The overall Players for Peace project has been successful

And the people behind it work regularly with the UN, FIFA, FIFPro and FutbolMasters. But this website's only just been launched! And unless you want them to do a Blue Peter...

Posted By: thebigfeller on November 9th 2007 at 13:52:34

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nextsoccerstar.com - can you help? (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Nov 9, 13:12:19
- FOOBALL... (n/m) (Other Football) - blindasabat, Nov 9, 13:20:52
  - BARBALL? (n/m) (Other Football) - Partial Angler, Nov 9, 13:21:33
- FOOTBALL! (n/m) (Other Football) - malkybarkid, Nov 9, 13:17:48
  - Yeah - brilliant idea (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Nov 9, 13:23:23
    - is that why it's FISA and not FIFA? (Other Football) - blindasabat, Nov 9, 13:27:10
      - Yes, and the usage of "soccer" as a common term is proven by (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:30:17
        
        But unless the site was done in at least 5 or 6 different languages (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Nov 9, 13:32:46
        
        No he wouldn't - the universal name is FOOTBALL unless you are a Yank. (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:37:11
      - Watch what happens if you type football into a global search engine (n/m) (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Nov 9, 13:29:11
        
        Just tried that. If I type in "football" I get (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:35:22
        
        And what happens if you type football into a search engine in South America? (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Nov 9, 13:38:48
        
        Ha ha. So tell me then ? (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:42:20
        
        What the Brazilian bloke behind the whole Players for Peace initiative found (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Nov 9, 13:43:51
        
        lol (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:48:26
        
        most search engines display results based on where in the world you are based (Other Football) - blindasabat, Nov 9, 13:34:49
        
        The accept-language http request header is normally used to choose a locale (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Nov 9, 13:36:29
        
        Indeed although most people in continental Europe override it to go to .com anyway (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:43:06
        
        Pens! (n/m) (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Nov 9, 13:40:47
        
        lolf (n/m) (Other Football) - malkybarkid, Nov 9, 13:45:19
        
        That's got nothing to do with global understanding of the word football (n/m) (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Nov 9, 13:34:40
    - Who calls it soccer outside North America & Australia ?? (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:24:57
      - Except that most countries have their own unique term (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Nov 9, 13:30:14
        
        No they don't. (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:32:31
        
        I'm not the expert here (or ever, of course) - he's done tests with various names (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Nov 9, 13:34:40
        
        He's right that it is the best term, but for the reason I said. The biggest market, with (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:39:41
- FOOTBALL !! (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:17:31
- Jesus (Other Football) - Partial Angler, Nov 9, 13:14:43
  - I thought for a moment... (Other Football) - Ben, Nov 9, 13:18:13
- Send it to Roeder (n/m) (Other Football) - iwans_ex_dentist, Nov 9, 13:14:40
- Why so American? (n/m) (Other Football) - Ben, Nov 9, 13:13:56
  - I asked him about this (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Nov 9, 13:21:25
    - Only Americans like America (Other Football) - Ben, Nov 9, 15:14:17
    - Bollocks, it's because Yankland is where the money is (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:22:37
      - No it isn't. (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Nov 9, 13:24:28
        
        OK, argue away. See how well he does referring to soccer instead of football. (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:26:42
        
        Much better, Steve. He and Players for Peace have been working on the site for over a year (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Nov 9, 13:28:32
        
        So, if it is already successful why are the top StarZones all test accounts ? (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:38:54
        
        The overall Players for Peace project has been successful (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Nov 9, 13:52:34
        
        FIFA, FIFPro and FutbolMasters.... (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:58:24
        
        LOL! Fair point (Other Football) - thebigfeller, Nov 9, 14:09:51
        
        There's two in "masters". (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Nov 9, 13:59:11
        
        :-) (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Nov 9, 13:59:34

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