Premier is a title for the head of government in some countries and states.

Examples by country

In many nations, "premier" is used interchangeably with "prime minister". In the People's Republic of China, "premier" is more common, but "prime minister" is still used (see Premier of the People's Republic of China).

In four of the British overseas territories, (Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and the British Virgin Islands), the elected heads of government are styled as "Premier". In other overseas territories the equivalent post is styled as Chief Minister.

"Premier" is also the title of the heads of government in sub-national entities, such as the provinces and territories of Canada, states of the Commonwealth of Australia, provinces of South Africa, the island of Nevis within the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, and the nation of Niue. In some of these cases, the formal title remains "Prime Minister" but "Premier" is used to avoid confusion with the national leader. In these cases, care should be taken not to confuse the title of "premier" with "prime minister". In these countries, terms such as "Federal Premier", "National Premier", or "Premier of the Dominion" were sometimes used to refer to prime ministers, although these are now obsolete. In Canadian French, the equivalent of the English word "premier" is "premier ministre", which is also the word used for "prime minister".

In the Czech Republic, "Premiér" means the "Prime Minister" and the Czech language translates both "Premier" and "Prime Minister" as "Premiér".

In Croatia, the head of government is officially called "President of the Government" (predsjednik vlade) but "Premier" (premijer) is commonly used.

A premier will normally be a head of government, but is not usually the head of state. In presidential systems, the two roles are often combined into one, whereas in parliamentary systems of government the two are usually kept separate. An example of a nation having separate roles for the premier/prime minister and the president is the Fifth French Republic.

In the Soviet Union, the title of premier was applied to the Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars (Renamed Council of Ministers of the USSR in 1946), who acted as the Soviet Union's Premier. In Italy, as well, the prime minister maintains the office President of the Council of Ministers of the Republic.

A second in command to a premier is designated as a vice-premier or deputy premier.

See also

Prime Minister

Chief Minister

Premiers of the Australian states

Premier of Bermuda

Premier of the British Virgin Islands

Premiers of Canada

Chancellor of China

List of premiers of China

Premier (South Africa)

Premier of the Soviet Union

Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands

President of the Council of Ministers

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Coordinates	38°01′47″N84°29′41″N
playername	Nemanja Vidić
fullname	Nemanja Vidić
dateofbirth	October 21, 1981
cityofbirth	Titovo Užice
countryofbirth	SFR Yugoslavia
height
position	Centre back
currentclub	Manchester United
clubnumber	15
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youthyears2	1994–1996 |youthclubs2 Sloboda Užice
youthyears3	1996–2000 |youthclubs3 Red Star Belgrade
years1	2000–2004 |clubs1 Red Star Belgrade |caps1 95 |goals1 16
years2	2000–2001 |clubs2 → Spartak Subotica (loan) |caps2 27 |goals2 6
years3	2004–2006 |clubs3 Spartak Moscow |caps3 41 |goals3 4
years4	2006– |clubs4 Manchester United |caps4 162 |goals4 14
nationalyears1	2002– |nationalteam1 Serbia |nationalcaps1 55 |nationalgoals1 2
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Nemanja Vidić (, ; born 21 October 1981) is a Serbian footballer who captains English Premier League club Manchester United and plays for the Serbian national team.

After establishing himself at Red Star Belgrade during the early 2000s, Vidić moved to Spartak Moscow in the summer of 2004. He further increased his reputation when he was part of the "Famous Four" Serbian national team defence that conceded just one goal during the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. He would later sign for Man United for around £7m in January 2006 before establishing a prominent defensive partnership with Rio Ferdinand the following season and earning a reputation for his no-nonsense defending.

He has collected a host of honours in his United career including 3 consecutive Premier League titles (4 titles in total), the UEFA Champions League, the FIFA World Club Cup, three League Cup medals, as well as being included in three consecutive PFA Team of the Year sides from 2007 to 2009. In the 2008–09 season, he helped United to a record-breaking run of 14 consecutive clean sheets and was awarded the Barclays Player of the Season. He also collected both the club's Fans' and Players' Player of the Year awards. At the start of the 2010–11 season Vidić was selected as the new team captain of Manchester United. He collected his second Barclays Player of the Season in 2010-11.

Club career

Early years

Nemanja Vidić was born to Dragoljub, a now-retired copper factory worker, and Zora, a bank clerk. Vidić took up football at six years of age, alongside his older brother Dušan, with local side Jedinstvo Putevi. He progressed quickly, and moved to Sloboda Užice at the age of 12. The Balkan conflict broke out during his early teenage years, during which his family lived under constant fear of being bombed.

Red Star and Spartak Moscow

Two and a half years after signing for Sloboda Užice, before his 15th birthday, Red Star Belgrade signed Vidić to their youth system. He avoided being conscripted into the Serbian Army to fight in the Kosovo War because he was a full-time sportsman. He started his senior career on a season-long loan deal at Spartak Subotica in 2000. He moved back to Red Star Belgrade after the loan deal ended, playing regularly in the top-flight Yugoslav League with coach Zoran Filipović. He won the 2001–02 Yugoslav Cup with Red Star. Vidić quickly gained the captain's armband, and during his three years as captain, he scored 12 goals in 67 matches, and ended his Red Star Belgrade career on a high note by leading the club to a domestic double. He won the 2004 Serbia and Montenegro League and Serbia and Montenegro Cup trophies with Red Star Belgrade, and in July 2004, he joined Russian Premier League side Spartak Moscow. The details of the transfer were not revealed although it was reported that Vidić became the most expensive defender in the history of the Russian Premier League.

Manchester United

After playing two seasons at Spartak Moscow, Vidić signed for Manchester United for a fee of around £7 million on 25 December 2005, and joined the club on 5 January 2006 after his work permit was granted. This was two and a half years after Manchester United's reported interest in him. On this occasion, United beat out stiff competition for Vidić's signature as his transfer to ACF Fiorentina had already been agreed with the club's sporting director Pantaleo Corvino. Since Fiorentina had to wait in order to complete the signing due to not having any free non-EU spots on its roster at the moment, United stepped in and got Vidić in the meantime. He was assigned the number 15 shirt and on 25 January 2006 he made his debut for Manchester United as a substitute for Ruud van Nistelrooy in the dying minutes of a 2–1 win in the Carling Cup semi-final second leg against Blackburn Rovers. On 16 February 2006, Vidić won his first trophy with United, coming on in the 83rd minute for Wes Brown in the 2006 Carling Cup final win against Wigan Athletic.

During the 2006–07 Premier league season, Vidić formed a partnership with Rio Ferdinand in the centre of defence, which has since become one of the most prominent partnerships in European football, and has become an established first team player. In his first full season playing for Manchester United, he made 25 appearances in the Premier League and ended the season winning his first league medal.

Vidić scored his first ever goal for Manchester United on 14 October 2006 against Wigan Athletic; United won 3–1. He scored his second goal in a 3–0 win over Portsmouth on 4 November, his first goal at Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium. He scored his first Champions League goal for Manchester United against Benfica on 6 December in the group stages, a match which Manchester United won 3–1.

On 8 November 2007, Vidić signed a five-year contract extension, keeping him at Manchester United until 2012. At the end of the 2007–08 season, he earned his second consecutive Premier League medal. He was also a part of the squad which won the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final versus Chelsea—his first European medal. During United's 2007–08 season, he made 32 league appearances and scored one goal.

During the 2008–09 season, Vidić has been a pivotal part of the United defence in the absence of a number of other defenders during various parts of the season. He started every match in the British Football League-record run of 14 consecutive clean sheets in Premier League matches. Towards the end of the 2008–09 season, Vidić was shortlisted for the PFA Player of the Year award, along with another four Manchester United players; he was considered the favourite to receive the accolade that was later awarded to his team-mate Ryan Giggs. Vidić was later named as the Manchester United fans' player of the year and players' player of the year, taking over from Cristiano Ronaldo, who won both awards in 2007–08.. During the Carling Cup final Vidic had to play at right back when he replaced John O'Shea

Praised for his aggressive no-nonsense defensive style by his Manchester United teammates, he is highly regarded for bravery. Because of this, he enjoys a cult status among United faithful and is often compared to former Manchester United defender Steve Bruce for having similar characteristics.

On 25 October 2009, Vidić was again sent off against Liverpool in a 2–0 defeat, marking the third consecutive game against their fiercest rivals in which he had been shown a red card. However, on 21 March 2010 he managed to play a full 90 minutes in a 2–1 win against Liverpool at Old Trafford and again on 19 September 2010, this time a 3–2 victory.

On 23 July 2010, it was reported that Vidić had extended his contract with Manchester United by agreeing to a new long-term contract, ending long-running speculation of a move to Real Madrid. The new four-year contract was signed on 20 August. Vidić scored his first goal of the season on 11 September away to Everton to put his side 2–1 up, the game ending with a dramatic finish with the final score 3–3. After captaining Manchester United for the first five matches of the 2010–11 season, Sir Alex Ferguson later confirmed that Vidić had taken over from Gary Neville as team and club captain on a permanent basis. On 30 October, Vidić scored his first home goal of the season in a 2–0 league win against Tottenham Hotspur, his goal was the 1000th to be scored at Old Trafford in the Premier League. On 13 November 2010 Vidić scored his third goal of the season in a 2–2 away draw against Aston Villa in the 85th minute to grab United a point from a 2–0 deficit. On 1 February, Vidić scored against Aston Villa at Old Trafford with a powerful drive inside the penalty area, and United won 3–1. On 1 March 2011, Vidić was sent off in stoppage time in an intense match against Chelsea for a foul on Ramires. Chelsea won 2–1.. Vidic got his revenge on 8 May 2011 when he scored against Chelsea to end their title aspirations in a 2–1 victory and propelled United toward a record breaking 19th Premier league title, a feat which was completed the following week at Blackburn Rovers.

In August 2011, Vidic started the season opening game, the 2011 FA Community Shield at Wembley Stadium. However Vidic was taken off at half time along with partner Rio Ferdinand as United trailed 2-0 to Manchester City. In the second half, United turned the game around and won 3-2. Vidic went on to lift the Shield as the captain, claiming his fourth Community Shield medal of his career.

International career

A Yugoslavian youth international, he made his senior debut on 12 October 2002 against Italy in UEFA Euro 2004 qualification. Vidić was part of Serbia-Montenegro's "Famous Four" defence, alongside Mladen Krstajić, Ivica Dragutinović and Goran Gavrančić, that conceded just one goal during the ten 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification matches, setting a new record for the fewest goals conceded. Vidić played a major part in the last qualification game, against Bosnia and Herzegovina, in which Serbia-Montenegro won 1–0 and secured qualification, Vidić was given the red card five minutes before the end. Vidić missed out on Serbia-Montenegro's opening group stage match against the Netherlands through suspension from his previous red card, and on 12 June 2006 he injured his left knee ligaments during training and he did not play any games at the 2006 World Cup. After the 2006 World Cup, Vidić went on to represent the national team, now independent as the Serbian national team. He was a regular during 2010 World Cup qualifying when fit and was instrumental as Serbia finished top of their group ahead of the likes of France and Romania with the best defensive record. Serbia had less luck at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and came in last place in Group D. The team is currently playing in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group C.

International goals

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Career statistics

Club

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Club	Season	League	Cup	League Cup	!colspan="2"	Other	Total
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
Red Star Belgrade		0	|	0	0	–		0	0	–		0	0
FK Spartak Subotica	Spartak Subotica (loan)	2000–01	27	|	0	0	–		0	0	–		27	6
rowspan="4" valign="center"	Red Star Belgrade		22	|	5	0	–		2	0	–		29	2
First League of Serbia and Montenegro 2002-03	2002–03	25	|	4	1	–		6	0	–		35	6
First League of Serbia and Montenegro 2003-04	2003–04	20	|	5	0	–		6	3	–		31	8
!Total	!67!!12!!14!!1!!colspan="2"
rowspan="3" valign="center"	Spartak Moscow		12	|	1	0	–		0	0	–		13	2
Russian Premier League 2005	2005	27	|	1	0	–		0	0	–		28	2
!Total	!39!!4!!2!!0!!colspan="2"
rowspan="8" valign="center"	Manchester United		11	|	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
2006–07 Manchester United F.C. season	2006–07	25	|	5	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	38	4
2007–08 Manchester United F.C. season	2007–08	32	|	3	0	0	0	9	0	1	0	45	1
2008–09 Manchester United F.C. season	2008–09	34	|	4	0	4	0	9	1	4	2	55	7
2009–10 Manchester United F.C. season	2009–10	24	|	0	0	2	0	7	0	0	0	33	1
2010–11 Manchester United F.C. season	2010–11	35	|	2	0	0	0	9	0	1	0	47	5
2011–12 Manchester United F.C. season	2011–12	1	|	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
!Total	!162!!14!!16!!0!!8!!0!!42!!2!!7!!2!!235!!18
Career total	!295!!36!!32!!1!!8!!0!!56!!5!!7!!2!!398!!44

Statistics accurate as of match played 14 August 2011

International

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Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy 16 October 2002 20 November 2002 30 April 2003 3 June 2003 7 June 2003 18 August 2004 4 September 2004 17 November 2004 9 February 2005 30 March 2005 4 June 2005 15 August 2005 17 August 2005 3 September 2005 7 September 2005 8 October 2005 12 October 2005 1 March 2006 27 May 2006 7 October 2006 15 November 2006 24 March 2007 28 March 2007 2 June 2007 22 August 2007 12 September 2007 6 February 2008 26 March 2008 28 May 2008 31 May 2008 6 September 2008 10 September 2008 11 October 2008 11 October 2008 19 November 2008 10 February 2009 28 March 2009 1 April 2009 6 June 2009 9 September 2009 10 October 2009 14 November 2009 26 March 2009 29 May 2010 13 June 2010 18 June 2010 23 June 2010 11 August 2010 3 September 2010 7 September 2010 8 October 2010 17 November 2010 29 March 2011 10 August 2011

International appearances and goals
# !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Final Score !! Goal !! Result !! Competition
2002
1.	12 October 2002	|		1–1	0	Draw	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
2.	|	Stadion FK Crvena Zvezda>Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro		2–0	0	Win	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
3.	|	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France		0–3	0	Loss	Exhibition game>Friendly
2003
4.	|	Weserstadion, Bremen, Germany		0-1	0	Loss	Friendly
5.	|	Walkers Stadium, Leicester, England		1–2	0	Loss	Friendly
6.	|	Helsinki Olympic Stadium>Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland		0-3	0	Loss	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
2004
7.	|	Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia		1-1	0	Draw	Friendly
8.	|	Stadio Olimpico (San Marino)>Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino		3-0	0	Win	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.	|	King Baudouin Stadium>Stade du Roi Baudouin, Brussels, Belgium		2-0	0	Win	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2005
10.	|	Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria		0–0	0	Draw	Friendly
11.	|	Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro		0-0	0	Draw	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
12.	|	Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro		0-0	0	Draw	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
13.	|	Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine		2-3	1	Loss	Valeri Lobanovsky Memorial Tournament
14.	|	Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine		1-2	0	Loss	Valeri Lobanovsky Memorial Tournament
15.	|	Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro		2–0	0	Win	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
16.	|	Vicente Calderón Stadium>Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain		1–1	0	Draw	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
17.	|	Vetra Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania		2–0	0	Win	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
18.	|	Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro		1-0	0	Win	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2006
19.	|	Stade 7 November, Radès, Tunisia		1–0	0	Win	Friendly
20.	|	Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro		1–1	0	Draw	Friendly
21.	|	Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, Serbia		1-0	0	Win	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
22.	|	Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, Serbia		1-1	1	Draw	Friendly
2007
23.	|	Almaty Central Stadium>Tcentralny, Almaty, Kazakhstan		1–2	0	Loss	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
24.	|	Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, Serbia		1–1	0	Draw	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
25.	|	Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland		2-0	0	Win	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
26.	|	Stade du Roi Baudouin, Brussels, Belgium		2-3	0	Loss	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
27.	|	Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal		1–1	0	Draw	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
2008
28.	|	Gradski Stadion Skopje>Gradski stadion, Skopje, Macedonia		1–1	0	Draw	Friendly
29.	|	Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine		0-2	0	Loss	Friendly
30.	| Wacker Sportpark, Burghausen, Germany ||		1-2	0	Loss	Friendly
31.	|	Veltins Arena, Gelsenkirchen , Germany		1-2	0	Loss	Friendly
32.	|	Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, Serbia		2-0	0	Win	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
33.	|	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France		1-2	0	Loss	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
34.	|	Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, Serbia		3-0	0	Win	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
35.	|	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria		3-1	0	Win	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
36.	|	Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, Serbia		6-1	0	Win	Friendly
2009
37.	|	GSP Stadium>Neo GSP, Nicosia, Cyprus		2-0	0	Win	Cyprus Tournament 2009
38.	|	Stadionul Farul, Constanța, Romania		3-2	0	Win	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
39.	|	Stadion FK Partizan>Partizan, Belgrade, Serbia		2-0	0	Win	Friendly
40.	|	Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, Serbia		1–0	0	Win	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
41.	|	Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, Serbia		1-1	0	Draw	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
42.	|	Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, Serbia		5-0	0	Win	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
43.	|	Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland		1–0	0	Win	Friendly
44.	|	Craven Cottage, London, England		1-0	0	Win	Friendly
2010
45.	|	Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt, Austria		0-1	0	Loss	Friendly
46.	|	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa		0-1	0	Loss	2010 FIFA World Cup
47.	|	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa		1-0	0	Win	2010 FIFA World Cup
48.	|	Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit, South Africa		1–2	0	Loss	2010 FIFA World Cup
49.	|	Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, Serbia		0-1	0	Loss	Friendly
50.	|	Torsvollur, Torshavn, Faroe Islands		3-0	0	Win	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
51.	|	Crvena Zvezda, Belgrade, Serbia		1–1	0	Draw	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
52.	|	Partizan, Belgrade, Serbia		1-3	0	Loss	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
53.	|	Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria		1–0	0	Win	Friendly
2011
54.	|	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia		1-1	0	Draw	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
55.	|	Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia		0-1	0	Loss	Friendly

Honours

Club

;Red Star Belgrade

First League of Serbia and Montenegro (1): 2003–04

Yugoslav Cup (1): 2001–02

Serbia and Montenegro Cup (1): 2003–04

;Manchester United

Premier League (4): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11

Football League Cup (3): 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10

FA Community Shield (4): 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011

UEFA Champions League (1): 2007–08

FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2008

Individual

Serbia's Overseas Player of the Year (4): 2005 (with Spartak Moscow), 2007, 2008, 2010 (with Manchester United)

Serbian Footballer of the Year (2): 2005 (with Spartak Moscow), 2008 (with Manchester United)

PFA Premier League Team of the Year (4): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11

Premier League Player of the Month (1): January 2009

Premier League Player of the Season (2): 2008–09, 2010–11

Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year (1): 2008–09

FIFA FIFPro World XI (1): 2008–09

Serbia's sport association "May award" : 2011 (this honor is awarded only once in a lifetime)

Individual honours

Vidić won Serbia's "Overseas Player of the Year" award for 2005, playing for Spartak Moscow, a poll of the captains of the 16 clubs in the Serbian Superliga that is organized annually by daily newspaper Večernje Novosti. He was once again the recipient of the award in 2007, 2008 and 2010, playing for Manchester United. The executive committee of the Serbian Football Association named him Player of the year for 2005 and 2008. He was named in the 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, and 2010–11 PFA Premier League Team of the Season. In addition, he was shortlisted for the 2006–07, 2007–08 and 2008–09 UEFA European Club Defender of the Year and was also shortlisted for the 2006–07 and 2007–08 FIFPro World XI player award and also for the 2008 and 2009 Ballon d'Or award. Vidić was named Premier League Player of the Month for January 2009. He was also named Barclays Player of the Season for 2008–09 and 2010–11,and espnstar.com's Barclays Premier League Player of the Season and Defender of the Season for 2010-11.

Personal life

On 17 July 2006, Vidić married Ana Ivanović, an economics student at the University of Belgrade (no relation to the Serbian tennis star of the same name). Together, they have two sons named Luka and Stefan.

Notes

References

External links

Official website

Manchester United Official Player Statistics

Player profile on Serbian National Team page

Manchester United profile

UEFA profile

Premier League profile

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Coordinates	38°01′47″N84°29′41″N
playername	Jermain Defoe
fullname	Jermain Colin Defoe
dateofbirth	October 07, 1982
cityofbirth	Beckton, London
countryofbirth	England
height
position	Striker
currentclub	Tottenham Hotspur
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youthyears1	1997–1999 |youthclubs1 Charlton Athletic
youthyears2	1999 |youthclubs2 West Ham United
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years2	2000–2001 |clubs2 → Bournemouth (loan) |caps2 29 |goals2 18
years3	2004–2008 |clubs3 Tottenham Hotspur |caps3 139 |goals3 43
years4	2008 |clubs4 → Portsmouth (loan) |caps4 1 |goals4 1
years5	2008–2009 |clubs5 Portsmouth |caps5 30 |goals5 14
years6	2009– |clubs6 Tottenham Hotspur |caps6 66 |goals6 25
nationalyears1	2001–2003 |nationalteam1 England U21 |nationalcaps1 23 |nationalgoals1 7
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Jermain Colin Defoe (born 7 October 1982) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, and the England national football team.

Defoe began his career with Charlton Athletic, joining their youth team at age fourteen, before moving to West Ham United aged sixteen, and rising through the ranks. He made his professional debut for West Ham in 2000, and after a season-long loan spell at Bournemouth during the 2000–01 season, established himself in the West Ham lineup. A move to Tottenham in 2004 soon followed, and Defoe also spent a year at Portsmouth after he was deemed surplus to requirements at White Hart Lane. He has since returned to Tottenham in the January 2009 transfer window. Defoe made his England debut in 2004 and as of September 2010, has made 46 appearances, scoring 15 goals.

Early life

Born in London, to a St. Lucian mother and Dominican father, Defoe attended St Joachim Primary School in Custom House and St Bonaventure's Catholic Comprehensive School in Forest Gate, London. He joined the Sunday league team Senrab, well known in London for producing players such as Lee Bowyer, John Terry, Ashley Cole and Ledley King, and then joined the FA National School of Excellence at Lilleshall, Shropshire, as a 14-year-old in 1997. While he was there he attended Idsall School.

Club career

West Ham United

Defoe was spotted playing football by Charlton Athletic who enrolled him at the FA National School of Excellence at Lilleshall Hall in 1997. Two years later, he took the controversial decision, aged 16, to turn professional with West Ham United, following which Charlton were subsequently awarded a compensation package rising to £1.4 million depending on Premiership and international appearances. At West Ham, he was a member of the Under-19 team that won the Premier Academy League title in 1999–00, scoring twice against Arsenal in the play-off final, and went on to make his first-team debut in a League Cup game against Walsall in September 2000, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 win.

The following season, he joined Second Division club Bournemouth on a near season-long loan, where he scored in ten consecutive games, equalling John Aldridge's post-war record. He scored 18 goals in 29 league appearances for Bournemouth. West Ham manager Harry Redknapp tipped him for stardom, saying, "He's done great. I sent him out to Bournemouth to get some experience playing league football and he's coped marvellously. To score 10 goals in 10 games is a terrific achievement. He's a bright lad who's full of confidence. Nothing knocks him, he's a typical goal-scorer. If he misses, he'll be there the next time looking for a goal. He's a kid with a big future."

Defoe finished as the West Ham's top scorer in the 2001–02 season despite being used primarily as a substitute by manager Glenn Roeder, scoring 14 goals in 39 league and cup appearances, including the only goal in a 1–0 away win against Manchester United in December 2001, as West Ham finished seventh in the Premiership. He scored a further 11 goals in 42 league and cup appearances in the 2002–03 season but was unable to prevent West Ham from being relegated.

Less than 24 hours after the club had been relegated, Defoe made a written request for a transfer, saying "As much as I love West Ham United I feel that now is the right time for me to move on in my career. This is very much a career decision. I am very ambitious and hungry to achieve at the highest levels of the game for both club and country." The timing of his request however drew criticism from both fans and team-mates and was turned down by the club. He later apologised to supporters, saying "I mishandled that move and I can only apologise. I'm young and I've learned from it. I still played my hardest for West Ham and gave them 100% and want to thank the fans for their support."

Defoe began the 2003–04 season with West Ham but a refusal to sign a new contract and disciplinary problems, including three sending offs, which saw him play only 22 games out of a possible 34, led to West Ham accepting an offer from Tottenham Hotspur for him in the January transfer window. Defoe had scored 41 goals in 105 league and cup appearances for West Ham.

Tottenham Hotspur

Defoe joined Tottenham in January 2004 for an initial fee of £6 million, rising to £7 million depending on "specific performance criteria", and with Bobby Zamora joining West Ham. Manager David Pleat said, "I can't think of a British striker at his age who has achieved as much in such a short space of time. His goal record for a 21-year-old is quite exceptional. I hope he will have a fine career at Tottenham." Defoe marked his arrival at Tottenham with a goal on his debut in the 4–3 home win over Portsmouth in February 2004 and added a further six in the remainder of the 2003–04 season, scoring seven goals in 15 matches. He then scored 13 goals in 36 matches in the Premier League, including a hat-trick in a 5–1 win over Southampton in December 2004, and nine goals in eight games in the FA Cup and League Cup, in the 2004–05 season. He also received the clubs player of the year award for the 2004 calendar year as voted by season ticket holders and Spurs members. Despite speculation linking him with other clubs, Defoe signed a new four-and-a-half year contract with Tottenham in April 2005. The following season was not as profitable for Defoe and Spurs manager Martin Jol used Defoe in rotation with Robbie Keane and Mido providing the competition for a starting position; Defoe started 23 times and came on as substitute 13 times, scoring nine goals.

Defoe made 49 league and cup appearances for Tottenham, scoring 18 goals, during the 2006–07 season as Tottenham competed in the UEFA Cup as well as the domestic competitions. He appeared to bite West Ham player Javier Mascherano on the shoulder during Tottenham's 1–0 win over West Ham in October 2006, sparking a melee between players of both sides. The FA declined to take action against Defoe as the referee, Steve Bennett, had booked Defoe for the incident. He scored his 50th goal for Tottenham in the 2–1 win over Aston Villa on Boxing Day in December 2006, in which he scored both goals, and scored in Tottenham's 2–0 win over Charlton in May 2007, which condemned his former club to relegation to the Championship. Defoe later offered his sympathy for Charlton and expressed his wishes for them to bounce straight back to the Premiership the following season, in a post-match interview. During the summer of 2007, there was speculation about Defoe's future at Tottenham following the arrival of Darren Bent for a fee of £16.5 million. Defoe however insisted that he would stay at Tottenham and fight for his place, saying "I'm really excited about the new season and the prospect of another campaign in Europe. We have made some good signings and are now stronger and better equipped to compete in all competitions."

On 20 September, Defoe came on as a substitute against Famagusta and scored twice, scoring his first goals of the season. He was then axed from the squad in the next league game against Bolton on 23 September. On 25 November 2007 he missed a crucial penalty against former club West Ham United at the Boleyn Ground in the final minute of the game which would have won the game for Spurs. As a result, the game finished 1–1.

Portsmouth

Defoe joined Portsmouth in January 2008 for £6 million. He scored the equalising goal on his debut, a 1–1 draw at home to Chelsea. In March 2008, he was unable to play against Tottenham as the Premier League ruled that he was ineligible to do so as he was initially signed on loan in January 2008. In Portsmouth's game against Wigan Athletic the following week, he scored twice and in doing so became the first ever Portsmouth player to score in his first five home games. Due to appearances in Tottenham's third and fourth round ties Defoe found himself cup-tied for all the subsequent matches of Pompey's successful FA Cup 2007-08 campaign. This was particularly unfortunate as Defoe's transfer also resulted in him missing out on playing in Spurs' League Cup final victory over Chelsea despite appearing in every match en route to the final. Defoe ended the 2007–08 season with eight goals in twelve appearances for Portsmouth.

Defoe scored Portsmouth's first goal of the 2008–09 season on 30 August 2008 with the opener in a 3–0 win at Everton and then scored their first home goals on 13 September, with a brace against Middlesbrough. Five days later, he contributed a goal and an assist in Pompey's first ever major European match Portsmouth's 2–0 UEFA Cup first round win over Vitória Guimarães on 18 September.

Return to Tottenham

2008–09 season

During January 2009, Portsmouth chairman Peter Storrie revealed Jermain Defoe's intentions to leave the club in the near future. This came after joining the club only in the same transfer window of the previous year. It was reported that Defoe's former club Tottenham Hotspur made a formal approach for the striker but no agreement was reached; Spurs manager Harry Redknapp described the clubs as "miles apart in their valuation of the player", suggesting that Portsmouth wanted "in excess of £20 million". After negotiations, Portsmouth accepted a bid from Tottenham thought to be around £15.75 million (including fees owed to Tottenham for the previous transfers of Younes Kaboul and Pedro Mendes and waiving a £4m sell-on clause that had also been negotiated during his transfer from Spurs to Portsmouth) on 6 January 2009. The player had agreed to a five-year deal at an estimated £60,000 a week. Defoe was confirmed as a Tottenham player by his new club on 9 January 2009. Defoe was presented at White Hart Lane before the start of Spurs' League Cup clash against Burnley, after Spurs fans made it clear they wanted the striker back at White Hart Lane.

He made his return debut on 11 January 2009 in a Premier League game against Wigan, scoring his first goal against former club Portsmouth at White Hart Lane on 18 January 2009. Tottenham went on to draw the match 1–1. He also scored his second goal in the Carling Cup semi-final second leg loss at Burnley, which helped Spurs book a place in the final via the away goals rule. He scored 3 goals in his first 4 games before getting an injury which meant that for the second time under Harry Redknapp's management at Portsmouth and Tottenham, Defoe would not go to Wembley and would miss out on a final. He returned for Spurs against Newcastle on 19 April in which Tottenham won the game 1–0. He scored his first goal since his return from injury in a 2–1 win against Manchester City and helped his team secure 8th place in the league.

2009–10 season

Defoe received the number 18 shirt after the loan spell of former Manchester United player Fraizer Campbell had ended, the same kit number that he wore during his first spell with Tottenham Hotspur.

On 19 August 2009, Defoe scored the 3rd hat-trick of his career in a 5–1 away victory over Hull City in the second game of the 2009/10 season. Following the match, his manager Harry Redknapp stated his high opinion of Defoe, "with Ronaldo gone, he can push to be the (Premier League) top scorer". After a fine run of form which saw him score 7 goals for club and country, Defoe was named Barclays Player of the Month for August 2009. On 12 September 2009, Defoe scored after 38 seconds with an overhead kick against 2008–09 Premier League champions Manchester United in a match which ended in a 3–1 loss for Tottenham, taking his tally for the 2009–10 season to 5 goals in 5 games. On 23 September 2009, Defoe scored a header during Tottenham's 5–1 win over Preston. Defoe scored a goal and was sent off during the match against his former club, Portsmouth.

Defoe scored five goals at White Hart Lane in a 9–1 thrashing of Wigan Athletic on 22 November 2009. This included the second fastest hat-trick in Premier League history, which was scored in seven minutes. In doing so, Defoe became only the third player to score five goals in one Premier League match after Alan Shearer and Andrew Cole. Dimitar Berbatov has subsequently managed to equal this feat. After the game, Harry Redknapp further asserted his belief that Defoe would go on to be the Premier League's top scorer in 2009–10,. Redknapp later said that Rooney is the best all round attacking player but Defoe is the best finisher in England and should be a regular for England. On 19 December 2009, he started alongside Peter Crouch against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park in a 2-0 victory but was replaced by Robbie Keane on 67 minutes. On February 3, Defoe claimed his third hat-trick of the season in an FA Cup fourth round replay against Leeds United at Elland Road with Spurs winning 3–1. His rich vein of form continued on February 21, with another goal in the Premier League, against Wigan. His most recent goal was a penalty in their win against Chelsea, which was the second London club they beat in just 4 days, after a famous 2–1 win over Arsenal. This took his tally to 24 goals for the season. Defoe committed a significant number of handball offences during the season, being penalised for the offence on nineteen occasions some nine more than any other player.

2010–11 season

Defoe played his part in Tottenham qualifying for the Champions League group stage, thanks to a controversial goal against Young Boys, where he applied his hand to take the ball with him in the first place. He was injured in September on duty with the national team, being out for two and a half months, before making his comeback in Tottenham's victory against Arsenal in the North London derby. Defoe won a header, which started the attack in which Gareth Bale scored to begin the comeback in which Spurs won 3–2. He then scored two goals in a Champions' League away match with Twente on 7 December.

On 26 December 2010, he received a straight red card, his first of the season and first since 17 October 2009, in a match at Aston Villa; his team leading at the time went on to secure the win despite playing over an hour of the match with ten men. Defoe began Tottenham's F A Cup campaign with a crisply-taken brace of goals in the Third Round match at home to Charlton Athletic on 9 January 2011, Spurs winning 3–0, but in the following round they were defeated at Fulham.

In the Premier League, goals were proving harder to come by for Defoe: by the end of February 2011, he was still awaiting his first of the 2010-11 season. He finally got his first league goals of the season on 6 March 2011, against Wolves, getting the first two goals for Spurs in a 3-3 draw. He scored his third goal of the 2010-11 season with a longshot with his left foot against West Bromwich. This was a triple landmark for Defoe as it was his 100th Premier League goal as well as his 100th goal scored as a Tottenham player. In addition, it signified the 1000th goal scored for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League era.

2011-12 season

Defoe was in the starting line-up for Tottenham's opening Barclays Premier League game against Manchester United at Old Trafford and played the full 90 minutes in a 3-0 defeat, he also got booked.

International career

Defoe's form for Bournemouth in the 2000–01 season saw him selected for the England U21s team to play Mexico U21s in May 2001, and he marked his debut with the second goal as England U21s won 3–0. He went on to gain 23 caps for England U21s, scoring seven goals. Defoe made his debut for the senior England team in a 1–0 defeat to Sweden in March 2004, coming on as an early substitute for the injured Darius Vassell. England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson singled out Defoe's display for praise in an otherwise poor performance by England, saying, "Jermain Defoe did very well – I liked what I saw. He showed that he can do very well even in international football and that he is technically very good. Jermain is quick and he knows where the goal is, so I liked him very much." He was not however selected for the England squad to take part in Euro 2004. He made his first start for England in a World Cup qualifying match against Poland in September 2004, scoring in a 2–1 win. As he did six months earlier, Eriksson paid tribute to Defoe, saying, ""Jermain is a great talent. It couldn't have been much better for him. He did very well. He scored one goal and created other chances as well. He is a great player who will always score goals."

Despite appearing regularly for England in World Cup qualifying games and friendly matches, Defoe was not named in the provisional England squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany and named only on a five-man standby list. He joined the squad for training in Germany but returned to England when Wayne Rooney was cleared to play after having suffered a foot injury in April. He confessed that he was baffled by his omission, saying, "I don't know why I'm not out there. I've been involved in every squad for the last two years and feel I've played a part in helping us to qualify. I have never felt fitter and sharper than I was in training and believe I could have scored goals in the tournament. It's a strange decision and everybody I speak to thinks so as well." Eriksson said after the tournament that he did not think that Defoe would have been a better option than 17 year old Theo Walcott, who had been selected for the England squad, adding, "If I had thought so I would have picked him. I've seen him 15 or 20 times this season and I have to take the best players who I think will be good for us in the future." He made a further explanation a few months later, saying, "Jermain had a very bad season. I don't think he deserved to go to the World Cup. Taking Theo was the right decision."

Steve McClaren, who took over as England manager after the World Cup, selected Defoe for England in his first match, a friendly against Greece in August 2006. Defoe continued to be selected and to appear for England in Euro 2008 qualifying games and friendly matches.

Defoe was initially omitted from Fabio Capello's first squad with the new manager insisting he would only select players who were playing regular club football. One day after scoring on his Portsmouth debut Defoe was recalled to the England squad to replace the injured Gabriel Agbonlahor. Defoe took his international goals tally up to five in the Caribbean on 1 June 2008 when he scored twice against Trinidad and Tobago and in the process staking a claim for a more regular place in the international team.

Defoe scored his first competitive international goal of 2008 with the final goal in England's 5–1 win over Kazakhstan on 11 October 2008 after coming on as a late sub for Wayne Rooney. He also scored two goals in three minutes against Andorra in a 2009 World Cup qualifier.

His 2009–10 season got off to the perfect start as he came from the bench to score both goals in the 2–2 draw against the Netherlands at the Amsterdam Arena on 12 August 2009 and was announced as man of the match.

On 23 June 2010, he scored the only goal in England's third group stage match against Slovenia in the World Cup. This goal gave England the win they needed to progress into the Round of 16.

He then opened up the scoring for England's Euro 2012 qualifying campaign against Bulgaria, volleying home from the 6 yard box after a cross from Ashley Cole, whose initial effort was saved by the Bulgarian goalkeeper Nikolay Mihaylov. Defoe went on to score his first international hat-trick which was the first hat-trick at the new Wembley. Defoe was called up to the England Squad to face Wales on March 26, 2011. He was an unused substitute.

Remarkably, Defoe has not played for the full 90 minutes in any of his 45 international appearances. He has 28 appearances as a substitute, which is a record number for an England player, and has himself been substituted in all of his 17 starts.

International goals

! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1.	8 September 2004	Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland		0 – 1	1 – 2
2.		rowspan="2"		3 – 0		rowspan="2"
3.	4 – 0
4.				0 – 2		rowspan="2"
5.	0 – 3
6.	11 October 2008	Wembley Stadium, London, England		5 – 1	5 – 1
7.				4 – 0		rowspan="2"
8.	5 – 0
9.				2 – 1		rowspan="2"
10.	2 – 2
11.	5 September 2009	Wembley Stadium, London, England		2 – 0	2 – 1
12.	23 June 2010	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa		0 – 1	0 – 1	2010 FIFA World Cup
13.				1 – 0		rowspan="3"
14.	2 – 0
15.	4 – 0

Honours

Individual

Barclays Player of the Month (August 2009)

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club 'Moment Of The Year': 2009–10 ('for his 5 goals vs Wigan Athletic.)

Career statistics

+ All-Time Club Performance
Club	Season	League	Domestic Cups	Europe	Total
!Games	!Goals	!Games	!Goals	!Games	!Goals	!Games	!Goals
style="text-align:center;"
style="background:beige"	Club Total		29	18	2	1	0	0	31	19
rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"
	01–02		35		10		4		4		0		0		39		14
	02–03		38		8		4		3		0		0		42		11
	03–04		19		11		3		4		0		0		22		15
style="background:beige"	Club Total		93	29	12	12	0	0	105	41
rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"
	04–05		35		13		9		9		0		0		44		22
	05–06		36		9		2		0		0		0		38		9
	06–07		34		10		10		5		5		3		49		18
	07–08		19		4		7		1		5		3		31		8
style="background:beige"	Club Total		139	43	28	15	10	6	177	64
rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"	Portsmouth
	08–09		19		7		1		0		4		2		24		9
style="background:beige"	Club Total		31	15	1	0	4	2	36	17
rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"
	09–10		34		18		9		6		0		0		43		24
	10–11		22		4		2		2		6		3		30		9
	11–12		2		0		0		0		1		1		3
Club Total		66	25	13	9	7	4	86	38
Spurs Total		205	68	41	24	17	10	263	102
Career Totals		358	130	56	37	21	12	435	179

^{Correct as of 28.08.2011}

Personal life

Defoe is a Christian.

On 24 April 2009, his 26 year old half-brother, Jade 'Gavin' Defoe, known to many as the grime artist Escobar, died of head injuries following an assault in Leytonstone, London.

References

External links

Jermain Defoe Official Tottenham Hotspur profile.

Jermain Defoe profile at thefa.com

Jermaine Defoe profile and stats at footballdatabase.com

Premier League profile of Jermaine Defoe

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Coordinates

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Demba Ba (born 25 May 1985) is a French-born Senegalese footballer who plays as a striker for Newcastle United in the Premier League, and for the Senegal national team.

Early life

Ba was born in Sèvres (Hauts-de-Seine), the sixth child of residents in suburban Paris, and grew up in Seine-Maritime with his seven brothers and sisters.

He joined a youth club in Montgaillard in 1992. Whilst studying in Saint-Valery-en-Caux, he played for Port Autonome du Havre between 1998 and 2000, and then for Frileuse between 2000 and 2001.

In 2001 his family moved to Châtillon and Ba played for Montrouge. He played there until 2004, at which point he decided to concentrate on his football. He had trials with Olympique Lyonnais and then with AJ Auxerre, both of which were unsuccessful. He then left France to take part in trials at Watford and Barnsley, and was offered a one year deal at Watford. After Watford manager Ray Lewington was sacked in 2005, Ba found that he was not in the first team plans of Aidy Boothroyd, and left the club in March 2005.

Career

Club career

Ba signed with Alain Michel because they were both moving to Rouen on a one year contract, and Ba enjoyed a highly successful season with the club. Mouscron beat off competition from numerous other clubs to win Ba's signature in 2006. Scoring in each of his first three games, he then picked up fractures in his tibia and fibula, and out of action between August 2006 and April 2007. Following his eight month recovery period he scored seven goals in nine games, and picked up his first international cap.

1899 Hoffenheim

On 29 August 2007, he moved to 1899 Hoffenheim for €3 million. Ba was an integral part of Hoffenheim's promotion to the Bundesliga and their successful first season in the Bundesliga, where they finished seventh after leading during the Christmas break. In that season he scored 14 goals, only missing one game all season. These goals included a hat-trick in a 3–3 game against Stuttgart on 24 February 2009. In all competitions Ba scored 40 goals in 103 appearances for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.

In July 2009, he was due to move to VfB Stuttgart, but the move fell through after he failed a medical. In December of that year Ba extended his contract at Hoffenheim to 2013.

West Ham United

In January 2011, Ba refused to travel to Hoffenheim's training camp as he wanted to move to West Ham United. Hoffenheim announced that Ba would be punished. However, Ba claimed that Hoffenheim had assured him that he would be allowed to leave the club under the current conditions. In January 2011 a proposed move to Stoke City fell through after Ba failed a medical. He completed his move to West Ham on 28 January, signing a three-year deal that would take him until June 2014. The transfer fee was undisclosed but was dependent upon Ba's appearances for West Ham. Ba made his West Ham and Premier League debut on 6 February coming on as a 75th minute substitute for Robbie Keane in a 1–0 home defeat by Birmingham City. His first West Ham goals came on 12 February when Ba, making his full debut, scored twice for West Ham in a 3–3 draw against West Bromwich Albion. Ba scored two goals against Wigan Athletic on 15 May 2011, giving West Ham a 2–0 lead at half-time. West Ham lost 3–2 and were relegated from the Premier League. He finished as West Ham's top scorer in the Premier League with seven goals from twelve games.

Newcastle United

On 17 June 2011, Ba signed for Newcastle United on a three-year deal. He joined fellow new recruit Yohan Cabaye as Newcastle concluded early business. He made his Newcastle debut at home against Arsenal on 13 August 2011. This game resulted in 0-0 draw.

International career

Ba has played a total of ten games for Senegal, scoring three goals. He scored on his debut against Tanzania, in June 2007.

Career statistics

References

External links

Demba Ba at Soccerbase

Premier League profile

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Coordinates	38°01′47″N84°29′41″N
Name	James Park
Birth date	1835
Death date	14 June 1858 (aged 22-23)
Birth place	Glasgow, Scotland
Death place	Lucknow, British India
Allegiance
Serviceyears	1858
Rank	Corporal
Branch	Bengal Army
Unit	Bengal Artillery
Battles	Indian Mutiny
Awards	Victoria Cross
Laterwork	}}

James Park VC (1835 – 14 June 1858) was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Details

Park was approximately 22 years old, and a gunner in the Bengal Artillery, Bengal Army during the Indian Mutiny when the following deeds took place at the Relief of Lucknow for which he was awarded the VC: }}

He was killed in action in Lucknow, British India on 14 June 1858.

References

Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)

The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)

Scotland's Forgotten Valour (Graham Ross, 1995)

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