Viva Futbal !

SOCCER AT ITS BEST

Sports is a way of life more than any habit or passion or some hobby. It’s a religion in its own way. FOOTBALL is one such sport which tends to get the best of countries and continent and one of the most prominent sport or religion on earth.
Soccer is a subject where just an article does not suffice. Cutting all the other edges and in a short, let’s come to the present times of soccer. The players, the goals, the managers, the leagues, the trophies, the champions & so on… This article would throw light on the mentioned and is meant to share The Distinctive and Wondrous World within S-O-C-C-E-R.

About the players, the list can begin with the Grand Dad of Football, Pele, passing on to Maradonna and the likes of Messi. Still, just to stick to the present times, here’s talking about Messi.

Record breaking Messi
Lionel Andrés Messi, the 26 years old Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for the Spanish cup FC BARCELONA is the first and only player to top-score in four consecutive Champions League campaigns, and also holds the record for the most hat-tricks scored in the history of the competition.

 In March 2012, Messi made Champions League history by becoming the first player to score five goals in one match. On 23 March 2014, with a hat-trick against Real Madrid, Messi became the player with most goals and most hat-tricks in the history of El Clásico leading his team to victory by 4-3. Who would have missed that super El Clásico?

 Messi  was nominated for the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award, along with Cristiano Ronaldo and Franck Ribéry, for a third consecutive year. Messi finished in second place with 14 votes, while Ronaldo finished in third-place with 3 votes.


Ronaldo’s emotional moment

Cristiano Ronaldo was the deserved winner of the Ballon d’Or in Zurich as he fought back tears, the Real Madrid wizard described it as “a very emotional moment.”
               

 Ronaldo scored an incredible 66 goals in 56 appearances for club and country during 2013, and picking up his second Ballon d’Or cement he said, “I have to say a great thanks to all of my team-mates, without all of their efforts all this would not have been possible”. He then choked back tears as he thanked his wife and son.
PFA player of the year


                  

Luis Suárez has been named the Professional Footballers' Association player of the year for 2013-14, becoming the first non-European to win the award, after an excellent season for Liverpool. Suárez beat his club-mates Steven Gerrard and Daniel Sturridge to the prize having scored 30 goals in the Premier League so far, including two hat-tricks and four in one match.

The Master Manager
The Portuguese football manager & former football player Jose Mourinho who is currently the manager of CHELSEA has impressed everyone with his tactics. After a great win at Anfield against Liverpool on 27 April ’14 he said,” "It was about winning. We deserved to win, no doubt about it. It's as simple as this."              

                      


 He looks forward to win the EPL title along with the Champions League. Jose Mourinho has reached the semifinals for the fifth straight season (the last four with Real Madrid). He is seeking to become the first coach to win the Champions League title with three different teams.

Manchester United fires David Moyes
Following Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement as Manchester United manager after 26 years in the position, Moyes was appointed his successor on a 6 year contract but he was sacked after 10 months due to poor results during his manager ship.

In December, Manchester United lost Premier League matches at home to Everton and Newcastle United in the space of four days, suffering back-to-back league defeats at Old Trafford for the first time since the 2001–02 season. Moyes said that he took "complete responsibility" for United's defeats but said he was confident his team would improve. After firing David Moyes, Ryan Giggs was named interim player-manager.



Thanks Tito Vilanova

Tito Vilanova, the coach who succeeded Pep Guardiola at Barcelona and won the Spanish league title in his only season in charge, died after a long battle with throat cancer at the age of 45. Vilanova, who has battled a recurring tumor in a saliva gland, was admitted to a Barcelona hospital last week. He reportedly had emergency surgery on Thursday.


                       


"It is with sadness that Barcelona must announce that Francesc 'Tito' Vilanova has died today at the age of 45," the club said on their website. "The death of our former coach occurred this afternoon when he could not overcome this disease which he had battled since 2011."


Premier league                                     


                                    


Liverpool's defeat against Chelsea has made Manchester City favorites for winning the premier league title, but who will win? Liverpool vs. Manchester city vs. Chelsea: A very tough decision to make out of the three with very few matches to go in the league.
La Liga title race hots up                       

                     
                                  

La Liga’s title race is going to the wire, as all three contenders claimed important victories yesterday. In recent weeks they seemed to have been taking it in turns to drop points, but it’s becoming increasingly difficult to predict who will claim the crown.

The Barcelona derby opened proceedings. Espanyol kept the match tight against their local rivals. It was a hard fought win for Barcelona, and a vital three points whereas a fifth La Liga win in succession keeps Atletico on top of the table by a point.

Seems I am almost nearing the end of the never ending article (since it’s my passion) so would only sum up saying, as it’s said in SPAIN,

! “VIVA FUTBALL” !

Meet you next with another one – another day!