Thursday 3 September 2015

On Saturday Barcelona wants to recover his best feelings at the expense of Malaga at the Camp Nou. But it has to tread eye and remember that the Andalusians were the only team capable of denying victory to Barcelona's two league clashes last season. Malaga then harvested a goalless draw at La Rosaleda for Barcelona defeat on home soil in the second round thanks to a goal from juanmi.

Today thrashed for Southampton striker but the team Javi Gracia holds the block and follows the trail of the game that so many complications caused him to Barcelona last year. Barca also keep headache in defense, although they recovered Jérémy Mathieu, you can return the call after a one-match ban on the opening day. In any case, it will be without the injured Dani Alves and Adriano Correia, plus the suspended Gerard Pique.

They also have many numbers to be part of the list of players who will receive Malaga Neymar both Sergio Busquets. The first has trained normally all week and will have minutes, but is unlikely to start out judging by the impressions of Luis Enrique. "To begin the preseason Neymar against Malaga" he explained a few days ago. The midfielder, meanwhile, has overcome the discomfort that prevented him from finishing the opening round of the League against Athletic Club Bilbao and could be home in a match in which Thomas Vermaelen could again hold.
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Tuesday 7 July 2015

CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015


The CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015 will be the 13th edition of the continental soccer tournament for national teams organized by CONCACAF. The tournament will be played in the United States of America and Canada 7 to 26 July 2015. Two matches will be played in Canada, which will host the CONCACAF Gold Cup for the first time.

The team winning the tournament will face the United States, winners of the Gold Cup in 2013, to describe the team that will participate in the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2017.

The top four teams in the tournament, excluding the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica and Jamaica, will qualify to the playoffs for the allocation of two seats for the Copa América Centenario. If the winner is not one of the four teams already qualified, it is admitted directly to the Copa América Centenario.

The tournament consists of two stages: the group stage and knockout stage.

By drawing lots they were formed the three Groups, consisting of four teams each. Each team plays every other in lots of one-way for a total of three days.The Teams finishing in the top two in each group plus the two best third-placed teams will qualify for the knockout stages of the CONCACAF Gold Cup Football 2015.

The knockout stage consists of a board of three rounds (quarterfinals, semifinals and final). If a match ties at the end of 90 minutes,extra thirty minutes will be given and then the free throws.
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Thursday 11 June 2015

Copa America 2015


Copa America 2015 will be the XLIV edition of this tournament, the main football competition between national teams of South America and the oldest in the world still in effect. Organized by CONMEBOL, South American football administrator and affiliate soccer body FIFA.The tournament will be held for the seventh time in Chile from 11 June to 4 July 2015.

Moreover, this Football tournament will feature six Argentine coaches representing half of the participating teams. Argentine Gerardo Martino for Argentina, Jorge Sampaoli Chile, José Pékerman by Colombia, Gustavo Quinteros (nationalized Bolivia) by Ecuador, Ramon Angel Diaz Paraguay and Ricardo Gareca by Peru, are the coaches of the same nationality in this edition the copa America Football.

Defending tournament champion Uruguay, who was crowned in the previous edition of the Copa America Football after beating its counterpart in Paraguay by 3: 0 in the final, organized in 2011 by Argentina. The winner of this tournament will participate representing CONMEBOL FIFA Confederations Cup Football 2017, taking place in Russia.

The tournament takes place divided into 4 stages: Group stage, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Final.In the group stage of the 12 participating teams are divided into 3 groups of 4 teams each played with a round-robin tournament where each team plays one game with all their group opponents. Teams are classified into groups according the points scored in every game.

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Sunday 12 April 2015

La Liga:Sevilla 2-2 Barcelona - 11th Apr 2015

The Barcelona left two points at the Sanchez Pizjuan to draw 2-2 at Sevilla good, especially in the second half, who scored his 32nd official match unbeaten home and encourages the League to promote that Real Madrid is placed just two points behind in the race for the title both.

The Barcelona, ​​with a serious sometimes brilliant game, cash and was much higher in the first half, in which he managed to get 0-2 with two goals from Messi and Neymar, the Brazilian free-kick, but Sevilla never rendered and after closing the gap to seven minutes before the break through of Ever Banega, equalized in a great second period with a goal from French Kevin Gameiro rearward.

With six changes to the side that won 4-0 at Almeria to return the injured Jordi Alba, the sanctioned Sergi Busquets and 'reserved' Pique, Mathieu, Iniesta and Neymar instead of Bartra, Mascherano, Adriano, Xavi, Sergi Roberto and Pedro, the club reached a Pizjuan completely filled with suspicion by the power of Sevilla at home, but with the pressure of having to win the victory of Real Madrid.

Sevilla, without Beto Barbosa and Christopher injury or porters, without the extreme Gerard Deulofeu Barcelona -cedido by technical decision, recovered the average Argentine Ever Banega tip and pulled out his eleventh gala, with Polish Krychowiak, Iborra and Banega in midfield, Aleix Vidal and Vitolo on the wing, and Bacca above.

Unai Emery came out determined, but somewhat embarrassed and with great respect to the Catalans, and so were unable to braid quick plays on offense and were overwhelmed by the good positioning of Luis Enrique, cooler than other parties and that controlled comfortably from the start the match.

They moved the ball and meaningful Messi and Neymar looking at a very lost and crouched behind Sevilla. The Barcelona dominated the midfield in too placid stage for visitors to the point that after two separate long shots of Neymar and Iniesta appeared Argentine Leo Messi and a goal made it 0-1.

The Argentine striker often rentabilizó a great pass Neymar, with his left he looked right angle Sergio Rico and nailed on the site that I thought the edge of the first quarter hour.

The sevillistas not able to react, or left a very neat, deep Barca team and beat again and again to Emery, in touch, in vertical, ideas to hurt near the opponent's box. The Barça proposal fruits him again on the half hour with 0-2 thanks to a goal from Brazilian Neymar-kick that slipped through the same angle as that of Messi.

At 3 minutes could reach the third, but the Uruguayan Luis Suarez, with everything going for it, high behind a wall topped with Neymar.

Sevilla played in his pride awoke from his "siesta". Banega picked up a ball outside the area and Bravo surprised by the 1-2 with a strong shot, which gave another air to an hitherto Barca clash color.

The Argentine was repeated, but the Chilean keeper prevented and Messi could also dial-kick.

After the break, everything was decided. Barca continued his precise game, looking to find quick ways to create danger and passes between the lines to his trident, Neymar, Messi and Suarez, who, after making a wall with Iniesta and clear Rico the kick of it, missed a clear goal 50 minutes to precipitate and send his shot high.

Local forced by the score against, began to play with more intensity and boldness, without fear, bothered enough off the Catalans and even without much clarity, also came up as an action that Bacca sent out after revolverse in the area.

Luis Enrique's team dropped its performance, longer had absolute control under tightened Sevilla, much more solid, electric and confident in their choice of tie, which coincided with a downturn in the Barcelona game, although in a failure local behind Luis Suarez picked up a clearance and finished off the side netting.

Emery opted for tighter pulling the Cameroonian Mbia by Iborra and pass and magic of Kings, on the site of a Vitolo off. After getting refreshed attack the French Gameiro by Bacca, and Sevilla had more depth in his fight after the draw. Luis Enrique strengthened their midfield with Xavi for Neymar.

In the last quarter of an hour, Hispalenses made Barca suffer and will recoil. The intermittent appearances Messi and Suarez also implied danger, but in this period Barça lowered their level and chances generated just before a Seville that grew attacked with faith and found his prize to six minutes from time with a 2-2 of Gameiro after a great move by the right of Aleix Vidal.

Luis Enrique was time for it to reverse its earlier change by Neymar Xavi and Iniesta took Peter for. Rakitic tried and Dani Alves, from afar, and Luis Suarez in an action that disrupted behind Sevilla, who managed a creditable draw and made the Barcelona two points were left in the fort of Pizjuan.
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Thursday 8 January 2015

Amid the turbulence generated at the Camp Nou, following the clash between Leo Messi and Luis Enrique and dismissal of Andoni Zubizarreta, Barcelona is measured at Elche in the first leg of the first knockout round of the Copa del Rey that will to check the level of tension of FC Barcelona.

Everything has been unleashed after the defeat last week at Anoeta. Is marked coach, the star and the president, Josep maria, who decided to strike down Zubizarreta at his post after a statement in which the latter recalled that the president also has responsibility in the case and the sanction Mas FIFA.

In the Camp Nou we talk about everything except football and that's bad business for a club that has worked like clockwork when the main argument was the ball.

Now is not it. Anda Messi upset for not having played in Anoeta holder; coach by the absence of Leo in open training; and the president is questioned by fellow board on whether to move elections planned for the summer of 2016.

The Elche facing the encounter with nothing to lose and the mind of the League. The ilicitano equipment, bottom side and four points in the area of residence, gives priority to the commitment of next Sunday against Athletic, but his coach and players have indicated their intention to achieve a positive result at Camp Nou as to maintain alive the tie for the second leg.

This meeting will be the first of three faced the Elche against Barcelona during the month of January as well as the Cup tie sides will meet again on the 24th on the first day of the second round of the League .


The Valencia coach has also decided to reserve to José Ángel Alonso and Manu Herrera, who recently emerged from their respective injuries. Escribá complete the call with José Antonio Peral, Rafa Galvez and Franco Fragapane, team players, although it seems unlikely that any of them holds.

The coach announced a competitive team, although he announced that will have several minutes of players who have had fewer opportunities throughout the season, so Corominas, Pelegrin and Albacar emerge as owners.
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