Football Thoughts: marzo 2015

Aubameyang´s obsession

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is an avowed fan of Batman!!!. Borussia Dortmund´s player has shown several times his obsession with the guardian of Gotham City, here´s some evidence:

When he arrives at a stadium, we can see him with a part of his outfit that represents Batman

He´s also very concerned about his hairstyles. A few months later after PEA signed for BVB, he showed the world his passion for the club and there were written in his hair the initials of the club name, so ít isn't rare to see him with crazy looks.

And how to be a true fan without Batmobile! Pierre-emerick has it all to be an authorized Batman fan.

At 2014 Aubameyang celebrated a goal against Bayern Munich wearing a Spider.Man mask, but what about Batman?

February 28, 2015. tough match against all time rival Schalke 04, 77th minute and Pierre-Emerick scored the first goal of the match and run right away behind the goal and grabbed a bag. His partner in crime, Marco Reus was by his side and PEA pulled the costumes out. Batman and Robin masks for both of them.

After de 3-0 win, Aubameyang explained: "I was out for dinner with Marco two days before the match and we decided to come up with something crazy. I like the film and we were after something with two masks so that we could do something together"

The amazing story of Jose Holebas

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Becoming a footballer is a dream we all had at least once during our lives, stepping into a full stadium with fans chanting your name, scoring goals and lifting cups. But we also know that the path to becoming a successful footballer is full of trials that we must overcome, the path is not the same for everyone and some players deserve our respect just for the sacrifices they did achieving their dream. This is the case of Roma´s left-back, Jose Holebas.

Holebas was born in Germany 30 years ago, his home was multiethnic as the father was Greek and the mother was German with Uruguayan descent. He always wanted to be a footballer and in the firsts stages of his career he played as striker and it was clear that he had the talent to become professional but at the age of 18 an event was ready to change his life. Holebas got his girlfriend pregnant so after she gave birth he decided to get away from football and find a job to be able to provide for his daughter who was named Tanisha.

After three years of work and a lot of insistence from his uncle Alfonso he went back to the sport he loved when he joined FC Viktoria Kahl, a lower league club that at that time played in German´s 6^th division. Scoring 15 goals in 33 appearances with the team put him on the spotlight. Holebas persistence was rewarded with a contract at 1860 Munich at the age of 22; curiously he was a fan of Bayern Munich.

His career has taken an ascending curve since then; in 2011 he became a left-back while playing at Olympiacos where he became an idol during the 4 seasons he stay with the Athens giants. Nowadays Jose Holebas is one of the most important players in the Greek national team and was signed by AS Roma for the 2014-15 season.

Curious Fact: Holebas was eligible for German, Greek and Uruguayan national teams. He stated in an interview that his dream was to represent Germany but he is happy to represent Greece because of his father.

Ballon D'Or prospects

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During the past few years the discussion of who is going to be the next Ballon D´Or has been reduced to two names: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. But as they get older we think is good to think who would replace these giants at the showcases.

Paul Pogba

Who else than POGBOOM! To start this Top 10 at the age of 22 his place at France and Juventus is undisputed. In Brazil 2014 he was recognized as the best young player by FIFA and was also awarded with the Golden Boy in 2013

Manchester decision of letting him go for free to Juventus in 2012 would be regretted for decades.

James Rodriguez

With a total of 130 million Euros in transfers and being the last world cup top scorer at the age of 23 indicates that something special is happening. This is the case of James Rodriguez in his arms loads the weight of Real Madrid number 10, we would probably hear a lot of the colombian in the upcoming years.

Neymar

Being born in Brazil is being a step ahead in the road to become a football Superstar, and without a doubt Neymar has made some noise in the football world even while playing at Santos in the Brazilian League. Currently playing at Spanish giant Barcelona, Neymar Jr delight us with his quality every weekend.

Mario Gotze

Traitor for many, hero for others. Mario Gotze scored the most important goal at the 2014 World Cup to give Germany the title against Argentina. Gotze was the second most expensive transfer involving a German player when Bayern triggered his release clause back in 2013 and now is one of the most important players of the team.

Marco Verratti

Verratti is the most insteresting prospect of the always contender Italian National Team, currently playing for PSG and being scouted by the most important teams in the world. His ability to pass the ball is excellent and has a lot of commitment in the defensive area.

Eden Hazard

Eden Hazard is a real joy to watch because of his offensive playing style, the Belgian currently is Chelsea's player of the season. He is a nightmare for any defender in the Premier League.

Isco

It was obvious that a Spanish player would be present on this list because of the amount of talents that have emerged from this country and that are currently playing in the most important leagues in the world. Isco possess skill, pace and imagination that are some of the qualities that make him a top quality midfielder. He was awarded as 2012 Golden Boy.

In your opinion who is missing in this list?

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