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Messi – Ronaldo: the silent battle

Friday 5 April 2013 18:02
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Source: wallsoccer.info

Messi – Ronaldo. Ronaldo – Messi. They are the two best players in the world, they play in the best league of the world and both are the leaders of the two best teams of that league –and probably the best of the world too-. Taking all of this into account, rivalry and comparisons are inevitable…

The two players are brilliant, both score a lot of goals and their fans love them. There are records that make evidence that they are the best. Two seasons ago Ronaldo became the first player ever to score 40 goals in La Liga… Something awesome… But Messi scored 50 last year! That would have seemed impossible some years ago. It’s clear that both Ronaldo and Messi are cracks.

In spite of this, there are some people (not few) that say that unless the two players are great, there is one that is better than the other. Maybe you are thinking in Messi… And you are not wrong! ‘La Pulga’ has won three consecutive Ballon d’Or, he is always shining in Barça and he scores almost every match. Ronaldo is also great, but for many people Messi is magical…

Ronaldo – Messi. Messi – Ronaldo. The fight between the two best players. The silent battle. And who is the best for you?

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Messi – Ronaldo: la batalla silenciosa

Friday 5 April 2013 17:58
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Fuente: wallsoccer.info

Messi – Ronaldo. Ronaldo – Messi. Son los dos mejores jugadores del mundo, juegan en la mejor liga del mundo y cada uno es el líder de los dos mejores equipos de esta liga, y probablemente también del planeta.

Teniendo en cuenta todo esto, las comparaciones y la rivalidad parecen inevitables. Y esto es así ya desde hace algunos años.

Los dos jugadores son goleadores, ‘jugones’ y queridos por sus aficiones. Que son buenos, es indudable. Si Ronaldo batió el récord de goles en liga (40) hasta llevarse el ‘Pichichi’ hace dos años, Messi lo superó el año pasado con… ¡50! Son números que hasta hace bien poco hubieran sido impensables. Y lo mejor de todo es que ni Messi ni Ronaldo bajan el ritmo… Quizá la inevitable rivalidad entre ambos les impide aflojar.

A pesar de esto, son bastantes las voces que dicen que los dos son muy buenos, pero que uno supera al otro. Supongo que estarás pensando en Messi… Y sí, al argentino nos referimos. La Pulga lleva ganados 3 Balones de Oro seguidos, brilla en el Barça y marca casi cada partido. Ronaldo hace también un papel excepcional, pero el mágico Messi a veces hace que no brille como seguramente le tocaría.

Ronaldo – Messi. Messi – Ronaldo. La lucha entre los dos mejores. La batalla silenciosa. ¿Y tú, con cuál te quedarías?

 

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Bye bye Valdés. Hello…?

Friday 25 January 2013 18:09
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Source: mundodeportivo.com

The first player of Barça that will not renew his deal with the club is Víctor Valdés. Hardly anyone could imagine that it could take place some weeks ago, but the agents of the keeper have confirmed the decision of Valdés to the club. There’s no way back.

The decision of Valdes was firstly a shock and now there are a lot of people that don’t understand why he wants to leave Barça. Why Victor don’t want to renew his deal with Barcelona when the club in on the top? Why has he said it now and not in the end of the season?

Some media say that one of the main reasons Valdes will not continue in Barça is that he doesn’t feel valued there. Moreover, there is who says that he has a bad relationship with Andoni Zubizarreta, Barça’s sport director, and he doesn’t want to stay at the dame club as him.

Now Barça need a new keeper for the next season so the club is already thinking in different players. Some British media have said that it’s possible an exchange between Barcelona and United: Valdes to England and De Gea to Catalonia. It seems that both teams would like this option. Also Barça are keen on Atletico Madrid’s Thibaut Courtois, but maybe this transfer is more difficult to become true.

And you: which do you think is the best keeper for Barça? Give us your opinion!

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Adiós, Valdés. Hola… ¿?

Thursday 24 January 2013 17:20
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Fuente: mundodeportivo.com

Casi nadie lo hubiera dicho hasta hace poco, pero el primero en dejar el Barça este año será el indiscutible portero: ¡Víctor Valdés! Hace unas semanas el catalán nos sorprendió diciendo que le gustaría conocer otras ligas, pero pocos pensaron que esto iría en serio, y más después de oír decir a Rosell que el portero seguiría en el Barça.

Pero sí, Valdés no renovará su contrato. Así se lo comunicaron sus agentes al club a finales de la semana pasada. Después del ‘shock’ inicial por la noticia, ahora surgen las dudas. ¿Por qué Víctor quiere marcharse en un momento tan espléndido para el Barça como este? Y todavía más, ¿Por qué lo comunica a mitad de temporada?

Según apuntan hoy algunos medios, uno de los motivos principales de la ida de Valdés es que no se siente lo suficientemente valorado en el club. También se especula que su mala relación con Andoni Zubizarreta, director deportivo del Barça, podría haberle hecho decidir dejar el club.

En cualquier caso, el Barça necesita un portero titular para la próxima temporada, y ya van saliendo los primeros nombres para el sustituto de Valdés. Se especula con el trueque De Gea – Valdés entre Barça y United, algo que a priori gustaría a los dos equipos. También se habla del portero del Atlético de Madrid Thibaut Courtois, aunque algunos apuntan a que este fichaje sería más difícil.

Y tú, ¿Cuál crees que sería el portero más adecuado para el Barça? ¡Danos tu opinión!

 

 

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The best players of La Liga! Chapter 3: Andrés Palop

Tuesday 11 December 2012 17:05
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Source: escueladeporteroszamoracf.blogspot.com

Today it’s time to gossip about Andrés Palop, the captain and goalkeeper of one of La Liga’s giant teams, Sevilla FC. Palop is less popular than other keepers, but he has turned Sevilla’s goal into a fort and he automatically became the team’s captain. Today we’ll discover more about him.

-          Firsts steps in football

Andrés Palop was born in L’Alcúdia (Valencia) on the 22nd of October of 1973. Since he was a kid he had good skills as a keeper, and it is what made him join Valencia CF’s young team. He later signed for Villarreal to play in the Spanish Second Division, so he started to play football as a professional.

-          Background in professional football

In his first year in Villarreal, Palop became one of the players that made the team raise the Spanish First Division (La Liga). Due to this Valencia ‘caught’ him again. Palop PLAYED with Valencia for six years and he won 2 leagues officially, 1 UEFA Cup and one European Supercup, but he rarely played with the team: Valencia’s first keeper was Santiago Cañizares.

Palop’s success started when he joined Sevilla FC in season 2005-06. That year the team won the UEFA Cup. The following season Sevilla won the same title again, and Palop was the hero of the final against RCD Espanyol: he stopped 3 penalties! Moreover, the same year Palop scored the goal that gave Sevilla the classification for the quarter finals: he scored with a headed goal after a corner! Sevilla couldn’t have won the UEFA title without him.

Afterwards, Palop won the Supercup of Europe and the Copa del Rey in 2006/07, and another Copa del Rey in 2010 (he dedicated that title to Antonio Puerta, the player of Sevilla that died 3 years before.

Palop played with the Spanish National Team for first time in 2007 (he replaced Casillas, who got suddenly injured). A year after, Palop and La Roja won the Euro Cup!

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