How does La Roja spend their free time?
Jun. 5th, 2014 11:54 pm![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png)

So, you're in Washington DC for a training camp and final friendly before you head out to Brazil to defend your World Cup crown ... you get some time off.
Do you...
a)( Do some sightseeing around the city? )
b)( Take your kid to the zoo? )
c)( Go out for a stroll (in occasionally questionable fashion, I´m looking at you Sernando)? )
or
d)Go shopping for lingerie in Victoria's Secret?
( No, seriously ... )i want our trophies back: a picture book
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this is actually the most ridiculous thing I've ever made, but in my defense, I'm still intoxicated and euphoric about the triple
disclaimer: all drawn in good fun, I bear Bayern's opponents no particular ill will, etc. etc.

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disclaimer: all drawn in good fun, I bear Bayern's opponents no particular ill will, etc. etc.

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Athletic Club de Bilbao's training grounds, Ciudad Deportiva, in Lezama. Two o'clock on Sunday morning. A weekend off at the club's training facilities as there is no activity until Monday. The gates are closed and there is no-one around apart from the security guard who is suddenly startled by the arrival of a car.
The guard watches with great surprise as someone gets out of the car and jumps over a small fence to get to the building's main entrance. The guard is on his way to stop the person he assumes to be a thief, when he realises that it is Javi Martínez, the ex-Athletic player, now with Bayern.
The international midfielder asks the security officer to open the door to the dressing room because he wants to get his things (boots, clothes and other personal items) that he was unable to retrieve after the buy-out clause came into effect to end his association with Athletic.
Following some discussion, Javi Martínez was able to access the first team dressing room where he found, to his surprise, that his locker had been cleared out. The player could only save a pair of boots that had been discarded nearby.
Another bizarre event to add to his secret trip to Munich where he tried to hide behind an umbrella to avoid discovery prior to finalising his exit.
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marca. not sure why this photo is relevant, since it clearly wasn't taken at 2 am...still, this is the transfer saga that keeps on giving the crazy -- and i am super excited that marca in inglés is just as salacious as the spanish original.
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Kidnap victim (and most expensive utility player of all time) Javi Martínez continues to do well in Muenchen - "amazing" his coach in practice, according to readily available news reports. He's reportedly thrilled to be there too, as anyone afflicted with Stockholm syndrome would be.
Meanwhile, Die Sueddeutsche Zeitung takes time out to explain one reason why he cost so much even though he isn't blonde.* The second reason is provided by their reporter Raphael Honigstein, who elaborated on the tax situation in this week's Football Weekly Podcast courtesy of The Guardian.
The two reasons:
( There's a topless pic in here... )
*Blondes, like Brazilians, cost more, according to the always hilarious book Soccernomics.
Meanwhile, Die Sueddeutsche Zeitung takes time out to explain one reason why he cost so much even though he isn't blonde.* The second reason is provided by their reporter Raphael Honigstein, who elaborated on the tax situation in this week's Football Weekly Podcast courtesy of The Guardian.
The two reasons:
( There's a topless pic in here... )
*Blondes, like Brazilians, cost more, according to the always hilarious book Soccernomics.
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It's not every day my faintly sinister Philipp Lahm icon comes in so handy, but FC Bayern München is trolling this morning, as only they can.
According to the club website, a "very happy" Javi Martinez (aka "this transfer-season's most curiously over-priced player") is in München this morning, having just completed a transfer deal to end in 2017. Their director is really happy about this because "from day one we've had a lack of communication [could be translated as cooperation] from his club."
No kidding! According to Athletic Bilbao's website the player's "trip to München is unauthorized, and we will be demanding an explanation from him." Looks like they're going to have to wait until he has a vacation, frankly.
I have screen caps of the boy in München, of course, grinning like an idiot and repeating the spiel about how he's "so proud to be at a club as storied as Bayern."

LOL

Double LOL
Those of you who speak German and are in the mood for a good hearty chuckle are encouraged to make your way to the site to read every sordid detail.
By the way: he better not have cost 40 million because he's worth less than half that. His attitude is priceless though - he'll fit right into his new dressing room, no problem at all. I defy even Arjen Robben to engineer a transfer this juicy.
As for FC Hollywood - thank you darlings. You've just made the decade worthwhile.
EDIT: The Suedeutsche Zeitung are convinced he went for 40 million. That makes him the most expensive signing in Bundesliga history.
According to the club website, a "very happy" Javi Martinez (aka "this transfer-season's most curiously over-priced player") is in München this morning, having just completed a transfer deal to end in 2017. Their director is really happy about this because "from day one we've had a lack of communication [could be translated as cooperation] from his club."
No kidding! According to Athletic Bilbao's website the player's "trip to München is unauthorized, and we will be demanding an explanation from him." Looks like they're going to have to wait until he has a vacation, frankly.
I have screen caps of the boy in München, of course, grinning like an idiot and repeating the spiel about how he's "so proud to be at a club as storied as Bayern."

LOL

Double LOL
Those of you who speak German and are in the mood for a good hearty chuckle are encouraged to make your way to the site to read every sordid detail.
By the way: he better not have cost 40 million because he's worth less than half that. His attitude is priceless though - he'll fit right into his new dressing room, no problem at all. I defy even Arjen Robben to engineer a transfer this juicy.
As for FC Hollywood - thank you darlings. You've just made the decade worthwhile.
EDIT: The Suedeutsche Zeitung are convinced he went for 40 million. That makes him the most expensive signing in Bundesliga history.
CAMPEONES CAMPEONES OE OE OE!!!
Jul. 2nd, 2012 03:33 pm![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png)
So RTVE are currently keeping us updated with the NT's movements in preparation for the celebrations later this evening which in general is:
"The agenda of the day for the Spanish team. At 15:00CEST they will arrive at Barajas Airport, at 17:00CEST they will be received by King Juan Carlos at the Zarzuela Palace . Later, from 18:00CEST, in an open-top bus, the players will make their particular parade the streets of Madrid, until 20:30CEST to arrive at the Plaza de Cibeles ."
So I declare this the party/celebration post and while we wait for the celebrations to begin, feel free to post pics/celebration pics etc
Also, what do you think Pepe's player introductions will be this year? Can he improve on Euro '08 and WC '10?
"The agenda of the day for the Spanish team. At 15:00CEST they will arrive at Barajas Airport, at 17:00CEST they will be received by King Juan Carlos at the Zarzuela Palace . Later, from 18:00CEST, in an open-top bus, the players will make their particular parade the streets of Madrid, until 20:30CEST to arrive at the Plaza de Cibeles ."
So I declare this the party/celebration post and while we wait for the celebrations to begin, feel free to post pics/celebration pics etc
Also, what do you think Pepe's player introductions will be this year? Can he improve on Euro '08 and WC '10?
( 08 and 10 recaps )
La Roja Boys: Adidas Villancinco
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it doesn't get any better than that LOL

( Moar from Tumblr )
it doesn't get any better than that LOL

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The beauty of the official portraits...
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( For your viewing pleasure )
It's the offseason so I'm taking advantage of that to spam the community with beauty :D
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Fernando went to his hometown of Fuenlabrada to be awarded the Medalla de la Ciudad de Fuenlabrada for winning the WC and also went to visit a sports centre that is being built and will be named after him.
( Video under the cut )
Andres Iniesta and David Villa were at the wax museum in Madrid to unveil the new waxworks of themselves that are going on display
( Double trouble )
And most of the players - Sergio, Iker, Pepe, Capdevilla, Arbeloa, Llorente, Marchena, Javi, Xabi, Mata, Silva and Villa - and VDB were at the Chocrón jewelers to recieve their watches that they were promised for winning the WC - they helped choose the design and each one is personalized with an engraving of their name and the date of the WC
Later on this morning the players all headed to La Rozas to meet up with the other late arrivals and to
sepp to stepp down??
Mar. 22nd, 2011 10:11 am![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png)
Sepp Blatter will make way for a successor as FIFA president in four years' time if he is re-elected in June, he has announced.

Blatter is seeking a fourth term as FIFA president and is being challenged by Asian confederation chief Mohamed Bin Hammam.
The 75-year-old told UEFA's Congress in Paris on Tuesday that if he wins he will definitely stand down in 2015, saying: "You know very well that I am a candidate for the next four years as FIFA president but these will be the last four years for which I stand as a candidate."
He added: "Together we have the task of bringing together the adventure we have started.
"We want to ensure a better future for our youth."
The new president will be elected at a Fifa Congress which starts on 31 May.
With Bin Hammam vowing to increase Fifa's decision-making power and spread its considerable wealth, Blatter is facing his first challenge since Issa Hayatou took him on - and lost - in 2002.
Bin Hammam is also currently attending the Congress for European football's governing body, Uefa, as they lobby federation presidents for their vote on 1 June in Zurich.
Uefa members make up more than one quarter of the maximum 208 Fifa voters that Blatter and Bin Hammam will attempt to woo.
The winner needs a two-thirds majority of valid votes cast in the first ballot, or a majority in the second.
Fifa has set an 1 April deadline for other candidates to be nominated by a single member federation.
"We are in extra time," said Blatter, referring to the time left before the election. "Let's wait and see what the outcome will be."
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i could have sworn there was a "blatter infection" tag, maybe i just made that up


Blatter is seeking a fourth term as FIFA president and is being challenged by Asian confederation chief Mohamed Bin Hammam.
The 75-year-old told UEFA's Congress in Paris on Tuesday that if he wins he will definitely stand down in 2015, saying: "You know very well that I am a candidate for the next four years as FIFA president but these will be the last four years for which I stand as a candidate."
He added: "Together we have the task of bringing together the adventure we have started.
"We want to ensure a better future for our youth."
The new president will be elected at a Fifa Congress which starts on 31 May.
With Bin Hammam vowing to increase Fifa's decision-making power and spread its considerable wealth, Blatter is facing his first challenge since Issa Hayatou took him on - and lost - in 2002.
Bin Hammam is also currently attending the Congress for European football's governing body, Uefa, as they lobby federation presidents for their vote on 1 June in Zurich.
Uefa members make up more than one quarter of the maximum 208 Fifa voters that Blatter and Bin Hammam will attempt to woo.
The winner needs a two-thirds majority of valid votes cast in the first ballot, or a majority in the second.
Fifa has set an 1 April deadline for other candidates to be nominated by a single member federation.
"We are in extra time," said Blatter, referring to the time left before the election. "Let's wait and see what the outcome will be."
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tag as u see fit
i could have sworn there was a "blatter infection" tag, maybe i just made that up

Informe Robinson: Athletic Club de Bilbao
Mar. 10th, 2011 09:58 pm![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png)
These videos are not exactly new but I think it is interesting to see how is the intimacy of a top team and how the particular philosophy of Athletic determines their schedule and training.
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