The passing game opened Brand TV

This season, as in the above, we have experienced a new episode of the controversial allocation of television rights to broadcast the matches of the League BBVA . After the blackout Goltara outside the TDT and Canal + and Canal + Liga broadcasts all matches of FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, we still did not know just what to do with the party Mediapro, as required by law, must be issued in open every day.

During the first days was laSexta who took over the broadcast of the only party that can see all free, but you knew it was provisional, pending the final resolution of a new bid for the rights. Finally, the new channel will issue the party will open Marca TV.

Tragedy after a ball

Like many of you, I started playing football in the street. Not in a place or in a park. Directly on the street, especially in a small cavalcade perpendicular to one of the most important avenues of my city. As a goal we used to use a garage door with permanent ford, of course, had a special care with the cars of our parents and friends, but especially with those old curmudgeon who always threatened to call the police or, worse, to our mothers.

Those memories rebumbios of play centers, or batches, including egg, are punctuated by the voices of my mother and friends, anxious, warning: Watch out for cars. If you do not run the ball escapes behind her.

One day were footballers

It was this past weekend, by chance, one of those moments where you have the television on without loaning a careful attention, when I saw the press conferences of two current Major League coaches. First came Mauricio Pellegrino, after Miroslav Djukic. I did not pause in his words, not even listening, only heard. It was the prior of their respective parties and I guess that would be talking about what they expected to meet in the crash, the rival, and other casualties. But at that moment I saw two coaches: the remembered ten years younger when wearing short and under the command of a technician instead of being in charge of a group of players. I thought about how much I've seen coaches be footballers, how football looked before and how I see it now, and maybe (just maybe) I'm getting a little older.

I remember those first games where everything was unknown. It mattered little tactics of the contenders, if defended in the rear area, the ends down to help the side or front of the opponent pushed out. All that mattered was what each player can do, how each forged his legend. Gradually you'd know them all, some were in the prime of their careers, with some even have grown at roughly the same time, following his career step by step, the debut, every goal, every triumph, every difficult moment, as if someone close to you know the usual, like you've shared with them that time from afar. My case with Raul, Del Piero, Ronaldo ... No need to look anywhere his ways: we know by heart.

Igor Denisov, a captain without mincing words

Igor Denisov, captain of Zenit St. Petersburg and the Russian national team, has been sentenced to train with the reserves for statements that have sat badly within the club. The footballer born in the then called Leningrad not bitten tongue when the salary review his new partner, the Brazilian international Hulk, Porto's ex:

I could understand if we signed Messi or Iniesta, worth any price. Yes, we bought good players who clearly help Zenit. But they are much better than others to earn a salary three times better?

Another nonsense in Riazor: "Out of Seville, and I do not want ..."

Monday, 21:30 h. The laggards are still coming to their seats in the Municipal de Riazor Stadium. The wind carries Nordés cold Atlantic to deposit definitely Autumn in A Coruña. Despite the drop in temperature, clouds threatening rain and especially the daunting schedule, 27,000 seareiros occupy the benches to encourage RC Deportivo in their first home game against a team of great significance, the Sevilla FC.

Everything was normal with normal. The stadium speaker fulfilling its role of official clown, all with deafening speakers as Galician music like AC / DC or Queen, children dress Bluegill excited for the opportunity to be photographed with the starting lineup chosen by Oltra ... The party starts on time and Riazor Blues, with the PA finally silenced begin to be heard.

Sabotage and the typical bunch of idiots

Last night he could not dispute the Rayo Vallecano v Real Madrid because of sabotage in the lighting system Vallecas Soccer Field. With the players warming up on the grass and wait for news, vallecano club employees tried to fix the problem, but the saboteur (or saboteurs) had done a good job, and the party could not dispute. The referee, contact the LFP and RFEF , Decided to adjourn the meeting.

Around that decision formed a splash of confusion and dismay that any news or information should be picked with tweezers. The sports media, whether television, radio or newspaper, began a stupid race to see who gave the scoop on what would be the time for which the match was postponed. Too bad they must walk all if something becomes a much desired news. Not surprisingly, most stuck a few blunders until you find the truth: the party is being held from 19:45 this afternoon.

River lost and Almeyda is on the line

On the eighth day of the initial Argentine football tournament, River Plate again reap defeat. The millionaire set lost to Racing Club and adds its second straight loss after being beaten by Velez on the previous day. With this add 3 drops in 8 days and Matías Almeyda coach starts to wobble in place. Should I take a step back or continue at the helm?

Home win

After promotion to first, the River Plate difficult time is prolonged. The millionaire got together just two wins in eight days and none of them as local. Almeyda team has difficulty generating football, especially when playing at the Monumental stadium audiences and make it known to the manager: yesterday, during the match against Racing, insults were heard for President Daniel Alberto Passarella and chants Please Ramon Diaz, the man who gains reaped by adding their titles as a player and coach in front of the millionaire set.

Matias Almeyda credit is losing day after day with the fans and many already asked to take a step back: you claim that after more than 50 games in front of River, the team found no identity game and remains very vulnerable in defense. To this must be added the discontent that many fans joined in the team's departure from Fernando Cavenaghi, scorer last season, and Alejandro Dominguez.

Stripped Bare by??

Should replace Almeyda, the fans have in mind the ideal candidate for the position: Ramon Diaz. However, we know that Ramon is estranged from Passarella, making it harder arrival Núñez team that went in two stages resulting in 5 national and 2 international titles. In recent statements to the press, the president of the club said: "It is time to talk about Ramón Díaz".

Barcelona gets its fifth straight win

The Vilanova Barcelona continues with perfect score in the league after 5 days, while Cholo Simeone's Atletico demonstrates sufficient credentials to run for a title shot after getting his third straight win. Rayo Vallecano and Real Madrid still have pending his party of the fifth day.

That healthy habit of winning

True to his style, Barcelona won again in a new day of the Spanish league. The Catalans beat as home against Granada by 2-0. Vilanova team cost him and just open the scoring in the final minutes violate knew Toño's goal: Xavi scored the first at 86 Borja Martínez and the second at 92.

Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid's Cholo Simeone is a good start and scored his third win in four presentations (still pending a match with Betis for the third time) to prevail by 2-1 against Valladolid at the Vicente Calderon. The mattress set opened the scoring after 30 minutes of hand Godin and increased his scoring account thanks to Radamel Falcao who scored his fourth penalty goal so far in the league (second in the scoring charts, behind Messi has 6). Antonio Bueno scored the only goal in the 54th minute visit.

Classification

With these results, Barcelona continues to lead with 15 points. Mallorca and Malaga seconded him with 11. With a point behind Atletico lies.

Rayo Vallecano - Real Madrid and Deportivo - Sevilla are still 2 games left to play to this day.

Xavi ends the suspense

A Siqueira shot in the first half, was the closest I was seeing Victor Valdes endanger zero in his goal. It was a half hour. About an hour later, when the result was immovable and when Barcelona would come across again and again with a tone and Granada incombustible exceptionally well planted, Orellana took a pass from El Arabi left him alone with the Blaugrana goalkeeper, who stopped the clear chance yet of a possible cardiac arrest some amateur blaugrana, incredulous at what they saw his eyes in the 84th minute.

The Barcelona went sleepy. He did it with some surprise in the team, as the inclusion of Song in the axis of the rear, accompanying unpublished Mascherano in a duo that had its first fling against Spartak. Unlike continental duel, Cameroon, unusual in that position, rather than an encounter caught on right, cutting balls in defensive duties, not complicated life and joining the attack on plays where the ball was in the air. Bartra, the option to lower canterana Puyol and Piqué, watched from the bench the good work of the last signing.

UEFA Europa League: Atletico promises, Athletic click and Levante still dreaming

The group stage of the new edition of the UEFA Europa League has begun to march with three Spanish representatives: Atletico Madrid, champions has begun with a bang on the table, the Athletic Club, who prodded home unexpectedly, and Levante UD, still immersed in his sleep Continental.

Hapoel Tel Aviv 0 - Atletico Madrid 3

In the press conference before the match Diego Simeone sat with a ready answer to the question everyone wanted to do, which was nothing if not a risk to have stopped in Madrid Falcao, Filipe, Godin, Gabi and Arda (also the suspended Tiago). El Cholo was blunt: If Atletico want to aspire to great things this season, we must distribute minutes, effort, and responsibility, giving breadth to the template and have everything plugged into God.

Messi to avoid surprises

The match between FC Barcelona and Spartak Moscow was far from the placid debut was expected to Tito Vilanova in the Champions League. The truth is that, although their numbers are still exceptional considering the immaculate league start, the image of Barca on the pitch are leaving several questions and the team finished carburar.

True, the season just short of start. No team reaches its peak in September. In fact, if we look to Europe will not find virtually any computer-except perhaps Bayern Munich, who is convinced his game. But after so many years of hegemony, is striking to see Barca falter.

Isco places in Europe to Malaga

The September 18, 2012 was marked on the calendar of all the jellyfish as a must. From now continue year after year to be marked as a historic day. The day that the Málaga CF debut in the Champions League, against Zenit St. Petersburg, achieving a resounding victory with a 3-0 lead the feat Malaga: Isco Alarcón.

With two goals and an action to frame, stood at Malaga Isco in Europe and by the way, was unveiled to the public eye that Continental had not yet reared by La Rosaleda. It took only three minutes to make his mark of quality and make clear to the likes of Central Bruno Alves.

The occasions of

67 minutes of scoreless game and on the scoreboard, the respectable little imagined what would happen during the next 25 minutes: Real Madrid was making a good game but he was unable to beat a Joe Hart who has long claimed the British drought in goal. Few merits did the City to score, but the unpredictability of football made ​​an appointment for the Bernabéu and led to the Citizens be advanced up to two times on the scoreboard again giving the opportunity to those who still speak of merit, justice and others. But it was not a night to conclude the debate there and trample more fuel to the fire that has lit the white team in the league: Madrid and returned the big European nights, the comebacks of the heart in front of the head, the manor, so defined Mourinho after the match, to take all three points after winning 3-2 in a clash vibrant encounter with a half hour finale, full of emotion, comings, goings and goals. Football.

Barcelona thrashed Getafe and Madrid falls against Sevilla

Barcelona is unstoppable in the Spanish league. The set of Tito Vilanova won his fourth consecutive win in four presentations. Meanwhile, Real Madrid Jose Mourinho is not getting off: losing to Sevilla and adds just 4 points from a possible 12.

Barca top

Barcelona continues its healthy habit of winning, and thrashing like. In the fourth round of the League , the Catalans won visitor status to Getafe by 4-1 with goals from Adriano, Messi (scored a brace) and Villa. Mascherano scored an own goal the only goal of Getafe.

Madrid down

The Real Madrid is not a return to the league and now is 8 points behind Barcelona. The set of Mourinho lost to Sevilla 1-0 with an early goal at 2 minutes Trochowski.

After the match, the Portuguese spoke of how bad the team is playing and criticized the performance of his players with phrases like "you can lose, but not like this." But the mea culpa did and said: "The responsibility for this terrible start of the season I am. I have not been able to create a committed group. "

Classification

Malaga, with goals from debutant Javier Saviola, claimed his third win of the season and is second with 10 points. With 8 are located in third and fourth place Mallorca and Sevilla. Atletico Madrid and Rayo Vallecano occupy the lowest positions in European competitions with 7 points, although it should be noted that all owe a game Simeone.

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Boca defeated Independiente and still leads

Boca continues to lead the initial Tournament Argentine football . The set of Julio Cesar Falcioni beat Independiente and remains at the top of the standings. Newell's beat San Lorenzo and remains as an escort, while Velez defeated River and is third.

They won the top

Logic is fulfilled Leaderboard: those who were won over and continue up. Boca began losing the derby against Independiente after a of Caruzzo against. However, Silva and Sanchez Minho appeared to say "present" in the network and turned the result.

Meanwhile, Newell's re-assert his trump card: Ignacio Scocco was again the hero of the day on the set of Martin after scoring two goals in the last day in which the Rosario team tied 3-3 with River. Scocco penalty scored the only goal of the match against San Lorenzo.

Velez beat a lackluster River could not repeat his good play from the previous day. Pratto at 19 minutes and at 63 Bella scored the goals the home side. Both teams finished with 10 players for the expulsion of Ramiro Funes Mori and Emiliano Papa.

Table

With these results, Boca still leads the Argentine match with 16 points, Newell's is escorting Velez with 15 and third with 14.

Table of decline should be noted that Union is antepenultimate, penultimate Independiente and San Martin de San Juan last.

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Crumbling Míchel evils of Madrid

Jose Mourinho is right to point out that with the honorable exception of the second leg of the Supercopa against Barcelona (and, if we are demanding, only the first half hour of the party), the Real Madrid of this start to the season does not look nothing like the team that achieved the previous year 100 points. No news of the steamroller that devastated Spain from end to end last season, a machine to devour rivals even seemed still in a growth phase, a feeling heightened with those thirty minutes that overwhelmed his eternal enemy.

Michel was aware of the symptoms that had been showing the team they love and outlined a perfect plan: boosted rival deficiencies and minimized his virtues. A brilliant start with a double occasion to thirty seconds allowed the Sevilla bring out the slate of his coach to the first hurdle. Aware of the weakness meringue pieces, move to singing strategy: build effective in front of goal, that Navas botase the corner toward the rinsing created around the penalty spot, where he arrived unmarked Trochowski to overtake yours before that fulfill the first minute of play.

FIFA virus, beat Xavi

The afternoon smelled trouble for FC Barcelona. The virus FIFA three international kidnapped him (Iniesta, Alexis and Alba) and punished the physical tone of many others. Bad time to pay visit to Getafe FC who had won at Madrid and a draw in Riazor, without forgetting the victory than last year had infringed on his last visit to the Coliseum. Tito Vilanova, undeterred and far too focused decisions short term, dared to leave Leo Messi on the bench and set up a team to service Xavi and compass.

The Catalan coach reached for a formation that is beginning to be more than a variant, demonstrating that within the logical and desirable continuity, the ship has a new captain. 4-2-3-1, with Montoya in the right back (? break Alves or tactical decision?), Thiago and even accompanying positional functionally Busquets, Pedro Tello and opening the field and Fàbregas false nine. Amid all the conductor, Xavi Hernandez, ready to give a lesson symphony.

YouTube creates a channel to provide content of La Liga

YouTube and Mediapro have reached an agreement to offer online content being generated around the league BBVA The Segunda Division and Copa del Rey. This agreement, for three seasons including the one just started, is the first of its kind to be signed between a large European football competition and YouTube.

Each week, they say, only thirty minutes after the end of the last match of the day of First and Second Division, offered from YouTube Channel League a range of content with the highlights of the conference, organized by the follows:

Is it good to Lanzini desafectar Almeyda?

Again, Manuel Lanzini stays out of the squad for a game with River Plate. The young midfielder bearing the number 10 in the club of Núñez is left out of the squad to play this Sunday against Vélez, as happened in the game against Columbus. Is the coach's decision correct?

Trust and distrust

In the preseason, Manuel Lanzini , one of the "reinforcements" (to be returned on loan to Brazilian soccer) team millionaire, was one of the players who had greater confidence on the part of the River coach Matias Almeyda. The coach gave him the number 10 shirt and put it as a starter in the first game of the championship. Lanzini showed good level and scored 2 goals in the first three games. After the fourth game of the tournament, 0-0 with San Lorenzo, Almeyda deleted it: went from owner to not even be called to the bench.

In the sixth round, in the match against Newell's , was a substitute and joined when there were few minutes to the final whistle. Now facing the seventh round, which will visit River Vélez, Almeyda as disaffected or even go back to the bench.

Outside by counsel

With the injury Market, Almeyda and not risk having a defender on the bench. That's why it does not carry Lanzini and instead be convened Pezella Germán. The 11 to play against Velez are: Barovero, Abecasis, Maidana, Ramiro Funes Mori, Sanchez, Cirigliano, Rojas Mora and Rogelio Funes Mori Trezeguet.

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Justice for the 96: the truth behind the Hillsborough Disaster

April 15, 1989. FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield. Ninety-six reds fans die from asphyxiation and / or crushed by being caught between a flood of people and the fence of one of the stands. 23 years later we finally know who then claimed by the police, the Hillsborough Disaster was only because of the fans, not the truth. But first things first.

In the year 89 English football was in full compliance with the punishment of five years without competing in international tournaments imposed by UEFA following the Heysel Stadium tragedy. On May 29, 1985, in the run to the final of the European Cup between Liverpool and Juventus, Reds fans invaded the stands that separated them from the Italian tifosi, causing panic collective, avalanche and therefore, ultimately, death of 39 people, most of them amateurs juventinos.

Building on this background and completely overwhelmed by the magnitude of the disaster, police in Sheffield or blamed the fans of Liverpool of the 96 deaths in Hillsborough. The explanation was that simple: the hooligans, maddened by his habitual heavy drinking had caused a rush to enter the stadium with the consequences already known. To prove this charge leaked to The Sun a series of reports of a monstrous gravity: the Liverpool supporters had not only caused nearly a hundred deaths, but then had engaged in urinating over the police and, after what happened , in an act of incomprehensible inhumanity, had come to steal the belongings of the victims of their own pockets. Behold the front page:

A police investigation by the Thatcher government was given shelved in a year. The only truth, The Truth and The Sun said, was the above: guilt had been exclusively of reds fans cruel and heartless. Soon out discordant voices: the survivors of the tragedy exhaustively assertion denied by the police, but the background of Heysel, nobody seemed willing to believe them. But those who were there and saved their lives, with families and friends of the dead, and by extension, all reds fans, refused to accept it.

Under the slogan Justice for the 96, the fans of Liverpool has been more than two decades fighting to clear his name until, under the auspices of Bishop James Jones, who opened a new investigation that clarification of what happened. Thanks to social pressure and having collected more than 140,000 signatures of support, the British Government agreed to bypass the limitation of the 30 years needed to make public confidential documents and gave the green light to research.

The independent commission created to use studied over 450,000 pages with reports of all kinds. The findings were presented in the House of Lords by Prime Minister David Cameron, after which he stepped forward and apologized to the victims on behalf of the Government:

• "Neither the police nor the ambulance service metropolitan South Yorkshire activated the process of serious incidents. Communications between all emergency services were vague and poorly expressed, leading to the delay, misunderstanding and failure in the deployment of police to take control and coordinate the emergency response. "

• "The transcripts of the control system shows that ambulance service officials, present specifically to respond to a major incident only to control masses, were slower than the police to identify and realize the seriousness of the flood ".

• "The released documents show clear evidence of repeated failures in leadership and coordination of the emergency response."

• According to forensic investigations, 41 of the 96 deaths may have been able to survive having received adequate attention. The post-mortem reports have found that 28 of the victims were not obstructing blood, and that 31 of them had evidence that his heart and lungs continued to function after the avalanche. Therefore, the state of suffocation of many of those killed was reversible.

• Police and emergency services in South Yorkshire (county belonging to Sheffield) made ​​"strenuous efforts" to avoid culpability in the tragedy.

• In the 1990 report were altered evidence demonstrating the many mistakes of the police in controlling the access to the stadium and react when the occurred. The report states that police in Sheffield, seeing that he would finish in time to get all the fans, doors opened without proper control, triggering the start of the avalanche.

• 116 of the 164 witness statements were directly censored or removed to hide the accusations poured them on policing. The plan to blame the fans came to the following:

• Breath tests were performed on all the dead and some of the survivors, which included children as young as 10 years old. These tests were hidden and later removed.

• From the first hours after the tragedy, police investigated criminal records of victims, especially those which could not taste the alcohol in a clear "attempt to tarnish the reputation of the deceased."

Incredible but true: alcohol tests in children and dead, criminal background investigation, witness statements censored, tampering with evidence ... All this while police leaked to a tabloid true aberrations as those brought on Tap The Sun. Twenty years of lies as unjustifiable and unforgivable.

Many have been involved now have rushed apologized, including David Compton, current head of South Yorkshire Police, or Kevin McKenzie, then editor of The Sun and primarily responsible for the emetic cover. They twenty-three years later, as this cover of The Sun with what they now call "The Real Truth".

After learning the new findings, the association of victims ( Hillsboroug Family Support Group ) has asked the Attorney General to reopen the case recently in response to known information.

In conclusion, it is clear that what happened in Hillsborough something had to watch the behavior of fans. But they were not the only ones to blame, not even the main culprits of the tragedy reached such dimensions, with 96 deaths.

Emergency services and police were unable to react or gauge the severity of the incident and, a posteriori, wanted to hide their responsibility, covering up their failures and orchestrating a plan to blame the fans, which sought to present as a pack drunks and criminals.

Two decades after football, and everything around him has changed a lot. To best. But still there (and possibly still exist) cases that mourn. Whether it's the ultra violence (remember Aitor Zabaleta), by the failure of the security forces ( Tragedy of Port Said ) or, directly, by an abuse of the police force (as happened recently in the death of Inigo Cabacas ). At least today, finally, there has been justice for the 96.

Via | The Country
More Info | What exactly did happen on 15th April 1989? , official website of Hillsboroug Family Support Group
In NDF | The Tragedy of Port Said: football as fuel chaos
In NDF | Íñigo Cabacas died abuse of police force

A Golden Ball in the Republic of Angola

Since football was professionalized many players choose to end their careers in destinations that could qualify as exotic. Leagues at a lower level but with clubs willing to spend real atrocities, especially considering the per capita income of some of the countries of destination, by proxy have beens, footballers in years or decades earlier highlighted the best teams Europe but in the twilight of their careers full seek one last big contract.

It's an old story and repeated. For example, Pelé, one of the largest in history, signed with 35 years for the New York Cosmos of a U.S. league even less important than it is today. The same path taken in recent times other cracks as David Beckham (Los Angeles Galaxy) and Thierry Henry (New York Red Bulls). In Spain, a little over a decade, some international players put their sight in Mexico, as Butragueño and Martin Vazquez, both signed to Atletico Celaya. A decade later, the fate began to fashion was the petrodollar countries such as Qatar, which fell Hierro (Al-Rayyan), Guardiola (Al-Ahli) or Batistuta (Al-Arabi).

Del Bosque takes an hour to find the keys in Georgia

The way to reach a World Cup is not easy, much as most rivals being touched one in grace are selections that have little say in football history. Vicente del Bosque was released as national coach classifying Spain for the World Cup 2010 South Africa won every game, without exception, a mash that was repeated in the qualifying round of the European Championship this year, to which La Roja came without yielding a measly tie. But numbers deceive and hide evidence as difficult as the last night in Georgia.

Not that the match played at the Boris Pachaidze be difficult in itself, rather it was Spain that was complicated and, specifically, their coach. Del Bosque poorly planned the party, opting for a side that provided to Georgia its only possible strategy, putting the bus. The double pivot in yesterday's games is no longer than necessary, is that it is a complete ineffectiveness. That Busquets and Alonso have to always play together begins to seem a matter of stubbornness or, not being so poorly designed, a matter of not being able to see beyond.

Argentina equalized with Peru and continues to lead the qualifiers

Argentina rescues a point in Lima. Alejandro Sabella's team drew with Peru selected in a match that started losing and that was very insecure defense.

Peer to Peer

The Argentina team yesterday gave a very different picture to that offered on Friday against Paraguay . In Lima, Sabella's team just might rescue a point against Peru at the meeting that fought for the South American qualifiers for the World Cup Brazil 2014.

Just started the game, Di Maria fouled inside the area by providing the possibility to Peruvian selected to open the scoring early. However, Sergio Romero retained Claudio Pizarro shot.

However, the Peruvian goal would the 22 minutes the first time after a long ball Advíncula Cruzado to pull the plug in the center and goal Zambrano. Would equal 36 minutes after an overflow that enables Higuain Lavezzi making goal.

After the match was fairly even, with Peru jugándole as equals to all albiceleste.

Despite the draw Leader

After the meeting with Peru, Argentina continues to lead the league table of qualifying for Brazil 2014.

Then I let the standings of the South American

1. Argentina 14 points
2. Colombia 13 points
3. Ecuador 13 points
4. Uruguay 12 points
5. Chile 12 points
6. Venezuela 11 points
7. Peru 7 points
8. Bolivia 4 points
9. Paraguay 4 points

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Brazil 2014: a short path and a death trap

The Spanish team begins its journey to the World Cup Brazil 2014. The reigning European champions and the world is in Group I of the European Zone, the only one of the nine groups with five instead of six components. What does this mean? That the path will be shorter but has trap.

Fifty-three European teams aspire to one of thirteen places the FIFA offers for Mundial'14. So, the qualifying phase consists of eight groups of six participants and one, that of Spain, which has only five. The first nine will qualify directly, while the eight best runners must cross each other to solve who occupy the other four seats. This is where Spain was could complicate life.

Football News: Sporting Racing and not raise head

While the League BBVA started by conditional commitments Picks-just before starting the championship and now, again, after the third day, the Liga Adelante moves on. After four dates we can evaluate the start of some equipment, both for good and for bad.

In point of failures we have two newly descended classic First: Sporting Gijon and Racing Santander. Both teams Cantabrian just add two points after losing two games and tied two others, including here that ended 0-0 with their grief in the Sardinero, disappointing and frustrating for both. So, Asturian and Cantabrian occupy relegation to Segunda B and Deportivo Guadalajara is just the worst, with a single point, forming three teams the dishonorable group who do not know the victory.

River jumped at the chance to get close to Boca

In the sixth round of the Argentine football , River missed the opportunity to get to a point of Boca. Almeyda's team was winning his match against Newell's by 3-1 in the Monumental, but the Sanchez distraction cost him dearly and Martino's team managed to equalize the game.

Winless in the Monumental

A River has trouble playing well and winning. Yesterday at the Monumental to Newell's Old Boys of Rosario, was doing two things: after starting 0-1 down in the score (goal Perez), had managed to turn the result and get 2-1 before halftime. The first set of Almeyda came from the hand of David Trezeguet who scored, at age 35, his first goal in the Argentine first division. The second was made by the Uruguayan Rodrigo Mora who made his debut in the millionaire. In the second half, at 66, Rogelio Funes Mori scored the third to the relief of the home fans, however at 70 Carlos Sanchez commits a blunder to give you the opportunity to Newell's to revive the party: in the area try to give Barovero the ball with his head and touched his hand. Scocco was responsible for changing the penalty on goal. 2 minutes later, Scocco scored again, this time to head to decree the 3-3 final.

With this result Newell's has 12 points and is one of Boca, Early tournament leader, while River, with 9 points, is in ninth place.

Godoy Cruz, with the potential to be a leader

The sixth day of the Argentine football matches concluded today between Lanús - Godoy Cruz and Union - Tigre. If the team achieves victory will mendocino leader with Boca.

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Argentina defeated Paraguay by qualifying

Great victory in Cordoba Argentina coach at his pair of Paraguay. The set of Alejandro Sabella won by 3-1 to the team led by Gerardo Pelusso. Di Maria, Higuain and Messi were the goals for the Albiceleste.

A win is worth the tip

In the stadium Mario Alberto Kempes in Cordoba city, Argentina beat forcefully against Paraguay in the seventh round of the South American qualifiers for the World Cup Brazil 2014. Very early Angel Di Maria opened the scoring with a shot from outside the box is stuck in the upper corner of the goal by Justo Villar. They were just 2 minutes into the game. At 17 minutes, a penalty Jonathan Fabbro changes (by hand Braña) per goal to establish equality on the scoreboard. However, 13 minutes later, at 30, Gonzalo Higuain marked the 2-1 in favor of Argentina.

Already in the second half Messi scored the 3-1 final free kick from a distance of over 25 meters.

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With the win, Argentina leads the standings of qualifying for Brazil 2014 with 13 points (4 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss).

Breaking gusts

For many years that Argentina won against Paraguay at home playing knockout. The last victory on Argentine soil had been in qualifying for Germany '74: was the October 7, 1973 when Argentina beat by 3-1 to Paraguay in Buenos Aires.

It should be noted further that Messi got his ninth goal of the year playing with the Argentina shirt and is 3 goals from Batistuta record as the player who most goals scored in a year playing for Argentina: in 1998 had 12.

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The bench of twelve players

It was not all-powerful in the Premier League, or the alleged League All-Star, or the emerging Bundesliga has been declining in Calcium which has implemented a novel measure, at least at the club level, coinciding with the start of the Serie A: As the World or European Championships selections, Italian clubs may, if deemed appropriate by the coach, up to twelve players on the bench. One measure that seems right to me personally and improves a rule had been somewhat obsolete.

It was at the request of Aurelio De Laurentiis, president of Naples, and the Italian Football Federation agreed to allow this new regulation affecting not only to Serie A, but also to the Italian Cup, the Super Cup and the lower divisions. Each coach will have the option to include in his stool up to twelve players, and that the standard is not mandatory but optional, although the number of changes will always be restricted to three per game. From this change Laurentiis proposed to prevent the players would feel less common not involved.

Florentino will demand an explanation from Christian

Little happy is the leadership of Ronaldo Real Madrid Crisitano. A Florentino Perez and company knows little vague explanation given by the Portuguese on why he is sad . It is said that the president would ask CR7 that a clearer explanation of your situation.

To explain

A Florentino Perez did not sit sympathetic Cristiano Ronaldo a vague explanation of why said he has a problem with the club professional. The Portuguese merely commented on Tuesday that their conflict is not due to an economic issue, but gave no further details of the situation. That's why from the leadership of the Portuguese club want to go public to explain the real reasons that generate it an upset.

According to the newspaper Mundo Deportivo, Florentino "or yield to emotional blackmail thinks launched by the Portuguese star whimsical meringue or permit to launch messages the way you want or whatever." That's why his return from the call with the Portuguese national team, Cristiano Florentino could find who would require explanations about it publicly.

The real reasons

What you have to maltraer to CR7? There are several reasons. The first is that Florentino did not accompany the UEFA gala and also the feeling that you feel alone in the team's dressing room. Moreover, it is said that the Portuguese broke his friendship with Marcelo for his praise of Messi and Casillas and knows that he has the best relationship with the team captain Sergio Ramos nor Iniesta who congratulated for winning the award for best player Europe.

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Bolt would give the Ballon d'Or Cristiano

Usain Bolt lately is showing its more footballing side. If yesterday we heard the news that will play a friendly with Manchester United , we now know that the fastest man in the world is left with Cristiano Ronaldo when choosing the best of the year. For the Jamaican, Portuguese should win the Ballon.

The better technique and speed

If you ask Usain Bolt who was the best player in the past year, the Jamaican sprinter is clear: " Cristiano is the best in the world, technique and speed . " That's why I did not hesitate to mention that Real Madrid striker "deserves to win the next Golden Ball".

For Bolt, Cristiano Ronaldo is more complete than Messi and attributed some of the credit of the Portuguese since it was he who taught him to improve his career and a top speed when the Portuguese was at Manchester United.

An athlete very futbolero

Bolt training assiduously frequents Manchester United and says he would "love to play a game of this type (friendly) against Real Madrid." Looking to the end of their sports season (the last career that will play this year will be the 100 meters at the Brussels meeting that closes the Diamond League), the Jamaican said: "Now that the season is over and the Olympics I play a lot more football in Jamaica ".

Bolt said that football is a sport "less stressful" that athletics and at the same time, serves to keep fit.

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Spain continues to lead the FIFA World Ranking

Who is the best football team of the moment? The FIFA ranking selection rules that Spain is still the number 1. Here story as were the positions on the last list that FIFA ranking released.

Spain , undisputed leader

It is not surprising to find Spain as FIFA ranking leader of selections. The Del Bosque is set to win two European Championships and the World Cup and sits comfortably in the leading position with 1,617 points. Below find Germany (semifinalist of Euro and World Cup) in 1437 and Italy (finalist of Euro) in 1274.

Selection of Portugal is fourth, that of Uruguay fifth, sixth and Italy to Argentina seventh. Holland, Croatia and Denmark closed the select group of the top 10 selections.

Brazil out of the Top10

The curious fact is that this rankin Brazil, despite having climbed two positions, remains out of the 10 best teams in the world must conform to 12th place (11th place is for Greece).

The selection verdeamarela is historically more time he led the FIFA World Rankings. The led between 1994 (after winning the World Cup in the United States) until mid-2001 (when France took the post) and then returned to the top of the rankings in mid-2002 (after the World Cup in Korea and Japan) to that in early 2007 Italy moved.

In 2009 and 2010 returned to the top of the ranking, but only for a short time.

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Bernabéu already said: the worst of a footballer, his father

What are they thinking many athletic big truth is that for years already said Don Santiago Bernabéu. Worst of a footballer: his father. The legendary Real Madrid president knew of what he spoke. Nearly fifty years he lived in the offices of the best club of the twentieth century gave to interact with many people of all kinds: players, coaches and other employees of the club, club managers rivals, journalists, institutional leaders, representatives of players and, well, you name composed of all those who, in one way or another, live soccer. And at some point come to a conclusion that the time has not only confirmed.

In football there is no subject more harmful than the parent of a player, if also happens to be his representative, that's the repera. I mean the kind of parents who interfere in the career of his son, who speak for him and look to the press at every opportunity. They do it to suck the boat, to feel part of the success of your child by just talking into a microphone. Then they also have a tendency to become guardians of the honor of their baby, leaving angrily to his defense because someone has dared to speak ill of him, or because he has been booed in your field or another seriously insulted. And finally, take advantage of the media to do what they believe benefits your child, regardless of the stability of a cucumber in playing club or feelings of the fans that Korea name. That's what made ​​today's father Radamel Falcao.

Iker Casillas and Xavi Hernandez, Prince of Asturias Award for Sports 2012

Iker Casillas and Xavi Hernandez have been awarded this morning with the Prince of Asturias Award for Sports 2012. The jury, chaired by Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario and composed of various sports personalities and sports journalism, most rewarding jointly decided by the two players of Real Madrid and FC Barcelona and the Spanish national team, winning bid and the other finalist, International Paralympic Committee. The reasons given by the jury are:

The jury considers that these players of Real Madrid and FC Barcelona symbolizing the values ​​of friendship and companionship beyond the maximum rivalry of their respective teams. His sportsmanship is a model for young people.

Racing beat San Martin de San Juan a match for history

Racing beat San Martin de San Juan in a match that will go down in history for several reasons. Vietto became the youngest player to make a hattrick Racing and Pelletieri, Fielder Zubeldía team, he saved a penalty to Capriari. The San Juan remained in the relegation zone and were without a coach.

The big night Vietto

The match between Racing and San Martin de San Juan was a first time quite common: Vietto opened the scoring after 40 minutes and it was much more.

However in the second 45 minutes changed history. Claudio Riano scored the equalizer 2 minutes into the second half, but Vietto became a hero by scoring the second and third goals of the Academy at 59 and 69 minutes. Thus became the youngest player to make a triplet Racing. He did almost 18 years and 9 months. The previous record was in 1950 Manuel Blanco scored 3 goals in a derby against Independiente ended 4-2. At the time, White was 20 years and 5 months.

The feat of Pelletieri

At the end of the meeting, the Racing goalkeeper, De Olivera, he commits penalty ay be dismissed for a second yellow. At that time, Zubeldía had exhausted all changes and Pelletieri Augustine had to become the makeshift goalkeeper Racing. Caprari stood before the ball, threw Pelletieri door and stopped his shot.

Significantly, it is only the sixth time in the history of Argentine football field a player saves a penalty. In 1959 River Nuin you saved a penalty to De Sanzo of Atlanta in 1959, Santos Shepherd did the same to Onis of Gimnasia de La Plata in 1969, Cardenas Racing Chango he stopped a penalty Gramajo of Rosario Central in 1971, Lopez Platense Turitich did the same to Fernando Morena Boca in 1984 and finally David Bisconti of Rosario Central he stopped a shot from the 12 steps of Platense Dario Scotto in 1992.

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Notes from Day 3

Every week we scored Football Notes, 1 to 5, the least and what we liked most of the day First Division. These are the notes of the third game of the season.

»Home disastrous Espanyol

It was almost at the buzzer when Espanyol finished modeling his staff. He came Stuani and Longo. Simao gone before. The last three reinforcements had his minutes in the Ciutat de Valencia. A scenario known to all by the granting limited facilities. However, Pochettino sperm came from 0-2, with goals from young Longo included. But Levante awoke, he turned the meeting and left with honey on the lips to the parrots, which have not yet released his locker.

»Osasuna, no two without three (losses)

Bad league start of one of the revelations of last year. Mendilibar has failed to score any points so far this championship and a week ago got in trouble at Barcelona. But against Celta in Balaídos, saw a newly promoted with some urgency at the time of winning, he passed over. A Navarre have a long way to go and their reinforcements adapt. He noted the absence of Dagger.

When Gascoigne was the ranger in Glasgow

Times were different. Football Notes did not exist, Mark had no digital editing and Twitter or YouTube were a chimera. International football justito know what, just what we read in magazines, parties that we saw in the recently released Champions League and what we had on the day after the guy who called himself as the legendary AC Milan left-back. There we could see Shearer's goals in the Premiership, the genius of a young Del Piero in the calcium or the last flashes of Francescoli in Argentina. But there was also room for a league like Scotland, and in Glasgow, home of the two largest of the land, playing Paul Gascoigne, who wearing the shirt of Rangers showed that they would be his last years of that great football emanating from his boots and never accompanied his head. now both live difficult moments: the club for their economic problems, which forced him to re-founded in the Scottish third category, the player, for that bad head that prevented their full potential and that today is prey to their addictions. But today we remember those years when they lived great moments together.

Want to leave Real Madrid Cristiano?

Christian is not happy. The Real Madrid's Portuguese footballer said he was saddened by a professional problem. Although no details of what the issue that has brought bad, is rumored to have asked to leave the club.

Goals without celebration

Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals in the match when Real Madrid beat Granada 3-0, however the Portuguese not celebrated any of his two touchdowns. "No goals celebrated because I'm sad for a professional reason that well known at the club," said the Portuguese who with his two goals came at 151 with the shirt of Real Madrid.

Christian made ​​it clear that his sadness is not because we did not win the award for best player in Europe that UEFA handed Andres Iniesta: "If I won the award for player of the year did not surprise me if he lost either. The prize is not important. There are more important things. "

What happens then to the Portuguese footballer? He just summed up saying " I do not feel loved . "

CR7 says Kaka has the full support of the staff

Following the statements of Christian teammate Kaka went to ensure that the Portuguese may have the support of all the staff: "A Christian just like to say that I have the full support of the team for what you want. We need you and you need to be happy. It has the support of the whole team. "

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Barca wins but fails to convince

The FC Barcelona beat Valencia CF for the minimum thanks to a shoe to Hadrian's final exit of a corner. Remain the Blaugrana added and while moving away from its best, the best news for the Blaugrana is booted League BBVA with three wins, something not achieved since the time of Louis Van Gaal. Valencia, however, has scored just two points in the first three days, which has been dissipating the good feelings left at the Bernabeu.

Tito Vilanova continued with changes or rotations in the team. Beyond choosing the left side, the most striking was the absence of Busquets and Iniesta for the third best team in the league. Guardiola has already committed at the time the mistake of underestimating an opponent with the rotations (remember the defeat in Pamplona last course with Sergi Roberto starts) and Titus may have happened last night.

Cristiano Ronaldo caused a fire

The Madrid-Granada in the third round of the League 2012-13 could have been remembered for a new record of Cristiano Ronaldo. It needed only 149 games to score 150 goals for the club, a figure exceeded only by a stratospheric soccer legend Ferenc Puskas, who soon reached the hundred-thirty 148 games. That is: Christian came within one game of the match that has been appointed by the FIFA as the best striker in the twentieth century. With his two goals CR7 opened his locker not only in this league but, directly, won the game for his team.

But not celebrated a goal to the amazement general, starting with some of the folks who came to him for sharing what should be a moment of collective joy. This attitude alone, and would give a lot to talk after the game. However, what was to come would be even more shocking. Cristiano Ronaldo came to the mixed zone and set a fire in the White House.

The Madrid wins with the same symptoms garters

The Real Madrid CF won without too much trouble in a match Granada CF whose analysis will into the background after the fire caused by Cristiano Ronaldo with his statements in the mixed zone. Mourinho's team again showed the same symptoms that led him to lose points in the first two days, far below the level shown in his brilliant start around the Supercopa. The Madrid game is far from being in good health by a series of small evils that are no more than a simple malaise, but that if they are not remedied in time, can lead to a more troubling disorder.

The biggest difference with the runaway team last year (or the first hour of last Thursday) is the intensity. In the three league games BBVA Madrid has not bitten as he often did. No press and block attackers quickly retracted, causing the team to split into two with some ease and give too many attacks or danger to its rival.

Chelsea 1-4 Atletico Madrid: Falcao, King of Europe

Overwhelming is the word that best defines the match Atletico Madrid who just signed to Chelsea in the UEFA Super Cup. As he did in 2010, the winner of the Europa League has set the European champions, and has done so without giving any option to its rival. From the opening whistle to the end of the match, Chelsea has been a toy in the hands of the pupils 'Cholo' Simeone. They have never given option.

Among them should be noted, of course, to Radamel Falcao. That is probably the best striker of the moment. His instinct murderer is comparable to Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo. In the first part colossal, more perfect than what an amateur could dream Atletico, Atletico has gone to the locker room with a 0-3. The three goals from Falcao that, but not least, two balls crashed into the wood.

Real Madrid is the new champion of the Spanish League

Although advance would announce a change cycle for Barca detriment merengue and finally this year, Real Madrid has overtaken Barcelona. They have achieved nothing less than win the Spanish League, in a very close race season where whites however were better. So, we have new champions.

The team coached by Mourinho achievers in their last game against Athletic Bilbao, visiting them in their fort San Mames stadium, which by the way, before he had seen crowned only local team. Many expected a close game, being the revelation in charge of club 'Crazy' Marcelo Bielsa. But the hosts suffered the sensitive low Muniain, Amorebieta, Ander Herrera and Iturraspe, and could not make the cut.

A few minutes after the start, Cristiano Ronaldo a penalty fallarse again, as happened in the crucial match against Bayern, where they were eliminated from the Champions League. But fortunately for the interests meringues, there was the Pipita Higuaín, who after the inevitable happens Özil MRCO a nice goal for 0-1. Then Mesut himself appeared to put the second, after passing CR7.

The same Christian scored the third and final. The Portuguese has been to two goals scored by the his "archrival" Lionel Messi, but still has two games of chance to clinch the Pichichi Trophy, which crowns the top scorer of the season in Spain.

We conducted the draw for the Europa League

The teams that played the edition 2012/2013 from the Europa League and know their opponents. We conducted the draw for the continental competition groups and, a priori, we can say that at 3 Spanish teams opponents have touched them accessible.

The Spanish group "easy"

The winner of the Europa League and UEFA Super Cup , Atletico Madrid have a group available in this edition of the competition. His rivals in Group B will Hapoel Tel Aviv, the Viktoria Plzen of Czech Republic and the Academy of Coimbra in Portugal.

The Levante also had luck in the draw. Face in Group L at Twente in the Netherlands, the Hannover 96 in Germany and Sweden Helsingborgs.

Athletic Bilbao also has an accessible group, the I. In it are Olympique Lion of France, the Czech Republic's Sparta Prague and Hapoel Kiryat of Israel.

All Groups

GROUP A
Liverpool (England)
Udinese (Italy)
Young Boys (Switzerland)
Anzhi (Russia)

GROUP B
Atletico Madrid (Spain)
Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel)
Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic)
Academica Coimbra (Portugal)

GROUP C
Olympique de Marseille (France)
Fenerbahce (Turkey)
Borussia Moenchedgladbach (Germany)
AEL Limassol (Cyprus)

GROUP D
Girondins Bordeaux (France)
Bruges (Belgium)
Newcastle (England)
Maritimo (Portugal)

GROUP E
Stuttgart (Germany)
Copenhagen (Denmark)
Steaua Bucharest (Romania)
Molde (Norway)

GROUP F
PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands)
Naples (Italy)
Dnipro (Ukraine)
AIK Solna (Sweden)

GROUP G
Sporting Lisbon (Portugal)
Basel (Switzerland)
Genk (Belgium)
Videoton (Hungary)

GROUP H
Inter Milan (Italy)
Rubin Kazan (Russia)
Partizan (Serbia)
PFC Neftchi Baku (Azerbaijan)

GROUP I
Lyon (France)
Athletic Club (Spain
Sparta Prague (Czech Republic)
Hapoel Kiryat (Israel)

GROUP J
Tottenham (England)
Panathinaikos (Greece)
Lazio (Italy)
Maribor (Slovenia)

GROUP K
Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)
Metalist Kharkiv (Ukraine)
Rosenborg (Norway)
Rapid Vienna (Austria)

GROUP L
Twente (Netherlands)
Hannover 96 (Germany)
Levante (Spain)
Helsingborgs (Sweden)

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Atletico Madrid Champion Super Cup

Atletico Madrid conquers Europe. The set of Simeone won by a landslide Chelsea the European Super Cup. Falcao was the big man of the match scoring a hattrick.

Falcao, hero in the final again

Radamel Falcao Garcia returns to don the costume hero in a continental final. If in the final of the Europa League was highlighted by scoring a brace against Athletic Bilbao, Colombian now surpasses himself with a hattrick against the champion of the Champions League: Chelsea he scored 3 and his team kept the European Super Cup with a score of 4-1. Miranda scored fourth goal of the Athletic and Cahill discount for the London club.

Second title was Simeone

As in 2010, Atletico wins the European Super Cup (in that year beat Inter Milan 2-0 with goals from Reyes and Aguero). After winning the UEFA Cup, Super Cup becomes the second title was Simeone at Atletico this year in Group B of the Europa League next to Hapoel Tel Aviv of Israel, the Czech Republic's Viktoria Plzen and the Academic Coimbra in Portugal ( if you want to see all the Europa League groups can visit our corresponding article on the subject ).

To Simeone is their fourth title as a coach. At 2 achieved with Atletico must add the Open Championship League Argentina achieved with Estudiantes in 2006 and Clausura 2008 Championship won with River Plate.

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