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January 26, 2014

2014 Copa Libertadores, map of the 38 clubs in the competition./ Plus chart of the qualified teams: all-time Copa Libertadores appearances, with titles listed./ Plus illustration of Atlético Mineiro, 2013 Copa Libertadores champions.

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2014 Copa Libertadores, map of the 38 clubs in the competition

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COPA LIBERTADORES [fixtures, results, tables]‘ (soccerway.com).

The competition, run by CONMEBOL, features qualifying clubs from the 10 South American nations under CONMEBOL’s jurisdiction, plus, since 1998, clubs from Mexico (despite the fact that Mexican football is under the jurisdiction of CONCACAF). 9 of the 11 countries involved are allotted 3 qualifying spots, while Argentina and Brazil get 5 spots. The Holder – Atlético Mineiro (of Belo Horizonte, Brazil) – gets an automatic spot, so Brazil has 6 spots in the 2014 Copa Libertadores. The football associations of each country involved have different criteria for awarding their Copa Libertadores spots, and you can see those details here {‘Copa Libertadores/Format/Qualification‘ (en.wikipedia.org)}. In general terms, with three exceptions, each country’s most recent champion or champions will qualify, plus the best-placed non-champions. The three exceptions are Brazil and Argentina (see next paragraph) and also Mexico, which, since 2011, treats the Copa Libertadores as its second-tier international competition (with the CONCACAF Champions League treated as Mexico’s first-tier international competition. This is either illogical on the FMF’s part, or unfortunate (if the FMF is being forced to do this by CONCACAF), because there is no fútbol fan on Earth who considers the CONCACAF Champions League title to be a more prestigious title than the much-coveted Copa Libertadores title {note: see comments #3 and #4 in the Comments section at the end of this post, for further discussion on this sub-topic}.

In Brazil’s case, their 5 qualifiers are first place through 4th place in the previous year’s Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (Cruzeiro were champions in 2013, Grêmio qualified as 2nd place finishers, Atlético Paranaense qualified as 3rd place finishers, and Botofogo qualified as 4th place finishers), plus the current Copa do Brasil holders (Flamengo were the Brazilian Cup winners in 2013). In Argentina’s case, their 5 qualifying spots are pretty complicated. First off, a new spot has been created, with it going to the winner of the newly-instituted Super Final, which was won in June 2013 by Vélez Sarsfield (who were 2012 Inicial champions), over Newell’s Old Boys (who were the 2013 Final champions), by a score of 1-0 in Mendoza in the northwest of the country on 29 June 2013. Two of Argentina’s spots still go to the previous two half-season winners…the 2013 Final champions (Newell’s Old Boys won it in May, 2013), and the 2013 Inicial champions (San Lorenzo won it in December, 2013). The 4th Argentine spot goes to the relatively-recently-introduced Copa Argentina (founded in 1969, scrapped after 1970, and re-introduced in 2011-12), which was won for 2012-13 by Arsenal di Sarandi. Finally, since 2010, the 5th Argentine spot goes to the Argentine team with the best Copa Sudamericana finish. Lanús qualified this way. Lanús won the 2013 Copa Sudamericana, by beating Brazilian side Ponte Preta by the score of 3-1 aggregate in December 2013. (The Copa Sudamericana is analogous to the UEFA Europa League tournament in Europe, and features clubs who won national cups or who placed in the 2nd-to-14th-place range in their respective leagues.).

    Below: 2014 Copa Libertadores clubs – All-time tournament appearances by club, with Copa Libertadores titles listed

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    Below, 2013 Copa Libertadores Finals (17 & 24 July 2013).

-1st Leg in Asunción, Paraguay: Olimpia 2-0 Atlético Mineiro.
-2nd Leg in Belo Horizonte, Brazil: Atletico Mineiro 2-0 Olimpia.
-Aggregate score: Atlético Mineiro (Brazil) 2-2 Olimpia (Paraguay) AET / Atlético Miniero wins 4-3 on penalties.

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Photo credits above -
Ronaldinho during 2nd leg of final v Olimpia, photo by AFP/Evaristo SA via talkvietnam.com/2013/07/copa-glory-for-atletico-and-ronaldinho
The two teams lined up to await the results of the penalty kicks, photo by Ricardo Matsulawa via esportes.terra.com.br.
The Galo squad congratulating their goalkeeper Victor, photo from espnfc.com.
Photo of Galo trophy celebration from peru.com/futbol/internacional/copa-libertadores-2013-atletico-mineiro-vs-olimpia-disputan-final-noticia.

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Thanks to CAM official site, photo of Galo players with trophy (on map page) from http://www.atletico.com.br/site/.
Thanks to FootieMap.com, for finding stadium-locations of various clubs, such as footiemap.com/chile.
Thanks to RSSSF – I used this list for all-time Copa Libertadores appearances chart, ‘Copa Libertadores 1960-2013 Club Histories’ at rsssf.com .
Thanks to the contributors to the pages at en.wikipedia.org, ‘2014 Copa Libertadores‘.

January 22, 2014

2013-14 FA Cup Fourth Round: location-map, with current attendance figures of the clubs.

Filed under: 2013-14 FA Cup — admin @ 3:02 pm

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2013-14 FA Cup Fourth Round: location-map



FA Cup – news, fixtures, results (bbc.co.uk/sport/football/fa-cup).

Televised matches: {see this, ‘2013–14 FA Cup/Broadcasting rights‘ (en.wikipedia.org).

Thanks to the following sites for average attendance figures -
1st Level/Premier League, soccerway.com/national/england/premier-league.
2nd Level/Football League One, football-league.co.uk/page/DivisionalAttendance [L2].
3rd Level/Football League One, football-league.co.uk/page/DivisionalAttendance [L3].
4th Level/Football League Two, football-league.co.uk/page/DivisionalAttendance[L4].
5th Level/Conference National, soccerway.com/national/england/conference-national.

Thanks to the FA site, for the [gold-colored] FA 150th Anniversary crest, from a banner at thefa.com.
Thanks to BBC.co.uk/football/fa cup, for the image of the fixtures list on the map page, bbc.com/sport/football/fa-cup/fixtures.
Thanks to the contributors to the pages at en.wikipedia.org, ‘2013–14 FA Cup‘.

January 19, 2014

2014 FIFA World Cup teams: Cameroon (CAF), prominent players in 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying (theoretical best XI for Cameroon, with 2 other player-options listed).

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Cameroon national team. CAF (Africa). Nickname: les Lions Indomptables (the Indomitable Lions). Home jersey: dark green, with gold and red trim.
-Cameroon is in Group A (with Brazil, Croatia, and Mexico). ‘2014 FIFA World Cup/Group A‘ (en.wikipedia.org).

FIFA World Cup qualification: 2014 is Cameroon’s 7th qualification out of 10 tries [note: Cameroon's first attempt at qualifying for the World Cup was in 1966, but they withdrew during the qualifications; then for the next 3 World Cups - 1970, 1974, 1978 - they did not enter].

Cameroon has qualified for the World Cup in: 1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014.
Previous WC Q: 2010, Group Stage / 0-0-3.
Highest WC finish: 1990, Quarterfinals / 3-0-2.

Population of Cameroon: 20.5 million {2013 estimate}. Capital (and second largest city): Yaoundé, pop. 2.40 million. Largest city: Doula, pop. 2.44 million (metro areas) {2012 estimates}.

Coach of Cameroon, Volker Finke. Volker Finke.
Captain of Cameroon, Samuel Eto’o. Samuel Eto’o.

Below: Theoretical Best XI for Cameroon (with 2 other player-options further below) -

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Photo and Image credits above -
Map of Cameroon on globe, by MSClaudiu at ‘File:Cameroon (orthographic projection).svg‘ (en.wikipedia.org).
Map of Cameroon by NordNordWest at ‘File:Cameroon location map.svg‘ (en.wikipedia.org).
Cameroon home jersey badge and Cameroon home jersey, photos from imgur.com.
Coach,
Volker Finke, photo from goal.com.
Goalkeeper,
Charles Itandje (Konyaspor), photo by Ultaslansi at en.wikipedia.org.
Defenders,
Dany Nounkeu (Galatasaray), photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images Europe via zimbio.com.
Aurélien Chedjou (Galatasaray), photo by Ultaslansi at en.wikipedia.org.
Nicolas N’Koulou (Marseille), photo from talksport.com.
Benoît Assou-Ekotto (Tottenham/ QPR), photo by Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images Europe via zimbio.com
Midfielders,
Stéphane Mbia (QPR/ Sevilla), photo by Action Images via supersport.com.
Jean Makoun (Rennes), photo from ouest-france.fr.
Alex Song (Barcelona), photo by Getty Images/Getty Images AsiaPac via zimbio.com.
Forwards,
Benjamin Moukandjo (AS Nancy), photo by Getty Images via uefa.com
Samuel Eto’o (Chelsea), photo by Jamie McDonald/Getty Images Europe via zimbio.com.
Pierre Webó (Fenerbahçe), photo from fanatik.com.tr.
Other player-options,
Joël Matip DF (FC Schalke 04), photo from foot-sur7.fr.
Eyong Enoh MF (Ajax/ Antalyaspor), photo from trtspor.com.tr.

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Thanks to the contributors at ‘2014 FIFA World Cup qualification‘ (en.wikipedia.org).
Thanks to the contributors at ‘Cameroon national football team‘ (en.wikipedia.org).
Thanks to http://www.transfermarkt.com/en/, for player-position details.

January 13, 2014

England (and Wales), 5th division: Football Conference National – 2013-14 Location-map, with 2013-14 home kit badges & with 2-and-a-half-seasons of attendance data./ Plus, illustrations for 1st and 2nd place clubs, as of 15 January 2014: Luton Town and Cambridge United.

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England (and Wales), 5th division: Football Conference National – 2013-14 Location-map, with 2013-14 home kit badges & with 2-and-a-half-seasons of attendance data



Conference National – Fixtures, results, tables (soccerway.com).

At the top of the map page are facsimiles of 2013-14 Conference clubs’ home jersey badges. Below that is a location-map. The map page also includes an attendance data chart which shows each clubs’ 2011-12 and 2012-13 average attendance figures (from home league matches), as well as current average attendance figures (inclusive to 12 January 2014), and the numerical change since then (approximately two-and-a-half seasons ago). [Each club currently has played from 24 to 29 matches, and each club has currently played from 11 to 15 home matches.]

Below are the clubs in the 2013-14 Conference that have shown the largest attendance increases, and the worst attendance drop-offs, since 2011-12.
Largest numerical increase in average home crowds since 2011-12 (inclusive to 12 Jan. 2014)…
Increase of +708 per game – Cambridge United (who are averaging 3,512 per game currently/ in 2nd place/ relegated 9 seasons ago [2004-05]).
Increase of +598 per game – Luton Town (who are averaging 6,709 per game currently/ in 1st place/ relegated 5 seasons ago [2008-09]).
Increase of +400 per game - Nuneaton Town (who are averaging 1,179 per game currently/ in 9th place/ promoted 2 seasons ago [2011-12]).
Increase of +204 per game – Grimsby Town (who are averaging 3,512 per game currently/ in 5th place/ relegated 4 seasons ago [2009-10]).
Increase of +202 per game – Salisbury City (who are averaging 935 per game currently/ in 10th place/ promoted 1 season ago [2012-13]).
Increase of +190 per game – Lincoln City (who are averaging 2,537 per game currently/ in 18th place/ relegated 3 seasons ago [2010-11]).
Increase of +164 per game – Welling United (who are averaging 840 per game currently/ in 14th place/ promoted 1 season ago [2012-13]).
Increase of +160 per game – Braintree Town (who are averaging 1,061 per game currently/ in 11th place/ promoted 3 seasons ago [2010-11]).

Worst numerical drop-off in average home crowds since 2011-12 (inclusive to 12 Jan. 2014)…
Decrease of -888 per game – Hereford United (who are averaging 1,665 per game currently/ in 16th place/ relegated 2 seasons ago [2011-12]).
Decrease of -886 per game – Aldershot Town (who are averaging 1,978 per game currently/ in 20th place/ relegated 1 season ago [2011-12]).
Decrease of -510 per game – Wrexham (who are averaging 1,665 per game currently/ in 13th place/ relegated 4 seasons ago [2011-12]).
Decrease of -507 per game – Chester (who are averaging 2,280 per game currently/ in 22nd place/ promoted 1 season ago [2012-13]).

    2013-14 Luton Town. First place in the Conference as of 15 January, 2014.

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Photo and Image credits above –
13/14 Luton Town home jersey badge, photo from jdsports.co.uk/product/fila-luton-town-2013/14-home-shirt.
Kenilworth Road, satellite image from bing.com/maps/Bird’s Eye View.
Kits, from ‘Luton Town F.C.‘ (en.wikipedia.org).
Kenilworth Road, photo uploaded by biscuitman88 at footballgroundmap.com/photo/4462/kenilworth-road/luton-town.
John Still, photo from luton-dunstable.co.uk/Sport/Luton-Town-FC.
Luke Guttridge, photo from lutontoday.co.uk/sport/luton-town.
Andre Gray, photo from sport.bt.com/sportfootball/football/englishfootball/conference.
Paul Benson, photo from bedfordshire-news.co.uk/Sport/Luton-Town-FC/Football-Tamworth-v-Luton-Town-in-pictures.

    2013-14 Cambridge United. Second place in the Conference as of 15 January, 2014.

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Abbey Stadium, photo by Bill Blake at panoramio.com.
Richard Money, photo from cambridge-united.co.uk via bbc.co.uk/sport/football.
Adam Cunnington, photo from dutchamberarmy.com/needham-market-fc-0-v-cambridge-united-1/.
Kwesi Appiah, photo by Keith Heppell at cambridge-news.co.uk [slideshow].
Luke Berry, photo by Pete Norton/Getty Images Europe via zimbio.com
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Thanks to kevinstaylor at flicker.com {flickr.com/kevinstalor’s photostream}, for 13/14 Dartford home jersey badge [125th Anniversary year for Dartford FC, shirt here] at http://www.flickr.com/photos/36154472@N06/9328679966/in/photostream/.

Thanks to JD Sports site for photo of 13/14 Luton Town home jersey badge, jdsports.co.uk/product/fila-luton-town-2013/14-home-shirt.

Thanks to the Gateshead FC official site and Jeff Bowren there, for match reports which included GTFC home attendances. Gateshead played at 7 different venues in 2012-13, due to pitch problems at their normal venue, Gateshead International Stadium. From February to May (and comprising their last 11 home matches) Gateshead were basically homeless and played at Hartlepool; at York; at Blyth, Northumberland; at Boston, Lincolnshire; at Carlisle, Cumbria; and at Middlesbrough. Gateshead played 6 of those home matches at Victoria Park in Hartlepool, while they played one home match at each of those other 6 locations.

Thanks to Soccerway.com, for attendance data, http://int.soccerway.com/national/england/conference-national/20122013/regular-season/r18216/.

Thanks to the Football League official site for previous seasons’ attendance data, http://www.football-league.co.uk/page/DivisionalAttendance/0,,10794~201226,00.html.

Thanks to the Northern League for Chester FC 2011-12 attendance, http://www.evostikleague.co.uk/archive-737/.

Thanks to the contributors at en.wikipedia.org, ‘2013–14 Football Conference‘.

January 8, 2014

2014 FIFA World Cup teams: Brazil (CONMEBOL), prominent players in 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying (theoretical best XI for Brazil, with 8 other player-options listed).

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Brazil national team. CONMEBOL (South America). Nickname: A Seleção (the Selection). Home jersey: yellow with green trim; blue pants.
-Brazil is in Group A (with Cameroon, Croatia, and Mexico), ‘2014 FIFA World Cup Group A‘ (en.wikipedia.org).
2014 FIFA World Cup qualifcation: 20th qualification out of 20 tries (Brazil automatically qualified for 2014 as host nation; nevertheless Brazil is the only country in the world to have played in every of the 20 FIFA World Cups) [the FIFA World Cup has been played every four years since 1934, with 1942 and 1946 not played due to World War II].
Previous World Cup appearance: 2010, Quarterfinals / 3-1-1.
Highest World Cup finish:
1958, Champions / 5-1-0.
1962: Champions / 5-1-0.
1970, Champions / 6-0-0.
1994, Champions / 5-2-0.
2002, Champions / 7-0-0.

Population of Brazil: 201.0 million. Capital: Brasilia, pop. 4.0 million. Largest city: São Paulo, pop. 19.8 million. {metro areas/2013 estimates}. ‘List of largest cities in Brazil‘ (en.wikipedia.org).
There are 12 host-cities for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The ten largest cities in Brazil all have been chosen as host-cities. Those cities, in order of population size are: São Paulo, São Paulo State. Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro State. Salvador, Bahia State. Brasília, Distrito Federal. Fortaleza, Ceará State. Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State. Manaus, Amazonas State. Curitiba, Paraná State. Recife, Pernambuco State; Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State. The final two host-cities are much smaller. They are the 20th-largest city in Brazil, Natal, in Rio Grande do Norte State in the hot and arid Northeast Region; and the 34th-largest city in Brazil, Cuiabá, in the south-west of the country in Mato Grosso State in the Pantanal region (a tropical wetlands). All 12 venue-locations are shown on the map below. Also, see2014 FIFA World Cup/Venues‘ (en.wikipedia.org).
-Brazil coach, Luiz Felipe Scolari. Luiz Felipe Scolari. Scolari was coach of Brazil when they last won the World Cup, in 2002. Other titles to his name are with both Cruzeiro and Palmeiras in the Brasileiro. Scolari’s second stint as coach of Brazil began on 28 November 2012.

From BBC.co.uk/football, from 18 March 2014, by Tim Vickery, ‘World Cup 2014: Why a fully-fit Fred holds the key for Brazil‘ (bbc.com/sport/football).
From Goal.com, from 9 May 2014, ‘Brazil reveal World Cup squad as Kaka, Robinho and Lucas Moura miss out‘ (goal.com).

    Below: Theoretical Best XI for Brazil (with 8 other player-options further below) updated to reflect final roster selection by Scolari -

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Photo and Image credits above -
Map of Brazil on globe, by Addicted04 at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil.
Map of Brazil with provinces by NordNordWest at ‘File:Brazil location map.svg‘ (en.wikipedia.org).
Brazil home jersey badge, photo from kitsluxe.com.
Brazil home jersey, photo from shop.bigsoccer.com.
Coach,
Luiz Felipe Scolari, photo from sportsmole.co.uk.
Goalkeeper,
Júlio César (QPR), photo unattributed at thesixyardbox.com/exclusive-interview-julio-cesar.
Defenders,
Dani Alves (FC Barcelona), photo by David Ramos/Getty Images Europe via zimbio.com.
Thiago Silva (PSG), photo unattributed at footplus.tn
David Luiz (), photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images Europe via zimbio.com.
Marcelo (Real Madrid), photo Pedro Armestre/AFP via lvironpigs.wordpress.com.
Midfielders,
Oscar (Chelsea), photo from football.ua via en.wikipedia.org.
Paulinho (Tottenham), photo from AFP via globoesporte.globo.com.
Luiz Gustavo (VfL Wolfsburg), photo from imago via bundesliga.com.
Forwards,
Hulk (Zenit), photo by Epsilon/Getty Images Europe via zimbio.com.
Fred (Fluminenese), photo by Daniel Zappe/Fotocom.net via folhape.com.br/blogdeprimeira.
Neymar (FC Barcelona), photo by David Ramos/Getty Images Europe via zimbio.com.
Other options for squad -
Willian LW/AM/RW (Chelsea), photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Europe via zimbio.com.
Jô FW (Atlético Mineiro), photo unattributed at bandsports.band.uol.com.br.
Dante CB (Bayern Munich), photo unattributed at forum.ea.com/uk.
Maxwell LB/LM/CM (PSG), photo unattributed at sofoot.com.
Maicon RW/RM (Roma). photo unattributed at repubblica.it/sport/calcio/serie-a/roma.
Hernanes (Inter), photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images Europe via zimbio.com.
Bernard (Shakhtar Donetsk), photo by Divulgação via globoesporte.globo.com.
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Thanks to the contributors at ‘2014 FIFA World Cup qualification‘ (en.wikipedia.org).
Thanks to the contributors at ‘Brazil national football team‘ (en.wikipedia.org).
Thanks to http://www.transfermarkt.com/en/, for player-position details.

January 5, 2014

2014 FIFA World Cup teams: Bosnia and Herzegovina (UEFA), prominent players in 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying (theoretical best XI for Bosnia, with 3 other player-options listed).

Filed under: Bosnia & Herzegovina — admin @ 8:39 pm



Bosnia national team. UEFA (Europe). Zmajevi (the Dragons). Home jersey: White with blue trim.
-Bosnia is in Group F (with Argentina, Iran, and Nigeria). ‘2014 FIFA World Cup/Group F‘ (en.wikipedia.org).
FIFA World Cup Qualification: 1st qualification out of 5 tries. [1930 to 1990, competed as part of Yugoslavia; 1994, could not enter.]
-Population of Bosnia and Herzegovina: 3.7 million {2013 census}. Capital and largest city: Sarajevo, pop. 515,000 (metro area) {2013 census}.

Coach of Bosnia national team: Safet Sušić. Safet Sušić. Susic was a forward who scored 172 goals in 343 league appearances for Paris Saint-Germain (1982-91), helping PSG win the French title in 1986. He played in two World Cups for the former Yugoslavia (in 1982 and in 1990). In 2010, Susic was voted Paris Saint-Germain’s all-time best player, by the readers of France Football magazine.

Susic has been coach of the Bosnian team since December 2009. Bosnia narrowly missed qualifying for both the 2010 World Cup and for Euro 2012. But in the 2013-14 WC qualifiers, they edged out Greece in their UEFA qualiying group, for the automatic qualification. In Brazil in June 2014, it will be Bosnia’s first World Cup appearance. They have been placed in a group with Argentina, Iran, and Nigeria, so Bosnia has a real shot at advancing as second-in-the-group.

Bosnia have an attack-minded philosophy. Their two main scoring threats are Vedad Ibišević (age 29; also of VfB Stuttgart), and Edin Džeko (age 27; also of Manchester City). Bosnia’s captain is Bayer Leverkusen central defender Emir Spahić, who is 33 years old and is an ethnic Montenegran/Bosnian who was born in Dubrovnik (which is in Croatia/see map below). Besides Spahic and Zvjezdan Misimović (who was born in Munich, West Germany), the other 9 players featured below in the starting XI, as well as 2 of the 3 other possible starters, were all born in what is now Bosnia and Herzegovina (MF Izet Hajrovic, also of Grasshoppers Club Zurich, was born in Switzerland). All the players shown below play their pro football outside of the former Yugoslavia, with the exception of defender Avdija Vrsajevic, who plays in Croatia for Hajduk Split. All but one shown below play in Europe (5 in Germany, 2 in England, 2 in Italy, 2 in Turkey, 1 in Switzerland, 1 in Croatia), and that is vice-captain and attacking midfielder Zvjezdan Misimovic, who is 31 and plays in the Chinese Super League for Guizhou Renhe. Misimovic is the most capped player for Bosnia (79 caps).

Here is an excellent article on the Bosnian team…from Guardian/football, from 5 Dec. 2013, by Sasa Ibrulj,’Bosnia and Herzegovina unite behind their World Cup-bound football heroes‘ (theguardian.com/football/blog).

Below: Theoretical Best XI for Bosnia (with 3 other player-options listed) -
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Photo and Image credits -
Bosnia 2012-13 home jersey, photo from uksoccershop.com/p-31913/2012-13-Bosnia.
Map of Bosnia on globe, by Marcos Elias de Oliveira Júnior at File:Bosnia and Herzegovina (orthographic projection).svg (en.wikipedia.org).
Map of Bosnia (topographic), by Sémhur at ‘File:Relief Map of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg‘ (commons.wikipedia.org).
Coach,,
Safet Sušić, photo from studio88.ba.
Goalkeeper,
Asmir Begović (Stoke City), photo by Getty Images via dailymail.co.uk.
Defenders,
Avdija Vršajević (Hajduk Split), photo by EuroFootball/Getty Images Europe via zimbio.com.
Emir Spahić (Bayer Leverkusen), photo from by gettyimages.com.
Ermin Bičakčić (Eintracht Braunschweig), photo by picture alliance via kicker.de.
Sejad Salihović (Hoffenheim), photo from depo.ba.
Midfielders,
Miralem Pjanić (AS Roma), photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images Europe via zimbio.com.
Haris Medunjanin (Gaziantepsor), photo from olaymedya.com.
Zvjezdan Misimović (Guizhou Renhe), photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images AsiaPac via zimbio.com.
Senad Lulić (SS Lazio), photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images Europe via zimbio.com.
Forwards,
Vedad Ibišević (VfB Stuttgart), photo from sports.xin.msn.com.
Edin Džeko (Manchester City), photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images Europe via zimbio.com.
Other player-options, Midfielders,
Senijad Ibričić (Kayseri Erciyesspor), photo from erciyesspor.org.tr/Galleries at erciyesspor.org.tr/medya/albumler/maclardan_goruntuler/foto5.html. Izet Hajrovic (Grasshoppers), photo by gettyimages.co.uk. Adnan Zahirović (VfL Bochum), photo from bobbi-klub.de.

Thanks to the contributors at ‘2014 FIFA World Cup qualification‘ (en.wikipedia.org).
Thanks to the contributors at ‘Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team‘ (en.wikipedia.org).
Thanks to http://www.transfermarkt.com/en/, for player-position details.

January 2, 2014

2013-14 FA Cup, Third Round: location-map, and current average attendances of the 65 clubs still alive in the competition./ Plus: Update, a small chart showing the biggest upsets in the 3rd Round [chart posted Saturday the 4th of January].

Filed under: 2013-14 FA Cup — admin @ 11:17 am

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2013-14 FA Cup, Third Round: location-map, and current average attendances




FA Cup – news, fixtures, results (bbc.co.uk/sport/football/fa-cup).
There are 65 clubs still alive in the competition, and not the 64 that the Third Round is supposed to have, because the Bristol Rovers v Crawley Town 2nd Round replay was abandoned due to a water-logged pitch (on 18 Dec. 2013 at the Broadfield Stadium in Crawley, West Sussex). The two will play Wednesday night the 8th of January. The Bristol Rovers/Crawley Town winner will play their 3rd Round match versus Birmingham City at St Andrew’s on either Tuesday night or Wednesday night the 14 or 15th January.
Televised matches: {see this, ‘2013–14 FA Cup/Broadcasting rights, Third Round Proper‘ (en.wikipedia.org).

Below: Update – the biggest upsets in the 2013-14 FA Cup 3rd Round [posted Saturday the 4th of January].

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Thanks to the following sites for average attendance figures -
1st Level/Premier League, soccerway.com/national/england/premier-league.
2nd Level/Football League One, football-league.co.uk/page/DivisionalAttendance [L2].
3rd Level/Football League One, football-league.co.uk/page/DivisionalAttendance [L3].
4th Level/Football League Two, football-league.co.uk/page/DivisionalAttendance[L4].
5th Level/Conference National, soccerway.com/national/england/conference-national.

Thanks to the FA site, for the [gold-colored] FA 150th Anniversary crest, from a banner at thefa.com.
Thanks to BBC.co.uk/football/fa cup, for the image of the fixtures list on the map page, bbc.com/sport/football/fa-cup/fixtures.
Thanks to the contributors to the pages at en.wikipedia.org, ‘2013–14 FA Cup‘.

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