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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 match [...]

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 of five. His father José worked during Torres’ childhood and [...]

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, Dona Miguelina, is a former salesperson who studied [...]

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. Ibrahimovi? grew up in Rosengård, a Malmö neighbourhood known [...]

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 had a financially-secure upbringing that allowed him to focus [...]

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 Santos Aveiro and José Dinis Aveiro. His second given name, [...]

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). He also has two older brothers named Rodrigo and Matías [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 has [...]