Por que utilizamos o termo “bissexto”?
Desde 2000 anos atrás, Júlio César criou o chamado calendário juliano, que em 1582 sofreu algumas alterações, instituídas pelo Papa Gregório X, criando o calendário gregoriano, que se mantém ainda hoje.
Mas voltando aos dias de Júlio César, o primeiro dia de cada mês era chamado calendas, as nonas eram o sétimo dia e o décimo quinto dia eram os ides. Em vez de dizer, 28 de fevereiro, os romanos diziam primum dies ante calendas martias (primeiro dia antes das calendas de março). 27 de Fevereiro era o secundum dies ante calendas martias (segundo dia antes das calendas de março), 26 de fevereiro, o terceiro dia e assim por diante.
Para introduzir o novo ano bissexto, Júlio César inseriu um dia entre o quinto e sexto dia antes das Calendas, ou entre o dia que agora são 23-24 fevereiro. Este dia extra era chamado de bis sextus dies ante calendas martias, ou seja, “segundo dia sexto antes das Calendas de Março” e o ano que contêm este dia era chamado assim bissextus.

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¿Por qué usamos el término “bisiesto”?
Desde hace 2.000 años, Julio César creó el calendario llamado juliano, que en 1582 sufrió algunas modificaciones, impuestas por el papa Gregorio X, por la que se creó el calendario gregoriano, que rige aún hoy.
Pero volviendo a los tiempos de Julio César, el primer día de cada mes se llamaba calendas, el séptimo eran las nonas y el decimoquinto día eran los idus. En lugar de decir 28 de febrero, los romanos decían primum dies ante calendas martias (primer día antes de las calendas de marzo). El 27 de febrero era el secundum dies ante calendas martias (segundo día antes de las calendas de marzo), el 26 de febrero, tercer día y así sucesivamente.
Para introducir su novedad, el año bisiesto, Julio César intercaló un día entre el sexto y el quinto día antes de las calendas, o sea entre los días que hoy son el 23 y el 24 de febrero. Este día adicional fue llamado bis sextus dies ante calendas martias, o sea, “segundo día sexto antes de las calendas de marzo” y el año que contenía ese día se llamó por eso bissextus.

There is really only one result I care about this evening, and I reckon I’ll give it its own post in the morning – so you’ll have to excuse me if it seems like I’m phoning this one in.

Calcio:

Juventus 2-1 Inter (Derby D’Italia) – Perhaps the most important game either of these teams have played yet this season, the Derby D’Italia is always a heated and highly-anticipated match between two of the peninsula’s best-supported sides. This match in particular had the potential to have an immediate effect upon the scudetto race; either consolidating Inter’s position atop the table or reviving Juventus’ flagging title hopes. What resulted was an intense and exciting match by which Juventus managed to steal a crucial 3 points from i Nerazzurri; ensuring that this year’s scudetto race is well, a race. La Vecchia Signora opened the scoring in the 20th minute on a set piece when Felipe Melo inadvertently volleyed a Giorgio Chiellini header past the fingertips of a flailing Julio Cesar and across the line. Juventus went up 1-0 and to top it off Jose Mourinho got himself sent to the stands after this play for sarcastically applauding the referee for awarding the free kick. It didn’t take long for the visitors to equalize though, with Samuel Eto’o leaping onto the end of a Dejan Stankovic cross to head past Gigi Buffon and restore parity in Torino. The sides went into halftime level and would remain that way until the 58th minute, when Claudio Marchisio scored what I wouldn’t doubt is the greatest goal we have seen from Juventus yet this season. Momo Sissokho fired a speculative long-range effort at Julio Cesar, who parried but couldn’t hold on to it. Enter Marchisio, who dashed to the loose ball, turned Walter Samuel inside-out with some slick footwork and then buried the ball neatly overtop of Cesar and into the back of the net. In the remaining half-hour of play, tempers flared, with Mario Balotelli elbowing Felipe Melo and then going to ground when the Brazilian retaliated, drawing the midfielder the red card. Balotelli’s ugly side showed through with the constant jeering from the Juventini and perhaps the crowning moment of the match for the home crowd was the young striker lining up to take a free kick and falling firmly upon his behind. Even Gigi Buffon, normally the most level-headed man in the Bianconeri shirt, allowed his temper to get the best of him at the match’s end, nearly getting into a quite physical altercation with Thiago Motta. In the end, Juventus grabbed the 3 points, while Jose’s men merely grabbed some added incentive for these sides’ next meeting at the San Siro.

Gigi descends from the heavens as Juve celebrate their Derby D'Italia win.

AC Milan 3-0 Sampdoria – Speaking of the San Siro, the Rossonero half of Milan were able to reassert themselves among the top of the table by drubbing Antonio Cassano & co. at Milan’s famous stadium this weekend. Marco Borriello, Clarence Seedorf and Alexandre Pato each found the back of the net to pile misery upon i Blucerchiati, who began the season in red-hot form but have fallen upon hard times lately. By cruising to this easy victory, il Diavolo rise to second place in the Serie A table, and with the favour done to them yesterday by Juventus, they are only 4 points adrift of the league leaders. A far cry from the Milan squad who struggled so profoundly at the beginning of this season – Leonardo and his men have grown into themselves as a consistent and dangerous squad – and it’s all because they beat Roma 2-1 a couple of months ago. Froci.

Fiorentina 2-0 Atalanta – The funny thing about calcio is that due to the nature of the language and the culture, sometimes two different teams will share the same nickname. Therefore, while one Nerazzurri squad tops the table, the other Nerazzurri are the league’s veritable whipping boys. Last week Atalanta fell at home to Roma (woo!) and this week they provided an easy three points for La Viola in Firenze. Juan Manuel Vargas and Alberto Gilardino provided the pair of goals that separated i Gigliati from their visitors – the Tuscans now sit in a 4-way tie for 5th place with Roma, Genoa and Sampdoria. They trail Parma by a point.

Football:

Manchester City 2-1 Chelsea – All good things must come to an end. Carlo Ancelotti’s men had been flying high in the Premiership, having sealed victories over each of their fellow ‘Big Four’ teams with a 3-0 victory over Arsenal last weekend. Who would’ve thought that it’d be the Citizens, who had not been able to do better than a draw in their previous 7 league fixtures, that would finally burst the Blues’ bubble and bring them back down to earth. However, things initially started off pretty well for the visitors in the Eastlands. Only 8 minutes into the match Frank Lampard fired on Shay Given’s goal only for the Irish keeper to deny him and then Nicolas Anelka; on the third rebound, however, Given’s parried ball struck the back of Emmanuel Adebayor, defending on the touchline, and this time the keeper was helpless to keep the ball out. 1-0 Chelsea. The big striker got the chance to atone for his sin just under half an hour later, however, when Shaun Wright-Phillips’ shot took a deflection in Chelsea’s box and fell at the Togolese hitman’s feet – this time he directed the ball into the right goal to make it all square at the City of Manchester Stadium. Things really started to go south for the visitors when Carlos Tevez’s rather tame free kick was able to beat the wall and Petr Cech to give the home side the lead on 56′. But the disaster was not complete yet. On 81′ Didier Drogba was fouled within City’s area – as always, Frank Lampard stepped up to the spot. By this time, however, tempers were flaring and Lamps was visibly unsettled as he took the kick. His effort ultimately was poor, and Shay Given saved it quite easily. Manchester City went on to hold out for the remaining 10 or so minutes and Chelsea dropped three points that would have given them a commanding lead of the Premiership table. If there are two things that are costing Chelsea right now, they are: a) conceding on set pieces and b) failure to convert penalties. And believe it or not, those two factors are costing the team in a way that not even Roman Abramovich’s bottomless pockets can repair.

It was a battle of the big spenders, and who'd've thought that Chelsea would lose?

Manchester Utd 4-0 West Ham – With Chelsea stumbling it the front of the pack, it seemed almost as though United smelled blood; they were quick to capitalize on the league leaders’ mistakes by doing their very best to catch up with them. While the Blues were facing defeat at the City of Manchester Stadium, the Red Devils were completing a rout of Gianfranco Zola’s West Ham at Upton Park. Sir Alex Ferguson’s men knocked four goals past a sorry Hammers side, with Paul Scholes, Darron Gibson, Luis Antonio Valencia and Wayne Rooney each finding the back of the net to keep West Ham hovering just above the relegation zone and cut Chelsea’s lead to only 2 points.

Arsenal 2-0 Stoke City – Arsenal bounced back from last week’s defeat to Chelsea and a midweek loss to  Manchester City that saw them knocked out of the Carling Cup by defeating Stoke City 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners had a chance to take control of the match on 20′ when Andrei Arshavin was taken down in Stoke’s area, but Cesc Fábregas failed to convert the resulting penalty. Arshavin would nevertheless put his side ahead just a few minutes later, when on 26′ he completed an angled run into the box and slotted a low strike home to beat Thomas Sorensen. The home side nearly doubled their lead minutes later when a shot from Fábregas rattled off the post. It would be substitute Aaron Ramsey who would finally put Arsenal two up in the 79th minute, again with a run into the box followed by a low shot to beat Sorensen. This victory sees Arsenal retain their 3rd place spot above Tottenham Hotspur by a single point.

Liverpool 0-0 Blackburn – Liverpool failed once again to get themselves back into the Premiership race by drawing what is an admittedly difficult fixture away at Ewood Park. Sam Allardyce’s men were able to grab a valuable point off the visiting Merseysiders, with Paul Robinson playing the hero for the home side and rejecting the myriad chances that Liverpool were given to attack the Rovers’ goal. It’s difficult to say who provided the Reds’ best chance on the evening (though Daniel Agger’s late 30 yard screamer is a contender), but easy to say that England-hopeful Robinson was at the very top of his game and simply would not be beaten. Seriously, Rafa Benitez unemployment watch anyone?

Futbol:

Messi bagged a brace to secure victory for Barca

Barcelona 3-1 Deportivo – It was the Lionel Messi show as the Blaugrana dismantled Deportivo La Coruña away at the Estadio Riazor. The diminutive Argentine proved that they don’t hand out the Ballon D’Or for nothing by scoring twice and menacing the home side’s backline throughout the entirety of the match. Messi opened the scoring on 26′ with a supreme individual effort before Deportivo were able to equalize after defensive errors saw Adrián through on goal. The deadlock would last until the 79th minute, when again it was the Ballon D’Or winner, this time scoring from a strong header to restore his side’s lead. Zlatan Ibrahimovic would put the icing on the cake, blasting into the top corner of the net on 87′ to seal victory for Barcelona and secure their position atop the table.

Real Madrid 4-2 Almeria – Both Real Madrid and Cristiano Ronaldo had a bit of a rollercoaster night at the Bernabéu on Saturday. After Sergio Ramos opened the scoring for the home side on 30′, Almeria were able to respond with Soriano and Kalu Uche scoring twice in the span of 5 minutes to put their side ahead of Los Galacticos. Ten minutes later, a goal from Higuaín assured the home crowd that Manuel Pellegrini’s men were not finished yet. Near the 80th minute, Madrid were offered the chance to get ahead again when Cristiano Ronaldo was downed by keeper Diego Alves. CR9 stepped up to the spot, but failed to convert the penalty, and in a display of poor showmanship was seen to be sulking even after Karim Benzema tapped in the rebound to put his side ahead. Ronaldo would make up for his error on 85′ when a beautiful play from Higuaín gave him the perfect opportunity to put his side up 4-2. The game wouldn’t end on a high note for Ronnie, however, as he was sent off just minutes later for his second yellow of the match. As I always say, all’s well that ends badly for Cristiano Ronaldo!

Fußball:

Bayern München 2-1 Mönchengladbach – Mario Gomez and Holger Badstuber were able to provide the difference for Bayern as they worked back to their winning ways at the Allianz-Arena on Friday evening. Gomez gave his side the lead on 19′ with a well-executed turn and shot into the bottom corner of the visitors’ net. However, Roel Brouwer would equalize for die Fohlen less than 10 minutes later, when a bad defensive mistake allowed Michael Bradley’s pass to slip through the Bayern backline; Brouwer only had to slot home past Hans Jörg-Butt. Butt was Bayern’s best man on the pitch for large stretches of the evening, pulling off a string of incredible saves to stop the likes of Juan Arango and Jean-Sébastien Jaurès. Arjen Robben made a substitute appearance in the second half and was immediately effective; his daring runs won a free kick for the home side just outside the 18-yard box which Holger Badstuber duly launched into the back of the net on 75′. Friday’s victory sees Bayern at 4th in the Bundesliga standings and finally starting to gain ground on the leaders after Die Roten got off to a dismal start to the season.

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It seems as though derby season is upon us; there have been quite a few this weekend and next weekend the most anticipated match in Roma’s season (and the greatest derby in Italy) gets underway. But, before we can start our countdown to a good Biancocelesti thrashing, we have to deal with all the derbies (and mundane regular matches) going down this weekend. Shall we?

Football:

Somebody get this guy a Red shirt.

Liverpool 2-0 Everton (The Merseyside Derby) – Well, the Scousers went head to head today as strugglers Everton took on strugglers Liverpool. It was a battle of the underachievers, with both Rafa Benitez and David Moyes’ sides badly needing the points and morale boost that come from a derby win. In a season when both sides have fared so poorly both in league and European competitions, it comes as no surprise that today’s match was decided not by a particularly heroic individual effort but by a particularly atrocious performance. A pair of grievous mistakes from Everton defender Joseph Yobo gifted the Reds a 2-0 victory, much to the dismay of the Toffeemakers’ fans at Goodison Park. Yobo put the visitors ahead in the 12th minute, putting his foot out and tipping a long-range effort from Javier Mascherano (which was veering well wide of the net, I might add) past Tim Howard and into the back of his own goal. It was a typically scrappy derby match, and Russian wiz Diniyar Bilyaletdinov nearly leveled the score 6 minutes later in the beginning of what was a very back-and-forth first half. Everton found the back of the net twice and were twice disallowed, but the home support were buoyed by their side’s performance and were left singing at the half despite the score remaining 1-0. However, they wouldn’t be singing at fulltime – their side failed to equalize in the second half with Pepe Reina denying the Blues over and over again, seemingly through sheer determination and a bit of luck. When it finally occurred on 81′, the second error from Joseph Yobo would all but put the game out of Everton’s reach. The Nigerian whiffed on an aerial clearance, leading to a shot from Albert Riera before Dirk Kuyt buried the rebound to make it 2-0. Ten minutes later, it was the away support who were singing as another Merseyside derby came to pass.

Manchester Utd 4-1 Portsmouth – Ah, our first non-derby match of the weekend. Still though, there is a bit of history here – the last time Avram Grant came up against Sir Alex Ferguson on the touchline was in the 2008 Champions League final, with Chelsea just one slip away from being crowned Champions of Europe. Despite being runners up in that competition and in the EPL, Grant was sacked as Chelsea manager, left to ponder what could have been. Yesterday he made his (unofficial) return to coaching, this time as manager of strugglers Portsmouth, who are looking to turn their fortunes around after going through 3 owners and 2 managers already this year. Fergie himself had to watch the match from the stands, as he is currently serving a touchline ban – luckily the match was quite a spectacle, abundant with soft penalties and controversy. On 25′ the visitors were awarded a somewhat questionable penalty which Wayne Rooney buried from the spot. The Fratton Park crowd could not complain too much, though, as 6 minutes later their side was awarded an even more inexplicable penalty which Kevin Prince Boateng was able to convert – apparently awarded for some rather run-of-the-mill shirt tugging by Nemanja Vidic. The teams went into the half level, but it would not take United much longer to find their stride. Within the first 8′ minutes of the second period Wayne Rooney would complete his hattrick with a low shot on 48′ and a second penalty on 53′. Ryan Giggs would top it all off on 87′ with the 100th Premiership goal of his career, making it 4-1 United and ensuring that Avram Grant will have Fergie-related nightmares for a while yet.

Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa – It’s always difficult to come down after an incredible high. No, I’m not referring to my own struggles with substance abuse (fictional, I assure you), but rather the 9-1 victory which the Spurs were able to achieve over Wigan Athletic last weekend. Instead of repeating that incredible feat, the Lilywhites were held to an unremarkable draw at Villa Park. Gabriel Agbonlahor gave the home side an early lead on 10′, but Michael Dawson was able to level for Tottenham late in the match to earn his side a point and lift them to 3rd place in the English Premier League. Not an overly impressive performance from Harry Redknapp’s side, but they did just enough to keep themselves in the Premiership race.

Chelsea 3-0 Arsenal (The London Derby) – Realistically, there are more intense traditional rivalries in London town; historically Chelsea and Arsenal have been less concerned with each other than their other London neighbours. However, the rise of Chelsea into the big four of Premiership football means that in recent years these two sides have been forced into competition with one another at the top of the table and as a direct result their rivalry has become much more intense. Today’s London derby turned out to be an absolute rout from the Blues, who have been in tip-top form all season under Carlo Ancelotti, decimating Arsene Wenger’s depleted side who have been just shy of top form of late. It was another episode of the Didier Drogba show at the Emirates, with the big Ivorian grabbing the brace to all but destroy the Gunners and keep his fantastic record against Wenger’s side alive – Drogba has found the net in each of the last 9 matches played against Arsenal. Drogba opened the scoring on 41′, firing from close range into the top of Almunia’s net after some impeccable service from Ashley Cole. Just 4 minutes later Cole would again play the role of provider, but this time it was Arsenal man Thomas Vermaelen who turned the ball into his own net – giving the home side plenty to think about as they retired for the halftime interval. Just after the break Arsenal should have made it 2-1 when Andrei Arshavin blasted a rebound past Petr Cech and into the Blues’ net, but the goal was disallowed for an alleged foul on the Czech keeper by Gunners man Eduardo. Despite some dangerous efforts, Chelsea dominated play for much of the second half; their persistence paid off on 86′ when (guess who?) Didier Drogba struck again from a free kick just outside the area, blasting past the wall and away from Manuel Almunia into the back of the net. Ultimately, Ancelotti’s side would cruise to a relatively easy win, taking advantage of a depleted and demoralized Arsenal side to further their dominance atop the Premiership table. Chelsea have now recorded wins this season against all of their fellow big four sides – a positive omen if there ever was one.

Manchester City 1-1 Hull City – Oh, and City drew their 7th straight game after Shaun Wright-Phillips’ opener was cancelled out by a late penalty converted by Jimmy Bullard.

Calcio:

Inter 1-0 Fiorentina – Oh, Inter. I am growing to hate you so. In a game when Jose Mourinho’s side played poorly and were well-met by an organized outing from Cesare Prandelli’s men, it would be a penalty kick which separated the two sides in the end and allowed i Nerazzurri to go 8 points clear atop the Serie A table. It’s so typical of this side to underachieve thoroughly and then get by on the skin of their teeth that I shouldn’t be surprised, but yet I am disappointed each time a more deserving team outplays them and ultimately falls, especially due to this sort of misfortune. I’m not saying that the penalty wasn’t there, but had it not been for Gianluca Comotto’s hotheadedness, or had Alberto Gilardino buried his one-on-one chance against Julio Cesar instead of hitting the post just moments earlier, then Inter surely would have dropped points on the evening. In the end, Diego Milito’s penalty made the difference in a match full of could’ve-beens for La Viola that was perhaps ultimately a shouldn’t-have-been for La Beneamata.

Genoa 3-0 Sampdoria (il Derbi della Lanterna) – The Genovese derby, or il Derbi della Lanterna, as it is known, always produces some fireworks. This year’s was no different, as i Grifoni demolished i Blucerchiati in a game that had as many goals as it did red cards. Omar Milanetto opened the scoring for Genoa on 10′ with a spot kick after Reto Ziegler executed a clumsy tackle in the box. Genoa’s Giuseppe Biava was sent off for handling the ball as he fell to the ground, Sampdoria’s Marco Rossi received two yellows, and his teammate Fabrizio Cacciatore received a straight red late in the match. Meanwhile, Genoa’s Marco Rossi (yes, there are two of them) scored on 53′ and Raffaele Palladino capped off the victory with a spot kick on 75′. An eventful and exciting derby, and also a hard-fought one, which I’m sure an inspection of Antonio Cassano’s shins would tell you. They really don’t like that guy, eh? I bet Lippi calls up the whole team come June.

Cagliari 2-0 Juventus – La Vecchia Signora ha perso contro… gli Isolani? Cagliari managed to pull one (better yet, two) over on their visitors at the Stadio San’Elia today, snatching all three points from a rather toothless Old Lady. I think I’ve waited long enough to say this – Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has certainly been a huge flop at AC Milan this season, but realistically, what has Diego done for Juventus’ offense lately? I’ll tell you what he did today: not enough. Their confidence shattered by a midweek loss to Bordeaux, Juventus fell about play clumsily and were victimized by a sharp and determined performance from the Sardinians. The home side opened the scoring on 30′ when Nenê unleashed  35-yard screamer that blasted into Buffon’s top corner. Juventus struggled to respond, and with their own Brazilian Diego firing well-wide before the half, went into the break with a much-deserved 1-0 deficit. After the interval, Amauri thought he had grabbed a quick equalizer for his side, but the goal was correctly disallowed for offside, leaving Cagliari keeper Federico Marchetti more than happy to pick the ball out of the back of the net. Cagliari also had fair claim to a spot kick after Martin Cácares handled the ball in the area, but the referee adjudged it ball-to-hand and play continued. A late goal would come to pass, but it would not be the strike that Juventus needed: substitute Alessandro Matri turned Fabio Cannavaro absolutely inside-out before slotting past Gigi Buffon in the 89th minute. Both Diego and substitute Alessandro Del Piero would miss absolute sitters for the visitors in added time and Juventus were forced to swallow their second humbling defeat in 5 days, dropping to 8 points behind league-leaders Inter.

Vucigol had me praising the heavens with his 44th-minute header.

AS Roma 2-1 Atalanta – An ugly, nervy, but ultimately deserved away win. I couldn’t be happier. Though dominations at the Stadio Olimpico like the one last weekend over Bari are a joy to watch, they are expected – those are the games that we will always win, because the magic of the Olimpico rarely fails us. However, it is matches like today’s at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri D’Italia that are must-wins for i Giallorossi, because they are the ones where we so often lose our nerve and drop points against teams we would easily beat at home. It’s not called an advantage for nothing, you know. Luckily, Roma was able to pull out a comeback win against gli Orobici today after Fabio Ceravolo gave the home side the lead on 13′. Roma looked decidedly lackluster for huge spells during the first half, but were able to grab a set-piece goal just before the half as Mirko Vučinić nodded home a corner from David Pizarro on 44′. Simone Perrotta was able to give his side the lead 20 minutes later, ghosting into the box unnoticed to head home a cross from Vučinić. After gaining the lead, i Lupi simply fought to maintain it. The substitutions of Jérémy Ménez for Rodrigo Taddei and Roberto Acquafresca for Cristiano Doni changed the entire complexion of the game; suddenly Roma were on the backheel and fighting only to maintain their lead while the home side heaped on piles of offensive pressure. For the most part Roma held up nicely under the waves of attack; Riise almost scored an own-goal on 85′ but instead cleared the ball nicely, while Atalanta had a legitimate appeal for a penalty on Juan two minutes later which was happily waved off. Finally the fulltime whistle blew and Roma were able to take a much-needed 3 points home to Trigoria. We’ve finally cracked the top 10! Rejoice ironically – but only for a second. We have il Derbi della Capitale to think about.

Udinese 2-0 Livorno – The other Bianconeri were able to achieve a much better result this weekend than Juventus. A cracker of a free kick from Antonio Di Natale opened the scoring on 29′, bringing his total for the season to a round 10. 7 minutes later, Antonio Floro Flores doubled his side’s money, heading home after a build-up that was again largely the work of Di Natale. The one-two punch was more than enough to subdue the Tuscan visitors at the Stadio Friuli and le Zebrette ran away with the 2-goal win. I almost feel bad for Sersi Cosmi, fervent Romanista that he is, until I remember that it was his cursed side which sent us on the downward spiral earlier this season from which we are just now recovering (ie, getting Totti back). But then again, Udinese was a part of that spiral too… Aw, to hell with the both of them.

The Hunter finally found his gun!

AC Milan 2-0 Catania - AC Milan were given a golden opportunity to leapfrog Juventus in the standings this weekend, with i Bianconeri dropping points at Cagliari and i Rossoneri overcame Catania in Sicily to make the most of that chance. Leonardo’s side were held to a goalless draw by the Rossazzurri for 93 minutes, but Milan ‘flop’ Klaas-Jan Huntelaar finally made good on his promise to score an added time brace and catapult his side into second place. First the Dutchman sent a low strike in after some lovely control by Filippo Inzaghi, and then only seconds later after the restart he struck again, chipping Andújar beautifully to make it 2-0 for Milan. Well, the Hunter certainly took his time, but it seems that he has finally found his form for his new side – and his timing couldn’t have been better.

Futbol:

Ibra done good.

Barcelona 1-0 Real Madrid (El Clásico)- Well, it might be called El Clásico, but there was nothing ‘classic’ about Spain’s biggest derby this evening. Barcelona and Real Madrid played out a scrappy game in which neither truly came into their stride or were able to showcase their own particular brand of football. Despite injury concerns, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic were all able to feature in the game, but the big Swede would be the only one to make his mark on the match. The Camp Nou was buzzing with energy as 98,000 of los Culés welcomed their most hated rivals to their home ground. Madrid, however, were not daunted, and were the first to impress, with Xabi Alonso and Kaká putting in perhaps their most impressive performances in the shirt of Los Blancos to date. Cristiano Ronaldo played for a solid hour, but was clearly not at full fitness and unable to terrorize the Barcelona backline as he might have wished. Meanwhile, Lionel Messi caused all sorts of trouble but was ultimately kept fairly quiet by Real Madrid’s defense, who put in a surprisingly solid performance. It was the combination of the substitute Ibrahimovic and Dani Alves which would prove deadly, as the diminutive right-back put in an inch-perfect cross which Ibracadabra struck home with authority to put the home side ahead on 55′. However, that would be the only goal of the match, and besides red cards for both Sergi Busquets (63′) and Lassana Diarra (90′), there was not much other action to speak of. In fact, in light of the last Clásico, in which Barca drubbed Madrid 6-2, tonight’s match was a bit of a dud.

Sevilla 2-2 Málaga (Andalusian Derby) – Sevilla’s closest (and fiercest) rivals are Real Betis, against whom they contest the Derby of Seville. However, with Real Betis currently languishing in Segunda División, Sevilla’s closest rivals in the interestingly-named Autonomous Community of Andalucía are perhaps their neighbours in Málaga, who are currently languishing at the bottom of the Primera División. So, we have the Andalusian Derby; and while the rivalry might not be as intense as El Clásico, I personally found the game itself to be much more entertaining. At the Estadio Sánchez Pizjuán Sevilla were looking to bounce back from a 1-0 defeat in midweek to Romanian side Unirea Urziceni, but they certainly did not get off to a good start. Although in a bizarre incident Málaga substitute Albert Luque was shown the red card from the bench, it was still the visitors who took the early lead. Fernando opened up the scoring for the visitors on 22′, and Duda made it 2-0 just before the half after being set up by Fernando. It seemed as though Málaga were headed towards all three points, but a spectacular second-half performance from Luis Fabiano ensured that the spoils were shared in Seville this weekend. The Brazilian struck first on 58′, heading home past Gustavo Munúa, and then on 72′ struck again, smashing the ball into the lower corner of the net to bring his side level. Both sides fought hard for an equalizer, and Sevilla came closest right at the death with a point-blank header from Fernando Navarro that Munúa probably saved by accident. In the end, each team would come away with a single point in a 2-2 draw that was anything but uneventful.

Fußball:

Bayern München 3-0 Hannover 96 – Well, it seems that die Roten have finally regained their lost form, overcoming midtable side Hannover 96 with ease in a match that featured goals from two of their most talented young stars. Thomas Müller tapped in from close range on 19′ to open the scoring, but Bayern looked shaky at times and were not convincing in their possession of the ball. Constant Djakpa caused all sorts of trouble for Phillip Lahm up the flank, and drew a good save from Hans-Jörg Butt, but was unable to affect the scoreline before the stroke of halftime. Ivica Olic made sure that the visitors got off to a good start in the second half, rising at the far post to meet a Danijel Pranjic cross with his head and double Bayern’s lead. For the rest of the half the home side did everything they could do to reduce Bayern’s lead, but to no avail – it would ultimately be Mario Gomez who would get the last laugh, beating the offside trap on 90′ and slotting home to make it 3-0 for his side. This victory sees Bayern rise to 4th in the Bundesliga standings, while Hannover 96 sit at 12th.

Someone control this guy!

Bayer Leverkusen 4-0 VfB Stuttgart – Leverkusen exit this weekend sitting three point clear atop the Bundesliga table, and it can largely be contributed to one man: Stefan Kießling. The 25-year old striker has been absolutely on fire for his club of late and bagged a hattrick this weekend at the Bayarena to cement his place atop the German scoring charts as well. Kießling struck on 22′, 59′ and 87′, while Eren Derdiyok added a goal of his own on 38′ to complete a 4-0 drubbing of a lacklustre Stuttgart side.

Werder Bremen 2-2 VfL Wolfsburg – Edin Dzeko’s double was not enough for the reigning Bundesliga champions to grab all three points away at the Weserstadion. Each time the young Bosnian scored to give his side the lead, the home side were quick to equalize, and ultimately the two squads cancelled one another out and had to settle for a point apiece. Hugo Almeida and Per Mertesacker were on hand to restore parity for their side, with the latter scoring at the very death in the 91st minute of stoppage time. The sharing of points means that Werder Bremen now sit at 2nd place in the Bundesliga standings, while Wolfsburg remain 8th.

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Fotbalistii Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo sau Zlatan Ibrahimovici sunt printre cei zece aspiranti la premiul Balonul de Aur, acordat in fiecare an celui mai bun jucator din Europa de catre revista franceza France Football, informeaza AFP.

Castigatorul premiului Balonul de Aur va fi anuntat in cadrul unei ceremonii care va avea loc marti, 1 decembrie. Presa il considera principal favorit pe argentinianul Lionel Messi. Trofeul de anul trecut a fost castigat de portughezul Cristiano Ronaldo.

 Lista celor 10 finalisti: Didier Drogba (Coasta de Fildes, Chelsea), Samuel Eto’o (Camerun, FC

Barcelona/Inter Milano), Steven Gerrard (Anglia, Liverpool), Zlatan Ibrahimovici (Suedia, Inter Milano/FC Barcelona), Andres Iniesta (Spania, FC Barcelona), Kaka (Brazilia, AC Milan/Real Madrid), Lionel Messi (Argentina, FC Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugalia, Manchester United/Real Madrid), Wayne Rooney (Anglia, Manchester United), Xavi (Spania, FC Barcelona). Jucatorii care nu au intrat in finala sunt (locurile 11-30): 11. Fernando Torres (Spania, Liverpool); 12. Cesc Fabregas (Spania, Arsenal); 13. Edin Dzeko (Bosnia, Wolfsburg); 14. Ryan Giggs (Tara Galilor, Manchester United); 15. Thierry Henry (Franta, FC Barcelona); 16. Luis Fabiano (Brazilia, FC Sevilla), Nemanja Vidic (Serbia, Manchester United), Iker Casillas (Spania, Real Madrid); 19. Diego Forlan (Uruguay, Atletico Madrid); 20. Yoann Gourcuff (Franta, Bordeaux); 21. Andrei Arsavin (Rusia, Arsenal), Julio Cesar (Brazilia, Inter Milano), Frank Lampard (Anglia, Chelsea); 24. Maicon (Brazilia, Inter Milano); 25. Diego (Brazilia, Werder Bremen/Juventus Torino); 26. David Villa (Spania, Valencia), John Terry (Anglia, Chelsea); 28. Franck Ribery (Franta, Bayern Munchen), Yaya Toure (Coasta de Fildes, FC Barcelona); 30. Karim Benzema (Franta, Lyon/Real Madrid).

MARIN MIHAI-BLOGUL ROMANILOR  DE PRETUTINDENI(http://mihaimarin.wordpress.com)

Os melhores de 2008.

Galera do Blog mais querido, já que o assunto do Ricardo Gomes rendeu, resolvi trazer a lista completa dos indicados ao prêmio de Melhores do Brasileirão 2009, destaquei em vermelho aqueles que na minha opinião são os favoritos ao título:

Goleiro
Bruno (Flamengo)
Marcos (Palmeiras)
Victor (Grêmio)

Lateral-direito
Jonathan (Cruzeiro)
Léo Moura (Flamengo)
Vitor (Goiás)

Zagueiro pelo lado direito
André Dias (São Paulo)
Chicão (Corinthians)
Danilo (Palmeiras)

Zagueiro pelo lado esquerdo
Miranda (São Paulo)
Rever (Grêmio)
Ronaldo Angelim (Flamengo)

Lateral-esquerdo
Armero (Palmeiras)
Júlio César (Goiás)
Kleber (Internacional)

Volante pelo lado direito
Hernanes (São Paulo)
Pierre (Palmeiras)
Willians (Flamengo)

Volante pelo lado esquerdo
Guiñazu (Internacional)
Maldonado (Flamengo) – Apesar de gostar muito de Guinazu, para mim ele foi fundamental para a ascensão do Flamengo.
Sandro (Internacional)

Meia direita
Cleiton Xavier (Palmeiras) - Se os dois jogam juntos, como podem disputar a mesma posição?
Diego Souza (Palmeiras)
Souza (Grêmio)

Meia esquerda
Conca (Fluminense)
Marcelinho Paraíba (Coritiba)
Petkovic (Flamengo)

Atacantes pela direita
Diego Tardelli (Atlético-MG)
Fernandinho (Barueri)
Fred (Fluminense) - Como foi difícil escolher nessa posição, os três para mim fizeram um campeonato formidável.

Atacantes pela esquerda
Adriano (Flamengo)
Iarley (Goiás)
Ronaldo (Corinthians)

Técnico
Andrade (Flamengo)
Celso Roth (Atlético-MG)
Silas (Avaí)

Revelação
Fernandinho (Barueri)
Giuliano (Internacional)
Paulo Henrique Ganso (Santos)

Juiz – Me recuso a votar nesse quesito, um campeonato que tem Sandro Ricci e Vuaden ensinando todo mundo a apitar, eles escolhem politicamente esses três árbitros, o pior de tudo é saber que o “engavetado” Héber pode ganhar.
Héber Roberto Lopes
Leonardo Gaciba
Paulo César Oliveira

Craques da galera
Conca (Fluminense)
Hernanes (São Paulo) – Como é o craque da galera, dei meu voto de torcedor, pois o sérvio é mais digno desse prêmio.
Petkovic (Flamengo)

E vocês, dentro da relação disponível, quem vocês elegeriam?

“Veni, vidi, vici”

Em português, “Vim, vi e venci”…

Bem sei que o pensamento de hoje vem tarde…mas mais vale tarde do que nunca!

Ora..é um contexto muito interessante para uma introspecção. É uma frase atribuída a Júlio César, um dos lendários imperadores romanos.

Na minha humilde opinião, esta é a mais correcta atitude para encarar um problema, qualquer que ele seja…todos devemos ter confiança nas nossas atitudes. Filosofia de vida fantástica esta realmente..Auto-confiança é uma das questões mais importantes para o sucesso.

Claro que todos temos de ter noção do limiar que existe entre confiança e arrogância, mas com confiança em nós mesmos, tudo é possível. Basta querer…

Saudações,

D3R4Z

Why do I always type a little blurb here? It never really says anything; I just feel weird diving straight into the match results themselves without any preamble. It’s too… impersonal that way. So hello, hi, here we are, so let’s get down to it:

Calcio:

AS Roma Totti 3-1 Bari – Romanisti always repeat one thing when Er Pupone is sidelined: No Totti, no Party. But sometimes we get so caught up in our own negativity that we forget the flip-side of that equation: Totti = party. Er Capitano made his return today against Bari, back from over a month out after going into knee surgery earlier in the season. And just to remind us why we miss him when he’s gone, he scored a hattrick. In the first half hour. The first came on 7′ – a spot kick after Jean-François Gillet downed Mirko Vucinic in the area. Then, only 7 minutes later, Totti launched a searing free-kick into the back of the net to make it 2-0. On 28′, he scored a world-class – and seemingly impossible – goal, beating Bari’s defense, Gillet and firing an acute-angle shot into the far corner. Beauty. Roma did their usual thing in the second half, sitting comfortably back on their large lead and letting i Galletti tire themselves out. However, the visitors finally pulled one back when youngster Marco Andreolli nodded the ball into his own net on 73′. A bit of a blemish, but a pretty good party nonetheless. To Gillet’s credit, he was outstanding for most of the match (those stretches when Totti was not destroying his self esteem), as was Julio Sergio, who was very solid behind the Roman back four. Mirko Vucinic was phenomenal, back to his old self again, while the only real black spot for Roma was Nicolas Burdisso, who was an absolute horrorshow at right-back. Also, the own goal was unfortunate. But all in all, a very good party with Er Capitano back at the helm. I can’t wait until we get Danielino back – then we can really party.

Inter 3-1  Bologna – The Inter Offside webpage referred to this match as a ‘Mortadella Speedbump’ — that pretty much sums it up for me. The reigning champions probably felt as if they could simply stroll into the Stadio Dall’Ara and come back out with three easy points, and their hosts failed to prove them wrong. There was a bit of tension early in the match; Diego Milito put Inter ahead on 22′ off of a corner from Maicon, only for Marcelo Zalayeta to equalize within 60 seconds, smashing the ball past Julio Cesar and into the top corner. The next 20 minutes saw both teams get really into the game, but Mario Balotelli should have put his side ahead when he beat the Bologna backline and dummied ‘keeper Emiliano Viviano – only to waste enough time that Viviano was able to get up and rob him of his much belated shot. One could see Jose Mourinho rise from his bench, flailing in anger. However, Supermario was able to atone for his sins just before the half; another Maicon corner saw the young striker rise powerfully in the air and head home to make it 2-1 for the Nerazzurri. He picked up a knock in the process, however, and was subbed off for Samuel Eto’o, who made a rare start on the bench. The visitors would make their lead more comfortable midway through the second half, with Esteban Cambiasso, who was in excellent form, burying a left-foot strike on 72′. To be honest, the hosts never looked like they were going to get back into the game, and Inter cruised to a comfortable win over the Emiliani.

AC Milan 4-3 Cagliari – It was a bit of a rollercoaster ride in the San Siro this afternoon, but i Rossoneri came out on top. Clarence Seedorf gave the home side an early lead on 5′, but gli Isolani weren’t interested in falling behind and Alessandro Matri equalized just 3 minutes later. The visitors would take the lead on 30′ when Andrea Lazzari found himself completely unmarked at Milan’s back post and gave his side a 2-1 lead. This time though, it was Milan’s turn to come from behind, as Marco Borriello and Alexandre Pato bagged a pair of goals in quick succession to put their side up 3-2 by the 39th minute. Pato’s goal was particularly nice, a rocket-powered blast into the top shelf which sent the San Siro crowd into an uproar. Milan would further consolidate their lead after the break, with Ronaldinho stepping up to the spot after Borriello had been felled in the area and burying it, sending Federico Marchetti the wrong way. He seems to score all of his goals that way, doesn’t he? More on him later. Cagliari was able to reduce Milan’s lead to a single goal when Nenê beat Dida on 68′, but Milan would hold onto their rather precarious lead and edge their visitors 4-3 in what turned out to be an exciting goalfest. Now, Ronaldinho. He was quite possibly – I’d almost say easily – the man of the match; back to his Barcelona form and full of tricks and flicks. That he only got onto the scoresheet via PK is misleading, as he was the creative force behind Milan’s devastating offense all night. That being said, their defending was quite shoddy, and against a better team (no offense, Cagliari, I like you guys) they might have come away with a rather different result. That being said, an excellent high-scoring match to put il Diavolo into 3rd place. Who says Serie A is boring?

Juventus 1-0 Udinese – Oh that’s right, Juventini say Serie A is boring. Because Juve is boring. I Bianconeri edged, well, i Bianconeri in Turin to keep their Scudetto hopes alive tonight. After the kickoff, it was all Juventus; Diego and Mauro Camoranesi both came close in the first quarter of an hour. After that though, the game went into a bit of a lull, and neither side looked dangerous (or did anything important) before the halftime break – unless you count a Udinese goal rightly disallowed for offside. After the restart, it was once again Juventus who set the pace, and this time it paid off. Summer signing Martin Cácares set up summer signing Fabio Grosso, who beat Samir Handanovic with ease to put the home side up 1-0 on 51′. Udinese fought hard throughout the remainder of the half, and both Handanovic and Gigi Buffon were called upon to make class saves, but ultimately the most exciting thing to happen before the fulltime whistle was Alessandro Del Piero’s appearance as a substitute. Juventino or not, you gotta love that guy.

Football:

A hattrick? No, that was just a warm-up.

Tottenham Hotspur 9-1 Wigan Athletic – Stop the press! What in God’s name do they put in the water in Tottenham? The Spurs recorded the second-biggest Premiership blowout in history at White Hart Lane over a hapless Wigan Athletic, with Jermain Defoe grabbing 5 himself in the second half. Peter Crouch opened the scoring for the home side on 9′, and believe it or not, that was it for the first half. Defoe got started right away after the break though, netting on 51′ and 54′, before Paul Scharner (who may have also pulled a Thierry Henry) pulled one back for the Latics to make it 3-1 on 57′. Defoe wasn’t done yet though, and to complete his hattrick restored the Spurs 3-goal margin just seconds later. Aaron Lennon got in on the action with a goal of his own on 64′, and then Jermain Defoe topped off his hattrick with a brace on 69′ and 87′. Chris Kirkland put the ball into his own net on 88′ to make it 8-1, and then Niko Kranjcar scored in the 4th minute of stoppage time to make the scoreline a whopping 9-1. To put this into perspective, didn’t table-toppers Chelsea lose to Wigan this season? Holy shit, dude.

Chelsea 4-0 Wolverhampton – Speaking of Chelsea, Carlo Ancelotti’s men took part in a rout of their own this weekend, though it seems rather paltry in comparison with their London neighbours’ rather excessive beatdown. The Wolves simply had no chance at Stamford Bridge, and with Florent Malouda opening the scoring with a 25-yard strike on 5′, it seemed a cricket score was imminent. Michael Essien furthered that notion, bagging a brace within a 10 minute span by finding the back of the Wolves’ net on 12′ and 22′. The visitors simply had no response to the dominant Chelsea play, and their ill-advised 2-5-3 formation left plenty of gaps for the Blues to exploit. The teams went into the half with the score 3-0, but not before Sylvain Ebanks-Blake forced a class save from Petr Cech. As the game progressed, Wolverhampton reverted to a more solid 4-4-2, it was not enough to stop Joe Cole from scoring his first Premiership goal in over a year, making the score 4-0. Another quite impressive blowout/shutout from Ancelotti’s men, but until they score 9 goals I think they’ll feel that their crosstown rivals have the upper hand. Then again, they’re leading the league, so who cares about the Spurs?

Liverpool 2-2- Manchester City – Every time a Koppite cries, and angel get its wings. Or so I’ve been led to believe. Either way, both the Reds and the Blues (no, no, other Reds. Other Blues too.) dropped points and further away from the top 4 with a 4-goal draw at Anfield on Saturday. Martin Skrtel gave the home side the lead on 50′, only for Emmanuel Adebayor and Stephen Ireland to respond on 69′ and 76′ respectively to give the Citizens a 2-1 lead. A loss at this stage in the competition would have meant disaster for the Scousers, but luckily Yossi Benayoun cut any Mancunian celebrations short by responding with a goal of his own on 77′ to equalize and make it 2-2. And 2-2 the score would remain. This result is neither a complete disaster for Mark Hughes or Rafa Benitez, but you gotta think that the two of them, and their grossly underperforming squads, have gotta be feeling a little uncomfortable right now.

Manchester Utd 3-0 Everton – As for the other Reds and Blues of Manchester and Liverpool, a draw was not in the cards. The Red Devils trounced the Toffeemakers at Old Trafford to stay within five points of Chelsea in the table. Darren Fletcher opened the scoring for the homeside on 35′ with a beautiful goal that has been compared (somewhat hyperbolically) to the work of Zinedine Zidane. After the half Michael Carrick and Luis Antonio Valencia would add a goal each, while David Moyes’ men could do little but keep the scoreline respectable. I gotta say, the Merseyside derby is going to be downright depressing this year…

Pictured: Arsenal player not fit for today's match.

Sunderland 1-0 Arsenal – Oh, Arsenal. The Gooners had gone over a dozen games without a loss, but as usual Arsene Wenger’s men got a little too close to the sun and their wings simply burned up. Also, they had a lot of injuries. The Londoners put in an unfocused and ramshackle performance against a determined Sunderland side who clearly wanted the result more. And they got it. Sunderland simply rode out wave after wave of potent Arsenal attacking play, though admittedly, it didn’t seem like the Gunners wanted to do much other than controlling the ball in midfield. On 71′, the home side finally got their chance and Darren Bent buried it to make the score 1-0 for the Black Cats. Wenger’s men had simply no will to get back into the game (perhaps their minds were occupied with thoughts of next week’s clash against Chelsea) and ultimately fell to a steely Sunderland side. This is the second time this year that the Black Cats have beaten a top 4 side – and this time it can’t even be blamed on a beach ball.

Futbol:

Real Madrid 1-0 Racing Santander – Well, Los Galacticos are still without their biggest star – Cristiano Ronaldo – and they’re still not playing as ‘Galacticos’ perhaps should, but they’re finally where Galacticos should be: on top. Gonzalo Higuaín provided the difference that Manuel Pellegrini’s men needed to take down mid-table residents Racing Santander, with a strike from close range on 22′. Both sides had second-half goals disallowed for offsides, with both Karim Benzema and Sergio Canales putting the ball into the back of the net only to be notified by the referee that they need not celebrate. As has been the norm this year, Madrid did not completely convince, but their narrow victory was nevertheless enough to see them go top of the table for the first time this season after Barcelona picked up a similarly unconvincing result in Bilbao.

Because Bear Country is more frightening than Basque Country.

Barcelona 1-1 Athletic Bilbao – Treble Champions they may be, but at times this season Barcelona have failed to look the part. They faltered again in their title race during this weekend’s trip to Basque Country. Though many of their starting 11, including Zlatan Ibrahimovic, were out with knocks, one could still expect Barcelona to produce a result against midtable opponents such as Bilbao. Early in the match, Los Leones put pressure on their visitors, peppering them with corners and free kicks, while Barca looked simply content to play on the counter. Soon however, Barca wrested control of possession from their hosts, and began to look like the side to score, though when it came to finishing they came up empty – at least in the first half. However, after the restart the Blaugrana got off on the right foot, with Daniel Alves running on to the end of a perfect throughball from Xavi and finding the back of Bilbao’s net. Athletic immediately responded by bringing Toquero into the game; a move that would prove very effective as the substitute would equalize for the home side within 10 minutes of coming onto the pitch, running onto a long ball and smashing it home. All that was left to do for Bilbao was to park the bus and ride out the waves of Barcelona attacks – which they did – in order to gain a point and drop the reigning champions down to second place. What has happened to Pep Guardiola’s men?

Fußball:

Bayern München 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen – Well, Die Roten haven’t sunk any further into their slump, but they haven’t de-slumped either, achieving a draw against league-leading Bayer Leverkusen at the Allianz-Arena this weekend. Mario Gomez and Stephan Kießling each netted for their respective sides early on in the match; both goals came within the first 15 minutes of play. Bayern started off energetically, with their aggressive attack leading to Mario Gomez’s opener on 8′, which he sidefooted in on an advantage play after Miroslav Klose was fouled. However, their visitors soon caught up to them in pace and were able to exploit the home side’s defensive weaknesses; Kießling easily beat the offside trap and slotted the ball coolly past Hans-Jörg Butt to make it all square on 14′. Each team had spells of pacy and bright looking attack, but neither could capitalize during those stretches; Leverkusen keeper Rene Adler saved his side time and time again with world class saves to prevent Bayern from getting out in front. Even Thomas Müller, who has so often been Bayern’s ace-in-the-hole this season proved ineffectual, and was subbed in the second half for Ivica Olic, returning from a lengthy injury layoff. The chances petered out towards the end of the game, and a 1-1 draw it would remain – a result that sees Bayer reclaim 1st and Bayern languish in 7th.

Werder Bremen 6-0 SC Freiburg – Poor Freiburg. On more than a few occasions this season they have found themselvesin situations where they are simply out of their depth. The home side suffered a humbling defeat to Die Grün-Weißen in their own Badenova-Stadion, falling 6-0 in an all-out slaughter. Hugo Almeida opened the scoring for the visitors on 33′, Marko Marin added a second on 55′, Almeida doubled his money on 57′, Mesut Özil netted on 67′, Naldo on 73′ and substitute Markus Rosenberg made it 6-0 with 8 minutes left to play. Freiburg once again made a case for having the worst defense in the Bundesliga (they have the highest number of goals against; 30) and sit 13th in the league table, while this victory propels Werder Bremen to second, just a point behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen. I guess the English aren’t the only ones who know how to have a good blowout!

Zac Efron

De acordo com o JB Online, o ator Zac Efron, de High Scholl Musical, participa de um filme sobre Orson Welles que estreia em dezembro de 2009 na Inglaterra:

O ator norte-americano Zac Efron deu mais um passo para distanciar-se do mundo dos musicais teens que o tornou famoso e estará nas telas em ‘Me and Orson Welles’, no qual o papel-título é feito pelo novato britânico Christian McKay.

No filme, que chega aos cinemas britânicos em 4 de dezembro, Efron, de 22 anos, representa um estudante que por um acaso feliz consegue um papel menor na produção de “Júlio César” no Mercury Theatre, em 1937, dirigida pelo jovem Orson Welles.

Durante uma semana turbulenta ele faz sua estreia na Broadway, inicia um romance com uma mulher mais velha e ousa bater de frente com o dominador Welles.

É o segundo filme novo de Efron desde que ele se diplomou na franquia de enorme sucesso “High School Musical”, que fez dele um ídolo teen. Depois disso ele foi visto em “17 Outra Vez”, que estreou em abril deste ano.

- Fiquei triste por me despedir de ”High School Musical”, mas acho que é uma questão de progressão, de amadurecer e experimentar coisas novas – disse Efron à Reuters no tapete vermelho da première europeia do novo filme, que aconteceu em Londres na noite de quarta-feira.

Falando contra um pano de fundo de dezenas de fãs aos gritos, ele disse: “Este é sem dúvida alguma o próximo passo nessa jornada, para mim”.

Leia mais clicando aqui.

Pasaje de la historia de la rosa de los vientos sobre el antiguo egipto, sus faraones, dinastias y por su puesto y como personaje principal cleopatra y sus amores y desamores con julio cesar y marco antonio.

All these products are obviously from recycled materials.  However, what makes them unique is that the material they are derived from is not masked or hidden.  With the pool ball earrings the original design creates a unique color blocking and the minimalistic asterisk of a computer key makes a bold ring.  My favorite definitely has to be the Sonic Fabric Neckties.

This design collaboration between designer Julio Cesar and Sonic Fabric is an innovative improvement to the standard men’s necktie.  They are woven from 50% recorded audio cassette taps and 50% colored, polyester thread.  If you run a tape head over the tie it actually creates a sound collage.  I had my doubts, but the site lead me to a video demonstration.

If you are really into this concept like I was check out the sound example and video of how the fabric is made.

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Pues sí. Napoleón no era ningún enano, Einstein sacó siempre notas brillantes en matemáticas, Colón no descubrió que la Tierra era redonda, Julio César no nació por cesárea, Van Gogh conservó sus dos orejas hasta la muerte y Hernán Cortés quemó muchas cosas en la conquista de México, pero nunca sus propios barcos.

Raramente veremos lo contrario en algún libro de Historia serio, pero estos mitos están anclados con fuerza en el imaginario popular y han sido transmitidos como auténticas leyendas urbanas de generación en generación.

Pero estos seis personajes no son los únicos. La historia está plagada de mitos que no se sostienen por ninguna evidencia, y en muchos casos, son positivamente falsos. No se tratan de interpretaciones dudosas de realidades históricas complejas, sino de simples y llanos bulos.

Algunas han sido popularizadas por Hollywood aunque tuviesen un origen anterior. Por ejemplo, no hay ninguna prueba de que los guerreros vikingos llevasen cascos con cuernos. Hay evidencias de que los sacerdotes sí los utilizaban en ceremonias rituales, pero nunca en la batalla. El artista sueco Gustav Malmström fue el primero en representarlos de esa guisa, a partir de 1820. Desde entonces, cualquier vikingo que se precie ha de llevar cuernos en la cabeza.

O los famosos pulgares del circo romano. El gesto con el pulgar hacia abajo quería decir, de hecho, perdonar la vida al gladiador vencido. Cuando el público quería que se le rematase, colocaba en pulgar en posición horizontal. Como en el caso de los vikingos, es una confusión que viene de antiguo y que hemos visto en numerosas ocasiones en el cine.

Un clásico del Trivial: ¿Qué emperador romano nombró cónsul a su caballo? Ninguno. No hay prueba alguna de que Calígula hiciera tal cosa; lo máximo, una leyenda urbana de la época que ha llegado hasta nuestros días. “El historiador romano Suetonio dice que el césar quería mucho a un caballo que corría en el circo que se llama Incitatus. Pero sólo comenta que “hasta se dice que le destinaba el consulado”, no que le nombrase cónsul. Sobre esto no hay ninguna otra información que pueda ser confirmada en otros autores.” afirma Pilar Fernández Uriel, profesora de Historia Antigua en la UNED.

Otras, por desgracia, son menos simpáticas. Existe la creencia generalizada de que los nazis fabricaban jabón a escala industrial con los cadáveres de los judíos asesinados en las cámaras de gas; falsa también. Se sabe que los nazis produjeron jabón con grasa humana con fines experimentales, pero no fue ni una práctica generalizada ni común.

“Era un rumor cruel en los campos” explica Aaron Breitbart del Centro Simon Wiesenthal “pero ningún investigador del Holocausto lo sostiene” Michael Berembaum, rabino y especialista en el Holocausto va aún más lejos “no tenemos ninguna evidencia de que los nazis fabricasen jabón con los cadáveres de los campos de exterminio”. El mito, según los expertos, se consolidó después de que apareciese en el documental “Noche y niebla” de Alain Resnais.

Algunas de las citas más famosas de la historia son también apócrifas. El general Custer jamás pronunció la frase “El único indio bueno es el indio muerto” aunque a la luz de su comportamiento en la Guerras Indias probablemente lo pensase. La cita es atribuida por los historiadores a otro general de la misma guerra, Philip H. Sheridan, aunque el congresista republicano James Michael Cavanaugh expresó una idea muy similar poco antes.

No hay tampoco ninguna evidencia que sostenga que Maria Antonieta dijese realmente “si no tienen pan, que coman pasteles”. La frase aparece por primera vez en las Confesiones de Jean Jacques Rousseau, escritas en 1769, refiriéndose a una joven princesa de la corte parisina. Maria Antonieta llegó a Versalles en 1770, es imposible que la frase saliese de su boca. Aún así, los revolucionarios franceses propagaron la leyenda como cierta; nada como una buena frase falsa para atacar al enemigo.

O para canonizar a un santo laico. La primera referencia escrita a la cita “Y sin embargo se mueve” es 124 años posterior a que supuestamente ocurriese; con casi total seguridad, Galileo no susurró esas palabras después de verse obligado a negar sus teorías frente a un tribunal de la Inquisición. Es una leyenda urbana menos conocida, pero tampoco hay ninguna prueba histórica de que Galileo realmente lanzase una bola de hierro y otra de madera desde lo alto de la torre de Pisa para demostrar a los escépticos que caían a la misma velocidad.

Pero como dijo un compatriota suyo, “si non è vero è ben trovato“.

Fuente: ABC.es.

Alla fine della riunione che ha visto come protagonisti il portiere nerazzurro, Julio Cesar, il vice presidente Rinaldo Ghelfi

Some will argue that music is as much about fashion as it is about the actual music. But that’s a debate for another day. Today’s question is what are we to do with the out of date forms of media. Not surprisingly records have stuck around for their nostalgic pleasure but something tells me that 8-track and cassette tapes aren’t going to have the same opportunity.

It takes somewhere between 450 to 500 years for plastic to decompose and there are a lot of cassette and 8-tracks in land fills. Some people have used these old tapes to make art and some are starting to use them to make fabric. Alyce Santoro and Julio Cesar have begun making neckties using half cassette tape and half thread. Santoro even says that the ties are “actually audible if you run a tape head over it.”

the idea behind the tie is that the wearer becomes a beacon for other-dimensional, intangible, subtle forces of good…much in the manner of a superhero. only this part of the superhero garb can be worn on the outside in the most conservative environment without detection!

The below video is of the antique loom at the New England manufacturing plant that is used to make the fabric.

F. C. Internazionale Milano

…is the headline one will be reading in any media that covers Italian football somewhere around April 2010.

No team has ever had such a great lead over the second-placed team as Inter’s after the first 11 rounds of the Serie A. Now, after 12 rounds, the seven points are down to five, but there is no way Inter is going to slip up enough for inconsistent Juventus, Sampdoria or Milan to catch up with them over the course of the season. In fact, despite Juventus and Sampdoria having so far been the teams to struggle for second place, the Football Mansion is so impressed by the form and quality Milan have showed since their loss to FC Zurich in the Champions League on 30 September, that we consider them to be favourites for the second spot in the Lega Calcio.

Inter’s success so far this season, and also the previous season, another title-winning year, is a reflection of what Jose Mourinho has brought to the club. Though the squad is stronger this year, there was plenty of talent available to Mr. Mourinho last year as well. Mourinho has made this count to the maximum. He has made Inter a well-organised team, creative in attack, and he has made talent flourish where he needs it. The Inter players now concentrate their talents on their tasks, and functions as a winning team should – in unity.

With a goalkeeper who has taken the step up to be claimed by some Italian football commentators as the best in the world, Julio Cesar, Inter have a solid starting point at the back. His job is made easier by the two rocks in centre defence, Walter Samuel and Lúcio. These two are assisted by a deep-lying central midfielder in Mourinho’s diamond four-man midfield. The person occupying that role can change during the course of a match, and varies between for instance Esteban Cambiasso, Thiago Motta and Patrick Vieira. This is an important position, as it keeps a balance to the liberal movement across the rest of the field by Mourinho’s team.

The side-backs are, similarly to the wide midfielders, perhaps more important offensively than defensively. Although holders of width and maintainers of balance in defence, the great importance of Javier Zanetti and Douglas Maicon becomes evident when Inter are in possession of the ball. These two either supply numbers in attack to take up opposition markers, or, more commonly, receive the ball in deep positions on the sides and move it forward, helping move the whole Inter team into the opposition’s last third. That way they function as a form of playmakers at side back. This is to take the potential of that position to its full extent. Zanetti, the team captain, masters this so well that he well exceeds the legendary Stuart Pearce from his Nottingham Forest and England heyday at it. This scenario, this season so well complemented by the incredible skill, creative ability and accomplished passing of Wesley Sneijder, allows Diego Milito and Samuel Eto’o to focus fully on the task of scoring goals. Crucially, it is not only these two who do score goals, which is a cornerstone ability of any great team. Wesley Sneijder can score goals, as can almost any Inter player once the team manages to get the flow of movement into effect.

Unless Inter should suffer serious injuries to a number of key players, it looks solidly as though they will win the Serie A with a good margin this season. They can fall short during tight fixture schedules, as this weekend’s home draw against Roma proved, but have proved to have enough ‘Special’ ability to clinch a fifth consecutive title.

Segundo o Aurélio (sim, porque só uma pessoa sem o talento do Chico resolve ser lexicógrafo <- não sabe o que é? clica aqui, porque no dicionário dele mesmo, que é bom, não tem):

Conquista

s.f. Ação de conquistar: a conquista de um reino. / A coisa conquistada: as conquistas de Napoleão. / Fig. Fam. Sedução: conquista amorosa.

Segundo o Zeus do Olimpo Internético, salvador das almas inquietas que procuram por trabalhos de faculdade prontos na web, Google.com, em sua versão de imagens:

Pô. O Google considera um monte de homem pegando num pau e enfiando ele em locais inóspitos um tipo de conquista. Faz sentido, né?

Bem. Falar desse assunto é meio complicado. Na verdade, nem tanto. Tá, porra, não é!

Se tem uma coisa que o solteiro pode fazer, a torto e a direito, essa coisa é paquerar, flertar, espiar, xavecar, ficar de mimimi, tico-tico no fubá ou o que quer que isso chame na sua terra. Sabe aquela garota linda, que sempre sorri e abaixa o olhar quando você passa por ela? Não. Não é dela que eu estou falando. Ela baixa o olhar e ri do seu jeito de andar e se vestir. Ela te acha ridículo. Se toca, né?

Eu estou falando daquela mulher feia pra cacete, que tem mais bigode que você, usa calça pantalona com blusinha rosa manchada de alvejante e manda a amiga quase todos os dias na frente da sua sala na faculdade, só pra saber se você veio. Isso mesmo, aquela apelidada de “Crazy Eyes”, que parece uma assassina-sociopata-dependente-química-em-crise-de-abstinência e te persegue implacavelmente, liga no seu celular, no celular dos seus amigos, no celular dos seus vizinhos, no celular do seu chefe, no celular da puta-que-o-pariu só pra poder ouvir sua voz. Aquela do “TCHAMOOOOOO!” Sacou?

Sim, meu amigo. Ela está querendo te CON-QUIS-TAR! Com todos os significados que o tiozão do Chico poderia arrumar por aí. Ela te quer. Quer seu corpo. E eu tenho certeza que ela daria tudo pra poder ouvir sua respiração.

A conquista é uma arte. Dominada por poucos. Desejada por muitos. E aplicada de verdade por quase ninguém. Dizem que ela foi usada pela primeira vez pela vadia rainha do Egito, personagem presente em todas, veja bem, TODAS as festas à fantasia desse mundo, Cleópatra. Através dela, o grandessíssimo general do mundo-que-um-dia-vemos-na-escola, Júlio César, ganhou a alcunha de Cornus Primeirus, que no tupiniquim de Piripá do Norte significa homi burro e chifrudo. Eu conto:

Primeiro, a vadia rainha usou todo o seu poder de sedução e se jogou um monte em cima do general. Na verdade, ela estava disputando o reino do Egito com seu irmão, Ptolomeu (conhecido entre o povo hermético como Cunhadus Otárius). O César, benevolente, quis apaziguar os ânimos naquele fim de mundo que Deus esqueceu e colocaram um monte de animais no lugar Dele. Pois bem. Ele chamou os dois para uma reunião e a bonita chegou primeiro. Nada que um boquete agrado nos liteiros não resolvesse. Não se sabe o que aconteceu nessa reunião. Sabe-se, apenas, que a rainha era dona de exuberante beleza (75 de cintura, 98 de busto e 102 de quadril – o resto nem precisa falar, né?), e o mandatário romano ficou caidão por ela. Resultado: Ptolomeu se fodeu. Cleópatra ganhou um amante e um reino. Alguns dizem que os atributos da nega egípcia vinham dos pais, brasileiros que não sabiam falar a língua local e correram na direção contrária quando o Mar Morto foi aberto, com medo das ondas gigantes serem tsunamis. Filha de Martinho da Vila com um híbrido de Elza Soares com Baby Consuelo do Brasil, ela TINHA que saber tudo de macumba. Portanto, a história que rolava nos botecos egípcios, romanos, marroquinos e constantinos era que ela, filha de Oxossi com Ogum, pegou dois galos, uma cabra, pipoca, farofa e galinhas pretas e bateu um tamborzinho pra trazer o César em 7 dias.

Mas aí surgiu nas bandas de Quipropró outro general romano, chamado Marco Antônio (apelidado de Ricardus Ineditus), barbarizando geral. Marco Antônio, maconheiro sem-vergonha, organizou a Babilônia e fez todo mundo dançar. Desvirginava mocinhas inocentes e dizia que era crente, mas não sabia rezar. César estava bem velho, já nas últimas. O pinto tinha caído e sua tosse de cachorro no meio da noite era insuportável. Sabendo disso, Cleópatra organizou um baile funk para receber o general e colocou sua melhor roupa de cocota. Lá pelas tantas, todo mundo chapado e bem louco, fazendo a dança da cordinha, ao som do É o Tchan, a imperatriz cortou com destreza ímpar uma mecha do cabelo de Marco Antônio. Dizem que ela colocou o chumaço no mel e, algum tempo depois, estava grávida de gêmeos do general e ainda era esposa do imperador romano.

Bom, contei essa pequena estória só pra ilustrar o que eu quero dizer quando falo que a conquista é uma arte. Hoje em dia, barriga, macumba e dinheiro não seguram mais ninguém. Portanto, minha filha, se você está fazendo doce pra ir no motel com aquele cara, esqueça. O máximo que você vai conseguir é o desprezo dele. Use essa oportunidade sabiamente, como a Cleópatra, e dê uma bela de uma chave de você-sabe-o-quê nele.

Solteiros contemporâneos usam de diversas artimanhas pra conquistar. As táticas variam das famosas cantadas baratas, do tipo “Se você tivesse pinto, seria o traveco mais gostoso dessa balada” até a milenar e infalível manobra “Oi, desculpa”. Por inacreditável que possa parecer, tem cara que finge que fala no celular, chega perto da menina na plataforma no metrô, pede um momento pro interlocutor fantasma e pergunta: “Oi, desculpa. Esse metrô é o que vai pra zona leste?”. O cara pega esse maldito trem todo dia, mas o importante é estabelecer o primeiro contato com a vítima. O pretexto perfeito pra puxar uma conversa que, com sorte, termina em troca de telefones e promessas de novos encontros. A “Oi, desculpa?” tem alguma variáveis, como: “Oi, desculpa. Foi você que deixou esse card velho e rasgado do Pokemón do ano retrasado cair no chão ali atrás?”, ou “Oi, desculpa. Eu tô procurando a Jucicleide, minha irmã. Essa sala é a do 5º semestre de Serviço Social?”, entre outras.

As meninas, tirando as agressivas, do tipo Crazy Eyes, normalmente são mais discretas. Reparam nas mãos, procuram aliança na mão do rapaz (c0mo se isso fosse algum impedimento) e lançam aqueles olhares de olha-não-me-olha. Fazem tipo e ficam esperando o cara vir. Se ele vem, tratam mal e dão pouca corda. Se não vem, tudo bem. Era feio pra cacete, mesmo.

A bicha é pá-pum. Chega beijando, e já era. Sem conversa. Depois do dark room procura saber o nome do bofe, pegar telefone etc.

A conquista não tem fórmula. Ele depende exclusivamente de você, da sua auto-estima e da sua criatividade. Chamar de gostosa no meio da galera nem sempre pega bem. E chegar com muito amorzinho também não. Orkut e MSN servem pra você se fazer presente, não pra engatar um namoro sério com aliança e tudo, ok? Lembre-se disso.

Como eu disse, caro leitor, a conquista é uma arte. Desejada por muitos, dominada por poucos. E quem sabe usá-la, com certeza pega geral.

contratenor Andreas Scholl

Aria “Al lampo dell’armi” de la ópera “Giulio Cesare in Egitto” (HWV 17)
de G. F. Haendel, interpretada por el contratenor Andreas Scholl.

Photo courtesy Kris Voakes

UEFA Champions League nights in Milan can be enjoyed in very different ways, and Matchday 4 threw up polar opposite experiences for the city’s football fans.

Tuesday’s trip to the San Siro to witness AC Milan’s entertaining 1-1 draw with the Galácticos of Real Madrid provided the glamorous side of calcio, but it was Wednesday night’s nail-biter between Dynamo Kiev and Inter which provided all of the drama, and where better to experience this drama than with lifelong Interista Alessandro Polenghi, owner of Milan’s 442 sports pub, known locally as the first-choice place to watch football from all over the world.

With four screens capable of showing four different games at a time and walls covered by more than 200 scarves from around the world – plus more than 80 sat in the basement awaiting new wallspace from potential future expansion – the Milan pub is second only to the San Siro itself in the list of places to be in the city on Champions League nights.

As for Inter, their season has been very much the ultimate Jekyll-and-Hyde experience. Seven points clear atop Serie A, the Nerazzurri went into Wednesday’s match in Ukraine sitting at the bottom of Group F, more than a year on from their last win in European competition.

It was with this form in mind that landlord Alessandro predicted a long night ahead for his club. “We are not one of the best teams in Europe, and we do not play well in the Champions League, so I expect nothing tonight,” he claimed, expressing pessimism typical of those in blue and black on such nights. All this despite Barcelona’s failure to win at Rubin Kazan earlier in the night, meaning that an Inter win would see the Italian giants top their group with two games to play.

Alessandro’s pessimism seemed well-placed when ex-AC Milan forward Andriy Shevchenko’s deflected shot looped over Júlio César to give Dynamo a deserved half-time lead against a lacklustre Nerazzurri. Time, then, for Alessandro to vent his frustrations.

Or maybe not.

“I am calm because, as I said, I expect nothing from Inter in the Champions League.,” Alessandro said.  “If we go out, I’ll just buy some popcorn and watch everybody else fight it out for the trophy!”

What, though, of Inter manager José Mourinho, whose position has been questioned given the club’s precarious European future? “I wouldn’t sack him now, as it’s not a good idea to change mid-season, but at the end of the season he will be gone,” Alessandro told me.  “But at the end of the day, the manager can be the best or the worst in the world – It’s down to the players, and we don’t have the players for the Champions League.

“We have had only one chance and they have had three or four, but it was the same at home to Dynamo and also against Barcelona. At the end of the day, (those clubs) are just better than us.”

Wednesday’s second half threw up a change of emphasis for the Italian side, though, as a double substitution by Mourinho helped to bring about a more attacking second 45 minutes. Despite a number of chances coming and going, though, Inter still couldn’t break through.

Samuel Eto’o and Mario Balotelli squandered the best opportunities as the 442 customers grew increasingly nervous. A glance to the right told them Fiorentina were steaming past Debrecen, while the screen on the left was showing Liverpool’s late breakthrough in Lyon, but the locals’ own game still was not bringing them the result they craved.

By the time Diego Milito equalised in the 86th minute, Inter had more than deserved something from the game. In 4-4-2, the relief was palpable, but it had nothing on the atmosphere when Inter’s Wesley Sneijder fired home the winner three minutes later.

The scenes in the pub were akin to what you’d see on the Curva Nord inside the stadium.  Alessandro – a season ticket holder for Inter at San Siro – now buried under friends behind the bar as the Interisti celebrated their impending return to winning ways after eight consecutive European failures.

The result – and, more pertinently, the second half performance – suddenly brought new optimism, and Alessandro allowed himself a celebratory drink at full-time. “I think, in the end, Inter deserved it, though Dynamo defended very well. But that second half is as good as we’ve played in the Champions League for ages.

“Maybe Mourinho deserves some credit, but it all happened in the last five minutes. I didn’t expect a finish like that.”

So, could this dramatic win change Inter’s European fortunes?

“Maybe. We now have a great chance to qualify because Barca-Inter is now a kind of final for the group phase and we have the advantage of the draw,” Alessandro said.  “I still say there are better teams than us, but sometimes the winners are not the best team in the competition, like Porto and Liverpool were not.

“The Champions League is won in the last 16, the quarter-finals and the semi-finals… the final is a lottery. Hopefully we can now qualify as group winners and avoid a difficult game in the last 16.”

With that, he was back to work, but the bouncing and strutting that were now part of his demeanour had not been in evidence before kick-off. It typifies the new-found belief about Inter after their late, late show in Kiev. Don’t write them off just yet.

Kris Voakes

A editora O Estado do Paraná, proprietária do jornal Tribuna do Paraná, foi condenada a indenizar o atleta Julio Cesar em R$ 15 mil por danos morais causados pelo jornal, cuja capa veiculada no dia seguinte do Atletiba de 26/04/09 mostra foto do atleta em posição flagrantemente ofensiva.

Ainda, a Tribuna do Paraná continua impossibilitada de mostrar a ofensiva capa do jornal na internet, bem como arcará com o pagamento de honorários advocatícios e custas processuais.

Bem feito pra Tribuna!

Tomara que agora eles aprendam que “irreverência” é diferente de “Parcialidade”

Thanks:

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A coleção Sonic Fabric Necktie traz gravatas feitas de um tecido bem diferente: criado a partir de 50% de fitas cassetes usadas (gravadas). Com isso, é possível até mesmo ouvir sons ao passar um walkman pelo tecido.

As peças fazem parte de uma edição limitada, confeccionada por Alyce Santoro em parceria com o estilista brasileiro Julio Cesar, que vive há mais de 15 anos nos EUA. Cada gravata “sonora” custa US$ 90 (cerca de R$ 160).

As “músicas” que estão nas gravatas, foram gravadas especialmente para o projeto, e são formadas por sons captados no metrô de Nova York. O resultado pode ser visto – e ouvido – em vídeo no canal de Alyce no YouTube.

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link: http://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Tecnologia/0,,MUL1363548-6174,00.html

Serata molto positiva per Inter e Fiorentina impegnate nella quarta giornata di Champions. I nerazzurri erano andati sotto con il punteggio a causa di Shevchenko, che con un tiro deviato sorpendeva Julio Cesar, hanno visto il baratro fino all’86, momento in cui, come spesso è accaduto in questa stagione, il Principe Milito ha dato la zampata vincente per il pareggio, dopo che la squadra aveva avuto delle buone occasioni per andare a rete con Balotelli ed Eto’o. Pochi minuti dopo Sneider segna su ribattuta del portiere Bogush su un tiro di Milito. Gol importantissimo perché non solo faceva tornare alla vittoria dopo oltre una nno i nerazzurri, ma assicurava anche il primato del girone grazie anche al pareggio tra Rubin Kazan e Barcellona. Serata altrettanto bella ed euforica per la Fiorentina che batte 5 a 2 il Debreceni e si avvicina sempre di più a una storica qualificazione. Primo tempo opaco della squadra di Prandelli che chiude il primo tempo sull’1-1 con i gol di Mutu di testa e di Rudolf. Ma nel secondo tempo la partita prende un’altra piega e i viola si scatenano. A segno Dainelli,Montolivo,Marchionni e il solito Giardino. Per il Debreceni secondo gol di Coulibaly. Di seguito tutti i risultati delle gare di ieri sera.

GIRONE E

FIORENTINA-Debreceni 5-2

O.Lione-Liverpool 1-1

GIRONE F

Rubin Kazan-Barcellona 0-0

Dinamo Kiev-INTER 1-2

GIRONE G

Unirea Urziceni-Rangers 1-1

Siviglia-Stoccarda 1-1

GIRONE H

Arsenal-AZ Alkmaar 4-1

Standard Liegi-Olympiacos 2-0

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