Ballon d'Or

International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). That same year, France Football asked their previous Ballon d'Or victors to pick the Football Player of the Century...Pelé was chosen. In 1999, Pelé was then chosen Athlete of the Century by the IOC, and Time named him in their rundown of 100 most influential individuals of the twentieth century. In 2013 he got the FIFA Ballon d'Or Prix d'Honneur in acknowledgment of his profession and accomplishments as a worldwide symbol of…

As wild as the primary half might have been, however, the second half began in a fairly quiet manner. The start of the second half did not do not have any of the fouls the principal half had - truth be told, it was an incredible same. However, it appeared as though Lopes was reprimanded at halftime and chose to cool off, giving just two yellow cards out during the time 45 minutes, to Chile's Jean Beausejour and Charles Aranguíz. Yet, Argentina Chile, still scoreless, couldn't permit Lopes to…

There is no other player better at putting the ball in the net than the Portuguese himself. The most coveted personal accolade in soccer is the Ballon d 'Or, which is French for “Golden Ball”. Between the two players, they have won it eight times, all of which coming in the past eight years. Messi has won 4 consecutive Ballon d 'Or between 2009-2012. This is pretty startling considering that for those past eight…

because of his size he was useless but after a couple of years his skills improved and that so call useless player turned out to be one of the best players in the world. Like all great players they get some prize well for Lionel Messi it was the ballon d'or. For example, in 2009 people didn't expect that he will win the ball but if that was a surprise then him winning it for four consecutive years must have been a…

hamstring injuries, but he regained his record-breaking form by becoming the all-time leading scorer in La Liga and Champions League play in late 2014. After helping Barcelona achieve a historic second treble in 2015, he was honored with his fifth FIFA Ballon d'Or…

players feel more at home with the team. As she stated “The key to leadership is you have to have complete security with yourself. You have to listen and be open.” (home.gotsoocer.com/magazine) . She was also a humble leader and even when she won the Ballon D’OR in 2013 which is an award given to the best female soccer player after a FIFA World Cup. She still gave credit and congratulations to the other four players that made it to the semifinal rounds as well . She called it a group effort that…

Pele On October 23, 1940 in Três Corações, Brazil, soccer legend Pelé was born as Edson Arantes Do Nascimento. His parents were João Ramos do Nascimento who was Pelé's father and was also a professional soccer player and Celeste Arantes who was his mother. Maria Lúcia Nascimento and Zeca Nascimento are Pelé's sisters. Pele and his family lived in the city of Bauru. Pele grew up in poverty so it wasn’t such a pleasant childhood. Also Pele’s friends were the ones that first called him Pele. Pele…

Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese footballer and entrepreneur. His net worth is $280 million. How he made it Soccer Cristiano Ronaldo currently plays as a winger or striker for Real Madrid. He has also been playing for the Portugal National Team until 2015, when he was released. He helped the team to secure their qualification for the Euro 2016 tournament in summer. He joined Real Madrid after a transfer from Manchester United in 2009. The transfer fee was $132 million, making him the most…

Like with the assists, there is much more to football than just goals and Garrincha showed that in 1962 when Pelé was injured. His performance in 1962 was such class that many people call it “Garrincha’s World Cup” Mario Zagallo, Garrincha and Pelé’s teammate during the 1962 world cup, said “I have only ever seen two players win a World Cup alone: Garrincha in 1962 and Maradona in 1970” (Garrincha- The Genius of Dribble). During this World Cup Garrincha was unstoppable winning the golden boot…

Elegant is the word that most readily springs to mind when thinking of Andrea Pirlo the player. In his autobiography, I Think Therefore I Play, he comes across as rather more quirky and occasionally even oddball than elegant. It’s no surprise to find that he has strong thoughts on how the game should be played and also on some social issues surrounding it. Andrea Pirlo (born 19 May 1979) is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Italian Serie A club Juventus and the Italian national…