Messi continues to lead La Liga

In Messi's 122nd game in La Liga this past weekend, he scored three goals to add to his already amazing 23 goal season. This is simply the exact kind of momentum Messi needs heading into the World Cup. Barcelona is benefitting from his perfection and he himself as preparing himself for what, I would say, is to be his greatest World Cup, EVER. There is simply no doubt that Messi will be the number one player to watch this summer; his tantalizing moves and composure have only been seen in players who have always been amazing such as Maradona and Pelé. As Maradona even says it himself, he will welcome Messi as Messi surpasses him. I know I will be looking forward to watching the World Cup this year. Photo credit: prettyfriendship

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And the new manager of Juventus is...?

Manager, Ciro Ferrara, of Juventus has officially been fired. His replacement? Former AC Milan and Inter Milan manager, Alberto Zaccheroni. But the big question in all of this is why? There were numerous reasons for this decision by the club. Earlier in the season Juventus were knocked out of the Champions League. Then, Ferrara was unable to get positive results in the Serie A. And now to make it worse, on Thursday night they were knocked out of the Coppa Italia by Inter Milan in a 2-1 loss. Clearly, the path had been etched in early on in the season and changes were very much in demand. The club took action and put in Zaccheroni. Unfortunately, over the past few years Zaccheroni's performance has been much less that par.

However, the bigger news in all this is that Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has been suggested to take over the job after this season comes to an end. Benitez was interviewed prior to his Liverpool game this week but declined to discuss matters about this because he didn't want to, I quote, "lose my focus." Personally, this is the same kind of "beating around the bush" that Cristiano Ronaldo had way back when he was first linked to having a move to Spanish side Real Madrid. Obviously, only time will tell.


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