Friday, July 29, 2011
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro PROFILE
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, born 5 February 1985, commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and serves as captain of the Portuguese national team. Ronaldo is the most expensive player in football history after moving from Manchester United to Real Madrid in a transfer deal worth £80 million (€94m, US$132m). In addition, his contract with Real Madrid, in which he is to be paid £11 million per year over the following six years, makes him the highest-paid football player in the world. Ronaldo holds the distinction of being the first player to win the FIFA Puskás Award, an honour handed by FIFA to the best goal of the year. He scored that goal from 40 yards out, against Porto in a UEFA Champions League quarter-final match, while still playing for Manchester United.Ronaldo began his career as a youth player for Andorinha, where he played for two years, then moved to Nacional. In 1997, he made a move to Portuguese giants Sporting CP. Ronaldo's precocious talent caught the attention of Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and he signed the 18-year-old for £12.24 million in 2003. The following season, Ronaldo won his first club honour, the FA Cup, and reached the Euro 2004 final with Portugal, in which tournament he scored his first international goal.
In 2008, Ronaldo won the Champions League with United, and was named player of the tournament. He was named the FIFPro World Player of the Year and the FIFA World Player of the Year, in addition to becoming Manchester United's first Ballon d'Or winner in 40 years.Three-time Ballon d'Or winner Johan Cruyff said in an interview on 2 April 2008, "Ronaldo is better than George Best and Denis Law, who were two brilliant and great players in the history of United."
Early life
Ronaldo was born on 5 February 1985 in Santo António, a neighbourhood of Funchal, Madeira, the youngest child of Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro, a cook, and José Dinis Aveiro, a municipal gardener.His second given name, "Ronaldo", was chosen after then-U.S. president Ronald Reagan, who was his father's favourite actor. He has one older brother, Hugo, and two older sisters, Elma and Liliana Cátia.
Personal life
Ronaldo's father, José Dinis Aveiro, died of an alcoholism-related liver condition in September 2005 at age 52 when Ronaldo was 20. Ronaldo's mother and Manchester United coach have stated that he does not drink alcohol as a result, and he has received libel damages over a Daily Mirror article that reported him drinking heavily in a nightclub while recovering from an injury in July 2008.
Ronaldo's autobiography, titled Moments, was published in December 2007.Along with one of his sisters, Ronaldo opened a fashion boutique under the name "CR7" (his initials and shirt number). There are currently two CR7 store locations, both of which are in Portugal; one in Lisbon and the other in Madeira.
On 9 June 2010, Madame Tussauds London unveiled Ronaldo's waxwork as part of the build-up to the World Cup. Ronaldo joins fellow footballers Steven Gerrard, Pelé and David Beckham at the event's venue.
Ronaldo announced that he had become a father on 3 July 2010. His official Facebook and Twitter pages reference the birth of his son and request privacy. The child, named Cristiano Ronaldo Junior, who was born to an anonymous mother, is in full custody of Ronaldo and under the care of his mother and sisters.
On August 2010, Ronaldo hit 10 million fans on Facebook and in doing so made history by becoming the first non-US personality ever to achieve that kind of success on the social networking site.
Since the start of 2010 he has been dating Russian model Irina Shayk.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Full name: Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
Date of birth:5 February 1985 (1985-02-05) (age 26)
Place of birth: Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Height: 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position: Forward / Winger
Club information
Current: club Real Madrid
Number: 7
Youth career: 1993–1995 Andorinha 1995–1997 Nacional 1997–2001 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2001–2003 Sporting CP 25 (3)
2003–2009 Manchester United 196 (84)
2009– Real Madrid 52 (50)
National team‡
2001–2002 Portugal U17 9 (6)
2003 Portugal U20 5 (1)
2002–2003 Portugal U21 6 (3)
2004 Portugal U23 3 (1)
2003– Portugal 80 (26)
ref:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo
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Football PlayerSERGIO CANALES PROFILE
Full name: Sergio Canales MadrazoDate of birth: 16 February 1991 (1991-02-16) (age 20)
Place of birth: Santander, Spain
Height: 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position: Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club: Real Madrid
Number: 16
Youth career
CD San Agustín
2000–2008 Racing Santander
Senior career
2008–2010 Racing B 28 (4)
2008–2010 Racing Santander 32 (6)
2010– Real Madrid 10 (0)
National team
2007 Spain U16 3 (1)
2007–2008 Spain U17 11 (1)
2009 Spain U18 1 (1)
2009–2010 Spain U19 10 (2)
2010– Spain U21 4 (2)
SERGIO CANALES PROFILE
Sergio Canales Madrazo born 16 February 1991 in Santander, Cantabria is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Madrid, as an attacking midfielder. A product of hometown Racing de Santander's youth ranks, Canales was bought by Deportivo de La Coruña – 50% of the player's rights – in 2006, as part of the deal which saw Pedro Munitis return to Cantabria. Dudu Aouate and Antonio Tomás were also involved, in the opposite direction.
On 12 February 2010, Real Madrid announced, ‘’Real Madrid and Real Racing Club Santander have reached a deal for the transfer of player Sergio Canales Madrazo. The contract will take effect as of 1 July 2010 and will keep Canales at Real Madrid for the next six seasons‘’.
The fee was believed to be €4.5 million plus incentives. On 4 August 2010, Canales made his debut for Real Madrid, scoring a goal in a 3–2 friendly win against Club América. His league debut came on 29 August, in a 0–0 draw against RCD Mallorca. Real Madrid legend Gento wished Canales all the best of luck and wished that "Canales wins many titles with Real Madrid just as I did."
Sergio Canales certainly did not leave Real Madrid and will play on next season under coach Jose Mourinho, the club's official statement on their website. Canales actually been brought in Los Merengues last season from Racing Santander. A few moments ago had proclaimed he would be loaned to Racing. But, the issue was not proven by this latest development. Canales plans to lend because he will have difficulty getting a place in the squad for Madrid's core since a very young age and many star players are scattered at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Player Details
Full name: Sergio Canales Madrazo
Date of birth: 16 February 1991 (1991-02-16) (age 20)
Place of birth: Santander, Spain
Height: 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position: Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club: Real Madrid
Number: 16
Youth career
CD San Agustín
2000–2008 Racing Santander
Senior career
2008–2010 Racing B 28 (4)
2008–2010 Racing Santander 32 (6)
2010– Real Madrid 10 (0)
National team
2007 Spain U16 3 (1)
2007–2008 Spain U17 11 (1)
2009 Spain U18 1 (1)
2009–2010 Spain U19 10 (2)
2010– Spain U21 4 (2)
On 12 February 2010, Real Madrid announced, ‘’Real Madrid and Real Racing Club Santander have reached a deal for the transfer of player Sergio Canales Madrazo. The contract will take effect as of 1 July 2010 and will keep Canales at Real Madrid for the next six seasons‘’.
The fee was believed to be €4.5 million plus incentives. On 4 August 2010, Canales made his debut for Real Madrid, scoring a goal in a 3–2 friendly win against Club América. His league debut came on 29 August, in a 0–0 draw against RCD Mallorca. Real Madrid legend Gento wished Canales all the best of luck and wished that "Canales wins many titles with Real Madrid just as I did."
Sergio Canales certainly did not leave Real Madrid and will play on next season under coach Jose Mourinho, the club's official statement on their website. Canales actually been brought in Los Merengues last season from Racing Santander. A few moments ago had proclaimed he would be loaned to Racing. But, the issue was not proven by this latest development. Canales plans to lend because he will have difficulty getting a place in the squad for Madrid's core since a very young age and many star players are scattered at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Player Details
Full name: Sergio Canales MadrazoDate of birth: 16 February 1991 (1991-02-16) (age 20)
Place of birth: Santander, Spain
Height: 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position: Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club: Real Madrid
Number: 16
Youth career
CD San Agustín
2000–2008 Racing Santander
Senior career
2008–2010 Racing B 28 (4)
2008–2010 Racing Santander 32 (6)
2010– Real Madrid 10 (0)
National team
2007 Spain U16 3 (1)
2007–2008 Spain U17 11 (1)
2009 Spain U18 1 (1)
2009–2010 Spain U19 10 (2)
2010– Spain U21 4 (2)
Friday, July 15, 2011
Predictions for the second half..
The first half of the season has come and gone and everything is pretty much what I expected it to be. You have the Yankees and Red Sox battling for the AL East title, and the Phillies trying to fight off the Atlanta Braves in the NL East. You also have the Texas Rangers neck to neck with the Anaheim Angels in the AL West with the Cardinals and the Brewers battling for the NL Central. Then you have the surprise Cinderella teams in it trying to make to the postseason. Starting with the Pirates giving both the Cardinals and Brewers a run for their money. You also have the Arizona Diamondbacks just three games behind the world series champs San Francisco Giants in the NL West. Last you have the Cleveland Indians on top of the AL Central!! Who will hold their lead on top of their division? Who will be just contending for the wild card?? Unfortunately I don't have a crystal ball that will answers all those questions but here are my predictions for the rest of the 2011 MLB season.
AL EAST
Division winners: Boston Red Sox
Creepers: New York Yankees
Review: Who really didn't expect these two teams battling it out for their division championship? This was the hardest decision I had but I have to go with the Boston Red Sox. Not only is their starting pitching solid 1-4 with their 5th pitcher being the wild card, (John Lackey) their batting rotation is sick to say the least. Yes I understand that the Yankees have a pretty good hitting rotation, however their pitching is very questionable. Set aside CC and Mo Rivera their entire pitching lineup from starting to the bullpen is extremely questionable. Who knows what we'll going to get from Ivan Nova or AJ Burnett. What happened to Phil Hughes this season and who took over his body? You can't win without great pitching and unless the Yankees do something to solve that issue, a trade maybe, the Boston Red Sox will run away with this. Keep in mind, the Red Sox are still a game and a half ahead of the Yankees without Carl Crawford, Jon Lester, Clay Buchloz, and Jed Lowie!
AL Central
Division Winners: Detroit Tigers
Creepers: Chicago White Sox/Cleveland Indians
Review: Can someone please tell me what happened to Adam Dunn and where I can find his remains? Seriously! What happened to the, averaging over 30 home runs with over 100 RBI seasons?! How terrible can he possibly play? Batting just .160 with 9 home runs with 34 RBI, White Sox fans you may now light yourselves on fire. With that being said, I truly believe the White Sox will give the Detroit Tigers a hard time to wrap up this division. I just have this feeling that Adam Dunn will return into some shape or form of what he used to be and help the White Sox make a run in their division, however the Detroit Tigers just have it all. You have Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer leading their starting rotation with Jose Valverde(who hasn't blown a save yet this season) closing games for them. Then you look at their batting rotation starting with the always reliable Miguel Cabrera and his partner in crime Victor Martinez cleaning up. Then you face Johnny Peralta with Alex Avila sitting behind the plate. You can't forget about their outfield lead by Magglio Ordonez with Austin Jackson and Brennan Boesch. They just need to pick up one more pitcher to run away with the division, but I still think they will take the division by a very slim lead over the Indians. Lets not forget about the Indians fans out there. The Cleveland Indians are the feel good story throughout baseball. You have Grady Sizemore recovering from his injuries with Asdrubal Cabrera playing the best baseball throughout his entire career!! However this lineup is just too young and too inexperienced to make it. This is why I have them not making the postseason even if they deserve it. The Detroit Tigers are just too solid from top to bottom and I just can't see a young team like the Cleveland Indians knocking them out. Sorry Cleveland fans, you still have Kyrie Irving to look forward to whenever the NBA season starts again.
AL West
Division winners: Texas Rangers
Creepers: Anaheim Angels
Review: Whats there not to love about the Texas Rangers? You have Josh Hamilton, Nelson Cruz, Ian Kinsler, Adrian Beltre, Elvis Andrus, Michael Young, and Mike Napoli in your batting rotation, however their starting pitching does need some help. Lead by CJ Wilson, Alexi Ogando and Colby Lewis they need one more starting pitcher to run away with the division. I just think with their current batting rotation and their OK pitching lineup they should be able to run away from the Anaheim Angels. My good friend Minh, huge Angels fan, told me earlier this week that he truly believes the Angels will run away with the division title and represent the AL West in the playoffs, I just don't see it happening man! I love their starting pitcher lineup lead by Jered Weaver with Dan Haren and Ervin Santana. Their closer Jordan Walden is having a insane year with 20 saves in the season already throwing 100 mph. However their batting rotation is just not good enough to take this division over. The Angels bullpen is also extremely questionable and if the Angels don't make a trade to improve their offense or the bullpen, the Rangers will run away with this. I'm still in disbelief that the Angels traded for Vernon Wells! The guy is being paid more than Howie Kendrick, Torii Hunter, and Alberto Callaspo put together! All three of them are playing better than Vernon Wells! Its understandable that you desperately need power in your lineup but to spend 27 million dollars on Vernon Wells per season is kinda nuts. This division is going to be the close, however the Texas Rangers are too deep and are too well coached to lose the division.
NL East
Division Winners: Phillies
Creepers: Braves
Review: Did we really expect anything different from the Phillies? They have the best starting pitching rotation in all of baseball! If you could say Cliff Lee is your second best pitcher in your rotation with Cole Hamels or Roy Oswalt as your third and fourth pitcher, its going to be real hard to argue that. Don't forget about the Doc, Mr Roy Halladay, baseball's perfect pitcher and the number one pitcher in all of baseball! Their offense has been struggling throughout the season, however I truly believe they will get it going and run away from the Atlanta Braves. Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins, and Placido Polanco in your infield with Shane Victorino, Raul Ibanez, and Dominic Brown in your outfield. Life as a Phillies fan must be great right about now. The heavily favorite before the season even started is playing just like they should be. With the best record of baseball its going to be real hard for the Braves or the Mets to catch them.
NL Central
Division Winner: St Louis Cardinals
Creepers: Brewers/Pirates
Review: This is going to be the division with the most fun and excitement to watch. One game is separating the Cardinals, Brewers, and Pirates! However I just think that the St Louis Cardinals are a more solid, experienced team and they will win their division. One man can carry that team to the promise land, Mr Albert Pujols. Even though he looks very mortal this season, with all the contract issues, he is still the Machine and if he could learn to play pass the problems, he could lead the team back to postseason! The Brewers will create problems for the Cardinals, now that they acquired K-Rod to be their setup guy and share the closing role with John Axford. They also have their own big three with Prince Fielder, Ryan Braun, and Rickie Weeks, it was hard to not choose them. I just think with experience and reliability from the St Louis Cardinals will play a huge role with the division race and Pujols will take them to the postseason. I'm not going to forget about the Pirate fans out there. Its been a amazing year, from one of the worst teams in all of baseball, to the team you are today, my heart goes out to the Pirates organization and hope that they will make it and somehow become the Cinderella team. However if your stuck in a division with one team being lead by Prince Fielder, and the other with Albert Pujols, its hard to choose when you have only two good hitters in your rotation, Andrew McCutchen (big fan) and Neil Walker. Great year overall for all Pirate fans, however your lack in starting pitching and offense will not get you past the Brewers or the Cardinals.
NL West
Division winners: San Francisco Giants
Creepers: Arizona Diamondbacks
Review: It was really hard for me to choose the San Francisco Giants for two reasons. One: I hate the Giants, GO DODGERS! Two: the Diamondbacks finally got things together and have a great pitching core with Ian Kennedy, Daniel Hudson, and Joe Saunders and batting rotation lead by Miguel Montero, Justin Upton, Chris Young, Kelly Johnson and Stephen Drew. However the champs have just been rolling with their excellent starting pitching lead by Big Time Timmy Lincecum, Matt Cain, Madison Bumgardner, Barry Zito, and closer Brian Wilson. Their hitting is extremely questionable, however, I believe this pitching rotation is 2nd to the Philadelphia Phillies and with that being said, the Giants will win the West and defend their championship in the playoffs.
AL WILD CARD
Winner: New York Yankees
Creeper: Anaheim Angels/Chicago White Sox
Review: Did you really expect anyone else in here? If Yankees don't get the AL East title, you have to expect that they will win the Wild Card and make it to the postseason regardless. Congrats to Mr Derek Jeter for hitting his 3000 hit!
NL WILD CARD
Winner: Atlanta Braves
Creeper: Brewers
Review: I love this team with Tommy Hanson, Tim Hudson, Craig Kimbrel, and Derek Lowe leading their pitching core. How can we forget about the Cy Young candidate Jair Jurrjens. What a amazing year Jurrjens has been having. Started the year on the DL and ended up with the most wins in all of the NL at the All Star break and with the lowest ERA. Its very unfortunate that the Phillies are in the same division, but they will still grab the NL wild card and give the Phillies a scare once they run into them in the postseason.
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| who didn't see this coming? |
AL EAST
Division winners: Boston Red Sox
Creepers: New York Yankees
Review: Who really didn't expect these two teams battling it out for their division championship? This was the hardest decision I had but I have to go with the Boston Red Sox. Not only is their starting pitching solid 1-4 with their 5th pitcher being the wild card, (John Lackey) their batting rotation is sick to say the least. Yes I understand that the Yankees have a pretty good hitting rotation, however their pitching is very questionable. Set aside CC and Mo Rivera their entire pitching lineup from starting to the bullpen is extremely questionable. Who knows what we'll going to get from Ivan Nova or AJ Burnett. What happened to Phil Hughes this season and who took over his body? You can't win without great pitching and unless the Yankees do something to solve that issue, a trade maybe, the Boston Red Sox will run away with this. Keep in mind, the Red Sox are still a game and a half ahead of the Yankees without Carl Crawford, Jon Lester, Clay Buchloz, and Jed Lowie!
AL Central
Division Winners: Detroit Tigers
Creepers: Chicago White Sox/Cleveland Indians
Review: Can someone please tell me what happened to Adam Dunn and where I can find his remains? Seriously! What happened to the, averaging over 30 home runs with over 100 RBI seasons?! How terrible can he possibly play? Batting just .160 with 9 home runs with 34 RBI, White Sox fans you may now light yourselves on fire. With that being said, I truly believe the White Sox will give the Detroit Tigers a hard time to wrap up this division. I just have this feeling that Adam Dunn will return into some shape or form of what he used to be and help the White Sox make a run in their division, however the Detroit Tigers just have it all. You have Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer leading their starting rotation with Jose Valverde(who hasn't blown a save yet this season) closing games for them. Then you look at their batting rotation starting with the always reliable Miguel Cabrera and his partner in crime Victor Martinez cleaning up. Then you face Johnny Peralta with Alex Avila sitting behind the plate. You can't forget about their outfield lead by Magglio Ordonez with Austin Jackson and Brennan Boesch. They just need to pick up one more pitcher to run away with the division, but I still think they will take the division by a very slim lead over the Indians. Lets not forget about the Indians fans out there. The Cleveland Indians are the feel good story throughout baseball. You have Grady Sizemore recovering from his injuries with Asdrubal Cabrera playing the best baseball throughout his entire career!! However this lineup is just too young and too inexperienced to make it. This is why I have them not making the postseason even if they deserve it. The Detroit Tigers are just too solid from top to bottom and I just can't see a young team like the Cleveland Indians knocking them out. Sorry Cleveland fans, you still have Kyrie Irving to look forward to whenever the NBA season starts again.
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| All smiles for Mr. 27 Mill |
AL West
Division winners: Texas Rangers
Creepers: Anaheim Angels
Review: Whats there not to love about the Texas Rangers? You have Josh Hamilton, Nelson Cruz, Ian Kinsler, Adrian Beltre, Elvis Andrus, Michael Young, and Mike Napoli in your batting rotation, however their starting pitching does need some help. Lead by CJ Wilson, Alexi Ogando and Colby Lewis they need one more starting pitcher to run away with the division. I just think with their current batting rotation and their OK pitching lineup they should be able to run away from the Anaheim Angels. My good friend Minh, huge Angels fan, told me earlier this week that he truly believes the Angels will run away with the division title and represent the AL West in the playoffs, I just don't see it happening man! I love their starting pitcher lineup lead by Jered Weaver with Dan Haren and Ervin Santana. Their closer Jordan Walden is having a insane year with 20 saves in the season already throwing 100 mph. However their batting rotation is just not good enough to take this division over. The Angels bullpen is also extremely questionable and if the Angels don't make a trade to improve their offense or the bullpen, the Rangers will run away with this. I'm still in disbelief that the Angels traded for Vernon Wells! The guy is being paid more than Howie Kendrick, Torii Hunter, and Alberto Callaspo put together! All three of them are playing better than Vernon Wells! Its understandable that you desperately need power in your lineup but to spend 27 million dollars on Vernon Wells per season is kinda nuts. This division is going to be the close, however the Texas Rangers are too deep and are too well coached to lose the division.
NL East
Division Winners: Phillies
Creepers: Braves
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| your freakin kiddin me right? |
NL Central
Division Winner: St Louis Cardinals
Creepers: Brewers/Pirates
Review: This is going to be the division with the most fun and excitement to watch. One game is separating the Cardinals, Brewers, and Pirates! However I just think that the St Louis Cardinals are a more solid, experienced team and they will win their division. One man can carry that team to the promise land, Mr Albert Pujols. Even though he looks very mortal this season, with all the contract issues, he is still the Machine and if he could learn to play pass the problems, he could lead the team back to postseason! The Brewers will create problems for the Cardinals, now that they acquired K-Rod to be their setup guy and share the closing role with John Axford. They also have their own big three with Prince Fielder, Ryan Braun, and Rickie Weeks, it was hard to not choose them. I just think with experience and reliability from the St Louis Cardinals will play a huge role with the division race and Pujols will take them to the postseason. I'm not going to forget about the Pirate fans out there. Its been a amazing year, from one of the worst teams in all of baseball, to the team you are today, my heart goes out to the Pirates organization and hope that they will make it and somehow become the Cinderella team. However if your stuck in a division with one team being lead by Prince Fielder, and the other with Albert Pujols, its hard to choose when you have only two good hitters in your rotation, Andrew McCutchen (big fan) and Neil Walker. Great year overall for all Pirate fans, however your lack in starting pitching and offense will not get you past the Brewers or the Cardinals.
NL West
Division winners: San Francisco Giants
Creepers: Arizona Diamondbacks
Review: It was really hard for me to choose the San Francisco Giants for two reasons. One: I hate the Giants, GO DODGERS! Two: the Diamondbacks finally got things together and have a great pitching core with Ian Kennedy, Daniel Hudson, and Joe Saunders and batting rotation lead by Miguel Montero, Justin Upton, Chris Young, Kelly Johnson and Stephen Drew. However the champs have just been rolling with their excellent starting pitching lead by Big Time Timmy Lincecum, Matt Cain, Madison Bumgardner, Barry Zito, and closer Brian Wilson. Their hitting is extremely questionable, however, I believe this pitching rotation is 2nd to the Philadelphia Phillies and with that being said, the Giants will win the West and defend their championship in the playoffs.
AL WILD CARD
Winner: New York Yankees
Creeper: Anaheim Angels/Chicago White Sox
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| Derek Jeter's 3000 hit, guess where it went? |
NL WILD CARD
Winner: Atlanta Braves
Creeper: Brewers
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| Jair Jurrjens |
Friday, July 8, 2011
Dodger Blues...
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| Bud Selig and Frank McCourt aren't the closest of friends |
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| Don't leave us.. |
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Will the real king please stand up?
Today is National LeBron James Day. Everyone gets to leave work 12 minutes early! Why didn't LeBron James go to college? He didn't want to show up for finals. What is the difference between Lebron James and a dollar? A dollar gives you 4 quarters. Let the Lebron haters please stand up and take in what just transpired in this years NBA finals. Let the jokes rain on in!! This years NBA finals was amazing! Dirk Nowitzki turned himself into one of the top 20 players in NBA history while turning Lebron James from one of the best players in the 2011 NBA playoffs to a "choke artist". Someone who couldn't come through when his number was called. Seriously, if you watched this years NBA finals you could tell by the guys body language he just wasn't into it when the team needed him the most! He was clearly the "Scottie Pippen" in that situation. No disrespect towards Scottie but he was Jordan's sidekick. He kept passing the ball at times when he could of drove in and tried to make something happen. Dwyane Wade started screaming at him in the middle of game 3 pleading for his help. That he couldn't do it alone and told him he was the most talented player in the world!! Now can we stop with these comparisons with MJ and Lebron James?! He won't get there!! Not this way! Not by becoming the sidekick to Dwyane Wade. Michael Jordan would of never wanted to team up with Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, or Isiah Thomas. They were all friends and it would of been cool to play with each other just like the Dream Team, but in the end he wanted to beat them, he wanted to test how high the ceiling is on his game and therefore became the best player in NBA history. MJ had this killer instinct in him that wouldn't of allowed his team to let go of a 15 point lead halfway through the 4th quarter. He would of kept sticking that dagger in the opponents heart until they had nothing left. Look at the stats!! In the last 5 minutes when the score is within 5 Dirk scored 26 points, while the self proclaimed "King James" ZERO POINTS throughout the whole NBA finals! The only player close to that killer instinct status was Kobe Bryant and until Lebron start utilizing his potential and get that killer instinct, get a go to move that defenders can't guard (post up fade away that Kobe and Jordan mastered) the Miami Heat will not win a championship on its own, not with only Dwyane Wade.
I don't want to be that guy that says I told you so, but I told you so!! Who said Dallas in six?! (Please check the previous post) The Dallas Mavericks has never been better! They won this NBA championship without their second best scorer, Caron Butler, and pretty much played the whole NBA finals without their backup center Brandon Haywood. They were the underdogs throughout the whole NBA playoffs! Ran into the Portland Trailblazers people wrote them off. Then the two time NBA champs the LA Lakers people assumed they would choke under the pressure. Next the OKC Thunder team, the kids in the NBA playoffs, still the underdogs! Lastly the Miami Heat lead by Dwyane Wade with Lebron James and Chris Bosh. Underdogs throughout the whole series. With Dallas leading Miami by two (53-51) at halftime of Game 6, Vegas favored Miami by 4½ points in the second half. Even going into next season, the Miami Heat are still the favorites to win the championship. The Lakers, Bulls, Heat, and Thunder are considered the heavier favorites over the NBA champs! Now I'm not going to predict they will repeat as champs but with the addition of Caron Butler throughout a whole season who knows what they could do! Don't expect Dirk to let down next year. Don't think its just a fluke and that they will be content with one championship. I'm sure Mark Cuban won't let it happen earlier! They are still going to be contenders next year.
And Dirk Nowitzki... Simply amazing. You watch this guy play you would think some of the shots he makes is impossible. How do you guard someone like this? Off one foot fade away shoot, count it! This NBA championship means so much to his legacy. He'll be the first player to say that he doesn't care about his legacy, but in the end of the day you don't want to be on that "list". The list of NBA greats that couldn't win a championship, Karl Malone, Charles Barkley, Reggie Miller, John Stockton, Allen Iverson, and one of Dirks best buddies Steve Nash. The Dirk love fest will go on throughout the summer! Only 10 players in NBA history has been a 10 time NBA all star, league MVP and finals MVP, Bill Russell, Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Kareem, Julius Erving, Oscar Robertson, Moses Malone, Wilt, Kobe Bryant and now the 11th player in NBA history to do it.. Dirk Nowitizki. Will he start to move in to one of the top 10 players in NBA history? Who knows but I could guarantee you one thing, Dirk will not stop, and whenever he decides to retire, go home to Germany while listen to David Hasselhoff, he will ride off in the sunset the greatest player to have ever played for the Dallas Mavericks, and the best European player the NBA has ever seen.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
The Dirk Love Fest
ITSSSSS TIME! Best of seven games in the NBA finals. Introducing first standing on one corner, standing seven foot tall weighing at 245 pounds Dirk Nowitzki!! Now the other corner standing at six foot eight weighing at 250 pounds, Lebron James!! It would be awesome if Bruce Buffer went to the first NBA finals game in Miami and introduced the entire lineup. It'll take way too long to introduced everyone in both lineups and I doubt the NBA would allow it. Anyways.. LETS GET READY TO RUMBLE!!!
No one really gives the Dallas Mavericks enough credit for what they did in the NBA playoffs. Everyone thought they were gonna lose to the Portland Trailblazers. Beat them in six games. Then they swept the NBA champions, Los Angeles Lakers and sent Phil Jackson into retirement. Lastly they fought hard against the young Oklahoma City Thunder and beat them in five games! There can not be enough said about Dirk Nowitzki. Before this postseason, everyone thought he was just a good spot up shooter, and now he transformed into this beast. Everyone talks about how Lebron, D-Wade, Kobe, or Melo being this great clutch time shooter, but no one gives Dirk his credit. When Dallas gets behind 10, 15 points in the 4th quarter everyone automatically assumes that the game is over except Dirk! If you been watching the NBA playoffs, this guy is making shots off one foot, gets fouled and still makes the shot, and if you leave him open, he will make you pay for it. This is why I truly believe that Dallas will take this series in six. No one in Miami can guard the guy. Sure you could throw Lebron at him and hope he'll do what he did to Derrick Rose but Dirk is at a different level. This is not the Dallas Mavericks of the past, this is not the Dallas Mavericks that Dirk or Jason Terry was part of in 2006 when they met the D-Wade and Shaq combo in the NBA finals! This team is built to win NOW. Dirk knows that this might be his last chance to try to get a NBA championship. So expect him to get the ball more often than everyone else. Expect him to utilize the unguardable fade away he seems to have mastered this postseason. Expect him to make the shots when their team desperatlly needs one. Expect him to be great.
Now I'm not going to be bias and not give Miami their credit due. They ran through a weak lineup in Philly (sorry Sixers fans) and beat them in five game.Then they ran into the then favorites Boston Celtics and beat them in five. Last they beat the best team in the NBA, the Chicago Bulls in five games. Lead by Lebron James and Dwyane Wade with Chris Bosh finally showing signs of life in the Chicago Bulls series, its no wonder this is team is the favorite to win it. However they haven't ran into someone with the caliber that is Dirk Nowitzki, Yes I understand that Derrick Rose was the NBA MVP this season, but do the players around him help him much? Was there anyone else that was a reliable scorer other then D Rose and Luol Deng? Was there any good swing defender that played the Miami Heat and slow down Lebron? Look I really wouldn't be a surprised if the Miami Heat beat the Dallas Mavericks, its just a gut feeling that this is the year that the Dallas Mavericks will finally win a NBA championship. Lets rewind real quick and look back at the 2006 NBA finals.
Dallas Mavericks vs. Miami Heat 2006
Starting line up for the Dallas Mavericks: DeSagana Diop, Josh Howard, Jason Terry, Dirk Nowitzki, and Adrian Griffin
Starting line up for the Miami Heat: Jason Williams, Pre-depressed Antoine Walker, Dwayne Wade, Udonis Haslem, and Shaq O'Neal
Dallas Mavericks vs Miami Heat 2011
Starting line up for the Dallas Mavericks: Jason Kidd, Shawn Marion, Dirk Nowitzki, Tyson Chandler, and DeShawn Stevenson
Starting line up for the Miami Heat: Mike Bibby, Joel Anthony, Chris Bosh, Lebron James, Dwyane Wade
If you want to compare the teams, the Dallas Mavericks have a better bench lead by Jason Terry and JJ Barea. Udonis Haslem will be a question mark throughout the series. The guy just got back from surgery and you really don't know what your going to get out of his. Regardless, the Dallas Mavericks still have a better bench than the Miami Heat.
What all that said, I believe this is the year that Dirk finally gets his well deserved NBA championship. From growing up being called a freak for his height and playing handball to getting drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in 1998 (then being traded to Dallas for Robert "Tractor" Traylor) ninth overall. RIP Tractor. Starting off rough with then owner Ross Perot Jr to eventually going to Mark Cuban who then transformed the franchise from a laughingstock to what it is today. Averaging just 8.2 points and 3.4 rebounds a game in 1998 to 23 points and 7 rebounds a game in 2011. When its all said and done, not only will Dirk Nowitzki be the best NBA international player and will land somewhere in the top five in shooting forward, but he will also be labeled as Dirk Nowitzki, NBA champion.
No one really gives the Dallas Mavericks enough credit for what they did in the NBA playoffs. Everyone thought they were gonna lose to the Portland Trailblazers. Beat them in six games. Then they swept the NBA champions, Los Angeles Lakers and sent Phil Jackson into retirement. Lastly they fought hard against the young Oklahoma City Thunder and beat them in five games! There can not be enough said about Dirk Nowitzki. Before this postseason, everyone thought he was just a good spot up shooter, and now he transformed into this beast. Everyone talks about how Lebron, D-Wade, Kobe, or Melo being this great clutch time shooter, but no one gives Dirk his credit. When Dallas gets behind 10, 15 points in the 4th quarter everyone automatically assumes that the game is over except Dirk! If you been watching the NBA playoffs, this guy is making shots off one foot, gets fouled and still makes the shot, and if you leave him open, he will make you pay for it. This is why I truly believe that Dallas will take this series in six. No one in Miami can guard the guy. Sure you could throw Lebron at him and hope he'll do what he did to Derrick Rose but Dirk is at a different level. This is not the Dallas Mavericks of the past, this is not the Dallas Mavericks that Dirk or Jason Terry was part of in 2006 when they met the D-Wade and Shaq combo in the NBA finals! This team is built to win NOW. Dirk knows that this might be his last chance to try to get a NBA championship. So expect him to get the ball more often than everyone else. Expect him to utilize the unguardable fade away he seems to have mastered this postseason. Expect him to make the shots when their team desperatlly needs one. Expect him to be great.
Now I'm not going to be bias and not give Miami their credit due. They ran through a weak lineup in Philly (sorry Sixers fans) and beat them in five game.Then they ran into the then favorites Boston Celtics and beat them in five. Last they beat the best team in the NBA, the Chicago Bulls in five games. Lead by Lebron James and Dwyane Wade with Chris Bosh finally showing signs of life in the Chicago Bulls series, its no wonder this is team is the favorite to win it. However they haven't ran into someone with the caliber that is Dirk Nowitzki, Yes I understand that Derrick Rose was the NBA MVP this season, but do the players around him help him much? Was there anyone else that was a reliable scorer other then D Rose and Luol Deng? Was there any good swing defender that played the Miami Heat and slow down Lebron? Look I really wouldn't be a surprised if the Miami Heat beat the Dallas Mavericks, its just a gut feeling that this is the year that the Dallas Mavericks will finally win a NBA championship. Lets rewind real quick and look back at the 2006 NBA finals.
Dallas Mavericks vs. Miami Heat 2006
Starting line up for the Dallas Mavericks: DeSagana Diop, Josh Howard, Jason Terry, Dirk Nowitzki, and Adrian Griffin
Starting line up for the Miami Heat: Jason Williams, Pre-depressed Antoine Walker, Dwayne Wade, Udonis Haslem, and Shaq O'Neal
Dallas Mavericks vs Miami Heat 2011
Starting line up for the Dallas Mavericks: Jason Kidd, Shawn Marion, Dirk Nowitzki, Tyson Chandler, and DeShawn Stevenson
Starting line up for the Miami Heat: Mike Bibby, Joel Anthony, Chris Bosh, Lebron James, Dwyane Wade
What all that said, I believe this is the year that Dirk finally gets his well deserved NBA championship. From growing up being called a freak for his height and playing handball to getting drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in 1998 (then being traded to Dallas for Robert "Tractor" Traylor) ninth overall. RIP Tractor. Starting off rough with then owner Ross Perot Jr to eventually going to Mark Cuban who then transformed the franchise from a laughingstock to what it is today. Averaging just 8.2 points and 3.4 rebounds a game in 1998 to 23 points and 7 rebounds a game in 2011. When its all said and done, not only will Dirk Nowitzki be the best NBA international player and will land somewhere in the top five in shooting forward, but he will also be labeled as Dirk Nowitzki, NBA champion.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Cleveland's time to shine
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| Time to shine Cleveland fans! |
In my opinion you have to take Kyrie Irving with the first overall pick. Now I know what your thinking Cleveland fans, Kyrie Irving is no Lebron James, and I totally agree. He does too, "I don’t think you could actually make comparisons to me and LeBron, because 1) I’m not 6-8, and 2) I’m not a high flyer. And 3) my name isn’t LeBron James. I don’t think you can make those comparisons yet – I think I bring a different feel to the Cleveland organization if they do decide to pick me there." Keep one thing in mind though, this league is built around great point guards and coming from a Baron Davis fan myself, Kyrie Irving is the future in this franchise. Too much hype for a guy that barely played any college ball this season? Maybe, but do you select him first or do you select Derrick Williams? I believe Derrick Williams would be a great PF in the league but you already have one with JJ Hickson who I truly believe is very under rated. Yes there will be a log jam in the PG position in your team but Kyrie Irving will be your future Cleveland fans. He could penetrate the ball, is a great athlete with excellent quickness, pure point guard (which is very hard to find) and shows great balance with scoring and passing. You could focus on other positions if you could pull off a good trade with Baron Davis involved. "Honestly, if Cleveland does pick me, I think I would bring a lot to the team, diversity and versatility and contribute the best that I can," he said.
On a side note, Nick Gilbert, what a great story. Nick Gilbert who was born with neurofibromatosis, a nerve disorder that causes tumors to grow in the body at any time, and is an ambassador for the Children’s Tumor Foundation became Cleveland's lucky charm when he represented the Cavaliers up on the big stage. A lot of people felt bad for the city of Cleveland, not just because of the history of the sports franchises, but the year they went through. From losing Lebron on live television, then losing a NBA league record of 26 consecutive games, and finally ending the season on a sad note, a record of 19-63, the worst in the Eastern conference. Great news for you Cleveland you will have another potential star player coming to you. The only question now is can Kyrie Irving really get you over the hump and get you right back to the elite status in the very competitive Eastern conference? Keep one thing in mind Cleveland fans, the Houston Rockets were in a very similar scenario in 1983 NBA draft when they had the first and third overall pick (Ralph Sampson and Rodney McCray) and in three years they made it past the LA Lakers and into the NBA finals.. Will the same thing happen to you? Looks like we will wait and see but what a great day for you Cleveland fans.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Boom Boom Pau?..
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| AP Photo/Chris Pizzello |
While I drive through LA I don't see the Laker flags anymore, I don't see people "rockin" the Lakers jerseys. I hear a lot of Lakers fans complaining about how we felt ripped off now because Marc Gasol, one of the players traded for Pau Gasol, is doing a lot better now in Memphis. Come on!! What I'm trying to say is remember all the good times! Remember the Pau that lead the team in rebounding, the player that averaged nearly 20 points a game during the regular season. You know how many NBA franchises would love to have a big man like Pau Gasol on their team?! The NBA still have seven franchises that haven't made it to the finals yet! I'm not counting OKC Thunders cause in my eyes and my Kevin Durant jersey hanging in my room, its still the Seattle Sonics. These seven franchises Bobcats, Nuggets, Clippers, Grizzles, Timberwolves, Hornets, and Raptors still haven't been to the NBA finals yet and Pau helped us get to three.
Yes, Pau didn't post the usual numbers we expect out of him, but to bury him and send him away to another team? "With the player that I am and that I consider myself to be, there's going to come a lot of expectations, a lot of demands, and once those expectations are not exceeded or achieved then there's going to be criticism," he said Tuesday in El Segundo during his exit interview. "The thing that makes me the angriest is me not playing at my best. Me not being able to help my team accomplish its goals. That's what makes me the angriest."What it boils down to is this, Pau is a great PF, one of the best in the league. He is a four time nba all star and a two time all nba third team. Give him some credit people!! Does this post season undo everything he did for the city of LA?! I, personally, hope not but whatever Mitch Kupchak decides what he wants to do for the Lakers franchise this off season I'm confident that it'll be a positive move for both today and for the future. This is what Fisher had to say about the "Pau situation."
"I feel like we- I don't read as much and listen to as much- no disrespect to any of you guys- as much of the news and articles and blogs and the radio and all those things, so I don't think I or we as a team fully understood the things that were being said about what people thought was going on with Pau. And so if anything I regret, I regret the fact that I was unable to fully understand it and appreciate it and speak up sooner on his behalf, to say that just I think it was ridiculously wrong to assume some of the things that were being assumed, and place the burden of how successful we were or were not on his shoulders."
"Had we just kept winning, there wouldn't have been much for people to say. I don't know Jason Kidd ended up shooting for the series, but nobody's talking about that because his team won four games. Statistics don't always tell you what's going on out there. I just think that Pau got way too much heat for statistically what he was or wasn't doing, and I just wish as a team we could have done more around him so that the burden wouldn't have just been all on his shoulders the way that it was," he said.
Yes, Pau didn't post the usual numbers we expect out of him, but to bury him and send him away to another team? "With the player that I am and that I consider myself to be, there's going to come a lot of expectations, a lot of demands, and once those expectations are not exceeded or achieved then there's going to be criticism," he said Tuesday in El Segundo during his exit interview. "The thing that makes me the angriest is me not playing at my best. Me not being able to help my team accomplish its goals. That's what makes me the angriest."What it boils down to is this, Pau is a great PF, one of the best in the league. He is a four time nba all star and a two time all nba third team. Give him some credit people!! Does this post season undo everything he did for the city of LA?! I, personally, hope not but whatever Mitch Kupchak decides what he wants to do for the Lakers franchise this off season I'm confident that it'll be a positive move for both today and for the future. This is what Fisher had to say about the "Pau situation."
"I feel like we- I don't read as much and listen to as much- no disrespect to any of you guys- as much of the news and articles and blogs and the radio and all those things, so I don't think I or we as a team fully understood the things that were being said about what people thought was going on with Pau. And so if anything I regret, I regret the fact that I was unable to fully understand it and appreciate it and speak up sooner on his behalf, to say that just I think it was ridiculously wrong to assume some of the things that were being assumed, and place the burden of how successful we were or were not on his shoulders."
"Had we just kept winning, there wouldn't have been much for people to say. I don't know Jason Kidd ended up shooting for the series, but nobody's talking about that because his team won four games. Statistics don't always tell you what's going on out there. I just think that Pau got way too much heat for statistically what he was or wasn't doing, and I just wish as a team we could have done more around him so that the burden wouldn't have just been all on his shoulders the way that it was," he said.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Barcelona FC and the amazing Nou Camp
Barcelona FC and the amazing Nou Camp (or Camp Nou as the Spanish say) is a passion of the people in Barcelona and a huge year round tourist attraction with the tours and the museum featured at Camp Nou and with the draw of watching Barcelona FC (players such as Messi, Xavi and Iniesta) play beautiful football live. For all the Barcelona FC history you could want visit the museum at Camp Nou and take a tour for 19euros. For a brief catch up, keep reading!
A little Barcelona FC and Nou Camp history…
- Barcelona FC was founded in 1899 by Hans Gamper as Futbol Club Barcelona. The team played at Les Corts and in the first twenty years identified themselves as the top team in Catalunya, adopting the popular slogan, ‘mes que un club’ meaning ‘more than a club’.
- After a difficult period during the Spanish civil war the popularity of Barcelona FC grew, helped by the arrival of Ladislao Kubala, and the need for a bigger stadium materialised. In 1957, after 3 years of construction, Estadi del FC Barcelona (Camp Nou) was inaugurated and the impressive stadium held close to 100,000 people.
- The 1960’s were less successful for the club as they had a lack of money with which to buy players but the 70s arrived along with Johan Cruyff an influential player (and later manager) at Barcelona FC. Barcelona regained the La Liga title in 1974 and Cruyff won the Balon d’Or (he won 3 in total!).
- In 1979, Barcelona FC won their first European cup and the following year Camp Nou underwent an expansion, enlarging their capacity to 115,000 in anticipation for the 1982 World Cup. The capacity lowered later to 96,000 due to a change in FIFA regulations.
- In 1998 Johan Cruyff became Barcelona FC manager and went on to win four consecutive La Liga trophies between 1991-1994. This led to much success in the rest of the 90s.
- In 2000 after a regional poll, the popular nickname Camp Nou was made the stadiums official name. The turn of the millennium brought good things to Barcelona FC. In 2005 Ronaldinho won the FIFA World player of the year award and the following year Barcelona won the Champions League. In 2009, under current manager Josep Guardiola, Barcelona FC became the first team to ever win the sextuple, including the Champions League, the FIFA Club World Cup and La Liga.
- Spain won the World Cup in 2010 with many of the Barcelona players involved and Barcelona FC went on to retain their La Liga title. The famous Nou Camp is supposed to be remodelled in celebration of its 50th anniversary and its capacity slightly increased to 106,000 and a glistening Gaudi like skin added to its exterior. View the plans for this amazing new look for the Nou Camp. However 3 years on and the building hasn’t started, so don’t get too excited yet!
Camp Nou
Anda dapat memberitahu banyak tentang keberhasilan atau dekadensi klub olahraga dari jenis fasilitas yang digunakannya. Dalam hal FC Barcelona, sejarah klub dapat dengan jelas dibagi menjadi tiga tahap utama.
Pada hari-hari awal, klub terus beralih antara alasan yang berbeda. Pada tahap kedua, klub itu konsolidasi dengan mencari sebuah rumah permanen di Les Corts. Dan tahap ketiga, dan pembangunan Nou Camp, mencerminkan perluasan dan keagungan klub pada skala global.
Les tua Corts tanah, diresmikan pada tahun 1922, direnovasi beberapa kali untuk menemukan ruang untuk basis penggemar yang terus tumbuh Barca's. Setelah Perang Saudara Spanyol, klub mulai menarik semakin banyak anggota setiap tahun, yang juga berarti jauh lebih besar jumlah penonton di pertandingan. Ini dukungan meningkat menjadi inspirasi bagi beberapa proyek perluasan, dari tujuan selatan (1946), tujuan utara (1950), dan kapasitas pacuan's (1944). Tapi itu menjadi terang-terangan jelas bahwa apa yang klub benar-benar perlu lakukan adalah membangun stadion benar-benar baru, dan karenanya dewan direksi dikombinasikan perbaikan ini untuk Corts Les dengan rencana untuk membuat impian stadion baru kenyataan.
Kebutuhan untuk stadion baru
Dari tahun 1948, orang lebih dan lebih tertarik pada gagasan untuk membangun landasan yang sama sekali baru, tetapi ini bukanlah hal yang mudah untuk dilakukan, dan itu perlu untuk meyakinkan pemerintah setempat bahwa stadion baru akan bisa cocok dengan rencana pada waktu untuk mengembangkan daerah atas dari Diagonal.
Hal ini sering mengatakan bahwa apa yang dewan akhirnya yakin bahwa tidak ada pilihan lain selain pembangunan landasan baru kedatangan Kubala Ladislau sekarang legendaris, salah satu pemain terbaik yang pernah muncul untuk FC Barcelona. Dan meskipun tidak ada yang meragukan bahwa Kubala menarik minat lebih dari sebelumnya dalam tim dan berarti roh klub hit tinggi baru, keputusan untuk membangun terinspirasi sama banyaknya oleh dua gelar Liga menang dalam 1947-48 dan 1948-49 , yang sebelum besar Hongaria telah menandatangani untuk klub.Bahkan, langkah padat pertama menuju stadion baru datang pada bulan September 1950, lima belas hari sebelum memainkan pertandingan pertamanya Kubala ramah nya memakai warna baru Barca. Saat itulah presiden waktu itu, Agusti Montal y Galobart, menandatangani opsi untuk membeli sebuah situs di daerah yang dikenal sebagai La Maternidad, salah satu pilihan yang harus diambil hanya dua bulan kemudian.
Yang terjadi selanjutnya adalah masa bergolak, sebagai komisi Camp Nou memutuskan pada tanggal 9 Februari 1951 sampai mengubah lokasi stadion masa depan ke daerah di bagian atas Diagonal, dan ini menyebabkan serangkaian negosiasi steril dengan Otoritas yang tidak sepertinya tidak akan mendapatkan di mana saja. Hal itu tampaknya telah disimpan untuk baik ketika Francesc Miró-Sans memenangkan FC Barcelona pemilihan presiden pada tanggal 14 November 1953. Presiden baru adalah pendukung kuat dari gagasan untuk membangun stadion baru sesegera mungkin dan salah satu hal pertama yang dilakukannya setelah datang ke kantor pada 18 Februari 1954 adalah untuk mencari stadion di masa depan situs yang dibeli pada tahun 1950, bukan dari pada ujung atas Diagonal. Dan sebagainya, pada tanggal 28 Maret, sebelum kerumunan 60.000 fans Barca, batu pertama dari Nou Camp masa depan dibaringkan di tempat di bawah pimpinan gubernur sipil Felipe Acedo Colunga dan dengan berkat dari Uskup Agung Barcelona, Gregorio Modrego.
Pembangunan (1954-1957)
Para arsitek stadion baru Francesc Mitjans Miró, sepupu Miró-Sans, dan Josep Soteras Mauri, dengan kolaborasi Lorenzo García Barbon. Lebih dari setahun kemudian, pada 11 Juli 1955, klub menugaskan pekerjaan konstruksi untuk perusahaan SA Ingar, yang diperkirakan proyek di 66620000 peseta, mengklaim akan mengambil 18 bulan untuk menyelesaikan. Namun, stadion akhirnya akan banyak sekali biaya lebih dari perkiraan awal, akhirnya berjumlah sekitar 288 juta peseta, suatu jumlah yang akan perlu ditutupi oleh isu-isu berturut kewajiban hipotek ((100 juta peseta) dan obligasi jangka pendek (60 juta peseta). Ukuran ini berarti pembangunan stadion bisa dibiayai, tetapi akan meninggalkan klub dalam hutang yang berat selama bertahun-tahun setelah.
Pelantikan
Tanggal di mana stadion itu akan diresmikan itu September 24, 1957. Sebuah komisi khusus diselenggarakan yang bertugas untuk mengatur jenis upacara yang membuka kesempatan dibenarkan, dengan dua orang yang bertanggung jawab atas operasi: Aleix Buxeres (hubungan masyarakat) dan Nicolau Casaus (organisasi). Dalam de Salon Barcelona City Council las Crónicas, pada Sabtu 21 September, José María de Cossío, anggota Real Academia Española, dengan khidmat menyatakan perayaan peresmian stadion baru terbuka. Itu akhir pekan yang sama September, serangkaian pertandingan internasional yang dimainkan di Les Corts dan Palacio Municipal de Deportes melibatkan tim yang berbeda klub olahraga. Hari-hari akan turun dalam sejarah klub, dan mengatur kata-kata oleh penyair besar Josep M. de Sagarra dalam soneta berjudul 'Azul Grana', sedangkan lagu yang ditulis untuk menghormati stadion baru FC Barcelona, dengan Josep Badia menempatkan kata-kata musik Adolf Cabané's.
Pada hari Merce Festival 1957, kota ini dihiasi dengan warna-warna FC Barcelona. Perayaan dilanjutkan dengan diadakannya massa khidmat dan berkat dari stadion oleh Uskup Agung Barcelona, Gregorio Modrego. Paduan suara Orfeón Graciense kemudian dilakukan Handel's 'Hallelujah' sedangkan citra Perawan dari Montserrat yang ditinggikan. Kotak presiden itu penuh sesak dengan tokoh yang paling penting dari olahraga dan dunia politik masa itu, termasuk presiden klub Francesc Miró-Sans; José Solis Ruiz, sekretaris umum Gerakan, yang setara dengan pelayanan olahraga pada saat itu; José Antonio Elola Olaso, Kepala Delegasi Nasional Olahraga; Felipe Acedo, gubernur sipil dari Barcelona, dan Josep M. de Porcioles, Walikota Barcelona.
Meskipun pekerjaan di stadion itu belum lengkap, lebih dari 90.000 penonton dapat menyaksikan acara, yang dilanjutkan dengan wakil-wakil dari semua klub sepakbola utama di Catalonia memamerkan di lapangan, serta anggota tim lainnya klub olahraga dan pendukung klub. Stadion baru Anthem kemudian dilakukan dan pertandingan pertama yang dimainkan di Nou Camp menggebrak di setengah empat masa lalu di sore hari. FC Barcelona memainkan pertandingan persahabatan melawan Warsawa sisi Polandia. Baris Barca-up pertama yang pernah tampil di Nou Camp fitur: Ramallets, Olivella, Brugué, Segarra, Vergés, Gensana, Basora, Villaverde, Martínez, Kubala dan Tejada. Sebuah sebelas berbeda membawa ke lapangan di babak kedua: Ramallets, Segarra, Brugué, Gracia, Flotados, Bosch, Hermes, Ribelles, Tejada, Sampedro dan Evaristo. Barca memenangkan pertandingan 4-2 dengan gol dari Eulogio Martínez (11 menit yang mogok adalah tujuan pertama di Nou Camp), Tejada, Sampedro dan Evaristo. Pada saat setengah, 1.500 anggota Agrupación Budaya Folclórica de Barcelona menari sardana besar dan membebaskan 10.000 merpati. Dan jadi bahwa periode baru dalam sejarah FC Barcelona telah dimulai.
HISTORY OF FC BARCELONA
Pada tanggal 29 Nopember 1899, Hans Gamper mendirikan Futbol Club Barcelona, bersama dengan penggemar lain sebelas 'kaki-bola', sebuah permainan yang masih belum diketahui di bagian dunia.
Dia tidak pernah bisa membayangkan besarnya apa inisiatif yang akhirnya akan berkembang menjadi. Selama lebih dari seratus tahun sejarah, FC Barcelona telah tumbuh spektakuler di setiap daerah dan telah berkembang menjadi sesuatu yang jauh lebih besar dari sebuah klub olahraga semata, mengubah Barca's 'lebih dari sebuah klub' slogan menjadi kenyataan.
Barca telah menjadi, bagi jutaan orang di seluruh dunia, simbol identitas mereka, dan bukan hanya dalam arti olahraga, tetapi juga dari segi masyarakat, politik dan budaya. Sepanjang paling sulit kali, Barca adalah standar yang diwakili Catalonia dan keinginan orang-orang Catalan untuk kebebasan, sebuah simbolisme yang terus berhubungan erat dengan keistimewaan dari Klub dan para anggotanya untuk hari ini. Dalam konteks Spanyol, Barca dipandang sebagai klub terbuka dan demokratis. Dan di seluruh dunia, Barca diidentifikasi dengan penyebab peduli, dan terutama anak-anak melalui perjanjian sponsor dengan Unicef.
Untuk abad keseluruhan, FC Barcelona telah melewati saat-saat kemuliaan dan rasa sakit, periode kecemerlangan dan yang kurang sukses lain, kemenangan epik dan merendahkan kekalahan. Tapi semua momen yang berbeda telah membantu mendefinisikan kepribadian sebuah Club yang, karena sifatnya aneh, adalah dianggap unik di dunia.
Dengan lebih dari seratus tahun sejarah, ada alami sudah banyak periode yang berbeda, baik dalam arti sosial dan olahraga. Pada tahun-tahun awal (1899-1922), dari dasar klub untuk pembangunan stadion Corts Les, Barca adalah klub yang harus membedakan dirinya dari semua tim sepak bola lain di Barcelona, ke titik yang akan datang ke diidentifikasi dengan kota secara keseluruhan. Barca segera menjadi klub terkemuka di Catalonia, dan juga berhubungan sendiri dengan semakin tumbuh rasa identitas Catalan nasional.
Dari Corts Les ke Nou Camp (1922-1957), klub pergi melalui kontras periode. Keanggotaannya mencapai 10.000 untuk pertama kalinya, sementara sepak bola berkembang menjadi sebuah fenomena massa dan berbalik profesional, dan ini adalah tahun tokoh legendaris seperti Alcantara dan Samitier. Namun karena kesulitan bahan dan masalah politik Perang Saudara Spanyol dan periode pasca-perang, klub ini dipaksa untuk mengatasi keadaan buruk, termasuk pembunuhan presiden Josep Sunyol pada tahun 1936, orang yang sangat yang telah disebarkan olahraga slogan ' dan kewarganegaraan '. Tapi klub selamat, dan masa pemulihan sosial dan olahraga diwujudkan dalam bentuk Nou Camp, bertepatan dengan kedatangan Kubala Ladislau sangat berpengaruh.
Dari pembangunan Nou Camp untuk ulang tahun ke-75 (1957-1974), Barca menderita hasil biasa-biasa saja tetapi konsolidasi sebagai suatu entitas, dengan keanggotaan terus meningkat dan pemulihan lambat tapi stabil, dalam menghadapi kesulitan, dari identitasnya. Sebuah sensasi yang sangat jelas yang dinyatakan untuk pertama kalinya dalam kata-kata 'Barca, lebih dari sebuah klub' dicanangkan oleh presiden de Narcis Carreras. Dewan dipimpin oleh Agusti Montal membawa pemain Barcelona yang akan mengubah sejarah klub, Johan Cruyff.
Dari ulang tahun ke-7 ke Piala Eropa (1974-1992) klub melihat konversi klub sepak bola untuk demokrasi, awal kepresidenan panjang Josep Lluís Núñez's, perpanjangan Nou Camp pada kesempatan dari Piala Dunia 1982 dan Piala Winners Piala kemenangan di Basel (1979), sukses besar bukan hanya dalam arti olahraga tetapi juga dalam satu sosial, dengan ekspedisi besar dan teladan pendukung Barca ke Eropa menunjukkan kesatuan bendera Barcelona dan Katalan. Cruyff kembali, kali ini sebagai pelatih, dan menciptakan apa yang kemudian dikenal sebagai 'Dream Team' (1990-1994), yang mahkota kemuliaan adalah penaklukan Piala Eropa di Wembley (1992), berkat gol yang terkenal Koeman's.
Dominasi internasional. Dari Wembley ke Abu Dhabi (1992-2009) adalah ketika perkembangan klub paling terbaru terjadi di antara tiga prestasi terbesar, menjadi juara Eropa. presiden lama Josep Lluís Núñez datang berakhir, dan klub yang ditampilkan potensi terbaiknya selama perayaan dari klub Centenary. Berikut dari Joan Gaspart (2000-2003), pada Juni 2003 Joan Laporta pemilu dibawa ke kantor, dan awal ekspansi sosial yang baru, mencapai 172.938 anggota, dan keberhasilan yang lebih di lapangan, termasuk empat gelar liga, Liga Champions judul menang di Paris dan Roma dan Club Piala Dunia FIFA.
Pada musim 2008-09 kedatangan Josep Guardiola sebagai pelatih tim pertama membawa energi baru ke klub dan mereka mencatat musim paling sukses dalam sejarah seluruh mereka memenangkan enam gelar yang akan selamanya dibakar ke dalam kenangan semua fans Barca. Sukses di lapangan telah membantu klub memperluas peran sosial dan meningkatkan profil medianya. Pada musim 2009/10, Guardiola kedua yang bertanggung jawab, judul Liga dimenangkan untuk tahun kedua berturut-turut, dan kedua puluh tentang sejarah klub, membuat rekor baru dari 99 poin dalam proses. Judul ini belum memutuskan sampai hari terakhir, dengan pertandingan melawan Valladolid, dan perayaan berjalan di depan malam yang sama di perusahaan fans di Nou Camp.
Kemegahan dari Futbol Club Barcelona dijelaskan, di antara berbagai faktor lainnya, dengan daftar penghargaan yang mengesankan. Sangat sedikit klub mana pun di dunia telah memenangkan gelar begitu banyak. Piala Intercontinental adalah satu-satunya sepak bola piala besar yang tidak pernah membuat jalan ke museum klub, di mana kebanggaan klub terbesar dan sukacita tetap tiga Piala Eropa judul menang di Wembley (1992) Paris (2006), Roma (2009) dan FIFA Club World Cup tahun 2009.
Selain memenangkan gelar puncak Eropa, Club juga memiliki kehormatan menjadi satu-satunya telah muncul dalam setiap edisi tunggal kompetisi klub Eropa sejak turnamen pertama kali diciptakan pada tahun 1955. 'Raja Piala Winners' banyak prestasi Barcelona di Eropa termasuk sedang dipertimbangkan, setelah memenangkan gelar itu rekor empat kali
Selain itu, FC Barcelona juga memenangkan tiga Piala Pameran (turnamen sekarang dikenal sebagai Piala UEFA) pada tahun 1958, 1960 dan 1966. Pada tahun 1971, Barca meraih trofi yang langsung dalam pertandingan yang dimainkan antara mereka, sebagai pemenang pertama kalinya kompetisi, dan Leeds United, sebagai yang terakhir.
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