CRISTIANO RONALDO | 5 SEASONS STRAIGHT HITTING THE 50 GOALS MARK

Like him or dislike him, there are cold facts that transcend human emotions. While the debate echoes continuously if Portuguese Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo is or not the "Best Football-Soccer Player in the World",  yesterday he reached another spectacular milestone that differentiates from the rest.

His 93rd min goal against Malaga FC in La Liga yesterday tallied his 50th goal this season in all competitions. The incredible feat is that it is the 5th season in a row that Cristiano Ronaldo hits or surpasses the 50th goal mark:

Season 2010/11 (53 goals), 
11/12 (60), 
12/13 (55), 
13/14 (51) 
14/15 (50, for the moment!)

The fact is it´s just amazing & perhaps hard to be seen again when we all get older & look back at it all. There is not doubt that Cristiano Ronaldo is the ultimate goalscoring player - or lovingly said "Goalscoring Machine". Others like Ronaldo - Brazilian, Van Basten, Hugo Sanchez, Di Stefano, Messi etc & etc, may have look/ed "more elegant" but do not have the power or intensity of Cristiano Ronaldo. It is like watching 100 Elephants charge at once towards the goal from a defender/goalkeeper perspective. Plus it is relentless from kick-off to the final whistle, a spectacle to witness independently of your "emotional" Football preferences.

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SPANISH FOOTBALL | LIGA | DIEGO COSTA CURRENT LEADING GOALSCORER

After 8 Rounds of the Spanish Football League - La Liga - though it would be interesting to take a look how the "Top Goalscorer" for season 2013 - 2014 is currently looking.

Atletico de Madrid forward Diego Costa is currently leading the goalscorer tally with 10 goals. The player who has "wandered" through Clubs like Valladolid, Rayo Vallecano etc began taking off last season under Coach Simeone & is now knocking at the doors of the Spanish Football Team. The second & third places are with "old" well knowns Lionel Messi currently recovering from injury & Cristiano Ronaldo who is picking up pace as the season goes on.

We can well suppose that Messi & Ronaldo will overtake & increase drastically their numbers in the coming months, but for now Diego Costa is enjoying the limelight & being rewarded for his extraordinary form. The Spanish-Brazilian player is a vital piece of the Atletico de Madrid squad & has taken onto his shoulders the responsibility of driving his team in Liga & Champions League so far. 

Here are the Spanish Football - Liga - Top goalscorers after Round 8:

1.Diego Costa (Atletico de Madrid ) 10 goals
2.Messi ( FC Barcelona) 8 
3.Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)  7
4.Rodri (Almeria) 5
5.Pedro (FC Barcelona) 5

I will periodically be updating this list to keep you updated.

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SPANISH FOOTBALL | CURRENT LEADING GOAL SCORERS LIGA - LIGA B | PICHICHI

With Round 34 over & just four more left of Liga in this Spanish Football season 2012 - 2013 we have clear favourites to take the "El Pichichi Award" - Top Spanish 1º st Division & 2º Division Goal scorer for the season. 

Liga has a runaway leader that will be virtually impossible to overtake in FC Barcelona forward Lionel Messi who currently has an amazing 45 goals. He is followed by Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo with 33 goals. Below you can see the Top 5 players, standing & current goal count:

Lionel Messi (FCB)   45 goals

Cristiano Ronaldo (RMA) 33

Falcao (ATM)                26

Negredo (SEV)             20

Soldado (VAL)              19

The Spanish 2º Division has Almeria striker Carles leading the current goal scoring season race with 22 goals, but here the competition is much closer. Real Madrid B ( Castilla ) forward Jese is just one goal behind with 21 goals & two players - Barça B Deulofeu & Alcorcon Riera - have 18 goals. Below you can consult the current Top 5 standings:


Charles (Almería)         22 goals 
Jesé (Real Madrid Castilla)         21
Deulofeu (Barcelona B) 18
Oriol Riera (Alcorcón)         18
Yuri (Ponferradina)         17

In both Liga & Liga B the standing may change from here till the end of the season. The only certainty at this point is Lionel Messi who looks certain to take this seasons Liga "El Pichichi Award" as Spanish Football Top goal scorer for season 2012-2013.

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SPANISH SOCCER | SECOND DIVISION LEADING GOALSCORERS

No better time as now to give some focus to the Spanish Football 2º Division. While the Spanish League gets all the spotlight the "Silver Division" is just as exciting. Today I´ll give the current leading goalscorers in the 2º Division. There have been 32 Rounds celebrated to date & there is still 10 more Rounds left before the end of the season.

While at Club level Elche looks almost certain to promote into Liga next season with their 68 points, with Almeria ( 55 pts ) behind , followed by Alcorcon ( 55 pts ), Girona (54 pts), Villareal (51 pts) & Las Palmas ( 51 pts), at the goalscoring level there is an interesting "battle".

CHARLES - Almeria

Current 2º Division Spanish Soccer leading goalscorers after Round 32:

1.Charles (ALMERIA)         19
2.Deulofeu (BARCELONA) 18
3.Oriol Riera (ALCORCON) 15
4.Jesé (REAL MADRID CASTILLA) 14
5. Chuli (REC)         14

Charles for Almeria is having a great season, but so is young FC Barcelona talent Deulofeu who some are calling to make the jump to the senior team.  With 10 Rounds left & games to be played today this table will be changing around. Will make another update in a few weeks.

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LIONEL MESSI | SPANISH SOCCER GOALS RECORD - "LA VUELTA PERFECTA"

FC Barcelona Argentine ace Lionel Messi keeps breaking records. Yesterday with his 73rd min goal against Celta in Liga, the 4 time FIFA Golden Ball winner became the first player in Spanish Football - Soccer history to score a goal against all the Clubs in the First Division. That is, Messi has scored a goal in 19 straight Liga games.

Barcelona based Sports paper "Sport" has made this picture graph ( by Marc Creus ). It counts with a beginning, 19 rounds ago with Celta, & finishes with Cetla again yesterday. As you can see, Messi has scored against every Club in the Spanish League. 

Here is a video of all the goals. Its been termed "la vuelta perfecta" ( the perfect cycle). Enjoy.

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SPANISH FOOTBALL - PICHICHI - TOP GOAL SCORER AFTER ROUND 24

Spanish Football League - La Liga - has already celebrated  24 rounds & there is one player in the goalscoring front that is a clear runaway. So much so that his nearest rival is 13 goals behind & that rival is not just any other Football player. Lionel Messi is currently leading as "Pichichi" ( maximum Spanish League goalscorer ) race with 37 goals ahead of another "Goal machine" Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid. This is record-breaking scoring with 13 rounds left of La Liga for season 2012-2013.

In third place is another "goal square killer", Radamel Falcao of Atletico de Madrid with 20 goals & he is not to far behind Cristiano Ronaldo. The current "revelation" this season is Ruben Castro of Real Betis with 12 goals.

I will be keeping you up to date with the goalscorers as the rounds go by in coming weeks. 

Top 15 current goalscorers after 24 Rounds of the Spanish League:

1.Lionel Messi Barcelona 37 goals

2.Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 24

3.Radamel Falcao Atlético Madrid 20

4.Rubén Castro Real Betis 12

5.Aritz Aduriz Athletic de Bilbao 12

6.Roberto Soldado Valencia 12

7.Piti Rayo Vallecano 10

-Álvaro Negredo Sevilla FC 10

-Carlos Vela Real Sociedad 10

10.Óscar González Valladolid 9

-Hélder Postiga Real Zaragoza 9

12.Iago Aspas Celta de Vigo 8

-Isco Malaga 8

-Gonzalo Higuaín Real Madrid 8

-Riki Deportivo La Coruña 8

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SPANISH FOOTBALL LEADING GOALSCORERS AFTER ROUND 22

Spanish Football Sports likes to keep its readers updated on the leading goalscorers of the Spanish League. After 22 Rounds FC BARCELONA Forward LIONEL MESSI is the runaway leader with 34 goals to date & heading for another "Pichichi" title. His nearest rival is Real Madrid forward CRISTIANO RONALDO with 21 goals, while Atletico de Madrid FALCAO is third with 18 goals.

Below is the complete list of players & goals after Round 22:

Lionel Messi

1	Lionel Messi	34
2	Cristiano Ronaldo	21
3	Radamel Falcao	18
4	Rubén Castro	12
4	Adúriz	12
6	Roberto Soldado	11
7	Álvaro Negredo	10
7	Piti	10
9	Carlos Vela	9
9	Oscar	9
9	Hélder Postiga	9
12	Gonzalo Higuaín	8
12	Riki	8
12	Iago Aspas	8
15	Víctor	7
15	Obafemi Martins	7
15	Tomer Hemed	7
15	Pizzi	7
19	Isco	6
19	Jorge Molina	6
19	Leonardo Carrilho Baptistao	6
19	Javier Saviola	6
19	Joan Verdú	6
19	Cesc Fàbregas	6
19	Manucho	6
26	Kike Sola	5
26	Pedro	5
26	Gonzalo Castro	5
26	Mikel San José	5
26	Xavi	5
26	David Villa	5
26	Adriano Correia	5
26	Roque Santa Cruz	5
26	Diego Castro	5
26	Karim Benzema	5
26	Patrick Ebert	5
26	Apoño	5
26	Oscar De Marcos	5
39	Imanol Agirretxe	4
39	Álvaro Vázquez	4
39	Mesut Özil	4
39	Arda Turan	4
39	Ivan Rakitic	4
39	Nelson Valdez	4
39	Jonas	4
39	Youssef El Arabi	4
39	Xavier Prieto	4
39	Andrija Delibasic	4
39	Joaquín	4
39	Raúl García	4

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SPANISH FOOTBALL | CURRENT LEADING GOAL SCORERS AFTER ROUND 19

The Spanish Football League - LA LIGA - begins its second cycle after celebrating Round 19. Half way through the season FC BARCELONA Argentine forward LIONEL MESSI is currently leading the goal scorers tally with a margin of nine goals over his nearest opponent. Messi is on record breaking course with 27 goals, amazing achievement that begs the question, what is the limits?

Aletico de Madrid forward FALCAO is second with 18 goals with Real Madrid Cristiano Ronaldo close behind with 16 goals.

Three true goal area "beasts" that will keep on tantalising us till the end of the season. 

Spanish Football Top goal scorers - "Pichichi" - after Round 19:

Messi (FC Barcelona)                  27 goales
Falcao (Atletico de Madrid)         18
Cristiano (Real Madrid) 16
Aduriz (Atletic Club)                  11
Soldado (Valencia )                   11

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LIONEL MESSI IFFHS TOP GOAL SCORER 2012

The "International Federation of Football History & Statistics" (IFFHS) puts Argentine International & FC BARCELONA forward LIONEL MESSI as the "Best Goal-scorer in World Football" for 2012.

The IFFHS takes into account goals scored from the 1st of Jan 2012 - 31st Dec 2012, with National Teams, in Olympic Games & in International Club games ( eg Champions , Europa League & World Clubs ... )

Messi finishes the year Top with 25 goals, ahead of Brazilian Neymar & Real Madrid player Cristiano Ronaldo. This is another "prize" that gives more arguments for Messi to take is 4th FIFA Golden Ball , he is without doubt the "hot favourite". 

Below is the Top 20 "IFFHS Goalgetter" 2012 standings:

Pos. Name. Club/Nation. Total goals. (National Team/Club International comp)


1. Lionel Andrés Messi (FC Barcelona / Argentina) 25 (12/13)
2. Neymar Da Silva Santos Júnior (Santos FC / Brasil) 21 (13/8)
3. Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (Real Madrid CF / Portugal) 18 (5/13)
4. Zlatan Ibrahimović (Milan AC / Paris St.Germain FC / Sverige) 17 (14/3)
5. Radamel Falcao (Club Atlético de Madrid / Colombia) 17 (5/12)
6. Mohamed Aboutreika (Al-Ahly SC Cairo / Egypt) 16 (9/7)
7. Klaas Jan Huntelaar (FC Schalke 04 / Nederland) 16 (4/12)
8. Leandro Damião da Silva dos Santos (SC Internacional Porto Alegre / Brasil) 13 (7/6)
9. Didier Yves Drogba (Chelsea FC London / Côte-d'Ivoire) 12 (9/3)
10. Michael Mifsud (Valletta FC / Malta) 12 (6/6)
11. Timotej Matavž (PSV Eindhoven / Slovenija) 12 (2/10)
12. Emmanuel Atukwei Clottey (Berekum Chelsea FC / Ghana) 12 (0/12)
Ricardo Oliveira (Al-Jazeera Abu Dhabi / Brasil) 12 (0/12)
14. Vedad Ibišević (VfB Stuttgart / Bosne i Hercegovine) 11 (6/5)
15. Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Júnior (SC Internacional Porto Alegre /
Chelsea FC London / Brasil) 11 (5/6)
16. Mario Gómez (FC Bayern München / Deutschland) 11 (4/7)
17. Edison Cavani (SSC Napoli / Uruguay) 11 (3/8)
18. Mohamed Salah Ghaly (FC Basel / Egypt) 10 (10/0)
Christopher Grant Wood (Bristol City / New Zealand) 10 (10/0)
20. Oribe Peralta (Club Santos Laguna de Torreon / México)

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LIONEL MESSI | ALL THE 91 GOALS IN 10 MIN VIDEO

Watch all the 91 goals scored in one season from FC BARCELONA palyer LIONEL MESSI in just 10 minutes of Video. Hoping our friends at "YouTube" don't pull the video or shut the channel. Enjoy!




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LIONEL MESSI IFHHS LEADING GOAL SCORER 2012

The FIFA back "International Federation of Football History & Statistics" ( IFFHS) has handed in their list of the Leading World Football Goal scorers. They have taken into account the 2012 International games, London Olympic Games & Continental competitions.

FC BARCELONA & Argentine International LIONEL MESSI Tops the List with 23 goals followed by the other Spanish Football based players FALCAO of ATLETICO DE MADRID with 17 goals & sharing with him in 4th placed CRISTIANO RONALDO of REAL MADRID with 17 goals.

The closest Spanish born player is ROBERTO SOLDADO of VALENCIA CF in 21 st place with 10 goals.

Lionel Messi

Top 25 IFFHS goal scorers for 2012:


1. Lionel Andrés Messi (FC Barcelona / Argentina) 23 goals
2. Neymar Da Silva Santos Júnior (Santos FC / Brasil) 21
3. Zlatan Ibrahimović (Milan AC / Paris St.Germain FC / Sverige) 17
4. Radamel Falcao (Club Atlético de Madrid / Colombia) 17
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (Real Madrid CF / Portugal) 17
6. Klaas Jan Huntelaar (FC Schalke 04 / Nederland) 16
7. Mohamed Aboutreika (Al-Ahly SC Cairo / Egypt) 15
8. Leandro Damião da Silva dos Santos (SC Internacional Porto Alegre / Brasil) 13
9. Didier Yves Drogba (Chelsea FC London / Côte-d'Ivoire) 12
10. Michael Mifsud (Valletta FC / Malta) 12
11. Emmanuel Atukwei Clottey (Berekum Chelsea FC / Ghana) 12
Ricardo Oliveira (Al-Jazeera Abu Dhabi / Brasil) 12
13. Vedad Ibišević (VfB Stuttgart / Bosne i Hercegovine) 11
14. Mohamed Salah Ghaly (FC Basel / Egypt) 10
Christopher Grant Wood (Bristol City / New Zealand) 10
16. Oribe Peralta (Club Santos Laguna de Torreon / México) 10
Roman Shirokov (FC Zenit St. Petersburg / Russia) 10
18. Robin van Persie (Arsenal FC London / Manchester United FC / Nederland) 10
19. Javier Hernández (Manchester United FC / México) 10 (5/5)
Oscar dos Santos Emboaba Júnior (SC Internacional Porto Alegre / Chelsea FC London / Brasil) 10
21. Mario Gómez (FC Bayern München / Deutschland) 10
Roberto Soldado (Valencia CF / España) 10
23. Mudathir El-Taib Ibrahim Mohamed (Al-Hilal CPE Omdurman / Sudan) 10
Herculez Gomez (Club Santos Laguna de Torreon / USA) 10
25. Carlos Humberto Ruiz (CD de Veracruz / Guatemala) 9

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