Barcelona's Messi named World Player of the Year

ZURICH: Argentina striker Lionel Messi current playing from Barcelona Club, Spain FIFA crownedWorld Player of the year. He defeated last year's winner Cristiano Ronaldo and others football icons. Messi, whose goals this year helped Barcelona win the Champions League final...

FC Barcelona's Messi: FIFA World Player of the Year

FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi is the FIFA World Player of the Year, outdistancing himself with 1,047 points in voting. Second-closest to Messi was Cristiano Ronaldo with 352 points, while Xavi rounded out the top three with 196 points."Football great Lionel Messi was...

PREVIEW OF DEPORTIVO LA CORUNA VERSUS BARCELONA

PREVIEW OF DEPORTIVO LA CORUNA v BARCELONA   Saturday 5 Dec 2009 9pm, Estadio Municipal de Riazor, Live! on Sky Sports   “… This is a step forward, because on Saturday we play against one of the best teams in La Liga…” Pep Guardiola, Barcelona coach to...

SAVING ARSENAL, IF MIRACLES ALLOW!

SAVING ARSENAL, IF MIRACLES ALLOW!!     I hate Arsenal, I really do. But after watching their pitiful performance this weekend against Chelsea, in perhaps the most one side match I have ever watched in my whole life, my pity has been invoked. You see the sane...

Maradona: Leave Messi Alone

MARADONA: JUDGE YOURSELF BEFORE YOU JUDGE OTHERS   Diego Armando Maradona has criticized fellow countryman Leo Messi [of the F.C.Barcelona] for being “selfish with the ball” after praising him a few...

Argentina beat Nigeria to retain Olympic football title

Argentina claimed back-to-back Olympic football titles with the winning goal engineered by superstar Lionel Messi in a 1-0 win over former champions Nigeria in the gold medal match at the Beijing Games on Saturday at the Bird’s Nest stadium. The newly build stadium with...

Kaka named FIFA's World Player of Year

"AC Milan playmaker Kaka added to his remarkable haul of trophies and titles on Monday when he was named FIFA World Player 2007."

Kaka named FIFA's World Player of Year

A mighty accomplishment for a stellar player...congrats Kaka. "AC Milan playmaker Kaka added to his remarkable haul of trophies and titles on Monday when he was named FIFA World Player 2007. The 25-year-old...

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