Senin, 12 Januari 2009


DVD REVIEW:

Best, Law, Charlton, Robson, Cantona, Keane. Manchester United has had many great players - but the greatest of them all is Ryan Giggs.

No one has made more appearances for United.

No one has won more trophies with United.

He is the most decorated footballer in English history.

Ryan Giggs: True Red is a unique insight into the life of a legend. With intimate access both on and off the field it explores the man behind the magic. Ryan - so proud to have worn the Red of both United and Wales - reveals his life story in his own words and as seen through the eyes of his team-mates, his manager, his friends and family.

This historic film includes rare and exclusive footage of Ryan at home, previously unseen family videos, and behind the scenes at both Old Trafford and in Moscow ahead of the 2008 Champions League Final.

Charting his incredible impact as a sensational 17 year old through to the glorious finale to the 2007/08 season in Wigan and Moscow, this is the definitive celebration of his glittering, record-breaking career.

He is a Manchester United legend and the ultimate True Red.

DVD EXTRAS:

Giggsy's Goals
Top Team-Mates


Cristiano Ronaldo collected his first FIFA World Player title while Marta claimed her third successive FIFA Women's World Player award at the 18th FIFA World Player Gala at the Zurich Opera House on Monday evening.

Ronaldo had a remarkable 2008, in which he scored 31 goals for Manchester United in the Premier League and propelled his club not only to another league title but also to the UEFA Champions League crown. He performed creditably at international level at UEFA EURO 2008, although Portugal were eliminated in the quarter-finals. Ronaldo reaped 935 points in the vote in which the coaches and captains of 155 national teams took part. Argentina's Lionel Messi finished second (678 points) and was trailed by Spain's Fernando Torres (203), Brazil's Kaká (183) and Spain's Xavi (155).

Marta delivered an outstanding performance at the Women's Olympic Football Tournament in Beijing 2008, and equalled the record set by Birgit Prinz by claiming her third consecutive FIFA Women's World Player title. For the women's vote, 139 coaches and captains cast their vote and Marta won comfortably (1,002 points) ahead of Germany's Birgit Prinz (328), Brazil's Cristiane (275), Germany's Nadine Angerer (198) and England's Kelly Smith (150).

For the first time ever, a distinction was awarded for one of the many development programmes supported by FIFA. The purpose of the FIFA Development Award is to recognise the work carried out by FIFA and the 208 FIFA member associations in the area of football development. The Palestinian Football Federation was honoured for having maintained, under difficult circumstances, their football organisation and their national team. Together with the help of FIFA and some donators, they completed a major refurbishment of the Al-Husseini Stadium, in the city of Al-Ram near Ramallah, which has become the first stadium in the Palestinian territories to meet the requirements to stage an international game. As a result, on 26 October 2008, Palestine were able to play their first international match at home, against Jordan, since the affiliation of their football association to FIFA in 1998.

The FIFA Presidential Award went to women's football in general in acknowledgement of its tremendous development worldwide. It was presented to the US women's national team

The FIFA Fair Play Award went to the President and team captain of the Turkish Football Association, Mahmut Özgener and Tuncay Sanli respectively, as well as their counterparts at the Football Federation of Armenia, President Ruben Hayrapetyan and team captain Sargis Hovsepyan. During the 6 September Armenia v. Turkey FIFA World Cup qualification match, the Presidents of both countries shook hands after decades of distrust and diplomatic silence between. in recognition of their outstanding performances on the field and their immense contribution to increasing the popularity of the women's game. Amongst others, US women have clinched gold at the Olympics three times (1996, 2004, 2008) and won the FIFA Women's World Cup twice (1991, 1999), and they were also victorious at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in 2008. At the Gala, US international midfielder Heather O'Reilly collected the trophy from FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter and Football Committee member Charmaine Hooper.