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Japan Times (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
PARIS (AP) Argentina's Lionel Messi won the Golden Ball awarded to the European Soccer Player of the Year with the biggest margin ever on Tuesday following an exceptional season with Barcelona. Messi became the sixth Barcelona player to take the award and the first since Brazilian Ronaldinho in 2005. He beat last year's winner Cristiano Ronaldo, who was second, while Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez...
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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...
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Fox News (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Rubin Kazan held off the constant attacking of defending champion Barcelona to earn a 0-0 draw Wednesday in the Champions League. Barcelona dominated possession but lacked sharp finishing against Rubin's disciplined defense, leaving the two teams tied for first place in Group F. The visitors came closest after only two minutes, when Zlatan Ibrahimovic curled a shot past goalkeeper Sergei Ryzhikov onto...
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FCB News (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
No big surprise that we have six players in the final 30 for this season's Ballon d'Or. Leo Messi, Xavi Hernandez, Andres Iniesta, Toure Yaya, Thierry Henry and Zlatan Ibrahimovic have all been shortlisted for the award by France Football and there is also a place for ex-Blaugrana Samuel Eto'o. My only problem with the list is that none of our defenders have been nominated as Alves, Piqué and...
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Fox News (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
Juanma Mata scored a 64th-minute penalty Saturday to give European champion Spain a 2-1 win over Armenia to stay unbeaten in World Cup qualifying. The Valencia forward slotted a left-footed shot past Roman Berezovsky after the goalkeeper had been booked for taking Mata down. Cesc Fabregas gave Spain the lead in the 33rd minute after receiving a pass from Xavi Hernandez and chipping the ball over Berezovsky....
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CaughtOffside (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
They are at it again…Part 12th! Xavi Hernandez has declared his desire to team up with international team-mate Cesc Fabregas at Barcelona. The pair helped steer Spain to Euro 2008 glory and Xavi wants to rekindle their midfield partnership at Camp Nou. Fabregas was with Barca as a junior but left for Arsenal in 2003 at the age [...]
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
• Xavi says Fábregas has 'Barça DNA' and would fit in easily • Midfielder believes two would have no trouble playing together The Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernández has risked infuriating Arsenal by expressing his ambition to play with Cesc Fábregas at the Camp Nou and claiming his Spain team-mate has "Barça DNA". Fábregas started his...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
Sir Alex Ferguson has not had the greatest success in buying creative midfielders but United clearly lack the spark of genius The rumour that Barcelona want to persuade Cesc Fábregas to return to the Nou Camp surfaced again at the weekend, but the man who really ought to be breaking the bank to sign the Catalan midfielder – or the nearest possible equivalent – is Sir Alex Ferguson....
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The Soccer Blog (Free subscription) | 08/29/2009
Gallery, images, photos and pictures of FC Barcelona v Shakhtar Donetsk, UEFA Super Cup, the 28th of August. Includes Dani Alves, Fernandinho, Lionel Messi, Razvan Rat, Gerard Pique, Carlos Puyol, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Xavi Hernandez, Pep Guardiola, Pedro, Bojan Krkic, Seydou Keita, Eric Abidal and Sergio Busquets.
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/28/2009
Manchester United fans used to mutter at a mention of the Scot's name. Now the midfielder is acclaimed on the terraces Darren Fletcher's two-year-old twin sons are still a bit young for Hans Christian Andersen's fairytales but The Ugly Duckling is one bedtime read which should certainly resonate with their father. The Scot's slow-burn metamorphosis into a midfield swan has startled many of those formerly...
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Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 08/28/2009
Lionel Messi, a key figure in FC Barcelona's march to UEFA Champions League glory last season, has more to celebrate after collecting the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year prize at the UEFA Club Football Awards in Monaco. The Argentinian international was also selected as Best Forward while team-mate Xavi Hernández took the Best Midfielder trophy. Manchester United FC's Edwin van der Sar was...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/27/2009
• Big summer signings have strengthened Spanish football • Ferdinand believes English teams can be dominant in Europe With Spain increasingly the destination of choice for the world's top players, Rio Ferdinand has conceded that La Liga can claim to host football's best league. However, the Premier League can reassert its supremacy in the Champions League, added the defender, whose Manchester...
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