Today we are going to take a look at a very basic Spanish lesson or beginner Spanish lesson. It’s the type of lesson that you would have in your first day of school. Is a typical introduction scenario between two persons.

In Spanish the pronoun ” Tú” is used to speak in an informal way (young people or friends) and ” Usted” is used as a formal way (used with older people or authorities). So, in this lesson you will learn both, the informal way (tú) is to the left and the formal way (Usted: Ud.) is to the right). Also, incorporated are different ways to ask the same thing.

Luis- Hola, ¿ Cómo te llamas/se llama? (How do you call yourself?) ¿ Cuál es tu nombre/ cuál es su nombre? (What is your name?)

Cynthia- Me llamo Cynthia. (I call myself Cynthia)/ Mi nombre es Cynthia. (My name is Cynthia)¿Y tú/Ud.? (And you?)

L- Me llamo Luis. (I call myself Luis)

C-Mucho gusto (Nice to meet you)

L- Encantado. (You have to say “encantado” if you are male or “encantada” if you are female)

C-¿De dónde eres/es? (Where are you from?)

L- Soy de Inglaterra./ Soy ingles. (I’m from England. / I’m English)

C- ¿De qué parte? (What part?)

L- De Manchester. ¿Y tú /Ud.?, ¿De donde eres/es? (From Manchester, and you? Where you from?)

C- De Estados Unidos. Colorado. (From USA, Colorado)

L- ¿De qué parte? (What part?)

C- Denver. ¿Dónde vives/vive? (Denver. Where do you live?)

L- Vivo en Manchester. (I live in Manchester)

C- Ah, yo soy de Denver pero vivo en Aspen. (Oh, I’m from Denver but I live in Aspen)

L- ¿De qué trabajas/trabaja? (In what do you work?) / ¿A qué te dedicas?/ ¿A qué se dedica? (To what do you dedicate your life?)/ ¿Qué haces/Qué hace? (What do you do?)

C- Soy estudiante de economía y trabajo en marketing. (I’m an Economics student and I work in marketing).

L-¿ Cuántos años tienes/tiene? (How old are you?)

C- Tengo 36 años. Y tú/Usted? (I’m 36. And you?)

L-45.

If you are just beginning to learn Spanish, this lesson should be a great way for you to learn basic Spanish. And as I have already said, this lesson is an introduction to the Spanish to help you as a beginner students begin learning the basics of the language. I hope you enjoyed it and that you will begin to interact with speakers of Spanish.

Football, or Soccer, is the most popular sport on the planet and there are many people making money from it on Betfair every weekend.

Trading on this market is a lot different from what some might call traditional trading. You can’t just watch weight of money or trends to know when to get in and out of the market. Odds on football matches react to events on the pitch and can react massively. A goal or a red card will cause massive swings, so it’s important to make sure you are on the right side of this.

One such strategy to ensure you are on the right side of such swings is to Lay the Draw result. In a match between two even teams the draw odds will rise massively once a goal goes in. For example, in a recent match between Arsenal and Manchester United, the lay odds for a draw were 3.5. Manchester United took the lead in the 30th minute and these odds were now available to be backed at 5.1! A truly massive swing that would have made a lot of people a lot of money. Of course, you need to make sure you do get a goal so only look to use this strategy on games where goals look likely.

A common strategy to use on games where goals aren’t expected is to trade the under/over 2.5 market. If you back Under 2.5 pre-match you can very often trade out after the first ten minutes of the game as the odds will drop extremely quick just in the first ten minutes. For example, in the same match between Arsenal and Manchester United, the Under 2.5 odds were at 2.04 to be backed before kick off, by the 11th minute these odds were at 1.85. Some very quick and easy money to be made there!

With all football trading strategies match selection is crucial and its important you do your own research before entering the market. Also, like any true trader you must have an exit strategy or stop loss in mind!

European football commands a huge fan following. These leagues are also some of the most lucrative football associations in the world. Naturally, football leagues in Europe have also some of the richest athletes in the history of sports. Here are some of those footballers that made it to the recent Forbes' list of the wealthiest active stars in the European leagues:

1.) Ronaldino of Serie A Milan. This great Brazilian footballer is currently making at least £ 6 million a year with Milan. Upon coming over to Europe, he was initially offered by Barcelona a € 32,250,000 transfer contract which he ever accepted. He stayed with the Catalan club for 5 years before joining the Italian Serie A Milan.

2.) David Beckham of Los Angeles Galaxy. Known throughout the world as the husband of the former member of the famous Spice Girls Victoria Adam, David Beckam has also solidly built his own reputation as one of the top grossing football stars in Europe and America. Although he is currently playing for Los Angeles Galaxy in the US, Beckam was a key player of Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Milan before coming over of the US. As such, he is considered to be one of the richest football stars to date due to team contracts, endorsements, and other revenue sources. His value is worth over US $ 300,000 million.

3.) Ronaldo of the Corinthians. Like Ronaldino, Ronaldo also hails from Brazil and is considered to be one of the richest athletes in the world. He played for Milan and Real Madrid in his lengthy career, excluding his time spent on his country teams. His offer for Read Madrid was recorded to have reached € 39 million. Due to injuries, he grew out of favor with Real Madrid's manager and decided to transfer to Milan. He was acquainted by Milan after an agreement of € 7.5 million transfer contract.

4. Wayne Rooney of Manchester United. Many fans and media analysts like him for his demeanor in the field, and most especially for his strong performance as a role player in the team. He previously played for the youth team Everton but was offered by Manchester a £ 25.6 million transfer contract in 2004. He played well together with his other famous co-stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Paul Scholes which endeared him greatly to the fans of the club, and hence, adding to his value as a great footballer in the league. He is said to command just well below £ 100 million mark on his next contract.

5.) Michael Ballack of Bundesliga. This outstanding German footballer is also one of the top grossing players in Bayer Leverkusen league in Germany. He was offered a € 4.1 million contract in 1999 for a transfer to his current team. Bayern Munich offered another € 12.9 million. He then moves to the Premier League by joining the Chelsea in mid-2006 where he won his first English honors. He again moved back to his former team, Bayer by signing a two-year contract for an undisclosed amount.

These players are undisputed league leaders in their own right as they have the stats to prove it. Each of them has played, at one time in their career, in the Premier League . Together, they are the epitome of the best of the European football has to offer.

Without a doubt, the appointment of Sam Allarydce, Big Sam, as the new gaffer or manager for Newcastle for the 2007-2008 season had been greeted with cheers by the Toon Army. With his growing reputation of grooming of Bolton Wanderers that were challenging for Europe and giving the Big Four of Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United, it is widely expected that Newcastle would finally challenge for Europe at least.

In the off season, Big Sam has radically transformed his Newcastle squad; making wholesale changes to his team and moulding it into his own image. Let take a closer view on the 2007-2008 squad below.

At the back, with Irish Number 1 Shay Given in goal, Newcastle is usually in safe hands. In front of him, there are the ever improving England U21 Steven Taylor and new recruit the Czech David Rozehnal, Newcastle has improved a previous weakness. Another indicator was the release of Craig Moore, Oliver Bernard, Alan O’brian and Titus Bramble from defence shows his determination to cut the dead wood from the team. Plus the transfer of or the addition of Geremi from Chelsea, Claudio Cacapa from Lyon, Jose Enrique from Villarreal and Habbib Beye from Marseille to the likes of Steve Carr, Peter Ramage and Celestine Babayaro , Big Sam has rebuilt up the defence and his options at the back.

As for midfield interestingly enough, Allardyce has allowed the likes of Kieran Dyer, Scott Parker and Nobby Solano to leave St James Park. These three players have been the main stay of previous Newcastle midfield. In came Joey Barton from Manchester City and Faye from Sam’s old club Bolton. Looking at it, it could be a wise move on Big Sam’s part as Dyer had his injuries, Solano is getting older in age and Parker may not be in his mould of a player. Furthermore, with exciting youngsters such James Milner and Charles N’Zogbia added with the experience of Nicky Butt, Emre and Damien Duff, Big Sam has a strong midfield to choose from for every match. Only concern is the addition of Barton may test his abilities to the fullest as he had been a problem player at City.

Up front, what more can be said of a front line of Micheal Owens, Mark Viduka from Boro, Alan Smith from Manchester United, Obafemi Martins and Shola Ameobi. A combination of youth and experience. The major concern of Allarydce would be the health of his strikers at his disposal especially Owen’s. Without a doubt, with Viduka and Ameobi, Sam may be trying to play a big-small combination up front if Owen is fit.

So far the performance have been encouraging though the recent defeat to Derby away is a wrong step down. Newcastle is current in 10th position, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 1. At the moment, Newcastle is a team in transition as Big Sam is still moulding his teams to his ideals and playing styles. It can be strongly concluded once the team is consolidated to the playing style of Big Sam and gotten used to each other, performance should improve.

It can safely be concluded that Newcastle should be strongly challenging for a European Spot come end May 2008 with the current team and Big Sam’s abilities.

Football is not a new game. The sport can be traced back several centuries ago, The sport has been very popular since its inception. However, it has earned more popularity over the past few decades. It is now played in most of the countries throughout the globe and that shows its rising popularity.

There are lots of football crazy fans throughout the world. They have their own favorite players and teams. The elite clubs enjoy support from all over the globe. For example, Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain are popular worldwide. Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Wayne Rooney, Diego Costa, Luis Suarez and other star players have their followers in every football-playing country. Given the popularity of the sport, you must not wonder why football websites are so much favorite with the crazy fans.

What these websites do?

Footballers are now style icons. They are as famous as the silver screen heroes and that reality has added to popularity of the football websites. The sports lovers now want to stay updated on news about their favorite teams and players. Due to quick accessibility to internet, increasing number of people are now showing their interest in browsing through the websites that will provide them with the current details of the game and its star players. These websites can be easily accessed by individuals from different demographics.

Do you want to know about the results of recently played matches? Are you curious to know if your favorite player is to stay put with his current club or going elsewhere? Is your club changing hands in immediate future? Do you have any idea about sponsors the big clubs are dealing with? I do hope you also take interest in tidbits. All these are revealed by the websites. Match report and incisive analysis are widely considered as the Holy Grail for the sport lovers. These websites are equally popular among the fans and players.

According to studies, the celebrity players also read the most reputed websites in order to learn about valuable tips as to how they can improve their game.

Financial Attractions

In addition to the latest news, there are other attractions for those visiting the websites. Many popular football websites offer attractive gifts and financial prices for the visitors. Such offers attract more visitors and in-turn, benefit the site owners via commercial advertisements..

There are some important aspects that make a certain football site a stand-out from others. Let us now take a look at those aspects:

Quick Updates: Readers don’t appreciate stale news. In order to stay ahead of electronic media, a football website needs to deliver the latest and authentic updates to the readers. No reader likes to go through an injury report that actually surfaced a couple of days ago. Hourly update is most important and liked by the supporters.

Tracking Tools: A football website, in order to be favorite with the readers, needs to be way different from its competitors. It must include a wider variety of information pertaining to different aspects of football news.

Javier Hernandez Balcazar, was born on June 1, 1988 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, better known as "Chicharito" (little pea) is a Mexican Soccer player who plays as a striker and is one of the great promises of Mexican soccer.

The nickname "Chicharito" was given by his father, Javier Hernndez Gutirrez, was nicknamed "pea", due to its low stature and green eyes; and thus "Chicharito" is the "little pea." Hernndez Gutirrez, participating in the World Cup 1986 in Mexico. Chicharitos maternal grandfather is the great player Tomas Balcazar, who scored in the 1954 World Cup against France and led his team Chivas del Guadalajara to 8 Championships in 10 years. Chicharito joined in the youth squad of Guadalajara at only 9 years old. Chicharito has been playing with the youth squad of Chivas, through affiliates such as Chivas Coras de Tepic in 2005 and the Sports Club Tapatio.

Chicharito made his professional debut on September 9, 2006 in a 4-0 Chivas Necaxa game, scoring the last goal in the 83rd minute; he only played 5 minutes that game. That was his only goal in 8 games between 2006 and 2007. He also played 6 games between 2007 and 2008 with Chivas, without scoring.

In 2008, Javier played 7 games, without any goal, however in the Clausura 2009 season Chicharito scored 4 goals in 15 games with Chivas. It was not until the Apertura 2009 when the "Chicharito" began to excel for Chivas, finishing as the third top scorer, having scored 11 goals in 17 games, becoming a permanent starter.

In the Bicentennial 2010 season, Javier became the star striker for Chivas. Javier started the tournament scoring 2 goals in each of the first 3 games of the tournament, to Toluca, to Tigers, and to Estudiantes (basically Club Tecos). The latter was one of the best games of Chicharito for Guadalajara; Chivas was losing 2-0 with 20 minutes left in the game, Chicharito brave an assist for a goal and went on to score 2 goals himself.

After having scored goals against Queretaro and Atlante, Chicharito did not score a goal for 5 games, although still the top scorer of the tournament, with 8 goals. It was not until game 11 when he scored again, scoring a goal in his team's defeat 2-1 at Monterrey.

Heir to the glories of Thomas Balcazar and Javier Hernandez, former stars in Guadalajara and Mexico. "Chicharito" is the Mexican soccer star that the Mexicans fans have been waiting for. His great performance with Guadalajara drew the attention of several European clubs, including PSV Eindhoven of the Netherlands, VfL Wolfsburg in Germany and Valencia CF in Spain. However, on April 8, 2010, Javier signed a 5 year contract with Manchester United of England.

The official Manchester United website announced the news on the hiring of Hernandez and manager Alex Ferguson spoke about: "I am guided to reach an agreement with Chivas to take the young striker who so far has a prolific career for both club and country. be a great addition to our team and look forward to welcoming our Mexican player for the first time in the summer.

We are also excited to play our first game in Mexico, opening the new stadium's Chivas in July, "he said.

For now, Hernandez Balcazar would become the third-best priced Mexican player in Europe. According to the company Transmarker, responsible for reviewing the movements of players and their market value, the top valued are: Rafael Mrquez (Barcelona), Andres Guardado (Deportivo Coruna), worth 12 million euros (16 million dollars.)

Javier Hernandez, with nearly 10 million dollars puts him over Carlos Vela (Arsenal), who is priced at five million euros.

On July 30, 2010 Manchester United play Chivas in the engagement match for stadium Omnilife. Chicharito played the first half with Chivas and the second with Manchester. Chicharito scored the first ever goal in that stadium against Manchester United. The score remained 3-2 in favor of Guadalajara.

Chicharito with the Mexican National Team

U-17

In the selection of Mexico Sub-17, had a chance to contest the World Cup FIFA U-17, 2005 in Peru, but an injury sidelined him from competition and was replaced by Enrique Esqueda. Although rumors remain that coach Jesus Ramirez left him out for other reasons.

U-20

He was part of the squad that played in the World Cup FIFA U-20, 2007 in Canada. In the first game of the Mexican national team against Gambia on July 2, 2007, Javier became the 85th minute exchange by Giovani dos Santos, contributing to the final 3-0 at minute 89. He also played against New Zealand and Congo. Accumulated only one goal in 5 games with the U-20.

First Team

On September 30, 2009, Javier made his debut with the Mexican national team to Colombia. Although his team was defeated 2-1, Javier gave an assist to Paul Aguilar for the only Mexican goal.

Chicharito's second match was against Bolivia on February 24, 2010, he scored two goals., Undoably the Chicharito was doing things right which would ever get him a spot on the World Cup team.

His third goal for "El Tri" was March 3, 2010 against New Zealand, where he scored the first goal of the game at minute 53. His fourth goal for the Mexican squad was on March 17, 2010 against North Korea, having scored at 68th minute goal that save the victory to Mexico 2-1.

On March 30, 2010, the National team coach Javier Aguirre, I include "Chicharito" Hernandez in the list of players named to the 2010 Soccer World Cup.

On June 18, 2010, Chicharito Hernandez scored his first ever World Cup goal against France, just as his grandfather did 50 years before.

On June 27, 2010 in the second round match Argentina vs Mexico, Chicharito scored the only goal for Mexico in a 3-1 loss to Argentina.

MANCHESTER UNITED

A month after his participation in the 2010 World Cup on 28 July, the Mexican striker Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez played his first game as a Manchester United player, coming in as a sub on the second half and scoring a beautiful goal against the MLS All -Stars. The game ended 5-2 in favor if Manchester United.

The Mexican player made his official debut with the "Red Devils" at minute 61, when he replaced the Portuguese Nani.

On August 8, 2010, Javier, the "Chicharito" Hernandez scored his first goal for Manchester United in an official competition. Hernandez entered on the 76th minute, to score a goal that bounced off his face. Manchester United beat Chelsea 3-1, thus achieving the Community Shield. There is a lot of potential for this player and there is no doubt that we will hear a lot more from "Chicharito".

The market town of Altrincham – Cheshire is located in the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford in England. The Trafford Metropolitan Borough is part of Greater Manchester. Altrincham is located 16 kilometres from eastern Warrington, 5 kilometres from the southwestern part of Sale, and 13 kilometres from the southwestern part of Manchester city. The landscape around Altrincham is relatively flat.

Established in 1290, Altrincham was once a part of Cheshire. Around this time, the economy of Altrincham relied on agriculture. Up to this day, farming is still a major activity of the Altrincham community. The market that was established in 1290 is still being used. The construction of the Bridgewater canal brought a lot of development to the town. Growth in population and settlements began soon when construction of the canal started in 1765.

The introduction of the railway line in 1849 provided further expansion, and soon many industries began to sprout. The expansion reached villages in the outlying areas of Altrincham. The Dunham Massey Hall became a part of Altrincham as development increased. The Massey Hall has been turned into a tourist location with its upgrading to Grade 1 building status. The Hall is the former residence of the Earl of Stamford. A deer game park has been integrated near the Hall.

Altrincham has grown into a big town, thanks to its road and rail network. The town is serviced by the Metrolink, and most of the population are middle class. The middle class population has been steadily rising since the nineteenth century. The town hosts a number of sporting clubs, namely Altrincham Football Club, Manchester Phoenix and the Elite Ice Hockey Club.

Altrincham has a lot of historical significance. Existence of human activity has been traced back to prehistoric ages. Archeologists discovered arrowheads of the Neolithic era. The place is a rich source of historical artefacts, with many discoveries having been found in Dunham and Trafford. Ruins of Roman roads passing through Broadheath have been found. Broadheath is a location in Altrincham. After the temporary Roman invasion of Britain in the 5th century, the town was known as “Aldringeham”. This is translated to “homestead of the Aldrere’s people”. During this time, Britain was ruled by the Anglo-Saxons. The name has changed over time, but by the late nineteenth century, the modern name “Altrincham” was being used interchangeable with the name Altringham.

A draw, or tied score, is a frequent outcome in soccer. In the 2008-2009 season, almost a quarter of all Premier League matches resulted in a draw. Because such an outcome is so common, traditional betting usually involves betting within the context of three different outcomes: a win for one team, a draw, or a win for the other team. The “Asian handicap” is a means of changing this by “handicapping” the underdog by a certain percentage, meaning that a draw becomes impossible.

Most handicaps are made at intervals of one half or one quarter, meaning that there has to be a winner since it is impossible to score a half or quarter goal. The purpose is to make the odds as close to 50-50 as possible and eliminating the draw as a possible outcome. Because the odds are almost half when a handicap is applied, the payout is usually even money, or very close to it.

The primary benefit is encouraging punters to bet on matches where there is a clear favorite. For example, if Manchester United (winner of the Premier League in the 2008-2009 season) were to play West Bromwich (the bottom team of the Premier League during the same season), few punters would be interested in betting. This is because Manchester United is a much better team and the odds are strongly in their favor.

However, if West Bromwich was given a handicap of +2.5, it would mean that they would be effectively starting with a lead of 2.5 goals. This means Manchester United would have to score three goals more than West Bromwich to be the winner as far as the bet is concerned. If West Bromwich scored one goal, then Manchester would have to score four to win. Handicapping obviously changes the odds significantly.

An interesting aspect of handicapping is the push. If an even number is used for the handicap, and the actual score plus the handicap equals a draw, then this is a push. For example, if in the example given above West Bromwich was given a handicap of 2 and failed to score any goals, and Manchester United only scored two goals, this would be a push. The result of a push is that all the punters receive their original wagers returned as there was no winner.

The “Asian Handicap” adds an additional element to soccer betting that can be both fun and profitable. This form of betting can be helpful for those punters that have a personal favorite that they intend to bet on, but are not confident that their favorite will win a particular match.

Faking football memorabilia, thanks to the otherwise empowering Internet, is big, big business. Fans and investors are always looking for signed merchandise linked to English football’s Big Four – and, like anything else, they’re always happy to get it for less than proper price. With the 2009-2010 Premiership season closing on a classic four way race (Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United are all still in with a mathematical chance of winning British football’s top silver), Man U signed shirts and Man United signed memorabilia generally are peaking in interest value: which makes now a bumper time of year for the charlatans.

So how does a prospective buyer, be they fan or speculator, spot fake signed Man United shirts? The first clue is in the price. The Internet has made open trade available to everyone – which is great – by letting anyone with something to sell have an effectively free market in which to do it. As a result, the prices of a lot of things (including Man U memorabilia) can appear to be extremely competitive, with vendors vying for buyers’ attentions by slashing their retail on products everybody wants. So far, so good, until one stops to consider that signed Man United shirts, and indeed all Man U signed memorabilia, are rare items.

Rare items command their own prices because people who want them, want them, almost irrespective of the price tag placed on them by sellers. This is particularly true of Man U signed shirts and signed Manchester United memorabilia (and, by extension, of all signed sports memorabilia). It’s not easy to get one professional sports person to sign a shirt or photograph – sports people are busy, willfully secluded from the “real” world (i.e. the general public); and are often being asked to sign gear in the aftermath of an extremely gruelling event. As a result, the signatures of sports persons are rare and concomitantly expensive. Signed Man United shirts, which contain the autographs of not one, but (at a minimum) eleven sports men, will, obviously and logically, be significantly harder to create in quantity than, say, a signed photo of Ryan Giggs. Which means that Manchester United signed shirts carry their own value – a price that reflects the difficulty of getting them signed, and hence the rarity of the item.

The second thing to consider, when trying to spot faked signed Manchester United memorabilia, is the verifiability of its Certificate of Authenticity. There’s a particular type of authentication that buyers should look for. It’s called “in person” authentication, and it means, basically, that the company selling the signed Manchester United shirts, or Man United signed memorabilia in general, has some kind of record of when and where the item was signed, and who was present. A site selling Manchester United signed shirts that claims “in person” authentication on its certificates is much more likely to be genuine.

Manchester United signed shirts, and Manchester United memorabilia of all stripes, are growing in popularity with every passing season. Faking them is naturally keeping pace. Buyers looking to get their hands on Manchester United shirts should exercise basic caution when parting with their cash: who, after all, wants to end up with a worthless fake when they could have the real McCoy?