WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT EVOLUTION?

What Does The Bible Say About Evolution?

First, from a scientific point of view, evolution is a theory, not a proven or accepted fact.
Second, evolution is the theory that:

Billions of years ago some water molecules; some carbon dioxide molecules; some nitrate molecules; some phosphorus, calcium, and iron salts; and some miscellaneous other minor elements got together and spontaneously formed a molecule which was capable of reproducing itself, AND
These molecules were able to form living reproducing cells, AND
These living cells eventually evolved into higher and higher forms of life all by random chance without outside direction or purpose!
Believe that? Well then, consider this.

You are doing some archeological digging in an ancient cave and as you split open a piece of promising rock you find a digital wristwatch. Would you believe that the scientific explanation for this would be that sometime in the past some silicon, carbon, hydrogen, arsenic, phosphorus, aluminum, and iron atoms got together and formed a digital watch?
Or, would you believe that someone made the watch and put it there?
The probability of the digital watch occurring randomly is billions of times bigger than the probability of even simple life occurring accidentally. How many watches have you found lately?
There are only two choices. You can believe that man came to exist by some random accident, or you can believe that man was created, the product of intelligent design.
The Bible says that God created all living things purposely. It was not due to random chance, but it was deliberate and premeditated. Whether you believe that God did his creation in six, literal, twenty-four hour days, or whether you believe He did it in six ages is not the issue here. The issue is that the Bible says that things didn't come into being by chance, they came into being at the will and act of an Almighty Creator.
Now what does science itself say about evolution? Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, said that his theory would succeed or fail depending on the fossil record. Darwin believed that although there was no fossil evidence in his time to support his conjecture, there would be someday. He thought that future generations would find this very evidence upon which he speculated. Now, well over a hundred years later, with museums filled with thousands upon thousands of fossils, we still haven’t found the evidence that Darwin needed for his theory. What are we missing in the fossil record? We are missing the transition species. See, if one specie gradually evolved from another there should be fossils of the intermediate steps, in fact, lots of them. BUT, we have never found a single one, not one! We do not have a single fossil of any species evolving to another species. But what about man? Don’t we have specimens that show man evolved from an ape? No. We have fragments of skeletons from ape-man type creatures found in Africa and Australia, but current research is showing that they were more ape than man. In all probability they were never ancestors of man. Then what about all those wonderful cavemen, Neanderthal, et. al. which populate our movies? In the last few years science has conclusively shown that Neanderthal was never in the family tree of man. As time goes on, and we acquire more and more scientific data, we find that there are no ancestors of man. There is just man, who appeared on this planet a few thousand years ago and worshipped. That was one of the first signs of man, Homo Sapiens. Not only did he use tools, but more important he worshipped, worshipped something or someone.
To pass off the existence of life as a set of random occurrences, or chance, is not science, it is pseudo-science or it is superstition. Science is not the muttering of platitudes like "it was just an accident, a freak occurrence." Science is sitting down and determining what occurrences needed to happen in order for life to form, assigning a probability to each of these events, and finally determining the overall probability of life occurring by chance. That's science, and that's how you find out if it really is a possible chance occurrence. If that seems too hard you could also calculate the probability that this planet has come into existence by chance and is just perfect for supporting and maintaining life. This calculation has already been done. If you are interested in the details you should consult Prince Michael, an astrophysicist. His calculations show that there can be no planets in the entire universe such as our earth that came about by random chance. The fact that the earth is here at all shows that something other than chance is involved. There is a creator. Evolution didn't happen. Today, even scientists are against evolution. Not only is evolution contrary to the teachings of the Bible, but it is bad science.

Never Give Up

Sir Winston Churchill took three years getting through eighth grade because he had trouble learning English. It seems ironic that years later Oxford University asked him to address its commencement exercises.

He arrived with his usual props. A cigar, a cane and a top hat accompanied Churchill wherever he went. As Churchill approached the podium, the crowd rose in appreciative applause. With unmatched dignity, he settled the crowd and stood confident before his admirers. Removing the cigar and carefully placing the top hat on the podium, Churchill gazed at his waiting audience. Authority rang in Churchill's voice as he shouted, "Never give up!"

Several seconds passed before he rose to his toes and repeated: "Never give up!" His words thundered in their ears. There was a deafening silence as Churchill reached for his hat and cigar, steadied himself with his cane and left the platform. His commencement address was finished. 

The Rock

An old farmer had plowed around a large rock in one of his fields for years. He had broken several plowshares and a cultivator on it and had grown rather morbid about the rock.

After breaking another plowshare one day, and remembering all the trouble the rock had caused him through the years, he finally decided to do something about it.

When he put the crowbar under the rock, he was surprised to discover that it was only about six inches thick and that he could break it up easily with a sledgehammer. As he was carting the pieces away he had to smile, remembering all the trouble that the rock had caused him over the years and how easy it would have been to ged rid of it sooner.

- Brian Cavanaugh
"The Sower's Seeds"

Mount Everest

Sir Edmund Hillary was the first man to climb Mount Everest. On May 29, 1953 he scaled the highest mountain then known to man-29,000 feet straight up. He was knighted for his efforts.

He even made American Express card commercials because of it! However, until we read his book, High Adventure, we don't understand that Hillary had to grow into this success.

You see, in 1952 he attempted to climb Mount Everest, but failed. A few weeks later a group in England asked him to address its members.

Hillary walked on stage to a thunderous applause. The audience was recognizing an attempt at greatness, but Edmund Hillary saw himself as a failure. He moved away from the microphone and walked to the edge of the platform.

He made a fist and pointed at a picture of the mountain. He said in a loud voice, "Mount Everest, you beat me the first time, but I'll beat you the next time because you've grown all you are going to grow... but I'm still growing!"

- Brian Cavanaugh
"The Sower's Seeds" 

Get Up

Bringing a giraffe into the world is a tall order. A baby giraffe falls 10 feet from its mother's womb and usually lands on its back. Within seconds it rolls over and tucks its legs under its body. From this position it considers the world for the first time and shakes off the last vestiges of the birthing fluid from its eyes and ears. Then the mother giraffe rudely introduces its offspring to the reality of life.

In his book, "A View from the Zoo", Gary Richmond describes how a newborn giraffe learns its first lesson.
The mother giraffe lowers her head long enough to take a quick look. Then she positions herself directly over her calf. She waits for about a minute, and then she does the most unreasonable thing. She swings her long, pendulous leg outward and kicks her baby, so that it is sent sprawling head over heels.

When it doesn't get up, the violent process is repeated over and over again. The struggle to rise is momentous. As the baby calf grows tired, the mother kicks it again to stimulate its efforts. Finally, the calf stands for the first time on its wobbly legs.

Then the mother giraffe does the most remarkable thing. She kicks it off its feet again. Why? She wants it to remember how it got up. In the wild, baby giraffes must be able to get up as quickly as possible to stay with the herd, where there is safety. Lions, hyenas, leopards, and wild hunting dogs all enjoy young giraffes, and they'd get it too, if the mother didn't teach her calf to get up quickly and get with it.

The late Irving Stone understood this. He spent a lifetime studying greatness, writing novelized biographies of such men as Michelangelo, Vincent van Gogh, Sigmund Freud, and Charles Darwin.

Stone was once asked if he had found a thread that runs through the lives of all these exceptional people. He said, "I write about people who sometime in their life have a vision or dream of something that should be accomplished and they go to work.

"They are beaten over the head, knocked down, vilified, and for years they get nowhere. But every time they're knocked down they stand up. You cannot destroy these people. And at the end of their lives they've accomplished some modest part of what they set out to do."

- Craig B. LarsonIllustrations for Preaching & Teaching from Leadership Journal

The Touchstone

When the great library of Alexandria burned, the story goes, one book was saved. But it was not a valuable book; and so a poor man, who could read a little, bought it for a few coppers.The book wasn't very interesting, but between its pages there was something very interesting indeed. It was a thin strip of vellum on which was written the secret of the "Touchstone"!

The touchstone was a small pebble that could turn any common metal into pure gold. The writing explained that it was lying among thousands and thousands of other pebbles that looked exactly like it. But the secret was this: The real stone would feel warm, while ordinary pebbles are cold.

So the man sold his few belongings, bought some simple supplies, camped on the seashore, and began testing pebbles.

He knew that if he picked up ordinary pebbles and threw them down again because they were cold, he might pick up the same pebble hundreds of times. So, when he felt one that was cold, he threw it into the sea. He spent a whole day doing this but none of them was the touchstone. Yet he went on and on this way. Pick up a pebble. Cold - throw it into the sea. Pick up another. Throw it into the sea.

The days stretched into weeks and the weeks into months. One day, however, about midafternoon, he picked up a pebble and it was warm. He threw it into the sea before he realized what he had done. He had formed such a strong habit of throwing each pebble into the sea that when the one he wanted came along, he still threw it away.

So it is with opportunity. Unless we are vigilant, it's asy to fail to recognize an opportunity when it is in hand and it's just as easy to throw it away. 

- Author UnknownBits & Pieces, Economic Press

Boy Giving Blood

There was a story of a little girl named Liza who was suffering from a disease and needed blood from her five-year-old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness. The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying, 

"Yes, I'll do it if it will save Liza." 

As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the color returning to her cheeks. Then his face grew pale and his smile faded. He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, "Will I start to die right away?" Being young, the boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give her all his blood. 

Make Sure..

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This is from an old story, back in the '30s, in the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less. A 10 year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him.

"How much is an ice cream sundae?" the little boy asked.

"Fifty cents," replied the waitress.

The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied the coins he had. "Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?" he inquired.

By now, more people were waiting for a table and the waitress was growing very impatient. "Thirty-five cents," she brusquely replied.

The little boy again counted his coins. "I'll have the plain ice cream," he said.

The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. When the waitress came back, she began to cry. As she wiped down the table, there placed neatly beside the empty dish were two nickels and five pennies. You see, he couldn't have the sundae because he had to have enough money to leave her a tip.

The Story of the Butterfly

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly.

One day a small opening appeared.
He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours
as it struggled to squeeze its body through the tiny hole.
Then it stopped, as if it couldn't go further.

So the man decided to help the butterfly.
He took a pair of scissors and
snipped off the remaining bits of cocoon.
The butterfly emerged easily but
it had a swollen body and shriveled wings.

The man continued to watch it,
expecting that any minute the wings would enlarge
and expand enough to support the body,
Neither happened!
In fact the butterfly spent the rest of its life
crawling around.
It was never able to fly.

What the man in his kindness
and haste did not understand:
The restricting cocoon and the struggle
required by the butterfly to get through the opening
was a way of forcing the fluid from the body
into the wings so that it would be ready
for flight once that was achieved.

Sometimes struggles are exactly
what we need in our lives.
Going through life with no obstacles would cripple us.
We will not be as strong as we could have been
and we would never fly.

Motivational Stories

Motivational stories have the ability to lift us up, make us smile, encourage, motivate, and teach us valuable life lessons. Here are some motivating stories that will hopefully help you spark that motivational feeling. They give us an empowering sense of hope, that if 'he/she' can do it, so can I.

Throughout history, people have used inspirational stories to teach, encourage, and inspire in hopes that the listener will use it as a stepping stone and as an example to live a better life. Some will make you think, some will make you cry. Hopefully, some will give you that motivation to go for your dreams. 

The important thing to remember when reading these inspiring stories is that when you get that feeling of motivation, where you want to do something, do something. Nothing is more of a waste than to be inspired and motivated and not take any action. Your life will only change as a result of taking focused action. An inspirational story is nothing if it doesn't cause you to do something or at least make you believe in yourself a bit more. Hopefully, these inspiring stories will change your life in some way.

If you have an inspiring story you'd like to share, please contact me. Enjoy these motivational stories!

FC Barcelona Records

 

     FC Barcelona Records

       Team & Individual Records

 

 

Team records  

• World

• Year with most official titles: 2009, with 6: Copa del Rey, Liga, Champions League, Spanish Supercup, European Supercup and Clubs World Cup.

• European

• Only team to have played in every season of European competitions since they started in 1955.
• Team with most European Cup Winners Cups: 4 (1979, 1982, 1989, 1997).
• Team with most Fairs Cups: 3 (1958, 1960 and 1966). Also won super final in 1971 to decide trophy outright.
• Team that have played most European finals: 17 (7 in European Cup / Champions League, 6 in Cup Winners Cup and 4 in Fairs Cup).
• Team with most European Cup-League doubles: 4 (1992, 2006, 2009 and 2011).
• Team with most points in the history of major European leagues: 99 points in La Liga 2009/10.

• Spanish

• Only team, along with Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao, to have always played in the First Division.
• Only team to have won all the official competitions it has played in at least once: since the Copa Macaya (1902) to the Clubs World Cup (2009).
• Team with most official Spanish titles: 109.
• Season with most titles: 1951/52, with 5: Liga, Copa, Copa Latina, Trofeo Eva Duarte and Copa Martini-Rossi.
• Only Spanish team to win the treble: Won the Copa del Rey, La Liga and the Champions League in the 2008/09 season.
• Team with most Spanish Cups: 25.
• Longest winning period in La Liga: 16 games from game 7 to 22 in La Liga 2010/11.
• Team with most points and goals after the first half of La Liga: 52 points and 61 goals (17 wins, one draw and one defeat) by game 19 of La Liga 2010-11.
• Team with most away points in a Liga season: 46 points (14 wins, 4 draws and one defeat in la Liga 2010/11).
• Team with most goals scored in official competitions in a season: 2008/09, with 158 goals in 62 games.
• Most wins in a Liga season: 31 wins in la Liga 2009/10, along with Real Madrid in the same season.
• Most away wins in a Liga season: 14 games. Liga 2010/11 (14 wins, 4 draws and one defeat en 19 games).
• Most consecutive away wins: 13 games. Between September 21, 2008 and January 11, 2009, FC Barcelona got 13 consecutive away wins in official matches. There were 8 in la Liga (Sporting Gijón, Espanyol, Athletic Club, Malaga, Recreativo, Sevilla, Villarreal and Osasuna), 3 in the Champions League (Shakhtar, Basel and Sporting Lisbon) and 2 in the Copa del Rey (Benidorm and Atlético Madrid).
• Most consecutive wins and best away start to La Liga: 10 games in la Liga 2010/11, winning away to Racing Santander, Atlético Madrid, Athletic Bilbao, Zaragoza, Getafe, Almeria, Osasuna, Espanyol, Deportivo and Hercules.
• Most consecutive games unbeaten away from home in la Liga: 23 away games from February 14, 2010 (At. Madrid 2 Barça 1) to April 30, 2011 (Real Sociedad 2 Barça 1), with 18 wins and 5 draws.
• Only team in Spanish League to have won all away games in the first half of the season: In la Liga 2010/11 won away to Racing Santander, Atlético Madrid, Athletic Bilbao, Zaragoza, Getafe, Almeria, Osasuna, Espanyol and Deportivo. A total of nine games.
• First team to score in all away games in a league season: 19 games in la Liga 2010/11.
• Team with most goals scored away from home in la Liga: 49 goals in la Liga 2010/11.
• Team with best goal difference in la Liga: +74 in Ligas 2009/10 and 2010/11.
• Biggest away win in la Liga: UD Las Palmas 0 - FC Barcelona 8 (25/10/1959) and UD Almeria 0 FC Barcelona 8 (20/11/2010).
• Longest scoring period in a season: 34 consecutive games in season 2009-10 (27 in Liga, 5 in Champions League and 2 in Clubs World Cup).
• Longest unbeaten run in official matches: 28 games en season 2010/11 (23 wins and five draws in 17 games in Liga, 5 in Copa and 6 in Champions League).
• Most clean sheets in a season: 31 games in season 2009/10 (20 in Liga, 6 in Champions League, 1 in Spanish Supercup and 1 in European Supercup).
• Most wins in a season: 45 wins in a total of 59 games in official competitions in season 2009/10 and 45 wins in a total of 62 official games in 2010/11.
• Best average number of goals a game in first half of La Liga: 61 goals in 19 games at halfway stage of La Liga 2010/11 (average 3.2 per game).

• Club records

• Biggest attendance at Camp Nou: 120,000 for FC Barcelona v Juventus. Quarter final of the European Cup, first leg (5/03/1986).
• Most consecutive Ligas: 4 (1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93 and 1993-94). (National record: Real Madrid, 5 consecutive Ligas between 1960 and 1965 and between 1985 and 1990).
• Longest unbeaten run in la Liga from first game: 21 first games of La Liga 2009/10, with 17 wins and 4 draws. (National record: Real Sociedad, 32 games unbeaten in la Liga 1979/80).
• Longest unbeaten run in la Liga: 31 games from 3rd to 33rd of La Liga 2010-11 (national record: 32 games by Real Sociedad in la Liga 1979-80).
• Most points in second half of La Liga: 50 points in la Liga 2009/10 (national record: Real Madrid, 52 points in second half of La Liga 2009/10).
• Liga with most goals scored: 2008/09, with 105 goals in 38 games. (National record: Real Madrid, 107 goals in la Liga 1989/90).
• Liga with Least goals conceded: 1968-69, with 18 goals in 30 games. (National record: Real Madrid, 15 goals conceded in 18 games in la Liga 1931/32).
• Longest unbeaten home run in la Liga: From game 25 of 72-73 (4-3-1973) to game 21 of 76-77 (20-2-1977), a total of 67 games played, with 55 wins and 12 draws, 155 goals for and 37 against.
• Longest home winning period in la Liga: 39 games between game 22 of 1957-58 (16-2-1958) and the eighth of 1960-61 (6-11-1960).
• First half of La Liga unbeaten: 19 games of La Liga 2009-10 (15 wins and 4 draws).
• Most home wins in a Liga season: 19 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in la Liga 1986/87.
• Liga with fewest defeats: Only one defeat in la Liga 2009/10 (in game 22 with Atlético Madrid by 2-1). National record: Athletic Club and Real Madrid unbeaten in Ligas 1929/30 and 1931/32 respectively.
• Longest scoring run in la Liga: 36 games between the ninth of 1942/43 (21/11-1942) and the 18th of 1943/44 (6-2-1944).
• Longest scoring run in la Liga at home: 88 games between game 22 of la 1951/52 (02/10/1952) and the 18th of 1957/58 (01/19/1958).
• Biggest home win in la Liga: FC Barcelona 10 - Gimnàstic Tarragona 1 (11/09/1949).
• Biggest win in any competition: Copa Macaya: Tarragona 0 - FC Barcelona 18 (03/17/1901).
• Biggest win in friendly: Smilde (Holland) 1 - FC Barcelona 20 (6-8-1992).
• Most consecutive wins in European Cup / Champions League: 11, in season 2002/03.
• Longest run of consecutive wins in games in official competitions: 18 games in season 2005/06 (13 in Liga, 3 in Champions League and 2 in Copa del Rey) between 22/10/2005 and 22 / 1 / 2006.
• Longest run of games unbeaten in European competitions: 17 games, between seasons 1988/89 and 1992/93 and also between seasons 2005/06 and 2006/07.
• Biggest home wins in European competitions: FC Barcelona 8 - Apollon Limassol (Cyprus) 0 (European Cup Winners Cup, 15/09/1982); FC Barcelona 8 - Matador Púchov (Slovakia) 0 (UEFA Cup. 15 / 10/2003).
• Biggest away win in European competitions: Hapoel Beer Sheva (Israel) 0 - FC Barcelona (UEFA Cup. 12/9/1995). 

 Individual records

• World

• Only player to win the Ballon d’Or, FIFA World Player, Pichichi trophy and Golden Boot in same season: Leo Messi in season 2009/10 .
• Only time ever that three player from the same team’s youth system were the nominees for the Ballon d’Or: Messi, Xavi and Iniesta were the candidates for Ballon d’Or 2010.
• Record Ballons d’Or from same club: Eight, along with Juventus and Milan.

• National

• Most scorer in official matches in a season: In 2010/11 23 Barcelona players scored at least one in official competitions.
• Most goals scored by players from the youth system: In season 2010/11 of the 152 goals scored by Barça, 110 were scored by players from the youth system (53 Messi, 22 Pedro, 9 Iniesta, 7 Bojan, 5 Xavi, 4 Piqué, 3 Thiago, and 1 Busquets, Jeffren, Puyol, Bartra, Nolito, Fontàs and Víctor Vázquez).
• Players with most consecutive wins in la Liga: Sergio Busquets with 25 wins and Carles Puyol with 21 wins between Ligas 2009/10 and 2010/11.
• Goalkeeper with most Zamora trophies: Antoni Ramallets with five (1951/52, 1955/56, 1956/57, 1958/59 and 1959/60).
• Player with most titles won as player and manager: Josep Guardiola, player (1990-2001) and manager (since 2008), has won with Barça 29 titles, 19 as a player and 10 as manager.

• Club

• Top goalscorer in history: Paulino Alcántara, with 357 goals in 357 games, between the seasons 1912-27 (215 goals in friendly games, 5 in the Spanish Cup, 98 in the Catalonian Championship, 35 in the Spanish Championship, 3 in the Pyrenees Cup, 1 in the Copa Barcelona).
• Top goalscorer in official competitions: César Rodríguez (1942-55), with 235 goals.
• Top goalscorer in la Liga: César Rodríguez (1942-55), with 195 goals.
• Top goalscorer in a season: Clemente Gràcia (1921-22), with 59 goals in 50 games (35 goals in friendly games, 19 in the Catalonian Championship, 5 in the Spanish Championship).
• Top goalscorer in a season in official competitions: Leo Messi with 53 goals in the 2010/11 (31 in la Liga, 12 in the Champions, 7 in the Cup and 3 in the Spanish Supercup. Equals Cristiano Ronaldo, also with 53 goals in the same season.
• Top goalscorer in a league season: Ronaldo Nazario (1996/97) and Leo Messi (2009/10), both with 34 goals. Overall record: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) with 40 goals in la Liga 2010/11).
• Longest goalscoring run in la Liga: Mariano Martín scored 18 goals in 10 consecutive games from number 19 of La Liga 1942-43 (14-2-1943) to the second game of 1943-44 (30-10 - 1943).
• Longest goalscoring run in official competitions: Mariano Martín scored 21 goals in eleven games (8 in Liga and 3 in Cup) between February 14 and May 9, 1943.
• Top goalscorer in international competitions: Messi (2004 -...), with 39 goals (37 in the Champions League and 2 in the Clubs World Cup).
• Top goalscorer in one game: Joan Gamper, 9 goals three times: Franco-Espanyol 0 v FC Barcelona 13, in the Copa Macaya (10-2-1901); Tarragona 0 v FC Barcelona 18, in the Copa Macaya (17 -3-1901); FC Barcelona 13 v Club X 0, in the Copa Barcelona (1-2-1903); Escolà, 9 goals in the game FC Barcelona 11 Real Unión Irún 1 (7-7-1935).
• Top goalscorer in a game in Liga: Ladislao Kubala, seven goals in the game FC Barcelona 9 Sporting Gijón 0 (10-2-1952).
• Top goalscorer in a game in Cup: Eulogio Martínez, seven goals in the game FC Barcelona 8 - At. Madrid 1 (1-5-1957), return leg of cup round of sixteen 1956-57.
• Only player in the history of the club to score in six official competitions in a year: Pedro Rodríguez scored in 2009 in the Spanish Supercup, European Supercup, Champions League, Liga, Copa del Rey and Clubs World Cup.
• FC Barcelona players that have won the Pichichi trophy: Mariano Martín (1942/43, 32 goals in 23 games), César Rodríguez (1948/49, 28 goals in 24 games), Cayetano Re (1964/65, 25 goals in 30 games), Carles Rexach (1970/71, 17 goals in 28 games), Hans Krankl (1978/79, 29 goals in 30 games), Enrique Castro, "Quini" (1980/81, 20 goals in 30 games), Enrique Castro "Quini" (1981/82, 26 goals in 32 games), Romario da Souza (1993/94, 30 goals in 33 games), Ronaldo (1996/97, 34 goals in 37 games), Samuel Eto'o ( 2005/06, 26 goals in 35 games) and Leo Messi (2009/10, 34 goals in 35 games).FC Barcelona players that have won the Pichichi trophy: Mariano Martín (1942/43, 32 goals in 23 games), César Rodríguez (1948/49, 28 goals in 24 games), Cayetano Re (1964/65, 25 goals in 30 games), Carles Rexach (1970/71, 17 goals in 28 games), Hans Krankl (1978/79, 29 goals in 30 games), Enrique Castro, "Quini" (1980/81, 20 goals in 30 games), Enrique Castro "Quini" (1981/82, 26 goals in 32 games), Romario da Souza (1993/94, 30 goals in 33 games), Ronaldo (1996/97, 34 goals in 37 games), Samuel Eto'o ( 2005/06, 26 goals in 35 games) and Leo Messi (2009/10, 34 goals in 35 games).
• FC Barcelona goalkeepers that have won the Zamora: Juan Zambudio Velasco (1947/48, 31 goals conceded in 26 games), Antoni Ramallets (1951/52, 40 goals conceded in 28 games), Antoni Ramallets (1955/56, 24 goals in 29 games), Antoni Ramallets (1956/57, 35 goals conceded in 29 games), Antoni Ramallets (1958/59, 22 goals conceded in 28 games), Antoni Ramallets (1959/60, 24 goals in 27 games) , Josep Manuel Pesudo (1965-66, 15 goals in 22 games), Salvador Sadurní (1968/69, 18 goals in 30 games), Miguel Reina (1972/73, 21 goals in 34 games), Salvador Sadurní (1973/74 , 22 goals in 30 games), Salvador Sadurní (1974/75, 19 goals in 24 games), Pedro María Artola (1977/78, 25 goals in 29 games), Francisco Javier González Urruticoechea (1983/84, 26 goals in 32 games), Andoni Zubizarreta (1986/87, 29 goals in 43 games), Víctor Valdés (2004/05, 25 goals in 35 games), Víctor Valdés (2008/09, 31 goals in 35 games), Víctor Valdés (2009 / 10, 24 goals in 38 games) and Víctor Valdés (2010/11, 16 goals in 32 games).
• Only time the Zamora and Pichichi trophies were both won: Liga 2009/10, by Víctor Valdés (Zamora) and Leo Messi (Pichichi).
• FC Barcelona players that have won the Ballon d’Or: Luis Suárez (1960), Johan Cruyff (1973 and 1974), Hristo Stoichkov (1994), Rivaldo (1999), Ronaldinho (2005), Messi (2009 and 2010).
• FC Barcelona players that have won the FIFA World Player: Romario da Souza (1994), Ronaldo (1996), Rivaldo (1999), Ronaldinho (2004 and 2005), Messi (2009).
• FC Barcelona players that have won the Golden Boot: Ronaldo (1996/97, 34 goals) and Messi (2009/10, 34 goals).
• Goalkeeper with most minutes without conceding a goal in la Liga: Miguel Reina went 824 minutes without conceding a goal in la Liga in the season 1972-73 (from minute 53 of game 14 to minute 67 of game 23).
• Goalkeeper with best average goals conceded in la Liga: Víctor Valdés in la Liga 2010/11 with an average of 0.50 goals (16 goals in 32 games). National record: Liaño (Deportivo) in la Liga 1993/94, with an average of 0.47 goals (18 goals in 38 games).
• Only FCB goalkeeper to ever score a goal: Was Ricardo Zamora, who on December 14, 1919 scored a penalty in the Catalonian Championship game Barça v Internacional (2-1).
• Player with most appearances: Miguel Bernardo Bianquetti, "Migueli". 664 games (1973 to 89).
• Player with most appearances in official competitions: Xavi Hernández (1998 -...), with 577 games.
• Player with most appearances in Liga: Miguel Bernardo Bianquetti, "Migueli". 391 games (1973 a 89).
• Player with most appearances in international competitions: Xavi Hernández, 136 games from 1998, as follows: 117 in the Champions League, 13 in the UEFA Cup, 2 in the European Supercup and 4 in the Clubs World Cup.
• Youngest player to debut with the first team: Paulino Alcántara, 15 years, 4 months and 18 days. His debut was on February 25, 1912 in the game FC Barcelona 9 - Català 0 in the Catalonian Championship, and he scored three goals.
• Players with most titles: Guillermo Amor and Josep Guardiola, both with 19. National record. Paco Gento (Real Madrid), with 23 titles.
• Most total years as manager: Jack Greenwell, 9 years (1917-1924 and 1931-1933).
• Most consecutive years as manager: Johan Cruyff, 8 years (1988-1996).
• Manager with most titles: Johan Cruyff, 11 titles between 1998 and 1996 (1 European Cup, 1 Cup Winners Cup, 1 European Supercup, 4 Ligas, 1 Copa, 3 Spanish Supercups).
• Manager with best percentage of titles: Josep Guardiola, 10 titles won out of 13 possible from season 2008/09.

Guardiola hits out at Mourinho as Clasico tensions build

April 27, 2011 -- Updated 1638 GMT (0038 HKT)

Guardiola has already won two Spanish League title, one Copa del Rey and one Champions League in three years as coach.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Barca coach Josep Guardiola has hit back at comments made by Jose Mourinho
• The Real Madrid coach accused Guardiola of criticizing referees when they are right
• Guardiola said he cannot compete with Mourinho in the media
• The two teams meet in the European Champions League semifinals on Wednesday

(CNN) -- Barcelona head coach Josep Guardiola hit back at his Real Madrid counterpart Jose Mourinho ahead of the European Champions League semifinal first leg between the two teams on Wednesday.
The tie at Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu will be the third of four matches between the arch rivals, clashes which are known as "El Clasico", in 18 days across three competitions.
Real recently defeated Spanish first division leaders Barca 1-0 in the Copa del Rey final on April 20 and it is comments made by Mourinho in the wake of that match which aggravated Guardiola.
"Since he has chosen to to talk about me, I'll do the same," former club captain Guardiola said on Barcelona's official web site.
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"[Wednesday] we'll face each other on the pitch. He's won his games off the pitch and I'll give him his personal Champions [League] for that -- just take it home and enjoy it."
Portuguese boss Mourinho used his press conference ahead of the match to accuse Guardiola, 40, of criticizing referees when they make correct decisions.
The former Inter Milan coach's comments related to the Copa del Rey final, in which Barca had a goal from Spain forward Pedro correctly disallowed for offside.
"There have been two groups of managers up until now," the one-time Chelsea coach Mourinho told Real's official web site.
"A quiet one who doesn't talk about referees and a louder one, such as myself, that criticizes the referees when they make significant mistakes.
"We have entered a new era following the statements made by Guardiola and there is now a third group. He is the only one in it as he criticizes the right calls made by referees. I had never seen anything like it before."

Off the pitch, against his media supporters, there's nothing we can do to fight that
--Josep Guardiola

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According to British newspaper The Guardian, Guardiola responded in strong fashion and said: "In this room [Real's press room], he is the chief, the f*****g man. In here he is the f*****g man and I can't compete with him.
"If Barcelona want someone who competes with that, then they should look for another manager. But we, as a person and an institution, don't do that."
Guardiola, who was a Barca player when Mourinho was part of the club's coaching staff between 1996 and 2000, was unhappy with his opponent alleging he had targeted match officials.
"I simply congratulated Madrid after the [Copa del Rey] final. If you think that his allegation that I always complain about the referees is true after you've all heard me over the last three years, well there's nothing I can do.
"Off the pitch, against his media supporters, there's nothing we can do to fight that. I've seen it before with Mourinho, he did it at Chelsea and now he's doing it here."
The Catalan club, who are three-time European champions, will be without Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta for the first match of the last-four tie.
The 26-year-old, who scored the winner for his country in the 2010 World Cup final against Netherlands, is out with an injury to his right calf, but club captain Carles Puyol should be fit for the match.
Real have won Europe's premier club competition on nine occasions, but will be without Sami Khedira for Wednesday's clash after the Germany international suffered a leg injury.
Portugal defender Ricardo Carvalho will also miss the match through suspension.

The return leg is in Barcelona on May 3, with the winner advancing to face Manchester United or Schalke in the final at Wembley Stadium, London on May 28.

Pep Guardiola: Barcelona will fight to the end to get Cesc Fábregas

• Barça's main priority is landing Chile winger Alexis Sánchez
• Arsenal question how keen Catalan club are over Fábregas

• Jamie Jackson and agencies
• guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 19 July 2011 13.22 BST Article history 

The Barcelona manager, Pep Guardiola, has insisted that the club will do their best to land Cesc Fábregas. Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters
Barcelona are ready to "fight to the end" to bring Cesc Fábregas back to the club, despite admitting that the Arsenal captain is not their main priority. Barça are in talks with Arsenal to buy the Spain midfielder, a long-term target for the Spanish and European champions, the manager Pep Guardiola told a news conference on Tuesday, although their main objective is signing the Chile winger Alexis Sánchez. "This year Arsenal has agreed to negotiate and we are working on it," Guardiola said. "Barcelona has made an offer, Arsenal another and we have time until 31 August and we'll try to reach an agreement," said the 40-year-old. "There is a sum of money in the strong box set aside for this signing but if it doesn't work out it will be kept in the box for something else. We will fight to the end to try to get Cesc because we believe he will improve the team and the squad." Fábregas, 24, came through Barcelona's youth academy at the same time as World Player of the Year Lionel Messi before joining Arsenal in 2003 at the age of 16. He has discussed his situation with Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger when he returned for pre-season training this month and did not join his team-mates on a tour of Asia due to injury. Wenger is trying to convince Fábregas there would be no greater achievement for him than to lead Arsenal to success and that it is not the right time for him to leave England. However, Peter Hill-Wood, the Arsenal chairman, has questioned how "keen" Barcelona are to sign Fábregas after no fresh bid was received by the club for the midfielder and Barcelona's insistence that their main target is Sánchez seems to back that up. Hill-Wood said: "I am not sure how keen they are. There are still stories in the [Spanish] press, but they don't talk to us. They've made one offer, which works out at around £26m, but that was ages ago. "At the moment our situation is very straightforward: we don't want to lose him. Obviously, if they come up with an offer which was a very good offer we would have to think about it. "We have told them [Barcelona] a number of times that what they are proposing is unacceptable and yet they haven't moved on it. I don't approve of what they are doing, but unfortunately it seems the way of the world right now. It has become a real bore and an unnecessary interruption to what we are trying to achieve." Guardiola added: "We need a forward. We have more players in midfield than in attack. Bojan [Krkic] and Jeffrén [Suárez] both want to leave, so the attack is more important." Regarding Samir Nasri, the French forward who is wanted by Manchester City, Hill-Wood said Arsenal do not want to lose him: "City seem to have more money than anybody else and they keep splashing it around all over the place. But our position is very straightforward: we don't want the player to leave."

Guardiola answers Mourinho

Pep Guardiola gave Jose Mourinho’s comments about him short shrift at tonight’s pre- match press conference and also insisted that Barça would go into the game at the Bernabeu: “proud to defend style of play”.

Guardiola replied to the Madrid boss’s earlier comments by declaring:“since he has chosen to to talk about me, I’ll do the same - tomorrow we’ll face each other on the pitch at 20.45. He’s won his games off the pitch and I’ll give him his personal Champions for that - just take it home and enjoy it. We can come up with plenty of examples too, but there’s no end to it, so tomorrow we are simply going to go out onto the pitch and play. I don’t want to compete with him in a press room –he’s the boss at that – a magician and I don’t want to play at making insinuations about him all the time”.

“We can’t fight his media supporters ”
Guardiola’s comments came in reply to Mourinho’s complaints about the Barça manager’s observations after the Spanish Cup final: “I’m not going to justify my comments –I simply congratulated Madrid after the final. If you think that his allegation that I always complain about the refs is true after you’ve all heard me over the last 3 years, well there’s nothing I can do. Off the pitch, against his media supporters, there’s nothing we can do to fight that”.

Guardiola’s disgust was heightened by the fact that the two worked together for four years when the Portuguese man was at Barcelona. The boss also referred to Sergio Ramos’s comments: “I saw them. It’s something his club told him to say. I’ve seen it before with Mourinho, he did it at Chelsea and now he’s doing it here”.

Confidence in the squad
Turning to the game itself, Guardiola confirmed the injury to Andres Iniesta and explained: “we hope to have him back for the second leg. It may change the way we go into the game – we’ll have to see. Maybe Madrid will finish with 10 men, but we will start with 11. I’m confident about the players we have. We are coming here proud to defend our style of play, with 12 home grown players and set to face a team in the semi finals who have 9 European Cups and seven great forwards”.

Tough tie ahead
Guardiola called the fourth successive semi final appearance of the Club: “a gift” and went on to forecast: “a very tough tie for both teams. It’ll be like the Inter game last year, the recent league game and the Cup Final. I’ve come here plenty of times and if you come to defend, they’ll destroy you. You can only dominate them by playing”. Finally, Guardiola commented: “I’ve never seen such an aggressive Madrid team”, as well as revealing: “the grass on the pitch is still long, but that’s what there is and we will go out and play on it”.

Pep Guardiola enters Barcelona history books with record 11th title as coach

Ever concentrated, Guardiola barely acknowledged that he had equalled Cruyff after a thrilling, ill-tempered 3-2 win over Real Madrid Wednesday. 

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Pep Guardiola, who had been one behind legend Johan Cruyff with 10 trophies, moved level with 11 medals as Barcelona coach after the Catalans' Super Cup win over Real Madrid Wednesday night.

But you won't find Guardiola loosening his hipster-thin tie or unbuttoning his collar just yet, not with the daunting task of repeating his successes heading into his fourth season in charge at Camp Nou. No, it's continued focus from the former midfielder.

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"We will remember this Super Cup for how it was, for the significance of the rival and for how everything has happened – not just in today's match, but for everything we have been doing," Guardiola said. "At the risk of being repetitive, the only thing I can do is congratulate this team."

Barcelona won the second leg by a 3-2 scoreline, giving it a 5-4 aggregate victory. Lionel Messi scored a brace Wednesday, but his genius is expected by now. The new ingredient was the insertion of Cesc Fabregas, who completed his annoyingly drawn-out transfer from Arsenal just days before. He entered in the second half and helped create the all-important third goal.

"When he entered, with the match in a draw, he not only stepped in but also managed to give the difference the game needed and also participated in the third goal," Guardiola said. "We cannot ask for much more."

Fabregas also took central stage in the dying minutes when a scything Marcelo tackle ignited a scuffle between both teams. The benches and technical areas emptied as the game devolved into a shoving match. Eventually the referee handed out three red cards during the fracas – one to Marcelo for the initial challenge and one apiece to Mesut Oezil and David Villa for off-the-ball actions.

The handbags detracted from what had been easily the most thrilling game of this fledgling season. Guardiola defended his squad from accusations of dipping into the dark arts to sway referees.

"They think we always dive, and that we do these types of things, but we must be careful with these types of attitudes," the 40-year-old said. "Them as much as us, we have to watch out, because in the end, things will end badly.

"For our part, we will continue playing soccer. I won't say everything is their fault, but they will not convince us that we do things wrong."

Barcelona will continue doing things its way heading into the La Liga season, especially with the summer's biggest purchase being a former Barca youth player. However, that season might be delayed due to a league-wide strike.

If the campaign is pushed back two weeks, as looks probable, it would give Guardiola extra time to bring his team up to full fitness. The coach openly complained that the heat during his side's U.S. tour prevented the roster from training properly and, as such, that they are behind schedule with regards to fitness.

The Spanish press noted that his side looked sluggish in the first leg.

"These three days, we have been below our normal level, but we played a very good game and managed to win," Guardiola said. "That does not mean that Madrid is physically superior. Plus, the first leg was the one which enabled us to win this first trophy of the season."

Given Guardiola's record, it was the first of many.

Americans Abroad 2011-12

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Jozy Altidore

Age: 21 Club: AZ Season Stats: 1 goal, 0 assists, 3 games. Position: Forward Last Game: Entered as a 75th minute sub as AZ lost to Aalesund Next Game: Aug. 21, vs. NEC Comments: Came on as a sub in AZ's first match of the season and scored in his debut for the club. Looks to be a regular contributor off the bench, for the time being.

DaMarcus Beasley

Age: 29 Club: Puebla Season Stats: 0 goals, 0 assists, 5 games Position: Midfielder Last Game: Was subbed out just before the final whistle in Puebla's 1-1 draw with Tijuana. Next Game: Aug. 21 vs. UNAM Comments: Beasley is off to a strong start in Mexico and seems to have found a place to get regular minutes.

Alejandro Bedoya

Age: 24 Club: Rangers Season Stats: Position: Midfielder Last Game: Did not play for Rangers in loss to Maribor. Next Game: Aug 21, at Motherwell Comments: Bedoya completed his move to Rangers early, and will now join Maurice Edu at the Glasgow club.

Carlos Bocanegra

Age: 32 Club: Rangers Season Stats:  0goals, 0 assists, 1 game Position: Defender Last Game: Played 90 in Rangers' late loss to Maribor. Next Game: Aug 21, at Motherwell Comments: Bocanegra has joined international teammates Alejandro Bedoya and Maurice Edu at Rangers.

Michael Bradley

Age: 23 Club: Borussia Mönchengladbach Season Stats: none Position: Midfielder Last Game: Did not dress in Borussia's 1-1 home draw with Stuttgart. Next Game: Aug. 19, vs. Wolfsburg. Comments: Bradley is drawing interest from several clubs during the summer window and his agent revealed to Goal.com that Napoli and Roma are interested. He is clearly not in favor with his current club.

Edgar Castillo

Age: 24 Club: Club America Season Stats: 0 goals, 0 assists, 4 games Position: Defender Last Game: Played 90 minutes in America's 2-2 draw with Tigres. Next Game: Aug. 21 vs. Atlas Comments: Castillo continues to get regular minutes for Club America, but still is not a regular fixture in the starting lineup.

Timothy Chandler

Age: 21 Club: FC Nuremberg Season Stats: 0 goals, 2 assists, 2 games Position: Defender Last Game: Chandler started and played the full 90 minutes, grabbing an assist in Nurnberg's 2-1 loss to Hannover 96 Next Game: Aug. 20, at Dortmund Comments: Chandler had a breakout season last term and will look to continue his form in the 2011-12 season.

Steve Cherundolo

Age: 32 Club: Hannover 96 Season Stats: 0 goals, 0 assists, 2 game. Position: Defender Last Game: Played 90 in win over Sevilla. Next Game: Aug. 21, vs. Hertha Berlin Comments: Cherundolo and his Hannover side will be in Europa League action this season after a stellar finish in the Bundesliga last term.

Joe Corona

Age: 21 Club: Club Tijuana Season Stats: 2 goals, 0 assists, 5 games Position: Midfielder Last Game: Corona played 68 minutes in Tijuana's 1-1 draw with Puebla. Next Game: Aug. 20, at Cruz Azul. Comment: Corona is an emerging star in the Mexican Primera for a club that just came up to the top flight.

 

Clint Dempsey

Age: 28 Club: Fulham Season Stats: 2 goals, 0 assists, 3 games Position: Midfielder Last Game: Dempsey netted twice as Fulham ran out 3-0 winners over Dnipro in the Europa League Next Game: Aug. 21, at Wolves Comments: Dempsey continues to star for Fulham and will be looking to help Fulham back to the Europa League final this season.

Mikkel Diskerud

Age: 20 Club: Stabæk Season Stats: 3 goals, 0 assists, 21 games Position: Midfielder Last Game: Diskerud started and played the full 90 minutes is his team's 2-0 win at Strømsgodset Next Game: Aug. 21, vs Brann Comments: Diskerud continues to be a regular starter for his club and is a consistently solid performer at the club level.

Maurice Edu

Age: 25 Club: Rangers Season Stats: 1 goals, 1 assist, 6 games Position: Midfielder Last Game: Edu played 90 in Rangers' loss to Maribor in the Europa League. Next Game: Aug 21, at Motherwell Comments: Edu continues to be a major contributor for one of Scotland's top two teams.

Brad Friedel

Age: 40 Club: Tottenham Season Stats: none Position: Goalkeeper Last Game: Friedel dressed but did not play in Spurs 5-0 win over Hearts in the Europa League. Next Game: Aug. 22, at Manchester United Comments: Friedel is expected to be a regular for Tottenham as the club looks to get back into the Champions League.

Josh Gatt

Age: 19 Club: Molde Season Stats: 4 goals, 1 assist, 20 games Position: Midfielder Last Game: Gatt started and played 120 minutes in cup loss to Fredrikstad. Next Game: Aug. 22, vs. Lillestrøm Comment: Gatt was back in Molde's lineup at right back, and scored his third goal of the season against Valerenga on July 30.

Herculez Gomez

Age: 29 Club: Estudiantes Tecos Season Stats: 1 goal, 0 assists, 4 games Position: Forward Last Game: Gomez started played 75 minutes in a win over Atlas. Next Game: Aug. 19, vs. Pachuca Comment: Gomez continues to be one of the USA's shining stars in Mexico.

 

Clarence Goodson

Age: 29 Club: Brondby Season Stats: 0 goals, 0 assists, 6 games Position: Defender Last Game: Goodson played 90 minutes in Brondby's 2-2 draw with SønderjyskE. Next Game: Aug. 21, vs. Aarhus. Comments: Goodson is now with arguably the biggest club in Scandinavia and has seemingly found a comfortable spot in the starting group.

Stuart Holden

Age: 25 Club: Bolton Wanderers Season Stats: none Position: Midfielder Last Game: Did not dress due to injury in Bolton's 4-0 win at QPR. Next Game: Aug. 21, vs. Manchester City. Comments: Holden is still recovering from the injury that ended his 2010-11 season early.

Tim Howard

Age: 32 Club: Everton Season Stats: none Position: Goalkeeper Last Game: Everton's match vs. Tottenham was postponed due to the London riots. Next Game: Aug. 20, vs. QPR Comments: Howard is set for another season in goal for Everton, where he is a fan favorite and regarded as one of the top keepers in the EPL.

Jermaine Jones

Age: 29 Club: Schalke 04 Season Stats: 0 goals, 0 assists, 2 games. Position: Midfielder Last Game: Was not in the 18 for Schalke's loss to HJK in the Europa league. Next Game: Aug. 21 at Mainz Comments: Jones, who fell out of favor at Schalke last season and was loaned to Blackburn, is back in Germany for the time being.

Sacha Kljestan

Age: 25 Club: Anderlecht Season Stats: 1 goal, 0 assists, 3 game Position: Midfielder Last Game: Kljestan played the full match as Anderlecht topped Bursaspor 2-1 in the Europa League. Next Game: Aug. 21, vs. RAEC Bergen Mons Comment: Kljestan showed improvement with the USA over the summer and will be looking to continue his good form throughout the season for his club team.

 

Eric Lichaj

Age: 22 Club: Aston Villa Season Stats: none Position: Defender Last Game: Was not in the 18 for Villa's 0-0 draw at Fulham Next Game: Aug. 20, vs. Blackburn Comments: Lichaj is unlikely to be a regular starter for Villa, but could see increased minutes with the first team over last year, or could once again be loaned out to find regular starts.

Oguchi Onyewu

Age: 29 Club: Sporting CP Season Stats: none Position: Defender Last Game: Onyewu was not part of Sporting's 0-0 draw with Nordsjaelland Next Game: Aug. 21, at Beira Mar Comments: Onyewu has shown well in the preseason for his new club and looks close to being back to his pre-injury best.

Jose Torres

Age: 23 Club: Pachuca Season Stats: 0 goals, 0 assists, 4 games Position: Midfielder Last Game: Played 69 minutes in Pachuca's 3-0 win over Toluca. Next Game: Aug. 19, at Tecos Comments: Torres is still a regular for Pachuca and shows the potential to be a star in Mexico's top flight in the near future.

Zak Whitbread

Age: 27 Club: Norwich City Season Stats: 0 goals, 0 assists, 1 game Position: Defender Last Game: Played 72 minutes in Norwich City's 1-1 draw vs. Wigan Next Game: Aug. 20, vs. Stoke Comments: Whitbread helped his club reach the top flight and now faces a tough season in one of the best leagues in the world.

Daniel Williams

Age: 22 Club: SC Freiburg Season Stats: none Position: Defender Last Game: Williams was not part of Freiburg's 2-1 loss to Mainz Next Game: Aug. 20, at Werder Bremen Comments: Williams is another German-born defender/defensive midfielder who is starting to make a name for himself in the Bundesliga and should become a solid contributor this season.