Simple Ronaldinho Facts

1. At the age of 13, Ronnie scored all 23 goals in a 23 - 0 victory for his youth team

2. Many top teams tried to buy him when he played for Gremio in Brazil. But he signed for PSG in 2001

3. Barcelona claim they turned down a world record bid of £60m from Chelsea for Ronnie 4 years ago

John Terry The Painless Captain

Full Name : John George Terry

Birthday : 7th December 1980

Place of Birth : London, England

Position : Centre Back

John Terry ignored a dislocated elbow to play in the 2008 Champions League Final. And its not the first time he's played through the pain. Check this out.

December 2006 (His Back's Gone!)
An op removes a disc from his back. JT's back in training 24 hours later

February 2007 (Knocked Out!)

He is knocked out cold in the Carling Cup Final against Arsenal and swallows his tongue. But he checks himself ot of hospital to take part in Chelsea's celebrations

July 2007 (Broken Toe!)

A pre - seasons game in Korea ends in disaster when JT breaks his toe. But this doesn't stop him as he carries on playing for Chelsea with painkilling injections

September 2007 (Busted Cheekbone!)

JT smashes his face against Fulham but is in action just four days later againts Valencia, wearing a horror mask

October 2007 (Knee Surgery!)
Has emergency surgery on his knee and misses out on only three England internationals

December 2007 (Battered Bones!)

Breaks three bones in his feet during the match against Arsenal. This sees him miss out on the England captaincy in Fabio Capello's first game

May 2008 (Dislocated Elbow!)

JT bashes his elbow but the ambulance medic pops it back into place. He watches the second half back at the ground

Footballers Nicknames

Adriano - L'Imperatore (The Emperor)
Alessandro Nesta - Sandro
Andrea Pirlo - Metronomo
Arjen Robben - The Flying Dutchman
Carles Puyol - Lionheart
Carlos Tevez - Apache
Cristiano Ronaldo - CR7
David Beckham - Becks
Deco - Magico
Fabio Cannavaro - ll muro di Berlino (The Berlin wall)
Fernando Torres - El Nino
Francesco Totti - Gladiatore
Frank Lampard - Lamps
Gennaro Gattuso - Braveheart
Iker Casillas - El galáctico de Móstoles
John Terry - JT
Lionel Messi - Messiah
Michael Ballack - Balle
Michael Essien - The Bison
Kaka - The Golden Boy
Rio Ferdinand - Snoop
Robinho - Wonder Boy
Ronaldinho - Ronnie
Ronaldo - O Fenômeno
Ryan Giggs - The Welsh Wizard
Sergio Aguero - El Kun
Steven Gerrard - Stevie G
Thierry Henry - Titi
Van Nistelrooy - Van The Man
Wayne Rooney - Wazza

Amazing Facts of Bojan Krkic

Bojan Krkic is held to have a killer instinct in front of goal and, despite his youth and slight stature, is more than able to handle experienced defenders. He can show a devastating turn of speed, mature positional awareness and is extremely skillful on the ball

Full Name : Bojan Krkic Perez

Birthplace : Linyola, Spain

Date of Birth : 28th August 1990

Position : Forward

1. Bojan joined Barça in 1999 and has had one of the fastest moves through the ranks. He played in Alevi A (2001-2), Infantil B (2002-3), Infantil A (2003-4) and Cadet B (2004-5) He joined the Cadet A squad in 2005-6 but then moved straight up to Juvenil A before moving into the Barça B team in 2006-7

2. In the first half of his season with Barça B he scored 10 goals and became the team’s top scorer

3. During his time in the Barcelona youth set up the player scored 961 goals in seven years breaking all youth goal scoring records

4. Bojan played his first match for the Spanish Under 21 team at the young age of 16

5. He has won the European Under 21 Championship with Spain (2007) and was a runner up in the 2007 Under 17 World Cup where he was voted third best player and won the Bronze Ball

6. Bojan made his Champions League debut as a sub for Messi and became the youngest player to play in a Champions League game

UEFA European Under 17 Championships

A quick striker, with quite notable dribbling skills, Bojan shot to prominence at the UEFA European Under 17 Championships in Luxembourg in May 2006 when he was joint top-scorer. He achieved this despite being a year younger than most of the other players in the tournament and only playing 45 minutes in four out of five of Spain Under-17s matches

He scored a hat-trick against Luxembourg before inspiring his side to a 3-0 victory over the eventual champions Russia, with all of the goals of the game being scored with him on the pitch as a second half sub. In the third match of the tournament, he scored a penalty after once again being introduced at half time

He started the semi-final against the Czech Republic but after his team mate Roberto Garcaa was sent off, Spain struggled and lost 2-0 in a shock result. In the third-place play-off Bojan was once again a second half sub and scored the opener on 53 minutes. When the match went to penalties, he scored and his side won 5-4 to finish third

23 Facts About David Beckham

Full Name : David Robert Joseph Beckham

Birthday : 2nd May 1975

Place of Birth : Leytonstone, London, England

Position : Midfielder

1. 10-year old David immediately knew he wanted to attend the famous Bobby Charlton Football Academy when he was he saw a commercial for it while watching children's favorite Blue Peter

2. At the age of 11, David won the Bobby Charlton skills award and won a two week trip to train with Barcelona F.C

3. When David was 12, he was made Manchester United's team mascot for a game against Ham

4. Art was David's favorite class at secondary school

5. David's personal sponsors include Adidas, Police Sunglasses, Castrol, TBC, Marks and Spencer, Tsubasa Systems, Meiji, Upper Deck, Pepsi, and Vodafone

6. In April 2007, David revealed a new tattoo of a guardian angel engulfed in flames. The tattoo includes words from a Roman poem. Translated, they read: Let them hate as long as they fear

7. He has the number 7 written in Roman numerals VII, on his right forearm. This represents the shirt number he wore when he played for Manchester United

8. In 2007, David insured himself for $250 million - one of the most expensive policies in the world. The policy covers David for injury on the field, serious illness and disfigurement

9. David wears a new pair of soccer shoes for every game he plays in

10. With his goal against Ecuador in World Cup 06, David became the first English player to score in three different World Cups

11. David first signed for Manchester United on 8th July 1991, but he didn't make his debut until 1992

12. David’s first number with Manchester United was 10. He switched to #7 after Eric Cantona left the team

13. Playing for Manchester United since the 8th of July 1991, David had received many trophies. 7 League titles (93, 94, 96, 97, 99, 00, 01) 3 FA Cups (94, 96, 99), 1 League Cup (92), 1 Champions League (99), 1 European Supercup (99) and 1 Intercontinental Cup (99)

14. David made 394 appearances and scored 85 goals at Manchester United

15. David has twice finished second in voting for the World Footballer of the Year, in 2000 and 2001

16. David was traded from Manchester United to Real Madrid for 23 million euros in the year 2003

17. David signed with US Major League Soccer's 'Los Angeles Galaxy' in 2007 for an estimated $128 million

18. More than a quarter-million Beckham Galaxy jerseys were sold before David joined the team in July of 2007

19. Ford Escort was David's first car

20. David named his third son Cruz because he was born in Spain

21. David is known for his impeccable sense of style, and has been called one of England's "best dressed" in various polls

22. Said to be one of the largest grassroots sports initiatives in the UK, David's soccer academy is part of the multi-million pound redevelopment of the Dome site on the Greenwich Peninsula

23. David was Google's top searched sports topic in both 2003 and 2004

7 Facts About Cristiano Ronaldo

Full Name : Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro

Birthday : 5th February 1985

Place of Birth : Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

Position : Winger/Striker

1. Ronaldo was nicknamed "cry-baby" as a child. His mother Dolores Aveiro said, "When he got home from school I'd tell him to do homework but he'd say he didn't have any. I'd be making dinner and he would jump out of the window and run off until late. He used to cry when he passed and his friends didn't score. People called him 'cry-baby' and 'little bee' because nobody could catch him"

2. He was an amazing player even at 11 years old. Paulo Cardoso, his first coach at Sporting Lisbon, said: "When he got the ball he went past two or three players. At the end of the game the players gathered around him, they knew he was a special kid"

3. Jose Mourinho likened Ronaldo to Marco van Basten, the former Holland striker. Mourinho said: "I remember the first time I saw him play. It was for Sporting youth. I told my assistant, 'There goes Van Basten's son.' He had great technique. He stood out"

4. As a teenager Ronaldo would train in the gym using weights on either foot and then dribbling with the ball. He thought it would improve his technique because without weights he would be even faster

5. Liverpool decided Ronaldo wasn't good enough a year before he signed for United for £12.2 m from Sporting in 2003. After the winger played against United in a friendly Sir Alex Ferguson said: "At half-time I knew I had to sign this boy. He was sensational"

6. There is only one Cristiano Ronaldo but there are two Ronaldos. As coach of Brazil, Luiz Felipe Scolari, who worked with the other Ronaldo, said: "I hoped Cristiano would be as good one day. He just doesn't stop, no matter how much you demand of him"

7. Ferguson had no hesitation in handing Ronaldo the No 7 shirt. He said: "We've had some fantastic No 7s, Bryan Robson, Eric Cantona, David Beckham, some wouldn't want that jersey but his confidence was high even at 18. When he made his debut as substitute against Bolton he took the place by storm"