GK Julio Cesar Brazil

LB Phillip Lahm Germany CB John Terry England RB Maicon Brazil

DM Javier Mascharano Argentina

CM Xavi Hernandes Spain CM Andres Iniesta Spain CM Wesley Sneijder Netherlands

AM Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal AM Lionel Messi Argentina AM Kaka Brazil AM Frank Lampard England

ST Wayne Rooney England ST Fernando Torres Spain ST David Villa Spain ST Diego Forlan Uruguay

Jlio Csar Soares Espndola Jlio Csar Soares de Espndola (born 3 September 1979), commonly known as simply Jlio Csar, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Internazionale of the Italian Serie A. He is also currently the first-choice goalkeeper for the Brazilian national team, having won 49 international caps.

In 2009, IFFHS named him as the third best goalkeeper in the world, behind only the Spaniard Iker Casillas and the Italian Gianluigi Buffon.[1] He was also awarded the Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year title in 2009, ahead of Buffon of Juventus and Federico Marchetti of Cagliari.[2] He was nominated for the 2009 Ballon d'Or and was voted into 21st place; Casillas was the only other goalkeeper nominated Career statistics

As of 1 July 2009Club Apps Goals Apps 1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

League Cup[12] Continental[13] Total Goals 0 0 0 1 6 0 9 11 28 0 0 Apps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 1 Goals Apps 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 8 Goals 1 0 17 32 21 46 45 163 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 38 44 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 1 0

Flamengo 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total 1 0 16 26 16 37 34 130

Chievo 200405 Total 0 0

Internazionale 200506 200607 200708 32 35 0 0

200809 200910 Total 170

36 38 0 300

0 0 11 0

2 4 0 39

0 0 41 0

7 13 0 46

0 0 222 0

43 55 0 385

0 0

Career totals

[edit] International statistics As of 7 June 2010[14][15][16]National team Brazil Flamengo 2004 1 9 0 1 0 0 Club Season Apps Goals

Chievo 200405

Internazionale 200506 200607 200708 200809 200910 Total 48 2 11 15 9 0 [show] 0 0 0 0

International appearances and goals

[edit] Honours

Flamengo Rio de Janeiro State League: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004

Brazilian Champions Cup: 2001 Rio Trophy: 2000 Guanabara Trophy: 1999, 2001, 2004

Internazionale Serie A: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Coppa Italia: 2006, 2010 Supercoppa Italiana: 2005, 2006, 2008 UEFA Champions League: 2010

International FIFA U-17 World Championship: 1997 Copa Amrica: 2004 FIFA Confederations Cup: 2009

Philipp Lahm General information

Philipp Lahm has played for VfB Stuttgart and Bayern Munich in Bundesliga and for Germany at Euro 2004, the 2006 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2008, and scored the opening goal of aforementioned World Cup. He is considered one of the best full backs in the world, as is shown by his inclusion in the Mastercard All Star Team in 2006 and the UEFA Team of the Tournament in 2008. He is well known for his pace, dribbling and crossing abilities as well as his small stature. Although Lahm is right-footed, and while he played as a right back as a youth, he has also been played effectively at left back. lub performance

As of 16 May 2010Club performance

League Cup

Continental

Total

Season Club Germany 200102 0 200203 200203 0 200304 200405 200506 200607 200708 200809 200910 Career Total Honours [edit] Club

League Apps

Goals Apps

Goals

Apps

Goals Apps

Goals

League DFB-Pokal Bayern Munich II 27 2 34 1 1

Europe Total Regionalliga Sd 27 2 0 0 0

0 0

0 0

35 0

1 0 1 0 1

Bayern Munich Bundesliga

VfB Stuttgart 22 1

31 2

1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2

1 6 4 9 10 7 12 55

0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2

7 30 3 46 37 38 52 332

0 2 0 1 1 4 1 13

39

Bayern Munich 20 34 22 28 34 252 1 0 3 0 9 3 5 3 6 25

27

FC Bayern Munich U19 Champion 2001 and 2002 Bundesliga Champion: 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010 DFB-Pokal: 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010 DFB-Ligapokal: 2007 [edit] National team UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship Runner-up: 2002

FIFA World Cup Third Place: 2006 UEFA European Football Championship Runner-up: 2008 [edit] Individual Man of the Match: for his performance in the game Germany versus Poland, FIFA World Cup 2006 WC 2006 Mastercard All Star Team Man of the Match: for his performance in the Semi-final Game of Germany versus Turkey (25 June), UEFA Euro 2008 Euro 2008 Team of the Tournament UEFA Team of the Year: 2006, 2008 FIFA Team of the Year: 2008

John Terry John George Terry (born 7 December 1980) is an English footballer. Terry plays in a centre back position and is the captain of Chelsea in the Premier League. Terry was also captain of the England national football team from August 2006 until February 2010.

Terry was voted best defender in the UEFA Champions League in both 2005[2] and 2008, the PFA Players' Player of the Year in 2005,[3] and was included in the FIFPro World XI for four consecutive seasons, from 2005 to 2008.[4][5][6][7] He was also named in the all-star squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the only English player to make the team.[8] He wears the number 26 shirt for Chelsea.

In 2007, he became the first captain to lift the FA Cup at the new Wembley Stadium in Chelseas 10 win over Manchester United, and also the first player to score a full international goal there, scoring a header in Englands 11 draw with Brazil.[9] However, the 200708 season saw Terry and Chelsea miss out on three trophies, losing the League Cup Final to Tottenham Hotspur and Premier League and UEFA Champions League to Manchester United with Terry missing a penalty in the Champions League final shootout, sending it to sudden death. Had he scored, the European Cup would have been secured for Chelsea.[10] After the final in Moscow, teammate Frank Lampard described Terry as "a man's man". Career statistics

As of 20:09, 12 April 2010.[58]Club performanceLeague Cup Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps

League Cup Goals Apps

Continental Goals Apps

Total Goals

EnglandLeague FA Cup League Cup 199899 6 19992000 199900 200001 26 200102 200203 200304 200405 200506 200607 200708 200809 200910 Career Total

Europe Total 0 3 0 1 0 1 0

Chelsea Premier League 2 0 4 0 4 1

0 6

9 -

1 -

Nottingham Forest 6 0

First Division

Chelsea Premier League 22 1 33 20 33 36 36 28 23 34 37 310 1 3 2 3 4 1 1 1 2 19 5 5 3 1 4 4 2 2 4 40 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 10

5 3 2 5 1 2 2 1 1 25

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

4 1 13 11 8 10 10 11 8 77

1 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 8

47 29 51 53 49 46 37 48 46 452

4 6 3 8 7 1 1 3 3 38

[edit] Honours [edit] Chelsea

Terry celebrates winning the 200405 Premiership with Eiur Gujohnsen and Frank Lampard.

UEFA Champions League Runner-up: 2008

Premier League Champion: 200405, 200506, 200910 Runner-up: 200304, 200607, 200708

FA Cup Winner: 2000, 2007, 2009, 2010 Runner-up: 2002

Football League Cup Winner: 2005, 2007 Runner-up: 2008

FA Community Shield Winner: 2005, 2009 Runner-up: 2006 [edit] Individual PFA Player of the Year: 200405 FIFA World Cup Team of the Tournament: 2006, FIFPro World XI: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 UEFA Club Football Awards Best Defender: 2005, 2008, 2009[59]

UEFA Team of the Year: 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 Chelsea Player of the Year: 2001, 2006

Maicon Douglas Sisenando Maicon Douglas Sisenando (born 26 July 1981 in Cricima, Santa Catarina), commonly known as Maicon, is a Brazilian football player, currently playing for Italian Serie A club F.C. Internazionale Milano. Career statistics As of April 21, 2010Season Team Domestic League Goals Comp Apps Domestic Cup Europe Others Total Goals Comp Apps Goals Apps

Comp Apps Goals Comp Apps Goals 2001 Cruzeiro A 19 19 1 10[5] 0 8 0 A 18 1 18 0

2002

2003[4] A 12 2004[6] A 8 Cruzeiro 57 200405 200506 Monaco 75 200607 SI 200708

57 1 Monaco 1 35 28 2 59 7

1 40 1

31 5

UCL

UCL+UC2+5

0+1

16

Internazionale A 1 0 44 A 38 31 1 1

32 3 CI

CI

UCL

UCL

200809 0 200910 0

A 40 A 46

29 5 30 7

CI

UCL

SI

CI

UCL

11

SI

Internazionale[7] 3 0 Total 301 238 24

169 19

122 16

13

13

31

13

47

International statistics As of June 15, 2010[8][9][10][11][12][13]National team Club Brazil 2004 Cruzeiro 5 0 20042005 0 0 13 1 3 0 2003 5 1 Season Apps Goals

Monaco 20052006

Internazionale 20062007 20072008 20082009 20092010 Total 58 11 11 10 5 [show] International goals 1 2 1

Honours

Cruzeiro

Campeonato Brasileiro Srie A: 2003 Copa do Brasil: 2003 Campeonato Mineiro: 2002, 2003

Internazionale Serie A: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Coppa Italia: 2010 Supercoppa Italiana: 2006, 2008 UEFA Champions League: 2010

International Copa Amrica: 2004, 2007 FIFA Confederations Cup: 2005, 2009

Javier Mascherano Javier Alejandro Mascherano (Spanish pronunciation: [mateano+, Italian pronunciation: *maskerano+; born 8 June 1984 in San Lorenzo) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liverpool and captain of the Argentine national team.

Mascherano began his career in at River Plate. He earned his first senior honours in 200304, winning the Primera Divisin Argentina. He also won an Olympic gold medal with Argentina in the Athens Games and finished runner up in the Copa Amrica 2004. He moved to Brazilian side Corinthians in 2005, winning the Brazilian Srie A in his first season. Mascherano moved to Europe, signing for Premier League side West Ham United. However, unusual contract terms with Media Sports Investments blighted his brief time at the club and at the beginning of 2007 he joined Liverpool on loan.

He was runner up in the UEFA Champions League in his first season on Merseyside and again finished runner up in the Copa Amrica with Argentina. He officially signed for Liverpool in February 2008 for 18.6 million, parting ways with Media Sports Investments. He won a second Olympic gold medal with

Argentina in the Beijing 2008 Games, the first male footballer to achieve this since 1928. He was appointed captain of the national team by new head coach Diego Maradona in November 2008 whom has repeatedly stated that his selection is "Mascherano and 10 more".[2]

Mascherano's two most used nicknames (in Argentina) are Masche and El Jefecito (The little chief).[3][4] Former Argentine footballers Jorge Valdano and Jorge Solari regard him as possibly the best central midfielder in the world.[5][6]

He is considered a key part of the national side by coach Diego Maradona who stated that his team is now just Jonas, Mascherano, Messi and eight more. Career statistics Up to date, as of February 26, 2010.Club Others Total App Goals App Goals App Season Premiership FA Cup League Cup Europe

Goals App

Goals App

Goals App

Goals

Liverpool

(Premier League) 0 0 200708 1 200809 0 200910 2 Club total 3 Career total 3 25

200607 11 0 1 2

13

41

27

38

32

12

45

91

38

135

91

38

135

[edit]

Honours [edit] River Plate Primera Divisin Argentina:

200304 Clausura [edit] Corinthians Campeonato Brasileiro Srie A: Campeonato Brasileiro Srie A 2005 [edit] International Olympic Gold Medal: 2004, 2008

Xavi Xavier Hernndez i Creus (Catalan pronunciation: *ai ernande+; born 25 January 1980 in Terrassa, Barcelona, Catalonia), commonly known as Xavi, is a Spanish footballer who currently plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club Barcelona. Widely considered among the finest playmakers in world football, Xavi was named the official Man of the match of the 2009 Champions League Final as he helped Barcelona defeat Manchester United to win their third Champions League-title. He was named Player of the Tournament by UEFA at UEFA Euro 2008[2] and was one of the five finalists for the 2007-08 FIFA World Player of the Year. In all he has been capped 84 times for the Spanish national team. He is regularly cited as the best midfielder currently playing.[3] During Spain's clash with Honduras at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, British commentator Clive Tyldesley described Xavi as "one of the world's best pingers". He is sponsored by Adidas. All-time club statistics

As of 9 May 2010[5][6]Club Apps Goals Apps Goals

Season League Cup Apps 39 Goals Apps 3

Europe Other [7] Goals Apps Goals 39

Total

Barcelona B

199798

199899 199900 Total 61

18 4 4

0 1

17

61 2

18 4 4 0

0 1

Barcelona 2 199900 200001 200102 200203 200304 200405 200506 200607 200708 200809 200910 Total 352

199899

26

24 20 35 29 36 36 16 35 35 35 34 35 413

0 2 4 2 4 3 0 3 7 6 3 44 39

4 7 1 1 6 1 0 7 7 5 3 7 44

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 118 7

10 9 16 14 7 8 4 7 12 14 11 8 118

1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 13 8

0 2 5 5 3 13

0 36 52 44 49 45 0 1 54 54 1 527 3

38 2 4 3 5 3 22 54 9 10 53 53 588

0 6

Career totals

57

Honours [edit] Barcelona Spanish League (5): 199899, 200405, 200506, 200809, 200910 Spanish Cup (1): 200809 Spanish Supercup (3): 2005, 2006, 2009 UEFA Champions League (2): 200506, 200809

UEFA Super Cup (1): 2009 FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2009 [edit] Spain U20 FIFA U-20 World Cup : 1999 [edit] Spain U23 Olympic Games: 2000 Silver Medal [edit] Spain UEFA European Football Championship: 2008 [edit] Individual Don Baln Award for Breakthrough Player of the Year: 1999 Don Baln Award for Spanish Player of the Year in La Liga: 2005 [9] Euro 2008 Player of the Tournament FIFPro World XI: 2007-08, 200809 IFFHS World's best playmaker: 2008,2009 UEFA Team of the Year: 2008, 2009 FIFA.com Team of the Year: 2008 La Liga 2008-09 Top assist provider (20) La Liga 2009-10 Top assist provider (14) UEFA Champions League 2008-09 Top assist provider (7) UEFA Club Best Midfielder: 2008-09 La Liga's Best Midfielder: 2009

Ballon d'Or: 3rd Place 2009 FIFA Club World Cup Bronze Ball: 2009 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year Third Trofeo Alfredo di Stfano: 3rd best player in La Liga 2009-10

Andrs Iniesta Andrs Iniesta Lujn (Spanish pronunciation: *andes injesta+; born 11 May 1984 in Fuentealbilla, Albacete, Castile-La Mancha) is a Spanish football midfielder who currently plays for Spanish La Liga club Barcelona. His willingness to play anywhere on the pitch, coupled with a natural humility, has earned him the sobriquet El Ilusionista (The Illusionist), El Anti-Galctico (The Anti-Galctico), Cerebro (The Brain) and most recently Don Andrs from the Spanish press.[1] After the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final, Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney asserted that he believed the midfielder to be the best player in the world.[2] His current contract with Barcelona runs until 2015. All-time club performance

As of 10 April 2010 [24][25]Club Season League Cup Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps 10 6 3 1 4 6 7 6 Goals Apps 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 54 0 3 8 11 8 11 11

Europe Other [26] Goals Apps 30 14 5 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 3 1 5 0 17 46 0 0 49 43 2 3 Goals 10

Total

Barcelona B 200102 200203 Total 54

200001 30 14 5 2 3

Barcelona 200304 200405 200506 200607 200708 200809

200203 11 37 33 37 31 26 1 2 0 6 3 4

2 2 49 56 4 5

1 9

200910 201011 Total 210

29

42

17 264

30 22

2 30

64 2

5 64

7 5

0 7

311 0

24 365 29

Career totals

Honours [edit] Barcelona Spanish League (4): 200405, 200506, 200809, 200910 Spanish Cup: (1) 200809 Spanish Supercup (3): 2005, 2006, 2009 UEFA Champions League (2): 200506, 200809 UEFA Super Cup (1): 2009 FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2009 [edit] Spain 2008 UEFA European Championship 2001 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship 2002 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship runner-up [edit] Individual Euro 2008 Team of the tournament Don Baln Award for Best Spanish Player of the Year : 2009 La Liga's Best Attacking Midfielder: 2009

UEFA Team of the Year: 2009

Wesley Sneijder Wesley Benjamin Sneijder (Dutch pronunciation: *sli snidr] ( listen); born 9 June 1984, in Utrecht) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Italian Serie A club Internazionale as a midfielder. In 2004, Sneijder was awarded the Johan Cruijff Award for "Young Player of the Year" in the Netherlands.

A product of the Ajax Academy, he previously played for AFC Ajax and Real Madrid, before signing for Internazionale in 2009. In his first season at the Italian club, Sneijder won the European Treble, consisting of Serie A, Coppa Italia, and UEFA Champions League.

Sneijder previously represented various Youth squads for the Netherlands. He is now a regular player for the Dutch national team, having made his debut in April 2003, and having represented his country at the 2006 World Cup and at two European Championships (2008 and 2004). He will be representing the Netherlands at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Career statistics As of 14 April 2010.Club performance Season Club Netherlands 200203 200304 200405 200506 200607 Spain League Apps League Cup Goals Continental Apps Total Goals

Goals Apps

Goals Apps

League KNVB Cup Ajax 30 30 19 31 Eredivisie 9 7 6 18 1 4 3 4

Europe Total 17 0 2 2 1 4 7 7 7 9 3 1 0 4 1 1 38 41 29 43 3 10 9 12 20 0 23 5

League Copa del Rey Real Madrid 22 2

Europe Total La Liga 30 1 0 9 4 2 0 0 27 5 2 0 37 9

200708 200809 Italy

League Coppa Italia

Europe Total

200910 Total Spain Italy

Internazionale Serie A 26 127 3 3 59 44 0 1 21 15 9 9 7

4 6 0 3 51

4 33 64 34 9

1 6 11 8 272

11 174

3 56

41

Netherlands 52 22 11 4 201

Career Total

75

Honours[edit] Club Ajax Eredivisie: 200304 KNVB Cup: 2006, 2007 Johan Cruijff-schaal: 2002, 2005, 2006 Real Madrid La Liga: 200708 Supercopa de Espaa: 2008 Internazionale Serie A: 200910 Coppa Italia: 2010 UEFA Champions League: 2010 Individual Amsterdam Talent of the Year: 2003 Johan Cruijff Prijs: 2004 Ajax Talent of the Year: 2004 Ajax Player of the Year: 2007 [edit]

UEFA Euro 2008 Team of the Tournament[20] Man of the Match in Euro 2008 (2): vs. Italy, vs. France Best Goal of Euro 2008: vs. France[21]

Lionel Messi Lionel Andrs Messi (Spanish pronunciation: *ljonel andes mesi]; born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Barcelona and the Argentine national team. Considered one of the best football players of his generation[3][4][5] and frequently cited as the world's best contemporary player,[6] Messi received several Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations by the age of 21 and won both by the age of 22.[6][7][8][9] His playing style and ability have drawn comparisons to Diego Maradona, who himself declared Messi his "successor".[10][11]

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 200405 season, he broke the La Liga record for the youngest footballer to play a league game, and also the youngest 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 200607; he became a first team regular, scoring a hat-trick in El Clsico and finishing with 14 goals in 26 league games. Perhaps his most successful season was the 200809 season, in which Messi scored 38 goals to play an integral part in a treble-winning campaign.

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 runnersup medal at the Copa Amrica tournament the following year. In 2008, in Beijing, he won his first international honour, an Olympic gold medal, with the Argentina Olympic football team. Career statistics As of 16 May 2010.[159]Club Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists 200405 9 1 Season League Cup[nb 1] Goals Assists Apps Europe[nb 2] Club World Cup Total Goals Assists Apps

Goals Assists Apps

Barcelona

7 0

200506 8 200607 0 200708 16 200809 38 200910 0 Career totals 0

17 4 26 36 28 13 31 18 35 53 144 214

25

14 17 10

2 3 12

40

23

11

12

51

34 47 88 127

13 14 41 52

12

22

12

46

25

Honours Barcelona La Liga: 4 200405, 200506, 200809, 200910 Copa del Rey: 1 200809 Supercopa de Espaa: 3 2005, 2006, 2009 UEFA Champions League: 2 200506, 200809 UEFA Super Cup: 1 2009 FIFA Club World Cup: 1 2009 Argentina

FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1 2005 Olympic Gold Medal: 1 2008 Individual FIFA U-20 World Cup Top Goalscorer: 1 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup Player of the Tournament: 1 2005 Copa Amrica Young Player of the Tournament: 1 2007 U-21 European Footballer of the Year: 1 2007 FIFA Team of the Year: 2 2008, 2009 FIFA World Player of the Year: 1 2009 European Footballer of the Year: 1 2009 Onze d'Or: 1 2009 European Golden Shoe: 1 200910 UEFA Champions League Player of the Year: 1 2009

UEFA Champions League Forward of the Year: 1 2009 UEFA Champions League top scorer: 2 200809, 200910 UEFA Team of the Year: 2 2008, 2009 La Liga Player of the Year: 2 2009, 2010 La Liga Top Goalscorer: 1 200910 La Liga Best Foreign Player: 3 2007, 2009, 2010 La Liga Best Ibero-American Player: 3 2007, 2009, 2010 La Liga Best Player: 1 2009 La Liga Best Foward: 1 2009 FIFPro World Player of the Year: 1 2009 FIFPro World Young Player of the Year: 3 2006, 2007, 2008 FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year: 2 2007, 2008 FIFPro World XI: 3

2007, 2008, 2009 World Soccer Player of the Year: 1 2009 World Soccer Young Player of the Year: 3 2006, 2007, 2008 FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 1 2009 Player of the Year of Argentina: 4 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH, (Portuguese pronunciation: [ktinu unadu]; born 5 February 1985),[2] commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Spanish club Real Madrid and serves as captain of the Portuguese national team. Ronaldo currently holds the distinction of being the most expensive player in football history after being transferred 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]

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 CP. Ronaldo's precocious talent caught the attention of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and he signed the 18-year-old for 12.24 million in 2003. The following season, Ronaldo won his first club honour, the FA Cup, and reached the Euro 2004 final with Portugal, in which tournament he scored his first international goal.

In 2008, Ronaldo won the Champions League with United, and was named player of the tournament. He was named the FIFPro World Player of the Year[4] and the FIFA World Player of the Year, in addition to becoming Manchester United's first Ballon d'Or winner in 40 years.[5] 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."[

Career statistics

ClubClub Apps

Season League Cup Goals Apps 25

League Cup Goals Apps 3 3

Europe Other1 Total Goals Apps 2 Goals Apps 3 0 Goals 0 0

Goals Apps

Sporting CP 31 Total 25

200203 5 3 3

29

3 4

0 5

0 2

0 1

31 0

5 5 0

Manchester United 0 0 200405 9 200506 12 200607 23 200708 42 200809 26 Total 196 33

200304 40 6 5 7

50

33

47

34

17

11

53

34

31

11

49

33

18

12

53

84

26

13 29

12 26

4 0

55 0

16

3 6

1 7

292 0

118 0

Real Madrid 35 Total 29

200910 33 26 250 0 113

0 29

15

6 12

7 4

0 64

0 23

35 3

33 1 358

Career total 156 Honours Club

Manchester United Premier League (3): 200607, 200708, 200809 FA Cup (1): 200304 League Cup (2): 200506, 200809

FA Community Shield (1): 2007 UEFA Champions League (1): 200708 FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2008 Individual UEFA Euro 2004 Team of the Tournament FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year: 200405, 200506 Portuguese Footballer of the Year: 200607 UEFA Team of the Year: 20032004, 200607, 200708, 200809 FIFPro World XI: 200607, 200708, 200809 PFA Young Player of the Year: 200607 PFA Players' Player of the Year: 200607, 200708 PFA Fans' Player of the Year: 200607, 200708 PFA Premier League Team of the Year: 200506, 200607, 200708, 200809 FWA Footballer of the Year: 200607, 200708 Premier League Player of the Season: 200607, 200708 Premier League Player of the Month: November 2006, December 2006, January 2008, March 2008 Premier League Golden Boot: 200708 Barclays Merit Award: 200708 European Golden Shoe: 200708 UEFA Club Forward of the Year: 200708 UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 200708 FIFPro World Player of the Year: 200708 Ballon d'Or: 2008 FIFA World Player of the Year: 2008 FIFA Ferenc Pusks Award: 2009

Onze d'Or: 2008 Bravo Award: 2004 World Soccer Player of the Year: 2008 Orders Officer of the Order of Infante Dom Henrique Medal of Merit, Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viosa (House of Braganza)[9

Kak Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (Portuguese pronunciation: [ikadu izks dustus lejti]; born 22 April 1982), commonly known as Kak, is a Brazilian football midfielder who currently plays for Real Madrid C.F.[1] and the Brazilian national team. He started his footballing career at the age of eight, when he began playing for a local club. At the time, he also played tennis,[2] and it was not until he moved on to So Paulo FC and signed his first professional contract with the club at the age of fifteen that he chose to focus on football. In 2003 he joined A.C. Milan for a fee of 8.5 million. While at Milan, Kak won the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards in 2007. In addition to his contributions on the pitch, Kak is known for his humanitarian work. In 2004, by the time of his appointment, he became the youngest ambassador of the United Nations' World Food Programme.[3] Career statistics ClubClub Season Domestic

League Domestic Cups Continental

Competitions1 Other Tournaments2 Total Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists 2001 9 9 27 33 0 0 Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps

So Paulo 2002 22 22

12 14 -

0 0 -

2003

10 20 59 75

2 7 23 30

0 0 0 0 30 45 7 9 14 19 8 18 15 19 16 16 37 48

10

Total

11

Milan 200304 0 0 200405 0 200506 200607 200708 0 200809 Total 193 270 36 51 35 49 31 48 30 41 31 36 70 95

10 14 5 7 3 5 6 9 10 12 9 10 10

4 5 1

10

13

12

15

10

63

24

10

Real Madrid Total 22 30

200910 8 9 268 372 6 8 101 133

22 30 1

8 9 0

6 8 0

Career Totals 0

45 55

22

73

25

12

Honours

So Paulo Copa So Paulo de Juniores: 2000 Torneio Rio-So Paulo: 2001

Milan Serie A: 200304 Supercoppa Italiana: 2004 UEFA Champions League: 200607 UEFA Super Cup: 2007 FIFA Club World Cup: 2007 International FIFA World Cup: 2002 FIFA Confederations Cup: 2005, 2009 Individual Revista Placar Bola de Ouro: 2002 Campeonato Brasileiro Bola de Prata (best player by position): 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI: 2003 Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year: 2004, 2006, 2007 Serie A Footballer of the Year: 2004, 2007 UEFA Champions League Bronze Top scorer: 200506 UEFA Champions League Best Midfielder: 2005 UEFA Team of the Year: 2006, 2007,2009 FIFPro World XI: 2006, 2007, 2008 Pallone d'Argento: 200607 UEFA Champions League Top Scorer: 200607 UEFA Champions League Best Forward: 200607 UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 2006-07 FIFPro World Player of the Year: 2007

Ballon d'Or: 2007 FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2007 Toyota Award: 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year: 2007 Onze d'Or: 2007 World Soccer Player of the Year: 2007 IFFHS Worlds Best Playmaker: 2007 IAAF Latin Sportsman of the Year: 2007 Time 100: 2008, 2009 Maracan Hall Of Fame: 2008 Samba d'Or: 2008 FIFA Team of the Year: 2008 FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Ball: 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Best XI: 2009

Frank Lampard Frank James Lampard (born 20 June 1978) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chelsea and at international level for the England national team. He also holds the position of vice-captain for both his club side and national side.[3] He plays most often as a box-to-box midfielder and has also enjoyed spells in a more advanced attacking midfield. He is considered to be one of the best footballers in the world.[4][5][6][7]

Lampard began his career at West Ham United, his father's former club. He had secured a place in the first team by the 199798 season, and the following year helped the team finish 5th in the Premier League, their highest ever Premier League placing. In 2001, he moved to rival London club Chelsea for 11 million.

From his debut onwards he was ever-present in the Chelsea first team, setting a record 164 consecutive Premier League appearances. He established himself as a prolific scorer at the West London club and

was a key part of the sides which won back-to-back Premier League titles in 200405 and 200506 and a domestic cup double in 2007. He signed a new contract in 2008, becoming the highest paid Premier League footballer at that time,[8] and scored in his first Champions League Final that same year. He won the FA Cup for the second time in 2009, scoring the winning goal in the final. On 23 December 2009, he was named the Premier League's Player of the decade by official statistics.[9]

Lampard has won the Chelsea Player of the Year award three times and is Chelsea's 3rd all-time goalscorer with 157 goals in all competitions, including over 100 league goals, the most in the club's history for a midfielder. Lampard is the highest goalscoring midfielder in Premier League history with 129 league goals[10] and he's 2nd in the Premier League's all-time assists table with 156 assists[11]. Also Lampard averages completes over 1400 successful passes and 10 or more assists every season[12]. In 2005, Lampard was voted PFA Fans' Player of the Year, FWA Footballer of the Year, also he came second in both the 2005 FIFA World Player of the Year and the 2005 Ballon d'Or.

Internationally, Lampard has been capped 80 times by England since making his debut in October 1999, and has scored 20 goals. He was voted England player of the year for two consecutive years in 2004 and 2005. He played in Euro 2004, where he was named in the team of the tournament after scoring three goals in four games. He was top scorer for England in their successful 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign with five goals, and played in the 2006 World Cup. In the 2010 World Cup qualifiers he scored four goals, helping England qualify for the tournament proper in South Africa. Career statistics

(Correct as of 17:14, Sunday 9 May 2010)SeasonClub Continental Total Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Goals Assists Apps

Division League FA Cup League Cup

Goals Assists Apps

Goals

Assists Apps

199596 0 199596 0 199697 199798

Swansea City (loan) Second Division 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 West Ham United 0 0 0 13 16 31 42 0 0 5 9 Premier League 1 0 0 1 1 0

1 1 0 0 2

199899 19992000 200001 200102 0 200203 0 200304 0 200405 0 200506 0 200607 2 200708 2 200809 5 200910 1 Total

38 41 34 49 30 37

5 6 7 14 7 9

10

Chelsea Premier League 37 4 1 0 53 38 48 38 58 38 58 35 50 37 62 24 40 37 58 36 50 6 8 10 15 13 19 16 20 11 21 10 20 12 20 22 27 147 196 105 157 130 196 2 2 7 7 16 16 9 10 10 15 8 11 10 19 17 20 24 38 76 94 5

5 7 1

3 3 0

14

12

12

12

11

West Ham 4 Chelsea 320 10 473 476 669

44

13

16

10

Total

19

28

18

84

21

Career Total Honours

55

21

44

21

94

26

West Ham United UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1999 Chelsea

Lampard and John Terry have won numerous trophies together at Chelsea.

UEFA Champions League Runner-up: 2008

Premier League Champion: 200405, 200506, 200910 Runner-up: 200304, 200607, 200708

FA Cup Winner: 2007, 2009, 2010 Runner-up: 2002

Football League Cup Winner: 2005, 2007 Runner-up: 2008

FA Community Shield Winner: 2005, 2009 Runner-up: 2006, 2007 Individual

2005 FIFA World Player of the Year: 1 Silver Award 2005 Ballon d'Or: 1 Silver Award FWA Footballer of the Year: 1 2005 UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year: 1 2008 World XI: 1 2005 PFA Fans' Player of the Year: 1 2005 England Player of the Year: 2 2004, 2005 Euro 2004: Team of the Tournament: 1 Premier League Player of the Month: 4 September 2003, April 2005, October 2005, October 2008 Barclays Player Of The Season: 2 2005, 2006 Chelsea Player of the Year: 3 2004, 2005, 2009 PFA Premier League Team of the Year: 3 2004, 2005, 2006 200405 Barclays Merit Award (for 164 consecutive appearances): 1 Premier League's Player of the Decade, (20002009) according to official stats: 1[9]

ESM Team of the Year: 2 2005, 2006 FWA Tribute Award: 1 2010

Fernando Torres Fernando Jos Torres Sanz (born 20 March 1984), nicknamed El Nio (The Kid in Spanish),[4] is a Spanish footballer who plays for Premier League club Liverpool and the Spain national team as a striker.

Torres started his career with Atltico Madrid, progressing through their youth system. He made his first team debut in 2001 and finished his career with the club having scored 75 goals in 174 La Liga appearances. Prior to his La Liga debut, Torres played two seasons in the Segunda Divisin, making 40 appearances and scoring seven goals. He joined Liverpool in 2007, after signing for a club record transfer fee. He marked his first season at Anfield by being Liverpool's first player, since Robbie Fowler in 1995 96, to score more than 20 league goals in a season. Torres became the fastest player in Liverpool history to score 50 league goals after scoring against Aston Villa in December 2009.

He is also a Spanish international and made his debut for the country against Portugal in 2003. He has since participated in four major tournaments, UEFA Euro 2004, the 2006 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2008 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He did not score a goal at UEFA Euro 2004, but he scored three at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Torres scored the winning goal for Spain in their 10 win over Germany in the UEFA Euro 2008 Final. Career statistics [edit] Club As of 8 April 2010.Club Season League[A] Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Cup League Cup Goals Apps 2 0 Europe Total Goals 0 0

Goals Apps 4 1

Atltico Madrid 200001[114][115] 6 1

200102[116][117] 200203[118][119] 200304[120][121]

36 29 35

6 13 19 38

1 2 5 16

1 1 2 6

0 3 3 -

0 0 0 5

37 31 40 2

7 14 21 49

200405[122][123][124] 20 200506[125][126] 200607[127][128] Spain 214 82 36 36 24

13 14 7

4 4 24

0 1 1

11 0

2 1

0 0 249 3

0 0 91 11

40 40

13 15

Liverpool 33

200708[129] 33

46

200809[130] 24 200910[131] 22 England79 Career totals Honours [edit] Atltico Madrid 56 293

14 18 6 138

3 2 1 30

1 0 3 8

2 0 3 3

0 0 28 3

9 8 12 39

2 4 116 14

38 32 72 365

17 22

163

Segunda Divisin: 200102[136] [edit] International UEFA European under-16 Championship: 2001[136] UEFA European under-19 Championship: 2002[136] UEFA European Championship: 2008[136] [edit] Individual Nike Cup top scorer: 1999[136]

Algarve Tournament Player of the Tournament: 2001[136] Algarve Tournament top scorer: 2001[136] UEFA European under-16 Championship Player of the Tournament: 2001[136] UEFA European under-16 Championship top scorer: 2001[136] UEFA European under-19 Championship Player of the Tournament: 2002[136] UEFA European under-19 Championship top scorer: 2002[136] UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament: 2008[95] Liverpool top scorer: 200708[129] FIFPro World XI: 2008,[55] 2009[78] PFA Team of the Year: 200708,[38] 200809[68] Premier League Player of the Month: February 2008,[31] September 2009[75]

Wayne Rooney Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team.

Aged 10, Rooney joined the youth team of Everton, making his professional debut in 2002. He spent two seasons at the Merseyside club, before moving to Manchester United for 25.6 million in the 2004 summer transfer window. Since then, he has won the Premier League three times, the 200708 UEFA Champions League and also two League Cups.

Rooney made his England debut in 2003 and, at UEFA Euro 2004, he briefly became the competition's youngest goalscorer. He is frequently selected for the England squad and also featured at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Rooney has also been awarded the PFA Players' Player of the Year and the FWA Footballer of the Year in 200910. Career statisticsClub Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other[43] Total

Apps

Goals Apps

Goals 33

Apps 6

Goals Apps 1 0

Goals Apps 3 2

Goals Apps 0

Goals 0 37

Everton 200203 8 200304 Total 67 34 15

9 4

3 0

0 6 29

3 2 11

0 6

0 3

0 0 2

0 77 0

40 17 6

Manchester United 0 0 200506 19 200607 23 200708 18 200809 20 200910 34 Total 189 36

200405 43 17 16 3

48

35

14

12

55

27

12

11

43

30

12

13

49

32

26

44

91 256

23 106

11 27

11 11

4 17

54 6

21 54

5 21

4 5

282 4

131 359

Career total 148

Honours [edit] Club [edit] Manchester United Premier League (3): 200607, 200708, 200809 Community Shield (1): 2007 League Cup (2): 200506, 200910

UEFA Champions League (1): 200708 FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2008 [edit] Individual BBC Sports Young Personality of the Year (1): 2002 Bravo Award (1): 2003 UEFA Euro 2004 Team of the Tournament FIFPro World Young Player of the Year (1): 200405 Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year (2): 200506, 200910 FWA Footballer of the Year (1): 200910 PFA Players' Player of the Year (1): 200910 PFA Young Player of the Year (2): 200405, 200506 PFA Fans' Player of the Year (2): 200506, 200910 PFA Premier League Team of the Year (2): 200506, 200910 FA Premier League Player of the Month (5): February 2005, December 2005, March 2006, October 2007, January 2010 Barclays Player of the Season (1): 200910 FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball (1): 2008 England Player of the Year (2): 2008, 2009

David Villa David Villa Snchez (Spanish pronunciation: *dai ia]; born 3 December 1981), nicknamed El Guaje (The Kid in Asturian),[3] is a Spanish footballer who plays as a striker for Barcelona[4][5] and Spain.

Despite sustaining a serious injury as a child, he started his professional career with Sporting de Gijn and made his debut in 2000 in Spain's Segunda Divisin. He moved to Real Zaragoza after two seasons, after a total of 38 goals and 80 appearances for Gijn. He made his La Liga debut at Zaragoza and scored

31 goals in 73 appearances in the next two seasons, winning the Copa del Rey and Supercopa de Espaa, his first senior honours. He joined Valencia in 2005 for a transfer fee of 12 million. He was the second highest scorer in the 200506 season with 25 goals, and was part of the Valencia team that won the Copa del Rey for a second time in the 200708 season. In 2010 he moved to Barcelona for 40 million.

Villa made his international debut in 2005 against San Marino. He has since participated in three major tournaments: 2006 World Cup, Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup. He scored three goals at the 2006 World Cup and was top scorer at Euro 2008 with four goals. He is the second all-time scorer for Spain, trailing Raul Gonzlez's record of 44 goals.[6] Statistics (based on goal importance and the tournament they were scored in) demonstrate Villa to be the most prolific goalscorer in the world between 2005 2009, seeing the back of the net over 156 times,[7] while the IFFHS listed him 4th in the "World's Top Goal Scorer 2009" rankings.[8] Villa has two children with his wife Patricia and often attends charity events supported by sports personalities. Club Apps Season League Cup[nb 1] Goals Assists Apps Europe[nb 2] Total Goals Assists Apps 0 35 0 0 0 0 8 13 0 0 4 0 0 1 44 40 0 1 65 0 20 20 85 25 0 0 0 40 46 0 21 0 Goals 30 Assists 12 0

Goals Assists Apps 30 0 0 4 1 2 17 12 0 0 2 0 0 6

Sporting Gijn B 2000-01 Total 65 35 25

1999-00 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 38

Sporting Gijn 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 Total 80 40 39 38 18 20 0

Real Zaragoza 2003-04 7 2004-05 7 Total 73 35 15

10

46

20

32

11

9 35

6 25

1 8

10 4

3 2

2 0

92 1

41 1

14 0

Valencia 40 2006-07 17

2005-06 28 8 36 16

12

11

49

21

2007-08 11 2008-09 7 2009-10 10 Total 164

28

18

41

22

33

28

40

30

32

22

11

42

29

108

38

16 0

4 0

5 0

35 0

17 0

10 0

212 0

130 0

53 0

Barcelona 0 Total 0

2010-11 0 0 0 382 0 203

0 49

0 30

0 12

0 5

0 45

0 20

0 12

0 455

0 235

Career total 67 Honours [edit] Club

Real Zaragoza Copa del Rey: 2003-04 Supercopa de Espaa: 2004

Valencia Copa del Rey: 2007-08 [edit] Country

Spain UEFA Euro: 2008

[edit] Individual Don Baln Award (Spanish Player of the Year): 2005-06 Zarra Trophy: 2005-06, 2006-07, 2008-09, 2009-10 Valencia Top Scorer: 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 La Liga's Top Assisting Player: 2006-07[13] Man of the Match Spain vs Russia, Spain vs Sweden Euro 2008 Man of the Match Spain vs Honduras, Chile vs Spain World Cup 2010 UEFA Euro 2008 Golden Boot UEFA Euro 2008 Team of the Tournament[95] ESM Team of the Month: September - October 2008 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Bronze Shoe 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Team of the Tournament.[105] Most goals scored in one year by a Spanish international: 12[96] Most consecutive games having scored by a Spanish international: 6[98]

Diego Forln Diego Martn Forln Corazo (Spanish pronunciation: *djeo forlan]; born 19 May 1979 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for La Liga club Atltico Madrid and the Uruguayian national team, as a striker. He is a two-time winner of both the Pichichi Trophy and the European Golden Shoe.

Forlan was born into a family of footballers, his father Pablo having played for Uruguay in the 1966 and 1974 FIFA World Cups and his grandfather, Juan Carlos Corazo, for Independiente in Argentina. Forlan joined Independiente after rising through their youth team, and after a succesful four year spell signed for Manchester United. Forlan's two-year stint in the Premier League saw him fail to achieve the form he held at Independiente, and he was signed by La Liga side Villarreal.

In his first season in Spanish football, Forlan scored 25 league goals and won the Pichichi Trophy. After two more succesful seasons with Villarreal, Forlan joined Atltico Madrid, where he once again became the league's top scorer, and became the first player to win the Pichichi Trophy twice since Ronaldo achieved this feat in 2003-04.

Forlan also has a successful international career, in which he has scored 26 times for his country. He has scored at both the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea, and the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, in which he scored twice against the host nation. Career statisticsClub Apps Goals Apps Season League Cup Goals Apps 2 League Cup Continental Other[9] Goals 2 0 Total

Goals Apps 0 11 13 0 6 5 3 0

Goals Apps 0 2 1 0 0 91 0

Goals Apps 0 24 42 23 40 0 0 7 20 13

Independiente 199899 1999-00 200001 200102 Total 80 24 36 18 37 7 18 12

Manchester United 0 0 200203 9 200304 8 200405 0 Total 63 25

200102 18 0 6 2

13

45

24

32

10

1 38

6 25

3 0

23 0

2 0

0 0

98 0

17 0

Villarreal 38 200506 200607 Total 106

200405 25 32 36 54 10 19 4

2 2 1

0 1

15

13 2 4

3 1 0

0 0 0

0 0 125

47 40 59

13 21

Atltico Madrid 200708 53 23 200809 200910 Total 102 33 33 66 351 32 18 14 167

36

16

11

3 5 5 22

1 3 7

37 6

9 17 15 3

2 7 0 86

0 0 0 25

0 0 153 2

45 55 86 0

35 28

Career total 202

467

Statistics accurate as of match played 12 May 2010[10] [edit] Honours [edit] Club

Manchester United Premier League: 200203 FA Cup: 200304 FA Community Shield: 2003

Villarreal CF UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2004

Atltico Madrid UEFA Europa League: 200910 Spanish Cup: Runner-up 200910

[edit] Individual European Golden Shoe: 200405*, 200809 Pichichi Trophy: 200405, 200809