Friday, September 30, 2011

Walter Oyarce: muerte en el fútbol peruano.


01.10.2011 - La Asociación Deportiva de Fútbol de Perú (ADFP) decidió cancelar el torneo local de fútbol, al menos la fecha correspondiente a este fin semana, en protesta por la medida tomada por el gobierno de terminar el campeonato jugando los partidos a puertas cerradas.

La escalada violenta en el fútbol peruano tuvo su punto cúlmine el pasado sábado (24.09.2011) en el Estadio Monumental del Club Universitario de Deportes cuando el local enfrentaba a Alianza Lima. Entonces, el barra limeño Walter Arturo Oyarce Dominguez (23) fue empujado desde los palcos más de 20 metros abajo ().

Criticando la medida tomada por el Gobierno, Guillermo Alarcón dice que apenas asumió la presidencia de Alianza Lima tocó el tema de la violencia con el Ministro del Interior, Óscar Valdés, pero que no fue escuchado.



El asunto entra en ola expansiva. La opinión pública cae sobre la connivencia dirigencial con los barras (entradas a cambio de gritos) mientras los presidentes de los clubes se reúnen de emergencia, se procesa a los implicados del asesinato y sale a la luz que el Estadio de Universitario de Deportes viene funcionando sin “licencia de funcionamiento” desde su inauguración, hace 11 años.

“Curiosamente el video que muestra la caída de la victima desapareció, ocasionando que el principal sospechoso regrese a Perú después de haber huido a EE.UU.”, denunció Javier Diez Canseco (congresista) que amplía el hecho a la complicidad de la empresa Gremco, administradora de los palcos del Estadio Monumental.
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Maradona en Dubai (6): Al Wasl 3 Al Wahada 0.


30.09.2011 - Colaboración de Facundo Matos - 

Reestrenando estadio (repintado en su totalidad, con césped resembrado, nuevas butacas y pantalla gigante) el Al Wasl de Diego Maradona consiguió su 2º victoria consecutiva. Esta vez fue (3-0) ante Al Wahada, con goles del uruguayo Oliveira, Rashid Essa y Ali Essa.

Desde el arranque, el Al Wasl salió a buscar el gol que no tardó en llegar. Tras un gran pase de Ibrahim, el uruguayo Juan Manuel Olivera alcanzó a rozar y meter la pelota (´3). Luego, una desmarcada corrida de Ahmed terminó con definición cruzada de Rashid Essa (´33).

En el primer tiempo, el equipo se presentó como lo venía haciendo. Ordenado, tocando la pelota en espera de la jugada ofensiva pero, como siempre, cargando con una defensa poco sólida. En el complemento, como el partido, Al Wasl fue de más a menos a pesar de jugar con un hombre de más; perdiendo lucidez, precisión, dinamismo y abusando del pelotazo (Donda a Puch).

No obstante, en el minuto 90 (otra vez), el capitán Alí Essa (asistido por Donda) cruzó la pelota al ángulo izquierdo del arquero rival para poner el 3-0 definitivo.

Los latinoamericanos siguen constituyendo la base de Diego. Mariano Donda, figura repetida, jugó algo más retrasado (siempre) conservando el lugar de conductor, Puch generó peligro por la banda izquierda ( sólida y disponible salida), mientras que para definir las jugadas se encontraba siempre atento el tercer sudamericano: Juan Manuel Olivera.



Al Wasl, con 6 unidades, es escolta del líder del Grupo A, Al Jazira (9 puntos), en la Etisalat Cup.

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Backstage de los jugadores de Boca y sus camisetas.


30.09.2011 - De la pobreza a los aeropuertos y de las lagañas a los sets de maquillaje. Las marcas deportivas propician eventos sobre eventos, llenan agendas de jugadores y pueden generar cierta confusión (?). (Se imaginó Viatri siendo peinado para un spot publicitario?).

Este es el backstage de la prom de Nike por la nueva camiseta de Boca para la temporada que, hasta el momento, lo ve en lo más alto.


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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Bielsa en Bilbao (10): Athletic 2 PSG 0.


30.09.2011 - La Europa League le sienta bien. Seis puntos sobre seis jugados y el liderazgo único de Grupo (F) atenúan, de alguna manera, la sequía en la Liga (2E 3P).

El propio Bielsa lo reconoció después del empate con Villarreal, una presentación que invita al optimismo (en la que, sin embargo, fortuna y arbitraje se confabularon para un empate).


Gritó San Mamés como esperaba gritar. París Saint Germain, armado a golpe de chequera, sufrió los embates vascos y se fue vencido con holgura por un fútbol trenzado y vertical que esta vez, sí tuvo punch.

Con Aurtenetxe de lateral izquierdo, De Marcos de mediocentro y Gurpegui en el banco (reservado para el encuentro de la Real Sociedad), el Athletic se quitó rápido el peso de las (2) primeras punzadas francesas para, asfixiante presión mediante, hacerse dueño de pelota, terreno e iniciativa.


Gabilondo (´19) abrió el partido con un golazo de tijera y Susaeta (´45) aumentó la diferencia (Llorente sigue con el arco corrido) para que el Athletic cierre el partido en los primeros 45 minutos, dominando el complemento incluso, reservando energías para la Liga.

El sello Bielsa empieza a manifestarse (?)



Athletic Club: Iraizoz; Iraola, Ekiza, Amorebieta, Aurtenetxe; Javi Martínez; Susaeta (Iturraspe, min.72), De Marcos, Muniain (Toquero, min.81), Gabilondo (Ibai Gómez, min.77); Llorente.

París Saint-Germain FC: Douchez; Jallet, Lugano, Armand, Tiene; Bodmer (Matuidi, min.66), Sissoko; Chantome, Pastore (Behebeck, min.58), Nené (Ceará, min.76); Erdinç.

Goles: Gabilondo (´19), Susaeta (´45)
Árbitro: Hendrikus Bas Nijhuis (Holanda). Expulsado: Sissoko (PSG). Estadio: San Mamés. Espectadores: 30.000. Partido calificado de "alto riesgo" por la Comisión Antiviolencia de la UEFA. 



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Números de River en la B.


29.09.2011 - Este momento de Ríver… jugando el Nacional B, con el Monumental clausurado, a estadios vacíos, con camisetas antiviolencia y soportando los reproches de cualquier empate… inimaginable…

Ríver transita el enlodado camino de la B, sufriendo allanamientos en medio de una interna (política) feroz y con reconocidos barrabravas sentenciados a cadena perpetua.

No obstante, como un río (river) de plata, en donde las corrientes no son lo que parecen, en las mismas oficinas allanadas se cuentan agraciados números.

Este Ríver de la B, el equipo argentino que más recaudó en exportación de jugadores, vendió ante Deportivo Merlo (fecha 6) 20.592 populares y 6565 plateas, mientras que en los 10 partidos de Primera del mismo fin de semana se liquidaron 34.619 generales y 6.055 plateas (casi la mitad de populares que en toda una fecha y más plateas que en la jornada entera de la lejana Primera).

Mientras Ríver suda para recuperar la punta del Nacional B, Boca lidera cómodo (a 4 puntos) la Primera División. No obstante, en el choque de punteros entre Lanús y Boca se vendieron 9.823 generales (menos de la mitad que en Merlo-River) y 1.543 plateas.

Traducido a rating televisivo, River midió 16,1 de promedio (sábado - Dep. Merlo), siendo lo segundo más visto del día mientras el domingo, los líderes de la A promediaron 16,4.

River en la B sueña con el Forum, aumentó un 20% la venta de camisetas, 40% las visitas al Museo y sumó 4000 nuevos socios, entre los que se cuentan (por obligación) todos los integrantes del plantel profesional.
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History of the Spanish football (IV): 1911-1915, the creation of RFEF, Athletic dominance and first idols

Previous chapter: History of the Spanish football (III): 1905-1910, the years of crisis and division

During this decade, the most important event was the creation of the RFEF, which allowed the Spanish football to enter in FIFA. This event was not exempt from problems and divisions in the Spanish football. In these years, Athletic Club was the most important club of the country and their regional dominance was extended to the Copa del Rey. These years were also times of crisis for Madrid FC and FC Barcelona, who saw how clubs that have disappeared, like Gimnástica de Madrid or FC España became powers in their zone. At the same time, the first idols appear, like "Pichichi" in Athletic Club or Paulino Alcántara in FC Barcelona.


1910-1911

Campionat de Catalunya

In this new edition of the Catalan tournament, there were five clubs and the problems with club withdrawing from games persisted, but FC Barcelona kept having no rival on the pitch. Some things started to change in football and the first signals of the future professionalism started to appear, since some players of Barcelona started to request for money. In one way or another, FC Barcelona won their 3rd consecutive title, the 4th in their history. As anecdote, during this season, the Board of Español decided to introduce the blue and white colors in their shirt to honor Roger de Llúria.

Source: RSSSF Archives

Campeonato de Madrid

As this tournament was played in a two leg round between Madrid FC and Gimnástica. Since Athletic Madrid and Español de Madrid acted as feeders of the Athletic Club Bilbao and CD Español de Barcelona, they were not part of the competition. Madrid FC won the first game against Gimnástica, who were defeated 3-0. In the second round, Gimástica won the game (2-0) against the madridistas. The rules at that time forced a replay to decide the winner. Gimnástica won the tie-breaker (2-1) and got the ticket to the Copa.

Copa del Rey

What it was supposed to be the Copa of peace turned to be the Copa of the conflicts. As it was agreed the tournament was played in Bizkaia, specifically in Getxo, a town near Bilbao were Athletic had a football stadium. Also, as a consequence of the initial peace, the participation was the most important until that moment and, aside some regional champions, all the members of the FECF were invited. Initially, there were 13 teams in the roster: Athletic Club, Bilbao FC, Sociedad de San Sebastian, Santander FC, Gimnástica de Madrid, FC Barcelona, CD Español, Deportivo de La Coruña, Fortuna Vigo plus four teams of the different militar academies: Academia de Artilleria (Segovia), Academia de Infanteria (Toledo), Academia de Caballería (Valladolid) and Academia de Ingenieros (Guadalajara).

The problems started very soon when Deportivo de La Coruña and the Academia de Ingenieros withdrew in protest for the presence of non-available foreigners in some of their rivals. The rules specified that the club could play with foreigners as long as they had been living in Spain for at least two years.

The previous round were played by the local clubs. In the first game, Bilbao FC faced the Academia de Infantería. The local team won the game (2-1) and advanced to the quarter finals. The second game of the previous round created a huge mess. Athletic Club played against Fortuna Vigo and the Basques defeated their rivals (2-0), but Sociedad de San Sebastián appealed the result of the game, since they considered that three players of Athletic Club did not accomplish with the foreigners rule, and requested the replay. The FECF did not accept the complaints and Sociedad de San Sebastián withdrew in protest before they played their first game.

The quarter finals were not exempt of problems either. On April 10, CD Español trashed their military rivals of the Academia de Infantería (6-0) and advanced to the semifinals. The same day, the Academia de Caballería surprised Santander FC (1-0) and got their tickets to the semifinals too. Two days later, there was a local derby between Athletic Club and Bilbao FC. Athletic Club, this time without their "strange" English players (it was known that they were players that had only joined Athletic for this tournament), showed their superiority defeating their neighbors easily (4-1). But the problems continued with the last game of this round. FC Barcelona and Gimnástica de Madrid faced each other for a place in the semifinals. FC Barcelona, the big favorites of this game, accomplished with the expectations and defeated the team of Madrid (4-0). However, Gimnástica appealed the game, since they considered that the goalkeeper of Barcelona, Reñé, was a French that did not accompish with the foreigner rule. The FECF decided to accept the complaints and forced the replay. The Catalan team defended that Reñé had been living in Barcelona for more than two years and, in any case, they considered that it could only be considered an affront compared with the Athletic Club case. As a consequence, FC Barcelona also decided to leave the tournament.

If that was not enough, the events got more ugly. Considering all the previous situations, the Academia de Caballería and CD Español decided to withdraw from the tournament too. In the other semifinal, the chaos continued and, when Athletic Club was defeating Gimnástica at half time (2-0), the team of Madrid decided to withdraw, since they considered that the referee had been too permissive with the rudeness of their rivals.

At the end, with the Academia de Caballería out of the tournament, CD Español reconsidered their position and decided to stay in the tournament. Their decision was applauded by the local fans in the hotel were the Catalans had stayed, the Hotel Arana. The game was played one day before the initial schedule, but Athletic Club showed their superiority. The Basques dominated the whole game and were already leading the score at half time (2-0) with goals scored by Veiych and Belaunde. Things did not change much in the 2nd half and Athletic scored the third and decisive goal Garnica. The Catalan Neira could only score the goal of the honor for Español. Athletic won the Copa of the shame and the problems, their 5th in history.

Source: Wikipedia


1911-1912

Campionat de Catalunya

It was an important year for Español. During this season, CD Español were given the Real honor title by the King Alfonso XIII, who had a good personal relationship with Josep Ciudad, one of the members of the Board of the club. Since that moment, the club's name was Real Club Deportivo Español. 

On the other hand, in FC Barcelona, the club lives moments of tension. Quirante, a player of the club, leads a rebellion to request money from the tickets. The club presided by Hans Gamper denies it, considering that this is a step towards professionalism. After some debates, the club backs the president Gamper and fires Quirante, but several players joined his teammate and leave the club, which had serious consequences in a team that had won several titles during the recent years.

In this new edition, RCD Español won the Campionat de Catalunya for the first time since 1904 (not counting on the victories of SC X). A new club was added to the rise of Español and the decline of FC Barcelona, FC España, who had been playing constantly in the tournament and finally appeared as an alternative.

As anecdote, this 1912 was the bomb that made explode the rivalry between FC Barcelona and RCD Español. The pericos promoted a local unofficial tournament, called Copa Ciudad-La Riva. The trophy had to be played in 2 rounds. The first game was played in FC Barcelona's home. It was a tense and violent game, that ended up with the victory of Español (0-1). The second game was played in Español's home the following day. The incidents of the previous game were too near and the events went in the wrong direction. Español was superior and won the game (4-0), but the Catalan goalkeeper Reñé was attacked and the game ended up with a massive brawl involving players and also fans. The Board of each club decided to break relationships. Even though the winning nature of the two clubs had provoked incidents very often, the seriousness of this last fight was historical. These two clubs did not face each other in more than one year.

Source: RSSSF Archives
Campeonato de Madrid

There is not information about this tournament aside the winner, Gimástica. However, it was an important year for the development of football in Madrid. In the case of Madrid FC, the club was struggling to survive. After the initial years of curiosity on the new sport, the club had lost socios and the poor economic and financial situation was affecting the club. The madridista president Adolfo Meléndez was focusing in his personal businesses in Morocco and was constantly asking to be replaced. In 1912, the members of the club, which included founders like Padrós or a young enthusiastic Santiago Bernabéu, realized that the future of the club depending on the increase of the social mass, which had a direct link with the necessity of having a new stadium. Madrid FC rented lands in the O'Donnell street to build a new stadium. It was the first stadium that had fences, which gave the club the possibility to sell tickets to watch the games. These fences and the preparation of the pitch was done by the own associates.

Project of Madrid FC's O'Donnell stadium in 1912
Copa del Rey

As a consequence of the agreements of 1910, FC Barcelona had to organize the tournament in this new edition in their stadium at the Indústria Steet, in L'Escopidora. It was the first time that the tournament was played in Barcelona. The participants that registered were FC Barcelona as organizer, FC España (since RCD Español declined to participate due to the bad relationships with FC Barcelona and the FECF), Gimásntica de Madrid, Irún Sporting, Athletic Club and Academia de Infantería. At the end, Athletic and Academia de Infantería withdrew from the tournament.

The tournament had a lower participation this year, but it did not have the problems of the previous edition. In the first semifinal, the two Catalan clubs faced each other and FC Barcelona did not have any problems to defeat their neighbors of FC España. The second semifinal was played between the Basques, Sporting Irún, and the winners of Madrid, Gimnástica, who ended up winning the game (2-1).

The final was played between FC Barcelona, the home team, and Gimnástica de Madrid in a game that was the revenge of the incidents of the previous year. The Catalans did not have much problems to defeat Gimnástica and won 2-0 with a goal in each half, scored by Massana and Rodriguez. This title was the 2nd Copa del Rey for the blaugranas.

Source: Wikipedia

1912-1913

It was an important year for the Spanish football in terms of administrative organization. After the agreements of the crisis of 1910 to organize the Copa finals in Bilbao and Barcelona in the two following editions, the clubs of the FECF started to discuss the host city of the finals again. The discussions were the reflection of the lack of union and the rupture was a fact. FC Barcelona led the separation of several Catalan clubs, not including RCD Español or FC España though, while Real Sociedad, Sporting Irun and Vasconia, led the rupture from Gipuzkoa. Later on, Pamplona SC and Deportivo de La Coruña joined them. 

All these clubs created an organized structure called Unión Española de Clubes de Foot-ball (UEC), which was also given the Real title by the King of Spain Alfonso XIII. The division of the Spanish football was a fact and affected all the competitions, from the regional tournaments (which had separated leagues) to the Copa del Rey, that also had parallel editions. 

The FECF requested the entrance to the international governing body FIFA, but this organism denied it because they did not admit countries that had two different structures. As a consequence of it, FECF and UEC started new negotiations to save football in Spain. As a result of these discussions, the current Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF) was created, putting to an end to the divisions in the Spanish football. The RFEF was finally accepted as FIFA member during their Oslo meeting in 1914.

Campionat de Catalunya

The Catalan regional tournament suffered the consequences of the division. The old FCCF, loyal to the FECF, kept their league alive, including important clubs like RCD Español, FC España, SC Universitari, FC Numància and the professional FC Barcelona dissidents of Casual FC. 

FC España was a rising power in the Catalan football and confirmed their progression with the victory in this tournament. FC España dominated the tournament and only RCD Español showed some opposition. 

Source: RSSSF Archives
FC Barcelona and the clubs loyal to the newly created UEC created the FAC (Football Associació de Catalunya) and a new league. Aside the blaugranas, the league included the historical SC Català and FC Badalona, but given the lack of members, the league was completed with FC Barcelona youth teams. The league was a total failure and was abandoned after 4 games. The organization gave the league to FC Barcelona, who were leading the standings at that point, and was officially recognized after the posterior union, but the league itself was a joke.

Campeonato de Madrid

Athletic Madrid were a growing club in the capital and, at the end of the year, with the creation of the RFEF registered as an independent club, after all these years being a branch of Bilbao's Athletic Club. The year was also important because Athletic Madrid built their first stadium, also located in the O'Donnell street, very near Madrid FC's. The stadium could host 10,000 fans and was also closed by fences.

All the clubs of the capital were loyal to the FECF and the tournament had no problems to be played. The tournament was played by Madrid FC, Athletic Madrid, Español and Gimnástica in a one round league. The two first clubs would play a final to decide the club who had to represent Madrid in the FECF Copa del Rey.

The madridistas triumphed in the tournament, not losing a single game, Gimnástica lost their crown and Athletic Madrid appeared as rising power in the capital.

Source: RSSSF Archives
Madrid FC and Athletic Madrid played a game to decide the representative in the Copa and Madrid FC won  the tie-breaker 3-2.

Copa del Rey

Copa FECF

The Copa del Rey organized by the FECF was played in Madrid (O'Donnell's stadium) from March 16 to March 23. Five clubs registered for this competition: FC España, Madrid FC, Fortuna de Vigo, Athletic Club and Racing Irún. Since there were 5 clubs, the organizers set a previous round that was played by Fortuna de Vigo and FC España. The Catalan champions won the previous round by a short 1-0.

The semfinals were a Basque festival. In the first semifinal, Racing Irún defeated FC España (1-0) to get the ticket to the final. In the 2nd semifinal, a superior Athletic Club did not have problems (0-3) to beat the home team, Madrid FC.

The final was played between the representatives of the Basque football on March 22. Racing Irún surprised Athletic in the first minutes of the game and scored two early goals (Patricio and Retegui). Near half time, Athletic could reduce the big advantage of Racing Irún, thanks to the goal scored by "Pichichi". In the 2nd half, the goal of Belauste II tied the game (2-2). The two teams played an extra time, but the game was finally stopped due to the lack of light.

The replay was played the following day. This time, the game was as tight as it was the day before. However, Athletic was forced to play all the 2nd half with 10 men, since the forward Pinillos got injured. The superiority of Racing Irún was evident and, 20 minutes before the end of the game, Retegui became Racing's hero when he scored the winning and decisive goal (1-0).

Source: Wikipedia

Copa UEC

Even though the UEC counted on the support of the monarchy, who donated the trophy for the tournament, and the initial predictions of a great participation, the desertion was massive. At the end, only 4 clubs applied: FC Barcelona, Pontevedra, Real Sociedad and Sporting Irún. The two Basque teams played a previous round in Gipuzkoa to decide who would travel to Barcelona, where the finals were played. Real Sociedad and Sporting Irún played a 4 game tournament and the donostiarras won 3 out of these 4 games, getting the pass to these finals.

In the last moment, Pontevedra withdrew, since several players of the team suffered some illness. At the end, the tournament was just a final between the local team, FC Barcelona, and Real Sociedad. The final was played on Sunday, March 16, the fans packed the stadium. An early goal by Arrillaga surprised the local team in the first minutes of the game. However, the goals of Forns and Apolinario overcame the result before half time. In the last minutes of the game, a goal by Artola tied the game for a final 2-2.

The replay was the following game, with similar expectation but less attendance since it was a labor day. The match was disappointing and both teams tied 0-0. The 2nd replay was played on March 23 in a packed stadium of L'Indústria. As it happened in the first game, Real Sociedad got the lead in the first minutes of the game. It was not exempt from polemics. A handball of Massana in the limits of the box was awarded with a penalty for the away team. The home team protested and the Barcelona fans invaded the pitch, stopping the game for several minutes. The Board of Barcelona calm the fans and the game could continue and Rezola scored the penalty. The polemics and the goal excited Barcelona who closed Real Sociedad in their box and in a matter of two minutes, the Catalans overcame the result with the goals of Berdié and Apolinario. The 2-1 was the result at half time. The away team dominated the second half and the tie was very near several times, but FC Barcelona could resist and ended up winning the title, in front of their enthusiastic fans.

1913-1914

This is the season of peace, FECF and UEC merged to create the current Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF), which requested the entrance in FIFA, which was accepted during 1914. The RFEF recognized the competition of the previous organizations as official. At the same time, football in Spain was divided in 4 different regions which help to promote different competitions all around Spain, since the game was more developed in the most industrial and rich areas.

During this season, the most important tournaments were played in Barcelona and Madrid as it used to happen until this date. The North Federation also created a tournament which gathered several Basque teams (3 from Bizkaia: Athletic Club, Arenas de Getxo, Deportivo Bilbao; and 3 from Gipuzkoa: Real Sociedad, Racing Irun and Sporting Irun).

The RFEF decided that only the winners of the regional tournaments would play the Copa del Rey, aside some exceptions via invitations. Since this point, we will focus in the Copa del Rey, only making short references to the regional tournaments.

Copa del Rey

Four clubs played the first Copa del Rey organized by the RFEF: FC España, Gimnástica de Madrid, Athletic Club and Sporting Vigo.

FC España was already a power in Catalonia and reached the Copa del Rey after their impressive title in the Campionat de Catalunya. In this tournament, their main rival was Universitari, while Español and Barcelona struggled during the season. Gimnástica de Madrid won the tournament of the central region, defeating Madrid FC and Athletic Madrid in their way to this tournament. At the same time, Athletic Club won the first North federation league starting a long dominance in the Basque football. Sporting Vigo won the title in Galicia. Sevilla FC was invited, since they were the winners of their city (the regional tournament started some years later), but they did not applied in the last moment.

The tournament had a new format. All the games would be played on two legs, one game in the home of each team, except the final that would be played in one game. The goals did not count, but the victories in the games. So the first leg of the semifinals were played on March 29. In Bilbao, Athletic Club recieved the visit of Sporting Vigo in their new (and current) stadium, San Mamés. This stadium had an initial capacity for 3,500 fans. Athletic crushed their rivals without mercy and achieved the biggest result in the history of the Copa (11-0). At the same time, in Barcelona, the winners of Madrid and Catalonia, Gimnástica and FC España met. The Catalans won the game by a short 1-0.

On May 3 were played the games to decide the finalists. In Vigo, the local team Sporting and Athletic played a beautiful game and, considering that the goals of the first leg did not matter (if the teams had tied, there would have been a replay), the home team was near to force the 3rd game. Athletic resisted and got the ticket to the final. In Madrid, Gimnástica and FC España fought for a place in the final. The game was tight, but the result did not change in the 90 minutes and the 0-0 was enough for the Catalans to reach the final.


Source: Wikipedia

The first RFEF Copa final was played in Irún, in the Costorbe stadium, the home of Racing Irún, the winner of the last FECF final. The reports of the newspapers of those years say that the game was played at 4:30 PM. In the early minutes of the game, Athletic dominated without much intensity and España FC had their chances, which were stopped by the Basques again and again. However, Athletic started to feel more comfortable on the pitch and the initial result changed in the minute 20, when Zuazo advanced the Basques heading a crossed ball by Belauste. Only 9 minutes later, after a messy action inside the Catalan box fell in the feet of Zuazo, who scored his second goal, which was also the second of his team.

The second half did not have the intensity of the first half, although FC España missed a penalty, which could have changed the game. The result did not move until very late, when Villena scored the only goal of the Catalans. Despite this goal, the Catalans did not enjoy much time to tie the game and the result did not change anymore. This 2-1 gave Athletic their 5th Copa title in history.

Source: linguasport.com

1914-1915

In the Campionat de Catalunya, RCD Español recovered the crown 3 years later. It was a very close fight with FC Barcelona, who started to enjoy the goals of Paulino Alcantara, who still is the top scorer in the history of the club (counting unofficial games). FC España was in the race for the title too, but could not follow the 2 classic clubs of the city. Español and Barça tied in points and the winner was decided in a final, which was easily won by Español (4-0).

In the Campeonato de Madrid, a new club made the debut in the competition: Racing Madrid. This club, located in the Chamberí district, surprised everyone and dominated the competition. The classics Madrid FC, Athletic Madrid and Gimnástica were not even near the rookie club. However, according to the statutes of the Copa del Rey, the club was not old enough to participate and Gimástica was the representative of Madrid in the competition.

In the North federation, Athletic continued with their dominance and their victory gave them the ticket to the Copa del Rey. In the tournament of Galicia, RC Fortuna de Vigo were the winners and the representatives of their region in the Copa.

Copa del Rey

The first semifinal was played by the representatives of Madrid and Catalonia. The organization decided that this semifinal had to be played in only one game in the home of Español. Gimnástica de Madrid traveled to Barcelona to play the game on April 15, although the game was postponed 4 days due to the heavy rain. The Catalans ended up winning the game at home (3-2) and reached the final for the 2nd time in their history.

The second semifinal was played on two legs. Once again, the winners of Euskadi and Galicia, Athletic Club and RC Fortuna de Vigo met. As it happened the previous year, the Basques were able to tie away (0-0). In San Mamés, the story was different and Athletic Club showed supremacy at home with a very important victory (5-1), which gave them the right to play a final for the 3rd time in a row.

Source: Wikipedia
The final was played in the stadium of Amute, in Irún, as it had happened the previous year. The game, as it was reported in El Mundo Deportivo, had no story. Athletic scored an early goal, in the minute 4, in a penalty forced by the legendary "Pichichi", which was scored by himself. The reports say that, during the first half, the match was balanced and competed. However, Athletic were able to score the 2nd goal, right before half time: "Pichichi" scored the second goal of the afternoon after a corner kick. 2-0 was the result at half time.

In the second half, Español looked for the goal in the early minutes, but wasted their chances to do it. The 3rd goal of Athletic, scored by Zubizarreta (60') was decisive. The reports informed about the poor game of Español since the third goal of their rivals. Athletic ended up scoring two more goals, scored by Germán and Zubizarreta again. The final 5-0 was the biggest victory in the history of Copa until this date and for lots of decades. It was the 6th Copa title for Athletic Club, who extended their dominance and clearly was the most important club in these times.

Source: linguasport.com

List of winners

Campionat de Catalunya

1911 - FC Barcelona
1912 - RCD Español
1913 - FC España (FCF) and FC Barcelona (FAC)
1914 - FC España
1915 - RCD Español

Campeonato de Madrid

1911 - Gimnástica de Madrid
1912 - Gimnástica de Madrid
1913 - Madrid FC
1914 - Gimnástica de Madrid
1915 - Racing Club Madrid

Campeonato Norte

1914 - Athletic Club
1915 - Athletic Club

Campeonato Galicia

1914 - Fortuna Vigo
1915 - Sporting Vigo

Copa del Rey

1911 - Athletic Club
1912 - FC Barcelona
1913 - Racing Club Irun (FECF) and FC Barcelona (UEC)
1914 - Athletic Club
1915 - Athletic Club

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Documental: Carlos Tévez, el jugador del pueblo.


29.09.2011 - Se viene (para octubre) el documental (HD) que analiza el fenómeno social que genera Carlos Tevez, el único futbolista que logró ser ídolo en países tan opuestos como la Argentina, Brasil e Inglaterra.

Rodado entre Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Londres y Manchester, cuenta cómo y por qué un pibe sencillo oriundo de Fuerte Apache logra mover multitudes sin importar raza, religión o rivalidad política.



A manera de previa vale ver el "Documental Garra", de Gastón Pauls sobre Carlos Tévez (´5).


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Brasil 2 Argentina 0


28.09.2011 - Con goles de Lucas y Neymar, Brasil venció (2-0) a Argentina en el estadio Olímpico de Belem (Mangueirao) y se lleva la 1º Copa por el Superclásico de las Américas.

 Y Brasil terminó marcando localía. Más allá de un estadio atestado (45.000 de aforo), los cinco defensores planteados por Argentina y la superioridad técnica en velocidad amarilla desnivelaron el pleito para dejar lugar a ciertos floreos brasileños (Neymar y Ronaldinho).


Si bien el protagonismo local fue constante, el orden argentino del 1º tiempo complicó y retuvo el vértigo rival. A partir de los segundos 45 minutos, con un equipo argentino aun más atrasado y de menos piernas, aparecieron los baches.

El partido se abrió a través de un formidable contraataque, luego de un córner argentino y, desde entonces, un Brasil de tacos no hizo lugar a una Argentina deshilachada.

Walter Montillo (Cruzeiro) hizo un discreto y aceptable debut con la albiceleste, mientras que Emiliano Papa demostró que sus limitaciones técnicas lo inhabilitan para (volver a) ser seleccionado.



Brasil: Jefferson; Rever, Dedé, Kleber y Danilo; Oscar, Ralf, Lucas y Ronaldinho; Neymar y Borges. DT: Mano Menezes

Argentina: Agustín Orión; Christian Cellay, Sebastián Domínguez y Leandro Desábato; Iván Pillud, Augusto Fernández, Héctor Canteros, Pablo Guiñazú y Emiliano Papa; Walter Montillo; Lucas Viatri. DT: Alejandro Sabella.

Goles: ST: 8′ Lucas (B), 29′ Neymar (B)
Cambios: ST: 14′ Mario Bolatti por Héctor Canteros (A), 23′ Diego Souza por Lucas (B), 32′ Pablo Mouche por Iván Pillud (A), 40′ Kleber por Bruno Cortés (B)
Estadio: Olímpico de Pará (Mangueirao). Árbitro: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay).
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Sacachispas a los 32vos de final de la Copa Argentina.


28.09.2011 - Después de vencer a Flandria (0-0 / 4-2) por penales, Sacachispas eliminó a Laferrere en una esperada y caliente final jugada en el estadio José Luis Sánchez (Lafe) por penales (4-3) después de empatar 1-1 en los 90 minutos.



Ya a los 18 minutos de juego, Leandro Marecos (Sacachispas) vio la roja (codazo) y minutos después (´25) Fernando Castro ponía a Laferrere adelante (1-0). El panorama se oscurecía para Sacachispas pero pocos minutos después (´38), Roberto Páez (S) puso la igualdad (1-1).

La tensión subió en el segundo tiempo. Silvio Fuentes (L) y Damián Ponce (S) también se fueron expulsados por agresión mutua (´79) y Sacachispas, siempre con uno menos, aguantó el resultado y venció en los penales.

Daniel Ojeda y Fernando Castro (Laferrere) erraron sus penales y Sacachispas (Primera C) pasa a los 32vos de final, donde entran los clubes más importantes del fútbol argentino.

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Manchester City suspende a Carlos Tévez.


28.09.2011 - El desafío a la autoridad es el terror máximo en la isla británica y un latinoamericano (el latino que más goles hizo en su Liga) osó flirtear con él. El conflicto entre Carlos Tévez y Roberto Mancini (DT) es el tema unánime en Manchester City, cuya dirigencia publicó un comunicado en su página web:

“Manchester City confirma que el delantero Carlos Tevez ha sido suspendido hasta nuevo aviso por un plazo máximo de dos semanas.
La suspensión del jugador está en espera de una revisión completa a su presunta conducta durante la noche del martes en la derrota (2-0) ante el Bayern de Munich.
El jugador no será considerado para tomar parte en la formación, mientras que la revisión está en marcha.”


Carlitos, ya odiado por la parcialidad del United (luego de cruzarse de vereda al City), suma ahora enemigos celestes, de los que se protegió con custodia policial (foto) durante sus traslados desde el aeropuerto de Manchester. No obstante, asesorado y siguiendo el protocolo, el Apache volvió a desmentir haberse negado a ingresar a los quince minutos de la segunda parte. "Quisiera pedir disculpas a los hinchas del Manchester City, con los que siempre tuve una relación muy fuerte, por cualquier malentendido que pudiera haber ocurrido en Munich".

Tévez (ninguneado) basa su débil coartada en que ya había entrado en calor y se encontraba listo para entrar. "Ellos (los hinchas) saben que cuando estoy en la cancha siempre doy lo mejor por el club. En Munich había calentado y estaba listo para jugar…de cara al futuro, estoy listo para jugar cuando haga falta y para cumplir con mis obligaciones".



A la luz del citado futuro, se complica una contratación europea de peso y, probablemente Carlitos se acerque a cumplir su anunciado aviso de retiro prematuro, antes de los 30(?)
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Tévez: bye bye Manchester.


28.09.2011 - Llegaron a Manchester los dichos de Carlos Tévez a Susana Giménez, después de algunos otros amagues de hacer las valijas y su puesto en el Manchester City fue ocupado por Kun Agüero (u$s 45 millones mediante).


El banco y su pase caído no le sentaron bien al Apache que, finalmente, se cortó al negarse a entrar al partido que el City perdía (y perdió) 2-0 con el Bayern Munich en el Allianz Arena (Champions League).


Mancini decidió el ingreso de Tévez (´60) después de que De Jong (el 3º punta) reemplazó a Dzeko (´55). Fueron a avisarle que precalentara y el Apache no se inmutó.


"Yo lo quise poner pero él se negó. No sé por qué. Faltaban 30 minutos y se podía cambiar el resultado del partido. Es una mala situación, yo no puedo aceptar que un jugador haga algo así y no puede pasar esto en un partido como éste, pero también es malo para el equipo".


Esta y otras frases más pesadas comenzaron a caer sobre Carlitos… “es sólo una manzana pero puede contagiar al resto”, agregó Mancini, mientras que Graeme Souness, también hablando de frutas fue más allá: "Tévez es una manzana podrida... una desgracia para el fútbol."


“No merezco ser tratado así... nunca me negué a jugar”, sentenció el Apache (que podría volver a Argentina?) que dejaría Inglaterra como el máximo goleador sudamericano de la Premier League y el único argentino en ganar la Copa Libertadores de América, la Copa Intercontinental y la Champions League. Eso sí, pidió escolta policial para volver a Manchester después del partido.


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Hot pants para el fútbol femenino.


27.09.2011 - Eso de andar sugiriendo no es para el público del fútbol (?). O acaso no es el estadio, la cancha de fútbol, el templo donde sucumben enlodadas prohibiciones y pruritos (?). Un mosaico de muestra puede verse aquí y otro aquí.

Ya lo sabe (y lo expone) Antoni Muntadas, el artista catalán que reconoce “el estadio, que nos viene de los romanos y los griegos, está destinado a una cultura popular…” y que, a la luz del siglo XXI, “al estadio moderno se añade también la cámara de televisión, y ahí se crea el media estadio. Antes, la audiencia estaba en las gradas y la actividad en el centro. Eso es el estadio convencional. Ahora, actividad y audiencia es todo actividad para una cámara que transmite vía satélite y en casa.”

Entonces, sobretodo en mundiales, podemos ver cosas como esta, esta o esta. El efecto que aquí en Argentina venimos viviendo, por ejemplo, con el superclásico, donde el marco (la rutilante grada) se come al cuadro (el pobre partido) se torna amenaza (?)

Hilamos tratando de comprender o encauzar los dichos de Joseph Blatter inclinado, por estos días, a promover "una estética más femenina al fútbol" (?)

Para incrementar la popularidad del juego deberíamos "permitir que las mujeres jueguen con ropas más femeninas como lo hacen en el voleibol" - dice el bueno de Blatter - "con shorts más ajustados las mujeres se lucen más lindas…” (el volley playa olímpico ya jugó en bikini…)

El fin último es continuar vendiendo un producto llamado fútbol (“difusión” le llama). Y si por los ratings (TV) de estas pampas (potencia futbolística) nos guiáramos debiéramos apuntar a la fotografía de la selección femenil australiana.

Bajando decibeles y televisando a masas (sin codificados ni complicaciones) nos quedaríamos (por el momento) con sugerencias (?) Pero ya dijimos que la sugerencia y el fútbol no se conjugan demasiado.

Blatter indaga, interpela, piensa retórico en voz alta (?): "¿Por qué no sumar al fútbol a la moda?"


Por supuesto que ya se alzaron voces al respecto y desde Inglaterra, The Guardian colecciona frases intempestivas de distintas jugadoras (todo sirva para oponerse a quien no eligió Inglaterra como futura sede mundialista).

Pero a manera de continuar con la interpelación de Blatter, rescatamos algunas fotografías que pueden servir de inspiración, tales las marcas que, de sustento agotado para renovar modelos anuales, recurren al retro histórico, contratan diseñadoras y no dejan de ampliar horizontes al mundo de la moda.


Seguimos pensando… el fútbol femenino incluye a una 30 millones de jugadoras en el mundo y un mosaico de esta realidad podemos verlo en la última serie fotográfica (Nigeria, Europa, Argentina, Siria).


No solemos estar de acuerdo con FIFA pero… menos con los ingleses (?)
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Monday, September 26, 2011

AFA recibe oficio para suspender las elecciones.


28.09.2011 - VAN POR LA AFA: Por segunda vez en 32 años, Julio Grondona tendrá un opositor por la presidencia de AFA, según anunció Fernando Raffaini (44), quien no renovará su mandato presidencial en Vélez Sársfield (la única vez fue en 1991 cuando el ex árbitro Teodoro Nitti sumó un solo voto contra los 40 que avalaron la continuidad de Grondona).

"Hay un grupo de dirigentes que tiene ideas distintas y tenemos intenciones de presentar un candidato… Tenemos los avales y ahora debemos juntarnos entre nosotros para resolver a quién se elige como candidato".

En simultáneo, Daniel Vila se despachaba en twitter: "La justicia suspendió las elecciones para la AFA el 18 de octubre. Se abre la democratización del fútbol. Día histórico".

Vila refiere al oficio que recibió la AFA de una jueza de la localidad de San Lorenzo (Santa Fe), para suspender la elección del 18 de octubre en la que Julio Grondona irá por un nuevo mandato.

"Hoy nos llegó un oficio de una jueza en primera instancia, de la localidad santafesina de San Lorenzo, que suspende la asamblea y elecciones previstas para el 18 de octubre. No es un fallo firme y nosotros apelaremos mañana mismo, con lo que seguimos trabajando con los plazos previstos - dijo José Luis Meiszner (Secretario Ejecutivo de AFA) - en el fallo no se explican los considerandos de la medida, aunque la jueza hace lugar a un reclamo del Club Atlético Colón de la localidad de San Lorenzo para dictar esta suspensión".

El expediente, caratulado "Club Atlético Colón de San Lorenzo contra la AFA - Sobre amparo", fue derivado a la asesoría letrada de la AFA, que hoy (martes) presentará la apelación al fallo.

La intención del club es participar de la elección para presidente de la AFA en la asamblea del 18 pero no representado por las Ligas del Consejo Federal (no está directamente afiliado) sino a través del voto directo.

Movido por incentivación de Daniel Vila, en busca de la promulgación de la Ley de Democratización del Fútbol que cambiaría el sistema de elección dando un voto directo a cada uno de los más de 3000 clubes del país (derogación del artículo 9) y la anulación del artículo 7 que obliga a los candidatos a contar con 7 avales dentro del grupo de dirigentes habilitado para votar.

Mientras la jueza santafesina se tomará 90 días para estudiar la “cuestión de fondo”, Meiszner sigue en la suya: “Como todavía la sentencia no está firme, nosotros seguimos trabajando en los plazos fijados”.

El plazo para presentar candidatos vence este viernes 30 de septiembre.
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2º convocatoria de Sabella: Brasil vs Argentina.


27.09.2011 - Luego de la primera convocatoria oficial que incluyó la selección absoluta (para eliminatorias mundialistas) y una primera versión de selección local (0-0 con Brasil), Alejandro Sabella dio a conocer su segunda convocatoria, para la revancha amistosa en visita a Brasil (Belem), para cerrar el Superclásico de las Américas (miércoles 29.09.2011 a partir de las 21.50 hora argentina). 

Andrés D´alessandro (Inter), lesionado, y Esteban Andrada (Colón) fueron desafectados.
La lista de (23) convocados para la ocasión es la siguiente:

Marcelo Barovero (Vélez Sarsfield)
Sebastián Domínguez (Vélez Sarsfield)
Augusto Fernández (Vélez Sarsfield)
Héctor Canteros (Vélez Sarsfield)
Emiliano Papa (Vélez Sarsfield)
Cristian Cellay (Estudiantes de La Plata)
Leandro Desábato (Estudiantes de La Plata)
Germán Ré (Estudiantes de La Plata)
Iván Pillud (Racing Club)
Agustín Pelletieri (Racing Club)
Gabriel Hauche (Racing Club)
Agustín Orión (Boca Juniors)
Clemente Rodríguez (Boca Juniors)
Cristian Chavez (Boca Juniors)
Pablo Mouche (Boca Juniors)
Lucas Viatri (Boca Juniors)
Jonathan Botinelli (San Lorenzo)
Emmanuel Gigliotti (San Lorenzo)
Esteban Andrada (Lanús) - Desafectado
Pablo Guiñazú (Internacional, Brasil)
Mario Bolatti (Internacional, Brasil)
Andrés D' Alessandro (Internacional, Brasil) - Desafectado
Walter Montillo (Cruzeiro, Brasil)
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