AngelFabiandi MariaHernandez(bornFebruary 14, 1988) is anArgentineprofessionalfootballerwho currently playsas a wingerforSpanish La Liga clubRealMadridand theArgentinanational team.He wasnicknamedElAngelito,DiMagia,ElFlaco,ElPibitoandFideo,Spainfor thenoodles.
This nameusesSpanishnamingcustoms,firstor paternalfamily nameisFernández andthe secondor maternalfamily nameisIglesias. Jose IgnacioFernandezIglesias,akaNacho(bornJanuary 18, 1990),isaSpanishprofessionalfootballerwho plays forRealMadrid, especiallyas a central defender.
GonzaloGerardoHiguain(Spanishpronunciation:[ɡonsaloiɰwajin],bornDecember 10, 1987) is anArgentineprofessionalfootballerwho plays as astrikerforRealMadridand theArgentinanational footballteam. NicknamedElPipita,Higuainwas bornin France, achievingcitizenshipArgentina in 2007,andnow holdsdual citizenship.Being able toplayas a striker,Higuain"known for its speedinthe last third ofthefield andhis strikingability.
LukaModric(Croatianpronunciation:[luːkaːmodrit͡ɕ];born9 September 1985)isaCroatianfootballerwho plays forRealMadridand thenational soccer team ofCroatia.Modricplayedmainly as acentral midfielder,but can also playas an attacking midfielderand winger.After showingpromise inhometownclub's youth teamZadar,he wassigned byDinamoZagrebas ateenagerin 2002.His professional careerbegan withloanspellsatZrinjskiMostarandInterZaprešić. Whilehe was playingforGNKDinamoZagreb,theywon threeconsecutiveleague titlesandseveraldomestic cups,withModric'Playerof the Year"namedPrvaHNLin 2007In 2008,hemoved toTottenhamHotspurin theEnglishPremierLeague,before moving torealMadridin the summer of2012.Modricas theCroatian internationalhas been playingsince 2006,includingparticipationinthe 2006 FIFA WorldCupandUEFAEuro 2008and 2012N.
RaulAlbiolTortajada(Spanish:[raulalβjoltortaxaða],Valencian:[rauɫaɫβiɔɫtoɾtadʒaða];born4 September 1985)isaSpanishprofessionalfootballerwho plays forRealMadridandthe Spanish national team. Its mainassetis its versatility, as hecan playas a central defender,right backordefensivemidfielder.
This nameusesSpanishnamingcustoms,firstor paternalfamily nameisArbeloaand thesecondor maternalfamily nameisCoca.
AlvaroArbeloaCoca(Spanishpronunciation:[alβaɾoarβeloacoca],was bornJanuary 17, 1983),is aSpanish footballerwho currently playsforRealMadridandthe Spanish national team.Heis usually aright back,although hecan playas aleft backorcentral defender. Arbeloatrained withRealMadridas a youth player,and worked his wayup to thefirst team,makinghis debutin the 2004-05 season.However, hemostlyplayed for theRealMadridB team.He moved toDeportivoLaCorunato playfirstteamfootballin LaLigain 2006,but moved toLiverpoolafter half aseason.Hecementedhis place in theLiverpoolfirstteamand playedin the2007UEFAChampionsLeagueFinal,whichLiverpoollost toMilanin the final.Arbeloamade93appearances inthreeseasonsat the club.He returned toMadridin 2009for a fee of£ 3,500,000. Internationally,he madehis senior debutin 2008andhas played forSpainatUEFAEuro 2008and 2009FIFAConfederationsCup,winning theformertournament.Also partof thesquad for2010FIFAWorld Cup winner. He marriedhis childhood sweetheartCarlotaRuizin July 2009,and their daughter,Alba,who was born26 April 2010.
Xabier"Xabi"AlonsoOlano(Basque:[ʃaβiAlonsoOlano],Spanish:[(t)ʃaβialonsoOlano],born25 November 1981)isaSpanish footballerwho plays forRealMadridas acentral midfielder.He isknown forhis abilityof his death,and is regardedas one of thebestpassersofthe ballin the world. Alonsobegan his careeratRealSociedad,the mainteam ofhis homeregionGipuzkoa.After abriefloan periodatSDEibarhe returned toSociedadwhere then-managerJohn ToshackappointedAlonsoashis team captain.Alonsosucceededin the role,takingRealSociedadto second place inthe 2002-03 season.He moved toLiverpool inAugust 2004for£ 10.5million.He won theChampionsLeaguein his first seasonat the club, scoringthe equalizing goalin the Final.The next season,he won theFACupandFACommunityShield.He moved toRealMadridstartthe 2009-10 seasonin a dealworth around£ 30million. He madehis international debutforSpain inApril 2003ina 4-0 victoryagainstEcuador.While playingfor Spain,Alonsohas wonEuro 2008,Euro2012 andthe 2010 World Cup,and he alsorepresented his country atEuro 2004and World Cup2006.OnJune 23, 2012,Alonsowonhis 100thcapforSpain in thequarter-finals ofEuro2012 againstFrance:he celebratedthe occasion byscoringboth goalsSpaintosendtheminto the semi-finals.
MarceloVieiradaSilvaJunior(bornMay 12, 1988)isaBrazilianfootballerwho plays forRealMadridandthe Brazilian national team.Marcelosaid to begifted withgreat technicalskills,a fierce shotandgoodpassing.Primarilya left back,he can alsooperate as aleft winger. Very oftencompared toRobertoCarlos,Marcelocalled asheirbyRobertoCarlosRobertoCarloshimselfand said"Marcelohasbettertechnicalskillsthan me," andalso calledMarcelothe best in theworld inhis position. Aftera breakthrough season,Marcelopraised byfootballlegendssuch asPaolo MaldiniandDiegoMaradona,whoalso calledhim the bestin his position.
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Alberto Silveira de Carvalho, OIH (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁikaɾdu
kɐɾvaʎu], born May 18, 1978) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a
center back for Real Madrid.Amarante Carvalho was born in which he played for the local team, Amarante Futebol Clube. With
outstanding performance as a child, he was discovered by the Portuguese
powerhouse FC Porto, and in 1996 he was brought to FC Porto Junior
team. Between
1997 and 2001 he had a loan spell at Leca, where he made his
professional debut, Vitoria de Setubal and Alverca, but it's in the
government of Jose Mourinho that he really began to make great strides
forward. It
was in the 2002-03 season that Carvalho made his name known throughout
Europe, winning the first domestic league title under Mourinho's
commands, Portuguese Cup and UEFA Cup. Good form led to an international call-up in 2003. In
the following season, Carvalho won two league titles in a row, and the
first UEFA Champions League title, in which tournament he was named the
tournament's best defender. In July 2004, Carvalho transferred to Chelsea at a cost of just under € 30 million. With the Blues, he won two Premier League titles in a row and one League Cup in his first two seasons. In
2008, he helped the club reach the UEFA Champions League final for the
first time in their history, a game which they lost 6-5 on penalties
against Manchester United. In the same year, he was selected by his fellow players as the 2008 Chelsea Chelsea Players' of the Year. Two
years later, in the 2009-10 season, Carvalho helped the Blues win their
first championship since 2006 and the FA Cup, with Chelsea last won
this trophy to have secured the first ever Double in the club's history.
In August 2010, after six years with Chelsea, he moved to Real Madrid for a fee of £ 6.7 million.In international football, Carvalho's national team career began on October 11, 2003 in a friendly match against Albania. He represented Portugal in Euro, UEFA 2004 2006 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2008 and 2010 FIFA World Cup. He
was a regular in Portugal's lineup during the UEFA Euro 2004, when his
country advanced to the finals before losing to Greece. Then, in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Carvalho was a mainstay in the national team's defense. He played in six matches for Portugal, who made the semi-finals before being eliminated by France. In Euro 2008, he played in three of the four games Portugal, was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Germany. Two
years later, at the 2010 World Cup, he was a regular in Portugal's
lineup again when Portugal reach the round of 16, conceding just one
goal in all four games.
MesutOzil(Germanpronunciation:[meː ːzutøzil],Turkishpronunciation:[MesutOzil])(bornOctober 15, 1988)isaGermanfootballerwho plays forSpanish La Liga clubRealMadridand theGerman national footballteam.Ozilhas been ayouth nationalteam membersince 2006,andmember ofthe German nationalteamsince 2009.Hegained international attentionduringthe 2010 FIFAWorld Cupand was nominatedforthe GoldenBallaward,given to thebest player ofthe tournament.After abreakout performanceat the World Cup,he wastransferredfromWerderBremento RealMadrid inAugust 2010.
Ozilrecognized for itsfinesseandimprovisationas an attacking midfielder.Style and flairtoprovideassists forhis team-mateshave been compared toRealMadridlegendZinedineZidane.In 2011,heranked first inassistsinmajor domesticandEuropeancompetitionswith 25.In 2012,she wasranked firstin the leagueinassistswith 17.He is also oneof the top providersto helpinthe 2010 FIFAWorld CupandUEFAEuro 2012with a3 in thesecond.
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Karim Benzema (Arabic: كريم بن زيمة), born December 19, 1987) is a
French international who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid in La Liga. He
primarily plays as a striker whose influence can extend out to the
wings and is known for his technical ability, powerful style of play,
and vast scoring ability. He is described as a "highly-talented striker" who. "Strong and powerful" and "a potent finisher from inside the box".Benzema was born in Lyon and began his football career with local club Bron TERRAILLON. In 1996, he joined the biggest club in the city Olympique Lyonnais and, subsequently, came through the club's youth academy. Benzema
made his professional debut in the 2004-05 season and appeared
sporadically in his first three seasons as Lyon won three titles in that
span. In
the 2007-08 season, Benzema became a starter and had a score of more
than 30 years of breakthrough goals as Lyon won seven consecutive league
titles. For
his performance, he was named the National Union of Professional
Footballers (UNFP) Ligue 1 Player of the Year and named to the
organization team of the Year. Benzema was also the league's top scorer and given the Bravo Award by Italian magazine Guerin Sportivo. After one season at Lyon, in July 2009, Benzema signed a six-year contract with Spanish outfit Real Madrid. After
struggling to establish himself in his debut season with the club, in
the next two seasons, achieving excellence Benzema scored 32 goals on
the way to help Real Madrid win the Copa del Rey in 2011 and the 2011-12
edition of La Liga. He was awarded the French Player of the Year for his performance during the calendar year 2011 - 2012 respectively.Benzema is a former French youth international and has represented his nation from under-17 level onwards. Prior
to playing for the senior team, he played at under-17 team that won the
2004 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship. Benzema made his senior international debut in March 2007 in a friendly against Austria. In his debut, he scored his first international goal in a 1-0 victory. Benzema
has represented France in two major international tournaments, the 2008
and 2012 edition of the UEFA European Football Championship. He made two appearances in the competition against Romania and the former Italy in the group stage.
RicardoIzecsondosSantosLeite(Portuguesepronunciation:[ʁikaɾduizɛksõwdusɐtuslejtʃi],born22 April 1982),commonly knownasKaka(Portuguese:[kaka](listen)),is aBrazilian footballattackingmidfielderwho currently plays forSpanishLaLigarealMadridclub.and theBrazilian national team.Kakafootballcareer startedat the age ofeight,when he began playingfora localclub.At that time,he alsoplayedtennis,and it was notuntil hemoved toSaoPauloFCandsignedhis first professional contractwith the clubat theage of 15thathe choseto focus on football. In 2003 hejoinedMilanfor a fee of€ 8.5million.While atMilan, Kakáwon theBallond'OrandFIFAWorldPlayerof the Yearawardin 2007.After success withMilan, Kakájoined RealMadrid for atransfer fee of€ 65million,second onlyto thatof ZinedineZidane,€ 75million.ThenRealMadridCristianoRonaldotransferredfor a fee of€ 96million, setting anewrecord transferfee,making the cost ofKakathird highestever.Addition to his contributionson the pitch,Kakais knownforhumanitarian work.In 2004,at the time ofhis appointment,he became theyoungestambassadorofthe UNWorld FoodProgramme.Kaka was thefirst athlete tohave 10millionfollowers onTwitter.
Cristiano
Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, OIH, (born 5 February 1985), commonly known
as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese player who plays as a forward for
Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and serves as captain of the Portuguese
national team. Ronaldo
became the most expensive player in football history after moving from
Manchester United to Real Madrid in a transfer worth £ 80 million (€
93.9 million / $ 131.6 million). In
addition, his contract with Real Madrid, where he paid € 12 million per
year, making it one of the highest-paid player in the world, and his
purchase clause worth € 1 billion per contract.Ronaldo began his career as a youth player for Andorinha, where he played for two years, before moving to CD Nacional. In 1997, he made a move to Portuguese giants Sporting Clube de Portugal. Ronaldo
attracted the attention of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, who
signed him for £ 12,240,000 (€ 15 million) in 2003. The following season, Ronaldo won his first club honor, the FA Cup.Ronaldo was the first player to win all four main PFA and FWA awards, doing so in 2007. In 2008, Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or. He finished second in the Ballon d'Or in 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2012. He was awarded the European Golden Boot in both 2008 and 2011. In
2008, he won three of the four main PFA and FWA trophies and was named
the FIFPro Player of the Year, World Soccer Player of the Year, Onze
d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year. In 2007 and 2008, Ronaldo was named FWA Footballer of the Year. Ronaldo is the inaugural winner of the FIFA Puskas Award in 2009.Ronaldo is considered one of the best players in the world. He
holds the record of scoring a lot of former and present, including the
record for scoring the most goals in a season for Real Madrid, scoring
the most goals per minute in La Liga, the first player to reach 40 top
European league goals in a season in two consecutive years ,
fastest Real Madrid player to reach a hundred league goals, and the
first player ever to score against any team in a season in La Liga. In January 2013, Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 300th club.Ronaldo is the Portuguese international and made his debut against Kazakhstan in August 2003. He
has participated in five major tournaments, UEFA Euro 2004, 2006 FIFA
World Cup, UEFA Euro 2008, 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012. He
scored his first international goal in the opening game of Euro 2004
against Greece, in addition to helping Portugal reach the final. He
took over the captaincy of the side in July 2008 and went on to captain
Portugal to the semi-finals at Euro 2012 and finished the competition
as top scorer with three goals. On
October 16, 2012, Ronaldo won his 100th cap against Northern Ireland,
making it the third highest capped player for Portugal and Europe became
the third youngest to reach a century of international appearances. In October 2012., He became the first athlete to reach 50 million likes on Facebook.
SamiKhedira(Germanpronunciation:[samikediʁaː],Arabic:سامي خضيرة)(born4 April 1987)is aGermanfootball playercurrently playing forRealMadridand theGerman national team.Khediramoved toRealMadridfromVfBStuttgartin 2010.He isconsideredas adynamicmidfielderwith the abilitytoperfectlyaircovera lot of ground,recoveringthe ball andSneljoined theteam inshootingattackswithhis powerfulmid-range.
Alexandreda SilvaFabioCoentrao(bornMarch 11, 1988)isaPortugueseprofessionalfootballerwho plays forRealMadridin Spain,and thePortuguese national team.Especially theleft-backhe canalsooperate as aleft winger,andsometimes as acentral midfielder. Havingstarted playingprofessionally withRioAve,he signed acontract withBenficaon 19,willLoanedseveraltimesbefore becomingan important member ofthe first team,as aleft back.In 2011he joinedRealMadrid. An internationalPortugalsince 2009,CoentraoRepresentingthe nation inone World Cupand oneEuropeanChampionship.
SergioRamosGarcia(Spanishpronunciation:[serxjoramosɣarθi.a];bornMarch 30, 1986)isaSpanishprofessionalfootballerwho plays forRealMadridandSpain.Mainlya central defender,hecan do thesameas aright-back. After emergingthroughSevilla's youth system,hewent on to bea defensivemainstayfor bothRealMadridandthe Spanish national team, gaininghis first capat the age of18. Internationally,Ramosparticipated intwo World Cupsand twoEuropean Championships,won the World Cuponceand twiceeuros.
RaphaelVarane(Frenchpronunciation:[vaʁan];born25 April 1993)isaFrenchfootballerwho plays forSpanishclubRealMadridinLaLiga.He playedas a central defenderPrimarilya defensive midfielderand often actsas asweeper.The personin this role.Varaneis aFranceyouth internationalhaving woncapsatunder-18andU-21.Previously heplayedfor French clubLensand,ahead ofthe 2010-11 season, startedtraining with thesenior teamandcomeson a benchin the leagueverschillende.On 7November2010,Varanemade his professional debutin a league matchagainstMontpellier.VaranehaslegsDescribedbyLensyouthcoachEricAssadourianas a playeris reallyfirstclasscomfortableon both thetacticaland technicallevel.
His nameusesSpanishnamingcustoms,firstor paternalfamily nameisCasillasand thesecondor maternalfamily nameisFernandez.
IkerCasillasFernandez(Spanishpronunciation:[ikerkasiʎasfernandeθ],was bornMay 20, 1981)is aSpanish footballgoalkeeperwho plays forandcaptainsbothLa Liga clubRealMadridandthe Spanish national team.In 2008 hewascaptain ofthe Spain teamthatwontheirfirst EuropeanChampionshipin 44 years,the Spanish teamwhichwent on to winSpain's firstWorldCup(a tournamentinwhich hewon theAllYashinAward)and the2012 European Championship.
Casillashas legsnominatedtothe European Footballerof the Year awardtwice, rankingfourth overallin 2008and againreceivedmore votesthantheothergoalkeeperin 2009.At theend of 2012he wasvoted into theUEFATeamof the Yearforthe sixthtimein a row,a recordheshares withCristianoRonaldo.Asof 2011Casillasis one ofa very selectgroup ofplayers whohave wonallmajorclubandnationalchampionship titles.In 2010,he wasAwarded withPrinceAsturiasSportsAward.On 19October 2010,CasillasBeingthemost cappedgoalkeeperof all timein the Champions Leagueand inNovember 2011,he hadbecomethe mostcappedplayerof all timeforthe Spanish national team.