According to ex Brazil national coach Mario Jorge Lobo Zagallo in an interview published today in Brazil daily Correio Braziliense, Messi is the best in the world but don’t compare him to the great Pele. Zagallo also said that Messi has yet to be a World Cup winner with Argentina,something that Pele won three times.
Frank Rijkaard: “There’s no magic formula to beat Barca”
January 1, 2013 by
Ex Barcelona coach Dutchman Frank Rijkaard has said in an interview with the official FIFA website that there is no magic formula to beat the Catalan club. Rijkaard, who enjoyed some great years at the club says his favourite for the FIFA Ballon d’Or is Leo Messi who is “simply the best.”
Deco: “Guardiola has not invented anything new”
December 31, 2012 by
According to ex Blaugrana Anderson Luis de Souza or Deco , Pep Guardiola has not invented anything new. Deco, speaking on Portuguese Television RTP said that one would have to see Guardiola at another club to evaluate him better and that Real Madrid’s Jose Mourinho is the best coach in the world.
David Villa to decide future in June
December 30, 2012 by
David Villa, Barcelona’s unsettled striker, looks set to decide his future in June according to Barcelona sources. Tito Vilanova has had great difficulty placing him in a team full of quality players and it looks like Villa is destined to be the fall guy. Premiership interest has been from Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool – all vying for the services of the 30 year old.
Could Barca win the league without losing a single game?
December 29, 2012 by
This is by far the best FC Barcelona that not only the Spanish league has seen but the whole world. A few of the greatest teams in the world have managed to win their respective leagues without losing a single game and the question everyone is asking is whether Tito Vilanova’s majestic Barca would be able to pull off such a historic record for the Catalan club?
3 reasons why Chelsea would be a good option for David Villa
December 28, 2012 by
As the January transfer window looms, there is much talk on whether David Villa will leave the Barca nest and fly off to pastures new. We discuss the player’s options if he were to go to Chelsea. Obviously, Chelsea have the cash to splash, but what might interest both parties is a nice little loan deal for a few years.
Leo Messi refused Russian offer of 30M per year
December 27, 2012 by
It has come to light that while Leo Messi and his father Jorge were putting together the last minute details of a new deal that will keep the Argentine at the Nou Camp until 2018, a Russian team made the very tempting offer of a 30M euros per year deal and also offered to pay the Argentine’s very steep get out clause on his contract.
Brazilian footballers choose Messi as best in the world
December 26, 2012 by
According to a survey carried out by Brazilian web portal UOL Esporte among 100 players from 15 different clubs in Brazil, Barcelona’s Leo Messi is the best in the world. The survey was completely anonymous and the players came from such clubs as Flamengo, Santos, Corinthians, Vasco da Gama and Fluminense.
