FLUMINENSE FC

Fluminense is a very famous Football Club based in Brazil.

The first president of Fluminense FC was Oscar Cox. This man was actually the founder of the club in 1902. It is the first club in Brazil to build and own its own stadium.

Oscar Cox The Fluminense FC founder

The first Fluminense´s uniform was created after the rules´ approval in the Extraordinary General Meeting , which took place in 17th October of 1902.

Made of a white and grey shirt (halft each color), with a shield on the left side of the chest showing the letters FFC in red; white shorts, black socks and grey cap, the uniform was replaced by the tricolor shirt (carmine, white and green), nowadays uniform number 1, in June 15th 1904. Later, the uniform number 2 was created, all white.

Fluminence Flag

The best 5 players who played many games for Fluminense are here below:

1. Castilho 696 matches

2. Pinheiro 604 matches

3. Telê 556 matches

4. Altair 549 matches

5. Escurinho 490 matches

One of the old Fluminense squads as seen from this photo.

pic by www.fluminense.com.br

After signing up 27 players and going through 5 different managers in 2009, Fluminense found itself in a very hard time as they were struggling to avoid another relegation from Série A. This is the team which has tasted the negativities of employing many coaches in a very short time period. 

Because of the worse situation at Fluminense, the then Team Coach, Cuca, made a very tough and rare decision of not utilising experienced players to avoid relegation. Cuca decided to bring youg blood in the team and saved Fluminense from the catastrophe.

Cuca’s decision came out with good fruits because the team advanced  to the final of the Copa Sudamericana.

Fluminense Players standing in solidarity in one of their tournaments

Fluminense has taken part in 36 of the 38 official Serie A championships organized in Brazil since 1971.

Best 5 Team history’s scoring leaders in the club since establishment

1. Valdo 314 goals 403 matches (1954-61)

2. Orlando Pingo de Ouro 188 goals 311 matches (1945-53)

3. Telê 165 goals 556 matches (1951-60)

4. Hércules 164 goals 176 matches (1950-61)

5. Welfare 163 goals 166 matches (1935-42)

Fluminense's trophy winners in 1984.

As expected the team has its most players from Brazil itself. There is only 9.4% of foreign players. One of the foreign players in Fluminense squad is called Monzon Fabian an Argentinean defender. 

Decco on the pitch as he play for Fluminense.

The team won Brazillian championship in 1970,1984 and 2010.

Fluminense also won the Brazilian Cup in 2007.

Fluminense has won a total of 4 out of 6 games played recently. In its last tie against Duque De Caxias the match ended on a 0-0 draw.

Fluminense players in one of their practice sessions.

The club won a total of  9 international ties/titles including the Paris tournament in the year 1976.

Fluminense became the Brazilian champion in 1984. This time, they won the state Championship in three consecutive years of 1983, 1984 and 1985 with much cotribution from such players as Romerito, Ricardo Gomes, Deley, and the "Casal Vinte": Assis and Washington.

SUPER FRANK LAMPARD

Frank Lampard

pic by www.espnfc.com

Frank Lampard is now 34 years old and looks as he can still play for some years to come. The midfielder is  a vice captain of Chelsea currently. He is well known for his perfect penalty shots. He still play an important international role for his country as well. He has two children currently.

A three-time Chelsea Player of the Year, Lampard is the club's second highest all-time goalscorer with 200 goals in all competitions.

Lampard played for west Ham before coming to Chelsea. He is the only midfielder to score a total of 150 or more goals in premier league history.

Lampard and teammates celebrating in one of their victories

photo by: www.dailyrecords.co.uk

Internationally, Lampard has played for  England 95 times since making his debut in October 1999. This man has scored 28 international goals for England. He was voted England Player of the Year for two consecutive years in 2004 and 2005. He played in Euro 2004, where he was named in the team of the tournament after scoring three goals in four games. He was top scorer for England in their 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign with five goals, and played in the 2006 World Cup.

lampard in one of his international carrier

photo by: www.football.co.uk

 He is England's most prolific penalty taker with nine goals, surpassing the previous record holders, Ron Flowers and Alan Shearer.

Lampard has a total of 3 red cards so far. The number of yellow cards for Lampard is 53 so far. He normally want to fight with all his means for the team. He is creative on the pitch. He produces wonderful assists for his teammates to score.

In his prime, Lampard was the focal point of the Chelsea midfield, with his work-rate, range of passing and goalscoring ability seeing him finish runner-up in the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards in 2005.

One of many to emerge from the West Ham Academy, Lampard was signed by Chelsea in 2001 for £11 million. He quickly improved his all-round game to become one of the most consistent players in the top flight and became the top scoring midfielder in the club's history.

maestro Lampard. He is so intelligent in the way he plays.

photo by; www.mirror.co.uk

When given opportunity, Lampard is a perfect finisher. Lampard has already won a total of 3 titles in 544 appearances in all competitions. Since the times of Claudio Ranieri till now with Benitez, Lampard is still an important player for Chelsea.

200th goal agaist Westham. Bravo Lampard

photo by www.news.com.au

Captain John Terry has described Frank Lampard as the best player in Chelsea's history.

Lampard, for the second time in his career, hit four goals in one match against Aston Villa on 27 March 2010 to bring his goal tally past 20, for the fifth consecutive season. This also brought him his 151st Chelsea goal, and it put him as the club's third highest scorer ever, overtaking Peter Osgood's record of 150.

FRANK LAMPARD’S QUOTE

"After I finish I don't want to be involved with football - not as a manager, coach, agent or in the media. I want to have a career after this. I don't want this to be everything .Frank Lampard, August 2010".

SAMI NASRI'S GOAL FA CUP SEMI FINAL

It was a wonderful Sunday to Man City team and fans as the team did all its best to win their tie against Chelsea to reach the FA cup final. Aguero scored the winner after Nasri's 1st goal. It was a nice match. Hope the management of Man City do not regret to have such a players in their squad. Nasri has a lot to give for his team because of his talent and creativity.

Sami Nasri as he oberves the ball into the net after scoring a 

crucial goal against chelsea. Photo by www.telegraph.co.uk

Only quality players konows what to do in the penalt box, so is Nasri. 

Cech is beaten and Nasri scores. Photo by www.talksport.co.uk

Nasri went way from arsenal so that he can be happy. 

photo by mcfc.co.uk

It is a new lifestyle here at Man City. Nasri has come for more success and therefore more happiness. You ca see him as he celebrate together with Tevez.

Beat them. Give them no chance. May be this was the 

message Mancini was giving to Sami Nasri

Photo by Yahoo Sports

All the goals  Chelsea  vs Man City

MASCHERANO OF BARCELONA (BARCA VS MILAN)

 The Barca mid fielder says “More than the result, and the happiness for qualifying, we’ve gone back to our origins, and that’s what we should feel the most pleased about.

Let’s hope there are no more setbacks. We have to make sure we stay on this track, regardless of results … We have done things the same way all along, but that series of bad results affected our confidence.

Mascerano looks more motivated than ever at FC Barcelona

 

 

According to goal.com, Javier Mascherano has said that the history of Barcelona has helped the current side's players remain humble.

The Argentine, who arrived at Camp Nou from Liverpool, believes the side's players have a different mentality to those from other teams.

“One thing I have discovered is that in football, the [players from the] biggest sides which have made history are the most humble,”he told reporters.



 

 

 

Mascherano, who arrived at the Blaugrana from Anfield in 2010, also believes his own attitude to the game has improved since relocating to Spain.

"Since I came to Barcelona I've always had the mentality of trying to give the best, offer the team [my best] and often leave the ego aside.”

 

Mascerano vs Boateng when teir teams clashed



 

The team just wasn’t playing the same way

 As for the game “scoring after just five minutes gave us the chance to play more calmly and was not good for Milan because they knew there was a long match ahead … We created so much pressure. For each Milan player, there were three for Barça. It’s infectious. If the player beside you creates pressure, then you do too”.

 Mascherano explained that he asked to be substituted because he was getting cramp, and with the game on a knife-edge, he wanted the team to be at full strength.

Mascherano’s first international appearance came in 2001. September of that year saw him play on the Argentina team that finished fourth in the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

In 2007 Mascherano played 14 matches for his national side Argentina and scored 2 goals in total.

When he played for liverpool, he scored only 2 goals in a total of 94 matches he played.

 

ARSENAL FC

Wenger, what is that? Don't blame the players. Blame yourself.

Arsenal is among the few teams in UK premier league which play beautiful football. You can see good passes, nice moves, individual skills of some players as well as good goals. Arsenal fans are eagerly waiting for the trophy. Wenger is not doing any iniative to make sure that this is happening. This is so discouraging. Selling good players several times.

Arsenal fans are still waiting for a moment like this.

Wenger where is this? You have the answer.

Wenger you even sold this player. What are you thinking?

This man left before his time at Arsenal.

Only Wenger knows exactly as to why this player was released.

People like Wenger can simply sell this young talented midfielder.

If you sell such a player, who do you buy to replace?

These are the present players at Arsenal.

Can these players do anything in front of Bayern Munich

in the second leg? Only Wenger knows.

In my view, The current Arsenal was supposed to have Nasri, Fabregas, Song, Eboue and even Thierry Henry. A good Coach can't do a mistke of selling them at the cost of loosing any trophies for about 8 years now. Wenger give happiness to Arsenal fans.

VAN PERSIE.

Created by Arsenal to shine at Manchester United.

There is nodoubt that Arsene Wenger was not wise enough to sell such a very nice player. See now that Robin is doing wonders at Man U. Fergie is a super coach. He did a very wise decision to bring Van Persie. In Tanzania, He is nicknamed as Van Magoli.

REAL VS MAN U

                                  On my view Man U are in a better position in the 2nd leg
                                                       when Real visits Old Trafford.
                                                 Danny Welbeck scored a crucial goal