Maradona leads to fire – warning cigar smoke in hotel

LONDON .- The Argentine, Diego Armando Maradona, allegedly caused a fire alert cigar smoking a cigarette in a hotel in Manchester which also housed the Chelsea players, reported Monday that the newspaper “The Sun”.

According to a firefighter, former player and now coach of the Argentine eleven and a few companions, who were smoking, they jump the fire alarm at approximately seven o’clock on Sunday, which led to the evacuation of two hundred hotel guests.

Chelsea players, who face Manchester United on that day, many of them covered only with their robes, they had to endure forty minutes in the open, where prevailing temperatures close to zero, before they are allowed to return to their rooms Radisson Hotel Edsardian.

Many players, including Michael Ballack, appeared tired at the time of contact, hours later, the stadium to face the local team, the defeat by three goals to nil.

Maradona was this weekend in Manchester to see his compatriot Carlos Tevez, who plays for Manchester United, although the Argentine was finally in the dock.

The Fire Service did not report formally to what had caused the alarm, but one of the firefighters told the tabloid: “It seems that the alarm jumped because Diego and its surroundings were smoking cigars in the fourteenth floor.”

Christian Ronaldo won the ‘FIFA World Player’ for year 2008

* See the winners of the trophy
* Voted for Cristiano Del Bosque, Messi and Gerrard
* PDF: See the votes of all the selectors and captains

MADRID .- Cristiano Ronaldo rounded off the great year in 2008 who lived with the ‘FIFA World Player. The selectors and captains of 155 federations chose Portuguese Manchester United (935 points), ahead of Lionel Messi (678), Fernando Torres (203), Kaka (183) and Xavi (155).

After achieving the December 2 the Golden Ball for the magazine ‘France Football’, Portugal was the favorite in the annual gala organized by FIFA in Zurich Opera, where the Brazilian Marta won the award for the third female consecutive time.

Christian received the trophy from the hands of Pele, who confessed that the gala last year told the Portuguese who wanted to be the winner in 2008. This is the second Portuguese player to get the prize, after Luis Figo in 2001. On stage, Ronaldo remembered his family and fellow Manchester. “It’s one of the most significant moments of my life. I hope to return,” he confessed.

With only 23 years, Christian, who in 2007 was third in the voting, he saw another of his dreams fulfilled, “It’s a great honor to be here with the best footballers in the world. Every player dreams of winning this award,” said the portal of FIFA.

The end of Manchester, the architect of the extraordinary campaign by the ‘Red Devils’, who raised the’ Premier League and Champions League, failed to shine in Euro by the ankle injury which was operated on later But a few weeks ago led to United again proclaimed champion of the World Clubs.

Christian, who closed the English league with 31 goals that earned him the crown as the ‘Golden Boot’ Europe for the first time, was also proclaimed best player in the Champions League and won the December 2 the prestigious’ Golden Ball ‘, did not receive a prize player since George Best in Manchester 1968.
Other awards from FIFA

In addition, FIFA awarded the prize for fair play to the football associations of Armenia and Turkey, for its contribution to promoting dialogue between the two countries, which have no diplomatic relations.

The agency opened the distinction of Development, to be delivered for the first time this year in Palestine, whose new stadium in Al Ram, which includes the technical facilities of the center was inaugurated on October 26 by the FIFA President, Joseph Blatter. And the third was the recognition Presidential Award, which went to the U.S. selection, Olympic champion three times (1006, 2004 and 2008) and world twice (1991 and 1999).

Calderon love Assembly – president of Real Madrid is from now on very high shares of scandal in the history of the club

* MARK reveals that the president sneaks people not vote last 7 days
* The aim was to drive forward the accounts and budget of the club

Ramon Calderon is in the lowest moment of his career and delicate president. His controversial term as president of Real Madrid is from now on very high shares of scandal in the history of the club. The consequences could be devastating for the president and his board. The future of the entity is more uncertain than ever as the result of a match of the highest category.

The president had prepared a plot to distort the actual outcome of votes in the past in which ordinary Assembly discussed the accounts of the previous season and the current budget. His usual team, including some managers, that morning crept to the room of the Palace of Congresses of Madrid, who were neither partners nor compromisarios to vote in favor of its proposals, as it unveils Brand .

On December 7 it was not only get the green light for more than a few numbers discussed; Calderon needed to obtain a social backing, in the light of the scandals that had accompanied his management over two years. That same afternoon, only hours after the Santiago Bernabeu atronó stand during the rest of the encounter against Sevilla demanding the resignation of the owner’s box.

“Me not going to be the troublemakers,” said Calderon had the run of mourning in the league, when asked about the controversial and tumultuous Assembly, which also called for the majority of his resignation. Yes, the majority, and stressed that what was so suspicious that the results of voting were as favorable to him. Brought forward the accounts (603 versus 442), and the budget (564 versus 517) in a memorable roar.

That night, the team lost the match by 4-3 with Sevilla. Many of those fans who called for the resignation had been involved (and protested) at a meeting full of irregularities:

1. Calderon compromisarios andalusia coerced to warn them that ordered the departure hall of the media in case you do not accept the presence of members (many were not) in two stages for listeners.
2. About 200 members remained in the street or returned to their homes.
3. There was no register of members compromisarios for later comparison.
4. The secretary of the board, director of traffic at the turn of prayers and questions, off the microphone at his discretion.
5. Not be warned in no time the rioters that since one of the boxes, the most threatened part in this phase of prayers and questions.
6. It also disregarded the request for compromisarios many polls conducted since the beginning of the Assembly.
7. Was not reported, as is required, the number of compromisarios in the room before each of the two votes.
8. The camera in the room that broadcast the House was expanded and recreated in the panoramic shots in the moments of votes in favor of Calderon, but only responded to the moments of votes against.

The origin of the urgent social Calderon must find precisely the same day in 2006 when she decided to stand for elections and voting by mail judicializar, tactics studied with great care and key to ultimately winning out against Juan Miguel Villar Mir and Juan Palacios, as revealed WORLD December 6 the past.

That news was the latest in a long list of black holes into which has been embroiled management: skip the waiting list for tickets to put friends and relatives; reselling tickets whose trade is forbidden, and the Champions fudge recruiting Diarra II and Huntelaar when only one of the two could compete in the Champions League.

The Inter pricked and leaves the leader Udidese

The Inter Milan was unable to take the triumph of the Artemio Franchi in Florence, where he signed tables (0-0) with Fiorentina, allowing the Udinese and Napoli, who won at Catania (0-2) and Reggina (3-0) respectively, to stay alone at the head of the Calcio after a ninth day of competition at the Milan, which was imposed (2-1) at Siena and Juventus, which did the same in Bologna (1 — 2), and not failed in the torrential rains that forced them to postpone the Roma-Sampdoria.

Celtic and Rangers in the semifinals of the Copa

The Celtic won 1-3 at home to Kilmarnock and reached the semifinals of the League Cup in Scotland, who on Tuesday won the Glasgow Rangers, the Dundee United and Falkirk. Scott McDonald and Japanese Shunsuke Nakamura put before the rest of the visitors the victory. Kilmarnock shortened the distance after the break with a goal from Danny Invincibile but three minutes later Aiden McGeady said the crash.

The Witches snatches the lead at Standard

The Bruges won 2-0 at Zulte Waregem in the meeting postponed for the third day, and seized the leadership of the League of Belgium, hitherto held by the Standard Liege. The so many of Wesley Sonck and the Croatian Ivan Leko, penalty, in the second half, sealed the win for Bruges, which totals Twenty Point, the same as the Standard and one more than Anderlecht.

Gonzalo Garcia does not prevent the Groningen lost the lead

The Groningen and NAC Breda, rulers of the League of Holland in recent sessions, gave way to AZ Alkmaar of Louis van Gaal as the leader of the competition, after both stumble on their respective commitments to the eighth day. The Spanish Gonzalo Garcia set a goal in the last minute that prevented his team, Groningen, lost the shock (2-2).

The Hoffenheim retains the lead in the Bundesliga

The modest Hoffenheim continues its particular dream in the German Bundesliga and was able to retain the lead after tracing his party in Bochum to stop winning (1-3), in a tenth day of competition in which the favorites failed not because the Bayern also resolved to their clash in Frankfurt (1-2) and Hamburg won at home (2-0) at Stuttgart.

Benzema puts the leader Olympique Lyon

A goal from the French pop star Karim Benzema, rounded off by another in the Argentine Cesar Delgado, served to Olympique Lyon to return to first place in the French League, which was installed Girondins Bordeaux after the vapulear Le Havre by 4-0, at the end of the eleventh day, in which the Le Mans and Marseille took a step backward in their aspirations.

Maradona: “I speak of the river where my inexperience”

“I grace cause those who say that have no experience. Maybe, but I got him with Carlos (Bilardo) together. In addition, I have more than 20 years in the selection,” said the former footballer.

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