THERE IS A HUGE PICTURE OF LIONEL MESSI CLEANING SHOES , AT THE YOUTH ACCADEMY.

In the Manchester United youth academy , there is a huge framed picture of the famous Argentinean footballer Lionel Messi, sitting and cleaning his very own football boots. Please note that the picture on the wall is of Lionel Messi cleaning his very own shoes , in the year 2000, after a match with Croatia, and not as a youth academy footballer at the LA MASIA, THE CASTLE. This very clearly shows how well Lionel Messi has his feet well grounded, even all the fame ,wealth and over thirty major trophies have not affected the little magician. BUT WHY IS THAT POSTER THERE? the former Manchester United player under Sir Alex Ferguson and is very much disciplined and wants to explain to the youngsters that fame, glory wealth come at a huge price, and the boys must be humble like Lionel Messi. Now Nicky Butt is a graduate from the youth academy of Manchester United in the early 1990s, that time Nicky Butt, Gary Neville, Philip Neville and Paul Scholes would change three buses to reach their training ground, and would change the bus three times to reach home again. We can see the class and seriousness of those players. Todays youngsters want to come in their Mercedes cars or in a Rolls Royce, and wear costly watches a well. But you can see the class of todays England team and the 1998 English team. The 1998 team had strikers like Alan shearer, Teddy Sherringham, Les Ferdinand, today only Harry Kane is there.

RIO FERDINAND IS TO RETIRE AT THE END OF 2013 SEASON.

It has finally dawned on Rio Ferdinand that he can no longer carry , and as he has a one year contract , it will not be extended as he is now 35 years old. Rio Ferdinand was the costliest defender in the E.P.L, he was got for a sum of 30 million pounds. Rio Ferdinand comes from a football family his brother Anton Ferdinand played for West Ham United and Sunderland as well, but he never reached the heights of Rio Ferdinand. But Rio Ferdinands cousin Les Ferdinand who played both for Newcastle United and England as well was far more successful as a football player. Les Ferdinand also was the footballer to score 100,000 goal in the E.P.L, the F.A awarded him 100,000 pounds to pay it to a charity organisation of his choice only. Rio Ferdinand could very well end up becoming a football pundit like Gary Lineker and Gary Neville.

10 FASTEST 100 GOALS IN THE E.P.L.

This is the list of ten famous footballer to score the ten quickest hundred goals in the least number of games. 1) Alan Shearer 100 goals in 124 games. 2)Theirry Henry 100 goals in 160 games. 3)Ian Wright, 100 goals in 173 games. 4) Robbie Fowler , 100 goals in 175 games. 5) Les Ferdinand, 100 goals in 175 games. 6)Michael Owen 100 goals in 185 games. 7)Andy Cole 100 goals in 185 games. 8)Robin Van Persie 100 goals in 197 games. 9)Jimmy Hasselbaink 100 goals in 2208 games. 1) Dider Drogba. 100 goals in 220 games.

THESE ARE A LAST FEW OF THEM.

This list of players are the last of a few players , who made it big with big clubs and country , afere coming up the hard way from low down teams and clubs cheaply to.

1) Sir Les Ferdinand played at Southall then moved to Queen Park Rangers.for a 15,000 pounds.Newcastle United paid 6 million for him 17 caps for England.

2)Ian Wright the great Arsenal and England striker also played for a non league club called Greenwich Borough for 6 years. He then moved to Crystal Palace . He got a set of weights to

join.

3) John Barnes the famous Jamaican born Liverpool footballer first joint Sud bury court fo ra kit only. He then went to Wat ford , he was sold to Liverpool for900,00 pounds.Rest is history.

4) Stuart Pearce played for Wealdstone and then Nottingham Forest. 76 caps for england.

5) Chris smalling tarted with Kent Minnows , then moved to Fulham and from there he is with Manchester United.

THE FASTEST 50 GOALS IN THE E.P.l.

GAMES. FOOTBALLER.

65. ANDY COLE.
66. ALAN SHEARER.
68. RUUD VAN NISTELROOY.
72. FERNANDO TORRES.
83. KEVIN PHILIPS.
83. THIERRY HENRY.
87. IAN WRIGHT.
88. ROBBIE FOWLER.
94. JIMI> FLOYD HASSELBAINK.
94. TEDDY SHERRINGHAM.
96. LES. FERDINAND.
97. MATTHEW TISSIER.
98. MICHAEL OWEN.