Thursday, January 21, 2010
Candreva: "I Want To Deserve This Jersey"
"It is really exciting to be at Juventus. Yesterday I arrived in Turin and I signed the contract. This morning I visited the headquarters and now I can't wait t begin this new adventure".
This is the way in which Antonio Candreva introduced himself to the Juventus supporters through Juventus Channel.
The midfielder, before taking part in the first training session with his new team mates, was interviewed by Valeria Ciardiello and Paolo Rossi and spoke of his first sensations as a Juventus player:
"All my family is excited. I met Ferrara who wished me good luck and now it is my turn to show I deserve this jersey by confirming the good I did so far in the months to come".
For Candreva it is a case of destiny: he made his debut in the Serie B at just 16 years of age with Ternana and since then he never looked back:
"I started early. When I played my first match in the Serie B I was still part of the Allievi Nazionali squad… I nearly always played as trequartista but sometimes I was also fielded in front of the defence. Mine is a simple way of playing and thus it leads me to handle quite a number of balls. I don’t score much but I am an altruist and I like putting my mates in the right condition to score".
This season, Candreva has already shown his qualities to the Olimpico public, on the 19th September when he played for Livorno in Turin. The final result was 2-0 for the bianconeri:
"In that match I also tried to score – he recalls – but we had an excellent Buffon in front of us". Buffon will be sharing the same dressing room now and may even be with him in Italy’s South African expedition:
"Playing in the national team is always nice but I am not thinking of the World Cup at the moment. It is however important for me to be with many team mates here who are part of the azzurri squad".
Juventus.com
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FC Porto: Leaked Phone Taps Proof in Major Corruption Scandal
For most Portuguese football fans, the brand "FC Porto" is a synonym of corruption. The leader of the club for over 25 years, Mr. Pinto da Costa, is well known for not only being the most successful executive in the football world, but also because of the corruption scandals, which seem to be constantly associated with him
Not long ago, Platini threatened to ban FC Porto from the Champions League because of the same scandal, which brought many referees and executives to the court. Nonetheless, FCP did not get the ban and Platini became a laughing stock in Portugal.
Not even the Portuguese courts were able to punish FC Porto's chairman, since the phone records that proved his involvement in the major corruptions scandal were not accepted as proof by the court.
Today the same phone taps, which were overruled by the court house, were posted on YouTube. The content is just a confirmation of what was already known by the general public.
The tapes include mostly talks between the Portuguese executive and major characters of the Portuguese refereeing scene. According to the conversations Pinto da Costa literally handpicked the officials responsible for FC Porto's fixtures.
Bribes are also a topic. Money is not specifically mentioned, but nonetheless prostitution is broadly discussed under the term "fruit" (prostitutes) and the term "milk and coffee" (which refers to Latin-Brazilian prostitutes), which were offered to referees.
There is also another tape in which the Portuguese executive talks to the then-President of the Portuguese League, in order to ask him for a favor in a disciplinary case against Liedson for elbowing a FC Porto player.
One of the most scandalous tapes for international fans is the one which involves Deco, the famous midfield ace.
The Portuguese midfielder had thrown his boot at a referee after being sent off. Angry about this decision, Pinto da Costa asked a famous journal editor to publish an interview with Deco, in which the player would state that he would reconsider his place in the national team if he was to be punished for his actions against the referee.
The forged interview was carefully prepared, as was the hearing at the League's Disciplinary Committee. Deco carefully followed the instructions of FC Porto's chairman and was not punished by the league - a true scandal.
Now, Portugal eagerly awaits the outcome of this situation. Pinto da Costa has already filed a law suit concerning the leaked tapes. The Portuguese General Attorney is following the situation closely, trying to find those responsible for the publishing of those tapes, since they were held under a confidential status.
However, the question remains: How could Pinto da Costa not have been punished by the legal authorities?
Many suspect that Pinto da Costa also has some influence within the justice system, which is not too far-fetched. He has enjoyed some very intimate relationships with many famous politicians who still have a large influence in the legal system.
A "Godfather" plot in Portuguese.
font: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/330214-...ruption-scandal
Here are the links.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK6nCGYB8Yw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5EMtn0EAYc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCvn2tEEj3E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgwoQoNmT6U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2dX61WvLDE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZAd9kYN5Z0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq87BdP3AaM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL8BCAUspp0
I doubt most of you understand the Portuguese, even with subs, but still. Here it is.
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