photo's of soccer "superstars" and description from wikipedia
cristiano ronaldo my personal favorite
Cristiano Ronaldo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Page semi-protected This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is "dos Santos" and the second or paternal family name is "Aveiro". Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo in Real Madrid 2.jpg Ronaldo playing for Real Madrid Personal information Full name Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro Date of birth 5 February 1985 (1985-02-05) (age 26) Place of birth Funchal, Madeira, Portugal Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] Playing position Right winger/Striker Club information Current club Real Madrid Number 7 Youth career 1993–1995 Andorinha 1995–1997 Nacional 1997–2001 Sporting CP Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2001–2003 Sporting CP 25 (3) 2003–2009 Manchester United 196 (84) 2009– Real Madrid 63 (66) National team‡ 2001–2002 Portugal U17 9 (6) 2003 Portugal U20 5 (1) 2002–2003 Portugal U21 6 (3) 2004 Portugal U23 3 (1) 2003– Portugal 81 (26) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:54, 21 May 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:38, 4 June 2011 (UTC) Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH, (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɾɨʃtiˈɐnu ʁuˈnaɫdu]; born 5 February 1985),[2] commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a right winger or striker for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and is the captain of the Portuguese national team. Ronaldo is the most expensive player in football history after moving from Manchester United to Real Madrid in a transfer deal worth £80 million (€94m, US$132m). In addition, his contract with Real Madrid, in which he is to be paid £11 million per year over the following six years, makes him the highest-paid football player in the world,[3] and values him at €1 billion as per his buyout clause.[4] Ronaldo began his career as a youth player for Andorinha, where he played for two years, then moved to Nacional. In 1997, he made a move to Portuguese giants Sporting Clube de Portugal. Ronaldo's precocious talent caught the attention of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and signed the 18-year-old for £12.24 million in 2003. The following season, Ronaldo won his first club honour, the FA Cup and played at Euro 2004 with Portugal. Ronaldo scored his first international goal in the opening game of the tournament against Greece, although Greece won 2–1. Portugal reached the final, which they again lost to Greece. Ronaldo was the first player to win all four main PFA and FWA awards, doing so in 2007. In 2008, Ronaldo won the Champions League with United, was named best forward and player of the tournament and was the competition's top goalscorer as well as winning the European Golden Shoe, becoming the first winger to do so, and topping the Premier League Golden Boot award. He won three of the four main PFA and FWA trophies, only missing the PFA Young Player of the Year, and was named the FIFPro, World Soccer and Onze d'Or Footballer of the Year[5][6][7] and the FIFA World Player of the Year, in addition to becoming Manchester United's first Ballon d'Or winner in 40 years.[8] Ronaldo holds the distinction of being the first player to win the FIFA Puskás Award, an honour handed by FIFA to the best goal of the year. He scored that goal from 40 yards out against FC Porto in a UEFA Champions League quarter-final match, while playing for Manchester United.[9] Three-time Ballon d'Or winner Johan Cruyff said in an interview on 2 April 2008, "Ronaldo is better than George Best and Denis Law, who were two brilliant and great players in the history of United."[10] On 15 May 2011, Ronaldo became the highest goalscorer in a season in the history of Real Madrid with 51 goals, surpassing the club's previous high of 49 by Ferenc Puskás, he would later finish the season with a total of 53 goals, making him the first Real Madrid player to ever reach as well as surpass 50 goals in a season. Six days later, Ronaldo broke the record of most goals ever scored in a season in La Liga with 40, surpassing Telmo Zarra's mark established in 1951 and Hugo Sanchez's mark matched in 1990, Ronaldo also broke Zarra's record of most goals per minute, with a goal scored every 70.7 minutes. The newspaper Marca, the official deliverer of the Pichichi Trophy (the top La Liga goalscorer award), claimed that Ronaldo scored 41 goals. In so doing, he won the European Golden Shoe award once again, becoming the first player to win the trophy in two different championships
David Beckham From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Page semi-protected David Beckham WikiBex.jpg Personal information Full name David Robert Joseph Beckham Date of birth 2 May 1975 (1975-05-02) (age 36) Place of birth Leytonstone, London, England Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Los Angeles Galaxy Number 23 Youth career Brimsdown Rovers 1987–1991 Tottenham Hotspur 1991–1993 Manchester United Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1993–2003 Manchester United 265 (62) 1995 → Preston North End (loan) 5 (2) 2003–2007 Real Madrid 116 (13) 2007– Los Angeles Galaxy 61 (10) 2009 → Milan (loan) 18 (2) 2010 → Milan (loan) 11 (0) National team‡ 1992–1993 England U-18 3 (0) 1994–1996 England U-21 9 (0) 1996– England 115 (17) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 June 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 November 2009 David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE[2] (born 2 May 1975)[3] is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer,[4] having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C. Milan, as well as the England national team, for whom he holds the all-time appearance record for an outfield player.[5] Beckham's career began when he signed a professional contract with Manchester United, making his first-team debut in 1992 aged 17.[6] During his time there, United won the Premier League title six times, the FA Cup twice, and the UEFA Champions League in 1999.[6] He left Manchester United to sign for Real Madrid in 2003, where he remained for four seasons,[7] clinching the La Liga championship in his final season with the club.[8] In January 2007, it was announced that Beckham would leave Real Madrid for the Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy,[9] signing a five-year contract with them on 1 July 2007. While a Galaxy player, he spent two loan spells in Italy with Milan in 2009 and 2010. In international football, Beckham made his England debut on 1 September 1996, at the age of 21. He was made captain from 15 November 2000[10] until the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals,[11] during which he played 58 times. He earned a much-publicised hundredth cap against France on 26 March 2008,[12] and became the all-time outfield player appearance record holder on 28 March 2009 when he surpassed Bobby Moore's total of 108 caps.[5] With 115 career appearances to date he has stated that he does not intend to retire from international football, having missed the 2010 World Cup through injury and not featuring in England manager Fabio Capello's post-World Cup plans.[13] Beckham has twice been runner-up for FIFA World Player of the Year[6] and in 2004 was the world's highest-paid footballer when taking into account salary and advertising deals.[14] Beckham was the first British footballer to play 100 Champions League matches.[6] He is third in the Premier League's all time time assist provider chart, with 152 assists in 265 appearances.[15] He was Google's most searched of all sports topics in both 2003 and 2004.[16] With such global recognition he has become an elite advertising brand and a top fashion icon.[17][18] When joining the MLS in 2007 he was given the highest player salary in the league's history, with his playing contract with the Galaxy over the next three years being worth US$6.5m per year
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Lionel Messi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Page semi-protected Lionel Messi Messi Barcelona - Valladolid (cropped).jpg Personal information Full name Lionel Andrés Messi[1][2] Date of birth 24 June 1987 (1987-06-24) (age 23) Place of birth Rosario, Argentina Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)[1] Playing position Forward / Winger Club information Current club Barcelona Number 10 Youth career 1995–2000 Newell's Old Boys 2000–2004 Barcelona Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2004–2005 Barcelona B 22 (6) 2004– Barcelona 177 (119) National team‡ 2005 Argentina U20 7 (6) 2008 Argentina U23 5 (2) 2005– Argentina 56 (17) Honours[show] Competitor for Argentina Men's Football Gold 2008 Beijing Team Competition * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:36, 11 May 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:05, 20 June 2011 (UTC) Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi[3] (Spanish pronunciation: [ljoˈnel anˈdɾes ˈmesi]; born 24 June 1987 in Rosario) is an association football player who currently plays for FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team as a forward or winger. Considered one of the best football players of his generation,[4][5][6] Messi received several Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations by the age of 21, and won in 2009[7][8][9][10] and 2010.[11] His playing style and ability have drawn comparisons to Diego Maradona, who himself declared Messi as his "successor".[12][13] Messi began playing football at a young age and his potential was quickly identified by Barcelona. He left Rosario-based Newell's Old Boys's youth team in 2000 and moved with his family to Europe, as Barcelona offered treatment for his growth hormone deficiency. Making his debut in the 2004–05 season, he broke his team record for the youngest footballer to score a league goal. Major honours soon followed as Barcelona won La Liga in Messi's debut season, and won a double of the league and Champions League in 2006. His breakthrough season was in the 2006–07 season; he became a first team regular, scoring a hat-trick in El Clásico and finishing with 14 goals in 26 league games. Messi then had the most successful season of his playing career, the 2008–09 season, in which he scored 38 goals to play an integral part in a treble-winning campaign. This record breaking season was then eclipsed in the following 2009–10 campaign, where Messi scored 47 goals in all competitions, equalling Ronaldo's record total for Barcelona. He surpassed this record in the 2010–11 season with 53 goals in all competitions. Messi has won five La Liga titles, three Champions League titles, scoring in two of those finals, against Manchester United in both 2009 and 2011. He was not on the pitch as Barcelona defeated Arsenal in 2006, but received a winners' medal from the tournament. After scoring 12 goals in the 2010–11 Champions League, Messi becomes the third player after Gerd Müller and Jean-Pierre Papin to top-score in three successive European Champion Clubs' Cup campaigns. However, Messi is the first one to win the Champions League top scorer titles for three consecutive years after Champions League changed its format in 1992.[14] Messi was the top scorer of the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship with six goals, including two in the final game. Shortly thereafter, he became an established member of Argentina's senior international team. In 2006, he became the youngest Argentine to play in the FIFA World Cup and he won a runners-up medal at the Copa América tournament the following year. In 2008, in Beijing, he won his first international honour, an Olympic gold medal, with the Argentina Olympic football team