“It’ll be very hard to beat my record,” Pele tells Messi

dawn 21-JAN-12

Messi awarded third Ballon d'Or

bbc 10-JAN-12

Benzema double as Real Madrid extend Spanish lead

cnn 07-JAN-12

UK dole queues lengthen as recession looms

euronews 14-DEC-11

Good news for Channel 5: Manchester clubs crash out of Champions League... and now face the prospect of Thursday night football

dailymail 08-DEC-11

'I am sorry but I am not quitting', says defiant Sepp Blatter after Beckham and Cameron waded into racism row

dailymail 18-NOV-11

As of October 27, Ukraine exported 4.4 mln tonnes of grains

agrimarket 28-OCT-11

Yulia Tymoshenko trial resumes

guardian 27-SEP-11

[-said recently]: What scares me is that if we start to use technology for things that have little point, we will also move onto offside technology, because there are five offsides per match,

japantoday 01-FEB-12

[-told]: The World Cup is the most important moment for the game every four years, but where does it say we always have to play in June? I don’t see the problem of playing in December,

dawn 27-JAN-12

[ argued]: The vote and the summer are two different things,

france24 27-JAN-12

[-told]: The World Cup is the most important moment for the game every four years, but where does it say we always have to play in June? I don?t see the problem of playing in December,

france24 27-JAN-12

[ said]: The problem with entry visas is a political problem,

dawn 20-JAN-12

[-said]: Russia are capable of winning the World Cup,

irishsun 20-JAN-12

[-said]: The results of the home championship will depend primarily on the quality of players at the disposal of the national team, so you really need to focus on the youth, on the 18-20-year-olds. They are the ones who will play a key role at the World Cup,

rian 20-JAN-12

[-said]: First of all, I wish a happy birthday to the RFU,

rt 19-JAN-12

[-said]: I know that you do not need a visa for Ukraine, but you need one for Poland. Our situation is the reverse: we do not need it for Poland, but we need it for Ukraine,

kyivpost 19-JAN-12

[-noted]: He’s a pearl. He’s a scorer, first of all. He looks very quiet but he is a killer,

guardiannewsngr 14-JAN-12

[-told]: Messi will always be great with or without (winning) a World Cup - but the World Cup, it’s something special,

guardiannewsngr 14-JAN-12

[-suggested that]: when you see Maradona, you see what he has done in ’86.

guardiannewsngr 14-JAN-12

[added:]: When you see Maradona, you see what he has done in '86.

thesun 10-JAN-12

[said:]: Messi will always be great with or without (winning) a World Cup — but the World Cup, it's something special.

arabtimes 10-JAN-12

[said:]: Messi will always be great with or without (winning) a World Cup but the World Cup, it's something special.

kyivpost 10-JAN-12

[said:]: Messi will always be great with or without a World Cup — but the World Cup is something special.

thesun 10-JAN-12

[ said]: At 24, he still has time to win it,

france24 09-JAN-12

[ said]: The way the Japanese people have reacted to the terrible natural tragedies that struck them this year showcases what kind of country this is,

panarmenian 16-DEC-11

[-said]: I'm very happy for him,

japantimes 16-DEC-11

[-said]: I think Barcelona, Juventus, Milan or Inter, they want to win this trophy because it's the most important trophy for them,

japantimes 16-DEC-11

[ said]: Personally I don't have any doubts about this match,

channelnewsasia 09-DEC-11

[-said that]: How often do you have an incident where there is a real doubt as to whether the ball crossed the line? Perhaps once every 40 years.

dawn 09-DEC-11

[responded:]: The world does not revolve around England. The Europa League is a brilliant competition.

bbc 09-DEC-11

[ said]: It is a formidable challenge, not only for Poland and Ukraine, but also for UEFA, and we are in the process of winning this challenge,

panarmenian 09-DEC-11

[-told]: It’s expensive to have extra referees, perhaps technology is less expensive,

dawn 09-DEC-11

[-told]: It's expensive to have extra referees, perhaps technology is less expensive,

bdnews24 09-DEC-11

[ said]: If you had seen these countries a few years ago and look at what is happening right now, I think we can say that sensational things have been done,

dawn 09-DEC-11

[ said]: We put (extra) human eyes to see if the ball has gone in. I like the five officials because it's a human system,

channelnewsasia 09-DEC-11

[-said]: It's a formidable challenge for UEFA, we always knew it wouldn't be easy, that it would be hard,

news24 08-DEC-11

[-said]: You always have to respect what happens on the pitch and I'm a champion of imposing this,

news24 08-DEC-11

[ said]: It was a long challenge,

kyivpost 08-DEC-11

[-said]: I understand FIFA saying it's expensive but I'm not sure that technology is important in this context,

news24 08-DEC-11

[-said]: I have no doubts whatsoever about the integrity of the match or the competition,

news24 08-DEC-11

[-said]: They (Ukrainian officials) told us from the beginning, ‘We need people because we don’t know how to organize it we don’t have the expertise, we need you, we need UEFA,’

kyivpost 08-DEC-11

[ said]: The world does not revolve around England, I like England a lot, its football is fantastic, its supporters are wonderful but you shouldn't criticise the Europa League just because you've played in three Champions League finals,

timesofmalta 08-DEC-11

Yanukovych [-told]: During four hours he (Platini) tried to convince me that there wasn't even the tiniest chance to build everything in less than two years,

kyivpost 02-DEC-11

Blatter [-wrote]: between me and Michel Platini for the FIFA Presidency is pure nonsense,

cnn 14-SEP-11

Blatter [ wrote]: between me and Michel Platini for the FIFA Presidency is pure nonsense,[*]The suggestion that I intend to stop my four-year mandate before its end is simply ridiculous.

bbc 14-SEP-11

Stepashin [-said]: No, Michel Platini posed the question absolutely correctly: don’t live beyond your means. First you earn, and then you spend. It is important to learn to live within the laws of the civilised market, or you and your circus will not be allowed outside of Russia. You will entertain yourself,

mnweekly 14-JUL-11

Trapattoni [ said]: For a kid his age, he is very mature. He can play different positions and he has a very good personality on the pitch. He is like Platini, Rivera and Mazzola, a smart and creative player,

herald 28-MAR-11

Frédéric Thiriez [said:]: Michel Platini's triumphant re-election is a chance for European football to confront wider issues. It also brings pride to French football. Michel gives all his energy to defend certain values and fight against excess.

euractiv 24-MAR-11