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The Catalan media today writes about the failure of the Spanish national team and impending changes, about T. Gravesen's outburst, about the end of F. Capello's patience, and "Barcelona's" agreement with UNICEF.
The Castilian press writes about Spain's shameful defeat to Northern Ireland, "Atletico" players' injuries, Albelda's health condition, J. A. Reyes's first training session, Michel's plans, Ivan Rosado's contract, Roberto Carlos's and Fabio Capello's promises.
Sports
Spanish national team coach Luis Aragones may step down from the head strategist position. Criticism of the coach intensified especially after Spain's national team lost to Northern Ireland 2-3.
"Lilian Thuram retaliated against Gianluca Zambrotta for the World Cup final", "Gudjohnsen's play did not stop Denmark's triumph, Icelanders defeated", "Deco's mastery and Nuno Gomes's goal did not save from a draw with Finland" - "Sport" headlines about the Euro 2008 qualifying matches involving "Barcelona" players.
Ronaldinho denied rumors in the Italian press about a possible move to "Milan": "I only think about "Barcelona" - said the Brazilian.
Fabio Capello's son would like Lionel Messi to become the face of his clothing company's advertising.
Thomas Gravesen exploded. The Dane, who moved to Scotland, bluntly stated: "Real Madrid players are excrement, and coach F. Capello is selfish and arrogant."
Today, Joan Laporta will sign a historic cooperation agreement with UNICEF.
Fabio Capello's patience towards Ronaldo is coming to an end. The coach says that the Brazilian should work more sincerely during training if he still considers himself a "Real" player.
El Mundo Deportivo
Xavi scored the 1000th goal in the history of the Spanish national team, but this occasion was overshadowed by the team's failure in Northern Ireland.
New "Betis" acquisition David Odonkor denies being lured to Spain for a higher salary.
Javier Saviola's determination does not waver. The Argentine confirmed that he will continue to fight for a place in the main lineup.
Marca
Today, two polls were conducted in the newspaper:
In the first one, it is asked whether Luis Aragonés should resign, to which out of 151609 respondents 78.14% answered "Yes" and only 21.76% answered "No".
In the second poll, it is asked who is to blame for the crisis in Spanish football and three options are provided: Luis Aragonés, Spanish Football Federation president Angel Maria Villaras, and national team players. A total of 22655 respondents have already voted, with 23.34% voting for L. Aragones, 40.03% for A. M. Villar, and 36.72% for the players.
Angel Maria Villaras once again expressed confidence in Luis Aragonés and, according to him, the coach will decide on his future plans.
"Valencia" defender David Albelda will undergo surgery this Friday due to a facial injury and will be unable to play for about 2 weeks. He suffered the injury in a match against Northern Ireland.
Today, Jose Antonio Reyes participated in his first training session with "Real" and said that he feels insane with happiness to wear "Real's" shirts.
Today, Fabio Capello stated that "Real" will be competitive this season and will compete for all titles.
"Castilla" coach Michel stated that they have chosen a new strategy, according to which there will be no players over 23 years old in the team, and the main goal of the team will be to develop players for the main squad, not for other Primera teams. I remind you that in the summer all the leaders of "Castilla" left the team, and it was supplemented with players from "Real" youth teams, with the average age of the team being only 20 years old.
Argentine football legend Diego Maradona stated that he really likes young "Atletico" striker Sergio Aguero and said that he has everything to become a superstar.
Sergio Aguero, Pablo, Fernando Torres, and Maxi Rodriguez may miss Saturday's match against "Valencia" due to various injuries.
Today, "Villarreal" defender Pascal Cygan left training early due to muscle pain. He may miss this weekend's match against the "Recreativo" club.
"Levante" player Alexis warned Madrid's "Real" that they have great forwards and are not only going to defend but also attack.
32-year-old "Osasuna" forward Ivan Rosado terminated his contract with the club, which had a year left.
As
Today, Predrag Mijatovic promised that sooner or later Kaka will become a player for "Real".
Roberto Carlos promised that this season he will work hard to regain the love of "Real" fans. Asked about Ronaldo's promise to score 30 goals, he said that he disagreed with him and does not believe that Ronaldo will score so many goals.
5 million viewers watched the disgrace of the Spanish national football team through their televisions.
Thomas Gravesen stated that Fabio Capello didn't even know his name and called the Italian arrogant and selfish.
