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Tuesday, November 14, 2017

THE 50 GREATEST EVER QUOTES ABOUT LIONEL MESSI

THE 50 GREATEST EVER QUOTES ABOUT LIONEL MESSI 

Whether which club you support, you can't deny Lionel Messi is one the greatest soccer player ever.

From Pep Guardiola to Diego Armando Maradona or Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane, here are 50 great quotes that define well what type of soccer player Lionel Messi is:



1) "They tell me that all men are equal in God’s eyes, this player makes you seriously think about those words." - soccer commentator Ray Hudson



2) "I have never seen anyone like Leo Messi. He is a miracle from God! I like it when he does his things on the field. It's not jealousy - I feel good, for instance, when he nutmegs someone." - Arda Turan

3) "Is Messi a real player or a PlayStation character?" - Radamel Falcao

4) "I like Messi a lot, he’s a great player. Technically, we’re practically at the same level." - Pele

5) "Once they said they can only stop me with a pistol. Today you need a machine gun to stop Messi." - Hristo Stoichkov

6) "Messi is the Mozart of soccer." - Radomir Antic

7) "It is clear that Messi is on a level above all others. Those who do not see that are blind." - Xavi


8) "For me, to watch Messi play is a pleasure – it’s like having an orgasm – it’s an incredible pleasure." - Luis Figo

9) "Barca will never have a player like Messi again. Messi’s greatness is present on and off the field of play." - ex-Barcelona president Sandro Rosell

10) "This Barca will be remembered as Messi’s Barca. He’s well above anything else I’ve ever seen. He’s an alien." - Carles Puyol

11) "Messi is the best in the world without any doubt and for me the history of soccer." Luis Enrique

12) "Messi is God, as a person and even more as a player. I knew him when he was a boy and I’ve watched him grow. He deserves it all." - Samuel Eto'o


13) "Although he may not be human, it’s good that Messi still thinks he is." - Javier Mascherano

14) "Newton and Einstein had a certain level of autism - I hope that, like them, Messi surpasses himself every day and continues to give us his beautiful brand of soccer." - Romario


15) "Life with Leo is prettier, of another colour." - Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu

16) "There are three or four important things in life: books, friends, women… and Messi." - Portuguese writer Antonio Lobo Antunes

17) "Seeing Messi play is like watching a video game… What Messi does on a soccer field is simply unthinkable… The way he walks from side to side, and once he sees an opportunity, he simply creates magic." - tennis superstar Victoria Azarenka


18) "He is an anomaly. The rest will have to wait until he falls off a little bit.” - Edgar Davids


19) "At this point I’m starting to believe that Messi is tightly related to Clark Kent." - Bar Rafaeli


20) "Messi is class. There is him, and then there is the rest. What he does is extraordinary." - Franck Ribery

21) "We give him the ball and stand back and watch. People often say to me they saw Pele and Maradona play. In the future, I will be able to say I saw Messi play." - Thiago Alcantara


22) "He is always going forwards. He never passes the ball backwards or sideways. He has only one idea, to run towards the goal. So as a soccer fan, just enjoy the show." - Zinedine Zidane



23) "He sees passes that most people can only see whilst watching the game on TV, not ones that you can normally see on the pitch." - Tata Martino


24) "He does not really seem human to me." - Luis Enrique

25) "For the world of soccer, Messi is a treasure because he is a role model for children around the world… Messi will be the player to win the most Ballons d’Or in history. He will win five, six, seven. He is incomparable. He’s in a different league." - Johan Cruyff

26) "I have played against Platini, Maradona, Cruyff and played with George Best — a lot of big names, but none of them has been able to do what Messi does. Two years ago I said that the best player I played against was Maradona and the best player I have played with was Bestie. But I can now say I have never seen a player as good as Messi. He’s in a league of his own." - Former Tottenham star Gerry Armstrong


27) "Who’s better, Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo? Messi. Ronaldo is good, but Messi is 10 times better." - Klaas-Jan Huntelaar


28) "Diego [Maradona] filled us with emotions. But between the cracks, without doubt, Messi is better than Maradona." - Diego Simeone

29) "There is no doubt, you’re from another galaxy. Thanks Leo." - Maxi Rodriguez


30) "Who is the Best Player in the World? Leo Messi. Who is the Best Player Ever? Leo Messi." - Arsene Wenger



31) "I have seen the player who will inherit my place in Argentine soccer and his name is Messi. Messi is a genius." - Diego Maradona


32) "Messi does not need his right foot. He only uses the left and he’s still the best in the world. Imagine if he also used his right foot, Then we would have serious problems." - Zlatan Ibrahimovic


33) "Fella’s a genius. Best ever by a distance in my life time. Never really saw Pele… Souness, Gullit, Venables and now Rooney agree Messi is the best they have seen. He plays a game with which we are not familiar." - Gary Lineker


34) "I played with Romario, Rivaldo, Ronaldo, Laudrup and Stoichkov but Messi is the best I’ve seen." - Albert Ferrer


35) "It feels good to be in the same generation as him. I believe he’s the best player in the history of the sport." - Gerard Pique


36) "Messi defies the laws of anatomy, he must have an extra bone in his ankle." - Carlos Bilardo


37) "Lionel Messi is quite clearly the best player ever. It’s a pleasure to pit myself against him and when I finish my career it’s something I can look back on and know I’ve tested myself against the very best." - John Terry


38) "In my entire life I have never seen a player of such quality and personality at such a young age, particularly wearing the ‘heavy’ shirt of one of the world’s great clubs... Before a game, you can plan for everything. But Messi can produce a move that no-one expects and change the game in an instant." - Fabio Capello


39) "Messi is better than Maradona; he is more complete, more consistent, more spectacular. He is reinventing the game Рa mix of the real and the virtual." - Tosṭo


40) "I am not crazy enough to compare myself with Messi because he is the best there ever was and the best there will ever be." - Mario Gomez


41) "I was a big fan of Maradona growing up and of the current crop Ronaldo is good but Messi is the best I’ve ever seen. I don’t dish out praise lightly but Messi deserves it. I look for weaknesses in his game and I can’t find them." - Roy Keane


42) "Messi is the best player ever. And this is said by someone who has seen Maradona and Pele play." - AC Milan chief Adriano Galliani

43) "He is the best in the world. soccer seems easy when he plays it." - Bacary Sagna

44) "I wear the number 10 Jersey for the US National Team in honour of the Greatest athlete I have ever seen: Messi." - Kobe Bryant

45) "The only bad thing about Ronaldo’s life is Messi. If it was not for him, Ronaldo would be the best player in the world for five years in a row." - Felipe Scolari


46) "I can’t believe anyone can have played the game of soccer as well as Messi." - Michael Owen

47) "Messi is a genius. He has everything. When I watch him, I see a player who is very, very, skilful, very clever and his left foot is like Diego Maradona’s." - Franz Beckenbauer


48) "Messi or Cristiano? Cristiano Ronaldo is very good, but I prefer Messi. He’s incredible." - Gheorghe Hagi


49) "Comparing CR7 to Messi is an exercise of ignorance in soccer. Messi is Messi and others, soccerers." - Spanish manager Miguel Angel Lotina


50) "The other day I saw one of his games. He was running with the ball at a hundred per cent full speed, I don’t know how many touches he took, maybe five or six, but the ball was glued to his foot. It’s practically impossible." - Real Madrid legend Raul


Bonus: "Don't write about him, don't try to describe him. Just watch him." - Pep Guardiola

Ok then, Pep.


Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Messi vs Ronaldo - Who is the best?



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Saturday, June 30, 2012

EURO 2012 FINAL - KEY FACTS : Spain v Italy


 Spain v Italy

UEFA EURO 2012 FINAL 

Key pre-match facts, trivia and stats ahead of the 2012 European Championship final between Spain and Italy at Kiev's Olimpiyskyi Stadium.




It will be the fourth time a Euro final takes place between teams who met earlier in the tournament. It happened in 1988 (Netherlands-USSR), 1996 (Germany-Czech Republic) & 2004 (Greece-Portugal).

Italy and Spain are facing each other for the 31st time in their history. The Italians hold the advantage with 10 wins to Spain’s eight. 12 draws complete the picture.

Italy are unbeaten against Spain at major tournaments (penalties shoot-outs excluded), with three wins and four draws. Nevertheless, Spain managed to qualify in their last encounter in knockout games, it was at the quarter-finals of Euro 2008 (0-0 after 120 mins, 4-2 after penalties).

Cesare Prandelli has faced Spain twice as Italy head-coach and has never lost. Italy beat them in a friendly in August 2011 (2-1) before drawing in their opening game of Euro 2012 (1-1).

Spain haven’t conceded a single goal in their last 900 minutes of action in major tournament knockout games, a streak which started in the quarter finals of Euro 2008.

Spain are the second European side to reach the final of three consecutive major tournaments, after West Germany (Euro 72, World Cup 74, Euro 76).

Spain could become the first team in history to successfully defend their European Championship title. They would also become the first European side to win three consecutive major tournaments.

Spain have won 75% of their finals at major tournaments (three out of four), the best ratio for European sides who have played more than one final alongside France.

Italy have reached their ninth final at major tournaments (three at European Championships, six at the World Cup). They’ve won 63%.

Italy are the only side who have never trailed at any time during Euro 2012.

Spain have the best defensive record at Euro 2012 with only one goal conceded. In their last two games combined (quarter-final v France & semi-final v Portugal), Spain have only faced one shot on target.

Spain have conceded only 12 shots on target at Euro 2012, 50% of those were against Italy in their opening game (6).

Spain have always dominated possession in their seven games at World Cup 2010 and five games at Euro 2012. Germany, in the final of Euro 2008, are the last side to dominate possession against La Roja.

Italy and Spain have had the most shots at Euro 2012: 99 and 86 respectively.
Italy have picked up the most bookings at Euro 2012: 15. That’s five more than Spain (10).

The Azzurri are unbeaten in their 15 competitive games under Cesare Prandelli: 10 wins and five draws.

Five Spanish players (Xavi, Xabi Alonso, Sergio Busquets, Andres Iniesta and Sergio Ramos) have completed more passes than Italy’s most prolific player in that department, Andrea Pirlo (320 passes).

Mario Balotelli scored as many goals against Germany in the semi-finals as he did in his 12 previous caps for Italy. He’s scored Italy’s last three goals at Euro 2012.

Balotelli has had the most shots on target at Euro 2012: 10.

Balotelli has become the first Italian player to score three goals in a European Championships tournament.

Gianluigi Buffon has played 24 matches at major tournaments, equalling Dino Zoff’s Italian record. He’s still four short of the record holder among goalkeepers, Spain’s Iker Casillas (28).

Andres Iniesta is the player who’s had the most shots on target without scoring at the European Championships, since 1980: 11 shots on target, 0 goal.

Cesc Fabregas and Santiago Cazorla are the most used substitutes in the history of the European Championships (alongside Holland’s Aron Winter), having been brought on seven times.



  • Spain are bidding to become the first team in history to win three successive major tournaments (Euro 2008, World Cup 2010 and Euro 2012) and the first to retain the Henri Delaunay trophy.
  • La Roja are contesting their fourth European Championship final (1964, 1984, 2008 and 2012). They have lost just one (1984).
  • Vicente del Bosque's side are 19 competitive games without defeat and have won their last nine knockout matches at major tournaments without conceding a goal.
  • However, the Iberian outfit have not registered a competitive win over Italy in nearly a century (with their penalty shoot-out success in the quarter-final of Euro 2008 classed as a draw). Their record in 11 previous meetings is W1, D5, L5, with the sole victory coming in the sides' first ever encounter at the 1920 Olympic games.

  • Italy are competing in their third European Championship final (1968, 2000, 2012). They have won just one (1968).
  • The Azzurri are facing Spain for the 31st time, with their record in prior encounters reading W10, D12, L8. The sides' most recent meeting was in their opening match in this tournament, which finished as a 1-1 draw.
  • Italy have won just two of their last eight matches in regulation time, but are yet to lose a competitive fixture under Cesare Prandelli.
  • With his double against Germany, Mario Balotelli  became the first Italian to score three goals at a single European championship.

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Jump, Head, Kick and Fall - Funny Football - Euro 2012 in Pics







Thursday, June 21, 2012

Richest / Highest paid Sports Stars in the World

Richest / Highest paid Sports Stars in the World according to Forbes in the period of June 2011 - June 2012







                             #1 Floyd Mayweather - Boxing 
Total earnings: $85 million
Salary/winnings: $85 million
Endorsements: $0





                                   #2 Manny Pacquiao - Boxing                        
Total earnings: $62 million
Salary/winnings: $56 million
Endorsements: $6 million


























#3 Tiger Woods - Golf
Total earnings: $59.4 million
Salary/winnings: $4.4 million
Endorsements: $55 million     






















#4 LeBron James - Basketball
Total earnings: $53 million
Salary/winnings: $13 million
Endorsements: $40 million   

















#5 Roger Federer - Tennis
Total earnings: $52.7 million
Salary/winnings: $7.7 million
Endorsements: $45 million    



















#6 Kobe Bryant - Basketball
Total earnings: $52.3 million
Salary/winnings: $20.3 million
Endorsements: $32 million


#7 Phil Mickelson - Golf
Total earnings: $47.8 million
Salary/winnings: $4.8 million
Endorsements: $43 million


#8 David Beckham - Soccer
Total earnings: $46 million
Salary/winnings: $9 million
Endorsements: $37 million               








#9 Cristiano Ronaldo - Soccer
Total earnings: $42.5 million
Salary/winnings: $20.5 million
Endorsements: $22 million


#10 Peyton Manning - American Rules Football
Total earnings: $42.4 million
Salary/winnings: $32.4 million
Endorsements: $10 million


#11 Lionel Messi - Soccer
Total earnings: $39 million
Salary/winnings: $20 million
Endorsements: $19 million


#12 Haloti Ngata - American Rules Football
Total earnings: $37.3 million
Salary/winnings: $37.1 million
Endorsements: $200,000


#13 Larry Fitzgerald - American Rules Football
Total earnings: $36.8 million
Salary/winnings: $35.3 million
Endorsements: $1.5 million




#14 Ndamukong Suh - American Rules Football
Total earnings: $36 million
Salary/winnings: $35.5 million
Endorsements: $500,000




#15 Charles Johnson - American Rules Football
Total earnings: $34.4 million
Salary/winnings: $34.3 million
Endorsements: $100,000


#16 Rafael Nadal - Tennis
Total earnings: $33.2 million
Salary/winnings: $8.2 million
Endorsements: $25 million


#16 Mario Williams - American Rules Football
Total earnings: $33.2 million
Salary/winnings: $32.9 million
Endorsements: $250,000


#18 Alex Rodriguez - Baseball
Total earnings: $33 million
Salary/winnings: $31 million
Endorsements: $2 million


#19 Fernando Alonso - Motor Race
Total earnings: $32 million
Salary/winnings: $29 million
Endorsements: $3 million


#20 Valentino Rossi - Motor Race
Total earnings: $30 million
Salary/winnings: $17 million
Endorsements: $13 million


#20 Michael Schumacher - Motor Race
Total earnings: $30 million
Salary/winnings: $20 million
Endorsements: $10 million


#22 Darrelle Revis - American Rules Football
Total earnings: $28.3 million
Salary/winnings: $27 million
Endorsements: $1.3 million


#23 Dale Earnhardt Jr. - Motorsports
Total earnings: $28.2 million
Salary/winnings: $13.2 million
Endorsements: $15 million


#24 Wladimir Klitschko - Boxing
Total earnings: $28 million
Salary/winnings: $24 million
Endorsements: $4 million


#24 Lewis Hamilton - Motor Race
Total earnings: $28 million
Salary/winnings: $25 million
Endorsements: $3 million


#26 Maria Sharapova - Tennis
Total earnings: $27.9 million
Salary/winnings: $5.9 million
Endorsements: $22 million




Other Popular Stars in Top 100


#31 Mahendra Singh Dhoni - Cricket
Total earnings: $26.5 million
Salary/winnings: $3.5 million
Endorsements: $23 million




#33 Dwight Howard - Basketball
Total earnings: $25.6 million
Salary/winnings: $14.6 million
Endorsements: $11 million


#37 Wayne Rooney - Soccer
Total earnings: $24.3 million
Salary/winnings: $17.8 million
Endorsements: $6.5 million


#59 Kaká - Soccer
Total earnings: $20.8 million
Salary/winnings: $14.3 million
Endorsements: $6.5 million


#61 Novak Djokovic - Tennis
Total earnings: $20.6 million
Salary/winnings: $11.6 million
Endorsements: $9 million 


#63 Usain Bolt - Athlete
Total earnings: $20.3 million
Salary/winnings: $300,000
Endorsements: $20 million


#65 Sergio Aguero - Soccer 
Total earnings: $20.1 million
Salary/winnings: $16.6 million
Endorsements: $3.5 million


#68 Fernando Torres - Soccer 
Total earnings: $19.6 million
Salary/winnings: $16.6 million
Endorsements: $3 million


#73 Yaya Touré - Soccer 
Total earnings: $19.1 million
Salary/winnings: $16.6 million
Endorsements: $2.5 million


#78 Sachin Tendulkar - Cricket
Total earnings: $18.6 million
Salary/winnings: $2.1 million
Endorsements: $16.5 million


#81 Li Na - Tennis
Total earnings: $18.4 million
Salary/winnings: $1.4 million
Endorsements: $17 million


#88 John Terry - Soccer
Total earnings: $17.5 million
Salary/winnings: $12.5 million
Endorsements: $5 million


#97 Steven Gerrard - Soccer
Total earnings: $17 million
Salary/winnings: $12.5 million
Endorsements: $4.5 million

Saturday, June 9, 2012

UEFA Euro 2012 - Interesting Facts





UEFA Euro 2012 







Europe’s biggest and prestigious football crown, UEFA Euro 2012 has kicked-off on Friday with host nation Poland played out for a draw with 2004 winners Greece.




Initially, the first two tournaments in 1960 and 1964 were known as UEFA European Nations Cup before being changed to the current name since 1968.


Frenchman Michel Platini, who typified the player wearing jersey #10, is the top goalscorer in UEFA European Football Champions history with 9 Goals. As per another record, he scored all of his goals in 1984 which makes him the top goal scorers in one tournament as well.


Germany has played the most number of matches in all UEFA Tournaments with 38 Matches, Netherlands is ranked second with 32 Matches and Spain is next with 30 Matches.


Through the entire 13 UEFA Euro National Champions, Greece was the only National Team to win the title without a local National Coach. In 2004, Greece won the tournament with German Coach Otto Rehhagel.


Portugal (in 2004) was the only team to lose the final as hosts.


Michel Platini is the only player to score hat-tricks twice and the only player to score twice in the same tournament. Platini scored two hat-tricks in 2000 while Patrick Kluivert and SergioConceicao scored one each in 2000.


So far, only six players have played in 4 different Euro tournaments. Lothar Matthuis (Germany):1980, 1984, 1988 and 2000 - championship 1980. Peter Schmeichel (Denmark): 1988,1992, 1996 and 2000 - championship 1992. Aron Winter (Netherlands): 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2000 - championship 1988. Alessandro Del Piero (Italy): 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008. Edwin Van Der Sar (Netherlands): 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008. Lilian Thuram (France): 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 - championship 2000.






The largest attendance in the history of the tournament was recorded at a qualifier between England and Scotland at Hampden Park in 1968. Approximately 130,711 people were present to watch the match.




So far, Belgium (1972), Austria and Switzerland (2008) have been the only teams not to reach semi-final when tournament were hosted on their lands.


David Villa (Spain) became the seventh player to score a Euro hat-trick after Patrick Kluivert (Netherlands), Sergio Conceicao (Portugal), Marco van Basten (Netherlands), Michel Platini (France), Klaus Allofs (Germany) and Dieter Müller (Germany).


Seven of the Spanish team members that started the World Cup final in 2010 were part of Barcelona squad. They send the same number of players to Poland and Ukraine for the Euro 2012.


Spain scored 8 goals in the tournament in South Africa with all coming from Barcelona players (David Villa scored five; Andres Iniesta two; Carles Puyol one).


Casillas has more caps than any other player competing in the Euro 2012 tournament with 129.


Co-hosts Ukraine are the only nation making their debut at this European Championship.


Poland are the lowest ranked nation in the FIFA World Rankings (65th) to participate in Euro 2012.






Past European Championships
Year Winner Runner-up Third Fourth
2016 France
2012 Poland & Ukraine
2008  Spain Germany Austria & Switzerland
2004 Greece Portugal Czech Republic & Netherlands
2000 France Italy Portugal & Netherlands
1996 Germany Czech Republic England & France
1992 Denmark Germany Netherlands & Sweden
1988 Netherlands USSR Germany & Italy
1984 France Spain Denmark & Portugal
1980 Germany Belgium Czechoslovakia Italy
1976 Czechoslovakia Germany Netherlands Yugoslavia
1972 Germany USSR Belgium Hungary
1968 Italy Yugoslavia England USSR
1964 Spain USSR Hungary Denmark
1960 USSR Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia France




Titles Country
3 Germany
2 France
2 Spain
1 Denmark
1 Netherlands
1 Czechoslovakia
1 Greece
1 Italy
1 USSR


Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Who is next????

Who is next for Chelsea????


From - Guardian


Friday, July 9, 2010

FIFA WORLD CUP FEVER..

That's Mine........


Please give us one more Chance


Whats your Facebook ID?


No wonder why girls fall for him..


Is it too small to catch??


Ohh cho Sweet!!


No kisses Please...



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