Zinedine Zidane

Born in Marseilles, France, Zinedine Zidane got recruited at the age of 16 by the Cannes club for his extraordinary soccer talents. He was then transferred to Bordeaux, where he made his mark in Europe. He was then picked up by the Italian giant Juventus. He played as a dominating midfielder for Real Madrid and won a record $66 million contract. Zinedine then played for the French national squad and won the biggest tournaments in soccer the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 European Championship. He too was known as one of the best soccer player in the world.

Ronaldo

Best known as simply Ronaldo, this soccer player was once known to be the best soccer player in the world who was born in the slums of Rio in September 1976. Ronaldo made his early debut with the nation team of Brazil and was known to be the most talented dribblers in the history of soccer. When he started playing, before he was 20, he made his team proud by helping them bag the second place in their 1998 first division title. He was then picked up by FC Barcelona and later by Inter, where he was severely injured. His 2002 comeback with Real Madrid was a great surprise for all his fans and they truly enjoyed to see him play.

Diego Maradona

He played for Argentina, and is one of the greatest soccer player the world has ever witnessed. Diego led his team to wining the 1986 World Cup title, which earned him the World Player of the Year award. His talents knew no bounds as he started at the age of 15 and scored amazing 43 goals in 45 matches five seasons, while playing for Argentinos Juniors. He stepped into the international team, at 16 but later played in the World Cup. Though Diego Maradona was known to be one of those controversial footballers with drug abuse and scandals following him, he will always be remembered for his single handed victory in the 1986 World Cup against the English. You may also like to take a look at some famous soccer players from Argentina.

Pele

Pele is a legend of the beautiful game who worked very hard to bag the position of being the number one soccer player in the world. He was 17 years old when he scored 6 goals in the 1958 World Cup and won his team, Brazil its first title. He started playing at the age of 15 and played for the Santos club for quite some time. He played on the international grounds at the age of 16 and became the star of soccer at the 1958 World Cup. Pele too suffered his share of injuries and breakdowns, but made a glorious comeback to win his team another World Cup in 1970.

Hooliganism in Football or Soccer

The hooliganism phenomenon has been analyzed by many people in order to find out the basic characteristics of football 'bad apple'. If we were to make a portrait of a typical hooligan, the evidence suggests that we need to look at young people in their late teens or their 20s (this numbers do not apply to leaders) with jobs that provide a very low income. It is no surprise that London hooligans usually have more influence than the ones from the northern part of England. Moreover, it is defiantly stylish and macho in these types of groups to underline that you have the possibility to spend on, or to steal, original sportswear or leisure wear and that you have a good sense of fashion. Competition on these aspects between football gangs and within them has been powerful, and rival fans often express ironic remarks concerning the style of the others the accent being on underlining cheap and unfashionable cloths.

Hopefully, they will grow up... and come to know true life values...

Hooliganism in Football or Soccer

After a period when hooliganism seemed to be an everyday presence in football, a series of laws were adopted to improve the situation. For the majority of football fans in the top leagues hooliganism no longer seems to have such a serious and negative influence. In 2000, 19% of all FA Premier League supporters stated that they had witnessed acts of hooliganism or objects being tossed at matches in the 1999/2000 season. The most serious problems that a Premier League fan has to deal with seem to be high ticket prices and kickoff times. Just 28% underlined hooliganism. Moreover, since the start of the new millennium only a very insignificant number of fans stated that there is an increase in football hooliganism. However, in lower football leagues hooligans still make their presence felt at certain matches.

Hooliganism in Football or Soccer

After the Second World War, the second part of the 1960s saw some sort of alliances being formed between groups of young men from the suburbs, boys with a bad background. These fans located themselves at the goal-end terraces of football stadiums. They considered it to be their territory and proceeded to take certain measures that would ensure older spectators and rival fans would not have access. The evolving of these youth ends and their function in protecting local masculine reputations contributed to the development of a national network of gang rivalries that were concentrating on football.

For the teenager that were part of these groups, their own performance in beating or intimidating rival gangs began to become more vital than the results of the teams they were supposed to have come and support. By the late-1980s most escalated confrontations between fans of opposite sides no longer occurred over territories inside grounds.