Golden knight

Before coaching  Real Castilla , the Argentine served as a newspaper columnist and in one of his articles he hailed his compatriot's talent. "Scorer is intrinsic to  Messi  in the same way that storms, lightning, or hurricanes, are atmospheric phenomena," he wrote. "Every time  Messi  receives the ball the earth shakes, everyone is silent and rival coaches sink their heads between their shoulders and put their hands in their pockets, like someone who has just seen lightning and has no choice but to wait the thunder. "The air trembles a few seconds and then the goal is heard." After  Messi  had won his fourth  Ballon d'Or, Solari  expressed his opinion on the controversial debate about who the best player in the world was. "The difference between  Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo  is in the  Ballon d'Or  awards," he noted. " Cristiano  is the best player in the world because  Messi  plays another spor...

S peaking openly for the first time about his departure from Real Madrid,  Cristiano Ronaldo  has claimed that president  Florentino Perez  viewed him only in business terms. After almost a decade in the Spanish capital, one filled with success, the Portuguese star left in the summer for a new adventure with Italian champions  Juventus . In an interview with France Football, he has discussed the lack of warmth and affection he felt in his relationship with the main man at  Real Madrid . "I felt inside the club, especially from the president, that they no longer considered me the same way that they did in the start. "The president looked at me as if I was no longer indispensable to them." Ronaldo  was also keen to stress that his move to Italy was not financially motivated and explained why footballing reasons convinced him that  Juventus  were the best fit. "If it had all been about money, I'd have moved to China, where I would...

On the women’s side, Asher-Smith became the fourth British athlete to be crowned women’s European Athlete of the Year after Sally Gunnell won the inaugural award in 1993, followed by fellow Olympic champions Kelly Holmes in 2004 and Jessica Ennis-Hill in 2012. Asher-Smith received the prestigious trophy ahead of last year’s European Athlete of the Year Ekaterini Stefanidi from Greece and reigning European, world and Olympic heptathlon champion Nafissatou Thiam from Belgium. Asher-Smith dominated the sprinting programme at the European Championships in Berlin. Not only did she become just the third female sprinter in European Championships history to win a sprint treble - and the first since Katrin Krabbe in Split in 1990 - Asher-Smith equalled the world lead in the 100m with 10.85 and set an outright world lead of 21.89 in the 200m. Asher-Smith also anchored the British 4x100m team to victory on the last night of the programme in another world-leading time of 41.88. Her winning ti...

Kenya’s Abraham Kiptum broke the men’s world record* at the Medio Maratón de Valencia Trinidad Alfonso on Sunday (28), clocking 58:18 at the IAAF Gold Label road race to take five seconds off the mark set by Eritrea's Zersenay Tadese in 2010. On a perfect day for distance running, the 15-man lead pack went through the first 10 kilometres in 28:02. Shortly afterwards the long-legged Kiptum broke away from the rest of the pack and his 15-kilometre split of 41:40 – just seven seconds slower than Tadese’s equivalent split from his world record run – suggested that Kiptum was on course to break his PB of 59:09 set six weeks ago in Copenhagen. Having covered the second 10-kilometre section in 27:16, Kiptum strode home in 58:18 to break the world record by five seconds. “I can’t believe it, I’m over the moon,” said 29-year-old Kiptum. “Obviously I knew I was in good shape because I set a PB last month in Copenhagen but I was eager to run in Valencia because it’s one of the flattest...

F ernando Alonso, flattered by the other rivals in his farewell to F1 at the  end of this season, explained a little more his decision not to  continue.  The pilots will miss Alonso, now that he leaves F1, and Fernando Alonso explains the true reasons for his departure.  "I do not leave F1 because I do not have a competitive car,  I leave it because I did everything I had to do in F1,  I got F1, I won Grand Prix, I won championships, I broke records, I drove for Renault, McLaren, Ferrari. .. I am 37 years old and I can not do more in F1. "All my dreams here have been realized, it is not a question that what they have said about me is the truth or not, they say their opinion, I leave the F1 because I want, I have not said that I have been forced to leave it. It's time to get even more things  In F1 there's always the feeling that it's the best thing in the world, and if someone leaves, people do not understand that they might want to leave. Things l...

Jaume Roures, the founding partner of Mediapro, confirmed in Cope's 'El Partidazo' that his company offered  300 million  euros to name the Camp Nou. Barcelona, according to the newspaper 'El País', rejected the proposal by demanding without success during the negotiations that the operator  withdraw the demand for espionage against Sandro Rosell. The club says it has  open negotiations with several companies  and Bartomeu reiterates that the expectations of improving sponsorship revenues have increased to more than 300 million. In the assembly of delegates, the president of Barça considered "unjust" the situation of Rosell, in preventive detention since May 2017, accused of having charged commissions and laundering funds in tax havens, and compared it with the one "  suffering the politicians and social leaders  "of Catalonia.

The adaptation He is a big fan of Barcelona and also of the city: "I think it has not cost me to adapt, I love the way Barça plays, I like the philosophy, the style and the mentality of the team. of most clubs. " The signing Zubizarreta convinced him to come to Barcelona: "I had been in my club for 19 years, it was my house, playing in my favourite team, and in my city," Andoni Zubizarreta appeared. And then, he and I met at a hotel in Germany, and there he explained what it meant to be a Barça goalkeeper, the history of the club and what they would expect from me. Zubizarreta is a spectacular person, I had never been to Barcelona and everything he told me made it come to me in such a way that I accepted and took the step to a new stage in my life, I made the right decision ". The competition There was a critical moment when he was about to leave: "It was a situation that can not be forgotten, as a person who wants to play everything, like me,...

Chelsea coach Maurizio Sarri:  "Loftus-Cheek played very well. In the offensive phase, he was wonderful. I think he's now more suitable to my football. He needs to improve in the defensive phase, but it's not only him." Rios's late goal is the first Chelsea have conceded in the UEFA Europa League this term, although the Blues still boast the best defensive record in the competition along with Betis and Slavia Praha.

Ningning RONG (CHN) came through to win the world title at 57kg, edging top-seeded Bilyana DUDOVA (BUL) in a battle of returning world fifth-place finishers. Dudova scored first off the shot clock, but Rong took the lead after scoring a point off a caution. The 21-year-old Rong added to her lead in the second period with a takedown. Dudova scored a late two but Rong held the criteria and captured the gold medal.

Taybe YUSEIN (BUL) denied Japan a third gold medal on Thursday as she defeated Yukako KAWAI (JPN) 6-2 in the gold-medal match at 62kg. It's Yusein's first world title after coming close multiple times. The 27-year-old previously won two world silver medals and two world bronze medals.  Yusein scored a takedown a minute into the gold-medal match and used a trap-arm gut wrench to quickly go up 6-0. The score stayed that way until the final seconds when Kawai added a late takedown to avoid being shut out.

 After not competing in 2017, Adeline GRAY (USA) left no doubt that she is back.  A day after beating 2016 Olympic champion Erica WIEBE (CAN) to reach the gold-medal match, Gray claimed her fourth gold medal at the World Championships with a dominant 13-1 technical fall victory over 2017 world champion Yasemin ADAR (TUR) in the gold-medal match at 76kg on Wednesday night in Budapest, Hungary.  Adar scored first off the shot clock to take a 1-0 lead. But Gray came back with a takedown late in the first period before locking up her leg lace and turning Adar five times for the technical fall. "I feel great," Gray said after her finals victory. "I can't believe it. I did such a good job mentally today. I'm so proud of myself, proud of my body, proud of my team. I'm so proud of everything that happened. This has been a wonderful two days." Gray's previous world titles came in 2015, 2014 and 2012.  Wiebe came back to win a bronze medal at 76kg, ...

The IAAF is pleased to confirm a list of 10 nominees for  Male World Athlete of the Year  who were selected by an international panel of athletics experts, comprising representatives from all six continental areas of the IAAF. The nominees for 2018 Male World Athlete of the Year are: Timothy Cheruiyot (KEN) - World leads at both 1500m and one mile, with nine out of 11 wins across those distances - Diamond League champion - Silvers at the Commonwealth Games and African Championships   Christian Coleman (USA) - World indoor record and world indoor champion at 60m - World lead and Diamond League champion at 100m   Armand Duplantis (SWE) - European champion at pole vault with a world-leading height - World under-20 champion - Eight world under-20 records or bests, indoors and out   Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) - London Marathon champion - Berlin Marathon champion with the biggest improvement on a men’s marathon world record since 1967   ...

Carlo Ancelotti, coach of Napoli, is measured on Wednesday at PSG in the Champions League.  And the technician has reviewed the news in an  interview with France Football.  He believes that the arrival of  Cristiano, who he directed at Real Madrid, to Serie A is a  boost for the tournament, which recovers its cache  and returns to be a claim for the cracks.  In addition, he believes that the PSG is fully qualified to win the Champions League. Cristiano Ronaldo:  "The arrival of Cristiano is an excellent sign for the image of the Serie A. For a long time, it was the championship to which the stars went: Maradona, Platini, Zico, Zidane, Ronaldo, Shevchenko, Kakà, Ibrahimovic Now Cristiano's arrival will restore that cache, he is a great professional, his only mistake is to have gone to Juventus! "  (laughs) Napoli:  "Today is different, we do not have Maradona, but we built a real high-level team, especially with the youngsters." Na...

Mesut Ozil hailed Arsenal's display of "sexy football" during their  Monday Night Football victory over Leicester  at the Emirates. Arsenal recovered from a goal down to beat Leicester 3-1, with Ozil scoring the equaliser on the stroke of half-time before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's second-half double. Ozil, who captained Arsenal from the start for the first time on Monday, played a key role in both of Aubameyang's goals and his man-of-the-match display was instrumental in their 10th successive victory.

The nominees for 2018 Female World Athlete of the Year are: Dina Asher-Smith (GBR) - European champion & world lead at 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay - Second over 100m in the Diamond League final and Continental Cup - Commonwealth Games relay gold and 200m bronze Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) - World steeplechase record by eight seconds backed up by the third-quickest mark of all-time - Winner of seven out of eight steeplechase finals including the Continental Cup, African Championships and Diamond League - Commonwealth Games silver at 1500m Sifan Hassan (NED) - World lead at one mile and 3000m, the latter set when winning at the Continental Cup - A European champion at 5000m; European records at 5000m and a half marathon - World indoor medals at 1500m and 3000m Catherine Ibarguen (COL) - Continental Cup winner, Diamond League champion and Central American &?Caribbean - champion at both long and triple jumps - World lead & unbeaten in eight finals at triple jump Mariya ...

R ecent reports linking  Neymar with a Paris Saint-Germain exit  have been described as 'fake news' by the Brazilian star, who has denied that he is set to join  Real Madrid  or  Barcelona. The Brazilian posted a video on his personal Instagram account, condemning the reports and stating that he is happy at the Ligue 1 club and with life in Paris. "I would like to be Superman," Neymar said.

J uventus are taking on  Manchester United  in the Champions League this midweek and  Cristiano Ronaldo  made a rare media appearance on the eve of the match, although he wouldn't discuss the crisis at his former club  Real Madrid . He did, though, speak about the rape allegations made against him, his return to  Old Trafford  and the game. "I don't want to compare  Real Madrid  with  Juventus , they are both unbelievable teams and fantastic clubs," he said at the press conference when asked about Los Blancos' poor run of results without him. "I'm happy to be at such a great team like  Juventus  and it's a new chapter in my life after  Manchester United  and  Real Madrid . "This is not really the right time to ask about  Real Madrid . "It's not up to me to speak about  Real Madrid ." Earlier in the day,  Isco  has said that  Real Madrid  can't cry about someone who di...

Madrid lost their greatest scorer and didn't reinforce the squad , though that could be resolved in 2019 with the  planned assault on Neymar, Florentino Perez's obsessive dream. But Los Blancos will not understand their future should they lose that pursuit and the future transitions and plans will be up in the air. Madrid is about victory. Madrid is today, not tomorrow. And this Madrid without Ronaldo has been doing very badly. Florentino Perez could not keep Zidane and thought that progressing with the young players was enough. Sevilla warned him to sign a striker and Mariano arrived , but there was no replacement for  Mateo Kovacic. A goalkeeper came in without being summoned by Lopetegui and he was not listened to during the summer when he wanted reinforcements in the midfield. It was already known that players would find the season difficult because of the World Cup. Conclusion: Madrid have been weakening in recent years and now have become a team that los...

lionel   Messi  will miss the Clasico against Real Madrid after breaking a bone in his arm that will keep him out of action for three weeks. He injured his arm when he fell awkwardly having challenged for a ball with  Sevilla's Vazquez  and went off after 15 minutes of the LaLiga Santander clash. The Argentine, who got  Barcelona's  second on the night, was writhing in pain on the ground and although it did seem that there was a chance he could return with heavy strapping put on his arm, in the end, he was substituted.

A s  Lewis Hamilton  looks to secure his fifth Formula One world championship, rival  Fernando Alonso  has said that he is one of the best in history. Alonso  explained that few can compete with the British driver when it comes to his success in the sport. "It is difficult to compare different times and different ways to win those championships," said the Spaniard. " Lewis  probably winning five now, same as  [Manuel] Fangio , it is a great achievement, and if one had to do it in our generation I am happy it is him. "He showed talent and commitment. "When the car was dominating he won and when it wasn't he still put in performances to show his talent, that is difficult to see these days." In fact,  Alonso  went on to explain that he has always felt that his former  McLaren  teammate would be a hit. "He showed the talent from day one and was fighting for the championship in his rookie year, winning in 2008,"  Alon...

G erman coach  Markus Babbel , currently in charge of  Western Sydney Wanderers  after a playing career with  Liverpool  and  Bayern Munich , is not impressed by  Usain Bolt . Addressing the retired athlete's trial in the A-League,  Babbel  criticised his quality. "I've seen him play and, with all my love, I don't think he could achieve it [being a professional footballer] even in 100 years,"  Babbel  admitted to Swiss newspaper Blick. "It's sensational as a marketing action, as the A-League has got a lot of attention. "But I can't take it seriously. Central Coast Mariners  since August and has featured in pre-season, scoring two goals in a recent friendly. The 32-year-old has been on trial with                                               However, he still has to show his fitness and quality in ord...