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Spain Football WorldCup 2010 Champion

srmodh — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 15:12:45 +0000

The Spanish football team has won, for the first time in history, the World Football Cup. Spain post issued a souvenir sheet depicting a snapshot of the winning team and the coveted trophy.

After a long month of competition, the 19th edition of the FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 closed its doors on 11 July, with the triumph of the Spanish team against the Netherlands. Both teams played the final match at the Johannesburg Stadium where, in the second half of the extra-time, the Spanish team beat the Netherlands 1-0 and is now part of the annals of the history of world sport.

The success of the Spanish team has become one of the most widespread news by the international media and the final match was watched by millions of spectators around the world. The Spanish team wears the star of the world champions which has become a symbol of identity placing Spanish football at the highest level.

Title: Spain Football WorldCup 2010 Champion
Date of Issue: 21 October 2010
Country: Spain
Denominations: 2 €

Source: www.correos.es

Centenary of the foundation of the Cadiz football club

srmodh — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 13:47:42 +0000

Spanish post commemorates the centenary of the foundation of the Cádiz Club de Fútbol by issuing a stamp in the sport series.

This year, coinciding with the club’s centenary, the Evaluating Commission of the Real Orden del Mérito Deportivo has awarded the Cádiz F.C. the Gold Plaque of the Sports Merit Award “in recognition of the brilliant sports career of this institution, which has been decisive to the national and international projection of Spanish sport”.

The Royal Spanish Football Federation dates September 10th as the founding date of the current Cádiz CF. The original team, called Cadiz Foot-Ball Club, was created on initiative of José Rivera and Lora and a group of supporters eager to have a football association in the city. Difficult times and economic and sports crisis seem to mark this team since its foundation, which for some years played under the name FC Mirandilla until June 1936 when it was renamed CF Cadiz.

After the Civil War and the resumption of the official competition, the Cádiz CF began a long and complicated period in sport in which it alternated the Second and Third Division. In 1977 it promoted to the First Division and it was in the 80s when the club reached its golden age, when the team was made up mainly of players coming through the ranks. The team has played in the First Division for twelve seasons, thirty-six in the Second and twelve in the Third Division. In the 1989/90 season it classified for semi-finals in the King’s Cup.

In September 1955 the Cádiz C.F. inaugurated the Ramon de Carranza stadium and on occasion of this opening it created the Ramon de Carranza Trophy in order to raise funds for the club. The tournament is played between popular Spanish teams and foreign ones and is one of the most popular summer events. The Cadiz F.C. has won this trophy seven times.

Title: Centenary of the foundation of the Cádiz football club
Date of Issue: 10 September 2010
Country: Spain
Denominations: 0,34 €

Source: www.correos.es

All Blacks

srmodh — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:15:14 +0000

New Zealand Post issued two stamps featuring silver fern, the emblem adopted by the New Zealand Rugby Football Union. With an unrivalled winning percentage since the first test against Australia in 1903, the All Blacks will carry the hopes and expectations of more than four million New Zealanders onto the field.

Despite decades of change in how the game of rugby is played, the current All Blacks have one key thing in common with the generations of All Blacks before them: they all wear the silver fern.

This distinctive emblem was adopted by the New Zealand Rugby Football Union in 1893. Originally a graphic representation of the native ponga fern (Cyathea dealbata), it has been modified through the years to become the trademarked symbol we see today. Representing both a nation and a state of mind, it’s always placed on the left breast of the perennially black jersey, reflecting its place at the heart and tradition of rugby.

Title: All Blacks
Date of Issue: 4 August 2010
Country: New Zealand
Denominations: 60c, $1.90

Source: http://stamps.nzpost.co.nz

Inter 3 times champion

srmodh — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:18:22 +0000

San Marino post will issue a set of three stamps to celebrate the three winning of Inter with the blue-black team colours and the caption “Inter 3 times champion”.

After winning the Italian Football League and the Italian Cup, they have also managed to put the Champions League under their belt: a fantastic season for the Nerazzurri (blue-blacks), a unique achievement for an Italian club.

The first stamp on the left carries the Inter logo with the word “Inter” above and the Italian flag with a football below on a blue-black background. The stamp is completed by the captions “3 times champions 2009-2010”, “Italian Cup”, “SAN MARINO”, the value “€ 1,00”, the printing institute, the year of issue and the name of the stamp designer “B&AR”.

The central stamp carries the caption “3 times” on a blue-black background, with the Italian shield and the number “18” below, and part of a football. The stamp is completed by the captions “Inter champions 2009-2010”, “Italian Champions”, “SAN MARINO”, the value “€ 1,00”, the printing institute, the year of issue and the name of the stamp designer “B&AR”.

The third stamp on the right completes the triptych. It holds the caption “champions 2009-2010” on a blue-black background, with the European flag and a football below. The stamp is completed by the captions “Inter 3 times champion”, “European Champions”, “SAN MARINO”, the value “€ 1,00”, the printing institute, the year of issue and the name of the stamp designer “B&AR”.

Title: Inter 3 times champion
Date of Issue: 26 July 2010
Country: San Marino
Denominations: € 1,00

Source: www.aasfn.sm