joi, 3 decembrie 2015

Belgium - National Team of the year - 2015

The Belgian football combined maintains, in the last update of the year, the first position in the FIFA world rankings which will allow consecrated as the "Team of the Year 2015".

 The 'Red Devils' reached the top ranking for the first time in its history last month and with his victory, 3-1 over Italian box on 23 November in Brussels managed to consolidate its lead in the last assessment of 2015 .

The Belgian box accumulates 1,494 points, 39 more than the Argentina team, second.

The Spanish team, selecting the year from 2008 to 2013, ended 2015 in third place (1,370 points), while Germany , the best team in 2014, is fourth with 1,347 points.

In the fifth selection remains Chile , champion of the Copa America, while the sixth is for the Brazilian squad. Rounding out the Top-10 teams from Portugal , Colombia , England and Austria .

The selection of Turkey is, in turn, the squad with better path in 2015 "thanks to the 329 points accumulated in the last twelve months," says FIFA in a statement.

Descent of ' Italy in the FIFA Ranking, guided always by Belgium , where the Blues are now fifteenth in spite of the thirteenth of November.

The next world ranking will be published on January 7, 2016.

- Classification of December:

1. Belgium 1,494

2. Argentina 1,455

3. Spain 1,370

4. Germany 1,347

5. Chile 1,273

6. Brazil 1,251

7. Portugal 1219

8. Colombia 1,211

9. England 1,106

10. Austria 1,091

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11. Uruguay 1,074

13. Ecuador 1,040

22. Mexico 898

32. United States 784

37. Costa Rica 759

46. ​​Paraguay 647

47. Peru 644

49. Trinidad and Tobago 628

54. Jamaica 591

64. Panama 544

68. Bolivia 500

77. Haiti 467

82. Antigua and Barbuda 409

83. Venezuela 408

88. Canada 388

91. Cuba 377

92. Nicaragua 370

94. Guatemala 368

99. El Salvador 344.

Copa del Rey - Cádiz appeal the improper alignment of Real Madrid

President of Cadiz, Manuel Vizcaino, said that his club will use a possible misalignment of Real Madrid in the first leg of the knockout knockout phase of the Copa del Rey match on Wednesday night at the stadium Ramón Carranza.

The white team has engaged in improper alignment by the presence at the head of the Russian team Denis Cheryshev. Real Madrid won 1-3 at home to Cadiz . Vizcaino said that the decision was taken by the board of administration cadista tonight for "respect for the football fans and the city," he said at a news conference.

Real Madrid has engaged in improper alignment with the presence of Russian Denis Cheryshev in the starting lineup of Rafa Benitez at the Ramon de Carranza against Cadiz , as revealed COPE, having a pending match suspension last season after receiving his third yellow in semifinals against Barcelona .

Cheryshev was booked last season with Villarreal in Copa del Rey in the second leg of the second round against Real Sociedad on lap quarter-final against Getafe and around semifinals against Barcelona.

These three warnings Cheryshev forced to meet the game suspension in the first game of this season's Copa del Rey Real Madrid situation that has no knowledge manager Rafa Benitez despite the notification sent by the Royal Federation Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) in August.

In the event of termination of Cadiz, Real Madrid would be expelled from the competition. Cadiz club president, Manuel Vizcaino, who will make a decision confirmed today by the directive. "Let's wait and see what position we are to make a decision that we will not take party in the middle," he told COPE.

In this edition of the Copa del Rey, Osasuna suffered the same punishment after being denounced by Mirandes , who challenged the party by improper alignment of Unai Garcia and competition judge upheld the protest, since the player had been sent off in his butler last match of last season after seeing two.

The team triumph Pamplona 1-2 in a one-party tie, did not prevent his expulsion from the tournament.

Copa del Rey - Butragueño: "Real Madrid never makes a fool"

Emilio Butragueño, director of institutional relations of Real Madrid, said Wednesday on the possible misalignment of the Russian Denis Cheryshev during the Copa del Rey against Cadiz in the white club did not have any of that the player was punished notice.


The Director of Institutional Relations of Real Madrid , Emilio Butragueño , said that his club "never makes a fool" in relation to the improper alignment of Russian Denis Cheryshev in the first leg of the knockout knockout phase of the Cup King , played on Wednesday night in the Ramon de Carranza stadium against Cádiz CF. At a press conference, he said Butragueño Real Madrid "did not know" the punishment that hung over the player since last season and the player did not "know him".

Butragueño has referred to Article 41 of the disciplinary regime, which should be communicated to the footballer assent. Under this circumstance, he has doubted that his club might be penalized and added that everything will depend on the decision of the competent sanctioning bodies. On the announcement of the president of Cádiz claiming improper alignment, has stated that "the responsibility" of the Andalusian club that decision.

"We did not know the situation. We had no notification from the Federation or of Villarreal . Cheryshev, who was player of Villarreal, he had no knowledge, "said Butragueño Movistar +. "We will await developments. In the event ... will be the judge of Competition to decide what happens in the future. Our legal services will also study the situation. On our side yes no will and ignorance," he said.

On the situation of Borja Mayoral, Butragueño explained that this "could itself play was suspended because being young" and did not "technical decision".

Butragueño revealed that already had the opportunity to talk with Miguel Porlán ' Chendo 'delegate, and Rafa Benitez, coach, and that they "did not know the situation." "No one has been notified about it," he said.

"It is possible that once the RFEF to communicate Cheryshev was suspended Villarreal, Real Madrid but no one has reported anything about it," he explained.

Real Madrid incurred improper alignment with the presence of Russian Denis Cheryshev in the starting lineup of Rafa Benitez at the Ramon de Carranza against Cadiz to be suspended pending a match last season after receiving his third yellow semi-final against Barcelona while he is playing for Villarreal.

Cheryshev was booked last season with Villarreal in the Copa del Rey second leg of the second round against Real Sociedad on lap quarter-final against Getafe and around semifinals against Barcelona.

These three warnings Cheryshev forced to meet the game suspension in the first game of this season's Copa del Rey Real Madrid situation that has no knowledge manager Rafa Benitez despite the notification sent by the Royal Federation Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) in August.

FIFA reiterates that "will fully cooperate" with the US investigation

The FIFA said Thursday that "will fully cooperate" with the US in research carried out by the Department of Justice in this country, after learning of the arrest in the last hours upon request thereof, of two of their leaders in Zurich.

 In a brief statement FIFA claims to be aware of these arrests and reiterated that "it will fully cooperate, as permitted by law Switzerland ", with research carried out by the US for alleged corruption within the organisation and with which It performs the Attorney General of Switzerland.

"FIFA will not make further comment on today's events," concludes the text of the organisation, which ends Thursday in Zurich the Executive Committee meeting which began yesterday and attended by the leaders arrested.

According to US media this is the Honduran Alfredo Hawit, president of the Central American Football Confederation (CONCACAF) and FIFA vice-president and Paraguayan Juan Angel Napout, also FIFA vice-president and president of the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol).

The US Justice accused of taking bribes rising "millions of dollars" in exchange for the sale of broadcasting rights for football events played in Latin America and qualifying matches for World.

The meeting of the Executive, headed by the Cameroonian Issa Hayatou, president since the time penalty imposed in early October by the own organisation to Sepp Blatter, include in its agenda the presentation of the conclusions of the reform committee, created after learning research of American justice on FIFA.

Last May 27, on the eve of Congress Blatter re-elected as president, a position he has held since 1998, seven other leaders of the organization were also arrested Swiss city.

The incident led to the resignation of Blatter and call new presidential elections scheduled for 26 February.

Two FIFA officials arrested in Switzerland

The Ministry of Justice and Police of Switzerland confirmed the arrest of two leaders of the FIFA occurred this morning in the city of Zurich, where last May seven other senior representatives of the organisation were arrested at the request of the US Justice on charges of corruption.

New detainees will be kept in custody awaiting a decision is taken in relation to respective US extradition requests against them.

The Swiss Ministry did not disclose the names of the two prisoners today, but according to US media one is the Honduran Alfredo Hawit, president of the Central American Football Confederation (CONCACAF) and FIFA vice-president.

The other detainee would Paraguayan Juan Angel Napout, also FIFA vice-president and president of the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol).

The US Justice accused of taking bribes rising "millions of dollars" in exchange for the sale of broadcasting rights for football events played in Latin America and qualifying matches for World.

According to information provided by the US authorities to the Swiss Ministry, some of these crimes were agreed and prepared in US territory and the payments would have been made through banks in that country.

Senior officials of FIFA in Zurich on the occasion of the meeting of the Executive Committee which began yesterday.

These circumstances are similar to those that, on 27 May this year, resulted in the arrest of seven senior officials of the sports organisation, who were in the Swiss city to participate in the FIFA Congress and the election of its president .

New arrests of leaders of FIFA in Switzerland morning, according to NYT


The Swiss authorities took place early Thursday a new series of arrests of leaders of the highest governing body of world football, FIFA, in a similar operation to that already it took place in May , as published in the American newspaper The New York Times today.

According to information from the New York newspaper, which was also the first to publish the operation May, it's more than a dozen arrests linked to corruption investigation that the US Justice held open against FIFA.

At the moment it is not known who the detainees, although the newspaper did not specify that each agency president, Sepp Blatter, and several other leaders of world football in Central and South America is.

At least some of the arrests took place in the luxury hotel Baur au Lac in Zurich, the same in which the operation took place in May, and agreed that the Swiss police at 06.00 local time (05.00 GMT) through a door back.

One of those responsible for the hotel then told the visitors that were at the reception had to leave the building because it was producing "an extreme situation".

The arrests were directed against high current and past charges that FIFA is accused of "fraud, money laundering and fraud" and there were taking advantage of the meeting of leaders of the organization in Zurich this week.

The US has filed charges of corruption against a total of eighteen people, of whom seven were already arrested in late May.

US sought the extradition of them all. Two volunteered to be transferred, while the rest rejected this option and their cases are pending.

For its part, the Swiss Justice makes a parallel investigation, involving Blatter, currently suspended for ninety days, and the president of UEFA, Michel Platini , for a payment of two million dollars that he received the first in 2011.