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Football is one of the renowned and most popular game in the whole wide world! And it is the only game which is played on every part of every continent! Every year, especially in Europe, millions of euros are transfered from one country to another due to this game which involves transfers, sponsorships, etc!
Not only that, players and managers who take part in this game take millions of Euros home every year!
For this reason I decided to take a look and find out the top earners of this game!
And very expected results came out. Messi, worlds currently best is the leading earners (salary) in players, meanwhile, the special one Mourinho is the top earner (salary) in Managers!
PLAYERS
1. Messi £27 million/year
2. C. Ronaldo £23 million/year
3. Wayne Rooney £18 million/year
4. David Beckham £16.5 million/year
5. Thierry Henry £11.8 million/year
Managers
1. Mourinho £11.7 million/year
2. Pep Guardiola £9.1 million/year
3. Rafael Benitez £8.9 million/year
4. Fabio Capello £7.4 million/year
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UEFA announced the draws for the Champions League quarter-finals today and most debatable match of these fixtures will be off course of Chelsea vs Man Utd! It will be the rematch of Champions League final in Moscow three years ago where Man Utd defeated Chelsea in penalties! Chelsea have never had the European glory and the closest they came was that final where Man Utd clinched the win due to the very last penalty where Terry slipped and was unsuccessful to convert it into goal and it cost Chelsea their first ever UEFA Cup! So this time around they will definitely look to avenge Man Utd for that! But given the current run of the both clubs in this season, Chelsea will have to increase their form and really need to turn the tables cuz Man Utd is in terrific form right now!
Meanwhile, spurs are handed over the nine-time UEFA winners, Madrid, for the quarter-final! It will be a very hard job for them through them and given the current level of Madrid, Redknapp really need to apply his tactic correct and wise and beat Mourinho's Lads! Real Madrid have passed to quarter-final after around six years and this time they want to go all the way to the final!
Barcelona and Inter are give comparatively the easier teams and they really should go on to next round! Barcelona will play against Shaktar. This will be an easy task for the Catalans. But Shaktar really enjoyed this competition and they have made the best out of it as they have already reached the quarter finals! But i think that this will be the maximum, because Barca is playing a terrific game and they are very hard to beat...having said that, its soccer and setbacks happen here every time!
Inter will play against Schalke, both teams have given Bayer hard time this season, as Schalke dumped Bayern out of German cup, and Inter threw them out of the UEFA Cup! And now they come face to face to fight with each other for the place in the semis! Inter obviously having an upper hand, they are a far better team than Schalke so they should go through to the next round!
UEFA Quarter-Finals Draws:
Real Madrid vs Tottenham Hotspur
Chelsea vs Manchester United
Barcelona vs Shakhtar Donetsk
Inter Milan vs Schalke
Fixture Dates:
First leg: 5/6 April 2011
Second Leg: 12/13 April 2011
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In the days preceding the big Champions League final opposing English champions Manchester United to Spanish champions Barcelona, much ink was spread on the two teams' strengths and weaknesses, mainly on how Barcelona would cope with a weakened defense. But after Barcelona's impressive display on Wednesday, you have wonder how everyone had seemingly forgotten about Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta, the two main components of Barca's engine.
I never thought I'd see the day I'd say this but United deeply missed Darren Fletcher in midfield. As it was, their midfielders were unable to cope with Barca's passing game. After a strong showing against Arsenal, Anderson seemed to be disoriented by all the one-twos and tight ball control shown by Barcelona. Ryan Giggs never seemed comfortable at his position throughout the game and you have to wonder why Sir Alex Ferguson didn't start Paul Scholes instead and use Giggs as a substitute. Scholes was the one who eliminated Barcelona last year with his wonder strike and with the introduction of the new ball at Rome, he probably could have tried to take a whack at it. Furthermore, his presence could have brought more stability in central midfield especially to Michael Carrick who seemed to feel terribly alone against his opponents. The English midfielder probably had one of his worst games on Wednesday, reacting late defensively and being unusually off-the-mark when it came to distribute the ball to his wingers/strikers. On Barcelona's first goal, he was late to get back in the box in order to cover Nemanja Vidic. You could say that it isn't his job and that Rio Ferdinand was supposed to be there but Ferdinand was already covering Messi so his hands were pretty tied at the moment. And as all my various coaches liked to say, it's always better to outnumber your opponent when you're playing defensively, otherwise you're practically toast. After beating Evra on the left flank, all Eto'o had to do was skip past Vidic and had Van der Sar at his mercy. Had Carrick been there two seconds earlier, the play could have gone differently.
Speaking of Eto'o, Pep Guardiola's move of switching the African striker on the wing and putting Messi in the center was pure genius as it destabilized United's plans a bit. Evra was counting on stopping Messi while the Ferdinand-Vidic duo would have no problem outmuscling Eto'o. With the switch though, Ferdinand and Vidic often found themselves backing up as they didn't want to get beaten by Messi's speed while Evra was the one getting outmuscled by Eto'o. With the defense backing up, and the attack sticking to Barcelona's backline, United were completely and for awhile they fell into the same trap as Bayern did against Barcelona in the quarterfinals. The midfielders suddenly had a lot more work to do since they had to support both sides of their team which inevitably led to Barcelona's complete dominance in the second half.
Although United seemed to be bolstered by Tevez's entrance at halftime, their newly-found energy disappeared just as quickly as it came as they were reduced to two midfielders – with only one pure center midfielder I might add – making it even harder to a) get possession and b) keep possession of the ball. Messi's goal at the 69th minute off of a sublime pass by Xavi was the death blow to Ferguson's hope of recapturing the trophy since it was obvious that the Red Devils wouldn't come back from a two-goal deficit.
Despite Barcelona's brilliant showcase offensively, they were just as solid defensively, looking like they didn't miss Abidal, Marquez, and Daniel Alves at all. Puyol and Pique in particular had an excellent game with the latter probably playing the best game of his career. As for Puyol, his experience and calm served him well as he prevented first Rooney then Ronaldo from coming through his side of the field. Later on, he felt secure enough to go on offensive rushes of his own which caused even more problems to United's defense. Truly a great game from the captain.
In the end, Pep Guardiola had an incredible season as a rookie manager. He took a team that was starting to crumble under the presence of so many egos and turned it into a true powerhouse, bringing back glory to the blaugrana shirt. It's amazing to think that in his first season, he managed to guide his team to a treble. But in the words of Ferguson after Wednesday's game, “the better team won.” Now, if Henry and Eto'o still want to leave, it's their choice but they'll be throwing away their chance at a repeat after a magical season. Now, wouldn't that be special? Seeing Barcelona come back next year as United did this year? I, for one, can't wait for next season.
The semifinals of this year's Champions League ended yesterday (make that the day before yesterday) on two very different notes. On the one hand, Manchester United finished the work started last week by easily beating Arsenal 3-1. On the other hand, Chelsea and Barcelona delivered a thrilling game - made even more dramatic by questionable refereeing and last gasp efforts - which ended on the score of 1-1 thus sending Barcelona to the May 27th finale.
After a lackluster performance at Old Trafford last week, Arsène Wenger promised to fans that they would see a very different team on the second leg. Unfortunately for him, his squad didn't really have time to dictate the tone as they found themselves down 2-0 by the tenth minute of play. First, Park capitalized on Gibbs' accidental fall in the box to make it 1-0. Three minutes later, Cristiano Ronaldo, fouled by Van Persie who was trying to repair a giveaway by Gibson, scored on the free-kick and practically ensured Manchester United's place in the finale with a 3-0 aggregate score
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After a high-scoring Round of 8, the competition tightened up a bit for the first leg of the semi-finals. Only one goal was scored as Manchester United defeated Arsenal at Old Trafford while Chelsea held Barcelona to a scoreless draw at the Nou Camp.
The semis kicked off with the Spanish giants meeting last year's finalists on Tuesday. The game was basically an exercise of attack versus defense with Barcelona attacking and Chelsea doing their best to hold the fort. This kind of game is the reason why I stopped watching Barca in La Liga so I was very disappointed of the outcome. Chelsea had one scoring chance in the entire game and that was after a sloppy back pass by Rafael Marquez late in the first half. Didier Drogba pounced on the loose ball but Victor Valdes stood tall against the striker's two attempts. Other than that, it was all Barcelona particularly in midfield where Iniesta's skill and Toure's determination were too much to handle for Lampard and Ballack. Lampard was completely invisible in this game, and his substitution at the 70th only helped the Blues to retreat into a even more defensive shell for the final third of the game
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The Champions League's first knock-out stage is upon us, and there are already several match-ups that can make any fan drool with anticipation. Here's how things look up this year.
First, the confrontation between Manchester United and Inter Milan reunites old nemeses Sir Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho. Both teams are currently sitting at the top of their respective leagues and have been making headlines recently for their impeccable defensive play. United's Edwin Van der Sar has broken the British record for consecutive clean sheets in a season while it takes a great deal of resiliency to break through Milan's disciplined back-four. Both teams are also solid in midfield with Esteban Cambiasso, and Dejan Stankovic orchestrating the play for Milan. United have the veteran Paul Scholes whose knack for jumping late on a play often disturbs the opposition defenders, and Michael Carrick – a shutdown midfielder-type with a great vision of the field. Ryan Giggs can also come in and make an impact in center midfield for the Red Devils
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Group A
Chelsea – CFR Cluj: 2-1
The return of Joe Cole and Didier Drogba proved to be instrumental in Chelsea's qualification for the next round as Droga scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute
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Group A
Bordeaux – Chelsea: 1-1
What is going with the Blues lately? Not only they are slowing down in the Premiership, their Champions League latest performances are leaving a lot to be desired. After convincingly defeating Bordeaux 4-0 in Matchday 1, they could only get a draw in the return match. Are they simply exhausted or are other teams figuring them out? Thanks to this draw, Bordeaux still have a chance to qualify. They'll have to defeat Roma on Matchday 6 to get through
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Group A
A win by both Bordeaux and Roma leave things wide open in Group A where any team can now go through.
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Group A
Chelsea – CFR Cluj: 0-0
Cluj are continuing to impress everyone on the European stage. After defeating Roma 2-1 on Day 1, they held Chelsea to a scoreless draw which keeps them in second place. Granted, Chelsea didn't play very well. Without Joe Cole on the wing, they lacked the mobility necessary to stretch Cluj's compact defense. The Blues started with a 4-3-3 formation but suprisingly looked better with a 4-4-2 once Anelka came on in the second half. However, Drogba's injury before the hour-mark erased all the momentum they had at the start of the second period while Cluj gained in confidence as time went on. The Romanian even tested Cech late in the game but everyone could tell that they were equally satisfied with a draw
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September 20th 2008 01:48
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