El'Classico

The First ever El'Classico match was February 17, 1929 was played between two historical teams Barcelona and Real Madrid which was won by Real Madrid, the score was 2-1.  



















El' Classico History:
Barcelona wins:66
Real Madrid wins:71
Barcelona goals:266
Real Madrid goals:277
Draws:32

Facts about El' Classico
Real Madrid once won 6 straight from September 30, 1962 to February 28, 1965. Lionel Messi is the whole history's leading scorer is Lionel Messi with 14.

Ballon d'Or

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The Ballon D'or basically means " The Golden Ball". Originally journalist could only vote for European soccer players, but a new rule in 1958 changed that other players from other continents also could win as long as they play for a European club.  

Ballon D'OR is given each year to the best soccer player in the world. This award has been given to great players since 1956. This award has been given to great soccer players over the past years like Alfredo Di Stefano, George Best, Ronaldo ( Brazilian), Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldinho, Kaka, Lionel Messi, and Cristiano Ronaldo.

 

Messi is the only soccer player in history to win four Ballon D'OR, but Ronaldo is down by just one. He recently just won the 2014 Ballon D'OR. 

Pele Vs Maradona

DIEGO MARADONA AND PELE ARE CONSIDERED THE BEST PLAYERS OF THEIR ERAS. LETS DIVE INTO THEIR STATISTICS.


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Total Goals Scored: 311
Total Games Played: 592
Position: Supporting Striker, Attacking Midfielder
Recognition/awards: FIFA Player of the Century, FIFA Golden Ball
National Team Goals/Apps: 34/91



Total Goals Scored: 1280
Total Games Played: 1363
Position: Forward, Striker
Recognition/awards: Athlete Of The Year, Football Ambassador of the world
National Team Goals/Apps: 77/92

                                                                  

Neymar Vs Bale

Neymar Da Silva Santos Jr

Neymar Da Silvo Santos Jr is a Brazilian Soccer Player who currently plays for FC Barcelona in Spain.
-Neymar has won the FIFA Puskas Award in 2012.
-Won the Confederations Cup with Brazil in 2013.
-Joined Barcelona in 2013 for 57.1 million Euros





Gareth Frank Bale is a Welsh football player who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and International team Wales as a winger.
-Joined Real Madrid in 2013 for 100 million Euros
-Top ten most valuable players
-Youngest international senior
-Voted best player in England in 2012/13

La Liga

La Liga is a soccer league in Spain where the best teams and players play. There are the worlds best players in La Liga such as Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Neymar Jr. The players always manage to give a spectacular performance every game they play. The best team in La Liga as of Today is Real Madrid and their best player which arguably the best player in world just won the Ballon d'Or. The second place voter was Lionel Messi who is also arguably the best player of his time. This league has two of the teams in the world Real Madrid and Barcelona and they call there legendary game El' Classico.

Barclays Premier League

The Barclays Premier League contains top clubs such as Manchester City, Everton, Chelsea, Manchester United, and Arsenal. These clubs have players such as Sergio Aguero (Man City), Tim Howard (Everton), Diego Costa (Chelsea), Robin Van Persie (Man Utd), Danny Welbeck (Arsenal). The Premier League is considered the most exciting soccer league in the world.

MANCHESTER CITY

Manchester City Football Club is a Premier League club in Manchester, England. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's (West Gorton), they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894. Manchester City is currently in 2nd place in the Premier Division.

Manchester United is another excellent club in the Premier League in Old Trafford. It was found in 1878. Manchester United over the past years had had among worlds best soccer players like Cristiano Ronaldo, George Best, Eric Cantona, and Wayne Rooney. Manchester United is also known as the Red Devils. They are currently 3rd place in their division.

Chelsea also known as The Blues is one of the clubs in the Premier League who has won the most Championships in history. They have Championships like FA Cups, League Cups, and UEFA Champions League. They are currently 1st place in the Premier League.  

Messi vs Ronaldo

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are considered the greastest soccer players in world but there has always been a debate who is better. We will give you the facts and have you decide.

Messi

-Messi has won 4 consecutive Ballon d'or
-Messi broke record for most goals scored in a single year with 91 goals                                           -Voted best player in 2014 FIFA World Cup
- Broke the record of most goals in La Liga (253)
-Broke the UEFA Champions League Goal Scoring Record with 74 goals




Ronaldo

-Ronaldo is the only player to be on the FIFAPRO WORLD XI for two different clubs.
- Ronaldo won the 2014 Ballon D'or
 -Broke the record for most goals entering the La Liga Season.
 -First Player to score against every La Liga team in one season
 -Most hat tricks in La Liga



In conclusion based on these statistics, we can all say that these phenomonal players are very well tied with each other and the race will continue. This has been the European Soccer Center!