The team of Borussia Dortmund is on track to beat the record for most points earned during the fall league title in the Bundesliga championship, if he wins the weekend durng his visit to Eintracht Frankfurt.
Currently, the “yellow-blacks”, who are the undisputed leaders in the standings, have won 43 points from 16 games. The record is held by Bayern Munich in the 2005-2006 season as he had won 44 points after the first half of the championship.
Currently, graduates of Jurgen Klop lead with 11 points ahead of second Bayern Leverkusen and with eventual victory against Eintracht they may even increase the distance.
Dortmund yesterday was dropped out of Europe League tournament, having made 2:2 as a guest of Seville. Only victory in the German team could have qualified for the dropout phase of the tournament.
Here it is-the last day in the Europa league groupstage. Some dissappointments were seen along with brilliant matches and outstanding results. But anyway the points are all thath matter disregarding the good games. Now some teams are sure about their qualification in the next round and are aimig for the gold medals and the cups: Manchester City, Lech Poznan, Bayer Leverkusen, Sporting Lisbon, Villarieal, PAOK, Dinamo Kyiv, Bate Borisov, CSKA Moskva, Sparta Prague, Zenit, Stuttgart, Young Boys, PSV Eindhoven, Metalist Kharkiv, Paris Sait-Germain, Sevilla, Liverpool, Napoli, Porto and Besiktas. On the other hand there are still battles(some direct, some indiect) for a place in the last round. Team such as Anderlecht and AEK Athens, Lille and Gent, Atletico and Aris are in a desparate need of points to insure their place in the next round. Even though these teams will give the maximum of their skills some of them will evenually be eliminated. At last teams such as Zaszburg, Juventus, Rosenborg, Levski,Dinamo Zagreb, Club Brugge, Sheriff, Loussane Sport, Hajduk Split, Getafe, Odense, Debreceni, Sampdoria, Karpaty Lviv, Borussia Dormund, Steaua, Utrecht, Rapid Wien and CSKA Sofia have lost their chancesfor the last 32 teams to continue. Nevertheless there are some other factors such as the internal cups that are the most important for some of these tams and their elimination is not such a big deal.
The Manchester United's left wingback and part of the French national team Patrice Evra said after his match with Arsenal that his words that Arsenal is 'A Football Training Centre' proved right. He made this statement during the last round of the Barclays Premier League. "For me Arsenal is a football training centre. You watch the match, you enjoy it, but are you going to win a title afterwards? That’s what people remember." His words were actually right, because Arsenal does some very good games and their beautiful style of playing is remarkable, but after all their last title was many years ago.
Gladiators. The games where both the "players" and the public trembeled. Blood fell on the ground, murder was commited and the crould was cheering under the raw of the organisers. The organisers, the elite, those who could afford to start their own gladiator school, to buy slaves to train to become gladiators, where those who desided the lifes of the athletes. Soon after their creation (debated, around the Punic Wars - 3rd century BC) the murder was know as honor, the battles between gladiators was known as battle between the elite. Dispite our common sence, sources reveal that death on the arena was not a death of a slave commanded by his owner, but a glorious honored event. Some dreamt to become gladiators, others played until they could buy their freedom, and some, the soltiers of was, had no choice. But for the crould this did not matter. The enoumos coliseum in Rome (50, 000 - more than the Liverpool stadium, Amfield) was constantly full of people trembling to understand the fate of their favorite. At first the tournamets between gladiators was the most common event, but later in the (aroung 1 century BC- 1 century AD) the lions as well as other exotic animas were present as enemy. Logically such sport caused revolts, the most famous one of Spartacus, who in 73 BC caused Rome to tremble before his feet. But what about the sport? It did countinue for another 5 centuries of more carefullness. And yes JohnBog, this is was a bit more dangerous sport than cheerleeding. Was it more interesting? Hard to tell...
The president of FC Barcelona Sandro Rosell started negotiations with the brazilian club Santos to buy two young players, considered as future superstars. These players are Neymar da Silva Santos Junior, or simply Neymar and Paulo Henrique Chagas de Lima, also known as Ganso.
Neymar is 18 years old and the English club Chelsea already tried to buy him, offering enormous amount of money, but the Brazilian teenager rejecetd the offer.
Ganso is 21 years old and also rejected a transfer from a famous football club from Europe - Milan. The Italians didn't offer enough money and that actually broke the negotiations.
It is very possible that Barca will manage to buy these two promising young players, because Rosell has a good reputation in Brazil and has a strong relations with the biggest Brazilian clubs. And another thing is that actually Barca's manager Pep Guardiola insisted on these transfers, so it seems that soon at least one of the two yougn stars will join the Spanish club.
Manchester United won with 1 to 0 in front of Arsenal their field Old Trafford in the last game of the 17 th round of the Premier League. Goals for the Reds' said Park Ji Sung in 41 minutes. Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov wasn't playing for Man Utd this time stood on the bench of his team throughout the match and even though the "Red Devils" won. Wayne Rooney did miss a penalty for the hosts in 74 minutes.
The victory allowed the Red Devils to come out on top in the standings. Manchester United has 34 points and is followed by Arsenal 32, Manchester City with 32 and Chelsea 31. United has a game in hand.
Sight of the former Manchester United star David Beckham and rescued some time ago Chilean miners who were specially invited for the derby, the team Sir Alex Ferguson hit the ground with a pure striker in the face of Wayne Rooney. On top of the attack even began Moroccan Londoners Marwan Shamak. The captain of Arsenal Cesc Fabregas, who recently healed injury, was recorded among the reserves, but appear in the game in the second half. Its inclusion didn't help Arsenal to avoid defeat. Among the holders of Arsenal were the goalkeeper Wojciech and young Shchesni that shifts in the starting eleven suffering from injury Lukasz Fabianski.
In the 74-minute Manchester United could decide the match in their favor. Team Sir Alex Ferguson is entitled to a penalty after Clichy game with his arm in the criminal field. The decision of the Web to indicate the white point, however, likely to trigger discussions. Rooney stood behind the ball, but 25-year-old shoots the ball very poorly and profucha above the door. The hosts, however, remained calm and kept handy for their result. Even 86 minutes Rooney was close to make up for missed penalty as a beautiful shot try to transfer Shchesni but the goalkeeper saved. Literally in the last seconds of the 4-minute period of extra time reserve Theo Walcott volley shoot inaccurately and Arsenal failed to wrest point at the last possible moment.
Cheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, using organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumblingg, dancee, jumpss, cheerss, and stuntingg to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate in competitions. I't is one of the most dangerous sports in the world because the stunts which are being done are very dangerous and can lead to serious injuries or even death. That's why all the cheerleaders need a lot of preparations before they start making stunts. However cheerleading is more a female sport but despte this there are also boys cheerleaders which have a major role in performing the stunts. Most of the cheerleaders are slim but however there are also fat cheerleaders.
Dock jumping also known as dock diving is a dog sport in which dogs compete in jumping for distance or height from a dock into a body of water.
A team consists of a dog, of any type or size, and usually one handler but sometimes two handlers. Dogs must be over six months of age to compete. Handlers may use a toy, also known as the chase object. The dogs are not required to chase or retrieve the toy.There are dock jumping events in the United States and other countries such as United Kingdom,and Australia.The first time this sport appeared was in 1997 at the incredible dog challenge which was sponsored by the dog food manufacturer Purina.Nowerdays this sport is ran in many different countries and is very famous around people who deal with dogs. Teams know many different techniques in order to make the dog jump better. The most famous one is by giving the dog a candy before and after it's first jump it order to encourage it. The world record is recorded is made by the Dog Smoke and it's owner Melissa Nesson on the 11th of July , 2010. Its lenght is 29 ft or 8,86 meters. Dock jump is one very cool dog sport and many people think that dogs love it too.
Litex champion adopt its number one competitor for the title Levski most interesting quarterfinal Cup Bulgaria this season. This became clear after he was pulled into the lot representation Ford Moto-Phoe in Mladost in Sofia. So "orange," which has already won in Lovech Blues for the Championship with 2:1, you will have the advantage of playing its stadium in the fight for semifinal.
Both clubs that do not harbor good feelings towards each other for years and almost constantly about their matches sparks flying on and off the pitch, clearly dominate the Cup since the beginning of the century.
Since 2000, the Blues are record holders of Bulgaria in the tournament with 26 titles have won the trophy five times - 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, in the last two sluchvaite win the final say Litex. Players Ganchev even lifted the Cup four times - 2001, 2004, 2008, 2009 and twice was a finalist team. The other two teams that have won the trophy in the new century CSKA (2006) and Beroe (2010). In 2008, Litex Lovech and Levski met last in the race. Then Lovech people Sofianites removed after shootout in Lovech clash again in the quarterfinal before winning the Cup for the third time in its history.
Coach number one of Bulgaria for the last century and honorary president of CSKA Levski Dimitar Penev pull the team to visit his nephew Lyuboslav Penev, having previously Georgi Ivanov-Gonzo withdraw the Black Sea to visit of CSKA Sofia in the second pair.
The third in the A group this fall - Chernomorets, taking Lazur Slavia and performing surprisingly well Lokomotiv Plovdiv squad will face their fans Lauta against Pirin.
Drogba missed to score a penalty at the very end of the derby Chelsea vs. Tottenham. The hero of Chelsea became a reason for disappointment and after a tense game the result remained equal. Drogba made a terrible mistake after he missed the chance of gaining the 3 points for his team in the 92nd minute. This minute was the most important for the team, becausae it could have gainead them temporarily the first place. Drogba is currently one of the best players of Chelsea and the fact that he missed was a terrible shock for the fans and supporters of the team. Even after the bad game the hope is still alive. Drogba will have to prove himself against Manchester United on the 19th, which is the derby in England. Chelsea still have a great chanace to win the first place, but the next matches will be really dificult.
The most successful coach of Barcelona in the history of the club, Johan Cruyff, openly ciritisized the contract with Qatar Foundation for 33 million Euro per year. One of the distinctive characteristics of Barca in the past was that it proclaimed itself "more than a club", i.e. it is not a private company but an organization of its fans and supporters. Cruyff's criticisms were directed towards the chairman of the club, Sandro Rosell. The Dutch ex-star said, "Does Rosell really think that he is the only genius to come up with the idea of sponsorpship?" Cruyff also said that the financing the club will receive from the sponsor will be no more than 6-7% of the clubs annual budget, so it is practically useless. The great coach ended his interview with the remark that the signing of the sponsorship contract was a big leap backwards for the club and the ones who govern it.
Carlos Tevez surpisingly announced yesterday day that he'll like to leave his current club Manchester City during the summer transfer window. He didn't explain the reason for his decision, but it is believed that he wants to return to Argentina to be close to his two daughters. So it is very possible that he will join club from the Argentine Primera Division. Tevez rejected the speculations that he is not in good relations with the Man City coach Roberto Mancini and the owner of the club Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
The reaction of the Manchester City's board was total rejection. "He has a contract for 3.5 more years so he's not going to leave the club now. He is staying at the club and is not going to be transferred in another club during the summer transfer window."
So basically Tevez wants to leave, but they're not letting him go to another club. Such a complicated situation. We all are waiting for the resolution!
The American team L.A. Galaxy announced its intentions to buy the Brazilian legend Ronaldinho. The team hopes to be able to win the title by having two of the greatest footballers ever, Beckham and Ronaldinho, together in one squad. American soccer will certainly benefit from such a transfer, but it is doubtful whether this will help Ronaldinho's career. It is a common practice for great footballers to go to clubs in the U.S. or in the Middle East when their career starts to fade. Hristo Stoichkov, Gilberto Silva, and Guti are just several examples of that trend. If Ronaldinho has the ambition to leave a greater trace in the history of soccer than he has already done, he has to remain in Europe and continue to play world-class football. A possible transfer to America would mean a decisive step to retirement, and he will almost surely lose his chance to compete on top level again. His possible future colleague David Beckham has been one of the few to return to Euope after an "exile" in the U.S. (he played for AC Milan for a season).
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Today a press conference in Boulogne Billancourt were announced three players who will argue for the Golden Ball for 2010. These are three players of Barcelona Andres Iniesta, Lionel Messi and Xavi Hernandez. Surprisingly troika remained outside midfielder Wesley Sneijder Inter, which was a major contribution to treble (Premier League, Championship and Cup of Italy Italy) Inter and led Holland to the World Cup finals, scoring five goals at the World Cup. Andres Iniesta Age: 26 years Nationality: Spain (54 games / 7 goals) Achievements in 2010: World Champion, Champion of Spain and the Spanish Supercup Golden Ball 2009: 4th place
Lionel Messi Age: 23 years Nationality: Argentina (54 goals macha/15) Achievements in 2010: Champion of Spain, the Spanish Super Cup, goal scorer in La Liga (34 goals) Scorer of the Champions League (8 goals) Golden Ball 2009: 1 seat
Xavi Hernandez Age: 30 years Nationality: Spain (99 games / 8 goals) Achievements in 2010: World Champion, Champion of Spain and the Spanish Supercup Golden Ball 2009: 3rd place
The remaining 20 players nominated were: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid) Daniel Alves (Barcelona) Didier Drogba (Chelsea) Samuel Eto'o (Inter) Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal) Diego Forlan (Atletico Madrid) Asamoa Gian (Ren and Sunderland) Julio Cesar (Inter) Miroslav Klose (Bayern Munich) Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich) Douglas Maicon (Inter) Carles Puyol (Barcelona) Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich) Mesut Jozias (Werder Bremen and Real Madrid) Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich) Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) Bastian Shvayshtayger (Bayern Munich) Wesley Sneijder (Inter) David Villa (Valencia and Barcelona) Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid)
Dog sled racing is a winter racing sport most popular in the Arcticregions of the United States, Canada, Russia, and some European countries.It involves the timed competition of teams of sleddogs that pull a sled with the dog driver or musher standing on the runners. The team completing the marked course in the least time is judged the winner.Sled dog races include "sprint" races over relatively short distances of 4 to 25 miles, mid-distance races from 28 to 200 miles, or long-distance races of 200 to over 1000 miles. Sprint races frequently are two or three-day events with heats run on successive days with the same dogs over the same course. Mid-distance races are either heat races of 14 to 80 miles per day, or continuous races' of 100 to 200 miles. (These categories are informal and may overlap to a certain extent.) Long-distance races may be continuous or stage races, in which participants run a different course each day, usually from a central staging location.Sled dog race was a demonstration sport at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. Then it was shown in Olslo in the Olympics several years later but it did not gain official event status. The dogs which are used to pull the sled with the driver are special trained powerful dogs, usually huskies. Dog sled racing is little unknown sport but still it's very exciting and fun to practice. I recommend that everyone should try it just once.
Here are the two holders that Levski will sell.
The management of Levski believes in winning the championship, although it is five points behind the champions Litex for half of the season. Therefore Todor Batkov and Georgi Ivanov-Gonzo want to keep Levski's star Gara Dembele and Macedonian international Darko Tasevski, but the blues are about to loose two of their best players for the last two- three seasons. It's about Veselin Minev and Zhoazinyo. Both are major players in the composition of Yasen Petrov this season, as they were with Emil Velev, Ratko Dostanic, Gonzo and play on the whole left area of the team. The left defender has been assured from his bosses that an offer from abroad will be sealed without a problem once the player has gotten 30 years old, because it was time for him to leave. The price that Levski wants for Minev, is no more than 300 000.
The situation with the Brazilian varies as he is quite younger and promising than his team-mate. Zhoazinyo turns 22 years on Christmas eve and his bosses want no less than a million dollars for him. Batkov agrees to sell him but does not want an amount less than the pre-mentioned, since more than 30% of the money will go to his first club Portuguesa, which means that the sales of one million, only 700,000 will enter into the pockets of the citizens of Sofia. Already several teams from Russia and Ukraine have shown interest in him.
Zhoazinyo has played in all 27 games from the beginning of the season, while Minev has missed on two meetings. These are the games with Kaliakra, because of an injury and the match againts Lokomotiv Plovdiv brcause of a puishment.
If any separation happens with Minev and Jo, Ivanov should attract new players to these positions, since at this stage, neither of them have a reserve on the team. He wil be able to make a decision since if he sells both of the players there will be more than a million dollars in the cash desk.
Today FIFA announced the three nominated football players for the Ballon d'Or (also known as the European Footballer of the Year award) for 2010. Surprisingly, all the three players are from one team - Barcelona FC. They are Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta, and Xavi Hernandez. And here's a little information about them and their achievement in 2010.
Andres Iniesta: Age: 26 years old Nationality: Spain (54 matches and 7 goals) Achievements in 2010: Won FIFA 2010 World Cup Won the Spanish Championship Won the Spanish Super Cup Ballon d'Or 2009: 4th place
Lionel Messi: Age: 23 years old Nationality: Argentina (54 matches and 15 goals) Achievements in 2010: Won the Spanish Championship Won the Spanish Super Cup Top goalscorer of the Spanish Championship (34 goals) Top goalscorer of the UEFA Champions League (8 goals) Ballon d'Or 2009: 1st place
Xavi Hernandez: Age: 30 years old Nationality: Spain (99 matches and 8 goals) Achievements in 2010: Won FIFA 2010 World Cup Won the Spanish Championship Won the Spanish Super Cup Ballon d'Or 2009: 3th place
FIFA made an astonishing decision by not including the Dutch superstar Wesley Sneijder in the three nominated footballers who are going to compete for the prestigious award. Many fans of football cannot believe that this has happened because Sneijder was the key player in last season's Inter Milan squad. He was vital for the success in both the Champions League and in the Italian Calcio. Moreover, the winger scored five goals on the World Cup in South Africa. It cannot be said that the three nominated players, Lionel Messi, Xavi Hernandes, and Andres Iniesta, do not deserve their place because all of them had a tremendously strong season in their club Barca. Objections were raised that FIFA favors Barcelona over teams like Inter, but the recent match against Real Madrid proved that Barcelona could be called the strongest team in the world. Nonetheless, Sneijder really deserved a place in the Great Three even though the choice has undoubtedly been very hard for FIFA.
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The Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is put on extensive treatement for his sprained ankle. Real Madrid desperately need him for the coming match against Valencia on Saturday. It is maybe the most important match for the club this season because it will determine the way the club would take: either they will keep their dreadful from the 5-0 defeat against Barca, or they will recover from the crisis and emerge stronger than ever. Jose Mourinho realizes that and has ordered all doctors in the team to do all they can to make it possible for Ronaldo to play on Saturday. The Special One was humiliated in the last match, and it is now obvious that he will do everything that is needed to restore his reputation and shut the mouths of his enemies, who are now triumphant because of the 0-5 in El Classico.
A few hours ago, Russia was chosen the host of World Cup 2018. The country of vodka and Stalin was preferred to rich and prosperous countries such as Holland, Belgium, England, Spain, and Portugal in the fight for the prestigious award. Maxim Elin, a Russian soccer fan, said that this was a great success not only for Russian football but also for the Russian people. Russia will now have the chance to prove that it has turned into a truly modern country, which should not only be associated with alcoholism and Communism. In the last several months, the bidding process turned into a state affair as the Prime Minister Vladimir Putin personally ordered the minister of sports to make sure that Russia wins over other candidates. The football star Andrey Arshavin also commented on the choice, saying that the world cup will "change the views" about Russia and that the whole country has the ambition to make the first time they'll be hosting this event a really unique one.
Bulgarian boxer heavyweight Kubrat Pulev-Cobra will fight in his last match for 2010 against Italian Paolo Vidots. The match is scheduled for December 18 in Germany. Up to now Pulev knows the taste of loss as of 9 matches professional ring has 9 wins (5 by knockout).
Vidots was born on August 21, 1970 In his rich career he has 26 wins, including 15 by knockout, and 8 losses. The Italian has successes in the amateur ring - bronze from 2000 Sydney Olympics, the world bronze in 1997 and 1999. European champion of Euro 2000 in Tampere. His first game on the professional stage is 27 January 2001, when Madison Square Garden knocked out after only two minutes in the ring Chris Morris.
For Cobra did the most serious fighting until it was in late October against American Dominic Guinn. In Rostock Bulgarians beat him convincingly on points.
According to preliminary information, 18 December Pulev had to fight against the Ukrainian Oleg Platov. Fighting heavyweight would have been 10 rounds in Berlin. Clash between the two, however, was postponed four times, not at the request of Ukrainian - or because of injury or because of organizational disorder.
The Bulgarian boxers’ chance for win is not big because of the enormous experience Paolo Vidots has but he is faster and younger. Cobrata has a chance to win the last rounds and be in defensive position in the first because his opponent would be tired but not to try fight in the beginning when there is big chance to loose.
Yoga exercises are better than other types of physical exercise to reduce everyday stress and improve one’s mood, according to a U.S.A. study cited by the UPI agency. Scientists compared the yoga exercises with routine walking and found out that people who practice yoga are in a better mood and much less stressed. The study involved nineteen very dedicated people who devoted part of their time in the program related to this experiment and another fifteen participants who joined the experiment related to regular walking, quoted the “Los Angeles Times”. In the time period of twelve weeks the participants in both groups set aside an hour for 3 times a week for their program, afterwards they passed several tests to examine their mood, stress, anxiety, etc. Quoted from actualno.com. Moreover, researchers have used NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) to examine the levels of a chemical which is a neurotransmitter that calms the brain, reduces anxiety and causes a state of mind in which the body rests. The participants, who did the yoga exercises, demonstrated better mood and lower stress levels than the ones who joined the program, related with routine walking. Yoga exercises also lead to higher levels of gamma acids, which are associated with ones mood, thus shaving higher levels of that certain acid you would feel better.
Leader in the world rankings two Rafael Nadal was chosen as one of the most successful Spanish athletes in 2010 according to the traditional prizes of the Spanish newspaper "AS". A glittering ceremony, attended by some of the biggest Spanish stars Rafael received his prize from the hands of recently departed from professional tennis Carlos Moya and the audience in the hall stood up and applauded their hero for a minute. "Thank you for your applause, but I think it was too much," said shyly Rafael Nadal. "For me it was the most exciting and best season of my career. Last year, I went through several difficult situations, but thanks to you all - friends, family, fans and media I returned back to where I was. Now I'm even better than before! " "I am honored to be among you. I want to congratulate all the winners and all Spanish athletes because we had an unforgettable year. For me as a lover of sport has been a pleasure to watch you. Thank you very much" added Rafa.
The other nominees were the Spanish coach Vicente del Bosque, motorcycling champions Jorge Lorenzo and Marc Marquez, and Iker Casillas as a representative of the national soccer team that won the world title of 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Casillas did not give interviews to the media because of his ban from club Real Madrid after losing from Barcelona. In this regard Nadal joked that it was extremely painful for him to lose a Masters in London and then to see how his favorite team, Real Madrid fell to 0:5 from its eternal rival. Nadal added that he had sent an SMS encouraging Cristiano Ronaldo and the other footballers, and several of the Barcelona footballers, congratulating them with victory.
In the middle of the Europa League matches it’s beginning to come clear some of the clubs that will qualify for the knock-out stage of the tournament. There are some outstanding results as well, but in general the strongest teams in Europe have easy time playing their matches. Here are the results and the possible rotations of the teams till the final stage in the groups.
Group A: 1. Lech Poznan 1-1 Juventus 2. Manchester City 3-0 Red Bull Zalzburg
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1. Manchester City FC - 10p. 2. KKS Lech Poznan - 8p. 3. Juventus – 5p. 4. FC Red Bull Zalzburg – 2p.
Manchester City 100% qualifies for the next stage, Lech Poznan needs only 1 point or Juventus to lose their match to insure their qualification, Juventus needs a victory in their last match + a lost of Lech Poznan form the last Zalzburg, while Zalzburg is eliminated from the tournament.
Group B: 1. Club Atletico de Madrid 2-3 Aris Thessalonici 2. Rosenborg BK 0-1 Bayer 04 Levekusen
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1. Bayer 04 Levekusen - 11p. 2. Aris Thessalonici – 7p. 3. Club Atletico de Madrid – 7p. 4. Rosenborg Bk - 3p.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 100% qualifies for the next stage, If Aris wins they will qualify, but if the lose or make a draw Atletico will have to lose otherwise they will be eliminated, opposite with Atletico, while Rosenborg Bk is already eliminated.
Group C: 1. Sporting Clube de Portugal 1-0 LOSC Lille Metropole 2. KAA Gent 1–0 Levski Sofia
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1. Sporting Clube de Portugal – 12p. 2. Kaa Gent – 7p. 3. Lille – 5p. 4. Levski - 4p.
Sporting Lisboa 100% qualifies, Gent will have to get a draw or win in their last match to insure their qualification, Lille will need only vitory and Gent to lose to qualify, while Levski is eliminated.
Group D: 1. PAOK FC 1-0 Villareal 2. Club Brugge 0-2 Dinamo Zagreb
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1. PAOK FC – 7p. 2. NK Dinamo Zagreb -7p. 3. Villareal CF – 6p. 4. Club Brugge -2p.
In this group nothing is certain because there are still 2 more rounds to play so everything’s possible.
Beşiktaş will play against CSKA Sofia today, but the Black Eagles came to Sofia not only because of the Europa League match. They're currently looking to strenghten up their attack and are observing Levski Sofia's forward Garra Dembele, who scored the impressive number of 26 goals in the Bulgarian League and Europa League from the beginning of the season. The only bad thing that can stop the transfer of the French forward is that he is too expensive for Beşiktaş: 3 million euro or even more.
If Beşiktaş fail to buy Dembele, they will probably made an offer for Hugo Almeida, who currently plays for Werder Bremen.
Travis Kennedy was the best male free style rider for 2008-2009 season when he was riding for Forum. His initials are T. K. and from there come his nick name The Kid and another reason to call him The Kid was because he was too young, only in high school, and he was already on the board riding smoother compared to the other riders from the team of Forum. He is a brilliant kid with incredible imagination which helped him find and use a lot of unusual objects as spots and try new tricks and improve or make more beautiful his older stunts. He was and he is still one of the best grinders and male with the most beautiful and smooth roof drops and rail stunts. But when Forum created Travis Kennedy's PRO model snowboard it was not one of the best sellers even though it was specially made for rails and boxes with anty-braking system and the board was very flexyble. Not a lot of people were as good as The Kid on the rails and boxes so they didn't need that flexyble and cool board and it was not much saild so Forum decided to drop off Travis Kennedy because he wasn's bringing much money to the company. This was a verry stupid reason to drop that perfect rider so Travis was very angry and never after touched a Forum board or clothing. and on February 16, 2010 Travis Kennedy is rider for Technine where he feels better and he says that his incomes are better and people from the team are more friendly. It is very happy because he have had a lot of problems troughout 2009-2010 free period until this season. We are waiting for a new movie for his new company and we are hopping it will be better and longer than the two movies he made for forum with just 5 minutes of him riding from 1 hour and 30 mins movies (That by Forum; Forum or against em!) This is Travis Kennedy's PRO model for Forum and if you are interested in freestyle riding I am recommending it to you. This is Travis and his new clothing and snowboard for Technine.
Cluj coach Sorin Cartoon occur as very temperamental man during a Champions League match between his team and Basel, ended 1:0 in favor of Swiss. During the match covered by the anger, the coach broke foot Plexiglas glass on the bench on which he sat. Interestingly, people from the headquarters of the Romanians are not impressed by the attack of the madness of Cartoon and continued to quietly observe the fight. Apparently these are used to his actions, as this is not the first manifestation of such specialist. About two years ago he tried to break another glass head on the bench, but this time for his luck without success (second video).
Uefa confirmed that an investigation of the case with red cards for players of Real (Madrid) Xabi Alonso and Sergio Ramos in a match of Group "G" of the Champions League with Ajax on Tuesday. Madrid won with 4:0 in Amsterdam and at the end of the meeting the two Spanish internationals earn a deliberate red cards to "clean up" for eith final stage of the tournament. And Alonso and Ramos were banned from the game after receiving a second yellow card for delay of game. TV cameras showed that the coach of the Los blankos Jose Mourinho gives instructions on Xabi Alonso and Iker Casillas that goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek and also with their conspiratorial whispering.
From UEFA will investigate and intemperate behavior of layoffs today coach Cluj Sorin Cartridge at the loss of 0:1 in Basel, again on Tuesday in a meeting of Group E of the Champions League.
The test pilot of the Force India Formula 1 and the Mercedes star Paul Di Resta won this year's championship at the German track Touring Car Championship (DTM). His opponent and teammate Gary Pafet wins in the final round of the season in China, but failed to lift the trophy since Dee Resta finished second . Paul di Resta's title was secured by the confrontation between Mike and Susie Stoddart Rockenfeller six minutes before the end of the race. Last on the podium went Timo Shayder, followed by his teammates in Audi-Tomshik Martin and Miguel Molina. Jamie Green with Mercedes was sixth and behind him finished Markus Winkelhock Audi, Mercedes with David Coulthard, Matthias Ekstryom with Audi and Mercedes with Ralf Schumacher in the top 10.
Tomorrow the fans of the English football will witness two games that will determine the fate of the4 teams that will reach the finals and will aim for the cup. Manchester United are currently considered as favorites, but Arsenal is also a threat that should not be underestimated. For the Barclays Premier league Manchester are currently having 31 points, while Chelsea and Arsenal have 29 points. If Arsenal win tomorrow and Manchester fail Westham, Arsenal will apear as the new favorite for the cup. Arsenal will have a very important match that could lead them to the total succes, but it could also ruin their dreams. At the beginning of the year Arsenal lost the match with Wigan. The result was 3-2 and it was a huge surprize for both critics and fans. This year the game will be one of the most important for this stage of the tournament and as Arsenal desire the victory more than all I would tell that they'll end as triumphing from the game
The mach started really interesting. Nikolay Manchev and Atanas Kurdov made some really serious hits to the door but the goal keeper from ''Botev'' caught the ball. Then around the 20 minutes Atanas Kurdov, a leader in the ''Botev team'' scored a goal. I was breathtaking. After the goal, Neftohimik did their best to score and they ha some really good chances to score but however they didnt made it. Mitko Trendafilov tried to scored 2 times when he was eye to eye contact with the goalkeeper but despite that he didnt succedded. Somewhere around the 43 minute the gaolkeeper Jordanov saved the bal and it was beautiful. After the 45th minute Vihren Manev immedeately paused the game because the spectators lighted smokebombs and bombs. However around the 64th minute Kurdov scored briliantlly. IN the end the match finished with the result 2:1. The match was played on the stadium '' Lazur''. There were more than 6000 sdpectators. However the spectators loved the game despite the fights and the bombs they lighted.
Litex team finished with a minimal victory autumn half of the season. Lovech people prevailed with 1:0 Kaliakra Kavarna and will spend the winter in the first place in the A group with five points predina to Levski. The only goal scored in today's match Dock Madureyra in 29 minutes after submitting Tom. In the final minutes, however, the success of the champions hung in the balance as at 87-minute reserve Georgi Stanchev could not overcome the very good position Vinisius Barivyera.The meeting started well for the cape and also to the 7 th minute the hosts could come out ahead in the score, but Ivaylo Radentsov from near miss after the header. Previously, Martin Dimov head was not sufficiently accurate. The 16-minute hand side natseli Doka beam after an assist by Hristo Yanev. Five minutes later again Yordan Gospodinov beam save after another shot the Brazilian.
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In 29 minutes, however, Tom stole a ball in midfield, found the dock and this time the "carioca" overcame Gospodinov to 0:1.After a goal pace of play has dropped considerably. The meeting went quietly, as twice Lovech reserve Svetoslav Todorov had the opportunity to questioning, but in both cases was not accurate. In 87 minutes, however inadvertently in the defense of "orange" allow George Stanchev to control the ball and shoot, but Barivyera Recent efforts slew foot ball and save for their three points.So in the standings after the autumn half of the season Litex is a leader with a total of 37 points as Lovech people for the first time in its history ended unbeaten - 11 wins and 4 draws. Novice to professional football Kaliakra even finished 11 th place with 16 points.
Dimitar Berbatov made a brilliant match for Manchester United versos Blackburn with scoring 5 goals for his team. In that way he has 11 goals for Premier League and 12 as a whole from the beginning of the season. Berba goes in the history of the Premier League, becoming the fourth player to score five goals in one match, and with it came out on of the top scorers in England. Thanks to the success of Manchester United climbed to first place in the Premier League. The manager of the Reds' Alex Ferguson bet on Dimitar Berbatov and Wayne Rooney as the holder militant couple. The last time this had happened at "Old Trafford" on match of the Premier League with a 3:2 success over Liverpool - match that Berbatov scored his fancy hat-trick. After 10 played matches without scoring a single goal Berbatov puts the end of that roll with hitting the first goal after only 70 seconds and opens the game. After 4 more minutes Berbatov scores his second goal. And after some minutes Dimitar reaches his hat-trick. And until the end he scores 2 more goals.
teve Johnson, you may know him as the guy who has embroidery which literally states: “Why so serious?” the quote, taken from the blockbuster movie – “The Dark Knight”.
Taking in consideration his great performance this week and including the event that took place this Sunday – a potential win for the Buffalo Bill’s but it didn’t happen unfortunately, the two year veteran might want to take things a little more serious next time.
With his team almost losing he saw an opportunity that might actually help his team win the game. It was a sure win, unfortunately Johnson couldn’t catch the ball and it fell on the ground before his eyes…
It was an unbelievable play by Buffalo, who came back from a 13-0 defeat because of a time deficit. Johnson’s catch would have given them the opportunity that they needed to score the vital touchdown, thus providing them with their third win for the season. Currently, they are the most exciting 2-9 team in the history of NFL.
The international snowboard team of Forum has a new member - Mario Kappeli. Born on May 27th, 1988 in Gruesh, Switzerland, the young snowboarder is very excited to join some of the most famous snowboarders, such as Niko Cioffi, Daniel Ek, Cameron Pierce and others. He says that Forum has a spirit of a real family and in the same time, some of the craziest riders. He is eager about starting his craziest stunts and videos with the Forum riders.
As a new member to the group, Mario alredy participated in this year’s new video of Forum – “F It” and looks forward to make other videos and films. Kevin Keller, the Team Market Manager for U.S. , commented on Kappeli’s skills and defined them as tremendous and extraordinary. When he met him at Stubai, before the Air & Style in December, he was very impressed by his style and personality. Keller says that Mario is a great person to be with and that he possesses large motivation.
Tonight two of the best teams in the world will play agaisnt each other. Josep Guardiola's superteam consisting of Messi, Iniesta, Villa, Pyuol and Xavi versus Jose Mourinho's consisting of Cristiano Ronaldo, Ramos, Pepe, Oezil and Khedira. It will be a clash of two completely different playing styles: Barca will play as usual, with a lot of short passes and with awesome combinations between the players deep in the opponents' half of the ground. That will give a good opportunities for Real's tytpical counter-attacks and fast players. Also, the coaches already announced the starting teams. Guardiola chose 4-3-3. Valdes, of course, will be the goalkeeper, and Alves, Pique, Puyol, Abidal (or Maxwell) will form the defence. Busquets, Xavi, and Iniesta will form the midfield and the announced forwards are Pedro, Villa, and Messi. Mourinho chose 4-2-3-1. Casillas will be the goalkeeper. The chosen defenders for the match are Ramos, Pepe, Carvalho, and Marcelo. Khedira and Alonso will play as defensive midfielders. Di Maria, Oezil, and Ronaldo will be attacking midfielders and Higuain will play as the only forward.
On Wednesday, November 17th, the Bulgarian national team will play in a friendly match against Serbia. Although the match is officialy called "friednly", both teams are likely to play to the full of their abilities. The Serbian team has the chance to restore their good name after the world qualification against Italy a few weeks ago, when Serbian fans fought with Italian fans and the police. The Bulgarian team, on the other hand, wants to show that the crisis is a thing of the past and that we have a respectable team once again. The head coach Lothar Matthaus will have his first match with the national team in Bulgaria. The federation has promised cheap tickets as they hope that the national team will receive solid support from the fans. So if you have free time on Wednesday night and are not afraid of the Serbian fans, please go and support the team because they will need it.
Litex managed to defeat one of the strongest teams in "A" Group Loko (Sofia) after an interesting match in Lovech. There were many criticisms directed toward the referee because of his seeming affection towards the players of Litex. The president of Loko was furious after the match and declared his intention to ask the chief referee of Bulgaria to resign. The referee Angel Angelov obvisouly favored the Lovech team through his actions, but the question is did he do this intentionally or was it just a mistake. In the past, he has been a central character in numerous scandals concerning macthes of CSKA (Sofia), Slavia, and Levski. If the scandals in the "A" Group continue, Bulgarian football will suffer greatly. We should not forget that Bulgarian football is also observed by UEFA, which has the power and the authority to impose heavy bans and fines on our federation. So instead of figthing between each other, Bulgarian football fans had better unite and help the federation solve the problem with referees. Several football teams, including CSKA (Sofia) and Levski, have decided to meet and discuss the current situation. It is very likely that they will take serious measures. It seems that Bulgarian football has a real chance to get rid of corruption.
They are now unbeaten on their last eight visits to the Mersey area. Oh, and just for good measure, they have blasted 33 goals against Liverpool and Everton in four years. Never mind the one-goal victory margin, the Gunners were in a different league for so much of the game. Goals from Bacary Sagna - about as likely as a long-term contract extension for Roy Hodgson - and Cesc Fabregas had wrapped up the points after 48 minutes. Tim Cahill's late close-range effort did raise Blue hopes of a comeback to match the one which saw them bag the unlikeliest of draws against Manchester United here. But, in all honesty, David Moyes' men could have expected a charge of daylight robbery had they managed it again. In fact, the biggest surprise was it took until 10 minutes before the break for the Gunners to find a way through - that and the identity of the scorer of course. Prior to yesterday Sagna had managed just one goal for the club in three years, the opener in a 2-1 loss at Chelsea back in March 2008. Well now he can make it two in 32 months, after a tight-angled rocket which nearly took the net from its mooring. Three minutes after half-time that lead was doubled, courtesy of a goal that left manager Moyes raging on the touchline. Fabregas paved the way by feeding Marouane Chamakh on the right, but even then Everton had plenty of bodies back to deal with the danger. Yet when he clipped the ball across, Fabregas - despite the attention of FIVE defenders - stuck out a boot to guide it home. It was a goal which summed up Everton's woeful lack of bite and spirit to that point, even more galling given those are two things they usually have in abundance. Only John Heitinga had shown any real desire for a scrap, picking up a yellow card off referee Howard Webb for one late lunge on Jack Wilshere as he did so. Yet having been sent off by the same official in the World Cup final, Moyes hauled him out of the action for the second half. It took that second goal from Fabregas to finally spark the rest of those in blue into any sort of angry response. Yet even then you sensed the Gunners could have picked them off at will should they have needed a third. Quite how they did not manage it from Chamakh, however, had to be seen to be believed as the Moroccan somehow ballooned over from three yards out without a defender in sight. Tim Howard also had to produce heroics to deny Nasri yet again, while only a superbly-timed Phil Jagielka tackle nicked the ball away from Arshavin. If Arsenal are guilty of one thing, it is giving opponents a glimmer of hope when really they should be out of sight. It was the same story at Goodison yesterday. Even then it took until 10 minutes from time to call Lukasz Fabianski into action - and what a response we got from the Gunners keeper. His full-length dive to push away Jermaine Beckford's opportunist strike was the best of his saves, but the ones to deny Louis Saha and Steven Pienaar were not far behind. Cahill eventually pulled one back but the Gunners held on for another Mersey killing.
After the last night's win against Sporting de Gijon, Real Madrid's manager Jose Mourinho became the best debutant in the Soanish League. Real Madrid is at the top of the table with 29 points from 11 matches (9 wins and 2 draws). The previous record was from season 2008/2009 - 28 points (Josep Guardiola/Barcelona).
Last year because of the money problems all teams dropped behind the big development of Mercedes GP. For this reason all teams invested more money and the fight for the win is very interesting because no one can not hold the first place for more than three races. We can see this because no one could not win three contiguous wins and everyone from the four big teams had took one or more wins. Now the first four places can participate for the win of the champion ate in the last race but really the race is between Alonso and Weber if Alonso is two places after Weber, he can loose it although his chance is near 90%. Everything would be determined by which team has bigger luck.
Look at Lorenzo's interview before he won the MotoGP in 2010 and what he said about his partner and what his expectations about the season were.
Q: Everyone expects that the rivalry between you and Valentino will be even stronger this year. How do you plan to manage it?
Jorge Lorenzo: I think our rivalry is not personal, but just limited to the sport area. For me it is normal: we both want to win and we are in the same team. Last year we had a very polite and good relationship with the media and I expect this year to be the same again.
Q: Who is your biggest rival this year and why?
Jorge Lorenzo: I don't know. Theoretically Valentino, Casey, Dani and me are the riders who are going to fight for the championship, but I am sure that it is possible that somebody else will be fighting with us for the championship.
Q: Is your aim this season to be world champion? Will you be satisfied with second place gain?
Jorge Lorenzo: Yes, I would be satisfied with the second position. It is a very difficult position to get, specially now that I am riding with fantastic riders. Anyway, I want to win but I am not in a hurry to get the championship. I have to be patient.
Q: You made a few mistakes last year, what have you learnt from them and how will you avoid making similar ones this year?
Jorge Lorenzo: I think that last year's problem was that all four riders were riding at their limit at every race and in that condition it is very difficult to finish the races. It is true that I made a few mistakes of strategy or concentration that I will try to avoid this year, but I am quite satisfied with my 2009 season.
Q: Your first season in MotoGP was spectacular but included a lot of injuries. After such an up-and-down first year, did you expect to be as strong as you were in your second?
Jorge Lorenzo: I hoped to be more regular and faster. Again this year I want to try to be better but you know, maybe I will not get it. And if you can't be better, you may go down mentally, so I will try again and I will try to improve my performances.
Q: How do you think you can improve this season? Are there any specific areas you want to focus on that will make you a stronger racer?
Jorge Lorenzo: Yes, I really think that my starts are not the best. This winter I have been training very hard to improve this quality, because if you start well you avoid many problems…
Q: Have you requested any developments for the M1 this year to tailor it more to your riding style?
Jorge Lorenzo: You know, fortunately one of my best qualities is that I can adapt my riding style pretty easily, so for this reason I don't think I have to tell many things to our engineers. I think Valentino has more experience and is a very good rider, so I have my hopes to him to develop the M1.
Q: If you are faced with a replay of Barcelona 2009 this season, do you think you will know how to beat Valentino this time?
Jorge Lorenzo: Well, I really don't know what I could do if that happened again this year. One thing is what you imagine you could be doing and another thing is what you do when you are on the bike. I have seen many videos about that overtaking and maybe I could have closed the line more. But, as I said, who knows...
Q: This year you will have a new team manager and a new data technician, do you expect any changes in the way your team works and what are you expecting from the new team members?
Jorge Lorenzo: One of the main changes this year is the new team manager. Last two years we had Daniele Romagnoli, that was a great team manager: he worked very hard and we got very good results. For a series of reasons we had to change the team manager and now we have Wilco Zeelenberg, who may give me some good advices, that Daniele could not give me, because Wilco is a former rider and for sure he has more knowledge about racing. As you know we have a new data engineer, Davide Marelli, and I hope we will be doing a good job together.
Q: After two seasons, do you feel as if you're taking more of a part in the development of the bike?
Jorge Lorenzo: Yes, I am more prepared to do this job because I have more experience and I know more about the bike. I can speak with the engineers with more knowledge about this job. Valentino continues to be the leader of the development of the M1 but Furusawa knows that I must start this difficult job as soon as possible, in the interest of Yamaha and mine.
Q: There was speculation about your contract last year. Do you feel happy in the team at the moment?
Jorge Lorenzo: Yes, I am very very happy. I have always been happy in Yamaha. From the first moment I joined this factory they all welcomed me like one of the family and the ambience in the garage is perfect. To me, my ideal is to be staying with Yamaha for a long time. We will see.
Q: What do you think about some of Valentino's comments about your future together in the team? Are you happy sharing a garage with him?
Jorge Lorenzo: Yes, I am happy to be with Valentino. I think that with no other riders I could learn more than with him. In general we are the best team in MotoGP.
Q: What do you think about the rookies coming into MotoGP this season?
Jorge Lorenzo: To be honest, I did not expect that the MotoGP category could be more talented that it was in the last two years, but it seems that it will be a more and more fast category next season. For sure the coming of Spies, Bautista, Barbera and Aoyama will do the show of the MotoGP even more interesting for the fans and for the riders.
Q: Do you think Simoncelli or Spies can make as big an impact as you made in 2008?
Jorge Lorenzo: Yes, why not? They are world champions, they are young, they are very fast and they want to be fast in MotoGP as early as possible. Maybe it will not be easy to improve my debut, because I won the pole position and I finished second in the race, but if they do not crash, they could even improve my final result.
Q: What have you been doing during the off-season? How much training and how much holidaying?
Valentino Rossi: If my time during winter was 100, let's say 50/50 between holiday and training. I went to the mountains with my friends and I snowboarded with them, which is my favourite winter sport. My training during the winter break is very different than the standard one during the MotoGP season. Anyway, I have never stopped training, otherwise it would be very much difficult to start riding again this year.
Q: How do you prepare for a new season? Is it more important to work on your fitness these days?
Valentino Rossi: Training has become more and more important, because MotoGP bikes are more and more difficult to be ridden and you need power and resistance for the 45 minutes of the race. You also have to get to the new season start in the best possible shape. At the gym, my training is pretty normal, with weights, but I always try to ride motocross or supermotard bikes at the “cava”, in order to not lose the feeling with the throttle.
Q: At the age of 31 (nearly) do you think you are still improving as a racer or do you think you have reached the peak of your talents?
Valentino Rossi: On 16th February I will be 31. I will be a little older… I always try to be at the top of my shape, improving and trying to adapt to the new bike. You always need to adapt yourself to the new bike, to the new regulation. If you think you are at the top of your performance, it is a big problem! Every season has its own story, it is more and more difficult and you always have to be faster. I will try again, as usual.
Q: Who do you think will be toughest to beat this season, Jorge, Casey or Dani, and why?
Valentino Rossi: It is very difficult to say now who will be the hardest rival this year. I think all of them are on the same level, it is difficult to beat any of them. They are very strong riders, they can be fast on every track and condition and through the entire season and they are all capable of winning the championship. The 2010 bikes will make the difference, but I think all three riders will be the more difficult to be beaten.
Q: You have made no secret of the fact that you are not happy about the new engine rule restricting the amount of engines that can be used in a season. How would you change it, if you could?
Valentino Rossi: This rule is not fantastic for MotoGP. It will make everybody's lives very difficult. Tome it is not right that MotoGP have six engines only for the entire season, it is too tight. The rule is aimed to save money, but I think engines should be at least eight; ten would be easier and less risky. All manufacturers will have to adapt to the new rule and all riders will have to be careful, in order to save the engines and arrive at the end of the season with six engines only.
Q: Last year you made more mistakes than we've grown accustomed to seeing you make. Do you think this was to do with the level your rivals pushed you to or what?
Valentino Rossi: Rivals pressure is always very high, every year. In 2009 I did three mistakes during races, which is too much, but at least two of them were very particular, because it was raining and I had slick tyres. In Indianapolis, instead, I had the worst accident and I could avoid it. In 2010 we will try to stay as much concentrated as possible and to avoid those mistakes.
Q: What developments have you personally asked to be made to the M1 for this season?
Valentino Rossi: In order to improve the 2010 M1 we have decided to focus on two aspects: we have improved the chassis, that I tested in Valencia with. Our aim is to develop a more stable bike, with more grip. The second direction, which is the most important, is the engine. We need more horsepower, despite the new rule that limits the number of engines through the season. We need more power and longer life of the engine. This will not be easy for Yamaha, but I know that they have been working very hard on this.
Q: What's your opinion about Ben Spies? Do you think he can be a threat to the current 'big four', as many people say he will be?
Valentino Rossi: There is a lot of expectation about Ben Spies. I think Spies is a very good rider and has a great talent. It is not a case that he is the current Superbike World Champion! He will surely be very competitive, he has a good potential, he's fast and brave, but of course I hope he will be less fast than we will be, because four strong riders are already too many…
Q: What are your thoughts about the news of 1000cc engines returning in two seasons' time? Is that an exciting prospect that makes you want to commit to MotoGP for even longer?
Valentino Rossi: Theoretically, I am very happy to go back to the 1000cc, because I like it more than 800cc and it is more fun. Of course we will have to see how the technical regulation will be for these engines and we will have to see whether they are fast and fun to ride like they were in 2006. Anyway, going back to 1000cc is an important challenge, as far as my motivation are concerned, and may convince me to stay in MotoGP for longer.
Q: Following your recent Ferrari F1 test, people are asking once again if you will move to F1. What do you say about this, and how do you expect Ferrari to do this year?
Valentino Rossi: I had the chance to drive the Ferrari F1 car in Barcelona. It was great, I had fun and it was a very good test, with good lap times, but I think that it will be very difficult to see me driving in Formula One.
Q: What do you think about Schumacher returning to F1?
Valentino Rossi: It has been an interesting and curious choice. It will be nice to see Michael again on a F1 car and see if he can be as fast as he used to be before retiring.
Q: Is what Schumacher is doing something you could see yourself doing, i.e. leaving MotoGP for a few years and then returning? Or do you think that, when you do decide to retire, it will be for good?
Valentino Rossi: I don't know. It is a difficult question. A lot of great sportsmen such as Michael Jordan retired and then came back, as well as Armstrong. Honestly, my objective is to not retire at all and, if I do it, I would do something else. But I don't know, it is really very difficult to say.
Q: When do you expect to make a decision about your future?
Valentino Rossi: It is difficult to say a date, anyway during the next summer I will have my ideas more clear about my future, about 2011 and 2012. I am very good in Yamaha, so I will talk to them first. Then we will see.
Q: Can you shed any light on what you're planning?
Valentino Rossi: I can tell you that I am building a new house. All the rest, I don't know; I have not decided yet.
