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[edit] Legions United Football Club
History
Formed in early February 2000, the club has grown dramatically amongst the people of Karachi, where it is based. Founded by Burair Ashary, Omar fyaz and a group of friends who decided to hand over the manegment duties to fellow friend Affan zahid who has played a major role along with other members towards the dramatic growth of the club. Primarily it was made as a leisure activity amongst the group of friends, but soon many joined the club and it as grown to become a major club in Pakistan.
Influences
The team players have been heavily influenced by european satrs such as Luis Figo, Zinadine Zidane, Genaro Buffon, David Beckhamn, Christiano Ronaldo, Francesco Totti, Luca Toni, and many more. South American superstars have also been influential. Players such as Diego Maradonna, Ronaldhino, Pele, Kaka, Sorin, Tevez, Maxi Rodriguez, and many more have been great motivational figures for all the players.
Management/Coaching Issues
Till recently, the team players themselves had been managing and coaching the team simultaneously. The team had a conference held on march 5 2007. It was unanimously decided that Mr. Zahid would only be restricted Managerial duties where as the coaching duties would be handed over to famous Pakistani coach, Mr Yasir. Mr Yasir has a history of coaching good teams throughout Karachi. This decision is planned to take effect from the beggining of April 2007.
Critics
Critics throughout Pakistan had been critical during the early stages, proclaiming the team to be "too western" and full of biased decsions. But after winning five consecutive trophies, the team has put up a tough challenge for the critics to criticise their talent. a reply from the teams goal Keeper, Atta Khan, "They just had to give us a chance at the beggining. Thats all!"
Links
[[1]]Orkut Community on the club Legions United.
