Monthly Archives: August 2011

Thiago Alcántara, from outsider to star

on August 2, 2011 None comments

In these times when each team was fighting for the best player, Barcelona got up from it bed before to late. Few expected that 2 months ago the Spanish-Brazilian Thiago Alcantara will reach to be a strong player in Spanish national team.

Thiago Alcántara was born in San Pietro Vernotico, Italy and grew up in Spain. His father is former Brazilian World Cup winner Mazinho. He started at the lower levels of Flamengo and at the age of 5 he moved to Spain with his father, and started playing with Galician team Ureca. He returned to Flamengo aged 10 and, in 2005, once again moved back to Spain, to play for Barcelona.

Placed on the transfer list of Barcelona, Thiago chose to sign another contract to perform under the same colors the next season.

After a series of successes in friendly games where he scored 4 goals for the Catalans, Thiago will be called by Vicente del Bosque to play for Spain’s team in the friendly game with Italy.

The match will take place on August 10 in Bari, while Del Bosque said: “I cannot get over the good form of Thiago! I’ll call him to perform for the big team” after he went through all representative lots of Spain.

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Thierry Henry, a player for any team

on August 1, 2011 None comments

A new team, same brilliant player in the person of Thierry Henry who won the first trophy on Emirates Stadium, but in the colors of New York Red Bull.

Last weekend was Thierry Henry’s time, who eventually won the first trophy on Emirates Stadium. Although he didn’t raise the cup with his colleagues from Arsenal, the player of the New York Red Bull enjoyed the friendly victory obtained at the end of the tournament on the “gunners” home stadium.

Americans have won the first match of training in England, passing just on the edge of Paris Saint-Germain with 1-0. In the second test, New York ended in a draw with Arsenal, 1-1 finishing in the first place on the Emirates Cup standings.

With a contract until 2014, Henry scored 11 goals in 18 matches in MLS this season. At the age of 33, the French striker arrived in U.S. after New York Red Bulls signed with him as a free contract player. In Europe, the ”star of the Hexagon” has evolved for AS Monaco, Juventus, Arsenal and Barcelona.

Keep with the good work Thierry Henry!

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