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Football is the most popular sport in Colombia (according to FIFA, there are 3,043,229 players total, 291,229 of which are registered and 2,752,000 are unregistered; with 2,773 clubs and 15,800 officials).〔(FIFA.com - Colombia: country information )〕 The Colombian national league ranks 9th in the IFFHS's ranking ''The Strongest National League in the World'' of 2014 (3rd in South America),. The Colombian national football team represents Colombia in international football competitions. The highest rank it has ever reached in the FIFA World Rankings is its current ranking of 3rd in the world. Among the individual notable players that have emerged from the country are René Higuita, creator of the ''Scorpion kick'' (voted the best football trick ever invented), Carlos Valderrama, Leonel Álvarez, Faustino Asprilla, Iván Córdoba, Mario Yepes, Radamel Falcao and James Rodriguez. Colombian players have made an impact in the wider world game, notably in European football and MLS. Colombia had its strongest period during the 1990s where they were among the giants in world football. A match during this period in 1993 resulted in a 5–0 win over Argentina which caused a special "mutual respect" rivalry between both nations.〔() 〕 During this era Colombia qualified for the 1990, 1994, and 1998 editions of the World Cup, only reaching the second round in 1990. At the 2001 Copa America, Óscar Córdoba became the first and only goal keeper in history to keep a perfect clean sheet in a Copa America edition. Football became an important part of the identity of Colombia as it fought the negative image of Colombia from the mid-1980s up to the present day. While Colombia has had ups and downs with the sport, football is still widely loved and supported. ==History== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Football in Colombia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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