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Ricardo Ruiz Ferry
Ricardo Ruiz Ferry (1879 – 28 February 1956) was a Spanish author sports journalist, and sports leader, who served as president of the ''Federación Española de Clubs de Football'' (FECF) in 1913, the forerunner of the Spanish Football Federation. Sporting career Early career Ruiz Ferry began his career as a sports reporter for the Spanish newspaper ''El Heraldo'', being noted for his prominent role in promoting football in the press. In 1912, Ruiz Ferry published a book titled ''Las luchas greco romanas :historia, reglamentos, anécdotas y comentarios'' ("Greco-Roman wrestling: history, regulations, anecdotes and comments"). President of FECF As a sports journalist, Ruiz Ferry followed closely the conflict between the FECF (''Federación Española de Clubs de Football'') and the UECF (''Unión Española de Clubes de Fútbol''), both of which tried to become the representatives of Spanish football in 1913. Following the resignation of the FECF president Juan Padrós, most of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits, second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its wikt:monocentric, monocentric Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area is the List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population, second-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the Manzanares (river), River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at about above mean sea level. The capital city of both Spain and the surrounding Community of Madrid, autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
