Polska pokonała Belgię 2:0 i awansowała do ME 2008

Reprezentacja Polski w piłce nożnej na Stadionie Śląskim w Chorzowie wygrała 2:0 mecz z Belgią i tym samym po raz pierwszy w historii dostała się do mistrzostw europy Euro 2008. Dwa gole dla Polaków strzelił Euzebiusz Smolarek.

Kiedy w lipcu 2006 roku Leo Beenhakker objął stanowisko selekcjonera Reprezentacji Polski po Pawle Janasie wzbudziło to, u niektórych członków PZPN, duży sceptycyzm np. u Jana Tomaszewskiego, który stwierdził: "Zatrudnienie Beenhakkera było dużym błędem. Holender nie miał pojęcia o naszych piłkarzach i naszym futbolu". Holender, rozpoczął swoją pracę od towarzyskiego meczu z Danią dnia 16 sierpnia 2006, w którym Polacy ulegli 0:2. Eliminacje Euro 2008 również rozpoczął od porażki 1:3 z Finlandią na stadionie w Bydgoszczy dnia 2 września 2006.

W kolejnym meczu eliminacji Euro 2008 mającym miejsce 6 września w Warszawie, Polska zremisowała z Serbią. Przełom nastąpił w meczu z Kazachstanem w Ałmaty, rozgrywanym dnia 7 października 2006 - Polacy po bramce Euzebiusza Smolarka (wówczas piłkarza Borussi Dortmund, a obecnie Racingu Santander) z 52 minuty wygrali 1:0.

W meczu z Portugalią dnia  11 października 2006 na stadionie śląskim w Chorzowie, polska reprezentacja odniosła po dwóch golach Smolarka (z 9 i 18 minuty) zwycięstwo 2:1 (bramkę dla Portugalii strzelił napastnik Benfiki Nuno Gomes w 90 minucie).

Kolejną potyczką w eliminacjach Euro 2008 było spotkanie z reprezentacją Belgii 15 listopada 2006 w Brukseli, które reprezentacja Polski wygrała 1:0 po golu ówczesnego piłkarza Palermo, a obecnie Heerenveen Radosława Matusiaka w 19 minucie.

Eliminacje Euro 2008 w roku 2007 Polska rozpoczęła od zwycięstwa 5:0 nad Azerbejdżanem w Warszawie dnia 24 marca 2007 (2 Jacek Bąk, 5 Dariusz Dudka, Wojciech Łobodziński 33, Krzynówek 58, Kazimierczak 83).

W meczu z Armenią rozgrywanym w Kielcach dnia 28 marca 2007, Polska reprezentacja odniosła zwycięstwo 1:0 po golu Macieja Żurawskiego z 26 minuty.

W Baku dnia 2 czerwca 2007 w meczu z Azerbejdżanem Polacy odnieśli zwycięstwo 3:1 (bramki dla Polski strzelili: Euzebiusz Smolarek 63, Jacek Krzynówek 66,90).

6 czerwca 2007 w Erewanie, Polska przegrała z Armenią 0:1 po bramce Hamleta Mchitarjana z 65 minuty.

W jesiennym spotkaniu z Portugalią dnia 8 września 2007 Polska odniosła remis 2:2 po bramkach: Mariusza Lewandowskiego z 44 minuty, Maniche'a (dla Portugalii) z 50 minuty, Cristiano Ronaldo z 73 minuty, Polska wyrównała w 87 minucie po samobójczym golu Ricardo.

12 września w Helsinkach, biało-czerwoni bezbramkowo zremisowali z Finlandią.

13 października 2007 w meczu z Reprezentacją Kazachstanu w Warszawie drużyna polska po hat-tricku Ebiego Smolarka z 55,64 i 65 minuty zwyciężyła 3:1 (gol dla Kazachstanu: Dmitrij Biakow 20).

17 listopada w meczu z Belgią na Stadionie Śląskim w Chorzowie odnieśli zwycięstwo 2:0 po dwóch golach Euzebiusza Smolarka  i tym samym zapewniając sobie pierwszy awans do EURO2008. Najlepszym strzelcem tych eliminacji na dzień 17 listopada 2007 jest Euzebiusz Smolarek (dziewięć bramek). Euzebiusz Smolarek, ma duży wkład w awans Polski do EURO2008 podobnie jak i Leo Beenhakker.


Euro 2008: Austria vs. Poland

Austria salvaged a draw from their group game against Poland after referee Howard Webb awarded a controversial penalty in injury time, which Vastić duefully converted, becoming the European Championships' oldest ever scorer, at the age of 39.

Austria had several clear chances early in the match, Harnik failed to score when put through one-on-one with the outrushing Polish goalkeeper Boruc in the 11th minute. Guerreiro scored in the 30th minute for Poland, despite suspicions that he tapped in Saganowski's cross from an off-side position. Austria pushed for an equaliser in the second half but were held steadfastly by the Polish defence, including some stunning saves from Artur Boruc. In the third minute of injury time referee Howard Webb awarded a penalty to Austria after sighting shirt holding in the penalty-area, which Vastić scored in a dramatic finale.

Austria will face Germany in a must-win match on Match Day 10 (June 16, 2008), and will be without Sebastian Proedl, who will be suspended, having collected 2 yellow cards in both his appearances so far. Poland will face Croatia, and also must win to qualify for the Quarter-Finals.


Euro 2008: 1:1 w meczu Polska - Austria

Skończył się mecz reprezentacji Polski z Austrią w finałach piłkarskich mistrzostw Europy. Przy obecnym remisie Polska ma jeszcze szanse dostać się do kolejnego etapu pod warunkiem zwycięstwa Austrii nad Niemcami oraz pokonania Chorwacji jedną bramką więcej, niż Austria pokonać by miała Niemcy. Dla Austrii sytuacja wygląda podobnie. Mecz rozgrywał się na stadionie  Ernst-Happel-Stadion w Wiedniu, który jest w stanie pomieścić 50 tysięcy widzów. Spotkaniu sędziowali:

Bramkę dla Polski strzelił w 31. minucie Roger. Kibice i Austriackie media utrzymują, że gol wykonany był z pozycji spalonego. Po pierwszym golu Polacy rozpoczęli grać ofensywnie. Strzały Austriaków bezbłędnie bronił Artur Boruc. W 90. minucie sędzia doliczył 3 minuty czasu dodatkowego. Do końca wydawało się, że reprezentacja Polski utrzyma prowadzenie. W 93. minucie sędzia Howard Webb wydał kontrowersyjną decyzję i w wyniku podejrzenia faulu wykonanego przez Lewandowskiego przyznał Austrii rzut  karny. Sytuacja zostaje wykorzystana. Mecz skończył się wynikiem 1:1. Po meczu decyzję sędziego skomentował dla Polsatu Leo Beenhakker, trener polskiej reprezentacji:

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EM 2008: Österrike får oavgjort mot Polen

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Euro 2008: Netherlands vs. Russia

The Netherlands lost to the Russia national football team in a quarter-final match of UEFA Euro 2008.

Roman Pavlyuchenko opened the scoring in main play, a goal that was matched by Ruud van Nistelrooy after only 30 minutes.

Then it was a hardy play-off for both teams, especially the Dutch, but Torbinsky and Arshavin scored goals, effectively put an end to the match. Arshavin was declared the Man of the Match.

Now it will be the first major semi final for Russia since the break up of the USSR.


Fußball-EM 2008: Russland ist im Halbfinale

Basel (Schweiz), 23.06.2008 – Am Samstag, den 21. Juni, spielten im dritten Viertelfinalspiel im Stadion St. Jakob-Park die Niederlande gegen Russland mit 1:3. Damit ist Russland im Halbfinale. Zur Halbzeit stand es 0:0. Den ersten Treffer für die Russen schoss Roman Pawljutschenkow in der 56. Minute. Van Nistelrooy glich in der 86. Minute aus und rettete so sein Team in die Verlängerung. Den Führungstreffer der Russen schoss dann Dimitrij Torbinski in der 112. Minute, und den letzten Treffer erzielte Andrej Arschawin in der 116. Minute.


Euro 2008: Holandia przegrała z Rosją 3:1

Reprezentacja Rosji pokonała po dogrywce 3:1 (0:0, 1:1) Holandię w ćwierćfinałowym spotkaniu mistrzostw Europy. Naprzeciw siebie stanęły dwie ofensywnie grające drużyny.

Po zmianie stron gra toczyła się głównie w środku pola. W 56. minucie z rzutu wolnego chybił Arszawin, ale po chwili padła bramka. Z lewej strony w pole karne wrzucił Siemak, a Pawliuczenko z kilku metrów trafił do siatki.

Cztery minuty przed końcem po dośrodkowaniu z rzutu wolnego strzałem głową z bliskiej odległości piłkę w bramce umieścił Van Nistelrooy i doprowadził tym samym do dogrywki.

W dodatkowych 30 minutach w obręb "szesnastki" wpadł Arszawin i dośrodkował wzdłuż linii końcowej. Futbolówka przelobowała Van der Sara i z najbliższej odległości trafił Torbinski.

Ostateczny wynik wywalczył Andriej Arszawin, który uderzył mocno w długi róg golkipera Manchsteru United.

Strzały celne: 8-10

Strzały niecelne: 15-15

Posiadanie piłki(%): 53-47

Rzuty rożne: 4-11

Spalone: 4-4

Faule: 25-27

Holandia - Rosja 1:3 po dogrywce, 1:1 (0:0)

Bramki: Pawluczenko (56.), Van Nistelrooy (86.), Torbiński (112.), Arszawin (116.).

Żółta kartka: Khalid Boulahrouz, Robin van Persie, Rafael van der Vaart - Denis Kołodin, Jurij Żirkow, Dmitrij Torbiński.

Sędziował: Lubos Michel (Słowacja).

Widzów: 39 374.

Holandia: Edwin van der Sar - Khalid Boulahrouz (54. Johnny  Heitinga), Andre Ooijer, Joris Mathijsen, Giovanni van Bronckhorst  - Nigel de Jong, Orlando Engelaar (61. Ibrahim Afellay), Dirk Kuyt  (46. Robin van Persie), Rafael van der Vaart, Wesley Sneijder -  Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Rosja: Igor Akinfiejew - Aleksander Aniukow, Denis Kołodin,  Siergiej Ignaszewicz, Jurij Żirkow - Konstantin Zyrianow, Siergiej  Siemak, Igor Siemszow (69. Dinijar Bilaletdinow), Iwan Sajenko  (81. Dmitrij Torbiński) - Andriej Arszawin, Roman Pawluczenko  (115. Dmitrij Syczew).


Россия вышла в полуфинал Чемпионата Европы

Сборная России в последнем матче группового турнира 21 июня обыграла сборную Нидерландов со счётом 3:1 и вышла в полуфинал Чемпионата Европы 2008 года.

На 56-й минуте Андрей Аршавин передал мяч на фланг. Сергей Семак навесил с фланга, а Роман Павлюченко пробил мяч в угол.

На 86-й минуте сборная Нидерландов успешно разыграла штрафной. Мяч пробил Ван Нистелрой.

На 112-й минуте Андрей Аршавин, обыграв защиту, совместно с Дмитрием Торбинским успешно увеличили счёт игры.

На 116-й минуте Андрей Аршавин пробил с фланга.

Нидерланды — родина текущего тренера российской сборной Гууса Хиддинка.

21 июня 2008 года


2008年歐洲國家盃：俄羅斯3-1擊敗荷蘭

2008年欧洲足球锦标赛在6月21日於巴素爾聖雅各公園球場舉行八強第三場賽事，由荷蘭迎戰俄羅斯。今場的焦點是曾執教荷蘭的希丁克率領俄羅斯隊向荷蘭隊倒戈。俄羅斯在第一圈僅僅晉身八強，面對輕鬆出線的荷蘭，自然有所壓力。

在上半場，雙方互無紀錄。直到下半場56分鐘，才由罗曼·帕夫柳琴科打破悶局。不過快要完場前被荷蘭隊的路德·范尼斯特鲁伊追成平手。法定90分鐘時間，雙方1-1平手，需要進入加时賽。加時下半場，俄羅斯取得重要的入球。112分鐘，安德烈·阿尔沙文助攻給後備入替迪米特里·托賓斯基，協助俄羅斯領先2-1，118分鐘阿尔沙文進行個人突然，埋門射成3-1，協助俄羅斯首次晉身歐洲國家盃四強。賽後阿尔沙文當選為賽事最佳球員。


Euro 2008: Portugal vs. Czech Republic

Portugal all but secured a spot on the quarter-finals of the UEFA Euro 2008 yesterday, defeating the Czechs 3-1. This is the team's second consecutive victory in the championship.

Portugal took an early lead in minute eight when Deco scored after two attempts. The score was equalled by the Czechs in minute 17 when Sionko headed in from a corner. Portugal then retook the lead when Ronaldo low-drived the ball into the goal after a pass from Deco. Regulation time ended, and three minutes were added, giving the Czechs a chance to equal the score, but all hope was lost when Quaresma scored one minute later, after receiving a pass from Ronaldo.

Portugal, as the winner of Group A, will kick off the knockout stage by playing the runner up from Group B in the quarter-finals on June 19.


EURO: Češi prohráli s Portugalci. Neuhlídali Ronalda.


Euro 2008 : le Portugal déroule

Publié le 11 juin 2008   Le Portugal confirme son statut de favori dans son groupe A de l'Euro 2008 en battant la République tchèque 3-1.

Le Portugal a quasiment validé son ticket pour les quarts-de-finale de l'Euro 2008 en s'imposant contre la République tchèque 3-1, après une première victoire contre la Turquie samedi dernier (2-0). La République tchèque, quant à elle, devra obligatoirement réussir un bon résultat contre la Turquie lors de son troisième match pour passer cette phase de groupe.


Euro 2008: na początku drugiej serii Czechy przegrały z Portugalią 1:3

Rozpoczęła się druga seria Mistrzostw Europy. Podczas meczu Portugalia wygrała z Czechami 3:1.

Strzały celne: 2-11
Strzały niecelne: 7-5
Posiadanie piłki(%): 41-59
Rzuty rożne: 6-6
Spalone: 0-3
Faule: 16-15

Czechy - Portugalia 1:3 (1:1)

Bramki: Sionko (17.) - Deco (8.), Ronaldo (63.), Quaresma (90.+1)

Żółte kartki: Polak - Bosingwa

Sędziował: Kyros Vassaras (Grecja)

Widzów: 30 000

Czechy: Petr Cech - Zdenek Grygera, Tomas Ujfalusi, David Rozehnal, Marek Junkulovski - Libor Sionko, Jan Polak, Marek Matejovsky (68. Stanislav Vlcek), Tomas Galasek (73. Jan Koller), Jaroslav Plasil (85. David Jarolim) - Milan Baros

Portugalia: Ricardo A. Martins - Jose Bosingwa, Kleper L. Pepe, Ricardo Carvalho, Paulo Ferreira - Armando G. Petit, Anderson L. Deco, Joao Moutinho (75. Fernando Meira), Simao Sabrosa (80. Ricardo Quaresma) - Nuno Gomes (79. Hugo Almeida), Cristiano Ronaldo


EM 2008: Portugal segrar över Tjeckien

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European football: Sevilla player dies after collapsing during game

Seville, Spain

Sevilla midfielder Antonio Puerta died today at the age of 22. Puerta had been in critical condition at Virgen del Rocio hospital since collapsing during a game against Getafe. Puerta's body will be taken to the club's stadium where fans could pay their respects. He will be buried on Thursday.

Puerta collapsed after jogging back towards his own goal in the 35th minute of the game.

Spanish media reported that Puerta was due to become a father in under 2 months.

The UEFA Champions League 3rd qualifying round 2nd leg against AEK Athens in Athens today has been postponed. The game will be played on September 3rd.


Muere el futbolista español Antonio Puerta, tras desmayo en partido del Sevilla

28 de agosto de 2007Sevilla, España — El futbolista español defensa del Sevilla Antonio Puerta Pérez falleció a las 14:30 horas locales (12:30 UTC) en el hospital Virgen del Rocío, en donde se encontraba desde el sábado por un paro cardio respiratorio sufrido durante el partido de primera división contra el Getafe.

El parte médico informó que Puerta sufrió un "fracaso multiorgánico secundario a la parada cardiaca prolongada que motivó su ingreso en el hospital y que fue secundada a una arritmia ventricular por una displasia arritmogénica del ventrículo derecho".

Puerta a sus 22 años de edad, era muy recordado por su gol en semifinales de la Copa de la UEFA de 2006 ante el equipo alemán Schalke 04. Dentro de sus títulos profesionales figuraban dos copas de la UEFA (2006 y 2007), una Supercopa de Europa (2006) y una Copa del Rey (2007). También había jugado en la selección española sub 20 y debutó en la selección de mayores el 7 de octubre de 2006 ante Suecia.

Autoridades y compañeros del fútbol han lamentado profundamente la pérdida del jugador, quien creció como futbolista en las divisiones inferiores del que era su club actual.


Football : décès d'Antonio Puerta

Antonio Puerta, âgé de 22 ans, est décédé aujourd'hui à l'hôpital Virgen del Rocio de Séville où il a été emmené samedi dernier après plusieurs arrêts cardiaques dont un durant le match entre le FC Séville et Getafe. Son décès est dû à une «dysplasie ventriculaire droite arythmogène».

Pur produit de la formation du FC Séville, Antonio a effectué toute sa carrière professionnelle dans ce club, prenant part aux deux victoires du club sévillan en Coupe de l'UEFA en 2006 et 2007 et à la victoire en supercoupe d'Europe 2006. Il devait participer à la prochaine supercoupe d'Europe vendredi 31 août contre l'AC Milan.


Calcio: dramma in Spagna, morto Antonio Puerta

Il calcio spagnolo è stato sconvolto da un grave lutto. Il giocatore del Siviglia Antonio Puerta è morto a seguito di un arresto cardiocircolatorio durante il match di venerdì scorso contro il Getafe.

Le condizioni, apparse di estrema gravità sin da prima del ricovero nel nosocomio della città spagnola, avevano costretto i medici a praticare una rianimazione cardiopolmonare, rivelatasi inutile.

Ventidue anni, il giovane è morto all'ospedale "Virgen del Rocio". In tre anni di carriera nel Siviglia e uno nella Nazionale di calcio spagnola, ha segnato sei gol. L'annuncio del decesso è stato dato dalla CNN spagnola.

Slittata la partita con l'AEK Atene, è in dubbio anche la partecipazione del Siviglia alla finale di Supercoppa UEFA contro il Milan.


European runners win the 2007 Taipei 101 Run Up

Over 2,000 people, world-class runners, corporate teams and individual people, participated in the challenge to climb 2046 steps (390 meters height), 91 floors at the 3rd 2007 Taipei 101 Run Up yesterday. Before the race, the host (Taipei 101) donated NT$204,600 to the Foundation of the 21st Summer Deaflympics Organizing Committee for the preparation fund of the 21st Summer Deaflympics.

Australian cyclist Paul Crake wasn't able to defend his championship this year, as he is currently trying to recover from a spinal injury, suffered in New Zealand last year, which may leave his legs paralyzed. The host invited Italian runner Marco De Gasperi, the champion of the 2007 Pirelli Tower Run Up, to participate in the 91-floors race instead.

De Gasperi won the title in the Men's Elite Group with a time of 11 min and 39.48 seconds. Austrian runner Andrea Mayr successfully retained her title in Women's Elite Group with a time of 12 min and 54.07 seconds. This was good attendance from both the public and media for the races.

After the races in the Elite and Self-Challenge classes, the race in the Enterprise class started with participation from Synnex Taiwan, Continental Engineering Corporation, Leadtek, L'Oréal Taiwan, Taipei City Government, Taipei City Fire Department (TCFD), Taiwan Farmers' Party (led by former KMT Legislator Chun-hsiung Ko), and school members from "Cross-Strait Elite Students' Group" at "Campus of Creative Sports Industry for Cross-Strait College Students" by Chinese Development Foundation and Mainland Affairs Council of Executive Yuan.

With the Direct General of TCFD Kuang-hua Hsiung's lead and witnesses by media and public, TCFD showed their actual strengths with their greatest team-works and finally won the Champion of Enterprise Group even though they preceded the champion award to Changhua Bank, former Title Sponsor and Champion of Enterprise Group at 2006 in this race. Two teams from National Central University (NCU Taiwan) also won the 2nd and 3rd place in this race with current Principal of NCU Taiwan Dr. Luo-chuang Li's lead.

Even though "Cross-Strait Elite Students' Group" was included in the Enterprise class, but this friendship match was set for improving Cross-Strait (China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan) relationships by Chinese Development Foundation. A student named Wang showed his best performance and helped his team (Department of Social Work, National Taipei University) won the group champion in this friendship race.


2007台北101國際登高賽 歐洲選手包雙冠 北市消防局奪下團體冠軍

2007年台北101國際登高賽，今日吸引超過兩千位的企業團體與民眾，以及上百位的世界好手，挑戰91層樓、390公尺、2046階的台灣之最。而在賽前，地主台北101也將報名所得扣除保險與行政費用後的新台幣204600元，捐贈給2009夏季聽障奧運籌委會基金會，做為賽務發展基金。

在傳出Paul Crake因為去年發生腳踏車事故而無法前來衛冕男子組冠軍的情況下，主辦單位改邀請今年獲得皮埃利大廈登高賽（Pirelli Tower Run Up）冠軍的義大利選手Marco De Gasperi前來挑戰，而他也不負眾望，以11分39秒48的成績，奪下本次比賽的冠軍；另外，女子組部分，Andrea Mayr仍繼續發揮她在歐洲地區登山賽的實力，以12分54秒07的成績，繼續衛冕這項比賽的后座。

在菁英名人組與自我挑戰組的賽事結束後，凝聚團隊向心力的「企業團體組」隨後登場，包括聯強電腦、大陸工程、巴黎萊雅、麗台科技、台北市政府、台北市消防局、台灣農民黨等單位，皆共襄盛舉，並與「兩岸菁英學生組」的「2007兩岸大學生創意體育產業研習營」成員，同步開跑。

賽前最被看好的台北市消防局，在局長熊光華的督軍下，將實力完全展現，雖然他們在去年，將冠軍禮讓給去年的冠名贊助商，也是同時拿下團體前三名的彰化銀行，但這回在部分大專院校的挑戰下，台北市消防局最終奪回了這屆的團體冠軍，而中央大學派出的兩個隊伍，也在李羅權校長的率領下，拿下了二、三名的成績。

「兩岸菁英學生組」部分，雖隸屬於「企業團體組」，但這次的附加賽，是中華發展基金管理會為了要增進兩岸大專生的交流，所設計的友誼賽。來自台北大學的王姓同學，則是所有兩岸學生組中表現最佳者，他也幫助自己隸屬的「台北大學社會工作學系四年級」團隊，拿下該組的最佳團隊獎。


F.C. Barcelona wins Copa del Rey 2014-2015

On Sunday, at Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, F.C. Barcelona won the Copa del Rey ((en))Spanish language: King's Cup. The team defeated Bilbao based football club Athletic Bilbao 3–1 to clinch the title.

Uruguayan striker Suárez was fit to play this final after recovering from hamstring injury. Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi Cuccittini scored 2 goals, one in each half. And Brazilian Neymar scored 1 goal, between them putting the home team in a 3–0 lead. This lead was reduced when Bilbao born Iñaki Williams scored one goal for Athletic Bilbao, but could not defeat Barca.

Luis Enrique, ex-Barcelona player and current manager of the team, wins the Copa del Rey title for Barcelona in his first year as its manager.

F.C. Bacelona now has Italian Serie A champions Juventus in the UEFA Champions League Final 2014/2015 at German capital Berlin. Both football clubs have a chance to win a treble this football season.


Copa del Rei 2014-2015: el Barça realitza el doblet

El cap de setmana passat, va jugar-se la final de la Copa del Rei entre el Barça i l'Athletic Bilbao. Els blaugrana van realitzar el doblet. Després de guanyar el campionat, van assolir la Copa del Rei.


F.C. Barcelona wins La Liga 2014-2015

On Sunday, at Calderón Stadium in Madrid, Spain, F.C. Barcelona association football club won the Spanish La Liga title. The team defeated Atlético Madrid 1–0 to clinch the title for the 23rd time.

Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi Cuccittini scored the only goal of the match. A victory in this match ensured the title for Barcelona.

Uruguayan striker Suárez was rested due to a hamstring injury. A goal scored by Messi secured the 1–0 win and took the title from defending champions Atlético Madrid. Meanwhile, multiple FIFA Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo scored three goals against Barcelona based club Espanyol. But his hat-trick could not fetch his club, Real Madrid, the title, since F.C. Barcelona won against Atlético Madrid.

Luis Enrique, ex-Barcelona player and current manager of the team, wins the league for Barcelona in his first year as its manager.


Barcelono ĉampiono de Hispanio 2014/2015

Futbala Klubo de Barcelono iĝis ĉampiono de la hispana ligo BBVA kiam ankoraŭ mankas unu ludtago. La klubo estas en la unua loko kun 93 poentoj kaj je 4 poentoj for super Reĝa Madrido post la venko hieraŭ kontraŭ Atleta Madrido 0-1. Tiu ĉi estas la unua pokalo gajnita de Barcelono sub la komandado de la asturia trejnisto Luis Enrique.

Kun Pedro Rodríguez, Lionel Messi kaj Neymar je la avano, Barcelono kontrolis tuttempe la pilkon per 77% da pilkregado je la fino de la matĉo. Oni devis atendi ĝis la minuton 65, kiam Messi, helpata de Pedro, povis goli en la pordistejo de Jan Oblak. Tiel Barcelona gajnis pro la minimuma diferenco.

Per la venko dum tiu ĉi edicio, FK Barcelono akiras sian 23-an pokalon de ligo, la 13-a dum la pasinta jarcentkvarono. Mankante ankoraŭ la lasta matĉo de ligo, la venonta 23-an de majo kontraŭ Deportivo de La Coruña, ili estas la teamo malplej venkita (4) kaj kun malpli da goloj ricevinta (19) dum la ligo. Baldaŭ Barcelono ludos kontraŭ Athletic de Bilbao dum la finalo de la Pokalo de la Reĝo la 30-an de majo, kaj kontraŭ Juventus de Torino dum la finalo de la Ligo de Ĉampionoj de UEFA la 6-an de junio.

Atleta Madrido devos gajni kontraŭ Granadon por certigi al si rekte ludi en la Ligo de Ĉampionoj. La listo post la 37-a ludotago jene:


El FC Barcelona se proclama campeón de la Liga BBVA

El FC Barcelona se ha proclamado campeón de la Liga BBVA a falta de una jornada, quedando líder con 93 puntos y 4 puntos de ventaja sobre el Real Madrid tras la victoria de esta tarde frente al Atlético de Madrid por 0 goles a 1. Este supone el primer título ganado por el Barcelona bajo el mando del técnico asturiano Luis Enrique.

Con Pedro Rodríguez, Lionel Messi y Neymar Jr. en la delantera, el Barcelona controló en todo momento el balón, con un 77% de posesión al final del encuentro. Hubo que esperar hasta el minuto 65, cuando Messi buscó una pared con Pedro quien, asisió al de Rosario, batiendo a Oblak y otorgando al conjunto catalán el triunfo por la mínima.

Con la victoria en esta edición, el FC Barcelona conquista su 23º título liguero, el 13º en el último cuarto de siglo. A espera de la última jornada liguera, el próximo 23 de mayo frente al Deportivo de La Coruña, se mantiene además como el equipo con menos derrotas (4) y menos goles encajados (19) de la competición. A mayores de la Liga, el Barcelona todavía debe enfrentarse al Athletic de Bilbao el 30 de mayo en la Final de la Copa del Rey, y al Juventus en la final de la Champions League el 6 de junio.

En lo que respecta al conjunto madrileño, deberá buscar una victoria ante el Granada en la última jornada para asegurar su pase directo a Champions, si bien se espera un duro rival, pues el Granada todavía no tiene asegurada su permanencia. La clasificación tras la jornada 37 de la Liga BBVA queda así:


F.C. Barcelona wins UEFA Champions League 2014/15

On Saturday, F.C. Barcelona football club of Barcelona, Spain won the UEFA Champions League 2014–2015 which was held in Olympiastadion stadium in Berlin. The team defeated Turin, Italy based football club Juventus 3–1 to clinch the title for the fifth time.

Italian defender Chiellini could not play after suffering a calf injury.

Ivan Rakitić scored for Barca in the opening minutes of the game. This gave The Catalans an early lead over The Old Lady. Álvaro Morata, playing for Juventus, scored but could not match up La Liga winners Barca. [[Luis Suárez]} and Neymar scored in the second half for Barca.

Barcelona won the treble — domestic league, domestic cup, and European title — for a second time by winning the European title. Both teams had won the respective cups.


El Barça realitza el seu segon triplet

Aquest cap de setmana, s'ha jugat la final de la Lliga de Campions de la UEFA entre el Juventus Football Club el Barça. Els catalans han derrotar els italians per 3 gols a 1. És primera vegada que un club europeu realitza dos triplets.


Le Barça réalise son second triplé

Samedi dernier, s'est déroulée la finale de la Ligue des Champions entre la Juventus Football Club et le FC Barcelone. Les Catalans ont battu les Italiens par 3 bus à 1. C'est la première fois qu'un club européen réalise deux triplés Championnat – Coupe nationale – Coupe d'Europe.


F1: Massa wins 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix, Hamilton wins championship

Ferrari driver Felipe Massa won yesterday's FIA Formula One (F1) 2008 Grande Prêmio Santander Brazilian Grand Prix at Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil.

Lewis Hamilton, who drives for McLaren, was able to hold on to take the F1 Driver's Championship. He had a seven point lead in the season standings entering the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Fernando Alonso came second while his Renault team mate Nelson Piquet Jr. slipped in the Senna's S-curve and broke his car's rear due to the wet track.

Massa's teammate Kimi Räikkönen came third.

On the final lap, Sebastian Vettel passed Lewis Hamilton, with help from the lapped Kubica, seemingly taking the championship chance from the McLaren driver.

However, in the short straight before the final corner "Juncao",Timo Glock lost traction due to being on dry weather tyres in the wet conditions and lost his position to Vettel. Hamilton also passed him to win the Drivers' championship of the 2008 Formula One season.

Massa missed out on the season title by just one point. Ferrari maintained the lead over McLaren to win the F1 Constructors' Championship.


Hamilton, campeón del mundo de Fórmula 1

3 de noviembre de 2008São Paulo, Brasil —

En una prueba considerada, como mínimo, histórica, la decisión del campeonato mundial de pilotos de la Fórmula 1 llegó en la última curva de la última vuelta de la última carrera. Así, por poco más de 30 segundos, Felipe Massa, de Ferrari, venció en el Gran Premio de Brasil de Fórmula 1 de 2008 y estuvo a punto de ser campeón, sino hubiera sido porque Lewis Hamilton, de MacLaren, que estaba en sexto lugar y por lo tanto perdía el título, pasó a Timo Glock en la última curva antes de meta y, de esa forma, conquistaba el punto que le daba el mundial.

Hamilton se convierte en el primer piloto de raza negra y el más joven campeón mundial de Fórmula 1. La victoria fue tan ajustada que la familia de Massa llegó a conmemorar la victoria, hasta ser alertada de que el título no lo había conquistado él y sino Hamilton.

La lluvia en la ciudad de São Paulo dio el tono de dramaticidad a la prueba. Los pilotos tuvieron que cambiar sus estrategias y quienes se situaron mejor fueron Massa y Sebastian Vettel, de Toro Rosso, que del septimo pasó al segundo puesto. Al final, Fernando Alonso, de Renault, quedó en segundo, Kimi Räikkönen tercero y Vettel cuarto.


Hamilton voitti F1-mestaruuden

Britti Lewis Hamilton on voittanut Formula 1:n maailmanmestaruuden. Hamilton sijoittui viimeisessä Brasilian GP:ssä viidenneksi, mikä riitti mestaruuteen siitä huolimatta, että hänen pahin vastustajansa, brasilialainen Felipe Massa, voitti kilpailun. Kimi Räikkönen oli kisan kolmas.


Formula 1: Massa primo, Hamilton meglio

Non è bastata la vittoria di ieri in Brasile a Felipe Massa per vincere il campionato del mondo dei piloti di Formula 1.

Eppure sembrava fatta: dopo i 71 giri da leader sul circuito di Interlagos, il brasiliano della Ferrari taglia il traguardo per primo, mentre il rivale Lewis Hamilton, penalizzato dallo scroscio d'acqua degli ultimi minuti di gara, è 6°.

Massa è campione del mondo, ma solo per pochi secondi. Quanto basta a Timo Glock della Toyota per sbandare all'ultima curva, e farsi superare dall'inglese della McLaren, che ottiene il 5º posto con il quale si aggiudica matematicamente il mondiale.

Brutto colpo per i ferraristi che già stavano festeggiando. Per il 2008 si dovranno accontentare "solo" del titolo costruttori.


Felipe Massa vence GP do Brasil de Fórmula 1 de 2008; Hamilton sagra-se campeão

Numa prova considerada, no mínimo, histórica, a decisão do campeonato mundial de pilotos da Fórmula 1 foi na última curva da última volta. Assim, por pouco mais de 30 segundos, Felipe Massa, da Ferrari, venceu o GP Brasil de Fórmula 1 de 2008 e sagrava-se campeão. Mas, logo depois, Lewis Hamilton, da MacLaren, que estava em sexto e perdia assim o título, ultrapassou a Timo Glock e dessa forma, conquistava o ponto que lhe dava o mundial.

Hamilton, assim, torna-se o primeiro negro e o mais jovem campeão mundial de Fórmula 1. Ambos os pilotos choraram muito ainda dentro do cockpit. A família de Massa chegou a comemorar o título, até ser alertada de que o título não havia sido conquistado por ele e sim por Hamilton.

A chuva na cidade de São Paulo deu o tom da dramaticidade da prova. Os pilotos tiveram que mudar suas estratégias e quem se deu melhor foi Massa e Sebastian Vettel, da Toro Rosso, que de sétimo passou para segundo. Kimi Räikkönen, que teria que ajudar Massa, segurou Hamilton mas não foi o suficiente. No fim, Fernando Alonso, da Renault, ficou em segundo, Räikkönen em terceiro e Vettel em quarto. Nelson Angelo Piquet abandonou na primeira volta e Rubens Barrichello, da Honda, terminou em 15º lugar a prova.


FA Cup game abandoned after Fabrice Muamba collapses on pitch

The FA Cup quarter final tie between Tottenham Hotspur and Bolton Wanderers was abandoned after Bolton player Fabrice Muamba collapsed on the pitch. Muamba collapsed around the 41 minute mark with no players around him and was reported to have stopped breathing. The game was being played at Tottenham's home ground, White Hart Lane.

After being treated on the pitch for ten minutes by a total of six medics Muamba was taken down the tunnel while supporters of both teams chanted his name. Both mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and a defibrillator were used to try and revive the player. It was reported by ESPN that Muamba was not breathing while he was being carried down the tunnel.

Tributes have already begun to flood in offering support and prayers for the 23-year old. Former team mate Jack Wilshire tweeted "Hope Muamba is okay. Thoughts with him."  Justin Hoyte, who came through the Arsenal youth team with him, said  "I seriously hope my best friend in football is OK. Stay strong bro please please stay strong. God is with you remember that."

Muamba was born in Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of Congo, and came to the United Kingdom as a child. He joined Bolton Wanderers in 2008 after time with Birmingham City and the Arsenal youth squad.


Наредна 24 сата кључна за Муамбу

18. март 2012.Лондон/ Енглеска (Beta-AFP) - Наредна 24 сата биће „кључна“ за фудбалера Болтона Фабриса Муамбу који је и даље у критичном стању након што је колабирао током утакмице против Тотенхема у Премијер лиги, рекао је у недељу менаџер његовог клуба.

„Фабрис је тешком стању. Наредна 24 сата биће апсолутно кључна“, рекао је Овен Којл телевизији Скај њуз.

Млади 23-годишњи играч срушио се у суботу током утакмице између Тотенхема и Болтона у Лондону, у тренутку када у његовој близини није било ниједног играча.

Њему је на терену шест минута указивана помоћ, а лекари су покушавали да га реанимирају уз помоћ дефибрилатора и масаже срца.


FC Barcelona defeats Sevilla FC 5-4 to win UEFA Super Cup 2015

On Wednesday, Catalonia-based football club FC Barcelona defeated Seville-based football club Sevilla 5–4 to win the 2015 UEFA Super Cup. The match was held in Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena in the city of Tbilisi, Georgia. Pedro, who may leave for Manchester United, scored the winning goal of the match in the 115th minute. This was the fifth UEFA Super cup won by Barcelona.

Barcelona had stronger possession of the ball in front of Sevilla. The match saw nine yellow cards, four for Barcelona players and five for Sevilla players. A total of 41 fouls were committed in the match. A total of nine goals were scored in the match, with the first goal scored in the opening minutes of the game.

Barcelona defender Mascherano committed a foul in the 2nd minute and thus Sevilla got a free kick. Banega converted the free kick into goal in the 3rd minute of the game. Minutes later, Sevilla's Krychowiak committed a foul and this early lead was soon equalised as Barcelona forward Lionel Messi scored a similar style free kick.

Krychowiak received a yellow card in the 14th minute and Barca were awarded another free kick for Banega's foul on Rakitić. Leo Messi converted this free kick into a goal, giving the lead to Barcelona after 16 minutes of game play. This was Messi's 36th goal in 37 games in 2015.

Minutes before half time, Luis Suárez assisted Rafinha and the Brazilian tripled the lead for the Catalans. First half ended with scoreline 3–1 with only one booking.

Within ten minutes of the second half, Suárez scored the fourth goal in the 52nd making it a one-sided match. Five minutes later, Reyes scored a close ranged shot making the score 4–2. In the 63rd minute, Andrés Iniesta was substituted off for Sergi Roberto. Iniesta made his 550th appearance for Barcelona. After this substitution, the goal difference kept on dropping. In the 71st minute, Mathieu was booked for a foul on Vitolo. Referee awarded a penalty kick for Sevilla. Gameiro perfectly converted it into a goal making it 4–3.

Within the next ten minutes, Sevilla equalised with Barcelona. Konoplyanka scored an easy tap-in to bring Sevilla from 4–1 to 4–4. Within half an hour, the one-sided match changed into a tensed match.

Coke in the 87th minute and Banega in the 90+2 minute were booked for committing foul on Suárez. The game ended in 4–4. And thus it was extended to additional time.

Additional time saw five more yellow cards. Pedro was substituted in for Mascherano in the 93rd minute and in the next minute, he received a yellow card for foul on Vitolo. Barcelona won a free kick in the dying minutes of the game. Messi's kick became an indirect assist to Pedro who netted it in the top corner. It was the winning goal of the game.

This was Pedro's 99th goal in the Catalonia jersey. By this victory, Barcelona joined A.C. Milan as the most successful club. Both the teams have earned the title five times. This trophy was Messi's and Iniesta's 25th trophy with Barcelona. Messi was awarded Man of the match.
After the match, he said, "We are delighted to start the season with this win, but it was tough [...] The most important thing was to win the Super Cup to start well. Now we think of the Spanish Super Cup against Athletic Club".

On Tuesday, Pedro was asked if he was leaving Barcelona. He replied "The answer is no. But it is a difficult, complicated situation. When you know you may leave it is difficult." Pedro said it wan't about money but the playing time. Pedro said "The truth is that I had a good chance to play. The coach has decided not to count on me. I don't know, I don't know if I will continue here [...] Manchester? Yes, there are nice challenges on all sides. Today I'm here, and I'm happy [...] And if I go, I will go with my head held high having always given everything."


FC Barcelona wygrała Superpuchar Europy UEFA 2015

FC Barcelona wygrała z Sevillą FC w pojedynku o Superpuchar Europy UEFA, pokonując ją 5:4.

W meczu, który odbył się 11 sierpnia 2015 roku na Stadionie Borysa Paiczadze w Tbilisi, padło dziewięć goli. Zwycięska dla Barcelony okazała się dogrywka.

Dwa gole dla FC Barcelony zdobył Lionel Messi, a po jednym trafieniu zaliczyli Rafinha, Luis Suárez oraz, decydującą bramkę w dogrywce, Pedro Rodríguez. Dla Sevilli FC gole zdobywali Éver Banega, José Antonio Reyes, z rzutu karnego Kévin Gameiro i Jewhen Konoplanka.


FC Bayern Munich sign Jürgen Klinsmann as new coach

Former German national coach Jürgen Klinsmann has been signed as the new Bayern Munich coach for the 2008/2009 Bundesliga season. This will mark Klinsmann's first managerial position at club level, succeeding current coach Ottmar Hitzfeld.

Over the past few months Klinsmann was being considered for various coach positions after reforming the German national team and finishing 3rd at the 2006 Football World Cup as coach of the German national team. Previously there had been reports that he was looking at Newcastle, Chelsea, Tottenham and there also was a possibility for him to be Steve McClaren's successor as the national coach for the English football team.

Klinsmann will be returning to the club where he played from 1995 till 1997 and won a UEFA Cup, a German league championship and a League Cup. Klinsmann's contract will start on July 1, 2008.


Jürgen Klinsmann wird Trainer des FC Bayern München

München (Deutschland), 13.01.2008 – Am Freitag, den 11. Januar 2008 wurde bekanntgegeben, dass Jürgen Klinsmann neuer Trainer des FC Bayern München wird. Er beginnt seine Arbeit beim Verein am 1. Juli 2008. Klinsmann tritt die Nachfolge von Ottmar Hitzfeld an, dessen Vertrag noch bis zum Saisonende läuft. Klinsmann, unter dessen Leitung die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft Dritte bei der Fußball-WM 2006 wurde, unterschrieb beim FC Bayern München einen Zwei-Jahres-Vertrag und wurde am Freitag um 16.00 Uhr auf einer Pressekonferenz in München vorgestellt.

Die Verpflichtung Klinsmanns durch den Münchener Rekordmeister kam für die meisten Beobachter überraschend schnell, denn Uli Hoeneß hatte noch am 7. Januar über die offizielle Internetseite des Clubs verlauten lassen, man wolle die Trainersuche völlig „ohne Zeitdruck“ angehen. Doch nicht nur der Zeitpunkt der Verpflichtung war eine Überraschung, sondern auch die Person des Verpflichteten selber. So war es noch im Vorfeld zur Fußballweltmeisterschaft 2006 zu heftiger öffentlicher Kritik am damaligen Nationaltrainer Klinsmann durch Hoeneß und andere Bayern-München-Vertreter gekommen, unter anderem, weil er seinen Wohnsitz in Kalifornien hatte und aus Sicht der Kritiker zu selten in Deutschland gewesen war. Klinsmann will jedoch nun für seine neue Aufgabe mit seiner Familie nach Deutschland ziehen.


В стане врага: Клинсманн и «Бавария»

Известно, что по окончании сезона нынешний тренер «Баварии» Оттмар Хитцфельд покинет свой пост. Наследником Хитцфельда назван Юрген Клинсманн, который подписал с «Баварией» контракт на два года. Комментарии по вокруг назначения Клинсманна тренером «Баварии» — противоречивы.

Некоторые комментаторы приветствуют это назначение и надеются, что Клинсманну удастся сотворить нечто подобное, что он сделал, будучи тренером сборной Германии во время чемпионата мира 2006 года. Тогда Клинсманн поднял сборную Германии почти из руин и привел её к третьему месту на чемпионате мира. Скептики считают, что «Бавария» сильно рискует, пригласив Клинсманна. Отмечают, что Клинсманн никогда не был тренером клубной команды и что работа тренера сборной сильно отличается от работы клубного тренера. Клинсманн — хороший мотиватор, который может зажечь команду. В сборной Германии Клинсманн этим и занимался, а стратегические и тактические схемы для команды разрабатывал и осуществлял второй тренер Йоахим Лёв.

Хотя Клинсманн и провёл в «Баварии» два сезона в качестве игрока (1995 — 1997 годы), отношения между ним и клубом были всегда сложными.

Клинсманн был не только хорошим футболистом, но и отличным бизнесменом. Между менеджером «Баварии» Ули Хёнессом и Клинсманном имели место очень жёсткие столкновения ещё во времена, когда Клинсманн был игроком «Баварии». Уход Клинсманна из «Баварии» в 1997 году также сопровождался горячими спорами с легендой «Баварии» Лотаром Маттеусом.

Сложные отношения у Клинсманна и с первым вратарём «Баварии» Оливером Каном, которого он посадил на скамейку запасных во время чемпионата мира. Но Оливер Кан заканчивает свою карьеру.

Будучи тренером сборной, Клинсманн продолжал жить в Америке, за что он подвергался резкой критике со стороны Франца Беккенбауэра и Ули Хёнесса. На этот раз Клинсманн будет вынужден переехать из Америки в Мюнхен.

12 января 2008 года


Federer wins fifth Wimbledon title

World number one in tennis Roger Federer has defeated Spaniard Rafael Nadal to win his fifth consecutive Wimbledon mens single title.

The 25-year-old Swiss maestro overcame the second-seeded Nadal in five sets, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 2-6, 6-2. The final took 3 hours and 45 minutes to complete.

Federer, who lost to Nadal in the 2007 French Open final less than a month ago, equalled Swede Bjorn Borg's record of five straight Wimbledon titles. Borg was men singles champions at the All England Club between 1976 and 1980. Borg attended the match and met with Federer afterwards to offer his congratulations.

The match was very evenly contested throughout all five sets. Federer won the first set in a tiebreak, 9-7, which featured a series of uncharacteristic errors from both players. Both players had broken each other early in the first set.

Federer was in trouble on serve twice in the second set. He managed to recover from 15-40 down in the sixth game with three successive aces - Federer ended up serving 24 aces in the match to Nadal's one. However, he couldn't repeat the effort in the tenth game, and Nadal broke to close the set out 6-4.

The third set went on serve for all twelve games, with no breaks leaving the score at 6-all. Federer won the tiebreak 7-3.

The fourth set was entirely different again. Nadal charged out to a 4-0 lead, aided by the assistance of the Hawkeye appeals system. Federer, who has been an outspoken critic of the technology, snapped at the end of the third game after a Nadal ball was called 'out' but overturned after Hawkeye revealed that 2 mm of the ball had touched the back of the line. "How in the world was that ball in? ... Look at the score now. This system is killing me," he said in the direction of the umpire. Nadal went on to win the set 6-2 with no further breaks of serve.

The players entered the final set, the first for Federer in his five-year reign as Wimbledon champion, and the defending champion had to scrap to save his first two service games. Down 15-40 in both, he managed to hold on, and it appeared to deflate Nadal. Nadal was then broken by Federer - his first break since the first set - in the sixth game to lead 4-2, with Federer producing some high-quality shots to break the serve. He held serve to love to lead 5-2, and then broke Nadal on his second match point to win the final.

The match was the third-longest men's final, at 3 hours 45 minutes, in the history of the Wimbledon championships. Federer has now won eleven Grand Slam titles, and has a record of 11-2 in Grand Slam finals. The two losses were both against Nadal and both at the French Open, the only one of the four Grand Slams he is yet to win.


Roger Federer remporte le Tournoi de Wimbledon pour la cinquième fois consécutive

Le numéro un mondial de tennis Roger Federer a battu l'espagnol Rafael Nadal en finale du simple messieurs du tournoi de Wimbledon, remportant ainsi son cinquième titre consécutif.
Le maestro suisse de 25 ans est donc venu à bout de son dauphin Nadal en cinq sets, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 2-6, 6-2. Cette finale a duré 3 heures et 45 minutes.
Le fait que l'herbe fut clairsemée au bout de la quinzaine a sans doute contribué à faciliter le jeu de Rafael Nadal [1] , très à l'aise sur terre battue.
Roger Federer, qui avait perdu contre le même Nadal la finale du Tournoi de Roland-Garros (tournoi sur terre battue) il y a moins d'un mois, égale ainsi le record du suédois Björn Borg, soit cinq victoires consécutives sur le gazon de Wimbledon. Björn Borg avait remporté les siennes au All England Club (club organisateur de l'épreuve) entre 1976 et 1980. Présent dans les tribunes, il a rencontré Roger Federer pour lui offrir ses félicitations.
La rencontre fut âprement disputée tout au long des cinq manches. Federer a remporté la première manche sur un jeu décisif (9-7), manche qui fut entachée d'erreurs inhabituelles de la part des deux joueurs. Chacun d'entre eux avait pris le service de l'adversaire plus tôt dans cette première manche.
Roger Federer fut en danger sur son service par deux fois dans la seconde manche. Il réussit à revenir d'une marque de 15-40 dans le sixième jeu par trois aces successifs - Roger Federer a d'ailleurs terminé la rencontre avec un total de 24 aces alors que Rafael Nadal n'en a produit qu'un. Cependant, il ne put répéter son effort dans le dixième jeu, et Rafael Nadal remporta la manche par six jeux à quatre.
La troisième manche fut remportée par Roger Federer par un jeu décisif (7-3), chaque joueur ayant remporté sa mise en jeu.
La quatrième manche fut complètement différente. Rafael Nadal mena jusqu'à 4-0, grâce à l'aide des appels au système Hawkeye. Roger Federer, qui fut un critique déclaré de cette technologie explosa la fin du troisième jeu quand une balle de Nadal, déclarée faute, fut requalifiée quand le système révéla que 2 mm de la balle avait touché l'arrière de la ligne. « Comment cette balle peut être bonne ? ... Regardez le score maintenant. Ce système me tue » a-t-il déclaré en direction de l'arbitre. Rafael Nadal a ensuite remporté la manche par 6-2, sans que les joueurs ne prennent le service de leur adversaire.
Les joueurs sont alors entrés dans la manche finale, la première du genre pour Roger Federer dans son règne de cinq ans comme champion à Wimbledon, et il dut s'arracher pour remporter ses deux premiers jeux de service. Mené 15-40 dans les deux cas il réussit à sauver les balles de break, puis à renverser la vapeur. Rafael Nadal perdit ensuite sa mise en jeu - pour la première fois depuis la première manche dans le sixième jeu pour être mené 4-2, Roger Federer produisant des balles de grande qualité pour parvenir à ce résultat. Il remporta son service pour mener 5-2, puis remporta de nouveau le service de Rafael Nadal pour gagner la rencontre.
Cette rencontre (3h 45min) est la troisième en durée pour la finale du simple hommes dans l'histoire du Tournoi de Wimbledon. Roger Federer a gagné onze titres du grand chelem, et détient le record de 11 finales remportées pour seulement deux finales du Grand Chelem perdues. Les deux défaites l'ont été contre Rafael Nadal, et toutes deux lors des Internationaux de France de Roland-Garros, le seul tournoi du grand chelem qu'il n'a pas encore remporté.


Felipe Massa will start from pole of 2007 Malaysian Grand Prix

Ferrari driver Felipe Massa won the pole on the FIA Formula-1 2007 Malaysian Grand Prix on Sepang International Circuit. This occurred at the last possible moment. McLaren-Mercedes driver Fernando Alonso stayed in the lead for the most part of the third qualifying session, but was closely pursued by his rivals from Ferrari and by his teammate Lewis Hamilton who, after the fantastic debut in the previous race, surely has ambitions for the World Champion title.

A new interesting feature of the F1 cars was presented by Bridgestone, the tyre supplier. All tyres of softer compound will be marked by a white stria along the tyre groove starting from this race onwards. As intended, this will help audience to distinguish the tyres, it will be more helpful than the previous white heavy dot on the outer side of the tyre.


Felipe Massa sairá na pole no Grande Prêmio da Malásia 2007

O piloto de fórmula 1, Felipe Massa, sairá na pole position no Grande Prêmio da Malásia 2007. Ele também foi o vencedor na disputa interna com seu colega de escuderia na Ferrari, Kimi Raikkonen.[1][2][3]

A prova acontecerá domingo às 4 horas.


Felipe Massa wins 2007 Turkish Grand Prix

Felipe Massa wins the 2007 FIA Formula-1 Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix at the Istanbul Racing Circuit, Istanbul, Turkey.

The two red Ferrari cars of Massa and Kimi Räikkönen, starting from the clear side of the track, grabbed the lead and maintained a constant distance to each other throughout the race.

McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, starting 2nd, lost his position to Kimi and stayed on his rear wing until his right front tyre suffered a puncture and he lost a couple of positions while heading to the pits.

This incident allowed his teammate Fernando Alonso to take third place on the podium, to which Lewis was heading. Fernando himself had a very poor start, losing two positions to the BMW Saubers. Still, he pushed hard on Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld and, as he mentioned himself on the post-race press conference, the race started for him after the first pit-stop, when he overtook both BMW's.

Heidfeld got 4th place. Heikki Kovalainen came 6th for Renault, finishing ahead of Williams-Toyota driver, Nico Rosberg. Kubica closed the top eight.

Lewis Hamilton remains leader of the Drivers' Championship with 84 points, closely followed by the defending World Champion Fernando Alonso, 5 points behind. Felipe Massa and Kimi Räikkönen are 10 and 11 points behind Alonso, respectively. The Constructors' Championship is now closer, McLaren with 148 points, only 11 ahead of Ferrari.


Felipe Massa gana el Gran Premio de Turquía

26 de agosto de 2007Estambul, Turquía — El piloto brasilero Felipe Massa ganó el Gran Premio de Turquía de Fórmula 1, disputado en el Circuito de Estambul.

Los dos vehículos rojos de la escudería Ferrari conducidos por Massa y Kimi Räikkönen partieron desde posiciones privilegiadas y lograron mantenerse adelante a lo largo de toda la carrera.

El piloto de McLaren Lewis Hamilton perdió la segunda posición obtenida en las pruebas de clasificación con Räikkönen y se mantuvo detrás de él hasta cuando su rueda frontal derecha estalló y perdió un par de posiciones mientras era atendido en los pits.

Este incidente permitió a su compañero de equipo Fernando Alonso alcanzar la tercera posición en el podio. Fernando previamente perdió en la partida ante los dos pilotos de BMW Sauber Robert Kubica y Nick Heidfeld y, de acuerdo a lo que él mismo mencionó en la rueda de prensa, su carrera apenas comenzó después de la primera parada en pits, cuando superó a ambos pilotos de BMW.

Heidfeld obtuvo el cuarto puesto. Heikki Kovalainen ganó el sexto puesto para Renault, terminando delante de Nico Rosberg del equipo Williams. Kubica cierra el grupo de los ocho primeros pilotos.

Lewis Hamilton continúa siendo el actual lider del campeonato de pilotos con 84 puntos, seguido muy de cerca por el campeón mundial Fernando Alonso a 5 puntos. Kimi Räikkönen y Felipe Massa tienen una diferencia de 10 y 11 puntos respectivamente de Alonso. En el campeonato de constructores McLaren se mantiene como líder con 148 puntos, 11 por encima de Ferrari.


Formula 1, Gran Premio di Turchia 2007, doppietta per la Ferrari

Doppietta per la Ferrari in Turchia: i piloti della scuderia del cavallino rampante, infatti, si sono aggiudicati il primo e il secondo posto, seguiti da Fernando Alonso su McLaren Mercedes. Quarto posto per Nick Heidfeld con la BMW Sauber, davanti a Lewis Hamilton con la McLaren, che continua a guidare la classifica iridata.

Ottima la prova delle Ferrari: Felipe Massa, partito in pole position, è riuscito a rimanere in testa alla gara sino alla fine, mentre il suo compagno di squadra, il finlandese Kimi Raikkonen, è riuscito a superare Hamilton alla partenza, approfittando anche della pista gommata. Buona anche la prova di Alonso che dopo la partenza si era ritrovato sesto.

La doppietta ridà speranze di vittoria iridata alla scuderia di Maranello: ridotto il distacco con le frecce d'argento, che guidano comunque la classifica costruttori con 148 punti, mentre le Ferrari inseguono con 137 punti. Per quanto riguarda la classifica piloti, conduce sempre Hamilton, con 84 punti, secondo Alonso a 5 punti di distanza. Massa, con 70 punti, scavalca Raikkonen, che si trova quarto con 69 punti.

La prossima gara si svolgerà in Italia, a Monza, il 9 settembre.


Felipe Massa wins 2008 Belgian Grand Prix, Hamilton first to cross the finish line

Ferrari driver Felipe Massa won the FIA Formula One 2008 ING Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps Circuit, Spa, Belgium.

McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton lead the race from pole for a few laps before he spun backwards and allowed Kimi Räikkönen's Ferrari to pass him. Kimi maintain the lead throughout the race until the rain fell onto the track on the final laps. The series of errors was finalized by Räikkönen, who spun off the track. This led Hamilton to a chequered flag, but then, after the race, he was penalized by 25 seconds for the incident with Räikkönen. Hamilton moved to third in the final standings.

McLaren filed a formal complaint with the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) Court of Appeal on Tuesday.

"We hereby confirm we have lodged notice of appeal," McLaren's CEO Martin Whitmarsh, told the BBC.

Nick Heidfeld thus took second place for BMW Sauber ahead of Hamilton.

Fernando Alonso came in fourth for Renault while his teammate Nelson Piquet Jr. spun off into the wall on the fourteenth lap, ending his race.

Both Sebastians, Vettel and Bourdais, did well for Toro Rosso finishing fifth and seventh from the tenth and ninth places on the starting grid respectfully. They were split by Robert Kubica (BMW), who finished sixth.

Mark Webber closed out the top eight for Red Bull-Renault.

Ferrari now leads the Championship with 12 points ahead of McLaren. Still, Lewis Hamilton retains the lead for McLaren in the drivers standings with 76 points, 2 points ahead of Felipe Massa.


Formula 1, Gran Premio del Belgio: Hamilton penalizzato, la vittoria a Massa

Giornata agonisticamente vittoriosa per Lewis Hamilton, ma vittoria a tavolino per Felipe Massa sul Circuito di Spa-Francorchamps, in Belgio, uno dei più lunghi e impegnativi circuiti di Formula 1 esistenti. Un percorso lunghissimo che regola in appena 44 giri di oltre 7 km l'uno l'intera competizione, con grandi possibilità nei suoi rettilinei di sorpassare i concorrenti più lenti e imporre il proprio ritmo, e provvidenziali larghe vie di fuga, particolarmente apprezzate dati i problemi che si creano quando il clima, come spesso accade, volge al peggio.

Gara bagnata per la 14ª volta nella storia del piovoso circuito belga. Ma con una distribuzione delle precipitazioni del tutto anomala, che ha reso l'esito sorprendente e ingestibile. Storicamente, il circuito di Spa non sorride a chi ottiene la pole position. Non era quindi necessariamente favorito Hamilton, che pure ha battuto nelle prove tutti gli altri concorrenti. Inoltre uno dei suoi avversari, Kimi Räikkönen, era reduce da numerose vittorie sullo stesso circuito belga. La partenza è avvenuta sul circuito bagnato da piogge recenti, ma in un clima provvisoriamente asciutto.

Parte fortissimo Hamilton, ma non da meno Räikkönen, che sopravanza Massa. Trulli fa una manovra di sorpasso che lo porta rapidamente ai primissimi posti, ma poi viene tamponato e da allora la sua gara sparisce nelle retrovie, come del resto nel caso dell'altro italiano, Fisichella. Questa gara non sarà favorevole nemmeno ad altri piloti più esperti come Rubens Barrichello e David Coulthard. Tornando alla gara, ad un certo punto Hamilton commette un errore, un testacoda che consente il riavvicinamento di Raikkonen che gli si mette in scia e lo sorpassa. La gara ha continuato il suo corso con i due di testa che hanno fatto l'andatura: Hamilton non ha ceduto e ha inseguito il suo avversario.

Dietro sono rimasti Felipe Massa e Fernando Alonso, mentre gli altri sono staccati di parecchio. La fase del pit-stop ha tuttavia sfavorito Hamilton, che da qualche secondo di distanza si è ritrovato, intrappolato nel traffico, a circa 5 secondi da Räikkönen. Ma ancora non era finita; Hamilton ha continuato a inseguire il suo avversario sperando, nonostante i rischi gravissimi, che cominciasse a piovere per poterlo raggiungere. Non si accontentava del secondo posto, nonostante i rischi che potevano accadere quando la pioggia, prevista con precisione, sarebbe caduta. Strano il comportamento delle Ferrari; con l'ultimo cambio di gomme, le dure, Räikkönen ha avuto problemi di velocità iniziale, Massa no e ha marciato all'inseguimento di Hamilton, nemmeno tanto lontano, che a sua volta sperava di recuperare i circa 6 secondi da Räikkönen.

Fino a che, a qualche giro dal termine, ha cominciato a piovere. Non molto, ma abbastanza per causare gravi problemi ai piloti. Hamilton ha raggiunto alla fine del terzultimo giro Räikkönen, affiancandoglisi; Räikkönen ha chiuso la strada ad Hamilton spostandolo dentro la curva con tanto di leggera collisione; Hamilton a quel punto è rientrato davanti a Räikkönen, ma questo lo avrebbe penalizzato e così sul traguardo ha ceduto la posizione a Räikkönen. Subito dopo, però, con la staccata sulla curva del rettilineo lo ha di nuovo sorpassato e se n'è andato.

Gli ultimi due giri sono stati una roulette russa. Prima Hamilton ha sbagliato il controllo dell'auto e Räikkönen ha ripreso la prima posizione; poi Räikkönen ha perso il controllo, testacoda e Hamilton ritorna in testa; mentre Räikkönen lo insegue, perde improvvisamente il controllo e si schianta il musetto contro un muro. Tutto questo nei 2 minuti 25 secondi del penultimo giro, più lento di circa 38 secondi rispetto al fastest lap. Räikkönen, che aveva guidato in testa per quasi tutta la gara e stava involandosi ad una importantissima vittoria, ha finito la gara senza vedere il traguardo. Massa da lontano ha seguito senza correre rischi. Hamilton, con le gomme slick, ha continuato a girare in testa e ha vinto girando in 2 minuti e 35 secondi nell'ultima tornata. La situazione di controllabilità sull'asfalto era talmente pericolosa che non sono stati nemmeno fatti i giri di parata post-GP.

Ora il campionato è stato deciso drasticamente. Come per Massa qualche settimana fa (motore rotto a 3 giri dal termine), Räikkönen ha perso una gara vinta. Hamilton ha dimostrato di sapere guidare con aggressività anche sull'asfalto bagnato, in un circuito in cui il carico aerodinamico delle macchine non è molto alto data la necessità di essere veloci. Räikkönen, ad appena 57 punti, è 23 punti sotto Hamilton, mentre Massa, oggi secondo, è incollato a 8 punti dall'inglese. Ora è chiaro che la Ferrari, a 5 GP dalla fine dell'anno, dovrà fare scelte precise su chi puntare, anche se l'anno scorso Hamilton buttò via un vantaggio di 17 punti in due gare contro Raikkonen (come quando, proprio per via della pioggia, andò KO in Cina durante un pit-stop).

Gara sfortunata per Heikki Kovalainen: partito male, ha recuperato fino alla sesta posizione, ma poi per una decisione piuttosto dura è stato costretto ad un drive trough, che l'ha fatto precipitare nelle retrovie; nell'ultimo giro ha finito anzitempo la gara per motivi non meglio chiariti. Davvero per i finlandesi non è stata una giornata fortunata.

I Ferraristi non l'hanno presa bene e le polemiche sono andate soprattutto sul sorpasso di Hamilton dopo avere lasciato strada a Raikkonen. Il ragazzino, come è stato definito da Luca Baldisseri ha fatto «mosse che non ci sono piaciute». Anche Luca Colaianni ha rilasciato un'intervista molto critica.

C'è stata una coda di polemiche e di indagini sulla gara, concludendo polemicamente il GP che in studio Cesare Fiorio ha definito come il più bello delle ultime stagioni. Norbert Haug ha evitato le polemiche e si è detto dispiaciuto per la fine della gara di Räikkönen. In studio Fiorio ha deplorato (come anche per il caso di Kovaleinen) l'eccessivo rigore degli steward, magari per darsi importanza, nel sovvertire i risultati di un GP che finalmente ha mostrato una gara di piloti e di valore, auspicando che non si rovini un risultato con delle polemiche e con decisioni arbitrarie.

Nonostante che la manovra di resa di Hamilton rispetto a Räikkönen sia stata giudicata corretta dai commentatori Rai (tra cui Jean Alesi) con la solita moviola, vista e rivista, gli steward hanno decretato una penalità di 25 secondi ad Hamilton, come se non avesse ridato strada a Räikkönen.

La McLaren, così, si ritrova post-datata la derubricazione di Hamilton al terzo posto. La McLaren dichiara di voler fare appello, affermando che la manovra di «restituzione» a Räikkönen era corretta, potendo dichiarare che al traguardo Hamilton era 6 km/h più lento della Ferrari secondo i dati telemetrici in loro possesso. La Fia per ora non ha deciso la data dell'appello.

Ora Hamilton è stato declassato a 76 punti, contro i 74 di Massa e i 57 di Raikkonen. Ma anche se questo riduce il vantaggio dell'inglese sul finlandese, non fa altro che il gioco di Massa, che passa da -8 a -2 (mentre Raikkonen passa da -23 a -19). La FIA si riunisce il 23 settembre per deliberare, e il ricorso viene respinto poiché giudicato "inammissibile"[1].


Felipe Massa herda vitória no Grande Prêmio da Bélgica de Fórmula 1 de 2008

Ao final do Grande Prêmio da Bélgica de Fórmula 1 de 2008, ouviu-se o hino do Reino Unido. Mas quem comemoraria ao final seria um brasileiro. Lewis Hamilton, da McLaren, que na pista havia feito um duro duelo com Kimi Räikkönen nas últimas voltas, ultrapassou o finlandês da Ferrari nas últimas voltas, aproveitando-se da atravesssada de uma curva, em que apesar de ter devolvido a posição ao adversário, ficou em posição privilegiada para a nova ultrapassagem.

Os comissários do Grande Prêmio decidiram acrescentar 25 segundos ao tempo de Hamilton e, dessa forma, Felipe Massa, da Ferrari, que havia herdado o segundo lugar depois que Räikkönen rodou sozinho e bateu a duas voltas do final, acabou sendo declarado vencedor. Nick Heidfeld, da BMW Sauber, subiu ao segundo lugar e Hamilton ficou em terceiro.

A disputa pelo título do campeonato de pilotos segue acirrada, agora com Hamilton 2 pontos à frente de Massa. Os outros dois brasileiros não completaram a prova.


Felipe Massa wins 2008 European Grand Prix

Ferrari driver Felipe Massa won the FIA Formula One 2008 Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe at the street circuit of Valencia, Spain on Sunday after his engine failed on a dying laps of the previous race. It became 10th win in Formula One for the Brazilian driver.

His victory was approved by stewards when after the race they had investigated his second pit stop on lap 37 and ruled a fine to Massa without any further sanctions for a potential collision with Adrian Sutil (Force India’) while exitting from the pitlane.

Lewis Hamilton performed well driving for McLaren Mercedes as he fell behind Massa by just about 5 seconds on the finish line.

The three podium places to be exactly like they were on a starting grid, as Pole Robert Kubica came third for BMW Sauber with a substantial 30 seconds gap to Hamilton.

Hamilton's teammate Heikki Kovalainen drove fourth after Kimi Räikkönen's Ferrari engine failed on a 45th lap. A lap earlier Kimi had an incident on a second pit-stop, when he knocked-off the mechanic fueling his car after he twitched earlier trying to beat Kovalainen, who was also on his pit-stop.

Jarno Trulli came 5th for Toyota overtaking Toro Rosso of Sebastian Vettel who will be driving for Red Bull next season.

The second Toyota of Timo Glock and Nico Rosberg's Williams-Toyota closed the top eight.

The only Spaniard in the race, Fernando Alonso (Renault) was forced to retire after Kaz Nakajima (Williams) hit him from behind and damaged the back of Renault.


Formula 1, Gran Premio d'Europa: Massa vince sul nuovo circuito di Valencia

Si è concluso poco prima delle 16.00 il GP d'Europa di F1, svoltosi quest'anno a Valencia, con la vittoria di Massa, pilota brasiliano della Ferrari.

Sul podio insieme al ferrarista, anche Hamilton della scuderia McLaren e Kubica per la BMW.

La Ferrari ha però rischiato di veder compromesso il successo da una manovra azzardata del suo pilota, il quale all'uscita dal secondo pit-stop Massa ha provocato il ritiro di Sutil. Per fortuna della scuderia di Maranello, la vicenda si è chiusa con una multa ma senza penalizzazioni in classifica.

Costretto al ritiro l'altro ferrarista Raikkonen che si conferma in periodo non brillante. Oltre, infatti, ad essere stato protagonista di una prestazione opaca, l'attuale campione del mondo ha ferito, in modo non grave, un meccanico partendo prima del dovuto al termine del rifornimento.

L'attuale classifica vede Hamilton in testa con 70 punti, seguito da Massa a 64 e Raikkonen a 57, insidiato da Kubica che lo segue di due sole lunghezze.


Felipe Massa vence o Grande Prêmio da Europa de 2008

Valência, Espanha • 24 de agosto de 2008

O piloto da Ferrari, Felipe Massa venceu na Fórmula 1 da FIA de 2008 da Telefónica em circuito de rua em Valência, Espanha, no domingo, depois do seu motor falhou a três voltas da corrida anterior. Tornou-se 10ª vitória na Fórmula 1 para o piloto brasileiro.

Sua vitória foi aprovada pelos mordomos (stewards) quando depois da corrida terem investigado o segundo pit stop na volta 37 e determinou uma multa de 10 mil euros (equivalente a 24 mil reais, moeda corrente no Brasil) ao Massa sem quaisquer outras sanções em caso de colisão potencial com Adrian Sutil (Força Índia), enquanto saíram a partir do pitlane.

Lewis Hamilton teve um bom desempenho pilotando pela McLaren Mercedes como ele ficou atrás do Massa por apenas 5 segundos à linha de chegada.

O pódio de três lugares para ser exatamente como eles foram a grelha de partida, como pole Robert Kubica entrou para a BMW Sauber com uma distância a 30 segundos de Hamilton.

Hamilton com a equipe de Heikki Kovalainen levou quarto depois que Kimi Räikkönen falhou em um motor Ferrari na 45ª volta. Uma volta mais cedo, Kimi teve um incidente com um segundo pit-stop, quando ele atropelou o mecânico de abastecimento fora do seu carro depois que ele terminou mais cedo, tentando bater Kovalainen, que foi também em seu pit-stop.

Jarno Trulli entrou para a 5ª pela Toyota ao ultrapassar Toro Rosso de Sebastian Vettel que será piloto da Red Bull na próxima temporada.

A segunda Toyota do Timo Glock e Nico Rosberg, da Williams-Toyota encerrou na oitava posição.

O único espanhol na corrida, Fernando Alonso (Renault) foi forçado a se retirar após Kaz Nakajima (Williams) ter atingi-lo atrás na curva e danificou a Renault.


Fernando Alonso becomes new Formula One World Champion

Renault driver Fernando Alonso finished third in the Brazilian Grand Prix, held at the Autodromo Carlos Pace near São Paulo. McLaren drivers and championship rivals Juan Pablo Montoya and Kimi Raikonnen finished first and second respectively; although Alonso's third place decreased his lead in championship points over Raikonnen, his closest rival, to 23, he nonetheless was able to secure the 2005 Drivers' World Championship. Since the winner of a Formula One Grand Prix earns 10 points and only two races remain, Raikonnen no longer has a mathematical possibility of becoming World Champion.

Alonso thus ends the five-year long reign of Michael Schumacher at the top of Formula One.  At 24, he also became the youngest Formula One World Champion, ahead of Brazilian driver Emerson Fittipaldi, who was 25 when he took the crown in 1972.  He is also the first Spaniard to take that title.

Even though the Drivers' Championship is over, the Constructors' Championship will most likely go down to the wire during the last two races of the season in Suzuka (Japan) and Shanghai.  Even though Renault has led the Championship for most of the season, Raikonnen's recent victories in the Hungarian, Turkish, Belgian and Brazilian Grand Prix have given McLaren a two-point lead over Renault, ensuring that both teams will fight hard for every point in the final races.

The race commenced with an incident between David Coulthard and Antonio Pizzonio touching wheels, forcing the latter's Williams-BMW into his teammate Mark Webber's car, putting all three of them out of the race (Webber eventually did manage to rejoin after lengthy repairs). The incident necessitated the deployment of the safety car until the track was cleared. Following the restart, Giancarlo Fisichella repassed reigning seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher almost immediately, although Schumacher ultimately regained the position during the first pitstop round.

Montoya was never challenged for the race lead, and was not required to assist his teammate as Alonso's third place ensured that a win for Raikonnen would have made no difference regarding the outcome of the world championship. McLaren's one-two finish was their first such result since the 2000 Austrian Grand Prix.

Despite pre-race concerns about rain, the race remained dry.


Fernando Alonso se convierte en campeón mundial de Fórmula 1 en Brasil

El español Fernando Alonso conquistó por primera vez el título de campeón mundial de la Fórmula 1, en el circuito de Interlagos, en Brasil.

Alonso largó en la primera posición, seguido por el colombiano Juan Pablo Montoya y Kimi Räikkönen. Durante la salida hubo un accidente entre los coches de David Coulthard y los dos Williams.

Montoya consiguió pasar Alonso y se quedó en primer lugar. Räikkönen conquistó la segunda posición después de la primera parada del español en los boxes.

Esta situación perduró hasta el final de la carrera. Pero, a pesar de Alonso haber quedado en tercero, la posición fue suficiente para él acumular la cantidad de puntos necesarios para coronarse campeón mundial.


Fernando Alonso remporte le championnat du monde de Formule 1

Le pilote de Formule 1 de l'équipe Renault, Fernando Alonso a terminé troisième du Grand Prix du Brésil derrière Juan Pablo Montoya et Kimi Raikonnen, qui ne peut plus, mathématiquement (écart de 20 points et 10 points par victoire de course) remporter le Championnat. Fernando Alonso est donc le premier espagnol à remporter ce championnat du monde.

Le règne de Michael Schumacher, vainqueur cinq fois de suite se termine ainsi, par la victoire du plus jeune champion du monde de tous les temps, car F. Alonso devance Emerson Fittipaldi, brésilien qui avait été sacré champion du monde en 1975, à 25 ans.

Pourtant, le championnat des constructeurs pourrait encore être très disputé dans les deux courses à venir. Malgré la domination de Renault durant toute l'année, les récentes victoires de M. Raikonnen pour McLaren-Mercedes ont changé la donne, et mathématiquement, tout reste possible entre les deux ténors de la saison.


Alonso kampioen

Formule 1 rijder Fernando Alonso van Renault behaalde vandaag in de Grote Prijs van Brazilië een derde plaats. Daarmee heeft hij echter genoeg punten verzameld om zich—met nog twee raceweekends in het vizier—tot wereldkampioen te kronen. De winnaar in Sao Paolo was de Colombiaan Juan Pablo Montoya, voor zijn teamgenoot en concurrent Kimi Raikkonen.

Alonso had zaterdag al de pole verdiend en begon ook sterk aan de race. Raikonnen schoof echter van bij de start al twee plaatsen op tot de derde plaats. Na een crash van Pizzonia werd een nieuwe start gehouden achter de safety car. Daar profiteerde Montoya van...

Na een snelle pitstop stak Raikonnen Alonso voorbij, maar die gaf vervolgens zijn derde plaats niet meer uit handen. Daarmee werd hij de jongste wereldkampioen ooit.


Fernando Alonso é Campeão Mundial de Fórmula I no Brasil

O espanhol Fernando Alonso conquistou pela primeira vez o título de campeão mundial da Fórmula 1, no circuito de Interlagos, São Paulo, no Brasil.

Alonso largou na primeira posição, seguido pelo colombiano Juan Pablo Montoya e  Kimi Raikkonen. Durante a largada houve um acidente com os carros de David Coulthard e as Williams.

Montoya conseguiu passar Alonso e ficou em primeiro lugar. Logo em seguida, com a parada nos boxes do espanhol,  Raikkonen conquistou a  segunda posição.

Esta situação perdurou até o final da corrida. Contudo, apesar de Alonso ter ficado em terceiro, a posição foi suficiente para ele acumular a quantidade de pontos necessária para sagrar-se campeão.


Fernando Alonso wins 2006 Monaco Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso won the FIA Formula-1 Monaco Grand Prix for the first time in his career today.

During Saturday's qualifying session, Michael Schumacher made a strange mistake in the La Rascasse corner, when he driver locked his car's wheels, bringing the vehicle to a halt and finished the race causing the drivers behind him to lose time on their fast laps. After a long investigation the FIA's stewards decided to cancel all his fast laps as a penalty for the unsporting behaviour displayed by him. Article 112 of the regulations, applied by FIA, prevents the F1 team Ferrari to appeal this decision. Thus, Schumacher and Felipe Massa, who crashed his car earlier in the qualification, were last on the starting grid. The Ferrari team decided to change the engine in both cars, because there was no more stringent penalty that could have been imposed on them. Michael started the race from the pit-lane.

Alonso was in the lead for the most of the race. Kimi Raikkonen and Mark Webber, who were the only serious competitors to Alonso for the first part of the race, lost their cars (due to engine failure) almost simultaneously, one by one. After that Alonso drove to victory with little opposition from the other drivers.

With a huge gap from the Spaniard, McLaren driver Juan-Pablo Montoya took second place.

The circuit was a great success for Red Bull team as  David Coulthard came in at third place.

There was no traditional champaign douse after the race in memory of Édouard Michelin, one of the owner of Michelin company died a couple of days before the race.


Gran Premi de Mònaco 2006 de Fórmula 1

Per primera vegada en la seva carrera esportiva, el pilot asturià Fernando Alonso ha guanyat el Gran Premi de Mònaco de Fórmula 1.

Alonso sortí des de la primera posició de l'engraellat de sortida en la cursa d'avui diumenge a causa dels esdeveniments ocorreguts durant la sessió de qualificació de dissabte. En aquesta, el pilot alemany Michael Schumacher aconseguí el millor temps que li hauria donat la "pole position". Tot i això, aquest lloc li fou retirat a causa d'una penalització que els jutges de la FIA decidiren aplicar-li. El pilot de Ferrari féu un extrany error en l'última corba del circuït (La Rascasse) quan el temps de la sessió s'havia esgotat. A causa d'aquest, el seu cotxe accidentat impedí a la resta de pilots, que encara havien de finalitzar les seves voltes ràpides, poder millorar els seus temps. Els jutges van considerar que es tractava d'un comportament antiesportiu per part de l'alemany. D'aquesta manera tant Schumacher com Felipe Massa, que havia patit un accident, relegaren Ferrari a les últimes posicions de l'engraellat.

Tot això facilità enormement la victòria al pilot de Renault, que dominà clarament tota la cursa. Els únics pilots que podrien haver-li plantat cara, Kimi Raikkonen i Mark Webber, van haver d'abandonar la cursa per culpa de problemes de motor. Amb una gran diferència respecte l'asturià, Juan Pablo Montoya, de McLaren finalitzà en segon lloc, i David Coulthard completà el podi donant un meritori tercer lloc a l'equip Red Bull Racing. Finalment Schumacher acabà cinquè.

A l'acabar el Gran Premi no és féu la tradicional obertura d'ampolles de xampany per senyal de dol envers la mort d'Édouard Michelin, propietari de l'empresa Michelin que havia mort uns dies abans en un accident. El resultat final féu augmentar la diferència d'Alonso respecte a Michael Schumacher, el seu principal competidor en la classificació del mundial de Fórmula 1.


Fernando Alonso wins 2007 Malaysian Grand Prix

McLaren-Mercedes drivers Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton placed first and second in the FIA Formula One 2007 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix on the Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

From the start to the end of the race, the two "silver arrows" held the lead against their competitors from Ferrari. Alonso created a comfortable gap, while Hamilton held off Felipe Massa and Kimi Räikkönen. Massa pushed very hard on the rookie, who was driving in only his second race, trying to overtake him, but made a crucial mistake before the first pit-stop and found himself off the track. Massa finally finished fifth, behind Nick Heidfeld, a BMW Sauber team driver. Räikkönen showed much more careful driving than Massa, finishing third.

Giancarlo Fisichella, driving for Renault, came sixth,
with his young teammate Heikki Kovalainen eighth. Jarno Trulli, from Toyota, split the two Renaults in seventh.

Alexander Wurz, from Williams-Toyota, finished ninth, while his teammate, Nico Rosberg, who had been driving in sixth place, retired following the second round of pit stops due to engine failure.

Mark Webber, from Red Bull-Renault, completed the top ten, making his first finish in the Malaysian Grand Prix, following retirements in his 5 previous seasons.


Fernando Alonso é o vencedor do GP da Malásia de Fórmula 1

SEPANG, MALÁSIA • 8 de abril de  2007

O piloto espanhol Fernando Alonso venceu hoje o Grande Prêmio da Malásia 2007. O segundo colocado foi seu parceiro de equipe Lewis Hamilton. Raikkonen foi o terceiro. O pole position Felipe Massa ficou em quinto lugar.


Fernando Alonso wins 2008 Japanese Grand Prix

Renault driver Fernando Alonso won the FIA 2008 Formula One Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix on the Fuji Speedway at Oyama, Sunto District, Shizuoka, Japan.

This became the second in a row victory for the Spaniard since the previously won Singapore Grand Prix.

Although Alonso started only fourth, after two McLaren-Mercedes drivers, Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen with Kimi Räikkönen's Ferrari third on the grid, he raced second behind Robert Kubica from BMW Sauber after the leaders missed the first corner.

The first shortened pit stop and the following sprint of Alonso allowed him to make a comfort gap in front of Kubica, who finished second.

Alonso's teammate, Nelson Piquet Jr. also performed well, finishing fourth from the 12th place on the starting grid. The Renault rookie driver even tried to push on Kimi's third on the dying laps of the race.

Jarno Trulli gained two positions from the starting place for Toyota finishing fifth, while his teammate Timo Glock retired from the race after 6 laps.

Both Scuderia Toro Rosso drivers, Bourdais and Vettel, finished higher on 6th and 7th place.

Felipe Massa was penalized by a drive-through penalty for causing a collision with Hamilton. Still he was able to run up and overtake Mark Webber's Red Bull. His Ferrari finally closed the top eight. He was promoted to 7th after Bourdais was given a 25-second penalty for colliding with Massa.

In the Drivers's standings, Lewis Hamilton retains his lead losing two points to Felipe Massa and is five points ahead of him. Robert Kubica came much closer to Lewis, now only 12 points behind. Alonso is on a distant 7th in the provisional standings. Earlier Alonso said that he "remained realistic as it will be difficult to race the Ferraris and McLarens, but we will give our maximum to score as many points as possible because the fight for fourth in the Championship remains very close." Ferrari is now seven points ahead of McLaren and fourteen over BMW Sauber in the Constructors' Championship.


Fernando Alonso vence en el Gran Premio de Japón

12 de octubre de 2008Fuji Speedway, Japón —

Fernando Alonso (Renault) ha conseguido su segunda victoria consecutiva de la temporada, al imponerse hoy en el Gran Premio de Japón de Fórmula 1 por delante del polaco Robert Kubica (BMW) y del finlandés Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari).

El brasileño Felipe Massa (Ferrari), octavo, ha recortado un punto en relación al líder del mundial el británico Lewis Hamilton (Mclaren-Mercedes), que finalizó en duodécima posición, después de haber sido sancionados ambos con un paso por la calle de garajes, por sendos incidentes en las primeras vueltas.

La victoria de Alonso se fraguó prácticamente en la primera curva cuando los Mclaren de Hamilton y del finlandés Heikki Kovalainen se pasaron de frenada en la primera curva y obligaron a los Ferrari a salirse para evitar la colisión, formándose tras ellos un caos.

Alonso se situó segundo tras Kubica, que había ganado cinco puestos, y tras la primera parada para repostar, dos vueltas después del polaco quedó claro que salvo incidentes la victoria era suya. El éxito de Renault el brasileño Nelson Piquet, cuarto.

Fernando Alonso aseguró tras su victoria que "está en una nube", ya que este triunfo, el segundo consecutivo, tiene "mejor sabor de boca que el de Singapur".

El español comentó que en el equipo hay un "sentimiento fantástico, esto es algo sorprendente [...] Con un coche que al principio de temporada dábamos por muerto estamos logrando victorias"


Alonso vence o Grande Prêmio de Fórmula 1 de Japão de 2008

Fernando Alonso, da Renault, venceu sua segunda prova consecutiva na temporada ao vencer o Grande Prêmio do Japão de Fórmula 1 de 2008. Lewis Hamilton, da McLaren, e Felipe Massa, da Ferrari, se envolveram em diversas confusões no início da prova, foram punidos e não puderam disputar as primeiras posições. Menos mau para Massa, que diminuiu para 5 pontos a diferença para Hamilton no Mundial de Pilotos, após chegar em oitavo lugar e ser beneficiado pela punição a Sebastien Bourdais, da Toro Rosso.

Apesar de ter largado na pole-position, Hamilton largou mal e acabou por quase provocar um acidente, ao disputar a primeira curva com Kimi Räikkönen, da Ferrari e seu companheiro de equipe Heikki Kovalainen. Por isso, Hamilton acabou sendo punido. Na segunda volta, na curva 11, em disputa por posição Hamilton e Massa se tocaram, e o britânico levou a pior, ficando atravessado na pista e voltando em último. Por essa manobra, Massa também foi punido. No final da prova, Bourdais tocou Massa ao sair dos boxes, e acabou punido, com a perda de 25 segundos.

Completaram o pódio Robert Kubica, da BMW Sauber e Räikkönen. Nelson Angelo Piquet chegou em quarto lugar e Rubens Barrichello, em 13º lugar.


F1賽車日本分站阿朗素勝出

格蘭披治一級方程式賽車日本分站賽，由雷諾車隊的阿隆索(Fernando Alonso )勝出；而寶馬車隊的古碧加及法拉利車隊的拉高倫，就分別以第二及第三名衝線。

賽前領先車手榜的麥拿倫英國車手咸美頓，以及排第五位出賽的法拉利巴西車手馬沙，於第二圈相撞，結果咸美頓只得第十二名，馬沙得第八。

今屆一級方程式賽車，尚餘中國及巴西站賽事。而早前破天荒於晚間舉行的新加坡站賽事，亦同樣由雷諾車隊的阿隆索贏得。


Fernando Alonso wins 2008 Singapore Grand Prix

Renault driver Fernando Alonso won the FIA 2008 Formula One SingTel Singapore Grand Prix on the street circuit at Marina Bay, Singapore.

This was the first nightly Formula One event that utilized artificial lighting and the 800th Formula One World Championship race overall. The previous GP at Singapore held in 1973 was not part of the Formula One.

The first part of the race saw the crucial failure of Alonso's teammate Nelson Piquet Jr., causing a safety car to appear, mixing up the drivers.

Nico Rosberg (Williams-Toyota) and Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber) were forced to pit while the entrance to the boxes was closed. This became both good and bad news, causing these drivers to gain a number of positions, but later lose some of them on a stop-and-go penalty. Still Nico maintained his second position up to the finish line.

Pole-sitter Felipe Massa (Ferrari) made a mistake upon exiting from a pit-stop due to the error of an electronic system used by Ferrari to control the pit-stop instead the ordinary lollipop. He made his way to the opposite end of the pit lane with a tail of the fuel hose fragment. It took time for the pit crew to run down his car and release Massa, who now became last from his first starting position. Later he was penalized by a drive-through penalty for this incident, which did not adversely affect him.

The other way round, safety car finally lead Alonso to victory gaining 14 places from the start, which he earned after an unsuccessful second qualification session.

Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) pushed hard on Rosberg trying to regain his second starting position, but finally came third.

Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) suffered an accident with five laps to go trying to overtake Timo Glock's Toyota and was out of the race. Glock finished fourth.

This allowed Sebastian Vettel (STR-Ferrari), the previous race triumphant, to gain one position and finish fifth.

Top eight was closed by Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber),
David Coulthard (Red Bull-Renault) and Kazuki Nakajima (Williams-Toyota).

In the Drivers's standings, Lewis Hamilton extends his lead over Felipe Massa up to seven points and to twenty points over Robert Kubica. McLaren is now one point ahead of Ferrari and fifteen over BMW Sauber in the Constructors' Championship.


Alonso consigue su primera victoria del año en la Fórmula 1

El piloto español Fernando Alonso, de Renault, ganó hoy el Gran Premio de Singapur luego de comenzar en el 15º lugar. En la primera carrera nocturna —que fue muy accidentada—, Alonso fue escoltado por Nico Rosberg, de la escudería Williams. El inglés Lewis Hamilton, para McLaren, salió tercero y sigue como líder del campeonato de pilotos.

Aunque el brasileño Felipe Massa (Ferrari) había largado desde la primera ubicación, terminó la carrera en el 13º puesto. Esto lo dejó a siete puntos de Hamilton, faltando tres carreras para el fin de la temporada.

Massa estaba ganando el Gran Premio hasta la vuelta 15, cuando un accidente de Nelson Piquet Jr. provocó la aparición del Safety Car. El de Ferrari aprovechó, entonces, para reponer combustible en boxes. Sin embargo, el brasileño salió, por un error de su equipo, con la manguera de gasolina incrustada. El piloto tuvo que detenerse para ser asistido —lo que lo sepultó al 18º lugar— y, después, fue sancionado con un drive through.

Alonso resultó beneficiado por la presencia del auto de seguridad, porque ya había cargado combustible antes de su aparición. Cuando se reanudó la carrera, el asturiano comenzó a mejorar notablemente su actuación; incluso, llegó a estar 20 segundos por delante de Rosberg y Hamilton.

Ferrari recibió más malas noticias cuando el finlandés Kimi Räikkönen, hasta ese entonces en la quinta posición, protagonizó otro de los accidentes de la noche. Se estrelló y abandonó la competición.

El Safety Car volvió a salir a ocho vueltas para el final, cuando el alemán Adrian Sutil se chocó contra uno de los muros. Esta vez, la situación favoreció a los escoltas, quienes se acercaron al piloto español.

Esta fue su primera victoria en el año 2008. La última vez fue en el Gran Premio de Italia, el 9 de septiembre de 2007.

El asturiano se mostraba pon pocas expectativas antes del inicio del Gran Prix por la mala clasificación. "Mañana, la carrera está perdida porque aquí no se puede adelantar. Mañana, es salir por salir. Si ya pensaba que salir octavo o noveno era complicado, salir decimoquinto...", había declarado ayer.

Pero, tras la victoria, manifestó que no tenía "nada más que decir". "Anoche tiramos la toalla pero hoy quedó demostrado que como en todos los deportes hay que trabajar hasta la bandera de cuadros o hasta el final porque siempre queda una esperanza", dijo.

Hamilton encabeza el torneo de pilotos con 84 puntos. Lo siguen Massa, con 77, y Robert Kubica (de BMW Sauber, con 64 puntos). El cuarto lugar lo ocupa Räikkönen, con 57 unidades; mientras que Alonso, con 38, está séptimo.

McLaren es el puntero del torneo de equipos con 135 unidades. Un punto menos tiene Ferrari, que se ubica segundo. 120 puntos tiene el tercero, BMW Sauber, y la cuarta ubicación le pertenece a Renault, que consiguió 51 puntos.


FIFA announce Russia to host 2018 World Cup, Qatar to host 2022 World Cup

Football's governing body, FIFA, today announced Russia is to host the 2018 World Cup, and Qatar is to host the 2022 World Cup. The decision was made by FIFA's 22 executive members, who conducted a ballot in Zurich today. Russia beat England, Spain-Portugal and Holland-Belgium to host the event in 2018. The Qatar bid was picked ahead of the United States, Australia, Japan, and South Korea to stage the 2022 tournament.

Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Igor Shuvalov spoke briefly to react to his country's victory. "You have entrusted us with the FIFA World Cup for 2018 and I can promise, we all can promise, you will never regret it. Let us make history together," he said. Some analysts had suggested that Russia would not win the right to host the tournament, since Prime Minister Vladimir Putin had decided not to travel to Zurich, but remained in Moscow. FIFA President Sepp Blatter said of Russia: "I am sure that to organise the World Cup in that region, or that continent, it will do a lot of good for this part of the world."

Russia captain Andrey Arshavin said he was "very, very happy" with the result. "It is going to have a huge impact in sports, in our economy, in the development of the country and even in politics. The influence of football in the world is huge. You can see that even today with the presentations and those who were making them," he said. "It’s going to be the best World Cup in history because Russians are so hospitable. I hope it will change the way that Europe and the world view Russia—and hopefully change the opinion of Russian people too."

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the ruling Emir of Qatar, praised FIFA for "believing in change". Al Thani, who was in Zurich for the announcement, added: "We have worked very hard over past two years to get to this point. Today we celebrate, but tomorrow, the work begins. We acknowledge there is a lot of work for us to do, but we also stand by our promise that we will deliver." Qatar urged FIFA to take "a bold gamble" by hosting the event in the Middle East for the first time. While only 1.7 million people live in Qatar, the bid representatives said that football is popular there. It was thought that there may be concerns that the extreme heat in Qatar would put the delegates off. Hassan Al-Thawadi, the chief executive of the bid, played down the fears. "We know it would be a bold gamble and an exciting prospect but with no risk," he said. "Heat is not and will not be an issue."

"Everyone is celebrating in the Middle East; everyone was behind us since the very beginning. They believed in us the whole way. And I’m so glad FIFA believed in us as well," Al Thani added. "I’m speechless, but very proud and happy. I’m so proud that the Middle East was recognised by FIFA. We are so privileged to have a tournament like this coming to our region for the first time. It shows the value of FIFA and what it stands for as an organisation. As I promised, we will not let FIFA down. Everything we have promised until now will become a reality." Speaking about why Qatar won the bid, he said: "What made us different is that we pushed the boundaries; we created new concepts, things which were not conventional but still very possible, very realistic for a country like ours. Therefore we are very proud to represent a new era, a new age for FIFA to look towards the future—the World Cup is for everyone.

There was disappointment in the countries which were beaten by Russia and Qatar. "Naturally we are hugely disappointed. At the same time we gave it our best shot," said England ambassador Gary Lineker. "It was very well presented by our bid team. All you can do is wish Russia well and hope they have a really good World Cup but I wish it was us." A journalist in Spain reported that there was "bitter disappointment here amongst Spanish fans," and added that the economic crisis in the country may have been to blame. American supporters watching on large screens in Washington, D.C. were, when it was announced Qatar had won, "simply stunned—no booing or tears, but disbelief; and then a minute later, every face shows honest disappointment," a BBC correspondent said.

The managing director for the Spain-Portugal joint bid, Miguel Angel Lopez, commented on losing out to Russia. “FIFA thought it was better to promote football in other latitudes and there we are," he said. "The decision is focused on taking football to regions which have never held a World Cup." Former Belgian footballer Marc Wilmots said: “Russia is a political choice and Qatar is an economic choice. You can say that to some extent the sport has been the loser with the decision for these two World Cups.”

Howard Stringer, Japan's bid chairman and CEO of Sony said: “We had it in 2002—that was too big a mountain to climb. I was hoping we could get Japan another mission—the chance to do something spectacular in technology for society.” The vice-president of the Japan Football Association Kuniya Daini added: “We had heard people say our bid was too soon so it’s possible that was the reason. We knew it would be tough but it’s still a big disappointment. We have set a target of hosting the World Cup alone by 2050 so we will be bidding again.” The Australian Sports Minister Mark Arbib told local media: “We’re all pretty shattered over here. It was a bit unexpected because we thought we had run a first-class campaign to win. We did our best ... unfortunately it wasn’t the case.”

Making the announcement, Blatter said: "We have had four bidders for 2018 and we can have only one winner. Three of the bidding associations must go home saying 'what a pity'. But they must say football is not only by winning but football is also a school of life where you learn to lose. That's not easy." The 2010 World Cup was held earlier this year in South Africa, and Brazil will host the 2014 World Cup. When the bids for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments were announced in March 2009, Blatter praised the number of countries who wanted to host. "We are very pleased about the fantastic level of interest in our flagship competition, with all initial bidders confirming their candidature."


Mistrovství světa ve fotbale uspořádá Rusko a poté Katar

Mezinárodní fotbalová federace FIFA vybrala Rusko a Katar jako pořadatele mistrovství světa ve fotbale 2018 a 2022. Výkonný výbor rozhodl FIFA poněkud překvapivě včera v Curychu.

Oznámení Ruska jako pořadatele MS 2018 znamenalo krutou porážku pro Anglii, která doufala, že uspořádá první světový fotbalový šampionát na svém území od roku 1966. Rusko ani žádná jiná východoevropská země nikdy mistrovství nepořádaly. Angličtí fotbaloví funkcionáři se domnívají, že k výsledku přispěl i status Anglie jako rozvinuté fotbalové velmoci, jiní pak viní kritiku médií. Zbývajícími poraženými ve volbě byly společné kandidatury Španělska s Portugalskem a Nizozemska s Belgií.

Nikdy se ještě nekonalo mistrovství světa na Blízkém východě, ale to se změní, protože jako pořadatel MS 2022 byl vyhlášen Katar. Za necelých 14 měsíců tak Spojené státy americké neuspěly v další kandidatuře na velkou sportovní akci. V říjnu 2009 bylo Chicago poraženo Riem v klání o pořádání Letních olympijských her 2016. Američanům nestačila ani přítomnost exprezidenta Billa Clintona, ani pravděpodobnost, že všechny zápasy budou vyprodané.

Předseda amerického fotbalového svazu Ed Foster-Simeon byl z výsledku velmi zklamaný: „Myslíme si, že naše kandidatura byla obzvlášť kvalitní. Fotbal v Americe velmi získal z uspořádání mistrovství světa 1994 a mohl znovu vydělat na dalším šampionátu v roce 2022. Rozhodnutí nám ale tentokrát nepřálo, budeme to respektovat.“

Velvyslanec Kataru ve Spojených státech Alí Al-hadžrí řekl, že FIFA podle něj udělala správné rozhodnutí. „Myslím, že si lidé z oblasti Blízkého východu zaslouží mít turnaj a přinést fotbalovou radost na toto místo.“

Letošní mistrovství světa se konalo v Jihoafrické republice a mělo jako první na africkém kontinentu v historii velký úspěch. V roce 2014 se šampionát uskuteční v Brazílii.


Fußballweltmeisterschaft 2018 in Russland, 2022 in Katar

Zürich (Schweiz), 02.12.2010 – Das Exekutivkomitee des Weltfußballverbandes (FIFA) hat entschieden. Die Fußballweltmeisterschaft 2018 wird nach Russland vergeben, Gastgeber des FIFA-Turniers 2011 ist der Golfstaat Katar. Im Vorfeld des Ausscheidungsverfahrens für die Vergabe der nächsten beiden Fußballweltmeisterschaften war viel von Korruption und Schiebung die Rede gewesen. Der russische Ministerpräsident Wladimir Putin war erst gar nicht angereist.

Die Entscheidung der FIFA kam am Ende für viele Beobachter jedoch überraschend. Vor allem den Staat am Persischen Golf hatte niemand „auf dem Zettel“. Katar hatte schon angekündigt, die Turniere – wegen der zu erwartenden hohen Temperaturen von bis zu 50 Grad Celsius – in klimatisierten Stadien austragen zu wollen. Russland setzte sich gegen den im Vorfeld favorisierten Bewerber England sowie die Doppelbewerbungen Portugal/Spanien sowie Belgien/Niederlande durch.

Russland veranschlagt die erforderlichen Investitionen für die Fußball-WM im eigenen Land mit umgerechnet 3,82 Milliarden US-Dollar. Es ist das erste Mal, dass eine Fußballweltmeisterschaft in Russland stattfindet.

Beobachter des Auswahlverfahrens fragen nach den Gründen, warum dieses Mal gleich über zwei Austragungsorte entschieden wurde. Ein Kommentator bei der Zeit (Titel des Kommentars: „Zwei Sieger, doppelter Profit“) weist in diesem Zusammenhang auf das fortgeschrittene Alter der FIFA-Exekutivmitglieder hin. Eine weitere Einzelheit, die Verdachtsmomente für den Vorwurf der Bestechung liefern könnte, ist der Hinweis auf die großzügige finanzielle Unterstützung des Emirs von Katar bei der Wahl des heutigen FIFA-Präsidenten Joseph Blatter (1998).

„Die Welt“ ist der Auffassung, dass das diesjährige Auswahlverfahren den Ruf der FIFA weiter ruiniert und ihr vordergründiges Interesse nicht der geeignetsten Sportstätte galt, sondern an dem lukrativsten Angebot orientiert war. Die Fußballer des Ölstaates haben noch nie an einer WM-Ausscheidung teilgenommen. Die Zeitung kommentiert: „Die Fifa aber hat die großen Chancen des kleinen Staates clever erkannt. Er bietet das Tor zu einer neuen Fußball-Welt im Mittleren Osten und eine perfekte Möglichkeit zur internationalen TV-Vermarktung. Kein anderer Bewerber konnte durch Zeitverschiebungen eine höhere Reichweite bieten als Katar. Das bringt der Fifa vor allem eines: noch mehr Geld.“

Die Süddeutsche Zeitung hebt das taktische Geschick des FIFA-Präsidenten hervor, der mit der Wahl Russlands als Austragungsort seine erneute Kandidatur für das Amt des FIFA-Präsidenten vorbereite: „Für Blatter war die Veranstaltung eine Flucht nach vorne: Mal wieder von diversen Affären belastet, ist ihm nach innen ein bemerkenswerter Befreiungsschlag gelungen. Mit der Kür Russlands sicherte er sich ein üppiges Stimmenpaket, das er dringend braucht, wenn er sich im Mai 2011 zur Wiederwahl stellt.“