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How to Find Affordable Manchester United Tickets

The 2009/2010 Premier League season just got underway and the chase to find affordable Manchester United Tickets is back on. Having won its third title in a row, Manchester United is more popular then ever despite the departures of Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez will not change that. The team is one of the favorites again together with Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, and potentially Manchester City.

The best chance of finding reasonably priced Man Utd tickets is by becoming a member of the One United fan club. Membership prices for the 2009/2010 season are between 30 and 36 GBP (Great Britain Pounds) for adults and 20 to 26 GBP for juniors. Memberships can easily be purchased on the team's website and every member has the opportunity to apply for tickets for all home matches of the Premier League, the FA Cup, the Curling Cup, and the Champions League. The success of an application is determined by a random lottery.

Applications usually need to be made 4-6 weeks before the game and the easiest way to be aware of upcoming application deadlines is to subscribe to the One United email newsletter. Lottery results are usually announced 2-3 weeks later and winning applicants pay for their tickets by credit card and the tickets will be shipped out to the member. Members who are unlucky in the lottery still have another chance of securing affordable Man Utd tickets by monitoring the teams' ticket exchange.

This exchange allows season ticket holders to sell their tickets to games that they are unable to attend to One United members. These tickets are available on a first-come first-serve basis so members should purchase these tickets right away as they become available. The probability of securing tickets this way depends on the popularity of a particular game.

The best chances of securing tickets in the lottery are for games that are during the middle of the week such as some of the Premier League games and all of the Champions League matches. Another option is to keep an eye on Manchester United Tickets prices offered by a reputable ticketing agency. Usually these tickets are sold significantly above face value but as the game approaches, sometimes it is possible to buy tickets in the secondary market at reasonable prices.

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What is the Best Way to Buy Football Or Soccer Tickets?

If you have football tickets and want to sell them or if you want to buy football tickets, the best chance for you to get what you want - be it the tickets or as buyer, is to use the internet. The internet can give you a chance to connect with more people who have tickets to sell or want to buy tickets. You can use an online website as a third party ticket agency and get the best of both worlds.

When you want to buy football or soccer tickets, you have to go to the stadium where the match is scheduled to be played or to a ticket agency. In many cases, the match may be sold out, especially if it is a popular match. If this is the case, then you can either go to the venue to try to get a seat, or you can look online for someone who is selling tickets. If you go online, you can be assured of getting tickets before you turn up at the stadium. In addition, you can choose the seats that you want for the match.

If you have football tickets that you want to sell, then you can also go online and sell your tickets to individuals who want to buy them. You can price them accordingly and wait for someone to pay your price or make you an offer. This can give you the opportunity to get the most money for your tickets as they will likely be sold to someone who is purchasing them for their own use. If you go online, you can find what you are looking for - either way. You can sell them right to someone who is looking for these tickets and will pay the top amount for them.

The same holds true for buying soccer tickets. Using a third party ticket site as a go-between makes sense when you want to get the best deal on your tickets. You can see all of the tickets that are being sold by individuals like yourself and then choose those that will best suit your needs.

Whether you want to buy or sell football tickets, using an online ticket agency is the way that buyers and sellers can connect with one another. The internet makes it easier for everyone to connect who wants to buy or sell tickets to get what they need when it comes to meeting the right connections.

Michelle Williams is a writer and consultant for http://www.footballclubtickets.bz

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The Many Colors of the Soccer Uniforms

And its serious business with specialists designing custom fit, durable, comfortable, easy to breath fabrics and cuts. As you can imagine, colors play a huge role in the scheme of things. After all, each color has a distinct effect on the players behavior and emotions. Let's take a quick peek at the various shades that bring soccer to life. Soothing, flashy, subtle, pristine, modern, classic, they all make their presence felt on the green of the pitch...

Color me up!
Soccer uniforms come in a variety of designs and color combinations, but the colors usually aren't coincidental to the teams. They are deliberate, usually well thought out selections meant to make the team stand out. At times, the color choice is decided through a consensus of the players. Though often, team colors originate from a particular association with the country or city that the team represents. Soccer team uniforms first made an appearance in the 1870s, and even then, the team's colors were often linked to a sports club, university or school. Since the early days of the game, team colors had an emotional connotation.

Dressed for Success
The color and design of a team's soccer shirt has to match with the shorts and socks. It should all come together seamlessly as an ensemble assembled for success! Since referees need to stand apart from the players, their uniforms are traditionally black. As a color, black is usually associated with power, mystery, sophistication, formality and conventionality, not to forget, its inherent quality of making people look slim!

Fire Brand
If the color red is associated with passion, intensity, energy, ambition, masculinity, strength, courage and excitement, it is also intrinsically linked with the club Manchester United. The team adopted its red and white team colors as far back as 1902! It's latest home kit is again a red soccer shirt with white shorts that have red stripes on the sides. Other teams inspired by the color and identified with it, are the Reds of Liverpool and the Rojas of Chile.

Blue By Design
Think blue and peace, loyalty, constancy, reliability, confidence, unity, harmony, trust, coolness and wisdom come to mind. The legendary teams behind the 'bluing' of the pitch are Argentina in its famous sky blue and white stripes, France's Les Bleus and Italy's Azzurri. Looks like the club FC Barcelona has ensured it gets the best of both worlds with a return to vertical stripes of red and blue on its soccer jersey! And it sure has worked for them!

It's White, Yellow and Blue!
Representing purity and radiance, the color white has always been associated with the clubs Leeds and Real Madrid. On a national level, the English and German squads usually mark their presence in pristine white soccer uniforms. Yellow stands for warmth and joy, while green recalls the hues of Nature in terms of freshness, calmness, rejuvenation, energy, growth and balance. No wonder the national team of Brazil took inspiration from their national flag and embraced these colors as their own!

Orange Works!
But it's the Dutch Oranje who contrast the green pitch the most in their striking orange soccer shirts! This color represents energy, enthusiasm, flamboyance, playfulness and a 'let's-do-it' attitude, which the team seems to have assimilated!

As you can see, team colors are related to team identity, as much as football is related to dribbling!

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Uruguay 1930-South Africa 2010 - The Chilean Men's Soccer Team

History

1889 Valparaiso F.C. was founded in Chile. It was the first football club in Chile.

1916 Chile placed fourth in the South American Tournament in Buenos Aires (Argentina). It was one of the four nations to participate in the First South American Championship.

1920 Valparaiso hosted the South American Tournament. Uruguay was the champion....

1922 The Chilean men's soccer squad finished third at the Football South American Cup in Rio de Janeiro, behind Brazil (host country) Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina.

1926 Santiago de Chile hosted the South American Cup. Uruguay was the winner.

1927 Chile did not participate at the South American Championship in Lima, Peru.

1928 The Chilean Olympic Committee sent a national team to the Summer Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Holland.

1930 Chile accepted an invitation to play in the First World Championship in Montevideo, Uruguay. The Chilean men's football squad was one of 13 national teams to make its international debut in the World Cup. In Uruguay, the Chilean team placed 5th, behind host country, Argentina, Yugoslavia and the United States. In the first round, Chile defeated France (1-0) and Mexico (3-0).

1941 The South American Tournament was held in Santiago de Chile. The host country earned the bronze medal.

1945 For the fourth time, Chile hosted the South American Tournament.

1950 Chile sent a national team for the World Cup in Brazil. Unfortunately, they were beaten by England (0-2) and Spain (0-3). However, they won a match at the FIFA World Cup. It upset the United States 5-2.

1951 The Chilean team earned the bronze medal at the Pan American Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

1952 The National Olympic Committee sent a national squad to the Summer Games in Scandinavia.

1955 The South American Cup was held in Chile. The Chilean team was runner-up.

1962 The World Championships were scheduled for Chile. The Latin American territory hosted the global tournament for the third time. There were 16 national teams: Switzerland, Bulgaria, Colombia, Uruguay, Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Italy, England, USSR, West Germany, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Brazil and Chile. Surprisingly, Chile finished third in the global competition. The Chilean men's soccer team won four of its six matches-Switzerland, Italy, Russia and Yugoslavia. They only lost against West Germany -which was runner-up at the 1958 World Cup in Stockholm (Sweden)- and Brazil -World champion and under the leadership of Pelè. For the first time at the FIFA global championship, Chile qualified for the semi-finals. In the second round, Chile made history when it upset the USSR, which had gained the global title at the 1956 Summer Games and the 1960 European Cup, 2-1. This South American nation had also defeated Yugoslavia, which was runner-up at the European Tournament, 1-0.

1963 The national team earned the bronze medal at the Pan American Games in Brazil.

1966 At the FIFA World Cup in London, England, Chile placed 13th...

1973 During the 1974 World Cup Qualification, the USSR did not want to play with Chile-both states severed diplomatic ties. The Union Soviet did not send a national team to protest against the president Augusto Jose Ramon Pinochet Ugarte, one of the greatest anti-Communist leaders in Latin America. Weeks ago, Chile draw with the USSR in Moscow. Chile was declared winner and qualified for the World Cup in Germany...Colo Colo was runner-up at the Copa Libertadores de America.

1974 Before the World Cup, Chile played nine matches-Haitian team, Santa Fe, Atletico Nacional de Colombia, Saprissa de Costa Rica, Municipal de Guatemala, River Plate and Irish team. Chile placed 13th in the World Championships in Munich, West Germany.

1974-1976 Elias Figueroa was one of the most valuable players in Latin America.

1975 Universidad Española (Chile) was runner-up at the Copa Libertadores de America. In the final match, Independiente (Argentina) beat Universidad Española.

1982 Chile placed 22nd in the World Cup in Spain...Colo Colo won the Copa Libertadores de America. It defeated Olimpia (Paraguay) in the finals. Colo Colo became the first Chilean club to win the Copa Libertadores- a traditional tournament in South America.

1984 The Chilean men's soccer squad was runner-up at the Pre-Olympic Tournament in Quito, Ecuador, and qualified for the XXIII Olympiad in the United States. Chile placed sixth in the Olympic Games in Los Angeles, California-it finished behind France (gold medal), Brazil (silver medal), Yugoslavia (bronze medal), Italy and Canada.

1985 For unknown reasons, the FIFA canceled the World Youth Cup in Santiago de Chile. The tournament was held in Moscow (USSR).

1986 Santiago de Chile made a bid for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

1987 Santiago de Chile hosted the FIFA Under-20 World Cup. The host country placed fourth. The Chilean government, an anti-Communist regime from 1973 to 1990, did not refuse to issue visas to Bulgarian and East German delegations...The national team was runner-up at the Pan American Games in Indianapolis, USA.

1989 During the 1990 World Cup Qualification, between Chilean and Brazilians teams, Roberto Rojas (Chile's goalkeeper) pretended to be a victim of an attack. Chile was suspended by FIFA. For this reason, Chile could not participate in the Pre-World Championships in the late 80s and early 90s.

1993 The Chilean men's football squad placed third at the FIFA Under-17 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

1998 Chile placed 16th in the World Championships in Paris (France), behind France, Brazil, Croatia, Holland, Argentina, Italy, Germany, Denmark, England, Yugoslavia, Romania, Nigeria, Mexico, Paraguay and Norway. The 1998 World Tournament was the 7th World Cup in which Chile has participated.

2000 Chile was runner-up at the 2000 South American Pre-Olympic Tournament in Brazil. Ivan Zamorano led the Chilean men's football team to the bronze medal at the Summer Olympics in Australia. This became the fourth Latin American soccer team to win an Olympic medal.

2004 Chile hosted the South American Pre-Olympic Tournament.

2007 The Chilean men's soccer squad placed third at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Toronto (Canada), behind Argentina and the Czech Republic. It was a date historic for Chile and South America.

2007-2008 Chile placed fourth in the South American Qualifying Group for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, behind Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina.

Alejandro Guevara Onofre: He is a freelance writer. Alejandro is of Italian, African and Peruvian ancestry. He has published more than seventy-five research paper in English, and more than twenty in Spanish, concerning the world issues, olympic sports, countries, and tourism. His next essay is called "The Dictator and Alicia Alonso". He is an expert on foreign affairs. Alejandro is the first author who has published a world-book encyclopedia in Latin America.

He admires Frida Kahlo (Mexican painter), José Gamarra (former president of the Bolivian Olympic Committee ,1970- 1982), Hillary Clinton (ex-First Lady of the USA), and Jimmy Carter (former President of the USA). Alejandro said: "The person who I admire the most is José Gamarra . He devoted his professional and personal life to sport. José played an important role in the promotion of Olympism in Bolivia -it is one of the Third World`s poorest countries- and Latin America. His biography is interesting". The sportspeople he most admire is Olympic volleyball player Flo Hyman. "This African-American sportswoman is my idol... "

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The Role of FIFA For the World Cup 2010 Qualifiers

The main role of FIFA in the World Cup 2010 Qualifiers is to implement the process of qualification. They will be the one who will officially work on choosing who will make it for the FIFA World Cup Finals. The FIFA World Cup Finals is considered to be a very famous event known all over the world. The qualification is being used to lessen the huge number of the aspiring participants ranging from about 200 teams and reducing them to only 32 teams.

The World Cup 2010 Qualifiers will be assessed through the qualifying tournaments to know who will be the aspiring teams that will make it to the FIFA World Cup Finals. These tournaments are scheduled to be held inside the six FIFA continental zones like Asia, Africa, Europe, Oceania, North America, and South America plus the Caribbean. The tournaments are organized through their specific confederations. In each tournament, FIFA will outright decide how many spots will be awarded for each continental zone of course based on the respectable strength of each confederation teams.

Before every hosts of the World Cup will automatically occupy a permanent spot in the finals. World Cup previous results and continental championships are not recognized or put into account due to this, unlike the other sports that are known in the world. It was until 2002 that an automatic spot was given to defending champions. In 2006 World Cup defending championship need to enter the qualifying games too.

In 1934 and 1978 there are only 16 teams for the qualifying round, and since over the years there is an increasing number of teams qualifying for the finals, it increased to 24 teams between 1982 and 1994 and finally making it to 32 teams from 1998 and such qualifying requirement scheme has been the official format throughout the whole history of World Cup.

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