Bloc 5: December 2012

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

...a social activity based around communication and cooperation

"Part of the reason for that was the sheer amount of effort ...[Auckland City]... were putting into being noticed, and as an amateur club with extremely limited potential as things currently stand with the game in New Zealand they were doing fantastically to connect with football fans in any way they could.

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Whether it was by going beyond the call of duty to help me write a feature on their Japanese full-back Takuya Iwata – formerly of FC Gifu and now working as a delivery driver by day – or attempting tweets in Japanese to engage with local supporters they demonstrated that football is, for the majority, a social activity based around communication and cooperation.

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The grounded and dedicated players at Auckland are primarily playing for playing’s sake, and thanks to their participation in the Club World Cup I’ll certainly be keeping an eye out for their results from now on."

Read more here:- Sakka Nihon - Making the connection

The Godfather makes Goal.com's Best XI of the 2012 CWC

"Skipper Vicelich was a rock for his side in their play-off loss to Sanfrecce Hiroshima... and overall the New Zealand international's performance was representative of the progress the side have made since last year's CWC."

Read more here:- Goal.com's Best XI of the 2012 Fifa Club World Cup

Gavioes Da Fiel

"Each time we snatched a ball they cheered us so much. The supporters played with us, they are like players. I don't know where they get the energy, but when the team is running out of stamina, the supporters inject energy into us. They really are so passionate." - Corinthians' head coach Tite following Corinthians' victory over Chelsea in the 2012 Club World Cup final.