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Exhibition Game
An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, scrimmage, demonstration, training match, pre-season game, warmup match, or preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or the team's rankings is either zero or otherwise greatly reduced. Exhibition games often serve as "warm-up matches", particularly in many team sports where these games help coaches and managers select and condition players, before the competitive matches of a league season or tournament. If the players usually play in different teams in other leagues, exhibition games offer an opportunity for the players to learn to work with each other. The games can be held between separate teams or between parts of the same team. An exhibition game may also be used to settle a challenge, to provide professional entertainment, to promote the sport, to commemorate an anniversary or a famous player, or to raise money for charities. Several sports le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillermo Maripán
Guillermo Alfonso Maripán Loaysa (; born 6 May 1994) is a Chilean footballer who plays as centre-back for Serie A club Torino and the Chile national team. Club career Alavés On 7 July 2017, Maripán moved abroad for the first time in his career after agreeing to a four-year deal with La Liga side Deportivo Alavés. Monaco On 24 August 2019, Maripán joined Ligue 1 club Monaco on a five-year deal. His second season in the Monegasque team consolidated him as one of the best defenders in Ligue 1: he was designated by the CIES Football Observatory as the best Chilean of the season, and he was also the central defender who scored the most goals. Guillermo Maripán signed his best scoring season in the 2020–21 academic year, and also improved five key aspects in his game that evidenced his sporting growth. Torino On 29 August 2024, Maripán signed for Serie A club Torino on a two-year deal. International career In 2017, Maripán debuted for the Chilean senior squad in a friend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. The territory has a varied landscape, diverse ecosystems, and a temperate climate. Poland is composed of Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 million people, and the List of European countries by area, fifth largest EU country by area, covering . The capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city is Warsaw; other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, and Gdańsk. Prehistory and protohistory of Poland, Prehistoric human activity on Polish soil dates to the Lower Paleolithic, with continuous settlement since the end of the Last Gla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poznań
Poznań ( ) is a city on the Warta, River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business center and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's Fair, Poznań, Saint John's Fair (''Jarmark Świętojański''), traditional St. Martin's croissant, Saint Martin's croissants and a local dialect. Among its most important heritage sites are the Renaissance in Poland, Renaissance Old Town, Poznań Town Hall, Town Hall and Poznań Cathedral. Poznań is the fifth-largest List of cities and towns in Poland#Cities, city in Poland. As of 2023, the city's population is 540,146, while the Poznań metropolitan area (''Metropolia Poznań'') comprising Poznań County and several other communities is inhabited by over 1.029 million people. It is one of four historical capitals of medieval Poland and the ancient capital of the Greater Poland region, currently the administrative capital of the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadion Miejski (Poznań)
''Stadion Miejski'' ''( English: City Stadium or Municipal Stadium)'' may refer to various stadiums in Poland. Larger cities, such as Warsaw, Łódź and Kraków, may have two or more municipal stadiums. * Stadion Miejski (Bełchatów) * Stadion Miejski (Białystok) * Stadion Miejski (Bielsko-Biała) * Stadion Miejski Zawiszy (Bydgoszcz) * Stadion Miejski (Chorzów) * Stadion Miejski (Elbląg) *Stadion Miejski (Gdańsk) *Stadion Miejski (Gdynia) *Stadion Miejski (Gliwice) * Stadion Miejski (Grodzisk Wielkopolski) *Stadion Miejski (Grudziądz) * Stadion Miejski (Jastrzębie-Zdrój) * Stadion Miejski (Kielce) * Stadion Miejski Cracovii (Kraków) *Stadion Miejski Hutnika (Kraków) * Stadion Miejski Wisły (Kraków) * Stadion Miejski ŁKS (Łódź) * Stadion Miejski Widzewa (Łódź) * Stadion Miejski (Łęczna) * Stadion Miejski (Mielec) *Stadion Miejski (Nisko) * Stadion Miejski (Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski), also known as ''Miejski Stadion Sportowy "KSZO"'' * Stadion Miejski (Płock) * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miiko Albornoz
Miiko Martín Albornoz Inola (; born 30 November 1990) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a left-back for the Danish Superliga club Vejle Boldklub. Born in Sweden, Albornoz started his professional career with IF Brommapojkarna before joining Malmö FF with whom he won the 2013 and 2014 Allsvenskan titles. He then moved on to play in Germany for Hannover 96. A youth player for Sweden, he opted to play his senior international football for Chile and was a part of Chile's 2014 World Cup and 2015 Copa América squads. Club career Brommapojkarna Albornoz began his career at four years of age at IF Brommapojkarna where he played his way through various youth teams before he joined the first team in 2007. He played his first match in 2008 in Superettan, the second tier of the Swedish football league system. He played his first Allsvenskan match in 2009. Malmö FF Albornoz signed a four-year contract with Swedish champions Malmö FF on 14 August 2011. At Malmö FF, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Valdés (Chilean Footballer)
Diego Alfonso Valdés Contreras (born 30 January 1994) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga Profesional de Fútbol club Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield and the Chile national team. Club career Audax Italiano He made his professional debut in 2012, in a match against Universidad Católica for the Chilean Primera División. Morelia Valdés joined Monarcas Morelia from Audax Italiano on June 14, 2016, on a two million dollar move. Valdés made his debut on July 15, 2016, against Club Tijuana losing 2–0. America Valdés joined Club America from Club Santos Laguna on January 1, 2022. On 30 August 2023, Valdés renewed his contract with America until 2026. Valdés won the Liga MX with America on 17 December 2023. International career Valdés was expected to play for the Chile national under-20 football team in the 2013 South American Youth Championship in Argentina. However, he was left out of the team at the last minute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piotr Zieliński
Piotr Sebastian Zieliński (; born 20 May 1994) is a Polish professional association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Inter Milan and Captain (association football), captains the Poland national football team, Poland national team. He is known for his versatility, precision passing, dribbling, and endurance. Zieliński began his senior club career at Italian club Udinese Calcio, Udinese in 2012 before joining Empoli FC, Empoli on loan in 2014. He then joined fellow Italian club SSC Napoli, Napoli for a reported €16 million fee in 2016. During his spell at Napoli, he established himself as a key player of the team, winning the 2019–20 Coppa Italia, Coppa Italia and helping the club to win the first 2022–23 Serie A, Serie A title in 33 years. He appeared in 364 official matches for Napoli, which makes him one of the club's most consistent and long-serving players during his tenure from 2016 to 2024. In 2024, he moved to Inter Milan. At the inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Lewandowski
Robert Lewandowski (; born 21 August 1988) is a Polish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for club FC Barcelona, Barcelona. Widely regarded as one of the greatest strikers of all time, Lewandowski won the The Best FIFA Men's Player, Best FIFA Men's Player Award in 2020 and 2021. Further awards include the UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award in 2020, the IFFHS World's Best Player in 2020 and 2021, the European Golden Shoe for the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons, and the Gerd Müller Trophy in 2021 and 2022. He was runner-up for the Ballon d'Or in 2021. He has scored over List of footballers with 500 or more goals, 700 senior career goals for club and country. Beginning his career in the third and second tiers of Polish football with Znicz Pruszków, Lewandowski moved to top-flight Lech Poznań, helping the team win the 2009–10 Ekstraklasa. In 2010, he transferred to Borussia Dortmund, where he won two consecuti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liebenauer Stadium
The Liebenauer Stadium, sponsored as the Merkur-Arena (formerly known as the Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadium and UPC-Arena), is in the Liebenau (Graz), Liebenau area of Graz, Styria, Austria. The ground is the home of the football clubs SK Sturm Graz and Grazer AK. History The first Liebenau Stadion was built before World War II. In the 1950s it was renovated and expanded with a skating rink (now home of the ice hockey team Graz 99ers) and an indoor pool. A motorcycle speedway track was constructed around the pitch and hosted qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Championship in 1965 and 1970. In the 1970s it became home ground of the big football clubs of Graz, SK Sturm and Grazer AK. The stadium was demolished to make way for a new one. In 1996, construction began on the new stadium, which was to be named after bodybuilder, actor and former Governor of California, governor of the U.S. state of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was born near Graz. It was built from 1996 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austrian Football Association
The Austrian Football Association (; ÖFB) is the governing body of football in Austria. It organises the football league, Austrian Bundesliga, the Austrian Cup and the Austria national football team, as well as its female equivalent. It is based in the capital, Vienna. Since 1905, it has been a FIFA member, and since 1954, a UEFA member. Since 7 April 2002, Friedrich Stickler, the director of executive committee of the Austrian lottery, has been the president of the Austrian Football Association. Supporting him is its president, Kurt Ehrenberger, Frank Stronach, Gerhard Kapl, and Leo Windtner. In 2004, it was announced there are 285,000 players (both sexes) in Austria playing for 2,309 teams in the federation, although many more players play informally or for non-recognised teams. Thus the federation is the largest sporting organisation the country. Football is, perhaps with the exception of skiing, the most popular sport in Austria. Football possesses a large value, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austria
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city and state. Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of and has Austrians, a population of around 9 million. The area of today's Austria has been inhabited since at least the Paleolithic, Paleolithic period. Around 400 BC, it was inhabited by the Celts and then annexed by the Roman Empire, Romans in the late 1st century BC. Christianization in the region began in the 4th and 5th centuries, during the late Western Roman Empire, Roman period, followed by the arrival of numerous Germanic tribes during the Migration Period. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
