The first round of season 2012-2013 is threatened by 'money trouble'.

Scheduled for August 18 the first round of Spanish Primera Division, is threatened due to lack of agreement of television rights. As usual it comes about money.

On Friday, Mediapro had to offered to operators rights to show teams which this company doesn't have.  The reason? Copyrighted by Canal +. Currently still do not know what matches will be shown on TV open, and which will be encoded. There is also a risk that the first series of games in season will not be show in Spain.

Atlético, Celta, Espanyol, Getafe, Osasuna, Real Sociedad, Zaragoza, Betis and Athletic have signed an agreement with Canal + for seasons 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15. Canal + has announced that it would take law action against Mediapro, which operates non-company contracts. LFP  can not see the problem and says that La Liga will start without a trouble on August 18, as planned.

2012-08-18 FC Sevilla - Getafe CF
2012-08-18 Athletic Bilbao - Real Betis
2012-08-18 FC Barcelona - Real Sociedad
2012-08-18 Real Zaragoza - Real Valladolid
2012-08-18 Real Madrid - Valencia CF
2012-08-18 Celta Vigo - Malaga CF
2012-08-18 Rayo Vallecano - Granada CF
2012-08-18 Levante UD - Atletico Madrid
2012-08-18 Deportivo La Coruna - Osasuna Pampelona
2012-08-18 RCD Mallorca - Espanyol Barcelona

Carles Puyol back to the game after knee injury.

Carles Puyol  Barcelona's defender and Spanish national team resumed training on Monday with the Catalan team. Player sidelined for almost three months due to injuries, which eliminated him from participation in the European Championships in Poland and Ukraine.

34-year-old captain "Blaugrana" suffered the injury on May 8, exactly one month before the start of Euro 2012. After the meeting, the Spanish league against local rivals Espanyol (4-0) football player complained of knee pain. Research has shown that it was necessary to perform arthroscopy, after which the player had to  a six-week rehabilitation.

"Puyol was back in training on schedule this morning, returning after a two month layoff following his knee operation in May . The captain trained apart from the rest of the squad in the group’s penultimate session before they fly out to Germany on Tuesday for their first pre-season friendly against Hamburg.. Puyol will undergo further medical tests next Monday, June 30th, to confirm his fitness to return to full training – the same day that the team’s Spanish internationals resume training" - written the official website of Barcelona FC.

The absence of Puyol at Euro 2012 and the absence of injured forward David Villa, did not prevent the champions of Europe in 2008 to defend the title. After a 4-0 victory over Italy in the final, "La Roja" was the first team in history to have won two championships in Euro in a row.

Real Madrid is ready to pay big money for Luka Modric.

Luka Modric got the green light and he can leave Tottenham Hotspur in London. Intends to use the occasion of Real Madrid, who created a good deal.

"Royal" want to offer for the Croatian midfielder about 45 million euros. This is yet another bid for Real  for Modric. The first, amounting to 35.5 million euro, was rejected.

It is possible that not all of the amount will be paid in cash. Real would like to include transactions Ricardo Carvalho (final transfer) or Nuri Sahin (annual rent).

 Modric is a graduate of Dinamo Zagreb where he played in the junior teams.In 2003 he  moved to the Bosnian team HSK Zrinjski Mostar. In the next he returned to his homeland and went to Inter Zaprešić. There, he played one season and returned in 2005 to Dinamo. In 2008, in thespring transfer window  Modric moved to Tottenham Hotspur.

According to Spanish media Modric transfer to Real Madrid is a very probably. 26-year-old midfielder has reportedly set up your earnings. Modric will earn in Real Madrid 152 000 euros per week.

 

Yohan Cabaye or Javi Martinez? Which of them will be player in Barcelona?

The English media inform about the alleged interest of Barcelona, ​​Newcastle United player - Yohan Cabaye. The Frenchman would be replaced by Seydou Keita, who went to China.

According to 'The Sun' Catalan club plans to make an offer of around 10 million euros for Yohan Cabaye, 26-year-old midfielder Newcastle United and France.

Cabaye began his playing career at the club Lille OSC. In 2001-2004, he performed in the club's youth team, then was promoted to the senior first team, led then by coach Claude Puel. November 7, 2004 he made his debut in Ligue 1 in the 2-0 away win over FC Istres. By the end of the season he played just five matches and his club end the season on the second place in league. In season 2007/2008 Yohan was the second leading scorer (7 goals) after Michel Bastos. 
At the end of season 2010/2011 Cabaye  went to Newcastle United, signing a five-year contract.

The English club paid for him more than 5 milion euro, but since then Cabaye has become an important player of Newcastle and the French national team, making sure his precious rose. The English press, however, believes that the amount of close to 15 million, should convince the masters of Newcastle.

Everything also depends on the outcome of talks with Barcelona Athletic Bilbao on Javi Martinez. Catalans would really want to download to their representative in Spain. This, however, has entered the amount of compensation in the contract in the amount - 40 million. The transaction does not include VAT (currently 18%), which means that this transaction would be extremely expensive for the Catalans.

Granada - The mountains and the sea in the same place.

Granada - a city in southern Spain, in the valley of the river Genil (a tributary of the Guadalquivir River), in the mountains Cordilleras Béticas, 271 thousand  population. The capital of the province of Granada, in the region of Andalusia. Centre commercial, industrial and cultural center. One of the most important tourist destinations in Spain, famous for its beautiful setting, many historic and memorable landscapes. The special charm of Grenada lies in the fact that in a few hours, you can go skiing in the Sierra Nevada, and then swim in the Mediterranean Sea on the Costa del Sol, located about 70 km.

The town has a railway station of Granada.

University of Granada was founded in 1531 by Emperor Charles V through a papal bull of Clement VII. In this way, Granada affirmed its status as a university city, open to culture, people and religion. Institute of Granada continued the tradition of Arabic university Yusuf I.

Granada CF  - Club was established on 14 April 1931 as Recreativo de Granada. The first club president was Julio López Fernández. Their first meeting took place against a team Granada Jaén and Deportivo won 2-1. First, the historical goal of Granada score Antonio Bombillar. In 1932, Granada won the game Tercera Regional - Region Sur. After several promotions in 1941, the team became a member of the Primera División. From that time until the end of the 70s Granada has performed alternately in the Primera and Segunda División. In 1972 and 1974 Granada won the sixth place in La Liga, the highest in its history.

 

Serdar Tasci in Barcelona?

After transfer Jordi Alba, FC Barcelona is looking for reinforcement of a defense. The list of candidates got another defender.

After nominations Javi Martinez, Dodo, or David Luiz, now is time for Serdar Tasci. VfB Stuttgart defender has a contract valid until 2014, but the 10-millionth of an offer should be helpful to sign a new contract with Catalonians.

Tasci is a graduate of a small club SC Altbach. Then he played in juniors Stuttgarter Kickers, and in February 1999 was sent to a youth team VfB Stuttgart. In season 2005/2006 was promoted to the amateur team playing in the South Regional League. At the third level league Serdar appeared in 30 matches and scored 3 goals. He played well enough that the first team VfB coach Armin Veh, the summer of 2006 moved his to a first team. Tasci made ​​his debut in the Bundesliga 20 August in winning 3-2 away win over Arminia Bielefeld. Week 1:3 defeat late in the match against Borussia Dortmund scored his first goal in the league. Tasci was doing well enough that by the end of the season was one of the best players club in Stuttgart. Throughout the season, Serdar occurred together in 26 league games, scored two goals and contributed to the fight for the German championship and promotion to the German Cup final (lost 2:3 with the 1st FC Nuremberg).

The team from the Camp Nou on transfers can still spend about 26 million, so the purchase of the Germanian, it seems very likely.

Officially: Jordi Alba in Barcelona!

FC Barcelona's official website through announced that  has reached an agreement with the club Valencia CF for transfer Jordi Alba. To sign the contract need only lacks medical tests.

Jordi Alba is a graduate of FC Barcelona. Then he performed in clubs such as the EU Cornell and CD Mestalla. In 2007 he was player of Valencia CF. In 2008 he was loaned to Gimnàsticu Tarragona. After the 2008/09 season he returned to Valencia. In La Liga he debut on September 13, 2009 won over Real Valladolid. In 2009 he was appointed to the FIFA World U-20 2009 played in Egypt. April 11 2010, in a match against RCD Mallorca, scored his first goal in the league

 Jordi Alba is the first reinforcement FC Barcelona before the start of 2012/13 season. Catalan is a nominal left-defender.

Finally, the amount of transfer will be 14 million, and Catalan sign five-year contract.