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Football – The Best Players In The World

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The beautiful game of football is played and watched all over the world and is the most popular sport out of all sports.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Averiro, born 5th February 1985 is a Portuguese attacking football player and is considered as one of the worlds best players due to his impressive speed and accuracy. Cristiano Ronaldo first started playing professional football with Spanish club Sporting Lisbon where he trained in the youth team before making his debut for the club in 1999 against Moreirense. Ronaldo also played international football for Portugal youth team which got him noticed by teams all over the world who where all interested in signing the young Portuguese player. After playing for Sporting Lisbon for two seasons Ronaldo caught the attention of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson who signed the then 18 year old for 12.24 million in 2003. Ronaldo scored his first goal for united in November 2003 against Portsmouth. Cristiano Ronaldo had four successful seasons with Manchester United appearing 292 times and scoring 118 goals. On 26 June 2009, Real Madrid confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo would join the club on 1 July 2009 for a record signing fee of 80 million and a contract worth 13 million per season.

Lionel Messi

Lionel Andres Messi, born 24th June 1987 is an Argentinian attacking football player who plays for Spanish club Barcelona and he is considered to be one of the best football players of his generation. Lionel Messi began playing football at a young age and he was quickly identified by Barcelona. He quickly left Newells Old Boys youth team in 2000 and moved to Europe to play for Barcelona making his debut in the 2004/05 season. Since signing for Barcelona Messi has scored 109 La Liga goals in 162 appearances. Messi has also received many awards since playing for Barcelona such as the UEFA club footballer of the year in 2008 and 2009 and the special young player of the year in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Messi is sponsored by Adidas and he features in their advertisements. He is also featured on the cover of the video game Pro Evolution Soccer 2010.

Wayne Rooney

Wayne Mark Rooney, born 24th October 1985 is an English attacking football player who plays for Premier League club Manchester United. Wayne Rooney began his career with Everton, joining their youth team at the age of ten and finally making it to their first team. He made his professional debut in 2002 and his first goal made him the youngest goal scorer in Premier League history at the time. After spending two seasons at Everton, he signed for Manchester United on the 31 of August 2004 for 25.6 million. Rooney made his England debut in 2003 and is now one of the most regularly picked players for the national squad. Rooney has also been awarded many honours including young player of the year 2005, fans player of the year 2005-06 and England player of the year in 2008.

This article is my personal view of who I think are the top 3 best football players around the world.

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Fantastic Gifts For Football Fanatics

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Football is undoubtedly the most popular sport in the world. Its a massive industry where the players cost millions and they earn about the same annually too. The teams are world famous and their merchandise reaps financial rewards beyond comprehension. The men of this world are football crazy. It unites men from all walks of life when locked in support of their chosen team. Often men pass their love of a particular team down to their sons and it becomes a family trend. When father and son don those matching journeys and step into a stadium there is no prouder feeling than being openly supportive of their beloved football team.

When it comes to buying gifts for him, whether its Christmas gifts or birthdays, football gifts are undoubtedly going to be a success, but grabbing the usually novelty Manchester United pen or air freshener will not cut it so dont even think about it.

This year for that special occasion you need to consider gifts that will really stand out. Of course the obvious gift for a football fan is match tickets. These dont always come cheap so your man will know exactly how much you sacrificed for them.

If however you want a really special gift and are willing to splash out then buying him a share in his football club is a fabulous gift. Its guaranteed to make his mates green with envy and he will have it for life. It also brings literal meaning to the term our team.

If you want to get him out of the house and away from Sky Sports then why not treat him to an experience day gift package. There just so happens to be one where he can take a V.I.P. tour of his preferred teams home stadium. He can cross the pitch and relive matches of years gone by, sit in the stands and feel the ghostly present of years and years of supporters and browse all the trophies and awards his club have won since their very first game. He will love you for gift like this and the photos he will take there will last a lifetime.

If youre watching the pennies this year, as most of us are, then why not treat him to the latest team jersey and to make it extra special why not personalise it? Personalising adds that extra thought to a gift and instantly makes it unique. So why not have his surname printed on the back of his jersey to make him feel like one of the team? You can even personalise a mug with his team logo printed on it and any other text you wish. You may even wish to have his own photo printed on the mug, perhaps one of him kitted out for a match!

When it comes to football themed gifts, the world is your oyster. Football clubs make a fortune from their merchandise so you can opt to add to their bank balance or even create your own gift through an experience day or personalisation. And remember you dont have to spend a fortune!