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Captain Van Persie is voted the PFA Player of the Year by KJ The Flying Dutchman has landed the
prestigious PFA Player of the year award and he definitely deserves it. He has been a shining light
in a somewhat dull season for Arsenal. He has constantly dragged us from the jaws of defeat to
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MADRID — Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo broke the La Liga goal-scoring record with his 39th
and 40th league goals of the season as Real Madrid hammered relegated Almeria 8-1 at the Santiago
Bernabeu on Saturday. Ronaldo poked home from close range on four minutes for his record-breaking
goal to overtake the previous best of 38 [.
LONDON, England Sir Alex Ferguson has been named Barclays Manager of the Season, with Nemanja Vidic
taking the player's prize. Manchester United clinched the Premier League title with last weekend's
draw at Blackburn and will receive the trophy at Old Trafford on Sunday. The Red Devils have also
made it through to the final [.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Major League Soccer scoring leader Chris Wondolowski has agreed to a new
contract with the San Jose Earthquakes. Wondolowski scored 18 of his team's 34 league goals during
the regular season last year to win the MLS Golden Boot award. The 28-year-old played for the
Earthquakes in 2005, moved to [.
PRAGUE, Czech Republic Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech was named the Czech Republic's Footballer of
the Year 2010 at a ceremony in Prague on Monday. It has been the third straight time for Cech to
win the trophy and the fourth time overall. "I'll never grow tired of this, it's a great honor,"
said the [.
LONDON, England Chelsea's Ashley Cole has been named England's Player of the Year for 2010 the
first defender to win the award. Cole, who will draw level with Kenny Sansom on 86 caps to become
his country's most-capped full-back if he faces Denmark on Wednesday, was the stand-out performer
in a [.
LIVERPOOL, England Liverpool forward Ryan Babel has been fined £10,000 ($15,800) and warned about
his future conduct by the Football Association after admitting a charge of improper conduct
relating to comments and images posted on Twitter concerning referee Howard Webb. Babel incurred
the wrath of the governing body when tweeting a doctored photo of [.
ZURICH, Switzerland Lionel Messi won his second straight FIFA player of the year award Monday, with
his mesmerizing play for Barcelona outweighing a disappointing World Cup. The Argentine forward
beat out Barcelona teammates Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta for the renamed FIFA Golden Ball
Award, which merged the FIFA player of the year with [.
In a week that has seen the Christian festival of Epiphany come and pass, the world was
reminded of the day that three very wise men from the East came and paid homage to an even more
special baby boy.
Theology aside, the similarities bestowing the football world to this most sacred of Christian
holidays can be drawn.
LIVERPOOL, England - Manager Roy Hodgson left Liverpool on Saturday and the club appointed former
player and manager Kenny Dalglish until the end of the season to try to turn around a dismal run of
form. Hodgson, who joined England's most successful club from Fulham in July last year, had been
under intense pressure from fans in recent weeks after defeats by Wolverhampton Wanderers and
Blackburn Rovers.
