Hamilton to Ron Dennis: "Speak to me perhaps because it has positive things to talk about"

The British driver Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) has responded to McLaren boss Ron Dennis, who criticize his lifestyle off the track, and said that perhaps talk about it because "there are many other positive things to talk about" , making clear reference to the bad season of the British team.

"Why is he talking about me? I do not know. Maybe because they have many other positive things to talk about. Maybe that's probably why I'm here and I'm triple world champion. What I am today is what I am and I behave in this way regardless of who is working. I do not think that I'm behaving badly" said the Briton told reporters.

"Just because I do other things outside of the sport I do not think it's a negative, has been a positive impact on my career, obviously. Maybe it's not me who has to make a change," said the pilot, who won his first world title with McLaren in 2008.

Dennis said last week that Hamilton had changed his lifestyle since leaving McLaren in 2012. The triple world champion, 30, has exhibited his life in social networks and has become a regular at fashion magazines and celebrity websites.

 Meanwhile, McLaren are suffering the worst season in its history, with nine of a total of ten teams in the constructors' championship without a victory since 2012, while Hamilton has enjoyed another year of dominance, with 10 wins and third championship.

Ligue 1: "We will not hide that PSG is too strong for the other clubs," admits Lavezzi

The Argentine Ezequiel Lavezzi gave an interview in which he also talks about his future at PSG ...

The Argentine Ezequiel Lavezzi believes Saturday in an interview with Italian sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Paris SG is "too strong for the other clubs' Ligue 1." We will not hide that Paris SG is too strong for other clubs, "Lavezzi responds to a question about a possible risk of trouble in Ligue 1.

"Our challenge is to find the same motivation if there is not in France rivals able to push us a lot. And I think about it, the group did a great job staying still involved, "adds the Parisian striker.

He will leave Paris

 Ezequiel Lavezzi also mentioned a possible starting PSG, where he now plays very little.

"I have time to decide and make the best choice. This is my last contract and I want to go to a team that motivates me. But I also think of the city and quality of life, "he said.

"Today, I am closer to leave than to stay, even if in this business you never know. Maybe I'll stop everything, go and end my career in Argentina, "added Ezequiel Lavezzi who is 30 years old.

L'Equipe: Benzema threat the national team - Association as co-plaintiffs in the sex tape scandal

The career of striker Karim Benzema of Real Madrid in the French national football team threatens the premature end. According to information from the trade newspaper L'Equipe (Saturday edition) is considering the association FFF to throw the attacker from the Equipe Tricolore. In the sex tape scandal - Mathieu Valbuena (Olympique Lyon) had his team-mate Benzema an extortion attempt last loaded heavily .

He has the association be registered as co-plaintiffs in court, "This did not happen to Benzema to impose a short-term play lock", was an unspecified called federation functionary of L'Equipe quoted ambiguous. As a possible successor to Benzema in the starting eleven of the EM-host in 2016 among other Bundesliga player Kingsley Coman (19) of Bayern Munich is traded by L'Equipe.

Valbuena had announced new details of the scandal in an interview with the newspaper Le Monde until Friday. Benzema had wanted him "indirectly" tempted to pay to a childhood friend of Real-Stars, Valbuena (31) had said in an interview.

"With Entice I mean. 'It is essential that you pay' Indirectly just", led the midfielder Olympique Lyon. To speak in his own way was Benzema (27) "not been aggressive, he has not spoken to me specifically to money. But I have not heard of anyone who destroys a free video" Valbuena said.

Against Benzema was on November 5 an investigation initiated for involvement in the blackmail affair. Valbuena had been placed with a sex tape under pressure, that is to show him in piquant situations. Three alleged extortionists who wanted to facilitate Valbuena according to media reports about a six-figure sum, were detained.

Valbuena has described the Justice on November 20, his view of things.

Italy: concern about health of goalkeeping icon Zoff

Italy is worried about the health of goalkeeping icon Dino Zoff. For more than three weeks, the 73-year-old is due to a neurological problem in a clinic in Rome, reported the newspaper Il Messaggero Rome on Saturday days. 

 The long-time captain of the Italian national team have trouble walking. After an initial phase of anxiety about the state of "Dino Nazionale" the situation is now under control. 

Doctors spoke of "light signals" to recovery. Zoff is one of the most popular footballer in his home. As the only players in the country, he won with the Azzurri the World and European championships. 

In 1982 he became world champion in the proud age of 40 years as the oldest professional history. In 2000 he led the Azzurri as coach to the European Championship final against France.

Mascherano returns to Real Sociedad

The presence of Argentine Javier Mascherano is the main novelty in the FC Barcelona for the game this Saturday at the Camp Nou (16.00 / Canal + Liga), after the player the Champions League victory against Roma has lost the Tuesday (6-1). 

 Mascherano has already been recovered from a concussion suffered at the Bernabeu (0-4) and has received medical clearance to occupy the place of Sergi Roberto , with a bruised right ankle. Striker Sandro Ramirez also returns to the call after not entering the last match of Champions League. 

The other absentees are the injured Douglas and Rafinha, more Jordi Masip , left out of the squad for technical reasons. 

 Thus, the list of 18 players compose Ter Stegen, Bravo, Pique, Rakitic, Busquets, Dani Alves , Iniesta, Suarez , Messi , Neymar , Mascherano, Bartra, Munir, Jordi Alba , Sandro, Adriano , Vermaelen and Mathieu .

The Chinese giant Wanda creates a company devoted solely to sport

The Chinese giant Wanda has decided to create a company just for sports, Wanda Sports, integrating the sports rights company Infront, acquired in February as Triathlon Corporation, owner of the rights of tests as Ironman endurance sports, which it bought in August.

Published today by the official news agency Xinhua, Wanda, who started his career as a real estate company, will put at the controls of the sports company to Philippe Blatter, nephew of the president of FIFA, Sepp Blatter, and who looked after Infront.

"The importance of creating Wanda Sports not only lies in integrating the interests of Wanda in sports, but to expand the strength of Wanda in the industry," said company chairman, billionaire Wang Jianlin, as reported by Xinhua.

Wanda bought the Swiss Infront, one of the largest global companies of sports rights, by 1,050 million euros (1,200 million dollars) in February, and months later, in August, took Triathlon Corporation, which owns the rights to sports events resistance as Ironman, for $ 650 million.

Earlier this year also announced its entry into the capital of Atletico Madrid, current champion of the Spanish Football League, with a share of 20%. "Wanda Sports plans to become the first global sports company with annual profits of more than 10,000 million dollars," Wang moved.

The businessman said that although the sports industry is still in its infancy in China, the government has launched a plan to promote and reach 5 trillion yuan (813,000 million dollars) for 2025, a scenario that looks "promising" .

That reef seems to have also seen the e-commerce giant Alibaba, which this year paid $ 192 million to acquire 50 percent of Guangzhou Evergrande, the Chinese football's most successful team, and also created a subsidiary in September devoted solely to sports.