miercuri, 20 aprilie 2016

Atletico is the toughest opponent of the semifinalists

Arturo Vidal spoke on Goal on the tie that Bayern Munich will hold against Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League . For the Chilean player, the 'Colchoneros' are the worst opponent he could touch them as it considers the "most difficult team "he knows the strengths they have and stressed the feat performed by eliminating the absolute favorite competion, Barcelona .
" It will be very difficult. Atletico is the toughest opponent that is semifinals.

He beat Barcelona are a strong team and I'm sure it will be very complicated." " They did like to surprise and always take advantage of everything" he said about the style of play that has its rival.

In addition, the star of the Bavarian picture made ​​incapié that the rojiblancos have one of the best coaches that currently exist: " It is one of the best in the world He played a Champions League final and, and also won the league, but we have everything. to reach the final . "

On the ability of Bayern to score and the ability to Atleti defend, Vidal said: "With Juventus we face a similar style and it was very complicated now, we do not expect mistakes and make a difference."

Finally he noted that leverage the knowledge of peers and Spanish coach, but will not leave anything to chance. "We will also take time to see some videos and study a little," he concluded.

Míchel, I dismissed as coach of Olympique Marseille

Míchel is no longer coach of Olympique Marseille , has just as the French club announced itself by an official statement. In it, the French club explains the reasons for the cessation of Spanish technician.

"Given the behavior of Michael, especially during these last three weeks, Marseille has suspended with immediate effect to Michel. Until the end of the season, Franck Passi, assistant coach, will take over the team with Basile Boli, "the club statement.

Along with Míchel, also he will leave the club coaching staff, formed by Rafa Alkorta and Juan Carlos Mandia . Moreover, Vincent Labrune, the sports director Michel supporter, has also announced that it is stepping down imminently.

The truth is that Marseille accumulates a poor balance, with the team in 15th position of the leaderboard. However, from the locker room near Marseille circles, it is understood that this dismissal alleging misconduct is nothing but a strategy to avoid paying the remainder of the contract to him. A more extravagant play in a club that this season has lived in permanent crisis.

The "exception" Figo with a Catalan journalist

He does not speak with the Catalan media. Luis Figo left Barcelona in 2000 to move to Real Madrid , and is still at war with the Catalans by the brutal betrayal. Although the issue may have a touch of wit and levity , at least for the former Portuguese crack.

In a press conference alongside Carles Puyol , Raul Gonzalez , Fabio Capello and other ambassadors for the Laureus awards, Figo surprised when answering a question at a Catalan journalist.

Lusitanian former player of Real Madrid and Barcelona does not usually attend the media of Catalonia, but the outdoor beauty of Nuria Casas played a great pass to the working channel 8TV.

"Normally I do not speak Catalan press, but I make an exception with you because you 're beautiful" , he began by saying Figo to answer the question of the journalist.

"I have nothing against Barca, you who have something against me. I spent five wonderful years of my life in Barcelona. I went for sports and economic reasons and lack of recognition," also topped exInter.

On the run of Barcelona, ​​he said: "The teams work with dynamic and not normal what has happened to a big team like Barcelona. It's like when you're down in the standings, everything goes wrong. They have been winning 39 straight games and have now lost. My life does not depend only Barcelona and Madrid, I'm happy doing other things. "

Figo believes that anything can happen facing the end of the season with the league so openly: "I do not think it is for quality players because they are always there but the League is open and anything can happen ahead of the last five games . It gets tense and have no margin for error. There the character and personality seen. "

Gareth Bale suffers an overload only after passing medical tests

Real Madrid receives this Wednesday at Villarreal at the Santiago Bernabeu, and will do so without three players 'we titularísimos': Pepe, Dani Carvajal and Gareth Bale. Luso has run out of the squad for rest, according to Zinedine Zidane . Meanwhile, the Spanish side suffered a bruised quadriceps. And after the tests to which has undergone Welsh, Goal has learned that suffers only a slight overload.

That means that while it may not play against Villarreal on Wednesday, is likely to arrive in time to play against Rayo Vallecano on Saturday in the league. And more importantly, before the Manchester City in the Champions League next Tuesday, within a week.

In fact, Zinedine Zidane downplayed press conference this Tuesday after the last training session, but before it was subjected to an MRI, "Bale has suffered some party Getafe . It will not be tomorrow. We hope it is just overloaded. Let's see , "said the French coach of Real Madrid.

On the emerging controversy over Gareth Bale was playing golf on Sunday after the game against Getafe, Zidane also spoke: "I think that Bale was not playing golf." Has been told Goal addition, this overload had nothing to do with that Sunday may or may not play golf, as has been published in several Spanish media.

Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams, best athletes of the year at the Laureus Awards

Tennis was the big star of the Laureus gala, with Djokovic and Serena as high achievers. Jan Frodeno, the New Zealand football team or were other galadornados Jordan Spieth. Very special was the tribute to Johan Cruyff, who was also awarded a special prize posthumously.

Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams were honored Monday with the Laureus Awards that distinguish the best athletes of the year at a gala held in Berlin and honored the memory of Dutch soccer star Johan Cruyff, who died the month past.

Tennis was the winner in a ceremony held at the 'Palais am Funkturm Messe' Berlin and awarded as the most outstanding athletes to the two 'first rackets' world.



Djokovic, 28, picked up personally in the German capital an award he also won, but could not get last year in Shanghai ( China ). He received from the Scottish expiloto David Coulthard Formula One, wearing a 'kilt' and, before switching to English, gave his thanks in German . Wink to local audiences. And above all, his coach, Boris Becker.

Winning eleven Grand Slam titles, 'Nole' added another Laureus to which he was also awarded in 2012, after passing the vote to the Argentine Lionel Messi ( FC Barcelona ), five times winner of the Golden Ball; Jamaican Usain Bolt , the best sprinter of all time; and American basketball player Stephen Curry, leader of the Golden State Warriors, recent winners of the NBA.

The Serb also improved in votes to the English Lewis Hamilton, who delivered one of the special awards, the 'Achievement Lifetime Achievement Sport' one of his bosses at Mercedes, the Austrian Niki Lauda , also triple world champion and living legend F1.

And the American golfer Jordan Spieth winner of the Masters and the Open USA-, 'Newcomer of the Year' at the expense of the Chilean national team winning the Copa America soccer.

Qatar World Cup 2022 will be played in November and December, according to Infantino

The president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, said Tuesday that the 2022 World Cup will be played in November and December, forcing to postpone the League Champions and Europa League.

"The World Cup 2022 will be played in November and December. Will this be good for the Champions League and the Europa League? Historically we have always played on the same dates will be. But the world will not fall apart if once in history is changed the date of the World Cup, "Infantino said at a news conference.

Infantino stressed that FIFA must do everything possible for the Qatari World elapses in the best conditions and ideally.

"The rest should it hold as they can. They must adapt their calendars the World Cup. I repeat, the decision is made," he added.

The Swiss, who today inspected in Moscow Luzhniki Olympic Stadium, host the opening match and the final of the World Russia 2018, then travel to Qatar.

At a press conference, Infantino today promised to expel all the corrupt officials of the football world and expressed confidence that the World Russian first used with video replays of the most questionable moves.