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Footballer Francesc (Cesc) Fabregas Soler was born on 4th May, 1987 in Arenys de Mar, near Barcelona, Spain. His father Francesc Fabregas Sr. deals in property and his mother Nuria runs a pastry company. He started his career as a trainee with FC Barcelona but was signed by Arsenal in 2003 where he soon became a leading playmaker.
German football player Per Mertesacker, is a native of Hannover had an unlucky start when he began playing for his home team. He not only broke his nose but also scored an own goal soon after. But coaches are all praise for his clean game which sees him rarely being booked by the referees. In his first 75 games he was booked only twice.
Russia’s football coach Guus Hiddink who is a Dutchman has several nicknames like "Hiddingu", "Aussie Guus", "Tsar Hiddink", "Guus Geluk" (which means ’Lucky Guus’) or simply "The Goose". He is considered one of the most successful coaches in international football today.
Japanese athletes preparing for the Beijing Olympic Games are being made to get accustomed to the Chinese way of cooking. The chefs at Japan’s National Training Centre for sports have prepared a menu that is similar to the one they can expect in Beijing. They are also given knives and forks instead of chopsticks.
Former pole vault champion Sergei Bubka once said about his sport: “I love the pole vault because it is a professor’s sport. One must not only run and jump, but one must think - which pole to use, which height to jump, which strategy to use. I love it because the results are immediate and the strongest is the winner.”
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