Australian Football Players Abroad

Our online poll in 2008 indicated Australian players wanted to trial and play their football in Europe, in particular the English Premier League. We did some research to locate where Australian football players were based. The results may surprise you. Our results are based on findings for the 2008 season.

Scotland : 10 players : Ireland : 3 players : England : 50 players : Spain : 1 player : Norway : 3 players : Denmark : 3 players : Holland : 6 players : Poland : 1 player : Germany : 9 players : Switzerland : 2 players : Croatia : 2 players : Hungary : 2 players : Italy : 7 players: Servia : 1 player : Macedonia : 1 player: Greece : 3 players : Cyprus : 1 player : Turkey : 3 players : Romania : 1 player : Georgia : 1 player: Japan : 4 players : China : 1 player : Malaysia : 1 player : USA : 6 players.

It is worth noting that of the 50 Australian football players, playing in England, only 23 of the players were involved in the English Premier League, 27 playing in the lower tiers and 5 of the 50 players were playing in the sixth tier in England.

For many young Australian born players the “rest of the world”  may be their only way of playing in the English Premier League due to new FA (Football Association) and FIFA regualtions regarding foreign players signing contracts in England coming from Australia.

May 29th, 2010 by admin
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Australian Football Players Signs With Ascoli Soccer Academy

We are pleased to announce our new partnership. Train and Play the Italian Way


 


Australian Football Players is pleased to announce a unique partnership with Italy’s Ascoli Soccer Academy. This partnership will not only forge relationships between Australian Football Players and Italian football clubs like Ascoli Calcio 1898 but we are now able to offer Australian players and teams the opportunity to travel to Italy and participate in Camps, Trials and Year Long Soccer Courses. Ascoli Soccer Academy and Ascoli Calcio 1898 technical staff conduct trials both in Italy and abroad. We hope to bring both Academy and Club to Australia in the near future to conduct trials. 


 


The Italian Football Academy (IFA)- Ascoli Soccer Academy has brought together the experience of its’ own technical staff and the experience acquired from the Perugia Football Club’s coaching staff to create a unique developmental institution. Australian Football Players has now joined Ascoli Soccer Academy in a consolidated effort to bring advanced player and coach education to local Australian clubs. Australian Football Players and Ascoli Soccer Academy have identical philosophies which clearly put an emphasis on structured and methodical football education. Australian Football Players, as the Australian based affiliate, will work closely on a yearly basis with the academy to identify quality players and possibly fill its’ ranks in the Italian professional league. Australian Football Players will also provide learning opportunities for youth coaches as the demand for “higher learning” continuous to increase. The Ascoli Soccer Academy technical organization chart consists of 80 observers and 20 supervisors distributed along the national territory, all of them coming from multi-year professional experiences.  


 


Every football season Ascoli Soccer Academy staff are required to attend affiliated team games and try-outs as part of a monitoring process impacting over 16000 young players per year. The goal is to identify and assess qualified players to possibly join other professional youth players in the Italian 1st Division (Serie “A”, “B” or C).  


 


The Italian Football Academy (IFA) has consolidated the experience developed by its own technical staff and the experience acquired from the Perugia Football Club’s technical staff in the nearly 10 year long co-operation.In IFA we like to stress the idea of making football scouting, education and player’s improvement as a unique and whole concept of the company mission. Further to this we have created a wide network of affiliated teams, both national and international, plus many observers coordinated by local areas and all coming from direct past experiences in the world of soccer.The results of this complex and organized activity takes us to identifying the best players who can then be selected to join professional youth players of Italian Serie A, B or C championships. Moreover, at the end of each sport season, players chosen by IFA are primarily selected to join IFA’s junior national teams main partner such as Ascoli Calcio 1898.The IFA project was born on the wake of Perugia soccer Club which, even if excluded last 2005 from the professional chanpionship, have left talented sport managers heritage to increase new teams fortunes. And this is what our staff does right today.IFA and Ascoli Calcio 1898 co-share the mentality and carried out the idea of Ascoli Soccer Academy. Ascoli Soccer Academy unique target is to enrich Ascoli’s youth teams and, possibly after a while, the main professional team.Inside Ascoli Soccer Academy project a great importance is given to international aspects. In fact our management is continuously “on the road” monitoring and analyzing the practise of the game even in those countries where football is still not very popular. Activities such as Camps or Year Long Soccer Course normally host multi-cultural applicants, but we invite you to take a look to the proper web section for these.IFA has its main headquarter in Perugia, where we benefit of qualified and experienced structures such as the Convitto Nazionale “Principe di Napoli” in Assisi, the prestigious “University for Foreigners of Perugia” and all the sport partners we work with since many years so far. Since last year we have settled also into Ascoli Calcio’s main headquarter in Ascoli. This new branch and the IFA’s staff operating by there work in order to facilitate co-operation and fulfil any technical and organizational requirement. By creating this new branch we will also be able to maximize the co-operation with all national and international affiliated clubs.  


 


For further information for Australian players, clubs and teams, please contact Australian Football Players through our website www.australianfootballplayers.com.au or call Sergio Garcia direct on +61 2 414 997 205.


 


 

May 29th, 2010 by admin
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Football Soccer Tips

Gambling has existed since ancient times and most of the cultures supported it in some form or another. In ancient times there were not many sources of entertainment and people play gambling for their entertainment just when they were free. They played it just for fun. But nowadays, Gambling has taken as status of Industry, people play it to earn their livelihood.

Gambling is to play a game of chance for stakes or to bet on an uncertain outcome, as of a contest. Most of the people play in a hope of gaining an advantage or a benefit. They are ready to take risk.

There are various types of gambling like:

 Casino games
 Table games
 Electronic gaming
 Non-casino gambling
 Fixed-odds gambling
 Parimutuel betting
 Sports betting
 Arbitrage betting

Besides all these types of gambling there is Internet gambling also. There are some guidelines, which one must take into account before playing a game. A person must have an accurate knowledge of the game or he must take guidelines from professionals. Gambling is the shortcut to earn money. It has many positive effects not only to the people but also to an economy. In most of the states gambling activities have been legalized for casinos, race-tracks, cock fighting arenas, etc. This step has brought more jobs for the people in those communities. Also, people working in casinos get paid well, including the tips they get from customers. For elderly people it is a place for them to socialize and interact with fellow elders. For the working people the gambling can make them relax from the day’s work. For couples, it is an alternative way to spend time. In a family, gambling is also one activity that they can do with the kids. They can have fun by playing cards with the whole family. While playing they can have good conversation. Nowadays people prefer to play on net. They pay and receive payments through their online accounts.

There are so many sites on Internet through which you can play gambling games. Online casino  games are one of the best for those people who are always on the go and also who do not want to miss out an online gambling games. The best online casino games are designed for people whose primary concern is to see to it that they get their money’s worth. You can visit so many sites to play gambling.

But if you want to earn good money from gambling, you need to take professional’s guidance and tips. Euro-tips.com is one of the best source of getting tips on various bets like football, casino etc. Euro-tips is for people who treat gambling like investment or just game for pleasure. We collect information from various references about injuries, club problems, bad form etc. to provide good pieces of advice. Our service focuses mainly on football, but we also have picks from a few other sports. You will be benefitted from our services, If You:

- Do not have time to spend a few hours daily and search for information
- Want to have additional successful picks, because you think that you do not know everything about it
- Do not have good results in betting.

 

May 29th, 2010 by admin
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American Football

Football is the most popular sport in the world; in South America, Brasilia, France, U.K people play football, visit football matches, watch football games on TV and discuss them with friends and read updated football news. The games of elite football groups attract thousands of people. For instance, the capacity of Salt Lake Stadium in India is 120,000 people, and of Beaver Stadium in U.S.A – 107,282 people. In World Championship the stadiums are often full, and many people don’t manage to get tickets in time.

The football game is commonly known as ‘Association Football’ around the World. This name, however, means a lot to various countries. The terminology used by Americans is ‘American Football’. In America, the football started with the variation of the game ‘Rugby’. It is believed that the first game that was played in North America was based on ‘Soccer’ rules and it was played between ‘Princeton’ and ‘Rutgers’, however, it is widely known that this game in America was started with rugby not soccer.

Who Invented Football?

Football is a word that is confusing and entertaining and a sport that epitomized the pride of a nation and the strength of an athlete. In other places, football is a game known as soccer in America. Football in America is where the quarterback throws the ball to a receiver and everybody is running is running around the gridiron. And football in Europe and other parts of the world means soccer, where guys run around the field tossing a ball around their knees and head.

The American Football has its roots that arise from rugby. The different universities had been playing football in the 1800s. The first football match between the Rutgers University and Princeton University was played on November 6, 1869. In that match Rutgers University won the first game 6-4. From the year 1820 to 1890, the students of Dartsmouth College played football that was known then by the name of Old Division Football and they published the rules in 1871. Since American Football was more or like rugby, Yale University’s Walter Camp encouraged that the schools adopt more standardized rules so that the game would differentiate from Rugby, which was in 1882.

Choosing the Best Football Shoes You Can Wear

In general, the things you should consider on how to choose football shoes are the following: comfort, style, and durability. Choose football shoes that do not have too much cleats as too strong a grip may lead to accidents and injuries. You should also know what type of surface you’re playing on so you can choose the best type. For slippery surfaces, make sure to select football shoes that have 12 to 18 studs. For hardened pitches, spike-covered soles are best, while thick and long football shoes cleats are best for muddy surfaces.

Football Value Betting

In football betting, picking winners is easy, finding a value winner however is not. If you want a football betting system that wins over 50% of the time then just bet on all the big favourites at the range of 1.1 – 1.5, but if you do you will definitely not make a profit. Football bets with good value are bets which will give you a positive payoff over time. To check if there’s value in your football bets, simply multiply the % winning chance of your chosen side with the best decimal price of the bet. A result of more than 1.0 means that it is a value bet! (The greater the number, the greater the edge you will have over the bookmakers.

Football betting doubles the fun and excitement of football leagues, championship cups and conferences. It has lured many sports betting lovers since there several options for betting now. Unlike the previous years, today, bettors need not to wait for phone lines to be active or go personally to a local bookie to place a bet. The introduction of online football betting makes it a whole lot easier and cheaper to bet for your favourite football team. This makes football betting a universal fun time.

May 29th, 2010 by admin
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Sports, Golf, Tennis, Rugby, Football, Cricket, Billiards Playing Funny Dogs on Art prints



I have some of the funniest Sports Playing funny dogs and cats on art prints by various artists including Louis Wain 1860-1939 Funny Cats,Kittens and Animals. Below are links to my surplus collection which I am selling UK and World Wide via my Website.

I have over 20 types of fine art poster Pictures of Sports and Billiards playing funny dog breeds and cats:

 

http://fabprints.bravehost.com/SPORTS.html

 

The Hustler

Jack The Ripper

The Scratching Beagle

Hey One Leg On The Floor

The Golfing Slice

The Losing Bet

The Poker Friend

The Peeing Dogs

The Dogs Bath

The Motorbiking Dogs

The Driving & Drinking Dogs

The Partied Out Dogs

The Dogs Beer Drinking Competition

The Chess Playing Dogs

The Dice Playing Dogs 1

The Dice Playing Dogs 2

Football Playing and Spectating Dogs

Golf Playing Funny Cats

Cricket Playing funny Cats

Badminton Playing funny Cats

 

Funny Rules of Golf by Perrier and Golf Playing Funny Cats and Dogs on Art prints.

 

Horses and Jockeys on fine art prints by English artists from 17th. To 20th. Century.

 

Angling, Shooting, Hunting, FieldSports, Wildlife on fine art prints from 1700′s to 1900′s.

All pictures are 15 1/2 inches by 11 3/4 inches in size ( Picture Frames can be brought off the peg at any local retailer ) and art prints are sold for GB £13-99 each + GB £8 Post and Packing per Order.

 

***On Special Offer***Buy any 4 art posters for GB £55 & Free P&P…A Saving of GB £9***

 

All Art poster prints are sent in a stationary tube anywhere in the UK by Royal Mail Special Next Day Delivery or signed for delivery worldwide.

 

Tel.02392-431503 or http://www.fabprints.com

May 20th, 2010 by admin
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NCAA 10: Football Video Game Features

A new NCAA Football game from EA is up and coming. The game NCAA Football 2010 is hitting the shelves on July and we are dying to know what new features they have added to this great game. There has been a lot of talk on online forums and blogs. And the hype just keeps growing.  Here are features you could expect from this new game.

One feature that most NCAA fans will appreciate is the “Create a School” feature. Fans will surely enjoy creating their own schools which will keep them asking for more. Build their team to be the best. This will keep the game fresh and open for new possibilities. Together with this feature is the “Team Builder” feature. This will include pre-loaded logos as well as allow players to upload their own.

Another feature you should look out for is the “Procedural Awareness” feature. This feature gives players the ability to turn their head. The engine automatically focuses on what the player is looking at and calculates the amount of time it takes before the action the player plans to do actually happens. This makes the game a lot more realistic.

Another feature is the “Adaptive AI” feature. One of NCAA Football 2010’s best features is Adaptive AI. This feature will mix things up instead of doing the same plays over and over again. For example, you do a play over and over; the AI of the opposing team will change plays to counter yours. If you pass a lot at the same position they will counter you by putting a man there. This feature is really a blessing. It will not only give us more of a challenge, it will be like playing in the real game.

The “Game Planning” feature is a very interesting one. You would be able to adjust how each and every player in your team plays. On the other hand, with its potential to give you those big plays comes potential for disaster. This feature will make you fine tune your team, for those very specific plays. This is definitely a big plus for NCAA Football 2010.

All these features sure are things to look forward to. These aren’t all the features announced, but these are some of the most interesting. Every player old and new will definitely look forward to EA’s upcoming NCAA Football 10 game. So mark your calendars for this game’s release.

April 22nd, 2010 by admin
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Rugby Fotball – the Game History

The most significant event however that triggered the game to its current level of fame was occasioned in 1823 when William Webb Ellis, while playing a football game, held the ball by the hands and ran forward with the ball towards the opposition’s goal. That feat was unprecedented in football and marked the beginning of present-day rugby football.

There are a number of versions of the game. Chief among these is the fact that the ball is prolate-spheroid or oval. It can be kicked in any direction or passed from one player to the next only by throwing it backwards. That essentially means that to gain ground, a player has to kick the ball forward or run some distance before passing it backward to a teammate who then does the same. On the other hand, rugby is game that is exclusively played on open outdoor grass fields. Depending on the nature of the competition or agreement, it is possible to have teams comprising 7, 13 or15 members.

The physical nature of the sport requires players to be strong and fit. Indeed speed, wit, and brut strength are the hallmarks of this game. It is amazing what it takes to play the men’s game at the international level. It is common to find players who weigh over 100 kilograms, are able to run 100 meters in under 11 seconds, and who are at least 5 feet 10 inches tall.

With the global drive for women to also actively participate in sports, a women’s version of Rugby was introduced in the 1980s. Women’s Rugby is now played in several countries and there are women’s tournaments that run concurrently with the men’s competitions such as the World Cup and the Six Nations Rugby Live competition. Of course the women’s versions of the game, especially at the international level, lacks the power and speed that is central to the men’s game, but that is made up for in wit and polished passing displays.

But rugby is not just about adrenaline, speed, wits and guts. An analysis of the flip side of the sport reveals an exciting culture and lifestyle. Depending on the region in focus, it could be a sport associated with the upper and middle classes, or with private schools, industrial workers, and sometimes with elitist groups. On the other hand, rugby fans are known the world over not to be average drinkers. A distinctive characteristic of celebrations marking victories or events leading to rugby competitions is the free-flowing beer. Quite undeniably, most of the players themselves love beer.

Be that as it may, Rugby continues to attract global media attention and an ever-increasing fan base. The professional nature of the game’s management most certainly endears itself to many sports lovers.

April 5th, 2010 by admin
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