2009 UEFA Champions League Final

Real Madrid after a transfer from Manchester United in 2009. The transfer fee was $132 million, making him the most expensive player in the history of soccer. Ronaldo ranks second among the world’s soccer players with the highest salaries. He makes $40 million annually. Samuel Eto’o ranks first. Christiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro scored 40 goals in 20 seasons, making him the first person to achieve this mean feat in La Liga history. He renewed his contract with Real Madrid in 2013. It will last 6 years…

history, from a neutral perspective, one cannot help but feel sorry for the Atleti players who once again have been stripped off of the title of grand conquerors of Europe by their fiercest city rivals, Real Madrid. The narrative itself would have been a Marxist dream. A team with substantially lower budget than their bitter European rivals, conquering Europe with their sheer hard work, determination and unity. The road to Milan was far from easy for the cholo boys. Defeating the mighty…

Barcelona and Beko started a four-year contract together. “Barcelona and Beko announced on June 30 the signing of a new agreement which will see the global home appliance group become the Club’s worldwide sponsorship partner for the next four years. The deal will see Beko’s new logo, featured on the sleeve of the new team jersey and training kit. Beko will become the first commercial brand to benefit from a permanent presence on the official team jersey’s sleeve. Barcelona and Beko will be…

He is only 5’7 but is really strong on the ball and can hold it against players almost twice his size. Messi’s speed is considered a little above average but his acceleration is one of his main attributes that makes Lionel Messi so great; he is one of the most explosive players in the league (La Liga), making him the top dribbler in the game. He is a guy that usually is not as attracted to goal unless he sees the opportunity. By the age of 29, Leo has been awarded the Ballon d'Or five times…

The fans in the stands were in uproar when the final whistle was blown, which meant the UWA Tigers have succeeded at winning their first Gulf South Conference. But what no one knew was this was the beginning of something astonishing. “Our first title is special, we created history.” This has been UWA’s first GSC win for the Men’s soccer program ever. Speaking on the win, Thorne said “it was great beating a local rival UAH in the semi finals and then stepping up in the final and winning…

behind 90% of Europe is playing soccer and there years and milestones ahead of the U.S. The United States Women’s Teams is the first to ever win a World Cup for the U.S. The United States is not the best at soccer and there is so much more to soccer than just the World Cup. There are so many leagues in soccer the U.S. league is the MLS not the best league but close some of the more prominent leagues are BBVA; Bundaleaga, and the Premier league. There is so much to soccer like when you are…

The two sides first met on 14 November 1967 in the final of the 1967 Quoc Khanh Cup, held in South Vietnam. Australia won the match 3-2 and secured the nation’s first honour in international football. The last meeting between the two teams, a 0-0 draw, took place on 20 July 2013, at the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup in South Korea. Australia, who began the 2015 Asian Cup as one of the favourites, was ranked 100 in the FIFA World Rankings and tenth among AFC teams, while South Korea was Ranked 69…

Tough aint enough Last month saw the finals of the women's world cup football with the UK coming in a respectable third as they played off against our favourite rivals Germany and the Americans, who still feel the need to call the game soccer, won over Japan - kudos. Certain things that stood out again, not only the level of skill proving every bit entertaining as their male counter parts, yet again proving just how tough these female athletes are some journalists comparing them to the men.…

According to Chapman J shows that when Belgium qualified for the World Cup finals, 2002, there were only naturalized Croatian Branko Strupar and Kinshasa-born Mbo Mpenza could be demonstrated as having roots in an another culture. Colin wrote a piece back in 2006 saying that “the Belgian team is too white” and it’s obvious that Belgium has been some way behind France in introducing players from different ethnic backgrounds. Today, with Romelu Lukaku, Moussa Dembele, Vincent Kompany and many…

Diego Armando Maradona (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo maɾaˈðona], born 30 October 1960) is a retired Argentine professional footballer. He has served as a manager and coach at other clubs as well as the national team of Argentina. Many in the sport, including football writers, former players, current players and football fans, regard Maradona as the greatest football player of all time.[6][7][8][9] He was joint FIFA Player of the 20th Century with Pelé.[10][11] An advanced playmaker who…