15 interesting facts about Euro 2012
With 16 countries vying for Europe’s biggest and prestigious football crown, UEFA Euro 2012 will kick-off on Friday with host nation Poland taking on 2004 winners Greece. 1. Initially, the first two tournaments in 1960 and 1964 were known as UEFA European Nations Cup before being changed to the current name since 1968. 2. Frenchman Michel Platini, who typified the …
FIFA World Cup Match Balls Through Time
1930 – Uruguay 1934 – Italy 1938 – France 1950 – Brazil 1954 – Switzerland 1958 – Sweden 1962 – Chile 1966 – England 1970 – Mexico 1974 – West Germany 1978 – Argentina 1982 – Spain 1986 – Mexico 1990 – Italy 1994 – United States 1998 – France 2002 – South Korea & Japan 2006 – Germany 2010 …
FIFA World Cup Official Songs 1990 – 2010
This is the list of the official songs in the FIFA World Cup from 1990 to 2010. 1990 – Italy “Un’estate italiana” is a 1990 song in Italian language recorded by Italian artists Edoardo Bennato and Gianna Nannini. The song, also known under the title “Notti magiche”, was composed by Giorgio Moroder for the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in …
