The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Madrid - As usual, all the talk in Spanish football this season has focused on Barcelona and Real Madrid. Did Barca coach Josep Guardiola do the right thing in swapping Samuel Eto'o for Inter Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic? Could the Pep Team recapture...
FOOTBALL: Just Love The Game (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
Juventus blew open the Serie A title race by defeating leaders Inter Milan 2-1 in an enthralling Derby d'Italia at the Stadio Olimpico. A free-kick that appeared to deflect in off Inter defender Lúcio put the home side ahead in the 21st minute. Inter coach José Mourinho was furious the free-kick had been given in the first place and he sarcastically applauded referee Massimiliano Saccani,...
FCB News (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Gerard Piqué and Sergio Busquets return to the squad for tomorrow night's game in Riazor against Deportivo de La Coruña (kick off 10pm), while there is no place on Pep Guardiola's list for Rafa Marquez, Jeffren Suarez and Johnathan dos Santos. There are bound to be some changes to the team that won unimpressively in Jerez and we can expect to see a return to the starting XI for Leo Messi,...
Football Transfer (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Juventus vs Inter Milan live Serie A fixtures. Inter Milan and Juventus must win Italian League fixtures. Buy Juventus vs Inter Milan tickets to watch live Juventus vs Inter Milan schedule 5 December, kick off 20.45 cet, venue Olympic stadium Italy. Juventus Serie A live Italy football Juventus faces big problems. Juventus must win upcoming Champions League fixtures and Serie A Juventus vs Inter Milan...
Football Banter (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Congratulations to Lionel Messi who was awarded this year’s Ballon d’Or by an impressive margin, scoring 473 points to second place Ronaldo’s 233 points. The award is decided by a poll of world football journalists from a shortlist of 30 players. The highest placed Premier League star was Wayne Rooney in eighth position, followed by Drogba and Gerrard who were ninth and tenth respectively....
CaughtOffside (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Diminutive attacker takes award by a country mile. Join Our Facebook Fan Page for the Latest News/Rumours/Forums/Videos/WAGS/Funny Stuff/Features! Final Ballon d’Or standings: 1. Lionel Messi (Argentina, Barcelona) 473 points 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Man United & Real Madrid) 233 3. Xavi (Spain, Barcelona) 170 4. Andres Iniesta (Spain, Barcelona) 149 5. Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon,...
Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Today, the Barcelona star forward Lionel Messi has beaten strong contender Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid to win the Ballon d’Or 2009 award ahead of his team mates Xavi, Iniesta, and old friend Samuel Eto’o - who is now in Inter Milan. Added by: LiLBoss Viewed: 6 time(s) Tags/Keywords: Cristiano_Ronaldo Lionel_Messi ballon or award xavi iniesta Added On: 2009-12-01
FCB News (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Well, it was to be expected, and the unanimity of the vote leaves no doubt that Leo Messi is the best player in the game today. Having come 3rd in 2007 and second last year, Messi's continued development last season was reflected in the 38 goals scored and Barça's success in winning La Liga, La Copa and the Champions League. Since the change in the voting system Kaka achieved 444 votes to win...
Complete Sports Buzz (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Barcelona player Lionel Messi wins Ballon d’Or award Ballon d’Or 2009 was held today (December 1, 2009). Lionel Messi was awarded the 2009 Ballon d’Or winner. Rank Player Nationality Club Points 1 Lionel Messi Argentina Barcelona 473 2 Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Manchester United Real Madrid 233 3 Xavi Spain Barcelona 170 4 Andrés Iniesta Spain Barcelona 149 5 Samuel Eto’o...
All about F C Barcelona (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
As expected Lionel Messi won this year's Ballon d'Or to be crowned as the best player in Europe. It was an expected result with a record margin of victory. Cristiano Ronaldo finished second with 233 points while Lionel messi amased a record 473 points. Xavi received 170 points finishing third while Iniesta received 149 points finishing fourth. Samuel Eto'o finished fifth while new Barca recruit Ibrahmovic...
foxlivestreaming (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Lionel Messi is the winner of Golden Ball award 2009 . On this way, Messi becoming the sixth Barcelona player to wins the award and the first since Brazilian Ronaldinho in 2005. Messi won an unprecedented treble in Spain last season with Barcelona winning the Champions League, the Spanish title and the Copa del Rey. Furthermore, Messi was the top scorer in last year's Champions League with nine goals,...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
• Lionel Messi beats Cristiano Ronaldo by 240 points • Barcelona effectively boast four players in top five spots Lionel Messi has won the 2009 Ballon d'Or, awarded to the European footballer of the year, after inspiring Barcelona to the treble last season. The forward was outstanding as the Catalan club won the Champions League, the Spanish title and the Copa del Rey. Messi beat last year's...
The Offside (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
The Ballon d’Or shortlist just got shorter. There were originally 30 players in contention, but the various European journalists have voted and now we’re down to a list of 10 players. Those players are: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Manchester United and Real Madrid) Didier Drogba (Côte d’Ivoire, Chelsea) Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon, Barcelona and Inter Milan) Steven Gerrard...
The Flat Back Four (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
From the initial list of 30 nominees, 10 contenders have been shortlisted for the prestigious Ballon d'Or world footballer of the year award. Here, we will look at these ten world class footballers and their achievement for the year 2009. 1. Didier Drogba (Chelsea, Ivory Coast) English FA Cup winner 2009 English FA Community Shield winner 2009 2. Samuel Eto'o (Inter Milan, Cameroon) Holder of most...
foxlivestreaming (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
“France Football” magazine published today, November 29th 2009 a shortlist of 10 nominees in the running for the 2009 Golden Ball. This year's favourite is the Argentine of Barcelona, Lionel Messi . This is the list of players: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal, Manchester United-Real Madrid) Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast, Chelsea) Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon, Barcelona-Inter) Steven Gerrard (England,...
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