Lionel Messi Awards and honors

Messi awards Awards and honorsCLUB   Barcelona La Liga: 4 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010Copa del Rey: 1 2009Supercopa de España: 4 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010UEFA Champions League: 2 2006, 2009UEFA Super Cup: 1 2009FIFA Club World Cup: 1 2009ArgentinaFIFA U-20 World Cup: 1 2005Olympic Gold Medal: 1 2008IndividualBallon d'Or: 2 2009, 2010FIFA World Player of the Year: 2 2009, 2010FIFA Team of the Year: 3 2008, 2009, 2010U-21 European Footballer of the Year: 1 2007Onze d'Or: 1 2009La Liga Player of the Year: 1 2009La Liga Forward of the Year: 1 2009La Liga Foreign Player of the Year: 3 2007, 2009, 2010La Liga Ibero-American Player of the Year: 3 2007, 2009, 2010Marca La Liga Player of the Year: 2 2009, 2010La Liga top goalscorer:...

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Lionel Messi Early life and childhood wallpapers

Messi childhood Lionel Messi Childhood Messi youngest footballer Lionel Messi argentina Messi was born on 24 June 1987 at the Hospital Italiano Garibaldi in Rosario, Santa Fe, to parents Jorge Horacio Messi (born 1958), a factory worker, and Celia María Cuccittini, a part-time cleaner His paternal family originates from the Italian city of Ancona, from which his ancestor, Angelo Messi, emigrated to Argentina in 1883. He has two older brothers named Rodrigo and Matías as well as a sister named María Sol. At the age of five, Messi started playing football for Grandoli, a local club coached by his father Jorge. In 1995, Messi switched to Newell's Old Boys who were based in his home city Rosario. At the age of 11, he was diagnosed with...

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Messi Personal information

Messi 2011 Lionel Messi Personal information Full name Lionel Andrés Messi Date of birth 24 June 1987 (1987-06-24) (age 23) Place of birth Rosario, Argentina Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) Playing position Forward Club information Current club Barcelona Number 10 Youth career 1995–2000 Newell's Old Boys 2000–2004 Barcelona Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2004–2005 Barcelona B 22 (6) 2004– Barcelona 162 (109) National team‡ 2005 Argentina U20 7 (6) 2008 Argentina U23 5 (2) 2005– Argentina 53 (15) Honours[hide] Competitor for  Argentina Men's Football Gold 2008 Beijing Team Competitio...

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Lionel Messi . The alive legend of football.May you long live

Messi Footballer 2011.we love messi Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi (Spanish pronunciation: [ljoˈnel anˈdɾes ˈmesi]; born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team as a forward or winger. He also holds Spanish citizenship, which makes him eligible as a EU player. Considered one of the best football players of his generation and frequently cited as the world's best contemporary player, Messi received several Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations by the age of 21 and won both by the age of 22. He also won the 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or at the age of 23. His playing style and ability have drawn comparisons to Diego Maradona, who himself declared Messi his "successor".  Messi...

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Deadline Day Tittle-Tattle: Aguero bid rejected, £50m Torres deal, Dalglish wants Carroll, Henderson linked, Adam future update & Chamberlain still in demand

torres 2011 transfer Tottenham Hotspur have had a bid of £38.5 million rejected for Atletico Madrid forward Sergio Aguero. The Argentine has been perpetually linked with a move to the Premier League in the last 18-months, with Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United all admirers of the diminutive La Liga star. (Sky Sports) Premier League champions Chelsea must match Fernando Torres’ £50 million buy-out clause in order for Liverpool to consider selling their star asset. (Sky Sports) Kenny Dalglish has reportedly earmarked Newcastle United striker Andy Carroll as the man to replace Fernando Torres should the Spaniard engineer his exit. Carroll has been with moves to Tottenham, Manchester City, Manchester United and Arsenal,...

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jenny Jones wins slopestyle silver at Winter X Games

Jenny Jones 2010 British snowboarder Jenny Jones clinched silver in the slopestyle event at the Winter X Games in Colorado.The 30-year-old from Bristol has won gold at the prestigious extreme sports event for the last two years. Slopestyle is where riders head down a course which is mixed with rails, bumps and jumps and are judged on the difficulty and execution of the tricks. The discipline is widely expected to be named as a new Olympic sport for the Winter Games in Sochi in 2014. Jones, who also won the slopestyle at the European X Games in 2010, led throughout after a score of 89.33 points from the first of her three runs but was pipped by 20-year-old Finnish boarder Enni Rukajarvi, who earned 92.66 from her final descent. American...

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Saturday Supershow preview - Miz & Punk vs. Cena & Orton, U.S. Title match, list of Raw & Smackown wrestlers, Report Wanted

CENA AND ORTON WWE's Raw and Smackdown brands will be in Springfield, Mass. on Saturday night prior to the Royal Rumble PPV on Sunday in Boston. The pre-PPV Supershow is headlined by WWE champion The Miz & C.M. Punk vs. John Cena & Randy Orton in a Raw tag match. The top match advertised from the Smackdown brand is Big Show vs. Corre "leader" Wade Barrett. Also advertised from the Raw brand is U.S. champion Daniel Bryan vs. Ted DiBiase in a re-match from their recent series of matches. Additional wrestlers advertised include: -- Raw brand: WWE tag champions Santino & Kozlov, R-Truth, and Maryse. -- Smackdown brand: The Corre members, #1 contender Dolph Ziggler, IC champion Kofi Kingston, Cody Rhodes, Lay-Cool, and Kelly...

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Ronaldo vs Cristiano Ronaldo . Who is the REAL Legend of fottball ?

Ronaldo vs c.ronaldo Some people like cristiano ronaldo and some like Ronaldo of brazil.Ok now we will discuss performance of both players and then WE will discuss whose performance is best and who is real legend. Comments are welcome if you like my article.Ronaldo Vs Cristiano RonaldoThere has been alot of talk about Cristiano being one of the greatest player of all time if Cristiano wins the Euros 2008 winners medal. Ok, now I agree that Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the best players in the world right now (though not the best) but we should not all get carried away that quickly and forget legendary names who have performed on the biggest of stages and done everything there is to be done. Names like Ronaldinho, Zidane, Figo and...

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Liverpool reject Chelsea offer for Fernando Torres

Fernando Torres request for a transfer Liverpool rejected Chelsea’s latest 35-million-pound offer for Fernando Torres. Chelsea have recently been showing their interest to acquire the Spanish International Torres, but Liverpool is still standing in their way. It is rumoured that Torres has decided to leave Liverpool by the end of this Barclays Premier League 2010 season. On Friday, it was Torres who submitted a written transfer request to Liverpool, but the club has refused to accept the request. The player’s agent has also intimated Liverpool to consider the offers coming from the defending champions of the English Premier League. The recent statement coming from Liverpool states that, "The player is not for sale.” This...

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Fernando Torres request for a transfer

Fernando Torres Liverpool striker, Fernando Torres, has submitted a transfer request to his club after the Reds rejected a bid from Chelsea. Chelsea had offered 35-million-pounds to acquire the striker from Liverpool which turned down the offer. Torres’ request to be transferred will create a significant mess for the team. Liverpool did not consider Torres’ transfer request and reiterated that they have no intentions to allow him to leave. The request was tabled by Torres just a few hours after the Uruguay International, Luis Suarez, landed at Anfield from Ajax. In an official statement from the clubs website, it says, “Torres gave a written request to let him go and that has been rejected by the FC Liverpool. He is with the club...

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Liverpool reject Fernando Torres’ transfer request

torres transfer 2011 English Premier League club Liverpool have rejected the transfer request handed in by their ace marksman Fernando Torres.“Fernando Torres on Friday submitted a written transfer request, which has been rejected by Liverpool."Fernando is under long-term contract and the Club expect him to honour the commitment he made to Liverpool FC and its supporters when he signed the agreement," read the official statement from Liverpool.There had been plenty of speculation in recent days about the departure of the 26-year-old from Anfield. Premier League Champions Chelsea had made a bid worth 35 million pounds for the Spaniard which was rejected by Liverpool.There was a sense of jubilation at Anfield when they secured the services...

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Cristiano Ronaldo says he is not jealous of Lionel Messi

messi vs ronaldo The rivalry between Real Madrid and Barcelona is at its peak right now. As the Catalans are increasing their dominance in domestic and European competitions, Madrid is bent upon saving its reputation as the best club in Spain.In the past two years, Real Madrid, under Florentino Perez, adopted a policy of countering the Barcelona squad. Therefore, with Pep Guardiola in charge of affairs in Catalonia, the ‘Special One’ Jose Mourinho was hired by Madrid. Also, in order to counter the presence of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo was signed on. Ronaldo was the winner of the FIFA World Player of the Year award (2008) in the year before Messi won his first award.Ever since Ronaldo joined Madrid, the rivalry between Messi...

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Messi and Ronaldo's thoughtful debate on who is better

messi vs ronaldo competition With el Clasico less than a week away and both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in superhuman form at the moment, it's high time the never-ending debate over who is better finally gets settled. The following is a transcript of how we imagine the verbal smackdown between the two footballers themselves would go.  Ronaldo: I'll start -- I'm better. Leo has a cheap haircut. I win. Messi: But I won the Ballon d'Or. Ronaldo: I won it before you so that makes me better. Also, I've been with a bucket load of famous hotties and I'm pretty sure you're a virgin. Messi: Haha what's that? Like olive oil? Pele: Heeeeeey what's going on in here, guys? Ronaldo: This doesn't concern you, old man! Pele: OK! [Pele...

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Novak Djokovic Interview - 30.01.11- Australian open 2011 tannis tournment

Novak Djokovic Q. Do you think you could play any better than this? Is it a perfect match that you expected, that you dream of, or not? NOVAK DJOKOVIC: This was a great match. From the start to the last point, I did what I intended of doing tactically, what I talked with my coach, what I prepared for. Physically I was very fit. I had two days between the semifinals and finals match, which was important at this stage of the tournament. Because I was aware of the fact that I am going to yeah, bring it to me. (Laughter.) That will have long rallies and I will have a player who doesn't miss a lot, a very talented player who is one of the best returners in the game. And, yeah, you know, I had to step in. That was the key. When I had...

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Beaten Murray simply second best

Murray Australian open 2011 And so the wait goes on. No, not Britain's 75-years-and-counting wait for a male Grand Slam champion, but Andy Murray's wait for a major championship trophy. For the third time, Scotland's finest finished second in a Grand Slam final and for the third time he failed to win a set. This time it was Novak Djokovic who shattered his dreams, comprehensively outplaying Murray over the course of two hours and 39 minutes to win 6-4, 6-2, 6-3. So thorough was the beating and so far was Murray from threatening his old mate from the junior days that the Scot seemed resigned to his defeat. Last year he had been emotional, choking back the tears on court and then spending four months in the doldrums as he tried to...

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Eagles WR Jackson replaced by Austin in Pro Bowl

HONOLULU – Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson has withdrawn from the Pro Bowl because of injury and will be replaced by Miles Austin of the Dallas Cowboys. The NFL confirmed the moves Friday night. Jackson practiced with the NFC squad earlier in the week but told the Philadelphia Inquirer he had tweaked an injury to his left knee. He said he hurt the knee in the Eagles' playoff loss to Green Bay. Austin, who caught 69 passes for 1,041 yards this season, becomes the sixth Dallas player on the NFC roster, equaling the number of victories for the Cowboys in 2010. Austin is the second alternate wide receiver to make the NFC squad. Arizona's Larry Fitzgerald replaced Green Bay's Greg Jennings after the Packers advanced to the...

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