Welcome to Offbeat Wednesday, where we bring you the wacky and fun side of football! This week,
it's all about birthday celebrations. From Neymar's Birthday boat extravaganza in Brazil and Sara
Carbonero's birthday celebrations to Ronaldo's new Lamborghini, it was all about the
fiestas!
Brazil's wonder kid of the moment, Neymar, turned 20 over the weekend and what
better way to celebrate it than in true carioca style at a club?
07.02.2012 - Santos perdió (1-2) vs Palmeiras (5º fecha), el gol del honor lo hizo Neymar
que, así, llegó a los 100 goles en Primera División. De ahí, el festejo doble junto con el de
su cumpleaños número 20 (05.02.2012), celebrado en un club nocturno del sur de Sao Paulo.
Aquí unas fotos de algun@s participantes, que entre otras celebridades, fueron invitad@s (?
07.02.2012 - Santos perdió (1-2) vs Palmeiras (5º fecha), el gol del honor lo hizo Neymar
que, así, llegó a los 100 goles en Primera División. De ahí, el festejo doble junto con el de
su cumpleaños número 20 (05.02.2012), celebrado en un club nocturno del sur de Sao Paulo.
Aquí unas fotos de algun@s participantes, que entre otras celebridades, fueron invitad@s (?
Here's a depressing statistics for Chelsea fans: based on his strike rate with the Blues, it
would take Fernando Torres around 20 years to score 100 goals. Potential transfer target Neymar, on
the other hand, yesterday completed a career century on his 20th birthday, five games into his
fourth top-flight season.
Feliz Futbolitinos! We kick off this weekend's edition with Santos'
studs Ganso and Neymar who were the centerpiece of the
selecao's latest national team kit unveiling yesterday. You all know that
Pele signed up to be on this but they couldn't find the right goalkeeping outfit
which said "O perfeito" (The Perfect One) for him.
Una de las camisetas mas cotizadas en la actualidad es la de Brasil ,el país que albergara la
siguiente copa mundial en el año 2014. Casi nadie habla de Ronaldinho quien alguna vez fue
considerado el mejor del mundo, ahora su figura naciente es quien modelo la camiseta brasileña
Neymar junto a su compañero en Santos Ganso.
Una de las camisetas mas cotizadas en la actualidad es la de Brasil ,el país que albergara la
siguiente copa mundial en el año 2014. Casi nadie habla de Ronaldinho quien alguna vez fue
considerado el mejor del mundo, ahora su figura naciente es quien modelo la camiseta brasileña
Neymar junto a su compañero en Santos Ganso.
By Chris Wright
Gabon striker Pierre Eymerick Aubameyang has been catching the eye at the Africa Cup of Nations,
not only for his stellar performances but also for his incredibly uninhibited choice in
follicular arrangement, opting for a ginger Mohawk formation that is pitched firmly halfway
between looking 'out-bloody-rageous' and 'like the matted hair that tends to accumulate in and
around the wrong end of a dog'.
Futbolitinos, the transfer deadline window is now shut! Seedy
agents all became instant millionaires when "under the table" deals were finalized yesterday,
including Coutinho's loan move from Inter Milan to Espanyol
(above).
Santos striker Neymar dresses up in a King Kong costume as part of a video clip for Brazilian
singer, Alexandre Pires. Epic! / via EgO
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Earlier this month FIFA handed out their annual awards highlighting the best the game had to offer
in 2011 and recipients included the likes of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Pep Guardiola.
Brazil's master of funk dance and part-time footballer, Neymar, has expressed
interest in playing at this year's London Olympics. Strange, considering the fact that Brazilians
don't particularly care for this tournament! At Beijing 2008, heads rolled when
Ronaldinho and co' picked up a bronze medal instead of gold.
Image by Getty Images via @daylife Brazilian striker Neymar would be honoured to play on the same
pitch as
David Beckham in the 2012 London Olympics.
Neymar said: "It would be a pleasure to play against David Beckham. Fortunately I had the chance to
meet him last year, he was very kind and it would be an honour to play on the same pitch as him
this year in London.
Image by Getty Images via @daylife Brazilian striker Neymar would be honoured to play on the same
pitch as
David Beckham in the 2012 London Olympics.
Neymar said: "It would be a pleasure to play against David Beckham. Fortunately I had the chance to
meet him last year, he was very kind and it would be an honour to play on the same pitch as him
this year in London.
By Chris Wright
To commemorate his jinky goal against Flamengo winning the 2011 Puskas Award for Goal of the
Year recently, 19-year old Neymar has been immortalised with an exhibition in the
Santos club museum a display which includes this rather handsome/hideously ugly <delete as
applicable> tin statue of the Brazilian urchin himself, complete with a razor-sharp mohawk which
is presumably fabricated from old Fanta cans.
Mais um jogo amistoso, foi disputado no dia 07/10/2011, na cidade de San Jose-CRC, onde jogaram as
seleções da Costa Rica (57º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção do Brasil (7º no ranking da
FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Copa do Mundo2002Suwon 13/06/2002 CRC2:5 (1:3)BRA Group matches1990Turin 16/06/1990 BRA1:0 (1:0)CRC Group
matches
Copa América2004Arequipa 11/07/2004 BRA4:1 (1:0)CRC First stage1997Santa Cruz 13/06/1997 BRA5:0 (2:0)CRC Group
matches
Amistosos1992Paranavai 23/09/1992 BRA4:2CRC 1960San Jose 17/03/1960 CRC0:4BRA 1960San Jose 10/03/1960
CRC3:0BRA 1956Mexico City 13/03/1956 BRA7:1CRC
Mundial Sub-202009Cairo 13/10/2009 BRA1:0 (0:0)CRC Semi-finals2009Port Said 27/09/2009 BRA5:0 (3:0)CRC Group
matches
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Walter Lopez-GUA
O primeiro gol do jogo, foi de Neymar, aos 15 minutos do segundo tempo.
Apparently, the best player in the world debate is fat from over judging from the recent
comments made by Argentine football legend Diego Maradona. The Al Wasl coach claims that old age is
starting to affect Pele's Judgement.
Now, it is starting to get amusing watching these fromer greats tearing into each other verbally
concerning the best player in the world so to end this debate once and for all (however impossible
that may be), we are asking for your opinion.
Here's Neymar with Brazilian events promoter and 'gossip' figure, David Brazil. And despite that
questionable pout and pose, it isn't what it looks like! In Brazil, David is famous for openly
embracing his homosexuality and Neymar is just playing along. Well, hopefully at least (just
kidding girls!
It's OFFICIAL... Brazilian pop singer Michel Telo is taking over the
football world! When you have a Number 1 hit song in Latin America and Europe, players are dancing
to your songs as part of goal celebrations and Valdebebas welcomes you with open arms, you've
bloody well arrived!
Brazil has announced a massive US Tour for this summer in which they will play the USA, Mexico
and Argentina between May 30 and June.
With no World Cup qualifying for Brazil, they are the host nation in 2014, these three games
will be important matches for Brazil as they get ready for the Confederations Cup in 2013.
So as Messi basks in the glory of winning a third straight FIFA world player of the year title,
attention continues to be centred on the players who missed out.
One such Player is Neymar. According to Brazilian legend Ronaldo, Neymar not only has the
potential to win the Ballon d'Or, but he can become better than Messi.
Brazilian Swag King Neymar arrived in Barcelona from Zurich last night to ...
(*drumroll courtesy of Sandro Rosell*)... film a sports commercial.
Unfortunately, he won't be staying in the city for very long and you can imagine how paranoid
Santos is about keeping him anywhere near the Blaugranas, especially since they both
share similar sponsorship agreements!
New York-area soccer fans are in for a summer treat.
Brazil and Argentina will square off in a June 9 friendly at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford,
N.J., pitting the two South American rivals and some of the top players in the world against each
other. The date falls on a FIFA international fixture date, meaning that first-choice players like
Lionel Messi and Neymar should be available for selection, though that is far from being a
certainty at this point.
Neymar in action against the 'old enemy'
The Argentine Football Association has announced a friendly versus Brazil on 9th June.
The rivals are scheduled to meet in the MetLife stadium in New Jersey but the Brazilian Football
Confederation have yet to confirm the fixture.
Brazil are next in action in February when their opponents could be Egypt (again to be
confirmed).
By Chris Wright
It wasn't a particularly strong field for one reason or another but, after whittling their
10-strong shortlist down to a final three, FIFA saw fit to hand their Puskas Award for the best
goal scored during 2011 to Santos wunderkind Neymar for his fine fleet-footed 'slalom' effort
against Flamengo back in July.
As we go into the second week of the January transfer window, speculation is rife when it comes
to the subject of Brazil's brightest prospects and where they might be heading. With so much talent
in the country, there's plenty to choose from but I've picked out nine players who might have what
it takes to make it in the Premier League
Click to view slideshow.
Auf der großen FIFA Gala "Ballon d'Or" wurden nicht nur Weltfussballer und Weltrainer
ausgezeichnet, sondern es wurde auch das schönste Tor des abgelaufenen Jahres gewählt und mit dem
FIFA Puskás-Preis 2011 ausgezeichnet. Gewonnen hat dabei ein gewisser Neymar da Silva Santos
Júnior, auch nur als das von der halben Welt gejagte Jahrhundertalent Neymar bekannt.
Auf der großen FIFA Gala "Ballon d'Or" wurden nicht nur Weltfussballer und Weltrainer
ausgezeichnet, sondern es wurde auch das schönste Tor des abgelaufenen Jahres gewählt und mit dem
FIFA Puskás-Preis 2011 ausgezeichnet. Gewonnen hat dabei ein gewisser Neymar da Silva Santos
Júnior, auch nur als das von der halben Welt gejagte Jahrhundertalent Neymar bekannt.
Forget Lionel Messi, it was all about Homare Sawa's
kimono (traditional Japanese costume) at the FIFA Ballon D'or awards in Zurich last night!
The captain of the Japanese women's team and winner of the FIFA Women's Ballon
d'Or lit up the stage with that outfit which should make her countrymen and women
extremely proud today.
10.01.2012 - Neymar (Santos) se llevó el premio Puskas 2011 (mejor gol) por sobre
Lionel Messi, Wayne Rooney y otros siete
nominados (Benjamin De Ceulaer (Bélgica), Giovani
Dos Santos (México), Julio Gómez (México), Zlatan Ibrahimović (Suecia), Lisandro López
(Argentina) y Dejan Stanković (Serbia).
Keeping Neymar at Santos meant compromising all female football?
Europe's giants were getting ready to fight over the signing of the Neymar, the 18-year-old
Brazilian prodigy. However, in November Santos announced that Neymar had signed a contract that
lasted until 2014 and included a 50% pay increase.
Keeping Neymar at Santos meant compromising all female football?
Europe's giants were getting ready to fight over the signing of the Neymar, the 18-year-old
Brazilian prodigy. However, in November Santos announced that Neymar had signed a contract that
lasted until 2014 and included a 50% pay increase.
Welcome to the first Friday Crackovia Club of 2012! As the Catalans say...
"és temps de festa!" (time to party) And really, who better to raise
your first toast to than these brilliant actors, who do it week in and week out? (just like the
players!
Welcome to Offbeat Wednesday, where we bring you the wacky and pinky side of football. Today, read
about Irina Shayk turning down 'Playboy', Neymar's Singing Antics, Podolski's Future and Granero's
Miami Escapade.
The world's most favourite footballer to hate, Cristiano Ronaldo, recently
visited Dubai with his namorada, Irina Shayk.
"Here's how we roll, ya'll!" - via EgO
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19 year old Brazilian striker Neymar was named South American Player of the Year for 2011 after
helping Santos to their 15th Copa Liberatores success and after watching the video above there can
be few arguments he was the best in South America.
19 year old Brazilian striker Neymar was named South American Player of the Year for 2011 after
helping Santos to their 15th Copa Liberatores success and after watching the video above there can
be few arguments he was the best in South America.
This was a case of 'One Size Fits All'... don't you hate it when you've got to wear an XL just
to respect the legend that is Ronaldo, Neymar?!
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2011 Year of the Neymar is a post from: Just Football
He struts with the cocksure swagger of a born star and not only that, he can play a bit too.
2011 can be seen as the year Neymar truly broke through on the world stage.
Just Football's man in Brazil Paulo Freitas looks back at the year of the mohawked
one:
Neymar has been hyped since he was a youth player, but he finally established himself as
Brazil's new big star in the 2011 season, shining in most competitions.
2011 Year of the Neymar is a post from: Just Football
He struts with the cocksure swagger of a born star and not only that, he can play a bit too.
2011 can be seen as the year Neymar truly broke through on the world stage.
Just Football's man in Brazil Paulo Freitas looks back at the year of the mohawked
one:
Neymar has been hyped since he was a youth player, but he finally established himself as
Brazil's new big star in the 2011 season, shining in most competitions.
