Wednesday 1 January 2014

Flashback: World Football in 2013

07.01.2013: Lionel Messi won 4th successive FIFA Ballon d'Or for 91 goals in 69 appearances during 2012 
08.01.2013: one of the most successful managers of British football Sir Alex Ferguson announced his retirement for Manchester United after securing his 20th league title. 
16.01.2013: FC Bayern Munich announced highly successful boss Jupp Heynckes would be replaced at the end of the season by ex-Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola. 
10.02.2013: Sunday Mba's magnificent winner helped Nigeria to win the Africa Cup of Nations for the third time - their first since 1994. 
14.04.2013: Uruguay striker Luiz Suarez gets 10-match ban for biting Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic. 
01.05.2013: FC Bayern Munich beat FC Barcelona in 7-0 aggregate to reach Champions League final for 3rd time in 4 year, while another German side Dortmund beat Real Madrid in 4-3 aggregate. 
11.05.2013: Wigan Athletic won FA Cup after beating Manchester City in the injury time goal of Watson. 
15.05.2013: Chelsea won UEFA Europa League and became 4th club after Juventus, Ajax and FC Bayern Munich to won all three major UEFA club titles. 
16.05.2013: former England captain David Beckham announced his retirement after winning Ligue 1 title with Paris Saint-Germain. 
18.05.2013: Bayern Munich won German Bundesliga after beating Borussia Monchengladbach in 4-3 with scoring 91 points, highest point ever in Bundesliga history with 25 points lead. 
25.05.2013: FC Bayern Munich won UEFA Champions League after beating Dortmund in 2-1. 
01.06.2013: Real Madrid won Spanish La Liga 2013 after beating Osasuna in 4-2. 
03.06.2013: Brazilian sensational young striker Neymar completed his move to FC Barcelona with a transfer fee 48.6 million Pound from Santos. 
03.06.2013: Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho joins his old club Chelsea despite winning Spanish League title. 
14.06.2013: Manchester United sign new Manager Manuel Pellegrini after finishing 2nd in English Premier League table. 
01.07.2013: Brazil beat World Champion Spain in 3-0 to win FIFA Confederation Cup 2013. Fred score 2 goals and Neymar added one more to help Brazil to win another title. 
16.07.2013: Uruguay Striker Edison Cavani Joins Paris Saint Germain from Napoli in a 5 year deal with record 55.6 million dollar. 
26.08.2013: Brazilian born Portuguese player Deco retired from football, ending a 17-year career. Ex- UEFA Player of the year Deco is one of the few players to have won the UEFA Champions League with two different clubs - FC Porto in 2004 and FC Barcelona in 2006. 
29.08.2013: French Bayern Munich midfielder Franck Ribery was named Best Player in Europe for the 2012-2013 season by UEFA, ahead of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. 
01.09.2013: Wales's winger Gareth Bale joins Real Madrid from Tottenham in a record 100 million Euro. 
02.09.2013: Arsenal Sign German attacking midfielder Mesut Ozil in the deadline day of summer transfer window with a club-record 42.5 million pound fee. 
09.11.2013: Marcello Lippi, become the first man to win the Asian club title, the European equivalent and the FIFA World Cup. Guangzhou Evergrande also became the first Chinese team to win AFC Champions League. 
19.11.2013: Portugal and France secure their spot in Brazil World Cup 2014. Portugal beat Sweden 3-2, Ronaldo scores hat-trick while France beat Ukraine 3-0 in second leg to secure 3-2 aggregate and a place in Brazil World Cup. 
06.12.2013: FIFA World Cup draw held. In Group D three previous world champion teams (Group D: Uruguay, Italy, England and Costa Rica) make it group of death 
07.12.2013: Sporting Kansas City won MLS Cup after beating Real Saltlake in tie breaker (7-6) after match ended with 1-1 draw. 
21.12.2013: FC Bayern Munich won FIFA World Club Cup 2013 after beating Raja Casablanca in 2-0. 

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