WCCF Unique Team - Brimingham City

Well, pretty quick I made this team. Another unique team, Birmingham City !

GK 0809 ATLE David SEAMAN

DF 0203 EXTRA Djimi TRAORE

DF 0607 Black PABLO Ibanez

DF 1112 ATLE Nigel WINTERBURN

DF 0607 White Steve FINNAN

MF 1112 EXTRA Mauro ZARATE

MF 0506 White Lee BOWYER

MF 1112 Black Michael CARRICK

MF 0506 Black Alexander HLEB

FW 0405 White Obafemi Akin Wunmi MARTINS (Speed Up)

FW 0405 Black Walter PANDIANI (Power Up)

Subs :

FW 0910 White Nicola ZIGIC (Power Up)

FW 0506 White Quincy OWUSU-ABEYIE (Technique Up)

MF 0607 White Jermaine PENNANT

DF 0607 White RAPHAEL

GK 1112 Black Joe HART

FK Taker : Hleb

CK Taker : Hleb

PK Taker : Pandiani

Captain : Bowyer (Stamina Up)

Offence Key Player : Hleb (RARE : Phantom Dribbiling)

Defence Key Player : Carrick (Defense-minded Organization)

Support Key Player : Pablo (Man Mark)

Pretty solid team , but worried about the forwards. Goalkeeper already covered by duo Seaman and Hart. Reliable defenses with Pablo and Winterburn as the CB. Traore and Finnan also good while attacking also as a defender. Midfield, Carrick and Bowyer in the middle of the park. Zarate who is originally a forward is pull backward as a midfielder, also with his KP Free Roll he can be placed everywhere in the field. Hleb, with his speed and technique and also a rare KP would be a good right winger. And the thing I worried the most, forwards. Consist of powerful aged Pandiani and speedster Martins (I put the wrong Martins in the image). Their overall are horrible, but well supported by their midfielders and defenders, so would be a great deal to make this team

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WCCF Unique Team - Blackburn Rovers

Hello guys, I'm back ! So I return with another new unique team. Blackburn Rovers !

GK 0506 WGK Shay GIVEN

DF 0102 White Vratislav GRESKO
DF 0506 White Andre OOIJER
DF 1112 White Phil JONES
DF 0607 White Michel SALGADO

MF 0506 Black Damien DUFF
MF 1112 ATLE Osvaldo ARDILES
MF 0405 Black Johann VOGEL
MF 0203 LE Youri DJORKAEFF

FW 0607 White Craig BELLAMY
FW 0506 LE Alan SHEARER

Subs :
FW 0607 White Robbie FOWLER (Offence Up)
FW 0607 Black NUNO GOMES (Speed Up)
MF 0102 White Dino BAGGIO
DF 0405 White Stephen HENCHOZ
DF 0506 White Steven WARNOCK

FK Taker : Djorkaeff
CK Taker : Djorkaeff
PK Taker : Shearer
Captain : Given (Stamina Up)

Offence Key Player : Shearer (Finish Work)
Defence Key Player : Ooijer (Covering Emphasis)
Support Key Player : Given (RARE : Magnet Hands)

Well if I could summed up this team, great at attacking but worst at defending. Goalkeeper is ok, with his rare kp, would be a lifeline on penalty shootout. Forwards consist of the Blackburn deadly duo, Shearer and Bellamy, which they have special cooperation between them. Midfields are fully experienced players. Duff and Djorkaeff as the wingers, Ardiles as deep lying playmaker and Vogel as solid defensive midfielder. Defenders... Yup, they are decents. But still, a good team to create. Also, Fowler and Gomes as your secret weapons, This team is worth a try !

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WCCF Unique Team - Aston Villa

Hey ! Long time no posting. Hehe, been busy around here. Anyway, I just discovered a great program called WCCF Combination Viewer which can be accessed here :

http://www.sodensakae.com/CombinationViewer.aspx

So then I have some ideas to post any unique team that can be formed using all WCCF cards that available. So yes, I start researching and create my first unique team, Aston Villa ! Here is the formation :

GK 0809 ATLE Peter SCHMEICHEL

DF 0405 White Wilfred BOUMA
DF 0809 Black Olof MELLBERG
DF 1112 White Gary CAHILL
DF 1112 ATLE Martin KEOWN

MF 1112 Black Jean IL MAKOUN
MF 1112 Black Gareth BARRY
MF 1112 White Ashley YOUNG
MF 1112 White James MILNER
MF 0405 WSA Robert PIRES

FW 0405 Black Milan BAROS

Subs :
FW 0506 White John CAREW
MF 0506 White Nolberto SOLANO
MF 0405 White Eric DJEMBA-DJEMBA
DF 0506 White Habib BEYE
DF 0102 White Martin LAURSEN

A pretty good team. Legendary Big Pete as your goalkeeper, you won't be worry in penalty shootout. Solid back four, but worried about the speed. The sidebacks available for this Aston Villa are decents, so I put Bouma and Keown instead as sidebacks. And hell, they've got some great midfielders there. 2 solid defensive midfielders, 2 creative wingers and a brilliant attacking midfielder. And to top it, Milan Baros as your finisher. Such a team.

For subs, pretty decent subs there. They're the best subs available. For defenders, I confused about them, but put Laursen and Beye as final decision. Laursen because with his small points he still a great defender. And then Beye with his wide covering range

So that's it. Aston Villa team in WCCF that you can try. Try it yourself, and find out the result

All Time Legends - Gabriel Omar Batistuta

Gabriel Omar Batistuta (born 1 February 1969), nicknamed Batigol as well as El Ángel Gabriel (Spanish for Angel Gabriel), is a retired professional footballer. The prolific Argentine striker played most of his club football at Fiorentina in Italy, and is the tenth top scorer of all-time in the Italian Serie A league, with 184 goals in 318 matches. On the international level, he is Argentina's all-time leading goalscorer, with 56 goals in 78 national team matches, and represented his country at three World Cups. In 2004, he was named in the FIFA 100 list of the "125 Greatest Living Footballers".With an all-round game with clinical finishing, heading and free-kick taking abilities, he is known as one of the most complete strikers of his generation. Diego Maradona has also said that Batistuta is the best striker he has ever seen play the game


When his club Fiorentina was relegated to Serie B in 1993, Batistuta stayed with the club and helped it return to the top-flight league a year later. A popular sporting figure in Florence, the Fiorentina fans erected a life-size bronze statue of him in 1996, in recognition of his performances for Fiorentina. He never won the Italian league with Fiorentina, but when he moved to Roma in 2000, he finally won the Serie A championship to crown his career in Italy. He played his last professional season in Qatar with Al-Arabi before he retired in 2005

While playing for Argentina in the 1991 Copa América, the vice-president of Fiorentina was impressed by Batistuta's skills and signed him for the Italian club. He had a fine start in Serie A, scoring 13 goals in his debut season. However, the following season (1992–93) Fiorentina lost in the relegation battle and were demoted to Serie B, despite Batistuta's 16 league goals. The club returned to Serie A after one season in Serie B, with the contribution of 16 goals from Batistuta and the management of Claudio Ranieri.
At Fiorentina, Batistuta found his best form. He was the top scorer of the 1994–95 season with 26 goals, and he broke Ezio Pascutti's 30-year-old record by scoring in all of the first 11 matches of the season. In the 1995–96 season Fiorentina won the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa. In the two-legged cup final against Atalanta, Batistuta scored a goal in each fixture as Fiorentina won 3-0 on aggregate.


After his failure to win the Italian championship with Fiorentina, Batistuta started considering a transfer to a bigger team. In an effort to keep Batistuta, Fiorentina hired Giovanni Trapattoni as coach and promised to do everything to win the Scudetto. After an excellent start to the season, Batistuta suffered an injury that kept him out of action for more than a month. Losing momentum, Fiorentina lost the lead and finished the season in third place, which gave them the chance to participate in the Champions League in the following season.

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WCCF 13-14 Card - Isco

Francisco Román Alarcón Suárez (born 21 April 1992), commonly known as Isco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈisko]), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Madrid mainly as an attacking midfielder.

On 17 June 2013, Isco confirmed that he had received offers from Real Madrid and former Málaga manager Manuel Pellegrini's Manchester City, but stated he would only make a final decision on his future after the UEFA European Under-21 Championship final. On 26 June, Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez confirmed that a deal had been reached with the player and that he would be presented by the club next week, once he passed his medical; the following day he signed a five-year contract, with Real Madrid paying €30 million for his services, thus becoming the first signing of newly-appointed manager Carlo Ancelotti.

On 18 August 2013, Isco made his official debut for the Merengues, recording an assist and scoring the winning goal in a 2–1 home win over Real Betis, the latter coming through an 85th-minute header. He continued with his form by netting two goals against Athletic Bilbao on 1 September (3–1, also at the Santiago Bernabéu).

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WCCF 11-12 World Superstars - Neymar

Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (Portuguese pronunciation: [nejˈmaʁ dɐ ˈsiwvɐ ˈsɐ̃tuj ˈʒũɲoʁ]; born 5 February 1992), commonly known as Neymar, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club FC Barcelona and the Brazilian national team, mainly as a forward.

At the age of 19, Neymar won the 2011 South American Footballer of the Year award, after coming third in 2010. He followed this up by winning it again in 2012. In 2011 Neymar received nominations for the FIFA Ballon d'Or, where he came 10th, and the FIFA Puskás Award, which he won. He is known for his acceleration, speed, dribbling and finishing. His playing style has earned him critical acclaim, with fans, media and former players drawing comparisons to Argentine forward Lionel Messi and former Brazil player Pelé, who has called Neymar "an excellent player".

Neymar joined Santos in 2003 and, after rising through the ranks, was promoted to their first team squad. He made his debut for Santos in 2009, and was voted the Best Young Player of the 2009 Campeonato Paulista. Further honours followed, with Neymar being voted best player as Santos won the 2010 Campeonato Paulista, and also being top scorer in the 2010 Copa do Brasil with 11 goals. He finished the 2010 season with 42 goals in 60 games as his club achieved the Double. Neymar was again voted best player of the year in 2011 as his side retained the state title and Santos also winning the 2011 Copa Libertadores in which Neymar scored 6 goals in 13 appearances. He also played a key role in securing a Continental Double for his team, Santos' first since 1963. He received the Bronze Ball in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, with Santos making it to the final, where they were defeated by Barcelona, 4–0.
Neymar is a Brazilian international, having represented Brazil at Under-17, Under-20 and senior levels. On 10 August 2010, at the age of 18, he made his debut for the Seleção in a friendly match against the United States; he scored from a header in the 28th minute, contributing to Brazil's 2–0 win. He was the top scorer of the 2011 South American Youth Championship with nine goals, including two in the final, in the 6–0 win against Uruguay, helping Brazil to win their 11th title in the competition.

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WCCF 12-13 European Superstars - Mesut Ozil

Mesut Özil (German pronunciation: [ˈmeːzut ˈøːzil], Turkish pronunciation: [me̞ˈsut ˈø̞zil]) (born 15 October 1988) is a German footballer who plays for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and the German national team. Özil has been a youth national team member since 2006, and a member of the German national team since 2009. He gained international attention during the 2010 FIFA World Cup and was nominated for the Golden Ball Award, which is awarded to the tournament's best player. Özil started his senior career at hometown club Schalke in the Bundesliga in 2006, transferred to Werder Bremen in 2008 and transferred to Real Madrid in August 2010 following his breakout performance at the FIFA World Cup with Germany.

Özil is acclaimed for his finesse and improvisation as an attacking midfielder. His style and knack for providing assists for his team-mates has been compared to that of Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane. In 2011, he ranked first in assists in major European and domestic competitions with 25. In 2012, he ranked first in assists in La Liga with 17. He was also one of the top assist providers in the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012 with 3 in both.

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WCCF 12-13 Card - Raphael Varane

Raphaël Varane (French pronunciation: ​[vaʁan]; born 25 April 1993) is a French footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid in La Liga. He primarily plays as a central defender and a defensive midfielder often acting as a sweeper in the latter role. Varane is a France youth international having earned caps at under-18 and under-21 level. He previously played for French club Lens and, ahead of the 2010–11 season, began training with the senior team and appeared on the bench in several league matches. On 7 November 2010, Varane made his professional debut in a league match against Montpellier. Varane has been described by Lens youth coach Eric Assadourian as a "truly first class player" who is "comfortable on both the tactical and technical level". Since breaking into the first team at Real Madrid, Varane has emerged as one of Europe's finest young central defenders

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WCCF 12-13 Card - Mbaye Niang

M'Baye Babacar Niang (French pronunciation: ​[ˈm.be ˈniˈɑŋ]) (born 19 December 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays for Italian Serie A club Milan. He plays primarily as a forward, though his influence can extend out to the wings and the attacking midfield positions. Niang is described as "a phenomenon" and "a striker out of the ordinary" and made his professional debut, at the age of 16, in April 2011, in a league match with his former club Caen against Toulouse. His playing style has also drawn comparisons to fellow Milan striker Mario Balotelli. Niang made his first start the following week in a 4–0 away win over Nice. On 8 May 2011, he scored his first professional goal in a 1–1 draw with Lens. Three days later, Niang scored the equalizing goal in another 1–1 draw, this time with Rennes. He has represented his nation France at under-16, under-17, and under-21 level. Niang scored his first goal for Milan in a cup game against Reggina that Milan won 2–0.

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WCCF 2012-2013 - Prediction for Premier League

Here I will post my prediction about WCCF 2012-2013. First of all, let's start with Premier League teams. As confirmed from the video released by SEGA, there will be 4 teams which are going to be released : Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United. Here is my prediction :

ARSENAL FC

GK Wojciech SZCZESNY
DF Bacary SAGNA
DF Per MERTESACKER
DF Thomas VERMAELEN
DF Kieran GIBBS
MF Mikel ARTETA
MF Aaron RAMSEY
FW Theo WALCOTT
MF Santi CAZORLA
FW Lukas PODOLSKI
FW Olivier GIROUD

DF Laurent KOSCIELNY
DF Carl JENKINSON
MF Jack WILSHERE
FW GERVINHO
FW Alex OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN

Expected foils : Oxlade-Chamberlain (YGS), Cazorla (CRACK / WOM)

So yes, based on appearences at the league, I expected Jenkinson will appear instead of Rosicky or Coquelin. As for foils, Oxlade-Chamberlain has been impressing in 12/13 season so YGS will be perfect for him. First season at Arsenal, Cazorla already impressed the public at Emirates by his range of assists and goals so WOM (or CRACK) should fit for him

CHELSEA

GK Petr CECH
DF Cesar AZPILICUETA
DF Gary CAHILL
DF David LUIZ
DF Ashley COLE
MF RAMIRES
MF Frank LAMPARD
FW Victor MOSES
FW Juan MATA
FW Eden HAZARD
FW FERNANDO TORRES

DF Branislav IVANOVIC
DF John TERRY
MF John Obi MIKEL
MF OSCAR
FW Demba BA

Expected foils : Hazard (WOM / Crack), Mata (Crack / WOM / WSS), Oscar (YGS)

Not so many changes from the previous season except I expected Ba and Azpilicueta will appear in the new version, maybe as white cards for both of them. As for foils, Hazard is a must. His only first season at the Premier League and already become one of the player in Team of The Season. YGS not suit for him, I think he will get WOM or Crack. Same with Mata, based on his performance I think he should be awarded with either Crack, WOM or WSS card. And then there is Oscar, the Brazilian wonderkid, which I think will get a white card in the regular team but should be awarded with YGS

MANCHESTER CITY

GK Joe HART
DF Pablo ZABALETA
DF Vincent KOMPANY
DF Matija NASTASIC
DF Gael CLICHY
MF Gareth BARRY
MF YAYA TOURE
MF Samir NASRI
MF David SILVA
FW Carlos TEVEZ
FW Sergio AGUERO

DF Joleon LESCOTT
DF Aleksandar KOLAROV
MF JAVI GARCIA
MF James MILNER
FW Edin DZEKO

Expected foils : Zabaleta (WSB), Kompany (WCB), Nastasic (YGS)

Finally the Manchester City version of Carlos Tevez will appear (in my opinion) because the transfer of Balotelli and he got many appearences after Balotelli leaving. Nastasic will make his first appearance as WCCF card, which I think it's going to be a white card but in my opinion he deserves a YGS card for his performance in his first season with Man City. Kompany is also impressing in 12/13 season so he also deserves a foil card, WCB (also the hint in the promo video, Kompany is shown in the video). Also Zabaleta, one of the player in Team of The Season, he should deserved a WSB card, as he is more impressing in 12/13 season than the previous season

MANCHESTER UNITED

GK David DE GEA
DF RAFAEL
DF Rio FERDINAND
DF Nemanja VIDIC
DF Patrice EVRA
MF Ryan GIGGS
MF Michael CARRICK
MF Antonio VALENCIA
MF Shinji KAGAWA
FW Wayne ROONEY
FW Robin VAN PERSIE

DF Phil JONES
DF Johnny EVANS
MF Tom CLEVERLEY
FW Danny WELBECK
FW Javier HERNANDEZ

Expected foils : De Gea (WGK), Carrick (WCM), Van Persie (WFW)

Too much players which already contributed for Man United in 12/13 season but I finally get the 16 players which I predicted will appear. I think the name like Young, Smalling, Scholes, Fletcher won't be appeared as they don't have more playing time than the 16 players above. As for foils, De Gea should be added as WGK as he is impressing in 12/13 season, especially his performance vs Real Madrid at Bernabeu and also, he got a place in the Team of The Season. Carrick, also the member of Team of The Season, should be added as WCM too. And then Robin Van Persie, the top scorer of Premier League, I think it's madness if he doesn't included as WFW

So that's my prediction. I will continue it later. Thanks and enjoy !

WCCF 2012-2013 is confirmed !

Confirmed team :

Manchester City
Arsenal
Chelsea
Manchester United
F.C. Internazionale
Juventus
A.C. Milan
AS Roma
Lazio
Udinese Calcio
Paris Saint Germain
Zenit St. Petersburg
Montpellier HSC
Ajax Amsterdam
SL Benfica
FC Porto
Bayern Munchen
Borussia Dortmund
Schalke 04
Atletico de Madrid
Malaga CF
Valencia CF
Real Madrid CF
FC Barcelona

I will post my prediction which players will be appeared at the respective clubs later. By then, enjoy !

World Superstars - Radamel Falcao

Radamel Falcao García Zárate (10 February 1986), commonly known simply as Radamel Falcao or Falcao García in Latin America, is a Colombian football striker, who currently plays for AS Monaco in the French Ligue 1 and represents the Colombia national football team. He is sometimes nicknamed as El Tigre (Spanish for The Tiger) and King of the Europa League.

Falcao is considered by many experts to be the 'deadliest' striker in the world and among the best, having surpassed Jürgen Klinsmann's record of 15 goals (17) in a single annual international club football European competition UEFA Champions League/UEFA Europa League campaign. He also played a key role in guiding F.C. Porto to a second UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League title, as well as finishing undefeated in the 2010–11 Primeira Liga season. In July 2011, Falcao was regarded as the fifth best player in Europe during the 2010–11 season through balloting by 53 sportswriters of the UEFA member associations. Falcao had also received the Portuguese Golden Ball award in 2011, becoming the first Colombian to do so. Falcao had won both the GQ Spain award for sportsman of the year and the Globe Best Footballer in 2012. In 2012, Falcao was listed 6th in The 100 best footballers in the world by The Guardian. Falcao was listed into the FIFA XI for 2012.

In just his first three seasons in European football, Falcao scored over 100 goals. Falcao had played a key role in Atlético Madrid's 12 match winning streak in a single Europa League season, making it the first team to do so. He also became the top goal scorer in both tournaments. Falcao had another historical achievement winning his first UEFA Super Cup in 2012, becoming the first player in history to score a hat trick in the contest since its reform in 1998. Falcao's most noticeable trait aside from his ability to play well with both feet and a strong header despite his size would be his impressive goal ratio and goal-by-minute ratio that even exceeds world top players Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. On 9 December 2012, Falcao became one of the few players in La Liga history to score five goals in one game after accomplishing this in a 6–0 home victory against Deportivo de La Coruña. In the 2013 Copa del Rey Final, Falcao played a very crucial part in Atlético Madrid's victory over Real Madrid, ending the 14 year unbeaten streak which Real Madrid had held in matches against Atlético prior to the final.

My first try making WOS. Not bad enough right ? Enjoy !

WCCF 12-13 Card - David Beckham

David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE (born 2 May 1975) is an English former footballer. He has played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, Milan, Los Angeles Galaxy, French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain, and the England national team for which he holds the appearance record for an outfield player, and also the first English player to win league titles in four countries. He announced his intention to retire at the end of the 2012–13 Ligue 1 season on 16 May 2013, and on 18 May 2013, played his final game of his storied 20-year career.




Beckham's professional career began with Manchester United, making his first-team debut in 1992 aged 17. With United, Beckham won the Premier League title six times, the FA Cup twice, and the UEFA Champions League in 1999. He then played four seasons with Real Madrid, winning the La Liga championship in his final season with the club. In July 2007 Beckham signed a five-year contract with Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy. While a Galaxy player, he spent two loan spells in Italy with AC Milan in 2009 and 2010.

In international football, Beckham made his England debut on 1 September 1996, at the age of 21. He was captain for six years during which he played 58 times. He has 115 career appearances to date.

Beckham has twice been runner-up for FIFA World Player of the Year and in 2004 was the world's highest-paid footballer when taking into account salary and advertising deals. Beckham was the first British footballer to play 100 Champions League matches. When joining MLS in 2007 he was given the highest player salary in the league's history of US$6.5m per year.


He is married to Victoria Beckham and they have four children. In 2009, the couple's joint wealth was estimated at £125 million.



On 29 January 2013, Beckham began training with Arsenal, but any deal for the player was quickly quashed by manager Arsène Wenger who denied any interest in signing Beckham, going on to mention that the arrangement was solely for the purpose of fitness. On 31 January ahead of the transfer deadline it was announced that Beckham would be undergoing a medical with Paris Saint-Germain ahead of a potential move to the Ligue 1 side. Beckham signed a five-month deal with the club later that afternoon and confirmed that his entire salary during his time in Paris would be donated to a local children's charity. His Paris Saint Germain debut came on 24 February 2013, when he came off the bench in the 76th minute in a Ligue 1 home match against Olympique Marseille. This made him the 400th player in the history of the club. On 12 May 2013, Beckham won a fourth different top flight winners' medal after PSG beat Lyon 1–0 to claim the Ligue 1 title.

On 16 May 2013, Beckham announced that he would retire from professional football at the end of that year's French football season.

Following his decision to retire at the end of the 2012-13 season, Beckham was given specially designed boots in the colours of the Union Jack to wear in his final game. These boots had the names of his wife, Victoria, and children stitched on to them. On 18 May 2013, Beckham was made captain in his final home game against Brest. In this game Beckham assisted a goal by Matuidi from a corner. Beckham was subbed after 80 minutes, receiving hugs from his fellow players and manager, as well as a standing ovation from fans. PSG went on to win the game 3-1.

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WCCF 11-12 Additional Card - Kolo Toure

KKolo Habib Touré (born 19 March 1981) is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Manchester City and the Côte d'Ivoire national football team as a central defender. He is the elder brother of Manchester City's Yaya Touré and Makasa's Ibrahim Touré.

Touré, a practicing Muslim, lives with wife Awo, daughter Sania and son Yiassin. He is the older brother of teammate Yaya Touré and Ibrahim Touré, who currently plays for the Egypt's Makasa.

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2013 Argentine Superstars - Carlos Tevez

Carlos Alberto Tévez (born Carlos Alberto Martínez; 5 February 1984) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club Juventus. He has previously played for Manchester City, Boca Juniors, Corinthians, West Ham United and Manchester United. He transferred to Manchester City from United in the 2009 summer transfer window, becoming the first player to move between the two rival clubs since Terry Cooke in 1999. His energy and goal scoring rate made him an indispensable player for the club in the eyes of fellow players and media alike. He was promoted to captain at the beginning of the 2010–11 season by manager Roberto Mancini.

In 2011, Tévez sought a transfer away from Manchester, citing family reasons and Sergio Agüero was drafted in as a replacement. His career has been dogged by a long-standing relationship with Media Sports Investment (along with Just Sport), the company which owned the rights of Tévez, and several other players and coaches. This eventually resulted in West Ham United being fined over issues regarding third-party ownership. He has made 62 appearances for the Argentina national team, scoring 13 goals.


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WCCF Intercontinental Club Legends - Manchester United (Part 2)

Hey, I want to share cards that I created for my friends. These are Manchester United players with their legends version. Maybe you need some of these ? Feel free to print it :D

These are the continuation from the previous part

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (0607)
Manchester United 1996 - 2007
Skill : Baby-faced Assassin

Darren Fletcher (1011 WCM)
Manchester United 2002 - present
Skill : The Resonating Arrow

Wesley "Wes" Brown (0506)
Manchester United 1996 - 2011
Skill : Passionate Clearances

Phillip "Phil" Neville (0405)

Manchester United 1995 - 2005

Skill : Link Up Play

Mickael Silvestre (0203 Legend)

Manchester United 1998 - 2008

Skill : Dynamic Tactics of Defence

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WCCF Intercontinental Club Legends - Manchester United (Part 1)

Hey, I want to share cards that I created for my friends. These are Manchester United players with their legends version. Maybe you need some of these ? Feel free to print it :D

David Beckham (0607 Legend)
Manchester United 1993 - 2003
Skill : Master of Set Pieces

Roy "Keano" Keane (0405)
Manchester United 1993 - 2005
Skill : Spirited Tackler

Laurent "Larry White" Blanc (0203 ATLE)

Manchester United 2001 - 2003

Skill : The French Wall

Jakob "Jaap" Stam (0203 IS)

Manchester United 1998 - 2001

Skill : The Great Giant

Gary Neville (0809)

Manchester United 1992 - 2011

Skill : Rushing Overlaps

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0506 CPU Teams Review Part 1

Right now i will review and show you the CPU teams on WCCF 0506. Why 0506? because in Indonesia the machine version mostly are 0506 machine. Well i'm going to show you the best cpu teams! check it out.

1. Bambi Junkies VerA

I think it's the most dangerous CPU team that ever existed in WCCF 0506. Their key players are Van nistelrooy, Veron, Delvecchio, Davids, and Maldini. All the team members are from A-F group. Why they're so dangerous? Veron and Delvecchio's passes are killing the other teams. Davids on the midfield intercept any pass and Maldini just crushed all the wingers. I will give 5 stars for this team.

2. Vegalta Shinkichi U5

Great team but with that name, i'm surprised that i have never ecounter this team in the Under 5 Championship. The team used mixed players and what is more surprising is Ravanelli on the wing or AMF. People mostly used Ravanelli for the FW and play wider. Tudor and Appiah effectively intercept all the passes. Vivas and Martinez usually pass through the wing and Henry/Ravanelli will cross it and finally Kluivert introduce himself as the scorer. Anyway, this team is a big deal dude.

3. R Hurricane C.K

If you play against this team, you need a player that frequently intercept passes because Henry, Appiah, and Davids will give assists to Shevchenko if your'e not aware. i suggest you to attack from your left side even Gattuso is stronger than Mihajlovic. Because after you pass mihajlovic, Maldini awaits you. 1 more thing, get away from Thuram except you have a strong + Speedy striker like Shevchenko or Van Nistelrooy.

4. Queen Leone

Strong attacking team. It has 2 best Strikers (Shevchenko and Ronaldo). I think you should focus at your wing back because they rarely attack from the centre. The most annoying pass is from Jorgensen and Nedved. I suggest you to attack from the centre because their centre line isn't really dangerous even they have Nesta and Materazzi. Just keep Ronaldo and Sheva away and you'll be just fine.

5. L'ensemble Bleu

This team consists of French players. Trezeguet, Henry, and Zidane are the main threats. They rarely attack from the centre but they have strong midfielders. their defenders are pretty scary too because their defenders have speed (except for blanc). They usually start the attack from Deschamp to Zidane and Zidane has 2 options. Change side by a long pass to Henry or through pass for Trezegoal. The key player is the General Zidane so you must stop it so their attack will be easily crushed.

6. Real @ Search

This team consist  of mixed players but most of them are Juventus' players. Finally a common Ravanelli at the front with Delvecchio. They usually attack from the left flank with Vivas-Davids-Delvecchio. Delvecchio, as always, cross to the middle and Ravanelli just head it or shoot the ball to the goal. Really simple but really annoying. The defenders are great too. Thuram is put on the RDMF and ready to kill your wingers.

7. Golden Santana

Most of the cards are 0203 All Time Legends that were come from Brazil. Muller is a speedy striker but can be easily beaten. Socrates, Zico and Rivaldo are the players you have to stop. When Socrates or Rivaldo cross, Muller rarely heads it. The one who always heads it is Zico. Dunga and Cerezo at the midfield usually score via heading after a CK. Leonardo is SURPRISINGLY put at the LWB. The keeper Taffarel is a great PK- keeper so just watch out and don't let them snatch a draw.

8. Oranje Eleven

It's a surprise that van Persie play in the right wing instead of Bergkamp (or maybe they just want a U5 team) since Van Persie hasn't made any caps for Netherlands (as a starter) that year. If you think that they attack from Robben, your'e wrong. They usually attack from the right because Sneijder is the dynamo here. he control the middlefield. the centerbacks aren't really dangerous but there is Cocu in front of them

So that's it for now thank you and i will post the next part soon! don't forget to comment!

WCCF Intercontinental Clubs Legends - Frank Lampard

Frank James Lampard (born 20 June 1978) is an English professional footballer, who plays as a central midfielder for Chelsea and the England national team. He is the vice-captain for Chelsea and the club's all-time leading goalscorer. Considered to be one of the best English footballers of his time and one of the best midfield players of his generation, Lampard is a box-to-box midfielder known for "his work-rate, range of passing and goalscoring ability." Lampard began his career at West Ham United, for whom his father Frank Lampard, Sr. had also played. He secured a place in the first team by the 1997–98 season, and the following year helped the team finish 5th in the Premier League, their highest-ever Premier League placing. In 2001, he moved to rival London club Chelsea for £11 million.

From his début, he was ever-present in the Chelsea first team and made 164 consecutive Premier League appearances, a record for an outfield player. He established himself as a prolific scorer at the west London club and was a key part of the sides which won back-to-back Premier League titles in 2004–05 and 2005–06 and a domestic cup double in 2007. He signed a new contract in 2008, becoming the highest-paid Premier League footballer at that time, and scored in his first Champions League Final that year. He won a second FA Cup winners' medal in 2009, scoring the winning goal in the final. In the 2009–10 season, Lampard helped Chelsea secure their first league and FA Cup Double, and also had his most prolific season with the club, scoring 22 league goals and 17 league assists. In 2012 Lampard captained Chelsea to their first UEFA Champions League success and a year later to their first UEFA Europa League title.

A three-time Chelsea Player of the Year, Lampard is the club's all-time top goalscorer with 203 goals in all competitions. Lampard is one of seven players, and the only midfielder, to have scored 150 or more goals in the Premier League. He is second in the Premier League's all-time assists table with 91 assists. He has had over 1400 successful passes and 10 or more assists every season. In 2005, Lampard was voted FWA Footballer of the Year and was runner-up in both the FIFA World Player of the Year and the Ballon d'Or. In 2010 he received the FWA Tribute Award. On 23 December 2009, he was named the Premier League's player of the decade by official statistics.

Internationally, Lampard has been capped 96 times by England since making his debut in October 1999, and has scored 29 international goals. 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. He is England's most prolific penalty taker with nine goals, surpassing the previous record holders, Ron Flowers and Alan Shearer. He was named the 49th highest earning athlete in the world in June 2011

This is one requested by Kevin long time ago. Enjoy !

End of an IC - Gambas Osaka

Well i'm a new guy who post here recently. So i'm going to tell about this Gambas Osaka i'm talking about. This is one of the teams that i played with.


Basically, the name Gambas Osaka is from the Japanese team Gamba Osaka. Actually i didn't use the same colour for the logo and uniforms. I used cards from 0102 version until 0506 version. But i use A-F link. It's really unlucky that i finished this IC before the new machine arrived several days ago *boohoo*

So here we go with my tactic. I don't show pictures so just gut use to it :) And i will review it one by one.

Starting XI:

GK- Fabian Carini (Additional 0102 Regular)
Well this card is incredibly good at stopping penalties and intercept crosses. Altough he never do a really accurate long pass. He always passes to my defenders. But even this Carini guy is a white/regular card, this card is a big deal.

LCB- Kolo Toure (0405 Regular)
Strong man on the defence line. Frequently helped the DMF to intercept passes or made clearances. But this guy isn't good at penalty shooting because i lost a cup once because this guy didn't score at the penalty shootout.

CB- Franco Baresi (0203 All Time Legends)
Il Capitano, or The Captain. The one who always there to tackle my opponent's strikers. It's pretty good at giving an assist and take the penalty shootout. But you know, this guy is surprisingly slow.

RCB- Igor Tudor (0203 Regular)
The winger killer. Together with Roque Junior they stopped the winger movements. Altough Tudor don't have a good speed.

LWB- Paolo Maldini (0506 Legends)
I don't think this guy should play on this position but he was surprisingly good! maybe he isn't a defender after all because he scored 2 times and gave many assists to my striker!

CDM- Edgar Davids (0102 Best Eleven)
Pass interceptor. This guy never out of stamina. Run forward and backward so many times. But surprisingly bad at penalty shootout. Everytime i got a corner kick, Davids always heads and score.

RWB- Roque Junior (Additional 0102 Regular)
Not a bad card for 0102 version. What i like the most from this card is his power. Even he doesn't have speed like Maldini or Kolo Toure, this guy is a good interceptor and usually go forward to support my RWF

CMF- Hidetoshi Nakata (PE Card Best Eleven 0102)
The only Japanese in this team. His pass is always accurate to my striker or even to my wingers. And when my striker was down, this guy scored many goals that helped me to win. And he is a PE Card!

LWF- Marco Delvecchio (0203 Regular)
My favorite winger who always tears my opponents apart with his speedy run and great crosses. I wasn't surprised that this guy has an early gold link with my striker. He is the top assister on my team. I'm fully recommended this card to you.

RWF- Mauro Rosales (0405 Regular)
A great individual player. When he dribbled the ball, he rarely crosses (T.T) But surprisingly has a gold link with my striker. His run is just like Delvecchio but rarely pass to my striker.

FW- Ruud Van Nistelrooy (WST 0405)
A power horse. This striker is a complete striker even he didn't scored much. But i fully recommend this card to you because he is a good penalty shooter. This guy also a great striker with a good attack, speed, and power.

About the bench, i won't review it because they're just bench warmer and luckily the starting eleven rarely got injured!

The tittle i got... not much but pretty good!

Thanks that's all for now. I hope you post some comments!
by D.Jaga

End of an IC - The Red Devils

So I decided to post the review of my team that I recently finished my contract with them. I have done many teams before, ranging teams like England, Internazionale, Arsenal and the last I've created, my favourite club Manchester United.

So yes, basically on the title "The Red Devils", the team is based on Manchester United. Since Surabaya (the city I lived in) only have 0506 machine, I had to use cards that came from 0506 and the previous version from it. Hope the new machine will come soon so I'll have many variation of cards

So here we go to the tactics. I actually forget to take a photo of it. But this illustration are really close to the formation that I've been used through the career

So yeah, RVP are linking well (golden link) with Park and Smith because of the group link, also Saha and Larsson with the thick link because of the A-I group partnership. I'll review them one by one

GK - Van Der Sar (0203 Legend)
Pretty good in the air, anticipating crossing and anticipating one-on-one, although sometimes he made a blunder that led to a goal. Reliable if the game has to be continue with penalty shootout, if I'm not mistaken we win about 4 penalty shootout out of 5. His long range pass sometimes led to a goal although he never made an assist once

LCB - Mickael Silvestre (0506 and 0203 Legends if not in U5 competition)
A good centre back although his original position is left back. But sometimes he came forward too frequently that left Rio and Blanc at the heart of defence by themselves, making them vulnerable to high attacking formation team. Saved our team frequently with his clearance

CB - Rio Ferdinand (0405 WDF)
Such a beast. Back in his days he is such a beast. Beautiful interception, a man with a Libero instinct, he makes any player overwhelm with his defence. Also with his high technique (15) he often made a long range pass from his own box and often led to a goal. He made about 5 or 6 asissts and also a goal from the edge of the box (!)

RCB - Laurent Blanc (0203 ATLE)
We all know that Blanc was not having a good career at United, but in my team he is such a beast. Partnering with Rio and Silvestre in the heart of defence, Blanc made many interception and clearance at the right side of the defence. But he went forward too much that cost the game many times, and with his speed (13), many times he was too late to came back to his own half

LWB - Gabriel Ivan Heinze (0405)
Such a good left back, and I wondering why they released him as a white card with a 87 overall. He was the best player in 0405 season and he got a white card. But that's the good point, a good addition for a U5 Man United team. Save my team with his interception (although many led to throw in) many times and also with his penetration and assist, also sometimes he scored by himself. If I remembered in a game we were down 2-0 in half time, we need at least 2 away goals to go through. And then suddenly, this guy Heinze, after the halftime talk, scored 2 goals, which is unbelievable for my own eyes. First he dribble all by himself after the kick off and a nice header to level the game. We eventually win 4-2, with Heinze assist another goal. Reccomended left back for all of you. Love this guy

CDM - Roy Keane (0405)
A legend himself, Roy Keane is a heart of my team. Stop many attacking movement before even reached the defence and sent many long passes forward. Like his skill on the card, he is such a "soulful" tackle (although we know how ironic this skill is). The minus of this player is his tackle often led to a card (an ironically, he never got a red card) and his speed (13) that made he is too late to go back to his position if he already getting forward. He assisted more than 10 goals which is a good tally for a CDM like him

RWB - Alan Smith (0506)
What was SAF thinking ? He is actually a foward that scored many goals back in his Leeds career. And then SAF made him midfielder with a balance mind. Good at attacking, also good at defending. This made me turned him into a right defensive midfielder. Not bad enough, he sometimes went forward when there was a corner and scored by himself. With his link with RVP, he frequently sent many long passes that led to RVP's goal. Assisting 20 if I'm not mistaken. The minus of the player is his defence wasn't good at all (10), so if he met a fantastic dribbler such as Nedved, Blanc have to stop Nedved as Smith already left behind. His stamina is good (17) made him a tireless midfielder. Many times I rotate him with Brown and made Smith as the LMF

LMF - Louis Saha (0506)
This is actually Smith position, but since Smith wasn't impressing at all as LMF although with his link with RVP, I used this guy. Saha actually a FW, then once again, SAF turned him into a midfielder. Not a bad LMF, his thick link with RVP led him made many assists. Many of them with a through ball and sometimes with a cross. Sometimes he penetrate by himself and score a goal by himself. I remember he scored a wondergoal when RVP's shot failed to find the net as the keeper came forward and he scored a rebound from about 30 yards with a powerful curving shot

RMF - Park Ji-Sung (0506)
I actually want to make him as a RWB as he has a good stamina (19) and not bad at defending (12), and many of my friends suggested me to make him as a RWB. But then, I really wanted to try this Korean as a RMF, as I think most of the players that came from Asia are overpowered (well, as WCCF came from Asia). The result is not bad enough. Assisting many goals, score some goals all by himself, and his stamina made him as a tireless midfielder. I never changed him throughout the game except if he got an injury as he wasn't tired at all. The minus of this guy is his lack of dribbling, as his technique isn't good enough (15). I made him as a corner kick taker, not bad enough. Many of his corner led to a goal

SS - Henrik Larsson (0506 Legend)
Make Rooney or Veron as a second striker behind the CF is too mainstream, so I decided to put Larsson instead. Wow, not bad enough. When RVP wasn't at his scoring mood, this guy turned out. Save my team many times with his late goals. He is also my emergency free kick taker as no one in my team is a free kick taker. I doubt he will score from a direct free kick, but then he score his only free kick goal from 19 yards at a U5 competition. Unbelievable for a player who can't score free kick in real life. His speed and also his nice assist was a good service for RVP in front of the goal. I also made him as an emergency winger if the formation have to be changed as Park not good at all as a left winger. Also an emergency striker, once RVP got injured and I made him as the CF. Unbelievable, he scored 4 goals in 60 minutes after RVP subbed off

CF - Robin Van Persie (0405 Extra)
Many of my friends doubt me if he's going to be the next top scorer at the screen. But well, I proved him wrong. Check this stat

Unbelieveable 233 goals in 137 games. Such a player with only 82 overall stat. His pace and technique made the opposition overwhelm with his presence. Many of his goals were from through passes, as he is lack of power to make a headed goals. Well, he score a goal from header actually from Larsson's free kick. He is the soul of the team, if he is out injured or at bad mood, my team wasn't performing well. But weirdly, his mood wasn't affecting his game at all, once he got his worst mood (black mood) but he scored a brace before half time. I eventually subbed him off then. Such a beast, I thought the 0506 version was better but this stat proved me wrong. Must try !

I'm not going to review the subtitution as they frequently only a benchwarmer. I only subbed them in if my starting is out injured or one of them is in a bad mood. They also some decent players in my team

And the result wasn't bad at all. Check this photo. This team is a GRANDE team, which all competitions have been won by this team

The last game RVP score another goal and made the team win the regular division 1 made the total prize money of $ 338,300,000 (including the draw prize money from regular division game). 4 times winning U5 which boost my prize money and actually defended the title for a week which is surprised me.

I think that's all for my review. Thanks for your attention to my story (haha) and have fun with your life !

Q & A : Some Questions from the CBox

So as I promised I will answer all the questions from the CBox that haven't been answered yet

Asker : ryan moors
Q :where can i play in uk
A : I saw on youtube that there is a WCCF machine in Sheffield. I don't know if it is going to be IS or WAS because the title of the video is "WCCF's Last Day". I'm afraid they already removed it. So don't take a risk going there and search it, I'm afraid you won't find it in the end

Asker : CBN
Q : can you share your application for making this custom card? thanks a lot
A : I'm using Paint.net for making all my custom cards. All possible picture editing program is possible to make this custom cards. As my laptop is very slow running photoshop I use the Paint.net. The result is not very bad. Just give it a try, google it and download it. If you find any difficulties just ask me

Asker : Kevin
Q : Can you make thibaut courtois white card 11-12 in atletico Madrid withThe skill The skill "superb reflex saves"  
A : Already. Just check the latest post ;)

Asker : inaplayers 
Q : join inaplayers.forums-free.com
A : Already bro ;)

Asker : Trends 
Q : Good day, great website as mine, have time to visit mine? we can exchange 
A :  Where is the site ? And thanks a lot

Asker : Maria Lee
Q : Nice adverts you have.. come hit back..
A : Thanks can I have your site ?

Asker : 
Q : Please make lampard at Chelsea (legends 11-12) and gianfranco zola legends @chelsea
A : The one I can post right now is Best Eleven Gianfranco Zola which is made by my sister long time ago (look above picture). If you aren't sastified I will make another as a Legend card. I'm on Lampard as soon as possible

Thanks for your patience guys. Sorry for me being inactive 

WCCF 11-12 Additional Card - Thibaut Courtois

Thibaut Nicolas Marc Courtois (born 11 May 1992) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Atlético Madrid on loan from Chelsea, and for the Belgium national team.

On 26 July 2011, Courtois completed a season-long loan deal to La Liga club Atlético Madrid and was given the number 13 shirt, last worn by David de Gea before his transfer to Manchester United.

He made his debut for Atlético in the UEFA Europa League match against Vitória Guimarães. He made his La Liga debut on 28 August 2011 against Osasuna in the 0-0 draw. Courtois started the season in impressive fashion and became first choice keeper over Sergio Asenjo, keeping four clean sheets in his first six La Liga games against the likes of Osasuna, Racing de Santander, Sporting Gijón and Sevilla. On 26 November 2011, Courtois received his first red card of his professional career against Real Madrid, after a last man foul on Karim Benzema in a penalty area at the 22 minute mark, the Madrid derby ended as a 4-1 loss for Atlético.

On 15 January 2012, Courtois held talks with then Chelsea manager André Villas-Boas, regarding spending another year on loan at Atlético Madrid. Courtois said: "I would like to stay here one more year and I said this to Chelsea's manager on Sunday." However, in February 2012, he told: "I think I will have to play for another English team for a year or two before I join Chelsea,". Also saying that he hopes to succeed Petr Čech: "I'm quite happy with my performances for Atlético. But given Petr Čech is one of the best keepers in the world, I think I will have to stay put."

Courtois kept a clean sheet in Atlético's 3-0 triumph over fellow La Liga side Athletic Bilbao in the Europa League Final on Thursday 9 May in Bucharest. On 8 June 2012, Petr Čech said regarding other Premier League goalkeepers "(there) are not many as talented as Thibaut". Also that Courtois "is one of the best talents in European football." Čech also told: "on the other hand obviously I would like to play here for as long as I could which means I need to be better than him."

As requested by Kevin at the CBox. Thanks for your patience. Enjoy

All Time Legend - Andoni Zubizarreta

Andoni Zubizarreta Urreta (Basque: [anˈdoni s̻uβiˈs̻areta uˈreta], Spanish: [anˈdoni θuβiˈθareta uˈreta]; born 23 October 1961) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

The all-time most capped player for the Spanish national team for several years, he played with individual and team success for Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona (eight years with the latter, he would later work with the club in directorial capacities), appearing in more than 950 official professional matches during his club career.

Zubizarreta represented Spain in seven major international tournaments, four World Cups and three European Championships, starting in six of those.

In 1986 Zubizarreta signed with FC Barcelona, for a then-record for a player in the position €1.7 million, quickly removing established Urruti from the starting post and rarely missing a match onwards – for example, only four in the Catalan's four consecutive league wins combined. He added the club's first ever European Cup in 1992, a 1–0 triumph against U.C. Sampdoria.
After the 1993–94 UEFA Champions League, where Barça lost heavily to A.C. Milan in the final (0–4), Zubi was deemed surplus to requirements and finished his career at Valencia CF, again at a high level. He retired after 1997–98 at nearly 37, having played in more than 950 official games (622 in the league alone – all-time best – conceding 626 goals).

On 2 July 2010 Zubizarreta was named Barcelona's director of football by incumbent president Sandro Rosell, taking over from former club and national teammate Txiki Begiristain. In the previous decade he had served in the same capacity at Athletic Bilbao, also working as a radio and television commentator.

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King of Legends - Marco Van Basten

Marcel "Marco" van Basten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑr.koˑ vɑn.ˈbɑs.tə(n)], 31 October 1964) is a Dutch football manager and former football player, who played for Ajax and Milan, as well as the Dutch national team, in the 1980s and early 1990s. He is regarded as one of the greatest forwards of all time and has scored 277 goals in a high-profile career, but played his last game in 1993 at the age of 28 due to an injury which caused his retirement two years later. He was later the head coach of Ajax and the Dutch national team.

Known for his strength on the ball, his tactical awareness and spectacular strikes and volleys, Van Basten was named European Footballer of the Year three times (1988, '89 and '92) and FIFA World Player of the Year in 1992. Van Basten was voted eighth in a poll organised by the French weekly magazine France Football consulting their former Ballon d'Or winners to elect the Football Player of the Century. In 1999, Van Basten was ranked tenth in the European player of the Century election held by the IFFHS, and he was voted twelth in the IFFHS' "World Player of the Century" election. In 2004, Pelé named Van Basten one of the 125 best living footballers in his FIFA 100 list. In 2004, a nationwide poll was held for the 100 greatest Dutch people (De Grootste Nederlander) and Van Basten was number 25, the second highest for a football player, behind Johan Cruyff. In March 2007, Sky Sports ranked Van Basten first on its list of great athletes who had their careers cut short.

In 1987, Silvio Berlusconi signed Van Basten for Milan, with fellow countrymen Ruud Gullit and Frank Rijkaard joining in 1988. In his first season, Milan won their first Scudetto in eight years, but Van Basten played only 11 games and was constantly troubled by an ankle injury.

In 1988–89, Van Basten won the Ballon d'Or as Europe's top footballer. He scored 19 goals in Serie A and scored two goals in the final of the European Cup as Milan triumphed against Steaua Bucureşti.

In 1989–90, he became Capocannoniere, Serie A's leading goal scorer, and Milan successfully defended the European Cup after beating Benfica in the final match.

Milan struggled in the 1990–91 season, as Sampdoria won the Scudetto. After Van Basten fell out with Arrigo Sacchi, Berlusconi sacked the manager. Fabio Capello took over the following season, and Milan went undefeated in the league to win another Scudetto. Van Basten scored 25 league goals, and became Capocannoniere again.

In November 1992, he became the first player to score four goals in a Champions League match, against IFK Göteborg, including a picture perfect bicycle kick. The record was later equalled by other players, but was bettered only 20 years later, when Lionel Messi scored five goals against Bayer Leverkusen during the 2011-12 Champions League season.

Milan stretched their unbeaten run into the 1992–93 season, going 58 matches over two seasons before they lost a game. Van Basten played exceptionally well in the early part of the season. He was again voted the European player of the year, becoming the third player after Johan Cruyff and Michel Platini to win the award three times.

His troublesome ankle injury recurred in a game against A.C. Ancona, forcing him to undergo another series of surgery. He returned for the last few games in the season, before Milan lost to Marseille in the Champions League final. The match was Van Basten's final game for the Italian club.

He had been hopeful of playing for his country at the 1994 World Cup as well as for his club in the 1994–95 season after spending the whole 1993–94 season out of action (missing Milan's victory in the European Cup as well as their Serie A title glory), but his club ordered him not to take part in the World Cup amid fear of ruining his rehabilitation. He finally conceded defeat in his battle to recover on 17 August 1995, when he announced his retirement as a player after two whole years on sidelines.



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Intercontinental Club Legends - Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Zlatan Ibrahimović (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈslaːtan ɪbraˈhiːmɔvɪtʂ], Bosnian pronunciation: [ˈzlatan ibraˈxiːmɔʋitɕ]; born 3 October 1981) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Swedish national team for which he is captain. Ibrahimović started his career at Malmö FF in the late 1990s under Roland Andersson. He was signed by Ajax, and made a name for himself under Ronald Koeman. He later signed with Juventus for €16 million. Ibrahimović gained fame in Serie A, benefiting from his strike partnership with David Trezeguet.

In 2006, he signed with league rival Internazionale, where he won individual awards such as the Italian Oscar del Calcio and the Swedish Guldbollen, and was named in the 2007 and 2009 UEFA Team of the Year, in addition to finishing as the league's highest scorer in 2008–09 while winning three straight Scudetti. In the summer of 2009, he transferred to Barcelona for €69 million, the second highest transfer fee in football history. His time at Barcelona was short lived, however, moving back to Serie A football with Milan the following season, in a deal which made him one of the highest paid footballers in the world and cost the Italian club €24 million.
In 2012, he was ranked 5th in The Guardian's 100 Best Footballers in the world.

On 28 August 2010, Milan announced on their official website that they had acquired the services of Ibrahimović for the 2010–11 season. He was loaned out to Milan for the 2010–11 season, with Milan having the option to purchase him outright from Barcelona for €24 million at the end of the season. He made his team debut in a 2–0 loss to Cesena on 11 September, in which he missed a penalty late in the match, and scored his first goals for the club when Milan defeated Auxerre in their first Champions League match of the season on 15 September. On 14 November, Ibrahimović scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory against his former club Internazionale in the Milan Derby. On 20 November, he scored his seventh goal against Fiorentina in the 45th minute with an over-the-head bicycle kick, passing Alexandre Pato as the team's top goal scorer for the season. On 4 December 2010, in a game against Brescia, he assisted Kevin Prince-Boateng to give Milan an early lead and then scored the third goal by a powerful shot near the edge of the penalty box to give Milan a 3–0 win. On 12 December 2010, history repeated himself in the game against Bologna after he assisted Boateng to give Milan an early lead once again and scoring later that match to make it 3–0, leading him to 13 goals with 8 assists in 21 matches in all competitions, after which he has been compared to Milan legend Marco van Basten by both the media and van Basten himself.

Ibrahimović received a three-match ban, after getting a red card in a 1–1 home draw against Bari in March 2011 for punching Bari defender Marco Rossi in the stomach. An additional three-match ban was given to Ibrahimović in February 2012, in a 1–2 home defeat against Fiorentina, for supposedly swearing at an assistant referee. Ibrahimović stated in his defense that he was talking to himself in frustration. He won his first Scudetto with Milan after a stalemate against Roma. He is therefore currently on a streak of eight straight league wins in three different countries and with five different clubs, including the later stripped wins with Juventus. All agreements between Milan and Barcelona were confirmed on 18 June 2011.

In the first official match of the 2011–12 season, Ibrahimović opened it in the best possible way scoring the first goal of a Milan comeback to beat city rivals Internazionale in the Italian Super Cup. He also scored Milan's first goal of their 2011–12 Serie A season in a 2–2 draw against Lazio. He scored his third goal in the first three games in Milan's Champions League game against Czech club Viktoria Plzeň from the penalty spot and assisted the second goal. Ibrahimović justified his tag of the carrier of Milan by scoring in many games, yet still providing many assists. He scored in the next UEFA Champions League game against BATE Borisov, a goal in Milan's 4–1 win over Parma and two more in their 2–3 win over Roma, ending a successful month of October. November was equally impressive for the Swede, scoring in consecutive games against BATE, in the Champions League, and Catania, in the league. In the highly anticipated encounter between Milan and Barcelona, Ibrahimović scored against his old club to equalise the game at 1–1 but eventually Barça ran away 3–2 winner at the San Siro. He ended November with a brace against Chievo, his first goal took his tally of goals in Serie A to 100 goals, and the second from the penalty spot. Ibrahimović continued his impressive form in December, and scored a goal in each of five Serie A games. 2012 started on high note for Ibrahimović, as he scored against Atalanta converting a penalty kick. He was the top goalscorer of Serie A, with 14 goals in 16 appearance, after the brace against Novara, of which second goal, came after cheeky backheel. On 5 January 2012 in a match against Napoli on continuation of Serie A, Ibra awarded a red card for slapping Salvatore Aronica in an off-the-ball incident and will rule out of Milan's next three games. On 15 February, in the 2011–12 Champions League season, Ibrahimović set up all two Robinho's goals and also scored by a spot kick, thus helping Milan win 4–0 over Arsenal. He continued his goalscoring run in March 2012, with a hat-trick in a 4–0 away win against Palermo at the Stadio Renzo Barbera. The first two goals were assisted by Robinho and the third by Emanuelson. In the next three games, he scored four goals, two against Roma, which took his tally to 22 goals in 23 games. With two goals against Siena, Ibrahimović surpassed his previous domestic goal record of 25 goals. He finished the season with 28 goals in 32 matches.

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