Argentina sigue sin encontrar el camino. Tras la pauperrima campaña en las Eliminatorias 2010
(que de casualidad terminó con final feliz), el seleccionado de Maradona tenÃa una gran
chance de comenzar a cambiar su imagen ante el mejor equipo del Mundo,
España.
Pero como durante todo el proceso del Diez, Argentina sigue sin encontrar su sistema de juego,
ni su solidez ni identidad.
Click to continue reading...
Futbolita 13 November @ 09:05 PM EST
What is Spain's key to beating Argentina tonight? If you believe Uncle Del
Bosque, it's being tranquilo ("even when you're on a plane that's about to
crash..." a Brazilian reporter once told us).
"We must always be thinking about maintaining our enthusiasm, because there is no
comfort zone.
Click to continue reading...
reportajes 30 October @ 03:19 PM EST
NunnSerÃa la hostia que saliera un jugador en rueda de prensa y dijera: "Estamos hartos de este
entrenador. Que se vaya". Pero no, siempre dicen que están "a muerte" con él, cuando los
periodistas intuyen carnaza de despido y preguntan a los cómplices. Granero ya ha dicho que la
plantilla está "a muerte" con Pellegrini, y Guti y Cristiano le han hecho coro con otras palabras.
Click to continue reading...
Liverpool have lost 4 games in a row. In one of those matches they lost because the ball got
deflected off a beach ball. That's funny. Because the Ref who allowed the goal to stay in now
officiating in the Championship. Never had we seen such a goal and never will we ever see it
again.
Click to continue reading...
Zona Rayada 12 October @ 10:05 AM EST
El tema del Estadio de Futbol Monterrey revivió, en estas semanas la polémica se ha visto
desatada y las manifestaciones de los vecinos no se hicieron esperar.
Hace dÃas pudimos ver por la televisión el rechazo de algunos vecinos del sector, quienes
gritaban en coro "No al Estadio", para ser sinceros no era mucha la gente, y la mayorÃa de los
manifestantes eran personas de la tercera edad y niños.
Click to continue reading...
The ‘spectacular sporting project' that Florentino Perez envisioned might just be starting to
gel smoothly. The question however is if this new ‘galacticos' era will bring Madrid the titles
they have very much craved for. There is no doubt that with players such as Kaka and Cristiano
Ronaldo Real is a formidable side although I still feel that their glory days are long gone.
Click to continue reading...
Vicenet Del Bosque started his Armada rien on June 2008 directly after Luis Aragones led Spain to
Euro truimph glory, even so his tenur with La Furia Roja only year and few month but he made an
impact despite failing to do better than 3rd place in the Confideration Cup in South Africa this
summer, [.
Click to continue reading...
Futbolita 04 September @ 05:28 AM EST
via Reuters
Uncle Del Bosque thinks that Spain's critics need to start eating their
paellas and chill out as they prepare to face Belgium in a World Cup qualifier.
"The criticism I take is normal. When you lose, the critic sees fit to criticise.
Football is a debate.
Click to continue reading...
Dirty Tackle 19 August @ 12:32 PM EST
It all started when Marcello Lippi said he thought Juventus would win Serie A this season. That
was the spark that ignited Jose Mourinho's insatiable temper and has led to begin an all-out attack
on Lippi that would make your dad cry. Even though Lippi was quick to apologize and say it was just
his opinion, mind you, Jose has unloaded with some daggers:
Lippi passed judgment on television the other night," slammed Mourinho.
Click to continue reading...
A good news story for Anfield fans on this sad day!
Real Madrid striker Alvaro Negredo says he's prepared to move abroad for regular
football.
A target for Tottenham and Liverpool, Negredo said: "Of course I would like to stay, but I have
to do what's best for me and if it can not be here, I must find minutes elsewhere.
Click to continue reading...
La tarde del viernes, España jugaba el segundo partido del Europeo sub 19. El resultado ha sido
2-1 en contra de los españoles, resultado con el que se complica la clasificación para la segunda
fase de la competición. Ya he declarado alguna vez mi disconformidad con el cuerpo técnico de las
selecciones inferiores españolas: Hierro, del Bosque, López Caro, Luis Milla y Aitor Karanka me
parecen poco adecuados para una cantera como la española, pero he de admitir que Luis Milla es mi
preferido de la terna de entrenadores.
Click to continue reading...
El verano, los fichajes, la planificación deportiva y las vueltas al trabajo copan las noticias en
estos meses estivales. Este fin de semana no tenÃa tema del que escribir, todas las noticias son
iguales: vuelven al trabajo, se interesa por, contraataca a por y miles de fórmulas similares que
llenan los papeles.
Click to continue reading...
Futblog 26 June @ 03:12 AM EST
APTOPIX South Africa Spain US Confed Cup Soccer
Originally uploaded by vnnb2 Estas semifinales y en general toda la Copa Confederaciones nos da
constancia de que cuando se tiene fe, ganas , disciplina y un poco de futbol se pueden lograr
resultados tan sorpresivos como efectivos.
Los supuestos equipos chicos pasan lista de presente y muestran que el futbol es un deporte hermoso
, que todo puede pasar, mientras sean 11 contra 11 haya un balón rodando en una cancha.
Click to continue reading...
Che impresa. I pronostici erano, alla viglia, tutti dalle parti dell'undici di Del Bosque. I
campioni d'Europa erano attesi da una passeggiata "di salute", contro gli Stati Uniti di Bradley,
già entusiasti e soddisfatti di aver conquistato la qualificazione in un girone che contava
Brasile e Italia.
Click to continue reading...
Who saw this coming!? Not me. Not anyone really. And so the USA prevented the Spanish from setting
a new world record of 36 matches without a defeat. Somone had to stop Del Bosque's men - I just
didn't...
Click to continue reading...
"What do you mean they commissioned Two and a Half Men for another three seasons? How the f@**
did this happen?!!"I just finished watching the best team in Europe, the world and the universe take apart Bob
Bradley's pathetic band of no-hopers. Xavi cut the States to shreds with his surgical range of
passing, just like I told you he would.
Click to continue reading...
Futbolita 24 June @ 07:56 AM EST
It's only six hours away... and Ramos the Raver is ready to entertain you when
Spain take on the USA in the semi-finals of the Confeds! Are you excited, futbolitas?
Anyway, FIFA commissioned a research with pretty interesting results on the Spaniards. Xavi's
passing success rate in the final third of the field came out tops at 80% and
analysts confirmed that the Spain star has completed more passes in this key area than any other
player at South Africa 2009.
Click to continue reading...
reportajes 24 June @ 06:47 AM EST
Por Sebastián Dulbeca
El anillo es de oro blanco, luce una intimidatoria C (de
Champion) a modo de sello y reserva uno de sus costados a la leyenda
Spain. ¿Por
Pau Gasol? No. Por Carlos López, su propietario.
Tanto cacareo con la
edad de oro del deporte español y resulta que el
all star
de los Lakers no ha sido el primero en besar la certeza en cÃrculo de los elegidos para la gloria.
Click to continue reading...
Futbolita 19 June @ 03:57 AM EST
That nina on the left is seeing stars. Look at the way she's looking at Stable Boy
Torres! Better still, she's holding on to his arm for dear life. Oh what the hell? We'd
probably touch his blonde mane first before asking a question but her reaction is epic.
Click to continue reading...
(Spagna-Iraq 1-0)
A Bloemfontein, le Furie Rosse di Del Bosque superano, di misura, l'ultradifensivista Iraq di
Milutinovic e restano a punteggio pieno (sei reti fatte e zero subite) dopo il pokerissimo rifilato
alla Nuova Zelanda. Ai campioni d'Europa basta, dunque, il gol di David Villa, siglato al 10' del
secondo tempo di una gara difficile per gli iberici, ma solamente per la difficoltà nel penetrare
le blindatissime linee nemiche.
Click to continue reading...
Un solitario tanto de David Villa, diez minutos después del comienzo de la segunda mitad, fue
suficiente para que la selección española doblegara a la iraquà y consiguiera de esta forma el
pase matemático a las semifinales de la Copa Confederaciones.
A diferencia del encuentro ante Nueva Zelanda, a España le costó mucho abrir la lata, ya que
el sistema defensivo armado por Bora Milutinovic, seleccionador del combinado asiático,
imposibilitó la creación de oportunidades de gol por parte del ataque de 'la roja' en buena parte
del choque.
Click to continue reading...
It took Spain 40 years to rebuild their national team into a championship-winning force, so 55
minutes was never going to be too long to wait. Still, that's how long they were kept at bay by
Bora Milutinovic's limited but very well-organised Asian champions.
With ten men behind the ball throughout, Iraq stifled the Spanish attack to such a degree that,
had it been an incarnation of the same side from a few years ago, one might have wondered an upset
was on the cards.
Click to continue reading...
Diecisiete minutos ha durado el partido con el que debutaba España en la Copa Confederaciones;
el mismo tiempo que ha tardado Fernando Torres en conseguir un hat-trick que sirvió para
dejar al combinado nacional con un claro 3-0 en el marcador. Posteriormente, Cesc FÃ bregas, en el
minuto 24, y David Villa, en el 48′, terminaron por rubricar la goleada del conjunto dirigido por
Vicente Del Bosque.
Click to continue reading...
Con juego, contundencia y solidez la selección española sostiene los galardones que supo obtener
conquistando la Eurocopa y desandando con solvencia el camino hacia Sudafrica 2010.
Nueva Zelanda no es un rival de categorÃa pero asÃ, de esta manera, un combinado de jerarquÃa se
saca de encima partidos de este calibre.
Click to continue reading...
Iker Casillas is a one club man. He first signed for Real Madrid Juniors at the age of ten, and
has been at the Bernebau ever since. He has played almost three hundred and fifty matches for Real
and, at the age of twenty-eight, has also made ninety-three matches for Spain as well. Considering
that Real can get crowds of anything up to 10,000 for their training sessions, there was one
question that drifted through my mind this evening: is the smallest football crowd that Iker
Casillas has ever seen?
Click to continue reading...
Soccerblog 14 June @ 02:17 PM EST
Vincent Del Bosque looks very bovine.
Its unbearable. Torres has a hat trick and Fabregas adds one more. And its only halftime. Spain
has about 90% of the ball.
San Jose's Simon Eliott wages a lone battle for New Zealand.
Any guesses as to the final scoreline? How about 9-0?
Click to continue reading...
Cosa que ya veÃamos venir. Y solo es cuestión que se diga oficialmente que Villa ya es
merengue, que Albiol ya fue fichado y el cuadro de miedo que prometió
Florentino se estará haciendo, cada vez, una realidad. Con ello también están
llegando las voces de crÃtica, y las voces de apoyo.
Click to continue reading...
Cosa que ya veÃamos venir. Y solo es cuestión que se diga oficialmente que Villa ya es
merengue, que Albiol ya fue fichado y el cuadro de miedo que prometió
Florentino se estará haciendo, cada vez, una realidad. Con ello también están
llegando las voces de crÃtica, y las voces de apoyo.
Click to continue reading...
Futbolita 11 June @ 11:53 PM EST
Goldilocks and co' have arrived in Rustenburg, South Africa for the
Confederations Cup which kicks off this weekend! And in the photo above, hombre looks
pretty sly. Did Pujjjjol spot a hair salon by the corner? Oh, and it
accepts international credit cards too!
Click to continue reading...
The Spanish National Football Team continues unbeaten sinceNovember of 2006 notching up today its
32nd consecutive victoryaway to AZERBAIJAN 0-6. The only team ahead of SPAIN with themost
consecutive victories is Brazil who managed to string 34straight wins back in 1997.Today's
International friendly was a warm up for Coach Del Bosque´sboys as they fly off to South Africa to
participate in the
Click to continue reading...
El seleccionador nacional, Vicente Del Bosque, dio a conocer la lista de 23 jugadores que
llevará a la Copa Confederaciones de Sudáfrica, que se disputará entre los próximos 14 y 28 de
junio. En una convocatoria marcada por las lesiones y las ausencias, la llamada de Juan Mata
(Valencia) y Albert Riera (Liverpool), asà como la de los culés Andrés Iniesta y Gerard Piqué
(ambos con molestias), se antojan como lo más destacado de la comparecencia celebrada este
mediodÃa en la Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas.
Click to continue reading...
Futbolita 28 May @ 04:24 AM EST
In the end, the better team won. Barca were by far the superior ones who took
advantage of United's weak midfield and a lack of initiative from the likes of Anderson last night.
Although they needed time to get into the game, Barca found their pace thanks to the brilliant
Iniesta.
Click to continue reading...
