El Clasico - The Best Football Match Ever

El Clásico is the name given to any football match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. Some editor use the name Super Clasico as well. Another one use Super Clasico, only for competition final games between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. It is described as more than a match, because it is not only FC Barcelona vs Real Madrid. The rivalry starts as about Barcelona and Madrid are the two biggest cities in Spain, the two football clubs are two of the richest, most successful and influential football clubs, not only in Spain, but all over the world.

Apart from this, the rivalry also has political significance. Through the years Barcelona had the reputation as a symbol of Catalan pride, traditions and identity, against the centralising tendencies of Madrid. In El Clasico the whites are representing Spanish nationalism, while Barcelona representing the Catalanism. Madridists were under the protection of Franco's dictatorship. Barcelona was resentful because Franco made it illegal to speak Catalan, even arrested and executed Barcelona president Josep Sunyol(also a member of the Republican Left of Catalonia and Deputy to The Cortes) without a trial.

The first ever El Clásico was played on 13 May 1902. It was played for Copa de la Coronación, the forerunner of the Copa del Rey, but the Spanish Football Assosiation does not recognize the competition as official. Barcelona had won the game 3-1. There are 221 official Barcelona vs Real games.The whites leads with 88 wins, Barcelona 86 and 47 draws. Barcelona had score 358 goals, against 372 for Real in Clasicos.

History of the Premier League

The Premier League had its earliest beginnings in an previous league, that was known as the Football League. The League first began in 1888. This league basically consisted of competitions between professional football clubs from all over Wales and England. As it began in 1888, it is considered to be the oldest competition in World Football.

  The Football League was the highest football league in England from its beginning until 1992. Since 1995 until the present day, there are 72 clubs in the Football League, that break down into three divisions, League One, League Two and the Championship. One feature of the league is to give the top Championship clubs the opportunity to change places with the lowest ranked clubs from the Premiership.

Some Must-Know Facts About Soccer Clubs

When it comes to learning soccer under the supervision of trained instructors, a soccer club is by far the perfect place. These clubs are efficiently working in the direction to provide individuals a detailed understanding of the sport, its tactics, rules and other related facts. There are several interesting facts about the store one must know. Let us discuss these facts in detail:

Strict safety concerns
This is an important fact one must know about these clubs. They adopt strict measures for a player's safety. One is not allowed to wear jewelery during the game. Not only this, peaked caps or hats are also not allowed. As far as the shoes are concerned, one can wear rubber soled shoes only. Blades, studs or molded shoes are not allowed.

Team management
The entire team is managed in an efficient way. Be it a weekend football ball or a match arranged during weekdays, one game coordinator is hired per match. He is the person responsible for all events taking place on the pitch during the game. He can take any decision for his team and it is treated as the final decision. If any player misbehaves with a game coordinator, he is asked to leave and is not allowed to come back on the pitch for the remaining game.

Rules and regulations
There are certain rules set for the game by the club members and no one is allowed to break these rules. Strict action is taken against players caught breaking the game rules.