menghilang, Labai pun keluar dari persembunyian. Ia takjub, senang karena keluarganya selamat semua. Namun ia sedih, sanak, saudara dan kerabatnya satu kampung hilang tak bersisa. Kamungnya yang asri itu, sudah berubah menjadi padang lumpur.
“Aku sedih karena kampung nan dicinta telah hilang. Hanya hamparan lumpur dan tanah yang nampak. Sedangkan rumah-rumah sudah tidak ada lagi,” tandasnya. Semua tetangganya habis. “Mereka terkubur di sana,” kata Labai sembari menunjukkan bukit lumpur yang terbentuk hanya beberapa saat sebelumnya.Sebuah Mushola yang biasa ia gunakan bersembahyang ikut terukubur lumpur. ” Biasonyo, kalau ka sembahyang , hanya ado imam do awak, tu babarapo padusi. (Biasanya hanya ada imam, saya dan beberapa jemaah perempuan shalat di mushola itu,” Kata Labai.
Kini Labai beserta enam anaknya hidup sendirian di dusun Sumanak. Karena itu, kendati rumah Labai masih utuh ia berencana tak akan menempati rumah yang telah menyelematkannya itu. Kini, Labai mengungsi di kerabatnya di kampung Paneh, beberapa kilometer dari kamupun Sumanak. “Aku tak mau hidup sendirian. Mungkin hari ini saya selamat, tetapi kalau ada bencana lagi apa kami masih akan diberi selamat. Kami akan pindah ke tempat yang lebih aman,” kata Labai menuturkan.
Tentang rumahnya yang ajaib, karena bisa terhindar dari timbunan tanah dan lumpur Labai tak mau banyak berkomentar. Ia dengan bijak mengatakan, “Semua itu atas kehendakNya. Kami tak bisa merekayasa, karena itu terjadi dengan sendirinya. Sampai sekarang, saya masih terus berucap syukur, karena kelurga kami dilepaskan dari kemurkaan alam yang dahsyat.”
Ia juga mengaku tak merasakan firasat apa pun sebelum peristiwa itu. “Yang ganjil cuma Riki, yang tiba-tiba minta buang air besar. Padahal, ia tak pernah buang air besar di sore hari seperti itu. Selebihnya, kami tidak merasakan firasat apa pun,” ujarnya. (JPNN/Antara)

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