| Carlos de los Cobos says |
| El Salvador has the key |
Agencies
Washington Hispanic
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| El Salvador of Carlos de los Cobos must win the United States yes or yes. Photo: AP. |
The technician Carlos de los Cobos thinks that an entire concentration would be the principal key of El Salvador to surprise the United States in the second date of the hexagonal final of the CONCACAF in the direction of the world cup of 2010.
“ It is a team with a very winning mentality, so of entry we must be concentrated”, said the Mexican driver of the cuscatlecos.
Of the Cobos he emphasized that chosen American “has players who live very well through the party, who defensively are applied and who of the same way can exploit the attack”.
The United States conquered 2-0 to Mexico in the first date, while El Salvador suffered to obtain a dying tie 2-2 opposite to Trinidad and Tobago. Costa Rica conquered also 2-0 to Honduras.
El Salvador, which returned to a final qualifying rounds phase after 12 years of absence, will receive the United States on March 28 in the second date.
A tie 1-1 in this capital and later a fall 4-2 in Boston in the qualifying round towards the World cup of France 1998 is the most recent history between both selections in qualifying rounds.
| Rodríguez: |
| “my cousin injected me” |
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| Rodríguez for two. When it was playing for the Rangers and now for the Yankees. foto:AP. |
For Ronald Blum
AP
Alex Rodríguez said that a cousin injected a substance that he acquired in Dominican Republic and blamed to this product for his positive result in a doping test.
The star of the Yankee ones of New York indicated that to use the drug, which according to him his cousin bought without recipe and was to give him more energy, it was a “stupid error”.
“ He knew that there were no Tic (sweet) Tacs ”, he admitted.
“É branches two types doing something much amateur and very immature”, it pointed out. “We did it approximately two times a month”.
“ I am not even sure if we were right in it”, added the player. “Then I found out that (the substance) it provoked the positive result in 2003”.
Rodríguez said that his cousin spoke to him on the well-known substance like "boli". The pelotero alleged that it is a question of a product that is bandaged without recipe in Dominican Republic.
It supported that his cousin injected the substance approximately two times a month during cycles of six months from 2001 to 2003.
“ I did not think that there were steroids”, it indicated. “This is a part of being young and stupid. It was something without recipe, simple enough. In all these years I never thought that I did slightly badly”.
It indicated that it was not sure how the drug would help it, although it admitted that it had more energy.
Rodríguez affirmed that it has not used hormone of human growth or any another drug since then. Also it refused to identify his cousin, but it is known that he lives in Miami.
In an interview last week with ESPN, Rodríguez confessed to have used prohibited drugs from 2001 to 2003 while it was playing with the Rangers of Texas. He said that the pressure for having signed a contract for 250 million dollars led it to experimenting with drugs.
The 33-year-old player has 553 home runs and many people hope that it should overcome the mark of quadrangular 762 of Barry Bonds.
Not to the lounge of the Reputation
On the other hand, they informed that more than half of the fans of the baseball who answered a survey thought that Alex Rodríguez should not be dedicated in the Lounge of the Reputation after having admitted that it used steroids.
A survey of Associated Press-GfK also demonstrated that the fans are losing all the interest in the problem of the use of steroids.
According to the survey, after the controversy for the doping, 62 % of the fans of baseball now denies importance of the statistics and the record of the game.
| Christián Gómez does not feel pressed |
| “I want to do a big championship” |
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| Christián Gómez wants United returns the leading role to DC photo: AP. |
For Felipe Lagos
Washington Hispanic
The return of Christián Gómez United brings with it high expectations to DC. The team last year had a period for the negligence, for what the comeback of the Argentinian entendiblemente increases the illusion of the fans and of the board of the club, who hope that in 2009 DC should return to the leading places of the league.
The interesting thing is that, instead of loading this weight, Gómez seems to enjoy it. This way it gave it to understand before dividing Puerto Rico to continue with the pre-season.
“ I believe that this type of pressure her have all the players when they come to a new team or return, as it is my case. But it is a pretty pressure, because one comes with the sleep of doing a big championship”.
— What memory does it have of the supporters and like waiting that is the reunion?
“ Simply, I hope that they should keep on being they themselves, as they it were from 1996, a bar is much a follower, it always supports you however much you do not have a good party and I hope that in 2009 he should accompany more than last year”.
— Does it have any opinion of the porqué Marcelo Gallardo did not work?
“ I believe that until he got injured it walked very well. The team was working, but there was bad luck because there got injured players props and DC it surprised them too much and could not come to the playoffs. But the injury alienated Marcelo”.
— What was his first reaction when he found out that DC wanted it back?
“ Calm. One until signature did not allow me to go for the expectations. He knew that DC was taking time looking for me to return and also there was another interested team in me. If DC was not giving himself that thing about it was going to go to another team. But my family wanted to return and that weighed very much”.
— For what does he expect from this period?
“ I always think about the collective thing. If the team is fine I am going to be satisfied. I am going to work hard to be to 100 % and to give everything the best this year”.
| Prince George will make real the sleep of the proper stadium for the rojinegros. |
| DC United would change PG |
For Felipe Lagos
Washington Hispanic
The historical stadium RFK will be, as his name indicates it, history for DC United. The reason?, the rojinegros change Maryland.
DC United announced that he will construct his stadium in the County of Prince George. This way the maximum authorities of the club confirmed it in press conference on Monday, the 18th.
The councilman of the county, Will Campos, delivered his approval. “Receipt this announcement with very much fortitude. The Hispanics love the soccer and how we are not going to receive them with fortitude and fondness. The officials of the county are ready to do the necessary thing to bring them and to support them here”.
DC United has not said where the new stadium will be placed, but five of seven leases that are studied stay close to the Meter. The new construction will cost between $ 180 and $ 195 millions, and according to the study done by the Authority of Stadiums of Maryland, will reach port between $ 65 and $ 80 millions a year in economic impact.
The club tries to do the ceremony of the first stone in 2009, and the opening in 2012. Up to this moment, DC will keep on being a place in the RFK.
“ I am satisfied because finally I believe that we deserve the stadium. It is not the place for that one was waiting, but the team and the fans deserve a stadium”, said captain Jaime Moreno.
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