Real Desperate to Recover Ronaldo from His Injury

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.

Russia Is the Host of World Cup 2018

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.

Kubrat Pulev-Cobra vs Paolo Vidots

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 For Anti Stress

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.

Rafael Nadal got his recognition

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.

Europa League: Matches, Results and Tables

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

Table

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

Table

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

Table

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

Table

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.


There are still more groups to be added...

Beşiktaş starts negotiations with Levski Sofia to buy forward Garra Dembele

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.