...
Ronaldo: I can't believe it's so close
© Getty Images
Brazilian legend Ronaldo has penned an open letter to the international footballing community, expressing his excitement for the FIFA World Cup which kicks off in 100 days' time.
Only 100 days. It’s hard to believe it’s so close. It seems like only yesterday that Brazil was confirmed as the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ Host Country. I remember the excitement I felt once I realised that my country was going to stage the most important football event on the planet.
Even though I won’t be out there on the field, I’m starting to get the same butterflies in the stomach as I used to do when a big game was coming up. After all, the World Cup will be a kind of “Final” forBrazil, in terms of the country establishing...
Category: Fifa
Milan cannot stop Juventus in their tracks
"It would take a tank to beat this Juve," said AC Milan coach Clarence Seedorf after a 2-0 loss on Sunday; "Let's hope we don't meet any panzers," smiled Antonio Conte.
Serie A leaders Juventus ended a difficult week with another 2-0 triumph, prevailing at AC Milan on Sunday after flying back from Turkey, where they had won by the same margin at Trabzonspor AŞ in the UEFA Europa League.
Tévez's powerful long-range shot earned him praise from Gianluigi Buffon. "His goal was amazing, and it is not the first one he has scored like that," said the goalkeeper. "Certainly, we could breathe a bit easier after that – we took our chances but we also had a bit of luck tonight." The 30-year-old Argentinian is now...
Category: Serie ARamos: "In the second half we dominated and deserved more goals"
"A change was needed to add intensity to the game; after the break we went out with more aggression", said the defender.
Ramós played in the draw against Atlético de Madrid and gave his impressions on the match after the final whistle: "Any points are good. In the first fifteen minutes we were very switched on, but because of the first goal perhaps we were guilty of relaxing and they were able to take advantage. In the second half we dominated and we deserved more goals. One point isn't enough because Real Madrid are expected to win every game".
"Clearly a change was needed to add intensity to the game. After the break we went out with more aggression and we won the 50/50 balls, which we were not doing before”.
Position...
Category: Liba BBVAGerrard: Reds are in the title race
Steven Gerrard believes Liverpool's chances of winning a first league title since 1990 are being boosted by the fact favourites Chelsea and Manchester City are continuing to fight on multiple fronts.
A tilt at the Premier League trophy had not been part of manager Brendan Rodgers' plan this season and, despite their impressive form, the party line at Anfield has been that they are not getting carried away.
That, though, is becoming an increasingly difficult mantra to stick to, with Saturday's 3-0 victory at Southampton seeing them climb above Manchester City and Arsenal into second place.
Just four points separate them from leaders Chelsea, and Liverpool's travelling fans chanted 'We're going to win the league' at St...
Category: Barclays Premier League
