Cricket and Football
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redfiona99Apparently, Ponting objects to England's gamesmanship in the last test. Obvs. England should do it more. Also, Ricky, pot, kettle and so on. Link - http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/13072009/58/ponting-denounces-england-tactics.html
Football, I think Lizzie would most definitely approve of who they have as 26, 27 and 28 in their 50 best players last season. They are
From laughing stock to feared assassin in the space of a few years. Having taken 27 games to get on the scoresheet for Manchester United, Forlan's consistent performances for Villarreal and then Atletico have yielded 117 goals in five seasons. Now 30, he is coming off his best season to date, which included 32 goals in 33 Liga games for Atletico and saw him win his second European Golden Boot award - his club recently said they would rather have him than Karim Benzema and it is easy to see why. Earlier in the summer he was linked with a £20 million move to Liverpool - a far cry from Diego Forlorn.
I always said he was good.
It is a sign of the Bordeaux playmaker's progress that he is no longer referred to as 'The New Zidane' - Yoann Gourcuff alone will do. The 23-year-old has made his own reputation as a skilful, creative attacking midfielder. Gourcuff enjoyed a simply inspirational season as Les Girondins ended Lyon's seven-year stranglehold on the Ligue 1 title, and he has signed a four-year deal to make his loan from Milan to Bordeaux permanent. Is now a regular in the French set-up, and along with the likes of Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema, he should ensure Les Bleus are a force to be reckoned with at the 2010 World Cup.
I managed to not write Johan Cruyff or Youri Djorkaeff, which is normally what I do when I talk about him. Go team me!
and lastly, but not least,
26 - Thierry Henry (Barcelona / France)
Remember him? Henry has turned into something of a forgotten man at Barcelona, in the shadow of Leo Messi, Samuel Eto'o, Xavi and Andres Iniesta. Yet he returned to electric form in his second season at Camp Nou on the left side of Barca's attacking trident. While unable to run the show as he did at Arsenal, Henry continues to use his unique combination of skill and pace to devastating effect; he weighed in with 26 goals and plenty of assists in Barcelona's treble season. Henry is France's record goalscorer, with 48 strikes from 111 appearances, and should be at next summer's World Cup.
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Also, I need a cricket icon.
Football, I think Lizzie would most definitely approve of who they have as 26, 27 and 28 in their 50 best players last season. They are
From laughing stock to feared assassin in the space of a few years. Having taken 27 games to get on the scoresheet for Manchester United, Forlan's consistent performances for Villarreal and then Atletico have yielded 117 goals in five seasons. Now 30, he is coming off his best season to date, which included 32 goals in 33 Liga games for Atletico and saw him win his second European Golden Boot award - his club recently said they would rather have him than Karim Benzema and it is easy to see why. Earlier in the summer he was linked with a £20 million move to Liverpool - a far cry from Diego Forlorn.
I always said he was good.
It is a sign of the Bordeaux playmaker's progress that he is no longer referred to as 'The New Zidane' - Yoann Gourcuff alone will do. The 23-year-old has made his own reputation as a skilful, creative attacking midfielder. Gourcuff enjoyed a simply inspirational season as Les Girondins ended Lyon's seven-year stranglehold on the Ligue 1 title, and he has signed a four-year deal to make his loan from Milan to Bordeaux permanent. Is now a regular in the French set-up, and along with the likes of Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema, he should ensure Les Bleus are a force to be reckoned with at the 2010 World Cup.
I managed to not write Johan Cruyff or Youri Djorkaeff, which is normally what I do when I talk about him. Go team me!
and lastly, but not least,
26 - Thierry Henry (Barcelona / France)
Remember him? Henry has turned into something of a forgotten man at Barcelona, in the shadow of Leo Messi, Samuel Eto'o, Xavi and Andres Iniesta. Yet he returned to electric form in his second season at Camp Nou on the left side of Barca's attacking trident. While unable to run the show as he did at Arsenal, Henry continues to use his unique combination of skill and pace to devastating effect; he weighed in with 26 goals and plenty of assists in Barcelona's treble season. Henry is France's record goalscorer, with 48 strikes from 111 appearances, and should be at next summer's World Cup.
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Also, I need a cricket icon.
