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Real Madrid has managed to recover from the blow suffered in the final of the Copa del Rey achieving qualification for the quarter finals of the Euroleague win at Efes Pilsen. But the importance of the victory goes further, since Messina are very close to passing as group winners, with the importance that this entails: the home advantage for the first time since the white team disputes the Euroleague.
The truth is that the Spanish group did not suffer too much to win the team Ottoman barely resisted during the first half, preventing your opponents from escaping on the scoreboard. We saw the couple together Tomic-Fisher and feelings could not be better. In addition, we enjoyed also the man who left off the team to Garbajosa: Begic. All in the day the Madrid showed that this year may finally be truly competitive in Europe and won by 60-77.
Sergio Llull was the rise to the occasion and did a very good game in attack, getting 17 points, as well as Ante Tomic, who remains in a state of enviable way beyond plugs and defensive plays that provides game after game, scored 14 points. In addition, Felipe Reyes, who is still sometimes very liable to faults that point (very severe), also added 10 for the white dots. Read the rest of this entry »
Diego Maradona was in defeat, saying his team was simply overcome. However, the star of Argentina’s national team, Lionel Messi, was more honest. Historical defeat of Argentina by 6-1 against lowly Bolivia in the altitude of La Paz reopens the debate on a politically tinged theme, beginning with a complex debate about whether computers can-or should-play in those conditions extreme.
Messi’s description of his battle for 90 minutes at 3,600 meters above sea level in La Paz, the highest capital city in the world, leaves no doubt. “It’s impossible,” said Messi, the Barcelona striker fast ended the game clutching his thigh and exhausted. “Some of us suffer from terrible headaches, but did not want to use this as an excuse,” said Argentine defender Javier Zanetti, who plays regularly in Milan, Italy, located just 120 meters above the sea level. Bolivians, of course, might differ with the suggestion that Messi less oxygen conditions in the capital makes it impossible to play football fairly.
And the irony of the worst defeat suffered by the selection of Argentina in a playoff game in the World Cup, eclipsing the 5-0 defeat suffered against Colombia in 1993, Maradona was that it helped to campaign party in height.
A year ago, when FIFA was moving to ban international matches at high altitude, Maradona played an exhibition match in one hour at the Hernando Siles stadium in La Paz with Bolivian President Evo Morales, who is an avid soccer to show that it was not impossible. Read the rest of this entry »
Osasuna’s player has grabbed more headlines recently is Walter Pandiani, after he staged a confrontation with Cristiano Ronaldo on Sunday, a game where Real Madrid unexpectedly lost 1-0 at the Reyno de Navarra stadium. After the duel, which is a blow to Mourinho’s team in their quest to match Barcelona in the league (he now has seven points), both players came close to blows.
Well, in a press conference yesterday, Pandiani not saved anything at the time of attack against CR7. Uruguayan striker said quote: “A Christian has a screw loose. You have to know where it comes from and be more humble.” Everything indicates that the Portuguese attitude has made it very uncomfortable, especially the derisive question asked in a half fight, about “the won.”
ootball never ceases to amaze me every other day and one also for their hobbies, their topics, for many recurring situations that occur in a negative way season after season, for the enormous waste that clubs made with signings of alleged “cracks “that often fail or to be moderately acceptable players to play either third division, unprecedented decisions, capricious and absurd incompetent leaders who are more aware of what they read in newspapers manage sports club representing a minimum level of intelligence.
With the thread of this obviously inadequate mileage than many could boast let the kite waste and inconsistency reach the heavens and you can put a thousand examples of what I say and the bad is that some normal to see what happens, and otherwise does not explain that no action is taken, I dare say, would have to be at the level of council of ministers.
Recently and we will not name names, but is public, the news came out ranking (some managers may feel proud and even hang medals for the great work!) on Spanish football clubs of first division debts owed and the amount of what they should be would feed the entire continent of Africa for at least a year, but this is football, and football is well and the powers that be so calm and without getting out the ” colors (of shame or lack of it).
Real Madrid’s hopes of being crowned champions may have gone overboard. Are now seven points separating it from Barcelona, in the present circumstances are a world. El Reyno de Navarra was the scene of Real Madrid’s defeat at the hands of host Osasuna. Needless to say that it was an unfair result because the local sweat drop fat, supported throughout by her devoted fans.
One explanation for the low performance is the absence merengue or alternatively, low blood levels of two vital figures as Cristiano Ronaldo and Xabi Alonso. The Portuguese has reduced its speed and is no longer the whirlwind of past matches, while the newly joined Toulouse in the last half hour victim of a cold, and it was extremely surprising.
A few hours after the end of winter passes in the Premier League confirmed that Fernando “El Nino” Torres has already signed, which will be his new team, Chelsea. It remains only for the Spaniard to pass the medical examination that the signing is official.
As announced, the intense negotiations between the two clubs finally be realized when the Blues managed to proposed 58 million euros in exchange for the transfer of the player to their ranks, something that the leadership of Liverpool could not refuse, since 40 of those 58 million would pass Carrot realize the Anfield club.
His Majesty, King Juan Carlos decided to distinguish different personalities for their contribution to the enhancement of Spain in the World, including highlighted the writer Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel Prize for Literature appointed late last year, coach Vicente Del Bosque , the main architect of the victory of Spain in the 2010 World Cup.
Is well-known thanks to King Juan Carlos made the whole football team of the Mother Country as a whole, however, His Majesty wished to give greater recognition to the path of Spanish coach made Marquis of Del Bosque, in recognition of his dedication and above all his constant promotion of sport values in their pupils.
Already released the list of twenty players that coach Vicente del Bosque (newly appointed Marquis by King Juan Carlos) has called for the friendly match against Colombia, which will be held on Wednesday 9 to benefit the AFE. In the list we see that no major news or surprises.
As expected, contained no central defender and current Barcelona captain Carles Puyol, who was not present in the final game of the semifinals of the Copa del Rey against Almeria. The ‘Tarzan’ still suffering from the vastus lateralis tendinitis in his left knee, so it is wise to allow recovery.
Mourinho will finally have his way and the nine who has been calling since last summer. The choice of Van Nistelrooy permanently cooled yesterday, but the machinery of the white club moved to mid-afternoon to start the steps needed to achieve the transfer of Emmanuel Adebayor, Togolese who currently plays for 26 years, say in Manchester City.
Adebayor has several points in his favor: he is young (26 years), one that respects the unique physical profile of nine who looks Mourinho and extra motivation to succeed in a league that does not yet know in his career (only player in France and England). In fact, his immediate environment has offered several times to Madrid in recent weeks.
The African giant had made several contraindications to cool your option two weeks ago: High card (takes almost seven million net per year), his rebellious nature (stuck with his captain in training on January 5) and the discipline that has carried Mancini, City manager to have him very little this season. It only takes five goals.
The problem is that next Monday at 24:00 pm of the transfer window closes and the floor of the Bernabeu agreed that it was necessary to meet the request of Mourinho for what might happen: “It’s scary to imagine not booked and that on 5 February, for example, Christian or Benzema injured in training. Mourinho achacaria us the failure of the season and it is best to grant your wish, “said one of the heavyweights of the executive of the entity. Read the rest of this entry »
The Montenegrin Vucinic opened the scoring for the Romans
Roma won the last ticket to the semifinals of the Italian Cup after beating on Thursday by 2 to 0 to Juventus.
Roma and Juventus starring the final game of the quarterfinals of the tournament at the Delle Alpi Stadium in Turin.
While the Romans are on the rise in the Italian Serie A, Juventus performance has fallen in recent days, and that was denoted today.
The home side took the lead, but the Roma thrashed at the right time through striker Mirko Vucinic, who took one of the few chances to score at minute 65.
While Juventus sought to draw, Roma managed to kill off the already additional litigation through Rodrigo Taddei.
Great victory for Rome as a visitor, and in the semifinals will cross no less than Inter Milan, who knocked out Naples in penalties.
The other semi-final played Palermo and Milan, after eliminating Parma and Sampdoria respectively.
