Carlos Tévez

Profile Football Stars | Carlos Tévez | In 2011, Tévez sought a transfer away from Manchester citing Reasons and Sergio Agüero family was Drafted in as a replacement. However he Remains a City player after his family moved back to Manchester with manager Roberto Mancini believing Tevez will stay for the foreseeable future. Tévez has a distinctive burn scar runs down his neck That from his right ear to his chest.

Aged 16, Tévez made his debut for Boca Juniors against Talleres de Córdoba in the Torneo Apertura during the 2001-02 of the Argentine Primera División, on 21 October 2001. Boca Juniors were crowned champions of the Copa Libertadores in 2001 and faced Bayern Munich at the 2001 Intercontinental Cup on 27 November, where They lost 1-0, however Tévez was not included in the squad. Tévez scored after 18 minutes in the first-leg to give Boca Juniors a 1-0 lead, leveled the Olimpia until the 67th minute scores in Boca when defender Cristian Traverso scored an own goal, on 8 May. In January 2005, Tévez transferred to Corinthians for £ 7.13 million, and signed a five-year, £ 6.85 million contract Following the Brazilian club's deal with Media Sports Investments Tévez captained the squad to the 2005 Campeonato Brasileiro, and he was named the league's best player by the Brazilian Football Confederation, Becoming the first non-Brazilian player to win the award since 1976.

Manchester United put forward a proposed two-year loan deal for Tévez, the which was approved on 10 August 2007. On 23 September, he scored his first goal in a 2-0 home victory against Chelsea. In November, United manager Alex Ferguson confirmed That the club wanted to sign Tévez Permanently. "He'll get me fifteen goals this season, and what's more, they'll be Important goals." Tévez was greeted with an ovation and singing of "There's Only One Carlos Tevez" from the West Ham supporters upon his return to Upton Park for an away match (lost by Manchester United) on 29 December. After the match, manager Alex Ferguson Refused to be drawn on the subject of Tévez's future with the club, saying "I did not read any of the papers. He's a Manchester United player."

After protracted Negotiations, Tévez signed a five-year contract with Manchester United's cross-town rivals, Manchester City, after a medical on 14 July 2009. On 12 September, it was claimed That the transfer fee was £ 47 million, a British transfer record, but this was later denied by both Manchester City and Media Sports Investments. Tévez was given the number 32 shirt, just as he was at Manchester United and West Ham. In signing for Manchester City, Tévez Became the first player to move Between the two Manchester clubs since Terry Cooke moved from United to City in 1999. After signing Tévez, Manchester City erected a blue 'Welcome to Manchester' billboard with Tévez in the background. Due to his commitments to the national team in the summer, Tévez was not on the bench for City in the first league game of the season against Swansea City. Tévez started his first game of the season against Wigan Athletic in the which Tevez missed a penalty That was won by David Silva but played well in the which the game ended 3-0 to City with Aguero scoring a hat trick.

Tévez first came into prominence with Argentina while playing in the FIFA U-17 World Championship. Tévez was called up for the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals, and scored his only goal of the tournament in Argentina's 6-0 group stage thrashing of Serbia and Montenegro on 16 June. Tévez later apologized for the incident. In the last 16 of the 2010 FIFA World Cup held in South Africa, Tévez scored two goals against Mexico. Tévez scored his second goal of the game with a powerful shot from outside the box.

Personal information
Full name Carlos Alberto Martínez
Date of birth 5 February 1984 (age 28)
Place of birth Ciudadela, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Forward

Club information
Current club Manchester City
Number 32

Youth career
All Boys 1992-1996
Boca Juniors 1997-2001

Senior career
years Team
Boca Juniors 2001-2004 75 (26)
2004-2006 Corinthians 38 (25)
2006-2007 West Ham United 26 (7)
2007-2009 Manchester United 63 (19)
2009-Manchester City 73 (47)

National team
2001 Argentina U17 6 (2)
2004 Argentina U23 6 (8)
2004-Argentina 59 (13)

Honours

Club
Boca Juniors
     Primera División: Apertura 2003
     Copa Libertadores: 2003
     Copa Sudamericana: 2004
     Intercontinental Cup: 2003

Corinthians
     Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2005

Manchester United
     Premier League: 2007-08, 2008-09
     FA Community Shield: 2008
     UEFA Champions League: 2007-08
     FIFA Club World Cup: 2008
     Football League Cup: 2008-09

Manchester City
     FA Cup: 2010-11

International
     2004 Summer Olympics: Gold medal
     South American U-20 Championship: 2003

Individual
     Copa Libertadores Most Valuable Player: 2003
     Silver Olimpia (Argentine Footballer of the Year): 2003, 2004
     Golden Olimpia (Argentine sportsperson of the Year): 2004
     Olympic Golden Boot: 2004
     CBF Campeonato Brasileiro Best Player: 2005
     Bola de Ouro Placar: 2005
     South American Footballer of the Year: 2003, 2004, 2005
     Hammer of the Year: 2007
     FA Premier League Player of the Month: December 2009
     PFA Player of the Month: March 2010
     Manchester City Official Supporter's Player of the Year: 2009-10
     Manchester City Player's Player of the Year: 2009-10
     Premier League Golden Boot: 2010-11

Javier Mascherano

Profile Football Stars | Javier Mascherano | Mascherano began his career at River Plate. He earned his first senior honors in 2003-04, winning the Primera División Argentina. He also won an Olympic gold medal with Argentina in the Athens Games and finished runner up in the Copa América 2004. He moved to Brazilian side Corinthians in 2005, winning the Brazilian Série A in his first season. Mascherano moved to Europe, signing for Premier League side West Ham United. Mascherano's two most used nicknames (in Argentina) are Masche and El Jefecito (The little chief). Mascherano holds an Italian passport also, the which makes him eligible as an EU player.

Born in San Lorenzo, Santa Fe, Mascherano came through the youth ranks at River Plate in Buenos Aires, Argentina. However, before making his club debut he made his name representing Argentina. Mascherano won his first Silverware when River won the 2003-04 Clausura (Closing) championship. the Copa Libertadores River again lost in the semi-finals, this time to São Paulo. After the Confederations Cup in Germany, Brazilian club Corinthians acquired Mascherano from River Plate for U.S. $ 15 million.

The Brazilian Série A runs from April, so Mascherano joined Corinthians in mid-season. After playing only nine games for his new club, on September 2005, Mascherano suffered a stress fracture to his left foot Causing him to miss the end of the season. In total, Mascherano was out of action for six months, only returning on 5 March 2006. The Corinthians were forced to start Their 2006 Copa Libertadores without Mascherano, but he returned in time for the Round of 16 tie against River Plate, the which Corinthians lost. In June, the league season was interrupted for the 2006 World Cup.

During the summer of 2006 Mascherano was linked with top clubs around Europe, he Stated he would relish playing in Spain for Real Madrid or FC Barcelona but eventually he signed for West Ham United in the Premier League. Mascherano holds an Italian passport due to his Ancestry. The move to West Ham was seen as surprising, with many of Europe's top clubs having been linked with Mascherano all summer. There were many rumors about the nature of the transfer, primarily regarding Media Sports Investment's interest in buying-out West Ham. On 27 April the Premier League West Ham issued a world-record fine of £ 5.5 million.

On 10 February 2007, Liverpool added Mascherano to Their Champions League squad and gave him the number 20 shirt. Eventually, on 20 February 2007, Mascherano's move to Liverpool Became official after the Premier League accepted Liverpool's request to register the player at Anfield. Mascherano had the worst disciplinary record of the 2009-10 Premier League season with seven yellow cards and two red. On 27 July 2010, after returning from a break after the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Mascherano informed new Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson That he wanted to leave the Anfield club.

On 30 August 2010, Mascherano passed his medical to complete his transfer to Barça, Barça TV and of toll "All is fair in fair and love ". On 28 May 2011, Mascherano started alongside Gerard Pique in the 2011 Champions League Final against Manchester United. Barcelona went on to win the game 3-1 with Mascherano dedicating the win to Liverpool fans, some of the which he had upset during his move.

Mascherano's first international appearance in 2001 came. Halfway through the 2003-04 Apertura (Opening) championship, Mascherano was called up to play in the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. Argentina again finished fourth with Mascherano the team's outstanding player. Soon after being appointed head coach of Argentina in November 2008, Diego Maradona Mascherano Announced That he wanted to be the team's captain. Sure enough, Mascherano accepted Diego Maradona's offer to Become the new Argentina captain on 10 November, Replacing Javier Zanetti. At the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Argentina, captained by Mascherano, got to the quarter finals where They were Defeated 4-0 by Germany.

Personal information
Javier Alejandro Mascherano full name
Date of birth 8 June 1984 (age 27)
Place of birth San Lorenzo, Argentina
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder

Club information
Current club Barcelona
Number 14

Senior career
years Team
2003-2005 River Plate 46 (1)
2005-2006 Corinthians 26 (0)
2006-2007 West Ham United 5 (0)
2007-2010 Liverpool 94 (1)
2010 - Barcelona 50 (0)

National team
2003-2004 Argentina U20 22 (1)
2004-2008 Argentina U23 18 (0)
2003-Argentina 79 (2)

Honours

Club
River Plate
     Primera División Argentina: 1
         2003-04 Clausura

Corinthians
     Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1
         2005

Barcelona
     La Liga: 1
         2010-11
     UEFA Champions League: 1
         2010-11
     Supercopa de España: 1
         2011
     UEFA Super Cup: 1
         2011
     FIFA Club World Cup: 1
         2011

International
     Olympic Gold Medal: 2
         2004, 2008

Ángel di María

Profile Football Stars | Ángel di María | Di María started his professional football career in 2005 when he made his debut for Rosario Central. Ángel Fabián in María Hernández, is an Argentine footballer currently plays who as a winger for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and the Argentine national team. He is nicknamed El Angelito, Di Magia, El Flaco, El Pibito and Fideo, the Spanish word for noodle. After putting up a remarkable performance in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, playing for Argentina, in María caught the eye of Several European teams and in the end, SL Benfica of Portugal signed him.

Di María was transferred to Portuguese side Benfica in July 2007 where he played as a midfielder. Benfica paid Rosario Central € 6 million for 80% of his sports rights and 50% of sports right of Andrés Díaz. Later, in August 2008, the Portuguese club paid an extra € 2 million for the remaining 20%, So highly regarded was the María by Benfica That team president Luís Filipe Vieira, when presenting the young Argentine, of toll the club's supporters he had bought the perfect replacement for Benfica's Departing captain, Simão, a talismanic figure for Benfica for over five seasons. On 27 February 2010, at María scored his first hat trick in a classic 4-0 win against Leixões SC.

On 7 July 2010, in María arrived to Madrid directly from Buenos Aires, and passed the medical test on 8 July. As a result, in María's early performances for the season were mixed with moments of Genuinely good play interspersed with moments of sheer madness by the Argentine. In María Caused the two teams to clash and an on-field incident ensued. From October 2011, in María was being picked by José Mourinho ahead of Kaká and Mesut Özil, a sign of his improving form. On 27 November 2011, in María played 60 minutes in a league game against city rivals Atletico Madrid, in the which he scored a goal for Real Madrid. José Mourinho's team won the game 4-1. On December 3, 2011, Di Maria scored Real's first goal from a sharp angle in a 0-3 defeat of Sporting de Gijon in the La Liga.

In 2007, María was picked to play for the Argentina Under-20 squad. Di María was chosen as one of the 23 players for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. On 11 August 2010, he scored the first ever international goal at Dublin's new Aviva Stadium in a friendly against Ireland with Argentina winning 1-0.

Personal information
Full name Ángel Fabián in María Hernández
Date of birth 14 February 1988 (age 24)
Place of birth Rosario, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Winger

Club information
Current club Real Madrid
Number 22

Youth career
2001-2005 Rosario Central

Senior career
years Team
2005-2007 Rosario Central 35 (6)
Benfica 2007-2010 76 (7)
2010-Real Madrid 50 (11)

National team
2005 Argentina U20 13 (3)
2008 Argentina U23 6 (2)
2008-Argentina 27 (5)

Honours

Club
Benfica
     Portuguese League: 2009-10
     Portuguese League Cup: 2008-09, 2009-10

Real Madrid
     Copa del Rey: 2010-11

Country
     Summer Olympics: 2008
     2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Individual
     UEFA Team of the Year 2010 nominee
     UEFA Team of the Year 2011 nominee

Argentina Football Team

Argentina football team world cup 2010

Argentina football team wallpaper

Argentina football team picture

Argentina football team photo

Argentina football team in training

Diego Alberto Milito

Profile Football Stars | Diego Alberto Milito | Diego Milito started playing at Argentine first division team Racing Club in 1999, where he won the 2001 Apertura tournament.  Diego Alberto Milito who plays an Argentine footballer as a striker for the Italian Serie A team Internazionale.

At the beginning of 2004, Milito moved to Italian second division Genoa. After two very Successful seasons, where he scored 33 goals in 59 matches in Italy, Genoa were relegated down to Serie C1 as a punishment for an alleged match-fixing case in the final match of the 2004-05 season. Due to this, Milito was forced to leave Genoa and joined his brother Gabriel Ultimately at Spanish club Real Zaragoza. Milito was one of the top Scorers in the La Liga 2006-07 season. He scored 23 goals, two less than the top goalscorer Ruud van Nistelrooy and three behind the European Golden Boot winner Francesco Totti. Genoa won this game 2-0 with Milito assisting the first goal and scoring the second. On 9 November, Milito scored his first hat-trick for Genoa in the 4-0 victory against Reggina. He finished the season with 24 goals in 31 league appearances, placing him second behind Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the Capocannonieri scoring title.

On 20 May 2009, La Gazzetta dello Sport That confirmed Diego Milito was transferred to Internazionale (alongside Thiago Motta). Subsequently on 29 August, in his first ever Milan derby in Serie A, Milito assisted two goals and scored a penalty, his first league goal of the season, to cap off a 4-0 victory. Later, on 13 September, he scored his second league goal in a 2-0 home win against Parma . In the next league match against Cagliari he scored both goals for Inter in a 1-2 away win. These two goals placed him at the top of the all-time Serie A scoring charts for best strike rate, with 28 goals in 35 games, giving him an average of 0.8 goals per game. Milito continued his fine run of form with another goal in the next league match against Napoli, scoring the second goal after Samuel Eto'o scored in the first minute, a game That They won 3-1.

Milito scored two goals on his international debut against Uruguay in 2003, but only intermittently during the Appeared Following years, and was omitted from the 2006 World Cup squad. On 29 May 2011 Milito scored a goal in the final of the Italian Cup to help Internazionale beat Palermo 3-1. However during the 2011-2012 Serie A season he Begun to Regain his form, scoring a goal in Inter-Lecce 4-1, two goals in Inter-Parma 5-0, and a Very Important goals in Inter's 1-0 victory against Milan Inter putting back into the title race.

Personal information
Full name Diego Alberto Milito
Date of birth 12 June 1979 (age 32)
Place of birth Bernal, Argentina
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Striker

Club information
Current club Internazionale
Number 22

Senior career
years Team
1999-2003 Racing 137 (34)
Genoa 2003-2005 59 (33)
Genoa 2005-2008 108 (53)
Genoa 2008-2009 31 (24)
2009 - Internazionale 79 (40)

National team
2003 - Argentina 24 (4)

Honours

Club
Racing Club
    Argentine Primera División (1): Apertura 2001

Internazionale
    Serie A (1): 2009-10
    Coppa Italia (2): 2009-10, 2010-11
    Supercoppa Italiana (1): 2010
    UEFA Champions League (1): 2010
    FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2010

Individual
    Guerin d'Oro (1): 2008-09
    2010 UEFA Champions League Final: UEFA Man of the Match
    UEFA Club Forward of the Year (1): 2009-10
    UEFA Club Footballer of the Year (1): 2009-10
    Serie A Footballer of the Year (1): 2009-10
    Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year (1): 2009-10

Kun Agüero

Profile Football Stars | Kun Agüero | At international level, Agüero represented the Argentina under-20 team at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2005 and in 2007 winning both tournaments. Agüero played at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he scored two goals in the 3-0 semi-final win against Brazil as Argentina went on to win the gold medal. Agüero was selected to Represent Argentina in the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the Copa América 2011. Here, he made a name for Himself, attracting attention from Europe's top clubs by scoring 101 goals in 234 appearances while winning the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Super Cup in 2010. Agüero moved to Premier League club Manchester City in July 2011 for an undisclosed fee thought to be in the region of £ 38 million.

Sergio Agüero joined the youth system of Independiente at the age of nine. On 19 June, for the first time, Agüero played a full 90 minute match for Atlético de Rafaela against Independiente during the Torneo Clausura. Agüero Became a regular in the club's first-team, being selected for the Argentina U-20 squad for the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup, the which Argentina won. During the 2005-06 season, Aguero scored 18 goals in 36 league appearances, having missed two games due to suspension. In a 4-0 win against Racing on 11 September, Agüero dribbled from inside of his own half and scored Independiente's fourth goal with a left footed shot. Kun, WHO scored Independiente's second goal of the match later said "I think that it was my last goal for Independiente". 

In May 2006, Agüero joined Spanish club Atletico Madrid for a fee reported to be around € 23 million, breaking the club's previous transfer record. Agüero won many plaudits for his man of the match display against Barcelona in March 2008, scoring twice, assisting a goal, and winning a penalty for Atletico in a 4-2 win.

On 28 July 2011, Manchester City confirmed That Agüero had signed a five-year contract with the club. Agüero made his debut for Manchester City on 15 August 2011, in a 4-0 Premier League victory over Swansea City. Agüero rounded off his debut by scoring again in injury time with a 30-yard strike. On 28 August, Aguero scored his third league goal in Manchester City's 5-1 Rout of Tottenham Hotspur. The match finished 6-1 to City incredibly. On 19 November he scored a penalty in a 3-1 win at home to Newcastle United, ending Newcastle's unbeaten start to the season.

On 21 December he scored a brace as City beat Stoke 3-0 at home. Aguero scored his 15th goal on February 4th, scoring a penalty against Fulham in a 3-0 win at a snow covered Etihad Stadium. During the first-leg of a Europa League round of 32 match against FC Porto, Aguero Entered the field in the 78th minute for Mario Balotelli and scored the match winning goal, and his first Europa League goal for Manchester City, in the 85th minute. Manchester City advanced to the last 16 of the 2011-12 UEFA Europa League, having won 6-1 on aggregate. On 25 February, Aguero scored his 16th league goal in a 3-0 win against Blackburn Rovers

Agüero made his senior debut for Argentina in a friendly with Brazil, played at the Emirates Stadium, England on 3 September 2006. On 11 July in Argentina's third group stage match against Costa Rica, Agüero scored a goal in each half as Argentina won 3-0 and finished in second position of Their group.

Personal information
Full name Sergio Leonel Agüero del Castillo
Date of birth 2 June 1988 (age 23)
Place of birth Quilmes, Argentina
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Striker

Club information
Current club Manchester City
Number 16

Youth career
Independiente 1997-2003

Senior career
years Team
Independiente 2003-2006 54 (23)
Atlético Madrid 2006-2011 175 (74)
2011 - Manchester City 25 (16)

National team
2005-2007 Argentina U20 7 (6)
2008 Argentina U23 5 (2)
2006 - Argentina 33 (14)

Honours

Club
Atlético Madrid
     UEFA Intertoto Cup (1): 2007
     UEFA Europa League (1): 2009-10
     UEFA Super Cup (1): 2010
     Copa del Rey (1): 2009-10 Runners-up

Manchester City
     Community Shield (1): 2011 Runner-up

Argentina
     FIFA U-20 World Cup (2): 2005, 2007
     Summer Olympics (1): 2008

Individual
     FIFA Young Player of the Year (1): 2007
     FIFA U-20 World Cup top scorer (1): 2007
     FIFA U-20 World Cup Player of the Tournament (1): 2007
     La Liga Ibero-American Player of the Year (1): 2008
     Don Balon Award (1): 2007-08
     Tuttosport Golden Boy (1): 2007

Ezequiel Lavezzi

Profile Football Stars | Ezequiel Lavezzi | Ezequiel Iván Lavezzi is an Argentine football striker currently plays for WHO Italian Serie A club Napoli and the Argentine national team. Lavezzi Himself, however, plays this down, instead Comparing Himself to another young Argentine player Carlos Tévez. Lavezzi moved to the youth side of Estudiantes (BA) in 2003, where over one season, he played 39 games and scored 17 goals.

On his return to San Lorenzo for the Apertura 2005 season, he managed to help the club up into the top half of the table, and with eight goals, he finished fourth overall as the top scorer. Lavezzi soon made an impact for the club by scoring a hat-trick in a 3-1 victory over Pisa in the Coppa Italia at the Stadio San Paolo; this was the first hat-trick by a Napoli player in 14 years. The first league goal Lavezzi scored for Napoli during a 5-0 victory CAME against Udinese on 2 September 2007.

In the 2008-09 season, he scored seven goals in 30 games. In the season 2009/2010 he scored 8 goals in 30 games but he had not played around 10 games Because of injuries. The Following Sunday, February 26, Lavezzi scored the only goal of the game as Inter and Napoli Defeated climbed up to fifth place in the Serie A standings.

Lavezzi made his international debut for the Argentine national team team against Chile on 18 April 2007.In 2008 Lavezzi was selected to the Argentina Olympic football team the which represented Argentina at the 2008 Olympics, during the Olympic games he scored two goals, one against Australia on 10 August 2008, and a penalty against Serbia on 13 August 2008. Lavezzi also Appeared in the final minutes of extra time against Nigeria, in a game Argentina won 1-0.

Lavezzi's club form was not enough to see him included in Diego Maradona's 2010 FIFA World Cup squad. On the 17th of November 2010, Argentina faced Brazil in a friendly match in Qatar, in the which Argentina won by a goal from Lionel Messi in the injury time after a superb one-two play with Lavezzi. The match ended 4-0 in favor of Argentina. Lavezzi was replaced by Sergio Aguero in the 65th minute of the match.

Personal information
Ezequiel Iván Lavezzi full name
Date of birth 3 May 1985 (age 26)
Place of birth Villa Gobernador Galvez, Argentina
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Striker

Club information
Current club Napoli
Number 22

Youth career
Boca Juniors 1995-2003

Senior career
years Team
Estudiantes 2003-2004 39 (17)
2004-2005 Genoa 0 (0)
2004-2005 San Lorenzo (loan) 29 (9)
2005-2007 San Lorenzo 55 (16)
2007 - Napoli 146 (35)

National team
2005 Argentina U-20 7 (1)
2008 Argentina U-23 10 (6)
2007 - Argentina 16 (2)

Honours

Club
San Lorenzo
     Argentine Primera División (1): 2007 Clausura

S.S.C. Napoli
     UEFA Intertoto Cup (1): 2008

Argentina
     Summer Olympic Games (1): 2008