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Posted by admin on July 13, 2012

Rui Costa – Golden Generation

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Rui Manuel César Costa, OIH (born 29 March 1972) is a former Portuguese football player and current Director of Football for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. An attacking midfielder also capable of playing as a deep-seated defensive midfielder, he most recently played for Portuguese club Benfica. Renowned for his fine technique and his excellent passing, he’s now considered as one of the greatest midfielders of his generation. In 2004, he was named by Pelé in FIFA 100, as one of the 125 greatest living football players.

At the end of his third season in Benfica’s senior squad, Fiorentina offered 1200 million escudos (about €6 million) for the young midfielder, an impressive fee at the time. Since Benfica was struggling with financial problems, Rui Costa had to leave.

Despite the heavy competition with the best midfielders in that time such as Zinedine Zidane, Costa was named the best number 10 player in the Serie A a few times. His departure from Fiorentina was discussed every season, since many clubs constantly showed interest in signing him. However, he only left when Fiorentina went bankrupt after the 2001-02 season.

Fatih Terim was the coach of Fiorentina in the 2000-01 season. When he was leaving Fiorentina for Milan, he took Costa with him, paying a reported £30 million for the player. In doing so, Costa became Milan’s most expensive transfer of all-time. Costa played five seasons in Milan, where he won one Serie A title, one Italian Cup, one Italian Super Cup, one UEFA Champions League, and one European Super Cup.

In 2003, Brazilian youngster Kaká joined the ranks at Milan and relegated Costa to the bench. Though pleased with Kaká’s success, he was disappointed to be restricted to the bench in the twilight of his career.

In 2004, Costa played his last match for the Portuguese squad at the UEFA Euro 2004 final, when Portugal lost to underdogs Greece 1-0 in what was considered a titanic upset.

On 25 May 2006, Costa’s return to Benfica to play for the forthcoming season was announced in a press conference. He had been released from Milan after both the player and the club reached an agreement to end his contract. Costa also gave up his €4.6 million per year contract to play in the club that, year after year, had dreamt of his return. Costa’s affection for Benfica is publicly known and so is his desire to end his career at the Portuguese club. On 11 May 2008, Costa played his last game for Benfica against Vitória de Setúbal before announcing his retirement from football.

On the following day, Costa was presented as the new leader of the football department, hiring Quique Sánchez Flores as the new manager of Benfica and being responsible for the formation of the team in the next season.

During the 2008 Summer transfer window, Costa was able — already as Director of Football — to sign a few well-known players, such as Argentine playmaker Pablo Aimar and bringing in Spanish left-winger José Antonio Reyes and Honduran striker David Suazo in on loan, thus gaining general praise from both board and fans alike.

On the following Summer, Costa further increased his efforts to build a solid Benfica team, with such signings as Argentinean striker Javier Saviola, Brazilian centre midfielder Ramires and Spanish defensive midfielder Javi García, along with experienced Portuguese manager Jorge Jesus. This effort was rewarded with Benfica’s victory in the Portuguese League.

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Posted by admin on July 13, 2012

Best of Berba – All Goals from Dimitar Berbatov | 2010/2011 Top Scorer | (HQ)

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This season, Dimitar Berbatov had his best season for United as he conjured up 20 goals in the league to become the top scorer for the season 2010/2011. At a time when Wayne Rooney was misfiring, Dimi stood up and did all the work for United!

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Posted by admin on July 7, 2012

Football Legends – Rui Costa – Tribute

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Rui Manuel César Costa, born 29 March 1972) is a former Portuguese football player and current Director of Football for Sport Lisboa e Benfica. An attacking midfielder also capable of playing as a deep-seated defensive midfielder, he most recently played for Portuguese club Benfica. Renowned for his fine technique and his excellent passing, he’s now considered as one of the greatest midfielders of his generation. In 2004, he was named by Pelé in FIFA 100, as one of the 125 greatest living football players.

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Posted by admin on June 22, 2012

Football’s Greatest – Zico [Brazil]

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Arthur Antunes Coimbra, better known as Zico, is a Brazilian coach and former footballer. He is the current head coach of the Iraq national football team. Often called the “White Pelé”, he is commonly considered one of the most skilled finishers and one of the best passers ever and possibly the world’s best player of the early 80’s. He was also known as one of history’s greatest free kick specialists, able to bend the ball with pace. The gifted midfielder was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004. Also according to Pelé, generally considered the best footballer ever, “throughout the years, the one player that came closest to me was Zico”

Zico scored 52 goals in 72 international matches for Brazil, and represented them in the 1978, 1982 and 1986 World Cups. They did not win any of those tournaments, even though the 1982 squad is considered one of the greatest Brazilian national squads ever. Zico is often considered one of the best players in football history not to have been on a World Cup winning squad. He was chosen 1981 and 1983 Player of the Year.

=HONOURS=

-CLUB-

-Rio State Championship 1972, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1979 (special), 1981, 1986
-Brazilian Championship 1980, 1982, 1983, 1987
-Copa Libertadores 1981
-Intercontinental Cup 1981
-J.League Suntory Series 1993

-INTERNATIONAL-

-1978 FIFA World Cup: Third place
-1982 FIFA World Cup: Round 2
-1986 FIFA World Cup: Quarter-finals

=INDIVIDUAL HONOURS=

1974:
-Bola de Ouro Brazilian Footballer of the Year
-Bola de Prata Brazilian Championship All-Star Team
-Set a goal record in a single season as a Flamengo player — 49 goals

1975:
-Rio State Championship Top Scorer — 30 goals
-Bola de Prata Brazilian Championship All-Star Team

1976:
-Set a goal record in a single season as a Flamengo player — 56 goals
-Brazil’s top scorer this season — 63 goals
-Silver ball South American Footballer of the Year

1977:
-Rio State Championship Top Scorer — 27 goals
-Brazil’s top scorer this season — 48 goals
-Bola de Prata Brazilian Championship All-Star Team
-South American Footballer of the Year

1978:
-Rio State Championship Top Scorer — 19 goals

1979:
-Rio State Championship Top Scorer — 26 goals
-Extra Rio State Championship Top Scorer — 34 goals
-Brazil’s top scorer this season — 89 goals
-Selected in FIFA XI to play against Argentina — Scored 1 goal

1980:
-Brazilian Championship Top Scorer — 21 goals
-Brazil’s top scorer this season — 53 goals
-Silver ball South American Footballer of the Year
-5th Best Player of the Year — Guerin Sportivo (Italy)

1981:
-Copa Libertadores Best Player
-Copa Libertadores Top Scorer — 11 goals
-Intercontinental Cup Man of the Match
-South American Footballer of the Year
-World Footballer of the Year — Guerin Sportivo (Italy), El Mundo (Venezuela), El Balón (Spain), Placar Magazine (Brazil)

1982:
-Rio State Championship Top Scorer — 21 goals
-Bola de Ouro Brazilian Footballer of the Year
-Bola de Prata Brazilian Championship All-Star Team
-Brazilian Championship Top Scorer — 21 goals
-Brazilian Top Scorer of the year — 59 goals
-World Cup Bronze Boot
-World Cup All-Star Team player
-South American Footballer of the Year
-Selected in FIFA XI to play against Europe Team — Scored 1 goal
-4th Best Player of the Year — World Soccer Magazine (England)

1983:
-World Player of the Year — World Soccer Magazine (England)

1984:
-Second highest scorer of the Italian League — 19 goals
-Chevron Award (best goal per game ratio in Italian league)
-3rd Best Player of the Year — World Soccer Magazine (England)

1987:
-Bola de Prata Brazilian Championship All-Star Team

1992:
-Japan Soccer League record for goals scored in consecutive matches — -11 goals in 10 straight matches

1999:
-3rd best Brazilian player of the 20th century — IFFHS
-IFFHS Players of the 20th century
-9th Best Player of the 20th century — France Football (France)
-Greatest Players of the 20th century World Soccer (England)

2004
-FIFA 100
-Hall of the Fame FIFA

2010
-10th Greatest Footballer of All Time — World Soccer Magazine (England)

All-Time
-Top Scorer in Flamengo’s history — 508 goals
-Top Scorer in Maracanã Stadium’s history — 333 goals

BEACH SOCCER:
-Beach Soccer World Championship 1995, 1996
-American cup Beach Soccer 1995, 1996
-1995 Beach Soccer World Championship Top Scorer — 12 goals
-1995 Beach Soccer World Championship Best Player

=HONOURS AS MANAGER=

JAPAN:
-Asian Cup: 2004

FENERBAHCE:
-Süper Lig: 2006–07
-Turkish Super Cup: 2007

BUNYODKOR:
-Uzbekistani Cup: 2008
-Uzbek League: 2008

CSKA MOSCOW:
-Russian Super Cup: 2009
-Russian Cup: 2008–09

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Posted by admin on June 4, 2012

Funny Football and Soccer Moments Part 2 (best goals fails hits tricks fights)

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Posted by admin on May 23, 2012

Man Utd 4-3 Man City – Man Of The Match Darren Fletcher & Michael Owen After Scoring The Winner

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Posted by admin on May 17, 2012

Top 50 Best Football (Soccer) Goals of All Time ||HD||

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The best goals the world has ever seen
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Posted by admin on February 5, 2012

Inspirational Football Vdeo║ Goals ● Passion ● Emotion ● History ║ HD 2012

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Top 10 Best World Footballers 2009
This is a new updated video of who I think are the current top 10 football (soccer) players in the world. I have based this on form and actual talent to select the top 10. There are so many talented footballers at the moment, who do you think will take top spot?
Here are the players that I chose from:
Sergio Kun Agüero (Atlético Madrid)Samir Nasri (Arsenal)Fernando Torres (Liverpool)Zlatan Ibrahimovic(Inter Milan)Kaká (AC Milan)Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal)Ronaldinho(AC Milan)Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)Lionel Messi(Barcelona)Gianluigi Buffon(Juventus),Iker Casillas(Real Madrid),Petr Cech(Chelsea),Edwin van der Sar(Manchester United),Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Paolo Maldini (AC Milan), Alessandro Nesta (AC Milan), Carles Puyol (Barcelona), John Terry (Chelsea)
(Barcelona), Thierry Henry (Barcelona), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Inter Milan), Wayne Rooney (Machester United), Carlos Tevez (Manchester United), Fernando Torres (Liverpool), Ruud van Nistelrooy (Real Madrid), David Villa (Valencia).

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Posted by admin on February 1, 2012

Jose Mourinho-You Know My Name|HD

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José Mourinho is a Portuguese football manager and the current manager of Real Madrid. He has the nickname “The Special One”. Mourinho is widely regarded among experts, players and coaches, as one of the best coaches in football.

He began focusing on coaching and impressed with brief but successful managerial periods at Benfica and União de Leiria. He returned to Porto in 2002, this time as head coach, winning the Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal, and UEFA Cup in 2003. In 2004 Mourinho guided the team to the top of the league for a second time and won the highest honour in European club football, the UEFA Champions League.

Mourinho moved to Chelsea the following year and won two consecutive Premier League titles in 2005 and 2006. He often courted controversy for his outspokenness, but his victories at Chelsea and Porto established him as one of the world’s top football managers.

In mid-2008 he moved to Italy’s Serie A, signing a three-year contract with Internazionale. Within three months he had won his first Italian honour, the Supercoppa Italiana, and completed his first season in Italy by winning the Serie A league title. Mourinho followed on from that the next season by winning the first treble in Italian history, the Serie A league title, Coppa Italia, and the UEFA Champions League, thus becoming the third manager in football history to win two UEFA Champions League with two different teams, after Ernst Happel and Ottmar Hitzfeld. Due to these achievements he won the first ever FIFA Ballon d’Or Best Coach Award in 2010.

On 28 May 2010, his appointment as head coach at Real Madrid was confirmed, signing a four-year contract. His first honour with the team was winning the 2011 Copa del Rey Final, Real Madrid’s first since 1993.
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Posted by admin on February 1, 2012

!!BEST of Lionel Messi 2012!!

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Lionel Messi ★Best PLayer on Earth★

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