This list shows the nations that have had their all-time highest or lowest FIFA rankings in the 2009 calendar year. (Nations Currently at their Highest/Lowest Ever Ranks in BOLD)
BEST ALL-TIME FIFA RANKING in 2009
11 - Cameroon (November-December)
13 - Serbia (September)
14 - Australia (September)
15 - Egypt (January)
16 - Cote D'Ivoire (November)
26 - Algeria (December)
27 - Northern Ireland (April-June)
30 - Gabon (July)
45 - Latvia (December)
49 - Burkina Faso (December)
50 - Panama (February)
59 - Benin (December)
65 - Gambia (June)
73 - Montenegro (December)
88 - Granada (July)
92 - Barbados (October)
105 - Antigua and Barbuda (July)
118 - Chad (January)
132 - Nicaragua (February)
155 - Philippines (October)
170 - Mongolia (November)
176 - Comoros (December)
WORST ALL-TIME FIFA RANKING in 2009
33 - Mexico (July)
36 - Romania (October)
38 - Denmark (March)
42 - Sweden (July; November-December)
51 - Colombia (February)
67 - Morocco (November-December)
91 - Peru (September)
96 - Zambia (October)
108 - China (July)
118 - Congo DR (September)
124 - United Arab Emirates (August)
131 - Zimbabwe (October)
154 - Malta (February)
160 - Liberia (October)
180 - Chinese Taipei (April)
183 - Mauritius (August)
191 - St. Lucia (July)
193 - British Virgin Islands (April-October)
193 - Tonga (September)
194 - Guinea-Bissau (December)
195 - Tahiti (November)
197 - Macau (January-March)
198 - Dominica (July)
202 - Andorra (October-December)
202 - Central African Republic (July)
202 - Cook Islands (April)
203 - Papua New Guinea (July-December)
203 - San Marino (July-December)
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Videos: TB11's Favorite Goals of the Decade
These are my top 10 favorite goals of the past decade. Anybody who has come up with a list like this knows that it's difficult to stop at ten, there are so many deserving goals from the past ten years. These goals are not necessarily the 'Best' goals of the decade, but are my most memorable/favorites. Enjoy!
Dwayne DeRosario, not all that impressive until the view at the 56 second mark
Gianfranco Zola, a goal Claudio Ranieri described as "fantasy, magic"
Andres Vasques, ridiculous goal from Swedish Allsvenskan
Robin van Persie, I'm not a fan of the 'big four', but this goal is great
Lucas Matías Licht, a long range bomb in Argentina
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, dribbling through the entire defense
Ronaldinho, Amazing control and overhead kick
Landon Donovan, Charlie Davies and Mandon combine in the Confed Cup Final
CAUTION: LOUD VOLUME
Zinedine Zidane, Great Volley in the European Cup Final
Yoann Gourcuff, Remarquable!
Dwayne DeRosario, not all that impressive until the view at the 56 second mark
Gianfranco Zola, a goal Claudio Ranieri described as "fantasy, magic"
Andres Vasques, ridiculous goal from Swedish Allsvenskan
Robin van Persie, I'm not a fan of the 'big four', but this goal is great
Lucas Matías Licht, a long range bomb in Argentina
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, dribbling through the entire defense
Ronaldinho, Amazing control and overhead kick
Landon Donovan, Charlie Davies and Mandon combine in the Confed Cup Final
CAUTION: LOUD VOLUME
Zinedine Zidane, Great Volley in the European Cup Final
Yoann Gourcuff, Remarquable!
Labels:
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Video,
Videos,
World Soccer
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
FIFA Confederation Rankings: December 2009
I came up with these confederation rankings by averaging the Dec 09 FIFA rank of the top 10 nations in each confederation. The high nation is the 1st ranked team in each confederation and the low team is the 10th ranked nation.
7.0 - Europe
High: Spain (1)
Low: Greece (13)
32.4 - South America
High: Brazil (2)
Low: Peru (68)
33.0 - Africa
High: Cameroon (11)
Low: Tunisia (53)
56.9 - CONCACAF
High: USA (14)
Low: Haiti (90)
63.0 - Asia
High: Australia (21)
Low: Korea DPR (86)
163.9 - Oceania
High: New Zealand (82)
Low: American Samoa and Papua New Guinea (203)
7.0 - Europe
High: Spain (1)
Low: Greece (13)
32.4 - South America
High: Brazil (2)
Low: Peru (68)
33.0 - Africa
High: Cameroon (11)
Low: Tunisia (53)
56.9 - CONCACAF
High: USA (14)
Low: Haiti (90)
63.0 - Asia
High: Australia (21)
Low: Korea DPR (86)
163.9 - Oceania
High: New Zealand (82)
Low: American Samoa and Papua New Guinea (203)
Labels:
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Rankings,
World Soccer
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Happy Holidays
Happy Holidays from The Best Eleven!
Here is a top ten goals of 2009 video...
via [Unprofessional Foul and Never Captain Nicky Butt]
Here is a top ten goals of 2009 video...
via [Unprofessional Foul and Never Captain Nicky Butt]
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
All-Time Oldest Premier League Goal Scorers
Last week I posted the All-time Youngest Premiership goal scorers, so I thought I'd give the old guys a post this week. These are the players who at the time of their first goal scored in a season, were at least 36 years old.
Teddy Sheringham became the all-time oldest EPL goal scorer when he hit the net in a 2-1 defeat to Portsmouth at the age of 40 years and 266 days.
1992/93
36 / 339 - Kevin Moran (Blackburn Rovers)
36 / 182 - Viv Anderson (Sheffield Wednesday)
36 / 118 - Bryan Robson (Manchester United)
36 / 60 - Gordon Strachan (Leeds United)
36 / 54 - Ray Wilkins (QPR)
1993/94
37 / 114 - Kevin Moran (Blackburn Rovers)
36 / 338 - Ray Wilkins (QPR)
36 / 221 - Gordon Strachan (Leeds United)
36 / 316 - Bryan Robson (Manchester United)
36 / 167 - Mal Donaghy (Chelsea)
36 / 150 - Glenn Hoddle (Chelsea)
36 / 136 - John Wark (Ipswich Town)
1994/95
37 / 177 - John Wark (Ipswich Town)
1995/96
37 / 12 - Mick Harford (MK Dons)
36 / 135 - Paul McGrath (Aston Villa)
1996/97
38 / 34 - Mick Harford (MK Dons)
36 / 56 - Peter Beardsley (Newcastle United)
1997/98
36 / 252 - Peter Beardsley (Bolton Wanderers)
1998/99
36 / 225 - Mark Bright (Charlton Athletic)
1999/00
37 / 138 - Richard Gough (Everton)
36 / 318 - John Dreyer (Bradford City)
36 / 152 - Mark Hughes (Everton)
36 / 53 - Lee Dixon (Arsenal)
2000/01
38 / 215 - Stuart Pearce (West Ham United)
36 / 343 - Nigel Winterburn (West Ham United)
36 / 288 - Lee Dixon (Arsenal)
36 / 127 - Gary McAllister (Liverpool)
36 / 91 - Stuart McCall (Bradford City)
2001/02
38 / 149 - Mark Hughes (Blackburn Rovers)
37 / 336 - Peter Schmeichel (Aston Villa)
36 / 120 - Gudni Bergsson (Bolton Wanderers)
36 / 39 - Teddy Sheringham (Tottenham Hotspur)
2002/03
37 / 19 - Teddy Sheringham (Tottehnam Hotspur)
36 / 290 - Gianfranco Zola (Chelsea)
36 / 144 - Les Ferdinand (West Ham United)
2003/04
38 / 43 - Teddy Sheringham (Portsmouth)
37 / 135 - Les Ferdinand (Leicester City)
36 / 123 - Paul Ince (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
36 / 84 - Gustavo Poyet (Tottenham Hotspur)
36 / 60 - Youri Djorkaeff (Bolton Wanderers)
2004/05
37 / 268 - Les Ferdinand (Bolton Wanderers)
36 / 263 - Ferando Hierro (Bolton Wanderers)
36 / 195 - Greame Le Saux (Southampton)
36 / 50 - Craig Short (Blackburn Rovers)
2005/06
39 / 350 - Teddy Sheringham (West Ham United)
36 / 332 - Dennis Bergkamp (Arsenal)
36 / 184 - Gary Speed (Bolton Wanderers)
36 / 7 - Kevin Campbell (West Bromwich Albion)
2006/07
40 / 268 - Teddy Sheringham (West Ham United)
37 / 247 - Gary Speed (Bolton Wanderers)
36 / 87 - Tugay (Blackburm Rovers)
2007/08
37 / 351 - Gary Speed (Bolton Wanderers)
37 / 99 - Tugay (Blackburn Rovers)
36 / 21 - Dwight Yorke (Sunderland)
2008/09
38 / 98 - Tugay (Blackburn Rovers)
2009/10
38 / 67 - Graham Alexander (Burnley)
36 / 63 - Kevin Phillips (Birmingham City)
- Ryan Giggs was 35 / 364 when he scored his 100th Premier League Goal against Portsmouth in November -
Stats from Statbunker
Labels:
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EPL,
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Random Stuff
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Videos: 'High Quality' Own Goals in the Past Month
The own goals have been flying in the net in the past month. These videos are the pick of the bunch, starting off with one of the most ridiculous goalkeeping errors I've ever seen and ending with 3 'quality' own goals in the same game.
Jurgen Sierens OG - Anderlecht v Roeselare (Belgium)
Moises Moura Pinheiro OG - Braga v Leixoes (Portugal)
Stefano Lucchini OG - Sampdoria v Livorno (Italy)
Omar Zarif OG - Chacarita Juniors v Newells Old Boys (Argentina)
3 OG's - Borussia M'Gladbach v Hannover 96
Jurgen Sierens OG - Anderlecht v Roeselare (Belgium)
Moises Moura Pinheiro OG - Braga v Leixoes (Portugal)
Stefano Lucchini OG - Sampdoria v Livorno (Italy)
Omar Zarif OG - Chacarita Juniors v Newells Old Boys (Argentina)
3 OG's - Borussia M'Gladbach v Hannover 96
Labels:
Own Goals,
Video,
Videos,
World Soccer
Thursday, December 17, 2009
World Soccer Average Attendance List
This is a ranked list of all the world soccer leagues (that I could find fairly recent numbers for) whose average game attendance was at least 5,000 per game.
41,914 - German Bundesliga
35,599 - English Premier League
29,124 - Spain La Liga
25,379 - Mexico Primera Division
23,180 - Italy Serie A
21,050 - France Ligue 1
20,886 - Argentina Primera Division
20,195 - England Football League Championship
19,827 - Dutch Eredivisie
19,278 - Japan J-League
17,601 - Brazil Campeonato Serie A
16,482 - China Super League
16,460 - Major League Soccer
15,550 - Germany 2.Bundesliga
14,915 - Scottish Premier League
14,058 - Turkey Super Lig
13,334 - Russian Premier League
13,242 - South Korea K-League
12,966 - Australia A-League
11.369 - Belgium Jupiler League
10,917 - Switzerland Super League
10,438 - Norway Premier League
10,390 - Portuguese Liga
10,326 - Vietnam V-League
10,258 - Sweden Allsvenskan
9,552 - Colombia Copa Mustang
9,338 - Austrian Bundesliga
9,216 - Iran Premier League
9,052 - Ukrainian Premier League
8,814 - Denmark Superliga
8,599 - France Ligue 2
8,112 - Spain Segunda Division
8,324 - England Football League One
7,622 - Greece Super League
7,526 - South Africa Premier Soccer League
7,336 - Uzbekistan League
7,329 - Poland Orange Ekstraklasa
7,219 - Brazil Campeonato Serie B
7,072 - Japan J-League 2
6,147 - Chile Primera Division
6,044 - Romania Divizia A
6,026 - Italy Serie B
5,453 - Germany Regionalliga Nord
5,305 - Israeli Premier League
5,147 - Czech Premier League
A majority of these numbers were found at EFS (European Football Statistics)
I'm still looking for a decent source for African and Asian attendance figures. If anybody knows of a good/reliable source for that info please let me know. I would imagine places like Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Thailand, India, etc. might make the list, but I haven't been able to find attendance info for those leagues.
41,914 - German Bundesliga
35,599 - English Premier League
29,124 - Spain La Liga
25,379 - Mexico Primera Division
23,180 - Italy Serie A
21,050 - France Ligue 1
20,886 - Argentina Primera Division
20,195 - England Football League Championship
19,827 - Dutch Eredivisie
19,278 - Japan J-League
17,601 - Brazil Campeonato Serie A
16,482 - China Super League
16,460 - Major League Soccer
15,550 - Germany 2.Bundesliga
14,915 - Scottish Premier League
14,058 - Turkey Super Lig
13,334 - Russian Premier League
13,242 - South Korea K-League
12,966 - Australia A-League
11.369 - Belgium Jupiler League
10,917 - Switzerland Super League
10,438 - Norway Premier League
10,390 - Portuguese Liga
10,326 - Vietnam V-League
10,258 - Sweden Allsvenskan
9,552 - Colombia Copa Mustang
9,338 - Austrian Bundesliga
9,216 - Iran Premier League
9,052 - Ukrainian Premier League
8,814 - Denmark Superliga
8,599 - France Ligue 2
8,112 - Spain Segunda Division
8,324 - England Football League One
7,622 - Greece Super League
7,526 - South Africa Premier Soccer League
7,336 - Uzbekistan League
7,329 - Poland Orange Ekstraklasa
7,219 - Brazil Campeonato Serie B
7,072 - Japan J-League 2
6,147 - Chile Primera Division
6,044 - Romania Divizia A
6,026 - Italy Serie B
5,453 - Germany Regionalliga Nord
5,305 - Israeli Premier League
5,147 - Czech Premier League
A majority of these numbers were found at EFS (European Football Statistics)
I'm still looking for a decent source for African and Asian attendance figures. If anybody knows of a good/reliable source for that info please let me know. I would imagine places like Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Thailand, India, etc. might make the list, but I haven't been able to find attendance info for those leagues.
Labels:
Random Stuff,
World Soccer
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
All-Time Youngest Premier League Goal Scorers
These are the youngest goal scorers in the history of the English Premier League (since 1992/93). All of these players were 17 years or younger at the time of their goals.
James Vaughan holds the youngest EPL goal record at 16 years and 271 days after netting for Everton against Crystal Palace on 10 April 2005.
Years/Days
1992/93
17 / 161 - Andy Turner (Tottenham Hotspur)
1993/94
NONE
1994/95
NONE
1995/96
17 / 181 - Lee Hodges (West Ham United)
1996/97
17 / 143 - Michael Owen (Liverpool)
1997/98
17 / 238 - Michael Owen (Liverpool)
17 / 343 - Danny Cadamarteri (Everton)
17 / 360 - Michael Ball (Everton)
1998/99
17 / 342 - Mikael Forssell (Chelsea)
1999/00
NONE
2000/01
NONE
2001/02
17 / 77 - Darren Bent (Ipswich Town)
2002/03
16 / 356 - James Milner (Leeds United)
16 / 360 - Wayne Rooney (Everton)
2003/04
17 / 306 - Wayne Rooney (Everton)
17 / 360 - James Milner (Leeds United)
2004/05
16 / 271 - James Vaughan (Everton)
17 / 113 - Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal)
2005/06
NONE
2006/07
NONE
2007/08
NONE
2008/09
17 / 226 - Federico Macheda (Manchester United)
17 / 355 - Danny Wellbeck (Manchester United)
2009/10
NONE....(as of 12/16/09)
Stats from Statbunker
Pic from BBC Sport
Labels:
BPL,
England,
EPL,
Europe,
Premier League,
Premiership
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
FIFA Club World Cup Result History
2000
1st: Corinthians (Brazil)
2nd: Vasco da Gama (Brazil)
3rd: Necaxa (Mexico)
Other Participants:
Manchester United (England), Al Nassr (Saudi Arabia), South Melbourne (Australia), Raja Casablanca (Morocco), Real Madrid (Spain)
2005
1st: São Paulo (Brazil)
2nd: Liverpool (England)
3rd: Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica)
Other Participants:
Al-Ittihad (Saudi Arabia), Sydney FC (Australia), Al-Ahly (Egypt)
2006
1st: Internacional (Brazil)
2nd: Barcelona (Spain)
3rd: Al-Ahly (Egypt)
Other Participants:
Chonbuk Hyundai Motors FC (South Korea), CF America (Mexico), Auckland City FC (New Zealand)
2007
1st: AC Milan (Italy)
2nd: Boca Juniors (Argentina)
3rd: Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan)
Other Participants:
Pachuca CF (Mexico), Waitakere United (New Zealand), Etoile du Sahel (Tunisia), Sepahan (Iran)
2008
1st: Manchester United (England)
2nd: LDU de Quito (Ecuador)
3rd: Gamba Osaka (Japan)
Other Participants:
Pachuca CF (Mexico), Waitakere United (New Zealand), Al-Ahly (Egypt), Adelaide United (Australia)
2009
Participants:
Barcelona (Spain)
Estudiantes (Argentina)
Atlante (Mexico)
Pohang Steelers (South Korea)
TP Mazembe (DR Congo)
Al-Ahli (UAE)
Auckland City (New Zealand)
Winners By Confederation
CONMEBOL - 2000, 2005, 2006
UEFA - 2007, 2008
Runner-Up By Confederation
CONMEBOL - 2000, 2007, 2008
UEFA - 2005, 2006
Third Place By Confederation
CONCACAF - 2000, 2005
CAF - 2006
AFC - 2007, 2008
Multiple Appearances
3 - Al-Ahly (Egpyt) 2005, 2006, 2008
2 - Manchester United (England) 2000, 2008
2 - CF Pachuca (Mexico) 2007, 2008
2 - Waitakere United (New Zealand) 2007, 2008
1st: Corinthians (Brazil)
2nd: Vasco da Gama (Brazil)
3rd: Necaxa (Mexico)
Other Participants:
Manchester United (England), Al Nassr (Saudi Arabia), South Melbourne (Australia), Raja Casablanca (Morocco), Real Madrid (Spain)
2005
1st: São Paulo (Brazil)
2nd: Liverpool (England)
3rd: Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica)
Other Participants:
Al-Ittihad (Saudi Arabia), Sydney FC (Australia), Al-Ahly (Egypt)
2006
1st: Internacional (Brazil)
2nd: Barcelona (Spain)
3rd: Al-Ahly (Egypt)
Other Participants:
Chonbuk Hyundai Motors FC (South Korea), CF America (Mexico), Auckland City FC (New Zealand)
2007
1st: AC Milan (Italy)
2nd: Boca Juniors (Argentina)
3rd: Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan)
Other Participants:
Pachuca CF (Mexico), Waitakere United (New Zealand), Etoile du Sahel (Tunisia), Sepahan (Iran)
2008
1st: Manchester United (England)
2nd: LDU de Quito (Ecuador)
3rd: Gamba Osaka (Japan)
Other Participants:
Pachuca CF (Mexico), Waitakere United (New Zealand), Al-Ahly (Egypt), Adelaide United (Australia)
2009
Participants:
Barcelona (Spain)
Estudiantes (Argentina)
Atlante (Mexico)
Pohang Steelers (South Korea)
TP Mazembe (DR Congo)
Al-Ahli (UAE)
Auckland City (New Zealand)
Winners By Confederation
CONMEBOL - 2000, 2005, 2006
UEFA - 2007, 2008
Runner-Up By Confederation
CONMEBOL - 2000, 2007, 2008
UEFA - 2005, 2006
Third Place By Confederation
CONCACAF - 2000, 2005
CAF - 2006
AFC - 2007, 2008
Multiple Appearances
3 - Al-Ahly (Egpyt) 2005, 2006, 2008
2 - Manchester United (England) 2000, 2008
2 - CF Pachuca (Mexico) 2007, 2008
2 - Waitakere United (New Zealand) 2007, 2008
Labels:
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Stats,
World Soccer
Monday, December 14, 2009
Europe's Youngest Goal Scorers - Fall/Winter 2009
This is a list of teenage players who have scored a goal this season in their respective European leagues. (as of December 14, 2009)
English Premier League
18 - Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal)
19 - Dan Gosling (Everton)
19 - Junior Stanislas (West Ham United)
English Championship
17 - Chris Wood (West Bromwich Albion)
18 - Nile Ranger (Newcastle United)
18 - Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace)
18 - Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (Blackpool)
18 - Victor Moses (Crystal Palace)
19 - Henry Lansbury (Watford)
19 - Jacob Butterfield (Barnsley)
19 - Martin Waghorn (Leicester City)
19 - Jake Livermore (Derby County)
19 - Jack Colback (Ipswich Town)
Scottish Premier League
19 - Alexander MacDonald (Falkirk)
German Bundesliga
18 - Joel Matip (Schalke 04)
18 - Andre Schurrle (Mainz)
19 - Franco Zuculini (TSG Hoffenheim)
19 - Christoph Moritz (Schalke 04)
19 - Tunay Torun (Hamburg)
19 - Toni Kroos (Bayer Leverkusen)
19 - Burak Kaplan (Bayer Leverkusen)
19 - Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich)
Spain La Liga
16 - Iker Muniain (Athletic Bilbao)
19 - Bojan Krkic (Barcelona)
19 - Macedo Rocha Michel (Almeria)
19 - Omar Hernandez (Malaga)
Italy Serie A
19 - Mario Balotelli (Inter)
19 - Abel Hernandez (Palermo)
19 - Alberto Paloschi (Parma)
19 - Stevan Jovetic (Fiorentina)
19 - Alexandre Pato (AC Milan)
France Ligue 1
18 - Yannis Taffer (Lyon)
19 - Sebastien Corchia (Le Mans)
19 - Miralem Pjanic (Lyon)
19 - Emmanuel Riviere (AS Saint Etienne)
19 - Younes Belhanda (Montpellier HSC)
19 - Moussa Sissoko (Toulouse)
Stats compiled from StatBunker
English Premier League
18 - Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal)
19 - Dan Gosling (Everton)
19 - Junior Stanislas (West Ham United)
English Championship
17 - Chris Wood (West Bromwich Albion)
18 - Nile Ranger (Newcastle United)
18 - Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace)
18 - Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (Blackpool)
18 - Victor Moses (Crystal Palace)
19 - Henry Lansbury (Watford)
19 - Jacob Butterfield (Barnsley)
19 - Martin Waghorn (Leicester City)
19 - Jake Livermore (Derby County)
19 - Jack Colback (Ipswich Town)
Scottish Premier League
19 - Alexander MacDonald (Falkirk)
German Bundesliga
18 - Joel Matip (Schalke 04)
18 - Andre Schurrle (Mainz)
19 - Franco Zuculini (TSG Hoffenheim)
19 - Christoph Moritz (Schalke 04)
19 - Tunay Torun (Hamburg)
19 - Toni Kroos (Bayer Leverkusen)
19 - Burak Kaplan (Bayer Leverkusen)
19 - Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich)
Spain La Liga
16 - Iker Muniain (Athletic Bilbao)
19 - Bojan Krkic (Barcelona)
19 - Macedo Rocha Michel (Almeria)
19 - Omar Hernandez (Malaga)
Italy Serie A
19 - Mario Balotelli (Inter)
19 - Abel Hernandez (Palermo)
19 - Alberto Paloschi (Parma)
19 - Stevan Jovetic (Fiorentina)
19 - Alexandre Pato (AC Milan)
France Ligue 1
18 - Yannis Taffer (Lyon)
19 - Sebastien Corchia (Le Mans)
19 - Miralem Pjanic (Lyon)
19 - Emmanuel Riviere (AS Saint Etienne)
19 - Younes Belhanda (Montpellier HSC)
19 - Moussa Sissoko (Toulouse)
Stats compiled from StatBunker
Labels:
BPL,
Bundesliga,
Championship,
EPL,
Europe,
La Liga,
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Premier League,
Premiership,
Serie A,
SPL
Friday, December 11, 2009
Interactive Map: Everton Player Birthplaces
These maps show the birthplaces of all the players on the Senior Squad of Everton FC. Click the placemark icons for the player names and their birthplaces. For more navigation options click the view Everton Player Birthplace in a larger map links.
View Everton Player Birthplace Map in a larger map
View Everton Player Birthplace Map in a larger map
View Everton Player Birthplace Map in a larger map
View Everton Player Birthplace Map in a larger map
Labels:
BPL,
England,
EPL,
Europe,
Everton,
Premier League,
Premiership
Thursday, December 10, 2009
2010 World Cup Nations - WC Results since 1970
This table shows the results from the last 10 World Cups for the nations that have qualified for South Africa 2010. (Table Modified from this Wikipedia Page)
[1] as Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro
[2] as Czechoslovakia
Team | 1970 (16) | 1974 (16) | 1978 (16) | 1982 (24) | 1986 (24) | 1990 (24) | 1994 (24) | 1998 (32) | 2002 (32) | 2006 (32) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Algeria | • | • | • | R1 13th | R1 22nd | • | • | • | • | • |
Argentina | • | QF 8th | 1st | R2 11th | 1st | 2nd | R2 10th | QF 6th | R1 18th | QF 6th |
Australia | • | R1 14th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 16th |
Brazil | 1st | 4th | 3rd | R2 5th | QF 5th | R2 9th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | QF 5th |
Cameroon | • | • | • | R1 17th | • | QF 7th | R1 22nd | R1 25th | R1 20th | • |
Chile | • | R1 11th | • | R1 22nd | • | • | R2 16th | • | • | |
Côte d'Ivoire | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 19th | ||
Denmark | • | • | • | • | R2 9th | • | • | QF 8th | R2 10th | • |
England | QF 8th | • | • | R2 6th | QF 8th | 4th | • | R2 9th | QF 6th | QF 7th |
France | • | • | R1 12th | 4th | 3rd | • | • | 1st | R1 28th | 2nd |
Germany | 3rd | 1st | QF 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | QF 5th | QF 7th | 2nd | 3rd |
Ghana | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 13th | |
Greece | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 24th | • | • | • |
Honduras | • | • | R1 18th | • | • | • | • | • | • | |
Italy | 2nd | R1 10th | 4th | 1st | R2 12th | 3rd | 2nd | QF 5th | R2 15th | 1st |
Japan | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 31st | R2 9th | R1 T-28th |
Korea DPR | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||||
Korea Republic | • | • | • | • | R1 20th | R1 22nd | R1 20th | R1 30th | 4th | R1 17th |
Mexico | QF 6th | • | R1 16th | • | QF 6th | R2 13th | R2 13th | R2 11th | R2 15th | |
Netherlands | • | 2nd | 2nd | • | • | R2 15th | QF 7th | 4th | • | R2 11th |
New Zealand | • | • | • | R1 23rd | • | • | • | • | • | • |
Nigeria | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 9th | R2 12th | R1 27th | • |
Paraguay | • | • | • | • | R2 13th | • | • | R2 14th | R2 16th | R1 18th |
Portugal | • | • | • | • | R1 17th | • | • | • | R1 21st | 4th |
Serbia [1] | • | QF 7th | • | R1 16th | • | QF 5th | R2 10th | • | R1 32nd | |
Slovakia [2] | R1 15th | • | • | R1 19th | • | QF 6th | • | • | • | • |
Slovenia | • | R1 30th | • | |||||||
South Africa | • | R1 24th | R1 17th | • | ||||||
Spain | • | • | R1 10th | R2 12th | QF 7th | R2 10th | QF 8th | R1 17th | QF 5th | R2 9th |
Switzerland | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 15th | • | • | R2 10th |
United States | • | • | • | • | • | R1 23rd | R2 14th | R1 32nd | QF 8th | R1 T-25th |
Uruguay | 4th | R1 12th | • | • | R2 16th | R2 16th | • | • | R1 26th | • |
[1] as Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro
[2] as Czechoslovakia
Labels:
FIFA,
FIFA World Cup,
World Cup
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Videos: Soccer in the Snow
In honor of the fact that I got my Subaru Outback stuck in my driveway three times this morning (and another couple of feet of snow should be here by tomorrow), I thought I'd post some video of some snowy games from the last couple of years.
I bet the Brazilians that play for Shakhtar Donetsk really enjoyed that game....(and they say Brazilians don't like to play in England because of the weather)
Dynamo Kyiv v Shakhtar Donetsk (2007, in Kiev, Ukraine)
Estonia v Canada (2008, in Talinn, Estonia))
Poland v Slovakia (2009, in Chorzów, Poland)
I bet the Brazilians that play for Shakhtar Donetsk really enjoyed that game....(and they say Brazilians don't like to play in England because of the weather)
Dynamo Kyiv v Shakhtar Donetsk (2007, in Kiev, Ukraine)
Estonia v Canada (2008, in Talinn, Estonia))
Poland v Slovakia (2009, in Chorzów, Poland)
Labels:
Random Stuff,
Snow,
Video,
Videos
Monday, December 7, 2009
Population of World Cup 2010 Nations
Image from ByteLevel Research
These are the approximate/estimated populations of all the 2010 World Cup nations (in millions)
308 - United States
192 - Brazil
155 - Nigeria
128 - Japan
111 - Mexico
82 - Germany
65 - France
60 - Italy
52 - England
49 - South Africa
48 - Korea Republic
46 - Spain
40 - Argentina
35 - Algeria
24 - Ghana
24 - Korea DPR
22 - Australia
21 - Côte d'Ivoire
20 - Cameroon
17 - Chile
17 - Netherlands
11 - Greece
11 - Portugal
8 - Honduras
8 - Switzerland
7 - Serbia
6 - Denmark
6 - Paraguay
5 - Slovakia
4 - New Zealand
3 - Uruguay
2 - Slovenia
TOTAL POPULATION BY GROUPS (in millions)
228 - GROUP A
254 - GROUP B
397 - GROUP C
135 - GROUP D
171 - GROUP E
75 - GROUP F
248 - GROUP G
79 - GROUP H
INTERESTING POPULATION FACTS
Most Populated Nation will play the Least Populated Nation
USA (308m) v Slovenia (2m)
The Only Game with Combined Population of less than 10 million
New Zealand (4m) v Slovakia (5m)
Only Two Games with two nations of 50 million or more
USA v England
Mexico v France
GROUP A (RSA, MEX, FRA, URU) and GROUP B (ARG, NIG, KOR, GRE) are the only two groups with 3 nations that have a population of 40 million or more
GROUP F (ITA, PAR, NZL, SVK) is the only group with 3 nations with a population of less than 10 million
Amazingly, the approximate difference in population between first round opponents Honduras and Switzerland is only about 70,000 people. Honduras (7,810,848) - Switzerland (7,739,100)
Labels:
FIFA,
FIFA World Cup,
Random Stuff,
World Cup
Video: Dutch 'Total Football' World Cup 1974
Thoroughly entertaining 'total football' highlights from The Netherlands first game vs. Uruguay at the 1974 World Cup in West Germany.
Labels:
FIFA World Cup,
Holland,
Netherlands,
World Cup
Friday, December 4, 2009
FIFA World Cup Draw - Average Group Rankings
Here are all of the Groups from the 2010 World Cup with November FIFA rankings and group average rankings. The toughest group by average rankings is Group H (Spain, Honduras, Chile, Switzerland) and the easiest group is Group F (Italy, Paraguay, Slovakia, New Zealand).
GROUP A (31.75)
South Africa (86)
Mexico (15)
Uruguay (19)
France (7)
GROUP B (23.50)
Argentina (8)
Nigeria (22)
Korea Republic (52)
Greece (12)
GROUP C (21.00)
England (9)
USA (14)
Algeria (28)
Slovenia (33)
GROUP D (21.00)
Germany (6)
Australia (21)
Ghana (37)
Serbia (20)
GROUP E (20.75)
Netherlands (3)
Japan (43)
Cameroon (11)
Denmark (26)
GROUP F (36.25)
Italy (4)
Paraguay (30)
New Zealand (77)
Slovakia (34)
GROUP G (26.50)
Brazil (1)
Korea DPR (84)
Cote d'Ivoire (16)
Portugal (5)
GROUP H (18.50)
Spain (1)
Honduras (38)
Chile (17)
Switzerland (18)
GROUP A (31.75)
South Africa (86)
Mexico (15)
Uruguay (19)
France (7)
GROUP B (23.50)
Argentina (8)
Nigeria (22)
Korea Republic (52)
Greece (12)
GROUP C (21.00)
England (9)
USA (14)
Algeria (28)
Slovenia (33)
GROUP D (21.00)
Germany (6)
Australia (21)
Ghana (37)
Serbia (20)
GROUP E (20.75)
Netherlands (3)
Japan (43)
Cameroon (11)
Denmark (26)
GROUP F (36.25)
Italy (4)
Paraguay (30)
New Zealand (77)
Slovakia (34)
GROUP G (26.50)
Brazil (1)
Korea DPR (84)
Cote d'Ivoire (16)
Portugal (5)
GROUP H (18.50)
Spain (1)
Honduras (38)
Chile (17)
Switzerland (18)
Labels:
FIFA,
FIFA Club World Cup,
Rankings,
World Cup
Thursday, December 3, 2009
FIFA World Cup Draw History since USA 1994
This list shows the Groups from the last four World Cups along with the point results and each nation's FIFA ranking from when the World Cup Draw took place.
Format:
Group _ (Average Group Ranking)
Pts - Nation (FIFA Ranking)
Lowest Ranked Group winners in RED
USA 1994
GROUP A (17.25)
6 - Romania (12)
4 - Switzerland (9)
4 - USA (27)
3 - Colombia (21)
GROUP B (13.25)
7 - Brazil (4)
5 - Sweden (11)
3 - Russia (14)
1 - Cameroon (24)
GROUP C (27.00)
7 - Germany (3)
5 - Spain (7)
2 - South Korea (39)
1 - Bolivia (59)
GROUP D (20.00)
6 - Nigeria (16)
6 - Bulgaria (23)
6 - Argentina (9)
0 - Greece (32)
GROUP E (9.00)
4 - Mexico (17)
4 - Republic of Ireland (13)
4 - Italy (1)
4 - Norway (5)
GROUP F (23.00)
6 - Netherlands (2)
6 - Saudi Arabia (38)
6 - Belgium (22)
0 - Morocco (30)
FRANCE 1998
GROUP A (16.75)
6 - Brazil (1)
5 - Norway (14)
4 - Morocco (16)
1 - Scotland (36)
GROUP B (26.00)
7 - Italy (10)
3 - Chile (17)
2 - Austria (26)
2 - Cameroon (51)
GROUP C (21.00)
9 - France (7)
4 - Denmark (8)
2 - South Africa (35)
1 - Saudi Arabia (34)
GROUP D (32.00)
6 - Nigeria (71)
5 - Paraguay (30)
4 - Spain (3)
1 - Bulgaria (24)
GROUP E (23.75)
5 - Netherlands (12)
5 - Mexico (11)
3 - Korea Republic (31)
1 - Belgium (41)
GROUP F (25.75)
7 - Germany (2)
7 - Yugoslavia (22)
3 - Iran (50)
0 - United States (29)
GROUP G (10.75)
7 - Romania (5)
6 - England (6)
3 - Colombia (9)
1 - Tunisia (23)
GROUP H (24.25)
9 - Argentina (19)
6 - Croatia (21)
3 - Jamaica (39)
0 - Japan (18)
JAPAN/SOUTH KOREA 2002
GROUP A (27.25)
7 - Denmark (17)
5 - Senegal (67)
2 - Uruguay (24)
1 - France (1)
GROUP B (20.50)
9 - Spain (7)
4 - Paraguay (14)
4 - South Africa (34)
0 - Slovenia (27)
GROUP C (28.00)
9 - Brazil (3)
4 - Turkey (23)
4 - Costa Rica (31)
0 - China (55)
GROUP D (25.25)
7 - South Korea (43)
4 - USA (21)
3 - Portugal (4)
3 - Poland (33)
GROUP E (24.25)
7 - Germany (11)
5 - Republic of Ireland (18)
4 - Cameroon (38)
0 - Saudi Arabia (30)
GROUP F (17.00)
5 - Sweden (16)
5 - England (10)
4 - Argentina (2)
1 - Nigeria (40)
GROUP G (17.75)
7 - Mexico (9)
4 - Italy (6)
3 - Croatia (19)
3 - Ecuador (37)
GROUP H (26.25)
7 - Japan (35)
5 - Belgium (20)
3 - Russia (22)
1 - Tunisia (28)
GERMANY 2006
GROUP A (24.25)
9 - Germany (16)
6 - Ecuador (37)
3 - Poland (23)
0 - Costa Rica (21)
GROUP B (26.00)
7 - England (9)
5 - Sweden (14)
3 - Paraguay (30)
1 - Trinidad and Tobago (51)
GROUP C (23.75)
7 - Argentina (4)
7 - Netherlands (3)
3 - Cote d"Ivoire (41)
0 - Serbia and Montenegro (47)
GROUP D (24.50)
9 - Portugal (10)
4 - Mexico (7)
2 - Angola (62)
1 - Iran (19)
GROUP E (18.00)
7 - Italy (12)
6 - Ghana (50)
3 - Czech Republic (2)
1 - USA (8)
GROUP F (21.25)
9 - Brazil (1)
4 - Australia (49)
2 - Croatia (20)
1 - Japan (15)
GROUP G (31.50)
7 - Switzerland (36)
5 - France (5)
4 - South Korea (29)
0 - Togo (56)
GROUP H (26.50)
9 - Spain (6)
6 - Ukraine (40)
1 - Tunisia (28)
1 - Saudi Arabia (32)
2010 DRAW
Pot 1
Spain (1) -- Brazil (2) -- Netherlands (3) -- Italy (4) -- Germany (6) -- Argentina (8) -- England (9) -- South Africa (86)
Pot 2
USA (14) -- Mexico (15) -- Australia (21) -- Honduras (38) -- Japan (43) -- South Korea (52) -- New Zealand (77) -- North Korea (84)
Pot 3
Cameroon (11) -- Cote d'Ivoire (16) -- Chile (17) -- Uruguay (19) -- Nigeria (22) -- Algeria (28) -- Paraguay (30) -- Ghana (37)
Pot 4
Portugal (5) -- France (7) -- Greece (12) -- Switzerland (18) -- Serbia (20) -- Denmark (26) -- Slovenia (33) -- Slovakia (34)
Toughest Groups by Average FIFA Rank
1994
9.00 -- GROUP E -- Italy (1), Norway (5), Ireland (13), Mexico (17)
1998
10.75 -- GROUP G -- Romania (5), England (6), Colombia (9), Tunisia (23)
2002
17.00 -- GROUP F -- Argentina (2), England (10), Sweden (16), Nigeria (40)
2006
18.00 -- GROUP E -- Czech Republic (2), USA (8), Italy (12), Ghana (50)
Easiest Groups by Average FIFA Ranking
1994
27.00 -- GROUP C -- Germany (3), Spain (7), South Korea (39), Bolivia (59)
1998
32.00 -- GROUP D -- Spain (3), Bulgaria (24), Paraguay (30), Nigeria (71)
2002
28.00 -- GROUP C -- Brazil (3), Turkey (23), Costa Rica (31), China (55)
2006
31.50 -- GROUP G -- France (5), South Korea (29), Switzerland (36), Togo (56)
Labels:
FIFA,
FIFA World Cup,
World Cup
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Map: World Cup Draw Pots
Labels:
FIFA,
FIFA World Cup,
Maps,
World Cup
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Apologies....
I must apologize for the sporadic posts lately. While I make a strong attempt to post every weekday, due to a number of unforseen circumstances, a general lack of time, and the holidays in recent weeks, I have been missing quite a few days. Please bear with me while things get back to normal and I have the time to update daily again. Thanks for your patience and for reading The Best Eleven.
Steve
Steve
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no time.....
Monday, November 30, 2009
FIFA Confederation Ranking Comparison (Nov 2009)
This is a rank list using the average FIFA rankings of the top 10 teams from each confederation. The best rank is the top team from each confederation and the worst rank is the 10th best team in each region.
Avg. Rank | Best Rank | Worst Rank | |
---|---|---|---|
November 2009 | |||
UEFA | 7.0 | 1 (Spain) | 13 (Russia) |
CONMEBOL | 32.8 | 2 (Brazil) | 70 (Peru) |
CAF | 34.0 | 11 (Cameroon) | 53 (Tunisia) |
CONCACAF | 55.9 | 14 (USA) | 85 (Haiti) |
AFC | 63.5 | 21 (Australia) | 87 (Qatar) |
OFC | 163.4 | 77 (New Zealand) | 203 (American Samoa) |
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Map: Non-UK/Irish European Players in the Premiership (09/10)
Albania (1)
Lorik Cana - Sunderland
Austria (2)
Stefan Maierhofer – Wolverhampton Wanderers
Paul Scharner – Wigan Athletic
Belgium (5)
Ritchie De Laet – Manchester United
Marouane Fellaini – Everton
Vincent Kompany – Manchester City
Anthony Vanden Borre – Portsmouth
Thomas Vermaelen - Arsenal
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
Asmir Begović - Portsmouth F.C
Bulgaria (4)
Dimitar Berbatov - Manchester United
Valeri Bojinov - Manchester City
Martin Petrov - Manchester City
Stiliyan Petrov - Aston Villa
Croatia (6)
Vedran Ćorluka – Tottenham Hotspur
Niko Kranjčar – Tottenham Hotspur
Luka Modrić – Tottenham Hotspur
Eduardo da Silva - Arsenal
Nikola Kalinić – Blackburn Rovers
Ivan Klasnić – Bolton Wanderers
Czech Republic (3)
Petr Čech – Chelsea
Radoslav Kováč – West Ham United
Tomáš Rosický - Arsenal
Denmark (4)
Daniel Agger – Liverpool
Nicklas Bendtner – Arsenal
Lars Jacobsen – Blackburn Rovers
Thomas Sørensen – Stoke City
Finland (3)
Jussi Jääskeläinen – Bolton Wanderers
Toni Kallio – Fulham
Teemu Tainio - Sunderland
France (32)
Nicolas Anelka - Chelsea
Sebastien Bassong - Tottenham Hotspur
Pascal Chimbonda - Blackburn Rovers
Gaël Clichy – Arsenal
Abou Diaby - Arsenal
Mohamed Diamé – Wigan Athletic
Sylvain Distin - Everton
Patrice Evra - Manchester United
Juilen Faubert - West Ham United
William Gallas - Arsenal
Gael Givet - Blackburn Rovers
Younes Kaboul - Portsmouth
Olivier Kapo - Wigan Athletic
Steed Malbranque - Sunderland
Florent Malouda - Chelsea
Bernard Mendy - Hull City
Steven Mouyokolo - Hull City
Arnold Mvuemba - Portsmouth
Samir Nasri - Arsenal
David N'Gog - Liverpool
Charles N'Zogbia - Wigan Athletic
Steven N'Zonzi - Blackburn Rovers
Gabriel Obertan - Manchester United
Vincent Péricard – Stoke City
Frédéric Piquionne – Portsmouth
Damien Plessis - Liverpool
Sébastien Puygrenier - Bolton Wanderers
Bacary Sagna - Arsenal
Louis Saha - Everton
Mikaël Silvestre - Arsenal
Armand Traoré - Arsenal
Grégory Vignal - Birmingham City
Germany (4)
Michael Ballack - Chelsea
Kevin-Prince Boateng - Portsmouth
Robert Huth - Stoke City
Savio Nsereko - West Ham United
Greece (2)
Angelos Basinas - Portsmouth
Sotirios Krygiakos - Liverpool
Hungary (3)
Márton Fülöp - Sunderland
Zoltán Gera - Fulham
Péter Halmosi - Hull City
Iceland (3)
Joey Guðjónsson - Wolverhampton Wanderers
Hermann Hreiðarsson - Portsmouth
Grétar Steinsson - Bolton Wanderers
Israel (3)
Yossi Benayoun - Liverpool
Tal Ben Haim - Portsmouth
Tamir Cohen - Bolton Wanderers
Italy (6)
Fabio Borini - Chelsea
Carlo Cudicini - Tottenham Hotspur
Alessandro Diamanti - West Ham United
Andrea Dossena - Liverpool
Federico Macheda - Manchester United
Vito Mannone - Arsenal
Netherlands (12)
Ryan Babel - Liverpool
George Boateng - Hull City
Jeffrey Bruma - Chelsea
Nigel de Jong - Manchester City
Daniël de Ridder - Wigan Athletic
Dirk Kuyt - Liverpool
Mario Melchiot - Wigan Athletic
Andre Ooijer - Blackburn Rovers
Edwin van der Sar - Manchester United
Robin van Persie - Arsenal
Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink – Hull City
Boudewijn Zenden - Sunderland
Norway (6)
John Carew - Aston Villa
Brede Hangeland - Fulham
Christian Kalvenes - Burnley
Erik Nevland - Fulham
Morten Gamst Pedersen - Blackburn Rovers
Bjørn Helge Riise – Fulham
Poland (2)
Łukasz Fabiański - Arsenal
Tomasz Kuszczak - Manchester United
Portugal (8)
Luis Boa Morte - West Ham United
José Bosingwa – Chelsea
Ricardo Carvalho - Chelsea
Deco - Chelsea
Paulo Ferreira - Chelsea
Henrique Hilário – Chelsea
Nani - Manchester United
Ricaro Vaz Te - Bolton Wanderers
Russia (4)
Andrey Arshavin - Arsenal
Diniyar Bilyaletdinov - Everton
Roman Pavlyuchenko - Tottenham
Yuri Zhirkov - Chelsea
Serbia (4)
Branislav Ivanović – Chelsea
Nenad Milijaš - Wolverhampton Wanderers
Zoran Tošić – Manchester United
Nemanja Vidić – Manchester United
Slovakia (3)
Martin Škrtel – Liverpool
Miroslav Stoch - Chelsea
Vladimír Weiss - Manchester City
Spain (11)
Manuel Almunia - Arsenal
Mikel Arteta - Eveton
Daniel Sanchez Ayala - Liverpool
Carlos Cuellar - Aston Villa
Cesc Fabregas - Arsenal
Javier Garrido - Manchester City
Jordi Gomez - Wigan Athletic
Pepe Reina - Liverpool
Albert Riera - Liverpool
Michel Salgado - Blackburn Rovers
Fernando Torres - Liverpool
Sweden (4)
Johan Elmander - Bolton Wanderers
Sebastain Larsson - Birmingham City
Martin Olsson - Blackburn Rovers
Fredrik Stoor - Fulham
Switzerland (3)
Valon Behrami - West Ham United
Philipp Degen - Liverpool
Johan Djourou - Arsenal
Turkey (1)
Tuncay Şanlı - Stoke City
Ukraine (1)
Andriy Voronin - Liverpool
32 - France
11-20 - Netherlands (12), Spain (11)
5-10 - Belgium (5), Croatia (6), Italy (6), Norway (6), Portugal (8)
4 - Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Russia, Serbia, Sweden
3 - Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Switzerland
2 - Austria, Czech Republic, Greece, Poland, Slovakia
1 - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkey, Ukraine
Labels:
BPL,
England,
EPL,
Maps,
Premier League,
Premiership
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