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Sunday, May 29, 2011

BBC Sport - Football/Soccer Champions League final statistics. FC Barcelona - Manchester United 3-1. Also, I show you personalized stamps (USA) about great footballers from Spain (it's a Xavi stamp), and Argentina (it's a...Messi. Love is messy, but who needs squeaky cleanliness?)

Please read: BBC Sport - Champions League final statistics

Also:
"Full-back Patrice Evra paid tribute to Barca's almost telepathic style play which saw them win the European Cup for a second time at Wembley.
"We have to accept that for the last four years Barcelona have been the best team in the world, and United the second," admitted the Frenchman.
"We know each other, but they know each other so well, so perfectly.
"Every time Messi gets the ball he knows Xavi is going to be there, Pedro is going to be there, or Iniesta.
"It was very difficult, Barcelona keep the ball really well.""





Please see older posts with label/tag "soccer":
"Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi[3] (Spanish pronunciation: [ljoˈnel anˈdɾes ˈmesi]; born 24 June 1987 in Rosario) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for FC Barcelona and the Argentina national team as a forward or winger. Considered one of the best football players of his generation,[4][5][6] Messi received several Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Yearnominations by the age of 21 and won both by the age of 22.[7][8][9][10] He also won the 2010FIFA Ballon d'Or at the age of 23.[11] His playing style and ability have drawn comparisons to Diego Maradona, who himself declared Messi as his "successor".[12][13]"
Lionel Messi
Messi Barcelona - Valladolid (cropped).jpg
Personal information
Full nameLionel Andrés Messi[1][2]
Date of birth24 June 1987 (age 23)
Place of birthRosarioArgentina
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Playing positionForward / Winger
Club information
Current clubBarcelona
Number10
Youth career
1995–2000Newell's Old Boys
2000–2004Barcelona
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2005Barcelona B22(6)
2004–Barcelona177(119)
National team
2005Argentina U207(6)
2008Argentina U235(2)
2005–Argentina55(16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:36, 11 May 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:05, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_messi

"Futbol Club Barcelona (Catalan pronunciation: [fubˈbɔɫ ˈkɫub bərsəˈɫonə]Spanish: [ˈfuðβol kluβ βarθeˈlona]), (often known simply as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça (Catalan: [ˈbarsə],Spanish: [ˈbarsa])), is a Spanish professional football club, based in BarcelonaSpain. They play in La Liga, and is one of the only three clubs to have never been relegated, along with Athletic Bilbao and rival Real Madrid. They are the current Spanish and European football champions."
Barcelona
FCB.svg
Full nameFutbol Club Barcelona
Nickname(s)L'equip blaugrana(team)
Culers or Culos(supporters)
Blaugranes orAzulgranas(supporters)
FoundedNovember 29, 1899(111 years ago)
as Foot-Ball Club Barcelona
GroundCamp NouBarcelona
(Capacity: 99,354[1])
PresidentSandro Rosell
ManagerJosep Guardiola
LeagueLa Liga
2010–111st
WebsiteClub home page
All-time top scorerCésar Rodríguez (235)
Home colours
Away colours
 Current season
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FC_Barcelona

"Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.

In 1968, under the management of Matt Busby, Manchester United was the first English football club to win the European Cup, ten years after the Munich air disaster that claimed the lives of eight players. The current manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, is the most successful manager in English football history, having won 27 major honours since he took over in November 1986.[3][4]
Manchester United is the most successful club in English football, having won a record 19 league titles, a record 11 FA Cups [5] and four League Cups. The club has also won three European Cups and is the only English club to have been world champions, in 1999 and 2008.
Manchester United is one of the wealthiest and most widely supported football teams in the world.[6][7][8][9] The club is said to be worth £1.13 billion, making it the most valuable football club in the world.[10] After being floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1991, the club was purchased by Malcolm Glazer in May 2005 in a deal valuing the club at almost £800 million.[11]"
Manchester United
The words "Manchester" and "United" surround a pennant featuring a ship in full sail and a devil holding a trident.
Full nameManchester United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Red Devils[1]
Founded1878, as Newton Heath LYR F.C.
GroundOld Trafford
(Capacity: 75,957[2])
OwnerGlazer family
Co-chairmenJoel & Avram Glazer
ManagerAlex Ferguson
LeaguePremier League
2010–11Premier League, 1st
WebsiteClub home page
A red shirt with a white collar and a white stripe on each sleeve. White shorts with a black stripe on either side. Black socks with red tops and white trim.
Home colours
A white shirt with black shoulders and a red pattern on both sleeves. Black shorts with a white stripe on either side. White socks with black tops and red trim.
Away colours
A black shirt with a shallow blue chevron on the chest. Black shorts with a blue stripe on either side. Black socks.
Third colours
 Current season
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_United_F.C.

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