World Cup

Lepapillon0311 · 发表于 2006-6-3 18:06:57

Adidas omnipresent at World Cup football The official match footballs for all 64 World Cup games are neatly lined in rows at the new product centre of German sporting goods manufacturer Adidas.For the group stages beginning June 9, the dates of the games, the venues and the names of the teams are already printed on the shimmering match balls known as Teamgeist (team spirit)."The other balls will have the names printed on them once the pairings are known," says Alberto de Torres Lacroze, an Argentine who deals with the company's foreign press relations at the World Cup.Adidas, an official partner and provider of equipment to football's governing body FIFA, has never invested as much in a sporting event as it has in the World Cup."It is an enormous challenge in terms of logistics," says marketing director Erich Stamminger, citing equipment for referees and specially designed "uniforms" for the 15,000 stewards and assistants at the 12 World Cup cities.That is in addition to the boots and strips the company provides to some of the 32 teams competing in Germany.Then there are the boys and girls marching into the stadiums hand-in-hand with the players, ball-boys, flag carriers and team escorts, who all need to be kitted out."One of our main tasks is to equip 3,392 children across the country with more than 30,000 articles of clothing and equipment," according to the company.The distinctive Adidas logo of three stripes will be seen on nearly 200,000 products in use at the month-long tournament, which ends with the final in Berlin on July 9.Adidas is already assured of being one of the winner's of the year's biggest event, increasing its annual turnover from football products to 1.2 billion euros ($1.5 billion) from 900 million euros in 2005.But the company is also mindful of its image, following criticism levelled against it by the international clean clothes campaign over conditions in some of the overseas factories that produce Adidas goods.Manger Frank Henke, who is responsible for social affairs and environmental issues, says Adidas has more than 700 suppliers around the globe, including China, Thailand and Vietnam.Contracts with these firms include a code of behaviour, which regulates pay, working conditions and the number of hours that employees work, says Henke."Of course we cannot guarantee that all our suppliers abide by all the conditions all the time," says Henke.Adidas has introduced a system of warnings to clamp down on supplier malpractice, Henke says. If an employer is found to be a habitual violator of the code of conduct, then the company will cease working with him.

Lepapillon0311 · 发表于 2006-6-3 23:18:22

<div class="postcontent" id="show197641">What is that makes the Word Cup a big hit for you?In summer 2006, the world's best footballers will be meeting in Germany to decide who the world champions are. Towns and stadiums will be transformed into a great open-air party: more than three million fans from all over the world will celebrate the fun football festival together. What are you looking forward to most? The Brazilian Samba rhythms, English football anthems, or the visiting South Korean supporters? </div>

Lepapillon0311 · 发表于 2006-6-5 12:00:55

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Lepapillon0311 · 发表于 2006-6-5 22:30:43

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Lepapillon0311 · 发表于 2006-6-8 11:30:11

France lose unlucky Cisse in last friendlyDjibril Cisse will miss the FIFA World Cup? after fracturing his right leg in France's 3-1 win over China in their final warm-up game on Wednesday. "He is in hospital and he's undergoing surgery," France coach Raymond Domenech told reporters after the match in Saint-Etienne. "It's a vicious blow to all of us. "Everything was going so well. All the players are depressed. Even during the game you could see it. They just lost interest in the game." French Football Federation (FFF) president Jean-Pierre Escalettes told French radio that Cisse had fractured his right fibula and shinbone (tibia). The Liverpool forward was hurt in a clash with a Chinese defender ten minutes into in his team's final outing before they fly out to Germany for the finals on Thursday. Grimacing with pain, he was taken away on a stretcher and received treatment on his right leg for several minutes before going to hospital. "I was just beside him when he fell and I heard him yell," said Thierry Henry. "Losing a team-mate and a friend like that just before a World Cup, it's really tough." Cisse, who had been expected to start France's opening FIFA World Cup game against Switzerland in Stuttgart on Tuesday, missed the UEFA European Championship finals two years ago through suspension. The 24-year-old was then sidelined for several months after breaking his left leg in an English Premiership game in October 2004. A non-playing member of France's 2002 FIFA World Cup squad, Cisse was looking forward to featuring in a major tournament for the first time. "The rule is that we can replace an injured player until a day before the first match," said Domenech. "For the moment I have other worries. Then we'll think about it and talk about it between us." David Trezeguet, who came on for Cisse on Wednesday, opened the scoring from an Henry pass after 31 minutes. China, crushed 4-1 by Switzerland last week, equalised in the 69th with a penalty by captain Zheng Zhi after he was tackled from behind by Eric Abidal. The visitors collapsed in the closing stages, an own goal from substitute Wang Yun putting France back in front and Henry wrapping up victory two minutes into added time. Zinedine Zidane, who will retire after the FIFA World Cup and was playing his last match in France, missed a penalty in the 15th minute after he was brought down in the box. Despite the miss, the captain stepped up a gear after below-par performances in the last two friendlies and thrilled the crowd with several clever moves. The other satisfaction for France on a night marred by Cisse's misfortune was midfielder Franck Ribery, who once again sparkled after coming on and was involved in the two late goals that won the game. France's other Group G opponents are South Korea and Togo. "Djibril's injury is the only thing that's worrying us right now," said Domenech. "It's a drama."

Lepapillon0311 · 发表于 2006-6-8 12:20:48

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="98%" align="center" border="0"><tr><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="98%" align="center" border="0"><tr><td bgcolor="#f1f1f1"><div class="STYLE2" align="left">Football vocabulary </div></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td> <table cellpadding="0" width="90%" align="center" border="0"><tr><td width="90%" bgcolor="#ffffff">Come and learn ‘football language’ for the World Cup!Football vocabulary, the grammar of football language, colloquial phrases, ‘street’ phrases, how to talk about football with others,how to listen to football commentaries on the TV or radio, etc.the “referee” – in football the man or woman who controls the game is called a referee, (compared with in tennis where this person is called an ‘umpire’).Example: “Everyone is waiting for the referee to blow the final whistle and China will be the new World Champions!”“to be sent off” – when a player does something bad, (for example hits another player), is shown a red card by the referee and must leave the game.Example: “Ronaldo was sent off in the 39th minute after angrily pushing the referee to the floor.”(to go) “for an early bath” – is a colloquial way to say “to be sent off”.Example: “And here we see Beckham walking sadly past the England coach on his way for an early bath.”“the pitch” – the grass area where you play football, (compared with in tennis or basketball where this area is called a ‘court’).Example: “The Brazilian fans ran onto the pitch at the edge at the end of the match after their heros beat Argentina 5 – 1”“nil” – how you say ‘zero’ in football.<h3>Example: “France beat Germany four – nil in the first match of the World Cup”</h3>“to nutmeg (someone)” – when a player kicks the ball through the legs of another player and runs round the player to collect the ball.Example: “Ballack cleverly nutmegged Roberto Carlos before passing the ball to Kruger, who scored from 3 metres.”“an own goal” – when a team puts the ball into their goal and not the opponents goal.Example: “Dutch defender Cruyff tried to kick the ball out for a corner but only succeeded in kicking it past his team mate into the Dutch goal. It is the third own goal Cruyff has scored in his career.”“half-time” – the break in the middle of the game, which lasts for 15 minutes.Example: “Italy were losing one-nil at half-time but came back to win two-one.”“Football – it’s a game of two halves!” – a very typical comment used by managers, commentators and players. It means that in football ANYTHING can happen! Sometimes one team plays very well in the first half but the game changes completely and the other team plays very well in the second half.”Example: “Our players were asleep in the first 45 minutes and it looked like we were going to lose the game. But, in the second half, they suddenly woke up and hey – we won the match 4 – 2! As they say, it’s a game of two halves!”“a hat-trick” – when one player scores three goals in one match.Example: “Eusebio scored all three goals in the semi-final.It was his fourthhat-trick for Portugal.”</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

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