Lionel Messi scored his first away hat-trick of the season to give Barca a comfortable 4-1 victory over Malaga. The match wasn't as comfortable as the score-line suggest. In the first half Malaga had some serious chances and ended as 1-0. Rondon scored the consolation goal for Malaga.

It's always tough to take your focus away from Clasico clashes. Hence Barca's visit to Malaga could be a herculean task in some aspect. First you have to get your feet back on the ground following a sweet victory at Bernebeu, then the big task - keeping the Wednesday's clash with real Madrid at camp Nou in the background.

It's not everyday that you get to see Lionel Messi crying but Barcelona's official photographer Miguel Ruiz managed to capture this image of the Argentinean maestro during a private moment in the dressing room. This was snapped after Barcelona's defeat to Real Madrid in the 2011 Copa del Ray final, where some ugly scenes took place on the pitch.

Reports doing the rounds suggesting that Out of Contract football star David Beckham has signed for French side Paris Saint Germain are false this is according to his spokesperson.

Beckham's contract with the LA Galaxy comes to an end later this month and it was widely believed that he would join PSG after talks with English Premier League Club Tottenham broke down.

A miracle. That's exactly what Lyon needed to go through to the knockout stages of the Champions League after disappointing in the five first games and scoring only on two occasions. To qualify, Les Gones not only needed Ajax to lose, but also had seven goals to catch up on the Dutch side.

Welcome to Liam "Wrestlemania" Brown's Barry Norman/Claudia Winkleman impersonation. Finally, I have been asked to join the likes of Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert and become a film critic. Ok, maybe...
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I don't get it. . Racing and Levante did it EXACTLY the same way. Wait for Madrid in your own half. Defend deep. Frustrate them. And with a bit of cleverness and luck, through a quick counter, or a set piece: you just might nick that goal that gives you a point – or 3. . Espanyol instead, chose to do it EXACTLY the same way as Ajax and Rayo.

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0-1 Leon 56' 1-1 Van Nistelrooy 65' 1-2 Miku 75' 2-2 Maresca 88' 3-2 Júlio Baptista 92' Vuoi conoscere le classifiche, i risultati, le statistiche e le quote scommesse da tutto il calcio mondiale? Visita Calciometria.com DISCLAIMER: Calcioplus non hosta alcun video pubblicato su di esso. Tutti i video pubblicati sono caricati da amanti di calcio su siti di video hosting come Youtube e

Last week, Sir Alex Ferguson singled out Ryan Tunnicliffe, Paul Pogba and Will Keane as youngsters at United who had the potential to make it in the first team.

Paul Scholes, who has been working with our youngsters in his new coaching role, has supported the manager's assessment, as well as praising Larnell Cole, who made his début against Leeds in the League Cup last week.

22.09.2011 - El juego mejora, nivel aceptable, pero con la buena imagen no es suficiente para ganar en Primera División y más ante el Málaga de las estrellas, con una alineación digna de un equipo puntero de la Liga.
El Athletic cosechó ante el cuadro de Manuel Pellegrini su tercera derrota consecutiva y duerme en puestos de descenso (1-2 con Espanyol, 2-3 con el Betis, 0-1 con Málaga).

Well I hope everyone enjoyed my first foray at top tens with my list of United's all time best center forwards. Now I have been granted the privilege of offering you my take at the top ten strikers to have played for our illustrious Red Devils. Let me start by saying that there is a difference [..

El futbol en su estado puro sigue perteneciendo a los equipos de tradición, a los grandes por naturaleza, los históricos. Manchester United, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Milan, Inter, Bayern. Perdidos por ahí están Liverpool y Juventus que aunque se renuevan y buscan emerger en el panorama mundial este año al menos seguirán fuera de la Champions League.

Las ansias del Jeque de enamorar a los suyos con 'su' Málaga le han llevado a usar a su estrella como molde para las fotos oficiales. El torso de Van Nistelrooy sustituye en las fotos al de muchos jugadores para que todos puedan lucir el logo de Unesco en el pecho.
En la web oficial del Málaga ya se puede apreciar como muchos de los jugadores ya posan con la nueva camiseta del club -logo de Unesco incluido- cuando estas ni siquiera se han puesto a la venta.

Las ansias del Jeque de enamorar a los suyos con 'su' Málaga le han llevado a usar a su estrella como molde para las fotos oficiales. El torso de Van Nistelrooy sustituye en las fotos al de muchos jugadores para que todos puedan lucir el logo de Unesco en el pecho.
En la web oficial del Málaga ya se puede apreciar como muchos de los jugadores ya posan con la nueva camiseta del club -logo de Unesco incluido- cuando estas ni siquiera se han puesto a la venta.

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Estuvo a punto de regresar al Real Madrid el pasado mercado de invierno, pero al final su retorno se truncó, sin embargo, Ruud Van Nistelrooy verá cumplido su deseo de regresar a la Liga española, aunque no con el conjunto blanco, sino con el Málaga, que prepara un súper equipo para instalarse entre los grandes.

Estuvo a punto de regresar al Real Madrid el pasado mercado de invierno, pero al final su retorno se truncó, sin embargo, Ruud Van Nistelrooy verá cumplido su deseo de regresar a la Liga española, aunque no con el conjunto blanco, sino con el Málaga, que prepara un súper equipo para instalarse entre los grandes.

El Málaga quiere que Ruud Van Nistelrooy sea el primero en desembarcar en su nuevo proyecto. El club ha puesto toda la carne en el asador y ha logrado seducir al delantero, que se debate estos días entre la oferta del Málaga y una suculenta proposición del Tottenham.
De hecho, Van Nistelrooy tenía previsto desplazarse hasta la Costa del Sol para conocer de primerísima mano los entresijos del proyecto.

Sin duda el mejor jugador mexicano en años , ademas de la mejor temporada debut en el extranjero para cualquier mexicano.

El delantero mexicano Javier "Chicharito" Hernández fue elegido como jugador del año del Manchester United al conseguir el 21% de la votación superando por muy poco al portugués Nani.

El ariete holandés de 34 años concluye este fin de semana su periplo por la Bundesliga en las filas del Hamburgo. Queda libre por lo que espera que le lleguen ofertas de varios equipos. Sin mebargo, reconoce que no le importaría regresar a la Liga española o a la Premier.

Following on from yesterday's article which argued against the section of United fans who have been critical off Dimitar Berbatov because of his goal distribution, we will now be looking at how he compares with all our top scorers during the Premier League years.

We have looked at how many goals each of our top scorers have managed as well as how many goals they have scored without penalties (to paint a fairer picture for our top scorers who weren't the team's penalty takers, like Hughes, Kanchelskis, Solskjaer, Cole, Yorke, Berba etc.

1-0 Van Nistelrooy (Rig.) 39 ' 1-1 Blaszczykowski 90' Vuoi conoscere le classifiche, i risultati, le statistiche e le quote scommesse da tutto il calcio mondiale? Visita Calciometria.com DISCLAIMER: Calcioplus non hosta alcun video pubblicato su di esso. Tutti i video pubblicati sono caricati da amanti di calcio su siti di video hosting come Youtube e Dailymotion ed ubicati dunque su siti

Holland ( Netherlands) vs Hungary 2011 Euro 2012 Qualifying-29/3/11- Amsterdam Arena Final score:- Holland vs Hungary 5-3 ( Van Persie, Sneijder, Van Nistelrooy, Kuyt*2/ Rudolf, Gera*2) Holland come from 2-1 down to beat Hungary 5-3 in an eight goal thriller. The result came days after Holland's emphatic 4-0 win over Hungary and maintained their unbeaten [.

Where to start? A lot has happened, so I'm going to skip all the important stuff and go to something meaningless. Something that I have wondered for ages came to the fore this week: Nani's shin. I haven't wondered about his shin for ages, more the protection he applies – and every other pro player as far as I can see – to their legs.

By Ollie Irish

A pictorial tribute to Manchester's finest, the one, the only G-Nev...

"I will leave United one day..."

"Then you're dead to me already."

F**k this – I could be training for United right now.

I really can't hold this smile for much longer.

A contribution by Jay Bell

Major League Soccer continues to fight a battle for respect. Most leagues fight that same battle.

Most leagues do it through competition.

All of the Confederations have their own versions of Champions Leagues and some also have second tier club competitions.

Fernando Torres has posted his worst stats this season since he joined the Premier League nearly four years ago. However, in the history of the Premier League, no player has scored more frequently than Torres and he has proven Champions League knockout stage pedigree.

If his poor recent form is down to him being low on motivation and considering that he's nearly back to full fitness this season, his move to Chelsea should be just the spark he needs to start scoring buckets of goals again, with Chelsea v Liverpool at Stamford Bridge is first assignment.

Mourinho was finally granted his wish after several debates within the Real Madrid organization, but did "The Special One" receive the player he really desired; a striker who's barely played and scored goals this season? Prior to this agreement, the likes of Van Nistelrooy, Tevez and Llorente were linked with a January transfer to the Bernabeu.

This was probably Benzema's most decisive Real Madrid goal to date.
.So it seems we are heading for a period of stretched resources for Real Madrid. Given our knack for early exits in the Copa Del Rey in the last few seasons (coupled with the ridiculous justification of ‘it helps with our La Liga campaign), we now find ourselves playing a game every 3 days for the month of January.

Berbatov becomes only the third player in Premier League history to score three hat tricks in one season. He joins van Nistelrooy and Alan Shearer.

United wasted no time as Berbatov scored a header in the first two minutes of play off a flick from O'Shea. The man who replaced Rafael, who is out due to a suspension.

Sir Alex Ferguson has always been a master at re-building squads over time, knowing the right moment to let players go and scouting out youngsters with potential and turning them into super-stars.
But in these days of financial uncertainty, with the Glazer's self-imposed £500million debt hanging over the club, Ferguson faces a big a job as ever if he is to refresh the squad as well as balancing the books.