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[quote author=Paddy link=topic=34480.msg898406#msg898406 date=1246486309]
I scouted him in Football Manager last year.
They said he would become "The Best Player In The World"
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i'm getting excited now.
I scouted him in Football Manager last year.
They said he would become "The Best Player In The World"
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i'm getting excited now.
Heh, touche.
anyone else getting excited?
[quote author=Asim link=topic=34480.msg898411#msg898411 date=1246486793]
It's not the Latin LFC, but thats about all you can tell from the babelfish translation.
And his nickname is the hawk
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killed my buzz.
It's not the Latin LFC, but thats about all you can tell from the babelfish translation.
And his nickname is the hawk
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killed my buzz.
He prefers to be called by his middle name, Falcao, though he is sometimes referred to by the nickname El Tigre. Falcao is a dynamic striker noted for his ability to finish with both feet, a strong burst of pace and his intensity of play. Falcao is a second generation footballer. His father, Radamel GarcÃa, played professionally as a defender in Colombia. Falcao is named after the 1980s Brazilian and Roma legend Falcão. He is a devout Christian and leader of the church youth groups "Locos por Jesus" and "Campeones para Cristo".[1]
[edit]Beginnings
As a youth, Falcao began playing at Fair Play, a Colombian soccer school, before joining the youth system of Bogota's Millonarios club. At the age of 15, Falcao was discovered by River Plate while playing for the Colombian U-17 side and was recruited to join the Argentine side's legendary youth academy and reserve system. Before signing his first professional contract with River Plate, Falcao had begun studies in Journalism at the University of Palermo in Buenos Aires.
[edit]Early career
At 20, Falcao debuted scoring two goals in his first start with the River Plate first team. He quickly built a reputation scoring seven goals in his first seven starts, before tearing the anterior cruciate ligaments in his right knee during the offseason of 2005. This injury subsequently caused him to miss an extensive amount of games.
Recovering from the long period of inactivity that followed, Falcao struggled to regain fitness throughout 2006 and the Spring of 2007 as nagging injuries continually derailed comeback attempts. In the fall of 2007, Falcao returned to River's starting line up, and began to deliver on his early promise scoring a series of crucial game winning goals for his side. On September 27, 2007 Falcao scored a hat-trick for River Plate against Botafogo, with the last goal coming in injury time, to guarantee River Plate a place in the quarterfinals of the Copa Sudamericana 2007 - his goals helped overturn a two goal deficit that River faced with only nine men on the pitch. Falcao subsequently scored a long range goal against Defensor Sporting to qualify River Plate to the semifinals of the Copa Suramericana 2007. Falcao also scored his first goal in the famed Superclásico derby between River Plate and Boca Juniors on October 7, 2007. Concurrently, Falcao represented the Colombian National Team in qualifying for World Cup 2010, earning call ups to all of Colombia's fixtures and starts against Brazil and Venezuela.
Based on his performances in 2007, Falcao was voted a member of the prestigious "XI of America" in the annual survey of South American sports journalists conducted by El Pais de Montevideo.[2] Falcao came in fifth in overall voting for South American player of the year in the same survey.
Playing under Diego Simeone, Falcao won his first trophy on June 22, 2008 as River Plate finished champions of the Argentine Clausura 08. In Simeone's 4-2-3-1 formation, Falcao adapted from his usual role as centerforward to play in the middle of an attacking midfield trio. Falcao finished River's top scorer in the Spring semester with 11 goals (6 in the League and 5 in the Copa Libertadores). He was also River's top scorer in aggregate across the 07-08 period with 19 goals in 35 starts in all competitions across the autumn and spring seasons.
Falcao has been chosen by Pele to a friendly whose opponent is yet to be decided although it is believed to be either Real Madrid or AC Milan
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Spurs are reportedly lining up South American hotshot Radamel Falcao as a replacement for Dimitar Berbatov. Here's you essential guide to the striker known as El Tigre...
1) Radamel Falcao GarcÃa Zárate was born 10 February 1986 in Santa Marta, Magdalena, Columbia.
2) He plays for legendary Argentinian club side River Plate as a centre forward and helped them to the Argentinian League title in 2008.
3) He has earned himself the nickname El Tigre, but is usually know by his middle name, Falcao.
4) He started football at Fair Play, a footballing school in Columbia. He then joined the youth team at Club Deportivo Los Millonarios. He was discovered by River Plate at 15, when playing for the Colombian Under-17 side.
5) Before signing a professional contract with River Plate, Falcao had embarked on a journalism degree at Buenos Aires university. Could come in handy should he have to face the British press.
6) Falcao is nothing if not prolific. He scored two goals on his debut for River Plate's first team, racked up seven in his first seven starts, and to date has scored an awesome 38 goals in just 58 appearances.
7) He missed most of the 2005 season due to a serious knee injury and struggled to regain fitness in 2006 and 2007. Last year, he hit form with a vengeance, becoming River Plate's top scorer with 19 goals from 35 starts in all competitions. And here he is scoring one, and then celebrating with what looks suspiciously like a piece of bread in his mouth
8) He is named after ex-Brazilian and Roma midfielder, Falcão, widely regarded as one of the best players in Roma's history.
9) His father Radamel GarcÃa played for Columbia, a feat which Falcao has since repeated, with seven starts and two goals.
10) He is a religious man, and leads the church groups 'Locos Por Jesus' and 'Atletas de Cristo'. Christ knows what he’ll make of England, then…
[edit]Beginnings
As a youth, Falcao began playing at Fair Play, a Colombian soccer school, before joining the youth system of Bogota's Millonarios club. At the age of 15, Falcao was discovered by River Plate while playing for the Colombian U-17 side and was recruited to join the Argentine side's legendary youth academy and reserve system. Before signing his first professional contract with River Plate, Falcao had begun studies in Journalism at the University of Palermo in Buenos Aires.
[edit]Early career
At 20, Falcao debuted scoring two goals in his first start with the River Plate first team. He quickly built a reputation scoring seven goals in his first seven starts, before tearing the anterior cruciate ligaments in his right knee during the offseason of 2005. This injury subsequently caused him to miss an extensive amount of games.
Recovering from the long period of inactivity that followed, Falcao struggled to regain fitness throughout 2006 and the Spring of 2007 as nagging injuries continually derailed comeback attempts. In the fall of 2007, Falcao returned to River's starting line up, and began to deliver on his early promise scoring a series of crucial game winning goals for his side. On September 27, 2007 Falcao scored a hat-trick for River Plate against Botafogo, with the last goal coming in injury time, to guarantee River Plate a place in the quarterfinals of the Copa Sudamericana 2007 - his goals helped overturn a two goal deficit that River faced with only nine men on the pitch. Falcao subsequently scored a long range goal against Defensor Sporting to qualify River Plate to the semifinals of the Copa Suramericana 2007. Falcao also scored his first goal in the famed Superclásico derby between River Plate and Boca Juniors on October 7, 2007. Concurrently, Falcao represented the Colombian National Team in qualifying for World Cup 2010, earning call ups to all of Colombia's fixtures and starts against Brazil and Venezuela.
Based on his performances in 2007, Falcao was voted a member of the prestigious "XI of America" in the annual survey of South American sports journalists conducted by El Pais de Montevideo.[2] Falcao came in fifth in overall voting for South American player of the year in the same survey.
Playing under Diego Simeone, Falcao won his first trophy on June 22, 2008 as River Plate finished champions of the Argentine Clausura 08. In Simeone's 4-2-3-1 formation, Falcao adapted from his usual role as centerforward to play in the middle of an attacking midfield trio. Falcao finished River's top scorer in the Spring semester with 11 goals (6 in the League and 5 in the Copa Libertadores). He was also River's top scorer in aggregate across the 07-08 period with 19 goals in 35 starts in all competitions across the autumn and spring seasons.
Falcao has been chosen by Pele to a friendly whose opponent is yet to be decided although it is believed to be either Real Madrid or AC Milan
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Spurs are reportedly lining up South American hotshot Radamel Falcao as a replacement for Dimitar Berbatov. Here's you essential guide to the striker known as El Tigre...
1) Radamel Falcao GarcÃa Zárate was born 10 February 1986 in Santa Marta, Magdalena, Columbia.
2) He plays for legendary Argentinian club side River Plate as a centre forward and helped them to the Argentinian League title in 2008.
3) He has earned himself the nickname El Tigre, but is usually know by his middle name, Falcao.
4) He started football at Fair Play, a footballing school in Columbia. He then joined the youth team at Club Deportivo Los Millonarios. He was discovered by River Plate at 15, when playing for the Colombian Under-17 side.
5) Before signing a professional contract with River Plate, Falcao had embarked on a journalism degree at Buenos Aires university. Could come in handy should he have to face the British press.
6) Falcao is nothing if not prolific. He scored two goals on his debut for River Plate's first team, racked up seven in his first seven starts, and to date has scored an awesome 38 goals in just 58 appearances.
7) He missed most of the 2005 season due to a serious knee injury and struggled to regain fitness in 2006 and 2007. Last year, he hit form with a vengeance, becoming River Plate's top scorer with 19 goals from 35 starts in all competitions. And here he is scoring one, and then celebrating with what looks suspiciously like a piece of bread in his mouth
8) He is named after ex-Brazilian and Roma midfielder, Falcão, widely regarded as one of the best players in Roma's history.
9) His father Radamel GarcÃa played for Columbia, a feat which Falcao has since repeated, with seven starts and two goals.
10) He is a religious man, and leads the church groups 'Locos Por Jesus' and 'Atletas de Cristo'. Christ knows what he’ll make of England, then…
i don't want some backward , bible bashing version of voronin.
this transfer feels plausible.
Well i always wonder why we never get top south american talent (no, not Lucas) before they come over to Europe and prove themselves at lesser clubs who then sell them on for ridiculous fees (beyond our budget). It's probably something to do with the difficulty in get work permits over here as opposed to Portugal/Spain.
If we do sign him, I'll trust (and hope) that we've actually watched him for some time and he's not just a temporary, cheaper-option type stop gap, and he can genuinely challenge for the first team after a season or two. But as it's from goal.com (original source no better) it's probably just a BS link.
If we do sign him, I'll trust (and hope) that we've actually watched him for some time and he's not just a temporary, cheaper-option type stop gap, and he can genuinely challenge for the first team after a season or two. But as it's from goal.com (original source no better) it's probably just a BS link.
[quote author=ibromurph link=topic=34480.msg898423#msg898423 date=1246487548]
Well i always wonder why we never get top south american talent (no, not Lucas) before they come over to Europe and prove themselves at lesser clubs who then sell them on for ridiculous fees (beyond our budget). It's probably something to do with the difficulty in get work permits over here as opposed to Portugal/Spain.
If we do sign him, I'll trust (and hope) that we've actually watched him for some time and he's not just a temporary, cheaper-option type stop gap, and he can genuinely challenge for the first team after a season or two. But as it's from goal.com (original source no better) it's probably just a BS link.
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the original source is good, apparently.
Well i always wonder why we never get top south american talent (no, not Lucas) before they come over to Europe and prove themselves at lesser clubs who then sell them on for ridiculous fees (beyond our budget). It's probably something to do with the difficulty in get work permits over here as opposed to Portugal/Spain.
If we do sign him, I'll trust (and hope) that we've actually watched him for some time and he's not just a temporary, cheaper-option type stop gap, and he can genuinely challenge for the first team after a season or two. But as it's from goal.com (original source no better) it's probably just a BS link.
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the original source is good, apparently.
how old is he?
[quote author=Gareth link=topic=34480.msg898429#msg898429 date=1246487898]
how old is he?
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23. he is beimg called 'the next tevez', like lavezzi.
how old is he?
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23. he is beimg called 'the next tevez', like lavezzi.
[quote author=Dee link=topic=34480.msg898419#msg898419 date=1246487167]
Benfica and River Plate are thought to have agreed a €4 million deal for 80 per cent of Falcao's playing rights, but the final decision now rests on the striker's shoulders.
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What is all this about 80% of a player crap
Benfica and River Plate are thought to have agreed a €4 million deal for 80 per cent of Falcao's playing rights, but the final decision now rests on the striker's shoulders.
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What is all this about 80% of a player crap
Mark my words, this chap will be world class.
[quote author=rage link=topic=34480.msg898433#msg898433 date=1246488248]
work permit?
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i have said everything i know now.
work permit?
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i have said everything i know now.
[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=34480.msg898436#msg898436 date=1246488413]
Mark my words, this chap will be world class.
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that has got me buzzed.
Mark my words, this chap will be world class.
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that has got me buzzed.
[quote author=Asim link=topic=34480.msg898435#msg898435 date=1246488379]
[quote author=Dee link=topic=34480.msg898419#msg898419 date=1246487167]
Benfica and River Plate are thought to have agreed a €4 million deal for 80 per cent of Falcao's playing rights, but the final decision now rests on the striker's shoulders.
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What is all this about 80% of a player crap
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Could be simply a different way of refering to a sell on percentage fee.
[quote author=Dee link=topic=34480.msg898419#msg898419 date=1246487167]
Benfica and River Plate are thought to have agreed a €4 million deal for 80 per cent of Falcao's playing rights, but the final decision now rests on the striker's shoulders.
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What is all this about 80% of a player crap
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Could be simply a different way of refering to a sell on percentage fee.
i thought it was image rights?
I've decided to say it about every player we are linked to in the hope one may be right (apart from Javi Martinez, who i actually know something about).
[quote author=SaintGeorge67 link=topic=34480.msg898441#msg898441 date=1246488560]
I've decided to say it about every player we are linked to in the hope one may be right (apart from Javi Martinez, who i actually know something about).
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Whats Javi's favourite colour?
I've decided to say it about every player we are linked to in the hope one may be right (apart from Javi Martinez, who i actually know something about).
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Whats Javi's favourite colour?
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