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10/28/2014 Print Send Though Leo Messi's stats and talent remain out of this world, it's hard to escape the feeling that the Argentine isn't his old self . And Barça may yet have to pick up the slack. An analysis of Messi's numbers shows that while he is still scoring freely, he is requiring more attempts at goal to do so than ever before. This profligacy, if we can go as far as to call it that, was in evidence in the 'Clásico', when Iker Casillas was able to turn away a point-blank Messi strike when the Bernabéu faithful already had their heads in their hands. This was an uncharacteristically tame finish from the four-time Ballon d'Or winner, who has always been absolutely deadly in the big moments, but it wasn't a one-off. Against Eibar the previous week, for instance, 'El Pulga' had more than enough chances to surpass Telmo Zarra's record and failed to do so. It must be pointed out that Messi seems to have adapte...

WWW.FCBARCELONA.COM   10/28/2014   14:57 A competition is being held to vote for the best goals scored in sixty years of UEFA competition  FC Barcelona are represented by goals from Eto’o, Messi and Munir. Voting closes on November 25  Messi was on target against Real Madrid in 2011 / PHOTO: MIGUEL RUIZ In honour of its 60th anniversary, UEFA is holding a vote for the ten best goals ever scored in any UEFA competition. Sixty goals have been short-listed for the contest, and these include three scored by Barça. The first is the one that  Samuel Eto’o  scored against Panathinaikos in the Champions League group stage, 2005. Then there’s  Leo Messi  scoring at the Bernabéu in the 2011 Champions League semi finals, and finally the long distance strike from  Munir  in last year’s UEFA Youth League Final against Benfica.

Argentina face Croatia at Upton Park on 12 November before tackling Ronaldo's Portugal on 15 November less than a month after the first  El Clasico of the season JACK DE MENEZES     Tuesday 28 October 2014 32 PRINT A   A   A Just a month after the first  El Clasico  of the season, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi could lock horns again in their never-ending battle to be the best player in the world. But you won’t have to travel to Madrid to see to two collide, nor make your way to Barcelona, as the pair are bringing their unrivalled talent to Manchester when Portugal and Argentina face each other in an international friendly at Old Trafford. 75,731 fans will be able to flood into the home of Manchester United to watch the two nations do battle, and they’ll be delighted to know that Argentina coach and former Barcelona ma...

At the  La Liga  awards, Cristiano Ronaldo was the subject of some flirty jokes and his girlfriend was not to thrilled. Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the biggest superstars on the planet when it comes to the sports world. He has translated that on-field success to off-the-field endeavors with various projects and modeling campaigns. Ronaldo has been known to model underwear a lot actually. At the La Liga awards last night, Ronaldo, who had his girlfriend Irina Shayk at his side, was the subject of some jokes from a woman on stage. Here is a translation of what she said. Ah, Cristiano! Good evening. I have to confess something to you—Irina, good evening. In my entire life, you are the man I’ve seen in underwear most often. And you’re the best man I’ve ever seen waxed. Rather harmless as far as jokes go, but just look at Shayk’s face in the video below. She looks like a woman who doesn’t find any sort of humor in it and is ready to unload on the comedian...

Just look at that face. Yes, it's the face of Irina Shayk, super model and Cristiano Ronaldo's long-time girlfriend, but it's also the face of a woman that is FED. UP. with jokes about her man's underwear modeling and waxing regimen. The event the two were attending was last night's La Liga awards ceremony. Here's a translation of the comedian's jokes: Ah, Cristiano! Good evening. I have to confess something to you—Irina, good evening. In my entire life, you are the man I've seen in underwear most often. And you're the best man I've ever seen waxed. Even before the joke about the waxing, Shayk is hitting her with this: Ronaldo seemed to be loving it in the moment, but I don't even want to think about that car ride home.

Topic:  Apps Follow via: RSS Email Alert 0 Comments 0   Votes 8 2 in Share more + Six Clicks: Top Android apps of the month, October 2014 Summary:  Here are some of the most interesting apps for Google's Android operating system we've discovered this month. By  Charlie Osborne  for  Between the Lines  | October 29, 2014 -- 08:00 GMT (01:00 PDT) Previous  |  Next Image  1  of 6 Google Play Music The updated Google Play Music app is now integrated with Songza, which includes custom music stations depending on your mood. You can search stations based on songs, events, activities and genre.   Price : $Free Download :  Google Play