Super Cup yields first Clasico of 2012-13

Decades used to pass in Spanish football in which Real Madrid and Barcelona would fulfill their standard commitment to meet for two league games per season, all guns blazing, and the rest of the world didn't long for a superpower battle every couple of months.

But we live in the age of the Clasico, a battle underscored by the fact that by the first week in October, Jose Mourinho will have competed in 14 of them as Madrid manager - approximately one every eight weeks of his reign.

And this battle recommences on Thursday. Camp Nou. Barcelona versus Real Madrid cheap soccer jerseys. Cup winners against La Liga winners. Again.

However, neither I nor any sane person is complaining - not yet.

It's a personal view, not a quantifiable fact, but I take these matches to be the most explosive, most technically brilliant, most consistently entertaining and most rewarding anywhere in the world.

The recent quality has been exceptional, and even when the excellence drops a scintilla, a plethora of human stories always surges to fill the gap.

There's Iker Casillas' joy two seasons ago at finally winning the Copa del Rey (1-0 over Barcelona in the final) after openly yearning to do so for more than a decade; Eric Abidal's emotional return after his first cancer treatment in the Champions League semifinal elimination of Real Madrid that same season; Jose Mourinho's "por que, por que, por que?" rant after the first leg of that semi. The eye gouging, the red cards, the penalty decisions given and ignored - if the brilliance of Messi, Ozil, Iniesta or Ronaldo drops for a second or two, then the sideshow always steps up to entertain us instead.

Of the eleven Clasicos between Mourinho and Pep Guardiola, there have been four score draws, five Barca wins and two wins for the Special One. Of the 35 goals, Barca has scored 22 and Madrid 13, while Los Blancos have a significant card lead: 50 of the 81 bookings and seven of the nine red cards.

Last season we were treated to two absolute epics with Barca eventually emerging the 5-4 winner thanks to Leo Messi's three goals and an assist.

Part of what has fascinated me about this "world series" of soccer since it became Mourinho vs. Guardiola/Vilanova is that instead of familiarity breeding only contempt, the intensity has had a hothouse effect on creativity.

During a significant part of the series, Mourinho found it impossible to pick the correct tactics. When he went toe-to-toe with Barca, his side was thrashed (5-0); when he decided it was gloves off and knuckledusters on, the referees intervened.

When he should have attacked (Bernabeu Champions League semifinal, first leg in 2011) he produced conservatism and an attempt at midfield "destruction," using Pepe to try to shackle Messi.

At least when his team played at the Camp Nou he did, though it's yet to be proven that he, his squad or the Bernabeu faithful have shed their nervous disposition when the Catalans come calling.

Under hothouse conditions Mourinho flowered a little, invented new ways to use his resources and sequentially won the Copa del Rey and then La Liga.

One significant factor about the stunning game we witnessed in this Super Cup a year ago was that the three red cards and infamous pugilism at the end of Barcelona's 3-2 win obscured how excellently Madrid played.

Twice it went behind, twice it equalized. Real's confidence, technique, pace, power and the position Mourinho's team took up on the field (playing much more deeply but flooding forward in attack when it robbed the ball in significant areas) looked much more appropriate and mature.

That performance seemed to stem from seeds planted the previous season when, trailing 2-0 on aggregate, Madrid came to the Camp Nou in the Champions League semifinal and attacked. Real drew 1-1 and was eliminated but gave a mighty performance. Mourinho could certainly have won that night.

Again Real Madrid was eliminated, but again it conceded twice and managed to square the score. Once more it finished the match distinctly the stronger of the two sides - the Camp Nou crowd was audibly nervous - and only the obtuse could fail to notice that a gap was growing between results and what government statisticians trying to explain bad news call "underlying trends."

Madrid won 2-1 in Barcelona and played virtually without a flaw. Intense, focused, confident, athletic, creative - Mourinho's side utterly bossed the 90 minutes.

So in theory, with Guardiola gone, Tito Vilanova coaching his first Clasico and Real Madrid now clearly rid of the inferiority complex versus Barcelona that was beginning to choke the club, this should be a firm chance for Mourinho to inflict a serious wound on the new Catalan coach.

Maybe he will do that.

However, it feels as if the elements have just gently drifted toward Barcelona as Thursday night approaches. Of the two sides, Barca appears to be slightly sharper and more clinical. What's more, Madrid suffered a couple of bad breaks against Valencia while football smiled on Barcelona against Sociedad.

The collision between Casillas and Pepe means that the Portugal international, such a controversial figure in these clashes, almost certainly will miss this first leg. He can play without morals, but in both the last Clasico and at the Euros he showed that, on form, he remains an extremely difficult opponent. Mourinho would certainly prefer to have him in his lineup.

Barca? Not only does Messi appear to be in razor-sharp form, it was a tremendous fillip to see David Villa get unexpected game time against Real Sociedad and score a top-class goal - his first since breaking his tibia in Japan last December.

None of this wins the game in advance, of course. Madrid's stalwarts will raise their game, offering up extra energy and concentration, while the cauldron heat of a Clasico will be an interesting test of Vilanova's decision making powers.

He no longer makes apposite "suggestions" but has to make firm, correct decisions and know that the buck stops with him. We'll watch and learn how he handles it.

But the final element that remains tantalizing is Cristiano Ronaldo. Recently, I'd argue, he has shaken off any last vestiges of the spurious idea that he was somehow not a "big match" performer.

Aside from his winning goal in the 2011 Cup wholesale soccer jerseys final against Guardiola's team, Ronaldo added four goals against the club in the Super Cup, the Copa del Rey and La Liga last season, scoring both home and away and producing the winner in the April Clasico that finished Barca's title challenge.

At the weekend he didn't have his most convincing match, admitted that he was still in search of his best form and then awoke to rather hysterical newspaper headlines about what might be wrong with him.

Nothing that an early goal on Thursday wouldn't immediately cure, I'd say.

Be that as it may, the Clasico returns, with more angles to it than a dodecahedron, and, into the bargain, there are another 90 minutes and a trophy coming next week.

Bayern Munich Extend Deutsche Telekom Sponsor deal

Deutsche Telekom and FC Bayern Munich have announced the extension of their successful 10-year partnership for another four years. In the new agreement, covering the period from 2013 to 2017, the partners will expand their joint activities and implement a multifaceted program for football fans and FC Bayern soccer jerseys online supporters. Main sponsor Telekom will acquire additional advertising rights and services, to include social media and the new FCB News product.

The key objectives of the partnership are effective support for brand and product communication, and successful implementation of sales support activities driving new, innovative products and services. The optimal fit between the brands, the extensive potential offered by the fanbase, and the highly effective media and publicity reach associated with FC Bayern will serve to drive approval ratings for the Telekom brand and product awareness levels. The positive effect of the sponsorship commitment has been demonstrated by numerous market research surveys. As a result, Germany's leading telecommunications business aims to deepen the partnership over the years to come.

“With the extension of our partnership with FC Bayern, we are continuing our cooperation with a highly professional partner," commented Niek Jan van Damme, Deutsche Telekom board member and Telekom Deutschland management spokesman. “This commitment is an important component of our networked life activities."

Henning Stiegenroth, Telekom Deutschland head of sports marketing, commented: “The powerful effect of communications and sales promotion, and the increasing business orientation of the partnership, have demonstrably paid off for us. FC Bayern is our top partner in Germany with immense national and international appeal."

FC Bayern Munich AG chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge commented: “We are delighted our long partnership with Deutsche Telekom is to continue. Telekom is a very important, reliable and innovative partner, supporting us with its telecommunications expertise. Thanks to the help provided by Telekom, FC Bayern is based on sound and solid financial foundations."

Telekom’s visible presence at FC Bayern includes the club shirt, stadium perimeter advertising, team and club equipment and premises, and a dedicated fan area on the official website. The new, long-term agreement also offers the ideal environment for communicating product innovation. For example, the features of TV service Entertain, such as the digital archive and the Timeshift function, will be incorporated in the Stadium TV programme. Furthermore, Telekom will acquire exclusive rights to content associated with Germany's most popular football club cheap soccer jerseys, including match analyses, interviews, behind-the-scenes stories and documentaries. Telekom plans to develop attractive TV programming based on this content and offer it to its Entertain and MobileTV customers.

The partnership between Telekom and FC Bayern Munich also foresees an increase in the number of exhibition matches. The main sponsor is thus assured of the team's participation in Telekom’s annual football cup. This year's much praised two-day tournament, watched at the stadium by more than 80,000 spectators, was again successfully staged by Telekom, and has thus become established as a fixed event on the pre-season calendar.

Bayern are ready to meet the Bundesliga opener

Monday Bayern Regensburg end of the game, a sports consultant Sammer accept various media interviews, but the team carried out a post-match recovery jogging. The end of the German Cup first round, but also means that the Bundesliga against Felt preparing for the start. 90 minutes before the game, Bayern basically satisfactory performance.

Bayern 4:0 (1:0) victory over second division, newly promoted Regensburg, so as to enter the next round of the club soccer jerseys. 18 years since the first successful promotion. Although the team has encountered some difficulties, such as, for example, Heynckes said weather and the pace of the game Sammer mentioned problem. "We all see, we have prepared well. The Sharqi says. Robben also believes the team has a good start, now just waiting for the start of the league.

"The game did not as difficult I imagine before." Rummenigge said. Although the weather was unusually hot, but the team or on the court maintained a cool head, and gives a satisfied with the leadership of the respondents. Sammer the summarizes says, "We do not forget the self-examination, and this enables us to better deal with problems such as encountered in the first half the team today offensively.

Sammer particularly pointed out that the lack of the first half the team more flexibility and speed, making their own attack blocked. "From which we can see that, Do not you try to be easy to get a second division team in the German Cup. This Holger Badstuber said, "We must wait for the arrival of the timing, transfer the ball back and forth and keep the fast degrees offensive.

The turning point of the game in the first half, scoring the first 32 minutes Manzu Keech. "After that it becomes very easy." As the head coach Heynckes analysis. The second half, the the Regensburg team physical decreased, Bayern also took the opportunity to Man Shaqi where Manzu Keech and Pizarro rewrite the score became 4:0. Regensburg goalkeeper Hoffman said, "We are fully exhausted, Bayern did not cost a lot of air force beat us."

Coach Heynckes Thankfully, all the goals from this season's new foreign aid. "This season, our lineup, regardless of the depth and breadth has significantly improved." On Tuesday, he did not arrange for the training unit. This is the last Fuerth league opener before a rest day.

Difficult and Fürth game and 30 minutes before today we must be more to work hard. " The coach reminded his team do not underestimate the other horses Bundesliga newly promoted. "Opponents certainly will go all out to challenge us," said Rummenigge. However, after about seven weeks of time to prepare, Bayern cheap soccer jerseys has gradually entered the right track.Holger Badstuber said with confidence: "to take advantage of this momentum, we will be established goals to move forward.

Exposure,Mario Balotelli Barwuah forced girlfriend abortion

Compared to last year's shaking "why always me" performances, big year-old Mario Balotelli Barwuah is supposed to be more mature than the original, but a pregnant ex-girlfriend of the flesh and blood of Balotelli Phenanthrene seems Mario Balotelli Barwuah is still torture people, because the "expectant fathers look still not ready to meet their child's ready, more reluctant to believe Phenanthrene stomach child is his.

Phenanthrene revealed in an interview with Italian media Mario Balotelli Barwuah has been constantly calling torture her: "Mario has given me to play more than 30 calls to ask me to ask me that." Phenanthrene Balotelli whenever calling to ask about the children in the end is not "such a request is an insult:" He asked me, for me is an act of violence, and even an insult to me, soccer jerseys sale. "

The constant harassment Mario Balotelli Barwuah Phenanthrene hope DNA examination results to indicate that the child is indeed his stomach "minibus God", but only after the child was born: "I look forward to it (DNA) test results , but only after the child was born, because if we want to do DNA testing on amniotic pierced surgery needs to be done, there is a risk. "Phenanthrene also revealed that Mario Balotelli Barwuah even want her to have an abortion:" Mario Knowing him, I also oppose abortion and I did not think Mario Balotelli Barwuah would not expect to give up his son, but he has always said that he used to be an abandoned child ... I know what he meant. '

Phenanthrene said they have been a great influence: "I was sick and fainted, gynecologists and even advised me to give up, this is a huge fear for me." The Phenanthrene last hope Mario Balotelli Barwuah allow her quiet given birth to a child: "I would like to appeal to Mario Balotelli Barwuah, do not give me a call at night time, let me quiet for a while, and I want to experience the process of pregnancy and a quiet life."

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Sex scandal in England Football: McLaren has affair with AnSha lisa

The former England coach Steve - McLaren since retiring after the Three Lions career can be described the way downhill, the FA fired, McLaren has removed at Twente, Wolfsburg and Nottingham Forest teams, the former former marshal has gradually talk out of the mainstream football discount soccer jerseys in England.

Career disappointments, now seems McLaren's marriage on the rocks. Sun exposed the affair scandal, the former England coach has been facing a crisis and to divorce his wife, Catherine. It has been revealed that McLaren has to his wife repented himself and former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson's former girlfriend was having an affair. "McLaren told the first thing children, Catherine, is to leave no stone unturned to let things calm down." Catherine has left the UK to fly to the Netherlands, made a special trip to find McLaren solve this betrayal scandal.

This is a betrayal the heroine named Sama - AnSha lisa, aged 43, she has a black and maroon hair, is a former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson's girlfriend, taking into account the McLaren once Eric Sen's assistant, have lamented the complex triangular relationship. Sama - AnSha lisa subsequent to the Sun about how caught McLaren: talk on the hotel was having an affair with Eriksson hotel with McLaren, AnSha lisa McLaren go to bed, and the two then began having an affair years for up to 2 months.

Sama - AnSha lisa said, and a friend for lunch when McLaren ran introduce himself, coincidentally, exactly five years ago that a dining table Eriksson himself and first met place, club soccer jerseys is incredible that McLaren did not even know their own eyes the AnSha lisa is advised England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson's affair objects.

"England coach have happened what? Unfortunately for me the most is not met Capello "AnSha lisa quipped.

Leaked,Newcastle United 12/13 Puma Home Football Shirt

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The two major football star prostitution trial, missed the World Cup in Brazil

In September 2010, France's two big international Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema, was accused of enlisted at the age of 16-year-old prostitute Zhaxi Ya Observations were taken in for questioning, followed by prosecutors to the two people I do not know each other age revoked by, the two allegations. Yesterday from child prostitutes case start another storm, Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema involved will face a court.

Withdraw the charges and renewed controversy

In April 2010, Karim Benzema, Franck Ribery girl sex underage prostitutes scandal exposed by the media. Happened in 2008 and 2009, was one of the prostitutes involved Zhaxi Ya age of 16. According to French law, the parties must be in advance to know each other under the age of 18 years of age, Otherwise, the charges can not be established, which has also been the focus of the investigation of the French prosecution. After France's defeat in the World Cup soccer jerseys in South Africa, the police began a thorough investigation of a child prostitute case. Franck Ribery While acknowledging the matter, but the excuse to the Zhaxi Ya minors did not know, Benzema has publicly denied that he and Zhaxi Ya met. French prosecutors said in November last year, Franck Ribery not know the transaction with a prostitute under the age of 18, plus the lack of the Benzema evidence involved, will no longer be two proceedings. Unexpectedly, the matter yesterday suddenly changed, and they will again face being sued. According to French media reports, after several years of queries and the collection of evidence, the prosecutor, Andrei Dan more than to the court this week to submit an investigation report, Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema, as well as the other eight defendants have been charged, this the subject had two prostitution child prostitutes, upgraded collective licentious Observations, more serious crime.

Child prostitutes continued speculation was despised

However, the defense lawyer of the two players to have confidence for their acquittal. Benzema's lawyer, Camille, told Le Parisien newspaper, "We have other material to prove the innocence of my client." Franck Ribery's lawyer Bottai the same confidence in an interview, "This decision is not fair, I am confident that my client to get rid of the allegations. "

Whatever the final case, the child prostitute scandal has let two players bruised and battered, but child prostitutes Zhaxi Ya accident has become a well-known "celebrity" by recruit women transition to the adult film actor. Shortly after the exposure of the child prostitutes case, Zhaxi Ya to enter the adult film world, she has one of France's hottest porn stars. In this regard, Franck Ribery angrily said, was because Piaozi paid enough, which leads to Zhaxi Ya allegations of him. Zhaxi Ya may think the benefits have not Laozu, so came out against this statement also won the sympathy of many fans.

Convicted of three years' imprisonment

In accordance with French law, once convicted of prostitution child prostitutes, Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema will face a possible three years' imprisonment and € 45,000 penalties. For the love of the prostitution scandal, the French coach Didier Deschamps said: This matter involves the players' privacy wholesale soccer jerseys, all should be the court. Deschamps also said that before the words and deeds of the players were off the field requirements. The implication is: Once the two men were sentenced, they will be dismissed from the national team, and even missed the World Cup in Brazil two years later. Real Madrid has always attached importance to the brand image and business marketing, does not rule out will Benzema expulsion.

In addition to this lawsuit two bruised and battered, Franck Ribery will continue to block the two reporters published a description of their "child prostitute door" books focus on the dark side of Franck Ribery ", the two sides had been to resort to the law, Franck Ribery To enable the court to ban the book published in France. Into child prostitutes door effect by Franck Ribery Bayern senior had called it a "political conspiracy", the impression that Hualiyouhua. Child prostitutes Zhaxi Ya is said to be North African descent, the North African countries such as Algeria and France have a lot of contradictions, Benzema is of Algerian descent, which seems to make it feel some of them strange.

Ronaldo only thinking about Barcelona

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has put the disappointment of Sunday's 1-1 draw against Valencia behind him by focusing on the club's next opponents: Barcelona.

The current La Liga champions Real kicked-off the new campaign with a 1-1 draw at the Bernabeu after Jonas had cancelled out Gonzalo Higuain's early strike.

Overall, Jose Mourinho's men may have felt they created enough chances to win the game but they could easily have ended the match without a point on Sunday had Los Che striker Roberto Soldado's second half strike not been wrongly chalked off.

"We played well and created opportunities. We played well in the first half, and better in the second, but it was not to be," Ronaldo told the club's website.

"We had chances to score one or two more goals and get the win. This is the firstmatch and it's not the best result, but we must continue".

Real next play at arch-rivals Barcelona in the first leg of the Spanish Supercup in midweek and Ronaldo has set his sights on El Clasico success.

"Now we are only thinking about the match against Barcelona," he said.

"We have a Supercupmatch we have to win. We will give out all to win the game there and then win here [Madrid] to win the title".

The second leg will be played on the 29th of August in Madrid.

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Chelsea 12/13 Adidas Third Football Shirt

Chelsea Football Club and adidas unveiled the new third kit for the 2012/13 season, which is available here.
The strip is a combination of flaming sun yellow and black, and also includes the iconic adidas three stripe detail through the arms and a strong fading graphic to the facade of the chest.
The sun yellow colour may look familiar as it has adorned many Chelsea kits since the 1960s but looks more striking than ever in this modern and sharp design.
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The new third kit will feature during the 2012/13 season and will be available to buy on 9 August. However fans can pre-order online.