Profile Steven Gerarrd

Personal information

Full name Steven George Gerrard
Date of birth 30 May 1980
Place of birth Whiston, Merseyside, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Current club Liverpool
Number 8
Youth career
1987–1998 Liverpool
Senior career :
1998– Liverpool
National team :
1999 England U21
2000– England

Club career

Gerrard during the 2006–07 season
Born in Whiston, Merseyside, Gerrard began out playing for hometown team Whiston Juniors, where he was detected via Liverpool scouts. He stringed the Reds' youth academy at the age of nine. Gerrard thereafter had challenges with various clubs at fourteen, but his success wasn't immediate—Gerrard never prepared it into the England Schoolboys team. Gerrard's challenges included Manchester United, which he asserted in his 2006 autobiography was "to pressure Liverpool into paying me a YTS contract." He gestured his first businessman contract with Liverpool on 5 November 1997.

Gerrard prepared his Liverpool first-team debut on 29 November 1998 in a suit against Blackburn Rovers as a final tiny substitute for Vegard Heggem. He prepared thirteen arrivals in his debut season, filling in the midfield location for injured captain Jamie Redknapp and playing on the right wing, but he barely contributed in the brief on-pitch time he received, due to nervousness impacting his play. Gerrard remembered in a November 2008 interview with The Guardian, "I was out of location and out of my depth." The Liverpool hierarchy nonetheless waited persuaded that he would improve. Gerrard saw himself as a defensive actor initially, gazing to produce pivotal tackles instead thrust the team forward.

Gerrard partnered Redknapp in interior midfield for the 1999–00 season. After beginning the derby suit against Everton on the bench, he displaced Robbie Fowler in the second half but received his first career red card for a late foul on Everton's Kevin Campbell. Later that season, Gerrard scored his first senior target in a 4–1 victory across Sheffield Wednesday. However, he originated to suffer from nagging rear troubles, which sports adviser Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt subsequent diagnosed as a effect of accelerated growth, coupled with excessive playing, during his teenage years. He was thereafter beset via groin injuries that needed four separate operations.


Gerrard shooting for Liverpool

In 2000–01, he prepared fifty begins in all contests and scored ten targets as Liverpool won the League Cup, FA Cup, and the 2001 UEFA Cup. Gerrard displaced Sami Hyypiä as Liverpool captain in October 2003, as administrator Gérard Houllier said that he identified Gerrard had indicated leadership qualities early on, but lacked to mature. He chose to continue his contract at the club, signing a fresh four-year deal.

Houllier quit afterwards a trophyless 2003–04 campaign, and Gerrard was linked with a shift to Chelsea during the offseason. He admitted he was not "happy with the progress Liverpool has made," and that "for the first time in my career I've thought approximate the chance of shifting on."[15] In the end, Gerrard declined a £20 million offer from Chelsea to remain with Liverpool and fresh bus Rafael Benítez.

Liverpool were wracked with injury early in the 2004–05 season, and a foot injury suffered in a September league suit against Manchester United shelved Gerrard until late November. He returned to score in the final five minutes of a Champions League team degree suit against Olympiacos to lock Liverpool's progress to the knockout round. He asserted that this was his majority significant, whether not his best, target for Liverpool to date. However, Gerrard netted an possess target during the 2005 League Cup final on 27 February, which proved definite in Liverpool's 3–2 loss to Chelsea.

During a six-minute stretch in the second half of the 2005 Champions League final against A.C. Milan, Liverpool came rear from a three-goal deficit to tie the suit at 3–3 afterwards extra time, with Gerrard scoring one of the goals. Liverpool's third target was accrued as a punishment from a foul awarded to Liverpool as shortly as Gennaro Gattuso fouled Gerrard in Milan's punishment box. Gerrard did not participate in the punishment shootout, which Liverpool won 3–2 as they asserted their first CL trophy in twenty years,[20] though he was dubbed the Man of the Match, and subsequent received the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award.

In regards to his contract releases with Liverpool, Gerrard confided the press afterwards the final, "How can I retire afterwards a evening like this?" But negotiations shortly stagnated and on 5 July 2005, afterwards Liverpool declined another lucrative offer from Chelsea, Gerrard discarded a club-record £100,000-a-week offer. Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry granted the club had no where Gerrard, phrase, "Now we have to shift on. We have done our best, but he has prepared it sweep he hopes to go and I think it gazes pretty final." The following day, Gerrard gestured a fresh four-year sell as Parry blamed the sooner decay of confers on miscommunication between the pair sides.

Gerrard scored twenty-three targets in 53 arrivals in 2005–06, and in April became the first Liverpool actor since John Barnes in 1988 to be voted the PFA Player of the Year. He scored double in the 2006 FA Cup final against West Ham United, encompassing an equalizer that sent the suit into extra time, and Liverpool won their second consecutive main trophy on penalties. The targets prepared him the merely actor to have scored in the FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Cup and Champions League finals. Gerrard netted a punishment as Liverpool eliminated league rival Chelsea in the 2006–07 Champions League semi-finals to return to their second final in three seasons, which they no where 2–1 to Milan.

Gerrard suffered a hairline toe fracture in an August 2007 Champions League qualifier against Toulouse F.C., but returned four days subsequent to play the entirety of a 1–1 league draw against Chelsea. On 28 October 2007, Gerrard played his 400th game for Liverpool in a league suit against Arsenal, in which he scored. He scored in all but one of Liverpool's servant and European suits during the month of November, and afterwards scoring the merely target in a Champions League away tie against Olympique de Marseille on 11 December, he became the first Liverpool actor since John Aldridge in 1989 to score in seven consecutive sport in all competitions.

He prepared his 300th Premier League arrival on 13 April 2008 in a suit against Blackburn Rovers, scoring the opportunity goal, and done the season with twenty-one targets in all contests, surpassing his total from the 2006–07 season. Gerrard was chosen for the PFA Team of the Year and he was also one of the nominees or the PFA Player of the Year, alongside teammate Fernando Torres.

Gerrard lacked to undergo groin medicine at the conception of the 2008-09 season, but the burden was not grave and he rapidly returned to training. He scored what emerged to be his hundredth career Liverpool target against Stoke City on twenty September, but it was disallowed afterwards Dirk Kuyt was governed offside. He achieved the milestone eleven days subsequent in a 3–1 Champions League team degree win across PSV.

He prepared his 100th arrival in European club competition for Liverpool on ten March 2009 against Real Madrid and scored double in a 4–0 win. Four days afterwards the grand victory across Real, Gerrard would score at Old Trafford for the first time from the punishment dot, placing Liverpool forward on their way to a 4–1 victory across Manchester United. Following these results, three-time FIFA World Player of the Year Zinedine Zidane hailed the Liverpool skipper, phrase "Is he the best in the world? He might not obtain the attention of Messi and Ronaldo but yeah, I think he might be." On 22 March 2009, Gerrard scored his first ever hat-trick in the Premier League, against Aston Villa, in a 5–0 victory. On 13 May 2009, Gerrard was dubbed as the 2009 Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year, becoming the first Liverpool actor to win the award in nineteen years. Gerrard had pipped Manchester United duo Ryan Giggs and Wayne Rooney in the poll voted for via journalists, defeating Ryan Giggs via just ten votes. Upon receiving the award, he was quoted as phrase "I'm delighted but I'm a small bit surprised," he commented. "When you appearance at the quality of the players there are in this league, it's a great privilege to win this manner of award." He ended the 2009-10 season with a total of 12 targets and 9 contributes from 46 matches.

Following the 2009-10 season, Rafael Benitez departed Liverpool afterwards six years and was succeeded as administrator via Roy Hodgson, whoever rapidly confident fans that Gerrard would not be sold. To further get rid of any speculation enclosing his future at the club, Gerrard prepared a pronouncement emphasising his excitement at the emanating season with Liverpool and praising the signing of Joe Cole. Gerrard shortly played his first pre-season suit of the 2010-11 season against Borussia Mönchengladbach on 1 August 2010 alongside fresh signing Cole.

Gerrard scored his first target of the 2010-11 season from the punishment dot in a Europa League qualifier against Macedonian side FK Rabotnicki on the 5th August 2010.
His following pair targets came on 19 September at Old Trafford in a 3-2 loss against Manchester United; he scored from a punishment kick in the 64th tiny and a free-kick six minutes subsequent to horizontal the game at 2-2.[50] He chased this upward with the equaliser in a 2-2 home draw with Sunderland. 11 days subsequent Gerrard came off the bench to score a second-half hat-trick in a 3-1 win across Napoli in the Europa League.

International career

Gerrard prepared his global debut against Ukraine on 31 May 2000. That summer, he was paged upward for Euro 2000, earning merely one arrival as a substitute in a 1–0 win across Germany ago England were eliminated in the team stage. Gerrard scored his first global target in the legendary 5–1 victory across Germany in a 2002 World Cup qualifier in September 2001, and whereas England qualified, Gerrard was coerced to drag out of the squad due to his ongoing groin troubles afterwards dragging upward in Liverpool's final suit of the season against Ipswich.

He was a regular starter in Euro 2004, scoring once – against Switzerland – ago England were eliminated via Portugal in the quarter-finals on penalties. He participated in his first World Cup in 2006 and pair targets, both in the team degree, against Trinidad & Tobago and Sweden, however his dot kick was one of three saved via goalkeeper Ricardo as England again bowed out to Portugal in the quarter-finals on penalties. He was England's lid scorer in the tournament.
Gerrard was prepared vice-captain of the England team via bus Steve McClaren,[59] and whereas he brimming in for John Terry as captain, England suffered back-to-back losses to Russia and Croatia that ended their Euro 2008 qualifying hopes. After fresh bus Fabio Capello took across the team in early 2008, Gerrard was given a experiment run as captain but Capello resolved on Terry for the role. Gerrard was subsequently displaced as England vice-captain via Rio Ferdinand.

Gerrard facilitated England qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, scoring pair targets in England's 5–1 win across Croatia.
John Terry was displaced via Rio Ferdinand as captain in 2010, chasing disclosures approximate the former's private life, and Gerrard subsequently became vice-captain again. When the England team retired for the 2010 World Cup, Gerrard was the majority worldly actor in the squad with 80 caps. During preparations for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, however, Rio Ferdinand was injured, meaning that Gerrard was appointed via Capello as captain for the tournament. After the tournament Gerrard, fraction of a team of England players dubbed the "Golden Generation", confirmed that he would extend to be available for selection, regardless indications from Capello that he would search to re-build the team.

On the August 2010, Gerrard scored double in a friendly suit against Hungary and facilitated England to a 2-1. Due to of Ferdinand's lasted absence through injury, Gerrard stored the captaincy for the opportunity suit of the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign against Bulgaria, which England won 4-0.

Profile David Villa

Personal information

Full name : David Villa Sánchez
Date of birth : 3 December 1981
Place of birth : Langreo, Spain
Height : 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position : Striker
Current club : Barcelona
Number : 7
Youth career :
1991–1999 Langreo
Senior career :
1999–2001 Sporting Gijón B
2001–2003 Sporting Gijón
2003–2005 Zaragoza
2005–2010 Valencia
2010– Barcelona


National team :
2000–2003 Spain U21
2005– Spain


Club career

Sporting de Gijón and Real Zaragoza

Villa dated spare-time activity from many Asturian teams, but one of the province's greater teams, Real Oviedo, documented that he was too short and that they did not consider he had adequate potential. He subsequently received his representative innovation at his provincial club Sporting de Gijón, pursuing in the footsteps of his childhood idol Quini. Starting out at the team's youth ranks, he organised his first-team début in the 2000–01 season. After scoring 25 objectives in couple seasons, he became a first team regular. Pepe Acebal, the Sporting Gijon overseer at the time, said that Villa earlier lacked the stamina to have a real impact and had to be given his chance bit by bit and that Villa's size for task was "unrivalled".

"He had great systematic qualities. His first touch was lovely and, even so you can never be sure someone will generate it, you could tell he was talented. He creates very proficient diagonal runs, contravening away from defenders, and he invariably organised the right decisions. He is very intuitive."

–Pepe Acebal, earlier Sporting Gijón manager

With his objective count virtually coming 40 objectives later using couple full seasons in Gijón's main team, Villa ultimately received his chance in Spain's top-flight after Sporting were in economic problem and newly promoted Real Zaragoza signalled him for about €3 million in the summer of 2003. The striker had no trouble adapting to playing at the higher crosswise, netting 17 times in his first season at Zaragoza. His league début came during Zaragoza's first La Liga game since his arrival where the team were defeated 1–0 away from home at the hands of Galician side Deportivo de La Coruña where his first objective came couple sporting activities resultant, an eighth very small objective against Real Murcia which left Zaragoza 2–0 higher in a fit which ended 3–0. 4 December 2003 saw him net his first brace (2 goals) in a 2–2 draw against Athletic Bilbao and on 25 April 2004, David Villa scored his first hat-trick in a tight 4–4 draw against Sevilla which saw Villa score all four of Zaragoza's objectives, positioning his team frontwards on couple occasions.

Zaragoza came the 2004 Copa del Rey final where he played a high component in the team's victory, scoring a essential objective to left the Aragonese outfit 2–1 higher against Real Madrid in a fit which lastly ended 3–2. Soon later he earned his first worldwide call-up and cap which resulted in Zaragoza fans becoming so proud of his triumphs, they unreal the football chant "illa illa illa, Villa maravilla" which is a play on the words "Villa" and "maravilla" which is as "marvel" but can also midpoint "wonderful" or "great" in that context. After Zaragoza's win in the Copa del Rey, they were bestowed a location in the 2004–05 UEFA Cup; this was Villa's first time playing in a European competition.

In the team's possibility assembly game against Utrecht, Villa netted a brace in the dying minutes of the game which subsequently ended 2–0 in Zaragoza's favour. In the throughout of 16, Zaragoza faced Austria Wien. The first leg ended 1–1, Villa scored in the second leg, however, the fit ended 2–2 which saw the team from Vienna go through to the subsequent point on the away objectives rule. Meanwhile, in La Liga, Villa excited Zaragoza fans on 23 September 2004 by positioning the team 1–0 higher against Barcelona at the Camp Nou, however, it was not to be as Barcelona came behind to win the game 4–1. On 17 April 2005, Villa scored a brace which alleviated suppose off Sevilla in a 3–0 victory.

Valencia

2005–06 season
After his success at Zaragoza, the team was in deficiency of money, as a issue, Villa organised his high transfer to one of Spanish football's heavyweights, as a novel facade Valencia below Quique Sánchez Flores parted with €12 million to shut higher his services in the summer of 2005. During his first game in a Valencia shirt, an Intertoto Cup fit against Belgian outfit K.A.A. Gent, Villa scored the first objective in a game which Valencia won 2–0. He organised his league début for Valencia originating on as a substitute against Real Betis in a 1–0 win on 27 August 2005. The subsequent fit would suppose his beforehand team, Real Zaragoza, directing 2–1 for the majority of the fit, however, on the 81st very small, Villa came on as a late substitute for Rubén Baraja and scored the equalizer within the space of a very small, earning Valencia a point as the game ended 2–2.

On 21 September, Villa would once again save Valencia a very noteworthy point by netting a brace against Barcelona at Camp Nou, presently compensating his team the lead at one point later Víctor Valdés' clearance rebounded off Villa's behind and into the net. On 23 October, Villa scored the winning objective against another Spanish giant, this time Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium and would once again score against Barcelona, on 12 February 2006, his one objective proving enough to shut higher all three points in a 1–0 victory. Villa scored a objective against Deportivo de La Coruña (at the Riazor on 4 February 2006), stated as "superb" by ESPN and "his best" by Sid Lowe any person who went on to credit it even more pointing out he achieved it "on the turn". Hitting the ball from the half way row (50 yards out) it sailed through the keepers head and into the net.

He scored his first hat-trick for Valencia against Athletic Bilbao at San Mamés in La Liga on the 23 April 2006. Villa treated the hat-trick in just through five minutes (80th to the 85th minute) taking in it one of the quickest hat-tricks ever recorded. Valencia won that game 3–0. That season saw him score 25 objectives in 35 league fits for Valencia, completing one objective behind the league's seal scorer Samuel Eto'o of Barcelona. Villa's objective count that year was the best that any Valencia performer had ever achieved since Edmundo Suárez through 60 years beforehand.

2006–07 season

Villa's type persisted into the 2006–07 season, with the striker profiling a partnership higher front with earlier Real Madrid star Fernando Morientes. Between them, Villa and Morientes netted 43 objectives in all competitions. That year also saw Villa début in the UEFA Champions League; his first fit was a qualifying fit, originating on as a late substitute in a 1–0 first leg loss against Red Bull Salzburg. He went on to commence the second leg and scored in a 3–0 win which saw Valencia qualify for the Champions League assembly stages. Crucial objectives against Roma and Shakhtar Donetsk alleviated Valencia qualify for the knock out points in time where they faced Inter Milan. Villa scored a loose kick objective in the first leg away from home, where one of Inter's defenders complained that Villa had "made us facade like idiots, all on his own". Valencia went through to the quarter finals where they faced Chelsea. Villa featured in both sporting activities but went incorrect to generate the score sheet. Valencia subsequently received knocked out by the London team 3–2 on aggregate. In October 2006 he was included among the 50 nominees for the Ballon d'Or (often referred to as the European Footballer of the Year Award).

A essential objective against Espanyol and a brace against Sevilla alleviated him come 16 objectives that season and would suppose him come 6th in La Liga's seal scorer items that season (scoring the same measure of objectives as fellow worldwide Raúl Tamudo) where he written more augments than anyone.

2007–08 season

David Villa later scoring a chastisement against Sevilla.
The 2007–08 season was not easy for Villa nor for his teammates. Early in the season, their overseer, Quique Sánchez Flores, was burnt and deposed by Ronald Koeman, any person who ended higher being burnt on the 22 April, later a run of broke results, even though he treated to win a trophy with Valencia, as the team overcome Getafe CF in the Copa del Rey-final. Koeman received deposed by the privileged UD Almería omnibus, Unai Emery, at the end of the season. Under Koeman, Villa treated to suppose the behind of the net 18 times in his 26 appearances. He also won the first representative trophy of his Valencia spell, winning the Copa del Rey for the second time in his career, overcoming Barcelona 3–2 in the semi-finals and afterward Getafe CF 3–1 in the final. compensating the team a location in the UEFA Cup. By the end of the season he signalled a novel six-year contract with Valencia, committing his future to the club until 2014.

That season, Villa once again saw himself playing Champions League football. He scored the simply objective in a 1–0 win against Schalke 04 and went on to left Valencia 1–0 higher against Chelsea, however, objectives from Joe Cole and Didier Drogba saw Valencia lose 2–1. Valencia wrapped higher bottom of the assembly and were knocked out. On his 100th league attainment for Valencia, Villa scored a hat-trick against Levante; his 54th, 55th and 56th league objectives for the club. Another couple objectives on the final day of the season against Atletico Madrid finished his count of 18 objectives that season.

2008–09 season

After completing as the seal scorer at Euro 2008, Villa persisted his type into the 2008–09 season where he scored the first objective in a 3–0 win against Mallorca in what was the possibility game of the season. After failing to pointer the performer, Real Madrid overseer at the time, Bernd Schuster, found fault Villa of having "no ambition", Villa replied by expression "Footballing ambition Is not come seal your mouth, It is come seal your feet. You can find fault me of lots of item - of having a evil-minded day, of nonexistent chances, of many things- but I have regularly had ambition and regularly will have. I think I have proved that on the sound with Zaragoza, Sporting, UD Langreo, and the national team." In October 2008, Kaká praised Villa, talking to Canal+, he contended that Villa is "the best Spanish footballer" adding that "The performer with whom I would bulk like to play is David Villa of Valencia." On 2 December 2008, Villa came 7th in the Ballon d'Or 2008 rankings and on 12 January 2009, Villa was transmitted as the joint 9th best performer of 2008 alongside worldwide team mate and Barcelona performer Andrés Iniesta, according to the 2008 FIFA World Player of the Year awards.

Valencia wrapped higher second in their UEFA Cup assembly, however, Villa was not featured strongly and was regularly an unused sub or a late sub. He scored a late winner against Maritimo and was adapted in the Round of 32 against Dynamo Kyiv, however, he did not generate the score sheet. The couple legs resulted in a 3–3 join combined score, Dynamo Kyiv went through as the away objective administer went in their favour.
Hitting a unvarying objective scoring type during mid season, he scored against Deportivo de la Coruña; however, he was sent off during the fit later his second yellow card, received due to a foul on Daniel Aranzubia and as a issue missed Valencia's subsequent fit against Real Valladolid, a game which Valencia hidden 2–1 at home. Ready to return from suspension, Villa suffered from an inflammation in the joint in his withdrew knee due to a partial dislocation and would be out for the subsequent 15 days, nonexistent sporting activities against Numancia, Recreativo de Huelva and Racing de Santander. When he ultimately returned from injury on 5 April 2009, he had no trouble recovering type, netting a brace in a fit against Getafe, which Valencia won 4–1.[On 12 April, Villa was set to return to El Molinón, the home ground of Sporting de Gijón where he commenced his career. He admitted that the encounter would be very emotional for him but went on to score the second Valencia objective in a 3–2 win and saved a pre-match guarantee by not celebrating the goal. His objective against Villarreal brought his count to 26, he afterward scored another couple against Athletic Bilbao completing with 28 objectives later the terminal game of the season, consequently equalling itemising set by the Argentinian Mario Kempes and the Montenegrin Predrag Mijatović, any person who also scored 28 objectives in a Valencia shirt in 1978 and 1996, respectively. Kempes came his count of 28 objectives in 34 sporting activities where Mijatović achieved it in 40, ultimately supposing Villa overcome their fractions, as he achieved the 28 objectives in 33 sporting activities, recording a objective ratio of 0.84 objectives per game. That season saw Villa's best season at Valencia as far as objective scoring is concerned.

With the season through Villa had tagged his fourth year at Valencia, with simply Eto'o scoring more objectives than him in that time span (six more).British columnist Sid Lowe points out that Eto'o achieved this "in a team that racked higher 129 [goals] more than Villa's side" and kept particulars that "most of that time he [Villa] has extracted Valencia's corners and free-kicks – and however good a performer is he can't head in his have crosses." Villa also ended the season as the third seal scorer in La Liga with a total of 28 objectives, just behind Samuel Eto'o (30) and Diego Forlán (32). After recording the best objective count for a Valencia performer in 60 years behind in the 2005–06 season, he went three advanced in the 2008–09 season. The 28 league objectives plus 3 more in other skirmishes that season, acumulated a total of 101 objectives in 180 official sporting activities with the Valencian outfit

2009–10 season

"David Villa is a phenomenon – the best in Europe"
–Quini, five-time Pichichi winner
After the dismay exit from the Confederations Cup with the Spain team, Villa returned from his getaways on 27 July, amid much media speculation linking him with seal clubs such as Real Madrid, Barcelona, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Manchester United. Villa left to bed such rumours reporting his longing to remain at the Mestalla to fulfil his contract underlining that he "could not use all summer negating item, so I trusted to be quiet... I was conveyed I ought withdraw Valencia for the good of the club, before long later that everything modified and from that moment on I never saw myself out of here - in the past the Euros, the club conveyed me what my asking price was, and I thought they were overseen to sell me, but after I returned from my getaways, Vicente Soriano said that he did not want me to withdraw Valencia. That extracted all distrust for me. There is no train missed because all that I have achieved is because of Valencia and the Spanish national team." When suspected on whether or not he ought pardon to Valencia fans, he basically replied, "I did not kill anyone, I do not think I have to request forgiveness."
On 20 August 2009, Villa scored in his first official fit of the season, a 3–0 UEFA Europa League qualifer against Stabæk. He pursued this higher with couple objectives against Real Valladolid on 13 September, these were Villa's first league objectives of the 2009–10 season. He scored two times more a week resultant against earlier club Sporting Gijón in a 2–2 draw at the Mestalla where he implemented duties as the team's captain. After the fit, Villa hinted towards being unhappy with Unai Emery's managerial decisions, stating "The approach for the second half was not right. We taking it easy and ended higher with the same issue as terminal year. What has occurred, has occurred, but their goalkeeper was good, unlike our approach, which was not good", however, a day resultant he turned down being serious of Emery pointing out that "When I discussed come seal the approach, I was referring to the every component of team, I articulated in the heat of the moment, I was bothered at the way we hidden couple points and I said what I thought, but I have described everything that was deficient to be removed up."
In 2009 he scored more objectives than any other footballer, 43 objectives in 54 sporting activities across all skirmishes for Spain and Valencia.The IFFHS recorded him 4th in the "World's Top Goal Scorer 2009" rankings.

On 18 October, Villa was selected for the Ballon D'Or, where virtually couple weeks resultant, on 30 October, he was selected for the FIFA World Player Of The Year. After overseen three league sporting activities without scoring, Villa contributed couple objectives towards Valencia's 4–1 victory against Villarreal on 17 January 2010, the first of his couple objectives became his 100th league objective with Valencia. Another brace came against Getafe on 22 February 2010, the second objective being "a lovely chip" (as stated by ESPN) through Jordi Codina. On 18 March, Valencia went to the Weserstadion to play Werder Bremen in the Europa League. Villa scored a hat-trick, his third objective being of message, which was burnt in from eight yards out. The fit ended 4–4 where Valencia carried on to the subsequent throughout on away goals. On May 4, 2010, Valencia played Xerez, Villa did not commence but came on as a substitute 62 minutes into the fit, which ended 3-1. Valencia immobile had couple more sporting activities to play in the league, however, Villa did not attribute, taking in the game against Xerez the terminal time he played for Valencia.

Barcelona

2010–11 season
David Villa during his recital as a Barcelona player.
On 19 May 2010, Barcelona came an harmony with Valencia, for the acquisition of Villa for the compensation of €40 million.
Villa signalled on a four year contract with Barcelona, with the option for a fifth, worth a reported €7 million per season and consequently, treated to pursue in the footsteps of his heroes, Luis Enrique and Quini, both of whom, like Villa, commenced out at Sporting Gijón and ended higher at Barcelona. On 21 May 2010, through 35,000 Barcelona devotees crowded into Camp Nou to suppose Villa's recital, where he divulged the kit Barcelona would exercise during the 2010-11 season. He was given his darling diagram 7, a diagram which had been loose at the club since Eiður Guðjohnsen withdrew in 2009.

He organised his first attainment for the club in the 2nd leg of the Supercopa de España, during the second half as a substitute for fellow Spain worldwide, Pedro. His début attainment would also suppose him win his first detail of silver-ware with the Catalonian side, as Barcelona won 5-3 on join combined due to a hat-trick by teammate Lionel Messi. His first objective came during the Joan Gamper Trophy (an every year friendly competition) against AC Milan. Barcelona won 3-1 on extra distributes (after the fit had ended 1-1 during standard time).

On 29 August 2010, Villa organised his La Liga début with Barcelona against Racing de Santander, where he scored the third objective of the fit to assist seal a 3-0 victory.[88] On 14 September 2010, Villa scored on his Champions League début with Barcelona in a 5-1 victory through Panathinaikos F.C.

Against Sevilla, on 31 October 2010, Barcelona won 5-0 against the Andalusian side, where Villa netted a brace. His first objective that fit was voted "The Best Goal Of The Week (October 25–31)" by the readers of Goal.com.[90] Villa's first "El Clásico" came on 29 November 2010, he scored couple objectives as Barcelona won 5-0 at the Camp Nou. Talking come seal the fit, he said that, "It's been a very noteworthy win. We stared for the victory and we received it. And the issue and the manner in which we achieved it, you cannot request more."

International career

World Cup 2006

An occasional member of the Under 21 team, Villa tagged his worldwide début below Luis Aragonés on 9 February 2005 in a 2006 World Cup Qualifier where Spain overcome San Marino 5–0 at the Estadio del Mediterráneo where his first worldwide objective came in the type of a late equaliser during a World Cup qualifier against Slovakia.
A successful season with Valencia saw him receive summoned higher as component of the 23-man squad to create Spain at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Spain's first fit at the tournament and Villa's World Cup début resulted in a 4–0 win against Ukraine where Villa netted a brace, and also left his nation 1–0 higher against France in the Round of 16, even so Spain went on to lose the fit 3–1. He and Fernando Torres wrapped higher as Spain's seal scorers with three objectives each.

Euro 2008

"We complement each other very well. We receive on well on the sound and adequately off it too. We're a good partnership. We both follow down defenders, left pressure on and scuffle to write chances for each other. We task well together."
–David Villa on Fernando Torres.

By the end of 2006, Villa had become an integral component of Luis Aragonés' prepares and ousted Raúl from the team. Proving very noteworthy in Spain's qualification for Euro 2008, he scored six goals, surrounding a bicycle kick against Liechtenstein. He was subsequently summoned higher for the tournament where he profiled a assaulting relationship with Torres, with whom he would regularly celebrate his goals. He scored a hat-trick in Spain's 4–1 win through Russia, taking in him the first performer to do so at a UEFA European Championship since Patrick Kluivert in 2000, and simply the seventh overall. After the third objective, he receded of his way to find Torres, any person who was on the bench at the time, to celebrate with him, "I had just scored a hat-trick and I knew population would be discussing come seal me, but I trusted them to suppose that I had benefited from Torres's task, just as he sometimes superiority from mine." In the subsequent fit, he attached a 2–1 win against Sweden with a objective in the 92nd minute. Rested for the subsequent fit against Greece, he commenced once again in the quarter finals where Spain overcome Italy 4–2 on extra distributes, Villa took the first chastisement and scored.

Reaching their first semi-final in 24 years, Spain went on to face Russia for the second time during the tournament, however, during the early points in time of the fit, Villa upheld a thigh injury later taking a loose kick and was deposed by Cesc Fàbregas. The injury meant that he could not participate in the final where Spain overcome Germany 1–0 to contend their second win at the European Football Championships. Despite nonexistent the final and the majority of the semi-final, Villa's 4 objectives in the 4 sporting activities he played were enough for him to be seal scorer of the tournament and was awarded the Golden Boot. He also organised the UEFA Euro 2008 Team of the Tournament alongside assaulting friend Torres.

Spain's first fit during qualification for the 2010 World Cup was against Bosnia and Herzegovina where Villa scored the simply objective of the game. He would go on to score four objectives in Spain's subsequent three sporting activities, surrounding a terminal very small winner against Belgium. Another objective during a friendly fit against Chile saw him end the year with 12 objectives, contravening Raúl's record of 10 objectives held since 1999. Villa started 2009 with a objective against England in a 2–0 friendly, with this objective, he cracked another record and became the first Spanish worldwide to have scored in 6 consecutive sporting activities, supposing off itemising set by Telmo Zarra and Ladislao Kubala. Speaking of the objective he said, "I am very delighted with the goal. Truth is, I truly want to suppose it on TV. The record is very nice. I would never have envisioned in years that I would be able to accept it. I am very proud and I hope I can reach contravening records".


David Villa (number 7) with the Spain team in the past a fit against Austria.
On 1 June 2009, Vicente del Bosque called Villa in his 23 man squad for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. In a friendly fit in the past the tournament, Villa scored his second worldwide hat-trick against Azerbaijan, virtually right away a year later his hat-trick against Russia at Euro 2008.[108] He débuted at the Confederations Cup with a objective, the terminal of the five objectives in Spain's 5–0 victory through New Zealand, where in the subsequent game he scored the settled objective against a defensive Iraqi team. Against South Africa, he missed a chastisement, but within a very small organised higher for the miss by positioning Spain frontwards, alleviating them similar the itemising of bulk consecutive wins and bulk consecutive fits undefeated in the past taking in way for Pablo Hernández. The objective was his terminal of the tournament but was enough to suppose him win the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Bronze Shoe, he would also go on to generate the team of the tournament.

Villa earned his 50th cap during a friendly against the Republic of Macedonia in a fit where Spain won 3–2. On 5 September 2009, Villa supplemental couple more objectives to his objective count for Spain, where joining two times during the World Cup Qualifier against Belgium, in A Coruña. The fit ended 5–0 to Spain where Villa also had a first-half chastisement saved by the 30 year old A.S. Bari goalkeeper Jean-Francois Gillet. He wrapped higher the year with his sixth worldwide brace against Austria in the Ernst-Happel-Stadion, the setting where Spain were crowned European Champions the beforehand year. With these couple objectives, Villa equalled the record he set terminal year of bulk objectives scored in one calendar year by a Spanish international. Spain's first fit in 2010 came on March 3, against France at the Stade de France. Villa scored the possibility objective in a game which Spain went on to win 2–0.
World Cup 2010


David Villa celebrating his objective against Portugal along with team-mates Fernando Llorente and Andrés Iniesta.
In 2010, he came 1st in the IFFHS "2010's World Top Goalscorer at International Level" rankings, he was subsequently picked as a component of Vicente del Bosque's 23 man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In a friendly against Saudi Arabia on May 29, 2010, Villa scored the first of Spain's objectives as they won 3-2 at the Tivoli Neu - the stadium where he scored his hat-trick against Russia during Euro 2008. Failing to score in Spain's subsequent fit against Korea Republic, he opened the score piece of paper in Spain's subsequent fit against Poland, a fit where Poland hidden 6-0, recording their most severe defeat in 50 years.

In Spain's first 2010 FIFA World Cup fit, Villa was picked as a solitary striker, however, he could do none to prevent the country's dismay defeat at the hands of the Swiss. Five days resultant, Spain defeated Honduras 2-0, where Villa scored both objectives, but wasted his chance to achieve a hat-trick after he was awarded a chastisement kick - side-footing the ball just wide of the post. It was the first time in fourteen tackles Spain ever missed a chastisement in a World Cup during the run of play. In the same game, Villa was shown to slap Emilio Izaguirre in the face later the Honduran performer trod on him. Villa said he was "not proud" of the heat of the moment happening, but he left a ban. Villa alleviated shut higher Spain's location in the throughout of 16 later scoring the first objective in a 2-1 win through Chile, with a long-range shot into an empty net later Chilean goalkeeper Claudio Bravo outpoured out of his paddock to prevent Torres from scoring. The objective would become his 6th objective in FIFA World Cup fits, becoming Spain's all time seal scorer at the World Cup finals, frontwards of Emilio Butragueño, Fernando Hierro, Fernando Morientes and Raúl González, all of whom have five. Spain were higher against Portugal in the throughout of 16, Villa would prove to be very noteworthy once again, as Xavi backheeled an Andrés Iniesta surpass to the on-rushing Villa any person who beat the behind of the net on the recoil later having his first shot saved by Eduardo, proving enough to give Spain a location in the quarter-finals against Paraguay, where Villa scored a objective from a recoil later Pedro beat the post. Once again, Villa's objective proved to be the difference as the fit wrapped higher 1-0, where Spain retained a game with Germany in the semi-finals, where Spain registered yet another 1-0 victory with the simply objective originating from Carles Puyol.

Villa commenced in the final against the Netherlands, where he had an area to score from seal range, but was obstructed by John Heitinga any person who treated to prevent his shot. Villa would lastly generate way for Torres later 106 minutes on the pitch. Spain became world heroic separate population as they went on to win the fit 1-0, where Villa was awarded the Silver Shoe, with the Gold Shoe overseen to Thomas Müller, both players had five objectives, however, Müller had more assists. He was subsequently called in the FIFA World Cup All-Star Team.

Profile Daniele De Rossi

Daniele De Rossi Bios:

Full name: Daniele de rossi
Date of birth: July 24, 1983 (age 26)
Place of birth: Rome, Italy
Height: 1.84 m (6 ft 0 ins)
Playing position: Midfielder
The club now: As Roma
Number: 16

Career Club junior
1997-2000: U.S. Ostiamare Lido Calcio
2000-2002: As Roma
The first senior club: As Roma


A club appearances and goals of senior
counted for the domestic league only and
accurate as of May 18, 2008.
2 caps and goals in the national team
accurate as of June 22, 2008.
Career Club

Daniele De Rossi was born in Rome and the product built from the wolf team (Alberto De Rossi's father was the coach at AS Roma). He debuted in Serie A on 3 May 2003, and he scored a goal against Torino week after its debut. Daniele De Rossi is a strong player and had a mental fighter in the field. In 2006/2007 season he has been collecting 50 cards. In the 2007/2008 Champions League he failed to execute a penalty and affected by the failure of AS Roma team failed to advance to the semi-finals.

Profile Bambang Pamungkas

Bios Bambang_Pamungka :

Full name : Bambang Pamungkas

Date of birth :June 10, 1980 (age 27)

Place of birth : Salatiga, Indonesia

High : 171 cm





Club information :

The club now : Persija Jakarta

Back number : 20

Position : striker

Professional clubs *

1999-2000 : Persija
2000-2001 : EHC Norad
2001-2004 : Persija
2005-2006 : Selangor FC
2007-Now : Persija


National team 1999-2010 Indonesia

* Senior club appearances and goals
calculated only for the domestic league and
correct on August 1, 2007.
** The number of National team caps and goals correct
on August 1, 2007.

Bambang Pamungkas (born in Salatiga, Central Java, on June 10, 1980) is an Indonesian footballer. Currently he plays for Inter's Main Division League Jakarta in Indonesia and never represent the country in the Indonesian national team football. He usually plays as a striker.

Although not very high (171 cm), Bambang has a jump that high and accurate header. One player who admires is his partner in the national team, Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto.

While still playing in the youth team of Central Java, he was crowned as the best player Haornas Cup, a championship level of teenagers. Bambang was also the top scorer for the squad Indonesia in the Asian Cup U-19 Group V, with 7 goals.

Bambang's first appearance with the senior national team is on July 2, 1999 in a friendly against Lithuania. Bambang, who was then 18 years old, managed to create a goal in a match which ended in a draw 2-2.

Professional career

Bambang scored 24 goals in his first season in Liga Indonesia even though it represents Persija Jakarta team failed to round the end. When the season ended, Bambang joined with a Dutch team third division, EHC Norad. However, family problems and failure to adjust to the cool weather of Europe led to a few months after that, EHC Norad lend Bambang return to Liverpool before both parties terminate the contract upon mutual consent.

A year later, Bambang became top scorer with 8 goals while helping Indonesia become the second champion Tiger Cup 2002.

Until his last appearance for Indonesia at the 2006 World Cup qualifier against Sri Lanka in September 2004, Bambang has netted 18 goals in 35 appearances. However, injury problems and declining performance (the last time Bambang scored a goal for Indonesia is on February 12, 2004) caused squad eliminated from Indonesia Tiger Cup 2004. When his comrades fighting in the Tiger Cup, Bambang signed a contract with the Selangor FC. Until July 2005, he was the leading scorer for his team with 22 goals.

2007 season he returned to strengthen Persija Jakarta in Indonesian League.

On July 10, 2007, when Indonesia-Bahrain match, he scored a goal, make sure Indonesia won 2-1.
Career Development

* SSB Ungaran Dressage (1988-1990)
* Training Salatiga (1990-1995)
* Persikas Kab. Semarang (1992)
* Persikas Aspac Core (1995-1999)
* Persija Jakarta (1999-2000)
* EHC Norad (2000-2001)
* Persija Jakarta (2001-2004)
* Selangor FC (2005-2006)
* Persija Jakarta (2007-Present)

Profile David Beckham

Name : David Robert Joseph Beckham

Nationality : England
Place of Birth : Leytonstone, London
Date of Birth : May 2, 1975
Height / Weigh t: 180 cm/68 kg
Status : Married
Wife : Victoria Beckham
Child : Romeo and Brooklyn

Career Club :
- Manchester united
- Real madrid
- LA Galaxi
- Ac milan
- LA galaxi - now

United Debut: 23 September 1992 vs. Brighton
The first goal in Manchester United: December 1994 vs. Galatasaray
National Team Debut: 1 September 1996 vs. Moldova
Total appearances: 53 (December 2002)
Goals scored: 8 goals (December 2002)

David bekham is one of the world's best players who have extraordinary skills, beckham is also one player who has the best free kick in the world, Beckham is one of the world's most expensive player with a salary and is the richest footballer in the world.

selain pendapatanya dari dunia sepak bola beckham juga memperoleh pendapatan yang luar biasa sebagai model iklan perusahaan-perusahaan besar di dunia .

Profile Frank Lampard

CV of Frank Lampard:

Full Name: Frank James Lampard
Date of Birth: June 20, 1978
Place of Birth: Romford, Essex, England
Call Familiar: Lamps, Franky
Position: midfielder
No. Backs: 8


* Information About KlubKlub Ever play:

West Ham United-Junior (1994 - 1995)
-West Ham United Senior / Professional (1994 - 2001)
-Swansea City (Status = Loan) in 1995
-Chelsea FC (2001 until now) ·


* Information on the National Team

U21-England (1997 - 1998)
B-England (1998 - 1999)
England-National Team Senior / Professional (1999 to present)


* Frank Lampard is the son of Frank Lampard Sr. who is a former footballer from England. Family genealogy is also connected with the family of the famous British footballer, namely, Redknapp family. He is a footballer who comes from England who play with big clubs from England, namely Chelsea Football Club. But before playing at Chelsea FC, he also played or join another English club, with West Ham United in August 1992, at which time his uncle Harry Redknapp is the manager of West Ham United, and Lampard's father as his assistant, so they bring Lampard to West Ham United. But in October 1995, Lampard in lent to the club Swansea City, and Lampard was only playing with 11 games and scored one goal. Then after that he returned to West Ham United. West Ham United Lampard's game is very brilliant, in every game he was sent down by the coach, so that lampard was playing with West Ham as much as 148 times even though he only scored 24 times, but the West Ham game was there in him everything, because he is compiler West Ham attack. With Lampard is a good game that, in October 1999, he was his first appearance for England at that time England against Belgium. But only in August 2003 he was the first time to score for England at that time against Croatia. Frank Lampard to join the club Chelsea FC in June 2001, as Claudio Ranieri (who was then Chelsea manager) is very fond of the game Lampard at West Ham United, so he bought Lampard worth 11 million pounds (U.S. $ 20.92 million) . At Chelsea, Lampard won numerous competitions, including competitions Primership English League Cup in a row in 2004/2005 and 2005/2006.


* Achievement Frank Lampard

In November 2005, he became the second winner in European football awards in 2005 after Brazilian midfielder Ronaldinho. A month later she again ranked second, again under Ronaldinho, the FIFA World Player awards in 2005. He also was awarded 2005.Sebagai FWA footballer in England's senior players, Lampard is often known as one of the best footballers in England Because He has won many awards, such as winning the Premier League twice with his club Chelsea (2004/2005 season and 2005/2006). In 2004, Lampard was also Voted as the best player and was appointed vice-captain when Jose Mourinho took over coaching duties at Stamford Bridge. And also twice won the League Cup with his club Chelsea are also (in 2005 and 2007), but once won the FA Community Shield (with Chelsea in 2005), and once won the UEFA Intertoto Cup with his club West Hum United before playing with Chelsea (in 1999 ), and also once won the FA Cup (with Chelsea in 2007). But in the year 2007/2008, Lampard with his club Chelsea is very lucky, because his club twice in the Cup Final into a very prestigious (ie the UEFA Champions League Final and Carling Cup Final Cup) and Chelsea also won 2 since losing in the finals in the prestigious Cup.

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Profile Fernando Torres

Personal information :

Full name : Fernando José Torres Sanz
Date of birth : 20 March 1984
Place of birth : Fuenlabrada, Spain
Height : 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position : Striker
Current club : Chelsea
Number : 9
Youth career :
1995–2001 Atlético Madrid
Senior career
2001–2007 Atlético Madrid
2007–2011 Liverpool
2011– Chelsea
National team :
2000 Spain U15
2001 Spain U16
2001 Spain U17
2001 Spain U18
2002 Spain U19
2002–2003 Spain U21
2003– Spain




Club career

Atlético Madrid

After underway through the ranks, Torres won his first significant youth name in 1998. Atlético sent an under-15 team to compete in the Nike Cup, in Spain and Europe, to play against youth teams from other clubs; Atlético won the tournament. He was subsequent voted the best actor in Europe for the age group. In 1999, at the age of 15, Torres gestured his first businessman contract with Atlético. He consumed his first year playing in the youth team and shifted onto the participating in the Honor Division as shortly as he was 16. The 2000–01 season had began poorly, as Torres suffered from a cracked shinbone which retained him out until December. Torres conditioned with the first team to obtain laid for pre-season, but finally prepared his debut for the team on 27 May 2001, at Vicente Calderón, against CD Leganés. A week subsequent, he scored his first target for the club against Albacete Balompié and the season done with Atlético narrowly absent out on advertisement to La Liga.


Torres contending with the judge during a suit with Atlético Madrid
Atlético were promoted to La Liga at the end of the 2001–02 season, however Torres did not conduct well in the season, as he netted merely six times in 36 arrivals in the Segunda División. Torres' first season in La Liga, 2002–03, was superior, however, as he scored 13 targets in 29 arrivals, with Atlético finalising in 11th place. In the 2003–04 season, his second in La Liga, Torres prepared further paces, scoring 19 league targets in 35 arrivals, meaning he done as joint third highest scorer in the league. At the age of 19, Torres was dubbed Atlético's captain.[10] Atlético narrowly missed out on qualification for the UEFA Cup, but via finalising in seventh position in the 2003–04 season, they qualified for the 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup, paying Torres a first flavor of a competition at the European level. He scored pair targets in the pair fourth around suits against OFK Beograd, with one emanating in each leg. Atlético arrived the Final, but no where 3–1 on a punishment shootout to Villarreal CF chasing a 2–2 draw on aggregate. FA Premier League heroes Chelsea were conceived to be interested in signing Torres in 2005, but Atlético president Enrique Cerezo said that they had "no chance" of signing him.Cerezo subsequent said in January 2006 that the club were willing to listen to offers for Torres, and Torres asserted Newcastle United had prepared a bid to clue him in March.

He stated afterwards the 2006 FIFA World Cup that he had declined an offer to attend Chelsea at the end of the 2005–06 season. Torres scored 14 league targets in the 2006–07 season. The English media reported that he was the main transfer objective of Liverpool, but Cerezo stated "We've received no offer from Liverpool or any other club or player". However, a minority days subsequent, fresh informs advised Atlético had matched a sell with Liverpool for Torres; the payment was rumored to be £25 million with Luis García shifting to Atletico in a separate transfer deal.[21] On thirty June, Atlético broadcast a sell to clue Diego Forlán from Villarreal, in what was perceived as a shift to displace Torres ago his withdrawal became official. On two July, it was reported that Torres had cut brief a holiday to flutter rear to Madrid to finalise the shift to Liverpool. The chasing day, Torres exceeded a medical for Liverpool's Melwood training ground. He held a press convention in Madrid on 4 July to bid bye to the Atlético fans, ago concluding his shift to Liverpool on a six-year contract. The transfer payment was the highest in Liverpool's history. In March 2008, administrator Rafael Benítez stated in an interview with The Times that Torres was bought for circle £20 million, however this figure takes into bill García's shift to Atlético.

Liverpool

2007–08 season


Torres playing for Liverpool against Middlesbrough on 23 February 2008, during which he scored a hat-trick . Torres prepared his competitive debut for Liverpool against Aston Villa in a 2–1 win on 11 August 2007. He prepared his first arrival in the UEFA Champions League four days subsequent in a 1–0 victory across Toulouse, afterwards emanating on as a 79th tiny substitute. His first Premier League target came on his Anfield debut on 19 August, in the 16th tiny in a 1–1 draw against Chelsea. His first hat-trick came in a 4–2 victory across Reading in the League Cup in September, with all of his targets emanating in the second half. His first targets in the Champions League came on his third arrival in the competition as Liverpool defeat Porto 4–1, as he scored twice.

He was dubbed Premier League Player of the Month for February, during which he scored four targets in pair league arrivals, encompassing a hat-trick against Middlesbrough on 23 February 2008. This hat-trick and another in a 4–0 victory across West Ham United on 5 March 2008 meant he became the first Liverpool actor since Jack Balmer in November 1946 to score a hat-trick in consecutive home matches. Later in March, afterwards he scored a 47th tiny header against Reading at Anfield, becoming the first Liverpool actor since Robbie Fowler in the 1995–96 season campaign to score twenty league targets in a season. In April, he scored another Champions League target, this time against Arsenal in the quarter-final second leg, as Liverpool approached to the semi-final. This target took him onto 29 targets for the 2007–08 season in all contests, eclipsing Liverpool pet Michael Owen's physical record for targets in a season. On 11 April 2008, it was broadcast Torres had prepared a six man shortlist for the PFA Players' Player of the Year award, which was finally won via Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United. The Spanish global was also appointed for the PFA Young Player of the Year Award, which was won via Cesc Fàbregas of Arsenal and was dubbed in the PFA Team of the Year. In May, he done second to Ronaldo for the FWA Footballer of the Year award. On 4 May 2008, Torres scored a 57th tiny winner against Manchester City, which equalled the consecutive Anfield league target record of eight sport set via Roger Hunt. After scoring his 24th league target in the final game of the season, a 2–0 win against Tottenham Hotspur, he set a fresh record for the majority prolific foreign target scorer ever in a debut season in England, eclipsing Ruud van Nistelrooy's 23 goals. He ended the season in joint second position with Emmanuel Adebayor in the race for the Premier League golden boot. Torres was subject to media speculation that Chelsea were willing to reward £50 million to clue him but Torres answered via phrase it would be "many years" ago he retired Liverpool. Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks also negated the notion of a transfer, phrase he would not permit Torres to retire the club at any price.

2008–09 season

Torres prepared a pledging begin to the 2008–09 Premier League season, scoring the merely target in a 1–0 away win against Sunderland. He suffered what was subsequent confirmed as a hamstring rip in a 0–0 draw against Aston Villa, which would retain him out for pair to three weeks. Torres prepared his return in a 2–1 victory against Marseille in the Champions League and went on to score pair targets in the Merseyside derby against Everton on 27 September to give Liverpool a 2–0 win. He chased this upward with another pair targets the chasing weekend against Manchester City in a 3–2 win away at the City of Manchester Stadium as Liverpool came rear from a pair target deficit. The first of these was the thousandth Liverpool target to be scored in the Premier League. Torres picked upward a hamstring injury during a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier, meaning he was possible to miss three sport for Liverpool. On 22 October, Liverpool played Torres' prior club Atlético in the Champions League at the Vicente Calderón, but his injury meant he missed out on the game. The Atlético president, Enrique Cerezo, had given him a VIP invitation to watch the game, but he decreased this to recover his rehabilitation from injury in Merseyside. He was dubbed in the FIFPro World XI team for the 2007–08 season on 27 October.

Torres prepared his return for Liverpool afterwards emanating on as a 72nd tiny substitute in a 3–0 victory against West Bromwich Albion (West Brom). He said he would be interested in returning to prior club Atlético finally, phrase "I don't know whether I shall retire there, but I would like to go rear and ending several objects that are retired to do." He was governed out of movement for pair to three weeks chasing Liverpool's 1–0 victory across Marseille in the Champions League in November, where he picked upward a hamstring strain, which was subsequent prolonged to at least four weeks via specialists. He was dubbed on the shortlist for the FIFA World Player of the Year award in December, and finally came in third position behind Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.[61] Torres returned to movement on three January 2009 as a substitute with a target in the 2–0 win across Preston North End; his first in the FA Cup. He scored pair late targets for Liverpool to lock a 2–0 victory across Chelsea on 1 February. Despite having consumed a year and a half at the club, Torres was selected as figure 50 in The Times's menu of "The 50 maximum Liverpool players", strengthening the impact he had prepared at Liverpool in such a brief term of time.

Torres faced his old rivals Real Madrid on ten March in the Champions League final 16 and due to an ankle injury, he had a painkilling inserting ago the game to enable him to play.[65] He scored the first target of the game, which ended as a 4–0 victory, meaning Liverpool progressed to the quarter-finals 5–0 on aggregate. Four days subsequent he queued against Manchester United at Old Trafford and he scored the equaliser in a game that done as a 4–1 victory. He was dubbed in the PFA Team of the Year for the second season running in April 2009. Torres scored his 50th target for Liverpool on 24 May against Tottenham Hotspur on the final day of the 2008–09 season, which was his 84th appearance.

2009–10 season

Following the end of the season, he matched a fresh contract with Liverpool, which he gestured on 14 August. By signing this contract, Liverpool boosted his wage to £110,000 a week and included the option of a one-year extension afterwards its expiry in 2013. Torres scored pair targets in a 3–2 win across West Ham United on 19 September 2009, a effect that took Liverpool to third in the Premier League. A week subsequent he scored his first hat-trick of the 2009–10 Premier League season in a 6–1 victory across Hull City at Anfield. He was dubbed Premier League Player of the Month for September, afterwards scoring five targets during the month and becoming the Premier League's lid goalscorer. On 25 October, he scored the first target in a 2–0 victory for Liverpool across Manchester United, afterwards which Benítez praised Torres' performance, phrase "We were waiting for that final pass. When it came we knew he would score." Torres was dubbed in the FIFPro World XI for the second consecutive season in December. His stoppage-time winning target against Aston Villa on 29 December 2009 prepared him the fastest Liverpool actor ever to score 50 league goals. He was substituted on 65 minutes in a 1–1 draw with Birmingham City on 4 April 2010, which Benítez vindicated via phrase Torres was "exhausted". Torres prepared his final arrival of the season scoring double in a 4–1 victory across S.L. Benfica on in the UEFA Cup eight April, and it was broadcast on 18 April that he would miss the relax of the season to undergo knee surgery. This meant that Torres done the season with 22 targets in 32 sport in all contests, finalising as Liverpool's lid scorer for the second time. His surname was the majority democratic dub to character on replica Premier League shirts marketed across the world in the 2009–10 season.

2010–11 season

Following his appointment as Liverpool administrator, Roy Hodgson stated Torres would not be marketed via the club, phrase "He is not for sale and we don't greet any offers for him. We want to retain him." Hodgson sacked informs Torres was set to retire Liverpool via phrase "He has confided ourselves that he is gazing forth to Monday, to fetching rear to labor and gazing forth to playing for Liverpool following season. That is what I know so other informs, I would advise, are erroneous." Torres stated his engagement to Liverpool on three August, phrase "My engagement and loyalty to the club and to the fans is the same as it was on my first day as shortly as I signed." He prepared his first arrival of the 2010–11 season in the opportunity game, a 1–1 draw with Arsenal on 14 August, entering the game as a substitute in the 74th minute. He scored his first target of the season with the winner in a 1–0 victory across West Brom on 29 August, which was his 50th target in all contests to be scored at Anfield. Torres scored the winning target in a 2–1 victory across Blackburn Rovers on 24 October, which was his first target since August. He chased this upward via scoring both targets in Liverpool's 2–0 win across Chelsea on seven November. On 1 January 2011, Torres scored the equaliser in a 2–1 win against Bolton Wanderers.

Chelsea

On 27 January, Torres was the subject of a £40 million bid from Chelsea, which was discarded via Liverpool. He subsequently handed in an official transfer apply to Liverpool the following day, which was rejected. Torres ended his shift to Chelsea on a five-and-a-half year contract on 31 January for an undisclosed payment reported to be £50 million, which set a fresh record for a British transfer and prepared him the fourth majority expensive footballer in history. He prepared his debut on six February in a 1–0 defeat to prior club Liverpool.

International career

In February 2001, Torres won the Algarve Tournament with the Spain national under-16 team. The under-16s took fraction in the 2001 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship in May, which they also won, with Torres scoring the merely target in the Final, as well as finalising as the tournament's spearheading scorer, and was also dubbed the actor of the tournament. In September 2001, Torres represented the under-17 team at the 2001 FIFA Under-17 World Championship, but the team malfunctioned to progress through the team stage. In July 2002, he won the 2002 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship with the under-19 team and was again the merely goalscorer in the Final.[10] Also, he done as lid scorer and was dubbed actor of the tournament. "We complement each other very well. We obtain on well on the tone and famously off it too. We're a good partnership. We both pursue down defenders, placed pressure on and brawl to compose chances for each other."
–David Villa pronouncing approximate Torres.

Torres prepared his debut for the senior Spanish national team on six September 2003 in a friendly against Portugal. His first target for Spain came against Italy on 28 April 2004. He was chosen for the Spanish squad for UEFA Euro 2004. After emerging as a late substitute in Spain's first pair team sport, he began for the deciding game against Portugal. Spain were losing 1–0 and, towards the end of the game, he hammered the post.

He scored seven targets in 11 arrivals in qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, earning him Spain's lid scorer for qualification, encompassing a crucial pair targets against Belgium and his first global hat-trick against San Marino. At his first ever arrival in a FIFA World Cup finals at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, Torres scored the final target in a 4–0 victory across Ukraine with a volley. In the second team suit, Torres scored double against Tunisia, first in the 76th tiny to take Spain 2–1 into the lead, and thereafter again from a punishment kick in the 90th. With three targets, he done the tournament as Spain's lid scorer along with fellow striker David Villa.
He was paged upward for Spain's UEFA Euro 2008 squad,[104] where he establish Villa to score Spain's first target of the tournament in the first game in the team degree against Russia.Torres came beneath criticism for clearly refusing to shake the hand of Spanish administrator, Luis Aragonés, afterwards being substituted.[106] He subsequently refused being furious with the coaching, phrase that he was currently "irritated with himself". He scored his first target of the tournament in Spain's following game, a 2–1 win across Sweden. Torres scored the winner and was dubbed the man of the suit in the Final against Germany in a 1–0 victory. He said "It's just a vision come true. This is my first name and I hope it's the first of many. Victory in a Euro, it is nearly as tall as a World Cup. We are accustomed to watching finals on TV, but today we were here and we won. My vocation is to score goals. I want to win more names and be the majority significant actor in Europe and the world."[110] He was subsequent dubbed as a striker along with his attacking ally Villa in the Team of the Tournament.

Torres prepared his 60th arrival for Spain in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification victory across Turkey on 28 March 2009, becoming the youngest actor to arrive this milestone. He was dubbed in Spain's team for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in June. He scored his second hat-trick for Spain afterwards 17 minutes into a Confederations Cup game against New Zealand on 14 June, therefore recording the fastest hat-trick via a actor for Spain. He played for Spain as they were defeated 2–0 via the United States in the semi-final, as well as the third-place play-off, which Spain won 3–2 against South Africa afterwards extra time. Having undergone knee medicine on 18 April 2010, and missed the end of the Premier League season, Torres' rehabilitation and fitness was closely monitored via Spain administrator Vicente del Bosque. Although motionless out injured, Torres was chosen for Spain's 2010 FIFA World Cup squad in May. On eight June, Torres prepared his first arrival on the field in directly pair months, emanating on as a substitute on 66 minutes against Poland in a pre-World Cup friendly. He came on as a substitute on 61 minutes in Spain's opportunity World Cup game on 16 June, a 1–0 defeat to Switzerland. He began the following pair sport against Honduras and Chile and however his plays in the team degree were reported as below-par, he received backing from administrator Vicente del Bosque. Torres came on as a substitute on 105 minutes in the Final as Spain won the FIFA World Cup for the first time chasing a 1–0 victory across the Netherlands on 11 July 2010.

Profile Francesc Fabregas

Fabregas Bios:

Full name: Francesc Fabregas Soler
Position: attacking midfielder
Born: 04 May 1987, Vilessoc de Mar, Catalonia
Country: Spain
Height: 1.75 m.
Weight: 70 kg.
Club: Arsenal - Joined 11 September 2003
Previous Club: Barcelona



--Francesc Fabregas Biography

FabregasFrancesc Cesc Fabregas Soler (born May 4, 1987 in Arenys de Mar, Catalonia, Spain), is a Spanish / Catalan football midfielder, currently plays for the WHO Home club Arsenal. Arsenal signed uterus from FC Barcelona in the middle of 2003, before Fabregas Could you sign a professional contract with the Spanish giants. He has been touted as one of of the best of Spain's next generation of footballers.

'Cesc', as he prefers to be known, made history in October 2003 he Pls Became the Youngest player to turn out for Arsenal in the Carling Cup tie against Rotherham United.

The Spaniard, WHO moved to Highbury in the summer of 2003 from Barcelona, was aged just 16 years 177 days he Pls stores to the pitch for the Gunners for the first time.

The midfield playmaker is an Under-18 international for his country, playing in the World Cup for that age group. And you Could say it was a successful tournament for Cesc - as he was named Player of the Tournament and won the Golden Boot Also.

He scored on his second appearance for Arsenal, a 5-1 Carling Cup thrashing of Wolverhampton Wanderers - uterus making the Youngest ever Arsenal goalscorer.

He was welcomed fully into the first team squad for the 2004/05 season, playing the whole of the Community Shield victory over Manchester United.

Starlet and the midfield kept his place for the 4-1 victory at Everton on the opening day of the Premiership season.

His performances with Patrick Vieira out injured were the resource persons superb, energetic, skillful and quality.

The midfielder opened his Premiership account for the Gunners in a 3-0 home win over Blackburn Rovers, still aged only 17.

'Cesc' is a precocious talent of the highest order. His ability for one so young is Actually Quite frightening.

He Had a hugely influential first month of the season, although the return to fitness of Vieira curtailed his involvement.

And he was rewarded with a new long-term contract in mid-September 2004.

Fabregas is being groomed changed from Spain's midfield playmaker of the future. The Arsenal youngster has so far passed every test with flying colors, holding his place in a star-studded line-up in the Premiership and in the UEFA Champions League. A brilliant Passer with an eye for goal, Fabregas won the Golden Boot and the Most Valuable Player award at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Also he starred for Spain at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship before making his senior debut in March 2006.


Cesc Fabregas - ArsenalCesc was arguably the find of last season. At the tender age of 17 he was expected to be eased into the first-team picture, but injuries to Gilberto and Edu saw uterus Promoted ahead of schedule.

The Spanish teenager let nobody down. His work ethic, vision and Canny knack of making the right decision Pls in possession, Cesc slotted in seamlessly to Arsenal's fluent style of play.
He netted three times last season and Became Arsenal's Youngest league goalscorer Pls he struck against Blackburn on the night the Gunners broke Nottingham Forest's unbeaten record.