THE WORLDS RICHEST FOOTBAAL CLUB REAL MADRID Real Madrid The Spanish giants have maintained their supremacy with revenue of €512.6m for the 2011/12 season making them the first ever club to break the €500m barrier.  In the 2011/12 season, Real Madrid won the La Liga title for a record 32nd time with a record haul of 100 points. They also found the back of the net 121 times and enjoyed a goal difference of 89. Their star player Cristiano Ronaldo was the second highest scorer of the season with 46 goals.  However, their dream of landing a Champions League title came to an end with a semi-final loss to Bayern Munich.  This is the eight consecutive season for which Madrid have topped the charts for being the highest earner among football clubs.  Source: Deloitte

TOP PERFORMER OF THE ICC 2013 Ravindra Jadeja Ravindra Jadeja has cemented his place in the Indian side as a premier ODI all-rounder with an excellent performance in the Champions Trophy. In the opening game, his contribution with the bat (47 runs) lower down the order helped India post a strong total of 331 runs as the South African bowlers looked to pull things back in the last 15 overs of the Indian innings. He might have ended up with just 80 runs in the tourney but it should be duly noted that those were scored in 54 deliveries. Thanks to a brilliant performance from the Indian top batting order, the middle and the lower order didn’t get a chance to put up a rescue effort. However, it was Jadeja’s performance with the ball that earned him much praise. He ended up with 12 wickets in five games with a best bowling performance of 5/36 against West Indies. He blossomed as a bowler in England and surprised everyone with his wicket–taking ability. He left the best batsmen flummoxed with the change of pace and amount of spin. Naturally, his rich haul of 12 wickets – the most – got him the golden ball.

Clubs with most number of Champions League titles FC Barcelona No. of titles: 4 Years: 1992, 2006, 2009, 2011 In 1992, the European Cup was renamed as UEFA Champions League. Spanish club FC Barcelona defeated Italian club UC Sampdoria in the final to lift the cup for the first time. They had to wait for another 14 years before the trophy came back to Camp Nou in 2006. Arsenal lost to Blaugrana 1-2 at Stade de France in Paris. They added two more trophies to their cabinet in 2009 and 2011 defeating Manchester United on both occasions under the tutelage of Joseph Guardiola. Liverpool FC No. of titles: 5 Years: 1977, 1978, 1981, 1984, 2005 Liverpool is regarded as the most successful English club in European football circuit. It has won numerous trophies in its history including being crowned as the best in Europe for five times.  The first of their Champions League title came in 1977 when they defeated German club Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1 at Stadio Olimpico in Rome. They became the second English football club after Manchester United to have won the tourney. They defended their title by beating Belgian club Brugge KV 1-0 at Wembley. They last won the trophy in 2005 when they defeated AC Milan in a dramatic final that ended in penalty shootout.

TOP PERFORMER OF THE ICC 2013 Shikhar Dhawan Since his debut against Australia in the Mohali Test, Shikhar Dhawan is enjoying a superb batting form plundering bowlers for plenty of runs. The southpaw, sporting a moustache, continued with his exploits in the recently concluded ICC Champions Trophy where his contribution at the top laid the foundation for Team India’s dominating performance in England.  In five games, Dhawan, with the help of two centuries, collected 363 runs. He began the campaign by slamming a ton against South Africa ending with 114 runs against his name. In the next game against West Indies, his unbeaten century assured India a place in the semis. In the much-anticipated final league match against Pakistan, Dhawan scored crucial 48 runs that helped India chase down the target with 17 balls to spare. In the semis, he struck a half-century scoring 68 runs which turned out to be the highest in the match that India won comfortably. In the grand finale, Dhawan played yet another crucial knock in a match that was reduced to 20- overs-a-side following numerous interruptions by rain. It was no surprise that the opener was adjudged as the man of the tournament.

ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING FOOTBALLER IN EPL Gareth Bale One of the most exciting footballers in the EPL is on the radar of Real Madrid’s new coach Carlo Ancelotti. “If we can bring him here, it would be very good,” Ancelotti was reported saying. That being said, one knows that if the Madridistas want someone on their side then there is very little resistance that the rest of the footballing world can put up. But Bale’s current club Tottenham Hotspurs won’t let their priced possession go away easily. Spurs chairman Daniel Levy has reportedly slapped a 100 million euro price tag on Bale. Manchester United too have evinced interest in the Welsh talent, and only time will decide which jersey Bale dons.

The worlds Richest Footballers David Beckham Nationality: British Current Club: Paris Saint Germain Net worth: £175m David Beckham continues to capture the imagination of football fans over the globe even though he is well past his best years on the field.  The former Manchester United star is the wealthiest footballer in the planet, ahead of the likes of Messi and Ronaldo.  Beckham recently surprised everyone by moving to French club Paris Saint Germain and won hearts by declaring that the salary he’ll earn will be donated to a children’s charity. He moved to the club after spending five years with Major Soccer League club LA Galaxy. Beckham with a net worth of £175m tops the list of richest footballers.

​INDIA WON THE TRI-NATON SERIES  Port of Spain: Mahendra Singh Dhoni smashed 16 runs in the last over to help India win the Tri-Nation series, edging Sri Lanka by a wicket at the Queen's Park Oval here Thursday.

Needing 15 runs of the last over, Dhoni whacked Shaminda Eranga for a six, four and a six to give India its seventh win over Sri Lanka in nine matches.

Dhoni's innings was reminiscent of the one he played at the Wankhede where he struck an unbeaten 91 against Sri Lanka in the World Cup 2011 final.

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