CR9 fastest footballer in the World

Madrid - In addition to skill if the ball is okay, Cristiano Ronaldo was also known as speed. Status as the fastest footballer in the world is now validated by a study conducted in Germany.

Efforts to measure the speed of sprint football player who performed in Germany supported by the magazine Der Spiegel. And the result is Ronaldo's name in the top position.

Mentioned that the speed of running Real Madrid winger touched rate 33.9 km / hour. This figure is the average when he took the ball and still be in pressure opposing player. Thus Marca reported.

Ronaldo thin lead over Arjen Robben, who was sitting in second position with a sprint speed reaches 32.9 km / hour. While the top three and four English players occupied the duo Theo Walcott and Wayne Rooney with each record 32.7 km / h and 32.6 km / hour.

Last occupants at number five is the Dutch attacking midfielder who is now in uniform Arsenal, Robin van Persie. Speed that can be taken RVP was 32.1 km / hour.

A little surprising is the absence of a Lionel Messi in the list of the top five. And all this time Barcelona star was also known to have a speed above the average.

Marca called if the high-speed sprints Ronaldo because the chance to train with the fastest man, Usain Bolt. CR9 could still increase even if the pace continues train with world record holder is 100 meters.

In comparison, the gold medal in the Olympic 100m number 2008, Bolt speed is 37.1516 km / hr.

by,Doni Wahyudi - detiksport

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Beckham want To Play in World Cup 2014

Los Angeles - Not to be performed at the 2010 World Cup, David Beckham had another dream. England international midfielder hopes he can play in the 2014 World Cup.

By the age of 34 have hit the number, Beckham is already quite elderly. In such an age, usually have a lot of football player who decided to hang the shoes.

However, Beckham said he still wants to play until he was 40 years old. Even if possible, players who had defended Manchester United and Real Madrid wanted to strengthen the British in 2014 World Cup.

"We'll see. I want to play until age 40 and took part in the World Cup again, but I have to see growth from year to year," he said as reported by Reuters.

"When it was like this, everything was slow. I always say that I am always ready to be called English. If they do not call me, I'll make them call me."

"Maybe time will come when I said, 'That's enough." But seeing the current situation, it did not come, "he said.

Beckham himself was looking forward to if he could play in the 2010 World Cup. At least until qualifying coach Fabio Capello has never failed to put his name into the Three Lions squad.

His desire to play in the 2010 World Cup might have accomplished it, but what about the 2014 World Cup? Almost a year ago AC Milan team doctor, Jean-Pierre Meerseeman, has said that Beckham has excellent physical condition. Therefore, it is possible he was playing until the age of 40 years.

"Beckham can stay fit until five or six years," said Meerseeman at that time.

by, Rossi Finza Noor - detiksport

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Take care baby, Miss. Rooney Drawing

Manchester - Since a father, Wayne Rooney had to cut his sleep time. Receive the effects, drawing intention to watch the World Cup because Rooney was missed overslept.

Kai Wayne Rooney, babies born this past 2 November that his father should be willing to wake up at night just to keep it. As a result of sleep is often plagued senior Rooney.

Manchester United's striker admitted he still had to adapt to this new habit. Naturally, if then he took advantage of every opportunity to sleep, including the trip to London last Friday, when Chelsea will play against West Ham United.

Arriving at the hotel, Rooney had laid his body on the bed. Initially, he intended to watch live World Cup drawing. However, what power, he could not fight sleep and finally fell asleep with the television on in front of him.

"I slept until ten o'clock. We took the train to London and just five in the afternoon to the hotel," bebernya told The Sun.

"I lay down on the bed to see her drawing show on television, but I overslept."

Rooney knows the results of the draw from one of his colleagues. When he knew the British were segrup with Slovenia, the United States and Algeria, 24-year-old player that was mentioned, this is not an easy group for The Three Lions.

"That's a good draw. I saw the Spanish in the U.S. dropped the Confederation Cup. This will be a tough fight."

"I do not know much about Algeria. But, I'm sure the manager will get a lot of information before the match," he said.

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Goal spectacular Figueroa

Stoke - This week may mean special in a Maynor Figueroa. Wigan Athletic defender had scored a spectacular and probably the best in his career

Wigan come to the United Stadium, the stable Stoke City, Saturday (12/12/2009) night WIB and action into 72 minutes and the score was 1-1.

At that Wigan get a free kick in midfield and Figueroa was picked. Time to hesitate when taking, he kicks off a direct unexpected sinking smoothly into the Stoke net guarded Thomas Sorensen.

Yes, a beautiful goal, and practically just created a spectacular player that Honduras passports. And it was his first goal this season from 12 appearances.

Unfortunately, Wigan failed to secure the three points and had to settle for a draw play 2-2. The Latics were still tied to the order of the standings with 13 points from 18 over 16 action.

"The arrogance shown in the football when taking a kick Maynor was truly extraordinary," says architect Wigan, Roberto Martinez, after the action that was launched Reuters.

"We know he's capabilities and techniques that he has. But his decision to take free-kick was something special and you will see a goal like that again in front of him," sure Martinez.

"We are very proud of and feel upset if it was not the winning goal."

Figueroa goals scored is the umpteenth time that happened in the Premier League. Previously David Beckham scored as Manchester United membekuk Wimbledon August 17, 1996 became one of the most memorable fan until now.

Similar to what is done Figueroa, Beckham with his right foot from the ground conquered half Neil Sullivan in the rule.

In the realm of not just England and Beckham just Figueroa, Xabi Alonso at Liverpool during the game never did it twice.

The first was when Liverpool beat Luton Town 5-3 in the FA Cup win in 2006 and when Newcastle United 2-0 from the 2006/2007 season.

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Ex-Euro champs Bayern, Juve play for last-16 spot

LONDON (AP)—With six European titles between them, Bayern Munich and Juventus have grown accustomed to advancing in the Champions League, but one of them will be eliminated Tuesday when they meet in the last round of the group stage.

Having already seen five-time champion Liverpool crash out two weeks ago, AC Milan, Inter Milan and Marseille also know that their status as former European Cup winners doesn’t make them immune from exiting in a tense finale.

Even Barcelona could become the first holders to exit at the group stage since the Champions League revamp in 1992-3, although—like fellow Spaniards Real Madrid—Pep Guardiola’s team only needs a draw to clinch a spot in the last 16.

Already assured of advancing are Premier League sides Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal, along with FC Porto, Fiorentina, Lyon and Sevilla.

Bordeaux can also breathe easily having topped Group A and the French side is an onlooker as Munich and Juventus face off for second.

A repeat of September’s 0-0 draw at Germany would see double-European winner Juve prevail because they are a point ahead of Munich.

“We must be wise and humble and understand that if we put all into the match we can do well,” Juve captain Alessandro Del Piero said.

Knowing it has to win in Turin to advance, Bayern, which captured its fourth continental title in 2001, is determined to ignore the Italians’ 16-match unbeaten home run in the Champions League.

“Bayern is not a team that gets eliminated in the first round,” said striker Mario Gomez, who has scored in each of the last three matches.

But Bayern will be without midfield star Franck Ribery, who has only recently started practicing again after being sidelined for two weeks with tendinitis in his left knee.

The teams with the most European Cups between them—Madrid (nine) and Milan (seven)—occupy the top two qualification spots in Group C, but 1993 champion Marseille could deny either of them a place in the knockout phase on Wednesday.

Third-place Marseille must beat Real to have a chance of advancing. If FC Zurich, which can’t take the Europa League spot, can repeat its earlier victory over Milan, Marseille would advance alongside Madrid even by beating the Spanish club.

Madrid, which is without the injured Kaka, can only be eliminated if Marseille beats them by at least a three-goal margin and Milan also triumphs.

But Madrid drawing with Marseille would send the big-spenders through with Milan regardless of the Italian side’s result.

“This is a game we have to win to advance, independent of what Marseille does,” Milan vice president Adriano Galliani said. “After a tough start to the season (coach) Leonardo has made his mark and we’ve rediscovered our identity.”

It’s harder to predict the outcome of Group F on Wednesday with Barcelona, two-time winner Inter, Rubin Kazan and Dynamo Kiev embroiled in a four-way tussle.

Barcelona is in the strongest position as the three-time champions are guaranteed to advance with a draw in Kiev. That result would also send Milan through if Jose Mourinho’s side avoid losing to Rubin Kazan.

Barcelona could only be eliminated if it loses by a three-goal margin and there is a winner in the other fixture.

“(Kiev) is the most important game of the year, the one that will decide the course of our season,” Guardiola said. “But I am confident.”

Group G leader Sevilla, which hosts Rangers, is the only Spanish team guaranteed to advance. Christian Gross’ first task as Stuggart manager will be masterminding a victory Wednesday over Unirea to dislodge the Romanian champions from second.

In Group B, Man. United just needs to draw at Wolfsburg on Tuesday to secure top spot, but the German champions can still be caught by CSKA Moscow in the tussle for second. CSKA must better Wolfsburg’s result against leader United.

To join Arsenal in advancing from Group H, second-place Olympiakos just needs to draw with the Premier League club on Wednesday. Should the Greek side lose at home, Standard Liege can advance by beating AZ Alkmaar.

Group C’s top two places have already been taken by Chelsea and Porto. Atletico Madrid, which hosts Porto, will take the Europa League place by matching Apoel Nicosia’s result at Chelsea. But the Cypriot champions have to better Atletico’s result to continue their European journey.

The only remaining issue in Group E on Wednesday is whether Lyon can topple Fiorentina from the summit by beating Debrecen and hoping the Italian side loses at Liverpool.

By ROB HARRIS, AP Sports Writer

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FIFA must take a stand on cheating

FIFA president Sepp Blatter is currently recovering from an operation to fix an unknown ailment (an enlarged ego, possibly?), but he’ll have plenty to occupy his thoughts during his recuperation.

Apart from sifting through a bunch of “get well soon” cards from his, er, adoring legions across the globe, Blatter needs to get his mind around how to handle the cheating controversy that has engulfed the sport.

Thierry Henry’s deliberate handball that helped put France through to the World Cup at the expense of the Republic of Ireland is the first topic that the soccer world will demand Blatter to answer. FIFA has already decreed that the playoff game cannot and will not be replayed, yet there is still action Blatter could take.

There have been calls for Henry to be banned from the tournament, which may seem harsh at first glance. However, Irish players like Shay Given and Robbie Keane will be denied the chance to participate due to his actions, so why should Henry get a free pass?

As usual, it’s highly unlikely that Blatter will take any real productive action, especially when there is a big-name player from a leading nation involved. But he’s facing growing pressure to do something about the fair-play issue that is soccer’s current primary topic of discussion.

Henry’s indiscretion only temporarily diverted attention from the diving epidemic that has rocked the game, and it must be addressed before next year’s World Cup. If video replays are not a realistic option, according to Blatter, then he needs to find another solution to cut down on the growing need to feign injury.

The behavior of leading managers is not exactly helping. Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez spoke out strongly against diving earlier this season, insisting that it is a stain on the sport and needs to be eradicated. Yet Benitez refused to censure his own player, David N’Gog, for a blatant dive that won a penalty in a recent game against Birmingham.

Soccer sure has some headaches, and the bedridden Blatter has much to consider. Over to you, Sepp.

Weekend Best XI

1. Get him some Advil

Bob Bradley did a fine job in steering the U.S. to the World Cup, but he faces a stern test once he gets there. The structure of the draw for the tournament means that the U.S. is in the worst possible pot, which dictates it can’t face any of the weakest sides in the same group. The U.S. is virtually guaranteed to be up against three strong opponents.

2. Get him a beer

Jermain Defoe might have just booked his spot on England’s World Cup squad after smashing five goals past Wigan in an extraordinary 9-1 English Premier League rout on Sunday. Defoe struck a hat trick in only seven second-half minutes and added two more to put himself ahead of Michael Owen in Fabio Capello’s pecking order.

3. Get him some earplugs

It seems we’re always talking about Rafa Benitez, so here we go again. Benitez faces his latest do-or-die game this week, with Liverpool needing to beat Hungarian outfit Debrecen to stand any chance of advancing in the UEFA Champions League. Failure to do so will put the Benitez-haters into overdrive – and probably cost him his job.

4. Keep an eye on …

Arsenal striker Robin van Persie’s knee injury. Van Persie has gone to extreme lengths to minimize his layoff time, having horse placenta injected into his knee with the hope that it will help him heal faster. His involvement is crucial if Arsenal is to stay on course in the EPL and Champions League.

5. Catch a flight to …

Barcelona. Next weekend’s clash between Barca and Real Madrid could go a long way toward deciding the fate of the La Liga title. The hosts have some problems, though, with Lionel Messi headlining a list of six injured players who are in doubt for the Nov. 29 contest.

6. Useless and completely made up statistic of the week

11 percent – The number of people in Seattle who do not own a Seattle Sounders scarf.

7. Sad goodbye

More than 15,000 mourners turned up to a stadium mass in Monterrey to honor Mexican star Antonio De Nigris last week. The 31-year-old De Nigris, who played for Greek side Larissa, died of a suspected heart attack on Nov. 16. He represented Mexico 16 times.

8. Get ready to say hello to …

Cristiano Ronaldo. After a nice little break – sorry, injury layoff – Ronaldo is ready to return to Real Madrid in fine spirits. While he was out, Portugal squeezed into the World Cup, Madrid ascended to the top of La Liga and his ankle problem has healed faster than expected.

9. Get ready to say goodbye to …

David Beckham. Sunday’s MLS Cup final was Beckham’s final game for the Los Angeles Galaxy until July of next year. He’ll depart for a loan spell at AC Milan and potentially the World Cup in South Africa with England.

10. Get excited about …

UEFA Champions League. It’s back this week and matchday five will go a long way toward finalizing the 16 knockout phase places. It’ll be nervous times for some big teams, with AC Milan, Barcelona and Real Madrid all needing points and Bayern Munich and Liverpool seeking a miracle.

11. Why it’s good to be a soccer player

Check out Giorgia Palmas, partner of Bologna winger Davide Bombardini.

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