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Football around the world

Famous incidents

The game has brought many memorable moments, including:

• Hand of God goal
• Gordon Banks's save in the 1970 World Cup

Famous sayings

• "Someone said 'football is more important than life and death to you' and I said 'Listen, it's more important than that'." -- Bill Shankly 1981 on 'Live from Two', a Granada Television chat-show hosted by Shelley Rohde.

• "Football is a game with 22 men and in the end the Germans always win" -- Gary Lineker, July 4, 1990 (after playing for England in a semi-final against Germany that was lost after a penalty shootout)

Teams and players

• List of football teams
• Famous football players
  • Famous goalkeepers
  • FIFA 100

External links

• Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) (http://www.fifa.ch/)
• Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) (http://www.uefa.com/)
• The Football Association (The FA) (http://www.thefa.com/)
• Scottish Football Association (SFA) (http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/)
• The Current Laws of the Game (LOTG) (http://www.fifa.com/en/game/laws.html)
• The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) (http://www.rsssf.com/)
• Soccer Corner (http://www.soccer-corner.com) Comprehensive Soccer Directory
• Soccerbase (http://www.soccerbase.com) (UK Soccer statistics)
• Some great examples of historical goals (koenig-fussball) (http://www.koenig-fussball.com/zeitlupe.htm)
• Clubs in Crisis (http://www.clubsincrisis.com/)

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