FIFA World Cup 2014 & 10 Favourite Players

FIFA WORLDCUP 2014

Introduction:

Federation International de Football Association (FIFA) world cup, one of the oldest and most popular event in the world. On 13th of July 1930, Uruguay hosted the first ever FIFA world cup with the participation of 13 nations. The first ever champion was Uruguay as they beat Argentina by 4-2 in the finals. From that day the tournament achieved tremendous success. The 20th edition of the event is around the corner with 32 nations participating from around the world.


Host:

All time champion Brazil will be hosting the event. Brazil has been champion in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. It is the only team that participated in all the FIFA world cup events and won the cup in four different continents. This is the second time Brazil is hosting a world cup after 1950.

Match Schedule -2014

Groups:

Teams are arranged into eight groups having four teams each. Brazil will be representing ‘Group A’ with Croatia, Mexico and Cameroon. Current champion ‘Spain’ resides in ‘Group B’ with Netherland, Chile and Australia. ‘Group C’ having potential teams including Greece, Colombia, Cote d’Ivoire and Japan. ‘Group D’ contains some champion teams, a threat for Spain. These are Italy with four titles on its name, Uruguay who have lifted the trophy twice with Costa Rica and England. ‘Group E’ is having France, the champion for 1998 FIFA world cup with Switzerland, Ecuador and Honduras. The sixth group (F) includes my favorite Argentina with two titles on its name followed by Iran, Bosnia and Nigeria. ‘Group G’ have teams like Germany and Portugal which are considered as big teams with Ghana and USA as well in the group. The final group (H) have Russia, Algeria, Belgium and Korea Republic respectively.
The FIFA world cup is not always about your country, 1/4th of the world covers all the matches of the tournament. What’s more exciting are the star players, key strategies and passion which can bring ultimate success to any team. Here in this blog we will be giving you top 10 stars to be followed in the upcoming World FIFA championship.

10: Eden Hazard

Nation: Belgium

The Belgium squad is very skillful with strong physical abilities. And by knowing the talent of this guy the coach will definitely prepare him to be a game changer which can lead the Belgium team to shine.

9: James Rodriguez

Nation: Columbia

This is the best midpoint player in the team. His speed, Technical ability and strong dribble can really make a difference. His 3 goals in last 15 games should less but his job was to pass the ball to the goal scorers which he is being doing amazingly well.

8: Wayne Rooney

Nation: England

Well, who’s unaware of his name. Wayne Rooney is a popular player with some outstanding skills and with the help of his team mates he can generate a peak of excitement in a game from nowhere.

7: Arjen Robben

Nation: Netherland

Recent club match performances of Arjen Robben made himself considerable for the top players in the FIFA world cup 2014. If he continues his club performances in the big event as well, he is able to get much of your attention.

6: Andres Iniesta

Nation: Spain

The game changer for the last world cup along with Xavi, Fabregas and David Villa. The world will be eyeing on how he continues his form in this world cup.

5: Mario Gotze

Nation: Germany

Now this guy is a tough one to deal with. His dribbling skills are not different then of Messi’s. The team Germany are counting on him as he is expected to show his determination in the mega event as well.

4: Andrea Pirlo

Nation: Italy

The FIFA world cup 2014 is the last time you’ll be seeing him before retirement. He is bit aged but still is a swifter and can still run the marathon for the team, Let’s see what he can display in his last event with all his experience.

3: Neymar

Nation: Brazil

New bird for the Brazil is ready to fly. With the combination of quick legs and ability to keep an eye on the ball until and of course, goal scoring, he could shine for his team and lead to victories.

2: Lionel Messi

Nation: Argentina

The world’s superstar Messi is yet to shine in the world cups as he didn’t really have many games but this time surely he will be the difference maker for Argentina. His skills, support to other team members and abilities have no match. Let’s wait for the classy display from the best one in the game.

1: Cristiano Ronaldo

Nation: Portugal

The current king of goal scoring, Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the most popular player in the world. His class, aggressiveness and form are at peak as he is the highest goal scorer in the club matches this year. Let’s see what we can expect from such a star.

Top 10 Newspapers In United States By Circulation

This topic is based on by its average weekday circulation. The figure is included with digital edition such as using on websites or tablets.

10: Chicago Tribune

Circulation: 4.14 lac

The Chicago Tribune is a foremost daily published and reading newspaper based in Chicago. Hold by biggest giant “The Tribune Company”. James Kelly Founded in 1847, it is located in Chicago at tribune tower. They are providing both format tabloid and broadsheet as their user required. That is the 10^th most circulated newspaper among all others because of their working strategies and customer satisfaction.

9: The Denver Post

Circulation: 4.16 lac

The Denver Post is also a daily newspaper circulated in all week days in Denver Colorado. Digital first Media are working since 1892 and one of the recorded largest circulation states newspapers stands on 9^th position and still growing. Their weekend’s circulation calculated by an audited company is approx 626,800.

8: Chicago Sun-Times

Circulation: 4.70 lac

The Chicago Sun-Times is a daily newspaper circulated in Chicago city. Chicago is of the most populated city in United States and that is the big part to hold any marketplace and they took payback from it and making their position 8^thlargest distributor in media agencies. It was founded in 1948 and headquarter located in New Orleans Chicago.

7: The Washington Post

Circulation: 4.74 lac

American daily Newspaper “The Washington Post” is moreover widely reaches newspaper to Washington D.C people. It is Holding by Nash Holdings LLC corporation and working since 1877 which makes the oldest distributor. Located in center city of United States in Washington D.C. the broadsheet format offered in English language only and projected 750 journalists are working over it.

6: New York Post

Circulation: 5.50 lac

The New York Post is an American newspaper issues on daily basis, largely distributed in New York City and their surrounded areas. Established in 1801 this newspaper is listed in 13th oldest and 6th most widely circulated in United States. They are working since 18^th century and in 1993 one of American media agency News Corporation has been owned yet. Located in major business region at Midtown, New York City.

5: Daily News

Circulation: 6.00 lac

American based newspaper the “Daily News” a big name in U.S market targeted states/city New York. It was founded in last century 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson and by their great effort now it took placed fifth largest circulated newspaper with a very highly net worth. Since they are working they had a headquarter in New York City and it is available in selling in Tabloid format.

4: Los Angeles Times

Circulation: 6.53 lac per/day

The Los Angeles Times is a week day’s newspaper and it’s mostly covered in metropolitan areas isn’t it only covered metropolitan areas but it is fourth largest distributed newspaper in United States of America since 1881. It is publishing in under famous publisher “Eddy Hartenstein” & few years ago owned by the well known name “Tribune Company”.

3: USA Today

Circulation: 1.81 Million Per/day

USA Today is a newspaper issues on daily basis & publishes by Gannett Company. It is one of the widest circulated newspapers in American states. It was founded in 15^th Sep 1982 by American businessman “Al Neuhart”. USA Today is circulated in all fifty states of America and its circulations calculated by some source around 1.8 Million. It is only available in US $2 at any nearest store.

2: The New York Times

Circulation: 1.86 Million Per/day

The most circulating daily newspaper in New York City is “The New York Times”. And it is continuously publishing in Nationwide since Sep 18, 1851 and owned by The New York Times Company”. With the same format “Broadsheet” as other does.
The New York Times has won many awards by their efforts since its starting. They are working with digital editions to be issuing and their website is one of the most popular electronic newspaper sites. NYT is maintaining its global ranking 120^th with 30+ million visitors about per month.

1: The Wall Street Journal

Circulation: 2.40 Million Per/day

The most popular newspaper “The Wall Street Journal”. It is written in American English Language and circulates with its enormous quantity on daily basis in broadsheet format. This Newspaper agency owned by “Dow Jones & Company” & working since Jul, 1889. Wall Street newspaper published all the 06 days in a week except Sunday.
The Wall Street Journal prominence especially business views, economics news and financial issues. This is the most readable topic now days in developing age. It has the highest ranked in numbers of circulation per day.

10 Famous Asian Love Stories

1: Laila Majnu

 

Qays ibn al-Mulawwah was a young boy when he fell deeply in love with Layla Al-Aamiriya. It is said that Laila and Majnu were in affectionate love with each other, but Laila’s parents were not in support of this relationship. Because of this reason both ran away and settled in Binjor (India). They died, after a short time but their love remains alive even today. The Tomb of their love still exists in a small village called Binjor, which is located in Rajasthan near Sri Ganganagar, two kilometers from the border of Pakistan.

2: Shreen Farhaad

 

Shreen and farhaad also known as Khosrow and Shirin. The ware belongs to Persian tribe in balochistan. Famous poet Nizami Ganjavi wrote this famous love story of heartbreaking romance Shreen and Farhad. Khosrow, before proposing marriage to Shirin, tries to have relationship with a woman named Shekar in Isfahan.

3: Heer Ranjha

Heer is the beautiful daughter of a wealthy jatt family in jhang. Ranjha, the youngest and favorite son of his father. He leads a life of simplicity & playing the flute (‘Wanjhli’/’Bansuri’). Heer is engaged to marry another man, but heer is also love with ranjha. Heers uncle poisons her food in a wedding day. Until ranjha had came to help she already eaten the poisonous sweets and died. Ranjha takes the poisonous sweet too by which heer has died. Heer and Ranjha are one of the awful historical loves story. They are buried in a Punjab town in Pakistan called jhang.

4: Shahjahan Mumtaaz Mehal

In 1612, a teenage girl, Arjumand Banu, married 15-year-old ShahJahan, ruler of the Mughal Empire. Renamed Mumtaz Mahal, she became his first wife & born Shah Jahan’s 14 children. After Mumtaz died in 1629, the grieving emperor resolved to create fitting monument.

5: Sassui Punnun

 

Sassui is the daughter of the king of Bhambore, when she was born, astrologers predicted that she will be a curse for the noble family. The queen orders the child to be put in a wooden box and thrown in the Indus River. A washerman of the Bhambour village finds the wooden box and adopts the child. Punun is the son of King Mir Hoth khan, Khan of Kicham (Kech). Sassui and Punnun fall in love at first sight.

6: Sohni Mahiwal

Sohni Mahiwal also known as Suhni mehar. Sohni Mahiwal ware belong to Punjab, the beautiful girl Sohni was born to a potter named Tulla (Toolha). They were from the Kumhar caste, and lived in Gujrat, Pakistan. At the time, Gujrat on the Chenab River. Bodies of Sohni and Mahiwal were recovered from the River Indus near Shahdadpur, Sindh, some 75 km far from Hyderabad, Pakistan. Sohni's tomb is located at Shahpur Chakar Road, Shahdadpur.

7: Noori Jam Tamachi

Noori jam tamachi ware belongs to sindh Pakistan. Jam Tamachi was a Samma prince, a ruler of Sindh. A girl of this class Noori by name happened to attract the attention of Jam Tamachi, who madly fell in love with her, and raised her above the ladies of royal blood. She was also called Gandri, her caste name. Tombs of noori jam tamachi located in thatta sindh Pakistan.

8: Momal Rano

Mumal was a gorgeous princess and living in a glamorous palace named Mirpur Mathelo (it was previously named as kak mehal) in Ghotki Pakistan. The story begins with the description of the charms, clothes and perfume adorning Mumal or Momal and her seven sisters and an attendant as they weave a web of magic in the Kak palace to attract rich suitors for the hand of Mumal, deprive them of their wealth and also finish them off in a maze of labyrinths, fake ponds and other illusions of the palace.

9: Mirza Sahiban

Mirza Sahiban ware belongs to Punjab. Sahiban was the daughter of Mahni Khan, the chief of Kheewa. Mirza is the son of Wanjhal Khan, a land baron of the Kharal Rajput tribe, a town in the Jaranwala area of what is now Faisalabad, Pakistan. Mirza is sent to his relatives' house in Khivan to study, where he meets Sahiban and they fall in love. When, later in life, Sahiban is to be wedded to Taha Khan of the Chander family by arrangement of her parents, she sends a message to Mirza, living in the village of Danabad, through a Brahmin called Karmu.

10: Umar marvi

Umar Marvi is a famous Asian love store .Umar and Marvi belongs to Sindh Pakistan Umar(Syed Hussain Ali Shah Fazlani), king of Umarkot, is looking for a bridebut finds none to his liking. . Phog (Noor Muhammad Charlie) mentions the unmatchable beauty of Marvi (Nigat Sultana), a village girl from Malir whom he loves but who is engaged to a fellow villager.

10 Strangest places on Google Earth

Google Earth was originally called Earth Viewer 3D, it is a global geographic map and information program that photography takes from satellite images, mid-air photography and geographic information system (GIS) 3D globe. Google inc. released Google Earth in 2005.

These All pictures taken from Google Earth/Map. This blog is all about amazing places & how it looks when we see from the sky.

1: Airplane Boneyard-Tucson, Arizona

2: Mysterious Desert Pattern-Red Sea Governorate, Egypt

3: Buffalo Herd-Kigosi Game Reserve, Tanzania

4: Giant Triangle - Wittmann, Arizona, USA

5: Shipwrecked SS Ayrfield with Trees-Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia

6: Firefox Logo-Dayton, Oregon, USA

7: Guitar-Shaped Forest-Cordoba, Argentina

8: World’s Biggest Pool-Algarrobo, Valparaíso, Chile

9: Big Friendly Giant-Huara, Tarapacá, Chile

10: More Mysterious Desert Patterns-China

10 Biggest Birds In The World

1: Ostrich

Average Total Length:  210 cm / 6.9 ft

Average Mass:              104 kg / 230lb

Maximum Mass:          156 kg / 346 lb


Flightless ostrich is the largest bird in the world. It can run at the speed of 70 km / h (43mph), making it the fastest land runner amoung any bird. Ostriches live in small herds that typically contain less than a dozen birds. Ostriches usually eat plants, roots and seeds, but also eat insects, lizards, or other creatures available in their envoirnment sometimes harsh habits.

2: Southern Cassowary

Average Total Length:  176 cm / 5.8ft

Average Mass:             45 kg / 99lb

Maximum Mass:         85 kg / 190 lb


Southern Cassowary is also called as double braided Cassowary, Two-wattled Cassowary or Australia. This flightless bird is associated with EMU, Ostrich and Rhea. It is located in the tropical forests of Indonesia, New Guinea and North Eastern Australia. Southern Cassowaries are endangered due to loss of rainforest habitat and hunting.

3: EMU

Average Total Length:  164 cm / 5.4 ft

Average Mass:              33 kg / 73lb

Maximum Mass:          70 kg / 150 lb


EMU is the largest bird in Australia. EMU have long, thin neck down. Emus can travel great distances at a fast, economical trot and, if necessary, can sprint at 50 km / h 31 mph. They eat large quantities of caterpillars, grasshoppers and burrs tangled masses of sheep wool, which makes them useful for farmers.

4: Dalmatian Pelican

Average Total Length:  152 cm / 5ft

Average Mass:             11.5 kg / 25lb

Maximum Mass:         15kg / 33lb


Dalmatian Pelican is arguably one of the most beautiful and charismatic nesting birds in Europe. Nevertheless, it is extremely vulnerable to its full geographical distribution. This major five-year project to actively preserve the main breeding population of Dalmatian pelicans in the Romanian Danube Delta, as well as increases the overall protection of species, aiming to improve their condition when breeding, staging and wintering.

5: Greater Rhea

Average Total Length:  134 cm / 4.4 ft

Average Mass:              23 kg / 51lb

Maximum Mass:          40 kg / 88 lb


Greater Rhea is also known as the Grey with such names Rhea, Rhea Common, American Rhea, This flightless bird is in the eastern South American country in the country such as Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It has powerful legs, each of which ends in three fingers. Rhea can not fly and rely on their legs to outrun predators.

6: Emperor Penguin

Average Total Length:  114 cm / 3.7 ft

Average Mass:              31.5 kg / 69lb

Maximum Mass:          46 kg / 100 lb


Emperor Penguin is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is native to Antarctica. It kept in captivity in only two places in the world. Penguins use of physiological adaptations and cooperative behavior in order to cope with the incredibly harsh conditions, where wind chills can reach -76 ° (-60 ° C) F.

7: Dwarf Cassowary

Average Total Length:  105 cm / 3.4ft

Average Mass:             19.7 kg / 43lb

Maximum Mass:         43 kg / 75lb


Dwarf Cassowary also known names such as Bennett's Cassowary (after Australia naturalist George Bennett, who first studied them), Little Cassowary, Mountain Cassowary or Mooruk, is the smallest of the three known species of cassowary, but still a large bird. It is located in the forests of New Guinea, New Britain and Yapen Island.

8: Lesser Rhea

Average Total Length:  96 cm / 3.2ft

Average Mass:             19.6 kg / 43lb

Maximum Mass:         28.6kg / 3lb


Lesser Rrhea is the smaller rhea, belonging to the group of flightless birds known as ratites, which lack the keel of the sternum in which flight muscles attach in flying birds. Nevertheless, rheas not believed to be closely related to other members of the group, an ostrich, emu, cassowary and kiwi.

9: King Penguin

Average Total Length:  92 cm / 3ft

Average Mass:             13.6kg / 44lb

Maximum Mass:         20kg / 44lb


King penguins are one of the "classical" types that people think about when they think about penguins. Along with Adélie and emperor penguins, they have come to represent the whole group. They are very honest, decent and beautiful birds and when they come out of the sea and the ancient brilliant there may not be clean or more elegant creature around.

10: Golden Eagle

Body Length:  30-40 inches (76-101 cm)

Wingspan:       6-1/2 to 7-1/2 feet (1.9-2.2 m)

Weight:            7-13 pounds (3-6 kg)


This powerful eagle is the largest bird of prey in North America and it is also the Mexico's national bird. These birds are dark brown, with lighter golden-brown plumage on their heads and necks. They are extremely fast and can be immersed in their careers at a speed of more than 150 miles (241 kilometers) per hour.