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1. Italian Football League -- World
   Liga de Fútbol Profesional (Professional Football League), commonly known as La Liga and ... known as Primera División, is the professional football league in Spain. It is considered to be one of the best leagues in the world along with the English Premier League and the Italian Serie A. La Liga became the first league to do the European "double" since 1997. It is currently first in the UEFA Ranking of European leagues based on their performances in European competitions over a five-year period, ahead of Serie A in second and the Premier League in third. In professional football (soccer) leagues La Liga was third-highest, behind the Bundesliga in first and the Premier League in second.
2. Bayern Munich -- World Cup
   Bayern is one of three professional football clubs in Munich. Bayern's main local rival is TSV 1860 Munich, who were the more successful club in the 1960s, winning a cup and a championship. 1860 have since moved between the first and second divisions. 1860 are often referred to by sections of the Bayern support as "gymnasts", insinuating a lack of footballing pedigree. The rivalry has, at least from a Bayern point of view, lost importance over the last decade, reflecting the lopsided state of the achievements of the two clubs and the absence of players for whom local grudges would still matter. 1860 is considered more working-class, and therefore suffers from a diminishing fan base in a city where the manufacturing sector is declining whilst tertiary industries are booming.
3. Bulgaria -- World Cup
   The Bulgaria national football team is the national football team of Bulgaria and is controlled by the Bulgarian Football Union. Bulgaria's best World Cup performance was in the 1994 World Cup in USA, where they beat Germany to reach the semi-finals, losing to Italy, and finishing in fourth place after a 4-0 defeat to Sweden in the third place play-off.
4. Zinedine Zidane -- World Cup
   Popularly nicknamed "Zizou", Zinedine Zidane is a retired professional soccer player. He is best known for winning the 1998 FIFA World Cup with France, and for his expulsion from the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals, during the final game of his career. Fast Facts:
5. Lebanon -- World Cup
   Hoping to inspire Lebanon residents, the World Cup qualifying tournament was the new target for this inspirational side. Dedicating the matches to their former captain who was struck by illness, They soon made their intentions known as they comfortable downed Italy and then ran in a record against Morocco. The Americans approached the final qualifying match ... unbeaten but the Lebanese, in typical style, soon demolished them in a crushing 62-8 defeat.
6. Ronaldinho -- World Cup
   In the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Ronaldinho was a starting player for all of Brazil's five matches, but his performances were considered disappointing by both fans and commentators. He scored no goals and made only one assist (for Gilberto's goal in a 4-1 victory over Japan). When Brazil were eliminated by France 1-0 in the quarterfinal, he failed to make an impression.[27]
7. 1966 World Cup Final
   The 1966 World Cup Final programme was printed up in two stages. The outer section of the programme was printed first, before the final took place. Once the finalists were known, the inner section was printed. The inner section consists of details of the finalists and previous results in the tournament. Because the programme was printed in two sections there is a slight discrepancy in paper quality and appearance. If you pinch the programme edge between your fingers and look at the pages sideways on, you will notice that the pages of the central section of the programme are slightly darker than the outer pages.
8. Paraguay -- World Cup
   Paraguay's current squad is undergoing a transition because of the retirement of key players such as Carlos Gamarra, Francisco Arce , Celso Ayala, and goalkeeper José Luis Chilavert. Paraguay's under-19 side won the Milk Cup in 2002, 2003 and 2006, and players such as Nelson Valdez, Julio Dos Santos, José Montiel and Oscar Cardozo are thought key to the re-building of the team.
9. World Cup Italia '90
   World Cup Italia '90 is a soccer video game by Sega for Mega Drive, Master System and DOS released in 1990. This is the first World Cup official licensed franchise game based on FIFA World Cup. The game gives official groups, teams and the fidelity schedule of the championship.
10. Ronaldo -- World Cup
    Ronaldo was going through a similar slump before the 2002 World Cup because of a serious knee injury that nearly ended his career. Many doubted he would play at a high level again, but he recovered quite nicely -- as the key player in Brazil's run to win a fifth title in Japan and South Korea.

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