Duncan Edwards was an English footballer who played as a left-half for Manchester United and the England national team. He was one of the Busby Babes, the young United team formed under manager Matt Busby in the mid-1950s, playing 177 matches for the club. He was noted for his physical strength, toughness, and level of authority on the pitch, and has been ranked amongst the toughest players of all time. One of eight players who died as a result of the Munich air disaster, he survived initially but succumbed to his injuries in hospital two weeks later. Many of his contemporaries have described him as one of the best, if not the best, players with whom they had played.
George McCartney is a Northern Irish former footballer who is currently a coach at Linfield. He began his career at Sunderland in 1998 before having two spells each with West Ham United and Leeds United. He won the 2004–05 Football League Championship with Sunderland and was named the club's player of the season award as well as being named in the 2004–05 Football League Championship PFA Team of the Year. He moved to West Ham in 2006 before returning to Sunderland under Roy Keane's managership in 2008. He spent one season, the 2010–11 season, on loan with Leeds United before returning in 2011 to play on loan for West Ham. From 2001 until 2010 he also played international football for Northern Ireland.
Jesse McCartney is an American actor and singer. He achieved fame in the late 1990s on the daytime drama All My Children as JR Chandler. He later joined the boy band Dream Street, and eventually branched out into a solo musical career. Additionally, McCartney has appeared on shows such as Law & Order: SVU, Summerland, and Greek. McCartney has had an extensive voice acting career, voicing characters such as Theodore in the Alvin and the Chipmunks film series, JoJo McDodd in Horton Hears a Who!, Dick Grayson in Young Justice, and Roxas and Ventus in the Kingdom Hearts video game series.
William Paul McCartney is a former American football player and coach and the founder of the Promise Keepers men's ministry. He was the head coach at the University of Colorado Boulder for thirteen seasons (1982–1994), compiled a 93–55–5 (.624) record, and won three consecutive Big Eight Conference titles (1989–1991). McCartney's 1990 team was crowned as national champions by the Associated Press, splitting the title with Georgia Tech, first in the final Coaches' Poll.
The Colorado Buffaloes football program represents the University of Colorado Boulder in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level, and is a member of the Big 12 Conference. The team was a charter member of the Big 12 before leaving to join the Pac-12 Conference after the 2010 season. After 13 seasons in the Pac-12, the Buffaloes returned to the Big 12 in 2024. Before joining the Big 12, they were members of the Big Eight Conference. The CU football team has played at Folsom Field since 1924. The Buffs all-time record is 716–520–36 as of the 2022 season. Colorado won the 1990 National Championship. The football program is 27th on the all-time win list and 40th in all-time winning percentage.
James Kimberley Corden is an English actor, comedian, writer, producer, singer, and former television host. In the United Kingdom, he is best known for co-writing and starring in the critically acclaimed BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey. In the United States, he is best known as the host of The Late Late Show with James Corden, a late-night talk show that aired on CBS from 2015 to 2023.
Nazar Karajayevich Bayramov or Nazar Karajaýewiç Baýramow is a former football player who last played as a midfielder for Turkmenistan. Bayramow is the younger brother of Wladimir Baýramow.
Wladimir Karajaýewiç Baýramow is a Turkmen professional football manager and a former international forward who currently the head coach of Ýokary Liga club FK Arkadag.
Tom Saintfiet is a Belgian football coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the Mali national team.
Ahal Änew Football Club, or simply Ahal FK, is a Turkmen professional football club based in the Änew, Ahal Province. Founded in 1989, the club played its first-ever top flight season in 1992. The club plays its home matches at the 20,000 seater Ashgabat Stadium.
Wahyt Sähetmyradowiç Orazsähedow is a Turkmenistani football forward who plays for Altyn Asyr and Turkmenistan.
The Turkmenistan women's national football team is the women's national football team of the country of Turkmenistan. The team was established in 2016, and is controlled by the Football Federation of Turkmenistan (TFF).
Elman Tagaýew is a Turkmen professional football midfielder of Azerbaijani descent, who last played for FC Ahal.
Didar Gurbangeldiyevich Durdyyev is a Turkmen professional footballer, who plays as a forward for Ýokary Liga club Altyn Asyr FK and the Turkmenistan national football team.
Ahmet Didarovich Atayev or Ahmet Didarowiç Ataýew is a Turkmen footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ýokary Liga club Altyn Asyr and the Turkmenistan national team.
Altymyrat Myratowiç Annadurdyýew is a professional Turkmen football player who plays for FK Arkadag. He is also a member of Turkmenistan national football team.
Ryan Nyambe is a Namibian professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Derby County.
Murat Yakshiyev is a professional Turkmen football player who played in Şagadam. He is also a member of Turkmenistan national football team.
Turkmenistan is the only remaining sovereign country in the world that has not reported any cases of COVID-19. There were no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Turkmenistan, with the totalitarian government being proactive in censoring relevant information. It is however suspected to have spread in the country unreported; specifics are difficult to ascertain and confirm in absence of independent media.
Mamadou Kané is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Russian club Rodina Moscow on loan from the Cypriot side Pafos.
