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1. Spain 1982: The Elimination of Brazil by Italy
I was just a teenager then, and for us, Brazil was the god of soccer and players like Socrates, Falcao, Zico and Elder were its angels on earth. It was absolutely inconceivable that they could be beaten. But then it happened! An unknown Italian player called Paulo Rossi came from nowhere to score the hat trick that ousted Brazil in the second round of the World Cup.
It was a shock that reverberated around the whole world, and for me, the World Cup ended with the exit of Brazil. I can still feel the shock inside me even now.
2. Maradona's Second Goal Against England, Mexico 1986:
I still remember this goal as if it happened yesterday. It was the quarter-final match between England and Argentina and Diego Armando Maradona, the 25 year old Captain of the Argentina squad, dribbled swiftly with only his left foot past six England players to put the ball in the net. Argentina won 2 - 1 and went on to win the World Cup for the second time.
In 2002, that goal by Maradona was voted by football fans across the world as the goal of the century, and arguably, catapulted Maradona to the king of football status.
3. Italy 1990: The Mystery of Roger Miller, the 38 year old footballer
This Cameroonian striker was the oldest player at ''Italia 90'' and despite playing as a substitute in all of Cameroon's tournaments, he managed to scored four vital goals that got Cameroon into the quarter-finals, the highest achievement by an African team in the World Cup (which was later equaled by Senegal twelve years later in the 2002 World Cup).
Roger Miller's macosa jubilation dance after each of his goal is a moment that forever lingers.
4. U.S.A 1994: Andreas Escobar's Own Goal and Death
This lingers like a horror movie in my mind. Andreas Escobar, the Colombian defender mistakenly kicked the ball into the Colombian net in the first round match against America thus giving victory to America by 2 - 1. Columbia was eliminated and Andreas Escobar returned home with the rest of his team mates only to be murdered few days later.
For the first time, it dawned on me that the World Cup is a double - edged sword dripping with emotions as no one wants to lose.
What are your own World Cup moments?If you are already caught in the fever like I am, kindly share them with us in the comments space below. The World Cup happens once every four years, so let us relish the moments to the best of our existence.
Tim Adams Long is a 40 yr old Briton, medical laboratory technologist and has been living in the West African tropics for the past 7 years. He has a deep passion for writing on all topics of human endeavor and general interest and also loves traveling, fishing, dog walking and new technologies.
He is married with two lovely daughters, Aurora and Jasmine who live in England with their mum, Kathy. Tim Long can be reached on 2348034543585.
For more interesting information and prediction of the eventual winner of the on-going 2010 World Cup in South Africa, please visit http://worldcup2010scoops.blogspot.com
Playing Golf
Playing golf is a popular pastime enjoyed most countries, way before they had the golf cart especially in the west. They probably just relied on servants carrying the clubs around. Modern golf has its origins in Scotland of the 15th century. It is first mentioned in 1457 in an Act of the Scottish Parliament whereby golf was banned because it distracted the people from practicing archery, a necessary pursuit as there was always the threat of war from England to the south.
However, people have been playing golf, or something very like it, for a long, long time. During the Song Dynasty in China, which stretched from 960 to 1279, a game called chuiwan was played that was remarkably similar to golf. The game was played using 10 different sized clubs, and a ball was struck with the clubs towards various holes on flat land. Chinese records of the period describe the clubs as being inlaid with gold, which suggests that the chuiwan variation of golf played up to 1,000 years ago was not for poor people.
On February 26th, 1297, a game was played in the city of Loenen aan de Vecht in the Netherlands. A stick and a leather ball was used, and the ball was struck toward a distant target. The winner was the person who could hit the target with the least number of strokes, which is essentially the most basic rule of golf.
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews claims to be the oldest golf club in the world. They say, "Stick and ball games have been around for many centuries, but golf as we know it today, played over 18 holes, clearly originated in Scotland." In that, they are most likely right, but debate still gets stirred up from time to time as fresh evidence surfaces every so often.
The word "golf" is from the old Scots word, "gouf," which in turn is probably from the Dutch word "colf," both meaning a stick or club. In Old Norse the word "kolfr" means a bell clapper, which essentially performs a similar function to a golf club, in a way. Playing golf therefore means in essence the club, or the act of striking the ball with the club.
Playing golf has always been a sporting pursuit for both sexes. The urban legend that the word golf originally stood for, "Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden," is a modern invention and holds no truth whatsoever. One of the very early proponents of the game was Mary Queen of Scots. She is said to have earned the wrath of the church for playing golf only days after her second husband, Lord Darnley, was murdered.
Today, the game of golf is played all over the world - and beyond. In 1971 Alan Shepard swung a club and struck a golf ball on the moon. Because of the lower gravity force on the moon, the ball went, "miles and miles and miles," according to his description of the event. Playing golf has become very commonplace. It is one of the most popular participation sports, as well as an extremely popular spectator sport, and it is likely to stay that way too.
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By Chrissie Mason.
