Top Football Players: David Villa

David Villa Liverpool

I’ve noticed that on a lot of football forums, both Liverpool and Spurs fans are claiming that Robbie Keane is past it; Spurs fans say it because they’re sad to see him go, Liverpool fans say it because perhaps they would rather sign a younger buck like David Villa.
Repeat after me: Robbie Keane is not past it. Robbie Keane is not past it. Robbie Keane is not past it. Robbie Keane is not past it. Robbie Keane is not past it…
Keane is 28 (and only just), not 33. He was born in the 80s, for God’s sake. He’s in his prime, as he showed last season, when he was Tottenham’s best player. Want to know why Dimitar Berbatov settled into English football so quickly? Because he was playing alongside Keane, who is one of the most generous, intelligent forwards around. Rafa Benitez knows that, and I’m sure Juande Ramos will discover it to his cost in the coming season.

David Villa Liverpool

David Villa Liverpool

David Villa Liverpool

David Villa Liverpool

David Villa Liverpool

David Villa Liverpool

David Villa Liverpool

David Villa Spain

Barcelona’s new striker David Villa scored the only goal of the match between Spain and Portugal last night to see the European Champions beat the Portuguese 1 – 0 at Cape Town Stadium.

Villa pounced in the 63rd minute of an absorbing encounter that saw plenty of chances and Portugal’s Ricardo Costa sent off, chipping a rebound over goalkeeper Eduardo after his first shot was saved.

It was enough to put Spain into a last eight showdown on Saturday against the South Americans, who crushed Japanese hopes in a dramatic 5-3 penalty shoot-out earlier in the day.

Whoever gets through that match has either Argentina or Germany awaiting them in the semi-finals.

In a stadium packed to the rafters with Spanish and Portuguese fans, Spain quickly signalled their intentions with Fernando Torres testing Eduardo with a shot from the edge of the box in the opening minute.

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Early career Born in the Asturias region in Northern Spain. His profesional career was put in jeopardy at the age of 9 when he suffered a severe fracture to his femur, but thanks to a non invasive approach he was able to make a complete recovery. he got his professional breakthrough at his local club Sporting de Gij�n, for whom he made his first-team debut in the 2000�01 season. The next season he was a first team regular, scoring 18 league goals, and scored 20 the next season. After over 50 goals in just three seasons at Gij�n, he got his chance in Spain's top-flight La Liga, when promoted Real Zaragoza bought him in the summer of 2003. He had no trouble adapting to the step up in class and scored 17 times in his first season at Zaragoza. Villa led Zaragoza to a Copa del Rey victory scoring a crucial goal against Real Madrid. Soon after he earned his first international call-up and cap, Valencia decided to take a chance on him and parted with �12 million (�8.2 million) to secure his services in the summer of 2005. Villa has a wife, Patricia and a daughter Zaida, and they reside in Valencia, Spain. [edit] Valencia In the 2005-06 season, he scored 25 goals in 35 league matches for Valencia, to finish 1 goal behind the league's top scorer Samuel Eto'o of Barcelona. He scored his first hat-trick for Valencia against Athletic Bilbao on the 23 April 2006. Villa managed the hat trick in just over 5 minutes (80th to the 85th minute) making it one of the quickest hat-tricks ever recorded. Villa's form continued into the 2006�07 season, with the striker forming a prolific partnership up front with former Real Madrid star Fernando Morientes. Together, Villa and Morientes netted around 40 goals in all competitions, and also ousted Ra�l Gonz�lez from the Spanish national squad. He scored a free kick goal in the 2nd round of the Champions League against Inter Milan which helped lead Valencia through to the quarter finals where they eventually lost to Chelsea FC. On his 100th league appearance for Valencia, Villa scored a hat-trick against Levante; his 54th, 55th and 56th league goals for the club. Another two goals on the final day of the season against Atletico Madrid meant he finished the season with 18 league goals from 27 games. In 2007-2008 he also won his first trophy with Valencia, winning the Copa del Rey, beating FC Barcelona in the semi-finals and then 3-1 v Getafe CF in the final.
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