Year | Player | Nationality | Club | Minute |
2013 | Arjen Robben | Netherlands | Bayern Munich | 89' |
2012 | Didier Drogba | Cote d'Ivoire | Chelsea | PK |
2011 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | Barcelona | 54' |
2010 | Diego Milito | Argentina | Inter Milan | 35' |
2009 | Samuel Eto'o | Cameroon | Barcelona | 10' |
2008 | Ryan Giggs | Wales | Manchester United | PK |
2007 | Filippo Inzaghi | Italy | AC Milan | 82' |
2006 | Juliano Belletti | Brazil | Barcelona | 81' |
2005 | Vladimír Šmicer | Czech Republic | Liverpool | PK |
2004 | Carlos Alberto | Brazil | FC Porto | 39' |
2003 | Andriy Shevchenko | Ukraine | AC Milan | PK |
2002 | Zinedine Zidane | France | Real Madrid | 45' |
2001 | Thomas Linke | Germany | Bayern Munich | PK |
2000 | Fernando Morientes | Spain | Real Madrid | 39' |
1999 | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | Norway | Manchester United | 90+3' |
1998 | Predrag Mijatović | Montenegro | Real Madrid | 66' |
1997 | Karl-Heinz Riedle | Germany | Borussia Dortmund | 34' |
1996 | Michele Padovano | Italy | Juventus | PK |
1995 | Patrick Kluivert | Netherlands | Ajax | 85' |
1994 | Daniele Massaro | Italy | AC Milan | 22' |
1993 | Basile Boli | Cote d'Ivoire | Marseille | 43' |
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
UEFA Champions League Game-Winning Goal Scorers - 1993-2013
These are the players that scored the game-winning goal or PK in a penalty shootout to help their team win the UEFA Champions League from 1993-2013.
Labels:
Champions League,
Europe,
UEFA
Monday, May 27, 2013
Top 30 FIFA Nations Ranked by Population
Nation | Population | FIFA Ranking |
Montenegro | 620,029 | 27 |
Uruguay | 3,286,314 | 17 |
Bosnia-Herzegovina | 3,839,737 | 21 |
Croatia | 4,290.612 | 4 |
Denmark | 5,605,836 | 20 |
Switzerland | 8,036,900 | 14 |
Sweden | 9,573,466 | 24 |
Czech Republic | 10,516,215 | 25 |
Portugal | 10,562,178 | 5 |
Greece | 10,815,197 | 13 |
Belgium | 11,151,495 | 15 |
Mali | 14,528,662 | 26 |
Ecuador | 15,492,800 | 10 |
Chile | 16,634,603 | 23 |
Netherlands | 16,786,400 | 9 |
Cote d'Ivoire | 23,202,000 | 12 |
Ghana | 24,658,823 | 22 |
Argentina | 40,117,096 | 3 |
Spain | 47,059,533 | 1 |
Colombia | 47,069,000 | 6 |
England | 53,012,456 | 7 |
Italy | 59,561,204 | 8 |
France | 65,635,000 | 18 |
Germany | 82,029,000 | 2 |
Mexico | 112,335,538 | 16 |
Japan | 127,300,000 | 30 |
Russia | 143,400,000 | 11 |
Nigeria | 170,901,000 | 28 |
Brazil | 194,946,886 | 19 |
USA | 315,913,000 | 29 |
Friday, May 24, 2013
CONCACAF Assist Leaders in Top European Leagues - 2012/2013
Assists | Player | Club | Nationality |
9 | Carlos Vela | Real Sociedad | Mexico |
7 | Jobi McAnuff | Reading | Jamaica |
7 | Bryan Ruiz | Fulham | Costa Rica |
7 | Giovani dos Santos | Mallorca | Mexico |
5 | Jermaine Jones | Schalke 04 | USA |
4 | Clint Dempsey | Tottenham Hotspur | USA |
4 | Fabian Johnson | Hoffenheim | USA |
3 | Timothy Chandler | Nurnberg | USA |
3 | Javier Hernández | Manchester United | Mexico |
3 | Junior Díaz | Mainz 05 | Costa Rica |
3 | Joel Campbell | Real Betis | Costa Rica |
3 | Andres Guardado | Valencia | Mexico |
2 | Kenwyne Jones | Stoke City | T&T |
2 | Garath McCleary | Reading | Jamaica |
2 | Michael Bradley | Roma | USA |
2 | Hector Moreno | Espanyol | Mexico |
2 | Romain Genevois | OGC Nice | Haiti |
1 | Geoff Cameron | Stoke City | USA |
1 | Eric Lichaj | Aston Villa | USA |
1 | Steve Cherundolo | Hannover 96 | USA |
1 | David Hoilett | QPR | Canada |
1 | Marcel de Jong | Augsburg | Canada |
1 | Olivier Occéan | Eintracht Frankfurt | Canada |
1 | Maynor Figueroa | Wigan Athletic | Honduras |
1 | Bryan Oviedo | Everton | Costa Rica |
1 | Jason Roberts | Reading | Granada |
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Assist Leaders in Top European Leagues - 2012/2013
Assists | Player | Club | Nationality |
15 | Andres Iniesta | Barcelona | Spain |
14 | Franck Ribéry | Bayern Munich | France |
14 | Marek Hamšík | Napoli | Slovakia |
12 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | Argentina |
12 | Mesut Özil | Real Madrid | Germany |
12 | Juan Mata | Chelsea | Spain |
12 | Francesco Totti | Roma | Italy |
12 | Mathieu Valbuena | OM | France |
11 | Karim Benzema | Real Madrid | France |
11 | Cesc Fàbregas | Barcelona | Spain |
11 | Santi Cazorla | Arsenal | Spain |
11 | Eden Hazard | Chelsea | Belgium |
11 | Jakub Błaszczykowski | Borussia Dortmund | Poland |
11 | Hiroshi Kiyotake | Nürnberg | Japan |
11 | Philip Lahm | Bayern Munich | Germany |
11 | Thomas Müller | Bayern Munich | Germany |
11 | Borja Valero | Fiorentina | Spain |
11 | Yohan Mollo | Saint-Étienne | France |
11 | Dimitri Payet | Lille | France |
10 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid | Portugal |
10 | Koke | Atlético Madrid | Spain |
10 | Lukas Podolski | Arsenal | Germany |
10 | Wayne Rooney | Manchester United | England |
10 | Theo Walcott | Arsenal | England |
10 | Rafael van der Vaart | Hamburger SV | Netherlands |
10 | Gaël Danic | Valenciennes | France |
Stats from Soccerway as of May 23, 2013
Monday, May 20, 2013
EPL Top Scorers by World Region - 2012/2013
Europe
26 - Robin van Persie (Netherlands: Manchester United)
19 - Christian Benteke (Belgium: Aston Villa)
18 - Michu (Spain: Swansea City)
17 - Romelu Lukaku (Belgium: West Bromwich Albion)
15 - Dimitar Berbatov (Bulgaria: Fulham)
14 - Edin Džeko (Bosnia-Herzegovina: Manchester City)
12 - Santi Cazorla (Spain: Arsenal)
11 - Marouane Fellaini (Belgium: Everton)
11 - Olivier Giroud (France: Arsenal)
11 - Juan Mata (Spain: Chelsea)
11 - Lukas Podolski (Germany: Arsenal)
UK
21 - Gareth Bale (Wales: Tottenham Hotspur)
15 - Rickie Lambert (England: Southampton)
15 - Frank Lampard (England: Chelsea)
14 - Theo Walcott (England: Arsenal)
12 - Adam Le Fondre (England: Reading)
12 - Wayne Rooney (England: Manchester United)
11 - Jermain Defoe (England: Tottenham Hotspur)
11 - Steven Fletcher (Scotland: Sunderland)
11 - Daniel Sturridge (England: Liverpool)
10 - Steven Gerrard (England: Liverpool)
10 - Kevin Nolan (England: West Ham United)
Africa
15 - Demba Ba (Senegal: Chelsea)
11 - Arouna Koné (Cote d'Ivoire: Wigan)
8 - Papiss Demba Cissé (Senegal: Newcastle United)
7 - Stephane Sessègnon (Benin: Sunderland)
6 - Victor Anichebe (Nigeria: Everton)
6 - Steven Pienaar (South Africa: Everton)
6 - Yaya Touré (Cote d'Ivoire: Manchester City)
5 - Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo: Tottenham Hotspur)
5 - Jimmy Kébé (Mali: Reading)
5 - Gervinho (Cote d'Ivoire: Arsenal)
5 - Peter Odemwingie (Nigeria: West Bromwich Albion)
5 - Adel Taarabt (Morocco: QPR)
South America
23 - Luis Suárez (Uruguay: Liverpool)
12 - Sergio Agüero (Argentina: Manchester City)
11 - Carlos Tévez (Argentina: Manchester City)
5 - Franco Di Santo (Argentina: Wigan)
5 - Gaston Ramírez (Uruguay: Southampton)
5 - Ramires (Brazil: Chelsea)
4 - Oscar (Brazil: Chelsea)
3 - Philippe Coutinho (Brazil: Liverpool)
3 - Rafael (Brazil: Manchester United)
3 - Hugo Rodallega (Colombia
CONCACAF
10 - Javier Hernández (Mexico: Manchester United)
7 - Clint Dempsey (USA: Tottenham Hotspur)
4 - Emmerson Boyce (Barbados: Wigan)
4 - Bryan Ruiz (Costa Rica: Fulham)
3 - Kenwyne Jones (Trinidad & Tobago: Stoke City)
3 - Garath McCleary (Jamaica: Reading)
2 - David Hoilett (Canada: QPR)
1 - Roger Espinoza (Honduras: Wigan)
1 - Maynor Figueroa (Honduras: Wigan)
1 - Simeon Jackson (Canada: Norwich City)
1 - Mikele Leigertwood (Antigua and Barbuda: Reading)
1 - Adrian Mariappa (Jamaica: Reading)
Asia
6 - Shinji Kagawa (Japan: Manchester United)
1 - Brett Holman (Australia: Aston Villa)
Oceania
1 - Ryan Nelsen (New Zealand: QPR)
1 - Winston Reid (New Zealand: West Ham United)
Labels:
England,
EPL,
Goals,
Premier League,
Stats
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Map: Relegated EPL Clubs - 2008-2013
View Relegated English Premier League Clubs 2008-2013 in a larger map
Blue - 2012/2013
Red - 2011/2012
Green - 2010/2011
Purple - 2009/2010
Yellow - 2008/2009
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
City Populations in Top European Leagues
The population of cities with teams in the Top 5 European leagues in England, France, Italy, Germany, and Spain. Population statistics from citypopulation.de
English Premier League
7,619,800 - London
1,010,400 - Birmingham
465,900 - Manchester
464,200 - Liverpool
258,600 - Stoke-on-Trent
252,700 - Southampton
236,900 - Reading
200,200 - Newcastle
194,400 - Norwich
177,400 - Sunderland
174,300 - Swansea
140,000 - West Bromwich
82,600 - Wigan
German Bundesliga
1,798,836 - Hamburg
1,378,176 - Munich
691,518 - Frankfurt
613,392 - Stuttgart
592,393 - Düsseldorf
580,956 - Dortmund
548,319 - Bremen
525,875 - Hanover
510,602 - Nuremberg
266,647 - Augsburg
257,208 - Mönchengladbach
256,652 - Gelsenkirchen (Schalke 04)
229,144 - Freiburg
200,957 - Mainz
161,195 - Leverkusen
122,583 - Wolfsburg
116,317 - Fürth
35,373 - Sinsheim (Hoffenheim)
Italy Serie A
2,617,175 - Rome
1,242,123 - Milan
962,003 - Napoli
872,367 - Turin (Juventus, Torino)
657,561 - Palermo
586,180 - Genoa (Genoa, Sampdoria)
371,337 - Bologna
358,079 - Florence (Fiorentina)
293,902 - Catania
252,520 - Verona (Chievo)
175,895 - Parma
149,883 - Cagliari
117,166 - Pescara
115,349 - Bergamo (Atalanta)
98,287 - Udine (Udinese)
52,839 - Siena
Spain La Liga
3,198,645 - Madrid (Real, Atletico, Rayo Vallecano)
1,611,013 - Barcelona
792,054 - Valencia (Levante, Valencia)
698,042 - Seville (Betis, Sevilla)
678,115 - Zaragoza
561,435 - Malaga
402,044 - Palma (Mallorca)
351,356 - Bilbao
311,682 - Valladolid
295,623 - Vigo
245,053 - A Coruña
241,003 - Granada
195,943 - Pamplona (Osasuna)
185,512 - Donostia-San Sebastián (Real Sociedad)
168,642 - Getafe
86,504 - Cornellà do Llobregat (Barcelona Suburb) (Espanyol)
France Ligue 1
2,243,833 - Paris
850,726 - Marseille
484,344 - Lyon
441,802 - Toulouse
343,304 - Nice
257,351 - Montpellier
239,157 - Bordeaux
227,560 - Lille
212,317 - Lorient
207,178 - Rennes
188,320 - Troyes
179,992 - Reims
171,260 - Saint-Etienne
162,650 - Montbeliard (Sochaux)
141,303 - Brest
105,421 - Nancy
65,542 - Ajaccio
52,890 - Annecy (Evian)
43,335 - Valenciennes
43,008 - Bastia
English Premier League
7,619,800 - London
1,010,400 - Birmingham
465,900 - Manchester
464,200 - Liverpool
258,600 - Stoke-on-Trent
252,700 - Southampton
236,900 - Reading
200,200 - Newcastle
194,400 - Norwich
177,400 - Sunderland
174,300 - Swansea
140,000 - West Bromwich
82,600 - Wigan
German Bundesliga
1,798,836 - Hamburg
1,378,176 - Munich
691,518 - Frankfurt
613,392 - Stuttgart
592,393 - Düsseldorf
580,956 - Dortmund
548,319 - Bremen
525,875 - Hanover
510,602 - Nuremberg
266,647 - Augsburg
257,208 - Mönchengladbach
256,652 - Gelsenkirchen (Schalke 04)
229,144 - Freiburg
200,957 - Mainz
161,195 - Leverkusen
122,583 - Wolfsburg
116,317 - Fürth
35,373 - Sinsheim (Hoffenheim)
Italy Serie A
2,617,175 - Rome
1,242,123 - Milan
962,003 - Napoli
872,367 - Turin (Juventus, Torino)
657,561 - Palermo
586,180 - Genoa (Genoa, Sampdoria)
371,337 - Bologna
358,079 - Florence (Fiorentina)
293,902 - Catania
252,520 - Verona (Chievo)
175,895 - Parma
149,883 - Cagliari
117,166 - Pescara
115,349 - Bergamo (Atalanta)
98,287 - Udine (Udinese)
52,839 - Siena
Spain La Liga
3,198,645 - Madrid (Real, Atletico, Rayo Vallecano)
1,611,013 - Barcelona
792,054 - Valencia (Levante, Valencia)
698,042 - Seville (Betis, Sevilla)
678,115 - Zaragoza
561,435 - Malaga
402,044 - Palma (Mallorca)
351,356 - Bilbao
311,682 - Valladolid
295,623 - Vigo
245,053 - A Coruña
241,003 - Granada
195,943 - Pamplona (Osasuna)
185,512 - Donostia-San Sebastián (Real Sociedad)
168,642 - Getafe
86,504 - Cornellà do Llobregat (Barcelona Suburb) (Espanyol)
France Ligue 1
2,243,833 - Paris
850,726 - Marseille
484,344 - Lyon
441,802 - Toulouse
343,304 - Nice
257,351 - Montpellier
239,157 - Bordeaux
227,560 - Lille
212,317 - Lorient
207,178 - Rennes
188,320 - Troyes
179,992 - Reims
171,260 - Saint-Etienne
162,650 - Montbeliard (Sochaux)
141,303 - Brest
105,421 - Nancy
65,542 - Ajaccio
52,890 - Annecy (Evian)
43,335 - Valenciennes
43,008 - Bastia
Labels:
Europe,
Population,
Stats
Monday, May 13, 2013
Brazilian Goal Scorers in Top 5 European Leagues - 2012/2013
England (7)
5 - Ramires (Chelsea)
4 - Oscar (Chelsea)
3 - Rafael (Manchester United)
2 - Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool)
2 - David Luiz (Chelsea)
1 - Anderson (Manchester United)
1 - Sandro (Tottenham Hotspur)
France (17)
10 - Brandão (Saint-Étienne)
5 - Michel Bastos (Lyon)
4 - Diego (Reims)
3 - Eduardo (Ajaccio)
3 - Marcos (Troyes)
2 - Ilan (Bastia)
2 - Alex (PSG)
2 - Maxwell (PSG)
2 - Andre Luiz (Nancy)
1 - Betão (Evian)
1 - Nenê (PSG)
1 - Henrique (Bordeaux)
1 - Mariano (Bordeaux)
1 - Jussiê (Bordeaux)
1 - Túlio de Melo (Lille)
1 - Hilton (Montpellier)
1 - Gil (Valenciennes)
Germany (12)
9 - Diego (Wolfsburg)
6 - Naldo (Wolfsburg)
5 - Roberto Firmino (Hoffenheim)
4 - Luiz Gustavo (Bayern Munich)
4 - Michel Bastos (Schalke 04)
2 - Raffael (Schalke 04)
2 - Rafinha (Bayern Munich)
1 - Dante (Bayern Munich)
1 - Edu (Greuther Fürth)
1 - Felipe Santana (Borussia Dortmund)
1 - Anderson Bamba (Eintracht Frankfurt)
1 - Felipe (Hannover 96)
Italy (21)
11 - Hernanes (Lazio)
6 - Eder (Sampdoria)
3 - Nenê (Cagliari)
3 - Jonathas (Torino)
3 - Marquinho (Roma)
3 - Barreto (Torino)
3 - Reginaldo (Siena)
2 - Maicosuel (Udinese)
2 - Robinho (AC Milan)
2 - Danilo (Udinese)
2 - Thiago Riberio (Cagliari)
2 - Rômulo (Fiorentina)
2 - Togni (Pescara)
1 - Zé Eduardo (Siena)
1 - Leandro Castan (Roma)
1 - Philippe Coutinho (Inter Milan)
1 - Matuzalém (Genoa)
1 - Ângelo (Siena)
1 - Anselmo (Palermo)
1 - Ederson (Lazio)
1 - Luciano (Chievo)
Spain (12)
13 - Jonas (Valencia)
8 - Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid)
7 - Léo Baptistão (Rayo Vallecano)
5 - Adriano (Barcelona)
3 - Júlio Baptista (Málaga)
3 - Kaká (Real Madrid)
2 - Weligton (Malaga)
2 - Miranda (Atletico Madrid)
2 - Paulão (Real Betis)
1 - Pedro Geromel (Mallorca)
1 - Filipe Luis (Atletico Madrid)
1 - Cicinho (Sevilla)
69 Brazilians have scored a combined 196 total goals in the top 5 European leagues in 2012/2013.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
FIFA Confederation Ranking Comparison - May 2013
Comparing FIFA Confederations using the average FIFA ranking of the top 5 teams from each region.
Top 5 Avg. - Confederation (+/- April)
3.8 - Europe (+/-0.0)
1 - Spain
2 - Germany
4 - Croatia
5 - Portugal
7 - England
11.0 - South America (+/-0.0)
3 - Argentina
6 - Colombia
10 - Ecuador
17 - Uruguay
19 - Brazil
24.6 - Africa (+0.6)
12 - Cote d'Ivoire
22 - Ghana
26 - Mali
28 - Nigeria
35 - Algeria
36.2 - CONCACAF (-0.4)
16 - Mexico
29 - USA
38 - Panama
48 - Costa Rica
50 - Honduras
48.4 - Asia (-0.6)
30 - Japan
42 - South Korea
47 - Australia
57 - Iran
66 - Uzbekistan
132.2 - Oceania (-0.2)
87 - New Zealand
104 - New Caledonia
135 - Tahiti
163 - Solomon Islands
172 - Vanuatu
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
$200,000+ MLS Players - 2013
MLS Players with Guaranteed Compensation of $200,000 or more for the 2013 season according to the Salaries released by the MLS Players Union on May 1, 2013.
Chicago Fire
$527,125 - Sherjill MacDonald
$367,500 - Arne Friedrich
$366,666 - Alvaro Fernandez (loan Al Rayyan Qatar)
$273,000 - Dilly Duka
$249,500 - Patrick Nyarko
$248,333 - Chris Rolfe
$231,000 - Jeff Larentowicz
$205,000 - Joel Lindpere
Chivas USA
NONE
Columbus Crew
$604,000 - Federico Higuain
$361,250 - Chad Marshall
$263,333 - Glauber
$230,000 - Matias Sanchez
$225,375 - Jairo Arrieta
Colorado Rapids
$285,000 - Marvell Wynne
$275,000 - Edson Buddle
$247,000 - Drew Moor
$212,933 - Matt Pickens
$200,000 - Hendry Thomas
$200,000 - Pablo Mastroeni
FC Dallas
$730,000 - David Ferreira
$342,500 - Kenny Cooper
$324,250 - Blas Perez
$301,666 - George John
$262,276 - Eric Hassli
$237,500 - Raul Fernandez
$200,000 - Ugo Ihemelu
DC United
$645,333 - Dwayne DeRosario
$361,000 - Chris Pontius
$303,341 - Dejan Jakovic
$284,625 - Rafael Teixera
$273,250 - Brandon McDonald
$205,000 - Lionard Pajoy
Houston Dynamo
$372,062 - Brad Davis
$307,750 - Ricardo Clark
$239,000 - Omar Cummings
$220,000 - Bobby Boswell
Sporting Kansas City
$312,187 - Benny Feilhaber
$302,500 - Kei Kamara
$270,500 - Paulo Nagamura
$256,250 - Aurelien Collin
$220,000 - Jimmy Nielsen
$215,000 - Bobby Convey
$208,000 - Teal Bunbury
$200,000 - Claudio Bieler
Los Angeles Galaxy
$4,333,333 - Robbie Keane
$2,500,000 - Landon Donovan
$290,000 - Juninho
$282,000 - Omar Gonzalez
$248,333 - Sean Franklin
Montreal Impact
$1,937,508 - Marco Di Vaio
$305,000 - Alessandro Nesta
$295,475 - Matteo Ferrari
$290,000 - Davy Arnaud
$236,833 - Troy Perkins
$222,000 - Andrew Wenger
New England Revolution
$445,000 - Kalifa Cisse
$295,000 - Juan Toja
$211,537 - Saer Sene
New York Red Bulls
$4,350,000 - Thierry Henry
$3,625,000 - Tim Cahill
$340,736 - Heath Pearce
$325,000 - Jamison Olave
$222,500 - Dax McCarty
$200,000 - Digao
$200,000 - Juninho
Philadelphia Union
$495,000 - Kleberson
$350,000 - Bakary Soumare
$321,000 - Carlos Valdes (loan Santa Fe Colombia)
$216,500 - Jeff Parke
$212,812 - Sebastian Le Toux
Portland Timbers
$400,000 - Diego Valeri
$300,000 - Donovan Rickets
$266,000 - Darlington Nagbe
$243,754 - Diego Chara
$243,750 - Will Johnson
Real Salt Lake
$453,333 - Alvaro Saborio
$311,250 - Kyle Beckerman
$300,000 - Javier Morales
$213,833 - Luis Gil
$211,972 - Nat Borchers
$210,833 - Nick Rimando
$205,500 - Robbie Findley
Seattle Sounders
$1,725,000 - Obafemi Martins
$856,000 - Fredy Montero (loan Millonarios Colombia)
$599,333 - Shalrie Joseph
$285,000 - Michael Gspurning
$233,000 - Steve Zakuani
$225,000 - Mauro Rosales
$210,000 - Osvaldo Alonso
San Jose Earthquakes
$600,000 - Chris Wondolowski
$217,500 - Steven Lenhart
$208,333 - Jason Hernandez
Toronto FC
$1,663,323 - Danny Koevermans
$456,250 - Darren O'Dea
$310,000 - Richard Eckersley
$200,000 - Stefan Frei
$200,000 - Matias Laba
Vancouver Whitecaps
$1,132,492 - Kenny Miller
$375,000 - Jay DeMerit
$247,500 - Camilo Sanvezzo
$242,250 - Andy O'Brien
$238,833 - Daigo Kobayashi
$237,362 - Nigel Reo-Coker
$231,100 - Young-Pyo Lee
$212,000 - Darren Mattocks
Labels:
Canada,
Major League Soccer,
MLS,
US Soccer
Thursday, May 2, 2013
The Next Messi
There are way too many versions of the "[Fill in Nationality] Messi" out there but just in case you want to keep track, here is a list of players that are often given that impossible to achieve nickname.
Ioannis Fetfatzidis - Greece
Iker Muniain - Spain
Marco Verratti - Italy
Takefusa Kubo - Japan
Marko Marin - Germany
Seung Woo Lee - South Korea
Eden Hazard - Belgium
Viktor Fisher - Denmark
Marco Rojas - New Zealand
Angelo Henriquez - Chile
Walid Soliman - Egypt
Hachim Mastour - Morocco/Italy
Gai Assulin - Israel
Frank Acheampong - Ghana
Jong Il-Gwan - North Korea
Sasha Shadrin - Russia
Youssef Msakni - Tunisia
Alen Halilovic - Croatia
Shimelis Bekele - Ethiopia
Raúl Ruidíaz - Peru
Yevhen Konoplyanka - Ukraine
Giorgi Chanturia - Georgia
Amir Sayoud - Algeria
Rabiu Ibrahim - Nigeria
Andik Vermansyah - Indonesia
Ali Ashfaq - Maldives
Ioannis Fetfatzidis - Greece
Iker Muniain - Spain
Marco Verratti - Italy
Takefusa Kubo - Japan
Marko Marin - Germany
Seung Woo Lee - South Korea
Eden Hazard - Belgium
Viktor Fisher - Denmark
Marco Rojas - New Zealand
Angelo Henriquez - Chile
Walid Soliman - Egypt
Hachim Mastour - Morocco/Italy
Gai Assulin - Israel
Frank Acheampong - Ghana
Jong Il-Gwan - North Korea
Sasha Shadrin - Russia
Youssef Msakni - Tunisia
Alen Halilovic - Croatia
Shimelis Bekele - Ethiopia
Raúl Ruidíaz - Peru
Yevhen Konoplyanka - Ukraine
Giorgi Chanturia - Georgia
Amir Sayoud - Algeria
Rabiu Ibrahim - Nigeria
Andik Vermansyah - Indonesia
Ali Ashfaq - Maldives
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Soccer Twins
Twin brothers that are currently active professional soccer players.
Argentina
Ramiro Funes Mori - River Plate, Argentina
Rogelio Funes Mori - River Plate, Argentina
Australia
Joel Griffiths - Sydney FC, Australia
Adam Griffiths - Selangor FA, Indonesia
Brazil
Rafael - Manchester United, England
Fábio - Manchester United (loan QPR), England
Burkina Faso
Pan Pierre Koulibaly - Montegnée, Belgium
Paul Koulibaly - Al Shorta, Iraq
China
Sun Ji - Hangzhou Greentown, China
Sun Xiang - Guangzhou Evergrande, China
Cyprus
Loukas Stylianou - PAEEK, Cyprus
Demetris Stylianou - Aris Limassol, Cyprus
England
Jaydon Gibbs - Guildford City, England
Kieran Gibbs - Arsenal, England
England U21
Will Keane - Manchester United, England
Michael Keane - Manchester United, England
Estonia
Sander Puri - St. Mirren, Scotland
Eino Puri - JK Nõmme Kalju, Estonia
Finland
Niklas Moisander - Ajax, Netherlands
Henrik Moisander - TPS Turku, Finland
Germany
Lars Bender - Bayer Leverkusen, Germany
Sven Bender - Borussia Dortmund, Germany
Guinea
Alhassane Këïta - Dubai CSC, UAE
Alsény Këïta - US Sénart-Moissy, France
Hungary U21
Ádám Simon - Palermo (loan Haladás), Hungary
Andras Simon - Győri ETO FC (loan Haladás), Hungary
Japan
Hisato Satō - Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Japan
Yūto Satō - JEF United, Japan
Malaysia
Mohd Aidil Zafuan - Johor Darul Takzim, Malaysia
Mohd Zaquan Adha - Johor Darul Takzim, Malaysia
Poland
Piotr Brożek - Lechia Gdańsk, Poland
Paweł Brożek - Recreativo Huelva, Spain
Russia
Vasili Berezutski - CSKA Moscow, Russia
Aleksei Berezutski - CSKA Moscow, Russia
Spain U23
Miguel Flaño - Osasuna, Spain
Javi Flaño - Elche, Spain
Sweden
Marcus Olsson - Blackburn Rovers, England
Martin Olsson - Blackburn Rovers, England
Switzerland U21
Damian Bellón - Panetolikos, Greece
Yagó Bellón - FC Kreuzlingen, Switzerland
Switzerland
Philipp Degen - FC Basel, Switzerland
David Degen - FC Basel, Switzerland
Tahiti
Alvin Tehau - AS Tefana, Tahiti
Lorenzo Tehau - AS Tefana, Tahiti
Turkey
Halil Altıntop - Trabzonspor, Turkey
Hamit Altıntop - Galatasaray, Turkey
USA U17
Gabriel Farfan - Philadelphia Union, USA
Michael Farfan - Philadelphia Union, USA
Criteria: Both currently active and at least one brother has played for their youth or full national team.
Photos from: MLSsoccer.com and forum.ea.com
Argentina
Ramiro Funes Mori - River Plate, Argentina
Rogelio Funes Mori - River Plate, Argentina
Australia
Joel Griffiths - Sydney FC, Australia
Adam Griffiths - Selangor FA, Indonesia
Brazil
Rafael - Manchester United, England
Fábio - Manchester United (loan QPR), England
Burkina Faso
Pan Pierre Koulibaly - Montegnée, Belgium
Paul Koulibaly - Al Shorta, Iraq
China
Sun Ji - Hangzhou Greentown, China
Sun Xiang - Guangzhou Evergrande, China
Cyprus
Loukas Stylianou - PAEEK, Cyprus
Demetris Stylianou - Aris Limassol, Cyprus
England
Jaydon Gibbs - Guildford City, England
Kieran Gibbs - Arsenal, England
England U21
Will Keane - Manchester United, England
Michael Keane - Manchester United, England
Estonia
Sander Puri - St. Mirren, Scotland
Eino Puri - JK Nõmme Kalju, Estonia
Finland
Niklas Moisander - Ajax, Netherlands
Henrik Moisander - TPS Turku, Finland
Germany
Lars Bender - Bayer Leverkusen, Germany
Sven Bender - Borussia Dortmund, Germany
Guinea
Alhassane Këïta - Dubai CSC, UAE
Alsény Këïta - US Sénart-Moissy, France
Hungary U21
Ádám Simon - Palermo (loan Haladás), Hungary
Andras Simon - Győri ETO FC (loan Haladás), Hungary
Japan
Hisato Satō - Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Japan
Yūto Satō - JEF United, Japan
Malaysia
Mohd Aidil Zafuan - Johor Darul Takzim, Malaysia
Mohd Zaquan Adha - Johor Darul Takzim, Malaysia
Poland
Piotr Brożek - Lechia Gdańsk, Poland
Paweł Brożek - Recreativo Huelva, Spain
Russia
Vasili Berezutski - CSKA Moscow, Russia
Aleksei Berezutski - CSKA Moscow, Russia
Spain U23
Miguel Flaño - Osasuna, Spain
Javi Flaño - Elche, Spain
Sweden
Marcus Olsson - Blackburn Rovers, England
Martin Olsson - Blackburn Rovers, England
Switzerland U21
Damian Bellón - Panetolikos, Greece
Yagó Bellón - FC Kreuzlingen, Switzerland
Switzerland
Philipp Degen - FC Basel, Switzerland
David Degen - FC Basel, Switzerland
Tahiti
Alvin Tehau - AS Tefana, Tahiti
Lorenzo Tehau - AS Tefana, Tahiti
Turkey
Halil Altıntop - Trabzonspor, Turkey
Hamit Altıntop - Galatasaray, Turkey
USA U17
Gabriel Farfan - Philadelphia Union, USA
Michael Farfan - Philadelphia Union, USA
Criteria: Both currently active and at least one brother has played for their youth or full national team.
Photos from: MLSsoccer.com and forum.ea.com
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