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luni, 4 iulie 2016

The impressive bill of some English fans in France


Bill English fans. Photo taken from Twitter. 

Euro 2016, besides being a major sporting event, represents an important business opportunity for thousands of establishments worldwide hosting football fans.

And well you know the bar owner Les 3 Brasseurs in Lille, France, after seeing the bill of 2,297.70 euros (2529 dollars) that gave their waitresses to a group of English fans celebrating a previous match your selection against Wales in the second round of group B.

The fans 351 beers consumed 20 Cokes, 13 cans or bottles of cold tea brand Nesteas, 19 bottles of water, sparkling water 18 five brand Fanta sodas.

The invoice was posted on Twitter, where he quickly went viral.

The enthusiasm of the fans was huge, as the celebration lasted about five hours, even after the match ended with 2-1 victory for England.

In just five hours, they consumed about 2,000 liters of beer and ended all bookings of frothy drink.

"Here our own beer, which is stored in large tanks of 700 liters are produced. Generally, a tank empties in three to four days, but they only took two hours. And in five hours we sold the equivalent of two days. It 's pretty impressive , "he told the publication 20 Minutes Eric Demonchaux, owner of the bar.

And the fans paid the bill without flinching.

We're not sure that Demonchaux will see something similar after the departure of the United Kingdom of the European Union and the collapse of sterling as a result of the decision taken by referendum


miercuri, 20 aprilie 2016

Aguero, among the best scorers in the Premier League

Sergio Aguero continues to make history at Manchester City and also in the Premier League : his goal this evening not only srivió him to reach 100 goals in the competition since his arrival in 2011, but also allowed him to become one of the most recognized history in England.

And the Kun, with its 100 shouts in 147 games, is now the top scorer per minute. Of course this may change in the coming games, but with the celebration this afternoon, his record is a goal every 107 minutes. It is above, for example, Herny (one every 121 ') or Ruud Van Nisterlooy (one every 128).

marți, 19 aprilie 2016

Tottenham thrashed Stoke (0-4) and put the end of the Premier red hot thrashed Stoke (0-4) and put the end of the Premier red hot

Mauricio Pochettino Tottenham fulfilled in his match against Stoke City and placed just five points from Leicester, Premier surprising leader. A brace from Harry Kane and other Dele Alli bowed to Bojan box, Muniesa and company, who barely troubled the goal of Lloris. With five days, an end of more than exciting Premier looming.

Tottenham did his homework. The box Mauricio Pochettino bowed 0-4 to Stoke City and takes the draw of Leicester against West Ham (2-2) to move within five points of the head.

The Spurs went ahead on the scoreboard thanks to a great goal from Harry Kane nine minutes of the first half, not certified the victory hasat 71 'when Delle Alli made ​​it 2-0 with a talented definition. Then, after a resounding failure Alli own -estrelló the ball on the stick with the empty goal came third and fourth therefore work by the same authors.

With this win, Tottenham Leicester cuts two points with five rounds remaining and brings excitement to the last four league matches. In addition, the four goals scored EXPAND goal difference of +39 Pochettino in, 13 more than those of Ranieri, a fact to consider in case of equality at the top of the table.

marți, 22 martie 2016

The surreal and comic celebration Mitrovic

Newcastle and  Rafa Benitez salvaged a point in the final minutes of the match against Sunderlan. The away side 0-1 at St. James Park away to the Spanish team coach salvation, but 83 minutes Mitrovic found the net to make the agonizing draw. A goal that unleashed the madness in the stadium magpies.
Deliriously Tier several fans jumped into the lawn carried away by joy. Andone of them managed to reach the hero, the goalscorer , to celebrate the tie. However, bad luck or clumsiness turned the celebration into something surreal and comical.
When Aleksandar Mitrovic accepted the embrace of amateur and jumped toward him to merge into joy, spontaneous lost his footing and went to the green , almost as if it were an entry, leaving the scorer hung in the air.
Depues the bump against the grass also hit Mitrovic, the Newcastle player did as if nothing had happened and finally consummated the expected hug with the fan for fun the stands.

luni, 29 februarie 2016

Two English fans, blows during a game

The match between Queens Park Rangers and Birmingham City on the 34th day of the Championship , the English second division, will be investigated by the Federation of that country by the numerous incidents that occurred before and during the match between the fans the two hobbies.
In one of them, the Queens Park Rangers ensures that a coin was thrown from the visiting supporters to local players when they celebrate their second goal.
However, the most extravagant occurred when two fans, one from each team, jumped to the sideline to settle their differences based punches .
The fight only lasted a few seconds, the time needed for one of the hooligans knocked him out with a direct rival to the chin before the hubbub of the rest of the fans.
Quickly they arrived on the scene several security members took the two troublemakers.

marți, 1 decembrie 2015

Jamie Vardy is not alone: ​​5 great players who came out of nowhere

Jamie Vardy  is now the fashionable footballer in the Premier League. The numbers on the front center of Leicester is overwhelming, no one had managed to score in 11 consecutive games, but his story is no less. The best striker in the most competitive league in the world (14 goals) played in the English Premiership seventh just five years ago. If football remarkable progression from the bottom of the ladder, Vardy shares history with a few stars who came out of nowhere in the most unexpected moment. You are are some of the most memorable.

1. Miroslav Klose

The top scorer in World Cup history, four World Cups behind him, began to call the attention of scouts relatively late. His first professional contract failed to score in the fifth modest Homburg German division. Until then he combined football with his work as a mason. It was 1998, four years after winning the Golden Boot at the 2002 World Cup.

2. Ian Wright

Undisputed star of English football in the nineties, mainly for its 128 goals as Arsenal striker Wright did not sign a professional contract to 22 years. Before the Crystal Palace acertase with him (scoring 90 goals over six seasons and still is the biggest idol of the fans) he roamed the professional football not unnoticed. Wrighty even she visited the prison for two weeks for driving without insurance, something that could not afford their economic position at that time.

3. Franck Ribery

The star of the French national team and Bayern Munich played as an amateur until the 2004-2005 season. When he joined Metz, Ribéry was already a tanning bigardo 21 years in the French infrafútbol who had spent much of his youth working with his father in construction. Early hard for a guy with five Bundesliga titles and one Champions in the living room.

4. Luca Toni

The Toni is a classic case of 'bomber' of provinces that stands out in the most unexpected moment. It was completely unknown until the Palermo hired him 26 years later to try their luck in a handful of smaller teams like Modena, Empoli, Fiorenzuola, Lodigiani, Treviso, Vicenza and Brescia. In the 2003-2004 scores 30 goals to send the Sicilian set to Serie A and presented to the world. Hence Fiorentina, Bayern and lift the World Cup in 2006.

5. Didier Drogba

Chelsea legend not signed his first professional contract until 21. The break came at Le Mans, in the second division, but until then could never train regularly because of their complicated family life.From the shape of his first contract in 1999 to 2002-2003 Drogba got no note in French football. His 25 goals for Guingamp took him to Marseilles, where exploded definitely to jump to Chelsea the following year. 

duminică, 29 noiembrie 2015

Vardy make history in the Premier in five years

The fascinating story of Jamie Vardy , the player yesterday after scoring against Manchester United and chain marked eleven consecutive days, equaled the record of the legendary Ruud van Nistelrooy , he has captivated the country.

 This lanky, fast and with good shot, who with 14 goals is the top scorer of the championship, striker has entered the history books of the Premier League after only five years of playing in the seventh division (Northern Premier League Premier Division ).

History Vardy, 28, who was dismissed by his hometown team, the Sheffield Wednesday , with just 16 for his short stature, is a player who has never stopped fighting to achieve his dream to shine on Premier.

Following the 'no' of Wednesday came a tour of the lower divisions of English football that began in 2007, in the modest Stocksbridge Park Steels, earning 30 pounds a week (about 40 euros). To meet expenses, he found a part time job in a factory carbon fiber prosthesis.

A fight outside a bar when he came to the defense of a friend of his deaf, complicated even more the professional future of the front, since a judge forced him to wear an electronic bracelet and be every day at home before 18: 30.

However, thanks to his scoring the Stocksbridge and he managed to ascend, three seasons after his arrival, he won at age 23 a move to Halifax Town , the seventh team division, which invested around 20,000 euros for its services.

A year and after more than 30 goals was the Fleetwood Town , a fifth category, which was set at Vardy. He led the team to win the league title, and end of the year, with a record of 31 goals in 36 matches, signed for Leicester City, his current club.

The 'foxes', which at the time were playing in the Championship, English second division, paid a million pounds (1.5 million euros) for him, making him the country's most expensive amateur footballer.

His beginnings in Leicester were not easy, and in his first year only managed to score four goals. However, the confidence of the coach then, Nigel Pearson , was rewarded, and Vardy, with 16 goals in 37 league games, led his team to the Premier League in his second year.

After a first season to adapt to the pinnacle of English football striker, who turns 29 in January, it has emerged as one of the surprises of the course.

Now Vardy, who has dressed four times the shirt of England, has become fashionable footballer in the UK and the only player to have scored in eleven consecutive dates in the Premiership.

"I've always gone game by game. The record was not something I had in mind, because it would have affected my performance and the team, and that's the last thing I want. As I enter a field just think football. So I've been doing so far and so will continue" Vardy said Saturday after the match against United.

Teammates, coaches, analysts, fans and media have surrendered to the feat of a player that just five years ago was playing in seventh division.

"Congratulations, Vardy. You are the new number one and you deserve it," wrote Ruud van Nistelrooy, the former record holder, moments after seeing the English goal against United.

While Leicester fans sang happy yesterday the King Power Stadium in the already well-known song "Vardy, mark when he wants," praise and praise flooded websites and social networks.

His coach, Claudio Ranieri , and even the United coach Louis van Gaal, a man not given to praise, congratulated the scorer. "It's amazing and fantastic. He has got a great record, which is marking eleven consecutive games. There are not many players who can do that," said the Dutchman after 'suffer' a Vardy.

miercuri, 12 august 2015

Stoke City announced the signing of Xherdan Shaqiri

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After a long period of negotiations, the future of the Swiss player - Xherdan Shaqiri - was finally set. Through its official website, the Stoke City announced the arrival of former player of Bayern Munich.

The Potters spent about EUR 17 million to carry out the transfer of the player 23, which became the most expensive signing in club history. Shaqiri signed a five-year contract with the English team, which will use the shirt 22 during the season 2015/2016. The manager Mark Hughes is extremely pleased with the success of the transaction.

"Xherdan is a young, dynamic and explosive player. Will surely bring something different to our squad. With 23 years, it still has great potential and a margin of gigantic improvement. Talked a lot with him and it was clear who is eager to play the Premier League and show what he can do, "said the new commander of Shaqiri.

With origins in Kosovo, Shaqiri was moved to Switzerland, where he was naturalised and started playing football at Basel. He had a spell at Bayern Munich before arriving at Inter Milan, where he ended up not signing and traded. With Stoke, he hopes to revitalise his career and return to good levels presented at the beginning of career.

duminică, 9 august 2015

Chelsea - draw against Swansea on his debut in the Premier League

Chelsea began their title defence in the Premier League with a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge against Swansea, on Saturday in the first round, a game in which the London team was expelled from his goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.
The Brazilian champion Oscar ahead 23 minutes later six Ghanaian Andre Ayew, who made his debut in the English Championship this summer after leaving Marseille, equalised (29).
He lasted little joy to Swansea, as the Chelsea equalised in the 30th with a shot that deflected Brazilian Willian his goal Argentine Federico Fernandez.
In the second half (55) the French Bafetimbi Gomis scored a penalty the final tie. The referee had pointed penalty and red card expulsion of goalkeeper Courtois at an entrance to Gomis own.
The first half was characterised by the intensity of the two teams.Swansea stood up unapologetic champion and only fell behind on the scoreboard for the good stops Courtois and fortune in that deflected shot from Willian Fernandez.
In the second half Swansea continued to create danger, especially through the fast left winger Ecuadorian Jefferson Montero as protagonist in the first Welsh goal when he crossed for Gomis finish off before Ayew exploited the rebound wide.
The Bosnian Asmir Begovic, who replaced Courtois in goal, lived up to the Belgian, clearing a great chance of Montero own at 61, and tied the tie for the hosts.
In the final (84) made his debut in an official match with Chelsea the Colombian Radamel Falcao, who replaced William. The former Manchester United had before it a shot after an assist from Belgian Eden Hazard, but finished without force.
- United starts with victory -
Before Manchester United won (1-0) at Old Trafford the first match of the Premier League from 2015 to 2016 thanks to an own goal by Tottenham right-back Kyle Walker (22).
Tottenham footballer scored when trying to snatch the ball to Wayne Rooney, who was about to finish after a cross from Ashley Young.
In other matches on Saturday, none of the newly promoted teams could start the season with victory.
Bournemouth fell at home against Aston Villa (1-0), like the Norwich City, who lost to the London Crystal Palace (3-1).
The only one who at least got a point was Watford's Spanish coach Quique Sanchez Flores, who drew on his visit to Everton (2-2); a meeting that saw the first Latin goal this season in the Premier League, the Mexican Miguel Layún (13), ahead of his team at Goodison Park.
The first day of the Premier League continues on Sunday with three matches, including Arsenal-West Ham and Stoke City-Liverpool.
For Monday is the debut of Manchester City, West Bromwich field.

Roll the ball in the Premier League: Chelsea, Man U and the rest

Chelsea's defence of his crown in the Premier League started on Saturday with the expulsion of goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and a 2-2 draw with Swansea. Jose Mourinho's team squandered the lead twice and paid dearly for the expulsion of Courtois shortly after the second half started, receiving a straight red card for bringing down Bafetimbi Gomis when the French came to the area in a counterattack.

Mourinho dodged criticizing the expulsion of Courtois, saying only that "after that, everything was different." "We played a very good first half, we had the game under control and we played with more and more confidence," said the Portuguese coach. "Playing 35 minutes outnumbered in the first game of the season when the physical condition is not optimal level is much more difficult."

Chelsea took the lead after 23 minutes thanks to a goal from free kick from Brazilian Oscar, but Andre Ayew leveled six minutes later when he pounced on a ball left adrift after Courtois clearance of a head of Gomis.

The champions restored the advantage immediately with a goal by Argentine defender Federico Fernandez. At 30, Fernandez stretched leg to deflect a center of Brazilian Willian from the left, but the ball is nestled rose at the far post.

Gomis rescued a draw for Swansea with a single maneuver that left hand side Courtois, who had no choice but to bring him down inside the area. Asmir Begovic replacing Courtois entered, but could not do before the auction Gomis, at 55.

Manchester United needed an own goal to beat Tottenham 1-0 in the first match of the season, while Leicester beat Sunderland 4-2 and Crystal Palace 3-1 in a controversial Norwich he said.

Bournemouth began its first season in the Premier League with a 1-0 setback against Aston Villa.

Watford, newly promoted to the first division with Bournemouth, took the lead on two occasions, including on 14 minutes thanks to a goal by Mexican Miguel Layún, but eventually drew 2-2 with Everton.

At Old Trafford, Spurs defender Kyle Walker gave United the three points to get the ball into his own net on 22 minutes, when he tried to mark the United captain Wayne Rooney.

It was one of the few occasions of danger in a match in which Louis van Gaal fielded four new signings for United.

Van Gaal used the Argentine goalkeeper Sergio Romero instead of David de Gea, who is the target of rumors of transfer to Real Madrid and, as the helmsman, had no mind on the game. They also played the central Matteo Darmain, and midfielders Morgan Schneirderlin and Memphis Depay. Another reinforcements United, Bastian Schweinsteiger, replaced Michael Carrick after an hour.

"It was a very difficult game because there were two teams who want to push, so each player with the ball had very little (time) to make a play," Van Gaal told BT Sport. "We had a lot of the ball but generate some opportunities."

Leicester had no trouble scoring on his debut coach Claudio Ranieri, who returned to the Premier League after 11 years.

Jamie Vardy opened the scoring in the 11th minute with a header and Riyad Mahrez increased at 18 and 25. Jermain Defoe and Steven Fletcher came to Sunderland in the second half and Marc Albrighton scored the fourth of Leicester.

Meanwhile, Norwich players were furious that an apparent equalizer was disallowed in their loss to the Palace.

Cameron Jerome thought he had gone 2-2 when he stretched his leg to make an acrobatic shot that shook the nets in the 74th minute, but referee Simon Hooper annulled on the grounds that the move was no goal.

Norwich also called a penalty when Sebastien Bassong was pushed by Connor Wickham to 89. Yohan Cabaye Palace sealed the victory to put the third in a counterattack in injury.

Top 10 most followed players in the Premier League Twitter

According to  Twitter , 63% of the players in the Premier League are Users of Twitter. Of these, the most popular is  Wayne Rooney  with 11.7 million of followers. After the England striker and Manchester United Mesut Özil (9.8 million) and Kun Aguero (8.9) are the social network collects this data  into a blog post  with which they wanted to welcome the new season in football English beginning this weekend. 
Photo: Twitter
The team with the most tweeters in their squad is Tottenham, 92% of its players are active profile on Twitter. Manchester City (75%), Arsenal (73%) and Leicester (70%) go after the Londoners in this particular ranking social networking activity. Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United are the most popular teams in the league at Twitter.

Twitter has announced the introduction of emojis in the tweets related to the Premier on this opening day. Thus, the shield of each club officers appear to use hashtags to each (#LFC) The same applies to the official hashtags competition.