10 TOP PLAYERS IN THE E.P.L.

1) Dennis Bergkamp. Played for Arsenal.
2) Theirry Henry. Played for Arsenal.
3) Paul Scholes. Played for Manchester United.
4) Ryan Giggs, Played for Manchester United.
5)Eric Cantona. Played for Leeds , and Manchester United.
6) Patrick Vieira. Played for Arsenal and Manchester City.
7) Alan Shearer. Played for Blackburn Rovers.And Newcastle United.
8) Ginfranco Zola. Played for Chelsea.
9) Roy Keane. Played for Nottingham Forest and Manchester United.
10) Cristiano Ronaldo. Played for Manchester United.

CRISTIANO RONALDO WANTS TO RETURN TO THE E.P.L.

It is reported in THE DAILY MAIL, that the Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal who plays in Spain, with the Spanish giants Real Madrid . Is now willing to leave Real Madrid and Spain, and wants to come back to play in England.
He has become unhappy with the fans jeering him, even though he is the top goal scorer in Spain, and Real Madrid have seven point lead over their arch rival Barcelona.
Another point adding to the flame is the departure of Jose Mourinho in June end.As he plans to return to England.
Ronaldo says he misses Manchester United and and the fatherly care showed by Alex Ferguson. But Manchester United can not pay 80 million pounds for him. At the most they can break the record of 30.75 million pounds spent on Dimitav Berbatov.

BUY OUT CLAUSE OF FOOTBALLERS.

In the contracts of footballers there is a buy out clause, usually large amounts.
1) Cristiano Ronaldo. Real Madrid. 1 Billion Pounds.
2) Lionel Messi. Barcelona. 225. Million pounds.
3) Hulk. F.C. Porto. 84. Million Pounds.
4) Thiago Alacantara Barcelona. 81. Million Pounds
5) Xavi Hernandez. Barcelona. 70. Million Pounds.

7 NONE EUROPEANS TO WIN THE BALLON D OR.

Over the years there have only bean seven none European footballers ever to win the Ballon D Or.
1) Alfredo Stefano. Argentina.
2) Omar Sivori. Argentina.
3)George Weah. Liberia.
4) Rivaldo. Brazil.
5) Ronaldo. Brazil.
6) Ronoldhino. Brazil.
7) Lionel Messi. Argentina.

MANCHESTER UNITED MAKE A PROFIT.

Manchester United made a profit for the first quarter , it was 16.5 percent or 73.8 million pounds. It was helped by a sew sponsor er D.H.L. And Old Trafford are always full over 70,000 attendance are there . Reaching the Champion league final also helped.But the fans are angry as the 80 million got for selling Christiano Ronaldo is finisshed. And huge amounts were spent on Ashley young, Davidde Gea, and Jones. Hernandez and Smalling got new contracts , and Luis Nani will get one as well 130,000 pounds a week. The anger is more as Paul Scholes was not replaced.
The biggest loss is that GlLazers paying the interest on the loan taken to buy the club , with club money.

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CHRISTIANO RONALDO WANTS TO PULL BARCELONA DOWN.

Christiano Ronaldo says that he is sure Real Madrid will bring Barcelona down from the perch next year at any cost.He can dream on , nothing wrong in dreaming though.
But he has forgotten a few things such as if these two players do join Barcelona next year Alexis Sanchez and Cesc Fabregas , then you can be sure there will be no way of stopping Barcelona next year.They have a replacement for Xavi as well for the future.

10 BIG TRANSFERS OF THE 20TH CENTURY.

The biggest transfer on the last day of January window was worth 85 million pounds for two players. Fernando Torres joint Chelsea for 50 million pounds and Andy Carroll joint Liverpool for 35 million pounds.This is the top ten surprising sales.
1)Fernando Torres from Liverpool to Chelsea for 50 million pounds.
2) Christiano Ronaldo From Manchester United to Real Madrid. For 80 million pounds.
3)Zalatan Ibrahimovic Barcelona to Inter Milan. For 40 million pounds.Samuel Etoo exchange.
4) Robinho Real Madrid to Manchester City 32.5 million pounds.2008.
5) Carlos Tevez From Corinthians to west Ham United 12 million pounds. 2006.
6)Sol Campbell Tottenham Hotspurs to Arsenal free.In 2001.
7) Ashley Cole Arsenal to Chelsea part exchange William Galas 5 million pounds.2006.
8)Didier Drogba. Marseilles to Chelsea 24 million pounds.2004.
9) Wayne Rooney Everton to Manchester United. 30 million pounds 2004.
10) Rio Ferdinand Leeds United to Manchester United 29.1 million pounds 2002.
Rio Ferdinand remains the costliest defender ever.

PLEASE LEAVE ARSENE WENGER ALONE?

It would be nice if people just left Arsene Wenger alone, he has done a great job for Arsenal since 1996. The only problem is that there is no silverware for six years. But the club is in a very healthy condition financially, they have their own new stadium, which Liverpool, Everton , Chelsea , West Ham and Tottenham Hotspur have failed to do so.Liverpool and Everton could not get a joint ground like the Milan's. Mind you they have to pay for the stadium still.Still Arsenal are the only top four clubs to make a profit. The rest are in big loss. Manchester City 121 million pound loss. Manchester United owners the Glazers paid 400 million pounds of Manchester United money to pay the interest to the bank on loans.

So what are a few cups if the club is financially very bad of, Manchester United are now spending the 80 million pounds , they got from the sale of Ronaldo, after it finishes then what. They can sell the cups.

We must always remember that the average age of the Arsenal players is 23 years, which club has such a young team playing in the champion league for 14 years in a row?

LET US COMPARE REAL MADRID AND BARCELONA?

Let us compare Barcelona and Real Madrid?

Eight of the Barcelona players have come from their youth team, while Ikker Casillas is the only player to come from the youth of Madrid.The rest are all brought at huge amounts.Christiano Ronaldo joined Real Madrid for 80 million pounds. While the entire Barcelona team cost only 85 million Euros, less then what Ronaldo costs, let us not forget Kaka , who was on the bench for 65 million pounds.

There are players who started at the La Massia and have not broken through yet.

THE PHENOMENON R9 HANGS HIS BOOTS.

The great Brazilian striker Ronaldo called the phen0menon has decided to hand his boots at the age of 34 years, knee problems are also counting the decision.

He played in Holland with P.S. V. Einndhoven, Italy with Inter Milan and Spain with Barcelona and Real Madrid. In one year at Barcelona he scored 47 goals in 49 games, mind you he had knee problems that year, he moved to Inter Milan and there to had a serious knee problem leading to a surgery. He was a hit where ever he played. At Barcelona under Sir Bobby Robson he had his best year.

He is the highest goal scorer in a world cup career with 15 goals. And he won the 2002 world cup.

He was the first man to win the footballer of the year award three times, only the great Zinedine Zidane has won it three times, he was the youngest winner as well.

TEN COSTLIEST TRANSFERS EVER.

Among the top ten top transfers is the goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon for 32.6 million pounds.

1) Christiano Ronaldo. from Manchester United to Real Madrid for 80 million pounds. In 2009.

2) Zalatan Ibrahimovic. From Inter Milan to Barcelona.For56.5 million pounds.In 2009.

3) Kaka. From A.c. Milan to Real Madrid For56 million pounds,.In 2009.

4) Fernando Torres. From Liverpool. To Chelsea. For50 million pounds. in 2011.

5) Zinedine Zidane. From Juventus to Real Madrid. .For 46.5 million pounds. in 2001.

6) Luis Figo. From Barcelona to Real Madrid. For 37 million pounds. in 2000.

7)Hernan Crespo. FromParma to Lazio.35.5 million pounds. In 2000.

8)Andy Carrol.. From Newcastle United to Liverpool.35 million pounds. 2011.

9)David Villa. From Valencia to Barcelona . For 34 million pounds in 2010.

10) Gianluigi Buffon. From Parma to Juventus, For 32.6 nillion pounds in 2001.

DANNY ALAVES COULD JOIN MANCHESTER CITY.

Danny Alaves the Brazilian defender who plays his club football for the Spanish giants Barcelona, has his contract talks with the club have come to a end, with no sign of a break through.And Barcelona are ready to sell him for a huge amount of 25 million pounds. And the club interested in buying him is Manchester City.

Barcelona are a club that do not hesitate to sell a player, as long as they get their money.

They did it with Ronaldo, Rivaldo, and luis Figo.

So Danny want be any great loss. As Johan cruiff said what can not be , can not be.Danny alaves can be happy at Manchester City, a club heavily loaded with players. He will have to fight for a place, look at Lescott still rotting on the bench.

ROONEY MAY SOON BE AXED.

Wayne Rooney the Manchester United striker may soon find himself axed from the team. Because he is bringing his family problems on to the pitch, and has failed to score a single goal from open play since the month of March. He has scored one goal this season a penalty.

Ferguson is well known to kick out players who rub him the wrong way as many have seen it.

Teddy Sherringham, Andy Cole, Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Diego Forlan ,Jaap Stam, Sebastien Veron and Roy Keane are well known examples. If stories are to be believed, Real Madrid are offering 75 million pounds. and Christiano Rolando is calling him to Spain at Real Madrid. But Jose Mourinho is not so keen to have him.

Another factor is the media in England are hounding Rooney about his private life.Like there was a picture of Rooney holding the shopping backs for his mother in law.And in Spain footballers do not pay so much tax, in England they pay 50% as tax. That is why the best footballers are in Italy and Spain.

LIONEL MESSI WINS THE GOLDEN BOOT.

Lionel Messi won the golden boot award. Lionel Messi scored a total of 34 goals. While Chelsea striker Dider Drogba and and Udinese Italian player Antonio di Natale each scored 29 goals only.

Lionel Mess i becomes the second player from Barcelona to to win the Golden Boot ,after the Brazilian Rolando in the year 1996-1997 won it.

Lionel Messi joins the the very few footballers to win all all three football awards.The others being Marco Van Baste,n Rolando, Christiano Rolando. They have all won The Golden Boot, European footballer of the year, and the F.I.F.A footballer of the year.

COMPARE LAST YEARS TRANSFERS AND THIS YEARS 2010.

Now with U.E.F.A , the European governing body has told all clubs that hey must balance their books,this rule comes to force in 2013, the clubs can only use money they make of selling players to buy players.

2009.Christiano Rolando. From Manchester United to Real Madrid. For 93.3 Million Euros..

2009. kaka. From A.c. Milan to Real Madrid. For 68.4 . Million Euros

2009. Zlatan. Ibrahimovic. From Inter Milan . To Barcelona. For45 Million Euros

2009. Xavi Alonso. From Liverpool to Real Madrid. For 35.4 Million Euros.

2009. Carlos Tevez.. M.S.I. Rights. to Manchester City. For29.2 . Million Euros.

2010. David Villa. Valencia to Barcelona. for 40. Million Euros.

2010. Yaya. Toure. From Barcelona to Manchester City. For 30 Million Euros.

2010. David Silva.. From Valencia to Manchester city. For 29 Million Euros.

2010. Mario Balottelli. Inter Milan . To Manchester City. for29. Million Euros.

2010. Angel. Di Maria. Benfica . To Real Madrid. For 25 Million Euros.

MANCHESTER CITY HAVE MADE A CRAZY OFFER.

Manchester city have made a offer for the Swedish striker zalatan Ibrahimovic a unheard sum as a salary.They want to buy him from Barcelona for 96 million pounds, for a four year contract, his weekly salary would be 500,000 pounds, or better half million pounds.So the yearly salary would be24 million pounds. He is getting eleven million pounds today at Barcelona.He joined Barcelona from Inter Milan in 2009 for 50 million pound

sand Samuel Etoo went the other way to Inter Milan.

If this deal comes through then this salary will shrink those of Christiano Ronaldo,Lionel Messi. Kaka. And as Robhino is now unsettled at Manchester City , he could join Barcelona.

REAL MADRID DEBT IS 296 MILLION POUNDS.

This year Real Madrid debt is 296 million pounds. Last year it was 100million pounds. Last year they spent a total of 226 million pounds on four players 0nly, kaka, xavi Alonso, Christiano Ronaldo and kareem Benzeema. Real has a budget that is 20 percent more then the other Spanish giant Barcelona. , the amount is a total of 361 million pounds.
While the clubXerrexes which lies at the bottom of the Spanish league has a total budget of 8 million pounds. Which is less then the salaries of both Kaka and Christiano Ronaldo.

GOLDEN BALL AWARDS.

The golden ball is given at the end of each world cup to the outstanding player of the world cup. Usually strikers and midfielders get it due to the number of goals scored. But the German goalkeeper Oliver Kahn is the only goalkeeper to get it.
1982. Paulo Rossi. Italy.
1986. Diego Maradona. Argentina.
1990. Silvatore. Schillichi. Italy.
1994. Romario. Brazil.
1998. Ronaldo. Brazil.
2002. Oliver Kahn. Germany.
2006. Zinedine zidane. France.
2010. Diego Forlan. Uruguay.

10 BEST FREE KICK TAKERS EVER.

There have been many great free kick takers over the years, this is the list of the top 10.It includes 5 Brazilians.
1) David Beckham.
2)Juninho.
3) Christiano Ronaldo.
4) Ronoldhino.
5) Roberto Carlos.
6) Rivelhino.
7) Paul Gasscoingne.
8) Zico.
9) Zinedine Zidane.
10) Sinisa Mihalovic.

THE CURSE COMES AGAIN FOR ENGLAND.

It is jokingly said that the captains of England in the world cup are cursed, with injuries.
1) 1982 . It was Kevin Keegan.
2) 1986 . It was Bryan Robson.
3) 1990 . It was Bryan Robson
4) 1998. It was Alan Shearer.
5) 2002. It was David Beckham.
6) 2010. It was Rio Ferdinand.