THE BEST STADIUMS IN THE WORLD :

Chapter Two

Old Trafford ,Theatre of Dreams (Manchester)  

Home of Manchester United , the environment experienced in this stadium is unique . For most part of the teams on England , leave this stage with the 3 points is very difficult. For any team , player  in the world is a dream playing here.

Architect : Archibald Leitch
Capacity :19 February 1910

Owner : Manchester United
Date of inauguration : 19 February 1910

 Santiago Bernabeu  (Madrid)


Real Madrid’s crown jewel of a grounds, the Bernabeu is considered one of the great stadiums in Europe. Stage of great games between european giants .

Architect : Manuel Muñoz Monasterio , Luis Alemany Soler , Antonio Lamela (Expansion)
Capacity :85,454

Owner : Real Madrid
Date of inauguration : 14 December 1947

Estádio da Luz (Lisbon)                                                                     

Stadium of Sport Lisboa  Benfica . This stage will recieve the final of Uefa Champions League in 2014 . In 2004 ,  received the game between Portugal and Greece ( final of EURO 2004)

Architect : Populous
Capacity : 65 000

Owner : Benfica
Date of inauguration : October 2003

                                         

GAME REVIEWS

Fifa World Cup Brasil 2014 qualifying

GROUP F :
                          

                                                            

PORTUGAL

RUSSIA

                                                                            Stadium: LUZHNIKI STADIUM
12TH OCTOBER 2012 - KICK OFF 16:00

                                                                                
                 REF: V KASSAI                              






                           1                                    -                                        0                                                                                



                                                     Starting lineup :

Coach:
           Paulo Bento                                                             Fábio Capello
   

Goals : Kerzhakov (5)

Subs : Aleksandr Samedov  <-> Vladimir Bystrov. ; Eder <-> Helder Postiga ; Silvestre Varela <-> Ruben Micael ;  Andrey Yeschenko <-> Alexander Kerzhakov  ; Denis Glushakov <->Viktor Faizulin ;  Miguel Lopes <->Fábio Coentrão( because of an injury.)

Brief : Portugal started this game clearly with the left foot . Kerzhakov after a bad pass from Micael   

scored to Russia. Portugal responded well , with shots from Ronaldo and Bruno Alves . At twenty minutes Coentrão , had to leave because of an injury. For his place Miguel Lopes entered. Apart from a lot of possession , and some shots , without danger , Portugal never managed to break the Russian wall . Now Russia leads the group F .

                                                               

                           Highlights & Goals

PLAYERS CAREER REVIEW 

Here we recall the stories of the greatest players in the world.    

VAN PERSIE

POSITION :  Striker
HEIGHT : 1.86 m
AGE : 29


Club Career 

Feyenoord

In Feyenoord  , Van Persie had a brief passage . Feyenoord unsuccessfully attempted to extend Van Persie's contract during the off-season, and his deteriorating relationship with van Marwijk led to his spending most of the 2003–04 season on the bench. The relationship with Van Marwkij was not the best.

He again played 28 matches, but finished with two fewer goals than the previous season. Feyenoord shopped him at the end of the campaign but found few takers due to Van Persie's past disciplinary issues. During the January transfer window, the Eredivisie ( Netherlands championship) club opened negotiations with Arsenal ( from Premier League) , who were seeking a long-term replacement for aging veteran  Dennis Bergkamp, but both parties could not agree to terms. Life in Feyenoord became complicated to the international dutch. 

GOALS : 22

NUMBER :?

SEASONS: 2001->2004

TITLES :Uefa Cup

GAMES : 78

ARSENAL

On 17 May 2004, Van Persie signed a four-year deal with Arsenal for £2.75 million, just over half of Feyenoord's original asking price of £5 million. By the hand of Arsène Wenger , Van Persie became a star in Arsenal , Wenger changed is position  from a left winger to a centre forward. In the arsenal van played with great players like Thierry Henry , Reyes , Gallas (...) . Unfortunately he  never had been champion at Arsenal. Great goals and a lot of good games marked the Arsenal fans but not only.

GOALS : 132

NUMBER : 10

SEASONS: 2004 -> 2012

TITLES : FA Cup , FA community Shield.

GAMES : 277

Manchester United

At the end of the season of 2011-2012 Van Persie showed will to exit from Arsenal. Barcelona , Man City , Milan fight  to ensure Van in their squad . 

But on 15 August 2012, Arsenal announced they had agreed terms with Manchester United for his transfer, but Van Persie had yet to agree personal terms with the club . On 17 August, Van Persie transferred to Manchester Unitedfor an initial £24 million, signing a four-year contract. Nobody from Arsenal accepted this change well . One of the possible reasons that take Van Persie exit from Arsenal was the fact that he never had been champion on Arsenal . In Manchester Van plays with the superstar Wayne Rooney in the attack of Red devils .

GOALS : 7

NUMBER : 31

SEASONS:  2012 -> until now

TITLES : (-)

GAMES : 9

THE BEST STADIUMS IN THE WORLD :

Chapter One

CAMP NOU,  SPAIN

Stage of memorable matches...

Architect : Francesc Mitjans (1909-2006)
Capacity : 99.500
Owner : FC Barcelona
Date inauguration : 27 September 1957
UEFA : Five stars

ALLIANZ ARENA - GERMANY
The stadium of FC Bayern Munich is one of the most modern stadiums in the world...


Architect :Herzog & de Meuron
Capacity : 71.000
Owner : Allianz Arena München Stadion GmbH
Date of inauguration : May 30, 2005

MARACANÃ - BRASIL

Stories lived in Maracana? Are endless, finals of Brazilian Championshiop, carioca, interclub world, the list is vast .Great players like Pelé had played in this field . 

Architect : Miguel Feldman, Waldir Ramos, Oscar Waldetaro, Rafael Galvão, Orlando Azevedo, Antônio Dias Carneiro e Pedro Paulo Bernardes Bastos.
Capacity : 78 838
Owner :State Government of Rio de Janeiro
Date of inauguration : June 16 , 1950

Preview 

FIFA World Cup qualifiers

RUSSIA                                                   VS                                                       PORTUGAL


                                     16:00
                                  12/10/2012





Great game in the GROUP F .The best teams of this group will measure forces in Russia. Portugal after beat Azerbaijan by 3-0 in Braga , will have a  lot more difficult game. Who win this game will take the firts place in this group. 

TEAMS

RUSSIA : 

Goalkeepers

-> Gabulov,Shunin, Akinfeev

Defenders

-> Berezutsky, Aniukov, Yanbaev, Ignashevich, Granat , Yeschenkoe

Midfielders

 -> Shirokov , Denisov , Samedov , Kombarov , Tarasov , Glushakov , Bystrov , Dzagoev , Faitzulin , Bilyaletdinov

Forwards

-> Kokorin , Kerzhakov , Grigorev , Dzjuba

LAST GAMES 

Israel 0 - 4 Russia

Russia 2 - 0 North Ireland

Russia 1 - 1 Ivory Coast

PORTUGAL :

Goalkeepers

-> Eduardo , Patrício , Beto

Defenders

-> Fábio Coentrão , Bruno Alves , Pepe , João Pereira , Ricardo Costa , Rolando , MIguel Lopes

Midfielders

 -> Miguel Veloso , Raul Meireles ? , João Moutinho , Custódio , Rubén Micael , Hugo Viana , Rubén Amorim

Forwards

-> Nani , Ronaldo , Nelsón Olivieira , Éder , Hélder Postiga

LAST GAMES : 

Luxembourg 1 - 2 Portugal

Portugal 3 - 0 Azerbaijan

GROUP CLASSIFICATION :

1º Russia    6 points

2º Portugal 6 points

3º Luxembourg 1 point

PLAYERS CAREER REVIEW 

Here we recall the stories of the greatest players in the world.    


PABLO AIMAR : EL MAGO


Club career 


RIVER PLATE

Born in Rio Cuarto , Córdoba , Pablo Aimar began his football career in  Club Atlético River Plate. In 1997-98 Pablo joined for the first team. In River Aimar , played with Saviola , el conejo. 
Many argentines still await the return of El MAGO.

GOALS : 22

NUMBER : 10

SEASONS: 96/97 -> 2000/2001

TITLES :Primera División (4x) , Copa Libertadores , Supercopa Sul Americana

GAMES : 87

Valencia

Valencia  of Spain signed Aimar in January 2001, at a price of €24 million.

 The purchase proved justified, as Aimar helped lead the team to a first-place finish in La Liga  in 2001-2002. In Spain Aimar will always be marked by his magic on the field . Probably he was the best player that played in Valencia on the mid. Scored a lot of goals in the Spanish league and in Europe. Unfortunately a lot of injuries had marked his career in Valencia taking him some space in the team .

GOALS : 34

NUMBER : 10

SEASONS:  2000/2001 -> 2006

TITLES :La Liga (2x) , UEFA Cup , UEFA Super Cup

GAMES : 196

Zaragoza

During the summer of 2006, Aimar joined fellow top flight club Real Zaragoza for €12 million.

In Zaragoza Aimar will be remembered by his injuries . Appeared in 22 games , without any goal . Roberto Ayala ,teamed up with Aimar in this campaign.

GOALS : 5

TITLES: (-) 

GAMES:57

NUMBER: 8

SEASONS: 2006->2008

 SPORT LISBOA BENFICA

On 17 July 2008 , by the hand of Rui Costa , after a period of intense negotiations, Aimar signed a four-year contract with Portuguese side S L Benfica for a fee of €6.5 million.

 After a difficult first half of the season, he managed to overcome his constant injuries and finished it in good shape. Quique Flores never managed obtain the maximum performance of Aimar.

In  the next year(2009-2010), with Jorge Jesus in the place of Quique Flores ,  Aimar was in better physical conditions, and displayed a good offensive chemistry with countryman , Javier Saviola (played together in River) , newly signed, with benfica shirt had the best offensive record of the competition, eventually winning the league after a five-year wait. Aimar said that he never seen fans like benfica fans. Today Aimar had earned the love of the benfica fans being a reference of the club. 

GOALS : 17

NUMBER : 10

SEASONS:  2008->until now

TITLES : Portuguese League , Cup League (4x)

GAMES : 159