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El Salvador names team for Paraguay

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - Fresh off a third-place finish at the UNCAF Copa Centroamericana, El Salvador named its roster on Friday for a February 6 friendly at Paraguay.

The Cuscatlecos defeated Belize 1-0 last Sunday in San Jose, Costa Rica, to equal their best-ever finish in the biennial Central American championship. Nelson Bonilla, who scored the game´s only goal in the 50th minute, was selected for head coach Agustin Castillo´s 19-man squad.

Also included on the traveling list is Osael Romero, El Salvador´s top scorer in 2014 World Cup Qualifying with six goals. The 26-year-old did not participate in the UNCAF event and recently joined Alianza after a stint with Aguila.

The team will gather at the Albergue del Futbolista on Sunday evening, before leaving for Asuncion the following day.

Paraguay has four wins in four all-time games against El Salvador. They last met on August 17, 2005, a 3-0 win for the South Americans.

EL SALVADOR ROSTER

Friendly at Paraguay - February 6, 2013

GOALKEEPERS: Derby Carrillo (Santa Tecla FC), Dagoberto Portillo (Luis Angel Firpo)

DEFENDERS: Xavier Garcia (Luis Angel Firpo), Jose Miguel Granadino (FAS), Jose Mardoqueo Henriquez (Águila), Milton Molina (Isidro Metapan), Carlos Romeo Monteagudo (Luis Angel Firpo),

MIDFIELDERS: Darwin Bonilla (Águila), Christian Castillo (Alianza), Darwin Cerén (Juventud Independiente), Andrés Flores (Isidro Metapan), Isidro Gutiérrez (Águila), Gerson Mayén (FAS), Richard Menjivar (unattached), Osael Romero (Alianza), Herbert Sosa (Alianza)

FORWARDS: Nelson Bonilla (Alianza), Rafael Burgos (Kesckméti), Ricardo Ulloa (FAS)

@ Dibben...kender det godt, må se om jeg selv kan holde mig vågen til clasico´en FAS - Aguila....

ellers er der topkamp mellem de to ubesejerede hol Tijuana og Tigres i nat....


Iøvrigt godt nyt for Costa Rica...

Sin Tejada y Quintero contra Costa Rica

Los jugadores Luis ‘Matador’ Tejada y Alberto ‘Negrito’ Quintero no jugarán el 6 de febrero con la Selección de Fútbol de Panamá ante Costa Rica debido a las lesiones que sufrieron en los últimos días.

La Federación Panameña de Fútbol (FEPAFUT) informó en su cuenta de Twitter que Tejada no jugará en atención a una recomendación del médico del club Deportivo Toluca en el que juega.

El delantero panameño sufrió una inflamación en una de sus rodillas durante el partido que Toluca jugó ante Pumas, el domingo 27 de enero, en el Torneo Clausura de la Liga MX de México.

Quintero sufrió una rotura miofibrilar del biceps femoral derecho durante el partido que el Chorrillo FC jugó ante el Sporting de San Miguelito, el martes 29 de enero, en el Torneo Clausura de la Liga Panameña de Fútbol (LPF).

El partido entre panameños y costarricenses será el primero de ambas selecciones en el Hexagonal de la Confederación Norte, Centroamericana y del Caribe de Fútbol (CONCACAF)para la Copa del Mundo Brasil 2014. El juego se realizará en el estadio Rommel Fernández de la ciudad de Panamá desde las 9:00 p.m.

Júlio César joined QPR after Tony Fernandes convinced him “something special was going on”

Queens Park Rangers goalkeeper Júlio César surprised the football world when he signed for the west London club last summer but the Brazilian international has revealed it was the project presented to him by chairman Tony Fernandes that convinced him to move to England.

César, 33, left Inter Milan last summer after the Italian giants looked to trim their wage bill and admits that he jumped at the chance to move to the Premier League instead of heading back to Brazil.

"They gave me a chance when things had become really difficult for me in Italy," he told the Guardian.

"I am really grateful for the opportunity, the doors this move opened for me. I had seven wonderful years at Inter and won every trophy possible.

"I was really down after being sidelined but I had the feeling my time in Europe was not over, even though I was approached by a Brazilian club.

“When Mr [Tony] Fernandes contacted me, I immediately thought it was my chance to play in the Premier League, so I met him in London. Then he presented QPR´s project to me, his plan to make them gain respect and awareness abroad.

“I really liked what I heard. There were no crazy promises, like ´let´s win the Champions League next year´, and that convinced me something special was going on."

The chance to live in London was also a big draw for the former Flamengo keeper, something that his family are taking advantage of.

"I owed that to my wife and the kids. London is such an amazing place. We live close to museums and shops. I don´t mind taking them on the tube or the bus. Even when I bump into Brazilian or Italian fans, it is much more chilled out."

However, the move has not gone exactly to plan and QPR find themselves bottom of the table, having sacked manager Mark Hughes and replaced him with Harry Redknapp.

"It was tough going to work in that situation. Nobody expected us to hit that bad patch.

“Of course there were injuries like [Bobby] Zamora´s and the fact that a lot of new players arrived. I think even rival supporters were hoping we´d win a first game."

“I have heard of the boss´s reputation as a manager who can rescue teams and I have never been relegated in my life, so let´s hope we can combine our powers.”

One of the situations César has had to deal with is the competition with fellow keeper Rob Green but the Brazilian says that their is no animosity between the two.

"There were suggestions I was upset but it´s nonsense. I got injured against Sunderland and when I was fit again the boss decided to keep Green in the team. They even got our first win when he was playing.

"The manager explained the situation and I said ´Boss, I respect your choice. Working with me is easy: I respect your choice and will have to prove to you on the pitch I deserve to be back in the team.´

“Then he called me back for the Liverpool match. It was a shame we lost 3-0 but I think he´s happy with me and I´m certainly happy with his trust in my work."

César will be in action on Saturday when QPR face Norwich at Loftus Road.

Grêmio defender Bressan excited for “game of his life” against Internacional on Sunday

Grêmio defender Bressan only made his senior debut on Wednesday against LDU, but he could not hide his excitement ahead of his first Gre-Nal this Sunday.

Bressan, 20, grew up as a Grêmio fan in a Grêmio household and knows the importance of Sunday’s clash against their fiercest rivals.

“The anxiety of my debut has passed, but playing a Gre-Nal is what I wanted most,” he told Lancenet!

“We know the importance, regardless of the team you play. It requires even greater concentration. We can confirm why Grêmio brought us here.” he added, referring to himself and left-back Alex Telles, both of who joined from Juventude.

“My grandfather, who we have lost, was a Gremista. It´s a dream what I´m doing, I intend to repay the trust placed in me by my family.

“Gre-Nal is different, nobody is here to ride, we all seek our space. It´s a different game. Dimension too large. It´s the game of your life.”

The biggest challenge that Bressan will face on Sunday is marking Inter striker Leandro Damião, a player the young defender see’s as someone who has trodden a similar path to his own.

“I know him well, he is a player of the Brazilian National Team. It is very difficult to mark, to follow him.

“He began in a way similar to me, no one knew him and today he got to where he is. You have to have concentration at all times. He is a very important player, but he is not only important player for the International.”

Iøvrigt godt nyt for Costa Rica...

Sin Tejada y Quintero contra Costa Rica

Jep, læste det godt i de costaricanske aviser.

Tak for svaret her den anden dag. Jeg kan i øvrigt tilføje, at I får trænet mit rimelig ringe spansk.

@RBaggio. Du skal vide, at drengene herinde bruger rigtig meget tid på at oversætte tingene fra dansk til spansk ;)

Pis, Ruiz og Rodallega kunne ikke gøre det slemme ved Man Utd. Ruiz fik ellers et forsøg reddet på stregen og flere gange brændte det på i Man Utds ende. Chicarito brændte dog også en friløber til sidst og Rafael spillede endnu engang en ganske habil back for Man Utd.

Opinião: O futuro negro do futebol brasileiro
Mais que perder um título ou a vaga para o Mundial da categoria Sub 20, a eliminação da seleção brasileira expõe uma ferida que insistimos em não dar o devido tratamento.

Se o presente da Seleção Brasileira principal é desanimador - relegada à posições nada nobres do ranking da Fifa - o futuro soa ainda mais preocupante.

A vexatória eliminação do time Sub-20 do Sul Americano mostra o quanto as categorias de base dos clubes brasileiros se entregaram aos empresários e se esqueceram da sua função primordial: formar jogadores.


Chuteiras coloridas, mil assessores, assédio demasiado da imprensa, cabelos esdrúxulos, falta pé no chão aos nossos jovens. Falta acompanhamento. Sobra deslubre. Falta humildade. Sobra estrelismo.

Hoje, para ser de algum time grande do futebol brasileiro é necessário, antes de tudo, contatos. A qualidade fica em segundo plano. Se você agradar a certos nomes, seu lugar no time está garantido. Caso não, procure outro clube.

Falta também organização a CBF, um plano para cuidar das nossas seleções de base desde o princípio. Algo que foi tentado com Ney Franco, até ele ser praticamente obrigado, por essa nova gestão, a aceitar o cargo de treinador do São Paulo. A indicação de Emerson Ávila, parece que foi uma piada de mau gosto do antigo técnico. Sem comando, sem tática, sem equilíbrio, o time brasileiro foi pior que um bando. Foi pior que um time de pelada.

Depois de uma campanha em que, em cinco jogos, só houve uma vitória - e de pênalti - sobre a Venezuela é para começar tudo do zero. Mas do zero mesmo. Desde o infantil.

Ou será que vamos ficar esperando or milagres? Craques como Neymar não cai mais do céu, como caíam no passado. Os tempos mudaram, porém a CBF continua no passado.

O problema do futebol brasileiro é a autossuficiência. O que preocupa é que nem um resultado desses pareceser capaz de promover mudanças em qualquer "filosofia". Não enquanto perdurar a ordem dos emrpesários, das chuteiras coloridas, dancinhas horríveis, penteados ridículos...

E os vexames vão se acumulando.

D. Baggio

Jamen det er en af fordelene her man får udvidede de sproglige kompetencer, men du hopper bare ind i diskussionerne, spørger løs osv.


Dibben, Samba og NPATO

Syntes nu ellers Julio César gør det ganske glimrende forQPR i øjeblikket, han kan sagtens være 1 målmand i 2014.

Må da indrømme jeg er meget skuffet over u-20 holdet, Emerson - Træneren virkede en anelse inkompetent. Det er nok ikke ligefrem en gylden årgang vi havde der , men..........Som jeg ser det handler lidt om Selvtilstrækkelighed, isolationstendenser som Brasilien har og lidt Arrogance - vi hviler for meget på tidligere tiders præstationer, her og nu tilgang - Tag statsmesterskaberne , Det vigtigste er at slå Vasco, FLA, Fluminense eller Gremio, international, eller Corinthians, Sao Paulo, Palmeiras osv - ligegyldig hvad ! kvaliteten er underordnet. Det var den selvfedehed der gjorde at Santos fik så mange smæk af Barca - og det var den erkendelse der gjorde at Corinthians slog Chelsea fordi de tog det en smule mere proffesionelt. Vi har jo problemet med Landsholdet også at spille mod B nationer som Irak, Danmark, Sverige, Japan, Gabon m.fl. er jo fint nok ud fra så´en harlem globetrotters perspektiv, det bare ikke noget der udvikler holdet - der er behov for stærkere modstandere, det viste Colombia...og England på Wembley er vel heller ikke helt uefne. jeg frygter bare vi vinder Confed Cup, fordi det så nmuliggøre en tilbagevending til selvtilstrækkeligheden .....vi må indse at hvis brasiliansk fodbold skal udvikle sig er vi nødt til at kvalificeret modstand, klubmæssigt såvel landsholdsmæssigt - så´en god gammeldags mentalitetsændring.