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Re: Next Fifa Player Of The Year, Messi by deola1(m): 3:58pm On Mar 18, 2008
crazylegs
Men, thats my prayer oh. I bet my last kobo: if Barca make it to semis and Messi, Etoo and DINHO are fit, ManU is , oh sooo dead.

But I just feel its C.Ronaldo's year. He has the Premiership, Champions League AND Eurocup to shine in. In the FIFA award visibility is everything. Like I said before, I don't know why I don't like him (maybe because he plays for ManU ), but he's a great player.


Ya i know he's a great player but the Award can't go to a Premier League Player
Re: Next Fifa Player Of The Year, Messi by yemmight(m): 4:14pm On Mar 18, 2008
deola

Why?
Re: Next Fifa Player Of The Year, Messi by Bgal(f): 9:22am On Mar 19, 2008
Messi has a great chance of winnning. However, its going to be a tight contest between him and C. Ronaldo. C.Ronaldo has been outstanding this season.
Re: Next Fifa Player Of The Year, Messi by deola1(m): 5:36pm On Mar 21, 2008
i pray he recover soonest he's far better than C.ronaldo cuz he performs very good in big matches on like ronaldo who plays good football against useless team like Lyon, Bolton watever,
Re: Next Fifa Player Of The Year, Messi by Ibime(m): 8:48pm On Apr 01, 2008
I hope all of you are ashamed of yourselves now.
Re: Next Fifa Player Of The Year, Messi by bluehorizo(m): 11:28pm On Apr 01, 2008
C. Ronaldo
Re: Next Fifa Player Of The Year, Messi by pein(m): 5:40am On Apr 02, 2008
Can anyone tell me how messi is going to win the best footballer of the year award without being biased?I like both players but for heaven's sake b bleeping real!!!!! messi hasnt scored as much as CR7,messi's team is in shambles except he miraculosly recovers and does magically well which is next to impossible for them to overhaul real madird.again,CR7 has euro 2008 to further his claim on that front,and acoording to polls right now for the european footballer of the year,its actually CR7,fabregas then Messi followed by torres and totti.So being a fan of a club doesn't mean u guys shud just spew rubbish,give it to the guy nobody has done/played better this year than he has,everyone says he doesnt assist and how manyy assist does messi have?and please be objective,give reasons why messi should get it instead of ronaldo.
Re: Next Fifa Player Of The Year, Messi by ehie007(m): 6:56am On Apr 02, 2008
World Footballer of the Year:

1. C. Ronaldo

2. L. Messi

3. C. Fabregas
Re: Next Fifa Player Of The Year, Messi by dayokanu(m): 6:56am On Apr 02, 2008
The Euro cup would decide who wins the award. with Messi's injury blighted season his claims to the award has been reduced. But Remember Ronaldo Lima injured throughout the year played 4 weeks of world cup in 2002 and won all the awards available
Re: Next Fifa Player Of The Year, Messi by ehie007(m): 7:01am On Apr 02, 2008
Sorrry;

World footballer of the year

C. Ronaldo and nobody else.

grin grin grin grin
Re: Next Fifa Player Of The Year, Messi by hustler(m): 3:16pm On Apr 02, 2008
pein:

Can anyone tell me how messi is going to win the best footballer of the year award without being biased?I like both players but for heaven's sake b bleeping real!!!!! messi hasnt scored as much as CR7,messi's team is in shambles except he miraculosly recovers and does magically well which is next to impossible for them to overhaul real madird.again,CR7 has euro 2008 to further his claim on that front,and acoording to polls right now for the european footballer of the year,its actually CR7,fabregas then Messi followed by torres and totti.So being a fan of a club doesn't mean u guys should just spew rubbish,give it to the guy nobody has done/played better this year than he has,everyone says he doesnt assist and how manyy assist does messi have?and please be objective,give reasons why messi should get it instead of ronaldo.




I dont understand what u r sayin here>.When did goals become a criteria to judge world footballer??How many goals did Canna score when he won it.

And what polls r u referring to??The ones being voted for by u and me or the one dat the qualified coaches will vote for for the award proper.Taking nothin away from C.Ronaldo,he has had a fantastic season and given,poor form of ROnaldinho and Kaka and Messi's injury blighted season, he's looking good to win it especially if he can cap it up with a wonderful performance in Euro 2008
Re: Next Fifa Player Of The Year, Messi by pein(m): 3:33pm On Apr 02, 2008
@hustler

Cannavaro won the award cuz italy won the world cup.world cup years are different,whoeva perfoms best wins it,check thru the years if you like.
And YES goals are criterias for forwards to wins the award,give me an example of a forward who didnt score yet won the award and I'll give you plenty who did:george weah,rivaldo,ronaldo da lima,figo etc list is endless.
The polls are definitely not from me and you but from UEFA,meaning its by european coaches for now and will continue through the champiosn league and euro champoinship,So there is nothing that'll stop him from winning it unless he automatically caves in.
Re: Next Fifa Player Of The Year, Messi by hustler(m): 3:48pm On Apr 02, 2008
@Pein

I thot u were hinging ur argument on the fact that Messi having not scored higher than ROnaldo did not deserve it. Figo,Ronaldinho,Kaka have never been highest goal scorers when they won it. Even Zidane

So being high up the goal scoring charts is not a necessity but ur overall contribution to ur team's success.
Re: Next Fifa Player Of The Year, Messi by pein(m): 4:12pm On Apr 02, 2008
when figo won it in 2000 he was the highest scoring winger in la-liga with the highest assists as well,real also won the champions league, zidane also won the champions league for real with his perfomances same with kaka(who won it cuz of the champions league).united will definitely win the EPL,more points to ronaldo cuz he'll be the EPL player of the year and EPL topscorer, barring any magic united and barca will meet in the semis.ronaldo is already the topscorer inthe champions league and messi is out for six weeks,dnt think he'll be back b4 then and even if he is dnt think he'll be rushed and no league title for barca,again points for ronaldo.euro 2008=no messi,points for ronaldo again.add to the fact that he's the highest goals scorer in europe,probably the world what chance does anyone have?
Roanldo contributes to his team as well as score which messi does to a level but not to ronaldo's standard this season!thats all im saying.
Re: Next Fifa Player Of The Year, Messi by deola1(m): 6:28pm On Apr 02, 2008
@all
Open ur damn eyes wide and read carefully:
C. Ronaldo is a nice player no doubt about dat but if he happens to win the award, its due to Messi's injury and if i can remind u all messi should be back latest before our final (against Liverpool). Never its meant for the EPL.

La-Liga & Serie-A rules,
Re: Next Fifa Player Of The Year, Messi by pein(m): 7:18pm On Apr 02, 2008
deola1:

@all
Open your damn eyes wide and read carefully:
C. Ronaldo is a nice player no doubt about that but if he happens to win the award, its due to Messi's injury and if i can remind u all messi should be back latest before our final (against Liverpool). Never its meant for the EPL.

La-Liga & Serie-A rules,

Dude u are in serious denial! la-liga and seria A rule?yet 3 serie A teams have been trounced by 3 english teams and only 1 spanish team left.u ppl just can't face the facts.Goodluck in decieving urselves!
Re: Next Fifa Player Of The Year, Messi by dayokanu(m): 8:54pm On Apr 02, 2008
when figo won it in 2000 he was the highest scoring winger in la-liga with the highest assists as well,real also won the champions league,

Figo was not in the Madrid team that won the UCL in 2000.
Re: Next Fifa Player Of The Year, Messi by bosunk: 9:44pm On Apr 02, 2008
who is there,should go and give it to cronaldo,am telling you guys that apart from the goal he scored against roma he did not shine at all go and check messi and u will know he should be the world best player wink
Re: Next Fifa Player Of The Year, Messi by pein(m): 5:18am On Apr 03, 2008
dayokanu:

Figo was not in the Madrid team that won the UCL in 2000.

YES he was and he helped them do the double UCL and la-liga!
Re: Next Fifa Player Of The Year, Messi by pein(m): 5:22am On Apr 03, 2008
bosunk:

who is there,should go and give it to cronaldo,am telling you guys that apart from the goal he scored against roma he did not shine at all go and check messi and u will know he should be the world best player wink

Isn't that what great footballers do?get goals out of nothing even though u play badly.Oh so cus messi dribbles his way into injury he should be crowned worlds best.what "big" game has messi performed this season.he was no where against madrid,villareal or even valencia yet CR7 scored against arsenal,liverpool,roma and has kept scoring so what do you want from him?!
Re: Next Fifa Player Of The Year, Messi by dayokanu(m): 8:06am On Apr 03, 2008
YES he was and he helped them do the double UCL and la-liga!

In the 1999/2000 season when Real Madrid won the UCL Figo was in Barca. Real won the UCL in 2000 but they were not in top 4 in the La Liga.
Figo joined Real in 2000/2001. In his first season they won the league but lost out to Bayern Munich in the UCL semi finals.

Real Madrid have never won the La Liga and UCL double in the same year.

I wonder where you guys get your facts from This is a public forum and you are on the internet. It would not harm you to search for facts before misinforming people

That is the hallmark of a premiership fan. They lack the basic facts about European football. No wonder they spew balderdash.
Re: Next Fifa Player Of The Year, Messi by pein(m): 9:34am On Apr 03, 2008
dayokanu:

In the 1999/2000 season when Real Madrid won the UCL Figo was in Barca. Real won the UCL in 2000 but they were not in top 4 in the La Liga.
Figo joined Real in 2000/2001. In his first season they won the league but lost out to Bayern Munich in the UCL semi finals.

Real Madrid have never won the La Liga and UCL double in the same year.

I wonder where you guys get your facts from This is a public forum and you are on the internet. It would not harm you to search for facts before misinforming people

That is the hallmark of a premiership fan. They lack the basic facts about European football. No wonder they spew balderdash.

luis figo played for barca till 2000/01,then went to real and won the league title tho not the UCL like i said earlier - got to the semis.i watch football in general,way more tha u do and i can be forgiven for makin a mistake cuz its the spanish league and qute frankly i cud give a rats arse bout it!and dnt deviate from the topic,we are talking bout messi and ronaldo,so give facts that support your claim for messi to be top player come years end not bashing a league you can't believe has gone past the one you support in terms of everything.10 years ago the seria A was touted as the best why?cus they basically did what the english game is doin now,getting foreigners into thier league and when the english do it,its a crime?A league being better than another is basically objective and based on the performances of thier respective teams in the UCL,so you can sing all day bout how the spanish primera trounces all but everyone knows right now which is better.
Re: Next Fifa Player Of The Year, Messi by pornmaster(m): 8:54pm On Apr 03, 2008
@ dayokanu & Pein
enough of the shit undecided
Re: Next Fifa Player Of The Year, Messi by dayokanu(m): 6:50am On Apr 04, 2008
luis figo played for barca till 2000/01,


Figo started his career at Sporting Clube de Portugal. He won his first senior international cap in 1991. Prior to that, he won the Under-20 World Championships and Under-16 European Championships with Portugal junior sides, alongside Rui Costa, João Vieira Pinto and a significant part of his nation's so-called 'Golden Generation'.

[edit] FC Barcelona

In 1995, Figo looked poised to join one of the big clubs of Europe, but a dispute between Italian clubs Juventus F.C. and Parma, with Figo having signed contracts with both clubs, resulted in an Italian 2-year transfer ban on Figo, effectively stopping any moves to Italy. However, the situation was eventually resolved for Figo, with a move to Spanish club FC Barcelona, under coach Johan Cruijff, and within four years he became a fan-favourite, captain and symbol of the Spanish side.

It was with FC Barcelona from 1995 that his career really took off: Figo won a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1996–97, successive Primera División titles and went on to appear 172 times for the Blaugrana, scoring 30 goals. Figo was able to garner many plaudits while at the Nou Camp, such as Sir Alex Ferguson, who it has been later claimed almost brought him to Manchester United before Euro 2000 in a swap deal with David Beckham.

[edit] Real Madrid

In 2000 came his controversial, world-record transfer to rivals Real Madrid, which only intensified the great animosity between the two clubs. The move caused outrage among Barcelona fans and many others baulked at the €65M fee. Yet Figo justified the investment by helping Madrid to the Primera División title and UEFA Champions League semi-finals as well as winning the FIFA World Footballer of the Year award. In 2001–02, he went one better, playing through injury against Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League final as Madrid prevailed 2-1. Figo also occupied a major role as Madrid won the 2003 Spanish title, scoring ten times. The success made up for the disappointment of a Champions League semi-final loss to Juventus, but the next season, despite Figo's nine league goals, Madrid finished fourth and lost in the Champions League last eight and Copa del Rey final. He went from being one of the most cherished players in Catalonia to being the most hated. There was a short-lived website, AntiFigo.com, devoted to insulting "Judas Figo".


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lu%C3%ADs_Figo

Getting your facts right before coming out is an important thing. Figo left Barca in summer 2000

in 2000/2001 Figo was in the Real team that was eliminated by Bayern in the UCL. It was Zidane that joined in the begining of 2001/2002 season. This is public knowledge. Factual disagreement can be cleared easily just search the internet.

On 21 October 2000 he returned to Camp Nou for the first time in a Real Madrid shirt.
Re: Next Fifa Player Of The Year, Messi by dayokanu(m): 6:52am On Apr 04, 2008
Getting your facts right before coming out is an important thing. Figo left Barca in summer 2000

in 2000/2001 Figo was in the Real team that was eliminated by Bayern in the UCL. It was Zidane that joined in the begining of 2001/2002 season. This is public knowledge. Factual disagreement can be cleared easily just search the internet.
Re: Next Fifa Player Of The Year, Messi by crazylegs(m): 9:58am On Apr 04, 2008
I think the determining factor in winning the FIFA player of the year award is Titles. The higher the title, the greater your chances.

Often, the outstanding player in the team that wins the major tournament in a given year, takes it. Hence Cannavaro in 2007, just after the world cup. Earlier there had been shouts about defenders not winning it. It was partially "political". Fair play to Cannavaro, he had an incredible tournament.

This year it has to be C. Ronaldo. He's been simply great in Man U. and they are going to take the prem. Its true that Barca will trash them in the semis of the UCL grin but he's been great till now and will shine in the Eurocup. For Sure.

I used to think that Messi was heads and heels above him, but fan of Messi that I am, I'm beginning to have doubts. Ronaldo is showing that he's much more than fancy leg overs. He's improving before our very eyes and will likely improve even more.

@deola1
I hate the premiership but I think we'll just give it to one of their players this year. They've been crybabys till now. At least its not an Englishman grin grin
Re: Next Fifa Player Of The Year, Messi by Tattooboy: 4:34pm On Apr 05, 2008
say something reasonable instead of this illegal arguement
Re: Next Fifa Player Of The Year, Messi by dayokanu(m): 6:49am On Apr 07, 2008
but he's been great till now and will shine in the Eurocup. For Sure.

I dont think Portugal would make an impact at the Euro's
Re: Next Fifa Player Of The Year, Messi by pein(m): 8:27am On Apr 07, 2008
dayokanu:

I don't think Portugal would make an impact at the Euro's

not that much of an impact but at least quartes?semis?
Re: Next Fifa Player Of The Year, Messi by deola1(m): 2:38pm On Apr 08, 2008
pein
Quote from: dayokanu on Yesterday at 06:49:56 AM
I don't think Portugal would make an impact at the Euro's

not that much of an impact but at least quartes?semis?

its too early to predict. Do you expect Portugal in Last World cup semis

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