REAL MADRID: PORTUGAL CALLS UP THE INJURED CRISTIANO RONALDO

The battle lines have been drawn. Portuguese National Selector &
Coach Carlos Queiroz has included the injured REAL MADRID player
CRISTIANO RONALDO in the list of 23 players for the upcoming 2010
World Cup elimination games against Bosnia. The Portuguese Coach
has not taken into account Real Madrid & the medical opinion of
Dr.Van Dijk (World Nº1 ankle specialist) who recommends total rest
for 15 days & then a re-visit to his consultancy to determine the
evolution of the injury without discarding totally operating if the
injury does not progress satisfactorily.

(photo:marca.com)

There is a real danger that Ronaldo could be playing with the future
of his ankle & with his career if his ankle injury does not heel 100%,
thus playing with Portugal prematurely could be a fatal mistake.
Portugal does not seem to believe this or the extent of the injury,
thinking that it is a plot hyped-up by Real Madrid to stop their star
from playing with his country. The Portuguese medical team wish
to re-examine the player & see from themselves if the medical
reports are true & that Ronaldo cannot play. Real Madrid has
threatened to take the Portuguese Football Federation to the FIFA
tribunals if the latter insist in their objective to have Ronaldo play
at all cost even if they risk the future of Ronaldo.

The conflict is served, but SFS believes “common sense” will
finally prevail.

SPANISH FOOTBALL - LA LIGA 2009/2010 - ROUND 10 SUNDAY GAMES RESULTS

Six games played tonight in "La Liga" as part of Round 10. Here is a
brief summary of the results & scorers.

REAL SPORTING DE GIJÓN continue surprising with a valient &
deserved 1-0 win over RCD ESPANYOL. Sporting scored early in

the 3rd min thanks to BILIC & that was enough as Gijon controlled
the game & cancelled out the efforts of the visiting team.

ALMERIA got back into the groove with a deserved victory over
OSASUNA 2-0. Almeria went ahead in the 2nd min with an own

goal by JOSETXO & the final goal by UCHE (above) in the 89th min.
Almeria are happy!

Anti-Football at VALLADOLID as they drew 0-0 against second last
placed XEREZ. Not much to add here folks, it was just one of those
days.













VALENCIA CF turned on the "magic" to win 3-1 against REAL
ZARAGOZA. MATA started things with his 17th min goal, which
was followed by VILLA in the 38th min & PABLO HERNANDEZ

in the 40th min. These last two mentioned players combined
fabulously & were an inspiration for the team.

Zaragoza managed to salvage some pride with a goal in the

65th min thanks to LAFITA.

RACING DE SANTANDER are in a mess as their Coach Mandía
is close to losing his job after the home fans turned their
anger at him for the teams poor play. The home team lost
0-2 to ATHLETIC DE BILBAO who really didn´t do anything
out of the normal for the victory. Their goals came thanks
to GURPEGUI in the 31st min & IRAOLA in the 75th min.

Possibly the best match of the day, SEVILLA FC defeated VILLAREAL
3-2 in an end to end game where Sevilla´s power forwards were
fundamental.

LUIS FABIANO scored two goals along with KANOUTE for Sevilla.
Villareal has veteran PIRES returning to his youth with another goal
with FUSTER scoring Villareal´s second.

Sevilla are looking really good this season!

MOTO GP - VALENCIA 2009: SPANIARDS DOMINATE

Spanish riders won all three catagories of the MOTOGP Valencia
circuit today & the last for the 2009 season.

(photo: Pedrosa_reuters)























In the Gp catagory, Spaniard PEDROSA won from the start as he pulled
away & opened an unbeatable lead. Italian & 2009 World Champion
Valentino Rossi finished second with Sub-2009 World Champ & Spaniard
LORENZO third. Earlier Casey Stoner fell on the warm-up lap & did not
start.

GP Final World Championship standings:
1.Rossi 306pts; 2. Lorenzo 261pts; 3. Pedrosa 234pts

In the 250cc catagory Spanish rider HECTOR BARBERÁ won ahead of
Spaniard BAUTISTA & Italian De ROSSI. Barberá managed to finish
Sub-2009 World Champion behind AOYAMA who took the 2009 World
Championship title after a scare when he went off the track to
luckily come back in. Italian Simoncelli fell & said goodbye to his
slim chances of beating Aoyama for the title.

250cc Final World Championship standings:
1.Aoyama 261pts; 2.Barberá 239pts; 3.Simoncelli 231pts

(photo: Julian Simon)























In the 125cc catagory Spanish 2009 World Champion JULIAN SIMON
won ahead of the Brit SMITH & Spaniard ESPARGARÓ

125cc Final World Championship standings:
1. Simon 289pts; 2. Smith 223,5pts 3.Terol 179,5pts

MotoGp takes a break & returns April 2010

SPANISH FOOTBALL - LA LIGA 2009/2010 - ROUND 10 SATURDAY GAMES RESULTS

Four games played on Saturday of Round 10 in "La Liga". Here is a
quick & brief summary of events.
























Once again REAL MADRID defeated ATLETICO DE MADRID at the
"Vicente Calderon" Stadium 2-3 in a dramatic game. Real started
without Raúl & Atletico left Sergio Aguero on the bench, the latter
due to leg muscle worries which has caused controversy.

Real Madrid dominated the game from the start with a quick goal
from KAKÁ in the 4th min, MARCELO in the 24th & HIGUAÍN in the
64th. But a red card to Real Madrid player Sergio Ramos in the 65th
min & the incorporation of Aguero in the second half almost turned
the game around for Atletico with goals from FORLAN in the 78th min
& AGUERO in the 80th min. It was Real Madrid goalkeeper CASILLAS
who stopped a almost certain goal towards the end of the match
that avoided the draw.

Real Madrid won but suffered, Atletico de Madrid reacted too late.
In all cases, a nice derby with excitement all round. See VIDEO of
all the goals:

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FC BARCELONA won 4-2 MALLORCA in a hard fought game
were Barça was pushed to the limit that saw their individual talent
finally take them ahead.

PEDRO shined for Barça with two goals ( 11th & 40th min), along
with HENRY in the 44th min & MESSI who converted a penalty
in the 88th min. However, defensive mistakes from Barça & a
persistent Mallorca could have given a surprise with two goals from
NUNO in the 20th min & A. KEITA in the 92th min. The crowd
gave Barça defender Chygrynskiy a "hard time" as he took the
"blame" from the home crowd for the defensive errors. See VIDEO
of all the goals below:



GETAFE lost convincingly & with an undermanned DEPORTIVO due
to red cards 0-2. Goals came from MISTA in the 18th min & FELIPE
LUIS in 59th min.

TENERIFE allowed their victory to turn into a 2-2 draw against
MALAGA. MARTINEZ in the 17th min & ALFARO in the 26th min put
Tenerife two goals ahead. However, EDINHO in the 28th min &
LOPEZ in the 76th min turned the game around for Malaga to leave
with a draw

VALENCIA CF: VIDEO OF SPECTACULAR GOAL FROM MADURO (EUROPA LEAGUE)

Check this superb goal from VALENCIA CF player MADURO. It
happened yesterday in the Slavia Prague vs. Valencia CF Group
clash in the Europa League.

Watch the ball control…a real cracker!

REAL MADRID: CRISTIANO RONALDO AVOIDS SURGERY, FOR NOW

CRISTIANO RONALDO does not have to be operated, for the moment.
Dr. Dijk, Dutch & World specialist on ankles, has recommended another

15 days of complete rest & a return to his Consultancy to determine the

evolution of the injury. If there is no improvement, operating maybe

become the option, although Dr. Dijk is optimistic that there will be
no need & will then need another 15 days of exercise & strenghtening.

However, there is a "conflict" in the air between Real Madrid & Portugal,
as the latter has intention of calling Ronaldo up for their transcendental
World Cup 2010 elimination clash against Bosnia. Real Madrid, with the
advise of Dr.Dijk, believe it is premature to have Ronaldo jump onto the
field so close in his recovery phase, he risks long term damage.

EUROPA LEAGUE 2009-2010 GROUP RESULTS: SPANIARDS DO RELATIVELY OK

Here are the three results from the EUROPA LEAGUE in which Spanish
teams participated tonight in their respective Group games.













VALENCIA CF travelled to SLAVIA PRAGA for their Group B game &
lost the victory in the last moments of the game. The Spanish team
dominated with goals from JOAQUIN in the 21st min & MADURO in
the 47th min. However, things complicated itself with two goals from
Slavia via JANDA in the 79th min & GRAJCIAR in the 82nd min. Final
result 2-2 draw














VILLAREAL got "revenge" over LAZIO with a convincing 4-1 win
with both sides down to 10 men due to red cards. PIRES put in a
"blinder" with two goals for Villareal (1st & 14th(p) min), followed
by goals from team-mates CANI in the 12nd min & ROSSI in the 83rd
min. The only goal for the Italians came via ZARATE in the 73rd
min.

A good & needed win for the Spaniards in a Group G "heated"
match.

ATHLETIC DE BILBAO should be happy to get away with a 1-1 draw
at NACIONAL DE MADEIRA in their Group L match. The Spaniards
had a difficult time & were against the ropes for much of the game,
especially when SILVA scored a penalty to put Nacional ahead. But
Athletic crawled back with an equalizer via a penalty from veteran
ETXEBBERIA in the 83rd min

U/17 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2009: SPAIN MOVES ONTO QUARTER FINALS

The Spanish U/17 National Team put on the magic to defeat 4-1
Burkina Faso & in doing so qualify for the Q/Finals at the U/17
World Championships being held in Nigeria.

Spaniard SERGI ROBERTO scored a HAT TRICK ( 19th, 56th &
67th min) with fellow team-mate CARMONA scoring a penalty
in the 83rd min. For Burkina their player IBRANGO managed a
goal in the 26th min.

DETAILS:

Spain 4: Edgar; Dalmau, Sergi Gómez, Muniesa, Aurtenetxe; Muniain,
Koke, Sergi Roberto (Espinosa, m.88), Sarabia (Carmona, m.80);
Isco (Ramos, m.66); & Borja.

Burkina Faso 1: Sanou; Haiki, Dalhata Soro, Zagre, Ouattara; Zidane
(Nikiema, m.74), Derra, Barry, Sido, A.S. Traore (Bertrand
Traore, m.46); & Ibrango (Louckmane, m.46).

Goals: 1-0, M.19: Sergi Roberto. 1-1, M.26: Ibrango. 2-1,
M.56: Sergi Roberto. 3-1, M.67: Sergi Roberto. 4-1,
M.83: Carmona, penalty.

FC BARCELONA: AJAX LUIS SUAREZ CLOSER?

It’s been on the rumour mill for some weeks & today Barcelona based
sports daily “Sport” adds wood publishing that AJAX OF AMSTERDAM
forward LUIS SUAREZ is very close to landing at FC BARCELONA.
The “word” is that the Dutch team is going through some financial
difficulties & may accelerate the selling of its “goal scoring machine”
for this upcoming “Winter Transfer Market”.

Having said this, there are other Clubs interested like ATLETICO DE
MADRID & MANCHESTER UNITED who may fork out a “rumoured” 40M€
to secure the services of the Uruguayan forward. However, the daily
“Sport” claims that Barça is in the front seat & well placed to get the
player over to Barcelona.

Stay tuned!

REAL MADRID: CRISTIANO RONALDO ANKLE INJURY WORRY

Worrying faces at REAL MADRID & concern from CRISTIANO RONALDO
as the latest diagnostics on his injured ankle is not good news.
Apparently scans show that his ankle is not progressing as positively
as thought, thus the Portuguese star has flown to Amsterdam to seek
advice from World expert Dr. Van Dijk. This is the same doctor that
operated Ronaldo last time that his questioned ankle had problems
back in 2008. Latest news says he will be OUT at least another month.

(photo: as.com)

This is a serious blow for Real Madrid who has been waiting eagerly
for the return of its star. The Real Madrid team has lost “punch” &
speed up front, two elements that have been absent of which has
contributed to the teams decline in performance & results.