Arjen Robben Profil Lengkap

Profil Tim dan Biodata Pemain, masih menyajikan kumpulan biodata pemain sepak bola dari seluruh dunia. Profil Pemain kali ini masih dari pemain Bayern Muenchen asal Belanda yakni Arjen Robben. Arjen Robben adalah pemain yang berposisi sebagai Winger, sebelum membela FC Hollywood, Robben sempat membela beberapa Klub besar Eropa antara lain Chelsea dan Real Madrid. Pemain yang memiliki kecepatan dan akselerasi yang bagus ini, dijuluki Manusia Kaca karena mudah dilanda cedera. Arjen Robben adalah salah satu pemain kunci Tim Oranye Belanda, saat melaju ke final Piala Dunia 2010 lalu, meski harus kalah oleh Spanyol dipartai puncak. Arjen Robben lahir di Bedum, Netherlands tanggal 23 Januari 1984. Bagi kamu yang ingin mengetahui Profil dan Perjalanan karir dari Winger asal Belanda ini. Berikut kami sajikan Profile dan Biography lengkap dari Arjen Robben.

Profil dan Biodata Lengkap Arjen Robben


Nama Lengkap : Arjen Robben
Tempat Lahir : Bedum, Netherlands
Tanggal Lahir : 23-Jan-84
Kebangsaan : Nederland
Posisi : Sayap
Bermain di Klub : Bayern Munich

Profil dan Perjalanan Karir

Arjen Robben adalah pemain sayap yang menghabiskan awal karirnya dengan Groningen dan PSV Eindhoven tapi tidak sampai ia masuk klub Liga Premier Chelsea untuk transfer £ 12 juta di musim panas tahun 2004. Dia meninggalkan Chelsea pada tahun 2007 untuk bergabung dengan Real Madrid dalam kesepakatan transfer 24.000.000 £.

Robben menjadi salah satu korban kejutan era Galacticos baru Florentino Perez di Bernabeu pada musim panas tahun 2009, setelah pemain dari Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka dan Karim Benzema. Meskipun pemain sayap kiri tidak ingin meninggalkan klub ia tidak punya pilihan dan pindah ke klub Bundesliga Bayern Munich, mencetak dua gol pada debut melawan juara VfL Wolfsburg.

Karir tertinggi Arjen Robben ialah ketika timnas Belanda menang melawan Swedia di perempat final Euro 2004 di Faro. Ini adalah pertama kalinya Belanda telah memenangkan ajang baku tembak. Sementara karir terendahnya ketika ia mengalami cidera pada saat Chelsea masuk ke semifinal Liga Champions tahun 2004-2005.

Demikian sekilas mengenai Profil dan Biodata dari Arjen Robben, winger asal Belanda yang saat ini membela Bayern Munich.
Selain memberikan Profil lengkap Arjen Robben, kami juga menyajikan Profil dan Biodata pemain sepakbola ternama lainnya yaitu dari Profil Mario Gomez.

Profil Lengkap Mario Gomez

Profil Tim dan Biodata Pemain, masih menyajikan kumpulan biodata pemain sepak bola dari seluruh dunia. Profil Pemain kali ini datang dari Striker andalan Bayern Munchen yakni Mario Gomez. Sepeninggal Miroslav Klose yang hijrah ke Lazio, nama Mario Gomez muncul sebagai opsi utama dilini depan FC Hollywood yang didatangkan dari Stuttgart. Bersama Bayern Munchen, Gomez menjadi sosok Striker yang begitu efektif dan ditakuti para bek lawan. Ditahun ini, di Liga Champions Eropa, pemain berdarah Brazil ini menempati posisi kedua pencetak gol terbanyak di ajang tersebut, berada dibawah Lionel Messi dengan mengemas 12 gol. Pemain yang bernama lengkap Mario Gomez García, lahir di Riedlingen, tanggal 7 Oktober 1985. Bagi kamu yang ingin mengetahui Profil dan Perjalanan karir dari Striker jangkung ini. Berikut kami sajikan Profile dan Biography dari Mario Gomez.


Profil dan Biodata Lengkap Mario Gomez

Nama Lengkap : Mario Gomez García
Tempat Lahir : Riedlingen
Tanggal Lahir : 07-10-1985
Kebangsaan : Jerman
Posisi : Striker
Bermain di Klub : Bayern Munich

Profil dan Perjalanan Karir

Mario Gomez Garcia lahir pada 10 Juli 1985 di Riedlingen.

Karir Senior

2003–2005 VfB Stuttgart II | tampil (43) | gol (21)
2003–2009VfB Stuttgart | tampil (121) | gol (63)
2009– Bayern Munich | tampil (61) | gol (38)

Timnas

2005–2006 Germany U21 | tampil (9) | gol (1)
2005– Germany B | tampil (2) | gol (1)
2007– Germany | tampil (46) | gol (19)

Demikian sekilas mengenai Profil dan Biodata dari Mario Gomez, yang merupakan striker andalan Bayern Muenchen.
Selain memberikan Profil lengkap Mario Gomez, kami juga menyajikan Profil dan Biodata pemain sepakbola lainnya yaitu dari Biografi Shinji Kagawa.

All The Latest Transfer Gossip

After a busy week in Europe, as the final Champions League group games were completed, and with the traditionally busy Christmas fixture list on the horizon, clubs across Europe are hard at work as they plan ahead for the second-half of the season.

Players will come and go in January, as clubs wheel and deal in the transfer window. There are numerous reasons why clubs and players move in the New Year. Some clubs may be be strapped for cash, others may be struggling in their respective leagues while others may boast an array of injured players and feel the need to freshen up their squads. Players themselves on the other hand may find they are surplus to requirements, maybe they are not playing on a regular basis for their clubs or have fallen out with their boss. They may also be out of contract in the summer and need to find a new club, or perhaps they are quite simply looking for more money!

AC Milan, PSG, Manchester City, Chelsea, Ajax, LA Galaxy, Valencia, Tottenham, Arsenal, Juventus, West Ham, Blackburn, Spartak Moscow, Aston Villa, Schalke, Olympique Marseille, Bayern Munich, Villarreal, Wolfsburg, Lazio, QPR, Birmingham City, Stoke, Newcastle and West Brom, Wigan, Napoli, Nottingham Forest, Crystal Palace, Cardiff, Burnley and Sheffield United are all caught up in transfer gossip as we speak.

Here is a round up:

AC Milan vice president Adriano Galliani remains hopeful the club can agree a loan deal for Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez despite reported interest from Paris St Germain - footballpress.net and sportinglife.com

Chelsea and Manchester City are thought to be monitoring Ajax full-back Gregory van der Wiel (right), who says he will not sign a new contract at the club. The 23-year-old is also wanted by Valencia - The Sun and The Guardian

Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas has dismissed reports linking midfielder Frank Lampard with a move to LA Galaxy. Lampard appears to have fallen out of favour with Villas-Boas in recent weeks, fuelling suggestions the 33-year-old may be on his way out of Stamford Brigde and perhaps heading across the pond to ply his trade in Major League Soccer - skysports.com

West Ham boss Sam Allardyce has confirmed his interest in signing wantaway Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka. owever, Allardyce, who worked with Anelka at Bolton, admits he is keeping tabs on the striker's situation, although he concedes he would only move for the 32-year-old on a free transfer in the summer rather than next month - The Sun and skysports.com

Spurs, Arsenal and Juventus are all reportedly interested in Chelsea's out-of-favour defender Alex - Daily Star and football.co.uk

Blackburn Rovers midfielder Steven Nzonzi is wanted by Spartak Moscow, with Arsenal, Chelsea and Aston Villa also thought to be interested in the £7m-rated Frenchman - The Sun and The Guardian

Bundesliga side Schalke are keen to hijack Arsenal's interest in FC Köln's Germany international striker Lukas Podolski, 26. Schalke want to sign Podolski as a replacement for former Real Madrid man Raul, 34, who is contracted to the club until next summer - talkSPORT

Croatian international Ivica Olic (right) looks set to leave Bayern Munich in January. The 32 year-old Bayern forward is being tracked by Villarreal, Wolfsburg, Juventus and Lazio - skysports.com and sportinglife.com

Already tracked by several European top clubs and ready to leave Olympique Marseille, Ghanaian international André Ayew is now a primary target for Chelsea. The London club are thought to be ready to offer in the region of £10 million for the 21 year-old winger in January - footballpress.net

QPR midfielder Alejandro Faurlin is believed to be attracting interest from Napoli and two other Premier League clubs - Daily Mail

Meanwhile, Neil Warnock's side have joined Stoke, Newcastle and West Brom in the chase for Birmingham City defender Liam Ridgewell - Daily Mirror

Arsenal and Tottenham will be the clubs battling for signing Belgian international centre-back Jan Vertonghen from Ajax in January. The 24 year-old is currently on a deal with Dutch club until June 2013, and might decide to wait until the end of the season to leave - Metro and footballpress.net

Premier League sides West Brom and Wigan are both lining up moves for Nottingham Forest defender Luke Chambers, who is out of contract at the City Ground in the summer - Daily Mail

Stoke City are planning to offer £3m for Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha (right), and are looking at Blackburn Rovers winger Junior Hoilett as well. Enoch Balotelli, the 19-year-old brother of Manchester City's understated forward, might join the pair at the Britannia. Balotelli has been training with the Potters for a few weeks - The Guardian, The Metro and skysports.com

Aston Villa are holding talks with goalkeeper Brad Guzan over a new contract. The 27-year-old United States international is set to step into the breach tomorrow at Bolton, following an injury to Shay Given. His contract expires next summer and boss Alex McLeish is confident he can come in and make an immediate impact - skysports.com

Championship duo Cardiff and Burnley are chasing Sheffield United's Matt Lowton. The 22 year-old who can play at the back or in midfield has been an ever-present in the United side this season - skysports.com

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Franck Ribery Biografi Lengkap

Profil Tim dan Biodata Pemain kali ini akan kembali menyajikan Profil Pemain yang diincar oleh banyak Klub-klub besar yaitu Franck Ribery. Franck Ribery adalah pemain Timnas Perancis yang saat ini bermain untuk Klub Liga Jerman yaitu Bayern Munchen. Pemain yang berposisi sebagai Gelandang ini, memiliki Kecepatan, dan Skill diatas rata-rata, membuat banyak Klub besar Eropa tertarik untuk mendapatkan Jasanya. Franck Ribéry lahir di Boulogne-sur-Mer, 7 April 1983; umur 28 tahun. Bagi kamu yang ingin mengetahui Profil Franck Ribery, Perjalanan Karir, Kehidupan Pribadi, dan Biografi lenkap dari Pemain yang memiliki nama Muslim Bilal Yusuf Muhammad ini. Berikut Profile dan Biography dari Franck Ribery.


Profil Dan Biodata Lengkap Franck Ribery

Nama Lengkap : Franck Ribery
Tempat Lahir : Boulogne-sur-Mer
Tanggal Lahir : 04-07-1983
Kebangsaan : Prancis
Posisi : Gelandang
Bermain di Klub : Bayern Munich

Profil Pemain

Franck Ribéry (lahir di Boulogne-sur-Mer, 7 April 1983; umur 28 tahun) adalah seorang pemain sepak bola Perancis yang bermain untuk Olympique Marseille pada posisi tengah menyerang atau sayap kiri dan kanan, dan baru-baru ini dinobatkan oleh beberapa media Perancis sebagai penerus dari pemain legenda Zinedine Zidane, karena penampilannya yang terus membaik.

Kehidupan Pribadi

Ribéry lahir pada tanggal 7 April 1983 di Boulogne-sur-Mer dan dibesarkan di lingkungan berpendapatan rendah di pinggiran kota. Ketika ia berumur dua tahun, ia dan keluarganya terlibat dalam kecelakaan mobil di nya kampung halaman, bertabrakan dengan truk. Ribéry mengalami luka wajah serius yang mengakibatkan lebih dari seratus jahitan dan meninggalkan dua bekas luka panjang di sisi kanan wajahnya. Sebelum bergabung dengan Stade Brestois pada tahun 2003, ia bekerja sebagai pekerja konstruksi dengan ayahnya, dimana Ribéry disebut sebagai "pengalaman belajar". saudaranya Adik Ribery yang bernama François juga pemain sepak bola, dan telah bermain untuk klub amatir di Prancis. François bermain untuk Le Touquet Côte d'Opale berbasis di Le Touquet, istri Ribéry's, Wahiba, adalah seorang warganegara Perancis keturunan Aljazair dan pasangan itu memiliki dua anak perempuan. Ribéry menjadi muallaf pada tahun 2007, dan ia mengubah namanya menjadi Bilal Yusuf Muhammad. Ribéry pada bulan Desember 2007 mengenakan sepasang merah MVIII's.

Demikian sekilas mengenai Profil dan Biografi dari Franck Ribery, pemain Timnas Perancis yang saat ini bermain untuk Klub Liga Jerman Bayern Munich, dan lengkap kami sajikan dengan fotonya.
Selain memberikan Biografi lengkap Franck Ribery, kami juga menyajikan Profil dan Biodata pemain sepakbola ternama lainnya yaitu dari Biografi Lengkap Joshua McEachran.

Biografi Lengkap Manuel Neuer

Profil Pemain kali ini akan menyajikan Profil dari salah satu Kiper muda berbakat asal Jerman yaitu Manuel Neuer. Manuel Neuer, bagi sebagian penggemar sepakbola mungkin kurang mengetahui nama penjaga gawang yang baru saja bergabung dengan Bayern Munich. Penampilan apik Manuel Neuer bersama Schalke 04 pada musim lalu, membuat penjaga gawang 25 tahun ini, diminati Klub besar Eropa, seperti Manchester United, namun Neuer memilih untuk bergabung dengan FC Hollywood. Manuel Neuer lahir di Gelsenkirchen, Jerman Barat, 27 Maret 1986. Bagi kamu yang penasaran ingin mengetahui Profil Manuel Neuer, Perjalanan Karir, Kehidupan Pribadi, dan Biografi lengkap dari Penjaga Gawang asal Jerman ini. Profil Tim dan Biodata Pemain akan memberikan Profile dan Biography lengkap dari Manuel Neuer.


Profil Dan Biodata Lengkap Manuel Neuer

Informasi Pribadi

Nama lengkap : Manuel Neuer
Tanggal kelahiran : 27 Maret 1986 (umur 25)
Tempat kelahiran : Gelsenkirchen, Jerman Barat
Tinggi : 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Posisi bermain : Penjaga gawang
Klub Saat Ini : Bayern Munchen
Karir

Karier junior

1991–2004 Schalke 04

Karier senior

Tahun Tim Tampil (Gol)
2004–2008 Schalke 04 II 26 (0)
2005–2011 Schalke 04 155 (0)
2011–kini Bayern Munchen

Tim nasional

2004 Jerman U-18 1 (0)
2004–2005 Jerman U-19 11 (0)
2005–2006 Jerman U-20 4 (0)
2006–2009 Jerman U-21 20 (0)
2009– Jerman 20 (0)

Profil Pemain

Manuel Neuer (lahir di Gelsenkirchen, Jerman Barat, 27 Maret 1986; umur 25 tahun) merupakan seorang pemain sepak bola Jerman, yang berposisi sebagai penjaga gawang. Saat ini ia bermain untuk Bayern München. Ia juga bermain untuk tim nasional Jerman.

Demikian sekilas mengenai Profil dan Biografi dari Manuel Neuer, yang merupakan KIper muda berbakat asal Jerman, dan lengkap kami sajikan dengan fotonya.
Selain memberikan Biografi lengkap Manuel Neuer, kami juga menyajikan Profil dan Biodata Pemain sepakbola ternama lainnya yaitu dari Ashley Young Profil Lengkap.

All The Latest Transfer Gossip

Transfer speculation is rife as we approach the beginning of July. It looks like some of the 'bigger' domestic and European clubs are going to have to pay top dollar to secure the services of some of the players they feel will help them land trophies next season.

On the flip of the coin a lot of players will become free agents on the 1st July.
A free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired, and who is thus eligible to sign for another club. In some instances this gives some of the less affluent clubs the chance to pick up some experienced players without the initial expense of a transfer fee, before personal terms are agreed. However the power is with the players as they use the fact that there is no transfer fee involved to often negotiate a financial package including wages, in excess of what they were earning at their previous club.

Expect some major financial wheeling and dealing to take place in July, as clubs fight it out to lure the most sought after players to 'their' club. Meanwhile many of the free agents will more often than not find they have more than one club to choose from, and it may well all boil down to which club can afford to offer the player the most money!
It is at this time of year in the world of football that the infamous phrase "show me the money," which first came to prominence in the 1996 movie 'Jerry Maguire' seems most apt.

Chelsea, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Barcelona, Manchester United, Valencia, Manchester City, Porto, Fiorentina, Partizan Belgrade, AZ Alkmaar, Aston Villa, Tottenham, Liverpool, Blackpool, Bayer Leverkusen, Wigan, Sochaux, Galatasaray, West Brom, Stoke, Birmingham, Monaco, West Ham, Newcastle, Bolton, Crystal Palace, Leicester, Peterborough, Reading, Sunderland, Derby, Barnsley, Dundee United, Cardiff and Tranmere......................are all currently caught up in transfer gossip.

Is your club involved?

Chelsea's Ghanaian midfielder Michael Essien is for sale and already attracting interest from various clubs. Bayern Munich have now joined AC Milan and Real Madrid in the chase to sign the 28-year-old, who is worth at least 28 million Euros - footballpress.net

Manchester United are confident of being able to sign Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri, 23, for £20m - caughtoffside.com

Barcelona have turned down a £15million offer from Manchester United for Spanish Euro Under-21 Championships star Thiago Alcântara (right) - footballpress.net

Alcântara may in fact end up at Arsenal as a makeweight in the Cesc Fábregas deal, though other sources believe that Barcelona are preparing a £31m straight-cash offer for the Arsenal midfielder that should land on a desk in north London sometime today - The Guardian

Arsenal have made Valencia midfielder Juan Mata, another star of Spain's U21 side, their top summer transfer target. The Gunners have offered £18m for the 23-year-old - Daily Mail

Barcelona star David Villa has quashed rumours linking him to Chelsea and Manchester City, claiming he wants to end his career at Barcelona. The 29-year-old joined the Catalans last summer for €40 million and went on to score 23 goals in all competitions as the Spanish giants claimed the double with the Primera Liga and the Champions League - Internationalbusinesstimes.com

Manchester City are lining up a triple swoop for Fiorentina midfielder Alessio Cerci, 23 (right), Partizan Belgrade defender Stefan Savic, 20, and 24-year-old Argentina international keeper Sergio Romero from AZ Alkmaar - The Sun & The Guardian

Manchester City will need to spend a club record £36m if they want to land Brazilian forward Givanildo Vieira de Souza aka 'Hulk' from Porto - Daily Star & The Guardian

Bayern Munich are interested in Manchester United winger and Portugal international Nani. An attempt to sign him will be made if Franck Ribery is sold - footballpress.net

Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas will make a double raid on Tottenham with a £60m bid for midfielder Luka Modric and the left-sided Gareth Bale - caughtoffside.com

Bayern Munich admit they are waiting on news in their bids for Manchester City's Jerome Boateng and Bayer Leverkusen's Arturo Vidal. Boateng has already revealed that he has agreed terms with Bayern, but as yet they cannot agree a fee with Manchester City - skysports.com

Liverpool are close to completing the signing of Charlie Adam, the Blackpool midfielder, with Jonjo Shelvey moving in the opposite direction on a season-long loan. The Anfield club are also set to sign Aston Villa winger Stewart Downing (right) - The Independent

If Downing leaves, then Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish plans to spend half of the estimated £18m asking price on Wigan's Charles N'Zogbia as a direct replacement - Daily Mail

Aston Villa are also interested in signing Stoke winger Matthew Etherington as a replacement for Ashley Young - Daily Mail

Aston Villa are plotting an audacious £14million bid to bring James Milner back from Manchester City - The Mirror

Chelsea have been told they can have Arda Turan (right) from Galatasaray, but only if the Turks get £7m and Didier Drogba in return - The Sun & The Guardian

West Brom have joined the race to sign Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge, along with Newcastle, Stoke and Bolton, where he scored eight goals on loan last season - The Sun & The Guardian

Stoke will make a joint bid in the region of £8m for Birmingham duo Scott Dann and Cameron Jerome. Stoke are also keen on £4m-rated Monaco defender Cédric Mongongu. Meanwhile Stoke goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen could be on his way to West Ham - Daily Mirror & The Guardian

Peterborough United's director of football Barry Fry has confirmed the club have accepted an offer from Leicester City for Craig Mackail-Smith - skysports.com

Sochaux starlet Ryad Boudebouz claims Liverpool have expressed an interest in acquiring his services. That has opened the door for Liverpool to make an approach, with tentative discussions regarding a possible move to Anfield already underway - skysports.com

Leicester City are set to win the race to sign Neil Danns (right). The 28-year-old is available on a Bosman transfer as his contract with Crystal Palace is set to expire and he has decided to leave Selhurst Park. A host of clubs have been chasing the midfielder, with both of the Old Firm, Celtic and Rangers, holding talks, and the likes of Bolton, Hull City and Southampton are all understood to have made moves for him - skysports.com

Newcastle are interested in Manchester United midfielder Darron Gibson (23), and will try to hijack his planned move to Sunderland - footballpress.net

Sunderland are also preparing a £7m bid for Reading's Shane Long - The Guardian

Dundee United manager Peter Houston has confirmed talks have been held with several clubs regarding in-demand striker David Goodwillie. SPL champions Rangers have made an approach along with Championship clubs Blackpool and Cardiff. Cardiff are rumoured to be favourites to win the chase - skysports.com

Dale Jennings has signalled his intention to sign for one of the biggest clubs in the world as negotiations with his club Tranmere Rovers and Bayern Munich reached a critical stage last night. Tranmere are understood to have negotiated a package of around £500,000 up front for the 18-year-old striker in a deal that could rise to £1.5 million - The Independent

Derby County defender Miles Addison has agreed to join Barnsley on a six-month loan deal - skysports.com

All The Latest Transfer Gossip

Finally the domestic football season across Europe is over, but already the race is well and truly on as clubs go in search of new players for next season. Clubs have not got a lot of time to bed any new signings into their squads with pre-season friendlies beginning in about six weeks time, and also some clubs (inc. British teams) having important UEFA Europa League qualifying round matches to negotiate, with the first round of games beginning on the 30th June.

For Fulham their first game in the competition will be on 15th July, for Stoke City and Hearts the 28th July, and for Tottenham, Birmingham, and Celtic the tournament begins for them on the 18th August. It's not just British clubs who have an early start to their season in Europe - there are some famous European sides also playing in the qualifying stages of this seasons Europa League competition, including Atlético Madrid, Red Star Belgrade, AZ Alkmaar, Roma, Schalke, Sporting Lisbon, PSV Eindhoven and Lazio to name but a few!

Liverpool, Tottenham, Manchester City, AC Milan, Real Madrid, Wolves, Sunderland, QPR, Arsenal, Aston Villa, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Valencia, Newcastle, Swansea, West Brom, Everton, Norwich, Trabzonspor, Lazio, Wigan, Blackburn, Bursaspor, Norwich, Blackpool, Watford and Brighton...........are all currently caught up in transfer gossip.

Is your club involved?

Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole looks set to be reunited with Harry Redknapp, after Tottenham agreed a £3m transfer fee to sign the 29-year-old - Metro

According to inside sources and despite winning the Serie A title with AC Milan just a few weeks ago, Zlatan Ibrahimovic does not feel entirely settled at the club and is pondering on his near future.
Rumours that the Swede could leave this summer are mounting, even though there is nothing official in that regard yet. However, Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo is reporting that Ibrahimovic is tempted to join Real Madrid and reunite with the coach he admires the most, Jose Mourinho - footballpress.net

If Zlatan Ibrahimovic is sold this summer, AC Milan will try to sign Mario Balotelli (right) from Manchester City by August - footballpress.net

Wolves have agreed to sign Jamie O'Hara from Tottenham for £5m. The mdifelder, 24, spent the latter half of last season on loan at Molineux - goal.com
However the Press Association have come out and said that reports that the deal has already been done are "premature".

Liverpool have made a new £18.5m bid for Sunderland's 20-year-old midfielder Jordan Henderson, £5m more than last week's opening offer - Daily Mirror

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has been told he will need to find in excess of £20m to sign Tottenham playmaker Luka Modric - The Sun

Ashley Young, 25, wants to quit Aston Villa for Champions League football, and Manchester United are favourites to sign the £20m-rated forward - The Sun

Villa, in the meantime, have been making discreet enquiries about Real Madrid's out-of-favour mdifielder Fernando Gago, 25, (right) - Insidefutbol.com

Tottenham duo Jermaine Jenas and Robbie Keane could leave Spurs for newly promoted Queens Park Rangers. Midfielder Jenas, 28, would cost around £7m, while 30-year-old Keane is more likely to move on loan - Metro

Liverpool are reportedly readying a bid for Queens Park Rangers' Moroccan international playmaker Adel Taarabt, as Kenny Dalglish looks to bring in youthful additions to his Anfield squad this summer. Taarabat is the subject of great interest from a number of clubs both in the Premier League and from the continent - caughtoffside.com

Wigan Athletic owner Dave Whelan has given the green light to Liverpool and Sunderland to sign midfielder Charles N’Zogbia for £9million - Daily Mirror & caughtoffside.com

Arsenal and Liverpool are considering a bid for Barcelona's unwanted 20-year-old striker Bojan (right) - Daily Mail

Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich remain confident they will be able to broker a fee with Manchester City for full-back Jerome Boateng's services. The 22-year-old has reportedly informed City boss Roberto Mancini of his desire to return to the Bundesliga, with Bayern eager to acquire the ex-Hamburg defender - skysports.com

Miroslav Klose is being linked with a move to Valencia after current side Bayern Munich confirmed his contract will not be extended.
A host of clubs - including Italy's Lazio, Premier League duo Everton and Norwich and Turkey's Trabzonspor are reported to have also been interested in signing Klose - skysports.com & TALKsport

Nicklas Bendtner has confirmed he will "100%" leave Arsenal this summer after growing frustrated at his lack of opportunities - Daily Mail

Watford have confirmed the club have accepted a bid of £3.5million for Danny Graham (right) from Swansea - skysports.com

Newcastle are closing in on Swansea defender Neil Taylor as they look to take advantage of a clause in his contract - football365.com

Wigan and Blackburn are interested in Bursaspor's Kenny Miller, the former Rangers and Scottish international striker - football365.com

Norwich City are on the verge of signing their second player of the summer by agreeing a deal to take Leeds United midfielder Bradley Johnson.
The 24-year-old is available on a Bosman free and will sign a three-and-a-half year contract with the Premier League new boys this week. He was also attracting interest from West Brom and Sunderland but preferred a move to the Canaries - caughtoffside.com

West Brom are stepping up their efforts to sign Japan goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima (right) - football365.com

West Brom have begun negotiations about bringing out of contract Fulham midfielder Zoltan Gera, back to the Hawthorns. Baggies boss Roy Hodgson is also interested in Blackpool midfielder David Vaughan - caughtoffside.com

Brighton are closing in on the signing of Watford winger Will Buckley. The Championship new boys are believed to have come back with an improved offer as they look to land the 22-year-old - skysports.com

Profil Lengkap Miroslav Klose

Profil Pemain kali ini akan masih memberikan Profil salah satu pemain Timnas Jerman dan Bayern Munchen, yaitu Miroslav Klose. Bagi para penggemar sepakbola, pasti sudah mengetahui nama Miroslav Klose, yang merupakan penyerang andalan Tim Panser Jerman dan Klub Bayern Munchen. Miroslav Klose, adalah pesepkbola keturunan Polandia, Prestasi yang pernah diraih oleh Striker 32 tahun ini, adalah rang kedua yang berhasil mencetak lima gol di dua Piala Dunia yang berbeda. Pemain yang memiliki nama lengkap Mirosław Marian Kloze, lahir di Opole, Polandia, 9 Juni 1978. Bagi anda penggemar Klose, ingin mengetahui Profil, Perjalanan Karir, Kehidupan Pribadi, dan Biografi lengkap dari Suami Sylwia Purschke ini. Berikut Profile dan Biography lengkap dari Miroslav Klose.


Profil Dan Biodata Lengkap Miroslav Klose


Informasi Pribadi

Tanggal kelahiran : 9 Juni 1978
Tempat kelahiran : Opole, Polandia
Tinggi : 1.82 m (5 ft 12 in)
Posisi bermain : Striker

Informasi klub

Klub saat ini : Bayern Muenchen

Karier senior

Tahun Tim Tampil (Gol)
1998-1999 FC Homburg 20 (11)
1999-2004 Kaiserslautern 120 (44)
2004-2007 Werder Bremen 89 (53)
2007- Bayern Muenchen 36 (13)

Tim nasional

2001- Jerman 103 (55)

Profil Pemain

Miroslav Klose (dilahirkan dengan nama Mirosław Marian Kloze; lahir di Opole, Polandia, 9 Juni 1978; umur 32 tahun) adalah striker untuk tim nasional sepak bola Jerman. Ia bermain untuk klub Bayern Munchen dalam Bundesliga. Meski lahir di Polandia, keluarga Klose adalah sebuah keluarga keturunan Jerman.

Ibunya Barbara adalah anggota tim nasional bola tangan Polandia yang telah bermain sebanyak 82 kali untuk timnya, ayahnya Józef Klose bermain sepak bola untuk Odra Opole dan AJ Auxerre. Keluarga ini pindah pertama ke Perancis, kemudian pada 1987 ke Kusel di Jerman. Kakaknya adalah Marcena Klose yang telah menikah dan sering mengajak anjingnya untuk berjalan-jalan. Miro mengemudikan mobil Audi A3 warna hitam.Ketika kakaknya berulang tahun,mobil itu dia berikan pada kakaknya dan dia membeli sebuah yang baru.

"Miro" dan istrinya Sylwia pertama bertemu di FCK Fanshop di Kaiserslautern,klub Miro sebelum Werder Bremen, dimana Sylwia bekerja disana. Sylwia Purschke akhirnya berhenti dari pekerjaannya saat itu karena tidak tahan terhadap publikasi diri dan hubungannya dengan Miro dan terlalu banyak fans yang datang untuk bertanya kepadanya. Sebelum menjalin hubungan dengan Sylwia, Miro pernah menjalin hubungan kekasih dengan Juliette Thiel. Miro dan Sylwia akhirnya dianugerahi anak kembar Luan dan Noah pada 30 Januari 2005.

Prestasi Yang Diraih

* Tim nasional sepak bola Polandia ingin menggaetnya tapi ia memutuskan untuk menunggu Jerman.
* Beberapa waktu setelah penampilannya di Piala Dunia 2006, salah satu klub raksasa Jerman, Bayern Muenchen, telah mengutarakan niat mereka untuk 'membeli' Klose dari Werder Bremen.
* Ciri khas Miro dalam merayakan gol adalah "salto", yang ia lakukan ketika mencetak 5 gol dalam Piala Dunia 2002.
* Ia adalah pencetak gol terbanyak Bundesliga 2005/06 dengan 25 gol.
* Ia mencetak golnya untuk Jerman yang kedua dan ketiga dalam pertandingan melawan Kosta Rika pada 2006, pada hari ulang tahunnya yang ke-28.
* Klose menjadi orang kedua yang berhasil mencetak lima gol di dua Piala Dunia yang berbeda. Sebelumnya adalah striker Peru, Teofilo Cubillas, yang mencetak gol-golnya di Piala Dunia 1970 dan 1974.

Pada Piala Dunia 2010, ia mencetak 2 gol ke gawang Argentina untuk menuju ke babak semi final.

Demikian sekilas mengenai Profil dan Biografi lengkap dari Miroslav Klose, yang merupakan Striker Timnas Jerman yang kini bermain untuk Klub Bayern Munchen.
Selain memberikan Profil lengkap Miroslav Klose, kami juga menyajikan Profil dan Biodata pemain sepakbola lainnya yaitu dari Bastian Schweinsteiger Biodata Lengkap.

Bastian Schweinsteiger Biodata Lengkap

Bastian Schweinsteiger, bagi para penggemar sepakbola diseluruh dunia, pasti sudah mengenal gelandang Tim Nasional Jerman ini. Bastian Schweinsteiger saat ini membela Klub besar Liga Jerman yaitu Bayern Munich atau yang dikenal dengan FC Hollywood. Pintar dalam mencari celah, memiliki umpan-umpan yang akurat, dan dipadukan dengan tendangan yang keras, merupakan kelebihan dari gelandang berusia 26 tahun ini. Bastian Schweinsteiger, lahir di Kolbermoor, Bayern, Jerman Barat, 1 Agustus 1984. Bagi anda penggemar Bastian Schweinsteiger, ingin mengetahui Profil Pemain, Perjalanan Karir, Kehidupan Pribadi, dan Biografi lengkap dari gelandang Bayern Munich ini. Berikut Profiles dan Biography lengkap dari Bastian Schweinsteiger.



Profil Dan Biodata Lengkap Bastian Schweinsteiger


Informasi Pribadi

Nama Lengkap : Bastian Schweinsteiger
Tanggal kelahiran : 1 Agustus 1984 26 tahun
Tempat kelahiran : Kolbermoor Munchen, Bavaria, Jerman Barat
Tinggi : 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Posisi bermain : Gelandang


Informasi klub

Klub saat ini : Bayern München

Karier senior

Tahun Tim Tampil (Gol)
2002-Sekarang Bayern München 240 (25)

Tim nasional

2004-Sekarang Jerman 28 (7)

Profil Pemain

Bastian Schweinsteiger (lahir di Kolbermoor, Bayern, Jerman Barat, 1 Agustus 1984; umur 26 tahun) adalah seorang pemain sepak bola profesional berkebangsaan Jerman. Saat ini ia bermain untuk Bayern München dan Jerman merupakan produk asli akademi sepak bola Bayern München. Menjadi salah satu gelandang terbaik yang bisa bermain baik di tengah, sisi kiri maupun kanan menjadikan dirinya menjadi incaran klub - klub elit Eropa lainnya seperti Juventus, Manchester United, dan Real Madrid, tapi dia menolaknya karena sang kekasih, Sarah Brandner tidak menyetujuinya disamping sebagai bentuk penghormatannya terhadapan fans dan bentuk kesetiaanya kepada klub yang telah dibelanya sejak 1 juli 1998 sebagai pemain junior, dan pada akhir tahun 2010 lalu, Bastian memperpanjang kontraknya hingga tahun 2016 dengan gaji sebesar € 9.7 juta pertahun dan menjadikannya menjadi pemain termahal di Bayern München dan Bundesliga saat ini.

Penghargaan Yang Diraih

Klub

Bayern Munich Junior Team

* Under 17 Bundesliga (1): 2001
* Under 19 Bundesliga (1): 2002

Bayern Munich II

* 'Fußball-Regionalliga (1): 2004
Bayern Munich

* Bundesliga (5): 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10
* DFB-Pokal (5): 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010
* DFB-Ligapokal (2): 2004, 2007
* DFB-Supercup (1): 2010

Internasional

Jerman

* FIFA Confederations Cup Tempat ketiga: 2005
* FIFA World Cup Tempat ketiga: 2006 & 2010
* UEFA European Football Championship Juara kedua: 2008

Individual

* FIFA World Cup All Star Team: 2010


Demikian sekilas mengenai Profil dan Biografi lengkap dari Bastian Schweinsteiger, yang merupakan gelandang andalan Bayern Munchen dan Tim Nasional Jerman.
Selain menyajikan Profil lengkap Bastian Schweinsteiger, kami juga memberikan Profil dan Biodata lengkap pemain sepakbola lainnya yaitu dari Biodata Lengkap Antonio Cassano.

All The Latest Transfer Gossip

As the end of the 2010/11 football season approaches, clubs are already putting out 'feelers' in an attempt to lure players to pastures new, as they bid to strengthen their squads in preparation for the start of next season.

In the next month of so the destiny of many clubs will mapped out for them. Some will be preparing for life in a different league as a result of promotion or relegation, and in the dizzy heights of the Premier League, European qualification will be on the agenda. This season's successful clubs will find themselves in the enviable position of having money to spend in the summer, whilst others will be forced to make cuts in their financial budgets.

Player's contracts will also dictate where they ply their trade next season. Some players will be out of contract at the end of this season, while others will be in the final year, perhaps forcing parent clubs to offload certain players in order to raise some funds through transfer fees, and at the sametime lowering their wage bill.

Tottenham, Manchester United, Santos, Barcelona, Chelsea, Liverpool, Schalke, Valencia, Arsenal, Benfica, West Brom, Zenit St Petersburg, West Ham, Chelsea, Newcastle, Malaga, AZ Alkmaar, Bolton, Sunderland, Everton, Manchester City, Sevilla, Bayern Munich, Rennes, Norwich, Swansea, Parma, Fulham and Blackburn Rovers.............are all currently caught up in transfer gossip.

Is your Club involved?

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will test Tottenham's resolve by making a £35m offer for winger Gareth Bale this summer - caughtoffside.com

Manuel Neuer's agent has rejected reports the goalkeeper has refused to pen a new contract at Schalke. The Germany No.1 (right), has been linked with a host of top European clubs including Arsenal and Manchester United - skysports.com

Chelsea target Neymar has opened the door for a £30m move from Santos to Barcelona by saying he wants to play alongside Lionel Messi in the Catalan club's attack - The Sun

Liverpool are keeping an eye on Benfica midfielder Nicolas Gaitan and have been linked with Valencia playmaker Juan Mata – as have Manchester City and Arsenal - The Guardian

Liverpool have agreed a pre-contract to sign Rennes midfielder Sylvain Marveaux - Skysports.com

Liverpool and Everton are set for a Merseyside transfer tussle over Sevilla winger Diego Perotti (right) this summer - talkSPORT

West Brom have promised themselves a special treat if they avoid relegation, in the unlikely shape of Zenit St Petersburg's Serbian striker Danko Lazovic - The Guardian

West Ham are lining up a surprise £1.5m bid for Chelsea midfielder Jack Cork, who is currently on loan at Burnley - Daily Mirror

Newcastle are ready to raid Malaga for star striker Jose Salomon Rondon - if the Spanish side are relegated from La Liga - talkSPORT

Norwich City captain Grant Holt has signed a new three-year contract to keep him at Carrow Road until 2014 - sportinglife.com

AZ Alkmaar striker Kolbeinn Sigthorsson (right) has got the Premier League scouts all excited, with Bolton, Sunderland, West Ham and Everton all ready to battle unnamed Italian and German rivals for the 21-year-old Icelandic international, who would cost £5.5m - The Guardian

Fulham defender John Pantsil is set to leave Craven Cottage at the end of the season, after falling out of favour with manager Mark Hughes - Daily Mail

Chelsea are considering a move to re-sign Arjen Robben, who may be seeking a move in the summer if current club Bayern Munich do not qualify for the Champions League - caughtoffside.com

Striker Fabio Borini is seeking urgent talks with Chelsea as he weighs up interest from Parma and Swansea. The Italy Under-21 striker's contract expires at the end of the season - Daily Mail

Nikola Kalinic's agent insists the striker could be forced to leave Blackburn Rovers in the summer due to his lack of playing time. The 23-year-old Croatian international is happy at Ewood Park, but his agent Tomislav Erceg has admitted that the striker will consider his future in the summer if the situation fails to improve - skysports.com

Profil Dan Skuad Bayern Munich

Profil dan Skuad Tim atau Klub kali ini datang dari Klub asal Jerman yakni Bayern Munich. Bayern Munich merupakan Tim atau Klub raksasa Jerman yang memiliki segudang prestasi baik di Liga Domestik maupun ditingkat Eropa. Tim yang berjuluk FC Holywood ini dihuni oleh pemain bintang kelas dunia sekelas Franck Ribéry, Arjen Robben, Bastian Schweinsteiger, dan Miroslav Klose. Dibawah asuhan atau kepelatihan Louis van Gaal, Bayern Munich musim lalu menjadi finalis Liga Champions Eropa dan kalah oleh Inter Milan di partai puncak. Bagi anda penggemar Liga Jerman khususnya Bayern Munich, ingin mengetahui Profil Tim dan Skuad lengkap Bayern Munchen, pada kesempatan kali ini kami akan memberikan Profil serta Skuad lengkap dari Klub yang bermarkas di Allianz Arena ini. Berikut Profiles dan Skuad Bayern Munich musim 2010-2011.

Profil Dan Skuad Lengkap Bayern Munich Musim 2010-2011

Daftar Pemain Dan Pelatih

1 Hans-Jörg Butt Kiper
22 Rouven Sattelmaier Kiper
35 Thomas Kraft Kiper
2 Breno Bek
5 Daniel Van Buyten Bek
21 Philipp Lahm Bek
26 Diego Contento Bek
28 Holger Badstuber Bek
- Oscar Lewicki Bek
3 Nicolas Jüllich Gelandang
7 Franck Ribéry Gelandang
8 Hamit Altıntop Gelandang
16 Andreas Ottl Gelandang
23 Danijel Pranjic Gelandang
30 Luiz Gustavo Dias Gelandang
31 Bastian Schweinsteiger Gelandang
39 Toni Kroos Gelandang
44 Anatoliy Tymoshchuk Gelandang
10 Arjen Robben Striker
11 Ivica Olic Striker
18 Miroslav Klose Striker
25 Thomas Müller Striker
33 Mario Gomez Striker
- Louis van Gaal Manajer/Pelatih

Profil Tim

Konfederasi:
DFB

Pemain Bintang:
Arjen Robben, Franck Ribery, Philipp Lahm

Kekuatan:
Mental Juara

Kelemahan:
Perpaduan Lini Belakang

Pendukung:
Schickeria München, Die Bayern, Die Roten

Posisi Akhir 2009/10: 1 - juara

Market Value: £268.560.000

Tahun Pertama Masuk Bundesliga: 1965/66

Nama Stadion: Allianz Arena (Kapasitas: 69,901)

Pemain Bintang:


Thomas Müller
Tak ada yang perlu diragukan lagi kemampuan pemain ini. Pada Piala Dunia 2010, bersama tim nasional Jerman ia telah menunjukkan kemampuannya dengan menyabet dua gelar bergengsi sebagai pencetak gol terbanyak dan pemain muda terbaik. Jadi tak salah pula kiranya jika pada Bundesliga musim ini ia akan mampu lebih bersinar lagi dengan menjadi bomber yang haus gol.

Arjen Robben
Robben merupakan salah satu pemain Bayern Muenchen yang patut menjadi perhatian pada musim depan. Skill individunya yang mumpuni akan menjadi ancaman serius buat lini pertahanan lawan-lawannya. Ia memiliki kemampuan ganda. Sebagai seorang winger, ia sangat piawai mengirimkan umpan serta membongkar barisan pertahanan lawan. Namun ketika dibutuhkan sebagai seorang striker, pemain tim nasional Belanda ini juga mampu melakukannya dengan baik.

Bastian Schweinsteiger
Perannya sebagai seorang gelandang tengah sangat berarti buat klub maupun tim nasional Jerman yang dibelanya. Ia memiliki kemampuan mengatur ritme permainan. Schweinsteiger juga memiliki ketajaman dalam membuka ruang buat para striker yang ada di depannya untuk bisa mencetak gol.

Prediksi 2010/11:
Perubahan yang tidak terlalu besar di lakukan dalam formasi inti membuat peluang Bayern Muenchen untuk mempertahankan gelar kompetisi di level domestik masih terbuka besar.

Demikian Profil Dan Skuad lenkap dari Bayern Munich yang merupakan salah satu Tim atau Klub besar Liga Jerman.
Baca juga Profil Dan Skuad AS Roma 2010-2011.

All The Latest Transfer Gossip

With the January transfer window less than two weeks away, rumours are rife both at home and abroad as Clubs look to reinforce their squads in an attempt to secure the services of new players for various reasons.
Some managers jobs may be on the line as a result of their teams failure to meet pre-season expectations, whether they were trophy or survival driven. There are unhappy players, owners and fans across Europe, and of course we are in the middle of an global economic recession.

Do clubs have the money to sign new players in an attempt to achieve their goals? Are clubs willing to risk putting themselves into debt in order to fund transfers and players salaries?

Whatever the situation, which varies hugely from club to club the transfer rumour mill is really hotting up!

It is interesting to note that there are some players that look certain to be on the move in January, but their destinations seem to vary according to the source of the rumour!

Manchester City, AC Milan, Barcelona, Wolfsburg, Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Celtic, Zenit St Petersburg, Tottenham, Lazio, Birmingham, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Borussia Monchengladbach, Borussia Dortmund, Newcastle, Blackburn, Everton, West Ham, Blackpool, West Brom, Sunderland, Fulham, Norwich, Sheffield United, Millwall, Southampton and Swindon.............are all currently caught up in transfer gossip.

Is your Club involved?

Manchester City are reportedly planning a January move for AC Milan star Ronaldinho. The 30-year-old is thought to be surplus to requirements at the San Siro caughtoffside.com

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has renewed his interest for Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko (right) and could offer over 20 million Euros for the Bosnian international. However, the German club officials want more than 30 million Euros - footballpress.net

Manchester City are set to battle Chelsea for the signing of Wolfsburg striker Edin Dzeko - imscouting.com

Manchester United are also interested in Dzeko and are planning a club-record £35m offer for the 24-year old - caughtoffside.com

West Ham are lining up a January swoop for Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor - The Sun

Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier is ready to resume his pursuit of Joey Barton. He tried to sign Barton for Liverpool when the midfielder was at Manchester City and has joined West Ham in a bid to prise the 28-year-old away from Newcastle in January - Daily Mail

Fulham and Liverpool are interested in 24-year-old Irish midfielder Stephen Ireland, who wants to leave Aston Villa after a recent bust-up with coach Gerard Houllier - footballpress.net

Bayern Munich are lining up a £9m offer for Everton defender Leighton Baines - Daily Mail

Bayern Munich are planning to sign 26-year-old right-back Glen Johnson from Liverpool in January. The England international is valued at 15 million Euros - footballpress.net

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is reportedly interested in securing the signing of Zenit St Petersburg's attacking midfielder Danny (right) as well as young Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Marco Reus and Borussia Dortmund playmaker Mario Götz - sport360.com

According to Russian media reports, Zenit St Petersburg are tracking Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard, and hope to sign him in January - footballpress.net

Arsenal's Brazilian midfielder Denilson is attracting the interest of Spanish giants Barcelona - imscouting.com

The Gunners will use the money from Denilson's sale to Barcelona to fund a move for Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott - Metro

Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson is planning a double swoop for Tottenham striker Peter Crouch and Manchester City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips - caughtoffside.com

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp is set to offer Newcastle £20m for striker Andy Carroll and could use forward Peter Crouch as part of the deal - Daily Express

Birmingham will bid £6m to pinch Tottenham forward Robbie Keane from under the noses of neighbours Aston Villa - The Sun

Blackburn want to start their rebuilding process by signing Blackpool's Scottish midfielder Charlie Adam (right) - Daily Mirror

Lazio chairman Claudio Lotito wants to sign an additional striker in January and one option is Bayern Munich's Miroslav Klose 33, who is for sale in January before his contract expires at the end of the season - footballpress.net

West Brom are set to make a January offer for Celtic striker Georgios Samaras - Daily Mail

Celtic's bid to sign Anton Ferdinand next month is set to be scuppered by a defensive crisis at Sunderland - Daily Record

A host of clubs are chasing Norwich midfielder Owain Tudur Jones, including Sheffield United, Millwall, Southampton and Swindon - Skysports.com

The Worst Sporting Champions of All Time ! - Part Two!

This is the second installment in my series looking at and 'celebrating' those undeserved 'Sporting Champions' - those teams and/or individuals that were actually top of their field, yet were still pretty rubbish.

Last time it was Blackburn Rovers who felt the wrath of my written tongue, as I described their 1995 Premiership winning team as pretty crass. This time I am sticking with the sport of football as I look back to 2005 and 1982, and poor cold water on a couple of English teams 'glorious' European triumphs!

There are plenty of folk, especially in the Greater Manchester area, who insist that Liverpool's Champions League winning team of 2005 were indeed the worst European Champions of all time!
Despite their dramatic penalty shoot-out final victory over Milan, in the Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul - they have a point!

You can't be picking players like Djimi 'gauche' Traoré or Harry 'supersize me' Kewell and expect to receive much in the way of props. But in their defence the Reds did at least have the decency to 'somehow' defeat several quality teams along the way such as Milan, Juventus and Chelsea and to a lesser extent Bayer Leverkusen.

However Liverpool only made it through to the knock-out phase of the competition, ahead of the 'mighty' Olympiacos of Greece on goal difference, after finishing runners-up to AS Monaco in their qualifying group.
The Anfield side did finish a semi-respectable fifth in the league during their cup-winning season.

Similar claims of beating reputable opposition on their way to European glory cannot be made for Aston Villa's 1982 campaign.

Villa that season 'officially' became the worst side ever to lift the most sought after European club trophy of the modern era!

The old adage of ' you can only beat what is put in front of you ' still sadly fails to make their triumph seem anymore than futile.

Villa won their solo European Cup (in the days when it was a straight knock-out competition) by beating the muscle of Valur Reykjavik, Dynamo Berlin, Dynamo Kiev, Anderlect and in one of the most tedious finals held in Rotterdam, the most toothless Bayern Munich side in living memory, care of a 67th minute Peter Withe goal.

Meanwhile back home, Villa defended their 1981 domestic league title with a complete lack of aplomb, by losing 15 games and ending the season in 12th place - no European champions have ever finished as low - quite a feat and in doing so simply re-emphasising their title as ' the worst side ever to lift the European Cup! '