Lionel Messi Barcelona World Cup 2014 Brazil Gold Coin Soccer Star Signed Retro

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Lionel Messi Barcelona World Cup 2014 Brazil Gold Coin Soccer Star Signed Retro:
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Lionel Messi CoinFC Barcelona & ArgentinaUncirculated 24Kt Gold Plated Commemoration Coin
It has an image of Messi with his famous goal celebration with his autograph and the Argentina FlagThe reverse has the FC Barcelona Crest
The coin is 40mm in diameter, weighs about 1 oz comes in a plastic case holderA Beautiful coin and Magnificent KeepsakeSouvenirtoMark the Worlds Greatest Footballer
In Excellent Condition
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He serves as the captain of his country\'s national football team.By the age of 21, Messi had received Ballon d\'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations. The following year, in 2009, he won his first Ballon d\'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards. He followed this up by winning the inaugural FIFA Ballon d\'Or in 2010, and then again in 2011 and 2012. He also won the 2010–11 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. At the age of 24, Messi became Barcelona\'s all-time top scorer in all official club competitions. At age 25, Messi became the youngest player to score 200 goals in La Liga\'s matches.Commonly ranked as the best player in the world and rated by some in the sport as the greatest of all time,[2][3][4][5][6][7] Messi is the first football player in history to win four FIFA/Ballons d\'Or, all of which he won consecutively, as well as the first to win three European Golden Shoe awards. With Barcelona, Messi has won six La Ligas, two Copas del Rey, five Supercopas de España, three UEFA Champions Leagues, two UEFA Super Cups and two Club World Cups.Messi is the first and only player to top-score in four consecutive Champions League campaigns, and also holds the record for the most hat-tricks scored (4) in the competition. In March 2012, Messi made Champions League history by becoming the first player to score five goals in one match. He also matched José Altafini\'s record of 14 goals in a single Champions League season. Messi set the European record for most goals scored in a season during the 2011–12 season, with 73 goals. In the same season, he set the current goalscoring record in a single La Liga season, scoring 50 goals. Also in that season, Messi became the first player ever to score and assist in six different official competitions in one season. On 16 February 2013, Messi scored his 300th Barcelona goal. On 30 March 2013, Messi scored in his 19th consecutive La Liga game, becoming the first footballer in history to net in consecutive matches against every team in a professional football league. He extended his record scoring streak to 21 consecutive league matches, and the run came to a halt only when he sustained a hamstring injury. In March 2014, with a hat-trick against Real Madrid, Messi became the player with most goals and most hat-tricks in the history of El Clásico.Messi helped Argentina win the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup, finishing as both the best player and the top scorer (with 6 goals). In 2006, he became the youngest Argentine to play and score in the FIFA World Cup, and won a runners-up medal at the Copa América in 2007, in which he was elected young player of the tournament. In 2008, he won his first international honour, an Olympic Gold Medal, with the Argentina Olympic football team. SportsPro has rated him as the second-most marketable athlete in the world. His playing style and stature have drawn comparisons to compatriot Diego Maradona, who himself declared Messi his \"successor\".Personal information
Full name Lionel Andrés Messi[1]
Date of birth 24 June 1987 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina[1]
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Barcelona
Number 10
Youth career
1995–2000 Newell\'s Old Boys
2000–2003 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2003–2004 Barcelona C 10 (5)
2004–2005 Barcelona B 22 (6)
2004– Barcelona 276 (243)
National team‡
2004–2005 Argentina U20 18 (14)
2007–2008 Argentina U23 5 (2)
2005– Argentina 86 (38)
Honours[show]
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:38, 17 May 2014 (UTC).† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:46, 7 June 2014 (UTC)Honours
Messi with Cristiano Ronaldo before an international friendly between Portugal and Argentina in Geneva, Switzerland, on 9 February 2011.
Barcelona La Liga: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13
Copa del Rey: 2008–09, 2011–12; Runner-up 2010–11, 2013–14
Supercopa de España: 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013; Runner-up 2012
UEFA Champions League: 2005–06, 2008–09, 2010–11
UEFA Super Cup: 2009, 2011; Runner-up 2006
FIFA Club World Cup: 2009, 2011Argentina Olympic Gold Medal: 2008
FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2005Runner-up: Copa America: 2007Third place: U20 South American Youth Championship: 2005Individual FIFA Ballon d\'Or (3): 2010, 2011, 2012. Created in 2010.
Ballon d\'Or (1): 2009. Ceased to exist after 2009.
FIFA World Player of the Year (1): 2009. Ceased to exist after 2009.
World Soccer Player of the Year (3): 2009, 2011, 2012.
World Soccer Greatest XI of All Time: 2013.
Onze d\'Or (3): 2009, 2011, 2012. No winner in 2010.
European Golden Shoe (3): 2010, 2012, 2013.
UEFA Best Player in Europe Award (1): 2011. Created in 2011.
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year (1): 2009. Ceased to exist in 2010.
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball (2): 2009, 2011.
UEFA Champions League Final Man of the Match (1): 2011.
UEFA Champions League Top Goalscorer (4): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012.
L\'Équipe Champion of Champions : 2011.
FIFA U-20 World Cup Player of the Tournament (1): 2005.
FIFA U-20 World Cup Top Goalscorer (1): 2005.
LFP Best Player (5): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013.
La Liga Player of the Year (3): 2009, 2010, 2011.
La Liga Foreign Player of the Year (3): 2007, 2009, 2010. Ceased to exist in 2010.
Pichichi Trophy (3): 2010, 2012, 2013.
LFP Best Forward (5): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013.
UEFA Champions League Forward of the Year (1): 2009. Ceased to exist in 2010.
La Liga Ibero-American Player of the Year (5): 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012.
FIFPro World Young Player of the Year (3): 2006, 2007, 2008.
World Soccer Young Player of the Year (3): 2006, 2007, 2008.
Bravo Award (1): 2007.
Golden Boy (1): 2005.
Marca Legend Award (1): 2009.
ESPY Best International Athlete (1): 2012.
El País King of European Soccer (4): 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012.[302]
IFFHS World\'s Top Goal Scorer (2): 2011, 2012.[303]
IFFHS World\'s best Top Division Goal Scorer (1): 2012.[304]
FIFA/FIFPro World XI (7): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013.
UEFA Team of the Year (5): 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012.
ESM Team of the Year (7): 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013.
Copa América Young Player of the Tournament (1): 2007.
Copa América Top Assist Provider (1): 2011.
Copa del Rey Top Goalscorer (1): 2010–11, 2013–14.
Argentine Sportsperson of the Year Award (1): 2011.
Olimpia de Plata (8): 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013.Records As of 5 June 2014.World Most FIFA Ballon d\'Or awards: 4[305]
Guinness World Records title for the most goals in a year: 91 goals[306]
Most international goals in a year (club and national team): 25 goals (shared with Vivian Woodward)
Most consecutive league matches scored in: 21 matches (33 goals)[307]
First footballer ever to score consecutively against all teams in a professional league[308]Europe Most European Golden Shoe awards: 3[309]
Most goals scored in a season (club): 73 goals[122]
Most goals scored in a year (club): 79 goals[310]
Most European Cup top scorer awards: 4 (shared with Gerd Müller)[311]
Most consecutive European Cup top scorer awards: 4[311]
Most hat-tricks in UEFA Champions League: 4 hat-tricks[168]
Highest scorer in a UEFA Champions League game: 5 goals[312]
Most goals scored in UEFA Champions League knockout phase: 31 goals
Only player to score in 21 different cities in the European CupArgentina Most goals scored in a year (national team): 12 goals (shared with Gabriel Batistuta)[313]Spain Most goals scored for a single club: 354 goals
Most away goals scored in La Liga history: 107 goals[165]
Most goals scored in La Liga in a season: 50 goals[314]
Most consecutive La Liga matches scored in: 21 matches (33 goals)[307]
Most La Liga hat-tricks in a season: 8 hat-tricks[315]
Youngest player to score 200 La Liga goals: 25 years[316]
Most goals scored in El Clásico matches: 21 goals
Most hat-tricks in El Clásico matches: 2
Most goals scored in the Supercopa de España: 10 goalsBarcelona Top scorer in official competitions: 354 goals
Top scorer in La Liga: 243 goals
Top scorer in UEFA Champions League: 67 goals
Top scorer in European competitions: 68 goals
Top scorer in international competitions: 72 goals
Most hat-tricks in official competitions: 26 hat-tricks
Most hat-tricks in La Liga: 19 hat-tricksFIFA World Player of the Year 1991: Matthäus
1992: van Basten
1993: Baggio
1994: Romário
1995: Weah
1996: Ronaldo
1997: Ronaldo
1998: Zidane
1999: Rivaldo
2000: Zidane
2001: Figo
2002: Ronaldo
2003: Zidane
2004: Ronaldinho
2005: Ronaldinho
2006: Cannavaro
2007: Kaká
2008: C. Ronaldo
2009: Messi
2010: Superseded by FIFA Ballon d\'Or
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eBallon d\'Or 1956: Matthews
1957: Di Stéfano
1958: Kopa
1959: Di Stéfano
1960: Suárez
1961: Sívori
1962: Masopust
1963: Yashin
1964: Law
1965: Eusébio
1966: Charlton
1967: Albert
1968: Best
1969: Rivera
1970: Müller
1971: Cruyff
1972: Beckenbauer
1973: Cruyff
1974: Cruyff
1975: Blokhin
1976: Beckenbauer
1977: Simonsen
1978: Keegan
1979: Keegan
1980: Rummenigge
1981: Rummenigge
1982: Rossi
1983: Platini
1984: Platini
1985: Platini
1986: Belanov
1987: Gullit
1988: Van Basten
1989: Van Basten
1990: Matthäus
1991: Papin
1992: Van Basten
1993: Baggio
1994: Stoichkov
1995: Weah
1996: Sammer
1997: Ronaldo
1998: Zidane
1999: Rivaldo
2000: Figo
2001: Owen
2002: Ronaldo
2003: Nedvěd
2004: Shevchenko
2005: Ronaldinho
2006: Cannavaro
2007: Kaká
2008: C. Ronaldo
2009: Messi
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eFIFA Ballon d\'Or 2010: Messi
2011: Messi
2012: Messi
2013: C. Ronaldo
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eWorld Soccer Player of the Year 1982: Rossi
1983: Zico
1984: Platini
1985: Platini
1986: Maradona
1987: Gullit
1988: van Basten
1989: Gullit
1990: Matthäus
1991: Papin
1992: van Basten
1993: Baggio
1994: Maldini
1995: Vialli
1996: Ronaldo
1997: Ronaldo
1998: Zidane
1999: Rivaldo
2000: Figo
2001: Owen
2002: Ronaldo
2003: Nedvěd
2004: Ronaldinho
2005: Ronaldinho
2006: Cannavaro
2007: Kaká
2008: C. Ronaldo
2009: Messi
2010: Xavi
2011: Messi
2012: Messi
2013: C. Ronaldo[hide] v
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eLa Liga Foreign Player of the Year - Don Balón Award 1976: Neeskens
1977: Cruyff
1978: Cruyff
1979: Stielike
1980: Stielike
1981: Stielike
1982: Stielike
1983: Barbas
1984: Barbas
1985: Schuster
1986: Valdano
1987: Sánchez
1988: Alemão
1989: Ruggeri
1990: Sánchez
1991: Schuster
1992: Laudrup
1993: Đukić
1994: Stoichkov
1995: Zamorano
1996: Mijatović
1997: Ronaldo
1998: Rivaldo
1999: Figo
2000: Figo
2001: Figo
2002: Zidane
2003: Nihat
2004: Ronaldinho
2005: Riquelme
2006: Ronaldinho
2007: Messi
2008: Agüero
2009: Messi
2010: Messi[hide] v
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eLa Liga Forward of the Year - LFP Awards 2009: Messi
2010: Messi
2011: Messi
2012: Messi
2013: Messi[hide] v
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eLa Liga Best Player of the Year - LFP Awards 2009: Messi
2010: Messi
2011: Messi
2012: Messi
2013: Messi[hide] v
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eEFE Trophy 1990–91: Fernández
1991–92: Zalazar
1992–93: Zamorano
1993–94: Romário
1994–95: Zamorano
1995–96: Simeone
1996–97: Ronaldo
1997–98: Roberto Carlos
1998–99: Rivaldo
1999–2000: Herrera
2000–01: Acuña
2001–02: Saviola
2002–03: Ronaldo
2003–04: Ronaldinho
2004–05: Forlán
2005–06: Aimar
2006–07: Messi
2007–08: Agüero
2008–09: Messi
2009–10: Messi
2010–11: Messi
2011–12: Messi
2012–13: Falcao
2013–14: Diego Costa[hide] v
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eFIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball 2000: Edílson
2005: Rogério Ceni
2006: Deco
2007: Kaká
2008: Rooney
2009: Messi
2010: Eto\'o
2011: Messi
2012: Cássio
2013: Ribéry[hide] v
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eFIFA U-20 World Cup awards
Golden Ball 1977: Bessonov
1979: Maradona
1981: Gabor
1983: Geovani
1985: Silas
1987: Prosinečki
1989: Bismarck
1991: Peixe
1993: Adriano
1995: Caio
1997: Olivera
1999: Keita
2001: Saviola
2003: Matar
2005: Messi
2007: Agüero
2009: Adiyiah
2011: Henrique
2013: PogbaGolden Shoe 1977: Guina
1979: Díaz
1981: Koussas
1983: Geovani
1985: Losada
1987: Witeczek
1989: Salenko
1991: Scherbakov
1993: Zambrano
1995: Etxeberria
1997: Adaílton
1999: Couñago
2001: Saviola
2003: Johnson
2005: Messi
2007: Agüero
2009: Adiyiah
2011: Henrique
2013: AssifuahGolden Glove 2009: Alvarado
2011: Mika
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eFootballer of the Year of Argentina 1970: Yazalde
1971: Pastoriza
1972: Bargas
1973: Brindisi
1974: Raimondo
1975: Scotta
1976: Passarella
1977: Fillol
1978: Kempes
1979: Maradona
1980: Maradona
1981: Maradona
1982: Gatti
1983: Bochini
1984: Márcico
1985: Francescoli
1986: Maradona
1987: Fabbri
1988: Paz
1989: Alfaro Moreno
1990: Goycochea
1991: Ruggeri
1992: Islas
1993: Medina Bello
1994: Navarro Montoya
1995: Francescoli
1996: Chilavert
1997: Salas
1998: Batistuta
1999: Saviola
2000: Riquelme
2001: Riquelme
2002: Milito
2003: Tevez
2004: Tevez
2005: Messi
2006: Verón
2007: Messi
2008: Messi & Riquelme
2009: Messi & Verón
2010: Messi & Martínez
2011: Messi & Riquelme
2012: Messi & L. López
2013: Messi & M. Rodríguez[hide] v
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eUEFA Club Footballer of the Year 1998: Ronaldo
1999: Beckham
2000: Redondo
2001: Effenberg
2002: Zidane
2003: Buffon
2004: Deco
2005: Gerrard
2006: Ronaldinho
2007: Kaká
2008: C. Ronaldo
2009: Messi
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eUEFA Best Player in Europe Award 2011: Messi
2012: Iniesta
2013: Ribéry
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eTrofeo Alfredo Di Stéfano 2007–08: Raúl
2008–09: Messi
2009–10: Messi
2010–11: Messi
2011–12: C. Ronaldo
2012–13: C. Ronaldo
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eBravo Award 1978: Case
1979: Birtles
1980: H. Müller
1981: Wark
1982: Shaw
1983: Bonini
1984: Righetti
1985: Butragueño
1986: Butragueño
1987: van Basten
1988: Ohana
1989: Maldini
1990: Baggio
1991: Prosinečki
1992: Guardiola
1993: Giggs
1994: Panucci
1995: Kluivert
1996: Del Piero
1997: Ronaldo
1998: Ronaldo
1999: Buffon
2000: Casillas
2001: Hargreaves
2002: Metzelder
2003: Rooney
2004: C. Ronaldo
2005: Robben
2006: Fàbregas
2007: Messi
2008: Benzema
2009: Busquets
2010: T. Müller
2011: Hazard
2012: Verratti
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eGolden Boy Award 2003: Van der Vaart
2004: Rooney
2005: Messi
2006: Fàbregas
2007: Agüero
2008: Anderson
2009: Pato
2010: Balotelli
2011: Götze
2012: Isco
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eLa Liga top scorers 1929: Bienzobas
1930: Gorostiza
1931: Bata
1932: Bata
1933: Olivares
1934: Lángara
1935: Lángara
1936 Lángara
1940: Unamuno
1941: Pruden
1942: Suárez
1943: Martín
1944: Suárez
1945: Zarra
1946: Zarra
1947: Zarra
1948: Pahiño
1949: César
1950: Zarra
1951: Zarra
1952: Pahiño
1953: Zarra
1954: Di Stéfano
1955: Arza
1956: Di Stéfano
1957: Di Stéfano
1958: Badenes/Di Stéfano/Ricardo
1959: Di Stéfano
1960: Puskás
1961: Puskás
1962: Seminario
1963: Puskás
1964: Puskás
1965: Ré
1966: Luis Aragonés
1967: Waldo
1968: Uriarte
1969: Amancio/Gárate
1970: Amancio/Aragonés/Gárate
1971: Gárate/Rexach
1972: Enrique Porta
1973: Marianín
1974: Quini
1975: Carlos
1976: Quini
1977: Kempes
1978: Kempes
1979: Krankl
1980: Quini
1981: Quini
1982: Quini
1983: Rincón
1984: Da Silva/Juanito
1985: Sánchez
1986: Sánchez
1987: Sánchez
1988: Sánchez
1989: Baltazar
1990: Sánchez
1991: Butragueño
1992: Manolo
1993: Bebeto
1994: Romário
1995: Zamorano
1996: Pizzi
1997: Ronaldo
1998: Vieri
1999: Raúl
2000: Salva
2001: Raúl
2002: Tristán
2003: Makaay
2004: Ronaldo
2005: Forlán/Eto\'o
2006: Eto\'o
2007: van Nistelrooy
2008: Güiza
2009: Forlán
2010: Messi
2011: C. Ronaldo
2012: Messi
2013: Messi
2014: C. Ronaldo

The Argentina national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Argentina) represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association (AFA), the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina\'s home stadium is Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro Sabella. Argentina has won the Copa América tournament 14 times. The team is currently ninth in the FIFA World Rankings.[3]

Argentina has twice won the FIFA World Cup, in 1978 and 1986. Along with Brazil and Spain, they are the only teams that have won the competition outside their continental zone. Argentina has also won the Copa América (top continental competition) 14 times, the FIFA Confederations Cup in 1992 and the Olympic tournament in 2004 and 2008.

Argentina and France are the only two national teams that have won the three most important men\'s titles recognized by FIFA: the World Cup, the Confederations Cup, and the Olympic tournament. They have both also won their respective continental championship (Copa América for Argentina, and UEFA European Football Championship for France).[4][5]

Argentina is known for having rivalries with Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia, Germany, and England due to historic occurrences with one another throughout Football history

Nickname(s) La Albiceleste (The White and Sky Blue)

Association Asociación del Fútbol Argentino

(Argentine Football Association)

Confederation CONMEBOL (South America)

Head coach Alejandro Sabella

Captain Lionel Messi

Most caps Javier Zanetti (145)

Top scorer Gabriel Batistuta (56)

Home stadium

El Monumental, Mario A. Kempes,

Estadio Único

FIFA code ARG

FIFA ranking 7

Highest FIFA ranking 1 (March 2007, October 2007 – June 2008)

Lowest FIFA ranking 24 (August 1996)

Elo ranking 7

Highest Elo ranking 1 (most recently in July 2007, 34 times in total)

Lowest Elo ranking 28 (June 1990)

Home colours

Away colours

First international

Uruguay 2–3 Argentina

(Montevideo, Uruguay; May 16, 1901)[1][1]

Biggest win

Argentina 12–0 Ecuador

(Montevideo, Uruguay; January 22, 1942)

Biggest defeat

Czechoslovakia 6–1 Argentina

(Helsingborg, Sweden; June 15, 1958)

Uruguay 5–0 Argentina

(Guayaquil, Ecuador; December 16, 1959)

Argentina 0–5 Colombia

(Buenos Aires, Argentina; September 5, 1993)

Bolivia 6–1 Argentina

(La Paz, Bolivia; April 1, 2009)

World Cup

Appearances 15 (First in 1930)

Best result Winners, 1978 and 1986

Copa América

Appearances 38 (First in 1916)

Best result Winners, 1921, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1991, 1993

Confederations Cup

Appearances 3 (First in 1992)

Best result Winners, 1992

Current squad

# Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club

1 GK Sergio Romero February 22, 1987 (age 25) 27 0 Sampdoria

12 GK Mariano Andújar July 30, 1983 (age 28) 8 0 Estudiantes

4 DF Pablo Zabaleta January 16, 1985 (age 27) 23 0 Manchester City

13 DF Matías Rodríguez April 14, 1986 (age 26) 0 0 Universidad de Chile

2 DF Ezequiel Garay October 10, 1986 (age 25) 5 0 Benfica

17 DF Federico Fernández February 21, 1989 (age 23) 7 1 Napoli

23 DF Hugo Campagnaro June 27, 1980 (age 31) 1 0 Napoli

3 DF Marcos Rojo March 20, 1990 (age 22) 9 0 Spartak Moscow

15 DF Clemente Rodríguez July 31, 1981 (age 30) 16 1 Boca Juniors

14 MF Javier Mascherano (Vice Captain) June 8, 1984 (age 28) 80 2 Barcelona

5 MF Fernando Gago April 10, 1986 (age 26) 37 0 Roma

8 MF José Ernesto Sosa June 19, 1985 (age 26) 15 1 Metalist Kharkiv

18 MF Pablo Guiñazú August 26, 1978 (age 33) 6 0 Internacional

19 MF Eduardo Salvio July 13, 1990 (age 21) 5 0 Atlético Madrid

22 MF Rodrigo Braña March 7, 1979 (age 33) 4 0 Estudiantes

MF Augusto Fernández April 10, 1986 (age 26) 2 0 Vélez Sarsfield

21 FW Ezequiel Lavezzi May 3, 1985 (age 27) 17 2 Napoli

7 MF Ángel di María February 14, 1988 (age 24) 28 6 Real Madrid

10 FW Lionel Messi (Captain) June 24, 1987 (age 24) 69 23 Barcelona

9 FW Gonzalo Higuaín December 10, 1987 (age 24) 24 13 Real Madrid

16 FW Sergio Agüero June 2, 1988 (age 24) 35 15 Manchester City

[edit]Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club Latest Call-up

GK Marcelo Barovero February 12, 1984 (age 28) 0 0 Vélez Sarsfield v. Brazil, September 28, 2011

GK Esteban Andrada January 26, 1991 (age 21) 0 0 Lanús v. Brazil, September 28, 2011

GK Juan Pablo Carrizo May 6, 1984 (age 28) 12 0 Catania 2011 Copa América

DF Daniel Díaz March 13, 1979 (age 33) 12 1 Getafe v. Switzerland, February 29, 2012

DF Luciano Monzón April 13, 1987 (age 25) 7 0 Nice v. Switzerland, February 29, 2012

DF Martín Demichelis December 20, 1980 (age 31) 37 2 Málaga v. Colombia, November 15, 2011

DF Nicolás Burdisso April 12, 1981 (age 31) 49 2 Roma v. Colombia, November 15, 2011

DF Nicolás Otamendi February 12, 1988 (age 24) 15 1 Porto v. Venezuela, October 11, 2011

DF Emiliano Insúa January 7, 1989 (age 23) 4 0 Sporting CP v. Venezuela, October 11, 2011

DF Nicolás Pareja January 19, 1984 (age 28) 1 0 Spartak Moscow v. Venezuela, October 11, 2011

DF Jonathan Bottinelli September 14, 1984 (age 27) 3 0 San Lorenzo v. Brazil, September 28, 2011

DF Christian Cellay September 5, 1981 (age 30) 2 0 Estudiantes v. Brazil, September 28, 2011

DF Sebastián Domínguez July 29, 1981 (age 30) 4 0 Vélez Sarsfield v. Brazil, September 28, 2011

DF Emiliano Papa April 19, 1982 (age 30) 8 0 Vélez Sarsfield v. Brazil, September 28, 2011

DF Iván Pillud April 24, 1986 (age 26) 5 0 Racing v. Brazil, September 28, 2011

DF Germán Ré November 2, 1981 (age 30) 0 0 Estudiantes v. Brazil, September 28, 2011

DF Lisandro E. López September 1, 1989 (age 22) 2 0 Arsenal v. Brazil, September 14, 2011

DF Fabricio Coloccini January 22, 1982 (age 30) 33 1 Newcastle United v. Nigeria, September 6, 2011

DF Cristian Ansaldi March 20, 1986 (age 26) 2 0 Rubin Kazan v. Nigeria, September 6, 2011

DF Gabriel Milito September 7, 1980 (age 31) 42 1 Independiente 2011 Copa América

DF Javier Zanetti August 10, 1973 (age 38) 145 5 Internazionale 2011 Copa América

MF Erik Lamela March 4, 1992 (age 20) 1 0 Roma v. Switzerland, February 29, 2012

MF Ricardo Álvarez April 12, 1988 (age 24) 3 0 Internazionale v. Colombia, November 15, 2011

MF Nicolás Gaitán February 23, 1988 (age 24) 6 0 Benfica v. Colombia, November 15, 2011

MF Javier Pastore June 20, 1989 (age 22) 13 0 Paris Saint-Germain v. Colombia, November 15, 2011

MF Éver Banega June 29, 1988 (age 23) 14 0 Valencia v. Bolivia, November 11, 2011

MF Jonás Gutiérrez July 5, 1983 (age 28) 22 1 Newcastle United v. Venezuela, October 11, 2011

MF Fabián Rinaudo May 15, 1987 (age 25) 4 0 Sporting CP v. Venezuela, October 11, 2011

MF Mario Bolatti February 17, 1985 (age 27) 12 1 Internacional v. Brazil, September 28, 2011

MF Héctor Canteros March 15, 1989 (age 23) 2 0 Vélez Sarsfield v. Brazil, September 28, 2011

MF Cristian Chávez June 16, 1986 (age 25) 4 1 Boca Juniors v. Brazil, September 28, 2011

MF Walter Montillo April 14, 1984 (age 28) 1 0 Cruzeiro v. Brazil, September 28, 2011

MF Agustín Pelletieri May 17, 1982 (age 30) 0 0 Racing v. Brazil, September 28, 2011

MF Andrés D\'Alessandro April 15, 1981 (age 31) 25 3 Internacional v. Brazil, September 28, 2011

MF Lucas Castro April 9, 1989 (age 23) 0 0 Racing v. Brazil, September 14, 2011

MF Diego Villar April 24, 1981 (age 31) 0 0 Godoy Cruz v. Brazil, September 14, 2011

MF Víctor Zapata January 20, 1979 (age 33) 2 0 Vélez Sarsfield v. Brazil, September 14, 2011

MF Juan Román Riquelme June 24, 1978 (age 33) 51 17 Boca Juniors v. Brazil, September 14, 2011

MF Diego Valeri May 1, 1986 (age 26) 3 0 Lanús v. Brazil, September 14, 2011

MF Lucho González January 19, 1981 (age 31) 44 7 Porto v. Nigeria, September 6, 2011

MF Lucas Biglia January 30, 1986 (age 26) 6 0 Anderlecht 2011 Copa América

MF Esteban Cambiasso August 18, 1980 (age 31) 52 5 Internazionale 2011 Copa América

FW Rodrigo Palacio February 5, 1982 (age 30) 9 1 Genoa v. Switzerland, February 29, 2012

FW Germán Denis September 10, 1981 (age 30) 5 0 Atalanta v. Colombia, November 15, 2011

FW Emanuel Gigliotti May 20, 1987 (age 25) 1 0 San Lorenzo v. Brazil, September 28, 2011

FW Gabriel Hauche November 27, 1986 (age 25) 5 3 Racing v. Brazil, September 28, 2011

FW Pablo Mouche October 11, 1987 (age 24) 5 2 Boca Juniors v. Brazil, September 28, 2011

FW Lucas Viatri March 29, 1987 (age 25) 3 0 Boca Juniors v. Brazil, September 28, 2011

FW Mauro Boselli May 22, 1985 (age 27) 4 1 Estudiantes v. Brazil, September 14, 2011

FW Gastón Fernández October 12, 1983 (age 28) 0 0 Estudiantes v. Brazil, September 14, 2011

FW Juan Manuel Martínez October 25, 1985 (age 26) 2 0 Vélez Sarsfield v. Brazil, September 14, 2011

FW Diego Morales November 29, 1986 (age 25) 1 0 Tigre v. Brazil, September 14, 2011

FW Lisandro López March 2, 1983 (age 29) 7 1 Lyon v. Nigeria, September 6, 2011

FW Diego Milito June 12, 1979 (age 32) 24 4 Internazionale 2011 Copa América

FW Carlos Tévez February 5, 1984 (age 28) 62 13 Manchester City 2011 Copa América

Most capped players

As of February 29, 2012, the ten players with the most caps for Argentina are:

# Name Career Caps Goals

1 Javier Zanetti 1994–present 145 5

2 Roberto Ayala 1994–2007 115 7

3 Diego Simeone 1988–2002 106 11

4 Oscar Ruggeri 1983–1994 97 7

5 Diego Maradona 1977–1994 91 34

6 Ariel Ortega 1993–2010 87 17

7 Javier Mascherano 2003–present 80 2

8 Gabriel Batistuta 1991–2002 78 56

9 Juan Pablo Sorín 1995–2006 76 12

10 Américo Gallego 1975–1982 73 3

Juan Sebastián Verón 1996–2010 73 9

[edit]Top goalscorers

As of February 29, 2012, the ten players with the most goals for Argentina are:

# Player Career Goals Caps Average

1 Gabriel Batistuta 1991–2002 56 78 0,718

2 Hernán Crespo 1995–2007 35 63 0,555

3 Diego Maradona 1977–1994 34 91 0,374

4 Luis Artime 1961–1967 24 25 0,960

5 Lionel Messi 2005–present 23 69 0,333

6 Leopoldo Luque 1975–1981 22 45 0,488

Daniel Passarella 1976–1986 22 70 0,314

8 José Sanfilippo 1956–1962 21 29 0,724

Herminio Masantonio 1935–1942 21 19 1,105

10 Mario Kempes 1973–1982 20 43 0,465

[edit]Notable players

This section lists players who have appeared in 50 matches or scored at least 10 goals for Argentina.

Sergio Agüero (2006– )

Pablo Aimar (1997–2009)

Antonio Angelillo (1957)

Osvaldo Ardiles (1974–1982)

Luis Artime (1961–1967)

Roberto Ayala (1995–2007)

Rubén Ayala (1969–1974)

Abel Balbo (1988–1998)

Gabriel Batistuta (1991–2003)

Daniel Bertoni (1974–1982)

Miguel Ángel Brindisi (1969–1974)

José Luis Brown (1983–1990)

Nicolás Burdisso (2003–)

Jorge Burruchaga (1983–1990)

Esteban Cambiasso (2000–)

Claudio Caniggia (1988–2002)

Roberto Cherro (1926–1937)

Omar Oreste Corbatta (1956–1962)

Hernán Crespo (1995–2007)

Ramón Díaz (1979–1982)

Rogelio Domínguez (1951–1963)

Manuel Ferreira (1927–1930)

Ubaldo Fillol (1972–1985)

Rodolfo Fischer (1967–1972)

Marcelo Gallardo (1995–2002)

Américo Gallego (1975–1982)

Ricardo Giusti (1983–1990)

Kily González (1995–2005)

Gabriel Heinze (2003– )

Gonzalo Higuaín (2009– )

René Houseman (1973–1979)

Mario Kempes (1974–1982)

Ángel Labruna (1942–1958)

Claudio López (1995–2004)

Félix Loustau (1945–1952)

Leopoldo Luque (1975–1981)

Oscar Más (1965–1972)

Javier Mascherano (2003– )

Humberto Maschio (1956–1957)

Diego Maradona (1977–1994)

Rinaldo Martino (1942–1948)

Herminio Masantonio (1935–1942)

Rodolfo Micheli (1953–1956)

José Manuel Moreno (1940–1947)

Norberto Méndez (1945–1956)

Lionel Messi (2005– )

Jorge Olguín (1976–1982)

Ermindo Onega (1960–1967)

Ariel Ortega (1993–2010)

Daniel Passarella (1974–1986)

Carlos Peucelle (1928–1940)

René Pontoni (1942–1947)

Fernando Redondo (1992–1999)

Juan Román Riquelme (1997–)

Maxi Rodríguez (2003– )

Oscar Ruggeri (1982–1994)

Walter Samuel (1999– )

José Sanfilippo (1957–1962)

Javier Saviola (2001–2009)

Roberto Sensini (1987–2003)

Manuel Seoane (1924–1929)

Diego Simeone (1991–2003)

Juan Pablo Sorín (1995–2006)

Héctor Rubén Sosa (1959–1962)

Domingo Tarasconi (1922–1929)

Alberto Tarantini (1974–1982)

Carlos Tévez (2004– )

Juan Sebastián Verón (1995–2011)

Javier Zanetti (1994– )

Argentine Football Association

National teams

men:

Men\'s team Men\'s Olympic (U-23) team Men\'s U-20 team Men\'s U-17 team

women:

Women\'s team Women\'s U-20 team Women\'s U-17 team

League system

men:

Primera División Primera B Nacional Primera B Metropolitana Primera C Primera D Disaffiliation Torneo Argentino A Torneo Argentino B Torneo Argentino C Regional leagues

women:

Campeonato de Fútbol Femenino

Domestic cups

men:

Copa Argentina Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires (defunct) Copa de Competencia Jockey Club (defunct) Copa Adrián C. Escobar (defunct) Copa Ibarguren (defunct)

women:

Women\'s Cup

2011–12 teams

All Boys Argentinos Juniors Arsenal Banfield Belgrano Boca Juniors Colón Estudiantes (LP) Godoy Cruz Independiente Lanús Newell\'s Old Boys Olimpo Racing Rafaela San Lorenzo San Martín (SJ) Tigre Unión Vélez Sársfield

Former teams*

River Plate Rosario Central Huracán Gimnasia (La Plata) Ferro Carril Oeste Platense Chacarita Juniors Atlanta Talleres Quilmes Instituto Deportivo Español Gimnasia (Jujuy) Racing (Córdoba) San Martín (Tucumán) Temperley Mandiyú Nueva Chicago Talleres (RE) Los Andes Atlético Tucumán Chaco For Ever San Lorenzo (MdP) San Martín (Mendoza) Gimnasia (Mendoza) Almagro Gimnasia y Tiro Sarmiento Central Norte Independiente Rivadavia Deportivo Armenio Cipolletti Juventud Antoniana Kimberley Altos Hornos Zapla Ledesma Desamparados Central Córdoba Estudiantes (BA) Guaraní Antonio Franco Aldosivi Huracán (Corrientes) Huracán (CR)

Copa del Rey top scorers 1997: Klimowicz & Ronaldo & Sabas
1998: Rivaldo
1999: C. López
2001: Salva
2002: Guti & Raúl
2003: Portillo
2004: Raúl
2005: Huegún & Alejandro & Muñoz
2006: Milito
2007: Güiza
2008: Joaquín
2009: L. Fabiano & Molina
2010: Maxi
2011: Messi & C. Ronaldo
2012: Infante
2013: D. Costa
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1970: Müller
1971: Skoblar
1972: Müller
1973: Eusébio
1974: Yazalde
1975: Georgescu
1976: Kaiafas
1977: Georgescu
1978: Krankl
1979: Kist
1980: Vandenbergh
1981: Slavkov
1982: Kieft
1983: Gomes
1984: Rush
1985: Gomes
1986: Van Basten
1987: Cămătaru
1988: Çolak
1989: Mateuţ
1990: Sánchez / Stoichkov
1991: Pančev
1992: McCoist
1993: McCoist
1994: Taylor
1995: Avetisyan
1996: Endeladze
1997: Ronaldo
1998: Machlas
1999: Jardel
2000: Phillips
2001: Larsson
2002: Jardel
2003: Makaay
2004: Henry
2005: Henry / Forlán
2006: Toni
2007: Totti
2008: C. Ronaldo
2009: Forlán
2010: Messi
2011: C. Ronaldo
2012: Messi
2013: Messi
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1958/59: Fontaine
1959/60: Puskás
1960/61: J. Águas
1961/62: Di Stéfano & Løfqvist & Puskás & Strehl & Tejada
1962/63: Altafini
1963/64: Kovačević & Mazzola & Puskás
1964/65: Eusébio & Torres
1965/66: Albert & Eusébio
1966/67: Piepenburg & Van Himst
1967/68: Eusébio
1968/69: Law
1969/70: Jones
1970/71: Antoniadis
1971/72: Dunai & Macari & Takač
1972/73: Müller
1973/74: Müller
1974/75: Müller & Markarov
1975/76: Heynckes
1976/77: Cucinotta & Müller
1977/78: Simonsen
1978/79: Sulser
1979/80: Lerby
1980/81: McDermott & Rummenigge & Souness
1981/82: Hoeneß
1982/83: Rossi
1983/84: Sokol
1984/85: Nilsson & Platini
1985/86: Nilsson
1986/87: Cvetković
1987/88: R. Águas & van der Gijp & Hagi & Madjer & McCoist & Míchel & Novák
1988/89: van Basten
1989/90: Papin & Romário
1990/91: Pacult & Papin
1991/92: Papin & Yuran
1992/93: Romário
1993/94: Koeman & Rufer
1994/95: Weah
1995/96: Litmanen
1996/97: Pantić
1997/98: Del Piero
1998/99: Shevchenko & Yorke
1999/00: Jardel & Raúl & Rivaldo
2000/01: Raúl
2001/02: van Nistelrooy
2002/03: van Nistelrooy
2003/04: Morientes
2004/05: van Nistelrooy
2005/06: Shevchenko
2006/07: Kaká
2007/08: C. Ronaldo
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6 Heinze
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9 Crespo
10 Riquelme
11 Tevez
12 Franco
13 Scaloni
14 Palacio
15 Milito
16 Aimar
17 Cufré
18 Rodríguez
19 Messi
20 Cruz
21 Burdisso
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23 Ustari
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6 Heinze
7 Palacio
8 Zanetti
9 Crespo
10 Riquelme
11 Tevez
12 Carrizo
13 González
14 Mascherano
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16 Aimar
17 Burdisso
18 Messi
19 Cambiasso
20 Verón
21 D. Milito
22 Orión
Coach: Basile
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5 Gago
6 Fazio
7 Sosa
8 Banega
9 Lavezzi
10 Riquelme (c)
11 di María
12 Pareja
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14 Mascherano
15 Messi
16 Agüero
17 Buonanotte
18 Romero
22 Navarro
Coach: Batista
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2 Demichelis
3 C. Rodríguez
4 Burdisso
5 Bolatti
6 Heinze
7 di María
8 Verón
9 Higuaín
10 Messi
11 Tevez
12 Garcé
13 Samuel
14 Mascherano (c)
15 Otamendi
16 Agüero
17 Gutiérrez
18 Palermo
19 Milito
20 M. Rodríguez
21 Andújar
22 Romero
23 Pastore
Coach: Maradona
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3 Zabaleta
4 Burdisso
5 Cambiasso
6 G. Milito
7 di María
8 Zanetti
9 Higuaín
10 Messi
11 Tevez
12 Andújar
13 Pareja
14 Mascherano (c)
15 Biglia
16 Agüero
17 Rojo
18 Pastore
19 Banega
20 Gago
21 Lavezzi
22 D. Milito
23 Romero
Coach: Batista
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4 Zabaleta
5 Gago
6 Biglia
7 di María
8 Pérez
9 Higuaín
10 Messi (c)
11 Rodríguez
12 Orión
13 A. Fernández
14 Mascherano
15 Demichelis
16 Rojo
17 F. Fernández
18 Palacio
19 Álvarez
20 Agüero
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23 Basanta
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3 Spain DF Gerard Piqué
4 Spain MF Cesc Fàbregas
6 Spain MF Xavi Hernández (captain)
7 Spain FW Pedro Rodríguez
8 Spain MF Andrés Iniesta (vice-captain)
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10 Argentina FW Lionel Messi (3rd captain)
11 Brazil FW Neymar
12 Mexico MF Jonathan dos Santos
14 Argentina MF Javier Mascherano
15 Spain DF Marc Bartra
16 Spain MF Sergio Busquets

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18 Spain DF Jordi Alba
19 Netherlands MF Ibrahim Afellay
20 Spain FW Cristian Tello
21 Brazil DF Adriano
22 Brazil DF Dani Alves
23 Spain FW Isaac Cuenca
24 Spain MF Sergi Roberto
25 Spain GK Oier Olazábal
— Brazil MF Rafinha
— Spain FW Gerard Deulofeu
— Germany GK Marc-Andre ter Stegen
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No. Position Player
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Olympiacos
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Zenit St. PetersburgEliminated in the
group stage
UEFA Europa League
Ajax
Basel
Benfica
Juventus
Napoli
Porto
Shakhtar Donetsk
Viktoria PlzeňFourth place
Anderlecht
Austria Wien
Celtic
Copenhagen
CSKA Moscow
Marseille
Real Sociedad
Steaua BucureștiEliminated in the
play-off round
Champions
Dinamo Zagreb
Legia Warsaw
Ludogorets Razgrad
Maribor
Shakhter KaragandyNon-champions
Fenerbahçe
Lyon
Metalist Kharkiv
Paços de Ferreira
PAOK
PSV EindhovenEliminated in the
third qualifying round
Champions
APOEL
Dinamo Tbilisi
Elfsborg
FH
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Molde
Nõmme Kalju
Partizan
Sheriff Tiraspol
Skënderbeu KorçëNon-champions
Grasshopper
Nordsjælland
Red Bull Salzburg
Zulte WaregemEliminated in the
second qualifying round BATE Borisov
Birkirkara
Cliftonville
Daugava Daugavpils
EB/Streymur
Ekranas
Fola Esch
Győr
HJK Helsinki
Neftchi Baku
Shirak
Sligo Rovers
Slovan Bratislava
Sutjeska Nikšić
The New Saints
Vardar
ŽeljezničarEliminated in the
first qualifying round Lusitanos
Tre Penne Qualifying phase and play-off round
Group stage
Knockout phase
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2000–2008 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax
Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
Flag of Germany.svg Borussia Dortmund
Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale
Flag of Italy.svg Juventus
Flag of England.svg Liverpool
Flag of England.svg Manchester United
Flag of France.svg Marseille
Flag of Italy.svg Milan
Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
Flag of Portugal.svg Porto
Flag of the Netherlands.svg PSV Eindhoven
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Flag of Germany.svg Bayer Leverkusen
Flag of France.svg Lyon
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eFounding members of the ECA Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ajax
Flag of Belgium.svg Anderlecht
Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona
Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
Flag of Malta.svg Birkirkara
Flag of England.svg Chelsea
Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen
Flag of Croatia.svg Dinamo Zagreb
Flag of Italy.svg Juventus
Flag of France.svg Lyon
Flag of England.svg Manchester United
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Flag of Scotland.svg Rangers
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eEuropean Cup and UEFA Champions League winners
European Cup 1955–56: Spain Real Madrid
1956–57: Spain Real Madrid
1957–58: Spain Real Madrid
1958–59: Spain Real Madrid
1959–60: Spain Real Madrid
1960–61: Portugal Benfica
1961–62: Portugal Benfica
1962–63: Italy Milan
1963–64: Italy Internazionale
1964–65: Italy Internazionale
1965–66: Spain Real Madrid
1966–67: Scotland Celtic
1967–68: England Manchester United
1968–69: Italy Milan
1969–70: Netherlands Feyenoord
1970–71: Netherlands Ajax
1971–72: Netherlands Ajax
1972–73: Netherlands Ajax
1973–74: Germany Bayern Munich
1974–75: Germany Bayern Munich
1975–76: Germany Bayern Munich
1976–77: England Liverpool
1977–78: England Liverpool
1978–79: England Nottingham Forest
1979–80: England Nottingham Forest
1980–81: England Liverpool
1981–82: England Aston Villa
1982–83: Germany Hamburg
1983–84: England Liverpool
1984–85: Italy Juventus
1985–86: Romania Steaua București
1986–87: Portugal Porto
1987–88: Netherlands PSV
1988–89: Italy Milan
1989–90: Italy Milan
1990–91: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade
1991–92: Spain BarcelonaUEFA Champions League 1992–93: France Marseille
1993–94: Italy Milan
1994–95: Netherlands Ajax
1995–96: Italy Juventus
1996–97: Germany Borussia Dortmund
1997–98: Spain Real Madrid
1998–99: England Manchester United
1999–2000: Spain Real Madrid
2000–01: Germany Bayern Munich
2001–02: Spain Real Madrid
2002–03: Italy Milan
2003–04: Portugal Porto
2004–05: England Liverpool
2005–06: Spain Barcelona
2006–07: Italy Milan
2007–08: England Manchester United
2008–09: Spain Barcelona
2009–10: Italy Internazionale
2010–11: Spain Barcelona
2011–12: England Chelsea
2012–13: Germany Bayern Munich
2013–14: Spain Real Madrid Finals
Winning managers
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eUEFA Cup Winners\' Cup winners
Winners 1960–61: Italy Fiorentina
1961–62: Spain Atlético Madrid
1962–63: England Tottenham Hotspur
1963–64: Portugal Sporting CP
1964–65: England West Ham United
1965–66: Germany Borussia Dortmund
1966–67: Germany Bayern Munich
1967–68: Italy Milan
1968–69: Czechoslovakia Slovan Bratislava
1969–70: England Manchester City
1970–71: England Chelsea
1971–72: Scotland Rangers
1972–73: Italy Milan
1973–74: East Germany Magdeburg
1974–75: Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv
1975–76: Belgium Anderlecht
1976–77: Germany Hamburg
1977–78: Belgium Anderlecht
1978–79: Spain Barcelona
1979–80: Spain Valencia
1980–81: Soviet Union Dinamo Tbilisi
1981–82: Spain Barcelona
1982–83: Scotland Aberdeen
1983–84: Italy Juventus
1984–85: England Everton
1985–86: Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv
1986–87: Netherlands Ajax
1987–88: Belgium Mechelen
1988–89: Spain Barcelona
1989–90: Italy Sampdoria
1990–91: England Manchester United
1991–92: Germany Werder Bremen
1992–93: Italy Parma
1993–94: England Arsenal
1994–95: Spain Real Zaragoza
1995–96: France Paris Saint-Germain
1996–97: Spain Barcelona
1997–98: England Chelsea
1998–99: Italy Lazio[hide] v
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eInter-Cities Fairs Cup winners
Winners 1955–58: Spain Barcelona
1958–60: Spain Barcelona
1960–61: Italy Roma
1961–62: Spain Valencia
1962–63: Spain Valencia
1963–64: Spain Real Zaragoza
1964–65: Hungary Ferencváros
1965–66: Spain Barcelona
1966–67: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb
1967–68: England Leeds United
1968–69: England Newcastle United
1969–70: England Arsenal
1970–71: England Leeds United
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eUEFA Super Cup winners
UCL vs. CWC 1973: Netherlands Ajax
1975: Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv
1976: Belgium Anderlecht
1977: England Liverpool
1978: Belgium Anderlecht
1979: England Nottingham Forest
1980: Spain Valencia
1982: England Aston Villa
1983: Scotland Aberdeen
1984: Italy Juventus
1986: Romania Steaua București
1987: Portugal Porto
1988: Belgium Mechelen
1989: Italy Milan
1990: Italy Milan
1991: England Manchester United
1992: Spain Barcelona
1993: Italy Parma
1994: Italy Milan
1995: Netherlands Ajax
1996: Italy Juventus
1997: Spain Barcelona
1998: England Chelsea
1999: Italy LazioUCL vs. UEL 2000: Turkey Galatasaray
2001: England Liverpool
2002: Spain Real Madrid
2003: Italy Milan
2004: Spain Valencia
2005: England Liverpool
2006: Spain Sevilla
2007: Italy Milan
2008: Russia Zenit St. Petersburg
2009: Spain Barcelona
2010: Spain Atlético Madrid
2011: Spain Barcelona
2012: Spain Atlético Madrid
2013: Germany Bayern Munich[hide] v
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eFIFA Club World Cup winners 2000: Brazil Corinthians
2005: Brazil São Paulo
2006: Brazil Internacional
2007: Italy Milan
2008: England Manchester United
2009: Spain Barcelona
2010: Italy Internazionale
2011: Spain Barcelona
2012: Brazil Corinthians
2013: Germany Bayern MunichPlayers
Curly haired man, looking tired, wearing a red and blue football shirt. In the background green grass is rarely visible.
Carles Puyol captained Barcelona to the first Spanish treble.[9]
Suntanned man with a long-haired hair, wearing a red and blue football shirt. In the background green grass is rarely visible.
Ronaldinho playing for Barcelona in 2004, wearing the number 10 shirt.
Close-up of a long-haired young man, wearing a football shirt with blue and red vertical stripes
Lionel Messi is the only player to win Ballon d\'Or, FIFA World Player of the Year, Pichichi Trophy and European Golden Shoe in the same season.[4] Appearance and goal totals only include matches in La Liga, which was first established in 1928, players who were only active before then are included for their notability. Substitute appearances are included.
Statistics are correct as of the match played on 1 June 2013.Name Nationality Position[NB] Barcelona career Captaincy[10] Appearances Goals Notes Refs
Alexis Sánchez Chile Forward 2011– — 88 38
Xavi Hernández * Spain Midfielder 1998– double-dagger — 474 56 [J]
Carles Puyol * Spain Defender 1999–2014 double-dagger 2004–2014 392 12 [K]
Migueli Spain Defender 1973–1989 — 391 20 [38]
Víctor Valdés Spain Goalkeeper 2002–2014 double-dagger — 387 0 [Zamora]
Andrés Iniesta Spain Midfielder 2002– double-dagger — 337 33
Carles Rexach Spain Forward 1965–1981 — 328 81 [Pichichi] [35]
Guillermo Amor Spain Midfielder 1988–1998 — 311 47 [46]
Andoni Zubizarreta Spain Goalkeeper 1986–1994 — 301 0 [Zamora] [45]
Joan Segarra Spain Defender 1949–1964 double-dagger 1961–1964 299 17 [24]
Juan Manuel Asensi Spain Forward 1970–1980 1978–1980 299 73 [36]
Joaquim Rifé Spain Defender 1964–1976 1971–1973 290 23 [33]
Antoni Ramallets * Spain Goalkeeper 1946–1961 1956–1961 288 0 [E][Zamora] [23]
César Rodrìguez * Spain Forward 1942–1955 1946–1955 287 192 [Pichichi] [20]
Lionel Messi * Argentina Forward 2004– double-dagger — 277 243 [D][M][N][FIFA][d\'Or][Pichichi]
José Ramón Alexanko Spain Defender 1980–1993 1986–1993 274 26
Antoni Torres Spain Defender 1965–1976 — 269 2 [34]
Sergi Barjuán Spain Defender 1993–2002 2001–2002 267 6
Josep Guardiola Spain Midfielder 1990–2001 1997–2001 263 6 [52]
Francisco José Carrasco Spain Forward 1978–1989 — 262 49
José Mari Bakero Spain Midfielder 1988–1996 1993–1996 260 72 [48]
Gallego Spain Defender 1965–1975 — 248 17
Salvador Sadurní Spain Goalkeeper 1961–1976 1969–1971 247 0 [Zamora] [32]
Estanislao Basora Spain Winger 1946–1958 — 237 89 [22]
José Vicente Sánchez Spain Midfielder 1975–1986 1983–1984 236 13
Sígfrid Gràcia Spain Defender 1952–1966 double-dagger — 231 5 [26]
Eladio Silvestre Spain Defender 1962–1972 — 226 8
Víctor Muñoz Spain Midfielder 1981–1988 1988–1993 224 14
Txiki Begiristain Spain Midfielder 1988–1995 — 223 63 [47]
Ferran Olivella Spain Defender 1956–1969 1964–1969 215 1 [29]
Josep Seguer Spain Winger 1943–1957 — 214 38
Marcial Pina Spain Midfielder 1969–1977 — 210 47
Marià Gonzalvo Spain Midfielder 1942–1956 1955–1956 208 26 [21]
Miguel Ángel Nadal Spain Defender 1991–1999 — 207 12
Luis Enrique Spain Midfielder 1996–2004 2002–2004 207 73 [55]
Phillip Cocu * Netherlands Midfielder 1998–2004 — 205 31 [I]
Albert Ferrer Spain Defender 1990–1998 — 204 1
Eusebio Sacristán Spain Midfielder 1988–1995 — 203 14
Julio Alberto Moreno Spain Defender 1982–1991 — 200 9
Josep Maria Fusté Spain Midfielder 1962–1972 — 197 47
Ronald Koeman Netherlands Defender 1989–1995 — 192 67 [50]
Martí Vergés Spain Midfielder 1956–1966 — 188 15
Antonio Olmo Spain Defender 1976–1984 1980–1982 188 4
Daniel Alves Brazil Defender 2008– — 188 14
László Kubala Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Spain Forward 1950–1961 — 186 131 [25]
Pedro María Artola Spain Goalkeeper 1975–1984 — 186 0 [Zamora]
Antonio de la Cruz Spain Defender 1972–1979 — 183 6
Patrick Kluivert Netherlands Forward 1998–2004 — 182 90
Sergio Busquets Spain Midfielder 2008– double-dagger — 179 5
José Puig Puig Spain Defender 1942–1951 — 178 1
Abelardo Fernández Spain Defender 1994–2002 — 178 11
Hristo Stoichkov Bulgaria Forward 1990–1995
1996–1998 — 175 83 [d\'Or] [51]
Michael Reiziger Netherlands Defender 1997–2004 — 173 0
Quique Costas Spain Defender 1971–1980 — 172 3
Luís Figo Portugal Midfielder 1995–2000 — 172 30
Bernd Schuster Germany Midfielder 1980–1988 1984–1986 170 63 [42]
Pedro Rodríguez * Spain Winger 2008– double-dagger — 169 52 [N]
Juan Velasco Spain Goalkeeper 1943–1954 — 168 0 [Zamora]
Michael Laudrup Denmark Midfielder 1989–1994 — 167 40 [49]
Esteban Vigo Spain Midfielder 1977–1987 — 166 18
Gerard Piqué Spain Defender 2008– — 164 12
Juan Carlos Pérez Spain Midfielder 1968–1975 — 163 18
Rafael Márquez Mexico Defender 2003–2010 — 163 9
Ramón Villaverde Uruguay Forward 1954–1963 — 162 53
Rivaldo Brazil Midfielder 1997–2002 — 157 86 [FIFA][d\'Or] [56]
Josep Escolà Spain Forward 1934–1949 — 152 86 [18]
Francisco Calvet Spain Defender 1939–1952 — 151 7
Justo Tejada Spain Forward 1953–1961 — 149 73
Pedro María Zabalza Spain Midfielder 1967–1973 — 149 10
Josep Gonzalvo Spain Midfielder 1943–1950 — 146 3
Julio Salinas Spain Forward 1988–1994 — 146 60
José Antonio Zaldúa Spain Forward 1961–1971 — 145 61
Gerardo Miranda Spain Defender 1981–1988 — 145 5
Ronaldinho Brazil Forward 2003–2008 — 145 70 [FIFA][d\'Or] [57]
Samuel Eto\'o * Cameroon Forward 2004–2009 — 145 108 [L][Pichichi] [59]
Eduardo Manchón Spain Winger 1950–1957 — 144 57
Roberto Fernández Spain Midfielder 1986–1990 — 144 35
Frank de Boer Netherlands Defender 1998–2003 — 144 5
Josep Raich Spain Midfielder 1934–1936
1940–1945 — 140 16
Johan Neeskens Netherlands Midfielder 1974–1979 — 140 35 [39]
Gustau Biosca Spain Defender 1950–1958 — 139 3
Johan Cruyff Netherlands Forward 1973–1978 1974–1978 139 47 [d\'Or] [37]
Jesús María Pereda Spain Midfielder 1961–1969 — 134 41
Enric Gensana Spain Defender 1956–1964 — 132 13
Gabri García Spain Midfielder 1999–2006 — 129 7
Oleguer Presas Spain Defender 2001–2008 — 127 1
Ion Andoni Goikoetxea Spain Midfielder 1988–1994 — 126 6
Éric Aofferal France Defender 2007–2013 — 125 0
Marcos Alonso Peña Spain Winger 1982–1987 — 124 28
Jaume Elías Spain Defender 1943–1949 — 123 0
Julio César Benítez Uruguay Defender 1961–1968 — 123 10
Javier Saviola Argentina Forward 2001–2004
2006–2007 — 123 49
Luis Suárez * Spain Winger 1954–1961 — 122 61 [F][d\'Or] [27]
Urbano Ortega Spain Midfielder 1981–1991 — 122 7
José Bravo Spain Forward 1940–1948 — 120 51
Javier Urruticoechea Spain Goalkeeper 1981–1988 — 120 0 [Zamora] [43]
José Antonio Ramos Spain Defender 1976–1982 — 119 0
Rafael Zuviría Argentina Defender 1977–1982 — 119 11
Seydou Keita Mali Midfielder 2008–2012 — 119 16
Juan José Nogués Spain Goalkeeper 1930–1942 1933–1942 114 0
Evaristo de Macedo Brazil Forward 1957–1962 — 114 78 [30]
Deco Portugal Midfielder 2004–2008 — 113 13 [58]
Mariano Martín * Spain Forward 1939–1948 — 112 97 [Pichichi*] [19]
Eulogio Martínez Paraguay
Spain Forward 1956–1962 — 111 62 [28]
Miguel Reina Spain Goalkeeper 1966–1973 — 111 0 [Zamora]
Ramón Calderé Spain Forward 1984–1988 — 110 15
Pedro Zaballa Spain Midfielder 1961–1967 — 109 28
Giovanni van Bronckhorst Netherlands Defender 2003–2007 — 105 5
Josep Moratalla Spain Midfielder 1981–1988 — 104 1
Bojan Krkić Spain Forward 2007–2011 — 104 26
Gary Lineker England Forward 1986–1989 — 103 42
Ricardo Serna Spain Defender 1988–1992 — 101 2
Quini Spain Forward 1980–1984 1982–1983 100 54 [Pichichi] [41]FIFA Ballon d\'Or 2013A shortlist of 23 male players was compiled by members of FIFA\'s Football Committee as well as a group of experts from France Football.[9] It was announced on 29 October 2013.[1]
Cristiano Ronaldo.
Lionel Messi
Franck RibéryThere were three voters per FIFA member federation: one journalist and the coaches and captain of the national men\'s team. Bold indicates the three finalists.[6]
Player National team Club
Gareth Bale Wales England Tottenham Hotspur
Spain Real Madrid
Edinson Cavani Uruguay Italy Napoli
France Paris Saint-Germain
Radamel Falcao Colombia Spain Atlético Madrid
France AS Monaco
Eden Hazard Belgium England Chelsea
Zlatan Ibrahimović Sweden France Paris Saint-Germain
Andrés Iniesta Spain Spain Barcelona
Philipp Lahm Germany Germany Bayern Munich
Robert Lewandowski Poland Germany Borussia Dortmund
Lionel Messi Argentina Spain Barcelona
Thomas Müller Germany Germany Bayern Munich
Manuel Neuer Germany Germany Bayern Munich
Neymar Brazil Brazil Santos
Spain Barcelona
Mesut Özil Germany Spain Real Madrid
England Arsenal
Andrea Pirlo Italy Italy Juventus
Franck Ribéry France Germany Bayern Munich
Arjen Robben Netherlands Germany Bayern Munich
Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal Spain Real Madrid
Bastian Schweinsteiger Germany Germany Bayern Munich
Luis Suárez Uruguay England Liverpool
Thiago Silva Brazil France Paris Saint-Germain
Yaya Touré Ivory Coast England Manchester City
Robin van Persie Netherlands England Manchester United
Xavi Spain Spain BarcelonaFIFA World CupTournaments Uruguay 1930 · Italy 1934 · France 1938 · Brazil 1950 · Switzerland 1954 · Sweden 1958 · Chile 1962 · England 1966 · Mexico 1970 · West Germany 1974 · Argentina 1978 · Spain 1982 · Mexico 1986 · Italy 1990 · United States 1994 · France 1998 · South Korea & Japan 2002 · Germany 2006 · South Africa 2010 · Brazil 2014 · Russia 2018 · Qatar 2022Finals 1930 · 1934 · 1938 · 19501 · 1954 · 1958 · 1962 · 1966 · 1970 · 1974 · 1978 · 1982 · 1986 · 1990 · 1994 · 1998 · 2002 · 2006 · 2010Squads 1930 · 1934 · 1938 · 1950 · 1954 · 1958 · 1962 · 1966 · 1970 · 1974 · 1978 · 1982 · 1986 · 1990 · 1994 · 1998 · 2002 · 2006 · 2010Qualification 19302 · 1934 · 1938 · 1950 · 1954 · 1958 · 1962 · 1966 · 1970 · 1974 · 1978 · 1982 · 1986 · 1990 · 1994 · 1998 · 2002 · 2006 · 2010 · 2014 · 2018 · 2022Other articles Awards · Balls · Broadcasters · Droughts · Finals · Goalscorers · Hat-tricks · History · Hosts · Mascots · Milestone goals · Official songs · Penalty shoot-outs · Qualification · Records · Red cards · Referees · Team appearances · Trophy · Video games1Decisive match of a final group stage. 2No qualification took place as places were given by invitation only.[hide]v · d · eWorld Football ChampionshipsMale NationalFIFA World Cup · Confederations Cup · Olympic Football · FIFA U-20 World Cup · FIFA U-17 World CupClubFIFA Club World Cup (statistics · participants) · Intercontinental Cup* (statistics) · Afro-Asian Club Championship*Women FIFA Women\'s World Cup · Olympic Football · FIFA U-20 Women\'s World Cup · FIFA U-17 Women\'s World CupVariants FIFA Futsal World Cup · FIFA Beach Soccer World CupUEFA European Football ChampionshipsTournaments France 1960 · Spain 1964 · Italy 1968 · Belgium 1972 · Yugoslavia 1976 · Italy 1980 · France 1984 · West Germany 1988 · Sweden 1992 · England 1996 · Belgium/Netherlands 2000 · Portugal 2004 · Austria/Switzerland 2008 · Poland/Ukraine 2012 · France 2016Jules Rimet (14 October 1873 – 16 October 1956) was a French football administrator who was the 3rd President of FIFA, serving from 1921 to 1954. He was FIFA\'s longest serving president, having served for 33 years. He also served as the president of the French Football Federation from 1919 to 1946. He was born in Theuley, France.On Rimet\'s initiative, the first FIFA World Cup was held in 1930. The Jules Rimet Trophy was named in his honour. He also founded one of France\'s oldest teams, Red Star Saint-Ouen.Rimet died at Suresnes in France in 1956, two days after his 83rd birthday. In 2003 he was posthumously made a member of the FIFA Order of Merit.FIFA World Cup TrophyAwarded for Winning the FIFA World CupPresented by FIFAFirst awarded 1930 (Jules Rimet Trophy)1974 (Current)Currently held by SpainOfficial website FIFA.comThe World Cup is a gold trophy that is awarded to the winners of the FIFA World Cup. Since the advent of the World Cup in 1930, two trophies have represented victory: the Jules Rimet Trophy from 1930 to 1970, and the FIFA World Cup Trophy from 1974 to the present day.The trophy, originally named Victory, but later renamed in honour of former FIFA president Jules Rimet, was made of gold plated sterling silver and lapis lazuli and depicted Nike, the Greek goddess of victory. Brazil won the trophy outright in 1970, prompting the commissioning of a replacement. The Jules Rimet Trophy was stolen in 1983 and never recovered.The subsequent trophy, called \"FIFA World Cup Trophy\", was introduced in 1974. Made of 18 carat gold with a malachite base, it depicts two human figures holding up the Earth. The current holder of the trophy is Spain, winner of the 2010 World Cup.Replica of the Jules Rimet Trophy awarded to winners Uruguay in 1930The Jules Rimet Trophy was the original prize for winning the Football World Cup. Originally called \"Victory\", but generally known simply as the World Cup or Coupe du Monde, it was officially renamed in 1946 to honour the FIFA President Jules Rimet who in 1929 passed a vote to initiate the competition. Designed by Abel Lafleur and made of gold plated sterling silver on a white/yellow marble base. Since 1958 this base has been replaced with a high base made of lapis lazuli, it stood 35 centimetres (14 in) high and weighed 3.8 kilograms (8.4 lb).[1] It comprised an decagonal cup, supported by a winged figure representing Nike, the ancient Greek goddess of victory. The Jules Rimet Trophy was taken to Uruguay for the first FIFA World Cup aboard the Conte Verde, which set sail from Villefranche-sur-Mer, just south of Nice, on 21 June 1930. This was the same ship that carried Jules Rimet and the footballers representing France, Romania and Belgium who were participating in the tournament that year. The first team to be awarded the trophy was Uruguay, the winners of the 1930 World Cup.During World War II, the trophy was held by 1938 winners Italy. Ottorino Barassi, the Italian vice-president of FIFA and president of FIGC, secretly transported the trophy from a bank in Rome and hid it in a shoe-box under his bed to prevent the Nazis from taking it.[2]On 20 March 1966, four months before the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England, the trophy was stolen during a public exhibition at Westminster Central Hall.[3] The trophy was found just seven days later wrapped in newspaper at the bottom of a suburban garden hedge in Upper Norwood, South London, by a dog named Pickles.[4]As a security measure, The Football Association secretly manufactured a replica of the trophy for use in the post-match celebrations. The replica was also used on subsequent occasions until 1970. The replica was sold at an sale in 1997 for £254,500, when it was purchased by FIFA. The high sale price, several times the reserve price of £20,000-£30,000, led to speculation that the saleed trophy was not a replica. Subsequent testing by FIFA confirmed the saleed trophy was indeed a replica.[5] Subsequent to the sale, FIFA arranged for the replica to be displayed at the English National Football Museum in Preston.The Brazilian team won the tournament for the third time in 1970, allowing them to keep the real trophy in perpetuity, as had been stipulated by Jules Rimet in 1930.[6] It was put on display at the Brazilian Football Confederation headquarters in Rio de Janeiro in a cabinet with a front of bullet-proof glass.On 19 December 1983, the wooden rear of the cabinet was pried open with a crowbar and the cup was stolen again.[7] Four men were tried and convicted in absentia for the crime.[citation needed] The trophy has never been recovered.The Confederation commissioned a replica of their own, made by Eastman Kodak, using 1.8 kg (3.97 lb) of gold. This replica was presented to the Brazilian president in 1984FIFA World Cup Trophy on a German stampA replacement trophy was commissioned by FIFA for the 1974 World Cup. Fifty-three submissions were received from sculptors in seven countries.[9] Italian artist Silvio Gazzaniga was awarded the commission. The trophy stands 36.5 centimetres (14.4 inches) tall and is made of 5 kg (11 lb) of 18 carat (75%) gold with a base (13 centimetres [5.1 inches] in diameter) containing two layers of malachite. It has been asserted by Martyn Poliakoff that the trophy is hollow; if, as is claimed, it were solid, the trophy would weigh 70–80 kg and would be too heavy to lift.[10][11] Produced by Bertoni, Milano, it weighs 6.175 kg (13.6 lb) in total and depicts two human figures holding up the Earth. Gazzaniga described the trophy thus, \"The lines spring out from the base, rising in spirals, stretching out to receive the world. From the remarkable dynamic tensions of the compact body of the sculpture rise the figures of two athletes at the stirring moment of victory.\"[9] It was first presented at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, to West German captain Franz Beckenbauer.[9]The trophy has the visible engravement \"FIFA World Cup\" in outpouring letters at its base. The name of the country whose national team wins each tournament is engraved in the bottom side of the trophy, and therefore is not visible when the trophy is standing upright. The text states the year in figures and the name of the winning nation in its national language,[12] for example \"— 1974 Deutschland\", \"— 1994 Brasil\" and - \"2010 España\" . As of 2010, ten winners have been engraved on the base. It is not known whether FIFA will retire the trophy after all of the name plaques at the base are filled in; this will not occur until after the 2038 World Cup at the earliest. FIFA\'s regulations now state that the trophy, unlike its predecessor, cannot be won outright: the winners of the tournament receive a replica which is gold plated rather than solid gold.[9]FIFA World CupTournaments Uruguay 1930 · Italy 1934 · France 1938 · Brazil 1950 · Switzerland 1954 · Sweden 1958 · Chile 1962 · England 1966 · Mexico 1970 · West Germany 1974 · Argentina 1978 · Spain 1982 · Mexico 1986 · Italy 1990 · United States 1994 · France 1998 · Korea/Japan 2002 · Germany 2006 · South Africa 2010 · Brazil 2014 · Russia 2018 · Qatar 2022England Most Capped Players# Name Career caps Goals1 Peter Shilton 1970–1990 125 02 David Beckham* 1996– 115 173 Bobby Moore 1962–1973 108 24 Bobby Charlton 1958–1970 106 495 Billy Wright 1946–1959 105 36 Bryan Robson 1980–1991 90 267 Steven Gerrard* 2000– 89 19= Michael Owen* 1998– 89 40= Ashley Cole* 2001– 89 010 Frank Lampard* 1999– 86 22= Kenny Sansom 1979–1988 86 112 Gary Neville 1995–2007 85 013 Ray Wilkins 1976–1986 84 314 Rio Ferdinand* 1997– 81 315 Gary Lineker 1984–1992 80 4816 John Barnes 1983–1995 79 1117 Stuart Pearce 1987–1999 78 518 Terry Butcher 1980–1990 77 319 Tom Finney 1946–1958 76 3020 David Seaman 1988–2002 75 021 Gordon Banks 1963–1972 73 0= Sol Campbell* 1996– 73 123 Alan Ball 1965–1975 72 824 Wayne Rooney* 2003– 70 2625 John Terry* 2003– 68 626 Martin Peters 1966–1974 67 2027 Tony Adams 1987–2000 66 5= Paul Scholes 1997–2004 66 1429 Dave Watson 1974–1982 65 430 Ray Wilson 1960–1968 63 0= Kevin Keegan 1972–1982 63 21= Alan Shearer 1992–2000 63 3033 Emlyn Hughes 1969–1980 62 1= Chris Waddle 1985–1991 62 6= David Platt 1989–1996 62 27= Emile Heskey 1999–2010 62 737 Ray Clemence 1972–1983 61 038 Peter Beardsley 1986–1996 59 9= Des Walker 1988–1993 59 0= Phil Neville* 1996– 59 041 Jimmy Greaves 1959–1967 57 44= Paul Gascoigne 1988–1998 57 10= Gareth Southgate 1995–2004 57 244 Johnny Haynes 1954–1962 56 18= Joe Cole* 2001– 56 1046 Stanley Matthews 1934–1957 54 1147 Glenn Hoddle 1979–1988 53 8= Paul Ince 1992–2000 53 2= David James* 1997– 53 050 Trevor Francis 1977–1986 52 1251 Teddy Sheringham 1993–2002 51 1152 Phil Neal 1976–1983 50 5FourFourTwo\'s 100 Best Current Players In The World1. Cristiano Ronaldo 2. Lionel Messi 3. Fernando Torres 4. Iker Casillas 5. Kaka 6. David Villa 7. Zlatan Ibrahimovic 8. Sergio Aguero 9. Rio Ferdinand 10. Steven Gerrard 11. Xavi 12. Cesc Fabregas 13. Frank Lampard 14. Ruud Van Nistelrooy 15. Emmanuel Ador 16. Didier Drogba 17. Franck Ribery 18. Michael Ballack 19. Gianluigi Buffon 20. Sergio Ramos 21. Wesley Sneijder 22. Michael Essien 23. Daniel Alves 24. Wayne Rooney 25. Ricardo Carvalho 26. Maicon 27. Andres Iniesta 28. Andrei Arshavin 29. Deco 30. Marcos Senna 31. Luis Fabiano 32. John Terry 33. Daniele De Rossi 34. Nemanja Vidic 35. Javier Mascherano 36. Samuel Eto\'o 37. Dimitar Berbatov 38. David Silva 39. Nihat Kahveci 40. Patrice Evra 41. Anatoliy Tymoschuk 42. Robinho 43. Esteban Cambiasso 44. Ashley Cole 45. Alessandro Del Piero 46. Seydou Keita 47. Jose Bosingwa 48. Carlos Tevez 49. Joe Cole 50. Yuri Zhirkov 51. Arjen Robben 52. Artur Boruc 53. Petr Cech 54. Francesco Totti 55. Luca Toni 56. Raul 57. Thierry Henry 58. Cristian Chivu 59. Alessandro Nesta 60. Rafael Van Der Vaart 61. Pepe 62. Luka Modric 63. Karim Benzema 64. Roque Santa Cruz 65. Mahamadou Diarra 66. Philipp Lahm 67. Andrea Pirlo 68. Diego Forlan 69. Santi Cazorla 70. Ronaldinho 71. Darijo Srna 72. Fabio Cannavaro 73. Juninho 74. Mauro Camoranesi 75. David Trezeguet 76. Miroslav Klose 77. Gael Clichy 78. Fredi Kanoute 79. Antonio Di Natale 80. Javier Zanetti 81. Robert Pires 82. Christian Poulsen 83. Diego 84. Mancini 85. Giorgio Chiellini 86. Gonzalo Higuain 87. Gianluca Zambrotta 88. Bacary Sagna 89. Danny 90. John Obi Mikel 91. Goran Pandev 92. Igor Akinfeev 93. Simao 94. Amauri 95. Paul Scholes 96. Lassana Diarra 97. Diego Capel 98. Antonio Cassano 99. Bastian Schweinsteiger 100. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Best Footballers of all Time1 Pelé (Brazil)2 Ronaldo (Brazil)3 Romário (Brazil)4 Luís Figo (Portugal)5 Zinedine Zidane (France)6 Diego Maradona (Argentina)7 Lothar Matthäus (Germany)8 Gerd Müller (Germany)9 Franz Beckenbauer (Germany)10 Cafu (Brazil)11 Roberto Carlos (Brazil)12 Marco van Basten (Holland)13 Michel Platini (France)14 Rivaldo (Brazil)15 Paolo Maldini (Italy)16 Zico (Brazil)17 Raúl (Spain)18 Ruud Gullit (Holland)19 Eusébio (Portugal)20 Ferenc Puskás (Hungary)21 Johan Cruyff (Holland)22 Alfredo di Stefano (Argentina)23 Bobby Charlton (England)24 Jürgen Klinsmann (Ger)25 Kenny Dalglish (Scotland)26 Ali Daei (Iran)27 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Ger)28 Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina)29 Michael Laudrup (Denmark)30 Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria)31 Dennis Bergkamp (Holland)32 Frank Rijkaard (Holland)33 Thierry Henry (France)34 Pavel Nedved (Czech Rep)35 Gheorghe Hagi (Romania)36 Peter Schmeichel (Denmark)37 Andriy Shevchenko (Ukraine)38 Sepp Maier (Germany)39 Didier Deschamps (France)40 Lilian Thuram (France)41 Enzo Francescoli (Uruguay)42 Hakan Åžükür (Turkey)43 Paolo Rossi (Italy)44 David Beckham (England)45 Jean-Pierre Papin (France)46 Kevin Keegan (England)47 Marcel Desailly (France)48 Oliver Kahn (Germany)49 Alessandro Costacurta (Ita)50 Clarence Seedorf (Holland)51 Dino Zoff (Italy)52 Patrick Kluivert (Holland)53 Jari Litmanen (Finland)54 Daniel Passarella (Arg)55 Bixente Lizarazu (France)56 Gary Lineker (England)57 Ronaldinho (Brazil)58 Sylvain Wiltord (France)59 Bebeto (Brazil)60 Alessandro Del Piero (Italy)61 Davor Å uker (Croatia)62 Ryan Giggs (Wales)63 David Trezeguet (France)64 Demetrio Albertini (Italy)65 Patrick Vieira (France)66 Jürgen Kohler (Germany)67 Laurent Blanc (France)68 Michael Owen (England)69 Youri Djorkaeff (France)70 Frank De Boer (Holland)71 Emilio Butragueño (Spain)72 Hugo Sánchez (Mexico)73 Rudi Völler (Germany)74 Djalma Santos (Brazil)75 Giacinto Facchetti (Italy)76 Kanu (Nigeria)77 Franco Baresi (Italy)78 Gianni Rivera (Italy)79 Roberto Baggio (Italy)80 Oscar Ruggeri (Argentina)81 Gheorghe Popescu (Romania)82 Jon Dahl Tomasson (Denmark)83 Raymond Kopa (France)84 Carlos Valderrama (Colombia)85 Rui Costa (Portugal)86 Gary Neville (England)87 Edgar Davids (Holland)88 Claudio Taffarel (Brazil)89 Paul Scholes (England)90 Diego Simeone (Argentina)91 Bryan Robson (England)92 Roy Keane (Rep of Ireland)93 Brian Laudrup (Denmark)94 Henrik Larsson (Sweden)95 Fabien Barthez (France)96 Michael Ballack (Germany)97 Jan Koller (Czech Rep)98 Edwin van der Sar (Holland)99 Robert Pirès (France)100 Johan Neeskens (Holland)European Cup Winning ClubsRecords and statisticsMain article: European Cup and UEFA Champions League records and statisticsMain article: UEFA Champions League clubs performance comparison[edit]By clubClub Won Runner-up Years won Years runner-upReal Madrid 9 3 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1998, 2000, 2002 1962, 1964, 1981Milan 7 4 1963, 1969, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003, 2007 1958, 1993, 1995, 2005Liverpool 5 2 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005 1985, 2007Bayern Munich 4 4 1974, 1975, 1976, 2001 1982, 1987, 1999, 2010Barcelona 4 3 1992, 2006, 2009, 2011 1961, 1986, 1994Ajax 4 2 1971, 1972, 1973, 1995 1969, 1996Internazionale 3 2 1964, 1965, 2010 1967, 1972Manchester United 3 2 1968, 1999, 2008 2009, 2011Benfica 2 5 1961, 1962 1963, 1965, 1968, 1988, 1990Juventus 2 5 1985, 1996 1973, 1983, 1997, 1998, 2003Nottingham Forest 2 0 1979, 1980 Porto 2 0 1987, 2004 Celtic 1 1 1967 1970Hamburg 1 1 1983 1980Steaua Bucureşti 1 1 1986 1989Marseille 1 1 1993 1991Feyenoord 1 0 1970 Aston Villa 1 0 1982 PSV Eindhoven 1 0 1988 Red Star Belgrade 1 0 1991 Borussia Dortmund 1 0 1997 Total titles won (1871–present)Team English Football Champions FA Cup League Cup FA Community Shield Domestic Total European Cup / UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup Winners\' Cup Fairs Cup / UEFA Cup / Europa League UEFA Super Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup Intercontinental Cup / FIFA Club World Cup TotalManchester United 19 11 4 19 53 3 1 – 1 – 2 60Liverpool 18 7 7 15 47 5 – 3 3 – – 58Arsenal 13 10 2 12 37 – 1 1 – – – 39Everton 9 5 – 9 23 – 1 – – – – 24Aston Villa 7 7 5 1 20 1 – – 1 1 – 23Sunderland 6 2 – 1 9 – – – – – – 9Chelsea 4 6 4 4 18 – 2 – 1 – – 21Newcastle United 4 6 – 1 11 – – 1 – 1 – 13Sheffield Wednesday 4 3 1 1 9 – – – – – – 9Blackburn Rovers 3 6 1 1 11 – – – – – – 11Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 4 2 4 13 – – – – – – 13Leeds United 3 1 1 2 7 – – 2 – – – 9Huddersfield Town 3 1 – 1 5 – – – – – – 5Tottenham Hotspur 2 8 4 7 21 – 1 2 – – – 24Manchester City 2 5 2 3 12 – 1 – – – – 13Portsmouth 2 2 – 1 5 – – – – – – 5Preston North End 2 2 – – 4 – – – – – – 4Burnley 2 1 – 2 5 – – – – – – 5Derby County 2 1 – 1 4 – – – – – – 4West Bromwich Albion 1 5 1 2 9 – – – – – – 9Sheffield United 1 4 – – 5 – – – – – – 5Nottingham Forest 1 2 4 1 8 2 – – 1 – – 11Ipswich Town 1 1 – – 2 – – 1 – – – 3Wanderers – 5 – – 5 – – – – – – 5Bolton Wanderers – 4 – 1 5 – – – – – – 5West Ham United – 3 – – 3 – 1 – – 1 – 5Bury – 2 – – 2 – – – – – – 2Old Etonians – 2 – – 2 – – – – – – 2Cardiff City – 1 – 1 2 – – – – – – 2Barnsley – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – 1Blackburn Olympic – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – 1Blackpool – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – 1Bradford City – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – 1Charlton Athletic – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – 1Clapham Rovers – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – 1Coventry City – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – 1Notts County – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – 1Old Carthusians – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – 1Oxford University – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – 1Royal Engineers – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – 1Southampton – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – 1Wimbledon – 1 – – 1 – – – – – – 1Leicester City – – 3 1 4 – – – – – – 4Birmingham City – - 2 – 2 – – – – – – 2Norwich City – – 2 – 2 – – – – – – 2Luton Town – – 1 – 1 – – – – – – 1Middlesbrough – – 1 – 1 – – – – – – 1Oxford United – – 1 – 1 – – – – – – 1Queens Park Rangers – – 1 – 1 – – – – – – 1Stoke City – – 1 – 1 – – – – – – 1Swindon Town – – 1 – 1 – – – – – – 1Brighton & Hove Albion – – – 1 1 – – – – – – 1Fulham – – – – – – – – – 1 – 1The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (International Federation of Association Football), commonly known by the acronym FIFA (usual /ˈfiːfə/), is the international governing body of association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its current president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth successive term. FIFA is responsible for the organisation and governance of football\'s major international tournaments, most notably the FIFA World Cup, held since 1930. Nineteen editions of the FIFA World Cup have been held so far.
The next edition is to be held in Brazil in 2014.
FIFA has 208 member associations, three more than the International Olympic Committee and four fewer than the International Association of Athletics Federations: not all members are sovereign states.Abbreviation FIFA
Motto \"For the game, for the world.\"
Formation May 21, 1904 (107 years ago)
Type Federation of national associations
Headquarters Zurich, Switzerland
Coordinates 47°22′53″N 8°34′28″E
Region served Worldwide
Membership 208 national associations
Official languages English, French, German, Spanish[1]
President Sepp Blatter (4th term)
Vice-President Prince Ali
Affiliations International Olympic CommitteeFIFA is an association established under the Laws of Switzerland. Its headquarters are in Zurich.
FIFA\'s supreme body is the FIFA Congress, an assembly made up of representatives from each affiliated member association. The Congress assembles in ordinary session once every year and, additionally, extraordinary sessions have been held once a year since 1998. Only the Congress can pass changes to FIFA\'s statutes.
Congress elects the President of FIFA, its General Secretary and the other members of FIFA\'s Executive Committee. The President and General Secretary are the main officeholders of FIFA, and are in charge of its daily administration, carried out by the General Secretariat, with its staff of approximately 280 members.
FIFA\'s Executive Committee, chaired by the President, is the main decision-making body of the organisation in the intervals of Congress. FIFA\'s worldwide organisational structure also consists of several other bodies, under authority of the Executive Committee or created by Congress as standing committees. Among those bodies are the Finance Committee, the Disciplinary Committee, the Referees Committee, etc.
Beside from its worldwide institutions (presidency, Executive Committee, Congress, etc.) there are six confederations recognised by FIFA which oversee the game in the different continents and regions of the world. National associations, and not the continental confederations, are members of FIFA. The continental confederations are provided for in FIFA\'s statutes, and membership of a confederation is a prerequisite to FIFA membership.
AFC – Asian Football Confederation
Australia has been a member of the AFC since 2006
CAF – Confédération Africaine de Football
CONCACAF – Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football
Guyana and Suriname are CONCACAF members although they are in South America, as is French Guiana, although this is not a FIFA member
CONMEBOL – Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol
OFC – Oceania Football Confederation
UEFA – Union of European Football Associations
Teams representing Armenia, Cyprus, Israel and the transcontinental nations of Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia are under the auspices of UEFA, as is, since 2002, Kazakhstan.
In total, FIFA recognises 208 national associations and their associated men\'s national teams as well as 129 women\'s national teams; see the list of national football teams and their respective country codes. FIFA has more member states than the UN, as FIFA recognises 23 non-sovereign entities as distinct nations, such as the four Home Nations within the United Kingdom or politically disputed territories such as Palestine.[2] Only 9 sovereign entities don\'t belong to FIFA (Monaco, Vatican City, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Palau, Nauru and South Sudan).
The FIFA World Rankings are updated monthly and rank each team based on their performance in international competitions, qualifiers, and friendly matches. There is also a world ranking for women\'s football, updated four times a year.
The FIFA Congress is the supreme legislative body of FIFA, and has met 66 times since 1904. Since 1998 the congress has been held annually. At the congress decisions are made relating to FIFA\'s governing statutes and their method of implication and application. The congress approves the annual report, and decides on the acceptance of new national associations and holds elections. Each national football association has one vote, regardless of its size or footballing strength. In the year following the FIFA World Cup, the President of FIFA is elected.[3]
Recognitions and awardsFIFA awards, each year, the title of FIFA World Player of the Year to the top men\'s and women\'s players of the year, as part of its annual awards ceremony which also recognises team and international football achievements.
In 1994 FIFA published the FIFA World Cup All-Time Team.
In 2002 FIFA announced the FIFA Dream Team, an all-time all-star team chosen by fans in a poll.
As part of its centennial celebrations in 2004, FIFA organised a \"Match of the Century\" between France and BrazilPresidents of FIFA
Robert Guérin (1904–1906) Daniel Burley Woolfall (1906–1918) Jules Rimet (1921–1954) Rodolphe Seeldrayers (1954–1955) Arthur Drewry (1955–1961) Sir Stanley Rous (1961–1974) João Havelange (1974–1998) Joseph S. Blatter (1998–Present)
International Sports Federations
Federations of Olympic Summer Games
FINA (Aquatic Sports) • FITA (Archery) • IAAF (Athletics) • BWF (Badminton) • FIBA (Basketball) • AIBA (Boxing) • ICF (Canoeing) • UCI (Cycling) • FEI (Equestrianism) • FIE (Fencing) • FIFA (Football) • IGF (Golf) • IFG (Gymnastics) • IHF (Handball) • FIH (Field hockey) • IJF (Judo) • UIPM (Modern pentathlon) • FISA (Rowing) • IRB (Rugby union) • ISAF (Sailing) • ISSF (Shooting) • ITTF (Table tennis) • WTF (Taekwondo) • ITF (Tennis) • ITU (Triathlon) • FIVB (Volleyball) • IWF (Weightlifting) • FILA (Wrestling)
Federations of Olympic Winter Games
IBU (Biathlon) • FIBT (Bobsleigh & Skeleton) • WCF (Curling) • IIHF (Ice hockey) • ISU (Skating Sports) • FIL (Luge) • FIS (Skiing Sports)The Union of European Football Associations (French: Union des Associations Européennes de Football;[1] German: Vereinigung Europäischer Fußballverbände), almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA ( /juːˈeɪfə/ ew-ay-fə) is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer.UEFA represents most of the national football associations of Europe, runs national and club competitions in its area, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those competitions. Due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia transcontinental nations such as Turkey, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, and Russia, are members of the UEFA rather than AFC, as are Israel and Cyprus which lie entirely in Asia (Israel and Kazakhstan are former AFC members). There are members that do not represent sovereign states, such as the Faroe Islands, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (Irish FA). However no unrecognized nations are members of UEFA, with Monaco being the only European UN member not a member of UEFA.UEFA is the biggest of six continental confederations of FIFA. Of all the confederations, it is by far the strongest in terms of wealth and influence at the club level. Virtually all of the world\'s top players play in European leagues in part due to the salaries available from the world\'s wealthiest football clubs, particularly in England, Spain, Germany, Italy and France. Many of the world\'s strong national sides are in UEFA. Of the 32 available spots in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, 13 were allocated to UEFA national teams, and currently top 3 as well as other 9 of the top 20 teams in the FIFA World Rankings are UEFA members. UEFA is nearly as strong in the women\'s game, with five of the 16 places in the upcoming 2011 FIFA Women\'s World Cup guaranteed to UEFA members and a sixth possible, and 5 of the top 10 teams in the most recent FIFA Women\'s World Rankings are from UEFA, including double defending World Cup champion Germany.UEFA was founded on 15 June 1954 in Basel, Switzerland following discussions between the French, Italian and Belgian FAs. The headquarters was in Paris until 1959 when the organization moved to Bern. Henri Delaunay was the first General Secretary and Ebbe Schwartz the president. Its administrative center has been in Nyon, Switzerland, since 1995. It was initially made up of 25 national associations. Currently there are 53 associations (see the bottom of this page or List of UEFA national football teams). UEFA national teams have won ten FIFA World Cups (Italy 4, Germany 3, England, France and Spain one trophy each), and UEFA clubs have won 21 Intercontinental Cups and four FIFA Club World Cups. In the women\'s game, UEFA sides have won three World Cups (Germany 2, Norway 1) and one Olympic gold medal (Norway).UEFA, as a representative of the national associations, has had a number of bruising clashes with the European Commission. In the 1990s the issues of television rights and especially international transfers (the Bosman ruling) had to undergo some major changes to remain in line with European law.The current UEFA President is Michel Platini.The European Cup Winners are :
Year Champions Cup Cup Winners Cup UEFA Cup2011 FC Barcelona FC Porto2010 FC Internazionale Milano Club Atlético de Madrid2009 FC Barcelona FK Shakhtar Donets\'k2008 Manchester United FK Zenit Sankt-Peterburg2007 AC Milan 1899 Sevilla FC2006 FC Barcelona Sevilla FC2005 Liverpool FC PFK CSKA Moskva2004 FC Porto Valencia CF2003 AC Milan 1899 FC Porto2002 Real Madrid CF Feyenoord2001 FC Bayern München Liverpool FC2000 Real Madrid CF Galatasaray SK Istanbul1999 Manchester United SS Lazio Parma FC1998 Real Madrid CF Chelsea FC FC Internazionale Milano1997 BV 09 Borussia Dortmund FC Barcelona FC Schalke 041996 Juventus FC Paris Saint-Germain FC FC Bayern München1995 Ajax Amsterdam Real Zaragoza CD Parma FC1994 AC Milan 1899 Arsenal FC FC Internazionale Milano1993 Olympique de Marseille Parma FC Juventus FC1992 FC Barcelona SV Werder Bremen Ajax Amsterdam1991 FK Crvena Zvezda Beograd Manchester United FC Internazionale Milano1990 AC Milan 1899 UC Sampdoria Juventus FC1989 AC Milan 1899 FC Barcelona SSC Napoli1988 PSV KV Mechelen Bayer 04 Leverkusen1987 FC Porto Ajax Amsterdam IFK Göteborg1986 FC Steaua Bucuresti FK Dynamo Kyiv Real Madrid CF1985 Juventus FC Everton FC Real Madrid CF1984 Liverpool FC Juventus FC Tottenham Hotspur FC1983 Hamburger SV Aberdeen FC RSC Anderlecht1982 Aston Villa FC FC Barcelona IFK Göteborg1981 Liverpool FC FC Dinamo Tbilisi Ipswich Town FC1980 Nottingham Forest FC Valencia CF SG Eintracht Frankfurt1979 Nottingham Forest FC FC Barcelona VfL Borussia Mönchengladb.1978 Liverpool FC RSC Anderlecht PSV1977 Liverpool FC Hamburger SV Juventus FC1976 FC Bayern München RSC Anderlecht Liverpool FC1975 FC Bayern München FK Dynamo Kyiv VfL Borussia Mönchengladb.1974 FC Bayern München 1. FC Magdeburg Feyenoord1973 Ajax Amsterdam AC Milan 1899 Liverpool FC1972 Ajax Amsterdam Rangers FC Tottenham Hotspur FC1971 Ajax Amsterdam Chelsea FC Leeds United FC1970 Feyenoord Manchester City FC Arsenal FC1969 AC Milan 1899 SK Slovan Bratislava Newcastle United FC1968 Manchester United AC Milan 1899 Leeds United FC1967 Celtic FC FC Bayern München NK Dinamo Zagreb1966 Real Madrid CF BV 09 Borussia Dortmund FC Barcelona1965 FC Internazionale Milano West Ham United FC Ferencvárosi TC1964 FC Internazionale Milano Sporting CP Real Zaragoza CD1963 AC Milan 1899 Tottenham Hotspur FC Valencia CF1962 SL Benfica Club Atlético de Madrid Valencia CF1961 SL Benfica ACF Fiorentina AS Roma1960 Real Madrid CF FC Barcelona1959 Real Madrid CF 1958 Real Madrid CF FC Barcelona1957 Real Madrid CF 1956 Real Madrid CF Roll of honourUEFA Club Footballer of the YearYear Player Club2010 Diego MilitoFC Internazionale Milano2009 Lionel Messi FC Barcelona2008 Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United FC2007 Kaká AC Milan2006 Ronaldinho FC Barcelona2005 Steven Gerrard Liverpool FC2004 Deco FC Porto2003 Gianluigi Buffon Juventus FC2002 Zinédine Zidane Real Madrid CF2001 Stefan Effenberg FC Bayern München2000 Fernando Redondo Real Madrid CF1999 David Beckham Manchester United FC1998 Ronaldo FC Internazionale MilanoUEFA Club Goalkeeper of the YearYear Player Club2010 Júlio César FC Internazionale Milano2009 Edwin van der Sar Manchester United FC2008 Petr Čech Chelsea FC2007 Petr Čech Chelsea FC2006 Jens Lehmann Arsenal FC2005 Petr Čech Chelsea FC2004 Vítor Baía FC Porto2003 Gianluigi Buffon Juventus2002 Oliver Kahn FC Bayern München2001 Oliver Kahn FC Bayern München2000 Oliver Kahn FC Bayern München1999 Oliver Kahn FC Bayern München1998 Peter Schmeichel Manchester United FCUEFA Club Defender of the YearYear Player Club2010 Maicon FC Internazionale Milano2009 John Terry Chelsea FC2008 John Terry Chelsea FC2007 Paolo Maldini AC Milan2006 Carles Puyol FC Barcelona2005 John Terry Chelsea FC2004 Ricardo Carvalho FC Porto2003 Roberto Carlos Real Madrid CF2002 Roberto Carlos Real Madrid CF2001 Roberto Ayala Valencia CF2000 Jaap Stam Manchester United FC1999 Jaap Stam Manchester United FC1998 Fernando Hierro Real Madrid CFUEFA Club Midfielder of the YearYear Player Club2010 Wesley SneijderFC Internazionale Milano2009 Xavi Hernández FC Barcelona2008 Frank Lampard Chelsea FC2007 Clarence Seedorf AC Milan2006 Deco FC Barcelona2005 Kaká AC Milan2004 Deco FC Porto2003 Pavel Nedvěd Juventus2002 Michael Ballack FC Bayern München2001 Gaizka Mendieta Valencia CF2000 Gaizka Mendieta Valencia CF1999 David Beckham Manchester United FC1998 Zinédine Zidane JuventusUEFA Club Forward of the YearYear Player Club2010 Diego MilitoFC Internazionale Milano2009 Lionel Messi FC Barcelona2008 Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United FC2007 Kaká AC Milan2006 Samuel Eto\'o FC Barcelona2005 Ronaldinho FC Barcelona2004 Fernando Morientes AS Monaco FC2003 Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United FC2002 Raúl González Real Madrid CF2001 Raúl González Real Madrid CF2000 Raúl González Real Madrid CF1999 Andriy Shevchenko FC Dynamo Kyiv1998 Ronaldo FC Internazionale Milano

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