30-12-1990 : A historical day for Osasuna

Good day, my dear Osasunists!

TODAY IT WAS THE DAY! A day like today, but 25 years ago, Osasuna made history in Santiago Bernabeu stadium.

I couldn't believe it! I was having dinner with my friends, I was 20 years old, studying at university and preparing our New Year's Eve. We weren't going to dress up as many youngsters did and do in Pamplona, but we wanted to celebrate a different New Year's Eve, and Osasuna gave us the excuse.

When we found out the score, we couldn't imagine the historical score: 0-4. We asked people to repeat the result several times, and when we arrived home we couldn't watch the match in any computer because they didn't exist, we couldn't connect with Internet or youtube to watch the highlights, because they didn't exist, but fortunately there are videos and the TV's channels could put the videos on the following day, and we celebrated, as Osasunists, an incredible New Year's Eve 1990.

There have been many good games ( and bad, of course, but now are irrelevant ) in the history of Osasuna, but after the Promotion in 1979/80 or the UEFA classification and games in 1984/85 and the following season with the European games at El Sadar, it was the most important in the Spanish League, which wasn't yet known as La Liga and stars like Messi or Ronaldo weren't born either.

As the slogan of the supporters of Osasuna says this season : VOLVEREMOS ( WE WILL BE BACK ) and the game against Sabadell last season is still in my memory, but 0-4 against REAL MADRID,...UFFFFF! IT IS THE GAME!

GORA OSASUNA! AUPA ROJILLOS!

150 years of FA: The beginning of actual football

AN ARTICLE BASED ON DIGITAL NEWS
It all started in the heart of Britain’s capital when postindustrial revolution London was filled with smog, dirt, children up chimneys, oil lamps, large hats and very messy football matches.

It was also the year Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation led to slavery being abolished in the United States of America and the ‘Croix Rouge’ – that is the Red Cross to me and you were founded. So for humanity, 1863 was a special year on many fronts.

Today the FA has become the leader of English football. It grows participation in the sport, promotes diversity and regulates football for everybody from across the country to enjoy. Amazing that after 150 years, the born ideology encapsulating the FA is still kept pumping through its veins.





 
The birth of the FA is attributed to Ebenezer Cobb Morley (1831 – 1924), a solicitor and sportsman living in Barnes, South-West London. Ebenezer believed that football as it was then, should have a set of rules in the same way that the MCC had a set of rules for cricket. Cue the captains, secretaries and other representatives of a dozen or so London as well as suburban clubs meeting at the now infamous ‘Freemasons Tavern’ (now called the ‘Connaught Rooms’ in honour of the Duke of Connaught) in London. The goal being to frame a set of laws with rules, codes and guidelines; all for the betterment of football.

In a whos who of English football, the clubs represented at the first meeting were: Barnes, ‘No Names’ (now Kilburn), Crusaders, Crystal Palace, Perceval House, Blackheath, Leytonstone, Charterhouse, Surbiton, Civil Service (War Office), Kensington School and Proprietory School. New rules, regulations and fresh ideas on how ‘the beautiful game’ (which was not so beautiful back then) were drafted by its premier secretary Morley in agreement with the aforementioned clubs.

However, it was not until six meetings later that a consensus was agreed and the FA could finally approve these new rules. The very first match played under these new rules was between Barnes and Richmond on Saturday 19 December 1863. Unsurprisingly, the match ended in a 0-0 draw but the rules which set football on its long track around the world were born.

Speaking on the new rules the FA framed for football all those years ago, Manchester United and England legend Sir Bobby Charlton says, ‘we should recognize that those rules did not simply make it possible to play football; they embodied the spirit and heritage of the English game’.

Bryan's introduction

My name is Bryan, I am 16 years old and I'm form Ecuador but I live in Spain with my parents and my brother David and my sisters Jessica and Lourdes. I have short black hair and I study 4º of E.S.O once again, I feel disappointed.

I always get up at half past six, then I have breakfast and catch the bus at half past seven, because I have to be at school at 8 o'clock. The first lesson starts at 8 o'clock and the last finishes at 2 'clock. My favourite subjects are Physical Education and Art and Design but I don't like physics and chemistry. Then I go home and eat lunch and rest for 1 hour. At 5 o'clock I get up to do homework.

In my free time I always play football and sometimes help in the house with the holdchores. At weekends I usually stay with my father because he works during the week and stays in a village, hence he comes to Pamplona. We go to eat burgers and we do the shopping food for the week.

My dream is to get a medical career and go to Ecuador to live there with my family.

Diego Cameirao's introduction

 

         

My name is Diego and my surname Cameirao. I am 15 years old. I am from Spain and I live in Pamplona(Navarra) with my parents and my brother.I study  in Salesianos Pamplona.

I have brown short hair and black eyes. I am tall and thin. I am a good person because I want to help people.

In my family are my parents, Asun and Antonio. They´re hard-workers. And my brother Ruben. He is 19 years old. My favourite person of my family is my father because is very difficult to find a person like him.


My routine is normal. At 7 o´clock I get up and I have breakfast. Then, I go to school on my bike. At 8, I go into my classroom. I have 6 lessons in the day. After the lessons, at 2p.m. I come home. When I am at home I eat while I watch `The Simpsons´. After I do my homework and at 7, I go to football training. Then, if I am tired I relax in my bedroom. After that, I eat dinner. And before going to sleep I read a book.

At the weekend, I sometimes get up more or less at 10 o´clock. I have breakfast and I go with my parents to the football match. When it is finish, I eat and watch TV. At 5:30p.m., I meet with my friends in Pamplona. At 9p.m. I come home and I eat dinner. After dinner, I watch TV and at 11:30p.m. I go to sleep.
Also, I sometimes go to restaurants after football matches.

My house

My house is in Mendillorri. It is big.
My favourite room of my house is my bedroom. My house has got 3 rooms, a bathroom, a kitchen and a living room.
When you enter my house, you are in the hall. In front of the hall, is the kitchen. In the kitchen there are some things: a fridge, a microwave, a table and four chairs.
Next to the kitchen, is the living room. Here there is a Tv, a sofa and a table.
Near the living room is the bathroom. Next to it there are 3 bedrooms: mine, my brother´s room and my parents´ room. In my bedroom there are some posters and 2 wardrobes. There is a desk, a bed and a library

Xavier's introduction

 
Hello, my name is Xavier and I'm from Ecuador, but I live in Spain with my parents and my aunt. We live in a flat near Ripagaina. I´m sixteen years old and I really like playing videogames with my friends but sometimes I read an amaizing book called "solos". I have brown eyes and black straight hair. I go to the school. The school is "Salesianos". My favourite subject is maths but I don´t like Spanish. I really like this country but every holiday I travel to Ecuador because I miss my grandparents, my dog and my town.

So I get up at 6:30 a.m. First I have a shower, then my mum prepares a delicious  breakfast such as: toast, eggs and orange juice. After that  I dress up and brush my teeth. At 7:30 I walk to the bus stop and I wait. I arrive at school at 7:30. I have three lessons, then I go to the playground and I have a snack because I´m very hungry,  then I play football, later I have other three lessons. At 2:00 p.m. I go home but I don´t take the bus, I walk to my house and  while I´m walking, I listen to music.
In the afternoon , I do my homework and then I go out with my friends. In the evening, I stay alone in my house because my mum works. She is a waiter in a restaurant. I play video games and chat online with  my friends. After that,  at eleven o´clock I go to my bed.

At weekends I play football with my friends and do the shopping with my mun, She always  buys in a supermarket  near "La morea".I do my homework on Sundays and I go to the cinema and when I come back, I  go to bed to study for next day.

Real Mandril vs. F.C.Barcelona, a different game in Europe

Good morning, everyone!You know most of my articles are about English culture worldwide and many other articles are about football and my favourite team: C.A. Osasuna. But, at least, twice a year I always write about another traditional confrontation in the Spanish League: Barça-Madrid and reverse.

I had a look to my previous articles and I realized that this derby was on 29th November last year. Therefore, there is another tradition that this game must be played before Christmas.

There are some differences from last year. First, I must say that the team from the capital of Spain is ahead in the classification ( 6 points and 1 less match played, due to El Mundialito ). That should be a handicap for Barça.

Besides, I have to congratulate Mou for his behaviour's change. It's said that the chairman of the club, Florentino Perez, conditioned his support to Mourinho with the promise of more politeness and education in his public interviews and comments. He accomplished, but he is still a bit arrogant and he didn't confront the international media press in the previous hours to the match and Karanka, the second coach, answer the questions.

I still have to honour Guardiola and Barça, because they still play a great football with the same team structure for the last four years, while Real Madril have changed their team structure during the same number of years. Even when they are below their rivals they still keep their speech and talk with education about the players and coaches of the white club team.
I hope at the end of the match tonight the difference between both teams was narrow, so I desire that Barça win.
Gora Barça!Aupa Guardiola!

A farewell for Socrates

Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira, MD (19 February 1954 – 4 December 2011) was a Brazilian footballer. He was also a qualified doctor, and was the elder brother of Raí, who was a member of Brazil's World Cup winning squad in 1994.

He played for Botafogo-SP, before joining Corinthians in 1978. He spent six years with the club, scoring 172 goals in 297 league games. He then moved to Italy to play for Fiorentina, before retuning to Brazil to end his career with Flamengo and Santos. He is best remembered outside of his homeland for the sixty caps he won playing internationally for Brazil; he captained his country at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, and also appeared at the 1986 World Cup, the 1979 Copa América, and the 1983 Copa América – appearing in the defeat to Uruguay in the 1983 finals. He was named South American Footballer of the Year in 1983, and was named on Pelé's FIFA 100 list in 2004.

Sócrates was a technical playmaker, known for great through passes and his vision on the field, as well as his physical strength. He was also a two-footed player and a prolific goal scorer. His ability to read the game was highly valued, and his signature move was the blind heel pass.[2] He was considered to be one of the greatest midfielders ever to play the game.[3] Easily recognizable for his beard and headband, he became the "symbol of cool for a whole generation of football supporters".

Sócrates was capped 60 times for Brazil between May 1979 and June 1986, scoring 22 goals.[7] He played for, and captained, Brazil in the 1982 World Cup and also appeared in the 1986 World Cup.

During his time at Corinthians he co-founded the Corinthians Democracy movement, in opposition to the then-ruling military government. Sócrates and his team mates protested against the regime's treatment of footballers, and showed support to the wider movement for democratisation, by wearing shirts with 'Democracia' written on them during games. Sócrates has stated that his childhood heroes were Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and John Lennon.

Sócrates lived in Ribeirão Preto with his wife and six children. He was a columnist for a number of newspapers and magazines, writing not only about sports, but also politics and economics. He frequently appeared on Brazilian TV programmes as a football pundit. At the time of his death, Sócrates was writing a fiction book about the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Pelé named him as one of the Top 125 Living Footballers in March 2004, and World Soccer named him one of 100 best footballers in history. In October 2008, Sócrates was inducted into the Pacembu Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame.

He was also noted for being an intellectual, a heavy drinker and smoker. Sócrates was admitted to intensive care in the Albert Einstein Hospital in São Paulo on 19 August 2011 with gastrointestinal bleeding secondary to portal hypertension and was put on life-support, suffering from septic shock. On 4 December 2011, it was announced that he had died.

My routines and my friend

My Best friend is Pedro. He is fifeteen years old.He studies at Salesianos School. He has got two sisters.He likes reading books and listening to music. He doesn't like football and the sports. He's from Argentina but lives in Pamplona.

my routines and my friends

My name is Joaquin.I am 16 years old and I study 4 ESO of Salesianos school in Pamplona.

My routine,I get up at 7 and I have breakfast at half past seven. Later I go to school by car. The lessons start at 8am and at quarter to eleven I have a break and at a quarter past eleven the lessons start again and finish at two o´clock.

I go to my home by bus and eat at a quarter past three.In the afternon I go to an academy twice a week and Thursday and I play basketball three times per week: Sundays,Thursday and Friday and on Sundays is the match.

At the weekends I go with my friends and we walk, play footbal.

Luismi is my best friend.He is 14 years old an his father is electrician and his mother is a chef in the restaurant. Luismi has got a brother, Iker goes to my school too. His favourite subject is social studies and hates maths.

A walk to remember..around football stadiums in London

It is a love so deep that it is hard to recognize him at first sight. That mixture between imperial and pop leads and conquers the traveller in London and manages to distract you from what really attract Londoners: shopping, museums, or Royal family. The capital of the country that invented soccer/football protects the visitor with tourist attractions hiding his reverential respect for football and its history. Stadiums with life, former fields modernized wisely, give their neighbourhoods with a strong personality, in an intimate style to understand a passion. The British Isles breathe a culture and a respect for tradition around these unpublished secular temples anywhere else in the world, and the well-established football pitches of the capital are refusing to survive as skeletons of multitudes of Benedetti. We chose a national stadium and four other club fields designed by a famous architectm from the 19th century to enjoy the hidden love of London.

WEMBLEY The Cathedral with Ikea From the nearby campus of the University of Westminster, Wembley is the tick, the rainbow. But, actually the Cathedral of English football has become the industrial estate of football, with goals from Ikea. Isolated by the train tracks, this was never a neighborhood with solera, but those two towers of 1923, inaugurated by King George V gave canonical luster to a stadium where the demolition of the Twin Towers gave way to the bow of the controversial project by Norman Foster in 2007. Yes still the 39 hitchcockianos steps of grass to the box reserved for champions ( Barça rose them ) and visitors of the recommended tour of Wembley (15 pounds ), where the English cult of football focuses on a piece of wood: the crossbar of the phantom goal which decided the world of 1966, the only one that the inventors of football have won.

CRAVEN COTTAGE A cottage on the Thames Even the statue of Michael Jackson that Mohamed Al Fayed ( the owner of Fulham FC, of the Empire Harrods and father of Dodi, boyfriend of Lady Di ) just erected here, this is the most charming stadium of the United Kingdom, perhaps in the world. You should reach Craven Cottage by underground/tube, the artistic station of Putney Bridge, and from there, on a tour of the privileged by the River, up to this stadium of Edwardian stylish brick designed and surviving as it was built in 1905 by Scotsman Archibald Leitch, architect of stadiums who left his mark throughout the country since the end of the 19th century until his death in 1939. The route leads through Bishops Park, one of these parks whose discovery compensates for the trip. Before entering the field, it's nice to stop to ask for the team in Hurlingham, the bookshop of lance de Ray, the most educated fan in the neighborhood. Bishop Park is standing next to the Thames, to the shore where the rowing clubs warn us that in addition to football, this country has the famous boat race Cambridge vs. Oxford universities. The statue of Johnny Haynes, footballer of small Fulham, welcomes us and compensates for the King's of pop. Craven Cottage is a monument thanks to the small Neo Tudor cottage Stevenage Road, in a corner of this stadium of human dimension, almost organic, in a hesitation of residential area, Park and river. A model house built when football broke out at the beginning of the 20th century, which is still there, ensuring the essence of football, at least in this corner of the world.

STAMFORD BRIDGE Balonazos with 'glamour' The luxurious and posh London that starts from Knightsbridge and South Kensington, has his extension again rich along Fulham Road, to lead at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea Cubist Stadium, a theme park as Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich desired. He is the owner of the historically most stylish club of the country, now become the Versace of football. Pubs, restaurants, a hotel and even a megastore complete this blue village that breaks the Coquette stamp of an elegant area, but with lneighborhood life, which despite the flirtations with the tacky respect the atmosphere of the past: here even the walls, like the of the Shed End, old terrace of the stadium that Archibald LeitchIt projected, has his plate, a blue one, of course.

WHITE HEART LANE Multicultural steel Without football, this is a border area, warehouse of spare parts, halfway between Seven Sisters - commercial center of a neighborhood that changed from proletarian into multicultural in the 1960s - and nothing. The excuse to keep on climbing Tottenham High Road is that stadium broke into pieces, made of modern metal-coat. It is the closest thing to go to football 40 years ago. Of the old brewery which had here, there are today pubs, packed on match day, and the Golden Cockerel that dominates the West Gallery. A pint at Rudolph's, before the gate of the club that the Jews of London created, and taste the football of long ago.

FROM HIGHBURY TO THE EMIRATES Northern pride Herbert Chapman revolutionized football with WM tactics, but he also put football on the map. Literally. Arsenal, the club that managed to name this working area of North London subway station in 1932, moved to a new stadium in 2006, but here nobody thought of demolishing the old Highbury, an oasis between terraced houses. Not only their flirty four grandstands (and the façade) were respected, but that they have built, taking advantage of ornaments art deco Leitch, luxury apartments with a passable inner garden where there was the grass on a unique restoration, example of love for football and the recycling of buildings. The weight of history is only 200 meters away, where it stands, modern and disproportionated, the Emirates Stadium, surrounded by avenues of train and new flats in a neighborhood, Islington, which has become bourgeois of proletarian, and where it is not compulsory to be a match day to cross with Nick Hornby, writer who did understand the world that the love of football can also be culture.

Osasuna-Sporting, football is back

Osasuna and Sporting from Gijon started the season 2011-12 at the Reyno de Navarra stadium this evening. They had finished in a good position last year and supporters from both teams are still in good terms!Tonight the final score was on the side of Osasuna ( 2-1 ) not with great difficulty after some mistakes in defence! Aupa Rojillos!Gora Osasuna!

Barça-Manchester United, the dream final 2011

Two iconic teams, both full of history and tradition that gather generations, will play for club football's biggest prize tonight.

Manchester United, the champions of England, face Barcelona, the champions of Spain, at London's famous Wembley Stadium for the right to be crowned Europe's best.
Who will triumph in the UEFA Champions League final when the two titans clash in front of 86,000 avid supporters and millions more watching around the world?

Will it be United, the home of the Busby Babes, George Best and David Beckham -- or Barca, where football legends Diego Maradona, Johan Cruyff and Lionel Messi are revered?


I am going to try to give you the keys on why this match is so special, with the help of a previous article from the famous independent media CNN and why so many neutrals will be tuning in to watch the outcome.

Spain's First Division and England's Premier League are regarded as the two best leagues in European football. However, only once in 55 previous finals have both countries' respective champions faced each other. That's the reason why this is the UEFA's dream final and demand for final tickets is almost unprecedented. Each club received just 25,000 tickets apiece, at prices ranging from $490 for the most expensive to $245 for the cheapest.

Manchester United and Barcelona were also the finalists on that occasion two years ago in Rome, with the Spanish side running out 2-0 winners.



UEFA spokesman Kimmo Bellmann expect viewing figures to be in excess of 300 million, which will make it the biggest final in the history of the European Champions League.
The match will be aired in 220 territories by 113 broadcasters, while there will be 180 cameras covering the action, of which 38 will be in high definition.

A report commissioned by sponsors MasterCard predicts that the winners of the final will enjoy a record economic windfall of around $180 million.
The figure is based on a combination of official prize money, an increase in squad value, enhanced media rights and greater brand equity.
Even the losers will receive in the region of $105 million for their efforts.

Manchester United versus Barcelona is the dream final as far as most football fans are concerned. The English and Spanish champions are two of the most successful teams off the pitch too. They will collectively scoop $285 million, making this the most lucrative final in European club football's history.

Forbes magazine last year listed Manchester United as the most valuable sports brand on the planet, while Barcelona claimed eighth spot in the league table.
Alongside Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester United are the two biggest clubs in European soccer -- with a tradition for playing the game with style and panache.

Such is their popularity, they attract fans from all over the world, not just the Catalan region of Spain or the north-west of England.
Barcelona have more than 1,300 officially registered supporters' clubs globally, with estimates that 25% of the Spanish population follows Barca.
Meanwhile, United have long been recognized as the most supported football team in the world.

The club's official Facebook page became the fastest growing of any sports side in the world, registering almost 2.4 million followers within two months of being set up in July 2010.

It has been recently estimated United had 75 million fans worldwide, although other estimates have the figure at a mind-blowing 300 million -- largely based on huge income streams from Asia, where the club has a massive following.

United officially recognize over 200 supporters clubs in 24 countries, with huge swathes of support coming from the south of England, many miles from the club's Lancashire roots.

Not every soccer fan supports Barcelona or Manchester United, but nearly every follower will be monitoring proceedings on television, radio or the Internet.

As well as attracting worldwide support, there will be millions of fans willing either of the teams to lose -- especially in Madrid and Liverpool, where the bitter rivals of both clubs are based.

This current Barcelona side is being widely touted as the greatest to ever grace club football. Packed to the brim with players who helped Spain win the 2008 European Championship and 2010 World Cup final, they also have the best player in the world among their ranks.

Argentina forward Messi is blessed with remarkable skill, balance and control and the 23-year-old is following in the footsteps of both Dutchman Cruyff and compatriot Maradona in starring for Barca while being universally recognized as the number one player on the planet.

Add to the list the attacking talents of David Villa, Xavi Hernandez, Andres Iniesta and Dani Alves, as well as the defensive steel of Carlos Puyol and Gerard Pique -- the only player on view who has played for both teams after starting his senior career at United before returning to the Camp Nou -- then it's easy to see why the Spanish side are favored to win the match.

Under coach Pep Guardiola, already a Catalan hero for his time as player with the club, Barca have won three Spanish league titles in a row and are on the verge of a second Champions League title in that period -- a remarkable record.

United come into the game on the back of sealing a record 19th domestic league title, a significant achievement as it moved them clear of rivals Liverpool.

They boast the greatest English player of his generation, striker Wayne Rooney, and golden oldies Ryan Giggs (37) and goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar (40) -- the latter will be retiring at the end of the match.But perhaps United's main hope of halting Barca lies with manager Alex Ferguson, who can lay claim to being the greatest coach in soccer history.

In his 25 years in charge of the club, Ferguson has won 12 league titles and countless other domestic trophies. If he leads United to victory on Saturday, he will become the first manager to win three Champions League titles.

The original European Cup was initiated in 1955 by French newspaper L'Equipe, under the jurisdiction of UEFA.Although the eventual premise was to involve only teams who had won their domestic league titles, in the early days L'Equipe actually invited those teams it considered to have the most fan appeal to participate.

Barcelona's Spanish rivals Real Madrid dominated in its formative years, taking the trophy in the first five years, while English clubs dominated from 1976 to 1982, winning six times in a row courtesy of Liverpool, Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa.

The format remained the same until 1992, when UEFA created the Champions League, involving not only domestic champions but also teams who finished second, third and fourth in their respective leagues.

United and Barca both won the competition once under the old format (United in 1968 and Barca in 1992 -- ironically both times also at Wembley).

And, since the introduction of the Champions League, the two teams have maintained identical records, both winning the cup twice and losing in the final once.

Tonight's match will see one of the teams claim their fourth European title, overtaking the beaten finalist in the all-time winners' table.


To much national debate, Wembley Stadium, the Football Cathedral, the recognized home of soccer in England -- the country where the sport originated -- was closed in 2000, ahead of a controversial proposal to raze it to the ground before building a new arena on the same site.

The stadium's dramatic opening in 1923 set the trend for 77 years of iconic images.
That year, an estimated crowd of over 200,000 piled in to the newly-built arena to watch the FA Cup final between Bolton and West Ham, spilling onto the pitch numerous times only to be dispersed by a policeman on a white horse.

That initial "White Horse Final" proved the prelude for a lifetime of sporting and non-sporting memories that gives Wembley its legendary status.

From local hero Henry Cooper knocking down the greatest heavyweight boxer of them all (Cassius Clay in 1963 before he changed his name to Muhammad Ali) to England captain Bobby Moore wiping his muddy hands before accepting the 1966 World Cup trophy from Queen Elizabeth II, Wembley Stadium has been at the forefront of English folklore.

But perhaps the most famous date in the stadium's history fell on July 13, 1985, when 72,000 music fans attended Live Aid, a 10-hour concert to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia which featured some of the biggest names in British music history coming together on an emotional and unforgettable balmy evening.

When the new $1.3 billion Wembley Stadium finally opened its doors in 2007, following various legal disputes between its constructors and the English Football Association, seven long years had passed.Now, four years later, the famous stadium will stage its biggest match since being rebuilt.

Visca el Barça!

Football is back for New Year

Happy New Year, dear Osasunists!
Football is back after Christmas and with the New Year an old enemy is back to confront with: Sevilla F.C.
Before I talk about the game, I would like to comment about last football news. Remember the match this evening has been about to be cancelled due to a players strike, as they complain these dates are off in their labour calendar. For first time, I don't know if the last, I support LFP( the employers-bussinessmen ) and I'm against the AFE ( employees-footballers ), as they didn't say a single word in September when the calendar was approved, and if footballers want to support their colleagues as they don't receive their salaries, I suppose there are other ways which may help to solve their situation!
On the other hand, in the ancient spoken English country, that is, England, one of the best League in the world, these days there have been lots of games for the joy of children and parents. In England, there are many games in 10 days (remember they don't celebrate the Three Wise Men Day- the 6th of January ). Everybody is back duty the day after New Year's Day ( Monday 3rd, this year ). Players consider as a duty and joy to play at Christmas.
Spain is different!And Osasuna is playing in Spain, luckily or unfortunately, and in fact today they are playing is the centre of Spain, not the capital as I know, but the very influencing Seville. A wonderful nice city with very special non-trustable people there!Quite gypsies!
Anyway, both teams are suffering this season to fulfill their goals! Sevilla was out of the Champions League very early and they changed coach before Christmas ( Jimenez no se comió el turrón!- no translation!!) and the race for the League was very far for this team too early too, and now everybody knows the championship is either for Barça or the white team from the capital of Spain ( remember my policy ).
Osasuna is starting the year 2011 away from the Reyno, and need to break their record of a year without winning an away game. It may be a good moment this evening against Sevilla F.C. and so Camacho can earn the respect and love he's demanding from us, Osasuna supporters!
Let's see what happens, and who knows?Maybe, the Three Wise Men bring Camacho his desire!!

Gora Osasuna!Aupa Rojillos!

My weekend

MY FAVOURITE DAY

Saturday's my favourite day. I never get up late and I eat breakfast (My mum often makes cakes).

Then, I always play football with my friends. I'm in a boy's football team. (In the picture), (I'm celebrating with my team after winning a match).

After that, I watch TV in the living room (I usually see "The Simpsons"). In the afternoon, I visit my cousins (I play basketball with them).

In the evening, I often play computer games. I never do my homework on Saturdays. I go to bed at half past eleven.

My weekend

Saturday´s my favourite day. I never getup early and I eat breakfast (My mum usually makes cookies!) Then, I always go play football. I'm in a boys' football team.

After that, I play the PSP in the living room, and watch TV.

In the afternon I never go to the cinema. In the evening I go to the football stadium with my brother.

I always do my homework on Sundays.

On Sundays I go to the skate park with my friends. At 2:00 o'clock I go back home to eat and at 5:00 o'clock I watch TV. It is great!

In the evening I eat dinner and wash my teeth and at ten o'clock I go to the bed.

Hope you do the same !

David vs. Goliath

Hello, again! A new football weekend is here and after the mandatory stop because the International matches for the European Cup 2012 ( congratulations Monreal ), we restart the League confrontations.

And the "debut" in the away matches is the most difficult one. Perhaps it's the best option for Osasuna, as the rival is Real Madrid, and after the pre-season matches Mourinho's team is not very well-formed and the Portuguese coach hasn't concluded his style in the " white team " (equipo blanco).

But all Osasuna supporters always fear this confrontation, and also expect the best and the worst from our players. Do not forget that this year is the 20th anniversary of the famous 0-4 ( thanks to Urban ) at the Bernabeu or the 6th anniversary of the last success in Madrid.

I've already talked about my opinion of Osasuna's coach and his past. There's another opportunity for him to show his best and motivate his players to do their best. I'll always support Osasuna's players in this kind of matches, but please do not make us feel embarrased or betrayed.

Gora Osasuna! Aupa Rojillos!

Here we are again!

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Hello, again! Here we are to start a new season for everyone.

First, it's time for football. As you know one of the most important topics of this blog. Later, in some days, we'll start the school season and the rest of the topics.

Before I start talking about Osasuna and the first match at home against Almeria, I would like to say hello to all you follow my comments as a compulsory task for school, and those who do not attend my classes. But, I also have to ask an unpleasant viewer to leave my blog. This is a first polite request, but I tell you that all who do not behave educatedly will not be allowed to participate or have a espace in my blog.

Therefore, there will not be comments for an unpleasant Japanese-Chinese linker and all will be deleted.

By the way, I'm sorry for my long absence, as it was forced because a virus in my computer and later, of course, for necessary holidays.

Now, the important issue: OSASUNA. They are also back and our expectances aren't very optimistic after the pre-season results. There are also some people who are not very pleasant with the same coach. I mean, I do not agree with the decision of mantaining Camacho as the mister of Osasuna.

Everyone will probably have been follower of the World Cup last July and the coverage of Tele5 in the championship. First, I congratulate Spain for the achievement of the World Cup, but I please ask the executive managers of the Spanish channel to not kill us with the boreness and high-rated hooliganism of speakers as Camacho, who was first signed to teach us with tactics and proffesional comments, but in the end there were only chants, sighs or shouting.

You see then my opinion about Osasuna's coach! Then we have the new footballers in the club. I think Osasuna is one of the clubs with the lowest budget in the so called Liga de las Estrellas, but I also think that Izco do not spend or invest the money as appropiated. I think that the best new player is the goalkeeper Asier Riesgo, a good substitute for Ricardo, but Leko, is still an incognite, as he is too young to know. Finally, it seems that Soriano has been a good player in the preseason matches. Let's see what happens with the rest of the new players.

Finally, for those who left the club this year, first I would say "thank you". No matter how well or bad they did it in the club. In my opinion, we won't probably miss anyone, sincerely. I only wish them all their best, above all to Delporte who could not get well again after his last injures.

Now it's time for players to call our attention and win our support! I finished last sseason a bit disappointed, and I start with the same mood. So let's see how the season 10/11 go, but in the end there are only a couple of sentences to write an end to my first article:

GORA OSASUNA! AUPA ROJILLOS!

p.s. There will be some other changes in the following days! Welcome back to all of you!!

Espanyol-Osasuna, last match away

Hello supporters! Here I am again in our last article of the season to talk about the games of Osasuna away. This last match away is against R.C.D. Espanyol from Barcelona.

Some weeks ago the classification seemed to give Pochettino's team a relief position and it was said they were safe with 41 points. Now, an hour before the match starts the situation is the same for Espanyol, but Osasuna has got 42 points and it's on 11th position and Espanyol on the 13th.

The match in Barcelona is going to be different for both teams and there are few things to fight for. Osasuna can go up to the 10th position and relegate last week rival, Deportivo de la Coruña, and it could be the same for Espanyol, though they would only get the same points as Lotina's team.

It's important to bear in mind everything. These are the matches tonight at 21.00 all. And apart from the well-known fight for the League between Barça and R.Madrid, there are other important things other teams are fighting for. Here there is a summary in each confrontation:

Tenerife - Almería ( if Tenerife win, they will get Almeria in trouble )
Valladolid - Racing ( if Valladolid win, they will get Racing in much trouble )
Getafe - Málaga ( if Getafe win, Malaga is virtually in Second Division and they get a European place )
Villarreal - Valencia ( it's a Europe match )
Espanyol - Osasuna
Sporting - Atlético ( the team from Madrid is only thinking of the finals )
Deportivo - Mallorca ( other three more points for a rival of Depor !)
Real Madrid - Athletic ( the League and Europe is the bet )
Xerez - Zaragoza ( a confrontation to avoid Second Division )
Sevilla - Barcelona ( the League and Europe is the bet )

Equipo Partidos Local Fuera Goles Ptos. PJ PG PE PP PG PE PP PG PE PP GF GC
Barcelona 93 36 29 6 1 17 1 0 12 5 1 91 22
Real Madrid 92 36 30 2 4 17 0 1 13 2 3 96 33
Valencia 68 36 20 8 8 12 5 1 8 3 7 58 38
Sevilla 60 36 18 6 12 10 6 2 8 0 10 60 44
Mallorca 59 36 17 8 11 14 1 3 3 7 8 57 43
Villarreal 52 36 15 7 14 12 3 3 3 4 11 53 54
Getafe 52 36 15 7 14 10 4 4 5 3 10 53 47
Athletic 51 36 14 9 13 10 4 4 4 5 9 47 48
Atlético 46 36 13 7 16 11 3 4 2 4 12 56 57
Deportivo 44 36 12 8 16 8 4 6 4 4 10 34 47
Osasuna 42 36 11 9 16 7 7 4 4 2 12 35 43
Almería 41 36 10 11 15 8 6 4 2 5 11 39 50
Espanyol 41 36 10 11 15 8 6 4 2 5 11 27 43
Zaragoza 40 36 10 10 16 7 5 6 3 5 10 41 58
Sporting 39 36 9 12 15 7 6 5 2 6 10 35 48
Málaga 36 36 7 15 14 5 7 6 2 8 8 40 45
Racing 36 36 8 12 16 3 5 10 5 7 6 39 57
Tenerife 35 36 9 8 19 8 5 5 1 3 14 38 71
Valladolid 33 36 6 15 15 3 8 7 3 7 8 35 57
Xerez 30 36 7 9 20 5 4 9 2 5 11 34 63

Good luck for everybody and have a good night of football!
Gora Osasuna! Aupa Rojillos!

Osasuna-Athletic, more than a derby

Good evening, dear Osasunists! Here we are again, a consecutive Monday evening for Osasuna ( but I'm not talking any longer about the useless of matches in the week, as there have been many comments in the news and the papers in the last fortnight ).

Today my article is about the football schools and philosophy from both clubs. I usually listen to some radio stations and football reporters about their admiration to the club from Bilbao ( of course, they never refer to it with the name of the city and in the event they forget, they always apologize for their mistake ). Last week it was in RNE during Sunday matches and they said they admired Athletic for their politics of contracts and the philosophy of playing with home players!!

This is my point: home players? Lezama vs Tajonar ( the names of both team schools ). Lezama is a good school, Tajonar too, but there are some facts to explain. There are few players from Bilbao who have played or play in Osasuna, but it's the opposite at Athletic Club. This season there are 17 Navarrian players between First Division and Second B League in Athletic Club. Meanwhile, there are 20 Navarrians between First Division and Second B league in Osasuna.

I always agree with people from Bilbao and fans of their club that footballers, as any other employees look for their best and search the best contract of their lives, but there are some politics which I will never accept. I won't say that goalkeeper Gorka Iraizoz (Ansoáin)- from Espanyol-, the defender from Liverpool Mikel San José(Villava), Carlos Gurpegui ( Andosilla ), from La Txantrea or Ion Velez ( Tafalla ) from Lezama; the rest were taken from Osasuna somehow: midfielders Pablo Orbaiz (Elcano), Javi Martínez (Ayegui), and Iñaki Muñoz (Pamplona). Besides, the last best young player from Lezama, born in Navarra and their friend club Iker Muniain ( 22 matches with the first team now ) and Iñigo Pérez too.

There are also other players who weren't born in Navarre ( Fernando Llorente was born in Pamplona, but he always lived in Logroño ), but there were others who aren't from Pamplona and played in Osasuna ( that second rule Athletic managers follow: people who are connected to the region somehow: David López and Koikili are two good examples ).

Their reasons are different in many cases to leave Pamplona or Osasuna, but there are many open wounds in Osasuna hearts. The problem is that it can be even worse, as there are more young players from Navarra in Lezama: defenders Borka Ekiza (Pamplona, 1988) and Mikel Santamaría (Pamplona, 1987), midfielders Javier Eraso (Pamplona, 1990), Adrien Goñi (Pamplona, 1988, debuted last season ) and Iván Miñes (Tudela, 1990); the forwards Arkaitz Ruiz (Pamplona, 1989), Julen Goñi (Pamplona, 1989) and Ismael López(Pamplona, 1990, who left Tajonar at a very young age). Adrien Goñi, Iñigo Pérez and Ismael are three out of five most used players in Second B team.

Anyway, I already talked about the rivalry and brotherhood of both teams, so that won't be any argument now, but any match or confrontation between Athletic and Osasuna make supporters nervous and envious. This season their evolution has been different, from a good start in Osasuna to avoid relegation as always; and from a bad start in Bilbao and Europe aspirations at the end of the League. It's easier for us to hurt Athletic supporters with a good result this evening than the opposite. Players from Bilbao don't get a victory away since last December 13th, in Zaragoza ( 1-2 ).

Possible kickoff teams: ( Navarrians in black )
Osasuna: Ricardo; Azpilicueta, M. Flaño, Sergio, Monreal; Ruper, Vadocz; Juanfran, Masoud, Camuñas; Pandiani.
Athletic de Bilbao: Iraizoz; Ustaritz, S. Jose, Amorebieta, Koikili; D. Lopez, J. Martinez, Orbaiz, Gabilondo; Llorente, Toquero.

AUPA ROJILLOS! GORA OSASUNA!

Valencia-Osasuna, resurrection weekend?

 Hello dear supporters!
Today is Glory Sunday and match day too! Osasuna are playing against Valencia F.C. at Mestalla Stadium and a miracle is posible. After playing against Almeria F.C. at home, Osasuna is calmer with 42 points and at the doors of the desided 45-47 points, which seem to be the enough quantity to avoid relegation to Second Division.

The rival for this afternoon is a team which are still playing in the week. Valencia F.C. played against Atletico on Thursday at Mestalle in the Europe League and the final score was a draw : 2-2. The second part is next week and Valencia supporters seem to be more worried by this championship than the home League.
It is then a good opportunity to "fish" in a low favourable stadium. Unai Emeri, Valencia coach, can't play with players like Alexis, David Navarro, Mathieu, Miguel or Marchena, Bruno, Dealbert, Maduro and Jordi Alba will be conversed defenders.

The coach is wandering, as his supporters, if the Europe League match against Atletico is more important than to make sure to participate in next season Champions League with their third position in the actual Spanish League. So, Unai must decide wether to play with the same kickoff team as last Thursday or give opportunities to players like Joaquín for Pablo, or Vicente, Dominguez o Baraja for Silva, Villa, Mata or Fernandes. What a dilemma, isn't it? Camacho can't have a look to his bench as Emeri does.

Anyway, Osasuna can make a profit of all those Emeri's doubts. Camacho has his injuried players too, and among those is Juanfran, a good player who was in a very good physical condition and he always create many occasions. Monreal has had physical problems during the week, but he seems to be ready to play this afternoon.

On the other hand, Mestalla  hasn't been a suitable stadium to get points for Osasuna. Our team have lost the last five consecutive matches played in Valencia and we could only win twice in all our history. Thus, Valencia F.C. are making their stadium a strong fortress for all their rivals. They have won six out of seven matches at Mestalla and they only let a draw to lose two points.

Kickoff teams:
Valencia F.C. : Cesar, Alba, Bruno, Dealbert, Maduro, Fernandes, Banega, Mata, Silva, Joaquin, and Villa.
C.A. Osasuna: Ricardo, Monreal, Miguel Flaño, Sergio, Azpilicueta ( 100 matches in Osasuna ) , Vadocz, Nekounam, Camuñas, Calleja, Aranda and Walter Pandiani.
The referee is Mejuto Gonzalez. I hope he won't be thinking of his dreamed match: next Saturday Real Madrid-Barça.
Gora Osasuna! Aupa Rojillos!