luni, 30 mai 2016

Copa America 2016 - Calendar of matches

The schedule of matches of the Copa America Centennial to be held in the United States from 3 to 26 June is as follows:

- GROUP A

June 3: US-Colombia (18: 30/01: 30 GMT / 03.30 CET)

Levi's Stadium (Santa Clara)

June 4: Costa Rica and Paraguay (17: 00/21: 00 GMT / 23.00 CET)

Citrus Bowl (Orlando)

June 7: Colombia-Paraguay (19: 30 / 02.30 GMT / 04.30 CET)

Rose Bowl (Pasadena)

June 7: US-Costa Rica (19: 00/00: 00 GMT / 02.00 CET)

Soldier Field (Chicago)

June 11: US-Paraguay (19: 00/23: 00 GMT / 01.00 CET)

Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia)

June 11: Colombia-Costa Rica (20: 00/01: 00 GMT / 03.00 CET)

NRG Stadium (Houston)

- B GROUP

June 4: Haiti-Peru (16: 30/23: 30 GMT / 01.30 CET)

CenturyLink Field (Seattle)

June 4: Brazil-Ecuador (19: 00/02: 00 GMT / 04.00 CET)

Rose Bowl (Pasadena)

June 8: Brazil-Haiti (19: 30/23: 30 GMT / 01.30 CET)

Citrus Bowl (Orlando)

June 8: Ecuador-Peru (19: 00/02: 00 GMT / 04.00 CET)

University of Phoenix Stadium (Phoenix)

June 12: Ecuador and Haiti (18: 30/22: 30 GMT / 00.00 CET)

MetLife Stadium (New York)

June 12: Brazil-Peru (20: 30/00: 30 GMT / 02.00 CET)

Gillette Stadium (Boston)

- GROUP C

June 05: Jamaica-Venezuela (16: 00/21: 00 GMT / 23.00 CET)

Soldier Field (Chicago)

JUNE 05: Mexico-Uruguay (17: 00/00: 00 GMT / 02.00 CET)

University of Phoenix Stadium (Phoenix)

June 9: Mexico-Jamaica (19: 00/02: 00 GMT / 04.00 CET)

Rose Bowl (Pasadena)

June 9: Uruguay-Venezuela (19: 30/23: 00 GMT / 01.00 CET)

Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia)

13 June: Mexico-Venezuela (19: 00/00: 00 GMT / 02.00 CET)

NRG Stadium (Houston)

June 13: Uruguay-Jamaica (19: 00/02: 00 GMT / 04.00 CET)

Levi's Stadium (Santa Clara)

- Group D

JUNE 06: Panama-Bolivia (19: 00/23: 00 GMT / 01.00 CET)

Citrus Bowl (Orlando)

JUNE 06: Argentina-Chile (19: 00/02: 00 GMT / 04.00 CET)

Levi's Stadium (Santa Clara)

10 June: Chile-Bolivia (19: 00/23: 00 GMT / 01.00 CET)

Gillette Stadium (Boston)

June 10: Argentina-Panama (20: 30/00: 30 GMT / 02.30 CET)

Soldier Field (Chicago)

14 June: Chile-Panama (20: 00/00: 00 GMT / 02.00 CET)

Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia)

June 14: Argentina-Bolivia (19: 00/02: 00 GMT / 04.00 CET)

CenturyLink Field (Seattle)

- QUARTER FINALS

June 16: 1st A - 2nd B (18: 30/00: 30 GMT / 02.30 CET)

CenturyLink Field (Seattle)

Juno 17: 1st B - 2nd A (20: 00/00: 00 GMT / 02.30 CET)

MetLife Stadium (New York)

June 18: 1 D - 2 ° C (19: 00/23: 00 GMT / 01.00 CET)

Gillette Stadium. Boston

June 18: 1 C - 2nd D (19: 00/02: 00 GMT / 04.00 CET)

Levi's Stadium (Santa Clara)

- SEMIFINAL

June 21: Winner 1ºA-2ºB - Winner 1ºD-2 ° C (20: 00/01: 00 GMT / 03.00 CET)

NRG Stadium (Houston)

June 22: Winner 1ºB-2ºA - Winner 1 ° C-2ºD (19: 00/00: 00 GMT / 02.00 CET)

Soldier Field (Chicago)

- THIRD PLACE MATCH

June 25 (17: 00/00: 00 GMT / 02.00 CET)

University of Phoenix Stadium (Phoenix)

- FINAL (20: 00/00: 00 GMT / 02.00 CET)

MetLife Stadium (New York).

Pepe: Enrique Cerezo talks too much, you go to Neptune to clean

Pepe was used in the mixed zone harshly criticizing Enrique Cerezo , President of Atletico Madrid , who before the match said jokingly that Atletico fans could celebrate the title about 23:00 pm.

The new champion of Europe did not cut to the media: "Atletico president talks too much, saying that if eleven could go to Neptune will have to go but clean, because there there is nothing Is everyone in Cibeles.. "he said.

Focusing on own team, the central praised what Zinedine Zidane joined a group:.. " We work well with Benitez but things did not go well Zidane gave it another go , he relied heavily on us, it was with the team and understood the wardrobe us it has been very quiet and we finished the season well. "

To conclude, Pepe was satisfied for having put their bit in the conquest of the Eleventh: "I'm happy to help my team and give joy to madridismo We are in luck by the Eleventh after a tough match and a lot. wear".

Roland Garros 2016 Djokovic-Bedene: A warning for the future (6-2, 6-3, 6-3)

Novak Djokovic qualified for the second round of Roland Garros 2016 after defeating Aljaz Bedene bold in three sets in the shift that closed the day at the Philippe Chatrier. Djokovic had to show off his full repertoire of strokes to not be surprised and seal their presence in the second week of the tournament, which already expects Roberto Bautista.

Novak Djokovic. The world number one has had to play his best game in this edition of Roland Garros 2016 just when it was thought that the injury of Rafa Nadal left him a clear path to the final. Serbian tennis player was found face a young respondón in Bedene and was forced to show all their quality to avoid any possibility of postponement of the match or comeback of his rival. It was a good reminder of what awaits the players on the ATP prevailing in the coming years, as the generational change is closer.

Aljaz Bedene. Born in Ljubljana and British passport, at 26 is difficult to categorize Aljaz Bedene as one of the players of the new batch representing Alexander Zverev and company, but showed how to face a tie against a player elite on center court. He fell in three sets but kept his dignity and came to rile on more than one occasion to Djokovic did not expect to meet such resistance.

The day came with trap. The withdrawal through injury of Rafa Nadal 24 hours before and the rain stopped the tennis activity in Paris for more than three hours cooled enough tempers, and the superiority of Novak Djokovic about Aljaz Bedene was big enough to think of another scenario it was not a placid victory of world number one. The reality was for very different paths, and the truth is that Djokovic had to sweat every point in a tough match two hours in which the three sets do not reflect how difficult it was for Belgrade take forward the party.

Bedene itself went colder and Djokovic met forecasts with relatively normal, but gradually the Ljubljana was dropping his arm and looking for angles to be grimacing in the face of Nole . Serbian effectiveness was decreasing with the passage of the games, but managed to get by breaking the serve to go to Bedene at key moments. This allowed him to reach the third set, in which the lack of light threatened to postpone the match to Sunday morning. A Djokovic he came a sudden rush and nervousness that his opponent to star earned a master's own tennis points. With the last rays of light filtering through the steps of Paris, Djokovic stepped on the gas on time to ensure the presence in the second round.

Our opinion

Roland Garros is a tournament where unpredictability has greater influence than in the rest of the large, which may lead to an unexpected setback by the favorites. Murray has already had to taste the bitterness of playing two five - set matches and only the great quality of Djokovic prevented Bedene have more than one minute glory in the center. Without Rafa Nadal on his favorite territory, it seems to face all Nole get finally their first trophy in Paris, but has to tread eye because in the second week there will be no pardons. Roberto Bautista will be next to test their favoritism.

Roland Garros 2016, Kuznetsova-Muguruza: Blow on the table (3-6 and 4-6)

Garbiñe Muguruza is already in the quarterfinals of Roland Garros 2016 after defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova forcefully by 3-6. The fourth seed had a tough test against the tennis technique St. Petersburg, but was able to impose his game without the cold morning of Parisian affect him. In the quarter he will face the winner of Begu-Rogers.

Placidly slept the St. Petersburg in the minutes before his match against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova , working their way through the game. To Muguruza , the world number 15 went asleep to the track, coming down when hispanovenezolana broke serve in the first set key moment, no reaction in the second. It was expected much more of it.

The battle of styles between Svetlana Kuznetsova and Garbiñe Muguruza appeared in the order of play on Sunday as one of the highlights of the day at Roland Garros 2016, and not disappointed at all thanks to Muguruza . Caracas continues its unstoppable progression and left in the lurch a rival high with its aggressive and solvent game increasingly pronounced in his tennis quality. Kuznetsova tried to play more calmly , looking to extend points and unhinge the hispanovenezolana, but Muguruza not go into that game and continued to dictate the script of the game.

The reigning equality seemed to fall apart in the tiebreaker, but Muguruza managed to break the service to get the Russian 4-5, a key moment that Kuznetsova did not quite recover. Once given the first set, to Muguruza only interested fiercely keep hitting the ball until victory fall naturally. There were several breaks by both in the second set, the result of the inevitable improvement in performance Kuznetsova , who after all is a champion of Roland Garros, but there was trembling legs by the de Caracas, which he signed his third consecutive appearance among the top eight players in the Grand Slam of clay. Garbiñe still love to the Philippe Chatrier, as few wise cathedral, which recognizes his talent with applause each time it appears in the tunnel.

Come the moments of truth and does not seem to Garbiñe Muguruza acknowledgment pressure Roland Garros. Few players funneled as well be the focus of attention as the hispanovenezolana, and the second week will definitely have to assume the role of a candidate for the title. I wanted to avoid this responsibility in the first week given his background in New York and Melbourne , but in Paris It is seeing that the path begun with Sam Sumyk begins to bear fruit. Now you can talk about a serious option for the title.

Varane was finally dropped from the list of France for Euro

The center of Real Madrid Raphael Varane not finally be in the European Championship with the France team after being ruled today by coach Didier Deschamps , who has appointed Sevilla defender Adil Rami to replace him .

In a statement, the French Football Federation (FFF) said that medical tests this morning the player in the concentration of the "Bleus" confirmed the initial diagnosis of the doctors of Real Madrid, that is, a tear grade 2 the femoral biceps of the left leg.

Varane, who has played the last 24 games of the French national team, suffered the injury in training with Real Madrid in preparation for the final of the League of Champions, a game for which will also be low the central young Frenchman.

"At the time of unavailability, deemed too long for the time the national team, Didier Deschamps has decided not to call Varane for Euro 2016," France welcomes from June 10, the statement said.

Rami sees the call recognized with the good season he has done with Sevilla, which this year came from the Milan .

The sevillista, 30, has 26 international calls and scored a goal.

André Gomes: My future is unknown

There are many rumors about the future of André Gomes once the season withValencia , having sounded several of the big clubs in Europe.

The player, who is currently concentrated with Portugal to contest the next European Championship, admitted at a press conference to present its future "is unknown".

"Right now, and I am very frank, I'm not worried about what will happen. It's all a mystery. The only certainty I have is that I'm here and I'm with the national team, which is already very good anymore. now the future is not worrying, "he said.

"I will not even look at the European as a showcase to think about what might happen next. Probably if you make a call to the president may have a better than my answer. I do not know what will happen, nor am very worried" he added the player ché.

Iñaki Williams, aware of its role in the selection

Iñaki Williams spoke at a press conference with the Spanish team to address today the national team, with which he feels very comfortable and it expects form an important part in the future.
" I did not expect to be here. Everything was very fast. I am very grateful and very excited. At Euro 2008, when it started in Schruns, I was in San Fermin in Pamplona , with my friends and it was a great joy when Spain won the title , "said Athletic player.

"I'm meeting my deadlines. I want afianzarme in the team and in the selection and hope to be one of the references selection in the future. I will put all my hope," he added, showing patience humility regarding his role in the selection.

Finally, Williams said he still hopes not to fall from the provisional list to finally travel to France to play Euro 2016:.. "Until the last day everything is possible There is a group of players who have come to help Spain is the champions, and therefore is one of the selections

Zoltán Gera midfielder Hungary, the concentration sick leave

The veteran Hungarian midfielder Zoltan Gera , one of the key players of their choice, had to leave school for Euro 2016 concentration to suffer for days of fever, reported Friday portal " hir6 ".

The Hungarian team is prepared in Leogang, Austria , for Euro and Gera returned last night to Hungary for failing to participate in training.

The medical team decided that the midfielder Haladás 37 years of the First Hungarian division, is treated in Budapest, which assures the highest medical and around Gera concentration depend on the results of the analyzes.

The Hungarian team plays on June 4 his last match against Germany, before the start of the European Championship next June 10.

Hungary Euro again after 40 years of absence and is measured in Group F with Austria, Portugal and Iceland.

Delph fall of the call for England for Euro 2016

Midfielder Manchester City Fabian Delph has fallen Thursday of the call for the England squad for Euro France next summer through injury.

As confirmed at a press conference the coach of the 'Three Lions', Roy Hodgson , Delph suffered a sore groin and did not travel with the rest of his teammates to Sunderland , where on Friday the team faces in a friendly match with Australia .

"Delph has not traveled with us. It has been in Manchester, which means it will not be included in the list of 23" Hodgson said today.

Thus the call for England is reduced to 25 names, so the coach will have to discard only two players ahead of the continental competition (June 10-July 10).

The 'Pross' in their preparations for the European Championship, played last Sunday against Turkey at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester (2-1) and will meet with Australia on Friday in Sunderland and against Portugal , on June 2, in the London's Wembley stadium.

England are drawn in Group B of Euro selections France with Russia, Wales and Slovakia.

Men Hodgson started his career in the competition on June 11 against Russia in Marseille, before facing four days later against Wales in Lens and close their participation in the group stage on June 20 against Slovakia, in Saint -Etienne.

Deschamps confirms the low Jérémy Mathieu

Didier Deschamps confirmed today at a press conference injury of Jérémy Mathieu , who finished with discomfort of the final of the Copa del Rey after 75 minutes played.

The defense of Barcelona , with pain in the calf, will cause low for the next game that the selection of France held in Nantes, according to Deschamps himself, though not in danger for Euro 2016.

"There are many players that the Euro will be lost, not only in France. Jérémy Mathieu is also affected. He played 75 minutes in the Copa del Rey and felt discomfort in the calf, but it's nothing serious. It will not be available for the next match Nantes, but I hope to know more over the weekend. So all, there is concern facing the Euro, "said the French coach.

On the other hand, Deschamps also spoke of Adil Rami , which emphasized its "great season" and recalled that it had already played "25 matches for France." "I have great faith in Rami , " said the coach, showing his confidence in who probably take over the defense in the next game.

João Mário says that Portugal is not afraid to play with no selection

Portuguese midfielder João Mário said today that Portugal is not afraid to face any team at Euro 2016, and hoped that the warm-up matches before the tournament that will play serve to refine weaknesses group.

"We are not afraid to play with any team We have very good points and others to improve, and that serve these warm-up matches. To enter the competition in the best way," he said at a news conference in Oeiras outside -a of Lisbon, where the Portuguese selection is concentrated.

The player Sporting Lisbon said the whole team believes in the "dream" of reaching the final, but that must first pass the group stage, and "not be afraid or fear of anything."

Although Portugal is a priori the favorite of group F of Euro, where are the selections of Austria , Hungary and Iceland, the average 23 - year warned that the road ahead will not be easy.

"In modern football there are no less strong teams. We have two top finishers in the group and that should serve as a warning. Our first opponent (Iceland) is a very strong team. We know what Portugal represents in Europe and we must have respect for others, but we know what we are worth, "he said.

Asked about the importance of Cristiano Ronaldo in the team, João Mário expected to get "more motivated" to the concentration of the -a selection which will join after playing the Champions League with Real Madrid - and "no injuries".

The player was also available to integrate the ranks of Portugal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, but stressed that the decision should take his club Sporting Lisbon.

Arsenal record Swiss Granit Xhaka for the next five seasons

Arsenal announced Wednesday the signing of Swiss international midfielder Granit Xhaka , from Borussia Monchengladbach for the next five seasons.

Xhaka, 23, arrives in London for about 35 million pounds (46 million euros) with weekly estimated 110,000 pounds (144,000 euros) contract.

"I am very proud to sign for a club like Arsenal," said the Swiss, who leaves Mönchengladbach captain, in a statement to the website of the English club.

"I'm looking forward to London, to represent this special team and play in the Premier League . I will give everything to help Arsenal to win titles and make the fans are happy , " he added.

Xhaka arrived in the British capital last week, passed the medical examination and clothing posed with Arsenal for next season in the sports city of Colney, north of London.

"We take watching for a long time and believe it is a player who will give great quality to our squad. We wish Granit a good Euro 2016 with Switzerland and we look forward to welcoming Arsenal , " said the coach 'gunner', French Arsene Wenger .

"Granit is a very exciting young player with a lot of experience in the Champions League and the Bundesliga , " Wenger said.

Xhaka, international 41 times with the national team of Switzerland, with which contest the European Championship next summer (June 10-July 10), came to Mönchengladbach in 2012 from the Basel, club in which it formed.

The Swiss midfielder, author of six goals in 108 matches in the Bundesliga, has become the first signing of Arsenal ahead of the 2016/2017 season.

Carvajal and his weeping to abandon the Champions League Final

Dani Carvajal had to leave the pitch in the UEFA Champions League through injury after 52 minutes of the game after suffering muscle problems.

After requesting the change, as he left the field, the player Real Madrid showed heartbroken and in tears by the impotence of not being able to continue on the court at such an important meeting and by the uncertainty of not knowing the severity of his injury, just two weeks after the debut of Spain in the Euro 2016.

The Spanish it was replaced by Brazilian Danilo, who quickly made the warm and jumped into the field.

Iker Casillas dismisses the Tenth and welcomes the Eleventh

Iker Casillas , who proclaimed champion of Europe for the last time two years ago before moving to Porto, followed tonight the final of the League of Champions concentrated with the Spanish selection and after the victory his exequipo dismissed the Tenth and welcomed the Eleventh.

"Bye Bye bye !! TENTH TENTH ELEVENTH !! Welcome !! Welcome ELEVENTH !!", published on its official twitter account after the meeting, which followed from Schruns along with the other players called up by Vicente del Bosque to prepare for Euro 2016 .

Iker Casillas was in charge of lifting the trophy to the sky of Lisbon in 2014. This honor inherited this time, in Milan , also the international Sergio Ramos .

Schruns ( Austria ), where Casillas sat next to David de Gea , who was close to signing last summer for the club's Santiago Bernabeu, also followed the party men like Alvaro Morata , who also won the Tenth with Real Madrid two editions ago and now he plays for Juventus , and others who were crowned European champions with white table as Vicente del Bosque and his assistants Toni Grande and Javier Miñano.

Also, the call is a player who belongs to Real Madrid, Marco Asensio, who has been on loan this season at Espanyol. The young Spaniard also sent his message through social networks: "Congratulations to Real Madrid in the European Cup eleventh Incredible!".

Jose Mourinho's appointment as Manchester United manager has worried Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher believes Jose Mourinho took the managerial position at Manchester United because he has a point to prove after his Chelsea exit. The former England international has claimed that the Portuguese tactician's return to the Premier League could be worrying for everyone, especially from a supporter's perspective.

The 53-year-old returned to management for the first time since he was sacked from his job at Chelsea last December. He replaced Louis van Gaal at United after the Red Devils parted ways with the Dutchman just days after he helped them win the FA Cup.

"Mourinho arrives at Old Trafford with a point to prove and, as a Liverpool supporter, it worries me! It should also worry the rest of the Premier League — he is coming back to win," Carragher told the Daily Mail.

United, Manchester City and Chelsea will have new managers for the next season after Mourinho's appointment. Pep Guardiola and Antonio Conte have already agreed to manage City and the Blues, respectively.

Mourinho will be at Old Trafford, while Liverpool and Arsenal will be managed Jurgen Klopp and Arsene Wenger, respectively. As top coaches will be arriving in England, the Premier League will get more exciting next season, Carragher said.

"Spain might have the best players and by Saturday night they will have won both European club competitions after the all-Spanish Champions League final — but the invasion of the great managers will electrify the Premier League and confirm it as the place to be," he explained.

"The Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho (22 trophies) battling it out with Manchester City's Pep Guardiola (21 trophies).

"Then there's Chelsea's Antonio Conte (three Serie A titles) slugging it out with Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp (a dual Bundesliga winner and Champions League finalist) and Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger (17 trophies). It means no other competition can rival England's big league for expertise and swagger," he stressed.

Real Madrid star Gareth Bale reveals how La Liga and the Premier League compare

Real Madrid star Gareth Bale Thinks playing in Spain has Helped to Improve His Game. The 26-year-old Welshman joined Los Blancos for around € 100m (£ 76m, $ 111.1m) in 2013 and DESPITE Struggling to stay fit During His time in Spain, Bale Thinks I is a better player for the experience.

Bale ADMITTED the style of football in La Liga is Markedly different from the Premier League, claiming tactics play a more prominent role. But Bale Thinks I've successfully Adapted His game over the last few years.

"The Premier League is end to end, teams come and sit here and You have to learn a different style," the former Tottenham Hotspur star Said, ACCORDING to The Guardian . "I feel like that first season everyone did not know what I was fully acerca so I Could do the same thing as in England. Then I was what They Knew About and tried to nullify what I do well."

Bale, WHO During excelled at Tottenham His last season, I was forced revealed to re-evaluate- His playing style Because of the tactical approach in Spain.

"I found it more difficult but I'm so happy That season Learnt Because I did happen a lot: about keeping the ball, movement, intelligence, decision-making," the former Tottenham hero confessed. "It's Because of that bad season That I think I've had such a good season now. I've improved, I have more variety in my game."

Unexpected and hard fall of Germany to Slovakia

Germany felt 1-3 to Slovakia in a friendly way to the Euro 2016 to be held in France. Teutons started winning but the Slovaks turned the encounter with amazing efficiency facing goal.

Mario Gomez would open the scoring just 13 minutes, which seemed could be a simple afternoon to the box that directs Joachim Loew . However, they did not have the strength to face the Slovaks, who in just three minutes they managed to turn the scoreboard.

The tying score was conducted by Marek Hamsik. Napoli's player equalized the match and while the crowd still celebrating, Duris scored the goal that gave the advantage partial Slovakia .

In the second half Germany continued the siege and although large order was lost due to changes in both coaches, the world champions maintained the pace of the game. This did not stop Kucka the 1-3 mark that ultimately would be the ultimate.

Germany is in Group C of Euro 2016 with Northern Ireland, Poland and Ukraine.

Player to watch Euro 2016: Croatia's Luka Modric hoping to Become an unlikely hero in France

As some of European football's Most skilful midfield schemers Have left the stage over recent years, Croatia's Luka Modric has gone some way towards filling the void. The diminutive Real Madrid man Boasts the same level of vision and timeless That technique allowed the likes of Xavi Hernandez and Paul Scholes to prosper at the top level.

In a sport That Appears to be reliant on increase increasing physicality and workrate, there is a charm to watching Certain the 30-year-old midfielder dictate the pace of the match courtesy of His exquisite passing range. And if Ante Cacic's side are to stand any hope of Achieving an upset win at Euro 2016 tournament, They Will Need The former Tottenham Hotspur star to be at His eye-catching best.

, Although Modric is now Widely Recognised as one of the modern game's Most creative and influential midfielders, His enviable skills Have Been Frequently overlooked and underrated for the bulk of His career.

Modric first fell in love with football in the early 1990s after His Family Were displaced From their home in Yugoslavia Because of war. I trained With the Croatian side NK Zadar and shin pads wore Reportedly made of wood Because Could not Afford His family the real thing.

Modric's lightweight frame led to serious Doubts About His Ability to Establish a career as a professional and I was even overlooked by Hajduk Because of His lack of physicality. Shortly afterwards, however, the opt Dinamo Zagreb to take a punt on the Cleary talented but fragile-looking 16-year-old.

Within two years, Modric was loaned out to Zrinjski Mostar in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where, at the age of just 18, have impressed experts With His versatility and was named the Herzegovinian and Bosnian League Player of the Year. The Real Madrid player would later claim That His experience in the Bosnian league made him more resilient and prepared him for stiffer tests later in His career.

Modric was subsequently loaned out to Croatian side Inter Zapresic, Where have impressed eleven more and Helped to Achieve second position in the Croatian First Football League, as well as a place in the preliminary round of the Uefa Cup. This meant That by the time I returned to Dinamo in 2005, there was a great deal of Already excitement surrounding His progress, with a number of Europe's top clubs Reportedly in for His signature.

As if to underline Modric's burgeoning talent, the youngster Agreed 10-year Deal with Dinamo at the start of the 2005-06 season, I have played a key When role in Their title-winning campaign, scoring seven goals in 31 matches. The club Followed That success with back-to-back league titles in 2008 and in 2007, by Which time it was apparent the time had eaten for Modric to leave the fishbowl of Croatian football.

Barcelona and Arsenal Were Among a host of big-name clubs keen to acquire WHO Were the silky midfielder, but to have joined the opt Instead the Gunners' north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur . The transfer was seen as something of a coup for Spurs, even though Modric struggled to find INITIALLY His feet in England football, with many pundits questioning if I was physically equipped to deal With its frenetic pace.

For a time, Modric found himself marooned on the left side of the Tottenham team, Where I was hidden from the fire and brimstone of the central midfield. But under Harry Redknapp, I was Given another chance in the center of the park, where, it soon Became apparent, I was reliable to use His superior technical skills to orchestrate the play for Spurs.

"He was unbelievable," Redknapp Recalled of His Time Working with Modric. "He's an amazing footballer, the little man Takes the ball in the tightest areas With people around him, wriggling out of situations. He Could play in any team in the world."

And That came home to roost sentiment by 2012, When Modric found himself in the middle of a high-profile, three-way tug of war Between Tottenham, Real Madrid and Chelsea . Madrid President Florentino Perez Eventually Got His man - as is so Often the case - and DESPITE INITIALLY Struggling at the Bernabeu, Modric is now Firmly established as one of the club's key players, alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and his former Spurs teammate Gareth Bale.

At international level, Modric is, Perhaps, an even more crucial figure, more than Having Already amassed 90 caps for His country. And Croatia - who are in an intimidating-looking group alongside Turkey, Spain and the Czech Republic at Euro 2016 - will need him to be in peak form in France This Summer.

Ukraine beat Romania in ten minutes

Ukraine, led by Sevilla's Yevhen Konoplyanka and the Dinamo Kiev Andriy Yarmolenko, rentabilizó the start of the second half to seal his comeback and end the winning streak of Romania.

The combined Anghel Iordanescu , in Paris 2016 will play against Albania , France and Switzerland, had not lost a game since June 2014. However, he could not prolong his career and in the warm-up match of Euro 2016 was submitted by his opponent .

Romania, however, took the lead. He entered the game more determined and 20 minutes past Gabriel Torje picked up a ball Claudiu Keseru to run an accurate throw that beat Andrei Pyatov.

The thus he did not reflect what happened so far in the game. Was superior to his rival Ukraine and stood in front until the edge of decline, Roman Zozulya, the Dnipro for Ukraine, seized a shipment of Vyacheslav Shevchuk to score the second.

Mykhaylo Fomenko gave a twist to the game after the interval, when he decided to make three changes in a row. Oleksandr Zinchenko, Yevgeniy Shakhov and Olexandr Kucher took the field after the break.

Ukraine, which will play the European Championship the first phase against Poland, Northern Ireland and Germany, noticed. In ten minutes he sealed the game. Zinchenko precisely put ahead the Ukrainian side in 48. And then extended the lead Konoplyanka selection of Fomenko, who scored the fourth of his team.

Romania responded that in the final leg took the Ukrainian conformism to get back into the game with goals from Denis Alibec and Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu, who had previously replaced Bogdan Stancu .

-- Data sheet:

3 - Romania: Tatarusanu; Matel, Chiriches, Grigore Filip ( Razvan Rat , m.46); Prepelita ( Ovidiu Hoban , M.60), Pintili; Torje ( Adrian Popa, m.69); Sanmartean ( Alexandru Maxim , m.57), Bogdan Stancu (Nicolae Claudiu Stanciu, m.79) and Keserü (Denis Alibec, m.57).

4 - Ukraine: Pyatov; Fedetskiy, Khacheridi (Olexandr Kucher, m.46), Rakitskiy, Shevchuk; Rybalka (Oleksandr Zinchenko, m.46), Stepanenko; Yarmolenko, Sydorchuk (Ruslan Rotan, m.67), Konoplyanka and Zozulya (Yevgeniy Shakhov, m.46).

Goals: 1-0, m.23: Gabriel Torje; 1-1, m.44: Zozulya; 1-2, m.48: Zinchenko; 1-3, m.54: Konoplyanka; 1-4, m.59: Yarmolenko; 2-4, m.74: Denis Alibec; 3-4, m.85: Nicolae Stanciu .

Referee: Davide Massa. He showed yellow card to Chiriches and Maxim, Romania.

Stadio Olimpico di Torino (Turin).

World of football shows solidarity with the family of Alan Pulido

Hours before playing tonight around the end of the Clausura 2016, teams Pachuca and Monterrey sympathized today with family striker Alan Pulido allegedly abducted in the early hours of Sunday.

"Our support and solidarity to the family of Alan Pulido. We are with you," said Pachuca on his Twitter account, while the Rayados of Monterrey noted that as part of the family of Mexican soccer, support people close to the player.

Polished front of the Mexican national team in the World Cup Brazil 2014, disappeared in the early hours of today in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas, they assured Efe state sources.

According to authorities, he was deprived of his freedom when traveling on a road Ciudad Victoria to return from a party and was intercepted by armed persons.

Clubs Guadalajara and America, the two most important local football and the Tigers , champions league, which had until recently Pulido in their ranks, and Morelia reiterated support for the family's player Olympiakos, the Greek club he said he was praying for his player.

Also many players, active and retired, have expressed their shock on social networks for allegedly kidnapping player, one of the fastest growing in Mexican football in recent years.

The Mx League, the Chilean coach Carlos Reinoso , the Mexican national team goalkeeper in Brazil 2014, Guillermo Ochoa , and midfielder Marco Fabián, of Eintracht Frankfurt, also expressed regret for what happened to Pulido.

Tamaulipas Attorney Ismael Quintanilla, announced the demise of the player and said his kidnappers have not contacted the family, while the coordination group Tamaulipas explained that a special task remains to find her whereabouts.

Mexican authorities today confirmed the disappearance of footballer Alan Pulido , the Greek Olympiakos, in his home state of Tamaulipas - northeast of the country, and said that people who allegedly deprived of freedom have not established contact with the family.

The state prosecutor, Ismael Quintanilla, told media that Sunday morning, after returning from a party that was made north of the city, striker "was intercepted by armed persons and since then his whereabouts are unknown" .

It confirmed that from Tamaulipas prosecutors have "no knowledge that (the perpetrators) have spoken with the family."

Quintanilla said that is already on the case and, on instructions from the Interior Minister, Miguel Angel Osorio, federal forces support in the search and location of the player.

Footballer's brother, Armando Pulido, told the media that the striker was kidnapped at dawn and that the family has "full support" of the governor.

Pulido is considered one of the Mexican attackers with further progression since 2011 and in recent months has been at the center of the controversy over his differences with his former club Tigres of the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (UANL), champion Mexican soccer.

Returning from World Cup Brazil 2014, Pulido showed interest in emigrating to Europe, since it claimed to have completed his contract with the "cat", but the club showed no and that caused a major conflict.

Personalities and Mexican soccer teams expressed today in social networks solidarity with the player's family.

"At this difficult time, our thoughts and prayers are with Alan. We sincerely hope that this ordeal will finish soon and Alan back home safe and sound," wrote the official Twitter account of Olympiakos.

Leganes cherishes the glory and descends to Llagostera

Leganés did his part and reach the final day depending on himself to climb after beating (2-0) to a Llagostera confirmed their relegation to the Second Division B.

Matched both in need could more the desire of local, which from the start seized control of the ball to take the initiative and avoid disappointment. With that dynamic was a matter of time they arrived occasions.

What was more unexpected is that the first is put Espanyol ahead. Sastre fought for an attack from within the area and left behind to Gabriel. The Brazilian received the crescent, turned and slammed down his left beyond the reach of the goalkeeper.

He could expand his personal account shortly afterwards in a play which was cooked on the right with a pass from Victor Diaz , control oriented Sastre and a stroke of Rubén Peña . This came into the area and attended the second post , but Gabriel finished over the bar.

The shock was then cooled, lost rhythm. Llagostera minutes where no linking and Leganes not threatened. I ended the lethargy Natalio with a distant scrimmage before the break he had to stop Serantes rebound.

It became more toned costume Leganes and those good intentions reflected in the second goal. Protagonist, David Timor. The midfielder took a clearance pass over the area and charged with power to reach the bottom line. Once there had tranquility to put a center to the far post tempered he pushed Miramon coming from behind.

Yet for and the opponent crumbles options were still extended the lead, first with shots of Szymanowski and Miramon and later with a header against the crossbar Mantovani. Which it could be a historic night remained in a further step to glory after the triumphs of Alaves and Nàstic . Reach will have to wait another week. In Anduva, fief of Mirandes , last episode of this beautiful story.

. Data sheet

2- Leganés: Serantes; Victor Diaz, Mantovani, Insua, Cesar Soriano; Timor, Sastre (Alberto Martin Min.72), Gabriel (Toni Min.77); Omar, Szymanowski and Ruben Peña (Hasdrubal Min.81).

0- Llagostera: René, Edu Oriol , Tito, Chus Herrero , Masó (Jose Carlos Min.56); Tebar, Querol (Imaz Min.62), Tebar, Emilio Rios Reina; Juanjo ( Benja , Min.70) and Natalio.

Goals: 1-0 Min.11 Gabriel. 2-0 Min.66: Miramon.

Referee: Cordero Vega (Cantabrian school). Sastre admonished (min.35), Ruben Peña (Min.42), Szymanowski (Min.51) and Natalio (Min.84).

Incidents: for Week forty Party and one of the Liga Adelante played in Butarque Stadium before 8,000 spectators.

Alaves back in La Liga

Alaves again, ten years later, the Liga , after sealing Sunday mathematical promotion to the top flight of Spanish football today after winning 2-0 at Numancia , in a day in which Leganés and Gimnastic not failed and the last place for promotion will be played on the final day.

final day in which the names of the three teams that will accompany either at Gimnastic Leganés or in the phase of ascent promotion was also decided.

Zaragoza , Cordoba, Girona , Osasuna and Alcorcón played in ninety minutes the last three tickets for a promotion, which will no longer be the Oviedo after losing 1-0 Sunday during his visit to La Romareda.

Meanwhile, the Llagostera accompany next year in Second Division B to Athletic Bilbao and Albacete , after consummating their demotion today, losing 2-0 at Leganes.

Tears turned into joy Alaves in the case that a decade later return to military among the "big" Spanish football today after sealing promotion to the Premier League by winning 2-0 at Numancia.

Goals from Manu Garcia, who opened the scoring for vitorianos 23 minutes, and Raul Garcia , who signed the final 2-0 at 41, allowed the Bordalás Pepe get the win they needed to return to the League BBVA.

A promotion that will be played next Saturday Leganes, who won 2-0 today Llagostera and Gimnastic Tarragona, who won 0-3 at Lugo , in a final day in which the locals visit the field Mirandes and the Catalans receive Alaves.

Leganes, which will start the final clash with a point lead over Gimnastic , needs to win in Anduva or at least achieve the same result that achieves Gimnastic before Alaves to win promotion category.

They also rely on themselves to ensure their presence in promoting the Zaragoza, which today won 1-0 at Oviedo with a goal from Alberto Guitián, Cordoba, who won Sunday 0-1 at Mallorca , and Girona, who he beats Alcorcon 2-0.

In contrast, Osasuna, which today fell 2-3 to the Huesca with a goal from Luis Fernandez with just two minutes remaining, you need to win on the final day in the field of Oviedo and wait for the offense of any rival.

Like the Alcorcón, with the defeat (2-0) suffered today to the Girona Montilivi, also depend on third parties in a final day in which all Madrid Santo Domingo will receive a Elche nothing already in play.

Mallorca, meanwhile, will have to beat Valladolid in the last day and wait for the stumble Ponferradina or Almeria, this Sunday after falling 0-1 to the Córdoba with a goal from Romanian Florin Andone 31 minutes of play .

A salvation that is already mathematically assured this day the Huesca with victory (2-3) in the field of Osasuna in a match in which the Aragonese played with a man advantage for more than sixty minutes the home side's expulsion Álex Berenguer.

Italy beat Scotland in the first friendly towards Euro

Italian team won 1-0 Sunday to Scotland, thanks to a goal in the second half of Graziano Pellé , and won the first of two friendly matches in preparation for Euro June in France.

Italy played a good pace duel against a team that was chosen by coach Antonio Conte to simulate the kind of encounter that awaits against Ireland in the group stage of the European competition.

After wasting three good opportunities with Emanuele Giaccherini , transalpine selection was ahead in the second half, thanks to English Pellé Southampton striker, who received a good ball and beat goalkeeper Eder with a violent right (m.57).

The goal advantage allowed Italy to control the ball more calmly and also gave Conte the opportunity to make many tactical tests.

The offensive couple Pellé-Eder, who is emerging as the starter in Euro was replaced with Simone Zaza and Lorenzo Insigne , while Jorginho and Federico Bernardeschi were tested as changes Daniele De Rossi and Matteo Darmian , respectively.

However, the match lost intensity in the final minutes, in which Italy was limited in managing the pace, settling for the 1-0.

The result achieved in the Ta ' Qali Stadium Malta leaves good feelings in an Italian team that will perform tomorrow the last part of the preparation for Euro sports center in Coverciano (Florence).

Conte communicate on the night of May 31 the official list of the 23-man squad for France (host the tournament) and may make the last tactical adjustments in the next friendly against Finland on June 6.

PSG player is arrested for an altercation Serge Aurier in Paris

The player of Paris Saint Germain (PSG) Serge Aurier was arrested early this morning at the exit of a nightclub in central Paris following an altercation with a policeman who was doing a control and with whom he was aggressive, said the station "France info".

The agent reported by violence Aurier, shortly before 6.00 am local time (4.00 GMT) was with a group of friends in a luxury SUV stopped in the middle of the street near the Champs Elysees, when a police patrol approached.

According to the testimony of the police, the player refused to leave the vehicle, was defiant with him - "you do not know who I am and I will regret," he said, he released her elbow and pushed him.

He was finally arrested without problems and taken to police station this morning giving evidence.

The defender had already signified by extrasport reasons. In February he was sanctioned by his team with an exclusion after making a video with the Periscope application in which insulted several of his colleagues and, above all, the coach, Laurent Blanc .

Florentino Perez, Fernando Torres and Nolito, the names of the day

Florentino Perez replied to a FC Barcelona fan who said that the club was better team than Madrid, Fernando Torres has sent a message to the fans of Atletico Madrid and Nolito resumes to reinforce Barca next season.

Both the digital press from Madrid and Barcelona collected a video in which Florentino Perez remembers the Catalan side after reaching the Eleventh.

A fan of Barcelona saw the game from an area near the stage for the players who went to collect the European Cup .

At a time of celebration amateur shouted the president of Madrid: "Florentino, you have to recognize that Barca is the best!".

And the answer of the leader, including gestures, was: "We got five, eleven.".



Florentino Perez made ​​these statements (perhaps wrong) at a time of tension after achieving the desired Eleventh Cup Europe.

Fernando Torres was without doubt one of the players most affected by the defeat of Atletico Madrid in the Champions .

Atletico striker to him could be seen crying inconsolably way after losing to the rival "the game of his life."



But one hour later, the striker has sent a message on social networks to try to encourage parish rojiblanca: "Our sadness is only comparable to the pride we feel for being the Atleti back.".



After the great match that was marked Nolito with Spain scoring two spectacular goals, the Sport again put forward the name of Celta on the agenda of Barcelona .

According to the average quoted, Nolito remains the main desire of Luis Enrique to strengthen the team with a view to next season. The Andalusian meets all the requirements for joining the club thanks to his talent, versatility and versatility. The main problem for recruitment is that the Celta asks 18 million euros for his transfer and leaders Barca believe the price is too high .









Real Madrid celebrates an intense day for the Eleventh

Real Madrid lived this Sunday an intense day of festivities that included a visit to City Hall, where they were received by the Mayor Manuela Carmena, another at the headquarters of the Community of Madrid, where they were Cristina Cifuentes, and ended with a party at the Santiago Bernabeu.

The start of the day's celebrations of Real Madrid began at 19.55 hours, at which time they left the Ciudad Deportiva de Valdebebas toward the city of Madrid.

The procession reached the Madrid consistory at 20.25 in two buses. The first of managers, with President Florentino Perez to the head , and the second with the players.

The first down the front door of the bus was the Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo and then, one by one, all the players were greeted at the entrance with two kisses effusively by the Mayor Manuela Carmena.

The last to enter the hall were defender and captain Sergio Ramos , who carried in his hands the European Cup, and the Frenchman Zinedine Zidane , who chatted for a few seconds with the mayor.

Inside the town hall, Manuela Carmena had words "thank you" to the white team won the title.

"Yesterday we were with on tenterhooks because your way of playing puts on tenterhooks. You are one team and thanks to you have put in the epicenter of the world to this city," Carmena said.

"In the end you were able to make an extraordinary match, but there was also an extraordinary rival that you knew ye win and you won. I would like to assess what the sport, because your efforts there are acts of management, discipline or faster than interpretáis giving that performance. the history of Madrid is linked to the values ​​of the club, "he said.

Before dismissing staff, the mayor received a replica midsize European Cup, a shirt with the number one and his name on the back and the other with the signature of all players.

Carmena, in turn, gave to the template with twins with the drawing of the tallest buildings in the capital to take them into his "fist, arm and heart."

After the speech of the mayor, the president of Real Madrid took the floor, dedicated the victory to the deceased Madrisistas in two recent attacks in Iraq and sent a message of "respect and recognition Atletico to be a formidable competitor and a club friend".

Before leaving the town hall, the players went to the balcony to greet and give the title to the thousands of fans who came to the Plaza de Cibeles.

At 2055, the template set course for the Real Casa de Correos, headquarters of the Community of Madrid, in the Puerta del Sol, which came in just ten minutes.

The ceremony at the headquarters of the Community began with a minute of silence for the last terrorist attack by a rock of Madrisistas in Iraq.

Then Sergio Ramos gave a shirt with the number one Cristina Cifuentes and the president took off his yellow jacket to wear it.

"It will not I be the last European Cup Real Madrid, for five cups disputed in history, has won this team. I share heart your joy and I am one of yours because I have white heart. I tell congratulations champions because you are the best, "Cifuentes, who also remembered the continental runner-up, Atletico Madrid said.

"Victory has a team that assess the level of rivals and Atletico was very high, has fought long and has been a great rival, so you have to recognize their work and effort," he said.

After institutional speeches, the players of Real Madrid went to the balcony of the building to greet people that packed the Puerta del Sol.

Zidane took the opportunity to take the microphone. "We are proud of you. You have been phenomenal and we have brought all the Real Madrid European Cup. Hala Madrid!".

The next to take the microphone and harangue the crowd was Cristiano Ronaldo, who sang 'Just win the Madrid' slogan that was seconded by attendees.

Before signing the golden book of the Community of Madrid, Alvaro Arbeloa, who will not continue at the club next season, sang the song, "Madrid, champion, no one I love you, I adore you, you are. in my heart".

The last stop was the Real Madrid Bernabeu, who wore one of her finery with a full who put the finishing touch to the celebrations.

One by one, players were appearing through a screen of water. The most acclaimed were Cristiano Ronaldo, who was introduced by the announcer as "the best player in the world ', and Sergio Ramos, who left last the lawn with her inseparable European Cup.

That was the right time when the stadium PA system started playing the 'We are the Champions' by Queen and fireworks caused the Santiago Bernabeu became a spectacle of light and color that lit up the Madrid sky.

Where is Alan Pulido?

Mexican authorities today confirmed the disappearance of footballer Alan Pulido - who play for Olympiakos Pireu, in his home state of Tamaulipas - northeast of the country, and said that people who allegedly deprived of freedom have not established contact with the family.

The state prosecutor, Ismael Quintanilla, told media that Sunday morning, after returning from a party that was made north of the city, striker "was intercepted by armed persons and since then his whereabouts are unknown" .

It confirmed that from Tamaulipas prosecutors have "no knowledge that (the perpetrators) have spoken with the family."

Quintanilla said that is already on the case and, on instructions from the Interior Minister, Miguel Angel Osorio, federal forces support in the search and location of the player.

Footballer's brother, Armando Pulido, told the media that the striker was kidnapped at dawn and that the family has "full support" of the governor.

Pulido is considered one of the Mexican attackers with further progression since 2011 and in recent months has been at the center of the controversy over his differences with his former club Tigres of the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (UANL), champion Mexican soccer.

Returning from World Cup Brazil 2014, Pulido showed interest in emigrating to Europe, since it claimed to have completed his contract with the "cat", but the club showed no and that caused a major conflict.

Personalities and Mexican soccer teams expressed today in social networks solidarity with the player's family.

"At this difficult time, our thoughts and prayers are with Alan. We sincerely hope that this ordeal will finish soon and Alan back home safe and sound," wrote the official Twitter account of Olympiakos.


The Mexican footballer Alan Pulido has been released by police after being kidnapped about 24 hours, government sources have confirmed his home state of Tamaulipas.

Reforma newspaper quoted on its website, the rescue operation was injured, but no casualties.

The player was being held in a safe house in Ciudad Victoria, the state capital.

Pulido, Greek Olympiakos player, was kidnapped early Sunday by armed men while returning from a party.

The state government made public a few images in which the player appears, after his release, with a bandaged hand and chatting with Governor Egidio Torre.

"I'm fine, thank God," said the striker, 25.

Pulido was taken to a hospital for referring to a medical examination.

The player is not called up for the Copa America Centenario starting this Friday.

After playing several seasons in the Tigers of the Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon (UANL), Pulido left the club in 2014, after the World Cup in Brazil, to Europe. Currently maintains a legal dispute with the Tigers because of the contract that bound them.

Government expresses its "pain" by the "terrible" attack on a rock of Real Madrid

The acting Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz, today expressed "pain" of the government by the "terrible" armed attack on a rock of Real Madrid in Iraq, an attack that has linked to the self - styled Islamic State (EI) you are feeling "cornered" in Iraq and Syria .

A new armed attack against a rock of Real Madrid in Iraq killed at least four dead and five wounded when some fans were watching Saturday night 28th final of the Champions League that faced the white club with Atletico Madrid .

Speaking to EFE in Barcelona, ​​Fernandez Diaz has it regretted those "terrible attacks in Iraq": "Clearly it hurts very special way because it is about attacks directly linked to the success that had the Madrid in the Champions League , " he added.

The minister they recalled that Iraq is "in a situation where the Daesh (Islamic State) is in retreat, as in Syria," a situation that "makes right now absolutely intensify the attacks against all that believe are countries that in one way or another, within the framework of the antiDaesh coalition are against these fanatical terrorists ".

A terrorism "tries to annihilate anyone who does not share their initiatives" and "is taking its bloodiest clawing because they are feeling cornered by the advance of the forces that are fighting in Syria and most especially in Iraq way," he said the minister and the Catalan PP candidate in the general election.

On May 13, an armed attack similar to Saturday, against a café where the rock of Real Madrid in the city of Balad, north of Baghdad gathered, killed thirteen other people, including ten Iraqi fans white club.

Dani Carvajal lost EURO 2016

Dani Carvajal will not be final list of Vicente Del Bosque for the next European Championship due to a muscle injury in his right thigh that occurred Saturday in the final of the Champions League and which withdrew in tears. The side underwent medical tests Monday and revealed that they will not recover in time and not get one hundred percent. Bellerín will be his replacement.

Vicente del Bosque , coach of the Spanish national team, announced Sunday after the friendly against Bosnia that the young Hector Bellerín will follow when the concentration in Schruns waiting for the tests to be submitted Dani Carvajal , injured at the end of the Champions League .

The Spanish coach said after the victory against the Bosnian Table 3-1 that the coaching staff is waiting for "the diagnosis of doctors on injured players." That diagnosis, says Carvajal not arrive in time to be a hundred percent, then to that player Arsenal , Hector Bellerín, is his replacement.

Carvajal was very serious for all the celebrations of Real Madrid , which walked with a limp and visibly injured.

Barca presents his new shirt 'retro' inspired by his first European Cup


FC Barcelona has presented its new uniform for the 2016/2017 season, a story inspired by the 25th anniversary of the first European Cup shirt that Barca won the Sampdoria in the 1992 final at Wembley, with that unforgettable goal lack of Ronald Koeman .



T-shirts are now on sale from Monday 30 May in all stores and official points of the Catalan club.

Thus he explained the club through an official statement, the evolution and the details of your new skin:

Wide vertical stripes classic club shows and traditional red and blue colors of FC Barcelona alternating with lighter shades of the same colors. Tonal stripes are thinner, a detail that is also inspired by the model used by the club during the 1991/92 season, the year of the first European Cup at Wembley , and taper as they approach the edge .


Citroën no longer main sponsor of Celta Vigo

The automaker Citroën will no longer be the main sponsor of Celta Vigo 2016-17 season, after 31 years wearing his logo on the shirt of Galicians.

The president and majority shareholder of Celta, Carlos Mouriño, will meet early this afternoon with the director of the plant PSA-Peugeot Citroën in Vigo, Yann Martin, to define the new relationship between the two entities.

Subsequently, according to the Galician club, both will appear before the media at the headquarters of Celta to inform future agreement they have reached.

Fans of Atletico and Real Madrid fought in Barajas Airport

Fans of Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid staged a fight Friday at the airport in the Spanish capital, where later travel to Milan to witness the final of the Champions League .

A day before the decisive round of the Champions League, fans of both teams were locked at Madrid Airport T2. According to have told a witness of the incidents the newspaper Sport, the place was no safety member during the fracas, while the Civil Guard would have taken more than 30 minutes to intervene.

In the images collected by some media you can see how fans of the capital clubs punches are thrown, while others shout to stop the fight.

Sets Zinedine Zidane and Diego Simeone played today in San Siro, from 20:45 , the final of the Champions League 2015-16, after elimination in the semis to Manchester City and Bayern Munich respectively.

vineri, 27 mai 2016

Ireland draw with Holland in Dublin and Northern Ireland thrashed Belarus

Republic of Ireland did not draw this Friday in Dublin with the Netherlands (1-1) in their penultimate friendly before Euro next summer (June 10-July 10), while Ireland North had no trouble thrashing the weak Belarus 3-0.

A half hour both striker Shane Long looked set to give Martin O'Neill's charges a comforting victory before continental tournament, but a header from striker Luuk de Jong with four minutes remaining he avoided.

Thus, the 'boys in green' start their preparations for the continental competition with an even measured before next May 31 to Belarus in Cork.

Ireland is drawn in the 'group of death' of Euro 2016 with Sweden (June 13, Saint-Denis), Belgium (June 18, Bordeaux) and Italy (June 22, Lille).

Moreover, Northern Ireland began their preparations for the tournament in two weeks with a solid win over Belarus (3-0).

Forwards Kyle Lafferty , Conor Washington and Will Grigg saw door in Belfast, in the last friendly in Northern Irish land before Euro.

Michael O'Neill's charges, stringing eleven consecutive games without defeat, visiting Slovakia on June 4, eight days before making his debut in a European Championship.

Northern Ireland pass to the second round with Poland (June 12, Nice), Ukraine (June 16, Lyon) and Germany (June 21, Paris),

Rashford and Rooney give England their second win before the Euro

The young Marcus Rashford and his teammate at Manchester United - Wayne Rooney gave Friday the selection of England a comfortable victory over Australia (2-1), the second in as many games preparation before Euro 2016.

He surprised England coach Roy Hodgson , to align Rashford holder, who little more than four months playing in the youth of the 'Red Devils' ago.

The career of the youth squad has been meteoric, and since last February 28, the date on which debuted with Manchester United, has managed to settle in the first team at Old Trafford and play his first encounter with the 'Three Lions'.

If Rashford seemed one of the strongest candidates to fall off the shortlist of 26 men for the continental competition , performance Friday at the Stadium of Light against Australia produce more than a pain in the head technician.

Just two minutes and 19 seconds after donning the English zamarra for the first time, the striker opened the scoring from first to impale a cross from the left Raheem Sterling who touched a defender.

Dream debut for the squad, dressed today with the No9, who has become, with only 18 years and 208 days, the third youngest player to see goal with the shirt of England player after Rooney (17 years and 317 days ) and Michael Owen (18 years and 164 days)

So, after a start of immaculate party, local, last Sunday and overpowered by the same score to Turkey at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, they played relaxed, without suffering practically no time before some harmless Socceroos.

The stroke of halftime, Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson was in his boots the second of his, but his shot from the edge was sent to corner by a successful Matthew Ryan.

In the second half, the pace of the game dropped slightly by the carousel of changes, but within 10 minutes of the restart Rooney, who replaced Adam Lallana , left the party for judgment.

The captain, after a quick counterattack led by Rashford and Sterling, picked up the ball on the balcony area and struck a whiplash drilled the goal defended by the goalkeeper of Valencia , who could do nothing despite its stretched.

Australia, absent overnight, put the fear in the body to local absence of a quarter to the end when Eric Dier, habitual midfielder and center today, two minutes earlier had entered the field by Chris Smalling , he finished off a diving header and his own goal Milos Degenek center.

Despite the rush of ocean, the scoreboard Stadium of Light did not turn to move and England celebrated a deserved victory that moral burden for Euro within two weeks.

- Data sheet:

2 - England: Forster (Heaton, m.87); Clyne, Smalling (Dier, m.73), Stones, Bertrand; Drinkwater, Wilshere (Milner, m.46), Henderson; Lallana (Rooney, m.46), Sterling (Townsend, m.76) and Rashford (Barkley, m.63).

1 - Australia: Ryan; Risdon (Degenek, m.74), Wright, Milligan, Smith; Jedinak, Mooy (Irvine, m.84), Luongo (Ikonomidis, m.58), Rogic (Juric, m.73); Kruse (Goodwin, m.84) and Maclaren (McKay, m.58).

Goals: 1-0, m.2: Rashford. 2-0, m.55: Rooney. 2-1, m.75: Dier (pp).

Referee: Danny Makkelie (NED). He admonished Mooy (m.38), of Australia.

Incidences: second preparation match for England for Euro 2016 France match at the Stadium of Light ( Sunderland ).

joi, 26 mai 2016

Bosnia wants to show against Spain that can compete with all

Bosnian coach Mehmed Bazdarevic said today that in the friendly against Spain on Sunday his team wants to demonstrate that it can "compete with any team in the world".

"We want to play well, but also to achieve a good result", he said the coach told local media in Sankt Gallen (Switzerland), where the meeting of preparation for Euro 2016 will be played.

One problem, according Bazdarevic, will be the lack of time to practice some ideas before the match against the reigning European champion.

"However, the match with Spain will also be a general test before the start of the rankings for the World Cup and the September meeting against Estonia . Therefore, we must give our best and make a good impression , " he said.

For the friendly on Sunday, Bazdarevic have 25 players, including midfielder Miralem Pjanic and Edin Dzeko forward, both from Rome, Ognjen Vranjes, Gijon defender or goalkeeper Asmir Begovic, of Chelsea .

Seven other players will join the team after Sunday's game to participate from 3 to 7 June with the Bosnian team in Japan in the "Kirin Cup", where they will play against Denmark, Bulgaria and the Asian host.

miercuri, 25 mai 2016

Spain completes its final training session before flying to Austria

Spanish team completed a double training session on his last day in Soccer City before flying to Austria , where Euro 2016 will prepare a concentration and two friendly matches.

Vicente del Bosque continues to work with a group of players with many new faces and the missing numerous international for joining with a first group will on Saturday after playing the finals of Copa several countries, which are goalkeepers Iker Casillas , Sergio Rico and David De Gea , more Jordi Alba , Gerard Pique, Sergio Busquets , Andres Iniesta , Thiago Alcantara and Alvaro Morata .

And eventually one with players of Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid (Carvajal, Sergio Ramos , Lucas Vázquez and Juanfran, Koke and Saul Ñíguez), who on Saturday played the final of the Champions League and will join the Red following the merger Austria when they are back to Las Rozas.

The first to get to the orders of coach who did not start the merger earlier this week, is the center of Barcelona Marc Bartra will integrate the expedition moves to Austria tomorrow.

On Wednesday Del Bosque he worked intensively with the players available, completing the double session with an afternoon training session in which after the usual Rondos and exercises with ball touch and pressure, eventually contesting a party with colorful goals.

They give the maximum in every session with the dream of debuting deserving group forming Pau López, Sergio Asenjo , Hector Bellerín, Diego Llorente, Jorge Meré, Lekue, Pablo Fornals, Marco Asensio, Denis Suárez, Inaki Oyarzabal Williams and Miker. Most of them will have the prize in the first test of the Spanish team next Sunday in Saint Gallen Arena against Bosnia.

For now, the goal of Del Bosque is to improve the physique of players who will be at Euro France and each session will see finer some as Cesc Fabregas , Nolito , David Silva recovered from his ankle injury and Pedro Rodriguez, who signed several many beautifully crafted in training. In one of the teams, the coach tested a common front Athletic Club with Artiz Aduriz and Williams pointed.

On Thursday, international madrugarán to leave Soccer City airport road, flying from 9:30 pm to Friedrichshafen, where they completed road trip to the town of Schruns, where already focused on the preparation of other major events .

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Guardiola eight qualifiers without a win in a row away from home

Pep Guardiola added his eighth consecutive blowout away in the Champions League qualifiers has where only won once since the Bayern training

Pep Guardiola is not usually too good to play away in qualifying for Champions League . Especially since he is coach of Bayern Munich, where chains eight consecutive games without a victory .

After losing 1-0 to Atletico Madrid , Guardiola stringing two consecutive editions of the Champions winless away from home in the final tournament. In fact, they could be three if not for the victory against Arsenal in the 2013/14 season in the second round 2-0 in London .

This victory is the only Guardiola as a visitor in the qualifiers Champions since he is coach of Bayern . Since then, this particular 'curse' has made ​​accumulate Pep eight consecutive setbacks.

This jinx is not exclusive since arriving in German lands. Pep drag this difficulty adding victories away from home since he was coach of the club where the 12 qualifiers who played , not counting the final, got the win only three games .

Although in group stage problems to win are not as frequent in the phases of 'KO' Guardiola has a cumulative total of 4 wins in 21 games , however, have not prevented him raise twice the 'romaine '.


The history of Pep Guardiola in qualifying for Champions :



  • 2008-09 season Olympique Lyon 1/8 finals-FC Barcelona 1-1
  • 1/4 Finals 2008-09 season Bayern-FC Barcelona 1-1
  • Semifinals 2008-09 season Chelsea-FC Barcelona 1-1
  • 2009-10 season 1/8 end-FC Barcelona 1-1 Stuttgart
  • 1/4 Finals 2009-10 season Arsenal-FC Barcelona 2-2
  • Semifinals 2009-10 season Inter-FC Barcelona 3-1
  • 2010-11 season 1/8 finals Arsenal-FC Barcelona 2-1
  • 2010-11 season 1/4 finals Shakhtar-FC Barcelona 0-1
  • Semifinals 2010-11 season Real Madrid-FC Barcelona 0-2
  • 1/8 finals 2011-12 season Bayer Leverkusen-FC Barcelona 1-3
  • 1/4 Finals 2011-12 season AC Milan-FC Barcelona 1-1
  • Semifinals 2011-12 season Chelsea-FC Barcelona 1-0
  • 2013-14 season 1/8 finals Arsenal-Bayern 0-2
  • 2013-14 season 1/4 finals Manchester United-Bayern 1-1
  • Semifinals 2013-14 season Real Madrid-Bayern 1-0
  • 2014-15 season 1/8 finals Shakhtar-Bayern 0-0
  • 2014-15 season 1/4 finals Porto-Bayern 3-1
  • Semifinals 2014-15 season FC Barcelona-Bayern 3-0
  • 2015-16 season 1/8 finals Juventus-Bayern 2-2
  • 2015-16 season 1/4 finals Porto-Bayern 2-2
  • 2015-16 season Atletico-Bayern 1-0 Semifinals

The most enigmatic message Neymar

Neymar has written a message on Twitter that gives to many different interpretations

We do not know if Neymar has already returned to London, where he has spent the last few days, or if it is in the British capital. The truth is that while Manchester City and Real Madrid played the first leg of the semifinals of the Champions League, the Brazilian player has written a terse message on Twitter . "Ephesians 6:11" And it has been accompanied by a nice photography, black and white, in which you can see him sitting on the floor, leaning against a column and reflecting.

"Ephesians" is an abbreviation that is known the Epistle to the Ephesians, tenth book of the New Testament, it is presumed that Paul of Tarsus, in Rome for his followers of the Church of Ephesus wrote.

In the case of Ephesians 6:11 reads: "Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." Given the legal trouble he has had Neymar, some of them still open, It can be interpreted that you have to be strong to fight all these adversities.

It is known that Neymar is a deeply religious person . Before each game, for example, always hangs the same message in social networks: "What deus abençoe us and protect us" (May God bless and protect us).

Saul Ñíguez is doing an incredible year

Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke assessed as a positive result achieved 1-0 Wednesday in the first leg of the semifinals of the Champions League against Bayern Munich and warned it expects "the best Bayern" next week in Germany where the tie will be resolved

In the mixed zone, the Spanish international said "the great first half " of the rojiblancos and regretted that in the second half a shot of Fernando Torres tripped the post.

"The result of the first leg is to be happy but we must be realistic. We still have ninety minutes in a very complicated field, before a terrific team. We'll have to do things very well to be in the final," he said .

Despite close the first leg with a valuable one - goal lead, Koke said that in the second leg expect to meet " the best Bayern" with a similar view in the second 45 minutes at the Vicente Calderon stadium proposal.

"In the second half we have you gotten back. I expect a Bayern well, but we have to play to our strengths. Not to get back, go to the party," he added.

Asked by Saul Ñíguez, author of colchonero therefore Koke said the season of his partner is being "spectacular."

" What it is saul doing this year is amazing and everything good that happens to him makes us happy at all. It's good for the team to play well, because in the end gives us things like today. It has been five and has he gotten a goal" he said.

In the locker room, the squad of Atletico Madrid received the congratulations of his colleagues "because he has gotten an incredible goal ." "Saul is an important player for us, is doing very big things this year and it is important he recovers soon" said Koke .

Simeone: "The return will be a double challenge"

Diego Simeone, Atletico Madrid coach praised the party of Saul Ñíguez and spectacle that had given so much like Bayern vs Atletico

"It was a very nice by the characteristics of the two teams. The two offered an exciting game" said Simeone at the conclusion of Atletico-Bayern to Bein Sports microphones.

"There tie. The second leg will be very nice , in a stunning country and against an opponent who has many variants of attack and great physical strength in which players enter as substitutes are even better than the headlines. It will be a challenge double before our illusion" added the coach.

He could not help Simeone talk about the goal of Saul and the great season he's doing midfielder: "It was a great individual play Very nice Saul has a lot of variants and is a very complete player makes me happy to see what he does... . he wants to keep improving and I am happy that this award has come to him after the great effort being made " he said.

Finally, Simeone resigned himself to accept the penalty of three parties that have put the incident with the ball that took to the field during the match between Atletico Madrid and Malaga: "We must accept it" he said.

Saul Ñíguez: "It is the most important and beautiful goal of my career"

Ñíguez Saul, who scored with Atletico beat Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final, admitted that it is the "most important" goal and, probably, "most beautiful" of his career

Saul scored one of the best goals of the year in true Maradona style or Leo Messi, after winning the ball in midfield, dribble past three opponents and in the area, placing it next to the post, where He did not Manuel Neuer in its stretched.

"I was driving the ball, I saw that I had gone two rivals, and when I was in the area thought put in the right leg, because it was on the left and place. It is the most important goal of my career, for sure, and more can also be nice, "he told Bein Sports.

Saul lamented the shot to the post of Fernando Torres in the second half, but said that the result is good for the large category rival.

"We have not had fortune on that occasion (of Torres ), but is also a very good opponent, who got us get behind. We have to give thanks to all those who encourage us , who have given us more encouragement to keep running "she added the midfielder, who dedicated the goal to his brother Aaron , who plays in the Portuguese Braga and turned 27 Tuesday.

Saul finally, declined to comment on the second leg, and focused on the league. "There will be very difficult , but now we have to think about the next league match (against Rayo Vallecano), which is very important."

Filipe Luis: "One of the toughest matches of my life"
The Atletico defense Filipe Luis recognized the many predicaments in which they put the German team: "It's one of the hardest games I've played in my life has been intense, very difficult, very tactical Bayern comes with many players.. second line to the area and is very difficult to stop them. we knew we had to make a very solid match, "he said in remarks to Bein Sports.
Filipe Luis admits that achieved today 1-0 against Bayern Munich allows them to reach the turn with a slight advantage, but as stressed Atletico will have to make good the result achieved in the Vicente Calderon.
Regarding the goal of Saul Ñíguez, he said that "Saul is unestado impressively. It continues to grow. His humility plays in your favor, you have a whole world ahead. You must have feet on the ground because it has a great future," he concluded.

Guardiola: "We will not seek the remonatada in five minutes"

Pep Guardiola, Bayern Munich coach, acknowledged that the 1-0 "is not a good result" face the second leg

Bayern Munich coach, Pep Guardiola ,
trust the remonatada his team against Atletico in the second leg of the semifinals of the Champions League. For it will try to make the mistakes of the past two seasons are not repeated when the Bavarians rushed against Real Madrid (0-4) in their attempt to overturn a 1-0 first -leg, the same result harvested Wednesday at the Calderón .

"If we let them run around and cause faults will be very difficult to eliminate Atletico. The 1-0 is a good result , " Guardiola said before declaring that his team will have to be taken with patience in order to overcome the goal of Saul Ñíguez . " We will try not to attack as against Madrid. We wanted to go up in five minutes and 20 the tie was already sentenced (in favor of Madrid)". According to Guardiola, "we must find solutions more stable, counterattacks and craer not receive enough chances."

Guardiola praised the behaviour of their players but not obviated make self - criticism for the bad first fifteen minutes of the tie, in which Atletico took the lead with a goal from Saul. "We should have been more intense in the first few minutes because the parties are much here. The ball movement has been slow because the grass is always high, but after the goal we have sobered and in the second half we have been better We goazado and we have many chances to score at least one goal. "

The Catalan coach stressed the capacity of Atletico, that "little thing makes you a goal" and described as "goal" on both Saul, although he stressed both the merit of colchonero player as the "demerit" of their wards that allowed progress the player. "Until then we had not won a duel" he emphasized the ease that took Saul to pierce the goal of Manuel Neuer.

Atletico takes the first step towards Bayern

They say that history owes an Atletico and possibly started to collect from the Calderon won a great match thanks to a work of art Saul and could sentence with another of Torres . But Bayern, which claimed two penalties, and crashed to Oblak and sticks, will make him suffer at the Allianz Arena.

If against Barca, Atletico went outside to wait, crouching in their field, as if he feared Messi and company, against Bayern did the opposite. Simeone began biting and high pressure. Without any fear, inconveniencing ballplayers Guardiola and looking approach Neuer domains.

First they did shyly through Saul Torres, but its intensity was growing as the minutes passed until the eleventh scored off an attack on a goal that certainly is the best of many have seen in this edition of the Champions .

Saul, that pearl that is polishing Simeone with care, dressed Messi. And if a year ago Boateng , this time in the tier Calderon was the victim of Argentina, this time the dam ilicitano turned Alaba , which Pep he had chosen as left central holder sacrificing his darling Kimmich.

Well, after leaving behind Bernat, Thiago and mower Xabi Alonso, Saul seasick Austrian to hip movement to later, when it was almost on his knees , place with a magical touch of his prodigious left foot the ball into the far corner without Neuer could stretch enough to prevent the goal.

A goal that led to ecstasy to Calderon pinching by the wonder he had just witnessed , and against Bayern, led by King Arthur, quickly rebelled. In two minutes, the Chilean first forced Gimenez send a corner a lost ball at the small area that he stalked and then Oblak to clear such a hurry a center, watching the action several times, not really know if he touched first the ball or head of Vidal

But the English Clattenburg did not want problems in the area as demonstrated soon after the 27 minutes when Augusto hit a ball with his arm shot Lahm . Play, play, he came to speak English despite the German ...

Were the worst minutes of Atletico, however, he was about to score the second on the stroke of half an hour. In a counterattack house brand, Griezmann stood alone before Neuer who deflected a corner with a poisoned leg kick.

It was the last before the break, for Saul , he again, empowered Koke at the near post and his shot, very well run, ended up sending Javi Martinez a corner.

But upon returning from the locker room, everything changed. The Bayern forgot the doubts of the first half and lunged for the tie. Based to move the ball quickly and exploit the wings was crushing Atletico defending himself like a scalded cat in your area . Although from outside it came the best chance of Guardiola.

A Alaba still smarting from the genius of Saul pulled a shot from 40 meters hit the crossbar . It was the prelude to an attack on Bayern waterspout, he tried by land, sea and air with extreme overflows, arrivals of Vidal and the titanic struggle of Lewandowski with Gimenez .

But there was no way. So Pep was the first to move the bench and ushered the veteran Ribéry by Coman. Experience and quality for speed and daring. Shortly thereafter, Thomas Muller replaced Thiago. Touch and pasted. And a tactical substitution. Bayern went from 4-3-3 to 4-2-3-1. All heavy artillery in search of a goal ... that did not come despite occasions (Douglas 70 'and Vidal 73'), but yes that nearly put Atletico.

It would have been the sentence, but the right post spat an exquisite shot with the outside Torres that, again, he made ​​a suit to an overflowing Alaba . Koke, who became the clearance, could not beat Neuer, who stopped his innocent shot back.

Until the end he continued the siege of Bayern, but the score did not move . The eliminitoria be decided in Munich after the first assault between stylists and fajadores who won the latter with ... a goal of fine stylist, that of Saul , who dressed Messi.

This is the preferential option for Saul


Saul Ñíguez has grabbed the attention of everyone after scoring the 1-0 at Atletico - Bayern for the first leg of the semifinals of the Champions League . Internet has been quick to echo this goal that has received many accolades.

Among them, the curious assembly English website 'Joe.co.uk' that have tried 'series Better Call Saul ' to illustrate the image of the young player Atletico . In assembly, referring to the problems of midfield Manchester United ironically to clarify that the solution is to call Saul (Better Call Saul).

Proof of the enormous impact the goal of Saul is that it has become Trending Topic on Twitter with almost 100,000 interactions in just over 20 minutes. Great personalities from the world of football as Gary Lineker has also used this network to surrender to the goal. They have also started the first related memes and assemblies made ​​Saul and his move.

The Atletico Madrid started on the right foot the first game of the semifinals with a real goal of Saul who left most of the defense of Bayern before masterfully set against Manuel Neuer .

Barcelona controlled the author of the goal in the match of the match Champions League between Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich, Saul Ñíguez. The Catalan club has a right of first refusal with Atletico de Madrid during the first part the first leg of this semifinal will be looked to shake off three players Germans and launch a cross shot to beat Neuer.

Barcelona has a preferential right on this player following the transfer of David Villa to colchonero club in 2013. The Barcelona did not cite names in its day but there are two players who are in the same situation as Saul, one of the revelations of this season. One is the midfielder and the other is Javi Manquillo, side which is on loan at Marseille.

Saul has contract until 2020 and if at any time the mattress club receives an offer for the player, Barcelona has the option to match or take her. E n the case you want to sign him, the termination clause is 60 million euros.

Cristiano Ronaldo would have sought a second medical opinion

Cristiano Ronaldo remains the main protagonist of today's Real Madrid after last Tuesday could not play against Manchester City in the first leg of the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League by some physical discomfort.

White club explained after the match at the Etihad stadium, the Portuguese player retired injured last Wednesday against Villarreal in the league, does not suffer any breakage muscle. However, the Portuguese would have come, according to Cadena Ser, the Ruber Clinic in Madrid to undergo an MRI that offers a second opinion of his ailment.

Meanwhile, Zinedine Zidane did not guarantee a news conference that the striker is fit for the second leg on Wednesday 4 was played at the Santiago Bernabeu although it hoped to soon have it.

Cristiano Ronaldo assume a serious risk of injury more important if you dispute the second leg of the semifinals of the Champions League against Manchester City, which will be held next Wednesday at the Santiago Bernabeu.

The program 'The first touch' of Onda Cero, reports that the Portuguese suffered a tear in the femoral biceps of his right leg , an injury that has prevented him from playing the last two games of the team, against the Lightning and Manchester City.

So today is very difficult for the Portuguese player to act before the City: but if you decide to risk, draining options help Madrid to reach the final, exposed to suffer more breakage.

In such a case, and if Madrid qualifies for the Champions League final (May 28 in Milan), Christian could miss the party , but would have 24 days margin to recover from the semifinal (May 4) and the great Final (May 28).

Olympic torch passes through the refugee camp and Acropolis in Athens

The Olympic torch passed through the refugee camp of Eleonas in Athens, where a disabled swimmer Syrian asylum in Greece carried the flame, and then the Acropolis before ending his tour of Greece today.

Ibrahim al Hussein, 27, who lost half of his right leg during a bombing raid in Syria, toured the Olympic flame refugee camp Eleonas, where 1,620 people live, mainly from Afghanistan, surrounded by a crowd of refugees , television cameras and journalists.

"This is a great honor for me and is dedicated to every Syrian and every Arab who has gone through many difficult situations," he told local media after concluding his tour, "my message to them is that they are not left in the fields refugees do nothing but go after their dreams. "

Al Hussein, who lives in Greece since 2014, when she arrived in an inflatable raft off the coast of Samos, began to practice swimming under the influence of his father from a young age, until he had to leave by the beginning of the war in Syria in 2011 .

Now Al Hussein, with refugee status, a member of the basketball team in wheelchair Marussi, neighbourhood of northern Athens, swimming and trains three times a week with ALMA, a non-profit Greek organization for disabled athletes.

Today Al Hussein nothing the 50 meter freestyle in 28 seconds, three seconds off his personal best before the bombing that took his leg.

Eleonas After passing the torch continued its journey to the center of Athens, via the central Syntagma Square outside parliament, and from there to the Acropolis, where an act against the Parthenon was done.

The torch began its journey after the lighting ceremony in Olympia, by several points of Greek geography, a journey that lasts six days and ends today at the stadium Panathinaicó, home of the Athens Games of 1896, of which the 120th anniversary this year is met.

The flame first visited the Ionian island of Zakynthos then stopover different cities and archaeological sites in the Peloponnese peninsula, from where he went to Igoumenitsa port of the west coast, and from there sailed to the island of Corfu, after which he swept the shores of lake Ioannina in the hands of Yurkas Seitaridis, former player of the national team of Greek football.

Latest cities he visited the torch before reaching the capital were Thessaloniki, the second largest city in Greece, Kavala and Marathon.

Tomorrow the Olympic torch will make its last trip through Greece, from where he will travel to Switzerland before flying to Brazil , host of the Olympic Games, which will start on August 5th with the opening ceremony at the Maracana country.

Iker Martinez and Julia Rita not compete in Hyeres

Echavarri and Pacheco to Rio


The Spanish duo Iker Martinez and Julia Rita not start today the competition in the Nacra 17 class World Cup Hyères (France) with what the couple Fernando Echavarri / Tara Pacheco which itself competes, will represent Spain in the class at the Olympic Games river.

Although the Royal Spanish Sailing Federation (RFEV) not confirmed until next Monday, the decision of Iker Martinez and Julia Rita not to compete, although until the day before enrollment was on the list of competitors, leaving the free way to cntabro Fernando Echavarri and the Canary Tara Pacheco.

The decision not to be in Hyères Martinez / Rita was predictable, though not justifiable, after the last day 20 RFEV dismissed the appeal filed by Iker Martinez, who after being addressed, on 11 February, a rival in the second day of the first round of Olympic selection of the three designated by the director of Olympic preparation, Toni Ripoll, World class in Clearwater (Florida), suffered a broken calf and the internal lateral ligament of the left knee, he was forced to a low minimum period of 40 days,

This prevented him from competing in the second race, the Trofeo Princesa Sofia in Palma (from March 25 to April 2) and be at a disadvantage scoring against Echavarri / Pacheco, who finished fourth, bringing in the third test, Hyeres World Cup starting today, their chances of qualifying were already remote.

From the outset, the appeal filed by Martinez / Rita hit frontally opposed by rivals around the square, including legal ones. But the straw that broke the camel's back was partially accepted by the Committee Selelccion Olympic RFEV appeal by the santanderino Diego Botín and coruñés Iago Lopez Marra about the selection of the brothers from Asturias Federico and Arturo Alonso for class 49er. in Rio.

This acceptance led to the federal decision, the 25th, to establish a single race for the final classification: Delta Lloyd Regatt of Medemlbik (Netherlands) from 24 to 28 May.

On its Facebook, Iker Martinez wrote: "On day 21, 08:30 am I get an email from the presidency of the RFEV where the judgment confirms that my appeal was dismissed but there is no resolution, good, nobody gives explanations to our points now, so do not really know where we are but we have something official. "

"I ponder why I feel so bad, actually I do everything I can to recover and compete as soon as possible, the more I can do, but I realize then that what gives me most pain is to see how my opponents Fernando Echavarri and Tara Pacheco are fighting with your attorney like a scalded cat so we can not run a selection want to go to the Olympics but without running a selection against us. in my opinion, shows little courage. "

"So we put in the press understand that the 49er will have a new selection, which makes it harder yet you can understand how we, we could not run a selection because I suffered an injury caused by a collision of another boat, which was disqualified in the World Cup, we do not have a similar resolution. "

"From there it was impossible to continue the World and selection breakage twin and breakage of internal lateral ligament in his left knee, but I fought to recover as fast as possible and have fought against the lawyer Fernando and Tara to have another opportunity, which appears not coming, "says the Olympic champion.

Also reveals: "It is true, as he tells me so . People that if today Fernando and Tara decide that they want to run a selection and the best man win, he would have That's right , and in fact is what the federation has requested, but not want, on the contrary do their best to block the situation with your lawyer. "

"My opinion is clear, the attitude of little courage to Fernando and Tara until today is not what is needed to achieve Olympic success and how to react in the federation to problems that are either emerging is nothing effective," concludes Iker .

Carolina Marin has a mentality that makes it unbeatable

The president of the Spanish Badminton Federation, David Cabello, was convinced that Carolina Marin may republish this week in La Roche sur Yon (France) the title of European champion and pointed as key the success of Huelva, twice world champion, his "mentality".

"Carolina has a mentality that makes it virtually unbeatable. It is the current champion of Europe and we are convinced they will get re-edit the title," he said on a visit to EFE the leader of the Spanish Badminton Federation, who on Thursday will join the delegation moved to the French town.

David Hair expects the Andalusian can renew the continental "feelings that had to be champion of the world", for the second time last August in Jakarta ( Indonesia ).

For Grenadian, "Carolina Marin results are not the result of chance, although they are certainly exceptional". "Besides having talent is a very hard worker. Stupendously assimilates work and is dedicated in body and soul. What he has done is extraordinary," he said.

The president of the Spanish Badminton Federation expressed confidence that the current European Championship, in which Carolina Marin part as first favorite, mark a turning point in a season that has as its climax the Olympics.

"The last tournaments can not be taken as a reference it to say that being irregular," he analyzed. "It's an Olympic year and the priority championship are the Games," he said.

In Rio de Janeiro, Carolina Marin pursue an unprecedented medal for the Spanish badminton. A milestone for David Cabello, "would be an extraordinary icing for everything he has done." "And if the medal is gold, even better," he explained.

The first place is the goal Huelva arises in La Roche sur Yon, where he hopes to regain the title won two years ago in the Russian city of Kazan (Russia).

The presence on the podium is also the ambitious challenge of the Madrid Beatriz Corrales, sixth head of series.

"He has trained in the last week with a good feeling and, despite having a complex picture, we very much hope that it can join the fight for the medals," said Cabello.

"With renewed strength" after his recent victory in the Holland International, sees the president of the Spanish Badminton Federation Aragonese Pablo Abián.

"I think you can be quartered and then the crossing can be more complex. Once gets one quarter the fight for medals is one step and he's a great competitor. It gives a lot more competition than training and already he has starred in some surprises. Paul can also be in the fight for the medals, "he said.