FIFA President, Issa Hayatou Was Caught Sleeping On His First News Conference As Interim

Issa Hayatou seemed to fall asleep on the job in his first news conference as interim FIFA president yesterday, Thursday.

Just three weeks after undergoing a kidney transplant, it was easy to see why the 69-year-old official from Cameroon briefly snoozed during a long-winded slideshow presentation of FIFA’s reform program.

Still, the Confederation of African Football president was sharp and combative minutes later when quizzed on his links to wrongdoing allegations and his fitness for the task of leading FIFA through to the Feb. 26 election.

Issa Hayatou, temporarily replaces Sepp Blatter, the eighth FIFA president who was suspended over scandalous allegations of corruption.

Real Madrid disqualified from Copa del Rey

Real Madrid was disqualified on Friday of the Copa del Rey by the Spanish federation after using a suspended player in their opening game. In a statement, the federation said Madrid had used "improper alignment" in the game against Cadiz and the two-game series was decided "in favor of Cadiz".

Madrid disputed the facts stated in the conclusions of the federation said Friday night that it would present "a proper appeal."

Madrid coach Rafa Benitez included Denis Cheryshev in the starting lineup for the match on Wednesday and 24 Russian player scored the first goal in the 3-1 victory, before being replaced in the second half.

Cheryshev wearing a one-game suspension for accumulation of yellow cards and Francisco Rubio judge decided Friday that Madrid must be removed from the rest of the Cup.

Madrid was also fined 6,000 euros ($ 6,518). The club may appeal the decision and the president Florentino Perez said Friday it would explore all options to try to restore effective competition.

On Thursday, Perez had said the penalty was not applicable because Cheryshev not been personally notified of the suspension, which comes on when the player was on loan from Villarreal, and had not informed the Madrid club.

But the case is another embarrassment for the club and Benitez matter which was already under pressure after a demoralising 4-0 loss to archival Barcelona in the league.

In its ruling, Rubio said Cheryshev person had been notified of the suspension and that the notification was registered in the license the player. He further noted that the measure had been published by the federation and that is all that is required.

In his statement, Madrid said the federation had not notified Cheryshev in person and that was the only way that the penalty would have become effective.

However, the failure of the federation said that "there is no doubt that the player was notified in person and that the imposition of a suspension for a game derived from the accumulation of yellow cards was published".

Cadiz said in a statement that "regrets what happened" with Real Madrid and that "understands" the defense of the meringues to protect their rights. "The Cadiz can only regret what happened. At no time this club has wanted to be star of the Copa del Rey tie," said the statement, adding that the club abides by the decision of the federation.

The president of the Spanish League, Javier Tebas, said he feels that the elimination of Real cup might seem excessive, but that "we must obey the rules."

A Valencia in transition seek to stop a packed Barcelona

Valencia, immersed in a phase of transition between their last coach, Nuno Espirito Santo, and new coach, Gary Neville, try to stop a packed Barcelona, ​​which crosses his best game of the season and results.

Valencian team arrives to meet with many casualties and after a turbulent week for the change in his stool, which on this occasion will be Salvador Gonzalez 'Voro', which has covered the transit of Nuno Neville and his team try to stands up to Barcelona.

The Catalans, however, is immersed in a positive dynamic, it maintains the lead in the Spanish League and try to repeat the image offered in their last league displacement, in which they beat Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium by 0- Four.

Valencia facing the meeting after winning the orders of Voro in Barakaldo, which helped by Phil Neville, brother of the new coach, try to get on with the meeting despite the low through suspension and injury that has the template.

While Joao gates Javi Fuego and lost the clash through suspension, the list of absences through injury has Diego Alves, Mustafi, Orban, Barragan, André Gomes, Feghouli, Negredo and Rodrigo.

Mathew Ryan, after their strong performances last two could go in goal. Aderllan Aymen Abdennour and Santos will form the central pair with Jose Luis Gayà and Ruben Vezo on the sides.

In midfield, Enzo Perez and Dani Parejo will carry the baton and keep the back of a line of three formed by Zakaria Bakkali, Rodrigo De Paul and Santiago Mina.

Paco Alcacer  - Valencia, the only healthy striker campus, will be at the top of the scheme to take advantage of the mobility of the attacking players. Barca, who spent eight seasons without losing Mestalla going to win in a landslide and has been funding their past commitments, which have given a successful overall result: leading the league, qualified for the second round of the Copa del Rey and first in the group stage of the Champions League without having to wait for the sixth and final game of the tournament in Leverkusen to resolve their future.

With an almost spotless record since lost in Week 7 against Sevilla at Pizjuan (2-1), Luis Enrique Martinez eleven games have chained ten consecutive victories, among which one has cast a tie, the achieved against Villanovense in Extremadura (0-0) with a team full of substitutes and team players. Not only signature wins, but accompanied by the thrashings, as has occurred in the last four games (Real Madrid, 0-4; Roma 6-1, Real Sociedad, 4-0, and Villanovense 6-1).

This state of form also drags the team FC Barcelona in their last eight visits to Mestalla, where he started four wins and four draws (07/08, 0-3, 08/09, 02/02, 09/10, 0-0 , 10/11, 0-1, 11/12, 02/02, 12/13, 01/01, 13/14, 02/03, and 14/15 0-1).

The last win was signed last year, a little over a year, when Sergio Busquets furniture saved his team against Valencia CF with a goal in added time. For today's clash, Barcelona lose to exvalencian Jérémy Mathieu, who suffered an elongation in the right quadriceps rectus in the Cup match last Wednesday. Its low adds to the injured Sergi Roberto, Douglas Pereira and Rafinha.

Retrieves, yes, the goal Marc-André ter Stegen, low before the Villanovense by a sore left knee.

Also they returned to the starting five call to Luis Enrique left in the stands before the Villanovense: defenders Gerard Pique and Jordi Alba, midfielders Sergio Busquets and Ivan Rakitic and striker Lionel Messi.

So the Asturian coach, who in the last butler commitment also left on the bench Claudio Bravo, Andres Iniesta, Luis Suarez and Neymar da Silva, recover in the league its eleventh gala.

The output Mestalla will be the last game of weight that Barca on the agenda, before taking part in the Club World Cup in Japan, because in between travel to Leverkusen to participate in the irrelevant game against Bayer, while after you receive Deportivo La Coruna.

- Probable teams:

Valencia: Ryan, Vezo, Santos, Abdennour, Gayà, Enzo Perez, Parejo, Santiago Mina, De Paul, Bakkali and Alcacer.

Barcelona: Barcelona: Claudio Bravo; Alves, Pique, Mascherano, Jordi Alba; Rakitic, Sergio Busquets, Andres Iniesta; Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar.

Referee: Jaime Latre (Aragonese College)

Stadium: Mestalla

Time: 20:30 (19:30 GMT)

Real Madrid, culminating with removal of the Copa del Rey

Real Madrid was eliminated Friday in the Copa del Rey, sanctioned by aligning Wednesday's 3-1 win against Cadiz Russian Denis Cheryshev player who weighed about a suspension from last season.

The judge of competition of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) considered "undue" Cheryshev alignment, "giving the match lost to Real Madrid CF and settled the tie." The penalty is accompanied by a fine of 6,001 euros ($ 6,520).

Real Madrid reacted by announcing, in a statement, that "present the appropriate resources, assured that the final outcome will be favorable to the club."

Its president, Florentino Perez, had already ensuring Thursday that the club was unaware of the suspension of Russian player and argued that there was no improper alignment because "nobody had notified the player that penalty" personally.

In his ruling, the judge "recognizes that the Royal Spanish Football Federation not personally notified of the sanction the player Cheryshev, which is the only way to effectively sanction the copper, as exhaustively set out in Article 41.2 of the Disciplinary Code," insisted the statement Of the club.

Cheryshev, author of the first target goal, was booked on March 6 when he still played for Villarreal in the second leg semi-final against Barcelona, ​​which he assumed his third yellow card in the tournament butler and consequently a match suspension.

The judge found that the Russian player neglects their punishment is comparable to "a professional driver does not know or remember that you have taken points from his license" "recklessness".

The president of the Spanish Football League, Javier Tebas, considered this excessive Friday excluding Madrid.

"He seems a little disproportionate for the Real Madrid (...) is out of the Cup, to me what hurts me is that a team like Real Madrid did not continue in the competition for a circumstance like this," he said."Errors he commit all," he added.

- Setback after setback -

The merengue club was investigated following a complaint lodged by the Cadiz, which reacted Friday "obeying" the decision.

"The Cadiz can only regret what happened. At no time this club has wanted to be star of the Copa del Rey tie, rather than the party which led to our city, welcome the visit of one of the most important entities world football, "he said.

The elimination of Real Madrid in the tournament butler is a new blow for the club, which in recent months has continued to suffer setbacks both on and off the field.

The failed signing of Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea and Iker Casillas output, a worrying series of injuries joined, after which came the heavy defeat against Barcelona in the league (4-0) on November 21, the Karim Benzema situation, accused in an alleged blackmail, and now this sanction.

Although it has been ranked in the Champions League as group winners for the second round, launched in the Spanish League in third place with 27 points, six behind leaders Barcelona, ​​and two behind second-placed Atletico Madrid.

Real Madrid is so out of a competition that sometimes serves to save a season without results on other fronts.

The last time the merengue club was eliminated in the early rounds of the Cup was in the 2009-2010 season in the famous "Alcorconazo". The team full of stars and Manuel Pellegrini on the bench, lost the tie 4-1 (4-0, 0-1) against lowly Alcorcón that time militated in Second Division B (Spanish third division).

Nor is this a first for coach Rafa Benitez, who in the 2001-2002 season when Valencia was technically has already been eliminated from the Copa del Rey by improper alignment, this time for having aligned to four non-EU players simultaneously .

Angel Di Maria, leader in assists in Ligue 1

Since coming to Paris Saint-Germain from Manchester United, Angel Di Maria regained the best version of your game and quickly the heart of the whole Parisian fans, Ligue 1 champions in the last four seasons won.

Noodles, key in a good team performance Laurent Blanc, just needed a couple of games to justify the 65 million that were paid for their transfer. And not only with goals, as the midfielder is next to the player Zlatan Ibrahimovic more assists in Ligue 1.

The most recent was in the meeting this Friday to Nice for the date 17 of the championship. When the game was 2-0, Di Maria shoved through ball to Ibrahimovic, who took a shot to make the third goal of his own.

Thus, Di Maria is among the top asistidores major leagues of Europe. Only outgrow Mesut Özil (11), Raffael (7) and Douglas Costa (7).

David Beckham gets new place to build stadium in Miami after setbacks

English ex football player David Beckham said Friday he found a new place that will definitely allow you to build a stadium in Miami to house a new team of professional football league (MLS).

Almost two years to announce its intention to build a big stadium in Miami, the group reported that Beckham said land near the center of the city in southeastern US, after several earlier attempts foundered.

"Miami Beckham United develop a site for a stadium in the historic Over town neighbourhood of Miami is assured," said the statement from the group. "We have never been so close to making our dream come true," said the text.

Negotiations conducted by the group of Beckham to erect the stadium to over 20,000 spectators on at least three previous locations failed: first to the port of Miami, then facing the bay next to the American Airlines Arena where the Heat play, NBA and finally beside the Marlins stadium, the home team in the majors.

In the last, which was shuffling until last week, the group failed to convince Beckham to sell to owners of private buildings that should have been torn down to make room for the stadium.

Beckham ever wished that their stadium is in a central area of ​​Miami, and his group assured Friday that the new place is "within walking distance of multiple public transportation options and the emerging district of Miami River," said the statement, reference to an area where luxury buildings and projects are built.

The group reiterated that Beckham funds to build the stadium will be private.

The icon of English football 40 years wants his team debut in MLS in 2018.

Beckham stay in MLS with the Galaxy of Los Angeles gave him the right to buy an expansion team in the league at a reduced price and selected Miami as their market.