Monday, 11 February 2008
Arsenal v Blackburn, 20:00
Saturday, 23 February 2008
Birmingham v Arsenal, 12:45
Fulham v West Ham, 15:00
Liverpool v Middlesbrough, 15:00
Newcastle v Man Utd, 17:15
Portsmouth v Sunderland, 15:00
Wigan v Derby, 15:00
Sunday, 24 February 2008
Blackburn v Bolton, 15:00
Reading v Aston Villa, 12:30
Monday, 25 February 2008
Man City v Everton, 20:00
Saturday, 01 March 2008
Arsenal v Aston Villa, 15:00
Birmingham v Tottenham, 15:00
Derby v Sunderland, 15:00
Fulham v Man Utd, 15:00
Man City v Wigan, 15:00
Middlesbrough v Reading, 15:00
Newcastle v Blackburn, 15:00
West Ham v Chelsea, 15:00
Sunday, 02 March 2008
Bolton v Liverpool, 13:30
Everton v Portsmouth, 16:00
Wednesday, 05 March 2008
Liverpool v West Ham, 20:00
Saturday, 08 March 2008
Aston Villa v Middlesbrough, 15:00
Blackburn v Fulham, 15:00
Chelsea v Derby, 15:00
Liverpool v Newcastle, 15:00
Portsmouth v Birmingham, 15:00
Reading v Man City, 15:00
Sunderland v Everton, 15:00
Tottenham v West Ham, 15:00
Sunday, 09 March 2008
Man Utd v Bolton, 13:30
Wigan v Arsenal, 16:00
Saturday, 15 March 2008
Arsenal v Middlesbrough, 15:00
Derby v Man Utd, 15:00
Liverpool v Reading, 15:00
Portsmouth v Aston Villa, 15:00
Sunderland v Chelsea, 15:00
West Ham v Blackburn, 15:00
Wigan v Bolton, 15:00
Sunday, 16 March 2008
Fulham v Everton, 13:30
Man City v Tottenham, 16:00
Monday, 17 March 2008
Birmingham v Newcastle, 20:00
Wednesday, 19 March 2008
Tottenham v Chelsea, 20:00
Saturday, 22 March 2008
Aston Villa v Sunderland, 15:00
Blackburn v Wigan, 15:00
Bolton v Man City, 15:00
Everton v West Ham, 15:00
Middlesbrough v Derby, 15:00
Newcastle v Fulham, 15:00
Reading v Birmingham, 15:00
Tottenham v Portsmouth, 15:00
Sunday, 23 March 2008
Chelsea v Arsenal, 16:00
Man Utd v Liverpool, 13:30
Saturday, 29 March 2008
Birmingham v Man City, 15:00
Bolton v Arsenal, 15:00
Derby v Fulham, 15:00
Portsmouth v Wigan, 15:00
Reading v Blackburn, 15:00
Sunderland v West Ham, 15:00
Sunday, 30 March 2008
Liverpool v Everton, 16:00
Man Utd v Aston Villa, 13:30
Tottenham v Newcastle, 15:00
Monday, 31 March 2008
Chelsea v Middlesbrough, 20:00
Saturday, 05 April 2008
Arsenal v Liverpool, 15:00
Aston Villa v Bolton, 15:00
Blackburn v Tottenham, 15:00
Fulham v Sunderland, 15:00
Man City v Chelsea, 15:00
Middlesbrough v Man Utd, 15:00
Newcastle v Reading, 15:00
West Ham v Portsmouth, 15:00
Wigan v Birmingham, 15:00
Sunday, 06 April 2008
Everton v Derby, 15:00
Saturday, 12 April 2008
Birmingham v Everton, 15:00
Bolton v West Ham, 15:00
Chelsea v Wigan, 15:00
Derby v Aston Villa, 15:00
Liverpool v Blackburn, 15:00
Man Utd v Arsenal, 15:00
Portsmouth v Newcastle, 15:00
Reading v Fulham, 15:00
Sunderland v Man City, 15:00
Tottenham v Middlesbrough, 15:00
Saturday, 19 April 2008
Arsenal v Reading, 15:00
Blackburn v Man Utd, 15:00
Everton v Chelsea, 15:00
Fulham v Liverpool, 15:00
Man City v Portsmouth, 15:00
Middlesbrough v Bolton, 15:00
Newcastle v Sunderland, 15:00
West Ham v Derby, 15:00
Wigan v Tottenham, 15:00
Sunday, 20 April 2008
Aston Villa v Birmingham, 12:00
Saturday, 26 April 2008
Birmingham v Liverpool, 15:00
Chelsea v Man Utd, 15:00
Derby v Arsenal, 15:00
Everton v Aston Villa, 15:00
Man City v Fulham, 15:00
Portsmouth v Blackburn, 15:00
Sunderland v Middlesbrough, 15:00
Tottenham v Bolton, 15:00
West Ham v Newcastle, 15:00
Wigan v Reading, 15:00
Saturday, 03 May 2008
Arsenal v Everton, 15:00
Aston Villa v Wigan, 15:00
Blackburn v Derby, 15:00
Bolton v Sunderland, 15:00
Fulham v Birmingham, 15:00
Liverpool v Man City, 15:00
Man Utd v West Ham, 15:00
Middlesbrough v Portsmouth, 15:00
Newcastle v Chelsea, 15:00
Reading v Tottenham, 15:00
Sunday, 11 May 2008
Birmingham v Blackburn, 15:00
Chelsea v Bolton, 15:00
Derby v Reading, 15:00
Everton v Newcastle, 15:00
Middlesbrough v Man City, 15:00
Portsmouth v Fulham, 15:00
Sunderland v Arsenal, 15:00
Tottenham v Liverpool, 15:00
West Ham v Aston Villa, 15:00
Wigan v Man Utd, 15:00
Monday, February 11, 2008
English Premier League
The Premier League (officially known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons, colloquially known as The Premiership), is an English professional league for football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The Premier League is currently contested by 20 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing 38 games each.
The competition formed as the FA Premier League on 20 February 1992 and the first games were played on 15 August that year, following the decision of clubs in the Football League First Division to break away from The Football League to take advantage of a lucrative television rights deal; The Football League had served as England and Wales' primary football competition since 1888. Since then, the Premier League has become the world's most watched sporting league and the most lucrative football league, with cumulative club revenues of around £1.4 billion. The league is a corporation with the 20 clubs acting as shareholders.
A total of 40 clubs have competed in the Premier League, but only four have won the title: Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Arsenal, and Chelsea. The current Premier League champions are Manchester United, who won their ninth title in the 2006–07 season, the most of any Premier League team.
The competition formed as the FA Premier League on 20 February 1992 and the first games were played on 15 August that year, following the decision of clubs in the Football League First Division to break away from The Football League to take advantage of a lucrative television rights deal; The Football League had served as England and Wales' primary football competition since 1888. Since then, the Premier League has become the world's most watched sporting league and the most lucrative football league, with cumulative club revenues of around £1.4 billion. The league is a corporation with the 20 clubs acting as shareholders.
A total of 40 clubs have competed in the Premier League, but only four have won the title: Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Arsenal, and Chelsea. The current Premier League champions are Manchester United, who won their ninth title in the 2006–07 season, the most of any Premier League team.
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Cup (also known as European Cup 3, CE3 or C3) is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). It is the second most important international competition for European football clubs, after the UEFA Champions League. Clubs qualify for the UEFA Cup based on their performance in national leagues and cup competitions.
It began in 1971 and replaced the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. In 1999 the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was abolished and merged with the UEFA Cup. While the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup is considered a pre-cursor to the UEFA Cup for records purposes, this does not apply to the Cup Winners' Cup.
Sevilla FC are the current holders of the UEFA Cup, having won the competition for the second year in a row. The 2007 UEFA Cup Final took place at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland, on 16 May 2007. They beat fellow Spaniards RCD Espanyol on penalties.
The final for the 2007-08 season will be played at the City of Manchester Stadium, home of English Premier League side Manchester City.
It began in 1971 and replaced the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. In 1999 the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was abolished and merged with the UEFA Cup. While the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup is considered a pre-cursor to the UEFA Cup for records purposes, this does not apply to the Cup Winners' Cup.
Sevilla FC are the current holders of the UEFA Cup, having won the competition for the second year in a row. The 2007 UEFA Cup Final took place at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland, on 16 May 2007. They beat fellow Spaniards RCD Espanyol on penalties.
The final for the 2007-08 season will be played at the City of Manchester Stadium, home of English Premier League side Manchester City.
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League is a seasonal club football competition organised by one of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 1955 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. The prize, the European Champion Clubs' Cup, is considered the most prestigious club trophy in the sport.
The UEFA Champions League is separate from the less prestigious UEFA Cup and the defunct Cup Winners' Cup.
The tournament consists of several stages. In the present format it begins in mid-July with three preliminary knockout qualifying rounds. The 16 surviving teams join 16 seeded teams in a group stage. Eight group winners and eight runners-up enter the final knockout rounds, which end with the final match in May.
The current holders of the UEFA Champions League trophy are AC Milan, who beat Liverpool FC 2-1 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece on 23 May 2007.
Moscow will host its first European Cup final for the 2007-08 season.
The UEFA Champions League is separate from the less prestigious UEFA Cup and the defunct Cup Winners' Cup.
The tournament consists of several stages. In the present format it begins in mid-July with three preliminary knockout qualifying rounds. The 16 surviving teams join 16 seeded teams in a group stage. Eight group winners and eight runners-up enter the final knockout rounds, which end with the final match in May.
The current holders of the UEFA Champions League trophy are AC Milan, who beat Liverpool FC 2-1 at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece on 23 May 2007.
Moscow will host its first European Cup final for the 2007-08 season.
FIFA World Rankings
Top 30 Rankings as of January 2008
Rank Team Points Federation
1 Argentina 1523 CONMEBOL
2 Brazil 1502 CONMEBOL
3 Italy 1498 UEFA
4 Spain 1349 UEFA
5 Germany 1305 UEFA
6 Czech Republic 1290 UEFA
7 France 1243 UEFA
8 Portugal 1241 UEFA
9 Netherlands 1170 UEFA
10 Croatia 1129 UEFA
11 Greece 1114 UEFA
12 England 1113 UEFA
13 Romania 1088 UEFA
14 Scotland 990 UEFA
15 Mexico 982 CONCACAF
16 Turkey 924 UEFA
17 Colombia 905 CONMEBOL
18 Bulgaria 881 UEFA
19 Nigeria 879 CAF
20 USA 876 CONCACAF
21 Paraguay 873 CONMEBOL
22 Sweden 864 UEFA
23 Poland 862 UEFA
24 Russia 861 UEFA
25 Cameroon 853 CAF
26 Israel 852 UEFA
27 Serbia 844 UEFA
28 Uruguay 831 CONMEBOL
29 Norway 827 UEFA
30 Ukraine 824 UEFA
Rank Team Points Federation
1 Argentina 1523 CONMEBOL
2 Brazil 1502 CONMEBOL
3 Italy 1498 UEFA
4 Spain 1349 UEFA
5 Germany 1305 UEFA
6 Czech Republic 1290 UEFA
7 France 1243 UEFA
8 Portugal 1241 UEFA
9 Netherlands 1170 UEFA
10 Croatia 1129 UEFA
11 Greece 1114 UEFA
12 England 1113 UEFA
13 Romania 1088 UEFA
14 Scotland 990 UEFA
15 Mexico 982 CONCACAF
16 Turkey 924 UEFA
17 Colombia 905 CONMEBOL
18 Bulgaria 881 UEFA
19 Nigeria 879 CAF
20 USA 876 CONCACAF
21 Paraguay 873 CONMEBOL
22 Sweden 864 UEFA
23 Poland 862 UEFA
24 Russia 861 UEFA
25 Cameroon 853 CAF
26 Israel 852 UEFA
27 Serbia 844 UEFA
28 Uruguay 831 CONMEBOL
29 Norway 827 UEFA
30 Ukraine 824 UEFA
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international football competition contested by the men's national football teams of the member nations of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.
The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely-viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.
In the eighteen tournaments held, only seven nations have won the title. Brazil is the most successful World Cup team, having won the tournament five times. The current World Champions, Italy, follows with four titles, while Germany holds three. The other former champions are Uruguay (who won the inaugural tournament) and Argentina with two titles each, and England and France with one title each.
The most recent World Cup Finals were held in Germany, where Italy was crowned champions after beating France in the final. The next World Cup Finals will be held in South Africa, from June 11, 2010 to July 11, 2010, and the 2014 Finals will be held in Brazil.
The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely-viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.
In the eighteen tournaments held, only seven nations have won the title. Brazil is the most successful World Cup team, having won the tournament five times. The current World Champions, Italy, follows with four titles, while Germany holds three. The other former champions are Uruguay (who won the inaugural tournament) and Argentina with two titles each, and England and France with one title each.
The most recent World Cup Finals were held in Germany, where Italy was crowned champions after beating France in the final. The next World Cup Finals will be held in South Africa, from June 11, 2010 to July 11, 2010, and the 2014 Finals will be held in Brazil.
Use of the word "football" in English-speaking countries
The word "football", when used in reference to a specific game can mean any one of those described above. Because of this, much friendly controversy has occurred over the term football, primarily because it is used in different ways in different parts of the English-speaking world. Most often, the word "football" is used to refer to the code of football that is considered dominant within a particular region. So, effectively, what the word "football" means usually depends on where one says it.
The name "soccer" (or "soccer football") was originally a slang abbreviation of association football and is now the prevailing term in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand where other codes of football are dominant.
Of the 45 national FIFA affiliates in which English is an official or primary language, only three (Canada, Samoa and the United States) actually use "soccer" in their organizations' official names, while the rest use football (although the Samoan Federation actually uses both). However, in some countries, such as Australia and New Zealand, use of the word "football" by soccer bodies is a recent change and has been controversial. The governing body for Rugby Union in New Zealand changed its name from "New Zealand Rugby Football Union" to "New Zealand Rugby Union" in 2006.
The name "soccer" (or "soccer football") was originally a slang abbreviation of association football and is now the prevailing term in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand where other codes of football are dominant.
Of the 45 national FIFA affiliates in which English is an official or primary language, only three (Canada, Samoa and the United States) actually use "soccer" in their organizations' official names, while the rest use football (although the Samoan Federation actually uses both). However, in some countries, such as Australia and New Zealand, use of the word "football" by soccer bodies is a recent change and has been controversial. The governing body for Rugby Union in New Zealand changed its name from "New Zealand Rugby Football Union" to "New Zealand Rugby Union" in 2006.
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