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Soccer is one of the most famous sport in the world. It is like a religion for more than a billion soccer lovers. Let's get to know some interesting facts about the game of soccer... Interesting Facts about Soccer - Soccer Fun Facts The game is known as 'soccer' only in North America, while the rest of the world recognizes it as 'football'. In America, the game of 'Grid Iron' is actually known as 'football', hence the disparity between the worldwide football definitions. Actually the name soccer is a corrupt form of the original term 'association of football', abbreviated as 'assoc' and is the most recognized sport in the world today. Played in almost every country and unequivocally loved, soccer is rather worshiped like a religion, with its players being Gods! There is a possibility for us being unaware of a number of things about soccer. Here are some interesting and some funny facts about the fascinating game of soccer.Le Guen named as new Oman coach
Experienced French coach Paul Le Guen, who led Cameroon at the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, was today named as the new boss of the Oman national team, officials said. Le Guen succeeds compatriot Claude Leroy who was sacked after Oman's poor performance at the last Gulf Cup. The new coach will arrive in the country on 27 June before Oman's friendlies against Kuwait and Lebanon. Those gfgf matches are part of the preparation for qualifying for the next FIFA World Cup with the Asian zone kicking off later this year.Martinez takes charge of Levante
Levante have appointed Juan Ignacio Martinez as their new coach for the 2011/12 season.
The Valencia club have moved quickly to replace Luis Garcia, who left to become coach at Getafe earlier this week, with Martinez coming in for one season with the option of a second if he can keep Levante in La Liga.
Martinez joins Levante from Cartagena, who finished 13th in the Segunda Division last season, and he admitted Garcia would be a tough act to follow.
He told Marca: "The difficulty in football is that you arrive at a club in a particular moment. I know that Luis has set the bar high and it will be no secret that I will be compared to him, but I have no fear. At a sporting level it is impossible to describe how I feel."
Levante finished last season in 14th under Garcia, just two points above the relegation zone, but had already secured their top-flight status with a goalless draw against city rivals Valencia in the penultimate round of games.
The club president Quico Catalan said of Martinez's appointment: "From what he has said to me he fits into our philosophy. He comes here with desire and enthusiasm to work and to deliver for this project."
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Bazdarevic returns to coach Sochaux
Mehmed Bazdarevic has been appointed as the new coach of Ligue 1 club Sochaux. The 50-year-old Bosnian returns to the club where he played as a midfielder for nearly a decade in the 1980s and 1990s.Bazdarevic, who has also coached Qatari side Al-Wakra and Grenoble, has agreed to take charge of Sochaux for two years. Bazdarevic, who played international football for both Yugoslavia and Bosnia, replaces Francis Gillot after he left to take over at Bordeaux earlier this week. After ending his playing career he worked as a coach for Sochaux before moving on to Istres and Etoile du Sahel and then working in Qatar.