tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22802634617136309532024-02-19T23:43:54.455-08:00Soccer StoriesHistorical and statistical soccer stories from all over the world, old and a bit older.John van Enckevorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465931650930797934noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280263461713630953.post-89715135010273722072014-08-13T15:42:00.001-07:002014-08-13T16:10:47.114-07:00Soccer clubs honoring people outside soccer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN-US"><i>We all know
soccer clubs named after famous explorers (Vaso da Gama, Brazil) or ancient Greek
heroes (Ajax, Netherlands). French heroine Joan of Arc (in French Jeanne d’Arc) even has
two: one in Senegal and one in Réunion. Next are five soccer clubs from five
different continents, named after an English knight, an Italian inventor, an
Argentine boxer, a Bolivian pilot and a South African liberty fighter.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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King Richard II in Scotland, France and Ireland. At the end of the fourteenth
century, the Percy family supported the exiled Henry of Bolingbroke, who
dethroned Richard II and rewarded Henry Percy with as much land he could wish
for. Also, that support didn’t last long
and by 1403 Percy rebelled against King Henry IV and clashed with him at the
Battle of Shrewsbury. Percy was killed by an arrow as he raised his visor to
grasp some air. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">In 1882
Hotspur FC was founded, honoring Henry Percy. Percy was called ‘Harry Hotspur”
by his Scottish opponents, for his eagerness to attack and for his impulsive
nature. Two years later the soccer club was renamed <b>Tottenham Hotspur</b>.</span></div>
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Marconi (Italy, 1874 – 1937)</span></b></h3>
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Marconi</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> was born in the Italian city of Bologna. He was a scientist, who
invented the wireless telegraph in 1896. This made him one of the men responsible
for the creation of the radio. Marconi was a successful businessman, who for
example founded the The Wireless Telegraph & Signal Company in Britain. In
1909 Marconi received the Nobel Prize for Physics.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDeWAyxQFW0CJ-XfOmB7hLFIXEC22H9UJ_-552tSWGWTZi44SCGS-VKZi6vPVgtbrXC8p1ggNbfpk_O65HjjRVRjdSY8aO9-PBTjsUdccYDKaduvVujZ5NAPkdbSqmLQdTnusBQQNtOEY/s1600/Marconi+fairfield.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDeWAyxQFW0CJ-XfOmB7hLFIXEC22H9UJ_-552tSWGWTZi44SCGS-VKZi6vPVgtbrXC8p1ggNbfpk_O65HjjRVRjdSY8aO9-PBTjsUdccYDKaduvVujZ5NAPkdbSqmLQdTnusBQQNtOEY/s1600/Marconi+fairfield.jpg" /></a><span lang="EN-US">Soccer in Australia was mainly promoted by immigrants from Europe. Back
in 1956, Italian immigrants in Sydney’s western suburb Fairfield, were doing
just that. They decide to give an Italian ring to their club, and opted for Guglielmo
Marconi. So their club was named <b>Marconi Fairfield</b>. They presumed Marconi
would also appeal to Australians, as he invented an instrument that could
connect people (and cultures), so much needed in multicultural Australia. The
club was nationally successful from the seventies until the nineties with four league championships, but was
left out of the new national A-league in 2004. Marconi Fairfield, somewhere along
the way renamed Marconi Stalions, now play their soccer in the New South Wales League.</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Luis Ángel Firpo (Argentina, 1894 – 1960)</span></b></h3>
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Aires. It took him until 1921 to get really successful. After winning some
fifteen bouts in a row, Firpo was the first boxer from South America to play
for the world title. He challenged Jack Dempsey on September 14, 1923 in New
York. It proved to be one of the most exiting fights ever. Firpo was knocked
down by Dempsey seven times in the first round, but also brought the world
champion down twice. The second time Dempsey even sailed through the ring
ropes, hitting a typewriter with his head. Despite this accident, Dempsey was
back in the ring on time to continue the fight. In the second round Dempsey
finally knocked out Firpo.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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week before the famous Firpo – Dempsey fight, a soccer club was formed in
Usulután, El Salvador. It was named Tecún Umán, but after the heroic
performance of Firpo, the club decided to rename the club <b>CD Luis Ángel Firpo</b>. The club has won seven championships, the first in 1989.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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His dad was working as a mechanic at Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano, and Jorge became
Bolivia’s first civilian aviator. He had his own plane and was commercially
very successful. Still, in those years flying was always something of a risk. When
flying from his native town Cochabamba to Oruro, just 120 kilometers south west,
all went wrong and Wilstermann died in the crash.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">In 1949, workers from the airport founded a soccer club. They named it Club
Deportivo LAB (Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano). Four years later, on February 6, 1953, this
name was changed into <b>Jorge Wilstermann</b>. The club has won the Bolivian championship
ten times since 1958. </span></div>
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Student Organisation (SASO) in 1969, giving new energy to the anti-apartheid
movement in the seventies. From 1973 onwards, Biko was restricted by the South
African government to stay in his own home area. Biko continued his political
work, and sometimes didn’t bother about his restriction. For example in August 1977, when he drove to Cape Town to meet members of other liberation
movements. On the way back, he was stopped at a road block by the police, and
arrested. As he had violated his ban, he faced indefinite detention under South
African law. One month later, Biko died in his cell, due to a combination of
brain damage caused by his interrogators and bad medical care.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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year after Steve Biko’s death, a newly founded soccer club in Gambia was named
after him. Slowly this club, <b>Steve Biko
FC</b>, moved up the ranks in Gambian soccer, and finally won promotion to the
highest level in 1988. The club won its first national championship in 2013</span></div>
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<br />John van Enckevorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465931650930797934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280263461713630953.post-33098663031127012912014-05-02T08:33:00.000-07:002020-02-09T06:47:19.530-08:00Too late at the World Cup<div class="MsoNormal">
<i>Alfredo di
Stefano. George Best. Ryan Giggs. George Weah. Great players that never played
at the World Cup. But there are others who were just as unlucky. They did
reach the World Cup, but not in time. They were veterans already, hoping for a
final miracle. It didn’t happen. Here are six former world class players that
made it to the World Cup a little too late.</i></div>
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1994 (35 years old)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Voted the
best Saudi Arabian footballer of all time, Majed Abdullah was one the best
soccer players in Asia during the eighties. He was especially successful with
the national team of Saudi Arabia, winning the Asian Cup in 1984 and 1988. In
the final against China in 1984 Abdullah scored the second goal in their 2-0
victory. Four years later he scored the winning goal in the semifinal against
Iran (1-0). The final against South Korea ended 0-0, but Saudi Arabia won after
penalties, Abdullah scoring the third. He was also voted Asian’s Player of the Year
in 1984, 1985 and 1986. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Looking at the World Cup, Saudi Arabia didn’t qualify in 1982, 1986 or 1990. Abdullah
played seventeen of these qualifying matches, scoring five goals. During the
1994 campaign Abdullah played three matches: against Malaysia (3-0, 2 goals),
Kuwait (2-0, 1 goal) and Japan (0-0). Especially at the end of his career he
suffered from a lot of injuries. At the World Cup finals in the United States
in 1994 he captained his team against the Netherlands, played reasonably well
in the first half after which he was substituted. Abdullah didn’t play against
Morocco and his 45 minutes against Belgium were mediocre. He wasn’t picked for
the next round, when Saudi Arabia was beaten by Sweden 1-3 and was knocked out
of the tournament. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Denis Law (Scotland)</span></b></h3>
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24, 1940<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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1974 (age 34 years)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Denis Law couldn't beat Zaire's goalkeeper Kazadi Mwamba</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Denis Law
of course is one the greatest footballers of the sixties. As a young boy he
moved from Aberdeen to England, to nearby Huddersfield Town. He was capped for
Scotland the first time in 1958, and after stints at Manchester City and
Italian club AC Torino, he was transferred to Manchester United in 1962. He was
European Footballer of the Year in 1964, league champion in 1965 and 1967, but
missed the European Cupfinal in 1968 through injury. With the national team,
Law failed to qualify in 1962, 1966 and 1970. For the 1974 World Cup, Law
played only the two matches against toughest rival Czechoslovakia. But finally Scotland
topped their group and had great expectations of the World Cup in West Germany. Law played
in the first match against Zaire (2-0 victory), but was dropped for the next
matches against Brazil and Yugoslavia. In 2006, Law took a trip down memory
lane for The Scotsman: <i>“I didn't think my exclusion was merited as
I felt I'd played well enough against the Africans to keep my place, or at
least to play a part in the Brazil game. But I accepted it, and I have some
good memories from that time.</i> Law's 55 caps was a Scottish record, his 30 international goals still is. Kenny Dalglish got his 56<sup>th</sup>
cap in 1978 and equaled but never surpassed Law’s 30 goals in 1984.</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Carlos Pavón (Honduras)</span></b></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">101 caps, 57 goals<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Born: October 9, 1973<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">World Cup: 2010 (36 years old)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhVE-hPW8sF9DOFDLwS6V3mkiW7Ss-9UO_oDHWUQADy8gU8bchJ-wjfBHz_i8KLgqktJ25C_gwTWm1bDPjThfhhiKGf0TNRMTZk-vxiIfSU7rKbCkW_vLH4sUO-Gz2YNcIkHLOmvYROI/s1600/carlos-pavon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhVE-hPW8sF9DOFDLwS6V3mkiW7Ss-9UO_oDHWUQADy8gU8bchJ-wjfBHz_i8KLgqktJ25C_gwTWm1bDPjThfhhiKGf0TNRMTZk-vxiIfSU7rKbCkW_vLH4sUO-Gz2YNcIkHLOmvYROI/s1600/carlos-pavon.jpg" /></a><span lang="EN-US">Carlos Pavón was eight years old when Honduras made it to the World Cup for the first time. Players like Gilberto Yearwood, Anthoney Costly and Roberto Figueroa put Honduras on the map. Ten years later, Pavón started a career that would outshine all of them. He played for years in Honduras, but also in Mexico (seven seasons), Spain (one season), Italy (two seasons) Colombia (one season) and the United States (one season). With the national team, Pavon failed to qualify for the World Cup in 1998, 2002 and 2006, playing 28 matches and scoring 18 goals. During the 2002 campaign the lethal striker managed to score ten goals, but was kept out of the tournament by Costa Rica, Mexico and the USA. For the 2010 tournament Pavón made a final attempt. He played nine matches, scoring seven goals. In the meanwhile he was already the top goal scorer of his country with 57 goals.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The final tournament in South Africa proved to be a big disappointment for veteran Pavón. While he was hoping to top his career with a great performance at the world stage, Pavón was substituted in the 60<sup>th</sup> minute of the first game against Chile. He didn’t get another chance and Honduras failed to make an impression scoring no goals in three matches.</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Kevin Keegan (England)</span></b></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">63 caps, 21
goals<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Born:
February 14, 1951<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">World Cup:
1982 (age 31 years)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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played: 1 match, 26 minutes as a substitute<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43e5GjohrYU8HslbaZv01WW1TpJGyojitaH1kdAaFmoZMvQwaeQMK5n7dv6sx4FDrMwccpJkdtNRXUh7OeCQCf_zXZQQOWaEqjbIvdunQWmBzQgvsal2-4vqJXHiHaDDwgj4db2VWLyA/s1600/Keegan+1982.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43e5GjohrYU8HslbaZv01WW1TpJGyojitaH1kdAaFmoZMvQwaeQMK5n7dv6sx4FDrMwccpJkdtNRXUh7OeCQCf_zXZQQOWaEqjbIvdunQWmBzQgvsal2-4vqJXHiHaDDwgj4db2VWLyA/s1600/Keegan+1982.jpg" /></a><span lang="EN-US">The failure
of England not qualifying for the 1974 and 1978 World Cup was certainly the
biggest disappointment for Kevin Keegan in his career. Especially 1978 would
have been great, as he was crowned European Footballer of the Year in 1978 and
1979 for his performances at Liverpool FC and Hamburger SV. After 1980, he was
still a good player. He proved it at Southampton in the 1981-82 season, which
he ended as top goal scorer with 26 league goals and winning the Player of the Year Award. So Keegan could become a World Cup hero after all, as England
managed to beat Hungary in the qualification group for Spain 1982.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">But he
didn’t, as he suffered from a chronic back injury just prior to the World Cup.
He even consulted a German doctor he knew from his time in Hamburg. Still, it
was not enough to get him injury free at the start of the World Cup. So England played the first round without him. Keegan did eventually
play in England’s second match of the second round against Spain, coming on as a substitute for Tony
Woodcock. He had one hard to miss chance, but headed the ball wide. It was
Keegan’s 63th cap, and his very last.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Theophilus ‘Doctor’ Khumalo (South Africa)</span></b></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">50 caps, 9
goals<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Born: June
26, 1967<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">World Cup:
1998 (30 years)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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played: 1 match, 23 minutes as a substitute.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguor66LKK4o9xzrOuYk0R_jm75gTYTJoACb1xo0zBmw7Lvu4ne3_xk41SEfd6RLK6UlwxXsKCgP96EkdyxBzucVIeQHM7d5s2sTfpTl3ovNho_hDegne8lWHRGRuMDrHbedpUMKFehWmc/s1600/Doctor+Khumalo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguor66LKK4o9xzrOuYk0R_jm75gTYTJoACb1xo0zBmw7Lvu4ne3_xk41SEfd6RLK6UlwxXsKCgP96EkdyxBzucVIeQHM7d5s2sTfpTl3ovNho_hDegne8lWHRGRuMDrHbedpUMKFehWmc/s1600/Doctor+Khumalo.jpg" width="239" /></a><span lang="EN-US">Midfielder Theophilus ‘Doctor’
Khumalo made a name for himself at South African club Kaizer Chiefs. He was
vital in their league winning campaigns in 1989, 1991 and 1992. Those were his
best playing years, just before South Africa was allowed to rejoin the FIFA
family in 1992. Khumalo of course was picked for the very first official
international game, against Cameroon. South Africa won 1-0 and Khumalo scored
the only goal, a penalty. In 1996 Khumalo was an important part of the team
that surprisingly won the Africa Cup, playing in five of six matches, only missing the match
against Egypt when South Africa was already qualified for the quarter finals.
By 1998, when South Africa got to the World Cup for the very first time, thirty year old Khumalo was past his best. So the 'doctor' of course was in the squad, but only played 23 minutes as a substitute in the
last match. Without making any kind of fuzz, which is a bit sad for such a player.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Allan Simonsen (Denmark)</span></b></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">55 caps, 20
goals<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Born: December
15, 1952<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">World Cup:
1986 (34 years old)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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played: 1 match, 20 minutes as a substitute<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTyNl8LTxe9knwz61hTNKZ6rImuWYgiteUCcXZkuynk67KiMjXgejqqp3LmU3nNdonwDV9WcYMhwtecf1rzbCCB8AmgS48h7MG1bYvTqg8CX_OnC7T9LFxTStnFrtCARyPank6K8FS6gA/s1600/Allan+Simonsen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTyNl8LTxe9knwz61hTNKZ6rImuWYgiteUCcXZkuynk67KiMjXgejqqp3LmU3nNdonwDV9WcYMhwtecf1rzbCCB8AmgS48h7MG1bYvTqg8CX_OnC7T9LFxTStnFrtCARyPank6K8FS6gA/s1600/Allan+Simonsen.jpg" /></a><span lang="EN-US">Denmark was
a small soccer country since the early fifties. So it wasn’t a big surprise
they mostly failed at qualifying for the World Cup. But during the seventies their
chances slowly improved. At Borussia Mönchengladbach Henning Jensen and Allan
Simonsen were making headlines, a few years later Sören Lerby and Frank Arnesen
did the same at Ajax. Simonsen had tremendous pace which suited the play of
Mönchengladbach very well. He was at his peak in 1977, when he won the European
Footballer Award. In 1982, while at Barcelona, he became the first player ever
to score in the final of all three European Cups (Champions Cup, Cup Winners
Cup and UEFA Cup).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">In 1986, Simonsen
was already a few seasons back home with his first club, Vejle BK, but was still playing for the
national team. He only played 45 minutes
during the qualification rounds for Mexico, but was picked for the 22 squad
anyway. The tournament itself went very well for first timers Denmark. They won
their first two matches and were already through to the last sixteen before the
match against West Germany. Coach Sepp Piontek gave 34-year old Simonsen 20
minutes as a substitute against the country that made him a star in the first place. </span></div>
John van Enckevorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465931650930797934noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280263461713630953.post-58763613007653550152014-04-15T16:01:00.000-07:002014-04-15T16:01:45.234-07:00Close Rivals in European Cup Finals<div class="MsoNormal">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Wark (Ipswich Town) shoots</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US"><i>The
semi finals in the European Champions League have Atletico Madrid playing Chelsea, while Real Madrid meets Bayern Munich. So there is a change that
for the first time in 59 years of European Cups both finalists are from the
same city. Here’s a countdown of the ten finals with the least travelling
distances between them.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">At <b>10: </b>the 1981 UEFA Cup final
between Bobby Robson’s Ipswich Town and Dutch side AZ’67. Ipswich Town won the
Cup, thanks to John Wark (Scotland) and Dutchmen Frans Thijssen and Arnold
Mühren. By air the distance between Ipswich and Alkmaar is <b>253.38 kilometres</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Real Zaragoza after winning the Cup</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">The 1964
Inter Cities Fairs Cup was between two Spanish sides, Real Zaragoza and Valencia.
Valencia had won the two previous finals, but this time lost 2-1 to Real Zaragoza. Distance between Valencia and
Zaragoza: <b>246.40 kilometres.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">A very
exciting UEFA Cup-final was held in Rotterdam, in 2002. Feyenoord was lucky they could play this match at home against Borussia Dortmund. Pierre van Hooijdonk
was decisive with two goals, while Dortmunds Jürgen Kohler was sent off after just half an hour. Feyenoord-coach Bert van Marwijk later coached
Borussia Dortmund. This match stands at number <b>8</b>, with a distance between the two cities of just <b>210.76 kilometres.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Juventus
from Turin had already won the UEFA Cup three times when they met another
Italian club in the 1995 Final. While Juventus’ Roberto Baggio was expected to be
the big star, it was Dino Baggio (no family) who scored the winner at home
(1-0) as well as the equalizer in Turin (1-1). The distance between Parma and
Turin is a mere <b>210.35 kilometres</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eintracht Frankfurt with Fred Schaub right behind the Cup</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">German
clubs were dominant in the UEFA Cup in the early eighties. It only led to one
all-German final, when Borussia Mönchengladbach met Eintracht Frankfurt in 1980. They
both had a mediocre Bundesliga-season. After a 3-2 loss away, Eintracht
Frankfurt clinched the Cup, thanks to goal by unknown Fred Schaub, who died in a car crash in 2003. The <b>6th</b>
shortest distance is between Mönchengladbach and Frankfurt, <b>197.88</b> kilometres.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Allan Mullery scoring for Spurs</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">During the
late sixties and early seventies, English clubs won the Inter Cities Fairs /
UEFA Cup six times in a row. In 1972, Wolverhampton Wanderers clashed with
Tottenham Hotspur. The Spurs were the favorite and did win the Cup, wining 2-1 in
London and managing a 1-1 draw away from home. Number <b>5</b>
in this ranking, with a distance between London and Wolverhampton of <b>182.26 kilometres</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Cup Winners’
Cup-holder Ajax faced the Dutch oriented KV Mechelen from Belgium in
the Cup Winners' Cup final in 1988 for the number <b>4 </b>of this
list. While Danny Blind gets a red card, Dutchman Piet den Boer scores the
all-important 1-0 for his club KV Mechelen. The distance between Amsterdam and Mechelen is only <b>152.40 kilometres.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wolfgang Kleff (M'Gladbach) denying a Twente attacker</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">The
Champions League Final in 2003 is between Italian clubs Juventus from Turin and
AC Milan. Both teams fail to score and only five penalties out of ten were successful.
AC Milan wins, scoring three penalties. This is number <b>3</b>, with a distance between Turin and Milan of <b>125.51 kilometres</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Number <b>2</b> might be a surprise, because this
match is not between clubs from the same country. Back in 1975, Dutch club FC
Twente got into the final of the UEFA Cup where they met Borussia Mönchengladbach.
After a decent 0-0 in the away match, FC Twente lost at home 1-5 with Jupp
Heynckes scoring three goals. Enschede and Mönchengladbach are only <b>119.99
kilometres</b> apart.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The number <b>1</b> is from Portugal. FC Porto and
unfancied SC Braga got into the UEFA Cup-final in 2011. Big brother Porto did win
it, but only by a single goal from their Colombian striker Radamel Falcao. The
distance between the two Portuguese cities is only <b>46.11 kilometres</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span>
<span lang="EN-US">Looking at
the longest distance between two finalists, this is the Top 5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Year<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Club vs club<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Score<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Distance<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CSKA Moscow celebrating</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">2005<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">CSKA Moscow – Sporting Lisbon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 44.1pt;" valign="top" width="74"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3-1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">3.910.27 kilometres<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1986<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Dinamo Kiev – Atletico Madrid<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">3-0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">2.865.75 kilometres<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1981<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"> Dinamo
Tiblissi – Carl Zeiss Jena<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">2-1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">2.722.69 kilometres<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1972<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Glasgow Rangers – Dinamo Moscow<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">3-2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">2.578.78 kilometres<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">2000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Galatasaray* - Arsenal<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0-0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">2.503.57 kilometres<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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John van Enckevorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465931650930797934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280263461713630953.post-12033540901331972282014-03-22T17:26:00.000-07:002016-10-27T03:38:22.965-07:00A Tale Of Two Germanies (1945-1990)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN-US">Although things
never really exploded, soccer matches between East Germany and West Germany
were always something special for both teams. Teams from both countries met each
other mostly in European or Intertoto Cup, friendlies were often forbidden between
1945 and 1990. I try not to give to much attention to all the political turmoil surrounding
these games, but focus on the events on the soccer pitch. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">After the
Second World War, Germany wasn’t allowed to compete internationally for a
while. West Germany played their first match after the war against Switzerland,
on November 22, 1950, winning 1-0. East Germany made their debut on the
international stage two years later. On September 21, 1952 they lost 3-0 to
Poland in Warsaw. In 1954, West Germany surprisingly beat Hungary to be crowned
World Champion in Switzerland. In East Germany, people were also very excited
about this. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">That showed
two years later, when a club from West Germany played a friendly match in East
Germany for the very first time. 1.FC Kaiserslautern travelled to Leipzig to
play champion SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt on October 6, 1956. The Red Devils,
with five ‘World Champions’ in their team, won 5-3. Captain Fritz Walter made a
stunning goal with his back heel, while diving forward. No less than 120,000
soccer fans were delighted to see such a great team from West Germany, with no
hostility at all. The friendliness surrounding this match sadly was an
exception.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<h3>
<span lang="EN-US">At the
Olympics</span></h3>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNlCl7TnBBgT0znohGpVGdRcMvo0H4HAdTsEB-OsXZqMZLhg-9GBIrjg7U4mRvenc_ZZX7sa7cL4qjDYLtMByG7Ow1zaGVrmeBNQ6HZHUDPd08QJVG1K8Jfv3ssLcBVm7z92RbMZlPvU4/s1600/charley+dorfel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNlCl7TnBBgT0znohGpVGdRcMvo0H4HAdTsEB-OsXZqMZLhg-9GBIrjg7U4mRvenc_ZZX7sa7cL4qjDYLtMByG7Ow1zaGVrmeBNQ6HZHUDPd08QJVG1K8Jfv3ssLcBVm7z92RbMZlPvU4/s1600/charley+dorfel.jpg" /></a><span lang="EN-US">As all the commotion
regarding the Olympic Games proved. The IOC didn’t want two German soccer teams
at the Olympics. They preferred one, if possible, combined team. As
East-Germany declined in 1956, a West German team could compete that year in
Melbourne at the Olympics. Unsuccessfully, as they lost 2-1 against the Soviet
Union and were immediately out of the tournament. Four years later, both
countries wanted to participate in Rome. Negotiations were fruitless, until the
IOC ordered both countries to pick dates and venues for two matches in 1959, to
determine who eventually could go to Rome. The West German Soccer Association
was afraid for who knows what, and insisted both matches be played behind closed
doors. The first was in East Berlin, which West Germany surprisingly won 2-0. There
was an own goal by Dieter Fischer and a goal by Gert “Charley” Dörfel, who later
had a brilliant career at Hamburger SV. The return saw West Germany winning
again, 2-1 in Düsseldorf. This time the goals were scored by Joachim Thimm,
Heinz Wilkening and DDR-player Günter Schröter. It was totally unexpected, as East
Germany was allowed to use full internationals, while West Germany had to line
up amateurs without any international experience. In the end, West Germany
didn’t make it to Rome as they were clearly beaten by Poland during the regular
qualification. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Still, it
was slightly eerie, knowing that young men, who shared the same nationality
until 1945, now played each other in two matches without having any contact
whatsoever between them around those games. It was forbidden as their counties were
enemies now. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<h3>
<span lang="EN-US">Meeting in
Munich</span></h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hitzfeld scoring 2-2</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Four years
later, September 1963, the same procedure was held for the Olympic Games in
Tokyo, luckily this time the matches were open for spectators. East Germany
were the far better team in the match in Karl-Marx-Stadt (3-0), West Germany’s
response, a 2-1 victory in Hannover, was to not enough. From 1968 onwards both Germany’s were allowed
to qualify for the Olympics. In 1972 they met again at the Olympic tournament
in Munich. Host West Germany met East Germany in the second round, with both
teams having a chance to qualify for the final. West Germany had a strong but
young team with several players, like Heiner Baltes, waiting to sign a
professional contract so they could compete at the Olympics. Still, the likes
of Bernd Nickel (Eintracht Frankfurt), Ottmar Hitzfeld (FC Basel) and 20-year
old star player Uli Hoeness weren’t strong enough to win this match. It ended
3-2 to East Germany, with goals from Jürgen Pommerenke, Joachim Streich and
Eberhard Vogel for East Germany, and Hoeness and Hitzfeld for West Germany.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<h3>
<span lang="EN-US">Big match
at the World Cup</span></h3>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUuSE9zZvIfcKzwePbKCRHSmdXnsV_wRyuUn7IZ4-G0HdYP2RwmTbKZ4m6bfG2Ebbdm_5apwbrK763fmhhtUwt7cnpM_r8IZ78qUVhw1E5tmnfr_q72cs3Ce6r_xqtDbkZlyzIHBvrL04/s1600/Deutschland-DDR1974.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUuSE9zZvIfcKzwePbKCRHSmdXnsV_wRyuUn7IZ4-G0HdYP2RwmTbKZ4m6bfG2Ebbdm_5apwbrK763fmhhtUwt7cnpM_r8IZ78qUVhw1E5tmnfr_q72cs3Ce6r_xqtDbkZlyzIHBvrL04/s1600/Deutschland-DDR1974.jpg" width="320" /></a><span lang="EN-US">Two years
later, the stakes were even higher at the World Cup 1974 in West Germany,
East Germany was drawn into the same group as the hosts. It would be the first and
last time the two would play a match at top level. On Saturday, June 22, they
met at the Volkspark Stadium in Hamburg. Both teams had already qualified for
the Second Round, there was only prestige at stake. First Jürgen Grabowski
(West) and Hans-Jürgen Kreische (East) both missed a very big chance from a
short distance, Gerd Müller hit the post. Overall West Germany was the slightly
better team, but East Germany won the match 1-0 thanks to a goal by Jürgen Sparwasser
in the 77<sup>th</sup> minute. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Hell broke
loose in West Germany, after a rather disappointing first round. Bernd Cullmann
lost his place in the starting eleven, Bernd Hölzenbein replaced him. But it
also changed the attitude of the West Germans. They had to step up a little,
and they did so in the next four games. Losing against East Germany might even have
been a blessing in disguise for West Germany. Qualified as number two from the
group, West Germany avoided playing the Netherlands, the superior team in the
first round, and world champion Brazil. Meanwhile, East Germany was very
pleased with their win. During the seventies, East Germany had a golden soccer
generation, and winning against enemy West Germany was almost as important as
winning the Olympic gold medal in 1976. After the match in Hamburg, both teams
never met again. They were drawn together for the qualification for the
European Championship in 1992, but those matches were never played, because the
Wall came down.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<h3>
<span lang="EN-US">Intertoto
Matches</span></h3>
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<br /></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6ZlsnLk9EbYU743f5QdMoUI93_yW9KuHeYyQ1mKq5hud3l8DasOWII_mAice44qvcNLDd_rLWWWViO0MiNaoTau3qVDRPYLnV3Dg2kgYeU-gNKTLF4HI4GkTSJrX81lDfj47HnOOuXg/s1600/DDR-WDR+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6ZlsnLk9EbYU743f5QdMoUI93_yW9KuHeYyQ1mKq5hud3l8DasOWII_mAice44qvcNLDd_rLWWWViO0MiNaoTau3qVDRPYLnV3Dg2kgYeU-gNKTLF4HI4GkTSJrX81lDfj47HnOOuXg/s1600/DDR-WDR+1.jpg" /></a><span lang="EN-US">On club
level, East and West met each other all the time. In the European Cups, and
even more often in the Intertoto Cup. Although there was some prejudice and
hostility from both sides during most of those matches. Both countries always
emphasized the differences between the two countries, never the common ground
they of course still had.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">In the
European Cup, it wasn’t until 1973, that teams from East and West Germany
finally met. It could have been much earlier, but the city team of Cologne
declined their participation for the first edition of the Intercities Fairs Cup
(later UEFA Cup) in 1955, when they had to play Leipzig. This way, the
Intertoto Cup had the honor of hosting the very first meeting. On July 9, 1961,
Vfl Osnabrück played at home against Motor Jena. Motor Jena won 1-0 (goal by
Roland Ducke), topping that at home with a 5-0 victory. East and West German
teams met again in the Intertoto Cup on eighteen occassions, despite East
Germany not competing in this cup during the seventies. This is a full list of
all these matches, in bold the winner:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Season<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Match (first team played at home first)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Result 1 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Result 2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1961-62<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Vfl Osnabrück (W) – <b>Motor Jena</b> (E)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.9pt;" valign="top" width="78"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0-1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0-5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #FFC000; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 62.1pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1961-62<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 229.55pt;" valign="top" width="383"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span lang="EN-US">Lokomotive Leipzig</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> (E) – Kickers Offenbach<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.9pt;" valign="top" width="78"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2-1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2-1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr>
<td style="background: #FFC000; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 62.1pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1964-65<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 229.55pt;" valign="top" width="383"><div class="MsoNormal">
Hertha BSC (W) – <b>SC Leipzig</b> (E)<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.9pt;" valign="top" width="78"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1-4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1-4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #FFC000; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 62.1pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1966-67<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 229.55pt;" valign="top" width="383"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span lang="EN-US">Karlsruhe SC</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> (W) – Hansa Rostock (E)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.9pt;" valign="top" width="78"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2-1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2-0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #FFC000; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 62.1pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1966-67<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 229.55pt;" valign="top" width="383"><div class="MsoNormal">
Eintracht Braunschweig (W) – <b>Carl Zeiss Jena</b> (E)<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.9pt;" valign="top" width="78"><div class="MsoNormal">
2-3<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
1-2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #FFC000; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 62.1pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div class="MsoNormal">
1966-67<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 229.55pt;" valign="top" width="383"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span lang="EN-US">Vorwärts Berlin</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> (E) – Borussia Neunkirchen (W)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.9pt;" valign="top" width="78"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2-1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4-2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #FFC000; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 62.1pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1967<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 229.55pt;" valign="top" width="383"><div class="MsoNormal">
Lokomotive Leipzig (E) – <b>Hannover 96</b> (W)<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.9pt;" valign="top" width="78"><div class="MsoNormal">
1-2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
1-2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #FFC000; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 62.1pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div class="MsoNormal">
1984<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 229.55pt;" valign="top" width="383"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b>1.FC Magdeburg</b> (E) – 1.FC Nürnberg (W)<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.9pt;" valign="top" width="78"><div class="MsoNormal">
3-0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
2-2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #FFC000; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 62.1pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div class="MsoNormal">
1985<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 229.55pt;" valign="top" width="383"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span lang="EN-US">Rot-Weiss Erfurt</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> (E) – Fortuna Düsseldorf (W)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.9pt;" valign="top" width="78"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">6-1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3-0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #FFC000; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 62.1pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1985<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 229.55pt;" valign="top" width="383"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b>Werder Bremen</b> (W) – Carl Zeiss Jena (E) <o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.9pt;" valign="top" width="78"><div class="MsoNormal">
3-0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
2-2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #FFC000; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 62.1pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div class="MsoNormal">
1985<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 229.55pt;" valign="top" width="383"><div class="MsoNormal">
Wismut Aue (E) – Eintracht
Braunschweig (W) <o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.9pt;" valign="top" width="78"><div class="MsoNormal">
3-2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
1-2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #FFC000; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 62.1pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div class="MsoNormal">
1986<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 229.55pt;" valign="top" width="383"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b>Carl Zeiss Jena</b> (E) – 1.FC Saarbrücken (W)<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.9pt;" valign="top" width="78"><div class="MsoNormal">
3-1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
2-0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #FFC000; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 62.1pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div class="MsoNormal">
1986<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 229.55pt;" valign="top" width="383"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Union Berlin (E) – <b>Bayer Uerdingen</b> (W)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.9pt;" valign="top" width="78"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3-2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0-3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #FFC000; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 62.1pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1988<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 229.55pt;" valign="top" width="383"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span lang="EN-US">Bayer Uerdingen</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> (W) – 1.FC Magdeburg (E) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.9pt;" valign="top" width="78"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2-0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2-1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #FFC000; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 62.1pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1989<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 229.55pt;" valign="top" width="383"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b>1.FC Kaiserslautern</b> (W) – Carl Zeiss Jena (E)<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.9pt;" valign="top" width="78"><div class="MsoNormal">
3-1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
3-1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #FFC000; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 62.1pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div class="MsoNormal">
1990<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 229.55pt;" valign="top" width="383"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b>Energie Cottbus</b> (E) – 1.FC Kaiserslautern (W)<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.9pt;" valign="top" width="78"><div class="MsoNormal">
4-0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
2-2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #FFC000; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 62.1pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div class="MsoNormal">
1990<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 229.55pt;" valign="top" width="383"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span lang="EN-US">Karlsruhe SC</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> (W) – Hansa Rostock (E)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.9pt;" valign="top" width="78"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4-1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1-2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #FFC000; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 62.1pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1990<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 229.55pt;" valign="top" width="383"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Chemnitzer FC (E) – Fortuna Düsseldorf (W)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.9pt;" valign="top" width="78"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2-0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0-2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #FFC000; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 62.1pt;" valign="top" width="104"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1990<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 229.55pt;" valign="top" width="383"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span lang="EN-US">Bayer Uerdingen</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> (W) – FC Berlin (E)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.9pt;" valign="top" width="78"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3-0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2-1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">(W) = West
Germany<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">(E) = East
Germany<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Of these 19
double meetings, nine were won by East Germany, eight by West Germany with no
winner on two occasions. A great result for East Germany of course, who
probably were also more eager to do well in these matches, as a win would give
them a lot of prestige in their own country. For most clubs from West Germany,
they were meaningful preparation matches for the Bundesliga season at the most.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<h3>
<span lang="EN-US">European
Cup</span></h3>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi24QLPxCbbsmfdD3zJlqREZHUzuxHzd8gslrmOrpLkvSe42J4AdI5skNWwVKTyoWkaPlnWknDhxIjTGfbJPc95TfOFnh1Gm1i70Q7HZRf-4SGl5anhpTlbrLatMRawZ5R9mbGye-mmso/s1600/Uli+HoenessDresden.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi24QLPxCbbsmfdD3zJlqREZHUzuxHzd8gslrmOrpLkvSe42J4AdI5skNWwVKTyoWkaPlnWknDhxIjTGfbJPc95TfOFnh1Gm1i70Q7HZRf-4SGl5anhpTlbrLatMRawZ5R9mbGye-mmso/s1600/Uli+HoenessDresden.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Uli Hoeness</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">While the
Intertoto Cup matches hardly had value to West German teams, the European Cup of
course is a whole different story. In 1973, Bayern Munich and Dynamo Dresden
were the first two teams to meet, Bayern being the favorite. At home they won
4-3 win, after trailing 0-1 and 2-3. So it promised to be an close match in
Dresden two weeks later. Lots of East German soccer fans were very excited thinking of the visit of Bayern Munich to Dresden and went to the hotel to catch a glimpse
of the stars. But Bayern wasn’t there. They were afraid something would go
wrong in East Germany, perhaps with the food, or with Dresden fans making noise
during the night in front of the hotel. So they decided to travel to Dresden by bus on
the match day, which was very rare and against UEFA relugations. Anyway, after 58 minutes in another close
game (0-2 by two Uli Hoeness-goals, then 3-2 and an advantage on away goals for
Dresden), Gerd Müller scored the all decisive equalizer: 3-3 and Bayern were
through to the next round.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<h3>
<span lang="EN-US">No Super
Cup in 1974</span></h3>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Still, not
all was well between the two countries. Although everybody agreed to play European
matches against each other, there still was a lot of animosity. After beating Dynamo Dresden, Bayern Munich was unstoppable and won the European Champions Cup in 1974, while 1.FC Magdeburg took the European Cup
Winners Cup the same year. This meant they should meet to play for the European Super Cup, home and away. But somehow the two clubs couldn’t find dates for those matches and they were never played. Of course, this had everything to do with the cold war between the two Germanies,
they didn’t want to play each other. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">It was also not done to arrange friendly
matches between clubs. It was even prohibited from 1961 (the building of the Wall) onwards, until by 1975
tension had eased and 1.FC Kaiserslautern got the kick-off with a match at home against Carl Zeiss Jena, losing 0-1.
East Germany officially didn’t call these matches friendlies - as West Germany
still was very much the enemy - but <i>Internationaler
Fussball-Vergleich </i>(something like International Football Comparison Game).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Looking at
the European Cup history, West Germany clearly has the upper hand in meetings
with East German Clubs. These are all the results, with the winners in bold: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="background: black; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.05pt;" valign="top" width="92"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Season<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: black; border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 10.0cm;" valign="top" width="473"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Match (first team played at home first)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: black; border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Result 1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: black; border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text1; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Result 2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #FFC000; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.05pt;" valign="top" width="92"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1973-74<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 10.0cm;" valign="top" width="473"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span lang="EN-US">Bayern Munich</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> (W) – Dynamo Dresden (E)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4-3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3-3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #FFC000; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.05pt;" valign="top" width="92"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1973-74<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Fortuna Düsseldorf (W) – <b>Lokomotive Leipzig</b> (E) <o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
2-1<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
0-3<o:p></o:p></div>
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1974-75<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 10.0cm;" valign="top" width="473"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span lang="EN-US">Bayern Munich</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> (W) – 1.FC Magdeburg (E)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3-2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2-1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1974-75<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 10.0cm;" valign="top" width="473"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span lang="EN-US">Hamburger SV</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> (W) – Dynamo Dresden (E)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4-1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2-2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #FFC000; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.05pt;" valign="top" width="92"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1977-78<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 10.0cm;" valign="top" width="473"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b>1.FC Magdeburg</b> (E) – Schalke 04 (W)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
4-2<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
3-1<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="background: #FFC000; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.05pt;" valign="top" width="92"><div class="MsoNormal">
1978-79<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 10.0cm;" valign="top" width="473"><div class="MsoNormal">
Carl Zeiss Jena (E) – <b>MSV Duisburg</b> (W)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
0-0<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
0-3<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="background: #FFC000; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.05pt;" valign="top" width="92"><div class="MsoNormal">
1979-80<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 10.0cm;" valign="top" width="473"><div class="MsoNormal">
Dynamo Dresden (E) – <b>VfB Stuttgart</b> (W)<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
1-1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
0-0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
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<td style="background: #FFC000; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.05pt;" valign="top" width="92"><div class="MsoNormal">
1980-81<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 10.0cm;" valign="top" width="473"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b>VfB Stuttgart</b> (W) – Vorwärts Frankfurt (E)<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
5-1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
2-1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
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<td style="background: #FFC000; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.05pt;" valign="top" width="92"><div class="MsoNormal">
1981-82<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 10.0cm;" valign="top" width="473"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1.FC Magdeburg (E) – <b>Borussia Mönchengladbach</b> (W)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3-1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0-2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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<td style="background: #FFC000; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.05pt;" valign="top" width="92"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1982-83<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 10.0cm;" valign="top" width="473"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Dynamo Berlin (E) – <b>Hamburger SV</b> (W)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1-1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0-2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #FFC000; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.05pt;" valign="top" width="92"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1982-83<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 10.0cm;" valign="top" width="473"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Vorwärts Frankfurt (E) – <b>Werder Bremen</b> (W)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1-3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2-0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #FFC000; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.05pt;" valign="top" width="92"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1983-84<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 10.0cm;" valign="top" width="473"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b>Lokomotive Leipzig</b> (E) – Werder Bremen (W)<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
1-0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
1-1<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="background: #FFC000; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.05pt;" valign="top" width="92"><div class="MsoNormal">
1985-86<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 10.0cm;" valign="top" width="473"><div class="MsoNormal">
Dynamo Dresden (E) – <b>Bayer Uerdingen </b>(W)<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
2-0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
3-7<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
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<td style="background: #FFC000; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.05pt;" valign="top" width="92"><div class="MsoNormal">
1986-87<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 10.0cm;" valign="top" width="473"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b>Bayer Uerdingen</b> (W) – Carl Zeiss Jena (E) <o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
3-0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
4-0<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="background: #FFC000; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.05pt;" valign="top" width="92"><div class="MsoNormal">
1988-89<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dynamo Berlin (E) – <b>Werder Bremen</b> (W)<o:p></o:p></div>
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3-0<o:p></o:p></div>
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0-5<o:p></o:p></div>
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1988-89<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>VfB Stuttgart</b> (W) – Dynamo Dresden (E) <o:p></o:p></div>
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1-0<o:p></o:p></div>
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1-1<o:p></o:p></div>
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1990-91<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Borussia Dortmund</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> (W) – Chemnitzer FC (E)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">2-0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">2-0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">(W) = West
Germany<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">(E) = East
Germany<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">In total, only
three wins for East German clubs in seventeen attempts. Their best performance was
without a doubt the double victory against Schalke 04 by 1.FC Magdeburg in 1977.
Again with Jürgen Sparwasser as the hero. At home he scored three goals in the
4-2 victory. Away in Gelsenkirchen (1-3) Jürgen Pommerenke was the star player
with two goals.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Crazy match
in Krefeld</span></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">The two
most exciting clashes were both won by West German teams. In the spring of 1986
Dynamo Dresden met Bayer Uerdingen for the quarter finals of the European Cup
Winners Cup. The home match was won by Dynamo, 2-0. A good result to travel
to Krefeld. It promised to be a close game, if Bayer
Uerdingen would score an early goal. They didn’t. In fact at half time Dynamo
Dresden was leading 3-1, and 5-1 on aggregate. During the break, Uerdingen
coach Karl-Heinz Feldkamp asks his team to try ending their European adventure
with their heads helt high, not to make it any worse. And Uerdingen did show character.
They attacked relentlessly and pulled two goals back in the 58<sup>th</sup> and
63th minute, 3-3. With only 27 minutes left, they still had to score
three goals. But surprisingly, they did. Uerdingen was on a roll, and Dresden just tried to
hold on, but were incapable of doing so. “It was pure fear”, coach Klaus Sammer
said after the game. And the miracle happened. Wolfgang Schäfer scored 4-3 in
the 65<sup>th</sup> minute, Dietmar Klinger made it 5-3 thirteen minutes later. Another minute later Uerdingen got a penalty, which Wolfgang Funkel put behind goalie Jens Ramme, who’d replaced the injured number one, Bernd Jakubowski,
after halftime, but acted very nervously. The match was won, and Schäfer made another goal to make it
7-3. To make things even worse, Dynamo attacker Frank Lippmann ‘escaped’ from
the underground garage into the city centre of Krefeld, to start a new life
in West Germany.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Televisions
and stereos</span></h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Karl-Heinz Riedle (Werder) scoring</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Two years
later, the difference in standard of life between West and East Germany was influential in the European confrontation between Dynamo Berlin and
Werder Bremen. Dynamo Berlin trashed Werder Bremen 3-0 in their home match, presuming
nothing could go wrong in Bremen. But Werder Bremen
officials had a trick in mind to make the Dynamo players thinking even less
about the game. They organized some kind
of auction at the hotel on Tuesday, the day before the match. The players could
buy western consumer goods if they wanted: televisions, vcr’s, hairdryers and stereos.
And they eagerly did. To finalize the deals, they had to come back to the hotel lobby on
Wednesday afternoon, very close to the start of the game. So with their minds on the
goods they just bought and carried to their bus, combined with the arrogance
that a 3-0 lead was more than enough to go through to the next round, the
Dynamo Berlin-players walked on the pitch.To be beaten by a highly motivated
Werder Bremen squad, 5-0.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
John van Enckevorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465931650930797934noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280263461713630953.post-56794398917406184352014-03-04T16:34:00.003-08:002014-03-04T16:34:57.295-08:00Biri Biri, The Legend From Gambia<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQvxTk6ronVhr67yE0lV1Q9OZhAhGt7JscraNnyZGW5TIgSvG1HQeoP1Jxe4MJWX1io3SeE_qr5dyp68HMCHnDPrnT_9iaWKxiOahedGO6PYUuQO845OsuUrazh9Bu2tga4G-7VWEjRs/s1600/Biri+Biri+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_4WsHqCDpm0XGakVz0Z8iJrT3OLoJnnyNQb8ZIcKsW4dV5IERdrr288XD9ZKccfK9g_InAQoxaOLESnRwLHBtRg8AEpgATKUmYF2bVpgzSMjj4dG0nwtMt743SWwnj2gS0tVDULAF6mk/s1600/Biri-Biri+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_4WsHqCDpm0XGakVz0Z8iJrT3OLoJnnyNQb8ZIcKsW4dV5IERdrr288XD9ZKccfK9g_InAQoxaOLESnRwLHBtRg8AEpgATKUmYF2bVpgzSMjj4dG0nwtMt743SWwnj2gS0tVDULAF6mk/s1600/Biri-Biri+3.jpg" height="90" width="200" /></a><span lang="EN-US">Thinking
about great African soccer players, Alhaji Momodou Njie ‘Biri Biri’ doesn’t automatically
come to mind. That might be, but in Gambia he is considered a better player than Diego Maradona. Sevilla-bron Spaniards agree, although they know they are stretching the truth. But nobody will argue that Biri Biri was more instrumental in his Sevilla-years than Maradona was during his
season at the same club.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP98QKaqVeQWu5KeoKKBLwku17tYR6J_ZxelleMKxn3rsml6MmXDO2_6eoK8GPfblhk6VrJONlHCo9N9rM-ghg5JixoCyccHGQMvJUzva8IMLXdY5Fod266LHv4XlbJPnJt8hoZ3qPg-s/s1600/NjoLea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP98QKaqVeQWu5KeoKKBLwku17tYR6J_ZxelleMKxn3rsml6MmXDO2_6eoK8GPfblhk6VrJONlHCo9N9rM-ghg5JixoCyccHGQMvJUzva8IMLXdY5Fod266LHv4XlbJPnJt8hoZ3qPg-s/s1600/NjoLea.jpg" height="200" width="147" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eugene Njo-Lea</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">After the
Second World War, it became more and more obvious that Africa was a great
market for soccer talents. Portugal and France quickly saw this potential and hauled some great talents to their league. Portugal for instance had Lucas Matateu,
Mario Coluna and Eusébio from Mozambique, and lesser known players from Angola
(Santana and Yaúca (both Benfica)) and Guinee-Bissau. France did even better.
Hundreds of African players came to French league. Just mentioning Salif Keita
(Mali), Rachid Mekhloufi (Algeria), Eugene Njo-Lea (Cameroon), François M’Pele
(Congo Brazzaville) and Sekou Touré (Ivory Coast) says it all.</span><br /><span lang="EN-US">
Back in England, everything remained quiet. Although soccer was immensely
popular in for example Tanzania, Zambia, Nigeria and Rhodesia, English scouts
were not looking for local talents in Africa to play in their league. Probably
because the clubs thought those players wouldn’t never be good enough.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFDJ7LvZwCPgYFPDCn4Z3IEm6GANuwYxDq4mR9qtdKOc_EK_Kgjia95PJvndDo_9bS_glXJcTGKa-9-en1zerX9a7RBYOxw5Z_HzLhSUhaFWeMO3gdkhFemKC1zbaNI3zCVa82XjDZU-g/s1600/keita-salif.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFDJ7LvZwCPgYFPDCn4Z3IEm6GANuwYxDq4mR9qtdKOc_EK_Kgjia95PJvndDo_9bS_glXJcTGKa-9-en1zerX9a7RBYOxw5Z_HzLhSUhaFWeMO3gdkhFemKC1zbaNI3zCVa82XjDZU-g/s1600/keita-salif.jpg" height="200" width="155" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salif Keita</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Let alone if
such a player was from Gambia, the smallest country on the African continent
with a population way under one million back in the sixties. Alhaji Momodou Njie ‘Biri Biri’, was born in Banjul on March 30, 1948 and considered the best
player in the country by far. There was some sort of national league in Gambia in those
days, but it still was a miracle how the word got out to England that there was
a potentially great soccer player in that country. Anyway, Biri Biri was allowed to travel to
England for a trial at Derby County. The deal fell through as manager Brian
Clough, who was always right about everything, didn’t think he was good enough.
So Biri Biri went back to Gambia, continuing to play in the Gambian league. Of course he also played for the national team - losing nearly every single match as the team was very weak.</span></div>
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Then,
in 1972, 24-year old Biri Biri finally got his break. Danish club B 1901 from Nykøbing
Faster came to Gambia for a tour and Biri Biri’s club Wallidan FC was invited to play against them. The match ended 5-4 in favour of B 1901, but Biri Biri managed to score three goals. Danish coach Kurt Nielsen then asked Biri Biri to play with
his team against another Gambian opponent, which he did. This time Biri Biri scored
four goals, and he was asked to join B 1901 and play in Denmark.</div>
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<h3>
<span lang="EN-US">Playing in
Europe</span></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1syONlxHuSRwGs-EasTT8bJy13ygH2rp4eoD94D_kZN8grYUH5BpOd9sjafI1EKej-ORKQG2ynArs_SYzn6GGEr0pbJmQ5vps9yQdHaKG_Xa3zy-XSL5CXx6TqZ3usaZ0Ww4fIX73JxQ/s1600/Biri+Biri+Denemakren.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1syONlxHuSRwGs-EasTT8bJy13ygH2rp4eoD94D_kZN8grYUH5BpOd9sjafI1EKej-ORKQG2ynArs_SYzn6GGEr0pbJmQ5vps9yQdHaKG_Xa3zy-XSL5CXx6TqZ3usaZ0Ww4fIX73JxQ/s1600/Biri+Biri+Denemakren.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At B 1901</td></tr>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQvxTk6ronVhr67yE0lV1Q9OZhAhGt7JscraNnyZGW5TIgSvG1HQeoP1Jxe4MJWX1io3SeE_qr5dyp68HMCHnDPrnT_9iaWKxiOahedGO6PYUuQO845OsuUrazh9Bu2tga4G-7VWEjRs/s1600/Biri+Biri+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQvxTk6ronVhr67yE0lV1Q9OZhAhGt7JscraNnyZGW5TIgSvG1HQeoP1Jxe4MJWX1io3SeE_qr5dyp68HMCHnDPrnT_9iaWKxiOahedGO6PYUuQO845OsuUrazh9Bu2tga4G-7VWEjRs/s1600/Biri+Biri+7.jpg" height="320" width="216" /></a><span lang="EN-US">Biri Biri
was the first African player to play in Denmark. Because the Danish league was only semi professional at the time, he got an extra job washing clothes at the Nykøbing
Faster hospital. Biri Biri didn’t stay long at B1901, although he was a
regular on the team and did well. B 1901 wasn't making headlines in the league, but did reach the
Danish Cup final. They lost 2-0 to Randers Freja and it was the closest Biri Biri would ever come to any cup. Then a club from Spain showed up
and put him on a plane to Sevilla. Rumour has it, at first it was Real Betis
who wanted him. But during the flight and the stop over Biri Biri was convinced
by board members of Sevilla FC to join their club. Both clubs played in the second division, so in sporting terms there was no difference. Things are very blurry concerning what really happened, it is clear though that Biri Biri said yes to Sevilla. For Biri Biri and Sevilla the first season proved to be a troublesome one. As rival Real Betis were crowned champion and got promoted back to the Primera Division,
Sevilla came in ninth. Famous coach Ernst Happel failed and was fired
in January 1974. Biri Biri hadn’t played much under the Austrian coach (five league
matches, one goal). After his departure, he performed a lot better (twelve
matches, eight goals) in the second part of the season.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgX5d3n95Y8IYE_9_XqbWLnOwIbxCmCZmVO_fZiNiel9F8XRNNcn52KnzBWDHGsng-6gs4zl7cpN8oyf7HTEY_XHUnaCN-M4KGNCW1WSpbEkWpgj8bqmUK9zEmAk-GSl9mBcZ_DB2ArQ/s1600/Sevilla-Biri+Biri.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgX5d3n95Y8IYE_9_XqbWLnOwIbxCmCZmVO_fZiNiel9F8XRNNcn52KnzBWDHGsng-6gs4zl7cpN8oyf7HTEY_XHUnaCN-M4KGNCW1WSpbEkWpgj8bqmUK9zEmAk-GSl9mBcZ_DB2ArQ/s1600/Sevilla-Biri+Biri.JPG" height="224" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The team that won promotion in 1975</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">The next
year, 1974-75 probably is the best of Biri Biri's career. Under new coach, Argentinian Roque
Olsen, Sevilla finished third and gained the awaited promotion to the Primera Division.
Biri Biri played nearly all matches and scored fourteen goals. He missed some matches
because he would stay too long with his family in Gambia, for instance after
spending Christmas there. Biri Biri mostly played as a right winger,
using his speed and his skills. He could shoot with both legs, was a good header
and full of tricks. And above all, he also was a charismatic man. No wonder he
was a crowd favorite. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in Spain, one of the best leagues in the world. He played against Johan Cruyff
on day five of the 1975-76 season, and six weeks later scored in the match
against Günter Netzer’s Real Madrid (1-1). Sevilla FC finished eleventh, Biri Biri scored three goals and had a fanatic Sevilla suporters group named after him, ‘Biris Norte’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Biri Biri dind't play at all during the 1976-77 season, due to a broken leg. For the 1977-78 season he was
fit again. It was going to be his last season in Spain, collecting 28 league matches
and six goals. Sevilla FC finished in eight place, but Biri Biri was left out of the
team more and more as the season progressed. So during the summer, he was
prepared to listen to new options.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Somehow, there
weren’t many, so Biri Biri came back to familiar grounds: with B 1901 Nykøbing
he played a few matches of their remaining 1978 season. He stayed in Denmark
for a couple of seasons, also being reunited with his old coach Kurt Nielsen,
now at Herfølge BK. With him Biri-Biri had one last success: scoring five goals
during the season he helped Herfølge BK to gain promotion back to first level in
Denmark in 1980. He played there for another season, then returned home to Wallidan. In Gambia he hung up his boots in 1987, 38 years old.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The Legacy</span></h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jatto Ceesay (left) as captain of Gambia</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">More than
twenty five years later, Biri Biri is still considered the best Gambian soccer
player ever. Duirng the early nineties, the first players from Gambia, definitely
inspired by Biri Biri, found their own way into European soccer leagues. Like Jatto Ceesay, who had a great career mainly
in the Netherlands with Willem II, later in Cyprus. Or Ebrima Sillah, with a
career at Club Brugge (Belgium) and Rubin Kazan (Russia) and Njogu
Demba-Nyrén playing in Sweden (BK Häcken) and Denmark (Esbjerg fB). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Demba Savage</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Nowadays
Gambian players can be found all over the world. Ebrihima Ibou was third on the
list of goal scorers list in Belgium last year, Ousman Jallow had some fine
years (2008-2011) in Denmark with Brøndby and Demba Savage scored 38 goals in
the last three seasons in Finland.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Gambia
is on the rise and Biri Biri is still involved. By his youngest son, Yusupha Njie, who has inherited some talent from his father.
Travelling with the national youth team, Yusupha already had a trial at Norwegian
club Brann Bergen and in 2010 his father gave him another change, at his old
club Sevilla FC. But just like Biri Biri himself was sent away at Derby
County, 17-year old Yusupha wasn’t given a contract at Sevilla FC. So he kept on playing for Real de
Banjul, waiting for another chance. That chance came early 2013, as his club met
Moroccan champion FUS Rabat in the first
round of the African Champions Cup. Real de Banjul narrowly lost on away goals,
but FUS Rabat signed him four months later. So now Njie is playing in Morocco
with FUS Rabat. Still only twenty years old, the midfielder
might be able to take another shot at Europe. Just like his father did.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Inspired by
the Sochi Olympics and the medal count, I wondered how a medal count of
world soccer would look like. I decided not only to look at the two most
important tournaments, the World Cup and the Olympic Games, but every worldwide
tournament that has been held. So I’ve included the Under-20 and Under-17 World Cups, The World
Cup and Olympics for women and also their Under-20 and Under-17 World Cup. I’ll
go through all eight tournaments one by one and finish with an overall ranking. </div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></b></h3>
<h3>
<b><span lang="EN-US">The World Cup (1930-2010)</span></b></h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brazil 1970</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">The World Cup
holds little surprise for a genuine soccer fan. We all know Brazil has the best
record, with Italy and (West) Germany just behind. In total twenty countries
claimed medals during the 80 years of the World Cup: fifteen from Europe, four
from South America, and one from North America. Before World War Two, England and Scotland weren’t part of the FIFA-family.
They would probably have taken some medals in 1930, 1934 and 1938 if they had
competed. On the other hand, if the Soviet Union hadn’t invaded Hungary in
1956, Hungary probably had a fair chance of beating Brazil in 1958. Anyway, it’s not
much use doing these ‘what if’-stories, let’s stick with the facts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">So this is
the Medal Count for the World Cup:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Country<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Gold<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">(West) Ge</span>rmany<o:p></o:p></div>
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Argentina<o:p></o:p></div>
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Uruguay<o:p></o:p></div>
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0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
France<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
England<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Spain<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Netherlands<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
3<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Czechoslovakia<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Hungary<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Sweden<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Poland<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
United States<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
Yugoslavia<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
Austria<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
Chile<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
Portugal<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
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1<o:p></o:p></div>
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Croatia<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
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Turkey<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
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1</div>
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<h3>
<b><br /></b></h3>
<h3>
<b>Olympic Games
(1908-2012)</b></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhheTYoOu_70CbO9RKHRNKtjJ6gO3ULE4V5EX0i9sYLV3Q5nU_XnjznDMg3UsQ9LBXw41CupbyW1GyeOE4gOLksJIK4-8DozngeqEQDfM47R0LSGv_9T6z6pHTMpSPt_s5lclNJgKzvLaY/s1600/Hungaria+1952.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhheTYoOu_70CbO9RKHRNKtjJ6gO3ULE4V5EX0i9sYLV3Q5nU_XnjznDMg3UsQ9LBXw41CupbyW1GyeOE4gOLksJIK4-8DozngeqEQDfM47R0LSGv_9T6z6pHTMpSPt_s5lclNJgKzvLaY/s1600/Hungaria+1952.jpg" height="212" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three times winner Hungary</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">As early as
1908, soccer was part of the Olympics. Great Britain (mostly English players)
was the strongest in those first years, with only Denmark as a strong opponent.
After World War Two, there was a lot of confusion as professional soccer became
widespread and the IOC held on to their starting point that only amateurs could
compete. Between 1952 and 1980, Eastern Europe ruled the Olympics because they
were so-called “State-amateurs”. After that, professional players were allowed (1984)
and as the Olympics couldn’t compete with big tournaments like the European
Soccer Championship which is held in the same year, it has been turned into an
Under-23 tournament since 1992.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">This is the
Medal Count for the Olympic Games:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<td style="background: #4F81BD; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
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Country<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
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Gold<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
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Silver<o:p></o:p></div>
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Bronze<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
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Hungary<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
3<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Argentina<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Soviet Union<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
3<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Great Britain<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
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Uruguay<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Yugoslavia<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
3<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Spain<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Poland<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
East Germany<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Czechoslovakia<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Nigeria<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Sweden<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Italy<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
France<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Belgium<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Cameroon<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Mexico<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Brazil<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
3<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Denmark<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
3<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Bulgaria<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Switzerland<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Austria<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Paraguay<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Netherlands<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
3<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
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(West) Germany<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
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0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
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0<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Ghana<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
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Chile<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
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Norway<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
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0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
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South Korea<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
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0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
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Japan<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
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1</div>
</td></tr>
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<h3>
<b><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></b></h3>
<h3>
<b><span lang="EN-US">Youth Under-19/Under-20 World Cup (1977-2013)</span></b></h3>
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<br /></div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvUuybtCcsZH5vSHdlyztjO95sia1rpHLxQ9e4r8N44rzXDd5Cr6iZsgFnv50sjdqi_D8Z_ZPKLbikoHi4kzmvE7kS1f5AMRSagBhXVAjiv_DIW7jb6AzC_Hz3udDJzTzxhKUGLNyD_0/s1600/Argentina_under-20_1979.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvUuybtCcsZH5vSHdlyztjO95sia1rpHLxQ9e4r8N44rzXDd5Cr6iZsgFnv50sjdqi_D8Z_ZPKLbikoHi4kzmvE7kS1f5AMRSagBhXVAjiv_DIW7jb6AzC_Hz3udDJzTzxhKUGLNyD_0/s1600/Argentina_under-20_1979.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Argentina 1979, with Diego Maradona and Ramon Diaz</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<span lang="EN-US">In 1977 the
Soviet Union was the first World champion Under-20, a tournament held every two
years. It is dominated by Argentina and Brazil, who won it eleven times (Argentina six times, Brazil five times).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Famous
Under-20 world champions are: Diego Maradona (Argentina-1979), Dunga and Bebeto
(Brazil-1983), Davor Suker (Yugoslavia-1987), Luis Figo (Portugal-1991), Juan Román
Riquelme (Argentina-1997), Xavi (Spain-1999), Javier Saviola (Argentina-2001),
Lionel Messi (Argentina-2005) and Oscar (Brazil-2011).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">This is the
Medal Count: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<tbody>
<tr>
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Country<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
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Gold<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Silver<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
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Bronze<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
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Argentina<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
6<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Brazil<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
5<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
3<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
3<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Portugal<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Ghana<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Spain<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Soviet Union<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
(West) Germany<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Yugoslavia<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
France<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Nigeria<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Uruguay<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Mexico<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Qatar<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Czech Republic<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Japan<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Romania<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Poland<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
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1<o:p></o:p></div>
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</tr>
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England<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
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0<o:p></o:p></div>
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1<o:p></o:p></div>
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</tr>
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Egypt<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
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0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
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0<o:p></o:p></div>
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1<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mali<o:p></o:p></div>
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0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
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0<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
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1<o:p></o:p></div>
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East Germany<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
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0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
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Republic of Ireland<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
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0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
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Colombia<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
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1<o:p></o:p></div>
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Chile<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hungary<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
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1</div>
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<h3>
<b><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></b></h3>
<h3>
<b><span lang="EN-US">Youth Under-16/Under-17
World Cup (1985-2013)</span></b></h3>
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<br /></div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_hGLJp-1Pffhrtix1_FSUXck72EKcXklkKrsLcqgV80H8njvOMkiMAAU9ir_4LcQReYPA5r0g9fLncQ1IrkldbjqoZky-UM3BfE-z79BuoHZJ6vf4oBULnZ6VDN-vZXYTTinuZik8Prg/s1600/Nigeria+2013.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_hGLJp-1Pffhrtix1_FSUXck72EKcXklkKrsLcqgV80H8njvOMkiMAAU9ir_4LcQReYPA5r0g9fLncQ1IrkldbjqoZky-UM3BfE-z79BuoHZJ6vf4oBULnZ6VDN-vZXYTTinuZik8Prg/s1600/Nigeria+2013.PNG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nigeria, winner in 2013</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
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<span lang="EN-US">Fom 1985 onwards, FIFA decided to also organize a World Cup for players
even younger, Under-16/Under 17. Brazil is still among the best in this
department, but Africa (Nigeria and Ghana) is far more successful than for
example Europe. On a negative note, the’re is always some debate about African
players, because they sometimes look much older than their age. FIFA meanwhile
has increased their efforts to make sure everybody at a Under-16/Under-17 World
Cup really belongs their. Famous Under-16/17 World Cup winners are: Jonathan Akpoborie (Nigeria-1985), Nwanko
Kanu (Nigeria-1993), Ronaldinho (Brazil-1997) and Carlos Vela (Mexico-2005).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">This is the Medal Count: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Country<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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<span lang="EN-US">Gold<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Silver<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
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<span lang="EN-US">Bronze<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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Nigeria<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
4<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
3<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Brazil<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
3<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Ghana <o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Mexico<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
France<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Saudi Arabia<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Soviet Union<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Switzerland<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Spain<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
3<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
(West) Germany<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Australia<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Scotland<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Uruguay<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Argentina<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
3<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Burkina Faso<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Chile<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
Ivory Coast<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
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Netherlands<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Portugal<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
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Sweden<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
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<h3>
<b>Women’s World Cup (1991-2011)</b></h3>
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<br /></div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5E3Xj8sdd4M48xuOSUfEPyzkNozzC7P1efb9lSY0vYlf7CZE4jSddwdiTNZ5BZeB_WXs0B6l-3WkkW4vfbnoCtXoo_jqTZA41AGeoCnwFAB-8DGLuG5dC7NIauNm-Qp9GvpHvWxTdXo/s1600/USA+1991.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5E3Xj8sdd4M48xuOSUfEPyzkNozzC7P1efb9lSY0vYlf7CZE4jSddwdiTNZ5BZeB_WXs0B6l-3WkkW4vfbnoCtXoo_jqTZA41AGeoCnwFAB-8DGLuG5dC7NIauNm-Qp9GvpHvWxTdXo/s1600/USA+1991.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">United States, the first World Cup winner in 1991</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Before the
first World Cup the best women soccer was played in Scandinavia. Denmark won
the unofficial European Championship back in 1979. Sweden was the first
official winner in 1984, followed by Norway in 1987. Since the nineties Those
countries still belong to the best, but they are surpassed by two countries in
particular: Germany (eight European titles, including the last six in a row)
and the United States (Six times CONCACAF champions in eight editions). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">At the
World Cup, the United States is just a little bit better than Germany, as the
medal counts shows:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Country<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
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<span lang="EN-US">Gold<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Silver<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Bronze<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
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<span lang="EN-US">United States<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Germany<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Norway<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Japan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Sweden<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Brazil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">China<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Women’s Olympic Games (1996-2012)</span></b></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrMVLdsuUsvDbTHiFPu7b83m8WlrOrgc65MucpaR_xQUVWxZpI2r6BQy6HHRH6OwptFmxYFh4b0BAY8SxZJs5qKGnUVxdBvODhZi9WnG70-GI4arAiFwSislVEB7TStjarWYY46JeRZlY/s1600/us-womens-2008-soccer-team.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrMVLdsuUsvDbTHiFPu7b83m8WlrOrgc65MucpaR_xQUVWxZpI2r6BQy6HHRH6OwptFmxYFh4b0BAY8SxZJs5qKGnUVxdBvODhZi9WnG70-GI4arAiFwSislVEB7TStjarWYY46JeRZlY/s1600/us-womens-2008-soccer-team.jpg" height="208" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">United States, winner in 2008</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">When it
comes to Olympics, the United States are always even more eager to win medals.
In five Olympics, they were only beaten once. In Sydney, Australia, they lost
the 2000 final against Norway 2-3 after extra time. Surprisingly, Germany
performed rather poorly at the Olympics. Fifth in 1996, third three times in a
row and they didn’t even qualify for the 2012 London Olympics. After Norway,
Brazil is number three with two silver medals. Mainly thanks to Marta, probably
the best ever female player in the world, with five FIFA Player of the Year Awards (2006,2007,2008,2009 and 2010) to show for. German’s
Birgit Prinz has three, United States’ Mia Hamm two.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Norway<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Brazil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">China<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Japan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Germany<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Canada<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></b></h3>
<h3>
<b><span lang="EN-US">Women’s Under-20/Under-19 World Cup (2002-2012)</span></b></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikR-VWkENiYcdBgcCdlAvIlWPusJhclmqdF0KF3-266HsIhCI9NKgSF3p1yn33Ug1jvctnCE_1QbbypgOFqGsHUXw1OB8Oj7Ec8Umj413e36_azuVAb19MksQonelm4GekjIB6-FTCv0w/s1600/USA+Under+19++2012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikR-VWkENiYcdBgcCdlAvIlWPusJhclmqdF0KF3-266HsIhCI9NKgSF3p1yn33Ug1jvctnCE_1QbbypgOFqGsHUXw1OB8Oj7Ec8Umj413e36_azuVAb19MksQonelm4GekjIB6-FTCv0w/s1600/USA+Under+19++2012.JPG" height="213" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">USA Under-20, winner in 2012</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The women’s
Under-20/ Under-19 Tournaments kicked off in 2002, with the United States
winning the final against host country Canada after extra time. They also won
in 2008 and 2012, with Germany (two wins) as their toughest opponent. The two
rivals met in every tournament but one (2008) with the United States winning
four out of five times. North Korea is the third strongest team in this World
Cup. The seventh edition of this World Cup is scheduled for August this year in
Canada.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">This is the
Medal Count:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Country<o:p></o:p></div>
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Gold<o:p></o:p></div>
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Silver<o:p></o:p></div>
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Bronze<o:p></o:p></div>
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United States<o:p></o:p></div>
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3<o:p></o:p></div>
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0<o:p></o:p></div>
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1<o:p></o:p></div>
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Germany<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
North Korea<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
China<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Canada<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Nigeria<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Brazil<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
South Korea<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Japan<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1</div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<h3>
<b><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></b></h3>
<h3>
<b><span lang="EN-US">Women Under-16/Under-17 World Cup (2008-2012)</span></b></h3>
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<br /></div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcSYDGgrajEYQR8HOIp1OnsIbR_5rJel-wm0Fnk4vITRMpFAWpt_zHH6UlXrr0MCRKKEXjMUHs58XR8b1t17kcYRRDgQzLdms_tsO-K_9bgn1JEp0OyiYpRu1R0UJ8vwQyuUk2uByzSo/s1600/France_U17+2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcSYDGgrajEYQR8HOIp1OnsIbR_5rJel-wm0Fnk4vITRMpFAWpt_zHH6UlXrr0MCRKKEXjMUHs58XR8b1t17kcYRRDgQzLdms_tsO-K_9bgn1JEp0OyiYpRu1R0UJ8vwQyuUk2uByzSo/s1600/France_U17+2012.jpg" height="179" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">France, winner in 2012</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Only three
tournaments so far, the next World Cup for this age starts within a month, on March 15, 2014
in Costa Rica. With just one previous winner (North Korea, in 2008) among the
participating teams. France (winner of the last edition in 2012) and South
Korea (winner 2010) didn’t even make it through the qualifications. North Korea leads the Medal Count in this one, and is in
fact the only country that collected more than one medal. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Here’s the
medal Count:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
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<span lang="EN-US">Country<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Gold<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Silver<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Bronze<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">North Korea<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">South Korea<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">France<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.8pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 210.95pt;" valign="top" width="352">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">United States<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Japan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Spain<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Germany<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ghana<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<h3>
<b><span lang="EN-US">The Overall Medal Count</span></b></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">So, what
would an overall ranking look like. I don’t feel like making it all to
difficult. So every gold medal has the same value, if it’s the real World Cup
or the Women’s Under-16/ Under-17 World Cup. The real World Cup and the Olympic
Games still have a little bit advantage in the statistics as they have the
longer history. But that too is fading soon, as all youth tournaments are
organized every two years. Still, if Brazil is on top, it somehow has to be a
half decent ranking. Germany (8 out of 8), Brazil (7 out of 8), Spain (5 out of
8) and France (also 5 out of 8) are well represented in nearly every medal
count, Italy for example has no success whatsoever at the youth tournaments or
with women’s soccer. Number two on the list Argentina fails to make an
impression at women’s soccer. The United States of course still has some
grounds to cover at men’s soccer. Nigeria is doing very well thanks to their
youth teams, while the Netherlands are also very disappointing dangling at
number 30 of this list.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">To conclude
my story, here’s the Final Medal Count, dividing 96 gold medals, 96 silver and
98 bronze among 48 different countries:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">No.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Country<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Gold<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Silver<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Bronze<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Brazil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">13<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">13<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">10<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Argentina<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">10<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">United States<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">(West) Germany<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
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<span lang="EN-US">8<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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<span lang="EN-US">8<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">13<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Nigeria<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
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<span lang="EN-US">5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Italy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">France<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">8<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Uruguay<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Soviet Union<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">10<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Spain<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">11<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Ghana<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">12<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Hungary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">13<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Mexico<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">14<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Great Britain / England<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">15<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Yugoslavia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">16<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">North Korea<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">17<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Portugal<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">18<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Norway<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">19<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Czechoslovakia / Czech Republic<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">20<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Japan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">21<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Sweden<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">22<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Poland<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">23<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">East Germany<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">24<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Switzerland<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">25<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">South Korea<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">26<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Belgium<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Cameroon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Saudi Arabia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">29<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">China<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">30<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Netherlands<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">31<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Denmark<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">32<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Austria<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Bulgaria<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Canada<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">35<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Australia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Paraguay<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Qatar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Scotland<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">39<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Chile<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">40<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Burkina Faso<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Colombia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Croatia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Egypt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Ivory Coast<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Mali<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #BFBFBF; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 55.15pt;" valign="top" width="92">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #CC6600; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="295">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Republic of Ireland<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 65.35pt;" valign="top" width="109">
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span lang="EN-US">Romania<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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John van Enckevorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465931650930797934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280263461713630953.post-66748628544792075142014-02-18T17:23:00.000-08:002014-02-18T17:23:16.932-08:00The best goal-getters are from South America<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span lang="EN-US">Suppose a soccer club is looking for a great striker, someone who is capable of scoring
goals. Not just a few, but lots of them. Where should this club search for such a
guy? There’s only one answer to this question: South America. </span>For this
story I’ve done some research on top strikers who are crowned top scorer in a foreign country. </div>
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These are my criteria:</div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US">-<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> - </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">The
top striker has to be a foreign player (and he remains a foreign player, even if
he acquires the nationality of the country where he's so succesful);<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US">-<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> - </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">The
period is 1964 – 2013 (fifty years);<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US">-<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> - </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">The
player has to be top scorer in one of the 25 strongest national leagues in the
world in 2013 (ranking by IFFHS, 29-01-2014). From Europe: Spain, England,
Germany, Italy, France, Russia, Romania, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Belgium,
Czech Republic, Portugal, Netherlands, Greece and Scotland (16). From South
America: Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Paraguay, Chile and Ecuador (6). From
Asia: South Korea and Saudi Arabia (2). From North & Central America:
Mexico (1).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US">-<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> - </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Every
top scorer title is worth one point. A shared title with one or more other
players still gets one point. A title won in only in a first or second stage of a season (mainly Apertura- and Clausura-titles) gets 0.5 points.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">First, here
are the 52 countries which goal getters didn’t get their home country into the
Top 10: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">No.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Country<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Points<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Best individual performance<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">11<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Chile<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ivan Zamorano (2), top scorer in Switzerland
and Spain<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">12<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ivory Coast<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Seydou Doumbia (3), twice top scorer in
Switzerland, one time in Russia.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Portugal<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Pauleta (3), three times top scorer in France<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ghana<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Anthoney Yeboah (2), twice top scorer in
Germany, Godwin Attram (2), twice top scorer in Saudi Arabia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">15<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Colombia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">5.5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">16<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Mexico<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Hugo Sanchez (5) five times top scorer in
Spain<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Australia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.6pt;" valign="top" width="446"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 26.7pt;" valign="top" width="45"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.55pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Denmark<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.6pt;" valign="top" width="446"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">John Eriksen (2), twice top scorer in Switzerland<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 26.7pt;" valign="top" width="45"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.55pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Nigeria<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.6pt;" valign="top" width="446"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 26.7pt;" valign="top" width="45"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.55pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Senegal<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.6pt;" valign="top" width="446"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 26.7pt;" valign="top" width="45"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.55pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Republic of Ireland<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.6pt;" valign="top" width="446"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Tommy Coyne (2), twice top scorer in Scotland<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 26.7pt;" valign="top" width="45"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">22<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.55pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Belgium<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.6pt;" valign="top" width="446"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Luc Nilis (2), twice top scorer in the
Netherlands<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 26.7pt;" valign="top" width="45"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.55pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Morocco<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.6pt;" valign="top" width="446"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 26.7pt;" valign="top" width="45"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.55pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Hungary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.6pt;" valign="top" width="446"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 26.7pt;" valign="top" width="45"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.55pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Serbia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.6pt;" valign="top" width="446"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Mateja Kezman (3), three times top scorer in
the Netherlands<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 26.7pt;" valign="top" width="45"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.55pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Ecuador<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.6pt;" valign="top" width="446"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Christian Benitez (2), two times Apertura top
scorer and two times Clausura top scorer in Mexico<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 26.7pt;" valign="top" width="45"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.55pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Wales<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.6pt;" valign="top" width="446"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Ron Davies (2), twice top scorer in England<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 26.7pt;" valign="top" width="45"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.55pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Italy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.6pt;" valign="top" width="446"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 26.7pt;" valign="top" width="45"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">29<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.55pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Austria<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.6pt;" valign="top" width="446"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Alfred Riedl (2), twice top scorer in Belgium<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 26.7pt;" valign="top" width="45"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.55pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">DR Congo<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.6pt;" valign="top" width="446"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Shabani Nonda (2), top scorer in France and
in Switzerland<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 26.7pt;" valign="top" width="45"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.55pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">England<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.6pt;" valign="top" width="446"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 26.7pt;" valign="top" width="45"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.55pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Georgia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.6pt;" valign="top" width="446"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">George Demetradze (2), top scorer in Ukraine
and in Russia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 26.7pt;" valign="top" width="45"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.55pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Scotland<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.6pt;" valign="top" width="446"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 26.7pt;" valign="top" width="45"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.55pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Bulgaria<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.6pt;" valign="top" width="446"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Peter Aleksandrov (2), twice top scorer in
Switzerland<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 26.7pt;" valign="top" width="45"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">35<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.55pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Norway<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.6pt;" valign="top" width="446"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 26.7pt;" valign="top" width="45"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.55pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Northern Ireland<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.6pt;" valign="top" width="446"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 26.7pt;" valign="top" width="45"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.55pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Greece<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.6pt;" valign="top" width="446"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 26.7pt;" valign="top" width="45"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.55pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Poland<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.6pt;" valign="top" width="446"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Krzystof Warzycha (2), twice top scorer in
Greece<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 26.7pt;" valign="top" width="45"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.55pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Bosnia/Herzegowina<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.6pt;" valign="top" width="446"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 26.7pt;" valign="top" width="45"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.55pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Cameroon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.6pt;" valign="top" width="446"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 26.7pt;" valign="top" width="45"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.55pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Romania<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.6pt;" valign="top" width="446"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Viorel Moldovan (2), twice top scorer in
Switzerland<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 26.7pt;" valign="top" width="45"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.55pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Ukraine<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.6pt;" valign="top" width="446"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Andrei Shevchenko (2), twice top scorer in
Italy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 26.7pt;" valign="top" width="45"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.55pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Angola<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.6pt;" valign="top" width="446"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 26.7pt;" valign="top" width="45"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.55pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Montenegro<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 267.6pt;" valign="top" width="446"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Dejan Damjanovic (2), twice top scorer in
South Korea<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 26.7pt;" valign="top" width="45"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
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<span lang="EN-US">Spain<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Armenia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Algeria<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Uzbekistan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Maksim Shatskikh (2), twice top scorer in
Ukraine<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Slovakia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 127.55pt;" valign="top" width="213"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Czech Republic<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">51<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Peru<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1.5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">52<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Iceland, South Africa, Guinea, Finland,
Canada, Thailand, Trinidad, Switzerland, Azerbedjan, Tadjikistan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">62<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">USA<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0.5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">-<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Now, let’s start
the countdown, from 10 to 1:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<h2>
<span lang="EN-US">10. Croatia</span></h2>
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<span lang="EN-US">Players<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Number of national leagues<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Top scorer titles<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Seven different players<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">In four different countries<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JfwkF7zorKA6DI2bqzyBR_qky0qxNUh_k4aUOhzxS2AZC8PSp37YuQH7PfJlwiM0Tb10kmDzGjrI66fsjLAOrHTuRGXU_Y8gAPnLVTuHGMv5-L6qM_xhKA73iqJBWDSxV3w1JckfV3w/s1600/Josip+weber.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JfwkF7zorKA6DI2bqzyBR_qky0qxNUh_k4aUOhzxS2AZC8PSp37YuQH7PfJlwiM0Tb10kmDzGjrI66fsjLAOrHTuRGXU_Y8gAPnLVTuHGMv5-L6qM_xhKA73iqJBWDSxV3w1JckfV3w/s1600/Josip+weber.jpg" height="200" width="125" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Josip Weber</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">With only a
short history of their own, Croatia already takes tenth position in my ranking.
Not bad in less than 25 years, while other countries had fifty years of
opportunity. Best man among the Croatians is Josip Weber, who was crowned
Belgian topscorer three times in the early nineties playing for a rather small
club, Cercle Bruges. Weber later became a Belgian citizen and even played at
the World Cup 1994 for his adopted country. Six other players won one title
each, three of them (Mario Stanic, Robert Spehar and Branko Strupar) also in
Belgium. Mladen Petric was the best in Switzerland, Andrej Keric in the Czech Republic
and Alen Boksic in France. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<h2>
<span lang="EN-US">9.
Yugoslavia</span></h2>
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<span lang="EN-US">Players<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Number of national leagues<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Top scorer titles<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Six different players<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">In five different countries<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLWpQ_2bCpn3pnf-gv9Ow8MB426U9GCoEfanrUa-CebaDq_oOEBujVzJA2dvdb4XAfncJiXzFY6_5O3tbzN3LS7503VHkBbX5kmIT2XaaxuZBr1-FLCSZ-IBd-XJxuuyRApV_aQfCwUw/s1600/Josip+skoblar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLWpQ_2bCpn3pnf-gv9Ow8MB426U9GCoEfanrUa-CebaDq_oOEBujVzJA2dvdb4XAfncJiXzFY6_5O3tbzN3LS7503VHkBbX5kmIT2XaaxuZBr1-FLCSZ-IBd-XJxuuyRApV_aQfCwUw/s1600/Josip+skoblar.jpg" height="200" width="153" /></a><span lang="EN-US">Yugoslavia
has mainly Josip Skoblar to thank for its position in my Top 10. After playing
for OFK Belgrade he was allowed to play abroad in 1967, 26 years old. First
stop was Hannover 96 in Germany, three years later he moved to the south of
France, to play for Olympique Marseille. It was love at first sight. Skoblar
won the top scorer title three years in a row, scoring 44 (1970-71), 30
(1971-72) and 26 goals (1972-73). The other Yugoslav player with more than one
title is Vahid Halihodzic, who was successful with French club Nantes in
1982-83 and 1984-85. Barre in mind, at that time Skoblar was from Yugoslavia, although people nowadays might see him being Croatian.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Top scorer titles<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Nine different players<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">German players
are not known for their appetite for adventure, so it’s a bit of a surprise
that they landed in eight position in this ranking. They voluntarily like to stay
in their own country, one of the best countries to play soccer anyway. Most of
the German top scorer titles are won in their neighboring countries Switzerland (4) and Belgium (4). In that way, Oliver Bierhoff winning in Italy
1997-98 (27 goals for small club Udinese) is probably the best achievement.
But Erwin Kostedde is the only one with two titles. Kostedde is the son of a
German mother and a black American father, who came to Germany in 1945 as a
soldier (Erwin was born May 21, 1946). After playing for MSV Duisburg, Belgian club
Standard Liège won him over with a giant paycheck. He delivered what they
wanted: 49 goals in three years, and the top scorer title in 1970-71 (26
goals). Then he returned home to Kickers Offenbach (four seasons), Hertha BSC
(one) and Borussia Dortmund (two). In 1979, 33 years old, he tries another
adventure abroad: Laval, a French club with limited possibilities. In the
orange and black of his new club Kostedde won his second top scorer title,
scoring just as many (21) as Argentine striker Delio Onnis did.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">7. France</span></h2>
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<span lang="EN-US">Top scorer titles<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Six different players<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">In four different leagues <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thierry Henry</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Another
surprise: France got into number 7! In a short period as well, as they had zero
top scorer titles until the early eighties, when Michel Platini went to play
for Juventus in Italy. He was <i>capocannonieri</i>
three times in a row, ’83, ’84 and ’85. Some fifteen years later, Thierry Henry
did even better. Not at Juventus though, where he had one disappointing season
before being transferred to Arsenal in London. In eight seasons with The
Gunners Henry won the top scorer title four times. Other French winners are
Djibril Cissé (two with Panathinaikos), Nicolas Anelka, David Trezeguet and
unknown Jeremy Perbet in Belgium. Of course, David Trezeguet can also be seen
as Argentinian. But he was born in France and rose to stardom in France –
although he played his very first games for Platense in Argentina. So I’ve put
him here with the French.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">6. Paraguay</span></h2>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ten different players<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">In six different countries<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">12,5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eladio Zarate</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">The first
South American country in this Top 10, but certainly not the last. Paraguay
seems to profit from my criteria. They do have 12,5 points, but most of their
titles they collected they did so in less powerful leagues, like Colombia,
Chile and Ecuador. So the best performances might be those of Oscar Cardozo of
Benfica, who was top scorer twice (2009-10 and 2011-12) and Cayetano Ré, who
was with Barcelona and won the Spanish top scorer award in 1964-65 (26 goals). But in numbers it’s
Eladio Zarate. The Paraguyan striker was already in Argentina (Huracan, San
Lorenzo) before he rose to the occasion in Chile. First he was Chileans top
scorer twice with Union Espanola (1967
with 28 goals, 1969 with 25 goals), then once more with Universidad de Chile in
1971 (25 goals). The other top scorer names from Paraguay are far less known,
although Apolonia Paniagua and certainly Salvador Cabanas must ring a bell. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<h2>
<span lang="EN-US">5. Sweden</span></h2>
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<span lang="EN-US">Top scorer titles<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Five different players<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">In six different countries<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Henrik Larsson</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Sweden has
a great tradition of remarkable goal scorers. Although the achievements of Gunnar Nordahl (five times
in Italy during the fifties) and Gunnar Andersson (twice in France, 1952 and
1953) are both too old to be taken into consideration, the Swedes still end up at number 5. Their thirteen points are collected by only five different players. While Ove Grahn (in Switzerland) and Mats
Magnusson (in Portugal) managed only one, Zlatan Ibrahimovic already had
three – and counting. Two in Italy and one, last season, in France. The same
applies for Ove Kindvall, who won the award three times in the Dutch <i>eredivisie</i> with Feyenoord. The same club
Henrik Larsson started his career abroad, without scoring lots of goals (only 24
league goals in four seasons). He easily made up for that in Scotland, where
Celtic were very pleased and probably surprised that Larsson banged in goal
after goal. He was Scottish top scorer five times, in 1999 and from 2001 until
2004.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">4.
Netherlands</span></h2>
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<span lang="EN-US">Number of national leagues<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Top scorer titles<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Eleven different players<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">In seven different leagues<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ruud van Nistelrooy</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">One of
Europe’s easiest leagues to score goals is probably the national league of the
Netherlands. With the emphasis on attack, defensive skills are mostly
underrated and underdeveloped. Still, Dutch forwards also managed to score goals against tougher opposition. Four different players have
collected two top scorer titles abroad in the last fifty years. Marco van Basten
did it in Italy with AC Milan, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink with Leeds United and
Chelsea in England as did Robin van Persie with Arsenal and Manchester United.
The only Dutch player who succeeded in winning this trophy in two different
countries (not counting the Netherlands, where he also won it twice) is Ruud
van Nistelrooy. First, Van Nistelrooy wins it with Manchester United in 2002-03
(25 goals), then he moves to Real Madrid in 2006, immediately clinching the
<i>Pichichi</i> with 25 goals.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">3. Uruguay</span></h2>
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<span lang="EN-US">Top scorer titles<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Thirty different players<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">In eleven different countries<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">34<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enzo Francescoli</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Now it’s
time for the big guns: Uruguay. Luis Suarez-big, or Edison Cavani-big. Still, those two
only managed one title so far, just like most of the rest of the Uruguayan
bunch. And most of them, it is true, won their title on their own
continent. But still, it certainly is not easy to win the top scorer title in
Argentina (6,5 points) or Brazil (1 point). The best performing
Uruguayan strikers are Diego Forlan (twice in Spain), and the somewhat unknown
Ricardo Nunez (twice in Switzerland), Juan Carlos de Lima (twice in Ecuador)
and Hector Nunez (twice in Paraguay). Much-travelled Sebastian Abreu (four
times an Apertura or a Clausura in Mexico) is best known for his appearances
with the Uruguayan national team, for which he played 70 times, scoring 26
goals. Best player of all these Uruguayans is, without a doubt, Enzo
Francescoli. A skillful playmaker who could also score goals. His best years
were with Argentina’s River Plate in his early twenties, where he was top scorer three times (two of those were only worth 0.5 points). Francescoli also played for
Racing Paris and Olympique Marseille in France, and Cagliari and AC Torino in
Italy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">2. Brazil</span></h2>
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<span lang="EN-US">Top scorer titles<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Fifty-one different players<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">In nineteen different countries<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">76,5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Evanivaldo Cabinho Castro</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Brazil are not on
number one, as many would imagine. Still, Brazil has some amazing records to show.
For example, winning the top scorer title in 19 of the possible 24 countries (Brazil
itself is number 25) is incredible. And so is having more than fifty different
players to be crowned top scorer all over the world. Among all those brilliant
players, I’ll mention the ones that collected three or more titles.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Like
Ronaldo (two times in Spain, once in the Netherlands), Romario (three in the
Netherlands, one in Spain) or Sonny Anderson (three times in France, one time
in Switzerland). Even with five times in Portugal Mario Jardel can’t claim having his
picture in this article. That privilege goes to Evanivaldo Cabinho Castro, who was top scorer
of the Mexican league eight (!) times in the late seventies, early eighties.
Which is, by far, the best individual accomplishment of all strikers in this story.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1. Argentina</span></h2>
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<span lang="EN-US">Seventy-three different players<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">In fourteen different countries<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">94,5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWiLeyLqLJVrpB2BB3cT0Z2D0MIYzBIuZGNTMYxIu4k9yQXmthLVfDQbtGpIP7Kevl8UQ99F6QXwYI136PWV1KUS85LudUOiCwNm9UpFbAVppdpKILC6G9_k3qQpUKNFwq0Tb50K9MjlM/s1600/Carlos+Bianchi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWiLeyLqLJVrpB2BB3cT0Z2D0MIYzBIuZGNTMYxIu4k9yQXmthLVfDQbtGpIP7Kevl8UQ99F6QXwYI136PWV1KUS85LudUOiCwNm9UpFbAVppdpKILC6G9_k3qQpUKNFwq0Tb50K9MjlM/s1600/Carlos+Bianchi.jpg" /></a><span lang="EN-US">Clubs in desperate need of a goal getter should definitely search for soccer players from
Argentina. That approach gets them the best chance of succeeding.
No less then seventy-three different soccer players have earned top scorer
titles in fourteen different countries. Of course, quite a few were earned in other
South American countries like Colombia (22 points), Ecuador (18,5 points) and Chile (11,5 points). But
Argentinians are also the leading foreign force in France. The list of those that won a
top scorer title three times starts off
with José Maria Ferrero and Hugo Londero (both three times in Colombia), Angel
Liciardi and Ariel Graziani (who adopted Ecuadorian citizenship halfway his
career) in Ecuador and Oscar Fabbiani in Ecuador. In Europa the same amount was
collected by Christian Gimenez in Switzerland and by the great Lionel Messi
with Barcelona. On top we have two strikers that ruled France from the early
seventies until halfway through the eighties. Carlos Bianchi and Delio Onnis
both won the French top scorer title five times. Onnis scored an average of 25
goals in those five times, Bianchi was even more prolific: he earned his five
titles by scoring 156 goals. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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John van Enckevorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465931650930797934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280263461713630953.post-20815857615434936412014-02-09T17:13:00.000-08:002014-02-09T17:13:50.693-08:00The tradition of shirt number retirement<div class="MsoNormal">
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Shirt numbers
are mandatory in the English soccer league since 1939, with other countries
following slowly. The tradition of honoring a player by retiring his shirt
number isn’t by far that old. Nonetheless, it is a fast growing business. And it cuts
both ways. For the player it means his longtime serving is appreciated by the
club, for the club it’s a gesture that makes the club likeable at the same time.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Wrong reasons for retirement</span></b></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">It’s such a
positive gesture, that some clubs try using it as a marketing tool. Of course it’s
ridiculous that German club Schalke 04 retired the number 7-shirt in 2012 after
Raul Gonzalez played in it for two years. A year later, the number was
reinstalled, in a way admitting that it was a stupid thing to do anyway. Other
examples of strange early shirt retirements are: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hernan Medford</td></tr>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US">-<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> - </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Costa
Rican club Cartagines honoring Uruguyan forward <i>Claudio Ciccia</i> after just four
seasons at the club;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: -18pt;">-<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> - </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: -18pt;">Italian
club Brescia honoring <i>Roberto Baggio</i>, also after just four seasons;</span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US">-<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> - </span></span><span lang="EN-US">Mexican
club Pachuca retiring <i>Hernan Medford’s</i> number 17 after he scored his 100<sup>th</sup>
goal. During his professional career that is - he only scored 11 times for
Pachuca.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">So, it’s better
to look at players who really deserve the honor of having their shirt number
retired. Not because they passed away, or because they had physical problems
that forced them into an early retirement. Both good reasons I admit, but I’ll just
stick with players who spent their whole career at one club and those clubs
being grateful for that. While waiting for Ryan Giggs to retire (24 seasons and
counting...) and Manchester United doing the right thing, below is a countdown of the seven
players worldwide that spent twenty or more seasons at one club and saw their
shirt number put on hold.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">20 seasons: Juan Carlos Plata (Guatemala – CSD
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true legends of Guatemalan soccer, forward Juan Carlos Plata was born January
1, 1971. He made his debut for CSD Municipal at the start of the 1990-91
season, 19 years old. He scored a modest eight goals that season, but Plata soon
developed into a profilic goal scorer. Over the years, Juan Carlos Plata has
scored 303 league-goals for Municipal. He was the league’s top scorer only
twice, but managed to score at least 15 goals in thirteen different seasons.
Plata also played 87 times for the national team, scoring 35 goals. After
twenty seasons at the club, Plata was given a farewell match, after which it
was announced that his shirtnumber 15 would be retired.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">20 seasons: Marcos (Brazil – Palmeiras)</span></b></h3>
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Marcos is the only goalkeeper in this list. Marcos Roberto Silveira Reis was
born August 4, 1973. He made his first appearance for Palmeiras in 1992, but
had to sit on the bench for seven years until first choice Velloso got injured -
and later was transferred to Atletico Mineiro. Marcos immediately made an impact
that year and made his debut for the Brazilian national team late 1999.
Highlight of his career was being part of the World Cup 2002, playing all
matches ánd winning the World Cup. At club level Marcos won the Copa
Libertadores in 1999 – and was crowned best goalkeeper of the tournament. He
retired early 2012, admitting that his age (38 at the time) and his many
injuries indicated he should quit the game. Although not playing much in his
first seven seasons, Marcos still managed to compete in 532 matches for
Palmeiras. For that, Palmeiras retired the number 12-shirt. Marcos first
started out as a reserve goalie and stayed loyal to that number.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hernandez made his debut for CS Cartagines, the oldest soccer club in Costa
Rica, in 1960. Born October 3, 1943 he is just 17 years old. CS Cartagines is a
big club, but they only managed to win the championship three times in the
early days (1923, 1936 and 1940). Hernandez never had that pleasure. Winger Hernandez
is known for his skills, they called him the ‘billiard player’ for his accurate
passing. He was also a great goal scorer. For example, he scored 22 times in
1969 (Roy Saenz from LD Alajuelense topped that with 24 goals) and he did win
the Golden Boot in 1973, scoring 18 goals. Of course, by playing such a long
period of time, Hernandez is also up there with the best goal scorers of all
time. With his 164 league goals he’s CS Cartagines record holder. Hernandez was
a member of the national team from 1963 until 1972, earning 35 caps and scoring
11 goals. In 1979 he decides it’s time to step down, 36 years old. His number
11 is retired ever since. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is there to say about world famous Franco Baresi? The elegant Italian defender
was part of AC Milan from 1977 until 1997, experiencing everything from scandals
and relegation to six championships and three European Cups. Starting with the
bad experience, AC Milan and Lazio Roma were involved in a gambling scandal and
relegated to the Serie B. It took AC Milan and Franco Baresi three years (first
promotion, then relegation, then promotion again) to get back on their feet. During
the late eighties, early nineties Paolo Maldini and Franco Baresi were the only
Italian stars alongside the Dutch supertrio of Marco van Basten, Frank Rijkaard
and Ruud Gullit. Baresi also was present at four different World Cups, 1982
through 1994, sitting on the bench in 1982 and missing one of the penalties in
the 1994 Final. It was no surprise that, when Baresi hung up his boots after a disappointing
1996-97 season, 37 years old, AC Milan also retired his shirt number 6.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Not a big
name even in Asian soccer, but Hong Kong’s Leung Sui-wing has a great soccer
career to show for. He started playing professionally at Happy Valley in 1976, at
the age of 18 years. In the next 21 seasons, he was runner up in the league
seven times. He managed only one
championship win, in 1988-89. Perhaps Sui-wing’s biggest achievement was not in
the Happy Valley-shirt, but during one of the 46 times he represented Hong Kong.
On May 19, 1985 he was captain of the team that played against big rival China,
during the World Cup qualification campaign for Mexico 1986. Hong Kong had
drawn 0-0 at home, but managed to surprise the Chinese, winning 1-2 in Beijing.
It got Hong Kong through to the second round, in which they lost against Japan.
On a personal level, being voted Hong Kong’s Best Player in 1983 and 1985 was
also a big honor. When Sui-wing ended his career in 1997, his shirt number 2
was pulled out of the competition by the club.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Leung Sui-wing, Noel Bailie played as a sweeper, although he wore the number
11-shirt. Bailie was born in Belfast on February 23, 1971. He was picked up by
Linfield FC at the age of 15, and made his debut in the first team on March 30,
1989. During the next 23 seasons, Bailie won no les then 34 trophies, among them
10 league championships and seven FA Cups. Bailie never was an outstanding
player – although he made a few appearances in Under 23 and Under-21 games for
Northern Ireland – but he was the kind of player you miss when he’s not
playing. Linfields defense was definitely less solid during those matches.
Luckily, those days were few, as Bailie played a grand total of 1,013 matches
in the blue and white of Linfield FC during those 23 seasons. His last match
was against Lisburn Distillery and got Linfield their 50<sup>th</sup> league
championship.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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has played more seasons for one club as the Maldini family did for AC Milan.
Father Cesare Maldini wore the red and black shirt (with number 3) for twelve
seasons (1954-55 until 1965-1966), although he did started out with Triestina
(two years) and ended his career at AC
Torino (one season). His son Paolo did even better than that. Maldini junior
made his debut on January 20, 1985, only 16 years old. It took him until the
start of the next season to make his second appearance, but he was a regular
from that moment on. The numbers he accumulated over 25 years of professional
soccer are very impressive: 25 seasons in Serie A (7 times league champion),
126 international caps (74 times as captain), one World Cup Final in 1994, 8 European
Champions League Finals (winning five), 647 matches in Serie A. So, if Maldini
didn’t deserve to get number 3 retired from AC Milan’s first team, nobody ever
again would. But of course, AC Milan did the right thing. For the record, Maldini’s
number 3 might not be retired forever. He and AC Milan are okay with one exception:
it would be okay for one of Paolo’s sons, Christian or Daniel, to wear that
famous number again. If they ever make it into AC Milan’s first team. Which is
not impossible as both youngsters are members of the youth academy. Christian
(17) was loaned to Brecia just this January, trying to get into the first team
at the Serie B-club.John van Enckevorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465931650930797934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280263461713630953.post-25681122518607628802014-01-30T17:18:00.000-08:002019-09-27T04:02:24.853-07:00The ups and downs of cult hero Clyde Best<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcUQrdn9HUNlQEgqLxliDsOItcYFCL7THq7JQZVYwH2_4j_g6AOrVXGzc9k7ST90pze3CvZUZfCe6W14tu4ps4iIOfbN2btMOi5q7KfiYkZsCXjuiZybqSJSkCIFRllNhuYhQsZmR-SU/s1600/Clyde+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcUQrdn9HUNlQEgqLxliDsOItcYFCL7THq7JQZVYwH2_4j_g6AOrVXGzc9k7ST90pze3CvZUZfCe6W14tu4ps4iIOfbN2btMOi5q7KfiYkZsCXjuiZybqSJSkCIFRllNhuYhQsZmR-SU/s1600/Clyde+2.jpg" /></a><span lang="EN-US"><i>Bermuda-born Clyde Best was one of the first dark-skinned soccer players
that lightened up the English First Division, back in 1969. Best had a decent career, despite constantly being racially abused during his years in England. and while
in the Netherlands Feyenoord supporters don’t think much of him, he is a real
hero in Tampa Bay. The Tampa Bay Rowdies won the 1975 NASL-championship, with Best playing a decisive role in it. Admired and maligned, Clyde Best was a true cult hero. </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Clyde Best was born in Somerset, Bermuda on February 24, 1951. As a young
guy he played soccer for Somerset Trojans. He was league champion
in 1966, allowing his club to play in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. The Caribbean
zone of that Cup was played in Jamaica, January 1968. While Somerset Trojans
didn’t qualify for the final, Best did a great job for a 16-year old. The big
guy in his team was Randy Horton though, six years older and top scorer of the
tournament with four goals. Best scored one goal, but was already on the radar
of some English clubs. Six months earlier he helped his country Bermuda to
second place at the Pan American Games. Being only sixteen, his performance obviously was noted. Best
was eventually contracted by London based West Ham United. His companion Horton
waited a few more years and then moved to New York Cosmos, where he was a big
success. Horton was top goal scorer in the league in 1972 and scored a total
of 37 goals in the NASL, most of them for the star struck New York Cosmos team.
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<span lang="EN-US">After some adjustment time, Best was ready to make his debut in English
soccer. Even as a youngster he was a strong and powerful man (nearly 1.90
metres), just the kind English soccer was known for. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">At the same time, Best was one of the first black players in the English league,
coming from the empire and commonwealth nations. Only guys like Lindy Delaphena from
Jamaica (Portsmouth) and Albert Johannesen from South Africa (Leeds United)
were well established black players before him. As English crowds were quit
ignorant, Best got a lot of abuse from away fans. The ‘monkey chant’ was
particularly offending. Racism in those days was completely unbridled and even
his own fans sometimes indulged in it – only when Best played poorly, of course.
His worst nightmare was a letter he received at home, prior to an important
game. It read that supporters from the team West Ham United played against (Best didn't talk about it then, and doesn't want to reveal the name of this club in retrospect) would throw acid in his face, if he dared to show himself on the field. Of
course, Best did play that match, but was sure to get through the tunnel as
quick as he could. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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his debut on August 25, 1969, in a League Cup-match against Halifax Town (4-2,
one goal by Best). In those days West Ham had class players like Bobby Moore, Trevor
Brooking, Billy Bonds and Geoff Hurst. Especially teaming up with Hurst got Best
to score lots of goals. His best season was 1971-72, when he scored 17 league
goals and played all 42 league matches.
After that year, Hurst left for Stoke City, and Best had a much harder
time finding the back of the net. Slowly but gradually, Best lost his place in
the starting line-up. So when West Ham United won the FA Cup (1975) and reached
the final of the European Cup for Cup Winners in 1976, Best wasn’t playing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">That’s why Best turned to America’s NASL, to compensate for his lack of
playtime during the summer. In his first season with Tampa Bay Rowdies Best instantly won
the championship, scoring a great all decisive second goal in a 2-0 victory in the final against Portland Timbers. In the summer of 1977, Best tried something new,
returned to Europe but now aiming at the Netherlands. He was given a contract
by Dutch club Feyenoord, who were in a difficult spot at the time. They just
finished fourth in the league, after twelve years of being either champion (four
times) or number two (eight times).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjht6KmHUvrWpMDre98SS5PQkpBZp6rT-hcQR6BwgRxaDXLbJULj_VMwWOsqj_S90WsU4vwCkuySfsUnzsCkfRtpc2LFIuHid6psvGn5faVuo9SfE2xqNa0oqbp7McZeML5i86TdJG5g90/s1600/Clyde+Best+Feyenoord.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjht6KmHUvrWpMDre98SS5PQkpBZp6rT-hcQR6BwgRxaDXLbJULj_VMwWOsqj_S90WsU4vwCkuySfsUnzsCkfRtpc2LFIuHid6psvGn5faVuo9SfE2xqNa0oqbp7McZeML5i86TdJG5g90/s1600/Clyde+Best+Feyenoord.jpg" /></a><span lang="EN-US">Feyenoord’s best players had left the club, including Wim van Hanegem, or
retired. In Rotterdam they wanted Best to be the great striker they’ve lacked
since Swedish Ove Kindvall left the club in 1971. It didn’t work out, newspapers
made fun of him. And they were right, Best didn’t perform at all. In a Dutch league
where defending is basically rather poor, Best scored only three goals in 23 league
matches. His appearance didn’t help either. He had grown a full beard and
looked years and years older than he really was – just 26 when the season
started. On top of all that, Feyenoord only managed tenth place that season. So it was not just Best who should be criticized. </span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Clyde Best - statistics <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Season<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Club<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">League matches <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">League goals<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1969-70<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">West Ham United<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">24<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1970-71<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">West Ham United<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">22<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1971-72<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">West Ham United<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">42<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">17<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1972-73<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">West Ham United<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">42<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1973-74<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">West Ham United<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 3.0cm;" valign="top" width="142">34</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 77.95pt;" valign="top" width="130"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">12<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1974-75<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">West Ham United<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">15<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1975<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Tampa Bay Rowdies<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">19<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1975-76<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">West Ham United<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1976<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Tampa Bay Rowdies<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">19<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1977<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Portland Timbers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">25<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1977-78<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Feyenoord<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 3.0cm;" valign="top" width="142"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">23<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 77.95pt;" valign="top" width="130"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1978<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Portland Timbers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">30<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">12<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1979<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Portland Timbers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">29<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">8<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1980<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Portland Timbers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">30<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">11<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1981<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Portland Timbers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1981<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Toronto Blizzard<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">19<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1982<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Toronto Blizzard<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Statistics: <i>www.playerhistory.com</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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Best left the Netherlands after that year and managed to play a few more years, until 1982, in the NASL for Portland Timbers and Toronto Blizzard. Then he returned home to Bermuda. Best was national coach for a while (1997-1999) but failed to get good results. He now has his own <i>Clyde Best Foundation</i>, trying to collect and archive memories of soccer in Bermuda and helping young kids to develop their soccer skills.</div>
John van Enckevorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465931650930797934noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280263461713630953.post-17178504690488925132014-01-22T09:24:00.000-08:002014-01-22T09:25:53.840-08:00Players with a century of goals in more than one country<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">In more
than 120 years of league soccer there are lots of excellent forwards who have
scored more than one hundred first level league goals in their career. Generally
they did so in their own country, sometimes in a foreign country. Only in seventeen
known cases a player scored one hundred league goals in more than one country.
This story reveals who those seventeen soccer players are. I’ve divided them
into different segments, in ascending order.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<h2>
<span lang="EN-US">100 + 100 </span></h2>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mario Kempes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Eriksen</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">First let’s
take a look at nine players who scored one hundred league goals in two
countries, but didn’t reach the one hundred fifty mark. Eight of these players scored a century of goals
in their home country, Denmarks John Eriksen (Roda JC, Feyenoord, Servette, Luzern)
is the only one to score 100+ league goals in two foreign countries, the Netherlands and
Switserland. In his own country Denmark Eriksen scored another 44 league goals for
Odense BK, and he also played one season in the French second division
(Mulhouse), scoring 27 goals. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">A few of these mentioned players also managed to
score league goals in yet another country:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">- </span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">Luc
Nilis scored one league goal in England (Aston Villa);</span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -18pt;">- </span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;">Mario
Kempes scored another 48 league goals in Austria, 5 in Chile’s second division
and 10 first level goals in Indonesia (as player/coach, already 41 years old);</span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -18pt;">- </span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: -18pt;">Hector
Yazalde scored another 23 league goals for Olympique Marseille in France. </span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -18pt;">*League 1 is the league in which the player has scored most goals, not necessarily the league in which he started his career. </span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><br /></span></div>
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Player<o:p></o:p></div>
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Nat.<o:p></o:p></div>
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League 1<o:p></o:p></div>
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Goals<o:p></o:p></div>
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League 2<o:p></o:p></div>
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Goals<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 104.65pt;" valign="top" width="174"><div class="MsoNormal">
John Bosman<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.5pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
NETH<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 83.6pt;" valign="top" width="139"><div class="MsoNormal">
Netherlands<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 44.0pt;" valign="top" width="73"><div class="MsoNormal">
146<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 109.55pt;" valign="top" width="183"><div class="MsoNormal">
Belgium<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.35pt;" valign="top" width="77"><div class="MsoNormal">
104<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 104.65pt;" valign="top" width="174"><div class="MsoNormal">
Luc Nilis<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.5pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
BEL<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 83.6pt;" valign="top" width="139"><div class="MsoNormal">
Belgium<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 44.0pt;" valign="top" width="73"><div class="MsoNormal">
143<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 109.55pt;" valign="top" width="183"><div class="MsoNormal">
Netherlands<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.35pt;" valign="top" width="77"><div class="MsoNormal">
110<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 104.65pt;" valign="top" width="174"><div class="MsoNormal">
John Hansen<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.5pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
DEN<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 83.6pt;" valign="top" width="139"><div class="MsoNormal">
Italy<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 44.0pt;" valign="top" width="73"><div class="MsoNormal">
139<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 109.55pt;" valign="top" width="183"><div class="MsoNormal">
Denmark<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.35pt;" valign="top" width="77"><div class="MsoNormal">
113<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 104.65pt;" valign="top" width="174"><div class="MsoNormal">
Ove Kindvall<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.5pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
SWE<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 83.6pt;" valign="top" width="139"><div class="MsoNormal">
Netherlands<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 44.0pt;" valign="top" width="73"><div class="MsoNormal">
129<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 109.55pt;" valign="top" width="183"><div class="MsoNormal">
Sweden<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.35pt;" valign="top" width="77"><div class="MsoNormal">
103<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 104.65pt;" valign="top" width="174"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mario Kempes<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.5pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
ARG<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 83.6pt;" valign="top" width="139"><div class="MsoNormal">
Spain<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 44.0pt;" valign="top" width="73"><div class="MsoNormal">
126<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 109.55pt;" valign="top" width="183"><div class="MsoNormal">
Argentina<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.35pt;" valign="top" width="77"><div class="MsoNormal">
111<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 104.65pt;" valign="top" width="174"><div class="MsoNormal">
Hector Yazalde<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.5pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
ARG<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 83.6pt;" valign="top" width="139"><div class="MsoNormal">
Argentina<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 44.0pt;" valign="top" width="73"><div class="MsoNormal">
125<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 109.55pt;" valign="top" width="183"><div class="MsoNormal">
Portugal<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.35pt;" valign="top" width="77"><div class="MsoNormal">
104<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 104.65pt;" valign="top" width="174"><div class="MsoNormal">
Kenny Dalglish<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.5pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
SCO<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 83.6pt;" valign="top" width="139"><div class="MsoNormal">
England<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 44.0pt;" valign="top" width="73"><div class="MsoNormal">
118<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 109.55pt;" valign="top" width="183"><div class="MsoNormal">
Scotland<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.35pt;" valign="top" width="77"><div class="MsoNormal">
112<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 104.65pt;" valign="top" width="174"><div class="MsoNormal">
John Eriksen<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.5pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
DEN<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 83.6pt;" valign="top" width="139"><div class="MsoNormal">
Switserland<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 44.0pt;" valign="top" width="73"><div class="MsoNormal">
112<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 109.55pt;" valign="top" width="183"><div class="MsoNormal">
Netherlands<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.35pt;" valign="top" width="77"><div class="MsoNormal">
102<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 104.65pt;" valign="top" width="174"><div class="MsoNormal">
Vahid Halilhodzic<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.5pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
YUG<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 83.6pt;" valign="top" width="139"><div class="MsoNormal">
Yugoslavia<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 44.0pt;" valign="top" width="73"><div class="MsoNormal">
104<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 109.55pt;" valign="top" width="183"><div class="MsoNormal">
France<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.35pt;" valign="top" width="77"><div class="MsoNormal">
101<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<h2>
150 + 100</h2>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOtSOft-smjBRZjQKZrOzkctK-gbv1D0ZmAOciF9Ip8_nAry5wy16WpduykgYfDU8l1zJZeD4Ol3XcPNV2G8vebmxd3yqmuTh9_kO9pBpFPKaid0wiUoQoIUezpiymdrhkVvkYzE2m4s/s1600/stephane-chapuisat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOtSOft-smjBRZjQKZrOzkctK-gbv1D0ZmAOciF9Ip8_nAry5wy16WpduykgYfDU8l1zJZeD4Ol3XcPNV2G8vebmxd3yqmuTh9_kO9pBpFPKaid0wiUoQoIUezpiymdrhkVvkYzE2m4s/s1600/stephane-chapuisat.jpg" height="231" width="320" /></a><span lang="EN-US">Only one
player collected one hundred league goals in one country, and 150 (or more) in
another. Stephane Chapuisat scored 40 league goals in Switserland, before moving
to Gemany (Bayer Uerdingen 4 goals, Borussia Dortmund 102 goals). Then he
returned home to Switserland and scored another 114 league goals for Grasshoppers
Zürich, Young Boys and Lausanne Sports.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
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<tbody>
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<td style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 104.65pt;" valign="top" width="174"><div class="MsoNormal">
Player</div>
</td>
<td style="border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.5pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
Nat.</div>
</td>
<td style="border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 83.1pt;" valign="top" width="139"><div class="MsoNormal">
League 1</div>
</td>
<td style="border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 44.5pt;" valign="top" width="74"><div class="MsoNormal">
Goals </div>
</td>
<td style="border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.85pt;" valign="top" width="118"><div class="MsoNormal">
League 2</div>
</td>
<td style="border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.65pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
Goals</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 104.65pt;" valign="top" width="174"><div class="MsoNormal">
Stephane Chapuisat</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.5pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
SWI</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 83.1pt;" valign="top" width="139"><div class="MsoNormal">
Switserland</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 44.5pt;" valign="top" width="74"><div class="MsoNormal">
154</div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.85pt;" valign="top" width="118"><div class="MsoNormal">
Germany</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">200 + 100</span></h2>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hugo Sanchez</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Four
different players managed to score two hundred goals in one league, and one
hundred in another. These are all well-known strikers with big reputations. Mexican
Hugo Sanchez scored another 28 league goals in the United States, and six in
Austria. Three of these players scored their two hundred league goals in a foreign
country, Raymond Braine being the only one who was more successful at home (206) than abroad (Czechoslovakia, 120).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">114<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Gunnar Nordahl<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">225<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">136<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Raymond Braine<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Argentina is the only country with three players in this
list. Kempes and Yazalde are already mentioned, Carlos Bianchi did even better. Bianchi was nearly unstoppable as a striker and he scored 205
league goals in Argentina, all of them for his club Velez Sarsfield. Inbetween
he played seven years in France, collecting another 179 league goals. Bianchi
ended his career in the French second division, scoring another 8 goals for Stade
Reims. As we all,know, Bianchi is also one the most succesful coaches of all time.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">179<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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350 + 150</h2>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgullSSKfNhKpsqsLibExH0m0cZyUAMrFq8-GtssuPLw7L0S-V1GChDxRxQMNhrJSgKRcHARjXXoGdOH2El04yT2J8_Jt_bl4kltyBsXOOYae7ZkwdKeaBVIeExhi0XN4edi7O5Wwgz66A/s1600/Ferenc+Puskas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgullSSKfNhKpsqsLibExH0m0cZyUAMrFq8-GtssuPLw7L0S-V1GChDxRxQMNhrJSgKRcHARjXXoGdOH2El04yT2J8_Jt_bl4kltyBsXOOYae7ZkwdKeaBVIeExhi0XN4edi7O5Wwgz66A/s1600/Ferenc+Puskas.jpg" height="200" width="157" /></a><span lang="EN-US">Ferenc
Puskas is the number three goal scorer of all time, when it comes down to
league goals. In this story, he is my number two. First Puskas banged in the
goals in his native Hungary (more than 350!). After the Russian invasion in
1956 he and some team mates fled the country, at first to Switserland. He was banned by the
Hungarian FA until October 1958. After that, he started played for Real Madrid.
Thirty-one years old already, Puskas still managed to score 156 league goals
until his retirement in 1966.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ferenc Puskas<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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156<o:p></o:p></div>
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<h2>
100 + 100 + 100</h2>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKsjF33telDPBbr9ZFUZZwHjkFzN5B8nsQL7YP-yT4dTXa-XyrPaBfB73Wf8U9GJZAxQYPM2GPWH6A4hVMQn4YDcWfzjEIPRKcovv6tJCaraoB-BVxiU7yMZzvtxPLPxWtDhnTyx4ufk/s1600/Isidro_Langara.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKsjF33telDPBbr9ZFUZZwHjkFzN5B8nsQL7YP-yT4dTXa-XyrPaBfB73Wf8U9GJZAxQYPM2GPWH6A4hVMQn4YDcWfzjEIPRKcovv6tJCaraoB-BVxiU7yMZzvtxPLPxWtDhnTyx4ufk/s1600/Isidro_Langara.jpg" /></a><span lang="EN-US">My number
one can’t keep up with the 513 league goals that Puskas scored. But Isidro Langara
is the only soccer player ever (at least until now) who scored more than
one hundred league goals in three different countries. He started with 80 goals at top level with
Real Oviedo (and another 61 in the second division), before the Spanish Civil
War broke out. Langara then played with a Spanish team (Euskadi) in the Mexican
league for one year (17 goals) and was picked up by Argentinians San Lorenzo.
After little more than three seasons there (110 league goals), Langara got back to Mexico and scored 106 goals in
the league with Espana. He returned home to Spain and Oviedo score another 25 goals in
the Spanish competition. That makes Langara king of this story.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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League 1</div>
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Isidro Langara</div>
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ESP</div>
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Mexico</div>
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123</div>
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Argentina</div>
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110</div>
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John van Enckevorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465931650930797934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280263461713630953.post-17770405519953273652014-01-13T17:49:00.000-08:002014-01-13T17:49:51.076-08:00One Hit Wonders: Third Lanark (Scotland), 1903-04<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQfb8RIQA893FAXRwvZHECuEVk37sq1TyYrLcKd0CGPi5cQtZ_mJdx3Y-BwWnFZPldFmfBxDTMEvTKZ7GutPB5O776oM39g6VdXpo_VTLOzo4KZpO54UKFgu4b8PS8fLS0QdPMdoX99Tg/s1600/Third+Lanark+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQfb8RIQA893FAXRwvZHECuEVk37sq1TyYrLcKd0CGPi5cQtZ_mJdx3Y-BwWnFZPldFmfBxDTMEvTKZ7GutPB5O776oM39g6VdXpo_VTLOzo4KZpO54UKFgu4b8PS8fLS0QdPMdoX99Tg/s1600/Third+Lanark+logo.jpg" /></a><span lang="EN-US"><i>Out of 117
championships in Scotland, Glasgow based clubs Rangers (54) and Celtic (44) won
98 of them, only leaving a few crumbles for all the other teams. Back in 1903, Third Lanark from Glasgow was
one of five clubs aiming for the Scottish title that year. The red and white’s
pulled it off, and celebrated their one and only championship.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">As one of
the co-founders of the Scottish league, Third Lanark (founded in 1872 by an
army regiment, the Third Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers) wasn’t making headlines
in the 19<sup>th</sup> century. Most of the time the club finished mid
table, with a fourth place (in 1893,
1895 and 1902) as their best result. But they did win the Scottish Cup, back
in 1889 beating Celtic 2-1. At the start of the twentieth century, nothing
really changed. Third Lanark only managed to reach seventh place during the
1902-03 season, with James Johnstone (10 goals) and William Wardrope (7 goals)
as their main goal scorers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Although
not successfully on the soccer field, 1903 was something of a turning point for
the club. First the club severed their links with the military and got
incorporated as a company. And just as important, they took over the stadium that
Queen's Park had loaned before, and renamed it <i>New Cathkin Park</i>, later <i>Cathkin Park</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Signings</span></h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New signing Thomas McKenzie</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Encouraged
by these new developments, the team had bigger plans for the upcoming season.
The team did have two new signings. Scottish international and prolific goal scorer
John Campbell (champion with Aston Villa back in 1896 and with Celtic in 1898)
came from Celtic. Teammate Hugh Wilson, at Third Lanark since 1901, had an even
better reputation. He was English league champion with Sunderland in 1892, 1893
and 1895 and is considered as one of Sunderlands best players ever. The other important new
face in the squad was promising young striker Thomas McKenzie. Later this
season, 22-year old James Comrie (who died on the battlefield in Belgium in the
First World War) made his debut in the team, but only played four league
matches this season. With a great goalkeeper, James S. Raeside, and two solid
defenders, Robert Barr and William McIntosh, Third Lanark probably did already have one of the best defenses of the league. </span>In midfield Thomas P. Sloan was
elementary. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">And with
the two new signings upfront, the club might have a chance of challenging the
other clubs the upcoming season.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Vital
matches against Rangers</span></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">Straight from
the start of the season, five clubs were involved in the fight for the title,
and Third Lanark was one of them. The others were Rangers, Celtic, reigning champion
Hibernian and Heart of Midlothian. Third Lanark lost their first match away to
Rangers 3-4, but did beat Hearts (2-1) and Celtic (3-1, away) in the next two
rounds. Rangers just lost one point in their first seven matches. So when Third
Lanark and Rangers had their return match early in the season on October 10,
1903, it was vital for the red and white’s to win. Twenty five thousand people
saw them do just that, winning 1-0. And after winning their next match 2-0
against Hibernians, while Rangers only managed a 0-0 against Celtic, this was
the ranking after nine league matches:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Third Lanark's outfit in <br />
1903-04</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Played<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Rangers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">14<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.75pt;" valign="top" width="186"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Third Lanark<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">14<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.75pt;" valign="top" width="186"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Celtic<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">13<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.75pt;" valign="top" width="186"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Heart of Midlothian<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">11<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.75pt;" valign="top" width="186"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Hibernian<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Despite
their recent downfall, Rangers still was the favorite, mainly because of their
enourmous scoring ability. But Third Lanark hadn’t lost a match since the two clubs
met in August in the first round. And Third Lanark continued not to lose until
January 16, 1904, in their 18<sup>th</sup> league match of the season (1-2
against Morton). By then, Rangers had already played 23 of their 26 matches, in
which they collected 34 points. Third Lanark had five points less, but also
five matches extra in hand. The other teams weren't serious contenders
anymore. Hibernian was completely out of the picture, Hearts (19 matches, 26
points) and Celtic (19 matches, 28 points) still might have a small chance. Four
weeks later, Hearts beat Third Lanark 4-1 at home and really got on the champions
trail again. As of February 13, 1904 it promised to be an exciting finish of
the season:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="background: #943634; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent2; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.75pt;" valign="top" width="186"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #943634; border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent2; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
<span lang="EN-US">Played<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #943634; border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent2; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
<span lang="EN-US">Points<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #D99594; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.75pt;" valign="top" width="186"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
<span lang="EN-US">Rangers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #D99594; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
<span lang="EN-US">25<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #D99594; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
<span lang="EN-US">36<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #D99594; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.75pt;" valign="top" width="186"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
<span lang="EN-US">Celtic<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #D99594; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
<span lang="EN-US">22<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #D99594; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
<span lang="EN-US">32<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #D99594; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.75pt;" valign="top" width="186"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
<span lang="EN-US">Third Lanark<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #D99594; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
<span lang="EN-US">20<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #D99594; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
<span lang="EN-US">31<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #D99594; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.75pt;" valign="top" width="186"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
<span lang="EN-US">Heart of Midlothian<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #D99594; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
<span lang="EN-US">22<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #D99594; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 2.0cm;" valign="top" width="95"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 115%;">
<span lang="EN-US">31<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Looking at
the remaining fixtures, everybody at that time still expecting Third Lanark to be
the next champions. They had already met every rival home and away, and were left
with six matches against Port Glasgow, Airdrie, Motherwell, Kilmarnock, Dundee and
Hibernian. And being the favorite didn’t paralyze the team. Quit the opposite,
as Third Lanark won all their remaining matches and finished the season four
points ahead of Heart of Midlothian, who
had won their last five matches.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">So this is
how the Scottish season finished, back in 1903-04:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 118.8pt;" valign="top" width="198"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">P<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">W<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 21.3pt;" valign="top" width="36"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">D<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 21.25pt;" valign="top" width="35"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">L<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Points <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.45pt;" valign="top" width="77"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Goals<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 118.8pt;" valign="top" width="198"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Third Lanark<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">26<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">20<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 21.3pt;" valign="top" width="36"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 21.25pt;" valign="top" width="35"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">43<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.45pt;" valign="top" width="77"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">61-26<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 118.8pt;" valign="top" width="198"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Heart of Midlothian<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">26<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">18<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 21.3pt;" valign="top" width="36"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 21.25pt;" valign="top" width="35"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">39<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.45pt;" valign="top" width="77"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">63-35<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 118.8pt;" valign="top" width="198"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Celtic<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">26<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">18<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 21.3pt;" valign="top" width="36"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 21.25pt;" valign="top" width="35"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">38<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.45pt;" valign="top" width="77"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">69-28<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 118.8pt;" valign="top" width="198"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Rangers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">26<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">16<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 21.3pt;" valign="top" width="36"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 21.25pt;" valign="top" width="35"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">38<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.45pt;" valign="top" width="77"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">80-33<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 118.8pt;" valign="top" width="198"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Dundee<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">26<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">13<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 21.3pt;" valign="top" width="36"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 21.25pt;" valign="top" width="35"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">11<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">28<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.45pt;" valign="top" width="77"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">55-46<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 118.8pt;" valign="top" width="198"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">St Mirren<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">26<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">11<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 21.3pt;" valign="top" width="36"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 21.25pt;" valign="top" width="35"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">10<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">27<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.45pt;" valign="top" width="77"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">45-38<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 118.8pt;" valign="top" width="198"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Partick Thistle<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">26<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">10<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 21.3pt;" valign="top" width="36"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 21.25pt;" valign="top" width="35"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">27<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.45pt;" valign="top" width="77"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">43-40<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 118.8pt;" valign="top" width="198"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Queen’s Park<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">26<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 21.3pt;" valign="top" width="36"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 21.25pt;" valign="top" width="35"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">11<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">21<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.45pt;" valign="top" width="77"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">28-47<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #DBE5F1; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 118.8pt;" valign="top" width="198"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Port Glasgow Athletic<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #DBE5F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">26<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #DBE5F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">8<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #DBE5F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 21.3pt;" valign="top" width="36"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #DBE5F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 21.25pt;" valign="top" width="35"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">14<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #DBE5F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">20<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #DBE5F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.45pt;" valign="top" width="77"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">33-49<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 118.8pt;" valign="top" width="198"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Hibernian<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">26<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 21.3pt;" valign="top" width="36"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 21.25pt;" valign="top" width="35"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">14<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">19<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.45pt;" valign="top" width="77"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">31-42<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 118.8pt;" valign="top" width="198"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Morton<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">26<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 21.3pt;" valign="top" width="36"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 21.25pt;" valign="top" width="35"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">15<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">18<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.45pt;" valign="top" width="77"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">31-51<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 118.8pt;" valign="top" width="198"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Airdrieonians<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">26<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 21.3pt;" valign="top" width="36"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 21.25pt;" valign="top" width="35"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">15<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">18<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.45pt;" valign="top" width="77"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">32-62<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 118.8pt;" valign="top" width="198"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Motherwell<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">26<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 21.3pt;" valign="top" width="36"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 21.25pt;" valign="top" width="35"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">15<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">15<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #C6D9F1; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 46.45pt;" valign="top" width="77"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">26-61<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 118.8pt;" valign="top" width="198"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Kilmarnock<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">26<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #548DD4; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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<span lang="EN-US">5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">17<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">13<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">27-66<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3aJfUAE7QEdWeaEKv9236iLsPL6p7DQpj0X7z_mD3skvQ5nrm0OscLK_lMkdDxN2iSVqUCpOfN2n660MV6q9U00h15cP7Rklhk5AqVRbIDirB-h1FOhyLirSXmUhCVRDXQxtHQZgXtiI/s1600/5_hughie_wilson_landscapev1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3aJfUAE7QEdWeaEKv9236iLsPL6p7DQpj0X7z_mD3skvQ5nrm0OscLK_lMkdDxN2iSVqUCpOfN2n660MV6q9U00h15cP7Rklhk5AqVRbIDirB-h1FOhyLirSXmUhCVRDXQxtHQZgXtiI/s1600/5_hughie_wilson_landscapev1.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hugh Wilson</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Third
Lanark did get the most points, but three clubs scored more goals.
Defensively they certainly were the best team, with just 26 conceded goals and eleven
matches with a clean sheet. Their biggest victory was a 8-2 trashing of
Queen’s Park. The league was basically won by twelve players, with another five
only participating in a few matches. Third Lanark’s best goal scorers were
Thomas McKenzie, Robert Graham and good
old Hugh Wilson, with eleven goals each. Which was slightly less than Alexander
Bennett (Celtic), William Porteous
(Hearts) and David Lindsay (St Mirren) who all scored thirteen goals. Rangers’
forward Robert C. Hamilton was in a league of his own with 28 goals.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">This squad
of seventeen players helped Third Lanark to become Scottish champion, for the
first and last time in the club’s history:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Third Lanark 1903-04<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Appearances<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Goals<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Scottish caps<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">James Smith Raeside (GK)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.25pt;" valign="top" width="117"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">26<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.85pt;" valign="top" width="118"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1 (0 goals)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 131.35pt;" valign="top" width="219"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">John H. Cross<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.25pt;" valign="top" width="117"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">25<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 44.8pt;" valign="top" width="75"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.85pt;" valign="top" width="118"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1 (0 goals)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 131.35pt;" valign="top" width="219"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">William Wardrope<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.25pt;" valign="top" width="117"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">25<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 44.8pt;" valign="top" width="75"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.85pt;" valign="top" width="118"><div class="MsoNormal">
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<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 131.35pt;" valign="top" width="219"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">John Neilson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.25pt;" valign="top" width="117"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">25<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 44.8pt;" valign="top" width="75"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.85pt;" valign="top" width="118"><div class="MsoNormal">
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<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 131.35pt;" valign="top" width="219"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Hugh Wilson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.25pt;" valign="top" width="117"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">24<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 44.8pt;" valign="top" width="75"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">11<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.85pt;" valign="top" width="118"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4 (1 goal)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 131.35pt;" valign="top" width="219"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">William McIntosh<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.25pt;" valign="top" width="117"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">24<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 44.8pt;" valign="top" width="75"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.85pt;" valign="top" width="118"><div class="MsoNormal">
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<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 131.35pt;" valign="top" width="219"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Robert Barr<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.25pt;" valign="top" width="117"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">24<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 44.8pt;" valign="top" width="75"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.85pt;" valign="top" width="118"><div class="MsoNormal">
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<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 131.35pt;" valign="top" width="219"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Robert Graham<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.25pt;" valign="top" width="117"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">24<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 44.8pt;" valign="top" width="75"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">11<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.85pt;" valign="top" width="118"><div class="MsoNormal">
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<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 131.35pt;" valign="top" width="219"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Thomas P. Sloan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.25pt;" valign="top" width="117"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">23<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 44.8pt;" valign="top" width="75"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.85pt;" valign="top" width="118"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1 (0 goals)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 131.35pt;" valign="top" width="219"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">John Campbell<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.25pt;" valign="top" width="117"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">21<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 44.8pt;" valign="top" width="75"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.85pt;" valign="top" width="118"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">12 (4 goals)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 131.35pt;" valign="top" width="219"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Thomas McKenzie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.25pt;" valign="top" width="117"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">21<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 44.8pt;" valign="top" width="75"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">11<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.85pt;" valign="top" width="118"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 131.35pt;" valign="top" width="219"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">James Johnstone<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.25pt;" valign="top" width="117"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">17<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 44.8pt;" valign="top" width="75"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.85pt;" valign="top" width="118"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 131.35pt;" valign="top" width="219"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">James Comrie<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.25pt;" valign="top" width="117"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 44.8pt;" valign="top" width="75"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.85pt;" valign="top" width="118"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 131.35pt;" valign="top" width="219"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">George Archibald<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.25pt;" valign="top" width="117"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 44.8pt;" valign="top" width="75"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.85pt;" valign="top" width="118"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 131.35pt;" valign="top" width="219"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Hugh Barclay<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.25pt;" valign="top" width="117"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 44.8pt;" valign="top" width="75"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.85pt;" valign="top" width="118"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 131.35pt;" valign="top" width="219"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">A Findlay<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.25pt;" valign="top" width="117"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 44.8pt;" valign="top" width="75"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.85pt;" valign="top" width="118"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 131.35pt;" valign="top" width="219"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Thomas McMurdo<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.25pt;" valign="top" width="117"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 44.8pt;" valign="top" width="75"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92CDDC; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent5; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 70.85pt;" valign="top" width="118"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<h3>
<span lang="EN-US">Epilogue</span></h3>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtpXZiqtcYKDSkiyI4iTW6f3HplSp0mUcgEbbA2TrqxQdU8ar1NmdtspvYzexPryznob6lPvoxI24MtFchUI1OM-xjfJ3GflB4Pt1WLJZBbGjRI-2q98bftuh67ZbdER_NmtGO0VRj3o/s1600/Third+Lanark+2+1903-04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtpXZiqtcYKDSkiyI4iTW6f3HplSp0mUcgEbbA2TrqxQdU8ar1NmdtspvYzexPryznob6lPvoxI24MtFchUI1OM-xjfJ3GflB4Pt1WLJZBbGjRI-2q98bftuh67ZbdER_NmtGO0VRj3o/s1600/Third+Lanark+2+1903-04.jpg" height="212" width="320" /></a><span lang="EN-US">After this
remarkable season, Third Lanark did have some good years ahead. The next season
they managed third place, six points behind The Old Firm, who needed a play off
to decide the league winner (Celtic won). After 1904 it took the other clubs 28
years to break the Celtic / Rangers dominion, when Motherwell won the league in
1931-32. Also, Third Lanark did win the Scottish Cup in 1905 and lost the final
a year later. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Until the
mid-twenties Third Lanark stayed at the highest level, and was back at it in
the early sixties. Unfortunately, Third
Lanark also struck fame by their losing streak of 28 matches, starting on November
28, 1964 and, of course, leading to relegation. Two years later, in 1967, the
club went bankrupt. After four years, supporters re-formed Third Lanark, and
this club is playing in the Greater Glasgow Amateur League ever since.</span></div>
<br />
<o:p></o:p>John van Enckevorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465931650930797934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280263461713630953.post-46422356130710607942014-01-06T18:09:00.000-08:002014-01-06T18:09:50.526-08:00World famous only in their adopted country<div class="MsoNormal">
There can
be many reasons why a professional soccer player has a hard time finding success in
his own country. Perhaps the level is too high for him, he might be overlooked,
or his style isn’t compatable with the nation’s way of playing. Playing abroad
can be an option for these guys. Here are eight players that went abroad and became very popular players in their new home country.</div>
<h3>
<b><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></b></h3>
<h3>
<b><span lang="EN-US">Mirko Grabovac (Croatia, 19-09-1971), in
Singapore</span></b></h3>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23dhyphenhyphenhc3h62Qr_AQ0l07mjtUlXZPvMQ6jnes9Gs9KDg6T5nHvPYYoBnc5Cm6GyQ2kDi5mIt-TggIS4xWjHd2KnRhR0znBlhkRMKmILmNLXqKhZZwWlTEu8kj8rrx9ONmvCQHKr4UvElo/s1600/grabovac.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23dhyphenhyphenhc3h62Qr_AQ0l07mjtUlXZPvMQ6jnes9Gs9KDg6T5nHvPYYoBnc5Cm6GyQ2kDi5mIt-TggIS4xWjHd2KnRhR0znBlhkRMKmILmNLXqKhZZwWlTEu8kj8rrx9ONmvCQHKr4UvElo/s1600/grabovac.jpg" /></a><span lang="EN-US">Croatian
striker Mirko Grabovac started his career with Primorac 1929, the club of his
home town Stobrec, playing in the top flight of Craotian soccer from 1993 until
1995. Grabovic only managed four league matches in those two years. He moved to
Cibalia Vinkovci for one season (16 matches, 2 goals) and later to NK Zadar and
back to Primorac 1929. In 1999 he left Croatia, and tried his luck in Singapore
with Singapore Armed Forces. Twenty three league goals and the top scorers
crown in his first season were followed by nineteen goals in his second – again
clinching the top scorers title. Grabovac got his third, fourth and fifth title
in 2001 (42 (!) goals), 2002 (36 goals) and 2005 (26 goals). The last one was while
playing for Tampines Rovers, the club he switched to in 2004. Two years later
he beat Brazilian-born Egmar Goncalves as the best goal scorer ever in the Singaporean S-league. Grabovac returned to Croatia, been capped twelve times for the
Singaporean national team and four league titles (2000, 2002, 2004 and 2005),
in 2008.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<h3>
<b><span lang="EN-US">Armin Krings (Germany, 22-11-1962), in
Luxembourg</span></b></h3>
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Krings was born in Mönchengladbach in 1962 and was, since he was ten years,
part of the much praised youth plan of Borussia Mönchengladbach. At 18 years,
Krings doubted if he could make it into the first team. And as Avenir
Beggen had a friendly relationship with Borussia’s manager, Krings tried his
luck some hundred plus kilometers down south. At Beggen, it was love at first
sight for the young player, as he immediately was crowned top goal scorer in
the league with 25 goals from 22 matches. In the next four years he repeated
that feat three times, and by 1987 he was asked to become a Luxembourg citizen
and play for the national team. In the next years he was capped fourteen times
(one goal). Krings played for Beggen until 1997 and collected a total of 256
league goals, a goal scoring record for Luxembourg. His other titles, besides being the best goal scorer six times, are impressive as well: five times league
champions, six times cup winner and six times leading goal scorer. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Willy Lippens (Netherlands, 10-11-1945), in
Germany</span></b></h3>
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Lippens was actually born in Germany, with a Dutch father and Dutch
nationality. He was nicknamed ‘Die Ente’ (the duck) for his waggling walk and
made it his trademark to dribble past defenders, waiting for them to return and
tried it again. He also was a winger with great scoring ability. With his
relatively small club Rot Weiss Essen he gained promotion to the Bundesliga in
1966. He mostly fought against relegation, not always successfully. At Essen
he spent five seasons in the second division. Still, Lippens was considered
world class by the Gemans, who really wanted him to play for the national
team. But as his father was severely tortured by the Nazi’s, Lippens never
applied. He did play for the Dutch team though, just once. In 1972, he scored
the first goal in a 6-0 victory over Luxembourg. It was no success, as his
Dutch teammates were rather unkind to him, being half-German. They mocked him
and it was clear they wanted Ajax-player Piet Keizer on that position in the
team. He was never asked again. During his Bundesliga years with Rot Weiss
Essen he played 179 league matches, scoring 79 goals. For Borussia Dortmund
(1976-1979) he played another 70 league matches (13 goals). And while Dutch players
were mostly active in the NASL with Los Angeles Aztecs and Chicago Sting,
Lippens was part of the German clan at Dallas Tornados in 1980. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Josef Miso (Slovakia, 18-10-1973), in Costa
Rica</span></b></h3>
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Miso left his country Slovakia where he had played for Spartak Trnava, but never
reached the first team. He relocated to a club called Piestany, with whom he won
promotion to the third and a year later the second Slovakian division. Then he played a
friendly match with his club against LD Alajuelense and he was asked to join them. Always dreaming of Mexico, Miso did teh next best thing and said yes. Miso scored a modest six league goals in
his first year at LD Alajuelense. He wasn't really a killer upfront, more a teamplayer who gives his team mates chances to score. During
his nine years at Alajuelense, the club won six championships, two international
cups (the Copa Interclubes Uncaf (1996 and 2002) and reached the final of the
most important cup, the Concacaf Cup in 1999. LD Alajuelense lost that final
against Mexican club Necaxa 2-1, despite Miso scoring from the penalty spot to
give them the lead. After 2003, Miso played for a number of other Costa Rican clubs
and one Norwegian club, before hanging up his boots in 2008. With his total of
87, Miso is the foreign player with the most goals in Costa Rican first league history.
Miso stills lives in Costa Rica, coaching young players. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Chima Okorie (Nigeria, 8-10-1968), in India</span></b></h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chima Okorie with coach and legend <br />
PK Banerjee, </td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Chima Okorie
came as a young student to India, to Visakhapatnam. There he started playing
soccer, first just for fun. But as he was scoring lots of goals, he signed a
contract with Mohammedan in 1985 and played in the Calcutta League. Two years
later he moved to East Bengal where he was crowned top goal scorer several
times, as he was after his transfer to Mohun Bagan in 1991 (as the first foreign
player ever to play for this club). With his reputation as a lethal striker, Okorie did try his luck
in Europe. He had stints in England (Grimsby Town, Torquay), Scotland (St.
Mirren), Norway (Sogndal) and Denmark (Viborg, Ikast), but failed to make a big
impression. He returned to India in 1997 and immediately had his impact in the
newly formed (in 1996) Indian national league. With Mohun Bagan he won the title (97/98), and stayed for another season until he was suspended for
assaulting a referee. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Ruy Ramos (Brazil, 9-2-1957), in Japan</span></b></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ruy Goncalves
Ramos Sobrinho, born in Rio de Janeiro, was a gifted midfield player from
Brazil, who really didn’t have a career in Brazil. At 20 years old, he decided
to play in Japan, as one of the first foreign players. Playing for Yomiuri – later that name changed into Verdy Kawasaki – he became a hero over the next years. Ramos married
a Japanese girl and decided in 1989 to apply for Japanese citizenship. A year
later he made his debut for the national team, already 33 years old. Still, he managed to collect 32 caps (1 goal). Ramos didn’t retire until he was 42, so he
also played six years in the J-League, although bt that time he had lost his scoring ability. With a total 462 league-matches and 78 goals, Ramos’ popularity in
Japan even surpasses that of players like Kazuyoshi Miura and Hidetoshi Nakata.
Maybe Keisuke Honda, now with AC Milan, can challenge him on that aspect.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Rainer Raufmann (Germany, 26-02-1967), in
Cyprus</span></b></h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rauffmann playing for Cyprus <br />
against Malta</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">German
Rainer Raufmann had a mediocre career in his home country, mostly playing his
soccer in the German second division. He did score four Bundesliga goals for
Eintracht Frankfurt in 1995-96, though. After a nine month loan to Austrians
LASK (15 matches, 3 goals) from Arminia Bielefeld, Rauffmann makes the best
decision in his career: going to play soccer in Cyprus. His club Omonia Nicosia wa one of the big clubs on the island, so he presumed correctly that he would be able to score some goals. Of course the standard of play was a lot lower, but the difference was flabbergasting: Rauffmann starts banging
in goals like crazy. In his first season he scores 42 (!), then 35, 34 and 30. Even
as a 35 year-old he starts the 2003-04 season well with three goals in four
matches. But unfortunately, Raufmann then gets injured and has to retire. With 192
goals scored in just 151 matches, he is a real king in Cyprus, who also helped
his club win two championships and one national cup – scoring twice in the
final. And he had the honor of playing for the national team of Cyprus five
times, scoring three goals. Raufmann still lives in Nicosia, is married to a
Cypriot girl and works as a soccer scout for his former club. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Dale Tempest
(England, 30-12-1963), in Hong Kong</b></h3>
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youngster, Dale Tempest started playing soccer in the English second and third division,
with Fulham, Huddersfield Town and
Gillingham. His first adventure abroad was with Belgian club SK Lokeren in 1986-87. It was kinda good, but when he returned to pre-season training overweight Tempest was dropped by the new manager, Dutch international Wim Jansen. So he returned to England
(Colchester) for two seasons, without making many headlines. Tempest then let money
decide where he wanted to play and set sail for Hong Kong, where he was signed
by South China. During his career in Hong Kong he also played for Eastern and
Kitchee and was crowned league top scorer a record five times in his first six
seasons. After that, Australian striker Paul Foster got in his way. As most of the players in this list, Tempest had the honor of becoming
an international player for his new country. He wore the Hong Kong jersey six
times, and managed to score two goals. Still, Tempest claims that his real soccer
career was over the day he signed for South China. Only the very poor standard
of play and his own work ethics made him a Hong Kong hero, not his improved soccer
skills.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
John van Enckevorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465931650930797934noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280263461713630953.post-73559898954046290062013-12-27T16:17:00.003-08:002013-12-27T16:19:11.584-08:00The best ever European Champions Cup Winners, 1956-1991<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN-US">How about
those legendary European Champions Cup winners? Were they as superior and unbeatable as we
now think they were? This time I take a look at the match statistics of the first 36
champions of Europe (1956-1991), before the UEFA decided a plain and honest knock-out
tournament wasn’t commercially interesting enough.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">The lucky winners</span></b></h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steaua Bucuresti showing the cup to their home crowd</td></tr>
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with the champions that were very lucky to win the cup and didn’t make a big
impression, at least not outside of their own country. Statistically PSV Eindhoven (1987-88)
is the worst Champions’ champion of all. PSV only slipped through the quarter and
semifinals on away-goals. And on top of that, they couldn’t win the final in
120 minutes. PSV drew their last five matches of the tournament, and only
scored nine goals in nine matches. Two years later, AC Milan also managed just
nine goals, but conceded only two. PSV conceded five.The other underachiever in
this comparison is Steaua Bucuresti, champions of 1985-86. They also collected
just eleven points from their nine matches, also conceded five goals, but at
least scored thirteen times.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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list from the worst champion down to number 6:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">(Rules: two
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<tr>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">36<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="201"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">PSV Eindhoven (88)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.4pt;" valign="top" width="59"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 34.55pt;" valign="top" width="58"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 29.25pt;" valign="top" width="49"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">11<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 39.35pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">9-5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.65pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">61,1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">35<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="201"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Steaua Bucuresti (86)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.4pt;" valign="top" width="59"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 34.55pt;" valign="top" width="58"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 29.25pt;" valign="top" width="49"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">11<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 39.35pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">13-5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.65pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">61,1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: yellow; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">34<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="201"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">AC Milan (69)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.4pt;" valign="top" width="59"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 34.55pt;" valign="top" width="58"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 29.25pt;" valign="top" width="49"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 39.35pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">12-5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.65pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">64,2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: yellow; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">33<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="201"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Benfica (62)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.4pt;" valign="top" width="59"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 34.55pt;" valign="top" width="58"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 29.25pt;" valign="top" width="49"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 39.35pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">22-11<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.65pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">64,2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">32<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="201"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Bayern München (74)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">10<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.4pt;" valign="top" width="59"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 34.55pt;" valign="top" width="58"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 29.25pt;" valign="top" width="49"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">13<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 39.35pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">25-15<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.65pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">65,0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">31<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="201"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">AC Milan (90)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.4pt;" valign="top" width="59"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 34.55pt;" valign="top" width="58"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 29.25pt;" valign="top" width="49"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">12<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 39.35pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">9-2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.65pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">66,6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">30<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="201"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Manchester United (68)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.4pt;" valign="top" width="59"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 34.55pt;" valign="top" width="58"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 29.25pt;" valign="top" width="49"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">12<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 39.35pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">13-6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.65pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">66,6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">29<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="201"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Real Madrid (66)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.4pt;" valign="top" width="59"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 34.55pt;" valign="top" width="58"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 29.25pt;" valign="top" width="49"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">12<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 39.35pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">21-10<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.65pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">66,6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">28<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="201"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Feyenoord (70)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.4pt;" valign="top" width="59"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 34.55pt;" valign="top" width="58"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 29.25pt;" valign="top" width="49"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">12<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 39.35pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">23-5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.65pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">66,6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">27<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="201"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Real Madrid (59)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.4pt;" valign="top" width="59"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 34.55pt;" valign="top" width="58"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 29.25pt;" valign="top" width="49"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">10<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 39.35pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">14-4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.65pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">71,4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">26<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="201"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Internazionale (65)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.4pt;" valign="top" width="59"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 34.55pt;" valign="top" width="58"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 29.25pt;" valign="top" width="49"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">10<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 39.35pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">15-5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.65pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">71,4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">25<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="201"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Liverpool (78)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.4pt;" valign="top" width="59"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 34.55pt;" valign="top" width="58"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 29.25pt;" valign="top" width="49"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">10<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 39.35pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">17-7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.65pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">71,4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">24<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="201"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Real Madrid (56)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.4pt;" valign="top" width="59"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 34.55pt;" valign="top" width="58"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 29.25pt;" valign="top" width="49"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">10<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 39.35pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">20-10<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.65pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">71,4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">23<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="201"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Real Madrid (58)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.4pt;" valign="top" width="59"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 34.55pt;" valign="top" width="58"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 29.25pt;" valign="top" width="49"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">10<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 39.35pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">24-7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.65pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">71,4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: yellow; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">22<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="201"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Nottingham Forest (80)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.4pt;" valign="top" width="59"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 34.55pt;" valign="top" width="58"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 29.25pt;" valign="top" width="49"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">13<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 39.35pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">13-5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.65pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">72,2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">21<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="201"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Aston Villa (82)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.4pt;" valign="top" width="59"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 34.55pt;" valign="top" width="58"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 29.25pt;" valign="top" width="49"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">14<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 39.35pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">13-2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.65pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">77,7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">20<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="201"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Hamburger SV (83)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.4pt;" valign="top" width="59"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 34.55pt;" valign="top" width="58"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 29.25pt;" valign="top" width="49"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">14<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 39.35pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">16-5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.65pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">77,7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">19<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="201"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Ajax (71)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.4pt;" valign="top" width="59"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 34.55pt;" valign="top" width="58"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 29.25pt;" valign="top" width="49"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">14<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 39.35pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">17-5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.65pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">77,7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">18<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="201"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Juventus (85)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.4pt;" valign="top" width="59"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 34.55pt;" valign="top" width="58"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 29.25pt;" valign="top" width="49"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">14<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 39.35pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">19-6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.65pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">77,7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">17<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="201"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Bayern München (76)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.4pt;" valign="top" width="59"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 34.55pt;" valign="top" width="58"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 29.25pt;" valign="top" width="49"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">14<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 39.35pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">19-4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.65pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">77,7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">16<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="201"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">AC Milan (89)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.4pt;" valign="top" width="59"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 34.55pt;" valign="top" width="58"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 29.25pt;" valign="top" width="49"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">14<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 39.35pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">20-5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.65pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">77,7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">15<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="201"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">AC Milan (63)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.4pt;" valign="top" width="59"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 34.55pt;" valign="top" width="58"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 29.25pt;" valign="top" width="49"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">14<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 39.35pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">33-6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.65pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">77,7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">14<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="201"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Liverpool (77)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.4pt;" valign="top" width="59"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 34.55pt;" valign="top" width="58"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 29.25pt;" valign="top" width="49"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">14<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 39.35pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">22-5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B0F0; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.65pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">77,7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">13<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="201"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Bayern München (75)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.4pt;" valign="top" width="59"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 34.55pt;" valign="top" width="58"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 29.25pt;" valign="top" width="49"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">11<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 39.35pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">11-4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.65pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">78,5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">12<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="201"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Real Madrid (57)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">8<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.4pt;" valign="top" width="59"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 34.55pt;" valign="top" width="58"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 29.25pt;" valign="top" width="49"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">15<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 39.35pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">20-10<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #92D050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.65pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">81,2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: yellow; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">11<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="201"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Nottingham Forest (79)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.4pt;" valign="top" width="59"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 34.55pt;" valign="top" width="58"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 29.25pt;" valign="top" width="49"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">15<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 39.35pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">19-7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.65pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">83,3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: yellow; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">10<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="201"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Celtic (67)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.4pt;" valign="top" width="59"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 34.55pt;" valign="top" width="58"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 29.25pt;" valign="top" width="49"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">15<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 39.35pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">18-5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.65pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">83,3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: yellow; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 33.75pt;" valign="top" width="56"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 120.5pt;" valign="top" width="201"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Red Star Belgrade (91)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.4pt;" valign="top" width="59"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 29.25pt;" valign="top" width="49"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 38.6pt;" valign="top" width="64"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">15<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 39.35pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">20-5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">83,3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">8<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">FC Porto (87<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">15<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 39.35pt;" valign="top" width="66"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">21-5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: yellow; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.65pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">83,3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Benfica (61)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">15<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">26-9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">83,3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Liverpool (81)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">15<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">24-4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">83,3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">The Top 5 Best teams</span></b></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">Now, let’s
focus on the big teams, starting with the ones that won the Cup two or three times
in a row. Statistically, AC Milan (winner 1989 and 1990), Nottingham Forest
(1979 and 1980), Bayern München (1974, 1975 and 1976) and Liverpool (1977 and
1978), were champions with just an average record. Even the first four wins of Real
Madrid were mediocre, only the fifth cup in 1960 put them among the best five wins
ever. Here’s the final countdown, from number 5 to number 1.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">5 Ajax (Netherlands), 1972-73</span></b></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ajax's third win in 1973 might be remembered as the one with a boring final against Juventus. But the road to Belgrade was very convincing:
thrashing Bayern Munchen 4-0 in the quarter final (French newspaper l’Equipe
voted this match the best match in the history of the European Cup in 2005) and
winning home and away against Real Madrid in the semis. This season Ajax could have won all
seven matches (they were given a bye as Cup holders for the first round). But
after winning, as said, at home 4-0 to Bayern München (two goals by Arie Haan,
one by Gerrie Mühren and one by Johan Cruijff, with Bayern-goalie Sepp Maier
making three big mistakes), it was hard for the boys from Amsterdam to take the
return matches two weeks later too serious. And so they didn’t. After seven
minutes Piet Keizer scored 0-1, but an own goal by Ruud Krol (29<sup>th</sup>
minute) and a goal by Gerd Müller (37<sup>th</sup> minute) gave Bayern München
a consolation win. So Ajax collected twelve points in seven matches, scored
fifteen goals and conceided only four.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ajax (73)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">12<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">15-4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">85,7%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<h3>
<b><span lang="EN-US">4 Real Madrid (Spain), 1959-60</span></b></h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Di Stefano scoring at Hampden Park</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Real Madrid
won the first four European Champions Cup, but not with such domination as we are willing to believe now. In fact, in 1955-56, they lost 3-0 in the second leg of the quarter
final to Partizan Belgrade, after winning 4-0 at home. This is the biggest defeat ever of a Cup winner in
these 36 years. The 1959-60 season however, Alfredo di Stefano (8 goals) and
Ferenc Puskas (12 goals) were unstoppable. Madrid lost one match in this
campaign, 3-2 against OGC Nice, after a 2-0 lead. The other five matches to the
final were easy wins: 7-0 and 5-2 against Jeunesse d’Esch from
Luxembourg, 4-0 in the return against OGC Nice, and 3-1 away and at home
against their toughest rival, Barcelona. The final at Hampden Park, Glasgow, on
May 18, probably was the most entertaining final ever. An attendance of 127,621
spectators saw Real Madrid winning 7-3 against Eintracht Frankfurt. Di Stefano
scored the first two and the last one, Puskas the four goals in between.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Real Madrid (60)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">85,7%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">3. Ajax (Netherlands), 1971-72</span></b></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">The three
best ever European Champions Cup winners all played nine matches, of which they
won seven and didn’t lose any. So basically I consider all three of them as the
best winners ever. The ranking here is based on goal difference. This way claims number three. With two of their three wins in the Top 5, Ajax in the early seventies probably is the best European
club team ever. Ajax started with a 2-0 against Dinamo Dresden, but couln’t
avoid a draw in the return match (0-0). After
that, Olympique Marseille was easily beaten, 2-1 away and 4-1 at home. With
impressive wins against Arsenal, 2-1 and 1-0, Ajax entered the semi finals.
Benfica was beaten 1-0 at home, Sjaak Swart scoring the all important goal for
his club. The Lisbon club couldn’t score on their home turf, 0-0, so Ajax
advanced into the final. Ajax had the advantage to play the final in Rotterdam,
against Internazionale Milan. It was Johan Cruyff’s best performance in a
Cup final, scoring both goals in a well deserved 2-0 victory.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ajax (72)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">16<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">14-3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">88,8%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">2 Internazionale Milan (Italy), 1963-64</span></b></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">After a few
free-scoring seasons (the last four winners before 1964 scored a total of 113 goals), it
was disappointing that Internazionale Milan had another approach: defense
before attack. Ans it worked: during the first three matches (Everton 0-0 and 1-0, and AS
Monaco 1-0) they didn’t concede a goal. Their overall record this year is
pretty impressive, although the opponents (Partizan Belgrade and Borussia
Dortmund) weren’t really first class. Dortmund did take a point from the
Italians, holding them at 2-2 in their home match. The other finalist was, Real Madrid. With
Tarcisio Burgnich, Giacinto Facchetti and Sandro Mazzola (two goals) as their most important players,
Internazionale beat the Spaniards 3-1. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Internazionale (64)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">16<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">16-5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">88,8%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">1 Liverpool (England), 1983-84</span></b></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">The best
campaign of 36 years was, surprisingly, completed by Liverpool in 1984.
Their first two wins in 1977 and 1978 were not that special, the third in 1981 was very good, and during the 1983-84 tournament
Liverpool did something extraordinary. First they beat Danish side Odense BK
with ease (1-0 and 5-0), then Atletic Bilbao nearly kicked them out, after
holding on to a 0-0 at Anfield. In Bilbao Ian Rush scored the only goal of the match, getting Liverpool into the
quarter finals. Again Rush won the home match for Liverpool against Benfica
(1-0), in Lisbon the Portugese had no chance at all (4-1). Rumanian champion
Dinamo Bucuresti was a difficult opponent in the semifinal, although Liverpool
won both matches (1-0 and 2-1). So Liverpool spilled just one point on their
road to the final. The final was played in the Olympic Stadium in Rome,
Liverpools opponent was the home team, AS Roma. It stayed 0-0 for 120 minutes. Then Bruno
Conti and Francesco Graziani missed penalties for Roma, Phil Neal, Graeme
Souness, Ian Rush and Alan Kennedy scored for Liverpool and the cup went to England, again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">16<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">88,8%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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John van Enckevorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465931650930797934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280263461713630953.post-57670481840241912982013-12-16T17:16:00.000-08:002019-03-25T09:23:21.756-07:00Soccer Pioneers: The first Dutch professional soccer players<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6lsNoh0RIMKAuxXTm2iOka6ILKtt1iEeN7kA6RLtMa8f7ZS4OtDnkKQbKdObHtSbI1xZ4ZL5hX5ED7F-y6sV4LDy2rHN5-eXl40MQ1HXo6We3bo59zCiOC14N2EcPVQwXcqUBtC6O_Nc/s1600/Nantes+Vreken.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6lsNoh0RIMKAuxXTm2iOka6ILKtt1iEeN7kA6RLtMa8f7ZS4OtDnkKQbKdObHtSbI1xZ4ZL5hX5ED7F-y6sV4LDy2rHN5-eXl40MQ1HXo6We3bo59zCiOC14N2EcPVQwXcqUBtC6O_Nc/s1600/Nantes+Vreken.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gerry Vreken at FC Nantes</td></tr>
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<i>It wasn’t until 1954 that soccer players in the Netherlands were allowed
to be paid for their efforts on the field. Before that, only a few tried their luck in a
foreign country. The first five, Gerrit Visser, Gerrit Keizer, Beb Bakhuys,
Gerry Vreken and Faas Wilkes all had their own reasons to take this big step.</i></div>
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<b>Gerrit Visser, Bethlehem Steel (professional in 1926)</b></h3>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVvAY81JT4ynjETDMUMTk_czrnhWVHptt0-yYydOQwd1UQIwupYrwoe86bPDQquT2BhDg9rx1qFzwofkl3KMFG8iczslVOszhzRkeL5D7YDZ1ftM05RkWZNts7X4KtteSz8o9lSEguKOo/s1600/Gerrit_Hoofd.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVvAY81JT4ynjETDMUMTk_czrnhWVHptt0-yYydOQwd1UQIwupYrwoe86bPDQquT2BhDg9rx1qFzwofkl3KMFG8iczslVOszhzRkeL5D7YDZ1ftM05RkWZNts7X4KtteSz8o9lSEguKOo/s1600/Gerrit_Hoofd.JPG" /></a><span lang="EN-US">The very
first Dutch soccer player earning money was Gerrit Visser. He didn’t plan to, though. Visser was playing for Stormvogels, a club from the Dutch harbor
city of IJmuiden, as an inside right. His biggest success with the club was the
second place behind Dutch champion Feyenoord in the 1923-24 league. Visser
collected seven caps and played with the Dutch team at the 1924 Olympics. A
year later, 22 years of age, he emigrated to the United States. Early February
1926, Visser suddenly appears as a striker for professional American soccer club Bethlehem Steel. He has to
replace top striker Archie Stark, who is injured. Visser performs up to
expectations: he scores four goals in three league-matches, three of them in a
8-0 trashing of Newark. After those matches, Stark returned and scored even more than Visser did. Stark collected 43
league goals that year and would establish a world record the season after that. Visser knew he wasn't able to challenge Stark. So he
leaves for Detroit Holley Carburator, playing in the local Detroit professional
league. Although not really pursuing a soccer career in the States, his matches
for Bethlehem Steel make Visser the first ever Dutch professional soccer player. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Gerrit Keizer, Arsenal (professional in 1931)</b></h3>
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professional soccer career, it just happened. Keizer was a talented goalkeeper
for Ajax. Unfortunately, the club had more confidence in his rival Jan de Boer.
Keizer had his own international wholesale business in vegetables, and
frequently travelled to London. In 1930 he decides to live in the English capital for a while
and, among other things, improve his English. He starts playing for Margrate, something of a franchise club for Arsenal. As world famous manager
Herbert Chapman watched Keizer play, he gets him to play for Arsenal, at a six pound
weekly wage. Keizer was called the Flying Dutchman as he flew to Amsterdam
almost every week to also play for the Ajax reserves. Although Keizer showed his brilliance now and again for Arsenal, he could also make childish
mistakes. All in all, Chapman wasn’t prepared to take that risk. He threw Keizer
out of the team after twelve matches in which he never kept a clean sheet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Keizer continued to play for Charlton Athletic and Queens Park Rangers,
but decided to return home to Ajax in 1933. Until 1948 (!) he was their undisputed
number one in goal, and also was capped twice for the Dutch national team. Two
matches in which, as one would expect, he was beaten a total of seven times.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">After the war Keizer was sentenced to six months in prison for smuggling
British pounds into the Netherlands. He was a very successful businessman and a member of the Ajax board from 1955 until 1962. </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Beb
Bakhuys, FC Metz (professional in 1937)</span></b></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">Unlike
Visser and Keizer, Beb Bakhuys was a big star in the Netherlands. Elisa Hendrik
‘Beb’(derived from ‘baby’) was already playing for topclub HBS (Dutch champion 1925)
at the age of sixteen, just a few months after the league title. After two
years he changed to ZAC in Zwolle in 1927. Bakhuys soon made his debut for the Dutch
national team. Young Bakhuys was also very keen on making a decent living, he had
a degree in market gardening and left for the Dutch Indies (the colony where he
was born) to make a name for himself. It didn’t work out, and Bakhuys returned to
Zwolle in 1933. He was a lethal goalscorer, a very good header of the ball and
the striker with the most powerful shot in the Netherlands. During 1934 Bakhuys played five international matches for the Netherlands, scoring twice each time. But he failed to do so in
the most important macth of the year, at the 1934 World Cup against Switersland.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Still, Bakhuys
was the best player in the country. In 1937 VVV from the city of Venlo offered him
a tobacco store if he would join them. Bakhuys accepted, but the Dutch FA suspended
him as they interpreted it as a violation of his amateur status. So the Dutch
striker was forced to look somewhere else, and left for FC Metz in France.
Before the Second World War he played two seasons for Metz (40 league matches
and fifteen goals). Bakhuys got a monthly wage of six hundred Dutch guilders (something
close to 250 US dollar at the time). During the war Bakhuys was sent to Leipzig by
the Germans to work as an instrument maker. In 1943, he is able to return to France,
and played another season at FC Metz (1945-46: fourteen matches, two
goals) . <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>Gerry Vreken, AS Monaco (professional in 1946)</b></span></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">During the
Second World War ADO from the city of The Hague won the Dutch league in 1942
and 1943. Striker Gerrit ‘Gerry’ Vreken was an important member of that team. For instance,
Vreken scored the all decisive goal against Enschede in the very last match of the 1943 season, thereby clinching the title. Vreken was ordered to work in Germany in a factory, but didn’t feel like it. He had trouble thinking what to do. He was
too scared to go in hiding, and he wanted very much to keep on playing for his
club. So he voluntarily started working for the Arbeidsdienst, in a way collaborating
with the German enemy. </span>At his club everybody knew, Vreekens claims. But a<span lang="EN-US">fter the war, people though of him as a traitor,
although technically he wasn’t. He wasn’t allowed to vote for ten years and was
suspended by his club ADO.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gerry Vreken (left) during the Flood Disaster Match <br />
against France, 1953</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">A friend arranged
a test training for Vreken at AS Monaco, at that time playing in the second
division in France. He was invited to stay, and played for Monaco from 1946 until 1949.
After that, Vreken played another six seasons at FC Nantes. Highlight of his
career after the war, was a match between foreign based professional Dutch
players (most of them playing in France) against het national team of France in
1953. The Netherlands had experienced a flood disaster that winter, and the
match tried to collect money for the victims. The Dutch professionals won 2-1, the match proved that professional soccer in the Netherlands might not be a bad idea after all. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Vreken returned to the Netherlands for just a few years in the sixties, but he still had to deal with people calling him traitor. So he went back to France for the rest of
his life, dying an embittered man on February 28, 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Faas Wilkes, Internazionale Milan (professional in 1949)</b></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">Maybe Faas
Wilkes (born in Rotterdam in 1923) was the Diego Maradona or Lionel Messi of
his time. Not physically – Wilkes was strong and tall – but in his style of
play. Wilkes just dribbled and dribbled with the ball, to eventually get in
such a position that he could score a goal. And he scored lots of goals. After the
Second World War, Wilkes first encounter with getting paid for his soccer skills
was when he and his brother Leen (goalkeeper at Xerxes) were offered two Bedford
trucks if they would consider playing for MVV in Maastricht. Immediately the
Dutch FA threatened Wilkes with a suspension for a year, so they both stayed at
Xerxes.</span></div>
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Three years
later, Wilkes did turn professional, and was contracted by Internazionale Milan. Italy in those days was getting
in foreign players by the dozens, mostly from Denmark, Sweden and Argentina.
Wilkes had a wonderful time. He was an elegant player with good looks, which is
always an advantage in Italy. He played there for three seasons, earning nearly
hundred fifty thousand guilders and scoring 47 goals in 95 league matches. After
that, Wilkes didn’t hit it off at AC Torino and moved to Spain a year later
(1953). Valencia was very lucky to have him as a player. Wilkes scored another
38 goals in 62 league matches and was considered one of the top three foreign players
in Spain, alongside Alfredo di Stefano (Real Madrid) and Luis Kubala
(Barcelona). In 1956, Wilkes returns to the Netherlands to play for VVV in
Venlo. Professionalism was installed in the Netherlands in 1954, and Wilkes
plays another seven seasons (two for VVV, three for Fortuna ’54 and two more
for Xerxes) to end his career in 1964,
41 years old.</div>
John van Enckevorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465931650930797934noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280263461713630953.post-11394040196625947092013-12-04T17:50:00.000-08:002013-12-04T17:50:01.334-08:00Playing in the States, the early edition (Part Two)<div class="MsoNormal">
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I already looked at foreign players that improved the level of play of the American
Soccer League (1921-1931). Today, it’s time for the second part. With lots of
Scottish and Hungarian players, and also some skilled Scandinavians and one single Dutchman.</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The success
of the ASL can be compared to the NFL, the one with the nice outfits and the strange
ball. That league was also just starting to get big. It’s surprising to see
that attendances for soccer matches equalled the crowds of the NFL, and often even
surpassed them. It’s because of internal problems of the soccer league itself
and different American soccer associations, that Americans now consider
American Football as their national sport. It could easily have been the other
way around. Now, let’s continue with the countrywise index of foreign players
in the ASL.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Hungary</span></h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jozsef Eisenhoffer</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">While hundreds
of Scottish soccer players entered the ASL, it’s the Hungarians that probably provide
the highest average quality. Attracted by the money, the good life and the lack of anti-semitism in the
United States, famous players like Laszlo Sternberg, Bela Guttman, Joszef
Eisenhoffer, Kalman Konrad and Gyorgy Molnar all got on board to cross the
ocean. The list below contains fifteen
players, most of them Jewish, just like the Austrians, and most of them also playing
for Brooklyn Wanderers, New York Giants and later Hakoah All-Stars.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Austrian champion with Hakoah Vienna 1925<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">French champion with Olympique Marseille 1937<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Caps: 6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Hungarian champion with MTK Budapest 1920, 1921<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Austrian champion with Hakoah Vienna 1925<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #00B050; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 115.15pt;" valign="top" width="192">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Kalman Konrad<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.0pt;" valign="top" width="183">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Brooklyn Wanderers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.0cm;" valign="top" width="189">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">27 matches (2 goals)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.05pt;" valign="top" width="203">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Caps: 12 (2 goals)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Hungarian champion with MTK Budapest in 1914,
1917, 1918, 1919<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 115.15pt;" valign="top" width="192">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Lajos Fischer (GK)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.0pt;" valign="top" width="183">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Brooklyn Wanderers, New York Giants, Hakoah
All-Stars<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.0cm;" valign="top" width="189">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">122 macthes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.05pt;" valign="top" width="203">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Caps: 9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: red; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 115.15pt;" valign="top" width="192">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Bela Szentmiklossy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.0pt;" valign="top" width="183">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Bridgeport Bears, Newark Skeeters<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.0cm;" valign="top" width="189">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">13 matches (8 goals)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.05pt;" valign="top" width="203">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Caps: 1 (1 goal)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 115.15pt;" valign="top" width="192">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Alexander Neufeld<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.0pt;" valign="top" width="183">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Brooklyn Wanderers, Hakoah All-Stars, Fall
River<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.0cm;" valign="top" width="189">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">43 matches (11 goals)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.05pt;" valign="top" width="203">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Caps: 3 for Hungary, 2 for Austria<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Austrian champion with Hakaoh Vienna 1925<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #00B050; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 115.15pt;" valign="top" width="192">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Rudolf Nickolsburger<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.0pt;" valign="top" width="183">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Hakoah All-Stars<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.0cm;" valign="top" width="189">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">84 matches (30 goals)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.05pt;" valign="top" width="203">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Caps: 2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 115.15pt;" valign="top" width="192">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Gyorgy Molnar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.0pt;" valign="top" width="183">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">New York Giants, Brooklyn Wanderers, Hakoah
All-Stars<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.0cm;" valign="top" width="189">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">56 matches (13 goals)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.05pt;" valign="top" width="203">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Caps: 27 (11 goals)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Hungarian champion with MTK Budapest 1920,
1921, 1922, 1923, 1924 and 1925. Winner Golden Boot 1925 (21 goals)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: red; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 115.15pt;" valign="top" width="192">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Laszlo Sternberg<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.0pt;" valign="top" width="183">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">New York Giants, Hakoah All-Stars<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.0cm;" valign="top" width="189">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">100 matches (3 goals)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.05pt;" valign="top" width="203">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Caps: 19, captain of Hungary at the 1934
World Cup<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Champion with Ujpesti Dosza in 1933 and 1935<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 115.15pt;" valign="top" width="192">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Jozsef Braun<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.0pt;" valign="top" width="183">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Brooklyn Wanderers, Hakoah All-Stars<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.0cm;" valign="top" width="189">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">28 matches (3 goals)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.05pt;" valign="top" width="203">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #00B050; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 115.15pt;" valign="top" width="192">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Ernö Schwartz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.0pt;" valign="top" width="183">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">New York Giants, Hakoah All-Stars<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.0cm;" valign="top" width="189">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">143 matches (33 goals)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #00B050; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.05pt;" valign="top" width="203">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Caps: 2 (2 goals)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Austrian champion with Hakoah Vienna 1925<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 115.15pt;" valign="top" width="192">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Deszo Grosz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.0pt;" valign="top" width="183">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Brooklyn Wanderers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.0cm;" valign="top" width="189">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">182 matches<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.05pt;" valign="top" width="203">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Caps: 2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: red; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 115.15pt;" valign="top" width="192">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Bela Kovacsi<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.0pt;" valign="top" width="183">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Hakoah All-Stars, Brooklyn Wanderers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.0cm;" valign="top" width="189">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">22 matches<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.05pt;" valign="top" width="203">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Caps: 1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 115.15pt;" valign="top" width="192">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Istvan Pipa<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 110.0pt;" valign="top" width="183">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Bridgeport, Brooklyn Wanderers, Newark
Americans<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 4.0cm;" valign="top" width="189">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">23 matches (9 goals)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 122.05pt;" valign="top" width="203">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Caps: 1 (1 goal)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Netherlands<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwXTJYCHucTbljGZxpdJUCee79lmQM0vGl5yUbqO3rIfdpctl3YCEffglS3ei7RSFNPAof0zjXkZiUFoSCzIYchkJvyM5gxGq-88tcRhXn4g3Qf_5GNZnHnv0jlyH98DZl9vamf6-VmnA/s1600/Gerrit_Hoofd.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwXTJYCHucTbljGZxpdJUCee79lmQM0vGl5yUbqO3rIfdpctl3YCEffglS3ei7RSFNPAof0zjXkZiUFoSCzIYchkJvyM5gxGq-88tcRhXn4g3Qf_5GNZnHnv0jlyH98DZl9vamf6-VmnA/s1600/Gerrit_Hoofd.JPG" /></a><span lang="EN-US">Dutchman <b>Gerrit
Visser</b> played for Stormvogels in the Dutch league, from the city of IJmuiden. As an inside right he
played seven international matches, four of them during the Olympic Games in
Paris. Visser emigrated to the United States in 1925. Not to play soccer, but to start a new life.
Six months later, he appears as a stand-in for Bethlehem Steel’s top striker
Archie Stark, who is injured. After three matches (and four goals!) Stark
returns and Vissers playing days at the ASL are over.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><i>(More about
Gerrit Visser in my next article, dealing with the first five Dutch soccer
players that went abroad. Visser was the very first)</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Northern Ireland</span></b></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6cILjhGcF2vzG2Gn3gTcI0OfEah4OuMIgPZcRoz-EZsTrB1aq3yoa3k1VgCc2qXPczhaLCf1yidfPJSH1iEnRa_AaMAUeQdckZkRvdZ7c8VOtpVNa9Olo9wvZxKsaTsjNhgngl9CkR8/s1600/HamillMick.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6cILjhGcF2vzG2Gn3gTcI0OfEah4OuMIgPZcRoz-EZsTrB1aq3yoa3k1VgCc2qXPczhaLCf1yidfPJSH1iEnRa_AaMAUeQdckZkRvdZ7c8VOtpVNa9Olo9wvZxKsaTsjNhgngl9CkR8/s1600/HamillMick.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Michael Hamill</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Northern
Ireland also had a few players that were interested in playing in the ASL. For
example <b>James Harry Chatton</b>, who
played in Scotland for Partick Thistle. Then Idiana Flooring offered him a
contract. A year later Chatton (three
caps for Northern Ireland, three for the Republic of Ireland) moved to New York
Nationals. In total Chatton played 145 ASL-matches (1 goal). Coming back from
the States he played for Shelbourne, Dumbarton and Cork FC. <b>Billy Pitt</b> had five different clubs in
the ASL, among others Fall River, Bethlehem Steel and Pawtucket Rangers with
187 macthes (1 goal) to show for it. Striker <b>Jimmy McAuley</b> was a player at Ards FC, when he signed a contract
with Philadelphia Field Club. He soon changed to Fall River, with whom he
became ASL-champion in 1929 and 1930. In total, McAuley played 167 ASL-matches
and scored 49 goals. <b>Whitey McDonald</b> was born in Omagh, but
raised in Canada. He played four seasons at Bethlehem Steel. Then Scottish club
Glasgow Rangers toured Canada and the States and they offered McDonald a
contract. He stayed with Rangers for ten years and also collected two caps for
Northern Ireland. <b>Michael Hamill</b> was
already famous when he was signed by Fall River. He had been playing for
Manchester United, Celtic and Manchester City and earned seven caps for
Ireland. He played two seasons for Boston Wonder Workers (66 matches, one goal)
and one match for New York Giants, before rerturning to Europe in 1926. Already
37 years old, he still played another four seasons at Belfast Celtic. <b>Willy Reid</b> was a big name at Glentoran,
before being picked up by Bethlehem Steel. He played four seasons (86 matches)
for them, after that he went to Scotland, to play for Hearts of Midlothian, later
Dundalk and Distillery. He gained one cap for Northern Ireland in 1930. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Norway</span></b></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1oaSFpy7HcMOUabPiEfkJhU3pMXzW2XmgaSUozdt4nU60CY0MZ2Qzae4jxUVD2Z2Q9l-y85GDD_RcpIfXHU8vPVwXBV8QrDyw0Ri7LL2Fzth6LFlNJeOhYHJ1-0SQjGB6DhQqYb_G_Q/s1600/1934worldcupteam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1oaSFpy7HcMOUabPiEfkJhU3pMXzW2XmgaSUozdt4nU60CY0MZ2Qzae4jxUVD2Z2Q9l-y85GDD_RcpIfXHU8vPVwXBV8QrDyw0Ri7LL2Fzth6LFlNJeOhYHJ1-0SQjGB6DhQqYb_G_Q/s1600/1934worldcupteam.jpg" height="320" width="234" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The USA with Werner 'Scotty' Nilsen<br /> at the 1934World Cup </td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">One of the
really big stars of the ASL hails from Norway. <b>Werner ‘Scotty’ Nilsen</b> moved to the United States in 1923. After
a few years at minor clubs, he was picked up by Boston Wonder Workers in 1926.
Nilsen hardly missed a match in three
years for the club, scoring 70 goals. His 43 goals in 1928-29 earned him the
Golden Boot, together with Hungarian Janos Nehadoma (Brooklyn Wanderers). A
year later he was ASL-champion with Fall River. In total Nilsen scored an
amazing 131 ASL-goals, placing him tenth in the all-time list of goalscorers.
Nilsen earned two caps for the United States, the second one during the 1934
World Cup, losing to Italy in the first round.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">There was
also a <b>Murphy Nilsen</b> playing for
Boston Wonder Workers (8 matches, 0 goals) and Boston Bears (8 matches, 1
goal). As he was, just like Scotty, born in Skien, Norway, this must be Scotty’s
younger brother. <b>Reidar Hoilund</b> is
Norwegian number three, playing just a few matches for Indiana Flooring and
Boston Bears. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></b></h3>
<h3>
<b><span lang="EN-US">Republic of Ireland</span></b></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQ4dCsDzZZ9lAJPjnzTaAblERO0v4x2PHhPPLs0cXQP-ZltcGwDcmbauSlUXzjPGe9k3RWQSOibctqetANxUEnEU9B5kjpIvALu4GlOloTm3lj5BPZsOEjJ2DMuxUcoPtf4G_dnFDQvw/s1600/Bethlehem-Steel-FC-Dave-Carson-relaxing-210x300.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQ4dCsDzZZ9lAJPjnzTaAblERO0v4x2PHhPPLs0cXQP-ZltcGwDcmbauSlUXzjPGe9k3RWQSOibctqetANxUEnEU9B5kjpIvALu4GlOloTm3lj5BPZsOEjJ2DMuxUcoPtf4G_dnFDQvw/s1600/Bethlehem-Steel-FC-Dave-Carson-relaxing-210x300.png" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dave Carson</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">From the
Republic of Ireland-players that undertook an American soccer adventure, a few
pop out, first and foremost <b>Bob Fullam</b>. Forward Fullam started playing for
Shelbourne, before moving to Shamrock Rovers in 1921. One season later, in
1922-23 he was crowned top goalscorer of the league, with 27 goals. He even
earned his own catchphrase: ‘Give it to Bob’. His good performances got Leeds
United’s attention, but that adventure didn’t work out. Back at Shamrock Rovers
he was happy again. In 1927 Philadelphia Field Club was looking for new players in
the Irish Republic. Fullam was picked, but an ownership conflict shortened
his American league to just one season and only 5 matches (3 goals). Fullam’s
teammate at Shamrock Rovers, <b>Dennis ‘Diny’ Doyle</b>, stayed a bit longer; he went
from Philadelphia to Fall River and collected two championship medals. Season 1928-29
as a regular in the team, a season later just playing three matches,
after which he was transferred to Pawtucket Rangers. In five seasons Doyle
played 151 ASL-matches and scored one goal. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>Larry
Kilroy</b>, playing for Bray Unknowns, was another Irish player that was tempted to
play in the States by Philadelphia Field Club. Just like Fullam, he only stayed
one year, playing 9 matches (1 goal) for Philadelphia and 8 matches (no goals)
for Pawtucket Rangers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Four years before
the mentioned three players, goalkeeper <b>Dave Carson</b> already crossed the ocean
to play for Bethlehem Steel. He did so at least until December 1925, when he
was performing so badly that he was replaced. To be fair, his first two seasons
at Bethlehem Steel were no less than great. After this last mishap, Carson still got
some playing time as a goalie at Springfield Babes and Bridgeport
Hungaria/Newark. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Scotland</span></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHnqZPvGk2N_1ifbFZ9-m3f0-8q9Q0WVAFBwM3pA9goXNd_ock_iPUuqEV1j1ISqUu1cfN2GqOIk7IP5R_88JiqG60PT4N4ArxOyWzltoJT3R1I4LOQ2pvrTeD3rcO_e2BQ1WpuTvbEk/s1600/Thomas+Muirhead.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHnqZPvGk2N_1ifbFZ9-m3f0-8q9Q0WVAFBwM3pA9goXNd_ock_iPUuqEV1j1ISqUu1cfN2GqOIk7IP5R_88JiqG60PT4N4ArxOyWzltoJT3R1I4LOQ2pvrTeD3rcO_e2BQ1WpuTvbEk/s1600/Thomas+Muirhead.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tommy Muirhead</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Where would
the ASL have been without Scottish players? While other soccer countries
proudly point at five, maybe ten players that made a difference in the roaring
soccer twenties, Scotland easily has one hundred to show for, or even two hundred. Which
immediately makes it impossible to take a look at them all. So, I’ll just honor
a bunch of them. I will focus on Scottish players that already had a career in
Scotland before they came to the States, and on those that made a name for
themselves in the ASL, and were picked up by Scottish clubs to play in Europe. With
these criteria, al lot of Scottish players are scratched from my list as they already came to the United States as a child. Among them the perhaps best striker the
United States ever had, Glasgow born Archie Stark. Still - even with Lionel Messi and Christiano Ronaldo trying their best - holder of the world record of 67 league goals in one season, and best ever goalscorer in the ASL. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Let’s start
off the list with <b>Tommy Muirhead</b>, captain of
Glasgow Rangers in 1924 and eight times Scottish international. Muirhead was
asked by Boston Won</span>der Workers to come to Boston as player-manager. And
although he only stayed for a year (homesick), it was proof that big Scottish
players could be tempted to play in the United States. That also had a
financial background: American clubs had higher wages, more than double from
what was normal in Scotland. Mostly the American companies that owned the
clubs, also provided good jobs for these players in their company. A year later <b>Tommy Martin</b> and <b>Jimmy ‘Tec’
White</b> form Motherwell were asked to join Fall River, and so were <b>Charlie McGill</b> (Third Lanark) en <b>Bill McPherson</b> (Beith). Together they
were the backbone of Fall River, who came to be ASL-champions in 1925/26,
1928/29 and 1929/30. Especially Jimmy ‘Tec’ White was exceptional, banging in
the goals (124 in 281 matches). </div>
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<h3>
<span lang="EN-US">Record fee</span></h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bill Harper</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Long before
these five, <b>Alexander Lorimer</b> was
tempted to make the journey. Lorimer had played just one game for Kilmarnock in
1920/21, but played 311 ASL-matches (55 goals) for a ring of US clubs (Philadelphia
Field Club, Fall River, Shasheen Indians, New Bedford Whalers and Pawtucket
Rangers. Scottish international goalkeeper <b>Bill
Harper</b> (11 caps) spent five years at Hibernian (178 league matches), before
Arsenal paid a record fee for him in 1925. After more than two years as
Arsenals number one, Harper was dropped by manager Chapman. He got on a boat to
New York, and won the league title with Fall River in 1928/29. After stints
with Boston Bears, Boston Wonder Workers and New Bedford Whales, Harper returned
to Arsenal in 1930. While playing for
St. Mirren, <b>Denis Lawson</b> earned his
only Scottish cap in a match against England in 1923 (2-2). A few months later
he was contracted by Cardiff City where he played for three seasons. Then
Springfield Babes lured him to the States. In season 1926/27 he played 23
ASL-matches (2 goals) for Springfield and another 16 (1 goal) for Providence Clamdiggers,
before returning to England to play for Wigan Borough. <b>Johnny Ballantyne</b> played three seasons (86 league matches with 16
goals) for Partick Thistle before accepting an offer from Boston Wonder Workers
in 1924. With 146 matches and 50 goals he was an outstanding figure in the ASL.
After those four years he went back to Scotland and collected almost another 300
league matches for Partick, Falkirk and Queens Park Rangers, to retire at the
age of 36 years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Four or twelve pound a week</h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">One of the
most famous of all Scottish players that tried their luck in the United States,
is <b>Alex McNab</b>. Two times Scottish
international McNab was playing for Greenock Morton, when they offered him four
pound a week for the next season. McNab was disappointed and asked to be
transferred. Although Greenock wanted an absurd transfer fee, Boston Wonder
Workers made an offer. McNab could earn twelve pound a week in Boston, so he
accepted. He had a great time in the ASL, collecting two league titles with
Fall River and playing 283 ASL-matches scoring 61 goals. While his club
Clydebank was relegated after the 1921/22 season, <b>Malcolm Goldie</b> left Scotland for an American adventure. Starting
with Bethlehem Steel, with whom he won the ASL-title in 1926/27, moving to Fall
River (champion 1928/29) and finishing with Pawtucket Rangers an New Bedford
Whalers, Goldie collected 278 ASL-matches, scoring 63 goals.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<h3>
Topscorer in Scotland</h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Barney Battles</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">The most
experienced Scottish player who came to the USA must have been <b>Geordie Henderson</b>. At 22 he
joined Glasgow Rangers, and in the next eight seasons he played 170 league-matches,
scoring no less than 123 goals and winning four Scottish titles along the way.
In 1927 he was first transferred to Darlington, but quickly swopped the English
Second Division for New York. With the New York Nationals he finished third in
the league, scoring 11 goals in 32 matches and winning the National Challenge
Cup. After just one year he returned to play another two years for Dundee
United. <b>Johnny Jaap</b> was born in
Scotland, but started his career in the USA. Especially with Bethlehem Steel he had
a great career in the ASL. Not always a regular in the team, but still managing to play 132 ASL-matches (48 goals). And he was crowned ASL-champion four times: three with
Bethlehem Steel, and the very first with Philadelphia Field Club. He also travelled to Scotland
to play for Hearts for just one season, 1930/31. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Before
ending the Scottish part of the article, I’ll have to mention <b>Barney Battles</b>.
Battles, born in 1905, emigrated to the United States when he was a teenager. There he started playing for the Boston Bears. At the age of 19, the Boston
Wonder Workers wanted him. He played there alongside Johnny Ballantyne, Alex McNab
en Tommy Muirhead. Three
years laterBattles left Boston Wonder Workers with a total 116 matches and 41 goals under
his belt. And with one cap for the United States, losing 1-0 to Canada in 1925. Battles
returned to Scotland, to play for Hearts. Expectations were high, but Battles
had no problems taking that challenge. He scored 31 goals in 28 league matches in his
first season. Two years later he did even better with 44 league goals, while scoring a hattrick three matches in a row in November 1930. Of course that made him leading goalscorer of the Scottish league that season.He also earned a
Scottish cap, scoring in a 1-1 draw against Wales. If it wasn’t for superstar
Hughie Gallagher, Battles would easily have earned ten or twenty caps. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<h3>
<span lang="EN-US">Sweden</span></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">While the real
Swedish influence in the ASL was the work of just one man, there were others
that gave it their best shot. For example <b>Eric
Larsson</b>, playing for the New York Nationals and the New York Giants (in
total 28 matches and 9 goals). Or <b>Nils
Nygren</b>, who played just one fine year for Boston Wonder Workers (1928/29,
29 matches and 11 goals), <b>Olof Johansson</b>
(10 matches for New York Nationals) and <b>Dicko
Magnusson</b>, 14 matches and 1 goal in 1924/25 for Indiana Flooring . <b>Thore Sundberg</b> had two Swedish caps and
came from AIK Solna to Fall River. He played 38 matches in the ASL, scoring 2
goals. <b>George Gustafsson</b> had three clubs in the States (Indiana Flooring,
Newark Skeeters and Boston Bears), but only played 24 matches in three seasons.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Second best
in the Swedish list is without a doubt <b>Kaleb
Schylander</b>. Seven times capped Schylander arrived from IFK Göteborg and spent four years playing for
Indiana Flooring (1924 until 1927), making 97 appearances and scoring 24 goals.</span></div>
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<h3>
Herbert Carlson</h3>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlTm3pGpSVa5aTUrA38m1JUoqEm0Gh-MjxVVYhUEa4MPDiNTNs46OVt35bfvqtTcmJ8-NzE8JnD6rWqOaBDruD9PRNQXTffrem0NT9CsC40EZDmeIZrQTdS71kXuCdM0a-kD2TxEvi-f4/s1600/Herbert+Karlsson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlTm3pGpSVa5aTUrA38m1JUoqEm0Gh-MjxVVYhUEa4MPDiNTNs46OVt35bfvqtTcmJ8-NzE8JnD6rWqOaBDruD9PRNQXTffrem0NT9CsC40EZDmeIZrQTdS71kXuCdM0a-kD2TxEvi-f4/s1600/Herbert+Karlsson.jpg" /></a><span lang="EN-US">And then
there was Herbert Karlsson, Swedens top striker and one of the first big names
in the ASL. </span><span lang="EN">Karlsson was a
lethal striker for IFK Göteborg and for his country. In 20 caps for Sweden he
scored no fewer than 19 goals. In 1919 he scored a hattrick against the
Netherlands and against Denmark, one year later at the Olympics in Antwerp he
helped Sweden trash Greece 9-0 by scoring five times. In 1922 Karlsson
emigrated to the United States (he wasn’t contracted by a club) and changed his
name into Carlson. After a year at New York Vikings, Indiana Flooring lured him
into the ASL. He had a great career and his 107 goals for Indiana Flooring, New
York Nationals and New York Giants still rank him 15<sup>th</sup> in the ASL all
time list of goalscorers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
John van Enckevorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465931650930797934noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280263461713630953.post-22056981564691776112013-11-23T06:00:00.000-08:002013-11-23T06:00:35.093-08:00Playing in the States, the early edition (Part One)<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPBamU1HWtFwbk_9ZNBlJs3MeQYU3yxSZzMyLGPTGhF642qX6LLxPfEoAitLo4MXNFPzp2d1uF4UGHSJRSQtnNc6TuJa0ipRiZer2gJ7w_hwOrkCatiegrsEpeGMv98g4AldZ1IKTa1g/s1600/Soccer+scene.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPBamU1HWtFwbk_9ZNBlJs3MeQYU3yxSZzMyLGPTGhF642qX6LLxPfEoAitLo4MXNFPzp2d1uF4UGHSJRSQtnNc6TuJa0ipRiZer2gJ7w_hwOrkCatiegrsEpeGMv98g4AldZ1IKTa1g/s1600/Soccer+scene.jpg" height="217" width="320" /></a><span lang="EN-US">Of course,
every soccer player, certainly if he had reached a certain age, was willing to
earn some dollars in the North American Soccer League (NASL) And so the league was
cramped with foreign players. Some of the best (Pelé, Johan Cruijff, Franz
Beckenbauer and George Best), and a lot with far less claim to fame. Fifty
years earlier in the American Soccer League, foreign players also were very keen on
playing in the United States and earn a few dollars.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">With the
start of the American Soccer League in 1921, the United States had one of the
first professional leagues in the world. England and Scotland were way
ahead, Austria (1924), Czechoslovakia (1925) and Hungary (1926) came
later. Of course, a professional league isn’t a quality league overnight. The
best thing to do, to increase the level of play, was getting players from
abroad to compete in the league, so that Americans could learn from them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">This
article takes a countrywise approach, naming lots of foreign players that were
responsible for the first heyday of American soccer. This first part covers
players from Austria, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, England and Germany. In the second
part players from Hungaria, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Norway, Republic
of Ireland, Scotland and Sweden will be covered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Austria</span></h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hakoah Vienna in 1925</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Johann Tandler</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">During the
roaring twenties, Austrian soccer was among the best in Europe. One of the best
teams in their league was SC Hakoah Vienna. It was a Jewish club for Jewish
soccer players, who were not allowed to play for other soccer clubs.
Anti-Semitism was already rising in central Europe in those days. Still, Hakoah Vienna managed to take the league title
in 1925. One year later, they travelled to the New York area to play some
friendly matches. They only lost once in seven matches. The players were
pleasantly surprised by the lack of anti-Semitism during their tour and by the
high wages, so nine players decided to stay in the States and play in the
American Soccer League. In total even a few more travelled to the States from
Austria, below I’ve collected some data on most of them. Most of the Austrian
(and Hungarian) players went playing for New York Giants or Brooklyn Wanders, a
few years later they nearly all played for their own club: Hakoah
All-Stars. Although strong teams, neither of them ever won the league.
Best performance is Hakoah All-Stars winning the National Challenge Cup in
1929, with Leo Drucker, Moritz Hausler,
Max Grünwald and Siegfried Wortmann in the line-up. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: red;">Player<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: red;">Club(s) in ASL<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: red;">ASL Performance<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: red;">Achievements in Europe</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Moritz Hausler<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">New York Giants, Hakoah All-Stars<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">178 matches (57 goals)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Caps: 7 (2 goals)</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Austrian champion with
Hakoah in 1925<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">New York Giants<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">21 matches (10 goals)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Caps: 5 (3 goals)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Austrian champion with FAC in 1918, with
Amateure Vienna in 1924 and 1926.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Leo Drucker<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Brooklyn Wanderers, Hakoah All-Stars<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">136 matches (0 goals)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Caps: 1 (0 goals)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Played also in France, Italy and Malta<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Max Grünwald<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">New York Giants, Hakoah All-Stars<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">161 matches (72 goals)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Caps: 1 (2 goals)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Siegfried Wortmann<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">NewYork Nationals, Hakoah All-Stars<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">122 matches (40 goals)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Caps: 1 (1 goal)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Austrian champion with First Vienna in 1933<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Max Gold<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">NewYork Giants, Hakoah All-Stars<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">46 ( 0 goals)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Caps: 2 (0 goals)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Johann Tandler<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">New York Giants<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">60 matches (1 goal)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Caps: 18 (3 goals)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Austrian champion with Amateure 1924 and 1926
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<span lang="EN-US">Other
Austrian players in the ASL include Rudy Kuntner, Josef Schoenfeld and Gustav
Pollak.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<h3>
<span lang="EN-US">Czechoslovakia</span></h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frantisek Szedlacsek</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Although
Czechoslovakia started their own professional league in 1925, still some
players were very keen on playing in the American Soccer League. Six times
international <b>Pavel Mahrer</b> for example, who played for Brooklyn Wanders in the
1926-27 season (17 matches, no goals). After that he returned home, but came
back to play another 93 matches (4 goals) in four seasons for Hakoah All Stars.
<b>Frantisek or Ferenc Szedlacsek</b> (two caps for Czechoslovakia, one for Hungary) even had a
better reputation when he accompanied Mahrer from DFC Prague to Brooklyn
Wanders. He only managed to play in five matches, scoring three goals. After
that, he went playing for Hungarian side Ferencvaros, winning the league in
1928 and 1932. Third and last Czechoslovakian player in the ASL was <b>Samuel
Schillinger</b>, who was capped four times and also was a member of DFC Prague . He
played for New York Giants, during the 1927-28 season (35 matches, no goals).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0G1ljjxE6UWa7LbnbJtZsT8iWeTtW_w_UNjcbFy1UjJc0Jfa9gIK5coEKH2cd7vpu0-IsA1eAI2oeoF2TVPDTI1qS0dMhsQfAVhmlv4GXP3AkXFNwZYkQfkyZ7OaYSbDdR6dRP58KptU/s1600/abdullah.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0G1ljjxE6UWa7LbnbJtZsT8iWeTtW_w_UNjcbFy1UjJc0Jfa9gIK5coEKH2cd7vpu0-IsA1eAI2oeoF2TVPDTI1qS0dMhsQfAVhmlv4GXP3AkXFNwZYkQfkyZ7OaYSbDdR6dRP58KptU/s1600/abdullah.jpg" /></a><span lang="EN-US">Egypt</span></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">Just after
the First World War, Egypt had a decent national team, and competed in the
Olympics in 1920. One of the players that stood out was <b>Tewfik Abdallah</b>. To study engineering, he moved to England. But he was picke dup by Derby County, where he made his debut scoring a goal in a win against Manchester City. After this fine start things got mediocre. He moved from club to club, to finally pack his bags and started a new
career in the American Soccer League. His main club in the States was Providence Clamdiggers
(three seasons, 62 matches and 24 goals), but he also had stints with Fall River
Marksmen, Hartford Americans and the New York Nationals. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">England</span></h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Harold Brittan</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">While it is impossible to count the
Scottish players that were lured to the American Soccer League, English players were far more reluctant. Of course, one of the reasons being that wages in the
United States were better than in Scotland, but not as good as in England.
Still, it could be fifty players or even more, that eventually did try the American
dream. I’ll just name five that were instrumental.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Harold Brittan</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> should be the first to mention. He was not a
big success with Chelsea, where he played from 1913 until 1915, or even after
the war in the 1919-20 season. As most of family already lived in the United States, he
decided to go there as well. He started playing for Bethlehem Steel, and after a
year changed to Philadelphia Field Club, That was the first season of the American
Soccer league, 1921-22, and Brittan immediately took the title and was crowned top
goalscorer with 27 goals in 17 matches. He kept on scoring goals(his total in
the ASL is 135) and collected another
three titles with Fall River Marksmen in 1923-24, 1924-25 and 1925-26.</span></div>
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<h4>
Veterans</h4>
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<span lang="EN-US">After
sixteen years in the blue and white of Everton, <b>Sam Chedgzoy</b> also decided to cross the ocean. Chedgzoy was an
English international player (8 caps) and very experienced. Although
already 36 years at the start of his adventure, he still managed to play 164 league-matches during four seasons in the
ASL. <b>Billy Hibbert</b> was even older, as he was born in 1884. He played for
Bury and Newcastle, and earned an English cap in 1910 against Scotland. He
mainly played for Pawtucket Rangers (four matches, one goal for Fall River
Marksmen) and collected sixty ASL-matches, scoring 25 times. <b>Sam Fletcher</b>
wasn’t really a star of the ASL, his best days in US soccer were in the years
before. Fletcher tried his luck in the United States as a twenty-year old, in
1910. He soon starts to play for Bethlehem Steel, in the Allied Ameican
Football League. Fletchers trophyroom is huge. In seven seasons he collects six
titles, four National Challenge Cups and four American Cups. He plays for Erie
AA, Newark Skeeters and Providence Clamdiggers until he is 39 years old, still
collecting 90 ASL-matches.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">George Moorhouse</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">National team</span></h4>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">George
Moorhouse</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> failed to make an impression with Leeds United and only made two
appearances for Tranmere Rovers, when he was just twenty years old. That all
changed when he emigrated to Canada in 1923. Only a few months later, he played
three matches for the Brooklyn Wanderers, before being transferred to the New York
Giants. A total of 241 ASL-matches and 46 goals is impressive, but his biggest accomplishment is playing for the national team of the USA, starting with a 6-1
victory over Canada in 1926. He topped that when he was on the pitch on
July 13, 1930 to play Belgium in the World Cup in Montevideo. His three appearances in Uruguay made Moorhouse the first English-born player to compete at the World Cup ever.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Germany</span></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">While
Germany is a household name in soccer for decades, that wasn’t the case during
the roaring twenties. With no national league, the standard of play was low as
big clubs had it far too easy winning their matches. So just a few German
players got the chance to play in the ASL. <b>Herman
Bleich</b> wasn’t a regular for his teams and only managed 48 ASL-matches in
five seasons, <b>Max Soehl</b> only played
seven maches for Fall River in 1930. <b>Josef Grünfeld</b> is in fact the only German
with some kind of career in the ASL. As a youngster he was a member of the
Hakoah Vienna team in 1919-20, and again in the 1929-30. Inbetween he played for German
side Stuttgarter Kickers and others. He spent two
years in the ASL playing for Hakoah All-Stars and collecting 63 matches in
which he scored 23 goals.</span></div>
John van Enckevorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465931650930797934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280263461713630953.post-66255413700869948852013-11-13T15:42:00.001-08:002013-11-14T14:44:36.258-08:00Legendary farewell matches<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOcx7ICCgySNbFDSLGoffGRNFWJ-xwO_TU_mihQZ7NXwG47MQX7xYGxvSjOdavY_SCgn4Ru8JghKeYF056pEb5W5-DwIQ3X0Ax83pr1i7kqlOq9OT8e5i4JCEwZYg4kNSNbnJENAu2Cs/s1600/stanley_matthews.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOcx7ICCgySNbFDSLGoffGRNFWJ-xwO_TU_mihQZ7NXwG47MQX7xYGxvSjOdavY_SCgn4Ru8JghKeYF056pEb5W5-DwIQ3X0Ax83pr1i7kqlOq9OT8e5i4JCEwZYg4kNSNbnJENAu2Cs/s1600/stanley_matthews.jpg" height="320" width="259" /></a><span lang="EN-US"><i>After
ending their career great soccer players usually are offered a farewell match. From their club, their former club or from the national team they used to play for. Only once in a while those matches actually become legendary, more
often it gets emotional or even funny. Or it goes terribly wrong. A trip down memory
lane.</i><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Since the
sixties, it has become a tradition that a famous soccer player, surrounded by
his soccer friends, says goodbye to his sporting life by playing a farewell
match. One of the first was Sir Stanley Matthews. On April 28, 1965, he played
a match with ‘Great Britain’ (with Johnny Haynes and Jimmy Greaves in their ranks)
against ‘The rest of Europe’. This team had Lev Jashin in goal, and Alfredo di
Stefano, Josef Masopust and Ferenc Puskas on the pitch. </span>‘Europe’ won
6-4.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<h3>
<span lang="EN-US">Playing a world
XI or continent XI </span></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">That match
was something of a blueprint for matches to follow: everybody is having a
laugh, and there are many goals to celebrate on both sides. On this occasion,
Matthews failed to score a goal himself. Normally, the player involved scores
one or two goals. As did Uwe Seeler in 1972, playing with his club Hamburger SV
against ‘Europe’. Seeler made two goals, but lost 3-7.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The
following players all got similar farewell matches in which a European, South
American or world selection of soccer friends showed up to play: Lev Jashin
(Soviet Union), Mario Coluna (Portugal), Garrincha and Zico (Brazil), Willy
Schultz and Paul Breitner (West-Germany), Paul van Himst (Belgium), Teofilo
Cubillas (Peru), Michel Platini and Eric Cantona (France), Franco Baresi
(Italy) and Gheorghe Hagi (Rumania).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<h3>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQypCDYRkhPapX7IetwZrCAyLGolohneAt0oVFBhN23DZ96YB7XSAc0Rrwvl84SM2P8sBiQ_tU7RWyuUolQki2ZPlR3jIcOqUkckgGKYsDvrl6qKYvl4CSXwaDKNwGMJAx0g2LicCGm1Y/s1600/Diego+Maradona.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQypCDYRkhPapX7IetwZrCAyLGolohneAt0oVFBhN23DZ96YB7XSAc0Rrwvl84SM2P8sBiQ_tU7RWyuUolQki2ZPlR3jIcOqUkckgGKYsDvrl6qKYvl4CSXwaDKNwGMJAx0g2LicCGm1Y/s1600/Diego+Maradona.jpg" height="320" width="245" /></a><span lang="EN-US">Pelé and Maradona</span></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">On other occasions, players are likely to organize a match between two
clubs they’d play for. So, on October 1, 1977, nearly 37 year old Pelé,
celebrates his career with a match between Santos and New York Cosmos, playing 45 minutes for each team. New Cosmos won 2-1, Pelé scored one of the
goals for the New Yorkers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Diego Maradona was even 41 years old, when he played his farewell match, at
his beloved Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires, home of Boca Juniors. He played with the national team
of Argentina against a selection of soccer friends. Friends like René Higuita and
Carlos Valderrama, Enzo Francescoli, Hristo Stoichkov, Hugo Gatti and Juan Sebastian
Veron. It got very emotional, nearly everybody was crying and kissing each
other. Maradona converts two penalties, but loses 5-3 to his friends.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-language: JA;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Foul play</span></h3>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKyqakKm9G96H8kAeI4VxdSAvacbdKDyUqCXpi_3JTQt91Yl-NVNPQ8odOAPcCYAR9CyqOS1zIINfhVwzWpiVWpLCYx114dQ5np587gR7PsGc3wf2wJkjsKqnuKK1M7GVU4WPN1JwqUc/s1600/Keegan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKyqakKm9G96H8kAeI4VxdSAvacbdKDyUqCXpi_3JTQt91Yl-NVNPQ8odOAPcCYAR9CyqOS1zIINfhVwzWpiVWpLCYx114dQ5np587gR7PsGc3wf2wJkjsKqnuKK1M7GVU4WPN1JwqUc/s1600/Keegan.jpg" /></a><span lang="EN-US">Kevin
Keegan wasn’t so lucky. In 1984 he played with his club Newcastle United against
his old club Liverpool. Keegan, still in very good shape at 33, scored a
penalty in a match that ended 2-2. Liverpool’s Mark Lawrenson nearly spoiled
all the fun with a ferocious tackle on Keegan, which could have ended his
playing days an hour earlier. When Dennis Irwin was awarded a testimonial match
against Manchester City in 2000 for ten years at Manchester United, City’s
George Weah injured him badly in the 37<sup>th</sup> minute of the match. Irwin
had to be substituted, and missed out on the first five weeks of the upcoming season.
And when Julian Dick got his testimonial between his club West Ham United and
Atletico Bilbao in the same year, it ended in a fight between 17 of the 22 players,
with especially Paulo di Canio, Nigel Winterburn and Joseba Etxeberria behaving
badly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">It can even
go wrong before a match. In 2008 Jaap
Stam wanted his farewell game (Ajax against an All Star team) to be played in
his hometown Zwolle. Ninety hooligans from Amsterdam terrorized the city centre
of Zwolle before the match. After that, the match itself was interrupted by a
heavy cloudburst. So it really wasn't a happy day for Stam.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">
Johan Cruijff and Bayern Munich</span></h3>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaebISsvutKpHhyphenhyphenyePXp0bmWk15Q6q0ydaMexGVdIeo_yGyfXgB09G8yMeQIrD72XgkVhGMiFLqNES4IfQXOcnavC2IcpgdCojrptOk6yuErKIkZ-QqKQorhn3WeDRRK_1gw3j1fKya4Q/s1600/Cruijff_afscheidswedstrijd_bij_Ajax.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaebISsvutKpHhyphenhyphenyePXp0bmWk15Q6q0ydaMexGVdIeo_yGyfXgB09G8yMeQIrD72XgkVhGMiFLqNES4IfQXOcnavC2IcpgdCojrptOk6yuErKIkZ-QqKQorhn3WeDRRK_1gw3j1fKya4Q/s1600/Cruijff_afscheidswedstrijd_bij_Ajax.jpg" height="320" width="209" /></a><span lang="EN-US">Perhaps the
worst farewell match of all came down upon Johan Cruijff in November 1978. As the
obvious choice Barcelona wasn’t able to participate in the match, Ajax decided
to ask Bayern Munich instead. For a moment of total stupidity forgetting the old rivalry
between the two clubs. Cruijff and Ajax humiliated Bayern Munich twice in the early seventies
in the European Cup. And the World Cup final in 1974 didn’t help relations
between the Dutch and the Germans either. It all went wrong when the Germans
thought they were mistreated before the game. No Ajax delegation was present at
the Schiphol airport, the hotel looked cheap and during the warm-up not even one Ajax-player came up to the Germans to say hello. And when the verbal abuse roared from
the stands, Bayern Munich had enough. Goalie Sepp Maier did put on a silly hat just before
the kick-off, but after the whistle had blown they were dead serious. At
half-time Bayern had a 2-0 lead, and they scored another six goals in the
second half to end the match 8-0. The goals were scored by Karl-Heinz
Rummenigge (3), Paul Breitner (3) and Gerd Müller (2). Cruijff played a
decent game himself, but most of his teammates - Ajax wasn't a strong team at the time - were a downright disaster. Twenty five
years later Bayern Munich apologized for winning 8-0. And of course Cruijff
played soccer for another six years or so, so it really wasn’t his farewell
match after all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<h3>
<span lang="EN-US">Raising money
for charity</span></h3>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rdiiKMMDVKYw-8PjqIYJs9kBb2BL7cp736itgBcN4idukf-hPGfwE3EjqTjsb1ViJQgTkcj4JlN3MQynBU4KkrCWVFlKxGme1V8Kk4US8J7VFA-hQKXC3q9Cpw8-WZKGZhyphenhyphen-0g6G4hg/s1600/Lundekvam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rdiiKMMDVKYw-8PjqIYJs9kBb2BL7cp736itgBcN4idukf-hPGfwE3EjqTjsb1ViJQgTkcj4JlN3MQynBU4KkrCWVFlKxGme1V8Kk4US8J7VFA-hQKXC3q9Cpw8-WZKGZhyphenhyphen-0g6G4hg/s1600/Lundekvam.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Claus Lundekvam (Sothampton)</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">As even
common players since the eighties got to earn loads of money during their career, they more and
more lean towards using their farewell match to raise money for the less
privileged. Niall Quinn supported children’s hospitals in Ireland and India,
Ulf Kirsten donated his money to youth soccer in the Dresden region. Alan
Shearer collected no less than two million for his farewell, and picked
fourteen foundations to send money to. In his second attempt (the money from
his first testimonial was all spent on drinking), Tony Adams donated five
hundred thousand pound to The Sporting Clinic, an organization that helps
athletes to recover from drinking, drugs and gambling.<br />
Norwegian Claus Lundekvam had his farewell match Southampton against Celtic
planned just days after a Bon Jovi gig. Rock fans totally ruined the pitch, and as
Celtic was unable to reschedule, Lundekvam himself paid for a new pitch. No less than twenty thousand supporters visited the match, making up for his investment.<br />
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<h3>
<span lang="EN-US">Two hundred
school kids</span></h3>
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Joseba Etxeberria, already mentioned earlier, had a new idea. In May 2010 he
invited two hundred school kids to face his Atletic Bilbao. The idea was that
hundred would play the first half, substituted by the other hundred for the
second half. But as Bilbao was leading the match at halftime, it was decided
that all two hundred would play the next 45 minutes. Still, Bilbao managed to
win 5-3.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">To end on a
friendly note, Samuel Kuffour from Ghana had his farewell match planned on December 23, 2011. He invited, among others, George Weah, Lothar Matthäus,
Daniel Amokachi, Andy Cole and Jay-Jay Okocha to this game, which took place in Kumasi. The game even got two
former presidents from Ghana burying the hatchet. JJ Rawlings and John Agyekum
Kuffour had been on each other’s throath for a while, but ended their fight on
that day. The match ended 6-5 and of course Sammy Kuffour was allowed to score
from the penalty spot.</span><br />
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<i>Some of the greatest soccer players in the world have brothers who play soccer
too. Sometimes both are extraordinary players, like Bobby and Jack Charlton, Michael
and Brian Laudrup, Socrates and Rai or Frank and Ronald de Boer. But it’s a
different story involving the brothers of Roberto Baggio, Eric Cantona, Zico, Diego
Maradona, Jean-Marie Pfaff, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Uwe Seeler. They certainly
pulled the short straw.</i></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Eddy
Baggio (Italy, 13-08-1973)</span></b></h3>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">Seven years older brother: Roberto Baggio
(three World Cups, 56 caps with 27 goals)<br />
</span></i><span lang="EN-US">His father named him
Eddy after the famous Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckx, but of course he wante to play soccer. Already at a very young age
he was considered a big talent, just like his brother Roberto. At 16 years old
he played in the youth team of Fiorentina. After that, Eddy had a string of
mediocre clubteams, trying to get his big break. But all his scoring for
clubs like Ancona or Ascoli never was convincing enough for top clubs to contract him. Still, mainly because of his famous last name, clubs like Tottenham
Hotspur and Arsenal were mentioned, but they never made an offer. So Eddy
Baggio spent his soccer days playing for Catania, Salernitana, Vicenza, Spezia,
Pisa, Portogruarosummaga and Sangiovannese.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">By the way,
Dino Baggio isn’t related to Eddy and Roberto.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Joël
Cantona (France, 28-10-1967)</span></b></h3>
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with 20 goals), cult hero at Manchester United.</span></i><span lang="EN-US"><br />
There’s not much to say about the soccer player Joël Cantona. He was a defender
and had far less talent than his brother. He also was less controversial than
Eric was – but then again, who isn’t? Played most of his career at Olympique
Marseille, but was never an automatic choice for the starting eleven. At Stade
Rennes and Angers he performed a bit better. Joël also spent one year in Hungary,
with Ujpest Dosza. After his professional career, Joël went on to play beach
soccer. Together with his brother and some friends from Marseille, they
represented France in international beach soccer tournaments. Once in a while,
he also likes to act. Joël has played in a few movies, most of the times with
Eric. In the movie <i>Astérix et Obélix:
Mission Cleopatra and Cleopatra</i> <i>(2002)</i>
he played a Roman centurion.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Eduardo
Antunes Coimbra ‘Edu’ (Brazil, 5-2-1947)</span></b></h3>
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Coimbra ‘Zico’ (three World Cups, 88 caps with 66 goals).<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">If Edu
didn’t have a brother Zico, he would go down in history as a very talented
number 10. Unfortunately, Brazil in those days had Pelé, Roberto Rivelino and
Paulo Cesar Lima for that position. Still, Edu collected three caps for Brazil
in 1967. For his club America he is still the second best goal scorer of all
time. After his playing career, he took up coaching. He even coached the
national team of Brazil for three matches in 1984, and top clubs like Vasco da
Gama, Botafogo and Fluminense. When Zico played in Japan, Edu took up coaching
in the same country. In the last ten years he travels the world (Turkey,
Uzbekistan, Russia, Greece, Iraq) as an assistent coach, always with Zico as the
head coach. <br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Raul
‘Lalo’ Maradona (Argentina, 29-11-1966)</span></b></h3>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">Six years older brother: Diego Maradona (four
World Cups, World Champion 1986, 91 caps with 34 goals)</span></i><span lang="EN-US"><br />
For a little while, Lalo Maradona was a decent soccer player at Boca Juniors. But
soon his career went down the hill. A few years later he turned up in Canada,
playing indoor soccer. At that level, Lalo was king. Although he’s only Diego’s
brother, he lived the life of a celebrity. Olympic athlete Ben Johnson is his
friend, and he also coached the soccer playing son of Libyan dictator Mouammar
Kadhafi. In 2005, Lalo appeared in the Argentinian version of the television
program Big Brother. He also did a very funny commercial for newspaper Clarin in
which he played a really terrible soccer player who even gets substituted for a
dog.<br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Hugo
Maradona (Argentina, 9-5-1969)</span></b></h3>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">Nine years older brother: Diego Maradona<br />
</span></i><span lang="EN-US">Hugo, nicknamed ‘El
Turco’ because of his dark appearance, was a very promising young player until
the age of twenty. He tried his luck in different European countries (Italy,
Spain, Austria) and finally settled in Japan. In Asia he had his best seasons,
leading both Fukuoka Bolux and Consadole Sapporo to the title of the second
division, while scoring lots of goals. Playing in the J-League, that role was
too much to ask for. Thirty years old, Hugo ended his career at Almirante
Brown, in the second division of his home country. <br />
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family (Belgium)</span></b></h3>
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1953, two World Cups, 64 caps)</span></i></i></div>
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The famous Jean-Marie Pfaff had eleven brothers and sisters, their parents
being travelling carpet dealers. No less than three of Jean-Marie’s brothers
also played soccer at the highest level in Belgium. The first one was
Jean-Baptist (born 1944). With his club Beveren he climbed from the third
division to the highest level in two seasons. That first year at the top wasn’t
a big success: Jean-Baptist only played eight matches and ended his career one
year later, just 25 years old. After him, Antoine took over. Antoine was born
in 1952 and played for Beveren from 1970 until 1980, with the exception of a
short period at St. Niklaas. He managed to collect 99 matches at the highest
level with Beveren. The youngest brother was Danny (born 1958). He was a good
defender and enjoyed some great successes at Beveren. He won the Belgian cup in
1983 and was crowned champion in 1984. Jean-Marie, who won the title with
Beveren in 1979, had already left for Bayern Munich in those years. In 1985,
Danny was voted Player of the Year at Beveren. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Michael
Rummenigge (West Germany, 3-2-1964)</span></b></h3>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">Eight years older brother: Karl-Heinz
Rummenigge (three World Cups, two times runner-up, 95 caps with 45 goals).</span></i><span lang="EN-US"><br />
After a flying start as a youngster (already a German international at 19 years
old), Michael seemed unable to cope with expectations at his club Bayern
Munich. It wasn’t until his mid twenties, at Borussia Dortmund, that he snapped
out of it. In Dortmund he became the crowd’s favorite as a hard working
midfielder with a great mentality. An adventure in Japan wasn’t successful and
a major injury forced him to quit the game at the age of thirty. After that
Michale became a businessman and, among other businesses founded the
Fussballschule Michael Rummenigge.<br />
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Seeler (West Germany, 15-12-1931)</span></b></h3>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">Five years younger brother: Uwe Seeler (four
World Cups, one time runner-up, 72 caps with 43 goals)</span></i><span lang="EN-US"><br />
If you look at the soccer career of Dieter Seeler it’s fair to say that he was
terribly unlucky. After years of good performances for his club Hamburger SV,
he was about to make his debut for the German
national team against Yugoslavia late 1959, when he broke his arm. He never got
a second chance. He did manage to win the German title as captain of Hamburger
SV in 1960, and also won the Cup in 1963. In between, HSV played the semi-final
of the European Cup 1961, against Barcelona. After the first match, Dieter
broke his shin in an Oberliga-match three days later, thereby missing the
second match, and the play-off match. With Dieter, HSV would have won, Uwe
always said. Dieter passed away in 1979, only 47 years old.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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John van Enckevorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465931650930797934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280263461713630953.post-16197484558659732392013-10-28T16:47:00.000-07:002013-10-28T16:47:04.205-07:00Great seasons: Union San Felipe (Chile) 1971<div class="MsoNormal">
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often that a promoted club immediately wins the title at the highest level the
next season. Still, looking all over the world, it happened 120 times until now.
In Chile, Union San Felipe is the only club who did so. Winning the second division
in 1970, and claiming the Chilean title in 1971, just ahead of the big guns. Thanks
to an old veteran of forty years old and a tall, slim striker from Uruguay.</div>
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<h3>
<b><span lang="EN-US">The first years</span></b></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">Union San
Felipe isn’t an old soccer club. It was founded in 1956, on October 16. San Felipe
rapidly made headlines, and in 1961 their second place in the second division earned
them promotion to the topflight. They did pretty good the next years (9<sup>th</sup>,
8<sup>th</sup>, 15<sup>th</sup>, 14<sup>th</sup>, 14<sup>th</sup> and 8<sup>th</sup>)
until 1968. That year the Chilean First division was, for no good reason,
divided into two groups. One with eight teams from Santiago, called
Metropolitano. The other group consisted of ten teams from anywhere else,
called Provincial. Of both groups, the top five got into the champions group,
the other in the relegation group. Union San Felipe ended last in that last group
and was relegated to the second division. The next year, the club only managed
6<sup>th</sup> place in a mediocre season.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<h3>
<b><span lang="EN-US">The fairytale starts</span></b></h3>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDkOkzA-lSdvtOlbNvmZXY0rXW5Js-QSe7__IpLuzQtx1XHeC6rJhNowby4eyp_PlyxqRkeZotFa5c9fDdl_dF3dulXAKYx5ijEy6gvOf5YIUDh8azvSKjMeGRXo-hnYJtbN2fWV_0xB0/s1600/union-san-felipe2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDkOkzA-lSdvtOlbNvmZXY0rXW5Js-QSe7__IpLuzQtx1XHeC6rJhNowby4eyp_PlyxqRkeZotFa5c9fDdl_dF3dulXAKYx5ijEy6gvOf5YIUDh8azvSKjMeGRXo-hnYJtbN2fWV_0xB0/s1600/union-san-felipe2.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a><span lang="EN-US">But then
things changed for the better. The 1970
season in the second division ended in triumph. First Union San Felipe claimed
fourth place in the Northern Group (14 rounds) and qualified for the real
league. With 36 points in 26 matches the club finished one point ahead of
Iberia and was promoted back to the highest level.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Of course, as
a newby Union San Felipe wasn’t one of the favorites for the 1971 Chilean
title. That would be Colo Colo (already 10 times champion of Chile),
Universidad de Chile (six times champion, of which five times since 1962) and
Union Espanola (two times champion in earlier days, 1943 and 1951).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<h3>
<span lang="EN-US">The matches</span></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">Somewhat surprisingly,
the 1971 season did start well for Union San Felipe. Away at Santiago Wanderers
on April 11, they claimed a point (1-1), with Graffigna scoring the goal. After
that, Union San Felipe managed three more wins and one draw. So after five
matches, Union San Felipe was top of the table with eight points, alongside Union Calera, Union
Espanola, Deportivo Concepcion and La Serena. Colo Colo was on seven points, Universidad
de Chile (3 points) had a poor start.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">In Round 6
San Felipe lost the big match at home against Union Calera (1-4), who a week
later got smashed by Colo Colo at home (1-6). So by then it was clear that everybody
could beat everybody, and it would be a close call to the end. Halfway through
October, San Felipe had collected 29 points from 25 matches, just behind
Universidad de Chile (31 points) and Colo Colo (33 points). With such experienced
opponents, it wasn’t very likely that San Felipe was thinking of the title.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">But then
they made this wonderful series of eight wins in a row:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Round<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Date<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Goals scored by San Felipe<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">26<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">October 23<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Colo Colo – Un. San Felipe<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0-2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Henriquez, Briones<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">27<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">November 1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Un. San Felipe - Everton<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">2-0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Briones, Villarroel<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">28<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">November 6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">La Serena – Un. San Felipe<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Briones, Henriquez<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">29<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">November 14<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Un. San Felipe – Un. Catolica<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">3-1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Nunez (2), Gaete<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">30<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">November 21<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Magallanes – Un. San Felipe<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1-2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Nunez, Rojas<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">31<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">November 28<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Un. San Felipe - Antofagasta<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">3-1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Graffigna (2), Gaete<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">32<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">December 4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Concepcion – Un. San Felipe<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0-1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Graffigna<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">33<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">December 12<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Un. San Felipe – Lota Schwager<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">2-1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Graffigna, Rojas<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Champion 1971</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">This last victory
against Lota Schwager was enough to clinch the title. Sixteen points from the
last nine matches was outstanding, Colo Colo only managed eight points. In the
end, Union San Felipe collected 46 points from 34 matches, Universidad de Chile 44,
Union Espanola 42 and Colo Colo 41.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Below is
the squad, coached by Luis Santibanez, that provided Union San Felipe with their
only Chilean championship so far. Santibanez later coached Union Espanola and won
the Chilean title three more times (1973, 1975 and 1977).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Player<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Matches<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Goals<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Manuel Gaete<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">34<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Gustavo Graffigna (Uru)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">34<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">14<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Manuel Nunez<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">34<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">15<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Antonio Villarroel<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">34<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Marcelo Bellavigna (Arg)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">33<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Boris Canales<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">32<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Heriberto Briones<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">30<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Humberto Tapia (GK)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">26<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Gaston Alarcon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">24<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ricardo Rojas<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">24<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Victor Diaz<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">17<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Hernan Olmos<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">13<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Jaime Ramirez<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">13<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Rene Alvarez<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">12<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Wilson Castillo<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Manuel Torres<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">With Union
San Felipe, Chile had a champion with good players, but without the really big
stars. For example, no player was selected to travel with the Chilean team to
the World Cup 1974 in West-Germany. It just
all came together those two years. Still, there were a few players who made
some extra headlines.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manuel Gaete</td></tr>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">* Manuel Gaete</span></b><span lang="EN-US">. Captain of this team, born in 1948. Left
Union San Felipe in 1973. After a year at Magellanes, he followed coach Luis Santibanez
to Union Espanola, and gained a second title in 1975. Played three matches for
the Chilean national team, against Ecuador and Portugal in 1972, and against
Argentina in late 1974. Gaete died young in 2003.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">* Marcelo Bellavigna</span></b><span lang="EN-US">. Experienced player from Argentina,
new in this team from Nueva Chicago. Had a very promising start of his career in
1964 with Independiente, with whom he won the Copa Libertadores that year. During
that campaign the defender only played the two matches against Alianza Lima, sitting on the bench during the semifinals and the finals against Santos and Nacional Montevideo. Bellavigna
changed to Arsenal and then later Tigre, all clubs at the highest level in
Argentina. Union San Felipe was his only foreign adventure.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jaime Ramirez</td></tr>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">* Jaime Ramirez</span></b><span lang="EN-US">. With 46 caps (12 goals) for Chile, Jaime
Ramirez was by far the most experienced player of Union San Felipe. He also
took part at the World Cups of 1962 (6 matches, 2 goals) and 1966 (no matches).
Ramirez played for twelve different clubs, in Chile, Spain (Espanyol and
Granada among others) and Argentina (Racing Avellaneda). He had already been champion
of Chile in 1956 (with Colo Colo) and 1962 (Universidad de Chile), when he
started playing for Union San Felipe in 1971. Forty years old he still had a
major contribution to the success of the team, with 13 matches and 1 goal. Ramirez,
just like Gaete, died in 2003.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">* Gustavo Uruguay Graffigna</span></b><span lang="EN-US">. Striker from Uruguay (born 1948), who
was instrumental in the last matches of the 1971 season. After the title,
Graffigna started a big adventure that left him playing all over the world.
After a year at Antofagasta, he moved to Mexico in 1972. First he had a fine
year at Pachuca, then some unproductive months at Atletico Espanol. After that,
for reasons unknown, Graffigna changed his name into Uri (derived from his
second name Uruguay) Banhoffer and went playing for Los Angeles Aztecs. In his two
NASL-years he did pretty good, scoring seven goals in 1974 and an amazing fourteen
in 1975.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gustavo Graffigna, also known as <br />Yuri or Uri Banhoffer</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">After that,
his career took a strange turn. He went for a European adventure at Dutch club
PEC Zwolle. A club he certainly did not know, but of course the Netherlands were
top of the bill in soccer those days. After changing his first name into Yuri
(Uri sounded a bit to German, people in Zwolle thought), Banhoffer adapted
pretty well to the Dutch conditions. As one of the first ever South American
players in the Netherlands, he was very popular amongst the supporters. The
biggest achievement of the club in those years was a place in the final of the
Dutch cup, in 1977. Banhoffer opened the score in that match against FC Twente,
but his header was disallowed. In the end FC Twente won, 0-3. After three years
at second level (22 goals), PEC Zwolle finally gained promotion to the highest
level. Banhoffer played 24 matches during the 1978-79 season, scoring three goals.
After that, he decided to return to soccer in Chile (his wife was Chilean). He
still lives in Valparaiso.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Aftermath</span></b></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">One year after
the big success, Union San Felipe escaped relegation by just two points, while a
freewheeling Colo Colo won their eleventh title. Also, San Felipe’s adventure
in the 1972 Copa Libertadores was unlucky. For starters they weren’t allowed to
play in their own stadium and had to play in Santiago. Still, they got four
points from their three home matches, but lost all their away games to Universidad
de Chile and Peruvians Alianza Lima and Universitario. This all quickly ended the <o:p></o:p></span>fairytale
of Union San Felipe. Nowadays, Union San Felipe relegated from the top division
in 2012, and is trying to come back this season.</div>
John van Enckevorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465931650930797934noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280263461713630953.post-21111500690599963862013-10-13T06:43:00.001-07:002013-10-13T06:43:40.491-07:00The Really Big Victories<div class="MsoNormal">
<i>Winning by
a twenty or more margin in first level league soccer.</i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Thrashing
you opponent 5-0 or 6-0 is not usual. But sometimes it gets much, much better. Here
are a number of league matches through history which ended in glorious
victories with more than twenty goals scored. All of them at first level. Sometimes
at these matches corruption was just around the corner, or at least the result caused
suspicion. With so much doubt going on, it’s difficult to make this into a top eight. So I’ll just display these victories chronologically. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Magyar AC Budapest (Hungary), 1908</span></b></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">In the
early years of the Hungarian national league, MAC Budapest was one of the big
clubs. Unfortunately, they never won the championship in those years. During
the 1907-08 MAC did succeed in, just like the year before, scoring most
goals. On November 24, 1907 MAC Budapest already won 16-0 against Budapesti AK.
Four months later, the team scored 20 goals in an away match to Typográphia SC
Budapest, who lost all but one of their 16 matches.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">07-03-1908 Typográphia SC Budapest – MAC Budapest 0-20
(halftime 0-10)<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">Goals scored by: Béla Krempels (6), Béla
Kelemen I (6), Gyula Vangel (6), Dr. Gáspár Borbás (1) and Iván Medgyessy (1).<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Austria Vienna (Austria), 1941</span></b></h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walter Rirsch</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">While
Austria was sucked into Big-Germany in those days, soccer was one of the few
joyful events in Vienna. The league continued, although it was difficult to get
eleven players. And getting them at the stadium. It is known that teams from
Vienna walked for hours through the city to play an away game. In this match in
1941, Austria Vienna’s opponent LASK from Linz, had only seven players at the kick
off. Coach Georg Braun (34 years old) decided to put his boots back on
for once, and after half an hour one spectator also played along. The other
LASK-players were travelling by train and arrived ten minutes from time, while
LASK was already trailing 0-17. With eleven on the pitch, Austria Vienna scored
another four goals to claim the biggest win ever in Austria’s top league. LASK protested,
but the result stood. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">19-01-1941 Austria Wien – LASK 21-0 (halftime 8-0)<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">Goals scored by: Walter Rirsch (6),
Josef Stroh (6), Müller (3), Franz Riegler II (2), Wilhelm Haag (1) and Johann
Mock (1). Two own goals by LASK.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ottmar Walter</td></tr>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">1.FC Kaiserslautern (West Germany), 1947</span></b></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">After the Second
World War, German soccer was divided into several districts, all called
Oberliga. In the Oberliga South-West 1.FC Kaiserslautern were unstoppable. From
1947 until 1951 the club with brothers Fritz and Ottmar Walter won five league
titles in a row. In those years victories with double digits were not uncommon for
the club. So there was nothing smelly about this 20-0 defeat of hapless FSV
Trier-Kürenz, who were relegated at the end of the season.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">See for more on Kaiserslautern: http://worldwidesoccerstories.blogspot.com/2013/05/great-seasons.html</span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">23-03-1947 Kaiserslautern – FSV
Trier-Kürenz 20-0<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">Goals scored by: Ottmar Walter (6),
Fritz Walter (4), Hans Christmann (4), Werner Bassler (3), Günther Grewenig (2).
One own goal by FSV Trier-Kürenz.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Wisla Krakow (Poland), 1947</span></b></h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mieczyslaw Gracz</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Just like Germany, Poland didn’t have a national league back in 1947. Clubs were
divided into three regions, with the winners of each region playing a four
match play-off. For Wisla Krakow, the 1947 league was an easy ride. They had
won matches 5-0, 16-0, 7-0 (first match against Pogon Siedlce), 7-0, 9-0, and 9-1
before they played at home against Pogon Siedlce. Their top goalscorers Miecyslaw
Gracz (34 goals that season) and Józef Kohut (31 goals) again did most of the
damage in the 21-0 victory, with old gun Artur Wozniak also scoring five. Wisla
Krakow won their group with a five point margin, but later lost the Polish championship
to Warta Poznan in the play-off.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">24-08-1947 Wisla Krakow – Pogon
Siedlce 21-0 (halftime8-0)<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">Goals scored by: Mieczyslaw Gracz
(7), Józef Kohut (6), Artur Wozniak (5), Wladyslaw Giergiel (2), Kazimierz
Cisowski (1)<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">SUBT (Dutch Antilles), 1954</span></b></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">When SUBT
played Jong (in English: Young) Curacao on March 14, 1954, it looked like a
normal league match. After ten minutes Bill Canword (later in life a soccer
professional at NEC Nijmegen in the Netherlands) scored the first goal from a
corner. Gomez soon made it 2-0. It all got wrong when the third goal by
Heiliger wasn’t disallowed. Jong Curacao claimed it was offside. Referee Cachi
Suarez had his doubts, linesman Van Rosburg was convinced it was a goal. After that,
Jong Curacao’s manager Van Utrecht gave orders to stop playing and let SUBT
score goal after goal. Referee Suarez knew what was going on, ended the match at
5-0 after 39 minutes, but went back on his decision. SUBT scored one goal after
another and ended the match 32-0. Normally one would blame Jong Curacao’s manager
Van Utrecht, as he had deliberately thrown the match. But newspapers in those
days all focused on the referee. A man with so little self-confidence, simply wasn’t
capable to be a referee.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #c0504d; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-themecolor: accent2;">Note: scoring 27 goals in 45 minutes looks like a lot,
but on October 31, 2002 Olympique de l'Emyrne from Madagascar scored 149 own
goals in 90 minutes, protesting against a late penalty against them in a
previous match. This way their rival AS Magenta won 149-0 and was crowned
champion. Olympique de l’Emyrne was heavily punished for this behavior.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">14-03-1954 SUBT – Jong Curacao 32-0
(halftime 5-0)<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">Goals scored by Bill Canword (1),
Gomez (1) and Heiliger (1). The other 29 goals are unknown.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">FC Tevalte Tallinn (Estonia), 1994</span></b></h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sergei Bragin</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">On May 27,
1994. FC Tevalte Tallinn played at home against Kolev Sillamäe. FC Tevalte had
been a big spender during the winter break, trying to catch up with the two
favorites for the title, Norma Tallinn and Flora Tallin. They bought three players
from Norma Tallinn, Sergei Bragin, Andrei Borissov and Eduard Vinogradov.
Opponent Kolev Sillamäe were at the bottom of the table.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">After 8-0 at
halftime it all got much worse in the second half: 16 (!) more goals combined
to a 24-0 trashing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The match
ended with Kolev’s goalkeeper Konstantin Rubkov in tears and his team
withdrawing from the league in embarrassment. Three matches later, FC Tevalte
Tallinn was expelled from the league as allegations of bribery were getting
louder. On the other hand, none of these allegations were ever backed up with
evidence. So it also could be political, trying to make life easier for the
biggest club in Estonia, Flora Tallinn.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i>27-05-1994
FC Tevalte Tallinn – Kolev Sillamäe 24-0
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<i>Goals
scored by: Anatoli Novozhilov (10), Sergei Bragin (4), Maksim Gruznov (4),
Konstantin Kolbasenko (2), Aleksandr Marashov (1), Andrei Borissov (1) and
Sergei Serednitski (1). </i><i><span lang="EN-US">One own goal by Kolev Sillamäe.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">SC Villa (Uganda), 2003</span></b></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">On their
way to the away against SC Villa, the bus with Akol-players seemed to be
stopped by Villa rivals Express. They wanted Akol to forfeit this last-but two
league match of the season, giving SC Villa a 2-0 victory. Express was afraid
SC Villa would trash Akol and would win the title on goal difference. Express failed.
Some Akol-players did jump out of the bus, but nine players didn’t. This way Express’
attempt backfired; SC Villa had an easy afternoon and walloped Akol 22-1.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">During the
investigation concearning this match, it got uglier by the minute. Express had
payed Akol-players not to turn up for the game, SC Villa-defender Dan Obote on
the other hand payed Akol-players to play. The Uganda FA decided to give SC
Villa a 2-0 victory.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">After that,
SC Villa won 2-0 against Kinyara in a normal match. This meant Express had to
win with four or more goals against Top TV. They were doing just that, leasding
already 2-0 before halftime, when Top TV coach Sam Ssimbwa decided to a
walkout. So, the match was awarded 2-0 to Express, and SC Villa were champions
on goal difference.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Not satisfied,
the Uganda authorities started an investigation and summoned some Akol-players.
Just minutes before testifying, Akol goalkeeper Peter Agong died. But the
investigation went ahead and presented a report to the Uganda FA, the FUFA. As
the results were extremely damaging for them, he FUFA decided to put in on a
shelf and never look at it again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">27-08-2003
SC Villa – Akol 22-1 (later annulled)<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">Goals scored
by: Hakim Magumba (7), Philip Obwiny (5), other goals unknown.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Some other big victories from the past</span></b></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">20-11-1938<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">AEL Limassol - Aris<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">24-1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Aris fielded a youth team<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">22-10-1967<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">23-0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Sjonmi Engelhardt scored nine goals, no irregularities<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1989<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Brong Ahofu United – Man United<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">20-0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Arranged match. Brong Ahofu feared relegation.
Rival Hasaacas did the same and won 19-0.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Recently,
big victories with twenty or more goals are not uncommon in smaller soccer
countries like American Samoa, Bhutan, Guam, Laos and Tonga. Honouring them, here’s one big victory from Maldives:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<h3>
<b><span lang="EN-US">VB Sports Club (Maldives), 2009</span></b></h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ali Ashfaq</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Big
victories are no surprise in the small league of Maldives. The last double
digit victory was on July 30 of this year, when New Radiant beat AYL 10-0. Reaching
twenty goals on the other hand is uncommon, as it happened only once. Back in
2009 Kalhaidhoo ZJ had already lost matches 5-0, 7-0 and 8-1 when they met VB
Sports Club in Round 13 of the league. It ended 20-0, with Maldives’ best ever
player, Ali Ashfaq scoring twelve goals. Ashfaq just turned 28 and has already
scored more than 300 league goals, and 36 international goals as well. This
year at the South E</span>ast Asian Championship Asfaq scored six against Sri Lanka
(10-0) and four against Bhutan (8-2).</div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">02-07-2009 VB Sports Club – Kalhaidhoo
ZJ 20-0<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">Goals scored by: Ali Ashfaq (12), Mohamed
Hussain (2), Ali Umar (2), Abu Desmond Mansaray (1), Abdulla Haneef (1), Ahmed
Niyaz (1) and Ahmed Rilwan (1).<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
John van Enckevorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465931650930797934noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280263461713630953.post-27267801116210826862013-10-04T14:08:00.001-07:002013-10-04T14:15:23.833-07:00The First Mitropa Cup, 1927<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hugo Meisl</td></tr>
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<i><span lang="EN-US">Every soccer fan is familiar with international
cup competitions like the Champions League.
Nearly ninety years ago, Austrian Hugo Meisl was the first to come up
with this idea. In those days, professional soccer just started in countries
like Austria, Czechoslovakia and Hungary. Meisl wanted a knock-out tournament,
just like the national cups everybody already knew, with the champions of each
participating country.</span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Hugo Meisl (born
1881) thought home and away matches would be best, this way everybody had equal
chances. Of course, he needed eight teams to get a decent set up, with quarter finals,
semi finals and a final. And as Germany
and Italy did not have a national league yet, he asked the top two teams of the
four countries that did compete: Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and
Yugoslavia. That last choice was a surprise. Yugoslavia didn’t play professional
soccer and had no reputation whatsoever on international level. The two clubs Hajduk
Split and BSK Belgrade were merely used to get the numbers right.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The cup was
called Mitropa Cup, derived from the German words ‘Mittel Europa’, meaning
Central Europa. The teams that participated from August 14 until the final on
November 13, were as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Club<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Country<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Achievement in league 1927<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Admira Wien<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Austria<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Champion 1926-1927<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Third place 1926-1927<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Sparta Prague<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Champions 1927<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Slavia Prague<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Runner-up 1927<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Runner-up 1926-1927<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">MTK Hungaria Budapest<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Third place 1926-1927<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Champion 1927<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">BSK Beograd<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Yugoslavia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Runner-up 1927<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> * </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">Missing
in this line-up were runner-up Brigittenauer AC (BAC) from Austria and Hungarian champion Ferencvaros, for reasons unknown.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> * </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">The
capitol cities Vienna, Prague and Budapest all provided two clubteams, which was no surprise as those
cities were the soccer centre of their countries.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<h3>
<b><span lang="EN-US">The Quarter Finals</span></b></h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gyorgyo Orth (MTK Hungaria FC)</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">On August
14, the Mitropa Cup got on it’s way in Vienna, Prague and Belgrade. With two
clubs from Prague, Slavia played its first home match a week later. All return
matches were played on August 28. With Rapid Vienna, Slavia Prague and Hungaria
FC easily through to the next round, the matches between Sparta Prague and Admira Wacker were
the most memorable in these quarter finals. Both teams played very rough, with
injuries and even a fight in the locker room afterwards. Evzen Vesely, normally a
substitute player in the Sparta squad, had already scored the first two goals
in Sparta’s 5-1 victory in the first match. He was even more vital two weeks later, when Admira had equaled the 5-1 score after an hour. Vesely's 2-5 and 3-5 prevented Sparta from playing an extra match.</span></div>
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<h4>
<span lang="EN-US">The results of the quarter finals (winners in bold):</span></h4>
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<span lang="EN-US">Rapid Vienna – Hajduk Split<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">8-1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Johann Hoffmann (3), Ferdinand Wessely (2),
Karl Wondrak (1), Johann Horvath (1), Johann Luef (1); Mirko Bonacic (1)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Hajduk Split – <b>Rapid Vienna</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0-1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Johann Hoffmann (1)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 140.1pt;" valign="top" width="234"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Sparta Prague – Admira Vienna<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">5-1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 276.4pt;" valign="top" width="461"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Evzen Vesely (2), Josef Horejs (2)<o:p></o:p></span>, Jan
Maloun (1); Franz Runge (1)</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 140.1pt;" valign="top" width="234"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Admira Vienna – <b>Sparta Prague</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">5-3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 276.4pt;" valign="top" width="461"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Anton Schall (2), Ignaz Sigl (1), Franz Runge
(1), Karl Stoiber (1), Evzen Vesely (2), Josef Silny (1)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 140.1pt;" valign="top" width="234"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">BSK Belgrade – MTK Hungaria FC<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2-4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 276.4pt;" valign="top" width="461"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Kuzman Soritovic (1), Nikola Marjanovic (1);
Rudolf Jeny (1), Zoltan Opata (1), Janos Kvasz (1), Gyorgy Skvarek (1)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 140.1pt;" valign="top" width="234"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span lang="EN-US">MTK Hungaria FC</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> – BSK Belgrade<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4-0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 276.4pt;" valign="top" width="461"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Gyorgy Orth (2), Gyorgy Molnar (1), Geza
Balasits (1)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 140.1pt;" valign="top" width="234"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Slavia Prague – Ujpesti TE<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4-0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 276.4pt;" valign="top" width="461"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Jindrich Soltys (1), Josef Kratochvil (1),
Frantisek Svoboda (1), Karel Bejbl (1)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 140.1pt;" valign="top" width="234"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Ujpesti TE – <b>Slavia Prague</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2-2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 276.4pt;" valign="top" width="461"><div class="MsoNormal">
Jozsef Fogl III (2); Antonin
Puc (2)<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
</tr>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh88kmkCO9xSx2N2jkKIb6_jjGMcdZtgQjnQDp40gtnsdn2XtQPMPG1U_ue2SnkjpxywZwLL30toz-ILm1xuD8_VPf0yS_egFFsQtVIV1i7BpElCpZgTDLIBhUYoCwJcpAOYXb7qA1CsY/s1600/Frantisek+Kolenaty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh88kmkCO9xSx2N2jkKIb6_jjGMcdZtgQjnQDp40gtnsdn2XtQPMPG1U_ue2SnkjpxywZwLL30toz-ILm1xuD8_VPf0yS_egFFsQtVIV1i7BpElCpZgTDLIBhUYoCwJcpAOYXb7qA1CsY/s1600/Frantisek+Kolenaty.jpg" height="320" width="196" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frantisek Kolenaty (Sparta Prague)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<h3>
<span lang="EN-US">The Semi
Finals</span></h3>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Things were
getting closer during the semi finals. Hungaria FC and Sparta first draw 2-2 in
Budapest, with Sparta the better team. Back in Prague, Hungaria was able to
stop the Sparta attacks: 0-0. As the away goals rule wasn’t invented yet, an
extra match was needed. But Sparta Prague successfully claimed Hungaria FC’s
Kalman Konrad wasn’t allowed to play in the last game, given his previous American
adventure with Brooklyn Wanderers. So Sparta went throught to
the final.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">In the
other semi final, Slavia’s goalkeeper Frantisek Planicka denied the Rapid
Vienna-attackers with great saves. Thanks to his performance, Slavia won their
home match 2-1. Back in Vienna, it was a great free kick on 1-1 from Ferdinand
Wessely that beat Planicka and made the final a clash between Austrian and Czechoslovakia, or Vienna and Prague.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
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<td style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 147.15pt;" valign="top" width="245"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">MTK Hungaria FC – Sparta Prague<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
2-2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 269.35pt;" valign="top" width="449"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Zoltan Opata (1), Rudolf Jeny (1); Adolf
Patek (1), Josef Silny (1)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 147.15pt;" valign="top" width="245"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span lang="EN-US">Sparta Prague</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> – MTK Hungaria FC<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0-0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 269.35pt;" valign="top" width="449"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 147.15pt;" valign="top" width="245"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Slavia Prague – Rapid Vienna<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2-2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 269.35pt;" valign="top" width="449"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Josef Kratochvil (1), Antonin Puc (1); Johann
Horvath (1), Johann Luef (1)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 147.15pt;" valign="top" width="245"><div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span lang="EN-US">Rapid Vienna</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> – Slavia Praag<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2-1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 269.35pt;" valign="top" width="449"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Karl Wondrak (1), Ferdinand Wesely (1);
Antonin Puc (1)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6en_6t8Xwjm07q2pj4C6E82zk934SJPZeX_dEHE9h2_VTqofry06pJzZEUKb1b8gGloff0a2UcasTxi2DHg9cx_CXyEpWhX7MUoyf1CVFuYf1JRyVpzUhz6UQ2h0duZ4BAbBEO0vHcpE/s1600/Sparta+Prague.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6en_6t8Xwjm07q2pj4C6E82zk934SJPZeX_dEHE9h2_VTqofry06pJzZEUKb1b8gGloff0a2UcasTxi2DHg9cx_CXyEpWhX7MUoyf1CVFuYf1JRyVpzUhz6UQ2h0duZ4BAbBEO0vHcpE/s1600/Sparta+Prague.jpg" height="160" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Winner Sparta Prague</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<h3>
<b><span lang="EN-US">The Final</span></b></h3>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Four weeks
after the semi finals, Sparta Prague and Rapid Vienna met in Prague for the first
match. It was believed the Mitropa Cup had a very strong final. Twentyfive thousand
spectators saw a nervous beginning, with Sparta leading 2-0 and 3-1. It was 3-2
at halftime, but after the break Rapid was overrun by Sparta, who scored
another three goals. With a 6-2 score, the spectators were convinced it was
over and joyously invaded the pitch. </span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFUkGPdkvfpi8EzFD9c45fL62Wt3TM4uOtK3KqUaqClHw_ivQZx-SRU0qm21aAkMMr-7tWKzkDaEnRSj-gaKVtbZAyJwkoTok2pNxbxbbEnIQIHyq-EGTV6BDenO_67Pw2-Hvf_8zhdI/s1600/Rapid+Wien+1927.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFUkGPdkvfpi8EzFD9c45fL62Wt3TM4uOtK3KqUaqClHw_ivQZx-SRU0qm21aAkMMr-7tWKzkDaEnRSj-gaKVtbZAyJwkoTok2pNxbxbbEnIQIHyq-EGTV6BDenO_67Pw2-Hvf_8zhdI/s1600/Rapid+Wien+1927.jpg" height="197" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finalist Rapid Vienna</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Two weeks later, Rapid Vienna tried the
impossible, and failed. The Austrians played unfair, especially Franz Weselik
should have been red carded. But only Antonin Perner (Sparta) was expelled from
the game, after an hour. After a 2-0 lead for Rapid, Josef Silny scored 2-1
eight minutes from time, which ended all hopes for Rapid coach Edi Bauer and
his team. Bauer (33) had placed himself in the starting eleven, but the gifted striker failed to
make an impression. During the Cup ceremony, Sparta’s captain Karel Pesek was struck
by a rock, and some two hundred policemen had to protect the Sparta Prague team from other attacks from the crowd.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
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<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 147.15pt;" valign="top" width="245"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Sparta Prague – Rapid Vienna<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">6-2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 276.45pt;" valign="top" width="461"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Josef Silny (2), Adolf Patek (2), Karel Pesek
(1), Josef Sima (1); Franz Weselik (1), Ferdinand Wessely (1)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 147.15pt;" valign="top" width="245"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Rapid Vienna – <b>Sparta Prague</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 1.0cm;" valign="top" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2-1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 276.45pt;" valign="top" width="461"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Franz Weselik (1), Johann Luef (1); Josef
Silny (1)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuLU9foDT7bY_FjTaMc2neOqyKeful0sng_7GSoGVWb23r91_A0L2OPNVh4eysvA4KDvKEY-c7SRmhflz6Yx16yRphhQReZAm-vQgkoUmwTaRksgNwY8bGYBih3-BovedySXfJRiQR6X0/s1600/Josef+Silny.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuLU9foDT7bY_FjTaMc2neOqyKeful0sng_7GSoGVWb23r91_A0L2OPNVh4eysvA4KDvKEY-c7SRmhflz6Yx16yRphhQReZAm-vQgkoUmwTaRksgNwY8bGYBih3-BovedySXfJRiQR6X0/s1600/Josef+Silny.JPG" height="320" width="229" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Josef Silny</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">So, Sparta
Prague deservingly was the first winner of the Mitropa Cup. During those six matches they
used only fourteen players, no less than eight players were ever-present.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Their
attacker Josef Silny became top goalscorer with five goals, Johann
Hoffmann and Ferdinand Wessely (both Rapid Vienna), Antonin Puc (Slavia Prague)
and Evzen Vesely (Sparta Prague) all scored four.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">In total 64 goals were scored in 14 matches, an average of more than four and a half goals per match. </span>Janko Rodin (Hajduk Split), Kuzman Sotirovic (BSK Belgrade) and (as mentioned) Antonin Perner all were sent off. </div>
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The Mitropa Cup got off to a shaky start, as there was too much violence on the playing fields. But the prestige was big from the start. That even got better from 1929 onwards, as the Italian clubs started to participate.</div>
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<h4>
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<h4>
<span lang="EN-US">Sparta Prague
in Mitropa Cup, 1927</span></h4>
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<span lang="EN-US">Player<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Position<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Date of birth<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Matches<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Goals<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Frantisek Hochman<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.75pt;" valign="top" width="106"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Goalkeeper<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;" valign="top" width="130"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">02-04-1904<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.5pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
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<td style="background: red; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.75pt;" valign="top" width="186"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Karel Steiner<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.75pt;" valign="top" width="106"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Defender<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;" valign="top" width="130"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">26-01-1895<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.5pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.75pt;" valign="top" width="186"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Antonin Perner<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.75pt;" valign="top" width="106"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Defender<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;" valign="top" width="130"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">29-01-1899<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.5pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: red; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.75pt;" valign="top" width="186"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Jaroslav Burgr<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.75pt;" valign="top" width="106"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Defender<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;" valign="top" width="130"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">07-03-1906<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.5pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.75pt;" valign="top" width="186"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Frantisek Kolenaty<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.75pt;" valign="top" width="106"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Midfielder<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;" valign="top" width="130"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">29-01-1900<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.5pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: red; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.75pt;" valign="top" width="186"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Ferdinand Hajny<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.75pt;" valign="top" width="106"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Midfielder<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;" valign="top" width="130"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">03-02-1899<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.5pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.75pt;" valign="top" width="186"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Karel Pesek<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.75pt;" valign="top" width="106"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Midfielder<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;" valign="top" width="130"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">20-09-1895<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.5pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: red; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 111.75pt;" valign="top" width="186"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Evzen Vesely<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.75pt;" valign="top" width="106"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Forward<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;" valign="top" width="130"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Unknown<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 49.6pt;" valign="top" width="83"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Josef Horejs (Austria)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Forward<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Unknown<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Josef Silny<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Forward<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">23-01-1902<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Jan Maloun<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Forward<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">11-02-1905<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Josef Sima<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Forward<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">17-08-1905<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Josef Miclik<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Forward<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Unknown<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Adolf Patek (Austria)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Forward<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">04-04-1900<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: red; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.5pt;" valign="top" width="71"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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John van Enckevorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465931650930797934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280263461713630953.post-52574535872596421452013-09-27T17:24:00.001-07:002013-09-27T17:24:28.828-07:00One Hit Wonders: Limburgia, 1949-50 (Netherlands)<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US"><i>We all know that Dutch league soccer is dominated by Ajax, PSV and sometimes
Feyenoord. Those three clubs have won 95% of all league titles since 1960, only two other clubs (AZ twice and FC Twente once) also managed to win the
championship. From 1946 until 1959, it was the other way around. Fourteen championships were contested, and twelve different clubs won. Willem II from Tilburg and Ajax from Amsterdam both won two titles. Perhaps the
most surprising title during this period is the one Limburgia claimed, back in 1949-50.</i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></h3>
<h3>
<span lang="EN-US">Short history </span></h3>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixN4Co8N_Rjf3XTCv2qhWO7TCCcCTzXkWOi9XIqehBdSRaspZlzC8-KKomRFxwXAyU3E90jG5iKtekRvbm45fw1uKSpUM4z8zsupPQycNf1CzbE9srf-8jH2KTzXVZ3psq_0ZH_TRdFBM/s1600/bsv+limburgia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixN4Co8N_Rjf3XTCv2qhWO7TCCcCTzXkWOi9XIqehBdSRaspZlzC8-KKomRFxwXAyU3E90jG5iKtekRvbm45fw1uKSpUM4z8zsupPQycNf1CzbE9srf-8jH2KTzXVZ3psq_0ZH_TRdFBM/s1600/bsv+limburgia.jpg" height="320" width="219" /></a><span lang="EN-US">Limburgia was the soccer club of Brunssum, a small town in the southern province
of the Netherlands, Limburg, where the National Mine ‘Hendrik’ provided for
most of the work. Nearly all their players were working in that coal mine.
Limburgia was founded in 1920 as Rhenania. Seven years later, the name was
changed into Sportvereniging Staatsmijn Hendrik (Sportsclub National Mine
Hendrik), and in 1936 into Limburgia. In those days the first level in the
Netherlands consisted of four, five or even six regional leagues. Yearly the winners of those leagues played each other home and away, to determine the national champion. Limburgia
first played on the highest level in 1939, and won their southern region league
for the first time in 1945-1946. During those play-offs, Limburgia managed only
three wins, and came in last with six points from ten matches. HFC Haarlem was
crowned champion that year. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">The regular season</span></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">Three seasons passed until the 1949-50 season started. The Dutch league at the time was divided into six regions, with South and West both having two different
leagues, North and East just one. These were the regional champions:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: left;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgSERJbz7UYuTFleQ3EIdbWpj51qaxZQcZhkkKtLfRZRfYF5NrZssBftAFcuKzhFyE3UH5cp-Tf5g9fTzdt_l_c5UEPhwKBRy2np1KC7z02BePvzbRfxlwXeHlWGZ9mNZOPQfL8hJKj8/s1600/Ajax+1950.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgSERJbz7UYuTFleQ3EIdbWpj51qaxZQcZhkkKtLfRZRfYF5NrZssBftAFcuKzhFyE3UH5cp-Tf5g9fTzdt_l_c5UEPhwKBRy2np1KC7z02BePvzbRfxlwXeHlWGZ9mNZOPQfL8hJKj8/s1600/Ajax+1950.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ajax, with Rinus Michels front row, second from the left</td></tr>
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US">-<span style="font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">East I: Enschedese
Boys, seven point ahead of Heracles from Almelo.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US">-<span style="font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">North I: Heerenveen,
thirteen points more than GVAV from Groningen<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US">-<span style="font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">South II: Maurits (Geleen) , three point ahead of
BVV from Den Bosch.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US">-<span style="font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">West I: Blauw Wit (Amsterdam), four point better
than Hermes DVS from Schiedam<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US">-<span style="font-size: 7pt;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">West II: Ajax (Amsterdam), two points ahead of De
Volewijkers, also from Amsterdam.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNp70C1pcxRt5rWkn0h8DlH9D62-7iNo9oU4K7Q1npRttXdcfMAhBxgNVaVMR7npUSdwKPbsIOCAqwB4aa_KXP0F8fhLYt0ln1-B8NAWkKUiicZ7V27VMSFKBNtXwCo2xEN8HNAbJsms/s1600/Limburgia+1950+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVNp70C1pcxRt5rWkn0h8DlH9D62-7iNo9oU4K7Q1npRttXdcfMAhBxgNVaVMR7npUSdwKPbsIOCAqwB4aa_KXP0F8fhLYt0ln1-B8NAWkKUiicZ7V27VMSFKBNtXwCo2xEN8HNAbJsms/s1600/Limburgia+1950+3.jpg" height="230" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Limburgia during the 1949-50 season <br />(goalkeeper Sjra jacobs in the circle)</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">The region South I was the most exciting that year. After 18 matches,
both PSV and Limburgia had 25 points, so a play-off match had to be played, in
Venlo. The odds were slightly in favor of Limburgia, as they had beaten PSV
twice 2-1 during the regular season. In a very exciting match history repeated
itself, as Limburgia also won this third match 2-1. Piet Bruins and Frits de
Graaf scored for Limburgia, only Harry van Elderen got on the scoresheet for
PSV. Limburgia played as one would expect from mineworkers; enthousiastic, tough and powerful. PSV had the better players, the better technique and were tactically superior
to Limburgia. But still, they lost.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The Play-Off Matches</span></h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sjra Jacobs</td></tr>
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Nobody really expected Limburgia to do well during the
Champions Round. Ajax and Heerenveen (with the best Dutch players of these
years, Abe Lenstra) were the big
favorites.</div>
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<span lang="EN-US">But Limburgia had a flying start, with a 4-3 win at home against Maurits. Oddly enough, Maurits was
a team from neighboring town Geleen, with most of his players also being
mineworkers – from another National Mine, Prins Maurits. One can imagine that this was a very
rough match. After a 3-3 draw in Amsterdam against Blauw Wit, a 2-1 defeat against Maurits and a 4-1 victory over Enschedese Boys, Limburgia
and three other clubs (Heerenveen, Maurits and Blauw Wit) all had five points. Ajax had four and Enschedese Boys just one. It was totally unclear where this was going. Limburgia still had
to play both Heerenveen and Ajax twice, so their chances were considered slim.
But somehow they got on a roll. Especially the forwards, Frits Cox and his
brother Lei Cox, Frits de Graaf, Piet Bruist and Nelis van Lübeck started
banging in the goals. And defensively, Sjra Jacobs, the finest goalkeeper ever
to come from the province of Limburg, delivered some spectacular performances. He
missed the first matches through sickness, and was guilty of three mistakes
during the 3-3 against Blauw Wit. But now he was making his mark, denying great
forwards as Rinus Michels (Ajax), Piet Koekebakker (Blauw Wit) and Abe Lenstra
(Heerenveen). Sadly, a few years later, while playing for Rapid JC, Jacobs received a
kick to the head in a match against PSV. As medical attention was slow, it
caused major brain damage which ended his career – and ruined the rest of his
life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blauw Wit 1949-50</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Back to
1950: Limburgia won those matches, four in a row, while scoring lots of goals. A 6-2 victory
at home against Blauw Wit (according to the newspapers Blauw Wit were the better team that
afternoon!) put Limburgia three points ahead of them, with just two matches to
go. So now, Limburgia were suddenly on top and needed just one more victory. The first attempt failed, as Limburgia lost 3-5 in Heerenveen to Abe Lenstra and his boys. Now it became necessary to win their final match, away to Ajax.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">This match
was played in a sold out Olympic Stadium. Two thousand Limburgia-supporters
travelled with their team to Amsterdam, hoping to witness a historical moment. Ajax had little to play for: a victory against Limburgia would mean
they would finish third. If not, they would come in fourth. Either way, a big disappointment. Most likely, their eyes were on their rivals from Amsterdam, Blauw Wit. If
Ajax should win against Limburgia, Blauw Wit probably was the new champion.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<h3>
<span lang="EN-US">The Final Match</span></h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The team that beat Ajax 6-0</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">The game
started with Ajax mostly in possession, trying to score the first goal. They
failed, not only because they were not determined enough, but mainly because
goalkeeper Jacobs simply was unbeatable. After thirteen minutes Limburgia suddenly took
the lead, Frits Cox making an easy goal. Two minutes later, Limburgia’s best
player, Frits de Graaf, made it 0-2. After that, Limburgia were in control. They
were no longer intimitedated by the skills of their opponents, their confidence rose as the game progressed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">During the second
half Ajax were completely outplayed – only midfielder Joop Stoffelen kept his
ground. On the other hand, defender Cor van der Hart - a player with a big reputation - had one of the worst matches of
his life. Limburgia wasn’t satisfied with 2-0 and goals by De Graaf, Lei Cox
(two) and Cobben made it 0-6.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">After the final whistle, not only the Limburgia-supporters were in seventh heaven. Most
of the 50,000 spectators at the Olympic stadium cheered for them – at the same time knowing that Blauw Wit was beaten for the title.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Slowly downhill</span></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">Limburgia
was crowned champion of the Netherland. That was a first, as no other club from the province Limburg had accomplished such a feat before. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">These were the players of that legendary team:
Sjra Jacobs, Jan van Huizen, Willy Groen, Hens van Lübeck, Hub Welzen, Mathieu
Spanjer, Piet Bruist, Frits Cox, Lei Cox, Frits de Graaf and Nelis van Lübeck.
Also reserve-goalie Jonker and the attackers Jan Eggels en Lei Cobben were
involved.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Overall
Limburgia had a decent team, but not a great one. They had played together for
years, which obviously strengthens a team. Just one player, right winger Frits de
Graaf, made such an impact that he was picked for the national team four months
later. De Graaf was extremely fast and had a thundering shot. He collected
three caps, against Switserland, Belgium and France in late 1950, losing all three
of them (5-7, 2-7 and 2-5). Still, he managed to score two goals. Or even three,
as De Graaf has always claimed an own goal by Swiss player Roger Bocquet to be
his. After 1950, Limburgia slowly disappeared from the scene. A third place in the regional league in 1951 was followed by a fith place a year later, and a seventh place in 1953. After the introduction of professional soccer in the Netherlands in 1954, Limburgia didn't make the cut for the start of the 'Eredivisie', and had to play in the second division. In 1963 they dropped another level, until the club decided to leave professional soccer and went back to being an amateur club in 1971. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Matches of
Limburgia during the Champions Round in 1950, with goalscorers</span></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">April 10<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Limburgia - Maurits<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Piet Bruist**, Lei Cox**<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">3-3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Piet Bruist***<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Maurits - Limburgia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">2-1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Lei Cox*<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">May 7<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Limburgia – Enschedese Boys<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">4-1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Frits Cox*, Nelis van Lübeck**,
Piet Bruist*<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">May 14<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Limburgia - Ajax<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">3-2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Frits de Graaf**, Frits Cox *<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">May 21<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Limburgia - Heerenveen<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">7-0<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Lei Cox***, Cobben**, Frits Cox*, own goal*<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">May 29<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Enschedese Boys - Limburgia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0-2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Nelis van Lübeck*, Frits Cox*<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">June 4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Limburgia – Blauw Wit<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">6-2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Frits de Graaf***, Nelis van Lübeck***<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">June 17<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Heerenveen - Limburgia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">5-3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Frits de Graaf*, Frits Cox*,
Nelis van Lübeck*<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">June 24<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Ajax - Limburgia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">0-6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Frits de Graaf**, Lei Cox **,
Frits Cox*, Cobben*<o:p></o:p></div>
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<h3>
Final Standings Champions Round</h3>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ranking<o:p></o:p></div>
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Club<o:p></o:p></div>
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Played<o:p></o:p></div>
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Won<o:p></o:p></div>
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Drawn<o:p></o:p></div>
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Lost<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="background: #E36C0A; border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71">
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Points<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="background: #E36C0A; border-left: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.5pt;" valign="top" width="71">
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Goals<o:p></o:p></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.15pt;" valign="top" width="154">
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Limburgia<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.5pt;" valign="top" width="71">
<div class="MsoNormal">
10<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.45pt;" valign="top" width="59">
<div class="MsoNormal">
7<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.5pt;" valign="top" width="71">
<div class="MsoNormal">
1<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.45pt;" valign="top" width="59">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71">
<div class="MsoNormal">
15-5<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.5pt;" valign="top" width="71">
<div class="MsoNormal">
39-18<o:p></o:p></div>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #E36C0A; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 47.95pt;" valign="top" width="80">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #E36C0A; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.15pt;" valign="top" width="154">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Blauw Wit<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="background: #E36C0A; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.5pt;" valign="top" width="71">
<div class="MsoNormal">
10<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #E36C0A; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.45pt;" valign="top" width="59">
<div class="MsoNormal">
6<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #E36C0A; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.5pt;" valign="top" width="71">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #E36C0A; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.45pt;" valign="top" width="59">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #E36C0A; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71">
<div class="MsoNormal">
14-6<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="background: #E36C0A; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.5pt;" valign="top" width="71">
<div class="MsoNormal">
36-23<o:p></o:p></div>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 47.95pt;" valign="top" width="80">
<div class="MsoNormal">
3<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.15pt;" valign="top" width="154">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Maurits<o:p></o:p></div>
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<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.5pt;" valign="top" width="71">
<div class="MsoNormal">
10<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.45pt;" valign="top" width="59">
<div class="MsoNormal">
4<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.5pt;" valign="top" width="71">
<div class="MsoNormal">
2<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.45pt;" valign="top" width="59">
<div class="MsoNormal">
4<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71">
<div class="MsoNormal">
10-10<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #FABF8F; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.5pt;" valign="top" width="71">
<div class="MsoNormal">
16-22<o:p></o:p></div>
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</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #E36C0A; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 47.95pt;" valign="top" width="80">
<div class="MsoNormal">
4<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #E36C0A; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 92.15pt;" valign="top" width="154">
<div class="MsoNormal">
Ajax<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #E36C0A; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.5pt;" valign="top" width="71">
<div class="MsoNormal">
10<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #E36C0A; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.45pt;" valign="top" width="59">
<div class="MsoNormal">
4<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #E36C0A; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.5pt;" valign="top" width="71">
<div class="MsoNormal">
0<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #E36C0A; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 35.45pt;" valign="top" width="59">
<div class="MsoNormal">
6<o:p></o:p></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #E36C0A; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: accent6; mso-background-themeshade: 191; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 42.55pt;" valign="top" width="71">
<div class="MsoNormal">
8-12<o:p></o:p></div>
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John van Enckevorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465931650930797934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280263461713630953.post-32571258982086396942013-09-20T12:08:00.001-07:002013-09-20T12:08:37.390-07:00Soccer Pioneers: the first players to reach 50 international caps (countrywise)<div class="MsoNormal">
<i>Today,
September 20, 2013, Egyptian Ahmed Hassan holds the world record for international
caps with an amazing 184. Nowadays nearly three hundred players collected 100 international
appearances or more, before the Second World War playing 50 caps was a remarkable
achievement. Here are the ten players that were the first for their country
to play 50 international matches.</i></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">1 Imre Schlosser (Hungary, 1889-1959)</span></b></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">Schlosser
made his debut for the Hungarian national team in 1906, in a draw with Bohemia
(4-4). In total he played 68 matches for his country, of which the match
against Austria (3-3 on <b>November 5, 1916</b>),
was his 50<sup>th</sup> cap. Schlosser became the first ever international player
to do so, before him the record holder was Welshman Billy Meredith. Schlosser
played another eleven years for his country after that, but only managed 18 more caps. He also held the world record for most international goals
(59)scored, until Ferenc Puskas broke that record in 1954.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">2 Cayetano Saporiti (Uruguay, 1887-1954)</span></b></h3>
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Saporiti
isn’t a household name in international soccer, except in his home country Uruguay
and in Argentina. He managed to collect his 50<sup>th</sup> and last cap on <b>May 25, 1919</b>. With the national team
goalkeeper Saporiti won the Copa America in 1916 and 1917. Of his 50 caps, no less than 42
were against neigbour Argentina.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Armand Swartenbroeks</td></tr>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">3 Armand
Swartenbroeks (Belgium, 1892-1980)</span></b></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">For eight
years, Schlosser and Saporiti were in a league of their own. Then Belgian
defender Armand Swartenbroeks collected his 50<sup>th</sup> cap on <b>September 4,
1927</b>. Unfortunately, Belgium lost that match in Stockholm 7-0 to Sweden.
Swartenbroeks was a member of the Belgium team that won the Olympic title in
1920 in Antwerp. He had the misfortune of not playing any matches for Belgium
for five years, due to the First World War. Otherwise, he probably would have
been the most capped player before the Second World War.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">4 Harry Dénis (Netherlands, 1896-1971)</span></b></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">With a
Belgian player at number 3, the Netherlands can’t stay far behind. Harry Dénis
was a right back defender, and played in three Olympics (1920, 1924 and 1928).
He had the special honour of taking the Olympic oath on behalf of all the
athletes in 1928. Dénis played his 50<sup>th</sup> cap on <b>June 5, 1928</b> a 3-1 victory over Belgium at the Olympic Consolations
Tournament. His biggest disappointment occured a few days earlier, as the
Dutch lost against 0-2 Uruguay in the first round of the Olympics. Dénis
was captain of his team in 37 of his 56 international matches.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Umberto Caligaris as a <br />Juventus-player </td></tr>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">5 Umberto Caligaris (Italy, 1901-1940)</span></b></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">Just like
Dénis, Umberto Caligaris played as a right back and also took part at the 1928
Olympics (as he did in 1924). He was more succesfull, as Italy managed to win a
bronze medal. Caligaris collected his 50<sup>th</sup> cap in an away match
against Switserland (1-1) on <b>March 29,
1931</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Caligaris
played his 59<sup>th</sup> and last match for Italy in February 1934, just a
few months before Italy won the World Cup. He was a squad member, but sat on
the bench the whole tournament. He was 32 years old at the time. After playing
only a few minutes of a veteran soccer game on October 19, 1940, he
was taken to the hospital and died of a aneurysma.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">6 Josef Blum (Austria, 1898-1956)</span></b></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">The
Austrian Wunderteam (1931-1932) had many outstanding players, like Matthias
Sindelar, Fritz Geschweidl, Anton Schall and goalkeeper Rudolf Hiden. Defender
(again!) Josef Blum was in the line-up of what was considered the birth of
this Wunderteam, a 5-0 victory over Scotland. In the one and a half year after
that, Austria won for example 6-0 and 5-0 against Germany, 8-1 against
Switserland and 8-2 against Hungary. Blum was one of the oldest players on the
team, the match mentioned against
Hungary was his 51th and last one. One month before, he played his 50<sup>th</sup>
match on <b>March 20, 1932</b>, a 2-1
victory over Italy. Blum’s record of 51 caps lasted until 1954, when Ernst
Ocwirk took over.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">7 Max Abegglen (Switserland, 1902-1970)</span></b></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">Max, or
‘Xam’ Abegglen is one of three soccer playing brothers (Jean (1899) and Andre
‘Trello’ (1909) are the others), who all played for the Swiss national team. Max
was a prolific goalscorer for Switserland, it wasn’t until 2001 that his record
of 34 international goals was matched by Kubilay Turkyilmaz (and later surpassed by Alexander Frei). His biggest moment probably were the 1924 Olympics
in Paris, where Swisterland reached the final but was beaten by Uruguay.
Abegglen played his 50<sup>th</sup> cap on <b>April
2, 1933</b>, losing 0-3 to Italy. Abegglen is one of the few players who has a
professional soccer club named after him: Xamax Neuchatel, in 2012 demoted
to the Swiss Amateur league because of financial problems.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">8 Eugen Einman (Estonia, 1905-1963)</span></b></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">The most
unexpected name in this top ten is without a doubt Eugen Einman form Estonia.
This small country was independent between the two world wars, but hardly made
any headlines during this period on the soccer field. Mostly Estonia played
Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden or Finland. They failed to qualify for the World Cup
in 1934 and 1938. But still, midfielder/defender Eugen Einman was a member of
the Estonian team from 1923 until 1935, and collected 65 caps during these
years. As the first of country he gained his 50<sup>th</sup> cap on <b>August 9, 1933</b> against Latvia (2-1 for Estonia).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">9 Josef Silný (Czechoslovakia, 1902-1981)</span></b></h3>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbl5_C5mA-gT30MyUkrpwMt6siXbZkZeESL_w3dtSKIU08vZBsobiFjksubIbXUYX-ZBuCiKuqoYMU8f8gawKe9LJyYI21taMC2ePgoud_Fc2WOK6NdZ22DSr_SB2tcBDpu5FKs1dGWo/s1600/Josef+Silny.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUbl5_C5mA-gT30MyUkrpwMt6siXbZkZeESL_w3dtSKIU08vZBsobiFjksubIbXUYX-ZBuCiKuqoYMU8f8gawKe9LJyYI21taMC2ePgoud_Fc2WOK6NdZ22DSr_SB2tcBDpu5FKs1dGWo/s1600/Josef+Silny.JPG" height="320" width="229" /></a><span lang="EN-US">Although
Czechoslovakia was a mighty force on the European continent, Josef Silný
managed to collect 50 caps, with nearly all of them being friendlies and
matches for the Svehla Cup (tournament between Italy, Austria, Hungary and
Switserland). Silný was vital in winning the bronze medal in the 1927-1930
edition, scoring four goals. He made his debut one year after the 1924
Olympics, and after that Czechoslovakia didn’t enter the 1928 Olympics and the
1930 World Cup. At last, his 50<sup>th</sup> cap was for real as it was the
first round of the World Cup, <b>May 27, 1934</b>. Czechoslovakia beat Romania 2-1,
but Silny was left out of the team during the rest of the tournament, giving
him a silver medal for only playing one of four matches. Still, 50 caps (and 28
goals) is a big achievement.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">10 Max Viinioksa (Finland, 1905-1977)</span></b></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">The second
dark horse of this top ten ends this list. Finland’s Max Viinioksa made his
debut for Finland in 1926, and was a regular for the team for nine years.
Actually, Viinioksa favored (ice)hockey (he did play a few matches in the
1933-34 hockeyleague) but in those days the level of play in Finland was
low. So, strongly build Viinioksa decided to be a soccer player. He was famous
in his own country, but not outside as Finland did not enter the Olympics in
1928, nor tried to qualify for the World Cup of 1930 and 1934. Defender
Viinioksa wasn’t in the team anymore when his country played in the 1936
Olympics, losing 3-7 to Peru in the first round. </span>Viinioksa 50<sup>th</sup> and last match Viinioksa played on <b>September 8, 1935</b> against Denmark. It ended 5-1 in favor of the
Danes.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frantisek Planicka (on the right)</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Before the
Second World War, a total of 32 players were capped 50 times or more for their
country. Legendary Czechoslovakian goalkeeper Frantisek Planicka had the world
record at that moment, number four placed Severino Minello would be the next
record holder. Minello’s 80 caps (last match June 14, 19430 were beaten by
Ferenc Puskas (84) and then England’s Billy Wright, who was the first player
ever to reach a total (more than) hundred caps in 1959)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Most capped players before the Second World War
(31-08-1939)</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Frantisek Planicka<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Czechoslovakia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1926-1938<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">73<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Angel Romano<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Uruguay<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1911-1927<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">69<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Imre Schlosser<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 22.0pt;" valign="top" width="37">
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<span lang="EN-US">68<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Severino Minello*<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Switserland<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.35pt;" valign="top" width="106">
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<span lang="EN-US">1930-1939<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">68<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Evald Tipner<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1924-1939<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">67<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133.0pt;" valign="top" width="222">
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<span lang="EN-US">Eugen Einman<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Estonia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.35pt;" valign="top" width="106">
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<span lang="EN-US">1923-1935<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 22.0pt;" valign="top" width="37">
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<span lang="EN-US">65<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Puck van Heel<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Netherlands<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.35pt;" valign="top" width="106">
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<span lang="EN-US">1925-1938<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 22.0pt;" valign="top" width="37">
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<span lang="EN-US">64<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133.0pt;" valign="top" width="222">
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<span lang="EN-US">Eriks Petersons*<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.4pt;" valign="top" width="131">
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<span lang="EN-US">Latvia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.35pt;" valign="top" width="106">
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<span lang="EN-US">1929-1939<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 22.0pt;" valign="top" width="37">
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<span lang="EN-US">61<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Antonin Puc<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Czechoslovakia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.35pt;" valign="top" width="106">
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<span lang="EN-US">1926-1938<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 22.0pt;" valign="top" width="37">
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<span lang="EN-US">60<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Rudolf Ramseyer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.4pt;" valign="top" width="131">
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<span lang="EN-US">Switserland<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.35pt;" valign="top" width="106">
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<span lang="EN-US">1920-1931<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 22.0pt;" valign="top" width="37">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">59<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133.0pt;" valign="top" width="222">
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<span lang="EN-US">Umberto Caligaris<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.4pt;" valign="top" width="131">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Italy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.35pt;" valign="top" width="106">
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<span lang="EN-US">1922-1934<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 22.0pt;" valign="top" width="37">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">59<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133.0pt;" valign="top" width="222">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Bernard Voorhoof*<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.4pt;" valign="top" width="131">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Belgium<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.35pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1928-1939<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 22.0pt;" valign="top" width="37">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">59<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133.0pt;" valign="top" width="222">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Eduard Ellman-Eelma<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.4pt;" valign="top" width="131">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Estonia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.35pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1921-1935<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 22.0pt;" valign="top" width="37">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">58<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133.0pt;" valign="top" width="222">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Harry Dénis<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.4pt;" valign="top" width="131">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Netherlands<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.35pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1919-1930<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 22.0pt;" valign="top" width="37">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">56<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133.0pt;" valign="top" width="222">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Jaroslav Burgr<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.4pt;" valign="top" width="131">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Czechoslovakia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.35pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1929-1938<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 22.0pt;" valign="top" width="37">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">55<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133.0pt;" valign="top" width="222">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Gejus van der Meulen<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.4pt;" valign="top" width="131">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Netherlands<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.35pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1924-1934<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 22.0pt;" valign="top" width="37">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">54<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133.0pt;" valign="top" width="222">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Raymond Braine<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.4pt;" valign="top" width="131">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Belgium<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.35pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1925-1939<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 22.0pt;" valign="top" width="37">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">54<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133.0pt;" valign="top" width="222">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Alberts Seibelis<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.4pt;" valign="top" width="131">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Latvia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.35pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1925-1939<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 22.0pt;" valign="top" width="37">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">54<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133.0pt;" valign="top" width="222">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Frans Karjagin*<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.4pt;" valign="top" width="131">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Finland<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.35pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1929-1939<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 22.0pt;" valign="top" width="37">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">54<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133.0pt;" valign="top" width="222">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Armand Swartenbroeks<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.4pt;" valign="top" width="131">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Belgium<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.35pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1913-1928<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 22.0pt;" valign="top" width="37">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">53<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133.0pt;" valign="top" width="222">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Guiseppe Meazza<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.4pt;" valign="top" width="131">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Italy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.35pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1930-1939<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 22.0pt;" valign="top" width="37">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">53<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133.0pt;" valign="top" width="222">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Hector Scarone<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.4pt;" valign="top" width="131">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Uruguay<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.35pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1917-1930<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 22.0pt;" valign="top" width="37">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">52<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133.0pt;" valign="top" width="222">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Virginio Rosetta<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.4pt;" valign="top" width="131">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Italy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.35pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1920-1934<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 22.0pt;" valign="top" width="37">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">52<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133.0pt;" valign="top" width="222">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Karl-Rudolph Sillberg-Sillak<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.4pt;" valign="top" width="131">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Estonia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.35pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1929-1938<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 22.0pt;" valign="top" width="37">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">52<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133.0pt;" valign="top" width="222">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Josef Blum<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.4pt;" valign="top" width="131">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Austria<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.35pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1920-1932<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 22.0pt;" valign="top" width="37">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">51<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133.0pt;" valign="top" width="222">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Karoly Fogl II<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.4pt;" valign="top" width="131">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Hungary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.35pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1918-1929<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 22.0pt;" valign="top" width="37">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">51<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133.0pt;" valign="top" width="222">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Gyorgy Sarosi*<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.4pt;" valign="top" width="131">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Hungary<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.35pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1931-1939<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 22.0pt;" valign="top" width="37">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">51<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133.0pt;" valign="top" width="222">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Cayetano Saporiti<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.4pt;" valign="top" width="131">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Uruguay<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.35pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1905-1919<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 22.0pt;" valign="top" width="37">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">50<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133.0pt;" valign="top" width="222">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Max Viinioska<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.4pt;" valign="top" width="131">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Finland<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.35pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1926-1935<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 22.0pt;" valign="top" width="37">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">50<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133.0pt;" valign="top" width="222">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Josef Silný<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.4pt;" valign="top" width="131">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Czechoslovakia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.35pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1925-1934<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 22.0pt;" valign="top" width="37">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">50<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133.0pt;" valign="top" width="222">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">William Kanerva<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.4pt;" valign="top" width="131">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Finland<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.35pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1922-1938<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 22.0pt;" valign="top" width="37">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">50<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 133.0pt;" valign="top" width="222">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Janis Lidmanis*<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.4pt;" valign="top" width="131">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Latvia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 63.35pt;" valign="top" width="106">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">1931-1939<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="background: #8DB3E2; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: text2; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 22.0pt;" valign="top" width="37">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">50<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">*Still
active at that time<o:p></o:p></span></div>
John van Enckevorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465931650930797934noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280263461713630953.post-87394642429189259952013-09-13T13:05:00.001-07:002013-09-13T13:06:44.076-07:00The Spanish Exodus, 1937-1939<div class="MsoNormal">
Until
recently, Spanish soccer players weren’t very keen on playing abroad.
Exceptions were just a few, like in the sixties, when Luis Suárez (Barcelona)
tried his luck with Internazionale Milan, Luis de Sol (Real Madrid) was successful at Juventus and
Joaquin Peiro (Atletico Madrid) played for AC Torino, Internazionale Milan and
AS Roma. And of course, the Mexican league appealed to lots of players as a
final stage with less pressure (among others José Pirri, Juan Manuel Asensi and
Emilio Butragueno).</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxogaQOfVDwLwQnLFJZcOD_yixlQdLN5V55GZchet-er2C8yvi9yap9lMxJFYbj4WFRMIwDAtD2At9xBNb_yzpFT6zfXTL5tkdZAq4tgkExlPWLP0vE1dJP-CpuPmSF55xyNq4-beSZPs/s1600/Spanish+Civil+War.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxogaQOfVDwLwQnLFJZcOD_yixlQdLN5V55GZchet-er2C8yvi9yap9lMxJFYbj4WFRMIwDAtD2At9xBNb_yzpFT6zfXTL5tkdZAq4tgkExlPWLP0vE1dJP-CpuPmSF55xyNq4-beSZPs/s1600/Spanish+Civil+War.jpg" height="227" width="320" /></a><span lang="EN-US">Things are
different of course when your own country is at war and league soccer has been
dissolved. That happened during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). At the time,
Spain was just starting to become a promising soccer country. They reached the
quarterfinal at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam and at the 1934 World Cup in
Italy. But then fascism stopped that development.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">For starters, the 1936-37 season couldn’t be played as Spain was divided into two separate parts in the summer
of 1936. As it was unclear how long league soccer would
be postponed, nothing really happened in the first year. Everybody just waited. Then, in early 1937, the Basque natioanl team (with players from Atletic Bilboa, Real Madrid and others) went on a long tour through Europe and America. Barcelona did the same during the summer of 1937. After their tour, The Basque National Team even took part in the Mexico City-league as
Euskadi in 1938-39, claiming second spot behind Asturias. Eventually, most of the
players of both teams decided to stay in Mexico or tried their luck in another
country, particularly Argentina or France. The Barcelona-team was even stripped down to only four players. The same happened on smaller scale at other Spanish
soccer clubs. Here’s a Top 10 of players that did especially well abroad and maneged to win some silverware.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i><span lang="EN-US">As I’m trying to be non-political, this article
is only about the soccer life of these players, not about what fascism or politics
did to them. But it's no coincidence that most of these players are either
Basque or Catalan. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<h3>
<b><span lang="EN-US">10 Domingo Balmanya (1914-2002) & Josep
Escola (1914-1998)</span></b></h3>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4TOI-kfmFKYZ9h6bqmE_bnZbAjXr8njPiHYPTLsyeBppRguF1c8arUjd_l7qPEWIjmTpoS3Su_2ouMv4WZSz0vHp0xhiTp8iFn92Y2XBJxSBWYjt2I7PzVQMQob6R0Jtka31AwHkVZo/s1600/Escola+scores.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4TOI-kfmFKYZ9h6bqmE_bnZbAjXr8njPiHYPTLsyeBppRguF1c8arUjd_l7qPEWIjmTpoS3Su_2ouMv4WZSz0vHp0xhiTp8iFn92Y2XBJxSBWYjt2I7PzVQMQob6R0Jtka31AwHkVZo/s1600/Escola+scores.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Escola scores</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US">Balmanya played
at home in Girona in the second division until Barcelona contracted him in
1935. He played 22 matches in his first season. After the Barcelona trip to
North America, he moved to French club FC Setè. Winning the championship there
in 1938-39 was the highlight of his career. He was big at the club, missing only two league matches that season. He had a teammate in Josep
Escola, who came along with him from Barcelona to FC Setè. Escola, who was a great
goalscorer before in Spain (31 goals in two seasons) knocked in just seven goals that
year, and played only 18 matches. After the Civil War, both players returned to
Barcelona. Escola (2 caps, 1 goal for Spain) was important for Barcelona
for the next eight years, Balmanya not so much. But he did became a successful
coach, winning the first ever Inter-Cities Fairs Cup with Barcelona in 1958 and
the league with Atletico Madrid in 1966.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Urtizberea already looked back on his brightest soccer moments in 1936. With Real Union
Irun and Donostia San Sebastian he spent six good years at the highest level,
in which he scored no less than 70 league goals. The two years before 1936
Urtizberea spent in Spain’s second division. Then he chose Girondins Bordeaux
as his new club. At the time still amateurs, Urtizberea was vital in them
winning the French Amateur title ánd promotion to the second level of
professional soccer in France. Further promotion plans failed for two years, although he scored regularly. From 1939 onwards, the Second World War prevented regular league soccer. But Urtizberea singlehandedly
gave Bordeaux the French Cup as his two goals gave them a 2-0 victory over
Fives in the 1941 final. Two years later, as a player-manager, he couldn’t prevent Bordeaux losing to Olympique Marseille.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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already thirty years old in 1936, with his best years being 1929 until 1931. He was capped
five times by Spain, scoring his only two goals for the national team in a 5-0
victory over Portugal. After a good spell with Espanyol, he
played one season for Barcelona (1933-34, 7 matches and 2 goals). He is the
only Spanish player in this selection who went abroad (France, in his case)
before the Spanish Civil War. With Olympique Alès he was
relegated in 1936, with AS Cannes he only managed 14<sup>th </sup>(out of 16
clubs) place. Things fared a lot better at Sochaux, as the team was crowned champions of
France in 1937-38. Padrón’s contribution was ten league matches with two goals.
Padrón was in the habit of changing clubs all the time, so agian he left for second
division club Charleville. After spells at Red Star, Stade de Reims and Clermont-Auverge he hung up his boots at the age of 37.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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probably still young, played twelve matches for Barcelona in the 1935-36
season. At first, he came back to Spain after the trip with Barcelona to Mexico and the USA,
but left in 1938 to play for Mexican club Asturias. Succesfully, as the club won
the league in 1938-39. Then he tried his luck in Argentina, with Velez
Sarsfield. It didn't work out, as he played only nine matches (one goal) and Velez was
relegated. So back he went to Mexico, this time to Atlante where he came very close to
winning the 1941-42 championship. Real Espana and Atlante finished on 18
points, and Real Espana won the play-off match 5-4, Munlloch did score one goal in
that match.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Luis Regueiro</td></tr>
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brothers from Irun all played abroad after the Spanish Civil War. The eldest,
Luis, was transferred from Irun to Real Madrid in 1931, his brother Pedro
followed him a year later. Luis had won the title in 1931-32, a year later they won the Spanish titel together. Luis at that time was one of the best scorers in the league (90 goals in eight
seasons until 1936), Pedro is a midfielder with hardly any socring skills (one goal in seven
seasons). They both represented Spain, with again Luis on top with 25 games and
16 goals. Pedro only managed four caps (no goals). In 1936 younger brother Tomas
is also at Real Madrid, although he didin't play any league matches.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">During the Civil War, Luis first goes north, playing for RC Paris. Then Tomas plays a few games
at Girondins Bordeaux. It gets more exciting when both Luis and Pedro head off to Mexico to play in the league
with the Basque national team, named Euskadi for this occasion. After that season, they stayed and together they won the league in 1939-40 with Asturias.
In 1940 younger brother Tomas joins them. Luis didn’t make any headlines for his club Asturias
and only a few for Real Espana in his last season, 1941-42. He became a coach,
for clubteam America and for the Mexican national team. But Pedro (who inbetween also played for Moctezuma) and Tomas were the first Mexican professional
champions in 1943-44 with their club Asturias. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the most important player of Real Santander in the first half of the thirties.
He only played one match for Spain (3-0 to Portugal, one goal), but was of
course part of the Basque team that travelled the world in 1937 and 1938. And,
as half of his teammates, stayed in Mexico. At first he played for Asturias, but he changed to Real Espana in 1941. It proved to be the perfect ending of his career, with national league
titles in 1942, 1944 and 1945. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">4 Angel Zubieta (1918-1985)</span></b></h3>
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years old in 1936, Zubieta had just played one season at the highest level in
Spain. With Atletic Bilbao midfielder Zubieta played 21 matches and scored two
goals. After the trip with the Basque national team Zubieta was contracted by
Argentinian side San Lorenzo. Argentina at that time had one the best leagues
in the world, but Zubieta stayed his ground and over the years became one of
San Lorenzo’s most important players. He was still with them when San Lorenzo
won the league in 1946. His thirteen seasons and 352 league matches at the club puts him in an alltime third position, after Sergio
Villar and Roberto Telch. He returned to Spain in 1952, and added another four
years at Deportivo La Coruna to his tally. Then, after twenty years of professional soccer, he calls
it quits.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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already had his fair share of titles in Spain, where he won the league title with Atletic Bilbao in 1930, 1931 and 1934. With him, Gorostiza and Bata,
Bilbao at the time ad a tremendous attacking force. With seven caps Iraragorri wasn’t a
regular in the Spanish team, but he did play at the World Cup 1934 – just like Luis Regueiro and the still to come no. 1 and 2 of this Top 10. At the
end of the Civil War, Iraragorri – just like Angel Zubieta – started playing
for San Lorenzo in Argentina. That didn’t work out, as he only played a total
of five league matches for the blue and red, without scoring a goal. So he, as many others,
turned his eyes at Mexico. With Real Espana he won three championships and
mostly got his own goalsco record into double figures. </span>He
eventually came back to Spain, played another three years for Atletic Bilbao
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<b><span lang="EN-US">2 Marti Ventolra (1906-1977)</span></b></h3>
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Vantolra) was a household name in Spanish soccer prior to the Civil War. He
played for two seasons at Espanyol, then spent three years in the second
division with Sevilla. Then Barcelona picked him up, and the winger payed them
back with 31 goals in three seasons. His biggest match without a doubt was
Barcelona – Real Madrid on April 21, 1935. It ended 5-0 and Ventolra scored
four of them. He also played twelve times for Spain (three goals). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Barcelona’s tour of Mexico in 1937 Ventolra decided to stay in Mexico City. He
was taken on by Atlante and won the league in 1941 and 1947. In 1941 he also
was the leading goal scorer with 17 goals and was voted best player of the CONCACAF-region. He played for
Atlante until he was 43 years old, and still managed to score seven goals during his last season (1948-49).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">1 Isidro Langara (1912-1992)</span></b></h3>
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built Langara – sometimes people would think he was a wrestler – had just one
thing on his mind during his soccer career: scoring goals. With his physical
strength and his canonball shot he was difficult to stop. At the start of his career, langara was banging in goals for Real Oviedo in the second division. With 24 goals in 18 matches Langara was vital in the promotion to first level in 1933. Real Oviedo went straight to the top, but
never won the title. On a personal level, Langara did win a string of
Pichichi’s (the trophy in Spain for the best league goal scorer during a season): 26 goals in
1933-34, 27 in 1934-35 and 28 in 1935-36. His average for the national team, 17
goals in just 12 matches, was even better. So, after a season in Mexico with
Euskadi (17 goals in 8 matches!), Angel Zubieta advised his club San Lorenzo to
sign Langara. On the day of his arrival, San Lorenzo had to play River Plate
and Langara scored all four goals in a 4-2 victory. In four seasons with the club
Langara made no less than 106 goals, but it got him only one top scorer title (1940),
which he had to share with Paraguyan Delfin Benitez Caceres from Racing Club.
Five matches (with four goals) into the 1943 season with San Lorenzo, Langara moved back to
Mexico, where the league had justed turned professional.
Again, the figures for his club Real Espana are breathtaking: 28 goals in 1943-44, 38 in 1944-45 and 40 ( a Mexican record) in 1945-46. The 1945 national title with Real Espana was his only
trophy at clublevel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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years of age, Langara returned home to Spain in 1946, and played another two years for Real
Oviedo. Adding another 23 goals, Langara has scored 336 goals at the highest
level. Mind you, even with two wasted years and with only 287 league matches
played. Messi-like numbers indeed</span></div>
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.<o:p></o:p>John van Enckevorthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465931650930797934noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280263461713630953.post-6290251352563893752013-09-07T11:52:00.000-07:002013-09-09T05:08:43.673-07:00Old guns with hard to break national records<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-EGOjiNogFQdcoY0lgjZMOQOO92BHbRhTXgDkOaQyEyMk3frj064YpoG1co8ft6vdShsSFHkkcFmqMhY8TeWvSy-yisGzN9ixTu9-pWFmNXUfKACvnftm4dDM5gmoUWWgjOuOMNngruQ/s1600/Some+goalscoring.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-EGOjiNogFQdcoY0lgjZMOQOO92BHbRhTXgDkOaQyEyMk3frj064YpoG1co8ft6vdShsSFHkkcFmqMhY8TeWvSy-yisGzN9ixTu9-pWFmNXUfKACvnftm4dDM5gmoUWWgjOuOMNngruQ/s1600/Some+goalscoring.jpg" height="214" width="320" /></a>Nowadays
nearly every country plays more international soccer matches than, let’s say, thirty
years ago. Perhaps more than twice as much. So it would be normal if the top goal
scorer of each country would be a still active, or a recently retired player. But
that’s not always the case. Six European soccer nations have a number one goal
scorer, that played his last soccer match more than fifty years ago. Here they are, listed from the old to the
ancient, with a special Scandinavian flavor.</div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>6 Ferenc
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<span lang="EN-US">Ferenc Puskas
(1927-2006) still occupies second place (behind Iranian Ali Daei with 107 goals for his country), in the
alltime goal scorers list for international matches. He was a goalscoring
machine unlike any other, even though he was not a centre forward. The <i>Galloping Major</i> from the <i>Mighty Magyars</i> of the fourties and
fifties put himself on the scoring sheet in 52 of his 85 matches for Hungary, modestly scoring just one or two goals most of the time. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Albania (12-0, 1950)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Luxembourg (7-2, 1946), Rumania (5-1, 1948),
Austria (6-1, 1949), Austria (4-3, 1950)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Puskas scored
his last international goal on <b>October
14, 1956</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Biggest thread in the near future</span></b><span lang="EN-US">: nobody, never. How could anyone? The
closests nowadays would be Balázs Dzsudzsák. He is 26 years old and has scored twelve goals. 73
to go… <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">5 Stjepan
Bobek (Yugoslavia/Serbia), 38 international goals</span></b></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">From 1948 until 1962, Yugoslavian soccer was thriving. They won silver at the Olympics in 1948, 1952 and 1956, and finally won gold in 1960. They performed well at the World Cups and reached the final of the first European Championship. So it is no surprise that Yugoslavia’s/Serbian alltime top goal scorer is from this period, Stjepan Bobek (1923-2010). The
Partizan Belgrade-forward played 63 international matches between 1946 and 1956,
scoring a total of 38 goals, two more than the star from the thirties, Blagoje
Marjanovic.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Austria (4-2, 1952), Turkey (5-1, 1954)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Bobek
scored his last international goal on <b>October
17, 1954</b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Biggest thread in the near future</span></b><span lang="EN-US">: After Bobek, Milan Galic (37 goals
between 1959 and 1965) and Savo Milosevic (37 goals between 1994 and 2006) came
very close. At the moment it doesn’t seem likely that, for instance Zoran Tosic
(26 years and 8 goals), can beat Bobek’s record.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">4 Bernard
Voorhoof (Belgium), 30 international goals</span></b></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">Between the
two World Wars, Belgium perhaps had it’s best moments. Up until Brazil 2014, of
course. They took the Olympic title in 1920 and took part in all three World
Cups. Bernard Voorhoof (1910-1974) was the leading goal scorer for Belgium in
the thirties. His 30 goals seems in line with other performances in this list,
but Voorhoof did fail to score a single hattrick during his international career.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Netherlands (4-2, 1933), Italy (2-3, 1933),
Switserland (3-3, 1933), Germany (2-5, 1934), Switserland (3-0, 1938)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Voorhoof scored his last international goal on <b>March 17, 1940</b></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><b>Biggest
thread in the near future:</b> Paul van Himst (1960-1972) also got 30 goals, after that
the present national coach Marc Wilmots came close with 28. For the future, who
knows what magic Kevin De Bruyne (21 years old, 3 goals), Eden Hazard (22
years, 5 goals), Christian Benteke (22 years, 6 goals) or Romulu Lukaku (20
years, 2 goals) can bring about?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">3 Jørgen
Juve (Norway), 30 international goals</span></b></h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; text-align: start;">Jørgen Juve, standing first from the right, <br />with Norway at the Olympic games 1936 </span></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US">Until the thirties,
Norway had little to show for in international soccer. Heavy defeats (see ‘Opponents’
of the number one and two of this list below) were quite common. But then it
slowly got better. Norway won the 1932 Scandinavian championship and qualified for
the 1938 World Cup. Two years before, they managed to beat Germany and
even clinched the bronze medal. Striker Jørgen Juve (1906-1983) was instrumental
in most of these major and minor triumphs, scoring 30 times in 42 matches. The
Norwegian FA holds on to 33 goals in 45 matches, but those three extra games
were against the amateur sides of Hungary (twice) and Austria. So,
internationally they don’t count. Still, 30 goals gives Juve a comfortable lead
at the top of the list. Amazingly, he played about half of his international
matches as a defender. For instance, Juve didn’t score a single goal in his last eightteen
games for Norway, as he was in charge of Norway's defense instead.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Netherlands (4-4, 1929), Finland (4-0, 1929),
Finland (6-2, 1930), Sweden (3-6, 1930) and Finland (5-1, 1933)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Juve scored
his last international goal on <b>November
5, 1933</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Biggest thread in the near future</span></b><span lang="EN-US">: There seems not really anyone in
sight. John Carew came somewhat close, with 24 goals. But after him, you could
hardly think that Tarik Elyounoussi (25 years, 7 goals) would add 24 or more goals
to his total.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">2 Sven
Rydell (Sweden), 49 international goals</span></b></h3>
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twenties (and early thirties), Sweden was doing alright for themselves. They didn't win a lot of trophies, but won far more matches than they lost. And scored lots of goals, with skilled forwards like Per Kaufeldt, Albin Dahl, Knut Kroon and Tore
Keller, with Sven Rydell (1905-1975) probably the best of them all. His record
shows for itself, 49 goals in 43 matches. Even AC Milan legend Gunnar Nordahl managed
only 42 (albeit in just 33 matches). And what would have happened if Rydell
hadn’t been forced to quit the game, at the age of 28?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Poland (5-1, 1924), Belgium (8-1, 1924),
Norway (6-1, 1924), Latvia (12-0, 1927), Norway (5-3, 1927), Netherlands (6-2,
1929) and Finland (7-1, 1932)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Rydell
scored his last international goal on <b>May
16, 1932<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Biggest thread in the near future</span></b><span lang="EN-US">: There is one serious thread:
Zlatan Ibrahimovic. In fact, everybody expects him to take the Swedish record
to 50 goals and beyond. In 2012 Ibrahimovic scored eleven international goals,
this year (as of September 7) he got another five and at 44, he is just five goals behind Rydell. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">1 Poul ‘Tist’
Nielsen (Denmark), 52 international goals</span></b></h3>
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<span lang="EN-US">On the continent,
Denmark probably was the best soccer nation of all up to 1920. Of course,
to prove it, they won two silver medals
at the Olympic Games in 1908 and 1912. While already having such great strikers
as Sophus Nielsen and Anton Olsen, Poul ‘Tist’ (1891-1962) Nielsen was even more prolific. When he made his debut for Denmark in 1910, he was the youngest ever. And
after two matches to settle in, he started scoring. In 1913 he was the world’s leading
international goal scorer, with eleven goals. Two years later he won again, this time with 5 goals. In 1914 (4 goals), 1916 (6), 1917 (5) and 1919 (7) he came second. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Best performances<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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statistic: every time Nielsen scored four, five or six times, it was during the
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<span lang="EN-US">Poul Tist
Nielsen scored his last international goal on <b>September 27, 1925</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Biggest thread in the near future</span></b><span lang="EN-US">: Jon Dahl Tomasson equaled Nielsen’s
record, but failed to score another one. From todays squad, Niklas Bendtner (22
goals) is still only 25 years old, but adding another 31 seems way too much to
ask for.</span></div>
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<h4>
<span lang="EN-US">Notes on this story: </span></h4>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> * </span></span><b><span lang="EN-US">Antonin Puc</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> is the all-time top scorer of
Czechoslovakia with 34 goals until 1938. I didn't consider him, because the Football Association of the Czech Republic has integrated the statistics from
Czechoslovakia into their history since 1992. And as Jan Koller has scored 55
international goals (and Milan Baros 41), Puc isn’t the record holder.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> * </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US">The
Luxembourg FA has <b>Léon Mart</b> (active for
Luxembourg from 1939 until 1945) as their record goal scorer. But Mart scored
eleven of his sixteen goals against B-teams, and those matches are not made official by FIFA/UEFA.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> * </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span lang="EN-US">Vivian Woodward</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> (England) has scored a total of 73 matches
against countries who considered each match as a full international. Only the
English FA does not, as he 30 matches (44 goals) for the English amateur team.
With only 29 goals for the official professional English team, Bobby Charlton
(49 goals) and seven others performed better.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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