vineri, 12 august 2016

Rebekah Nicholson & Jamie Vardy honeymoon in Portugal


Jamie Vardy (29) and pregnant wife Rebekah Nicholson (34) enjoyed some quality family time on the beach during their honeymoon in Portugal.

The newlyweds couple are expecting their second child together three months after tying the knot. Becky flaunted her growing baby bump in a snakeskin-print bikini. The Vardys already have a daughter together, 19-month-old Sofia. The Leicester striker also has daughter Ella, 5, from his previous relationship with Emma Daggett, while Rebekah has a daughter Megan, 11 and son Taylor, 6.

joi, 11 august 2016

Ronaldo will send help to his hometown of Funchal, surrounded by fire

The footballer Cristiano Ronaldo announced that he will assist his native Funchal, the capital of the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira, by the terrible fire near the city and has caused at least three deaths, plus the evacuation of a thousand people and hundreds of hospitalizations.

According to the Portuguese television channel SIC Noticias, Ronaldo spoke to the Madeira regional president, Miguel Albuquerque, and offered financial aid, yet unquantified, to alleviate the ravages of fire that ravaged part of Funchal.

According to the official, still provisional, because of the flames balance have been killed three members of one family, a thousand people were evacuated and some 300 were hospitalized, mostly for smoke inhalation.

In material terms, the fire has destroyed dozens of homes and a shopping center and a luxury hotel.

Ronaldo, who was a couple of weeks ago in Funchal to inaugurate a hotel and expand its museum, it is natural the neighbourhood of Santo António, upper part of the city, where the fire originated.

Santos congratulates Santa Fe for the title of the Copa Suruga Bank of Japan

The president of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos , today congratulated the club Independiente Santa Fe for the title reached Suruga Bank Cup football which won 1-0 at Kashima Antlers in Japan.

Suruga Bank Cup champion faces the Copa Sudamericana (Santa Fe) and the champion of the league Japanese (Kashima Antlers).

"Let my Santa Fe, champion of the Copa Suruga Bank in Japan! Congratulations to all the fans for new international title," Santos said in his Twitter account.

Osorio Humberto Botello of head , after a cross from Jonathan Gomez , 79 minutes scored the winning goal of the Bogota team, led by Argentine Gustavo Costas .

He stressed the commitment the goalkeeper Robinson Zapata who stopped a penalty ten minutes before the end of the game.

Bogota red team held next August 18th Recopa Sudamericana in which face the champion of the Libertadores 2015, the River Plate of Argentina .

Title Suruga Bank Cup Santa Fe won a prize of $ 200,000.

Christian begins the preseason with fieldwork with Pepe

Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo returned to training in the sports city of Real Madrid , where alongside compatriot Pepe did work in the gym and field, with continuous running, testing his left knee injured in the final of Euro.

End holidays Cristiano Ronaldo, who had visited a few days ago the sports city of Valdebebas for doctors they saw the state of the knee in which he suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament grade 1, and today he started with the training.

While the players who won last night's European Super Cup in Norway enjoyed the day off after returning from early morning with the title to the capital of Spain, coach Zinedine Zidane received in the Madrid sports city to Pepe and Cristiano Ronaldo, and saw close your workout.

Welsh also worked Gareth Bale and Toni Kroos German, discarded for the final for the Frenchman for his short preparation before the appointment, and the Norwegian Martin Odegaard looking for a way out in the form of assignment.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe, European champions in Portugal , began their workouts in the gym and subsequently joined his first day fieldwork career.

The madridista full squad will return to training on Thursday, with afternoon session in Valdebebas from 17:00 hours. Today, players who did not travel to Trondheim received the medal winners of the European Super Cup.

Van der Vaart, so the great fiasco ...

The Dutch international midfielder Rafael van der Vaart has ended with his departure the Danish Midtjylland one of the great fiascos of Real Betis in recent seasons after arriving in praise of crowds like star signing and he has spent a season almost blank.

Dutch international of Spanish origin, 33, came to Betis from the German Hamburg after a successful career that began at Ajax Amsterdam and led to European clubs like Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspurs English before joining the bético team last summer.

Van der Vaart was the star signing of the new Betis sporting director, Eduardo Macia, and finally became the disgrace of its management by its zero performance and high operation, estimated at a total of seven million euros for the three years contract it signed.

It soon became clear that the Dutch came out of shape and not put too much effort to recover it to enter the dynamics of a newly promoted team that went from enthusiasm for the arrival of this international disappointment over their lack of participation and lack of commitment.

Numbers Rafael van der Vaart in the Betis are eloquent, and he has played seven games, two starts, and was replaced on many other occasions, which, coupled with the knowledge of the fans of the high cost of the operation, caused very soon the rejection of the verdiblanca stands.

This glut became apparent this summer during the presentation of T-shirts Betis, in which a substantial part of the audience began to chant the slogan "Take van der Vaart, check to Van der Vaart", commissioned to President Betis, Angel Haro.

Soon, the new coach of Betis, Uruguayan Gustavo Poyet , said he did not have the Dutch and other signings of Maciá was like the Peruvian left - back Juan Manuel Vargas or French midfielder Didier Digard , also of poor performance in his only season as verdiblancos.

Andalusian, natural mother of Chiclana de la Frontera ( Cádiz ), Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart (Heemskerk, 1983) has been international with Holland on 109 occasions, played two world and three European Championships, and the shirt Oranje has scored 25 goals.

He began his professional career at Ajax Amsterdam, continued in Hamburg, Real Madrid, Tottenham Hostspur and again in Hamburg, where he joined Real Betis.

It seemed he would fall ... Until he fell

" It looked like we were going to fall, but was far from that idea and here we are , " said Julio Olarticoechea before being eliminated today Argentina to Honduras in the first phase of the Olympic Games , an embarrassment that He not lived the country since Tokio'64 editing.

"And here we are ... gone!" She may have limited today at the Mane Garrincha stadium coach of the Albiceleste set to put an end to a campaign marked by failure.

Olarticoechea and his pupils had to endure a phase of irregular groups by the collective performance, and peppered with criticism of football that did not appeal but the players have given everything on the pitch.

Tokyo, where he was buried 52 years ago that black record of Argentine soccer in Olympic Games is back on the horizon.

Perhaps in Tokyo 2020, with the Olympic Games that will happen to Rio de Janeiro, where there no longer remained a single good for Argentine football memory, it will be time to settle accounts with a more organized, better structured selection and technical supported by a process, everything he could not live 'Basque' Olarticoechea.

The former player of three world champion in Mexico '86 came to the bench just one month, shortly after the Copa America ago when Gerardo Martino resigned as coach by the lack of support from local clubs to the Olympic team.

An unusual event for a country that in recent history had won gold in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008.

'Tata' Martino, who had to lead the team at the Games in Rio de Janeiro, did not support the contempt of big, reluctant clubs to give their young figures to undertake the preparation in Ezeiza, headquarters of the Argentine selections.

Olarticoechea was promoted to the position, although it did not change the working conditions.

" It was very difficult because in Ezeiza we were eight training. Little by little we went arming" revealed today Angel Correa, playmaker Atletico Madrid who, despite being one of the players who fought to change the bad luck, missed a penalty when the game was 0-0.

An undisputed 2-0 defeat Portugal in the debut was the first notice to mariners of the dangers posed River crossing in a team that only had more media players like goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli , playmaker and striker Angel Correa Jonathan Calleri.

Difficulties and again the tribune against, as happened today in Brasilia, Argentina won 2-1 to Algeria.

"We won a final and we have to find another classification" then announced Olarticoechea.

The second final they lost to a draw.

"They left everything we are obviously very sad, we cried Football gives you this:.. Joy and sadness," said coach to appear before reporters after the deletion.

The technician joined the criticism by disorganization in the group was armed but said he was more sensitized by the pain he has taken account of the wardrobe.

After 1-1 with Honduras, Argentina repeated the feat in London 2012

Honduras , as four years ago in London, today repeated the feat of qualifying for the quarter-finals of Olympics after a 1-1 draw with Argentina , who needed to win to keep the square and avoid failure to return home prematurely.

The penalty kick by Anthony Lozano after 75 minutes sealed a lucky flirted with both teams, as the Hondurans could go ahead in the fourth minute attached to the first half but the goalkeeper Gerónimo Trulli amended the mistake of having committed the offense by stopping the release captain Bryan Acosta.

Mauricio Martinez equalized in the 93 to take advantage of a free kick that swerved into Honduran defenders, but the three minutes that remained the parties were already insufficient to think of the comeback.

As Honduras, Argentina were awarded a penalty 55 minutes into the Atletico Madrid player Angel Correa crashed into the base of the left vertical Honduran goalkeeper Luis Lopez .

Argentina avasallaba a rival made ​​to resist and fight back . And precisely Alberth good work down the right Elis by the central Lautaro Gianetti had no recourse but to tear it down and receive the admonition of the central referee, the Spanish Antonio Mateu Lahoz.

This time Anthony Lozano took the ball and beat Rulli to put Argentina's life upside down.

In a unforgiving heat than an hour after noon was a wind chill of 33 degrees Celsius in Brazil ia Argentines took the initiative despite the lack of precision in passing and compact lines Bicolor, which made ​​transit difficult the ball ..

Jonathan Calleri, the top scorer in the recent Copa Libertadores, struggled to impose his physical and approached with danger on three occasions, and through turns disturbed twice Correa.

Kazakhs team went to training orphans Atletico

Kazakh team football Kostanay Orphanigic Team, made ​​up of orphaned children 8 to 15 years, attended the morning session of Atletico Madrid in the sports city of Majadahonda.

The visit, sponsored by the Athletic Foundation of Madrid and rewards the victory of the children 's set in the national competition among orphanages in Kazakhstan, allowed the children to attend the preparatory session the team coached by Diego Simeone and take pictures with professionals first team.

"It's a social project than just a football team," he explained to Efe Benkur Kissikov, president of the foundation Baurzhan responsible for carrying out this project.

"Our organization aims to improve the level of football in Kazakhstan as well as promoting adoption in our community, which does not pay much attention to this problem," he added.

The organization led by Kissikov has the approval of the Ambassador of Kazakhstan in Spain, Bakyt Dyussenbayev, that he was "delighted" to receive and treat eating young Kazakhs.

"We love being part of such projects," said Dyussenbayev, he has also joked with children about football.

Later, the Kazakhs have made a tour of the Vicente Calderon and visited the embassy in Spain.

Alex Menendez signed two - year contract with Girona

Alex Menendez signed two - year contract with Girona last Aug. 1; eight days after it has become unemployed. In between a serious injury, several sensationalist headlines and the most unusual story summer transfer market in Spain. The defense, from the Sporting Gijon , knee hours after signing his contract with the Catalan club, which has decided to reverse its incorporation injured.

Gijones central defender, a member of Sporting in the final climb of Asturian club First, suffers a cruciate ligament tear in his right knee that can take eight months in dry dock. Girona has decided to invoke a clause in the agreement by which players can cancel the contract until 15 days after the signing if the player is detected physical problems that prevent you from carrying out their work properly. This has been reflected in a public statement .




Valencia improvement against Nigeria All Star thanks to their midfield

Valencia has defeated the selection tonight Nigeria All Star (2-1) in a game in which ten days before the start of the league has experienced a slight improvement in their game especially in midfield.

In this line they highlighted Enzo Pérez , Parejo and especially Álvaro Medrán, author of the first goal that was considered the best player of the match.

Although he still has to Valencia "things to improve" as acknowledged by the technical Pako Ayestaran; because the whole valencianista conceded his tenth goal of the preseason.

Ayestaran placed initially on the lawn of Suñer Picó team may debut in league against Liverpool , who left willing to resolve the match on the fast track.

A good play on the left wing of the recovered Gayá was finished off of head by Medrán 10 minutes in the goal that opened the scoring.

Alcacer, Santi Mina and Fede Cartabia often exchanged their positions and arrived with danger to the vicinity of the Nigerian goal.

African, less technical but more powerful physically, leveling assembly was gradually higher initial domain of valencianistas not before Ryan arrived with danger to 23 minutes a shot Egbuchunam center.

The Medrán exmadridista contributed in the development of the game and often incorporated the auction, at 28 was about to score again.

However, by the half hour mark the Nigerian goal came in not blocar Ryan, apparently annoyed by one focus, a corner, whose poor clearance was sent into the net by Osadiaye.

He could go to the break the Valencia the lead three minutes before the end of the first half when a new galopada of Gayà his band could not be crowned with success, first by Alcacer and act followed by Fede Cartabia.

Ayestaran only made ​​three changes at the break; Canceled by a gray Montoya, Vezo by Santos and Diego Alves by Ryan. He lasted until 62 minutes to midfield expected as a starter and from here put at stake the rest of the squad, except to Nani , who for some physical discomfort was not summoned.

Luis Enrique: "I see the team with overweening ambition"

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique Martinez, said after Barca's victory against Sampdoria in the Joan Gamper Trophy, which sees players "with an overweening ambition" with a view to the 2016-17 season.

The Spaniard coach was pleased with the level shown by his team in the match against Barca public presentation and praised the four additions that made their debut at the Camp Nou with his new teammates

"The team I liked almost everything. Interestingly it has against an opponent who in preseason had seen him play good football and press. We raised the game for as long as possible to that of the Supercopa like it. I'm happy for the first minutes, it was something we had to improve ", analyzed at the press after the meeting.

In this sense, the Asturian coach is optimistic view next year: "I see the team with overweening ambition We'll have to rectify some things, but I'm very happy with how the season pint.".

Luis Enrique explained that there are still details to improve, but not worried about the ease with which his team received goals in the last two games.

"In preseason only thing that worries me is the physical tone of the players. This is a special season because players have more holidays," he noted.

He also highlighted the level shown by the new additions and had words of praise for Arda Turan, who has now played in the left corner.

"He has played in another position, has the feature of playing on different lines, does not lose the ball, overflows, has been very good," he noted

Finally, he has given no clues about which goalkeeper will play in the first leg of the Supercopa of Spain, after they have played today Bravo, Masip and Ter Stegen.

"Here the debate is never turned off. The management took making the goal a different way to what the other coaches and I will continue managing as I have done with other players" has settled.

Leo Messi returns to the big office

With two goals and an assist liquidated Leo Messi his return to his office at Camp Nou, where Barcelona won the Joan Gamper trophy at Sampdoria (3-2), his rival in that first final Barca conquered in 1992 at the old Wembley stadium.

Beyond the color of your hair, nothing seems to have changed for Leo Messi. The first day in office dispatched him with brilliance, with two goals and an assist in 34 minutes, with a pass from luxury to give away the first goal of the course to Luis Suarez and a feeling that their set-up is the best a few days the official start of the course.

In the first eleven course, Luis Enrique put only one of the signings: French Lucas Digne; that offered good feeling on the left side. The porters were distributed half hour each and the physical tone of the team was much better after the win wedged last weekend against Liverpool at Wembley (4-0).

If the physical accompanies, operators appear by themselves. Andres Iniesta , Leo Messi aside, it was the freshest and has led the team since the beginning. He played very close to him Arda Turan, the Turkish premiered new position as the third forward by the left, but his football was fairly flat at the start and improved later.

Among Iniesta, Messi and Suarez created the 1-0. To be the first course was superb, manchego through ball to Leo, who controlled with his back to the goal and assisted Chilean Suarez who only had to push the ball head .

In the next scoring chance came the 2-0. This time it was Rakitic who enabled the Argentine. A bend feinting and ended with the keeper Viviano on the floor and the ball in the net.

With great pace by the club , Sampdoria was always in tow. No depth in their game, only the presence of Muriel at the point of attack generated some danger, as when he pounced on a mistake from Iniesta to beat Bravo 23 minute (2-1) into.

The next appearance of Messi also ended in a goal. This time in a free kick. The Argentine put the bottom left corner of the goal Genovese (3-1, min. 34). Until the end of the first half, controlling Barca was absolute, and it continued for many minutes into the second half with Sampdoria he ran too after the ball and Barça it was like to score as squeezing a little throttle.

Marcelino García Toral longer Villarreal coach

Marcelino García Toral , coach of Villarreal , Castellon stop train set, as confirmed by the club through an official statement on its official Twitter account in which no information on the reasons for his departure .

Villarreal signed the Asturian coach in 2013 and, since then, successfully led a team that last season he qualified in fourth place to dispute the League of Champions.

"Marcelino García Toral is no longer the coach of Villarreal CF. The club wishes to thank the coach, the coach, Ruben Uría and trainer, Ismael Fernandez, his work in these three seasons and a half in front of the yellow bench" Castellon club said in that statement.

"Everyone has it achieved great success as a return to the First Division, European classifications League semifinal Europa League and Copa del Rey and fourth last season to contest the playoff Champions League , " he added.

He also said that will be released substitute Marcelino García Toral in an "interim or final" "in the coming hours".

The Spaniard coach renewed his contract with Villarreal on 24 November 2015 and immediately arranged to stay in the "Yellow Submarine" until 2019. If he had fulfilled that covenant, have trained seven years in the entity headed by Fernando Roig.

On that date, at a news conference, Marcelino García Toral said it was harder to find a "better" club Villarreal to work and added that the day to day castellonense box was very "nice" so he enjoyed your profession".

The reasons for his departure are unknown and its output matches the defeat against Deportivo in the Teresa Herrera trophy 2-0 and the serious injury of one of its stars, Roberto Soldado , who will be sidelined for six months with a broken cruciate ligament and meniscus in his right knee.

Now, Villarreal will have to urgently find a coach to lead a key tie against Monaco in the previous Champions League. On Wednesday August 17 ​​will face in the El Madrigal Stadium to the whole principality in the first leg and the 23th will play the second leg.

The former Villarreal coach and has a long history in First Division teams: directed at Recreativo de Huelva in 2006/07, at Racing Santander in 2007/08, to Zaragoza in the 2009/2010 (won promotion of club maño the previous season), Racing in a second stage in the 2010/2011 and Sevilla in 2011/2012.

In total, 242 meetings Marcelino addressed in the First Division with a score of 99 wins, 63 draws and 88 defeats in which he scored 311 goals and conceded 287.

Simeone works with all staff except Borja

Atletico Madrid was brought Wednesday with all available players from the template, except for the front Borja Gonzalez , who has leave of absence in order to negotiate his departure from the club Red and white.

Argentina coach Diego Simeone could have the players who did not participate in the afternoon session on Tuesday, as Fernando Torres and Argentine Nico Gaitán, who were somewhat loaded physically, or French Antoine Griezmann , who performed specific job preseason because he has returned to training this week after joining the holidays.

The striker Borja González was absent from training for a second day, with permission of the club to negotiate their future, which could lead to Swansea in the Premier League , with other Spanish players who play in the Welsh assembly, as Angel would join Rangel and Jordi Amat .

The morning session began with a circuit of exercise, two days before the Ramón de Carranza Trophy, in which Atletico debut against Cadiz at 18.30 on Friday. Atletico travel to the provincial capital the same Friday morning.

miercuri, 10 august 2016

Russian judoka Hassan Khalmurzaev brought the Russian team gold medal and sport gymnasts took "silver" Russian judoka Hassan Khalmurzaev brought the Russian team gold medal and sport gymnasts took "silver"

At the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro once again sounded the Russian national anthem. The title of Olympic champion judoka won the Hassan Khalmurzaev. Congratulatory telegrams he sent Vladimir Putin. His victory Khalmurzaev dedicated athletes who are not allowed in the Games because of doping scandals - and fought for himself, and for them.

We celebrate success and our athletic gymnasts. Performance in the team all-around brought "silver". Medal of the more expensive, that it did not expect too much - there were too many injuries.

Throw net and win! Final fight in the category up to 81 kg has ended prematurely. In the eyes of Hassan Khalmurzaev - tears.

"I could not restrain myself at this moment. I just do not understand what happened. Here you have reached the summit, "- says an Olympian.

Crying and his defeated rival, American judoka. Journalists even have to comfort him, because he wanted to win Russian.

Cheer for Hassan arrived in Rio his twin brother. They look like two peas in a pod, both wrestlers only appear in different categories, and the one now on the gold medal around his neck.

"I told him: Hassan, the second place - it is not ours, we should be the first place and you'll be in the history!" - Says Yunus Ozdoev, Olympic champion coach.

The DNA of Madrid is not only win, also fight

Sergio Ramos , captain of Real Madrid , said today at a press conference at the end of the European Super Cup against Sevilla (3-2) that his team is not only characterized by obligation to achieve titles, including its combativeness.

"The DNA of Madrid is not just winning, it is also a fight. It's what I've learned since I came here, so always we scored goals in the last minute," said Ramos, voted player of the match and scored the 2-2 that forced overtime.

Ramos stressed that knew how to "turn the page" after committing a penalty that allowed ahead of the Seville and confidence that made him draw later.

About opportunism in the final, as in the Champions League against Atletico Madrid in 2014, he quoted Raul Blanco, saying that "we must be there" to push the ball.

"There are unique moments in life, I'm glad to be part of this," Ramos, who made the gesture of biting the trophy for best player, noting that "do not win every day," he said.

The white center he gave credit to the performance of his team with many young and new players, called the Madrid of "fair winner" and highlighted the value of the title.

"It looks like it's nothing, but it is a European title, it costs a lot to be here, must be given the importance it really has," he said.

What told Florentino Perez to Ramos?

Florentino Perez , president of Real Madrid , praised the effort of his players to overcome the final of the European Super Cup against Sevilla and win the first title of the season, and joked with another goal in time added on Sergio Ramos .

"We are very pleased that win Super Cup is not easy and we have won the last three of the three Champions we have won. It is meritorious and more in the season opener. It's very difficult not to have at this point all players ready" , he analyzed in Bein.

He quipped the president with Sergio Ramos and revealed their conversation. "Fate wants it to be so, as I told you before target goals I'm not for these sufferings."

And let praise for the beautiful goals from Marco Asensio and Dani Carvajal . "The two have been two goals, so I told them and I congratulated them. It has been the best in the final."

"Sevilla has also been low. I am very happy because we started with five homegrown players, is very rewarding and encouraging for the future," he added.

Florentino Perez did not rule out the arrival of any signing. "Until the day 31 everything is possible, but it is very difficult to improve the squad we have the best in his position. It has been seen in the Super Cup and our players were the best of Euro".

Carvajal scored a goal to Marcelo

The coach of Real Madrid , Zinedine Zidane , was "happy with the work performed" after the achievement of the European Super Cup against Sevilla (3-2) and stressed that Dani Carvajal , author of winning goal 119 minutes, "he scored a goal to Marcelo ".

Zidane congratulated and gave "thanks" Dani Carvajal to score the goal that gave the title to Real Madrid and joked that the side scored a goal "to Marcelo". "Today it has done Dani, and when you score a goal and you have to congratulate and thank," he told Bein Sports.

It also praised the French coach Sergio Ramos after scoring the equalizer. "It is what is our captain. It 's good that at a difficult time always comes an important player and (Sergio Ramos) each time is there to lift trophies , " he said.

"I'm pleased with this win, what we have done, the work performed and should be congratulated Sevilla because they have done a fantastic game," he said.

Marcelo , Brazilian side of Real Madrid , said that the title of the European Super Cup is "deserved" for his team, after coming back to Sevilla and claim the template to important losses of stars like Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale.

"The team are not only once, there are many players who train very well and help a lot as today has seen," said Bein. "We must continue in a new season, we have the same enthusiasm as before to win everything."

"We all for Zidane and he for us, we connected very well in the short time we've been together, we must continue. The title is for the fans. It was very difficult because we have little training to win the final, but we have achieved" he added.

Marcelo highlighted the role of Sergio Ramos , savior again with a goal in the closing stages of grief. "A final there are always emotions, Churu (Ramos) again has given us the joy to tie the game and Carvajal has been phenomenal. The whole team has fought and we deserved."

Madrid players disrupt the press conference Zidane and ....

Several players of Real Madrid broke today the press conference of his coach, Zinedine Zidane , held after the victory of the team in the European Super Cup against Sevilla, and bathed the white coach .

The cry of "Champions, Champions", Marcelo , Ramos , Lucas Vázquez, Asensio, Casilla, Casemiro and Morata, among others, entered the press room of the stadium Lerkendal (Trondheim, Norway) and took the stand, where he was sitting Zidane, on which poured a bowl of water.

The momentum with which they jumped and cheered made Morata fell, but he returned soon and ended up taking the ball that rested on the table where he sat Zidane.

Among the laughter of his coach, the group of players left the room shortly after to continue the party in the locker room.

Carvajal in extra time sealed the third Super Cup to Real Madrid

A goal from Dani Carvajal 119 minutes gave Real Madrid its third European Super Cup, a title that a bold and remarkable Sevilla stroked until Sergio Ramos forced overtime, again in 93 minutes.

Well he triumph Sevilla, who was better in ninety minutes against a decimation Madrid could have taken. He stroked revenge for the defeat two years ago in Cardiff (Wales) in the same competition, but, as in 2015 in Tbilisi against Barcelona , fell in overtime in a game full of emotion played in Trondheim (Norway).

Both Zidane and output Sampaoli surprised. The French fielded: Kovacic and Asensio and left on the bench Benzema, the only member of the BBC available. The Argentine coach, in his official debut with Sevilla, elected Kiyotake, Iborra and Vitolo and reserved to Konoplyanka, Kranevitter and Sarabia.

Seven changes every eleven respect to the finals of Champions League and Europa League played three months ago, forced by injury ( Ronaldo , Pepe, Navas), caution (Bale, Kroos) or because they are no longer (Banega, Gameiro, Krychowiak Coke). Too many to draw conclusions, and even less without finishing the preseason.

Sampaoli had announced he wanted a brave hero and Sevilla, who will shrink against the rival. And what if he did. He placed a line of three behind and turned Mariano extreme. Pressure high, and with the touch as a seal. A very remote style so successful that gave Unai Emery .

Sevilla had the ball and drowned the ball out of Madrid. Casemiro suffered, who lost any committed ball. But it needed more fluidity in the distribution Iborra and N'Zonzi. And it did not generate much danger compared to the possession he had.

Granada closes the signing of Ecuadorian striker Jose Angulo

Granada has reached an agreement with the Independent Valley of Ecuador for the transfer of Ecuadorian striker Jose Angulo , who will play the next five seasons in the Rojiblancos.

Operation between the two clubs and the player it is completely closed and will be made official shortly, they confirmed to Efe from Granada, which will pay half euros over four million and the player, in the most expensive acquisition in its history.

José Angulo is a 21-year-old striker last season became one of the great revelations of the Libertadores Cup with Independiente del Valle, Ecuadorian team as a surprise that managed to reach the final of this competition.

In the Andalusian club they have much confidence that this player will become the offensive reference of Granada following the departure of Moroccan striker Youssef El Arabi , who has been the top scorer in Atletico the last four seasons.

The deadlines are the entity that manages Jose Angulo, who occupy non-EU tab, joins Granada workouts at the latest on Monday and is available for technical Paco Jemez for the league start.

Transfer Market: James Rodriguez, 'Gabigol' and Lucas Perez, the names of the day

James Rodríguez was an unused substitute in the final of the European Super Cup Real Madrid with a lot of absences, which could cause you to think about leaving the team. In addition, Atletico Madrid have made a bid for Brazilian striker Gabigol and Lucas Perez, who was left out of the squad in the Teresa Herrera, could end up in Leciester.

The Real Madrid won his first title of the season after beating Sevilla in the European Super Cup.

One of the surprises in the lineup of Zinedine Zidane (which were many) was left on the bench James Rodriguez while others were apparently alternate headlines.

James Rodriguez left after 72 minutes and the truth is that did little. He did not get many balls, he worked in the recovery of the ball and had a good scoring chance in overtime that solved Sergio Rico .




Spanish press highlights the triumph of Madrid in the European Super Cup

The victory of Real Madrid against Sevilla 3-2 in the final of the European Super Cup occupies the cover of some of the major national sports newspapers, which stands the goal of Ramos that forced overtime.

The double cover daily Marca dedicated the triumph of the white team with the headline: "This is the Madrid!" next to a photo of Sergio Ramos's header forcing the extension 93. In the caption minute the importance of the three scorers, Asensio, Ramos and Carvajal and good final by Sevilla valued.

AS, meanwhile, uses the popular madridista cry of "Until the end ... Come Real!" to illustrate its cover, accompanied by a photograph of Sergio Ramos raising the trophy. In addition, the subtitle underscores the value of the two goals determinants, that of Sergio Ramos and the Dani Carvajal .

The daily Sport bets on a photo of Leo Messi and a headline in relation to Joan Gamper trophy that Barcelona dispute tonight against the Sampdoria . At the bottom highlights the madridista victory with the headline: "Again in 92 minutes ... And title in extra time."

In the same vein Mundo Deportivo, which titled with "The best shows Barca " in relation to the party tonight, while at the bottom of a photograph of Ramos and Marcelo with the Super Cup and the headline is offered: "Another title white with fortune. "

Among generalist newspapers, El Pais, El Mundo and La Razon committed to putting on the bottom right of the cover's victory in the Super Cup Real Madrid. El País entitled "European Super Cup for Real Madrid", El Mundo, meanwhile, does as follows: "Real Madrid continues his love affair with Europe" while Reason commitment: "Real Madrid , superchampion of Europe ".

Community of Madrid pays tribute to Real Madrid in the European Super Cup

The facade of the Real Casa de Correos Puerta del Sol, the seat of Government of the Community of Madrid, has dawned today with a banner hung from the main balcony congratulating Real Madrid for winning the European Super Cup last night.

With the team crest and a single word, "Champions!", The seat of executive Cristina Cifuentes adds to congratulate the club, and hopes that it "is not the last title of the season now begins for Madrid team. "

Last night in Trondheim ( Norway ), Real Madrid won the European Super Cup Sevilla three goals to two, a title that had to wait until the last minute of extra time to decide.

Medical tests confirm that soldier has broken the cruciate ligament

The medical tests that have been submitted this morning Villarreal striker Roberto Soldado has confirmed that the player suffered the cruciate ligament and meniscus in his right knee, castellonense sources with the club.

This injury will lead to at least lower the player for six months after surgery which will be submitted in the coming days.

The Valencia striker was injured during the dispute Teresa Herrera trophy when ten minutes of the second half of the match at Riazor against Deportivo La Coruna he fell on a jump unbalanced by an air ball.

After two in the morning, the soccer player was taken to hospital after returning from La Coruna and was subject to the relevant medical tests.

These tests have confirmed the initial omens and have certified the extent of the injury was suspected from the outset.

Carriço, Iborra and Pareja, headdresses, pending tests

Sevilla players Daniel Carriço, Vicente Iborra and Nico Pareja finished the Super Cup final against Real Madrid with various muscular problems of which will be examined on arrival Wednesday to the capital to Seville know its scope, he reported the Sevilla club.

The average Portuguese Carriço withdrew from the pitch by an overload hamstring right, Iborra was replaced by another in his right adductor and Nico Pareja ended the match despite his sore right hamstring because the coach Jorge Sampaoli had already made three changes.

The three players, according to the club, will be tested on arrival to Seville to reevaluate these conditions and know its scope.

Basketball and football in the same market operation by the Barcelona

Cessions, joint ownership, bartering ... The list of formulas, operations and contractual engineering the transfer market is neat enough to entertain every summer the smartest fans, but Barcelona has managed to innovate in such a saturated subgenre. According to 'Sport', the Catalan club studies transfer to Brazilian Douglas Deportivo Alaves in a play which seems very normal but also imply the basketball section.

The Catalan public means that Barcelona Laboral Kutxa negotiates with the purchase of Hungarian forward Adam Hanga and intends to include in the operation to the right side soccer team questioned. The key is that Jose Antonio Querejeta, president of Laboral Kutxa, is also the largest shareholder Alaves.

The move would round for Alavñes because a player get at zero cost on their return to the First Division and also to Luis Enrique who would be released the record of a player you do not have this season.

Russia appeals the International Paralympic Committee's decision

Russia appeals the decision of the International Paralympic Committee's non-admission of our athletes to participate in the Games in Rio in the Sports Arbitration Court. And the lawyers will work under the scheme, which brought the main success of the team.

As reported today by the head of the RCC, Vladimir Lukin, now worked out an agreement that will allow for an accelerated procedure for examining the case. It is expected that the necessary documents are received in Arbitration in Lausanne until the end of 10 August.

Earlier, International Paralympic Committee recommended that the Russian side to file a lawsuit within a week. Meanwhile, the decision itself international functionaries in Russia called strange and politicised.

"In my opinion, it is absolutely unreasonable, politicised, apparently under pressure was accepted decision Paralympic International Committee of the dismissal, especially when they have had an example of decision of the International Olympic Committee, which is, in principle, provided an opportunity to speak Russian" clean "athletes at the Olympic Games , it is clear that our Paralympic athletes have earned this right, and it is obvious that the vast majority of them - is absolutely "clean" athletes who were here to speak "- Russia Alexander Zhukov said the president of the Olympic Committee.

His verdict on the Russian Paralympic athletes International Paralympic Committee issued on Sunday . The reason for the dismissal was the still the same odious report McLaren with unproven accusations of doping. Prior to the start of the Paralympic Games is a little less than a month.

Judoka Hassan Khalmurzaev brought Russia a third gold medal of the Olympics

In the final match of the Olympic judo tournament in the weight category up to 81kg 22-year-old Russian citizen Hassan Khalmurzaev defeated American Travis Stevens. It was the first Olympic medal in the sport career of Hassan Khalmurzaev.

Bronze awards went to Japanese Takanori Nagase and Sergiu Tom UAE.

Thus judoka brought to the treasury of the Russian national team of the 11th Olympic medal. The assets of the Russians three gold medals, five silver and three bronze.

Russian gymnasts won silver in the team all-around

Aliya Mustafina, Daria Spiridonov, Angelina Melnikova, Seda Toutkhalian and Maria Paseka took second place in the women's gymnastics team all-around, won a silver medal (176, 688 points).

The gold in this discipline got the American gymnasts (184, 897 points) and bronze medals were awarded to athletes from China (176, 003 points).

In the treasury of the Russian national team is already the 12th Olympic medal. On the eve of the silver medal in the team event and brought the men's team gymnastics.

In general medal standings Russia is now in fourth place, behind teams from Australia, China and the United States.

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Vermaelen will play a season on loan at AS Roma

The Belgian defender Thomas Vermaelen , Barcelona, ​​will play on loan at AS Roma next season, as reported by the Catalan club.

The romanista entity is contractually committed to "involve the player is active" during the year of transfer. The agreement includes a purchase option by the Italian club at the end of the assignment.

Vermaelen, 30, arrived at the Catalan club in the summer of 2014, but has not had any continuity in the team, especially because of physical problems.

The defense could go to the romanista set for about two million euros in a deal that could mean a total of eight to ten million for barcelonistas, in the event that the final sale occurs.

The output of the Belgian will be the sixth that occurs in a few weeks, after those of Dani Alves ( Juventus ), Sandro Ramirez (Málaga), Adriano Correia (Besiktas), Marc Bartra (Borussia Dortmund) and Martin Montoya ( Valencia ).

The next player who could soon leave the Barca team is Christian Tello, while Brazilian defender Douglas counts for coach Luis Enrique Martinez.

We want to play him as an equal Real Madrid, without fear

The coach of Sevilla , Jorge Sampaoli, today reiterated its commitment to the offensive game and said his team will start tomorrow looking to Real Madrid in the European Super Cup and will not change style .

"We want to play him as an equal, not having any fear, we want to rebel," Sampaoli said today at the press conference on the eve of the match, to be played at Lerkendal Stadium in Trondheim (Norway).

Argentina coach argued that the most important thing is not to win but the way it is done, and to overcome "in any way" would create "confusion" in the players about the idea of ​​game he wants to implement in Seville.

"I can not convey what not feel. I was very uncomfortable to dominate me in a field , " said exseleccionador of Chile , which showed its commitment to a style "that generates courage and rebelliousness as a necessity."

Sampaoli was satisfied with the image displayed by his team in friendlies, but acknowledged that there is still time to assimilate all, although the main issue is commitment, especially if they hit hard times.

"We need time, that we can not fix. The most important thing is the team today is a great illusion," he said.

Absences sensitive presented tomorrow Real Madrid will not diminish his capacity as a whole Sampaoli said, noting that despite not having players as "decisive" as Ronaldo or Bale, the white team defeated rivals level.

Sampaoli referred to some of the new signings such as Argentine Franco Vázquez , who expected to be able to transmit at Sevilla he has done in Italian football; and Paulo Henrique Chagas ' Goose ', a player of which there are few in the world, but who ruled for tomorrow just because they were still recovering from injury.

French Central Adil Rami , who played the European Championship with his country , stressed that the preparation is delayed with respect to their peers, although he praised his ability and hierarchy, which will be very important for the future.

Sampaoli admitted he is already preparing the Spain Super Cup against Barcelona , a rival like Real Madrid, may seem "inaccessible", hence the prescription is "go looking".

And he was full of praise for his compatriot Lionel Messi , "the best in the world", a player who even as one enjoys watching opponent on the court.

Sampaoli reiterated its commitment and enthusiasm with Sevilla, but hid not be Argentina coach was his "dream forever" and regretted that the offer of the federation of his country came in a time when he was already involved in another project.

Laurent Depoitre, the new Porto striker

Porto today announced the signing of Belgian striker Laurent Depoitre, playing in Ghent, for four seasons.

Depoitre, an international time by Belgium, has a buyout clause of 40 million euros and last season, he scored 16 goals in 43 games.

Depoitre Laurent is 27 years old and is a powerful forward who is 1.91 meters and 91 kilos.

In Porto the goalkeeper Iker Casillas, he will wear the number '9' scoresheet as Radamel Falcao and Jackson Martinez : ". Porto is a mythical club, which has a great history and fantastic fans I feel this is a great challenge for me" he said in a statement released by the club Espanyol.

Depoitre reinforce a front that already has the canterano André Silva (feeling preseason), Cameroon Vincent Aboubakar and Spaniards Alberto Bueno and Adrian Lopez .

Porto coach Nuno Espirito Santo debuts Aug. 12 in the League against Rio Ave and five days later measured to Rome in the round of access to the group stage of the Champions League.

Manchester United officially announced the signing of French Pogba


The English club Manchester United officially announced on its website the signing of French player Paul Pogba with a five year option to another.

Pogba, 23 , and international player with France 38 times, has played with Juventus Italian for four seasons, where he has played 124 games and scored 28 goals. He joined the Bianconeri from the United in 2012.

After signing the French player said. "I'm glad to return to the United The club has always occupied a special place in my heart, and I'm really excited to work with Jose Mourinho . I enjoyed my time at Juventus and I'm taking some great memories a club with great players I consider my friends. ".

The English club, Juventus has paid around 120 million euros, making it the most expensive signing in history, has not released the economic conditions of the contract with the player.

Penarol travels to Paraguay to debut in South American with many new faces

The Penarol Uruguayan today left for Luque ( Paraguay ), where tomorrow will debut in the Copa Sudamericana against Luqueño Sportivo , against which could play many new faces has joined the team.

Penarol, winner of the last Uruguayan Championship, will be major disadvantage for meeting the absence of filming in official competitions, against the Paraguayan Clausura six games that have already played the Sportivo Luqueño.

To this low front they add Diego Forlan , important in the scheme of saithe technical footballer, Jorge da Silva , last season and left the club, midfielder of 18 years joined the ranks of, and Federico Valverde Real Madrid and considered one of the great talents aurinegros recent years.

To replace the loss of Forlan Penarol has strengthened the attack with several additions, such as the Paraguayan Gabriel Avalos, 25 years and last season played in the Crucero del Norte Argentine and Uruguayan Junior Arias (23), top scorer the last Uruguayan Championship with 19 goals and from Liverpool.

Da Silva also has two other players attack last year offered a good performance, like the Colombian Miguel 'Balotelli' Murillo and jovencísimo Diego Rossi , Uruguayan striker 18 years has shown very good manners on the opportunities that gave with the first team last season.

In Tuesday's game it is likely to come home to five of the new signings Penarol, such as the Uruguayan midfielders Luis Urruti, Nicolas Dibble and Angel Rodriguez, Brazilian defender Matheus Paraguayan striker Bressan or Avalos.

Penarol probable lineup: Gaston Guruceaga; Andrés Rodales, Carlos Valdez, Matheus Bressan, Maximiliano Olivera; Thomas Costa, Angel Rodriguez, Nicholas Dibble, Luis Urruti; Gabriel Avalos and Miguel Murillo.

Zidane: "I do not think anything of Pogba, is Manchester United"

Zinedine Zidane , coach of Real Madrid , declined to comment on the signing of French midfielder Paul Pogba by Manchester United , player he wanted, and he wished "the best" without either enter the transfer analyze the figure, close to 120 million euros.

" I do not think anything of Pogba, is a Manchester United player and that's it . I wish him the best, nothing more , " said the first time he was asked about the signing yesterday made ​​official Manchester United Jose Mourinho .

"It's what's on the issue of transfer, what they paid and that's it" he added after again being asked about the price paid. He defended the Madrid coach has enough midfielders so as not long for the arrival of Pogba to Real Madrid.

"In the middle we have many players. I will not say I'll ask another way because I do not know how we will do to play all they are. It is the problem of the coach. All players will be left will be important because the group is more important than a player. Until 31, can you pass around , "he said , leaving the door open to the arrival of a player.

Zidane, before the Supercup: "I do not care that is not the BBC should have your vacation"

Zidane confirms that not risk with Benzema, as neither will nor with Christian Bale will not play against Sevilla in the European Super Cup. These low bind to Kroos, Pepe and Keylor Navas. Meanwhile Ramos wished all the luck to ya exmadridista Jesse, who leaves PSG. "We are proud of everything you have given, we wish him well"

The coach of Real Madrid , Zinedine Zidane , denied today that his team split as favorite against Sevilla in the European Super Cup, played tomorrow in Trondheim ( Norway ), and played down to the low importance of his team.

"Real Madrid is favorite. We have a game that both want to win. All that matters is that we are prepared, and we are," said French coach in the press conference the day before the match at the Stadium Lerkendal .

With numerous casualties arriving at Madrid are not a concern for Zidane, which highlights the need for Bale and Kroos, who started the season a few days ago, they reached the physical tone of their peers rather than forcing them to play tomorrow.

"They've had Euro and normal holidays, as they should have a player. They will not be with us, I would have liked everyone, but I prefer that Gareth (Bale) and Toni (Kroos) stay in Madrid to work. Cristiano and Pepe are better. I'm not worried, I'm happy, happy that this started "he said.

Zidane would not disclose if Benzema will have minutes tomorrow, but hinted that he could not go home.

"Okay, but did not play the last two games and we're not going to risk. He has worked a lot, see you tomorrow. What matters is that it has no more problems and is with us," he said.

Who does seem to have a place in the starting eleven tomorrow is Alvaro Morata , to which he devoted words of praise and who emphasized that his step by Juventus , the club he also played, has helped him.

Gareth Bale and Toni Kroos not played the European Super Cup against Sevilla

Zinedine Zidane has presented the call for the European Super Cup to be held this Tuesday highlighting the absence of Gareth Bale andToni Kroos .

It was expected that neither the end nor the German Welsh midfielder arrived at the meeting, and so it proved. In turn, it also confirms the expected drop of Cristiano Ronaldo .

Those other in the squad are feeling the preseason, Mariano, and the son of coach Luca Zidane. The call to full is as follows:

Kiko Casilla , Ruben Yanez, Luca Zidane; Carvajal, Sergio Ramos , Varane, Nacho , Danilo, Marcelo; James Rodriguez , Casemiro, Kovacic, Modric, Isco Alarcon, Asensio, Marcos Llorente; Benzema, Lucas Vázquez, Morata and Mariano.

Benzema travels to Trondheim

Zinedine Zidane , coach of Real Madrid finally ruled the Welshman Gareth Bale and German Toni Kroos to dispute the final of the European Super Cup against Sevilla, the end for which it is recovered French Karim Benzema and all white faces with heavy casualties.

In the absence of the Costa Rican Keylor Navas in goal and the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo , Pepe and Fabio Coentrao , discards Bale and Kroos are added. After three spring training after joining the scheduled day for the dispute of the European Championship, Zidane has chosen not to take risks and even summons to travel to Trondheim.

Madrid coach chooses the players who have more pace and those who have completed the first part of the preseason. Among them committed one of his sons, Luca Zidane, as third goalkeeper to the withdrawal of the injured Keylor Navas.

It is the first call for official party for the two 'signings' madridistas so far, midfielder Marco Asensio and striker Alvaro Morata . Llorente and homegrown Mariano Marcos also listed although the club seeks a way out in the form of assignment.

The squad made ​​up of : Kiko Casilla , Ruben Yanez, Luca Zidane, Carvajal, Danilo , Sergio Ramos , Varane, Nacho , Marcelo , Casemiro, Marcos Llorente, Kovacic, Modric, Isco , Asensio, James, Lucas Vázquez, Mariano, Morata and Benzema.

Diego Costa could end up in Napoli

After truncation option saturating again in Atletico Madrid , the Napoli could be the fate of Diego Costa , reports Metro .

His agent, Jorge Mendes, would be moving threads to try so be it , now that Romelu Lukaku would stand at Chelsea in a transfer of 70 million euros.

Napoli has economic health following the departure of Gonzalo Higuain , for what would have tried to sign Mauro Ricardi. But the refusal of Inter Milan have approached the Spanish-Brazilian striker with Napoli, in search of a tip, and money to do so.

Paul Pogba - the most expensive signing in the history of football

The Frenchman Paul Pogba today became the most expensive signing in the history of football to sign for Manchester United English from the Juventus in exchange for 110 million euros, in a memorable operation also for Italians joined him free in 2012.

When four years ago, a 19-year Pogba left Manchester United to move to Juventus, he was considered a young man of great potential but few imagined that the player born on the outskirts of Paris could become total midfielder is now.

After arriving free the Turin club, who just paid a million euros to the British as compensation for training the player, Pogba noted for its great dynamism and technical quality, which allowed him to take a place fixed holder in the team coached by Antonio Conte .

The "ragazzino" (boy), as it was called at the beginning of his Italian adventure, shared the dressing room with midfielders Andrea Pirlo , Chilean Arturo Vidal and Claudio Marchisio , who helped greatly in their growth.

The example of those players, along with the innate talent of the French, gave great results and Pogba immediately closed its first Italian season with 27 league games and scored five goals.

The first goal of the midfielder had a particular taste for all fans "bianconeri", as it was a great goal rivals Napoli scored from outside the area barely a month after premiering in Italian football.

Namibian Jonas Junius was arrested for an alleged attempted sexual assault in the Olympic Village

The boxer Namibia Jonas Junius was arrested by Brazilian police on suspicion of attempted sexual abuse of a waitress in the Olympic Village, said Monday the police, which is the second case of detention of a competitor of the Games by a complaint of sexual violence in the official seat of the athletes.

The waitress accused Junius, 22, had tried to kiss her by force and then offer money in exchange for sex. The employee boxer managed to escape and called for help, police said.

The woman filed a complaint against the fighter in the police station in the area of ​​Barra da Tijuca, where the Olympic Village, and the agents decided to apprehend the suspect, who was scheduled to debut at the Games this week.

Junius, grade Light Welter, was standard-bearer of the delegation of his country at the opening ceremony of the Games.

This was the second such case in Rio. Last week, the Moroccan boxer Saada Hassan was arrested on suspicion of sexual abuse of two waitresses, also in the Olympic Village.

Kohlschreiber withdrew with a broken foot

German tennis player Philipp Kohlschreiber withdrew from the Olympics in Rio because of a broken foot, confirmed Monday the German Tennis Federation.

Kohlschreiber, 32 , head serial number 13, had beaten the Argentine Guido Pella in three sets in the first round of the Olympic tournament and was scheduled to face the Slovakian Andrej Martin Monday.

"For a stress fracture in the foot, Philipp Kohlschreiber can not play his second round match at the Olympic Games," the federation said on Twitter.

Boada and Cid advance to the semifinals of the coxless pairs

The Spanish rowers Anna Boada and Aina Cid have qualified Monday for the semifinals of the coxless pairs at the Olympics in Rio after being second in its series and sixth in the overall standings.

The Catalan couple made ​​a preliminary magnificent in which was only surpassed by the American vessel formed by Felice Müller and Grace Luczak (7: 05.14). Thus, of Barcelona and Amposta always they remained in second position and concluded with a time of 7: 12.00.

Britain Helen Glover and Heather Stanning, current Olympic champions and world dominated the series with a mark of 7: 05.05. The semi-finals begin on Wednesday from 13.30 Spanish time.

RTVE launches two new applications to follow the Games on a connected television or a smart watch

Spanish Radio Television (RTVE) has launched two new applications to track information and topicality of the Olympic Games Rio 2016 through a connected television or a smart watch.

As it reported by the Corporation, the application for the smartwatch GEAR S2 can now download from the Galaxy Apps store and is his first experience in the environment wearables, devices that are incorporated somewhere in the body.

Regarding the new version of the Special Olympics in the 'Red Button', the public body explained that since Monday August 8 available options expand on that platform, which gives users direct, video on demand, the medallero, orderly and sports programming days.

In this sense, RTVE has indicated that changes in the platform facilitate the monitoring of testing live or already completed, and added that is available for TVs with HbbTV 1.5 standard, which is supporting the live broadcast through Internet, and some models of version 1.1.

Rio 2016: Mother and son compete for the first time in Olympic Games

Curiosities in the Olympic Games succeed, but this case had never occurred in history.


Georgian Nino Salukvadze, participating for the eighth time in the Games (the most) and it was gold and silver in Seoul and bronze in Beijing, is proud to share his passion, pistol shooting, with no less than your son.

Carla Suarez, experience and claw to keep dreaming (7-6, 6-3)

Carla Suarez pulled experience to take the first set in a tie break worked (7-6 / 5) while the second is what he said after being a gale for young Croatian Ana Konjuh (6-3). It will be measured in the third round of the US Key Madison who eliminated France's Kristina Mladenovic in more than three hours of play. Meanwhile, Roberto Bautista also advanced after beating Lorenzi.

The Spanish Carla Suarez reached for the first time in his career the second round of an Olympic tournament after beating Croatia's Ana Konjuh 7-6 (5) 6-3 in the second round of the 2016 Rio Games.

In an unprecedented shock, the Spanish tennis player struggled to beat the young Balkan, 18 and located at No. 100 of the women's tour. The Canaries had to save a set point to prevent further mishaps. He took the tiebreaker sleeve and won the tiebreak.

This discouraged to Konjuh and spurred the Spanish, who started the second set with 4-0. Carla, twelfth in the world in Rio shares in his third Games and boasting this year having won in Doha and Portugal , seek to be among the top eight of the competition in the match against American Madison Keys.

Roberto Bautista to second round by beating Lorenzi


The Spanish tennis player Roberto Bautista continued his hot streak in Rio 2016, where progress both in the individual tournament and the doubles, and placed in the knockout stage after finishing with resistance from Italian Paolo Lorenzi (7-6 (2) 6-2).

Samuel Carmona access in flyweight quarterfinals

The Spanish pugilist Samuel Carmona has qualified for the quarterfinals of the flyweight, in the category of 46-49 kilos, of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, after defeating Monday to points Irishman Patrick Barnes, a double medalist bronze in Beijing 2008 and London 2012.

Samuel Carmona, 20 and nicknamed 'The Patriarch', won by mostly stuck on the first of three rounds of a very even fight against Barnes veteran, 29, who reacted and became more incisive in the second but could not break the ward of Rafa Lozano.

His opponent in the quarterfinals next Wednesday (16:15, Spanish peninsular time) will be the Colombian Yurberjen Herney Martinez, 24, who also defeated the points in the same round the Filipino Rogen Ladon. The big canary has secured the Olympic diploma.

Aurah Ruíz, WAG of Jesse Rodriguez


It's official. Jesse Rodriguez has just become the new PSG player .After a summer of uncertainty and under the constant rumor that could change air, the canary has come to Paris to stay for five years and at the rate of four million euros per season,  according to some reports suggest. it  also will wear the race number 22 on his back.  Jesse Rodriguez launches new girlfriend. The girl in question is called Aurah Ruíz  and it is this:

The two are spending a few days relaxing in  Maldives , specifically on the island of Landaa Giraavaru and the luxurious Four Seasons Resort. The relationship have made ​​public themselves  today through social networks and dedicated loving messages: 

Muguruza, Suarez and Bautista reached the second round in Rio

The Spanish tennis players Garbiñe Muguruza and Carla Suarez advanced Monday to the second round of the Olympic tournament in Rio de Janeiro after beating Japan's Nao Hibino and Croatian Ana Konjuh, while Roberto Bautista signed a double win in singles and together with his compatriot David Ferrer. To round off the day, Rafael Nadal and Marc Lopez defeated the couple formed by Argentina Del Potro and Gonzalez.

Muguruza caught him on his second run and passed over a Hibino knelt already this year in Doha before the Spanish. The third head of series in Rio, held on Sunday an irregular but effective premiere, gave no option to the Japanese, finding good shots from the first games.

With a 6-1 authoritarian tennis player born in Caracas left he touched a Hibino who had no arguments to stop the Spanish tennis. The world number four with the same authority sentenced the second. For a place in the quarter-finals, the Olympic debutante will face Monica Puig Puerto Rican.

Earlier, the Canary Suarez again showed claw to overcome their second meeting in Rio. The twelfth in the world, which dated back to Ana Ivanovic at its premiere, found many problems to be imposed in the first set to the 100th in the WTA ranking.

Suarez, who missed the first game in two balls break, signed his first break in the third, which was answered with 'contrabreak' of the Balkan. Then a new break for each player condemned the partial is dilucidase in the tie-break. In an eternal sudden death, the canary was more solvent.

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Rafa Nadal complains about the location of the marker on the track

Rafael Nadal complained about the location of the marker on track 1 of the Olympic Tennis Centre, which hinders the visibility of the ball, and referred to the International Tennis Federation to remedy the situation.

Nadal played on that field Federico Delbonis against Argentina and at a time tipoff turned to the referee to indicate the inconvenience caused the electronic scoreboard located near the site of the game.

"The poster marker is too focused and when struck from the area the view of the ball is lost. Glare and light impede the view of the ball. If the International Federation does not know that, forget it. It is in the middle track, "said Spanish tennis player.

Rafael Nadal also indicated that this situation conditioned even your game. "No he pulled open because he saw where it came from the ball the rest. So I could not play. It's not a matter of installation. It is an issue that affects the game itself. You can not play losing sight of the ball. You can not and the game becomes unfair, "argued Nadal.

South Korea confirms its hegemony with the team gold in women's category

South Korea has achieved this Sunday the gold medal in team mode in the female category archery at the Olympic Games in Rio and thus confirmed the dominance of China in the sport.

The South Korean group, formed by Choi Mi-Sun, Ki Bo Bae Hye-Jin Chang archers, won the final 5-1 to Russia. The bronze went to Taiwan, who defeated Italy in the consolation final.

The road to the gold medal was peaceful for South Korea, as I previously imposed in the quarterfinals to Japan and Taiwan also 5-1 in the semifinals by the same score.

This gold medal represents the eighth in this mode for South Korea, which means a clear dominance in the test and has won in all Olympic events since its inclusion in the program at the Seoul Games in 1988.

Majlinda Kelmendi conquer the 52 kilos of judo and give Kosovo its first Olympic gold

Majlinda Kelmendi entered Sunday in the history of Olympic sport to get your country, Kosovo, was not permitted only his first medal at the Games, but it was gold, winning in the category of 52 kilos of judo quote Rio de Janeiro.

Kelmendi gave the first great joy to Kosovar sport with a medal that seemed affordable for being a double weight world champion in 2013 and 2014 and its position as second seed.

After a great contest, could in the final with the Italian Odette Giuffrida by 'yuko' and put in the Olympic panorama Kosovo independent from Serbia in 2008 and accepted as an IOC member in 2014.

Meanwhile, the bronzes were the Russian Natalia Kuziutina, who beat Chinese Ma Yingnan, and Misato Japanese Nakamura, who defeated Brazilian Erika Miranda.

Messi greets the 'Little' Pareto for Olympic gold

Soccer star Lionel Messi congratulated Sunday judoka Paula Pareto, who entered the history of Argentine sport by becoming the first woman to win the South American country a gold medal.

"Congratulations to the Peque to get the first gold medal for Argentina , it was worth so many years of effort!" Messi wrote in a message through Facebook.

'Little' Pareto, 30 years and that in 2008 Beijing had won a bronze medal, defeated South Korea's Jeong Bo-Kyeong in the final on Saturday and won gold in the category of -48 kg.

This was the first gold medal for Latin America in the Rio 2016 Games.

"Would that be the first of many for our country in these Olympic! Games," said Messi, holder of a gold medal achieved in the Beijing Olympics 2008.

In judo, Argentina has jumped on the Olympic podium twice and both with Paula Pareto, who also won the world title in Astana-2015.

The Argentina judoka Paula Pareto Saturday won the gold medal in the -48 kg category, first Latin American competitor hung the gold medal in the Rio 2016 Games.

The Argentina beat South Korea's Jeong Bokyeong and for the first time in history gave Argentina a gold medal on the first day of competitions.

Podium women's judo -48 kg category Saturday at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro 2016:

Gold: Paula Pareto (ARG)

Silver: Bokyeong Jeong (KOR)

Bronze: Ami Kondo (JPN)

Bronze: Otgontsetseg Galbadrakh (KAZ)

Williams sisters triple Olympic gold, eliminated in first round double

US tennis players Serena and Venus Williams have been eliminated in the first round of the 2016 Rio Olympics after falling into the hands of Lucie Safarova Czech and Barbara Strycova, who pass 6-3 6-4 in an hour and took average game.

American, Olympic champion in Sydney 2000, Beijing 2008 and London 2012, could not stand up to Czech tandem, which was very successful in the decisive moments of grief. The defeat is the first of Venus and Serena in the Olympic tournament.

Thus, Safarova and continue on their way Strycova in the doubles with the intention of fighting for the top and get a gold resists his country. Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka were silver in London, while Jana Novotna and Helena Suková (CZE) suffered the same fate in Seoul 1988 and Atlanta 1996.

China and Taiwan won the gold medals in 56 and 53 kilos

The Chinese Long Qingquan, in the category of 56 kilos, and Thai Hsu Shu-Ching, at 53, proclaron Olympic champions in weightlifting day of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Qingquain won his second Olympic gold after Beijing made eight years ago after adding a total of 307 kilos, new world record with 137 in snatch and 170 in two stages. Behind him, they completed the podium Yun Chol North Korea's Om (303) and Thai Sinphet Kruaithong (289).

Meanwhile, in the women's 53 kilos, the winner was the Taiwanese Shu-Ching improved his silver four years ago in London with a gold by lifting 212 kilos (100 + 112), finishing ahead of Philippine Hidilyn Diaz (200) and South Korea Yoon Jin-Hee (199).

British Adam Peaty wins gold and world record in 100 breaststroke

British swimmer Adam Peaty won the gold medal and the world record in the 100 breaststroke Olympic Games in Rio after setting a new world record distance when stopping the clock at 57.13 seconds.

Peaty became the only man able to lose 58 seconds, a stratospheric brand despite his 21 years. Silver fell to South African Cameron van der Burgh (58.69) and the bronze went to American hands Cody Miller (58.87).

In addition, Adam Peaty is the first Briton to win an Olympic swimming title in 28 years. Whipped world record in Rio is the second bankruptcy in the Games after he won Saturday in the semifinals of the same discipline (57.55).

Mirotic: "We have to take a step forward to Brazil"

Spanish international Nikola Mirotic recognized the need to give "a step forward against Brazil" after falling on Sunday in the first match of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro against Croatia, a match that reduced the margin of error of a Spain that relaxed "somewhat" in the second half.

"As you know, it was a very difficult game. We have made a great first half, but in the second we relaxed a bit and when they started to climb we got nervous," he said.

The power forward Chicago Bulls wanted to highlight the positive aspects of grief. "Without it make a great game, with little success and could have rebounded better in defense, have been a point of winning a team that comes from winning very tough matches," he said.

"We know that many games left, although it has reduced the margin of error. The team always gives his best when things are not well given. We have to take a step forward against Brazil," he added.

"We both played a lot. They also did a great game, but were about to go up. They are physically very well, but it will depend more on our feelings," he concluded.

Scariolo: "The defeat brings an increase in the concentration

Spanish basketball coach, Sergio Scariolo said many points to improve after the defeat (72-70) against Croatia on Sunday in the Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro, while he took as positive, "the rise of concentration" that will give them losing the first match of the Games.

"We have awarded 25 points, 5 offensive rebounds, we made five losses, we have to think better play the fourth quarter," said the Italian coach, who lamented the final quarter against the Croats, where despite all Pau Gasol had the basket to force overtime.

Scariolo called a ballast the misfires in the early stages. "They have created a situation of unrest when reroll. But we knew this would happen, that Croatia would close and would challenge us to throw out. It was the same trap that had fallen Greece and Italy, "he said.

"They've got two extremely difficult triples that have made them go to the locker room with confidence and instead -6 -12. Although we went well, they were into the game," he added, before seeking solace in defeat as touch care for the rest of the tournament.

"There is no doubt that we need to maintain a good performance with continuity. We lack mechanisms, performance, safety in doing things, improving concentration. The defeat brings an increase in concentration and is the basis on which we must build "he said before referring to the next match against Brazil.

"Just as it suits us have such demanding to stimulate our reaction form a stronger party. It will be a difficult challenge in a fantastic environment," he concluded.

Swedish Sarah Sjostrom, gold and world record in 100 butterfly

Swedish swimmer Sarah Sjostrom broke the world record in the 100m butterfly at the end of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, where he defeated Canadian Penny Oleksiak, silver, and US and defending champion Dana Vollmer, who was bronze.

Sjostrom set a timer 55.48 seconds and broke the world record that remained in his own hands (55.64) since the Russia be accomplished via a year ago. Oleksiak stopped the clock in 56.46, while Vollmer concluded with 56.63 seconds.

Brazil drew with Iraq and returned to disappoint

After the disappointing debut in which he did not pass the goalless draw against South Africa, Brazil again played a poor game and just hit him to match 0-0 against Iraq . The team led by Neymar again repeated mistakes he had made ​​in the opening game and, full of nervousness and recklessness, suffered too a duel that thought he could solve easily.

The main sin of the home side was fast losing patience to get into a very well planted Iraq that was devoted mainly to cut the game with fouls and lose the maximum possible amount of minutes on each ball.

Thus, after a first half in which he had only a couple of close -ups of little risk to the arch rival, Brazil played almost full complement in the field in Iraq. However, he could not find the goal and ended up disappointing their people again.

Against this background, the Canarinhos, which so far garnered only 2 points like Iraq, the qualification for the next stage will be played in the last group match on Wednesday against the leader, Denmark (4 points).

Palmeiras back to the tip and the Argentinian Chavez leads the victory of Sao Paulo

The Palmeiras, with many of Cleiton Xavier and the Paraguayan Lucas Barrios , won 2-1 at home to Vitoria and regained the lead of the league Brazilian football, which came at the end of the first round with the dispute this weekend of the 19th day of the tournament.

The paulista team climbed to the top of the table with 36 points, while his opponent from the city of Salvador, which docked with an own goal by Palmeiras Thiago Martins, march on fourteen square with 22 points.

In Recife, the host Santa Cruz fell 1-2 against Sao Paulo in a match in which Argentina's Andres Chavez highlighted by scoring both goals in the Paulista triumph.

Sao Paulo became the ninth position with 26 points, while Santa Cruz, who scored with Keno, is in the relegation zone with 18 points.

The Internacional of Porto Alegre and Fluminense of Rio de Janeiro drew 2-2. Local goals came from Fernando Bob and Venezuelan Luis Manuel Seijas, while Gustavo Scarpa scored both goals from Brazilian team, which ranks tenth with 25 points, three positions and three more today than rival units.

The Coritiba , with annotations Juan, Kleber and Luccas Claro defeated in his yard paulista 3-1 Ponte Preta in Campinas, who got discount with Rhayner . The winner appears in the fifteenth position with 21 points, six less than his opponent who is in the eighth box.

In Florianópolis, the Figueirense drew 1-1 against Sport, a result that left homeowners on the brink of relegation zone with 21 points, two less than the team Recife is in twelfth place.

Creative Carlos Alberto was the author of the local goal and Tulio de Mello sealed the tie for the team Recife.

On Sunday, during the morning, the bottom club America in Belo Horizonte, last thirteen points, won with a goal from Juninho Paulista 1-0 Santos , third with 33 points.

On Saturday, in the city of Cariacica (Espirito Santo), the Flamengo who officiated at home defeated Atletico Paranaense 1-0 with a goal from Argentine Federico Mancuello . With the result the team from Rio de Janeiro rose to second place with 34 points and Curitiba rival is seventh with two less.

On Monday, the Corinthians , fourth with 33 points, will receive in Sao Paulo to Cruzeiro of Belo Horizonte, penultimate with 18 points, while his neighbor Atletico Mineiro, sixth with 32, will host Chapecoense Chapeco, eleventh with 24.

The day will be completed only on September 4, when the Botafogo , in the relegation zone with twenty points, received in Rio de Janeiro view of Gremio of Porto Alegre, fifth with 32 units.

Garbiñe Muguruza qualified for the second round of the Olympic tournament

Spanish tennis player Garbiñe Muguruza qualified for the second round of the Olympic tournament after beating comfortably Romanian Andreea Mitu in two sets, by a double 6-2, Sunday in Rio de Janeiro.

Mitu, who had defeated the Spanish born in Venezuela in the only time they had faced (in 2011) replaced last minute Jelena Jankovic, a former world number 1, who resigned in the morning by an injury shoulder.

And the world number 190 was no match for the winner of the last Roland Garros, although Muguruza began giving his serve in the first set and placed with a 0-2 deficit but reacted and from that moment the party will not he had history.

"I went out pretty nervous court and tried to fight it saw the symbol (the Olympic rings) on the floor and thought.. 'I'm not in another tournament more' But I'm happy and live with another 10,000 athletes is amazing" , he said after the game.

The Spanish will play in the second round against the Japanese Nao Hibino.

Del Potro is charged to Djokovic in the first round of Rio

Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic was eliminated in his Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro to fall (7-6 (4), 7-6 (2)) on Sunday against Argentine Juan Martin del Potro, who may aspire to defend his podium London 2012, where he defeated precisely by the Serbian bronze.

The world number one, bronze in Beijing 2008, tearfully bid farewell to the Olympic Tennis Centre in Rio. The dream of gold for a player with almost no crack in the past two years vanished in the first game. A spectacular collision between two giants.

The Belgrade, which once closed the Grand Slam this year with Roland Garros seeking to join Rafa Nadal and Andre Agassi as the only ones with the four 'big' and an Olympic gold, he found the silver lining in a Del Potro who enjoyed a revival which also ended in tears.

The Argentine were of joy, to remember the suffering and work back on track in early 2016 after a year of injuries and recovery. US Open champion in 2009 shone as before, almost doubling the winning blows of his opponent after the match, surpassing the 40.

Del Potro won the right to dream without giving a ball 'break', forcing the world number one from the first game. In the ninth game again saved in Serbian, but in sudden death, the Argentine was a block of ice to close its first partial victory.

The Tandil continued hitting him with everything in the second set. Djokovic looked its best but just enough for him to defend himself, not to attack a Del Potro ended with Serbian resistance in a new 'tie-break' carats. The player unrivaled champion in the last year and a half of 18 degrees, left heartbroken before a 'Delp' is back.

Katie Ledecky, gold and world record in 400 freestyle

US swimmer Katie Ledecky broke his own record to win the gold medal in the 400m freestyle at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro thanks to a time of 3 minutes 56.46 seconds.

British Jazz Carlin silver medal and US Leah Smith took the bronze. Ledecky led from the start and surpassed the mark of 3: 58.37 that won in Australia two years ago.

Pau Gasol: "It's a defeat that hurts and puts us in a difficult position"

Spanish player Pau Gasol basketball team recognized that the defeat to Croatia (72-70) on the first day of the Olympic Games in Rio "hurts a lot" about how it was produced and after having missed 14 point lead in the third quarter.

"With these differences we have achieved, with the experience and quality we have, we have to capitalize and keep not relax. They have played hard and have seized their chance to win," lamented Gasol told Spanish TV.

Catalan, who said they should "put the batteries", said he expected them to "a tough match against the host". "I hope we are prepared mentally," the power forward of San Antonio Spurs.

"It's a defeat that hurts and puts us in the most difficult position. It seems to be the keynote of every championship, but I think we can redirect things," Gasol finished.

Belmonte pay the bronze with 400 free disposal

Spanish swimmer Mireia Belmonte will miss his second final at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro after failing to overcome the series of the 400 free meters in a second day in which Duane da Rocha and Jessica Vall could not overcome the semifinals in 100 backstroke and breaststroke, while the men 's relay gave the good news of the day with Spain's record in the 4x100 free.

Catalan, bronze in the 400 styles, had he said before arriving in Brazil that one of his aspirations was to compete in all finals of the six disciplines that would swim, but could not make it in the 400 free, where surely paid the effort of their success hours earlier.

The Badalona ended late in the day on Saturday and seemed not have his usual coolness in his second Olympic event, which is not one of his specialties, always swimming quite behind and can not be traced and the final of the 400 styles. In the end, the triple Olympic medalist finished in fifth place in the series, with a time of 4: 08.12, fifteenth fastest time.

Nor was lucky the other representative in the test, Melanie Costa. The Spaniard was over unless and finished sixth in his series with a time of 4: 08.96, seventeenth time, and far from its record of Spain (4: 02.47).

Brazil - Iraq, or samba or Neymar (0-0)

Brazil stumbled again in their games, this time against Iraq, and life is complicated in a match where Neymar was once again gray (0-0). Brazil will play his last cartridge Wednesday against Denmark, who hours earlier defeated South Africa and four points leads the group A

Brazil 0: Weverton , Zeca , Rodrigo Caio, Marquinhos , Douglas Santos (m.80, Douglas Santos), Thiago Maia, Renato Augusto , Felipe Anderson (m.46, Luan ); Gabriel Barbosa 'Gabigol' Neymar and Gabriel Jesus (m.55, Rafael Alcantara). Coach: Rogério Micale.

Iraq 0: Mohammed Hameed; Ahmed Ibrahim, Mustafa Nadhim, Ali Adnan , Mohanad Abdulraheem (m.84, Ahmad Hammadi); Sherko Kareem (m, 63, Tareq Human), Suad Natiq, Dhurgham Ismael, Saad Abdulamir (m.79m Ali Faez ); Alaa Ali and Amjed Attwan. Coach: Abdul-Ghani Shahad.

Referee: Ovidiu Hategan warned Thiago Maia, Alaa Ali Abdulamir, Kareem Tareq

Incidents: Party of the second round of Group A played at the Mane Garrincha stadium in Brasilia .

Neither goals nor accompany football in the Olympics to Brazil, in a presentation in Brasilia that was rejected booed by the audience, again goalless draw, this time against Iraq. The initiative, tempered by the neceidad to please fans who begins to give back, the volume of play, the chances, the constant pressure were the Canarinhos but lacked precision, plus a cadenced game.

As the goalless draw 4 last August against South Africa, Iraq marched victorious air and skimming the feat while the Mané Garrincha stadium fired his with catcalls and Captain Neymar, discreet, far from his usual way, It appointed as principal. To make matters worse Iraqis played without any complex and at least two clear opportunities gestated in maneuvers that stopped this defensive slow Micale Rogerio pupils.

Brazilian Neymar can not with Iraq

The selection of Brazil won his second goalless draw in two games after crashing Sunday with Iraq in Group A of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, in a locked meeting that left to the last day pass from the host .

The combined Iraqi sold face skin, enjoying occasions and cutting unabashedly rival intent. Brazil, again without pace as in the debut against South Africa, did not find the way to overcome the hard Iraqi approach. Iraq even enjoyed the best chance of the first half, a header to the post of Abdulraheem.

Without aim, the Micale Rogério entered the gruff, deranged and little football game. Neymar Jesus and Gabriel were the best options, although it was the end arreón which brought more danger to the goal of Mohammed Hameed. In the seventh minute of added Brazil he stroked a penalty goal and asked the opposing goalie.

Brazil is left with two points, the same as Iraq, while Denmark, who won (1-0) to South Africa top Group A. The host will have to improve against the Danes whole for not consummating the Brazilian tragedy in their Games and reaches the quarterfinals.

Michael Phelps already has its first gold in Rio and adds its 23rd Olympic medal

Michael Phelps led the US team 4x100 relay, the revenge of the defeat was taken four years ago against France in London 2012 and regained the title of Olympic champion, after winning the final of Rio with a time of 3 : 09.92. Michael Phelps, the most decorated athlete in the history of the Games, agigantó his legend, after winning its twenty-third medal.

The team of US 4x100 relay revenge for the defeat was taken four years ago against France in the London Games and recovered Sunday the title of Olympic champion, after winning the final of Rio with a time of 3: 09.92 .

The American quartet, composed Caeleb Dressel, Michael Phelps , Ryan Held and Nathan Adrian, excelled in 61/100 the French assembly after signing a time of 3: 10.53, had to settle, as happened in Beijing 2008 with medal silver.

He completed the podium the team of Australia , thanks to a final post of Cameron McEvoy, managed to snatch with a mark of 3: 11.37 the last step of the podium to Russia.



All Michael Phelps Olympic medals


Michael Phelps was already the most successful athlete in the history of the Olympic Games and agigantó Sunday Sunday legend after winning his twenty third gold medal hanging in the final of the 4x100 freestyle relay.

Phelps, who swam the second post of the American team, was decisive for the US team could beat France, who had to settle for silver, and take revenge for the defeat by the Gauls in the London Games.

A gold medal allowing Michael, who will compete in Rio in three other -100 and 200 butterfly and 200 styles- tests as well as expected in the 4x100 relay styles, accumulating a total of 23 Olympic medals, 19 of them gold.

Athens 2004 (6 golds and 2 bronzes)


100 butterfly GOLD
200 butterfly GOLD
200 styles GOLD
400 styles GOLD
4x200 free GOLD
4x100 styles GOLD
200 Free BRONZE
4x100 free BRONZE

Beijing 2008 (8 gold)


100 butterfly GOLD
200 butterfly GOLD
200 styles GOLD
400 styles GOLD
200 free gold
4x100 free GOLD
4x200 free GOLD
4x100 styles GOLD

London 2012 (4 gold and 2 silver)


100 butterfly GOLD
200 styles GOLD
4x100 styles GOLD
4x200 free GOLD
200 Butterfly SILVER
4x100 free PLATA

Rio de Janeiro (1 Gold)


4x100 free GOLD