is messi comfort in barca?there are some roumers about messi's comfortableness in spanish club barcalona."messi has some issues with our club"-said by one of the officials of the club to daily times who is not intrested to reveals his name.due to this reason other clubs are trying to catch him especially manchester united.
Thursday 1 May 2014
dani alves reaction while facing discrimination.some pics
Spotted: Alves notices the banana that has been thrown on to the pitch
Disposal: Alves clears the pitch as he prepares to take a corner for Barcelona
Feeling peckish: The Brazil international decides to tuck in to the banana
Break in play: Alves later credited the banana with giving him the energy to help Barca beat Villarreal
Sergio Aguero and Neymar amongst Dani Alves' supporters after banana-throwing incident during Barcelona win
Barcelona defender Dani Alves has received support from Premier League players including Sergio Aguero, David Luiz, Oscar, Willian, Nacer Chadli and Moussa Dembele following his reaction to a banana being thrown in his direction by a Villarreal supporter during a La Liga game on Sunday.
The Brazil international picked up the banana and took a bite before playing a key role as Barca fought back from 2-0 down to win 3-2 to keep their hopes of retaining the Primera Division alive.
Following the game Alves was backed by team-mate Neymar who posted a picture of himself with a banana alongside the hashtag 'We are all monkeys', while his girlfriend Thaissa Carvalho also took a photo of herself among a group of friends eating bananas.
Countrymen: Chelsea's Brazilian stars Oscar, David Luiz and Willian had their say on the incident
Protest: Neymar (left) and Alves' girlfriend (right) posted pictures of themselves with bananas after the match
Full support: Sergio Aguero and Marta show their solidarity for Alves by eating bananas
Campaign: Television presenter Marilo Montero also joined in the backing for Alves
Spontaneous: Montero produced a banana on television in support of Alves
Getting stuck in: Tottenham's Mousa Dembele and Nacer Chadli in the Tottenham canteen
From Russia with love: Zenit St. Petersburg's Hulk was another to join in the fight
We're all the same: Philippe Coutinho and Luis Suarez show their support for Alves with the banana protest
Tired of bigotry: Arsenal full back Bacary Sagna relaxes with a banana in support of Alves
Taking a bite out of it: Fernandinho and his son posted this picture
On Monday the backing for Alves continued with a Spanish television presenter eating a banana and proclaiming 'I'm also a monkey'.
And Manchester City striker Aguero posted a picture on Twitter alongside five-time FIFA World Player of the Year Marta saying 'No to racism. We are all equal'.
Chelsea trio Oscar, David Luiz and Willian posted a short video on Luiz's Instagram account including the hashtag 'zero discrimination'.
Later, Tottenham duo Mousa Dembele and Nacer Chadli and Brazil international Hulk also posted pictures as they joined the campaign alongside others who used social media to speak out against the incident.
Barcelona released a statement condemning the incident and urged other clubs to continue fighting in order to eradicate racism from football.
'FC Barcelona would like to underline the civil, cultural, social and sporting importance of two messages which UEFA remind us of before every game: Respect and No to Racism.
Midfield maestro: Manchester City star Yaya Toure shows his support for Alves on Twitter
Heayweight: Boxing world champion Wladimir Klitschko wrote a message on his banana
Backing: Italian premier Matteo Renzi (left) and the Italian national team coach Cesare Prandelli share a banana in solidarity for Dani Alves
Together: Prandelli (right) is the latest sporting personality to show his support for Alves
Paper talk: Marca changed the 'A' in its name on its front page to three bananas in support of Alves
'FC Barcelona wishes to express its complete support and solidarity with our first team player Dani Alves, following the insults he was subject to from a section of the crowd at El Madrigal on Sunday during the game against Villarreal. FC Barcelona accepts that the perpetrators of these insults are in no way connected to Villarreal and we value very positively the support the club offered to our player.
'The club’s immediate condemnation of the incidents is a step in the right direction to firstly isolate and then eradicate completely from the sporting arena this kind of behaviour.
'FC Barcelona reiterates its support for UEFA’s message of Respect and No to Racism and urges all clubs to continue fighting against the blight on the game which any kind of aggression against a sportsperson on the basis of their race represents.'
Alves made light of the incident following the game, saying 'I don't know who threw the banana but I want to thank him. It gave me the energy to put two more crosses in for our goals.'
He later added: 'We have suffered this in Spain for some time. You have to take it with a dose of humour. We aren't going to change things easily. If you don't give it importance, they don't achieve their objective.'
Alves has often been subjected to racist taunts and called fighting racism 'a lost war' in January 2013, after segments of Real Madrid's fans abused him with monkey chants during a match.
Italian Job: Juventus tweeted this picture on Tuesday of their stars eating bananas
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Adam Clayton shaves off brilliant blue and white beard after Huddersfield Town midfielder raises over £3000 for charity
Adam Clayton's brilliant beard is no more after the Huddersfield Town midfielder shaved it off following their 2-0 loss to Leicester on Saturday, but not before raising more than £3,000 for charity.
Clayton had been working on the epic face fluff since November in a bid to make some money for the Huddersfield Town Foundation.
For the final home game of the season the 25-year-old went the extra mile and dyed the beard to match his team's blue and white stripes.
Face off: Adam Clayton shaved off his giant blue and white beard after raising over £3,000 for charity
Celebrated: Clayton's beard was impressive even before he dyed it in Huddersfield Town's home colours
But after the match, he was unrecognisable with just some light stubble as remnants of the effort.
The Terriers have had an indifferent season and are sitting just seven points clear of the relegation places after Saturday's defeat to the Championship leaders. But at the very least Clayton's work will provide a memory worthy of celebration.
It will be a disappointing day though for those behind the Facebook page in his honour, 'Adam Clayton's beard appreciation society', which has almost 1800 likes.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2614281/Adam-Clayton-shaves-brilliant-blue-white-beard-Huddersfield-Town-midfielder-raises-3000-charity.html#ixzz30T4IvuAe
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Tuesday 15 April 2014
here is a short bio of messi
Argentina native Lionel Messi has established records for goals scored and won individual awards en route to worldwide recognition as the best player in soccer.
Synopsis
Born on June 24, 1987, in Rosario, Argentina, soccer player Lionel Messi moved to Spain at the age of 13, after the FC Barcelona club agreed to pay for hormone-deficiency treatments. Messi became a star in his new country, scoring at will while leading his club to championships. In 2012, he set a record for most goals in a calendar year, and afterward was named FIFA's "Player of the Year" a record fourth time.
Early Years
Lionel Messi was born Luis Lionel Andres Messi on June 24, 1987, in Rosario, Argentina. As a young boy, he tagged along when his two older brothers played soccer with their friends, unintimidated by the bigger boys. At the age of 8, he was recruited to join the youth system of Newell's Old Boys, a Rosario-based club. Recognizably smaller than most of the kids in his age group, Messi was eventually diagnosed by doctors as suffering from a hormone deficiency that restricted his growth.
Messi's parents, Jorge and Ceclia, decided on a regimen of nightly growth-hormone injections for their son, though it soon proved impossible to pay several hundred dollars per month for the medication. So, at the age of 13, when Messi was offered the chance to train at soccer powerhouse FC Barcelona's youth academy, La Masia, and have his medical bills covered by the team, Messi's family picked up and moved across the Atlantic to make a new home in Spain.
King of Spain: Soccer Career
Although he was often homesick in his new country, Messi moved quickly through the junior system ranks, and by the age of 16, he had made his first appearance for Barcelona. Messi put himself in the record books on May 1, 2005, as the youngest player to ever score a goal for the franchise. That same year, he led Argentina to the title in the under-20 World Cup, scoring on a pair of penalty kicks to propel the team over Nigeria.
Messi eventually grew to 5 feet and 7 inches, and with his short stature, speed and relentless attacking style, he drew comparisons to another famous Argentinean footballer: Diego Maradona. Messi steered Barcelona to a wealth of success, most notably in 2009, when the left-footer's team captured the Champions League, La Liga, and Spanish Super Cup titles. That same year, after two consecutive runner-up finishes, he took home his first FIFA "World Player of the Year" honor/Ballon d'Or award.
Even the great Maradona gushed about his fellow countryman. "I see him as very similar to me," the retired player told the BBC. "He's a leader and is offering lessons in beautiful football. He has something different to any other player in the world."
Amazingly, the diminutive soccer wizard continued to improve, discovering new ways to elude defenders while leading Barcelona to La Liga and Spanish Super Cup championships in 2010 and 2011, as well as the '11 Champions League title.
Messi embarked on an all-out assault on the record books in 2012. He became the first player to score five goals in a Champions League match in early March, and a few weeks later he surpassed Cesar Rodriguez's club-record 232 goals to become Barcelona's all-time leading scorer. By the end of 2012, Messi had accumulated an astounding 91 goals in club and international play, eclipsing the 85 netted in a single calendar year by Gerd Muller in 1972. Fittingly, he broke one more record when he was named the FIFA Ballon d'Or winner for the fourth time in January 2013.
Activism and Fatherhood
Almost universally regarded as the best player in the game, the boyish Messi has become the commercial face of soccer with endorsements from Adidas, Pepsi, EA Sports and Turkish Airways, among other companies. Having signed an extension with Barcelona that guarantees him a base salary of approximately $21 million per year through 2018, he is one of the world's highest-paid athletes.
Although he is famously quiet and private off the field, Messi has found ways to help out others in need. In 2007, he formed the Leo Messi Foundation to provide opportunities for disadvantaged youths. In early 2010, UNICEF named him a goodwill ambassador, with a focus on fighting for children's rights across the globe.
Messi became a father in November 2012, when his girlfriend, Antonella Roccuzzo, gave birth to their son, Thiago.
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