By Martin Jeszke
One of the greatest sports in the world today is Basketball. It is truly an international sport and worldwide it is the world's second largest spectator sport only to Football. One of the most popular and widely viewed sports on the planet.
Basketball is played in many different countries including United States (where the sport originates from) and China. It is as a consequence a true Olympic sport. Basketball is a major team sport that is played at great pace. People follow their favourite teams with a passion and there is always great rivalry between the teams from different cities and countries.
The world's strongest league is undoubtedly the NBA, which includes a number of very strong, powerful teams. As my family are spread throughout many of the United States we tend to follow the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers. Many of the world's best players play in the NBA. They come from far and wide. Players get paid the best but then they have to be amongst the best to be able to compete in the No. 1 greatest league. The standard of quality and excellent play is very high.
The US game is slightly different from all countries worldwide including Europe and the rest of the world. It is 8 minutes longer overall. It tends to be faster with a much higher average number of points scored in each game. Most games are tremendously exciting and have a tendency to be fast paced with non-stop action.
International games are played with 4 quarters of 10 minutes totalling 40 minutes while NBA games are played with 4 quarters of 12 minutes totalling 48 minutes. There is a 15 minute break at half time with 2 minutes allowed for the other breaks.
Each Basketball match is played between 2 teams of 5 players who attempt to score points against each other. The goal at either end of a court is 10 foot high (3.048 metres). You can pass; bounce (dribble) the ball. Physical contact is penalised. The other team is awarded 1 or 2 Free throws. You can score 3 points from a long-range shot, 2 points from an average basket score and 1 point from each Free throw scored.
Basketball is an excellent team sport that can be played both indoor as well as on outdoor courts.
Be sure to enjoy the sport and have great fun
Have a great time either playing or watching
Martin Jeszke
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I live in the UK currently, married with my Italian wife with 2 grown up children. My daughter has graduated from university and has since landed herself an excellent job in Human Resources. My son is in his final year of university. Now my time is spent with Telecoms Consultancy and increasingly more so as an Internet Marketing Entrepreneur. I've also been involved with Personal Development for over 16 years both in the corporate world and now with ongoing training.
My mentors are Brian Tracy, Jim Rohn and Stephen Pierce. I am increasingly passionate about writing, which includes Blogging, Articles, Newsletters and Web Site Copywriting. Interests: Photography, Guitar, Music, Yoga, Football, Basketball, Tennis, Reading, Web Publishing and Impersonating.
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Monday, April 12, 2010
Friday, April 9, 2010
Foreign Investment in Premiership Football Clubs
By Jason Towse
In recent years, there has been a staggering amount of money from foreign sources pouring into the coffers of premiership football clubs. This has generated much controversy because of the level of debt these clubs would incur in the process. In short, some of these foreign owners have used other people's money in the form of loans to buy these clubs. This has raised serious questions over the long term future of these businesses.
Foreign investment in premiership football clubs looks set to continue over the coming years. In many ways, the premiership is a victim of its own success. It is hugely popular within the United Kingdom but also in many countries all over the world. The premier league is considered by many to be the best soccer league in the world. Such popularity means that there is no shortage of investors who are only too eager to share in this success.
In the past, English clubs were owned by UK businessmen. These days, we have owners that originate from the United States, Russia and the United Arab Emirates. Plus, there are more from other countries lurking on the horizon just waiting for the opportunity to invest. There was a time when it was the Italian and Spanish leagues that were the envy of world football and the place where all footballers wanted to ply their trade. That is no longer the case and all roads point to England and the premiership.
Many supporters are a little suspicious of foreign ownership and the debt that would come with it. That said, many supporters would welcome the injection of cash for the transfer of new players or stadium redevelopment. Apart from being saddled with huge debts, another concern that many fans have with these foreign takeovers is the danger of their club losing its identity.
With financial concerns over the banking industry spreading worldwide, it remains to be seen whether the growth that premiership football has enjoyed in recent years can be sustained over the long term. There are plenty of cash rich billionaires from overseas willing to buy a leading premiership team. Hence, the prospect of more foreign investment in premiership football clubs is unlikely to go away.
If you enjoy reading about premiership football, please visit [http://www.englishfootballblog.com]English Football Blog where you will find the latest news and comment on the English soccer scene. The author is an experienced journalist with a keen interest in sports betting, poker and financial trading. You can see some more of his work at [http://www.footballbettingprofits.com]Football Betting Profits which is a popular soccer betting system for use on the bet exchanges.
Article Source: [http://EzineArticles.com
In recent years, there has been a staggering amount of money from foreign sources pouring into the coffers of premiership football clubs. This has generated much controversy because of the level of debt these clubs would incur in the process. In short, some of these foreign owners have used other people's money in the form of loans to buy these clubs. This has raised serious questions over the long term future of these businesses.
Foreign investment in premiership football clubs looks set to continue over the coming years. In many ways, the premiership is a victim of its own success. It is hugely popular within the United Kingdom but also in many countries all over the world. The premier league is considered by many to be the best soccer league in the world. Such popularity means that there is no shortage of investors who are only too eager to share in this success.
In the past, English clubs were owned by UK businessmen. These days, we have owners that originate from the United States, Russia and the United Arab Emirates. Plus, there are more from other countries lurking on the horizon just waiting for the opportunity to invest. There was a time when it was the Italian and Spanish leagues that were the envy of world football and the place where all footballers wanted to ply their trade. That is no longer the case and all roads point to England and the premiership.
Many supporters are a little suspicious of foreign ownership and the debt that would come with it. That said, many supporters would welcome the injection of cash for the transfer of new players or stadium redevelopment. Apart from being saddled with huge debts, another concern that many fans have with these foreign takeovers is the danger of their club losing its identity.
With financial concerns over the banking industry spreading worldwide, it remains to be seen whether the growth that premiership football has enjoyed in recent years can be sustained over the long term. There are plenty of cash rich billionaires from overseas willing to buy a leading premiership team. Hence, the prospect of more foreign investment in premiership football clubs is unlikely to go away.
If you enjoy reading about premiership football, please visit [http://www.englishfootballblog.com]English Football Blog where you will find the latest news and comment on the English soccer scene. The author is an experienced journalist with a keen interest in sports betting, poker and financial trading. You can see some more of his work at [http://www.footballbettingprofits.com]Football Betting Profits which is a popular soccer betting system for use on the bet exchanges.
Article Source: [http://EzineArticles.com
Friday, March 26, 2010
Could this be possible, i can see prayer and fasting going on.....
Hi guys, lets be sincere with ourselves there, don't you think Manchester United will be stopped by Bolton Wonderers tomorrow for Arsenal or Chelsea to come up? This is serious, because many are into prayer and fasting for them to fall, having taking the League back to back, well lets see the out come of there results, though it might be possible that their fall is imminent.
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