Barcelona's Undefeated La Liga season had come to its end, as Atletico Madrid managed to maintain a 2-1 lead for over 60 minutes, even with Barcelona dominating possession throughout the game. Thanks to Atletico's win, Real Madrid is now only two points away from Barcelona at the top of the table.
Spain will be up against the south American outfit of Paraguay. Paraguay have had a great run up till now and are coming to the quarters with a penalty shootout win against Japan, Who according to you will score in this match
Paul “the Oracle” Octopus might have retired from his soothsaying career victoriously (with a 100 percent accuracy rate in his 2010 World Cup predictions) but that hasn't stopped some from wanting to see his head on a plate. Literally.
“Throw him in a frying pan,” the Berliner Kurier rallied, after Paul the Octopus's predictions proved correct and Germany lost its match to Spain. read article
They are both outstading players but who would you pick if you had to between the two? Both Xavi and Iniesta had outstanding World Cup campaigns for Spain and they are widely regarded as two of the best midfielders in world football. It's a tough one I know but please vote now!
The nominees have just been announced, here's the full list: Xabi Alonso (Spain), Daniel Alves (Brazil), Iker Casillas (Spain), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast), Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon), Cesc Fabregas (Spain), Diego Forlan (Uruguay), Asamoah Gyan (Ghana), Andres Iniesta (Spain), Julio Cesar (Brazil), Miroslav Klose (Germany), Philipp Lahm (Germany), Maicon (Brazil), Lionel Messi (Argentina), Thomas Muller (Germany), Mesut Ozil (Germany), Carles Puyol (Spain), Arjen Robben (Holland), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Germany), Wesley Sneijder (Holland), David Villa (Spain) and Xavi (Spain). The following five are the bookmakers' favorites to win the trophy.
FIFA have announced the three nominees and all three are Barcelona players: Xavi, Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta. The winner will be announced on January 10th.
