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The media in Catalonia today is writing about J. Laporta's victory in the Barcelona presidential elections and the calm Samuel Eto'o, about Internacional's desire to acquire Sylvinho, about the weakened role of Iker Casillas, about a new target for Barcos, the worrying Espanyol, and also the interesting future of Joaquino.
The Castilian media reports on Real's squad assembling, the upcoming match for the European Super Cup, criticism of Arsene Wenger, Ronaldo's future, as well as a huge fine looming over Ricardo Oliveira and Miguel's return.
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Joan Laporta has no equal in Catalonia. During the signature collection, the candidate for Barcelona president crushed his opponents, who failed to achieve the minimum task of collecting 1804 socios signatures. J. Laporta will receive his mandate this evening before the Gamper Cup match.
Internacional, the owner of the Libertadores Cup, is eyeing Sylvinho. After several leaders left the team after the cup victory, the club is looking to strengthen and would not mind signing a Barcelona player. However, it is acknowledged that these are just rumors, as no party has confirmed them, and no one has officially approached Barca.
Txiki Begiristain's appearance in Portugal caused quite a stir. The Barcelona representative unexpectedly visited the match between "Vitoria de Setubal" and "Porto". It is believed that Tx. Begiristain is actively watching Porto player Anderson Luis de Abreu, who arrived in Portugal from Ronaldinho's hometown club "Gremio".
Samuel Eto'o's dissatisfaction has ended. After speaking with the player, Frank Rijkaard said he understands Eto'o's desire to play at any cost, but during the long season, everyone will have a chance to prove themselves. A well-motivated Eto'o participated in the team's training.
A sad day for Iker Casillas. Fabio Capello stated at a press conference that during his career, he "had two great goalkeepers - Bodo Ilgner and Diego Lopez." It is believed that so far, Real Madrid's coach has given preference to former Real goalkeeper D. Lopez, while I. Casillas awaits his turn on the bench.
Gianluca Zambrotta is preparing to debut at Camp Nou in the Joan Gamper Cup match.
Former Barcelona B captain Arnau Riera is struggling in England. His new club Sunderland has already suffered 4 consecutive losses.
AC Milan representatives plan to travel to Madrid if the Italian club secures a spot in the Champions League. It is rumored that the Milan team will attempt to outbid Brazilian Ronaldo.
Espanyol continues to worry and plans to appeal the result of the first Spain Super Cup match, arguing that Carles Puyol and Xavi did not have the right to appear on the field.
It seems that Tarragona's Gymnastic will not be able to reach an agreement with Elche on the acquisition of defender Marc Bernaus.
The French media reported that Joaquin could end up at Lyon's Olympique. Valencia, which has harbored hopes of signing this player, may lose the battle for Real Betis player from Seville.
The French club announced its search for reinforcements, as Sydney Govou mentioned wanting to leave Lyon.
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Sevilla captain Javi Navarro challenges Barcelona. On Friday, both Spanish clubs will compete for the European Super Cup in Monaco.
Deco has been called up to the Portuguese national team, which will play with Finland on September 6.
From anger on Sunday - to a smile on Monday. Frank Rijkaard took the bull by the horns. "We spoke personally with Samuel, face to face, and the whole story is over," the Barcelona coach said. "There is no anger, and family problems will always be resolved within the family. I mean the team," added the Dutchman.
Jaume Guixa, who tried to become a candidate for the Barcelona presidency, said that some of his signatures "got stuck somewhere in the Canary Islands."
Josep Maria Minguella: "Joan Laporta deserves to continue his work. In 2003, J. M. Minguella competed in the Barcelona presidential elections but lost them."
The fate and future of AC Milan in the Champions League will be decided in Belgrade, where the Italian club will meet with Crvena Zvezda.
Newcastle confirmed that they have reached a final agreement with Inter Milan for the acquisition of Nigerian forward Obafemi Martins. The value of the deal is estimated to be around 15 million euros.
The most controversial summer purchase of Atletico Madrid - Jurado - was finally presented to the fans and put on the red and white jersey.
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Real Madrid officially presented their latest acquisition - Mali national team midfielder Mahamadou Diarra.
Ivan Helguera and Juanfran may leave Real Madrid. The Spanish club's coach also said that for now, Ronaldo remains in Madrid, and there is no news of a possible move to Italy.
Atletico Madrid announced that Fernando Torres, Peter Luccin, and Giourkas Seitaridis are 100% ready for the new season.
Deportivo coach Joaquin Caparros publicly stated that the club is looking for a forward, and Diego Tristan, Lionel Scaloni, and Roberto "Toro" Acuna are likely to leave the club.
Portugal national team defender Miguel Brito is recovering from injury and has already joined the training of Valencia's footballers, who were not called up for the match against Salzburg.
Villareal captain Quique Alvarez acknowledges that the team's injuries have a negative impact on the team's atmosphere.
Friendly matches between Zaragoza and Roma in Italy ended goalless.
Ricardo Oliveira, who arrived 9 days late at Real Betis in Seville, may face a 1 million euro fine.
Dalibor Stevanovic believes that he will finally be able to show what he is capable of. Real Sociedad player believes that the club will return to the elite of Spanish football.
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Today, Mallorca and Valencia play the return legs of the Champions League 3rd qualifying round. Mallorca drew 1-1 at home and withdrew from the tournament. Cuellar from Osasuna scored in the 7th minute, and de Jong from Hamburger scored in the 74th minute.
Today Alfredo Di Stefano and Ramon Calderon presented Diarra to the Real fans, with 2500 gathered.
Capello reinstated Pavon to the team's application, while Helguera and Juanfran were not included in the application for the match against Anderlecht. The team's application includes Iker Casillas, Diego Lopez, Cicinho, Michel Salgado, Roberto Carlos, Sergio Ramos, Woodgate, Cannavaro, Pavon, Mejia, Raul Bravo, Emerson, Javi Garcia, Beckham, Robinho, Baptista, Cassano, Raul, and Van Nistelrooy.
Wenger criticizes Real negotiators who delay negotiations and offer Arsenal half the amount they paid Sevilla for Reyes. Wenger advised Real negotiators to come down to Earth.
Ronaldo confirmed that he has already received official offers from Inter and Milan.
Capello once again confirmed that Ronaldo is a very important player for Real Madrid.
Helguera received an attractive offer from Fenerbahce. He was offered the same salary he receives at Real, which will increase depending on the number of games played. Helguera wants to continue his career at Real.
Sevilla coach Juande Ramos stated that in the European Super Cup match against Barcelona, they will fearlessly compete against Barcelona. He confirmed that Barcelona is the favorite in these matches, but Sevilla also has a chance to win. Poulsen is feeling better and will probably play against Barcelona.
Celta offered Javi Guerrero to Betis in exchange for Dani. Pablo Garcia could become a new Celta player tomorrow.
Carlos Diogo may be presented to Zaragoza fans as a new addition to the team tomorrow. Zaragoza has rented him for 1 season with the option to buy him.
