Firms, football hooliganism and middle-aged flab a dying art? Think again!

Football hooliganism has no specific legal definition. The term was created by the media, the tabloid press in particular, in the mid-1960s. Since then, they have been extremely flexible and indeterminate in ascribing the “hooligan” label to different incidents. The perpetuation of football hooliganism can be linked to the high level of drama, aggression and petit mal that overcomes players in the 90 minutes of rigid warfare on the football field.

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David Beckham predicted Thursday that his former club Real Madrid will win La Liga this season during an interview with Spanish television where he also praised Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho and the squad that he’s got.

List of top 10 richest football players shown below refers to the total annual income for last year.

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United put up a great show against competitive MLS All Stars. United sparked from the very first minute when Kiko Macheda found the net. A superb header on corner gave Macheda another chance as he headed it passed the goalkeeper. Gibson then slotted a free kick in to net. Cleverly individual brilliance and superb ball controlling skills added another to United’s scoresheet. Last but not the least, Chicharito (Javier Hernandez) made a clever run to beat offside trap and lobbed over the goal keeper to score United’s 5th which proved to be the dream debut for the Mexican sensation. All in all, the most impressive performance by United so far on their tour to US especially when the kids did it for them as most of the big names were missing.

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Thierry Henry scored on his debut for the New York Red Bulls against Tottenham Hotspur, but the English side went on to win the pre-season friendly encounter 1-2. The French international left Barça in the summer and chose to make the move across the Pond to the Major League Soccer and he made a good impression in front of his new fans in his first match in the Red Bull Arena on Thursday.

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We’ve been hearing about the speculations linking the Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas to his boyhood club Barcelona but now the clouds surrounding him to a possible move to Barcelona can be seen fading away. As a matter of fact the story has two faces “Joy for the Arsenal Fans” and “Disappointment for the Barcelona Lovers”, in this regard a man who faced almost the same situation few years ago has spoken out for his Former Team-Mate.

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Thierry Henry has announced his retirement from international football with France after playing 123 times for Les Bleus. Also, Emile Heskey has decided to end his international career after England’s disappointing World Cup campaign.

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Thierry Henry has joined Major League Soccer outfit New York Red Bulls from FC Barcelona on a multi-year contract.