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I just saw on the list that he voted iniesta as first. That's really classy imo, because he could have "gotten away" with voting for xavi instead. I really like it when people do fair and honest things even if they hurt their own chances. incidently, what ronaldo did was really a disgrace...

From the top of my head I'd say xavi is the obvious answer here. But just some food for thought, a couple of years ago, when oliver kahn retired, everyone was expecting him to become a coach, and instead he went to college. when people were asking him about that, he basically said that he has...

i swear, everytime i watch the gif of the wc final goal, i fear van der vaart will get there in time. that goal was actually too close for comfort

just out of curiosity, why was your mind blown by that? I call it a good day when real or any other fans for that matter grudgingly acknowledge the worth of messi or iniesta. fans, especially on the internet, are biased, unfair, selective and generally horrible creatures. look what people here...

I somehow still believe that everything he does and has done since he left porto is one giant scheme. He takes over a team and creates so much dissent and controversy during his stay that when he's gone the football nation is deeply fractured and destabilized and will pose no threat to him, when...

I am far more worried about xavi's recognition in the future than iniesta's. Iniesta has managed to carve himself a niche. Aesthetics and ball skills are his domain, even when messi is playing. Then there is that goal in the final, the one against chelsea, the euro 2012. in 30, 40 years Iniesta...

well, world cup 98 was the first time i saw a football match other than our own league, and the culture shock almost killed me. Spain and Austria got kicked out early, so I was unbiased and I really loved the dutch. So after the wc, i wanted to learn more about this wonderland of european...

yeah, you could say that. or you could say it would be utterly disgraceful and contrary to the barca ethos. whichever sounds more reasonable. And i don't see what's wrong with his quotes either. What do you expect him to say?

well said. In the end, i suppose it's really semantics, and your definition is perfectly fine. I described the ability to manipulate the ball with his feet as what makes a player the best, which is not true, otherwise, the world's best player would be some dutch street soccer artist. one thing...

But then again, the question is if the average fan is "wrong" when he believes that? there is no objective criteria for the best player, because as Malappapper has said very well, statistics and hard facts are only one part of whole that is football. and for me personally, the equation was...

it says "que has dicho de mi pueblo? que te meto, eh! it means "what did you say about my town? you want some, huh? it's a joke from marcatoons ^^

zidane - iniesta is an interesting question. Personally, i think there is a certain level of world class, once a player goes beyond that, any comparison really boils down to personal preferences and statistics. And for me, both zidane and iniesta are past that level, in terms of talent, class...

generally speaking, a person who doubts things is less narrowminded than a person of 100 % conviction. looking at things from different angles is sort of the essential thing about doubt. I'm of the opinion ramos is as worthy as messi to win it. you, apparently, aren't. we could try to discuss...

Sorry if I derail the thread any further. I expect it will be messi again who wins it, and I'm okay with it. But I think it's a bit sad people consider it a joke when someone mentions Casillas or Ramos. It's the same problem i have with the label "the best player in the world". It just makes no...

i'm afraid you have misunderstood my point. no one (except kroki223 apparently) is denying it was a dickish move of messi. but it's also not a big deal is what i'm saying. messi is a nice enough guy in general, but he is also a headstrong, selfish player whith a lot of confidence in his own...

just my two cents on this, i think this is only a big deal if you have a bit of a warped view of messi being holier than the pope. I'd say characterwise, he is your average joe schmoe. he gets mad, he can be an arrogant prick at times he thinks he'd have done better (which in his case is most of...

It's not that mourinho wouldn't deserve to be mocked, but being passionate about your job and treating the current game as the most important are two desirable traits in a coach.

So, I was in spain 2 weeks ago, both madrid and barcelona, and naturally, going to the camp nou was to be the highlight of the whole trip. I was in madrid first, so I went to the bernabeu and admittedly, that was impressive. You come out of the metro station "santiago bernabeu" and BAHM you're...

I think it really would depend on the grade of independency, like dennycrane said, and also how much resentment ensued on both sides. If catalonia goes for full independence, no mercy mode, then I think the rfef will probably say something a long the lines: "you wanted your independence, there...

i was so certain that he would miss the penalty. it had this tragic hero thing written all over the place, you know, the only thing left that could destroy his hero status in spain is in a situation like that. and that he would never be the same afterwards...and then iniesta was like lol...