luni, 25 iulie 2016

Neymar receives a visit from his son Lucca in Brazil



Neymar and Brazilian team preparing everything for inicier continue their participation in the Olympic Games Rio 2016. But this time, the player of Barcelona received a pleasant surprise that motivated him to work harder: your child's visit Lucca.

The small saw her father during the workouts and also took the opportunity to have fun in the Intalaciones used by the Canarinhos. Remember that the Seleçao only goal is to get the gold medal in the next fair.

Brazil has won the World Cup five times but never in its history has been able to get the gold medal. For this reason perhaps expect at home, the Green amarelha can change history and get their first Olympic soccer gold.

Steaua and Astra in Champions League, televising matches this week

Steaua and Astra will play this week in the first leg of the third qualifying round of the Champions League .

Steaua will duel with the Czechs away - Sparta Prague on Tuesday at 21:00. The game will be televised by ProTV.

Instead, Astra will receive a visit Danish champions from FC Copenhagen on Wednesday at 20:30. Confrontation will be televised by Digi Sport 1.

Regarding Europa League matches, Pandurii Tg Jiu will meet Maccabi Tel Aviv on Thursday at 21:00.

The game will be televised by Digi Sport.

Thursday, Viitorul Constanta will meet from 21:30 away, the Belgian Gent. For this game televising not yet been established.

The return is scheduled next week.

Mancini could leave Inter and Frank de Boer....

Frank de Boer could replace Roberto Mancini on the sidelines of Inter Milan .

The Italian team was acquired by Chinese investors in early June, but Mancini would be upset with the lack of reinforcements in the template, which seeks to return to the first planes of Serie A.

This Sunday, after the 3-1 defeat by the International Champions Cup against Paris Saint-Germain coach declined to comment on his future at Inter, a club with which he won the Scudetto in 2006, 2007 and 2008.

"Nothing has changed from two days ago, the situation is normal," Mancini told the media.

"We will see in the coming days. My meeting with (President Erick) Thohir? There is nothing to clarify on the issue," he added.

According to the Corriere dello Sport and other Italian publications, De Boer appears as one of the candidates to succeed Mancini in the Milan team, after leaving the Ajax . There was even been linked with Everton , English side finally hired also dutch Ronald Koeman .

While the press related to De Boer as Mancini's replacement, Dutch coach's agent, Guido Albers says that there has been no approach by the Nerazzurri.

"We have not escuhado anything about Inter," said Albers to Voetbal International. "It's a great club, but we have to wait for the moment. Frank is quiet for now , " he added.

Russia breathe relieved after the IOC decision

Russia and its athletes Monday issued a sigh of relief following the decision of the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) not to exclude the country from the Rio Games (5-21 August), delegating that responsibility to the international federations.

That decision provoked much criticism in the Olympic movement, since the independent report by Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren, commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) revealed a doping system in the Russian State sport between 2011 and 2015.

WADA was so "disappointed" while USADA doping agency the United States , he spoke of "disaster" IOC.

In Russia, where the sport and the number of medals are a matter of state, the relief was immense. "Of course we welcome" the decision of the IOC, estimated spokesman Dmitri Peskov Kremlin, pointing to a "positive decision".

"Not a bad choice for us. It has been taken and must be respected," he told AFP chairman of Sport of the Duma (lower house of parliament), Dmitri Svichtchev, but regretted that Russian athletes who have given positive for doping can not compete in Rio.

"You can not punish someone twice for the same offense"; he said. The rider Ilnur Zakarin, this year's winner of a stage in the Tour de France and suspended in 2009 for making steroid, would be one of those affected by this measure.

The quadruple world champion Yulia Efimova swimming, who tested positive in 2014 and was suspended 16 months will also be absent in Rio, like his partner Natalia Lovtsova suspended in 2013.

Olympic medalist weightlifter Tatiana Kashirina, passed in 2006, will also be deprived of the Games.

- Gymnasts and fencers and in Rio -


Russian athletes can not go to Rio if they are not authorized by their respective federations, something that will influence his doping history and been subjected to "credible checks" performed outside Russia.

The first to react was the International Tennis Federation (ITF), which gave the green light to the participation of eight players and tennis players selected by Russia. The decision of the International Judo Federation, which had supported Russia even before the IOC could decide soon follow suit.

The leaders of the Russian federation fencing and pentathlon announced Monday that its athletes will be allowed to participate in Rio.

Barcelona announced the signing of Gomes

Barcelona has made​​ official figures Monday signing of Portuguese André Gomes from the Valencia , club receive 35 million euros and a maximum of 20 million in variable depending on the player 's performance, which on Wednesday signed a contract of 5 seasons with a buyout clause of 100 million euros.

In a statement, the Catalan club has unveiled the details of the operation last Thursday was announced at an informal dinner of some members of the board of the Catalan media company.

In addition to the cost of the operation, the Barcelona has agreed to include in the contract the player a prize that can reach up to 15 million euros in the event that Gomes got "several times" the Golden Ball.

André Gomes, 22, will land tomorrow in Barcelona and is scheduled to make a brief photo session at the club's offices at 1730 hours after passing a medical at the Ciudad Deportiva de Sant Joan Despi.

On Wednesday July 27 completed the medical tests and sign later his new contract before the official presentation taking place in the field of Miniestadi.

Barcelona explained that all fans who want to witness live the first touches of the Portuguese midfielder should pick up a free invitation at the club ticket offices.

After the ceremonial photo session, André Gomes will hold a press appearance accompanied by the sports vice president, Jordi Mestre, director of professional sports, Albert Soler, and technical secretary, Roberto Fernández.

Rooney: "I'm looking forward to playing with Ibrahimovic"

Wayne Rooney conform with Zlatan Ibrahimovic a dream lead in Manchester United , also directed by Jose Mourinho . The great landmark and symbol of the club spoke of his admiration for the Swede, who looks forward.

"I'm looking forward to playing with him," he said through his Facebook account prior to participation United's International Champions Cup in Beijing.

" It was one of the best strikers in world football over the past 10 years . It has always won trophies where he has been. It's a huge character , " he said Gazza, then admit that " can not wait to train with him and then form a good partnership with him and succeed together. "