Las manos ya no solo sirven a los arqueros para rescatar a sus equipos de la derrota. Ahora, también ayudan a los jugadores para avanzar en rondas finales, en copas del rey, en ligas y hasta para conseguir un boleto del mundial.

A continuación, el top cinco de goles con la mano.

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You know that baby wanted a photo with Martin Palermo... but his family stopped Veron's sleek black ride instead as it drove up to Estudiantes' training ground last week. The baby's got the "Papa, you lied. We were supposed to go to Boca's training ground, dammmit!

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Spain have just launched their home jersey for the 2010 World Cup and the design has a 1980s feel about it. Adidas have once again manufactured this World Cup kit, which is the usual red with a hint of blue on the sleeve and neck areas, and yellow Adidas stripes up the arms and shoulders. The Adidas logo is featured on the top centre part of the shirt and the Spanish badge is on the left of the shirt.

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Spain have just launched their home jersey for the 2010 World Cup and the design has a 1980s feel about it. Adidas have once again manufactured this World Cup kit, which is the usual red with a hint of blue on the sleeve and neck areas, and yellow Adidas stripes up the arms and shoulders. The Adidas logo is featured on the top centre part of the shirt and the Spanish badge is on the left of the shirt.

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The following list of elite midfield players in the world will exclude the likes of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka since they sometimes play as forwards or as support strikers depending on the strategy deployed by their team. Kaka has previously played as a second striker during his spell with Milan while both Messi and Ronaldo have played in various attacking positions for their club (mostly on the wing though).

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With December fast-approaching, The Season is in the air. Christmas? Absolutely not. It's awards season. The Argentine sensation known as Lionel Messi has already nabbed the Onze d'Or, a precursor to the Ballon d'Or (with a heft more patriotism) which has predicted the BdO three times in the last four years. Click to continue reading...

All the stuff being covered outside the unfriendly confines of the award winning Dirty Tackle...

A puddle of mud proves to be Notts County goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel's best friend. [Extra Footie]

It was inevitable: the Elizabeth Lambert dating video parody. [Tauntr]

Bookmaker stops taking bets on new Scotland manager because their chief executive is on the SFA board.

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Aston Villa 1 (Platt) Bradford City 0. Old Second Division. 1988. This was the first football match I ever watched and I instantly fell in love with Villa's goal scoring hero, a fish shaped man called David Platt. I later came to realise he wasn't that good but the point is that, at the time, I thought he was a footballing god.

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The France magazine "Onze Mondial" has prized FC BARCELONAArgentine star LIONEL MESSI with its "ONZE D OR" for the "BestEuropean Football Player for 2008-09" according to thismagazine.This award sounds the beginning of the "Prize" season as FranceFootball & FIFA are soon to announce their "Golden Ball" & "WorldPlayer" prizes respectively. Click to continue reading...

Argentina were thoroughly outclassed by the European champions on Saturday night in the Vicente Calderón, losing 2-1. Xabi Alonso scored twice for the home side, the second a late penalty, whilst Lionel Messi got a temporary equaliser also from the spot after just over an hour. I wasn't in the best shape last night, hence [. Click to continue reading...

Jogaram amistosamente em Madrid, no Estádio Vicente Calderón, as seleções da Espanha (2º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Argentina (6º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Copa do Mundo
1966Birmingham 13/07/1966 ARG2:1 (0:0)ESP Group matches
Amistoso
2006Murcia 11/10/2006 ESP2:1 (1:1)ARG
1999Seville 17/11/1999 ESP0:2ARG
1995Madrid 20/09/1995 ESP2:1 (1:0)ARG
1987Seville 12/10/1988 ESP1:1 (1:1)ARG
1974Buenos Aires 12/10/1974 ARG1:1ESP
1972Madrid 11/10/1972 ESP1:0ARG
1961Seville 11/06/1961 ESP2:0ARG
1960Buenos Aires 24/07/1960 ARG2:0ESP
1953Buenos Aires 05/07/1953 ARG1:0ESP
1952Madrid 07/12/1952 ESP0:1ARG
Mundial Sub-20
2005Enschede 25/06/2005 ARG3:1 (1:1)ESP Quarter-finals2003Sharjah 28/11/2003 ARG2:1 (0:1)ESP Group matches1995Doha 25/04/1995 ESP0:3 (0:1)ARG Semi-finals1989Taif 17/02/1989 ARG1:2 (1:1)ESP First stage
Mundial Sub-17
2007Gwangyang 25/08/2007 ESP1:1 (0:1)ARG First stage2003Helsinki 27/08/2003 ARG2:3 a. Click to continue reading...

Argentina sigue sin encontrar el camino. Tras la pauperrima campaña en las Eliminatorias 2010 (que de casualidad terminó con final feliz), el seleccionado de Maradona tenía una gran chance de comenzar a cambiar su imagen ante el mejor equipo del Mundo, España.

Pero como durante todo el proceso del Diez, Argentina sigue sin encontrar su sistema de juego, ni su solidez ni identidad.

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Goal video highlights from the Spain vs Argentina international friendly on November 14, 2009. Game KO time- 19.45 from the Vicente Calderon, Madrid. The new Adidas kits for Spain and Argentina were worn for the first time in this game. Full time final score :- Spain 2-1 Argentina ( Xabi Alonso 16′, 85′ pen/ Lionel Messi [. Click to continue reading...

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Club soccer takes a break around the world (save for the USA and Mexico) which means international fixtures take center stage this weekend.There are crucial World Cup qualifiers and high-profile friendlies headlining this weekend's action.

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Watch Spain Vs Argentina Live Now

Spain v Argentina Live Streaming & Match Preview
International Friendly Spain vs Argentina Live Online
Saturday, 13th November 2009
Kick Off : 21:00 GMT
Venue : Madrid, Spain

Argentina make the long trip to Madrid to face Spain in this International friendly match, with Argetine legend Diego Maradona returning to the country where he played for Barcelona in part of his incredible career.

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El 29 de octubre será el día límite para que Manuel Pellegrini salve su puesto. Su destino es el Camp Nou y el juego que todo el periodismo deportivo ha esperado con ansias.

La gente ya no aguantó más el pasado martes y al termino del partido contra el AD Alcorcón, silbaron al técnico chileno mostrando su gran preocupación ante lo que viene.

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Lionel Messi continues to pick up awards left and right, as last night he recieved the Trofeo Alfredo Di Stefano, with Di Stefano himself along with Diego Maradonna presenting him with the award, to Leo's delight: "I'm prouder than ever to be beside Maradona and Di Stefano and very happy with what they have given me. Click to continue reading...

Argentines Abroad is delayed slightly this week by the Monday night fixture bumping the normal domestic coverage a day on, and the fact I've been writing an article for another site (more of which later in the week). That's useful in some ways because the Copa del Rey in Spain has ensured there's action to [. Click to continue reading...

What a trio!!!!!!

Di Stéfano, Messi and Maradona.

Lionel Messi won the "Di Stéfano trophy" given to the Best Player in Spain.

Messi won the award for his fantastic performance in La Liga last season.

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El azulgrana recibió el Trofeo Di Stéfano, que le distingue como el mejor jugador de nuestro fútbol

Maradona y Di Stéfano coronan a Messi

De manos de dos leyendas del fútbol como son Maradona y Di Stéfano, Messi recibió el preciado galardón, que pesaba como una deuda en palabras de Di Stéfano, y sucedió así a Raúl, ganador de la primera edición.

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FC Barcelona easily advanced to the fifth round of the Spanish Copa del Rey tournament last night with a 5-0 win over Cultural Leonesa. Bojan Krkic scored a brace for FCB while Pedro Rodriguez, Lionel Messi and Xavi Hernandez added goals in a second-half outburst that saw the Catalan club beat its third-division opponent 7-0 overall. Click to continue reading...

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Pep Guardiola fielded a different looking lineup this evening at the Camp Nou against Cultural Leonesa in the second leg of the Copa del Rey. Barcelona was going into the match already up by two goals after routinely pushing aside Leonesa on their home pitch.

The starting front three of Pedro, Bojan and Jeffren put on display the teams younger talent.

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Valencia squeezed through to the next round of Copa del Ray after drawing 2-2 at home to local side Alcoyano, progressing with a 3-2 aggregate win. The Primera Division side had led through goals by Carlos Marchena and Nikola Zigic but after Victor Curto pulled one back, Alexis' sending off paved the way for Carpio to level the scores on the night.

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- FC Barcelona legend Johan Cruyff has been officially presented as the new manager of the Catalan national team. He's been given the full option to call up players from Barca, and for a man who's project is coaching a team that plays two matches year, he's pretty psyched about it: "Our style of play will depend, logically, on the quality of the players we have. Click to continue reading...

There are many factors that have contributed to Argentina's poor form throughout World Cup qualification. Some may look to the exclusion of the old guard such as Javier Zanetti and Estaban Cambiasso or to the continued faith in Carlos Tevez; dismissed twice and only scoring one goal throughout qualification.

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Who needs actual footballing playoffs when you can just watch the bureaucratic battle that is club v country?

Whilst Portugal v Bosnia Herzegovina is titillating the football purist and Russia v Slovenia has forced Jonathan Wilson into euphoric bouts of nervous bowels, the real battle lies behind the scenes, in the board rooms, between those who cut the checks and those who require international glory.

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The Offside's Main Page decided to compile a list of the "100 Best Players of the Decade." I thought it might be of some interest to you, especially since Arsenal is out of action for a couple of weeks. It was voted on by all of the Offside's bloggers, as well as readers. I will say that I thought the criteria was a little vague it was simply to name the 20 best players who played in the decade.

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Spanish starlet Pedro's brace, Thierry Henry's first goal of the season and Lionel Messi's late penalty ensured FC Barcelona top spot in the Spanish La Liga for another week as they defeated Real Mallorca 4-2 at the Nou Camp on Saturday. Barca manager Pep Guardiola fielded a new look side following draws against Osasuna and Rubin [. Click to continue reading...

The Spanish Primera Division or La Liga had several matches on Saturday including FC Barcelona v Mallorca. Here's a recap and video highlights of the La Liga match from Saturday, November 7, 2009.

FC Barcelona beats Mallorca 4-2 Video Highlights

Barcelona took an early lead in the 11th minute as Zlatan Ibrahimovic sent a through ball for Pedro who scored.

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The economics of the game in South America demand that the region's best players spend the prime of their careers in Europe.

Fans of even the most prestigious clubs such as Boca Juniors and Flamengo must savour watching their young prospects because as soon as they demonstrate an ounce of class they will be snapped up and shipped out.

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Xabi Alonso has risked angering the Liverpool fans who used to idolise him by claiming that Fernando Torres 'deserves' to play in Spain.
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Como seria de esperar, Lionel Messi arrrebatou a esmagodra maioria dos votos dos 187 leitores que participaram na votação sobre quem será eleito o melhor jogador do mundo este ano pela FIFA. O argentino recolheu 89 votos, enquanto Cristiano Ronaldo se ficou pelos 39. O brasileiro Kaká somou 28, mais 16 que Fernando Torres. Click to continue reading...

Manchester City's Nigel de Jong: was he always this damn fine? He's got extra sugar in his coffee, that's for sure.
Mikel Arteta has a knee infection. That doesn't sound good.
Another celebrity A-lister chooses a Victoria Beckham dress. This time it's Drew Barrymore.
Shop Coleen Rooney's makeup collection.

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Manchester City's Nigel de Jong: was he always this damn fine? He's got extra sugar in his coffee, that's for sure.
Mikel Arteta has a knee infection. That doesn't sound good.
Another celebrity A-lister chooses a Victoria Beckham dress. This time it's Drew Barrymore.
Shop Coleen Rooney's makeup collection.

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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. Click to continue reading...

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Tango theme composed to honor Lionel Messi

The Argentine star of Spanish club Barcelona has his own song "More than a crack" (Más que un crack), creation of bandoneon player Marcelo Mercadante and journalist/poet Pablo Marchetti, head of the magazine ‘Barcelona'.

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