Category Archives: Football
Wagner Limeira
Lukas Podolski
Lukas Podolski, born on June 4, 1985 in Gliwice, Silesia, Poland, is a German footballer of Polish origin. He plays as a striker for Bayern Munich and for the German national football team.
David Beckham
Birth Name: David Robert Joseph Beckham
Height: 5′ 11″ (1.79 M)
Birthday: 2 May 1975
Birthplace: Leytonstone, London, England
David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English professional football (soccer) midfielder who plays for and captains Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles Galaxy. He is also currently a member of the England national team.
He has twice been runner-up for FIFA World Player of the Year , and as recently as 2004 was the world’s highest-paid footballer. He was Google’s most searched of all sports topics in both 2003 and 2004. Such global recognition has made him an elite advertising brand and a top fashion icon.
Beckham was captain of England from 15 November 2000 to 2 July 2006. He made 58 appearances as captain, and ended his tenure in that role after the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals. He continued to make contributions for the England national team in 2007 competitions.
Raúl González
Raúl González Blanco (born June 27, 1977), usually referred to simply as Raúl, is a Spanish football forward. He has been playing for Real Madrid at senior level since 1994, where he is the team captain. He has played more than 100 games for the Spanish national team, and is its all-time leading goal scorer with 47 goals. He represented Spain in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2000, the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2004 and 2006 FIFA World Cup tournaments. He is the UEFA Champions League all-time leading scorer with 57 goals.
Raúl is also currently 8th highest goalscorer in the history of Spain’s top flight, with 203 goals in 524 games. All of these goals were for Real Madrid, making Raúl the club’s third highest goalscorer of all time. He is also called ‘The Angel Of Madrid’ by fans and pundits etc.
When playing, he wears jersey number 7 for both club and country (until Euro 2000 he wore 10 for Spain). He has been wearing the number 7 shirt for Real Madrid since he was 19.
His current contract with Real Madrid runs until 2012(extended to 2 more years).
Gareth Bale
Gareth Frank Bale (born July 16, 1989) is a Welsh football player, currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur.
In December 2006 he won the Carwyn James Award for the BBC Wales Young Sports Personality of the Year.
Freddy Ljungberg
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Name: Frederik Ljungberg
Date of Birth: 16 April 1977
Birthplace: Vittsjo, Sweden
Nationality: Swedish
Height: 176 cm (5ft 9in)
Weight: 75 kg (10st 8lb)
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown (Red Stripe)
Residence: London
Martial status: Single
Current club: Arsenal
Position: Midfield
Squad number: 8
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