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</div><strong>Andrés Iniesta</strong> born 11 May 1984 in <strong>Fuentealbilla</strong>,<strong> Albacete</strong>, <strong>Castile-La Mancha</strong>,is a <strong>Spanish football</strong> attacking midfielder who currently plays for <strong>Spanish La Liga club Barcelona</strong>. His willingness to play anywhere on the pitch, coupled with a natural humility, has earned him the sobriquet El Ilusionista, El Anti-Galáctico and most recently Sant Andrés from the Spanish press.After the <strong>2009 UEFA Champions</strong> <strong>League Final</strong>, <strong>Manchester United</strong> striker <strong>Wayne Rooney</strong> asserted that he believed the midfielder to be the<strong> best player</strong> in the<strong> world</strong>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196425765035983721.post-25467112861389211482010-01-15T21:18:00.000-08:002010-01-15T21:18:16.542-08:00He is also a Spanish international and made his debut for the country against Portugal in 2003<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2AbrWRQ7m_v5AfyMx1BNVejcxIUvoCtJLFw1AsPGo6tFwLwCuxcUtNdwcslyqr_s4-8zOEaRn7dRS-LIsmK7LUIIsq-oTEoLFQ2_mupgl66eluzu_3i0ncKLHOas3pGftoFslCi1qHM/s1600-h/200px-FernandoTorres.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2AbrWRQ7m_v5AfyMx1BNVejcxIUvoCtJLFw1AsPGo6tFwLwCuxcUtNdwcslyqr_s4-8zOEaRn7dRS-LIsmK7LUIIsq-oTEoLFQ2_mupgl66eluzu_3i0ncKLHOas3pGftoFslCi1qHM/s320/200px-FernandoTorres.jpg" /></a><br />
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He is also a <strong>Spanish international</strong> and made his debut for the country against<strong> Portugal in 2003</strong>. He has since participated in three major tournaments, <strong>UEFA Euro 2004, 2006 FIFA World Cup</strong> and <strong>UEFA Euro 2008</strong>. He did not score a goal at Euro 2004, but he scored three at World Cup 2006. <strong>Torres </strong>scored the winning goal for Spain in their 1–0 win over <strong>Germany</strong> in the <strong>UEFA Euro 2008</strong> Final.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196425765035983721.post-30483909222995221172009-11-23T19:44:00.000-08:002009-11-23T19:44:49.330-08:00Samuel Eto'o Fils born 10 March 1981 in Douala ,is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a striker ....<strong>Samuel</strong> Eto'o Fils born 10 March 1981 in Douala ,is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a striker for <strong>Italian Serie A club Int</strong>ernazionale and is currently serving as captain of the Cameroon national team.<br />
Eto'o scored over 100 goals in five seasons with<strong> FC Barcelona</strong>, and is also the record holder in number of appearances by an <strong>African player</strong> in La Liga. As of June 2009, he is the joint 3rd highest goalscorer in Barça's history, along with <strong>Rivaldo</strong>. He is the second player (<strong>the first being Raúl</strong>) to have ever scored in two separate<strong> UEFA</strong> Champions League finals.<br />
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</div>As a member of the <strong>Cameroon national team</strong>, he was a part of the squad that won the 2000 Olympic tournament; he has participated in two<strong> World Cups</strong> and five<strong> African Nations Cups</strong> (being champion twice), and is the all-time leading scorer in the history of the <strong>African Nations Cup, with 16 goals</strong>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196425765035983721.post-63045646441850582862009-11-23T00:57:00.000-08:002009-11-23T00:57:11.861-08:00Ronaldo de Assis Moreira born 21 March 1980 in Porto Alegre.....<strong>Ronaldo de Assis Moreira</strong> born 21 March 1980 in Porto Alegre, commonly known as<strong> Ronaldinho</strong> or <strong>Ronaldinho Gaúcho</strong>, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for<strong> Italian Serie A</strong> side <strong>Milan</strong> and the <strong>Brazil </strong>national team. He is widely regarded as one of the most gifted footballers of his generation.<br />
<strong>Ronaldinho</strong>, <strong>Portuguese for "Little Ronaldo</strong>," is known in <strong>Brazil</strong> by the nickname "Gaúcho," in order to distinguish him from Ronaldo, who was already called "<strong>Ronaldinho" in Brazil. Ronaldo</strong> simply went by his first name upon his move to Europe, thereby allowing <strong>Ronaldinho </strong>to drop the "Gaúcho" and remain simply as <strong>Ronaldinho</strong>.<br />
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</div>Prior to his move to <strong>Milan</strong>, he played for Paris Saint-Germain, and <strong>Barcelona,</strong> with whom he won his first <strong>Champions League in 2006</strong>. He became a Spanish citizen in January 2007Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196425765035983721.post-36501838962439198262009-11-22T21:16:00.000-08:002009-11-22T21:16:14.484-08:00Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite Portuguese pronunciation,born 22 April 1982, commonly known as Kaká,<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7ZSgJJ_FqZFsp6sVF-86e0kOt4s1EbmOWFDcppwlbgAqKOXF2XD7wOEjkrhTVoyV1_l_DBf84AwVa5lpPN36k7n0VP51dhNPpkBpMdj0vyBC5i5qLWw990EullqWtYkfFIVgtazXmvM/s1600/250px-Kaka_samba_d_or.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS7ZSgJJ_FqZFsp6sVF-86e0kOt4s1EbmOWFDcppwlbgAqKOXF2XD7wOEjkrhTVoyV1_l_DBf84AwVa5lpPN36k7n0VP51dhNPpkBpMdj0vyBC5i5qLWw990EullqWtYkfFIVgtazXmvM/s320/250px-Kaka_samba_d_or.jpg" yr="true" /></a><br />
</div><strong>Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite</strong> Portuguese pronunciation,born 22 April 1982, commonly known as <strong>Kaká, is a Brazilian football midfielder who currently plays for Real Madrid C.F</strong>. and the <strong>Brazilian national team</strong>. He started his <strong>footballing </strong>career at the age of eight, when he began playing for a local club. By then, he also played tennis, and it was not until he moved on to São Paulo FC and signed his first professional contract with the club at the age of fifteen that he chose to focus on <strong>football. In he joined A.C.</strong> <strong>Milan</strong> for a fee of €8.5 million. While at the Italian club,<strong> Kaká</strong> won the Ballon d'Or and <strong>FIFA World Player</strong> of the Year <strong>awards in 2007.</strong> In addition to his contributions on the pitch, <strong>Kaká </strong>is known for his humanitarian work. In 2004, by the time of his appointment, he became the youngest ambassador of the <strong>United Nations'</strong> <strong>World Food Programme.</strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196425765035983721.post-69858221669396656232009-11-22T21:11:00.000-08:002009-11-22T21:11:35.679-08:00Edison Arantes do Nascimento born 23 October 1940, Três Corações, Minas Gerais, best known by his nickname Pelé<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwiACy5kmuzL6yOnBIMkmbp2su2RbhwOyKWJqa4cgoDpB3B1MAyqsfg-livxHvCEE5ECT8Tj7aXU_KFW6L3JHiIAovcn4z53UbRgUcjt_s50D9R4kpxjJZiOL95IR03FoReYjfu6mrNQ/s1600/pele.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwiACy5kmuzL6yOnBIMkmbp2su2RbhwOyKWJqa4cgoDpB3B1MAyqsfg-livxHvCEE5ECT8Tj7aXU_KFW6L3JHiIAovcn4z53UbRgUcjt_s50D9R4kpxjJZiOL95IR03FoReYjfu6mrNQ/s320/pele.jpg" yr="true" /></a><br />
</div><strong>Edison Arantes do Nascimento</strong> born 23 October 1940, Três Corações, Minas Gerais, best known by his nickname <strong>Pelé Brazilian Portuguese</strong> pronunciation: <strong>English </strong>pronunciation, is a <strong>Brazilian football player</strong>. He was given the title "Athlete of the Century" by the<strong> International Olympic Committee. In 1999</strong> Time Magazine named <strong>Pelé </strong>one of the 100 Most Important <strong>People of the 20th Century</strong>. While his birth certificate shows his first name as Edison, he prefers to call himself Edson, but it is as <strong>Pelé that he has become a sporting legend</strong>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196425765035983721.post-45654464599766751032009-11-22T21:05:00.000-08:002009-11-22T21:05:59.410-08:00Carlos Alberto Tévez born Carlos Alberto Martínez on 5 February 1984....<strong>Carlos Alberto Tévez</strong> born <strong>Carlos Alberto Martínez</strong> on 5 February 1984, is an<strong> Argentine professional</strong> footballer who plays as a forward for English club <strong>Manchester City.</strong><br />
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</div>Although not the most prolific goal-scorer, <strong>Tévez </strong>is well-known for his work ethic and never-say-die attitude.He has previously<strong> played for Boca Juniors, Corinthians</strong>, <strong>West Ham United</strong>, and most notably for <strong>Manchester United</strong>. He transferred to <strong>Manchester City</strong> in the 2009–10 summer transfer window, becoming the first <strong>player to move between the two Manchester clubs since 1999</strong>. His career has been dogged by a long-standing affair with <strong>Media Sports Investments</strong>, the company who owned the rights of <strong>Tévez,</strong> several other players and coaches,which resulted in West Ham United being fined numerous times over concerns regarding<strong> third-party ownership.</strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196425765035983721.post-34961140964712001842009-11-22T21:01:00.000-08:002009-11-22T21:01:36.106-08:00Lionel Andrés Messi Spanish pronunciation born 24 June 1987......<strong>Lionel Andrés Messi</strong> Spanish pronunciation born 24 June 1987, is an <strong>Argentine footballer</strong> who currently plays for La Liga's <strong>Barcelona </strong>and the<strong> Argentine national team</strong>. Messi is considered to be one of the best football players of his generation,having received several Ballon d'Or and <strong>FIFA World Player</strong> of the Year nominations by the age of 21.His playing style and ability have drawn comparisons to <strong>football legend Diego Maradona</strong>, who himself declared <strong>Messi</strong> his "successor".<br />
<strong>Messi </strong>began playing football at a young age and his potential was quickly identified by <strong>Barcelona</strong>. He left <strong>Rosario-based Newell's Old Boys's youth team in 2000</strong> and moved with his family to Europe, as Barcelona offered treatment for his growth hormone deficiency. Making his debut in the 2004–05 season, he broke the La Liga record for the youngest footballer to play a league game, and also the youngest to score a league goal. Major honours soon followed as <strong>Barcelona won La Liga in Messi's debut season</strong>, and won a double of the league and <strong>UEFA Champions</strong> League in 2006. His breakthrough season was in 2006–07: he became a first team regular, scoring a hat-trick in El Clásico and finishing with 14 goals in 26 league games. Perhaps his most successful season was the 2008–09 season, in which<strong> Messi </strong>scored 38 goals to play an integral part in a treble winning campaign.<br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196425765035983721.post-71965952279813990522009-11-22T20:55:00.000-08:002009-11-22T20:55:15.112-08:00Diego Armando Maradona born 30 October 1960 in Lanús, Buenos Aires, is a former Argentine football player..<strong>Diego Armando Maradona</strong> born 30 October 1960 in <strong>Lanús, Buenos Aires</strong>, is a former <strong>Argentine football</strong> player, and current manager of the<strong> Argentine national team</strong>. He is considered by many to be the <strong>greatest footballer</strong> of all time; he finished first in an internet vote for the <strong>FIFA Player</strong> of the <strong>Century award,</strong> and he shared the award with <strong>Pelé.</strong><br />
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</div>Over the course of his professional club career <strong>Maradona played for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors</strong>, <strong>Barcelona,</strong> Newell's Old Boys and Napoli, setting world-record contract fees. In his international career, playing for <strong>Argentina,</strong> he earned 91 caps and scored 34 goals. He played in four<strong> FIFA World Cup</strong> tournaments, including the 1986 <strong>World Cup where</strong> he <strong>captained Argentina</strong> and led them to their victory over West <strong>Germany in the final</strong>, winning the Golden Ball award as the tournament's best player. In that same tournament's quarter-final round he scored two goals in a 2-1 victory over England that entered soccer history, though for two very different reasons. The first goal was an unpenalized handball known as the <strong>"Hand of God",</strong> while the second goal was a spectacular 60-metre weave through six<strong> England players</strong>, commonly referred to as "<strong>The Goal of the Century</strong>".Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196425765035983721.post-69232593467201088662009-11-22T20:50:00.000-08:002009-11-22T20:50:49.260-08:00Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo born 4 November 1972 in Almada...<strong>Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo</strong> born 4 November 1972 in Almada, is a former <strong>Portuguese footballe</strong>r who played as a midfielder for Sporting Clube de<strong> Portugal, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid</strong>, and Internazionale during a career which spans over 20 years. He retired from football on 31 May 2009. He won 127 caps for the <strong>Portuguese national football team.</strong><br />
<strong>Figo</strong> was the 2000<strong> European Footballer of the Year</strong>, the 2001<strong> FIFA World Player of the Year</strong>, and was named amongst the FIFA 100.<br />
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</div><strong>Figo</strong> is one of the few <strong>footballers</strong> to have<strong> played for both the Spanish rival clubs FC Barcelona</strong> and <strong>Real Madrid</strong>, he had a successful career highlighted by several trophy wins, such as one <strong>Portuguese Cup</strong>, four La Liga titles, two Spanish Cups, three Spanish Super Cups, one<strong> UEFA Champions</strong> League title, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, two UEFA Super Cups, one<strong> UEFA-CONMEBOL</strong> Intercontinental Cup, four Serie A titles, one<strong> TIM Italian Cup and three Italian Super Cups.</strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196425765035983721.post-11515985710036135002009-11-22T04:47:00.000-08:002009-11-22T04:47:37.551-08:00Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH Portuguborn 5 February 1985....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9H8XboQ7lfYdKlmqXVPFZXc29LScKL2I-rQ7cehGHxBjyYTiyrqJ29221xT3AC7uEJZcOikTKHgvJl-IqEFYKNAg6OxaRPMGMmPqDgTZqn_PfJgEFr2ET_KuwXYUdmbEbkTrSdFMW54E/s1600/untitled.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9H8XboQ7lfYdKlmqXVPFZXc29LScKL2I-rQ7cehGHxBjyYTiyrqJ29221xT3AC7uEJZcOikTKHgvJl-IqEFYKNAg6OxaRPMGMmPqDgTZqn_PfJgEFr2ET_KuwXYUdmbEbkTrSdFMW54E/s320/untitled.bmp" yr="true" /></a><br />
</div><strong>Cristiano Ronaldo</strong> dos Santos Aveiro, OIH Portuguborn 5 February 1985, is a <strong>Portuguese footballer </strong>who plays as a winger for Spanish club<strong> Real Madrid</strong> and serves as captain of the <strong>Portuguese national team</strong>. <strong>Ronaldo </strong>currently holds the distinction of being the most expensive player in<strong> football history</strong> after having transferred to <strong>Real Madrid</strong> in a deal worth £80 million (€94m, US$132m). His contract with <strong>Real Madrid</strong> is believed to have made him the highest-paid player in the <strong>world.</strong><br />
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</div><strong>Ronaldo </strong>began his career as a youth player at<strong> CD Nacional</strong> and his successes with the team led to a move to Sporting Clube de<strong> Portugal</strong> two seasons afterwards.<strong> Ronaldo's</strong> precocious talent caught the attention of <strong>Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson</strong> and he signed the 18-year-old for £12.24 million in 2003. The following season, <strong>Ronaldo</strong> won his first club honour, the <strong>FA Cup</strong>, and reached the<strong> UEFA Euro 2004</strong> final with <strong>Portugal,</strong> in which tournament he scored his <strong>first international goal.</strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196425765035983721.post-13175736806199945152009-11-22T04:36:00.000-08:002009-11-22T04:36:30.785-08:00Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation born 22 September 1976<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4eRwIVk2WH8OLabNr5aCgI37aFj-vt-tV6LyxGRe1_HqbTjnrUbLP7DaHQu12FBbles7Wwq2l-bAJzwW6HJWv6FgWHNKWUKE7VNY07PbSAlN41q_ZSshN9fOOzomVJwOA8NgfbBwMQjQ/s1600/ronaldo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4eRwIVk2WH8OLabNr5aCgI37aFj-vt-tV6LyxGRe1_HqbTjnrUbLP7DaHQu12FBbles7Wwq2l-bAJzwW6HJWv6FgWHNKWUKE7VNY07PbSAlN41q_ZSshN9fOOzomVJwOA8NgfbBwMQjQ/s320/ronaldo.jpg" yr="true" /></a><br />
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<strong>Ronaldo Luís Nazário Brazilian</strong> Portuguese pronunciation born 22 September 1976, more commonly known as<strong> Ronaldo</strong>, is a <strong>Brazilian professional</strong> footballer currently playing for Campeonato Brasileiro club Corinthians.<br />
He has won <strong>FIFA World Player</strong> of the Year award three times: in 1996, 1997 and 2002. The only other player to do so is <strong>Zinedine Zidane.</strong><br />
He is considered by many football fans and players to be the<strong> greatest striker in the history of football</strong>, especially noted for the 96/97 season with <strong>FC Barcelona</strong>, considered by many to be the greatest display ever by a footballer in a season.His clinical finishing, ability to beat defenders with ease, skills on the ball and his many comebacks from injury have seen him lauded by <strong>football fans worldwide</strong>. He is an idol to many modern footballers such as Karim Benzema, and<strong> Kaká Ronaldo</strong> was also one of the first major football superstars to popularize Futsal and <strong>Street Football skills on the pitch</strong>, becoming associated with the stepover. He is also credited with igniting a stronger marketing interest in<strong> football worldwide</strong>, particularly due to his rapport with Nike who had previously focused mainly on basketball.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196425765035983721.post-87170487616313343892009-11-22T04:14:00.000-08:002009-11-22T04:14:02.539-08:00Raúl González Blanco born 27 June 1977 in Madrid, Spain...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdmL-hlY3B4BcGhiXeyxnj-b3HowvlCcKHfHzlR6rFz9xvHjRAruLqGywQd_zLOXJjgiIrRMa-ZCe3-beynh5adHrov1_ROxc4rjAbH5n5-MsWjZfVqRABp6vZl4md8EEgRrRPNjzu9s/s1600/raul_gonzales_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdmL-hlY3B4BcGhiXeyxnj-b3HowvlCcKHfHzlR6rFz9xvHjRAruLqGywQd_zLOXJjgiIrRMa-ZCe3-beynh5adHrov1_ROxc4rjAbH5n5-MsWjZfVqRABp6vZl4md8EEgRrRPNjzu9s/s320/raul_gonzales_2.jpg" yr="true" /></a><br />
</div><strong>Raúl González</strong> <strong>Blanco</strong> born 27 June 1977 in<strong> Madrid, Spain,</strong> usually known simply as <strong>Raúl</strong>, is a<strong> Spanish</strong> <strong>football forward</strong> who plays for <strong>Spanish club</strong> <strong>Real Madrid</strong> for whom he is the all-time <strong>leading goalscorer.</strong> He is a three-time <strong>winner of the UEFA Champions League</strong> and has long been the competition's all-time <strong>leading goal scorer</strong>. He has also scored more goals (44) for the <strong>Spanish national team than any player in history.</strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196425765035983721.post-68544526374412374782009-11-22T04:08:00.000-08:002009-11-22T04:08:44.033-08:00Zinedine Yazid Zidane born 23 June 1972, is a retired French professional footballer<strong>Zinedine Yazid Zidane</strong> born 23 June 1972, is a retired <strong>French professional footballer</strong>. Widely considered one of <strong>football's all-time greats, Zidane played for club teams in France</strong>, <strong>Italy</strong> and <strong>Spain,</strong> and was a member of the<strong> French national team</strong>. His career accomplishments include helping France win the 1998<strong> FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000</strong>, in addition to winning the <strong>2002 UEFA Champions</strong> League as a galactico with <strong>Real Madrid</strong>.<br />
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</div>One of only two three-time <strong>FIFA World Player</strong> of the Year winners along with <strong>Ronaldo, Zidane</strong> was also named the <strong>European Footballer</strong> of the Year in 1998. His abilities were further recognized in 2004 when he was included in Pelé's choice list of the world's greatest footballers. He retired from <strong>professional football</strong> after the 2006<strong> FIFA World Cup.</strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196425765035983721.post-76084498702372178152009-11-22T04:03:00.000-08:002009-11-22T04:03:29.959-08:00Thierry Daniel Henry ,French pronunciation born 17 August 1977<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3hnHO9ihUoy4lkj8shhYphvOsz7uVKGf5dgVAUIQf7UB_mJUC_-NMy2syH-EnFVpi2mbJG4zSt39MgtJlSl5UloPzMr5w3rWYhcIJwKQql6FcntfilZccHHFWhQNzobPxfV4TjQQbEG4/s1600/thierry_henry_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3hnHO9ihUoy4lkj8shhYphvOsz7uVKGf5dgVAUIQf7UB_mJUC_-NMy2syH-EnFVpi2mbJG4zSt39MgtJlSl5UloPzMr5w3rWYhcIJwKQql6FcntfilZccHHFWhQNzobPxfV4TjQQbEG4/s320/thierry_henry_3.jpg" yr="true" /></a><br />
</div><strong>Thierry Daniel Henry</strong> ,<strong>French </strong>pronunciation born 17 August 1977, is a <strong>French footballer</strong> who plays for Spanish La Liga club<strong> Barcelona</strong> and the<strong> French national team, predominantly as a striker</strong>.<br />
<strong>Henry </strong>was born in the tough neighbourhood of Les Ulis, Essonne—a suburb of Paris—where he<strong> played</strong> for an array of local sides as a youngster and showed great promise as a goal-scorer. He was spotted by <strong>AS Monaco </strong>in 1990 and signed instantly, making his <strong>professional debut in 1994</strong>. Good form led to an international call-up in 1998, after which he signed for the Serie A defending <strong>champions Juventus</strong>. He had a disappointing season playing on the wing, before joining<strong> Arsenal for £10.5 million in 1999.</strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196425765035983721.post-91596073381077168312009-11-22T03:56:00.000-08:002009-11-22T03:56:41.223-08:00Michael James Owen born 14 December 1979 in Chester...<strong>Michael James Owen</strong> born 14 December 1979 in Chester, is an <strong>English professional footballer</strong> who plays as a <strong>striker for</strong> <strong>Manchester United</strong>.<br />
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</div>The son of former <strong>footballer Terry Owen, Owen</strong> began his senior career at<strong> Liverpool in 1996</strong>. he progressed through the <strong>Liverpool</strong> youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997. In his first full season in the Premier League he finished as joint top scorer. He repeated the feat the following year and was <strong>Liverpool's top goal</strong> scorer from 1997–2004, in spite of a recurring hamstring injury. His first major club honours came in 2001 when <strong>Liverpool won a cup</strong> treble of the <strong>UEFA Cup, FA Cup</strong> and<strong> Football</strong> League Cup, and <strong>Owen</strong> was the recipient of the Ballon d'Or that year. He went on to score 118 goals in 216 appearances in the English Premier League for <strong>Liverpool.</strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196425765035983721.post-7576590146403540252009-11-22T03:50:00.000-08:002009-11-22T03:50:59.317-08:00Ronald Wayne "Ronnie" Van Zant ,January 15, 1948. October 20, 1977<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNUK8MQM7CZdUKJwr1lXU_18YBGIp0N_R0AgjoCaMX2bpRJUGFm_4O-AL_FYHTXo8eYEkg7bar_DOlEx4fFgoUzZIDf7j67dofnC9palIPCB900lTCfY9KGqW0_m5-L7Q_5mAw5bPMOA/s1600/a_130647a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNUK8MQM7CZdUKJwr1lXU_18YBGIp0N_R0AgjoCaMX2bpRJUGFm_4O-AL_FYHTXo8eYEkg7bar_DOlEx4fFgoUzZIDf7j67dofnC9palIPCB900lTCfY9KGqW0_m5-L7Q_5mAw5bPMOA/s320/a_130647a.jpg" yr="true" /></a><br />
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<strong>Ronald Wayne "Ronnie</strong>" Van Zant ,January 15, 1948. October 20, 1977 ,was the l<strong>ead vocalist, primary lyricist</strong>, and a founding member of the Southern<strong> rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd</strong>. He was the older brother of .38 Special founder and <strong>vocalist Donnie Van Zant</strong> and current <strong>Lynyrd Skynyrd lead vocalist Johnny Van Zant.</strong><br />
Born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, to Lacy (1915-2004) and Marion (1929-2000) Van Zant. Van Zant aspired to be many things before finding his love for music.<strong> Notably, Ronnie</strong> was interested in becoming a boxer (as <strong>Muhammad Ali</strong> was one of his idols) and in playing <strong>professional baseball</strong>. Ronnie also tossed around the idea of becoming a<strong> stock-car racer</strong>. In fact, he would say that he was going to be the most famous person to come out of Jacksonville since Lee Roy Yarbrough.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196425765035983721.post-52844573344009915272009-11-22T03:41:00.000-08:002009-11-22T03:41:47.334-08:00David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE born 2 May 1975....<strong>David Robert Joseph Beckham</strong>, OBE born 2 May 1975, is an <strong>English footballer</strong> who currently plays in midfield for American Major League Soccer club<strong> Los Angeles</strong> Galaxy and the <strong>England national team.</strong><br />
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</div>Twice runner-up for <strong>FIFA World Player</strong> of the Year,and in <strong>2004 the world's highest-paid</strong> <strong>footballer,Beckham</strong> was the first <strong>British footballer to play 100 Champions League matches</strong>. He was Google's most searched of all sports topics in both 2003 and 2004.With such global recognition he has become an elite advertising brand and a top fashion icon.<strong>Beckham </strong>was captain of England from 15 November 2000 until the 2006 <strong>FIFA World Cup finals</strong>,during which he played 58 times. Since then he has continued to represent his country and earned his much-publicised hundredth cap for<strong> England</strong> against <strong>France</strong> on 26 March 2008. He is currently England's most-capped outfield player with 115 appearances.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0