He finished third in the standings, with three partial victories in his best year in World Superbike Championship since he landed in 2008. Just turned 38, is before your big chance to be world champion. Ducati has no official team, but the Czech will have direct support from Borgo Panigale to try to wrest the crown from an old rocker like him, Max Biaggi.

For many are the favorite with Biaggi …
“Really? Obviously we will fight to win the World Cup. Biaggi is strong, has the fastest bike and is the world champion. But there will be alternatives, such Haslam with BMW, Honda Rea is very regular, and will have to see Melandri and Laverty with Yamaha they are always fast. Xaus made some great workouts in Portugal on his debut for Honda, Kawasaki are rolling even long before the season and will have to have them. I do not want to remove anyone from the pools yet. At the end wins the most constant, which is precisely what we did in 2010, to be very regular.

Will you be the number one Ducati rider?
“If I’m the fastest, yes, but a priori there is no offi cial structure. The good thing is that I will have the best of Ducati, although obviously we would like the involvement of the mark was higher. We now have a bike that will be basically the same as it was the official team in 2010, so it will be a step above the 1098R I used last year. But I have great confidence in this bike and my team. I’ll be the only driver of Team Althea, which has been reinforced with engineers, mechanics and telemetry, reaching the old Ducati Xerox Team. Surely we are above our level of 2010.

How do you counteract the lack of power of the Ducati?
“The truth is not countered, because there are lines where you get to lose about three tenths. The good thing is that when it comes to bikes over 200 hp are other factors that also allow you to go fast. It’s a very balanced bike, has a power far more useful, you can open the throttle a bit earlier, being twin, the engine has a bit more torque and a flatter power. And then it passes thrown out of the corner to try to lose
minimum. I am aware that we will suffer on the straights, is the handicap of Ducati, but the Pirelli tire benefit us because there are very rigid and therefore not transmitted to 100 percent acceleration to the pavement. “

Is it as good the Aprilia or “something fishy”?
“The rule is very strict and everyone interprets it their own way, I think Aprilia has exploited a loophole in the rules, but there is no cheating. The good thing is that Aprilia has room. This year has not broken even once, and Biaggi was running 10 km / h more than the others. It is also a resource issue. Aprilia has been heavily involved in World Superbike, with all its potential and its engineers, and it’s clearly a winning project.

In 2010 ran two GG.PP with Ducati, but the results were not expected …
“Then when I got on the bike said,” this is not mine. ” I could not finish the race in Portugal and Valencia finished last. The Desmosedici is a very different bike, which gains a lot of speed, chassis and tires are much more rigid I have not already looking forward to getting back in MotoGP. “

You who have tried them all, what is the difference between a 500 cc, a MotoGP and Superbike?
“The Superbike motorcycles are very balanced, just as the first 990 cc MotoGP. The 800 cc have too much electronics and lack power. With the 500 cc 2T was pure pilot, you had control of the fist and the tires were not as developed as today. Say that with the advent of electronics have become less friendly motorcycle rider and more friends of the engineer. We are currently in a transition period, caused in part by the global economic crisis and changes are regulations on the basis of cost savings (Moto2 Moto3 …). “

Why is the World SBK is not working in Spain?
“Because it’s MotoGP and Dorna. Lifetime has been the reference championship, and we must recognize that it is highly organized. Anyway SBK is growing and in recent years have seen in the environment of Valencia. They also have different audience: MotoGP has become a mass sport, while it continues Superbike motorcycle people. Removing some cases like Biaggi, Melandri and mine the same that we have the World Speed, people do not know us well. In SBK no stars, so it is easier for the drivers are just drivers. “

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Although he could not get on the podium in full season, Michael Schumacher does not seem sorry for his return.

The seven times that spent three seasons off the court, proved to have confidence in its possibilities for 2011.

“I did not regret my decision to return,” Schumacher said on his website. “The season was a great challenge and to some extent, I reached my goals,” he said.

“As far as my results were below our expectations,” the pilot of 42 years ended in ninth place 2010 World Cup.

Regarding Mercedes Shumi said “What we are building together makes me happy and happiness is the best base to win. The question of my motivation does not arise, I am fully focused for next season. ”

The pilot said he expected “without the help of anyone, wins Grand Prix in 2011.”

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“This is just incredible for a newcomer to the World Cup. If anyone had told me I’d end on eight scorer points, I’d have said they were kidding me,” Müller said on Bayern’s official website. “It’s an honour of course, but at the end of the day, I’d rather have had the World Cup itself.”
Müller’s performances in helping Germany reach the semi-finals in South Africa also won him the best young player award.

“It’s a huge honour to be part of a group including the likes of Pele, Franz Beckenbauer, Michael Owen and the most recent winner, Lukas Podolski,” added Müller. “For me personally, it’s terrific confirmation of the work I’ve put in over the last year. I’m delighted my great run has continued here, and I’ve really enjoyed it too. The honour will be with me for all time, and it’s a wonderful memento too.”

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They have been through many years to see the Spanish football team to get the biggest win in its history. Who more or less I have in your retina Black episodes of the Spanish, who now wants to put aside to stay with a wonderful memory.

10 reasons why Spain should be champion

- Because we could not play in some World (Switzerland 54 ‘, Sweden 58′, Mexico 70 ‘or Germany 74′)

- For the tragic failure into the empty net to Cardeñosa Brazil (Argentina 78 ‘)

- Because we went on our World back door (Spain 82 ‘)

- For Belgium stole the Moncloa Butragueño, the hero of Queretaro (Mexico 86 ‘)

- For a Yugoslav desecrated the “I deserve” by Michel (Italia 90 ‘)

- For avenge Tassoti elbowed by Luis Enrique (U.S. 94 ‘)

- Because Salinas did not find the keys to Pagliuca (U.S. 94 ‘)

- For leave childish Zubi failure to Nigeria (France 98 ‘)

- Because Al Ghandour stole the pass to semifinals (Japan and Korea 02 ‘)

- Because Zidane retired to throw us out of World Cup (Germany 06 ‘)

For these and many other reasons, the Spanish want to be champions.

And YOU, THINK WHY SPAIN SHOULD BE CHAMPION?

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However two teams have performed consistently well while perhaps more fancied teams around them like Brazil, Argentina, England, France and Italy have flattered so deceive. Or in the case of the last three, not flattered at all. These teams are Holland and Spain. And the irony is they have never played each other in a major tournament before.

So now it comes down to one game. But just who will win the World Cup?

Can Holland Win the World Cup?

Only one team remain undefeated during the entire tournament, the Netherlands. They eased their way through the group phases and then disposed of Slovakia, the mighty Brazil and Uruguay. They have played at a consistently high standard and tempo throughout and have peaked at exactly the right time.

No longer tarred with rumours of in house fighting this squad is united. In Wesley Sneijder they arguably have the player of the tournament and one of the World Cup’s leading scorers. He has been fantastic, running games from midfield with his playmaking genius. Plus in Dirk Kuyt, Robin Van Persie and Arjen Robben they have a constant goal threat. They do however still look suspect at the back at times.

The Dutch were not much fancied prior to the tournament as they have a reputation in the last few years of having style over content. Not in 2010, they have a real steel about them that just might see them lift the World Cup, a feat that even the great side of the seventies never achieved despite reaching two finals.

Can Spain Win the World Cup?

For so many years Spain were the much fancied team who could never grasp the brass ring and win a major tournament. That all changed in 2008 when they won the European Championship. Since then there is a new found belief in the Spanish team that they can beat anyone.

One thing Spain have done in this tournament is grind out results against tough opposition. They showed tremendous patience in games against Paraguay and Portugal respectively, and then in a game of football chess against the impressive Germany in the semi final.

In Iniesta they have arguably the most consistent international player in the world. Pique, Ramos, Alonso and Puyol are all world class players. And while Torres has misfired up until now, David Villa has lit up the world stage with his priceless goals. This team believes they are destined to win the World Cup. And this from a side who actually lost their opening game again Switzerland.

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The floods that inundated Montevideo people celebrating the victory of the whole Uruguayan happened in South Africa today repeated again after the final whistle of the referee Ravshan Irmatov Uzbek and flags flying proudly again, but the fun and excitement gave way to resignation worthy with which the Uruguayans were the result of the tie.

As in every match throughout the tournament selection in the capital the meeting lived intensely hours before it started, with people rushing his efforts to be free at the appointed time watching television.

Thousands of fans braved the winter cold and the threat of rain and headed to downtown Montevideo to attend the meeting on the giant screen installed for the occasion on the Plaza Independencia.

Others, like President José Mujica, went to the theater of the national broadcasting company to watch football with Executive members and hundreds of high school students willing to give his last breath to encourage the ‘sky’.

Meanwhile, the rest of the country took cover in offices, businesses, shops, houses and bars, wrapped in white and blue flags of the country and with their faces painted with the hope that his country reached the final of a world championship first time since 1950.

Attendees at the plaza was James ‘The Positive’, 82-year veteran aficionado who already went to the same place last Friday when combined Uruguay eliminated Ghana in the quarter finals in an epic match that was decided in penalty kicks .

True to his nickname, ‘The Positive’ Efe said during the game that Uruguay was “going up their game” and that the Uruguayan team would win.

“The conditions are, and is the faith of the people and their safety, and that energizes and moves the hand of God, and God does miracles,” he said with a smile.

The subsequent defeat not daunted the amateur, who armed with a light blue ratchet ancient witness of Uruguay at the World Cup victories in 1930 and 1950, tried to encourage more dispirited.

“We went close but could not. However this has been very positive, we have shown the world that here there is still football,” he said.

Another witness was sad but happy Natalie Guerra, who came to the square with an intricate white makeup and blue and said that for the small Uruguay, a country of 3.5 million people, “being in the semi-final is like champions. ”

“Yes we thought it could win, but we do not. We would have come out champions, we are sad. But at the same time no one thought we passed the first stage, it was like a miracle that made it grow the illusion,” he concluded.

After the game, people left the Independence Square and went to the place of the celebration of other occasions, without much fuss but without getting carried away by anxiety.

Dejected, but not sunk, the young Marcos Efe Corujo confessed to his pride in the team coached by Oscar Washington Tabarez, who did not surrender at any time.

“I am proud, yes. It is sad, but everyone is happy because they got there upstream. It is a pity, but it happened. The boys gave everything,” he concluded.

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