SoccerLens 17 November @ 03:34 AM EST
Nani, who turns 23 today, needs to toughen up mentally if he wants to make the grade at
United.
When Nani broke into the Sporting CP first-team he was seen as the next big thing to come out of
Portugal, after Cristiano Ronaldo that is. After his big move to Manchester United he has lived in
the shadow of his more glorified countryman.
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The Beauty: Remember those old beer commercials about the Swedish Bikini Team?
Yeah, they weren't very funny. But, if such a team did exist, then Helen Svedin would be its
Captain. Helen is a Swedish model with a pretty intimidating resume. She's graced the catwalk for
several of the world's most honored designers and she has appeared on the cover of major fashion
mags the world over.
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The Offside 04 November @ 09:58 AM EST
Most would agree that the Ballon d'Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year awards are the two
biggest individual honours a footballer can win. Bigger even than my Netherton Colts East U-14
Manager's Player of the Year Runner-Up trophy (pictured?). But which award is really the one to
win? The Ballon d'Or has the [.
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The candidates were announced last week for the Fifa World Player of the Year award. Am I the only
one out there who's not too interested?
The point is proved by a brief look at the performances this year of one of the favourites. Based
on what he has done for Barcelona, Lionel Messi would be a worthy winner - but that would certainly
not be the case if the criteria was restricted to his form with Argentina.
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Monday 21st December 2009 is a date to mark in your calendars. Once again the world's best
footballers both male and female will gather at the Zurich Kongresshaus for the 19th FIFA World
Player gala.
A total of 33 strong candidates make the list this year and the main focus will no doubt be in
the male category where Lionel Messi will face-off with Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Anfield Talk 31 October @ 01:55 PM EST
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has hailed the World Player of the Year nominations received by
silky striker Fernando Torres and talismanic attacker Steven Gerrard; indicating that it bodes well
for the club that two of their influential stars have won external commendation.
The Spanish gaffer also noted the increased form of Argentine battler Javier Mascherano insisting
that he believes the midfield anchor is returning to his best form.
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The 23 member shortlist for the 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year award has been announced. The
winner will be announced on December 21, 2009. Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Fernando Torres,
who finished first, second and third respectively last year, are also in the running for this
year's award.
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Fresh off her 101st career goal and a U.S. 1-0 win against Germany yesterday, it was announced
that Women's National Team and Washington Freedom forward Abby Wambach is the only American
nominated for the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year Award.
Freedom teammate and French National player Sonia Bompastor is also on the list of ten
nominees.
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Fresh off her 101st career goal and a U.S. 1-0 win against Germany yesterday, it was announced
that Women's National Team and Washington Freedom forward Abby Wambach is the only American
nominated for the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year Award.
Freedom teammate and French National player Sonia Bompastor is also on the list of ten
nominees.
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US Women's National Team and Washington Freedom forward Abby Wambach is the only American nominated
for the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year Award. Freedom teammate Sonia Bompastor is also on
the list of ten nominees. There are 23 nominees on the Men's side, with both lists reduced to five
in early December.
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This morning
Man United striker
Wayne Rooney has been shortlisted for the FIFA World
Player Of The Year award. He has been named alongside other English Premier League stars Steven
Gerrard, Frank Lampard and John Terry.
Other Premier League players named are Michael Ballack, Didier Drogba, Fernando Torres and Michael
Essien.
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The Offside 21 October @ 10:21 AM EST
Sepp Blatter was in Budapest today to unveil the all new FIFA Puskás Award, named after legendary
Hungarian Ferenc Puskás. The award will be bestowed upon whichever player is deemed to have scored
"the most beautiful goal" of the year, and presented to that player at the FIFA World Player Gala
on December 21st, [.
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Soccerblog 21 October @ 06:29 AM EST
FIFA have established a new award named after Hungarian legend Ferenc Puskas that will be given
to the player who scores "the most beautiful goal" of the year.
It will be inaugurated in December during the 2009 FIFA World Player Gala and presented to the
player - man or woman - who has scored the "most beautiful goal" during the past year.
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The race for this year's coveted ballon d'or award will be between two of football's stellar
stars. Messi and Ronaldo will again share a podium when the fabulous gala award ceremony takes
place later on this year. The question on everyones mind however is which of these two players will
be named Europe's finest.
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Imagine a world cup without Lionel Messi. Impossible!. Well this was almost becoming a reality
on Wednesday when Argentina took on bitter rivals Uruguay in the sentenario stadium in
Montevideo.
Argentina emerged victorious but only just. They needed an 84th minute goal from substitute
Mario Bolatti to send them through as one of the automatic qualifiers in the South American
region.
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SoccerLens 15 October @ 11:57 AM EST
In 1991, some 30 years after the Ballon d'Or was first awarded to Sir Stanley Matthews, FIFA
commenced the awarding of their own award. The FIFA World Player of the Year.
The award uses a Borda Count system to tally votes. Simply put a Borda count
involves voters ranking their candidates in order of preference.
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SoccerLens 15 October @ 11:36 AM EST
Whilst the FIFPro player of the year award itself has a relativily short history (having only
been awarded since 2005), the origins of the awards could feasibly traced back to 1898 and the
formation of the Association Football's Union in England. Whilst the AFU turned out to be
unsuccessful and ultimately shortlived, shutting up shop in 1901, it was a precursor to the
formation of the Professional Footballers Association which officially started in 1907.
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Barcelona may be the treble winners last season. In addition, they may also be the side with
arguably the most potent attack in Europe, comprising of the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Thierry
Henry, Bojan Krkic, and FIFA World Player of the Year hopeful Lionel Messi. On top of that, they
also possess one of the most powerful midfield combinations in the continent in the form of Andres
Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez.
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The Beauty:
Sylvie van der Vaart is a Dutch model, TV personality, and award show host and presenter. She
is famously hot in the Netherlands for her modeling career and jewelry line Pure By
Sylvie. In 2008 the gorgeous lady hosted the FIFA World Player of the Year award
ceremony.
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Arsene Wenger's rapidly increasing dependence on youngsters within his squad
reached new heights this midweek when he chose to start off the Champions League group
stages with rookie Italian goalkeeper Vito Mannone
between the sticks.
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Europe's finest clubs will take to the pitch on Tuesday in what is considered one of the most
extravagant football competitions – the Uefa Champions League. European action is back after a
lengthy summer break and champions Barcelona will look to add another title in their trophy cabinet
as they start their campaign against Inter Milan at the San Siro on Wednesday.
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Dopo qualche giorno di assenza per una breve ma intensa vacanza, Sport City - Calcio riparte e
torna a parlare a voi affezionati lettori con uno dei risultati di calcio più importanti di questo
periodo. Non si tratta di partite, ma di un record particolare e molto importante. Quella contro la
Svizzera, a Basilea, sar una gara speciale per il bianconero Fabio Cannavaro, capitano
dell'undici di Marcello Lippi.
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SoccerLens 26 July @ 05:37 AM EST
If it wasn't for Florentino Perez and his early transfer window ‘shock and awe' superstar
shopping spree, a shopping spree which has seen the triple trophy winning exploits of Joan
Laporta's men at the Camp Nou quickly forgotten by anyone not from Catalunya, then what must be
regarded as the summer's most ludicrous deal to date would surely never have come to fruition.
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50,000 people attended Kaká's presentation last Tuesday. 9,000 attended Raúl Albiol's last
Friday. Then on Tuesday today over 80,000 showed up at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid,
Spain for a glance at Real Madrid's biggest signing of the year Portuguese international and
current FIFA World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Found this video surfing "YouTube" & typing in CRISTIANO RONALDO(thanks to "teleESPECTADOR"). Here
is a VIDEO of the Top 10 goalsfrom the Portuguese International & current FIFA World
Player/FranceFootball Golden Ball. These are the 10 reasons why REAL MADRIDpaid 94M€ for the man:
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50,000 people attended Kaká's presentation last Tuesday. 9,000 attended Raúl Albiol's on
Friday. However, today over 70,000 showed up at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain for
a glance at Real Madrid's biggest signing of the year Portugese international and current FIFA
World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo.
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It's funny, I remember back to middle of January, when Manchester City made that astonishing £107
million bid for Kaka. It seemed as though everyone in the football world had something negative to
say about City's audacious bid to sign the former FIFA World Player of the Year.
Michel Platini was threatening to ban City from entering any European competitions if they were
just going to spend ridiculous sums of money on players.
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The Blues are worried that their top target will become the latest Galactico. Frenchman Franck
Ribery was a team-mate of Zinedine Zidane at the last World Cup in Germany 2006, and the pair could
be reunited once more at Real Madrid. It is no secret that the former FIFA World Player of the Year
is hell-bent on [.
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After a few days away in Spain and then a day in Slane Castle watching Oasis, I am finally ready to
resume writing on Football Corner and I have to say I can't wait.
A lot has happened since I've been away, most notably, Cristiano Ronaldo has moved (well basically
moved) to Real Madrid after spending five years with Manchester United.
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High demand dictates decision to make more tickets available With the lower seating bowl being
virtually sold out, D.C. United have announced that seats in the FedExField upper bowl to the match
against Real Madrid C.F. are now available for sale. The match will be played August 9 at 3 p.m. ET
and will feature United facing recently announced acquisitions Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka, the 2008
FIFA World Player of the Year and 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year, respectively.
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Inside Left 17 June @ 04:43 PM EST
Football fans across the world are, for the first time, being offered the chance to become part
of the first ever 100% fans' owned football league club in the UK - Scottish Second Division side
Stirling Albion.
And Soccerade and FIFA World Player of the Year, Cristiano Ronaldo, have pledged their support
to the campaign.
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Ricardo Izecson Dos Santos Leite cumplió 27 años el pasado 22 de abril. Su sobrenombre, Kaká,
es una abreviatura de su nombre que le puso su hermano Rodrigo.
Hoy después de muchos años que el Real Madrid ha luchado por lograr este fichaje se hizo: es
oficial y ya es del Real Madrid. ¿En cuánto?
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Ricardo Izecson Dos Santos Leite cumplió 27 años el pasado 22 de abril. Su
sobrenombre, Kaká es una abreviatura de su nombre que le puso su hermano
Rodrigo.
Hoy después de muchos años que el Real Madrid ha luchado por lograr este
fichaje, se hizo: es oficial y ya es del Real Madrid.
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According to a story on SI, Real Madrid has agreed on a $93 million fee with AC Milan for
Brazilian star Kaka, according to Spanish radio station Cadena SER.
The 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year has been linked with a move to the Spanish giants for
years, but with former president Florentino Perez once again taking control this week, speculation
has reached fever pitch.
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After a disappointing 0-2 loss to Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League Final, speculation
around Cristiano Ronaldo's future remains. He's been linked with a move to Real Madrid after
winning all the major trophies at Manchester United. For Ronaldo, a move to Real Madrid would be a
new challenge and a different style of play in La Liga.
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