Ronaldo expects real English challenge

Cristiano Ronaldo expects English clubs to challenge for European glory this season - but still believes Real Madrid will end up making Champions League history.

Ronaldo was back in the goal-scoring groove on Tuesday night after an injury-hit World Cup for Portugal, scoring twice in the 2-0 Super Cup victory over Spanish rivals Sevilla in Cardiff.

The reigning world player of the year was named the official man of the match by his former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and seems set for another trophy-laden campaign.

"Madrid are going to be the first team," Ronaldo replied when asked if Real could make Champions League history by retaining the title.

"I hope so. Maybe we have the potential to be the best but I believe the players that Real Madrid have bought this season - James (Rodriguez), (Toni) Kroos and (Keylor) Navas - are going to give more support to the team and more quality.

"I'm very happy with the quality that we have in the squad, so it's fantastic and we are going to try and win all the trophies."

England's Champions League challenge will be spearheaded by Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea while Arsenal will be aiming to overcome Besiktas, of Turkey, in the play-off round to join them in the group stages.

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Football: Louis van Gaal's Old Trafford debut ends in victory

Louis Van Gaal is determined to be his own man at Manchester United, but this is one habit he will not mind borrowing from Sir Alex Ferguson.

Late goals were a hallmark of Ferguson’s teams and how fitting that Van Gaal’s first appearance as United manager at Old Trafford should end with a stoppage-time winner from under-fire midfielder Marouane Fellaini.

It meant that the Dutchman maintained his winning start as United boss, adding Valencia to a list of beaten opponents that includes Real Madrid, Roma, Inter Milan and Liverpool shirt.

Typically, he was still far from happy.

It was, Van Gaal acknowledged, United’s ‘worst game’ under him. They were pedestrian at times and Wayne Rooney missed a penalty.

On this evidence, he still has a significant amount of work on his hands. On Saturday lunchtime another team in white will line up against United ... and this side will have to raise their game to beat Swansea City.

‘We made a lot of wrong choices, wrong passes and we didn’t press too much,’ said Van Gaal afterwards. ‘We have to choose better the right time to pass the ball. We haven’t done that and that is a pity.

‘It’s a big pressure because the fans expect a lot, but you cannot change everything in three or four weeks and the players cannot change either.

‘We have to wait and see and develop and we need time, but we have won every game up to now and that’s fantastic when you see our opponents.’

That Fellaini should be the man to score the winner was somewhat poetic.

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The L.A. Galaxy paired Donovan with David Beckham

The L.A. Galaxy paired Donovan with David Beckham in 2007 in a move that could have been disastrous but ultimately launched MLS into a new era. In the beginning, Beckham’s star power seemed destined to wipe out the Galaxy chemistry and ostracize Donovan. Instead, Donovan made Beckham captain.

Together, the pair led the Galaxy to consecutive MLS Cups in 2011 and 2012 and gave the rest of the league a blueprint to follow for blending premier European talent seamlessly. Players like Thierry Henry, Jermain Defoe, David Villa and Frank Lampard have followed in Beckham’s wake. Without Donovan’s support, who knows what the MLS landscape would look like now?

He had more international goals  and assists  than any player in U.S. soccer history. None was more breathtaking than the injury-time strike against Algeria in the 2010 World Cup. With that goal, the U.S. went from out of its group into the second round, and Donovan went from great player to living legend.

It would be his last great World Cup memory. The U.S. lost its next match to Ghana, and Donovan was cut from Jurgen Klinsmann’s 2014 roster. Donovan seemed at odds with Klinsmann in recent years. A three-month sabbatical from soccer in 2013 for burnout and mental fatigue didn’t help matters.

Despite being denied the World Cup sendoff he deserved, Donovan has not lost his flair for the dramatic – and the goal.

On Wednesday night, the 32-year-old shredded the Bayern Munich defense for 23 minutes in the MLS All-Star Game, hitting the game-winning goal with his final touch of the match. As Donovan jogged off the pitch in the 70th minute, he received a standing ovation from a crowd that was unaware this would be the last time they would see him in an All-Star setting.

MLS undoubtedly will give Donovan an epic sendoff in the coming months, as the season lurches toward the playoffs. The league will be hard pressed to do Donovan’s career justice. How do you pay tribute to someone who has done so much for the sport?

Donovan’s departure leaves a vacancy that will not be soon filled, if at all.

 

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FIFA Sponsors Are Reluctant to Push Reforms-2014

Sponsors were unusually vocal after the latest accusations of corruption at FIFA, the organizer of the World Cup, surfaced just before the soccer tournament began in June.

Sony, the electronics and entertainment giant, called for an investigation of possible irregularities in choosing a site for the 2022 World Cup. Adidas, the German sportswear manufacturer, warned that “the negative tenor of the public debate around FIFA at the moment is neither good for football nor for FIFA and its partners.” Their sentiments were echoed by others, including Coca-Cola, Visa, Hyundai and Budweiser.

But now that the matches in Brazil are over, it is unlikely that sponsors will pound their fists and demand reforms.

FIFA’s corporate partners have a long history of enduring serial FIFA controversies in silence, and that is unlikely to change. There is just too much money at stake.
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2014-Liverpool Will Let Luis Suárez Go to Barcelona

Luis Suárez, who was suspended from all soccer activities for four months after biting an opposing player during the World Cup, will return from his ban with a new club: Barcelona.
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It may not be the best example for young and impressionable players looking up to Suárez, the Uruguayan star, but part of the fallout from Suárez’s infamous nibble of the Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini’s shoulder was increased pressure on Liverpool, his former club in England’s Premier League, to grant him the transfer he had requested.

Liverpool had previously rejected opportunities to part with Suárez, but after this latest case — the third biting episode of Suárez’s career — Liverpool engaged Barcelona in negotiations. The teams settled on a transfer fee reported to be £75 million (about $128 million), and Suárez agreed to a five-year contract with the Catalan club.
“It is with a heavy heart that I leave Liverpool for a new life and new challenges in Spain,” Suárez said in a statement. “Both me and my family have fallen in love with this club and with the city.”

In his statement, and later in a letter posted on his official Twitter account, Suárez directly addressed the Liverpool fans, many of whom supported him through a tenure with the club that included controversy and success.

“I hope you can all understand why I have made this decision,” he said. “This club did all they could to get me to stay, but playing and living in Spain, where my wife’s family live, is a lifelong dream and ambition. I believe now the timing is right.”

FIFA announced this week that Suárez’s appeal of his punishment, which also includes a ban of nine international matches, was denied, meaning he will be ineligible to participate in practices or games with Barcelona until the end of October.

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Despite the Loss of a Star, Liverpool Is Hoping to Build on Its Success

At nearly every stop during Liverpool’s preseason tour in the United States, Manager Brendan Rodgers has been asked how he planned to replace the star forward Luis Suárez, who was sent to Barcelona for $130 million shortly after the World Cup.

Rodgers understands why the questions are being asked and even shares in the worry about replacing Suárez. But at a news conference Tuesday in Manhattan, held before Liverpool’s win over Manchester City on penalty kicks at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, he said: “I’m certainly not crying. We’re looking forward to the start of the season. I’m very hopeful we can have a similar, if not a more successful, season.”

A more successful season without Suárez would certainly be quite an accomplishment for the Reds, who finished a surprising second in England’s Premier League last season and earned a place in the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 2010.

Suárez’s Premier League-leading 30 goals earned him player of the year honors from the English Football Writers’ Association and the Professional Footballers’ Association. The statistical website WhoScored.com gave Suárez an 8.43 rating for the season, which ranked him far ahead of his closest rivals — Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard (7.74) and Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsey (7.72). Suárez also finished with 12 assists, second only to Gerrard’s 13

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Singer Shakira holds her son Milan during the 2014 World Cup closing ceremony

Singer Shakira carries her son Milan after she performed during the closing ceremony prior to the World Cup final soccer match between Germany and Argentina at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, July 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

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