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Portuguese footballer Deco (nickname Magico, real name Anderson Luis de Souza) was born in São Bernardo do Campo in Brazil. He is one of the few players to win the UEFA Champions League while representing two different clubs. He scored the winning goal on his international debut by scoring from the half line against Brazil.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a Swedish footballer of Bosnian origin who plays for Italian Serie ‘A’ club Internazionale and the Swedish national team. His height of six feet five inches makes him a difficult man to peg down by rival defenders. His commanding presence and ball control in the box have helped many of his team mates to score goals.
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England cricketer Kevin Pietersen feels the popularity of Twenty-20 cricket will increase in future and it may even end up sweeping out the One Day limited overs format. “In a couple of years, the longer version of one day cricket may be a thing of the past,” he said recently.
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Former German footballer and team manager Franz Beckenbauer was nicknamed Der Kaiser (“The Emperor”) because of his elegant style and his leadership qualities. A versatile player, he adapted easily to different roles. He is often credited as having invented the role of the modern sweeper or ‘libero’ position in the game.
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Germany’s goalkeeper Jens Lehmann had a long-standing rivalry with team mate Oliver Kahn, whose presence had prevented Lehmann from becoming the number one goalkeeper of the German national team. Now that Kahn has decided to retire, Lehmann will be Germany’s goalkeeper for the next World Cup.
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