Lionel Messi resumed his preseason training at Barcelona's Ciutat
Esportiva gym yesterday and almost instantly drummed up comparisons to Maradona.
After examining his condition, Fernando Signorini, the Argentinean physiotherapist
who masterminded Diego Maradona's fitness plan at Mexico 86′ (which Argentina
won, of course) declared that Messi has yet to reach his peak as a
player.
Brazil's Olympic-bound 'Seleção' have been training at the national army's School of Physical
Education in Rio de Janeiro, and naturally didn't miss out on a golden "photo op"
with the future members of Tropa de Elite themselves. Leandro
Damiao and Bruno Uvini even went the extra mile with their geeky
salutations (see second row), while Hulk looked like the perfect fit for the
military.
This article titled "Euro 2012: Why Zlatan had every right to be angry with Sweden team-mates"
was written by Marcus Christenson, for guardian.co.uk on Tuesday 12th June 2012 10.56 UTC
While the rest of the world were enjoying the rebirth of Andriy Shevchenko, Sweden were left to
pick up the pieces of a hugely demoralising defeat.
