Son of David Beckham impresses
August 8, 2008

Romeo Beckham, son of David and Victoria Beckham impressed those attending a match played at a college football in Los Angeles.
During the match, the child showed that football has learned a lot from his father, using the same technique that David for kicking the ball.
To pay homage to his father, Romeo wore the number 23 shirt, which uses the same David with the Galaxy.
Cristiano “not authorized” to make statements
August 7, 2008

The extreme Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo continues today in Lisbon with his recovery from injury in the right, despite the media lusos state that already was due to his club, Manchester United.
The Portuguese international, object of desire of Real Madrid, went to a clinic in the Portuguese capital to continue his rehabilitation, before traveling in the coming days a Dutch clinic where he was operated on last July 7.
For questions from television journalists lusa, Ronaldo said he could not speak because it is not “authorized”.
However, the star of the Portuguese selection said that though the current situation leads to continuous statements by interested parties and its possible exit from the “Red Devils”, as it is accustomed to live under “great pressure”.
The Manchester United player performs six hours a day working under the supervision of a physiotherapist for your confidence to recover from an injury that will take him away from the playgrounds for several weeks more.
Meanwhile, uncertainty remains about whether wear the shirt of Real Madrid next season or if Manchester United hold pressure from the Bernabeu and keep their top scorer last season.
Market passes World: High and low
August 1, 2008

During the last month, the market passes players in the world has been troubled. The trillada novel of Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid (which goes, who stays at Manchester United) and announced the signing of Ronaldinho to Milan, have become footnotes bomb Now, as well, and to complete, said Chelsea offered $ 200 million by the Brazilian Kaká.
In Spain, Madrid is the athletics team engagements stellar Gregory Coupet (Lyon), John Heitinga (Ajax), Tomas Ujfalusi (Fiorentina), while the Barsa was the squad that left more cracks go in League: Deco (Chelsea), Lilian Thuram, Gianluca Zambrotta (Milan), Frank Rijkaard, and Giovanni Dos Santos (Tottenham).
The most prominent Latinos who arrived at the football ‘Motherland’ were the Ecuadorian Joffre Guerrón (Getafe), the Mexican Omar Bravo (Deportivo La Coruna), and Paraguayan Justo Villar (Valladolid).
On the other hand, the Ligue 1 of France surprised the return of Ludovic Giuly (Rome) and Claude Makela (Chelsea), both at PSG. Just as the sale of French goalkeeper Grégory Coupet of Lyon athletes to Madrid. Also the wonder of African American Freddy Adu will arrive in Le Championnat (Monaco) from the Portuguese Benfica, Carlos Bocanegra at Rennes and Czech Milan Baros joining the ranks of Lyon, after passing through Portsmouth.
The Colombian goalkeeper will be the Latino Nice touch for this season. The Serie A was the one that had more ups and downs. The striker Christian Vieri moved from Fiorentina to Atalanta of Bergamo and Milan’s Alberto Gilardino to cast ‘Viola’. In addition, the Swedish Olof Mellberg arrives at Juventus after playing for Aston Villa, Mathieu Flamini (Arsenal), Gianluca Zambrotta (Barcelona) will play for the cast rossonero.
Moreover, the Rome came John Arne Riise (Liverpool), Vincenzo Montella (Sampdoria). The Inter Milan José Mourinho takes his new face in technical command, the return of Brazilian Adriano and the arrival of Amantino Mancini (Roma).
Latinos who will be in the 2008/2009 season of Italian football will be: Ruben Olivera (Peñarol to Genoa), Juan Pablo Carrizo (River Plate, Argentina to Lazio), Mauro Zarate (from Birmingham to Lazio), Ronaldinho (Barcelona to Milan), German Denis (Independiente, Argentina to Napoli) and the illustrious son leaving the Uruguayan Alvaro Recoba and Cafú (Santos of Brazil).
What more is spoken in the Premier League is whether Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United goes to Real Madrid. In turn, Felipao (Portugal) is shown with Deco (Barcelona) at Chelsea and Robbie Keane (Tottenham) does the same with Liverpool.
The ‘Flaco’ Peter Crouch went from Liverpool to Portsmouth, Robbie Fowler moved from Cardiff City to Blackburn Rovers. The Mexican Carlos Vela (Osasuna) and Giovanni Dos Santos (Barcelona) go to Arsenal and Tottenham respectively.Jonas Gutierrez (Mallorca) will join Newcastle United.
Milan Baros (Lyon), Harry Kewell (Galatasaray), John Arne Riise (Rome), Alexander Hleb (Barcelona), Gilberto Silva (Panathinaikos), Jens Lehmann (Stuttgart), Mathieu Flamini (Milan), Rozenhal (Lazio), Emre Belozoglu (Galatasaray), are players who leave the English league.
With respect to Argentina, Gimnasia de la Plata and Fencing will be Roberto Sosa (Napoli) and Gaston Sessa (Barcelona, Ecuador). While Facundo Quiroga (Wolfsburg, Germany) joined the staff of River Plate. Facundo Sava had left Racing Club to end up in Arsenal Sarandí Daniel garnered.
Meanwhile, Andres D’Alessandro had left San Lorenzo and was immediately hired by the Inter de Porto Alegre. Gaston Fernandez (Tigers) and Jose Luis Calderon (Arsenal Sarandí), is enrolled at Estudiantes de La Plata. A Vélez Sársfield returned Roberto Nanni, following its passage through Dynamo Moscow.
The arrival of Ramon Diaz to the technical direction of the americas Aguilar has been the most prominent in Mexico. Secondly, there is a change of equipment Bruno Marioni (Atlas - Pachuca) and Alfredo Moreno (San Luis-americas). Similarly the incorporation of Paraguayan Dante Lopez to Pumas, the Argentine Ezequiel Maggiolo to Native Ciudad Juarez and the ‘master’ Benjamin Galindo to Cruz Azul.
Finally, Hernan Dario ‘rolls’ Gomez returned to directing in Colombia: Santa Fe. And the defense Ecuadorian Ivan Hurtado will be playing for Millonarios.
Federation Suspends U.S. White to two years after the U.S. Open Cup
August 1, 2008

The American Federation of Football (U.S. Soccer Federation) suspended the Chicago Fire’s Mexican striker, Cuauhtemoc Blanco for two years to participate in the powers of the U.S. Open Cup, for assaulting an officer of DC United.
On July 8, the World Cup in France 98 and Korea-Japan 2002 received a red card to react violently after a strong entry that received by the zaguero Marc Burch, in his team’s defeat Face DC United 2-1 in extra time, within the contest Copera.
After being expelled, Blanco resisted leaving the stadium and allegedly struck his head with an operations officer of the rival team.
According to the Washington Post, the federation disciplinary committee of the U.S. saw a recording done from the field and took that decision.
The rotary indicated that Major League Soccer in the United States (MLS, for its acronym in English) had not been ruled on the matter, pending a determination of the U.S. Soccer Federation.
That meeting was governed by the U.S. Open Cup, where the MLS is not interference, however, White, being a league that employees can receive a punishment for his attitude to be a representative club Chicago Fire.
Argentina have Messi and can not fail
July 30, 2008

In Athens 2004 and after 52 years of waiting, the Argentine sport again become a gold medal at the Games, thanks to football. Moreover, this discipline won its first Olympic success. Today, the Selection ‘Albiceleste’, with Lionel Messi and compiled a star has a responsibility to defend the title.
Following the announcement of the Barcelona star on its secure presence in the Olympic Games in Beijing, some breathed relieved bearing in mind that in addition to combined formed by Gago, Mascherano, Lavezzi, Riquelme, ‘Kun’ Agüero, among other cracks, never presea may escapársele the maximum.
However, in his country, there are voices who speak an unwavering lack of character on the part of the ‘Flea’ Rosario. He was tried in the media “should shut up when talk”, “not to give the face” and “wash their hands” in a situation where he had placed firm. Until Diego Maradona will recrimino the fact “no escape for Beijing.”
At age 21, the player most destabilising the world, is the highest in the huge idol FC Barcelona of Spain, winner U-20 World Cup with Argentina in the 2005 World Netherlands, along with many players who today form the basis of this Olympic team in Beijing a few days Pisa.
However, Lionel Messi, still lacks a performance with his consecration selected in the eyes of all their compatriots, an opportunity that is offered in the expected competition from the east, which may not let go.
Argentina, commanded by former world champion in Mexico 1986 Sergio Batista, will face in the Olympic tournament on August 7 in Ivory Coast-his rival more complicated-to Australia on 10 and Serbia and Montenegro 13.
The rivals, a priori, not too difficult to oppose Messi, Riquelme, Agüero and company, though, appears on the horizon Brazil Ronaldinho and Alexandre Pato, who despite not having Robinho and Kaka aims to get gold, single prize missing from the showcase of pentacampeones world.
In the Chinese land, Messi will miss some ‘difficulties’ he had with the shirt of his country, like banking remain in power without struggle in the quarter-finals of Germany 2006 on the orders of Jose Pekerman, to be what everyone expect it to be.
The challenge then is to emulate Charles’ Apache ‘Tevez, and figure scorer in Athens 2004, to reach back to the podium as high as one team in Athens which led Marcelo Bielsa.
Chivas did not take the easy before the Venezuelan Aragua
July 21, 2008

The Aragua FC of Venezuela, debutant in the next edition of the Copa Sudamericana, played its preseason in Argentina prior to the two matches played before the Chivas of Guadalajara, sports sources announced.
Part of the Venezuelan team that arrived in Buenos Aires led by Deportivo Manager Miguel Mora, fitness coach Ariel Gomez and ten players aurirrojos, were installed at the sports complex Banco de la Provincia located 60 kilometers from the capital.
The rest of the players and coaching staff will travel between today and tomorrow.
The technical director Manolo Contreras, who will join the expedition on Thursday near the Venezuelan technical assistant Miguel Acosta, pointed out that this preseason in Argentine lands serve as much to the team, pointing particularly to clashes with Mexicans of the Copa Sudamericana.
“Roce, competition, another scenario is what we are going to look at this pass by Argentina. The boys need to live another kind of football to continue feeding their experience and very good way of addressing our commitments in the upcoming South American championship and also in Venezuelan, “said Contreras.
The chocolatiers conduct their activities at the facilities of the complex where they are staying to comply with the process of adjusting climate and environment.
Among the shocks and preparatory friendlies already confirmed are compared with Gymnastics and Fencing 22 this month, Estudiantes de la Plata on July 24 and then 26 in the New gasometría against San Lorenzo de Almagro, all of the first division.
Robinho would be signing the “bomb” in Barcelona
July 18, 2008

FC Barcelona is interested in Brazilian striker move to Real Madrid, Robinho, “who thrilled to Pep Guardiola,” Catalan club’s coach, published on Thursday the daily Mundo Deportivo. The signing of Robinho for FC Barcelona would be the “bomb” in the summer (boreal).
The signing of Robinho for FC Barcelona would be the “bomb” in the summer (boreal). “The striker wants to leave Real Madrid and (madrididista president, Ramon) Calderon already knows interest Barca,” the daily Catalan subtitles. Mundo Deportivo that if “card to FC Barcelona Madrid Robinho would pump said summer” and recalled that somehow the news had been “advanced yesterday (Wednesday) by MD in which the club ensured that Barca will recruit a media front with the money they get from sales of Ronaldinho and Eto’o. “
The daily said to be able to “move that the player who would fill the aspirations of both Pep Guardiola as Joan Laporta would be Robinho.”
Besides the sporting aspects, the daily stressed that achieving that goal “would be marked somewhat important for the Assembly of Compromisarios to be held in September or October”, where Laporta consult if they want to continue as head of the institution until end the mandate.
“Among other things, because they would snatch a crack media to eternal rival and also because the Brazilian football level, it offers something that is very expensive purchase today: imbalance,” reinforced the newspaper before admitting that “Robinho not to move would be an easy task for the club club, but we must not discard input since the club thinks strong bet for him. “
The daily also predicted that “since there have been approaches to even the first Brazilian footballer through third persons” and insisted that Ramon Calderon “knows that there is an interest of FC Barcelona for the Brazilian striker, who ended the season” more that upset with (the German Technical Real Madrid) Bernd Schuster, who was relegated to the substitution of Arjen Robben for the benefit. “

