Monday 21 July 2014
Watch out Wojciech Szczesny! Colombia keeper David Ospina isn’t coming to sit on the Arsenal bench
Chelsea Looking to Offload Spanish Flop
Chelsea spent a massive amount of capital to lure Fernando Torres to Stamford Bridge from Liverpool in 2011, but since his arrival in London he has failed to live up to the lofty expectations of the club, fans and owner Roman Abramovich.
There were moments when
Manchester United To Pay Vidal Same Salary As Van Persie
Manchester United are set to return with an offer for top summer target Arturo Vidal.
According to the Express,
Mata sees trophies under Van Gaal
Juan Mata thinks Manchester United will be challenging for silverware this year under Louis van Gaal.
When Mata signed for United last January,Thursday 17 July 2014
Barcelona have best attack in the world - Deulofeu
The young forward thinks that the front three of Lionel Messi, Neymar
and Luis Suarez is unrivalled by Real Madrid and every other club right
now
Barcelona's trio of Luis Suarez, Neymar and Lionel Messi is
Tottenham try to thwart Barcelona's Vertonghen interest
The Belgium international has been heavily linked with a move to Camp
Nou but Spurs are keen to tie down the defender and are set to offer him
an improved contract
Tottenham are set to offer Jan Vertonghen a new contract
'It's the biggest club in the world' - Van Gaal is unveiled by Manchester United
The former Ajax, Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss
Suarez best in England, Ronaldo the master in Spain - the winners of the world's top 50 individual awards
As the 2014 Goal 50 draws ever closer, we review some of the big award winners from around the globe over the last 12 months
We are now less than two weeks away from the announcement of the 2014 Goal 50, where we will reward the best individual performers of the 2013-14 season.
Reigning champion Lionel Messi will be hoping to claim a fourth Goal 50 award, but will face serious competition from the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Arjen Robben, Thomas Muller and Luis Suarez amongst many others.
Ronaldo was the winner of the Ballon d’Or last year, while his goalscoring exploits also saw him win the Pichichi Trophy and the European Golden Shoe in what was another prolific year for the Portuguese.
Messi may have been outdone when it came to those honours but the Argentina star did outscore his nemesis at the World Cup, finding the net four times to lead his country to the final.
Bayern Munich attackers Muller and Mario Gotze, meanwhile, not only played key roles at the World Cup, but also won the domestic double.
And Suarez could yet gatecrash the Goal 50 party after taking the Premier League by storm in 2013-14 to earn himself a move to Barcelona.
Below, we list 50 of the most prominent award winners from around the globe over the past 12 months.
| AFRICA |
| Africa-based Player of the Year | Mohamed Aboutrika (Al-Ahly) |
| CAF Champions League Golden Boot (2013) | Alexis Yougouda Kada (Coton Sport) |
| African Footballer of the Year | Yaya Toure (Manchester City) |
| AMERICAS |
| Copa Libertadores Golden Boot (2013) | Jo (Atletico Mineiro) |
| CONCACAF Champions League Best Player | Mariano Pavone (Cruz Azul) |
| MLS MVP | Mike Magee (Chicago Fire) |
| Liga MX Top Goalscorer | Enner Valencia (Pachuca) |
| Campeonato Brasileiro Golden Boot | Ederson (Atletico Paranaense) |
| Argentina Primera Division Golden Boot | Zarate (Velez Sarsfield), Pereyra (Belgrano) |
| Canadian Championship Best Player | Justin Mapp (Montreal Impact) |
| Ecuador Serie A Top Goalscorer | Federico Nieto (Deportivo Quito) |
| Colombia Liga Postobon Golden Boot | Dayro Moreno (Millonarios), Luis Carlos Ruiz (Junior) |
| ASIA & OCEANIA |
| AFC Player of the Year | Zheng Zhi (Guangzhou Evergrande) |
| AFC Asian International Player of the Year | Yuto Nagatomo (Inter) |
| AFC Foreign Player of the Year | Muriqui (Guangzhou Evergrande) |
| AFC Champions League Best Player | Muriqui (Guangzhou Evergrande) |
| J-League Golden Boot | Yoshito Okubo (Kawasaki Frontale) |
| K-League Golden Boot | Damjanovic (Seoul), Kim Shin-Wook (Ulsan Hyundai) |
| A-League Golden Boot | Adam Taggart (Newcastle Jets) |
| OFC Champions League Golden Ball | Emiliano Tade (Auckland City) |
| EUROPE |
| Champions League Golden Boot | Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) |
| Europa League Golden Boot | Jonathan Soriano (Red Bull Salzburg) |
| European Golden Shoe | Suarez (Liverpool), Ronaldo (Real Madrid) |
| European Golden Boy | Paul Pogba (Juventus) |
| Premier League Footballer of the Year | Luis Suarez (Liverpool) |
| PFA Player of the Season | Luis Suarez (Liverpool) |
| Premier League Golden Boot | Luis Suarez (Liverpool) |
| Premier League Golden Glove | Petr Cech (Chelsea), Wojciech Szczesny (Arsenal) |
| La Liga Golden Boot | Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) |
| La Liga Zamora Trophy | Thibaut Courtois (Atletico Madrid) |
| Serie A Golden Boot | Ciro Immobile (Torino) |
| Bundesliga Player of the Season | Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) |
| Bundesliga Golden Boot | Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund) |
| Ligue 1 Player of the Season | Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain) |
| Ligue 1 Golden Boot | Zlatan IbrahImovic (Paris Saint-Germain) |
| Russian Premier League Golden Boot | Seydou Doumbia (CSKA Moscow) |
| Eredivisie Player of the Year | Daley Blind (Ajax) |
| Eredivisie Golden Boot | Alfred Finnbogason (Heerenveen) |
| Scotland PFA Player of the Year | Kris Commons (Celtic) |
| Belgian Pro League Golden Boot | Hamdi Harbaoui (Lokeren) |
| Portuguese Primeira Liga Golden Boot | Jackson Martinez (Porto) |
| Ukrainian Premier League Golden Boot | Luiz Adriano (Shakhtar) |
| WORLD |
| Fifa Ballon d'Or | Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) | |
| World Cup Golden Ball | Lionel Messi (Argentina) | |
| World Cup Golden Boot | James Rodriguez (Colombia) | |
| World Cup Golden Glove | Manuel Neuer (Germany) | |
| World Cup Young Player | Paul Pogba (France) | |
| Club World Cup Best Player of the Tournament | Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich) | |
| Club World Cup Golden Boot | Ronaldinho (Mineiro), Conca (Evergrande), Delgado (Monterrey), Iajour (Casablanca) | |
| Fifa Puskas Award | Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden) |
Monday 14 July 2014
Brazil: Luiz Felipe Scolari SACKED after dismal World Cup run
The Confederation of Brazilian Football has decided against renewing
James Rodriguez wins World Cup 2014 Golden Boot
The Monaco attacking midfielder scored six goals in Brazil, one more than Germany's Thomas Muller, who won the trophy in South Africa four years ago
The Monaco attacking
Misfiring forwards cost Argentina the World Cup
COMMENT: Supposedly the side's strongest sector, the Albiceleste attack
disappointed again on Sunday and key misses by their strikers saw a
wonderful chance slip by at Brazil 2014
Argentina's World Cup campaign kicked off last monthBarcelona blocked from publicly unveiling suspended Suarez
Fifa have made it clear that the Uruguay international, who is currently banned from football for biting Giorgio Chiellini, cannot be presented to supporters at any venue
Barcelona will not be allowed to publiclyRobben: Van Gaal says there's always room for me at Manchester United
The Netherlands star reveals that his coach would welcome him at Old
Trafford but insists that he is happy at Bayern Munich and has no
intention of leaving this summer
Arjen Robben says coach Louis van Gaal has told him that "there's always room" for him at Manchester United.The winger, who was one of the stars of the World Cup as
Vidal on Manchester United interest: Anyone would love to play for them
Louis van Gaal is keen to sign the Juventus and Chile midfielder and he
appears to be keeping his options open ahead of a possible summer move
away from Serie A
Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal will not rush into making a decision on his future but admits that "anyone" would relish the chance to play for Manchester United.Vidal has been heavily linked with
Manchester United & Real Madrid near Di Maria agreement
The Argentina international is keen to work with Louis van Gaal, while
an agreement in principle over personal terms is believed to have been
reached between club and player
Manchester United are close to agreeing a deal with Real Madrid for Angel Di Maria.The Argentina international is
Luis Suarez handed No.9 shirt at Barcelona
The striker is expected to line up in a star-studded forward line with Lionel Messi and Neymar when he returns from suspension
Luis Suarez has been Several clubs interested in me - Jackson Martinez
The forward claimed that he is being pursued by a
number of top sides and admitted that he has no idea where he will be
next season
Real would be wise to go for summer Kroos
He will want to enjoy himself for a few days after that World Cup win
against Argentina, but I could soon see Toni Kroos fitting in well at
Real Madrid – although 30million euros is a lot of money for someone who
is out of contract in one year. 
World Cup Team of the Tournament: Messi, Muller & Robben lead all-star cast
Five players from winners Germany feature as Goal selects the standout performers from football's greatest tournament
Luck was on Germany's side, admits Hummels
The Borussia Dortmund defender underlined the importance of his side's
team ethic but admits the World Cup final could have gone either way
Maradona: Messi didn't deserve Golden Ball
The 1986 World Cup winner felt Fifa made the wrong decision to hand the
award to the Barcelona star and rued Argentina's defeat to Germany
Messi's decision on world cup defeat
Messi Blames World Cup Defeat On Strikers
The 27-year-old was frustrated by his side's inability to finish their chances, while also pointing to the fact they had a day less to recover for the final
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