On Sunday, Lionel Messi spurned the chance to move back out in front as the top European marksman of 2017 after missing a penalty in Barcelona's 4-0 defeat of Deportivo on Sunday.PICK YOUR TEAM OF THE YEAR The Argentina forward failed to beat goalkeeper Rubén Martínez from the spot and also hit the woodwork on three occasions as he remained on 53 goals for club and country in the calendar year. He continues to share top spot with Robert Lewandowski and Cristiano Ronaldo, who drew level with Real Madrid's winner in the FIFA Club World Cup final on Saturday.Messi and Ronaldo
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Guess who was the top UEFA competition scorer of 2017?
He was outscored in UEFA competition in 2016 by Ada Hegerberg, but Cristiano Ronaldo came out on top in this year's chart.In the calendar year just ending, Ronaldo managed 19 UEFA Champions League goals for Real Madrid in addition to eight in European Qualifiers for Portugal. Hegerberg, meanwhile, missed out on the top five for 2017 but is coming into form, having scored 13 goals in the first four matches of Lyon's UEFA Women's Champions League title defence, already just one off the seasonal record.
Ibrahimović is back! Can he break records with United?
'Zlatan' is now a verb in the Swedish dictionary (meaning: to give an outstanding display of skill) and the Blågult's all-time top scorer (62 international goals) left his last club Paris Saint-Germain as their all-time leading marksman. In his first season at United, Zlatan Ibrahimović then became only the third player to score for seven clubs in UEFA competition. What are his chances of setting more records at Old Trafford?Zlatan Ibrahimović's European statsUEFA Champions League appearances: 119 (11th in overall standings, level with Lionel Messi)UEFA Champions League goals: 48 (7th in overall standing... UEFA.com - News
Ronaldo, Messi … who’s the next best Champions League scorer?
The Cristiano Ronaldo v Lionel Messi race for supremacy has dominated the elite football landscape over the past decade, not least in the UEFA Champions League.Ronaldo became the first man to reach a century of goals in the competition last season and it seems a question of when – not if – Messi will emulate him this term. Between them they have 208 UEFA Champions League goals, almost as many as the next five players combined! But who is their closest pursuer?
Madrid bounce back, Chelsea sink United
Real Madrid end run of two straight defeats by overcoming Las Palmas 3-0 Álvaro Morata scores first goal in seven games as Chelsea defeat Manchester United 1-0 Sergio Agüero slots penalty past Arsenal after receiving trophy as Man. City's record scorer Arjen Robben now Bayern's all-time overseas top scorer in Bundesliga with 93 goals Paco Alcácer scores both goals on night Lionel Messi makes 600th Barcelona appearance MAKE YOUR FANTASY CHANGES
NBA Free Agents 2017: 5 Second-Tier Targets For Celtics If Unable To Land Star
Share this: The Boston Celtics figure to be in the mix to sign some of the best NBA free agents when players can begin talking to teams about potential contracts at midnight Saturday. The Celtics have been linked with two of the top available free agents in Utah Jazz forward Gordon Hayward and Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin, but both players should have plenty of potential suitors. And Boston isn’t able to offer them the most money, either. Here are five second-tier free agents the Celtics could consider if their top targets sign elsewhere. Danilo Gallinari, SF, Age 282016-17 Stats: 18.1 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 2.1 apg Gallinari is a quality offensive player. He nearly averaged 20 points per game last season, while shooting 39
Ruiz level with José Gomes as top U17 EURO scorer
Abel Ruiz is the joint-top scorer in the history of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship.The Barcelona player, who helped Spain to win the title at England's expense on Friday night, has scored 16 goals in the competition since he made his debut at home to Andorra – a match in which he found the net – in a qualifying round fixture in October 2015.