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Which World Football League Is The Best Of The Best

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Serie A, La Liga and the Premiership all voice strong claims to be the finest football league in the world today. However, which of these has the most genuine claim. The recognition of being the best is an honor that dictates not just bragging rights, but also the ability to draw the finest players and sponsorship contracts to secure the mantle yet further. There are countless factors to consider; the players the leagues have now, the trophies won by their clubs, the quality of football played and the stature of …

Will France Win the 2010 World Cup?

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France are another country that have a strong chance of winning the World Cup. They have won it previously, in 1998, when they hosted the competition. Here’s why they might win it again. 1. There are a whole host of French players in the Premier League, who also have European club competition experience. 2. Defenders Patrice Evra, of Manchester United, and Arsenal’s Bacary Sagna will have a lot to do defensively as they need to ensure that they get out of their group that also contains, Mexico, Uruguay and the …

Barcelona Football Club – The New Line Up For 2007-2008

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Players in: Thierry Henry, Arsenal (£16.1m) Yaya Toure, Monaco (£6.1m) Eric Abidal, Lyon (£10m) Gabi Milito, Real Zaragoza (£12.1m) Players Out: Giovanni Van Bronckhorst, Feyenoord (Free) Maxi Lopez, FC Moscow (£1.3m) Javier Saviola, Real Madrid (Free) Ludovic Giuly, Roma (£2m) Belletti, Chelsea (£3.7m) Motta, Atletico Madrid (undisclosed) The summer transfer window saw some interesting activity for Barcelona, including the signing of Thierry Henry from Arsenal after months of speculation. This addition to Barcelona’s strike force should create a wealth of opportunities up front, although Henry has admitted to finding it …

Review of Players Short Listed for the FIFA 2007 Player of the Year Award

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It is time of the year where the FIFA world player of the year is decided by the votes of coaches and captains of national team worldwide. But before we go into the discussion of the list of players drawn for 2007, an introduction of the mechanism of the system would be discussed first. The award was started in 1991 for the male player and in 2001 for the female player categories respectively. Basically, the coaches and national team captains would vote for players drawn by the technical committees of …

World Footballer Of The Year Farce

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Italy: Gianluigi Buffon, Fabio Cannavaro, Gennaro Gattuso, Alessandro Nesta, Andrea Pirlo Argentina: Lionel Messi, Juan Roman Riquelme, Carlos Tevez Brazil: Juninho, Kaka, Ronaldinho Cameroon: Samuel Eto’o Czech Republic: Petr Cech England: Steven Gerrard, Wayne Rooney, John Terry France: Thierry Henry, Franck Ribery, Lilian Thuram, Patrick Vieira Germany: Miroslav Klose, Philipp Lahm Ghana: Michael Essien Holland: Ruud Van Nistelrooy Ivory Coast: Didier Drogba Mexico: Rafael Marquez Portugal: Cristiano Ronaldo, Deco Spain: Fernando Torres How many people take FIFA and UEFA seriously when it comes to nominations or most of their rules …

Manchester United Football Club – Loved Across The World

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Manchester United Football Club is an English football club, sited at the Old Trafford stadium in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and probably the most admired football club in the world, with over fifty million supporters worldwide. Manchester United Football Club is a world-famous English football club, with a capacity of over 76,000 and the highest average crowd in the league. Manchester United Football Club is perhaps the single thing for which the city of Manchester is most famed. The heritage of Manchester United football club is wonderful and most supporters have …

Real Madrid Falls and Barcelona Climbs Higher

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phs and success of the great Spanish champion Real Madrid, seems to be left behind. The job the Merengues (Meringues) is being dulled by the big amount of injuries affecting their players (most of the most important ones) and the team, as much in the international competitions as in the Spanish League (la Liga). This instability on the Real Madrid was seen once more at their last encounter, on which confronted Getafe and ended up on summing a third defeat to their 2008/09 Primera División season losses record. On this …