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1. On 14 May 2013 , Cazorla assisted all four of Arsenal's goals in a vital 4–1 win over Wigan Athletic which relegated their opponents and kept Arsenal in fourth place going into the final Premier League match of the season
2. In 1995 , Rosenborg qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time , a feat which helped secure the club's finances and further cement its dominance at the domestic level. The income provided through successive qualifications has allowed Rosenborg to become by far the wealthiest club in Norway. Always able to offer the most promising new players better terms than their opponents , as well as the prospect of playing in Europe , Rosenborg were assured of future league championships and European qualifications. During this period , few clubs were ever able to mount a serious challenge for more than a season at a time
3. The First Battle of Algeciras was a naval battle fought on 6 July 1801 between a squadron of British Royal Navy ships of the line and a smaller French Navy squadron at anchor in the fortified Spanish port of Algeciras in the Strait of Gibraltar. The British outnumbered their opponents , but the French position was protected by Spanish gun batteries and the complicated shoals that obscured the entrance to Algeciras Bay. The French squadron , under Contre-Admiral Charles Linois , had stopped at Algeciras en route to the major Spanish naval base at Cadiz , where they were to form a combined French and Spanish fleet for operations against Britain and its allies in the French Revolutionary Wars. The British , under Rear-Admiral Sir James Saumarez , sought to eliminate the French squadron before it could reach Cadiz and form a force powerful enough to overwhelm Saumarez and launch attacks against British forces in the Mediterranean Sea
4. Following this , the völva says that "stone peaks clash" , "troll wives take to the road" , "warriors tread the path from Hel" , and the heavens "break apart". The next stanza relates that Odin is to be killed by the wolf Fenrir , and that Surtr will go to battle against the god Freyr. No further detail is given about the fight between Surtr and Freyr in the poem. In the stanzas that follow , a number of gods and their opponents are described as doing battle at Ragnarök , and that the world will be consumed in flames , yet afterward the world will resurface anew and fertile , and the surviving gods will meet again
5. In Fat Princess , players play as team members. There are two teams , red and blue , with up to 16 members each. To make their opponents ' task more difficult , players can feed the captive princess cake slices. With each slice , she becomes heavier and harder to carry back to her respective castle. Over time , the effect of the cake wears off
6. In May 2008 at the Manchester City ground , Law presented the medals to the winners of the UEFA Cup , Zenit St. Petersburg , and their opponents , Scottish side Rangers
7. Case maintained his place the following year as Liverpool chased a unique treble of League , FA and European Cups. They were league champions for the second season in a row , but lost in the FA Cup Final to Manchester United 2-1. Case was the scorer of Liverpool's goal shortly after their opponents had taken the lead; it was a typical Case goal in that it was a vicious , unstoppable shot from outside the penalty area following a neat turn on the ball. He was in the team again a few days later when Liverpool won their first European Cup after beating Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1 in Rome
8. Prior to the start of a game , a coin toss determines which team will kick off the ball to their opponent. Each team lines up on opposite halves of the field , with a minimum ten yards of space between them for the kickoff
9. After a try , safety or field goal , the team that had possession of the ball goes back to the middle of the field and kicks the ball off to their opponent , and play continues as it did in the beginning of the game
10. Due to the legitimate role that referees play in wrestling of serving as liaison between the bookers backstage and the wrestlers in the ring , the referee is present , even in matches that do not at first glance appear to require a referee. Although their actions are also frequently scripted for dramatic effect , referees are subject to certain general rules and requirements in order to maintain the theatrical appearance of unbiased authority. The most basic rule is that an action must be seen by a referee to be declared for a fall or disqualification. This allows for heel characters to gain a scripted advantage by distracting or disabling the referee in order to perform some ostensibly illegal maneuver on their opponent. Most referees are unnamed and essentially anonymous , though the WWE has let their officials reveal their names
11. Although professional wrestling in Mexico also has stories and characters , they are less emphasized. Wrestlers in Mexico are traditionally more agile and perform more aerial maneuvers than professional wrestlers in the U.S. who , more often , rely on power moves and strikes to subdue their opponents. The difference in styles is due to the independent evolution of the sport in Mexico beginning in the 1930s and the fact that wrestlers in the cruiserweight division are often the most popular wrestlers in Mexican lucha libre. Wrestlers often execute high flying moves characteristic of lucha libre by utilizing the wrestling ring's ropes to catapult themselves towards their opponents , using intricate combinations in rapid-fire succession , and applying complex submission holds. Lucha libre is also known for its tag team wrestling matches , in which the teams are often made up of three members , instead of two as is common in the U.S
12. Today , mixed martial artists must cross-train in a variety of styles to counter their opponent's strengths and remain effective in all the phases of combat
13. Other fighters may use the clinch to push their opponent against the cage or ropes , where they can effectively control their opponent's movement and restrict mobility while striking them with punches to the body or stomps. Randy Couture used his Greco Roman wrestling background to popularize this style en route to six title reigns in the Ultimate Fighting Championship
14. The style is used by fighters well-versed in submission defense and skilled at takedowns. They take the fight to the ground , maintain a grappling position , and strike until their opponent submits or is knocked out. Although not a traditional style of striking , the effectiveness and reliability of ground-and-pound has made it a popular tactic. It was first demonstrated as an effective technique by Mark Coleman , then popularized by fighters such as Chael Sonnen , Don Frye , Frank Trigg , Cheick Kongo , Mark Kerr , Frank Shamrock , Tito Ortiz and Matt Hughes. Today , strikes on the ground are an essential part of a fighter's training
15. Submission grappling is a reference to the ground fighting tactic consisting of taking an opponent to the ground using a takedown or throw and then applying a submission hold , forcing the opponent to submit. While grapplers will often work to attain dominant position , some may be more comfortable fighting from other positions. If a grappler finds themselves unable to force a takedown , they may resort to pulling guard , whereby they physically pull their opponent into a dominant position on the ground
16. The introduction of the snap resulted in unexpected strategy changes. Previously , the strategy had been to punt if a scrum resulted in bad field position. A group of Princeton players realized that , as the snap was uncontested , they now could hold the ball indefinitely to prevent their opponent from scoring. In 1881 , both contestants in a Yale-Princeton game used this strategy to maintain their undefeated records. Each team held the ball , gaining no yardage , for an entire half. This "block game" proved extremely unpopular with spectators and fans
17. Bushnell and Dabney founded Atari , Inc. in 1972 , before releasing their next game: Pong. Pong was the first arcade video game with widespread success. The game is loosely based on table tennis: a ball is "served" from the center of the court and as the ball moves towards their side of the court each player must maneuver their paddle to hit the ball back to their opponent. Atari sold over 19 , 000 Pong machines , creating many imitators
18. Politicians are often accused by their opponents of claiming to be honest and seek the truth while using spin tactics to manipulate public opinion. Because of the frequent association between spin and press conferences , the room in which these take place is sometimes described as a spin room. A group of people who develop spin may be referred to as "spin doctors" who engage in "spin doctoring" for the person or group that hired them
19. According to some sociologists , the "social construction of collective action frames" involves "public discourse , that is , the interface of media discourse and interpersonal interaction; persuasive communication during mobilization campaigns by movement organizations , their opponents and countermovement organizations; and consciousness raising during episodes of collective action."
20. From the start , policy advocates from all sides attempted to influence NAPAP activities to support their particular policy advocacy efforts , or to disparage those of their opponents. For the U.S. Government's scientific enterprise , a significant impact of NAPAP were lessons learned in the assessment process and in environmental research management to a relatively large group of scientists , program managers and the public
21. A distinction needs to be made between the destruction of houses as an incidental effect of military necessity , the wanton destruction of houses during a military advance , and the deliberate targeting of houses during a military occupation. In the former case , it is commonplace for civilian homes to be used by armed forces as places of shelter or as firing positions. As a result , civilian dwellings become a legitimate military target and property damage is often inevitable as forces seek to expel their opponents from buildings. This can result in the destruction of houses on a massive scale as a side-effect of urban warfare. Following World War II , for instance , the United States occupation authorities in Germany found that 81 percent of all houses in the American Zone had been destroyed or damaged in the fighting