PERSIB BANDUNG, The Legendary Indonesian Football Club

Have you visited http://www.the-top-tens.com? It is an polling online for internet users around the world. If you are a football lover you should voting your favorite team there. But surely you’ll be surprised with the first ranking of polling, there is written PERSIB Bandung (Updated June 30, 2011). Don’t worry, we will review  about that club here.

Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Bandung, better known by the name of PERSIB was officially born on March 14, 1933. PERSIB is the greatest legendary football club in Indonesia. PERSIB have many fanatics fans and calling themselves is "bobotoh". Meanwhile, the official PERSIB fans club is Viking Fans Club and Bomber.

For amount of fans reputation, PERSIB would defeat all elite clubs in this planet. PERSIB has become a new culture for Bandung people and also their fans around the world. Even in 1985, PERSIB ever hit the world record at Senayan Stadium, on the grand final against PSMS Medan. Senayan -  the largest stadium with capacity 120,000, unable to accommodate 150,000 people that dominated by PERSIB supporters. According the report of Asian Football Confederation (AFC) that published in 1987, that game is the biggest amateur football game in the world, no one can defeated this record until now.

The uniform of PERSIB is blue and white. Cause their uniform, PERSIB given the nickname "Pangeran Biru” or “Blue Prince". In the late of  '90s, Kang Ibing (God bless him) give a new nickname "Maung Bandung" or “Bandung’s Tiger” for this club through his song.

PERSIB TRACK RECORD

·      In 1933, Runner Up of Main Division

·      In 1934, Runner Up of Main Division

·      In 1936, Runner Up of Main Division

·      In 1937, The Champion of  Main Division

·      In 1950, The Champion of PSSI National Championship  

·      In 1952, exhibition against Aryan Gymkhana (India) = draw

·      In 1953, The Champion  of PSSI National Championship

·      In 1955, Runner Up of PSSI Championship           

·      In 1957, Third position of Main Division

·      In 1959, Runner Up of Main Division        

·      In 1960, Runner Up of Main Division

·      In 1961, The Champion of “5 Team” PSSI Invitation

·      In 1961, The Champion of Main Division

·      In 1962, The Champion of "Best 3" PSSI Competition

·      In 1962, following Aga Khan’ Cup in Pakistan

·      In 1963, The Champion of Special Congress of PSSI Tournament

·      In 1964, exhibition against East Germany = Lost 0-2

·      In 1964, Third position of Main Division

·      In 1964, exhibition against East Germany = Lost 1-7

·      In 1966, Runner Up  of Main DivisionIn 1966

·      In 1966, exhibition against East Germany = Win 1-0

·      In 1968, The Champion of Brawijaya Cup

·      In 1973, The Champion of Bank Bumi Daya Cup

·      In 1973, exhibition against Singapore = Draw 3-3

·      In 1973, exhibition against Kelantan FA (Malaysia) = Win

·      In 1975, exhibition against Tutang (Taiwan) = Win 8-0

·      In 1976, The Champion of Jusuf Cup V

·      In 1976, exhibition against Sao Paulo (Brazil) = Lost 0-4

·      In 1976, exhibition against BRNO (Czech) = Win 2-1

·      In 1977, exhibition against Italia U-21 = Win 3-1

·      In 1978, Degradation from Main Division

·      In 1978, exhibition against Selangor FA (Malaysia) = Win 3-1

·      In 1978, The Champion of Jusuf Cup VII

·      In 1978, followinging Queen’s Cup Thailand

·      In 1978 against South Korea = Draw 0-0

·      In 1979, The Champion of Bandung Urang Cup

·      In 1979, Failed to promotion

·      In 1980, The Champion of Siliwangi Cup III

·      In 1981, exhibition against Muenchen University (Germany) = Draw 1-1

·      In 1981, exhibition against South Korea = Draw 0-0

·      In 1982, The Champion of Galunggung Cup

·      In 1982, exhibition against DNEPR (Uni Soviet) = Lost 0-2           

·      In 1983, Promoted – back to main division

·      In 1983,  Runner Up of Main Division       

·      In 1983, exhibition against Freiburg (Germany) = Lost 0-5

·      In 1985, Runner up of Main Division        

·      In 1985, exhibition against Torpedo Kutaisi (Uni Soviet) = Lost 1-3

·      In 1985, Runner up of Main Division

·      In 1985, exhibition against Rajpracha (Thailand) = Lost 0-2

·      In 1986, The Champion of  Main Division

·      In 1986, The Champion of Hasanal Bolkiah (Pesta Sukan Cup II) in Brunei Darussalam

·      In 1986, exhibition against FC IQ (Netherland) = Win 4-0

·      In 1987, Third Position of Main Division

·      In 1987, exhibition against PSV Eindhoven (Netherland) = Lost 0-6

·      In 1987, exhibition against Hallelujah (South Korea) = Lost 0-1

·      In 1987, exhibition against Juventus (Brazil) = Win 2-1

·      In 1988, The Big 6  of Main Division

·      In 1988, exhibition against KNVB (Netherland) = Lost 0-1

·      In 1988, Runner Up of Persija Cup I

·      In 1989, The Champion of Gresik Tournament

·      In 1989, The Champion of 56^th PERSIB Anniversary Cup

·      In 1989, Third position of Jawa Pos Cup I

·      In 1989, The Champion of Siliwangi Cup VII

·      In 1989, The Champion of Sidolig Cup

·      In 1990, The Champion of Jawa Pos Cup II

·      In 1990, The Champion of  Main Division

·      In 1991, The Champion of  Persija Cup

·      In 1994, The Champion of Main Division

·      In 1995, The Champion of  Indonesian League

·      In 1995, exhibition against AC Milan (Italy) = Lost 0-8

·      In 1995, Quarter Final of Asian Champions Cup Asia        

·      In 1996, Quarter Final of Indonesian League

·      In 2003, 6^th position of Indonesian League (West Region)

·       In 2004, 6^th position of Indonesian League

·      In 2005, exhibition against Hyundai FC (South Korea) = Win 2-0

·      In 2005, 5^th position of Indonesian League           

·      In 2005, Second Round of Copa Dji Sam Soe

·      In 2006, exhibition against Selangor FA (Malaysia) = Win 3-1

·      In 2006, 12^th position Indonesian League (West Region)

·      In 2006, First Round of Copa Dji Sam Soe

·      In 2008, Kelantan FA (Malaysia) = Win 3-1

·      In 2007, 5^th position of Indonesian League

·      In 2007, Second Round of Copa Dji Sam Soe

·      In 2008, The Champion of Kang Dada Cup

·      In 2008, 3^rd position of Surabaya Anniversary Cup

·      In 2008, 3^rd position of Indonesian League

·      In 2008, Third Round of Copa Dji Sam Soe

·      In 2009, exhibition against Selangor FA (Malaysia) = Lost 0-1

·      In 2009, 4^th position of Super League       

·      In 2010, Quarter Final of Indonesian Cup

·      In 2011, 7^th position of Super League

Maria Sharapova, The Russian Angel

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WTA Tour Rankings  :  6^th WTA Tour Rankings (Updated June 20, 2011)

Residence               :  Bradenton, Florida

Height                     :  6'2'' (188 cm)

Weight                    :  130 lbs (59 kg)

Plays                      :  Right-handed

Turned Pro              :  2001

Ranking points        :  5,241 (Updated June 27, 2011)

Sharapova is one of the world’s most popular female Tennis athletes. Beautiful, generous and superb on the tennis court. She is an aggressive baseliner, with power, depth, and angles on her forehand and backhand. Additionally, she is one of the few players on the WTA who uses the reverse forehand a lot. She have a powerful volley when approaching the net or attacking lobs. Sharapova is thought to have good speed around the court, especially considering her height.

She was born in western of Siberia On April 19, 1987, and raised in Sochi.  When Sharapova was four years old, she began to develop an interest in tennis  and  at the age of six, when she was at a tennis clinic, famed tennis player Martina Navratilova saw Maria's talent. She was awed by Maria's abilities, and suggested to Sharapova's father that she start training at the Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Florida.

Sharapova and her father Yuri moved to Florida when she was 7 so she could train at Nick Bollettieri’s tennis academy. Because of Maria's extreme skill in the game of tennis, IMG, a prestigious sports management and modeling company, agreed to sponsor Sharapova, and provided her with the $35,000 it would cost Sharapova to stay at Bollettieri Academy annually.

In 2001, Sharapova's professional tennis career officially began, when she joined the junior circuit. She won twenty-five matches that year, lost only three, and came away with three titles: Sacramento, Hilton Head and Pilsen in the Czech Republic.  Her success  stories has began.

In 2004, at age 17, she upset then two-time defending champion Serena Williams in the Wimbledon final to claim her first major.

In 2005, she donated around US$50,000 to those affected by the crisis. In April 2005, People named her one of the 50 most beautiful celebrities in the world.

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In 2006, Maxim ranked Sharapova the hottest athlete in the world for the fourth consecutive year. She posed in a six-page bikini photoshoot spread in the 2006 Valentine's Day issue of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, alongside 25 supermodels.  In a poll run by Britain's FHM magazine, she was voted the seventh most eligible bachelorette, based on both "wealth and looks."

Sharapova signed a sponsorship deal in January 2007 with Gatorade and Tropicana. On February 14, 2007, Sharapova was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and donated US$210,000 to UNDP Chernobyl-recovery projects. In this year, Sharapova was featured in a number of Canon USA's commercials for the PowerShot. In June 2007, Forbes magazine listed her as the highest-paid female athlete in the world, with annual earnings of over US $26 million, the majority of which was from endorsements and sponsorships.

In July 2008, as a result of her success both on and off court, she was the world's highest-paid female athlete, earning US $26 million, but in this year she stated at the time that she was planning to travel back to the area after Wimbledon in 2008, though it didn't happen as she had to travel back to the US because of shoulder injury.

In August 2010, she was once again named the world's highest-paid female athlete by Forbes and then Maria Sharapova engaged with her boyfriend, Sasha Vujacic - The Los Angeles Lakers star.

In January 2011, she had renewed her contract with Nike, signing an 8 year deal for $70 million. This is the most lucrative deal ever for a sportswoman, beating the previous record, which was Venus Williams' $43 million deal with Reebok.  

(Source: www.mariasharapova.com, www.tennis.com, www.mariasharapovavabio.com, www. Wikipedia.org)