Currently featuring 2006 FIFA World Cup winner with Italy Mauro Camoranesi, Club Atlético Lanús, usually called Lanús, is a sports club from Lanús, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The club's soccer...

By Alan Duffy

With the Zambian players and coaching staff still celebrating their surprise African Cup of Nations victory in a hugely dramatic penalty shoot-out in Libreville, Wayne Rooney decided to provide us all with a fine example of the unsporting, unpleasant and ungracious.

Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton has revealed who he thinks the best player in the world is and it's not a former United great. While many Manchester United fans still name Cristiano Ronaldo as the best and most complete player in the world, Charlton has hailed the qualities of Barcelona's Lionel Messi.

By Alan Duffy

"F**king kick him, you ponce" Peter Reid, bringing the beautiful game to the India

Trying to break the massive, all-conquering hold cricket has on India ain't gonna be easy, but the organisers of the new Indian Premier League Soccer tournament are doing their best to get the locals interested by getting a number of ex-greats involved.

Last year the Indian Football Association announced it would be launching Premier League Soccer in early 2012, with six franchises. The franchises are located in Kolkata, Howrah, Asansol, Midnapore, and Siliguri. When the league was announced, IFA also stated that each team would have one icon player and a maximum of three overseas players and one overseas player from Asia.

Unlikely transfer for Brazil great As retirement homes for formerly great footballers go, Angola is probably a new one. But having already attempted the ex-Soviet state and return to South America routes, Brazilian World Cup winner Rivaldo is blazing a new trail. He's signed for Angolan side Kabuscorp.

Brazilian World Cup winner and former AC Milan and FC Barcelona star Rivaldo could soon be playing his football in the African plains with top flight Angolan club Kabuscorp.

Rivaldo who was until last month a Sao Paulo player will become the first international star player to ever play in an African league.

Brazilian World Cup winner and former AC Milan and FC Barcelona star Rivaldo could soon be playing his football in the African plains with top flight Angolan club Kabuscorp.

Rivaldo who was until last month a Sao Paulo player will become the first international star player to ever play in an African league.

Sawa potentially begins her Ballon d'Or reign as Messi continues his own, picking up his third in as many years.

If history is anything to go by, expect 2011 Women's World Cup winner Homare Sawa to be collecting her second Ballon d'Or prize this time next year. Marta had won five years running as the top female player in the world, but no more.

Japanese World Cup winner Homare Sawa beat out a strong field that included Brazilian Marta and Abby Wambach to win the FIFA Women's World Player of the year 2011.

Marta who was looking to win the award for a 6th consecutive time had to contend with a second place finish while Abby Wambach of the USA came in in third place.

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has at last re-signed for the Gunners, it has just been announced. The deal was concluded in time for the Frenchman to be eligible to play in Monday's FA Cup clash with Leeds although doubts remain about his match fitness.

Henry has left speculators, pundits and critics undecided about the impact this might have on the Arsenal squad.

The imminent resigning of Arsenal Legend Thierry Daniel Henry has left speculators, pundits and critics undecided about the impact this might have on the Arsenal squad. It is easy to overlook the Wenger & Henry combination which has proved to be successful on and off for approximately twenty years.

2011 has been incredibly hectic in the world of football, and who better to tell you this than the personalities themselves?! From Zlatan Ibrahimovic's infamous autobiography outburst to Pele's never ending self-praises (groans all around), Ronaldo taking a jab back at opposition fans to the rise of women's football in Japan, there was really no shortage of entertaining quotes this year.

Fernando Torres has slammed critics constantly rip apart his patchy form for Chelsea by insisting that a European and World Cup winner deserves more respect.

Torres, who moved to the Blues at the beginning of the calendar year, has since scored only three times in 25 appearances a statistic that has been received particularly well at former club Liverpool.

A finely chiselled and beautifully honed conductor of electricity and heat. And the LFP Award for best goalkeeper. Image via totalbarca.

After a busy week that saw Cesc Fabregas crumble under the intense pressure of our whining, a reveal of the strange bathing predilections of the Portuguese NT and a few choice players sharing what they don't want for Christmas, we are pleased to finally be able to bring you some proper football news.

Barcelona star Daniel Alves believes that the media furore over Gerard Pique's booking against Rayo Vallecano proves there is an agenda against his club.

Pique has been pillored in the media for collecting a yellow card for time wasting during the closing stages of their 4-0 win over Rayo, which rules him out of their clash for Levante.

Xabi Alonso has revealed that Real Madrid team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo has still not returned to training ahead of Saturday's crucial La Liga clash with Sporting Gijon.

Ronaldo picked up an ankle injury following a strong challenge by Luis Perea during last weekend's ill-tempered derby win over city rivals Atletico Madrid.

Brazil great Pele has labelled compatriot Neymar a far more complete player than Lionel Messi.

The Barcelona man is almost unanimously regarded as the finest talent in the game today but Pele is of the opinion that the diminutive Argentine is not as rounded as Santos striker Neymar.

"Making an individual comparison, I think Neymar is much better, more complete: [he] hits well with both feet, can dribble off either side, and scores goals," the three-time World Cup winner is quoted as saying by Globoesporte.

The official FIFA website says 925 days to kickoff. This means 925 days of people requesting Pele's opinion. Opinions on such things as Lionel Messi and football and Lionel Messi and Brazil's hosting capabilities and Lionel Messi and quantum mechanics and Lionel Messi.

Posed Leo v Neymar (the Brazilian attacker playing at Santos), Pele offered his thoughts.

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Foreigners have ruined our game coming across here with their wage demands, their dislike of wet Wednesday nights at Central Park, their blatterish ways.
Nonsense.

Ireland assistant boss Marco Tardelli has told Ireland's players they could be preparing for the most important games of their lives as they attempt to book a trip to the Euro 2012 finals in Poland & Ukraine next summer.
Ireland face Estonia in a two-legged play-off over the next seven days with a place at next summer's tournament at stake.

Regime change No, not another dictator to replace the toppled Muammar Gaddafi. Rather former Italian World Cup winner Claudio Gentile is set to take over the reigns of the Libyan national football team. An uncompromising centre-back who played more than 400 matches for Juventus, Gentile won almost every major trophy in the game.

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The last week has surely confirmed what we all knew already Wayne Rooney is the most divisive figure in English football.

Wading through the views of journalists, ex-pros and of course the TEAMtalk Your Say boards, there appears to be no real consensus of opinion.

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The last week has surely confirmed what we all knew already Wayne Rooney is the most divisive figure in English football.

Wading through the views of journalists, ex-pros and of course the TEAMtalk Your Say boards, there appears to be no real consensus of opinion.

Leave Rooney at home says England legend

World Cup winner Cohen says banned star must miss Euro 2012

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Anzhi Makhachkala manager Roberto Carlos has rebuffed suggestions he wants to sign Liverpool's Steven Gerrard, as well as numerous other high-profile players.
The Brazilian World Cup winner has frequently been in the press in recent weeks having made ambitious claims that mega-rich Anzhi are eyeing some of Europe's top players.

Ka-boom!! For all Spurs fans Younes Kaboul's 85th minute winner at the Emirates last season was a moment to savour. It wasn't the first time the French international had scored a crucial goal in a big game. Spurs 125th anniversary game had turned into a bit of a nightmare, being 4-1 down to Aston Villa certainly didn't point to a glorious birthday celebration.

By Alan Duffy

Despite finally making the move to his boyhood Barcelona, Cesc Fabregas still has feelings for Arsenal, according to his latest Tweets.

The World Cup winner was reported to have told Sport Magazine that Arsenal had no chance of winning a trophy soon, a state of affairs which played a big part in his decision to quit north London.

Exclusive Hurst backs Capello's concerns over Carroll

World Cup winner says the England manager is right to raise doubts about striker's lifestyle

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Move aside Nando Torres... it's time for Sevilla's homeboy, Alvaro Negredo, to take over La Seleccion! Yes, he has picked up a couple of Sunday Senor accolades here, and you should smear your face with black grease (ala Granada's dirty Cascamorras festival) if you've not heard of Negredo!

By Chris Wright

Paul Breitner: German box-to-box goliath of the 70′s and 80′s, World Cup winner, possessor of a long-range shot akin to amplified thunder, vocal socialist, 60-years young today and the once-proud owner of a full 360° of seamless Afro/beard hybrid head fuzz thus making him a bona fide Horror Hair legend.

A.S. Roma have announced the capture of 21-year old starlet Miralem Pjanic from French giants Olympique Lyonnais for a transfer fee reported to be around £9 million .

Pjanic, who struggled to follow up to a sensation 2009-10 season last year, has attracted from the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea in the past but it turned out to be a revamped Giallorossi side that eventually swooped for him on the transfer deadline day.

Villas-Boas set to delay Mata debut - Yahoo! Eurosport Manager Andre Villas-Boas has warned Chelsea fans they may have to wait until after the international break to see Juan Mata in action for the club. Wednesday night saw the Blues complete the signing of World Cup winner Mata, who is expected to add some much-needed creativity to their midfield.

Of the Spanish U-21 squad that attracted much attention for their European Championship victory this summer, Barcelona's Thiago Alcântara was perhaps the player singled out for most praise. Born in Italy to Brazilian World Cup-winner Mazinho, Thiago elected to represent Spain after spending much of his youth at Barcelona's famed cantera.

How much longer should we wait for Torres to deliver?

According to Petr Cech the moment that Fernando Torres deems to deliver may now be upon us. "He has got to know the players and the way that we play. He had a really good game against Stoke, was close on a few occasions, created space and chances for the others.

Yes, sir, Bob can boogie An early contender for strangest video of the season comes in the form of this footage of Sir Bobby Charlton dancing to a Beyonce track at a charity event. The Manchester United legend and World Cup winner, now aged 73, showed off his moves as he joined in with a [...]

Last month during our travels to Malaysia, we tweeted a photo of Gerard Pique on a billboard as we were driving to the stadium. Many of you asked us what exactly he was doing and we finally have the answer! Pique was promoting the new Nike Tiempo Legend IV boots (with a lot of SWAG, Moc Moc!

Barcelona FC's Gerard Pique let's off a little steam by going to the shooting range. The World Cup winner is seen here with what looks to be an AK47. Talk about bringing the big guns out!

Why Gooners shouldn't harbour hard feelings towards Cesc

At long last it looks like the Cesc Fabragas saga may be over. And who doesn't say amen to that. It had become a tedious embarrassment to all parties, especially when some in Spain turned it into an international incident, on a par with demands for the return of Gibraltar.

Mike Woitalla of Soccer America writes of how US coach Jurgen Klinsmann hopes to impact the US game at the grassroots level.
Before Jurgen Klinsmann's debut as U.S. coach against Mexico, ESPN's Julie Foudy asked him, "How would you define success over the next three years?"
It's noteworthy that Klinsmann steered his response to youth soccer:
"I define success in individual development of players.