Goalkeepers are often not given the due respect they deserve. In spite of the attacking force of a team, its the goalie who can make or break a game. So here are a collection of some of the finest saves by stoppers around the world.
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Valdes Vs R.Madrid - Link
Casillas vs Barcelona - Link
Reina vs Blackburn - Link
Joe Hart Vs Manchester Utd - Link
Chris Kirkland vs WBA - Link
Tim Howard vs Tottenham - Link
It would be an understatement if one said 2007-2008 season belonged to Cristiano Ronaldo. The dazzler from Portugal simply ruled the football world with his skill and most of all goals. He destroyed defenses and ended the season with the tags "English Champion" and "European Champion" and now "World Champion". And apart from that he swept the awards in England and he also named FIFA World Player of the Year, FIFPro World Player of the Year, PFA and FWA Player of the Year and the Ballon d'Or . Though its half the way into the current season, he is still receiving accolades for the work he put in last year. He scored an astonishing 42 goals last season and also 3 more while playing for Portugal. So relive those magical moments of "Rocket" Ronaldo. Also get the interviews of him as he speaks about his fondness for United and Sir Alex.
2007-8 Stats:
Premier League - 31 goals
Champions League - 8 goals
FA cup - 3 goals
Euro qualifying - 3 goals
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All in one - Link
Interviews
After winning FIFPro World Player of the Year - Link
He talks about his amazing 2007-08 season - Link
Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva, better known as Pato is the latest sensation to strike the footballing world. He has adopted his name to Alexandre Pato after the city he was born, Pato Branco. Pato made his debut for his club Internacional at the age of 17 and made a telling effect in the 4-1 win scoring one and setting up the other three.
In 2000, when Alexandre was 10 years old, x-rays from a broken bone revealed that he had a tumor in his arm. The doctors realized that the tumor would become cancerous in two months if not removed. Alexandre's family could not afford the surgery to remove the tumor, but the doctor, Paulo Roberto Mussi, was a family friend, and operated for free. This event was particularly significant because it occurred in a very crucial year when Alexandre was working towards a professional career with Internacional.
Pato made the football world take a note of him when he scored in the FIFA club world cup semifinals against Al-Ahly Cairo and helping them to a 2-1 win. Internacional won that edition beating Barcelona 1-0 in the finals. With this goal, Pato took Pelé's record as youngest scorer in the history of official FIFA competitions (17 years and 102 days, against Pelé's 17 years and 239 in the 1958 FIFA World Cup against Wales).
Pato from then on was scouted by many European giants like AC Milan, Benfica,Juventus, Inter Milan, Chelsea and Arsenal. And it was the current European Champions who got his signature for a fee of around €22 million. It was a dream come true for the youngster. Due to Italian football regulations regarding non-EU minors, Pato was unable to play official matches for Milan until January 3, 2008. Yet he was allowed to play in friendlies and scored in his non- competitive debut against Dynamo kiev in a 2-2 draw. And in January 4, 2008 his transfer became official.
Pato scored his first Milan goal in his Serie A debut against Napoli in a 5–2 victory at the San Siro. He has been a revelation since then and has scored 7 goals till now. He made his Brazil debut on March 26, 2008 and scored minutes after coming on as a second half substitute. And people have started comparing him with Pelé but Pato has said he is happy with the comparisons and that he just wants to concentrate to help his team earn 4th place for a spot in next season's champions league. At 18 he has a cool head and being at a club like AC Milan with players like Kaka, Pirlo around him he can only get better.
Champions Manchester United produced a master class at Old Trafford against a stuggling Chelsea side and moved within 5 points of Liverpool with two games in hand. Surprise inclusion of Giggs in midfield proved to be the master stroke as he masterminded the win, commanding the midfield. Vidic, Rooney and Berbatov did the scoring for United who look ominous with their current form.
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1-0 Vidic : Watch - Download
2-0 Rooney : Watch - Download
3-0 Berbatov : Watch - Download
The Beckham mania has hit Australian parents. It is estimated that nearly 48 babies have been named Cruz, David and Victoria Beckham's third son. And it is the most popular celebrity name as of now. And Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's daughter's name, Shiloh is in second place with 22 babies names after. And its also been calculated that 46 babies were named after Brooklyn, first son of the Beckhams. With Beckham's popularity always on the rise one cannot say till how long this will go???
Manchester United, the current English,European and World Champions are a club with rich footballing history and their first European triumph came in 1968 and they won their third Champions league in 2008. So re-live the journey towards winning those titles.
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Road to finals - 1968
Road to moscow - 2008
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