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Katalonian media wrote on Monday about J. Laporta's victory without a fight, about the first "Barcelona" trophies in the new season, about Samuel Eto'o's dissatisfaction, Henrik Larsson's blow to the opponent's stomach, Frank Lampard's decision, "Valencia" desire to acquire Joaquin, and Madrid's "Real" plans.
Castilian media today writes about Pires and Baraja's traumas, Fernando Torres's new contract, "Valencia" coach's opinion about Champions League matches, Capello's plans to bench Iker Casillas, Julio Baptista's opinion about the season, "Osasuna" forward Pierre Webo's health, Laporta's reelection as president, Jurado's presentation, Mahamadou Diarra's problems with "Lyon", Baptista and Jose Reyes's agents' desires, "Betis" possible acquisitions, news from "Deportivo" camp and "Gimnastic" problems.
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Joan Laporta becomes "Barcelona" president without a fight.
"Barcelona" easily defeated "Espanyol" in the second Spain Supercup match 3-0 and won the first trophies of the new season. The team's coach Frank Rijkaard says he is very satisfied with the team's performance and fighting spirit.
"Espanyol" forward Luis Garcia admitted that he has never played against any other team as brilliantly as "Barcelona".
A spoonful of tar. Samuel Eto'o is dissatisfied that after the first half of the Spain Supercup match, at the coach's decision, he had to yield his place to Eidur Gudjohnsen and left the stadium.
Frank Rijkaard said after the match that he understands the player's behavior and allowed him to go home.
"I justify the player's emotions, Samuel is eager to play, and nerves are tense in such matches. He will rest, and I will talk to him," - Barcelona's strategist downplayed the situation.
Joan Laporta did not spare criticism for "Espanyol" management's attempts to protest against "Barcelona" victory in the first Supercup match.
Madrid's "Real" goalkeeper Julio Baptista was surprised to see how well "Barca" played from the beginning of the season. The Brazilian said that the advantage of Blaugrana is that the team's players know each other very well, and the lineup has hardly changed.
Munich's "Bayern" won in the German championship before the battle with "Barcelona" for the Gamper Cup - defeating "Bochum" club 1-2.
Tarragona's "Gimnastic" is preparing for a trip to Primera.
Ronaldo's future in Madrid is still shrouded in mystery. The Brazilian may end up in Italy, but the possibility of him staying in Spain is not ruled out.
Ramon Calderon is afraid to show up officially in front of Madrid's "Real" fans because he fears a negative reaction due to the current club's image.
Fabio Capello says that his main goal is to break Barcelona's dominance in Spain.
Mahamadou Diarra arrives in Madrid for five seasons.
"Chelsea" acquired a "Cannibal".
Argentinian Esteban Cambiasso is very satisfied in Italy, therefore he plans to stay at Inter Milan until 2010.
Munich's "Bayern" stated that they will do everything to attract Miroslav Klose to the club next season.
Swedish police will investigate an incident that occurred during the Swedish Cup match between "Helsingborg" and "Elfsborg" teams. During the match, "Helsingborg" forward Henrik Larsson hit defender Jon Jonsson in the stomach area so hard that he had to be carried off the field. Referees did not record the incident.
"Chelsea" goalkeeper Frank Lampard stated in an interview with BBC Radio that he does not intend to move to Spain at the moment.
"Valencia" seems to have already agreed with "Betis". The Seville "Green and Whites" will give the Uruguayan Mario Regueiro and 18 million euros in exchange for Joaquin. However, the deal was disrupted by a "Valencia" player who stated that he did not want to play for "Betis".
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On Tuesday, "Barcelona" will play for the Gamper Cup against Munich's "Bayern", but it is already recognized that the Catalan superclub attaches more importance to future battles for the European Supercup against Sevilla.
Sevilla goalkeeper Christian Poulsen has recovered from injury and will play in the match against "Barcelona".
Today is the last day when candidates for the "Barcelona" presidency can collect signatures from socios.
The clear leader in this race is Joan Laporta, who has collected more than 7000 signatures. It is said that Jordi Medina is close to the salvation limit - he is 200 signatures short of 1804.
Meanwhile, Jaume Guixa, who criticized Joan Laporta the most, defends himself against suspicions and says that he definitely did not buy fans' signatures. At the same time, the candidate admits that he is disappointed because he did not receive the expected support.
Real Madrid has already spent 68 million euros for four new signings this season. Will it pay off?
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Villarreal goalkeeper Robert Pires will miss six months due to a knee injury. The Frenchman got injured during the Carranza Cup semi-final match against "Cadiz" club.
Valencia coach Quique Sanchez Flores believes in his team's success against Austria's "Salzburg" club. The team's newcomer Francesco Tavano will not play in these matches yet, as he is not yet ready for the season. Ruben Baraja got injured during training and will miss the Champions League match against the "Salzburg" club.
Atletico president Enrique Cerezo confirmed that a verbal agreement has been reached with Fernando Torres regarding the extension of the contract. He refused to comment on the situation with Maniche.
Laporta will remain as "Barcelona" president until 2010, as other candidates did not collect the required number of signatures.
On Wednesday, in the Taurine Cup matches at the "Santiago Bernabeu," Diego Lopez will guard the Real goal, who could start the season as the main Real goalkeeper. Capello really likes tall goalkeepers, and Lopez is 196 cm tall. The Italian was very dissatisfied with Iker Casillas's performance during the Carranza Cup match against "Betis" and decided to bench him.
Real Betis forward Ricardo Oliveira returns to Spain and is preparing to continue his career at the Betis club.
This week, Real Madrid will seriously prepare for the season and improve their physical and tactical readiness.
Baptista believes that Real's game will change and become championship-worthy when the Spanish championship begins. Asked in which position he currently enjoys playing the most, he replied, "as a forward."
Former Real midfielder from Portugal, Luis Figo, said that the only "Galactico" in the Real composition was Florentino Perez.
Osasuna coach Jose Angel Ziganda included forward Pierre Webo in the Champions League match application against Hamburg, who has recovered from malaria. The expected starting lineup: Ricardo; Javier Flano, Cuellar, Josetxo, Monreal; David Lopez, Punal, Raul Garcia; Soldado and Milosevic.
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Jordi Medina and Jaume Guixa withdrew their candidacies, and Joan Laporta remains as "Barcelona" president until 2010.
Jose Manuel Jurado was introduced to the Atletico fans today.
Mahamadou Diarra will not come to Madrid until he settles all the formalities with the "Lyon" club. According to FIFA rules, "Lyon" has to transfer 5% of the buyout clause ("Real" agreed to pay 26 million euros) to Diarra's previous clubs "Vitesse" and "OFI," but so far they have not done so. Earlier, it was announced that he would be presented to the Real fans on Monday, but the presentation date was postponed due to problems with "Lyon." It is believed that Diarra will be presented before the Taurine Cup match against "Anderlecht" at the "Santiago Bernabeu."
Agent of Jose Reyes asks sports director Predrag Mijatovic to expedite negotiations with Arsenal.
Baptista stated that when he wants to leave Real, he will leave it, but for now, he wants to stay here.
Ricardo Oliveira finally returned to Spain and stated that he wants to play at the Betis club.
Xabi Prieto wants to continue his career at Real Sociedad and does not want to move to the Betis club.
Defender from the Brazilian club Internacional, Jorge Wagner, will move to the Betis club in the near future. It is expected that he will replace Joaquin.
Ruben Baraja will miss two and a half months due to injury.
Valencia and Sevilla clubs are very interested in 21-year-old Brazilian forward Rafael Sobis from the Brazilian club Internacional. The player has already confirmed that he will play in Spain next season.
Deportivo coach Joaquin Caparros confirmed that the team is currently looking for a forward. He also stated that Diego Tristan, Lionel Scaloni, and Roberto Acuna do not fit into his plans.
Primer's newcomer "Gimnastic" club is looking for a left-back because Ortega is injured, Mingo is disqualified for two games, and David Garcia - for one match. "Gimnastic" is interested in "Elche" player Marc Bernaus, who is 29 years old and has already played for this team in 2000-2002.
Former Real midfielder, 24-year-old Ruben Gonzalez, has moved to the Racing club and signed a 2-year contract.
