Volume 2 Issue 2

Source: Forza Italian Football
IIAFT (It Is A Football Thing!)

Volume 2, Issue 2
Contents
National Team United States of America Club Team Juventus Manager Profile Roy Keane Transfer Gossip Interesting Football Facts Player Profiles League Analyses Conclusion 3 7 12 18 20 21 95 100
United States of America

Basic Information:

Source:Orginal Winger
Established in 1913 Participated in FIFA since 1914 and CONCACAF since 1961 President: Sunil Gulati (Interesting fact not born in America, born in New Delhi, India) Head Coach: Jurgen Klinsmann (former German footballer)
Interesting Facts:
Most Capped Player: Cobi Jones (Played for: Coventry City (ENG), Vasco Da Gama (BRA), LA Galaxy) with 164 Caps Captain: Clint Dempsey (Current Club:Seattle Sounders FC; Previous Clubs: New England Revolution, Fulham, and Tottenham) CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners: 1991, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2013 US Cup Winners: 1992, 1995, 2000 Marlboro Cup Winners: 1989 Pan American Games Winners: 1995 Copa America Best: 4th Place in 1995 FIFA Confederations Cup Best: Runners-up in 2009 FIFA World Cup Best: 3rd Place in 1930
Achievements:

Source: The Goal 3

World Cup 2014 CONCACAF Qualification:

Bye to 3rd Round 3rd Round: Top Group A with Jamaica, Guatemala, Antigua and Barrbuda; Record of 4-1-1. 4th Round: 1st place in Group with Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Jamaica; Record of 7-1-2 with 15 goals scored and 8 goals scored against Top Scorers:
Clint Dempsey with 8 goals (Club: Seattle Sounders) Jozy Altidore with 4 goals (Club: Sunderland) Eddie Johnson with 4 goals (Club: Seattle Sounders)
CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015:

Automatic qualification Winners from CONCACAF Gold Cup 2013
Source: Eurosport Yahoo
FIFA Ranking:
As of November 28th is 14

Best Possible Starting Line-up for World Cup 2014:
Formation of 4-3-2-1
T. Howard (Everton, ENG)
G. Cameron (Stoke City, ENG) D. Beasley (Puebla, MEX)
J. Brooks (Hertha BSC, GER) E.Castillo (Tijuana, MEX)
J.Jones (Schalke 04, GER) M.Bradley (AS Roma, ITA) S.Kljestan (Anderlecht, BEL)
C.Dempsey (Seattle Soudners FC, USA) Captain J.Altidore (Sunderland, ENG) L.Donovan (LA Galaxy, USA)
Starting lineup established through the basis of playing time at club, experience, talent, and national team experience
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FIFA World Cup 2014:

Same group as Germany, Ghana, and Portugal One of the Group of Deaths Most likely will not make it out of group stage with Portugal and Germany to progress as favourites Lost to Ghana in World Cup 2010 and World Cup 2006 where they were knocked out by them! Lost to Germany in Quarter finals of World Cup 2002 even though they were unlucky
Current Status and Future:

More and more former stars of European top leagues (La Liga, Premier League, Serie A, Bundesliga) are coming to end their careers at Major League Soccer, where they become mentors to many young American players A lot more players are playing in European top leagues Have potential to make impact in future World Cups if they look to develop youth but have not done so thus far Youth teams are pretty much non existent in Youth World Cups, need to build from ground up hence Brazil and Spain
Juventus F.C.
Basic Information:
Established in 1897 Location: Turin, Italy Stadium: Juventus Stadium Owners: Agnelli Family (Exor S.p.A); founders of the automobile brand FIAT Chairman: Andrea Agnelli Manager: Antonio Conte (Former Italian national team member, and former player for Lecce and Juventus)
Source: Famous Logos
Achievements:
Serie A Champions: 29 times, most recent in 2012-2013 season Coppa Italia Champions: 9 times, most recent in 1994-1995 season SuperCoppa Italiana Champions: 6 times, most recent in 2013 Serie B Champions: 1 time, most recent in 2006-2007 season European Champions Cup/Champions League Champions: 2 times, most recent in 1995-1996 season UEFA Cup Winners Cup Champions: 1 time, most recent in 1983-1984 season UEFA Cup Champions: 3 times, most recent in 1992-1993 season UEFA Intertoto Cup Champions: 1 time, most recent in 1999 UEFA Super Cup Champions: 2 times, most recent in 1996 Intercontinental Cup Champions: 2 times, most recent in 1996
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Juventus F.C.
Finances:
8 Source: Juventus Annual report 30 06 2013
Juventus F.C.
2013 2014 Season Transfers In:
Carlos Tevez from Manchester City for 10 million Fernando Llorente from Athletic Bilbao for free Angelo Ogbonna from Torino for 13 million Emanuele Giaccherini to Sunderland for 7,5 million Felipe Melo to Galatasaray for 3,75 million Alessandro Matri to Milan for 11 million Luca Marrone to Sassulo for 4,5 million
2013 2014 Season Transfers Out:
Present Status in Serie A:

1st place and with stiff competition from A.S Roma
Present Status in European Competition:

Knocked out of Champions League Group Stage Round of 32 for Europa League against Trabzonspor
Juventus F.C.
Best Possible Starting Line-up :
Formation of 4-4-2
Gianluigi Buffon (ITA)
Andrea Barzagli (ITA) Martin Caceres (URU)
Leonardo Bonucci (ITA) Giorgio Chiellini (ITA) Captain Paul Pogba (FRA)
Arturo Vidal (CHI) Andrea Pirlo (ITA) Claudio Marchisio (ITA)
Carlos Tevez (ARG)
Fernando Llorente (SPA)
BENCH: GK Marco Storari (ITA) CB Angelo Ogbonna (ITA) RB Stephan Lichtsteiner (SWI) LM/CM Kwadwo Asamoah (GHA) RM Mauricio Isla (CHI) F Sebastian Giovinco (ITA) F Mirko Vucinic (MON)
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Juventus F.C.
Current Situation:
Probably the most financially stable club in Italy, result of having built new stadium Lack of youth getting opportunities to play for the club Continue to play well in Serie A Doing well in transfer market Need a new coach since Antonio Conte has failed two seasons in a row to impress in Champions League
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Roy Keane
Biography:
Born: Cork, Ireland Date of Birth: August 10, 1971
Player Statistics:
Midfielder Clubs: Cobn Ramblers (Ireland) from 1989 1990, Nottingham Forest (England) from 1990 1993, Manchester United (England) from 1993 2005, Celtic Glasgow (Scotland) from 2005 2006 International: Republic of Ireland U21 1991, Republic of Ireland 1991 2005
Manager Statistics:
Sunderland FC (August 2006 December 2008) 42 Wins 17 Draws 41 Losses Ipswich Town (April 2009 January 2011) 28Wins 25 Draws 28 Losses Assistant Republic of Ireland (November 2013 Present)
12 Source: Sports 474
Roy Keane
Player Achievements:
Full Members Cup: 1992 FA Community Shield: 1993, 1996, 1997, 2003 Premier League: 1993 1994, 1995 1996, 1996 1997, 1998 1999, 1999 2000, 2000 2001, 2002 2003 FA Cup: 1993 1994, 1995 1996, 1998 1999, 2003 2004 UEFA Champions League: 1998 1999 Intercontinental Cup: 1999 PFA Team of the Year: 1992 1993, 1996 1997, 1999 2000, 2000 2001, 2001 2002 Premier League Player of the Month: October 1998, December 1999 FWA Footballer of the Year: 2000 PFA Players Player of the Year: 2000 ESM Team of the Year: 1999 2000 Premier League Ten Seasons Award: 2001 2002 English Football Hall of Fame: 2004 FIFA 100
Manager Achievements:
Football League Championship: 2006 -2007 Football League Championship Manager of the Month: February 2007, March 2007
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Roy Keane
2006 2007 Transfer-In Payments:
Clive Clarke from West Ham for 400.000,00 Tobias Hysen from Djurgardens for 1.700.000,00 Dwight Yorke from Sydney for 200.000,00 Graham Kavanagh from Wigan Athletic for 500.000,00 Stanislav Varga from Celtic for 1.100.000,00 Ross Wallace from Celtic for 1.100.000,00 David Connolly from Wigan Athletic for 1.900.000,00 Martin Fulop from Tottenham Hotspur for 500.000,00 Carlos Edwards from Luton Town for 1.500.000,00 Anthony Stokes from Arsenal for 2.000.000,00
Source: Daily mail
2006 2007 Transfer-Out Payments:

Kelvin Davis to Southampton for 1.250.000,00 Julio Arca to Middlesbrough for 1.750.000,00 George McCartney to West Ham for 1.000.000,00 Kevin Kyle to Coventry City for 600.000,00 Liam Lawerence to Stoke City for 650.000,00 Ben Alnwick to Tottenham Hotspur for 900.000,00 Jonathan Stead to Sheffield United for 1.250.000,00 Steven Caldwell to Burnley for 400.000,00
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Roy Keane
2007 2008 Transfer-In Payments:
Greg Halford from Charlton Athletic for 3.000.000,00 Russell Andersen from Aberdeen for 1.000.000,00 Michael Chopra from Cardiff City for 5.000.000,00 Dickson Etuhu from Norwich City for 1.500.000,00 Paul McShane from West Bromwich Albion for 2.500.000,00 Craig Gordon from Hearts for 9.000.000,00 Danny Higginbotham from Stoke City for 3.000.000,00 Kenwyne Jones from Southampton for 6.000.000,00 Phil Bardsley from Manchester United for 2.000.000,00 Rade Prica from AaB Aalborg for 2.000.000,00 Andy Reid from Charlton Athletic for 4.000.000,00
2007 2008 Transfer-Out Payments:

No money received on transfers
15 Source: Dailymail
Roy Keane
2008 Transfer-In Payments:
Teemu Tainio from Tottenham Hotspur Pascal Chimbonda from Tottenham Hotspur El Hadji Diouf from Bolton Wanderers Anton Ferdinand from West Ham United
2008 Transfer-Out Payments:

No money received on transfers FIRED ON DECEMBER 4, 2008
2009-2010 Transfer-In Payments:

Source: Telegraph
Lee Martin from Manchester United for 1.500.000,00 Tamas Priskin from Watford for 1.200.000,00 Carlos Edwards from Sunderland for 1.350.000,00 Grant Leadbitter from Sunderland for 2.600.000,00
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Roy Keane
2010 Transfer-In Payments:
Mark Kennedy from Cardiff for 75.000,00 Marton Fulop from Sunderland for 750.000,00 Jason Scotland from Wigan Athletic for 750.000,00 Andy Drury from Luton Town for 150.000,00
2010 Transfer-Out Payments:

Alex Bruce to Leeds for 225.000,00 Owen Garvan to Crystal Palace for 225.000,00 Jonathan Walters to Stoke City for 2.750.000,00 Jon Stead to Bristol City for 225.000,00
FIRED ON JANUARY 2011
17 Source: Telegraph
Transfer Gossip
Alexandre Pato former AC Milan star playing at Corinthians might go to Arsenal Frank Lampard, Chelsea star midfielder might go to LA Galaxy at the end of the season Edin Dzeko, the Bosnian Diamond, might leave Manchester City for Borussia Dortmund to be long time replacement for Lewandowski due to lack of playing time under Pellegrini. Ivan Rakitic, Swiss-Croatian, might leave Sevilla for Manchester United this winter transfer window David Luiz, Chelseas Brazilian Center Back might go to Barcelona to be a replacement for Puyol Giorgios Samaras, Greek striker who plays at Celtic might go to Lazio Nemanja Vidic, the Serb on his last year of his contract at Manchester United might go to AC Milan to strengthen the Rossoneris defense Nikica Jelavic, Croatian striker might go to loan to West Ham to secure place in Croatians World Cup squad Shinji Kagawa, The Japanese midfielder might go back to Borussia Dortmund Marco Reus, Kagawas replacement is wanted by Manchester United Aleksandar Kolarov, Serbian left back might go to Internazionale due to lack of playing time at Manchester City Leighton Baines, might go to Manchester United after Moyes failed to capture him from Everton in the summer.
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Transfer Gossip
Mario Mandzukic, Croatian striker might leave to Real Madrid since Lewandowski might go to Bayern Munich Radamel Falcao, the Colombian striker might leave for Real Madrid or Chelsea, due to AS Monaco having player salaries under France tax law Iker Casillas, due to lack of playing time, he might go to Manchester City Paul Pogba, French Juventus midfielder is wanted by Paris Saint-Germain Angel Di Maria, since Bales arrival has not played often and might go to Arsenal Bafetimbi Gomis, French Lyon striker will most likely leave for Newcastle United Yohan Cabaye, French playmaker might leave Newcastle to Paris Saint-Germain Adrian Ramos, might leave Hertha Berlin for Borussia Dortmund
19 Source: BBC News
Interesting Football Facts

Andre Villas-Boas, Portuguesse football manager was fired from Tottenham Hotspurs making is managerial career in England being 2 years thus far; half a year with Chelsea and year and half with Spurs. Wayne Rooney rejected signing a contract extension with Manchester United FC Barcelona have such a high significant debt that they might have to sell Lionel Messi Former AC Milan star, Gennaro Ivan Gattuso accused of match-fixing during the 2010-2011 season Racism becoming not only an issue of race but geographic position in Serie A, hence Internazionale fans insulting Napoli fans
20 Source: The Guardian
Player Profile Asmir Begovic

Biography:
Born: Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina Date of Birth: June 20, 1987 Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada Current Club: Stoke City (ENG) Previous Clubs: Portsmouth (ENG), La Louviere (BLG) - Loaned, Macclesfield Town (ENG) - Loaned, Bournemouth (ENG) - Loaned, Yeovil Town (ENG) - Loaned, Ipswich Town (ENG) - Loaned Player Agent: Dinara Sports Consulting Limited
Achievements:
Canadian U-20 Player of 2007 Stoke Citys Young Player of 2011 Stoke Citys Player of 2013 Stoke Citys Players Player of 2013 Stoke City Coaches Player of 2013 Bosnian Footballer of 2013
Source: The Guardian
Transfer Payment History:

3,75 million from Stoke City to Portsmouth in 2010
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Year
2005 06 2006 - 07 2007 08 2007 - 08 2008 09 2008 09 2009 10 2009 10 2010 11 2011 - 12 2012 - 13
Club
La Louviere Macclesfield Bournemouth Yeovil Portsmouth Yeovil Portsmouth Stoke City Stoke City Stoke City Stoke City
GP
2 3 8 2 2 14 15 4 30 31 38
G
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OG
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
YC RC SN
0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0
SF
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
CG
7 1 12 2 2 22 23 9 35 37 45
SO
0 2 1 1 0 3 4 2 9 11 12
MINS
180 191 720 180 180 1.260 736 326 2.730 2.718 3.420
SOURCE: transfer markt LEGEND: GP Games Played, G Goals, OG Own Goals, A Assists, YC Yellow Cards, RC Red Cards, SN Substituted On, SF Substituted Off, CG Conceeded Goals, SO Shut outs, MINS Minutes played 22

Year
2007 08 2008 09 2009 10 2010 11 2011 - 12 2012 - 13
Country
Canada U-20 Bosnia & Herzegovina Bosnia & Herzegovina Bosnia & Herzegovina Bosnia & Herzegovina Bosnia & Herzegovina
GP
3 1 2 4 5 13
G
0 0 0 0 0 0
OG
0 0 0 0 0 0
A
0 0 0 0 0 0
YC RC
0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
SN
0 1 1 2 0 0
SF
0 0 0 0 0 1
CG
6 0 4 2 11 6
SO
0 1 1 2 1 7
MINS
253 1 134 270 450 1.161
Source: Infoportalba

IIAFT THIS YEAR RATING: 85% IIAFT FORECAST FOR NEXT SEASON RATING: 88% INTERESTED CLUBS: Manchester City, Manchester United
STAR PLAYER
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Player Profile Stephan Andersen

Biography:
Born: Copenhagen, Denmark Date of Birth: November 26, 1981 Country: Denmark Current Club: Real Betis (ESP) Previous Clubs: Hvidovre (DEN), AB (DEN), Charlton Athletic (ENG), Brondby (DEN), Evian (FRA) Player Agent: Pro XI A/s
Achievements:
Danish U-21 Talent of 2003 Danish Goalkeeper of 2008
Source: Politiken

1,1 million from AB to Charlton in 2004 0,6 million from Charlton to Brondby in 2007 0,35 million from Brondby to Evian in 2011
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Year
2004 05 2005 06 2006 07 2007 08 2008 09 2009 10 2010 11 2011 12 2011 - 12 2012 - 13
Club
Charlton Charlton Brondby Brondby Brondby Brondby Brondby Brondby Evian Evian
GP
2 16 15 33 42 37 27 6 33 9
G
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OG
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
YC RC SN
0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
SF
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CG
5 25 17 44 40 57 27 12 50 13
SO
0 3 5 5 21 5 11 1 9 2
MINS
180 1.440 1.350 2.970 3.780 3.330 2.430 540 2.940 796

Year
2002 03 2004 05 2008 - 09 2009 10 2011 12 2012 13
Country
U-21 Denmark Denmark Denmark Denmark Denmark Denmark
GP
2 1 3 3 6 11
G
0 0 0 0 0 0
OG
0 0 0 0 0 0
A
0 0 0 0 0 0
YC RC
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SN
0 1 0 0 1 0
SF
0 0 0 1 0 0
CG
0 1 3 2 9 14
SO
2 0 1 1 2 3
MINS
180 45 270 225 546 990
SOURCE: transfer markt
Source: Mundo Deportivo 27
LEGEND: GP Games Played, G Goals, OG Own Goals, A Assists, YC Yellow Cards, RC Red Cards, SN Substituted On, SF Substituted Off, CG Conceeded Goals, SO Shut outs, MINS Minutes played
Player Profile Stephen Andersen

IIAFT THIS YEAR RATING: 76% IIAFT FORECAST FOR NEXT SEASON RATING: 64%
BENCH WARMER
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Player Profile Geoffrey Jourdren

Biography:
Born: Paris, France Date of Birth: February 4, 1986 Country: France Current Club: Montpellier (FRA) Previous Clubs: None Player Agent: N/A
Achievements:
Ligue 1 2011 - 2012
Transfer History:
None
Source: Lemonde
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Year
2006 - 07 2007 - 08 2008 - 09 2009 - 10 2010 - 11 2011 - 12 2012 - 13
Club
Montpellier Montpellier Montpellier Montpellier Montpellier Montpellier Montpellier
GP
12 32 1 38 39 35 39
G
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OG
0 0 0 0 1 0 0
A
0 0 0 0 0 0 1
YC RC SN
2 2 0 2 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
SF
0 0 0 0 0 0 1
CG
11 25 1 40 43 33 57
SO
5 15 0 14 16 15 9
MINS
1.080 2.866 66 3.420 3.540 3.180 3.496
Year
2007 08
Country
France
GP
1
G
0
OG
0
A
0
YC RC
0 0
SN
1
SF
0
CG
0
SO
1
MINS
45

STARTER
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Player Profile Federico Marchetti

Biography:
Born: Bassano del Grappa, Italy Date of Birth: February 7, 1983 Country: Italy Current Club: Lazio (ITA) Previous Clubs: Torino (ITA), Pro Vercelli (ITA) Loaned, Crotone (ITA) Loaned, Treviso (ITA) Loaned, Pro Vercelli (ITA) Loaned, Biellese (ITA), AlbinoLeffe (ITA), Cagliari (ITA) Player Agent: AGB Sport Management
Achievements:
Coppa Italia 2012 - 13

6,7 million from AlbinoLeffe to Cagliari in 2008 5,2 million from Cagliari to Lazio in 2011
Source: Vavel
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Year
2004 05 2006 - 07 2007 - 08 2008 - 09 2009 - 10 2010 - 11 2011 - 12 2012 - 13
Club
Treviso UC AlbinoLeffe UC AlbinoLeffe Cagliari Cagliari Cagliari Lazio Lazio
GP
1 13 36 36 34 6 39 46
G
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OG
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
YC RC SN
0 1 3 4 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SF
0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1
CG
1 20 32 41 49 2 48 40
SO
0 4 16 13 11 4 14 21
MINS
30 1.170 3.196 3.240 2.945 476 3.481 4.092
Year
2008 09 2009 - 10 2012 - 13
Country
Italy Italy Italy
GP
2 6 2
G
0 0 0
OG
0 0 0
A
0 0 0
YC RC
0 0 0 0 0 0
SN
0 1 1
SF
0 0 0
CG
2 5 4
SO
1 3 0
MINS
180 495 135

STARTER
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Player Profile Thomas Kraft

Biography:
Born: Kirchen, Germany Date of Birth: July 22, 1988 Country: Germany Current Club: Hertha BSC (GER) Previous Clubs: Bayern Munich (GER) Player Agent: T21plus Sportsmanagement GmbH
Achievements:
Bundesliga 2009 2010 DFB Pokal 2010 DFL Supercup 2010 2 Bundesliga 2012 - 2013
Transfer History:
N/A free transfer to Hertha BSC
Source: Sport1
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Year
2004 - 05 2005 - 06 2006 - 07 2007 - 08 2008 09 2009 - 10 2010 - 11 2010 - 11 2011 12 2012 - 13
Club
Bayern Munich U-19 Bayern Munich U-19 Bayern Munich U-19 Bayern Munich II Bayern Munich II Bayern Munich II Bayern Munich II Bayern Munich Hertha BSC Hertha BSC
GP
3 22 27 33 24 27 6 19 38 28
G OG
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
YC RC
0 2 3 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SN
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SF
0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
CG
4 19 32 41 30 49 7 21 67 18
SO
0 9 7 9 7 8 2 8 5 14
MINS
270 1.980 2.415 2.970 2.088 2.430 540 1.665 3.352 2.520

FUTURE STAR
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Player Profile Aaron Hughes

Biography:
Born: Cookstown, Northern Ireland Date of Birth: November 8, 1979 Country: Northern Ireland Current Club: Fulham (ENG) Previous Clubs: Newcastle United (ENG), Aston Villa (ENG) Player Agent: Stellar Football Ltd
Source: Telegraph
Achievements:
N/A

1,5 million from Newcastle United to Aston Villa in 2005 1,5 million from Aston Villa to Fulham in 2007
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Year
1997 - 98 1998 - 99 1999 - 00 2000 - 01 2001 - 02 2002 - 03 2003 - 04 2004 - 05 2005 - 06 2006 - 07 2007 - 08 2008 - 09 2009 - 10
Club
Newcastle United Newcastle United Newcastle United Newcastle United Newcastle United Newcastle United Newcastle United Newcastle United Aston Villa Aston Villa Fulham Fulham Fulham
GP
6 14 30 35 36 45 45 33 35 22 32 44 56
G OG
0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
A
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
YC RC
0 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SN
2 2 6 1 0 1 0 5 0 4 1 0 1
SF
1 1 3 1 2 3 4 2 3 2 1 2 0
MIN/G
0 0 1.119 0 3.220 3.951 0 2.542 0 0 0 0 0
MINS
445 1.106 2.238 2.994 3.220 3.951 3.980 2.542 3.018 1.591 2.900 3.934 5.025
SOURCE: transfer markt LEGEND: GP Games Played, G Goals, OG Own Goals, A Assists, YC Yellow Cards, RC Red Cards, SN Substituted On, SF Substituted Off, MIN/G Minutes per goal, MINS Minutes played 39

Year
2010 - 11 2011 - 12 2012 - 13
Club
Fulham Fulham Fulham
GP
43 30 28
G OG
1 1 1 0 0 0
A
1 0 0
YC RC
0 0 1 0 0 0
SN
0 1 2
SF
1 1 0
MIN/G
3.854 2.540 2.435
MINS
3.854 2.540 2.435

Year
1998 - 99 2000 - 01 2001 - 02 2002 - 03 2003 - 04 2004 - 05 2007 - 08 2008 - 09 2009 - 10 2010 - 11 2011 - 12 2012 13
Country
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
GP
2 3 1 10 1 7 10 10 1 8 1 7
G OG
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
YC RC
0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SN
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SF
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
MIN/G
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 675 0 0
MINS
180 270 90 900 90 630 900 890 90 675 45 630

BENCH WARMER
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Player Profile Lolo

Biography:
Born: Huelva, Spain Date of Birth: August 22, 1984 Country: Spain Current Club: Osasuna (ESP) Previous Clubs: Sevilla (ESP), Malaga (ESP) - Loaned Player Agent: N/A
Source: Sports National Post
Achievements:
N/A

2,0 million from Sevilla to Osasuna in 2010
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Player Profile Lolo

Year
2007 08 2007 - 08 2008 09 2009 - 10 2010 - 11 2011 - 12 2012 - 13
Club
Sevilla Sevilla B Malaga Sevilla Sevilla Osasuna Osasuna
GP
3 35 28 30 29 32 25
G OG
0 2 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
0 0 0 1 0 1 2
YC RC
0 11 6 6 5 5 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
SN
1 0 3 16 4 13 5
SF
0 0 4 5 1 4 4
MIN/G
0 1.575 527 1.405 1.109 1.854 1.874
MINS
199 3.150 2.109 1.405 2.217 1.854 1.874
Player Profile Lolo

BENCH WARMER
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Player Profile Nicolas NKoulou

Biography:
Born: Yaounde, Cameroon Date of Birth: March 27, 1990 Country: Cameroon Current Club: Marseille (FRA) Previous Clubs: Monaco (FRA) Player Agent: firsteleven ISM
Achievements:
N/A

3,5 million from Monaco to Marseille in 2011
Source: Chrono Foot
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Year
2008 09 2009 - 10 2010 - 11 2011 - 12 2012 - 13
Club
Monaco Monaco Monaco Marseille Marseille
GP
27 27 33 46 48
G OG
0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
A
0 0 0 0 0
YC RC
0 5 8 8 6 0 0 0 1 0
SN
3 3 5 1 0
SF
1 0 1 0 2
MIN/G
0 0 0 0 4.295
MINS
2.191 2.302 2.711 4.117 4.295
Year
2008 - 09 2009 - 10 2010 - 11 2011 - 12 2012 - 13
Country
Cameroon Cameroon Cameroon Cameroon Cameroon
GP
6 13 9 11 2
G OG
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
0 0 1 0 0
YC RC
0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
SN
0 0 0 0 0
SF
0 3 2 0 0
MIN/G
0 0 0 0 0
MINS
540 1.121 740 990 180

STAR PLAYER
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Player Profile Nicolas Burdisso

Biography:
Born: Cordoba, Argentina Date of Birth: April 12, 1981 Country: Argentina Current Club: Roma (ITA) Previous Clubs: Boca Juniors (ARG), Internazionale (ITA) Player Agent: KBM
Source: Futobol Argentino
Achievements:
Argentina Primera Division 2000, 2003 Copa Libertadores 2000, 2001, 2003 Intercontinental Cup 2000, 2003 Serie A 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 Coppa Italia 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 FIFA U-20 World Cup 2001 Summer Olympics 2004

3,5 million from Boca Juniors to Internazionale in 2004 8,0 million from Internazionale to Roma in 2009
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Year
2004 05 2005 - 06 2006 07 2007 - 08 2008 - 09 2009 - 10 2010 - 11 2011 12 2012 - 13
Club
Internazionale Internazionale Internazionale Internazionale Internazionale AS Roma AS Roma AS Roma AS Roma
GP
11 21 36 33 29 44 40 12 29
G OG
0 0 6 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
YC RC
1 4 8 8 5 6 9 2 12 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0
SN
2 7 7 5 10 1 0 2 0
SF
1 1 1 3 4 1 1 0 0
MIN/G
0 0 470 2.463 1.756 1.917 1.743 983 2.640
MINS
774 1.456 2825 2.463 1.756 3.834 3.486 983 2.640

Year
2004 05 2005 - 06 2006 - 07 2007 - 08 2008 - 09 2009 - 10 2010 - 11 2011 - 12
Country
Argentina Argentina Argentina Argentina Argentina Argentina Argentina Argentina
GP
2 3 2 4 7 9 10 5
G OG
0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
YC RC
0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SN
0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
SF
0 1 1 1 2 1 2 1
MIN/G
0 0 0 158 0 604 0 0
MINS
180 203 135 315 90 604 872 395
Source: Goal

RESERVE OR GO TO LOWER LEAGUE

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Player Profile Emanuel Pogatetz

Biography:
Born: Graz, Austria Date of Birth: January 16, 1983 Country: Austria Current Club: 1 FC Nuremberg (GER) Previous Clubs: Karnten (AST), Bayer Leverkusen (GER), Aarau (SWI) - Loaned, Grazer AK (AST) Loaned, Spartak Moscow (RUS) Loaned, Middlesbrough (ENG), Hannover 96 (GER), Wolfsburg (GER), West Ham United (ENG) - Loaned Player Agent: Stars & Friends GmbH Source: Svenska Fans
Achievements:
Austrian Cup 2000-2001, 2003-2004 Austrian Football Bundesliga 2003-2004

0,4 million from FC Karnten to Bayer 04 Leverkusen in 2001 2,71 million from Bayer 04 Leverkusen to Middlesbrough in 2005 2,5 million from Hannover 96 to Wolfsburg in 2012
53

Year
2000 - 01 2001 02 2002 03 2002 03 2003 - 04 2004 - 05 2005 - 06 2006 - 07 2007 - 08 2008 - 09 2009 - 10 2010 - 11
Club
FC Karnten Bayer Leverkusen II Bayer Leverkusen II FC Aarau Grazer AC Grazer AC Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Wolfsburg
GP
37 24 3 11 38 33 35 42 29 33 13 29
G OG
0 0 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0
A
0 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 1
YC RC
8 3 2 6 4 8 9 12 4 4 2 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
SN
0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0
SF
2 6 2 0 0 3 3 5 1 3 4 1
MIN/G
0 0 0 0 1.122 1.470 2.924 1.847 0 2.829 0 0
MINS
3.373 1.776 214 990 3.366 2.939 2.924 3.694 2.566 2.829 1.082 2.554
SOURCE: transfer markt LEGEND: 54 GP Games Played, G Goals, OG Own Goals, A Assists, YC Yellow Cards, RC Red Cards, SN Substituted On, SF Substituted Off, MIN/G Minutes per goal, MINS Minutes played

Year
2011 - 12 2012 - 13 2012 - 13
Club
Hannover 96 Hannover 96 West Ham United
GP
43 9 6
G OG
1 0 0 1 1 0
A
0 1 0
YC RC
4 1 2 0 0 0
SN
1 0 5
SF
1 3 0
MIN/G
3.727 0 0
MINS
3.727 733 153

Year
2000 - 01 2000 - 01 2001 - 02 2002 - 03 2002 - 03 2003 - 04 2004 - 05 2005 - 06 2006 - 07 2007 - 08 2008 - 09 2010 - 11
Country
Austria U-21 Austria Austria Austria U-21 Austria Austria Austria Austria Austria Austria Austria Austria
GP
6 1 3 1 6 3 9 2 3 7 7 8
G OG
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
YC RC
0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
SN
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SF
0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 0
MIN/G
0 0 0 0 540 0 0 0 0 0 596 0
MINS
540 90 188 90 540 214 824 180 208 623 596 720

Year
2011 - 12 2012 - 13
Country
Austria Austria
Source: BBC
GP
2 12
G OG
0 0 0 0
A
0 1
YC RC
0 2 0 0
SN
0 0
SF
0 2
MIN/G
0 0
MINS
180 973

STARTER
58
Player Profile Philippe Coutinho

Biography:
Born: Rio de Janiero, Brazil Date of Birth: June 12, 1992 Country: Brazil Current Club: Liverpool (ENG) Previous Clubs: Vasco da Gama (BRA), Internazionale (ITA), Espanyol (ESP) - Loaned Player Agent: Mondial Sport Management & Consulting Sarl
Source: Daily mail
Achievements:
Campeonato Brasileiro Serie B 2009 Coppa Italia 2010-11 Supercoppa Italiana 2010 South American U-17 Championship FIFA U-20 World Cup 2011 Liverpool Young Player of the Year Award 2012 2013 Liverpool Player of the Month Award for March 2013, April 2013

3,8 million from Vasco da Gama to Internazionale in 2010 10,0 million from Internazionale to Liverpool in 2013
59

Year
2008 - 09 2009 - 10 2010 - 11 2011 - 12 2011 - 12 2012 - 13 2012 - 13
Club
Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama Internazionale Internazionale Espanyol Internazionale Liverpool
GP
12 7 20 8 16 19 13
G OG
0 1 1 1 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
0 2 2 1 1 1 7
YC RC
2 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
SN
10 0 10 3 2 9 1
SF
0 1 3 5 6 5 8
MIN/G
0 594 1.080 327 235 304 308
MINS
424 594 1.080 327 1.175 911 924
Year
2009 - 10 2010 - 11 2010 - 11
Country
Brazil U-17 Brazil U-20 Brazil
GP
3 7 1
G OG
0 3 0 0 0 0
A
2 1 0
YC RC
0 0 0 0 0 0
SN
0 0 0
SF
2 5 1
MIN/G
0 180 0
MINS
254 540 45

FUTURE STAR
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Player Profile Pablo Sarabia

Biography:
Born: Madrid, Spain Date of Birth: May 11, 1992 Country: Spain Current Club: Getafe (ESP) Previous Clubs: Real Madrid (ESP) Player Agent: N/A
Source: Deportes Terra
Achievements:
UEFA European U-21 Football Championship 2013 UEFA European U-19 Football Championship 2011

3,0 million from Real Madrid to Getafe in 2011
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Player Profile Pablo Sarabia

Year
2010 - 11 2011 - 12 2012 - 13
Club
Real Madrid Getafe Getafe
GP
1 20 16
G OG
0 0 2 0 0 0
A
0 1 1
YC RC
0 3 2 0 1 0
SN
1 9 11
SF
0 7 1
MIN/G
0 0 320
MINS
19 985 639
Year
2008 - 09 2009 - 10 2010 - 11 2011 - 12 2011 - 12 2012 - 13
Country
Spain U-17 Spain U-17 Spain U-19 Spain U-19 Spain U-21 Spain U-21
GP
3 7 3 5 5 7
G OG
0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
0 2 1 4 5 5
YC RC
1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SN
0 1 1 1 0 4
SF
2 4 2 3 3 2
MIN/G
0 496 127 179 193 0
MINS
238 496 253 357 386 324
Player Profile Pabla Sarabia

FUTURE STAR
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Player Profile Joseph Lopy

Biography:
Born: Ziguinchor, Senegal Date of Birth: March 15, 1992 Country: Senegal Current Club: FC Sochaux (FRA) Player Agent: N/A
Source: Uefa
Achievements:
N/A

None
65

Year
2011 - 12 2012 - 13
Club
Sochaux Sochaux
GP
14 18
G OG
0 0 0 0
A
0 0
YC RC
1 3 0 1
SN
2 3
SF
1 4
MIN/G
0 0
MINS
1.089 1.412
Year
2011 - 12
Country
Senegal U-23
GP
3
G OG
0 0
A
0
YC RC
0 0
SN
2
SF
1
MIN/G
0
MINS
85

FUTURE STARTER
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Player Profile Tomasz Kupisz

Biography:
Born: Radom, Poland Date of Birth: January 2, 1990 Country: Poland Current Club: AC Chievo Verona (ITA) Previous Club: Wigan Athletic (ENG), Oldham (ENG) Loaned, Jagiellonia Bialystok (POL) Player Agent: N/A
Source: Ekstra klasa
Achievements:
N/A

0,5 million from Jagiellonia Bialystok to Chievo Verona
68

Year
2006 07 2008 - 09 2009 - 10 2010 - 11 2011 - 12 2012 - 13
Club
Oldham Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Reserves Jagiellonia Jagiellonia Jagiellonia
GP
3 1 15 37 32 34
G OG
0 1 6 5 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
A
0 0 0 7 9 4
YC RC
0 0 0 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
SN
3 1 0 2 1 1
SF
0 0 1 11 6 7
MIN/G
0 28 219 611 464 718
MINS
9 28 1.314 3.053 2.782 2.871

Year
2008 - 09 2009 - 10 2010 - 11 2010 - 11 2010 - 11 2011 - 12 2011 - 12 2012 - 13 2012 - 13
Country
Poland U-19 Poland U-21 Poland U-20 Poland U-21 Poland Poland U-21 Poland Poland U-21 Poland
GP
1 2 2 1 1 8 1 1 2
G OG
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
YC RC
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SN
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
SF
0 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 0
MIN/G
0 0 0 0 0 676 0 0 67
MINS
90 180 147 45 13 676 83 45 67

FUTURE BENCH WARMER

*Player suffered an injury at the start of the season and has yet to make an appearance for Chievo Verona!
71
Player Profile Takashi Inui

Biography:
Born: Omihachiman, Japan Date of Birth: June 2, 1988 Country: Japan Current Club: Eintracht Frankfurt (GER) Previous Clubs: Yokohama F.Marinos (JAP), Cerezo Osaka (JAP), Vfl Bochum (GER) Player Agent: Pro Profil GmbH
Source: Daily mail
Achievements:
N/A

0,5 million from Cezero Osaka to Vfl Bochum in 2011 1,45 million from Vfl Bochum to Eintracht Frankfurt in 2012
72

Year
2006 07 2007 - 08 2007 - 08 2008 - 09 2009 - 10 2010 - 11 2011 - 12 2012 - 13
Club
Marinos Marions Cerezo Cerezo Cerezo Cerezo Vfl Bochum Eintracht Frankfurt
GP
8 3 3 47 39 21 32 34
G
0 0 0 20 4 9 7 6
OG
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
0 0 0 14 10 2 5 8
YC RC
0 0 0 9 6 4 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
SN
7 3 0 1 1 1 0 0
SF
1 0 0 10 13 10 6 23
MIN/G
0 0 0 207 836 185 402 441
MINS
216 41 270 4.145 3.345 1.665 2.811 2.644

Year
2008 09 2009 - 10 2010 - 11 2011 - 12 2012 - 13
Country
Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan
GP
1 1 1 4 6
G OG
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
0 1 0 0 0
YC RC
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SN
1 1 0 2 4
SF
0 0 1 0 2
MIN/G
0 0 0 0 0
MINS
12 45 45 211 236
Source: Bleacher Report

STARTER
75
Player Profile Gary Hooper

Biography:
Born: Harlow, England Date of Birth: January 26, 1988 Country: England Current Club: Norwich City (ENG) Previous Clubs: Grays Athletic (ENG), Southend United (ENG), Leyton Orient (ENG) Loaned, Hereford United (ENG) Loaned, Scunthorpe United (ENG), Celtic (SCO) Source: Mirror Player Agent: Beratung durch Familienangehorigen
Achievements:
Conference South 2004 2005 FA Trophy 2004-2005, 2005 2006 Scottish Premier League 2011-2012, 2012-2013 Scottish Cup 2010-2011, 2012-2013 Scottish Premier League Golden Boot 2011-2012 SPL Team of the Year 2010-2011, 201-2012 Scottish Premier League Player of the Month for November 2011, January 2013

2,9 million from Scunthorpe United to Celtic in 2010 6,3 million from Celtic to Norwich City in 2013
76

Year
2006 - 07 2007 08 2007 - 08 2008 09 2009 - 10 2010 - 11 2011 - 12 2012 - 13
Club
Southend Southend Hereford United Scunthorpe Scunthorpe Celtic Celtic Celtic
GP
28 17 19 50 39 36 50 51
G
4 2 11 26 20 22 29 31
OG
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
1 1 1 0 7 9 11 10
YC RC
3 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SN
21 6 0 0 6 0 5 4
SF
7 10 8 20 14 15 20 11
MIN/G
225 1.249 147 162 149 138 132 135
MINS
898 878 1.619 4.202 2.978 3.030 3.833 4.181

STARTER
78
Player Profile Helder Postiga

Biography:
Born: Vila do Conde, Portugal Date of Birth: August 2, 1982 Country: Portugal Current Club: Valencia (ESP) Previous Clubs: Porto (POR), Tottenham Hostpur (ENG), Saint Etienne (FRA) - Loaned, Panathinaikos (GRE) Loaned, Sporting CP (POR), Zaragoza (ESP) Source: Bleacher Report Player Agent: Gestifute
Achievements:
UEFA Cup 2002 2003 Intercontinental Cup 2004 Portuguesse League 2002-2003, 2005-2006, 2006-2007 Portuguesse Cup 2002 2003 Portuguesse Supercup 2004, 2008

9 million from Porto to Tottenham Hotspur in 2003 7,5 million from Tottenham Hotspur to Porto in 2004 2,5 million from Porto to Sporting CP in 2008 1,3 million from Sporting CP to Zaragoza in 2011 3,0 million from Zaragoza to Valencia in 2013
79

Year
2001 - 02 2002 - 03 2003 - 04 2004 - 05 2005 06 2005 - 06 2006 - 07 2007 - 08 2007 - 08 2008 09 2009 - 10
Club
Porto Porto Tottenham Hotspur Porto Porto Saint Etienne Porto Porto Panathinaikos Sporting Sporting
GP
9 12 19 33 2 16 31 12 14 30 33
G
0 6 1 3 0 2 11 1 2 5 1
OG
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 2
YC RC
2 0 1 2 0 5 2 1 1 8 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SN
6 3 10 17 0 2 4 9 7 10 16
SF
3 6 7 11 2 11 16 3 6 12 14
MIN/G
0 122 902 541 0 592 205 484 347 331 1.611
MINS
274 734 902 1.623 143 1.183 2.254 484 693 1.653 1.611

Year
2010 - 11 2011 - 12 2012 - 13
Club
Sporting Zaragoza Zaragoza
GP
43 37 41
G
12 8 14
OG
0 0 0
A
9 3 3
YC RC
11 7 6 0 0 2
SN
4 5 3
SF
14 8 7
MIN/G
283 361 240
MINS
3.394 2.884 3.355

Year
2000 - 01 2002 - 03 2003 - 04 2004 - 05 2005 - 06 2006 - 07 2007 - 08 2010 - 11 2011 - 12 2012 - 13
Country
Portugal U-21 Portugal Portugal Portugal Portugal Portugal Portugal Portugal Portugal Portugal
GP
1 1 8 9 9 2 5 9 10 10
G OG
1 0 4 4 1 0 2 5 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
YC RC
0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
SN
0 1 7 9 7 0 2 3 2 0
SF
0 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 8 5
MIN/G
90 0 80 68 365 0 130 113 130 110
MINS
90 19 320 270 365 117 260 564 518 770

BENCH WARMER
83
Player Profile Salomon Kalou

Biography:
Born: Abidjan, Ivory Coast Date of Birth: August 5, 1985 Country: Ivory Coast Current Club: Lille (FRA) Previous Clubs: Feyenoord (HOL), Excelsior (HOL), Chelsea (ENG) Player Agent: SP International
Source: Sky Sports
Achievements:
Premier League 2009-2010 FA Cup 2006-2007, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2011-2012 League Cup 2006-2007 FA Community Shield 2009 UEFA Champions League 2011-2012 Dutch Football Talent of 2005 CAF Young Player of 2008

4 million from Feyenoord to Chelsea in 2006
84

Year
2003 - 04 2003 - 04 2004 05 2005 06 2006 07 2007 08 2008 09 2009 - 10 2010 - 11 2011 - 12 2012 - 13
Club
Feyenoord Excelsior Feyenoord Feyenoord Chelsea Chelsea Chelsea Chelsea Chelsea Chelsea Lille
GP
2 3 38 38 58 49 43 37 42 26 37
G
0 1 24 15 9 11 10 12 13 5 16
OG
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
A
0 1 11 8 8 12 10 4 7 3 6
YC RC
0 1 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SN
2 0 6 1 33 15 13 16 20 10 4
SF
0 2 12 10 9 10 18 17 14 10 15
MIN/G
0 221 118 217 317 280 255 157 168 283 181
MINS
38 221 2.833 3.250 2.852 3.078 2.547 1.879 2.188 1.416 2.889

Year
2007 08 2008 09 2009 10 2010 - 11 2011 12 2012 13
Country
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast Ivory Coast Ivory Coast Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
GP
6 9 10 6 15 6
G OG
3 2 2 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
1 0 1 1 1 1
YC RC
1 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
SN
0 1 2 0 2 3
SF
3 4 6 2 9 2
MIN/G
158 352 324 268 121 0
MINS
474 704 648 535 967 321
Source: BBC News

STAR PLAYER
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Player Profile Manolo Gabbiadini

Biography:
Born: Calcinate, Italy Date of Birth: November 26, 1991 Country: Italy Current Club: Sampdoria (ITA) Previous Clubs: Atalanta (ITA), Cittadella (ITA) Loaned, Juventus (ITA), Bologna (ITA) - Loaned Player Agent: Silvio Pagliari
Achievements:
N/A

11 million from Atalanta to Juventus in 2012 5,5 million from Juventus to Sampdoria in 2013
88

Year
2009 - 10 2010 - 11 2011 12 2012 - 13
Club
Atalanta Cittadella Atalanta Bologna
GP
2 29 24 31
G
0 5 2 7
OG
0 0 0 0
A
0 4 2 2
YC RC
0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0
SN
2 13 16 12
SF
0 16 7 13
MIN/G
0 270 419 257
MINS
25 1.350 838 1.796
Year
2009 - 10 2010 11 2011 12 2012 13 2012 13
Country
Italy U-20 Italy U-21 Italy U-21 Italy U-21 Italy
GP
2 9 7 9 1
G OG
0 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
0 0 2 2 0
YC RC
0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
SN
1 5 1 7 1
SF
1 1 5 2 0
MIN/G
0 79 77 172 0
MINS
90 475 464 343 33

FUTURE STAR
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Player Profile Cacau

Biography:
Born: Sao Paolo, Brazil Date of Birth: March 27, 1981 Country: Germany Current Club: Stuttgart (GER) Previous Clubs: Nacional (POR), Turkgucu Munchen (GER), Nurnberg (GER) Player Agent: Moreira Osmar de Oliveira Source: Bundesliga Fanatic
Achievements:
Bundesliga 2006-2007

All free transfers
91

Year
2001 -02 2001 - 02 2002 03 2003 04 2004 05 2005 -06 2006 07 2007 08 2008 09 2009 10 2010 11
Club
Nurnberg Nurnberg II Nurnberg Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart
GP
17 18 29 24 45 29 38 34 32 33 36
G
6 9 2 5 23 5 18 10 8 16 11
OG
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A
3 0 3 3 4 0 5 6 6 6 7
YC RC
6 6 8 4 8 4 5 7 7 9 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
SN
2 3 8 10 2 14 2 3 8 7 4
SF
5 7 9 8 15 9 20 12 9 9 11
MIN/G
224 144 981 249 158 311 168 268 284 148 253
MINS
1.345 1.293 1.961 1.244 3.624 1.556 3.016 2.681 2.273 2.375 2.785

Year
2011 - 12 2012 13
Club
Stuttgart Stuttgart
GP
37 11
G
11 1
OG
0 0
A
2 2
YC RC
6 1 0 0
SN
13 7
SF
11 0
MIN/G
212 534
MINS
2.332 534
Year
2008 09 2009 10 2010 11 2011 12
Country
Germany Germany Germany Germany
GP
2 8 6 5
G OG
0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0
A
1 1 1 0
YC RC
0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
SN
2 5 6 5
SF
0 1 0 0
MIN/G
0 103 0 45
MINS
73 410 75 90

RESERVE OR GO TO LOWER LEAGUE

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Barclays Premier League 2013 - 2014

Best Players This Season:
Mesut Ozil (Arsenal / Germany) Luis Suarez (Liverpool / Uruguay) Petr Cech (Chelsea / Czech Republic) Romelu Lukaku (Everton / Belgium) Sergio Aguero (Manchester City / Argentina)
Champion Contenders:
Arsenal need to be consistent and purchase a big player in Winter Transfer Window Manchester City need to continue rotation in order for players to compete in league and Europe Chelsea need to not underestimate less quality teams and not lose easy points Liverpool need to get wins against big clubs Everton need to win away from home
Relegation Contenders:
Sunderland need players to play for their wages West Ham need to score goals but have depth! Crystal Palace need to develop team chemistry
Source: Daily Football News
95
La Liga 2013 - 2014

Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid / Portugal) Andres Iniesta (Barcelona / Spain) Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid / Spain) Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla / Croatia) Antoine Griezmann (Real Sociedad / France)
Barcelona need to perform well without Lionel Messi and use Neymar more often Real Madrid need to be consistent Atletico Madrid need to continue playing well and not drop in performance
Source: Soccer Lens
Real Betis lack of scoring Rayo need to defend better Osasuna need to produce draws into wins
96
Ligue 1 2013 - 2014

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (PSG / Sweden) Edinson Cavani (PSG / Uruguay) Thiago Silva (PSG / Brazil) Radamel Falcao (Monaco / Colombia) Joao Moutinho (Monaco / Portugal)
Source: Football Manager
PSG prevent draws away from home and win those games Monaco defend better Lille take advantage of having not to play in Europe
AC Ajaccio problems in coaching Sochaux lack of scoring goals Valenciennes need to win more games
97
Serie A 2013 - 2014

Arturo Vidal (Juventus / Chile) Francesco Totti (Roma / Italy) Giuseppe Rossi (Fiorentina / Italy) Miralem Pjanic (Roma / Bosnia and Herzegovina) Gonzalo Higuain (Napoli / Argentina)
Juventus no more Champions League football so need to concentrate on league Roma undefeated but 5 draws too many Napoli need to defend better Source: Forza Italian Football
Catania do not belong in Serie A Livorno need to score goals Sassuolo promoted this year and need to defend better
98
Bundesliga 2013 - 2014

Philippe Lahm (Bayern / Germany) Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund / Germany) Adrian Ramos (Hertha BSC / Colombia) Sidney Sam (Bayer Leverkusen / Germany) Marc Andre ter Stegen (Borussia / Germany)
Source: Foot Plus
Bayern continue to dominate and not get too over confident Leverkusen produce more chances into goals Borussia score goals
Eintracht newly promoted and are out of their league Nurnberg no real quality Freiburg need to defend better
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