Rebekah Nicholson & Jamie Vardy honeymoon in Portugal

Jamie Vardy (29) and pregnant wife Rebekah Nicholson (34) enjoyed some quality family time on the beach during their honeymoon in Portugal.

The newlyweds couple are expecting their second child together three months after tying the knot. Becky flaunted her growing baby bump in a snakeskin-print bikini. The Vardys already have a daughter together, 19-month-old Sofia. The Leicester striker also has daughter Ella, 5, from his previous relationship with Emma Daggett, while Rebekah has a daughter Megan, 11 and son Taylor, 6.

Ronaldo will send help to his hometown of Funchal, surrounded by fire

The footballer Cristiano Ronaldo announced that he will assist his native Funchal, the capital of the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira, by the terrible fire near the city and has caused at least three deaths, plus the evacuation of a thousand people and hundreds of hospitalizations.

According to the Portuguese television channel SIC Noticias, Ronaldo spoke to the Madeira regional president, Miguel Albuquerque, and offered financial aid, yet unquantified, to alleviate the ravages of fire that ravaged part of Funchal.

According to the official, still provisional, because of the flames balance have been killed three members of one family, a thousand people were evacuated and some 300 were hospitalized, mostly for smoke inhalation.

In material terms, the fire has destroyed dozens of homes and a shopping center and a luxury hotel.

Ronaldo, who was a couple of weeks ago in Funchal to inaugurate a hotel and expand its museum, it is natural the neighbourhood of Santo António, upper part of the city, where the fire originated.

Santos congratulates Santa Fe for the title of the Copa Suruga Bank of Japan

The president of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos , today congratulated the club Independiente Santa Fe for the title reached Suruga Bank Cup football which won 1-0 at Kashima Antlers in Japan.

Suruga Bank Cup champion faces the Copa Sudamericana (Santa Fe) and the champion of the league Japanese (Kashima Antlers).

"Let my Santa Fe, champion of the Copa Suruga Bank in Japan! Congratulations to all the fans for new international title," Santos said in his Twitter account.

Osorio Humberto Botello of head , after a cross from Jonathan Gomez , 79 minutes scored the winning goal of the Bogota team, led by Argentine Gustavo Costas .

He stressed the commitment the goalkeeper Robinson Zapata who stopped a penalty ten minutes before the end of the game.

Bogota red team held next August 18th Recopa Sudamericana in which face the champion of the Libertadores 2015, the River Plate of Argentina .

Title Suruga Bank Cup Santa Fe won a prize of $ 200,000.

Van der Vaart, so the great fiasco ...

The Dutch international midfielder Rafael van der Vaart has ended with his departure the Danish Midtjylland one of the great fiascos of Real Betis in recent seasons after arriving in praise of crowds like star signing and he has spent a season almost blank.

Dutch international of Spanish origin, 33, came to Betis from the German Hamburg after a successful career that began at Ajax Amsterdam and led to European clubs like Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspurs English before joining the bético team last summer.

Van der Vaart was the star signing of the new Betis sporting director, Eduardo Macia, and finally became the disgrace of its management by its zero performance and high operation, estimated at a total of seven million euros for the three years contract it signed.

It soon became clear that the Dutch came out of shape and not put too much effort to recover it to enter the dynamics of a newly promoted team that went from enthusiasm for the arrival of this international disappointment over their lack of participation and lack of commitment.

Numbers Rafael van der Vaart in the Betis are eloquent, and he has played seven games, two starts, and was replaced on many other occasions, which, coupled with the knowledge of the fans of the high cost of the operation, caused very soon the rejection of the verdiblanca stands.

This glut became apparent this summer during the presentation of T-shirts Betis, in which a substantial part of the audience began to chant the slogan "Take van der Vaart, check to Van der Vaart", commissioned to President Betis, Angel Haro.

Soon, the new coach of Betis, Uruguayan Gustavo Poyet , said he did not have the Dutch and other signings of Maciá was like the Peruvian left - back Juan Manuel Vargas or French midfielder Didier Digard , also of poor performance in his only season as verdiblancos.

Andalusian, natural mother of Chiclana de la Frontera ( Cádiz ), Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart (Heemskerk, 1983) has been international with Holland on 109 occasions, played two world and three European Championships, and the shirt Oranje has scored 25 goals.

He began his professional career at Ajax Amsterdam, continued in Hamburg, Real Madrid, Tottenham Hostspur and again in Hamburg, where he joined Real Betis.

Christian begins the preseason with fieldwork with Pepe

Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo returned to training in the sports city of Real Madrid , where alongside compatriot Pepe did work in the gym and field, with continuous running, testing his left knee injured in the final of Euro.

End holidays Cristiano Ronaldo, who had visited a few days ago the sports city of Valdebebas for doctors they saw the state of the knee in which he suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament grade 1, and today he started with the training.

While the players who won last night's European Super Cup in Norway enjoyed the day off after returning from early morning with the title to the capital of Spain, coach Zinedine Zidane received in the Madrid sports city to Pepe and Cristiano Ronaldo, and saw close your workout.

Welsh also worked Gareth Bale and Toni Kroos German, discarded for the final for the Frenchman for his short preparation before the appointment, and the Norwegian Martin Odegaard looking for a way out in the form of assignment.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe, European champions in Portugal , began their workouts in the gym and subsequently joined his first day fieldwork career.

The madridista full squad will return to training on Thursday, with afternoon session in Valdebebas from 17:00 hours. Today, players who did not travel to Trondheim received the medal winners of the European Super Cup.

It seemed he would fall ... Until he fell

" It looked like we were going to fall, but was far from that idea and here we are , " said Julio Olarticoechea before being eliminated today Argentina to Honduras in the first phase of the Olympic Games , an embarrassment that He not lived the country since Tokio'64 editing.

"And here we are ... gone!" She may have limited today at the Mane Garrincha stadium coach of the Albiceleste set to put an end to a campaign marked by failure.

Olarticoechea and his pupils had to endure a phase of irregular groups by the collective performance, and peppered with criticism of football that did not appeal but the players have given everything on the pitch.

Tokyo, where he was buried 52 years ago that black record of Argentine soccer in Olympic Games is back on the horizon.

Perhaps in Tokyo 2020, with the Olympic Games that will happen to Rio de Janeiro, where there no longer remained a single good for Argentine football memory, it will be time to settle accounts with a more organized, better structured selection and technical supported by a process, everything he could not live 'Basque' Olarticoechea.

The former player of three world champion in Mexico '86 came to the bench just one month, shortly after the Copa America ago when Gerardo Martino resigned as coach by the lack of support from local clubs to the Olympic team.

An unusual event for a country that in recent history had won gold in Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008.

'Tata' Martino, who had to lead the team at the Games in Rio de Janeiro, did not support the contempt of big, reluctant clubs to give their young figures to undertake the preparation in Ezeiza, headquarters of the Argentine selections.

Olarticoechea was promoted to the position, although it did not change the working conditions.

" It was very difficult because in Ezeiza we were eight training. Little by little we went arming" revealed today Angel Correa, playmaker Atletico Madrid who, despite being one of the players who fought to change the bad luck, missed a penalty when the game was 0-0.

An undisputed 2-0 defeat Portugal in the debut was the first notice to mariners of the dangers posed River crossing in a team that only had more media players like goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli , playmaker and striker Angel Correa Jonathan Calleri.

Difficulties and again the tribune against, as happened today in Brasilia, Argentina won 2-1 to Algeria.

"We won a final and we have to find another classification" then announced Olarticoechea.

The second final they lost to a draw.

"They left everything we are obviously very sad, we cried Football gives you this:.. Joy and sadness," said coach to appear before reporters after the deletion.

The technician joined the criticism by disorganization in the group was armed but said he was more sensitized by the pain he has taken account of the wardrobe.

After 1-1 with Honduras, Argentina repeated the feat in London 2012

Honduras , as four years ago in London, today repeated the feat of qualifying for the quarter-finals of Olympics after a 1-1 draw with Argentina , who needed to win to keep the square and avoid failure to return home prematurely.

The penalty kick by Anthony Lozano after 75 minutes sealed a lucky flirted with both teams, as the Hondurans could go ahead in the fourth minute attached to the first half but the goalkeeper Gerónimo Trulli amended the mistake of having committed the offense by stopping the release captain Bryan Acosta.

Mauricio Martinez equalized in the 93 to take advantage of a free kick that swerved into Honduran defenders, but the three minutes that remained the parties were already insufficient to think of the comeback.

As Honduras, Argentina were awarded a penalty 55 minutes into the Atletico Madrid player Angel Correa crashed into the base of the left vertical Honduran goalkeeper Luis Lopez .

Argentina avasallaba a rival made ​​to resist and fight back . And precisely Alberth good work down the right Elis by the central Lautaro Gianetti had no recourse but to tear it down and receive the admonition of the central referee, the Spanish Antonio Mateu Lahoz.

This time Anthony Lozano took the ball and beat Rulli to put Argentina's life upside down.

In a unforgiving heat than an hour after noon was a wind chill of 33 degrees Celsius in Brazil ia Argentines took the initiative despite the lack of precision in passing and compact lines Bicolor, which made ​​transit difficult the ball ..

Jonathan Calleri, the top scorer in the recent Copa Libertadores, struggled to impose his physical and approached with danger on three occasions, and through turns disturbed twice Correa.


Lozano had already given notice of his versatility as playmaker and striker in the air.

When all it seemed settled for Argentines arrived both Martinez, but the draw was not worth to change history.

Argentina, who had hung the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Beijing today was not even a shadow of those other Argentinians who were putting fear rivals.

"Nobody wins with the shirt , " warned the eve coach Jorge Luis Pinto , as Colombian as Luis Fernando Suarez , who in the 2012 Summer Olympics took first Central American to the instance of the top eight. There they stopped, as they lost to Brazil in a tight match 3-2.

Pinto warned yesterday that his players want to overcome it by Honduras in 2012 while his Argentine counterpart Julio Olarticoechea admitted the possibility of losing immense.

Honduras, as second place in Group D, which won Portugal , will meet on August 13 in Belo Horizonte, with the leader of C, to be settled today between South Korea, Mexico and Germany.

- Data sheet

1. Argentina: Gerónimo Rulli; José Luis Gómez, Lautaro Gianetti, Leandro Vega, Alexis Soto (m.87, Cristian Espinoza); Ascacibar Santiago, Mauricio Martinez; Cristian Pavón, Ángel Correa, Giovani Lo Celso (M.70, Giovanni Simeone); and Jonathan Calleri.

Coach: Julio Olarticoechea

1. Honduras: Luis Lopez; Brayan Ramírez (m.87, Kevin Alvarez), Jhonatan Paz, Marcelo Pereira, Allans Vargas ; Brayan Garcia, Bryan Acosta, Allan Banegas (m.62, Marcelo Espinal), Romell Quioto (m.81, Jhow Benavidez); Anthony Lozano and Alberth Elis.

Coach: Jorge Luis Pinto

Gol: 1-0, m.75: Anthony Lozano, a penalty. 1-1, m.93: Mauricio Martinez.

Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz the Spanish expelled / admonished Bryan Acosta, Leandro Vega, Jhonatan Paz, Santiago Ascacíbar, Gerónimo Rulli, Angel Correa, Marcelo Pereira, Lautaro Gianetti and Anthony Lozano.

Incidents: Party of the third and final day of group D played at the National Stadium in the city of Brasilia.

Kazakhs team went to training orphans Atletico

Kazakh team football Kostanay Orphanigic Team, made ​​up of orphaned children 8 to 15 years, attended the morning session of Atletico Madrid in the sports city of Majadahonda.

The visit, sponsored by the Athletic Foundation of Madrid and rewards the victory of the children 's set in the national competition among orphanages in Kazakhstan, allowed the children to attend the preparatory session the team coached by Diego Simeone and take pictures with professionals first team.

"It's a social project than just a football team," he explained to Efe Benkur Kissikov, president of the foundation Baurzhan responsible for carrying out this project.

"Our organization aims to improve the level of football in Kazakhstan as well as promoting adoption in our community, which does not pay much attention to this problem," he added.

The organization led by Kissikov has the approval of the Ambassador of Kazakhstan in Spain, Bakyt Dyussenbayev, that he was "delighted" to receive and treat eating young Kazakhs.

"We love being part of such projects," said Dyussenbayev, he has also joked with children about football.

Later, the Kazakhs have made a tour of the Vicente Calderon and visited the embassy in Spain.

Alex Menendez signed two - year contract with Girona

Alex Menendez signed two - year contract with Girona last Aug. 1; eight days after it has become unemployed. In between a serious injury, several sensationalist headlines and the most unusual story summer transfer market in Spain. The defense, from the Sporting Gijon , knee hours after signing his contract with the Catalan club, which has decided to reverse its incorporation injured.

Gijones central defender, a member of Sporting in the final climb of Asturian club First, suffers a cruciate ligament tear in his right knee that can take eight months in dry dock. Girona has decided to invoke a clause in the agreement by which players can cancel the contract until 15 days after the signing if the player is detected physical problems that prevent you from carrying out their work properly. This has been reflected in a public statement .

"As set out in the employment contract and the collective agreement for the activity of professional football (Annex I, Item 4), during the 15 days mandatory for conducting medical tests to determine the physical fitness of the player, Club Medical Services have detected a serious injury, pre-existing contracting the player, preventing him from carrying out the work performed under the conditions required by the Girona FC. right knee, "said the Catalan.

"No player deserves this , " Menendez said in a statement to the newspaper Marca . The player holds the Girona accused of "get injured" and "bent stick it ". The Catalan club, through its technical secretary Quique Carcel has corroborated this version (supported in the diagnosis of three different doctors) but defends himself by saying that he was offered different alternatives to termination of contract. "The club has proposed that operate and stay in Girona doing rehabilitation with another type of contract and the possibility of signing another when he recovered".

Spanish Footballers Association and its president for personal reasons publicly support the player . "The cause of the injury occurs after passing the medical examination, while the player performing own training exercises and therefore was providing professional services with a contract in force, so there is no cause that justifies the dismissal "says the union.

Es una decisión insólita, errónea, injusta y, lo peor de todo, triste. Por eso #AlexMenendez tiene el respaldo de @afefutbol

— Luis Rubiales (@LuisRubiales17) August 8, 2016

Valencia improvement against Nigeria All Star thanks to their midfield

Valencia has defeated the selection tonight Nigeria All Star (2-1) in a game in which ten days before the start of the league has experienced a slight improvement in their game especially in midfield.

In this line they highlighted Enzo Pérez , Parejo and especially Álvaro Medrán, author of the first goal that was considered the best player of the match.

Although he still has to Valencia "things to improve" as acknowledged by the technical Pako Ayestaran; because the whole valencianista conceded his tenth goal of the preseason.

Ayestaran placed initially on the lawn of Suñer Picó team may debut in league against Liverpool , who left willing to resolve the match on the fast track.

A good play on the left wing of the recovered Gayá was finished off of head by Medrán 10 minutes in the goal that opened the scoring.

Alcacer, Santi Mina and Fede Cartabia often exchanged their positions and arrived with danger to the vicinity of the Nigerian goal.

African, less technical but more powerful physically, leveling assembly was gradually higher initial domain of valencianistas not before Ryan arrived with danger to 23 minutes a shot Egbuchunam center.

The Medrán exmadridista contributed in the development of the game and often incorporated the auction, at 28 was about to score again.

However, by the half hour mark the Nigerian goal came in not blocar Ryan, apparently annoyed by one focus, a corner, whose poor clearance was sent into the net by Osadiaye.

He could go to the break the Valencia the lead three minutes before the end of the first half when a new galopada of Gayà his band could not be crowned with success, first by Alcacer and act followed by Fede Cartabia.

Ayestaran only made ​​three changes at the break; Canceled by a gray Montoya, Vezo by Santos and Diego Alves by Ryan. He lasted until 62 minutes to midfield expected as a starter and from here put at stake the rest of the squad, except to Nani , who for some physical discomfort was not summoned.


In this second period the squad Carlos Soler supplied with note to Medrán and excelled gates for whose band arrived, in his position preferred second striker, behind Mir most dangerous moves of white assembly and a very active Rodrigo Moreno starred in the showiest plays.

Theirs was the best goal of the night when you click on the small area a long ball Lato and after a jog African goal scored the winning goal.

The Nigerian team not disturbed or Jaume Diego Alves or he played towards the end, the first minutes of the season. Bakkali had in his boots the third goal in added time but his shot was pore over the crossbar after a good gallop of gates.

Lineups:

Valencia CF: Ryan, Montoya, Santos, Abdenour, Gayá, Enzo Pérez, Parejo, Medrán, Santi Mina, Fede Cartabia and Alcacer. They played well; Diego Alves, Jaume, gates, Vezo, Orban, Lato, Carlos Soler, Rafa Mir, Bakkali, Rodrigo Moreno and Rober Ibanez.

Nigeria All Star; Ezenwa, Mathew, Akas, Alimi, Osadiaye, Ali, Obaje, Ifeanyi, Egbuchunam, Udoji and Eye Moses. Sa, lieron later; Bassey, Adeshina, Afeldkhai, Henlong and Bashir.

Goals 1-0 m. 10 Medrán. Osadiaye 1-1. 2-1. Rodrigo Moreno

Referee: Juan Martinez Munuero. She warned by Santi Mina Valencia.

Subs: Friendly match at the stadium Luis Suñer Picó that grazed the full with a close assistance to 5,000 spectators.

The full collection is for the municipalities affected by the fires last June in the regions of La Ribera, the Coast, the Canal de Navarrés and Vall d'Albaida. The mayors of these towns showed their appreciation to Valencia CF for this joint initiative.

Luis Enrique: "I see the team with overweening ambition"

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique Martinez, said after Barca's victory against Sampdoria in the Joan Gamper Trophy, which sees players "with an overweening ambition" with a view to the 2016-17 season.

The Spaniard coach was pleased with the level shown by his team in the match against Barca public presentation and praised the four additions that made their debut at the Camp Nou with his new teammates

"The team I liked almost everything. Interestingly it has against an opponent who in preseason had seen him play good football and press. We raised the game for as long as possible to that of the Supercopa like it. I'm happy for the first minutes, it was something we had to improve ", analyzed at the press after the meeting.

In this sense, the Asturian coach is optimistic view next year: "I see the team with overweening ambition We'll have to rectify some things, but I'm very happy with how the season pint.".

Luis Enrique explained that there are still details to improve, but not worried about the ease with which his team received goals in the last two games.

"In preseason only thing that worries me is the physical tone of the players. This is a special season because players have more holidays," he noted.

He also highlighted the level shown by the new additions and had words of praise for Arda Turan, who has now played in the left corner.

"He has played in another position, has the feature of playing on different lines, does not lose the ball, overflows, has been very good," he noted

Finally, he has given no clues about which goalkeeper will play in the first leg of the Supercopa of Spain, after they have played today Bravo, Masip and Ter Stegen.

"Here the debate is never turned off. The management took making the goal a different way to what the other coaches and I will continue managing as I have done with other players" has settled.

Leo Messi returns to the big office

With two goals and an assist liquidated Leo Messi his return to his office at Camp Nou, where Barcelona won the Joan Gamper trophy at Sampdoria (3-2), his rival in that first final Barca conquered in 1992 at the old Wembley stadium.

Beyond the color of your hair, nothing seems to have changed for Leo Messi. The first day in office dispatched him with brilliance, with two goals and an assist in 34 minutes, with a pass from luxury to give away the first goal of the course to Luis Suarez and a feeling that their set-up is the best a few days the official start of the course.

In the first eleven course, Luis Enrique put only one of the signings: French Lucas Digne; that offered good feeling on the left side. The porters were distributed half hour each and the physical tone of the team was much better after the win wedged last weekend against Liverpool at Wembley (4-0).

If the physical accompanies, operators appear by themselves. Andres Iniesta , Leo Messi aside, it was the freshest and has led the team since the beginning. He played very close to him Arda Turan, the Turkish premiered new position as the third forward by the left, but his football was fairly flat at the start and improved later.

Among Iniesta, Messi and Suarez created the 1-0. To be the first course was superb, manchego through ball to Leo, who controlled with his back to the goal and assisted Chilean Suarez who only had to push the ball head .

In the next scoring chance came the 2-0. This time it was Rakitic who enabled the Argentine. A bend feinting and ended with the keeper Viviano on the floor and the ball in the net.

With great pace by the club , Sampdoria was always in tow. No depth in their game, only the presence of Muriel at the point of attack generated some danger, as when he pounced on a mistake from Iniesta to beat Bravo 23 minute (2-1) into.

The next appearance of Messi also ended in a goal. This time in a free kick. The Argentine put the bottom left corner of the goal Genovese (3-1, min. 34). Until the end of the first half, controlling Barca was absolute, and it continued for many minutes into the second half with Sampdoria he ran too after the ball and Barça it was like to score as squeezing a little throttle.


In the final half hour, Luis Enrique put into play André Gomes , Samuel Umtiti , Denis Suarez and the young Chamber. Then came Sergi Samper and Munir. Improved Arda Turan, who launched a shot to the post (min. 66), and Denis Suárez ran into the club Viviano's goal in the 68th.

Messi, from his position as an attacking midfielder, returned to capitalize on Barca football until he was replaced fifteen minutes from the end, just shortly before the Sampdoria scored the 3-2 after a superb Budimir control.

Before the end of the game, Luis Suarez could have scored the 4-2 in a great free kick that saved the goal Puggioni. Barca won the trophy and faces the season with good feelings. On Sunday there will be no more probaturas, everything will be serious.

Data sheet

3 - Barcelona: Bravo (Masip Min.32, Ter Stegen, Min.61), Sergi Roberto (Aleix Vidal Min.46), Pique (Umtiti, Min.61), Mathieu (Mascherano Min.32), Digne (Chamber Min.61); Sergio Busquets (Samper Min.76), Rakitic (André Gomes Min.61), Iniesta (Denis Suarez Min.61); Messi (Munir Min.76), Suarez and Arda Turan.

2 - Sampdoria: Viviano (Puggioni, Min.76); De Silvestri (Duricic, Min.71); Silvestre, Castan (Škriniar, Min.46), Regini; Eramo (Barreto Min.46), Torreira (Palombo, min.34 (Ivan Min.82), Linetty (de Almeida Min.71) Schick (Alvarez Min.46), Muriel (Budimir Min.46 ) and Quagliarella (Cigarini, Min.71).

Goals: 1-0 Min.16: Suarez. 2-0, min.21: Messi. 2-1 Min.23: Muriel. 3-1 min. 34: Messi. 3-2 Min.77 Budimir.

Referee: Álvarez Izquierdo (Catalan Committee). He showed yellow card to Regini (Min.47).

Incidents: 72,334 spectators attended the meeting, the LI edition of the Joan Gamper Trophy match at the Camp Nou. On stage, among other guests, the Argentine coach Edgardo Bauza were. Leo Messi was awarded the trophy for best player of the match.

Marcelino García Toral longer Villarreal coach

Marcelino García Toral , coach of Villarreal , Castellon stop train set, as confirmed by the club through an official statement on its official Twitter account in which no information on the reasons for his departure .

Villarreal signed the Asturian coach in 2013 and, since then, successfully led a team that last season he qualified in fourth place to dispute the League of Champions.

"Marcelino García Toral is no longer the coach of Villarreal CF. The club wishes to thank the coach, the coach, Ruben Uría and trainer, Ismael Fernandez, his work in these three seasons and a half in front of the yellow bench" Castellon club said in that statement.

"Everyone has it achieved great success as a return to the First Division, European classifications League semifinal Europa League and Copa del Rey and fourth last season to contest the playoff Champions League , " he added.

He also said that will be released substitute Marcelino García Toral in an "interim or final" "in the coming hours".

The Spaniard coach renewed his contract with Villarreal on 24 November 2015 and immediately arranged to stay in the "Yellow Submarine" until 2019. If he had fulfilled that covenant, have trained seven years in the entity headed by Fernando Roig.

On that date, at a news conference, Marcelino García Toral said it was harder to find a "better" club Villarreal to work and added that the day to day castellonense box was very "nice" so he enjoyed your profession".

The reasons for his departure are unknown and its output matches the defeat against Deportivo in the Teresa Herrera trophy 2-0 and the serious injury of one of its stars, Roberto Soldado , who will be sidelined for six months with a broken cruciate ligament and meniscus in his right knee.

Now, Villarreal will have to urgently find a coach to lead a key tie against Monaco in the previous Champions League. On Wednesday August 17 ​​will face in the El Madrigal Stadium to the whole principality in the first leg and the 23th will play the second leg.

The former Villarreal coach and has a long history in First Division teams: directed at Recreativo de Huelva in 2006/07, at Racing Santander in 2007/08, to Zaragoza in the 2009/2010 (won promotion of club maño the previous season), Racing in a second stage in the 2010/2011 and Sevilla in 2011/2012.

In total, 242 meetings Marcelino addressed in the First Division with a score of 99 wins, 63 draws and 88 defeats in which he scored 311 goals and conceded 287.

Simeone works with all staff except Borja

Atletico Madrid was brought Wednesday with all available players from the template, except for the front Borja Gonzalez , who has leave of absence in order to negotiate his departure from the club Red and white.

Argentina coach Diego Simeone could have the players who did not participate in the afternoon session on Tuesday, as Fernando Torres and Argentine Nico Gaitán, who were somewhat loaded physically, or French Antoine Griezmann , who performed specific job preseason because he has returned to training this week after joining the holidays.

The striker Borja González was absent from training for a second day, with permission of the club to negotiate their future, which could lead to Swansea in the Premier League , with other Spanish players who play in the Welsh assembly, as Angel would join Rangel and Jordi Amat .

The morning session began with a circuit of exercise, two days before the Ramón de Carranza Trophy, in which Atletico debut against Cadiz at 18.30 on Friday. Atletico travel to the provincial capital the same Friday morning.

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Russian judoka Hassan Khalmurzaev brought the Russian team gold medal and sport gymnasts took "silver" Russian judoka Hassan Khalmurzaev brought the Russian team gold medal and sport gymnasts took "silver"

At the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro once again sounded the Russian national anthem. The title of Olympic champion judoka won the Hassan Khalmurzaev. Congratulatory telegrams he sent Vladimir Putin. His victory Khalmurzaev dedicated athletes who are not allowed in the Games because of doping scandals - and fought for himself, and for them.

We celebrate success and our athletic gymnasts. Performance in the team all-around brought "silver". Medal of the more expensive, that it did not expect too much - there were too many injuries.

Throw net and win! Final fight in the category up to 81 kg has ended prematurely. In the eyes of Hassan Khalmurzaev - tears.

"I could not restrain myself at this moment. I just do not understand what happened. Here you have reached the summit, "- says an Olympian.

Crying and his defeated rival, American judoka. Journalists even have to comfort him, because he wanted to win Russian.

Cheer for Hassan arrived in Rio his twin brother. They look like two peas in a pod, both wrestlers only appear in different categories, and the one now on the gold medal around his neck.

"I told him: Hassan, the second place - it is not ours, we should be the first place and you'll be in the history!" - Says Yunus Ozdoev, Olympic champion coach.


In Nazran, the home of the new Olympic champion at the finals in his house going, it seems the whole city. Victory Hasan, despite the late hour, noted noisy dances and fireworks. The third Russian "gold" Olympic Games in Rio again, like the first time, brought judoka.

The competition is over and the journalists have the unique opportunity to be in the empty hall, look at the "happy carpet" that brought our team is the second "gold". Champion also returned here. For Hassan Khalmurzaev this carpet really "happy".

"I would like to dedicate the medal to those who could not come to fight, to show their capabilities," - says the athlete and calls his mother to tell about the victory and thank her.

Congratulate mum champion Khalmurzaev home to a bouquet of flowers arrived even the head of Ingushetia, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, promised to build in the country judo hall named after the hero of the Olympics. Meanwhile, in Rio Hassan is a long way away from the carpet with him many people want to take pictures, and even asked a volunteer to throw memory.

The gymnastics of our girls in the team event won the "silver", behind the US team, but the beating of Chinese women. We prepare for the game so intense that even today the joy of the athletes have no strength left. Girls just want to have a rest, and then - the new training, preparing for the final.

In Voronezh parents Angelina Melnikova look after the place for the new award. sports trophies have nowhere to put in her daughter's room.

"We'll be here to order a large locker, like all athletes, glass, fit to go all the medals. Here we ordered the most beautiful closet "- happy mother champion Marina Melnikova.

Maria Paseka in the team competition went to just one discipline - vault, but the margin for error she did not, at that momet our team losing on points to the Chinese.

"She said - I landed and I stand and think, where do I go, right, left long as she did not shout anything, is even experienced..", - Says the coach Eugene Grebenkine.

Masha's mother, sitting at home in Moscow, so worried for her daughter, I could not even watch her performance on TV.

"I did not look at all, I just sat with the phone and I call relatives, friends wrote - we went on a log on our vault. But I was sure that we will still be a medal! "- Says Anna Kleshcheva.

"When you hold a medal in your hands, you understand what you have sacrificed for the sake of it?" - Asks the journalist gymnasts.

"A lot of what, but I do not think that more than deserves this medal", - meet the athletes.

"Big labor cost a lot of patience, these medals, because they arrived with injuries. Melnikov's fighting himself held ", - said a senior coach Evgeni Grebenkine.

However, before returning to the Olympic village, our silver medalist again looked into the gym. Photo for memory. Aliya Mustafina exhausted, ready to go to sleep right on a log. But it is too early to relax. Ahead of gymnasts - even the final of the individual all-around.

All the main thing in Rio - on the First Channel. Today at 21:30 Moscow time - gymnastics, medal in the individual all-around men. Fencing - finals in the men's saber and women's foil. Jumping into the water with synchronous jump. During the awards will compete arrows and kayakers single.

The DNA of Madrid is not only win, also fight

Sergio Ramos , captain of Real Madrid , said today at a press conference at the end of the European Super Cup against Sevilla (3-2) that his team is not only characterized by obligation to achieve titles, including its combativeness.

"The DNA of Madrid is not just winning, it is also a fight. It's what I've learned since I came here, so always we scored goals in the last minute," said Ramos, voted player of the match and scored the 2-2 that forced overtime.

Ramos stressed that knew how to "turn the page" after committing a penalty that allowed ahead of the Seville and confidence that made him draw later.

About opportunism in the final, as in the Champions League against Atletico Madrid in 2014, he quoted Raul Blanco, saying that "we must be there" to push the ball.

"There are unique moments in life, I'm glad to be part of this," Ramos, who made the gesture of biting the trophy for best player, noting that "do not win every day," he said.

The white center he gave credit to the performance of his team with many young and new players, called the Madrid of "fair winner" and highlighted the value of the title.

"It looks like it's nothing, but it is a European title, it costs a lot to be here, must be given the importance it really has," he said.

What told Florentino Perez to Ramos?

Florentino Perez , president of Real Madrid , praised the effort of his players to overcome the final of the European Super Cup against Sevilla and win the first title of the season, and joked with another goal in time added on Sergio Ramos .

"We are very pleased that win Super Cup is not easy and we have won the last three of the three Champions we have won. It is meritorious and more in the season opener. It's very difficult not to have at this point all players ready" , he analyzed in Bein.

He quipped the president with Sergio Ramos and revealed their conversation. "Fate wants it to be so, as I told you before target goals I'm not for these sufferings."

And let praise for the beautiful goals from Marco Asensio and Dani Carvajal . "The two have been two goals, so I told them and I congratulated them. It has been the best in the final."

"Sevilla has also been low. I am very happy because we started with five homegrown players, is very rewarding and encouraging for the future," he added.

Florentino Perez did not rule out the arrival of any signing. "Until the day 31 everything is possible, but it is very difficult to improve the squad we have the best in his position. It has been seen in the Super Cup and our players were the best of Euro".

Carvajal scored a goal to Marcelo

The coach of Real Madrid , Zinedine Zidane , was "happy with the work performed" after the achievement of the European Super Cup against Sevilla (3-2) and stressed that Dani Carvajal , author of winning goal 119 minutes, "he scored a goal to Marcelo ".

Zidane congratulated and gave "thanks" Dani Carvajal to score the goal that gave the title to Real Madrid and joked that the side scored a goal "to Marcelo". "Today it has done Dani, and when you score a goal and you have to congratulate and thank," he told Bein Sports.

It also praised the French coach Sergio Ramos after scoring the equalizer. "It is what is our captain. It 's good that at a difficult time always comes an important player and (Sergio Ramos) each time is there to lift trophies , " he said.

"I'm pleased with this win, what we have done, the work performed and should be congratulated Sevilla because they have done a fantastic game," he said.

Marcelo , Brazilian side of Real Madrid , said that the title of the European Super Cup is "deserved" for his team, after coming back to Sevilla and claim the template to important losses of stars like Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale.

"The team are not only once, there are many players who train very well and help a lot as today has seen," said Bein. "We must continue in a new season, we have the same enthusiasm as before to win everything."

"We all for Zidane and he for us, we connected very well in the short time we've been together, we must continue. The title is for the fans. It was very difficult because we have little training to win the final, but we have achieved" he added.

Marcelo highlighted the role of Sergio Ramos , savior again with a goal in the closing stages of grief. "A final there are always emotions, Churu (Ramos) again has given us the joy to tie the game and Carvajal has been phenomenal. The whole team has fought and we deserved."

Madrid players disrupt the press conference Zidane and ....

Several players of Real Madrid broke today the press conference of his coach, Zinedine Zidane , held after the victory of the team in the European Super Cup against Sevilla, and bathed the white coach .

The cry of "Champions, Champions", Marcelo , Ramos , Lucas Vázquez, Asensio, Casilla, Casemiro and Morata, among others, entered the press room of the stadium Lerkendal (Trondheim, Norway) and took the stand, where he was sitting Zidane, on which poured a bowl of water.

The momentum with which they jumped and cheered made Morata fell, but he returned soon and ended up taking the ball that rested on the table where he sat Zidane.

Among the laughter of his coach, the group of players left the room shortly after to continue the party in the locker room.

Carvajal in extra time sealed the third Super Cup to Real Madrid

A goal from Dani Carvajal 119 minutes gave Real Madrid its third European Super Cup, a title that a bold and remarkable Sevilla stroked until Sergio Ramos forced overtime, again in 93 minutes.

Well he triumph Sevilla, who was better in ninety minutes against a decimation Madrid could have taken. He stroked revenge for the defeat two years ago in Cardiff (Wales) in the same competition, but, as in 2015 in Tbilisi against Barcelona , fell in overtime in a game full of emotion played in Trondheim (Norway).

Both Zidane and output Sampaoli surprised. The French fielded: Kovacic and Asensio and left on the bench Benzema, the only member of the BBC available. The Argentine coach, in his official debut with Sevilla, elected Kiyotake, Iborra and Vitolo and reserved to Konoplyanka, Kranevitter and Sarabia.

Seven changes every eleven respect to the finals of Champions League and Europa League played three months ago, forced by injury ( Ronaldo , Pepe, Navas), caution (Bale, Kroos) or because they are no longer (Banega, Gameiro, Krychowiak Coke). Too many to draw conclusions, and even less without finishing the preseason.

Sampaoli had announced he wanted a brave hero and Sevilla, who will shrink against the rival. And what if he did. He placed a line of three behind and turned Mariano extreme. Pressure high, and with the touch as a seal. A very remote style so successful that gave Unai Emery .

Sevilla had the ball and drowned the ball out of Madrid. Casemiro suffered, who lost any committed ball. But it needed more fluidity in the distribution Iborra and N'Zonzi. And it did not generate much danger compared to the possession he had.


Madrid spent some trouble. Relative. Zidane because the team does not feel uncomfortable if they can dominate and leave a counterattack. And because despite presenting some recognizable once, it does not lack class.

The Asensio, for example, was understood very well with Isco , Morata and Lucas Vázquez. The latter gave him a killer pass that did not come by centimeters, a few minutes before overtaking his team with a goal by category.

He grabbed a loose ball after a throw twenty meters from goal and took a shot placed with his left foot that went into the squad Sergio Rico , although made ​​the statue and thought he would be, he would not have come from no way.

The goal did not change the development of the party. Madrid threatened danger when his best men combined. Sevilla held sway, but now beginning to approach door .

Mariano, in a delicate center Franco Vázquez , a free kick volley sent the clouds. And Casilla cleared for a corner a cannon shot Carriço, who in the second half left the field with discomfort.

But the "Mute" Vazquez, noted in his debut with Sevilla, pulled playfulness to seize control that had eluded him Vitolo inside the area and draw a tight left-footed in a tangle of players auction, impossible for the goalkeeper White.

Isco in a header Lucas center, could return the advantage to the Merengues, but his shot forced Rico stopped him.

Madrid came out more determined after the break. And I had two good chances to make the second. Couple, heels, she took a cross from Lucas that Morata was ready to push the network. E Isco, another against near Bat sent a shot away.

Although it was harder to regain the position, Sevilla did not shrink and mostly lurked on the side of Mariano.

The match took a uncommon to ten days starting breakneck pace the league in field fast thanks to abundant rainfall in the hours before and ended subsiding.

Zidane pulled into the field to Benzema and Modric. Sampaoli Konoplyanka responded with an almost anonymous Vietto and placing Franco Vazquez, the best team in attack, as false tip.

In one of the frequent rises in Seville on the right, Vitolo, changed side he cheated with a dry Ramos Dodge and forced a penalty kick with subtlety by Ukrainian end.

Madrid reacted with James and in the field. He locked the Sevilla at times with various poisonous centers from the baseline. But a shot of Carvajal was his only real chance.

The Seville team played with personality, supported by the "oles" of his only-the crowd that was heard throughout the match, but when stroked the title, Ramos appeared to head into the empty net a cross from Lucas Vázquez on the last play .

Worse was still to Sampaoli team when Kolo saw his second yellow card three minutes after the first, at the beginning of an extension in which Madrid had already started much better.

Ramos could become hero with another header, but the referee disallowed the goal and he gave a kick on a grab that did not appear.

James had it after a great cross from Benzema, but Rico narrowed very well in the outlet; like then another hand to hand Lucas.

Least one and touched couple, Sevilla tried to hold and touch when he could, with almost Konoplyanka only recourse in attack, forcing at least trusted penalties.

But one minute from the end, the most unexpected protagonist, Carvajal, made a slalom from the side that culminated with a dry finish with the outside, that sealed the third Super Cup for his team.

- Data sheet

3. Real Madrid: Kiko Casilla, Carvajal, Varane, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo, Casemiro, Kovacic (m.73, James), Isco (m.66, Modric), Asensio, Lucas Vazquez and Morata (m.62, Morata) .

2. Sevilla: Sergio Rico, Couple, Carriço (m.51, Rami), Kolo, Kiyotake, N'Zonzi, Iborra (m.74, Kranevitter), Franco Vázquez, Mariano, and Vietto Vitolo (m.67, Konoplyanka) .

Goals: 1-0, m.21: Asensio; 1-1 m.41, Franco Vázquez; 2-1, m.72, Konoplyanka penalty; 2-2 m.90, Ramos; 3-2 m.119, Carvajal.

Referee: Milorad Mazic (Serbia). He pulled out a yellow card, Madrid, Carvajal (m.84), Asensio (m.86), James (m.93); by Seville, Vitolo (M.39). He expelled for a second yellow Kolo (m. 90, m.93).

Incidents: Party of the European Super Cup match at the Lerkendal Stadium in Trondheim (Norway). The captains of both teams behaved trophies Champions League and Europa League refugees accompanied by two children (one Afghan, the other Syrian) to send a message of solidarity with the victims of the bombings worldwide.

Transfer Market: James Rodriguez, 'Gabigol' and Lucas Perez, the names of the day

James Rodríguez was an unused substitute in the final of the European Super Cup Real Madrid with a lot of absences, which could cause you to think about leaving the team. In addition, Atletico Madrid have made a bid for Brazilian striker Gabigol and Lucas Perez, who was left out of the squad in the Teresa Herrera, could end up in Leciester.

The Real Madrid won his first title of the season after beating Sevilla in the European Super Cup.

One of the surprises in the lineup of Zinedine Zidane (which were many) was left on the bench James Rodriguez while others were apparently alternate headlines.

James Rodriguez left after 72 minutes and the truth is that did little. He did not get many balls, he worked in the recovery of the ball and had a good scoring chance in overtime that solved Sergio Rico .

#James ahora es el suplente del suplente. Es el momento para el colombiano de buscar otro equipo. #Arsenal puede ser una buena posibilidad.

— DiegoCora_ESPN (@diegocora_ESPN) August 9, 2016

Many if you ask whether this decision Zidane is a warning to the Colombian player will look for a way out, a decision that could do great to Florentino Perez to raise money and signing a crack before the deadline to recruit players.

Zidane was asked about this matter at the press conference after the match press conference and said: "James has entered like everyone else , just come as Modric and is one more, a talented player We have a great team and everyone can play." .

Our Opinion: Last season already demonstrated that James Rodriguez is not a football player like Zidane and everything indicates that a millionaire transfer would be the best solution for everyone.

James Rodríguez. pic.twitter.com/a9upSg4U5l

— RealEsparta™ (@RealEsparta) August 9, 2016

Gabriel Barbosa, 'Gabigol ' Brazilian striker who is currently concentrated with his selection in the 2016 Rio Olympics, is seeking a way out to play in Europe.

Until now it seemed that the Inter Milan or Juventus would be the fate of the striker Santos , but now it seems that Atletico Madrid could also be his future team.

Granada closes the signing of Ecuadorian striker Jose Angulo

Granada has reached an agreement with the Independent Valley of Ecuador for the transfer of Ecuadorian striker Jose Angulo , who will play the next five seasons in the Rojiblancos.

Operation between the two clubs and the player it is completely closed and will be made official shortly, they confirmed to Efe from Granada, which will pay half euros over four million and the player, in the most expensive acquisition in its history.

José Angulo is a 21-year-old striker last season became one of the great revelations of the Libertadores Cup with Independiente del Valle, Ecuadorian team as a surprise that managed to reach the final of this competition.

In the Andalusian club they have much confidence that this player will become the offensive reference of Granada following the departure of Moroccan striker Youssef El Arabi , who has been the top scorer in Atletico the last four seasons.

The deadlines are the entity that manages Jose Angulo, who occupy non-EU tab, joins Granada workouts at the latest on Monday and is available for technical Paco Jemez for the league start.

Spanish press highlights the triumph of Madrid in the European Super Cup

The victory of Real Madrid against Sevilla 3-2 in the final of the European Super Cup occupies the cover of some of the major national sports newspapers, which stands the goal of Ramos that forced overtime.

The double cover daily Marca dedicated the triumph of the white team with the headline: "This is the Madrid!" next to a photo of Sergio Ramos's header forcing the extension 93. In the caption minute the importance of the three scorers, Asensio, Ramos and Carvajal and good final by Sevilla valued.

AS, meanwhile, uses the popular madridista cry of "Until the end ... Come Real!" to illustrate its cover, accompanied by a photograph of Sergio Ramos raising the trophy. In addition, the subtitle underscores the value of the two goals determinants, that of Sergio Ramos and the Dani Carvajal .

The daily Sport bets on a photo of Leo Messi and a headline in relation to Joan Gamper trophy that Barcelona dispute tonight against the Sampdoria . At the bottom highlights the madridista victory with the headline: "Again in 92 minutes ... And title in extra time."

In the same vein Mundo Deportivo, which titled with "The best shows Barca " in relation to the party tonight, while at the bottom of a photograph of Ramos and Marcelo with the Super Cup and the headline is offered: "Another title white with fortune. "

Among generalist newspapers, El Pais, El Mundo and La Razon committed to putting on the bottom right of the cover's victory in the Super Cup Real Madrid. El País entitled "European Super Cup for Real Madrid", El Mundo, meanwhile, does as follows: "Real Madrid continues his love affair with Europe" while Reason commitment: "Real Madrid , superchampion of Europe ".

Community of Madrid pays tribute to Real Madrid in the European Super Cup

The facade of the Real Casa de Correos Puerta del Sol, the seat of Government of the Community of Madrid, has dawned today with a banner hung from the main balcony congratulating Real Madrid for winning the European Super Cup last night.

With the team crest and a single word, "Champions!", The seat of executive Cristina Cifuentes adds to congratulate the club, and hopes that it "is not the last title of the season now begins for Madrid team. "

Last night in Trondheim ( Norway ), Real Madrid won the European Super Cup Sevilla three goals to two, a title that had to wait until the last minute of extra time to decide.

Medical tests confirm that soldier has broken the cruciate ligament

The medical tests that have been submitted this morning Villarreal striker Roberto Soldado has confirmed that the player suffered the cruciate ligament and meniscus in his right knee, castellonense sources with the club.

This injury will lead to at least lower the player for six months after surgery which will be submitted in the coming days.

The Valencia striker was injured during the dispute Teresa Herrera trophy when ten minutes of the second half of the match at Riazor against Deportivo La Coruna he fell on a jump unbalanced by an air ball.

After two in the morning, the soccer player was taken to hospital after returning from La Coruna and was subject to the relevant medical tests.

These tests have confirmed the initial omens and have certified the extent of the injury was suspected from the outset.

Basketball and football in the same market operation by the Barcelona

Cessions, joint ownership, bartering ... The list of formulas, operations and contractual engineering the transfer market is neat enough to entertain every summer the smartest fans, but Barcelona has managed to innovate in such a saturated subgenre. According to 'Sport', the Catalan club studies transfer to Brazilian Douglas Deportivo Alaves in a play which seems very normal but also imply the basketball section.

The Catalan public means that Barcelona Laboral Kutxa negotiates with the purchase of Hungarian forward Adam Hanga and intends to include in the operation to the right side soccer team questioned. The key is that Jose Antonio Querejeta, president of Laboral Kutxa, is also the largest shareholder Alaves.

The move would round for Alavñes because a player get at zero cost on their return to the First Division and also to Luis Enrique who would be released the record of a player you do not have this season.

Carriço, Iborra and Pareja, headdresses, pending tests

Sevilla players Daniel Carriço, Vicente Iborra and Nico Pareja finished the Super Cup final against Real Madrid with various muscular problems of which will be examined on arrival Wednesday to the capital to Seville know its scope, he reported the Sevilla club.

The average Portuguese Carriço withdrew from the pitch by an overload hamstring right, Iborra was replaced by another in his right adductor and Nico Pareja ended the match despite his sore right hamstring because the coach Jorge Sampaoli had already made three changes.

The three players, according to the club, will be tested on arrival to Seville to reevaluate these conditions and know its scope.

Russia appeals the International Paralympic Committee's decision

Russia appeals the decision of the International Paralympic Committee's non-admission of our athletes to participate in the Games in Rio in the Sports Arbitration Court. And the lawyers will work under the scheme, which brought the main success of the team.

As reported today by the head of the RCC, Vladimir Lukin, now worked out an agreement that will allow for an accelerated procedure for examining the case. It is expected that the necessary documents are received in Arbitration in Lausanne until the end of 10 August.

Earlier, International Paralympic Committee recommended that the Russian side to file a lawsuit within a week. Meanwhile, the decision itself international functionaries in Russia called strange and politicised.

"In my opinion, it is absolutely unreasonable, politicised, apparently under pressure was accepted decision Paralympic International Committee of the dismissal, especially when they have had an example of decision of the International Olympic Committee, which is, in principle, provided an opportunity to speak Russian" clean "athletes at the Olympic Games , it is clear that our Paralympic athletes have earned this right, and it is obvious that the vast majority of them - is absolutely "clean" athletes who were here to speak "- Russia Alexander Zhukov said the president of the Olympic Committee.

His verdict on the Russian Paralympic athletes International Paralympic Committee issued on Sunday . The reason for the dismissal was the still the same odious report McLaren with unproven accusations of doping. Prior to the start of the Paralympic Games is a little less than a month.

Russian gymnasts won silver in the team all-around

Aliya Mustafina, Daria Spiridonov, Angelina Melnikova, Seda Toutkhalian and Maria Paseka took second place in the women's gymnastics team all-around, won a silver medal (176, 688 points).

The gold in this discipline got the American gymnasts (184, 897 points) and bronze medals were awarded to athletes from China (176, 003 points).

In the treasury of the Russian national team is already the 12th Olympic medal. On the eve of the silver medal in the team event and brought the men's team gymnastics.

In general medal standings Russia is now in fourth place, behind teams from Australia, China and the United States.

Judoka Hassan Khalmurzaev brought Russia a third gold medal of the Olympics

In the final match of the Olympic judo tournament in the weight category up to 81kg 22-year-old Russian citizen Hassan Khalmurzaev defeated American Travis Stevens. It was the first Olympic medal in the sport career of Hassan Khalmurzaev.

Bronze awards went to Japanese Takanori Nagase and Sergiu Tom UAE.

Thus judoka brought to the treasury of the Russian national team of the 11th Olympic medal. The assets of the Russians three gold medals, five silver and three bronze.

Vermaelen will play a season on loan at AS Roma

The Belgian defender Thomas Vermaelen , Barcelona, ​​will play on loan at AS Roma next season, as reported by the Catalan club.

The romanista entity is contractually committed to "involve the player is active" during the year of transfer. The agreement includes a purchase option by the Italian club at the end of the assignment.

Vermaelen, 30, arrived at the Catalan club in the summer of 2014, but has not had any continuity in the team, especially because of physical problems.

The defense could go to the romanista set for about two million euros in a deal that could mean a total of eight to ten million for barcelonistas, in the event that the final sale occurs.

The output of the Belgian will be the sixth that occurs in a few weeks, after those of Dani Alves ( Juventus ), Sandro Ramirez (Málaga), Adriano Correia (Besiktas), Marc Bartra (Borussia Dortmund) and Martin Montoya ( Valencia ).

The next player who could soon leave the Barca team is Christian Tello, while Brazilian defender Douglas counts for coach Luis Enrique Martinez.

We want to play him as an equal Real Madrid, without fear

The coach of Sevilla , Jorge Sampaoli, today reiterated its commitment to the offensive game and said his team will start tomorrow looking to Real Madrid in the European Super Cup and will not change style .

"We want to play him as an equal, not having any fear, we want to rebel," Sampaoli said today at the press conference on the eve of the match, to be played at Lerkendal Stadium in Trondheim (Norway).

Argentina coach argued that the most important thing is not to win but the way it is done, and to overcome "in any way" would create "confusion" in the players about the idea of ​​game he wants to implement in Seville.

"I can not convey what not feel. I was very uncomfortable to dominate me in a field , " said exseleccionador of Chile , which showed its commitment to a style "that generates courage and rebelliousness as a necessity."

Sampaoli was satisfied with the image displayed by his team in friendlies, but acknowledged that there is still time to assimilate all, although the main issue is commitment, especially if they hit hard times.

"We need time, that we can not fix. The most important thing is the team today is a great illusion," he said.

Absences sensitive presented tomorrow Real Madrid will not diminish his capacity as a whole Sampaoli said, noting that despite not having players as "decisive" as Ronaldo or Bale, the white team defeated rivals level.

Sampaoli referred to some of the new signings such as Argentine Franco Vázquez , who expected to be able to transmit at Sevilla he has done in Italian football; and Paulo Henrique Chagas ' Goose ', a player of which there are few in the world, but who ruled for tomorrow just because they were still recovering from injury.

French Central Adil Rami , who played the European Championship with his country , stressed that the preparation is delayed with respect to their peers, although he praised his ability and hierarchy, which will be very important for the future.

Sampaoli admitted he is already preparing the Spain Super Cup against Barcelona , a rival like Real Madrid, may seem "inaccessible", hence the prescription is "go looking".

And he was full of praise for his compatriot Lionel Messi , "the best in the world", a player who even as one enjoys watching opponent on the court.

Sampaoli reiterated its commitment and enthusiasm with Sevilla, but hid not be Argentina coach was his "dream forever" and regretted that the offer of the federation of his country came in a time when he was already involved in another project.

Laurent Depoitre, the new Porto striker

Porto today announced the signing of Belgian striker Laurent Depoitre, playing in Ghent, for four seasons.

Depoitre, an international time by Belgium, has a buyout clause of 40 million euros and last season, he scored 16 goals in 43 games.

Depoitre Laurent is 27 years old and is a powerful forward who is 1.91 meters and 91 kilos.

In Porto the goalkeeper Iker Casillas, he will wear the number '9' scoresheet as Radamel Falcao and Jackson Martinez : ". Porto is a mythical club, which has a great history and fantastic fans I feel this is a great challenge for me" he said in a statement released by the club Espanyol.

Depoitre reinforce a front that already has the canterano André Silva (feeling preseason), Cameroon Vincent Aboubakar and Spaniards Alberto Bueno and Adrian Lopez .

Porto coach Nuno Espirito Santo debuts Aug. 12 in the League against Rio Ave and five days later measured to Rome in the round of access to the group stage of the Champions League.

Manchester United officially announced the signing of French Pogba

The English club Manchester United officially announced on its website the signing of French player Paul Pogba with a five year option to another.

Pogba, 23 , and international player with France 38 times, has played with Juventus Italian for four seasons, where he has played 124 games and scored 28 goals. He joined the Bianconeri from the United in 2012.

After signing the French player said. "I'm glad to return to the United The club has always occupied a special place in my heart, and I'm really excited to work with Jose Mourinho . I enjoyed my time at Juventus and I'm taking some great memories a club with great players I consider my friends. ".

The English club, Juventus has paid around 120 million euros, making it the most expensive signing in history, has not released the economic conditions of the contract with the player.

Penarol travels to Paraguay to debut in South American with many new faces

The Penarol Uruguayan today left for Luque ( Paraguay ), where tomorrow will debut in the Copa Sudamericana against Luqueño Sportivo , against which could play many new faces has joined the team.

Penarol, winner of the last Uruguayan Championship, will be major disadvantage for meeting the absence of filming in official competitions, against the Paraguayan Clausura six games that have already played the Sportivo Luqueño.

To this low front they add Diego Forlan , important in the scheme of saithe technical footballer, Jorge da Silva , last season and left the club, midfielder of 18 years joined the ranks of, and Federico Valverde Real Madrid and considered one of the great talents aurinegros recent years.

To replace the loss of Forlan Penarol has strengthened the attack with several additions, such as the Paraguayan Gabriel Avalos, 25 years and last season played in the Crucero del Norte Argentine and Uruguayan Junior Arias (23), top scorer the last Uruguayan Championship with 19 goals and from Liverpool.

Da Silva also has two other players attack last year offered a good performance, like the Colombian Miguel 'Balotelli' Murillo and jovencísimo Diego Rossi , Uruguayan striker 18 years has shown very good manners on the opportunities that gave with the first team last season.

In Tuesday's game it is likely to come home to five of the new signings Penarol, such as the Uruguayan midfielders Luis Urruti, Nicolas Dibble and Angel Rodriguez, Brazilian defender Matheus Paraguayan striker Bressan or Avalos.

Penarol probable lineup: Gaston Guruceaga; Andrés Rodales, Carlos Valdez, Matheus Bressan, Maximiliano Olivera; Thomas Costa, Angel Rodriguez, Nicholas Dibble, Luis Urruti; Gabriel Avalos and Miguel Murillo.

Zidane, before the Supercup: "I do not care that is not the BBC should have your vacation"

Zidane confirms that not risk with Benzema, as neither will nor with Christian Bale will not play against Sevilla in the European Super Cup. These low bind to Kroos, Pepe and Keylor Navas. Meanwhile Ramos wished all the luck to ya exmadridista Jesse, who leaves PSG. "We are proud of everything you have given, we wish him well"

The coach of Real Madrid , Zinedine Zidane , denied today that his team split as favorite against Sevilla in the European Super Cup, played tomorrow in Trondheim ( Norway ), and played down to the low importance of his team.

"Real Madrid is favorite. We have a game that both want to win. All that matters is that we are prepared, and we are," said French coach in the press conference the day before the match at the Stadium Lerkendal .

With numerous casualties arriving at Madrid are not a concern for Zidane, which highlights the need for Bale and Kroos, who started the season a few days ago, they reached the physical tone of their peers rather than forcing them to play tomorrow.

"They've had Euro and normal holidays, as they should have a player. They will not be with us, I would have liked everyone, but I prefer that Gareth (Bale) and Toni (Kroos) stay in Madrid to work. Cristiano and Pepe are better. I'm not worried, I'm happy, happy that this started "he said.

Zidane would not disclose if Benzema will have minutes tomorrow, but hinted that he could not go home.

"Okay, but did not play the last two games and we're not going to risk. He has worked a lot, see you tomorrow. What matters is that it has no more problems and is with us," he said.

Who does seem to have a place in the starting eleven tomorrow is Alvaro Morata , to which he devoted words of praise and who emphasized that his step by Juventus , the club he also played, has helped him.

Zidane: "I do not think anything of Pogba, is Manchester United"

Zinedine Zidane , coach of Real Madrid , declined to comment on the signing of French midfielder Paul Pogba by Manchester United , player he wanted, and he wished "the best" without either enter the transfer analyze the figure, close to 120 million euros.

" I do not think anything of Pogba, is a Manchester United player and that's it . I wish him the best, nothing more , " said the first time he was asked about the signing yesterday made ​​official Manchester United Jose Mourinho .

"It's what's on the issue of transfer, what they paid and that's it" he added after again being asked about the price paid. He defended the Madrid coach has enough midfielders so as not long for the arrival of Pogba to Real Madrid.

"In the middle we have many players. I will not say I'll ask another way because I do not know how we will do to play all they are. It is the problem of the coach. All players will be left will be important because the group is more important than a player. Until 31, can you pass around , "he said , leaving the door open to the arrival of a player.

Gareth Bale and Toni Kroos not played the European Super Cup against Sevilla

Zinedine Zidane has presented the call for the European Super Cup to be held this Tuesday highlighting the absence of Gareth Bale andToni Kroos .

It was expected that neither the end nor the German Welsh midfielder arrived at the meeting, and so it proved. In turn, it also confirms the expected drop of Cristiano Ronaldo .

Those other in the squad are feeling the preseason, Mariano, and the son of coach Luca Zidane. The call to full is as follows:

Kiko Casilla , Ruben Yanez, Luca Zidane; Carvajal, Sergio Ramos , Varane, Nacho , Danilo, Marcelo; James Rodriguez , Casemiro, Kovacic, Modric, Isco Alarcon, Asensio, Marcos Llorente; Benzema, Lucas Vázquez, Morata and Mariano.

Benzema travels to Trondheim

Zinedine Zidane , coach of Real Madrid finally ruled the Welshman Gareth Bale and German Toni Kroos to dispute the final of the European Super Cup against Sevilla, the end for which it is recovered French Karim Benzema and all white faces with heavy casualties.

In the absence of the Costa Rican Keylor Navas in goal and the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo , Pepe and Fabio Coentrao , discards Bale and Kroos are added. After three spring training after joining the scheduled day for the dispute of the European Championship, Zidane has chosen not to take risks and even summons to travel to Trondheim.

Madrid coach chooses the players who have more pace and those who have completed the first part of the preseason. Among them committed one of his sons, Luca Zidane, as third goalkeeper to the withdrawal of the injured Keylor Navas.

It is the first call for official party for the two 'signings' madridistas so far, midfielder Marco Asensio and striker Alvaro Morata . Llorente and homegrown Mariano Marcos also listed although the club seeks a way out in the form of assignment.

The squad made ​​up of : Kiko Casilla , Ruben Yanez, Luca Zidane, Carvajal, Danilo , Sergio Ramos , Varane, Nacho , Marcelo , Casemiro, Marcos Llorente, Kovacic, Modric, Isco , Asensio, James, Lucas Vázquez, Mariano, Morata and Benzema.

Paul Pogba - the most expensive signing in the history of football

The Frenchman Paul Pogba today became the most expensive signing in the history of football to sign for Manchester United English from the Juventus in exchange for 110 million euros, in a memorable operation also for Italians joined him free in 2012.

When four years ago, a 19-year Pogba left Manchester United to move to Juventus, he was considered a young man of great potential but few imagined that the player born on the outskirts of Paris could become total midfielder is now.

After arriving free the Turin club, who just paid a million euros to the British as compensation for training the player, Pogba noted for its great dynamism and technical quality, which allowed him to take a place fixed holder in the team coached by Antonio Conte .

The "ragazzino" (boy), as it was called at the beginning of his Italian adventure, shared the dressing room with midfielders Andrea Pirlo , Chilean Arturo Vidal and Claudio Marchisio , who helped greatly in their growth.

The example of those players, along with the innate talent of the French, gave great results and Pogba immediately closed its first Italian season with 27 league games and scored five goals.

The first goal of the midfielder had a particular taste for all fans "bianconeri", as it was a great goal rivals Napoli scored from outside the area barely a month after premiering in Italian football.


Coach Antonio Conte, who at first was seen as a natural substitute for Pirlo, quickly changed their tactic idea and shifted to the role of the steering wheel, to take advantage of his ability in the movements between the lines, who along with his physical strength made it a dominating player.

Throughout his four seasons in Italy , Pogba had steady growth, both technically and in terms of character, to become one of the leaders of the "Bianconeri" clothing.

In the second year, the middle played 36 of the 38 total games in Serie A and scored seven goals, giving an important contribution to the historical "scudetto" of that course, which also set the record for Italian, 102 points.

After dominating among national borders, Pogba and Juventus, led by the new coach Massimiliano Allegri , left in the 2014/2015 season in order to fight to the end in the League Champions.

The Bianconeri starred in that course and reached the final in Berlin (Germany), when it fell 1-3 against Barcelona .

In this edition of the tournament, Pogba evinced his talent to the entire European football and the admiration and interest of many big clubs, among which was also won Real Madrid .

The French took another step in its growth in the last year, when, after sales of Argentine Carlos Tevez , Vidal and Pirlo, Pogba remained as top star of the team and was rewarded with the number 10 shirt.

After another double ( "scudetto" and Italian Cup), Pogba came to the decision that his time at Juventus had closed and it was the right to return to Manchester United that he always described as his "family" time.

After several weeks of negotiations, the British decided to accept the requests of the "bianconeri" and paid 110 million euros to buy back the French.

The player, who enjoyed a few weeks of vacation after contest the European Championship with his country , traveled to England last Saturday and underwent medical checks with his new club before signing a five - year contract to thirteen million euros each season.

The "ragazzino" is already a man and returns to Manchester United with the ambition to win everything in the team coach Jose Mourinho and Swede Zlatan Ibrahimovic .

Diego Costa could end up in Napoli

After truncation option saturating again in Atletico Madrid , the Napoli could be the fate of Diego Costa , reports Metro .

His agent, Jorge Mendes, would be moving threads to try so be it , now that Romelu Lukaku would stand at Chelsea in a transfer of 70 million euros.

Napoli has economic health following the departure of Gonzalo Higuain , for what would have tried to sign Mauro Ricardi. But the refusal of Inter Milan have approached the Spanish-Brazilian striker with Napoli, in search of a tip, and money to do so.