Substitute special – Greece vs. Spain

Wednesday, 18 June 08, 04:02 PM

With Spain already comfortably through to the next stage of the tournament, and Greece heading home after this match, there is the distinct possibility that the squads could get a run out tonight, and the stars get to rest on the bench. One of the incoming players should be Cesc Fabregas, who in his brief periods of play so far has had a goal, an assist and has run his little heart out for his country. A quick glance at his Castrol Index heat map below for the 32 minutes he played against Sweden shows that he covered virtually every area of the pitch, particularly midfield.

 

 

One man hoping to put himself in the shop window (if selected tonight for the Greek side) is Vassilis Torosidis, the flying Olympiakos player. Already clocked as the fifth fastest man at the tournament (well, joint fourth actually with Turkey’s Nihat Kahveci at 31.11 km/h), he’ll be looking to prove himself a worthy transfer target for the European managers watching. What? The tournament’s about the football, not the deals? Someone should have a word with Big Phil….

 

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Spain?

Tuesday, 10 June 08, 03:54 PM

Spain starts Euro in some minutes and one question come to my mind: How far can they go?

If you think of Fabregas and Torres. If you think of Casillas and some other players, you could put them between the favourites to Euro title. But this is Spain. They usually play very well but always loose.

So, here is the question again. How far can Spain go?

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Monday, 19 March 07, 01:43 PM

Robinho precisava de uma manhã destas, destaque nas capas dos jornais. Quem sabe o 10 não desencanta a partir de agora 

Jornais Marca e As

 

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Champions League Ultimate Fighting

Thursday, 08 March 07, 07:33 PM

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Stop crying, Robinho!

Thursday, 22 February 07, 02:54 PM

Fabio Capello has his problems, of course. I don’t like him as coach, particularly. But he is right about Robinho. The boy (??) is still in debt with great football after 18 months wearing Real's number 10.

Even worst. Now Robinho thinks he is not playing because of Capello. But he was a starter in 3 from the last 6 matches and last game, against Bayern, he couldn’t perform at least one right play for more than 30 minutes. He actually screwed two important chances to open 4 x 1 during the second half.

Before Ronaldo faced Capello, he had a career, titles, prizes and maybe he needed another challenge to get some motivation. But Robinho has nothing but a great start in Santos and needs to stop crying around and show some football not just for Capello, but for everybody else, including himself.

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It is not over (yet)

Saturday, 16 December 06, 01:31 PM

It is a fact Barcelona is the favorite for this year Fifa Club WC Championship, but I would like to remember the Spanish Press, particularly the Catalan ones, that there is still a match missing.

Mundo Deportivo, in the cover of Friday issue, already calls Barcelona the best team in the World after last night astonishing match against America Club.

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Sunday's referee is a scientist

Saturday, 16 December 06, 12:16 PM

The referee for Sunday’s match between Barcelona and Internacional will be Carlos Bartre, from Guatemala. In his official profile, scientist is his occupation. I just hope he is not going to invent anything special for this game. Read his official profile here.

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‘Torcedor Colorado’ is ready for action

Thursday, 14 December 06, 09:11 AM

The Internacional fans are probably the most excited about the Fifa Club WC Japan 2006. About one thousand fans came all the way from Porto Alegre, south Brazil, in a journey that can take more than 30 hours.

Most of them arrived on Thursday and have painted the town red (literally!) , wearing their Colorado (Internacional’s nickname) jerseys all over Tokyo.

They even prepared a special song for Ronaldinho, former Gremio player (greatest rivals of Inter). Something like “Ronaldinho chokes in big matches, the best in the World is Fernandao (Inter’s captain). LISTEN TO THIS 'SPECIAL SONG' here, in Portuguese.



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