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Index Shaolin Soccer

Shaolin Soccer (Chinese: 少林足球) is a 2001 Hong Kong sports comedy film directed by Stephen Chow, who also stars in the lead role.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 100 relations: Acne, Adjustable spanner, Andy Kwong, Andy Lau, Andy Seto, Angelo Peruzzi, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Bai Ling, Blu-ray, Blue Ribbon Awards, British Board of Film Classification, Bruce Lee, Bryan Konietzko, Cameo appearance, Cantonese, Captain Tsubasa, Cecilia Cheung, Chinese characters, Chinese Film Media Awards, Ching Siu-tung, Choreography, Comedy film, Comic Book Resources, ComicsOne, Damiano Tommasi, Danny Chan Kwok-kwan, Ditangquan, Doping in sport, DVD, Edgar Wright, Flip (acrobatic), Football in Hong Kong, Forward (association football), Four Oddballs of Saigon, Game of Death, Giuseppe Pancaro, Goalkeeper (association football), Golden Bauhinia Awards, Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards, Graphic novel, Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award, IGN, Iron shirt, Japan, Karen Mok, King of Comedy (film), Kung Fu Hustle, Lam Chi-chung, List of association football films, Lounge music, ... Expand index (50 more) »

  2. 2000s martial arts comedy films
  3. 2001 action comedy films
  4. 2001 martial arts films
  5. Association football films
  6. Best Film Hong Kong Film Award winners
  7. Films directed by Stephen Chow

Acne

Acne, also known as acne vulgaris, is a long-term skin condition that occurs when dead skin cells and oil from the skin clog hair follicles.

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Adjustable spanner

An adjustable spanner (UK and most other English-speaking countries), shifting spanner (Australia and New Zealand), English wrench (Turkey) or adjustable wrench (US and Canada) is any of various styles of spanner (wrench) with a movable jaw, allowing it to be used with different sizes of fastener head (nut, bolt, etc.) rather than just one fastener size, as with a conventional fixed spanner.

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Andy Kwong

Andy Kwong, also known as Ting Wo Kwong, is a Hong Kong cinematographer.

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Andy Lau

Andy Lau Tak-wah (born 27 September 1961) is a Hong Kong actor, singer-songwriter and film producer.

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Andy Seto

Andy Seto (司徒劍僑; born 3 June 1969) is a comic artist who specialises in martial-arts based stories.

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Angelo Peruzzi

Angelo Peruzzi (born 16 February 1970) is an Italian football coach and former goalkeeper, and a three-time winner of the Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year award.

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Avatar: The Last Airbender

Avatar: The Last Airbender, also known as Avatar: The Legend of Aang in some regions, is an American animated fantasy action television series created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko and produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio.

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Bai Ling

Bai Ling (born October 10, 1966) is a Chinese American actress and musician.

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Blu-ray

Blu-ray (Blu-ray Disc or BD) is a digital optical disc data storage format designed to supersede the DVD format.

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Blue Ribbon Awards

The are film-specific prizes awarded solely by movie critics and writers in Tokyo, Japan, established in 1950 by, established under the name of the "Association of Tokyo Film Journalists Award", which was formed mainly by film reporters from the Yomiuri Shimbun, Asahi Shimbun, and Mainichi Shimbun.

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British Board of Film Classification

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is a non-governmental organisation founded by the British film industry in 1912 and responsible for the national classification and censorship of films exhibited at cinemas and video works (such as television programmes, trailers, adverts, public information/campaigning films, menus, bonus content, etc.) released on physical media within the United Kingdom.

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Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee (born Lee Jun-fan; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was a Hong Kong-American martial artist and actor.

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Bryan Konietzko

Bryan Konietzko is an American animator, writer, producer and director.

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Cameo appearance

A cameo appearance, also called a cameo role and often shortened to just cameo, is a brief guest appearance of a well-known person or character in a work of the performing arts.

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Cantonese

Cantonese is the traditional prestige variety of Yue Chinese, a Sinitic branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding Pearl River Delta, with over 82.4 million native speakers.

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Captain Tsubasa

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yōichi Takahashi.

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Cecilia Cheung

Cecilia Cheung Pak-chi (張栢芝; born 24 May 1980) is a Hong Kong actress and singer.

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Chinese characters

Chinese characters are logographs used to write the Chinese languages and others from regions historically influenced by Chinese culture.

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Chinese Film Media Awards (华语电影传媒大奖) are presented by Southern Metropolis Daily annually to honor excellence in Chinese-language cinema.

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Ching Siu-tung

Ching Siu-tung (Chinese: 程小東, born October 31, 1953), also known as Tony Ching, is a Hong Kong action choreographer, actor, film director and producer, who has directed over 20 films, including the critically acclaimed supernatural fantasy A Chinese Ghost Story (1987).

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Choreography

Choreography is the art or practice of designing sequences of movements of physical bodies (or their depictions) in which motion or form or both are specified.

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Comedy film

Comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor.

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Comic Book Resources

CBR, formerly Comic Book Resources, is a news website covering movies, television, anime, video games and comic book–related news and discussion.

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ComicsOne

ComicsOne Corp. was an American distributor of Asian Comics (manga, manhwa, and manhua), established in 1999.

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Damiano Tommasi

Damiano Tommasi (born 17 May 1974) is an Italian former footballer and current Mayor of Verona.

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Danny Chan Kwok-kwan

Danny Chan Kwok-kwan (born 1 August 1975) is a Hong Kong actor and martial artist.

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Ditangquan

Ditangquan, (literally "ground tumbling boxing") is a category of martial art that originated in the Shandong Province of China during the Song Dynasty (960–1279).

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Doping in sport

In competitive sports, doping is the use of banned athletic performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) by athletic competitors, as a way of cheating.

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DVD

The DVD (common abbreviation for digital video disc or digital versatile disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format.

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Edgar Wright

Edgar Howard Wright (born 18 April 1974) is an English filmmaker.

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Flip (acrobatic)

An acrobatic flip is a sequence of body movements in which a person leaps into the air and then rotates one or more times while airborne.

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Football (soccer) is the most popular sport in Hong Kong, followed by rugby union.

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In the sport of association football, a forward (attacker or striker) is an outfield position which primarily plays further up the pitch than midfielders and defenders.

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Four Oddballs of Saigon

Four Oddballs of Saigon or The Saigon Fabulous Four (Tứ quái Sàigòn) is a 1973 Vietnamese 35mm Eastmancolor film directed by La Thoại Tân.

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Game of Death

The Game of Death is an incomplete Hong Kong martial arts film, of which portions were filmed between September and October 1972, directed, written, produced by and starring Bruce Lee.

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Giuseppe Pancaro

Giuseppe Pancaro (born 26 August 1971) is a former Italian football defender turned coach.

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The goalkeeper (sometimes written as goal-keeper, abbreviated as GK, keeper, keeps, or goalie) is a position in association football.

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Golden Bauhinia Awards

The Golden Bauhinia Awards were Hong Kong film awards organised by the Hong Kong Film Critics Association.

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Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards

The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Taipei Golden Horse Awards are a film festival and associated awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan.

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Graphic novel

A graphic novel is a long-form work of sequential art.

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Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award

The Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards are the annual awards given by the Hong Kong Film Critics Society in Hong Kong since 1994.

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IGN

IGN is an American video game and entertainment media website operated by IGN Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Ziff Davis, Inc.

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Iron shirt

Iron Shirt (Cantonese: tit1 saam3) is a form of hard style martial art exercise believed to help protect the human body from impacts in a fight.

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.

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Karen Mok

Karen Joy Morris, better known as Karen Mok (born 2 June 1970) is a Hong Kong actress and singer.

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King of Comedy (film)

King of Comedy is a 1999 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Lee Lik-chi and Stephen Chow. Shaolin Soccer and King of Comedy (film) are films directed by Stephen Chow and films scored by Raymond Wong.

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Kung Fu Hustle

Kung Fu Hustle (l) is a 2004 martial arts action comedy film directed, produced and co-written by Stephen Chow, who also stars in the leading role, alongside Huang Shengyi, Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu, Danny Chan Kwok-kwan and Leung Siu-lung in prominent roles. Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle are 2000s Cantonese-language films, 2000s Hong Kong films, 2000s martial arts comedy films, Best Film Hong Kong Film Award winners, films directed by Stephen Chow, films scored by Raymond Wong, films set in Shanghai, films shot in Shanghai, hong Kong action comedy films and hong Kong martial arts comedy films.

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Lam Chi-chung

Lam Chi-chung (born 16 August 1976) is a Hong Kong actor.

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The following is a list of films featuring association football/Soccer. Shaolin Soccer and list of association football films are association football films.

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Lounge music

Lounge music is a type of easy listening music popular in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Lowell Lo

Lowell Lo Kwun Ting (born 12 October 1950) is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter, actor and film composer.

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Lumidee

Lumidee Cedeño (born October 13, 1984), known mononymously as Lumidee, is an American singer-songwriter and rapper.

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Mallet

A mallet is a tool used for imparting force on another object, often made of rubber or sometimes wood, that is smaller than a maul or beetle, and usually has a relatively large head.

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Mandarin Chinese

Mandarin is a group of Chinese language dialects that are natively spoken across most of northern and southwestern China.

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Manga

are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan.

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Manhua

Manhua are Chinese-language comics produced in Greater China.

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Mantou

Mantou, often referred to as a Chinese steamed bun, is a white and soft type of steamed bread or bun popular in northern China.

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Marco Delvecchio

Marco Delvecchio (born 7 April 1973) is an Italian retired professional footballer who played as a forward.

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Martial arts

Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defence; military and law enforcement applications; competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; and the preservation of a nation's intangible cultural heritage.

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Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of films, television shows, music albums, video games, and formerly books.

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Michael Dante DiMartino

Michael Dante DiMartino (born July 18, 1974) is an American animator, producer, writer, and director.

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Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist.

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Ministry of Commerce (China)

The Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) is a executive department of the State Council of the People's Republic of China that is responsible for formulating policy on foreign trade, export and import regulations, foreign direct investments, consumer protection, market competition (competition regulator) and negotiating bilateral and multilateral trade agreements.

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Miramax

Miramax, LLC, formerly known as Miramax Films, is an American independent film and television production and distribution company founded on December 19, 1979, by Harvey and Bob Weinstein, and based in Los Angeles, California.

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Mo lei tau

Mo lei tau is a type of slapstick humour associated with Hong Kong popular culture that developed during the late 20th century.

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National Radio and Television Administration

The National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) is a ministry-level executive agency controlled by the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

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NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan

(abbreviated as NBCUEJ) is a Japanese music, anime, and home entertainment production and distribution enterprise that is a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, owned by American telecommunications/media company Comcast headquartered in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo.

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Ng Man-tat

Richard Ng Man-tat (2 January 1952 – 27 February 2021), commonly called Uncle Tat (達叔), was a Hong Kong actor originally from Fujian.

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Patrick Tse

Patrick Tse Yin (born Tse Ka-yuk; 9 August 1936) is a Hong Kong actor, producer, screenwriter and director in Hong Kong cinema.

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People's Daily

The People's Daily is the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

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PlayStation Portable

The PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a handheld game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment.

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Première (magazine)

Première is a French film magazine based in Paris and published by Hachette Filipacchi since 1976.

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Raymond Wong (composer)

Raymond Wong Ying-wah (born 6 April 1968) is a Hong Kong film score composer.

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Rotten Tomatoes

Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television.

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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Scott Pilgrim vs.

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Sgt. Frog

Sgt.

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Shaolin Girl

is a 2008 Japanese sports action comedy film inspired by Stephen Chow's film Shaolin Soccer (2001). Shaolin Soccer and Shaolin Girl are 2000s martial arts comedy films and 2000s sports comedy films.

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Shaolin kung fu

Shaolin kung fu, also called Shaolin Wushu, or Shaolin quan, is one of the oldest, largest, and most famous styles of wushu, or kung fu of Chan Buddhism.

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Shaolin Monastery

Shaolin Monastery (p), also known as Shaolin Temple, is a monastic institution recognized as the birthplace of Chan Buddhism and the cradle of Shaolin Kung Fu.

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Shifu

Shifu is a Chinese title meaning "skilled person", "teacher", or "master" that is most often used in English to address a teacher of Chinese martial arts.

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Sina Corporation

Sina Corporation is a Chinese technology company.

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Siniša Mihajlović

Siniša Mihajlović (Синиша Михајловић,; 20 February 1969 – 16 December 2022) was a Serbian football manager and former professional footballer who played as a defender.

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Sports film

A sports film is a film genre in which any particular sport plays a prominent role in the film's plot or acts as its central theme.

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Stephen Chow

Stephen Chow Sing-chi (born 22 June 1962) is a Hong Kong filmmaker, former actor and comedian, known for Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle.

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StudioCanal UK

StudioCanal Limited is the official branch of StudioCanal in the British Isles.

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Superhuman strength

Superhuman strength is a superpower commonly invoked in fiction and other literary works, such as mythology.

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Tai chi

Tai chi is an ancient Chinese martial art.

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The Numbers (website)

The Numbers is a film industry data website that tracks box office revenue in a systematic, algorithmic way.

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Tin Kai-man

Tin Kai-Man, also spelled Tin Kai-mun, is a Hong Kong actor and production manager, most notable for his role in Shaolin Soccer.

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Triad (organized crime)

A triad is a Chinese transnational organized crime syndicate based in Greater China with outposts in various countries having significant overseas Chinese populations.

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Unit production manager

In the cinema of the United States, a unit production manager (UPM) is the Directors Guild of America–approved title for the top below-the-line staff position, responsible for the administration of a feature film or television production.

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United States dollar

The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries.

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The Universal Media Disc (UMD) is a discontinued optical disc medium developed by Sony for use on its PlayStation Portable handheld gaming and multimedia platform.

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Video CD

Video CD (abbreviated as VCD, and also known as Compact Disc Digital Video) is a home video format and the first format for distributing films on standard optical discs.

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Vincent Candela

Vincent Philippe Antoine Candela (born 24 October 1973) is a French former professional footballer who played as a full-back; he is most well-known for his time playing for Italian club Roma.

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Vincent Kok

Vincent Kok Tak-chiu (born 15 August 1965) is a Hong Kong actor, scriptwriter and film director.

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Wong Yat-fei

Wong Yat-fei (born 19 August 1946) is a Hong Kong cinema actor who has acted in numerous Cantonese films.

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Zhao Wei

Zhao Wei (born 12 March 1976), also known as Vicky Zhao or Vicki Zhao, is a Chinese actress, singer, filmmaker and businesswoman.

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2006 FIFA World Cup

The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament.

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21st Hong Kong Film Awards

Ceremony for the 21st Hong Kong Film Awards was held on 21 April 2002 in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre and hosted by Eric Tsang, Cecilia Yip, Jacqueline Pang and Cheung Tat-Ming.

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See also

2000s martial arts comedy films

2001 action comedy films

2001 martial arts films

Association football films

Best Film Hong Kong Film Award winners

Films directed by Stephen Chow

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaolin_Soccer

Also known as Shaolin Football, Siu lam juk kau, Xiaolin Soccer.

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