FC Barcelona is the team that pays more

Spanish soccer teams FC Barcelona and Real Madrid beat the Baseball team New York Yankees as sports teams with the best salaries in the world, according to a British study released Wednesday.

Analysis indicates that the average annual wages paid by Barcelona in the 2009-10 season was U.S. $ 7.9 millions, while Real Madrid paid an average salary of $ 7.4 millions.

The Yankees are paying their players an average of $ 6.8 millions this season.

In the NBA, the Lakers and Orlando Magic were the fourth and fifth place, followed by the champion of English Premier League, Chelsea.

Manchester City, Man United, Liverpool and Arsenal are also among the 30 teams with better pay, making the Premier League football with the best salaries in the world.

Real Madrid Reach Barcelona

Real Madrid beat Hercules 2-0 with a double from Karim Benzema French, yesterday in the 28 th day of the Spanish league, which was placed on a provisional four points behind leaders Barcelona, ​​who play Sevilla field today.

Gallic striker opened the scoring on 24 minutes following a move initiated by the German Mesut Ozil, who gave the ball right to Alvaro Arbeloa, whose center was finished in the area by Benzema, who would mark the second in 56 in personal action on the left.

With this double, Benzema has nine goals this season and is doing a good second round, while the Hercules went down to the 19 th and penultimate position in the relegation zone.

For their part, Atletico Madrid could only get a draw (2-2) in the field of Almeria, 18 second-placed despite a double from Argentine Sergio 'Kun' Agüero, so the team 'mattress' follows in the seventh position.

Agüero twice put his team ahead, thanks to his goals in minutes 39 and 61, but the Almería could tie with goals from Albert Cruse (49) and from Swedish Henok Goitom (77). The point allowed the Almería made up one position, ahead of Hercules, although still in positions of relegation to second division.

Ronaldo the most popular in Spain

The Real Madrid's Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, who has played 2.368 minutes in 25 games, is the most widely used field player in the Spanish League soccer club said yesterday, just before the 26 th day of the championship.

"The Portuguese have played every minute (2369) with Real Madrid in 25 league matches played so far, "said the white club's official website.

Only three players, three goalkeepers, have spent more time than he on the pitch: Iraizoz (Athletic de Bilbao), De Gea (Atletico Madrid), Diego Alves (Almeria).

The Portuguese international, author of 24 goals in 25 days, beats Torrejón, Racing Santander (2313 minutes) and Gabi, Zaragoza (2,280 minutes).

Cristiano Ronaldo is by far the most widely used player of Real Madrid in front of their goalkeeper and captain Iker Casillas (2181 minutes) and Brazilian defender Marcelo (2,071 minutes). Xabi Alonso (2066) and Ricardo Carvalho (2047) complete the shortlist.

Barcelona Tops La Liga

The leader Barcelona confirmed its recovery with another victory, this time in the area of Mallorca (3-0), Saturday in the 25 th day of the Spanish league, which scored three of their offensive figures, Argentina's Lionel Messi (38), David Villa (57) and Pedro (66).

With this victory, the Catalan team was provisionally with eight points clear of Real Madrid, who play on Saturday against Deportivo La Coruna and could again be five in case of victory in Galicia.

After his victory last weekend 2-1 at Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona confirmed their improvement after a small bump in performance, which drew in the field of Sporting de Gijón (1-1) in League and which lost 2-1 to Arsenal in the knockout round of the Champions League.

The game against Mallorca appeared uncomfortable with the casualties of men like Xavi Hernandez, Carles Puyol, Dani Alves and Victor Valdes, but the Barca team avenged one of the few who could stop him in the first round of the championship, reaching draw at the Nou Camp.

Cristiano Ronaldo Reach 50 goals with Real Madrid

Real Madrid's Soccer Star Cristiano Ronaldo ith his two goals today against Real Sociedad sum and 50 goals in 51 league games, figures available to very few.

Only three players have been quicker than the Portuguese: Langara (in Oviedo, in 37 games, seasons 33/34 and 34/35), Kubala (Barcelona, 47 games, 51/52, 52/53 and 53/54) And Pruden (Atletico and Real Madrid, 48, from 40/41 to 45/46). Portugal forward only to resist him four teams in the league: Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Valencia and Sporting.

Barcelona's Messi took 103 games to accomplish Ronaldo's goal. Nor Forlan (who needed 102 games), and Higuain (98), and Raul (113) .

The great players who come to the brand of Madrid are retired and some of them, long: Puskas got fifty of goals in 54 matches, Di Stefano, 56, Zarra, in 66, Caesar, 77 and Hugo Sanchez, at 105.

Only Ronaldo, who at age 34 continues to serve in the Brazilian club Corinthians has come: League 62 games needed to achieve the 50 goals.

The Portuguese has gotten further now overcome a number of goals achieved in all of last season: 33 in total. Cristiano Pellegrini won with 26 points in the league (this year is 24), seven in the Champions League, which until now has four Cup and not got none, while this year already has six.

But Ronaldo still has challenges. If he continues with the leading scoring average so far, would end the league with 41 goals, smashing the record that got Hugo Sanchez and Telmo Zarra, who scored 38 goals in a season.

It must also vie for the title of top scorer with the team leader Barcelona, Leo Messi, with whom he is tied at 24 goals. A real clash between gunmen.

Leo Messi Leads Scoring in La Liga

The Best soccer player Lionel Messi continues making weekly history with spanish champions FC Barcelona while Cristiano Ronaldo is dry and isn't scoring any goal during the last four games with Real Madrid, the argentine has become top scorer and still is breaking records with the catalan soccer club.

Leo Messi continues his duties well and also to overcome Cristiano Ronaldo in particular struggle to be the top scorer in the league, again leaving the Camp Nou and cheered his team made the record for their 16th consecutive wins in the league.

Besides being the top assistant Barca, Messi is already the top scorer of his team and the league, having added 23 points and overcome its main rival and it seems that only in this classification: Cristiano Ronaldo.

And it's that time of the game and the mood between the Argentine and Portuguese are diametrically opposed at this stage of the season.

Although Mourinho out to defend his player, saying that while no single goal mark over here in June and had a fantastic season, Messi is determined to go slowly overcoming CR7 while this sum and four days without doing.

His hat trick against Atletico serve to that of Rosario also have to throw a new scorer and go on like this, who says he does not get his second consecutive Golden Boot. Their numbers point in that direction.

Kaka back to Real Madrid in January 2011

 

Kaka

Soccer Brazilian star Kaka would return to the game on 3 January, as it is fully recovered from his knee injury after the operation which was conducted in August. All await the return of the Real Madrid's player and the resumption of the League, he could play during the game between Real Madrid and Getafe.

Kaka did not travel to Brazil for Christmas, he prepares every day in Madrid to get well physically. On December 18 he returned to train with the rest of his partners, and had trained enough to return to the high competition. The midfielder has not played in an official capacity since July 2.