Mano Menezes appears to be under a lot of pressure these days surely it isn't
because he's only the national coach of Brazil, a country with 194 million other
talking heads? Earlier this week, Menezes met up with the U-17 'selecao feminina' (you can call
them Brasil's futbolitas!
By Alan Duffy
Who Ate All The Pies indeed...
A fine striker in his time, and a winner of four Scudettos with Internazionale, Adriano Leite
Ribeiro was always dazzled by the bright lights of the big city. Indeed, if it wasn't for his
penchant for partying, he could have gone on to become one of his country finest exports of recent
times.
It's now officially four crucial months to the Euro 2012 and following Fabio
Capello's resignation last night, England has no manager to lead them to glory! That's
exactly what Jack Wilshere groaned about ("Euro's is just around the corner
and we have no manager?
Adriano is both one of the most gifted strikers of his generation and one of the most
disappointing, ballooning to Ronaldo's late-career playing weight right smack in the middle of his
prime, among other, non-gravitational-field-related issues (drinking, partying, shooting people,
etc). Now at Corinthians and fresh off an Achilles injury and platter of Happy Meals, he's back in
trouble for being fat.
Corinthians have finally settled on what must be done to get melt away all the fat and the
craziness: lock him in a hotel and force feed him healthy foods.
It's been almost a full year since Adriano joined Corinthians after his three-year contract with
Roma was terminated seven months in.
It is now emerging that Neymar will not be leaving Santos after all. Premier League club Chelsea
have confirmed that they have ended their pursuit for the teen star after he committed his future
to Santos until 2014.
Villas-Boas revealed that his side have failed in trying to sign Neymar and that he has already
chosen his next destination which will most likely be Barcelona.
Robin Van Persie may be the man in form at Arsenal right now, and Theo Walcott has been considered
to be 'the one that hasn't fulfilled his promise', but the Dutch hitman believes that the criticism
of his strike partner is totally unfounded and Theo is growing into a top-class striker. In 31
games this [.
FC Barcelona vs. Brazil in 1999 - The Full Match
The beginning of the week is never enjoyable, but let's lessen the dosage of suffering with a
glorious find on Youtube. 1999 was FC Barcelona's centenary year and the whole season was quite
the celebration of everything FC Barcelona.
Two years ago it was Cristiano Ronaldo gazing into a hand mirror, Last year it was Jose Mourinho
kicking Pep Guardiola in the junk, but at midnight this March 19 Valencia's Las Fallas festival
will stay with that Jose-on-Barca violence by burning a giant paper mache version of Mourinho
poking Tito Vilanova in the eyeball.
Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton has revealed who he thinks the best player in the
world is and it's not a former United great. While many Manchester United fans still name Cristiano
Ronaldo as the best and most complete player in the world, Charlton has hailed the qualities of
Barcelona's Lionel Messi.
Valencia vs Barcelona Copa Del Rey Highlights 2012 1-1 Goals Jonas Puyol Video is a post from
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Valencia vs Barcelona Copa Del Rey Highlights 2012 1-1 Goals Jonas Puyol Video is a post from
Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Valencia vs Barcelona 2012 ( Valencia Barca video
below) Final score and result: Valencia vs Barcelona 1-1 ( Jonas/ Puyol) Estadio Mestalla,
Valencia- 1 February, 2012- Spanish Copa del Rey ( [.
01.02.2012 - A cuento de la comentada y
retwitteada transferencia de Maxi López al
Milan, un recuento de 10 transferencias que, en su momento, dieron que hablar...
Representado por su hermano (el ex futbolista) Marcelo Escudero, Sergio Daniel llegó a vestir la
camiseta del
Corinthians y compartir vestuario con
Ronaldo Nazario y
Roberto
Carlos (2008) por unos € 1.
Arsenal's on loan striker Carlos Vela must see an openining in the Gunner's midfield, as an
enforcer, whatch how he takes out the linesman with the minimum of fuss during Real Sociedad's 5-1
win at the week-end, and applause must also go to the official for doing a Messi and not a
Ronaldo.
Adidas Euro 2012 Tango 12 Official Match Ball
It's a customary thing now for a Major Championship Finals to have their own Official Match
Ball, a thing which can sometimes disrupt a Major Finals, remember the 2010 World Cup Ball "The
Jabulani"? Nevertheless the Euro 2012 Finals match ball should kick-off without a fuss.
It's been 7 days since the beginning of the Dragon Year – and here we are 7 points ahead of Barca
in the league table. Our 3-1 over Zaragoza and Barca's 0-0 (their first scoreless game in 15
matches) made sure of that. In a league where the margins of error between a league title or a
bridesmaid finish is a hairline, 7 points is gold – it gives us that all-important precious
margin for error: to account for that somewhat inevitable match that will see us drop points
against a Levante, Sporting or.
You can argue that everything Barca does these days is being scrutinized or subject to unfair
criticism. But it's hard to deny the club's latest tribute to a journalist who passed away and
spent his life reporting on the club. That's affectionate dedication for you!
Last week prior to the club's normal press conference, first-team players Xavi, Puyol, Valdés
and Iniesta along with Pep Guardiola observed a silent tribute to Dani Montesinos, who formerly
worked for Spanish TV and Barca TV.
It is looking more and more likely that Real Madrid will walk away with the La Liga title this
season. A 3-1 win over Real Zaragoza at the Santiago Bernabeu yesterday coupled with Barcelona's
barren draw with relegation threatened Villarreal pushed them 7 points clear at the top of the
table.
Barcelona might have won the latest el clasico, but it is Real Madrid who are threatening to run
away with the La Liga title.
Real Madrid are now seven points clear at the top of the Liga after their 3-1 win over bottom
side Real Zaragoza while Barcelona's poor away form continued as they were held to a scoreless draw
at Villarreal.
During the first half of the Watford v Spurs match, the ESPN cameramen spotted a rather simple man
who had WFC on both cheeks and clearly didn't realise that what he sees in the mirror isn't the
same as what the rest of us see... I can only assume he did the right cheek and [...] Related
posts:
- What are we waiting for?
El Barcelona
sufrió el miércoles como local y empató 2-2 con el Real Madrid para
clasificar a las semifinales de la Copa del Rey del fútbol español, en un partido en que el
equipo blanco se recuperó de una desventaja de dos goles y tuvo varias opciones para ganar.
El conjunto catalán, que pasó de ronda con un marcador agregado de 4-2, tuvo muchos problemas
ante su clásico rival, especialmente en defensa.
This game looked all over bar the shouting at half-time with Barca leading 2-0 and 4-1 on
aggregate, however Ronaldo sparked a Madrid comeback in this fascinating Copa Del Rey quarter-final
tie which had it all, goals,skill,near misses, a harshly disallowed goal and a sending off.
By Chris Wright
"Shhh!!! Don't look at him. If we're quiet, he may go away"
Despite leading 2-1 from the first-leg and going a further two goals ahead by half-time in the
second through Pedro and Dani Alves, Barcelona still found themselves fretting at the Camp Nou as
Real Madrid staged a late-ish comeback attempt that saw Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema draw
Los Merengues level on the night though it was to be in vain, as Barca eventually held out for the
aggregate win that sealed them a berth in the Copa del Rey semi-finals.
More than any other matchup, the coming together of Barcelona and Madrid forces apart the
usually shared preferences of the cultfootball brain trust. So today's match was one where both
sides could come away feeling they'd won some important battles, if not the war.
The game was not 90 minutes of pure flowing football.
Barcelona [2 : 2] Real Madrid
No. of Yellow Cards : 9
No. Of Red Cards : 1
Somewhere beneath this 'Blaugrana Happiness Pile' lies Pedro, who
scored the opening goal in Barca's 2-2 draw with Real Madrid at the Nou Camp last night.
Today, Real Madrid played as it should have in the first leg. The first half began so brightly
for Real with Gonzalo Higuain the main culprit for not finishing those chances. Gerard Pique was
caught napping and the Argentinian striker should have done much, much better. Minutes later, Pinto
was barely able to foil Higuain whose timing was less than impeccable.
Real Madrid came back from a two-goal deficit to draw 2-2 with Barcelona, but that was not
enough as Barcelona progressed to the Copa del Rey semi-finals 4-3 on aggregate.
Real Madrid will rue their missed chances, especially in the first twenty minutes when they had
more than enough chances to win this match.
25.01.2012 - Con goles de
Pedro (´43) y
Dani Alves (´47), Barcelona empató
(2-2) con Real Madrid (
C.Ronaldo ´67 +
Benzema ´71) en el Camp Nou y se clasificó
a semifinales de la Copa del Rey 2012.
El más esperado, cotizado y comentado del mundo (120 medios de 27países acreditados) fue digno de
la expectativa: altísima tensión, fútbol de primera jerarquía, dominios alternativos,
carácter, esquemas y trifulcas en un atestado Camp Nou (95.
FC Barcelona secured a semi-final birth in this season's Copa Del Rey after knocking out holders
Real Madrid with a sensational 2-2 draw. Barcelona who went into the break with a 2-0 lead had to
hold off a sensational fightback from Mourinho's boys to secure the semi-final birth. To an extent
we had to say that we were lucky after putting up the worst defensive display of the season, and
courtesy of the fact that Madrid missed a number of chances.
Barcelona vs Real Madrid 2-2 Copa del Rey Highlights 2012 Video Second Leg Goals Pedro Alves
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Barcelona: Pinto; Dani Alves, Piqué, Puyol y Abidal; Xavi, Busquets e Iniesta, Fabregas; Messi
y Alexis Sánchez. DT: Pep Guardiola
Real Madrid: Casillas; Arbeloa, Albiol,
Sergio Ramos y Marcelo; Lass, Xabi Alonoso y Coentrao; Özil, Cristiano Ronaldo e Higuaín. DT:
José Mourinho
España: 22:00 horas / Argentina - Chile: 18:00 horasVER EN VIVOOPCION 1OPCION 2 OPCION 3OPCION 4ROJA DIRECTA Pese a los golpes que ha recibido por las autoridades estadounidenses continúa
operativa y presenta la mejor oferta de links para seguir online cualquier partido de cualquier
disciplina.
Real Madrid suffered another home defeat to Barcelona but this time in the first-leg of the Copa
del Rey. The cup loss has not been as painful as the La Liga loss to the bitter rivals from
Catalonia. In both defeats the hosts took the lead early on only for the Catalans to strike back to
achieve precious and morale boosting victories.
The Top 100 Goals of 2011
2012 is flourishing, but it's not too late to look back on the best goals from last year. Messi
is on the list. Ronaldo too. But you already knew that. Some brilliant golazos you might not have
seen are on here too.
Highly recommended hidden gems: Hernán Barcos' exquisite dribbling for
Liga de Quito (#94), Nikica Jelavic's bicycle kick for Rangers (#91), Julio Gómez with another
bicycle in the U-17 World Cup (#87), Pa Modou Kah coming out of nowhere with a thunderbolt of a
strike (#62), Gualberto Mojica's one-two to back of the net strike (#55), Lisandro López's
textbook bicycle kick for Arsenal de Sarandi (#21), and Cleiton Xavier's surreal touch for Metalist
Kharkiv (#10).
Real Madrid 4 Athletic Bilbao 1
Welcome to La Liga Lunes! As you may know, Mourinho's formidable Los
Blancos defeated Bilbao 4-1 last night, despite Llorente's opening goal in the 13th minute.
Unfortunately, the Portuguese was also at the receiving end of jeers from the Madridista
crowd, who were allegedly annoyed that he wasn't able to pin down Barcelona
earlier in the week.
Both Real Madrid and Barcelona were winners yesterday to ensure that their is no let up in the
La Liga title race. However, despite the win, things are not looking too rosy for Madrid Coach Jose
Mourinho.
Madrid fans were heard jeering Mourinho despite his side's 4-1 over Athletic Bilbao.
Real Madrid. Top of La Liga. In the second round of the Champions League. In the latter stages
of the Copa del Ray. All for what? The crowd are not happy and the white flags are waving not in
support but in defiance. Why? Because Real Madrid keep losing to Barcelona. The fans are not
stupid, they know that even Real Madrid win La Liga it will most likely be a pyrrhic victory, with
Barcelona recognised as the best team in the country who just so happened to not win La Liga.
Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao 4-1 Highlights Goals 2012 Video Callejon Marcelo Llorente De
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22.01.2012 - Con goles de
Marcelo (´24),
Cristiano Ronaldo (´47 + ´67
penales) y
Callejón (´86), Real Madrid venció (4-1) al Athletic de Bilbao
(
Llorente´12) en el Bernabeu por la (postergada) fecha 1 de la Liga española.
Si algo tiene el fútbol de Bielsa es lógica.
Dave's Note: bumped to frontpage for trialist discussion.
One of the unfamiliar faces at Sounders Training belongs to one of the newest Reggae Boyz. The
articles linked below claim that 21-year-old center midfielder Andrew Vanzie of
Jamaican top-side Portmore United FC (currently 5 points clear at the top of the table) left last
Tuesday for a four-week trial with Seattle Sounders FC.
Apparently, the best player in the world debate is fat from over judging from the recent
comments made by Argentine football legend Diego Maradona. The Al Wasl coach claims that old age is
starting to affect Pele's Judgement.
Now, it is starting to get amusing watching these fromer greats tearing into each other verbally
concerning the best player in the world so to end this debate once and for all (however impossible
that may be), we are asking for your opinion.
