Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Next seasons World Cup name decided!

The next seasons AEFA World Cup has been named the "Johan Mjällby World Cup".

It has been named as such by Andreas Möllberg, manager of Kurenai who was granted the honour by winning the Final Destination Quiz hosted by Antonio Andrade of Sporting Clube de Alcabideche.

The reason for the naming is that it's in honour of the managers favourite player of all time and here's a little information on the player in his early career:

Johan Mjällby spent fourteen years in AIK and established himself in the side with solid performances as a no-nonsense tackling midfield player. His performances at club level were noticed and he soon broke through to the Swedish national team. Although he was a squad member in 1992 when AIK won the league, he refused to accept the gold medal, stating that he felt he hadn't contributed enough. Therefore it was a great day when the lifelong AIK supporter Mjällby got his silverware in 1998 when he guided to club to a new league victory.

He then joined Scottish Premier League giants Celtic:
Throughout his six years at Celtic Park he picked up 3 Scottish Premier League Winner's medals, 2 League Cup Winner's medals, 2 Scottish Cup Winner's medals, 2 Scottish Cup Runners Up medals, 1 League Cup Runners Up medal and 1 UEFA Cup Runners Up medal as well as featuring in the Champions League Competition of seasons, 2001/02 and 2002/03. During his time at Celtic, Mjällby captained the team on several occasions. He is regarded as the best defender to have player for the club in recent decades.

So there you have it, I will be back later with more information from the world of Lineker.

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