Scoreboards

The FIFA Ballon D’or is a European award and was previously given to European footballers only, however, in 1995 the rules changed and non-European players were also declared eligible for this award. In 2007, the soccer scoreboards showed that the rules changed again and now any player of any nationality and playing for any club is eligible for this award. This has also led to an increase in the number of journalists who vote and choose their top five players. This award is given to the player who was the best in the previous calendar year and who has delivered consistently outstanding performances.

For every baseball fan there is just one thing that can complete with the game itself in terms of excitment, and that is the player trades. Rumour and speculation is rife when it comes to trading, and all the time we are hoping that our team gets the guy, and even more important, that our biggest rivals don't get him! Here are some of the best free agents at every position:

The greatest players in soccer have a love and passion for the game which shines when they are on the pitch. In a soccer scoreboards feature, we look at the outstanding goal scorers of the modern era. All of them have a fiery passion for the game, and when they are on fire they produce the kind of goal scoring moments that make soccer such a aesthetic sport to watch. Here are 4 of the greatest of the last ten years:

The NFL season is far from over yet but the predictions for this year’s MVP are already being made, and as ever there are many players who could win the award. They have been performing very well in the early stages of the season and could truly be a strong contender if they maintain their performance. In a football scoreboards feature, we will take a look at the main contenders for this years MVP award. Who would you vote for?!

There have been a number of players who have played in the NFL at or above the age of 40 and have performed like they were still young sprightly players in the twenties. Their passion for the game did not die with time, and their bodies somehow managed to withstand the rigours of the NFL year after year. The oldest player to ever have played in the history of the NFL was 48 years old when he retired. Here is a football scoreboards list of the players who played in the NFL at or above the age of 40:

In a baseball scoreboards feature, we talk money, and we're talking really big money! The top 3 highest players in MLB earn in a week what many people earn in a decade. Who are they and how much do they get?

A few decades back sports used to be a profession for athletes who had a great passion for the game they played. They played it even if they did not get much in return, because at the end of the day they were doing what they loved the most. This is the reason why sports just a few decades ago were relatively free of the various, infuriating and embarrassing scandals that plague many proffesional sports now.

In a baseball scoreboards feature, we look at what the MLB players think of their peers, and who they rate as the most overrated!

Sports Illustrated conducted a survey of one hundred and eighty seven (187) major league players to find the answer to the question that every MLB fan had been pondering over: which player is the most overrated? The answers each player gave were analyzed, and after much deliberation the top 5 were announced. However, once you see the list you will see how the players were not necessarily assessing the candidates according to their level of skill. Instead it seemed they were (being girls!) assessing them on the principle of: from a scale of 1 – 10 how much do I loath this player? Hey, no body said the world was fair and the MLB is right at the bottom! So, without further adieu, here are 3 of the 5 players who have been voted off the MLB island:

In a basketball scoreboards feature, we list the 4 most explosive players in the NBA, past and future.

The NBA is a game which demands energy, aggression and passion. Many of the players who have all that it takes to be a great NBA player are known as powerhouses. They are the most explosive players and this is an ability that not every player possesses. Smart players know how and when to use this ability in order to defeat their opponents. Here are some of the most explosive players the NBA has ever seen.

In a basketball scoreboards feature, take a look at the Knicks and some of the really awful purchases that they have made through the years. we The New York Knicks is certainly not one of the NBA great teams. When you are not a great team and you make poor trades it can be disasterous. The New York Knicks have won the championship title only a couple of times and have never had any really special players on their roster such as Bird, Johnson, Jordan, Abdul Jabbar, Russell etc. NBA teams need to win and to win you need to have talented players, which is where the Knicks have fallen short, year after year. In the process of acquiring the sort of players that might get them somewhere, the team has made some terrible transfers. Five of the worst are highlighted here.

In a basketball scoreboards feature, we look forward to the MVP awards and discuess the burning question: who's going to win it?!

The MVP award is a highly prestigious one in basketball. Players who have played for at least 50 regular season games and have put in consistently outstanding performances (stress on consistenly) are eligible for the MVP.. A panel of sportswriters and broadcasters decide who should be honored with this prestigious award. This year's online voting has been initiated through which the fans can vote for the player they think should win the award. Let’s look at this season’s MVP award favorites.

In a basketball scoreboards feature, we compare Kobe to the greatest players ever seen in the NBA, and ask, in historical terms, how does he match up against the best of the rest? Kobe Bryant isn’t the best player in the history of the NBA: there have been a number of players who achieved more than him. His fans may not agree with this but unfortunately Bryant has lost a little of the magic he had in him. Now in his 30's, he has lost some of his explosiveness, and perhaps doesn't strike quite as much fear into his opponents as he used to. Saying that, he is still a living legend, and still the best player in the league today. Here is the list of the best ever. Where is Kobe?

In a football scoreboards feature, we take a look back at the NFL's most mean defenses ever. It might not be pretty, but its effective!

Every fan of the game has heard it so many times that it probably just ticks them off: the best defense wins the game. This principle is true for every sport, but even more so when it comes to American football. The offence is, no doubt, important too, but it has been observed that more often than not it is the team’s defense that is the number factor in bringing it postseason glory. A good example of this can be seen in this year’s Pittsburgh Steelers team. The Steelers have a strong offense, but it is obvious that most of the credit for their successful season so far rests at the helm of their defense.