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ALEX FERGUSON

Alex Ferguson


INFORMATION 
Full nameSir Alexander Chapman Ferguson
Date of birth31 December 1941
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
PositionManager/Coach
ClubManchester United
NationalityScotland
ResidenceWilmslow, Cheshire
WifeCathy Ferguson
ChildrenMark (born 1968) and Darren and Jason (twins Born 1972)
Career :



 Player Career (Striker)
YearsTeamAppsGoal
1957–1960Queen's Park3115
1960–1964St. Johnstone3719
1964–1967Dunfermline Athletic8966
1967–1969Rangers4125
1969–1973Falkirk9536
1973–1974Ayr United249
Total317170
Caps : 7 (9 goals)


Manager Career


YearsTeam
1974East Stirlingshire
1974–1978St. Mirren
1978–1986Aberdeen
1985–1986Scotland
1986–Manchester United
Ferguson & trophy
Honours
St. Mirren
Scottish First Division (1): 1976–77
Aberdeen
Scottish Premier Division (3): 1979–80, 1983–84, 1984–85
Scottish Cup (4): 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86
Scottish League Cup (1): 1985–86
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1982–83
UEFA Super Cup (1): 1983
Manchester United
Premier League (11): 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
FA Cup (5): 1989–90, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04
League Cup (4): 1991–92, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10
FA Charity/Community Shield (9): 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010 (* shared)
UEFA Champions League (2): 1998–99, 2007–08
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1990–91
UEFA Super Cup (1): 1991
Intercontinental Cup (1): 1999
FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2008

Individual
Football Writers' Association Tribute Award: 1996
Mussabini Medal: 1999
UEFA Champions League Manager of the Year: 1998–99
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award: 1999
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Team Award: 1999
IFFHS Club Coach of the Year: 1999
LMA Manager of the Decade: 1990s
Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year: 2000
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award: 2001
English Football Hall of Fame: 2002
Onze d'Or Coach of the Year (2): 1999, 2007
Professional Footballers' Association Merit Award: 2007
UEFA Team of the Year (2): 2007, 2008
Premier League 10 Seasons Awards (1992/3 – 2001/2)
Manager of the Decade
Most Coaching Appearances (392 games)
Premier League Manager of the Year (9): 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
Premier League Manager of the Month (25): August 1993, October 1994, February 1996, March 1996, February 1997, October 1997, January 1999, April 1999, August 1999, March 2000, April 2000, February 2001, April 2003, December 2003, February 2005, March 2006, August 2006, October 2006, February 2007, January 2008, March 2008, January 2009, April 2009, September 2009, January 2011
LMA Manager of the Year (2): 1998–99, 2007–08
World Soccer Magazine World Manager of the Year (4): 1993, 1999, 2007, 2008
Orders and special awards
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE): 1983
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE): 1995
Knight Bachelor: 1999

Source : here
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Leo 'The Messiah' Messi


Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team as a forward or winger. He also holds Spanish citizenship, which makes him eligible as a EU player.  Messi received Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player 2009 and 2010. His playing style and ability have drawn comparisons to Diego Maradona, who himself declared Messi his "successor".
 24 June 1987, Messi was born at at the Hospital Italiano Garibaldi in Rosario, Santa Fe, to parents Jorge Horacio Messi, a factory worker, and Celia María Cuccittini, a part-time cleaner.
1992, Messi started playing football for Grandoli, a local club coached by his father Jorge.
1995, Messi switched to Newell's Old Boys who were based in his home city Rosario.
1998, Messi was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency.
2000, His family moved to Europe and he started in the club's youth teams as Barcelona offered treatment for his growth hormone deficiency.
He soon found himself starting for the Barcelona B team, averaging more than a goal per game, by scoring 37 goals in 30 matches.
16 Nov 2003, at 16 years and 145 days, in a friendly match against Porto, Messi made his official debut for the first-team.
June 2004, Messi debuted for Argentina, playing in an under-20 friendly match against Paraguay.
16 Oct 2004,at 17 years and 114 days, Frank Rijkaard let him make his league debut against RCD Espanyol.
1 May 2005, at 17 years ten months and seven days old,he scored his first senior goal for the club against Albacete Balompié.
2 Jul 2005, he was part of a team that won the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands. There, he won the Golden Ball and the Golden Shoe.
17 Aug 2005, against Hungary at the age of 18. Messi was substituted on during the 63rd minute, but was sent off on the 65th minute because the referee, Markus Merk, found he had headbutted defender Vilmos Vanczák, who was tugging Messi's shirt.
26 Sep 2005, Messi obtained Spanish citizenship.
27 Sep 2005, Messi debuted in UEFA Champion League against Udinese.
1 Mar 2006, Messi Scored his first goal for Argentina Senior.
7 Mar 2006, Messi suffered a muscle tear in his right thigh during the second leg of the second round Champions League tie against Chelsea.
17 May 2006, Messi and Barcelona as champions of La Liga Spain and UEFA Champion  League.
16 Jun 2006, Messi became the youngest player to represent Argentina at a World Cup when he came on as a substitute for Maxi Rodríguez in the 74th minute in the match against Serbia and Montenegro. He also scored in this game.
18 Apr 2007, During a Copa del Rey semi-final against Getafe CF, Messi scored goal which was very similar to Maradona's famous goal against England at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, known as the Goal of the Century.
10 Jun 2007, Against RCD Espanyol Messi also scored a goal which was remarkably similar to Maradona's 'Hand of God' goal against England in the World Cup quarter-finals. Messi launched himself at the ball and connected with his hand to guide the ball past the goalkeeper Carlos Kameni. Despite protests by Espanyol players and replays showing it was clear handball, the goal stood.
2007,  Messi established the Leo Messi Foundation, a charity supporting access to education and health care for vulnerable children.
23 Aug 2008, Messi and Argentina got Olympic Gold Medal at 2008 Olympic games in China.
28 Mar 2009, Messi wore the number 10 jersey for the first time with Argentina in a World Cup Qualifier against Venezuela.  This match was the first official match for Diego Maradona as the Argentina manager. Argentina won the match 4–0 with Messi opening the scoring.
1 Dec 2009, Messi was named winner of the 2009 Ballon d'Or.
19 Dec 2009, Messi scored the winner in the final of the 2009 Club World Cup against Estudiantes in Abu Dhabi, giving the club their sixth title of the year.
21 Dec 2009, Messi was given the FIFA World Player of the Year award.
3 Jun 2010, Messi was named La Liga player of the year for the second year in a row.
10 Jan 2011, Messi won the 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or, beating his Barcelona teammates Xavi and Iniesta.

Personal Information :
Full name                    : Lionel Andrés Messi
Date of birth               : 24 June 1987
Place of birth              : Rosario, Argentina
Height                         : 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position          :  Forward / Winger
Nick Name                  :  Leo, La Pulga

Awards and honours

Club
Barcelona
La Liga: 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010
Copa del Rey: 2009
Supercopa de España: 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010
UEFA Champions League: 2006, 2009
UEFA Super Cup: 2009
FIFA Club World Cup: 2009

Argentina
FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2005
Olympic Gold Medal: 2008

Individual
Ballon d'Or: 2009
FIFA World Player of the Year: 2009
FIFA Ballon d'Or: 2010
FIFA Team of the Year: 2008, 2009, 2010
U-21 European Footballer of the Year: 2007
Onze d'Or: 2009
La Liga Player of the Year: 2009
La Liga Forward of the Year: 2009
La Liga Foreign Player of the Year: 2007, 2009, 2010
La Liga Ibero-American Player of the Year: 2007, 2009, 2010
Marca La Liga Player of the Year: 2009, 2010
La Liga top goalscorer: 2010
FC Barcelona top goalscorer: 2009, 2010
European Golden Shoe: 2010
UEFA Champions League top goalscorer: 2009, 2010
UEFA Champions League Player of the Year: 2009
UEFA Champions League Forward of the Year: 2009
UEFA Champions League Final Fan's Man of the Match: 2009
UEFA Team of the Year: 2008, 2009, 2010
Footballer of the Year of Argentina: 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
FIFPro World Player of the Year: 2009, 2010
FIFPro World XI: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
FIFPro World Young Player of the Year: 2006, 2007, 2008
FIFPro Special Young Player of the Year: 2007, 2008
FIFA U-20 World Cup Player of the Tournament: 2005
FIFA U-20 World Cup top goalscorer: 2005
Copa América Young Player of the Tournament: 2007
World Soccer Player of the Year: 2009
World Soccer Young Player of the Year: 2006, 2007, 2008
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2009
ESM Team of the Year: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10
Marca Leyenda: 2009
Tuttosport Golden Boy: 2005
UEFA best goal of the year: 2007

Reference :
1. en.wikipedia.org
2. www.about-messi.com
3. www.lionelmessi.azplayers.com
4. lionelmessi.blogsome.com
5. www.lionel-messi.eu
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WEMBLEY STADIUM : 2010-2011 UEFA CHAMPION LEAGUE FINAL VENUE

The 2011 UEFA Champions League Final will be the final match of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League the 56th season of the UEFA Champions League football tournament, and the 19th in the Champions League era. The match will be played on 28 May 2011 at Wembley Stadium in London, England.

Wembley Stadium is a football stadium located in Wembley Park, in the Borough of Brent, London, England. It opened in 2007 and was built on the site of the previous 1923 Wembley Stadium. The earlier Wembley stadium, originally called the Empire Stadium, was often referred to as "The Twin Towers" and was one of the world's most famous football stadiums until its demolition in 2003.

The 90,000-capacity venue is the second largest stadium in Europe, and serves as England's national stadium. It is the home venue of the England national football team, and hosts the latter stages of the top level domestic club cup competition, the FA Cup. It held UEFA five-star stadium status which was superseded by a new system of classification. It is owned by English football's governing body, The Football Association (The FA), through their subsidiary Wembley National Stadium Ltd (WNSL).

Wembley was designed by architects Foster + Partners and Populous (known as HOK Sport at the time of the design phase and construction) and with engineers Mott MacDonald, built by Australian company Brookfield Multiplex and funded by Sport England, WNSL (Wembley National Stadium Limited), the Football Association, the Department for Culture Media and Sport and the London Development Agency. It is one of the most expensive stadiums ever built at a cost of £798 million (After New Meadowlands Stadium) and has the largest roof-covered seating capacity in the world.

Reference : Wikipedia 
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All Time Top Scorers UEFA Champion League

1. Raul Gonzales ( Career 1994-Present)
Nationality : Spain    
Club : Real Madrid (1994-2010), Schalke (2010-Present)
Appearance : 139
Gol              : 70
Position       : Striker
Title            : 3 (1999 & 2000 & 2002 - Real Madrid)
2. Ruud Van Nisterooy (1993-Present)

Nationality : Netherland   
Club : PSV (1998-2001), Manchester United (2001-2006), Real Madrid (2006-2010), Hamburg (2010-Present)
Appearance : 81
Gol              : 56
Position       : Striker
Title            :  - 
3. Thierry Henry (1994-Present)
Nationality : France
Club : Monaco (1994-1999), Arsenal (1999-2007), Barcelona (2007-2010)
Appearance : 114
Gol              : 50
Position       : Striker
Title            : 1 (2009 - Barcelona)
4. Andriy Shevchenko (1994-Present)
Nationality : Ukraine
Club : Dynamo Kiev (1994-1999, 2009-Present), AC Milan (1999-2006, 2008-2009), Chelsea (2006-2008)
Appearance : 102
Gol              : 48
Position       : Striker
Title            : 2 (2003 & 2007 - AC Milan)
5. Filippo Inzaghi (1991-Present)

Nationality : Italy    
Club : Juventus (1997-2001), AC Milan (2001-Present)
Appearance : 81
Gol              : 46
Position       : Striker
Title            : 2 (2003 & 2007 - AC Milan)
6. Alessandro Del Piero (1991-Present)
Nationality : Italy
Club : Juventus (1991-Present)
Appearance : 96
Gol              : 41
Position       : Second Striker
Title            : 1 (1996)
7. Lionel Messi (2005-Present)
Nationality : Argentina
Club : Barcelona (Spain, 2005-Present)
Appearance : 52
Gol              : 33
Position       : Forward/Winger
Title            : 2 (2006 & 2009 -Barcelona)
8. Fernando Morientes (1993-2010)
Nationality : Spain
Club : Real Madrid (1997-2003,2004-2005), Monaco (2003-2004), Liverpool (2005-2006), Valencia (2006-2009), Marseille (2009-2010)
Appearance : 93
Gol              : 33
Position       : Striker
Title            : 3 (1999 & 2000 & 2002 - Real Madrid)
9. Didier Drogba (1998-Present)
Nationality : Côte d'Ivoire
Club : Marseille (2003-2004), Chelsea (2004-Present)
Appearance : 61
Gol              : 32
Position       : Striker
Title             : -
10. Samuel Eto'o (1997-Present)
Nationality : Cameroon
Club : Real Madrid (1997-1998), Mallorca (2000-2004), Barcelona (2004-2009), Internazionale Milan (2009-Present)
Appearance : 71
Gol              : 28
Position       : Striker
Title            : 3 (2006 & 2009-Barcelona, 2010-Inter Milan)

Reference : http://en.wikipedia.org
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Quarter-final European Champions League 2010-2011 Stadiums

 European Champions League season 2010-2011 has entered the quarter-finals. There are 8 clubs that still survive in this round. Here are 8 stadiums belong to these clubs:
1. Barcelona-Camp Nou
        Camp Nou is football stadium in Barcelona, Spain. The stadium, located in the west of the city, has been   the home of FC Barcelona since its construction in 1957. It seats 99,354, making it the largest stadium in Europe and the fourteenth largest in the world in terms of capacity.
Stadium Information:
Official Name   : Nou Estadi del Futbol Club Barcelona
Inauguration     : 24 September 1956
First match       : FC Barcelona-Warsaw selection 4-2
Renovations     : 1980 & 1994
Capacity          : 99,354 seats
Address           : Avinguda Aristides Maillol, s/n, 08028, Barcelona
2. Real Madrid-The Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
        The Estadio Santiago Bernabéu is an all-seater football stadium in Madrid,Spain. It was inaugurated on 14 December 1947 and is owned by Real Madrid C.F. It has a current capacity of 80,354 spectators. The Santiago Bernabéu is located on the Paseo de la Castellana, in the district of Chamartín.
Stadium Information:
Name                : El Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
Inauguration       : 14 December 1947
First match         : Real Madrid-OS Belenenses
Renovations       : 1953, 1982, 1992, 1998 & 2003-2004 
Pitch dimensions : 107*72 
Capacity            : 80,354 seats
Floodlights         : 1,300 lux
Address             : Avenida Concha Espina 1, 28036 Madrid
3. Manchester United-Old Trafford
        Old Trafford is an all-seater football stadium in the Trafford borough of Greater Manchester, England, and the home of Premier League clubManchester United. With space for 75,957 spectators,  Old Trafford has the second-largest capacity of any English football stadium afterWembley Stadium, the third-largest of any stadium in the United Kingdom, and the eleventh-largest in Europe. tram station.
Stadium Information:
Name: Old Trafford
Nickname: Theatre of Dreams
Inauguration: 1909
Capacity: 75,957 seats
Record Attendance: 76,962; Wolves-Grimsby, 25 March 1939
Address: Sir Matt Busby Way, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 0RA 
4. Chelsea-Stamford Bridge
        Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, West London, and is the home of Chelsea Football Club. The stadium is located within the Moore Park Estate also known as Walham Green and is often referred to as simply The Bridge. The capacity is 41,841, making it the eighth largest ground in the Premier League.
Stadium Information :
Name                    : Stamford Bridge
Inauguration           : 28 April 1877 
Capacity                : 41,841 seats
Record Attendance: 82,905; Chelsea-Arsenal, 1935 
Address                 : Fulham Road, London, SW6 1HS
5. Internazionale Milano-San Siro (Gueseppe Meazza)
        The Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, originally and commonly referred to as the San Siro because of its location, is a football stadium located in the San Siro district in Milan, Italy. It is the home of both A.C. Milan and F.C. Internazionale Milano. The stadium is named in honour of Giuseppe Meazza, the two-time World Cup winner (1934, 1938) who played for Internazionale, and briefly for Milan, in the 1930s and 1940s.
Stadium Information :
Official Name     : Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Inauguration       : 19 September 1926
First match         : AC Milan-Inter 3-6
Renovations       : 1955 & 1990
Capacity            : 85,700 seats 
VIP seats           : 5,200 seats 
Press seats         : 200 seats
Turnstiles           : 51
Pitch dimensions: 105*68m
Floodlights         : 3,600 lux 
Address             : Via Piccolomini 5, 20151 Milan
6. Totenham Hotspur-White Hart Lane
        White Hart Lane is an all-seater football stadium in Tottenham, London, England. Built in 1899, it is the home of Tottenham Hotspurand, after numerous renovations, the stadium has a capacity of 36,310.
Stadium Information :
Name                     : White Hart Lane
Inauguration            : 1899
First match              : Tottenham-Notts County 4-1
Capacity                 : 36,310 seats
Press seats              : 82
Record Attendance : 75,038;Tottenham-Sunderland, 5 March 1938
Address                  : 748 High Road, Tottenham, London N17 0AP
7. Schalke-Veltins Arena
        Veltins-Arena (Originally Arena AufSchalke) is a football stadium, in the German city of Gelsenkirchen. It opened in 2001, as the new home ground for  Bundesliga club Schalke 04. It hosted the 2004 UEFA Champions League final and 5 matches in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, including a quarter-final. It has a league capacity of 61,482 (standing and seated) and an international capacity of 53,951 (seated only).
Stadium information:
Name          : Veltins Arena (Arena auf Schalke)
Inauguration : 13 August 2001
First match   : Schalke–Borussia Dortmund 0-0
Costs           : 358 million German Marks 
Capacity      : 61,482 (standing and seated)
Address       : Ernst-Kuzorra-Weg 1, 45891 Gelsenkirchen
8. Shakstar Donetsk-Donbass Arena
        Donbass Arena is a stadium with a natural grass pitch in Donetsk, Ukraine that opened on 29 August, 2009. The facility is located in the center of the city, in the Lenin Comsomol park. With a capacity of 50,000 spectators, the Stadium hosts FC Shakhtar Donetsk matches and will host some matches in Euro 2012. It meets the requirements for a UEFA Elite 5-star Stadium rating.
Stadium information :
Name            : Donbass Arena
Inauguration  : 29 August, 2009
Costs            : 400 million USD 
Capacity       : 50,000
Address        : Ernst-Kuzorra-Weg 1, 45891 Gelsenkirchen

References : 
1. en.wikipedia.org
2. www.stadiumguide.com






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