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Ibrahim Afellay has become the new and apparently unique incorporation of FC Barcelona for the winter market.

The center-of PSV Eindhoven comes with a palm that includes four major leagues, a Dutch Cup and Super Cup the same country.

To reach Spanish territory the player did not hide his anxiety. “I’m a little nervous, but it’s normal, I’m in the best club in the world, is an awesome club. All players dream of playing for Barca. Ask any player in the world and will tell anyone who wants to play here, where we practice the best football in the world. ”

Afellay was with the Dutch in South Africa 2010 as being sub-world champion.

The 24 year old talks with Pep Guardiola and it is clear that is what is sought on how they move in the field. 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 »

In today’s session was released as planned, the list of candidates for the FIFA Golden Ball 2010. As it had advanced the publication popular Italian Corriere dello Sport, the three players Barca Messi, Iniesta and Xavi, who will decide the top award, something that surely must be filled with pride to the team FC Barcelona.

Jean Pierre Papin, Marseille striker once selected and Gallo, who opened the envelope and provided the information (filtered for days) under the watchful gaze of the general secretary of FIFA, Jerome Valcke, the general director of the prestigious France Football Francoise Moriniere and one of the world champions in 1998, Christian Karembeu, who said about … “They are a great tribute to World Champion”

On 10 January will be the official ceremony to determine who will be the winner of the ball, but Iniesta has all the tickets purchased to take the title.

It is true that David Trezeguet was one of the best strikers of the last decade and Víctor Haedo Valdez long ago deserved the chance to play in Spain.

It is true that both, along with the signings of Drenthe are luxury for a team like Hercules, whose only aspiration is to keep the category.

But from there to go to Camp Nou and Barcelona beat 0-2 Guardiola is a huge distance.

Huge, as the defensive intensity with which the pupils played Esteban Vigo, who was hit in the right timing.

The Paraguayan Valdez was the great tormentor scoring two goals and Guardiola, which included many new developments in the eleven, could not believe what was happening. Read the rest of this entry »

The best player in the history of world soccer, Edson Arantes Do Nacimento, better known as “Pele”, said the best player of today is the Uruguayan Diego Forlan, banners over football as Kaka and Messi and expressed full admiration for the game displayed by the Spanish national team champion, with whom he would have liked to play a game.

“Unfortunately none of these players appeared, and it is difficult to name the best in the world in recent times has Kaka, Messi, and both are good technically and is also referred to Cristiano Ronaldo, but for me seen by Cup World’s Forlan, and was the most represented, “said the former star of world football. Read the rest of this entry »

The MVP of the game against Germany is just one more reason to see if the brain of the Red already has become the world number one. There are more than enough merit to that of Terrassa has already (finally) the Ballon d’Or

Neither Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka or Cannavaro. The latest Golden Balls are gone from this World Cup much more grief than glory. The only thing that kept year after year and particularly since 2008, is Brazilian, or Portuguese, or Italian, or Argentina. It showed in Terrassa and the Euro which is the best midfielder in the world. At least I had the title of best player in the event of Austria and Switzerland.

Already the world’s best?

After this success was the mastermind of the best Barça’s history, winning all possible titles in 2009 and leading his team in the last league. No more excuses for taking decisions to issue each year which is the best footballer the world decide that once and break the stereotypes present and den, in a fair, the prize culé canterano.

FIFA gave the award for Most Valuable Player (MVP) in the semifinal against Germany and this only served to reopen a debate that is going to sound much more force if Spain finally is a champion on Sunday. In the second round match against the Portuguese also gave the MVP award. Now I have to give him the top prize. The only thing missing.

At the end of this year will be decided with the new format that links the Ballon d’Or and FIFA World Player who has been the best. Have to compete precisely against that Sunday will be measured to Spain in the final, Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben. If Spain wins, Xavi will be several steps ahead of the two former Real Madrid who have managed to succeed.