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The FC Barcelona star, Lionel Messi, told the Journal that his desire Olé for 2011 is to win the Copa America and win the title for the first time with the jersey of Argentina, speaking to the press made in his native Rosario (300 km North) and published on Sunday: “In 2011 I won my first title with the senior team, so I asked Santa Claus Gift America’s Cup, ” said Messi. “I will put everything to win, is the gift I want to do all Argentines. The people of my country deserves a great year, ” referring to the tournament to be played in Argentina between 1 and 24 July.

Messi – Golden Ball winner of FIFA in 2009 and nominated for the same award this year – closed 2010 with a world record because he managed 58 goals for Barcelona and two with the national team in a total of 64 games played. With these achievements fell far short of the second scorer of the year, Cristiano Ronaldo, who totaled 49, 46 with Real Madrid and three with the selection of Portugal: “I always try to beat me, so my goal for this year’s next is improve what we did in 2010, Read the rest of this entry »

Argentine soccer coach, Sergio Batista, defended the action with the national team of Leo Messi, who was thrown into his face uneven performance against FC Barcelona, and said the front “always said” the double world champion and he found it “unfair” to be pressured heavily.

“You have to go out, play and enjoy”

In the quiet of the place where albiceleste concentrated, in contrast to the uproar that caused up not long ago the presence of Diego Maradona, Batista said he was confident that Messi finally win the hearts of home fans at the tournament Continental to be played next year in Argentina. “He (Messi) had very good games, always responded with the Argentina national team jersey, then you can not compare. Upload a highly responsible Lionel seems unfair to me, he has to go, play and enjoy and you try to build a team based on what is Lionel, too, “said Batista.

The coach wants the Barca “feel comfortable in a scheme because it is the best player in the world and it is good to have him, and complains that the press it forward” with a lot of things. ” “As it has to be El Salvador, to play in Barcelona is one thing and the selection is another,” said Batista, world champion in 1986 with Argentina.

“We try to not have pressure, unzip all the pressure when you get to come to the choice to come and enjoy the moments of concentration, interaction with peers. Do not press any player and we believe that in this way may feel happy, “he said. Read the rest of this entry »

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will face a lot sooner than we thought, will be on 9 February in a friendly match between Portugal and Argentina.

The match will take place in London and will be the first time that both players will see their faces with shirts of your selections.

The Emirates Stadium in London, with capacity for 60,355 spectators will surely be filled to see the clash between the two best players on the planet.

For Argentina is the second game as coach Batista Official Selection after debuting on 17 November in the 1-0 victory against Brazil.

Meanwhile, the group led by Paulo Bento comes with tremendous motivation to be thrashed Spain 4-0.

Cristiano probably try to clean up its image after the beating defending against Real Madrid Messi Barelona.

Spain suffered a setback when he fell 4-1 to Argentina in a friendly international match played on Tuesday at the Estadio Monumental de Nuñez de Buenos Aires (Argentina).

The selected directed by Vicente del Bosque fits in this way the biggest win in this great cycle victorious from the “red.”

A superb technical details of Lionel Messi, “biting” the ball over the goalkeeper Pepe Reina, local will be allowed to win 1-0 at 10 minutes.

Those were fatal moments of the Spanish team because at 13, Gonzalo Higuain pica fully enabled, it bypasses the goalkeeper Reina, and scored the second from a very tight angle. Read the rest of this entry »

“These games hurt, but they must be beneficial for learning. I do not think this defeat will damage the image as a champion of the world. “

The phrase belongs to the Spanish coach Vicente del Bosque, who tried to explain the beating given him by Argentina at the Monumental.

“Yes, we came with all the players that are usually within the template. Taking the game seriously. But we had a first very uncomfortable, hardly left the half, they were well positioned and we caught the ball. Once they were by far, came good against. But we had to lose dignity, courage to look for more goals and could have done any more in the second half. ”

The truth is that this party has been a thorn in the side for Spain did not need to be exposed in this way against an opponent that he expected much more motivated to play their end of the world.

The style of play in Argentina or Brazil are very uncomfortable for a Spain that despite lifting the Cup in South Africa did not shine. “If that is agregarmos Del Bosque gives players like to book passes what happened.

Argentina‘s Javier Mascherano was presented at the Nou Camp as a new player of FC Barcelona after passing medical checks this morning at which he was subjected, for five hours at the Hospital de Barcelona.

Albiceleste captain jumped on the Camp Nou turf 19.30, Barça dress, and took his first touch before some 5,000 fans waited anxiously, the presentation in the stadium bleachers.

Later, at a press conference, former Liverpool midfielder claimed to be aware of the great competition within the team and what their role in Pep Guardiola’s orders.

“It would be a fool if you think I come here to play it all, we should respect people who are doing well and has won everything. In positions where I can play me there are three world champions. It is an honor to learn of them and grow with them, “he said. Read the rest of this entry »

It is at home. Leo Messi came to Argentina with his family to spend the Christmas holidays and expressed out loud what he had asked the Magi in his letter .

“After winning it all at Barca this year, all I can overcome this is to win the World Cup, which is what I needed,” Messi said before the media gathered at the Ezeiza airport. A clear message of hope to fans of his country, very touched by the poor image given by the albiceleste selection in the friendly against Catalonia.

And Messi is that its selection is its unfinished business. He’s overjoyed by the success he has achieved with Barca and now dreams of achieving yet another milestone on the orders of Maradona: “I hope to improve my performance in the selection of Argentina, I’m working for it. I want more than anyone to be the best” . Read the rest of this entry »

Klose is a play area as it has again demonstrated against Argentina. The player took a counter flashing Germany, to kill off the road to victory Germanic and made a hole in the history of the World.

Bayern Munich striker is a veteran player who knows how to move into the area and capitalize on opportunities, as they say their data. Good finisher, best-heading and especially Germany is being opportunistic at high altitudes.

In South Africa, the ’11 ‘German has played in three World Cups in which he has won a total of 14 goals, making it even on the scorers table with fellow Muller and already exceeds the legendary Pele. In addition, only separate him a target to reach Ronaldo Nazario, Read the rest of this entry »

The millions of football fans waiting for the World Cup crown to complete by Leo Messi as the best player in the world. The most reluctant to consider the thought that Barca as one of the greats, to do something big with Argentina in a World Cup. Well, have to wait at least four years.

Leo has proven to be a genius when you put the elastic Barça who has completed an outstanding season leading his team to a new league championships and individual awards made by all those who were eligible. FIFA World Player, Ball and Golden Shoe have been his without question.

But what happens when you put the albiceleste Messi? Why not remove the magic and the class that is inside? These are some of the questions facing the millions of sports fans king, more so if they are compatriots. He is tired of repeating that the style of Barcelona and Argentina is different and also their role in a group and the other are opposites. Perhaps this is the key to its performance in a disparate and other equipment. Read the rest of this entry »