BEIJING Jake Lamb Jersey , Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Super Bowl is the biggest event in American sports, and its iconic moments and the players who created them have reinforced its stature.
Now a book？that ranks the top 50 moments in the Super Bowl history has been available？at bookstores and online including Amazon.
"50 Years, 50 Moments: The Most Unforgettable Plays in Super Bowl History", which Randy O. Williams co-wrote with NFL legend Jerry Rice Chris Owings Jersey , will bring you to relive the most memorable moments in the sport's history.
The idea for the book came when？Williams found himself one evening in front of television watching footage from old Super Bowl games.
"I thought, how cool would it be to get 50 years of Super Bowl stories into one book? How many of these guys are still with us? Wouldn't it be great to get their stories?" said Williams.
"That was the kickoff," he added.
Williams penned stories for？Sports Illustrated, ESPN and etc. He also？covered the NFL as both a journalist and television producer.？
Before Williams started his book A. J. Pollock Jersey , he wanted to find a co-writer who would fit in his theme, which was "the greatest moments from the greatest game of the greatest sport by the greatest player".
"Here is a 3-time Super Bowl champion, a Super Bowl MVP, a Hall of Famer Alex Avila Jersey , but also a player that knew the pain of losing a Super Bowl which was important to me, so I knew JR was the right choice to be co-author and I was lucky enough to find that we had a shared enthusiasm for the history of the sport," he said.
When the duo decided which moments would be picked, they set a criteria in essence placing emphasis on the moment's impact on the outcome of that game and beyond.？
Williams said they wanted to "peel away the layers" to tell people what they don't know about the big plays.
"What we wanted to get at here was we wanted to get inside the game Jarrod Dyson Jersey , inside the moment," he said.
The book is about American football's history but it also can be interesting for those who are not so into this sport, according to Williams.
"It appeals to everybody, in addition to insightful stats and revealing photos Curt Schilling Jersey , at its core it is about people. Those who lived the moment," he said.
"With these inside stories, readers can feel the emotion from these players in the game of their lives.
"It makes a terrific holiday gift because it does not really matter whether or not you are a hardcore football fan, it is a celebration of the human spirit."
KIEV Luis Gonzalez Jersey , March 25 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine secured a 1-0 win over Cyprus in an international friendly match at the Chernomorets stadium in the southern Ukrainian city of Odessa on Thursday night.
The game was a warm-up for the Euro 2016 European Football Championship to be played in France from June 10 to July 10, but despite its friendly status, the match was interesting and spectacular.
From the very beginning of the game Ukraine's head coach Mykola Fomenko fielded the first-choice players, who put the Cypriot team under strong pressure Paul Goldschmidt Jersey , creating frequent goal-scoring opportunities.
Despite the pretty strong game in the centre of the field, the Ukrainian team was unable to convert their chances into a goal at the start due to the poor attacking performance.
The hosts have managed to turn their dominance into a lead only at the 40th minute after Taras Stepanenko sent the ball into Cyprus's net with a follow-up strike after Constantinos Panayi excellently repealed the Roman Zozulya' s header.
Ukraine has also dominated the start of the second half, but after 70 minutes into the game, they had changed to a lower gear Zack Greinke Jersey , giving the initiative to the visitors.
In the dying minutes of the match, Cyprus pressed Ukraine into defence and Pieros Sotiriou tested the net of Denis Boyko twice, but he failed to score an equalizer.
On March 28, Ukraine will face Wales at the Olympic stadium in Kiev for another international friendly.
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