Beach Soccer
- September 1–11 – The 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Ravenna, Italy.
- Russia puts an end to Brazil's dominance, defeating them in the final by the score of 12–8. Portugal claimed third place.
Read more about this topic: 2011 In Sports
Famous quotes containing the words beach and/or soccer:
“The beach was crowded,
people tossed like ripe corn,
buttering themselves as they went
and on the dunes thousands of crabs,
moved their yellow eyes.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“If we were doing this in the Falklands they would love it. It’s part of our heritage. The British have always been fighting wars.”
—British soccer fan. quoted in Independent (London, Dec. 23, 1988)