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Fernando has left the liverpool and now he joined the chelsea fc and he will play now as striker from chelsea.i think now chelsea will become strong because torres is talented and good striker.
REAL MADRID player CRISTIANO RONALDO will play his 50th game with the Club in the Spanish League tonight against Osasuna. Apart from the congratulations the Portuguese is racing onwards towards record breaking numbers. Cristiano Ronaldo has 49 goals from 49 games ( some sources put 48 goals because a goal that hit Pepe on the back is doubtful) that calculates into a 100% average that not even legends like Di Stefano, Puskas, Pahiño, Hugo Sanchez, Ronaldo, nor Van Nistelrooy have managed with 50 games.
Cristiano Ronaldo with Real Madrid : Ap
The player is currently the leading goal scorer of the Spanish League with 22 goals & with just 21 Rounds of La Liga being celebrated. His objective is to break the Spanish Football goal scoring Record of 38 goals in one season currently held by Spanish Soccer legend Zarra & ex Real Madrid number nine Hugo Sanchez.
If we were to include ALL COMPETITIONS ( Champions, Spanish Cup...), Cristiano Ronaldo has played 66 games & scored 66 goals, that is , an incredible percentage of 100!.
Will he score tonight against Osasuna? The statistics favour the player.
Big SPANISH FOOTBALL surprises in today's three Round 21Spanish League - La Liga scheduled games. Both Madrid teams lost & Real Madrid now follows behind Spanish League Table leaders FC Barcelona by 7 points. Here is a summary of events, results & the scorers.ATLETICO DE MADRID has entered into a free fall downward turn after today's 0 - 2 defeat to ATHLETIC DE BILBAO. The match ended with a severe fan back-lash as the team showed a poor image even though one can easily argue that Atletico was badly done by a very controversial referee decision.
The turning point of the whole game came in the 38th min when Atletico defender PEREA was given a direct red card due to an "apparent tackle" on Bilbao forward Fernando Llorente in the penalty area. The replay showed that there was no foul on Fernando Llorente & that Perea was unfairly given a red card which left Atletico with only 10 men for the rest of the match. Justice was handed by the "Football Gods" when Llorente missed the penalty , however by then the damage to Atletico was already done as the team collapsed mentally & nerves set in.
Atletico de Madrid missed their chances & Diego Forlan is passing a dry spell that makes one wonder if its natural or artifical. Atletico de Bilbao took full advantage of the man advantage & the Atletico chaos & scored twice via TOQUERO in the 46th min & in the 64th min to drive the final nail into the Atletico coffin.
Nerves must have set into Atletico Coach Quique Sanchez Flores as well as some of the field placements left many bewildered & also opened up the rumour mill that his days at the Club may be counted.
Big earthquake today at Atletico that will have after tremours all next week.
Osasuna defeated Real Madrid 1 - 0
Another earthquake at OSASUNA with their hard fought victory over REAL MADRID 1 - 0. This loss by Real Madrid opens up a 7 point gap between themselves in second place & FC Barcelona who currently lead the Spanish League classification table.
There was a strange "vibe" in the air before the match that something was about to occur when the Real Madrid starting 11 did not have Marcelo (flu) & Xabi Alonso ( fever). The Madrid team was without course & a without a player like Xabi to steer things as they looked very keen but without steady midfield guidance. This, the fierce defensive & aggressive attitude from Osasuna shook the visitors & frustrated them all the game. Suffice to say the following just to give you an idea of how things were on the field overall & for Real Madrid : 11 yellow cards & Carvalho perhaps the best player for Real Madrid.
Real Madrid had their chances but Osasuna defended like their lives depended on it. The home team played counter-attacking Football that finally paid dividends in the 62nd min when CAMUÑAS scored for Osasuna from an Aranda flick.
Real Coach Mourinho reacted with three changes : Adebayor, Kaka & the fever striken Xabi Alonso all of which bettered the image but were not able to get through the Osasuna defence. In the end the nerves, the frustrations & the need to rush things only made things worst for Real Madrid & they were defeated.
Great win for Osasuna who deserve it & should be congratulated. Big loss for Real Madrid who can practically say "good-bye" to the Spanish League Title for this season. Nothing is impossible, but the way Barça is playing, it looks difficult that the latter will lose 2 games & Real win all their remaining games until the end of the season.
Villareal scores the only goal via Rossi
ESPANYOL went down 0 - 1 to VILLAREAL in a fabulous game of Football with two side very equal & at the very top of the Spanish League classification table. The "breaker" was the solitary goal by that man again ROSSI for Villareal in the 44th min.
Tomorrow - Round 21 - Spanish Soccer Monday Night match: Racing - Valencia CF
According to the LIVERPOOL FC Web newsthe English Club has agreed to the CHELSEA FC transfer price & offer of 58M€ for Spanish International Football player FERNANDO TORRES. This makes Fernando Torres the highest ever transfered player in monetary terms in the history for a Spanish born Football player & between two English Clubs. Overall, Fernando Torres is now the 6th highest ever transfer in Football History:
1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd - Real Madrid) = 94M€ 2. Zinedine Zidane (Juventus - Real Madrid ) = 73M€ 3. Zlatan Ibrahimovic ( Inter M - FC Barcelona ) = 66M€ 4. Kaka (AC Milan - Real Madrid) = 65M€ 5. Luis Figo (FC Barcelona - Real Madrid) = 60M€ 6. Fernando Torres (Liverpool - Chelsea ) = 58 M€
Fernando Torres is currently undergoing the obligatory medical exams which he should pass & receive the OK before signing with "the Blues" in coming hours.
Liverpool has used 40M€ from their soon to recieve 58M€ from Chelsea FC to sign Newcastle forward Andrew Carroll & thus join their other new signing Luis Suarez to form their "new look" future attacking line-up.
Fernando Torres
The Liverpool fans have not taken too well the news of the Fernando Torres transfer & have gone out to the streets to burn the Number Nine shirt of the player. An act that is more emotional than anything else because Torres was a real idiol for many Liverpool FC fans & for the young lads. The Spaniard scored 72 goals during his 150 matches with "the Reds" & one would expect that when the emotions subside that some "common sense" will prevail. The replacements for Torres - Suarez & Carroll - are top class.
Liverpool fans burn Torres shirts
Some may ask if Torres is worth 58M€? Was Cristiano Ronaldo worth 94M€? Think about the external marketing - merchandising - TV rights...etc. Fernando Torres is a "semi-God" for fans in China, Japan, Indonesia, Sth Korea, Thailand, USA, Australia.... big markets to open up for Chelsea FC. I think they will get back their investment in a few years.
To finish off, no doubt more news & details of the Fernando Torres operation will be coming out in the next hours from all sorts of web sources that will keep you updated if you desire to learn more about the move.
Novak Djokovic is convinced he can become the world number one after defeating Andy Murray in the Australian Open final. Djokovic was clinical as he won his second Grand Slam title at Melbourne Park, dispatching a disappointing Murray 6-4 6-2 6-3 in 159 minutes. The win makes him one of only four active players to have won two or more majors, and the Serb believes he now possesses the game to rival the world's top two players Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.
"If people want to call me a part of the big three, that's great," Djokovic said. "I have big respect for Federer and Nadal, everything they have done." "They are great examples of champions in every sense on and off the court, so to be able to compete with them is a huge challenge." "But since 2008, I'm a more complete player - mentally more experienced, physically fitter and stronger and I'm hitting the ball more powerfully." Djokovic has closed the gap in the rankings between himself and world number two Federer, and believes he can reach the summit with more performances likes the ones he produced in Melbourne. "My goal is to be number one of the world and I'm doing everything in order to achieve that," Djokovic said. "Every year I have the highest ambitions because I always believed in my abilities and believed in my quality and I know that I can win grand slams and I have proven that." "I know how to handle pressure, how to handle the big stage, so I guess it's just a matter of continuous hard work and dedication and consistency in the results and the ranking will come by itself." "But it's going to be very hard because the main rivals for that spot, next to Murray and (Robin) Soderling, are Federer and Nadal, the two best players in the world who are winning most of the tournaments they play and most of the Grand Slams." "So if I want to become the best player in the world, I will have to win more Grand Slams and try to get more points there."
India begins its Fed Cup campaign on Wednesday staring at an uphill battle after being drawn with China, Uzbekistan and Thailand. Sania Mirza will lead India’s challenge but the team is not likely to have much success against better opponents with Australian Open finalist Li Na (China), Mirza's conqueror in the Asian Games semi-finals Akgul Amanmuradova (Uzbekistan) and Tamarin Tanasugarn (Thailand) all likely to prove too much for India. India’s other problem is the second player. While Mirza, now ranked 135, has been in good form almost beating Justine Henin in the Australian Open first round, there is no other Indian player ranked in the top 200, unlike the other teams who have a good second player as well.
Pooja Venkatesh is ranked 534, Rashmi Chakravarthy 574 and Ashwarya Srivastava, ranked 806 are not likely to give the opponents a run for their money. China will be the favourite to top the group followed by Thailand but all equations could change if Li Na decided to opt out of the tournament. The latest Chinese star had a great run at the Australian Open reaching the final where she lost to Kim Clijsters and could well opt for some rest keeping in mind the season ahead. Though China will still remain the favourite, an upset here or there could help India gain some footing in the group.
