tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13686981340672326532024-03-05T21:32:28.568-08:00Zone Soccer PlayerAll star football player profilesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368698134067232653.post-90255874857863716842012-02-03T08:43:00.000-08:002012-02-03T08:45:30.122-08:00Antonio Valencia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCjYz7S7igvF5HKmI0U0oA7zTEg10Mu0N2n4WdsT8coCRjTwu7Y_0ELO1oxRDEj7zlLbIzlPc9poig1W5gPJQ1Nz4Vla5-EkTeYcSm7gBRpSxHZwEN95Mv3osyGr4jTllFuV7Vlb-nIu0D/s1600/Manchester-United-Antonio-Valencia+cropped.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCjYz7S7igvF5HKmI0U0oA7zTEg10Mu0N2n4WdsT8coCRjTwu7Y_0ELO1oxRDEj7zlLbIzlPc9poig1W5gPJQ1Nz4Vla5-EkTeYcSm7gBRpSxHZwEN95Mv3osyGr4jTllFuV7Vlb-nIu0D/s1600/Manchester-United-Antonio-Valencia+cropped.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ecuadorian Valencia</b> made his debut in 2005 and scored two goals. L<b>uis Antonio Valencia Mosquera</b>, the <b>Ecuadorian</b> footballer who currently plays for <b>Manchester United</b> winger and the <b>Ecuador</b> national team he has. <b>Wigan </b>then signed a three-year contract with Valencia for an undisclosed fee in January 2008. <b>Valencia</b> since winning the 2009-10 Football League Cup, F<b>A Community Shield in 2010</b>, and the 2010-11 English Premier League during his time at <b>Manchester United,</b> along with elected into the<b> PFA </b>Team of the Year in his debut season.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
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<b>Personal Information</b><br />
Full name : Luis Antonio Valencia Mosquera<br />
Date of birth : 4 August 1985 (age 26)<br />
Place of birth : Lago Agrio, Ecuador<br />
Height : 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)<br />
Playing position : Right winger<br />
Right back<br />
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<b>Club Information</b><br />
Current club : Manchester United<br />
Number : 25</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Early Life</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXq163xpuBUJoBCGrfoO4nX97fABz_XIJVGOLIUzy3O6vb72GV3c-gG7n84bN5PtaImaJDsY5ZAsAY7sH08LM8PJ5eduku1LIysab9xPs_toZ7a55g6qaTVvvPkQhD3TNupEMMy3KrLCC/s1600/06antonio-valencia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNXq163xpuBUJoBCGrfoO4nX97fABz_XIJVGOLIUzy3O6vb72GV3c-gG7n84bN5PtaImaJDsY5ZAsAY7sH08LM8PJ5eduku1LIysab9xPs_toZ7a55g6qaTVvvPkQhD3TNupEMMy3KrLCC/s1600/06antonio-valencia.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Valencia helped his mother sell drinks outside the stadium of his local club at <b>Lago Agrio</b> and would then search for empty bottles for his father to sell to a bottle-deposit in the capital, <b>Quito</b>. When <b>Valenci</b>a was aged 11, scout <b>Pedro "Papi" Perlaza</b> spotted him playing on a dusty field near his home, and signed him to the local <b>FA-run</b> sports academy in Sucumbíos. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Early career</b></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzYe2Q-2031dxgEERm8lRqoSZxmI5NzKaHIEVe83oKwh5PGZOW6RbVGTvABMzBQQMfzLbI1IGz2zjq9cW6rQnjJsVzv5wK5n1N3LIRcByMili5HnKISxymL9CfhHe7JdOoBN9JZ4nDs_P/s1600/tumblr_lpb6ij4rUd1qg38m8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzYe2Q-2031dxgEERm8lRqoSZxmI5NzKaHIEVe83oKwh5PGZOW6RbVGTvABMzBQQMfzLbI1IGz2zjq9cW6rQnjJsVzv5wK5n1N3LIRcByMili5HnKISxymL9CfhHe7JdOoBN9JZ4nDs_P/s400/tumblr_lpb6ij4rUd1qg38m8.jpg" width="367" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Valencia started his career at <b>El Nacional</b> and within a year, he was fast-tracked into the Under 20s, where he played alongside striker Christian <b>"Chucho" 'Benítez</b> and scored 20 goals in 84 matches. Valencia made his debut for <b>El Nacional</b> alonsgside his idol <b>Edison Mendez</b>. Valencia moved to Spanish club <b>Villarreal </b>in 2005. <b>Recreativo </b>helped Valencia gain promotion to <b>La Liga</b> as They finished the season top of the table.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Valencia scored his first goal of the 2007-08 season in a 2-0 win over Derby County on 23 February, before netting a brace in his first <b>Wigan </b>a 2-0 away victory over <b>Aston Villa </b>on 3 May. Valencia ended the season with three goals and three assists in 32 appearances in all competitions.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Valencia's first goal of the season came Following in <b>Wigan's </b>5-0 away victory over <b>Hull City </b>on 30 August. Valencia scored his final goal for Wigan on 13 December, as he inspired them to a 3-0 victory over<b> Blackburn Rovers.</b> <b>Wigan </b>boss <b>Steve Bruce</b> confirmed That Valencia turned down the chance to join Real Madrid in January 2009. Valencia scored 7 goals in 89 appearances during his time at <b>Wigan.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Manchester United</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tCyxvZDtn1yIaeOwhvmYdnDPPnlo-kv3Ox5JVmiInyXrqNF3t4Rjs2Iv_o7LvBrWkCn2fb-Dyu4ozlU9CSW2tjVMKJ1gsHey-bOyBg71tecRdws9PKRrmJawvsI_G2eYInpBn9lGyh6o/s1600/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4tCyxvZDtn1yIaeOwhvmYdnDPPnlo-kv3Ox5JVmiInyXrqNF3t4Rjs2Iv_o7LvBrWkCn2fb-Dyu4ozlU9CSW2tjVMKJ1gsHey-bOyBg71tecRdws9PKRrmJawvsI_G2eYInpBn9lGyh6o/s1600/7.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On 30 June 2009, Valencia Became <b>Manchester United's</b> first summer signing, having cut his holiday short to have a medical with the club. On 29 July, he made his debut for United and scored his first goal in the process, netting United's second in a 2-1 pre-season victory over <b>Boca Juniors</b> in the <b>Audi Cup. </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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On 17 October, he scored his first competitive goal for the club, scoring United's second in a 2-1 league victory against <b>Bolton Wanderers.</b> His first <b>UEFA Champions League</b> four days later Followed goal in a 1-0 away victory against <b>CSKA Moscow</b>. Valencia Provided the assist for <b>Wayne Rooney's</b> winning goal in the 2010 League Cup Final against <b>Aston Villa</b> on 28 February 2010, Valencia was named Man of the Match as United won 2-1. On 25 April, Valencia was included in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year in his debut season for the club alongside team-mates <b>Patrice Evra, Darren Fletche</b>r and <b>Wayne Rooney.</b> On 8 August, Valencia scored United's first goal in their 3-1 win over Chelsea in the 2010 Community Shield.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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During a Champions League game against Rangers on 14 September, Valencia suffered a break to his left ankle. On 28 February 2011, Valencia returned to training with Manchester United's first-team. Valencia made his first start of the season away at <b>Benfica</b> in the first group stage match of the<b> UEFA Champions League. </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Valencia scored his second goal of the season, the opening goal in Manchester United's Champions League fixture against <b>Otelul Galati</b>, the game finished 2-0. On 26 December 2011 Valencia scored the fourth goal for Manchester United in a 5-0 home win against <b>Wigan Athletic.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>Ecuador team</b><br />
On 27 March 2005, Valencia's gained his first international cap for <b>Ecuador</b> and netted his first two international goals in the process, coming in a 5-2 World Cup qualifying win against <b>Paraguay. </b>Valencia played in all of Ecuador's <b>2006 FIFA World Cup </b>matches, and was chosen as a nominee for <b>FIFA's ideal </b>11 team, the which <b>recognises </b>the top stars for every position in the <b>World Cup. </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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On 27 June 2007, Valencia netted <b>Ecuador's </b>first goal of Their <b>Copa América 2007</b> campaign, however They eventually lost the match 3-2 to <b>Chile </b>and finished the tournament bottom of Their group. On 9 September 2009, Valencia scored his first World Cup qualifying goal, netting in a 3-1 away victory over <b>Bolivia. </b><br />
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<b>El Nacional</b><br />
Serie A (1) : 2005 Clausura<br />
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Premier League (1) : 2010-11<br />
Football League Cup (1) : 2009-10<br />
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Alan Hardaker Trophy (1) : 2010<br />
PFA Premier League Team of the Year (1) : 2009-10</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368698134067232653.post-46357978602510033372012-02-03T07:31:00.000-08:002012-02-03T07:31:05.684-08:00Aaron Ramsey<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Ui79DzcSRsTn2SRmE983W9fSmY6pHlbfXLZ96k21hZEaxqqnAxomqR0UDyiFyvmzvxlb22gY6Z-jsEcmz0PfuS53pXddMpPP1piyTv_N7IMaBOLBlkz-kDEeVAHZd2Y0K7_LHgkgLjAe/s1600/Aaron-Ramsey-007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Ui79DzcSRsTn2SRmE983W9fSmY6pHlbfXLZ96k21hZEaxqqnAxomqR0UDyiFyvmzvxlb22gY6Z-jsEcmz0PfuS53pXddMpPP1piyTv_N7IMaBOLBlkz-kDEeVAHZd2Y0K7_LHgkgLjAe/s400/Aaron-Ramsey-007.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After the departure of midfielder <b>Cesc Fàbregas </b>to <b>FC Barcelona, Arsene Wenger</b> has always relied <b>Peter Aaron James Ramsey</b> to take his place. He is a Welsh footballer who played for Arsenal and captained <b>Wales</b>. Ramsey played for <b>Cardiff City</b> as a child at the school where he spent eight years in youth football before making 16 appearances for the senior team.</div><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Full name : Aaron James Ramsey<br />
Date of birth : 26 December 1990 (age 21)<br />
Place of birth : Caerphilly, Wales<br />
Height : 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)<br />
Playing position : Midfielder</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
<b>Club Information</b><br />
Current club : Arsenal<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Early Life</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYk2oCoYs6kOAathpFXvFGGlBvgmDoViRqna4RkKGiBKFwk9ArQjhMGrcL52wvXQgSKwn0Hu_JjNrFvVxOPVP681a6rmueYKW_Nc8hpZ4duUkJX0_GlJCq8r9NxZ54wRWziUF2yKAoedv/s1600/aaron-ramsey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhYk2oCoYs6kOAathpFXvFGGlBvgmDoViRqna4RkKGiBKFwk9ArQjhMGrcL52wvXQgSKwn0Hu_JjNrFvVxOPVP681a6rmueYKW_Nc8hpZ4duUkJX0_GlJCq8r9NxZ54wRWziUF2yKAoedv/s400/aaron-ramsey.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As a child Attended <b>Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Ramsey Rhymni </b>in the<b> Caerphilly</b> County <b>Borough</b>. Before turning to football, he was a keen rugby player and as a schoolboy he played as a winger for Caerphilly <b>RFCs </b>youth development program, where he was approached by scouts from <b>Rugby </b>League side <b>St Helens RLFC </b>after playing in a youth match against them but had already been signed by <b>Cardiff City's </b>youth academy. Ramsey is bilingual, speaking both <b>Welsh</b> and <b>English</b>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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In doing so, Ramsey Became the youngest player to ever play for<b> Cardiff City,</b> aged just 16 years and 124 days, beating the previous record holder<b> John Toshack.</b> In June 2007, Cardiff City turned down a bid of over £ 1m for Ramsey from a <b>London-</b>based Premier League club. Ramsey made his first league appearance of the 2007-08 season on 6 October, when he came on as a late substitute for <b>Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink </b>in the 2-1 home win over <b>Burnley.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ramsey signed his first professional contract in December 2007 and went on to make-his first full professional start for <b>Cardiff </b>on 5 January in the<b> FA Cup</b> against <b>Chasetown </b>Replacing the suspended <b>Stephen McPhail.</b> An impressive performance from Ramsey saw him head in the second Cardiff goal as They went on to win 3-1. Following Ramsey's impressive performance in the 2-0 FA Cup quarter-final win over <b>Middlesbrough </b>it was Revealed That <b>Manchester United</b> manager <b>Sir Alex Ferguson </b>had talked to Cardiff boss <b>Dave Jones </b>to inquire about Ramsey, who were later joined by Arsenal and <b>Everton</b> in Following his progress. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Cardiff chairman <b>Peter Ridsdale</b> of toll the <b>BBC</b> That Arsenal's bid of <b>£ 5 million </b>up front had been accepted. <b>Arsenal's </b>bid did not include a loan clause That would allow Ramsey to stay at Cardiff for another season<b>. Cardiff City </b>assistant manager and former <b>Arsenal</b> player and coach <b>Terr</b><b>y Burton, </b>who was credited for having Brought through Ramsey, also helped recommend him to Arsenal manager <b>Arsene Wenger, </b>having retained a longstanding connection to the club. Negotiations During the transfer, Burton also advised That Ramsey join Arsenal, citing the Similarity Between the players and the club's overall style of play.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Arsenal</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCiqJD9JA0Fy61oyhPl8PnAsyoQGCKGBnUtyXA3gKE8JN9Xy2dgv_mTGmGVgL1Dlu1etonwowpd245WLUwBcbUuASKVqC-ZcljYoRQkIrYL2hV9SqPp8SKlexc2vclwXDnS-p3RxmXufZ/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFCiqJD9JA0Fy61oyhPl8PnAsyoQGCKGBnUtyXA3gKE8JN9Xy2dgv_mTGmGVgL1Dlu1etonwowpd245WLUwBcbUuASKVqC-ZcljYoRQkIrYL2hV9SqPp8SKlexc2vclwXDnS-p3RxmXufZ/s1600/4.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On 10 June 2008 it was confirmed after meeting That Officials from <b>Arsenal</b>, <b>Manchester United </b>and <b>Everton</b>, Ramsey had Decided to join <b>Arsenal, Cardiff City</b> who paid a total of <b>£ 8.4 million</b> for the player. Ramsey made his competitive debut for Arsenal in the Champions League Third Qualifying Round against <b>FC Twente </b>on 13 August 2008 and his league debut a month later against <b>Blackburn Rovers</b> on 13 September 2008, marking it with an assist to <b>Emmanuel Adebayor</b> for Arsenal's fourth and Adebayor's third . </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Ramsey was named amongst a host of young players poised to shine in 2009 by <b>Fifa.com.</b> On 1 July 2009, he signed a new long-term contract at<b> Arsenal.</b> On 22 August, Ramsey scored his first league goal in a one-on-one against Goalkeeper <b>David Jame</b>s as Portsmouth beat Arsenal 4-1 at <b>Emirates Stadium</b> and then set up Andrei Arshavin in a 3-1 home win over <b>Celtic</b> in the Champions League play-offs. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Ramsey made his first Premier League start of the season on November 7, 2009 as Arsenal beat <b>Wolverhampton Wanderers</b> 4-1 at <b>Molineux </b>with Ramsey Completing 90-minutes for the first time in the top-flight. On 6 December 2009, Ramsey scored his second league goal of the season in a comfortable 2-0 victory over <b>Stoke City</b>. Arsenal went on to win the tie 2-1, with <b>Eduardo</b> scoring a 83rd minute header. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ramsey signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal on 1 June 2010. On 23 November 2010, Ramsey made his return to competitive football for the Arsenal reserve team against the Wolverhampton Wanderers reserve team at Arsenal's London Colney training ground.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>2011-2012 season</b><br />
On 16 August 2011, Ramsey made his first Champions League appearance of the season at home against <b>Udinese.</b> In the fourth minute of the match he assisted on Theo <b>Walcott's</b> goal That gave Arsenal the 1-0 advantage in the first leg of the match. The game finished 2-0 to <b>Liverpool.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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On 17 September 2011, Ramsey assisted on <b>Mikel Arteta's</b> second goal for <b>Arsenal</b> as the team lost 4-3 away to <b>Blackburn Rovers</b> in a Premier League game. On 5 November 2011, he aided Arsenal to open the score against <b>West Bromwich Albion</b> in a Premier League in the <b>Emirates Stadium</b> with an exquisite pass That allowed <b>Theo Walcott</b> to shoot. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Ramsey made his debut for the <b>Wales</b> national football team on 19 November 2008 versus <b>Denmark</b> in a friendly, aged 17, breaking the record set by <b>Chris Gunter</b> as the youngest <b>Welsh international </b>On 14 October 2009, he scored his first senior goal in the 2010 World Liechtenstein Cup qualifier away at from a free kick awarded for a trip on <b>Gareth Bale. </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Ramsey was awarded the <b>FAW's Young</b> Player of the Year award That same month.Former Wales team manager <b>Gary</b> Speed appointed Ramsey as permanent captain of <b>Wales,</b> beginning with the match versus England on 26 March 2011. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>Personal Information</b><br />
Full name : Diego Alberto Milito<br />
Date of birth : 12 June 1979 (age 32)<br />
Place of birth : Bernal, Argentina<br />
Height : 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)<br />
Playing position : Striker</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
<b>Club Information</b><br />
Current club : Internazionale<br />
Number : 22<br />
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Diego Milito started playing at Argentine first division team <b>Racing Club </b>in 1999, where he won the 2001 Apertura tournament. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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At the beginning of 2004, Milito moved to Italian second division <b>Genoa</b>. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Real Zaragoza</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEeUxJyyher499cErD57KIs9b7CxgiK10EUKT_pb2aYP_hz7nZnz3DYedfQH2e119eIYJ0PJGPXZdlxepLyt2GuTumLxEhyphenhyphen3odUF9fTewFAaw49wnb9uigQb7hYIn7AHy4khA85q6HMkp/s1600/_REALZARA_16081d06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEeUxJyyher499cErD57KIs9b7CxgiK10EUKT_pb2aYP_hz7nZnz3DYedfQH2e119eIYJ0PJGPXZdlxepLyt2GuTumLxEhyphenhyphen3odUF9fTewFAaw49wnb9uigQb7hYIn7AHy4khA85q6HMkp/s400/_REALZARA_16081d06.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Milito was one of the top Scorers in the <b>La Liga </b>2006-07 season. He scored 23 goals, two less than the top goalscorer <b>Ruud van Nistelrooy</b> and three behind the European Golden Boot winner <b>Francesco Totti.</b> Milito Became the club captain at<b> Real Zaragoza,</b> taking over this role from brother Gabriel, who Departed for<b> FC Barcelona</b> in 2007. As of January 2008, Diego was averaging higher than a goal every two games for Real Zaragoza, a statistic he also Achieved with <b>Genoa.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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On 1 September 2008, just a few minutes before the transfer window closure time, <b>Genoa</b> completed the transfer of Milito from <b>Zaragoza, </b>after the Spanish team were relegated to the <b>Segunda División</b>. Genoa won this game 2-0 with Milito assisting the first goal and scoring the second. On 9 November, Milito scored his first hat-trick for Genoa in the 4-0 victory against Reggina. He finished the season with 24 goals in 31 league appearances, placing him second behind <b>Zlatan Ibrahimovic</b> in the Capocannonieri scoring title.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Milito continued his fine run of form with another goal in the next league match against <b>Napoli,</b> scoring the second goal after <b>Samuel Eto'o</b> scored in the first minute, a game That They won 3-1. On 30 October, in a 5-3 home victory against <b>Palermo,</b> Milito, who had returned from an injury, came off the bench to the make the result safe<b> Internazionale's</b> fifth goal scoring. In the next game, against Livorno he scored another goal, taking his strike rate up to seven goals in nine league matches. On 24 February, in another Champions League match, this time in a 2-1 round of 16 win against <b>Chelsea</b>, he scored another goal Important, his second in the competition. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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On 31 March, in a 1-0 Champions League quarter-finals win against <b>CSKA Moscow,</b> he scored the winning goal the which enhanced<b> Internazionale's</b> chances of reaching the semi-finals. Diego scored a vital goal in a 3-1 home win against <b>Barcelona</b> in a Champions League first leg semi-final win.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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During the very last matches of the 2009-2010 season, Milito has proved instrumental in <b>Inter's </b>winning of the first treble in the history of <b>Italian</b> football. Of the player and his two Champions League winning goals, The Guardian wrote. On 9 August 2010, Milito has signed a new four-year contract with the <b>Nerazzurri. </b>On 26 August 2010, Milito was named <b>2010 UEFA Forward</b> and Player of the Year.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>2010-2012: After the treble</b><br />
On 29 May 2011 Milito scored a goal in the final of the Italian Cup to help <b>Internazionale</b> beat Palermo 3-1. However during the 2011-2012 Serie A season he Begun to Regain his form, scoring a goal in<b> Inter-Lecce</b> 4-1, two goals in <b>Inter-Parma</b> 5-0, and a Very Important goals in Inter's 1-0 victory against <b>Milan</b> <b>Inter</b> putting back into the title race. He also continued his scoring streak in on Inter's 2-1 victory over<b> Lazio. </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBlykcowZomBs-tUz-b5xuZu6DUw3JhtR_XY5hBMSEsoOa1VUi8iSWA91fUYgutr9jactlt3JOZjazkFadehcEHIF6awzvMdWcVDaEB2HxeHFt6NoK8iCZ2Tn2-W_yEAPWXHRlkPMJmkk/s1600/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBlykcowZomBs-tUz-b5xuZu6DUw3JhtR_XY5hBMSEsoOa1VUi8iSWA91fUYgutr9jactlt3JOZjazkFadehcEHIF6awzvMdWcVDaEB2HxeHFt6NoK8iCZ2Tn2-W_yEAPWXHRlkPMJmkk/s1600/7.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Milito scored two goals on his international debut against <b>Uruguay</b> in 2003, but only intermittently during Appeared Following the years, and was omitted from the 2006 World Cup squad. He played for Argentina in the 2007 <b>Copa América </b>tournament, Gaining playing time after <b>Hernan Crespo's </b>injury in a group stage match against Colombia and he was also included in Argentina's final 23 player roster for the <b>2010 FIFA World Cup.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Primera División Argentina (1) : Apertura 2001<br />
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Serie A (1) : 2009-10<br />
Coppa Italia (2) : 2009-10, 2010-11<br />
Supercoppa Italiana (1) : 2010<br />
UEFA Champions League (1) : 2010<br />
FIFA Club World Cup (1) : 2010<br />
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Guerin d'Oro (1) : 2008-09<br />
2010 UEFA Champions League Final : UEFA Man of the Match<br />
UEFA Club Forward of the Year (1) : 2009-10<br />
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year (1) : 2009-10<br />
Serie A Footballer of the Year (1) : 2009-10<br />
Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year (1) : 2009-10</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368698134067232653.post-20417870113948401842012-02-02T21:40:00.000-08:002012-02-02T21:49:45.180-08:00Mario Gómez<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjim2mXwhUKF9AvCpZtjj52WlKM3MseUDl06up_SjrK9GppLKVLWDRKFb8wAg4q3JP0mLnoyo9mLg-LUU2Skwt-BIr2EkarSJzCWcH6lGl5kzFXdOucl1sTgMrj6s3eMjuwYTpOjMlpOY3G/s1600/GepaMario-Gomez290_164284a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjim2mXwhUKF9AvCpZtjj52WlKM3MseUDl06up_SjrK9GppLKVLWDRKFb8wAg4q3JP0mLnoyo9mLg-LUU2Skwt-BIr2EkarSJzCWcH6lGl5kzFXdOucl1sTgMrj6s3eMjuwYTpOjMlpOY3G/s400/GepaMario-Gomez290_164284a.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Gómez </b>joined Bayern after six years in <b>Stuttgart.</b> <b>Mario Gómez García </b>is a German footballer who plays as a striker for FC Bayern Munich in the <b>German Bundesliga</b>. Cost is a record for a player is transferred in the Bundesliga, the euro is expected 30-35 million euros. When <b>Stuttgart</b> became champion in 2006-07, Gómez contributed 14 goals and was voted German Player of years.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
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Full name : Mario Gómez García<br />
Date of birth : 10 July 1985 (age 26)<br />
Place of birth : Riedlingen, West Germany<br />
Height : 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1 / 2 in)<br />
Playing position : Striker<br />
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Current club : Bayern Munich<br />
Number : 33<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Personal Life</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXoO_OJVJge8PjuTX8Zd0-tPa2LF0nqC_eyOb52eeD33XWGq1eiBJ2qdDPof43gmp4f9_9CVknLN-7atzuAb-Q8HCVysESTkOzZH0MCXaARXrl9sN9lfCatG3xoKBcfg5ofMK7AGMbf54/s1600/striker-Mario-Gomez-and-his-girlfriend-Silvia-Meichel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXoO_OJVJge8PjuTX8Zd0-tPa2LF0nqC_eyOb52eeD33XWGq1eiBJ2qdDPof43gmp4f9_9CVknLN-7atzuAb-Q8HCVysESTkOzZH0MCXaARXrl9sN9lfCatG3xoKBcfg5ofMK7AGMbf54/s1600/striker-Mario-Gomez-and-his-girlfriend-Silvia-Meichel.jpg" /></a></div>Gómez was Brought up in <b>Unlingen,</b> an Upper <b>Swabian village</b> and is of <b>German-Spanish </b>descent (his father is a Spaniard from <b>Granada</b> and his mother is German). Both Nationalities but he has decided to play for the <b>German </b>national team at the age of 17. Should Gómez thinks gay players come out and thinks "they would play as if They Had been liberated". He also would like a<b> "radical Rethink"</b> about homosexuality in the football.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOy8XmefS126BBBCBlzwLqjZi1BEG9fioHI6vKtlMqBMxnYK8UrfUNX7RRGjLHmXRiLZSwioss6YRO_rVDVZA07NhnW2M1romvGY5N54RSTUqb8Lv_UD_NKRaqiJGVumgTXgi0eWnOdQux/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOy8XmefS126BBBCBlzwLqjZi1BEG9fioHI6vKtlMqBMxnYK8UrfUNX7RRGjLHmXRiLZSwioss6YRO_rVDVZA07NhnW2M1romvGY5N54RSTUqb8Lv_UD_NKRaqiJGVumgTXgi0eWnOdQux/s400/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In 2004, Gómez played 10 minutes for <b>VfB Stuttgart</b> in the Champions League in a game against Chelsea on 9 March and made his debut in the Bundesliga on 8 May.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</a></div>In the 2005-06 season, Gómez joined the first team Permanently. He played 30 times in the <b>Bundesliga, </b>scoring six times at this level, his first goal coming on 17 September 2005. The striker also played five times in the <b>UEFA Cup</b>, scoring twice, and in three times in the <b>DFB-Pokal.</b><br />
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In the 2006-07,<b> Furthermore,</b> <b>VfB Stuttgart </b>also reached the final of the<b> DFB-Pokal, </b>where Gómez participated, but <b>VfB Stuttgart</b> lost to 1. <b>FC Nuremberg</b>. Gómez extended his contract at <b>Vf.</b><br />
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While, in the 2007-08 season, the rest of his team struggled to keep performing at Their 2006-07 season standards, Gómez remained at an astonishingly high level, scoring 19 goals in 25 Appearances, second in the <b>Bundesliga's </b>top scorer list, just behind Bayern Munich's Luca Toni scored 24 times the who. In the 2008-09 season Gómez hit four goals to inspire <b>VfB Stuttgart</b> to a 4-1 victory over Bundesliga leaders <b>VfL Wolfsburg.</b><br />
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On 26 May 2009, Gómez was eventually transferred to <b>Bayern Munich </b>on a Bundesliga record transfer fee, signing a four-year contract.<br />
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<b>2010-2011 Season</b><br />
After an erratic first season at Bayern with only 10 goals in 29 league Appearances, Gómez established Himself as a starter During the 2010-11 season (to an extent at the expense of <b>Miroslav Klose</b> and due to the injury sustained by <b>Ivica Olic</b>) and finished as top goalscorer in the Bundesliga with 28 goals. Gómez has scored 13 hat-tricks so far in his Bundesliga career, with three and ten <b>Stuttgart </b>with Bayern.<br />
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On 12 November 2010, a couple of weeks before the <b>Juventus </b>saga, Gómez urged gay players to come out, he added That there was plenty of gay role models in <b>German</b> society to inspire gay football players. Gómez overalls in all Competitions scored 39 goals.<br />
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<b>2011-2012 Season</b><br />
Gómez started the 2011-12 season in similar style Towards the previous season and he opened his league account on 20 August 2011 in Bayern Munich's thrashing of <b>Hamburger SV. </b>Seven days later Gómez turned up the style scoring a hat-trick away to 1. <b>FC Kaiserslautern.</b> On 10 September, Gómez then netted four goals in Bayern Munich's 7-0 Rout of Freiburg.<br />
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Gómez also scored a brace against Hertha <b>BSC Bayern</b> won 4-0. Gómez then got another brace on the 29 October Bayern then Defeated 1. <b>FC Nuremberg</b> 4-0. In Bayern's next game away to <b>FC Augsburg</b> Gómez scored one of Bayern's goals in Their 2-1 victory. Bayern went on to win 3-2. So far in the Champions League Gómez has six goals in five games. In the <b>DFB-Pokal </b>Gómez has scored just one goal. On 16 December 2011, Gómez scored his 50th goal for the calendar year of 2011 against 1.<b> FC Köln.</b><br />
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Gómez has Both German and Spanish nationality, but played for all German youth national teams from age 17.<b> Germany</b> won the match 3-1, with Gómez scoring <b>Germany's</b> second goal. Gómez gained his second cap for Germany, coming on as a substitute for <b>Kevin Kuranyi </b>in a Euro 2008 qualifier against <b>San Marino</b>, scoring two goals That Contributed to a final 6-0 victory.<br />
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After Gómez impressed in pre-tournament friendlies, <b>Joachim Low </b>Called him up to the German squad for Euro 2008. Low broke up the strike partnership of <b>Miroslav Klose</b> and <b>Lukas Podolski</b> Podolski with moving out to the left wing at the expense of <b>talismanic</b> midfielder <b>Bastian Schweinsteiger</b> and Gómez partnering Klose up front. Germany eventually won courtesy of a <b>Michael Ballack </b>free-kick to seal a place in the knock-out stages but Low Gómez dropped to the bench and Reverted back to the Podolski-Klose partnership.<br />
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<b>World Cup 2010</b><br />
In a friendly match against the <b>United Arab</b> <b>Emirates</b> played on 2 June 2009, Gómez netted four goals, ending his 15-game goal Drought for the national team, in <b>Germany's</b> 7-2 thrashing.<br />
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Although being the second choice behind <b>Miroslav Klose</b> as center-forward During <b>Germany's </b>qualification for Euro 2012, Gómez played regularly and Contributed goals against every opponent of That campaign: <b>Kazakhstan,</b> <b>Austria,</b> <b>Azerbaijan, Turkey</b> and <b>Belgium.</b> Prior to the <b>Euro 2012</b> in the 3-3 draw against <b>Ukraine</b> in the opening game at the renewed Olympic Stadium of Kiev - the site of the Euro 2012 final match - Gómez captained Germany for the first time. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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German Footballer of the Year : 2007<br />
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</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368698134067232653.post-11394328719218211632012-02-02T07:06:00.000-08:002012-02-02T07:08:33.413-08:00Isaac Cuenca<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaoPAL6F9POrGClt-JpZh7yhO6M9mQW2XQSIHMmp-Ng8cNfqdpXDnj2-KcePi6Uyqv3yVsKtUAU0r0cfEfmCDYRlBiL65i_LM30N8FRSPR6REjdRbfB33Fw3c2LRY-g_19sG1pylmN-2lU/s1600/Isaac+Cuenca+FC+Barcelona+v+FC+BATE+Borisov+MnkXFsFz5gEl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaoPAL6F9POrGClt-JpZh7yhO6M9mQW2XQSIHMmp-Ng8cNfqdpXDnj2-KcePi6Uyqv3yVsKtUAU0r0cfEfmCDYRlBiL65i_LM30N8FRSPR6REjdRbfB33Fw3c2LRY-g_19sG1pylmN-2lU/s400/Isaac+Cuenca+FC+Barcelona+v+FC+BATE+Borisov+MnkXFsFz5gEl.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> The original left-wing attacker <b>LA Masia </b>dropout who is now starting in trust by<b> Pep Guardiola</b> to be the starting eleven players <b>Joan Isaac López Cuenca</b> is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for <b>FC Barcelona</b>. This name is used Spanish naming customs, or the father's first surname is the surname of Cuenca and the second or the mother who<b> López.</b></div><a name='more'></a><br />
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Full name : Joan Isaac López Cuenca<br />
Date of birth : 27 April 1991 (age 20)<br />
Place of birth : Reus, Spain<br />
Height : 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)<br />
Playing position :Winger<br />
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Current club : Barcelona<br />
Number : 23<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Football Career</b></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Barcelona / </b><b>CF Reus Deportiu</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSX0Ys9CR8Kyup8sLZUjpdSy_ZgcTSycjmDsIXbpM2JCuIyj3cf1ASwvQ1VndyJBHdX_dN-6zaxlauWkN0Np9VxSrT0bTSDkFR_qyKTTYIfFVn9pDkmPKlYAXFJfbmqhJdo98KEtAd75h/s1600/hh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSX0Ys9CR8Kyup8sLZUjpdSy_ZgcTSycjmDsIXbpM2JCuIyj3cf1ASwvQ1VndyJBHdX_dN-6zaxlauWkN0Np9VxSrT0bTSDkFR_qyKTTYIfFVn9pDkmPKlYAXFJfbmqhJdo98KEtAd75h/s400/hh.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Born in <b>Reus,</b> <b>Tarragona,</b> <b>Catalonia, </b>Cuenca joined<b> FC Barcelona's</b> <b>La Masia</b> in 2003, aged just 12. Halfway through his third year youth, however, he returned home and joined a local <b>CF Reus Deportiu.</b><br />
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</div>Cuenca finished his formation with<b> CF Damm</b> and <b>Barcelona</b>, rejoining the latter in 2009. He made his senior debuts in the 2010-11 season, being loaned to yet another club <b>Catalonia</b>, <b>CE Sabadell FC</b> in the third division.<br />
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</div>In June 2011, Cuenca returned to <b>Barcelona</b> and joined its B team, alongside <b>Martí Riverola. </b>Shortly after, he was Called by a first-team manager <b>Josep Guardiola </b>to the pre-season, and made his debut on 23 July against<b> HNK Hajduk Split.</b><br />
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</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cuenca made his official debut for Barça B on 4 September 2011, playing the last 29 minutes in a 4-0 away win against <b>FC Cartagena</b>, and scoring the last goal of the match. On 19 October, he made his first official appearance for the playing squad, Replacing <b>David Villa </b>in the dying minutes of a 2-0 home success against <b>FC Viktoria Plzeň, </b>for the season's <b>UEFA Champions League.</b><br />
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</div>On 3 December 2011, Cuenca scored his second league goal, playing the entire 5-0 home routing of <b>Levante UD</b>. On 31 January 2012, Cuenca has signed a contract extension keeping him in the club until June 2015. <br />
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FIFA Club World Cup: 2011.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368698134067232653.post-44443833967457495592012-02-02T06:01:00.000-08:002012-02-02T06:03:23.448-08:00Javier Mascherano<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaWfvL-VrA5eCbzUEcwx_pH-9twWYAFF3g9ovzA_BM-0cOROqgBv_n03ahW_00MLnMVTMA9BkRx_q1NBNwprgLlJehGnZv078btDjKietAvFeCKu0gYfqSG27bcGJTemIRnxg7h7bpkcQz/s1600/8f17ebb80c72f1c50972838115dc_grande.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaWfvL-VrA5eCbzUEcwx_pH-9twWYAFF3g9ovzA_BM-0cOROqgBv_n03ahW_00MLnMVTMA9BkRx_q1NBNwprgLlJehGnZv078btDjKietAvFeCKu0gYfqSG27bcGJTemIRnxg7h7bpkcQz/s400/8f17ebb80c72f1c50972838115dc_grande.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>Mascherano</b> moved to Europe, signing for Premier League side <b>West Ham United</b>. However, contract terms are not familiar with Media Sports Investments bleak short time at the club and in early 2007 he joined <b>Liverpool </b>on loan. Two Mascherano is the most widely used nicknames (in Argentina) are <b>Masche</b> <b>and El Jefecito </b>(Head slightly). Former Argentine footballer <b>Jorge Valdano </b>and <b>Jorge Solari </b>regard it as likely the best midfielders in the world.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
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<b>Personal Information</b><br />
Full name : Javier Alejandro Mascherano<br />
Date of birth : 8 June 1984 (age 27)<br />
Place of birth : San Lorenzo, Argentina<br />
Height : 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)<br />
Playing position : Defensive midfielder<br />
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Current club : Barcelona<br />
Number : 14<br />
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Born in <b>San Lorenzo</b>, <b>Santa Fe</b>, Mascherano came through the youth ranks at <b>River Plate</b> in <b>Buenos Aires, Argentina.</b> Mascherano won his first silverware River won the 2003-04 Clausura (Closing) championship. In the 2004 <b>Copa Libertadores River</b> reached the semi-finals, but lost on Penalties to arch-Rivals<b> Boca Juniors.</b><br />
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In the <b>Copa Libertadores River</b> again lost in the semi-finals, this time to <b>São Paulo.</b> After the Confederations Cup in <b>Germany,</b> <b>Brazilian </b>club Corinthians acquired Mascherano from<b> River Plate </b>for <b>U.S. $ 15 million</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Corinthians</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ogXOVujxTMgAJWBMXs8py94E19Z-SdXg2FxKsyuYdelR6a9A-wRxb78s_gbARY4l9xlrakgEU3Y3srzW6tWFoPRFcHKZKyvzLh1Mp_E8R6lEZb5jbgJ_xfyb7f6nZY35hT4jh_tQM7yD/s400/101683hp2.jpg" width="400" /></div><b></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Brazilian <b>Série A</b> runs from April, so Mascherano joined <b>Corinthians </b>in mid-season. In total, Mascherano was out of action for six months, only returning on 5 March 2006. Corinthians were the resource persons forced to start Their 2006 <b>Copa Libertadores</b> without Mascherano, but he returned in time for the Round of 16 tie against <b>River Plate</b>, the which<b> Corinthians</b> lost. The 2006 <b>Brazilian</b> Série A also went badly for Corinthians, and at one stage battling against Relegation They were the resource persons. In June, the league season was interrupted for the 2006 World Cup. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Before Mascherano joined <b>West Ham</b>, Had won game one, drawn one and lost one. In October, the <b>Argentina</b> national coach,<b> Alfio Basile,</b> declared That he hoped Mascherano would leave <b>West Ham "as soon as possible," </b>and "I hope for God's sake That Mascherano can go to Juventus."<br />
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On 16 January 2007, Liverpool requested clearance from FIFA to take Mascherano on loan from West Ham. That FIFA's rules state no player can play for more than two different clubs the between 1 July and 30 June the following year, but Mascherano Had already played for Corinthians and West Ham Both During this time. On 27 April the Premier League West Ham Issued a world-record fine of £ 5.5 million.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Liverpool </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZpiI_9BDwcnZ9TJfN6nUwG_8GpApzx17MFJ5TdDGNcVgHYmNlQxK7fRWuzMX7Wds8EzRLDHNLch8_K4C3sk4ipM6lndHruwEt8_OV-taDwVFD3ICffvqNDU7bSMu5hZoU9qRocscPsWi0/s1600/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZpiI_9BDwcnZ9TJfN6nUwG_8GpApzx17MFJ5TdDGNcVgHYmNlQxK7fRWuzMX7Wds8EzRLDHNLch8_K4C3sk4ipM6lndHruwEt8_OV-taDwVFD3ICffvqNDU7bSMu5hZoU9qRocscPsWi0/s1600/8.jpg" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On 10 February,<b> Liverpool </b>added Mascherano to Their Champions League squad and gave him the number 20 shirt. Eventually, on 20 February 2007, Mascherano's move to Liverpool Became official after the Premier League accepted <b>Liverpool's</b> request to register the player at<b> Anfield.</b><br />
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Mascherano made his debut for Liverpool against <b>Sheffield United</b> on 24 February 2007, and was praised by the Liverpool manager <b>Rafael Benítez</b> and team captain <b>Steven Gerrard</b> after Liverpool's 4-0 victory. After playing in a match against <b>Arsenal </b>on 31 March, Called <b>Benítez </b>Mascherano a <b>"monster of a player"</b>. Hastily Establishing Himself as a starter at the club, Mascherano played in the Champions League Final against <b>AC That year Milan</b>. He and teammate <b>Alonso</b> were the resource persons Successful in stifling the creative play of Both <b>Kaká </b>and <b>Clarence Seedorf </b>for much of the match but Liverpool eventually succumbed to <b>Milan,</b> losing 2-1. He was voted Liverpool's man of the match by the fans on the official <b>Liverpool </b>website.<br />
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Following months of Speculation,<b> Mascherano</b> signed a four-year permanent contract with <b>Liverpool </b>on 29 February 2008, ending his association with Media Sports Investments. The transfer reportedly cost Liverpool<b> £ 18.6 m,</b> and covered not only the transfer fee, but also the player's wages for the four-year deal.<br />
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The goal Officially went down as an own goal. Mascherano has the worst disciplinary record of the 2009-10 Premier League season with seven yellow cards and two red. On 27 July 2010, after returning from a break after the <b>2010 FIFA World Cup, </b>Mascherano informed new Liverpool manager <b>Roy Hodgson</b> That he wanted to leave the <b>Anfield</b> club. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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He made his league debut on 11 September 2010, starting in a 2-0 home defeat against Hercules CF Promoted recently, marking the first defeat at the <b>Camp Nou</b> for 16 months. On 28 May 2011, Mascherano started alongside <b>Gerard Pique</b> in the 2011 Champions League Final against <b>Manchester United. </b><br />
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<b>Argentina</b> lost to <b>Brazil</b> on Penalties in the finals, but Mascherano impressed enough to be voted Argentina's player of the tournament by his team-mates. In the 2006 World Cup, he played every minute of every game for Argentina, with <b>Argentina</b> being knocked out by <b>Germany</b> in the Quarter-finals.<b> Argentina</b> won the tournament making Mascherano the second <b>Argentine Sportsman</b> only ever (following a polo player Juan Nelson) to win two Olympic Gold Medals.<br />
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Soon after being appointed head coach of<b> Argentina </b>in November 2008, <b>Diego Maradona </b>Mascherano Announced That he wanted to be the team's captain. Sure enough, Mascherano accepted Diego Maradona's offer to Become the new <b>Argentina</b> captain on 10 November, Replacing <b>Javier Zanetti</b>. At the <b>2010 FIFA World Cup</b>, <b>Argentina,</b> captained by Mascherano, got to the quarter finals where They were the resource persons Defeated 4-0 by <b>Germany.</b><br />
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<b>Olympic medal record</b><br />
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Gold 2004 Athens Team<br />
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Primera División Argentina : 1<br />
2003-04 Clausura<br />
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Olympic Gold Medal : 2<br />
2004, 2008.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368698134067232653.post-88087987140738348782012-02-01T14:19:00.000-08:002012-02-01T14:21:16.157-08:00Gareth Bale<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Kgb6BvX9ovbOscR_nRu7jTUKjtb2pv2x_uEXzcsGdaJehyFlH88vEy_1OqqhbCGZFPrX-ns0cXLmk7CnTipAMwzvMqb_QaAQhiSTJcVzH8Bt856hZod-ho436u0VTd1SSI0PbVrZommi/s1600/gareth-bale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Kgb6BvX9ovbOscR_nRu7jTUKjtb2pv2x_uEXzcsGdaJehyFlH88vEy_1OqqhbCGZFPrX-ns0cXLmk7CnTipAMwzvMqb_QaAQhiSTJcVzH8Bt856hZod-ho436u0VTd1SSI0PbVrZommi/s400/gareth-bale.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This tall players who could shine in the <b>English</b> Premier League T<b>ottenham Hotspur</b> <b>Gareth Frank Bale</b> is a Welsh football player for the Wales national team. Bale started his professional career at <b>Southampton, </b>playing at left back, was praised as a free-kick specialist. More recently, Bale has played an integral role in the breakthrough in the country and T<b>ottenham </b>in the Champions League, and he is now regarded as one of the elite wing of the football world.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
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<b>Personal Information</b><br />
Full name : Gareth Frank Bale<br />
Date of birth : 16 July 1989 (age 22)<br />
Place of birth : Cardiff, Wales<br />
Height : 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)<br />
Playing position : Left Winger / Left Back<br />
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<b>Club Information</b><br />
Current club : Tottenham Hotspur<br />
Number : 3<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvanq-p0R4cEdVe1HvsJU7L80ZIE8qCkVY-8MvgePC15WXtgLTdMwHNKcOnCwrLajo1DVveQPLNtmBu15cBI3gHfvLTql2e6ZuJSxzyY9FBm7we49LGjkf8GD-49xiyuvCBORKHUXVdrcz/s1600/a677c9a28cBale-5.jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvanq-p0R4cEdVe1HvsJU7L80ZIE8qCkVY-8MvgePC15WXtgLTdMwHNKcOnCwrLajo1DVveQPLNtmBu15cBI3gHfvLTql2e6ZuJSxzyY9FBm7we49LGjkf8GD-49xiyuvCBORKHUXVdrcz/s400/a677c9a28cBale-5.jpg.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b> </b>Bale was born in <b>Cardiff</b> to parents <b>Frank,</b> a school caretaker, and<b> Debbie</b>, an operations manager; he Attended <b>Eglwys Newydd </b>Primary School at <b>Whitchurch</b>. It was while at this school he first Came to the attention of <b>Southampton</b> at nine years old, Pls he was playing in a six-a-side tournament with his first club, <b>Cardiff Civil </b>Service Football Club. Growing up his football hero was fellow <b>Welshman</b> and <b>Manchester United</b> legend <b>Ryan Giggs</b>. In his final year at school, he was Awarded the <b>PE department's</b> prize for services to sport. </div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Club Career</b></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Southampton</b></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSOB4FUIVYWPNIXZZ1qawzLdzKemvaumwTy7qTcQacPUtuJ4HaAvPyfe2oPU7rDxbrgsMc2gBwUX8Cl7sgJK5Z1giSWh3K3ldRBPqi0GxejKkacVtg7Dvy-cR0i_cuLeFIO9HfadlO0Mc/s1600/bale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSOB4FUIVYWPNIXZZ1qawzLdzKemvaumwTy7qTcQacPUtuJ4HaAvPyfe2oPU7rDxbrgsMc2gBwUX8Cl7sgJK5Z1giSWh3K3ldRBPqi0GxejKkacVtg7Dvy-cR0i_cuLeFIO9HfadlO0Mc/s1600/bale.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On 17 April 2006, at the age of 16 years and 275 days, Bale Became the second youngest player ever to play for <b>Southampton</b> <b>(after Theo Walcott, the who was 132 days younger) </b>he made his debut in the Saints' 2-0 victory against Millwall. On 6 August, Bale scored his first league goal, a free kick, to level the score at 1-1 against <b>Derby County. </b></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Mary's, against <b>Coventry City </b>in the team's second game of the 2006-07 season with another free kick. Further bale developed his reputation as a free-kick specialist he struck the post from one against <b>West Bromwich Albion</b>. In total, he made 45 Appearances for <b>Southampton, </b>scoring five goals.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEcxW9gmiU3UM9h7HuAcBq2ILAax66iYt-GG5e30eZsjAUI8laHQEJo-HUfTVPnZ_Be6ZSniEkdGjLmNg2ZBaD5b_wcGGLfxHskRE8xBCZv3NY6swfrlf_I0LBFMghgpO8ADDQYPX5mAL6/s1600/Gareth-Bale-extends-contract-with-Tottenham-Hotspur-59675.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEcxW9gmiU3UM9h7HuAcBq2ILAax66iYt-GG5e30eZsjAUI8laHQEJo-HUfTVPnZ_Be6ZSniEkdGjLmNg2ZBaD5b_wcGGLfxHskRE8xBCZv3NY6swfrlf_I0LBFMghgpO8ADDQYPX5mAL6/s1600/Gareth-Bale-extends-contract-with-Tottenham-Hotspur-59675.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b> </b>On 25 May 2007, Bale signed a four-year deal with Tottenham Hotspur, with Spurs paying an initial <b>£ 5 million</b> for Bale, Potentially rising to<b> £ 10 million</b> based on Appearances and success. </div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>2007-2008</b><br />
Bale went on to score again against<b> Arsenal i</b>n the North<b> London Derby,</b> scoring a free kick inside the near post. Spurs' sporting director <b>Damien Comolli </b>Announced in February 2008 That Bale would miss the rest of the season through injury.<br />
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<b>2008-2009</b><br />
Bale was given the number 3 shirt for the 2008-09 season, the which left previous number 3 Lee Young-pyo without a squad number. After some poor performances, Bale was dropped in <b>favour </b>of <b>Benoît</b> A<b>ssou-Ekotto</b> and the latter remained first-choice for most of the season.<br />
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<b>2009-2010</b><br />
After playing a record 24 Premier League games for Spurs without being on the winning side, Bale's first-ever involvement in a Premier League victory came against<b> Burnley</b> on 26 September 2009 - more than two years after signing for <b>Spurs </b>- he came on as an 85th minute substitute. When <b>Assou-Ekotto </b>was sidelined with an injury, manager <b>Harry Redknapp</b> decided to give Bale a chance and he impressed in the Spurs' <b>FA Cup</b> third-round 4-0 win over <b>Peterborough</b>. In April 2010, Bale scored another goal against Arsenal after a pass from Defoe he tapped the ball past the <b>Arsenal </b>keeper. Three days later, Bale slammed in Tottenham's second with his weaker right foot in a 2-1 victory over leaders <b>Chelsea</b> and was named Man of the Match. He was named Barclays Player of the Month for April.<br />
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<b>2010-2011</b><br />
On 21 August, Bale scored twice in a 2-1 win at <b>Stoke City,</b> the second of the which was a head-high volley into the top right hand corner of the goal. On 25 August, Bale set up all four goals to help the Spurs Overcome Young Boys 4-0 (6-3 AGG.) In a Champions League play-off at White Hart Lane. On 29 September 2010, Bale scored his first Champions League goal for <b>Tottenham </b>in a 4-1 home win against Dutch champions <b>FC Twente</b> in Their second game of the group stages. On 20 October, Bale scored his first senior hat-trick against European champions <b>Internazionale</b> at the <b>San Siro</b> in the Champions League. In the return match at White Hart Lane on 2 November, Bale provided a man of the match performance, setting up goals for<b> Peter Crouch</b> and<b> Roman Pavlyuchenko</b> to earn Spurs a memorable 3-1 win. On 19 March 2011, Bale Had Announced Tottenham extended his stay at the club until 2015.<br />
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<b>2011-2012</b><br />
The game ended in a 2-1 victory for Tottenham. He added his second and third goals of the season on 30 October with two goals against <b>Queens Park Rangers</b> in a 3-1 home win. On 3 December, Bale scored the first goal in Tottenham's 3-0 victory over Bolton Wanderers. On 27 December, Bale scored twice to give Tottenham a 2-0 win against <b>Norwich City.</b><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXTZE22Q5BrMzaOcFYpyzGiwiwpmzzkhhGiCPHeVdzn0YiNKrfUAiZ5gXqNRoevZEKNGkB5FAuHz9_Vnuop3OJfWAagTitwvUbRygeJRylMGre0XFlG7L_lX6g_QJwFxUFPjN40yqt-M6k/s1600/kl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXTZE22Q5BrMzaOcFYpyzGiwiwpmzzkhhGiCPHeVdzn0YiNKrfUAiZ5gXqNRoevZEKNGkB5FAuHz9_Vnuop3OJfWAagTitwvUbRygeJRylMGre0XFlG7L_lX6g_QJwFxUFPjN40yqt-M6k/s1600/kl.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b> </b>Bale originally started out playing as left-back, but Because of his great pace and dribbling skills, he was moved forward to play as a left-midfielder.On 2 November 2010, after a Champions League group stage match against <b>Internazionale,</b> teammate <b>Rafael van der Vaart </b>said, "Everyone is scared of him [Bale]. In a report of the same match, Spanish newspaper <b>El Mundo</b> said: Bale combines the height and build of an 800-metre runner like <b>Steve Ovett </b>with the acceleration and directness of a rugby winger like <b>Bryan Habana</b>. Big words? Following Bale's two goals against <b>Norwich City </b>on 27 December 2011, manager Harry Redknapp said: <b>If WE SELL</b> him, we've had it have not We? </div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>International Career</b></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Wales</b></span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapt1ROZUZGKZn72zTToB4Fz1KPnTxNJKUQaf1GuISxwJGlCujuF6kr-5vdIIoEUbgxcdvsRe530Kp8x7nxgumdKp2hzQF-STuVXy_HMVe2ZB2JJXJcX2NcTLlJlRvl7VIc2e_S8bXIpYG/s1600/Gareth-Bale-Wales.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapt1ROZUZGKZn72zTToB4Fz1KPnTxNJKUQaf1GuISxwJGlCujuF6kr-5vdIIoEUbgxcdvsRe530Kp8x7nxgumdKp2hzQF-STuVXy_HMVe2ZB2JJXJcX2NcTLlJlRvl7VIc2e_S8bXIpYG/s400/Gareth-Bale-Wales.jpg" width="400" /></a><b> </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bale was selected by Wales at the end of the 2005-06 season and made his international debut on 27 May 2006. Bale, who was just 16 years and 315 days, assisted the winning goal scored by <b>Robert Earnshaw.</b><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_DmoVnk7dGfXAVaXuYkVsL_D2qh_XKbe2JF6O0AnykphNTPjIS2nCE9Oc9gr-CdimaM3-emqOHEiDG36wxucWYgrUKOVp01obRtpscL7RfNiuc7YR9HJuDZ-3xiYW0QzUs2abbeKgakZH/s1600/gareth-bale-496964797.jpg" /><b> </b></div><br />
On 7 October 2006, Bale Became the youngest player ever to score a goal for the full <b>Welsh national </b>team in the <b>Euro 2008</b> qualification match against<b> Slovakia </b>with a trademark free kick. Bale was Called up to the <b>Wales</b> squad for the first time under Gary Speed to play against<b> Australia</b> on 10 August 2011.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEajT3BnrfNFQxN4xocgnMkUMRwvA-Gw4cX8RK8kdYOel6X5LWT5xQja41fdwJHq9UXdYMQy6gk1vgDx5Ps1kycbebP2z3tx5Q2e8nrNRFyjX2fpnnAYnO-SI8t2aEfrHAmKdk7tjNCNCC/s1600/gareth-bale-gb-007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEajT3BnrfNFQxN4xocgnMkUMRwvA-Gw4cX8RK8kdYOel6X5LWT5xQja41fdwJHq9UXdYMQy6gk1vgDx5Ps1kycbebP2z3tx5Q2e8nrNRFyjX2fpnnAYnO-SI8t2aEfrHAmKdk7tjNCNCC/s400/gareth-bale-gb-007.jpg" width="400" /></a><b> </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bale, who meets the age criteria to play in the <b>2012 London Olympics</b>, said he would "love to play in the Olympics" for the <b>Great Britain</b> Olympic football team, in Defiance of the <b>Welsh FA</b>. On 28 October 2011 Bale Became the first player to be photographed modeling of the British in <b>2012 London</b> Olympics football supporters' shirts.<br />
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<b>Southampton Academy</b><br />
Premier Academy League : 2005-06<br />
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<b>Individual</b><br />
PFA Championship Team of the Year : 2006-07<br />
Football League Young Player of the Year : 2007<br />
FAW Young Player of the Year : 2007<br />
E. ON Player of the Round : 2009-10 5th Round<br />
Premier League Player of the Month : April 2010<br />
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club 'Young Player Of The Year': 2009-10,2010-11<br />
Wales Player of the Year Award : 2010, 2011<br />
BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year 2010<br />
BBC Wales Carwyn James Junior Sportsman of the Year Award 2006<br />
PFA Premier League Team of the Year : 2010-11<br />
PFA Players' Player of the Year : 2010-11<br />
UEFA Team of the Year 2011.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368698134067232653.post-54816574723136025372012-02-01T05:52:00.000-08:002012-02-01T05:54:02.961-08:00Bojan Krkić<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Xcv8_ubHEXEi-wb8UpHDG7h0ao1qfbeeYAzLG5ISuoJksal7fnRSxcgFaBC_rMnP_HuIED7DflE0lgzg8ks1-KFFE7rdZ8RHCL1-FXR4VF-E6YV2I9btIMneBMlGCKH1MTqaGV2bs98Z/s1600/FC+Barcelona+Training+Session+pvcZopQantyl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Xcv8_ubHEXEi-wb8UpHDG7h0ao1qfbeeYAzLG5ISuoJksal7fnRSxcgFaBC_rMnP_HuIED7DflE0lgzg8ks1-KFFE7rdZ8RHCL1-FXR4VF-E6YV2I9btIMneBMlGCKH1MTqaGV2bs98Z/s400/FC+Barcelona+Training+Session+pvcZopQantyl.jpg" width="348" /></a></div>These players original <b>La Masia </b>dropout and former <b>FC Barcelona's</b> <b>Bojan Krkic Pérez</b> is known as <b>Bojan, </b>is a Spanish player who currently plays as a winger for the advanced or the Italian Serie A club <b>AS Roma.</b></div><a name='more'></a><br />
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<b>Personal Information</b><br />
Full name : Bojan Krkic Pérez<br />
Date of birth : 28 August 1990 (age 21)<br />
Place of birth : Linyola, Spain<br />
Height : 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)<br />
Playing position : Forward / Winger<br />
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Current club : Roma<br />
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On 16 September 2007 (at 17 years and 19 days), Bojan made his official debut for <b>Barcelona </b>against <b>CA Osasuna</b>, Replacing <b>Giovani dos Santos </b>in the 78th minute and breaking <b>Lionel Messi's</b> record of the youngest Barcelona player to feature in a La Liga match. On 20 October 2007 (at 17 years and 53 days), Bojan made his first league start for Barcelona away to<b> Villarreal CF</b> and scored in the 25th minute. Bojan finished the season with a record of 10 goals, breaking Raúl's record of most goals scored in a debut season.<br />
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<b>2008-2009 Season</b><br />
Upon the departure of <b>Gianluca Zambrotta, </b>Bojan was handed the number 11 shirt. Despite featuring less compared to the previous season, Bojan helped Barcelona to Their 19th <b>La Liga</b> title. Bojan was an unused substitute in the 2009 <b>UEFA Champions </b>League Final against<b> Manchester United, </b>the which Barcelona won 2-0 and saw Them cap off a treble-winning campaign.<br />
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<b>2009-2010 Season</b><br />
Coming off the bench as a late substitute for <b>Andrés Iniesta,</b> Bojan scored his first and only Champions League goal of the season against <b>VfB Stuttgart.</b> He began finding the net more Often Towards the end of the season; seven of his eight league goals for the season came from the last 12 games.<br />
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<b>2010-2011 Season</b><br />
In the match against <b>AD Ceuta</b> in the <b>Copa del Rey,</b> Barcelona's Bojan captained for the first time in an official match. In a <b>La Liga</b> match against <b>Real Sociedad</b>, Bojan came again off the bench to score the fifth goal in 5-0 win. He scored a crucial league goal from a <b>Daniel Alves</b> for Barcelona against Sevilla assists in a 1-1 draw. He marked his 100th league appearance for the Catalan club with a goal against <b>Getafe CF.</b><br />
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Rome Lost That game 2-3. On October 5, he opened the scoring against <b>Novara</b>, from an assist from <b>Miralem Pjanic</b>. Roma won 0-2.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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In the third-place play-off Bojan was once again a second half sub and scored the opener in the 53rd minute. When the match went to Penalties, he scored and <b>Spain</b> won 5-4 to finish third. In the 2007 European Under-17 Football Championship, Bojan led Spain to victory scoring the only goal against <b>England</b> in the final. He also scored in the semi-final against <b>Belgium</b>. The Royal <b>Spanish</b> Football Federation <b>(RFEF) </b>denied the request and the Further Controversy arose <b>RFEF</b> denied one of Barcelona's medics, <b>Ricard Pruna</b>, the opportunity to accompany Bojan to the tournament to monitor a tendon problem in the player's knee.During the tournament, Bojan scored five goals, finishing as joint third top scorer along with Germany and <b>Bayern Munich</b> midfielder <b>Toni Kroos.</b> Bojan scored for the Spanish Under 21s in Their 2-0 win over Poland on 12 October 2007, Quickly Establishing Himself as an Important player, also prompting rumors of an eventual call-up from the senior side's manager <b>Luis Aragonés.</b> Bojan was selected in the squad for the 2<b>009 UEFA Under-21</b> Championship. Bojan was Called up to the Spain U-21 squad for <b>2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football</b> Championship.<br />
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<b>Spanish national team</b><br />
He was Called up by the Serbian national team and team manager<b> Radomir Anti</b>c but Declined Because of his wish to play for <b>La Furia Roja</b> (The Red Fury), the which he Considered the only national colors That he would have on his jersey. On 1 February 2008, Bojan was included in <b>Luis Aragones</b> squad for the friendly against <b>France</b> on 6 February 2008.<br />
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<b>Barcelona</b><br />
La Liga: 3<br />
2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11<br />
Copa del Rey: 1<br />
2008-09<br />
Supercopa de España: 2<br />
2009, 2010<br />
UEFA Champions League: 2<br />
2008-09, 2010-11<br />
UEFA Super Cup: 1<br />
2009<br />
FIFA Club World Cup: 1<br />
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UEFA U-17 Championship: 1<br />
2007<br />
Under-21 European Championship: 2<br />
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2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Bronze Ball, Bronze Shoe<br />
Don Balon Award for Breakthrough Player of the Year: 2008.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368698134067232653.post-69499180515091994222012-02-01T05:00:00.000-08:002012-02-01T05:00:20.933-08:00Fernando Gago<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_gaWRS8HWI4ecBgxWC-oyi6wd71wCXwvnalN57mP_cCoOeSxNcpzS1BqPoINS8XuyAiwyvhOQOE9Ika85ThlDMSWUME7QnT8vj7p4dFOmNu9tbGLNopgfuAjUcc8-IuBqldrYJLi-kv1/s1600/fernandogago_214925.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_gaWRS8HWI4ecBgxWC-oyi6wd71wCXwvnalN57mP_cCoOeSxNcpzS1BqPoINS8XuyAiwyvhOQOE9Ika85ThlDMSWUME7QnT8vj7p4dFOmNu9tbGLNopgfuAjUcc8-IuBqldrYJLi-kv1/s1600/fernandogago_214925.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Before playing for<b> Real Madrid's</b> <b>Fernando Rubén Gago</b> also played for <b>Boca Juniors, </b>and now on loan to Serie A club <b>AS Roma</b> from Real Madrid for several seasons.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
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<b>Personal Information</b><br />
Full name : Fernando Rubén Gago<br />
Date of birth : 10 April 1986 (age 25)<br />
Place of birth : Ciudadela, Argentina<br />
Height : 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1 / 2 in)<br />
Playing position : Defensive midfielder<br />
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Current club : Roma<br />
Number : 19<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Boca Juniors</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1ZL_hX6CTcWWX006gtbmpE-B9oKb2wriVWIt_2Ljf13iTIQ2Ol0Opft2nv4H1HfucqYNpjnMz5dRT1VPHNsPaJ6WX8Q3djSefomyYmEh-AkRYR5MVBywHI3koQTQLTKFu3O3KyYyjiRa/s1600/10943_151055_650x420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1ZL_hX6CTcWWX006gtbmpE-B9oKb2wriVWIt_2Ljf13iTIQ2Ol0Opft2nv4H1HfucqYNpjnMz5dRT1VPHNsPaJ6WX8Q3djSefomyYmEh-AkRYR5MVBywHI3koQTQLTKFu3O3KyYyjiRa/s400/10943_151055_650x420.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Gago</b>, who came from the youth divisions of <b>Boca Juniors,</b> made his professional debut with Boca in the 1-0 victory over<b> Quilmes</b> on 5 December 2004. Despite his youth, he Quickly Became an essential part of the Boca midfield, and attracted attention from European clubs Such as <b>Real Madrid </b>and <b>Barcelona.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Gago made his debut for Real Madrid in the 2-0 La Liga defeat against <b>Deportivo La Coruña </b>on 7 January 2007. Defeated Real Madrid Real <b>Zaragoza</b> 1-0, with a goal from Ruud van Nistelrooy, created by fellow new signing Gonzalo Higuain. Real managed to beat <b>Recreativo</b> 3-2 at the <b>Estadio Nuevo Colombino</b> and went on to win the league title. Before the start of the 2007-08 season, Gago changed his number from 16 to 8. In his second season at the club, Gago displayed his true ability with a series of top class performances in the center of Madrid's La Liga-winning midfield. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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During the January transfer window Gago was very close to signing for <b>Manchester City</b>. In the beginning of the 2008-09 season, Gago only played two games due to an injury he picked up During the Champions League match against <b>BATE Borisov</b>. Madrid won 3-2 and Gago was praised for his match-winning performances in the midfield with <b>Wesley Sneijder.</b> Also in this season, Gago scored his first goal for Madrid, a header from a indirect free kick delivered by<b> Guti </b>against <b>Sevilla FC</b> to tie the game 3-3, however They went on to lose the game 3-4 with a goal from Renato in the 82nd minute of the match. Gago willingly Offered his number 8 shirt to new arrival <b>Kaká </b>and took number 5, the same number he wears for Argentina.Under J<b>ose Mourinho,</b> Gago has struggled to get gametime Because of a lengthy injury spell and Mourinho's preference of <b>Xabi</b> Alonso and S<b>ami Khedira</b> in the defensive midfield.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0q-EmWje7nLXt0c53dys3ArPFG8RS-tJptverWSNimuecuNohhaK-aCixqGDBlFvA82fEqHWV7ZuuN2UWt2rhaoHBUH0Jv5qHAxDGT3mPDIXj7cA-qURSVEmW69DSbV-ek73sam_weAA6/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0q-EmWje7nLXt0c53dys3ArPFG8RS-tJptverWSNimuecuNohhaK-aCixqGDBlFvA82fEqHWV7ZuuN2UWt2rhaoHBUH0Jv5qHAxDGT3mPDIXj7cA-qURSVEmW69DSbV-ek73sam_weAA6/s400/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On 31 August 2011, Fernando Gago moved on loan to <b>Serie A</b> side <b>Roma</b> with a view to a permanent move, until the end of the 2011-12 season, after almost 100 Appearances for <b>Real Madrid</b> in <b>La Liga</b> During his four and a half years stay at the club.He scored his first goal for Roma against Lecce on November 20. Roma won 2:1.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnIj5iYfdBZve7_-u5RIO6mjgJFWw2l_kBDq0No8QAmb6GNk9juJEYmvoVegn2iDS-SeSygohKcsgJ46bOhRM7o5V0ecxe5LjvbFcPO3Tjz9GyaltRctlqprr3Ay-pZah5vNHylZh0Y9iY/s1600/9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnIj5iYfdBZve7_-u5RIO6mjgJFWw2l_kBDq0No8QAmb6GNk9juJEYmvoVegn2iDS-SeSygohKcsgJ46bOhRM7o5V0ecxe5LjvbFcPO3Tjz9GyaltRctlqprr3Ay-pZah5vNHylZh0Y9iY/s640/9.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Gago, <b>Sergio Agüero</b> and <b>Lionel Messi</b> Had all been teammates as children back in <b>Argentina</b>. Together, the three of Them won the <b>2005 FIFA World Youth Championship</b> in the <b>Netherlands.</b> With Argentina he won 2008 Olympics. Fernando Gago is also a literature and art enthusiast. Also, his <b>Boca Juniors</b> teammates would call him so Because his youth squad coach would scold him "stop painting and run!" Gago is married to professional tennis player <b>Gisela Dulko.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>Club</b><br />
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<b>Boca Juniors</b><br />
Argentina Primera Division : 2005, 2006<br />
Copa Sudamericana : 2005<br />
Recopa Sudamericana : 2005, 2006<br />
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<b>Real Madrid</b><br />
La Liga : 2006-07, 2007-08<br />
Copa del Rey : 2010-11<br />
Supercopa de España : 2008<br />
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<b>Country</b><br />
FIFA U-20 World Cup : 2005<br />
Summer Olympics : 2008</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368698134067232653.post-19545921608057674542012-01-31T22:19:00.000-08:002012-01-31T22:19:58.276-08:00Fernando Gago<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_gaWRS8HWI4ecBgxWC-oyi6wd71wCXwvnalN57mP_cCoOeSxNcpzS1BqPoINS8XuyAiwyvhOQOE9Ika85ThlDMSWUME7QnT8vj7p4dFOmNu9tbGLNopgfuAjUcc8-IuBqldrYJLi-kv1/s1600/fernandogago_214925.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_gaWRS8HWI4ecBgxWC-oyi6wd71wCXwvnalN57mP_cCoOeSxNcpzS1BqPoINS8XuyAiwyvhOQOE9Ika85ThlDMSWUME7QnT8vj7p4dFOmNu9tbGLNopgfuAjUcc8-IuBqldrYJLi-kv1/s1600/fernandogago_214925.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Before playing for<b> Real Madrid's</b> <b>Fernando Rubén Gago</b> also played for <b>Boca Juniors, </b>and now on loan to Serie A club <b>AS Roma</b> from Real Madrid for several seasons.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
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<b>Personal Information</b><br />
Full name : Fernando Rubén Gago<br />
Date of birth : 10 April 1986 (age 25)<br />
Place of birth : Ciudadela, Argentina<br />
Height : 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1 / 2 in)<br />
Playing position : Defensive midfielder<br />
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Current club : Roma<br />
Number : 19<br />
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Gago made his debut for Real Madrid in the 2-0 La Liga defeat against <b>Deportivo La Coruña </b>on 7 January 2007. Defeated Real Madrid Real <b>Zaragoza</b> 1-0, with a goal from Ruud van Nistelrooy, created by fellow new signing Gonzalo Higuain. Real managed to beat <b>Recreativo</b> 3-2 at the <b>Estadio Nuevo Colombino</b> and went on to win the league title. Before the start of the 2007-08 season, Gago changed his number from 16 to 8. In his second season at the club, Gago displayed his true ability with a series of top class performances in the center of Madrid's La Liga-winning midfield. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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During the January transfer window Gago was very close to signing for <b>Manchester City</b>. In the beginning of the 2008-09 season, Gago only played two games due to an injury he picked up During the Champions League match against <b>BATE Borisov</b>. Madrid won 3-2 and Gago was praised for his match-winning performances in the midfield with <b>Wesley Sneijder.</b> Also in this season, Gago scored his first goal for Madrid, a header from a indirect free kick delivered by<b> Guti </b>against <b>Sevilla FC</b> to tie the game 3-3, however They went on to lose the game 3-4 with a goal from Renato in the 82nd minute of the match. Gago willingly Offered his number 8 shirt to new arrival <b>Kaká </b>and took number 5, the same number he wears for Argentina.Under J<b>ose Mourinho,</b> Gago has struggled to get gametime Because of a lengthy injury spell and Mourinho's preference of <b>Xabi</b> Alonso and S<b>ami Khedira</b> in the defensive midfield.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Personal life</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdjNzXlKoGOoRQxvEsg7_QdWds7jqd6lW-Fqxva7eMzCOxxeHBJX7oZmqT7QhjbZHu7IrtXlbrRn3b_YgJzd709osA_7q_mIrBPMiTGFK3g6yVqtsAYMzNem4PyK_vBAY01YDY88ukdGrf/s1600/8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdjNzXlKoGOoRQxvEsg7_QdWds7jqd6lW-Fqxva7eMzCOxxeHBJX7oZmqT7QhjbZHu7IrtXlbrRn3b_YgJzd709osA_7q_mIrBPMiTGFK3g6yVqtsAYMzNem4PyK_vBAY01YDY88ukdGrf/s1600/8.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> Honours</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHL4YyN9Z0KYt3VTioUpoMIVR8gu4xgOgpA_2dDiO6laldtXkYkMGndBBpQFBAgRRyJINRhSyGweY_Yu-ovTtOUty0KyLzWQukmzo2-R0btj2ywgjdKYJMGa91f3UkKi6Gs2jKb_obm71Y/s1600/fernando-gago-boca-juniors.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHL4YyN9Z0KYt3VTioUpoMIVR8gu4xgOgpA_2dDiO6laldtXkYkMGndBBpQFBAgRRyJINRhSyGweY_Yu-ovTtOUty0KyLzWQukmzo2-R0btj2ywgjdKYJMGa91f3UkKi6Gs2jKb_obm71Y/s1600/fernando-gago-boca-juniors.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<b>Club</b><br />
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<b>Boca Juniors</b><br />
Argentina Primera Division : 2005, 2006<br />
Copa Sudamericana : 2005<br />
Recopa Sudamericana : 2005, 2006<br />
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<b>Real Madrid</b><br />
La Liga : 2006-07, 2007-08<br />
Copa del Rey : 2010-11<br />
Supercopa de España : 2008<br />
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<b>Country</b><br />
FIFA U-20 World Cup : 2005<br />
Summer Olympics : 2008</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368698134067232653.post-46352233100415523942012-01-31T20:42:00.000-08:002012-01-31T20:45:46.651-08:00Tomas Rosicky<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivh42Wr6n3rxTXR7crMCTO9Bu1oLW9rvmby_Gz4uLqTS3A5_rv-ImRwZ7jq_p9r-c-TbnOqTrYke_nN1V7X73dskO6yq631zOiD-ykfvZ91x3goCE9se0-UTPy3DjLJ5WHTS6VPuJO3Oa/s1600/6188018803_24c435be70.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivh42Wr6n3rxTXR7crMCTO9Bu1oLW9rvmby_Gz4uLqTS3A5_rv-ImRwZ7jq_p9r-c-TbnOqTrYke_nN1V7X73dskO6yq631zOiD-ykfvZ91x3goCE9se0-UTPy3DjLJ5WHTS6VPuJO3Oa/s400/6188018803_24c435be70.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Playmaker who was nicknamed <b>"The Little Mozart"</b>, <b>Tomas Rosicky</b> is a <b>Czech</b> footballer who plays for <b>Arsenal</b> and <b>Czech </b>national team captain. Rosicky is known for its expertise and its ability to regulate the midfield with his death, <b>Arsene Wenger</b> described him as a player with tremendous vision and first touch.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
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<b>Personal Information</b><br />
Full name : Tomas Rosicky<br />
Date of birth : 4 October 1980 (age 31)<br />
Place of birth : Prague, Czechoslovakia<br />
Height : 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)<br />
Playing position : attacking midfielder <br />
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<b>Club Information</b><br />
Current club : Arsenal<br />
Number : 7<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Borussia Dortmund</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL3_9M9mZaxuS1XC6KF6Eow6s0u8e1c2lqZItZN1xsacaRfsrEjXvc2-wiuXttZQYkVLseMfVuJDpGs7LHspbp9I6UoILjmCSHrHBgSffkF6eifdJZ5e5MayoldIrJUDmzDdJrFSGAE91L/s400/1.jpg" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When Rosicky first arrived at <b>Borussia Dortmund,</b> his arrival cost the team <b>€ 14.5 million</b>, a <b>Bundesliga </b>record transfer Pls he arrived from Sparta Prague in 2001. Press reports linked him with big money transfers to <b>Real Madrid</b>, <b>Atletico Madrid,</b> T<b>ottenham Hotspur, Chelsea,</b> and <b>Arsenal. </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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In <b>Germany,</b> Rosicky gained the nickname <b>"The Little Mozart" and "The Mozart of Football"</b> for his ability to orchestrate play on the pitch.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Arsenal</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-j18xL1thZ-J1VUqLDKUvY2Edp8T1gKLMWrt84v0T8eQBEOFIcX_vFM3oGdB4ANtrTTqC6UXQAcNqGJdcZ3e_bx6OsVxBGvJh7_u_9YQ22l7nGaobHZ9OKZmBu69NylLEWiO62Rmjw8Wh/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-j18xL1thZ-J1VUqLDKUvY2Edp8T1gKLMWrt84v0T8eQBEOFIcX_vFM3oGdB4ANtrTTqC6UXQAcNqGJdcZ3e_bx6OsVxBGvJh7_u_9YQ22l7nGaobHZ9OKZmBu69NylLEWiO62Rmjw8Wh/s1600/5.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>2006-2007 Season</b><br />
On 23 May 2006, Arsenal confirmed That They Had signed then 25-year-old Rosicky on a long-term contract. On 6 January 2007, he scored a brace against <b>Liverpoo</b>l at Anfield in the <b>FA Cup</b>. He scored his first Premiership goal against <b>Wigan Athletic</b> on 11 February 2007. He also scored against <b>Bolton Wanderers </b>on 14 April 2007 and against <b>Manchester City</b> on 17 April 2007. He scored six goals in 37 Appearances in all Competitions in his debut season at Arsenal.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>2007-2008 Season</b><br />
On 29 August, he scored in a game against his former club <b>Sparta Prague,</b> scoring after seven minutes with a low drive from inside the box. Rosicky scored his first Premier League goal of the season against <b>Portsmouth</b>. Against<b> Bolton Wanderers </b>in a Premier League match he combined with <b>Theo Walcott </b>to score, then once again against <b>Wigan Athletic. </b>The match ended in a 3-0 victory for Arsenal.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>2009-2010 Season</b><br />
Rosicky did not feature for Arsenal During the 2008-09 season due to his hamstring tendon injury. "Rosicky scored a 93rd minute equalizer in a 2-2 draw at The<b> Emirates Stadium</b> against<b> Everton t</b>o give Arsenal a crucial point. His third goal of the season against Bolton Wanderers came in a 4-2 victory after Arsenal Had gone down 2-0 beginning with Rosicky Gunners' comeback by scoring the first Arsenal goal right before half time. In a later game against <b>Liverpool</b>, Rosicky provided a cross for a team mate <b>Abou Diaby </b>the which he converted to give Arsenal a 1-0 victory at the <b>Emirates</b> on 10 February 2010Arsenal eventually won the tie 6-2 on aggregate.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>2010-2011 Season</b><br />
On 15 August 2010, in the first Premier League match of the season, Rosicky was Brought on as a substitute Arsenal were the resource persons trailing by a goal to <b>Liverpool</b> at <b>Anfield</b>, he attempted a chip Pls effort after a run That <b>Pepe Reina </b>stretched out his right hand to flick it over the bar. On 13 December 2010, Rosicky started the game with <b>Manchester United</b> at <b>Old Trafford,</b> playing in a 1-0 defeat but was substituted off for<b> Cesc Fàbregas</b> on 64 minutes. On 1 February 2011, Rosicky started the match against <b>Everton</b> in the Premier League at the <b>Emirates Stadium </b>in the 2-1 victory for the Gunners. At the end of the campaign, Rosicky made 34 Appearances in total, scoring one goal in all Competitions for the Gunners as They finished fourth in the Premier League.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>2011-2012 Season</b><br />
On 16 October 2011, Rosicky started in a league game against <b>Sunderland </b>and was instrumental in the build-up play the which led to the first goal for Robin van Persie after just 28 seconds into the game. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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At the beginning of the 2006-07 season, Rosicky was made captain of the<b> Republic Koruna</b> national side, Replacing the retiring<b> Pavel Nedved</b>, the which he took up very well, greatly Helping the Republic Koruna qualify for Euro 2008. Rosicky missed Euro 2008 due to injury. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Style of Play</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4o8c7UeMiWOQaiRccyrKhRJ9L0jur7nwCtlllnXIOakfUHt8LYBi-rJIMzMs8vel0Mik3kOvDaY9sFqQnvpRtbx-VznMHjTMm0EfrVuIcGkE95U2z61jANA9kfwY7TElyfZXmI1EWWLKu/s1600/10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4o8c7UeMiWOQaiRccyrKhRJ9L0jur7nwCtlllnXIOakfUHt8LYBi-rJIMzMs8vel0Mik3kOvDaY9sFqQnvpRtbx-VznMHjTMm0EfrVuIcGkE95U2z61jANA9kfwY7TElyfZXmI1EWWLKu/s1600/10.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Prior to his injury back in 2008,<b> Rosicky </b>was acknowledged as a world class playmaker. He was renowned for his penetrating runs, creativity and passing accuracy on the pitch of the which Contributed a lot to the team's attacking play. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfGewvbgXoT0J1kaMF4zCBwrBDbz-uWI9lODjsySAHKEyt3CFZtzdGdGsCz6itxc1F1jT_zYHhDSf7WAIK1GMmzY6xey4fJrMonHgFM8YdBHi2Achqe8u1hP8FamAjT_S-BY5D8psVvwdx/s1600/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfGewvbgXoT0J1kaMF4zCBwrBDbz-uWI9lODjsySAHKEyt3CFZtzdGdGsCz6itxc1F1jT_zYHhDSf7WAIK1GMmzY6xey4fJrMonHgFM8YdBHi2Achqe8u1hP8FamAjT_S-BY5D8psVvwdx/s400/12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Rosicky is reported to be a Proficient <b>guitarist,</b> and has played live with <b>Tri sestry</b>. Rosicky was Able to Hone his guitar skills During his 18 months on the sidelines Because of his hamstring injury. <br />
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<b>Sparta Prague</b><br />
Koruna League (3) : 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01<br />
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<b>Borussia Dortmund</b><br />
Bundesliga (1) : 2001-02<br />
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<b>Individual</b><br />
Koruna Player of the Year (2) : 2002, 2006</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368698134067232653.post-8920065172570575862012-01-31T19:18:00.000-08:002012-01-31T19:20:29.731-08:00Andrey Arshavin<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4NWp9AuYRWu78nnWiwCohmFu0UV1D3rBH2s69LftzrjJnfPBFgo8LNLinmzFX10E8ohwsjyglmhIdmfJzRac2Wol9coEx3fqaCmsItNd739ANklV0gxVkvoYkG6coEaZ09LQgVnnuy7Q/s1600/arshavin+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4NWp9AuYRWu78nnWiwCohmFu0UV1D3rBH2s69LftzrjJnfPBFgo8LNLinmzFX10E8ohwsjyglmhIdmfJzRac2Wol9coEx3fqaCmsItNd739ANklV0gxVkvoYkG6coEaZ09LQgVnnuy7Q/s400/arshavin+2.jpg" width="372" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Russian striker <b>Andrei Sergeyevich Arshavin</b> is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for English Premier League club Arsenal and is the captain of national team. Arshavin began his career at <b>Zenit</b> in 2000, where he won everything possible with the club until his departure in 2009 that included: Russian Premier League, Russian Premier League Cup, <b>Russian Super Cup, UEFA Cup</b> and <b>European Super Cup, </b>and in which he played 308 matches, scored over 76 goals and made 107 assists, and won many accolades and awards including the prestigious Player of the Russia of the Year.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
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<b>Personal Information</b><br />
Full name : Andrei Sergeyevich Arshavin<br />
Date of birth : 29 May 1981 (age 30)<br />
Place of birth : Leningrad, Soviet Union<br />
Height : 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1 / 2 in)<br />
Playing position : Midfieder<br />
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<b>Club Information</b><br />
Current club : Arsenal<br />
Number : 23<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Early years</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkNvV0JBIrvqQQsHXYqAO076Yw42a48jKh0P4Dkz6-9Ph0cFq_FRQcw8bKJ_8b4f9pwXMNYNIEwNeLSloDds4pXss9WKTH8NG8OIBfJRF9j-rw1QymanGbpstJMLsTBfQ9e9uU46yM1vet/s1600/Andrey-Arshavin-Tells-The-Truth-About-Jack-Wilshere.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkNvV0JBIrvqQQsHXYqAO076Yw42a48jKh0P4Dkz6-9Ph0cFq_FRQcw8bKJ_8b4f9pwXMNYNIEwNeLSloDds4pXss9WKTH8NG8OIBfJRF9j-rw1QymanGbpstJMLsTBfQ9e9uU46yM1vet/s1600/Andrey-Arshavin-Tells-The-Truth-About-Jack-Wilshere.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Andrei Sergeyevich Arshavin</b> was born in Leningrad, now<b> St. Called.</b> Andrei's father <b>Sergey</b> was a gifted amateur footballer. It was his father persuaded him to who pursue a career in football after his own failure to become a professional football player. Arshavin began playing football at an early age and at seven years of age, he was Enrolled in the Smena football academy of <b>Zenit,</b> his hometown club. Arshavin's father Died of heart failure at the age of 40. Arshavin also has a degree in Fashion Design. Often he misbehaved at school, "I behaved badly at school. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Club Career</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Zenit Saint Petersburg</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7bADM_HLIuJ5kX4AtmQpVB_VQSWZ1t7Vwo1mbDxgQ4selgdSyoBCDnrqpe_CJM8E41Zc7GuWlJbN2j4VEbgV-V9l-OBV1MFjx_Kad6r6-1579G3fUE8yel3tK7a_Og-N8yNNuxww7IW6U/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7bADM_HLIuJ5kX4AtmQpVB_VQSWZ1t7Vwo1mbDxgQ4selgdSyoBCDnrqpe_CJM8E41Zc7GuWlJbN2j4VEbgV-V9l-OBV1MFjx_Kad6r6-1579G3fUE8yel3tK7a_Og-N8yNNuxww7IW6U/s1600/1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the 2007 Russian Premier League season, <b>Shava (Шава in Russian),</b> as he was nicknamed by Zenit fans, guided his <b>Zenit St Petersburg </b>side to the title, starting all 30 matches, scoring 11 goals and 11 assists Providing (the most in the That year Russian Premier League) along the way. It was the club's first league title since winning the now defunct Soviet Top League in 1984. Arshavin was also a key player During Zenit's 2008 UEFA Cup triumph and was named Man of the Match in the finals, again topping the list for assists in That season's <b>UEFA competition.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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In October 2008, Arshavin was nominated for the prestigious <b>Ballon d'Or award,</b> along with 29 others including compatriot <b>Yuri Zhirkov</b>. Arshavin's performances in the <b>UEFA Cup</b> and <b>UEFA Euro 2008 </b>Brought him to the attention of Several European clubs. <b>Tottenham Hotspur's </b>£ 16m offer in August also fell short of Zenit's £ 22m asking price. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Season Debut</b><br />
Arshavin made his debut for Arsenal against <b>Sunderland </b>on 21 February 2009 in the Premier League. On 21 April 2009, Arshavin was named Man of the Match Pls he scored all four Arsenal goals in a tight match against <b>Liverpool</b> at Anfield, the which ended 4-4.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>2009-2010</b><br />
On 26 August 2009, Arshavin scored his first <b>UEFA Champions League</b> goal for Arsenal in the 74th minute in a 3-1 win over<b> Celtic.</b> Later the same month, he scored the winning goal against <b>Blackburn Rovers</b> in the Premier League again where were the resource persons Arsenal 2-1 down, then putting Them 3-2 up, the which Arsenal won 6-2. Arshavin played all of Arsenal's six games in March. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>2010-2011</b><br />
On 17 July 2010, Arshavin scored the opening goal against Barnet in Arsenal's first pre-season friendly match of the season, the which Arsenal won 4-0. On 15 September 2010, Arshavin scored and provided two assists against <b>Braga</b> in Arsenal's first Champions League group stage match, with Arsenal winning 6-0. On 18 September 2010, Arshavin scored his first goal <b>Carling Cup, </b>the which was also Arsenal's 4th goal During extra time to defeat <b>Tottenham Hotspur</b> in the 3rd round of the Carling Cup, with Arsenal winning 4-1 against Their Rivals arch. On 27 November 2010, Arshavin scored his first goal since September, the which was the opening goal against <b>Aston Villa</b> in a 4-2 away win. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>2011-2012</b><br />
On 10 September, Arshavin scored his first goal of the season against <b>Swansea City</b> after a bizarre mistake by Dutch Goalkeeper <b>Michel vorm</b>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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UEFA Euro 2008</b><br />
Arshavin was included in Russia's Euro 2008 squad by manager <b>Guus Hiddink</b>, despite being Unable to play in the first two group matches due to suspension. Russia consequently reached the semi-finals with a 3-1 victory. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>2010 World Cup qualifying</b><br />
Arshavin captained the team to a second place finish in Their group, scoring three goals in ten games. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>Zenit St. Petersburg</b><br />
Russian Premier League : 2007<br />
Russian Premier League Cup : 2003<br />
Russian Super Cup : 2008<br />
UEFA Cup : 2007-2008<br />
UEFA Super Cup : 2008<br />
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Classic Premier League most effective player : 2009<br />
Premier League Player of the Month : April 2009<br />
Arsenal Player of the Month : March 2009, April 2009<br />
Russian Footballer of the Year : 2006<br />
Russian Premier League Player of the Year : 2006<br />
Baltic and Commonwealth of Independent States Footballer of the Year : 2007, 2008, 2009<br />
UEFA Euro 2008 Team of the Tournament<br />
UEFA Champions League runner-up top assists : 2009-10<br />
UEFA Cup top assists : 2007-08<br />
Russian Premier League top assists : 2007<br />
</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368698134067232653.post-38353771095129904482012-01-31T17:39:00.000-08:002012-01-31T17:41:31.272-08:00Jack Wilshere<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrl2Kepb0LnD03vsUCd4FwmkM5NZMFer5lNF5aWwSIwp28AxdHeVSsEm6iZ7MaSlhZ-dqnfjc-nwVvkXhnqwMsl45TWlvS5dDcT9VFB3awuEHc4pJhDiAIqVayw6zIKoc7GNnA7VAG_Mb/s1600/Jack+Wilshere+Arsenal+Training+Session+pCtK3gqI0snl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrl2Kepb0LnD03vsUCd4FwmkM5NZMFer5lNF5aWwSIwp28AxdHeVSsEm6iZ7MaSlhZ-dqnfjc-nwVvkXhnqwMsl45TWlvS5dDcT9VFB3awuEHc4pJhDiAIqVayw6zIKoc7GNnA7VAG_Mb/s400/Jack+Wilshere+Arsenal+Training+Session+pCtK3gqI0snl.jpg" width="381" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He made his first team debut in 2008, at age 16, and <b>Arsenal's</b> youngest league debutant. Andrew <b>Garry Jack Wilshere</b> is an <b>English</b> footballer who plays as a midfielder for the England national team. In a short career so far Wilshere has received numerous awards including <b>PFA Young Player Year,</b> <b>PFA </b>Team of the Year, and Player Arsenal season as chosen by the fans for his performance in his first full campaign for Arsenal during the 2010-11 season.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
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Full name : Andrew Garry Jack Wilshere<br />
Date of birth : 1 January 1992 (age 20)<br />
Place of birth : Stevenage, England<br />
Height : 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)<br />
Playing position : Midfielder<br />
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Current club : Arsenal<br />
Number : 19<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> Arsenal</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0Y9bnV9iB0Xph7gr3m1WaYTl2VC1oGXVH2H8Zbcxue4aFjHaywOymsiFJ2rhTILzHJUVHiU08PLVl2d54xukasHWOcSq1Y_YGUjIGW9B8n8fshdVObdg_2DlBLJeqhC9BCWv5yFaQGCM/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0Y9bnV9iB0Xph7gr3m1WaYTl2VC1oGXVH2H8Zbcxue4aFjHaywOymsiFJ2rhTILzHJUVHiU08PLVl2d54xukasHWOcSq1Y_YGUjIGW9B8n8fshdVObdg_2DlBLJeqhC9BCWv5yFaQGCM/s400/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Wilshere joined the <b>Arsenal Academy</b> in October 2001 at the age of nine. In February 2008, he made his debut for Arsenal Reserves against Reading aged 16, and scored Arsenal's only goal of the match, the which ended in a draw. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>2008-2009 Season</b><br />
In July 2008, Wilshere was selected in the first team for the pre-season friendlies. Wilshere scored his first two goals for <b>Arsenal</b> in a 10-2 win against a <b>Burgenland XI</b>, and again two days later in a friendly against <b>Stuttgart.</b> Arsenal manager<b> Arsène Wenger</b> gave Wilshere a place in Arsenal's first team squad for the 2008-09 season, and he was given the number 19 shirt, the which he has retained to this day. Ten days later, on September 23, Wilshere scored his first competitive goal in a 6-0 Arsenal victory against Sheffield United in the Football League Cup. On 25 November 2008, Wilshere came on as a substitute in a <b>UEFA Champions League</b> match against <b>Dynamo Kyiv,</b> Becoming the fifth sixteen-year-old to ever play in the Champions League. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>2009-2010 Season</b><br />
In the preparation for the 2009-10 season, Wilshere scored twice and was twice Awarded Man of the Match as <b>Arsenal </b>regained the friendly tournament, the <b>Emirates Cup.</b> On 22 September 2009, he started for Arsenal in Their 2-0 Football League Cup win over <b>West Bromwich Albion. </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>Loan to Bolton Wanderers</b><br />
On 29 January 2010, Wilshere joined Premier League side <b>Bolton Wanderers</b> on loan until the end of the 2009-10 season. He made his first league start in the away game at<b> Manchester City </b>on 9 February, and scored his first Bolton goal , his first in the Premier League, on 6 March 2010 in the 2-1 victory at<b> West Ham United. </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>2010-2011 Season</b><br />
The 2010-11 football season was a year of breakthrough for Wilshere. On September 15, Wilshere started his first Champions League game of the season Providing an assists. Wilshere was named Arsenal's Player of the Month for September 2010. On 16 October, Wilshere received his first straight red card in, first-team football in a Premier League match against <b>Birmingham City</b> for a challenge on <b>Nikola Zigic.</b> On 19 October, Wilshere scored his first Champions League goal with a chip over <b>Andriy Pyatov</b> at the <b>Emirates Stadium</b> for Arsenal in a 5-1 thrashing of <b>Shakhtar Donetsk</b> in the group stage. On 27 November, Wilshere scored his first Premier League goal for Arsenal in a 4-2 win at <b>Aston Villa. </b>In April 2011, Wilshere won the PFA Young Player of the Year award, and was also named in the PFA Team of the Year for the 2010-11 season, along with Arsenal team-mates Samir <b>Nasri</b> and <b>Bacary Sagna.</b> In his breakthrough season he was also voted Arsenal's Player of the Season, ahead of the likes of <b>Fàbregas</b>, <b>Van Persie</b> and<b> Nasri.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>2011-2012 Season</b><br />
During the summer leading into the 2011-12 Season Wilshere suffered a stress <b>fracture ankle </b>injury During a pre-season friendly. The injury proved a persistent problem throughout Arsenal's pre-season and on 23 September 2011 it was reported Wilshere That would undergo surgery to repair the fracture. <br />
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Since 2006, the<b> England </b>national football team have decided to play Wilshere in an age group above his age. Wilshere was just 14 he played for the<b> England</b> national under-16 football team at the Victory Shield in 2006. At the age of 15, he began playing for the <b>England</b> national under-17 football team. After the tournament, he was named Among the 10 future stars from the tournament.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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On 7 August 2010, Wilshere was Called up to the senior squad for the first time for Their friendly against <b>Hungary</b> on 11 August. He made his <b>England</b> debut on 11 August 2010, coming on as a 83rd minute substitute for<b> Steven Gerrard</b> against <b>Hungary.</b> This made him the 10th youngest player ever to play for the Classic national team.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368698134067232653.post-4298964213250521932012-01-31T01:59:00.000-08:002012-01-31T01:59:49.214-08:00Ibrahim Afellay<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ly9ccO4JPY2D79doveYN3Z5tI8qJnshJBZSm3wNFoGPk8etBxkhaNx1JwOF6sm-fhxZK0LL6117pRvDgtjg3mQSmD1OKwpR5yvccXq0pDjCPOdc7J_VvcTE_1tzTqsABuTWVXYHc65ol/s1600/Ibrahim-Afellay-ibrahim-afellay-22642140-500-659_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ly9ccO4JPY2D79doveYN3Z5tI8qJnshJBZSm3wNFoGPk8etBxkhaNx1JwOF6sm-fhxZK0LL6117pRvDgtjg3mQSmD1OKwpR5yvccXq0pDjCPOdc7J_VvcTE_1tzTqsABuTWVXYHc65ol/s400/Ibrahim-Afellay-ibrahim-afellay-22642140-500-659_large.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Previously he played for <b>PSV Eindhoven</b> and during that time he was named Best Young Player in The <b>Netherland</b>s he <b>adalad Ibrahim Afellay </b>a Dutch professional footballer who plays for <b>FC Barcelona</b> as an attacking midfielder or <span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">wing</span><span class="">.</span> <span class="hps">He</span></span> player has played for the Dutch national youth team and now a part of the senior Dutch national team, which is represented in the <b>UEFA Euro 2008 </b>and <b>2010 FIFA World Cup</b>, the latter of which saw them reach the finals.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
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Full name : Ibrahim Afellay<br />
Date of birth : 2 April 1986 (age 25)<br />
Place of birth : Utrecht, Netherlands<br />
Height : 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)<br />
Playing position : attacking midfielder / winger<br />
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Current club : Barcelona<br />
Number : 20<br />
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On 13 September, Afellay made his Champions League debut against <b>Schalke 04</b>. <b>PSV </b>won the game 1-0. In the 2005-06 season, following the departure of Important players including midfielders J<b>ohann Vogel</b> and <b>Mark van Bommel,</b> Afellay grew to be a first-team regular, and was even pre-selected for the Dutch national team.<br />
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Afellay made his debut for <b>Barça </b>in the Champions League in the second match against<b> Arsenal,</b> and came close to scoring on two Occasions. <b>Barcelona </b>went on to win the match. In the 76th minute, assisted Afellay<b> Lionel Messi</b> to score the opening goal of Barcelona's 2-0 victory over <b>Real Madrid</b>. He scored his first goal in the <b>Spanish</b> league in a 3-1 away win for Barcelona against<b> Málaga CF</b> on the last day of the 2010-11 season.<br />
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<b>Euro 2008</b><br />
Afellay was included in <b>Marco van Basten's</b> squad for <b>Euro 2008 </b>and was Mostly used as a substitute. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>2010 World Cup</b><br />
Afellay was part of the Dutch team for the 2010 World Cup managed by <b>Bert van Marwijk. </b><br />
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<b>PSV Eindhoven</b><br />
Eredivisie : 4<br />
2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08<br />
KNVB Cup : 1<br />
2004-05<br />
Johan Cruijff Schaal : 1<br />
2008<br />
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<b>FC Barcelona</b><br />
La Liga : 1<br />
2010-11<br />
UEFA Champions League : 1<br />
2010-11<br />
Supercopa de España : 1<br />
2011<br />
UEFA Super Cup : 1<br />
2011<br />
FIFA Club World Cup : 1<br />
2011<br />
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<b>Individual</b><br />
Young Player of the Year in The Netherlands : 1<br />
2007</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368698134067232653.post-11031140424250834172012-01-31T00:44:00.000-08:002012-01-31T00:46:33.667-08:00Ángel di María<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuUY4fyBJm1ZRqXstCavBqMzT2gOqSe_H5KQe39IXdibcUaKKMQ3w2phmYHjwRfheqgSxzR3hbcuHfiebQyCoehuKZFEL1lm_EQqKzKp6m7Q4f0fk5KV6H0R6sY3eXILrRkWs_Xfrpe57N/s1600/di_maria_zeigen_tatoo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuUY4fyBJm1ZRqXstCavBqMzT2gOqSe_H5KQe39IXdibcUaKKMQ3w2phmYHjwRfheqgSxzR3hbcuHfiebQyCoehuKZFEL1lm_EQqKzKp6m7Q4f0fk5KV6H0R6sY3eXILrRkWs_Xfrpe57N/s1600/di_maria_zeigen_tatoo.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ángel Fabián Hernández </b>is Argentine soccer player who currently plays as a winger for Spanish La Liga club <b>Real Madrid</b> and <b>Argentina</b> national team. He is nicknamed <b>El Angelito, Di Magia</b>,<b> El Flaco, El Pibito and Fideo</b>, the Spanish word for noodles. He used Spanish naming customs, the first family name or that of <b>María's</b> father and mother's family name second or <b>Hernández. </b>This name is used Spanish naming customs, the first family name or the father who in María and the second family name or mother Hernández.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
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<b>Personal Information</b><br />
Full name in : María Ángel Fabián Hernández<br />
Date of birth : 14 February 1988 (age 23)<br />
Place of birth : Rosario, Argentina<br />
Height : 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)<br />
Playing position : Winger<br />
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<b>Club Information</b><br />
Current club : Real Madrid<br />
Number : 22<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Club Career</b></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Rosario Central</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMH77NMKVw5g_jVe0clm55F_zMUqun4oVtDlP9AntgGOi_G_-qtbfBweMLDA-dQkixKHhPj_s45hxhBjWucvxT6Dds6v4Y-vjYQ8GIlecogFRH24aBKHnGCiyVA1kEl-UHMNBFsebWccx/s1600/article-0-0628F5E9000005DC-122_468x307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMH77NMKVw5g_jVe0clm55F_zMUqun4oVtDlP9AntgGOi_G_-qtbfBweMLDA-dQkixKHhPj_s45hxhBjWucvxT6Dds6v4Y-vjYQ8GIlecogFRH24aBKHnGCiyVA1kEl-UHMNBFsebWccx/s1600/article-0-0628F5E9000005DC-122_468x307.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Di María</b> started his professional football career in 2005 Pls he made his debut for <b>Rosario Central. </b>In January 2007, he had an opportunity to play in the <b>Russian </b>Premier League<b> Rubin Kazan</b> Offered him a contract. After putting up a remarkable performance in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, playing for <b>Argentina,</b> María caught the eye of Several European teams and in the end, <b>SL Benfica</b> of<b> Portugal </b>signed him.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Benfica</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqwywJ-V8ZqGQQH0z4sPI6u-x7txjhxTs5tyYDpB90L0mint1_N5gZ5MmaV7K1Fl_hKXTMSCCCl7hxCCdzEI9o3vTQGUorsEYcE_WCLXOP2TP4bwM10RNTfP6wlV0JYEyoIexfzhQCtCM/s1600/article-1225154-07147F06000005DC-738_306x423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqwywJ-V8ZqGQQH0z4sPI6u-x7txjhxTs5tyYDpB90L0mint1_N5gZ5MmaV7K1Fl_hKXTMSCCCl7hxCCdzEI9o3vTQGUorsEYcE_WCLXOP2TP4bwM10RNTfP6wlV0JYEyoIexfzhQCtCM/s1600/article-1225154-07147F06000005DC-738_306x423.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Di María was transferred to <b>Portuguese </b>side <b>Benfica</b> in July 2007 where he played as a midfielder. <b>Benfica</b> paid <b>Rosario</b> Central <b>€ 6 million</b> for 80% of his sports rights and 50% of sports rights of <b>Andrés Díaz</b>. Later, in August 2008, the Portuguese club paid an extra<b> € 2 million</b> for the remaining 20%.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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So highly regarded was the María by <b>Benfica</b> president<b> Luís Filipe </b>That team <b>Vieira</b>, presenting the young <b>Argentine,</b> toll the club's supporters he Had Bought the perfect replacement for Benfica's Departing captain, <b>Simão, a talismanic </b>figure for Benfica for over five seasons. On 27 February 2010, at María scored his first hat trick in a classic 4-0 win against <b>SC Leixões. </b><br />
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On 7 July 2010, in María arrived to <b>Madrid</b> directly from <b>Buenos Aires,</b> and passed the medical tests on 8 July. On 22 August, in María scored his first goal in another friendly against <b>Hercules CF</b>, the which Real Madrid won 3-1. On 18 September, in María scored his first league goal for <b>Real Madrid </b>in Their 2-1 win over Real Sociedad. Ten days later, he scored his first goal in the Champions League against <b>AJ Auxerre,</b> in a 1-0 victory. He scored a controversial first goal against<b> Sevilla FC</b> on 19 December. Days later, in María assisted <b>Karim Benzema's</b> two goals and <b>Cristiano Ronaldo's</b> goal in 8-0 win over an Astonishing <b>Levante UD </b>on 22 December. In María Real's third goal scored During Their first-leg Champions League quarter-final victory over <b>Tottenham Hotspur</b>. Real Madrid won the game 1-0, the lone goal of this game (in the 13th minute of extra time) being a header from Ronaldo, assisted by the María Himself, thus obtaining his first honor with Real Madrid. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>2011-2012 Season</b><br />
During the start of the 2011-2012 season, Di Maria endured a tough series of matches as he struggled to adapt to the pace of the league following the summer break. As a result, Di Maria's early performances were the resource persons for the season mixed with moments of genuinely good play interspersed with moments of sheer madness by the <b>Argentine. </b>On 27 November 2011, Di Maria played 60 minutes in a league game against <b>Atletico Madrid</b> city Rivals, in the which he scored a goal for Real Madrid. <b>Jose Mourinho's</b> team won the game 4-1. On December 3, 2011, Di Maria scored Real's first goal from a sharp angle in a 0-3 defeat of<b> Sporting de Gijon </b>in the <b>La Liga.</b><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>International Career</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9nOovT9QXzd9t-cnUV-8BZAG0-LB0ko8tEFhGS0JDeSoI2Q3kW2-XXJEv5vGdphQuDS-p6RoLci58OgQi904WsnbJnYdHhvxGzISQ3g3LQhbnJCunGY2FHNWzpAN_9IXyPjXD9u0DzFJ/s1600/945c7e7e93be0a7864bc6bf2b7c1-grande.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc9nOovT9QXzd9t-cnUV-8BZAG0-LB0ko8tEFhGS0JDeSoI2Q3kW2-XXJEv5vGdphQuDS-p6RoLci58OgQi904WsnbJnYdHhvxGzISQ3g3LQhbnJCunGY2FHNWzpAN_9IXyPjXD9u0DzFJ/s1600/945c7e7e93be0a7864bc6bf2b7c1-grande.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In 2007, María was picked to play for the <b>Argentina</b> Under-20 squad. On 23 August, in María scored the game-winner, a chip over the keeper from the edge of the area in the 57th minute of Argentina's 1-0 victory against <b>Nigeria </b>to capture Their second straight <b>Olympic Gold Medal </b>in the final game of the Olympic tournament.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Di María was chosen as one of the 23 players for the <b>2010 FIFA World Cup</b>. On 11 August 2010, he scored the first ever international goal at <b>Dublin's new Aviva Stadium </b>in a friendly against <b>Ireland</b> with Argentina winning 1-0.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Playing Style</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbqollgVR730Gc5y-mBXOuUUUWYbYL7pDyuTNAvF7iYs2XJE8zxYRrNAq9vtPrrDth0HB50j0hIJFizRwY8CPxstAR8aKWQTydYgPOu0ZAuzckzT2L0wP7kigup3YwSbdjQ3TpeHpxQzmo/s1600/blogSpan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbqollgVR730Gc5y-mBXOuUUUWYbYL7pDyuTNAvF7iYs2XJE8zxYRrNAq9vtPrrDth0HB50j0hIJFizRwY8CPxstAR8aKWQTydYgPOu0ZAuzckzT2L0wP7kigup3YwSbdjQ3TpeHpxQzmo/s1600/blogSpan.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He is known as a quick player and a very good dribbler. In the national team he has occasionally taken on a more defensively Responsible role. In the beginning of his European career, Di María was not famous for his goal scoring, but improved this aspect of his game, scoring six goals in his debut <b>La Liga season.</b><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Personal Life</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXMi_ZteJsnAWqrMAlvSNeyyb_vlPEG9ryzM73BwpInVckcHyMF1wWfhicfoounfCQaYUG9BGPjDMZDKHoUa3oTT3ASDit_7Lb0vq_zGlpMtuxPvQocCMEhSf6UHLxoTJKM0JJJkm1i8m/s1600/w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXMi_ZteJsnAWqrMAlvSNeyyb_vlPEG9ryzM73BwpInVckcHyMF1wWfhicfoounfCQaYUG9BGPjDMZDKHoUa3oTT3ASDit_7Lb0vq_zGlpMtuxPvQocCMEhSf6UHLxoTJKM0JJJkm1i8m/s1600/w.jpg" /></a><b> </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In María married his girlfriend of two years, <b>Jorgelina Cardoso,</b> in <b>Argentina</b> at the end of July 2011. Jorgelina is from Rosario, Argentina. <b>Giannina Maradona </b>and her child were the resource persons also in attendance.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Club</b><br />
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<b>Benfica</b><br />
Portuguese League : 2009-10<br />
Portuguese League Cup : 2008-09, 2009-10<br />
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<b>Real Madrid</b><br />
Copa del Rey : 2010-11<br />
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<b>Country</b><br />
Summer Olympics : 2008<br />
FIFA U-20 World Cup : 2007</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368698134067232653.post-86736492622978003582012-01-30T22:51:00.000-08:002012-01-30T22:54:24.236-08:00Deco (Anderson Luís de Souza)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZS9_FnCvpEBLdIchD3WjVWxxo5q-fcdV0QI7yYo5t1vt3n6Yh2DtGCeKH8A1T-ft_eAsUmBMVkt52rPbyLVlCDQ0tkph7gkH53TqNcD8wkRCSDwpWjtlMO5AXeL8OTAYpCK7RUfLxsqu/s1600/91638_deco_641_452.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZS9_FnCvpEBLdIchD3WjVWxxo5q-fcdV0QI7yYo5t1vt3n6Yh2DtGCeKH8A1T-ft_eAsUmBMVkt52rPbyLVlCDQ0tkph7gkH53TqNcD8wkRCSDwpWjtlMO5AXeL8OTAYpCK7RUfLxsqu/s400/91638_deco_641_452.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Former <b>FC Barcelona</b> midfielder mainstay <b>Anderson Luís de Souza</b>, commonly known as<b> Deco,</b> the Brazilian-born Portuguese professional footballer who currently plays for <b>Fluminense.</b> Deco was one of several players have won the Champions League with two different clubs - FC Porto in 2004 and Barcelona in 2006. He was named <b>UEFA Club Footballer</b> of the Year and <b>UEFA Best Midfielder</b> in the season Porto won the <b>UEFA Champions League</b> and was named the Worst in the final of the Champions League 2003-04. Deco is the first player to win the UEFA Best Midfielder Award with two different clubs<b> (Porto and Barcelona). </b></div><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>Personal Information</b><br />
Full name : Anderson Luís de Souza<br />
Date of birth : 27 August 1977 (age 34)<br />
Place of birth : São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil<br />
Height : 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1 / 2 in)<br />
Playing position : attacking midfielder </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
<b>Club Information</b><br />
Current : club Fluminense<br />
Number : 20<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Early career</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1okD2FajxmhmqiWzCitRTHKCciYYyvqafy8PUfHcma9JECmbgA8vhj8WhgEvUHs1xpF8s4jIfWERaXBk9mVFdO2pd8OCM3pq0vhTvT4WfJ6E1Sxo0R7NantLaZeI1yNKJO4XxgTPOjGPd/s1600/deco-tattoo-top-image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1okD2FajxmhmqiWzCitRTHKCciYYyvqafy8PUfHcma9JECmbgA8vhj8WhgEvUHs1xpF8s4jIfWERaXBk9mVFdO2pd8OCM3pq0vhTvT4WfJ6E1Sxo0R7NantLaZeI1yNKJO4XxgTPOjGPd/s1600/deco-tattoo-top-image.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Deco started off his career at<b> Nacional Atlético Clube </b>in the city of <b>São Paulo</b>, where he was spotted and signed by Corinthians. Deco arrived in <b>Portugal </b>in 1997 at the age of 19 along with fellow Brazilian player <b>Caju </b>after being acquired by <b>Lisbon</b> side <b>SL Benfica. </b>Despite good showings in training, Benfica decided to loan Deco to the <b>Portuguese Liga de Honra</b> side Alverca where he played for a season. Subsequently, Deco was traded to Portuguese Liga side Salgueiros in the 1998-99 season, playing 12 games and scoring two goals.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Porto</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFAYM2sdhhA5qj_L5O3H6ovg0aRfNnW6f3NdbSV3vfAYuQRPVYuzxi8Za-2LVeEv5Y7oXL_G3d0GmNtIXywf6i3_fAtzZtrztN_v2PbUkUM4lODylmWCeTnPKW42-ou_Xc2O-y5xf3Qmbj/s1600/liga_mistrzow_porto_monaco12_384.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFAYM2sdhhA5qj_L5O3H6ovg0aRfNnW6f3NdbSV3vfAYuQRPVYuzxi8Za-2LVeEv5Y7oXL_G3d0GmNtIXywf6i3_fAtzZtrztN_v2PbUkUM4lODylmWCeTnPKW42-ou_Xc2O-y5xf3Qmbj/s400/liga_mistrzow_porto_monaco12_384.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Deco was one of the key players in Porto's UEFA Cup final 3-2 win over <b>Celtic </b>That year. In the 2003-04 season, Deco helped <b>Porto</b> recapture the national title and led the team to the<b> 2004 UEFA Champions League </b>Final in the which Porto won 3-0 over <b>AS Monaco</b>, scoring the second goal of the match. He was the Champions League's top assist provider and also suffered the most fouls in the Champions League That season.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Barcelona</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfGwYB5GNRrC-SKHLWNcOIOdk0vbrNyvEa06kWqZtFreQdettlHHod4xP9FT9hkk4ij0vpqDRm-mONMjrxLZ4dGW_0hqR_0EkModvTVvgqI6A4zV0bhgELVSfI2ZrakbkY1V7va0lGnJH/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfGwYB5GNRrC-SKHLWNcOIOdk0vbrNyvEa06kWqZtFreQdettlHHod4xP9FT9hkk4ij0vpqDRm-mONMjrxLZ4dGW_0hqR_0EkModvTVvgqI6A4zV0bhgELVSfI2ZrakbkY1V7va0lGnJH/s1600/1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On 17 June 2004, Deco toll a Portuguese radio station That Almost Certainly he would join the Home side Chelsea (then coached by Mourinho) following the <b>UEFA Euro 2004</b>. Portuguese newspapers then reported That <b>Barça </b>would try to offer Portuguese winger <b>Ricardo Quaresma</b> as part of the exchange in order to ease the deal. Finally, a deal was achieved the between <b>Porto </b>and <b>Barcelona</b> the day after the UEFA Euro 2004 finals. Deco signed a four year deal with the <b>Catalan</b> side on 6 July 2004.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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On 14 May 2005, Deco played in the draw against Levante, the which gave <b>Barcelona </b>Their 17th La Liga title. He also was named Barcelona's player of the season in the 05/06 season Deco scored twice in the <b>Spanish Supercup 2006-07,</b> the which Barça won. Deco won the UEFA Best Midfielder Award yet again for his performance in Barca's Champions League winning season, enabling him to join the exclusive group of players, That have won the same award more than once with different teams, having won the Champions League Previously with <b>Porto. </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Other members of this exclusive group include Greats Such as <b>Paulo Sousa</b> (Borussia Dortmund<b> </b>and Juventus), <b>Clarence Seedorf</b> (Ajax, Real Madrid, and Milan (Twice)), <b>Marcel Desailly</b> (Marseille and Milan),<b> Frank Rijkaard </b>(Milan and Ajax), <b>Samuel Eto'o </b>(Real Madrid, FC Barcelona (Twice) and Internazionale), <b>Didier Deschamps</b> (Marseille and Juventus), <b>Owen Hargreaves</b> (Bayern Munich and Manchester United), <b>Dejan Savicevic</b> (Red Star and AC Milan), M<b>iodrag Belodedic</b> (Steaua and Red Star), <b>Vladimir Jugovic</b> (Red Star and Juventus) and <b>Edwin van der Sar</b> (Ajax and Manchester United).<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Chelsea</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCKfHyLLteOIqkM_aL9hQUTTRmq6bjpnTbGjsQEOq4ySz1HcFfDRbsqCWnvZLtOpov_M9nKaBdUGHywr_aknGUrQc1ROdD0gY8LOQqzAYn4TmvLJr7JpApbj1GALavpCjrAx-b18YwN9_o/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCKfHyLLteOIqkM_aL9hQUTTRmq6bjpnTbGjsQEOq4ySz1HcFfDRbsqCWnvZLtOpov_M9nKaBdUGHywr_aknGUrQc1ROdD0gY8LOQqzAYn4TmvLJr7JpApbj1GALavpCjrAx-b18YwN9_o/s400/5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On 30 June 2008, Chelsea signed Deco from FC Barcelona on a three-year contract for <b>€ 10 million (£ 8 million)</b>. Deco scored on his <b>Chelsea</b> debut and his Premier League debut, with a 30-yard goal, in a 4-0 victory over <b>Portsmouth.</b> Deco Followed up his performance by scoring in his second game for Chelsea, a curling free-kick against <b>Wigan Athletic</b>. Deco made his Champions League debut for Chelsea on September 16.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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In a June interview, Deco Stated: "I do not want to stay. I have not liked my experience at <b>Chelsea</b>." This was soon Followed by <b>Internazionale,</b> managed by former Chelsea manager<b> José Mourinho, </b>declaring That They were the resource persons Attempting to sign Deco along with fellow Countryman <b>Ricardo Carvalho,</b> Had who also declared his desire to leave and like Deco Desired to link up with <b>Mourinho </b>again. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Deco had an excellent start to the new campaign. Deco scored his second goal of the season in a League Cup tie against Bolton <b>Wanderers FC,</b> with a shot from 16 yards into the bottom right hand corner of the goal. Deco was a consistent player for Chelsea throughout the autumn period, but his injuries Halted season throughout the Christmas period. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Deco was Sensational in Chelsea's 7-1 win over <b>Aston Villa,</b> creating chances for his team mates and Helping Chelsea's midfield flow, he provided a key pass for Chelsea's third goal of the game, skilfully working past the Aston Villa defender and playing a clever ball with the outside of his right foot to <b>Yuri Zhirkov </b>cross Whose Fell to <b>Florent Malouda </b>scored the who Deco started in Chelsea's potential title decider against<b> Manchester United</b> at Old Trafford alongside fellow midfielders <b>Frank Lampard </b>and <b>John Obi Mikel.</b> Several Deco made accurate passes to advancing teammates and also provided a key delivery to Florent Malouda set up Joe Cole who for the opening goal in Chelsea's 2-1 win.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fluminense</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgipURNBR5fBPlf5Kk8-xS2JCLz0M2_aivHRPctfX8dwtBNlAR5tBPdg93j4-rxS5zSRzqaLNoa9MwVRwRErv02LWYtw_zhexdO891Md_MFMnpK3DrrnnBe-fFVnDyy20AXVNXZGJO7Oq8a/s400/profile+deco+souza.jpg" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On 6 August 2010, Deco signed a two-year contract with <b>Brazilian</b> club <b>Fluminense</b> on a free transfer, joining former Chelsea player <b>Juliano Belletti.</b> Also on 2010, Deco has won his first Brazilian Championship, participating in Fluminense's victorious campaign.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>International Career</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheg9dCdjPkDlDxC_I0Bhxa8G0w13-EK9ko5uzYifDC1W7HqhHi9gUhQ7frcXvYkQMWLPqvmYcYpkFZr-0vu8kouF2ewfyttgxsghZjXZb1jPlu9FYEv8r_7JG6FB6NacbiMcQ1mdOGir1j/s1600/11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheg9dCdjPkDlDxC_I0Bhxa8G0w13-EK9ko5uzYifDC1W7HqhHi9gUhQ7frcXvYkQMWLPqvmYcYpkFZr-0vu8kouF2ewfyttgxsghZjXZb1jPlu9FYEv8r_7JG6FB6NacbiMcQ1mdOGir1j/s400/11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Deco was never Called up to the <b>Brazilian </b>national team and the Brazil squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup included other attacking midfielders Such as <b>Ronaldinho</b>,<b> Rivaldo </b>and <b>Juninho</b>. Having played six years of club football with Deco allowed Porto to gain<b> Portuguese citizenship </b>That made him eligible to play for Portugal. Deco was Mentioned Several times in the media as an option for the Portuguese national team. In 2002, having completed six years of Portuguese residence, he received Portuguese citizenship. Despite the early criticism, Deco was one of the highlights of the Portuguese national team. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>2006 World Cup</b><br />
In the 2006 World Cup, Deco scored the first goal in Portugal's second Group D match against Iran in the 63rd minute minute prior to <b>Cristiano Ronaldo'</b>s 80th minute penalty. The win against <b>England </b>in the quarterfinal stage led to Portugal's defeat in the semifinals, the which was Deco Able to Participate in.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>Euro 2008</b><br />
On 11 June, Deco scored the opening goal in Portugal's second match of Euro 2008, a Group A clash with the <b>Republic Koruna</b>. In February 2010 Deco Announced That he would be retiring from international football after the 2010 World Cup.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>2010 World Cup</b><br />
Deco played for <b>Portugal</b> in Their opening game against<b> Côte d'Ivoire</b>. Deco retired from international football with 75 caps and 5 goals.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Personal life</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLrXI5Ak-6BPOayCOz55anWDV81xq5f5yP91VXkP15gpkaT8TVqEoJw9opv5wPSa3EHXACbDlIErnNsstC4KQfhKB29AvlEU7aNHjCiFaz-3ydgB8-s4ywrC9VxaF4ajPnTqCUHYJmai3/s1600/deco.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLrXI5Ak-6BPOayCOz55anWDV81xq5f5yP91VXkP15gpkaT8TVqEoJw9opv5wPSa3EHXACbDlIErnNsstC4KQfhKB29AvlEU7aNHjCiFaz-3ydgB8-s4ywrC9VxaF4ajPnTqCUHYJmai3/s1600/deco.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Deco and <b>Cila </b>have two sons, <b>João Henrique</b> and<b> Pedro Gabriel</b>, who now live in Brazil with Their mother. A few years later, <b>Deco Jaciara </b>met at a party in <b>Salvador </b>(Brazil) and divorced Cila to live with <b>Jaciara i</b>n Porto. Deco is the brother-in-law of fellow footballer <b>Alecsandro</b>, who plays for <b>Internacional </b>and Brazil international <b>Richarlyson.</b> Deco is an ambassador for the <b>Laureus</b> Sport for Good Foundation.<br />
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<b>Porto</b><br />
Portuguese League : 1997-98, 1998-99, 2002-03, 2003-04<br />
Taça de Portugal : 2000, 2001, 2003<br />
Portuguese Supercup : 1999, 2001, 2003<br />
UEFA Champions League : 2004<br />
UEFA Cup : 2003<br />
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<b>Barcelona</b><br />
La Liga : 2004-05, 2005-06<br />
Supercopa de España : 2005, 2006<br />
UEFA Champions League : 2006<br />
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<b>Chelsea</b><br />
Premier League : 2009-10<br />
FA Cup : 2009, 2010<br />
Community Shield : 2009<br />
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<b>Fluminense</b><br />
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A : 2010<br />
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<b>Individual</b><br />
Portuguese League Footballer of the Year : 2003-04<br />
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year : 2003-04<br />
UEFA Best Midfielder : 2003-04, 2005-06<br />
FIFA World Club Cup Golden Ball : 2006<br />
Premier League Player of the Month : August 2008<br />
UEFA Team of the Tournament : 2004<br />
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<b>Orders</b><br />
Medal of Merit, Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Vicosa (House of Braganza).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368698134067232653.post-66536980503954486572012-01-30T20:59:00.000-08:002012-01-30T21:01:48.525-08:00van de vaart<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBONLxwtT2GEFS7384UflSAvwTLKs_gBNMZd14Orwz0iELh5zcPWqS3Hknpk4P8L8qNB5IB4ogT5q9uiXYfE1WcquHQcmZZGWmvWvTTFAy7-m3ktcBRqUKK4XC8zCjvBemeA3ma6xIDUha/s1600/Rafael-van-der-Vaart_2581791.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBONLxwtT2GEFS7384UflSAvwTLKs_gBNMZd14Orwz0iELh5zcPWqS3Hknpk4P8L8qNB5IB4ogT5q9uiXYfE1WcquHQcmZZGWmvWvTTFAy7-m3ktcBRqUKK4XC8zCjvBemeA3ma6xIDUha/s400/Rafael-van-der-Vaart_2581791.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He began his career at <b>AFC Ajax</b> academy and famous since its debut 17 years, <b>Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart</b> is a Dutch footballer who plays for English Premier League club <b>Tottenham Hotspur</b> and the Dutch national team. Van der Vaart is famous for his death, finish off and the capacity to use both feet well. After his appearance in the Premier League in 2010-11 season with Tottenham Hotspur, van der Vaart was nominated for the <b>PFA Player</b> Players' of the Year, along with team-mate and ultimately champion, Gareth Bale</div><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>Personal Information</b><br />
Full name : Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart<br />
Date of birth : 11 February 1983 (age 28)<br />
Place of birth : Heemskerk, Netherlands<br />
Height : 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)<br />
Playing position : attacking midfielder </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
<b>Club Information</b><br />
Current club : Tottenham Hotspur<br />
Number : 11</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Early life</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1ACUf1MueXG-AC9D4v7GRExuTvsZCa3J6pJZRo2ksPSnKbo0VPsXSkVUIFNXARHt7zg2Z_GJU76EaK2YgztgiSP2V2ZV7tMV-TPRB54pKWNkvhIaSVm9zDV1anIbcBoasgZA9QwtSvQN/s1600/Rafael+van+der+Vaart+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1ACUf1MueXG-AC9D4v7GRExuTvsZCa3J6pJZRo2ksPSnKbo0VPsXSkVUIFNXARHt7zg2Z_GJU76EaK2YgztgiSP2V2ZV7tMV-TPRB54pKWNkvhIaSVm9zDV1anIbcBoasgZA9QwtSvQN/s400/Rafael+van+der+Vaart+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Van der Vaart was born in <b>Heemskerk</b> to a Dutch father and a Spanish mother from<b> Chiclana de la Frontera</b>,<b> Cadiz.</b> Before joining <b>AFC Ajax</b>, he played for a local club De Called Kennemers based in Beverwijk. He grew up on a caravan park living a <b>"gypsy life"</b> and pretended to be <b>Romario</b> Often while playing football. He watched the Classic Premier League as a youth. It was at the <b>caravan park </b>That he learned how to play football and, at the age of 10, he joined the AFC Ajax Academy. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Ajax</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0SSRm8vTGw7eixdw5GT59aTvszWCzJyTjtIZp4k0YNA42L8UNTWCqmeOdlm7b6w1kUiHaP438KHMGA4zytbIls3VNDVRWLtD7ieHAbpzIE0lTnyQurA5oL6GWzPgYi8ED0yTl0pvQugpJ/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0SSRm8vTGw7eixdw5GT59aTvszWCzJyTjtIZp4k0YNA42L8UNTWCqmeOdlm7b6w1kUiHaP438KHMGA4zytbIls3VNDVRWLtD7ieHAbpzIE0lTnyQurA5oL6GWzPgYi8ED0yTl0pvQugpJ/s1600/3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"> Van der Vaart came through the ranks at Ajax with national teammates <b>John Heitinga</b> and <b>Wesley Sneijder.</b> At the age of 17, Van der Vaart made his debut for the Ajax senior side in a 1-1 draw with <b>FC Den Bosch</b> on 19 April 2000 in the 1999-00 season. In the 2000-01 season, Ajax manager Co Adriaanse Increased Van der Vaart's playing time by moving him to the attacking midfielder position. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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In 2002-03, Ajax won the <b>Amsterdam T</b>ournament, though Van der Vaart injury limited to 21 leagues Appearances, in the which he scored 18 goals. Back on the domestic front, meanwhile, Van der Vaart scored an impressive 18 goals in 21 league games in the <b>Eredivisie.</b> Van der Vaart admitted he was overweight, and the media criticized celebrity lifestyle with his then fiancee, The Music Factory VJ Sylvie Meis. He Became an Influential </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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figures once again as <b>Ajax</b> claimed another league title. Van der Vaart was named team captain by coach <b>Ronald Koeman</b> for the 2004-05 season. As a result, Van der Vaart took <b>Ibrahimovic's</b> spot as striker. In September, a league match against <b>ADO Den Haag</b> was temporarily Halted by the officials due to incessant Chants by Opposing fans directed at Meis.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Hamburger SV</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGPF6xTZUR9xzx8aAMrgTv7r1tY-a7b2FedzN1MbZAYbjNCxN4H-ab2WaSdbiFFIAiYhd9Bc6zSZ-JzoDfJkGqVOHT6-w-0a0cuWYZtG-OmasiOFn110ifn-U1IAMrVWc6u5xqxriVzri2/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGPF6xTZUR9xzx8aAMrgTv7r1tY-a7b2FedzN1MbZAYbjNCxN4H-ab2WaSdbiFFIAiYhd9Bc6zSZ-JzoDfJkGqVOHT6-w-0a0cuWYZtG-OmasiOFn110ifn-U1IAMrVWc6u5xqxriVzri2/s1600/5.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">At this point, Van der Vaart's performances were the resource persons attracting interest from some of Europe's top clubs. Van der Vaart's <b>€ 5.5 million</b> transfer to Hamburg, on 1 June 2005, raised many eyebrows. Many other top-flight clubs Had shown interest in the midfielder but he chose<b> Hamburg.</b> Van der Vaart finished his first season as the team's top scorer as Hamburg finished third in the league and won the <b>2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup. </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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He assumed the team captaincy for the 2006-07 season. The arrival of Van der Vaart's Countryman Huub Stevens as head coach, however, saw <b>Hamburg </b>march up the standings and They finished the season in a respectable seventh place, qualifying for, and also winning, the <b>Intertoto Cup.</b> In the 2007-08 season, Van der Vaart scored 12 league goals as Hamburg finished fourth in the league, while Reaching the round of sixteen in the <b>UEFA Cup. </b><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Real Madrid</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6HXBktBYb2sr0dD0G6mqdPKjILvP9vj-_VXT-dbmv6Yu53-QlKn_CESBPQrv0h48ExbDJ_eLBmoIMmPJ0O-fJI56dwUDM1KtcMjGxbWhxYe3ZPkh7Z-aaK_Uyyaj1SmXYh_kolW8XXjx2/s1600/6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6HXBktBYb2sr0dD0G6mqdPKjILvP9vj-_VXT-dbmv6Yu53-QlKn_CESBPQrv0h48ExbDJ_eLBmoIMmPJ0O-fJI56dwUDM1KtcMjGxbWhxYe3ZPkh7Z-aaK_Uyyaj1SmXYh_kolW8XXjx2/s400/6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> Towards the end of the 2007-08 season, Van der Vaart was linked to a move to Several clubs including <b>Atletico Madrid</b> and<b> Juventus</b>. On 4 August 2008, Real Madrid and Hamburg reached a <b>€ 13 million </b>agreement for Van der Vaart's transfer, Real Madrid's only summer signing. Van der Vaart debuted in a 2-1 preseason win four days later, against <b>Independiente Santa Fe</b>, where he scored the equalizing goal and provided an assist for the winner.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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He changed his squad number from 19 to number 23 after his favored teammate <b>Wesley Sneijder</b> took number 10 following <b>Robinho's</b> departure to <b>Manchester City</b> on 31 August. Van der Vaart was handed his original jersey number 23 while <b>Granero</b> was given number 24. After a wait of four games, Van der Vaart was finally included in <b>Pellegrini's</b> squad list to face <b>Villarreal CF</b> on September 23. An injury to <b>Kaká </b>gave Van der Vaart a chance to Establish Himself as a key player for the <b>Los Blancos</b> again. Van der Vaart Stated his desire to stay at Real Madrid, at least until the end of his contract.<br />
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It was Van der Vaart Announced That would wear the number 11 shirt for the <b>Spurs.</b> Van der Vaart scored his first Premier League goal from the penalty spot in a 3-1 win against <b>Wolverhampton Wanderers</b> on 18 September 2010. After starting his Spurs career by scoring three goals in four Premier League matches, and with a goal and an assist in two Champions League matches, Van der Vaart was named Goal.com World Player of the Week on 4 October 2010. On April 20, revived van der Vaart Tottenham's Champions League ambitions by scoring twice to hold <b>North London </b>Rivals<b> Arsenal </b>to a 3-3 draw at White Hart Lane. Van der Vaart scored from 25 yards out in a 2-0 win That put<b> Tottenham </b>in position to secure qualification for the Europa League.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>2011-12 Season</b><br />
Van der Vaart scored his first two Premier league goals of the season against <b>Wigan Athletic</b> and Arsenal. Van der Vaart scored a penalty away against <b>Newcastle United</b> on 16 October to keep up a good run of goal scoring form and also scored twice in the 2-1 win over <b>Blackburn Rovers. </b><br />
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<b>Euro 2004</b><br />
With Advocaat's new system seemingly working, Van der Vaart would be reduced to play a bit-part role at Euro 2004, as the <b>Oranje</b> reached the semi-finals.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>2006 World Cup</b><br />
That Despite setback, Van der Vaart produced some superlative performances in the <b>Bundesliga</b> the following season, and it seemed That Van der Vaart's turn to shine on the big stage was to finally come - at the <b>2006 World Cup</b>. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>Euro 2008</b><br />
Van der Vaart was Called up for<b> Euro 2008</b> despite missing Several qualification matches due to an ankle injury.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>2010 World Cup</b><br />
Despite enduring a Torrid time at club level, Van der Vaart remained a first-choice player for <b>van Basten's</b> successor <b>Bert van Marwijk</b> in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers. On 12 August 2009, Van der Vaart captained the Dutch in the absence of <b>Giovanni van Bronckhorst i</b>n a friendly against <b>England</b>. <br />
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<b>Club</b><br />
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<b>AFC Ajax</b><br />
Eredivisie (2) : 2001-02, 2003-04<br />
KNVB Cup (1) : 2001-02<br />
Johan Cruijff-Schaal (1) : 2002<br />
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<b>Hamburger SV</b> UEFA Intertoto Cup (2) : 2005, 2007<br />
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<b>Real Madrid CF</b><br />
Supercopa de España (1) : 2008<br />
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<b>Netherlands</b><br />
FIFA World Cup Runners-Up : 2010<br />
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<b>Individual</b><br />
Ajax Talent of the Year : 1999, 2000, 2001<br />
Amsterdam Talent of the Year : 2000<br />
Amsterdam Sportsman of the Year : 2001<br />
Amsterdam Tournament Most Valuable Player : 2001<br />
Johan Cruijff Award : 2001<br />
European Talent of the Year : 2002<br />
Golden Boy Award : 2003<br />
Ballon d'Or: 2008 - nominated (top 30)<br />
Premier League Player of the Month (1) : October 2010</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368698134067232653.post-55293577295713255682012-01-30T19:05:00.000-08:002012-01-30T19:09:06.023-08:00Luis Suárez<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJj-SK5ARCbHuupmt5rDwuc9dLl2cfuQKGK6cYEE1Z3gquKH2dieUsAGlw3UGHWjrjvj6az1G_vGVoq57svsceEGqXDOQJnScjF7ncQsXpbtFik_4IL9tY_QerVFS-7-OjsWtRxG0M29LO/s1600/71752_139454882769324_100001144405754_181407_1802763_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJj-SK5ARCbHuupmt5rDwuc9dLl2cfuQKGK6cYEE1Z3gquKH2dieUsAGlw3UGHWjrjvj6az1G_vGVoq57svsceEGqXDOQJnScjF7ncQsXpbtFik_4IL9tY_QerVFS-7-OjsWtRxG0M29LO/s400/71752_139454882769324_100001144405754_181407_1802763_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">He began his professional career at <b>Nacional in Montevideo</b> in 2006, at age 19, he moved to Holland to play for <b>Groningen</b> in the <b>Eredivisie</b> he is <b>Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz</b> commonly known as Luis Suarez, Uruguay is the player who played for <b>Liverpool</b> and the <b>Uruguay</b> national team.</div><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
The following year he was named club captain, leading the <b>Eredivisie</b> in scoring with 35 goals in 33 games and was named Dutch Player of the Year. He scored 49 goals in all competitions and Ajax won the<b> KNVB Cup</b>. In the 2010-11 season he scored one goal hundredth <b>Ajax</b> and joined an elite group of players from clubs, including <b>Johan Cruyff, Marco van Basten</b> and <b>Dennis Bergkamp, </b>to do so.<br />
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Suárez represent Uruguay at youth level in the<b> World Cup U 2007-20</b>. In the 2010 World Cup he played a key role in Uruguay finish fourth and scored three goals. In 2011, Suarez scored four goals for <b>Uruguay</b> because they won the<b> Copa América</b> record fifteenth, and he was named the Tournament Players.</div><br />
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<b>Personal Information</b><br />
Full name : Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz<br />
Date of birth : 24 January 1987 (age 25)<br />
Place of birth : Salto, Uruguay<br />
Height : 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)<br />
Playing position : Forward<br />
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<b>Club Information</b><br />
Current club : Liverpool<br />
Number : 7<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Club Career</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Nacional</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzAvOuKfRhJfMWo8H5hd-K3PE7OSTg2lH7OugKU3zKu2afxvw0-jCQZ_xMuKAe8lDsH2G34yYeE2GHgFPahFGNrnHtmwzH_RXRAOz97TeiOlmIvMmvuxnne_DNqRKwDi0cWIaK1BLr259/s1600/Luis-Su%C3%A1rez-comienzos-en-Nacional.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzAvOuKfRhJfMWo8H5hd-K3PE7OSTg2lH7OugKU3zKu2afxvw0-jCQZ_xMuKAe8lDsH2G34yYeE2GHgFPahFGNrnHtmwzH_RXRAOz97TeiOlmIvMmvuxnne_DNqRKwDi0cWIaK1BLr259/s400/Luis-Su%C3%A1rez-comienzos-en-Nacional.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Suárez joined local side <b>Nacional's</b> youth team at the age of 14. One night he was caught drinking and Partying, and his coach would never play Suárez Threatened Unless he started playing football more Seriously. Suárez was found by a group of Scouts from the Dutch club <b>Groningen</b> They were the resource persons in <b>Uruguay </b>to watch another player. They watched as, he won and converted a penalty and scored a "wonder goal" against Defensor. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Groningen</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwmWEw5oSPsdp4PuaByvXdPVPAoPo0uhr7bzqIs02-omEQXMtqj_Ar2Zjc58prRdUMGUY99YQ0__xgwEZqS7wwQPj1Aa33KpvolAbC3WuPKArqRUYu26bjvbGmPkCBAV-EhvLtK7q2Y-pX/s1600/Luis+Su%C3%A1rez.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwmWEw5oSPsdp4PuaByvXdPVPAoPo0uhr7bzqIs02-omEQXMtqj_Ar2Zjc58prRdUMGUY99YQ0__xgwEZqS7wwQPj1Aa33KpvolAbC3WuPKArqRUYu26bjvbGmPkCBAV-EhvLtK7q2Y-pX/s400/Luis+Su%C3%A1rez.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Suárez was 19 years old he went to play for <b>Groningen.</b> Initially he struggled Because he did not know Dutch or Classic, and he played on the second team to adjust to the Dutch game. Suárez scored goals for Groningen, but he also Had disciplinary problems; in one five-game stretch in January 2007, he scored four goals but received three yellow cards and one red card. Suárez ended with 10 goals in 29 league Appearances to help Groningen finish eighth in the<b> Eredivisie </b>2006-07. Ajax saw potential in Suárez and Offered Groningen <b>€ 3.5 million</b> for him, but Groningen rejected the deal.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Ajax</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_bqVc9Tl8g3Yl355JqOSLkn4o-PP-pVVnHhHBibJQxhD6GamPymGXgEf_4iG6jnkQFKsmz-fx3Nk3GsagQT4lIR8kN_I6qUg2OzoSkdiuoSZCmD69SrRSvz1NdZLHuE2Sr65EZGeXAEG/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_bqVc9Tl8g3Yl355JqOSLkn4o-PP-pVVnHhHBibJQxhD6GamPymGXgEf_4iG6jnkQFKsmz-fx3Nk3GsagQT4lIR8kN_I6qUg2OzoSkdiuoSZCmD69SrRSvz1NdZLHuE2Sr65EZGeXAEG/s400/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ajax </b>finished second in league in the 2007-08 season and Suárez scored 17 goals in 33 league Appearances. During the 2008-09 season, Ajax coach <b>Marco van Basten</b> noted how Suárez played an Important role in many of Ajax's goals, but van Basten was also upset by the number of yellow cards received Suárez. Ajax ended the season in third place. Suárez scored 22 goals in 31 league games and finished second in the scoring tables, one goal behind <b>Mounir El Hamdaoui of AZ;</b> Suárez Ajax was named Player of the Year.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Suárez started scoring goals early in the season with a hat trick in a 4-1 win against <b>RKC Waalwijk.</b> Suárez ended the season as the <b>Eredivisie's top</b> scorer with 35 goals in 33 games and Had 49 goals in all Competitions. Other European clubs began to show Their interest in Suárez Because of the number of goals Suárez was scoring for Ajax; his play That summer at the<b> 2010 World Cup </b>Increased Their interest. Soon after Suárez returned from his World Cup campaign, he scored his one hundredth goal for Ajax in a 1-1 home draw against<b> PAOK </b>in a Champions League qualifier. The <b>KNVB </b>Increased Suárez's suspension to seven league matches. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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During the suspension Ajax was in contact with other European clubs interested in Suárez; on 28 January 2011 They accepted a <b>€ 26.5 million (£ 22.8 million)</b> offer for Suárez Classic club from <b>Liverpool</b>. Despite leaving while suspended, Suárez Departed <b>Ajax</b> on good terms, and he was given a farewell sendoff after an Ajax game. Ajax ended the 2010-11 season as the Eredivisie champions and Suárez was given a winner's medal for his seven goals in 13 Appearances. <b>Recognized Suárez</b> Ajax Legends, <b>Van Basten, Bergkamp</b>, <b>Frank de Boer</b> and<b> Henk ten Cate,</b> for teaching him about football During his time at the club. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Liverpool</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTZlgAV1TG_A0NkwZk3k8LKwTOvl9oPZRgBOwLaSMYFuUegl3DFIJdKCWRF9Z_Lk-qZm3pTLyfn5TOnUlaGxwzPzBVu2KG8WNCk4SWkcA37MRET8ihpAsKQm_ardQ7iPQizqqjrgV57B4/s1600/5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTZlgAV1TG_A0NkwZk3k8LKwTOvl9oPZRgBOwLaSMYFuUegl3DFIJdKCWRF9Z_Lk-qZm3pTLyfn5TOnUlaGxwzPzBVu2KG8WNCk4SWkcA37MRET8ihpAsKQm_ardQ7iPQizqqjrgV57B4/s400/5.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> Until the arrival of <b>Andy Carroll</b> from <b>Newcastle United </b>A Few hours later, Suárez was Liverpool's most expensive signing. Suárez made his Liverpool debut on 2 February against <b>Stoke City</b> at <b>Anfield</b> in a 2-0 win; he came on as a substitute and scored Liverpool's second goal in front of the Kop in the sixty-third minute. He was one of Liverpool's best players During his partial season and helped Liverpool go from Twelfth in the league in mid-January to finish sixth. Suárez began Liverpool's 2011-12 Premier League season by missing a penalty and scoring the opening goal in a 1-1 draw against <b>Sunderland. </b>On 7 December, the FA charged with improper conduct Suárez "in relation to an alleged gesture made Towards the <b>Fulham</b> fans" at the end of Liverpool's match at Craven Cottage on 5 December. Suárez admitted the charge and this resulted in a one-match ban.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2011 Racial abuse incident</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWpjz8WeYkTWKir-JS2W320FSfTAM2uBUOupgalb2NodklLJMPA_UJjShyphenhyphenHNOPYs685ix-La0pyeOqXd_uAL3LIZ9-tIb9EtLdraaYwRB5yW3skLLXO3Gch3OpNTEdx4N_peOYbi5DVZ7/s400/7.jpg" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After a 1-1 draw against <b>Manchester United</b> on 15 October 2011, Suárez was accused of racially abusing Patrice Evra and the Classic Football Association opened up an investigation into the incident. On 16 November, the<b> FA</b> Suárez Announced it would charge with "abusive and / or insulting words and / or behavior contrary to FA rules", including "a reference to the ethnic origin and / or color and / or race of <b>Patrice Evra.</b>" Liverpool F.C. released a statement announcing Suárez would plead innocent, adding That They would <b>"Remain fully supportive" </b>of him. On 20 December, the FA concluded a seven-day hearing, Suárez handing an eight-match ban and a<b> £ 40,000</b> fine for racially abusing <b>Evra.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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To demonstrate support for Suarez, his team-mates and manager wore a T-shirt bearing Suarez's name and image before a match against <b>Wigan</b>. In a 115-page report, the <b>FA</b> said Suárez That "Damaged the image of Classic football around the world". The FA, while finding <b>Evra</b> to be a credible witness, declared That Suárez's evidence was unreliable and Inconsistent with the video footage. Suárez That Had claimed his use of the word <b>'nigger'</b> to address <b>Evra </b>was conciliatory and friendly, but the FA rejected this claim as being "unsustainable and simply incredible given That the players were the resource persons engaged in an acrimonious argument." <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>International Career</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ZZ33hCxsKV5r62fSCWHXi4EIMxPLWruYQq_cQgCg_n2trshDuCr8etDCSOPblTjOWRa_vkfOZgUESTYVl3W9IT6jARlESoI83tnLrY8ypYOFCN_kj7DuY1bDeqh_2vFyVD57zeV4eq2S/s400/8.jpg" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Suárez was invited to play at the youth level for <b>Uruguay</b> in the qualifying rounds for the 2007 U-20 World Cup, but his club, <b>Groningen</b>, did not release him to play. He did play in the tournament proper, and he scored two goals in four Appearances. Suárez made his senior debut for <b>Uruguay</b> on 8 February 2007 in a 3-1 win against <b>Columbia. </b>Suárez played in 19 of 20 games in 2010 World Cup qualifying and the inter-Confederation playoffs and scored five goals.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>2010 FIFA World Cup</b><br />
In June 2010, <b>Oscar Tabarez </b>named Suárez to Uruguay's 23-man World Cup squad. In the second game, a 3-0 win over <b>South Africa,</b> Suárez drew a penalty and assisted <b>Alvaro Pereira's </b>stoppage-time goal. <b>Uruguay </b>won Group A and advanced to the knockout stage. During the round of 16 against <b>South Korea,</b> Suárez Both scored goals in a 2-1 win. Late in extra time, <b>Ghana </b>sent a free kick into the box; Suárez blocked <b>Stephen Appiah's</b> shot on the goal line. <b>Uruguay </b>won the shootout 4-2 and advanced to the semifinals.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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While Suárez was suspended for the semi-final game for his red card against <b>Ghana,</b> <b>Uruguay </b>"lacked a second striker of Cunning and movement 'and lost 3-2 to the <b>Netherlands.</b> Suárez returned for the third place game against <b>Germany; </b>he was booed almost every time he Had the ball Because of his handball in the <b>Ghana</b> game. During the tournament, Suárez played 543 minutes in six Appearances, scored three goals and received a red card.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>2011 Copa América</b><br />
In the <b>2011 Copa América</b> tournament, Suárez scored in<b> Uruguay's </b>opening game, a 1-1 draw with<b> Peru. </b>In the quarterfinals, Uruguay finished regulation and extra time tied at 1-1 with tournament hosts <b>Argentina.</b> <b>Uruguay</b> won the shootout 5-4 and Suarez converted his penalty. Both Suarez scored goals in Uruguay's 2-0 semifinal win over Peru and was named Man of the Match. Suárez scored four goals in the tournament and was named Player of the Tournament.<br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Playing Style</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirb-i6YJS0LsEV7f_Xoe_Pc1HTMCmngaJgGJLuK_mYnPIFin3lfo2Y6sNFLFC4bYuNT1baFi4eGggyHmmgDvva7LA1t_zt79_bnVvhUetWdAEsu01gOWn6wI1tmgACFEhhLLYe58Wvxe7M/s1600/99.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirb-i6YJS0LsEV7f_Xoe_Pc1HTMCmngaJgGJLuK_mYnPIFin3lfo2Y6sNFLFC4bYuNT1baFi4eGggyHmmgDvva7LA1t_zt79_bnVvhUetWdAEsu01gOWn6wI1tmgACFEhhLLYe58Wvxe7M/s400/99.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Suárez creates goal scoring chances with his powerful shot, aerial ability and "remarkable technical ability". <b>Uruguay </b>coach <b>Oscar Tabarez</b> Suárez Called "a great forward, forwards Among the elite players in the world", and<b> Liverpool</b> coach <b>Kenny Dalglish </b>said, "he's intelligent, he's had a fantastic education at Ajax." Former<b> Ajax</b> coach <b>Marco van Basten </b>Suárez criticized for his tendency to pick up yellow cards. Former Liverpool player Mark Lawrenson claims Suárez That has a reputation for diving, although <b>Dalglish denies </b>these accusations. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Personal Life</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6xXFdB7DAG8DmPw_NUQLpzHJRPCkMalRilU6_1b4-h_-6xFGhKF6U10IVTaXa2FSzSTNc3vwQHsR38kROkepGPH1x4WT3gsjnszRlJB0WMVaaPOwRuNExM-hBgJnW0rWM-KoF9FUoy1w/s1600/tumblr_lyikdiJ0up1qb6bulo1_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS6xXFdB7DAG8DmPw_NUQLpzHJRPCkMalRilU6_1b4-h_-6xFGhKF6U10IVTaXa2FSzSTNc3vwQHsR38kROkepGPH1x4WT3gsjnszRlJB0WMVaaPOwRuNExM-hBgJnW0rWM-KoF9FUoy1w/s1600/tumblr_lyikdiJ0up1qb6bulo1_500.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Suárez was born in <b>Salt</b>o, <b>Uruguay,</b> and is the fourth of seven brothers. In <b>Montevideo,</b> Suarez developed his football skills on the streets. When he was 11 he was invited to a youth national team football training camp, but he Had to decline the offer Because he Could not afford football boots. In When Suarez was in <b>South Africa </b>for the World Cup, he Became That involved in charity work supported solidarity. His older brother Paolo Suarez is also a professional football player plays for <b>Isidro Metapán </b>who in<b> El Salvador</b><br />
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<b>Nacional</b><br />
Primera División : 2005-06<br />
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<b>Ajax</b><br />
Eredivisie : 2010-11<br />
KNVB Cup : 2009-10<br />
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<b>Uruguay</b><br />
2010 World Cup : Fourth Place<br />
2011 Copa América : Winner<br />
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<b>Individual</b><br />
Eredivisie Golden Boot : 2009-10<br />
KNVB Cup top goalscorer : 2009-10<br />
Dutch Footballer of the Year : 2009-10<br />
Ajax Player of the Year : 2008-09, 2009-10<br />
Ajax top goalscorer : 2008-09, 2009-10<br />
Copa América Player of the Tournament : 2011<br />
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<b>Personal Information</b><br />
Full name : Sergio Busquets Burgos<br />
Date of birth : 16 July 1988 (age 23)<br />
Place of birth : Badia del Valles, Spain<br />
Height : 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)<br />
Playing position : Defensive midfielder<br />
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Current club : Barcelona<br />
Number : 16<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>FC. Barcelona</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtuHBzpGtxU4aQEOtMmpCY2dOdwngfg1191kTWyiSOhc3SM4q99quBhH3bWanuSUUOJ6QxXwCnJSuIp3NJbKG-uBncl4lqwSVvDbCYPNx41lBs-hIOtH5f0hZ4hVZCgotkAJMEx1VX8vZ/s1600/Busquets-Masih-Sesali-Hasil-Imbang.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Busquets was born in <b>Badia del Valles,</b> <b>Barcelona</b>,<b>Catalonia</b> . In 2005, he joined the local FC Barcelona's youth ranks, scoring seven goals in 26 matches for the <b>Juvenil</b> A team in his second season. Often Causing confusion, he wears the name Sergio on his shirt, with number 16, instead of the name Busquets.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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On 13 September 2008, Busquets played his first La Liga match, 90 minutes in a 1-1 home draw against <b>Racing de Santander.</b> During Barcelona's <b>UEFA Champions League </b>match against <b>FC Basel </b>at St. Jakob-Park on 22 October 2008, he scored the second goal in the 15th minute in a 5-0 group stage win. On 22 December, Busquets signed a contract extension until 2013, with a buy-out clause of <b>€ 80 million.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">On 7 March 2009, Busquets netted his first goal in La Liga in a 2-0 home win over Athletic Bilbao. Busquets' Continued fine form in the 2009-10 season, with Guardiola preferring him to Barcelona's Yaya Toure as holding midfielder. Busquets was subsequently criticised by the media for Apparently feigning injury.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Busquets was <b>everpresent</b> again for <b>Barcelona</b> in 2010-11, even playing as a central defender on Occasion. On 8 March, playing at center back, he scored an own goal from a corner kick against <b>Arsenal</b>, in the season's Champions League round of 16, leveling the score at 1-1. Barcelona eventually won the game 3-1 (and 4-3 on aggregate).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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On 6 February 2009, he was Called-up to the senior squad for the friendly against <b>England,</b> on 11 February. Busquets finally made his debut for <b>La Furia Roja</b> on 1 April 2009, in a <b>2010 FIFA World Cup</b> qualifier against Turkey, playing 16 minutes in a 2-1 win in Istanbul, after Replacing <b>David Silva. </b><br />
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<b>Barcelona</b><br />
Spanish League (3) : 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11<br />
Spanish Cup (1) : 2008-09; Runner-up 2010-11<br />
Spanish Supercup (3) : 2009, 2010, 2011<br />
UEFA Champions League (2) : 2008-09, 2010-11<br />
UEFA Super Cup (2) : 2009, 2011<br />
FIFA Club World Cup (2) : 2009, 2011<br />
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FIFA World Cup : 2010<br />
FIFA Confederations Cup : Third-place 2009<br />
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La Liga's Breakthrough Player: 2009<br />
Bravo Award: 2009<br />
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Prince of Asturias Awards: 2010<br />
Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sporting Merit: 2011 </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Busquets' father, Carles, was also a footballer, having played for Barcelona for as Goalkeeper Several years During the 1990s, although almost exclusively as a backup.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368698134067232653.post-80628401991153341102012-01-29T21:47:00.000-08:002012-01-29T22:27:27.771-08:00Didier Drogba<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNmbH-QSWNkIDQZm9EW5tSV_P_1ddyVEUYxcwHNlaN7UFxvponvCOcKkGHwfa_dSEhDPMcuTm7tTNWZC08pNkaLYQDC1KjO4wcSOyap2X1ZWZbFebz3BCnuvuUZJo6WMyapD-Z-jFZwX2/s1600/Didier-Drogba1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNmbH-QSWNkIDQZm9EW5tSV_P_1ddyVEUYxcwHNlaN7UFxvponvCOcKkGHwfa_dSEhDPMcuTm7tTNWZC08pNkaLYQDC1KjO4wcSOyap2X1ZWZbFebz3BCnuvuUZJo6WMyapD-Z-jFZwX2/s400/Didier-Drogba1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Drogba moved to <b>Chelsea </b>the following season with a record fee of <b>£ 24 million</b>, making him the most expensive player in the history of Ivoirian. After playing in youth teams, Drogba made his professional debut aged 18 for Ligue 2 club <b>Le Mans</b>. Scored a success at <b>Olympique de Marseille</b> continued, finishing as the third highest scorer in Ligue 1 with 19 goals and helped the club to reach the <b>UEFA Cup Final 2004.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br />
<a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">The following season he finished as top scorer in the Premier League 2006-07 with 20 goals and also scored the winning goal in the Football League Cup Final and <b>2007 FA Cup final</b>. In the 2009-10 season proved Drogba at Chelsea played their first doubles win in club history. He won both the Golden Boot with 29 goals, and scored the only goal in Chelsea's victory over Portsmouth in the <b>FA Cup 2010 Final.</b> This goal made him the only player who scored six goals in the Cup finals in <b>England.</b> Drogba then helped move the <b>African </b>Nations Cup qualifier Nations rebel stronghold of Bouake, a step that helps ensure the peace process.</div><br />
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<b>Personal Information</b><br />
Full name: Didier Yves Drogba Tébily<br />
Date of birth : 11 March 1978 (age 33)<br />
Place of birth : Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire<br />
Height : 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1 / 2 in)<br />
Playing position : Striker<br />
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Current club : Chelsea<br />
Number : 11<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Early Life</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYB3LN52ddl3WVTitAgo1djywC_2GDzFnmnEBADXD-sj8EX_NEve8CIKmu6h3yfDRT4E2WZh3EZaeIzuBhZ-GdXOlHwHKssn9OPW4tLGOiYeyRTiCfSvp7j5hvvd6g6yRSClz1nd84Dz5M/s1600/Didier-Drogba1o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYB3LN52ddl3WVTitAgo1djywC_2GDzFnmnEBADXD-sj8EX_NEve8CIKmu6h3yfDRT4E2WZh3EZaeIzuBhZ-GdXOlHwHKssn9OPW4tLGOiYeyRTiCfSvp7j5hvvd6g6yRSClz1nd84Dz5M/s400/Didier-Drogba1o.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Didier Drogba was born in <b>Abidjan,</b> Côte d'Ivoire, and at the age of five was sent to <b>France</b> by his parents to live with his uncle, <b>Michel Goba</b>, a professional footballer. However, Drogba soon Became homesick and returned to Abidjan after three years. His mother nicknamed him <b>"Tito"</b>, after the president <b>Josip Broz Tito</b> of <b>Yugoslavia,</b> Whom She greatly admired. That it was here he began playing more frequently football team, joining a local youth side. Drogba began his career as a junior player at the semi-professional club Levallois, gaining a reputation as a Prolific scorer in the youth team and impressing the coaches with his professional attitude. </div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Le Mans (1997–2002)</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEircQgFRRxTQw8FQ5ND53SAWfiulCahp9wOl-mBT8sPy8yjyu9jUsl1CFoDPWusd6YKZtp35cYMXXzeY5CP9LWzp2rwHAgGBsxMSAGFXgocP1ie3ntS2x0_IP1OwHlr5ub9-ojs0eJ2TO5B/s1600/Didier-Drogba-Le+Mans.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEircQgFRRxTQw8FQ5ND53SAWfiulCahp9wOl-mBT8sPy8yjyu9jUsl1CFoDPWusd6YKZtp35cYMXXzeY5CP9LWzp2rwHAgGBsxMSAGFXgocP1ie3ntS2x0_IP1OwHlr5ub9-ojs0eJ2TO5B/s400/Didier-Drogba-Le+Mans.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When Drogba finished school he switched cities to study Accountancy at university and he Had to change clubs, Becoming an apprentice at Ligue 2 club<b> Le Mans.</b> Drogba lost his place to <b>Daniel Cousin</b> due to injury, then upon his return he failed to score throughout the remainder of the season. However, he returned to form the following season, making 21 Appearances and scoring five times.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Guingamp (2002-2003)</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUh0m-ZGdrjQsfr0dGJgiaFHR7FVBAVdC0FHRgjItqN7E3yXvzd-Y3Oj51jOgroxyhgtyv8GllE05C4KAK-Bbp0ZTnnOamYHeGilenVjiGHCvSvrUak-tVKiJdmcq_sJTjd8COwUoA-5kt/s1600/P958175D872683G_apx_470__w_ouestfrance_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUh0m-ZGdrjQsfr0dGJgiaFHR7FVBAVdC0FHRgjItqN7E3yXvzd-Y3Oj51jOgroxyhgtyv8GllE05C4KAK-Bbp0ZTnnOamYHeGilenVjiGHCvSvrUak-tVKiJdmcq_sJTjd8COwUoA-5kt/s1600/P958175D872683G_apx_470__w_ouestfrance_.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Halfway through the 2001-02 season Ligue 1 club </span><b style="text-align: left;">Guingamp </b><span style="text-align: left;">consolidated months of interest with a transfer offer and Drogba left </span><b style="text-align: left;">Le Mans</b><span style="text-align: left;"> for a fee of </span><b style="text-align: left;">£ 80,000</b><span style="text-align: left;">. The second half of the 2001-02 season saw Drogba make-Eleven Appearances and score three goals for Guingamp. </span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Marseille (2003-2004)</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcCsR9soYbcr_rau5jnPkWjVo_5qZ707uKT70IoXOY6r1_dESCTbAD5DuEjZQhyphenhyphenB8v8xWwwBWwKchVcpWBUKFH3d80GS6TfvMJZ9Nd1BHSogM59del6g1e2ZpfrTHhyxDmEBhsWynQfcu/s1600/drogba-marseille.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcCsR9soYbcr_rau5jnPkWjVo_5qZ707uKT70IoXOY6r1_dESCTbAD5DuEjZQhyphenhyphenB8v8xWwwBWwKchVcpWBUKFH3d80GS6TfvMJZ9Nd1BHSogM59del6g1e2ZpfrTHhyxDmEBhsWynQfcu/s1600/drogba-marseille.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Olympique de <b>Marseille</b> manager Alain Perrin signed Drogba from <b>Guingamp,</b> though he was soon replaced by <b>José Anigo.</b> Drogba retained his place in the team, scoring 19 goals and winning the National Union of Professional footballers<b> (UNFP)</b> Player of the Year award. He also scored five goals in That season's UEFA Champions League and six in the UEFA Cup. At the end of the season he was Bought by Chelsea as the club's then record signing for £ 24 million. Drogba Remains a club legend in Marseille, despite playing only one season for the club.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Chelsea (2004–present)</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7ec1dmasaUABFGT75zKqNUTkfz0TrXB-T2aiIX4tVRaP6BVECDtreatw2ate4b7WCT9NqGHiFC4vH9fWLG8dblOYvyFec0Ht-MjyM6Pj4-yUOcbdBAppj-KMxBf2Wz6S7kDpjPQBsLWy/s1600/7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs7ec1dmasaUABFGT75zKqNUTkfz0TrXB-T2aiIX4tVRaP6BVECDtreatw2ate4b7WCT9NqGHiFC4vH9fWLG8dblOYvyFec0Ht-MjyM6Pj4-yUOcbdBAppj-KMxBf2Wz6S7kDpjPQBsLWy/s400/7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Signing for Chelsea in July 2004 for <b>£ 24 million</b>, Drogba scored in his third game for the club with a header against <b>Crystal Palace</b>. Chelsea won the Premiership, only Bahasa Their second top-flight and Their first championship in 50 years, and the League Cup, with Drogba scoring in extra time in a 3-2 final win against Liverpool at the <b>Millennium Stadium, </b>as well as Reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League. Drogba scored 16 goals in 40 games for Chelsea in his first season: 10th in the Premiership, five in the Champions League and one in the League Cup final. Drogba started the 2005-06 season by scoring two goals in a Community Shield win over <b>Arsenal.</b> Again Drogba finished with 16 goals for the season, 12th in the league, two in the Community Shield, one in the Champions League and one in the <b>FA Cup.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br />
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</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>2006-2007</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The breakdown of his 33 goals: 20 in the Premier League, six in the Champions League, three in the FA Cup and four in the League Cup.In his last competitive game That season, he scored the winning goal over <b>Manchester United</b> in the first <b>FA Cup</b> final at the new Wembley Stadium. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>2007-2008</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Continued Drogba scoring goals but suffered an injury at the training ground and decided to have an operation on his knee. Upon his return Drogba scored a goal in the 2008 League Cup Final the which made him the all-time leading scorer in League Cup Finals with four. He also Became the first player to score in three League Cup finals and the first to score in three consecutive Classic domestic cup finals. Both He scored goals in a key 2-1 victory against <b>Arsenal </b>on 23 March 2008 the which took Chelsea equal on points with leaders <b>Manchester United</b>.On 26 April 2008 Drogba faced Controversy after a clash with Manchester United defender<b> Nemanja Vidic</b>. On 30 April 2008 Drogba scored two goals in the UEFA Champions League semi-final against <b>Liverpool,</b> the which Chelsea won 3-2 at <b>Stamford Bridge.</b> This also led to Chelsea Reaching Their first Champions League Final. Became Drogba Chelsea's top scorer in European competition, the two goals he scored putting his tally at 17, beating <b>Peter Osgood's</b> record of 16. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>2008-2009</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Drogba scored his second goal of the season in a 2-1 victory against <b>CFR</b> Cluj in the <b>UEFA Champions </b>League, while his first Premier League goal of the season in a 2-0 win came against <b>West Bromwich</b> Albion in late December 2008. Drogba Caused Controversy also after Chelsea's Champions League semi-final defeat at the hands of Barcelona. In the 2009 FA Cup Final he scored Chelsea's first and equalizing goal as They went on to win 2-1. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>2009-2010</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Drogba began the season in fine form for Chelsea, netting a penalty During a shoot-out in the <b>Community Shield </b>over <b>Manchester United,</b> before scoring twice in a 2-1 victory over <b>Hull City.</b> Chelsea's third game of the season against <b>West-London </b>Rivals <b>Fulham,</b> Drogba scored his third goal of the season. Drogba scored his fourth goal of the season, against <b>Stoke City</b>, Chelsea winning the game ended 2-1 with a late strike from <b>Malouda. </b>Drogba was again Important in the 2-0 win over title Rivals <b>Liverpool</b> on 4 October. Drogba Continued his fine form scoring a header against <b>Bolton Wanderers</b> in a 4-0 thrashing in the Carling Cup, Drogba went on to score a fine team goal in the same week with another 4-0 win against <b>Bolton Wanderers</b> in the Premier League. After missing the first three Champions League matches for Chelsea with a ban, Drogba started the fourth game against <b>Spanish</b> side <b>Atlético Madrid.</b> It Brought his tally for the season to 14 goals in 16 games. On 12 December, Drogba Continued to impress with two goals in 3-3 draw against <b>Everton. </b>On 24 March, Drogba scored his 30th goal of the season in an away game against Portsmouth.On 9 May, Drogba inspired Chelsea to win the Premier League by scoring a hat-trick in an 8-0 win over <b>Wigan Athletic.</b> Lampard scored the penalty, but Drogba did not Celebrate with his team-mates. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>2010-2011</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In Chelsea's next game against <b>Wigan Athletic</b> at the<b> DW Stadium</b>, Drogba made three assists in another 6-0 win. On 7 November 2010, Drogba missed the first half of Chelsea's 2-0 defeat by<b> Liverpool.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>2011-2012</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After missing two games, Drogba made his return to the Chelsea squad on 24 September against <b>Swansea City.</b> Drogba went on scoring his first goal of the season in a 4-1 win. Drogba received a red card on 23 October against <b>Queens Park Rangers,</b> Chelsea ended up losing 1-0. On 29 November, Drogba rejected a new deal with Chelsea and is set to sign for the highest bidder. On 31 December 2011, Drogba scored his 150th goal for Chelsea against <b>Aston Villa</b>, putting him level with <b>Peter Osgood </b>and <b>Roy Bentley</b> in terms of the club's top Scorers of all time. Even though, Chelsea was leading with the penalty scored by Drobga, the game ended in a 3-1 lost for Chelsea.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">International Career</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabU3JfVvtcHKsKJn1B3eTyltZv-XEPAsk_3Q8MFKg_gBAnVQcdx4vs1UiiD2fgRBUpZg6RLJC8aFoVv6uhD_-chUk6KAJ6dZoTF_GqItFC0P1RJh9uKUJuGNpix39fQXfBJ8S4ikR6E1R/s1600/14415.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabU3JfVvtcHKsKJn1B3eTyltZv-XEPAsk_3Q8MFKg_gBAnVQcdx4vs1UiiD2fgRBUpZg6RLJC8aFoVv6uhD_-chUk6KAJ6dZoTF_GqItFC0P1RJh9uKUJuGNpix39fQXfBJ8S4ikR6E1R/s1600/14415.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Drogba is a Côte d'Ivoire international and helped the team qualify for its first-ever World Cup, held in Germany in 2006. 2006 World Cup, Côte d'Ivoire were the resource persons drawn in a <b>"group of death" </b>with<b> Serbia </b>and <b>Montenegro</b>, the <b>Netherlands</b> and <b>Argentina</b>. On 11 June 2006, Drogba scored the first World Cup goal of his career and of his country's history in the opening game against <b>Argentina, </b>but his team lost.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the <b>2008 Africa Cup</b> of Nations, <b>Côte d'Ivoire</b> were the resource persons drawn in a group with <b>Nigeria, Mali</b> and underdogs Benin. Drogba scored two goals in the group stage, opening the scoring in the 4-1 win over Benin and the first on the score sheet again in the 3-0 win over <b>Mali</b>. In the <b>2010 Africa Cup </b>of Nations Drogba scored one goal in the 3-1 victory against <b>Ghana </b>in the group stage. <b>Côte d'Ivoire </b>reached the quarter finals but lost 2-3 to<b> Algeria.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">On 4 June 2010, Drogba was injured in a friendly match with Japan. On 15 June 2010, Drogba was Cleared by <b>FIFA</b> to play in the Côte d'Ivoire's first group game against <b>Portugal</b> wearing a protective cast on his broken arm. On 20 June 2010, Drogba Became the first player from an <b>African </b>nation to score against Brazil in a World Cup match, scoring with a header in the 78th minute as the Côte d'Ivoire were the resource persons Defeated 1-3. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Personal Life</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVrczBdtml0jKjbx5M4jgt15ftNWKjid35mKntaYyTPDjREUZL48bFHVLTrBdAhtIbdnTG4jxnoFZiGtBL2BAeF3HEg6Dw39i9SHxAK8h_qvkOCgU4Hp3Kt3jq5NXEiVgN37DZmaGpslk/s1600/may4drogba_alla.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVrczBdtml0jKjbx5M4jgt15ftNWKjid35mKntaYyTPDjREUZL48bFHVLTrBdAhtIbdnTG4jxnoFZiGtBL2BAeF3HEg6Dw39i9SHxAK8h_qvkOCgU4Hp3Kt3jq5NXEiVgN37DZmaGpslk/s400/may4drogba_alla.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Freddy, 19, is currently in the youth system of French Ligue 1 side <b>Dijon</b>. On 24 January 2007, Drogba was appointed by the United Nations Development Programme <b>(UNDP) </b>as a Goodwill Ambassador. This work was done through Drogba's recently created <b>"Didier Drogba Foundation"</b> and Chelsea Announced They too would donate the fee for the deal toward the Foundation's project.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Premier League: 2004-05, 2005-06, 2009-10<br />
Football League Cup: 2004-05, 2006-07<br />
FA Cup: 2006-07, 2008-09, 2009-10<br />
FA Community Shield: 2005, 2009<br />
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Onze d'Or: 2004<br />
UEFA Cup top scorer: 2004<br />
Ligue 1 Goal of the Year: 2004<br />
Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2004<br />
Ligue 1 Player of the Year: 2004<br />
Ivorian Footballer of the Year: 2006, 2007<br />
African Footballer of the Year: 2006, 2009<br />
Chelsea Players' Player of the Year: 2007<br />
Premier League Golden Boot: 2007, 2010<br />
PFA Team of the Year: 2007, 2010<br />
UEFA Team of the Year: 2007<br />
ESM Team of the Year: 2007<br />
FIFPro World XI: 2007<br />
BBC African Footballer of the Year: 2009<br />
West African Footballer of the Year: 2010<br />
Chelsea Player of the Year: 2010<br />
Time Top 100: 2010<br />
Côte d'Ivoire all-time top scor<br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368698134067232653.post-38269106186950863742012-01-29T11:41:00.000-08:002012-01-29T11:43:27.674-08:00Edinson Cavani<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66yFVrIdffHbZoZX-cMDBZi1qYY2YzzOjIkTItr1t71MxgEEjdofLMZ2ieKmrWl6oCaXAY_F9zmQums9WhbVrHy4UBC6q446qXHgrIc7LI5w0EJovoidnMPo-_aas9aLEr9GPR4OcNL5L/s1600/Edison+Cavani+Oscar+Del+Calcio+AIC+2010+Italian+mlsBD3GO9PGl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi66yFVrIdffHbZoZX-cMDBZi1qYY2YzzOjIkTItr1t71MxgEEjdofLMZ2ieKmrWl6oCaXAY_F9zmQums9WhbVrHy4UBC6q446qXHgrIc7LI5w0EJovoidnMPo-_aas9aLEr9GPR4OcNL5L/s400/Edison+Cavani+Oscar+Del+Calcio+AIC+2010+Italian+mlsBD3GO9PGl.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: transparent;">Edinson Roberto Cavani Gómez </b><span style="background-color: transparent;">is a </span><b style="background-color: transparent;">Uruguayan</b><span style="background-color: transparent;"> football striker who currently plays for </span><b style="background-color: transparent;">SSC Napoli.</b><span style="background-color: transparent;"> Roberto Cavani Gómez name using the naming customs of Spain, the first family name or the father is Cavani and second surname or mother </span><b style="background-color: transparent;">Gómez.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b></b></div><a name='more'></a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Palermo</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzNVfYBI3p3YRFk9hZFscmTSAHdrr10ms-byVV1LFNkPF7Zefv4YgnyDz_c4iqHYXX_GLQy3k7f0FZsXk_2eUbGeEl1QL9H0DNiEpxNJaquEkzAMDBL9rDiMyAHbUBYV9X4TsiBNj7GW7/s1600/108191_edinson-cavani-merayakan-gol.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzNVfYBI3p3YRFk9hZFscmTSAHdrr10ms-byVV1LFNkPF7Zefv4YgnyDz_c4iqHYXX_GLQy3k7f0FZsXk_2eUbGeEl1QL9H0DNiEpxNJaquEkzAMDBL9rDiMyAHbUBYV9X4TsiBNj7GW7/s400/108191_edinson-cavani-merayakan-gol.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">After his breakthrough at the 2007 South American Youth Championship, were the resource persons Several big teams reportedly interested in signing Cavani, including Juventus and </span><b style="background-color: transparent;">AC Milan</b><span style="background-color: transparent;">. However, on 29 January 2007, </span><b style="background-color: transparent;">Palermo</b><span style="background-color: transparent;"> chairman </span><b style="background-color: transparent;">Maurizio Zamparini</b><span style="background-color: transparent;"> Announced the signing of the promising Uruguayan. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cavani made his debut on 11 March 2007 in a home league match against <b>Fiorentina</b>, coming on in the 55th minute with his team 0-1 down and scoring an impressive equalizer is only fifteen minutes later, a goal reminiscent of Marco van Basten's strike in the <b>1988 UEFA European Footba</b>ll Championship final. In his second season with the Rosanero, Cavani found Himself fighting for a first team place with Fabrizio Miccoli and Amauri. <span style="background-color: transparent;">After<b> Amauri's</b> departure to <b>Juventus</b> in June 2008, the Cavani cemented his place in the starting lineup, forming a striking partnership with <b>Fabrizio Miccoli</b> and scoring a total of 14 goals in the 2008-09 season. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Napoli</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinYon4txHlli5VeVOkXyK3dqky6sfieNjPQl81vnVOI2TDqAQkuTfHNgo_b7_WlkFCeTtpyxGQ20DV6L30k_LJ1QxS23ot7qGeftq0_7588-3Iedp1-QhNo6dcNmipMszB20O_8h_BBaRP/s1600/Edison+Cavani+SSC+Napoli+v+Bologna+FC+Serie+pD-ssFsCaKDl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinYon4txHlli5VeVOkXyK3dqky6sfieNjPQl81vnVOI2TDqAQkuTfHNgo_b7_WlkFCeTtpyxGQ20DV6L30k_LJ1QxS23ot7qGeftq0_7588-3Iedp1-QhNo6dcNmipMszB20O_8h_BBaRP/s400/Edison+Cavani+SSC+Napoli+v+Bologna+FC+Serie+pD-ssFsCaKDl.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: transparent;">2010-2011</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In June 2010, Cavani signed a 5 year contract with Napoli. Cavani scored twice in his first start, as Napoli beat Elfsborg in the <b>Europa League</b> 2-0 and qualified for the main tournament. Cavani also scored on his home debut against Bari, before adding a late winner against Sampdoria, meaning Had he scored in his first four competitive matches with Napoli. After assisting the equalizing goal, he went on to score two more, with the final score 4-1. On 15 December 2010, Cavani netted a 90 +2 minute goal against <b>FC Steaua</b> Bucureşti to help his team to a 1-0 win and progress beyond the group stage of the <b>UEFA Europa League</b>. On 09 January 2011, Cavani scored a hat-trick During a 3-0 win over <b>Juventus</b>, the third goal coming by way of a scorpion kick. On January 30, Cavani scored another hat-trick, this time in a 4-0 win over <b>Sampdoria.</b> Cavani Continued his fine form scoring a brace against<b> Roma,</b> Napoli winning 2-0. On 20 March 2011, Cavani scored another brace against Cagliari, in a 2-1 win.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>2011-2012</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On 14 September, Cavani scored the opener in Napoli's first game of Their Champions League campaign, a 1-1 away draw at <b>Manchester Cit</b>y. Four days later, on 18 September, he scored a hat-trick against <b>Milan </b>in Napoli's 3-1 home win. On 22 November, Cavani Both scored goals in the match winning brace 2-1 at home against <b>Manchester City</b> in the Champions League, leaving Napoli in pole position to follow <b>Bayern Munich</b> into the knockout stage. On 26 November 2011, Cavani scored a 94th minute equalizer against <b>Atalanta</b> after Napoli went a goal down in the 64th minute through former Napoli striker <b>Germán Denis.</b> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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In 2011, Tévez sought transfer away from <b>Manchester</b> for family reasons and quoting <b>Sergio Agüero</b> is designed as a replacement. But he remains a player City after his family moved back to <b>Manchester</b> with manager <b>Roberto Mancin</b>i believes Tévez will stay for the foreseeable future.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Full name : Carlos Alberto Tévez<br />
Date of birth : 5 February 1984 (age 27)<br />
Place of birth : Ciudadela, Buenos Aires, Argentina<br />
Height : 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)<br />
Playing position : Forward</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Current club : Manchester City<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Early life</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYhMu1gksBWO_avS93hTkb69X3VjsGqjhioQt2JNkaLPZdDPfRSxNnKkmAGf4sFEdDPEGmdqH82CtzPVg411AJFYWsb-rfnDvKKtyOdlzTB7gBE5fsCZz90_n6IB-oO16L1QJ_8biRV-49/s1600/CarlosTevez.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYhMu1gksBWO_avS93hTkb69X3VjsGqjhioQt2JNkaLPZdDPfRSxNnKkmAGf4sFEdDPEGmdqH82CtzPVg411AJFYWsb-rfnDvKKtyOdlzTB7gBE5fsCZz90_n6IB-oO16L1QJ_8biRV-49/s400/CarlosTevez.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tévez was born <b>Carlos Alberto Martínez</b> in <b>Ciudadela</b>, <b>Buenos Aires,</b> and raised in the neighborhood of <b>Ejercito de Los Andes</b>, better known as<b> "Fuerte Apache"</b>. Tévez has a distinctive burn scar That runs down his neck from his right ear to his chest. After joining Boca Juniors, Tévez refused an offer from the club to have Them cosmetically improved, saying That the scars were the resource persons a part of who he was in the past and who he is today.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Corinthian</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM5ka1bY7kkKhPKXy38Bp1TwwLV03yeq8vKocGoyAPdHM63OvArrhMrAovwfM9_neQ9HcQ3cDFpjK63Nc-nTIgkWPRbtxl76KqY4ka1I-0GF5tBGRuDRhFWR3mOggp0syk3f0SkxinCL-K/s1600/manchester-city-carlos-tevez.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM5ka1bY7kkKhPKXy38Bp1TwwLV03yeq8vKocGoyAPdHM63OvArrhMrAovwfM9_neQ9HcQ3cDFpjK63Nc-nTIgkWPRbtxl76KqY4ka1I-0GF5tBGRuDRhFWR3mOggp0syk3f0SkxinCL-K/s400/manchester-city-carlos-tevez.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In January 2005, Tévez transferred to Corinthians for <b>£ 13.7 million </b>(15 million euros), and signed a five-year, £ 6.85 million contract following the <b>Brazilian</b> club's deal with Media Sports Investments. The deal was The Biggest transfer ever in <b>South American</b> football. Tévez captained the squad to the 2005<b> Campeonato</b> <b>Brasileiro</b>, and he was named the league's best player by the Brazilian Football Confederation, Becoming the first non-Brazilian player to win the award since 1976.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>Manchester United</b> and <b>West Ham</b> sought <b>FIFA's</b> assistance to rule on Tévez's ownership, but on 24 July, FIFA suggested That the case be Referred to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Joorabchian intervened by issuing <b>West Ham</b> with a High Court writ ". to compel West Ham to release the registration of Carlos Tévez in accordance with contracts Entered into the between the parties. " However, the case never made it to court as the Premier League approved an agreement the between <b>West Ham</b> and <b>MSI,</b> in the which MSI would pay<b> £ 2 million </b>to <b>West Ham, </b>Who in turn Tévez released from his contract.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Manchester United</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji65Mcm1f_Auc2YK0DjrIvxC1feBrZ03wuENX-oh7Iy6kN-en-OrluDHPWums6382SmkDZZtvzpJnzXXllJ1AO9BB0TyMl-QIcDaDFWMNeFLyuSeRwasTJvXeVkdOxq6z6dH20e26KeDUd/s1600/CarlosTevez_1269605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji65Mcm1f_Auc2YK0DjrIvxC1feBrZ03wuENX-oh7Iy6kN-en-OrluDHPWums6382SmkDZZtvzpJnzXXllJ1AO9BB0TyMl-QIcDaDFWMNeFLyuSeRwasTJvXeVkdOxq6z6dH20e26KeDUd/s400/CarlosTevez_1269605.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>Manchester United </b>put forward a proposed two-year loan deal for Tévez, the which was approved on 10 August 2007. On 23 September, he scored his first goal in a 2-0 home victory against <b>Chelsea.</b> In November, the United manager <b>Alex Ferguson </b>has confirmed That the club wanted to sign Tévez Permanently. "He'll get me fifteen goals this season, and what's more, they'll be Goals Important." Tévez was greeted with an ovation and singing of "There's Only One Carlos Tévez" from the West Ham supporters upon his return to Upton Park for an away match (lost by Manchester United) on 29 December. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Tévez scored a total of five goals Successful During <b>Manchester United's</b> Champions League 2007-08 campaign. On 21 December, Tévez started for United in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup final, the which United won 1-0 over Ecuadorean club <b>LDU Quito</b>, but he was substituted in the 51st minute for Jonny Evans after <b>Nemanja Vidic</b> was sent off. The following games for Manchester United was away at Wigan Athletic. After the game, to the relief of most United fans, <b>Alex Ferguson </b>Had Announced That the club commenced talks to sign Tévez on a permanent deal. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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United chief executive <b>David Gi</b><b>ll</b> suggested That Tévez's future would be resolved by early June 2009. Although United Agreed to meet the option fee of £ 5.25 million and Offered Tévez a five-year contract That would have made him one of the club's top earners, Tévez's advisors informed the club That he no longer wished to play for Manchester United. Nevertheless, reports also emerged Tévez Had That ruled out signing for <b>Liverpool,</b> given the implications of a Manchester United player moving to join the north-west Their Rivals.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>Tévez scored his first and second Premier League goals for the club During a 3-1 win over his former club, <b>West Ham</b> United prompting City fans to imitate the chant <b>'Fergie,</b> sign him up'. On 28 December he Continued his goal scoring run, scoring two against Wolverhampton Wanderers, making it nine goals in seven games for the striker. <br />
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</div>On 19 January 2010, the City's Tévez headed spear attack as the club's former club and cross Defeated Rivals City Manchester United in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final at the City of Manchester Stadium. On 29 March 2010, Tévez scored his second Premier League hat-trick for Manchester City against <b>Wigan</b> in a 3-0 victory. Against Wigan Athletic, Tévez scored a goal in a 2-0 win. <br />
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</div>On 20 December 2010, Tévez withdrew his transfer request and expressed his 'absolute commitment' to Manchester City following clear-the-air talks. On 26 December 2010 Tévez scored twice as City won 3-1 away at Newcastle United. Further goals against Leicester City, <b>Wolves, </b><b>West Brom,</b> <b>Birmingham City</b> and <b>Notts County</b> took him to 50 goals for his club.<br />
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</div>Tévez later apologised for the incident. In the last 16 of the <b>2010 FIFA World Cup</b> held in <b>South Africa,</b> Tévez scored two goals against <b>Mexico</b>. His first goal was a header and he scored in controversial style as the assisted pass by Lionel Messi was offside but the linesman did not call it. Tévez scored his second goal of the game with a powerful shot from outside the box.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Personal Life</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRDeio_EXockPnGb-uQTBJppXsTt1uuLpbwg9JHfHbFreu2M3hCbhSN4w7MqPLeHX1tlAArl28tESafl0ftHxTyJhQrXVDjkvrolT0LYVKTIs_IskNrNzK6USjTtIlexoIFKpkckTtxxM/s1600/article-1083231-025DA697000005DC-97_468x629.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRDeio_EXockPnGb-uQTBJppXsTt1uuLpbwg9JHfHbFreu2M3hCbhSN4w7MqPLeHX1tlAArl28tESafl0ftHxTyJhQrXVDjkvrolT0LYVKTIs_IskNrNzK6USjTtIlexoIFKpkckTtxxM/s400/article-1083231-025DA697000005DC-97_468x629.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Tévez and his wife, <b>Vanesa</b>, have two daughters together:<b> Florencia </b>and <b>Katia</b>. The group's most Successful hit, <b>"Lose Your Control",</b> charted in Argentina. On 6 February 2009, Tévez was stopped by Greater Manchester Police near junction 7 of the <b>M60 motorway.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Tévez won numerous honours while playing for <b>Manchester United</b><br />
Tévez on the FA Cup victory parade in <b>Mancheste</b><b>r </b>in May 2011</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>Boca Juniors</b><br />
Primera División : 2003 Apertura<br />
Copa Libertadores : 2003<br />
Copa Sudamericana : 2004<br />
Intercontinental Cup : 2003</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Campeonato Brasileiro Série A : 2005</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Premier League : 2007–08, 2008–09<br />
FA Community Shield : 2008<br />
UEFA Champions League : 2007–08<br />
FIFA Club World Cup : 2008<br />
Football League Cup : 2008–09</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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FA Cup : 2010–11</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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2004 Summer Olympics : Gold medal<br />
South American U-20 Championship : 2003</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Copa Libertadores Most Valuable Player : 2003<br />
Silver Olimpia (Argentine Footballer of the Year) : 2003, 2004<br />
Golden Olimpia (Argentine Sportsperson of the Year) : 2004<br />
Olympic Golden Boot : 2004<br />
CBF Campeonato Brasileiro Best Player : 2005<br />
Placar Bola de Ouro : 2005<br />
South American Footballer of the Year : 2003, 2004, 2005<br />
Hammer of the Year : 2007<br />
FA Premier League Player of the Month : December 2009<br />
PFA Player of the Month : March 2010<br />
Manchester City Official Supporter's Player of the Year : 2009–10<br />
Manchester City Player's Player of the Year : 2009–10<br />
Premier League Golden Boot : 2010–11</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368698134067232653.post-18502974735598628222012-01-28T06:30:00.000-08:002012-01-28T06:31:38.163-08:00Thiago Alcantara<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheijU7L5L3SVjW1w80YoyCS0xiJJfAAxcwl1VLXKVJMQlFYriLsKqiK1rf8lLAUZrgU6ZwwgD_RjKjdt8SQdjevNpMsIkCBjJYTnhKInSUrz_t-IqzswqrvnIVcQghZQPSMlEaUhYhAfk2/s1600/Thiago-Alcantara.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheijU7L5L3SVjW1w80YoyCS0xiJJfAAxcwl1VLXKVJMQlFYriLsKqiK1rf8lLAUZrgU6ZwwgD_RjKjdt8SQdjevNpMsIkCBjJYTnhKInSUrz_t-IqzswqrvnIVcQghZQPSMlEaUhYhAfk2/s400/Thiago-Alcantara.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Midfielder <b>Thiago Alcantara </b>is a future which is owned by<b> Barcelona</b>, next to his young age Thiago Alcantara also possess a great potential in mastering the central line of the game.</div><a name='more'></a><br />
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Full name : Thiago Alcántara do Nascimento<br />
Date of birth : 11 April 1991 (age 20)<br />
Place of birth : San Pietro Vernotico, Italy<br />
Height : 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)<br />
Playing position : Midfielder<br />
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Current club : Barcelona<br />
Number : 11<br />
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He participated in the <b>2008 UEFA European Under-17</b> Football Championship with Spain, Helping his country to eventual victory in the tournament. Thiago was ever-present During Spain's victorious 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship campaign, scoring the second goal of a 2-0 victory with a 40-yard free kick against<b> Switzerland </b>in the final.<br />
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La Liga : 3<br />
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Spanish Supercup : 2<br />
2010, 2011<br />
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2008<br />
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He scored the third goal against Real</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368698134067232653.post-69112515934668704542012-01-28T05:35:00.000-08:002012-01-28T05:41:26.566-08:00Sergio Agüero<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9sMCfZoPLswidKlu4PRyWEmxtO1RSHHRls09kGhy2SgQW-E8zRBNUHODJ_FEyC54tb6cVzMNJk_M2h-9FbvsjsYqhy17uSu-LmqbKnh7UPdPTuAhrmxKtI4ZeBxMXvwRchjg2RjbxtHp/s1600/sergio-kun-aguero-436.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9sMCfZoPLswidKlu4PRyWEmxtO1RSHHRls09kGhy2SgQW-E8zRBNUHODJ_FEyC54tb6cVzMNJk_M2h-9FbvsjsYqhy17uSu-LmqbKnh7UPdPTuAhrmxKtI4ZeBxMXvwRchjg2RjbxtHp/s400/sergio-kun-aguero-436.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Striker Sergio little son <b>Diego Maradona</b> once played for Atletico Madrid <span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">ever</span></span> <b>Leonel 'Kun' Agüero del Castillo</b> is a Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for <b>Manchester City</b> in English Premier League and national team of <b>Argentina.</b></div><a name='more'></a><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Agüero play in <b>2008 Beijing Olympics</b>, he scored two goals in a 3-0 win semi-final against Brazil as Argentina went on to win the gold medal. Agüero was selected to represent Argentina at the 2010 FIFA World Cup and <b>Copa América 2011</b>. Agüero move to the Premier League club Manchester City in July 2011 with an undisclosed fee in the region <b>£ 38 million.</b><br />
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Full name : Sergio Leonel Agüero del Castillo<br />
Date of birth : 2 June 1988 (age 23)<br />
Place of birth : Quilmes, Argentina<br />
Height : 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)<br />
Playing position : Striker</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Current club : Manchester City<br />
Number : 16</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Independiente</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg326vuTO-V7XfifxRbYGCkDMH4nS9Rs8yRfemc7wYjKZ2Zl0ccHSbFqiSSpP3c3LroE3YRrMPdWEvs9R7mVzQJOUxWMgbpRa5l5AUZbLeOwG2Mm0wxfatLDSK_xNsG60XXeSenwE6AvmlN/s1600/B969C8217.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg326vuTO-V7XfifxRbYGCkDMH4nS9Rs8yRfemc7wYjKZ2Zl0ccHSbFqiSSpP3c3LroE3YRrMPdWEvs9R7mVzQJOUxWMgbpRa5l5AUZbLeOwG2Mm0wxfatLDSK_xNsG60XXeSenwE6AvmlN/s400/B969C8217.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sergio Agüero joined the youth system of <b>Independiente </b>at the age of nine. He started playing for the side, Becoming the youngest player to debut in the division at 15 years and 35 days (on 5 July 2003 against Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro), breaking the record Previously established by <b>Diego Maradona </b>in 1976, Independiente's coach , <b>Oscar Ruggeri Agüero</b> sent onto the field as a substitute for Emanuel Rivas in the 69th minute of the match. Following the arrival of coach <b>Jose Omar Pastoriza,</b> seven months after Agüero's first match he returned to the club's first-team in 4-2 win against <b>Peru's Cienciano </b>During the group stages of the <b>2004 Copa Libertadores. </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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On 19 June, for the first time, Agüero played a full 90 minute match for Independiente against <b>Atlético de Rafaela</b> During the <b>Torneo Clausura</b>. Agüero Became a regular in the club's first-team, being selected for the Argentina U-20 squad for the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup, the which<b> Argentina</b> won. During the 2005-06 season, Agüero scored 18 goals in 36 league Appearances, having missed two games due to suspension. In a 4-0 win against Racing on September 11, Agüero dribbled from inside of his own half and scored<b> Independiente's</b> fourth goal with a left footed shot. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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In a 2-0 away victory against <b>Olimpo de Bahia Blanca</b> in round 17 of the<b> Torneo Clausura</b>, Agüero received his fifth yellow card of the season. The yellow card Brought tears to the eyes of Agüero, as television cameras recorded. Kun, who scored Independiente's second goal of the match later said "I think That it was my last goal for Independiente". On 30 May, Agüero Officially transferred to <b>Atlético Madrid for € 20 million, </b>marking a record for the Bank of <b>Spain.</b><br />
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Atlético were the resource persons knocked out of the competition, but went on to reach the finals of the 2009-10 UEFA Europa League, where Agüero assisted Both goals in a 2-1 extra time win against Classic club<b> Fulham</b>. On 27 August 2010, Atlético Madrid captured the UEFA Super Cup by beating <b>Internazionale </b>2-0 favorites. Agüero provided the assists fo<b>r José Antonio Reyes's </b>opening goal and then secured the win by scoring the second. The 2010-11 season was arguably Agüero's most Successful for Atlético, as he scored 20 league goals for the first time in his career. On 23 May 2011, Agüero Announced That on his official website he wanted to move from Atlético Madrid.<br />
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On 28 July 2011, <b>Manchester City </b>confirmed Agüero That Had signed a five-year contract with the club. Agüero made his debut for Manchester City on 15 August 2011, in a 4-0 Premier League victory Agüero rounded off his debut by scoring again in injury time with a 30-yard strike. City Continued Their strong start winning 3-2 away at <b>Bolton Wanderers</b> with Agüero missing two chances in the penalty box. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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On 28 August, Agüero scored his third league goal in Manchester City's 5-1 Rout of <b>Tottenham Hotspur</b>. On 23 October Aguero took part in his first Manchester derby, scoring in the 69th minute as he converted a pass from Micah Richards across the face of goal. The match finished 6-1 to City incredibly. On 19 November he scored a penalty in a 3-1 win at home to <b>Newcastle United,</b> ending Newcastle's unbeaten start to the season. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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He made his debut in the League Cup quarter-final match against <b>Arsenal </b>at the <b>Emirates,</b> scoring the only goal of the game in the 83rd minute scoring from <b>Adam Johnson's</b> through ball. On 21 December he scored a brace as City beat Stoke 3-0 at home. On 3 January 2012 he opened the scoring in a 3-0 win at home to Liverpool, beating Pepe Reina with a low shot Aguero scored City's second goal of the game after goals from <b>Wayne Rooney</b> and <b>Danny Welbeck </b>Had given United a 3-1 lead.<br />
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As a member of the <b>Argentine</b> squad for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Agüero scored two goals in the space of five minutes in the 3-0 semi-final win over Brazil on 19 August 2008. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>2010 FIFA World Cup</b><br />
He was chosen for the 2010 World Cup squad, and made his World Cup debut in <b>Argentina's</b> second group match against <b>Korea Republic</b> on 12 June 2010, Replacing <b>Carlos Téve</b>z in the 75th minute. Agüero's impact was immediate as Argentina scored in the next minute. Argentina won the game 4-1. However Argentina subsequently lost to <b>Germany </b>in the quarter finals.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>2011 Copa América</b><br />
Agüero was named in the 23-man squad for the<b> 2011 Copa América Argentina</b> where Had been drawn into Group A with <b>Bolivia</b>,<b> Columbia</b> and <b>Costa Rica</b>. On 11 July in Argentina's third group stage match against<b> Costa Rica</b>, Agüero scored a goal in each half as Argentina won 3-0 and finished in second position of Their group.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Style of Play</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Bj34icQjdvJclWhWXf5IeW2DL2FXwkgEynbp_dutJGgfA9LOb6f_Sk-JpYEBXUU2QfBWjebjb8660fBh-M_QCpCGhXLMiLGQtIPM-avEHxM2MBCl4UIyb6IhFwuAtlqTCLDSV6rT3NnN/s1600/sergio_aguero.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Bj34icQjdvJclWhWXf5IeW2DL2FXwkgEynbp_dutJGgfA9LOb6f_Sk-JpYEBXUU2QfBWjebjb8660fBh-M_QCpCGhXLMiLGQtIPM-avEHxM2MBCl4UIyb6IhFwuAtlqTCLDSV6rT3NnN/s1600/sergio_aguero.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Agüero is a diminutive figure with a stocky build, the which has led to comparisons with fellow Manchester City striker, C<b>arlos Tevez</b> and past strikers Such as <b>Romario </b>and <b>Maradona.</b> Some pundits go as far to say Agüero is Tevez's heir apparent at City and is superior to <b>Tevez. </b>His manager at Manchester City, R<b>oberto Mancini </b>has Agüero compared to former <b>Brazilian</b> striker, <b>Romario.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
Agüero is characterized by agility, acceleration and strength, being described as <b>"sharp and clever" </b>by former Argentine player Ossie Ardiles. A view shared by the which is the who believes Lionel Messi, Agüero possesses "Immense power, strength and an incredible ¬ Work Ethic." </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>Atlético Madrid</b><br />
UEFA Intertoto Cup (1): 2007<br />
UEFA Europa League (1): 2009-10<br />
UEFA Super Cup (1): 2010<br />
Copa del Rey</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> Runner-up (1): 2009-10<br />
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FIFA U-20 World Cup (2): 2005, 2007<br />
Summer Olympics (1): 2008<br />
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FIFA's Young Player of the Year (1): 2007<br />
FIFA U-20 World Cup top scorer (1): 2007<br />
FIFA U-20 World Cup Player of the Tournament (1): 2007<br />
La Liga Ibero-American Player of the Year (1): 2008<br />
Don Balon Award (1): 2007-08<br />
Tuttosport Golden Boy (1): 2007.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368698134067232653.post-84939837918214445162012-01-28T01:37:00.000-08:002012-01-28T01:43:43.021-08:00Nani<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YczMM5HaMCkt_XEl8vWu2mZzZGLmLJH5qN4iFMCEznS18WYSIguVKJYyc6VVnAKeIRRccmLJmX0fAz6nOZt-QHTCniWFEuVHzGRdmUGdxTG5NswhIfl5cAtQR82d916dq4yIHklWiq8X/s1600/_58019154_ff_nanibiginterview_v1_21-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YczMM5HaMCkt_XEl8vWu2mZzZGLmLJH5qN4iFMCEznS18WYSIguVKJYyc6VVnAKeIRRccmLJmX0fAz6nOZt-QHTCniWFEuVHzGRdmUGdxTG5NswhIfl5cAtQR82d916dq4yIHklWiq8X/s400/_58019154_ff_nanibiginterview_v1_21-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Wing midfielder who always relied on by <b>Sir Alex Ferguson </b>after relic <b>CR7</b> to <b>Real Madrid</b> Luís Carlos <b>Almeida da Cunha</b>, commonly known as Nani, the Portuguese player who plays as a winger for English club Manchester United in the Premier League and national team <b>Portugal</b>. At age 16, he began training with <b>Sporting Clube de Portugal</b> and <b>SL Benfica</b> on alternate days, eventually joining the Sporting young squad after they offer pre-season training. <br />
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Nani won the Community Shield on competitive debut at the club and has since added a number of trophies including the Premier League and Champions League during his debut season at the club. He has established himself as first choice winger at <b>Manchester United</b> and has won more Premier League, Football League Cup, the <b>FIFA Club World Cup</b>, and the title of the three Community Shield. Nani is also a Portugal international. Before playing at senior level, he played under-21 level. Since his debut, he has made 51 appearances and scored 12 goals for <b>Portugal</b>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<b>Personal Information</b><br />
Full name : Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha<br />
Date of birth : 17 November 1986 (age 25)<br />
Place of birth : Praia, Cape Verde<br />
Height : 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)<br />
Position : Midfielder, Winger</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
<b>Club Information</b><br />
Current club : Manchester United<br />
Number : 17</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Early life</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclz7t86YzIEs0yWEuMm9NjG2RmYf9EBqQf7FdsldgzH3mc-y7aXHUIEsJi3nj5Wfnxpg_eMZEWRlOOfbmKjWdzKOkfQJWLUOowk8a51n10-Rkc-_pl-v0l_sjt_KwHTPR5G53gxb3oBuU/s1600/NaniPortugal_2444689.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclz7t86YzIEs0yWEuMm9NjG2RmYf9EBqQf7FdsldgzH3mc-y7aXHUIEsJi3nj5Wfnxpg_eMZEWRlOOfbmKjWdzKOkfQJWLUOowk8a51n10-Rkc-_pl-v0l_sjt_KwHTPR5G53gxb3oBuU/s1600/NaniPortugal_2444689.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Nani was born on 17 November 1986 in <b>Praia</b>, <b>Cape Verde</b>, off the west coast of <b>Africa</b>. Nani emigrated with his family to Portugal at an early age. Nani gained his nickname from an elder sister at a young age.</div><br />
Nani's older brother taught him how to play football and he played with his childhood friend, midfielder <b>Manuel Fernandes</b>. Around the age of 14, Nani's older brother took him to train with <b>Real Massamá.</b> At the age of 16, Nani was training on alternate days with Sporting and Benfica. Nani Sometimes Walked miles to and from practice before Sporting Offered him pre-season training. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sporting CP</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_lxS7osxp6uv_duqBfhQQxvTL3bUx5lqBw5ddtE9DSg_T3mLum-IMkbGay-FzID5fhrLnNRiyk0lOodnXxcJ9y6E8NcSXbfKP98Ih_K1bGPHbmTp8FwyeUa2Gft2XSm_T6JCSk9ps-Q7/s1600/Nani2R_468x612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3wd9Hc7YREyISOsPE-IBiseG01VBdf3ICuqcLqVuUlg3bbVoswaduSromA20uwCSCP2g5TRHwiN65nCk26WDMVvfz7_WGpXogUiIKk0OIi8MGKO2VQs9s5TmoKPunqHC-rqNAUrcg8PBM/s1600/NaniR_468x332.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3wd9Hc7YREyISOsPE-IBiseG01VBdf3ICuqcLqVuUlg3bbVoswaduSromA20uwCSCP2g5TRHwiN65nCk26WDMVvfz7_WGpXogUiIKk0OIi8MGKO2VQs9s5TmoKPunqHC-rqNAUrcg8PBM/s400/NaniR_468x332.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Nani from Sporting <b>CP joined</b> his first club <b>Real Massamá</b>. Nani made his <b>Portuguese</b> league debut on 28 August, Replacing Deivid in the 76th minute of a 2-1 victory over Marítimo at the Estádio dos Barreiros. Sporting Nani scored his first goal on 30 October, opening the scoring in a 2-2 draw away to <b>Boavista. </b></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_lxS7osxp6uv_duqBfhQQxvTL3bUx5lqBw5ddtE9DSg_T3mLum-IMkbGay-FzID5fhrLnNRiyk0lOodnXxcJ9y6E8NcSXbfKP98Ih_K1bGPHbmTp8FwyeUa2Gft2XSm_T6JCSk9ps-Q7/s400/Nani2R_468x612.jpg" width="305" /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Nani first came into the spotlight after scoring in the Champions League against <b>Spartak Moscow,</b> netting Sporting's goal in a 1-1 group stage tie on 27 September 2006. Sporting Nani helped win the Portuguese Cup 2006-07, lifting the trophy after a 1-0 win over Belenenses on 27 May 2007 in the finals. Nani's second season ended with Sporting leagues with similar statistics and 40 Appearances and six goals in all Competitions.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Manchester United</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-jEiK8yUUReMItBS4aNlL0sp_pdRgs2W1kvpuyvb3JXf82OcytVoZERxoiqJjvKqWs5cWrFlP0Y1WJN2cFsai5ozN112LIDAowG22qwBqaSk-j2QiIBg_nCQ062BBJbLmIbtnT3QrL_kB/s1600/134121129_crop_650x440.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-jEiK8yUUReMItBS4aNlL0sp_pdRgs2W1kvpuyvb3JXf82OcytVoZERxoiqJjvKqWs5cWrFlP0Y1WJN2cFsai5ozN112LIDAowG22qwBqaSk-j2QiIBg_nCQ062BBJbLmIbtnT3QrL_kB/s400/134121129_crop_650x440.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Nani scored on his debut in a pre-season friendly against <b>Shenzhen</b>, netting the third in a 6-0 win. Nani's Premier League debut came in United's opening match at home to Reading on 12 August as a substitute for <b>Wayne Rooney</b>, who Had suffered a foot injury. Two weeks later, on 26 August, Nani scored his first competitive goal for United, netting a 30-yard winner in the 69th minute against <b>Tottenham Hotspur</b>. Nani also set up crucial goals for Louis Saha and <b>Nemanja Vidic</b> allowing United to beat Both <b>Sunderland </b>and <b>Everton</b> 1-0. He returned to his previous club, Sporting, in a Champions League tie in September, though it was team-mate and fellow former Sporting man<b> Cristiano Ronaldo</b> scored the winner in a 1-0 victory. Nani opened the scoring in a 4-1 home victory over <b>Middlesbrough</b> on 27 October.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ZNXLtPhmC5Zb3zM1qK_RwS482Th6FJqknWigUHY5uhImS_8geBvs9PU1I-04Ph7zOq7RuMq1ujdswTKqinpGEbYAuHXeCiVzMeoRhDtnsAgTVUpHTkuu9dboAp-aeb-axagFUR-u04bx/s400/rtPigKCNPC.jpg" width="311" /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On February 16, 2008, Nani put in a man of the match performance against Arsenal in the <b>FA Cup </b>Fourth Round, his goal and two assists Helping United to a 4-0 win over Their Rivals. On 3 May, Towards the end of a 4-1 win over <b>West Ham United</b>, Nani was sent off for the first time in his United career for a Headbutt on <b>West Ham</b> defender Lucas Neill. On 21 May, Nani came on as a substitute for <b>Wayne Rooney</b> in the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final as United Defeated Chelsea 6-5 on Penalties Following a 1-1 draw after extra time. Nani took and scored Manchester United's crucial fifth penalty in the shootout.Nani scored his first goal of the 2008-09 season on 23 September 2008, scoring United's third goal in a 3-1 win over <b>Middlesbrough</b> in the last minute to secure passage to the Fourth Round of the Carling Cup.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTiyoDxQOXTWbP9oNbvJr663WrZy3VD8kKu6hlQ9i6B0wlBWl9y5SbTBfNDmYAbjr7ifRRC_f6DiW0qRZB-1V90TAQHCh7ojuooJhhhKTmWxIJvvxAiD7sx2XnYzFTPxEAfAtITQQgl9Uy/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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On 31 January 2010, Nani scored the first goal and set up <b>Rooney's </b>100th career Premier League strike in a 3-1 league victory over Arsenal at the <b>Emirates Stadium</b>. Nani's goal was first thought of as a <b>Manuel Almunia</b> own-goal by many sources, but was confirmed as belonging to Nani on 26 March by the <b>Dubious Goals Panel. </b><br />
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On 10 March, Nani set up <b>Rooney's</b> second in a 4-0 win over <b>Milan</b>, before Providing another assist for Rooney's four days later in the 3-0 league victory over <b>Fulham</b>. On April 7, Nani scored his first ever European goals for United, netting two strikes in a 3-2 victory over Bayern Munich. On 24 April, Nani scored his first league goal at <b>Old Trafford</b> for 18 months, netting United's second in a 3-1 home victory over <b>Tottenham Hotspur</b>. Nani's third season with <b>Manchester United</b> ended with 34 Appearances and seven goals in all Competitions.<br />
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On 27 November, Nani scored United's fifth goal in a 7-1 home win over <b>Blackburn Rovers</b>. Nani netted his first goal of 2011 as he scored the winning strike in a 2-1 home victory over <b>Stoke City</b> on 4 January. On 22 January, Nani scored the final goal of a 5-0 home victory over <b>Birmingham City</b>. Nani netted United's only goal in Their first league loss of the season, a 2-1 defeat at <b>Wolves</b> on 5 February. Seven days later Nani scored his first Manchester derby goal, opening the scoring in a 2-1 home victory over <b>Manchester City</b>. On 6 March, During United's 3-1 loss against <b>Liverpool</b> at <b>Anfield,</b> Nani was injured following a challenge from <b>Jamie Carragher</b> just before half-time.<br />
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In United's following league game at the<b> Britannia Stadium</b>, Nani scored his third goal of the season in a 1-1 draw with <b>Stoke Cit</b>y. On November 1, Nani was shortlisted for the prestigious <b>FIFA Ballon d'Or</b> one of just four Premier League players<b> Luis Suarez</b>, <b>Sergio Agüero</b> and fellow Manchester United player <b>Wayne Rooney.</b> On the 10 December, the first match after United's elimination from the UEFA Champions League, Nani scored a brace in a home game against<b> Wolves</b>. Nani scored his sixth league goal of the season and provided two assists in a 5-0 away win at <b>Fulham</b> on 21 December. <br />
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Nani made his first senior appearance for the<b> Portuguese </b>team on 1 September 2006, and marked his debut with a goal in Portugal's 4-2 friendly defeat to <b>Denmark</b>. Nani was ruled out of Portugal's friendly with<b> Greece</b> in March 2008 due to injury.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Nani was a regular member of the Portuguese squad in <b>Euro 2008 </b>qualification, and scored one of the goals in the 2-1 away win over <b>Belgium </b>on 2 June 2007.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Nani's fourth international goal came in <b>Portugal's</b> final friendly game before Their World Cup qualifying campaign started, a 5-0 victory over the Faroe Islands on 20 August 2008. Nani scored the final goal of a 4-0 victory over Malta as Portugal started qualification for the 2010 World Cup on September 6. Nani <b>Portugal</b> helped book a play-off place for the <b>World Cup</b> as he netted in the 4-0 home win over Malta on 14 October 2009. On 1 June 2010, Nani netted Portugal's third in a 3-1 victory over <b>Cameroon. </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTiyoDxQOXTWbP9oNbvJr663WrZy3VD8kKu6hlQ9i6B0wlBWl9y5SbTBfNDmYAbjr7ifRRC_f6DiW0qRZB-1V90TAQHCh7ojuooJhhhKTmWxIJvvxAiD7sx2XnYzFTPxEAfAtITQQgl9Uy/s400/1.jpg" width="400" /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Euro 2012 qualifying</b><br />
Nani scored twice and assisted once in <b>Paulo Bento's</b> first game in charge of <b>Portugal</b> in a 3-1 Euro 2012 qualifying win over Denmark on 8 October 2010.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-CHku2_ym1M7aIfLdlSgBAg5QgxyKxkFBaiPdIoMa3wwtUBHbjdh34N7qgECLoj9j1wxT6FAmAGj8XkivaLcFWVWhwYn3IMVa29JLqoSOT0p9fcdgwUJVqAF6t3gtl7brhL9OrLWSAtP/s1600/naniflipAP2607_468x652.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-CHku2_ym1M7aIfLdlSgBAg5QgxyKxkFBaiPdIoMa3wwtUBHbjdh34N7qgECLoj9j1wxT6FAmAGj8XkivaLcFWVWhwYn3IMVa29JLqoSOT0p9fcdgwUJVqAF6t3gtl7brhL9OrLWSAtP/s400/naniflipAP2607_468x652.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span>In the early stages of his career at <b>Manchester United</b>, Nani Often invited comparison to playing style and abilities with club and international colleague <b>Cristiano Ronaldo</b>, For Whom Often he deputised at club level. While capable of cutting off Both wings to strike at goal from distance, Nani has substantially Fewer goals, yet a substantially higher proportion of assists than his former colleague.He can also play in the more attacking position of the forward or wing forward.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Celebrationa</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyem5dETcr8-O9qsYZiGjalsaG9HDa7fDsPIiSpGWQHe-D4aAjkw8P5ogTC10grgKx3uXy7yIYMbx2pbagAjJ7m1qr0Sw2Ip5skH-XeFnomGoJapaI_LF2tU3nl4Qbw5f_t6cakxB214u/s1600/nani_44913.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhyem5dETcr8-O9qsYZiGjalsaG9HDa7fDsPIiSpGWQHe-D4aAjkw8P5ogTC10grgKx3uXy7yIYMbx2pbagAjJ7m1qr0Sw2Ip5skH-XeFnomGoJapaI_LF2tU3nl4Qbw5f_t6cakxB214u/s1600/nani_44913.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Nani celebrates with a mortal (Bahasa: Leap of Death), similar to That of <b>Obafemi Martins</b> and <b>Lomana LuaLua</b>. The celebration derives from Nani's background in capoeira, the which he used to practice as a child. For a while, it was reported That United manager<b> Sir Alex Ferguson</b>, Had banned Nani's celebration due to fear for his safety. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2V4zQhvmbloefkEyA0XeHKJwKnsTFNAT_aqhyphenhyphenTJL16xgDoUmmhr0SVhoMYeswTQPHNjCXX4zVpIprIOOfHU7fP4L0RQfa59leKkKe4NIZlnBO7DnsRuIoC_6ZLRbXU4wEc3QiwNd3Pie7/s1600/Nani-dan-Piala-448x286.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Honours</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2V4zQhvmbloefkEyA0XeHKJwKnsTFNAT_aqhyphenhyphenTJL16xgDoUmmhr0SVhoMYeswTQPHNjCXX4zVpIprIOOfHU7fP4L0RQfa59leKkKe4NIZlnBO7DnsRuIoC_6ZLRbXU4wEc3QiwNd3Pie7/s1600/Nani-dan-Piala-448x286.jpg" /></div><br />
<b>Club</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
<b>Sporting CP</b><br />
Taça de Portugal (1) : 2006-07</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
<b>Manchester United</b><br />
Premier League (3) : 2007-08, 2008-09, 2010-11<br />
Football League Cup (1) : 2008-09<br />
FA Community Shield (4) : 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011<br />
UEFA Champions League (1) : 2007-08<br />
FIFA Club World Cup (1) : 2008</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
<b>Individual</b><br />
SJPF Young Player of the Month (1) : May 2007<br />
PFA Premier League Team of the Year (1) : 2010-11<br />
Players' Player of the Year (1) : 2010-11 </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0