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Rio Grande Valley Grandes
Rio Grande Valley Grandes was an American soccer team based in Edinburg, Texas, United States. Founded in 2010, the team played in the USL Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid South Division of the Southern Conference. The team played its home games at Edinburg Field in nearby Edinburg, Texas. The team's colors were white, blue and gold. The team folded after its first season in 2011. History The Grandes were awarded a PDL franchise on January 18, 2011 following the demise of their predecessor, the Rio Grande Valley Bravos, which had their franchise terminated by the USL Premier Development League in October 2010 when the club’s interim owner was unable to complete his financial obligations to the league. The team was officially announced as a USL Premier Development League expansion franchise on February 18, 2011. The team played its first competitive game on May 6, 2011, a 5-1 loss to Laredo Heat. The first goal in fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinburg Field (stadium)
Piarco International Airport is an international airport serving the island of Trinidad and is one of two international airports in Trinidad and Tobago. The airport is east of Downtown Port of Spain, in the suburban town of Piarco. The airport is the primary hub and operating base for the country's national airline, as well as the Caribbean's largest airline, Caribbean Airlines. Piarco International Airport has direct scheduled service to destinations in the United States, Canada, Central America, South America and Europe. It is also a significant transit hub for the Southern Caribbean and serves as the primary connection point for many passengers travelling from Guyana. History The Piarco Airport opened on 8 January 1931, to serve Venezuela's ''Compagnie Generale Aeropostale''. Before this, the Queen's Park Savannah, the Mucurapo Field, and the Cocorite Docks (for flying boats) were used as airstrips to serve the island. In World War II the original airfield was used by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandro Gonzalez
Alexandro is both a masculine given name and a surname originating in the Americas as a combination of the English ''Alexander'' with the Spanish ''Alejandro''. Notable people with the name Alexandro include: *Alexandro Álvarez (born 1977), Mexican footballer *Alexandro Alves do Nascimento (1974–2012), Brazilian footballer *Alexandro Cavagnera (born 1998), Belgian footballer *Alexandro da Silva Batista (born 1986), Brazilian footballer *Ted Alexandro (born 1969), American comedian See also *Alejandro *Alexandre (other) *Alexandros (other) Alexandros may refer to: *Alexandros, a Greek name, the origin for the English name Alexander *Alexander III of Macedon, commonly known as Alexander the Great *Alexandros, Greece, a village on the island of Lefkada *Alexandros (band), a Japanese r ... {{given name, type=both Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noe De Los Santos
Noe may refer to: Places * Noe Valley, neighborhood in San Francisco * River Noe, tributary of the River Derwent in Derbyshire, England * Noé, Haute-Garonne, France * Noé, Ivory Coast * Noé, Yonne, France * Noe Station, in Osaka, Japan, on the Keihan Main Line * Noe Middle School, in Louisville, Kentucky * Noe Woods, University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum, Madison, Wisconsin People * Noe (given name), a given name in various cultures (including a list of people with the surname) * Noe (surname), a surname in various cultures (including a list of people with the surname) * Noah, a biblical figure, spelled Noé, Noè, Noë, or Noe in several languages, as well as formerly in English * NOE (rapper), American rapper Acronyms * Nuclear Overhauser effect (NOE) * Nap-of-the-earth flight * Network of Excellence * Nintendo of Europe * Neoproterozoic oxygenation event (occurred from Mid Ediacaran to Mid Cambrian) Other uses * ''Noé'' (opera), by Fromental Halévy, comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Zamora
Mario (; ) is a character created by the Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the star of the ''Mario'' franchise, a recurring character in the ''Donkey Kong'' franchise, and the mascot of the Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario is an Italian plumber who lives in the Mushroom Kingdom with his younger twin brother, Luigi. Their adventures generally involve rescuing Princess Peach from the villain Bowser while using power-ups that give them different abilities. Mario is distinguished by his large nose and mustache, overalls, red cap, and high-pitched, exaggerated Italian accent. Mario debuted as the player character of ''Donkey Kong'', a 1981 platform game. Miyamoto created Mario because Nintendo was unable to license Popeye as the protagonist. The graphical limitations of arcade hardware influenced Mario's design, such as his nose, mustache, and overalls, and he was named after Nintendo of America's landlord, Mario Segale. Mario then starred in '' Mario Bros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
