Diego Forlan

Diego ForlanDiego ForlanDiego ForlanDiego Martín Forlán Corazo (born 19 May 1979 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for Atlético Madrid of La Liga. He is a two-time winner of both the Pichichi Trophy and the European Golden Shoe.He was born into a family of footballers. His father Pablo had played for the Uruguay national football team during the 1966 FIFA World Cup held

ATLETICO DE MADRID: 3 FORWARDS ON LIST ¿THEN WHAT ABOUT FORLAN & AGUERO?

Spanish sports daily “Marca”, which always loves to advertise “scoops” be they “correct” or not, have published that ATLETICO DE MADRID has three names in mind for the forward line next season:. Giuseppe Rossi (Villareal). Klaas Jan Huntelaar (ex Real Madrid & now AC Milan). Roberto Soldado (Getafe) Here we have a suspicious problem from the beginning; the high salaries that each has at there

WORLD CUP 2010: TWO SPANISH BASED PLAYERS (MESSI & FORLAN) CALLED TO DUTY FOR THEIR NATION

It is perhaps the most decisive & media attracting World Cupqualifying clash for sometime; the URUGUAY vs. ARGENTINAgame. The latter is in real danger of losing & having its World Cupparticipation at the mercy of a qualifying 2º leg game againstthe winner of the Oceanic team, while the former could haveits direct ticket to the World Cup if they win. What is certainthat a both to either will solve

ATLETICO DE MADRID: THE "HIDDEN" SIGNAL IN THE FORLAN CONTRACT RENEWAL

ATLETICO DE MADRID has extended the contract with its Uruguayanstar Forward DIEGO FORLAN until 2013. This has been accompaniedwith a 1,5M€ pay rise that puts his salary at around 4,5M€/year. TheClub this way rewards the “loyalty”, professionalism & greatperformance from the forward after gaining the European GoldenBoot last season with 32 goals. Everyone now hopes that this boostto his confidence

DAVID VILLA SAGA V: ITS A LAUGH

The DAVID VILLA situation with his Club VALENCIA CF is a mess.His Club stopped at the last minute a move to Real Madrid - when previously agreed - & now stops a move to FC Barcelona. Valenciaasks for a transfer figure of between 50-55M€ to be able to change its mind & FC Barcelona hasn´t the liquid cash ( Eto´o not sold & doesn´t look like) & will NOT go as far. Barça has announcedalternatives to

REAL MADRID: DAVID VILLA OPERATION "BROKEN". DIEGO FORLAN NOW THE OPTION

The adamant agreement between VALENCIA CF & REAL MADRID forthe transfer of DAVID VILLA has gone into a dangerous standoffaccording to local sporting paper “AS”. It’s natural & obvious fromthe Valencia point of view that they are negotiating hard to extractthe maximum possible transfer figure from Real Madrid who havesignalled to the market that they have cash to burn.(photo: as.com)Yesterday

REAL MADRID THINKING IN DIEGO FORLAN OVER DAVID VILLA?

While Kaka stirs the “transfer” market, local sports daily “AS”speculate that ATLETICO DE MADRID European Golden Boot &“Pichichi” forward DIEGO FORLAN is on the mind of REAL MADRID.The rumours are strong because Real Madrid new Coach ManuelPellegrini had Forlan under his wings at Villareal & knows well theUruguayan. Plus the Atletico player has a contract release clause of“only” 36M€ that makes

DIEGO FORLAN: "PICHICHI" & EUROPEAN GOLDEN BOOT 2009

It´s his second "Pichichi" - maximum Spanish League goalscorer - &"European Golden Boot" award. ATLETICO DE MADRID Uruguayanforward DIEGO FORLAN repeats his feat when at Villareal to finish this season with an outstanding 32 goals.CONGRATULATIONS "CRACK"!TOP "10" European Goalscorers:1. FORLÁN (At. Madrid) 64 pts (32 goles x 2).2. Eto'o (FC Barcelona) 60 pts (30 goles x 2).3. Janko (RB Salzburg)

DIEGO FORLAN CURRENTLY THE BEST & MOST EFFECTIVE PLAYER IN THE WORLD ACCORDING TO FTBL

Football (Soccer) as with all the other Sports, has numerousmeasurement criteria to assess seasons, Leagues, Clubs & Players.The more “official” ones are the FIFA (e.g. IFFHS) & UEFA statistics& Rankings,plus the prestigious World Football press like “L´Equipe”or “World Football Magazine” prizes. Added to these there arePlayers Union prizes, plus Web fan voting platforms on differentcategories.

VIDEO: ATLETICO DE MADRID 3 - RCD ESPANYOL 2

There are a few reasons to post this video:1. The Atletico de Madrid comeback, down originally 0-22. The spectacular 1º goal from DIEGO FORLAN3. That Forlan has notched up 27 goals this season & is only oneaway from equalizing the current Spanish "Pichichi" Samuel Eto´o4. Have email requests from SFS readersHere it is, enjoy. I certainly did:-)

FC BARCELONA: FORLAN THE SUBSTITUTE FOR ETO ´O?

Our speculative friends at “AS” are adamant that FC BARCELONAhas plans to sell SAMUEL ETO ´O at the end of the season. Theybase their argument on purely economic reasons, that if Barçadoesn’t sell & transfer, they will not get a single cent for the playeras he is free to go were he wishes as from Janaury 1st because hefinishes contract at Barcelona next year. The Club wants to takeadvantage of

MANCHESTER CITY MAKE 32.5M OFFER FOR DIEGO FORLAN

Manchester City just doesn’t give up. After failed attempts to lure overKaka & David Villa with bags full of dollars, the Arab Sheik owner ofMANCHESTER CITY has publicly acknowledged that they have madea 32.5M€ offer for ATLETICO DE MADRID Uruguayan forwardDIEGO FORLAN. The news comes from English paper “The Daily Mirror”& goes on further to say that the player has given positive signs of