| The Englishmen will hit the Spanish to determine what team is the best of the world |
| Man United-Barcelona, a final of daydream |
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| Foul-up Messi will take his prances to Rome on May 27, Cristiano Ronaldo is irreplaceable in the Manchester United. Photo AP. |
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Washington Hispanic
The Barcelona will have much more in game to overthrow the Manchester United when they measure themselves in Rome for the final of the Champions League.
Those of Pep Guardiola want to leave stampede his conviction that there are the best team of the world and that they practise the nicest soccer.
Then that the United left out to the Arsenal on Tuesday, the 5th and the Barcelona eliminated the Chelsea on Wednesday, the 6th, the final of the European Cup, on May 27, will have like protagonists to two clubs in vogue.
The United will try to confirm the title that it lifted last year in Moscow, while the Barca will go scarcely for his third crown and to limit the recent hegemony of the League Premier in the continent.
“ Luck, force and talent do this. To play a final against such a strong Manchester will be nice”, he said Money box.
Both teams have within reach of the hand the securing of the qualifications in his leagues, with the United it arrives for three points in the Premier and a hanging party. The Barca marks the step along seven units in Spain and in fact champion might devote himself this weekend.
But the statistics will be that thing about less in this final.
It will be a duel of two teams with the showiest soccer of Europe, each one with forwards of fame and who amuse themselves in the court on having subjugated his adversaries.
The technician of the United, Alex Ferguson, has like daily quandary to which of his three principal forwards — Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov and Carlos Tevez — has to stop in the banking, with Cristiano Ronaldo playing like end.
Money box usually plays with three men in top: Lionel Messi, Thierry Henry and Samuel Eto'o. Annotators accumulate the three between themselves 69 of 100 goals for the Barca in the league. This whole was reached on Sunday, the 3rd in the majestic victory 6-2 in the fief of Real Madrid, his classic rival.
The possibility of all this constellation of stars is present in the Olympian Stadium of Rome it presages that the finalísima might be one of the best in 53 years of history of the tournament.
And not only there are forwards. The mediocampistas also bring them to themselves.
The veterans Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes are the brave letters of the United. Skillful Xavi Hernández and Andrés Iniesta leads the threads of the Barcelona and they shone already when last year they led to Spain to the conquest of the Euroglass.
“ We are going to prepare ourselves well and wait that they also”, supported Money box. “But we speak about two big rivals, and I think that they will play to her against”.
| The recipient of the Nationals spoke about the challenges of the current team, of ceomo he trusts in the future and what it lacks of Venezuela |
| Flowers: "We are not a bad team” |
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| The number 3 of the Nationals, Jesus Flores, is entrusted that the things will improve for his team. Photo: AP. |
For Felipe Lagos
Washington Hispanic
Difficult has been the beginning of this year for the Nationals. In the first eleven parties of the period the team went so far as to have a record of a gained game and ten lost ones.
At present, the team seems to have gone out of this dynamic denial and takes a record of 7-17, but there was necessary the renewal of the whole bullpen and the imposition of a strict discipline on behalf of the general manager, Manny Acta.
This type of dynamics affects the players, but in opinion of the recipient of the Nationals, Jesus Flores, the record of the washingtonianos does not reflect what the team can give.
“ In general, we have had a quite unexpected beginning, because we were hoping that the things were more in our favor. Regrettably, we have been trumped by the pitcheo, which is fundamental so that a team is supported in the competition. In whole, the pitchers, the bad moves and the errors that are the things that they have motivated that we lose several parties even if we were above in the scoreboard”, he says Flowers.
— In personal terms: how does it face these situations?
“ Nobody thinks about this team that we are bad. The things have gone out in a way different from what we want and it is strong for me since I am practically the player who is in the diamond every day. As receiving handling the part of the pitchers and it is a little frustrating in the sense that he wanted that the team was always winning, really to feel this positive energy, but taking the team as the one that we have we are quite optimistic that the things are going to change and that this record into the slate is going to change. There are more than hundred games that there are missing this period and many things they can happen”.
— How has he felt of the elbow?
“ Much better. Completely recovered thanks to God. I have been quite alert in spite of following the rehabilitation plan, giving him training to the arm to strengthen the sinews. Of the injury of the ankle practically recovered also. In the physical part I feel close 100 % ”.
— And that is demonstrated in his batting
“ I believe that during this period, me third in the big leagues, the gained experience places in me more trust, which has risen to a quite high limit. That gives you more safety, and you can play more relaxed and calm to be able to get out of debt in an awaited way”.
— This confidence demonstrates in the fact that Manny Acta hopes that it could play 130 parties this period.
“ Yes, this is my goal of course. Now when I already managed to gain myself the titular position, the goals are major. I have come to myself preparing to compete in a period with more than 130 games and achieve a Game of Stars. In that I am focusing, preparing myself defensively, offensively and mentally, and although now last there is strong the quantity of parties that we have lost in a little time, I am positive that the things are going to change”.
— What does it lack of Venezuela?
“ Principally my family, dads and brothers. They are the fundamental base for which I am here, I always keep in touch with them and skylight lacked the meal also”.
— The meal is fundamental …
“ Yes, in the personal thing I cannot cook, but if it had my dads with me they might prepare the meal that I like. It is quite strong when one goes out of his country and is necessary to adapt itself to many things as to the type of meal or the rules. There are many things that I do not complain, but the meal always goes out to re-shine because the taste and the preparations are not equal, although I enjoy them equal way”.
| "The individual honors come with the success like team" |
| LeBron James is the most valuable of the NBA |
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| Lebron James. Photo: AP |
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Washington Hispanic
Unstoppable in every end of the court, LeBron James now could presume like the most Valuable Player of the NBA.
The star of the Cavaliers obtained for the first time the award after a period in which he led Cleveland to a record number of 66 victories.
The delivery of the award was done in the secondary school Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, James's alma mater and where it gave his first steps as figure.
James monopolized 109 of 121 votes expressed to the first place to overcome easily Kobe Bryant de los Lakers of Los Angeles. James totalized 1.172 points in the voting of means of press in the United States and Canada.
Bryant, the winner of the award last year, extracted two votes as first and ended with 698 points. Dwyane Wade, escort of the Heat of Miami, appeared third with 680 points and it was first in seven ballot paper.
Dwight Howard (328), center of the Magic of Orlando, stayed the fourth, continued for Chris Paul (192), escort of the Hornets of New Orleans.
Of James's hand, the Cavaliers achieved the best record of the league.
James is the first player in the history of the club that gains the award. The star of 24 years divided equally 28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 7.2 assistance this period, his sixth as professional.
Also there had left second in the voting the best defensive player of the year, with what it would be the most domineering jugadór in both facets from the times of Michael Jordan.
“ Sight to that there have gained this award-Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Dr. J, Oscar Robertson. All of them opened the way for persons like me and Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul, Dwight Howard y Dwyane Wade, for naming a few”, said James.
The most Valuable new Player recognized also the work of his partners, who were present in the ceremony with the trainer Mike Brown, for having helped to achieve the best period in the history of the Cavaliers.
" The individual honors come with the success like team", it pointed out. "Sight to these 14 gentlemen who are there, I obtained the award for them. They put the work".
At the age of 24 and 106 days in the last day of the regular campaign, James is the youngest player who obtains the award from Moses Malone (24 years and 16 days) in the period 1978-79. Wes Unseld had 23 when it gained it in 1968-69.
" I am 24 years old. To be here and to gain this award to the most Valuable Player, I never thought that it would come so soon. I always dreamed of celebrating championships with my partners", it expressed.
James competed in the whole period for the award with Bryant and Wade. The three played in the American team that gained the golden medal in the previous Olympics and the distinction seemed to be disputed in all the parties.
| The "Blue" will play in the RFK before Jamaica on May 30 |
| Kings it returns to the selection of El Salvador |
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| William Reyes puts “Blue“ again. Photo: AP. |
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Washington Hispanic
I return it of the Salvadoran nationalized Honduran attacker, Williams Reyes, the presence of the defender Víctor Turcios and the absence of the stellar doorman Juan José Gómez are the principal innovations in the summoned ones of El Salvador to face Mexico and Honduras in the qualifying rounds mundialistas.
Kings, player of the champion Isidro Metapán, was not called for the first three parties of the hexagonal end of the Concacaf, but his brilliant performance in the local league cost him to be summoned by the trainer Carlos de los Cobos.
Also it called the defender Turcios del Deportivo Luis Angel Firpo, who recently was nominated like the “beginner of the year”.
Of the Cobos Eagle summoned the juvenile doorman Benji Villalobos of Sports, but it left out stellar Gómez del Luis Angel Firpo, whom some of them make responsible for two goals that the United States fitted El Salvador when the party was 2-0 in favor of the Salvadorans and finished in a tie 2-2.
Also there returns the attacker Salvador Coreas who adducing “personal problems” autoalienated himself for the parties against the United States and Costa Rica.
In the list there does not appear the side lefthander Alfredo Pacheco, of the Network Bulls of the American MLS, but one hopes that it should be part of the final payroll.
The Salvadorans will meet on May 13 to begin to prepare two international friendly commitments with the selections of Ecuador and Jamaica to play in the city of Los Angeles and Washington, respectively.
They informed that the team will travel to California on May 25 where it will face 27 to Ecuador and 30 it will do it against Jamaica in Washington, to return to the country 31.
El Salvador will face on June 6 Mexico in the stadium Cuscatlán and on Wednesday, the 10th San Pedro Sula will visit to come up against Honduras.
With three played dates, the United States is first in the hexagonal one with seven points, Costa Rica has six, Honduras four, Mexico three, and El Salvador and Trinidad and Tobago are in the fund with two units each one.
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