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The Estadio Olimpico was built in 1940 and officially opened a year later.  Situated in the centre of Goiânia, the capital of the state of Goias, in central-western Brazil, it is named in honour of the city’s founder, Pedro Ludovico Teixeira , and was its first official sports facility.  Refurbished in 2016, it is home to Goiânia  Esporte Clube and will provide the venue for 6 group matches at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019, 2 Round-of-16 games, and 2 quarter-finals. Fact file: Official name: Estadio Olimpico "Pedro Ludovico" Opened: 1941 Last renovated: 2016 Capacity: 10,230

https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/meet-the-aussie-kid-following-in-ronaldo-s-footsteps Tristan Hammond grew up in the same neck of the woods as Harry Kewell and is part of the Sporting Lisbon production line that spawned the fearsome threesone of Cristiano Ronaldo, Luis Figo and Nani. 15/10/2019 - BY DAVE LEWIS So there's no wonder the Australian FIFA U-17 World Cup-bound winger is dreaming big as he prepares to test himself against the planet’s elite youngsters in Brazil in the coming weeks. Every time 16-year-old Hammond rocks up for training at the Portuguese powerhouse he’s reminded of the legacy left by its alumni, and inspired to fulfill his own football destiny. Entering his fifth year in Portugal, the kid from Edensor Park in Sydney’s west gives praise for the pathway stretching ahead of him. The one-time Marconi junior, told The World Game from Australia’s pre-World Cup camp in Chile: “It’s amazing to be at the club that produced such incre...

https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/high-voltage-watts-gives-joeys-world-cup-power-surge When you’re part of the famed Southampton crèche which incubated the gifts of Alan Shearer, Gareth Bale and Adam Lallana you’re entitled to dream big. BY DAVE LEWIS - Oct. 24, 2019 All-action Joeys midfielder Caleb Watts is doing just that as a key ingredient of coach Trevor Morgan’s FIFA Under-17 World Cup soufflé ahead of Sunday’s first serving against Ecuador in Brazil. England-born but with an Australian lineage, Watts, 17, is one of just three overseas based players on Morgan’s menu - the others are Noah Botic and Tristan Hammond . And much is expected of him in a tournament which pits Australia against Hungary and Nigeria in their remaining group games.  Not least by Watts himself, as he climbs a ladder he believes will ultimately lead to the first team squad at St Mary’s. Having cut his teeth as a junior with Queens Park Rangers , Watts’ move to the Sain...

https://www.futbolperuano.com/mundial-sub-17-brasil-2019/jugadores-que-lograron-destacar-en-la-historia-del-mundial-sub-17-245421 El Mundial Sub 17 , que ya fue "cuna" de consagrados como Ronaldinho Gaúcho, Andrés Iniesta o Neymar , nombres que sobresalen entre decenas de figuras de las anteriores 17 ediciones del torneo, dará el sábado otro pistoletazo evocando a los astros que dejaron su huella en la cita. Desde el sábado, dos estadios de la ciudad de Goiania, uno de Vitória y otro de Brasilia acogerán hasta el 17 de noviembre el torneo que comenzó a disputarse en 1985 en China. EGI 1997 (Ronaldinho) Una de las máximas figuras que han surgido del Mundial Sub'17 ha sido Ronaldinho Gaúcho, quien en el torneo de Egipto 1997 condujo con su "magia" a Brasil para su primera conquista orbital en la categoría, después de doce años de participaciones. 'Dinho', posteriormente, se convertiría en estrella de la Canarinha, campeona del Mundial ...

http://www.worldfootballscouting.com/giovani-talenti-del-2002/johan-mina-talento-ecuadoriano-classe-2002/ Nome: Johan Andreé Mina Mendoza Ruolo: Trequartista, seconda punta Data di nascita: 15/05/2002 Altezza: 175 cm Piede: Sinistro Agente:  Klinton Tenorio Padre:  Joaquín Mina, bicampione nazionale Emelec 1993 Piace a: Chelsea, Barcellona ( osservatori @ Goiania: Pep Boada and Ramon Planes) Contratto: non ha rinnovato, non può firmare fino al 18-esimo compleanno (15 maggio 2020) Con una tripletta Johan Mina ha ribaltato l’esito della terza partita del Sub-17, che vedeva il suo Ecuador sotto di due reti contro il Cile, trascinato da un grande Gonzalo Tapia . Il numero 10 ecuadoriano aveva già regalato tre punti alla “Mini Tri”, nel match precedente contro la Bolivia, garantendo da solo 6 dei 7 punti ottenuti dalla sua squadra, che si è così guadagnata l’accesso alla fase “Hexagonal”. Probabilmente, l’Ecuador avrebbe anche potuto essere a punte...