Sparta Rotterdam also earned their first three-pointer, winning 2-1 at home to Willem II.
Sparta suggests that employers offer promotion opportunities, sufficient pay, and mobility and strategy plans for their workers.
Christianity, rather than the glories of Athens and the horrors of Sparta, may be proving the biggest draw.
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Rijkaard had a spell coaching Sparta Rotterdam, quitting in 2002 after they were relegated from the top flight of Dutch football.
Ferguson joined Peterborough after a playing career that included spells at Manchester United, Wolves, Sparta Rotterdam - on loan - and Wrexham.
Sparta believes this is why there are so many passive job seekers.
The decision was then made to go deeper and Sparta sands were discovered that matched with Sparta sands found at Davy Jones 90 miles away.
The race, which began inauspiciously with eight runners in 2004, takes its name from the ancient Greeks from Sparta who emphasized physical training and discipline.
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Alongside the Knights, its portfolio also includes Germany's Munich Barons and Berlin Ice Bears, Sparta Prague in the Czech Republic and the Swiss side, Geneva Eagles.
His lifelong passion is Thucydides and the Peloponnesian War the epic clash between those former allies, militaristic Sparta and democratic Athens, that closed out the fifth century B.
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Meanwhile, in the other group game, Senegalese striker Dame Ndoye's first-half goal proved the difference as FC Copenhagen recorded their opening victory with a 1-0 win over Sparta Prague.
And after limping through against lowly Sparta Prague of the Czech Republic in the last round, they sank to 1-0 defeat in Romania to Steaua Bucharest in the first leg of their tie.
Chelsea are now favorites to win the competition but they nearly fell at their first Europa League hurdle against Sparta Prague after a late Eden Hazard goal sealed their place in the next round.
Gamers who are traveling for the holidays will no doubt savor treats like the "God of War: Ghost of Sparta" PSP entertainment pack or the Nintendo DSi XL red bundle, which offer handheld gaming to go.
Sparta Prague moved off the bottom into second on four points with their first group-stage win since 2003, as the Czech side defeated Romania's CFR Cluj 2-0 with first-half goals from Juraj Kucka (15) and Roman Hubnik (32).
Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven battled back to earn a 2-2 draw away to Sparta Prague in the Czech capital, as substitute Jonathan Reis to equalize twice for the visitors -- the second a penalty in injury-time after Bony Wilfried fouled Danko Lazovic.
The draw is not a good one for the Czechs, but Chovanec will at least be able to impart some of the tactical nous he picked up whilst playing for PSV Eindhoven - a brief spell in a playing career spent almost exclusively at Sparta Prague - in their first match, against Holland.
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