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"Tequila" is a 1958
1958 in music

Events*January 28 - Little Richard begins attending classes at Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama*January 29 - Bo Diddley records "Say Man", a #3 R&B hit when it is released in the Fall of 1959....
 rock
Rock music

Rock music is a loosely defined genre of popular music that entered the mainstream in the mid 1950's. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rhythm and blues, country music and other influences....
 instrumental
Instrumental

An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or any other sort of vocal music; all of the music is produced by musical instruments....
 by the band
Band (music)

In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform songs. The following articles concern types of musical bands:...
 The Champs
The Champs

The Champs were a rock and roll band, most famous for their Latin-tinged instrumental "Tequila ." Formed by recording studio executives at Gene Autry Challenge Records to record a A-side and B-side for the Dave Burgess single , the intended throwaway track became more famous than its A-Side, "Train to Nowhere"....
. The title of the song constitutes the entire lyrics, and is spoken three times during the song. "Tequila" became a number-one hit at the time of its release and remains popular amongst fans of the golden age of rock and roll
Rock and roll

Rock and roll is a form of music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Its roots lay mainly in rhythm and blues, Country music, folk music, gospel music, and jazz....
, but the band was a one-hit wonder
One-hit wonder

A one-hit wonder is a music industry term to describe an artist generally known for only one hit single ....
.

"Tequila" has been heavily referenced in American popular culture, and was notably featured in the 1985 film Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Pee-wee's Big Adventure

Pee-wee's Big Adventure is a 1985 adventure film comedy film directed by Tim Burton in his full-length film debut. Paul Reubens, Phil Hartman and Michael Varhol wrote the script, starring Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton and Diane Salinger....
.

957, Gene Autry
Gene Autry

Orvon Gene Autry was an United States performing arts who gained fame as "Singing cowboy" on the Radio in the United States, in Cinema of the United States and on Television in the United States for more than three decades beginning in the 1930s....
's record label
Record label

In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of recorded sound and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the Record producer, manufacturing, distribution , marketing and promotion, and enforcement of copyright protec...
, Challenge Records
Challenge Records

Challenge Records has been the name of at least three different record labels in the 20th century:* Challenge Records - a United States based company....
, signed Dave Burgess (born 1934), a rockabilly
Rockabilly

Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, and emerged in the early 1950s.The term rockabilly is a Portmanteau word of rock and hillbilly, the latter a reference to the country music that contributed strongly to the style's development....
 singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter

File:Joan Baez Bob Dylan crop.jpgSinger-songwriter is a term that refers to performers who Lyricist, composer and singing their own Musical piece including lyrics and melody....
 from California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
 who often recorded under the name "Dave Dupree." At the end of 1957, having produced no hits, Challenge Records
Challenge Records

Challenge Records has been the name of at least three different record labels in the 20th century:* Challenge Records - a United States based company....
 looked to Burgess, who organized a recording session on December 23 in Hollywood.






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"Tequila" is a 1958
1958 in music

Events*January 28 - Little Richard begins attending classes at Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama*January 29 - Bo Diddley records "Say Man", a #3 R&B hit when it is released in the Fall of 1959....
 rock
Rock music

Rock music is a loosely defined genre of popular music that entered the mainstream in the mid 1950's. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rhythm and blues, country music and other influences....
 instrumental
Instrumental

An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or any other sort of vocal music; all of the music is produced by musical instruments....
 by the band
Band (music)

In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform songs. The following articles concern types of musical bands:...
 The Champs
The Champs

The Champs were a rock and roll band, most famous for their Latin-tinged instrumental "Tequila ." Formed by recording studio executives at Gene Autry Challenge Records to record a A-side and B-side for the Dave Burgess single , the intended throwaway track became more famous than its A-Side, "Train to Nowhere"....
. The title of the song constitutes the entire lyrics, and is spoken three times during the song. "Tequila" became a number-one hit at the time of its release and remains popular amongst fans of the golden age of rock and roll
Rock and roll

Rock and roll is a form of music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Its roots lay mainly in rhythm and blues, Country music, folk music, gospel music, and jazz....
, but the band was a one-hit wonder
One-hit wonder

A one-hit wonder is a music industry term to describe an artist generally known for only one hit single ....
.

"Tequila" has been heavily referenced in American popular culture, and was notably featured in the 1985 film Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Pee-wee's Big Adventure

Pee-wee's Big Adventure is a 1985 adventure film comedy film directed by Tim Burton in his full-length film debut. Paul Reubens, Phil Hartman and Michael Varhol wrote the script, starring Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton and Diane Salinger....
.

History

In 1957, Gene Autry
Gene Autry

Orvon Gene Autry was an United States performing arts who gained fame as "Singing cowboy" on the Radio in the United States, in Cinema of the United States and on Television in the United States for more than three decades beginning in the 1930s....
's record label
Record label

In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of recorded sound and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the Record producer, manufacturing, distribution , marketing and promotion, and enforcement of copyright protec...
, Challenge Records
Challenge Records

Challenge Records has been the name of at least three different record labels in the 20th century:* Challenge Records - a United States based company....
, signed Dave Burgess (born 1934), a rockabilly
Rockabilly

Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, and emerged in the early 1950s.The term rockabilly is a Portmanteau word of rock and hillbilly, the latter a reference to the country music that contributed strongly to the style's development....
 singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter

File:Joan Baez Bob Dylan crop.jpgSinger-songwriter is a term that refers to performers who Lyricist, composer and singing their own Musical piece including lyrics and melody....
 from California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
 who often recorded under the name "Dave Dupree." At the end of 1957, having produced no hits, Challenge Records
Challenge Records

Challenge Records has been the name of at least three different record labels in the 20th century:* Challenge Records - a United States based company....
 looked to Burgess, who organized a recording session on December 23 in Hollywood. In the studio that day were Burgess on rhythm guitar
Rhythm guitar

Rhythm guitar is the use of a guitar to provide rhythmic chord al accompaniment for a singer or other instruments in a musical ensemble. In ensembles or "bands" playing within the country music, blues music, rock music or Heavy metal music genres , a guitarist playing the rhythm part of a composition supports the melodic lines and solos play...
, Cliff Hills on bass guitar
Bass guitar

The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...
, the Flores Trio (Danny Flores
Danny Flores

Daniel Flores was the singer on his self-written song, "Tequila ", an United States Billboard Chart-topper hit record in 1958 for The Champs....
 on saxophone
Saxophone

The saxophone is a conical-Bore transposing instrument musical instrument considered a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and are played with a Single-reed instrument mouthpiece similar to the clarinet....
 and keyboards
Keyboard instrument

A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include various types of organ s as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic musical instrument....
, Gene Alden on drums
Drum kit

A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbell s, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer....
, and lead guitarist Buddy Bruce), and Huelyn Duvall contributing backing vocals. They gathered primarily to record "Train to Nowhere," a song by Burgess, as well as "Night Beat" and "All Night Rock."

The last song recorded was "Tequila," essentially just a jam by the Flores Trio. There were three takes, and Daniel Flores (d September 19, 2006), who wrote the song, was also the man who actually spoke the word "Tequila!". Flores also played the song's trademark "dirty sax" solo. The song served as the B-side
A-side and B-side

A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which single s were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or flipside, is a secondary song that ofte...
 for "Train to Nowhere," which was released by Challenge Records
Challenge Records

Challenge Records has been the name of at least three different record labels in the 20th century:* Challenge Records - a United States based company....
 on January 15, 1958. Duvall recalls that the record initially found little success, but, after a DJ in Cleveland played the B-side, "Tequila" skyrocketed up the charts, reaching #1 on the Billboard chart on March 28, 1958.

Daniel Flores had written "Tequila," but, because he was signed to another label, the song was credited to "Chuck Rio," a name he adopted for the stage. Those present for the December 23 session began recording together again on January 20, 1958, under the name The Champs
The Champs

The Champs were a rock and roll band, most famous for their Latin-tinged instrumental "Tequila ." Formed by recording studio executives at Gene Autry Challenge Records to record a A-side and B-side for the Dave Burgess single , the intended throwaway track became more famous than its A-Side, "Train to Nowhere"....
; the group technically formed after recording its most famous song. The song has been noted to have the same sound and structure of Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley , was an original and influential American rock and roll singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He was known as "The Originator" because of his key role in the transition from blues music to rock & roll, influencing a host of legendary acts including Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton....
's 1958 release "Dearest Darling"
Bo Diddley (album)

Bo Diddley is the debut album by rock and roll pioneer and blues icon Bo Diddley. It is a compilation of his singles since 1955. It collects several of his most influential and enduring songs....
.

Covers

  • Eddie Platt
    Eddie Platt

    Eddie Platt is an American saxophone.Platakis was raised in Rossford, Ohio. He began playing in a band there at age 16 and used the stage name Platt starting in high school ....
     took the song to #20 in the U.S. in 1958.


  • The song was covered by The Ventures
    The Ventures

    The Ventures are an United States instrumental rock band formed in 1958 in Tacoma, Washington, Washington. The band, formed by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle, two masonry workers, has had an enduring impact on the development of music worldwide, having sold over 100 million records, and are to date the best-selling instrumental band of all time....
     twice.


  • The song also appears one of Wes Montgomery
    Wes Montgomery

    John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery was an United States jazz guitarist. He is generally considered one of the major jazz guitarists, emerging after such seminal figures as Django Reinhardt and Charlie Christian and influencing countless others, including Pat Martino, George Benson, and Pat Metheny....
    's albums. In late 1960s Joe Loss
    Joe Loss

    Joshua Alexander Loss or Joe Loss OBE was an England musician and founder of The Joe Loss Orchestra, a light orchestra....
     Orchestra, British
    Great Britain

    Great Britain is an island lying to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the List of islands by area, and the largest in Europe. With a population of 58.9 million people it is List of islands by population....
     light music band, recorded their danceable version, available today on a Latin jazz
    Latin jazz

    Latin jazz is the general term given to music that combines rhythms from African and Latin American countries with jazz and classical harmonies from Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe and the United States....
     compilation album
    Compilation album

    A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, source or subject matter....
     "The Best Latin Jazz Album in the World... Ever!
    The Best... Album in the World...Ever!

    The Best... Album in the World...Ever! is a long running compilation album brand from Circa Records . Usually the album's title is made of the main title, genre and maybe issue number , however on a number of indie music collections the genre aspect was replaced by a full list of artist names....
    ".


  • Jazz
    Jazz

    Jazz is a primarily American musical art form which originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States from a confluence of African and European music traditions....
     guitarist Larry Carlton
    Larry Carlton

    Larry Carlton is an United States jazz fusion, Pop music, and rock music guitarist and a singer, dividing his recording time between solo recordings and session appearances with various well-known bands....
     recorded a version of the song on his 1983 album Friends.


  • A Latin
    Latin American music

    Latin American music refers to the music of all countries in Latin America and comes in many varieties. Latin America is home to musical styles such as the simple, rural conjunto music of northern Mexico, the sophisticated habanera of Cuba, the rhythmic sounds of the Music of Puerto Rico plena, the symphonies of Heitor Villa-Lobos, and the...
     hip hop
    Hip hop music

    Hip hop music is a music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rapping which is accompanied with backing beats. Hip hop music is part of hip hop culture, which began in the Bronx, in New York City in the 1970s, predominantly among African Americans and Latino Americans....
     cover
    Cover version

    In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition of a previously recorded, commercially released song.In its current use, it can sometimes have a pejorative meaning — implying that the original recording should be regarded as the definitive version, usually in the sense of an "authentic" rendition, and all...
     in 1992 by A.L.T.
    A.L.T.

    A.L.T. is an United States Rapping known for the 1992 hit song "Tequila" ....
     was a Top Ten
    Record chart

    Record chart are a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
     in numerous countries and entered the Billboard Top 40
    Top 40 Mainstream

    Top 40 Mainstream Chart is an airplay chart from Billboard Magazine and is featured in both sister publications Billboard and R&R . It is often mistaken for and confused with the Pop 100 Airplay charts ....
    .


  • Tony Levin
    Tony Levin

    Tony Levin is an American bass guitarist.Levin is best-known for his work with progressive rock pioneers King Crimson and Peter Gabriel. Has also been a member of Bruford Levin Upper Extremities, Liquid Tension Experiment and leads his own Tony Levin Band....
     and his band released a version of the song on his 2002 album
    Album

    An album or record album is a collection of related Sound recording and reproduction or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites....
     Pieces of the Sun
    Pieces of the Sun

    Pieces of the Sun is Tony Levin's third solo record. It is an often jazzy, progressive rock, instrumental record. It features the Tony Levin Band, which includes Levin on bass guitars, Chapman Stick and cello, Jerry Marotta on drums, Larry Fast playing synthesisers and Jesse Gress on guitars....
    , though this version bears next to no resemblance to the original, aside from a quiet utterance of the title three times during the course of the song.


  • An instrumental segment of the song also appears in the song "What Happened?" by California Punk/Ska
    Punk rock

    Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed the perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock....
     band, Sublime
    Sublime (band)

    Sublime is an American ska-punk band that originated in Long Beach, California. Founded in 1988, Sublime consisted of Bradley Nowell , Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson ....
    . The song is about the morning after a party and the word "Tequila
    Tequila

    Tequila is an blue agave distilled beverage made primarily in the area surrounding Tequila, Jalisco, in the northwest of Guadalajara, Jalisco and in the highlands of the western Mexican state of Jalisco....
    " is replaced with "What happened?".


  • Industrial Metal band Klutæ
    Klutæ

    Klut? is an industrial music project founded by Denmark musician Claus Larsen, who is best known for his main project, Le?ther Strip. Originally formed in 1991 under the name Klute, the project went dormant after 1996's Excel....
     released a reworking entitled "Tequila Slammer" on their 1995 EP Excepted, using samples of the original lyrics and horns layered with drum machines and heavy guitar.


  • Dr. Feelgood
    Dr. Feelgood (band)

    Dr. Feelgood are a United Kingdom pub rock musical band, which was formed in mid 1971. The name of the band, Dr. Feelgood, is slang for heroin, or for physicians who are prepared to overprescribe drugs....
     covered the song on their 1974 debut album, Down by the Jetty
    Down by the Jetty

    Down by the Jetty is the debut album by Dr. Feelgood , released in January 1975.Down by the Jetty was as refreshingly lean as anything the headline-grabbing 1970s punk rock would later loose on the world, and as stripped down as the most basic roots rock....
    .


  • Bad Manners
    Bad Manners

    Bad Manners are an England Second Wave ska revival musical ensemble. They quickly became the novelty favourites of the fad through their bald, enormous-bodied frontman's silly on-stage antics, earning early exposure through their Top of The Pops TV exploits and an appearance in the live film documentary, Dance Craze....
     covered the song on their album Loonee Tunes!
    Loonee Tunes!

    Loonee Tunes! is the second album by Bad Manners, from the year 1980.In keeping with the format of their first album, the first track is an instrumental....
    .


  • Spanish duo Azúcar Moreno
    Azúcar Moreno

    Az?car Moreno is the name of a famous Spain music duo who have sold more than 2 million albums since 1985 domestically, and became famous in Europe and Latin America in the 1990s....
     on their 2002 album Únicas
    Únicas

    ?nicas is the eleventh studio album by Spain duo Az?car Moreno, released on Sony Music in 2002.?nicas was the first Az?car Moreno album since 1990's Bandido not to be partly or entirely recorded in the United States, but in Spain and Italy, and it also features strings by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra....
    .


"Tequila" in pop culture


In the 1985 film Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Pee-wee's Big Adventure

Pee-wee's Big Adventure is a 1985 adventure film comedy film directed by Tim Burton in his full-length film debut. Paul Reubens, Phil Hartman and Michael Varhol wrote the script, starring Paul Reubens as Pee-wee Herman, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton and Diane Salinger....
 featured a scene in which Pee-wee Herman
Pee-wee Herman

Pee-wee Herman is a comedy fictional character created and portrayed by United States comedian Paul Reubens. He is best known for his two television series and film series during the 1980s....
 knocks over a row of motorcycle
Motorcycle

A motorcycle is a Single track, two-wheeled motor vehicle powered by an Motorcycle engine. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as Touring motorcycle travel, navigating Naked bike, Cruiser , Motorcycle sport and Motorbike racing, or off-road conditions....
s, then proceeds to win over the angered bikers by selecting "Tequila" from the jukebox
Jukebox

A jukebox is a partially automated music-playing device, usually a coin-operated machine, that can play specially selected songs from self-contained media....
 and comically dancing to it. The "Pee-wee dance" has since been closely linked with the song in popular culture. This usage of the song was further referenced in rapper Joeski Love's track "Pee Wee's Dance", which also utilized the song's melody.

The song also appears in the television shows Happy Days
Happy Days

Happy Days is an Television in the United States television sitcom that originally aired from 1974 in television to 1984 in television on American Broadcasting Company....
, Spider-Man and Two and a Half Men
Two and a Half Men

Two and a Half Men is an Emmy Award- and Golden Globe Award-nominated United States television Situation comedy, which premiered on CBS on Monday, September 22, 2003 at 9:30 p.m., North American Eastern Time Zone/Pacific Time Zone....
 (where it was sung by Charlie Harper
Charlie Harper

Charlie Harper is the singer of the punk band UK Subs....
), and the films The Sandlot
The Sandlot

The Sandlot is a 1993 film about young baseball players. The film was directed by David Evans and was released with the title The Sandlot Kids in Australia and the United Kingdom....
, Cheech and Chong's Next Movie, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (film)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is the 1990 in film live-action film based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. The film was followed by three sequels, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze in 1991 in film, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III in 1993 in film, and TMNT in 2007 in film....
 (where the Turtles substitute the call-out "Ninjitsu!" for the original "Tequila!"), Night at the Museum
Night at the Museum

Night at the Museum is a 2006 in film American adventure comedy film. It is based on The Night at the Museum by Milan Trenc. It follows a divorced father trying to settle down, impress his son, and find his destiny....
, Spongebob Square Pants, and the video game Samba de Amigo
Samba de Amigo

Samba de Amigo is a Music video game#Rhythm games originally developed by Sonic Team and released in 1999 by Sega in video arcades, 2000 for the Dreamcast video game console, and developed by Gearbox Software in 2008 for the Wii....
.

In the 1986 skateboard movie "Thrashin'
Thrashin'

Thrashin', also known as Skate Gang, is a 1986 in film skater drama film. The film is directed by David Winters , and stars Josh Brolin, Robert Rusler, and featuring Pamela Gidley....
", the "ramp locals" skateboarders sing "Tequila" while riding in Boz's Car.

The song can be heard at Thorpe Park
Thorpe Park

Thorpe Park is a amusement park located in Surrey, United Kingdom. It was built in 1979 on the site of a gravel pit which was partially flooded with the intention of creating a water based theme for the park....
 in England
England

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 whilst viewing the area or queuing for Stealth
Stealth (roller coaster)

Stealth is a steel roller coaster built by Intamin AG of Switzerland. The coaster is located in the Thorpe Park#Amity Cove area of Thorpe Park in Surrey, England and opened in 2006....
.

"Tequila" has also been used in advertisements for TGI Friday's and in a Papa John's commercial for the "Fajitas Pizza", with the call-out altered to 'Fajita'. In Australia in 2005, the song was similarly altered to advertise Toshiba
Toshiba

is a multinational corporation list of conglomerates manufacturing company, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The company's main business is in Infrastructure, Consumer Products, and Electronic devices and components....
 televisions.

Stand-up comedian Pablo Francisco has imitated the song in his comedy routine, using it as an extremely inappropriate song to play during sex.

In the Drawn Together
Drawn Together

Drawn Together is an United States animated television series, which ran on Comedy Central from October 27, 2004 to November 14, 2007. The series was created by Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein, and uses a Situation comedy format with a TV reality show setting....
 episode "Freaks & Greeks", a cutaway gag shows Ling-Ling's father Jun-Jee attempting to sing the song on stage in a karaoke
Karaoke

is a form of entertainment in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music using a microphone and public address system. The music is typically a well-known popular music song which has no lead vocal....
 bar. The joke is that the song's lyrics consist of only one word, and so it is unlikely that the song would be performed in a karaoke
Karaoke

is a form of entertainment in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music using a microphone and public address system. The music is typically a well-known popular music song which has no lead vocal....
 bar.

Professional wrestler Matt Cross
Matt Cross

Matthew Capiccioni is a professional wrestler, better known by his ring name M-Dogg 20. He is a former mainstay of UWA Hardcore Wrestling and is currently working as a regular in Ring of Honor and other independent promotions....
 performed the Pee-Wee dance as well during Pro Wrestling Guerilla's event The Battle of Los Angeles after performing a top rope plancha to 2 other wrestlers.

In the Japanese drama "Last Christmas", the song is played while main characters dine in the local Mexican restaurant.

The song "Esta llegando la banda" ("The band is arriving") uses the tune of "Tequila". "Esta llegando la banda" is usually sung at Mexican Football Federation football matches.