Athletico Madrid sends the Almighty Blues out of Europe elite tounament.
It was all joyous mood in Stamford Bridge when Fernando Torres scored to give the blues the lead,,,, only for Adrian to level the scores before half-time.
Diego Costa put Athletico ahead from the spot-kick and Turan scored the heart-breaking goal to make it 3-1.
Now, Spain has succeeded in sending a warning to world cup teams by producing the Champions league Finalist
Wednesday, 30 April 2014
Saturday, 26 April 2014
Breaking News!!!: Tito Vilanova: A good man, gone too soon
Memories of Tito Vilanova, the former Barcelona manager, who died on Fridayat the age of 45.
If I close my eyes and pause for a minute then it's just a day ago, perhaps two, that I was explaining to our readersjust who Tito Vilanova was, why he was nicknamed the “Marquis” and what the “gluttons club” was.
That he was a man of elegance, of potential, of ideas: of conviction.
Close my eyes again and it's less time, just a few hours ago, that I was writing for ESPN FCabout the cruel fact Vilanova was going to be robbed of his dream job; that the return of that damn cancerous tumour behind his saliva gland would mean that, having won that glorious league of 100 points, it was time to step away from being manager of Barcelona and fight for his health.
In between, drifting around in a swarm of memories, bitter and sweet, is the day in December 2012 when I stepped off a plane in Madrid.
En route to a pair of long, enjoyable interviews with Spanish FA president Angel Villar and then with national team coach Vicente Del Bosque at Las Rozas training ground, Christmas just around the corner and after one heck of a game the night before, the football world seemed interesting, worthwhile -- kind.
Atletico Madrid had just played at the Camp Nou, with vigour and bravery, had taken the lead through Radamel Falcao before being stylishly beaten 4-1 by Vilanova's Barcelona.
AllsportDuring his only season in charge, Tito Vilanova's Barcelona won La Liga by 15 points.
A few days before the match, Vilanova had felt well enough, confident enough, to undertake his first long interview about fighting cancer. He was in remission and his first half season at Barcelona had been record-breakingly good: just two points of a possible 57 were dropped.
He was a talented man doing his dream job and talking to TV3 about the fight against cancer in order to help others, to make some people see that recovery, dignity and a life invested in doing what makes you happy -- all of these things were possible.
I found the passages where he spoke about the fears of his family, his teenaged son and daughter, by far the most moving. Talking about that clearly moved him, too.
Stepping off the plane in Madrid on that December day was the cue for awful, gut-wrenching news.
Suddenly, Tito was unwell again, would need time off. Was under threat.
It always felt threatening that he had to go to New York in order to find the treatment that he needed, or trusted, but of course Vilanova being Vilanova, he was back at work before the end of that season.
Subsequently it would transpire that, while undergoing treatment in New York he didn't feel supported or cared for, particularly, by his almost lifelong friend, Pep Guardiola.
Guardiola was in Manhattan on sabbatical and there had been tension over the transition of power at Barcelona from one man to another when Vilanova stepped into the senior coach's shoes at the end of the 2011-12 season.
In essence, Guardiola had felt that he and his team had dreamed, planned and won together, would rest together and then go on to conquer somewhere else together.
The two of them made peace, of sorts, and I hope very much for Guardiola's sake that he feels he did so sufficiently.
If I close my eyes and pause for a minute then it's just a day ago, perhaps two, that I was explaining to our readersjust who Tito Vilanova was, why he was nicknamed the “Marquis” and what the “gluttons club” was.
That he was a man of elegance, of potential, of ideas: of conviction.
Close my eyes again and it's less time, just a few hours ago, that I was writing for ESPN FCabout the cruel fact Vilanova was going to be robbed of his dream job; that the return of that damn cancerous tumour behind his saliva gland would mean that, having won that glorious league of 100 points, it was time to step away from being manager of Barcelona and fight for his health.
In between, drifting around in a swarm of memories, bitter and sweet, is the day in December 2012 when I stepped off a plane in Madrid.
En route to a pair of long, enjoyable interviews with Spanish FA president Angel Villar and then with national team coach Vicente Del Bosque at Las Rozas training ground, Christmas just around the corner and after one heck of a game the night before, the football world seemed interesting, worthwhile -- kind.
Atletico Madrid had just played at the Camp Nou, with vigour and bravery, had taken the lead through Radamel Falcao before being stylishly beaten 4-1 by Vilanova's Barcelona.
AllsportDuring his only season in charge, Tito Vilanova's Barcelona won La Liga by 15 points.
A few days before the match, Vilanova had felt well enough, confident enough, to undertake his first long interview about fighting cancer. He was in remission and his first half season at Barcelona had been record-breakingly good: just two points of a possible 57 were dropped.
He was a talented man doing his dream job and talking to TV3 about the fight against cancer in order to help others, to make some people see that recovery, dignity and a life invested in doing what makes you happy -- all of these things were possible.
I found the passages where he spoke about the fears of his family, his teenaged son and daughter, by far the most moving. Talking about that clearly moved him, too.
Stepping off the plane in Madrid on that December day was the cue for awful, gut-wrenching news.
Suddenly, Tito was unwell again, would need time off. Was under threat.
It always felt threatening that he had to go to New York in order to find the treatment that he needed, or trusted, but of course Vilanova being Vilanova, he was back at work before the end of that season.
Subsequently it would transpire that, while undergoing treatment in New York he didn't feel supported or cared for, particularly, by his almost lifelong friend, Pep Guardiola.
Guardiola was in Manhattan on sabbatical and there had been tension over the transition of power at Barcelona from one man to another when Vilanova stepped into the senior coach's shoes at the end of the 2011-12 season.
In essence, Guardiola had felt that he and his team had dreamed, planned and won together, would rest together and then go on to conquer somewhere else together.
The two of them made peace, of sorts, and I hope very much for Guardiola's sake that he feels he did so sufficiently.
Friday, 25 April 2014
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Saturday, 19 April 2014
Chelsea 1-2 Sunderland: Black Cats dents The Blues title hopes and give The Reds a title boost
Bottom club Sunderland earned a stunning win at Chelsea that severely dented the Blues' title hopes and gave leaders Liverpool a major boost.
Connor Wickham followed up Marcos Alonso's shot to equalise after Samuel Eto'o had given Chelsea the lead.
After several Chelsea chances, Sunderland were given a penalty when Cesar Azpilicueta fouled Jozy Altidore.
And Fabio Borini scored to inflict Jose Mourinho's first home Premier League defeat in 78 games as Chelsea manager.
The award of a marginal penalty so late in the game sparked anger on the Chelsea bench and Mourinho had to restrain assistant coach Rui Faria, who was seeking to confront referee Mike Dean.
Faria was sent to the stands to watch the final stages as the match - and quite possibly Chelsea's chances of winning the league - fizzled out.
The shock result leaves the second-placed Blues two points behind Liverpool, who will play their game in hand against Norwich on Sunday before hosting Chelsea a week later.
Meanwhile, Sunderland, who had secured a point at title-chasing Manchester City in midweek,closed to within three points of Norwich, who are occupying the final spot above the relegation zone.
While the result was a huge coup for the Black Cats, it represents a devastating blow for Mourinho, who must rouse his men for their trip to Atletico Madrid for the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Tuesday.
Once again, the Portuguese was left lamenting the inadequacies of his strikers as the Blues only converted one of their 31 chances in the absence through injury of their top scorer Eden Hazard.
The Blues had begun the match confidently, as Eto'o capitalised on some slack Sunderland marking from a corner to open the scoring.
Willian's delivery found the Cameroon frontman, who pounced in front of Lee Cattermole to notch his 12th goal of the season from close range.
Sunderland's equaliser also came from a corner as the ball was sent directly to Alonso in acres of space on the edge of the area. The Spaniard's low drive was only parried by Schwarzer and Wickham reacted quicker than John Terry to score his third goal in a week.
Chelsea were denied a goal on the half hour when Nemanja Matic was adjudged to have fouled Jack Colback as he nodded the ball down for Terry to sweep home a volley.
Shortly afterwards, Sunderland were saved by the woodwork as Vito Mannone somehow managed to deflect Branislav Ivanovic's header from point-blank range onto the underside of the bar.
Sunderland were indebted to their goalkeeper three more times as he saved from Matic, Mohamed Salah and Willian.
And in a frantic end to the half, two penalty appeals were turned down by referee Dean as Alonso appeared to handle inside the box and Sebastian Larsson shoulder-barged Ramires off the ball in front of goal.
Clearly irked by what he saw as an unfair challenge, Ramires was lucky to escape punishment moments later as he elbowed Larsson in full view of Dean.
Chelsea picked up where they left off in the second half as a brisk counter-attack ended with Eto'o sweeping narrowly past the post.
Mourinho brought on Demba Ba for the final half hour, but even the in-form Senegalese striker could not find his range as he sliced horribly wide from Willian's cut-back.
As the half wore on, the Blues' efforts became increasingly desperate and disjointed as they were repeatedly unable to produce a finish to beat Mannone.
Chelsea's commitment to attack left them exposed on the break and they paid the ultimate price as Azpilicueta's slip let in Altidore down the right.
Azpilicueta slid in to try to challenge the American and was ruled to have brought him down.
Former Chelsea forward Borini, who is on loan from Liverpool, kept a cool head to slot the ball past Schwarzer to send the visiting Sunderland fans into raptures.
Substitute Andre Schurrle responded with a dipping shot from 30 yards which again saw Mannone produce heroics to tip over, before the Italian confidently gathered a Terry header to snuff out Chelsea's last hope.
Connor Wickham followed up Marcos Alonso's shot to equalise after Samuel Eto'o had given Chelsea the lead.
After several Chelsea chances, Sunderland were given a penalty when Cesar Azpilicueta fouled Jozy Altidore.
And Fabio Borini scored to inflict Jose Mourinho's first home Premier League defeat in 78 games as Chelsea manager.
The award of a marginal penalty so late in the game sparked anger on the Chelsea bench and Mourinho had to restrain assistant coach Rui Faria, who was seeking to confront referee Mike Dean.
Faria was sent to the stands to watch the final stages as the match - and quite possibly Chelsea's chances of winning the league - fizzled out.
The shock result leaves the second-placed Blues two points behind Liverpool, who will play their game in hand against Norwich on Sunday before hosting Chelsea a week later.
Meanwhile, Sunderland, who had secured a point at title-chasing Manchester City in midweek,closed to within three points of Norwich, who are occupying the final spot above the relegation zone.
While the result was a huge coup for the Black Cats, it represents a devastating blow for Mourinho, who must rouse his men for their trip to Atletico Madrid for the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Tuesday.
Once again, the Portuguese was left lamenting the inadequacies of his strikers as the Blues only converted one of their 31 chances in the absence through injury of their top scorer Eden Hazard.
The Blues had begun the match confidently, as Eto'o capitalised on some slack Sunderland marking from a corner to open the scoring.
Willian's delivery found the Cameroon frontman, who pounced in front of Lee Cattermole to notch his 12th goal of the season from close range.
Sunderland's equaliser also came from a corner as the ball was sent directly to Alonso in acres of space on the edge of the area. The Spaniard's low drive was only parried by Schwarzer and Wickham reacted quicker than John Terry to score his third goal in a week.
Chelsea were denied a goal on the half hour when Nemanja Matic was adjudged to have fouled Jack Colback as he nodded the ball down for Terry to sweep home a volley.
Shortly afterwards, Sunderland were saved by the woodwork as Vito Mannone somehow managed to deflect Branislav Ivanovic's header from point-blank range onto the underside of the bar.
Sunderland were indebted to their goalkeeper three more times as he saved from Matic, Mohamed Salah and Willian.
And in a frantic end to the half, two penalty appeals were turned down by referee Dean as Alonso appeared to handle inside the box and Sebastian Larsson shoulder-barged Ramires off the ball in front of goal.
Clearly irked by what he saw as an unfair challenge, Ramires was lucky to escape punishment moments later as he elbowed Larsson in full view of Dean.
Chelsea picked up where they left off in the second half as a brisk counter-attack ended with Eto'o sweeping narrowly past the post.
Mourinho brought on Demba Ba for the final half hour, but even the in-form Senegalese striker could not find his range as he sliced horribly wide from Willian's cut-back.
As the half wore on, the Blues' efforts became increasingly desperate and disjointed as they were repeatedly unable to produce a finish to beat Mannone.
Chelsea's commitment to attack left them exposed on the break and they paid the ultimate price as Azpilicueta's slip let in Altidore down the right.
Azpilicueta slid in to try to challenge the American and was ruled to have brought him down.
Former Chelsea forward Borini, who is on loan from Liverpool, kept a cool head to slot the ball past Schwarzer to send the visiting Sunderland fans into raptures.
Substitute Andre Schurrle responded with a dipping shot from 30 yards which again saw Mannone produce heroics to tip over, before the Italian confidently gathered a Terry header to snuff out Chelsea's last hope.
SPORTS BREAKING NEWS!!!: Liverpool trio lead PFA nominations
Liverpool’s Luis Suarez, Daniel Sturridge and Steven Gerrard lead the nominations for the Professional Footballers' Association's Player of the Year award.
•Brewin: Assessing the nominees
• ESPN FC March Player of the Month: Luis Suarez
•Kelly: Liverpool fear complacency at Norwich
•Usher: Rodgers must shuffle his pack as title closes in
•Cox: A tactical breakdown of how Liverpool can win the league
Chelsea’s Eden Hazard, Manchester City’s Yaya Toure and Southampton’s Adam Lallana complete the six-man shortlist, which was announced on Friday.
The winner of the award, as well as the PFA Young Player of the Year award -- for which Sturridge is also nominated, along with Anfield teammate Raheem Sterling -- will be announced at a ceremony in London on Sunday, April 27.
GettyImagesDaniel Sturridge, Steven Gerrard and Luis Suarez have enjoyed outstanding seasons for Liverpool.
The Reds’ trio have led Liverpool’s unexpected charge for the title this season, with Suarez scoring 29 goals in as many Premier League games, Sturridge grabbing 20 in 26 and captain Gerrard scoring 10 and assisting a further 13 in 30 league games.
Gerrard’s form recently prompted Zinedine Zidane to say his services to Liverpool and football are deserving of a league title.
"He has had a great career winning many things -- but it would be a big shame for him if he was never to win the league with Liverpool," Zidane was quoted as saying. "For everything that he has given -- he deserves a league title.
"I don't think that is any secret that Real Madrid and Chelsea had big interest in him and that is just the teams the media knew about.
"He could have played for any team in Europe -- but he turned them down. That sort of loyalty should be rewarded with a title.”
#PFAawardsPFA Men's Young Player of the Year nominee: @hazardeden10 #CFC @chelseafc pic.twitter.com/9eqOMBFmXv— PFA (@PFA) April 18, 2014
Hazard has enjoyed his best season to date as a Chelsea player, helping them to challenge for the Premier League and make it into the semifinals of the Champions League, scoring 17 goals in the process.
His form led Jose Mourinho to label him the best young player in the world.
"I keep saying he has to improve," Mourinho said, following the 1-0FA Cup win against Manchester City in February. "He needs to have his feet on the ground. Ronaldo and Messi are Ronaldo and Messi. Eden Hazard is probably the best young player in the world with legs to go there, but give him time."
Toure has been the figurehead of City’s success as they have won the Capital One Cup and challenged for the title. The Ivory Coast international has scored 22 in 45 games in all competitions.
#PFAawardsPFA Men's Young Player of the Year nominee: @D_Sturridge #LFC @LFC pic.twitter.com/2FEjF0Si9S— PFA (@PFA) April 18, 2014
Meanwhile, Sturridge is also named on the shortlist for the Young Player of the Year alongside teammate Sterling. Hazard is another to receive a second nod.
Everton’s Ross Barkley, Southampton’s Luke Shaw and Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey are also nominated after outstanding seasons for their respective clubs.
Barkley, 20, and Shaw, 18, have forced their way into contention for a possible England call-up ahead of the World Cup, while Ramsey scored 15 goals prior to December for Arsenal before having his season cut short by injury.
Everton boss Roberto Martinez has been forced to react to speculationlinking Barkley with a move away from Goodison Park, such has been his form.
Southampton will decide on Shaw's future at the end of the seasonafter he reportedly attracted the attention of a number of clubs including Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City.
The winners will be announced at the PFA Awards ceremony in London on Sunday, April 27.
•Brewin: Assessing the nominees
• ESPN FC March Player of the Month: Luis Suarez
•Kelly: Liverpool fear complacency at Norwich
•Usher: Rodgers must shuffle his pack as title closes in
•Cox: A tactical breakdown of how Liverpool can win the league
Chelsea’s Eden Hazard, Manchester City’s Yaya Toure and Southampton’s Adam Lallana complete the six-man shortlist, which was announced on Friday.
The winner of the award, as well as the PFA Young Player of the Year award -- for which Sturridge is also nominated, along with Anfield teammate Raheem Sterling -- will be announced at a ceremony in London on Sunday, April 27.
GettyImagesDaniel Sturridge, Steven Gerrard and Luis Suarez have enjoyed outstanding seasons for Liverpool.
The Reds’ trio have led Liverpool’s unexpected charge for the title this season, with Suarez scoring 29 goals in as many Premier League games, Sturridge grabbing 20 in 26 and captain Gerrard scoring 10 and assisting a further 13 in 30 league games.
Gerrard’s form recently prompted Zinedine Zidane to say his services to Liverpool and football are deserving of a league title.
"He has had a great career winning many things -- but it would be a big shame for him if he was never to win the league with Liverpool," Zidane was quoted as saying. "For everything that he has given -- he deserves a league title.
"I don't think that is any secret that Real Madrid and Chelsea had big interest in him and that is just the teams the media knew about.
"He could have played for any team in Europe -- but he turned them down. That sort of loyalty should be rewarded with a title.”
#PFAawardsPFA Men's Young Player of the Year nominee: @hazardeden10 #CFC @chelseafc pic.twitter.com/9eqOMBFmXv— PFA (@PFA) April 18, 2014
Hazard has enjoyed his best season to date as a Chelsea player, helping them to challenge for the Premier League and make it into the semifinals of the Champions League, scoring 17 goals in the process.
His form led Jose Mourinho to label him the best young player in the world.
"I keep saying he has to improve," Mourinho said, following the 1-0FA Cup win against Manchester City in February. "He needs to have his feet on the ground. Ronaldo and Messi are Ronaldo and Messi. Eden Hazard is probably the best young player in the world with legs to go there, but give him time."
Toure has been the figurehead of City’s success as they have won the Capital One Cup and challenged for the title. The Ivory Coast international has scored 22 in 45 games in all competitions.
#PFAawardsPFA Men's Young Player of the Year nominee: @D_Sturridge #LFC @LFC pic.twitter.com/2FEjF0Si9S— PFA (@PFA) April 18, 2014
Meanwhile, Sturridge is also named on the shortlist for the Young Player of the Year alongside teammate Sterling. Hazard is another to receive a second nod.
Everton’s Ross Barkley, Southampton’s Luke Shaw and Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey are also nominated after outstanding seasons for their respective clubs.
Barkley, 20, and Shaw, 18, have forced their way into contention for a possible England call-up ahead of the World Cup, while Ramsey scored 15 goals prior to December for Arsenal before having his season cut short by injury.
Everton boss Roberto Martinez has been forced to react to speculationlinking Barkley with a move away from Goodison Park, such has been his form.
Southampton will decide on Shaw's future at the end of the seasonafter he reportedly attracted the attention of a number of clubs including Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City.
The winners will be announced at the PFA Awards ceremony in London on Sunday, April 27.
Friday, 18 April 2014
BREAKING NEWS!!!: God Reveals himself to a boy
10 REALITY OF LIFE ABOUT GOD:
(1) The level of your faith determines whether you will live as a victor or victim in life.
(2) There are no dead-ends on the road of obedience to God.
(3) Salvation is more than breaking bad habits, it's creating good character.
(4) God tries our faith so that we may try his faithfulness.
(5) God unseen works in our heart produces fruits in our lives,
(6) Jesus died to save us and lives to keep us.
(7) Others sees what we do but God sees why we do it.
(8) If you wants to master temptation, let christ master you.
(9) God dosen't comfort us to make us to be comfortable, but to make us comforters.
(10) Whatever God teaches us through pain is everlasting gain.
"thanks my friend, happy GOOD FRIDAY, AND EASTER"
(1) The level of your faith determines whether you will live as a victor or victim in life.
(2) There are no dead-ends on the road of obedience to God.
(3) Salvation is more than breaking bad habits, it's creating good character.
(4) God tries our faith so that we may try his faithfulness.
(5) God unseen works in our heart produces fruits in our lives,
(6) Jesus died to save us and lives to keep us.
(7) Others sees what we do but God sees why we do it.
(8) If you wants to master temptation, let christ master you.
(9) God dosen't comfort us to make us to be comfortable, but to make us comforters.
(10) Whatever God teaches us through pain is everlasting gain.
"thanks my friend, happy GOOD FRIDAY, AND EASTER"
Thursday, 17 April 2014
LIVERPOOL NEWS: Rodgers hopeful on Sturridge return
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is confident striker Daniel Sturridge will be fit to play a part in his side's Premier League title run-in.
Rodgers said Sturridge could miss the trip to Norwich on Sunday with a hamstring strain suffered in Sunday's win over Manchester City.
But he is optimistic the England striker, 24, will not be out for long.
"He may be a risk for the weekend," said Rodgers, whose team top the table by two points.
"It is not too serious and it's not going to keep him out for too many weeks. He does recover very quickly though."
Sturridge has hit 23 goals for his club this season - plus two for England - although he has not scored in his last three matches.
Liverpool's 3-2 win over City keeps them two points clear of nearest rivals Chelsea at the top of the Premier League.
Even if fifth-placed Everton defeat Manchester United on Sunday, Liverpool will guarantee Champions League football for next season if they beat a Norwich side who have lost four of their last five matches.
"We've made great progress this season and our objective to qualify for the Champions League was always going to be a very difficult one because of the competitive nature of the league," said Rodgers.
"But we're still on course for that. If we can get a win at the weekend, then that would rubber-stamp that for us."
Third-placed Manchester City's 2-2 draw at home to bottom club Sunderlandon Wednesday means that the destiny of the title lies with both Liverpool and Chelsea, who will meet at Anfield on 27 April.
"One of our rivals might have dropped points, but it's irrelevant," said Rodgers. "You have to do your own job.
"Last night was also a warning sign for everyone. With four games to go, nothing's guaranteed. I've said that all along."
Rodgers said Sturridge could miss the trip to Norwich on Sunday with a hamstring strain suffered in Sunday's win over Manchester City.
But he is optimistic the England striker, 24, will not be out for long.
"He may be a risk for the weekend," said Rodgers, whose team top the table by two points.
"It is not too serious and it's not going to keep him out for too many weeks. He does recover very quickly though."
Sturridge has hit 23 goals for his club this season - plus two for England - although he has not scored in his last three matches.
Liverpool's 3-2 win over City keeps them two points clear of nearest rivals Chelsea at the top of the Premier League.
Even if fifth-placed Everton defeat Manchester United on Sunday, Liverpool will guarantee Champions League football for next season if they beat a Norwich side who have lost four of their last five matches.
"We've made great progress this season and our objective to qualify for the Champions League was always going to be a very difficult one because of the competitive nature of the league," said Rodgers.
"But we're still on course for that. If we can get a win at the weekend, then that would rubber-stamp that for us."
Third-placed Manchester City's 2-2 draw at home to bottom club Sunderlandon Wednesday means that the destiny of the title lies with both Liverpool and Chelsea, who will meet at Anfield on 27 April.
"One of our rivals might have dropped points, but it's irrelevant," said Rodgers. "You have to do your own job.
"Last night was also a warning sign for everyone. With four games to go, nothing's guaranteed. I've said that all along."
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