A Visual Look at Football the Most Popular Sport in the World

A Visual Look at Footbal: The Most Popular Sport in the World UEFA TEAM RANKINGS 2010 10 MOST SUCCESSFUL FOOTBALL CLUBS FC BARCELONA REAL MADRID 31 17 0: MANCHESTER UNITED BARCELONA 20 25 3 CHELSEA Arsenol ARSENAL AJAX 18 29 LIVERPOOL FC PORTO 24 15 BAYERN MÜNCHEN T SEVILLA O: MANCHESTER UTD 18 INTERNAZIONALE LIVERPOOL 18 3 AC MILAN OLYMPIQUE LYON BAYERN MUNICH 22 15 WERDER BREMEN HAMBURGÉR SV JUVENTUS 27 2. 3 REAL MADRID RED STAR BELGRADE 27 2 AS ROMA FC PORTO MILAN 17 The UEFA team rankings is determined by the UEFA team coefficients in the last 5 years. UEFA Cup Domestic League Winner Champions League Winner Winner W Main Domestic Cup Winner UEFA Super Cup Winner 10 RICHEST FOOTBALL CLUBS FIFA WORLD RANKINGS (national teams, uptated in October, 2010) SPAIN O MANCHESTER UTD € 1.379 ($ 1,835) NETHERLANDS REAL MADRID € 994 ($ 1,323) BRAZIL Arenal ARSENAL € 887 ($ 1,181) GERMANY BARCELONA € 751 ($ 1,000) ARGENTINA ENGLAND BAYERN MUNICH € 744 ($ 990) URUGUAY LIVERPOOL € 618 ($ 822) PORTUGAL МП.AN € 601 ($ 800) CROATIA € 493 ($ 656) JUVENTUS RUSSIA EGYPT CHELSEA € 485 ($ 646) GREECE INTERNAZIONALE € 310 ($ 413) NORWAY CHILE Values in millions of Euros SLOVENIA WHAT IS FIFA The International Federation of Association Football, commonly known by the acronym FIFA, is the international governing body of association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zürich, Switzerland. FIFA is responsible for the organisation and governance of football's major international tournaments, most notably the FIFA World Cup, held since 1930. Nineteen editions of the FIFA World Cup have been held so far. The next edition is to be held in Brazil in 2014. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 1938 - France WC: Italy 1966 - England WC: England 1998 - France WC: France 1958 - Sweden WC: Brazil 1982 - Spain WC: Italy 1954 - Switzerland WC: West Germany 1994 - USA WC: Brazil 2002 - Japan South Korea WC: Brazil 1970 - Mexico WC: Brazil 1986 - Mexico WC: Argentina 1962 - Chile WC: Brazil 1978 - Argentina WC: Argentina 1934 - Italy WC: Italy 1990 - Italy WC: West Germany 1950 - Brazil WC: Uruguay 1974 - West Germany WC: West Germany 2010 - South Africa 1930 - Uruguay WC: Uruguay WC: Spain/ 2006 - West Germany WC: Italy There are six confederations recognised by FIFA which oversee the game in the different continents and regions of the world. National associations, and not the continental confederations, are members of FIFA. The continental confederations are provided for in FIFA's statutes. National associations must claim membership to both FİFA and the confederation in which their nation is geographically resident for their teams to qualify for entry to FIFA's competitions. THE STRUCTURE OF FIFA JEFA AFC Asian Football Confederation CONCACAF .... CAF ! HALL CO AFC – Asian Football Confederation in Asia and Australia CAF - Confédération Africaine de Football in Africa CONCACAF – Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football in North and Central America CONMEBOL – Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol in South America OFC - Oceania Football Confederation in Oceania UEFA – Union of European Football Associations in Europe FOOTBALL FACTS European Teams have reached the final of every World Cup except in 1930 and 1950 Gigi Riva once broke the arm of a spectator with a shot at goal Goalkeeper Arthur Wharton was the first black professional football player. He was born in Ghana (then Gold Coast) and played for English League team Rotherham Ünited in 1889 In 1950 India withdrew from the World Cup because FIFA refused to let their team play barefoot The first televised game was an Arsenal practice match at the Highbury ground in 1937 Sources: www.xs4all.nl, www.infographicsshowcase.comic, technorati.com, www.fifa.com, en.wikipedia.org, www.soccerholics.com, www.forbes.com, bleacherreport.com splashpressmedia