Kicker: Real Madrid Wants Ali Karimi!

[persiantiger]

Damn! (www.persianfootball.com)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/persiantiger/karimi001.jpg
“Rightfully called the Asian Maradona”, says ‘Kicker’

German bi-weekly sports magazine ‘Kicker’ in it’s Monday issue describes Karimi as “Asia’s Maradona”, naming him as the probably next bright star to enter the European club football stage. “I am really wondering, that he doesn’t play his football in Europe yet”, German Rainer Hollmann, currently coaching Al Shabab of UAE is quoted. “Ali Karimi is able to do simply everything, he is extremly dangerous inside the box and one can barely say what he’ll do next. He has the eye to see the better placed teammate or is ice cold to finish off himself. Such players don’t just grow on trees. I wish I had him in my team”, Hollmann continues.

The German sports paper with high reputation goes on mentioning Karimi’s contract will run out in 2005, adding that it is more than just likely the outstanding offensive player will try his luck in Europe then. Olympique Marseille, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are named to already have an eye on the Iranian.

Despite - usually false - rumours about Karimi joining European top clubs appeared regulary ever since 2000, his great performances during the 2004 Asian Cup and earlier reports, linking Karimi to Hamburg SV, Hertha Berlin and AS Rome, make it appear a done deal that the former Persepolis player will sign with a major European club next season. A good game against Germany this Saturday and a contribution to a victory in Qatar four days later, would definitely just increase the number of offers.

[Sinko]

You wasted all that time on PhotoShop for nothing.

[persiantiger]

You wasted all that time on PhotoShop for nothing.
:rolleyes:

Maybe The People Who Run Kicker.de Photoshopped it but not I
http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx

in order to view the pages in big fonts you need to become a member which is free but even if you don't want to become a member you can click on thumbnail view and then look at page 2 and 3...

Edit: Here is the Direct Link
http://images1.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/docserver/getimage.aspx?file=30232004100400000000001001&page=9&scale=10

[Saudi64]

You wasted all that time on PhotoShop for nothing.

LOL! Anyways, its still not 100% sure, it could be another rumor so just wait.

[Xevor]

I hope he doesn't go to Real Madrid. Real Madrid is my favorite team but they will not let him play much. And he definitely doesn't deserve to be benched.

[Sinko]

C'mon... Asian Maradona? What, does Karimi have a cocaine problem, too? Has this guy led Iran to a World Cup championship? Color me underwhelmed.

Kicker... for Real Madrid news? Show me where Marca or even AS reports this, THEN I'll believe there to be some credence to this.

[Txtriathlete]

C'mon... Asian Maradona? What, does Karimi have a cocaine problem, too? Has this guy led Iran to a World Cup championship? Color me underwhelmed.

Kicker... for Real Madrid news? Show me where Marca or even AS reports this, THEN I'll believe there to be some credence to this.

Geez! relax dude! all he said was that according to THAT specific paper it seemed that way...

On a more positive note... where in Spain do you reside?(if at all)

[LordR]

C'mon... Asian Maradona? What, does Karimi have a cocaine problem, too? Has this guy led Iran to a World Cup championship? Color me underwhelmed.

Kicker... for Real Madrid news? Show me where Marca or even AS reports this, THEN I'll believe there to be some credence to this.
I would rate kicker more believable than Marca or AS, there were quiet some articles written there, e.g about the Ballack-Barca rumors this summer, which were purely lies.

@topic: I have to admit that i never heard of that guy and don't think that bayern will buy him. At the moment Bayern has Ze Roberto, Ballack, Frings, Deisler, Hargreaves, Schweinsteiger... That are 6 top-class players for 4 positions in the midfield. Next year probably either Tevez or Van der Vaart will join bayern, so there won't a place for a new midfielder.

[nekounam]

There is no question that Karimi is the most talented Asian player of this decade. He'll tear it up wherever he goes. He should have gone to a strong European club years ago instead of wasting his time in the UAE, dribbling circles around his competition, and making hat-tricks lose their meaning.

[Sinko]

I would rate kicker more believable than Marca or AS, there were quiet some articles written there, e.g about the Ballack-Barca rumors this summer, which were purely lies.

@topic: I have to admit that i never heard of that guy and don't think that bayern will buy him. At the moment Bayern has Ze Roberto, Ballack, Frings, Deisler, Hargreaves, Schweinsteiger... That are 6 top-class players for 4 positions in the midfield. Next year probably either Tevez or Van der Vaart will join bayern, so there won't a place for a new midfielder. I'd rate Kicker over Marca and AS for German news, but to say that you trust Kicker over the other two for Real Madrid news is pure hilarity. Marca is the top source for reliable Madrid news without a doubt, with AS a close second. And don't kid yourself, Kicker has it's share of tabloidism, too. All sports dailys do. They need stories to fill their pages, and with outrageous rumors and controversy to sell more copy.

Personally, I like Karimi. When I've seen him play, he's looked good. But really, who's he going to beat out for a spot? Zidane? Raul? Morientes? Ronaldo? Figo? Beckham? Even Solari? Try none of the above.

Maybe Atlético Madrid could use him. :p

[junjunforever]

if half the news in the korean media was true, Real Madrid would be made up of Korean players.

Maybe Kicker was aiming for Iranian population in Iran? Isn't there quite a bit?

[Sinko]

Geez! relax dude! all he said was that according to THAT specific paper it seemed that way...

On a more positive note... where in Spain do you reside?(if at all) No worries... I guess I need to add more smilies to my posts. :p ;)

I currently live in the US, but I had lived in Madrid for over two years, in Tarragona for around eight months, and I've traveled to most parts of Spain, and portions of Portugal.

[Txtriathlete]

No worries... I guess I need to add more smilies to my posts. :p ;)

I currently live in the US, but I had lived in Madrid for over two years, in Tarragona for around eight months, and I've traveled to most parts of Spain, and portions of Portugal.

lol

Cool.

[LordR]

I'd rate Kicker over Marca and AS for German news, but to say that you trust Kicker over the other two for Real Madrid news is pure hilarity. Marca is the top source for reliable Madrid news without a doubt, with AS a close second. And don't kid yourself, Kicker has it's share of tabloidism, too. All sports dailys do. They need stories to fill their pages, and with outrageous rumors and controversy to sell more copy.

Kicker isn't a sports daily, it comes out 2x a week. But your other points could be right, i don't know..

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[persiantiger]

His latest hat trick for his club in UAE

1.Great header
http://www.jmhor-alshaab.com/video/ah2.wmv

2.Right between the legs
http://www.jmhor-alshaab.com/video/ah3.wmv

3.No one in real team has someone that can take a penalty this good, face it figo's penalties suck :-)
http://www.jmhor-alshaab.com/video/ah4.wmv

karimi toying with thailand and showing some skills, i believe in 98 asian games, he was probably the most important reason we won that tournement, he was about 19 years old at that time.
http://www.iran-goal.com/download/video/videos/karimi_skills.mpg

Karimi toying with AS Roma's defense(roma's defense was the best in europe last season..of course it is probably one of the worst at the moment :S)
http://www.toofan.org/video/karimi.mpg

Karimi in this year's asian cup
http://individual.utoronto.ca/pks/Iranthailand.asx

Karimi dribbling pretty much ALL(8-9 players!) of Azarbaijan's national team including the goalie and then scores. Note this was the same Azerbaijan team that defeated italy.
http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5993

Ali karimi toying with the irish in 02 wcq's
http://img25.photobucket.com/albums/v75/persiantiger/Karimirland.jpg
Ali Karimi toying with the koreans in 04 asiancup
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/persiantiger/KarimLa.jpg
Ali karimi toying with uae? not sure when this was
http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1615000/images/_1619412_iran_300.jpg
Ali karimi toying with new zeland in the 03 AFC/OFC challenge cup I believe he scored all 3 goals for iran.
http://images.google.ca/images?q=tbn:Q8_46cvi9RsJ:www.iransportspress.com/artman/uploads/karimi_dribblar_004.

Maybe Atlético Madrid could use him. :p

He actually did have an offer from atletico as well as prugia and even inter millan, about 2 years ago but he turned them down for UAE $$$ :S This year he had been linked to Hamburg AS ROMA Bayern Munich and now Olympique Marseil and Real Madrid, I hope he gives up on that UAE $$$ and try some Euros for a change :-D

[HiJazzey]

Maybe Kicker was aiming for Iranian population in Iran? Isn't there quite a bit?

Obviously! :D

[Mani]

Obviously! :D
Go away HiJazzey, You hate Karimi because of his goals against Saudis...
Karimi # 1 :cool:

And BTW, we already have one player in Bayern Munich and one player in Seris-A's current second best team Messina....we don't need Kicker to make us feell good, our world-class players makes us feel good ;)

[afgrijselijkheid]

oh sweet lord kitty - if you'd stop wasting bandwidth to post pictures of your not-so-secret crush, you'd have that precious free avatar you prattle on about

[RuffRyder]

I can definately see Karimi on Real Madrid.

Zidane and Figo are getting up in age, and are not really doing anything great lately.


Ali Karimi=the best player you never heard of

[astabooty]

the play against roma = wow!