This season may not be a good one for ace Argentine striker Lionel Messi, but last year, his counting of league goals was the highest in Europe, hence he wins his third Golden Shoe trophy for his excellent performance in 2012-13. This would be an achievement for Barcelona star as he has recently been widespread criticized for not able to attain his fitness. This is the second consecutive year he won this prestigious award: his first one was for 2009-10 when he netted 34 goals and then in 2011-12 for a 50 goals haul. Last season, he netted 46 goals more than anyone else in the Europe and helped Barcelona win La Liga trophy back from Real Madrid. Like his many other achievements, he again became the only player to win three Golden Shoe trophies. It was the perfect time for news hungry media personnel to fire a chain of questions on him, including how much time he would be needed to come back on the field. Notably, he is out at the moment for his hamstring injury and recently he also … [Read more...]
FIFA extended Ballon d’Or voting deadlines by 14 days
FIFA’s Ballon d'Or award is considered as one of the most prestigious and unbiased awards in soccer fraternity that is why everyone is waiting who will take this silverware this year. Unlike last few years, when Messi used to be the sure winner, there are many contenders this time with good chances to take the trophy, including heavyweights like Ronaldo, Iniesta, and Xavi. Its prestige lies in the way this is awarded to its winner where a voting is being held and partaken by coaches, international captains, and journalists from around the world within a specific time. This time, this award is different not only for its probables, but also for changes being done by FIFA which is not being liked by many topnotch soccer personalities and one prominent name is Barcelona president Sandro Rosell who recently condemned world governing body’s decision to extend voting time and allowing to change the votes within the deadline. According to new rules, voting can now be done by November 29, while … [Read more...]
Roy Hodgson undermines two back to back defeats
Brilliant soccer brains are called those peoples who politely undermine anything that could have been a major cause of their psychological defeat before any big event. We have had many legendary masters of the game who used to take their defeats as a motivation for further matches and eventually showed to the world why they could rule the soccer fraternity for long. This time, we are talking about England national team’s manager Roy Hodgson who has ever been a cheeky fellow, but when it comes to defend his own country; he uses every kind of tool to defend their national soccer interest. After many years, England lost two back to back matches at Wembley which is surprising to everyone along with national manager himself, yet he refuses to accept there is any reason to worry with these friendlies defeats. He took these matches as the good opportunity for his teammates to prepare for the upcoming biggest soccer event in Brazil! This is actually a proven tactic being used by every … [Read more...]
Al Thawadi still optimistic to present Qatar as the best World Cup host
Maybe labor exploitation in Qatar is the hottest topic today, but there is one man who seems to be still optimistic for their first ever attempt to host soccer’s biggest event inside an Asian State; this is Al Thawadi –the general secretary of the 2022 committee, who is talking about latest accusations that are letting them down after unveiling a stunning prototype of their much hyped world cup venue named Al-Wakrah. Actually, Qatar seems to be the prime target of all those European pros who just don’t want a soccer world cup happens outside American or Europeans states and that is why right from the moment this Arab nation was rewarded to host 2022 biggest soccer event, it has been facing criticisms on various platforms which includes their biggest problem to date – the rising temperature during traditional world cup timings. But, Thawadi is the man who only sees a positive thing in criticisms as well that is why he now takes about recent Amnesty International claims about workers’ … [Read more...]
Falcao will be the finest World Cup player: Pekerman
Soccer world cup is just around the corner and every team is highlighting its main players in front the world who could be the show stealers for them. This is another way to make your team in the eyes of the world even before you enter into your first event match. After Brazil, Argentina, and Portugal, it is time for Colombian national team to present its star player via media exaggeration. This is not the new phenomenon where coaches and managers use media power to highlight what they want to bring in the news and this time Colombian coach Jose Pekerman has predicted their twenty-seven-year old striker Radamel Falcao to be the best player in upcoming soccer world cup. Though, Falcao, who also plays in Ligue 1 for AS Monaco, is a fantastic roller of the ball, but whether he can overcome other world class players is yet to be seen in June next year. Actually, he has been on the radar of many league clubs including Manchester United and Chelsea off late, but as per his continual meets … [Read more...]
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