MARADONA

Diego Armando Maradona Franco is an Argentine former footballer. He has served as a manager and coach at other clubs as well as for the national team of Argentina. Wikipedia
Born: October 30, 1960 (age 54), Lanús, Argentina
Height: 1.65 m
Weight: 100 kg
Spouse: Claudia Villafañe (m. 1984–2004)
Position: Midfielder
Children: Diego Sinagra, Dalma Maradona, Giannina Maradona

Diego Armando Maradona Franco is an Argentine former footballer. He has served as a manager and coach at other clubs as well as for the national team of Argentina. Wikipedia
Born: October 30, 1960 (age 54), Lanús, Argentina
Height: 1.65 m
Weight: 100 kg
Spouse: Claudia Villafañe (m. 1984–2004)
Position: Midfielder
Children: Diego Sinagra, Dalma Maradona, Giannina Maradona

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NEYMAR

Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior, commonly known as Neymar or Neymar Jr., is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club FC Barcelona and is the captain for the Brazil national team. He plays as a forward or winger. Wikipedia
Born: February 5, 1992 (age 23), Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Brazil
Height: 1.74 m
Salary: 8.8 million EUR (2014)
Children: Davi Lucca da Silva
Siblings: Rafaella Beckran

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Current teamNeymar da Silva Santos Júnior, commonly known as Neymar or Neymar Jr., is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Spanish club FC Barcelona and is the captain for the Brazil national team. He plays as a forward or winger. Wikipedia
Born: February 5, 1992 (age 23), Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Brazil
Height: 1.74 m
Salary: 8.8 million EUR (2014)
Children: Davi Lucca da Silva
Siblings: Rafaella Beckran
Current teams: FC Barcelona (#11 / Forward), Brazil national football team (Forward)s: FC Barcelona (#11 / Forward), Brazil national football team (Forward)

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RONALDO

Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, GOIH, known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid C.F. and the Portugal national team. He is a forward and serves as captain for Portugal. Wikipedia
Born: February 5, 1985 (age 30), Santo António, Portugal
Height: 1.85 m
Weight: 80 kg
Children: Cristiano Ronaldo Jr.
Current teams: Real Madrid C.F. (#7 / Forward), Portugal national football team (#7 / Forward)

Parents: Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro, José Dinis Aveiro
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, GOIH, known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid C.F. and the Portugal national team. He is a forward and serves as captain for Portugal. Wikipedia
Born: February 5, 1985 (age 30), Santo António, Portugal
Height: 1.85 m
Weight: 80 kg
Children: Cristiano Ronaldo Jr.
Current teams: Real Madrid C.F. (#7 / Forward), Portugal national football team (#7 / Forward)
Parents: Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro, José Dinis Aveiro

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MESSI THE LEGEND

"Messi" redirects here. For the biopic, see Messi (film).
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This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Messi and the second or maternal family name is Cuccittini.
Lionel Messi Messi in Germany and Argentina face off in the final of the World Cup 2014 -2014-07-13 (24).jpg
Messi playing for Argentina at the 2014 FIFA World Cup final.
Personal information
Full name     Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini[1]
Date of birth     24 June 1987 (age 27)
Place of birth     Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Height     1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)[2]
Playing position     Forward
Club information
Current team
    Barcelona
Number     10
Youth career




1995–2000     Newell's Old Boys
2000–2003     Barcelona
Senior career*
Years     Team     Apps†     (Gls)†
2003–2004     Barcelona C     10     (5)
2004–2005     Barcelona B     22     (6)
2004–     Barcelona     304     (275)
National team‡
2004–2005     Argentina U20     18     (14)
2007–2008     Argentina U23     5     (2)
2005–     Argentina     96     (45)
Honours[show]
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 March 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2014

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FOOTBALL EVERYWHERE

This article is about the men's competition. For the women's competition, see FIFA Women's World Cup. For other uses, see World Cup.
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FIFA World Cup Founded     1930
Region     International (FIFA)
Number of teams     32 (finals)
209 (eligible to enter qualification)
Current champions      Germany (4th title)
Most successful team(s)      Brazil (5 titles)
Television broadcasters     List of broadcasters
Website     fifa.com/worldcup
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of the Second World War. The current champion is Germany, which won its fourth title at the 2014 tournament in Brazil.

The current format of the competition involves a qualification phase, which currently takes place over the preceding three years, to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase, which is often called the World Cup Finals. 32 teams, including the automatically qualifying host nation(s), compete in the tournament phase for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over a period of about a month.

The 20 World Cup tournaments have been won by eight different national teams. Brazil have won five times, and they are the only team to have played in every tournament. The other World Cup winners are Italy and Germany, with four titles each; Argentina and inaugural winners Uruguay, with two titles each; and England, France and Spain, with one title each.

The World Cup is the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world, exceeding even the Olympic Games; the cumulative audience of all matches of the 2006 FIFA World Cup was estimated to be 26.29 billion with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the final match, a ninth of the entire population of the planet.[1][2][3][4]

The 2014 World Cup took place in Brazil. The next two World Cups will be hosted by Russia in 2018 and Qatar in 2022. Both choices have been criticised in the media, Russia in light of the 2014 Crimean crisis and Qatar for allegations of vote-buying and poor working conditions for foreign workers.

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