The 2007 FIFA U.20 Men’s World Cup Soccer tournament kicks off on June 30th. Canada, the host country, plays it’s first match on July 1st, which is Canada Day.
Wondering what stars have come out of previous U.20 championships?
Argentina was led to victory by none other than Diego Maradona in 1979.
Luis Figo, captain of the Germany 2006 side, let Portugal to victory in the U.20 tournament in 1991.
Thierry Henry’s team from France lost in the 1997 quarterfinals. He also played on the winning senior team in France 1998 and the runner-up side in 2006.
Brazil’s Ronaldinho played on the 1999 side that lost in the quarterfinals and was on the winning senior team in 2002 Korea/Japan. Kaka and Adriano led their U.20 Brazilian side to victory in 2001. Kaka was also on the winning 2002 side. Ronaldo, notably, does not appeared to have played for Brazil at the U.20 Tourney.
Saviola (2001) and Messi (2005) were members of the Argentinian side that lost in the quarter-finals of Germany 2006.
For a video clip of some of the previous stars, visit: < a href="http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/index.html">FIFA U20 World Cup
PlayFair 2008 claims that the rights of workers making souvenirs, for the 2008 Olympic Games, are being violated. The violations include using child laborers and paying workers less than minimum wage, amongst others.
I first read about this in a local daily – "Souvenir sweat shops?
(Thanks for the heads up!)
For more detailed information visit the PlayFair.org site.
Here is a photo of the Olympic and Paralympic flags flying at Vancouver City Hall.
To see a bigger version — Flags at City Hall
Canada takes on Scotland in a pair of ‘friendly’ international soccer matches in preparation for the U20 Men’s World Cup. The matches takes place on Saturday, March 24, 2007 at Swanguard Stadium in Burnaby and on Tuesday, March 27th at Royal Athletic Park in Victoria.
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The Olympic flag was stolen in the early morning hours from the flag post outside Vancouver City Hall. Luckily it was a replica of the Oslo flag, which has been handed from one winter games host to the next since the 1952 Oslo Winter Games.
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A weird Olympic fact for you….
What weighs less than a elephant but more than a four man bobsled team?
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The official countdown to the 2010 Winter Olympics started yesterday. A special clock was unveiled at the Vancouver Art Gallery to begin the 3 year countdown to the opening ceremonies taking place in Vancouver on February 12, 2010. The countdown clock sits in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery on Georgia Street (one block east of Granville St.).
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