Pepe out for a while
Pepe ended the game with discomfort in the hamstring, which may be enough not to play and have time to reflect.
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the Santiago Bernabeu are very concerned with the attitude of the player and they’ll call chapter, whatever the final decision to take Jose Mourinho.The Portuguese coach also favored to take a few days off. The Luso finished the game very nervous after half stick with Barcelona, heard whistles and fail to replace him in goal from Puyol. Mourinho, in fact, ended up very unhappy with him after huge layoffs in the 1-1.
Pelé despises Messi
The Brazilian soccer star Pele said Lionel Messi is his favorite current player, but said they “never” be born another Pele, and incidentally, launched an interesting challenge to ’10 ‘Barca and the albiceleste.
“When Messi has scored 1283 goals and won 3 World Cups, we speak,” Pele said in an interview published by the newspaper “Le Monde”. “Records are made to be broken, but it will be hard to beat mine. People ask me all the time to be born when another Pele. Never! My father and my mother closed the factory,” he said.
The historic Brazilian footballer said that “technically” Messi, 24, and Pele, 71, are “virtually unchanged” and that both received a “gift of God.” “With me, no one knew what was going to throw leg, played with both. Also got many headed goals,” said the Brazilian.
By the way, ‘O Rei’ again delve into the wound that it hurts to read: “Messi is a great player at Barcelona, but when he plays with Argentina does not have the same success.
“ It is recalled that Messi himself, aware of this little ‘but’ in his career, he had defended recently by comparing with Di Stefano, considered one of the top four players in history without ever won a World Cup.
Wenger wish Henry back with Arsenal
Arsenal´s coach Arsene Wenger dreams of the transfer of French striker Thierry Henry ( New York Red Bulls) for the next two months, according to the British press.
“I have to think (make an offer to Henry). On January 1 will be a vital time for us. We have seven days to make decisions and take on that term,” Wenger said yesterday at a news conference.
Henry, who played eight seasons at Arsenal, is currently on vacation, but has been training the last four weeks with the Gunners and has impressed his former coach.
Given the current slowdown in the American League (MLS), Henry was not expected in New York before March.
Wenger is considering a sale during the months of January and February, to compensate for outflows and Gervinho Chamakh, who are leaving for the African Nations Cup.
No unusual transfers of the best players in the MLS teams in Europe earlier this year. David Beckham has been twice in AC Milan and Landon Donovan, the Galaxy captain in Los Angeles, will play again this year at Everton.
Yaya Touré chosen as best african player in 2011
Touré, 28, beat in the election to juvenile Ghanaian striker Andre “Dede“ Ayew, Olympique Marseille, the son of Abedi Pele (winner in three consecutive editions since 1991) and the Malian Seydou Keita of Barcelona.
The midfielder current leader of the Premier League happening in Africa as the best player striker Samuel Eto’o, who won the award as player of Inter Milan in 2010, for the fourth time, and now plays in Makhachkala in Daghestan Anzhi.
Touré joined the team of Italian Roberto Mancini last season and was instrumental in winning the FA Cup, it became a goal in the semifinals against Manchester United, and in the final against Stoke City.Touré is also the pillar of the Ivory Coast team, which completed only unbeaten qualifying for the Africa Cup to be played from January 21 to February 12 next. In addition, Touré is the second player from that country to receive this award, previously won by his compatriot and striker Didier Drogba of the english team Chelsea who won in 2006 and 2009.
Touré, who thanked his family and his teammates at Manchester City, including his brother and fellow soccer player Kolo Touré was elected by a vote of the coaches of the 53 member countries of the CAF.
Luis Suárez suspended because of racism
The Uruguayan striker was fined with eight games ban for racist abuse against defending Manchester United’s Patrice Evra, despite the support of his team Liverpool.
In addition, the England defender John Terry could be prosecuted for xenophobia against Anton Ferdinand, defender of Queen‘s Park Rangers.
The Uruguayan striker incident occurred last October 15 in the game between Liverpool and Manchester United and was released over the next eight games, Suarez is suspended by the disciplinary commission of the FA.
Moreover, in another game the uruguayan Suárez was photographed gesturing to the rostrum rival (vs Fulham), when they were losing 0-1.