For which team does the professional footballer Alexander Hleb, whose country gained independence in 1991 and whose most popular sport is football closely followed by ice hockey, currently play?
ec662bf32f9ae0b6a0743e7d6e38446b
Football in Belarus In Belarus, a country that gained independence in 1991, football is the most popular sport, closely followed by ice hockey. The national association takes part in all competitions organized by FIFA and UEFA at senior and youth level, as well as in women’s football. Dinamo Minsk were once one of the powerhouses in the top flight of Soviet Union football, sometimes playing in European club competitions. A number of Belarusians, such as Sergei Aleinikov, Sergei Borovsky, Sergei Gotsmanov, Ihar Hurynovich, Georgi Kondratiev, Aleksandr Prokopenko, Andrei Zygmantovich and Eduard Malofeyev (as both player and manager), represented the Soviet Union. Today, the star of Belarusian football is Alexander Hleb, who currently plays for BATE Borisov.
62100838f0d7a0b1d4c167c9e03e97ce
Alexander Hleb Aliaksandr Paulavich Hleb (Belarusian: Аляксандр Паўлавіч Глеб , ] ; Russian: Александр Павлович Глеб ; born 1 May 1981), commonly referred to in English as Alexander Hleb, is a Belarusian professional footballer.
79df3669e6acc540c5ca8da0949534fd
Sport in Argentina The practice of sports in Argentina is varied due to the population's diverse European origins and the mostly mild climate. Association football is the most popular discipline and other sports played both professionally and recreatively athletics, auto racing, basketball, boxing, cycling, field hockey, fishing, golf, handball, mountaineering, padel tennis, polo, roller hockey, rowing, rugby union, sailing, skiing, swimming, tennis and volleyball. Argentine achievements can be found in team sports such as association football, basketball, field hockey and rugby union, and individual sports such as boxing, golf, tennis and rowing. Pato, the national sport, is not very popular.
37a46f5847c1a2a8a4a8f22967043c46
Sport in Russia The most popular sport in Russia is football According to Yandex search analysis results rating of the most popular sports among Russians: "Football topped the list of the most popular sports in Russia" with 5 to 10 million requests. Ice hockey came in second with handball, basketball, boxing, auto racing, volleyball, athletics, tennis and chess rounding out the top ten rankings. Other popular sports include bandy, biathlon, figure skating, weightlifting, gymnastics, wrestling, martial arts, rugby union, and skiing.
03e4407e6ea2ef87baf41fd1ecfb984a
Iserlohn Roosters The Iserlohn Roosters are a professional ice hockey team based in Iserlohn, North Rhine-Westphalia. They are members of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) since 2000 and play their home games at the Eissporthalle Iserlohn which is also known as "Eissporthalle am Seilersee". The team made the playoffs three times in its first 15 seasons in the DEL. The Roosters are widely regarded for their fans and having one of the best atmospheres at home games in Europe despite having an arena capacity for just 4967 spectators. The club caused much controversy in 1987 when, under Heinz Weifenbach, a US$900,000 advertising deal was signed for former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's "The Green Book". The book is widely acknowledged as having been inspired by Mao Zedong's "The Little Red Book".
6423e4977bb8419b31b6daff9574d634
Football in Finland Football in Finland, unlike in most other European countries, is not the most popular spectator sport, as it falls behind ice hockey, which enjoys a huge amount of popularity in the country. Football tops ice hockey in the number of registered players (115,000 vs. 60,000) and as a popular hobby (160,000 vs. 90,000 in adults and 230,000 vs. 105, 000 in youth). It is the most popular hobby among 3-18 year olds, whereas ice hockey is 9th.
be632c86d35d57960709c6227eb76358
Alexander Jakubov Alexander Jakubov (born 11 January 1991) is a Czech-Slovak football striker who currently plays for FC Baník Ostrava.
930eb1c5b01c98e9039c7965dc81d4e8
Football in Latvia Association football is the second sport in Latvia after ice hockey, but in recent years it has gained more popularity. The Latvian Football Federation (Latvian: "Latvijas Futbola federācija" ) is the sport's national governing body. There is a league system, with the Higher League and First League on top. There is Latvian Second League also, where mostly play amateur teams. There are also national cup competitions, with most notable Latvian Cup.
c3593e6057b3955e551ca3c891a0468f
SønderjyskE SønderjyskE is a Danish sport corporation. They have a football team (SønderjyskE Fodbold, based in Haderslev), two handball teams (SønderjyskE Håndbold, one male based in Sønderborg, one female based in Aabenraa) and an ice hockey team (SønderjyskE Ishockey, based in Vojens). All the teams play in Southern Jutland. The name is short for Sønderjysk Elitesport (English language: "Southern Jutlandic Elite Sport").
24e163e52c76ad6a7e88efc18647363f
List of Soviet and Russian ice hockey champions The Russian Open Hockey Championship (Russian: Открытый Чемпионат России по хоккею, Otkrytyy Chempionat Rossii po khokkeyu ), also known as the Championship of Russia in ice hockey (Russian: Чемпионат России по хоккею с шайбой, Chempionat Rossii po khokkeyu s shayboy ), is an annual ice hockey award and national title, bestowed by the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia to the professional hockey organization judged to have the best performing team in Russia.
76b2951e180668582f6fe3f07ab2ca65
Football in Haiti Association football is the most popular sport in Haiti. It is run by the Fédération Haïtienne de Football. The association administers the national football team, as well as the national football league. The sport is very popular. Football in Haiti first developed in the state capital of Port-au-Prince, where a regional championship round was already held for the first time in 1912.
8cdcbdc4dd24f056315e4ef0d9bc18ce
Football in Romania Football is the most popular sport in Romania. The Romanian Football Federation (Romanian: "Federaţia Română de Fotbal" or "FRF" ), a member of UEFA, is the sport's national governing body.
97c9360d74dee47a9916afd3ac38f540
Football in Turkmenistan Football is the most popular sport in Turkmenistan, a country that gained independence in 1991. The national association regularly takes part in competitions organised by FIFA and the AFC at senior and youth level. Valeri Nepomniachi is probably the most famous name in Turkmen football. He was the coach who led Cameroon to the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. The Africans surprised many with their 1-0 win over defending champions Argentina in the opening match and finally bowed out in the quarter-finals.
0bc8bcda3ec10eddc69339762a92900a
HNK Hajduk Split league record by opponent HNK Hajduk Split is a Croatian association football club based in Split, which currently competes in the top tier division of Croatian football, Prva HNL. Founded in 1911, they played only friendlies during their first years in existence. Between the early 1920s and 1940, Hajduk regularly participated in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia national championship. The club spent their entire existence playing top-flight football, having been a member of Yugoslav First League from 1946 until its dissolution in 1991. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia the club joined the Croatian First League in its inaugural season in 1992.
8d466a1c5b0b55d9cf2bed496cf51d9d
Football in Antigua and Barbuda Football in Antigua and Barbuda is one of the Caribbean country's most popular sports. It is second only to cricket.
2e8768858c5fc4e20f5fc0d3ec206d36
Hockey 9s Hockey 9s or Hockey Nines is a variation of the sport of field hockey played at international level. While played on a standard size hockey field, there are a number of variations in its rules, most significantly the reduction of number of players on a team from eleven to nine.
cf0b6bb765a005f3f9ea1bc2f50d9119
Football in Scotland Association football is one of the national sports of Scotland and the most popular sport in the country. There is a long tradition of "football" games in Orkney, Lewis and southern Scotland, especially the Scottish Borders, although many of these include carrying the ball and passing "by hand", and despite bearing the name "football" bear little resemblance to association football.
e0bce397cb9e8df84547b337f9d15758
Ice hockey rules Ice hockey rules define the parameters of the sport of ice hockey. The sport is governed by several organizations including the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), the National Hockey League (NHL), Hockey Canada, USA Hockey and others. The rules define the size of the hockey rink where a game is played, the playing and safety equipment, the game definition, including time of play and whether tie-breaking methods are used and the actual playing rules themselves. The IIHF rule book is used in both amateur and professional leagues worldwide. The NHL's rule book is the basis for the rule books of most North American professional leagues. The IIHF, amateur and NHL rules evolved separately from amateur and professional Canadian ice hockey rules of the early 1900s.
5aef8a93a8b36c05e5c8de4ad5c5b4e2
Jakub Culek Jakub Culek (born September 7, 1992) is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the HC Plzeň of the Czech Extraliga. Culek was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the 3rd round (76th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
01be422feec81b9c104d95aefc0cb32b
Swedish football (code) Swedish football (Swedish: "Svensk fotboll" ) was a code of football devised and played in Sweden from the 1870s to the early 1890s, when the modern association football was introduced. Swedish football rules were a mix of the association football rules and the rugby football rules, most closely resembling the former.
a9ce6fc15dd59cc2e875b7ac731aba39
Football in Slovenia Football in Slovenia is governed by the Football Association of Slovenia ("Nogometna zveza Slovenije"). Slovenia has participated in international football as an independent nation since 1991, when the country gained independence from SFR Yugoslavia. The Slovenia national football team has qualified for three major tournaments (UEFA Euro 2000, 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup).
61190de9ce916903a81011de0b29adda
Syarhey Hlyabko Syarhey Hlyabko (Belarusian: Сяргей Глябко ; Russian: Серге́й Глебко (Sergey Glebko); born 23 August 1992) is a Belarusian professional football player currently playing for Torpedo Minsk.