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Theo Walcott: Barcelona Taught Us A Football Lesson But Arsenal Have Great Chance Of Knocking Out Spanish Champions

noreply@blogger.com (budiman mohd) — Thu, 12 May 2011 15:51:00 +0000

Theo Walcott has admitted that Arsenal were “taught a lesson” by Barcelona but is convinced they have a great chance of winning their last-16 Champions League tie.

Arsenal came from a goal behind to dramatically beat the La Liga champions 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night, although Walcott recognised that the first leg could have gone either way.

“Barcelona taught us a lesson,” said the Gunners winger. “We couldn’t get near them at times. Barcelona had lots of possession but they didn’t create as many chances as they would have wanted.

“The most important thing is we have something to play with going into the second leg. Going into that game we have a great chance. We know we can get a result and it will be a great game for the neutral to watch.”

Walcott predicts there will plenty more twists and turns at Camp Nou on March 8.

He said: “We can’t get above ourselves. We still have a lot of work to do at their place and have to forget about this result now.

“We know how difficult it will be to win in front of their home support and on a big pitch. We made a lot of mistakes [at Camp Nou] last year and we don’t want to do the same again."

Walcott created problems for Barcelona with his pace and directness in the first half but he faded after the break and, although he was withdrawn in the second half, it did not sour a special evening for the England international.

“To be part of the team that beat the best team in the world has been brilliant,” he said. “It’s so great to be part of a big win and be on the right end of the result.

“It was such an open game. That’s the way they play and the way we play. It was so great to be part of it.”

Walcott admitted that it might now be hard for the Arsenal players to lift themselves for Sunday’s FA Cup tie against Leyton Orient.

“It’s a big come down, no disrespect to Leyton Orient,” he said. “But it’s an important game and we play in the Premier League [against Stoke City] next Wednesday. The games are coming thick and fast so we have to concentrate on these and forget about the second leg.”

S.Korea's Park, Lee retire from international football

noreply@blogger.com (budiman mohd) — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:57:00 +0000

DOHA — Park Ji-Sung and Lee Young-Pyo's retirement from international football puts the onus on South Korea's new generation, and both players are confident they have what it takes.

South Korea coach Cho Kwang-Rae said midfielder Park, 29, was calling it quits on Friday after the team beat Uzbekistan 3-2 to secure third place at the Asian Cup and an automatic berth at the 2015 tournament in Australia.

Left-back Lee, 33, had already announced his own decision to step back from international football earlier in the week.

It is a big loss for South Korea, with the two players the squad's bedrock for the last decade, both featuring at three World Cups, starting in 2002 when they were part of the team that made the semi-finals under Guus Hiddink.

It was that performance that launched their careers, with Park moving to PSV Eindhoven from Japan's Kyoto Purple Sanga and then on to Manchester United, where he continues to wow the crowds.

Lee also went to PSV and followed Park to the English Premier League, making 70 appearances for Tottenham Hotspur before moving to Borussia Dortmund and finally securing a one-million-euros-a-year contract with Al-Hilal.

Park, the South Korea captain, plans to hold a press conference in Seoul on Monday but said after the game in Doha against the Uzbeks that he held out a lot of hope for the young Korean team that has impressed at the Asian Cup.

"At the moment the young players are very talented and skilful, their technique is great," he said.

"They just need some experience and I think this tournament has been very important for them in terms of that.

"I think some of the players can go to Europe and gain experience there, then they will be even stronger than now."

Asked what the future held for him, he replied: "My future? I will try to do my best at my club and just do what I can to help them win everything."

Lee, who won 127 caps, said it had been a pleasure to play alongside Park, his country's most iconic sportsman.

"I wanted Park to play for his country a little more but there must be something personal in his mind so we should respect his decision," he said of a player who earned 100 caps.

"He sacrifices himself for the team. The younger generations will remember him sacrificing himself for the team and his love of football."

Lee also sacrificed himself, experiencing highs and lows in his 12 years of international duty, which included 12 World Cup games.

"This is the time to step down from the national team. I wanted to give a chance to the younger generations. The young players are very skilful and very good," he said.

"I want the Korean fans to support the next generation of players like they supported me. If they are in a bad situation, I'd like them to encourage the players to help get them through the situation."

Like Park, he felt the 2002 World Cup was the highlight, proving to be a pivotal moment for Asian football.

"Every single moment in the national team was very important, but personally the 2002 World Cup was a turning point for Korean football," he said.

"Even the players couldn?t believe the achievement of the Korean team, it was our most historic achievement.

"In that tournament we showed the world that Asian football could do something at the World Cup."

While Park plans to prolong his career at Manchester United, Lee will continue with Al-Hilal.

Park Ji-Sung and Lee Young-Pyo's retirement from international football puts the onus on South Korea's new generatio


Park Ji-Sung, 29, called it quits on Friday after the team beat Uzbekistan to secure 3rd place at the Asian Cup

Theo Walcott: Barcelona Taught Us A Football Lesson But Arsenal Have Great Chance Of Knocking Out Spanish Champions

noreply@blogger.com (budiman mohd) — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:54:00 +0000

Theo Walcott has admitted that Arsenal were “taught a lesson” by Barcelona but is convinced they have a great chance of winning their last-16 Champions League tie.

Arsenal came from a goal behind to dramatically beat the La Liga champions 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night, although Walcott recognised that the first leg could have gone either way.

Walcott predicts there will plenty more twists and turns at Camp Nou on March 8.

He said: “We can’t get above ourselves. We still have a lot of work to do at their place and have to forget about this result now.

“We know how difficult it will be to win in front of their home support and on a big pitch. We made a lot of mistakes [at Camp Nou] last year and we don’t want to do the same again."

“To be part of the team that beat the best team in the world has been brilliant,” he said. “It’s so great to be part of a big win and be on the right end of the result.

“It was such an open game. That’s the way they play and the way we play. It was so great to be part of it.”

Walcott admitted that it might now be hard for the Arsenal players to lift themselves for Sunday’s FA Cup tie against Leyton Orient.

Ronaldo & 19 More Of The Greatest Goalscorers Of All Time

noreply@blogger.com (budiman mohd) — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:50:00 +0000

With the retirement of former FIFA Player of the Year and Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo earlier this week, Goal.comasked its twitter followers whom they considered to be the greatest goalscorer of all time. Many of you agreed with Goal.com's Peter Staunton that Ronaldo was the best finisher, but you also put forward a number of other interesting suggestions. We have now listed 20 of the best goalscorers with their statistics over the years - who do you think is the best? Bear in mind that only players from after 1960 when footage is readily available have been included.

Ronaldo Luiz Nazario de Lima ( BRA):

Clubs: Cruzeiro, PSV, Barcelona, Inter, Real Madrid, Milan, Corinthians
Club games: 514
Club goals: 352
International games: 97
International goals: 62
Suggested by:@mcgboye; Without any shadow of doubt...nazario de lima ronaldo. Simply the best.

Romario de Souza Faria ( BRA):

Clubs: Vasco da Gama, PSV, Barcelona, Flamengo, Valencia, Fluminense, Al Sadd, Miami, Adelaide United, America
Club games: 483
Club goals: 341
International games: 70
International goals: 55

Filippo Inzaghi ( ITA):

Clubs: Piacenza, Leffe, Verona, Parma, Atalanta, Juventus, Milan
Club games: 608
Club goals: 288
International games: 57
International goals: 25
Suggested by:@primusicilianu; The greatest pure goalscorer is Inzaghi.

Marco van Basten ( NED):

Clubs: Ajax, Milan
Club games: 370
Club goals: 277
International games: 58
International goals: 24

Gabriel Batistuta ( ARG):

Clubs: Newell's Old Boys, River Plate, Boca Juniors, Fiorentina, Roma, Inter, Al Arabi
Club games: 493
Club goals: 366
International games: 78
International goals: 56
Suggested by:@dantedii; It is between Ronaldo, Van Basten or Batistuta

Pele ( BRA):

Clubs: Santos, New York Cosmos
Club games: 831
Club goals: 767
International games: 92
International goals: 77

Alberto Spencer ( ECU):

Clubs: Everest, Penarol, Barcelona
Club games: 634
Club goals: 445
International games: 15
International goals: 5
Suggested by:@DeadCarras; One of the most unknown great goalscorers was Penarol's Alberto Spencer.

Gerd Mueller ( GER):

Clubs: 1861 Noerdlingen, Bayern Munich, Fort Lauderdale Strikers
Club games: 669
Club goals: 572
International games: 62
International goals: 68

Ruud van Nistelrooy ( NED):

Clubs: Den Bosch, Heerenveen, PSV, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Hamburg
Club games: 550
Club goals: 341
International games: 68
International goals: 34

Ferenc Puskas ( HUN):

Clubs: Kispest, Budapest Honved, Espanyol, Real Madrid
Club games: 622
Club goals: 617
International games: 89
International goals: 84
Suggested by:@Matthewbrala; Puskas.617 goals in 622 club appearances speaks for itself.

Cristiano Ronaldo ( POR):

Clubs: Sporting CP, Manchester United, Real Madrid
Club games: 394
Club goals: 190
International games: 80
International goals: 26

Lionel Messi ( ARG):

Clubs: Barcelona
Club games: 249
Club goals: 167
International games: 54
International goals: 16
Suggested by:@thendyforaldy85; maybe messi, but we need to see him play in england and italy.

Zico ( BRA):

Clubs: Flamengo, Udinese, Kashima Antlers
Club games: 696
Club goals: 476
International games: 72
International goals: 52

Hugo Sanchez ( MEX):

Clubs: Pumas, San Diego Sockers, Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, America, Rayo Vallecano, Atlante, Linz, Dallas Burn, Celaya
Club games: 694
Club goals: 427
International games: 58
International goals: 29

Eusebio ( POR):

Clubs: Sporting de Lourenco Marques, Benfica, Boston Minutemen, Monterrey, Toronto Metros, Beira Mar, Las Vegas Quicksilvers, Uniao de Tomar, New Jersey Americans,
Club games: 437
Club goals: 428
International games: 64
International goals: 41

Jimmy Greaves ( ENG):

Clubs: Chelsea, Milan, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Brentwood, Chelmsford City, Barnet, Woodford Town
Club games: 602
Club goals: 422
International games: 57
International goals: 44

Uwe Seeler ( GER):

Clubs: Hamburg
Club games: 476
Club goals: 404
International games: 72
International goals: 43

Johan Cruyff ( NED):

Clubs: Ajax, Barcelona, Los Angeles Aztecs, Washington Diplomats, Levante, Feyenoord
Club games: 662
Club goals: 368
International games: 48
International goals: 33

Oleg Blokhin ( UKR):

Clubs: Dynamo Kiev, Vorwarts Steyr, Aris Limassol
Club games: 648
Club goals: 283
International games: 112
International goals: 42

Alfredo Di Stefano ( ARG):

Clubs: River Plate, Huracan, Millonarios, Real Madrid, Espanyol
Club games: 520
Club goals: 376
International games: 41
International goals: 29

Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez's Monday press conference

noreply@blogger.com (budiman mohd) — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 16:36:00 +0000

Michigan senior defensive end Ryan Van Bergen looks to stop Iowa Adam Robinson in the second half Saturday. Michigan lost, 38-28. Melanie Maxwell I Ann Arbor.com

Even though the Michigan football team doesn't have an opponent to prepare for this weekend, coach Rich Rodriguez has plenty of issues to address.

The Wolverines dropped their second straight Big Ten game at home, falling to No. 15 Iowa, 38-28. Michigan imploded as the defense couldn't get the Hawkeyes off the field while trailing by only a touchdown.

On Monday, Rodriguez sat down with his weekly chat with the media, breaking down what went wrong against Iowa and what he will try to accomplish over the next few days.

Rodriguez said the bye week comes at a perfect time after seven weeks of the play and four weeks of camp prior to that. The Wolverines won't practice Monday or Tuesday and will spend the rest of the week focusing on fundamentals as well as beginning to plan for Penn State.

The week will give some of Michigan's players time to heal. Quarterback Denard Robinson aggravated an injury to his throwing shoulder. Robinson injured his shoulder when he was driven into the ground in the second quarter when Tate Forcier came in and relieved Robinson.

Rodriguez characterized Robinson's injury as a sprain that likely happened when a defensive lineman fell on top of him. He said if Michigan had a game on Saturday, he likely would play.

Center David Molk (ankle) and nose guard Mike Martin (ankle) will also be 100 percent after tweaking injuries against Iowa.

Rodriguez said trainers have told him Fitz Toussaint (shoulder) could begin practicing this week. Surgery went well for receiver Martavious Odoms went well, but Rodriguez isn't certain whether Odoms will return this year.

"It's really unfortunate, because he was playing some pretty good football," Rodriguez said. "But if he is able to come back at the end of the year, we can certainly use him."

Off week

Rodriguez's staff will spend the first part of the week recruiting and will use an open Friday night to attend high school football games to get a first-hand look at recruits. Not accustomed to having a free weekend, Rodriguez said he will spend Saturday watching film with some assistants before taking in a Big Ten game on TV. He said he will try and get to his son's Pop Warner football game on Sunday.

Fixable problems?

Rodriguez said the Wolverine struggled against Iowa with turnovers and the defense continued to deal with lack of exection, both in coverages and with tackling. But the biggest issue defensively, Rodriguez said, has been with linemen getting off blocks.

Rodriguez said the bye week will allow Michigan coaches to spend time with younger players, helping with their development as they continue to learn schemes, especially defensively.

"I would hope we would get better fundamentally - especially with the younger guys," Rodriguez said. "When you understand the scheme completely, you can play faster and I think you recognize things better. I think as the season goes on, you should get better."

Rodriguez said for the most part, he thinks the defense is getting closer. He reiterated that some of the problems haunting the defense are fixable now, but that some are longer-term issues.

"I think we could bring in Vince Lombardi, and I don't know if he could fix some of the things with our defense," Rodriguez said.

Just for kicks

Special teams was also an issue against Iowa. In addition to having another field goal attempt blocked, Rodriguez said he is concerned with other issues in the return game.

On the field goal attempt, Seth Broekhuizen's kick was low to begin with, further adding to the woes the Wolverines have experienced all year.

Turning it over

With the struggles that Michigan has had with turnovers over the past two weeks, Rodriguez said some of the issues have been caused by players trying to do too much. Especially with the interceptions thrown by Robinson and Forcier, Rodriguez said it was a matter of them pressing, trying to give the Wolverines a spark.

"When it's third and long, you don't have to try and throw it 30 yards," Rodriguez said. "I think you can throw it 10 yards and you still get the yardage."

Timing issue

Rodriguez said the issues with left guard Taylor Lewan, who had three penalties against Iowa, including two false starts. Rodriguez said Lewan was a bit jumpy against the Hawkeyes, but it wasn't an issue he anticipated being a long-term issue.

"He was so jacked up because we've been challenging him with going against (Iowa All-American defensive end Adrian Clayborn. "So he was a little jumpy."

Evaluation time

Rodriguez was asked how he would evaluate his performance this season. Although the win total isn't where he would like it, he said he remains encouraged because some things he has seen behind the scenes.

"The first year (there) were extreme disappointments," he said. "The two losses this year have been disappointing. So I'm disappointed, but not discouraged just because some of the things I see going on with the program.

"If nothing more, I think we're fun to watch," he said. "There are times when I wished we weren't so fun to watch and that we could just execute the way we want to. The frustrating thing is that there are points where we're so close."

Top Ten Soccer Cities In The World

noreply@blogger.com (budiman mohd) — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 16:33:00 +0000

São Paulo

São Paulo has a ridiculous population ranging past 20 million in the urban area and all these people love one thing; their soccer.
The São Paulo state league is the oldest league in Brazil, having been founded in 1902, and is still in effect today.
The city has several historic clubs who are now in a lower tier but it still boasts some of the largest clubs in the world, Palmeiras, Santos, São Paulo and the largest team in São Paulo, Corinthians.
The four have combined to bring home the following titles, among others of course:
87 Campeonato Paulista
16 Rio-São Paulo titles
6 Copa do Brasil

Buenos Aires

If there are two things that Argentinian men love, it is soccer and having long hair.
The largest city in Argentina boasts various squads, but two of them stand out to the world.
Rver Plate and Boca Juniors are easily the two biggest clubs in Argentina and the two have combined to give the city the following tittles:
59 Top Division Argentine titles
9 Copa Libertadores
4 Intercontinental Cups
2 Copa Sudamericana

Milan

Perhaps the single most successful city in European soccer is the northern Italian city of Milan.
Home to two of the worlds most famous clubs, Inter and AC Milan, the two not only share the streets of the city but they also share their home field, the San Siro.
The best players in the world clamour for a chance to participate in this rivalry and hopefully add to this following list of trophies so far:
35 Serie A titles
11 Copa Italia
10 UEFA Champions League
6 Intercontinental/FIFA Club World Club

Madrid

Madrid is home to the world's most successful club, Real Madrid, but it is also the base for another very large club, Atletico Madrid.
The combination of the two teams have brought the city the following honours:
40 La Liga Titles
26 Copa del Rey titles
9 UEFA Champions League
4 Intercontinental Cups

Montevideo

Home to the first ever World Cup Final, Montevideo is home to two of the world's most successful clubs, Nacional and Peñarol.
Peñarol was named the South American club of the century by IFFHS and is one half of one of the most heated rivalries in the world when it plays against Nacional.
The city has been able to enjoy, not including Uruguay's two world titles, the following championships among others:
89 Top Division Uruguay Tittles
8 Copa Libertadores
6 Intercontineal Cups

Rio de Janeiro

Easily one of the worlds most famous locations, Rio de Janeiro boasts its own very rich soccer tradition. For the 1950 World Cup in Brazil, the government ordered the construction of the worlds' largest stadium, Maracanã.
Rio was the location for the final of the 1950 World Cup and is slated to be the location for the final of the 2014 World Cup.
The city boasts four of the largest clubs in Brazil, Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama, all of which have legions of fans throughout the cities streets and beaches.
These four sides have won the city the following titles among others:
102 Campeonato Carioca*
10 Rio-Sao Pãulo titles*
11 Campeonato Brasileiro
3 Copa do Brasil
2 Copa Libertadores
1 Intercontinental Cup
The Campeonato Carioca is the state league for the state of Rio de Janeiro. Like all other states in Brazil, they have their own state league. The national league did not take effect until the early 1970's.
The Rio-Sao Pãulo is a combination of the best teams in the Rio and Sao Pãulo state leagues, during its time in existence it was the single most talented league in Brazil.

London

London brings us a vast number of professional clubs who have a strong history within England. International stars salivate at the chance of joining some of the cities largest clubs, Chelsea and Arsenal.
We mus also not forget the other teams even though they range from the EPL to a lower division such as Tottenham, West Ham, Crystal Palace and Fullham.
Despite the various clubs, London sides have not fared so well in international competition still yet to win a Champions League and World Champion crown.
London soccer fans however have been able to celebrate the following tittles, among others, over the years:
17 Top English Division titles
27 F.A. Cups
10 League Cups
24 Community Shields
2 UEFA Cups

Porto Alegre

A very recent addition to this list, Porto Alegre is the southernmost state capital in Brazil. Despite a modest population of just under 1.5 million residents, the city has experienced much international success. Porto Alegre also has something none of the English cities on this list have; a world title (two in fact).
It boasts one of Brazil's most intense derby, the Gre-Nal is the meeting between Gremio and Internacional, southern Brazil's two most successful sides.
Despite Gremio not having won an international trophy in the last 15 years, its older neighbor has kept the pace up, grabbing six international cups in the last four years.
Together they have given the city the following victories:
75 Campeonatos Gaucho (state league)
5 Copa do Brasil
5 Campeonato Brasileiro
4 Copa Libertadores
2 Intercontinental/FIFA Club World Cup
Porto Alegre is part of Rio Grande do Sul state, which runs the Campeonato Gaucho league, just as every other state in Brazil run their own leagues. This is how soccer evolved in Brazil, the national league we see today did not come into existence until 1971, while the oldest state league still in existence began in 1902.
Internacional also has a great chance to add to this list when it takes part in this years FIFA Club World Cup in December.

Mexico City

Mexico city is one of the largest cities in the world and it boasts three of the countries most successful clubs. Club Universidad Nacional (UNAM), Cruz Azul and the most popular club in Mexico, Club America. These three sides have contributed the following to their city:
24 Mexican First Division titles
8 Copa Mexico titles
13 CONCACAF Champions League titles

Liverpool

The city of Liverpool boasts two of England's most traditional clubs, Everton and Liverpool. While neither have won the Premier League as of yet and haven't won the top division domestic league in 20 years, the two rivals have combined to give the city the following major trophies:

27 Top division English titles
12 FA Cups
7 League Cups
24 Community Shields
1 European Cup Winner's Cup
3 UEFA Super Cups
3 UEFA Cups
5 European Cup/Champions league

The only thing missing is a world title, Liverpool will probably get there one day, as long as it doesn't have to play versus São Paulo again.

Chelsea Dream Team Photo

noreply@blogger.com (budiman mohd) — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 16:44:00 +0000

Five-star Mexico crush Bolivia

noreply@blogger.com (budiman mohd) — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:34:00 +0000

Javier Hernandez scored twice as Mexico stepped up their FIFA World Cup™ preparations with an emphatic 5-0 win over Bolivia in an international friendly.

Mexico's goals came from Pablo Barrera in the 2nd minute, Hernandez in the 12th and 20th, Braulio Luna in the 18th and Paul Aguilar in the 51st. However, the El Tri side looked little like the one that coach Javier Aguirre will likely select for June's World Cup finals in South Africa.

Those missing included goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, defender Rafael Marquez, midfielders Giovani dos Santos and Andres Guardado and forwards Omar Bravo, Nery Castillo and Carlos Vela. All but Ochoa and Bravo are playing overseas.

Instead, the young squad - which included nine of 18 players with fewer than five caps - allowed Aguirre to get a look at some players who may be ready to stake a claim to a spot in the eventual FIFA World Cup squad. They wasted no time on Wednesday, as Hernandez found Luna on the left and Barrera slotted Luna's cross inside the post for a 1-0 lead after just two minutes.

Hernandez doubled the advantage in the 12th, after a one-touch pass from Luna inside the penatly area. Six minutes later it was Luna's turn as Mexico capitalized on a miscue by Vaca and Luna ended up with the ball right in front of the empty goal to score.

Hernandez added his second goal of the match just two minutes later, running onto a long ball and beating Vaca to make it 4-0 after 20 minutes. Aguilar scored the lone goal of the second half when he blasted home a corner kick that had been partially deflected by Vaca in the 51st.

It was the first of 11 matches that El Tri have scheduled in preparation for the FIFA World Cup finals. Mexico will open the tournament against hosts South Africa on 11 June

2010 College Football Predictions: Notre Dame

noreply@blogger.com (budiman mohd) — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:40:00 +0000

The 2010 football season for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish is going to be a very interesting one. Coming into the season, there are a lot of questions and storylines that fans can not wait to have answered.

How will Brian Kelly turn this program around? How successful will his spread offense be? What about the new defense? How well can Dayne Crist perform after his ACL tear?

There are obviously a lot of things going on right now in South Bend, but the one thing that is for sure is the talent on this year's team. Charlie Weis did have two straight top recruiting classes, and now those players are becoming juniors and seniors. It's time for the highly recruited players to finally make a name for themselves at Notre Dame.

That said, here is a complete low-down on Notre Dame's roster.

Quarterbacks

The starter this season will be a new face in Dayne Crist. Highly recruited out of high school, Crist was a long time friend of former quarterback Jimmy Clausen. And, after two years of studying under him, it's time for Crist to shine as the new "Golden Boy" of Notre Dame.

However, after his ACL tear last season, there are questions if his health will allow him to play up to his full potential. He has the size to play the quarterback position, being 6'4'' and 235 pounds. His mobility, though, is a key asset in the new spread offense that Brian Kelly brings to Notre Dame.

If Crist cannot perform well, this season will be a disaster. He has talent around him, which we will get to in a few seconds, but a lot of the weight is put on him. He has to perform well if the Fighting Irish are going to be a competitive team this season.

Running Backs

Armando Allen led the team last season with 697 yards, and will be the top runner for the Irish this season as well. Allen is a talented running back who has the speed to run inside and outside, and can catch the ball out of the backfield as well.

After him on the depth chart is bruiser Robert Hughes. You can always tell when he carries the ball, as the fans all over the stadium are yelling his name. Last season, he was also able to catch 19 passes out of the backfield, and will be a great talent to have as the number two running back behind Armando Allen.

Also watch out for sophomore Cierre Wood. After he was heavily recruited out of high school, Wood has the talent to be a number one running back in years to come. And, while he wasn't in at all last season, he will get a number of looks in his second year at Notre Dame.

Receivers

Yes, Golden Tate is gone, but Michael Floyd, who was the most talented receiver on the roster last year in my opinion, returns after having a good sophomore year despite missing five games to an injury.

This off-season there is a lot of hype about what Floyd will do now that he is the number one receiver on the team. In the new spread offense, there's no doubt in my mind that he will be a target on a lot of plays and end up with well over 1,000 yards receiving at the end of the season.

Behind him, Duval Kamara will have to again step up to replace a star receiver. Kamara performed pretty well last season after Floyd went down by grabbing 23 passes for over 200 yards, but his performance will have to be even better this year after the loss of Golden Tate.

Also, another guy to watch out for is freshman Tai-ler Jones. Jones has amazing athletic ability to go with his quickness. In his first year, he will definitely be given a lot of looks as a receiver.

Finally, Kyle Rudolph at the tight end position will also be a key contributor. As the team's top NFL prospect, Rudolph has the size, speed, and hands to be a receiver in the spread offense. His 33 receptions landed him third on the team last year, but he will have an even bigger impact this season.

Offensive Line

The offensive line this season could have a new look with this new coaching staff, but they will be a key part of this team. If there's not good protection, then Crist will have a rough first season like Clausen did. So, it's obviously very important to have a good line to protect him.

First off, the line returns two starters from last season in Trevor Robinson and Chris Stewart. Those two guys are going to be the leaders after Sam Young's departure and for good reason. Both of them obviously have starting experience and are the most talented blockers on the roster.

Braxston Cave will be the starting center this year after an impressive spring. Zach Martin will start at left tackle despite not being very big. While he is young and inexperienced, he was a highly sought after recruit and is very talented. Finally, Taylor Dever will have to try to fill Sam Young's shoes which will be a difficult task. He is a senior, so he has experience at Notre Dame and can be a veteran leader on this line.

Defensive Line

Ian Williams will be the star of the line this season and will have a much bigger role because of the new 3-4 defense. While he has the NFL talent needed to be a great lineman, he has to start bringing more consistency to the field if this year's line is going be a good one.

Ethan Johnson will be on the outside of the three man line and will have to step up his game from last season. He showed some of his talent last year by grabbing four sacks, but he will have to be more involved in the running game this year as well.

Rounding out the line, junior Kapron Lewis-Moore has the potential to be a star player on defense and this is his time to shine. Last year, he managed to get 2.5 sacks as a 4-3 end but will take his new role this season with the 3-4. His performance in the running game needs to improve this year as well.

Linebackers

Manti Te'o will be the leader of the defense this season and perhaps the most talented player as well. After a decent freshman season, Te'o will only improve on that with a year of experience. He obviously has great potential and NFL talent that he will hopefully continue to show off as the season progresses.

Darius Fleming, the speedy linebacker, will start on the outside of the defense this season. Last season he had three sacks and that number will definitely improve this season with the new defensive scheme.

Brian Smith returns from a good 2009 campaign with 79 tackles and two interceptions. Smith comes back with a lot of expectations to be the veteran and experienced player of the linebackers. Expect a very good statistical season this year from him.

And, with four spots at linebacker this year, Anthony McDonald should be the one stepping into the new role. He is just another example of a highly recruited player who will have a chance to show that off this season.

Secondary

Senior Gary Gray has the experience and talent to be the leader of this secondary if he can finally break through. As one of the most sought after corners in his class, he really hasn't done enough to back up that hype. This will be his final chance if he plans to do something big in South Bend.

Like the rest of the defense, Darrin Walls has the talent and potential to be a star. I almost feel like a broken record right now because a lot of this is the same stuff. Walls was again a very talented player coming to Notre Dame, but just hasn't really shown it yet. As a senior, this will also be his last chance to do something big.

At strong safety will be Jamoris Slaughter who will try to replace a very good safety in Kyle McCarthy. Slaughter has the speed to be a player like McCarthy and cover a lot of ground to defend passes through the air and on the ground.

Harrison Smith, like Gray and like Walls is another talented high school prospect with a lot to prove. He will be the starting free safety this season and his physicality should make him a good one. He finished third on the team last year with 69 tackles, but expect that number to improve this season. He has great athletic ability and should have a good season this year.

Reggie Bush Apologizes To USC Athletic Director Pat Haden

noreply@blogger.com (budiman mohd) — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:03:00 +0000

Reggie Bush has not apologized, according to the Los Angeles Times. "Never did he say I'm sorry or I apologize. Never did he say, 'I lied to the NCAA or I took stuff,'" USC athletic director Pat Haden

said. (via Sports By Brooks)

EARLIER:

Reggie Bush apologized to new USC athletic director Pat Haden last week in a 15-minute phone conversation, according to USA Today.

According to Haden, Bush was "really contrite" and apologized for receiving benefits while playing at USC.

"He knows he made a series of mistakes. It wasn't just one mistake. It was a series of mistakes," said Haden. "He told me, 'If I could turn the clock back, I would. If I could give the Heisman Trophy back, I would.'"

USC removed Bush's 2005 Heisman trophy from display and the team is banned from playing in bowl games for the next two years.

Southern Cal has also been ordered to distance itself from Bush.
Haden went onto say "I wish I could ask Reggie to come talk to our football team. I can't. He's not allowed on the campus."

In June, the NCAA stripped USC of its victory in the 2005 National Championship game and vacate the entire 2005 season.

ESPN Arrives in Miami, Forgets Dolphins Play Football

noreply@blogger.com (budiman mohd) — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:02:00 +0000

First it was the hip, now it's basketball.Every year ESPN comes up with a fascinatingly gimmicky way to cover training camp and fans for all 32 teams patiently await their teams ten minutes of attention. This year Chad Henneand Adam Schefter are riding buses across the country going city to city in a Jack Keroueac meets Monday Night Football kind of way. Great, after waiting for pretty much everybody else to have their shot, Adam Schefter finally rolled into South Beach yesterday.

I’m as excited about The Heat as the next guy (that’s not totally true, but I get the reason for the excitement), but I really wanted to hear an interview about the Dolphins. What I got was really a stupid fluff piece and a bunch of information I’d already heard on ESPN. Schefter had Chad Henne and Brandon Marshall on the bus. He really should have just invited Marshall because they really seemed to be the only two talking.

He led by asking Brandon Marshall how it felt to be the third biggest acquisition in Miami this offseason, alluding to Chris Bosh and LeBron James recent decision to bring their talents to South Beach. Now that’s an endearing question right off the bat, and one that Marshall played off well. I personally don’t think Chris Bosh is higher profile than Brandon Marshall, but I’m biased.

Then the attention turned to Brandon Marshall’s plans to play in the NBA should there be an NFL lockout next year (which is interesting, because I’m not 100 percent on this but I’m pretty sure the NBA is set for a pretty interesting labor squabble after their upcoming season, too) and Chad Henne’s bowling ability. The former of which dominated the conversation, and made a headline on the front of ESPN.com. Sprinkled in between the banter were a couple questions about Henne and Marshall’s first impressions of each other. At the end of the piece the two signed the bus, though they only showed Marshall and he was still talking about basketball the whole time. Then they sent it back to Bristol where Tedy Bruschi offered an “objective” opinion.

Great work. Seriously, ESPN shows up in Miami, fails to really address the Dolphins training camp or frankly even show any footage of it at all and as a parting gift leaves the Dolphins with a mild distraction by running a story about Brandon Marshall’s intent to play in the NBA next year and dropping in a little bit about breach of contract. Also, it’s probably a microcosm of their coverage of Miami sports this next year with the Heat in the forefront and the Fins as an afterthought (still better than Marlins and Panthers). Ok, I’m done ranting, follow me over the page break and let’s talk about the Dolphins.

Will Allen Out Until Season

Will Allen will be sidelined until the start of the season as he had to have his knee scoped yesterday. He had been enjoying a very solid camp but started to favor the knee a couple of days. Allen is a tough guy and attempted to play through the pain but eventually had to miss time and was sent to see a specialist yesterday morning.

Will Allen will be sidelined the rest of camp after having his knee scoped Thursday.

The surgery was on the same knee that Allen had operated on last season when he missed the rest of the year after injuring it in week 7. It was a minor procedure that was done to clean up a few things after the last surgery, but it will hold Allen out until the beginning of the season. There’s a couple ways to interpret this. Allen is 32, it’s the second surgery on the knee, there’s no guarantee he comes back strong from this at all. But on the other hand it may be good the Dolphins made him get it dealt with rather than letting him tough it out all year and risk doing more damage.

Regardless it gives Nolan Carroll an opportunity to secure the nickel spot with Jason Allen also still in the mix, though I’ve read reports where Miami has been playing Jason Allen some at boundary corner and has been happy with the results so far. Regardless, Nolan Carroll is getting a lot of attention lately and stands to really solidify his place in Miami’s long-term plans. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a trio of talented young corners locked up for the next few years?

Dolphins Pre-Season Opener

The Dolphins will take on the Buccaneers tomorrow night at Sun Life Stadium. We’ll have a full preview of it before the game, but for now, the Fins have announced that Chad Pennington will not play, Chad Henne will play a set number of snaps, but mostly like about the first quarter, the Tyler Thigpen in the second and that Pat White will play a lot. It’s pretty obvious Miami needs to see Pat White run the offense in some game situations to determine what kind of a player they have in his second season.

Pat White has seen a lot of scrutiny thus far in the young season. More than just about any 4th string quarterback I’ve ever seen. But a good preseason could go a long ways towards helping him silence critics and show the Dolphins he has a place on their team. Tony Sparano has said in the past the first preseason game is the most difficult from a coaching standpoint because your roster is the most bloated at that pointed having not made cuts yet, and depending on how the game goes, you might not be able to get everyone enough reps to get a good look at some people. In this case you can tell the Dolphins need to see White and have made a point of it. Here’s hoping the kid shows up.

How's that foot holding up, buddy?

A Few Things I’m Going to Be Looking For…

-How does Ronnie Brown look, if he’s going to be playing at all? I want to see him just make one solid cut with a tackler coming at him in a game situation and then I’ll feel a whole lot better going into the start of the season.

-What do Brandon Marshall andKarlos Dansby look like as a Dolphins? We’ve seen them in practice gear, but it’s always kind of fun the first time you see a new player in uniform.

-How does the interior line look? Miami is still fleshing out the inside of its line and and the Bucs have a pair of promising young tackles that are sure to see some extended reps.

-Can Ike Alama-Francis match the hype? He’s getting a ton of credit right now, is he really going to be a force or is he just another case of too much being made out of drills and two-a-days?

-What does the defense look like? I don’t mean how do they play but what does the scheme look like? All we’ve heard about is ‘hybrid 3-4.’ Well obviously they’re not going to show too much, but still we should get a look at what this new scheme is all about.

-Who can return a kick? Kick coverage is kick coverage, so it doesn’t matter when you get your shot every return is important and it’s going to be key to see if anyone can show the type of elusiveness and burst that could win the job.

Hope you’re all ready for a good weekend and some Dolphins football.

Ranking the Running Backs

noreply@blogger.com (budiman mohd) — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:00:00 +0000

Just as we talked about when we rated quarterbacks, there are going to be a number of key factors to consider when entering your fantasy football draft. Obviously the schedule is important, as is the weather in games and health.

However, knowing how your league scores is ultimately a reason to pick one back over another. For example, Adrian Peterson didn't lead the league in rushing, but put up 18 touchdowns last year. If Ryan Grant is only going to get you six touchdowns, but Ray Rice might get you 11, and their rushing yards are equal, it's important to pay attention to those numbers.

It's also important to see if leagues count rush attempts and/or receptions. Some backs, like Chris Johnson and Rice, pick up a lot of receiving yards while others, like Peterson, do not. This is also key when considering a back in the draft.

With all that in mind, let's rank the running backs for 2010.

The Cream of the Crop

Chris Johnson, Tennessee
Adrian Peterson, Minnesota
Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville
Ray Rice, Baltimore

All four of these guys could put up very similar numbers this year, rushing for somewhere between 1,300-1,500 yards and posting double-digit touchdowns. However, each has unique skills to bring to the table, and concerns, that are worthy of additional consideration.

Johnson: led the league in rushing last year. Teams will focus on him in 2010, forcing Vince Young to beat them. Don't expect 2,000 rushing yards again.

Peterson: coughs up the ball too much. He lost six fumbles last year, and the Vikings were forced to use Chester Taylor late in many games to preserve their lead. Being that Taylor is now in Chicago, and Brett Favre hasn't officially come back yet, Peterson could have a rough season.

Jones-Drew: he's the leader of a young offense and handled the ball a lot last year. His 14 touchdowns might not happen again this year, but the 1,300+ yards could.

Rice: he's in the best situation of this top group. He's a good receiver and has capable bodies with whom he can share carries. However, with the addition of Anquan Boldin the Ravens might be more pass-happy in the red zone, and Rice only rushed for seven touchdowns last year. Still a safe bet for over 1,700 all-purpose yards.

Second-Tier Starters: Worth Waiting, not Over Paying

Steven Jackson, St. Louis
Ryan Grant, Green Bay
Frank Gore, San Francisco
Rashard Mendenhall, Pittsburgh
Michael Turner, Atlanta
Cedric Benson, Cincinnati
Ryan Matthews, San Diego

These seven guys are trendy picks that might be worth considering in a second or third round, but aren't worth a gamble in the first.

The biggest argument on this list is Jackson being included in the second tier and not with the big boys as locks for big seasons. However, the Rams have been running him into the ground and history shows that backs averaging consistently 320-340 carries a season over an extended period of time don't last very long. With the Rams mediocre line and the money they've invested in Sam Bradford in mind, Jackson might have seen his last 1,400-yard season.

With Grant and Benson, the biggest issue is consistency. Both have outstanding weeks and miserable weeks in the same season, and are both a fantasy owner's best friend and worst enemy in the matchup format.

Both Gore and Mendenhall have dealt with injuries in their pasts, but should be good to go for around 1,200 yards and 8-10 touchdowns. Mendenhall might be the best pick of this group because of Pittsburgh's quarterback issues (Roethlisberger suspended, Holmes traded). Gore is a beast that should see better holes with an improved line in San Fran.

Turner lived up to his nickname by burning fantasy owners that picked him at the top last year. He came into camp out of shape and dealt with injuries all season. He reported to camp in shape and on time this year, and could return to dominant form for the Falcons.

Matthews was the Chargers' first round pick this year, and he'll be the man for them because LaDanian Tomlinson's now with the Jets. They like him a lot, and have had success in the last decade, so seeing him put up numbers similar to those Matt Forte did for the Bears in his rookie year could be expected.

Tandems: Teams That Will Run-By-Committee

Kansas City - Thomas Jones, Jamaal Charles
New Orleans - Reggie Bush, Pierre Thomas
Carolina - DeAngelo Williams, Jonathan Stewart
Chicago - Matt Forte, Chester Taylor
Indianapolis - Joseph Addai, Donald Brown
New York Jets - Shonn Greene, LaDanian Tomlinson
Detroit - Kevin Smith, Jahvid Best
Miami - Ricky Williams, Ronnie Brown
Oakland - Michael Bush, Darren McFadden

This is a longer group because more and more teams are moving two an offense that features more than one primary back. There are some intriguing names in strange places on this list, though, and these teams could give fantasy owners migraines all year.

Jones had one of his best seasons in the NFL last year, running for over 1,400 yards with the Jets. But they, as so many other teams have, decided to dump him after a great season. So he landed in Kansas City, which is puzzling because Charles had his own 1,000-yard season last year. It's hard to handicap which of these two will get more carries, especially in the red zone.

Similarly, Carolina has two backs that have had exceptional seasons in the last couple years. Both DeAngelo Williams and Stewart have seen their names in the top ten in the league in rushing, and in an offense that's going to be featured a new quarterback, both of these guys should see plenty of carries. DeAngelo Williams and Stewart might be the strongest individual plays of these players.

In New Orleans, Bush is a year past knee surgery and looks explosive. But Thomas is the better runner between the tackles and, while he might not put up as many all-purpose yards, could make up for it by seeing the end zone more often.

Forte and Taylor are intriguing in Chicago because it's hard to know what Mike Martz's system is going to look like with the Bears' personnel. The team has three tight ends on the roster, a questionable offensive line, and the same group of relatively young receivers. It's also hard to handicap which of these guys will see the end zone more often.

The Jets are an interesting situation because Greene showed the ability to be a top-tier back last year (which is why they let Jones walk), but the addition of future Hall of Famer Tomlinson clouds the situation. Clearly Tomlinson doesn't intend on being a full-time backup, and has a history of finding the end zone.

With Indianapolis, Detroit and Miami, there are injury concerns that make picking any of those four backs hard. Ricky Williams had a nice season last year, but Ronnie Brown is the more electrifying back. Both Smith and Best had their seasons end with injuries last year, so Detroit might be a wild card. In Indy, Addai has been solid when healthy, but Brown looked like he could be a dominant back last year when he got a chance. Which player Peyton Manning hands the ball to will be a question mark each week, and their touches in the red zone could be spread out as well.

Oakland is... well, Oakland. Jason Campbell should improve the offense, but knowing which guy is going to get the bulk of the carries is an annual crapshoot.

The MC Hammer Group - Don't Touch This

Dallas - they have three backs that all have histories of injuries and splitting carries. Marion Barber has never emerged a a prime-time back, but could get double-digit touchdowns.Tashard Choice and Felix Jones are sexy picks because they're home run hitters, but the three figure to see equal action in different situations. Good luck picking the most valuable of the three!

Denver - Knowshon Moreno's the most talented, Correll Buckhalter is the most consistent, and neither is healthy. Given their quarterback issues and the health concerns already popping up, it might be best to avoid the Broncos completely in the draft.

New York Giants - Brandon Jacobs is a beast, while Ahmad Bradshaw is a bowling ball. They combined for 387 carries and 12 touchdowns last year, but knowing which back gets the ball week-to-week is a health-based guessing game. Either could be a decent RB2 pick, but neither is a lead back.

Washington - they brought in Donovan McNabb and Mike Shanahan, which would lead a fantasy owner to think the Skins will probably throw the ball more often this year. Washington also quietly added two over-the-hill running backs, Larry Johnson and Willie Parker to their backfield to compete with over-the-hill Clinton Portis for touches. It's easy to say avoid this situation on draft day.

Tampa Bay - Cadillac Williams has been more of a pinto the last few years, spending most of his time on the sidelines in a t-shirt. Derrick Ward had a nice season with the Giants before Tampa overpaid for him, and he didn't impress as much as they would have hoped last year. This could be an interesting backfield to watch in 2010 as they continue to develop their offense around young quarterback Josh Freeman.

Houston - the Texans had 13 rushing touchdowns last year from four running backs, and were only able to get 437 yards and three of those touchdowns from Steve Slaton. Because Slaton lost three fumbles last year, Ryan Moats looked like a stronger fantasy play until they selected Ben Tate from Auburn in the draft. Tate could easily emerge as the leading rusher in Houston, but gambling on any of these backs as more than a third or fourth backfield option would be a mistake.

Larissa Riquelme is incredibly popular for some reason

noreply@blogger.com (budiman mohd) — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:50:00 +0000

Sometimes television cameras at sporting events turn their powerful focus from the field of play to the giddy and/or inconsolable masses in the stands. And sometimes that focus sticks for more than just the few seconds until a beer ad can be readied or the athlete with a torn meniscus can be dragged off. In the case of Larissa Riquelme, that focus is sticking and has quickly heaved her to international popularity with at least half the population that has seen her.

Described as Paraguay's No. 1 fan, Riquelme is a model like so many others you've never ever heard of but seen pictured in popular alleys of the Internet. Yet because of her emphatic support of her national team and the hypnosis she holds over cameras far and wide, she now overflows from the pages of leading sports sites like Spain's AS.com, Italy's Corriere dello Sport and Brazil's Globo, and has become one of the most popular names in search engines and on Twitter. On Tuesday, Larissa Riquelme searches on Yahoo rocketed 241 percent.

First rising to global popularity as she cheered on Paraguay in the opening-match draw that shocked their Italian opponents, Riquelme intrigued viewers with the curious yet prominent way she carries her mobile phone. As Paraguay continued their improbable run, finishing atop their group and advancing to the knockout stage, the cameras continued to seek her out, even as she watched a continent away, back home in Asuncion.

Sitting front and center (even if she really wasn't) at a public viewing party for Paraguay's round of 16 match against Japan on Tuesday, the cameras just kept snapping as she urged her team to victory. Paraguay won on penalties, putting them in the quarterfinals for the first time ever, yet it was Larissa Riquelme's name near the top of Twitter's worldwide trending topics list and surging up as one of the top 2,000 Yahoo search terms.

Of course, her assertion that she will run through the streets in nothing but red and blue bodypaint should Paraguay somehow win the World Cup isn't hurting her quicksilver rise, which will probably outlast many people's memories of Paraguay's impressive run. But that's how these things go.

UPDATE: According to a new story from Globo (which accuses Larissa of overshadowing Paraguay's performance), her strategic mobile phone placement is just that. She was hired to publicly cheer Paraguay with the phone held firmly on display within her tank top. I don't think her new fans will feel at all betrayed by this sly marketing ploy.

SPAIN INTO THE SEMIFINALS!!!

noreply@blogger.com (budiman mohd) — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:46:00 +0000

The review, replays, grading, opinions and coherent thoughts will come later…
… now, it’s time to celebrate!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Believe it or not, Villa's at the bottom of this..

For the first time in their history, Spain makes it into the semifinals of a World Cup!
Spain, the team everyone was writing off after the match with Switzerland. Spain, the eternal underperformers. *Our* Spain.

VIVA ESPAÑA!

Historic 2-1 defeat for Brazil is a Dutch dream

noreply@blogger.com (budiman mohd) — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:16:00 +0000

This World Cup was supposed to be all about South American dominance and European decline. Friday's quarterfinal between Brazil and the Netherlands has largely chucked that narrative out the window. It certainly didn't look that way leading into the match. While the Dutch won all of their group stage games plus a decisive 2-1 round of 16 game against Slovakia, they never seemed to match the form of the much-hyped Oranje teams of old. Brazil, on the other hand, looked unbeatable after galloping past able dark horses Chile 3-0.

It initially looked like the Netherlands would pay for its lack of form when defender André Ooijer lazily played a charging Robinho, who easily slotted the ball past keeper Maarten Stekelenburg to give Brazil a 1-0 lead. But after a Felipe Melo own-goal and a Wesley Sneijder set-piece header later, a once-composed Brazil began to play like a bunch of spoiled children on a present-less Christmas morning. It led to Melo stamping an admittedly collapsible Arjen Robben on the hamstring, earning him a red card, and a 2-1 loss for the five-time World Cup winners.

More importantly, the Dutch victory is now a part of World Cup history; up until Friday, Brazil went undefeated in a total of 42 World Cup matches held outside of Europe. The last time Brazil lost a non-European World Cup match was in 1950, when Uruguay stunned Brazil at the Maracanã stadium with a — you guessed it — 2-1 come-from-behind win, giving the Uruguayans their second World Cup title.

I guess they can run that ad now.

Holland Dream Team And The Record

noreply@blogger.com (budiman mohd) — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 10:34:00 +0000

Holland

Recent Games

2010-07-02

Holland

2 - 1

Brazil

2010-06-28

Holland

2 - 1

Slovakia

2010-06-24

Cameroon

1 - 2

Holland

2010-06-19

Holland

1 - 0

Japan

2010-06-14

Holland

2 - 0

Denmark

2010-06-05

Holland

6 - 1

Hungary

2010-06-01

Holland

4 - 1

Ghana

2010-05-26

Holland

2 - 1

Mexico

2010-03-03

Holland

2 - 1

United States

2009-11-18

Holland

0 - 0

Paraguay

2009-11-14

Italy

0 - 0

Holland

2009-10-10

Australia

0 - 0

Holland

2009-09-09

Scotland

0 - 1

Holland

2009-09-05

Holland

3 - 0

Japan

2009-08-12

Holland

2 - 2

England

2009-06-10

Holland

2 - 0

Norway

2009-06-06

Iceland

1 - 2

Holland

2009-04-01

Holland

4 - 0

Rep. of Macedonia

2009-03-28

Holland

3 - 0

Scotland

2009-02-11

Tunisia

1 - 1

Holland

2008-11-19

Holland

3 - 1

Sweden

2008-10-15

Norway

0 - 1

Holland

2008-10-11

Holland

2 - 0

Iceland

2008-09-10

Rep. of Macedonia

1 - 2

Holland

2008-09-06

Holland

1 - 2

Australia

2008-08-20

Russia

1 - 1

Holland

2008-06-21

Holland

1 - 3

Russia

2008-06-17

Holland

2 - 0

Romania

2008-06-13

Holland

4 - 1

France

2008-06-09

Holland

3 - 0

Italy

2008-06-01

Holland

2 - 0

Wales

2008-05-29

Holland

1 - 1

Denmark

2008-05-24

Holland

3 - 0

Ukraine

Win 24 (72.7%) Draw 7 (21.2%) Loss 2 (6.1%)

Europe - Qualifying Group 9

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1.	Holland	8	8	0	0	17	2	15	24
2.	Norway	8	2	4	2	9	7	2	10
3.	Scotland	8	3	1	4	6	11	-5	10
4.	Rep. of Macedonia	8	2	1	5	5	11	-6	7
5.	Iceland	8	1	2	5	7	13	-6	5

Players

Maarten Stekelenburg

(GK)

Gregory van der Wiel

(DF)

John Heitinga

(DF)

Joris Mathijsen

(DF)

Giovanni van Bronckhorst

(DF)

Mark van Bommel

(MD)

Dirk Kuyt

(FW)

Nigel de Jong

(MD)

Robin van Persie

(FW)

Wesley Sneijder

(MD)

Arjen Robben

(FW)

Khalid Boulahrouz

(DF)

Andre Ooijer

(DF)

Demy de Zeeuw

(MD)

Edson Braafheid

(DF)

Michel Vorm

(GK)

Eljero Elia

(FW)

Stijn Schaars

(MD)

Ryan Babel

(FW)

Ibrahim Afellay

(MD)

Klaas Jan Huntelaar

(FW)

Sander Boschker

(GK)

Rafael van der Vaart

(MD)

Coach

Bert van Marwijk

World Cup 2010

World Cup 2010 Qualifiers

Played at Neutral Ground

Goalkeeper

Defender

Midfielder

Forward

England Dream Team At World Cup 2010 And The Record

noreply@blogger.com (budiman mohd) — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 10:29:00 +0000

England

Recent Games

2010-06-27

Germany

4 - 1

England

2010-06-23

Slovenia

0 - 1

England

2010-06-18

England

0 - 0

Algeria

2010-06-12

England

1 - 1

United States

2010-05-30

England

2 - 1

Japan

2010-05-24

England

3 - 1

Mexico

2010-03-03

England

3 - 1

Egypt

2009-11-14

Brazil

1 - 0

England

2009-10-14

England

3 - 0

Belarus

2009-10-10

Ukraine

1 - 0

England

2009-09-09

England

5 - 1

Croatia

2009-09-05

England

2 - 1

Slovenia

2009-08-12

Holland

2 - 2

England

2009-06-10

England

6 - 0

Andorra

2009-06-06

Kazakhstan

0 - 4

England

2009-04-01

England

2 - 1

Ukraine

2009-03-28

England

4 - 0

Slovakia

2009-02-11

Spain

2 - 0

England

2008-11-19

Germany

1 - 2

England

2008-10-15

Belarus

1 - 3

England

2008-10-11

England

5 - 1

Kazakhstan

2008-09-10

Croatia

1 - 4

England

2008-09-06

Andorra

0 - 2

England

2008-08-20

England

2 - 2

Czech Republic

2008-06-01

Trinidad and Tobago

0 - 3

England

2008-05-28

England

2 - 0

United States

Win 18 (69.2%) Draw 4 (15.4%) Loss 4 (15.4%)

Europe - Qualifying Group 6

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1.	England	10	9	0	1	34	6	28	27
2.	Ukraine	10	6	3	1	21	6	15	21
3.	Croatia	10	6	2	2	19	13	6	20
4.	Belarus	10	4	1	5	19	14	5	13
5.	Kazakhstan	10	2	0	8	11	29	-18	6
6.	Andorra	10	0	0	10	3	39	-36	0

Players

David James

(GK)

Glen Johnson

(DF)

Ashley Cole

(DF)

Steven Gerrard

(MD)

Rio Ferdinand

(DF)

John Terry

(DF)

Aaron Lennon

(MD)

Frank Lampard

(MD)

Peter Crouch

(FW)

Wayne Rooney

(FW)

Joe Cole

(MD)

Robert Green

(GK)

Stephen Warnock

(DF)

Gareth Barry

(MD)

Matt Upson

(DF)

James Milner

(MD)

Shaun Wright-Phillips

(MD)

Jamie Carragher

(DF)

Jermain Defoe

(FW)

Ledley King

(DF)

Emile Heskey

(FW)

Michael Carrick

(MD)

Joe Hart

(GK)

Coach

Fabio Capello

World Cup 2010

World Cup 2010 Qualifiers

Played at Neutral Ground

Goalkeeper

Defender

Midfielder

Forward

Brazil Dream Team At World Cup 2010 And The Record

noreply@blogger.com (budiman mohd) — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 10:25:00 +0000

Brazil

Recent Games

2010-07-02

Holland

2 - 1

Brazil

2010-06-28

Brazil

3 - 0

Chile

2010-06-25

Portugal

0 - 0

Brazil

2010-06-20

Brazil

3 - 1

Ivory Coast

2010-06-15

Brazil

2 - 1

Korea DPR

2010-06-02

Zimbabwe

0 - 3

Brazil

2010-03-02

Republic of Ireland

0 - 2

Brazil

2009-11-17

Oman

0 - 2

Brazil

2009-11-14

Brazil

1 - 0

England

2009-10-14

Brazil

0 - 0

Venezuela

2009-10-11

Bolivia

2 - 1

Brazil

2009-09-09

Brazil

4 - 2

Chile

2009-09-05

Argentina

1 - 3

Brazil

2009-08-12

Estonia

0 - 1

Brazil

2009-06-28

United States

2 - 3

Brazil

2009-06-25

South Africa

0 - 1

Brazil

2009-06-21

Italy

0 - 3

Brazil

2009-06-18

United States

0 - 3

Brazil

2009-06-15

Brazil

4 - 3

Egypt

2009-06-10

Brazil

2 - 1

Paraguay

2009-06-06

Uruguay

0 - 4

Brazil

2009-04-01

Brazil

3 - 0

Peru

2009-03-29

Ecuador

1 - 1

Brazil

2009-02-10

Brazil

2 - 0

Italy

2008-11-19

Brazil

6 - 2

Portugal

2008-10-15

Brazil

0 - 0

Colombia

2008-10-12

Venezuela

0 - 4

Brazil

2008-09-10

Brazil

0 - 0

Bolivia

2008-09-07

Chile

0 - 3

Brazil

2008-06-18

Brazil

0 - 0

Argentina

2008-06-15

Paraguay

2 - 0

Brazil

2008-06-06

Brazil

0 - 2

Venezuela

2008-05-31

Brazil

3 - 2

Canada

2008-03-26

Sweden

0 - 1

Brazil

2008-02-06

Republic of Ireland

0 - 1

Brazil

2007-11-21

Brazil

2 - 1

Uruguay

2007-11-18

Peru

1 - 1

Brazil

2007-10-17

Brazil

5 - 0

Ecuador

2007-10-14

Colombia

0 - 0

Brazil

Win 27 (69.2%) Draw 8 (20.5%) Loss 4 (10.3%)

South America - Qualifying Group

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1.	Brazil	18	9	7	2	33	11	22	34
2.	Chile	18	10	3	5	32	22	10	33
3.	Paraguay	18	10	3	5	24	16	8	33
4.	Argentina	18	8	4	6	23	20	3	28
5.	Uruguay	18	6	6	6	28	20	8	24
6.	Ecuador	18	6	5	7	22	26	-4	23
7.	Colombia	18	6	5	7	14	18	-4	23
8.	Venezuela	18	6	4	8	23	29	-6	22
9.	Bolivia	18	4	3	11	22	36	-14	15
10.	Peru	18	3	4	11	11	34	-23	13

Players

Julio Cesar

(GK)

Maicon

(DF)

Lucio

(DF)

Juan

(DF)

Felipe Melo

(MD)

Michel Bastos

(DF)

Elano

(MD)

Gilberto Silva

(MD)

Luis Fabiano

(FW)

Kaka

(MD)

Robinho

(FW)

Gomes

(GK)

Dani Alves

(DF)

Luisao

(DF)

Thiago Silva

(DF)

Gilberto Melo

(DF)

Josue

(MD)

Ramires

(MD)

Julio Baptista

(MD)

Kleberson

(MD)

Nilmar

(FW)

Doni

(GK)

Grafite

Coach

Dunga

World Cup 2010

World Cup 2010 Qualifiers

Played at Neutral Ground

Goalkeeper

Defender

Midfielder

Forward

Argentina Record Before World Cup 2010

noreply@blogger.com (budiman mohd) — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 10:21:00 +0000

Argentina

Recent Games

2010-07-03

Argentina

0 - 4

Germany

2010-06-27

Argentina

3 - 1

Mexico

2010-06-22

Greece

0 - 2

Argentina

2010-06-17

Argentina

4 - 1

Korea Republic

2010-06-12

Argentina

1 - 0

Nigeria

2010-05-24

Argentina

5 - 0

Canada

2010-05-05

Argentina

4 - 0

Haiti

2010-03-03

Germany

0 - 1

Argentina

2010-02-10

Argentina

2 - 1

Jamaica

2010-01-26

Argentina

3 - 2

Costa Rica

2009-11-14

Spain

2 - 1

Argentina

2009-10-14

Uruguay

0 - 1

Argentina

2009-10-10

Argentina

2 - 1

Peru

2009-09-30

Argentina

2 - 0

Ghana

2009-09-09

Paraguay

1 - 0

Argentina

2009-09-05

Argentina

1 - 3

Brazil

2009-08-12

Russia

2 - 3

Argentina

2009-06-10

Ecuador

2 - 0

Argentina

2009-06-06

Argentina

1 - 0

Colombia

2009-05-20

Argentina

3 - 1

Panama

2009-04-01

Bolivia

6 - 1

Argentina

2009-03-28

Argentina

4 - 0

Venezuela

2009-02-11

France

0 - 2

Argentina

2008-11-19

Scotland

0 - 1

Argentina

2008-10-15

Chile

1 - 0

Argentina

2008-10-11

Argentina

2 - 1

Uruguay

2008-09-10

Peru

1 - 1

Argentina

2008-09-06

Argentina

1 - 1

Paraguay

2008-08-20

Belarus

0 - 0

Argentina

2008-06-18

Brazil

0 - 0

Argentina

2008-06-15

Argentina

1 - 1

Ecuador

2008-06-08

United States

0 - 0

Argentina

2008-06-04

Mexico

1 - 4

Argentina

2008-03-26

Egypt

0 - 2

Argentina

2007-11-20

Colombia

2 - 1

Argentina

2007-11-17

Argentina

3 - 0

Bolivia

2007-10-16

Venezuela

0 - 2

Argentina

2007-10-13

Argentina

2 - 0

Chile

Win 24 (63.2%) Draw 6 (15.8%) Loss 8 (21.1%)

South America - Qualifying Group

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1.	Brazil	18	9	7	2	33	11	22	34
2.	Chile	18	10	3	5	32	22	10	33
3.	Paraguay	18	10	3	5	24	16	8	33
4.	Argentina	18	8	4	6	23	20	3	28
5.	Uruguay	18	6	6	6	28	20	8	24
6.	Ecuador	18	6	5	7	22	26	-4	23
7.	Colombia	18	6	5	7	14	18	-4	23
8.	Venezuela	18	6	4	8	23	29	-6	22
9.	Bolivia	18	4	3	11	22	36	-14	15
10.	Peru	18	3	4	11	11	34	-23	13

Players

Diego Pozo

(GK)

Martin Demichelis

(DF)

Clemente Rodriguez

(DF)

Nicolas Burdisso

(DF)

Mario Bolatti

(MD)

Gabriel Heinze

(DF)

Angel Di Maria

(MD)

Juan Veron

(MD)

Gonzalo Higuain

(FW)

Lionel Messi

(FW)

Carlos Tevez

(FW)

Ariel Garce

(DF)

Walter Samuel

(DF)

Javier Mascherano

(MD)

Nicolas Otamendi

(DF)

Sergio Aguero

(FW)

Jonas Gutierrez

(MD)

Martin Palermo

(FW)

Diego Milito

(FW)

Maxi Rodriguez

(MD)

Mariano Andujar

(GK)

Sergio Romero

(GK)

Javier Pastore

(MD)

Coach

Diego Maradona

World Cup 2010

World Cup 2010 Qualifiers

Played at Neutral Ground

Goalkeeper

Defender

Midfielder

Forward

2010 Spain Dream Team

noreply@blogger.com (budiman mohd) — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 10:16:00 +0000

Spain

Recent Games

2010-07-03

Paraguay

0 - 1

Spain

2010-06-29

Spain

1 - 0

Portugal

2010-06-25

Chile

1 - 2

Spain

2010-06-21

Spain

2 - 0

Honduras

2010-06-16

Spain

0 - 1

Switzerland

2010-06-08

Spain

6 - 0

Poland

2010-06-03

Spain

1 - 0

Korea Republic

2010-05-29

Spain

3 - 2

Saudi Arabia

2010-03-03

France

0 - 2

Spain

2009-11-18

Austria

1 - 5

Spain

2009-11-14

Spain

2 - 1

Argentina

2009-10-14

Bosnia-Herzegovina

2 - 5

Spain

2009-10-10

Armenia

1 - 2

Spain

2009-09-09

Spain

3 - 0

Estonia

2009-09-05

Spain

5 - 0

Belgium

2009-08-12

Rep. of Macedonia

2 - 3

Spain

2009-06-28

South Africa

2 - 3

Spain

2009-06-24

Spain

0 - 2

United States

2009-06-20

South Africa

0 - 2

Spain

2009-06-17

Spain

1 - 0

Iraq

2009-06-14

New Zealand

0 - 5

Spain

2009-06-09

Azerbaijan

0 - 6

Spain

2009-04-01

Turkey

1 - 2

Spain

2009-03-28

Spain

1 - 0

Turkey

2009-02-11

Spain

2 - 0

England

2008-11-19

Spain

3 - 0

Chile

2008-10-15

Belgium

1 - 2

Spain

2008-10-11

Estonia

0 - 3

Spain

2008-09-10

Spain

4 - 0

Armenia

2008-09-06

Spain

1 - 0

Bosnia-Herzegovina

2008-08-20

Denmark

0 - 3

Spain

2008-06-29

Germany

0 - 1

Spain

2008-06-26

Russia

0 - 3

Spain

2008-06-22

Spain

0 - 0

Italy

2008-06-18

Greece

1 - 2

Spain

2008-06-14

Sweden

1 - 2

Spain

2008-06-10

Spain

4 - 1

Russia

2008-06-04

Spain

1 - 0

United States

2008-05-31

Spain

2 - 1

Peru

Win 36 (92.3%) Draw 1 (2.6%) Loss 2 (5.1%)

Europe - Qualifying Group 5

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1.	Spain	10	10	0	0	28	5	23	30
2.	Bosnia-Herzegovina	10	6	1	3	25	13	12	19
3.	Turkey	10	4	3	3	13	10	3	15
4.	Belgium	10	3	1	6	13	20	-7	10
5.	Estonia	10	2	2	6	9	24	-15	8
6.	Armenia	10	1	1	8	6	22	-16	4

Players

Iker Casillas

(GK)

Raul Albiol

(DF)

Gerard Pique

(DF)

Carlos Marchena

(DF)

Carles Puyol

(DF)

Andres Iniesta

(MD)

David Villa

(FW)

Xavi

(MD)

Fernando Torres

(FW)

Cesc Fabregas

(MD)

Joan Capdevila

(DF)

Victor Valdes

(GK)

Juan Manuel Mata

(FW)

Xabi Alonso

(MD)

Sergio Ramos

(DF)

Sergio Busquets

(MD)

Alvaro Arbeloa

(DF)

Pedro

(FW)

Fernando Llorente

(FW)

Javier Martinez

(MD)

David Silva

(MD)

Jesus Navas

(FW)

Pepe Reina

(GK)

Coach

Vicente del Bosque

World Cup 2010

World Cup 2010 Qualifiers

Played at Neutral Ground

Goalkeeper

Defender

Midfielder

Forward

Germany Football Dream Team

noreply@blogger.com (budiman mohd) — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 10:09:00 +0000

Germany

Recent Games

2010-07-03

Argentina

0 - 4

Germany

2010-06-27

Germany

4 - 1

England

2010-06-23

Ghana

0 - 1

Germany

2010-06-18

Germany

0 - 1

Serbia

2010-06-13

Germany

4 - 0

Australia

2010-06-03

Germany

3 - 1

Bosnia-Herzegovina

2010-05-29

Hungary

0 - 3

Germany

2010-03-13

Germany

3 - 0

Malta

2010-03-03

Germany

0 - 1

Argentina

2009-11-18

Germany

2 - 2

Ivory Coast

2009-10-14

Germany

1 - 1

Finland

2009-10-10

Russia

0 - 1

Germany

2009-09-09

Germany

4 - 0

Azerbaijan

2009-09-05

Germany

2 - 0

South Africa

2009-08-12

Azerbaijan

0 - 2

Germany

2009-06-02

United Arab Emirates

2 - 7

Germany

2009-05-29

China

1 - 1

Germany

2009-04-01

Wales

0 - 2

Germany

2009-03-28

Germany

4 - 0

Liechtenstein

2009-02-11

Germany

0 - 1

Norway

2008-11-19

Germany

1 - 2

England

2008-10-15

Germany

1 - 0

Wales

2008-10-11

Germany

2 - 1

Russia

2008-09-10

Finland

3 - 3

Germany

2008-09-06

Liechtenstein

0 - 6

Germany

2008-08-20

Germany

2 - 0

Belgium

2008-06-29

Germany

0 - 1

Spain

2008-06-25

Germany

3 - 2

Turkey

2008-06-19

Portugal

2 - 3

Germany

2008-06-16

Austria

0 - 1

Germany

2008-06-12

Croatia

2 - 1

Germany

2008-06-08

Germany

2 - 0

Poland

2008-05-31

Germany

2 - 1

Serbia

2008-05-27

Germany

2 - 2

Belarus

Win 23 (67.6%) Draw 5 (14.7%) Loss 6 (17.6%)

Europe - Qualifying Group 4

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1.	Germany	10	8	2	0	26	5	21	26
2.	Russia	10	7	1	2	19	6	13	22
3.	Finland	10	5	3	2	14	14	0	18
4.	Wales	10	4	0	6	9	12	-3	12
5.	Azerbaijan	10	1	2	7	4	14	-10	5
6.	Liechtenstein	10	0	2	8	2	23	-21	2

Players

Manuel Neuer

(GK)

Marcel Jansen

(MD)

Arne Friedrich

(DF)

Dennis Aogo

(DF)

Serdar Tasci

(DF)

Sami Khedira

(MD)

Bastian Schweinsteiger

(MD)

Mezut Oezil

(MD)

Stefan Kiessling

(FW)

Lukas Podolski

(FW)

Miroslav Klose

(FW)

Tim Wiese

(GK)

Thomas Mueller

(MD)

Holger Badstuber

(DF)

Piotr Trochovski

(MD)

Philipp Lahm

(DF)

Per Mertesacker

(DF)

Toni Kroos

(MD)

Cacau

(FW)

Jerome Boateng

(DF)

Marco Marin

(MD)

Hans Joerg Butt

(GK)

Mario Gomez

(FW)

Coach

Joachim Low

World Cup 2010

World Cup 2010 Qualifiers

Played at Neutral Ground

Goalkeeper

Defender

Midfielder

Forward

Paraguay Dream Team And The Record

noreply@blogger.com (budiman mohd) — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 09:58:00 +0000

Paraguay

Recent Games

2010-07-03

Paraguay

0 - 1

Spain

2010-06-29

Paraguay

0 - 0

Japan

2010-06-24

Paraguay

0 - 0

New Zealand

2010-06-20

Slovakia

0 - 2

Paraguay

2010-06-14

Italy

1 - 1

Paraguay

2010-06-02

Greece

0 - 2

Paraguay

2010-05-30

Paraguay

2 - 2

Ivory Coast

2010-05-25

Ireland

2 - 1

Paraguay

2010-05-15

Paraguay

1 - 0

Korea DPR

2010-03-31

Paraguay

1 - 1

South Africa

2009-11-18

Holland

0 - 0

Paraguay

2009-11-13

Paraguay

0 - 2

Qatar

2009-10-14

Paraguay

0 - 2

Colombia

2009-10-10

Venezuela

1 - 2

Paraguay

2009-09-09

Paraguay

1 - 0

Argentina

2009-09-05

Paraguay

1 - 0

Bolivia

2009-08-12

Korea Republic

1 - 0

Paraguay

2009-06-10

Brazil

2 - 1

Paraguay

2009-06-06

Paraguay

0 - 2

Chile

2009-04-01

Ecuador

1 - 1

Paraguay

2009-03-28

Uruguay

2 - 0

Paraguay

2009-02-11

Peru

0 - 1

Paraguay

2008-11-19

Oman

0 - 1

Paraguay

2008-10-15

Paraguay

1 - 0

Peru

2008-10-11

Colombia

0 - 1

Paraguay

2008-09-09

Paraguay

2 - 0

Venezuela

2008-09-06

Argentina

1 - 1

Paraguay

2008-08-20

Saudi Arabia

1 - 1

Paraguay

2008-06-18

Bolivia

4 - 2

Paraguay

2008-06-15

Paraguay

2 - 0

Brazil

2008-05-31

France

0 - 0

Paraguay

2008-05-27

Japan

0 - 0

Paraguay

2008-05-22

Ivory Coast

1 - 1

Paraguay

2008-03-26

South Africa

3 - 0

Paraguay

2008-02-06

Honduras

2 - 0

Paraguay

2007-11-21

Chile

0 - 3

Paraguay

2007-11-17

Paraguay

5 - 1

Ecuador

2007-10-17

Paraguay

1 - 0

Uruguay

2007-10-13

Peru

0 - 0

Paraguay

Win 15 (38.5%) Draw 13 (33.3%) Loss 11 (28.2%)

South America - Qualifying Group

		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1.	Brazil	18	9	7	2	33	11	22	34
2.	Chile	18	10	3	5	32	22	10	33
3.	Paraguay	18	10	3	5	24	16	8	33
4.	Argentina	18	8	4	6	23	20	3	28
5.	Uruguay	18	6	6	6	28	20	8	24
6.	Ecuador	18	6	5	7	22	26	-4	23
7.	Colombia	18	6	5	7	14	18	-4	23
8.	Venezuela	18	6	4	8	23	29	-6	22
9.	Bolivia	18	4	3	11	22	36	-14	15
10.	Peru	18	3	4	11	11	34	-23	13

Players

Justo Villar

(GK)

Dario Veron

(DF)

Claudio Morel

(DF)

Denis Caniza

(DF)

Julio Cesar Caceres

(DF)

Carlos Bonet

(MD)

Oscar Cardozo

(FW)

Edgar Barreto

(MD)

Roque Santa Cruz

(FW)

Edgar Benitez

(FW)

Jonathan Santana

(MD)

Diego Barreto

(GK)

Enrique Vera

(MD)

Paulo Da Silva

(DF)

Victor Caceres

(MD)

Cristian Riveros

(MD)

Aureliano Torres

(DF)

Nelson Valdez

(FW)

Lucas Barrios

(FW)

Nestor Ortigoza

(MD)

Antolin Alcaraz

(DF)

Aldo Bobadilla

(GK)

Rodolfo Gamarra

(FW)

Coach

Gerardo Martino

World Cup 2010

World Cup 2010 Qualifiers

Played at Neutral Ground

Goalkeeper

Defender

Midfielder

Forward

Cristiano Ronaldo Wallpaper

noreply@blogger.com (budiman mohd) — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 02:37:00 +0000

Cristiano Ronaldo Full Review And Information

noreply@blogger.com (budiman mohd) — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:40:00 +0000

This is a Portuguese name; the first family name is dos Santos and the second is Aveiro.

Cristiano Ronaldo
Personal information

Full name	Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
Date of birth	5 February 1985 (1985-02-05) (age 25)
Place of birth	Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)^[1]
Playing position	Winger Forward
Club information
Current club	Real Madrid
Number	9
Youth career
1993–1995	Andorinha
1995–1997	Nacional
1997–2001	Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2001–2003	Sporting CP	25	(3)
2003–2009	Manchester United	196	(84)
2009–	Real Madrid	29	(26)
National team^‡
2001–2002	Portugal U-17	9	(6)
2003	Portugal U-20	5	(1)
2002–2003	Portugal U-21	6	(3)
2004	Portugal U-23	3	(1)
2003–	Portugal	70	(22)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:14, 16 May 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:35, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH, (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɾɨʃˈtiɐnu ʁuˈnaɫdu]; born 5 February 1985),^[2] commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Real Madrid and serves as captain of the Portuguese national team. Ronaldo currently holds the distinction of being the most expensive player in football history after having transferred to Real Madrid from Manchester United in a deal worth £80 million (€94m, US$132m). His contract with Real Madrid is believed to have made him the highest-paid football player in the world.^[3]
Ronaldo began his career as a youth player for Andorinha, where he played for two years, then moved to Nacional. In 1997, he made a move to Portuguese giants Sporting CP. Ronaldo's precocious talent caught the attention of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and he signed the 18-year-old for £12.24 million in 2003. The following season, Ronaldo won his first club honour, the FA Cup, and reached the Euro 2004 final with Portugal, in which tournament he scored his first international goal.
In 2008, Ronaldo won his first Champions League title, and was named player of the tournament. He was named the FIFPro World Player of the Year^[4] and the FIFA World Player of the Year, in addition to becoming Manchester United's first Ballon d'Or winner in 40 years.^[5] Three-time Ballon d'Or winner Johan Cruyff said in an interview on 2 April 2008, "Ronaldo is better than George Best and Denis Law, who were two brilliant and great players in the history of United."^[6]

1 Early life
2 Club career
- 2.1 Early career
- 2.2 Sporting CP
- 2.3 Manchester United
  - 2.3.1 2003–2005
  - 2.3.2 2006–2007
  - 2.3.3 2007–2008
  - 2.3.4 2008–2009
- 2.4 Real Madrid
3 International career
- 3.1 2006 World Cup
- 3.2 Post-World Cup
- 3.3 International goals
4 Career statistics
5 Honours
- 5.1 Club
- 5.2 Individual
  - 5.2.1 Orders
6 Personal life
7 Advertising campaigns
8 References
9 External links

Early life

Ronaldo was born on 5 February 1985 in Santo António, a neighbourhood of Funchal, Madeira, the youngest child of Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro, a cook, and José Dinis Aveiro, a municipal gardener.^[7] His second given name, "Ronaldo", was chosen after then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan, who was his father's favourite actor.^[8] He has one older brother, Hugo, and two older sisters, Elma and Liliana Cátia.^[2]

Club career

Early career

At the age of eight, Ronaldo played for amateur team Andorinha, where his father was the kit man. In 1995, Ronaldo signed with local club Nacional, and, after a title-winning campaign, he went on a three-day trial with Sporting CP, who subsequently signed him for an undisclosed sum.^[9]

Sporting CP

Ronaldo joined Sporting's other youth players who trained at the Academia Sporting, the club's football academy, in Alcochete. He became the only player ever to play for Sporting's U-16, U-17, U-18, B-team, and first team, all within one season.^[10] He scored two goals in his Sporting debut against Moreirense, while featuring for Portugal in the 2002 European Under-17 Championship.^[11]
When he was 15, Ronaldo was diagnosed with a racing heart, a condition that might have forced him to give up playing football. The Sporting staff were made aware of the condition and Ronaldo's mother gave her authorisation for him to go into hospital. While there, he had an operation in which a laser was used to cauterise the area of his heart that was causing the problem. The surgery took place in the morning and Ronaldo was discharged from hospital by the end of the afternoon; he resumed training only a few days later.^[12]
He was first spotted by then-Liverpool manager Gérard Houllier at the age of 16, but Liverpool declined to take him on because they decided he was too young and needed some time to develop his skills.^[13] However, he came to the attention of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson in the summer of 2003, when Sporting defeated United 3–1 in the inauguration of the Estádio José Alvalade in Lisbon. Ronaldo's performance impressed the Manchester United players, who urged Ferguson to sign him.^[14]

Manchester United

2003–2005

Ronaldo with Manchester United

Ronaldo became Manchester United's first-ever Portuguese player when he signed for £12.24 million after the 2002–03 season.^[15] He requested the number 28 (his number at Sporting), as he did not want the pressure of living up to the expectation linked to the number 7 shirt, which had previously been worn by players such as George Best, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, and David Beckham. "After I joined, the manager asked me what number I'd like. I said 28. But Ferguson said 'No, you're going to have No. 7,' and the famous shirt was an extra source of motivation. I was forced to live up to such an honour."^[16]
Ronaldo made his team debut as a 60th-minute substitute in a 4–0 home victory over Bolton Wanderers. He scored his first goal for Manchester United with a free kick in a 3–0 win over Portsmouth on 1 November 2003. He scored United's 1000th Premier League goal on 29 October 2005 in a 4–1 loss to Middlesbrough.^[17] He scored ten goals in all competitions, and fans voted him to his first FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year award in 2005.

2006–2007

Ronaldo with United during their 2006–2007 season.

In November and December 2006, Ronaldo received consecutive Barclays Player of the Month honours, becoming only the third player in Premier League history to do so after Dennis Bergkamp in 1997 and Robbie Fowler in 1996.^[18]^[19] He scored his 50th Manchester United goal against city rivals Manchester City on 5 May 2007 as United claimed their first Premier League title in four years, and he was voted into his second consecutive FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year award at the end of the year.
Despite rumours circulating in March 2007 that Real Madrid were willing to pay an unprecedented €80 million (£54 million) for Ronaldo,^[20] he signed a five-year, £120,000-a-week (£31 million total) extension with United on 13 April, making him the highest-paid player in team history.^[21]^[22]
Ronaldo amassed a host of personal awards for the season. He won the PFA Players' Player of the Year and PFA Young Player of the Year awards, joining Andy Gray (in 1977) as the only players to receive this honour.^[23] In April, he completed the treble by winning the PFA Fans' Player of the Year. Ronaldo was also one of eight Manchester United players named in the 2006–07 PFA Premier League Team of the Year.

2007–2008

Ronaldo (centre) and Rio Ferdinand celebrating a goal

Ronaldo's 2007–08 season began with a red card for a headbutt on Portsmouth player Richard Hughes during United's second match of the season, for which he was punished with a three-match ban.^[24] Ronaldo said he had "learned a lot" from the experience and would not let players "provoke" him in the future.^[25] After scoring the only goal in a Champions League away match against Sporting, Ronaldo also scored the injury-time winner in the return fixture as Manchester United topped their Champions League group.^[26]
He finished as the runner-up to Kaká for the 2007 Ballon d'Or,^[27] and was third in the running for the FIFA World Player of the Year award, behind Kaká and Lionel Messi.^[28]
Ronaldo scored his first hat trick for Manchester United in a 6–0 win against Newcastle United at Old Trafford on 12 January 2008, bringing Manchester United up to the top of the Premier League table.^[29] He scored his twenty-third league goal of the season in a 2–0 win against Reading, equalling his entire total for the 2006–07 season.^[30] During a 1–1 Champions League first knockout round draw against Lyon on 20 February, an unidentified Lyon supporter continuously aimed a green laser at Ronaldo and United teammate Nani, prompting an investigation by UEFA.^[31] One month later, Lyon were fined CHF5,000 (£2,427) for the incident.^[32]
On 19 March 2008, Ronaldo captained United for the first time in his career in a home win over Bolton, scoring both goals in the 2–0 victory.^[33] The second of the goals was his 33rd of the campaign, which set a new club single-season scoring record by a midfielder and thus topped George Best's forty-year-old total of 32 goals in the 1967–68 season.^[34] Ronaldo scored another brace in a 4–0 win over Aston Villa on 29 March, which at the time gave him 35 goals in 37 domestic and European matches as both a starter and substitute. Ronaldo's scoring streak was rewarded with his becoming the first winger to win the 2007–08 European Golden Shoe, finishing eight points ahead of Mallorca's Dani Güiza.^[35]
In the 2007–08 Champions League final on 21 May against league rivals Chelsea, Ronaldo scored the opening goal after 26 minutes, which was negated by a Chelsea equaliser in the 45th minute as the match ended 1–1 after extra time. His misfire in the penalty shoot-out put Chelsea in position to win the trophy, but John Terry shot wide right after slipping on the pitch surface, and Manchester United emerged victorious 6–5 on penalties. Ronaldo was named the UEFA Fans' Man of the Match,^[36] and wrapped up the campaign with a career-high 42 goals in all competitions, falling four short of Denis Law's team-record mark of 46 in the 1963–64 season.

2008–2009

Ronaldo taking a free kick.

On 5 June 2008, Sky Sports reported that Ronaldo had expressed an interest in moving to Real Madrid if they offered him the same amount of money the team had allegedly promised him earlier in the year.^[37] Manchester United filed a tampering complaint with FIFA on 9 June over Madrid's alleged pursuit of Ronaldo, but FIFA declined to take any action.^[38]^[39] Speculation that a transfer would happen continued until 6 August, when Ronaldo confirmed that he would stay at Manchester for at least another year.^[40]
Ronaldo underwent ankle surgery at the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam on 7 July.^[41] He returned to action on 17 September in United's UEFA Champions League goalless group-stage draw with Villarreal as a substitute for Park Ji-Sung,^[42] and scored his first overall goal of the season in a 3–1 League Cup third round win over Middlesbrough on 24 September.
In a 5–0 win over Stoke City on 15 November 2008, Ronaldo scored his 100th and 101st goals in all competitions for Manchester United, both from free kicks.^[43] The goals also meant that Ronaldo had now scored against each of the other 19 teams in the Premier League at the time.^[44]

Ronaldo and Manchester United against rivals Liverpool

On 2 December, Ronaldo became Manchester United's first Ballon d'Or recipient since George Best in 1968. He finished with 446 points, 165 ahead of runner-up Lionel Messi.^[45] He was awarded the Silver Ball after finishing with two goals as United won the Club World Cup on 19 December.^[46]
On 8 January 2009, Ronaldo was uninjured in a single-car accident in which he wrote off his Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano in a tunnel along the A538 near Manchester Airport. A breathalyzer test he gave to police officers at the scene was negative, and he attended training later that morning.^[47] Four days later, he became the first Premier League player ever to be named the FIFA World Player of the Year, in addition to being the first Portuguese player to win the award since Luís Figo in 2001.^[48]
Ronaldo scored his first Champions League goal of the season, and first since the final against Chelsea, in a 2–0 victory over Internazionale that sent United into the quarter-finals.^[49] In the second leg against Porto, Ronaldo scored a 40-yard game-winning goal as United advanced to the semi-finals. He later called it the best goal he had ever scored.^[50]^[51] Ronaldo participated in his second consecutive Champions League final, but made little impact in United's 2–0 loss to Barcelona. He finished with 53 appearances in all competitions, which was four higher than the previous year, but scored sixteen fewer goals (26) than his career-best total of 42 from the previous season.
On 11 June, Manchester United accepted an unconditional offer of £80 million from Real Madrid for Ronaldo after it was revealed that he again had expressed his desire to leave the club.^[52] It was confirmed by a representative of the Glazer family that the sale was fully condoned by Ferguson.^[53] When Ronaldo had eventually completed his transfer to Real, he expressed his gratitude towards Ferguson for helping him develop as a player, saying, "He's been my father in sport, one of the most important factors and most influential in my career."^[54]

Real Madrid

Ronaldo with Real Madrid.

On 26 June 2009, Real Madrid confirmed that Ronaldo would join the club on 1 July 2009, after agreeing terms and signing a six-year contract.^[55] It is believed that Ronaldo's contract is worth €13 million per season and it has a €1 billion buy-out clause.^[56] He was presented to the world media as a Real Madrid player on 6 July,^[57] where he was handed the number 9 jersey.^[58] The shirt was presented to him by Madrid legend Alfredo di Stéfano.^[59] Ronaldo was welcomed by 80,000 fans at his presentation at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, surpassing Diego Maradona's record of 75,000 fans when he was presented in Italy, after he was transferred from Barcelona to Napoli in 1984.^[60]
Ronaldo made his Madrid debut on 21 July in a 1–0 win over Shamrock Rovers. His first goal came one week later on a penalty in Madrid's 4–2 LDU Quito.^[61] On 29 August, Ronaldo capped his La Liga debut with a goal, scoring Real's second from the penalty spot in a 3–2 home win against Deportivo La Coruña.^[62] On 15 September, Ronaldo scored his first Champions League goals, both on free kicks, against Zürich in a 5–2 win.^[63] He broke a Madrid club record when he scored in a league match against Villarreal and thus became the first ever player to score in his first four La Liga appearances.^[64]
An ankle injury suffered on 10 October, while Ronaldo was on international duty with Portugal against Hungary,^[65] kept him out until 25 November, which in turn caused him to miss both of Madrid's Champions League group stage matches against Milan. Ronaldo made his first post-injury start in a 1–0 El Clásico defeat to Barcelona on 29 November. On 6 December, he was sent off for the first time in his Madrid career in Madrid's 4–2 victory against Almería, a match which also saw him miss a penalty. He was carded first for removing his shirt during a goal celebration, then for kicking out at an opponent three minutes later.^[66]

International career

Ronaldo playing against Brazil

Ronaldo earned his first cap for Portugal in a 1–0 victory against Kazakhstan on 20 August 2003.^[67] He was called up for Euro 2004,^[68] scoring in a 2–1 group stage loss to eventual champions Greece^[69] and in a 2–1 semi-final win over the Netherlands.^[70] He was named in the team of the tournament despite finishing with only two goals.^[71] That same year, he also represented Portugal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[72]^[73]

2006 World Cup

Ronaldo was the second-highest scorer in FIFA World Cup qualification in the European zone with seven goals,^[71] and scored his first and only World Cup goal against Iran with a penalty kick.^[74]
During a quarter-final match against England on 1 July 2006, Ronaldo's United teammate Wayne Rooney was sent off for stamping on Portugal defender Ricardo Carvalho. The English media speculated that Ronaldo had influenced referee Horacio Elizondo's decision by aggressively complaining, after which he was seen in replays winking at the Portuguese bench following Rooney's dismissal. After the match, Ronaldo insisted that Rooney was a friend and that he was not pushing for Rooney to be sent off.^[75] On 4 July, Elizondo clarified that the red card was due to Rooney's infraction and not the fracas between Rooney and Ronaldo that followed.^[76]
The angry reaction from the English press caused Ronaldo to consider leaving United,^[77] and he allegedly told Spanish sports daily Marca that he wished to move to Real Madrid.^[78] In response to the speculation, Ferguson sent Portuguese assistant manager Carlos Queiroz to speak to Ronaldo in attempt to change his mind, a sentiment that was shared by Rooney.^[79]^[80] Ronaldo stayed, and signed his new five-year extension in April 2007.^[81]
Ronaldo was booed during Portugal's semi-final defeat to France,^[82] and missed out on the competition's Best Young Player award due to a negative e-mail campaign from England fans.^[83] Though the online vote only affected the nomination process, FIFA's Technical Study Group awarded the honour to Germany's Lukas Podolski, citing Ronaldo's behaviour as a factor in the decision.^[84]

Post-World Cup

One day after his 22nd birthday, Ronaldo captained Portugal for the first time in a friendly against Brazil on 6 February 2007.^[85] This move was in honour of Portuguese Football Federation president Carlos Silva, who had died two days earlier. Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari explained, "Mr. Silva asked me to make [Ronaldo] captain as a gesture... [he] is too young to be captain, but Mr. Silva asked me, and now he is no longer with us."^[86]
Ronaldo scored eight goals in Portugal's UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying campaign,^[87] behind Poland's Ebi Smolarek, but finished with only one goal in the tournament as Portugal were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Germany.^[88]^[89] Since the appointment of new Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz,^[90] Ronaldo has been named the new captain of the squad.^[91]
On 10 September 2009, in a World Cup qualification match against Hungary, Ronaldo provided an assist for the first goal scored by Simão and Portugal went to win the game 3–0. Following the win against Malta by 4–0, and the Sweden loss to Denmark, Portugal finished in second place, which qualified them for the UEFA playoff. Ronaldo was called-up for the play-offs with much controversy and disagreement from the Merengues, due to the injury he had aggravated on the game against Hungary, and was submitted to physicals by the Portuguese team, but was later announced his inability to play against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

International goals

**Cristiano Ronaldo: International goals**
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	12 June 2004	Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal	Greece	1–2	1–2	Euro 2004
2	30 June 2004	Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal	Netherlands	2–0	2–1	Euro 2004
3	4 September 2004	Skonto stadions, Riga, Latvia	Latvia	0–1	0–2	World Cup 2006 Qualifying
4	8 September 2004	Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa, Leiria, Portugal	Estonia	1–0	4–0	World Cup 2006 Qualifying
5	13 October 2004	Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal	Russia	2–0	7–1	World Cup 2006 Qualifying
6	13 October 2004	Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal	Russia	4–0	7–1	World Cup 2006 Qualifying
7	17 November 2004	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxemburg City, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	0–2	0–5	World Cup 2006 Qualifying
8	4 June 2005	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal	Slovakia	2–0	2–0	World Cup 2006 Qualifying
9	8 June 2005	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	0–1	0–1	World Cup 2006 Qualifying
10	1 March 2006	LTU Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany	Saudi Arabia	0–1	0–3	Friendly
11	1 March 2006	LTU Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany	Saudi Arabia	0–3	0–3	Friendly
12	17 June 2006	Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany	Iran	2–0	2–0	World Cup 2006
13	7 October 2006	Estádio do Bessa, Porto, Portugal	Azerbaijan	1–0	3–0	Euro 2008 Qualifying
14	7 October 2006	Estádio do Bessa, Porto, Portugal	Azerbaijan	3–0	3–0	Euro 2008 Qualifying
15	15 November 2006	Estádio Cidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal	Kazakhstan	2–0	3–0	Euro 2008 Qualifying
16	24 March 2007	Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal	Belgium	2–0	4–0	Euro 2008 Qualifying
17	24 March 2007	Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal	Belgium	4–0	4–0	Euro 2008 Qualifying
18	22 August 2007	Hanrapetakan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia	Armenia	1–1	1–1	Euro 2008 Qualifying
19	8 September 2007	Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal	Poland	2–1	2–2	Euro 2008 Qualifying
20	17 October 2007	Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty, Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan	0–2	1–2	Euro 2008 Qualifying
21	11 June 2008	Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland	Czech Republic	1–2	1–3	Euro 2008
22	11 February 2009	Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal	Finland	1–0	1–0	Friendly

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other¹		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sporting CP	2002–03	25	3	3	2	–		3	0	0	0	31	5
Sporting CP	Total	25	3	3	2	–		3	0	0	0	31	5
Manchester United	2003–04	29	4	5	2	1	0	5	0	0	0	40	6
	2004–05	33	5	7	4	2	0	8	0	0	0	50	9
	2005–06	33	9	2	0	4	2	8	1	0	0	47	12
	2006–07	34	17	7	3	1	0	11	3	0	0	53	23
	2007–08	34	31	3	3	0	0	11	8	1	0	49	42
	2008–09	33	18	2	1	4	2	12	4	2	1	53	26
	Total	196	84	26	13	12	4	55	16	3	1	292	118
Real Madrid	2009–10	29	26	0	0	–		6	7	0	0	35	33
Real Madrid	Total	29	26	0	0	–		6	7	0	0	35	33
Career total		250	113	29	15	12	4	64	23	3	1	358	156

Statistics accurate as of match played 16 May 2010^[92]
¹Includes other competitive competitions, including the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, FA Community Shield, UEFA Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup, FIFA Club World Cup and Supercopa de España.

Honours

Club

Manchester United

Premier League (3): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
FA Cup (1): 2003–04
League Cup (2): 2005–06, 2008–09
FA Community Shield (1): 2007
UEFA Champions League (1): 2007–08
FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2008

Individual

UEFA Euro 2004 Team of the Tournament
FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year: 2004–05, 2005–06
Portuguese Footballer of the Year: 2006–07
UEFA Team of the Year: 2003–2004, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
FIFPro World XI: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
PFA Young Player of the Year: 2006–07
PFA Players' Player of the Year: 2006–07, 2007–08
PFA Fans' Player of the Year: 2006–07, 2007–08
PFA Premier League Team of the Year: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
FWA Footballer of the Year: 2006–07, 2007–08
Premier League Player of the Season: 2006–07, 2007–08
Premier League Player of the Month: November 2006, December 2006, January 2008, March 2008
Premier League Golden Boot: 2007–08
Barclays Merit Award: 2007–08
European Golden Shoe: 2007–08
UEFA Club Forward of the Year: 2007–08
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2007–08
FIFPro World Player of the Year: 2007–08
Ballon d'Or: 2008
FIFA World Player of the Year: 2008
FIFA Ferenc Puskás Award: 2009
Onze d'Or: 2008
Bravo Award: 2004
World Soccer Player of the Year: 2008

Orders

Officer of the Order of Infante Dom Henrique
Medal of Merit, Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa (House of Braganza)^[93]

Personal life

Ronaldo's father, José Dinis Aveiro, died of alcoholism at age 52 when Ronaldo was 20. Ronaldo has claimed not to drink alcohol as a result, and has received libel damages over a Daily Mirror that reported him drinking heavily in a nightculb while recovering from an injury in July 2008.^[94]
Ronaldo's autobiography, titled Moments, was published in December 2007.^[95] Along with one of his sisters, Ronaldo opened a fashion boutique under the name "CR7" (his initials and old Manchester United shirt number).^[96] There are currently two CR7 store locations, both of which are in Portugal; one in Lisbon and the other in Madeira.
In support of the victims of the 2010 Madeira flood, as a famous Madeiran Ronaldo is to play in a charity match in Madeira, between the Portuguese Liga club Porto and players from Madeiran based Portuguese Liga clubs Marítimo and Nacional.^[97]

Advertising campaigns

Cristiano Ronaldo has trademarked "CR9" for promotional purposes.

Banco Espírito Santo — For many years^[quantify], Ronaldo has been the face of ad campaigns for Portuguese bank Banco Espírito Santo.^[98]
Pepe Jeans — In 2005, Ronaldo became the new star of an ad campaign for Pepe Jeans.^[99]
Nike and Nike Mercurial Vapor — He has a contract with Nike clothing.^[100] The footballer is also the figurehead for the Nike Mercurial Vapor line of football boots.^[101]
Coca-Cola — Ronaldo also appeared in a Coca-Cola ad with other athletes promoting the beverage.^{[citation needed]}
Emporio Armani — In October 2009, designer Giorgio Armani announced Ronaldo would be taking over from David Beckham as the spokesmodel for Emporio Armani men's underwear and jeans. He began appearing in a new worldwide advertising campaign starting in the spring of 2010.^[102] As of early January 2010, Cristiano has been the face and body of Emporio Armani underwear.^[103] The photos, replacing those of David Beckham, show Ronaldo in various types of men’s underwear and jeans, flexing his muscles as well as modeling the clothing.
Castrol — Ronaldo is the Global Ambassador for Castrol until 2011.^[104]^[105]
Clear Shampoo — He does advertisements for Clear Shampoo.^[106]

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Cristiano Ronaldo Biography

noreply@blogger.com (budiman mohd) — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:36:00 +0000

There aren't a lot of soccer players in the world today that can honestly state they are more popular than Cristiano Ronaldo. Except for a few already established super stars such as Ronaldinho or David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo is probably the most popular rising star on the pitch.

His good looks combined with his awesome repertoire of Cristiano Ronaldo soccer tricks and a hint of trademarked Cristiano Ronaldo goals made him reach the level of fame on which he is basking in the spotlight sun today.

This Cristiano Ronaldo biography will try to take you through his career and although it's a rare case that a player who is still in his early 20s receives a biography, I'm sure you'll agree that a Cristiano Ronaldo profile is in order, considering his huge talent and fame.

Cristiano Ronaldo Biography - Youth Clubs

Born in Madeira to a family where soccer was cherished, Cristiano Ronaldo started playing for a local amateur youth team called Andorinha, where his father handled the equipment and acted as a kit man.

Cristiano was 8 when he joined Andorinha and by the time he was 10, he already sparked the curiosity of some of Portugal's biggest clubs. This led him to sign for the local first-division team CD Nacional, where he would join the youth club and immediately make an impact, helping his team win the youth championship the following year.

After just 1 year at Nacional, he was offered a youth contract by bigwigs Sporting Lisbon, who are internationally renowned for having one of the best youth training facilities in the World.

The young player fit right in at Sporting and started scoring regularly, although he was way too fond on his dribble at that point. Despite this short coming, he was taken in to various levels of the Portugal national youth squad, finally getting his big break at the UEFA under 17 Championship in 2001.

His great performance there drew the eyes of Liverpool's scouts, but Ronaldo was just 16 years old and the Liverpool officials decided he needs more time in the Portuguese league before they sign him.

Cristiano Ronaldo Biography - Sporting Lisbon

Being taken in the senior squad of Sporting meant the young player's first contact with professional football. Although he didn't play regularly, the few moments that he did get on the pitch were greeted with cheers from the Sporting fans, who loved Cristiano Ronaldo's soccer tricks. In 2 seasons with Sporting's senior squad, Ronaldo got to play 28 matches, scoring 3 times before he was picked up by Manchester United's scouts, at age 18.

Cristiano Ronaldo Biography - Manchester United

Sir Alex Ferguson, manager and coach of Manchester United desperately needed a quality right midfielder in 2003, as David Beckham had just left the club for Real Madrid.

Bringing an 18-year old Portuguese player to replace an international super-star like Beckham didn't seem like a good idea at first, but from his first season Cristiano Ronaldo's goals proved decisive and he quickly gained the love of the Red Devils' fans.

In his following seasons at Manchester, with more and more trust coming from Sir Alex Ferguson and the team's fans, Cristiano Ronaldo developed into an extraordinary player that is now feared by even the sturdiest defenders out there.

Despite the fact that he is just 22 years of age right now, Cristiano Ronaldo already has 208 professional matches and 53 goals (190 matches and 50 goals for Manchester, the others for Sporting) and 46 caps in the national squad, with a tally of 17 goals for Portugal. Impressive stats for such a youngster.

The best part is that with each passing year Cristiano Ronaldo improves his game even further, so don't be surprised if in a couple of years he steps up to become the greatest footballer in activity.

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Early life

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Cristiano Ronaldo Biography