Daniel Alve world cup - player to watch

Daniel Alve, the Brazilian footballer, who currently plays as an attacking back right for Barca and the National team of Brazil. Before joining Barcelona, Alves spent a successful six year spell with sevilla, winning two UEFA cups. He joined Barcelona for €34 million plus add-ons of €6 million, becoming the most expensive defender in history, and won the treble his first season with the club.

Strengths: His speed, which he often uses as an attacking weapon, makes him another forward in the line-up.

Alves honoured that definition by responding and demonstrating through his outstanding performances that the president's words were not in vain, and that the amount the club paid for him was money well spent. A short time later he won the Copa del Rey with the team, along with the Supercopa of Spain, the Liga title and the UEFA Champions League.

From humble origins, Alves was born in the town of Juazeiro, in the state of Bahia. Esporte Clube Bahia was his first club; that's where he grew up and became a soccer player. He came up from the junior divisions of that institution to reach the national team that won, in 2003, the U-20 World Cup in Qatar. He was also chosen as the best defender of the tournament.

From Bahia he moved to Sevilla in 2002, and there he won the Copa del Rey, Supercopa of Spain, European Super Cup and UEFA Cup before sealing his move to Barca. A winner in every sense of the word, he will be looking forward to adding another trophy to his list in 2010, the year of the World Cup.

samuel eto world cup - player to watch.

After earning his first cap for the national team at the tender age of 14, and becoming the youngest ever player at the 1998 World Cup, this Cameroon veteran is hitting his stride at just the right time - scoring goals left, right and centre for Serie A leaders and Champions League semi-finalists Inter Milan.

After the success of his Italian club Inter Milan in the UEFA European Champions League, Cameroonian football star Samuel Eto'o is the toast of the town and his country. This is Eto'o third success in the competition that is referred to as the Super bowl of European Football, making him the only player with Clarence Seedorf to have won the cup with three different teams. Cameroonian bloggers are proud of the accomplishment of their star player and hope that the momentum of his success can carry on for Cameroon at the World Cup.

And while it won't be an easy ride for Cameroon who take on dark-horses the Netherlands, Denmark and Japan, Eto'o will be hoping to add to his impressive tally of eight qualification goals, making him the current top scorer.

The green, red and yellow flag was waving in Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu Stadium thanks to Samuel Eto'o who wore the national flag on his shoulders [..] He becomes the first football player to achieve the hat trick, championship, national cup and the champion's league two years in a row, with Barcelona and Inter Milan.

Cristiano Ronaldo - Worlds player to watch

RONALDO -- HILTON XXX
Paris hilton was in the madrid for some shopping purpose. The Madrid striker want to spend some time for more pleasure.
He thinks that she’s sexy and so much fun to be around.” It’s not a secret that Cris dream woman is someone with a beautiful smile, great with conversation and fun to be with, plus hot in bed.
A source close to Paris says she just wants to have fun for now. “She obviously thinks he’s gorgeous and very sweet but she’s not interested in getting serious with anyone right now. She’s having way too much fun being single.”

THE REAL RONALDO
Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Real Madrid and serves as captain of the Portuguese national team. Ronaldo currently holds the distinction of being the most expensive player in football history after having transferred to Real Madrid from Manchester United in a deal worth £80 million (€94m, US$132m). His contract with Real Madrid is believed to have made him the highest-paid football player in the world.

Ronaldo began his career as a youth player for Andorinha, where he played for two years, then moved to Nacional. In 1997, he made a move to Portuguese giants Sporting CP. Ronaldo's precocious talent caught the attention of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and he signed the 18-year-old for £12.24 million in 2003. The following season, Ronaldo won his first club honour, the FA Cup, and reached the Euro 2004 final with Portugal, in which tournament he scored his first international goal.

In 2008, Ronaldo won his first Champions League title, and was named player of the tournament. He was named the FIFPro World Player of the Year and the FIFA World Player of the Year, in addition to becoming Manchester United's first Ballon d'Or winner in 40 years. Three-time Ballon d'Or winner Johan Cruyff said in an interview on 2 April 2008, "Ronaldo is better than George Best and Denis Law, who were two brilliant and great players in the history of United."

Worlds player to watch- Lionel Messi (Argentina)

The Argentine and Barcelona star is considered as one of the best football players of his generation and frequently cited as the world's best contemporary player.

Lionel Messi had received several Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the year nominations by the age of 21 and won both by the age of 22.

His playing style and ability have drawn comparisons to football legend Diego Maradona. Making his debut in the 2004-2005 season for Barcelona, he broke the Spanish La Liga record for the youngest footballer to play a league game, and also the youngest to score a league goal. Major honours soon followed as Barcelona won La Liga in Messi's debut season, and won a double of the league and the Champions League in 2006.

His breakthrough season was in 2006-2007; he became a first team regular, scoring a hat-trick in El Clasico and finishing with 14 goals in 26 league games.

Perhaps his most successful season was the 2008-09, in which Messi scored 38 goals to play an integral part on a treble-wining campaign.