Road to the consecration

November 29, 2009 — yangxiaowei

Lionel Messi is the hot favorite to win the Golden Ball 2009 to be unveiled next Tuesday, which will become the first Argentine to receive this reward and opens the way for his dedication to the 22, one of the winners youngest in history. The pools offer little doubt about the identity of the winner, to be unveiled by France Football on early Tuesday, before the Barcelona playmaker materially receive the award at a gala on Sunday.

Even venture to predict that Argentina will be joined on the podium by Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid, winner of last edition, and the Spanish of Barcelona Xavi Hernandez, voted best player of last season.

Thus, it would reverse the top two positions last year, when Messi was second behind Ronaldo.

Confirmed the predictions, Messi will be the sixth player to lift the Golden Ball Blaugrana wearing the Barça shirt, after the Spanish Luis Suarez (1960), Dutchman Johan Cruyff (1974), Bulgarian Ristra Stoichkov (1994) and Brazilians Rivaldo (1999) and Ronaldinho (2005).

And the first Argentine to achieve an award which only allows a choice to non-Europeans since 1995, thus depriving the same to stars of the likes of Maradona and Pele,darkfall gold.

El Rosario connects with Alfredo di Stefano, born in Argentina but won the Golden Ball in 1957 and 1959 with Spanish nationality.

Since 1995, when the winner was the Liberian George Weah, the Golden Ball has fallen five times in Brazilian players, Ronaldo twice (1997 and 2002), Rivaldo, Ronaldinho and Kaka, who won in 2007.

Messi will be the third youngest Golden Ball in history, second only to Ronaldo, who was 21 when he first won in 1997 and by England’s Michael Owen, who succeeded in 2001 with 22 years.

By skillful attacker Blaugrana have earned their big games for Barcelona, who won all possible titles, the Champions League, the second of their record, the Spanish league and Copa del Rey, plus the Super Cup.

The testerazo the Argentine in the final of the Champions League in Rome initialed the third success in Europe’s top competition for the Catalans and Messi catapulted the prestigious trophy.

A successful year was not so supported in his selection, where less than Messi shines with his club.

In extremis, won the World Cup qualifier in South Africa next year, but the striker does not seem to fit into the game proposed by Maradona.

But his performance at the club seems to be enough to surpass their main rivals. Xavi was ahead in the stock because all adds Euro Barça won by Spain. Ronaldo, meanwhile, scored only British League before becoming the most expensive player in history when Real Madrid paid for his transfer 94 million euros.

Messi seems destined to monopolize this season all the individual awards.

Just won the “Onze d’Or” to deliver another French magazine and listed as the clear favorite to win the trophy for best FIFA player delivering the votes from the coaches and captains.

In addition to Lionel Messi, which starts as a favorite to win the Ballon d’Or 2009 in the top ten finalists are also unveiled the Spanish of Barcelona, Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez.

The French magazine France Football announced the names of the finalists for this award, among which also includes Real Madrid’s Brazilian Kaka and Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, “Golden Ball winner last year, and Barça Sweden, Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

The list is completed by the Cameroonian former Inter Milan and Barcelona’s Samuel Eto’o, Didier Drogba of Chelsea and the British Liverpool Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney of Manchester United.

The winner will be unveiled by France Football on the morning of Tuesday, day 1, and award ceremony will take place on Sunday, December 6th.

All pools suggest that Messi will be the name, which will become the first Argentine to receive this award and one of the youngest winners ever.

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New Destination

November 27, 2009 — yangxiaowei

Jose Maria del Nido, president of Sevilla FC, has confirmed in Seville airport before leaving for a Bucharest (Romania), where his team plays a game of the Champions League, the Uruguayan Ernesto Javier Chevanton has been transferred to Atalanta of Bergamo in the Italian Serie.

This assignment is made according to Sevilla presidnete to “respond to the request of the technicians, who think that the player needs to play games.”

Del Nido, on the other hand, understands that the rumors about the possible interest of Real Madrid in the Argentine Diego Perotti are but attempts to destabilize the player.

“Sevilla does not have right now the idea that a player can go out. We should avoid falling into what in the Madrid press is seen as playing the contrary. We think of ours and leave our players alone,” has Sevilla president assured.

Del Nido has stressed that Sevilla have quantity and quality to withstand the pace of the best in all competitions and has ensured that “time is Seville,” referring to the scoring pace of the teams, including Seville, are installed at the top of the standings.

The manager has said the march Seville to Romania with the clear intention “to win to secure first place in the group and thus enter a good start in the fourth round of the tournament.”

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A machine check

November 25, 2009 — yangxiaowei

Top seed Maria Sharapova, former world No. 1, this year retained the title of the richest among Russian athletes, with revenues of $ 24 million in 2009, he published the business magazine Finans.

Like last year, ranking the 25 wealthiest Russian athletes dominate the hockey players, 16 in total, compared to 21 in 2008.

Rounding out the list of highest paid athletes five players, two players and a basketball.

Though Sharapova is ranked top of the rankings, revenue declined
$1.5 million last year, the magazine reported.

Of the total revenue this year, the only tennis player on the field earned $ 900,000 and the remainder comes from their contracts.

This season, the diva Sharapova recently reappeared in May in the WTA Tour after an operation on his right shoulder. And while at a high level again, intermittently and in fact had lost important months of the calendar.

Meanwhile, the main source of income for most athletes who appear in the list is the contract that binds them with their clubs.

The basketball player Andrei Kirilenko (Utah Jazz), repeating second in the list, is the highest paid athlete taking into account only their sports contract as a source of revenue, $ 15.1 million in revenue this year 15.3 .

London Arsenal striker Andrei Arshavin burst onto the list for fourth straight win, with revenues of $ 11.25 million.

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Eager to leave

November 23, 2009 — yangxiaowei

The striker admitted that he thought the French left after the controversy over both managed by France against Ireland thanks to an attacker’s hand and led to the classification of the ‘blues’ for the World Cup in South Africa. In an interview published in the newspaper Lequipe, Henry said he felt abandoned by their association and that he considered leaving the selection.

“On Friday, when everything started to go too far, was very angry,” said the player, who said “the question was asked” whether to continue on the computer.

“Maybe without the support of my relatives would have taken another decision, but now I’ve decided, I will fight to the end. Although what has just happened is very serious. You can forgive, but you can not always forget,” he said.

“Despite everything that has just passed, which made me feel abandoned, I will not leave my country,” he added.

Henry noted that had been raised before leaving the selection. “After the 2006 World Cup I thought, but it was too soon. After Euro 2008 as well, but was not the best. There was a generation that needed me,” he said.

The striker said that he even endangering its continuity in Barcelona for injured go to a call for the selection.

“I never thank enough the coach (Josep Guardiola) and the public support Barca. I could not bend the knee, but I could not stay away when we played the classification” of France for the World Cup, “he said.

Henry said his hand in the match against Ireland was “an affair of the game” that has been overemphasized and criticized, not to quote, who attacked him for his attitude after the game.

“I’ve heard people who gave me lessons when I asked for forgiveness in the countryside and out,” Henry said.

Eric Cantona and Bixente Lizarazu are some players who criticized the attitude of Henry after the match when striker went to talk to the Irish players.

Henry considered “normal” apologize to the Irish but regretted its celebration of the French goal.

“I should not have. Frankly, it was uncontrollable. I’m sorry. So I went to the end to greet the Irish one by one. After we did not party. Even in the dressing room,” he said.

The player recalled that after the game showed his face and went to the media to recognize that he had committed a foul even though it “could have left through the back door without saying a word.”

The front said it was coincidence that the publication of his statement in which they asserted that “the most equitable” would repeat the game several hours after FIFA ruled that do not play again.

“We worked the issue with my attorney without knowing that FIFA would rule the day,” he said.

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Borja Gonzalez, ‘Golden Boot’ World

November 19, 2009 — yangxiaowei

Spanish striker Borja Gonzalez, who belongs to Atletico Madrid has now won the “Golden Shoe” as Sub’17 top scorer Nigeria’09 football, being named “Best Player” of the tournament Sani Nigerian Emmanuel.

Borja Gonzalez, who has scored 5 points in this edition is the third Spanish player to capture the ‘Golden Boot’ in a World Sub”17 because they had achieved before David Fraile (7 goals) in Egypt 1997 , and Cesc Fabregas (5 goals), Finland 2003.

The “Silver Shoe” was for the Nigerian Emmanuel Sani, while the ‘Bronze’ have shared the Uruguayan Sebastian Gallegos and Haris Seferovic Swiss author in the final Sunday of the goal that gave the world to Switzerland.

Both Emmanuel and Gallegos (Atletico Madrid) and Seferovic have scored the same as many that Borja, who took home the trophy for highest number of assists given.

The ‘Golden Ball’, which rewards the player considered the tournament has gone to the Nigerian Emmanuel, followed by Swiss Nassim Ben Khalifa ( ‘Silver Ball’) and the local also Ramon Azeez ( “Bronze Ball”) .

As “Best Goalkeeper” has been named Switzerland’s Benjamin Siegrist.

The “Fair Play Trophy” has been selected for Nigeria, which have shown only two yellow cards, one in the final.

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