Biography Of Kim Kardashian

KIM KARDASHIAN 

Kim Kardashian is an American celebrity, known primarily for her public social appearances, sex-tape scandal and as a reality television star.

Kim was born in Los Angeles, California, to Robert Kardashian and Kris Jenner (nee Houghton). Robert Kardashian was a top lawyer, best known for defending O.J. Simpson when Simpson was charged with the double murder of his wife and her friend. Robert died on 30.9.2003.

Kim's mother had divorced Robert in 1989 and married Bruce Jenner, a former Olympian. Kim also has two sisters, Kourtney and Khloe, as well as a brother, Robert. In addition to this, she has two stepbrothers; Burton and Brandon Jenner, a step-sister (reality TV star Brody Jenner) and two half-sisters, Kendall and Kylie Jenner. Kim attended an all-girl's Catholic school in Los Angeles and helped out at her father's music marketing firm, Movie Tunes.

Having been lifelong friends with the heiress Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian was introduced to the socialite scene in the early 2000's. Kardashian herself first encountered a degree of notoriety when a tape of her having sex with the rapper Ray J became available.

Far from damaging her prospects, Kardashian built a life in the spotlight around the incident. She began with a reality TV series, entitled Keeping Up With the Kardashians, which featured her and her family and aired on the E! channel in the US.

She went on to act in 'Beyond the Break' and Disaster Movie though never quite forged an acting career for herself. She has had more success presenting TV shows such as Wrestlemania XXIV and serving as a judge on America's Next Top Model. She was also selected as a contestant on the popular Dancing with the Stars.

Kim Kardashian owns a clothing boutique with her sister, entitled D-A-S-H, along with her sisters Kourtney and Khloe. She has also launched a number of beauty products, such as the charitable LipFusion lipgloss and the Kardashian Glamour Tan.

Deciding to step behind the camera for a change, Kim Kardashian produced the reality show The Spin Crowd, which focuses on her friend's PR company, Command PR.

She also turned her hand to music and the video for her track 'Jam (Turn It Up)' was directed by Hype Williams, featuring a cameo from Kanye West.

Kim Kardashian married the music producer Damon Thomas in 2000. Their relationship was short-lived and the pair divorced in 2004. She went on to date a number of high-profile men, including the model Gabriel Aubry, Miami Dolphins player Reggie Bush and the Dallas Cowboys player Miles Austin.

In October 2010, she started dating Kris Humphries, a basketball player for the New Jersey Nets. They were engaged in May 2011 and married in August 2011. The marriage preparations and ceremony were subjects of a TV show that aired on E! in October 2011. After just 72 days of marriage, Kim Kardashian filed for divorce. Humphries has accused Kim Kardashian of fraud and has requested that a judge issue an annulment rather than the requested divorce.

Biography Of Snoop Dogg

SNOOP DOGG

Calvin Cordozar Broadus born on October 20, 1971 in Long Beach, California, was previously labeled "Snoopy" by his mother that in present day he took the stage name Snoop Doggy Dogg, which later changed to Snoop Dogg when he began recording. He is in the 2000s known as either rap musician or actor, many people believe as one of rap's true legends. During his youth that was after graduated from high school, Snoop Dogg was frequently in trouble with drugs and law, in and out of jail for nearly three years. Released from jail he embarked on making homemade rap tapes with his friend Warren G, who was a stepbrother of Dr. Dre of N.W.A. After all, Dr. Dre asked him for collaborations, first on the theme song of the film "Deep Cover," and then on Dr. Dre's debut solo album "The Chronic."
In August 1993, Snoop Dogg recorded his own debut album "Doggystyle" with Dre, during which he was arrested for shooting death a member of a rival gang named Phillip Woldermarian who was later revealed to have had a secret obsession with him. Defended himself to not guilty because he allegedly drove the car while his bodyguard McKinley ...
Lee fired the fatal shots on self defense grounds, he had yet to remain entangled in the legal battles around the case for three years. Shortly after in November 1993 the "Doggystyle" album was released under Death Row Records. It successfully became the first debut album ever to enter the charts at number one, helping to fuel the ascendant of West Coast "G Funk" rap. Moreover, the album's singles "What's My Name" and "Gin and Juice" had gone to the top ten, with the album itself remained in the charts for several months, even as controversy raged over the murder trial and Snoop Dogg violent and sexist lyrics. Such controversy resulted in Gangsta rap becoming the center of arguments for censorship and labeling, with Snoop often used as an example of violent and misogynistic musician.
Came after that was a short film about the trial called "Murder Was The Case," and an accompanying soundtrack, all of which were released in 1994. Two years later in November 1996, by the time Snoop Dogg's second album "Tha Doggfather" was released, both the furor and popularity of gangsta rap had begun to fade. This situation was made worse by the death of Tupac Shakur,Snoop's good friend before and while they were label mates, and the racketeering accusation of Death Row co-founder Suge Knight. This caused Snoop to draw his back a bit from hard-core gangsta rap, decided to perform along the hard rock Lollapalooza tour in 1997, and make several film appearances. In between the year of 1998 to 2000, the star kept producing more music albums, naming that of "Da Game Is to Be Sold Not to Be Told" which was certified two times Platinum, "No Limit Top Dogg" that spawned the hit singles "Bitch Please" and "Down 4 my N'z", and "Tha Last Meal".
Additionally, he also started producing and directing music videos for himself and other artists, before then in 2001 released an autobiography. On top of that, in 2002 Snoop announced his giving up drinking and drugs that he later that year could favorably release his next solo album, "Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$," which featured the hit singles and videos "From Da Chuuuch to Da Palace" and "Beautiful" among others, featuring guest vocal by The Neptunes' Pharrell Williams. Besides, Snoop had also had some other collaboration with Silkk the Shocker, C-Murder, B-Legit, Babyface, Bad Azz, Bizzy Bone, Mariah Carey, Bootsy Collins, The D.O.C., Daz Dillinger, Dr. Dre, and Nate Dogg.

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Biography Of Lev Yashin

LEV YASHIN

Lev Yashin as the “Black Spider” or simply “The Man in Black”, Lev Yashin has a good claim to be considered the greatest goalkeeper the world has ever seen. Sent to work in a munitions factory at the age of 12 he was discovered by Dynamo Moscow playing in goal for the factory team. He joined Dynamo in 1949 but did not establish himself in the first team until 1953 and for a while he was more successful playing in goal for Dynamo’s hockey section. He played the first of his 78 games for the Soviet Union in 1954. and was well established as first choice for the national team by 1956 when Yashin conceded just two goals in the Olympic tournament as the Soviets took gold against a depleted field. After an outstanding performance at the 1958 World Cup where the USSR were quarter –finalists, Yashin anchored his nation to victory in the first edition of the European Championships in 1960 but hampered by a series of concussions was less impressive in the 1962 World Cup. His USSR team reached the final of the 1964 European Championships and the semi-finals of both the 1966 World Cup and 1968 European Championships but his 1956 Olympic victory was his only appearance at the Games. The Soviet Union surprisingly were defeated in the qualifying stages in 1960, 64 and 68. Lev played his entire career with Dynamo Moscow winning five national titles and three Soviet Cups. He was voted European Footballer of the Year in 1963 and remains the only goalkeeper to have won this award. A Recipient of the Olympic Order in Silver in 1986 he was named “Goalkeeper of the Century” by FIFA in 2000.

Biography Of Oliver Kahn

BIOGRAPHY OF OLIVER KAHN

Oliver Kahn is one of the most successful German goalkeepers in recent history.
He is known for his bulky frame, impressive presence in his team's defense and his strength of character to become the leader on the field which separates him from many other great goalkeepers.
Oliver Kahn biography shows him winning eight German Championships, Six German Cups, UEFA Cup in 1996, UEFA Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup (both in 2001).
His presence on the field earned him four consecutive UEFA Best European Gaolkeeper awards, Two German Footballer of the Year awards and three IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper awards.
Oliver Kahn biography shows him winning the Golden Ball after the 2002 FIFA World Cup becoming the only goalkeeper in the history of the tournament to do so.
When he was only 6 years old, Oliver Kahn biography shows him joining local youth team Karlsruher SC.
Kahn started playing field before he found out that his skills are a lot better as a goalkeeper.
He trained and moved through the ranks of Karlsruher SC until 1987-88 season when he signed his first professional contract playing a backup keeper behind Alexander Famulla.
His first team debut came on November 27th, 1987 in a 4-0 win against FC Koln.
This was just a taste of playing time for Kahn because the manager Winfried Schafer preferred to have Famulla in the goalkeeper position up until 1990's.
The following years Kahn established his first team place in goal becoming a leader on the team with his strong personality as well as their key player in reaching the 1993-94 UEFA Cup semi finals where they were eliminated.
After great performances for Karlsruher SC, Bayern Munich showed interest in acquiring Oliver Kahn which they did at the beginning of 1994-95 season as a replacement for Raimond Aumann.
Oliver Kahn biography shows that his move to Bayern cost about 4.6 million DM / €2.5 million / $3.5 million, which was also a record transfer for Goalkeeper position at that time.
Biography of Oliver Kahn shows that he was named best Goalkeeper of the Year during his first season with Bayern.
Right away he was established as Bayern Munich starting goalkeeper and would go on to win his first title after defeating Bordeaux in the 1996 UEFA Cup Final.
His first League Championship with Bayern Munich came in 1996-97 season.
Kahn was also named Goalkeeper of the Year this season for the second time in his career.
I think that 1999 Champions League Final against Manchester United is worth mentioning in this Oliver Kahn Biography as it was the biggest and most surprising loss for Bayern in the history of soccer I think.
Bayern Munich had an early lead 1-0 and held on to it until stoppage time.
Anyone watching this game witnessed that anything can happen in the game of soccer.
Bayern Munich lost the match in the last 3 minutes of the stoppage time when Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer shook the net twice just minutes before the referee ended the game to steal the 1999 UEFA Champions League title from Bayern Munich and Oliver Kahn.
His first Champions League Title with Bayern Munich came after beating Valencia in the final game of 2001 UEFA Champions League.
Kahn was the key player with his 3 saves after the game ended 1-1 and went to penalties.
After the match Kahn received the UEFA Fair Play Award. He walked up to Valencia goalkeeper Santiago Canizares and attempted to comfort him.
This same year Kahn won the International Cupat Tokyo's National Stadium beating Argentine team Boca Juniors in the final.
Oliver Kahn biography shows a rapid decline during the 2002-03 season with Kahn being at the end of some harsh criticism from the media for letting in some of the easiest goals.
As of 2011, Oliver Kahn biography shows that he is the all time clean sheet leader in the history of Bundesliga, with 197 matches played without conceding a goal.
His last match played in European Competition was against Zenit Saint Petersburg in the UEFA Cup semi-final on May 1st, 2008.
His last Bundesliga match was on May 17th, 2008 in a 4-1 victory against Hertha Berlin.
After 14 years with Bayern Munich Oliver Kahn biography as a professional soccer player comes to an end in a farewell match against Germany XI on September 2nd, 2008.
The match ended 1-1.
Oliver Kahn biography shows that he was called up for the 1994 FIFA World Cup as a back up goalkeeper but would not get a chance to play until June 23th, 1995 when he made his international debut for Germany in a 2-1 win against Switzerland.
He was the reserve goalkeeper when Germany won the 1996 UEFA European Football Championship in England.
History of Oliver Kahn international career shows that he would also be on the bench as a reserve goalkeeper to great German goalie Andreas Kopke during the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
After the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Andreas Kopke announced his retirement from international soccer making room for Oliver Kahn to become Germany's first choice in goal.
Oliver Kahn biography shows that he became the captain of the German squad in 2002.
Kahn had one of his worst international performances during the qualifying rounds of 2002 FIFA World Cup when Germany lost 5-1 against England.
This loss cost Germany a direct qualifying place in the 2002 FIFA World Cup but they would secure their spot in the World Cup after beating Ukraine in the playoff.
Oliver Kahn led Germany to the 2002 FIFA World Cup and although Germany had low expectations for this tournament, they managed to advance all the way to the finals.
Kahn came into the final match against Brazil with a torn ligament in his right ring finger and fumbled a weak shot from Rivaldo allowing an easy tap in for Brazilian Ronaldo.
\Germany lost the final match 2-0 however later on in the interviews Kahn refused to blame his injury for his fumble and his gift of a goal to Ronaldo.
After the tournament was over, Oliver Kahn received the Lev Yashin Award for the best goalkeeper of the tournament conceding only 3 goals, 2 of them in the final match against Brazil.
Oliver Kahn bio shows that he was the first goalkeeper in the history of this competition to also win the Golden Ball for best individual performance after the 2002 FIFA World Cup was over.
Oliver Kahn remained the first choice for Germany during the 2004 UEFA European Football Championship but Germany could not get past the group stage.
After the 2004 UEFA European Championship, Kahn gave up his captaincy to Michael Ballack.
Oliver Kahn biography shows that he lost his number one spot to his longtime competitor Jens Lehmann of Arsenal during the 2006 World Cup.
He still stayed on as a backup keeper for Germany offering full support to his teammate Jens Lehmann.
After getting beaten by Italy during the semi final stage of the tournament, Kahn was given the start for the 3th place against Portugal which Germany won 3-1, he was also the Germany captain after Ballack picked up an injury and could not play.
After this match, Oliver Kahn bio for German National Team comes to an end as he announced his retirement from International soccer.
Kahn made 86 appearances for Germany, including 49 as team captain.
He never won the World Cup title but did finish 2nd in 2002 and 3th in 2006.

Biography Of Peter Schmeichel

PETER SCHMEICHEL

Peter Schmeichel was born in Gladaxe, Denmark on 18 November 1963.
His father, Tolek, was a well-known pianist in Denmark.
Peter Schmeichel played for Hvidovre Idraets Forening, where, in spite of being goalkeeper, he scored seven penalties (he was later to buy the struggling Hvidovre IF), and then had five years at Brondby.
However, it was with Manchester United, whom he joined in August 1991 for £550,000 that he established his reputation as a world-class goalkeeper.
Schemichel's honours under Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, included five league championships (1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999), three FA Cups (1994, 1996 & 1999), the League Cup (1992), the UEFA Cup (1992) and the Champions League (1999).
Peter Schmeichel captained Manchester United when they won their 1999 Champions League final against Bayern Munich in Barcelona. A win, which also gave the club the treble.
Schmeichel was capped for Denmark 128 times, and was part of the Danish side that won Euro 92 in spite of originally not qualifying.
In 1999 Peter Schmeichel joined Sporting Lisbon and they won the Champions League.
He returned to England when he joined Aston Villa in 2001 and then went to Manchester City the following season. However, in 2003, Schmeichel retired from playing, aged 39.
Since then Peter Schmeichel has been a pundit and presenter on television.
In 2001, Peter Schmeichel was awarded the honorary MBE for services to football.
In Strictly Come Dancing, Peter Schmeichel danced with Erin Boag. They improved through the series but were voted off in the seventh show.
Peter's son, Kasper Schmeichel also became a top-class goalkeeper.

Biography Of Petr Cech

PETR CECH

Petr Cech is a goalkeeper for the Czech Republic and Chelsea in the English Premier League. He is easily recognised because of his protective headgear which he has worn for every match he has played in since fracturing his skull in 2006. His acrobatics between the sticks, and his good understanding with the defence, have made him officially the best goalie in the Premier League – setting a club record of 1025 minutes without conceding.
Petr was born on 20th May 1982 in Plzen, Czech Republic. He was born into a poor family who made the most of everything they had – encouraging Petr to push himself at whatever he did. He played as a striker up until he was 10 years old, when he suffered a fall and damaged to his spinal cord. As an impatient youngster, he couldn’t wait until he had fully recovered to play football, so instead opted to go in goal – a position he has stayed in ever since!
Petr worked his way up through the youth teams at Viktoria Plzen in the lower Czech Leagues, before signed professional forms for Blsany. A number of good performances saw him move for £500,000 to Sparta Prague, helping them to compete for the Czech League title with a contribution that included a run of 10 consecutive shut-outs.
After just one season with Sparta, Cech made his big money move to Stade Rennes, costing the French club £5m. He instantly became the Rennes first-team keeper, aged just 21, and was ever-present in his two seasons at Rennes, helping them to finish comfortably in the top half in his first year. With some of Europe’s biggest clubs watching from the sidelines, Petr Cech decided to stay a second season, though only on the condition that he could move in the next summer.
In February 2004, Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri agreed a £10m fee for Petr Cech, with the talented goalkeeper joining the club officially at the end of the season. Cech was initially brought in as the understudy to Carlo Cudicini, but an injury to Carlo saw Petr given his chance in the Premier League, and he has retained the first-team spot ever since.
Jose Mourinho took over in 2005 but saw fit to leave Cech in the first-team, and later claiming that Cech was one of his ‘untouchables’. With Mourinho in charge, Chelsea won two Premier League titles and the FA Cup – Cech became one of the first goalkeepers to keep a clean sheet in new Wembley (Manchester United’s Van der Sar did on the same day).
In October 2006, Petr Cech was knocked unconscious by a dangerous challenge whilst playing against Reading. He was rushed to hospital, with doctors doing all they could to relive a depressed skull fracture. Thankfully, Cech made a full recovery and was back in training within a week, although he couldn’t play competitively because his skull needed time to heal.
Cech was back to his best in January 2007, and helped Chelsea to win the Premier League. The following season, Chelsea finished as runners up in both the Premiership and the Champions League.

Biography Of Gianluigi Buffon

GIANLUIGI BUFFON

Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon, Cavaliere Ufficiale OMRI born on January 28, 1978 in Carrara  is an Italian FIFA World Cup-winning goalkeeper who currently plays for Italian Serie A club Juventus F.C. and the Italian national team.
Gianluigi Buffon was born into an athletic family: his mother Maria Stella was a discus thrower, his father Adriano a weightlifter, his two sisters Veronica and Guendalina volleyball players, and his uncle Angelo Masocco a basketball player. He is also a nephew of goalkeeping legend Lorenzo Buffon (a cousin of Gianluigi's grandfather). Buffon is engaged to Czech model Alena Seredova; the couple are expecting a son in February of 2008.
In 1995, at the age of 17, Buffon was signed by Parma A.C. , and made his Serie A debut against A.C. Milan. In his fourth season with the club, he won the UEFA Cup. He transferred from Parma to Juventus F.C. in 2001, for a world-record goalkeeper's fee of around £32 million. In 2003, he received the UEFA Most Valuable Player and Best Goalkeeper awards, and was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004. During the annual Luigi Berlusconi Trophy match against Milan in August 2005, Buffon collided with Milan midfielder Kaká while chasing a loose ball, and suffered a dislocated shoulder that required surgery. His operation was successful and he returned to the pitch in November, but played only once as another injury returned him to the sidelines until January. He recovered in time to help lead Juventus to their second consecutive Scudetto and his fourth overall with the club.
On May 12, 2006, Buffon, along with former Juventus goalkeeper Antonio Chimenti and many other players, were implicated as participants in illegal betting on Serie A matches while with Parma. The following day, he voluntarily allowed himself to be questioned by Turin magistrates in an attempt to clear his name. While admitting that he did bet on sports (until regulations went into effect in late 2005, banning players from doing so), he vehemently denied placing wagers on Italian football matches. Fears arose that he had jeopardized his chance of playing in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, but he was officially named Italy's starting goalkeeper on May 15. The players were cleared of all charges by the FIGC on June 27, 2007.
Juventus were relegated to Serie B on July 14, 2006, and deducted thirty points as part of the verdict of the Italian match-fixing scandal; the deduction was later reduced to 17 and then to 9 under appeal, but their last two Scudetti were erased from the record books. Rumors about a transfer for Buffon subsequently spread, and many teams became interested in his services. However, no deals ever materialized as Buffon elected to remain with Juventus; his agent said, "Serie B is a division he has never won and he wants to try to do this." A.C. Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani stated in April 2007 that Buffon's decision to stay proved a catalyst in re-signing incumbent Dida.
After Juventus won the Cadetti and were promoted back into the top flight, Buffon signed a contract extension that will keep him at the club until 2012.
On September 21, 2007, Football Italia reported that Buffon nearly signed with A.S. Roma in 2001 following his departure from Parma, but team president Franco Sensi instead opted for Atalanta B.C. keeper Ivan Pelizzoli, who averaged less than fifteen appearances in five seasons with Roma. Buffon also claimed that he wouldn't have signed with Roma had he left Juventus in 2006. “That was never a possibility really...I don’t think that Roma had the finances to make an investment of such a nature.”
Buffon was awarded his first cap for Italy when he was only 19 years old, as an injury replacement for Gianluca Pagliuca during a 1998 FIFA World Cup play-off against Russia. He was called up for the 1998 World Cup finals, but did not play a single game as Pagliuca remained first choice. He was a member of the Italy squad at the 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004.
He kept seven clean sheets in addition to a 453-minute scoreless streak during the 2006 World Cup finals; the only goals conceded were an own goal from teammate Cristian Zaccardo against the United States, and a Zinedine Zidane penalty in the final against France, which ended scoreless in extra time and led to a penalty shootout in which neither Buffon or Fabien Barthez could make a save. The lone miss was David Trezeguet's effort that clanged off the bottom of the crossbar and failed to cross the line, which enabled Italy to emerge victorious. Buffon received the Yashin Award for his accomplishments throughout the competition.

Biography Of Iker Casillas

IKER CASILLAS

Iker Casillas Fernandez (born May 20, 1981 in Mastoles, Madrid) is a Spanish football goalkeeper. He is currently the first choice goalkeeper for Real Madrid and the Spanish national team. He is also the first vice-captain of Spain.
Still only a youngster in goalkeeping terms, Iker Casillas has nonetheless gained a huge reputation in European football. A shot-stopper par excellence, the Real Madrid player is gradually developing the commanding presence in his area which could yet see him become an all-time great.
Because he was too young to have a driver’s license, Casillas was the only Madrid player to use public transport to get to training sessions in the 1999/00 season.
He is currently dating Spanish model Eva Gonzalez. She comes from Seville and has appeared in TV programmes and done numerous photo shoots for magazines. She was recently voted the prettiest footballers’ partner in Spain.
Born in Madrid in 1981, Casillas’ entire career has been spent with his hometown club Real Madrid, which he joined as an eight-year old. He first hit the limelight at 17 when he was pulled out of a high school art class to be told he would be on the bench for a Champions League match. His breakthrough came during the 1999-2000 season, when he replaced the injured Bodo Illgner and played in Madrid’s UEFA Champions League triumph in an all-Spanish final against Valencia CF where his senior team mates Raúl González, Fernando Morientes and Steve McManaman scored in a 3-0 win.
Loss of form subsequently allowed Ceasar Sanchez to take the starting position as goalkeeper, but Casillas reclaimed the limelight after coming on as substitute for the veteran in the 2002 UEFA Champions League Final against Bayer Leverkusen and preserving Madrid’s 2-1 lead with a series of fine saves.Casillas came on to replace the injured Cesar with 22 minutes remaining at Hampden Park and produced a series of outstanding saves to ensure Real held on to their lead. At one point Leverkusen appeared to be queuing up to score but Casillas was at his best, his efforts to deny Yildiray Basturk and Dimitar Berbatov particularly brilliant.
Again the Real Madrid first choice in the 2002-03 season, an injury-free season saw Casillas play in 15 of his side’s Champions League games as well as all 38 Primera Division matches as Madrid reclaimed the Spanish championship. In the 2003-04 season, Casillas was virtually ever-present as Madrid relinquished their crown and lost the Spanish Cup final, missing just one league game.
Despite Casillas’ stellar performances every week, Real Madrid suffered two trophyless seasons in the 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons. Although Casillas was widely considered the team’s most consistent performer during this lean patch, there was much gossip and speculation regarding a possible transfer to another club. Manchester United was the name that regularly cropped up in newspapers. It was speculated that Casillas was unhappy with his salary, which was paltry in comparison to the amounts earned by some of the team’s bigger stars. However, the saga ended when the player signed a contract extension on the November 30, 2005, tying him to the club till 2011.
Casillas was a member of the Spanish teams which won the UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup and FIFA World Youth Championship in 1999. Following his full international debut against Sweden, Casillas was an unused substitute at Euro 2000.
He was the first choice goalkeeper at the 2002 FIFA World Cup held in South Korea and Japan later that year, and enjoyed hero status after Spain knocked out the Republic of Ireland in a penalty shoot-out to advance to the quarter-finals. Before the 2002 FIFA World Cup, he was almost unknown to most football fans because he was only a substitute player. After the FIFA World Cup and his performances against the Republic of Ireland and South Korea, he was finally the leading goal keeper in the national team.
Casillas played in all eight Group 6 fixtures during Euro 2004 qualifying, conceding just four goals. He then kept goal in both legs of the play-off victory against Norway, keeping a clean sheet in Oslo. He then backstopped his country at the Euro 2004 finals.
Casillas was his country’s first-choice goalkeeper during the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Biography Of Edwin Van Der Sar

EDWIN VAN DER SAR

Edwin Van der Sar was born on October 29,1970 in Voorhout,Netherlands.He is a Dutch retired footballer.He played for Club like Ajax,Juventus,Fulham,and Manchester United as a Goalkeeper.He is one of the greatest player in the history of International team of Netherlands.Currently he is interested in coaching.He moved to Italian club named Juventus and then went to England.He won UEFA Champions League while staying in Ajax in 1995 and Manchester United in 2008.He was one of the finest great footballer in the world.In UEFA mathces he named as Man of the match.He winner of UEFA Cup in 1992.After that he scored many goals,won gold medals and trophies.He also made some records in the history.He has won biggest titles like Best European Goalkeeper and UEFA Club Goalkeeper of the Year 2009.He started his career from a hometown club named Foreholte and after that he moved to VV Noordwijk.In 1999,He got fame in Manchester United and named the best goalkeeper.In 2001 Edwin Van der Sar signed a 4 years contract with Fulham.In 2005 he signed for Manchester United.The team manager Sir Alex Ferguson really appreciated his work and skills.He impressed manager with his brilliant performance.In a Radio interview Edwin Van der Sar announced and talked about his retirement from International Football Euro 2008.His wife name is Annemarie Van Kesteren.The get married at the Beurs Van Berlage in Amsterdam on 2006.They have two children.The son name is Joe and daughter name is Lynn.

Biography Of Nemanja Vidic

NEMANJA VIDIC

Nemanja Vidic is a defender for Serbia and Manchester United in the English Premier League.  He is a no-nonsense central defender who seems to emerge from each thunderous tackle unscathed.  Nemanja is hard but fair when he tackles, and has the perfect combination of being able to read the game well and being comfortable on the ball.  Vidic is also a notable threat with his aerial ability from set-plays, and has scored some important goals for the Reds over the years.
Nemanja Vidic was born on 21st October 1981 in Uzice in the Former Republic of Yugoslavia.  This town has since come to be recognised as part of Serbia.  Vidic had one older brother, who he played football with everyday after school, and was renowned for never backing out of a challenge even at a young age.  At the age of 15 he was scouted and signed up by Red Star Belgrade, who had the facilities and coaches to help Nemanja take the step to the next level.
Vidic signed professional forms on his eighteenth birthday, but he was still some way off the Red Star Belgrade first-team.  A year on loan at Spartak Subotica gave him some first-team experience, and he was thrown into the first-team for Red Star in August 2001, when he was 20 years old.
Vidic’s uncompromising attitude made him an ideal leader on the pitch – someone willing to be the first to get a challenge in – so Nemanja was made captain.  He had success in the Serbian SuperLiga and Serbian Cup, leading Red Star to a memorable double in 2003/04 before he was sold to Russian club Spartak Moscow for a fee of around £3m.
Vidic played for just over a year in the Russian league, playing the last few months of the 2004 season (and collecting the Serbian ‘Overseas Player of the Year’ in the process), and the entire domestic Russian 2005 season, helping Spartak to make the Champions League because of a top-two finish for the first time in their recent history.
At the end of the Russian season, Spartak Moscow received a bid of around £7m, which was too much for them to turn down.  Nemanja Vidic joined up with Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United in the January 2006 transfer window, and took some time to adapt to the pace and skill of the English Premiership.  Indeed, Vidic had such a torrid time in his first few months that he considered returning to Russia, though thankfully he decided to hold out on making a decision until the next season.
Nemanja Vidic took a first-team spot ahead of Mikael Silvestre and Wes Brown, and started to form a fantastic partnership with Rio Ferdinand at the heart of the Manchester United defence.  In his first full season at the club Vidic helped United to win the league title, nodding in 3 important goals on the way.  The fans were starting to realise that this ruthless defending ‘machine’ was a key player for their team.
The Premier League and Champions League double-winning season of 07/08 saw him named in the UEFA ‘Team of the Season’.  Vidic has refused to be complacent since his successes, and dedicates each match to his former team-mate and best-friend who was involved in a fatal accident when Vidic was his flat-mate at Red Star Belgrade.
Vidic is starting to be recognised as one of the very best defenders around, and was short listed for the 2008 FIFPro Award as well as the prestigious Ballon D’or.  He remains an outside bet to win the 2009 PFA ‘Player of the Season’ because of his consistency and professionalism.
Nemanja Vidic made his debut for the Serbia and Montenegro national side on 12 October 2002, aged 21.  Serbia took on Yugoslavia’s history and achievements because it held the capital city.  Vidic was an integral member of Serbia & Montenegro’s ‘fantastic four’ defence which conceded just one goal in the run up to the 2006 World Cup.  Vidic was suspended for the first game of the Finals tournament and then injured his knee, which mean he played none of Serbia & Montenegro’s matches.
After the World Cup, Serbia and Montenegro spit, with Vidic continuing to represent Serbia, though narrowly failing to qualify for Euro 2008.

Biography Of Fabio Cannavaro

FABIO CANNAVARO

A Fabio Cannavaro biography has many highlights, but it is not complete unless you include the 2006/2007 season, the best season in his career. It was back in 1972 that Franz Beckenbauer won the Golden Ball award, being the first defender in history to ever receive this trophy.
Outside of earlier win by Lev Yashin, who played as a goalkeeper, only strikers or attacking midfielders managed to get hold of this prestigious trophy. After Beckenbauer won it, many thought it was an extraordinary exception and the new age of soccer, where strikers are the big heroes, will never see another defender win it.
34 years have passed since then and the above mentioned "prophecy" was true, until Fabio Cannavaro had to say something about it…But before going so far with this Fabio Cannavaro biography, let’s take a quick peek at his career.
Being born in Naples, Fabio Cannavaro was a huge fan of locals SSC Napoli, which were at the top of their game when Fabio was growing up. With Diego Maradona and Ciro Ferrara in the team, Napoli won the league title (the Scudetto) and determined the young Cannavaro to take up soccer at the club's youth team. He spent some time close to his favorite stars, beinga ball boy for the team in home matches.
However in just a couple of years, young footballer Fabio Cannavaro's dream came true: he was selected for the first squad, given a professional contract and was able to play alongside some of his childhood heroes, who were now long standing veterans in the team.
On March 7th 1993, he played his first match in a league that will not forget him too soon, Serie A. The coincidence is that his debut was made on one of the stadiums that will mark his entire career, Juventus' Delle Alpi. However, losing some of their stars, including Maradona, made Napoli sink in the table and in desperate need of funds, they had to sell Fabio Cannavaro to rivals AC Parma.
At Parma, Fabio Cannavaro found an excellent environment for a defender, as Parma was always considered a tough nut to crack due to their solid defenses over time.
On this particular occasion, Parma's defense consisted of Gianluigi Buffon in the goal and Fabio Cannavaro and Frenchman Lilliam Thuram in the center. All three players will soon prove their world class status, as they will be crowned World Champions in the following years.
With Fabio Cannavaro in the team and coach Carlo Ancelotti on the bench, Parma had two miraculous seasons, having their best league table finish ever in 1997-1998 (second place, 1 point behind champions Juventus) and winning the UEFA Cup and Coppa Italia next year.
Their success sparked the interest of major Italian clubs, with coach Carlo Ancelotti moving to Milan, Thuram and Buffon moving to Juventus and Fabio Cannavaro being signed by Internazionale Milano, in what was then a shocking fee for a defender, 32 million euros.
A Fabio Cannavaro Biography cannot skip the important period the player spent at the nerrazzuri club, but Inter was definitely not his career's apogee.
It wasn't the best period for Inter, as they didn't manage to win any titles or important trophies in the two years spent by Fabio Cannavaro with the club (in 2002/2003 Inter finished second in the league, while in 2003/2004 they finished fourth).
Being a trophy-hungry personality, Fabio Cannavaro agreed to a move to rivals Juventus, especially since he would rejoin the majestic defensive trio from Parma, together with Thuram and Buffon.
During the Juventus period, Fabio Cannavaro had some huge satisfactions but he also suffered one of his biggest career shocks.
Winning the title with Juventus in 2005 and 2006 finally acknowledged him as a champion, also winning another prestigious Italian award, the "Oscar del Calcio: Migliore difensore", an award given to the best defender in the Italian league each year and an award Fabio was runner-up for 3 consecutive years.
Coped with the league successes, Fabio Cannavaro also had a dream come true with his national team, as Italy marched on to win the 2006 World Cup, in a memorable final against France, where Fabio and his Juventus colleague Buffon had to confront ex trio component Lilliam Thuram.
An enormously solid performance at the World Cup and the great run with Juventus in the league had Fabio Cannavaro nominated to the Golden Ball award, being considered a serious competitor for Golden Ball favorite Zinedine Zidane.
Many say that if it wasn't for Zidane's headbutt in the last minutes of the World Cup final and his sending off in the last match of his career, Fabio Cannavaro would have lost the Golden Ball, but as things developed, the trophy ended up in his hands and with this, in the hands of the second defender in history, after Franz Beckenbauer (who won it twice, in 1972 and 1976).
However, Cannavaro couldn't enjoy his impressive success in 2006 for too long, as the Calciopoli scandal was sparked, with Juventus being sent in the second division and deducted 9 points. Being at an age and professional level where he couldn't allow a complete downfall and also being a very trophy-hungry footballer, Fabio Cannavaro signed for Real Madrid, following Juventus coach Fabio Capello and his team mate Emerson.

Biography Of Rivaldo

RIVALDO

1989 was a tragic year for Rivaldo, having lost his father to a road accident and being himself at one point unable to continue playing soccer. Fortunately, later that year, local club Paulista took him on and offered him a professional contract at age 17. He didn't get a chance at Paulista, simply because he was too fragile for professional soccer yet, so he was sold to Santa Cruz FC in 1991 where he played his first matches and scored his first professional goals.

Rivaldo's goals attracted the interest of Mogi Mirim EC, who signed him after a single season at Santa Cruz, but his big break would come in 1993, when one of Brazil's most powerful clubs, Corinthians, signed the young soccer player.
He didn't disappoint the Corinthians fans and he proved to be a decisive soccer player, Rivaldo scoring close to 20 goals in 40 matches in his first (and only) season with the club. 1993 also saw the debut of Rivaldo for Brazil's national side and he even managed to score his first goal, in a friendly against Mexico.

The next season, he found himself switching clubs again, this time for Palmeiras, who were then reigning champions in Brazil. His 2 seasons at Palmeiras were amongst the most successful in his career, Rivaldo's goal tally reaching 53 in 104 matches. This extraordinary goal/match ratio earned him a move to Europe, when Deportivo La Coruna signed him.
His only season with Deportivo was a great deal for both the player and the club. Adapting quite well for a fresh new Brazilian soccer player, Rivaldo managed to score 21 times in 41 matches, becoming the fourth league top scorer that season and making Spanish giants FC Barcelona put a $25 million offer for him on Deportivo's table. Obviously, they accepted and Rivaldo went on to play for the club that would be determinant to his career.

His 5 seasons at Barca were the peak of his career, as Rivaldo's goal tally for the club went over the 100 mark in approximately 170 matches. Winning the Spanish league twice (1998 and 1999) and the Spanish Cup and European Super Cup once (1998 both) opened Rivaldo's taste for trophies and although he did not get anymore with Barcelona, he moved to AC Milan in 2002, just in time to be crowned Champions League winner with the rosso-neri squad.
His two seasons with Milan weren't very convincing as Rivaldo was not even a first team regular anymore (he was also benched by a string of annoying injuries). In 2004, hungry for more success and a guaranteed first team place, Rivaldo moved to Greek champions Olympiacos, helping them win the league thrice, in 2005, 2006 and 2007 as well as the Cup on two occasions, in 2005 and 2006. the 2007-2008 season will find Rivaldo playing for Olympiacos' rivals, AEK Athens.

Biography Of Carlos Tevez

CARLOS TEVEZ

Carlos Alberto Tévez made his name with Argentine giants Boca Juniors, and Manchester United. He is currently playing for United, on a two-year loan from Media Sports Investments.
He is regarded as one of the most promising prospects to come out of Argentina and has been labelled as the "New Maradona".
Tévez's full name is Carlos Alberto Martínez. He was raised in Ejército de Los Andes, where he got the nickname of Apache. His parents changed his surname to his mothers during a conflict between his junior club All Boys and Boca Juniors.
Tévez has a distinctive burn mark from his right ear, down his neck to his chest. This occurred when he was ten months old while he was exploring his mother’s kitchen floor and he inadvertently pulled a kettle of boiling water over himself.
Tévez joined Boca at the age of thirteen and played his first professional match with Boca in 2001 against Talleres de Córdoba. With Boca Juniors he won an Argentine Championship (2003), a Copa Libertadores (2003), an Intercontinental Cup (2003), and a Copa Sudamericana (2004). Because of the Intercontinental Cup of 2003, he did not participate in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship with the Argentine team.
Following Argentina's and Tévez personal success at the 2004 Olympic Games, the Argentine Football Writers chose him as Footballer of the Year and Sportsman of the Year 2004.
In December 2004, he transferred to Sport Club Corinthians Paulista for $20 million with a five year contract worth $10 million, following the Brazilian club's deal with Media Sports Investments. The deal was the biggest transfer ever in South American football.
Tévez became the captain and star of the team that won the 2005 Brazilian league and the fans' favourite player.
On Thursday 31 August 2006, the day of the European transfer deadline, Tévez confirmed on his website that both he and Javier Mascherano were signing for West Ham United on permanent deals, for £12 million, via his contractual owner Media Sports Investments
In April, following a record £5.5m fine for West Ham for breaching Premier League rules over the signings of Tévez and Mascherano, Tévez was cleared to play for West Ham.
Tévez's future at West Ham has been the subject of constant speculation ever since he signed for the Hammers, with the media linking him to a host of European clubs, including Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and Internazionale. However, West Ham stated repeatedly that they owned his registration and did not wish to sell him.
At the end of June, Tévez rejected a move to Inter Milan, having been given a deadline for his decision by the Serie A champions. Manchester United were intersetd but unsure of exactly who Tevez was owned by.
Manchester United and West Ham agreed to invite FIFA to rule on the ownership of Tévez, but finally an agreement was reached between West Ham and MSI, with the approval of the Premier League, whereby MSI would pay £2 million to West Ham, who would then release Tévez from his registration with them.
Manchester United put forward a proposed two-year loan deal for Tévez to the Premier League, which was approved on 10 August.
He was given the number 32 jersey, the same number as that which he had worn at West Ham. He claims to like the number as it contains the same numbers as Michael Jordan's famous 23, a sportsman who Tevez lists as one of his idols.
He made his debut in a 1-1 draw against Portsmouth on 15 August, replacing Wayne Rooney, who had suffered a foot injury, and set up a goal for Paul Scholes.

Biography Of Gary Neville

GARY NEVILLE

Former Manchester United and England right back Gary Neville yesterday launched his biography entitled ‘Red’ in Malta, at The Agenda Bookshop at The Point, Sliema.
No player has been more synonymous with the glory years of Manchester United Football Club over the past two decades than Neville. He was captain of the side for five years.
An Old Trafford regular since he attended his first match at the age of six, captain of the brilliant 1992 FA Youth Cup-winning team that became known as ‘Fergie’s Fledglings’, outspoken representative of MUFC, Neville is the ultimate one-club man.
On the launch he spoke of an amazing career, which he now describes in this captivating book.
Authoritative, insightful, fearless and never less than 100% honest, no-one has better credentials for documenting the story of United under Sir Alex Ferguson.
Replying to some questions from the press, Neville said that Saturday’s 6-1 drubbing against City rivals Manchester City will not convince Sir Alex Ferguson to retire. He said: “Instead, I firmly believe it will instigate him to do his best to turn everything over and go on to win the title.”
He also said that a recent proposal to have relegation scrapped from the Premier League will never happen. “It has been part and parcel of the game in Britain for so many years. I cannot see it being changed now or in future,” he added.
Neville also said that Manchester City had all the credentials to challenge seriously for the title. He added: “They have some fantastic players among their ranks. They are a club in ascendancy, but like them, I also believe that United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea will also be challengers.”
Asked what he believed will happen at Old Trafford when Ferguson decides to call it a day, Neville said: “I honestly don’t know. No one knows. I do not think he will be quitting quickly. It is a big challenge for him, especially after last Saturday’s result.”
At the end, he said he hoped everyone, not just Man United fans, will enjoy reading his book, adding that he was very happy to be launching it in Malta, which he feels is his second home.

Biography Of Cafu

CAFU

Marcos Evangelista de Moraes, commonly known simply as Cafu, is a former Brazilian international footballer player who is currently a free agent and is expected to take his final decision to retire in January 2009. He plays as a right-back and is regarded as one of the best ever right-backs. Cafu has won the World Cup twice with Brazil and the UEFA Champions League once with Italian powerhouse AC Milan. Cafu was named by Cafu in March 2004 as one of the 125 greatest living footballers.
Cafu commnenced his professional club football at Brazilian giants Sao Paulo in 1989 and played for them until 1994, scoring 7 goals in 115 league matches. He won the Copa Libertadores in 1992 and 1993 and was named the South American Footballer of the Year in 1994.
Cafu subsequently played for Juventude, Real Zaragoza and Palmeiras before landing at AS Roma in 1997. He featured for the Rome club until 2003, scoring 5 goals in 163 Italian Serie A matches. He won the scudetto with Roma in 2001 and the Coppa Italia in 2003. It was at Roma that he earned the nickname “El Pendolino” (The Express Train).
In 2003 Cafu moved to Italian powerhouse AC Milan and won the Italian Serie A title with them in his debut season. He also featured in his first UEFA Champions League final in 2005 and actually won the competition with in 2007. At the end of the 2007-2008 season Cafu’s contract with Roma came to an end. He had scored 4 goals in 119 league matches for Milan.
As of now, Cafu is without a football club at the moment and has declared that he shall make a final decision on whether he shall retire in January 2009.
Cafu made his international debut for Brazil in 1990 and went onto feature in 142 international matches for his nation, between then and 2006, scoring 4 goals. He is the most capped Brazilian player of all time and has appeared in the World Cup finals in a record 21 matches. He won the 1994 and 2002 World Cup and has featured in four successive World Cup fianls.

Biography Of Michael Owen

MICHAEL OWEN

Michael James Owen born on  December 14, 1979 in Chester, UK is an English football player. He plays as a striker, and is noted particularly for his speed and acceleration. He has enjoyed a hugely successful and high-profile career at both club and international level.
He first played for his primary school team in Wales, breaking all the local scoring records in his first season. Liverpool signed Owen as an apprentice while in his teens, although as a boy he had been a supporter of their arch local rivals Everton. With Owen's help, Liverpool's youth team won the FA Youth Cup in 1996.
He signed professional forms for the senior team just after his seventeenth birthday in December 1996, making a sensational debut for the team against Wimbledon F.C. in May 1997, coming on as a substitute and scoring a goal. He quickly became a first team regular in the following 1997-98 season, and was that season's joint top scorer in the Premier League, scoring eighteen goals (equal with Chris Sutton and Dion Dublin). That same season, he was voted PFA Young Player of the Year.
He continued to be a consistent goalscorer for Liverpool, and in 2001 helped the club to their most successful season for several years. The team won the League Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Cup, with Owen scoring two goals in the last few minutes against Arsenal in the FA Cup final to turn what appeared to be a 1-0 defeat into a 2-1 victory. Surprisingly, however, he failed to score in the team's incredible 5-4 victory against Deportivo Alavés in the UEFA Cup, and was substituted in that game. At the end of the year, he became the first British player for twenty years to win the European Footballer of the Year award.
Due to Liverpool's continued failure to win the Premier League or the Champions League, Owen was often linked with moves to other clubs, although he initially remained loyal to his first employers. However, due to stalled contractual talks in the summer of 2004, and with only one year remaining on his contract before he could leave the club on a free transfer, Liverpool sold Owen to Real Madrid for a fee of 12 million euros on 13 August 2004, with midfielder Antonio Nunez moving in the other direction.
Owen had a slow start to his Madrid career and drew some criticism from fans and the Spanish press for his lack of form, often being confined to the substitutes bench during matches. However, a successful return to action with the England team in October 2004 seemed to revive his morale, and on his first match back with Madrid following this he scored his first goal for the team, the winner in a 1-0 UEFA Champions League group game victory over Dynamo Kiev. He quickly followed this up just a few days later with his first Spanish league goal for the team in a 1-0 victory over Valencia, and also hit the target in the three of the next four games to make it 5 goals in 6 successive matches.
Owen had a highly successful record at Youth and Under-21 international level, although he was only briefly a member of the England Under-21 team before he made his debut for the senior team in a friendly match against Chile in February 1998. Playing in this game made Owen the youngest player to represent England in the whole of the 20th century.
Owen's youthful enthusiasm, pace and talent made him a popular player across the country, and many fans were keen for him to be made a regular player for the team ahead of that year's World Cup. His first goal for England, against Morocco in another friendly game just prior to this tournament, only increased these calls. The goal also made him the youngest ever player to have scored for England, until his record was surpassed by Wayne Rooney in 2003.
Although he was selected for the World Cup squad by manager Glenn Hoddle, he was kept on the bench as a substitute in the first two games. However, his substitute appearance in the second game against Romania saw him score a goal and hit the post with another shot, almost salvaging the defeat. After that, Hoddle had little choice but to play him from the start, and in England's second round match against Argentina he scored a sensational goal, voted by many as the goal of the tournament and really bringing him to the attention of the world football scene.
England lost that match and went out of the tournament, but Owen had sealed his place as an automatic England choice and his popularity in the country was huge. At the end of the year he won a public vote to be elected winner of the prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year title, the award's youngest ever recipient.
He has since played for England in the 2000 and 2004 European Championships and the 2002 World Cup, scoring goals in all three tournaments. This makes him the only player to ever have scored in four major tournaments for England.
In April 2002, he was named as England's captain for a friendly match against Paraguay in place of the injured regular captain David Beckham. Owen was the youngest England skipper since Bobby Moore in 1963, and since then has regularly captained England during any absence for Beckham.
As of October 2004, Owen has been capped sixty-five times for England and scored twenty-eight goals: he is one of the England team's top ten goalscorers of all time.

Biography Of Diego Maradona

DIEGO MARADONA

Diego Maradona was born on 30 October 1960 in Villa Fiorito near Buenos Aires in Argentina.
Maradona was an outstanding natural talent and played football from an early age. He was snapped up at just 10 by Los Cebollitas, a junior team belonging to Argentinos Juniors. Diego Maradona made his debut for the Argentinos Juniors senior team in 1976.
From 1981 to 1982 he played for Boca Juniors (he had a second spell there from 1995 to 1997), but in 1982 he signed for Barcelona for £4.8 million.
Diego Maradona continued his spell in Europe when he was transferred to Napoli for £6.9 million in 1984. He stayed there until 1991 and then had short spells with Seville, Newell's Old Boys, and Boca Juniors again, before retiring from playing.
Maradona's greatest club successes came with Napoli, including winning the Italian league in 1987 and 1990 and the UEFA Cup in 1989.
However, it was on the international stage that Diego Maradona had his most notable results and performances.
Diego Maradona's 91 caps for Argentina included four World Cups (1982, 1986, 1990, and 1994).
His 34 international goals incuded the infamous 'hand of God' goal against England during the 1986 World Cup. Maradona's other goal in that game, ironically, was one of the best goals seen on the world stage.
Argentina won the match 2-1 and went on to win the World Cup itself.
Maradona has been no stranger to controversy on and off the pitch, and, in 1991, he was banned for 15 months after failing a drugs test.
Maradona also tested positive for banned drugs at the 1994 World Cup.
As well as having a drug addiction problem, which he had treated in Cuba, Diego Maradona has had troubles with his finances.
He reportedly owes the Italian authorities 30 million Euros in back taxes and in 2006, Italian police stripped Maradona of two Rolex watches in part payment.
In 2007 Argentina's central bank said it was investigating Maradona for alleged financial irregularities.
Since his retirement from football Maradona has suffered from fluctuating health and weight problems.
In 2007, Diego Maradona had health problems again and was admitted to hospital.


Nicknamed 'El Grande' in Argentina, where they so respect him that they have retired the Number 10 shirt, Maradona has two daughters, Dalma and Giannina.
On 4 November 2008, Diego Maradona was confirmed as the new head coach of Argentina.
Diego Maradona launched a controversial tirade on live TV after his Argentinian side qualified for the 2010 finals.
Soon after Argentina got beaten by Germany in the quarter-finals of the World Cup, it was confirmed on 27 July 2010 that the Argentine Football Association had voted to remove Diego Maradona and appoint Sergio Batista as caretaker coach.

Biography of Ryan Giggs

RYAN GIGGS

Ryan Joseph Giggs OBE born on 29 November 1973 in Ely, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom is a Welsh footballer who has played for Manchester United as a midfielder for the entirety of his club career to-date, and is famed as one of the greatest wingers of all time in the game. Giggs holds a slew of football records including being the most decorated player in British Football history, as well as the most successful English League winner as he collected his 10th FA Premier League winning medal on 11 May 2008.
Giggs was the first player in history to win the PFA Young Player of the Year award consecutively and as of today has played and scored in every single season of the FA Premier League since its inception, also holding the league's records for most all time goal assists with 289 assists in 535 appearances. Giggs has had a stellar domestic and continental career and is the first player in UEFA Champions League history to have scored in 12 successive seasons, on top of being elected into the PFA Team of the Century in 2007, the English Premiership Team of the Decade, in 2003, as well as the FA Cup Team of the Century. Giggs is also the only United player to have played in all 10 League winning teams and the only Manchester United player to have played in both League Cup winning teams. At the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final, held on 21 May 2008, Giggs passed Sir Bobby Charlton's record of 759 appearances for Manchester United to become the club's all-time leader in appearances.
On the International level, Giggs played for the Welsh national team prior to his retirement from international football on 2 June 2007, and was once the youngest player to ever represent his country. As well as the many honours Giggs has received within football such as being named in the Football League 100 Legends, he was awarded an OBE in the Queen's 2007 Birthday Honours List, and was inducted into the exclusive English Football Hall of Fame in 2005, for his services to English Football.

Biography Of Roberto Carlos

ROBERTO CARLOS

Roberto Carlos (born in Garça, São Paulo, Brazil, 10 April 1973; age 38 years) is a Brazilian footballer. He plays as a left wing-back. He currently plays for Anzhi Makhachkala in Russia. He never played for Brazil national team. Roberto is known as a player who has a hard kick.
Roberto Carlos played for União São João, Palmeiras, Internazionale, Real Madrid, Fenerbahce, and Corinthians, before currently playing for Anzhi Makhachkala.
Roberto, unlike other Brazilian players who eventually world-class super star, rather than early bloomer. Actually, he just got his first professional contract in 1993, when he was 20 years old, when the Brazilian club Palmeiras signed him from his youth club, União São João.
Although a bit late stage debut in professional football, he made an immediate impact at Palmeiras and he played the most games in two seasons with the club, scoring five times in his 68 appearances. As Brazil a lot of talent who rose from the crowd in the local championship, Roberto attracted the attention of big European clubs and in 1995, Internazionale Milano offers a deal of his life.
Time with Inter 1995 - 1996, although short (he only played one season with klup Italy), because he felt the force of the European championship and the Italian Serie A to be one of the most defensive in the World. In the season 1995 - 1996 he was called to the Brazil national team and managed to get a bronze medal in the Olympic summer of 1996. Unfortunately, the ability and potential can not be disclosed due to more sedentary dibangku reserves.
Summer of 1996, the official signing him to Los Blancos Santiago Bernabeu. His career immediately shot with El Real. He became a Real Madrid left-back is hard to beat so far. In Real, Carlos played for 11 seasons and collecting 47 goals in 370 league matches. Total he played at Real Madrid in 584 matches and scored 71 goals in all levels of competition, an impressive tally considering the fact that he played at left back. He gave assists to Zinedine Zidane created the winning goal sehinggal difinal Real Madrid. Los Blancos' 2-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen and deliver the Los Blancos as a champion of the Champions League 2001-2002. Showed consistently high standard and dynamic in play, Carlos was selected in the UEFA Team of the Year 2002 and 2003. Dated August 2, 2005, he officially has dual nationality Brazil and Spain. This proved important for Real Madrid Carlos, meaning he is now counted as an EU player. January 2006, he set records at Real Madrid as a non-Spanish players playing for the most klup with 330 matches. Carlos broke the previous record held by Alfredo Di Stefano with a 329 game. '
Roberto Carlos has played 125 times for the Brazilian national team, and has scored 11 goals. He also played for Brazil in the third edition of the FIFA World Cup, namely: 1998, 2002, and 2006.