When Real Madrid signed Cristiano Ronaldo from Manchester United in 2009, the entire city lost their minds as they knew they had just completed the transfer of one of the worlds best forwards. The Bernabeu was filled with Madridistas cheering on Ronaldo as he walked down a long platform in the number 9 shirt.
Most known for his passing ability and composure on the ball, Arda Turan is a force to reckon with in the midfield, and he is now taking his trade to Barcelona. That’s right, Turan is skipping town in Madrid for a spot in Barcelona’s world renowned midfield.
In a deal said to be worth around €34 million with another €7 million in variables, Turan looks to bring a more aggressive attacking style to an already amazing midfield.
Messi f***s people up. He runs around a pitch for 90 minutes and performs acts of greatness with a ball at his feet until he makes entire stadiums chant his name, and what’s left in his wake is the stuff of YouTube legend. I don’t think there’s a more viral athlete in the world than Lionel Messi; he might be the first of all time.
The man destroys people, and then the world makes fun of them.
For those of you who don't believe in silver linings, here's a story for you:
A girl was partying in Las Vegas when a tragedy befell her. She lost her phone.
Two days later, the phone was picked up by none other than Cristiano Ronaldo, who contacted the damsel in distress and brought her her phone.
Marcelo is one of the top two left-backs in the world. He and David Alaba are fighting it out for the crown right now, even though Alaba has been deployed everywhere this side of striker by Pep Guardiola for Bayern Munich. The thing is, Marcelo has a major handicap: he plays against Lionel Messi, who primarily attacks the left side of defenses.
Where to even begin.
You expected this to be at #1. Either that or you don’t know much about soccer, because this really probably should have been at #1, but bear with us.
You might not have known this, but James Milner is a social media star.
I've just peeled a banana that looked fine but when I peeled it it was bruised which is funny because it looked fine before I peeled it.
— Boring James Milner (@BoringMilner) June 16, 2015
Joining Vidic during that 2011 Champions League Final was Nani, who loves dancing on the ball as if he were playing Dance Dance Revolution. The problem back then was that he didn’t really have much of a chance to dance because, well, Barcelona always had the ball, and let’s just say his defense lacks the same enthusiasm.
In the lead up to Barcelona’s third goal, Nani was Manchester United’s first line of defense. It didn’t go well.
Arjen Robben just might be the fastest player in football. He is used to never seeing defenders again once he gets a step ahead of them with the ball. So you can imagine his consternation when Lionel Messi suddenly catches up to him and takes the ball away.
After Ronaldinho received the Ballon d’Or in 2006 he famously said, “This award says I’m the best player in the world. I’m not even the best player at Barcelona.” He was talking about Lionel Messi.