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20-year-old Thiago Alcantara has played just a dozen matches for Barcelona, but has already earned a call into in Spain national team. Vicente del Bosque praised his brilliant performance at the European U-21 Championship in June. Besides, Thiago played

Three players in the Champions League history managed to win goalscoring title three times in a row. This was first done in 1973-75 by Gerd Muller. In 1990-92 his achievement was repeated by Jean-Pierre Papin. Finally, this year they were joined by Lionel

Argentina's Lionel Messi (L, 263.93 points FTBL Rating) walks off the field as Colombia's Fredy Guarin (75.83 points FTBL Rating) celebrates their scoreless tie in their first round match at the Copa America soccer tournament in Santa Fe, July 6, 2011.

In La Liga Lionel Messi has long led the debate for the Pichichi trophy with Cristiano Ronaldo and lost only at the finish. At Copa America won't be Cristiano Ronaldo, but there will be a lot of other serious competitors – for example, a compatriot Carlos

Udinese and Chile international Alexis Sanchez (97.07 points FTBL Rating) will join Barcelona. According to Chilean media, Catalan giants are ready to pay for 22-year-old forward about $54 million. This week Sanchez will fly to Spain to sign contract.