BARCA: TATA GOING NOWHERE, MESSI TALKS ONGOING...

Barcelona have rejected suggestions Tata Martino has said he will leave the club at the end of the season and confirmed the club’s intention to renew the contract of Lionel Messi.

 

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Reports from Spain claimed Martino had informed sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta and president Josep Maria Bartomeu that he wanted to break his two-year contract after only a year at Camp Nou.
But speaking at a press conference regarding the redevelopment of Camp Nou, a Barca spokesman insisted Martino had revealed no such decision.
“We categorically deny that Tata or his coaching staff have announced an intention to leave the club,” Manel Arroyo, the vice president of communications, said.
“We’ve talked to him and he’s focused on the objectives of the team and the planning for the challenges of next season.
“There is a clause in Martino’s contract that allows either side to break the contract,” Arroyo confirmed.
Arroyo also said that Messi, who became the club’s all-time leading scorer with a hat-trick against Osasuna on Sunday, continues to talk with La Blaugrana about renewing his terms.
“Leo has said in his own words that he wants to retire at Barca,” Arroyo said.
“As we have every other time, we’ll make every effort to help Leo complete his career at Barca.
“In fact, at the [board meeting] we welcomed the new record set as top scorer and reinforced our commitment to ensure Leo’s continuity.
“If at 26 he has surpassed Paulino Alcantara, we cannot imagine where it will end.”
The cost to Barcelona of renewing Lionel Messi’s contract has been put at €250m by reports from Spain.
AS claims that Messi’s camp is pushing for a salary of €25m on a five-year deal to make Messi the highest-paid player in the world.
Barca and Messi are currently discussing a seventh contract renewal in nine years and are said by AS to be far apart on the numbers.
AS also suggests Messi was made offers last summer by other clubs, while the arrival of Neymar and his complicated contractual arrangement is what has spurred the Messi camp to push for a sharp increase in salary.
Arroyo declined to comment on when the deal would be signed.
“I refer you to the statement of president Bartomeu,” Arroyo replied.
“When he took over the job of speaking with Messi and [his father and agent] Jorge Messi, he wanted to talk unhurried and with discretion. And that’s what he’s doing.
“It doesn’t do anyone any favours to talk about it now.”
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Bayern end Arsenal European hopes after draw in Munich...

Bayern Munich       1 - 1            Arsenal

AFP Bayern Munich and Arsenal drew 1-1 in their Champions League last 16 second leg at the Allianz Arena, but the German side progressed to the quarter-finals 3-1 on aggregate.
Pep Guardiola's Champions League holders were in control of the tie after a 2-0 win at the Emirates Stadium three weeks ago, and more or less put matters to bed when Bastian Schweinsteiger accepted a pass from Franck Ribery to lift the ball over Lukasz Fabianski in the visiting goal from eight yards out on 54 minutes.
Arsenal rescued a draw on the night three minutes later when Lukas Podolski latched onto a ball from Olivier Giroud before smashing a powerful drive past Manuel Neuer, who was beaten at his near post by the energy of the shot. Podolski appeared to push Philipp Lahm in the back to earn possession, but the goal was allowed to stand much to the annoyance of the home side.
Arjen Robben's diving was an unsporting feature of the match, and he earned a soft penalty when he dived after being barely nudged on the heels by Laurent Koscielny a minute into four added on.
It was perhaps justice that Fabianski saved home substitute Thomas Mueller's penalty with his feet after diving to his right. Arsenal escaped with a draw, but the damage was more or less done three weeks ago when the German side enjoyed a 2-0 win in London.

Costa at the double as Atletico thrash Milan...

Athletico Madrid     4-1       AC Milan

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Diego Costa continued his Champions League hot streak with a brace as Atletico Madrid booked their place in the last eight for the first time in 17 years with a thumping 4-1 home win over AC Milan.
The Spain international took his tally to seven goals in five outings in the competition with the strikes that started and finished the scoring on a night when Diego Simeone's side romped to a 5-1 success on aggregate.
The hosts deserved their emphatic victory for another thrilling display at the Vicente Calderon but it wasn't without some scares after Costa had got them off to a flyer with a volley on the stretch.
Milan recovered well from the early setback and pulled level on the night when Kaka arrived at the far post to guide home Andrea Poli's exquisite right-wing cross just shy of the half hour.
The Brazilian international has recaptured some of his old magic since returning to the Rossoneri, but he was left ruing a wasteful finish soon after when he thumped a free header over the top.
It would prove a costly miss as Atletico restored their advantage on 40 minutes when Arda Turan's speculative volley took a wicked deflection off Adil Rami and looped into the opposite corner.
The hosts should have made it three on the counter just after the break when Gabi struck the woodwork before they finally made sure of victory when the impressive Raul Garcia rose highest to thump home a header 20 minutes from time.
And Costa rubbed salt in Milan's wounds late on when he took Jose Sosa's pass in his stride and rifled a low shot into the far corner.
KEY MOMENTS
PRE-MATCH: Costa and Balotelli return - Diego Costa is one of a key trio for Atletico who return after serving suspension at the weekend. Milan's talisman is also involved from the start after shrugging off the shoulder injury sustained in the first leg to play in the Rossoneri's weekend defeat at Udinese.
3' - GOAL: Atletico 1-0 Milan. A dream start for Atletico and it's that man Costa once again. A ball in from the right is met by the new Spain international with a volley on the stretch that he guides into the corner.
27' - GOAL: Atletico 1-1 Milan. A superb move ends with Kaka meeting Poli's right-wing cross with a firm far-post header. Milan are back in it. (Atletico lead 2-1 on aggregate).
36' MILAN CHANCE - Kaka rises to meet another pinpoint cross from the right from Adel Taarabt but this time he powers his header over the top. It should be 2-1.
40' GOAL: Atletico 2-1 Milan. Atleti regain the lead with a huge slice of luck as Arda Turan's volley from the edge of the box takes a big deflection and flies into the other corner.
42' ATLETICO CHANCE - SO CLOSE! Raul Garcia almost makes it three with a sensational scissor kick that arrows inches past the upright. It deserved a goal. Wonderful technique.
49' OFF THE POST - A lightning break from a Milan corner sees Costa charge at the Rossoneri's rearguard and tee up Gabi who sees his shot crash off the near post.
71' GOAL - Atletico 3-1 Milan. Raul Garcia rises highest to power a header beyond Abbiati from a right-wing free kick. It's 4-1 on aggregate and surely all over now.
72' OFF THE BAR - Robinho almost responds immediately with a shot on the run that clips the bar and bounces clear of danger for the Spanish side.
85' GOAL! Atletico 4-1 Milan. Costa rubs salt in those Milan wounds by picking up a pass from Sosa and drilling a low shot into the far corner. (5-1 on agg).
MATCHCAST: FULL COMMENTARY AND PLAYER RATINGS

KEY STATS.
Diego Costa's opening goal was the second fastest goal conceded by AC Milan in the Champions League (behind Jari Litmanen's in 1994). (via Opta Paolo)
Balotelli has never scored or assisted a goal in the knockout stages of the Champions League (seven appearances).
Atletico Madrid have won all four of their Champions League home games this season, scoring 13 goals and conceding only two.
Atletico Madrid are one of only two teams still unbeaten in the Champions League this season, alongside Real Madrid.
This is only the third time that Atletico Madrid have reached the knockout stages of the Champions League after 1996/97 (quarter finalists) and 2008/09 (last 16).
AC Milan have been knocked out in the last 16 in five of their last six Champions League campaigns.

LEAGUE EUROPE: BARCA TOOK THE LA LIGA LEADERSHIP SATURDAY ?...

 

>> Serie A : Juve v Fiorentina , Roma v NAPOLI !
>> Bundesliga : Bayern vaccinate parks ? ?
League trunks in Europe , those of La Liga , Serie A and Bundesliga , continue Saturday with the koMESSI_v_Ronaldo Spain Barcelona have the chance kuwapiku Leaders Real Madrid who play Sunday here in italy are Mars bases between Leaders Juventus and Fiorentina , who Place 4, and AS Roma , who are in second place, put on Napoli which is ranked third , while in the Bundesliga , Bayern Munich, who are 20 points ahead , they have a chance to increase the gap.
FIND SCHEDULE / ATTITUDE OF BOTH League :
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SCHEDULE
[ At the Bongo ]
Saturday, March 8
1800 Real Valladolid v FC Barcelona
2000 Real Betis v Getafe CF
2200 Celta de Vigo v Atletico de Madrid
2359 Granada CF v Villarreal CF
Sunday, March 9
RCD Espanyol v 1400 Elche CF
1900 UD Almeria v Sevilla FC
2100 Real Madrid CF v Levante
2300 Valencia v Athletic de Bilbao
Monday, March 10
2200 Osasuna v Malaga CF
2359 Real Sociedad v Rayo Vallecano

>> Serie A : Juve v Fiorentina , Roma v NAPOLI !
>> Bundesliga : Bayern vaccinate parks ? ?
League trunks in Europe , those of La Liga , Serie A and Bundesliga , continue Saturday with the koMESSI_v_Ronaldo Spain Barcelona have the chance kuwapiku Leaders Real Madrid who play Sunday here in italy are Mars bases between Leaders Juventus and Fiorentina , who Place 4, and AS Roma , who are in second place, put on Napoli which is ranked third , while in the Bundesliga , Bayern Munich, who are 20 points ahead , they have a chance to increase the gap.
FIND SCHEDULE / ATTITUDE OF BOTH League :
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SCHEDULE
[ At the Bongo ]
Saturday, March 8
1800 Real Valladolid v FC Barcelona
2000 Real Betis v Getafe CF
2200 Celta de Vigo v Atletico de Madrid
2359 Granada CF v Villarreal CF
Sunday, March 9
RCD Espanyol v 1400 Elche CF
1900 UD Almeria v Sevilla FC
2100 Real Madrid CF v Levante
2300 Valencia v Athletic de Bilbao
Monday, March 10
2200 Osasuna v Malaga CF
2359 Real Sociedad v Rayo Vallecano

>>SERIE A: JUVE v FIORENTINA, ROMA v NAPOLI!!

>>BUNDESLIGA: BAYERN KUCHANJA MBUGA??

LIGI VIGOGO Barani Ulaya, zile za La Liga, Serie A na Bundesliga, zinaendelea Jumamosi na huko

League EUROPE: Barca took the La Liga LEADERSHIP SATURDAY ?Friday , 07 March 2014 10:54E- mail Print PDF
>> Serie A : Juve v Fiorentina , Roma v NAPOLI !
>> Bundesliga : Bayern vaccinate parks ? ?
League trunks in Europe , those of La Liga , Serie A and Bundesliga , continue Saturday with the koMESSI_v_Ronaldo Spain Barcelona have the chance kuwapiku Leaders Real Madrid who play Sunday here in italy are Mars bases between Leaders Juventus and Fiorentina , who Place 4, and AS Roma , who are in second place, put on Napoli which is ranked third , while in the Bundesliga , Bayern Munich, who are 20 points ahead , they have a chance to increase the gap.
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[ At the Bongo ]
Saturday, March 8
1800 Real Valladolid v FC Barcelona
2000 Real Betis v Getafe CF
2200 Celta de Vigo v Atletico de Madrid
2359 Granada CF v Villarreal CF
Sunday, March 9
RCD Espanyol v 1400 Elche CF
1900 UD Almeria v Sevilla FC
2100 Real Madrid CF v Levante
2300 Valencia v Athletic de Bilbao
Monday, March 10
2200 Osasuna v Malaga CF
2359 Real Sociedad v Rayo Vallecano

WILSHERE INJURY IS BLOW FOR ARSENAL – BUT BREAK COULD FAVOUR ENGLAND…

 

Poor Jack Wilshere.

He must think he has run over every black cat in London. A player of wretched ill luck, he has now had another blow to his development. After Daniel Agger’s close attentions on Wednesday night, he will now be out of action for six weeks. He is facing a race to be fit for the World Cup.
And so begins another of England’s traditional World Cup warm up yarns. It must happen in other countries too, but here we seem to specialise in the injury drama. Ahead of every tournament one of our principal hopes gets crocked and we spend the next few months fretting whether he will be ready when the competition kicks off.
The almost unbroken line of ignominy stretches back to 1982 when Ron Greenwood took a barely fit Trevor Brooking and Kevin Keegan to Spain. In the end, the twosome played for about 20 minutes in England’s last game, leaving us with little more than a frustrating sense of what might have been.
Then in both 1986 and 1990, there was Bryan Robson. If there was one thing that you could rely on with Captain Marvel, it was that he would be crocked at a critical time. And, though he manfully battled his way back to prominence, in neither tournament was he at his swashbuckling finest.
In 2002 we had the most dramatic of all, when David Beckham snapped his metatarsal and we were all invited to put our hands on a picture of the damaged bone on the front page of The Sun, in the hope that a collective act of healing could be induced. To a degree it worked: he scored a penalty against Argentina.
In 2006, it was the curse of the metatarsal again, striking down Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen. Poor Owen went on to suffer far worse at the tournament itself when he snapped his cruciate ligament, an injury that curtailed his glittering career and an injury that he now believes was caused by rushing back to fitness for the World Cup.
Then in 2010, it was Rooney again. Though that time it seemed to be an excess of ginger facial hair that was the issue.
Now there is Wilshere.
Six weeks is the suggested recovery time from the hairline fracture he sustained in Agger’s challenge. Which gives him no more than a couple of Arsenal games to get himself up to match fitness before the World Cup preparations begin in earnest, marginally more than Owen, for instance, had before the 2006 competition. The only competitive action he enjoyed before heading to Japan was as a second half substitute in Newcastle’s final game of the season.
For Arsene Wenger, in the meantime, the issue is of slightly more immediate concern. As it happens, he was in philosophical mood at his weekly press conference, absolving both Agger and England’s management of blame. Inside, though, he will have been fuming about it, frustrated at a blow well beyond his control.
For sure Arsenal will be insured against such risk. So will the FA. A huge premium will have been paid and the insurance company will now be forking out Wilshire’s wages for the duration of his lay off.
But this is not a financial issue. It is bad enough for the Arsenal boss that he has seen Theo Walcott and Aaron Ramsey laid up for lengthy periods of time after being injured while playing in club colours. On Wednesday he had to watch one of his most important assets being sabotaged while on duty for someone else. That must really hurt.
Because while the rest of the country hope that he is fit in time for the World Cup, Wenger knows that he won’t be able to pick Wilshere for the next dozen Arsenal games. At such a critical juncture in the season, when he needs his brightest and best fit and firing if he is to have any chance of breaking his trophy duck, this was the lowest of blows. From his point of view, this was yet further evidence that the world is conspiring against him.
Mind, from the England fan’s perspective, whisper it, but this might not be the worst thing in the world. Given that Wilshere managed to limp on for more than half an hour after he had been crocked by the Dane, it does not suggest it was the most long-term of problems.
And a few weeks out now may well mean the player does not turn up in Brazil exhausted.
Provided he has a couple of Arsenal games at the tail end of the season in which to hone his match fitness, he could be heading to the World Cup refreshed, alert and hugely motivated.
Unlike what has happened in the past when more substantial issues have affected our best hopes, this could be a blessing in disguise. Though we can safely say Arsene Wenger won’t be seeing it that way.

YANGA Vs ALAHLY FACE 2 FACE RECONCILIATION OF MATCHES OF THE FIRST ROUND OF CAF CHAMPIONZ…

 









 




 League begins today in Angola , where it Kabuscorp Countries itarudiana
 and Al Zamalek of Egypt while behind 1-0 .Other matches reconciliation zitachezwa Saturday and Sunday with defending champions Al Ahly with Harras El - Hedoud in Town Alexandria Stadium on Sunday reconciled and Yanga in their back 1-0 .In the first match , Al Ahly were losing 1-0 at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam last week to Goal scored by Haroub Nadir " Cannavaro " .On the second round , the winner of this match Al Ahly and Yanga will be fighting the winner between Al Ahli - Benghazi Libya v Berekum Chelsea that moved to Ghana 1-1 in the first match .FIND SCHEDULE / RESULTS First matches: League CAF CHAMPIONZFirst RoundThe reconciliation[ On First Match Results Brackets ]Friday, March 7Kabuscorp - Angola v Al Zamalek - Egypt [ 0-1 ]Saturday, March 8Kampala City Council FC - Uganda v Nkana FC - Zambia [ 2-2 ]Coton Sport FC - Cameroon v Flambeau de l' Est - Burundi [ 0-0 ]ASFA - Yennenga - Burkina Faso v Entente Sportive de Setif - Algeria [ 0-5 ]Liga Muculmana de Maputo - Mozambique v Kaizer Chiefs - South Africa [ 0-4 ]Primeiro de Agosto - Angola v AC Leopards de Dolisie - Congo [ 1-4 ]AS Bamako - Mali v Enyimba International FC - Nigeria [ 2-1 ]Raja Club Athletic - Morocco v Horoya Athlétique Club - Guinea [ 0-1 ]Sunday, March 9Al Ahly - Egypt v Young Africans - Tanzania [ 0-1 ]Al Ahli - Benghazi - Libya v Berekum Chelsea - Ghana [ 1-1 ]TP Mazembe - Congo DR v Les Astres de Douala - Cameroon [ 1-1 ]AS Vita Club - Congo DR v Dynamos - Zimbabwe [ 0-0 ]Esperance Sportive de Tunis - Tunisia v Gor Mahia - Kenya [ 3-2 ]Child's rattle Sport - Ivory Coast v Barrack YCII - Liberia [ 3-3 ]Al - Hilal - Sudan v Stade lien de Bamako - Mali [ 0-0 ]

NOYES , MAN UNITED TRAVEL SAVE SEASON BEGINS RAGS!...

 








 























Think the key is to improve all things, "said Moyes . " I want a new creativity and think the introduction of Juan Mata and the his interplay with Rooney and Robin That I've seen recently has helped That new creativity ." I want to make sure aren't When the creative players getting goals , or the Chances aren't coming , we keep the back door shut and do not concede Because then we have to chase the game.MOYES , MAN UNITED JOURNEY BEGINS SAVE SEASON rags !
League Match 11 >> STILL , THE EUROPEAN restrictions Olympiakos !
He believes Moyes >> INNOVATION OF MATA , Rooney and Van Persie will save you !
PREVIOUS David Moyes wrote Fans of Manchester United to thank for sapoti their big and also acknowledge that this season is going to disposal passing thought, Saturday Man United is away at The Hawthorns to play West Brom Match the Premier League and that is the beginning of their journey to Mars 12 to save their season .
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March 8: West Brom v Man United
-March 16: Man United v Liverpool
-March 19: Man United v Olympiakos [ CHAMPIONZ League UEFA ]
-March 22: West Ham v Man United
-March 25: Man United v Man City
-March 29: Man United v Aston Villa
April 5: Newcastle v Man United
-April 12: Man United v Hull
-April 20: Everton v Man United
-April 26: Man United v Norwich
May 3: Man United v Sunderland
-May 11: Southampton v Man United
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These NOYES - OLD_TRAFFORD_TOUCHLINEK  March 12, one is a reconciliation of UEFA League against Olympiakos CHAMPIONZ Greece as they must overturn a 2-0 defeat in Greece were given in the first leg .
At the League, Man United, who are the defending champions are Place 7 , with 18 points behind leaders Chelsea while also being there out of the FA Cup .
Saturday Man United is away at The Hawthorns and West Brom play Premier League match , team which, to the surprise of many, beat Man United at Old Trafford in September, 2-1.
But since then , West Brom have won only 2 matches out of 22 and now her children new manager , Pepe Mel, after Steve Clarke 's dismissal , but the manager has not won even a single match of 6 he administer until now .
Apart from that problem, WBA will go into this match without their Straika Stone from France , Nicolas Anelka , who has retained Match 5.
Citing this match today, David Moyes has said he believes creativity of Juan Mata , Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie will bear fruit.