All Time Legends - Dennis Bergkamp

Dennis Nicolaas Bergkamp (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɛnɪs ˈbɛrxkɑmp]; born 10 May 1969) is a former Dutch professional footballer, who is the assistant manager to Frank de Boer at Ajax. Originally a wide midfielder, he was moved to main striker and then to second striker, where he remained throughout his playing career. Bergkamp has been described by Jan Mulder as having "the finest technique" of any Dutch international and a "dream for a striker" by teammate Thierry Henry.

The son of an electrician, Bergkamp was born in Amsterdam and played as an amateur in the lower leagues. He was spotted by Ajax at the age of 11 and made his professional debut in 1986. Good form led to an international call-up a year later, attracting the attention of several European clubs. Bergkamp signed for Italian club Inter Milan in 1993, where he had two disappointing seasons. He then joined Arsenal in 1995. It was at Arsenal where Bergkamp rejuvenated his career, helping the club to win three Premier League titles, four FA Cup trophies and reach the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final, which marked his last appearance as a player. With the Netherlands national team, Bergkamp surpassed Faas Wilkes's record to become the country's top goalscorer of all time in 1998, a record later eclipsed by Patrick Kluivert and since 2013 by Robin van Persie.

Bergkamp was selected by Pelé as one of the FIFA 100 greatest living players and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in his generation. In 2007, he was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame, the first and so far only Dutch player ever to receive such honour. Bergkamp has also finished third in the FIFA World Player of the Year award twice. Due to his fear of flying, Bergkamp has been affectionately nicknamed the "Non-Flying Dutchman" by Arsenal supporters.

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All Time Legends - Thierry Henry

Thierry Daniel Henry (French pronunciation: ​[tjɛʁi ɑ̃ʁi]; born 17 August 1977) is a French footballer who plays as a striker for New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer. Henry was born in Les Ulis, Essonne (a suburb of Paris) where he played for an array of local sides as a youngster and showed great promise as a goal-scorer. He was spotted by AS Monaco in 1990 and signed instantly, making his professional debut in 1994. Good form led to an international call-up in 1998, after which he signed for the Serie A defending champions Juventus. He had a disappointing season playing on the wing, before joining Arsenal for £11 million in 1999.

It was at Arsenal that Henry made his name as a world-class footballer. Despite initially struggling in the Premier League, he emerged as Arsenal's top goal-scorer for almost every season of his tenure there. Under long-time mentor and coach Arsène Wenger, Henry became a prolific striker and Arsenal's all-time leading scorer with 228 goals in all competitions. The Frenchman won two league titles and three FA Cups with the Gunners; he was nominated for the FIFA World Player of the Year twice, was named the PFA Players' Player of the Year twice, and the FWA Footballer of the Year three times. Henry spent his final two seasons with Arsenal as club captain, leading them to the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final.

In June 2007, after eight years with Arsenal, he transferred to Barcelona for a fee of €24 million. His first honours with the Spanish club came in 2009 when they won the La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League treble. He went on to achieve an unprecedented sextuple by also winning the Supercopa de España, the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup. In total, Henry has been named in the UEFA Team of the Year five times. In 2010, he joined the New York Red Bulls of the Major League Soccer, and won the Eastern Conference title with them in 2010. He returned to Arsenal on loan for two months in 2012. In 2013 Henry with the New York Red Bulls won the MLS Supporters' Shield.

Henry enjoyed similar success with the French national team, having won the 1998 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2000 and 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup. In October 2007, he surpassed Michel Platini's record to become France's top goal-scorer of all time. Henry retired from international football after the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Off the pitch, Henry is an active spokesperson against racism in football, partially due to his own experiences. He married English model Nicole Merry in 2003 and had a daughter with her, but they divorced in 2007. Henry was also one of the top commercially marketed footballers; he was ranked ninth in the world in 2006.

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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 !

Intercontinental Club Legends - Kolo Toure

Kolo 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.

^{Another one requested by my friend to cover up Kolo Toure regular card. Enjoy !}

World-Class Wing Forward (2006) - Jose Antonio Reyes

José Antonio Reyes Calderón (born 1 September 1983) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Sevilla mainly as a left winger but also as a forward.

He made his professional debuts for hometown's Sevilla at only 16, signing for England's Arsenal aged 20. After a relatively successful career abroad he returned to his country, going on to represent both main sides in Madrid, Real and Atlético, also having a short loan spell in Portugal with Benfica.

Reyes gained 21 caps for Spain, and represented the nation at the 2006 World Cup.

A request from a friend, to cover up his regular version of Reyes 0506, so I made the 0506 WWF version of the card. Hope you enjoy it also. You can print it and cover up your regular Reyes, whether just put them with the toploader/a plastic or stick it on the cover. It makes the regular card cooler, isn't it ?