Monday, August 31, 2009

Young Serb To Be Next Messi?

"Arsenal are reportedly set to make a move for Veljko Batrovic, a 15-year-old Serbian who, according to the News of the World, is also known as "the new Messi".

The British tabloid claims that the teenager impressed the Gunners on a recent trial and they may now be about to make a move for him." (Source)

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Becoming the next Messi of course also means becoming the Best Player In The World.

Here are today's Best Players In The World (As voted by the fans of the world as of 7am Eastern Standard Time on Monday August 31, 2009):

Lionel Messi 46% (1304 votes)
Cristiano Ronaldo 21% (583 votes)
Steven Gerrard 6% (181 votes)
Andres Iniesta 4% (112 votes)
Fernando Torres 3% (76 votes)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 3% (78 votes)
Kaka 3% (73 votes)
Frank Lampard 2% (52 votes)
Wayne Rooney 2% (45 votes)
Ronaldinho 2% (43 votes)
Andrei Arshavin 1% (37 votes)
Nemanja Vidic 1% (20 votes)
Franck Ribery 1% (18 votes)
Luka Modric 1% (19 votes)
Xavi Hernandez 1% (25 votes)
Robinho 1% (18 votes)
Didier Drogba 1% (21 votes)
Cesc Fabregas 1% (17 votes)
Samuel Eto'o 1% (21 votes)
David Villa 1% (16 votes)
Iker Casillas 1% (15 votes)
Arjen Robben <1% (13 votes)
Ashley Young <1% (9 votes)
Petr Cech <1% (9 votes)
Emmanuel Adebayor <1% (6 votes)
Gianluigi Buffon <1% (8 votes)
Sergio (Kun) Aguero <1% (7 votes)
Karim Benzema <1% (8 votes)

Total Votes: 2834

Friday, August 21, 2009

Lampard Says United Can Only Replace Ronaldo With Messi:



"It is very difficult to replace Ronaldo," Lampard said."I saw Alex Ferguson say that himself and I don't think he will look to replace him. He will look to make the team strong as a whole by not having him.That is the only thing they can do.

"The amount of times I flicked on the telly and saw Ronaldo had scored and they had won one or two-nil. Messi is probably the only player you could replace Ronaldo with.

"That is probably one of our big pluses this year - we didn't lose our big players."

Reflecting on the impact Ronaldo's transfer has had on the title race, Lampard added: "The league is probably closer now, which has been a bit of a natural thing over the past few years." (Source)

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Toure Says Best Teams Have Best Players:



''The best teams are at the top only because they have the best players and to get those players you have to spend a lot of money,'' he said.

''You can't be successful in football without money. This is the football business. City have a project to build a big team and so it is natural it is going to cost money.'' (Source)

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And here are the best players in the world through worldwide fan voting at BestPlayerInTheWorld.com as of 5pm Eastern Standard Time on Sunday August 2, 2009:

Lionel Messi 46% (1199 votes)
Cristiano Ronaldo 20% (531 votes)
Steven Gerrard 7% (170 votes)
Andres Iniesta 4% (105 votes)
Fernando Torres 3% (74 votes)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 3% (73 votes)
Kaka 2% (61 votes)
Frank Lampard 2% (47 votes)
Wayne Rooney 2% (42 votes)
Ronaldinho 2% (39 votes)
Andrei Arshavin 1% (33 votes)
Nemanja Vidic 1% (20 votes)
Franck Ribery 1% (17 votes)
Luka Modric 1% (19 votes)
Xavi Hernandez 1% (22 votes)
Robinho 1% (17 votes)
Didier Drogba 1% (18 votes)
Cesc Fabregas 1% (15 votes)
Samuel Eto'o 1% (20 votes)
David Villa 1% (16 votes)
Iker Casillas <1% (12 votes)
Arjen Robben <1% (10 votes)
Ashley Young <1% (9 votes)
Petr Cech <1% (8 votes)
Emmanuel Adebayor <1% (6 votes)
Gianluigi Buffon <1% (7 votes)
Sergio (Kun) Aguero <1% (7 votes)
Karim Benzema <1% (3 votes)

Total Votes: 2600