Saturday, November 28, 2009

Live From Opening Day -- Thoughts So Far


Well, the Orioles are up 2-0 in the second inning, and although it is not freezing, it's not warm either. I'm jammed in a seat, uncomfortable and there are people next to me wondering if I am sane for bringing my laptop to the game and trying to get my own personal (actual) work done & blog a little.

I have to do what I have to do.

Some thoughts:

* The crowd. I have never seen Camden Yards as empty as is now for Opening Day. There cannot be more than 33-35,000 people here and there are large sections of the stadium (we are talking about rows upon rows) empty. It's shocking and in a way tragic as to how things have transpired the last few years. Let us hope we are not going down the road of a Pittsburgh. If that's one thing that's positive, the fans in attendance are lively.

* Aubrey Huff. Did he ever get it -- good lord. The booing by the home crowd was bad, I'd say 95% of the fans did it. He'! d better start producing, or it will never end. I'm sure a 40 home run year will get him back into the good graces of fans.

* Kevin Millar. He repeated his dance from last year, and added his kind of poor attempt at the moonwalk.

* The scoreboard looks great; however, I am not a big fan of the fonts used, it's like someone at home decided to use Verdana fonts, rather than something that stands out. The layout is splendid though.

I'm not going to do the picture thing until I get home...

Photo Gallery: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Baltimore Orioles; June 15th, 2008




Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Baltimore Orioles; June 15th, 2008


Sarah Palin Gets Punk'd...




Sorry, it does not matter what side of the political aisle you're on, this is hilarious...

How Sarah Palin could not pick out the subtle clues that this might be a prank call has just showed me she does not have the fitness to be second-in-command.

If for some reason she becomes this country's vice president, God help us.

Brian Roberts & Around The Blogosphere


At this point, with the reality of Mark Teixeira not being signed by Baltimore, the question that many have asked is what will happen to Brian Roberts?

As most of us know, the Baltimore Orioles are in the rebuilding stage and have has eleven straight losing seasons. Moreover, the team plays in the AL East, and with the Rays as defending division champs, and with the powerhouse Red Sox, along with the retooled Yankees, one must think the organization has the task of climbing Mount Everest.

Andy MacPhail -- despite the misgivings of a few fans -- I think has done a solid job in ! rebuilding the team. There's probably going to have a painful decision to be made with Roberts, and I think he will be traded before his contract is up.

I am going to fathom that Baltimore will offer him an extension, but he will turn it down for the fact he wants to play on a competitive team. His status will be one of many questions as Spring Training is only about seven-eight weeks away.

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Ty Wigginton an Oriole


It looks like the bench situation with the Orioles has now only become more complicated. Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports has reported that Baltimore and Ty Wigginton have agreed to a two-year deal.

The Orioles have signed free-agent Ty Wigginton to a two-year contract, according to a major-league source.

Wigginton hit .285 with 23 home runs and 58 RBIs with the Astros last season.

Wigginton likely will serve as a right-handed hitting first baseman and DH, replacing free agent Kevin Millar.

He also will back up Melvin Mora at third base.

His flexibility -- along with that of Ryan Freel, whom the Orioles acquired earlier this off-season -- creates additional options both in the team's lineup and in the field.



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Adam Eaton Signs with Baltimore


The Baltimore Orioles have a new addition to their team as veteran Adam Eaton -- who was released from the Phillies a few days ago -- has signed a minor league with Baltimore. Unless Eaton is just plain awful in Spring Training, I would surmise that he will have a spot on the squad and perhaps be slotted as a starter.

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Baez, Jones Delivers, O's Down Nats, 4-2; Eaton Finally Gone (With Photos)


In life and as in baseball, there are times when it is full of surprises, and last night in Washington D.C. was no exception. If one was a betting man, would you have thought Danys Baez would ever serve as an offensive hero at all? Well, Baez's first major league single ignited a two-out rally in the 12th inning that setup the winning run as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Washington Nationals, 4-2, in the so-called "Battle of the Beltways".

After Baez's single -- it was more like a fluke swinging bunt that barely got 20 feet past the mound and Baez (for a guy his size) ran hard to first -- Brian Roberts followed up with a double, and Adam Jones hit a two-run double to make the difference on Friday night. Jones, who came back during the Yankee series due to a sore hamstring, was the offensive star of the game with 3 RBI's and three hits.

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O's Win Against Yankees; Derek Jeter Passes Lou Gehrig as All-Time Yankees Hit Leader...


The eyes of the baseball world were on the Bronx last night as history -- depending on your perspective -- was made.

Derek Jeter finally became the all-time Yankee hit leader passing Lou Gehrig with a third inning single of Baltimore's Chris Tillman; however, the Orioles would spoil the momentous evening for New York fans by jumping all over their bullpen. Down 4-1 at the start of the fifth inning, the Orioles would score nine runs off a shaky New York bullpen and emerge victorious, 10-4, over the Yankees. Damaso Marte, who pitched in relief took the loss for New York, as Andy Pettitte started on the mound for New York, but left after five innings and didn't factor into the decision.

The Orioles endured two crazy rain delays -- one at the beginning, the other in the seventh inning -- to earn the win. Tillman -- who started the game for Baltimore on the mound -- earned the win as he went five innings and gave up four runs, while Mark Hendrickson pitched three innings of shutout relief for his first save of the season.

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Gary Roberts Retiring



According to Bob McKenzie of TSN:

Gary Roberts' NHL career is over.

Unclaimed on waivers on trade deadline day, the 42-year-old veteran will not play another game with the Tampa Bay Lightning this season. He had already announced that he would retire at the end of this season.

A formal announcement of Roberts' retirement is expected from the Lightning.


I was actually surprised that someone didn't pick him up off of waivers for the final stretch and possibly the playoffs. He's one of the true warriors to have played in the NHL.

Here's Gary Roberts at the age o! f 41 man-handling Ben Eager last season:


Alexander Ovechkin To Be Profiled on ESPNs E:60


According to a media release by ESPN:

ESPN's award-winning primetime newsmagazine E:60 will profile National Hockey League star Alexander Ovechkin in the episode airing Tuesday, April 21, at 7 p.m. ET. The program, which launched in October 2007, combines investigative reporting, in-depth profiles of intriguing sports personalities and features on emerging star athletes. These stories are presented in a fresh and innovative format that incorporates producer/correspondent meetings.

Ovechkin is electrifying, eccentri! c and a highlight reel waiting to explode. The reigning MVP, Ovechkin has taken the NHL by storm since bursting onto the scene in 2005. With his hot shot and even hotter persona, the Washington Capitals left winger is already being mentioned as a potential all-time great player.

E:60's Rachel Nichols has an all access pass inside the life of this megawatt hockey god who is equal parts everyman, equal parts rock star. In this revealing portrait, viewers see what makes Ovie run 100 miles per hour on and off the ice: his unabashed joy and enthusiasm, his love of fast cars, his simmering rivalry with the other name on the NHL's marquee, Sidney Crosby, his hell bent for leather style of play that leaves defensemen swiveling their heads, and his burning desire to turn the nation's capital into a hockey mad city.

The Great One himself, Wayne Gretzky! , NBA st ar LeBron James, Caps owner Ted Leonsis and iconic hockey commentator Don Cherry are among the voices in the feature.



Fedorov To KHL Confirmed & Brashear to Leave Caps?




According to Capitals Insider :
According to three reports out of Russia this morning, Sergei Fedorov's NHL career is officially over. The 39-year-old ended more than a month of speculation about his future and has reportedly signed a two-year deal with Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the KHL.

The deal is reportedly for two years at $3.8 million per season.

Magnitogorsk has also! announced the signing on their Web site. [It's in Russian so I'm assuming that Capitals Insider had it translated for them - for all I know the "report" is an advertisement for a local circus]

In other Capitals news, Donald Brashear's days with the team may be numbered. Brashear who will be a UFA on July 1st told The Washington Post that he has not been offered a contract extension by the Capitals and that he expects to hit the open market next week. [Link]


Thursday, November 26, 2009

Bertuzzi Back in Detroit



The rumor that Detroit was bringing Todd Bertuzzi back for another stint as a Red Wing started over the weekend [follow progress here].

Today the Detroit Red Wings announced that they had signed Bertuzzi to a one year deal (which CapGeek reports is worth $1.5M)

Idle notes.


Olympics draw 25.5 million in prime time.


NFC match-ups draw big numbers on FOX, NBC.


Breaking: FOX concedes BCS rights, ESPN the projected winner.


Video(s) of the day.


Saturday, November 21, 2009

The ratings game.


ESPN gets A-Rod interview, admission.


MLS Cup to air on cable.


Mixed ratings for NBA doubleheader.


Crosby/Ovechkin clash to get minimum coverage on NBC.


Question of the day.


College football continues to shine on ABC


Rain washes away U.S. Open ratings


Info Sepakbola | JUARA LIGA CHAMPION 2009


Barcelona mengakhiri musim 2009 ini dengan menjadi juara liga champion. Partai final yang digelar di stadion Olimpico Roma semalam menyuguhkan pertandingan yang sangat menarik. Di menit-menit awal babak pertama MU menerapkan strategi menyerang. Beberapa kali pergerakan Ronaldo, Park Ji Sung dan Roony sering membuat para pemain Barcelona kerepotan dan tertekan. Namun semua itu menjadi berbalik ketika MU..... dikejutkan oleh gol Samuel Eto'o di menit ke 10, diawali dari serangan balik Eto'o mampu mengecoh pemain MU dan melesakkan gol kegawang Van De Sar. Kedudukan ini bertahan hingga turun minum.
Di babak kedua MU memasukkan Teves, Berbatov, dan Paul Scholes. Namun kondisi tidak berubah, lini tengah
justru didominasi oleh para pemain Barcelona yang bermain lebih disiplin dari babak pertama. Para pemain MU semakin sulit keluar dari tekanan, sang winger Ronaldo seperti bekerja sendirian tanpa dukungan dari rekannya. Permainan Roony juga jauh dari form terbaiknya. Puncak dari runtuhnya mental para pemain MU terjadi ketika Lionel Messi mencetak gol kedua dimenit ke 70 yang diawalai dari umpan silang dari Xavi, Messi yang sebenarnya tidak pada posisi yang tepat berhasil menyambutnya dengan heading, hal yang jarang dilakukan oleh Messi.
Gelar juara liga champion ini merupakan puncak prestasi Barcelona musim ini yang sebelumnya sudah menjuarai Liga BBVA dan Copa del Rey. Ini adalah prestasi pertama dalam sejarah Barcelona, mengawinkan tiga gelar sekali! gus atau yang biasa disebut Treble Winner. Torehan prestasi ini juga menjadi moment special bagi Lionel Messi, selain menjadi top score liga champion Messi juga menjadi kandidat kuat sebagai pemain terbaik tahun ini.

Hasil Pertandingan | Kualifikasi Pilala Dunia 2009/2 010 | Zona Eropa


Italia
Satu putaran kualifikasi Piala Dunia 2010 sudah tuntas dihelat lagi. Dari laga-laga tersebut, sejumlah tim Eropa seperti Italia baru memastikan lolos sementara lainnya menjaga kans, dengan Portugal sebagai contohnya.

Dari Grup 1 zona Eropa, Denmark akhirnya memastikan lolos ke Afrika Selatan berbekal kemenangan 1-0 atas Swedia, Minggu (11/10/2009) dinihari WIB. Tambahan tiga angka bikin 'Dinamit' mengoleksi 21 poin untuk lolos dengan satu laga tersisa lawan Hongaria.

Masih di grup yang sama, Portugal menjaga asa meraih tiket playoff setelah menggebuk Hongaria 3-0 di Dr. Magalhaes Pessoa. Cristiano Ronaldo cs kini punya poin 16 dan belum aman karena ada Swedia menguntit dengan angka 15.

Di Grup 2, Swiss kian mendekat ke Afrika Selatan setelah menang besar 3-0 dalam kunjungannya ke Luksemburg. Hasil itu bikin Swiss dalam posisi terdepan di grup ini dengan angka 20, diikuti Yunani yang punya poin 17 usai menang 5-2 dari Latvia.

Juga belum ada yang lolos dari Grup 3 menyusul kekalahan 0-2 Slovakia atas Slovenia. Slovakia, meski kalah, masih ada di peringkat pertama dengan 19 poin diikuti Slovenia yang punya 17 angka. Republik Ceko menguntit di tempat tiga dengan an! gka 15 usai menang 2-0 atas Polandia.

Beranjak ke G! rup 4, J erman akhirnya memastikan satu tiket otomatis ke Afrika Selatan usai menggebuk Rusia 1-0 di Luzhniki Stadium. Rusia sendiri walau kalah tetap berpeluang hadir di Piala Dunia karena telah memastikan tiket playoff.

Kesempurnaan Spanyol di Grup 5 masih langgeng usai menang 2-1 dalam laga tandang ke markas Armenia. 'Matador' dipastikan lolos dengan ditemani Bosnia Herzegovina sebagai peraih tiket playoff setelah menang 2-0 atas Estonia. Peluang Turki untuk mengejar sudah pupus usai ditekuk Belgia 2-0.

Masih soal kesempurnaan, Inggris di Grup 6 tak bisa melakukan apa yang dibuat Spanyol. 'Tiga Singa' kalah untuk kali pertama di fase kualifikasi usai ditekuk Ukraina 0-1. Inggris, yang sudah memastikan lolos, memberikan nafas untuk Ukraina yang kini akan bersaing ketat dengan Kroasia untuk meraih tiket playoff.

Di Grup 7 Prancis berpesta gol 5-0 atas Kepulauan Faroe. Namun, kemenangan itu hanya diganjar tiket playoff karena tiket otomatis sudah digo! ndol Serbia yang turut menang besar dengan skor sama atas Romania.

Italia memastikan jadi jagoan Grup 8 setelah menuntaskan laga dramatis kontra Irlandia yang berakhir imbang 2-2. Berkat hasil itu, kedua tim bergandengan tangan lolos dari grup ini, dengan Italia jadi juara grup sedangkan Irlandia mendapat tiket playoff.

Hasil Pertandingan:

Denmark 1 - 0 Swedia
Portugal 3 - 0 Hongaria
Luksemburg 0 - 3 Swiss
Yunani 5 - 2 Latvia
Israel 3 - 1 Moldova
Republik Ceko 2 - 0 Polandia
Slovakia 0 - 2 Slovenia
Finlandia 2 - 1 Wales
Rusia 0 - 1 Jerman
Liechtenstein 0 - 2 Azerbaijan
Armenia 1 - 2 Spanyol
Estonia 0 - 2 Bosnia-Herzegovina
Belgia 2 - 0 Turki
Belarusia 4 - 0 Kazakhstan
Ukraina 1 - ! 0 Inggris
Austria 2 - 1 Lithuania
Se! rbia 5 - 0 Rumania
Prancis 5 - 0 Kepulauan Faroe
Siprus 4 - 1 Bulgaria
Montenegro 2 - 1 Georgia
Irlandia 2 - 2 Italia



FANTANEWS: Cercasi Anti-Armata


--- MUTU, ARMATA DEI RECORD. CHI E' L'ANTI-ARMATA? ---

Domenica ci sono stati tutti pareggi. Gli unici a vincere Leo e Raf.
Ecco la classifica: Armata 46; Giorni 32; Seleçao 32; Blucrociata 31; I Love Giorgia 31; Armammece 31; Dinamo 26; MLK United 24; Nuanda 22; Real 21

L'Armata è a +14. Ormai è fuga. Una vittoria dopo l'altra ha raggiunto quota 46 punti. 8 v! ittorie di fila. Chiediamo a Raf Lamb un commento: "Siamo contenti. Condivido quello che ha detto Spalletti: chissà dove sarebbero la Fiorentina e l'Armata se avessero avuto Mutu. E noi abbiamo anche Borriello ai box, oltre a Pato, Kakà e Milito. L'obiettivo è la quinta stella. E se ne va la capolista se ne va...".

Beh, 46 punti sono tanti. Chapeau. Il giocattolo di Mr. Lamberti sta funzionando e sicuramente lotterà per vincere il titolo. Ma adesso i bookmakers si domandano: chi è l'ANTI-Armata? O in altre parole esiste uno Speedy Gonzales in grado d! i superare Beep Beep? Analiz! ziamo un po' le squadre in seconda fascia.

Giorno dei Giorni? L'anno scorso aveva Di Natale, Totti e Maccarone a regime massimo. Quest'anno non c'è Di Natale, Totti è in difficoltà, Maccarone ha le polveri bagnate, Gialardino è stato venduto. Potrebbe farcela solo se Totti, Quagliarella e Zarate tornano a stupire. Vediamo. C'era una volta Pierculello.

I Love Giorgia? Sembrava la grande sorpresa del campionato. Ma poi Ronaldihno si è perso e Del Piero ha zoppicato un pò. Floccari va su e giù. Buon centrocampo ma non sembra attrezzata per una rimonta record. Improbabile, ma non è impossibile.

Blucrociata? Ottimi Ibra e Cassano. Ma se non segnano loro è dura. Ecco spiegato l'andamento altalenante. Ma Gio Lamb sembra l'unico in grado di rimontare 15 punti di distacco, trasformandosi in Speedy Gonzalez e raggiungendo Beep Beep. E domenica c'è il derby. Se vince Raf Lamb i punti diventano -18. Troppi. Se v! ince Gio si va a -12 e c'è speranza.

Armammece sembra una buona compagine con Amauri, Denis, Castillo e Bellucci. Ma manca qualcosa in zona gol, qualcosa in porta e a centrocampo. Non pensiamo possa essere l'Armammece la formazione Anti-Armata. Ma il passato insegna che Mr. Leo è un combattente.

Selecao? Ottima formazione, equilibrata in tutti i reparti. Considerando la media voto è però difficile pensare che possa correre più forte di quanto non stia già facendo. Ma le strade del fantacalcio sono infinite.

Dinamo? E' la squadra che teoricamente può rimontare considerando l'ottima media voto e il numero di gol. Ma 20 punti di distacco sono tanti. Dovrebbe vincerle quasi tutte, fare 40 punti e raggiungere quota 66 sperando che Raf Lamb faccia peggio. Molto difficile. Servirebbe il miglior Stellone.

Infine le ultime tre Nuanda, MLK United e Real Marcina si stanno giocando la permane! nza in serie A e sarà lotta dura fino alla fine. Tommy Trap di! chiara: "Ho fatto 3 gol ma pareggio. Incredibile".

Insomma il campionato ha trovato una grande protagonista ed è in cerca della seconda protagonista. Cercasi Anti-Armata disperatamente. Rafilozzo Cannavò

SPANISH CUP 2008/09 LAST 16 TEAM DRAW


Friday, November 20, 2009

SPANISH NATIONAL TEAM SQUAD: LIST GIVEN FOR ESTONIA & BELGIUM


REAL MADRID PRESENTS OFFICIALLY RAFAEL VAN DER VAART


CHELSEA FC DREAM WITH SERGIO AGUERO


SEVILLA FC LOSE BEST TEAM IN THE WORLD SPOT


VILLAREAL TRANSFER NEWS 2008: SIGNS MARCO RUBEN FROM RIVER


MOTO GP: 19 SPANISH RIDERS FOR 2008


UEFA CUP: LOKOMOTIV - ATLETICO DE MADRID VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS 2007


EURO 2008: ICELAND vs SPAIN. A MUST WIN GAME


PRE - SEASON FRIENDLY GAMES: HANNOVER 96 - 3 REAL MADRID - 0


SPANISH BASKETBALL. ACB GOES INTO "PLAY-OFF" STAGE


Thursday, November 19, 2009

SPANISH FOOTBALL TRANSFER BRIEFS


FC BARCELONA: FOUR NAMES BEING RUMOURED TO SUBSTITUTE ETO´O


VICTOR VALDES TESTS FC BARCELONA: ON THE SAME LEVEL AS IKER CASILLAS?


U/17 EURO CHAMPIONSHIPS: SWITZERLAND 0 - SPAIN 0. SPAIN GO HOME


FIORENTINA THINKS ON BARÇA DEFENDER RAFAEL MARQUEZ...PLUS ALBIOL & DRENTE


TOP 10 REAL MADRID TRANSFER SIGNING FAILURES


REAL MADRID: PLAYERS NUMBERS MADE OFFICIAL


Sylvinho Set To Sign New Barça Deal


Almería Youngster Interests Keegan


One More Defender For Villarreal?


Manu: My Salary Could Have Been Trebled


Pellegrini Pleased With Positive Start


Aguirre Comfortable Despite Criticism


Miguel: I Could Leave Valencia For England


Marcelo: I Didnt Mean Any Disrespect To Real Madrid Fans


Villar Mir: Real Madrid Must Hold Elections Now


Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Jonathan Pereira Seeking Villarreal Return In Summer


Fed Chairman’s Comments In Line with NAMIC View of Systemic Risk Regulation


Fitter Roddick bids for Key Biscayne title


Diarra criticises Wenger


Perez to consider Barca buys


Sunday, November 15, 2009

Blake to play 6-foot-10 Karlovic in Davis Cup


Ibrahimovic claims questioned


The USA Women's National Basketball Team





The USA Women's National Basketball Team




Joseph Guardiola, The Successor





Joseph Guardiola, The Successor

Joseph Guardiola has been man behind the success of Barcelona FC to got treble winners in this season. Thats treble winners are the champions of Copa del Rey, Spain La Liga and UEFA Champions League. Joseph Guardiola is the youngest coach who gets UEFA Champions League Cup. As a player, he also ever won that trophy. Joseph Guardiola has made Barcelona as the great football team in the world. Barcelona has a chance to wins Europe Super Cup and World Club Series. Gracias Pep!

Saha Not Coming To Spurs


By Jaymes Payten-Marsh
For THBN

Louis Saha, Manchester United's £12.75 million buy from Fulham has been reportedly made available by Alex Ferguson on a year-long loan.

Reports are rampant that Spurs have made a bid for the 27-year old French international. THBN has sources inside the Spurs camp which have totally rubbished these claims.

Saha will probably go back to France for a year.

Capel Infuriates Sevilla


Spanish sports paper, Marca, had stated this morning that Sevilla's left winger, Diego Capel, was "happy at the club".

Yet, in a strange turn of events, Capel has made a u-turn on this mornings comments by telling his agent to "get him a move to another club before the start of the season", according to Marca.

These remarks have angered Sevilla president, José María del Nido, to the point where he has gone on record to state that "Diego Capel has been fined 15 days pay, and has been asked to remain at home tomorrow and on Wednesday."

The firery Sevilla president also went on to say that "Tottenham Hotspur made an enquiry a few weeks ago. We declined to even talk with them as there are ongoing legal matters that need to be addressed between the two clubs (possibly the Juande Ramos move to Spurs).

"Another club also enquired about Diego. Many clubs enquire about a lot of our players. This is natural as we have a lot of talent in our squad.

"Diego Capel is a Sevilla player and will remain a Sevilla player until May 2012 as that is the contract expiry on his current agreement with us. Diego may even stay at the club longer than his contract expiry, who knows?"

What was the response ! of Diego Capel's agent?

"Diego [Capel] has made his mind up on where he wants to be playing his football next season. I can say that it will not be with Sevilla FC."

Rene Ramos also went on to add;

"There are a lot of formalities that we will have to look at before Diego [Capel] can leave Sevilla. Diego wants to progress in his profession and feels that the time is right for his training to advance to another level".

We just hope that Diego Capel has decided to come to Spurs.

As a lot of clubs have come to realise (especially this summer), you can't hold onto a player when they clearly do not want to play for you.

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Hopefully Diego wants to play for Tottenham Hotspur.

Defoe on show - Spurs 4-1 Burnley


Spurs ran out 4-1 winners against Burnley in the first leg semi-final at White Hart Lane.

Goals from Dawson, O'Hara, Pavlyuchenko and an own goal from Burnley, wrapped the game up and set us on our way for the second leg.

The team had no balance in the first half and Burnley took the game to us, scoring in the 15th minute. After some heavy duty blowdryer treatment from Redknapp in the changing room, and the introduction of O'Hara for Bentley, the boys went on to produce a thrilling second half.

Jermain Defoe was also presented to us at but I was shocked at some of the booing that I could hear in the East stand and in some other quadrants of the ground. Can anyone care to explain why some of us were booing??

Written by Steve Scott-Beverage, a Spurs season ticket holder.

Leonardo Tak Buru-Buru Di Bursa Transfer


MILAN - Ketenangan Milan di geliat bursa transfer ini tak terlepas dari sikap Leonardo yang juga adem ayem. Pelatih anyar Milan itu memag sengaja melakukannya.
Selain karena masih banyak waktu tersisa dibukanya jendela transfer, Leonardo juga masih memilah-milah pemain mana yang pantas mengisi skuadnya kelak. "Kami harus memahami, tidak hanya pada sistemnya, tapi pada taktik bermain kami nanti.
Juga pada bagaimana pemain bisa menerapkan ide yang kami miliki dan kami masih harus menunggu," tandasnya kepada Sky Sport 24. "Pasar transfer juga masih terbuka hingga 31 A! gustus.
Kami mengevaluasi setiap kemungkinan dan pada akhirnya, kapan kami akan mengetahui siapa pemain yang pantas untuk kami. Kami masih berusaha menemukan cara bermain kami sendiri," paparnya lagi.

Ronaldinho: Tanpa Kaka? Enggak Ngaruh!


MILAN - Striker AC Milan Ronaldinho tidak merasa terganggu oleh kepindahan Kaka ke Real Madrid. Itu tak memengaruhi tujuannya masuk timnas Brasil. Setelah Kaka pergi, Milan kini berharap penuh kepada Ronaldinho agar bisa menjaga gengsi klub tersebut.
Banyak orang meragukan Dinho bisa menyamai karisma dan prestasi Kaka, yang sudah menjadi ikon di San Siro. Namun, mantan pemain Barcelona itu sama sekali tak memedulikan hal tersebut. Baginya, ada atau tidak ada Kaka, tugasnya tetap sama.
"Kepergian Kaka tidak memengaruhiku secara person! al," katanya kepada La Corriere dello Sport. "Dia tak bersama kami lagi, tapi tanggung jawabku di tim tidak berubah." Di musim pertamanya bersama Milan, Dinho belum bisa mengeluarkan seluruh kemampuannya. Kebiasaannya menggelayuti dunia malam masih belum hilang.
Cedera juga memaksanya absen lama. Dengan kepemimpinan pelatih baru Leonardo Araujo, yang juga sesama orang Brasil, Ronaldinho berharap permainannya lebih baik musim depan. Tujuannya hanya satu, yakni bisa masuk kembali ke tim "Samba". "Tujuanku adalah menang bersama Milan.
Kami ingin menguasai Liga Champions. Secara personal, dengan bermain baik sepanjang musim, aku dapat memenangkan kembali posisiku di 'Selecao' dan menjadi pemain utama di Piala Dunia," tegasnya. Pada turnamen Piala Konfederasi bulan lalu, pelatih Brasil Carlos Dunga tidak menyertakan Ronaldinho. Namanya kalah oleh Kaka, Robinho, dan Luis Fabiano. Dunga baru memanggil Dinho kembali jika ia bermain rutin di Milan.

Leonardo Yakin Milan Gaet Fabiano


MILAN - Meski negoisasi kepindahan Luis Fabiano antara AC Milan dengan Sevilla berjalan alot. Namun pelatih Milan Leonardo yakin Fabiano akan pindah ke San Siro. Sejak bursa musim panas digelar, AC Milan menegaskan pemain Sevilla Luis Fabiano menjadi target utama.
Dalam perjalanan negoisasi antara kedua kubu, harga masih menjadi kendala. Terutama tawaran harga 14 juta euro dari Milan yang masih ditolak Sevilla. Meski begitu, pelatih Milan Leonardo yakin, nantinya Fabiano dapat berlabuh ke San Siro. "Fabiano jelas pemain hebat, ia striker timnas Brasil dan kini negoisas! i dengan timnya sedang berjalan," kata Leonardo seperti dikutip situs resmi Milan.
"Saya rasa ini bukan pertaruhan. Milan tak hanya membeli nama di bursa transfer. Jika kita melakukan, karena kami membutuhkan tenaganya. Tapi kami sendiri memiliki tim yang kuat, jadi tak perlu terburu-buru."
Selain negoisasi dengan Sevilla, Leonardo juga menegaskan akan bergabungnya David Beckham pada Januari tahun depan, setelah berhasil memperkuat Milan selama enam bulan pada musim lalu. "Bersama kami, (David) Beckham memiliki rapor yang bagus.
Tak diragukan ia pemain yang memiliki intelejensi tinggi, dan tak bisa diragukan ia jadi rencana masa depanku, karena ia bisa ditempatkan di semua lini," jelas Leonardo.

AC Milan Bidik Julio Baptista


MILAN - AC Milan melanjutkan pencariannya untuk mendapatkan striker terbaik. Kali ini, pilihannya mengarah pada striker AS Roma dan timnas Brasil, Julio Baptista. Untuk memboyong Baptista ke San Siro, Milan dikabarkan telah menyiapkan anggaran £8 juta plus pertukaran Ignazio Abate.
"Kedua pihak telah melakukan kontak, dengan terlebih dahulu melakukan pembicaraan yang berlangsung secara bersahaja," tulis laporan Il Corriere dello Sport. Dalam laporan tersebut disebutkan, Baptista merupakan nama terakhir yang diincar oleh Rossoneri.
Sebelumnya, klub ini sempat mengin! car Edin Dzeko, Luis Fabiano, David Trezeguet dan Klaas-Jan Huntelaar. Upaya mendatangkan Baptista ini sangat berpeluang besar. AS Roma sebelumnya telah berniat untuk melepas striker ini pada bursa transfer musim panas.
Sementara itu buat Milan, pencarian seorang striker menjadi hal yang sangat mutlak. Opsi ini dilakukan karena pada musim lalu, persoalan serius yang dihadapi Milan adalah pada bagian lini depannya.

Ancelotti : 'Milan Setara Inter & Juve'


LONDON - Banyak yang memperkirakan kalau AC Milan akan sedikit keteteran menghadapi Inter Milan dan Juventus dalam perebutan scudetto. Tapi menurut Carlo Ancelotti, Milan punya kans sama besar.
Keraguan terhadap Milan lahir karena mereka telah kehilangan Kaka, nyawa permainan Rossoneri dalam beberapa tahun terakhir. Selain itu, kendali di balik layar kini dipegang Leonardo, seorang pelatih minim pengalaman. "Balapan menuju gelar?
Saya tidak suka memprediksi, tetapi saya bilang bahwa Inter, Juventus! dan Milan berada di titik yang sama," kata Ancelotti, eks pelatih Milan, kepada Tuttosport dikutip Goal. Milan yang tersendat di laga-laga pra musim ternyata masih punya taji. Berkat dua gol dari striker muda Alexandre Pato, Il Diavollo Rosso membekap Siena 2-1 di kandang lawan.
Ancelotti yang kini membesut Chelsea menyoroti kekuatan Juve dengan kehadiran pemain-pemain yang memperkuat tim. Namun ikatan sejarah sebagai eks pemain dan pelatih Milan serta mantan punggawa AS Roma membuatnya berharap yang terbaik bagi dua klub itu.
"Secara khusus, Juve akan bertarung hingga akhir untuk memperebutkan scudetto dengan pemain-pemain seperti (Fabio) Cannavaro, Felipe Melo dan Diego, seorang pemain yang fantastis," ujar Carletto. "Saya berharap banyak kepada Palermo dan Napoli, namun saya akan memberikan sedikit dukungan saya pada Milan dan Roma," tutup Ancelotti.

Storari: AC Milan Harus Kalahkan Livorno


MILAN - Kakalahan 4-0 dari Inter Milan masih membekas jelas di skuad AC Milan. Hasil tersebut memang cukup menohok. Akan tetapi, kiper Marco Storari berharap AC Milan tak lagi meratapi hasil tersebut dan bisa fokus di laga berikutnya, yaitu menghadapi tuan rumah Livorno.
"Kami sangat ingin meraih hasil positif. Kami bermain bagus saat menghadapi Siena, tapi tidak saat derby Milano. Akan tetapi, kami masih memiliki keinginan untuk menang," kata Storari kepada Sky Sports 24.
Kemenangan menjadi hal mutlak bagi AC! Milan jika masih ingin membuka peluang menyodok ke posisi papan atas Serie A Italia musim ini. "Tujuan kami adalah memenangi setiap poin yang ditawarkan dan kemudian kita lihat saja bagaimana akhirnya nanti.
Kompetisi kami dimulai saat ini. Tak peduli apakah lawan kami tim besar atau kecil, karena setiap lawan selalu berusaha untuk menyakiti AC Milan," tutup Storari.

Galliani: Milanisti Tak Adil kepada Leonardo


MILAN — Wakil Presiden AC Milan Adriano Galliani mengerti, pendukung kecewa pada performa tim, yang gagal menang dan tak mampu mencetak gol dalam dua laga terakhir di Serie A.
Namun, menurutnya, tak adil menimpakan semua kesalahan kepada pelatih Leonardo. Dalam dua laga terakhir Serie A, "I Rossoneri" menyerah 0-1 dari Udinese dan ditahan imbang 0-0 oleh Bari.
Pendukung pun menyalahkan Leonardo. Ia dianggap tidak mampu meracik formasi skuad yang kompetitif. Saat ini, ia bahkan berada dalam desakan untuk mundur. "Ketika Anda menang, k! lub, pelatih, pemain, semuanya merasa senang. Ketika Anda kalah, kita juga kalah bersama-sama. Jelas bahwa kami gagal mencetak gol.
Namun, biarkanlah Leonardo bekerja sekarang," ujar Galliani. "Saya akan bertanya kepada pendukung untuk tetap mendukung tim ini karena tak ada yang bisa diraih dengan cemoohan. Namun, saya sungguh mengerti protes mereka," lanjutnya. Sejak Serie A bergulir, mereka meraih dua kemenangan, dua kekalahan, dan dua hasil seri.
Mereka juga hanya mencetak tiga gol dan kebobolan enam gol. Buruknya pertahanan dan tumpulnya lini serang membuat Milan terdampar di peringkat ke-11 dengan delapan poin atau berselisih tujuh angka dari Sampdoria di puncak klasemen.


sumber : kompas.com

Manchester United di Tahan Imbang Sunderland




Bola Lover english premier division kali ini mempertemukan antar manchester united dengan sunderland.pertandingan ini sangat dinantikan oleh kedua pendukung.pertandingan ini dilaksanakan di Old trafford,markas MU.

sunderland sebagai tim tamu tak gentar untuk menghadapi MU sejak babak pertama di mulai.malah pada menit ke-7 Sunderland membuat publik old trafoord terdiam oleh gol darent bent.! Gol ini memaksa MU bermain lebih berhati hati dengan sunderlan! d.sedang kan sunderland sendiri mampu menandingi permainan MU pada babak pertama.hingga babak pertama berakhir pertandingan dipimpin oleh sunderland dengan skor !-0.

Pada menit 51 John O'Shea mengirim umpan silang ke dalam kotak pinalti di mana Dimitar Berbatov yang akan menyelesaikannya dengan tendangan semi salto (lebih tepat disebut tendangan voli) untuk mengalahkan penjaga gawang dan membuatnya 1-1. 7 menit berselang,sunderland yang tidak mau membawa tangan hampa dalam pertandingan ini meggedor terus pertahanan MU dan menghasilkan gol pada menit 58 oleh Kenwyne Jones (58) yang menaklukan kiper Ben foster.dan membuat sunderland unggul 2-1 atas tim tuan rumah.Mu juga tidak mau kalah begitu saja,karena mereka tidak ingin tergeser dari puncak klasmen.MU terus menggedor pertahanan sunderland,dan hasilnya mengakibat kan kieran richardson terkena kartu merah 5 menit sebelum laga usai.kesempatan ini dimanfaatkan dengan baik oleh MU.pada masa injury time bombardir yg dilaku! kan MU membuahkan gol dari gol bunuh diri anton ferdinand.setelah gol itu MU terus menggedor,namun apa daya,wasit meniup tanda pertandingan berkahir.Dan hasil seri diterima ke-2 tim. MU menunjukan mental menang nya dalam pertandingan ini dengan buktinya mereka belum menyerah hinga wasit meniup peluit tanda pertandingan berkahir.Sunderland juga tidak kalah bagusnya karena mereka dapat merepotkaqn permainan MU, Ya kan om google?

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Friday, November 13, 2009

Rafa ready to dent Blues


The Reds travel to London to take on their fierce rivals in determined mood as they aim to respond to critics who have already questioned their 2009/10 credentials.

Defeats to Tottenham and Aston Villa have already rocked Benitez's plans and allowed the doom-mongers to congregate around Anfield before August had come to an end.

But Liverpool have since stabilised in the league and their boss is adamant that there will still be plenty of twists in the battle for silverware as he aims to add pressure on Chelsea, who lost at Wigan last weekend.

Benitez told Sky Sports News: "It is always important when you play against the top sides because it can make a big difference.

Fantastic
"But you never know. It is important to do the right things and if you can win it is fantastic. If not, you have to keep going. It is an important game for both teams."

He added: "If we can win, it will be two defeats in a row for them. But my! idea is always the same, it is a long race and there is still much to play."

Benitez heavily criticised his players in midweek following a comprehensive defeat at Fiorentina in the UEFA Champions League and he is expecting a reaction on Sunday.

But the former Valencia chief is also wary that Chelsea, who were unbeaten before their setback at Wigan, are looking to rediscover top gear.

He said: "Both teams will be desperate to win so we will hopefully see a good game. You always have to go with the idea that you can win."


Memorable
Benitez is set to renew rivalries with Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti on Sunday after twice crossing swords with the ex-AC Milan manager in UEFA Champions League finals.

Liverpool memorably got the better of Milan in 2005 in arguably the best European Cup final in history, however, Ancelotti's side gained revenge in 2007.

Benitez is therefore expecting another intriguing e! ncounter with the Italian, saying: "It will be interesting bec! ause he is a great manager.

"We have played in the finals and, OK, it will be good to see him and hopefully we will see him again in another final.

"He knows how to manage a top side. He has experience at AC Milan where he did really well and here he is now doing a very good job with good players."

But Benitez - who has been critical in the past of the tactics from the Blues under former bosses Jose Mourinho, Avram Grant and Luiz Felipe Scolari - does not think Ancelotti has had a radical impact.

When asked if he had noticed any difference in Chelsea's approach this season, he said: "Not too much. He has changed the shape of the team a bit, but the style of football is similar."

Carter Beraksi, Magic Menang



Dallas,-

Finalis NBA musim lalu Orlando Magic meraih kemenangan ketika menghadapi Dallas Mavericks di laga pra-musim. Bintang kemenangan Magic adalah pemain anyar mereka, Vince Carter.

Dalam laga yang digelar di Dallas, Selasa (6/10/2009) siang WIB, Carter yang didatangkan pada musim panas ini unjuk gigi dengan mencetak 21 poin, tiga rebounds, dan satu assists......
Sementara itu top performer dari tuan rumah adalah Dirk Nowitzki yang mencetak 23 poin, enam rebounds dan satu assists. !

Tuan rumah sempat unggul 101-99 ketika laga menyisakan kurang dari tiga menit lagi. Aksi forward Magic Brandon Bass dengan lemparan tiga angka-nya membalikkan keadaan menjadi 105-101.

Pertandingan berakhir dengan kemenangan Magic 110-105.

Pistons Tekuk Heat

Sementara itu di Detroit, tuan rumah Pistons mengatasi Miami Heat 87-83. Tampil sebagai top performer di kubu Pistons adalah Will Bynum yang mencatat 15 poin, dua rebounds, dan dua assists.

Sedang dari sisi tim tamu, penampil terbaik adalah Dwyane Wade yang mencetak 18 poin, tiga rebounds, dan lima assists.

Diberitakan AP, dalam laga ini wasit pengganti yang memimpin pertandingan beberapa kali melakukan koreksi atas keputusannya.

"Menurut saya, wasit-wasit itu sudah melakukan pekerjaannya dengan baik. Semua harus ingat bahwa ini merupakan laga pra-musim pertama mer! eka," demikian pelatih Pistons John Kuester.

DEL PIERO, 21 PERLE IN SERIE A


Ecco un omaggio di TvCalcio al capocannoniere della stagione 2007-2008 di Serie A con 21 reti

Questa la classifica marcatori finale:
- 21 reti: Del Piero (Juventus-3 rigori).

- 20 reti: Trezeguet (Juventus-2). - 19 reti: Borriello (Genoa-5).

- 17 reti: Mutu (Fiorentina-6); Ibrahimovic (Inter-7); Di Natale (Udinese-2).

- 15 reti: Kakà (6-Milan); Amauri (Palermo-2).

- 14 reti: Pandev (1) e Rocchi (3-Lazio); Totti (Roma-3).

- 13 reti: Cruz (1-Inter); Maccarone (Siena-2).

- 12 reti: Doni (1-Atalanta); Amoruso (1-Reggina); Bellucci (Sampdoria-2).

- 11 reti: F. Inzaghi (Milan); Qu! agliarella (Udinese).

- 10 reti: Acquafresca (Cagliari-2); Tavano (Livorno-2); Cassano (Sampdoria).

- 9 reti: Pazzini (Fiorentina); Vucinic (Roma); Maggio (Sampdoria); Pato (Milan).

L'ESTATE DI TV CALCIO



Il grande calcio non va in vacanza su Tv Calcio. La redazione ha deciso, dopo il grande successo avuto negli europei,di inserire nel palinsesto partite e trasmissioni live. Ecco cosa vi aspetta sul nostro blog:


CALCIOMERCATO SHOW:Dal 20 luglio partirà CalcioMercato Show. Indiscrezioni,approfondimenti e servizi su tutti i movimenti di mercato. In studio i conduttori fissi M.Lestingi & L.Lupo con la partecipazione* di F.Casotti.


CHAMPIONS LEAGUE:Tv Calcio trasmetterà i preliminari di Juventus e Fiorentina,che andranno in scena il 12-13 Agosto e il 26-27 Agosto.

AMICHEVOLI DI EXTRA LUSSO:Luglio e Agosto sono i mesi più importanti per la costruzione di una squadra. Ammira i nuovi campioni della tua squadra del cuore!!!


MILAN:17 agosto: Milan - Juventus (Trofeo Berlusconi a Milano) - dal 31 luglio al 3 agosto: Milan - Lokomotiv - Chelsea - Siviglia (Torneo di Mosca)

Inter- Milan - Juventus (Trofeo Tim)29 Luglio


INTER: Inter-Milan-Juventus (Trofeo Tim) 29 Luglio

5 agosto: Bayern Monaco - Inter (Monaco)

21 agosto: Juventus - Inter - Napoli (Trofeo Birra Moretti)


JUVENTUS:29 luglio: Juventus - Inter - Milan (Trofeo Tim) - Torino

2-3 agosto: Juventus - Arsenal - Amburgo (Emirates Cup) - Londra 6 agosto: Manchester Utd. - Juventus (Manchester)

17 agosto: Juventus - Milan (Trofeo Berlusconi) - Milano 21 agosto: Juventus - Inter - Napo! li (Trofeo Birra Moretti) - Napoli


* la partecipazione di F.Casotti sarà comunicata sul blog prima della messa in onda della puntata.



LE STELLE DEL CALCIO ILLUMINANO PECHINO PRIMA DELLA FIACCOLA



Gioca d'anticipo. S'affida ad una qualità che, di solito, fa grandi i propri atleti. Il calcio all'Olimpiade stavolta non perde tempo. Va in campo prima che la fiaccola illumini Pechino. E lo fa con la forza di chi ha capito che, comunque, i Giochi malgrado tutto, doping, smog, rischio attentati, caos cinese, sono sempre la cosa più bella per uno sportivo. Lo dice Ronaldinho, lo ripete Leo Messi, gli vanno dietro tutti quei calciatori che, pur volendo, non sono potuto venire fino a qui. Si, anche qualche nostro supercampione come Pippo Inzaghi ? tanto per fare un cognome - che avrebbe tanto volentier! i saggiato lo spirito dei cinque cerchi.

Insomma, non più calciatori viziati al villaggio olimpico che guardano tutto con snobismo, forte di miliardi e coccole medianiche 365 giorni all'anno. No, stavolta nell'edizione che per tanti versi ? entusiasmo della gente, bellezza del luogo, possibilità di nuovi record ? lascia ancora dubbiosi, il calcio c'è e si vede. Meglio si vuol far vedere. Cerca spazio, cerca di guadagnare, senza arroganza, ma con la forza dei propri campioni, uno spazio che, di solito, ai Giochi gli veniva giustamente negato. Gioca d'anticipo e propone anche una nazionale italiana che s'affida a Tommaso Rocchi e ai suoi giovani scelti e difesi da Casiraghi per andare più avanti possibile. Ma il Brasile e poi l'Argentina e il Camerun e la Nigeria. Insomma, il calcio alle Olimpiadi. E non viene più da mettersi a ridere.

IL CALENDARIO DEL TORNEO OLIMPICO

QUALIFICAZIONI MONDIALI 2010:TRAP OK,FRANCIA KO


Nelle altre gare di qualificazione ai Mondiali spicca il ko della Francia, che cade 3-1 in Austria. Con una doppietta di Joe Cole l'Inghilterra liquida la pratica Andorra. La Spagna campione d'Europa in carica supera per 1-0 la Serbia grazie a un gol di Villa (che ha fallito un rigore sullo 0-0), mentre la Germania travolge con sei gol il Liechtenstein in trasferta. Bene l'Irlanda del Trap, che sul neutro di Magonza batte 2-1 la Georgia di Cuper.

Tra i risultati a sorpresa, oltre a quello della Francia, la sconfitta interna dellaRomania contro la Lituania. Il Portogallo dilaga a Malta. Un gol su rigore del milanista Shevchenko regala il successo all'Ucraina sulla Bielorussia,! mentre resta a secco l'interista Ibrahimovic (tra Albania e Svezia finisce 0-0). Questo il quadro completo del primo turno delle qualificazioni ai Mondiali del 2010:

GRUPPO 1
Albania-Svezia 0-0 Ris. finale
Ungheria-Danimarca 0-0 Ris. finale
Malta-Portogallo 0-4 (25' aut. Said, 61' Hugo Almeida, 71' Simao, 78' Nani)Ris. finale

GRUPPO 2
Moldovia-Lettonia 1-2 (15' Karlsons-L - 22' Astafjevs-L) Ris. finale
Israele-Svizzera 2-2 (45' Yakin-SV, 56' NKufo-SV, 73' Benayoun-IS, 90' Sahar-IS) Ris. finale
Lussemburgo-Grecia 0-3 (36' Torosidis, 47'pt Gekas, 77'rig. Charisteas) Ris. finale

GRUPPO 3
Polonia-Slovenia 1-1 (17' Zewlakov-P - 35' Dedic-S) Ris. finale
Slovacchia-Irlanda del Nord 2-1 (st 1' Skrtel-S, 25' Hamsik-S, 36' autogol Durica-I) Ris. finale

GRUPPO 4
Galles-Azerbaijan 1-0 (83' Vokes-G) Ris. finale
Liechtenstein-Germania 0-6 (21',48' Podolski, 65' Rolfes, 66' Schweinsteiger, 76' Hitzlsperger, 86' Westermann) Ris. finale

GRUPPO 5
Armenia-Turchia 0-2 (61' Sanli-T, 78' Senturk-T) Ris. finale
Belgio-Estonia 3-2 (39', 80'Sonck-B, 57' Zenjov-E, 74' Defour-B, 93' Oper-E) Ris. finale
Spagna-Bosnia 1-0 (57' Villa) Ris! . finale

GRUPPO 6
Ucraina-Bielorussia 1-0 (90'rig. Shevchenko) Ris. finale
Andorra-Inghilterra 0-2 (49',55' Joe Cole) Ris. finale
Croazia-Kazakistan 3-0 (13' Niko Kovac, 35' Modric, 80' Petric) Ris. finale

GRUPPO 7
Romania-Lituania 0-3 (31' Stankevicius, 70' Mikoliunas, 86' Kalonas) Ris. finale
Serbia-Far Oer 2-0 (29'aut. Jacobsen, 88' Zigic) Ris. finale
Austria-Francia 3-1 (8' Janko-A, 43' Aufhauser-A, 60' Govou-F, 72'rig. Ivanschitz-A) Ris. finale

GRUPPO 8
Georgia-Irlanda 1- 2 (13' Doyle-I, 69' Whelan-I, 91' Kenia-G) Ris. finale
Cipro-Italia 1-2 (8', 91' Di Natale-I, 27' Aloneftis-C) Ris. finale
Montenegro-Bulgaria 2-2 (11' Petrov-B, 62' Vucinic-M, 81'rig. Jovetic-M, 92' Georgiev-B) Ris. finale

GRUPPO 9
Macedonia-Scozia 1-0 (5' pt Naumoski) Ris. finale
Norvegia-Islanda 2-2 (36' rig. Iversen-N, 39' Henguson-I, 50' Iversen-N, 69' Gudjohnsen-I) Ris. finale

CONFERMATI DUE TURNI PER GILA: PRANDELLI NON CI STA



''Vorrà dire che Alberto potrà riposare di più e lo ritroveremo più fresco per la sfida di Champions contro il Bayern", ha aggiunto polemico l'allenatore viola. L'attaccante infatti salterà la sfida casalinga di mercoledì sera contro l'Inter e la trasferta di domenica prossima a Siena.
"Qualcuno ha confuso il nostro fair play con le furbate", ha concluso Prandelli che è anche tornato sull'episodio del primo gol contro il Palermo: "Gussoni (presidente Aia, ndr) ha fatto una dichiarazione importante dicendo che in quell'azione c'era rigore ed espulsione di Dellafiore. Cinque minuti prima c'era un altro rigore, ma non corro dietro alle polemiche".
LAZIO: RIDOTTE A 1 TURNO SQUALIFICHE FOGGIA E MAURILa corte di giustizia della! Figc ha parzialmente accolto i reclami presentati dalla Lazio contro le squalifica per due giornate inflitte dal giudice sportivo a Pasquale Foggia e Stefano Mauri dopo Lazio-Napoli: per entrambi la sanzione è stata ridotta a una giornata di squalifica e all'ammenda di 10.000 euro.

TAVANO SHOW E IL LIVORNO FERMA IL SASSUOLO


ANCONA-TRIESTINA 2-141' pt Rincon (A), 5' st Ardemagni (T), 40' st Vanigli (A)
EMPOLI-MANTOVA 1-136' pt Corona (M), 34' st Saudati (E)
LIVORNO-SASSUOLO 2-22' pt Loviso (L), 38' pt e 50' st Tavano (L), 44' pt Zampagna (S), 31' st Masucci (S)
MODENA-BARI 0-218' pt rig. Barreto, 37' st Caputo
PIACENZA-PISA 1-09' st Guzman
RIMINI-ALBINOLEFFE 1-126' st Madonna (A), 27' st Vantaggiato (R)
SALERNITANA-ASCOLI 1-211' pt rig. Soncin (A), 21' pt Cani (A), 24' st Gerardi (S)
TREVISO-AVELLINO 2-12' pt Musetti (T), 7' st Pepe (A), 26' st Guigou (T)
BRESCIA-GROSSETO 1-0 (giocata venerdi)34' pt Caracciolo
PARMA-CITTADELLA 1-0 (giocata venerdi)32' st Paloschi
FROSINONE-VICENZA (domenica ore 1

QUARESMA AL CHELSEA PER ARRIVARE A DROGBA



Quaresma lascia l'Inter per l'Inghilterra. La destinazione del portoghese non è però il Tottenham, come si ipotizzava nelle ultime ore. E' il Chelsea in realtà ad aver raggiunto in extremis l'accordo col club di via Durini. Quaresma passa ai Blues in prestito fino a giugno. L'Inter, su precisazione indicazione di Mourinho, aveva acquistato in estate il giocatore dal Porto per 25 milioni di euro, cifra che comprende il cartellino di Pelè.



Domenica, col Torino, l'ultima di una lunga serie di bocciature per il portoghese, mai convincente in questi mesi trascorsi ad Appiano Gentile. Poi l'ufficialità dell'esclusione d! alla lista Champions, quindi le voci di cessione, puntualmente confermate, se non nella destinazione, perlomeno nella sostanza delle cose: l'avventura del 'Trivela' alla corte di Mourinho è terminata, almeno per ora.

A giugno, il portoghese potrebbe essere utilizzato da Moratti come contropartita per arrivare a Drogba, da tempo nei piano di Mou e attualmente in rotta col tecnico del Chelsea, Felipe Scolari. "Un'esperienza all'estero a Ricardo potrebbe solo far bene". Così, solo poche ore fa, si era espresso il presidente Moratti. Parole che in fretta sono diventate realtà.

MANCA SOLO LA FIRMA PER BECKS



Per l'ufficialità della permanenza di David Beckham al Milan "mancano solo le firme". Parola di Adriano Galliani. "Sono molto ottimista, dovremmo esserci. L'annuncio potrebbe arrivare a ore o a giorni". L'accordo con i Los Angeles Galaxy è stato trovato per una cifra intorno ai 5 milioni di dollari. L'inglese rimarrà in rossonero fino al termine della stagione, per poi tornare in California. Più cauto il presidente Berlusconi: "Non ne so nulla".

Beckham, per prolungare la sua avventura ! milanese, ha deciso di rinunciare a parte dell'ingaggio, aiutando così il Milan ad accontentare le richieste dei Los Angeles Galaxy. A gennaio 2010, quando scadrà il contratto con gli americani, il centrocampista sarà libero di ritornare a Milano, questa volta definitivamente e con tutta la famiglia.

GALLIANI SUL MOMENTO NEGATIVO DEL MILAN
L'ad rossonero parla anche del difficile momento della squadra, cercando di guardare al futuro con più ottimismo: "Per il futuro sono sempre stato ottimista - dice Galliani - La mia diagnosi è chiara, abbiamo una serie di infortunati tali che senza questi giocatori siamo una squadra diversa. Mi sembra che tutte le squadre quando fanno giocare le seconde linee abbiano qualche difficoltà, ogni riferimento è puramente casuale. La partita di domenica contro l'Atalanta? Mi preoccupano tutte le partite e soprattutto tutti gli infortunati. Nesta, Kaladze, Gattuso, Ronaldinho, Borriello e forse sto dimenticando qualcuno. Chiunque ! decida se una squadra puo' tenere fuori sei o sette titolariss! imi e av ere lo stesso rendimento...".

GALLIANI SULLE PROVOCAZIONI DI MOU
Alla domanda se Mourinho gli stia ancora simpatico dopo gli attacchi ai rossoneri, Galliani ha preferito rimandare: "Rispondo la prossima volta", ha detto arrivando in Lega. E comunque, quando ha parlato "ero via. E una cosa che mi succede è che quando son lontano arriva tutto ovattato, le cose che qui sembrano importanti da lontano sembrano meno importanti". "Ognuno comunque si assume la responsabilita' delle cose che dice. Non credo che ci sia un mandante Inter (Moratti, ndr) dietro le parole di Mourinho". In generale, poi, "io sono dell'idea che ai tecnici devono rispondere i tecnici, ai giocatori i giocatori. Sarebbe diverso se le dichiarazioni le facessero i presidenti. Noi non è che litighiamo con l'Inter se Mourinho dovesse dire che tutti i giocatori del Milan sono scarsi. Risponderà Ancelotti...".

numero 3 (maggio 2003)


HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!


I giorni del calcio inglese


Il punto sulle piccole del calcio italiano.



In questi giorni in cui a fare notizia è Beckham ed il suo enturage in questo intervento parleremo delle piccole del calcio nostrano.


Grandi movimenti nelle sedi del calciomercato italiano:mentre le grandi si limiteranno ad assistere passivamente le piccole si scatenano.

Il ds del Lecce Angelozzi dopo avere incassato il no di Jimenez cercherà di portare nel capoluogo salentino il 25enne Edinho trequartista dell'Internacional di Porto Alegre.

La Reggina in attesa di sbloccare la situazione Corradi dato dai media vicin! o al Bologna è in trattativa per portare sullo stretto un ex conoscenza del calcio reggino:quell'Emiliano Bonazzoli che tanto bene fece con Di Michele quattro stagioni fa.Proprio Di Michele è vicino al rientro al Torino.

Il Bologna oltre a Corradi farà spesa nel supermarket Inter:i felsinei sono a caccia di Dacourt,Rivas,Obinna e sognano il prestito di SuperMario Balotelli.

Il fanalino di coda Chievo invece spera di portare a Verona l'italo-nigeriano Stefano Okaka Chuka chiuso a Roma magari inserendo nella trattativa l'albanese Bogdani gradito da Spalletti

Calcio Mercato Results: CHIEVO VERONA


CHIEVO VERONA

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data trasferimento ordina per data trasferimento nome giocatore ordina per nome giocatore tipo movimento ordina per tipo movimento squadra di provenienza ordina per squadra di provenienza
31/08/2009 ABBRUSCATO ELVIS TEMPORANEO TORINO
31/08/2009! SARDO GENNARO TEMPORANEO CATANIA
31/08/2009 PICCOLO FELICE TEMPORANEO EMPOLI
31/08/2009 BERTIN ANDREA TEMPORANEOINTER
28/08/2009 PINZIN DAVIDE DEFINITIVO PORTOGRUARO
21/08/2009 IORI MANUEL PARTECIPAZIONE CITTADELLA
20/08/2009 D'ALESSIO DAVIDEDEFINITIVOPORTO CORSINI
19/08/2009 RADU IONUT FLORIN DEFINITIVO POTENZA
06/08/2009 DE MICCO CARLO TEMPORANEO TRIESTINA
06/08/2009 LA ROCCA MASSIMILIANO TEMPORANEO JUVENTUS
06/08/2009 GONCALVES DE OLIVEIRA DIMAS DEFINITIVO SAMBONIFACESE
05/08/2009 TONANI DAVIDE T! EMPORANEOINTER
05/08/2009 MICHELETTI AWOH TEMPORANEO INTER
05/08/2009 FRACARO FILIPPO DEFINITIVO INTER
05/08/2009 D'ASCANIO FRANCESCODEFINITIVO INTER
21/07/2009 PINZI GIAMPIERO TEMPORANEO UDINESE
15/07/2009 ARIATTI LUCA DEFINITIVO LECCE
13/07/2009! MISKIEWICZ MICHAL ADAM TEMPORANEO MILAN
10/07/2009 MERINI MATTEO DEFINITIVO LAZIO
10/07/2009 PIRO DANIELE DEFINITIVONOVA TOR TRE TESTE
07/07/2009 CECCARELLI FABIO DEFINITIVO TREVISO
26/06/2009 COTTAFAVA MARCELLO PARTECIPAZIONE TRIESTINA
26/06/2009 D'AMBROSIO DARIOPARTECIPAZIONE TRIESTINA
http://www.lega-calcio.it/it/Serie-A-TIM/Calciomercato/CHIEVO-VERONA.page

Mascherano admits his commitment for the club



Javier Mascherano has admitted that he is very much committed to Liverpool Football Club and is all guns blazing to fight for the title this year.

It is good to hear the commitment from the player itself.Liverpool don't want to loose Mascherano at any cost especially after loosing Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid.

Mascherano said: "Barcelona contacted my agents regarding a possible move.

"But I have always been a professional and have never left a club high and dr! y, and I was not going to do that this time with Liverpool.

"I will always value the fact Benitez took a chance on me when neither Carlos Tevez nor I were being given chances at West Ham.

"Benitez is someone who is very serious and clear. He spoke with me and told me I was a key player, and that I could not abandon the club just for financial reasons."

Mascherano, who played in Argentina's 3-2 win in Russia in midweek, admits his head was turned by Barca's advances.

But he added: "When Xabi Alonso left for Real Madrid I knew that me also leaving was impossible, but I had already made a commitment with Rafa to stay 100 per cent with the project.

"Last year we were so close to being champions and we'll be back in the title fight again."