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Oscar Ruggeri
Oscar Alfredo Ruggeri (born 26 January 1962) is an Argentine former professional association football, footballer who played as centre-back. Nicknamed ''El Cabezón'' ("The Big-head One"), Ruggeri achieved success at the international level with the Argentina national football team, Argentina national team, being part of the teams that won the 1986 FIFA World Cup, two editions of the Copa América and the 1992 FIFA Confederations Cup. At the club level, Ruggeri's most successful stint was with Argentine club Club Atlético River Plate, River Plate, where he won the 1986 Copa Libertadores (also the club's first title win in this tournament) the 1986 Copa Interamericana and the 1986 Intercontinental Cup. Known for his rough style of play when marking opposing players and aerial ability, Ruggeri is considered one of the all-time best defenders to come out of Argentina. Following his retirement as a player, Ruggeri turned to managing, where he held posts in Argentina, Mexico and Spain ...
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Corral De Bustos
Corral de Bustos is a town in Argentina located in the district of Marcos Juárez, in the south east of the Province of Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba. History The town of Corral de Bustos-Ifflinger was founded in the early Twentieth Century, when the German Carlos Von Ifflinger requested permission from the Government of the Province of Cordoba to establish a town that would carry on his surname. The government granted the permit on 14 November 1901 and this is now regarded as the founding date of the city, which originally only covered what is now Barrio Ifflinger. In July 1902, a train service was inaugurated. The station was given the name Corral de Bustos, referring to an ancient Indian site located south of Chañar Ladeado. At that time, a railway official bought a field, now south of the tracks, where the railway company opened streets and began selling land. One of the first buildings constructed at that location currently houses the DGI, in the town centre. ...
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1990 FIFA World Cup
The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event for a second time (the first being Mexico in 1986 FIFA World Cup, 1986). Teams representing 116 national football associations entered and 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification, qualification began in April 1988. 22 teams qualified from this process, along with the host nation Italy national football team, Italy and defending champions Argentina national football team, Argentina. The tournament was won by Germany national football team, West Germany, for the third time. They 1990 FIFA World Cup Final, beat defending champions Argentina 1–0 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, a rematch of 1986 FIFA World Cup Final, the previous final four years earlier. Italy finished third and England national football team, England fourth, after both lost their semi-finals ...
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Diego Maradona
Diego Armando Maradona Franco (30 October 196025 November 2020) was an Argentine professional association football, football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the Century, FIFA Player of the 20th Century award, alongside Pelé. An advanced playmaker who operated in the Squad number (association football), classic number 10 position, Maradona's vision, passing, ball control, and Dribbling#Association football, dribbling skills were combined with his small stature, which gave him a low Center of mass, centre of gravity and allowed him to manoeuvre better than most other players. His presence and leadership on the field had a great effect on his team's general performance, while he would often be singled out by the opposition. In addition to his creative abilities, he possessed an eye for goal and was known to be a Free kick (association football), free kick spe ...
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Sky Sports
Sky Sports is a group of British broadcasting of sports events, subscription sports channels operated by the satellite television, satellite pay television company Sky Group (a division of Comcast), and is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It has played a major role in the increased commercialisation of British sport since 1991, and has sometimes played a large role inducing organisational changes in the sports it broadcasts, most notably when it encouraged the Football League First Division, First Division to break away from the English Football League, Football League to form the Premier League in 1992. Sky Sports Main Event, Premier League, Football, Cricket, Golf, F1, Action and Tennis are available as a premium package on top of the basic Sky package. These services are also available as premium channels on nearly every satellite, cable television, cable and IPTV broadcasting system in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Sky ...
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1986 Intercontinental Cup
The 1986 Intercontinental Cup was an association football match played on 14 December 1986 between River Plate of Argentina, winners of the 1986 Copa Libertadores, and Steaua București of Romania, winners of the 1985–86 European Cup. The match was played in front of 62,000 fans at the neutral venue of the National Stadium in Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ..., Japan. Antonio Alzamendi was named as man of the match and scored the only goal of the game in the 28th minute when he headed into the net after his initial shot had hit the post and then came back off the goalkeeper. Match details See also * 1985–86 European Cup * 1986 Copa Libertadores * Steaua București in European football References External links FIFA Article
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1986 Copa Interamericana
The 1986 Copa Interamericana was the 10th staging of this competition. The final took place between River Plate (Winners of the 1986 Copa Libertadores) and L.D. Alajuelense (winners of the 1986 CONCACAF Champions' Cup) and was staged over two legs on 21 July 1987 and 16 August 1987. River Plate won their first Copa Interamericana.1986 Copa Interamericana
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The first leg was played in Alajuela on July 21, 1987, and ended in a 0–0 tie. The second leg was held in Estadio Monumental,

1986 Copa Libertadores
The 1986 Copa Libertadores was the 27th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL's annual international club tournament. River Plate won the competition for their first ever title, after winning the first leg 2–1 and the second leg 1–0. The representatives of Venezuela, Estudiantes de Mérida and Unión Atlético Táchira, did not participate upon the Venezuelan Football Federation's suspension by FIFA. Qualified teams Draw The champions and runners-up of each football association were drawn into the same group along with another football association's participating teams. Three clubs from Argentina competed as Argentinos Juniors was champion of the 1985 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Semifinals. Group stage Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 * The representatives of Venezuela, Estudiantes de Mérida and Unión Atlético Táchira, did not participate upon the Venezuelan Football Federation's suspension by FIFA ...
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1992 FIFA Confederations Cup
The 1992 King Fahd Cup (), named after Fahd of Saudi Arabia, was the first association football tournament of the competition that would later be known as the FIFA Confederations Cup. It was hosted by Saudi Arabia in October 1992, and was won by Argentina, who beat the hosts Saudi Arabia 3–1 in the final. The 1992 tournament was the only one not to feature a group stage and only featured four nations. In 1997, FIFA took over the organization of the tournament, named it the FIFA Confederations Cup and staged the competition every two years and recognized the first two editions. Qualified teams Squads Venue All matches were played at the 75,000-capacity King Fahd International Stadium in the city of Riyadh. Match referees ;Africa * Lim Kee Chong ;Asia * Jamal Al Sharif ;North, Central America and Caribbean * Rodrigo Badilla ;South America * Ulisses Tavares da Silva Final tournament Bracket Semi-finals ---- Third place match Final Statistics Goalscorers ...
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Centre-back
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers, and wing-backs. The centre-back and full-back positions are most common in modern formations. The sweeper and wing-back roles are more specialised, often limited to certain formations dependent on the manager's style of play and tactics. Centre-back The centre-back (also known as a central defender or centre-half, as the modern role of the centre-back arose from the centre-half position) defends in the area directly in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players, particularly centre-forwards, from scoring. Centre-backs accomplish this by blocking shots, tackling, intercepting passes, contesting headers and marking forwards to discourage the opposing team from passing to them. Centre-backs are often tall and positioned ...
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1992 King Fahd Cup
The 1992 King Fahd Cup (), named after Fahd of Saudi Arabia, was the first association football tournament of the competition that would later be known as the FIFA Confederations Cup. It was hosted by Saudi Arabia in October 1992, and was won by Argentina, who beat the hosts Saudi Arabia 3–1 in the final. The 1992 tournament was the only one not to feature a group stage and only featured four nations. In 1997, FIFA took over the organization of the tournament, named it the FIFA Confederations Cup and staged the competition every two years and recognized the first two editions. Qualified teams Squads Venue All matches were played at the 75,000-capacity King Fahd International Stadium in the city of Riyadh. Match referees ;Africa * Lim Kee Chong ;Asia * Jamal Al Sharif ;North, Central America and Caribbean * Rodrigo Badilla ;South America * Ulisses Tavares da Silva Final tournament Bracket Semi-finals ---- Third place match Final Statistics Goalscorers W ...
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FIFA Confederations Cup
The FIFA Confederations Cup was an international association football tournament for men's national teams, held every four years by FIFA. It was contested by the holders of each of the six continental championships ( AFC, CAF, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, OFC, and UEFA), along with the current FIFA World Cup holder and the host nation, to bring the number of teams up to eight. Between 2001 and 2017 (with an exception in 2003), the tournament was held in the country that would host the World Cup the following year, acting as a test event for the larger tournament. The last champions were Germany, who won the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup by defeating Chile 1–0 in the final to win their first title. In March 2019, FIFA confirmed that the tournament would no longer be staged, with its slot replaced by an expansion of the FIFA Club World Cup, as well as the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup, as a prelude to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. History King Fahd Cup The tournament was originally organized ...
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1989 Copa América
The 1989 Copa América football tournament was hosted by Brazil, from 1 to 16 July. All ten CONMEBOL member nations participated. Brazil won their fourth Copa América, and first since 1949, by beating Uruguay 1–0 in the final match at the Estádio do Maracanã. This achievement ended a 19-year streak without official titles for the Brazilians. The last one had been in the 1970 World Cup. The final match between Brazil and Uruguay on Maracanã Stadium also marks exactly 39 years, on another 16 July since the FIFA World Cup 1950 Final. Moreover, Brazil was victorious in the Copa América after a 40-year hiatus, and this achievement ended Brazil's 19-year streak without an official championship since the 1970 World Cup. The top scorer was Brazilian Bebeto. He scored six times, including three in the final group stage. Venues Squads For a complete list of all participating squads, see: '' 1989 Copa América squads'' First round The tournament was set up in two groups of fiv ...
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