| As general manager assumes Jim Riggleman |
| Nationals dismiss to Record |
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| Manny Acta goes out, Jim Riggleman enters. Foto:AP. |
For Felipe lakes
Washington Hispanic
The Washington Nationals they informed that they removed of his charge the general manager of the exemption, the Dominican Manny Acta, and that in his substitution they will place in temporary form the one that was coach of banking of the institution, Jim Riggleman.
In a press conference, the president of the Nationals, Stan Kasten and the vice-president of operations of Baseball, Mike Rizzo, announced the decision.
Manny Acta reached an entire record of lost gained games of 158-252 in his almost three years in the institution, and this period was registering a poor person 26-61.
The rumors of his imminent dismissal became strong after a report of Fox Sports it does nearly one month saying that his exit of the club was imminent. Nevertheless, the leaders said in his moment that they were endorsing to Record.
Nevertheless, it was an open secret that the Record performance would be checked come the Game of the Stars. In his last seven games, the Nationals lost six, sealing the luck of the Dominican.
In the press conference, several times it went out to re-show the Record personality, especially his style calm and little started to sprouts of bad genius. Although the leaders did not want to go deep into the topic, it devoted itself understanding that given the bad performance of the club, the mandamases of the Nationals love a general manager with a personality stronger that can impose discipline on the players, especially to the youngest.
The topic of the stability was other of the topics that one spoke in the press conference. Stan Kasten, consulted on his seeming on having had now even vice-president of operations of temporary baseball and a temporary general manager, said not to be comfortable with the idea, but that is “working to have stability, because we need it. I make sure them that I am trying to achieve it”.
Manny Acta, in a bulletin, said to thank God and the Nationals for “giving me the opportunity to be a manager of the Big Leagues. It was a learning experience and I do not repent of anything”.
The temporary manager, Jim Riggleman, is a veteran of the Big Leagues, and he has been a general manager in San Diego (1992-94), Chicago-NL (1995-99) and Seattle (2008). His record in whole is 552-625.
| The United States lost the final 3-2 before Brazil. |
| Onyewu to the AC Milan |
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| Oguchi Onyewu was born in DC. foto:AP |
Agencies
Washington Hispanic
The rear American Oguchi Onyewu recorded with the Milan for the next three years, announced the Italian club.
The Milan acquired to Onyewu of the Standard Liege of Belgium, later that the defender had an excellent performance with the selection of the United States in the recent Cup Confederacy in South Africa.
The United States lost the final 3-2 before Brazil.
Economic details of the transference did not happen. Onyewu also has a Belgian passport and possibly it will be registered by the Milan like player of the European Union.
Onyewu, of 27 years, was born in Washington A.D. later that his parents emigrated to the United States from Nigeria. With the Standard Liege it gained two consecutive qualifications of the Belgian league.
| At the beginning of July a championship of very special soccer will be realized in DC, whose players are persons in rehabilitation |
| Soccer to recover |
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| Jorge Alberto Muñoz and Javier Gómez train in the court of the Multicultural School Bell. Foto:Andrea Alimañy/Washington Hispanic. |
For Felipe Lagos
Washington Hispanic
For some months, the courtyard of the School Bell Multicultural, every Wednesday assembles a group of adults to train for the national championship Street Soccer USA that will be carried out in Washington DC at the end of July.
The notable of this group is that most of the players are persons who have had problems with substances abuse, and across the sport they think about how, to other therapies, to be rehabilitated as a whole.
Jorge Alberto Muñoz originated from El Salvador, touched fund after being three continued months drinking. During this period, he was sleeping in the streets, in hostels or in godforsaken houses. “Frankly, he needed help because it was taking very much., I Already touched fund and I want to see what I can do with my life. That's why I entered Neigbohr's Consejo and now I am in recovery”, says Muñoz.
All the members of the team of DC that USA will compete in the championship Street Soccer came there across Neighbor's, and the institution continues cercanamente the progress of his interns.
Javier Gómez, Honduran, also had a period of extreme dependency on the drink, but he penetrated in Neigbohr's and now it is been confident of doing a good role in the tournament that begins on July 31 in the stadium of the Washington Kastles. “I was taking enough and I did not want already to walk in alcohol. That's why I came to the institution, he wanted a change in my life and they received me with good hands. This tournament is a part of our therapy of recovery and for my part I feel satisfied because in fact we have a support very animated by many persons that we do not know but who are at the head of us. I feel joyful and we hope to go out with the people in high place, representing to the institution with our soccer”, says Gómez.
Until now there are 16 teams confirmed for the tournament of Washington, which also will serve to choose the players who will be part of chosen American for the seventh version of the World Cup of them Without Roof, which this year will realize in Milan, Italy, at the beginning of September, what undoubtedly is an additional motivation for the members of the teams of DC and of the County of Montgomery.
| Star of the Barca hopes to repeat good azulgranas period |
| Messi rejects reinforcements of Real Madrid |
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| To Messi they do not impress the last hirings of Madrid, like Cristiano Ronaldo. Foto:AP. |
For E.J. TÁMARA
AP
The gunner Lionel Messi of the Barcelona reaffirmed that it the reinforcements of Real Madrid have carelessly soon that the eyes of the soccer world will focus in the presentation of the new star of the "galactic" team.
“ I am in the Barcelona and worry for my team, that last year us was spectacular and hope that this year we should do the same”, he answered the Argentine star in reference to the presentation of Cristiano Ronaldo in Madrid like the new player of the Real one.
Apart from Cristiano Ronaldo, the Real one has recorded the Brazilian Kaká and the Frenchman Karim Benzemá. The "galactic" team has invested approximately 300 million dollars with a view to the next period, then that the club had a period without trophies and his archirrival Barcelona achieved an unusual bunch of three qualifications.
Simultaneously, Messi added that the reinforcements hiring for the Catalan team would be "important".
" With what we have we win last year... We surprise for the year that we did, but if they were coming players as that are speaking to themselves, to reinforce the cadre, it would be very important, to be stronger than we are", indicated the forward.
On the South American qualifying round in the direction of world South Africa 2010, the star of the Barcelona aimed that he trusts in that Argentina upturn to classify.
" Quarter, fifth, the important thing is to be in the world cup... to classify", Messi specified. "We know that we have two important parties, but one is of place, against Brazil, and we have to try to win him, but calm... I believe that Argentina is going to classify".
The albicelestes, which come of losing 2-0 before Ecuador at the beginning of June, need to add points because they are close to the repechaje in the fourth place, with 22 points. The team directed by Diego Maradona will face on September 5 Brazil, leader of the qualifying rounds, and on October 10 it will receive the person standing in a line Peru.
The Argentine star will return with the Barcelona on August 1 for an exhibition party against the Galaxy of Los Angeles of the American league.
" (The soccer in the United States) has grown very much in the last time, especially the selection of the United States", it stood out. "Nowadays they are very equal and there is no a lot of difference... and when it came David Beckham did more well-known or stronger the soccer of the United States and it is growing".
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