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Monday, 14 May 2012

Real Madrid La Liga win and 4-1 win makes La Liga History


Real Madrid Players Celebrates With La Liga Trophy.
Real Madrid capped it dominent  Spanish league campaign with a 4-1 win over Mallorca on Sunday to give the champions a record 100 points this season, while Villarreal and Sporting Gijon joined already relegated Racing Santander in being demoted to the second division.Jose Mourinho's Primera Division champions signed off for the summer with a typically imposing performance as Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema set them on the way before half-time, with Mesut Ozil adding a second-half double.Gonzalo Castro replied for Mallorca, who entered the game with the hope that victory could carry them into a Europa League place but found their opponents determined to end the season in style.Ronaldo, Benzema and Ozil are primed to light up Euro 2012 this summer but before being able to consider the finals in Poland and Ukraine there was work to do for Mourinho's team, who have toppled Barcelona to take the league title by nine points.Approaching their final assignment on 97 points from 37 games, having lost just twice, Madrid never looked like easing into the summer.Ronaldo headed the home side ahead after 19 minutes when he met Marcelo's cross from the left, rising well to plant the ball into the right corner.It was 2-0 four minutes later after an intricate build-up led to a fine goal for Benzema, his 21st in the league this season.Benzema fed a smart ball into Ronaldo and kept running, with the ball relayed to Gonzalo Higuain and then into the path of the French striker who raced around the outside of the visiting defence and passed the ball into the bottom right.Dudu Aouate then denied both early scorers with saves in quick succession to keep Mallorca just two goals behind at the interval.Higuain laid the ball off to Ozil for Madrid's third goal, which came in the 49th minute, with the Germany international curling a shot into the far left corner from the edge of the penalty area.Castro drilled a fierce left-footed shot inside Iker Casillas' near right post to cut into Madrid's lead, but Ozil soon restored the three-goal cushion, expertly pulling away at the far post to meet another cross from Marcelo and sidefooting the ball on the volley across the six-yard box and into the left corner.Angel Di Maria came off the bench for the final 23 minutes and threatened to add a fifth Madrid goal but saw his long-range strike turned wide by Aouate.Madrid remained goal-hungry until the end but had to settle for four.

Man City Wins 1st English Premier League Title After 44 Years

Manchester City players Celebrating with the EPL trophy.
Manchester City secured a first English Title  in 44 years in extraordinary circumstances on Sunday as stoppage-time goals from Edin Dzeko and Sergio Aguero snatched a 3-2 win over Queens Park Rangers to deny Manchester United another championship.In a breathless, tension-wracked finale to one of the most dramatic and unpredictable seasons for decades, United's 1-0 win at Sunderland seemed to have sealed their 20th title but with the final whistle blown at the Stadium of Light, City produced a last twist.In the second of five minutes of stoppage time, substitute Dzeko rose to head City level against a QPR side who had struck twice after the break despite losing former City midfielder Joey Barton to a red card for elbowing Carlos Tevez.With just a minute of the season remaining, Aguero roared into the area to dispatch a right-foot shot past the diving Paddy Kenny for his 23rd league goal and the most precious of the 93 amassed by Roberto Mancini's City throughout the campaign.Both United and City finished on 89 points but City's superior goal difference of eight proved decisive as the English title was settled on goals, rather than points, for only the sixth time and the first since Arsenal edged out Liverpool on the final day of the 1989-90 season.As United's players trudged off at Sunderland contemplating a first trophyless season since 2004-05, the biggest party since 1968 kicked off for the long-suffering sky blue half of the city.After 44 years I dedicate this to all our supporters."Captain and central defensive rock Vincent Kompany, a 6 million pounds ($9.7 million) bargain in the estimated half a billion pounds invested on players since Abu Dhabi's Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan bought City in 2008, shared the feelings of most of the fans witnessing an afternoon of drama."I want to say it is the best moment of my life but if I'm honest then I would say please never again this way," he said."We have been so good at home all season but in the second half we just couldn't get through the QPR defence."Did I give up? No, I never stopped believing. When Edin Dzeko scored to make it 2-2, it reminded me of our late goals against Tottenham and Sunderland."

Roger Federer beats Tomas Berdych to win Madrid Open


Roger Federer came back from one set down to beat Tomas Berdych and win the Madrid Open 3-6 7-5 7-5.The win means Federer replaces as Rafael Nadal as number two in the world.Berdych had already beaten Federer twice this year, but the Swiss master got his own back on the controversial blue courts of Madrid.It's the eleventh time Federer has beaten Berdych, the world number six.Berdych broke his opponent in the second game and went on to win a close first set.Federer replied with two breaks in the second set to level the match.The Czech produced a couple of double faults as Federer took a 5-3 lead in the third.The 16 times grand slam champion let Berdych back in but at 6-5 he converted his fourth match point to claim the title.It was Federer's first game in 44 days and he had already been beaten twice by Berdych this year.The win, his third Madrid title and the 20th Masters tournament of his career, also earned Federer a framed Men In Black suit from actor Will Smith.

Sunday, 13 May 2012

Raul Joins Al-Saad For 1 year Contract

Raul Have Joined Al-Saad For 1 Year Contract till the end of season 2012-2013.The press conference to introduce the forward will be held on Sunday, May 13.A move to the Middle East has been rumored for some time now, but Qatar emerged as the front runner over the last couple of months. When he announced that he would be leaving Schalke and European football just before the end of the Bundesliga season, the general belief was that Al-Sadd in Qatar would be his destination, and today it is official. Al-Sadd finished fourth in the 2011-2012 Qatar Stars League and missed out on the 2013 Asian Champions League by only three points. Al Gharafa, the sixth place finisher, also qualified for the Champions League by winning the 2012 Emir of Qatar Cup.

Pep Guardiola's Final Match In La Liga Ends with draw.

Pep Guardiola's Team Barcelona Had last match In La Liga With Real Betis Which Unfortunately Ended as A draw By 2-2.Ten-man Barcelona scored an injury-time goal By Keita.Sergi Busquets got an early goal for the Catalans before they had Dani Alves sent-off early in the second-half.Ruben Castro took full advantage of the numerical difference to score twice for Betis in the final 20 minutes, leaving Guardiola staring at defeat until Seydou Keita headed in an equaliser in the dying moments.The departing coach can look back with satisfaction on four seasons in which he has won 13 trophies including three leagues titles before Real Madrid triumphed this season.His final game will be on May 25 when his side take on Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish Cup final.Lionel Messi was unable to add to his 50 league goals on a quiet night for the Argentine.Ibrahim Affelay had already missed a good chance a minute before Busquets put Barca ahead on nine minutes, flicking home a near post header from a Xavi corner.Messi tried from distance on 17 minutes and Xavi went close with a floated free-kick just moments later.On 31 minutes, full-back Adriano burst into the area and curled a right-footed shot that produced a top draw save from Casto Espinosa in the Betis goal.Then Xavi again went close with a curling free-kick as Barca dominated the first period.Casto came to Betis' rescue again just after the break saving well from Keita, before Betis burst into life.Victor Valdes saved at the feet of Ruben Castro before Dani Alves received his marching orders for a second booking after a clumsy foul on Jefferson Montero.Betis levelled on 70 minutes as Castro chipped Valdes on being sent clear from a long ball out of defence.Four minutes later and Castro made it 16 for the season when he coolly slipped the ball past Valdes after a delightful pass from Benat Etxebarria.Messi almost levelled when he slammed a free-kick against the post in the final minute, before Keita scored with a powerful header in time added-on to save a point for Guardiola.In the night's other game, third-placed Valencia slumped to a 1-0 loss at Real Sociedad.Antoinne Griezmann got the only goal from close-range in the second half after good wing play by Xabi Prieto.Sociedad captain Mikel Aranburu said goodbye to the home crowd after 14 consecutive seasons in the San Sebastian club's first-team.It was also the final game for Valencia coach Unai Emery who confirmed this week that he will be coaching Spartak Moscow next season.Valencia's defeat means that they are the side finishing third with the worst points total -- 61 -- since the Spanish league moved to a 20-team format in 1987-88.Ex-player Mauricio Pellegrino will lead Valencia into the Champions League next season.

Borussia Dortmund Beats Bayern Munich In the DFB-Pokal final.

Borussia Dortmund The German League champions have Won the DFB-Pokal final By beating Bayern 5-2 Which now Humbles Them In Champion's League Final Next week against Chelsea.This was the first time Dortmund has won the league and Cup in the same season. It was Dortmund’s fifth consecutive win over Bayern, which plays in the Champions League final against Chelsea in Munich next Saturday.Japan’s Shinji Kagawa opened the scoring in the third minute before Arjen Robben tied it for Bayern on a penalty kick in the 25th minute. Mats Hummels put Dortmund in front with another penalty kick in the 41st. Lewandowski’s first goal came during first-half injury time.The Pole scored again in the 58th and 81st minutes. The outburst sealed the outcome after Franck Ribery struck for Bayern in the 75th.

Berdych edges Del Potro to reach Madrid Open Final while Federer also earns win


Tomas Berdych reached the final of a Masters event for only the third time when he edged out Juan Martin Del Potro 7-6 7-6 in a gripping claycourt slugfest at the Madrid Open on Saturday.The Czech sixth seed, who won the Paris Masters in 2005 and was runner-up in Miami two years ago, produced it when it counted in the tiebreaks as the powerfully-built pair, who are both just under two metres tall, sent the ball rocketing back and forth over the blue clay at the Manolo Santana show court.Del Potro, the 10th seed, looked to be struggling more than his opponent with the slippery surface and also clashed with the umpire over a couple of line calls, refusing to shake his hand at the end of the match.It was a desperately close contest, in which both players won a total of 79 points and broke each other's serve twice, but Berdych managed to club 41 winners to Del Potro's 30 and smashed down 15 aces to the Argentine's six.He will play third seed Roger Federer of Switzerland or seventh-seeded Serb Janko Tipsarevic, who stunned world number one and compatriot Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals, in Sunday's title match.Djokovic and great rival Rafa Nadal have slammed organisers over the introduction of blue clay for this year's edition, which they say creates a dangerously slick surface, and both have threatened not to return next year unless the traditional red dirt is reinstated.Nadal was beaten in the third round by Fernando Verdasco, his first loss to his Spanish compatriot in 14 meetings and his first defeat on clay in 23 matches."I always say that the conditions are the same for everyone but it's there for all to see that's it very difficult here," Del Potro told a news conference.

Saturday, 12 May 2012

Euro dream over for Smalling after groin injury

Chris Smalling.
Chris Smalling's hopes of breaking into England's Euro 2012 squad were dashed on Friday after the Manchester United defender was ruled out with a groin injury.The versatile Smalling, regarded as one of the brightest prospects in English football, had been tipped for inclusion in Roy Hodgson's squad for his ability to offer options at right back and centre-back.United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said a groin injury which flared up in last weekend's victory over Swansea was more serious than initially thought and meant he would be unavailable for England duty."Chris has suffered a bad injury," said Ferguson."It is a groin muscle injury and he will miss the European Championships."We are assessing what to do at the moment but it is a bad injury."Ferguson meanwhile confirmed striker Danny Welbeck would be available for this summer's tournament despite an ankle knock that had ruled him out of this week's trip to Sunderland."He is still out just now but he should be fit for the Euros," Ferguson said.