5 Fakta Menarik dari Seorang Messi saat Masih Kecil

Selain membawa Barcelona menjuarai Liga Champion untuk keempat kalinya, Messi juga mencatatkan diri sebagai top skorer Liga Champion tiga tahun berturut-turut. Messi memang identik dengan rekor dalam sepakbola. Saat ini ia dianggap sebagai salah satu pesepakbola terbaik yang pernah ada dalam sejarah. Berikut 5 fakta unik masa kecil messi:

1. Ibu Messi, Celia mengatakan bahwa Messi tidak tertarik dengan sepakbola saat Messi diminta untuk bergabung dengan klub lokal Grandoli.

Messi dan Celia


2. Messi anak yang pintar. Saat belajar di General Las Heras, guru-guru Messi mengatakan bahwa pemain bernomor punggung 10 tersebut sangat menyukai matematika. Ia juga tidak bermasalah dengan mata pelajaran lain. Saat berumur 11 tahun, Messi mendapatkan nilai 10 untuk pelajaran Matematika, bahasa Spanyol dan IPA.

Messi dan teman-teman sekolahnya


3. Saat pertama kali bergabung dengan Newell’s Old Boy, Messi ditempatkan sebagai sweeper oleh pelatih Gabriel Digerolamo.

Messi saat di Newell’s Old Boy


4. Messi dikenal sebagai pemain yang sangat rendah hati, tidak pernah mengeluh dan tak pernah berkelahi. Ia juga pernah ditempatkan sebagai gelandang bertahan oleh pelatih Ernesto Vecchio (Newell’s Old Boy).

Ernesto Vecchio, pelatih yang melihat potensi Messi sebagai penyerang meskipun sebelumnya ia menempatkan Messi sebagai gelandang bertahan.


5. Messi mulai melakukan terapi hormon sejak Januari 1998, Ia membutuhkan injeksi setiap hari. Awalnya hal itu dilakukan oleh ibunya, namun lama kelamaan Messi yang melakukan sendiri. Hasilnya setiap 3 bulan, Messi membutuhkan celana dan sepatu baru.

Messi bersama rekan-rekan satu timnya

Kiper-kiper Jago Pencetak Gol

Didalam sepakbola, biasanya tugas kiper hanya menjaga gawangnya agar tidak kebobolan oleh gol. Tapi ada juga kiper yang mempunyai insting untuk menyerang, entah itu dari titik penalti, dari tendangan bebas atau tendangan sudut. IFFHS (International Federation of Football History & Statistics). telah mencatat siapa kiper kiper yang mempunyai catatan prestasi dalam hal mencetak gol, disana ada kiper José Luis Félix Chilavert, Jorge Campos dll. Berikut daftar nama kiper pencetak gol terbanyak yang telah dicatat oleh IFFHS.

1. Rogério Ceni (Brazil), Club : São Paulo FC, Gol : 79 (Penalti : 33 - Non Penalti: 46)


2. José Luis Félix Chilavert (Paraguay), Club : CA Peñarol
Montevideo, Gol : 62 (Penalti : 45 - Non Penalti : 17) *


3. René Higuita (Colombia), Club : C de F Deportivo Rionegro, Gol : 41 (Penalti : 37 – Non Penalti : 4)


4. Jorge Campos (Mexico), Club : Puebla FC, Gol: 40 (Penalti : 9 – Non Penalty : 31)*


5. Álvaro Misael Alfaro (El Salvador), Club : CD Isidro Metapán, Gol : 31 (Penalti : 20 – Non Penalti : 11)


6. Johnny Martín Vegas (Peru), Club : Sport Ancash Huaraz, Gol : 31 (Penalti : 26 – Non Penalti : 5)
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7. Dimitar Ivankov (Bulgaria), Club: Kayserýspor, Gol : 30 (Penalti : 30)


8. Hans-Jörg Butt (Deutschland), Club : Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Gol : 28 ( Penalti : 28)


9. Marco Antonio Cornez (Chile), Club : Deportes Iquique, Gol : 24 (Penalti : 24)*


10. Dragan Pantelic (Jugoslavia), Club : FK Radnicki Nis, Gol : 22 (Penalti : 21 – Non Penalti : 1)*


11. Žarko Lucic (Crna Gora), Club : FK Mladost Podgorica, Gol : 21 ( Penalti : 21)


12. Nizami Sadigov (Azerbaijan), Club : Turan Tovuz, Gol : 21 (Penalti : 12 – Non Penalti : 9)*
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Jadwal Babak 16 Besar Liga Champion 2010-2011

Juara bertahan Inter Milan akan menghadapi Bayern Munchen di Babak 16 Besar Liga Champion 2010-2011.  Setelah hanya mampu finish sebagai runner up di Group A, Inter terpaksa harus menghadapi juara group E yakni Bayern Munchen yang mereka kalahkan di Final Liga Champion lalu berkat goal Diego Milito.

Pertarungan sengit kembali terjadi antara Arsenal sebagai Wakil Inggris versus Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur akan menghadapi tim yang sedang dalam performance bagus di Seri A yakni AC Milan sedangkan Manchester United akan menghadapi wakil Perancis Olympique de Marseille.

Berikut adalah Jadwal Lengkap Liga Champion 2010-2011 Babak 16 Besar.

Pertemuan Pertama

• AC Milan vs Tottenham Hotspur FC (15 Februari 2011)
• Valencia CF vs FC Schalke 04 (15 Februari 2011)
• AS Roma vs FC Shakhtar Donetsk (16 Februari 2011)
• Arsenal FC vs FC Barcelona (16 Februari 2011)
• Olympique Lyonnais vs Real Madrid CF (22 Februari 2011)
• FC København vs Chelsea FC (22 Februari 2011)
• FC Internazionale Milano vs FC Bayern München (23 Februari 2011)
• Olympique de Marseille vs Manchester United FC (23 Februari 2011)

Pertemuan Kedua

• Shakhtar Donetsk vs AS Roma (8 Maret 2011)
• Barcelona vs Arsenal (8 Maret 2011)
• Tottenham Hotspur FC vs AC Milan (9 Maret 2011)
• FC Schalke 04 vs Valencia CF (9 Maret 2011)
• Bayern München vs Internazionale Milano (15 Maret 2011)
• Manchester United vs Olympique de Marseille (15 Maret 2011)
• Real Madrid  vs Olympique Lyonnais (16 Maret 2011)
• Chelsea FC vs København (16 Maret 2011)

Awakening the Reds Retired Stoke City

     Bola.net- Liverpool intention to rise should be stopped at Stoke City home , the Reds must be willing to accept the fact the team lost 2-0 from this promotion team.

     Shown at home, Britannia Stadium, Stoke which is a promotion team, managed to dominate the game in the first round this. solid midfield make Steven Gerrard cs must rush and could not get out of pressure to be feeding the ball to Fernando Torres in front.

     The hosts almost scored a minute later through a header Kenwyne Jones, unfortunately because of lack of quiet ball header was wide on the left side of Reina's goal.

     The Reds could not penetrate the tight line behind the host finally just tried through speculative kick from outside the penalty box. Unfortunately, hard kick Steven Gerrard in the 28th minute and Raul Meireles two minutes later, still right in the tight grip the host goalkeeper, Asmir Begovic.

     Although Stoke then continued to press their guests this time, but the first half ended with the score without goalless.

      Stoke who kept pounding Liverpool finally fruitful results. They were able to score a goal in the 56th minute through Ricardo Fuller, who managed to take advantage of turmoil in front of goal for his guest. Score 1-0 to Stoke City.

     Winning one goal does not make the host loosen the attack. They had almost fulfilled its superiority to 2-0 in minute 61, if only kick Jones who lives opposite the Reina did not widen.

     Liverpool could have a chance in the 63rd minute, when Dirk Kuyt penetration ending in a sweet feed to Maxi Rodriguez. Unfortunately Rodriguez still kicks hard right leads to Begovic.

     Roy Hodgson tried to add power to bang on his team by including David N'gog at minute 65. However, the effort was fruitless. Stoke even managed to sink the Reds by increasing their advantage to 2-0 in the second half injury time through Kenwyne Jones who successfully outwit Reina after he escaped the offside trap.

     Disaster The Reds do not quit just like that, Lucas Leiva also must be issued by the referee after receiving a yellow card to both of them in this fight. Until the referee blew the long whistle marks the end of the game, the score 2-0 for the victory of Stoke remain unchanged

     Liverpool must also be willing to go down one rank to rank to 11, while Stoke they managed to climb into the top 10 thanks to three points this achievement.

Scented Grudge Match

Bola.net - a sense of revenge against former club coloring Partita Grande this week between Juventus against AS Roma's Stadio Olimpico, Turin, on Saturday (13/11). It can be seen from Claudio Ranieri, Gigi Del Neri and Alberto Aquilani, who desperately wants to prove to his former club on their real capabilities.
      
     There are many former players at Juventus Roma today, including young players academy product that the capital team, call it Aquilani and Simone Pepe. However, the Giallorossi should be watching the movement of Alberto Aquilani, who was staying digadang as successor Francesco Totti or Daniele De Rossi but rather as a pedestal Juventus career.

     Luigi Del Neri Giallorossi had occupied the bench coach in 2004-05, he went forward step Rudi Voeller, who resigned after 24 games had to undergo. Unfortunately, he only used as temporary coach of the club, his contract was not renewed by Juventus

     More recent memories are of Claudio Ranieri, who spent nearly two seasons at the Old Lady. In his leadership at Juve, much controversy and uncertainty from the club and the supporters, which eventually led to Ranieri was sacked in May 2009. No coach is happy if it was fired when his team on the verge of collapse, and this is the moment for the coach who was nicknamed Tinkerman to show that Juve wrong to fire him. Ranieri was definitely want to repeat his success to embarrass Bianconerri 2-1 in Turin last season, it was Rome's first victory over Juve of their previous 15 games (9 times less, 6 time series).
   
     Besides the return of Francesco Totti from the punishment it receives, Il Lupi will receive an injection of fresh blood from some of their players who had returned from injury. Mirko Vucinic was ready to down as a starter in this match after being sidelined in the middle of last week, that would make Marco Boriello down as a reserve player in this match. Jeremy Menez shoulder injury is not serious will make the French players are also likely to fall, as well as David Pizarro ready to return to replace Juan Rodrigo Taddei who have little problem with his fitness.
    
     In contrast to his guest, the storm struck the injury was the middle of the host in this match. Noted the following names, Gianluigi Buffon, Milos Krasic, Nicola Legrottaglie, Leandro Rinaudo, Zdenek Grygera, Paolo De Ceglie, Jorge Martinez and Alex Manninger, are in the process of their injury recovery.
    
     Il Capitano Alessandro Del Piero conditions are still questionable to play as a starter. Another ex-Roma player Marco Motta defender should be absent due to accumulated cards, but fitnya back Amauri and Felipe Melo who was absent when they were detained Brescia 1-1, and unprepared two wing-back Fabio Grosso Hasan Salihamidzic and believed to be able to patch up the weaknesses of La Signora Vechia .