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Let me hit you with a fact because everyone loves facts and that's a fact. It's about
football by the way.
Since fifa introduced the 'FIFA World Rankings' ,in 1992, only Spain, in 2010, have won
the World Cup while being ranked first.
Related posts:
- Fact of the Day.
Happy New Year to all our readers and best wishes in 2011!
The past year was a big one for American soccer. A good but not great World Cup run, a
highlight goal from Landon Donovan, and the controversial rehiring of Bob Bradley after the World
Cup. A first MLS Cup win by Colorado, the signings of Rafa Marquez and Thierry Henry by New York,
but maybe more importantly the rise of young players like Tim Ream, Teal Bunbury, Juan Agudelo, and
Andy Najar.
Happy New Year to all!
Back after a month-long break, we are pleased to report that our very own Sean
Jacobs made it into the opinion pages of The New York Times
yesterday (Sunday, 2 January 2011) as part of the 'Around the World in 12 Months' feature.
Barcelona topped a global league table of clubs receiving compensation from FIFA for letting their
players go to the 2010 World Cup. Barcelona received $866,000 (£557,000) from a FIFA pool of $40
million (£25.3million) spread among 400 clubs in 55 countries.
Choosing the winner of the 2011 Ballon D'Or seemed like a tough decision to make. Three Barcelona
geniuses, all with a chance to be crowned as the best player of the world. Iniesta and Xavi had
just triumphed in the World Cup with Spain, but Messi was part of an amazing season for Barcelona,
scoring 43 goals in 57 matches.
Choosing the winner of the 2011 Ballon D'Or seemed like a tough decision to make. Three Barcelona
geniuses, all with a chance to be crowned as the best player of the world. Iniesta and Xavi had
just triumphed in the World Cup with Spain, but Messi was part of an amazing season for Barcelona,
scoring 43 goals in 57 matches.
The GPJ bandwagon rolls on to our good friends at Caught Offside. They're sent us this letter,
which was washed ashore near Caught Offside HQ, for your reading pleasure. Psychic cephalopod talks
of daring escape and life on the run. We have not revealed his location in order to protect his
anonymity, and also because [.
