A striker who knows how to steal the headlines? Manchester City's players got ready for Christmas
by donning Santa hats to sing Jingle Bells for a festive video. Ironically, the only player who
didn't bother to don St Nick's headwear was his namesake, Roque Santa Cruz.
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The Fifa World Footballer of the Year has been named as Lionel Messi, the Argentine and
Barcelona striker, fending off last year's winner the former Man U star Cristiano Ronaldo.
The 22-year-old became the first Argentine to win the award since it began in 1991.
Newcastle, guilty of missing some great chances to put the game away, ended 2009 firing blanks.
There was plenty of endeavour, and arguably we've played worse and won, but the match against Derby
was one that won't be remembered fondly by many NUFC fans.
Ryan Taylor, Steven Taylor, and Nile Ranger were the Newcastle players who failed to take their
chances.
After our inability to put away our chances yesterday, Chris Hughton (after speaking with the
Chronicle), has admitted that Jermaine Beckford is one of a few players that Newcastle United are
interested in signing. Beckford has always been fancied by Newcastle Kinnear wanted him, Shearer
wanted him, now it looks like it's Hughton's turn.
