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Iker Casillas

Goalkeeper and captain of the Spanish national team, Iker Casillas, introducing the ball to be used for the Euro 2012 final match. The ball is called Adidas Tango 12 Finale. Casillas introduced a ball in a ceremony held in the city of Madrid. In his official site, UEFA said that Adidas Tango ball 12 Finale is the most awake because its quality has been tested on several things. Adidas Tango 12 Finale is also called a modern interpretation of classic design Tango balls, which are often used at the World Cup event and the European Cup in the era of the 1980s.

The ball has been developed over the past two years and is designed in accordance with the ball in previous tournaments. Having presented at last in December 2011, at the time of the draw, Adidas Tango Finale 12 directly distributed to the participant teams. For information, Adidas Tango 12 Finale will only be used on top of the game. While the other game match, Euro 2012 will use the Adidas Tango ball 12. Adidas Tango ball 12 is claimed to be better than Adidas Jabulani used in the 2010 World Cup. When Jabulani has been criticized because many of the unpredictable direction of movement.

Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo carve a brilliant record with Real Madrid. In the match against Olympique Lyon in the Champions League, he scored his 100th with Madrid. In the match held at Stade de Gerland is, Ronaldo scored two goals and Madrid won 2-0 without reply to goals from him. Both goals came from dead ball CR7, one originating from a free kick while the other from a penalty kick.

Amazingly, the record was created Ronaldo 100 goals in only 105 games only. Every goal is special. What makes it even more special again is if the goal was to help the team win. Since the purchase of Manchester United in 2009, Ronaldo did not stop show his sharpness. In his first two seasons in La Liga, he successfully incised 66 goals.

While this season, he has scored 10 goals in 10 games in La Liga. The last record is second only to Lionel Messi, who has already made ​​13 goals.

Four El Clasico title over a period of not less than one month this time it just happened. In the year 1916 a similar situation ever happened, where a bitter story to be experienced Barcelona. what’s the story?

Four El Clasico will be presented starting this weekend until 3 May. Barcelona and Real Madrid will face each other in the three competitions they are trying to master the La Liga, Champions League (semifinal) and the Copa del Rey (final round). This situation is repeating the event nearly a century ago, in which there were four El Clasico that occur within less than a month. Reporting from the official website of Barcelona, ​​El Clasico previous four occurred in the Spanish championship season 1915/1916. At that time Spain Barcelona went into the championship after winning in the Catalan Championship. While Madrid is the winner of the Central Championship. Team Catalan and Castellan had clashed in the Spanish championship semi-finals. The match was held in two-leg, and when it is not familiar with the system the aggregate goals.

The first leg was held at Carrer Muntanter which is a cage Espanyol on March 26, 1916. Azulgrana won 2-1 through goals and Vicenc Paulino Alcantara Martinez. “The game was going rough and Barca players, Baonza, suffered injuries. When it pergantinan players are not allowed,” the statement on Barca’s official website.

The second leg was held at the headquarters of Atletico Madrid, O’Donnell. ‘Barca did not receive a friendly welcome and was forced to start the match with nine men, because the train carrying Santiago Massana and Vinyals problematic. But Costa was able to join when the game runs 15 minutes. Francesc Bru make Barca player to be complete when the game entered the 30th minute .

The game was won by Spanish capital team with a score of 4-1 with a hat-trick Santiago Bernabeu plus a goal from Jean Petit. Barca had previously led the advance through Martinez. When that game aggregate goals are not familiar with the system. Therefore, the semi-finals to be repeated because both Barca would even Madrid are both pocketed a victory.

The third party re-deployed in O’Donnell. This match lasted dramatic and ending with a score draw, 6-6 passing game should continue until half extra time.

“This game is led by former Real Madrid player and member of the Madrid club, Jose Angel Berraondo. Madrid when it had three penalties, but the Santiago Bernabeu who became executor can only get one chance. Bru Barca keeper managed to block one of these penalties with his head!” Thus the information written on the official club website, based in Camp Nou.

“Barcelona had time to protest the goals scored by Real Madrid, having previously Barca goalkeeper, Bru, Madrid Belaunde violated forward.”

The fourth game back was held in O’Donnell. Back Berraondo be the leader game. Barcelona decided to walk out because of objections by the leadership of the referee when the game entered the half-minute extension 108.

When The Catalans do WO, the position was left behind with the score 4-2. In normal times, the score ending 2-2.

“For Barcelona, ​​the condition says that enough is enough and in minute-108 Santiago Massana team captain led his colleagues to leave the field, and not willing to play under the leadership of the usual referee. Surprisingly, the Madrid fans seem to understand the reason. ”

Madrid also drove in the final and became the champion after beating Athletic Bilbao 4-0 in a match that took place May 7, 1916. Meanwhile, despite not winning, Barca continued to receive public applause Catalan.

“The day after the semifinal game, the players greeted Barcelona public in large numbers at the station Passeig de Gracia and the decision to not continue the match is considered as a moral victory.”

UEFA respond to the appeal by Real Madrid on penalties given. Federation of European football reduced sentence and a fine coach Jose Mourinho to the club.

As reported earlier, UEFA Disciplinary Commission decided to Jose Mourinho guilty to charges of a deliberate red card in the Champions League while Ajax Amsterdam Madrid meeting. Sanctions gallant two games must be received The Special One, with one of them a trial.

Madrid’s appeal against the sanctions. Through his official website, UEFA Appeals Commission on Monday (12/06/2010) announced that it has reduced the punishment received by Jose Mourinho and also received a penalty of Los Merengues.

Mourinho has only been on the touchline ban imposed by one game, that game against Auxerre this midweek. Punishment is sanctioned experiment revoked when he make the same mistake over a period of three years.

UEFA also reduced the penalty against Mourinho who was 40 thousand euros to 30 thousand euros. While Madrid now have to pay a penalty of 100 thousand euros, down 20 thousand euros from the original assessment.

But four players who got the punishment did not receive waivers. Xabi Alonso, Sergio Ramos, Iker Casillas and Jerzy Dudek had to pay a fine of the same from the original decision. Prohibition play one time against Ramos and Alonso also unchanged.

UEFA Disciplinary Commission decided to Jose Mourinho guilty to charges of a deliberate red card in the Champions League. Sanctions gallant two games he should have received, with one of them a trial.

Quoted from the official site of UEFA, Mourinho was found guilty as he ordered Sergio Ramos and Xabi Alonso to deliberately get a red card in a game of counter Ajax Amsterdam in Champions League Matchday fifth.

The Portuguese coach also must pay for his actions after he sanctioned the ban accompany Madrid for two matches in European competition. But Mourinho’s second-ban status pending a trial for a period of three years, which means that Mourinho will be able to accompany the first match of Madrid in the last 16.

Former Inter Milan and Chelsea boss was also to other penalties in the form of having to pay a fine of 40,000 euros. Madrid is also required to pay a fine of 120,000 euros.

While the four Madrid players who are directly involved in the scenario of a red card settings also have to pay penalties.

Xabi Alonso and Sergio Ramos were both fined 20,000 euros. Meanwhile, Iker Casillas and Jerzy Dudek, who became a messenger, each of which carries a penalty of 10,000 euros and 5,000 euros.

Uefa also decided that the red card received by Alonso and Ramos remains in force, which makes them unable to play in Madrid contra AJ Auxerre match. Madrid is given three days to appeal.

Real Madrid appear dominant on the match versus AC Milan in Champions League Matchday III. As a result, the fight big-match between two clubs that won the European rulers Los Merengues with the score 2-0.

With both teams have 16 titles total championships, game of counter Milan Madrid touted as the meeting of two European rulers and became one of the most awaited. At the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday (20/10/2010) two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Mesut Oezil Los Merengues assert dominance over the Rossoneri.

Along the Madrid appear very dominant game with many players rely on speed, they release 23 total shots with seven of them leading to a goal. While Milan is not reinforced Thiago Silva and Cristian Abbiati only one or two times to spread the threat.

The result of this action led Madrid topped Group G standings with a perfect nine points from three matches. Real Madrid has so far managed to maintain a 100 percent win in the Champions League. They step into the next round even menacing. Even so, El Real has deleted the word “relax” from their minds.

Actual achieved the victory of Jose Mourinho’s men when faced with AC Milan before dawn. Los Galacticos mengkandaskan Il Diavolo Rosso 2-0. This is the third victory of the three parties who had acted Madrid in the Champions League this season. With nine points, a team of the Spanish capital was firmly on top of Group G.

In addition to keep a record victory, Madrid is also successful in preserving his goal to stay clean until well into the third Matchday Champions League this season.

Clubs who are interested with Gonzalo Higuain has had to forget his dream to recruit him. An Argentinean attacker had agreed to extend his contract until 2016. Higuain agreed to extend the duration of the contract initially until the year 2013 to 2016. The news confirms rumors that have circulated that a few weeks Higuain had agreed to extend his commitment.

“Real Madrid CF and Gonzalo Higuain has reached an agreement to extend the contract the player with the club until June 2016,” said an announcement on the official website Madrid.

Higuain brought in Madrid in early 2007. Though still young and have to compete with some great striker, the striker 22 is unperturbed and the success of choice under the tutelage of a coach.

Last season the best season in which the ex-bomber Higuain River Plate had scored 27 goals in the Spanish league, only losing to Lionel Messi (Barcelona), which became the top scorer of La Liga.