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After the shocking defeat of "Barcelona" against "Getafe" in the King's Cup semi-final (4-0), the Spanish press did not spare the Catalans. The headline of the Catalan newspaper El Mundo declares "Barcelona is sinking". The sports front page headline of Sport reads "Crash. The end of an era trembles". "Shame. It was an unforgivable, unjustifiable, inexplicable crash," writes La Vanguardia.
"Milan" is preparing for the Champions League final, which will take place on May 23 in Athens. Gazzetta dello Sport reported that the club's management will pay bonuses of 200,000 euros to the players in the event of victory against "Liverpool".
Former Real Madrid player, Colombian Freddy Rincon, was arrested by the São Paulo police on suspicion of drug trafficking. (Eurosports)
"Chelsea" defender Ricardo Carvalho could be sold to "Milan" for 15 million pounds this summer. (euro-futball.ru)
"Liverpool" coach Rafael Benitez hopes that the issue regarding Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher's future in the team will be resolved soon. (Sky Sports)
"Milan" forward, Brazilian Ronaldo, would like to sign a long-term contract with the club. "I feel very good in Milan, I am satisfied with both the team and my game. I understand that there is still a lot of work to be done and to continue in the same spirit. It was unfortunate that I was injured at a very bad time, but I hope to return to the lineup this season," he said. (profootball.com)
Sylvain Wiltord has decided to leave "Lyon" at the end of the season, even though his contract with the club expires in two years. The French national team striker wants to try his luck at one of the clubs in Qatar or the United Arab Emirates. (profootball.com)
AS reports that "Real" has plans to sign Milan's Inter forward Adriano. According to the publication, negotiations have been ongoing for a couple of weeks.
Joe Cole ("Chelsea") says that the whole team is burning with the desire to win the English Cup, ITV reports. "After everything we've been through, it would be amazing to finish the season by winning the English Cup and beating 'Man Utd' in the final. It was very painful to first be knocked out of the Champions League and then lose the opportunity to fight for the English champion's title. It's hard to describe how disappointed we are, as we hoped to win these titles," J. Cole said. (itv.com)
"Real" forward Robinho believes that his team still has a real chance to win the championship. "Although this season the referees often made mistakes against us, we proved with our game that we can win, we can win in any situation. There are 5 matches left until the end of the season, and we are only 2 points behind. Now both us and 'Barcelona' can bury all hopes of winning the championship with a mistake. That's where the intrigue of this season lies," he said. (euro-futball.ru)
"Milan" forward, Brazilian Ronaldo, during the club's meeting regarding this summer's transfer goals, said that the acquisition of "Barcelona" forward Samuel Eto'o would be more beneficial to the club than his compatriot Ronaldinho, according to Gazzetta dello Sport. Ronaldo believes that together with the Cameroonian, they would form a very strong pair in the "Milan" attack. Brazil's proposal is not out of the realm of fantasy, especially if "Barcelona" acquires Thierry Henry, then Eto'o's move to "Milan" would be very real.
