Famous soccer players
Ronaldinho
Manchester United v AC Milan: Ronaldinho confident Wayne Rooney can be stopped
Times OnlineTelegraph.co.uk - Mar 10, 2010
Ronaldinho says AC Milan are confident they can stop Wayne Rooney tonight after studying video footage of the Manchester United striker. ...
David Beckham
Wayne Rooney Wants To Emulate David Beckham's Success At Manchester United
The GuardianGoal.com - Mar 12, 2010
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is keen to hit the same Old Trafford heights as Reds legend David Beckham did during his time at the ...
Michael Owen
Norman Hubbard: Michael Owen remains an enigma
Goal.comESPN - Mar 11, 2010
For a man whose public utterances long seemed to be the definition of blandness, Michael Owen has a remarkable gift for polarising ...
Wayne Rooney
Freescoring Rooney eyes World Cup triumph
New York Times (blog)USA Today - Mar 11, 2010
LONDON (AP) — Wayne Rooney has been up close to the World Cup trophy in a photo shoot and, with 30 goals already to his name this season, hopes he can get ...
Steven Gerrard
Steven Beacom: Liverpool players Gerrard and Torres must take some of the blame
CBC.caBelfast Telegraph - Mar 11, 2010
Not even from Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres who normally provide shining lights from underneath a blanket of darkness. At Wigan, they were just as bad ...
Lillian Thuram
Patrick Vieira
FA confirms Patrick Vieira to serve three-match ban
Telegraph.co.ukESPN - Feb 19, 2010
By Soccernet staff The Football Association has confirmed Manchester City midfielder Patrick Vieira will serve a three-match ban after admitting to a charge ...
Thierry Henry
Arsenal legend's return could prove just the tonic they need
CBC.caFootballFanCast.com (blog) - Mar 10, 2010
Yet could a return of Arsenal hero Thierry Henry be the just the tonic for the Gunners striker problems? Arsenal's performance last night was majestic. ...
Zinedine Zidane
Zinedine Zidane says he'd rather die than apologize for famous head-butt
ESPNLos Angeles Times (blog) - Mar 1, 2010
... nearly four years since the head-butt heard (and seen) around the world, but don't expect an apology from former French soccer star Zinedine Zidane. ...
Andriy Shevchenko
Blues' stars huge pay cuts
Goal.comThe Sun - Mar 10, 2010
At that time it made him, along with Andriy Shevchenko, the highest paid player at the club. Four years later, Chelsea have offered the Germany captain a ...
Michael Ballack
Bayern Munich defender Demichelis facing lay-off
ESPNESPN - Mar 4, 2010
Demichelis was carried from the field in the second half after clashing with his former club colleague Michael Ballack in an aerial challenge. ...
Hernan Crespo
Ballack offered only half-price one year Chelsea deal
The GuardianIMScouting - Mar 10, 2010
... Blues owner Roman Abramovich is determined not to waste the kind of money on wages that was splashed out on flops such as Juan Veron and Hernan Crespo . ...
Lionel Messi
UNICEF names Barca's Messi Goodwill Ambassador
The HinduCCTV - Mar 12, 2010
The United Nations Children's Fund has unveiled Argentine star Lionel Messi as its newest Goodwill Ambassador at a ceremony in Barcelona, where he plays his ...
Fabio Cannavaro
Europa League as it happened
Telegraph.co.ukBBC Sport - Mar 11, 2010
Damien Duff floats it in but Fabio Cannavaro heads clear. Europa League Danny: "Action in Spain and it's bad and good news for Valencia. ...
Cristiano Ronaldo
Real Madrid Dream: Did Cristiano Ronaldo Really Think It Through?
The GuardianBleacher Report - Mar 12, 2010
But for Cristiano Ronaldo, the Real Madrid dream has not worked out at all. Visibly unhappy after Real got knocked out of the UEFA Champions League at the ...
Ronaldo
Gianluca Zambrotta
AC Milan Defender Gianluca Zambrotta Ready For Crucial Trips To Roma ...
Goal.comGoal.com - Mar 4, 2010
AC Milan wing-back Gianluca Zambrotta is itching to make up for lost time and help the Rossoneri's cause as they prepare to face Roma and ...
Ruud van Nistelrooy
Gonzalo Higuain reveals Ruud van Nistelrooy ketchup advice
ESPN - Mar 5, 2010
Real Madrid striker Gonzalo Higuain has revealed he received a valuable piece of advice from former team-mate Ruud van Nistelrooy when he arrived at the ...
Roberto Carlos
Split-car crash killed local man
Monterey County Herald - Mar 11, 2010
AROMAS — The Coroner's Office identified the man killed on Highway 129 on Monday as Roberto Carlos Valdivia Juarez of North Monterey County. ...
Diego Maradona
Gonzalo Higuain targets Golden Boot
ESPNESPN - Mar 10, 2010
... in 19 Primera Liga appearances, but only recently has he begun to exert a similar influence on an Argentina side led by the legendary Diego Maradona. ...
Gabriel Batistuta
Batistuta and Shearer Resume Rivalry in World Cup Bid Race
World Football InsiderWorld Football Insider - Feb 26, 2010
(WFI) Argentinean and Serie A football legend Gabriel Batistuta tells World Football Insider that a Qatar World Cup in 2022 would fulfill FIFA's mantra ...
Pele
Folly is to ignore lessons from sages
Business Daily AfricaBusiness Daily Africa - Mar 11, 2010
For example, one cannot write credible or respected history and development of world football in the 20th century without mentioning Brazil's Pele. ...
Ivan Zamorano
Salazar holds earthquake relief auction
autosport.com - Mar 10, 2010
... is working with other famous sportsmen from his country including former Real Madrid player Ivan Zamorano and tennis star Fernando Gonzalez, ...
Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer opens hospital station Radio Tyneside
BBC SportJournal Live - Mar 9, 2010
FOOTBALL legend Alan Shearer was all smiles when he officially opened the new premises of an award-winning hospital radio station. ...
Franz Beckenbauer
Franz Beckenbauer: Der Kaiser
ESPN - Mar 12, 2010
It is hardly surprising, then, that the great Franz Beckenbauer will always be inextricably and inescapably associated with football's greatest competition. ...
Roy Keane
In-form Daryl Murphy thanks Ipswich Town boss Roy Keane
SkySportsBBC Sport - Mar 10, 2010
On-loan Ipswich striker Daryl Murphy has thanked manager Roy Keane for playing him up front. The 26-year-old Republic of Ireland international, ...
Hugo Sanchez
Mexican fans put World Cup hopes on Chicharito
San Diego Union Tribune - Mar 10, 2010
There is Mexico's thirst to unearth the next Hugo Sanchez, to find that consistent, creative, clinical finisher that the national team has been ...
George Best
Belfast airport runway decision imminent
Belfast Telegraph - Mar 10, 2010
Environment Minister Edwin Poots will decide within days whether to give the go-ahead to a runway extension at George Best Belfast City ...
Kenny Dalglish
Inmate jailed over grenade left by Kenny Dalglish home
BBC NewsBBC News - Feb 26, 2010
A Merseyside man who planned a grenade attack from his prison cell, only for the device to be left outside the home of Kenny Dalglish, has been jailed. ...
Mia Hamm
Accusing Nomar of steroid use
New York Daily NewsHardBallTalk (blog) - Mar 11, 2010
... down periodically thereafter, he'd take that secret to the Manhattan Beach, Calif., home he shares with wife Mia Hamm and their young twin daughters. ...