Sunday, 13 March 2011

Iker Casillas Fernández, great Spanish goalkeeper

Iker Casillas Fernández (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈikeɾ kaˈsiʎas feɾˈnandeθ]; born 20 May 1981) is a World Cup-winning Spanish goalkeeper who plays for the Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and serves as captain for both the Spanish national team and Real Madrid. As captain of the national side, he led a young Spanish team to their first European Championship in 44 years, his first senior international honour. In 2010, he led Spain to their first ever FIFA World Cup and won the Golden Glove for the tournament's best goalkeeper.

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Since bursting onto the scene as a teenager, Casillas has been recognised as one of the best goalkeepers in Europe, illustrated by the many awards he has received. He was nominated for the European Footballer of the Year award twice, ranking fourth overall in 2008 and continuing to be the highest-ranked goalkeeper again in 2009. At the end of 2009 he was voted into the UEFA Team of the Year for the third consecutive time.

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As of July 2010 Casillas is one of a very select group of players who have won all major club and national championship titles. In 2010, he was awarded with the Sports Prince of Asturias Award. On 19 October 2010, Casillas became the most capped goalkeeper of all time in the UEFA Champions League.

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Wednesday, 9 March 2011

Video: Jamie Redknapp is set on fire

Jamie Redknapp did many amazing things during his career on the football field, but he never managed anything quite as hot as this when he was in his pomp at Liverpool FC. On this week's A League of Their Own, the football legend plays keepy-up while his arms are set on fire.

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Tuesday, 8 March 2011

Wayne Bridge, From Man U to West Hame

Wayne Michael Bridge (born 5 August 1980) is an English footballer who currently plays as a left back for West Ham United on loan from Manchester City.

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A graduate of the Southampton Academy where he made his debut in 1998, he has also played for Chelsea and Fulham during his Premiership career.

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Although not a regular first choice player internationally, Bridge was occasionally called upon to play for the England national team, including representing England in the World Cup. He brought his international career to a close on 25 February 2010, following an alleged affair between his ex-girlfriend and the (then) England captain, John Terry.

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On 12 January 2011, Bridge joined West Ham United on loan until the end of the season. He made his West Ham debut on 15 January 2011 in a 3–0 loss to Arsenal

Thursday, 3 March 2011

Luke Fitzgerald, Irish rugby hunk

Luke Fitzgerald, born September 13, 1987, in Wicklow, Ireland, is an Irish Rugby Union footballer.

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As of 2011, Fitzgerald plays at winger or centre for Leinster.

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Having previously studied at Blackrock College, Fitzgerald won two Leinster Schools Senior Cups, in 2004 and 2006. He won his first cap for Ireland in November 2006. 

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Fitzgerald has earned the nickname "Pivot" from Leinster and Irish rugby fans due to his exciting runs and sidesteps from broken play.

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Wednesday, 2 March 2011

Esteban Félix Granero Molina, Spanish Footballer

Esteban Félix Granero Molina (born 2 July 1987 in Madrid) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Madrid, as a midfielder.

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A versatile element, known as El Pirata (The pirate), he can play as a playmaker or behind the strikers. His best attributes are passing, technique, and shooting.

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In the 2010–11 season, after Real Madrid purchased two players in his position, Sami Khedira and Mesut Özil, Granero was limited mainly to substitute appearances. On 16 January 2011, he came from the bench to score against UD Almería, in a 1–1 away draw against the bottom-placed team

Monday, 28 February 2011

Raúl González Blanco, Spanish Footballer

Raúl González Blanco (born 27 June 1977 in Madrid, Spain), known simply as Raúl is a Spanish footballer who plays as a striker.

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He currently plays for German club Schalke 04, in the Bundesliga. Raúl had spent most of his career playing for Spanish club Real Madrid up until 2010 and is the club's all-time top goalscorer.

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Raúl is a three-time winner of the UEFA Champions League and has long been the competition's all-time leading goal scorer. He left Real Madrid on 25 July 2010, having scored 323 goals in 741 appearances.

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Sunday, 27 February 2011

Richard Berankis, Lithuanian hotness

Richard Berankis was born 21 June 1990 in Vilnius, Lithuania, to Jelena and Genadijus. His mother works in a post office while his father is a taxi driver. He has one sister, Lina, who was also a tennis player.

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Berankis resides between Bradenton, Florida and Vilnius, Lithuania. He speaks Lithuanian, Russian and English.

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As of 14 February 2011, he is ranked No. 74 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and is the top ranked Lithuanian tennis player of all time.

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Berankis began playing tennis at the age of two. Since he was nine years old, Berankis has been coached by Remigijus Balzekas.

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In the beginning of his career, Berankis mainly played in Futures and Challenger tournaments. He won one Futures singles and one doubles titles from 2006 to 2008. As a junior, he won the 2007 U.S. Open boys' singles final.

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The 2011 Australian Open marked the first time he did not have to compete in the qualifying round to make the main draw. In the first round he defeated Marinko Matosevic 6-4, 6-2, 7-5. In the second round, Berankis defeated former world number 3 David Nalbandian 6-1, 6-0, 2-0. He was defeated by David Ferrer in the third round 2-6, 2-6, 1-6.

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Thursday, 24 February 2011

Iwo Kitzinger polish Basketball player and Dieux du Stade pin up

Iwo Kitzinger aka Marcin Kosinski (born 26 February 1985)

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A member of the Polish basketball team, a graduate of MKKS Rybnik , currently without a club, He represents the country in international tornaments (including the European Championships in Spain 2007 ).

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In February 2011 he was released from his contract at Asseco Prokom Gdynia.

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Wednesday, 23 February 2011

Maciej Ustynowicz

Maciej Ustynowicz (born February 23, 1983 in Warsaw) is a Polish speedskater. He competed for Poland at the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.

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Height: 5'9" (176 cm),      Weight: 163 lbs (74 kg)

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Tuesday, 22 February 2011

David Oliver, Olympic Medallist

David Oliver (born April 24, 1982), is an American hurdling athlete. As a professional athlete, he competes in the 110 meter hurdles event outdoor and the 60 meter hurdles event indoor. He won the bronze medal in the 2008 Olympic Games and won another bronze at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships.

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He is the American record holder in the 110 meter hurdles. Oliver is a three-time U.S. Champion, having won indoor and outdoor titles in 2008, and a second title at the 2010 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. He also won the gold medal at the 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final. He has a personal best of 12.89 seconds in the 110 m hurdles, placing him in the top-3 on the all-time lists.

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He is the son of Brenda Chambers, who also competed in track and field in the 400 m hurdles event. He graduated from Denver East High School in Colorado, in 2000. He currently lives and trains in Orlando, Florida with coach Brooks Johnson. He graduated from Howard University in 2004 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing.

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Sunday, 20 February 2011

Cristiano Ronaldo-Footballer, Model, and still hot and fit

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH, (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɾɨʃtiˈɐnu ʁuˈnaɫdu]; born 5 February 1985), commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and serves as captain of the Portuguese national team. Ronaldo is the most expensive player in football history after moving from Manchester United to Real Madrid in a transfer deal worth £80 million (€94m, US$132m).

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In addition, his contract with Real Madrid, in which he is to be paid £11 million per year over the following six years, makes him the highest-paid football player in the world. Ronaldo holds the distinction of being the first player to win the FIFA Puskás Award, an honour handed by FIFA to the best goal of the year. He scored that goal from 40 yards out against FC Porto in a UEFA Champions League quarter-final match, while still playing for Manchester United.

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Ronaldo began his career as a youth player for Andorinha, where he played for two years, then moved to Nacional.

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In 1997, he made a move to Portuguese giants Sporting Clube de Portugal. Ronaldo's precocious talent caught the attention of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, and he signed the 18-year-old for £12.24 million in 2003. The following season, Ronaldo won his first club honour, the FA Cup, and reached the Euro 2004 final with Portugal, in which tournament he scored his first international goal.

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In 2008, Ronaldo won the Champions League with United, and was named player of the tournament. He was named the FIFPro World Player of the Year and the FIFA World Player of the Year, in addition to becoming Manchester United's first Ballon d'Or winner in 40 years. Three-time Ballon d'Or winner Johan Cruyff said in an interview on 2 April 2008, "Ronaldo is better than George Best and Denis Law, who were two brilliant and great players in the history of United."

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On 15 June 2010, in Portugal's opening World Cup match against Côte d'Ivoire, Ronaldo was tackled by right-back Guy Demel, which led to an argument and both being booked. The next day, Portugal contacted FIFA to suggest that Ronaldo's yellow card be rescinded since he was "pulled into" the confrontation after having already moved away from the spot where he was tackled, but the appeal was rejected.

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Ronaldo failed to make an impact in the World Cup; after going scoreless in the qualifiers, his only goal came in Portugal's 7–0 group stage thrashing of North Korea on 21 June, which marked his first international goal in 16 months. Portugal were ultimately eliminated by Spain in the Round of 16.

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Saturday, 19 February 2011

Stuart Broad–Cricket gets sexy

Stuart Christopher John Broad (born 24 June 1986 in Nottingham) is a cricketer who plays Test and One Day International cricket for England.

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A left-handed batsman and right-arm seam bowler, Broad's professional career started at Leicestershire, the team attached to his school, Oakham School; in 2008 he transferred to Nottinghamshire, the county of his birth and the team for which his father played. In August 2006 he was voted the Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year.

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He was a vital member of the victorious 2009 Ashes squad, and he won Man of the Match in the fifth Test at the Oval, after figures of 5/37 in the afternoon session of the second day. His bowling was also instrumental in helping England win the 2010 ICC World T20.

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As a batsman, he holds the second-highest ever Test score made by a number 9 after his 169, his first century in first-class cricket, against Pakistan in August 2010.

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He previously dated former Miss England Laura Coleman and actress Kacey Barnfield. Broad's sister Gemma works for the England team as an analyst. He supports Nottingham Forest F.C. and Leicester Tigers. Stuart's stepmother Michelle "Miche" Broad died of suicide having motor neurone disease on 7 July 2010.

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Broad attended Oakham School and was in the same year group as England and Lions rugby player, Tom Croft.

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Friday, 18 February 2011

David Beckham

The football world was buzzing last night when David Beckham appeared through the revolving doors of his hotel wearing spectacles.

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Looking every inch a geek in his wide horn-rimmed glasses, Becks strolled out for a night on the town with wife Victoria in New York.

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This is the first time Beckham, 36, has been seen sporting the 'four-eyed' look, but dressing-room insiders at LA Galaxy have been speculating about his eyesight for some time.

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"Becks has been squinting for quite a while now," says former Galaxy star Clint Dempsey, "His crosses have been awry the last season - he never seems to see me when I make a run into the box. To see him in specs isn't a surprise."

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A close friend agrees "Becks has been seen around town with a lot of women, but he swears they were all Victoria. If he's having problems with his eyesight, then that would explain a lot."    Top Premiership manager Harry Redknapp remarked, "If David needs glasses then I'm sure there's still a great future for him in the Premiership - as a referee."