Mario Gomez leaves Besiktas because the political situation in Turkey

German striker Mario Gomez has posted on his official Facebook profile a comment in announcing his decision to leave Besiktas was given by , where Fiorentina , trading his definitivo- handover due to the unstable political situation in Turkey following the failed coup attempt against the government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

I have to tell you Besiktas fans something personally...https://t.co/f8mnSWUvR2
Çok Tesekkürler #blackeagle pic.twitter.com/XNO9Xu7JOI

— Mario Gomez (@Mario_Gomez) July 20, 2016

"It was a very tough decision I had to think a lot," said the player, who also added it will be "very hard not to play in this great club in front of a great crowd in a single stadium." In addition, Gómez reveals that his decision is not due to sporting reasons, but "purely the terrible event that took place days ago."

Julen Lopetegui, new coach of the Spanish football team

The Royal Spanish Football Federation announced Thursday the hiring of Julen Lopetegui as new coach of Spain . The Basque coach will be the heir of Vicente Del Bosque , who decided not to renew his contract after eight years in office.

Lopetegui, who began his career in the dugout in the Rayo Vallecano and Real Madrid Castilla, and worked for some years as coach of the federation between 2010 and 2014, which was coach of the Under-19 categories, Sub- 20 and U-21. In this journey he won the European Under-19 in 2011 and the Under-21 in 2013, year in which also participated in the U-20.

After passing through the lower echelons of 'The Red', former goalkeeper of Real Madrid and Barcelona he went to Porto , where he led the Portuguese team for a year and a half, making the Portuguese reached the quarterfinals of the UEFA champions league.

Lopetegui debut on the bench will occur on September 1 when 'Red' faces in a friendly in Brussels Belgium . Also, its debut in an official match will be against Liechtenstein on September 5 in the first game of qualifying for the World Cup Russia

Lazio has only 11 subscribers for a stadium of 70,000 spectators

The Italian team lives as grim moment until his own hobby is giving back to new levels.

Despite always live in the shadow of Rome , much more popular in the Italian capital (rather than on the periphery), the Lazio can be considered one of the biggest teams in Italy . Two league titles in its history (which could become three if successful a very curious appeal presented to grant him a century after the title of 1915), abundant Italian Cups, one European title, years giving battle in Serie A and one important social mass (although somewhat linked to right - wing ideologies) are assets that can boast. Or at least he could so far as this last point is disputed by the unfortunate result of the season ticket campaign for the season will start.

The blanquicelestes opened their offices on Tuesday 19 July for partners to renew their identity cards of the season. That same day, at the time of closure of the offices, only 11 followers had done . The figure is unofficial, because shame the club has not made ​​them public; is known by the leak of an employee and confirmed by the silence of the leaders , when asked about it , and with no movement of fans who saw the press in the vicinity of the offices.

Whereas the Lazio play at home in the Olympic Stadium in Rome, with 72,698 seats available , it is safe to indicate that it is an absolute failure. And the main culprit seems to be the president of the organization, Claudio Lotito , who just celebrated his 12 years in office. Although has to his credit with the odd title (particularly highlights the Coppa Italia in 2013, which won in the end neither more nor less than the Roma), the fans are sick of it.

The leader accuse him of not being able to assemble a team up to the club . The main figures, as Candreva or Keita , intend to leave the template and spare parts that sound are not at all exciting; in fact, at this point it has not confirmed the signing of any new player. As little far this preseason, also has experienced a grotesque episode with the frustada hiring of Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsa , who lasted only 48 hours in the place: almost as soon as he signed he left saying that they had not fulfilled some promises he did, including the arrival of at least four players before 5 July. Restore the position to Simone Inzaghi , a man of the house that interim coach and was in other times and on the lawn scored thirty goals for the Eagles , was intended to be sold as "recover the essence", but has rather given feeling botched emergency.

So nefarious considers the fans being the recent management Lotito has not only boycotted the renewal of fertilizers, but has flooded the city with graffiti against him and has even organized demonstrations to ask you to leave and "free Lazio". Last year, the Lazio finished in eighth place with only 54 points, 37 below the champion ( Juventus ) and 28 unless the hated Rome, and far from any option of entering European competitions . If there is a radical change in the coming weeks, the omens for this season are much worse.

photographs showing the reality of the Olympic Games

In October of 2009 the streets of Rio de Janeiro flooded celebrations. All little celebration was a dream that represented years of illusion: the city be chosen to organize the 2016 Olympic Games, the first in South America. A decision that definitively placed Brazil as the center of the sports world with the World Cup in 2014.

Through tears, the then President of Brazil Lula da Silva, the main promoter of the Olympic dream, proclaims that "these people deserved that opportunity. Having been colonized had the habit of being small, if not important" and confessed that day was "the most exciting of my life. I will start to work for the Olympic Games tomorrow, not after tomorrow, but tomorrow" he said.

It has already happened since that moment of euphoria and the country's situation is very different. The march of Dilma Rousseff. A sports minister in office. In the midst of an economic crisis. The insecurity. It seems that discouragement appropriates increasingly Brazilians, to the point that 50% oppose the Olympics and 63% think it will do more harm than good, as revealed by the newspaper O Globo.

As if this were not enough, a photograph circulating on social networks has filled the glut of Brazilians:

For many this picture clearly describes the reality of these Olympics: a vagrant sleeping next to a bridge where you can see the logo of Rio 2016 with a phrase that the author of the photograph Felipe Barcellos questioned: "A new world, insurance?".

Some questioned the veracity of the image, so also released a video where it is clear that there is no manipulation. Although it hurts, this is the reality of the country.

A new #world? #Seriously?
Um #mundo novo? Sério?
Vida real. Não é "#Photoshop". #Rio2016 #LegadoSocial= ZERO. pic.twitter.com/1T60HoW1rL

— FELIPE B | VISUALS (@felipebvisuals) July 16, 2016

In May, a few weeks before leaving the presidency, Dilma Rousseff said that "Brazil will be able, living with a difficult period, critical for its history and democracy", of being "the best host the Olympic Games ever known" . And no doubt that the people will give the warmest of welcomes all athletes and spectators that accompany this great event.

The main question is what will happen when after the closing ceremony of the Paralympics the world stop looking at Brazil.

TAS leaves the Russian athletics outside the Games in Rio

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) today rejected the appeal of Russian athletics and kept him out of the Olympics in Rio.

TAS's opinion, published on its official website, maintained the suspension against Russian Athletics Federation decreed by the International Athletics Federation (IAAF) for the doping scandal.

An appeal against the decision of the IAAF was presented by 68 Russian athletes, including among them the czarina of the pole vault, Yelena Isinbayeva , and the Russian Olympic Committee.

TAS failure could be key to the presence of Russian Olympic team in Rio on Monday after McLaren report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) doping accused Russia of State during the Winter Games in Sochi.

"In my view this is a subjective decision, a somewhat politicized decision which has no legal basis," said Sports Minister of Russia Vitaly Mutko, nothing know the opinion of TAS.

The ruling was announced in Lausanne by the Secretary General of TAS, Matthiue Reeb, who said that this may be appealed within 30 days.

CAS has confirmed the validity of the argument stating that the IAAF athletes of the suspended federations can not participate in competitions organized by the IAAF, according to the Olympic Charter, "unless it meets specific criteria".

Therefore, leave the door open to some Russian athletes "that meet these criteria are allowed to compete at the Games in Rio".

This criterion is to train abroad for several years and have been controlled by anti-doping agencies from other countries.

At the moment, only long jumper Darya Klishina, bronze at the Europeans in 2014 and national champion last June, can participate in the Games to train in the United States .

IOC announces 45 new positive in Beijing 2008 and London 2012

The International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) confirmed Friday that the analysis of the second batch of samples collected at the London 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 revealed 45 new positive for doping.

In a statement today, the governing body for Olympic sport reported that were detected 30 new cases of doping in Beijing 2008 -23 of them medallistas- and 15 in London 2012, bringing to 98 the number of positive following the reanalysis of the samples collected in these two events.

The IOC said the analysis of samples from Beijing were focused primarily on medalists and 23 of the 30 new positive are athletes who reached the podium. They belong to four different disciplines and affected eight national Olympic committees.

15 Positive London 2012, meanwhile, affect two sports and nine national committees.

The National Olympic Committees and their International Federation will be informed after commencement of the proceedings against athletes to the IOC accused of having violated anti-doping code. They may not participate in the Olympic Games in Rio 2016.

The 98 positives were revealed after the reanalysis of 1,243 samples collected at the Games in Beijing and London.

After holding between 5 and 21 August Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the International Olympic Committee will proceed to the analysis of the third and fourth rounds.

IOC President Thomas Bach said in the same statement that the re-analysis of these samples evidence "the decisive fight" against doping agency.

An entry for Liverpool - Barcelona, ​​the most expensive European preseason

The International Champions Cup is becoming essential preseason tournament and competition has already spread across four continents where the best clubs in the world is tested for the new course.

Real Madrid , European champions in 2016, will have to measure other winners of the UEFA Champions League in the last decade to make it clear who is who in European football.

Fanátcios around the world seek desperately go in person to one of the indispensable parties in what promises to be another historic pre-season tournament.

At the moment, the party of the ICC best sales is having in terms of inputs is the Liverpool - Barcelona to be played at Wembley (London) on 6 August and already delivered through the portal Ticketbis 86% of the tickets.

It is also the party that has sold the most expensive ticket. A fan came to pay 589 € to see how men of Jurgen Klopp are measured at Spanish giant in a historical setting of the English capital.

The UK will host two matches of the ICC in the European summer and 77% of the tickets it has sold Ticketbis are for fans of this country. In addition, 89% of international customers have paid to be at Wembley.