tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1401898228481842772024-03-21T12:34:29.570-07:00Arif BlogGet Latest sports update.Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06186664783961044266noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140189822848184277.post-58210452102514555862021-07-07T23:32:00.002-07:002021-07-07T23:48:49.136-07:00The final of the European Championships will be Italy-England<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">In the second semi-last of </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Euro 2020</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">, </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">England</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> beat </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Denmark</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> in additional time. The last of
the sixteenth version of the European football titles will be Italy-England.
The English qualified by beating Denmark 2-1 in additional time in the second
semi-last after Italy had won on punishments against Spain in the first on
Tuesday. The last will be played on Sunday at 9 pm at the Wembley arena in
London, the very arena that facilitated the two </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">semi-finals</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtyG1tZksAYV_v0QS7fWg48NePLmXa9mB70M7nVntD3VOhvd89BApqp66CUw2UIf2IwHFIByjrteL6zZcWBzu2y6NPL5r9QyYhm4p7DiaeAZ4t6OHutE5dq3rV8q_Gvo2n97RFXo6gpml5/s680/England.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="680" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtyG1tZksAYV_v0QS7fWg48NePLmXa9mB70M7nVntD3VOhvd89BApqp66CUw2UIf2IwHFIByjrteL6zZcWBzu2y6NPL5r9QyYhm4p7DiaeAZ4t6OHutE5dq3rV8q_Gvo2n97RFXo6gpml5/s320/England.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Britain fell behind in the half-hour of the principal half
with a free-kick from Sampdoria winger Mikkel Damsgaard. He then, at that point
adjusted ten minutes after the fact with an own objective by Danish skipper
Simon Kjaer from Bukayo Saka's cross. The match finished in a draw and
proceeded into additional time, wherein the main a large portion of a
punishment scored in the wake of being countered by Harry Kane qualified <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">England</b> for the first European last in
quite a while history. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Italy and England</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> have never met in a last of a
competition, additionally in light of the fact that England has just played
one: that of the 1966 World Cup they won against West Germany. The last a
showdown traces all the way back to a well disposed match played in 2018 at
Wembley and finished in a draw: then, at that point there was the between time
mentor Luigi Di Biagio, who was supplanted not long after by Roberto Mancini.
The last authority match traces all the way back to the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">2014 World Cup</b> in Brazil: Italy won 2-1.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06186664783961044266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140189822848184277.post-73331485649630240952021-05-25T11:32:00.001-07:002021-05-25T11:32:07.916-07:00Luka Modric renewed with Real Madrid until 2022<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">The </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Croatian
midfielder Luka Modric</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> extended his link with </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Real Madrid</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> until June 30, 2022, with which he will complete ten campaigns
as a white player. The Real Madrid and Luka Modric have agreed to the extension
of the contract for the Croatian midfielder until 30 June 2022, the club said
in a statement.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQP2ZHTvX73qkrkC98fp-UbudxT6MQjY1gi7gEke4e3CBeFhoglhcZoymf4H8YyL0tNiSiKK-FAl0Bf_sDVCAYKeua4evbxyhrP5ZW4hay2zr6GRrzdSbCKeRQvxtlGopYEAKXuzCuStb/s604/Luka+Modric.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="339" data-original-width="604" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQP2ZHTvX73qkrkC98fp-UbudxT6MQjY1gi7gEke4e3CBeFhoglhcZoymf4H8YyL0tNiSiKK-FAl0Bf_sDVCAYKeua4evbxyhrP5ZW4hay2zr6GRrzdSbCKeRQvxtlGopYEAKXuzCuStb/w640-h360/Luka+Modric.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Modric</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">, whose contract ended on June 30,
signed the renewal in the Valdebebas sports city accompanied by the president,
Florentino Pérez, who gave him a shirt with his name and the number 2022. The
35-year-old Zadar player came to Real Madrid from Tottenham England in the
2012-13 seasons, for which he will complete ten campaigns as a white player.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Runner-up in the world with Croatia at the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">2018 World Cup</b> in Russia, in these
years he has become one of the most valuable players of the team and the most
outstanding internationally, so much so that he received The Best FIFA award of
that year ahead of the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo and the French Antoine
Griezmann.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In the nine seasons, he has been at <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Real Madrid</b>; he has won two Leagues, a Copa Del Rey, three Spanish
Super Cups, four Champions Leagues, three European Super Cups, and four Club
World Cups.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He has been included five times in the XI FIFA / FIFPro World
Cup, four times in the Champions League ideal team, three times in the UEFA
team of the year; he was elected Golden Ball of the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">2018 World Cup</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He made his debut for Real Madrid on August 29, 2012, the day
he won his first title, the Super Cup, against Barcelona at the Santiago
Bernabéu. Since then he has played 391 games, in which he has scored 28 goals,
six in this campaign, the most prolific, in which despite having a magnificent
season he has not been able to add any title to his record.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06186664783961044266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140189822848184277.post-76362733468207653752021-03-28T06:02:00.001-07:002021-03-28T06:02:19.039-07:00Spain vs. Georgia Football Match in Qatar 2022 Qualifiers 28 March 2021<p><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Georgia vs. Spain</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> will meet this Sunday, March 28, at
the <b>Boris Paichadze Stadium</b>. The
duel for the second date of group B of the European Qualifiers towards <b>Qatar 2022</b> will be played from 11:00 in
the morning.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Match Schedule:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Georgia vs. Spain<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Qatar 2022 World Cup Qualifiers<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Date: 28 March 2021;
Time: 11:00<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Venue: Boris Paichadze
Dinamo Arena<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Spanish team</b>
is obliged to correct the defects shown against Greece, in an unexpected
premiere on the way to the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Qatar 2022
World Cup</b>, giving up a draw in Granada, and find solutions that will lead
to victory in Tbilisi against a Georgia that surprised in the last precedent.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZvOVfXSEpq7-Dbm4c-dJmjXS-Hhf7D90pms8RAa98YFVJaNsLunf1c69LJKwuGDVCcTe2sXomDNT1aZI6-IBnuWjJ6Ubvv2iPzjuMZMSvLOWACiU0dRcy3JfcurFojW7jWf1gzTJNrI9/s604/Spain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="339" data-original-width="604" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVZvOVfXSEpq7-Dbm4c-dJmjXS-Hhf7D90pms8RAa98YFVJaNsLunf1c69LJKwuGDVCcTe2sXomDNT1aZI6-IBnuWjJ6Ubvv2iPzjuMZMSvLOWACiU0dRcy3JfcurFojW7jWf1gzTJNrI9/w400-h225/Spain.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nobody waited for a doubtful first step towards Qatar. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Spain</b> arrived at the appointment with
the recent memory of its exhibition against Germany, with which it sealed its
pass to the final phase of the League of Nations, and went from scoring six
goals to returning to the past of a sterile possession without reaching the
rival goal. Everything advanced by Luis Enrique Martínez's group fell back
against Greece in a match that determines the qualifying phase.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Since the road to the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">2006
World Cup</b> in Germany, Spain had not entered a qualifying phase without
victory. On that occasion, the draw against Bosnia-Herzegovina ended the Red in
the play-off. At present, with Sweden as the main rival, there is an obligation
to win the two imminent games, against Georgia and Kosovo, to avoid major
complications.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">They have been 28 years without falling into a match heading
to a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">World Cup</b> and the appointment
in Sweden at the beginning of September has already been marked in red on the
calendar. Before, the Spanish team must learn to clear defensive approaches
from rivals who deliver the ball.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06186664783961044266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140189822848184277.post-79981511417444766952021-02-14T17:37:00.005-08:002021-02-14T17:37:24.153-08:00Italy in rugby was beaten 41-18 by England on the second day of the Six Nations<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">The </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">men's rugby</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
team lost 41-18 to England on the second day of the </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Six Nations tournament</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">. At London's Twickenham stadium, Italy took
the lead after three minutes with a try from Monty Ioane, to which </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">England</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> responded ten minutes later
with their first try of the match. Two more came within the interval, while
Italy only managed to score with a free-kick. In the second half, England
scored three more goals bringing the result to the final </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">41-18</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY7R_b3DKLe8a7ZZsnHoQsfz4X27-X7-3x637DgWXr3jYrBW043bL1gnP0Ri24p8XRNjON-psNiJ7Q5x_aKPzmm77JHFE8Ian8wnUbACCCNae1Bh4ZKZgIvpUpUV-iWkiPwk9SXUxYA2cD/s400/Rugby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY7R_b3DKLe8a7ZZsnHoQsfz4X27-X7-3x637DgWXr3jYrBW043bL1gnP0Ri24p8XRNjON-psNiJ7Q5x_aKPzmm77JHFE8Ian8wnUbACCCNae1Bh4ZKZgIvpUpUV-iWkiPwk9SXUxYA2cD/w400-h200/Rugby.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">For <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Italy</b>, it is
the second defeat in this edition of the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Six
Nations</b>, and the twenty-ninth consecutive remedy in the last
participations. The national team coached by Franco Smith, therefore, remains
last in the standings without points. For <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">England</b>,
it is the first victory, after the defeat suffered a week ago at home against
Scotland. At the end of the second day scheduled for this weekend, the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Six Nations</b> will stop for two weeks. At
the resumption, Italy will play in Rome against <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ireland</b> on Saturday 27 February.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06186664783961044266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140189822848184277.post-66550687722172769382021-01-02T05:55:00.008-08:002021-01-02T05:55:43.820-08:00Real Madrid vs. Celta de Vigo Football Match in La Liga 02 January 2020<p><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Real Madrid vs. Celta
de Vigo</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> will face
this Saturday, January 2 from 3:00 pm for the seventeenth date of <b>La Liga</b>. Real Madrid vs. Celta de Vigo
will meet this Saturday, January 2 at the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium for the
seventeenth date of La Liga.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Match Details:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Real Madrid vs. Celta
de Vigo<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Spanish La Liga<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Date: 02 January 2020<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Venue: Alfredo Di
Stéfano Stadium<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Those of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Zinedine
Zidane</b> fired 2020 with a misstep against Elche, a draw, and a loss of
points that left <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Atletico</b> as the
sole leader despite having two games players<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_G4OiicMkoIR-6ZHC4uQclarTgiOu1zThJ8SUjP7LINvNTnX9nuUT2cp6qc_JZUpsOVtmVoh_IjRo1yj1TySqELTfESqwNJGlRakJi6_R_1CmYzJXbfiVhdhJ3_G8bT-wuRRTiSsM7b2/s604/Real.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="339" data-original-width="604" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg_G4OiicMkoIR-6ZHC4uQclarTgiOu1zThJ8SUjP7LINvNTnX9nuUT2cp6qc_JZUpsOVtmVoh_IjRo1yj1TySqELTfESqwNJGlRakJi6_R_1CmYzJXbfiVhdhJ3_G8bT-wuRRTiSsM7b2/w400-h225/Real.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The result left a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Madrid</b>
that cries out for a second unit in its squad to support the headlines. The
Frenchman, always habitual in rotations, put aside the distribution of minutes
in a delicate first moment of the course. The whites reacted in the Champions
League to be in the second round and in the league to be second, but in the
crucial stretch of the season, the risk will be minimal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Zidane</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> already had to give some freshness
to his eleven, seeking to recover Asensio and Hazard, although Kroos, Modric,
and Casemiro once again squeezed themselves in the center of the field.
Federico Valverde has been playing minutes after returning from his injury, but
still not in his best condition. Added to this is the loss for this clash by
Sergio Ramos.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">On the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Celta</b> side,
they appear at an opportune moment to look for the blow in Di Stéfano and beat
Madrid in LaLiga after almost seven years. After their defeat in Eduardo
Coudet's debut and falling to last place, those from Vigo recovered and
advanced to the eighth box. With six wins and one draw since then, they have
the best current streak of the tournament, and now they are close to inserting
themselves in the European zones.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06186664783961044266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140189822848184277.post-46212977036249534952020-10-06T20:15:00.004-07:002020-10-06T20:15:27.817-07:00What happens now in Serie A<p> <span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Last week the </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Serie A</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
championship had to fill a regulatory void in its health protocol that emerged
after the first 14 </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">coronavirus</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
positives among Genoa players and staff, which forced the championship match
against Turin to be postponed. In the last weekend, the developments related to
the Genoa case - which in the meantime have become a hotbed of infections with
22 confirmed positives - have brought to the surface an even wider issue, which
risks compromising the continuation of the season.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKGDJlKRSINBcbUtBtW1PHX8A9S5mbWgxRpWk72oF5_qSfVOCxOIWdW-BrCqZg2YCwrBtbqyFcPVXIpmNUXYJL6IY6ehjbeiinTYHqMbxfuTeUjqYnIqnPz8YiEI14nr1rL96QnRX4g52/s739/Seria+A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="739" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKGDJlKRSINBcbUtBtW1PHX8A9S5mbWgxRpWk72oF5_qSfVOCxOIWdW-BrCqZg2YCwrBtbqyFcPVXIpmNUXYJL6IY6ehjbeiinTYHqMbxfuTeUjqYnIqnPz8YiEI14nr1rL96QnRX4g52/w400-h248/Seria+A.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It all started on Saturday, one day after <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Juventus-Napoli</b>, postponement of the
third match day of Serie A, when Napoli, the last team to have faced Genoa, did
not leave for Turin on indications from the ASL Napoli 1 Centro and the
Campania Region. The previous day the company had detected two coronavirus
positivity: the player Piotr Zieliński and a member of the technical staff. To
these, another player, Eljif Elmas, was added on Saturday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If one or more positives are ascertained in a team, the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Serie A</b> health protocol - approved at
the time by the CTS and the Ministry of Health - provides for the quarantine of
the positives, the isolation of the team in a place agreed with the
possibility, however, to train and possibly play the matches scheduled in the
calendar, if the thresholds of positive players established by the League are
not exceeded (at least 13 players available, or at least 10 positive players to
request a postponement). Furthermore, the isolation is only foreseen starting
from positivity within the so-called team group: in the swabs carried out by
all of Napoli three days after the match with Genoa, no positivity emerged,
which is why the team did not go in isolation first.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">According to the Gazzetta Dello Sport, the federal prosecutor
would have opened an investigation to establish whether Napoli followed the
protocol: before Friday, however, for the FIGC medical commission it correctly
observed the procedures. The doubts concern the isolation of the players since
Friday, spent in their respective homes, and not in one place, this is because
the hotel in Castel Volturno indicated by the company as the one used for the
isolation of the team was not yet ready to host the team group.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">According to what was reported by the lawyer of the company,
Mattia Grassani (the only figure linked to the club to have spoken so far),
Napoli would have followed the procedures of the protocol and on Saturday
evening they were leaving for Turin when they received a provision from the
boss cabinet of the Campania Region which prohibited his departure due to
health risk and thus canceled the trip.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">On the day of the match, Lega <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Serie A</b> made it known that <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Juventus-Napoli</b>
should have been played regularly in Turin because the number of positivity
found in Napoli did not exceed the thresholds set by the protocol. The
protocol, however, also establishes that these rules are applied "without
prejudice to any action taken by state or local authorities." In the case
of Napoli, these measures would be represented by those who arrived from the
ASL 1 Napoli Centro and the Campania Region.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">On Sunday evening, Juventus - which had no positive players
but also came from fiduciary isolation - presented themselves as per regulation
at the stadium, publishing calls and training and subsequently opening their
stands to about a thousand spectators, invited for a meeting that everyone they
knew it would never be disputed. At 21.30 the Serie A confirmed the
cancellation of the match and the team was able to leave the stadium.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Juventus</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> president Andrea Agnelli reported in
the evening that he had received a message from Napoli president Aurelio De
Laurentiis, asking for the match to be postponed. When asked by De Laurentiis,
Agnelli replied that he wanted to abide by the Serie A regulations, a position
that was then confirmed by the official channels of the club. According to
these regulations, Napoli should therefore lose 3-0 at the table: in that case,
it would most likely appeal to all degrees of sports justice.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But there is great uncertainty about the possibility that
Napoli will be punished with a defeat at the table because if on the one hand,
the Lega Serie A has considered the conduct of the club out of the norm, on the
other, there are local authority measures that they would prevail in any venue.
Confirming this are the statements of the Deputy Minister of Health, who
reaffirmed the competence in the matter of the ASL, and the Minister of Sport
Vincenzo Spadafora, according to which "the superior interest of health
prevails overall logic".<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In the next few days, therefore, the conflict between the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Serie A health protocol</b> - which until
yesterday granted football teams more permissive treatment than other areas -
and the measures ordered by state or local authorities will have to be
resolved. If the latter prevails, the postponements could become more frequent
and this could compromise the conduct of the championship: with a large number
of matches to be rescheduled, it would conflict with the international
calendar, between European cups, national matches, and European championships.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06186664783961044266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140189822848184277.post-18343963526070890272020-08-18T20:51:00.001-07:002020-08-18T20:51:03.785-07:00With Neymar and Mbappe, PSG will play its first Champions League final<p><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">PSG</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify;"> reached the final of the <b>Champions League</b> for the first time in
its fifty years of history, after beating German RB Leipzig 3-0 this Tuesday in
Lisbon, in the first semifinal of the top European tournament.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The Brazilian Marquinhos (minute 13), the Argentine Ángel Di
María (42), and the Spanish Juan Bernat (56) signed the many Parisians. Di
María was also the author of the assistance in the goals of his teammates. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGN7_iGjHZ5OHtaeJ1kxSvq4u3Z2VKLPMoZrL7G1tTcJ0RIK0eTp3R76llbmAZJV0s0Yl6rkL6h3xWCEsXPa654xKZkAWmEGuJUfFmHUW0Oi59dmTrT8LyAF5kjLOLtmoPvHo3Ddt8y0WA/s772/naymer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="772" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGN7_iGjHZ5OHtaeJ1kxSvq4u3Z2VKLPMoZrL7G1tTcJ0RIK0eTp3R76llbmAZJV0s0Yl6rkL6h3xWCEsXPa654xKZkAWmEGuJUfFmHUW0Oi59dmTrT8LyAF5kjLOLtmoPvHo3Ddt8y0WA/w512-h298/naymer.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Paris Saint-Germain</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> will meet in Sunday's final at the
Estadio da Luz in the Portuguese capital with the winner of the second
semi-final, another Franco-German duel, which will take place on Wednesday
between Lyon and Bayern Munich.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It had been twenty-five years since <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">PSG</b> had played a semifinal of the highest <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">European tournament</b> and then Milan blocked their way to the final.
This time he broke the limit of the penultimate round and is already one step
away from lifting the 'Orejona', the great obsession of its Qatari owners.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">After suffering the quarterfinals against Atalanta (2-1), in
which PSG had to come back with two goals in injury time, the semifinal match
was much calmer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Striker <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Kylian Mbappé</b>,
who played the last half-hour against the Italians, started for the first time
after his ankle injury at the end of last month and Di María, absent in the
quarterfinals due to suspension, returned to the team in the best way with his
goal and his two assists.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">For its part, RB Leipzig, the executioner in the round of 16
of the current European runner-up Tottenham and the quarterfinals of Atlético
de Madrid, awakens from his dream. He will be left with the consolation of
having lived the best European season of his barely eleven years of life.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06186664783961044266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140189822848184277.post-86808785866459563652020-06-13T06:33:00.002-07:002020-06-13T06:33:35.461-07:00Juventus vs. Milan Football Match in Coppa Italia 12 June 2020<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Today 12 June 2020, </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Juventus</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
and </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Milan</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> will be played in </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Coppa Italia</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">. The return leg of the
Coppa Italia, Juventus vs. Milan is the first football match to be played in
Italy after a 95-day suspension.</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Match Schedule:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Juventus vs. Milan<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Coppa Italia<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Date: 12 June 2020,
Time: 9 pm<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Venue: Allianz Stadium<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Juventus-Milan</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">, the Italian Cup return semifinal,
is the first football game to be played in Italy after 95 days of suspension of
sports activities. It will be played tonight at 9 pm at the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Allianz Stadium</b> in Turin, without an
audience. For needs dictated by the new calendar of the season, the 2019/20
edition of the Italian Cup will end in just six days. Tonight's winner will
qualify for Wednesday's final in Rome against the Napoli-Inter winner,
scheduled for tomorrow evening at the San Paolo.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">120 days have passed since the first leg. On February 13 <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Milan and Juventus</b> drew 1-1 at San Siro
with goals from Ante Rebic and Cristiano Ronaldo. Tonight at Juventus will be
enough a draw without goals to qualify for the final; Milan instead must win or
draw by scoring more than two goals. In the event of a new 1-1 game, the penalties
will go directly: overtime has been eliminated to save minutes of play because
of the resumption of the championship (here is the calendar for June). For the
same reason, teams will be able to replace up to five players on the pitch.</span></div>
</div>
Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06186664783961044266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140189822848184277.post-90240235828747971882020-05-03T04:46:00.002-07:002020-07-17T08:22:17.675-07:00Materazzi Explains What He Said to Zidane Before He Butted Him<span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">It is one of the most striking images in the history of the </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">World Cup</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> finals. In fact, his
embarrassing head butt to Materazzi in overtime of the </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">2006 Germany World Cup final </b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">was </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Zinedine Zidane's</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> last action as a footballer, an action that still
haunts him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Almost 14 years have passed since that event that went around
the world and marked the career of both footballers, but <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Materazzi</b> wanted to explain once again what he told Zidane to end
up losing the roles at such an important moment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“I wasn't expecting it at the time. I was lucky not to wait
for that episode, because if we had been prepared, we would both have ended up
in the locker room”, the Italian began recounting in a direct through Instagram
with Nicolò De Devitiis, from the television program Le Iene.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“We had a contact in the area. He scored the goal for <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">France</b> in the first half and the coach
(Marcello Lippi) asked me to score. After the first crash, I apologized and he
reacted badly, "said Materazzi. After several rifirrafes, everything was
unleashed. "In the third crash I frowned at him and he said, 'I'll give
you my shirt later.' I replied that I preferred her sister over her shirt.
"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">After listening to Materazzi, Zidane lost control and gave a
severe blow to the chest of the Italian that caused his expulsion and entered
directly into the history of the <b>World Cup</b>.</span></div>
Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06186664783961044266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140189822848184277.post-20577667471530162712020-04-27T06:58:00.000-07:002020-07-17T08:22:17.317-07:00The Dutch Football Championship Will Not Resume, the National Title Will Not Be Awarded<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Two days after the extension of the ban on sports events
communicated by the </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Dutch government</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">,
the </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">football association</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> of the </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Netherlands</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> has declared the season
ended for all national leagues including the </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Eredivisie</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> (the first division). The title will not be awarded as
there will be no promotions or relegations. The qualifications for the European
cups will be established on the basis of the classification of the last day
played regularly: Ajax and AZ Alkmaar in the </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Champions League</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">, Feyenoord, PSV Eindhoven and Willem II in the </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Europa League</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">. The Dutch championship
is the second largest European tournament to declare the sporting season ended
due to the epidemic: the first was the Belgian championship, which ended on
April 1st.</span></div>
Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06186664783961044266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140189822848184277.post-53975878247307619952020-04-24T06:41:00.002-07:002020-07-17T08:22:17.438-07:00The Deadline to Finish Series A is extended until 2 August 2020<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">The </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Italian Football
Federation (FIGC)</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> reported this Thursday in an official statement that the
president, Gabriele Gravina, has decided to extend until August 2 the deadline
to end the 2019-2020 season of </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Series A</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">.
The date so far has been June 30</span><sup style="text-align: justify;">th</sup><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">"The will of President Gravina is to adopt in the next
few hours, according to all federal components, a measure to postpone until
August 2 the term to conclude the 2019-2020 sports season," reads the FIGC
note.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">"This measure will be taken in compliance with the
recommendations received by <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">FIFA </b>and<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> UEFA</b>, and pending negotiations between
the leagues and the Soccer Association on the definition of the extension of
contracts that expire on June 30," he added.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Series A</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> has been suspended since March 9 due
to the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">coronavirus</b> emergency, with
Juventus as the leader with a point advantage over Lazio, second.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">"The world of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">football</b>
is working without pause in a responsible way to find concrete solutions to the
crisis generated by <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">COVID-19</b>,
including those necessary and essential to defend the 2020-2021
competitions," says Gravina.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">"This is also why the world of football deserves
respect, instead of being used to create controversy without reason," he
concludes.</span></div>
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Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06186664783961044266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140189822848184277.post-10872012207597967302020-04-21T07:03:00.000-07:002020-07-17T08:22:17.227-07:00German Bundesliga Could Restart on 9 May 2020<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">May 9 begins to be considered as a date on which the </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Bundesliga</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> could restart behind closed
doors and within the framework of a series of hygiene measures to prevent
possible infections with the </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">coronavirus</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The date was initially suggested by the Bavarian Prime
Minister Markus Söder in a gathering organized by the newspaper 'Bild', and
broadcast by his television channel, in which the head of the regional
government of North Rhine-Westphalia, Armin Laschet, also participated. .<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Laschet spoke about that possibility, although without
setting a date and making it clear that there could be no games with the
public. "This season there would be no games with the public. But I can
imagine games behind closed doors. There is a well thought-out plan for the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">German Football League (DFL)</b>,"
said Laschet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">"It's a balancing act. We have to continue to be
careful. But because of the DFL's hygiene plan, I think we can take a chance.
Maybe starting May 9," Söder said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Health Minister Jens Spahn also considered it possible that
there will be matches behind closed doors as of May 9. "With a coherent
plan it is possible to organize matches behind closed doors. The decisive thing
is that it reduces to a minimum the danger of contagion. For millions of fans
it would be to recover some normality from May 9, although with empty
stadiums," said Spahn.</span></div>
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Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06186664783961044266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140189822848184277.post-75851943508891293172020-04-20T06:32:00.002-07:002020-07-17T08:22:17.557-07:00Chinese Football Will Return At the End of June 2020<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Although there is no official date, it is estimated that the </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Chinese championship</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> could start in
late July or early July. The </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Chinese
Super League</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">, which had to be stopped in late January due to the </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Covid-19</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> epidemic, is scheduled to
start in late June or early July, said a CEO of the Primera club.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Leagues around the world, especially in Europe, follow this
Super League with interest to get an idea of the obstacles that await them to
relaunch their own competitions. The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Chinese
championship</b> was supposed to start on February 22. But already the first
day was postponed due to the epidemic, which started in China in December
before spreading to the entire planet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">"According to the current situation, the new season will
start in late June or early July," the CEO of Guangzhou R&F First
Division Club said Sunday, the official China New News Agency reported.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">According to him, the competition must be played in its
entirety and the 16 championship teams must play their 30 games. The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Chinese soccer federation</b> has not yet
officially announced a date for the resumption of the Super League.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">China</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> has slowed the epidemic on its
territory, but is concerned about a second wave of pollution imported by people
arriving from abroad. Former Manchester United Belgian midfielder Marouane
Fellaini, who currently plays for Shandong Luneng, is the only known case of
Covid-19 among Super League players. The Belgian was released from the hospital
last week in China and remains in quarantine.</span></div>
</div>
Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06186664783961044266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140189822848184277.post-59413293399243433612020-04-18T19:22:00.003-07:002020-07-17T08:22:17.497-07:00Ligue 1 Footballers Don't Want to Play Again<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">A survey by the </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Footballers Union</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">, which represents 94% of
First and Second players, reveals that they do not want to take risks. This is
bad news for French football. The </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Ligue 1</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> and </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Ligue 2</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> players made it clear
what their point of view is with regard to returning to the field of play: not
returning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">La Gazzetta dello Sport reported that the National Union of
Professional Footballers (UNFP), a French union of 94% of First and Second
players, surveyed the possibility of playing again, with results that reflect
the fear of the reluctant squads to resume activity for fear of the
<b>coronavirus</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The reason is that the footballers are not willing to return
without the adequate conditions of sanitary security that prevents infections.
In addition, the fact of having to play behind closed doors is also not a dish
of good taste for the players, something that will have to be given yes or yes
for security measures. 80% of respondents prefer that the current leaderboard
be taken as a reference and that everything stay that way, before the season is
‘null’.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">For now, the <b>Ligue 1</b> plan to return to the competition will
be linked to the end of confinement in France, which theoretically has to be on
May 11, as Emmanuel Macron said.</span></div>
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Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06186664783961044266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140189822848184277.post-77204953402300917132020-04-11T18:46:00.002-07:002020-07-17T08:22:17.616-07:00Ronaldinho Was Transferred To House Arrest by the Paraguayan Authorities: He Had Been In Prison for a Month.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Former <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Brazilian
footballer</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ronaldinho</b> was
transferred to house arrest on Tuesday afternoon after a court hearing in
Asunciòn, the capital of Paraguay. Ronaldinho had been in prison since March 6,
when he was arrested along with his brother and agent Roberto de Assis on
charges of having entered Paraguay with a fake passport. This was the fourth
attempt to release <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ronaldinho</b> and
his brother: they will spend the arrests in a hotel in the city center.
According to the Brazilian edition of ESPN, the transfer was possible thanks to
a $ 1.6 million bail received through a personal account of the former football
player.</span></div>
</div>
Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06186664783961044266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140189822848184277.post-40901887140043199302020-04-03T05:13:00.002-07:002020-07-17T08:22:17.377-07:00Andrea Iannone, MotoGP rider, was suspended 18 months for doping.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The Italian motorcyclist <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Andrea
Iannone</b> was suspended for eighteen months for doping in the sporting
process due to the positivity to drostanolone found in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Malaysian MotoGP Grand</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Prix</b>
last November. The Aprilia Racing Team Gresini driver was temporarily suspended
in December awaiting trial. The prosecution supported the voluntary nature of
the hiring and asked for four years of suspension, but the International
Motorcycling Federation recognized him for taking drostanolone for food
contamination. Given the three months of temporary suspension already
discounted, Iannone will be able to return to race in June 2021. The pilot will
appeal against the sentence to the Arbitral Tribunal of Sport in Lausanne.</span></div>
</div>
Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06186664783961044266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140189822848184277.post-32059924724683391412019-07-14T06:31:00.002-07:002019-07-15T09:16:51.494-07:00Tunisia vs. Senegal Football Match in Semi-final of CAN 14 July 2019<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">The first </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">semi-final</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
of the CAN opposes </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Tunisia</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> to </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Senegal</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> this Sunday. The kick off of
this match </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Senegal - Tunisia</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> will be
given at 18h (French time) this Sunday, July 14, 2019, since the Stadium of
June 30, in Cairo (Egypt). The winner of this match will then have five days to
prepare the final of this </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">CAN 2019</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">,
scheduled for next Friday.</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Match Schedule:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tunisia vs. Senegal<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Semi-final of Africa
Cup of Nations 2019<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Date: 14 July 2019;
Time: 18:00<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Venue:</span> </b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Air Defence Stadium<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">These are two strong nations of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">African football</b> with ambitions found again this Sunday, for the
first of two semifinals of the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Africa
Cup of Nations 2019</b>: on one side <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Senegal</b>,
which has not been finalist of CAN since 2002; on the other hand, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tunisia</b>, which dreams of getting closer
to its second title in the competition after that of 2004.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The meeting promises to be indecisive between the Lions of
Teranga and the Carthage Eagles, and each side approaches the match with
ambition and prudence. "We are facing a big chunk, for example, said
Tunisian captain Wahbi Khazri, after qualifying for the last four, we know that
there will be a very good team in front with talented players, but we also have
on our side, it will take a lot of ingredients, make a lot of effort and be
effective.</span></div>
</div>
Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06186664783961044266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140189822848184277.post-75719563843253759142019-07-11T04:50:00.002-07:002019-07-11T18:23:16.540-07:00Algeria vs. Ivory Coast Football Match in CAN 2019<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">This Thursday, </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Algeria</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
and </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Ivory Coast</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> will play the third
game of the final quarter of the </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">African
Cup of Nations</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">. As part of the quarter-finals of </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">CAN 2019</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">, Algeria and Ivory Coast will meet this Tuesday. Algeria
is the favorite of the quarter-finals of CAN 2019, today, against Côte d'Ivoire.
The match will start at 18h (French time) tonight at </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Suez Stadium</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></span>
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</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Match Schedule:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Algeria vs. Ivory Coast<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Quarter-finals of African
Cup of Nations 2019<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Date: 11 July 2019; Time:
18.00<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Venue: Suez Stadium<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It is <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Algeria</b> that
leaves with the favor of the predictions before the quarter-finals of the
African Cup of Nations football against Ivory Coast, this Thursday night. The
Algerian selection however remains cautious since the last confrontation
between the two teams, already in the quarter-finals of the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">CAN</b>, in 2015, turned to the advantage
of Elephants, winners on the score of 3-1.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">match</b> will be
played on the smallest detail and the best will prevail.The only negative point
is that the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Algerians</b> have an extra
day of rest compared to us and will benefit, if not, we are going to equal
chances ".<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A crucial second step for both teams, who had different
spells during their <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">match</b> in the
round of 16. Favored against Guinea, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Algeria</b>
held its rank by winning 3-0, all while performing a successful performance.
With 9 goals scored and 0 conceded, the Algerians are currently the best attack
and the best defense of the competition! On the side of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ivory Coast</b>, the victory against Mali was acquired in pain, not
showing a certain serenity in the game. A style opposition that will probably
lead to a very nice match.</span></div>
</div>
Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06186664783961044266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140189822848184277.post-27453648175403848312019-04-07T07:26:00.002-07:002019-11-01T19:48:28.108-07:00Today's Football Matches and Other Sports<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">There have running many </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">football</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">
tournament at this time. </span><b style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">English Premier
League</b><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;"> is one of them. This English Premier League is very popular in
worldwide. Man City, Arsenal, Man Utd, Liverpool, Chelsea team are especially
popular in EPL.</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Spanish Primera</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Division is another popular
tournament at this time. Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Malaga,
Valencia, Real Sociedad etc are most favorite team in Spanish Primera Division.
This football tournament is also known as La Liga.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Now, every day a different championship game is played. When
we see a light in the impenetrable jungle is because there is a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">football</b> field. My experience so far
shows that it is true. Playing <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">football</b>
here is another story, because physically there is no competition. The
importance of the sport is reflected in the clothes. In a rural area in the
middle of the jungle takes the shirt is more of a football team.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Italian Serie A</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> is also top tournament at this time.
In Serie A there have many popular team faces each other. Inter Milan,
Juventus, Roma, Atalanta, Bologna, AC Milan, Napoli, Sampdoria etc is very
attractive in this Italian Serie A.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">French Ligue 1</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> is the football tournament for
French people. PSG, Marseille, Lille, Sochaux, Lyon, Montpellier atc is the
best team in French Ligue 1.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Champions League</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> matches are critical events during
the year. I do not know the figures for worldwide audience of the Olympics, but
I think nothing generates more global expectation that a World Cup <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">football</b>. I've been enjoying a credit
of Real Madrid for a few seasons.</span></div>
</div>
Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06186664783961044266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140189822848184277.post-37488783263678247422018-09-14T21:12:00.004-07:002018-09-17T08:37:45.323-07:00Napoli vs. Fiorentina Football Match in Serie A 15 September 2018<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Saturday 15 September 2018 at 6 pm <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Napoli</b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fiorentina</b>
will compete for the fourth day of the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Serie
A</b> 2018/2019 championship. Napoli has won only one of the last five league
games against Fiorentina and in the last two in order of time did not find the
goal.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Match Schedule:</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Napoli vs. Fiorentina</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Serie A 2018/2019</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Date: 15 September 2018;
Time: 6:00 PM</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Venue: Stadio San Paolo</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Fiorentina</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> have never managed to score more
than one goal in their last eight <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Serie
A</b> away matches against <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Napoli</b> in
the San Paolo, and in four of them they did not even hit the target. Napoli,
defeated in the last game against Sampdoria, does not lose two league games in
a row since October 2016.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Fiorentina</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> achieved two wins in both the first
season races in the league: only twice in its history won all the first three <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Serie A</b> challenges (1969/70 and
1998/99). Napoli has both scored and conceded a goal in all the last five home
games in the league, 21 goals in the partial.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Napoli</b> has
suffered six goals with six shots in the mirror so far - in Serie A 2017/18 the
first six goals collected by the Azzurri had arrived after 18 conclusions
towards the door. Napoli is the team that has spent more minutes in
disadvantage in this league (151) - Fiorentina is the only one not yet to have
gone below in the score.</span></div>
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Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06186664783961044266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140189822848184277.post-44654770664182780122018-09-09T05:45:00.002-07:002018-09-10T06:20:53.045-07:00France vs. Netherlands Football Match 09 September 2018<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">France</b> team
faces the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Netherlands</b> this Sunday
night in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">League of Nations</b>. After
a draw 0-0 in the first day of the League of Nations against Germany, the
Blues, world champions, will face this Sunday, September 9 with Netherlands.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Match Schedule:</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">France vs. Netherlands</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">UEFA League of Nations</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Date: 09 September
2018; Time: 20:45</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Venue: Stade de France
(Paris)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">France</b> team
meets the Netherlands this Sunday 9 September on behalf of the second day of
the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">League of Nations</b>, a new
international competition launched by UEFA. After a draw (0-0) against Germany,
the world champions, still running after the start of the season, will have to
assume their new status against Holland.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The result of this match <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">France
- Netherlands</b> will be all the more important that the Blues will present
the World Cup to the public after the meeting at the Stade de France. From a
strictly sporting point of view, a victory of the French team against the
Netherlands would allow it to take the lead of group A, pending the
confrontation between Germans and Dutch next month.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Regarding composition, Didier Deschamps has assured that
Alphonse Areola would again hold against the Netherlands, which seems logical
given his brilliant performance against the Mannschaft. Changes could however
take place in the 11 of departure. The kickoff of this <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">France - Netherlands</b> will be given at 20:45.</span></div>
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Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06186664783961044266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140189822848184277.post-19481481464710963692018-09-08T05:44:00.000-07:002018-09-08T17:55:01.462-07:00Algeria vs. Gambia Football Match in African Cup of Nations Qualification<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The national team of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Algeria</b>
will face in this Saturday, in a match counting for the second day of group D
qualifying for the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">African Cup of
Nations</b> CAN-2019 with <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Gambia</b>. In
view of this first official outing of the national team in 2018, Belmadi has
called 25 players.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Match Schedule:</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Algeria vs. Gambia</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">African Cup of Nations Qualification</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Date: 08 September
2018; Time: 16:30</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Venue: Independence
Stadium (Bakau)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The two new players from FC Metz, midfielder Farid Boulaya
and goaltender Alexandre Oukidja will also honor their first selection with
Algeria. On the second day of the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">CAN
2019 qualifiers</b>, the fennecs at the top of their group will fly to Banjul
on September 6<sup>th</sup> on a special flight. The kickoff of this <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">match</b> will be given from the stage of
independence of Banjul, Saturday, September 8, at 16:30 local.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Algeria</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> travels to the Gambia for the second
day of the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">CAN 2019 qualifiers</b>. This
is a new era that begins for the Algerian selection. After watching the World
Cup at home, the Fennecs changed coach. Djamel Belmadi, the former OM player in
particular, took the reins of the team instead of Rabah Madjer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">For his first outing, Belmadi will have to negotiate a trip
to The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Gambia</b>. A priori, this should
not cause any concern especially since the Gambian selection has not won a
match since September 2013. Winner of their first match against Togo (1-0), in
June 2017, the Algerians are currently first in group D. Only the first place
offers a qualification for the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">African
Cup of Nations 2019</b>.</span></div>
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Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06186664783961044266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140189822848184277.post-86908715967674411042018-06-29T20:59:00.000-07:002018-06-30T19:27:45.089-07:00Uruguay vs. Portugal Football Match in FIFA World Cup 30 June 2018<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Uruguay</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">, the first and unbeaten of Pool A,
faces <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Portugal</b>, second in Pool B with
only one win over Morocco and two draws second knockout of this competition in
the suburbs of Sochi. Uruguay participates in its thirteenth <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">World Cup</b>. Celeste won the World Cup
twice (1930, 1950).</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Match Schedule:</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Uruguay vs. Portugal</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">FIFA World Cup 2018</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Date: 30 June 2018;
Time: 20:00</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Venue: Fisht Stadium</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The reigning European champions are participating in their
seventh <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">World Cup</b>. He won the small
final against West Germany (2-1) in 1966 in England. On the last day of the
group stage, against Iran (1-1), <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Cristiano
Ronaldo</b> did not show his best face, missing a penalty. He was also noted as
the author of a bad gesture, which earned him a yellow card but he could have
been excluded. The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Portuguese</b> star
will have to refocus to bring his team to the quarter-finals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But he will have to face the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Uruguay</b> of Edinson Cavani and Luis Suarez, who will make every
effort to beat the Portuguese giant to reach the quarterfinals of this
competition. The winner of this confrontation will find France or Argentina for
a place in the last four.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Quarter-finalists four years ago, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Luis Suarez</b> and his team-mates want to again pass the hurdle in the
round of 16 this year. The coach Oscar Tabarez should trust his eleven-type for
this match. This 8<sup>th</sup> final looks even tighter, although it is <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Uruguay</b> that has achieved the best
results since the start of this World Cup with three wins in three games in the
group stage, while Portugal has had to settle for a success and two draws.</span></div>
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Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06186664783961044266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140189822848184277.post-67186150157994702942018-06-25T20:02:00.004-07:002018-06-26T10:13:40.088-07:00France vs. Denmark Football Match in FIFA World Cup 26 June 2018<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">France</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> faces <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Denmark</b> on Tuesday (16h) in Moscow for their last group match of
the 2018 <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">World Cup</b> in Russia. France,
winner of Australia (2-1) and Peru (1-0) is already qualified for the knockout
stages of the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">World Cup</b>. The men of
Didier Deschamps should do a lot of turnover, will be in first place in Group
C.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Match Schedule:</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">France vs. Denmark</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">FIFA World Cup 2018</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Date: 26 June 2018;
Time: 18:00</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Venue: Luzhniki Stadium</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Denmark</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> is not yet assured of playing in the
round of 16. After a win against Peru (1-1) and a draw against Australia (1-1),
the Danes must ensure at least a draw or even victory. The men of Didier
Deschamps face Denmark in Moscow for his last match in Group C of the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">World Cup</b>. If they do not lose, the
Blues are guaranteed to maintain the head of their pool before facing one of
the teams of Group D in the round of 16.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">France</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> will face the last duel of the group
stage with the possibility of giving rest to their holders against Denmark that
needs at least to tie to continue in the World Cup of Russia 2018. France leads
group C, Australians and Danes fight for round of 16. The Danes are not
guaranteed the pass to the second round. The tie is worth to both to achieve
their objectives and even a defeat can serve the Scandinavians to maintain the
second place of the group if in the other party Australia does not beat Peru.</span></div>
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Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06186664783961044266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140189822848184277.post-72056144451743472892018-06-17T21:03:00.000-07:002018-06-18T19:11:12.218-07:00Tunisia vs. England Football match in World Cup 18 June 2018<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tunisia</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> enters the track Monday, June 18
against <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">England</b> for his first game
at the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">2018 World Cup</b> in Russia. The
Carthage Eagles, who are going to live a fifth World Cup, are expecting a
second win after Argentina's 1978 win against Mexico.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Match Schedule:</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tunisia vs. England</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">World Cup 2018</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Date: 18 June 2018;
Time: 20:00</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Venue: Volgograd Arena</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The schedule for kick off this match <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tunisia</b> - <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">England</b> is 20:00,
Monday, June 18, at the Volgograd Arena. The referee designated for this match
is Colombian Wilmar Rolda (38), who was already present at the Brazilian World
Cup four years ago. This match will close the day, after Sweden - South Korea
and Belgium - Panama, which take place in the afternoon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Tunisian</b>
camp, Nabil Maaloul will probably rely on a composition articulated in 4-3-3,
with Whabi Khazri, Naim Sliti and Fakhreddine Ben Youssef associated on the
front of the attack. English side, Gareth Southgate should line up a scheme to
three defenders and rely on the talent of Delle Alli and Harry Kane on the
offensive plan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Often referred to as one of the underdogs for the World Cup
win, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">England</b> has often disappointed
in previous editions, like its elimination in the first round four years ago,
in Brazil, and runs again after a second title, after the one in 1966. In this <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">2018 World Cup</b>, the English team, led
by striker Harry Kane, is again presented as one of the formations that can
create a surprise. </span></div>
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