| DC United falls down for 3 to 0 opposite to the meringues |
| The lessons of the visit of Real Madrid |
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| Cristiano Ronaldo in FEDEx Field, behind Chris Pontius looks. foto:Felipe Lagos/WH. |
for Felipe Lagos
Washington Hispanic
To all lights, the party between DC United and Real Madrid, eldomingo 9 in FedEx Field, left a positive balance in the arks of the of the capital club and a good flavor of mouth in the fanatics.
Pero DC lost the most faithful fanatics will say, truly: but sincerely were they hoping that the rojinegros would give the blow to the chair, obtaining a victory before the most expensive team of the world? Slightly probable.
The meeting left several lessons. Little more than 73 thousand spectators who defied the heat in FedEx Field demonstrated that the soccer in the USA is a sport in constant growth. Real Madrid learned that it is provided with a depth in the payroll that an instantaneous candidate for all the competition does to him be noted down, and the DC United could measure his height before a rival of top category.
But other things begin to show. What must do the MLS to be able to aspire to have a quality if not similar, at least similar to the leagues Spaniard, Italian or Englishwoman? The soccer is a pleasure, but if the quality is not ideal it is a product rapid sour fruit-juice turns.
With his wage ceiling and his obsessive control in the resources that they wear out, it is probable that the MLS is affecting its own growth. Although the recent conduct of Real Madrid on the market is perhaps a bad example (it is necessary to remember that the first Galactic ones of Beckman and, Figo and Zidane had a good assignment at domestic level, but zero glass on a global scale) it is necessary to prevent at all costs the squalid resources that the MLS spends from being assined to players in decline, as it happened with Marcelo Gallardo, a decent player but whose performance in DC United left much that to wish.
The point is that a visit as that of Real Madrid opens the appetite for having a MLS of better quality, which really could settle in a competitive way not only on the players' market, but also in the international concert, which a representative has in the World cup of Clubs, and which gains it.
The popularity of the "soccer" in the United States should keep on growing in the future, and for the same, the MLS must realize to the briefness that, along with this phenomenon, he will be competing with more conspicuous leagues. If a fan has the possibility of going to the stadium to see a party of the Network Bulls with Columbus Crew and see a party for television between Manchester United and the Liverpool: what meeting would you choose?
For the same, for the fanatics, to keep on enjoying this good flavor of mouth that left the visit of Madrid. For DC United, the satisfaction of being able to have supported his unconquered fence in 56 minutes, and for the MLS, the achievement of which they must plan how to raise the quality of the local competence in the briefness.
| Agent of the African one says that there is already agreement with Italian team |
| DC manages to classify |
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| Big performance had United before Firpo. foto:AP |
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Washington Hispanic
DC United resorted to the claw that characterizes the team to rescue a victory for penal throwings opposite to Firpo of El Salvador for the Champions League. Although it started by falling down, Christián Gómez achieved the equality that was supported during the regulatory time. Then, in the penal throwings, the doorman of DC United, Josh Wicks, had a big performance, which turned out to be crowned with the shot from twelve steps of the figure of the night, Gómez, who sealed the luck of the Salvadorans and the DC step to the groups phase.
This premature success on a global scale will mean a major parties thickness for DC United. To knowledge, the of the capital ones will travel to face Toronto (15) and Marathón (18) then at home against Los Angeles (22). Four days later they will receive the Toluca and they close in August 29 in Chicago. Undoubtedly a brutal calendar. Later they open in September on having received 2 to Seattle by the final of the US Open Cup.
Stone hand conversed with Washington Hispanic on his
I return to the circuit and his illusion opposite to a new US Open. |
| “I want to gain all the parties” |
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| Fernando González is at present the number 11 of the world. foto:Felipe Lagos/WH. |
For Felipe Lagos
Washington Hispanic
After being more than one month injured by a tendinitis in his right knee, Fernando González returned to the courts in the tournament of Washington (cement, $ 1.4 millions).
Stone hand has been one of the Latin-American players that more impact has had in the circuit last decade, winner of Olympian medals and finalist of the Open sea of Australia in 2007. This year, he was a semifinalist in Roland Garros, Rome and Barcelona, and he gained the title in Vineyard of the Sea.
The ATP of Washington is serving him, also, like preparation to the last Major of the year, the Open sea of the United States. “Some time ago that was not playing for the injury of the knee, but I am glad to be again in the circuit. Then there come the Master's degrees of Montreal and Cincinnati, and hence the US Open. The idea is to gain all the possible parties (she laughs). It is difficult, but the illusion always consists in gaining the tournament and the US Open also”, he says the current number 11 of the world.
— What is the key to happen to the second week in a big tournament?
“ It is relative. I have spent several times to the second week in the US Open, but the important thing is fresh air stays physical and mentally, especially in the mental part. If I begin playing many parties and tournaments it goes over a little worn-out and it is there where limitations are observed”.
— You lately have been choosing for a calendar that prioritizes big tournaments.
“ Yes. I have traveled very much and there have been too many parties. This does that it becomes a little routine, and when one falls down in the routine one does not enjoy the same way. To play a tournament must be a panorama. This way one enjoys more and it is delivered to 100 per cent”.
— Some time ago that was not playing in Washington.
“ Yes, from 2003. This was the first championship that I played like professional and where I gained my first party the year 99. That was super important for me. I came to the final in 2003, in the semifinal of this year I won Agassi and it was much emocionnate. But he always wanted to come, two years ago it had it programmed but I got injured and then it did not coincide with my calendar” [for the Olimpioadas of Beijing, where it gained silver medal].
— Does he like the city?
“ I like very much to sorrow that I do not know it so much. As the parties are late it has no time for anything. I have come five years and I could not have walked along DC yet. I have happened for the White House, the Acropolis, and the Pentagon that is close to the hotel. But I have not done anything more”.
— How does it see the Latin-American tennis at present?
“ Very good, the last eight to nine years it has raised very much the level, especially with the Argentine tennis. As region we are a potency, habemos many Latin Americans playing at big level. We take enough time being protagonists and I hope that is supported a long time”.
— What thinks about the cases of arrangements of parties?
“ I do not know how is life now, but obviously like tennis player, if any companion will accept that it would disappoint me very much. In general we do not have anything of that to be afraid because nobody does that, but one or another case can steam up a sport as ours. For the same, the punishment must be a copy”.
| Argentinian is crowned in three sets |
| Of the Colt he conquers Roddick and retains title in Washington |
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| Juan Martín of the Colt began with the right foot his way to the US Open, on having gained the ATP of Washington. foto:Felipe Lagos/WH. |
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Washington Hispanic
After playing fourteen points in the tie break of the third set and two hours and a half of tennis, the Argentinian Juan Martín of the Colt and the American Andy Roddick they were hoping along with the network that the slate should announce if they had to keep on playing the final of the tournament ATP of Washington.
It seemed that Of The Colt it had gained the party with a crossed shot, but Roddick asked for a review of the decision of the judge, and the two supposed that the meeting would continue.
" Really I thought that it could have gone out and asked him and he said that he could have been out", said Roddick. "So imagine the disappointment when it was not out".
The repetitions system confirmed that the ball gave in the part of out of the line sideways and gave him to Of The Colt a victory for 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (6) and his second title continued in the tournament. The Argentinian raised the arms as celebration and then it embraced Roddick over the network.
For the American, the preclassified first one, it was the first defeat in four ends in this tournament, after gaining it in 2001, 2005 and 2007.
The heat and the duration of the party affected to Of The Colt, secondly preclassified, that admitted that the Saturday semifinal had tired it. On Sunday the climate was even more warm, with temperatures near to 35 grades.
" It was very difficult for me", said the Argentinian. "After the first set I could not move any more".
Roddick had played all his parties in night schedule in this tournament.
" I believe that he can have felt it more than I", said Roddick. "He did not want to get into long points and he was playing very risky. It was throwing the dice and it won several times".
Of the Colt three committed double absences in break points that it had in against, one in every set, but it did not have problems of saque in the end.
" It is bad for your mind", he said. "I committed double many lacking but I always thought of keeping on trying until the end and if he was returning the ball well, perhaps it would have the opportunity to break the service, and I did it".
" We play up to the tie break and there I did the best extract of my life", he added.
Of the Colt it achieved five of his 19 aces in the tie break, between them in a second extract one.
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