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South American Players in England

Players from South American nations currently playing in the top 4 leagues of England.

Premier League

ARGENTINA
Sergio Agüero - Manchester City
Carlos Tévez - Manchester City
Pablo Zabaleta - Manchester City
Jonás Gutiérrez - Newcastle United
Fabricio Coloccini - Newcastle United
Maxi Rodríguez - Liverpool
Alejandro Faurlín - QPR
Mauro Fórmica - Blackburn Rovers
Franco Di Santo - Wigan Athletic
Marcos Angeleri - Sunderland AFC
Denis Stracqualursi - Everton
Fede Bessone - Swansea City

BRAZIL
David Luiz - Chelsea
Ramires - Chelsea
Alex - Chelsea
Anderson - Manchester United
Rafael - Manchester United
Fábio - Manchester United
Lucas Leiva - Liverpool
Sandro - Tottenham Hotspur
Heurelho Gomes - Tottenham Hotspur
Fábio Aurélio - Liverpool
Doni - Liverpool
Andre Santos - Arsenal
Bruno Perone - QPR
Bruno Ribeiro - Blackburn Rovers

COLOMBIA
Hugo Rodallega - Wigan Athletic

ECUADOR
Antonio Valencia - Manchester United

PARAGUAY
Antolín Alcaraz - Wigan Athletic

URUGUAY
Luis Suárez - Liverpool
Sebastián Coates - Liverpool
Diego Arismendi - Stoke City


Championship

ARGENTINA
Julio Arca - Middlesbrough
Luciano Becchio - Leeds United
Julián Speroni - Crystal Palace
Gerardo Bruna - Blackpool FC
Mauricio Taricco - Brighton & Hove Albion

BRAZIL
Guly - Southampton
Adriano Basso - Hull City

CHILE
Gonzalo Jara - Brighton & Hove Albion
Jean Beausejour - Birmingham City

PARAGUAY
Brian Montenegro - West Ham United


League One

ARGENTINA
Elian Parrino - Sheffield United

PERU
Nolberto Solano - Hartlepool United


League Two


ARGENTINA
Sergio Torres - Crawley Town

FIFA Confederation Ranking Comparison - October 2011

Comparing FIFA Confederations using the average ranking of the top 5 teams from each region.

Top 5 Avg. - Confederation (+/- September)


3.8 - Europe (-0.4)
1 - Spain
2 - Netherlands
3 - Germany
6 - Italy
7 - England

12.6 - South America (-0.8)
4 - Uruguay
5 - Brazil
10 - Argentina
16 - Chile
28 - Paraguay

31.6 - Africa (+2.8)
19 - Côte d'Ivoire
29 - Egypt
33 - Ghana
35 - Algeria
42 - Senegal

36.0 - Asia (+1.2)
17 - Japan
20 - Australia
31 - South Korea
42 - Iran
70 - China

43.2 - CONCACAF (-2.8)
22 - Mexico
34 - USA
50 - Jamaica
53 - Panama
57 - Honduras

152.8 - Oceania (-4.6)
105 - New Zealand
149 - Fiji
156 - New Caledonia
174 - Vanuatu
180 - Solomon Islands

2011 CONCACAF Rankings based on Average FIFA Points per Game

CONCACAF nations ranked based on the average FIFA ranking points gained in all games played in 2011.

Average ppg - Nation

477.87 - Mexico
363.69 - Jamaica
325.32 - Panama
298.14 - USA
297.45 - El Salvador

277.71 - Trinidad and Tobago
275.15 - Antigua and Barbuda
274.00 - Honduras
262.14 - Costa Rica
242.00 - Guatemala

232.14 - Canada
227.39 - Haiti
224.27 - Cuba
212.03 - Dominican Republic
195.36 - Bermuda

190.74 - St. Kitts and Nevis
172.04 - Suriname
165.43 - Guyana
157.68 - Grenada
145.69 - Belize

132.00 - Bahamas
100.57 - US Virgin Islands
98.27 - Puerto Rico
92.32 - St. Vincent and the Grenadines
88.00 - Aruba

70.79 - Nicaragua
55.63 - St. Lucia
48.75 - Curacao
28.36 - Barbados
25.30 - Dominica

08.80 - Anguilla
00.00 - Cayman Islands
00.00 - British Virgin Islands
00.00 - Turks and Caicos Islands
00.00 - Montserrat

Top 20 National Teams of 2011

The top 20 national teams in 2011 based on the average FIFA ranking points received per game.

Average Pts. - Nation

654.09 - Spain
652.14 - Italy
643.76 - Uruguay
614.78 - Denmark
610.96 - Germany

604.49 - Sweden
599.73 - Bosnia and Herzegovina
569.55 - Netherlands
542.63 - Greece
539.53 - Japan

522.75 - France
491.20 - England
491.17 - Portugal
488.65 - Croatia
482.98 - Peru

477.87 - Mexico
468.75 - Switzerland
468.33 - Wales
464.54 - Colombia
462.35 - Republic of Ireland


Points based on M*I*T*C=Pts

M=Winning, Drawing, or Losing a Match
I = Importance of Match
T = Strength of Opposing Team
C = Confederation Strength Weight

An in-depth explanation of how the rankings are calculated (link)

Videos: Norway Tippeligaen TV Promos

European Clubs with 20+ League Titles

Clubs in Europe that have been league champions 20+ times.

54 - Rangers FC (Scotland)

48 - Linfield FC (Northern Ireland)
42 - Celtic FC (Scotland)

38 - Olympiacos (Greece)
32 - Benfica (Portugal)
32 - SK Rapid Vienna (Austria)
31 - Real Madrid (Spain)
31 - CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria)
30 - Ajax (Netherlands)
30 - RSC Anderlecht (Belgium)

28 - Jeunesse Esch (Luxembourg)
28 - Ferencváros Budapest (Hungary)
27 - Juventus (Italy)
27 - Grasshopper Club Zürich (Switzerland)
26 - Levski Sofia (Bulgaria)
25 - FC Porto (Portugal)
25 - Red Star Belgrade (Serbia)
25 - KR Reykjavik (Iceland)

24 - KF Tirana (Albania)
23 - Steaua Bucharest (Romania)
23 - FK Austria Vienna (Austria)
23 - FK Partizan (Serbia)
23 - MTK Budapest (Hungary)
23 - HJK Helsinki (Finland)
22 - Bayern Munich (Germany)
22 - APOEL Nicosia (Cyprus)

21 - FC Barcelona (Spain)
21 - PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands)
21 - Omonia Nicosia (Cyprus)
21 - Valletta FC (Malta)
20 - Panathinaikos (Greece)
20 - Újpest FC (Hungary)
20 - Valur Reykjavik (Iceland)

Club Logos: 2010 CAF Champions League Group Stage

Club logos of the 8 African teams that qualified for the CAF Champions League Group Stage in 2010. TP Mazembe went on to win their fourth CAF Champions League title with a 6-1 aggregate victory over Tunisia's Espérance ST.


Al-Ahly - Egypt

Dynamos - Zimbabwe

Espérance ST - Tunisia

ES Sétif - Algeria

Heartland FC - Nigeria

Ismaily - Egypt

JS Kabylie - Algeria

TP Mazembe - DR Congo

Active CONCACAF Players with 100 International Caps

Caps	Player	Nation	Current Club
148	Pavel Pardo	Mexico	Chicago Fire
145	Melvin Andrews	St. Vincent & Grenadines	Positive Vibes FC (US Virgin Islands)
138	Landon Donovan	USA	Los Angeles Galaxy
137	Amado Guevara	Honduras	CD Motagua (Honduras)
136	Wálter Centeno	Costa Rica	Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica)
135	Gerardo Torrado	Mexico	Cruz Azul
135	Cornelius Huggins	St. Vincent & Grenadines	Kedah FA (Malaysia)
131	Keith Gumbs	St. Kitts & Nevis	Sriwijaya FC (Indonesia)
121	Cuauhtémoc Blanco	Mexico	CD Irapuato
119	Norman Forde	Barbados	Youth Milan FC (Barbados)
111	Kendall Velox	St. Vincent & Grenadines	Caledonia AIA Fire (T&T)
110	Stern John	Trinidad & Tobago	North East Stars (T&T)
109	Ricardo Gardner	Jamaica	Bolton Wanderers
108	Rafael Márquez	Mexico	New York Red Bulls
105	Theodore Whitmore	Jamaica	Seba United (Jamaica)
102	Kasey Keller	USA	Seattle Sounders
102	Marvin Andrews	Trinidad & Tobago	Kirkintilloch Rob Roy FC (Scotland)
101	John Parris	Barbados	Notre Dame SC (Barbados)
100	Hárold Wallace	Costa Rica	CF Liberia Mia (Costa Rica)

Cap Numbers from Transfermarkt.co.uk

Top Goal Scoring Midfielders in Euro 2012 Qualifying

Midfielders that scored 4 goals or more in Euro 2012 Qualifying.

G - Player (Country; Current Club)

6 - Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Armenia; Shakhtar Donetsk)
5 - Mesut Özil (Germany; Real Madrid)
5 - Konstantin Vassiljev (Estonia; Amkar Perm)
5 - Gevorg Ghazaryan (Armenia; Metalurh Donetsk)
4 - Nani (Portugal; Manchester United)
4 - Alan Dzagoev (Russia; CSKA Moscow)
4 - Niko Kranjčar (Croatia; Tottenham Hotspur)
4 - Arda Turan (Turkey; Atlético Madrid)
4 - Yossi Benayoun (Israel; Arsenal)
4 - David Silva (Spain; Manchester City)
4 - Aleksandrs Cauņa (Latvia; CSKA Moscow)
4 - Xherdan Shaqiri (Switzerland; FC Basel)
4 - Kasper Hämäläinen (Finland; Djurgården)
4 - Alexandr Suvorov (Moldova; Cracovia)

Shortest EPL Players - 2011/2012

5'5" - 165cm - Albert Crusat (Wigan Athletic)
5'5" - 165cm - Nathan Dyer (Swansea City)
5'5" - 165cm - Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur)
5'5½ - 166cm - Shaun Wright-Phillips (QPR)
5'5¾ - 167cm - Royston Drenthe (Everton)
5'6" - 168cm - Joe Allen (Swansea City)
5'6" - 168cm - Leon Britton (Swansea City)
5'6" - 168cm - Michael Harriman (QPR)
5'6" - 168cm - Wesley Hoolahan (Norwich City)
5'6" - 168cm - Stephane Sessegnon (Sunderland)
5'6" - 168cm - Jay Spearing (Liverpool)
5'6" - 168cm - Carlos Tevez (Manchester City)
5'6½ - 169cm - Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur)

2011 MLS Goals Scored per 90 Minutes Played Stats

2011 MLS Regular Season - Goals scored per 90 minutes played leaders (minimum of 1000 minutes played)


0.64 - Charlie Davies (DC)
0.62 - Emilio Renteria (CLB)
0.58 - Alvaro Saborio (RSL)
0.58 - Andres Mendoza (CLB)
0.55 - Thierry Henry (NY)
0.55 - Teal Bunbury (KC)
0.54 - Chris Wondolowski (SJ)
0.54 - Landon Donovan (LA)
0.52 - Dwayne De Rosario (DC)
0.49 - Luke Rodgers (NY)
0.48 - Eric Hassli (VAN)
0.47 - Carlos Ruiz (PHI)
0.45 - Fredy Montero (SEA)
0.43 - Camilo (VAN)
0.42 - Lamar Neagle (SEA)
0.42 - Alvaro Fernandez (SEA)
0.41 - Fabian Espindola (RSL)
0.41 - Dominic Oduro (CHI)
0.40 - Juan Agudelo (NY)
0.39 - Juan Pablo Angel (CHV)
0.39 - Steven Lenhart (SJ)
0.38 - Chad Barrett (LA)
0.38 - Omar Bravo (KC)
0.37 - Brek Shea (DAL)
0.36 - Maicon Santos (DAL)
0.35 - Kei Kamara (KC)
0.35 - Justin Braun (CHV)
0.34 - Sebastien Le Toux (PHI)
0.34 - Brian Ching (HOU)
0.33 - Caleb Folan (COL)
0.32 - Diego Chaves (CHI)
0.31 - Marco Pappa (CHI)
0.30 - Simon Dawkins (SJ)
0.30 - Chris Pontius (DC)

Videos: J-League Best Goals - May to August 2011

Videos of the best goals from Japan's J-League from May to August 2011.

Castrol Rankings: Top African Players in Europe (Oct 2011)

African Players ranked in the top 500 in the October 2011 Castrol Rankings.

Algeria
418 - Djamel Mesbah (MF; Lecce)
442 - Hassan Yebda (MF; Granada CF)

Burkina Faso
134 - Alain Traoré (MF; Auxerre)
413 - Charles Kaboré (MF; Marseille)

Cameroon
51 - Carlos Kameni (GK; Espanyol)
100 - Alexandre Song (MF; Arsenal)
113 - Stéphane Mbia (DF; Marseille)
235 - Aurélien Chedjou (DF; Lille)
381 - Landry N'Guémo (MF; Bordeaux)
488 - Benoît Assou-Ekotto (DF; Tottenham Hotspur)

Cape Verde Islands
483 - Valdo (MF; Levante)

Côte d'Ivoire
22 - Gervinho (FW; Arsenal)
142 - Didier Drogba (FW; Chelsea)
212 - Yaya Touré (MF; Manchester City)
323 - Cheick Tioté (MF; Newcastle United)
493 - Benjamin Angoua (DF; Valenciennes)
499 - Didier Ya Konan (FW; Hannover 96)

DR Congo
226 - Youssuf Mulumbu (MF; West Bromwich Albion)

Gabon
220 - Bruno Ecuele Manga (DF; Lorient)

Ghana
137 - Michael Essien (MF; Chelsea)
298 - André Ayew (FW; Marseille)
460 - Isaac Vorsah (DF; 1899 Hoffenheim)
465 - Kwadwo Asamoah (MF; Udinese)

Kenya
370 - Dennis Oliech (FW; Auxerre)

Mali
204 - Modibo Maiga (FW; Sochaux)
245 - Seydou Keita (MF; Barcelona)

Morocco
240 - Mehdi Benatia (DF; Udinese)
334 - Younès Belhanda (MF; Montpellier)
465 - Youssouf Hadji (FW; Rennes)

Nigeria
198 - Taye Taiwo (DF; AC Milan)
220 - Peter Odemwingie (FW; West Bromwich Albion)
267 - John Obi Mikel (MF; Chelsea)

Senegal
33 - Moussa Sow (FW; Lille)
58 - Demba Ba (FW; Newcastle United)
80 - Papiss Demba Cissé (FW; SC Freiburg)
154 - Souleymane Diawara (DF; Marseille)
302 - Cheikh Mbengue (DF; Toulouse)
375 - Rémi Gomis (MF; Valenciennes)
418 - Pape Malickou Diakhaté (DF; Granada CF)
478 - Abdou Kader Mangane (DF; Rennes)

Togo
107 - Emmanuel Adebayor (FW; Tottenham Hotspur)
334 - Jacques-Alaixys Romao (MF; Lorient)

Tunisia
359 - Karim Haggui (DF; Hannover 96)


Top 10

22 - Gervinho
33 - Moussa Sow
51 - Carlos Kameni
58 - Demba Ba
80 - Papiss Demba Cissé
100 - Alexandre Song
107 - Emmanuel Adebayor
113 - Stéphane Mbia
134 - Alain Traoré
137 - Michael Essien

Azerbaijan Premier League Club Logos

AZAL PFC - Şüvəlan, Baku

FK Baku - Baku

FK Qarabağ - Ağdam

Qəbələ FC - Qəbələ

PSC Inter Baku - Baku

Kəpəz PFC - Gəncə

FK Khazar Lənkəran - Lənkəran

Neftchi Baku PFC - Baku

PFK Turan Tovuz - Tovuz

Rəvan Baku - Baku

Simurq PFK - Zaqatala

Sumqayıt Şəhər - Sumqayıt