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Bagnolo Mella
Bagnolo Mella is a comune and town in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy.
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Cyprus
Cyprus
i/ˈsaɪprəs/ (Greek: Κύπρος, Kýpros, IPA: [ˈcipɾos]; Turkish: Kıbrıs, IPA: [ˈkɯbɾɯs]), officially the Republic of Cyprus (Greek: Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía, IPA: [cipɾiaˈci ðimokɾaˈtia]; Turkish: Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti, IPA: [ˈkɯbɾɯs dʒumhuɾijeˈti]), is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria, Lebanon, northwest of Israel and north of Egypt. Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and the Republic of Cyprus is a member state of the European Union.
The earliest known human activity on the island dates back to around the 10th millennium BC. Archaeological remains from this period include the well-preserved Neolithic village of Khirokitia, which has been declared a World Heritage Site with an "enhanced protection" status in the event of armed conflict by UNESCO, along with the archaeological sites of Paphos and the Painted Churches of the Troodos Region. Cyprus is home to some of the oldest water wells in the world.
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Ghana
Ghana
i/ˈɡɑːnə/ is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south. The word Ghana means "Warrior King" and is derived from the ancient Ghana Empire.
Ghana was inhabited in pre-colonial times by a number of ancient predominantly Akan kingdoms, including the inland Ashanti Empire, the Akwamu, the Akyem, the Bonoman, the Denkyira, and the Fante among others. Non-Akan states created by the Ga also existed as did states by the Dagomba. Prior to contact with Europeans trade between the Akan and various African states flourished due to Akan's gold wealth. Trade with European states began after contact with the Portuguese in the 15th century, and the British established the Gold Coast Crown colony in 1874 over parts but not all of the country.
The Gold Coast achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957, becoming the First sub-Saharan African nation to do so from European Colonialism. The name Ghana was chosen for the new nation to reflect the ancient Empire of Ghana, which once extended throughout much of west Africa.
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Italy
Italyi/ˈɪtəli/ (Italian: Italia [iˈtaːlja]), officially the Italian Republic or the Republic of Italy (Italian: Repubblica italiana), is a unitary parliamentary republic in south-central Europe. To the north, it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia along the Alps. To the south, it consists of the entirety of the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Sardinia–the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea–and many other smaller islands. The independent states of San Marino and the Vatican City are enclaves within Italy, while Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland. The territory of Italy covers some 301,338 km2 (116,347 sq mi) and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. With 60.6 million inhabitants, it is the fifth most populous country in Europe, and the 23rd most populous in the world.
Rome, the capital of Italy, was for centuries a political and religious centre of Western civilisation as the capital of the Roman Empire and site of the Holy See. After the decline of the Roman Empire, Italy endured numerous invasions by foreign peoples, from Germanic tribes such as the Lombards and Ostrogoths, to the Byzantines and later, the Normans, among others. Centuries later, Italy became the birthplace of Maritime republics and the Renaissance, an immensely fruitful intellectual movement that would prove to be integral in shaping the subsequent course of European thought.
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Palermo
Palermo (Italian: [paˈlɛrmo] (
listen), Sicilian: Palermu, Latin: Panormus, from Greek: Πάνορμος, Panormos, Arabic: بَلَرْم, Balarm; Phoenician: זִיז, Ziz) is a city in Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old. Palermo is located in the northwest of the island of Sicily, right by the Gulf of Palermo in the Tyrrhenian Sea.
The city was founded by the Phoenicians, but named by the Ancient Greeks as Panormus meaning 'always fit for landing in.' Palermo became part of the Roman Republic, the Roman Empire and eventually part of the Byzantine Empire, for over a thousand years. From 827 to 1071 it was under Arab rule during the Emirate of Sicily when it first became a capital. Following the Norman reconquest, Palermo became capital of a new kingdom (from 1130 to 1816), the Kingdom of Sicily. Eventually it would be united with the Kingdom of Naples to form the Two Sicilies until the Italian unification of 1860.
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Poland
Polandi/ˈpoʊlənd/ (Polish: Polska), officially the Republic of Poland (Polish: Rzeczpospolita Polska; Kashubian: Pòlskô Repùblika; Silesian: Polsko Republika), is a country in Central Europe, bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north. The total area of Poland is 312,679 square kilometres (120,726 sq mi), making it the 69th largest country in the world and the 9th largest in Europe. Poland has a population of over 38 million people, which makes it the 34th most populous country in the world and the sixth most populous member of the European Union, being its most populous post-communist member. Poland is a unitary state made up of 16 voivodeships. Poland is a member of the European Union, NATO, the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), European Economic Area, International Energy Agency, Council of Europe, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, International Atomic Energy Agency, G6, Council of the Baltic Sea States, Visegrád Group, Weimar Triangle and Schengen Agreement.
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Province of Brescia
The Province of Brescia is a Province in Lombardy, Italy. It borders with the province of Sondrio in the N and NW, the province of Bergamo in the W, province of Cremona in the SW and S, the province of Mantova to the S, and to the east, the province of Verona (which is part of Veneto region) and Trentino (which is part of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region).
Source for statistical data: Italian Institute of Statistics Istat, see this link.
Brescia province encompass southern-western shores of lake Garda. Brescia is located in region of Lombardy which is in Northern Italy.
Important town in the province: Darfo Boario Terme, Desenzano del Garda, Palazzolo sull'Oglio, Montichiari, Ghedi, Manerbio, Carpenedolo, Orzinuovi, Chiari, Brescia, Rovato, Gussago, Salò, Iseo, Gardone Val Trompia, Rezzato and Lumezzane.
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Sicily
Sicily (Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia, [siˈtʃiːlja]; [sɪˈɕilja]) is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea; along with surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana (Sicilian Autonomous Region).
Sicily is located in the central Mediterranean. It extends from the tip of the Apennine peninsula from which it is separated only by the narrow Strait of Messina, towards the North African coast. Its most prominent landmark is Mount Etna, which is at 3,320 m (10,890 ft) the tallest active volcano in Europe and one of the most active in the world. The island has a typical Mediterranean climate.
The earliest archeological evidence of human dwelling on the island dates from 8000 BC. At around 750 BC, Sicily became a Greek colony and for the next 600 years it was the site of the Greek-Punic and Roman-Punic wars, which ended with the Roman destruction of Carthage. After the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century AD, Sicily often changed hands, and during the early Middle Ages it was ruled in turn by the Vandals, Ostrogoths, Byzantines, Arabs and Normans. Later on, the Kingdom of Sicily lasted between 1130 and 1816, subordinated to the crowns of Aragon, Spain, the Holy Roman Empire, and finally the Bourbons, as the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. It was united with the rest of Italy in 1860, but a subsequent economic collapse led to a wave of emigration, separatism, and the emergence of the Mafia, whose criminal activities pose problems to this day. After the birth of the Italian Republic in 1946, Sicily was given special status as an autonomous region.
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Wrocław
Wrocław (
/ˈvrɒtswəf/; Polish pronunciation: [ˈvrɔt͡swaf] ( listen); German: Breslau [ˈbʁɛslaʊ̯] ( listen); Czech: Vratislav), situated on the River Oder (Polish: Odra), in Lower Silesia. It is the largest city in western Poland.
Wrocław was the historical capital of Silesia, and today is the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. Over the centuries, the city has been part of either Poland, Bohemia, Austria, Prussia, or Germany, and has been part of Poland since 1945 as a result of border changes after World War II. According to official figures for 2010, its population is 632,996, making it the fourth largest city in Poland.
Wrocław is one of the hosts of UEFA Euro 2012, and has been selected as a European Capital of Culture for 2016. In 2017, Wrocław will host the World Games, a competition in 37 non-olympic sport disciplines.
The city's name was first recorded, in Latin, in the form "Wrotizlava", in the chronicle of Thietmar of Merseburg, which mentions it as a seat of a newly installed bishopric in the context of the Congress of Gniezno. The first municipal seal stated Sigillum civitatis Wratislavie. A simplified name is given, in 1175, as Wrezlaw, Prezla or Breslaw. The Czech spelling was used in Latin documents as Wratislavia or Vratislavia. At that time, Prezla was used in Middle High German, which became Preßlau. In the middle of the 14th century the Early New High German (and later New High German) form of the name Breslau began to replace its earlier versions.
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Abdisalam Ibrahim
Abdisalam Abdulkadir Ibrahim (born 1 May 1991) is a Somali-Norwegian footballer who plays for Manchester City. He plays as a midfielder and at the age of 18 he had already been compared to teammate Patrick Vieira by some at the club. He is the first player of Somali and East African origin to play in the Premier League.
Born in Mogadishu, Somalia, Ibrahim moved to Norway in 1998. He began his football career as a youth in Norway with Øyer-Tretten before eventually moving to Lørenskog, where he played for Fjellhamar. He got his debut for Fjellhamar's senior team in 2006.
In early 2007, Ibrahim signed a three-year deal with Manchester City's youth academy effective from 1 July 2007. In the spring of 2008, he was on the winning team in the FA Youth Cup final as Manchester City beat Chelsea 4–2 on aggregate.
Ibrahim made his senior debut starting on 24 January 2010, in the FA Cup game against Scunthorpe United. He was on the bench in the 3–1 defeat to Manchester United in the League Cup semi-final at Old Trafford, as well as the match against Portsmouth at Eastlands on 31 January. On 21 February 2010, he made his Premier League debut as a substitute for Manchester City in a 0–0 draw against Liverpool. Abdisalam Ibrahim has been rewarded with a new contract on 7 April 2010, tying him to the club until 2014. Abdisalam Ibrahim made his Carling Cup debut and first starting appearance at West Brom on Wednesday, 22 September 2010.
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Alberto Paloschi
Alberto Paloschi (born 4 January 1990 in Chiari, Brescia) is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Chievo, on loan from Milan.
Paloschi won Allievi Nazionali in 2006–07 season. He scored 3 goals in the 4–0 win over Genoa in the final.
Paloschi made his professional debut on December 20, 2007, scoring in the first leg of the Coppa Italia round of 16 against Catania, and scored a second goal in the return leg on January 16, 2008.
He made his Serie A debut on February 10 against Siena as a substitute for Serginho, and scored the match's only goal with his first touch Seventeen seconds after coming onto the pitch. He started the next Serie A match against Livorno. On March 19 he scored Milan's only goal in the 2–1 loss against Sampdoria, at San Siro.
Upon Ronaldinho's signing for the club, Paloschi has said that, as his first-team chances are further damaged, he will definitely consider a move (preferably on loan) away from San Siro. On August 27 he was transferred to Parma, just relegated in Serie B in co-ownership deal for €2.25 million. He scored 12 goals in his first season with Parma, helping his club to return to the top flight after only one season in the Italian second tier. In June 2009 Milan and Parma agreed to extend the co-ownership bid for one more year, meaning that Paloschi will spend the 2009–10 season with Parma, now in Serie A and it was extended for another season.
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Aleksandar Kolarov
Aleksandar Kolarov (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Коларов, Serbian pronunciation: [alɛksǎːndar kɔlǎrɔʋ]; born 10 November 1985) is a Serbian professional association football defender playing for Premier League side Manchester City and the Serbian national team. Although primarily a left back, Kolarov can also operate anywhere along the left flank and is known for his overlapping runs on the wing and his ball striking ability. He had won the Serbian Player of the Year 2011. He is highly regarded by Real Madrid Coach,Jose Mourinho and also Pep Guardiola. He is touted to be the world best left back in future.
Kolarov's football career started in the Red Star Belgrade youth system. He spent five years in the club, but never made the first team.
During January 2004, eighteen-year-old Kolarov moved across town to Čukarički, which played in the top-tier Serbia-Montenegro League. Signing a three-year contract, he finished out the 2003-04 season in the club's youth setup and during summer 2004 got introduced to full squad. Making 27 league appearances in his debut season, the youngster left a good impression, but couldn't help the beleaguered team avoid relegation.
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Alessandro Diamanti
Alessandro Diamanti (born 2 May 1983) is an Italian professional football player who is currently playing his club football as a Attacking Midfielder for Serie A club Bologna.
Diamanti started his football career playing for his hometown club, Prato. He was loaned to clubs in Tuscany including the newly formed Florentia Viola. In the summer of 2004, he joined U.C. AlbinoLeffe in a co-ownership deal. Having played one and a half seasons he was loaned back to Prato and at the end of season Prato bought back half of the registration rights from AlbinoLeffe.
Having scored 15 goals in 31 outings during season 2006–07 he signed for Italian Serie A side Livorno. Diamanti made 14 starts and 12 substitute appearances in his first season with the Tuscany side. He followed Livorno relegated to Serie B by finished the least.
In season 2008–09 he scored 20 goals in 39 league and cup matches, helping Livorno gain promotion to Italian Serie A.
On 23 August 2009, Diamanti played in Livorno's opening day fixture in Serie A, a 0–0 home draw against Cagliari.
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Alessio Cerci
Alessio Cerci (Italian pronunciation: [aˈlessio ˈtʃɛrtʃi]; born 23 July 1987) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Fiorentina as a winger. His previous clubs include Roma, Brescia, Pisa and Atalanta. He has represented Italy at youth international level.
He was a regular for the Roma youth team that won the Campionato Primavera 2004–05. In this period he was nicknamed "Henry from Valmontone" due to his playing style.
On May 16, 2004, the last match of the Serie A 2003-04 season, he made his official debut for Roma, at the age of 16. He replaced Daniele Corvia in the 77th minute of the game, and in only 15 minutes he came close to scoring after having dribbled Sampdoria's defender Giulio Falcone.[citation needed]
In the following two seasons he made only 4 appearances, none of them starts, and was thus loaned to Serie B team Brescia Calcio for the season 2006–07, a relatively unsuccessful spell.
The following year he was loaned to Pisa Calcio, and quickly became a regular of the team coached by Giampiero Ventura. He scored his first official goal in professional football on September 9, 2007 against Cesena, while only two months later, on November 9, after having scored 8 goals in 14 matches and helped the Tuscan team to reach the top of the table.
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Alex Nimely
Alex Tchuimeni-Nimely (born 11 May 1991 in Monrovia, Liberia), commonly known as Alex Nimely, is a Liberian-English footballer who currently plays for Manchester City as a striker.
He began his career at Mighty Barrolle and Cotonsport Garoua. In December 2007, he went on a trial with Manchester City.
On 16 January 2008, Nimely signed a four-year deal with Manchester City from Cameroonian side Coton Sport FC de Garoua. He made his debut as a substitute during a 6-1 win against Burnley on 3 April 2010.
On 17 September 2011, Nimely signed a three-month loan deal with Middlesbrough. His first appearance came in the League Cup against Crystal Palace. Nimely's first league appearance was as a substitute three days later in a 0-0 draw against Ipswich Town.
On 12 January 2012, Nimely signed a loan deal until the end of the season with Coventry City. He scored his first goal on his debut in a 3-1 win over former club Middlesbrough.
On 12 May 2008, Nimely rejected a call-up from Liberia for 2010 World Cup qualifiers and declared to the press that he chose to play for England, as his father is English. He was called up to the England U-20 for the 2009 U-20 World Cup. He scored his first goal in the final group stage match against Uzbekistan.
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Alex Song
Alexandre "Alex" Dimitri Song Billong (born 9 September 1987), better known as Alex Song, is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Arsenal and the Cameroon national team as a midfielder. He is the cousin of former footballer Rigobert Song (though he refers to him as uncle). He plays as a defensive midfielder in front of the back four and has also played as a stand-in centre back and right back.
Originally a utility player on the fringes of the first team, Song quickly became an integral part of the Gunners' starting eleven during the preseason to the 2008–09 campaign. He played for Cameroon in 2010 FIFA World Cup. Song was called-up for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations and was the only Cameroonian named in the Team of the Tournament. Known for his colourful hair dye, Song also possesses a French passport.
Song was born in Douala, Cameroon and lost his father at the age of three. Since then, his cousin Rigobert Song has been like a second father and was a major influence in choosing football as a career. Unable to find a club or academy where he could hone his skills, Petit Song, as he is known in the Cameroon side, opted to move to France, joining SC Bastia at the age of 16. One of the players who inspired Song the most when he was young was Michael Essien.
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Alexandre Pato
Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva (born 2 September 1989), commonly known as Alexandre Pato, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Milan and the Brazilian national team. His nickname, Pato, refers to his place of birth, Pato Branco. The literal translation of "pato" from Portuguese to English is "duck," which has evolved into a common nickname for him.
In June 2006, at only 16 years of age, Pato was signed by Sport Club Internacional to compete in the Campeonato Brasileiro Sub-20. Despite the fact that he was competing against players up to four years older than he was, Pato became top scorer of the competition as Internacional Sub-20 defeated Grêmio 4–0 in the championship's final match. Ready to join the Inter first team in November that same year, his debut finally happened at the Estádio Palestra Itália against São Paulo team Palmeiras for the Campeonato Brasileiro. Alexandre Pato met and surpassed any and all expectations of what was expected of him as he scored his first professional goal within the first minute of the game. The rest of his participation was spent dribbling and confusing defenders as he made two assists (and almost scoring another himself) to help Internacional rout Palmeiras 4–1. He was substituted off in the 77th minute.
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Amauri
Amauri Carvalho de Oliveira (born 3 June 1980), better known as Amauri, is a footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Fiorentina. His previous clubs include Bellinzona, Parma, Napoli, Piacenza, Empoli, Messina, Chievo, Palermo and Juventus. Born in Carapicuíba, a city in Brazil, he represented Italy at international level after acquiring Italian citizenship.
Amauri was trialed at Palmeiras, the club of his place of birth, São Paulo state, but failed to impress. At the age of 19, he went to Santa Catarina state to work and played for a local club at Santa Catarina State League 2nd Division. Santa Catarina Clube was invited to Torneo di Viareggio in Italy, at which he showed his talent to scouts; he was signed by a club from the Italian-speaking region of Switzerland, AC Bellinzona. He scored once in 5 appearances.
After half-season in the Swiss Nationalliga B and Nationalliga A/B playoffs, he played for Napoli in 2000–01, due to the abolish of non-EU quota in the mid season. Amauri until 2010 heard he was actually signed by Parma and on loan to Napoli, instead of signed by Napoli directly at the hearing of Caso Parmalat.
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Andrea Barzagli
Andrea Barzagli, Ufficiale OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [anˈdrɛa barˈdzaʎʎi]; born 8 May 1981 in Fiesole) is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Juventus.
In the 1998–1999 season Barzagli made his first professional football appearance with semi-professional Rondinella Calcio before moving to Serie B side A.C. Pistoiese in 2000–01, in a co-ownership deal. A year later he rejoined Rondinella Calcio in Serie C2. He then signed for Ascoli Calcio 1898 for the 2001–02 season (from Piacenza, a Serie A from 2001 to 2003) and helped them gain promotion to Serie B. He remained in Ascoli for another year without further success. In July 2003 he was sold by Piacenza in another co-ownership deal. His first Serie A cap was won with ChievoVerona in the 1-1 draw at Brescia on August 2003. A year later the defender was signed by Serie A outfit Palermo. Barzagli was bestowed with the captain's armband after Eugenio Corini controversially left the Sicilian club in the summer of 2007–08.
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Andrea Consigli
Andrea Consigli (born January 27, 1987 in Milan) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Atalanta.
To gain some first team experience, the young goalkeeper was loaned out to Serie C1 side Sambenedettese in the 2006–07 season. The following season, he was loaned to Serie B side Rimini. After a successful loan spell there, he returned to Atalanta and acquired the number 1 shirt.
Consigli received his first call up to the Italian U21's on August 15, 2006 for a friendly match against Croatia. Consigli was selected by Pierluigi Casiraghi in the Italy U-21 squad for Euro 2007. After that competition he became the first choice in the goal for the U-21 Italy team. Consigli will be eligible for the U-21s until the end of the Euro 2009 finals.
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Andrea Mancini
Andrea Mancini (born 13 August 1992) is an Italian footballer who currently is a Free Agent. He is the youngest son of Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini.
Mancini started his career at Inter Milan where his father was the first team coach. He started as a member of the Giovanissimi Regionali team in the 2005–06 season, and had moved up to the Allievi Regionali team for the 2007–08 season. The next season (2008–09), he left Inter for a loan spell with the Monza youth team, along with a number of other young Inter players that included his elder brother, Filippo. He was released from Inter as a free agent in June 2009.[citation needed]
Mancini was signed up by the Manchester City 'Under-21' youth team in November 2010 after he was released by his former club Bologna in Italy.
On 3 November 2011, Mancini started a one-month loan spell at Oldham Athletic along with his Elite Development Squad teammate Luca Scapuzzi. He made his debut two days later as a late substitute in the Latics' home defeat to local rivals Bury and was also an 85th minute substitute for the home side in the Football League Trophy quarter-final game against Crewe Alexandra three days later. Mancini extended his loan for a further month despite only appearing twice as a substitute so far.Andreas Mancini was sent back to his parent club after a disappointing loan spell, only making two substitute appearances in two months for the club.
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Andrea Pirlo
Andrea Pirlo, Ufficiale OMRI (born 19 May 1979 in Flero, Lombardy), is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Juventus and for the Italian national team. He is usually deployed as a deep-lying playmaker for both Juventus and Italy and is regarded as one of the world's best player in this position. Praised for his inventive play and his long passing ability, he is also a set-piece specialist.
Pirlo has played for the Italian youth teams U-15, U-18 and U-21, captaining and leading the latter to victory in the 2000 as the Golden Player and Top Scorer of the tournament. He joined the Italian senior side during the qualification round for World Cup 2002 and captained the national team to a bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics. Later, he was instrumental in their victory in the 2006 World Cup. He was named man of the match three times, including the final, more than any other player in the tournament, and ultimately won the Bronze Ball (third best player in tournament).
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Andrea Poli
Andrea Poli (born 29 September 1989 in Vittorio Veneto) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Internazionale, on loan from Sampdoria.
He started his career in Serie B with his native club Treviso. On 31 January 2007 he was signed by Serie A club Sampdoria in joint ownership, but immediately loaned back to Treviso until officially became a member of Sampdoria at the end of the season. On 4 November 2007 he made his Serie A debut in a 0–3 loss against Cagliari. In the 2007–08 season he was part of the Primavera (U-20) squad of Sampdoria that won the Campionato Primavera. In the 2008–09 season he was loaned out to the Serie B club Sassuolo in order to gain experience. Upon his return to Sampdoria in the summer of 2009 he became a key player of the side that ended 4th in the league. In 2011 he was part of the Sampdoria team that was relegated to Serie B after finishing 18th in Serie A in the 2010–11 season.
On 29 August 2011, Poli joined Internazionale on a season-long loan, with Inter having the option to buy him permanently in 2012. Poli scored his first Inter goal in the Coppa Italia match against Genoa C.F.C. in a 2-1 win on 19 January 2012.
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Andrea Ranocchia
Andrea Ranocchia (born 16 February 1988) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Internazionale.
Born in Assisi in the province of Perugia, Ranocchia started his career at Perugia then in Arezzo. Ranocchia played for Arezzo's Primavera team in 2005–06 season and promoted to the first team in the following year. He played one season at Serie B and followed the team to play at Serie C1.
In August 2008, Genoa purchased half of the registration rights for €1.55 million and sent him on loan to Bari, rejoining Arezzo coach Antonio Conte, where he won the Serie B Championship. On 26 June 2009 Genoa have signed him outright for another €2.45 million, made Genoa paid €4 million in total within a year.
He made his Serie A debut with Bari in the 2009–10 season, forming a widely praised centre-back duo of youngsters with Leonardo Bonucci. Unfortunately, in January he suffered a serious season ending knee injury.
On 1 July 2010 he moved back to Genoa. After a link with Internazionale in February 2010, the clubs agreed a deal in June 2010 which involved the transfer of young striker Mattia Destro. The transfer became official on 20 July 2010, which Inter signed half of the registration rights of Ranocchia for €6.5 million and sent Destro on loan to Genoa with option to sign him in co-ownership deal (who later purchased outright for €4.5 million). Ranocchia also loaned back to Genoa for a season.
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Andrea Seculin
Andrea Seculin (born 14 July 1990) is an association footballer who plays for Italian Serie B club Juve Stabia.
Born in Gorizia, Venezia Giulia, Seculin started his career in Pro Romans of Romans d'Isonzo. He received a call-up to Friuli – Venezia Giulia Allievi representative team in 2005, for Coppa Nazionale Primavera, a event that 19 Italian regions against each other. Friuli – Venezia Giulia finished as the 12th place.
He then left for FC South Tyrol and played in Berretti under-20 team, the top level of youth leagues for Lega Pro clubs .
In January 2008 he was signed by Tuscany club Fiorentina, and immediately entered the Primavera under-20 team (Lega Calcio version of Berretti league), taking the starting role from Edoardo Pazzagli. Seculin finished as losing semi-finalists in 2008 playoffs round. Seculin also played in quarter-finals and Pazzagli played in the two leg of the round of 16. Seculin was the starting keeper in the "spring" in 2008–09 season and was the fourth keeper of the first team. However he was not eligible to the list B of 2008–09 UEFA Champions League, which Matteo Bacciosi became the fourth keeper in UCL instead.Primavera team did not qualified to the playoffs round in 2008–09 season.
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Andrea Stramaccioni
Andrea Stramaccioni (Italian pronunciation: [anˈdrɛa stramatˈtʃoni]; born 9 January 1976) is an Italian former footballer who is the current head coach of Internazionale.
A football coach with years of successful experiences as youth coach of Roma and Internazionale, he was appointed in charge of first team duties on 26 March 2012 to replace Claudio Ranieri.
He is also a 2010 Law graduate.
A former defender, his playing career was cut short by a serious knee injury while with Bologna in the 1994–95 season.
After retiring as a footballer, Stramaccioni went on to become a football coach for a number of amateur youth teams. At age 25 he won a provincial title with Rome-based youth team Az Sport, then being hired by Romulea where he worked until 2005. Stramaccioni obtained the licence for youth coaches in 2003.
In 2005 he joined the youth coaching staff at Roma, winning two national titles: Giovanissimi Nazionali in 2007 and Allievi Nazionali in 2010. On 9 May 2009, Stramaccioni obtained UEFA A coaching licence (Italy second category licence), made him eligible to work as a head coach of Lega Pro teams or as a vice-coach of Serie A and Serie B. However, Stramaccioni did not have a UEFA Pro Licence (Italy first category licence), he could only worked as a care-taker in the first and second division of Italy. On that day, Roberto Samaden, Inter youth academy director since 2006, also obtained the same licence. Samaden met Stramaccioni in the course and gave Stramaccioni a job in Inter 2 years later.
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Angelo Ogbonna
Angelo Obinze Ogbonna (born 23 May 1988 in Cassino, Province of Frosinone) is an Italian footballer who plays as a centre back for Serie A club Torino.
Born in Cassino from Nigerian descent, Ogbonna was noted by Torino scouts, and was later signed by the Granata youth academy. He made his Serie A and first-team debut on 11 February 2007 against Reggina. He then spent the 2007–08 season on loan to Serie C1 side Crotone.
In 2008–09, Ogbonna returned to Torino, playing mostly as a backup defender to regulars Natali and Di Loreto. Starting from 2009, after the relegation of the club to Serie B, he earned his place as a starter, providing solid performances.
On 2 February 2012 he renewed the contract to 30 June 2016.
On 12 August 2009, he made his debut with the Italy U-21 national team in a friendly game against Russia.
On 4 June 2011, he received his first senior squad call-up by coach Cesare Prandelli despite playing in Serie B. He is the first Torino player to be called up to the Azzurri since 2007. Following several injuries in the Azzurri squad, Ogbonna was called up again on 5 October 2011.
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Antonio Candreva
Antonio Candreva (born 28 February 1987 in Rome) is an Italian footballer who currently plays for S.S. Lazio on loan from Udinese. He usually plays in a more central role as a play maker but can also play out wide in a three-man midfield.
Born in Rome and nicknamed Il Timido ("The shy one") for his cautious style of play, Candreva started playing for the youth teams at local club Lodigiani, then transferred to Serie C1 team Ternana in 2003 and played several games for the first team when they were promoted to Serie B for the 2004–05 season. After Ternana were relegated back to Serie C1 the following season, he became a regular in the side and attracted the interest of several Serie A clubs.
On June 2007, Candreva was then signed by Serie A club Udinese and played for their Primavera (U-20) team as overage player. He made his Serie A debut on 27 January 2008 and managed several appearances for the first team.
The 21-year-old was successively loaned out to Serie B outfit Livorno for the 2008–09 season. Together with Alessandro Diamanti, he helped the Tuscan side regain promotion to Serie A as playoff winners. After a successful first season, the loan deal between Udinese and Livorno was subsequently extended to one more year, thus giving Candreva the opportunity to play a full season as a regular in the Italian top flight.
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Antonio Cassano
Antonio Cassano (born 12 July 1982) is an Italian professional footballer who plays for Serie A club Milan as a striker. Nicknamed Il Gioiello di Bari Vecchia ("the jewel of Old Bari"), he is known for his short temper as much as his ability on the pitch, which led to the coining of the neologism Cassanata by his former coach, Fabio Capello, in November 2002. The word is regularly used by Italian journalists as a euphemism for any behavior incompatible with team spirit in football.
Cassano was born in Bari and his father left the family shortly thereafter.[citation needed] He was raised in the Bari Vecchia neighbourhood, and began playing football at an early age. Cassano was spotted by an A.S. Bari scout and brought up through the team's youth system, and he made his Serie A debut for Bari against local rivals U.S. Lecce in 1999.
At the age of nineteen, Cassano signed with reigning Serie A champions A.S. Roma, for a transfer fee of 60billion Italian lire (about €30 million).His first season produced five goals, and he attracted media attention after openly clashing with coach Fabio Capello after he was left out of a practice match a few days after his international debut. In the 2003 Italian Cup final against A.C. Milan, Cassano was sent off after protesting an official's decision, and he flashed the sign of the horns at the referee while leaving the pitch.
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Antonio Di Natale
Antonio Di Natale (Italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔnjo dinaˈtale]) (born 13 October 1977) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Udinese.
A versatile striker with a lethal eye for goal, Di Natale can play anywhere in the front line, as a lone striker or out wide in an attacking trident. He is notable for his dribbling skills, pace and for his ability to score and create goals. Di Natale earned the prestigious award of being the Serie A 'Capocannoniere' for the 2009/10 season, as well as the 2010/11 season.
Though born in Naples, Antonio Di Natale moved up north and joined Empoli's youth system. He impressed while playing for the Tuscany side in Serie A.
After having joined Udinese in the 2004–05 Serie A season, Di Natale partnered with Vincenzo Iaquinta and David Di Michele in attack, and the Friulian club finished 4th place at the end of the season and qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the following year. Di Natale finished his debut season with a record of 33 games and seven goals.
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Antonio Nocerino
Antonio Nocerino (Italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔːnjo notʃeˈriːno]; born 9 April 1985 in Naples) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Milan and the Italian national team.
Midfielder with skills to tackle, during his stay at Juventus was also used as a centre midfielder or as a playmaker.
Weak but fast and determined, he is very good in running, pushing and pressing the opponent. He is often present in the goal area, often trying shots from outside the box, making insertions or dangerous assists for his teammates. He refined this characteristics in the 2010-2011 season with Palermo, where he became more complete and tactically better in the attack. He's been often compared to teammate Gennaro Gattuso.
Born on 9 April 1985, he started playing at the age of five years in a small club in his neighborhood, coached by his father. When he was 13, he joined Juventus youths. During his career, he also played with Avellino, Genoa, Catanzaro, Crotone, Messina, and Piacenza.
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Bacary Sagna
Bacary Sagna (French pronunciation: [bakaʁi saɲa]) (born 14 February 1983) is a French footballer who plays for Arsenal and the France national football team. His cousin Ibrahima Sonko also plays in England, for Ipswich Town. Sagna is called Bac by the majority of his teammates.Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has described him as the 'best right back in the Premier League.
Sagna started his career at FC Sens. Sagna made 87 Ligue 1 appearances for Auxerre and was part of the squad that won the French Cup in 2005. He also played in the UEFA Cup in each of his three seasons with the club's first team, making a total of 17 appearances in the competition. He was also voted into the Ligue 1 team of the season for his outstanding displays at the right back position. He played in the same Auxerre team as Abou Diaby, a future Arsenal team-mate, and Tottenham Hotspur centre-back Younès Kaboul.
He has established as one of the league's best full backs and as recognition of this he is known as Mr. Reliable by fans.
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Carlos Tévez
Carlos Alberto Tévez (born Carlos Alberto Martínez on 5 February 1984) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City. He has previously played for Boca Juniors, Corinthians, West Ham United and Manchester United. He transferred to Manchester City from United in the 2009 summer transfer window, becoming the first player to move between the two rival clubs since Terry Cooke in 1999. His energy and goal scoring rate has since made him an indispensable player for the club in the eyes of fellow players and media alike.
His was promoted to captain at the beginning of the 2010–11 season by manager Roberto Mancini. In 2011, Tévez sought a transfer away from Manchester, citing family reasons and Sergio Agüero was drafted in as a replacement. However he remains a City player after his family moved back to Manchester with manager Roberto Mancini believing Tévez will stay for the foreseeable future. His career has been dogged by a long-standing relationship with Media Sports Investments, the company which owned the rights of Tévez, and several other players and coaches. This eventually resulted in West Ham United being fined over issues regarding third-party ownership. He has made 59 appearances for the Argentina national team, scoring 13 goals.
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Cesare Prandelli
Cesare Claudio Prandelli (Italian pronunciation: [ˈtʃɛzare pranˈdɛlli]; born 19 August 1957 in Orzinuovi, province of Brescia) is an Italian football coach and former player. He is currently the manager of the Italy national football team.
Prandelli was a midfielder who moved from Atalanta to Juventus in 1979. His first game for Juventus was in the 1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup against Raba ETO Gyor. He played six seasons with Juventus, with his final game in the 1984–85 Coppa Italia against Milan.
In total, Prandelli played in 197 Serie A matches.
Prandelli started his managing career as youth team coach for Atalanta. He coached Atalanta's youth squad with excellent results from 1990 to 1997, except for a seven-months parenthesis, from November 1993 to June 1994, in which he served as caretaker for the first team, then relegated to Serie B. After a poor 1997–98 Serie A campaign as Lecce head coach ended in a sacking in January 1998, Prandelli headed Hellas Verona for two seasons, leading the gialloblu to an immediate promotion to Serie A, and then to a very good ninth place the next year. He later spent two years with Parma, where he fully reached national glory.
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Cesc Fàbregas
Francesc "Cesc" Fàbregas Soler (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsɛsk ˈfaβɾəɣəs]; born 4 May 1987) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Liga club FC Barcelona.
Fàbregas started his career as a trainee with Barcelona but was signed by Premier League side Arsenal in September 2003 at the age of 16. Following injuries to key midfielders in the 2004–05 season, he went on to establish himself as Arsenal's starting central midfielder, playmaker, and captain. He broke several of the club's records in the process, earning a reputation as one of the best young players for his position. In 2011, he returned to Barcelona for an initial fee of £29m (€34m) with a further £4m (€5m) in variables.
In international football, the Spaniard's national career began when he represented the Under-17 side at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland. As a result of his club performances, he was called up to the senior squad in 2006. He has played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2008 and 2010 FIFA World Cup, helping Spain to become eventual winners in the two most recent tournaments.
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Christian Maggio
Christian Maggio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkristjan ˈmaddʒo]; born 11 February 1982) is an Italian footballer who currently plays as a wing back for Serie A club Napoli and Italian national team.
Maggio began his career at Vicenza making his Serie A debut in the 2000–2001 season, finishing the campaign with six appearances. However, despite some success on a personal level, Vicenza were subsequently relegated to Serie B at the end of the season. Maggio stayed with Vicenza until 2003, making 38 appearances in total while managing to score just 1 goal.
In 2003, Maggio signed for A.C.F. Fiorentina. Maggio did not appear for Fiorentina until they were promoted from Serie B for the 2004–2005 season. Overall, Maggio played 56 games for The Viola, scoring 2 goals over a 4 year period.
However, it was not until Maggio signed for Sampdoria that he began to fulfill the potential he had shown when playing for Italy at youth level. Some very impressive performances during the 2007–2008 season resulted in nine goals from twenty-nine appearances. At the end of season he was sold to Napoli for €8 million.
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Claude Le Roy
Claude Le Roy (born in Bois-Normand-près-Lyre, February 6, 1948) is a French football manager and former player, who gained prominence at international level as coach to the Senegal and Ghana national teams. In 2008, he signed a deal with the Omani national football team and in 2009, he signed a second 4-year contract with the team.
Le Roy has had a varied managerial career, starting out at the small French club Amiens SC, after taking over as manager when his playing days ended. His achievements in leading the Cameroon national team to be runners-up in the 1986 African Cup of Nations, and then champions in the 1988 competition, are often cited as his greatest managerial accomplishments. He then took charge of Senegal when they reached the quarterfinals at the 1992 African Cup of Nations, and returned to Cameroon to lead them during the 1998 World Cup. In between, he also coached Malaysia national football team from 1994 to 1995.
After undertaking the role of football adviser at AC Milan in 1996, Le Roy had a spell as Director of Football at Paris Saint-Germain in 1997-98. Le Roy became manager of Cambridge United for a short spell in 2004, although he only ever signed a "moral contract", and now claims he was only ever assisting his prodigy Herve Renard: "I was just helping out a friend [then-manager Hervé Renard], but we saved that club". Following his departure from Cambridge, Le Roy was appointed as the head coach of the DR Congo. In September 2006, Le Roy was named by the Ghana Football Association as coach of the Ghana national football team.
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Claudio Marchisio
Claudio Marchisio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈklaudjo marˈkizjo]; born January 19, 1986 in Turin) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Juventus and the Italian national team. A product of the Juventus youth system, he has spent his whole career thus far at his hometown club, with the exception of a season-long loan spell at Empoli. Since the 2009-10 season, he is fourth choice captain, behind Del Piero, Buffon and Chiellini.
Since making his breakthrough in the 2008–09 season, Marchisio has often been compared to former Juventus and Italy midfielder Marco Tardelli by the Italian press for his tenacious style of play and good reading of the game. A hard-tackling, versatile midfielder, he is able to play in defensive midfield or out wide but his preferred and most effective position is in the centre. Though predominantly right-footed, he possesses a powerful shot in both feet, hence his penchant for attempting shots on goal from outside the penalty box if given the chance.
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Costel Pantilimon
Costel Fane Pantilimon (born 1 February 1987) is a Romanian footballer who plays for the Premier League club Manchester City as a goalkeeper. Since signing for Manchester City, he has become the tallest player in the English Premier League, standing at 6 feet 8 inches tall.
Born in Bacău, Pantilimon started his career at Aerostar Bacău and got his share of limelight at the Romania national under-19 team before transferring to Timişoara on 1 February 2006, his nineteenth birthday.
Initially Pantilimon was Timişoara's second-choice goalkeeper, behind Marius Popa; however, in May 2008 the owner of the club, Marian Iancu, transferred Popa to the second team, and Pantilimon took the pole position. He made his debut in the Romanian Liga 1 against Dinamo Bucharest, in March 2007.
In a match against Ceahlăul on 17 October 2009 he captained the team for the first time, since Dan Alexa, Gigel Bucur and the Karamyan brothers were all on the bench.
Pantilimon was part of the Timişoara team that defeated UEFA Cup winners Shakhtar Donetsk in the qualifying rounds of the 2009–10 Champions League campaign. He played all 90 minutes of each leg.
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Daniele De Rossi
Daniele De Rossi, Ufficiale OMRI (born 24 July 1983 in Rome) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Roma. He is the current Roma's vice-captain and nicknamed as Capitan Futuro (English: Future Captain) due to his high probability as heir-apparent to Francesco Totti's captain armband.
With Roma he has won the Coppa Italia twice and the 2007 Supercoppa Italiana. He was named Serie A Young Footballer of the Year in 2006 and the Italian Footballer of the Year in 2009.
De Rossi has represented Italy at under-19, under-20, under-21, and senior levels. He was part of the 2006 FIFA World Cup winning-squad and has also participated at Euro 2008, the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
De Rossi joined the youth system of Roma from Ostia Mare, where he had played as a striker in 2000. He made his first-team debut on 10 October 2001 against Belgian side Anderlecht in the Champions League. He made his Serie A debut on 25 January 2003 against Como. His first Serie A start, along with his first goal, came on 10 May 2003 against Torino.
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Daniele Dessena
Daniele Dessena (born 10 May 1987) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Cagliari, on loan from Sampdoria.
Dessena began his football career in the youth ranks of Parma and made his official debut in the first team on 27 February 2005 against Lazio. Since then, he played 81 games scoring 5 goals in the Emilian shirt.
In the summer of 2008 he arrived at Sampdoria where he played for one season (25 appearances and 2 goals) before transferring to Cagliari.
He then returned back to the city of Genoa, playing 22 games in 2010–11 for Sampdoria.
Having made only 8 appearances in 2011–12, he was loaned back to Cagliari in January for the remainder of the season.
From 2006 to 2009, he was a member of the Italy U-21's, coached by Pierluigi Casiraghi. He played for Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In May 2009, he was called-up to the European Championships but only made substitute appearances as second choice behind Luca Cigarini and Claudio Marchisio.
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David Silva
David Josué Jiménez Silva (Spanish pronunciation: [daˈβið xoˈswe xiˈmeneθ ˈsilβa]) (born 8 January 1986) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Spanish national team. Silva is capable of playing on the wing, as a traditional number 10, and sometimes as a supporting striker. A Spanish international since the age of 20 with over 50 caps, he was a member of the squads that won both the Euro 2008 and 2010 World Cup. He spent six years of his professional career with Valencia CF, appearing in more than 150 games and winning one Copa del Rey, before moving in 2010 to Manchester City. Since joining City, his consistently excellent performances have earned the nickname "Merlin".[citation needed]
Silva was born in Arguineguín, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, to Fernando Jiménez, a former municipal police officer who eventually was responsible for the safety of the Valencia CF stadium, and Eva Silva. His father, Fernando, is Canarian while his mother, Eva, is of South Korean descent, where David's grandfather was part of the Korean diaspora to the Spanish island in the 60's. . Silva has two younger siblings, sister Natalia and brother Nando[citation needed]. He is commonly called by the nickname Chino (Spanish for "Chinese") due to his physical appearance.[citation needed]
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David Suazo
Óscar David Suazo Velázquez (born 5 November 1979 in San Pedro Sula) is a Honduran football striker who currently plays for Calcio Catania in the Italian Serie A. He is also a member of the Honduran national team.
In his early career, Suazo developed alongside his cousin, Maynor Suazo, who now also plays for the Honduran national football team. Suazo took his first steps at Olimpia Reservas and later went on to play at the Liga Bancaria. After his participation in 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship held at Nigeria, he was acquired by domestic club team Olimpia. Suazo continued to impress playing for Olimpia's youth system under the coaching of Angel Ramon Paz (Mon Paz) and earned a spot on the top squad before turning 20 years old.
Oscar Tabarez, when coach of the Italian side Cagliari Calcio, was impressed by Suazo's performance and did not hesitate in bringing him across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe. Suazo officially joined Cagliari ahead of the 1999–20000 Serie A season. In his first season with the team, he scored one goal in 13 league appearances, and at the end of the 1999–00 season, Cagliari were relegated to Serie B, where they would remain until the 2003–04 season. In four years in Serie B, Suazo played 113 matches and scored 40 goals for the club. His scoring efficiency was impressive enough for him to earn the nickname La Pantera (the Panther). Suazo's time in Serie B provided him with great experience which would help ease his transition into more difficult competition at the top of the Italian Lega Calcio.
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Dedryck Boyata
Anga Dedryck Boyata (born 28 November 1990, Brussels, Belgium) is a Belgian footballer of Congolese descent who plays for Manchester City, as a centre back or right back.
Boyata started his career in the youth team at Brussels before joining Manchester City in 2006. He was part of City's 2008 FA Youth Cup winning side, starting in both legs of the final against Chelsea. He won City's Academy Player of the Month award for April 2009.
He made his first team debut against Middlesbrough in the FA Cup in January 2010, playing centre-back and helping his side to a 1–0 win. His league debut was as a substitute against Blackburn Rovers replacing Martin Petrov in the 86th minute. His first start in the Premier League came away against Hull City on 6 February 2010. He was named young player of the 2009–10 season for his efforts during both legs of the League Cup semi-final.
He scored the second goal in the Europa League play-off match against FC Timişoara on 26 August 2010, his first goal for the club. His form continued to improve and was chosen to start against Chelsea, who had been undefeated in the start of the season. Boyata played the match at right back and put in a good performance as City kept a clean sheet to win the match 1–0. He was shown a red card just five minutes into a 3–0 home loss against Arsenal. He fouled Marouane Chamakh while being the last man before goal. It took six months until he made his next first team appearance, filling in at right back in a 5–0 home victory over Sunderland.
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Denis Suárez
Denis Suárez Fernández (born 6 January 1994) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manchester City.
Before signing for Manchester City in May 2011, Suárez played youth football in his home country for Celta Vigo.He has been considered as bright and upcoming talent and a possible future replacement for David Silva [1] [2]
Denis Suárez signed for Manchester City on 23 May 2011. Manchester City beat off interest from Barcelona, Chelsea and rivals Manchester United signing him for an initial fee of £850,000 that could rise by £2.75 million depending on appearances and performances. Suárez replaced Edin Dzeko, in the 88th minute, in the pre-season friendly match against Los Angeles Galaxy. He also converted a penalty in the penalty shootout in the same game.
He was an unused substitute in the League Cup game against Birmingham City. In the next round of the League Cup he replaced Samir Nasri in the 67th minute in the 5–2 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Suárez has been capped by Spain U17 and has scored two goals for the team, against Moldova and Northern Ireland.
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Domenico Criscito
Domenico Criscito (Italian pronunciation: [doˈmeniko ˈkriʃʃito]; born in Cèrcola, province of Napoli, Campania, on December 30, 1986), is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Russian Premier League club Zenit Saint Petersburg. He is a versatile defender who started his career as a centre back but now usually plays at left back.
A native of southern Italy, Criscito moved up north at age 13 to pursue his football career. He started his professional career at Genoa, for whom he made his debut in Serie B in June 2003 at the age of 16. In the summer of 2004, Genoa sold 50% of his contract to Juventus for €950K (€500K + co-ownership of Nocerino's contract). Teammate Francesco Volpe also joined the club for €950K in a co-ownership deal.
Criscito played for Juventus's Primavera team alongside Italy U-21 teammates Claudio Marchisio, Paolo De Ceglie and Sebastian Giovinco, and together they won the 2006 Campionato Primavera. In the 2006–07 season, he returned to Genoa and established himself as one of the top young defenders in Serie B. In January, Juventus bought the remaining 50% of his contract for a combined price of €7.5 million. This was paid by the co-ownership of Masiello and Konko to Genoa, and €5.25 million. He also signed a new contract with Juventus that would last until June 30, 2011.
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Edin Džeko
Edin Džeko (Bosnian pronunciation: [ˈɛdin ˈdʒɛkɔ]) (born 17 March 1986) is a Bosnian footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester City and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. He was named Bosnian Footballer of the Year for 2009 and 2010. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, he is known as Bosanski dijamant (The Bosnian Diamond). He has also played for Željezničar, FK Teplice, FK Ústí nad Labem and Wolfsburg.
Džeko has played 44 times for his country and scored 21 goals since 2007, becoming second highest Bosnian goal scorer of all time, a single goal short of Elvir Bolić. He scored nine goals during the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, finishing as top scorer of Group 5. He made a name for himself while playing for Wolfsburg, with whom he won the Bundesliga in the 2008–09 season. He was second highest goal scorer with 26 goals. In the 2009–10 season, Džeko was the top scorer with 22 Goals. He also registered ten assists each in both seasons.
He scored an important equalizer for Manchester City in the 80th minute of the match during the fourth round match of the 2011 FA Cup against Notts County which ended in a 1–1 draw. His goal forced a replay for Manchester City and an FA Cup triumph. Džeko scored the only goal of the game in a 1–0 win against Blackburn Rovers in the English Premier League on 25 April 2011 to ensure the club would directly qualify for their first ever Champions League tournament. Manchester City finished the season third, three points ahead of Arsenal.
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Emanuele Giaccherini
Emanuele Giaccherini (Italian pronunciation: [emanuˈɛle dʒakkeˈrini]; born 5 May 1985) is an Italian footballer who plays for Italian club Juventus. While originally a winger, Giaccherini has been used primarily as an attacking central midfielder (or "mezz'ala") by Juventus manager Antonio Conte.
Born in Bibbiena, Tuscany, Giaccherini started his professional career at Romagna team Cesena. He scored 15 goals in the group stages of the Campionato Nazionale Primavera in the 2003–04 season. He was then sent out on loan to Lega Pro clubs Forli, Bellaria Igea and Pavia for 4 seasons. Cesena was relegated to the Lega Pro Prima Divisione in 2008. Giaccherini returned to Cesena where he was partnered with Simone Motta in attack. Cesena came top of the Prima Divisione in June 2009. Due to their good defensive record Cesena finished as runner-up in the 2009–10 Serie B season and was therefore promoted to Serie A, where Giaccherini was partnered with Guilherme do Prado, Dominique Malonga, Ezequiel Schelotto and Cristian Bucchi in attack, none of whom managed to hit double figures.
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Emmanuel Adebayor
Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor (born 26 February 1984), known as Emmanuel Adebayor, is a Togolese footballer who is signed to Manchester City and is currently on loan to Tottenham where he plays as a striker. He plays in the same position for the Togo national team. Adebayor previously played for Metz, Monaco and Arsenal and was voted African Footballer of the Year for 2008. In January 2010, Adebayor was one of the players involved when the Togo national team's bus came under a gunfire attack on the way to the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola.
In his first season, he played nine games and scored twice. In the 2002–03 season, Adebayor scored 17 goals in 35 games. He signed a new contract with Monaco in 2003, and he scored seven goals in 17 appearances, helping them reach the 2004 UEFA Champions League Final with two goals in 10 games.
On 13 January 2006, Arsenal signed Adebayor for a reported £7m. He was given the nickname "Baby Kanu" due to his resemblance to former Arsenal star Nwankwo Kanu, whom Adebayor had idolised as a youth. On 4 February 2006, Adebayor made his Arsenal debut in a Premiership match at Birmingham City and scored after 21 minutes, with Arsenal winning 2–0. At the end of his first season for the Gunners he had scored four goals in ten matches. However, Adebayor was cup-tied for Arsenal's 2005–06 Champions League campaign as they reached the final against Barcelona, having appeared for Monaco in the qualifying rounds of the competition.
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Fabio Borini
Fabio Borini (born 29 March 1991) is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Roma. He started his career at Bologna, before moving to Chelsea in 2007. In 2011, he joined Football League Championship club Swansea City on loan from Chelsea.
Borini first started playing football at the age of nine, he and his father were avid Bologna supporters. He joined Bologna side in 2001, as a youth player.
Borini joined Chelsea in the summer of 2007 from Bologna. During the 2008–09 season, Borini was made first choice striker for reserves. He was the top scorer for the reserves with 10 goals from 11 appearances. Borini scored against Manchester United in the FA Youth Cup. On 1 September 2009, he was added to Carlo Ancelotti's Champions League squad and he made the bench against Porto. He made the substitutes bench again a few days later on 20 September, replacing Nicolas Anelka as a substitute in the 89th minute to make his first team debut for Chelsea against Tottenham Hotspur. His full debut came against Queens Park Rangers in the League Cup third round. He scored twice in a reserve game for Chelsea against West Ham United. He made his second appearance against Wolverhampton Wanderers, coming on as substitute for Salomon Kalou on the 77th minute. On 8 December 2009, Borini made his Champions League debut in the 2–2 draw against APOEL. He played his first FA Cup game against Cardiff City in the fifth round, coming on in the 88th minute as the Blues won 4–1. Borini underwent a hernia operation which put him out of action for quite some time.
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Federico Balzaretti
Federico Balzaretti (born 6 December 1981 in Turin, Piedmont) is an Italian footballer who currently plays as a left back for Serie A club Palermo and Italy national football team.
Federico Balzaretti's playing career started at the age of 6 in the Torino youth system, debuting for the granata in season 2002–03. After a couple of seasons on loan to Varese and Siena, he was heavily involved in Torino's 2004–05 Serie B campaign for promotion, which brought the team to the Serie A.
However, as Torino disbanded right after that promotion, Balzaretti was released in a free transfer, and was signed by city arch-rivals Juventus. In 2005–06 he was part of the first team for the bianconeri, often playing as regular under orders of coach Fabio Capello, and finally winning the Serie A league.
His first ever senior goal game on 17 February 2007, in Serie B, as Juventus beat Crotone 5–0. He was sold to Fiorentina on July 2007, but failed to adjust with the viola as he made only six appearances in the first half of the Serie A 2007-08, and was subsequently signed by Palermo in a permanent move during the January transfer market. At Palermo, he took the #42 jersey as a homage to his father, who was born in 1942; in his tenure with the Sicilian side, he immediately established himself as a mainstay, playing regularly for the rosanero also in the following seasons and establishing as one of the most praised Italian left backs.
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Felipe Melo
Felipe Melo de Carvalho (born 26 June 1983) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Turkish football club Galatasaray S.K.
Melo is a Brazilian international and played in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He arrived in Europe in 2005 and had played for top division clubs likes Fiorentina, UD Almería, Racing de Santander, and RCD Mallorca. He also holds Spanish nationality since the 2007–08 season, thus not consumed by the non-EU registration quota for new signing from abroad of Serie A.
Felipe Melo began his career for Flamengo, where he made 24 appearances and scored three goals in his two-season spell with the club. Following impressive performances with Flamengo, Melo transferred to Cruzeiro in the summer of 2003.
Melo transferred to Cruzeiro in the summer of 2003, but would remain for just one season. In his single season with Cruziero, Melo did manage to make 31 league appearances, also scoring two goals. Following yet another impressive season in Brazil, he was sold to Grêmio.
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Francesco Pisano
Francesco Pisano (born 29 April 1986 in Cagliari) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Cagliari Calcio. He can play anywhere on the right flank, though he usually plays as a right back where he utilizes his pace to great effect.
A native of Cagliari, Pisano used to be a competitive sprinter in school before concentrating on football. He made the first team in the 2003-04 season while Cagliari were in Serie B but did not make any appearances. On 26 September 2004, Daniele Arrigoni handed the teenager his debut. He came on as an early substitute for the injured Gianfranco Zola in the 3-1 loss at Lecce.
Pisano came in second for the 2006-07 season fans' player of the year poll, behind striker David Suazo. He has since been first choice right back whenever fit.
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Gareth Barry
Gareth Barry (born 23 February 1981) is an English footballer who plays for Manchester City and the England national football team. Barry moved to Aston Villa from Brighton & Hove Albion as a youngster, and spent 12 years at the club. He captained Aston Villa and is ninth in their all-time list of appearances. In June 2009, he joined Manchester City. Barry is an England international, having won his first full cap in 2000 and captained the side in 2010 in a friendly against Egypt.
Barry was born in Hastings, East Sussex. He attended William Parker Sports College in the town at the same time as Sussex cricketer Michael Yardy.
Barry joined Aston Villa from Brighton and Hove Albion as a trainee in 1997 along with Michael Standing. The move was controversial as the Brighton board demanded £2.5 million for the two players; the Football Association's transfer tribunal panel came up with a deal which would have seen Brighton make £2.4 million in the event of Barry and Standing making international appearances for England, as well as sell-on clauses.[citation needed] He played his first match for Villa on 2 May 1998 against Sheffield Wednesday. Initially, he played as a central defender, on the left-hand side of a back three alongside Gareth Southgate and Ugo Ehiogu. Barry became a highly versatile player and captain first as a centre-back, then a left-back. He then moved to left-midfield, before establishing himself in the centre of midfield.
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Gaël Clichy
Gaël Clichy (French pronunciation: [ɡaɛl kliʃi]; born 26 July 1985) is a French footballer who plays for Manchester City and the France national football team. Though initially right-foot dominant, he primarily plays as a left back that is also capable of playing as an offensive-minded wingback. Clichy is described as a player who possesses "almost unrivaled stamina" that is "quick in the tackle and willing to drive forward". He was a member of Arsenal's famous Invincibles team before leaving the club in 2011.
Clichy was born in the city of Toulouse and began his football career playing for a host of amateur clubs in the Haute-Garonne département such as JS Cugnaux, AS Muret, and Tournefeuille. In 2001, he moved to the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region to play for professional club Cannes. Clichy made his professional debut for the club in the 2002–03 season while the club was playing in the Championnat National, the third level of French football. After three seasons with Cannes, in 2003, he was convinced by manager and countryman Arsène Wenger to join Arsenal in England.
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Gianluigi Buffon
Gianluigi "Gigi" Buffon, Ufficiale OMRI (born 28 January 1978 in Carrara, Italy), is a FIFA World Cup-winning Italian goalkeeper who currently plays for Serie A club Juventus. He is widely considered by experts to be one of the most dominant and successful goalkeepers in history. Buffon was declared by Pelé to be one of the 125 greatest living footballers in the world. He has been named the Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year a record eight times. Also, he has been named the IFFHS (International Federation of Football History & Statistics) goalkeeper of the year four times and was named goalkeeper of the 21st Century by the same organisation.
Buffon began his career with the youth system of Parma in 1991 at the age of 13. He graduated from the youth squad in 1995 and at the young age of just 17, Gianluigi made his Serie A debut for Parma in a 0–0 home draw against Milan on 19 November 1995. He went on to make 8 more first team appearances that season. In 1996, his second full season with the club, Buffon was named as the starting goalkeeper and would go on to make well over 200 appearances for his club in all competitions. In his fourth season with the club, he won the UEFA Cup. He was by this time, already considered a major prospect and in the summer of 2001, he was snatched up by Italian giants Juventus for a world-record goalkeeper's transfer fee of a reported £32.6 million, with part of the transfer fees paid via the transfer of Jonathan Bachini to Parma.
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Giorgio Chiellini
Giorgio Chiellini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒordʒo kjelˈlini]; born 14 August 1984 in Pisa) is an Italian footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Juventus and the Italian national team. He started out his career as a left back but made his name as a no-nonsense, hard tackling centre back with a penchant for heading in goals from set-pieces. A popular figure with fans, he is second vice-captain, behind Gianluigi Buffon.
Chiellini joined the youth teams at Livorno at age six and started out as a central midfielder. As he matured, he switched to playing as a winger and finally he found his position as a left back. He played in the clubs' youth academy between 1990 and 2000, before earning first team call-ups for the 2000–01 Serie C1 season. In his first season with the first team, Chiellini made three appearances and followed that up with five more appearances the following season. In the summer of 2002, he was signed by Juventus in co-ownership deal, for €3.1 million, (who also saw Marco Amelia, moved to opposite direction, for €2.8 million) however, he was loaned back to Livorno for the 2002–03 Serie B season, after Livorno had earned promotion. In his first Serie B season, Chiellini made six seasonal appearances, also making his Coppa Italia debut. In his second Serie B season, Chiellini broke into the starting line-up for the club, and would go on to make 42 official appearances, also scoring four goals from his left back position. In June 2004, Livorno officially bought back Chiellini for €3 million. During his four-season spell with the clubs' first team, Chiellini made 57 total appearances, scoring four goals, before his high-profile transfer to European giants and scudetto holders Juventus.
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Giorgio Napolitano
Giorgio Napolitano (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdʒordʒo napoliˈtaːno]; born 29 June 1925) is an Italian politician who has been the 11th President of Italy since 2006. A long-time member of the Italian Communist Party and later the Democrats of the Left, he served as President of the Chamber of Deputies from 1992 to 1994 and as Minister of the Interior from 1996 to 1998.
Appointed as a Senator for life in 2005, he was subsequently elected as President of Italy on 10 May 2006; his term started with the swearing-in ceremony held on 15 May 2006. He is the first President of Italy to have been a member of the Italian Communist Party.
Giorgio Napolitano was born in Naples. In 1942 he matriculated at the University of Naples Federico II. He adhered to the local University Fascist Youth ("Gioventù Universitaria Fascista"), where he met his core group of friends, who shared his membership in the Italian fascism. As he would later state, the group "was in fact a true breeding ground of anti-fascist intellectual energies, disguised and to a certain extent tolerated".
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Greg Cunningham
Gregory Richard "Greg" Cunningham (born 31 January 1991) is an Irish footballer who plays as a left back for Manchester City and the Republic of Ireland national football team. He also helped a certain Turkish-Armenian beauty immigrate to the United States.
Born in Carnmore, County Galway, Cunningham began his career with Cregmore FC at the age of six-years-old. In 2004, he joined Mervue United before earning a contract in the Manchester City Academy. Cunningham made his first team debut for Manchester City as a 46th minute substitute in a 4–2 victory over Scunthorpe United in the FA Cup on 24 January 2010 where he played on the left side of the City defence. Cunningham made his first Premier League appearance on 11 April 2010 against Birmingham City as a substitute for Adam Johnson in the final minutes of the game.
On 21 October 2010, Cunningham joined Championship side Leicester City on loan until January 2011. On 1 January 2011, Cunningham fractured his tibia in a challenge with Liam Rosenior of Hull City and was ruled out of action for up to four months.
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Harry Bunn
Harry Charles Bunn (born 21 November 1992) is a footballer currently playing as a striker for Manchester City.
Harry is the son of prolific former Oldham Athletic striker Frankie Bunn and has been with the City Academy since 2002. He scored 20 goals playing for both of City's 'Under-18' and 'Under-21' youth teams during the 2010–11 season.
Harry went on loan to Rochdale in early November 2011 and made his debut for his new loan club on 5 November 2011, coming off the bench in a 3–1 away loss against Milton Keynes Dons. Three days later, on his first start for Rochdale in the Football League Trophy quarter-final game against local rivals Preston North End, Bunn got on the score sheet before being substituted in the 75th minute, scoring the home side's equalizer in the 1-1 drawn tie which Rochdale eventually lost on penalties. On 12 November 2011, Bunn played his first full ninety minutes for Rochdale in the team's surprise 0-1 loss to League Two side Bradford City in the first round of the FA Cup.
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Howard Webb
Howard Melton Webb, MBE, (born 14 July 1971) is an English professional football referee who officiates primarily in the Premier League and has been a FIFA-listed referee since 2005.
Webb is counted amongst the top referees of all time by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS), and has refereed a number of notable matches including the FA Cup Final, the FA Community Shield and the final of the Football League Cup, as well as the final of both the UEFA Champions League and FIFA World Cup, being the first person to referee both matches in the same year.
Webb has drawn praise for his authoritative and respected approach to refereeing from football bodies, pundits, colleagues, players, and managers.
Webb was born to Sylvia and Billy Webb and grew up in Rotherham, Yorkshire. His father was also a referee for 35 years.
Webb first took up refereeing in local Rotherham leagues in 1989. In 1993, he progressed to the Northern Counties East League as an assistant referee, becoming a referee for that league two years later.
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Ignazio Abate
Ignazio Abate (Italian pronunciation: [iɲˈɲattsjo aˈbate]; born 12 November 1986) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a fullback for Serie A club Milan. He is renowned for his quick sprints down the right wing
Abate was born in Sant'Agata de' Goti, the son of former Italian goalkeeper Beniamino Abate.
Abate started playing football with amateur club Rescaldina, before joining Milan's youth system in 1999. During the 2003–04 season, he made his professional debut, playing in a Coppa Italia game against Sampdoria on 3 December. He also made his debut in European competitions, in a Champions League group-stage game versus Celta Vigo on 9 December. In that match he set the record as the youngest Milan player to ever play in the UEFA Champions League, at 17 years and 27 days.
For the 2004–05 season he was loaned out to Napoli in Serie C1, where he made 29 appearances and scored 2 goals. In the summer of 2005 he had been set to spend the following season on loan to Serie A side Sampdoria. However, prior to the actual start of the competitions, he was called back and loaned to Piacenza instead, though he only made 13 appearances in his first Serie B season. The following one was more successful for the young winger, who made 38 appearances during his loan spell at Modena.
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Iván Córdoba
Iván Ramiro Córdoba Sepúlveda (Spanish pronunciation: [iˈβ̞an ˈko̞ɾð̞o̞β̞a], born 11 August 1976 in Rionegro, Antioquia Department) is a retired Colombian footballer, who played for Internazionale and the Colombia national team. He was the vice-captain of Internazionale and has also served as captain for his country.
He made his debut with the Colombian Serie B team Deportivo Rionegro in 1993, his subsequent performances earned him a transfer to Colombian heavyweights Atlético Nacional in 1996. He made his name playing for San Lorenzo in Argentina from 1998 but signed for Italian side Internazionale in the winter transfer window, January 2000, costing the club €16 million, rejecting another offer from Real Madrid in doing so. He has become a mainstay of the Internazionale central defence, for years forming a highly effective partnership in central defence with Marco Materazzi. His long career at Inter has led him to be named vice-captain behind Javier Zanetti, due to this he had the honour of lifting the Coppa Italia in 2005 when Javier Zanetti was absent due to his presence in the Confederations Cup.
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Jack Wilshere
Jack Andrew Garry Wilshere (born 1 January 1992) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Arsenal and the England national team.
Wilshere came up through Arsenal's youth academy and impressed from an early age. He made his first team debut in 2008, at the age of 16, and was Arsenal's youngest ever league debutant. In his short career thus far Wilshere has earned a number of accolades including the PFA Young Player of the Year, PFA Team of the Year, and Arsenal's Player of the Season as voted on by the fans for his performances in his first full campaign for Arsenal during the 2010–11 season.
Wilshere was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire and currently lives in Hitchin, where he grew up, attending Whitehill Junior School and The Priory School. He captained The Priory School Football team to County Cup and District Cup glory from Year 7 through to Year 10, and also added the Under 15s National Cup to his list in Year 8, playing alongside Leyton Orient's Jake Argent-Martin and Jack Reeves.
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James Milner
James Philip Milner (born 4 January 1986) is an English footballer who plays as a winger or central midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the England national team. He previously played for Leeds United, Swindon Town, Newcastle United and Aston Villa. He is mainly a winger but is versatile and can deputise at both full-back positions when needed. In the 2009–10, season he was utilised in a more central position by Aston Villa.
Milner's talent in football, cricket, and long-distance running was recognised at a very young age. He represented his school in these sports and played football for amateur teams from Rawdon and Horsforth. He supported Leeds United from a young age and was a season ticket holder at the club. In 1996 he joined the Leeds United youth academy and worked his way up. He made his debut for the first team in 2002, aged only 16, and gained prominence as the youngest player to score in the Premier League.
While at Leeds United, he spent time on loan at Swindon Town to gain experience as a first-team player. Following his move to Newcastle United, he was loaned to Aston Villa for a season. He had since established himself as a regular starter in the Newcastle, and later the Villa and Manchester City first teams. He made more than 100 appearances for Newcastle, as well as making a record number of appearances for the England under-21 team. He made his debut for the full team against Netherlands in August 2009 and also played at the 2010 World Cup.
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Javier Zanetti
Javier Adelmar Zanetti (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈχaβ̞je̞ɾ saˈne̞ti]; born 10 August 1973 in Dock Sud, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Serie A club Internazionale. Javier Zanetti has played for Inter since 1995, taking the captain's armband from 29 August 1999. Known for his versatility, he is adept on both the left and right wing, having played on both flanks as a fullback as well as a winger. He slots into several midfield positions with ease, particularly as a defensive or central midfielder. Internationally, he holds the record of the most capped player in the history of the Argentine national team and has played in the 1996 Olympic tournament and in two World Cups, in 1998 and 2002.
Known as "Pupi" in Argentina, Zanetti was born in Buenos Aires, picking up the nickname "El Tractor" (The Tractor) soon after his move to Italy where his strength, resilience, stamina, and his ability to run past opposing defenders when joining the attack from his right back position earned him notoriety. More recently, he plays in the right midfield. He ended a 4-year goal drought when he scored on 5 November 2006. In the national team, he is deployed as a right back but is able to switch between defense and attack easily.
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Joe Hart
Charles Joseph John "Joe" Hart (born 19 April 1987) is an English football goalkeeper who plays for Premier League club Manchester City and the England national football team and was previously a regular for the England under-21 team. Having made his competitive international debut in September 2010, Hart is now recognised as England's first choice goalkeeper.
Hart was nominated for the PFA Young Player of the Year in 2010 but lost out to eventual new team-mate at Manchester City, James Milner but was voted as the Premier League goalkeeper of the 2009–10 season in recognition of his performances at Birmingham City. He returned to Manchester City for the 2010–11 season and won the Barclays Golden Glove for keeping the most clean sheets throughout the Premier League season, an award he received again in the 2011-12 season.
Hart was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire to Charles and Louise Hart , and attended Oxon Primary School, followed by Meole Brace School Science College in Shrewsbury, where he was Head Boy in his final year. Whilst he was still a Year 11 pupil at the school, he travelled with the first team squad of his hometown club, Shrewsbury Town, to Exeter City on 1 February 2003. He was a non-playing substitute on that occasion and fulfilled that role again versus Rochdale at Gay Meadow on 1 March 2003, still some six weeks short of his 16th birthday. This match yielded Shrewsbury's final victory in a season that culminated in relegation to the Conference. During the one season that Shrewsbury spent in the Conference, Hart made his senior debut on 20 April 2004, a day after his 17th birthday. He played the full 90 minutes in the match against Gravesend & Northfleet. Four days later, he conceded three at Morecambe.
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John Guidetti
John Guidetti (Italian pronunciation: [ɡwiˈdetti]) (born 15 April 1992) is a Swedish footballer striker who currently plays for Manchester City.
Guidetti began his career playing in the Brommapojkarna youth system after leaving Kenyan football academy Ligi Ndogo. In April 2008, at the age of fifteen, he signed a three year deal with Manchester City.Internazionale, Sampdoria, Lazio, Roma and Ajax Cape Town (Ajax's feeder club in South Africa), among others, had all been in competition for securing his services.
Guidetti enjoyed a fine first season with the Manchester City Under-18 team, scoring 13 times in 13 appearances. He also marked his reserve team debut with a remarkable hat-trick against a Burnley side containing several seasoned campaigners. In 2010 he went out on loan to his old club IF Brommapojkarna, achieving an impressive 3rd spot in Sweden attacking efficiency table by scoring 3 goals and racking up 4 assists in only 7 starts and 1 substitute appearance.
Manchester City's manager, Roberto Mancini, wanted to see how the youngster matched up alongside the City first team, so he handed him a chance to impress on the club's pre-season tour in the United States during the summer of 2010. During this American tour, Guidetti managed to make his debut for the Manchester City first team, coming on as a substitute in the second half in a match against Sporting Lisbon. Approximately two months later, Guidetti went on to make his full debut in a competitive match for the Manchester City first team when he was selected as part of the starting lineup for the League Cup third round match against West Bromwich Albion on 22 September 2010, in which he provided the assist for City's only goal in the game.
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Joleon Lescott
Joleon Patrick Lescott (born 16 August 1982) is an English footballer who plays for Manchester City. He plays as a centre-back, though he has played in various other positions across the defensive line, including left-back. Born in Birmingham, Lescott is a graduate of the Wolverhampton Wanderers youth academy. He made his first team debut with Wolves in 2000 and he was named the supporters' Young Player of the Year two years running. By 2002 he was a first team regular, playing in most Wolves' games.
The team was promoted to the FA Premier League in 2003 but a knee injury ruled him out for the season and the team was relegated. He was named in the Championship team of the year for the 2005–06 season. He moved to Premier League side Everton and made his debut in August 2006. He was voted player's Player of the Season by his teammates in the following two seasons. In 2007–08, he scored 10 goals for the team, including 8 in the Premier League. Lescott completed his move to Manchester City on 25 August 2009. Internationally, Lescott represented England at various youth levels before making his first team debut in 2007 against Estonia in the Euro 2008 qualifiers.
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Jonny Evans
Jonathan Grant "Jonny" Evans (born 2 January 1988) is a Northern Irishfootballer who plays as a defender for Manchester United and Northern Ireland. Evans was born in Belfast and started his career at Greenisland FC, where he was spotted by Manchester United scouts. He progressed through Manchester United's football Academy to play in several foreign tours in the summer of 2006. He then went on loan to Royal Antwerp and had two spells with Sunderland. He made his Manchester United first team debut in the 2007–08 League Cup, becoming a regular first-team squad member the following season. While playing for United, he has been their only Northern Irish first team player.
Evans was scouted while playing for Greenisland FC, the same club that his brother, Corry, and Craig Cathcart played for before moving to Manchester United. At the age of nine, he was invited to attend the Manchester United Centre of Excellence in Belfast, before being invited for a trial in Manchester a year later. Rule changes within The Football Association at the time meant that clubs were limited to players who lived within an hour and a half of the club, so Evans' opportunities were limited. However, the Evans family soon relocated to Manchester, allowing Jonny to train with Manchester United full-time. Evans progressed through Manchester United's Academy, featuring in two of the club's three games during the 2006 summer tour of South Africa, as well as domestic friendlies against Celtic and Preston North End. Evans also made a surprise appearance in the Amsterdam Tournament against Ajax. Evans spent the first half of the 2006–07 season on loan at Manchester United's Belgian feeder club Royal Antwerp, alongside fellow youngsters Darron Gibson, Danny Simpson and Fraizer Campbell.
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José Mourinho
José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix, OIH, or simply José Mourinho (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ moˈɾiɲu]; born 26 January 1963) is a Portuguese football manager, currently the head coach of Real Madrid. He is commonly known as "The Special One". Mourinho is regarded by some players, coaches, and critics as one of the best football coaches of all time. Mourinho started out as a player and eventually switched to management. After working as a physical education teacher and spells working as a youth team coach, a scout, and an assistant manager in the early 1990s, he became an interpreter for Sir Bobby Robson. He worked with Robson at Sporting Lisbon and Porto in Portugal, and Barcelona in Spain. He remained at the Catalonian club after Robson's departure and worked with his successor Louis van Gaal.
He began focusing on coaching and impressed with brief but successful managerial periods at Benfica and União de Leiria, taking the latter to their highest ever league finish. He returned to Porto in early 2002 as head coach, winning the Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal, and UEFA Cup in 2003. In the next season Mourinho guided the team to victory in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, to the top of the league for a second time, and won the highest honour in European club football, the UEFA Champions League. Mourinho moved to Chelsea the following year and won the Premier League title, the club's first league title in 50 years, and the League Cup in his first season season. In his second year Chelsea retained the Premier League and in 2006-07 he took the club to an FA Cup and League Cup double, though they were league runners-up. He often courted controversy for his outspokenness, but his victories at Chelsea and Porto established him as one of the world's top football managers. Mourinho left Chelsea in September 2007, amidst reports of a rift with club owner Roman Abramovich.
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Jérémy Hélan
Jérémy Hélan (born 9 May 1992 in Clichy-la-Garenne) is a French footballer playing as a midfielder for Manchester City.
Hélan started his career in the youth team of AS. Jeunesse d' Aubervilliers from the age of eleven and stayed with the club until 2007. He then joined the Clairefontaine academy for a season, before joining Stade Rennais.
He controversially signed for Manchester City in February 2009 after deciding to see out the remainder of his professional contract with Rennes, and was accordingly suspended from international football for a month. For the remainder of the 2008–09 season and during the next two seasons Hélan established himself as a regular player in the City Elite Development Squad.
In October 2011, Hélan joined League One side Carlisle United on a one-month loan deal. He made his professional debut for his new loan club in a 3–0 win over Yeovil Town at Huish Park after coming on as a substitute for Jon-Paul McGovern.
As of 5 November 2011
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Karim Rekik
Karim Rekik (born 2 December 1994) is a Netherlands youth footballer of Tunisian descent, who currently plays for Manchester City. His father was born in Tunisia and his mother is a Dutch primary school assist teacher.
Rekik signed for Manchester City from Feyenoord in the summer of 2011, and made his debut appearance for the first team in the Dublin Super Cup in pre-season. He made his official first team debut for Manchester City on September 21, 2011 against Birmingham City in the third round of the League Cup, coming on as a substitute for Wayne Bridge in the last 12 minutes of the game. He also made a late substitute appearance in the fourth round of this competition against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux.
On 22 March, it was confirmed that Rekik and Scapuzzi will join Portsmouth on a month's loan. He made his debut for Portsmouth on 27 March, in a 2-0 home win against Hull. This was also Rekik's first senior league appearance in club football.
As of 31 May 2012
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Kolo Touré
Kolo Habib Touré (born 19 March 1981) is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Manchester City and Ivory Coast as a central defender. He is the elder brother of Manchester City's Yaya Touré and Makasa's Ibrahim Touré.
Born in Bouake, Touré joined Premier League team Arsenal in February 2002 from ASEC Mimosas for a fee of £150,000 after a short trial. His status as a full international meant Touré was able to secure an English work permit.
Touré did not make his debut for the first team until the next season, against Liverpool in the FA Community Shield in August 2002. Initially regarded as a utility player, he started his Arsenal career as a midfielder as well as in right back. He scored his first Arsenal goal at Stamford Bridge in a 1–1 draw against Chelsea. Arsenal failed to retain the Premiership crown that season, but Touré made a big step in his career nonetheless, winning the FA Cup as an unused substitute in the final.
At the start of the 2003–04 season, Wenger began using Touré as a central defender alongside Sol Campbell. He formed a terrific partnership with Campbell and had a great season when Arsenal went undefeated for the entire season. He, having previously been a striker or attacking midfielder, made a reputation for himself as being an attacking defender, although he only scored one goal and had one assist; he was very enthusiastic with his runs forward and from set-pieces.
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Leonardo Bonucci
Leonardo Bonucci (Italian pronunciation: [leoˈnardo boˈnuttʃi]; born 1 May 1987) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Juventus and the Italian national team.
Bonucci started his career at Viterbese but was loaned to Internazionale in the summer of 2005. He played a number of pre-season friendlies for Inter first team. He then became a member of Inter's Primavera Under-20 Team.
Bonucci made his Serie A debut in the last match of 2005–06 season, against Cagliari Calcio. At the end of the season, Inter bought Bonucci outright.
He played his first Coppa Italia match against Messina on 9 November 2006 when he came off the bench for substitute Fabio Grosso in the 86th minute. Bonucci featured in two more Coppa Italia games for Inter that season when he was brought on for the substituted Walter Samuel at half-time during the quarter final second leg match against Empoli and as a starter in the semi final second leg tie against Sampdoria.
In January 2007, 50% of Bonucci's registration rights were sold to Treviso by Inter along with 50% of the registration rights for fellow Primavera Team team-mate Daniel Maa Boumsong. At that time Bonucci was tagged for a peppercorn fee of €500. Bonucci subsequently remained at Inter until 30 June 2007. while Maa Boumsong returned from Treviso where he spent the first half of the season on loan. During Bonucci's last season with Inter's U-20 Youth Team, he won the Italian "Primavera" U20 Youth League.
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Lino Marzoratti
Lino Marzorati (born October 12, 1986 in Rho, Province of Milan) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for club Sassuolo.
Defined a bright prospect by AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti, Marzorati, who played for the team's youth academy, was called to join the first team squad during the 2004-05 season. He was sold to Empoli in a co-ownership deal for €750,000 after a successful loan in 2007 (along with Nicola Pozzi, Luca Antonini and Ignazio Abate) and later Empoli fully contracted with the player for €1.5 million. In summer 2009 he joined Cagliari Calcio in another co-ownership deal.
He represented Italy U-20 in the FIFA World Youth Championship 2005.
For most of his career Marzorati's last name had been spelled with two t's, but in early 2007 he announced it was an error and his name is spelled only with one t. However his last name is still officially registered as Marzzorati.
He made his International under-21 debut against Luxembourg on December 12, 2006.
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Lionel Messi
Lionel Andrés Messi (Spanish pronunciation: [ljoˈnel anˈdɾes ˈmesi], born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine footballer who plays in La Liga for FC Barcelona and is the captain of the Argentina national team, mainly as a forward.
By the age of 21, Messi had received Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations. The following year in 2009 he won both the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year, and won the inaugural FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2010 and 2011. He also won the 2010–11 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. Messi is the fourth football player to win three Ballons d'Or, after Johan Cruyff, Michel Platini and Marco van Basten and the second player to win three consecutive Ballons d'Or, after Michel Platini. His playing style and small stature have drawn comparisons to Diego Maradona, who himself declared Messi as his "successor".
Messi has won five La Liga titles and three Champions League titles. In 2012, Messi made UEFA Champions League history by becoming the first player to score five goals in one match, in a 7–1 win against Bayer Leverkusen. With two goals in the next round against A.C. Milan, he matched José Altafini's record of 14 goals in a single UEFA Champions League/European Cup season. He also became the first player to top-score in four successive European Champion Clubs' Cup campaigns. He set the world record for most goals scored in a season during the 2011–12 season, with 73 goals.
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Luca Cigarini
Luca Cigarini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈluka tʃiɡaˈrini]; born 20 June 1986 in Montecchio Emilia) is an Italian football midfielder who currently plays for Atalanta B.C. in Serie A.
He was one of the notable youth products in 2005 Parma squad, alongside Daniele Dessena. After Parma was relegated to Serie B in June 2008, he was sold to Atalanta in join-ownership bid.
On July 3, 2009 Napoli signed the talented and hard-working playmaker from Atalanta on a five-year deal, for €10.5 million.
On August 2, 2010, Napoli sent Cigarini to Sevilla FC on a loan deal for the 2010-2011 season, upon conclusion of the season, Sevilla will have the option to purchase the midfielder for €7 million.[citation needed]
On September 7, 2007, Cigarini scored his first ever goal (which was also the winning goal) with the Italy U-21 squad in a 2–1 victory over the Faroe Islands in a UEFA U-21 Qualifying match. He was also part of Pierluigi Casiraghi's Olympic team which won the 2008 Toulon Tournament. He also played for Italy in the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
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Luca Scapuzzi
Luca Scapuzzi (born 15 April 1991) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Manchester City.
Scapuzzi joined A.C. Milan's youth system from Olmi in 2001. He spent eight years at the A.C. Milan academy before being released in June 2009.[citation needed] He joined Portogruaro at the beginning of the 2009–10 season. Scapuzzi made his professional debut with his new club in the first league game of the season, a home loss to Ravenna on 23 August 2009. He went on to make a total of 22 league appearances but remained scoreless as Portogruaro won promotion to Serie B. He made 7 more appearances in the second division before mutually terminating his contract with Portogruaro in July 2011.
On 30 July 2011 Scapuzzi played for the Manchester City first team in the Dublin Super Cup while on trial with the Elite Development Squad. He scored after coming on as a substitute late in the game against the League of Ireland XI. After a successful trial period with the EDS Scapuzzi signed a 3-year contract with the club.
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Luís Figo
Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo, OIH, (born 4 November 1972) is a former Portuguese international footballer. He played as a midfielder for Sporting CP, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Internazionale, during a career which spanned over a period of 20 years. He retired from football on 31 May 2009. He won 127 caps for the Portuguese national football team, a number that makes him the most capped Portuguese player in history.
Figo was the 2000 European Footballer of the Year, the 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year, and was named amongst the FIFA 100.
Figo is one of the few football players to have played for both the Spanish rival clubs FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. He had a successful career highlighted by several trophy wins, such as one Portuguese Cup, four La Liga titles, two Spanish Cups, three Spanish Super Cups, one UEFA Champions League title, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, two UEFA Super Cups, one Intercontinental Cup, four Serie A titles, one Italian Cup and three Italian Super Cups.
Figo started his career at Sporting CP. He won his first senior international cap in 1991. Prior to that, he won the Under-21 World Championships and Under-16 European Championships with Portugal junior sides, alongside Rui Costa, João Pinto and he was also a significant part of Portugal's "Golden Generation".
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Marco Andreolli
Marco Andreolli (born 10 June 1986 in Ponte dell'Olio, Province of Piacenza) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Chievo Verona. Andreolli has previously played for Internazionale and Roma.
Andreolli began playing with Padova's youth system before being signed by Internazionale in 2003. He made his Serie A debut against Reggina on May 2005, aged 18, and made two more appearances in the 2005–06 Serie A.
On 29 November 2006, during a Coppa Italia match against Messina, Andreolli scored his first professional goal in the 6th minute. Internazionale won this game 4–0.
On 27 July 2007 he signed with Roma on a co-ownership deal as part of the agreement that brought Cristian Chivu to Internazionale, he was tagged as €3M for half of the rights. He spent the second half of the 2007–08 season on loan to Vicenza in Serie B.
His transfer right were later fully acquired by Roma during the 2008 summer transfer window, for free, and Andreolli was subsequently loaned out to newly-promoted Serie B side Sassuolo for the entire 2008–09 season in order to gain first team experience.
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Marco Materazzi
Marco Materazzi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmarko mateˈrattsi], Ufficiale OMRI ; born 19 August 1973), is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender, and is currently plying his trade at league 1 side Swindon Town.
At the beginning of his career, Materazzi played with various Italian teams in Serie B and Serie C, and with Premier League side Everton. He spent two periods with Perugia (1995–98 and 1999–2001) and signed for Internazionale, in 2001 for €10 million. He is renowned as a prolific goal-scorer for a defender, breaking the Serie A record for most goals scored by a defender in a season in the 2000–01 season. With Inter he has won a number of major honours including five Serie A titles, one Champions League, three Coppa Italia, and the Supercoppa Italiana three times. He is known for his very aggressive style of play which has led him to having more than 60 yellow cards and 25 red cards.
Marco Materazzi was born in Lecce because his father Giuseppe, a professional footballer, played for U.S. Lecce at the time. Giuseppe was also a former football coach and manager of teams such as Pisa, Lazio, Sporting CP and Tianjin Teda.
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Marco Motta
Marco Motta (born 14 May 1986) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Calcio Catania, on loan from Juventus.
Motta is a former youth international and participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Born in Merate, Lombardy, Motta began his professional career with Lombardy side Atalanta B.C. in 2005, following his promotion from the club's youth setup. He was a member of the 2004–05 Primavera Under-20 squad, and made his Serie A debut on 9 January 2005, replacing Riccardo Montolivo in the 65th minute. On 13 January he was a starter in the Cup, ahead Damiano Zenoni, a match in which Juventus was eliminated in a 5–3 aggregate. Motta made 22 appearances (3 in Cup) in the remainder of the season to replace the left of Zenoni who left on 1 February, but due to the club's relegation, he moved to Udinese Calcio in a co-ownership deal, prior to the start of the 2005–06 Serie A season. Udinese also signed several players from Bergamo, namely Cesare Natali and young players Massimo Gotti, Piermario Morosini, Fausto Rossini, and Michele Rinaldi; it sent Thomas Manfredini and Antonino D'Agostino to Bergamo as part of the deal.
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Mario
Mario (マリオ, Mario?) is a fictional character in the Mario video game franchise by Nintendo, created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. Serving as Nintendo's mascot and the eponymous protagonist of the series, Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creation. Though originally only appearing in platform games, starting with Donkey Kong, Mario currently appears in varied video game genres such as racing, puzzle, party, role-playing, fighting, and sports.
Mario is depicted as a short, pudgy, Italian plumber who lives in the Mushroom Kingdom. He repeatedly rescues Princess Peach from the turtle-like villain Bowser and stops his numerous plans to destroy him and take over the kingdom. Mario also has other enemies and rivals, including Donkey Kong and Wario. Since 1995, he has been voiced by Charles Martinet.
As Nintendo's mascot, Mario is said to be the most famous character in video game history.Mario games, as a whole, have sold more than 210 million units, making the Mario franchise the best-selling video game franchise of all time. Outside of the Super Mario platform series, he has appeared in video games of other genres, including the Mario Kart racing series, sports games, such as the Mario Tennis and Mario Golf series, role-playing video games such as Paper Mario and Super Mario RPG, and educational games, such as Mario is Missing! and Mario's Time Machine. He has inspired television shows, film, comics, and a line of licensed merchandise.
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Mario Balotelli
Mario Barwuah Balotelli (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmaːrjo baloˈtɛlli]; born 12 August 1990) is an Italian footballer of Ghanaian descent who plays as a striker for Manchester City and the Italian national team. He started his professional football career at Lumezzane and played for the first team twice before having an unsuccessful trial at FC Barcelona, and subsequently joining Internazionale in 2007. Inter manager Roberto Mancini brought Balotelli into the first team, but when Mancini left, Balotelli's disciplinary record fell away. He had a strained relationship with new head coach José Mourinho and was suspended from Inter's first team in January 2009 after a number of disciplinary problems.
His problems deepened in March 2010 when he came under heavy criticism by Inter fans after he appeared on the Italian TV show Striscia la notizia, wearing an A.C. Milan jersey. This damaged the prospect of him having a long career at Inter, but he did make several appearances after that. With doubts over his career at Inter, former coach Roberto Mancini at Manchester City gave Balotelli a fresh chance at a new club. He joined Manchester City in August 2010, where his performances and off-field activities have continued to be controversial and enigmatic. Balotelli earned his first cap for the Italian national team on 10 August 2010, in a friendly match against the Côte d'Ivoire thus making him the first black player to play for the Italian national football team.
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Mario Götze
Mario Götze (born 3 June 1992) is a German footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Borussia Dortmund in the German Bundesliga and the German national team. He primarily plays as an attacking midfielder and a right winger. Götze is considered to be an up-and-coming, potential world class player due to his speed, technical skill, play-making abilities and creativity. German Football Association's technical director Matthias Sammer called him "one of the best talents that we've ever had".
Götze is a product of Dortmund's youth academy, first entering the club as an eight-year-old. He made his Bundesliga debut on 21 November 2009 in a 0–0 draw against Mainz 05, coming on as a substitute for Jakub Błaszczykowski in the 88th minute. During the winter break of 2009–10 Bundesliga season, Borussia Dortmund manager Jürgen Klopp promoted Mario Götze to the first team.
Götze took his chance and was an important player in Dortmund's Bundesliga winning squad of the 2010–11 season.
In January 2012, Götze was diagnosed with a hip injury. Cartilage in Götze's hip had inflamed under stress.
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Massimo Moratti
Massimo Moratti (born 16 May 1945) is an Italian oil tycoon. He is the owner and President of Italian football team Football Club Internazionale Milano, and Chief Executive Officer (C.E.O.) of Saras S.p.A.
Moratti is the fourth son of Angelo Moratti, who was the owner and President of Football Club Internazionale Milano during the team's "Golden Age" from 1955 to 1968. His brother's wife Letizia was the Mayor of Milan from 2006-2011.
Born in the family villa in the Bosco Chiesanuova, close to Verona, he graduated from Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli.
On his father's death, he inherited his shares in Saras, a group that is engaged in the refining of petroleum, where he is presently C.E.O. Moratti is also the owner of Sarlux, headquartered in Cagliari, which focuses on the production of electricity from the waste oil.
Married to the environmental activist Emilia Moratti (née Bossi), the couple have five children. On 10 September 2009, Sauro Gori announced that Moratti had been appointed a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador.
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Micah Richards
Micah Lincoln Richards (born 24 June 1988) is an English footballer who plays and is vice-captain of Manchester City. A powerful right back, he can also play at centre back. On making his full England debut in November 2006, he was the youngest defender ever to be called up to the England squad. Richards has also won 13 England caps.
Though his parents lived in Leeds, Richards was born in Birmingham as his parents were visiting relatives in the area at the time. Richards grew up in the Chapeltown district of Leeds, where he attended Archbishop Cranmer CofE Primary School and later Wetherby High School. He was an Arsenal supporter growing up.
Richards played for the Leeds United youth system as a striker, but he was released when he was around eight years old. He also represented Leeds Schools FA (Leeds City Boys) at a young age. He later played for the Oldham Athletic youth system, moving to Manchester City as a 14-year old, with Oldham reputedly having a 20% sell on clause. In July 2001 Manchester City reportedly tried to buy out the clause, but Oldham refused. He also attended the Brazilian Soccer Schools scheme and retains strong links with the programme, with his father Lincoln actually running a Brazilian Soccer School in Chapeltown, Leeds.
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Morgan De Sanctis
Morgan De Sanctis (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmorɡan dɛ ˈsantis]; born 26 March 1977) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Napoli and the Italian national team.
After a 3-year stint playing for Serie B team Pescara, De Sanctis became a reserve player for the Serie A giants Juventus, playing only three times in two seasons before joining Udinese in 1999 in co-ownership deal along with Marco Zamboni, for 2.5 billion Lire (€1,291,142.25) each. In May 2000, he deal became permanent, for 8 billion lire (€4,131,655), as part of the deal that Juventus signed Marco Zanchi.
After three seasons also as a back-up for Luigi Turci, he finally managed to start in 2002–03 season, eventually being capped for the Italian national team.[citation needed] His contract was renewed on 10 November 2000, 18 October 2003 and 20 September 2005, which his annual gross salary increased from €569,000 (€310,000 net) in 2003 to €623,000 (€350,000 net) in 2005, plus other bonuses, including a loyalty bonus since 2005, for €350,878 a season (€200,000 net). He played all 6 group stage matches of 2005–06 UEFA Champions League, and reached round of 16 of 2005–06 UEFA Cup.
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Nigel de Jong
Nigel de Jong (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈnɑjdʒəl də ˈjɔŋ]) (born 30 November 1984) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Manchester City and the Netherlands national football team. He joined the Ajax youth academy as a youngster and worked his way through the ranks to make the first team at age 17. Two years later, he made his international debut and won a 2010 World Cup runner-up medal.
De Jong moved on from Ajax in 2006 to join Hamburg in search of first team football and then moved to Manchester City in January 2009 for an estimated £18 million and has since become an important part of City's holding midfield. A tireless grafter, he has garnered a reputation of being a combative and feisty player in his performances, a reputation that has earned him nicknames such as "The Terrier" and "Lawnmower".
On 19 October 2002, de Jong made his debut for the Ajax first team. He scored his first goal of his senior career on 18 February 2003 in a 1–1 draw against Arsenal in the Champions League. He became a first team regular the following season, in which Ajax won the Eredivisie title. In 2004–05, his last full season in Amsterdam, de Jong was named Ajax Player of the Season. After a period when he appeared regularly in midfield and defence, he found himself sitting on the bench more often than being in the starting line-up. On 7 December 2005, it was announced that de Jong did not wish to extend his contract with Ajax, which was due to end in July 2006.
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Obafemi Martins
Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins (born 28 October 1984) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Rubin Kazan and the Nigeria national team. He is known for his speed on the ball. After leaving Nigeria for Italy at age 16, he has since played for a number of top-division clubs around Europe. He began his senior career in 2002 at the Italian Serie A club Inter Milan, before moving to the English Premier League club Newcastle in 2006, and then the German Bundesliga club Wolfsburg in 2009. Having joined Russian Premier League side Rubin Kazan in July 2010, they loaned him to Birmingham City in January 2011.
In club football, Martins has won the Italian Serie A title, the Italian Cup (twice), and the Super Cup, all with Inter. With Birmingham he scored the winning goal in the 2011 Football League Cup Final. He has played European football with Inter, Newcastle and Wolfsburg, winning the UEFA Intertoto Cup with Newcastle. His highest scoring league seasons so far have seen him score 11 goals in both the 2004–05 Serie A, and 2006–07 English Premier League. In international football, Martins has been in the Nigerian squad for the Africa Cup of Nations in 2006, 2008 and 2010, and for the FIFA World Cup in 2010.
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Omar Elabdellaoui
Omar Elabdellaoui (born 5 December 1991) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Manchester City.
Elabdellaoui moved on loan from English club Manchester City to Norwegian club Strømsgodset, where he made his professional debut.
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Pablo Zabaleta
Pablo Javier Zabaleta Girod (born 16 January 1985) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a right-back for Manchester City and the Argentina national football team. Zabaleta can operate on both sides of the pitch either as a defender or defensive midfielder, but is predominantly a right sided player. Zabaleta also holds a Spanish passport. He has garnered a reputation for being a tenacious player and his overlapping runs from full back position and he contests the current right-back position with Micah Richards.
Born in Buenos Aires, Zabaleta was raised in Arrecifes, Argentina. He began his career at Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro in 2002 after progressing through their youth ranks, having been signed at the age of 12 from local club Obras Sanitarias. He started playing as a defensive midfielder but eventually moved to the right side of midfield
Zabaleta was transferred to RCD Espanyol in 2005 for €3 million after being Argentina under-20's captain in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, which Argentina won.
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Paolo De Ceglie
Paolo De Ceglie (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpaolo deˈtʃɛʎʎe]; born September 17, 1986 in Aosta) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Juventus.
De Ceglie joined Juventus' youth set-up as a youngster and idolized Pavel Nedvěd. He played in various youth competitions for Juve, including the Campionato Primavera and Coppa Italia Primavera. He scored a hat-trick in Juventus' 5–1 defeat of bitter rivals Inter Milan in the 2006 Super Coppa Primavera.
When Juventus were relegated for the 2006–07 season due to the Calciopoli scandal, De Ceglie and fellow youngsters Claudio Marchisio and Sebastian Giovinco were all promoted to the first team. He made his senior team debut on November 6, 2006 for Juventus against Napoli, coming on as a substitute for Nicola Legrottaglie after 55 minutes, with the game eventually ending 1–1. His first ever senior goal came in his second game, as Juventus beat Lecce 4–1. In June 2007 he was loaned out to Serie A side Siena on a co-ownership agreement. He had a successful time there, starting nearly every match when fit and also scored twice and tallied several assists.
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Pierluigi Casiraghi
Pierluigi Casiraghi (born 4 March 1969) is an Italian former footballer who played as a striker. Since retirement he has become a football manager.
Casiraghi was born in Monza, Lombardy, and began his career with his home-town side, A.C. Monza, in 1985. The side were relegated to Serie C in his first season, but he helped them achieve promotion back to Serie B in 1988. He moved to Serie A giants Juventus in 1989, having scored 28 goals in 94 games for Monza.
His goalscoring record in Turin was modest, achieving a best tally of 8 goals in 24 appearances in the 1990-1 season and a total of 20 in 98 games for the club. While at Juventus, he helped the side win two UEFA Cups (in 1990 and 1993) and one Italian Cup, also in 1990. He scored in the first leg of the 1990 UEFA Cup Final to help them beat Fiorentina. He earned his first international cap for Italy during his spell with Juventus.
He signed for Lazio in 1993 and scored 41 goals in a five-year spell. His most successful season was in 1996-7, when he scored 14 goals in 28 Serie A games. With Lazio, he won another Italian Cup, in 1998. He found his opportunities limited in his final season, with manager Sven-Göran Eriksson preferring Alen Bokšić and Roberto Mancini in attack and sought a move away.
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Piermario Morosini
Piermario Morosini (5 July 1986 – 14 April 2012) was an Italian footballer who last played as a midfielder for Livorno, on loan from Udinese.
On 14 April 2012, during a match between Pescara and Livorno, Morosini suffered a fatal cardiac arrest episode on the pitch.
Piermario Morosini was born on 5 July 1986, in Bergamo, Italy. His mother Camilla died in 2001, when he was fifteen years old. His father, Aldo, died in 2003, followed shortly after by a disabled brother, leaving him alone with a disabled elder sister.
Shortly after his parents' death, Morosini remarked that "these are the things that change your life, but at the same time make you so angry and help you achieve what was also a dream of my parents."
Morosini scored twice during his career from 2001 until 2012, which were for Italy U-17 and for Vicenza.
Morosini started his career at hometown club Atalanta, and was sold to Udinese in a co-ownership deal during 2005.
On 23 October 2005 he debuts in Serie A in the match Udinese-Inter, collecting in total 5 appearances in this league. In this season 2005-06 he debuts also in Coppa UEFA in the match Levski Sofia-Udinese.
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Pontus Wernbloom
Pontus Anders Mikael Wernbloom (born 25 June 1986 in Kungälv, Bohuslän) is a Swedish footballer who plays for CSKA Moscow in the Russian Premier League.
After playing for a local club, he joined the youth team of IFK Göteborg in 2004, before being promoted to the senior team in 2005. He quickly made a name for himself with his hard tackles, fighting spirit and generally fearless playing style. When Håkan Mild retired after the 2005 season, Wernbloom secured a place in the starting line-up. However during the following season he struggled to retain his place as the club changed its playing style under new management. When striker Marcus Berg left to play for FC Groningen in the summer of 2007, Wernbloom switched to forward and was able to be a starter once again.
In April 2009 he signed a contract with the Dutch club AZ, which he joined in June.
In January 2012 Wernbloom left AZ for signing a long-term contract with the Russian top club CSKA Moscow. Plagued by injuries, Wernbloom was plunged into the deep end against a highly-favored Real Madrid side in the knockout stages of the Champions League. He scored a dramatic half-volley in the dying minutes of the game to equalize 1-1.
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Rafael van der Vaart
Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈraːfa.ɛl vɑn dɛr ˈvaːrt] ( listen)) (born 11 February 1983) is a Dutch footballer who plays for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Dutch national team. His preferred position is as an attacking midfielder; he can, however, also operate in other positions, such as second striker. Van der Vaart began his career at AFC Ajax' famous youth academy and worked his way into the first team, debuting as a 17-year-old. So stunning was his impact he was hailed as the new Johan Cruyff. He was named Dutch Football Talent of the Year and became the first recipient of the Golden Boy Award while at the club.
He moved to German Bundesliga side Hamburger SV, then to Real Madrid, then on to Tottenham Hotspur on the final day of the 2010–11 Premier League summer transfer window. Van der Vaart is well known for his passing, deadly finishing and the capacity to use both feet well. Following his performances in the Premier League in the 2010-11 season with Tottenham Hotspur, van der Vaart was nominated for the PFA Players' Player of the Year award, along with team-mate and eventual winner, Gareth Bale.
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Reece Wabara
Reece Wabara (born 28 December 1991) is an English footballer who plays for Manchester City.
Wabara was born and raised in Quinton, Birmingham.
Reece is a central defender or left/right full back who signed for Manchester City's academy from Walsall's School of Excellence in 2007.
Reece began his City career playing in the academy, before moving on to becoming a mainstay in the Elite Development Squad. He committed his long-term future to the blues by signing a 3-year deal in March 2011 worth an estimated one million pounds. Reece made his first team debut on the last day of the 2010–11 season against Bolton Wanderers when he came on as a substitute for Pablo Zabaleta,.
In September 2011 he joined the Championship league club Ipswich Town on a three-month loan and has made three substitute appearances for them so far this season. He made his first appearance for The Tractor Boys' starting eleven on 5 November 2011 and played the full game, which the home team lost 2-3 to bottom of the table visitors Doncaster Rovers.
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Riccardo Montolivo
Riccardo Montolivo (Italian pronunciation: [rikˈkardo montoˈlivo]; born 18 January 1985 in Caravaggio, Province of Bergamo) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Fiorentina and the Italian national team. He will join Milan on 1 July 2012.
Montolivo is a prototypical "regista" (deep-lying playmaker), similar to Andrea Pirlo. Though he prefers to play in the middle, he can play anywhere including defensive midfield but he is more comfortable in an attacking role.[citation needed] Montolivo was born to an Italian father and German mother.
Montolivo began his career in Serie B with Atalanta. At the age of 18, he made his debut during the 2003–04 season. He played 41 matches and scored four goals, helping Atalanta gain promotion to Serie A. In his first season in Serie A, he played 32 times and scored three goals. However, his efforts were in vain as Atalanta were relegated back down to Serie B.
Montolivo moved to Fiorentina in the summer of 2005. Initially Atalanta retained part-ownership of the player but the following summer they relinquished that option as Fiorentina took full ownership.[citation needed]
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Robert Acquafresca
Robert Acquafresca (born 11 September 1987) is an Italian footballer of half-Polish descent who plays for Serie A club Bologna as a striker.
Born in Turin to an Italian father and a Polish mother residing in Alpignano, Acquafresca entered the Torino youth system at the age of 6. In the 2004–05 Campionato Primavera, he played 14 games and scored two goals for the granata.[citation needed]
In summer 2005, Torino was promoted back to Serie A; however, Torino was expelled from Serie A due to the club's financial problems, with the consequent free release of all of their players.
He was signed by Internazionale as a youth team player, but two days later was loaned out to Treviso in order to gain first team experience.
Internazionale loaned him to Treviso (also in co-ownership deal for €35,000), thus partnering former Torino teammate Pinga.
He made eight Serie A appearances in 2005–06 season. As part of the co-ownership deal, Acquafresca remained in Treviso for the 2006–07 Serie B season and scored 11 goals in 35 appearances.
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Roberto Mancini
Roberto Mancini (Italian pronunciation: [roˈbɛrto manˈtʃini]; born 27 November 1964) is an Italian former football player and manager of Premier League club Manchester City. As a player Mancini was best known for his time at Sampdoria, where he played more than 550 matches, and helped them win the Serie A league title, four Coppa Italias and the Cup Winners Cup, whilst being capped 36 times by Italy. As a player, he gained a penchant for becoming a future manager and would often give team talks at half-time and ultimately became an assistant to Sven-Göran Eriksson at Lazio near the end of his playing career. After his retirement, Mancini embarked on a successful managerial career.
A cup specialist, Mancini has never failed to reach a semi-final of a major national cup competition in every season he has been a manager, from 2002 to 2012. He also guided the Italian clubs he managed to a record 5 consecutive Coppa Italia finals from 2004 to 2008, with Lazio once in 2004 and with Inter in the following four seasons. Mancini's first managerial role was at a cash stricken Fiorentina at only 35 years old and managed to win a Coppa Italia, but left with Fiorentina facing bankruptcy. Months later, he took over as manager at Lazio, where again he inherited financial constraints and was forced to lose a number of key players. With limited resources during his two season tenure, he still managed to win another Coppa Italia, reach a UEFA Cup semi-final, and secure a lucrative Champions League place.
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Roque Santa Cruz
Roque Luis Santa Cruz Cantero (born 16 August 1981) is a Paraguayan footballer currently playing as a striker for Manchester City and the Paraguay national football team. Santa Cruz was described in his 2006 FIFA World Cup profile as having "long caused problems for opposing defences with his natural flair for goalscoring and surging runs into the penalty box."
Santa Cruz started his career with Olimpia Asunción, progressing through their youth system to the first-team squad where he made his debut at the age of 16 in 1997. He finished his career with the club having scored 13 goals in 24 Primera División appearances where Olimpia claimed the 1998 and 1999 Primera División titles. Santa Cruz scored three goals in four appearances for Paraguay at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship before debuting for the Paraguayan national team at the 1999 Copa América, where he scored three goals in four appearances. He immediately joined Bundesliga club Bayern Munich in August 1999 for a fee of €5million where he scored five goals in 19 league appearances in his first season. He faced a series of injuries and heavy competition from team mates Élber Giovane, Roy Makaay and Claudio Pizarro which limited his impact and restricted his appearances for the club.
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Salvatore Bocchetti
Salvatore Bocchetti (Italian pronunciation: [salvaˈtɔre bokˈketti]; born 30 November 1986) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Russian Premier League club Rubin Kazan.
Bocchetti started his professional career at Ascoli. He made his Serie A debut against Palermo on 20 December 2006. He was on loan to Serie C1 for Lanciano, and Frosinone of Serie B on second half of 2006–07 season. In the 2008–09 season Bocchetti was signed by Genoa and has become a regular starter in central defence. He can also play fullback role. In the 2010-2011 season he signed by Rubin Kazan with fee reported around €15 million for the transfer with a-three-and-half-year deal. On October 2, 2011 Bocchetti scored 2 goals in a league match against Tom Tomsk. Kazan won the game 2-0.[citation needed]
In March 2008 Bocchetti made his debut with the Italy U-21 squad. He established himself in Pierluigi Casiraghi's Azzurrini squad at the 2008 Toulon Tournament and retained his place in the starting line up for the Summer Olympics. Together with Marco Andreolli, he was first-choice in central defense during the 2009 U-21 European Championship.
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Salvatore Sirigu
Salvatore Sirigu (born January 12, 1987 in Nuoro, Sardinia, Italy) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and Italy national team.
Sirigu started his football career with Venezia youth system. On 2005 he joined Palermo and made his debut for the club as a regular in a 2006-07 Coppa Italia match against Sampdoria and a UEFA Cup match against Fenerbahçe.
Palermo loaned him to Serie C1 club Cremonese on July 12, 2007 in order to let him achieve some first team experience.
He spent the 2008–09 season on loan to Serie B side Ancona, but only played 15 games with his club, as Ancona managers Francesco Monaco, and later Sandro Salvioni, preferred Brazilian teammate Da Costa over him.
Sirigu successively returned to Palermo as a second-choice keeper, behind new signing Rubinho, for the 2009–10 season. Following a string of unimpressive performances by Rubinho, Palermo coach Walter Zenga, himself a former goalkeeper who was noted for his ability, moved Sirigu in the starting role for the Week 6 game, an away match against Davide Ballardini's Lazio on September 27, 2009. The game, which also represented Sirigu's official debut in the Italian Serie A, ended in a 1-1 draw, with the young goalkeeper being nominated Man of the Match due to his numerous saves throughout the match. He was subsequently confirmed for the following game, where Sirigu managed to keep a clean sheet in a 2–0 win against Serie A giants Juventus. Since then, Sirigu was regularly featured in the starting lineup and permanently confirmed as first choice keeper, leading the club to send Rubinho out on loan to Livorno later in January.
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Samir Nasri
Samir Nasri (born 26 June 1987) is a French international footballer who plays for English club Manchester City in the Premier League and the France national team. He primarily plays as an attacking midfielder and a winger, although he has also been deployed in central midfield. Nasri is known for his technical ability, creativity, pace, and ability to read the game. Of Algerian heritage, he is described as a player whose "vision and imagination make him an unpredictable opponent". His playing style, ability, and cultural background have drawn comparisons to French legend Zinedine Zidane.
Nasri began his football career playing for local youth clubs in his hometown of Marseille. At the age of nine, he joined professional club Olympique de Marseille and spent the next seven years developing in the club's youth academy at La Commanderie, the club's training center. In the 2004–05 season, Nasri made his professional debut in September 2004 at the age of 17 against Sochaux. In the following season, he became a regular starter in the team and also participated in European competition for the first time after playing in the 2005–06 edition of the UEFA Cup. In the 2006–07 campaign, Nasri won the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) Young Player of the Year award and was also named to the Team of the Year. He finished his career with Marseille amassing over 160 appearances. He played in the teams that reached back-to-back Coupe de France finals in 2006 and 2007.
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Scott Parker
Scott Matthew Parker (born 13 October 1980) is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. He is the FWA Footballer of the Year for the 2010–11 season. He has represented England at every level from under-16 to senior. Uniquely, he won his first four England caps while playing for four different clubs. He is known as a tough tackling central midfielder.
Parker was born in Lambeth, London, and attended Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College in New Cross Gate. As a 13 year old, he appeared in a well-known British advert for McDonald's, in which he played keepie uppie, during the 1994 FIFA World Cup campaign. Parker is a graduate of The Football Association's now-defunct national School of Excellence at Lilleshall.
After graduating from Lilleshall, Parker signed for Charlton Athletic as a trainee and made his first team debut as a substitute against Bury in the First Division on 23 August 1997, a game which ended 0–0. He signed his first professional contract with the club two months later. Over the next couple of years he made only a few sporadic substitute appearances for Charlton, although he was one of the brightest prospects in English football. In October 2000 Charlton, then in the Premier League, loaned Parker to First Division side Norwich City for two months to give the England under-21 international some first team experience. At Norwich he scored once against Sheffield Wednesday. On his return to The Valley, Parker was immediately called into the first team to replace injured captain Mark Kinsella. Parker played so well for Charlton that, upon his return from injury, Kinsella could not regain his place in the starting line-up. Parker soon became the linchpin of Charlton's midfield, combining tenacious tackling with an ability to carry the ball quickly from defence to attack and play telling passes, creating many chances for his teammates. He played 145 times for Charlton, scoring 10 goals.
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Sebastian Giovinco
Sebastian Giovinco (Italian pronunciation: [seˈbastjan dʒoˈvinko]; born January 26, 1987 in Turin) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Parma and the Italian national team. Giovinco is a second striker, winger or attacking midfielder with noted dribbling skills, playmaking skills and he is known for his freekicks.
Due to his short stature and his technical skills, Giovinco acquired the nickname formica atomica (atom ant, after the eponymous Hanna-Barbera character).
Giovinco was born in Turin to a Sicilian father and a Calabrian mother who were immigrants from southern Italy. He grew up in Beinasco, a comune southwest of Turin, in a family of Milan fans and joined the Juventus youth system when he was nine. He then rose through the ranks of the club and impressed especially during the 2005–06 season, winning the Campionato Primavera and reaching the final at the Viareggio Tournament. His younger brother Giuseppe was also part of the Juventus youth team until 2010, and is now playing for Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Carrarese.
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Sergio Agüero
Sergio Leonel "Kun" Agüero del Castillo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈseɾxjo aˈɣweɾo]; born 2 June 1988) is an Argentine professional association football player who plays as a striker for Manchester City in England's Premier League and the Argentine national team. On 5 July 2003, he became the youngest player to debut in the Argentine First Division at 15 years and 35 days, breaking the record previously established by Diego Maradona in 1976. He plays with the shirt name Kun Aguero.
At international level, Agüero represented the Argentina under-20 team at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2005 and in 2007, winning both tournaments. Agüero played at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he scored two goals in the 3–0 semi-final win against Brazil as Argentina went on to win the gold medal. Agüero was selected to represent Argentina in the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2011 Copa América.
In 2006, Agüero moved to Europe to play for La Liga side Atlético Madrid for a fee of €23 million from Independiente. He made a name for himself, attracting attention from Europe's top clubs by scoring 101 goals in 234 appearances while winning the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Super Cup in 2010. Agüero moved to Premier League club Manchester City in July 2011 for an undisclosed fee thought to be in the region of £35 million. On the last day of his début season with the club, Agüero scored a 94th-minute winner against Queen's Park Rangers that earned Manchester City their first league title in 44 years.
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Stefan Savić
Stefan Savić (Serbian pronunciation: [stɛ̂faːn sâʋitɕ]) (Cyrillic: Стефан Савић; born 8 January 1991) is a Montenegrin footballer who plays for Manchester City in the Premier League. A centre-back who primarily plays on the right side of the pitch, he is regarded as a promising young prospect.
Savić began his professional career with BSK Borča during the 2008–09 season. In early 2010, he was on a 10-day trial with Arsenal. According to Savić, he had agreed to join Arsenal in the summer, but the transfer never went through.
On 29 August 2010, it was announced that Savić had signed for FK Partizan on a four-year contract and was given the number 15 shirt.
On 6 July 2011, Savić signed a four-year contract for Manchester City in a £6 million move. He made his debut against Swansea City on 15 August 2011 and came on as a substitute, making a solid start to his career at the Etihad Stadium.
On 1 October 2011, he came off the bench and scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 victory away to Blackburn Rovers, heading in the fourth goal off a corner from Samir Nasri.
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Thiago Motta
Thiago Motta (born 28 August 1982) is a Brazilian-born Italian footballer who plays for Paris Saint-Germain F.C. in Ligue 1, as a central midfielder.
Having spent his early career at FC Barcelona, his main traits are physical presence, good passing, and a powerful mid-range shot, but he is also known to be injury-prone. He also played two and a half seasons with Internazionale, winning 11 major titles between the two clubs combined.
An Italian citizen before his arrival in Europe (he is an Italian descendant), Motta represented its national team since 2011.
Born in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Motta signed with FC Barcelona in 1999 at age 17, from local Clube Atlético Juventus, initially being assigned to the B side. He eventually graduated to the senior team in 2001, making his first team debut on 3 October against RCD Mallorca (3–0 home win).
In the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League, Motta made seven appearances and helped his team to the semi-finals. Competition for places in an already congested midfield meant that he was unable to hold down a regular place in the centre, but he did impress with his composure and endeavour, notably in a semi-final loss in April 2002 against fierce rivals Real Madrid. In the 2002–03 season in La Liga, he appeared in a career-best 21 games (with three goals), but Barça could only finish in sixth position, and also played an important part in the following season's long UEFA Cup run, which was eventually ended by Celtic; in the first leg, a 0–1 loss in Glasgow (0–1 on aggregate), he was sent off during half-time after hitting out at opposing goalkeeper Robert Douglas, who was also shown the red card, in an incident that happened in the tunnel.
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Tinchy Stryder
Kwasi Danquah III ( /ˈkweɪsi/ /dæŋˈkwɑː/ KWAY-see dang-KWAH) (born September 14, 1986), better known by his pseudonyms Tinchy Stryder and Star in the Hood, is a Ghanaian musician, music executive, A&R executive, and businessman. He is the co-founder and co-chief executive officer (CEO) of Takeover Roc Nation.
Stryder rose to prominence with the song "Take Me Back" which peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart in January 2009. He then released the song "Number 1", (a collaboration with N-Dubz) which entered the UK chart at number 1 on 26 April 2009. Stryder later released "Never Leave You" with Amelle Berrabah from girl-group Sugababes which became Stryder's second number 1 on 9 August 2009.
Stryder has opened other ventures since the beginning of his success. He founded and is the creator of the clothing line Star in the Hood (company). He is also the President and chief executive of Takeover/Cloud 9 (music publishing company through EMI Music Publishing), and he currently serves as the Chairman and A&R executive of Takeover Entertainment Ltd.
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Vincent Kompany
Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany (born 10 April 1986 in Uccle, Brussels) is a Belgian footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Belgium national team. He is capable of playing at both centre back and defensive midfield. In the 2011–12 season he was awarded the captaincy of Manchester City, leading his club to win the Premier League that season, their first league title in 44 years.
Kompany began his professional career at Anderlecht, spending three years at the Belgian club before moving to German club Hamburger SV in 2006. In the summer of 2008, at the age of 22, he completed a transfer to his current club, Premier League side Manchester City. He has since established himself as an integral part of the Manchester City squad and is one of the bargain buys of the revolutionised City era, blossoming into one of the Premier League's best centre backs. Kompany was included in the Premier League Team of the Year for two years in a row in 2011 and 2012, and won the Premier League Player of the Season in 2012.
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Wayne Bridge
Wayne Michael Bridge (born 5 August 1980) is an English footballer who plays as a left back for Manchester City. A graduate of the Southampton Academy where he made his debut in 1998, he has also played for Chelsea, West Ham, Manchester City and Fulham during his Premiership career. Bridge made 36 appearances for the England national team, including representing England in the World Cup.
Bridge was born in Southampton, but moved to Winchester at an early age. He attended Oliver's Battery Primary and Kings' School, Winchester. When playing for Olivers Battery he was spotted by Micky Adams, who recommended him to Southampton, who signed him as a trainee in July 1996. He made his reserve team debut, as a centre-forward against Portsmouth on 13 August 1997 and turned professional in January 1998.
He made his first-team debut on 16 August 1998 (the opening day of the 1998–99 season) coming on as a replacement for John Beresford, who had badly damaged his knee. Bridge made his first senior start in the next match on 22 August in a 5–0 defeat away to Charlton Athletic. As Southampton struggled to pick up points (with only two points after the first nine games), Bridge played (on the left wing) in most of Saints' league games until early December before losing his place to Hassan Kachloul. For the remainder of the 1998–99 Premier League season Bridge was only used occasionally, as Saints narrowly completed their "Great Escape" from relegation. He completed his first season as a first-team player with 15 starts and 8 substitute appearances.
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Wayne Rooney
Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team.
Rooney made his senior international debut in 2003 becoming the youngest player to represent England (a record later broken by Theo Walcott). He is England's youngest ever goalscorer. He played at UEFA Euro 2004 and scored four goals, briefly becoming the competition's youngest goalscorer. Rooney featured at the 2006 and 2010 World Cups and is widely regarded as his country's best player. He has won the England Player of the Year award twice, in 2008 and 2009. As of September 2011, he has won 73 international caps and scored 28 goals. Along with David Beckham, Rooney is the most red carded player for England, having been sent off twice.
Aged nine, Rooney joined the youth team of Everton, for whom he made his professional debut in 2002. He spent two seasons at the Merseyside club, before moving to Manchester United for £25.6 million in the 2004 summer transfer window. The same year, Rooney acquired the nickname "Wazza". Since then, with Rooney in the team, United have won the Premier League four times, the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League and two League Cups. He also holds two runner-up medals from both the Premier League and the Champions League. In April of the 2011–12 season Rooney scored his 180th goal, making him United's fourth highest goal-scorer of all time.
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Yaya Touré
Gnégnéri Yaya Touré (born 13 May 1983), commonly known as Yaya Touré, is an Ivorian footballer who plays primarily as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Côte d'Ivoire national team. Touré is renowned for combining speed, passing ability, and physical power with technique. A versatile player, he aspired to be a striker during his youth and has played centre back, including for FC Barcelona in the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final. He frequently plays as a box-to-box midfielder for club and country and often switches from defensive and offensive positions throughout matches. Touré began his playing career at Ivorian club ASEC Mimosas, where he made his debut aged 18.
His performances attracted attention from Europe, playing for clubs in minor European leagues. Touré played for SK Beveren in Belgium, Metalurh Donetsk in Ukraine, Olympiacos in Greece, and AS Monaco in France. In 2007, Touré moved to Barcelona, playing over 100 matches for the club and was part of the historic 2010 Barcelona team which won six trophies in one season. Touré then moved to Premier League club Manchester City in 2010, where he has since scored a number of key goals for the Citizens, most notably in the 2011 FA Cup semi-final and Final. Touré has a distinguished international career with 67 caps for Côte d'Ivoire, representing the team in their first appearance in a FIFA World Cup, in the 2006 competition and in 2010. He is the younger brother of his Côte d'Ivoire and Manchester City teammate Kolo Touré.
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Zlatan Ibrahimović
Zlatan Ibrahimović (Bosnian pronunciation: [ˈzlatan ibraˈxiːmɔʋitɕ]; born 3 October 1981) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Milan and the Swedish national team for which he is captain.
Ibrahimović started his career at Malmö FF in the late 1990s under Roland Andersson. He was signed by Ajax, and made a name for himself under Ronald Koeman. Years later, he signed with Juventus for €16 million. Ibrahimović gained fame in Serie A, benefiting from his strike partnership with David Trezeguet. In 2006, he signed with league rival Internazionale, where he won individual awards such as the Italian Oscar del Calcio and the Swedish Guldbollen, and was named in the 2007 and 2009 UEFA Team of the Year, in addition to finishing as the league's highest scorer in 2008–09 while winning three straight Scudetti. In the summer of 2009, he transferred to Barcelona for €69 million, the second highest transfer fee in football history. His time at Barcelona was short lived however; moving back to Serie A football with Milan the following season, in a deal which made him one of the highest paid footballers in the world and cost the Italian club a confirmed €24 million.
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Mario Balotelli Roberto Mancini FIGHT .......... all the bust up details and pics.
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Manchester City Wild Boy Mario Balotelli and manager Roberto Mancini were involved in a brawl today. Mancini grabbed, shoved and gesticulated wildly at the striker as the pair clashed in front of stunned team-mates at the club's Carrington base. The 22-year-old Italian striker was then seen being restrained and led away by Massimo Battara, in shocking scenes as City prepared their FA Cup third round clash with Watford.
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Manchester City Wild Boy Mario Balotelli and manager Roberto Mancini were involved in a brawl today. Mancini grabbed, shoved and gesticulated wildly at the striker as the pair clashed in front of stunned team-mates at the club's Carrington base. The 22-year-old Italian striker was then seen being restrained and led away by Massimo Battara, in shocking scenes as City prepared their FA Cup third round clash with Watford.
Roberto Mancini in conflict with Balotelli Official Video 3 January 2013
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TEVEZ TEACHES BALOTELLI | Advent Calendar | December 9
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Carlos Tevez teaches Mario Balotelli how to wrap a present! Subscribe for FREE and never miss another CityTV video. www.youtube.com www.mcfc.co.uk http www.twitter.com
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Mourinho tells funny Balotelli story
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- Updated: 03 Jan 2013
Real Madrid head coach, José Mourinho tells CNN a story about one of his former players at Inter Milan, Mario Balotelli.
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Real Madrid head coach, José Mourinho tells CNN a story about one of his former players at Inter Milan, Mario Balotelli.
- published: 04 Oct 2012
- views: 711796
- author: CNNInternational
CITY'S CHRISTMAS SURPRISE: Balotelli, Hart, Milner & Richards surprise local kids
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- Duration: 2:22
- Updated: 03 Jan 2013
Premier League champions Manchester City have given local youngsters the surprise of a lifetime during a tour of the Etihad Stadium. The football-mad 11 and 12-year-olds from Mellands Specialist School in neighbouring Gorton were waking in a Blues wonderland as they met four international stars, got to lift the Premier League trophy and got changed in the first team dressing room. After being met by the regular tour guides the youngsters bumped into defender Micah Richards as they got out of the lift on the way to the Press Conference room and then heard their names read out on the team sheet left by Roberto Mancini. They then met another England star, midfielder James Milner, who had the silverware with him before the party entered the inner sanctum of the home dressing room where shirts bearing their names were hanging on the pegs used by the City superstars. The surprises didn't end there though as Santa Mario Balotelli popped in to distribute presents and then the whole afternoon concluded with a penalty shoot-out against England number one Joe Hart and photos all around. "It was great to see the joy on the kids' faces," said Micah. "They were so excited. The plan was to make the day as memorable as possible for them and I am sure they enjoyed it. As players you don't often get the chance to interact like that. "It was all for the young children," added Mario. "They really appreciated meeting all the players and we appreciated meeting them too. I hope we made their ...
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Premier League champions Manchester City have given local youngsters the surprise of a lifetime during a tour of the Etihad Stadium. The football-mad 11 and 12-year-olds from Mellands Specialist School in neighbouring Gorton were waking in a Blues wonderland as they met four international stars, got to lift the Premier League trophy and got changed in the first team dressing room. After being met by the regular tour guides the youngsters bumped into defender Micah Richards as they got out of the lift on the way to the Press Conference room and then heard their names read out on the team sheet left by Roberto Mancini. They then met another England star, midfielder James Milner, who had the silverware with him before the party entered the inner sanctum of the home dressing room where shirts bearing their names were hanging on the pegs used by the City superstars. The surprises didn't end there though as Santa Mario Balotelli popped in to distribute presents and then the whole afternoon concluded with a penalty shoot-out against England number one Joe Hart and photos all around. "It was great to see the joy on the kids' faces," said Micah. "They were so excited. The plan was to make the day as memorable as possible for them and I am sure they enjoyed it. As players you don't often get the chance to interact like that. "It was all for the young children," added Mario. "They really appreciated meeting all the players and we appreciated meeting them too. I hope we made their ...
- published: 20 Dec 2012
- views: 99760
- author: mcfcofficial
INSIDE CITY 39: Mario Balotelli's YouTube magic
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- Duration: 13:35
- Updated: 03 Jan 2013
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- published: 24 Aug 2012
- views: 247770
- author: mcfcofficial
INSIDE CITY 45: Balotelli, Hart & Zabaleta speak Chinese
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- Duration: 15:40
- Updated: 31 Dec 2012
Mario Balotelli, Joe hart and Pablo Zabaleta pass on good wishes to City fans in China. Goalkeeper Training with Joe Hart, Costel Pantilimon and Richard Wright under the guidance of Coach Massimo Battara. Borussia Dortmund train at the Etihad ahead of the Champions League fixture. Roberto Mancini visits the National Cycling Centre - across the road from the Etihad Stadium in Manchester - and is given a guided tour by the British Cycling Team's head of performance Dave Brailsford CBE. EVERY SATURDAY - EXCLUSIVE Behind the Scenes at MCFC CLICK HERE to watch all episodes: www.youtube.com www.mcfc.co.uk http www.twitter.com
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Mario Balotelli, Joe hart and Pablo Zabaleta pass on good wishes to City fans in China. Goalkeeper Training with Joe Hart, Costel Pantilimon and Richard Wright under the guidance of Coach Massimo Battara. Borussia Dortmund train at the Etihad ahead of the Champions League fixture. Roberto Mancini visits the National Cycling Centre - across the road from the Etihad Stadium in Manchester - and is given a guided tour by the British Cycling Team's head of performance Dave Brailsford CBE. EVERY SATURDAY - EXCLUSIVE Behind the Scenes at MCFC CLICK HERE to watch all episodes: www.youtube.com www.mcfc.co.uk http www.twitter.com
- published: 05 Oct 2012
- views: 115935
- author: mcfcofficial
Mario Balotelli - Crazy Boy - 2012 [HD]
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- Duration: 3:20
- Updated: 03 Jan 2013
ET-9 Production Follow Me www.facebook.com twitter.com He started his professional football career at Lumezzane and played for the first team twice before having an unsuccessful trial at FC Barcelona,[6] and subsequently joining Internazionale in 2007. Inter manager Roberto Mancini brought Balotelli into the first team, but when Mancini left, Balotelli's disciplinary record fell away. He had a strained relationship with new head coach José Mourinho and was suspended from Inter's first team in January 2009 after a number of disciplinary problems. Balotelli, who is of Ghanaian descent, earned his first cap for the Italian national team on 10 August 2010 in a friendly match against the Côte d'Ivoire, becoming one of the first black players to play for the Italian national football team. New Video - www.youtube.com
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ET-9 Production Follow Me www.facebook.com twitter.com He started his professional football career at Lumezzane and played for the first team twice before having an unsuccessful trial at FC Barcelona,[6] and subsequently joining Internazionale in 2007. Inter manager Roberto Mancini brought Balotelli into the first team, but when Mancini left, Balotelli's disciplinary record fell away. He had a strained relationship with new head coach José Mourinho and was suspended from Inter's first team in January 2009 after a number of disciplinary problems. Balotelli, who is of Ghanaian descent, earned his first cap for the Italian national team on 10 August 2010 in a friendly match against the Côte d'Ivoire, becoming one of the first black players to play for the Italian national football team. New Video - www.youtube.com
- published: 25 Jun 2012
- views: 975177
- author: ET9Production
BALOTELLI CRACKERS | Advent Calendar | December 1
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- Duration: 1:24
- Updated: 02 Jan 2013
Mario Balotelli has some fun with christmas crackers! Subscribe for FREE and never miss another CityTV video. www.youtube.com www.mcfc.co.uk http www.twitter.com
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- published: 02 Dec 2012
- views: 273874
- author: mcfcofficial
Mario Balotelli VS Joey Barton -- Football Rap Battles #3
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- Duration: 3:13
- Updated: 03 Jan 2013
Download here: itunes.apple.com Can we get 30000 likes for this BEAST Battle :D Video Editing and Animation by - www.youtube.com Vocals by -- KSIOlajidebt and www.youtube.com Soundtrack by -- www.youtube.com Special Guest: www.youtube.com
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Download here: itunes.apple.com Can we get 30000 likes for this BEAST Battle :D Video Editing and Animation by - www.youtube.com Vocals by -- KSIOlajidebt and www.youtube.com Soundtrack by -- www.youtube.com Special Guest: www.youtube.com
- published: 24 Aug 2012
- views: 4418938
- author: KSIOlajidebt
FREE KICK PRACTICE Balotelli, Kolarov, Sinclair and Milner
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- Duration: 1:20
- Updated: 03 Jan 2013
Freekick practice at Carrington during an August training session. www.mcfc.co.uk http www.twitter.com
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Freekick practice at Carrington during an August training session. www.mcfc.co.uk http www.twitter.com
- published: 05 Sep 2012
- views: 845898
- author: mcfcofficial
Noel Gallagher meets Mario Balotelli HD
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- Duration: 16:41
- Updated: 03 Jan 2013
Rock icon Noel Gallagher quizzes his hero Mario Balotelli and gets to the bottom of those urban legends like... did he really pay for everybody's petrol? Or did he visit a little boy's school? www.mcfc.co.uk http www.twitter.com
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Rock icon Noel Gallagher quizzes his hero Mario Balotelli and gets to the bottom of those urban legends like... did he really pay for everybody's petrol? Or did he visit a little boy's school? www.mcfc.co.uk http www.twitter.com
- published: 12 Mar 2012
- views: 332094
- author: mcfcofficial
Noel Gallagher on Mario Balotelli HD
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- Duration: 3:00
- Updated: 03 Jan 2013
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Video Exclusive: Mario Balotelli Opens Up to TIME
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- Duration: 7:46
- Updated: 03 Jan 2013
In a rare interview, the Manchester City and Italian soccer player discusses his goals on and off the field, racism in the sport and why he'd like to meet President Obama
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In a rare interview, the Manchester City and Italian soccer player discusses his goals on and off the field, racism in the sport and why he'd like to meet President Obama
- published: 08 Nov 2012
- views: 13158
- author: TimeMagazine
INSIDE CITY 42 - Maicon meets Balotelli on first day at Carrington
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- Duration: 17:45
- Updated: 03 Jan 2013
In this episode Maicon see's his new training ground and team mates for the first time as does Matija Nastasic. There is some training fun with a game of head tennis and in the week when the club unveils its plans for the new City Football Academy the EDS also face Fenerbache in the NextGen Series. EVERY SATURDAY - EXCLUSIVE Behind the Scenes at MCFC CLICK HERE to watch all episodes: www.youtube.com www.mcfc.co.uk http www.twitter.com
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In this episode Maicon see's his new training ground and team mates for the first time as does Matija Nastasic. There is some training fun with a game of head tennis and in the week when the club unveils its plans for the new City Football Academy the EDS also face Fenerbache in the NextGen Series. EVERY SATURDAY - EXCLUSIVE Behind the Scenes at MCFC CLICK HERE to watch all episodes: www.youtube.com www.mcfc.co.uk http www.twitter.com
- published: 15 Sep 2012
- views: 327394
- author: mcfcofficial
|| Mario Balotelli || Waste Of Talent ||
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- Duration: 20:54
- Updated: 03 Jan 2013
Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use. The audio in my videos have been purchased with iTunes. I can assure third world parties that the audio is just used for entertainment and no illegal action is thou being taken. It is not to be used for copying and selling. No copyright infringement intended. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- READ DESCRIPTION: I have finally completed the Mario Balotelli video I promised you. I hope you will like it; it took me a while to say the least. The first part of the video introduces Mario Balotelli and focuses on his childhood in Italy. Then the 'real video' begins showing goals, skills, assists, dribbles, movements, celebrations, scandals, controversies and much more. The goals in this video are not necessarily the best he has scored in his career; unfortunately I wasn't able to find some specific clips on the internet, but it should be alright. Name of the songs that have been used in this video: 00:17 -- 01:25 The Island Soundtrack -- My name is Lincoln 04:14 -- 04:39 Manchester City -- Blue Moon 04:43 -- 07:31 Jay-Z feat. Kanye West -- Niggas in Paris 09:50 -- 13:24 ...
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Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use. The audio in my videos have been purchased with iTunes. I can assure third world parties that the audio is just used for entertainment and no illegal action is thou being taken. It is not to be used for copying and selling. No copyright infringement intended. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- READ DESCRIPTION: I have finally completed the Mario Balotelli video I promised you. I hope you will like it; it took me a while to say the least. The first part of the video introduces Mario Balotelli and focuses on his childhood in Italy. Then the 'real video' begins showing goals, skills, assists, dribbles, movements, celebrations, scandals, controversies and much more. The goals in this video are not necessarily the best he has scored in his career; unfortunately I wasn't able to find some specific clips on the internet, but it should be alright. Name of the songs that have been used in this video: 00:17 -- 01:25 The Island Soundtrack -- My name is Lincoln 04:14 -- 04:39 Manchester City -- Blue Moon 04:43 -- 07:31 Jay-Z feat. Kanye West -- Niggas in Paris 09:50 -- 13:24 ...
- published: 08 Jun 2012
- views: 380517
- author: MrChelseaLondonfc
FUNNY Balotelli celebrates in front of Tevez
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- Duration: 1:11
- Updated: 03 Jan 2013
Mario Balotelli celebrates in front of Carlos Tevez after Adam Johnson scores a golden goal in training. Carrington is famous for its high-intensity training sessions but watch a light hearted moment! See the goal, Pablo Zabaleta pinning Mario Balotelli to the ground and the celebration! Filmed in November 2010 www.mcfc.co.uk http www.twitter.com
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Mario Balotelli celebrates in front of Carlos Tevez after Adam Johnson scores a golden goal in training. Carrington is famous for its high-intensity training sessions but watch a light hearted moment! See the goal, Pablo Zabaleta pinning Mario Balotelli to the ground and the celebration! Filmed in November 2010 www.mcfc.co.uk http www.twitter.com
- published: 02 Nov 2012
- views: 196228
- author: mcfcofficial
PENALTIES: Mario Balotelli and Scott Sinclair Training Penalties - Inside Training
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- Duration: 1:49
- Updated: 03 Jan 2013
Mario Balotelli and Scott Sinclair take penalties after training against Richard Wright. WATCH MORE INSIDE TRAINING: www.youtube.com www.mcfc.co.uk http www.twitter.com Filmed 19 Oct 2012
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Mario Balotelli and Scott Sinclair take penalties after training against Richard Wright. WATCH MORE INSIDE TRAINING: www.youtube.com www.mcfc.co.uk http www.twitter.com Filmed 19 Oct 2012
- published: 29 Oct 2012
- views: 90083
- author: mcfcofficial
INSIDE CITY 47: Balotelli penalty practise & Javi in Abu Dhabi
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- Duration: 18:49
- Updated: 03 Jan 2013
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- published: 19 Oct 2012
- views: 81235
- author: mcfcofficial
FUNNY Mario Balotelli v City Photographer
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- Duration: 0:25
- Updated: 03 Jan 2013
Mario jokes with Manchester City Club Photographer Sharon Latham. www.mcfc.co.uk http www.twitter.com
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Mario jokes with Manchester City Club Photographer Sharon Latham. www.mcfc.co.uk http www.twitter.com
- published: 19 Aug 2012
- views: 3535107
- author: mcfcofficial
Mario Balotelli can't dress himself
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- Duration: 1:34
- Updated: 03 Jan 2013
Manchester City striker can't get his bib on in the warm up. Watch more videos like this at soccernet.espn.go.com
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Manchester City striker can't get his bib on in the warm up. Watch more videos like this at soccernet.espn.go.com
- published: 17 Mar 2011
- views: 7485031
- author: ESPNsoccernet
#askjohn John Guidetti on Balotelli food fights, Ikea & Ronaldo or Messi?
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- Duration: 5:36
- Updated: 02 Jan 2013
Messi or Ronaldo? Food fights with Balotelli? Best trainer? Do penguins have knees? John Guidetti answers questions from Manchester City's twitter followers @mcfc. Hear him talk about his hat-trick for Feyenoord against Ajax! Can John Guidetti - the Sweden striker - build an Ikea table!? Only one way to find out... See every #ask session done by Manchester City here! www.youtube.com www.mcfc.co.uk http www.twitter.com
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Messi or Ronaldo? Food fights with Balotelli? Best trainer? Do penguins have knees? John Guidetti answers questions from Manchester City's twitter followers @mcfc. Hear him talk about his hat-trick for Feyenoord against Ajax! Can John Guidetti - the Sweden striker - build an Ikea table!? Only one way to find out... See every #ask session done by Manchester City here! www.youtube.com www.mcfc.co.uk http www.twitter.com
- published: 14 Nov 2012
- views: 40611
- author: mcfcofficial
50 Crazy things Mario Balotelli has done - Funny
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- Duration: 4:16
- Updated: 03 Jan 2013
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You should follow me on Twitter and Facebook... :) bit.ly on.fb.me Music- Tatsu takahashi in you face TAGS-- "Crazy things Mario Balotelli has done" "Mario balotelli fight with mancini, balotelli crazy" "mario balotelli red card" mario balotelli funny""Mario balotelli crazy" "mario balotelli...
- published: 01 Sep 2012
- views: 362516
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01 Jan 2013
INZA BAKAYOKO. Associated Press= ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — A crowd stampeded after leaving a New Year's fireworks show early Tuesday in Ivory Coast's commercial center, killing 61 people — many of them youths — and injuring more than 200, rescue workers said. The death toll was expected to rise, the officials said ... Issa Sako of the fire department rescue team.....(size: 8.1Kb)
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02 Jan 2013
SEOUL -- In a domestically televised New Year's Day speech, North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un said he wanted to "remove confrontation" on this divided peninsula and called on "anti-reunification forces" in South Korea to cease their hostility toward the North. The lengthy address, which laid out the national goals for 2013, marked Mr ... Mr. Kim on Tuesday asked for a detente -- but with prerequisites that the conservative Ms ... ....(size: 3.2Kb)
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03 Jan 2013
A gang of men accused of repeatedly raping a 23-year-old student on a moving bus in New Delhi in a deadly crime that repulsed the nation are to appear in court today for the first time. A British tourist join others in a candlelight vigil to mourn the death of a gang rape victim, in Kolkata, India Photo. AP. 3.52AM GMT 03 Jan 2013 ... Police have ordered a bone test to determine his age and whether he can stand trial in an adult court....(size: 11.3Kb)
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01 Jan 2013
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. For good reason Mark Charles, a member of the Navajo Nation, is deeply offended that buried on page 45 of the 2010 Defense Appropriation Act (after pages on the maintenance and operation of the United States Military) is an "official" apology to Native American People ... political leaders and officials find it extremely difficult in expressing remorse for past mistakes ... Escorted by the U.S....(size: 5.6Kb)
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01 Jan 2013
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrians woke on New Year's Day to countrywide aerial bombardment, while President Bashar al-Assad's forces and rebels fighting to topple him clashed on the outskirts of the capital. Free Syrian Army fighters and civilians search for bodies under rubble after an air strike by a fighter jet loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo's al-Marja district December 31, 2012. REUTERS/Muzaffar Salman (SYRIA - Tags ... ....(size: 4.9Kb)
BBC News
03 Jan 2013
Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli is one of the most unpredictable players in footballing history, says former City star Rodney Marsh. Balotelli and Mancini reportedly had to be separated after a bust-up at the club's Carrington training ground. "Balotelli is a maverick, a fantastic footballer, and you know at some stage he will let you down," said Marsh ... Balotelli v Mancini picture gallery....(size: 5.7Kb)
BBC News
03 Jan 2013
Mario Balotelli's career at Manchester City seems to have taken another turn for the worse following what appears to be a bust-up with manager Roberto Mancini ... Balotelli signed for the club in the summer of 2010 and by the spring of 2011 had already been sent off twice and had crashed his car ... During a pre-season friendly against Los Angeles Galaxy, Balotelli was substituted after he back-heeled wide when through on goal....(size: 7.9Kb)
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03 Jan 2013
Will Mario Balotelli's fight with Roberto Mancini be the final straw for the player? Or will he outlast his manager at Manchester City?. For how long can Roberto Mancini and Mario Balotelli remain at Manchester City together? Photograph ... Mario Balotelli and Roberto Mancini were pulled apart after a physical confrontation at Manchester City's training ground today ... Balotelli is 22 years old and now it's time to be professional....(size: 2.5Kb)
photo: AP / Jon Super
03 Jan 2013
Mario Balotelli's Manchester City future has been thrown into doubt after pictures emerged of what appeared to be a furious training-ground bust-up with manager Roberto Mancini. It is reported Mancini stepped in after Balotelli went in too strongly on team-mate Scott Sinclair for the City boss' liking. Balotelli is reported to have taken exception to ......(size: 1.8Kb)
Joy Online
03 Jan 2013
Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli appears to have been involved in a training ground bust-up with manager Roberto Mancini ... "It's believed Mancini reacted to a challenge from Balotelli on one of his team-mates," said BBC radio 5 live senior football reporter Ian Dennis. "In one of the photos Mancini is seen to be pulling at Balotelli's orange bib, and in another photo Balotelli is being restrained....(size: 3.4Kb)
The Guardian
03 Jan 2013
Mario Balotelli is shown a red card during Manchester City's defeat to Arsenal last April, his fourth dismissal in under two years with the club ... Just days after signing for City, Balotelli hits the headlines after crashing his Audi R8 on his way to the club's training ground ... Balotelli gets into trouble again after it is revealed that he threw a dart at a City youth-team player....(size: 5.1Kb)
CBC
03 Jan 2013
Mario Balotelli's volatile relationship with Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini appeared to escalate Thursday when the two men were photographed in a heated altercation during training ... The incident occurred after a tackle by Balotelli on a teammate, according to online news reports accompanying the photographs ... Mancini has become increasingly frustrated with Balotelli as the 22-year-old player's form has dipped this season....(size: 2.4Kb)
BBC News
03 Jan 2013
BBC Sport's Matt Slater reports on the training ground bust-up at Manchester City between manager Roberto Mancini and striker Mario Balotelli ... Mancini & Balotelli 'bust-up' 03 Jan 2013 Football Balotelli & Mancini in 'bust-up' 03 Jan 2013 Man City Balotelli 'totally unpredictable' 03 Jan 2013 Man City ... Play Balotelli smashes in his second Play Savage....(size: 10.0Kb)
Hong Kong Standard
03 Jan 2013
Mario Balotelli's future at Manchester City was cast into doubt once again after photographs emerged showing him in an apparent training-ground bust-up with manager Roberto Mancini ... Mario Balotelli's future at Manchester City was cast into doubt once again after photographs emerged showing him in an apparent training-ground bust-up with manager Roberto Mancini....(size: 2.2Kb)
The Guardian
03 Jan 2013
The Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini and Mario Balotelli were involved in a confrontation at the club's training ground ... Mario Balotelli and Roberto Mancini were involved in a physical confrontation at Manchester City's training ground in an incident believed to have been provoked by a bad tackle on team-mate Scott Sinclair ... Balotelli is 22 years old and now it's time to be professional....(size: 4.2Kb)
Sporting Life
03 Jan 2013
RTE
03 Jan 2013
Mario Balotelli's Manchester City future has been thrown into doubt after pictures emerged of what appeared to be a furious training-ground bust-up with manager Roberto Mancini....(size: 0.9Kb)
Irish Times
03 Jan 2013
Soccer. Mario Balotelli’s Manchester City ... It is reported Mancini stepped in after Balotelli went in too strongly on team-mate Scott Sinclair for the City boss’ liking....(size: 1.0Kb)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Barwuah Balotelli[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-08-12) 12 August 1990 (age 21)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Palermo, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||
| Playing position | Striker[2] | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Manchester City | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2005 | Lumezzane | ||
| 2006–2007 | Internazionale | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2006 | Lumezzane | 2 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Internazionale | 59 | (20) |
| 2010– | Manchester City | 40 | (19) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2010 | Italy U21 | 16 | (6) |
| 2010– | Italy | 8 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 May 2012. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Mario Barwuah Balotelli (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmaːrjo baloˈtɛlli]; born 12 August 1990) is an Italian footballer of Ghanaian descent who plays as a striker for Manchester City and the Italian national team.[4][5] He started his professional football career at Lumezzane and played for the first team twice before having an unsuccessful trial at FC Barcelona,[6] and subsequently joining Internazionale in 2007. Inter manager Roberto Mancini brought Balotelli into the first team, but when Mancini left, Balotelli's disciplinary record fell away. He had a strained relationship with new head coach José Mourinho and was suspended from Inter's first team in January 2009 after a number of disciplinary problems.
His problems deepened in March 2010 when he came under heavy criticism by Inter fans after he appeared on the Italian TV show Striscia la notizia, wearing an A.C. Milan jersey. This damaged the prospect of him having a long career at Inter, but he did make several appearances after that. With doubts over his career at Inter, former coach Roberto Mancini at Manchester City gave Balotelli a fresh chance at a new club. He joined Manchester City in August 2010, where his performances and off-field activities have continued to be controversial and enigmatic. Balotelli earned his first cap for the Italian national team on 10 August 2010, in a friendly match against the Côte d'Ivoire thus making him the first black player to play for the Italian national football team.
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Early life[link]
Mario Balotelli was born in Palermo, Sicily, to Ghanaian immigrants Thomas and Rose Barwuah. The family moved to Bagnolo Mella in the province of Brescia, Lombardy, shortly after he was born.[7] As an infant, he had life-threatening complications with his intestines which led to a series of operations, although his condition had improved by 1992. Mario's health problems and the family's cramped living conditions meant the Barwuahs decided to ask for the help of social services who recommended that he be fostered.[7] In 1993, the Barwuah family agreed to entrust the three-year-old boy to Francesco and Silvia Balotelli,[7] with the legal move formalized by the Court of Brescia.[8] When Mario Balotelli became famous, his biological parents asked for his return. He later accused them of "glory hunting", stating that they only wanted him back because of the prominence he had gained.[9] According to Law 91 of 5 February 1992,[10] Balotelli had to wait until his 18th birthday to request Italian citizenship, as the Balotellis had not adopted him, and he officially gained citizenship on 13 August 2008.[11]
He has three biological siblings, Abigail, Enoch and Angel. [12] Enoch Barwuah, two years his junior, had a trial at English Premier League side Stoke City in December 2011.[13]
Club career[link]
Lumezzane[link]
Balotelli began his career with Lumezzane. At the age of 15 he was promoted to the first team, making his first team debut in a Serie C1 league match against Padova.[14]
Internazionale[link]
Having had an unsuccessful trial with FC Barcelona at the age of 15,[15] Balotelli was signed by F.C. Internazionale Milano in 2006 on loan with a pre-set price of €150,000 to co-own the player.[16] In June 2007 Inter excised the option and purchased another half for additional €190,000.[16] He made his first team and Serie A debut on 16 December 2007 replacing David Suazo in a 2–0 win against Cagliari.[17] Three days later he featured in the starting lineup in a Coppa Italia match against Reggina, scoring two goals in a 4–1 win.[18] Balotelli gained national attention after he scored two goals against Juventus in the return leg of the Coppa Italia quarter-finals, being instrumental in a 3–2 away win for Inter.[19] His first Serie A goal then came in April 2008 in a 2–0 away win against Atalanta.[20] Inter went on to win the 2007–08 Serie A.[21] Balotelli was a substitute in the 2008 Supercoppa Italiana final against A.S. Roma. He came on as a replacement for Luís Figo, scoring in the 83rd minute. Inter went on to win the final 6–5 on penalties after the match ended 2–2.
In November 2008 he scored his first Champions League goal in a 3–3 draw against Cypriot side Anorthosis Famagusta, becoming the youngest Inter player (at 18 years and 85 days) to score in the Champions League. This beat the previous record set by Obafemi Martins at 18 years and 145 days.[22] In April 2009 Balotelli scored Inter's goal in a 1–1 draw with Juventus and was racially abused by Juventus fans throughout the game, including chants such as "Black Italians do not exist". This led to Massimo Moratti saying that he would have pulled the team off the pitch if he had been present.[23] The racist chants were also condemned by Juventus chairman Giovanni Cobolli Gigli and Juventus were given a one game home-fan ban because of the incident.[24] Inter won Serie A for the fourth time in a row.[25]
In his second season with Inter, Balotelli had a number of disciplinary problems, most notably involving head coach José Mourinho who excluded him from the first team in the second half of January 2009. Earlier that season Mourinho had accused Balotelli of showing a lack of effort in training[26] stating "as far as I'm concerned, a young boy like him cannot allow himself to train less than people like Figo, Córdoba, and Zanetti."[27] Balotelli continued to be the subject of racist chants throughout the season, becoming the focus of Juventus fans even during games not involving Inter, leading to Juventus being fined twice and the club ultimately punished with a partial stadium closure.[28]
Balotelli's disciplinary problems, and his difficult relationship with Mourinho, continued in the 2009–10 season. In November Inter drew 1–1 against Roma and Mourinho criticized his players, even going as far as saying that Balotelli "came close to a zero rating".[29] The young striker again incurred the wrath of Juve (Juventus) fans in the heated Derby d'Italia away encounter with Juventus on 5 December 2009 which Inter lost 2–1. When he was elbowed by Juve midfielder Felipe Melo in the shoulder he fell on the pitch clutching his face and was promptly booked, while Melo was sent off for a second yellow card. The incident sparked a fiery altercation between teammate Thiago Motta and Juve goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.[30][31] The tension between player and manager reached its peak on the eve of the UEFA Champions League second leg against Chelsea after the young striker was not called-up, following an altercation with Mourinho.[32] Despite Inter's 1–0 win at Stamford Bridge, London, Balotelli was criticized by several senior players including captain Javier Zanetti[33] and veteran defender Marco Materazzi as well as his own agent.[34] In March he came under heavy criticism from fans after he publicly sported an A.C. Milan (Inter's cross-town rivals) jersey on the Italian show Striscia la Notizia.[35]
Balotelli released a statement of apology in Inter Milan's official website that read:
| “ | "I am sorry for the situation that has been created recently. I am the first person who has suffered because I adore football and I want to play, and now I am waiting in silence so I can return to being useful to my team. I want to put the past behind me, look to the future and concentrate on the upcoming commitments and make myself ready."
Mario Balotelli[36] |
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After a spell out of the team, Balotelli was recalled for the match against Bologna and he marked his return with a goal in their 3–0 win.[37] He soon caused controversy again in the Champions League semi-final against Barcelona on 20 April as he threw his jersey on the ground after the final whistle, in response to Inter fans who had booed him for his poor performance.[38] This led to an attempt by a small group of supporters to physically attack Balotelli after the end of the game. His behaviour brought disapproval from fans, team-mates and football pundits.[39]
Manchester City[link]
2010–11[link]
After weeks of speculation Inter reached an agreement for Balotelli's transfer to Manchester City on 12 August 2010, for €22 million. for which Inter made a profit of €21.856 million.[40][41] At Manchester City Balotelli reunited with his former boss, Roberto Mancini.[42] who said, "his style of play will suit the Premier League, and because he is still so young there is a big chance for him to improve. He is a strong and exciting player, and City fans will enjoy watching him".[43]
On 19 August 2010 Balotelli came on as a substitute to score in his debut against Politehnica Timişoara in a 1–0 away win in the Europa League.[44] Unfortunately he injured the lateral meniscus in his right knee in the match and on 8 September he underwent surgery that saw him sidelined until October.[45] Balotelli eventually made his Premier League debut on 24 October as a substitute in a 3–0 home defeat to Arsenal[46] and made his full debut on 30 October in a 2–1 away defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers.[47] Balotelli scored his first and second Premier League goals on 7 November in a 2–0 away win to West Brom.[48] In the same game Balotelli received a red card for violent conduct as the result of a clash with Youssuf Mulumbu, which his manager Roberto Mancini described as unfair.[49] Balotelli scored the first two of City's three goals in the 3–0 win over FC Red Bull Salzburg in Manchester City's Europa League group stage match.[50]
On 21 December 2010 Balotelli won the Golden Boy Award, saying that only one of the past winners was slightly better than he was – Lionel Messi. He also claimed not to know of Arsenal's Jack Wilshere, the player he narrowly beat to the award.[51] On 28 December 2010 Balotelli scored his first Premier League hat-trick in a 4–0 win over Aston Villa.[52] Despite this Balotelli still had problems and in March 2011 he was sent off in the second-leg of Manchester City's Europa League tie with Dynamo Kiev.[53] On 14 May 2011 Balotelli was man of the match in the 2011 FA Cup Final as Manchester City defeated Stoke City 1–0 to win their first trophy in thirty-five years.[54]
2011–12[link]
Balotelli scored his first goal of the 2011–12 campaign in a 2–0 Carling Cup win against Birmingham City. He followed this up with the opening goal against Everton three days later. On 1 October 2011 he scored his third goal in as many games in a 4–0 win away to Blackburn Rovers. Balotelli scored the opening two goals and forced the dismissal of Jonny Evans as City beat Manchester United 6–1 at Old Trafford on 23 October 2011.[55] Balotelli made his Champions League debut for Man City on 2 November 2011, in the return match against Villarreal. He scored from the penalty spot on the stroke of half time during the match, scoring his first CL goal for them in the process and his seventh goal overall in the season.[56] On November 27, Balotelli came on as a 65th minute substitute against Liverpool, and was sent off after receiving two yellow cards.[57] Balotelli scored using his right shoulder in City's 5–1 win over Norwich on 3 December.[58] He put City 1–0 up against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge after just two minutes on 12 December, although Chelsea rallied to win 2–1.[59]
On 22 January 2012, Balotelli came on as a substitute during a match against Tottenham Hotspur. He appeared to stamp on Scott Parker during the match against Tottenham. He was already booked but did not get a second yellow from referee Howard Webb who did not see the incident.[60] Balotelli subsequently scored his first goal of 2012 , a injury-time penalty which secured a 3–2 win for City.[61] He was charged for violent conduct for the kick against Scott Parker and was suspended for four matches, three for violent conduct and one for his second sending off.[60] On 25 February, he scored his 10th league goal of the season in a 3–0 home win against Blackburn Rovers.[62] He scored again the following game this time in a 2–0 win against Bolton.[63] On 31 March, Balotelli scored twice as City drew 3–3 at home to Sunderland. However, Balotelli was criticised for his actions in the match, after squabbling with Aleksandar Kolarov over a free kick. Roberto Mancini claimed after the game he had considered substituting Balotelli just five minutes into the match.[64] On 8 April 2012, Balotelli received his fourth red card, after earning his second yellow card during the match both against Bacary Sagna, during City's 1–0 loss to Arsenal in April 2012, after "a dangerous, chaotic, birdbrain performance".[65] After the Arsenal match, Mancini appeared to have finally lost his patience with Balotelli, suggesting that Balotelli would not play any part in the remainder of City's season and be sold by the club.[66] Despite this, Balotelli did make an appearance as a late substitute in the last game of the season, a title-deciding match against Queens Park Rangers. Balotelli provided the assist that allowed Sergio Aguero to score the 94th-minute winner that won City their first league title since 1968.
International career[link]
Balotelli was unable to answer call-ups to the Italian national under-15 and under-17 teams as he was still considered to be a Ghanaian immigrant.[67]
On 7 August 2007, five days before his 17th birthday, Balotelli received his first senior International call-up for Ghana from their coach Claude Le Roy for a friendly against Senegal at the New Den stadium in London, England, on 21 August 2007.[68] He declined the offer citing once again his willingness to play for Italy when he became eligible.[69] He also stated his willingness to represent Italy at international level once he acquired an Italian passport.[70]
Italy U-21 coach Pierluigi Casiraghi stated his intention to call up Balotelli once he obtained Italian citizenship. On 13 August 2008 Balotelli was finally given Italian citizenship[71] and Casiraghi called him to join the Italy national under-21 football team "Azzurrini" on 29 August for the matches against Greece and Croatia.[72] In his debut on 5 September 2008 he scored his first international goal in a 1–1 draw with the Greek U-21's.
Balotelli was named in the final 23-man squad for the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championships and scored the opening goal against the hosts Sweden in the 23rd minute. Barely 15 minutes later he was shown a red card for retaliating against a Swedish midfielder Pontus Wernbloom.[73]
Balotelli received his first call-up for the Italian senior team, as part of the squad announced by new head coach Cesare Prandelli, for a friendly match against Côte d'Ivoire - the first match after the 2010 World Cup. With the match, he became the first Black player to play with the Italian national team.[74] On 10 August 2010, two days before his 20th birthday, he made his debut in that match partnering Cassano and Amauri in a 0–1 loss.[75] On 11 November 2011, Balotelli scored his first senior international goal in a 2–0 win against Poland at Stadion Miejski in Wroclaw, Poland.[76]
Style of play[link]
Balotelli is credited with pace, a forceful shot and technical ability, but criticised for a petulant attitude.[77] He is often nicknamed mario the magician because of his skill with the ball and "Super Mario"[78][79] and can play anywhere along the front line. Balotelli is also a set-piece specialist[citation needed] and is regarded as a promising but difficult young striker.[citation needed]
Personality and reputation[link]
"The problem is because of his age, he can make some mistakes. He's Mario. He's crazy – but I love him because he's a good guy."
"I told him, if you played with me 10 years ago I would give you every day maybe one punch in your head. There are different ways to help a guy like Mario. I don't speak with him every day, otherwise I would need a psychologist, but I speak with him because I don't want him to lose his quality. If Mario is not one of the best players in the world it will be his fault, because he has everything. Mario can be one of the top players in Europe. I don't want him to lose his talent."
Mancini in April 2012[81]
"I've finished my words for him. I've finished. He is not a bad guy and a fantastic player but I'm very sorry for him as he continues to lose his talent and his quality. I don't have any words for his behaviour. I hope for him he can understand he is in a bad way for his future and I really hope that he can change his behaviour in the future. But I'm finished."
Balotelli has been given a reputation by the media for being a difficult character and taking part in questionable activities. Manchester City supporters have a chant with lyrics referring to his behaviour[82], while musician Tinchy Stryder recorded a song in Balotelli's honour.[83]
Within days of joining Manchester City, Balotelli was involved in a car crash.[84] It was reported that Balotelli was carrying £5000 cash at the time - and that when a police officer asked why he had such a large sum of cash Balotelli replied: "Because I am rich".[85] Off-field activities involving Balotelli have included driving into a women's prison in Italy[86] and throwing darts at a youth team player during a training ground 'prank'.[87] Balotelli has also been subjected to tabloid rumours about him confronting a bully in a school after querying why a young City fan was not at school[88] and giving £1000 to a homeless man on the streets of Manchester,[89] allegations which subsequently turned out to be false.[90][91] Video footage before City's Europa League clash with Dinamo Kiev in March 2011 showed Balotelli requiring assistance to put on a training bib,[92] an incident which teammate Edin Džeko was seen mimicking the following week in the warm up before City's game at Chelsea.[93] In September 2011, Balotelli was reportedly seen using his iPad whilst on the substitutes' bench for Italy during their game with the Faroe Islands,[94] although he denied this on a visit to a prison later that week.[95] Balotelli has turned the garden of his Manchester home into a racetrack for quadbikes.[96] Balotelli celebrated his goal against Manchester United in October 2011 by unveiling a shirt with the words: "Why always me?" on it - a celebration which seemingly disputes the accuracy of newspaper reports.[97] The day before the match a firework was set off in Balotelli's home, and later that week he was unveiled as an ambassador for firework safety.[98][99] On 5 November 2011, at the annual fireworks display at Edenbridge, Kent, a 12 m tall effigy of Balotelli was burned.[100]
In December 2011, Balotelli broke a 48-hour curfew before City's game against Chelsea to go to a curry house, although he "was not drinking alcohol, signed autographs, posed for pictures with fellow diners and was involved in a mock sword-fight using rolling pins". The club launched an internal investigation and he could face disciplinary action.[101] In the same month, it was reported that Balotelli visited his local church where he donated £200 and then visited a pub in Chorlton-cum-Hardy where he bought a £1000 round.[102] Balotelli's jaunt and donation to church was later confirmed by the church's priest.[103]
Balotelli made an unexpected appearance at Andrea Stramaccioni's first press conference as Inter Milan coach on March 2012. Balotelli entered the press room, shook Stramaccioni's hand and those of other people at the podium before leaving the press conference amidst some laughter from the crowd.[104]
After Manchester City won the league on 13th May 2012, Balotelli promised on BBC Radio One to record a song in commemoration of the feat, entitled "Mr Mario and the Sky Blues".
Balotelli considers himself a "genius" and this is why he thinks he is misunderstood.[105]
International goals[link]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 November 2011 | Stadion Miejski, Wrocław, Poland |  Poland |
0–1 | 0–2 | Friendly | |||||
| Correct as of 11 November 2011 | |||||||||||
Career statistics[link]
- As of 13 May 2012.[106]
| Club | Season | League | Cup1 | Europe | Other2 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lumezzane | 2005–06 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Internazionale | 2007–08 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 |
| 2008–09 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 10 | |
| 2009–10 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 11 | |
| Total | 59 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 86 | 28 | |
| Manchester City | 2010–11 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10 |
| 2011–12 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 17 | |
| Total | 40 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 27 | |
| Career Total | 101 | 39 | 18 | 7 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 148 | 55 | |
- 1 Includes Football League Cup
- 2 Includes Supercoppa Italiana, UEFA Super Cup and FA Community Shield
Honours[link]
Club[link]
- Internazionale
- Serie A (3): 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
- Coppa Italia (1): 2009–10
- Supercoppa Italiana (1): 2008
- UEFA Champions League (1): 2009–10
- Manchester City
- FA Cup (1): 2010–11
- Premier League (1): 2011–12
Individual[link]
- Golden Boy Award (1): 2010
- FA Cup Final Man of the Match: 2011
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| Full name | Roberto Mancini | ||
| Date of birth | (1964-11-27) 27 November 1964 (age 47) | ||
| Place of birth | Jesi, Ancona, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder / Striker | ||
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| Current club | Manchester City (manager) | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1981–1982 | Bologna | 30 | (9) |
| 1982–1997 | Sampdoria | 424 | (132) |
| 1997–2002 | Lazio | 87 | (15) |
| 2001 | → Leicester City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 545 | (156) | |
| National team | |||
| 1982–1986 | Italy U21 | 26 | (9) |
| 1984–1994 | Italy | 36 | (4) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2001–2002 | Fiorentina | ||
| 2002–2004 | Lazio | ||
| 2004–2008 | Internazionale | ||
| 2009– | Manchester City | ||
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Roberto Mancini (Italian pronunciation: [roˈbɛrto manˈtʃini]; born 27 November 1964) is an Italian former football player and manager of Premier League club Manchester City. As a player Mancini was best known for his time at Sampdoria, where he played more than 550 matches, and helped them win the Serie A league title, four Coppa Italias and the Cup Winners Cup, whilst being capped 36 times by Italy. As a player, he gained a penchant for becoming a future manager and would often give team talks at half-time[1] and ultimately became an assistant to Sven-Göran Eriksson at Lazio near the end of his playing career. After his retirement, Mancini embarked on a successful managerial career.
A cup specialist,[2][3] Mancini has never failed to reach a semi-final of a major national cup competition in every season he has been a manager, from 2002 to 2012.[4] He also guided the Italian clubs he managed to a record 5 consecutive Coppa Italia finals from 2004 to 2008, with Lazio once in 2004 and with Inter in the following four seasons. Mancini's first managerial role was at a cash stricken Fiorentina at only 35 years old and managed to win a Coppa Italia, but left with Fiorentina facing bankruptcy. Months later, he took over as manager at Lazio, where again he inherited financial constraints and was forced to lose a number of key players. With limited resources during his two season tenure, he still managed to win another Coppa Italia, reach a UEFA Cup semi-final, and secure a lucrative Champions League place.
In 2004, Mancini was given the chance to manage a major club, being offered the manager's job at Internazionale. During his tenure at Inter, the club won three consecutive Serie A titles (an Inter club record) and a European record 17 consecutive league game victories stretching nearly half a season.[5] and became Inter's most successful manager in 30 years.[6] Despite his domestic success, many pundits[7] saw the repeated failure to win the coveted Champions League as the main reason for his sacking in 2008.[8] After being out of football for over a year, Mancini was appointed Manchester City manager in December 2009 and his team-building achievements at Lazio and Inter were a factor in his appointment.[9] In the 2010–11 season, his first full season at City, Mancini guided the club to Champions League football and the FA Cup, and has moulded City into a sound defensive unit.[10][11] In the 2011–12 season, Mancini guided Manchester City to the clubs first Premier League title in 44 years, in an enthralling last day of the season, winning 3–2, with two goals in injury time.[12]
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Early life[link]
Mancini was born in the small town of Iesi, Marche, in 1964, but then moved onto the mountain town of Roccadaspide and was raised by Aldo and Marianna Mancini along with his younger sister Stephanie. Raised a Roman Catholic, his young life in Iesi revolved around religion and football.[13] He was an altar boy and played for the local Aurora Calcio football team in his youth. On one occasion, a fixture clashed with his first Holy Communion. Halfway through the ceremony, the eight-year-old Mancini was nowhere to be seen. His local priest who was administering his first communion frequently coached football, he heard they were losing 2–0 at half-time and so he asked a young Mancini quietly after receiving his communion if he had his football kit and boots with him. Roberto said they were in the changing rooms and so he told him to sneak out of the side door and put them on because his team needed him, unbeknownst to his father.[13]
Playing career[link]
Sampdoria[link]
Mancini debuted in the Italian Serie A for Bologna on 12 September 1981. The following year, he was bought by Sampdoria, for £2.2 million, whom he played for until 1997[14]. He later played for Lazio and Leicester City. With Sampdoria, he formed a dynamic strike partnership with Gianluca Vialli, and helped the club to its only league title in 1991, four Coppa Italias and a Cup Winners' Cup in 1990. He also appeared in the final of the 1991–92 European Cup against Barcelona. At 27 Mancini sat on the interview panel that selected Sven-Goran Eriksson as manager. When it was time to choose the new kit, Mancini ticked it off. He often delivered the team-talk. He attended board meetings and had a say in transfer business. Take this story from David Platt's 1995 autobiography, Achieving the Goal, about the day he played at Sampdoria for Bari and, lining up in the tunnel, became aware that Mancini was looking his way. "I thought nothing of it until he asked me, very matter-of-factly, if I was staying at Bari. Outright he asked if I wanted to join Sampdoria. Mancini had been at the club years and was almost a son to the president, Paolo Mantovani." Mancini kept in touch when he moved to Juventus and eventually helped bring him to Sampdoria. At that stage Mancini had established himself as the most powerful voice in the Blucerchiati dressing room but, even as a teenager, he was not someone who liked his authority being questioned. Trevor Francis signed from Manchester City in 1982 and, aggrieved that his place was under threat, Mancini ended up picking a fight with him on the training ground. He was 18 at the time, taking on a man 10 years older. Nor was this a one-off. A similar thing happened with Liam Brady, this time giving away eight years. Juan Sebastián Verón tells the story of swearing in Mancini's direction during an argument about a badly taken corner. After the match Mancini had stripped off to the waist and was waiting to fight him. "He is not an easy person, you know," Verón says. "He has this complicated personality."[15]
Lazio[link]
With Lazio he won his second scudetto and Cup Winners' Cup titles as well as two more Coppa Italias. In the 1999–00 season, Lazio won the Scudetto and Coppa Italia, but Mancini failed to score in 20 matches and he announced his playing retirement. He joined Lazio's coaching staff as Sven-Göran Eriksson’s number two. In 2011, when asked about Mancini, Eriksson said, "I took him to Lazio with me and he wanted to be a manager even while he was a player. He was the coach, he was the kit man, he was the bus driver, everything. At Sampdoria he wanted to check that everything was in place before training. Sometimes I would have to tell him: 'Mancio, you have a game to play on Sunday, you will be exhausted if you have to control everything.' But he was like that."[16]
Leicester City[link]
Joining Leicester City on loan in January 2001,[17][18] Mancini made his Premier League debut against Arsenal at the age of 36, but failed to complete 90 minutes in his five appearances for the club.[19] In early February, he was given leave of absence, citing personal reasons. He telephoned the club on 14 February, however, and informed them he would not be returning to England (he had been offered the manager's job at Fiorentina).[20] Despite this, he cites his time at Leicester City as the period during which he fell in love with the English game, and which later prompted him to accept the job at Manchester City.[21]
International career[link]
Despite success at club level, Mancini never became a regular for Italy. At the under-21 level, Mancini was part of the team which reached the semi-finals in the 1984 Championship and finished runners-up in 1986. He made his international senior squad debut in 1984 against Canada,[22] won 36 caps, and scored four goals for his country (including a goal against West Germany at Euro 1988). He was also a non-playing member of the Italian squad at the 1990 World Cup, being kept out of the side by competition from Gianluca Vialli and Roberto Baggio. His international career ended after a dispute with national team coach Arrigo Sacchi, when Mancini was upset because he would not be guaranteed a first team place at the 1994 World Cup. Fierce competition for places hindered his international opportunities with forward players like Gianfranco Zola, Roberto Baggio and later Francesco Totti and Alessandro Del Piero hastened his self-imposed exile from the Italian national team.
Managerial career[link]
Fiorentina[link]
Although Mancini had written a research pamphlet entitled "Il Trequartista",[23] which examined the role of an attacking midfielder, he had not as yet attained the necessary coaching badges to become a manager. He therefore needed special dispensation from the Italian football authorities to take the post at Fiorentina.[24] Fiorentina was plagued by financial problems and made occasional playing appearances himself. According to various sources,[25] Mancini sometimes worked unpaid and even received death threats as key players such as Rui Costa and Francesco Toldo had to be sold. Despite this, Mancini managed to win the Coppa Italia before quitting in January 2002, after just 10 months in the job, with Fiorentina in the relegation zone of Serie A.[25] Fiorentina were subsequently relegated in June 2002.[26]
Lazio[link]
In May 2002, Mancini was appointed manager of Lazio. He was again restricted by financial considerations, having to sell key players such as Hernán Crespo and Alessandro Nesta, and players were forced to take an 80 percent pay cut. In his first season with Lazio, however, the club reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup. In 2003–04, Lazio won the Coppa Italia.[27] Lazio finished fourth in 2003 and sixth in 2004. Before the start of the 2004–05 season, rumours circulated in the Italian press that Internazionale had approached Mancini to fill the recently-vacated managerial position at the club. Shortly after, Mancini quit Lazio and announced that he would be joining Inter.
Internazionale[link]
Under Mancini, Inter soon won the club's first domestic trophy since 1989. Inter became the dominant team in Italy. In Mancini's first season, Inter won the Coppa Italia with a 3–0 victory over Roma at the San Siro. Inter finished third in 2003–04 Serie A and reached the Champions League quarter-finals only to be knocked out by city rivals Milan 3–0 on aggregate.
In August 2005, Inter won the 2005 Supercoppa Italiana for the second time in their history with a 1–0 victory over Juventus. Inter again won the Coppa Italia and Italian Super Cup. Following the Calciopoli scandal, Juventus were stripped of the Scudetto title, which was handed to Inter instead. Mancini called the affair "the most serious ever heard of in the history of world football."[28]
Inter achieved a record-breaking run of 17 consecutive victories in Serie A, starting on 25 September 2006, with a 4–1 home win over Livorno and ending on 28 February 2007 after a 1–1 draw at home to Udinese.[29] The run lasted for almost five months and is among the best in European league football history. Inter won a second successive league title with five games to spare and only losing one league game all season. Inter finished with a record-breaking 97 points, which is an Italian football record and, until 2010, was a European record. Mancini became the third coach in Inter history to win back-to-back league titles after Alfredo Foni (1952–53 and 1953–54) and Helenio Herrera (1964–65 and 1965–66). Inter also progressed to the Coppa Italia and Italian Super Cup for the third consecutive season, but were beaten in both finals by Roma. Once again, however, Inter struggled in Europe. In the Champions League they were knocked out in the first round by Valencia. At the end of the game, there was a mass brawl involving both sets of players.[30] Mancini was not involved in the incident, but camera footage showed him attempting to block a camera's view, before he was seen shrugging his shoulders and walking away.
The 2007-08 season was Mancini's fourth, and final, season in charge of Inter. His reputation continued to grow as he added a third consecutive Serie A title to his honours. Again he guided Inter to the Coppa Italia final, but lost for a second consecutive season to Roma, 2–1 at the Stadio Olimpico. Despite his successes, the inability to make any real progress in the Champions League displeased Inter owner Massimo Moratti. Mancini was not helped by the crippling injuries and suspensions and the general ill-discipline of his players throughout the European campaign. Nicolas Burdisso, Maicon and Ivan Cordoba were all suspended by UEFA following the infamous brawl against Valencia in the previous season while Marco Materazzi, Christian Chivu and Walter Samuel were all injured - leaving only Maxwell and inexperienced Nelson Rivas as recognised defenders.[31] Nevertheless, Mancini persevered and progressed to the knockout stages of the competition.
Inter were knocked out in the second round of the Champions League by Liverpool. The first leg took place at Anfield, with Marco Materazzi being sent off in the 30th minute but Inter almost held out for a draw, however two late goals in the 85th and 90th minute damaged their hopes of progressing.[32] The return leg was at the San Siro, but again Mancini was left down by the ill discipline of his players with Nicolas Burdisso being sent off in the 50th minute, before Fernando Torres scored in the 64th minute to seal the tie 3-0 on aggregate.[33] In March 2008, amid rumours that he was to be sacked and replaced by José Mourinho at the end of the season, Mancini announced his intention to step down at the end of the 2007–08 season following the defeat to Liverpool.[34] He rescinded this decision a day later after meeting with Inter President Massimo Moratti.[35] On 29 May 2008, Inter officially announced the sacking of Mancini. Club Chairman Massimo Moratti justified the sacking by pointing to Mancini's negative comments after the Liverpool defeat.[36] He was replaced by José Mourinho, formerly of Chelsea.[37]
Out of football[link]
Mancini was linked to the vacant Chelsea job in May 2008[38] and then the Notts County job[39] On 30 October 2009, Mancini won compensation for his sacking by Inter.[40] The contract settlement, however, meant Mancini was actually unemployable by any other club from May 2008 to October 2009. It was rumoured that Mancini was entitled to a €16 million pay-off, but in the end, he reportedly settled for €5 million.[35]
Manchester City[link]
2009–10[link]
On 19 December 2009, Mancini was publicly revealed to be taking over as manager of Manchester City on a three-and-a-half year deal following the sacking of Mark Hughes. With wealthy Emirati owners who were willing to invest heavily in the team, Manchester City had become a club expectant of success.[41] Having been appointed half-way through the season, Mancini's arrival had an immediate impact on City's form, with four consecutive wins. Mancini won his first ever Manchester Derby 2–1 in a Carling Cup semi-final first leg.[42] Manchester United won the second-leg 3–1, however, and eliminated City from the competition. In April, Manchester City moved into fourth place in the Premier League. On May 5, however, a single goal defeat at home to Tottenham Hotspur meant that City missed out on a Champions League spot. City finished the season in fifth place, their highest Premier League finish.[43] There had been speculation that Mancini might lose his job if City failed to secure Champions League football, but chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak gave his support to Mancini.[44]
2010–11[link]
Mancini spent heavily during the summer transfer window. He signed German international defender Jérôme Boateng from Hamburg for approximately £10.64 million,[45] Spanish World Cup winner David Silva from Valencia for approximately £24 million,[46] Yaya Touré from Barcelona for around £24 million,[47] and Aleksandar Kolarov from Lazio for approximately £16 million.[48] The 2010–11 Premier League season was marked by runs of mixed form. With a 2–0 win away at Wigan Athletic on 19 September 2010, City moved into fourth position in the league and did not drop out of the top four positions during the rest of the season. In October and November, the team struggled for form, which put some pressure on Mancini,[49] with his tactics widely criticised following two consecutive 0–0 home draws with Manchester United and Birmingham City.[50] A fine run of form in the weeks running up to Christmas, however, meant City occupied first place in the Premier League twice over the Christmas period. In the ten games before the 15 January 2011, City won seven times, drew twice, and lost only once as they moved into title contention, whilst also securing passage into the Round of 32 of the Europa League by finishing as the top team in Group A. As a result of his team's strong league form, Mancini was awarded the Premier League Manager of the Month award for December.[51] Premier League form tailed off again in the new year with City jointly contesting the FA Cup and Europa League, and Mancini cited burnout for losing ground in the league title race.[52] City were eliminated from the Europa League by Dynamo Kyiv in March, but his team replied strongly by winning eight out of the next ten matches, including an FA Cup semi-final victory at Wembley Stadium over local rivals Manchester United in April. A win over Tottenham Hotspur in May guaranteed City the opportunity to play Champions League football the following season. This win was followed by City winning the FA Cup with a 1–0 victory over Stoke City in the following weekend's final at Wembley. This FA Cup triumph meant that Mancini joined five other City managers who have all won major honours, and it has finally ended the club's longest trophy drought in its history.[53][54][55] Due to their late run of form, City finished third in the league ahead of Arsenal after a 2–0 win over Bolton Wanderers on the last day of the season, thereby avoiding the need to participate in play-off round fixtures in order to progress to the group stages of the following season's Champions League competition. Only goal difference separated City from achieving a second place finish over Chelsea.
2011–12[link]
The club were quieter in the closed season transfer window than in previous years, with the club's spending of approximately £75 million more in line with the corresponding amounts spent by rivals Manchester United and Liverpool. £60 million of this sum was used to purchase two players: Sergio Agüero, for a club record fee, and Samir Nasri. Other players purchased during the summer included Gaël Clichy and Stefan Savić, while Owen Hargreaves joined on a free transfer after having been released by Manchester United. City started this Premier League season very strongly, winning 12 of their first 14 matches, and scoring an impressive 48 goals while only conceding 13. These results left City undefeated and five points clear at the top of the league over second-placed local rivals Manchester United by the beginning of December. A revitalised Edin Džeko won the Premier League player of the month award for August 2011, and David Silva won the same award for September 2011. Many were impressed with the impact of Agüero and Nasri which had given City an exciting, attacking verve.[56][57][58] Mancini was also responsible for inflicting United's worst loss since 1955 when his City side won 6–1 at Old Trafford.[59] He was named Premier League Manager of the Month as a result of City's strong form in the month of October. City maintained the lead in the Premier League over the next five months, but struggled in the Champions League in group that involved Bayern Munich, Napoli and Villarreal. City failed to progress, but finished third in the group with 10 points, normally enough to guarantee qualification into the knock-out stages.
A 3-2 loss to Manchester United in the FA Cup third round in January was bittersweet. City had Vincent Kompany controversially sent-off in the sixth minute and United managed to create a 3-0 lead before half-time against a lacklustre and beleaguered City team. However, after numerous tactical changes from Mancini at half-time, City came out fighting with 10-men - a shadow of the team that played in the first half.[60] Two goals from Aleksandar Kolarov and Sergio Aguero narrowed the deficit to just one goal. City were in the ascendency and continued to push for an equalising despite having only 10-men, but failed to do so with the final whistle. Mancini later believed the match was a seminal moment in the development of his team, demonstrating that City were a better team than United. He believed that the match helped to carve out a fighting spirit that his team had previously lacked.[61] The club also progressed to the Carling Cup semi-final, maintaining Mancini's record of reaching a major competition semi-final in every season he has managed. City played Liverpool in the semi-final, and conceded an away goal in the first leg with a penalty from Steven Gerrard. City went to Anfield, and led twice with goals from Nigel De Jong and Edin Dzeko, but another penalty from Steven Gerrard and a goal from Craig Bellamy meant Liverpool won 3-2 on aggregate.[62]
On 13 May, City clinched the Premier League title, in a dramatic 3–2 win over QPR, after originally being 2–1 down just before injury time. He became the second Italian manager to win a Premier League title after Ancelotti's Chelsea team in 2009–10.
2012-13[link]
Mancini stated pre-season that Manchester City's long-term aim is to win the UEFA Champions League.[63][64] Mancini declared that he envisaged less transfer activity in the summer, and is content with his attacking strikers.[65] Manchester City will begin the new season in the 2012 FA Community Shield against 2012 FA Cup winners, Chelsea on 12 August 2012.
Management style[link]
Despite Mancini being a striker during his playing career, Mancini places great emphasis on building from the back, stressing the importance of not conceding a goal means the team will always have an opportunity to win, going as far to say, "I like 1–0 wins. When you don't concede a goal and you have players like Edin Džeko, Carlos Tévez or David Silva, you win 90%. I prefer we are boring for two to three matches and we win 1–0. If you watch teams that won titles, they conceded very few goals."[66] Despite this, some argue Mancini is more of a "defence first" manager, rather than a "win first" manager,[67] a style that has been criticised by some in the British media. Others, however, believe his pragmatic and cautious approach is what the team lacked, and that Mancini is adopting a style to ensure City can challenge for trophies regularly.[68][69][70][71] Mancini did inherit a team from Mark Hughes, which whilst showing great prolificacy and potential in front of goal, had a very insecure defence. Months of intensively coaching his defence, even throwing young Dedryck Boyata into the fray from the youth team in Mancini's first few weeks enabled him to get his tenure at City off to a positive start. In Internazionale's Serie A winning season 2007–08, Inter conceded the fewest goals in the league – 26 to be precise, 11 fewer than Juventus and Roma. At City, his team has gradually garnered a reputation as being well organised defensively and tough to break down. In Mancini's first full season in charge at City, they conceded 33 goals in the Premier League, fewest conceded along with Chelsea and 18 clean sheets, the highest in the 2010–11 Premier League season.
Mancini's training methods have been criticised by some City players[72] and especially by ex-Manchester City fitness coach Raymond Verheijen, who is a personal fitness coach for Craig Bellamy.[73] The training sessions are known for being very competitive and has led to well publicised bust ups leading to City earning the nickname of "Fight Club" and recently Mancini was left nursing a sore calf after being flattened by summer signing Stefan Savić who was taking part in his first training session as a City player. During his time at City, Mancini has tried to stamp his authority with rebellious players who are unhappy or are not performing and has stated "If a top player is not happy then it's better to go".[74][75] It has been alleged that Mancini has had frosty relationships with Craig Bellamy,[76] club physiotherapist Jamie Murphy[77] and Emmanuel Adebayor[78] who was unhappy at not getting first team football.
Mancini is known to use the media to alleviate the pressure from his players. Following City's defeat to Arsenal in the 2011–12 season, a deficit of 8 points had been established between rivals Manchester United with only six matches left to play. Mancini maintained in the post-match interview that United could be surpassed, but later changed his mind and kept saying United are favourites until City became champion. [79][80][81][82]
Personal life[link]
Mancini has been married for nearly 20 years to his wife, Federica. He is a Catholic and attends mass regularly with his family.[83][84] They have a daughter and two sons, Filippo and Andrea, who have both played in the Internazionale youth ranks, where Filippo has played 10 minutes in a Coppa Italia match. Both of his sons have at one point been a part of Manchester City's 'Under-21' youth team. Filippo trained with the club's youth/reserve team for several months during the 2007–08 season before Roberto was appointed as City's manager, while Andrea was signed by his father for the current Elite Development Squad in November 2010 after being released from Bologna. Andrea still plays for the EDS although he's currently out on loan at Oldham Athletic. He was estimated to have a personal wealth of £19m in 2011.[85] Mancini has stated he watches the soap opera Coronation Street to help improve his English.[86] Mancini maintains a tradition of wearing a scarf of his club's colours, something which has been continued at Manchester City.[87]
Statistics[link]
Player[link]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[nb 1] | Europe[nb 2] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bologna | 1981–82 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 31 | 9 |
| Total | 30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 9 | |
| Sampdoria | 1982–83 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 27 | 5 |
| 1983–84 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 2 | - | - | 38 | 10 | |
| 1984–85 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 3 | - | - | 35 | 6 | |
| 1985–86 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 12 | |
| 1986–87 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 31 | 6 | |
| 1987–88 | 30 | 5 | 13 | 3 | - | - | 43 | 8 | |
| 1988–89 | 29 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 14 | |
| 1989–90 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 44 | 15 | |
| 1990–91 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 47 | 16 | |
| 1991–92 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 45 | 13 | |
| 1992–93 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 15 | |
| 1993–94 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 0 | - | - | 37 | 12 | |
| 1994–95 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 12 | |
| 1995–96 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 28 | 12 | |
| 1996–97 | 33 | 15 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 35 | 12 | |
| Total | 424 | 132 | 101 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 566 | 168 | |
| Lazio | 1997–98 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 52 | 9 |
| 1998–99 | 33 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 12 | |
| 1999–00 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 3 | |
| Total | 87 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 27 | 3 | 136 | 24 | |
| Career totals | 541 | 156 | 124 | 33 | 46 | 15 | 733 | 201 | |
International[link]
| Italy national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 3 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 36 | 4 |
International goals[link]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | June 12, 1988 | Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, West Germany |  Germany |
1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 1988 |
| 2. | March 24, 1993 | Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo, Italy |  Malta |
4–0 | 6–1 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | March 24, 1993 | Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo, Italy | Malta |
6–1 | 6–1 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4. | September 22, 1993 | Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia |  Estonia |
2–0 | 3–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Managerial statistics[link]
- As of 13 May 2012.[91]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||||
| Fiorentina |  |
February 2001 | January 2002 | &1000000000000002700000027 | &100000000000000060000006 | &100000000000000050000005 | &1000000000000001600000016 | &1000000000000002221999922.22 | ||
| Lazio | |
May 2002 | July 2004 | &10000000000000102000000102 | &1000000000000004900000049 | &1000000000000003200000032 | &1000000000000002100000021 | &1000000000000004803999948.04 | ||
| Internazionale | |
July 2004 | May 2008 | &10000000000000227000000227 | &10000000000000140000000140 | &1000000000000006100000061 | &1000000000000002600000026 | &1000000000000006167000061.67 | ||
| Manchester City |  |
19 December 2009 | Present | &10000000000000141000000141 | &1000000000000008500000085 | &1000000000000002600000026 | &1000000000000003000000030 | &1000000000000006028000060.28 | ||
| Total | &10000000000000495000000495 | &10000000000000279000000279 | &10000000000000124000000124 | &1000000000000009300000093 | &1000000000000005635999956.36 | |||||
Honours[link]
Player honours[link]
- Sampdoria
- Serie A: 1990–91
- Coppa Italia (4): 1984–85, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1993–94
- Supercoppa Italiana: 1991
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1989–90
- Lazio
- Serie A: 1999–2000
- Coppa Italia (2): 1997–98, 1999–2000
- Supercoppa Italiana: 1998
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1998–99
- UEFA Super Cup: 1999
- Italy
Managerial honours[link]
- Fiorentina
- Lazio
- Internazionale
- Serie A (3): 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
- Coppa Italia (2): 2004–05, 2005–06
- Supercoppa Italiana (2): 2005, 2006
- Manchester City
Awards and achievements[link]
- Guerin d'Oro (2): 1988, 1991
- Serie A Footballer of the Year: 1997
- Italian Footballer of the Year: 1997
- Premier League Manager of the Month (2): December 2010,[92] October 2011[93]
Notes[link]
- ^ Includes Supercoppa Italiana
- ^ Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, Winners' Cup
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| Short description | Italian football striker and manager |
| Date of birth | 1964-11-27 |
| Place of birth | Iesi, Ancona |
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| Crazy Boy | |
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| Ring name(s) | Crazy Boy |
| Billed height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 86 kg (190 lb)[1] |
| Born | (1978-03-30) March 30, 1978 (age 34) Tulancingo, Hidalgo |
| Trained by | Rey Cuervo Super Crazy Sabu Masato Tanaka |
| Debut | 1997 |
| Website | Crazy Boy on Myspace |
Crazy Boy (born March 30, 1978) is a Mexican professional wrestler who is best known in Lucha Libre. He currently works for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración in Mexico. Crazy Boy is the first cousin of Super Crazy.
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Biography[link]
Around the turn of the millennium, Crazy Boy worked extensively in Naucalpan, Mexico State, for the then recently created International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG). In IWRG he formed a "suicidal" trio with Star Boy and Súper Boy who all used a high flying, high risk wrestling style.[2] Crazy Boy is an AAA midcard tecnico and a member of the Mexican Powers. He's a recent addition to AAA, having spent some time in the CMLL undercards. He's most known for his indy work in hardcore/extreme Mexican promotions.
Crazy Boy's stint in CMLL ended in a messy way, with Crazy pulling himself out from an Arena Mexico show (which would have been his first CMLL one there), claiming an injury from a just completed Japanese tour, only to show up as surprise in AAA days later.
He won the AAA promoted "Campeonato National de Atomico" (4 man tag team championship), along with Juventud Guerrera, Joe Lider and Psicosis II. After Psicosis II's betrayal costing the Meican Powers' their titles, Extreme Tiger was brought in as a replacement. Tiger has left the group since to join Halloween's new group, as it remains Crazy Boy, Joe Lider, and Juventud Guerrera. Along with Joe Lider and Juventud Guerrera, the group traveled to Japan to compete in Pro Wrestling Noah's TripleSEM, were they were victorious. Crazy Boy and Joe Lider thought still remain AAA World Tag Team Championship.
Joe Lider broke off his connection to Mexican Powers, losing his and Crazy Boy's AAA World Tag Team Championship to the Halloween and Extreme Tiger. After Lider's leave, Crazy Boy, Juventud Guerrera, and Ultimo Gladiador continued as the Mexican Powers, while Lider formed a new group with Psicosis.
After Juventud faded off of AAA television, only Crazy Boy and Ultimo Gladiador remained, and continued to compete as a two-man tag team. Some months after Dr. Wagner, Jr., joined AAA, Ultimo Gladiador became a part of the Wagnermaniacos faction, leaving Crazy Boy to very little TV time since.
In wrestling[link]
- Finishing moves
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- Crazy Jump (Moonsault slam)[1]
Championships and accomplishments[link]
- Asistencia Asesoría y Administración
- Xtreme Latin American Wrestling
- XLAW Extreme Junior Championship (1 time)
- Other titles
- NWG Extreme Championship (1 time)
Lucha de Apuesta record[link]
See also: Luchas de Apuestas
| Wager | Winner | Loser | Location | Date | Notes |
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| Mask | Crazy Boy | Poder Gitano | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Mask | Crazy Boy | Genesis | Unknown | Unknown | |
| Hair | Crazy Boy | Pirata Morgan Jr. | Tulancingo, Hidalgo | 02001-12-16December 16, 2001 | Triangle match that also included Brazo de Plata, Jr. |
| Hair | Crazy Boy | Katsumi Kanai | Tulancingo, Hidalgo | 02002-05-05May 5, 2002 | |
| Hair | Crazy Boy | Pirata Morgan Jr. | Tulancingo, Hgo. | 02003-06-08June 8, 2003 | |
| Hair | Crazy Boy | Dakota | Reynosa, Tamaulipas | 02004-09-21September 21, 2004 | |
| Masks | Psicosis II & Crazy Boy | Perversos de Panama I & II | Torreón, Coahuila | 02006-09-01September 1, 2006 | Triangle tag team match that also included Dralion & Nightmare. |
References[link]
- ^ a b c "Pro Wrestling Illustrated 500 - 2008: 325 Crazy Boy". Pro Wrestling Illustrated (Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States: Sports and Entertainment publications): p. 113. 2008-08. October 2008.
- ^ SuperLuchas staff (July 12, 2010). "Caída Extra" (in Spanish). SuperLuchas: p. 31. issue 372.
- ^ "A.A.A. World Tag Team Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003. http://www.wrestling-titles.com/mexico/aaa/aaa-t.html.
- ^ "National Atomicos Title". Puroresu Dojo. 2003. http://www.wrestling-titles.com/mexico/mex-8.html.
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| Name | Crazy Boy |
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| Short description | Mexican professional wrestler |
| Date of birth | March 30, 1978 |
| Place of birth | Tulancingo, Hidalgo |
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This article is about the English footballer. For the American congressman, see Joe Barton.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Joseph Anthony Barton | ||
| Date of birth | (1982-09-02) 2 September 1982 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Huyton, Merseyside, England | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Everton | |||
| 1997–2002 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2007 | Manchester City | 130 | (15) |
| 2007–2011 | Newcastle United | 81 | (7) |
| 2011– | Queens Park Rangers | 31 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | England U21 | 2 | (1) |
| 2007 | England | 1 | (0) |
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Joseph Anthony "Joey" Barton ( /ˈdʒoʊiː ˈbɑːtən/; born 2 September 1982) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for and captains Queens Park Rangers in the Premier League.
Barton was born in and raised in Huyton, Merseyside.[2] He began his football career with Manchester City in 2002 after working his way through their youth system. His appearances in the senior side gradually increased over the following five years and he made more than 150 for the club. He earned his first cap for the England national team in February 2007,[3] despite his criticism of some of the team's players. He then joined Newcastle United for a fee of £5.8 million in July 2007. After 4 years with the Magpies, he joined his current club Queens Park Rangers in August 2011.
His career and life have been marked by numerous controversial incidents and disciplinary problems[4] and he has been convicted twice on charges of violence. On 20 May 2008 he was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for common assault and affray during an incident in Liverpool City Centre.[5] Barton served 77 days of this prison term, being released on 28 July 2008.[6] On 1 July 2008 he was also given a four months suspended sentence after admitting assault occasioning actual bodily harm on former teammate Ousmane Dabo during a training ground dispute on 1 May 2007.[7] This incident effectively ended his Manchester City career.[8] Barton has been charged with violent conduct three times by The FA: for the assault on Dabo,[9] for punching Morten Gamst Pedersen in the stomach[10] and for attacking three players on the final day of the 2011–12 season.[11]
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Early life[link]
Born in Huyton, Merseyside, England, Barton is the oldest of four brothers.[12] His parents separated when he was 14 years old and consequently he lived with his father at his grandmother's house on a different estate.[13] He has said that his grandmother's influence helped him to avoid getting caught up in a recreational drug culture and attributes his work ethic to his father.[2][13] His father, also named Joseph, worked as a roofer[14] and played football semi-professionally for Northwich Victoria.[15] Barton enjoyed physical education at his school, St Thomas Becket, which he represented in various sports and was a talented Rugby League prospect. He left school with ten GCSEs.[16]
Club career[link]
Early career[link]
Barton pursued his dreams of becoming a professional footballer by joining Everton's youth system, but played for Liverpool when he was 14. He underwent trials at Nottingham Forest, but was rejected when it was decided he was too small to become a footballer.[17] Barton said his rejection by clubs only made him more determined to succeed as a footballer and prove his detractors wrong.[18] He made his first appearance for the club's under-17s team in 1999 and played regularly at Academy level for three years. His first reserve team appearance came at the end of the 2000–01 season, in his final year as a trainee. Uncertain about Barton's future prospects, the club planned to release him,[19] but reconsidered and gave him his first professional contract in the close season.[15] Over the next two years, he successfully made the transition from the under-19s to regular reserve football. He was promoted to the first-team squad in the 2002–03 season.
Manchester City[link]
Barton would have made his debut for the City first-team in November 2002 against Middlesbrough, had he not lost his shirt after leaving it on the substitutes bench at half-time.[20] He eventually made his first-team debut for the club against Bolton Wanderers on 5 April 2003.[21] His first senior goal came two weeks later in a 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Good Friday.[22] He ended the 2002–03 season with a run of seven consecutive starts.
After impressing in his first season at City, Barton was offered a new one-year contract at the club by manager Kevin Keegan, which he signed in April 2003.[23] He featured in the first-team more regularly during the 2003–04 season and, following a second Premiership goal, was rewarded with a call-up to the England U21 squad for their 2004 European Championship qualifiers against Macedonia and Portugal.[24]
An FA Cup match against Tottenham saw Barton receive the first red card of his career in unusual circumstances: at half-time, with his club 3–0 down, he argued with the referee and was sent off although the match was not in progress. In the second half, despite playing with 10 men, Barton's team-mates achieved an unlikely 4–3 victory.[25] Barton left the City of Manchester Stadium in anger on 17 April, after not being named in the team to play Southampton.[26] However he featured regularly in the 2003–04 season, which he completed with 39 appearances and one goal. His displays impressed City's supporters, and at the end of the 2003–04 season he was awarded with the club's Young Player of the Year award.[15]
Barton sparked a ten-man brawl in a friendly match against Doncaster Rovers on 25 July 2004 after "hacking" at an opposition player.[27] Although he signed a new contract on 22 September 2004, which would keep him at City until 2007,[28] the club considered sacking Barton in December 2004 after an incident at their Christmas party. He stubbed out a lit cigar in youth player Jamie Tandy's eye,[29] after he had caught Tandy attempting to set fire to his shirt.[30] Barton subsequently apologised for his actions and was fined six weeks' wages (£60,000).[30][31]
In May 2005 he broke a 35-year-old pedestrian's leg while driving his car through Liverpool city centre at 2 am.[32] In the summer of 2005, Barton was sent home from a pre-season tournament in Thailand after assaulting a 15-year-old Everton supporter[33] who had provoked Barton by verbally abusing him and kicking his shin.[34] Barton had to be restrained from attacking the boy further by teammate Richard Dunne.[35] Barton underwent anger management therapy at the order of City manager Stuart Pearce and paid £120,000 in club fines.[36] In the autumn of 2005, Barton began a seven-day programme of behavioural management at the Sporting Chance clinic,[37] a charity set up to help troubled sportsmen and women.
Barton handed in a written transfer request in January 2006, which the club rejected.[38] The following day, they also rejected a verbal offer for Barton from Middlesbrough,[39] with Stuart Pearce asserting that a deal could still be made to keep him at the club. During the following week, Barton admitted that he was "a little bit impetuous" in making such a request and agreed to begin negotiations on a new contract at City.[40] He was rewarded with a new four-year deal, which he signed on 25 July, ending speculation about his future.[41][42]
His behaviour appeared to improve after his participation at the Sporting Chance clinic.[43] However, on 30 September 2006, television cameras captured Barton exposing his backside to Everton fans, following City's injury-time equaliser in a game at Goodison Park.[44] Barton had received abuse from Everton supporters throughout the match and the gesture has since been described as "light-hearted" and "inoffensive" by people involved in football.[45][46] Merseyside Police looked into the incident, but announced in October that no further action would be taken,[47] although Barton was fined £2,000 for bringing the game into disrepute and warned about his future conduct by The Football Association.[48]
In December 2006, Barton received the second red card of his career, for a late two-footed tackle on Bolton Wanderers player Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye.[49]
Barton's agent Willie McKay revealed in January 2007 that if any team offered at least £5.5 million for Barton, it would trigger a release clause in his contract that would mean City would have to allow Barton to talk to the interested club.[50] This reportedly prompted Everton manager David Moyes to make an inquiry to City about Barton's availability.[50] However, the next day Barton said "People are trying to unsettle me but I'm happy to stay here".[51]
"England did nothing in that World Cup, so why were they bringing books out? 'We got beat in the quarter-finals. I played like shit. Here's my book.' Who wants to read that?"
Joey Barton[52]
Following impressive form at club level, Barton received his first call-up to the full England squad on 2 February 2007 for a friendly match against Spain,[53] despite his recent criticism of certain members of the England squad for releasing autobiographies after an unimpressive 2006 World Cup. He had suggested such players had "cashed in" on the national team's lack of success.[54]
Barton later received support over his comments and Steven Gerrard, one of the players whom Barton had criticised, praised him for his honesty.[45][54][55] However, Frank Lampard, who had also released an autobiography following the tournament, publicly stated his disapproval.[56] Barton made his international debut on 7 February 2007, replacing Lampard in the 78th minute of the 0–1 defeat to Spain at Old Trafford.[3]
He was arrested on suspicion of assault and criminal damage after an alleged argument with a taxi driver in Liverpool while going to his hotel after a match on 13 March 2007.[57] He was cleared of this charge in May 2008.[58]
Barton displayed his outspokenness once again on 22 April 2007 when he publicly criticised City's performances during the 2006–07 season, and described some of the players the club had signed as "substandard".[59] Following his comments, City's manager Stuart Pearce banned him from speaking to the media.[60]
Barton was fined £100,000 and suspended by City until the end of the 2006–07 season on 1 May 2007, following an incident during training when he assaulted his team mate Ousmane Dabo.[8][61] Dabo said that he had been hit several times, was left unconscious and had to go to hospital after suffering injuries to his head, including a suspected detached retina.[62] Dabo requested that the police press charges against Barton,[63] and as a result, Barton was arrested and questioned by Greater Manchester Police.[64] This altercation effectively ended Barton's time at City, although he later cited a "relationship breakdown" with Stuart Pearce as the main reason he left the club.[65] Barton was bailed until August and was later charged with assault,[66][67] to which he initially pleaded not guilty.[68] He later changed this to a guilty plea and on 1 July 2008 was sentenced to a four-month suspended prison sentence plus 200 hours of community service and ordered to pay £3,000 compensation and Dabo's court costs.[7] Barton was also charged with violent conduct by the FA.[69] Barton pleaded guilty[70] and on 1 September 2008 was banned for six games with a further six game ban suspended for two years and fined £25,000.[71]
Newcastle United[link]
Following offers from Newcastle United and West Ham United,[72] Barton joined Newcastle on 14 June 2007 for a fee of £5.8 million.[35] The contract negotiations had become protracted after Manchester City refused to pay Barton a fee of £300,000 to which he was reported to be entitled if he left the club without submitting a request for transfer.[35] Newcastle United consequently raised their initial offer of £5.5 million to £5.8, in effect compensating Manchester City for the £300,000 discrepancy. He said that his desire to win trophies helped him to make the decision,[73] along with his admiration for manager Sam Allardyce.[74] Barton made his Newcastle debut in a friendly against Hartlepool United on 17 July 2007.[75] Four days later, he was ruled out for six to seven weeks after fracturing the fifth metatarsal bone in his left foot during a friendly match with Carlisle United.[76] He was ruled out for a further month in October 2007.[77] He eventually made his Premier League debut for Newcastle on 22 October 2007, coming on as a second half substitute in a 3–1 win over Tottenham.[78] During his first Tyne-Wear derby for Newcastle against Sunderland, Barton appeared to raise his foot dangerously in a challenge with Sunderland's Dickson Etuhu,[79] leading to the News of the World running with the headline "Ban Him".[80] However the FA were unable to charge Barton for the incident because match official Martin Atkinson had seen the act take place in the match, and had taken no action. FIFA regulations dictate that a retrospective charge for violent conduct can be made only if the match official did not notice the incident. Barton later apologised for the tackle.[81] Early in December, he called for Newcastle fans to give the team more time after their abuse of manager Sam Allardyce, calling them "vicious".[82] He later played this down, saying his comments had been misrepresented.[83]
On 27 December 2007, Barton was arrested on suspicion of assault in the Church Street area of Liverpool city centre following an incident which took place at 5:30 am.[84] He was remanded in custody on 28 December since the offence was committed whilst he was on bail for two prior offences; the presiding magistrate noted "I also have to consider the safety of the public – you lashed out indiscriminately".[85] CCTV showed Barton punching a man twenty times, causing him to lose consciousness, and attacking a teenager, breaking some of his teeth. On 20 May 2008, he was sentenced to six months in jail after pleading guilty for his part in the December 2007 assault. Barton's cousin, Nadine Wilson and his brother Andrew Barton also pleaded guilty to their part in the assaults and received suspended sentences.[86] Barton admitted to being an alcoholic and claimed he wanted to achieve "total abstinence" in order to improve his behaviour.[86] He served 77 days of his prison term, being released on 28 July 2008.[6]
Barton's subsequent conviction, a four-month suspended sentence for the earlier assault on Ousmane Dabo at Manchester City was handed out while serving this sentence.[7] He returned to playing action on 30 August 2008, six days before his FA hearing, as a second half substitute during Newcastle's 3–0 defeat to Arsenal. He came on to a chorus of boos from the Arsenal supporters.[87] Shortly into this return game, Barton was involved in an incident with Samir Nasri, putting in a strong tackle, for which the referee did not give a foul. The tackle, though hard, was legal. Minutes later, Nasri deliberately clipped Barton while tracking back, for which he was booked. At the end of the game, then-Newcastle manager, Kevin Keegan, was involved in an altercation with Nasri and Arsenal captain William Gallas, in regards to the incident.[88]
It was a brief stint back in the playing squad, with Barton banned for six games, with a further suspended six-game ban, for his assault on Dabo.[89] After serving his ban, he played 75 minutes in a reserve game and said he wanted to transform his image to become a role model,[90][91] before he returned to action in the Tyne-Wear derby on 25 October. He was booed by Sunderland fans and had missiles thrown at him as he warmed up, as Newcastle lost 2–1.[92] Without him, Newcastle had not recorded a league victory since the second game of the season, but Barton scored a penalty in his second game back to lift the club out of the relegation zone.[93] The suspended six-game ban was nearly brought into action when Barton appeared to flick Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor in the club's next game, but the FA decided not to punish Barton.[94][95] However, further allegations that Barton had made a racist remark to Agbonlahor were cause enough for the FA to reconsider this decision.[96] The remarks remain unfounded and 'professional lip-readers' claimed he said nothing racist.[97] In Newcastle's 2–2 draw with Wigan on 15 November 2008, Barton was injured after a tackle from Lee Cattermole. It was later confirmed that Barton would be out for two months with a medial ligament injury.[98] Returning to the first team at the end of January, he played only twice before again breaking his metatarsal, during a 2–1 defeat to his old club Manchester City.[99]
In his first appearance in over three months on 3 May 2009, Barton was sent off late in a 3–0 loss to Liverpool at Anfield for a sliding challenge on Xabi Alonso. The red card ruled Barton out of Newcastle's remaining three games of the season, with the club in danger of relegation from the Premier League. Newcastle manager Alan Shearer raised doubts about Barton's future at the club, saying "I think it would be wrong to discuss his future now, but I'm not very happy."[100] On 5 May, Newcastle United announced the suspension of Barton indefinitely, and Barton was told to stay away from the club. As a result, Barton's future at Newcastle United was put in doubt.[101] The club suspension was widely reportedly to have resulted not directly from the red card, but from a dressing room confrontation with Shearer and assistant manager Iain Dowie following the game. Shearer said he made a mistake putting Barton back into the team, and that his tackle was "a coward's tackle", to which Barton replied that he was "the best player at the club", and Shearer had to play him. Shearer said that Barton wasn't, that he was "shit".[102] Barton replied that Shearer was "a shit manager with shit tactics". When Dowie intervened, Barton called him "a prick".[103][104] Barton was reportedly transfer listed, with former manager Sam Allardyce reported to have been interested in taking Barton to Blackburn Rovers. Barton's counsellor has said that Barton "would love to work with Alan Shearer again" and "feels very much that he owes the club and the fans."
Barton stayed on with Newcastle United after they were relegated to the Championship, playing six out of Newcastle's opening eight league games, but suffered an injury to his foot in a 3–1 win against Plymouth Argyle on 19 September.[105] He returned in April for Newcastle, playing all nine of Newcastle's remaining league fixtures and scoring his only goal of the campaign from a free kick in a win over Peterborough.[106] Due to the form of Danny Guthrie and Kevin Nolan, Barton had to play left wing when he returned.
He started his new club season 2010–2011 as a first team regular, playing against Manchester United on the opening day. On Barton's and Newcastle's second game, he scored against Aston Villa in a 6–0 victory for Newcastle. Immediately, after the game Barton removed a moustache which he had pledged to not shave until Newcastle United had won a game in the new season. On 10 November, in a 2–1 defeat to Blackburn, Barton again acted violently, punching Morten Gamst Pedersen in the chest. He was not punished during the game as the officials did not see the incident, but after reviewing the evidence,[107] the FA again charged Barton with violent conduct.[10] Barton apologised, accepted the charge, and was banned for three matches.[108] Barton courted controversy once again during Newcastle's 3–1 win over Liverpool on 11 December 2010, when he appeared to direct homophobic remarks and a lewd gesture at Fernando Torres.[109][110] Barton scored two penalties against Arsenal on 5 February 2011 as Newcastle came from a 4–0 deficit to draw 4–4. He was involved in an altercation with Abou Diaby which led to a straight red card for Diaby. Diaby took offence to Barton's strong challenge and retaliated by grabbing Barton by the neck and shoving him to the ground.[111][112]
On 25 May 2011, Barton's agent Willie McKay confirmed that his client would not be signing a new contract at St James' Park after contract talks broke down between the club and player.[113] Barton was officially transfer listed by Newcastle on 1 August 2011, and it was also stated that he could leave for free with his current contract yet to expire.[114] Barton was set to leave Newcastle following his teammate Kevin Nolan, who had earlier joined West Ham United, but Barton insisted on not moving.[115] Joey Barton also criticised the Newcastle board after it was decided he could leave the club on a free transfer.[116] With Newcastle continuing to decline the offer of a new contract, after he refused an earlier offer, on 24 August 2011,[117] Barton was given permission to talk to QPR. Thanking the Newcastle fans, he left on 26 August 2011.[118]
A week before his signing with QPR, Barton was involved in an altercation with Gervinho of Arsenal, which got Gervinho sent off on his debut. Then, Alex Song stamped on Barton, for which Song received a three-match ban. Barton later revealed he was on a verge of joining Arsenal but his incident with Gervinho ended his hopes of a move to the Emirates and instead, he joined Queens Park Rangers.[119][120]
Queens Park Rangers[link]
On 26 August 2011, Barton moved to Queens Park Rangers, signing a four-year deal on a free transfer.[121] He was handed the captain's armband by manager Neil Warnock on his debut with the club, which was a 0–0 draw with former club Newcastle.[122] On 17 September 2011, he scored his first goal for QPR during a 3–0 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers.[123] Following his goal, Barton was involved in a physical confrontation with Wolves player Karl Henry.[124] Henry and Barton had a previous physical confrontation in August 2010 when Barton was still at Newcastle.[125] Barton accused Henry of "trying to hurt people".[126] Henry responded by calling Barton's behaviour "embarrassing".[127]
On 2 January 2012, Barton scored the opening goal in QPR's game against Norwich City, his second for the club. However, he was given a straight red card after head-butting Norwich midfielder Bradley Johnson, Barton's first dismissal since May 2009. With QPR down to ten men they went on to lose the game 2–1.[128] When Warnock was replaced as manager by Mark Hughes in January 2012, Hughes confirmed that Barton would remain captain.[129] Barton's performance in QPR's 3–2 home victory against Liverpool saw him booed by the QPR fans, who promptly cheered when he was substituted just after the hour mark.[130] Barton admitted on Twitter that his performance was "awful" and the "worst I've ever played in my career" but also criticised the QPR fans for not sticking with the team in their battle against relegation.[131] After being dropped for the club's next game, an away defeat to Sunderland, he returned to the line-up for the home game against Arsenal. Barton led QPR to a 2–1 victory and he was cheered by the supporters and praised by Hughes, who described his performance as "top-class".[132] Barton's third goal for the club came in a 3–0 victory at home to Swansea on 11 April 2011.[133]
On 13 May, on the final day of the season, with QPR requiring at least a draw in their match away at Manchester City or for Bolton Wanderers to lose or draw to guarantee their Premier League safety, Barton was sent off in the fifty-fifth minute for violent misconduct after elbowing Carlos Tévez in the face. Immediately after being shown a red card, Barton kicked Sergio Agüero in the back of the knee and attempted to head-butt Vincent Kompany.[134][135] Barton had to be dragged from the pitch by former team-mate Micah Richards as he rowed with Manchester City players and staff and attempted to square-off with striker Mario Balotelli.[136] QPR went on to concede two late goals and lose the match 3–2, thus handing Manchester City the title. Bolton, however, were unable to capitalise and drew 2–2 at Stoke City, thus ensuring QPR's safety. Barton took to Twitter after the game and admitted to trying to "take [one] of their players with me."[137] Barton accepted the charge for kicking Agüero but denied the charge for attempting to head-butt Kompany. QPR have also begun an internal investigation into his behaviour,[138] amid speculation that he will be stripped of the captaincy and fined and possibly shown the door by the club either by being sold, released on a free transfer or having his contract terminated for gross misconduct.[139][140] Barton has been widely condemned in the media for his actions and for attempting to defend himself on Twitter, where he also attacked Match of the Day pundits Gary Linekar and Alan Shearer, his former manager.[141][142][143][144][145][146][147][148][149][150][151]
On 23 May 2012, Barton attended an FA hearing.[152] Punishing him for all three accounts of violent conduct, Barton was handed a twelve-match ban and fined £75,000.[11]
International career[link]
Barton represented the England U21 and was part of the squad for their 2004 European Under-21 Championship qualifiers against Macedonia and Portugal, scoring once against Portugal.[24]
Following impressive form at club level, Barton received his first call-up to the full England squad on 2 February 2007 for a friendly match against Spain,[53] despite his recent criticism of certain members of the England squad for releasing autobiographies after an unimpressive 2006 World Cup. He had suggested such players had "cashed in" on the national team's lack of success.[54]
Barton later received support over his comments and Steven Gerrard, one of the players whom Barton had criticised, praised him for his honesty.[45][54][55] However, Frank Lampard, who had also released an autobiography following the tournament, publicly stated his disapproval.[56] Barton made his international debut on 7 February 2007, replacing Lampard in the 78th minute of the 0–1 defeat to Spain at Old Trafford.[3]
Style of play[link]
Early in his career, Barton mainly played a defensive role,[153] with a game based on tackling and tracking back to shield the defence.[154] As his career has progressed, he has begun to incorporate a more attacking approach to his play, which has resulted in a greater number of goals and assists. His six goals from midfield made him Manchester City's leading scorer in the 2006–07 season, ahead of strikers Georgios Samaras, Bernardo Corradi, Émile Mpenza and Darius Vassell.
Barton has been described as having a good work ethic and the ability to carry the ball and retain possession for the team.[154][155] He has been praised for having a good passing range.[45] This aspect of his game has shown improvement since the 2005–06 season, when he began to favour simpler passes over more ambitious ones,[43] and his relatively high pass completion rate can be attributed to this change.[154] Barton's passes have often proved to be crucial; in the past he has led the way in his team's assists.[156]
Barton has been described as the dirtiest player in the premiership,[157] a style reflected in the high number of fouls he has committed during his career.[158] He received 39 bookings and three red cards during his time at Manchester City.[159] This physical approach was occasionally criticised by Kevin Keegan as excessive.[27][160] Opta statistics rated Barton as the tenth best tackler in the Premier League for the 2004–05 season.[156]
Career statistics[link]
Club[link]
| Season | Club | League | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2002–03 | Manchester City | Premier League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2003–04 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2004–05 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2005–06 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7 | ||
| Club total | 130 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 153 | 17 | ||
| 2007–08 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| 2008–09 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2009–10 | Championship | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| 2010–11 | Premier League | 32 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 | |
| 2011–12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Club total | 81 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 8 | ||
| 2011–12 | Queens Park Rangers | Premier League | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| Club total | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 230 | 25 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 255 | 28 | ||
International[link]
Correct as of 10 February 2011.[162]
| England U21 national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 1 |
| England national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
International goal[link]
- Scores and results list England U21's goal tally first.[163]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 September 2003 | Goodison Park, Liverpool |  Portugal |
1–1 | 1–2 | 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship |
Personal life[link]
Barton's brother Michael Barton was sentenced to life imprisonment (with a tariff of 17 years) for his involvement in the racially motivated murder of Anthony Walker in 2005.[164] Joey made a public appeal to his brother to come forward and help with the police investigation following the attack, and also made a series of calls to Michael, enquiring about his involvement in the incident.[34][165]
Barton is a patron of the Tamsin Gulvin Fund,[166] a charity set up to support people who have addiction problems and no financial support. Tony Adams, who had been impressed with Barton's attitude during his involvement in the Sporting Chance clinic, appointed him to this role.[166] He is a part of the 'Get Hooked on Fishing' campaign, designed to keep children out of trouble by encouraging them to take up fishing.[167] He has also taken part in a celebrity cricket match for charity to help fund a new children's rehabilitation unit at a hospital in Manchester.[168] In 2011 he began writing a regular column in The Big Issue, a street newspaper sold by the homeless and vulnerably housed.[169]
He is a good friend of the boxer Ricky Hatton and has supported him in some of his fights,[170][171] and has trained with him.[172] He is also a friend of former Oasis band member Noel Gallagher.[173] Barton co-owns a race horse called 'Crying Lightning' (Named after the Arctic Monkeys song) with fellow football player Claudio Pizarro.[174] In January 2011 the horse competed at the Nad Al Sheba Racecourse in Dubai.[175]
Barton is a prominent user of Twitter,[176] boasting one-and-a-half million followers as of May 2012. Commenting on figures from Friedrich Nietzsche and George Orwell to Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Morrissey, his eclectic tweets have resulted in him being described by the BBC as "as a philosophical sportsman to rival Eric Cantona in his heyday".[176] Others in the media have criticised this description with Paul Hayward, chief sports writer for The Telegraph writing that Barton "manages to be patronised [by the media] and held up as some kind of exemplar all at once... he is skilled at tricking us into watching him veer between the extremes of thinker and thug. Either this is a repudiation of societal hypocrisy or, more likely, indicative of a sociopathic tendency."[177] Ellie Mae O'Hagan of The Guardian commented that "the problem, I think, is not the belief that Barton is a reformed character, but the notion that one cannot possibly be a philosopher and violent at the same time: that quoting philosophy should automatically be taken as a sign of reformation... In my mind, this all boils down to class snobbery. It is automatically assumed that Barton has violent tendencies because he's a working-class man who has chosen to play football for a living. So when he shows signs of intelligence, it's treated as a sign of reform: intellect is the preserve of the gentlemanly middle-classes."[178]
On 28 December 2011, Barton became a father. His partner Georgia McNeil gave birth to a baby boy who was named Cassius.[179]
In a television programme broadcast on BBC Three on 30 January 2012 Barton revealed his pro-gay rights beliefs, in discussion with presenter Amal Fashanu, daughter of John Fashanu and niece of Justin Fashanu, describing the lack of any openly gay players in English professional football as "a subject that's quite close to my heart", as his uncle is gay. He stated his belief that there would be an openly gay player "within the next 10 years" and expressed his fear that "certain managers [...] will discriminate against people" but that he feels "more fool them, and their lack of social awareness and intelligence" and wants his generation's legacy to "help not only change the game for the better, and change the teams that they played in, but also change the culture and change the society and the football clubs that they played at.[180]
He's also notable for his love of Manchester band The Smiths, citing Morrissey as an idol of his.
Honours[link]
- Newcastle United
- Football League Championship (1): 2009–10
- Teresa Herrera Trophy: Winner: 2010
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| Birth name | Noel Thomas David Gallagher |
| Born | (1967-05-29) 29 May 1967 (age 45) Manchester, England |
| Genres | Rock, Britpop, alternative rock, psychedelic rock |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass, piano, keyboards, sitar, melodica, mellotron, violin, banjo, drums |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Creation, Big Brother, Epic, Sour Mash |
| Associated acts | Oasis, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, The Rain, Tailgunner, Smokin' Mojo Filters, Inspiral Carpets |
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| Epiphone Supernova Signature Model Gibson ES-355 Gibson ES-345 Gibson Les Paul Gibson J-200 Martin D-28 |
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Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born 29 May 1967) is an English musician and singer-songwriter, formerly the lead guitarist, occasional lead singer and principal songwriter of the rock band Oasis. He is currently fronting his solo project, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. Raised in Burnage, Manchester with Liam, Noel began learning guitar at the age of thirteen. After a series of odd jobs in construction, he worked for local Manchester band Inspiral Carpets as a roadie and technician in 1988. Whilst touring with them, he learned that Liam had formed a band of his own, known as The Rain, which eventually took on the name Oasis. After Gallagher returned to England, he was invited by his brother to join Oasis as songwriter and guitarist.
Oasis' debut album, Definitely Maybe (1994), marked the beginning of the band's rise to fame as head of the Britpop movement. Oasis' second album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, reached the top of the album charts in many countries and their third studio album, Be Here Now, became the fastest-selling album in UK chart history. Britpop eventually declined in popularity and Oasis' next two albums failed to revive it. However, the band's final two albums, Don't Believe the Truth (2005) and Dig Out Your Soul (2008), were hailed as its best efforts in over a decade and found renewed success. On 28 August 2009, following an altercation with Liam prior to a gig in Paris, Gallagher announced his departure from Oasis and on 23 October 2009, he confirmed he would embark on a solo career.[1]
Gallagher's run with Oasis was marked by turbulence, especially during the peak of Britpop, during which he was involved in several disputes with Liam, and the brothers' fights and wild lifestyles regularly made headlines in British tabloid newspapers. Gallagher (along with Oasis) also shared a personal rivalry with fellow Britpop band Blur. However, Gallagher was often regarded as the spear-head of the Britpop movement, and at one point of time, NME termed a number of Britpop bands (including Kula Shaker, Ocean Colour Scene and Cast) as "Noelrock", citing Gallagher's influence on their success.[2] Many have praised Gallagher's songwriting, with George Martin claiming Noel to be 'the finest songwriter of his generation'.[3]
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Childhood and early life[link]
Noel Gallagher was born in Longsight, Manchester, to Irish parents Peggy and Thomas Gallagher. He was the couple's second child, after the birth of Paul Anthony Gallagher. Soon after the birth of younger brother Liam in 1972, the Gallaghers moved to Ashburn Avenue in the Manchester suburb of Burnage.[4] Noel had an unhappy childhood. He and his brothers were often beaten by his alcoholic father,[5] and he was often reclusive—Liam described him as "the weirdo in the family". Due to their unease around their father, Noel and Paul both developed stammers.[4] As the oldest child, Paul was given a room to himself, and Noel was forced to share with Liam.[5]
Peggy Gallagher acquired a legal notice of separation from her husband in 1976. Six years later she finally left him, taking the three boys with her.[4] As teenagers the Gallagher brothers—especially Noel—were regular truants, often getting in trouble with the police. When his mother took a job working in the school canteen, Noel ensured that he stopped by to visit her during lunch before skipping the rest of the day.[6] He was expelled from school at the age of 15 for throwing a bag of flour over a teacher.[7] He used to hang around with the football hooligan firms Maine Line Crew, Under-5s and Young Guvnors in the 1980s,[8] and at the age of thirteen, Noel received six months' probation for robbing a corner shop.[5] It was during this period of probation, with little else to do, that Noel first began to teach himself to play a guitar his father had left him, imitating his favourite songs from the radio. Noel was particularly inspired by the debut of The Smiths on Top of the Pops in 1983, performing their single "This Charming Man". He later reflected, "From that day on ... I wanted to be [Smiths guitarist] Johnny Marr."[9]
As teenagers the Gallagher brothers maintained limited contact with their father in order to secure jobs in construction. However, the relationship between father and sons continued to be tempestuous; Noel said, "Because we were always arguing we'd still be working at nine o'clock every night".[6] Having left his father's building company, he took a job at another building firm sub-contracted to British Gas. There he sustained an injury when a heavy cap from a steel gas pipe landed on his right foot. Following a period of recuperation, Noel was offered a less physically demanding role in the company's storehouse, freeing up time in which to practice guitar and write songs. He claimed to have written at least three of the songs on Definitely Maybe in this storehouse (including "Live Forever" and "Columbia"). He later called the storehouse "The Hit Hut" and claimed the walls were painted gold[10] Much of the late 1980s found Noel unemployed and living in a bedsit, occupying his time with recreational drug use, songwriting and guitar playing. He is left handed, but plays right handed.[11]
In May 1988, Noel met guitarist Graham Lambert of Inspiral Carpets during a Stone Roses show. The two struck up an acquaintanceship and Noel became a regular at Inspiral Carpets shows. When he heard singer Steve Holt was leaving the band, Noel auditioned to be the new vocalist.[12] He was rejected, but became part of their road crew for two years. Singer Tom Hingley said Gallagher owes his own career to the band, since "his business sense, work ethic, message and humour are Inspiral down to the core."[13] Noel struck up a friendship with monitor engineer Mark Coyle over their love of the Beatles, and the pair spent sound-checks dissecting the group's songs.[14]
Career with Oasis[link]
Joining the band[link]
In 1991, Noel returned from an American tour with the Inspiral Carpets to find that his brother Liam had become a singer with a local band called "The Rain". Noel attended one of their concerts at Manchester's Boardwalk, but was unimpressed by the group's act. After rejecting an offer from Liam to be the band's manager,[15] he agreed to join the band, on the condition that he take creative control of the group and become its sole songwriter. According to another source, Noel Gallagher told Liam and the rest of the group after having heard them play for the first time: "Let me write your songs and I'll take you to superstardom, or else you'll rot here in Manchester". His control over the band in its early years earned him the nickname "The Chief".[16]
In May 1993, the band heard that a record executive from Creation Records would be scouting for talent at King Tut's in Glasgow. Together, they found the money to hire a van and make the six-hour journey. When they arrived, they were refused entry to the club because no one notified the venue that Oasis had been added to the bill. The band eventually secured the opening slot and played a four-song set that impressed Creation founder Alan McGee.[17] McGee then took the Live Demonstration tape to Sony America and invited Oasis to meet with him a week later in London, at which point they were signed to a six-album contract. Gallagher has since claimed that he only had six songs written at the time, and has put his success in the interview down to "bullshitting".[5] However, McGee believes that when they met, Gallagher had fifty or so songs written, and merely lied about how prolific he had been following the contract.[10] Richard Ashcroft was so impressed with Oasis during the time, that he invited them to tour with his band The Verve as an opening act.[18]
Gallagher claimed to have written Oasis' first single, "Supersonic", in "the time it takes to play the song."[10] "Supersonic" was released in early 1994 and peaked at No.31 on the official UK charts. The single was later followed by Oasis' debut album Definitely Maybe, which was released in August 1994 and was a critical and commercial success. It became the fastest-selling debut album in British history at the time, and entered the UK Charts at #1.[19] Despite their rapidly growing popularity, Noel briefly left Oasis in 1994 during their first American tour. The conditions were poor, and he felt the American audience—still preoccupied with grunge and metal—did not understand the band.[20] Noel stated that his early songs, especially "Live Forever", were written to refute grunge's pessimism.[21] Tensions mounted between him and Liam, culminating in a fight after a disastrous L.A. gig.[10] Having effectively decided to quit the music industry, he flew to San Francisco without telling the band, management or the crew. It was during this time that Noel wrote "Talk Tonight" as a "thank you" for the girl he stayed with, who "talked him from off the ledge". He was tracked down by Creation's Tim Abbot and during a trip by the pair to Las Vegas, Noel decided to continue with the band. He reconciled with his brother and the tour resumed in Minneapolis.[22]
Britpop and the height of fame[link]
Gallagher followed up the debut in 1995 with Oasis' first UK No.1 single in "Some Might Say". This preceded their second album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, released later that year. Though it suffered initial critical apathy, the album became the second fastest-selling album ever in the UK, entering the UK album charts at No.1 and peaking at No.4 on the Billboard 200 chart.[19]
The success of Oasis and his newfound fame and fortune were not lost on Gallagher, and both he and his brother became famous for their "rock and roll lifestyle". They drank heavily, abused drugs, fought fans, critics, peers, and each other, and made celebrity friends such as Ian Brown, Paul Weller, Mani, Mick Jagger, Craig Cash, Kate Moss and Johnny Depp. Noel Gallagher spent extravagantly, buying various cars and a swimming pool, despite the fact he can neither drive,[23] nor swim.[24] He named his house in Belsize Park in London "Supernova Heights" (after the song "Champagne Supernova"), and his two cats "Benson" and "Hedges" after his favourite brand of cigarettes.[25]
Oasis went on to have greater success with their next two singles, "Wonderwall" and "Don't Look Back in Anger" charting at No.2 and No.1 respectively; the former becoming their sole top 10 hit in the US. Originally, Noel had wanted to take lead vocals on "Wonderwall", but Liam insisted on singing it. As compensation, Noel decided he would sing lead vocals on "Don't Look Back in Anger".[26] 1995 also saw Gallagher play two songs for the charity album Help! : "Fade Away", accompanied by friend and Oasis fan Johnny Depp and Depp's then-girlfriend Kate Moss; and The Beatles' 1969 hit "Come Together", along with Paul Weller, Paul McCartney and others in a supergroup called Smokin' Mojo Filters.[27] Noel has also collaborated with the Chemical Brothers, Ian Brown, The Stands, The Prodigy and Weller, amongst others. Gallagher became so influential that a June 1996 NME article argued that "If Noel Gallagher, the most successful songwriter of his generation, champions a group, then said group are guaranteed more mainstream kudos and, quite possibly, more sales. And since Noel has taken to championing only five or six groups, then it's a powerful cabal he's promoting."[2] The NME article grouped the bands Gallagher praised, including The Boo Radleys, Ocean Colour Scene, and Cast, under the banner of "Noelrock". John Harris typified these bands, and Gallagher, of sharing "a dewy-eyed love of the 1960s, a spurning of much beyond rock's most basic ingredients, and a belief in the supremacy of 'real music'".[28]
In March 1996, Noel and Liam Gallagher met their father again when the News of the World paid him to go to their hotel during a tour. Noel left for his room, later commenting "as far as I'm concerned, I haven't got a father. He's not a father to me, y'know? I don't respect him in any way whatsoever".[5] Also in 1996, Oasis sold out two nights at Knebworth, playing to over 250,000 fans. Following the worldwide success of Morning Glory?, Be Here Now (1997) became Oasis' most eagerly anticipated album to date. As with the previous two albums, all the tracks were written by Noel. After an initial blaze of publicity, positive critical reviews, and commercial success, the album failed to live up to long-term expectations, and public goodwill towards Be Here Now was short-lived.[29] The album was ultimately regarded by many as a bloated, over-indulgent version of Oasis, which Gallagher has since blamed on the drug-addicted state and indifference of the band at the time.[30]
Gallagher began to suffer drug-induced panic attacks during this period. His Depression and paranoid well-being inspired the song "Gas Panic!", subsequently included on the 2000 album Standing on the Shoulder of Giants. Gallagher claimed to have quit using illicit drugs on 5 June 1998. He stated in 2001, "I liked drugs, I was good at them. But I'd had panic attacks for about a year and I stopped because I wanted to. After you make the decision, it is quite easy." Between 1993 and 1998, he claims, "I can hardly remember a thing."[20]
Post-Britpop years[link]
After the hype surrounding the release of Be Here Now had started to wane, critical response to the band became calmer and more considered, leading to a media backlash. In 1997, Noel was criticised for attending a high-profile and well-publicised media party at 10 Downing Street, hosted by the newly-appointed Prime Minister, Tony Blair, along with other celebrities and industry figures who had supported New Labour in the run-up to the general election. Both brother Liam and Blur's Damon Albarn declined their invitations, with Albarn commenting "Enjoy the schmooze, comrade."[31] The perception of Gallagher as someone now mixing with politicians—or, in particular, a famous photograph of him sipping champagne with Blair—conflicted with the "working class hero" status championed through songs such as "Up in the Sky".[32]
In 1999, rhythm guitarist Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs quit the band, with bassist Paul McGuigan following soon afterwards. As a result, the fourth studio album, Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, was recorded by just the Gallaghers and drummer Alan White, with Noel playing all guitar parts. Gallagher commented on Bonehead's departure, "It's hardly Paul McCartney leaving the Beatles, is it?".[33] After the recording sessions were completed, Gallagher selected Gem Archer to join in place of Bonehead.
Later that year Alan McGee decided to leave Creation and sold the rest of his 51% stake in the label to Sony.[34] Gallagher took this opportunity to set up Big Brother Recordings, which took over Oasis' distribution in the UK, but Sony imprint Epic Records continues to handle the band's international distribution.[35] Around the time of the album's release, Andy Bell, formerly of Ride, joined the band as bassist. In 2001, Gallagher formed his own label, Sour Mash Records, which released records by the likes of Shack and Proud Mary. The incorporation of the label followed Gallagher's debut as a producer, working with Proud Mary on their debut, The Same Old Blues.[36]
In late 2006, Gallagher toured the UK, Europe, Japan, America and Australia in a series of acclaimed intimate semi-acoustic gigs accompanied by Gem Archer and Terry Kirkbride on percussion. The show proved successful and a further series of sets took place in 2007. March 2007 saw Gallagher perform in Moscow—the first time an Oasis member has performed in Russia.[37] Yet Gallagher dismissed claims that he was planning to embark on a solo career.[38] In early 2007, Gallagher joined the rest of Oasis to collect the "Outstanding Contribution to Music" Award at the Brit Awards 2007.[39]
Noel, along with the band recorded their seventh studio album between 2007 and the next year in Abbey Road Studios and Los Angeles, and started at the end of the summer of 2008 a tour that will last at least 12 months.
In March 2009, The Times in conjunction with iTunes released a selection of live recordings by Noel Gallagher taken from his semi-acoustic performance at the Royal Albert Hall on 27 March 2007 in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust. The Dreams We Have as Children features classic and rare tracks from the Oasis canon along with several cover versions of some of Noel's favourite artists.
Departure from the band[link]
On 28 August 2009 Noel quit Oasis after a fight with his brother, Liam Gallagher. A little before midnight on Friday he posted a statement on his message board called "Tales from the Middle of Nowhere" on the band's website announcing his departure.[40]
Post-Oasis[link]
Solo performances[link]
Noel's first concerts without Oasis were announced on 1 February 2010[41] to be at London's Royal Albert Hall on 25 and 26 March 2010 for Teenage Cancer Trust .[42] Noel was supported by The Courteeners and Plan B respectively.[43] Terry Kirkbride and Gem Archer joined him on-stage,[44][45] as did Jay Darlington,[46] all of whom Gallagher had previously worked with while he was still a member of Oasis. He played a mostly acoustic set, and played a variety of Oasis album tracks and B-sides.[47] It was almost the same set he played at the Royal Albert Hall in 2007.[48][49][50] Noel also joined friend Paul Weller onstage in London on 21 April 2010, and played the Oasis song "Mucky Fingers" and a song he co wrote with Weller, "Echoes Round the Sun".
Returning to the studio[link]
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Noel confirmed that he would be returning to the studio in August 2010 to record drums for another unnamed artist. Paul Weller subsequently confirmed in an interview with Absolute Radio that he was the previously unnamed artist who would be using Noel's drumming services. He also denied rumours that he would be the Best Man for Russell Brand's marriage to Katy Perry.[51] In August, it was mentioned on a UK Music blog, Sourmash Music, that Noel has been working with Liverpool's own The Sand Band. Lead singer David McDonnell has been co-writing with Noel and are looking to collaborate on future solo projects together.[52]
On 24 November 2010, Miles Kane revealed that Noel sings on a track from his debut solo album entitled My Fantasy. He also revealed that he will appear on Noel's forthcoming album, playing guitar.[53]
On 10 February 2011, Noel stated he has "not even started" his first solo record, despite Liam rumouring that he 'swiped' material from the Dig Out Your Soul sessions. "I am not recording new stuff, not just yet," Noel said to Talksport. "It'll be out when it's finished I guess. Well I've not even started it, so I don't know."[54]
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds[link]
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds released a self-titled album on 17 October 2011; a collaboration album with Amorphous Androgynous will be released in 2012.[55] He will be on tour, debuting in Dublin on 23 October 2011. The touring band for Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds includes David McDonnell (guitar), Russell Pritchard (bass), Mikey Rowe (keyboards) and Jeremy Stacey (drums).[56] On 20 July 2011, Gallagher released a 47 second trailer of his first single "The Death of You and Me". The video for the debut single was released on 25 July at 8:21 am (GMT).[57]
Personal life[link]
Relationships[link]
At the age of 18, Gallagher became engaged to his then-girlfriend Diane, but they never married and eventually separated. In 1988, he moved out of his family home to live with Louise Jones, whom he described as his "soulmate" and for whom he wrote "Slide Away". They had an on-again, off-again relationship before finally separating in June 1994, with Gallagher stating, "I don’t think I’ll ever get over it."[58]
In June 1997, Gallagher married Meg Mathews in Las Vegas, Nevada. He had met her in 1994 through her roommate, MTV presenter Rebecca de Ruvo, whom he was dating at the time and whom he left for Mathews.[59] Mathews gave birth to a daughter, Anaïs Gallagher, on 27 January 2000. Gallagher and Mathews divorced in January 2001 on grounds of his adultery with Scottish publicist Sara MacDonald. After the divorce was finalised, Gallagher admitted he had only claimed to have cheated in order to speed up the divorce process and that he had never actually been unfaithful.[60]
Since his separation from Mathews, Gallagher has been in a relationship with MacDonald, whom he met at club Space on Ibiza in June 2000. He wrote "Waiting for the Rapture" about their meeting. They have two sons, Donovan Rory MacDonald Gallagher (born 22 September 2007)[61] and Sonny Patrick MacDonald Gallagher (born 1 October 2010). Gallagher and MacDonald were married on 18 June 2011 in a private ceremony at the Lime Wood Hotel in the New Forest National Park.[62] Gallagher's best friend Russell Brand was best man at the wedding.
Other[link]
He was a frequent guest on The Russell Brand Show on BBC Radio 2, appearing on almost every show, leading Brand to dub him an unofficial "Co presenter". He is also a regular on the digital radio sports show, "TalkSPORT"[63] Other notable friends of his are, Mani of Primal Scream, Richard Ashcroft of The Verve – for whom he dedicated a song, "Cast No Shadow", the band members of the Chemical Brothers, -[64] Sex Pistols members John Lydon[65] and Steve Jones[66] the members of the rock band Kasabian,[67] Andy Nicholson,[68] boxer Ricky Hatton,[69] Paul McCartney,[70] Liverpool F.C footballer Jamie Carragher, Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland,[71] Johnny Marr,[72] Paul Weller,[73] Ian Brown, John Squire, Lee Mavers, Craig Cash, Kelly Jones and Johnny Depp (who played slide guitar on the Oasis song Fade In-Out).[74] He was also good friends with Kate Moss who used to stay with him when she was visiting London.[75][76][77] In 2001 he was reported to have an estimated personal fortune of £25 million.[78] In 2009 The Sunday Times Rich List estimated Noel and Liam's combined personal fortune at £52 million.[79]
Gallagher is a fan of football, being a life-long supporter of Manchester City F.C. (Gallagher admitting he 'cried like a baby' when City won the Premier League title) [80]and Celtic F.C [81] He is a friend of former City midfielder Joey Barton,[82] as well as Celtic manager Neil Lennon[83] and Italian striker Alessandro Del Piero, who described Gallagher as Italy's "lucky mascot" during the 2006 FIFA World Cup,[84] and appears in the Oasis video "Lord Don't Slow Me Down".[85] Gallagher was an official ambassador for England's bid to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[86]
Gallagher stated in a 2006 radio interview with Russell Brand that he does not believe in God or "an all-guiding force."[87] Despite this assertion, throughout his career, many of his songs have mentioned God ("Carry Us All," "Gas Panic!," "The Hindu Times," "Little by Little," to name four), and all the tracks he had contributed to Dig Out Your Soul, as well as the other bandmates' songs, have lyrics and references to God and other biblical terms. Dig Out Your Soul has been described by Noel as a "religious Armageddon". But in recent interviews for Dig Out Your Soul regarding religion, Noel stated "See, I don't know what I am. If I was an atheist I'd just write songs about not believing in God – but I don't know what I am."[88]
In 2008 it was announced that Gallagher would sell his home in Ibiza located near fellow musician James Blunt's, saying while in Los Angeles on the Russell Brand BBC Radio 2 show that he "Can't stand living there in the knowledge that Blunt is nearby making terrible music."[89]
Gallagher along with Matt Morgan (who was co-host on The Russell Brand Show) sat in for Dermot O'Leary's Saturday show on BBC Radio 2 on 10 September 2011.
Gallagher was reportedly asked by Simon Cowell to be a judge on The X Factor after Dannii Minogue, Cheryl Cole and Cowell himself declined to participate in series 8, which Gallagher subsequently declined as well.[90]
Songwriting and musicianship[link]
Noel Gallagher was the primary songwriter in Oasis, and on the group's first few albums he was the sole songwriting contributor. Gallagher is often criticised for the praise he gives to his own songs. He points out "If you'd written 'Live Forever', you'd be walking to a different tune the next day too."[91] Gallagher has often been accused by critics of plagiarising the music of his heroes, but he has maintained outright homages in his music are his intention. In a 1996 Guitar World interview, he described himself as "a fan who writes songs" and stated, "I'm not saying, 'I'm the greatest songwriter in the world. Listen to me.' Usually, I'm saying, 'These are the greatest songwriters in the world. And I'm gonna put them all in this song"'. His response to critics about the topic of "blatantly pinching riffs" was, "No, I don't feel guilty. But you feel pissed off because you didn't do it first."[92]
Though naturally left-handed, Gallagher plays guitar right-handed, which he claims is the only thing he can do with his non-dominant hand.[93] Noel has said he sometimes does not understand his own lyrics, commenting in 2005 that "when I'm halfway through 'Don't Look Back in Anger' I say to myself. 'I still don't know what these words mean!'"[94] Noel has declared to be dyslexic, which slows down the process of his songwriting, nor can he read or write music.[95]
Changing band dynamic[link]
Gallagher's role as chief songwriter for Oasis changed over time as he allowed a greater level of lyrical input from the other band members. Standing on the Shoulder of Giants included Oasis' first ever album track written by Liam Gallagher. Heathen Chemistry included a further three tracks by Liam (including the single "Songbird"), one by Archer and one by Andy Bell. Don't Believe the Truth featured another three tracks by Liam (though one of them, "Love Like a Bomb" was co-written with Archer), one from Archer, and two from Bell. The latter two albums have been greeted with increasing critical and commercial success in the U.K., particularly Don't Believe the Truth.[96] Yet the second single from Don't Believe the Truth, "The Importance of Being Idle" became the second Noel-sung Oasis track to top the UK charts and was named 2005's finest track by Q magazine, as well as being nominated for the NME's "Best Song of 2005" award. However, on the last Oasis albums, Noel's increasing role as lead singer, apparently to compensate for his diminished role as songwriter, caused some tension with Liam.[97]
Zak Starkey, son of former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and previous drummer for Gallagher's heroes The Who and Johnny Marr, replaced long-time drummer Alan White during the recording sessions for Don't Believe the Truth. The loss of White prompted Gallagher to comment, in a 2005 interview, that he puts Oasis' trouble with drummers, in part, to the fact that he is himself a talented drummer, saying "I get a lot of stick for it, but I'm the best drummer in the group."[98]
Controversy[link]
Gallagher is well known for his controversial, outspoken statements in the press; he acknowledged his tendency for faux pas in the song "My Big Mouth" on the album Be Here Now. Yet Gallagher has defended himself, saying "people think [I'm] controversial for the answers [I] give to silly questions in interviews, but ... I'm not thinking about insulting ... people; I say what I genuinely feel is in my heart. My conscience is clean, d'you know what I mean? Y'know, I'm true to myself—fuck everybody else."[99] His opinions have earned him an "elder statesman" reputation, with NME dubbing him "The wisest man in rock".[100]
Damon Albarn and Blur[link]
The most infamous of Gallagher's controversial statements was in a 1995 interview with The Observer, where he expressed a wish for Damon Albarn and Alex James of rivals Blur to "catch AIDS and die", a comment which he quickly apologised publicly for, and stated that "AIDS is no laughing matter."[101][102] This statement was preceded by the success of (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, which led to a well-documented feud with fellow Britpop band Blur. The differing styles of the bands, coupled with their prominence within the Britpop movement, led the British media to seize upon the rivalry between the bands. Both factions played along, with the Gallaghers taunting Blur at the 1996 BRIT Awards by singing a rendition of "Parklife" when they collected their "Best British Band" award (with Liam changing the lyrics to "Shite-life").
Gallagher maintains that the rivalry was conceived by the magazine NME and members of Blur's entourage as a ploy to raise their respective profiles, and that since this point he has had no respect for either party. However, Albarn has suggested the roots of the feud were much more personal.[103] By 2007, the tension between the two had cooled, and in an NME interview, Gallagher said "I've got a lot of respect for Damon, I really do mean it. Because I'm indifferent to Damon he thinks that I think he's a cunt. Our Liam will talk to him, I won't because he's just another singer in a band to me, but I don't think he's a cunt. Good luck to him!"[104] In an interview during The Jonathan Ross Show on 22 October 2011, Gallagher explained how he coincidently met Albarn in a night club and how they reconciled their feuds and reminisced about the music scene in the 1990s. Furthermore, Gallagher and Albarn met and shared "a warm embrace" at the Brit Awards 2012.
Liam Gallagher[link]
The Gallagher brothers famously share a turbulent relationship; one of their arguments was even released on a 1995 bootleg single entitled Wibbling Rivalry. Although in recent years their relationship had stabilised, during the band's early career there were a handful of incidents where the two have actually come to blows. In an L.A. show during their first American tour in 1994, Liam took to changing the words of the songs so that they were offensive to both Americans and Noel. A confrontation after the show which led to a chair being thrown and a brawl caused Noel to leave the tour and head for Las Vegas; Noel later claimed he had "visions of Fear and Loathing flashing in [his] eyes". During recording sessions for the second Oasis album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, the brothers had a violent fight involving a cricket bat, when Liam invited everyone from a local pub back into the studio while Noel was trying to work.[105] In 1995, Noel was obliged to sing Wonderwall on Later... with Jools Holland when Liam failed to turn up.[106]
In 1996, Noel provided lead vocals at a performance for MTV Unplugged when Liam backed out minutes before the set was due to start. Liam claimed to have been struck down with a "sore throat"; the band later found out that Liam did not like performing acoustically.[5] Noel was further angered when Liam proceeded to heckle him from the balcony and nurse his "sore throat" with beer and cigarettes while the band performed. Just before the band were about to board a plane to the United States for their important make-or-break US tour, Liam left the airport, claiming he had to find a house for his then-wife Patsy Kensit. He later joined the band for their last few gigs and the infamous MTV Awards performance; the remaining dates were scrapped. The band's future was daily tabloid news.
While on tour in Barcelona in 2000, Oasis were forced to cancel a gig when Alan White's arm seized up, and the band spent the night drinking instead. Liam made a derogatory comment about Noel's then-wife Meg Mathews, and attempted to cast doubt over the legitimacy of Noel's daughter Anais, causing Noel to head-butt Liam. Following this, Noel declared he was quitting overseas touring, but returned for an Oasis gig in Dublin on 8 July 2000. During the performance, the two brothers shook hands at the end of "Acquiesce".[107]
However, the relationship between the two brothers had become strained throughout 2009, leading eventually to a last-minute cancellation of an Oasis concert scheduled to take place on 28 August 2009 in Paris, due to an "altercation within the group."[108] Later that evening, Noel confirmed he had left Oasis as he "simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer." Through the Oasis website, Noel said "It's with some sadness and great relief to tell you that I quit Oasis tonight".[109] On 29 August, Noel expanded further on his blog, stating "the level of verbal and violent intimidation towards me, my family, friends and comrades has become intolerable. And the lack of support and understanding from my management and band mates has left me with no other option than to get me cape and seek pastures new."[110]
On May 21st 2012, after almost 3 years of no communication, it was revealed that Liam and Noel had been in "friendly text contact" after Manchester City won the Barclays Premier League. A source close to the brothers said "They were both over the moon when City won and messages were exchanged. It took something like that to break the ice and they've also been in touch since by text,". The pair are still yet to meet.
Glastonbury[link]
Gallagher reportedly blasted the organizers of the 2008 Glastonbury Festival for scheduling Jay-Z as a headliner for the traditionally guitar-driven festival:
"If it ain't broke don't fix it. If you start to break it then people aren't going to go. I'm sorry, but Jay-Z? No chance. Glastonbury has a tradition of guitar music and even when they throw the odd curve ball in on a Sunday night you go 'Kylie Minogue?' I don't know about it. But I'm not having hip-hop at Glastonbury. It's wrong."[111]
Emily Eavis, the organiser of England's famed Glastonbury music festival, said she was honoured U.S. hip-hop artist Jay-Z was headlining the event saying: "He is absolutely the right act for our festival," she said. "There is no reason why we should not have the greatest living hip-hop artist on at Glastonbury."[112] Eavis also cited that Jay-Z was far from the first hip-hop artist to appear at Glastonbury. The Roots, Cypress Hill, and De La Soul had all previously performed at the Glastonbury Festival.
Jay-Z responded to this controversy saying the following:
"We don't play guitars, Noel, but hip-hop has put in its work like any other form of music. This headline show is just a natural progression. Rap music is still evolving. From Afrika Bambaataa DJ-ing in the Bronx and Run DMC going platinum, to Jazzy Jeff And The Fresh Prince winning the first rap Grammy, I'm just next in the line. We have to respect each other's genre of music and move forward."[113]
Jay-Z opened his set at Glastonbury 2008 with a cover of Oasis' song "Wonderwall". When Gallagher was asked about the incident he replied "The way it's played itself out is that I said Jay-Z had no right to play Glastonbury, which is a crock of horseshit. I got off a plane and someone asked me about the fact that Glastonbury hadn't sold out for the first time in years, and if it was because of Jay-Z. From there it grew into this crap that I was standing on an orange crate at Speakers' Corner saying, 'Gather round, brothers and sisters. Have you heard what's happening at Glastonbury this year?' I have a certain turn of phrase. So if I say, "Chicken sandwiches in McDonald's are just plain fucking wrong," it doesn't mean I'm attacking all chickens or all sandwiches. I've hung out with Jay-Z in Tokyo. I've seen his show. It's not my bag, but it's all right. We have a mutual friend in Chris Martin. So I am a guy who doesn't like hip-hop—shock, horror. I don't dislike rappers or hip-hop or people who like it. I went to the Def Jam tour in Manchester in the '80s when rap was inspirational. Public Enemy were awesome. But it's all about status and bling now, and it doesn't say anything to me."[114] When Jay Z was asked about Gallagher's comments he said "I haven't spoken to him [Gallagher], I heard he was reaching out. I don't bear any grudge, it's all good. I just believe in good music and bad music, I've always said that. You look at any interview from the beginning of time, I've always stated that I don't believe in the lines and classifications that people put music in so they can easily define it". When asked who he would be interested in collaborating with in the future, the rapper said, "Anyone. Oasis as well – it doesn't matter to me."[115]
Politics[link]
Gallagher has spoken out about his political views on several occasions, most notably when he visited Tony Blair at No. 10 Downing Street in 1997. In an interview in 1997 when he was asked about why he visited Blair he replied, "I've taken a lot of flack for going to No. 10 Downing Street but the thing about that is, I never considered myself a rebel anyway. I wasn't going there representing the 'Indie community'. I wasn't representing anyone. I was going there for me. You have to understand that from when I went to school and from when I was born all we ever knew was conservative, Tory, right-wing government. What people don't mention is, they say 'He went to meet Tony Blair.' No. I went to meet the LABOUR prime minister. Our parents always drummed into us that the Labour Party was for the people and the Tory Party was not. I went to meet the Labour prime minister. Full stop."[116]
In an interview in 2007 when asked about politics he said, "I'd been unemployed all my life. It was a big deal for me when he [Tony Blair] got in. Now David Cameron is no different than our Tony Blair and Gordon Brown is no different than our David Cameron. They're all cut from the same cloth and it annoys me that the biggest political icon in the last 30 years has been Margaret Thatcher, and she's a dick. Someone who tried to destroy the working class. It freaks me out. So I don't really think there's anything left to vote for. I believe that I, as a person, can only change things once every 5 years and that's by voting, and my point is that even casting that vote means that the same guy gets in, the only difference is one has a red tie and the other has a blue one. That's all it means, so I think that I should start the Gallagher Party."[117]
He was open in his support for Barack Obama's successful bid for U.S. President, calling his acceptance speech to the 2008 Democratic National Convention "spellbinding."[118]
In 1997 he played a 5 song set at the Tibetan Freedom Concert in NYC.[119] As a result Oasis have been deemed "unsuitable" by the Chinese government, forcing a planned tour of the country in 2009 to be cancelled.[120]
He has also been very vocal about knife crime. He said to one journalist, "It all goes back to the Thatcher Years. I know it's a cliché to say it but that's where the rot set in. If you go up north to any city there are rows and rows and rows of derelict houses. They can't even afford to knock them down and build something new, and that's where it all starts, if kids haven't got anything what are they supposed to do?"
When the interviewer suggested it was for status he replied, "In my day status was about trying to be somebody, not trying to kill somebody, so how's that all changed?"[121]
Speaking out about the August 2011 riots that took place in England, Gallagher claimed that violent video games and violent television shows which children were being exposed to were partially to blame for social problems.
In October 2011 Gallagher told Newsnight he believes the Labour leader Ed Miliband is "utterly uninspiring and dull", and says he has no idea what he stands for.[122]
In February 2012, he implied that the UK under the Premiership of Margaret Thatcher was a more fertile ground for dissent in the arts: "Under Thatcher, who ruled us with an iron rod, great art was made. Amazing designers and musicians. Acid house was born. Very colourful and progressive. Now, no one’s got anything to say. 'Write a song? No thanks, I’ll say it on Twitter'. It’s a sad state when more people retweet than buy records." [123]
He also claimed that he was embarrassed by the 2011 London Riots. "Last August I was on tour in Europe and people were asking me about the riots. All over the world, Syria and Egypt, people were rioting for freedom. And these kids in England are rioting for tracksuits. It's embarrassing," [124]
Musical equipment[link]
Throughout his career Gallagher has used a wide range of different guitars, effect pedals and amplifers from his large collection. Most of it emerged from the Standing on the Shoulder of Giants sessions, where he decided to drop the equipment used in the three previous albums and instead buy "loads of really weird pedals, old guitars, and small amps", as the lack of deadline to deliver the album allowed Gallagher to "take quite a few days just messing around."[125]
Guitars[link]
- Electric guitars
- Epiphone Supernova – Gallagher's signature model combines features from Gallagher's most frequently used guitars over the years, including various Gibson and Epiphone semi acoustics. The Union Jack paintjob echoes his custom-painted Epiphone Sheraton that he used at Maine Road in 1996.[citation needed]
- Epiphone Riviera[citation needed]
- Epiphone Sheraton[citation needed]
- Fender Telecaster – Gallagher uses several, one of which, a 60s model, was given to Noel by Johnny Depp as a birthday present[125]
- Epiphone Les Paul[125]
- Gibson Les Paul[125]
- Epiphone Casino[125]
Effect pedals[link]
In the early days of Oasis, Gallagher did not use pedals: "I used to just turn up the amps as full as I could get them".[125] Since then, he has begun using a large number of effects, but singled out the Ibanez Tube Screamer.[125]
Amplification[link]
Gallagher has said that he used only 100-watt Marshalls early in his career. After Definitely Maybe, he began using smaller amps, singling out Fenders (Princeton and Bandmaster), and also a combo made by Clark Amplification, which builds amplifiers based on vintage Fender and Marshall amps.[125]
Discography[link]
See also: Oasis discography and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Albums[link]
- 2009: The Dreams We Have as Children - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
- 2011: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Also featured on:-
- 1995: Stanley Road by Paul Weller, acoustic guitar on "I Walk on Gilded Splinters"
- 1997: Dig Your Own Hole by The Chemical Brothers, vocals on "Setting Sun"
- 1998: Unfinished Monkey Business by Ian Brown, vocals on "Corpses in Their Mouths"
- 1998: Saturnzreturn by Goldie, guitar on "Temper Temper"
- 1998: The X-Files: The Album, the track "Teotihuacan"
- 1998: More Than Us E.P. by Travis, the track "All I Want To Do Is Rock (Live Version)"
- 1999: Surrender by The Chemical Brothers, vocals on "Let Forever Be"
- 2000: Tailgunner by Tailgunner, drums
- 2000: The Same Old Blues by Proud Mary, production, plus additional vocals, guitars, bass and percussion
- 2002: Illumination by Paul Weller, drums, percussion & bass on "One X One"
- 2003 (Recorded in 2000): Live at the Royal Albert Hall by The Who, guitar, backing vocals on "Won't Get Fooled Again"
- 2004: Solarized by Ian Brown: collaboration on the song "Keep What Ya Got".
- 2004: All Years Leaving by The Stands, guitar on "Some Weekend Night"
- 2008: 22 Dreams by Paul Weller, bass, piano, mellotron and wurlitzer on "Echoes Round The Sun"
- 2011: Colour of the Trap by Miles Kane, backing vocals on "My Fantasy"[126]
High Flying Birds[link]
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | IRE | |||
| 2011 | "The Death of You and Me" | 15 | 35 | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds |
| "AKA... What a Life!" | 20 | - | ||
| "If I Had a Gun..." | 95 | - | ||
| 2012 | "Dream On" | 52 | - | |
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [127] |
FRA [128] |
GER [129] |
IRE [130] |
ITA [128] |
JPN [131] |
KOR [132] |
SPA [128] |
US [133] |
|||
| 2011 | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
|
1 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 28 |
|
Other charted songs[link]
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | |||
| 2009 | "Don't Look Back in Anger" (Live for Teenage Cancer Trust) |
101 | The Dreams We Have as Children - Live at the Royal Albert Hall |
| "Talk Tonight" (Live for Teenage Cancer Trust) |
119 | ||
| "Cast No Shadow" (Live for Teenage Cancer Trust) |
120 | ||
| "(It's Good) To Be Free" (Live for Teenage Cancer Trust) |
121 | ||
| "The Importance of Being Idle" (Live for Teenage Cancer Trust) |
141 | ||
| 2011 | "The Good Rebel" (Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - B-Side) |
192 | "The Death of You and Me" |
| 2011 | "Let the Lord Shine a Light On Me" (Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - B-Side) |
107 | "AKA... What a Life!" |
| 2011 | "Everybody's on the Run" (Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - album track) |
128 | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds |
As featured artist[link]
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | |||
| 1995 | "Come Together" (The Smokin' Mojo Filters ) |
19 | The Help Album |
| 1997 | "Setting Sun" (The Chemical Brothers featuring Noel Gallagher) |
1 | Dig Your Own Hole |
| 1998 | "Temper Temper" (Goldie featuring Noel Gallagher) |
13 | Saturnzreturn |
| 1998 | "Let Forever Be" (The Chemical Brothers featuring Noel Gallagher) |
9 | Surrender |
| 1998 | "All I Want To Do Is Rock" (Live Version) (Travis featuring Noel Gallagher) |
16 | More Than Us E.P. |
| 2004 | "Keep What Ya Got" (Ian Brown featuring Noel Gallagher) |
18 | Solarized |
2004 Free Love, Freeway - Ricky Gervais Ft. Noel Gallagher credited as 'a special guest' on Backing Vocals for the 'Office Christmas Special DVD' which you can watch the video of the recording session featuring Noel & Ricky.
Other[link]
- 2011, Well... All Right! (compilation album compiled by Gallagher - released covermount into Mojo magazine)
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Further reading[link]
- Gallagher, Paul; Christian, Terry. Brothers, From Childhood to Oasis (Virgin Books)
- Harris, John. Britpop!: Cool Britannia and the Spectacular Demise of English Rock. Da Capo Press, 2004. ISBN 0-306-81367-X
- Hewitt, Paolo. Getting High: The Adventures of Oasis (Boxtree Press)
- Mathur, Paul. Take Me There: The Story Of Oasis (Bloomsbury Publishing PLC)
- Middles, Mick. Oasis: Round Their Way (Independent Music Press)
- Moody, P. Oasis: Lost Inside (UFO Music Ltd)
- Robertson, I. Oasis: What's The Story? (Blake Books)
- Wheeler, J. Oasis: How Does It Feel? (UFO Books Ltd)
- Williams, J. & Cook J. Oasis member attacked on stage (Canoe.ca)
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