Interesting Facts about Sir Alex Ferguson

Today Sir Alex has announced his retirement from Manchester United Manager at the end of this Season and We feel like to mention some of his contribution towards football world on our Blog. Take a look at some of the interesting facts about Sir Alex: 

Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, (born 31 December 1941) is a Scottish football manager and former player who has managed Manchester United since 1986. His time at the club has led to Ferguson being one of the most admired and respected managers in the history of the game.

Facts about David Beckham as of February 2013

Lets take a look at the Facts about Most Popular Football Personality David Beckham:

 

David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE (born 2 May 1975) is an English footballer who currently plays for French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain. He has played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, Milan, Los Angeles Galaxy and the England national team for which he holds the appearance record for an outfield player.

Lionel Messi Facts as of 2013 January

Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi (born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team. He serves as the captain of his country's national football team. By the age of 21, Messi had received Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations. The following year, in 2009, he won his first Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards. He followed this up by winning the inaugural FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2010, and again in 2011 and 2012. He also won the 2010–11UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. At the age of 24, Messi became Barcelona's all-time top scorer in all official club competitions. At age 25, Messi became the youngest player to score 200 La Liga goals.

Evans’ victory caps a classic Tour de France

It was a Tour de France many hailed as a classic. There were crashes, dropouts, surprises and, above all, a new champion.

With Cadel Evans becoming the first Australian to win cycling’s most prestigious race, the Tour de France had a completely new look this year.

Lance Armstrong’s seven-year stranglehold over the Tour was a remarkable demonstration of strength and resolve, but the competition itself was not that engrossing. Alberto Contador then stepped up and won three titles in four years, with his third still in limbo after a positive drug test last year.

Pictures of Wimbledon 2011

Take a look at some of the pictures of Wimbledon 2011:

Russia's Maria Sharapova in action during the first round match against Russia's Anna Chakvetadze at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, Tuesday, June 21, 2011.

Interesting Facts about Ballet Dance and history

Check out the Interesting Facts about Ballet Dance and history:

Ballet [Ital. ballare =to dance], classic, formalized solo or ensemble dancing of a highly controlled, dramatic nature performed to music. 

The Development of Ballet in Western Europe 

Foreshadowed in earlier mummeries and lavish masquerades, ballet emerged as a distinctive form in Italy before the 16th cent. The first ballet that combined movement, music, decor, and special effects was presented in France at the court of Catherine de' Medici in 1581. Organized by the violinist Balthasar de Beaujoyeux, it was entitled Le Ballet comique de la Reine. This production was the first ballet de cour, the ancestor of the modern ballet, which influenced the English court masque, a 16th-century entertainment with dance interludes. The first treatise on ballet dancing was the Orchésographie of Thoinot Arbeau (1588). 

Interesting Facts about Cristiano Ronaldo

Lets take a look at the Interesting Facts about Cristiano Ronaldo that You might not know:

1 Ronaldo was nicknamed "cry-baby" as a child. His mother Dolores Aveiro said: "When he got home from school I'd tell him to do homework but he'd say he didn't have any. I'd be making dinner and he would jump out of the window and run off until late. He used to cry when he passed and his friends didn't score. People called him 'cry-baby' and 'little bee' because nobody could catch him."

2 He was an amazing player even at 11 years old. Paulo Cardoso, his first coach at Sporting Lisbon, said: "When he got the ball he went past two or three players. At the end of the game the players gathered around him, they knew he was a special kid."

Panama Cricket Game - “are they real”?

 Wow!  If there was ever a reason to attend cricket games that lasts a couple of days, here it is.  The only question I have is “are they real”?

This was the remarkable sight many took in at a cricket game in Panama.  As for the game?  Well who really cares.  I’m more interested in what type of paint was used to put their pants on.  As for the authenticity?  We like to think they are real, but we aren’t particularly convinced that there was no use of PED’s involved.

Interesting Facts about the History of Cricket

Check Out The Interesting Facts about the History of Cricket:

The origins of cricket lie somewhere in the Dark Ages - probably after the Roman Empire, almost certainly before the Normans invaded England, and almost certainly somewhere in Northern Europe. All research concedes that the game derived from a very old, widespread and uncomplicated pastime by which one player served up an object, be it a small piece of wood or a ball, and another hit it with a suitably fashioned club.

How and when this club-ball game developed into one where the hitter defended a target against the thrower is simply not known. Nor is there any evidence as to when points were awarded dependent upon how far the hitter was able to despatch the missile; nor when helpers joined the two-player contest, thus beginning the evolution into a team game; nor when the defining concept of placing wickets at either end of the pitch was adopted.

Top 10 best Golf Course in the World

Lets check the Top 10 best Golf Course in the World:

No.10 Canadian Rockies - Banff Springs Golf Club

Under the gaze of the grand Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel -- which makes Batman's stately Wayne Manor look like a starter home -- the Banff Springs Golf Course is marvelous. Framed by striking snow-capped peaks, the Stanley Thompson design, which was built for a record sum of $1 million in 1927, is a gem.

With stalwart courses like Silvertip, Stewart Creek, Kananaskis, Canmore, and Jasper Park in the vicinity, the Canadian Rockies is golf glorious. The Fairmont hotels in Banff and Jasper are worth a visit in and of themselves.

Interesting Facts about Lionel Messi

Here are some of Interesting Facts about Lionel Messi:

Full name: Lionel Andres Messi 
Date of Birth: 24 June 1987 
Birth place: Rosario (Argentina) 
Height: 5'6 and a half" (1.69 metres) 
Club: FC Barcelona 
National team: Argentina 
Shirt number: 19 
Position: Attacking midfielder (right/centre) 

Lionel Messi is the heir apparent to the throne left vacant by Diego Armando Maradona. The waters are divided between those who consider him to be far from being close to "The 10", and those who believe that Messi will be even better than Maradona. 

Born in Rosario on June 24th, 1987, he cut his teeth in the youth ranks of Newell's Old Boys, until a hormonal problem that affected his growth changed the plans of his family and, of course, his personal future. 

Interesting Facts about FIFA and its Governing Body

Fifa started out as a tiny voluntary organisation, and grew and grew into a global behemoth with more member nations than the UN. Here are six unusual facts about the secretive organisation that governs world football.

1. It is a registered charity. Fifa pays little tax in its home country of Switzerland. It also requires tax exemption in countries wishing to host a World Cup competition. "Any host country requires a comprehensive tax exemption to be given to Fifa and further parties involved in the hosting and staging of an event," a Fifa spokesman told the BBC last year. The 2010 tournament - the most expensive yet - cost South Africa 33bn rand (£3bn; $4.86bn). But a "tax-free bubble" was established around the event at Fifa's request, relieving Fifa, its subsidiaries, and foreign football associations of any obligation to pay income tax, customs duties or VAT.

The BMXer made history by completing the first triple back flip

Take any bike rides this holiday weekend?

Jed Mildon did, but he didn't exactly have a basket and a bell. The BMXer made history by completing the first triple back flip on a BMX bike in his native New Zealand. The Guinness Book of World Records was on hand to document the feat. So were video cameras, including one on Mildon's helmet. Check The Video Out (if you dare):

Another Great Victory For FC Barcelona - UEFA Champions League Trophy 2011

FC Barcelona have secured their fourth European Champion Clubs' Cup – and a third in the last six years – while making Spain the competition's most successful country.

FC Barcelona's victory at Wembley was their fourth European Champion Clubs' Cup triumph – bettered only by Real Madrid CF, AC Milan and Liverpool FC – and made Spain the most successful country in the competition's history.

Christiano Pictured for The first time with Son & Irina Shayk Girlfriend

Like father, like son: Cristiano Ronaldo has been pictured for the first time out with his son Cristiano Ronaldo Jr

Cristiano Ronaldo has been pictured for the first time with his baby son Cristiano on a day out in Portugal over the weekend.

And, in the first shots of 10-month-old Cristiano, the resemblance between the father and son is uncanny.

Goals record broken In Premier League

The 2010/11 Barclays Premier League season has broken the record number of goals scored in a single campaign.

A thrilling campaign ended in sensational style with 32 goals scored in the 10 matches to set a new record of 1,063 goals scored in a 38-fixture season.

Ronaldo Sneakily Switches A Fan's Gift

Cristiano Ronaldo's sleight-of-hand with a fan's gift, Fan catches 3 foul balls in one game, and Seinfeld 

inspires Rangers' lineup

Manchester City win Their First Trophy in 35 Years - Title FA Cup

It was the moment Manchester City had craved for longer than they will care to remember, the day they could release all that pent-up frustration. The long, sometimes soul-destroying wait for a trophy is finally over, at the expense of Stoke City. Roberto Mancini has come through with his promise to change the club's history and, from here, his club can surely now look forward to a future in which they could one day have the keys to the football universe.

The most basketballs dunked in a single jump World Record

Wizards center JaVale McGee (notes) is an excitable boy, the kind of guy who seems to have a world of talent and not enough sense to put it all together. That's not to say that McGee is ineffective or won't ever be a major contributor on a good team. It's just that, even when he does something great like put together a triple-double, he does so in a really goofy way that makes you wonder if it was even all that impressive.

Sports Facts - 15 Athletes Gone Broke (who Lost Everything)

 Athletes Who Lost it All

In 2008, the NBA Players' Association claimed that 60% of pro basketball players go broke within five years of retirement. It’s not hard to see why. In the annals of “easy come, easy go,” few people see it come and go like professional athletes.