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FC Barcelona captain Carles Puyol started his footballing career at a small local team, La Pobla de Segur, in the North of Catalonia. His talent soon attracted the wider attention of many clubs and also the scouts of Barcelona had him on their talent list. At the age of 17 he was signed up for the Barça Academy at La Masía.
He soon started to play for the Barca B Team and then progressed to make his debut with the first team under coach Louis van Gaal on 2nd October 1999. Thanks to his determination to improve and a tremendous work rate he appeared more and more as a regular player in the starting line up until until he made the right back position his own. Due to his determination and fighting spirit he became a favourite for the Nou Camp crowd. In the meantime Carles Puyol developed his skills as an outstanding central defender.

In the 2004-05 season Carles Puyol won his first Spanish Championship medal with Barça. By then he was already the captain of the team and an essential part of Frank Rijkaard's La Liga championship winning side.
At the end of the season he finally saw his dream come true, lifting the league trophy in the Nou Camp

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Golfer. Born Michelle Sung Wie on October 11, 1989, in Honolulu, Hawaii. The daughter of a professor and real estate agent, Wie is a Korean American who began playing golf at age four. At 11, she was the youngest player to qualify for a USGA amateur championship. In 2003, at the Women's Amateur Public Links, she became the youngest player ever to win a USGA event for adults.

In 2004 at age 14, Wie became the fourth female, and the youngest ever, to play in an event on the PGA Tour at the Sony Open in Hawaii. She missed the cut by just one shot. That year, Wie became the youngest woman ever selected to the play on the U.S. team, which went on to win.

At 6 feet in height, Wie is known for her long drives. Her average drive was about 280 yards at the age of 16. In 2005, she became the first female golfer to qualify for a USGA national men's tournament. She told Time magazine that she hoped to become the first woman to play at the Masters Championship.

That same year, Wie had a second place finish behind Annika Sorenstam at the McDonald’s LPGA Championships and came in third at the Women’s British Open that same year. Around the time of her sixteenth birthday, she announced that she was turning professional, reportedly signing sponsorship contracts with Nike and Sony worth more than $10 million per year. Wie was already well on her way to becoming a sports star, attracting an international following.

Since going pro, Wie has been on a roller coaster ride of a career. She was disqualified from the 2005 Samsung World Championship for a rules violation. During the 2006 season, Wie rallied with a string of Top 5 finishes in LPGA tournaments. She tied for third with Natalie Gulbis at the 2006 Kraft Nabisco Championship. At the U.S. Women’s Open, Wie ended up in a three-way tie for third place with Se Ri Pak and Stacy Prammanasudh.

Also in 2006, Wie continued to compete in the men’s tournaments. She became the second woman to make the cut at a men's tournament in South Korea and finished first in a local qualifying tournament for the Men's U.S. Open.  At the 2006 John Deere Classic, Wie ran into difficulty dealing with the heat and was taken away from the course by ambulance.

Her 2007 season was marred by wrist injuries. In January, Wie broke her left wrist while jogging. She also developed problems with her right wrist as well. At the 2007 Sony Open, Wie did not make the cut. She then found herself under intense scrutiny after withdrawing from the 2007 Ginn Tribute, which was being hosted by Annika Sorenstam.

After playing 16 holes, Wie was approached by her manager on the course and they decided that she could not continue because of her wrist. Others speculated that her poor performance was the cause of her withdrawal and indicated that she may have been worried about the LGPA’s 88 rule that prevents any player who doesn’t break 88 in a round to complete that competition or compete in other LPGA events for the rest of the season.

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A member of the AIS Pro Tour Program, Monika Wejnert made an instant name for herself during the 2008 December Showdown, when she reached the final of the Australian Open Wildcard Play-off, losing in three tight sets to Jelena Dokic after having beaten her earlier in the round-robin stage of the event.

She made her senior Grand Slam debut at the 2009 Australian open, going down to Italian Karin Knapp 7-6(6) 6-4.

She was also awarded a wildcard into the main draw of the inaugural Brisbane International. The 14/u Winter Nationals Champion in 2006, Monika represented Australia in the 2008 Optus Junior Fed Cup.

Monika has two siblings, a younger brother, Jakob, and an older brother, Szymon, who began playing tennis and inspired her to take up the sport.

The things she most enjoys about tennis are the challenges and fulfilling life goals. Monika says her parents, Kazimierz, a welder, and Janina, a housewife, have been the strongest influence on her career, supporting her from a young age.

When she’s not playing tennis, Monika enjoys relaxing and going for bike rides. Her short-term goals are to travel and achieve a top 10 ranking and her ultimate tennis ambition is to win the Australian Open.

Monika admires Roger Federer because of his unbelievable game, saying “he’s one of the best players the world has ever seen”. Her strength is her ability to perform well under pressure but she says her eating habits while travelling could be better.

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Date of birth:     28.08.1990
Place of birth:     Liñola
Age:     21
Height:     1,70
Nationality:       Spain  Serbia
Position:     Striker - Attacking Allrounder
Foot:     right
Market value:     13.000.000 £ 15.000.000 €
Player's agent:     Zoran Vekic
Bojan Krkic Pérez, better known as Bojan (Linyola, Lleida, Spain, August 28, 1990) is a Spanish footballer of Serbian father and Spanish mother. Plays as a striker Current club FC Barcelona in the Primera Division in Spain.

His father, also named Bojan Krkic, came to Spain to play in the CFJ Mollerussa, Division II team in the 1988-89 season, having previously played in Red Star Belgrade, OFK Beograd and the selection of Yugoslavia. Krkic decided to stay in Lleida and Lleida married the Lluïsa Maria Perez. Result of this relationship was the birth of Barca player.

Bojan came to Barca from Bellpuig. In the seven seasons he has been in the youth ranks of FC Barcelona, has passed the 800 goals, one of the top scorers in the history in all categories of the club.

In the season 2007 – 2008 up to the first team, bringing back 27, made part of the preseason with the first team until he had to leave to play the U-17 in South Korea, causing him to miss the first two games league. After returning from the selection, joined the training with FC Barcelona and only three days of training came first in an official announcement with the first team to play against Osasuna Athletic Club on September 16, 2007, being the third youngest player to debut with FC Barcelona in its history.

The September 19, 2007 debut in the Champions League with FC Barcelona UEFA in the party disputing against Olympique Lyon (3-0) replacing Leo Messi in the last minutes of the game. Bojan debuted at the Nou Camp on the 4th day against Sevilla in the 87th minute and went by Leo Messi

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Mostly Credited As: Sue Bird
Sometimes Credited As: Susan Bird
Suzy Bird
Birth Name: Suzanne Brigit Bird
Date Of Birth: October 16, 1980 (Age 30)
Country Of Birth: USA
Birth Place: Syosset, New York
Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)

Biography:
Sue Bird was born on October 16, 1980 in Long Island, New York. She is the younger of two children to Herschel and Nancy Bird. The original family name was “Boorda.” In 2006, Bird acquired Israeli citizenship. She still maintains her citizenship in the United States. [1] Sue’s role model as a young child was her older sister Jen. Jen did a lot of recreation stuff to stay active. [2] Out of all the activities, Sue’s favorite was basketball. Sue also played soccer, tennis, and track. [3] Sue became a very good player and started playing AAU basketball in the sixth grade. She played her freshman and sophomore years at Syosset High School but wanted more competition. She decided to enroll at the basketball powerhouse Christ The King Regional High School in Queens, New York. Christ the King also produced well known basketball stars Chamique Holdsclaw, Lamar Odom, Jason Williams and Speedy Claxton. [4] Sue spent two seasons at Christ the King and the Royals went undefeated in both seasons. In the second season her team won the New York state championship, and the national title. Sue won many awards including the New York State Player of the Year, and the New York Daily News Player of the Year. Bird was named a WBCA All-American.[5] She participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game, where she scored eleven points Sue chose UConn over Stanford, Vanderbilt and many others. She chose UConn because UConn was close to home, and the UConn program had a winning tradition like the one at Christ the King. [7] She suffered an ACL injury, eight games into her freshman season. She was not able to redshirt because she played in more than 20% of the team’s games. [8] In her sophomore season (1999-2000) she came back to lead the team to a 36-1 record and won the Big East Championship and the 2000 NCAA Women’s Division I Basketball Tournament. The Huskies went 32-3 in Sue’s junior season. The last loss was to Big East rival Notre Dame in the Final Four. That was the last loss of Sue’s college career as the Huskies went an undefeated 39-0 in Sue’s 2002 senior season. In that season, Sue won the Wade Trophy and Naismith Award as College Player of the Year. She finished her UConn career on many of the record lists. She currently ranks #24 on the 1,000 point list with 1,378 points, #2 in assists with 585, and over 200 steals. She also ranks number 1 in three point field goal percentage (45.9). .

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Eden Hazard Profile:
First name  Eden
Last name  Hazard
Nationality  Belgium
Date of birth 7 January 1991
Age             20
Country of birth Spain
Place of birth      La Louvière
Position       Midfielder
Height        170 cm
Weight   69 kg

Eden Hazard Biograohy:
Eden Hazard (born 7 January 1991) is a Belgium football player who currently plays for France club Lille OSC in Ligue 1 and the Belgium national football team. Eden Hazard primarily plays as an Attacking midfielder Attacking midfielder and a Midfielder Winger. Hazard is known for Eden Hazard creativity, speed, and technical ability. Eden Hazard has earned critical acclaim for Eden Hazard playing style, which has led to the media and players drawing comparisons to FIFA World Player of the Year winners Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Hazard is a two-time winner and the reigning Ligue 1 Trophées UNFP du football Young Player of the Year becoming the first non-French player to win the award, as well as the first player to win the award twice.

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David Silva Profile:
Full Name: David Silva
Position: Midfielder
Age: 25
Birth Date: Jan 8, 1986
Nationality: Spain
Height: 5' 7'' (1.70m)
Weight: 67 kg

David Silva Mini Biography:
David Silva is a Spain Association football who plays for Manchester City F.C. in England, and the Spain national football team.

Silva is capable of playing on the Midfielder Winger, as a traditional Playmaker and sometimes as a Forward (association football) Second striker. David Silva spent six years of David Silva professional career with La Liga side Valencia CF, appearing in more than 150 official games and winning one Copa del Rey, before moving in 2010 to Manchester City F.C.

A Spain national football team since the age of 20, David Silva was a member of the squads that won both the UEFA Euro 2008 and 2010 FIFA World Cup.

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Grigor Dimitrov Profile:
Singles Ranking:    105
Doubles Ranking:    842
Country:    Bulgaria
Birth Date:    16 May 1991
Birth Place:    Haskovo, Bulgaria
Residence:    Paris, France
Height:    1.88 metres ( 6 ft. 2 in. )
Weight:    76.8 kilos ( 169 lbs. )
Plays:    Right Handed

Grigor Dimitrov Biography:
Began to play tennis at age five...Nicknamed G-Force, Dimi, PT (Prime Time)...Only child of father, Dimitar, who is a tennis coach, and mother, Maria, who is a sports teacher and former volleyball player... Speaks Bulgarian and English...Considers favorite shot backhand down the line and favorite surfaces are hard court and grass...Ambition is to be World No. 1...Idol is Roger Federer...Hobbies include cars, computers and watches...Compiled outstanding junior results, finishing as No. 3 junior in world in 2008...Captured Wimbledon and US Open junior titles and advanced to QF at Roland Garros in '08...In '07, reached Orange Bowl final in Miami (l. to Berankis)...Practices at Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in Paris and coached former ATP pro Peter McNamara (since Queen's Club in June 2010).

Stefania Chieppa Profile:
Name: Stefania Chieppa
Country: Italy
Birthdate: 05.04.83, 28 years
Ranking's position: 485
Points: 6200
Prize money: 82.718 $
Matches total: 231
Win: 125
%: 54.11 %