Hot off the
press! This is the World Cup Draw that was just announced. The draw has
just finished in Brazil with some interesting groups. There are a couple
of easier ones and a couple that will be difficult to advance from.
Check
them out to see which ones you think will be the most exciting. England
is drawn against Italy, Uruguay and Costa Rica. This looks like a
three-way battle between Italy, Uruguay and the English to grab the top
two spots.
The event will kick off in mid-June as long as the
stadiums are completed on time.The ticket sales have been pretty brisk
so far so it should be well attended. Which group would you call the
Group of Death and which do you think is the easiest of the groups?
It could be a great spectacle if all teams play up to their potential and we could see a few upsets along the way.
So
I got this interesting article from Cr7 fan site. I know I'm going to
get a couple of messages after this post (from people who would consider
me biased), I'm really not bothered. I post whatever I deem newsworthy
on my blog and this is part of it. So if you have a similar topic to
share i.e. Reasons why Messi/Ribery should win. Ps:
It might interest you to know that I'm neither a Madrid or CR7 fan. I
root for Barcelona, a MessiVoltron for that matter.hehehe. Note: the
points were NOT written by me. I only shortened them.
3
players are in contention for the 2013 Ballon d'Or award. (Cristiano
Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Franck Ribery). These are 7 reasons why CR7
fans think he should win this year's award.
By the way, CR7 might not travel to Zurich next year because of the way Blatter mocked him last October.
7 reasons on why Cristiano Ronaldo should win
(1) Most goals scored in the 2013 calendar year
Club and Country records; Cristiano Ronaldo scored 67 goals, Messi 45, Ribery 21 goals.
(2) Helped Portugal qualify for World Cup on his own
If it hadn't Portugal wouldn't have made it to the World Cup. In 2013, CR7 scored 10 goals out of 9 appearances.
(3) - Top goalscorer of the UEFA Champions League
The
Real Madrid forward finished the last Champions League campaign
(2012-13) with 12 goals scored. Franck Ribery scored 1 goal despite
Bayern Munich winning the CL trophy. Messi came 3rd.
(4) Odds favourite
This
means the real chances each player has of winning the FIFA Ballon d'Or.
On the day voting closed, Ronaldo odds to win the FIFA Ballon d'Or were
stacked at 1.25, while Messi and Ribery both had a payout factor of
6.00. As at Dec 5, Ronaldo's odds were set around 1.60 as of today.
(5) The delay of FIFA's voting deadline
FFIFA
extending Ballon d'Or voting for two more weeks means Ronaldo's
performance during Portugal Vs Sweden could still weigh in the decision
process. The deadline extension has undoubtedly benefitted Ronaldo,
Ribery didn't really influence France's win against Ukraine and Messi
didn't even play during this period due to an injury.
(6) - The most 2nd place titles ever for the Ballon d'Or award
No
other player in football history has been voted the 2nd best player in
the World (on a calendar year) for so many times as Ronaldo. CR7 has
finished in 2nd place for 4 times already. If he finishes 2nd again
after all he has done in 2013, then it seems safe to say that he will
never win this award again.
(7) The "Blatter effect"
After
FIFA president Joseph Blatter's disrespectful remark during the Oxford
Union Society event on October 25, many people who had always been
neutral towards Ronaldo's claims about being treated unfairly by FIFA
over the past years, suddenly decided to back up and side with Ronaldo.
These people
can actually include some who have already cast their votes for the upcoming 2013 FIFA Ballon d'Or.
Credit: Ronaldo7.net
