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Another legacy of Jogo do Bicho is the use of zebra meaning upset. [28] In 1964, before a football match between Portuguesa (RJ) and Vasco da Gama, the manager of Portuguesa, a much weaker team, was asked if he could defeat Vasco. Gentil Cardoso, the manager, commented that beating Vasco would be like drawing a zebra in Jogo do Bicho. [29]
The World Combat Games (GAISF World Combat Games / SportAccord World Combat Games) is an international multi-sport event featuring combat sports and martial arts. [1] The games were founded by SportAccord (used to be known as the Global Association of International Sports Federations) as a way of bringing various martial arts and combative sports to an international audience.
The beautiful game (Portuguese: o jogo bonito) is a nickname for association football. It was popularised by Brazilian footballer Pelé, who played from 1957 to 1977. It was a term widely used in Brazil, though the exact origin of the phrase is disputed. Stuart Hall, an English football commentator, used it in 1958.
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The UEFA Youth League is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 2013. In its current format, it is contested by the under-19 teams of the clubs competing in the UEFA Champions League league phase, plus the domestic youth champions of the best-ranked national associations.
O Jogo (English: The Game) was a Brazilian reality show Broadcast on Rede Globo between May 27 and July 29, 2003, on Tuesday nights. It was a Brazilian version of the FOX Television show, Murder in Small Town X .
The Twilight Saga is a series of romance fantasy films based on the book series Twilight by Stephenie Meyer.The series has grossed over $3.36 billion worldwide. The first installment, Twilight, was released on November 21, 2008. [1]