Italy's confed. cup squad list

Italy
Prandelli had to exclude 7 players from his
provisional 30-man squad and Michael Agazzi,
Luca Antonelli, Angelo Ogbonna, Andrea
Ranocchia, Giacomo Bonaventura, Andrea Poli
and Marco Sau won't play in the tournament.
Italy will play their first game on 16 June against
Mexico.
GOALKEEPERS:
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus),
Federico Marchetti (Lazio),
Salvatore Sirigu (Paris Saint-Germain)
DEFENDERS:
Ignazio Abate (AC Milan),
Davide Astori (Cagliari),
Andrea Barzagli (Juventus),
Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus),
Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus),
Mattia De Sciglio (AC Milan),
Christian Maggio (Napoli)
MIDFIELDERS:
Alberto Aquilani (Fiorentina),
Antonio Candreva (Lazio),
Daniele De Rossi (Roma),
Alessandro Diamanti (Bologna),
Emanuele Giaccherini (Juventus),
Claudio Marchisio (Juventus),
Riccardo Montolivo (AC Milan),
Andrea Pirlo (Juventus)
STRIKERS:
Mario Balotelli (Milan),
Alessio Cerci (Torino),
Stephan El Shaarawy (Milan),
Alberto Gilardino (Bologna),
Sebastian Giovinco (Juventus).

Spain confed.cup full team list..

spain
Xabi Alonso is out from the team because of a
groin injury. The final squad also excludes Javi
Garcia (Manchester City) and Benat Etxebarria
(Real Betis), who were included in earlier
announced 26-man squad.
GOALKEEPERS:
Casillas (Real Madrid),
Reina (Liverpool),
Valdes (Barcelona);
DEFENDERS:
Alba (Barcelona),
Albiol (Real Madrid),
Arbeloa (Real Madrid),
Azpilicueta (Chelsea),
Monreal (Arsenal),
Pique (Barcelona),
Ramos (Real Madrid);
MIDFIELDERS:
Busquets (Barcelona),
Cazorla (Arsenal),
Fabregas (Barcelona),
Iniesta (Barcelona),
Martinez (Bayern Munich),
Mata (Chelsea),
Navas (Manchester City),
Pedro (Barcelona),
Silva (Manchester City),
Xavi (Barcelona),
STRIKERS:
Torres (Chelsea),
Soldado (Valencia),
Villa (Barcelona).

Villareal back in la liga top flight

Villarreal have sealed an instant return to La Liga
by securing a second-placed finish in the
Segunda Division on Saturday.
The Madrigal outfit, who suffered the ignominy
of relegation from the Spanish top-flight last
term, confirmed automatic promotion from the
second-tier by beating Almeria 1-0 at home.
Jonathan Pereira Rodriguez grabbed the all-
important goal for the hosts, who could have
been leapfrogged into the final promotion spot
by their opponents had they suffered defeat on
the final day of the season.
However, Almeria will now enter the play-offs
along with Girona, Alcorcon and Las Palmas.
Elche’s status as Segunda Division champions was
unthreatened going into the last day, meaning
they will play top-flight football for the first time
since 1989 next season.
Villarreal manager Marcelino Garcia Toral has
now led three teams to promotion from the
Segunda Division, having previously achieved the
feat with Real Zaragoza and Recreativo de
Huelva.

AN ARSENAL FAN DREAMS

Fellaini picks up the ball in the middle of the
park,he passes to fabregas,fabregas sends it wide
to jovetic,superb control by jovetic who finds
Rooney,its rooney now,he passes to higuain who
takes a powerful shot with his right foot and that's
a.,............THEN YOUR ALARM RINGS!!! and you woke up to see it was just a dream...

HIGUAIN TO ARSENAL DEAL VERY CLOSE..

Madrid based paper Marca have reported that a
deal between Arsenal and Higuain is very close. The
report states that Wenger met Jorge Higuain, the
father of Higuain, on Friday and apparently the
talks went very well and an agreement could finally
be in place.

Usain Bolt beaten by Justin gatlin

Usain Bolt Beaten By Justin Gatlin In 100m In
Rome
Akinlabi Abiodun Jun 7th, 2013 0 Comment
US sprinter Justin Gatlin beat six-time Olympic
champion Usain Bolt in the men’s 100 metres
race at the Rome Golden Gala, Diamond League,
which took place today. Justin beat Usain by one-
hundredth of a second, that’s like 1% of a
second. Justin actually had to dip his head over
the line to win in 9.94 seconds. Usain came in
9.95.
Usain was making his first appearance in the
Diamond League this season since his recent
recovery from a hamstring injury. Usain
explained what happened to him:
“I got the perfect start that I wanted, then about
five steps in I stumbled a bit and that kind of
threw my game off. My legs didn’t feel like my
legs coming into the straight. I guess I need to do
more strength work. I think I just need time to
get it back together but the fact I got a good start
threw me off. At least I got under 10 seconds.
“It is always a good thing to lose. You can figure
how to step it up. I knew I wasn’t in great shape
but I’m not worried. It takes time to get back into
shape and I didn’t expect much from this race.”
Usain’s next race will be in the men’s 200m in
next Thursday’s Diamond League meeting in
Oslo.

ARSENAL INTEREST IN HIGUAIN

Arsenal’s interest in Gonzalo Higuain was
gathering pace on Friday, with the Argentina
striker reiterating his desire to leave Real Madrid
in a deal that would cost around £20 million.
Although Arsenal have also considered
Fiorentina’s Stevan Jovetic and Manchester
United’s Wayne Rooney, the primary focus is
currently Higuain whose six-year spell at the
Bernabeu appears to be coming to an end.
Higuain’s father, Jorge, was on Friday quoted in
Spain as confirming that Arsenal and Juventus
had already been in contact. “He wants to go to a
team in Europe where he is a main player and is
shown affection," said Jorge Higuain.

KESHI RELEASES CONFED. CUP TEAM LIST..

Stephen Keshi release 23-man list for
Confederations Cup in Brazil-your thoughts...
Goalkeeper: Chigozie Agbim (Warri Wolves), Austin
Ejide (Hapoel Beer Sheva), Vincent Enyeama
(Maccabi Tel Aviv)
Defenders: Azubuike Egwuekwe (Warri Wolves),Efe
Ambrose (Celtic Glasgow), Elderson Uwa Echiéjilé
(Sporting de Braga), Kenneth Omeruo (ADO Den
Haag), Godfrey Oboabona, Solomon Kwambe,
Francis Benjamin (Heartland FC)
Midfielders: John Mikel Obi (Chelsea), Ogenyi Onazi
(SS Lazio), John Ogu (Academica de Coimbra),
Sunday Mba, Emeka Eze (Enugu Rangers),
Babatunde Michael (Kryvbas), Fegor Ogude
(Valerenga)
Forwards: Joseph Akpala (SV Werder Bremen),
Brown Ideye (Dynamo Kiev), Anthony Ujah (FC
Cologne), Nnamdi Oduamadi (Varese), Gambo
Mohammed (Kano Pillars), Ahmed Musa (CSKA
Moscow)

KESHI RELEASES CONFED CUP LIST..

Stephen Keshi release 23-man list for
Confederations Cup in Brazil-your thoughts...
Goalkeeper: Chigozie Agbim (Warri Wolves), Austin
Ejide (Hapoel Beer Sheva), Vincent Enyeama
(Maccabi Tel Aviv)
Defenders: Azubuike Egwuekwe (Warri Wolves),Efe
Ambrose (Celtic Glasgow), Elderson Uwa Echiéjilé
(Sporting de Braga), Kenneth Omeruo (ADO Den
Haag), Godfrey Oboabona, Solomon Kwambe,
Francis Benjamin (Heartland FC)
Midfielders: John Mikel Obi (Chelsea), Ogenyi Onazi
(SS Lazio), John Ogu (Academica de Coimbra),
Sunday Mba, Emeka Eze (Enugu Rangers),
Babatunde Michael (Kryvbas), Fegor Ogude
(Valerenga)
Forwards: Joseph Akpala (SV Werder Bremen),
Brown Ideye (Dynamo Kiev), Anthony Ujah (FC
Cologne), Nnamdi Oduamadi (Varese), Gambo
Mohammed (Kano Pillars), Ahmed Musa (CSKA
Moscow)

Nadal defeats Djokovic

BREAKING: Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic in 5
sets (6:4; 3:6; 6:1; 6:7; 9:7) to reach French Open
final

TW REMAINS WORLDS HIGHEST PAID ATHLETE..

Tiger Woods returns to the summit of the forbes Worlds highest paid athlete

ARSENAL MOVE FOR FELLIANI

The Times report that Arsenal have moved ahead
of Man United and Chelsea to sign Marouane
Fellaini by activating his £24m release cllause.

SUPER EAGLES BOOST WORLD CUP CHANCES

NIGERIA STILL IN THE RUNNING FOR WORLD CUP
BERTH
Nigeria boosted their chances of reaching the 2014
World Cup by beating Kenya 1-0, while Malawi
were held by Namibia in Wednesday's qualifiers,
reports ic-goal.
Ahmed Musa scored the only goal in the two
Group F games, sending Nigeria two points clear at
the top of the table with two rounds of matches
remaining.
Malawi and Namibia drew 0-0 in their match.
Nigeria will progress to the next stage of
qualification next Wednesday if they beat Namibia
and Malawi fail to beat Kenya, who are out of the
running.

ARSENAL AWARDED TOP FAIR PLAY LEAGUE.

To promote positive behaviour, the Football
Association established a Fair Play competition,
with all Premier League matches being assessed
by delegates.
Teams are assessed in five categories, with a
further category relating to the behaviour of the
public. The five categories are:
red and yellow cards
positive play (e.g. attacking intent, speeding up
the game, no timewasting)
respect towards opponents
respect towards the referee
behaviour of the team officials.
The funding for the awards is provided by the FA
Charity Committee and Arsenal will be awarded
£30,000 that can be used towards its community
or youth projects.
“As a club, Arsenal prides itself on values of fair
competition and positive behaviour both on and
off the pitch,” Arsène Wenger said. “We are
pleased to be recognised with this award and
look forward to using the funding to further
support our important work with young people
in the local community.”
Copyright 2013 The Arsenal Football Club plc.

JULIO CESAR AND ASHLEY WILLIAMS PROPOSED MOVE TO ARSENAL ALMOST DONE........

ic-goal.blogspot.com understand that Arsenal will pay no
more than 1 million for goalkeeper Julio Cear, while
they also state that Ashley Williams has agreed
personal terms ahead of a proposed move to
Arsenal.

KOSCIENLY TO LEAVE ARSENAL IF..........

The defender is ready to exit the Emirates
Stadium this summer unless the Gunners are
ready to show the ambition to fight for their first
piece of silverware in over eight years.
Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny says he may
be forced to leave the Premier League outfit if
the Gunners do not start winning silverware
soon.
Arsene Wenger's side last won a trophy over
eight years ago - the FA Cup in 2005 - a spell that
has seen the club sell a string of top players like
Cesc Fabregas, Samir Nasri and Robin van Persie,
often to league rivals.
Now the 27-year-old, who has been linked with a
move to Bayern Munich, hopes the north London
outfit is ready to prove its ambition in the league
next season, otherwise he will look for a new
challenge elsewhere.
"I feel good at Arsenal, if we have ambition to
fight against the other teams of course I want to
stay here," Koscielny told Eurosport. "It's hard
psychologically. We are constantly pressured
because if Arsenal is not in the Champions
League it would be a catastrophe.
"I have to see if I have clubs interested in me. I
will not go to any club. I want to maybe discover
another league. Paris [Saint-Germain]? There has
been no contact yet. It is hard to not win titles
year after year. We are competitors,
professionals, we want to win. I want to add to
my list of achievements. If Arsenal cannot allow
me that, I'll seek a move elsewhere."