UEFA: INTERNET USERS GIVE THEIR BEST 11 TEAM FOR 2009

The Internet web surfers of the UEFA page (uefa.com) have votedtheir ideal 11 team for 2009. Here is their choice, which includes 6FC BARCELONA players along with 3 REAL MADRID players:Great for Spanish Football, however do you agree? Anyone missing?

FC BARCELONA: XAVI HERNANDEZ NAMED "BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD 2009" BY IFFHS

Yesterday the IFFHS (the statistical & historical records arm of FIFA)named REAL MADRID goalkeeper IKER CASILLAS as the “BestGoalkeeper in the World” for 2009. Earlier that same organizationnamed FC BARCELONA the “Best Club”, FC BARCELONA CoachGuardiola “Best Coach” & SPANISH National Team Coach VicenteDel Bosque “Best National Coach”.According to Spanish sports media today, FC BARCELONA

FC BARCELONA: IFFHS WORLD CLUB RANKINGS 2009

1.FC Barcelona (Spain) 4.341,0 pts2.Chelsea FC (England) 4.292,03.Manchester United FC (England) 4.291,04.FC Shakhtyor Donetsk (Ukraine) 4.275,05.SV Werder Bremen (Germay) 4.272,06.Hamburgo (Germany) 4.264,07.Arsenal (England) 4.260,08.Estudiantes de La Plata (Argentina) 4.243,09.Cruzeiro EC Belo Horizonte (Brazil) 4.235,010.Galatasaray (Turkey) 3.219,0

BORUSSIA DORTMUND DEFEATS 2-5 SEVILLA FC IN FOOTBALL 7 FINAL

The German junior team BORUSSIA DORTMUND become this yearsFOOTBALL 7 CLUB CHAMPIONS after they defeated SEVILLA FC2-5 in the final. The German won the prestigious tournament thatputs together the “Best” youngsters of Spanish & European Football.This year was the 14th edition & included teams such as FCBarcelona, Real Madrid, Valencia CF, At. Madrid, Manchester United,Inter Milan…etc. From this

LIONEL MESSI - FIFA WORLD PLAYER 2009

It was the "cherry on the cake" in an increible year for FCBARCELONA & its young Argentine star forward LIONEL MESSIwho officially recieved tonight the FIFA WORLD PLAYER 2009prize.Messi won with 1073 votes, ahead of second placed Cristiano Ronaldowith 352 votes, third to Xavi with 196, fourth to Kaká with 190 &Iniesta with 134 pts. As one can see, all are Spanish Liga players & two are born in

HANDBALL: BARCELONA TAKES ASOBAL CUP 2009

Not only does their Football team win titles, so does their HANDBALLsection. FC BARCELONA defeated CIUDAD REAL 34-33 to win itssixth ASEBOL Cup in the extra-timeBarcelona : Saric, Igropulo (8, 1p), Garabaya (1), Ugalde (5), Rutenka(7, 1p), Sarmiento (4), Víctor Tomás (6) -siete inicial- Boldsen (0),Nagy (1), Barrufet (ps), Jermenyr (0), Iker Romero (0) y Oneto (2).BM Ciudad Real: Sterbik, Kallman

FC BARCELONA DEFEATS ESTUDIANTES 1-2 TO MAKE HISTORY & WIN THE FIFA WORLD CLUBS TITLE (VIDEO)

SFS has taken this impressive photo from Spanish sports daily "Marca"to celebrate with all FC BARCELONA fans around the World a historic1-2 victory over Argentine team ESTUDIANTES DE LA PLATA to takethe FIFA WORLD CLUBS CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE 2009.Never before - until tonight - has a European team won all the possibletitles up for grabs in one single season. In the case of FC Barcelona they have been

ATLANTE 1 - FC BARCELONA 3: STRAIGHT INTO THE "WORLD CLUBS CHAMPIONS " FINAL

ATLANTE of Mexico has been defeated by Spanish & EuropeanChampions FC BARCELONA 1-3 in the “World Clubs Championships”being held in Abu Dhabi.This win puts Barça directly into the SundayFinal were they will be meeting "Estudiantes de La Plata" fromArgentina for the “Best Club In The World” title for 2009.The Mexicans started great by taking advantage of a Barça defensivemistake in the 4th min to

FIFA RANKING: SPAIN FINISHES Nº1 FOR 2009

The Spanish National Football Team has finished 2009 in Top spotof the FIFA Ranking, thus making them the “National Team of theYear”Classification: 1. Spain 1627 pts. 2. Brazil 1568 3. Holland 1288 4. Italy 1209 5. Portugal 1176 6. Germany 1173 7. France 1117 8. Argentina 1085 9. England 107610.Croatia 1042

REAL MADRID 2009: THE ROBERTO CARLOS STORY WAS HYPE

As SFS figured, the news that ROBERTO CARLOS could be an optionto fill a defensive position in the REAL MADRID team after the Pepeknee injury turned out finally to be hype, or at worst a false lead.The Brazilian Club Corinthians has announced on its web thesigning of Roberto Carlos where he will play until his retirement.The only way the player will return to the Spanish Club is afterhe hangs his

IKER CASILLAS: BEST GOALKEEPER IN THE WORLD 2009

Local sports daily “AS” advances that next Monday at the FIFA ceremonyat Zurich, REAL MADRID goalkeeper IKER CASILLAS will be named“Best Goalkeeper in the World” by the Football Players Union –the “FIFPro”.Iker Casillas competes with other notable goalies like Víctor Valdés(Barcelona), Van der Sar (Manchester United), Julio César (Inter),Reina (Liverpool) & Neuer (Schalke).However, the Spanish

ATHLETIC DE BILBAO: JONÁS RAMALHO COULD MAKE CLUB HISTORY

Name: Jonás Ramalho ( father is Angolan mother Spanish - BasqueRegion)Club: ATHLETIC DE BILBAOPosition. DefenderAge: 16This young man has been inscribed by his Club for the Europa League.He only has 16 years of age & talent by a truck load, as he is about to follow the steps of his team-mate MUNIAIN, another child prodigy already part of the 1ºst team.The youngster could make his debut in "La

REAL MADRID 2009: VIDEO OF CRISTIANO RONALDO FREE - KICK GOAL AGAINST OLYMPIQUE

Great free-kick by CRISTIANO RONALDO to score the first goalfor REAL MADRID tonight against OLYMPIQUE MARSEILLE intheir Champions League group clash:

FIFA WORLD PLAYER 2009 CANDIDATES: FC BARCELONA & SPANISH FOOTBALL HAPPY WITH XAVI & INIESTA

What can we say about theses guys?FC BARCELONA is happy along with all their fans around the Worldto have 3 players out of 5 official candidates up for the FIFA WorldPlayer 2009 prize. Messi, Xavi & Iniesta all team-mates in the sameClub is part of the reason that this FC Barcelona side is considered the best team of all its History - & still there are titles to be won!Spanish Football (Soccer)

FIFA WORLD PLAYER 2009: THE 5 CANDIDATES ALL "LIGA" PLAYERS

LIONEL MESSI, XAVI HERNANDEZ & ANDRES INIESTA (FCBarcelona), & CRISTIANO RONALDO & KAKÁ (Real Madrid), are the 5 candidates given by FIFA who will be opting for this year Fifa World Player.(marca.com)The indicators are clear, they all play in the Spanish League & thisyears winner will either come from FC Barcelona & Real Madrid.Lionel Messi who has just won France Football Golden Ball is the

LIONEL MESSI GIVEN HIS GOLDEN BALL 2009 IN PARIS

FC BARCELONA & Argentine International LIONEL MESSI receivedhis France Football Golden Ball Award for 2009 today in Paris.(photo:as.com)Congratulations!

SPAIN WINS BACK TO BACK ( & 4TH) DAVIS CUP 2009 OVER THE CZECH REP.

SPAIN wins back to back DAVIS CUP titles tonight after FELICIANOLOPEZ & FERNANDO VERDASCO defeated the Czech Republicdoubles team of Tomas Berdych & Radek Stepanek 7-6, 7-5 & 6-2to give Spain a 3-0 lead, with 2 singles games still to be playedtomorrow.The Czech team put up a grand fight & were great opponents as theypushed Spain to their best level in order to win. Yesterday RafealNadal won his

FC BARCELONA HUMOUR 2009

The cartoon by KAP in todays Barcelona based Sports daily"Mundo Deportivo":Speaks for itself. They are euphoric in Barcelona after their 1-0victory last Sunday over the arch-rival.

FRANCE FOOTBALL - TOP 10 CANDIDATE LIST - GOLDEN BALL 2009

France Football has released its list of 10 players who are the finalcandidates for their “Golden Ball Award 2009”. The prize will bemade official next Tuesday with FC BARCELONA player LIONEL MESSIfavourite. The rumour has it that Cristiano Ronaldo will be second &Xavi Hernandez (FC Barcelona) will be third. The other Spanish playeron the list is Barça midfielder Andres Iniesta.Here is the list:

FRANCE FOOTBALL GOLDEN BALL 2009: 6 SPANISH PLAYERS & "LA LIGA" DOMINANTE

The list of 30 candidates for the 2009 France Football Golden BallAward has been made public with 6 Spanish players on the list. TheLeague that has most players is “La Liga” which has 12 players onthe candidate list below:(photo:as.com) Andreï Arshavin (Arsenal) Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) Iker Casillas (Real Madrid) Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) Diego (Juventus) Didier Drogba (Chelsea) Edin