Birth Date: December 21 1974
Birth Place: Cerdanyola del Vall?s, Barcelona
Birth Nation: Spain
Height: 182cm
Weight: 77Kg
Nationality: Spanish
Position: Forward
Previous Clubs:
Real Madrid B (92-94)
Real Madrid (93-94)
Real Madrid B (94-95)
Real Madrid (94-95)
Zaragoza (95-97)
Real Madrid (97-98)
Mallorca (98-99)
Barcelona (99-Present)
Full name: Daniel Garc?a Lara
Also known as: Garcia Dani
Dani Rumours and Transfers
22 10 2007
Italy are dominating the Golden Ball list of 50 candidates with eight players, while Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona each contributed seven names on the list.
- Golden Ball 2007 nominees:
Éric Abidal (Olympique Lyon, FC Barcelona)
Daniel Alves (FC Sevilla)
David Beckham (Real Madrid, Los Angeles Galaxy)
Dimitar Berbatov (Tottenham)
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus Turin)
Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid)
Iker Casillas (Real Madrid)
Petr Cech (Chelsea)
Rogerio Ceni (Sao Paulo)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
Deco (FC Barcelona)
Mahamadou Diarra (Real Madrid)
Diego (Werder Bremen)
Didier Drogba (Chelsea)
Michael Essien (Chelsea)
Samuel Eto'o (FC Barcelona)
Francesc Fabregas (Arsenal)
Gennaro Gattuso (Milan)
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
Ryan Giggs (Manchester United)
Thierry Henry (Arsenal, FC Barcelona)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Inter)
Filippo Inzaghi (Milan)
Kaka (Milan)
Frederic Kanoute (FC Sevilla)
Miroslav Klose (Werder Bremen, Bayern Munchen)
Younis Mahmoud (Algharafa)
Paolo Maldini (Milan)
Florent Malouda (Olympique Lyon, Chelsea)
Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona)
Shunsuke Nakamura (Celtic Glasgow)
Guillermo Ochoa (America Mexico)
Andrea Pirlo (Milan),
Ricardo Quaresma (FC Porto),
Raul (Real Madrid)
Franck Ribery (Olympique Marseille, Bayern Munchen),
Juan Roman Riquelme (Boca Juniors, Villarreal)
Robinho (Real Madrid)
Ronaldinho (FC Barcelona)
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
Paul Scholes (Manchester United)
Clarence Seedorf (Milan)
Carlos Tevez (West Ham, Manchester United)
Luca Toni (Fiorentina, Bayern Munchen)
Kolo Toure (Arsenal)
Jose Fernando Torres (Atletico Madrid, Liverpool)
Francesco Totti (AS Roma)
Ruud van Nistelrooy (Real Madrid)
Robin van Persie (Arsenal)
David Villa (Valencia)
08 10 2007
Underdog River Plate upset Boca Juniors 2-0 Sunday in Argentina's biggest soccer rivalry, winning with goals by Radamel Falcao and Ariel Ortega in the "superclasico" showdown.
Falaco scored in the 23rd minute and Ortega 10 minutes later off a penalty kick in front of 50,000 mostly River fans at the Monumental stadium in the Argentine capital.
The crosstown rivalry is the biggest in Argentina and, with heavy favorite Boca losing in the 13th Apertura round, frontrunner Independiente kept sole possession of first place with 25 points.
Boca remained two points back, while River jumped to 19 points in a bid to leave behind a long slump that saw the team spend weeks midway back in the first-division pack.
In 180 matches overall, Boca has won 64 of the encounters and River 60, with 56 draws.
Boca entered the match as heavy favorite but River found its groove early by attacking from the opening minutes, leaving no chance for a Boca counterattack - what River coach Daniel Passarella had promised would be an "ultra-offensive" match.
In the 23rd minute, River's Fernando Belluschi kicked a searing shot that rocketed off the bar and Falcao then took the loose ball and left-footed it into the goal past Boca goalkeeper Mauricio Caranta.
Five minutes later, Ortega stepped up pressure on Boca with a free kick that Caranta just managed to save.
Then, when Boca's Gabriel Paletta fouled Boca player Diego Buonanotte in the 31st minute, Ortega got the first of two penalty kick chances.
Caranta blocked the opening kick, but referee Hector Baldassi ordered a second chance for Ortega due to infringements by Boca players and Ortega scored.
Ever Banega was expelled in the final minute of the first period and Boca was forced to play one man and two goals down. While Boca seemed to threaten a few times in the second half, River kept its lead for victory.
Only six rounds remain in the Apertura season, leaving River in its best position yet in this year's title fight. For Boca, the loss to River was its fourth of the season.
02 10 2007
PSV Eindhoven midfielder Kenneth Perez has been recalled to the Denmark squad for the UEFA EURO 2008 Group F qualifiers against Spain and Latvia after making himself available once again to coach Morten Olsen.
The 33-year-old, who last appeared for Denmark against France in May 2006, finds himself in a 19-man squad - with four more players to be added on Friday - for the matches on 13 October in Aarhus and Copenhagen four days later.
Olsen said: "Kenneth Perez is a player with lots of international experience, he is good at holding on to the ball and at playing the right passes. He is also good in matches that we have to dominate, and scores goals."
Olsen also welcomes back Sevilla FC midfielder Christian Poulsen after a three-match suspension following his sending-off against Sweden in June.
"He's an important player and has become even better than he used to be," said the coach. "I saw him recently for Sevilla against Arsenal [FC], when he was the best player on the pitch."
Denmark are fourth in Group F, five points behind the leaders Spain with two games in hand.
Denmark squad
Goalkeepers: Thomas Sørensen (Aston Villa FC), Jesper Christiansen (FC København), Stephan Andersen (Brøndby IF).
Defenders: Brian Priske (Club Brugge KV), Martin Laursen (Aston Villa FC), Michael Gravgaard (FC København), Thomas Helveg (Odense BK), Niclas Jensen (FC København).
Midfielders: Christian Poulsen (Sevilla FC), Daniel Jensen (Werder Bremen), Kenneth Perez (PSV Eindhoven), Leon Andreasen (Werder Bremen), Thomas Kahlenberg (AJ Auxerre).
Forwards: Dennis Rommedahl (AFC Ajax), Jesper Grønkjær (FC København), Jon Dahl Tomasson (Villarreal CF), Morten Nordstrand (FC København), Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal FC), Simon Busk Poulsen (FC Midtjylland).
