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CSKA Moscow (Central Sports Army Club Moscow, Russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club, often referred to as "Red Army" for its past affiliation with the Soviet Army. It is especially well-known for its hockey, football, and basketball sections. Moscow (Russian: ÐоÑкваÌ, Moskva, IPA: listen?) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ...
Red Army flag The short forms Red Army and RKKA refer to the Workers and Peasants Red Army, (РабоÑе-ÐÑеÑÑÑÑнÑÐºÐ°Ñ ÐÑаÑÐ½Ð°Ñ ÐÑÐ¼Ð¸Ñ - Raboche-Krestyanskaya Krasnaya Armiya in Russian), the armed forces organised by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War in 1918. ...
Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ...
In typical game play, players attempt to move towards a goal through individual control of the ball, such as by dribbling (running with the ball close to their feet); by passing the ball from team-mate to team-mate; and by taking shots at the goal. ...
Basketball is very popular in U.S. colleges. ...
The hockey team won the Soviet Championship in 1948, 1949, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, and 1989. On January 11, 1976, the team played the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers, who at the time were the defending Stanley Cup Champions in a famous game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Spectrum which was won by the Flyers 4-1. That game was notible because after an extremely hard body check delivered by Dave "The Hammer" Schultz, the team's enforcer against a player, he was left prone on the ice for a minute, and coach Viktor Tikhonov, who was also the head coach of the USSR national team, pulled his team off the ice in protest that no penalty was called. They were told by league president Clarence Campbell to return to the ice and finish the game, which was being broadcast to an international audience, or that the Soviet Hockey Federation would not get paid the fee that they were entitled to. January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The modernized NHL shield logo, debuting in 2005. ...
The Philadelphia Flyers are a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...
The Stanley Cup is inscribed with the names of all the players on the teams that have won it. ...
Independence Hall Philadelphia (sometimes referred to as Philly or the City of Brotherly Love) is the fifth most populous city in the United States and the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, both in area and population. ...
The Wachovia Spectrum (formerly known as the Spectrum, CoreStates Spectrum and First Union Spectrum) is an indoor arena located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...
Clarence S. Campbell (July 9, 1905 - June 24, 1984) was a former National Hockey League President (1946-1977). ...
The football team won the Soviet Championship in 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1970, and 1991, and the Russian Championship in 2003. It won the UEFA Cup title on May 18, 2005 for the first time, becoming the first Russian football club to win a European cup. PFC CSKA Moscow (Russian: or Central Sports Club of Moscows Army) is the football section of the CSKA sports club of Moscow, Russia. ...
UEFA Cup logo The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams. ...
The basketball team won the European Cup, the predecessor to today's Euroleague, in 1961, 1963, 1969, and 1971; won the Soviet championship 25 times; and won the Russian title every year from 1992 through 2000, plus 2003 through 2005. It also made the Final Four of the Euroleague in 1996, 2004 and 2005. The 2004-05 team became the first in the history of the Euroleague to go through the regular-season phase undefeated, and before the final four it had only lost to one team: Barcelona. Though CSKA eventually lost in the semifinals on their home court to Spanish club TAU Cerámica and to Panathinaikos on the 3rd-place game. That sent them to the 2nd grade teams in the Euroleague draw, although they finished the league with the best record. This year they also lost a game in the finals series of the Russian league, but they eventually got the crown. The Euroleague is a high-caliber professional basketball league with teams from all over Europe. ...
Final Four is a sports term that is commonly applied to the last four teams remaining in a playoff tournament. ...
FC Barcelona, also known as Barça, is a sports club in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain with sections in many different sports. ...
Baskonia (full name: Saski Baskonia SAD) is a Spanish basketball club from the Basque city of Vitoria/Gasteiz. ...
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