IFFHS NEWS OF THE WORLD OF FOOTBALL
Picture : Xavi won 32 trophies in his career and 4 consecutive IFFHS Awards of THE WORLD'S BEST PLAYMAKER from 2008 to 2011!
XAVI – NEW FC BARCELONA COACH !
Xavi Hernández is FC Barcelona’s new head coach ! Barça legend player replaces Ronald Koeman, who was sacked at the end of October following a raft of poor results, that left the Catalan giants sitting 9th in LaLiga.
The 41-year-old came through Barcelona’s youth system and debuted with the first team in 1998. He remained at Barça until 2015, during which time he proved himself to be one of the best midfielders in the World, winning 8 LaLiga titles , 4 UEFA Champions League trophies, 3 Copa Espana, 2 FIFA Club World Cups ! With Spain, he won the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA Euro twice ! He made his first coach experiance with Al Sadd SC, where he won 5 Trophies as coach !
HISTORIC
Last week, Jordan’s Premier league saw for the first time in History an all female team of official referee directing a men’s Premier League game ! The international referee Israa Mobaideen was the main referee of the game with the assistance of Islam Al-Abadi, Sabren Al-Abadi and Haneen Murad.
GOALS
Real Madrid CF has scored this week his 1000 th goal in the UEFA Champions Cup/Champions League since the beginning of the competition in 1956. Real leads now the ranking of the most goals with 1001, before FC Bayern München 768 goals, FC Barcelona 655 goals , Manchester United FC 529 goals and Juventus FC 468 goals !