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Manchester United have announced the signing of the young striker Javier Hernández from Chivas Guadalajara, unique in the sense that it is the first time the Man United have acquired a player from Mexico. As part of the deal, which will not become official until July 1, Manchester United said it would play the opening [...]

Full Name: Fernando José Torres Sanz Date of Birth: March, 20, 1984 Place of Birth: Madrid, Spain Nationality: Spainish Height: 185 cm. Weight: 80 Kg. Position: Striker Squad Number: 9 Current Club: Liverpool Biography Born in Madrid, Torres became interested in football as a child and joined his first team, Parque 84, at the age [...]

Full Name: Ronaldo De Assis Moreira Date of Birth: Mar 21, 1980 Place of Birth: Porto Alegre Nationality: Brazil Height: 181 cm. Weight: 80 Kg. Position: Midfielder Squad Number: 80 Current Club: AC Milan Biography Ronaldinho was born in city of Porto Alegre, capital of the Rio Grande do Sul state of Brazil. His mother, [...]

Full Name: Zlatan Ibrahimovic Date of Birth: October 3, 1981 Place of Birth: Malmo, Sweden Nationality: Bosnian/Croatian (parents) Height: 192 cm. Weight: 80 Kg. Position: Striker Squad Number: 8 Current Club: Inter Milan Biography Ibrahimovi? was born to a Bosniak father, Sefik and a Croatian mother, Jurka, who emigrated to Sweden, where they first met. [...]

Full Name: Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite Date of Birth: April 22, 1982 Place of Birth: Brasilia, Brazil Nationality: Brazilian Height: 186 cm. Weight: 80 Kg. Position: Midfielder Squad Number: Unknown Current Club: Real Madrid Biography Kaká was born in Brasilia to Simone Cristina Santos Leite and Bosco Izecson Pereira Leite (a civil engineer). He [...]

Full Name: Cristiano Ronaldo Date of Birth: February 5, 1985 Place of Birth: Funchal, Madeira, Portugal Nationality: Portuguese Height: 185 cm. Weight: 80 Kg. Position: Winger Squad Number: 7 Current Club: Manchester United Biography Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was born on 5 February 1985 in Funchal, Madeira, the youngest child of Maria Dolores dos [...]

Full Name: Lionel Andrés Messi Date of Birth:June 24, 1987 Place of Birth:Rosario, Argentina Nationality: Argentine Height: 169 cm. Weight: 75 Kg. Position: Winger Squad Number: 10 Current Club: Barcelona Biography Messi was born on June 24, 1987 in Rosario, Argentina to parents Jorge Messi, a factory worker and part-time cleaner, and Celia (née Cuccitini). [...]

Sir Alex Ferguson responded to Manchester United’s elimination from the Champions League last night by accusing Bayern Munich’s players of resorting to underhand tactics, branding them “typical Germans” for what he saw as deliberate attempts to injure Wayne Rooney and persuade the referee, Nicola Rizzoli, to send off Rafael da Silva. Bayern’s victory on away [...]

Juve upper brass fired Ciro Ferrara after a disappointing season with the 4-1 defeat to Fulham being the finally straw. Currently the Juve manager position is filled by interim manager Alberto Zaccheroni, but that is temporary until the end of the season. Reports have surfaced that Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has dismissed speculation linking [...]

How is it that the 2008-2009 Bundesliga champs are sitting middle table far from from even Champions League position, this season?  There are a few reasons for the lack of success; Felix Magath quit as manager, Grafite has been nowhere near his level of performance, and defensively the team has completely broken down. The squad [...]