The need to sign Modric

It is the sound of summer, or the soap opera, as they prefer to call it. Now yes, but no, the Madrid offers a bit more, Tottenham asks further, the player does not train with his family, the PSG gets in between ... etc. We are still on tenterhooks, not knowing if good land Croatian player at the Bernabeu. Just know that if it finally does not come cheap, and the question being asked is about the people need Real Madrid make an effort to sign the player. I personally think that yes, Modric would fill a gap in the staffing of vacant white club: the player that you plug the midfield with the attack.

A few months ago I wrote about the problem you had the Madrid last season when the team was divided into two blocks: first Khedira Xabi Alonso and the other men to attack, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ozil, Di Maria, Benzema ... this was found that the rival is more comfortable in the middle area to develop their football, as happened to Bayern in the Champions League semi-final round. Ozil may be delayed a few meters, but more important the closer the penalty area and played at Euro Khedira a more offensive role in the usual Chamartín, which is responsible for defensive tasks.

With the quality seal of Neymar

After losses to Japan and Honduras and disposal in the group stage, Spain has been confirmed as the disappointment of the Olympic Games soccer with a team that was to medal. Who has not disappointed so far has been Brazil, or at least has fulfilled its role of favorite winning their first two games against United Arab Emirates and Belarus. The canarinha has certified a pass and made ​​it the hand of his star Neymar, who has scored in both games and left details of class as the heel pass which led to the both of his fellow Oscar. Earlier he had scored a superb free-kick .

Just a day after Mano Menezes warn about a drop in performance from its star, Neymar shone again. Spurred by the touch of his coach, player of the Saints scored a goal and assisted on two goals for Pato and Oscar certify the victory of the verdeamarelha. Especially brilliant was the second time, get away from two defenders after Belarus, attended high heels for the new player of Chelsea scored the third goal. Thus ruled 3-1 victory after Belarus to give the shock early lead.

Montolivo and the new Milan

Difficult it has a team when two of the main pillars supporting the building collapse without warning, but a club like Milan has to overcome the departure of two great players like Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva. Both are irreplaceable and hard to find Galliani on the market, available resources, to two players as the Swedish and Brazilian. Even with that money that is scarce in Milanello would be difficult to find a crack like ibra and as reliable as a central Thiago. Not only were they, but the old guard formed by Gattuso, Nesta, Inzaghi and Seedorf also left the club, plus some other important piece of Van Bommel. A year earlier it had Pirlo. Now the Rossoneri club faces the challenge of forming a competitive team with what is and what we can sign. So far, the most important signing came at zero cost from a few months ago from Fiorentina: Riccardo Montolivo be one of the most visible heads of the new Milan.

Contractor in the last European Championship with Italy, has found Montolivo his move to Milan the quality leap that demanded scratching after several years at a high level with all of Florence. The midfielder arrives at San Siro with a mission to provide quality differential that demand a midfield that features more by muscle than by touch. To Riccardo and have posted some of the difficult label to be the new Pirlo, but hardly Allegri will give that role ahead of the defense, the more likely the technician to go to a Roman cut defensive player for that district. The former Fiorentina's the place that best suits him the hook, the same deal with the Azzurri in Ukraine and Poland, although the presence of Kevin Prince Boateng could lead to fall back position a few meters.

Riquelme will not play in Boca or any other club in Argentina

Juan Roman Riquelme is still an uncertain future. Argentine Hitch defined yet where he will play next season, although no further learned, so far, in Boca, nor in any other team in Argentina.

Suspension of Contract

The representative of Riquelme, Daniel Bolotnicoff he said a little picture of the future of the player. The player has reached an agreement with Boca to suspend temporarily their contract. This means that Boca will not pay his salary and he is not obliged to go training. Bolotnicoff himself undertook to ensure that there is a disconnect because the club "intends to maintain its links with Roman and he seems fine." Riquelme still has two-year contract with Boca. Now only a debt outstanding with Riquelme and Boca has the club agreed to pay for the suspension of the contract comes to fruition.

Unable to play in Argentina

In addition, a condition for the club to access the suspension of the contract is that Riquelme will not play in any other club in Argentina, so what should hasten to get club before they close the books of passes the rest of the leagues the world or, otherwise, it will remain inactive as 6 months and was succeeded in mid-2007 when differences with Pellegrini, Villarreal coach then, spent a whole semester without playing.

The other alternative is to withdraw Riquelme has professional football, but so far no signs that this may be a possibility for the player.

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Gai Assulin, greenish-white hope

Long ago in Santander football is not the central theme as Racing Santander is concerned, and when this happens at a club means a bad omen: in the case of mountain club led to the descent to the second division. The ball and the green gave way to offices and office furniture, and the players and coaching staff gave center stage to Syed Ali, Pernia, Montalvo, trustee in bankruptcy ... Today the club is engaged in an economic disaster and social, Syed Ali continues to own 98% of the shares and, while ensuring that the racing is like a son to him (sic), the fact is that it is very poorly served. A few weeks ago the club formed a new management team with Angel Lavin as chairman and Joseph Fields or Manolo Saiz as new board members approved by the team of Indian businessman. Like it or so, the fact is that they are responsible for taking this forward and try to ship not flying more adrift. With scarce resources are trying to put together a competitive team that can fight in the fields of category silver, and one of the most exciting names that have arrived in the Bay of Santander is the Gai Assulin Israeli footballer, 21, who a few seasons ago was one of the most promising of La Masia.

The London 2012 Olympic stars

It will be next Wednesday when starting the game in the 2012 London Olympics, where 16 teams will look for the medals and the final contest on August 11. Maybe football is not one of the favorite sports of the ultimate sporting event as this is a sport that makes war on its own, but it is still this Olympics a good opportunity to see exciting games where you do not miss Spain, who will try to add a new hit streak we're very spoiled. There will also the stars which, at first, start with an advantage when it comes to hog the spotlight: then see who these figures give luster to these Olympics in 2012.

Neymar (Brazil)

The leading candidate to star in these Olympics, after the grass is who delivered judgment. The talented Brazilian will have another opportunity to dazzle the world after his failed involvement in the Copa America last year and its discreet role in the World Cup final against Barcelona club. Its quality is undeniable and his leap to European football next in principle, but first try to help Brazil achieve its first gold medal in the Olympics. Not alone in its efforts: Brazil is probably the strongest team of this caliber players appointment with Hulk, Pato, Marcelo Madrid, Lucas Moura (close to being new Red Devil), Rafael, Thiago Silva, new central PSG , Damiao, Goose, Danilo ... the new generation canarinha amply prepared to give that talk a few years.

Will you play Riquelme Rosario Central?

Juan Roman Riquelme could land at Rosario Central. The player who announced that they no longer wear the shirt of Boca Juniors Rosario could reach that military equipment currently in the second division of Argentine football where you have old friends.

Roman and Russo

The arrival of Miguel Angel Russo Rosario Central coach opens the door for Juan Roman Riquelme play for the Hound. Riquelme (who recently announced that it will continue to play in Boca ) was under orders from Russo in 2007 year in which Boca won the Libertadores Cup. The good relationship with the coach and the fact that Rosario Central does not contest the same tournament that Boca next season (the set Rosario played the tournament in second division National B) are factors that favor the arrival of Riquelme to the eternal rival of Newell's . However, the president of Central Norberto Speciale was responsible for ensuring that it is impractical, due to the economy of the club, have the services of Riquelme. "Any country team would be interested to have Riquelme. From there to be some possibility of coming to Central, to me are null "Speciale said.

Maradona called him a traitor

While Riquelme's future is still uncertain, which came to discuss the situation of the player was Diego Armando Maradona, former Argentina coach during the World Cup South Africa 2010. Maradona (who is at odds with Riquelme since this give up the Argentina in 2008) said in a radio program Reservoir Dogs, who "betrayed millions of Riquelme Boca fans." Maradona said that confronted with the player saying: "I say if he wants to fight with Maradona, he finds me or I find. What you can do is betray the 75 percent of this country who is a fan of Boca. "

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Higuain rejected a bid from Juventus

Gonzalo Higuain closes the door to Juventus. The Argentine striker of Real Madrid rejected a large range of Juventus. Prefer to remain in the merengue group key after a talk with Mourinho.

The Pipita Higuain is not going to Real Madrid or double your salary. The Italian club Juventus striker gave him a piece of 7 million per year, but it was not tempting enough to take to Argentina. The striker rejected the offer to stay at his current club. Why? For the love of the club prioritized, the warmth of the fans and a talk he had with coach Jose Mourinho.

"The support from my teammates and the Bernabeu gave me more strength to keep looking forward" Higuain said at a press conference to publicize the news that he rejected the offer from Juventus to stay in Madrid. On the talk with Mou, the Pipit declined to too much detail: "What I talked to Mou is private, but had to do to stay here."

Looking ahead, the Argentine wants to stay in the club which came in 2006, from the Club Atletico River Plate , and that Real Madrid has given him the opportunity to learn about success: "I was able to win titles, I fulfilled dreams and hopefully this year is to get others, like the Champions League, but approach this season as the first day I arrived here with great enthusiasm, "said the 20 white.

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A ball in the jungle

Nobody knows how it got there, but once they found the loose ball in that distant jungle and brought it back to the football field, nothing was the same: the world of football had become a zoo where the most diverse species reigned unchecked through the stages of half the world. Came from land, sea and air, and each species different features available in the service of the game, reincarnated in the players who played professional football work, recognized by their names, but also by the name of the animal concerned. Like Noah's Ark it were, but not necessarily in pairs, let's meet the most famous animals that populate the world football.

And speaking of the jungle is a firm commitment to start talking about the king, the lion, and so are the Lions Athletic Club. Formerly governed by the original Lion King: Julen Guerrero. Today, the designs of the Bilbao club in the grip of the new king: Fernando Llorente. But not only are there lions in San Mamés: in the African jungle to find wild Indomitable Lions of Cameroon: Samuel Eto'o, with King. To the west of the black continent are the Lions of Teranga, Senegal.

Riquelme will not or Flamengo or Cruzeiro

Bad news for Juan Roman Riquelme: it seems that not many teams that want to have their services. Executives of Flamengo and Cruzeiro dismissed hitch hiring former Boca Juniors. While the player's future looks increasingly uncertain, and returned to Boca training.

Two Brazilian clubs close the doors to the arrival of Juan Roman Riquelme. Flamengo was first ruled that the incorporation of Argentine hitch. Although the Brazilian team needs a player for that position and was unable to sign Diego, player of Wolfsburg, the alternative was ruled by Riquelme "his age and history of troubled relationships." Riquelme had several run-ins with coaches: with Pellegrini during step by Villarreal, Falcioni in its final stage in Boca and Maradona when he took over the Argentina team.

Meanwhile, Cruzeiro polled by former Boca 10, but dismissed the possibility of hiring. "There just a survey by Riquelme, but there was a negotiation, we have an athlete in the same position that is Martinuccio" said team president set of Belo Horizonte.

Meanwhile, Mouth and returned to training and the departure of Juan Roman Riquelme joined the Uruguayan goalkeeper Sebastian Sosa decided not to train with the team and has not been formalized extension of the loan that joined the club. This creates a big problem Boca with Orion because the arc is injured stray.

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The Red knows no age

Fourteen days after reaching the sky of Kiev , the Tallinn Lilleküla Stadium witnessed another mash Spanish. In nothing else, but in sports and football in particular are almost insurmountable. Pending the sub'21 you do in the Olympics, which he erroneously calls the gold from before, the sub'19, as did the older a couple of weeks, were proclaimed champions of Europe in its class. A success that should resonate today in the morning. The 1-0 win over Greece catapulted the Julen Lopetegui.

The roller which has become the absolute has become a kind of ballast for coming behind. Of those, about looking also star in the chest, it is expected the same as the combined Forest. Clearly, as the facts I refer, that the generation that within five years will be the usual Red possible, withes and quality has to spare, but imagine the pressure which should mean some kids belong to a selection as champion like ours recent years, it's a little scary. Nevertheless, and fortunately, the success continues.

What players should leave Real Madrid?

Jose Mourinho is quite clear: he wants a small staff at Real Madrid. Luso coach knows the exact number of players you want on your computer: 22. There are currently 25 and therefore, you meet the wishes of the Portuguese, there are three players who should leave the club. Who are the fans want to leave?

There are five names that has an uncertain future at Real Madrid: Ricardo Carvalho, Fernando Gago, Nuri Sahin, Kaka and Lassana Diarra. Merengue club supporters have made known their views on which ones are dispensable through a survey being conducted by the site of sports daily Marca.

The Portuguese defender is the leading vote has been: a total of 33,126 fans surveyed, 30.7% want to be the first to go. Second is the midfielder with 29.9% of the vote. In both cases these are players who have had very few minutes on the field last season.

Kaká appears in third place in the survey with 23.2% of the vote. Chronic injuries significantly affected their performance and there are several who look favorably on the Brazilian leave the merengue.

Fourth appears Lass with 11.2% of the vote, while Nuri Sahin is last with 5%. The funny thing is that the latter has only played a few minutes throughout the season 2011/2012.

Finally it is noteworthy that Modric could reach all of Mourinho and if so, would be 4 players should leave the workforce.

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Carlos Tevez is close to Milan

Carlos Tevez could be the newest addition to the Italian club AC Milan. The Argentine striker has always been a player of interest to all Milan and Zlatan Ibrahimovic output could be a push for the Apache landing on Allegri's team.

After being champion of the Premier League with Manchester City, Carlos Tevez could leave the English club to join AC Milan. For some time now that Allegri's team are interested in the Argentine striker and the recent departure of Swedish Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Paris Saint Germain would make feasible the operation, both for the money you have entered as the gap becomes vacant in the attack team.

Moreover, it is the first time that Milan gets in the race for Tevez. A few months ago, C arlitos met with Adriano Galliani, vice president of the Italian club in Sao Paulo to reach an agreement. He even said that they had reached a verbal agreement, but then the transfer cooled. That happened while Tevez was not taken into account in the Manchester City for a fight with coach Roberto Mancini.

The relationship between Tevez and the Argentine Mancini improved and returned to a place in the team, but not the number of minutes on the pitch that he would prefer. That's why the player welcomes the opportunity to leave his current club.

For its part, Milan have a plan B if Tevez does not come to fruition: Edin Dzeko, mate Tevez at Manchester City, could be another replacements, Ibrahimovic.

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We'll always have Paris

Is not the landscape to launch fireworks. The thing looks bad, getting worse, and football is not exempt from a global situation that affects to varying degrees in each one of us. Amid an increasingly dramatic situation there are types that take over clubs like going to the market to buy a shirt. They become your darlings. Children in difficult times, unable to do homework, with unfinished business, disobedient to a past that was once glossy. One of those children whose acronym PSG.

And that is when in our league all teams tighten their belts to almost run out of oxygen, in France, as has happened not long ago in Manchester and went, when cows were not yet so thin, in London , the luxury begins part of an ambitious project based on the money, as everyone knows, the world moves. Unmarked any kind of crisis, with deep pockets and want to see that child grow up is the Paris Saint-Germain, who yesterday signed a fell swoop Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva in exchange for 65 'kilos'.

Maradona was speaking after his departure from Al Wasl

Diego Maradona is not having a good time. The coach was excluded from office by the Al Wasl. Few weeks earlier he had renewed the contract to continue at the helm and yet a few days ago he learned, through Twitter, the new leadership does not want to remain the coach.

"I signed for two years and I will collect two years" is what he said Maradona told Argentine television program AM. Maradona intends that the UAE club meets the contract that binds the team and that is why in the coming days will travel to Dubai to meet face to face with the directors of the institution to reach an agreement after the announcement of his dismissal through the social network Twitter.

Maradona has in mind to put to the new leadership of the club who is willing to put aside the differences that led to marginalize the coaching job to continue in office for the next season.

Failure to follow the front of the club, it is rumored that Maradona could become the coach of the UAE in order to classify the Mundiald and Brazil 2014. This was stated at the time Yousuf al Serkal, acting chairman of Football Federation of that country. So far this position is occupied by the Slovenian Srečko Katanec. The selection of the UAE only participated in a World Cup for Italy '90, which was eliminated in the first round.

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Confirmed that Riquelme will not return to Boca

No turning back: Riquelme will not play for Boca Juniors. The idol xeneize remained firm in its position away from the club despite the popular demand of the fans. The leaders now are pending and will take place the decoupling of team player. Is there a player who can replace him?

Riquelme is not happy . After losing the final of the Copa Libertadores, the idol of the Argentine team announced he was leaving the club and not to claim their supporters who took to the streets to ask for it made Reviera position. Riquelme Boca leaves and leaves a big hole.

Is there someone who can fill? Probably not. With Palermo and Guillermo Barros Schelotto removed, no excess xeneizes active idols, except Carlos Tevez who is currently playing for Manchester City. However, Charlie receives a salary that is far from the possibilities of the Argentine team and that is why that his return is not feasible, even though he once encouraged the possibility of returning to wear the shirt of the club.

As if it were not complicated enough the picture, are rare in football these days players Riquelme features: the coupling seems to be a place in extinction. The 4-4-2 that dominates most of the clubs (schema favorite Julio Cesar Falcioni, Boca coach) leaves out the player who acts as liaison between the midfielders and forwards and that is why not many players who stand out for being specialists in playing in that position.

Against this background, should make the effort Boca bring a renowned addition to give a dramatic effect or to accept that Riquelme is no longer part of the universe xeneize and reset without trying to find a replacement for him? The word, dear readers, have you.

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Marcelo Bielsa and Stanley Kubrick: A way to understand two passions

A man with new ideas is a crank until their ideas succeed "

Perhaps the job of football coach is not so different from film director. Both seek to encarrilar available resources in order to guide them towards achieving the objectives already identified, and the last word on all matters surrounding the scope they have. Almost always. They also share responsibilities both in victory and, above all, in the loss. There are coaches, and filmmakers who are trying to do their work without excessive complications, merely addressing him, comply with the recommendations and go home with the knowledge of accomplishment. Not everyone is like this: Coaches and managers trying to control every detail, leaving nothing to the designs whimsical and unpredictable chance, demanding perfection that love and live their work. Marcelo Bielsa so and so was Stanley Kubrick, two references in the world of football and movies with complex personalities and more than one or two similarities.

Meticulous, perfectionist, hermetic, lonely, demanding, obsessive, mysterious, eccentric, megalomaniac, shocking, detail ... I could be talking about both the deceased Argentine coach and the New York filmmaker. Both have called them crazy, and they have called God. But like they have unconditional love their work are also critics who do not understand or comprehend their success. Two people from radically different worlds, sport and art, football and film, which nevertheless have a way of working and a way to understand their passion in a very similar way. I am convinced that if Marcelo Bielsa was a film director, Kubrick would have been like, and if the principal had become the football in his life, would have been like Bielsa.

He circumvented the League schedule 2012/2013

The classic between Real Madrid and Barcelona in the season 2012/2013 and are undated. Made the draw for the league already know the days when the whole Mourinho will face with Tito Vilanova. Story Here what are the dates.

Real Madrid and Barca will meet for the first time in the season 2012/2013 on Thursday August 23 at the Camp Nou for the first leg of the Supercopa of Spain. A week later, on Thursday August 30, will again face to face in the return match to be played at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Then come the two classics of the League. The first day will be at number seven and played on Sunday October 7 at the stadium of FC Barcelona, ​​while in the second round will compete in the twenty-sixth day, on Sunday March 3, at the Bernabeu.

The first Atletico Madrid / Real Madrid will be played on December 2 at the stadium in meringues, while April 28 will turn to see the faces at the Vicente Calderon, when there are only 5 days to complete the league.

The first game of the 2012/2013 will be played on 18 and 19 August and will have the following matches.

Athletci Bilbao - Betis
Sevilla - Getafe
Zaragoza - Valladolid
Real Madrid - Valencia
Levante - Atletico Madrid
Barcelona - Real Sociedad
Celta Vigo - Malaga
Mallorca - Espanyol
Rayo Vallecano - Granada
Deportivo - Osasuna

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Seedorf's glorious

Do not worry the Rossoneri fan: Seedorf has signed for Juventus. The Dutchman has not taken the same path a year ago to take another former genius of Milan as Pirlo, but the new location is more exotic: the Brazilian Botafogo, where he demonstrated during the next two seasons as the class is imperishable. At 36 years, and presented as the most important signing in the history of Brazilian football, Seedorf is already a glorious name that is known to the players club of Rio de Janeiro.

Theirs was not introduced any: and on his arrival at the airport was received and acclaimed by 1500 voices with honors receiving his new idol. Then it would be airlifted to do Engenhao Stadium, where thousands of fans were waiting for his new club at a rally in the myths that were present Carioca soccer as Mario Lobo Zagallo or Jairzinho, former players of the club. Or more than that. There enfundaría and his new shirt that had printed on the back that adorns the stars number ten.

A last look at the Euro 2012 at the hands of the BBC

In recent days many of you will have found the video that heads this post, I have sent you or you will have found him in a social network. It rulado much over the network and no wonder, because it is a real marvel. The BBC used to produce videomontajes that are little gems of audiovisual and they made ​​to fire special programming around the Euro in Poland and Ukraine is the most beautiful and exciting that we have seen.

In the video, which mixes images in real time and in slow motion, supported by an acoustic version of the legendary Michael Jackson's Thriller, teach us his own vision of the entire tournament, from the opening game until the final victory of the Spanish , who as champion receives special attention by the English. And it seems that here in Britain, have very clear the depth of the feat of the Red:

The Spanish Team are the History Boys

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Aduriz third stage in San Mamés

When the day of presentation in the Cathedral, Aritz Aduriz not had to explain where he had to go: he knows the corridors of San Mamés like her own home. But signing comes as important for the whole red and white, and the ram Gipuzkoa, 31, leaves the Valencia to join the project and give Bielsa Athletic over that of which suffered last year: more depth of staff. It will be the third stage of Aduriz in Bilbao, which already played in the lower to debut in the 2002/03, back in the market for winter 05/06 and go back two and a half later.

In the first stage only played three games with Jupp Heynckes (on that computer was still Urrutia, president today) and had to emigrate to the Segunda B to make a name in football wearing the shirt of Burgos. Noting there and in second with Valladolid, Athletic and soon decided repescarle to score goals in first division. After two and a half years, the club decided to sell it to coincide with the explosion of five million Llorente Mallorca, which was not welcomed by the fans. After his good work in the Islands joined Valencia next to Soldier with the difficult task of replacing Villa.

Can Spain win in Brazil 2014?

The Spanish national football continues to make history. The Red has won the European Championship in Poland and Ukraine 2012 crowning a magnificent era in which the titles were also obtained from the Austria and Switzerland, South Africa 2008 and 2010. Will this team go agigantando his legend?

With the Euro gained on Sunday, Spain added his third major title in a row: Euro 2008, the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012. The next objective is clear: to defend the title won in South Africa. But now there is a big hurdle to overcome: the history.

It happens that the next World Cup is played in Brazil and a European team has never won on American soil. 7 have been the world played in the Americas (Uruguay 1930, Brazil 1950, Chile 1962, Mexico 1970, Argentina 1978, Mexico 1986 and United States 1994). All were in the hands of South American teams: Brazil won 3 (that of Chile, in Mexico '70 and '94 U.S.), Argentina 2 (which played at home in '78 and Mexico '86) Uruguay and other 2 (that of '30, played at home, and 50's played in Brazil where there was the memorable Maracanazo).

The other "obstacle" is the local computer. Whenever a selected play at home is strong candidate to win the title and in this case, the host is the team with the most World Cups (Brazil won 5 World). To highlight the importance of home advantage, enough will remember that of the 8 teams that won world title 6 achieved playing at home: Uruguay in the 30s, Italy in '34, England in '66, Germany in '74 , Argentina in '78 and France '98). The funny thing is that Brazil and Spain are the only champions who did not win at home (although it should be noted that Germany, France and Italy hosted two World Cups each and only won once playing at home).

Can the Red twist history and selected to become the first European to win in America?

The 1x1 of the Heroes of Kiev

Iker Casillas

Porter, Captain and Santo, Iker Casillas has completed a splendid tournament which has received only a goal in six games (first meeting of the group stage, 1-1 to eventual runners-up Italy). His ancestry in the costume of team leader and his contribution as a savior in difficult times is as essential as priceless, as in the Euro'08 and Mundial'10. This time, when all tremble at the wire in the penalty shootout semi-final with Portugal, again spread its wings. In the end, during the twenty minutes it took the Italian arreón, took everything, shopping and shooting. And in injury, showed his great human qualities and his great sense of sportsmanship that will blow their whistles asking the linesman and the end of respect for the defeated. And yet another record: that of yesterday has become the first player in history to achieve 100 victories with his selection.

Alvaro Arbeloa

Alvaro Arbeloa, the man most talked of eleven kinds of Del Bosque, has come to complete a remarkable championship. After a difficult start for a lackluster showing against Italy, Arbeloa has gone from less to more as the tournament has progressed, achieving one of the best defensive stats of all the Euro. In attack, although technically limited, has figured out the team's needs when the band and fill up the spaces. Strong criticism not only affected him negatively, but motivated him even more, which demonstrates its competitive nature.

Euro champions Spain: Iniesta best, Torres Golden Boot

Spain is devoted champion of the Euro again. Del Bosque's team won 4 to 0 to the Italian and retained the title won in 2008. Iniesta was voted best player of the tournament and Torres was Golden Boot

The Red asserted candidate status in the European Championship final in Poland and Ukraine. In Kiev, the set of Del Bosque learned very early to get ahead: Silva opened the scoring after 14 minutes. Since then the match was tilted in favor of the Spanish team of Prandelli and nothing will work out. At 41, Jordi Alba and increased the score at the end, Torres and Mata finished decreeing the historic win in the final of Euro: Torres scored the third at 84 and kills the fourth at 88. It was the best of Spain, which won more comfortably.

The Spanish team had the luxury end of the tournament undefeated (tied only two games in the opener against Italy) and also had the best player of the tournament, Andres Iniesta (chosen from a list of 23 candidates) and the Golden Boot Fernando Torres, who stayed with the award for scoring 3 goals and 1 assist grant.

Here I leave a list of 23 candidates for player of the tournament.

Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), Iker Casillas (Spain) and Manuel Neuer (Germany), Gerard Piqué (Spain), Fabio Coentrao (Portugal), Philipp Lahm (Germany), Pepe (Portugal), Sergio Ramos (Spain), Jordi Alba ( Spain), Daniele De Rossi (Italy), Steven Gerrard (England), Xavi (Spain), Andres Iniesta (Spain), Sami Khedira (Germany), Sergio Busquets (Spain), Mesut Ozil (Germany), Andrea Pirlo (Italy) and Xabi Alonso (Spain), Mario Balotelli (Italy), Cesc Fabregas (Spain), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden) and David Silva (Spain).

Andres Iniesta, Best Player of Euro 2012

Andres Iniesta has been named Best Player of Euro 2012 Poland and Ukraine. Last night we slept with that mystery, since the UEFA not announced after the game as expected. But this morning the mystery was solved: Sweet Iniesta had scored three distinctions as MVP throughout the tournament, against Italy (1-1), Ireland (4-0) and again Italy (4-0) - the same as Andrea Pirlo, but the added value of the award in the final said Iniesta as the MVP the whole tournament.

Thus, the Genius of Fuentealbilla succeeded to the throne to his teammate Xavi Hernandez, who earned the same distinction in the European past in Austria and Switzerland 2008. Iniesta had already won a MVP in Euro'08-in the semifinal against Russia and was part of the tournament Best XI. South Africa's World won three MVP's: third meeting of the group stage, against Chile, quarter-final against Paraguay and in the final against the Netherlands, earning him to repeat the honor of entering the championship starting ideal. So, Iniesta has been awarded the MVP in two finishes, Johannesburg and Kiev, and has accumulated seven MVP's of the three tournaments.

Del Bosque also enters history

We're champions , we are legend and we are already part of history: no one had ever done what Spain has managed to emerge victorious in three straight finals. Unitholders are many: those players who have been part of three gold braid and, of course, his two coaches: Luis Aragones, who forged the style, and Vicente Del Bosque, who continued the path of success. The latter, the quiet man, silent champion, has entered headlong into the history of football in his own right by becoming the first coach in history to achieve lift the World Cup, European Championship and the Champions League. Unprecedented success.

But his record does not stop there: as coach of Real Madrid won the Champions doubly besides winning two league titles, one Super Cup in Spain, a European Super Cup and Intercontinental Cup. An impressive track record, which only lacks a title that won four times in football and you have long resisted the white club: the Copa del Rey. Winning a World Cup and European Championship, something that only the German Helmut Schön had been achieved, has only to Salamanca to raise the top to become one of the most successful technical history.

Third final

The longer and more stony is the way you enjoy what lies on arrival, and the journey through the wilderness of the Spanish team since winning Euro 1964 was long and isolated oasis of happiness just soccer. But if we had known what awaited us at the end of so many disappointments, so many almost as many quarter-finals, we would not have mattered if we had known we were going to win a European Championship two years later would get up a World Cup and two years later go back to the European final tournament selections. The road was long and difficult but the reward was worth it.

What touches me started back in the 1994 World Cup, the goal by Goikoetxea of Germany, the magnificent performance of Caminero, the elimination of the crude to Italy in the quarter, the failure of Salinas, Baggio's goal, Tassotti's elbow. Two years later, in the European Championship in England, it seemed that that generation was able to give us joy, but the hostess crossed rooms to eliminate us on penalties. The debacle of 1998, represented in the error against Nigeria Zubizarreta, Raul's penalty in 2000 against France, Al-Ghandour, Helguera's anger and leathery Korea in 2002, removing the group stage in 2004 before which later would be the finalists, Portugal and Greece ...