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Thursday, March 1, 2012

Xabi Alonso Pictures, Images And Wallpapers 2012

Xabi Alonso

Xabi Alonso Profile And Biography

Xabi Alonso Profile

Full Name: Xabi Alonso
Squad No: 14
Position: Midfielder
Birth Date: Nov 25, 1981
Birth Place: Tolosa, Guipúzcoa, Spain
Height: 6' 0'' (1.83m)
Weight: 156 lbs (70.6 kg)
Biography:
A proud Basque, Alonso rose to prominence with hometown club Real Sociedad and has football in his blood. His father, Periko, represented Barcelona and his brother, Mikel, has a spell with Bolton Wanderers on his CV. But after featuring for his country in Euro 2004, Alonso left San Sebastian to become one of Rafa Benitez's first acquisitions as Liverpool manager along with fellow Spaniards Josemi, Luis Garcia and Antonio Nunez. There is no question which player has left the biggest legacy at Anfield.
Winning the Champions League and FA Cup with the Reds, Alonso became a firm fans' favourite following a succession of influential performances but, when Benitez attempted to sell him in order to try and sign Gareth Barry in 2008 (which he failed to do), his relationship with the manager was never the same. After 210 appearances and 19 goals, and despite the 2008-09 season being perhaps his finest for the club, he joined Real Madrid for a fee of £30 million to an audible groan of disappointment in the red half of Liverpool.
Strengths:
Whether spraying a 60-yard pass to a forward or maintaining possession and dictating the flow of the game, Alonso is an expert manipulator of a football as well as reading the game superbly.
Weaknesses:
He lacks any real pace and, the odd spectacular strike aside, does not contribute with enough goals.
Career High:
Scoring Liverpool's third goal in the 2005 Champions League final as they famously came from 3-0 down to defeat Milan on penalties in Istanbul.
Career low:
Seeing Benitez become determined to sell him in the summer of 2008 in order to bring in Gareth Barry, resulting in his departure from Liverpool a year later.
Style: Controlled, visionary, creative, a consummate passer of the ball.
Quotes: "As a fan, I would say that Xabi is a great player. I think he is the best passer of the ball in Europe." Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, June 2009.
Trivia:
Alonso is the only player in modern times to score consecutive goals from behind the half-way line for his club. He first achieved the feat in an FA Cup tie against Luton in January 2006 and his next goal for Liverpool was a soaring 70-yard effort to beat Newcastle's Steve Harper in September of the same year.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic And His Wife Helena Seger Pictures And Wallpapers

Zlatan Ibrahimovic Wife

Zlatan Ibrahimovic Profile, Images, Pictures And Wallpapers

Zlatan Ibrahimovic Profile

Name: Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Nationality: Swedish
Date and Place of Birth: October 3, 1981 in Malmo, Sweden
Position: Striker
Current Club: AC Milan (Serie A) on loan from Barcelona
Previous Clubs: Malmo (1996-2001), Ajax (2001-2004), Juventus (2004-2006), Inter Milan (2006-2009), Barcelona (2009-2010)

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Monday, February 20, 2012

Jack Wilshere With His Girlfriend Lauren Neal In Pictures And Wallpapers 2012

Jack Wilshere Girlfriend

Jack Wilshere Profile, Pictures, Photoes And Wallpapers

Jack Wilshere Profile

First Name: Jack
Last Name: Wilshere
Nationality: England
Date Of Birth: 1 January 1992
Country Of Birth: England
Place Of Birth: Stevenage
Position: Midfielder
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 60 kg

Jack Wilshere

Jack Rodwell Profile, Pictures, Photoes And Wallpapers

Jack Rodwell Profile

Name In Native Country: Jack Christian Rodwell
Date Of Birth: 11.03.1991
Place Of Birth: Southport
Height: 1,88
Nationality: England
Position: Midfield - Defensive Midfield

Jack Rodwell

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Ryan Giggs Profile, Biography, Pictures, Images And Wallpapers

Ryan Giggs Profile

Squad No: 11
Position: Midfielder
Birth Date: Nov 29, 1973
Birth Place: Cardiff
Height: 5' 11" (1.80m)
Weight: 157 lbs (71.1 kg)
Biography:
By the time Giggs made his Manchester United first team debut aged just 17, many considered him to be the greatest talent in English football since George Best. He made United's left wing his own until late in his career, when Sir Alex Ferguson switched him to a deeper role in central midfield. Famed for his pace and skill on the ball, Giggs has scored many vital goals, most notably his incredible solo effort in the 1999 FA Cup semi-final replay against Arsenal. He was an integral part of the historic Treble-winning side in 1999, and is the only Manchester United player to have played in both the 1999 and 2008 Champions League victories. Having committed his entire career to United, Giggs eclipsed Bobby Charlton's record in April 2009, when he made his 800th appearance for the club. That year also brought his 11th Premier League winner's medal - he is the only player to have scored in every Premier League campaign since its inception - and the PFA Player of the Year award. Giggs has scored over 150 goals for United and his incredible record has ensured that he will go down in history as one of the club's greatest ever players.

Ryan Giggs