Real Madrid CF vs Tottenham Hotspur FC

on March 29, 2011 None comments

UEFA Champions League quarter-final is approaching. With the debut on the 5th of April, Real Madrid CF is seeking for the fifth straight home win in the League, against Tottenham Hotspur FC, a game that promise a show from both sides.

The galactic from Real will try to sink the chances for the English boys and put a beautiful show for the fans, specially when the game is on Bernabeu, a stadium full of Real Madrid fanson their run for success in this stage.
Real Madrid is in an strange position, managing to reach in this stage after a seven years struggle, last semi-final for them dates from 2003.

After finally negotiating the round of 16 for the first time in seven years, Madrid are now bidding to reach their first semi-final since 2003 and can take heart from an impeccable home record in the competition.

Tottenham have had to wait rather longer since their one previous appearance in the last four – on their only other European Champion Clubs’ Cup entry in 1961/62.But after a good performance against AC Milan, Bernabeu won’t be the turning point.

Previous meetings
Madrid emerged victorious from the clubs’ one previous encounter, in the 1984/85 UEFA Cup quarter-finals. Peter Shreeves’ Tottenham, the then-holders, were undone by a 15th-minute Steve Perryman own goal in the first leg at White Hart Lane, the defender deflecting in a cross from Emilio Butragueño, today Madrid’s director of institutional relations.

Success for who ? Real or Tottenham? Keep close!

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Delayed games causing problems in Primera Division

on March 28, 2011 None comments

The fire started on the TV rights of the Primera Division. Matches of 30th stage of the Spanish first league have been postponed because of the strike teams, but not all clubs have accepted the decision.

The clubs that don’t support the strike are seeking for the annulment of a law that requires that at least one game a week must run free on a TV post that does not have broadcasting rights.

Spanish Federation (LFP) said, regarding the existing problems, that there has been no progress in talks with the clubs, the Spanish government was involved too. “Dialogue has been postponed till April”, informed the LFP.

If it will be a permanent decision, the postponement will affect the activity of the first two leagues of Spain, even if not all clubs agree with the idea. Some even asked a court in Madrid to grant the match dispute. Among them are Athletic Bilbao, Espanyol, Real Sociedad, Sevilla, Villarreal and Zaragoza.

Leg 30 in Spain:
Sevilla-Zaragoza
Getafe-Valencia
Villarreal-Barcelona
Almeria-Athletic Bilbao
Real Madrid-Sporting Gijon
Osasuna-Atletico Madrid
Real Sociedad-Hercules
Levante-Malaga
Deportivo La Coruna-Mallorca

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Tottenham -1 in UCL next week?

on March 24, 2011 None comments

Gareth Bale just returned after an injury in January and was ready for the most important games of his life! This weekend, the Wales will play with England while his club team will meet Real Madrid in the Champions League quarterfinals.

Bale will return to Tottenham for treatment, but the first verdict of the doctors is not encouraging for him. It has a stretch in the thigh, which will make him sit on the bar a few weeks.

Born on 16 July 1989 in Cardiff, Gareth Frank Bale, the 21 years old left quarterback plays for Tottenham Spurs since 2007 till now.

This injury is a great lost for Tottenham if a recovery won’t be possible. Not to point that they are playing against Real Madrid, a desperate team after results and with a coach that has its place threaten if he doesn’t come up with trophies.

How will change this fact the game parcour? Keep in touch!

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Alves, three years more with Barca

on March 23, 2011 None comments

FC Barcelona‘s Brazilian defender, Dani Alves, has extended by three years, until 2015, the contract with the Catalan group, said the Spanish club.

The 27 years of age Brazilian international player transferred to FC Barcelona in 2008 from Sevilla, his contract expiring in June 2012.

Spanish press wrote earlier this year that Dani Alves has rejected a new offer to extend the contract with the Catalan group, Barca offering him six million euros per year, while Brazilian defender asked seven million euros per year.

In late February, Dani Alves said he was “optimistic” regarding the contract extension. “I am very optimistic, I know we will find a solution. I can not imagine Barca with no Alves. The signing depends on both sides. If they’ll want, I will stay. Otherwise, life will continue. I won’t pull my hair if they think I don’t deserve to stay. “Alves said.

The problem is solved with help from a company in South America, which gave the amount of money in exchange of Barcelona’s image for promoting some product

FC Barcelona is Spain’s championship leader after 29 stages, the team is qualified in the Spanish Cup final and Champions League quarter-final.

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Platini, the new old FIFA boss

on March 22, 2011 None comments

In the position of sole candidate for another term of four years at the head of UEFA, Michel Platini was elected today at the Continental Congress court of Paris. There was no question of a vote, while the representatives of 53 affiliated federations have appealed to the second procedure in regulation. The former French international was confirmed in office with acclaims!

It was practically Platini‘s recognition of merit, which in the first term, begun in 2007, managed to bring to an end many of the proposed projects:

– A new format of the Champions League final with optimal spread over several weeks and end on Saturday;
– Another Europe League TV rights centralized League model system that will be applied in the preliminary EC and CM (Area Europe) since 2014
– EC-final tournaments will take part in 24 teams, not 16, as before
– It persuaded to abolish the G14 clubs to join the forum and continental European Club Association
– He founded the Strategic Council, where clubs, leagues and players’ representatives are involved in decision making
– All of them belong to the idea of line judges, already in the League and Champions League.
In this new term Platini will try to introduce in this world the women. Will his efforts success?

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