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“METALIST” WILL PALY WITH “EVERTON”31 August 2007
We have known the rival of “Metalist” in the first round UEFA Cup. It is “Everton” England. The first match takes place on 20, September in England, and home match will be on 4, October in Kharkiv.
We are presenting you our rival.
Name: Everton Football Club
Foundation date: 1878
Place: city of Liverpool
Home stadium: "Goodison Park " (40 569)
President: Bill Kenwright
Coach: (Scotland)
Official site: www.evertonfc.com
Honours
· (Old) First Division titles: 9[40]
o 1890–91, 1914–15, 1927–28, 1931–32, 1938–39, 1962–63, 1969–70, 1984–85, 1986–87
· FA Cups: 5
o 1906, 1933, 1966, 1984, 1995
· Charity Shields: 9
o 1928, 1932, 1963, 1970, 1984, 1985, 1986 (shared), 1987, 1995
· European Cup Winners' Cup: 1
o 1985
· (Old) Second Division title: 1
o 1930–31
· FA Youth Cups: 3
o 1965, 1984, 1998
· Liverpool Senior Cups: 45
o 1884, 1886, 1887, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1910 (shared), 1911, 1912 (shared), 1914, 1919, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1934 (shared), 1936 (shared), 1938, 1940, 1945, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958 (shared), 1959, 1960, 1961, 1982 (shared), 1983, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2007
In Premier of England Everton FC took the most of seasons. The best players of last year: Paul Gascoigne, Gary Lineker, Andrey Kanchelskis, Wayne Rooney, Marco Materazzi.
ParticipationinEuroCupslastyears:
Champion League: 20056 – the third qualification round
UEFA Cup: 20056 – the first round
Cup Winner’s Cup: 199495 – the second round
In last Championship the team took the 6th place in Championship of England. Now after four played matches in Premier the club is on the 5th place. In its squad there are the following well-known players: gk Tim Howard (USA); df- Nuno Valente (Portugal), Alan Stubbs, Joseph Yobo (Nigeria); mf – Phil Neville (captain) , Mikel Arteta (Spain), Tim Cahill (Аustralia), Andy van der Meyde (Netherlands), Lee Carsley (Ireland Republic); fw– Yakubu Aiyegbeni (Nigeria), Victor Anichebe (Nigeria), James McFadden (Scotland).