Tuesday, 14 January 2014

Stars hail Ballon dOr winner Ronaldo

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Stars hail Ballon dOr winner Ronaldo

Stars hail Ballon dOr winner Ronaldo

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 01:30 PM PST

The 28-year-old saw off the challenge of Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Bayern Munich forward Franck Ribery to lift the award at an awards ceremony in Zurich. Here we look at the reaction of the football world to the Portugal international's achievement: "Congratulations @Cristiano! You deserve it!" - His club wrote on their official Twitter page. "The winner of the 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or is Cristiano Ronaldo. Congratulations from FC Barcelona!" - Ronaldo's rival club paid respect to the 2013 winner on Twitter. "Congratulations to @Cristiano for his second Ballon d'Or and to Messi and Robery for an incredible 2013." - Spain international Gerard Pique tweets his praise for all of the top three. "Congratulations in advance to @Cristiano Ronaldo for winning #BalonDeOro. #2013 #BestInTheWorld." - Former Netherlands international Ruud van Nistelrooy lauds the Portuguese via Twitter. "Congratulations to @Cristiano for winning his 2nd #BallondOr and proud that he listened to my tips to improve his game…. Nice guy also!!" - Ronaldo's ex-United team-mate Edwin van der Sar tweets his tribute. "Very proud to win the Ballon d'Or for the second time, it means so much to me. I thank my teammates. Great fans lead to great moments. Thank you!" - The man himself thanks those who helped him win the award. "Ronaldo is a beautiful Ballon d'Or winner but I am very disappointed for Franck Ribery. Sincerely, next year and the year after that it will come back to Messi or Ronaldo again." - UEFA president Michel Platini congratulates the winner but tells L'Equipe he is disappointed for French compatriot Ribery.

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Marotta: Conte is Juves Wenger or Ferguson

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 08:26 AM PST

Conte has lifted back-to-back Serie A and Supercoppa Italiana titles since his arrival in 2011, and with the club eight points clear of Roma, they are on course for a third straight league championship. Juve general manager Marotta credited the 44-year-old for kicking off a rebuilding process in Turin after the club were stripped of league titles and demoted following a match-fixing probe in 2006. Conte has since gone on to assemble a fearsome Juventus squad - including the likes of Carlos Tevez, Arturo Vidal and Andrea Pirlo. And Marotta believes the former Juve midfielder will be in the dugout for many years, expecting him to replicate the likes of Ferguson and long-serving Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger. "In the history of Juventus, it has always been the team to beat and in turn our opponents have had to give more than 100 per cent," he told Radio 1. "I believe that Conte has understood this thanks to his experience as a player. He has been able to cope with any kind of opponent with the right capacity and character. "Antonio has raced ahead, creating a great team immediately. This makes him one of the best in the world in his work. "In the Italian scene perhaps he is a little cramped, but he is at Juventus and knows our desire for growth. "I am optimistic about his future. I hope and believe that Conte can become for Juventus what Ferguson was for United, or Arsene Wenger is for Arsenal, and I am sure that he will be." Marotta was also keen to stress Juventus were not a selling club and denied Claudio Marchisio and Paul Pogba would be leaving the club despite interest from Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain.

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Facts: Every Premier League team has scored a header, except...?

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 04:43 AM PST

Stoke 3-5 Liverpool Liverpool have scored 51 goals in the Premier League this season, already 4 more than they managed in 2011-12. Suarez has now scored 22 goals. He was also the first player to reach 22 last season – but not until March 10. Daniel Sturridge has 10 goals and 3 assists in 13 Premier League appearances this season. Peter Crouch's goal was Stoke's first headed goal of the season in the Premier League. Only West Ham remain without one now. Liverpool's total of 9 shots on target was the most in the Premier League this weekend. Stoke's total of 51 crosses and corners in this game is a PL-high this season (for any team). Liverpool made only 11 crosses and corners in this game. Marko Arnautovic was the only player in the PL this weekend to assist more than one goal. Stoke 3-5 Liverpool: analyse it at Stats Zone Newcastle 0-2 Man City Aleksandar Kolarov (4) Pablo Zabaleta (5) have provided more Premier League assists than any other defenders this season. 22 of Edin Dzeko's 35 Premier League goals have come away from home (63%). Newcastle have now failed to score a first half goal against Man City in their last seven Premier League meetings. City played 3 of the 9 through-balls in the Premier League this weekend. City were the most fouled team in the Premier League this weekend (17 times). Newcastle 0-2 Man City: analyse it at Stats Zone Man United 2-0 Swansea Danny Welbeck has scored 6 goals in his last 6 league appearances. Man United defender Nemanja Vidic marked his 200th Premier League appearance with his 92nd clean sheet. United finished with just 38.6% possession – their lowest figure in the Premier League since the beginning of 2006/07 (39.4% v Arsenal in May 2009 was previous lowest). Debrief: Fletcher's return should be celebrated by all Man United 2-0 Swansea: analyse it at Stats Zone Cardiff 0-2 West Ham Carlton Cole has scored 3 in his last 5 league appearances. 2 of Matthew Jarvis's 3 assists in the league this season have come against Cardiff. Andy Carroll marked his return from injury providing the assist for Mark Noble's goal; Carroll has scored 4 and assisted 5 in his last 9 league appearances. Cardiff had 6 headed attempts on goal, more than any other side this weekend. West Ham were the only side to make fewer than 200 successful passes this weekend (193). Only 51% of the Hammers' passes in the final third were successful. Kim created 6 chances, more than any other Premier League player this weekend. Andy Carroll can save the world, and other things we learned at Cardiff Analysis: Big Sam's minimalist masterclass Cardiff 0-2 West Ham: analyse it at Stats Zone Everton 2-0 Norwich After laying on Gareth Barry's opener, Romelu Lukaku has matched his total of 4 assists from last season. All 3 of Kevin Mirallas' goals this season have come at Goodison Park. Both of Everton's goals came from outside the box. Analysis: Young Stones shows great promise Everton 2-0 Norwich: analyse it at Stats Zone Fulham 1-4 Sunderland Sunderland scored twice in the first-half for the first time in 36 Premier League games (3-1 v Wigan, January 2013). Sunderland scored 4 goals away for the first time since January 2012 (4-1 v Wigan). Fulham's goal was their 7th from a corner in this season's PL – a joint-high with Manchester City. Fulham have now conceded at least 5 more home goals than any other Premier League side this season (22). Lee Cattermole made a weekend PL-high 9 tackles. Fulham should ditch Berbatov, and other things we learnt at Craven Cottage Debrief: Ki leads Sunderland revival Analysis: Johnson makes a little go a long way Fulham 1-4 Sunderland: analyse it at Stats Zone Southampton 1-0 West Brom Adam Lallana has scored 2 and assisted 3 in his last 5 league appearances. 3 of Gaston Ramirez's 4 assists in the Premier League have come at St Mary's. The Uruguayan has been involved in 10 league goals for Southampton, with 7 of those coming at home. WBA were caught 8 times by the Premier League's most effective offside trap (84 times this season). Southampton 1-0 West Brom: analyse it at Stats Zone Tottenham 2-0 Crystal Palace Jason Puncheon was the first player to put a penalty off-target in the Premier League this season. This was the 3rd consecutive PL match between Spurs and Palace that has contained a penalty (2 scored, 1 missed). Jermain Defoe has scored more goals as a Premier League substitute than any other player (22). Analysis: Bentaleb rewards Sherwood's faith Tottenham 2-0 Crystal Palace: analyse it at Stats Zone Hull 0-2 Chelsea Eden Hazard scored his 9th league goal of the campaign, equalling his total for the 2012/13 campaign. Hazard has scored 5 and assisted 3 in his last 8 league appearances. Fernando Torres has scored in back-to-back league games for the first time since December 2012. Hull made only 2 successful dribbles. Hull had only 7 touches in the opposition box, fewer than any other side this weekend. Debrief: Chelsea ominous in tussle for the top Analysis: Blues cruise without the ball Hull 0-2 Chelsea: analyse it at Stats Zone

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Fletcher rubbishes rumours of rifts in squad

Posted: 13 Jan 2014 01:42 AM PST

The Premier League champions lost three matches in a row to start 2014, and although they recovered with a 2-0 win over Swansea City on Saturday, David Moyes' side still lie seventh in the table. Moyes has struggled to replicate the feats of former United boss Alex Ferguson, and rumours of rifts within the current squad continue to persist. But Scotland midfielder Fletcher, who made his comeback last month following nearly a year on the sidelines with a chronic bowel condition, says that Moyes has the full support of the dressing room. "It gets us angry because we know it is not true," Fletcher said. "We are there every day. The players are fully behind the manager. And Alex Ferguson being in the stand (watching games) has no bearing on anything. It is great to see him there supporting the team. It would be a worry if he wasn't. "We have got to believe in ourselves and keep a close-knit group, making sure that the experienced players are guiding the younger players in the right way. Winning games helps that." The 29-year-old has been left disappointed by the criticism that Moyes has received this season since taking over in the United dug-out, and he has urged the squad to use the sceptics as motivation in the second half of the campaign. "It is as if some people have been waiting for it to happen and are really relishing it," he added. "We've got to use that as fuel to prove them wrong. We've got some great, talented young players in this squad. We have to keep reiterating to them that they believe in themselves. "They will come through it without a shadow of a doubt and will be better and stronger for it. "Hopefully they will be the ones passing on advice to the next generation when I am long gone."

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