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http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/sep/15/mexican-politician-ronaldinho-social-media


Mexican politician causes outrage after racist post about Ronaldinho

• Querétaro demanding ‘exemplary punishment’ for remarks
• Ronaldinho: ‘I signed as I haven’t won anything in Mexico’
• Brazil legend joins Querétaro on a two-year deal
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Ronaldinho is presented before thousands of Querétaro fans at the Corregidora stadium in his new club's shirt. Photograph: Carlos Tischler/Rex
The tone of the commotion over Ronaldinho’s surprise signing for the Mexican club Querétaro has moved from general enthusiasm to outrage in response to a Facebook post by a local politician calling the Brazilian legend an ape.
Carlos Treviño’s outburst was sparked by the traffic jams caused by Ronaldinho’s presentation to fans at half-time in Querétaro’s Friday night draw against Puebla.
“I try to be tolerant but I DETEST FOOTBALL and the dumbing down phenomenon it produces,” Treviño wrote. “I detest it all the more because people obstruct and flood the main avenues, causing me to spend two hours getting home … and all to see AN APE … A Brazilian, but an ape nonetheless. This has become a ridiculous circus.”
The post was soon deleted, but was nevertheless picked up by local media and sparked a social media furore. The feed #TodosSomosSimios or WeAreAllApes gathered force over the weekend and remained a trending topic in Mexico on Monday.
Meanwhile the club, known as The White Roosters of Querétaro, issued a statement on Sunday demanding “exemplary punishment” for Treviño.
Soon after that, Mexico’s national commission against discrimination announced on Twitter that it has opened an investigation into the “racist expressions” against Ronaldinho.
Treviño’s post also promoted his own right-wing National Action Party to announce it would launch an inquiry. The party’s regional chief, José Baez, said he would be seeking the politician’s expulsion from the party.
Ronaldinho did not play during Friday’s match, though he walked on to the pitch during half-time to say a few words and kick a few balls into a packed stadium hung with huge banners bidding him “Welcome”.
During a press conference earlier in the day in Mexico City, the 34-year-old said he had signed for Querétaro after leaving the Brazilian club Atlético Mineiro in July, because “I haven’t ever won anything in Mexico”.
Ronaldinho said his decision was also influenced by his brother Roberto’s period as a player for the Mexican team Tecos in 2000, though few Mexicans remember this. The former world player of the year added that the Mexican defender Rafael Márquez, his friend and former team-mate at Barcelona, had always given him a good impression of the country as well.
In response to a question about his reputation for wild nights out, Ronaldinho said: “I hope to continue living in the same way I have always done, winning titles.”
 
Oh lordy! He looks like the little fat piano player from Take That. If he sneezes those jeans are gonna be in shreds.
Has he played for the scum yet?
 
Wembley gets the final and semi finals of Euro 2020. Dublin gets three group games and one last 16 game. Ludicrous 'ceremony' as per usual by FIFA - all they need to do is announce the locations, which they could quite sensibly have done via an online announcement, but instead they drag a whole load of poor sods to a theatre in Geneva, get Platini and some bimbo standing there looking awkward, breaking up announcements with flashing lights and silly music, with some weird Jimmy Clitheroe tribute act collecting each empty envelope from Platini. They are so fecking pompous and incompetent it's sad.
 
Wembley gets the final and semi finals of Euro 2020. Dublin gets three group games and one last 16 game. Ludicrous 'ceremony' as per usual by FIFA - all they need to do is announce the locations, which they could quite sensibly have done via an online announcement, but instead they drag a whole load of poor sods to a theatre in Geneva, get Platini and some bimbo standing there looking awkward, breaking up announcements with flashing lights and silly music, with some weird Jimmy Clitheroe tribute act collecting each empty envelope from Platini. They are so fecking pompous and incompetent it's sad.

Yeah but they are on commissions from the airlines, hotels & Swiss tourism authority and the FIFA and FA reps get to enjoy a lovely short holiday in Geneva and bond with Platini, Blatter and co.
 
1860 Munich's away kit next weekend. Special Oktoberfest kit.

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[article]German second division side 1860 Munich will take a unique approach to Oktoberfest this year.

Rather than following the normal measures associated with the festival, the club have created the very first lederhosen football kit.

The limited edition strip features a blue and white checked shirt and brown shorts - fortunately not made out of the outfit's usual leather material.

White socks complete the traditional national costume and Munich are due to launch it when they face FC Ingolstadt this weekend.

The release coincides with the start of the festival, however the kit won't be worn until next week's trip to SV Sandhausen.

Supporters will be hoping it brings a change in fortunes with the Bundesliga 2 side winning just once so far this season.[/article]
 
They are running hot as fuck. Gravity will catch up soon enough.

This. They've so far played Stoke, Hull, Newcastle and us - first two team without proper strikers, Newcastle in a rut (and without a proper striker), and us with a striker finding his feet and the playmaker struggling with his form. Matter of time before that proud record of conceding 1 goal in 4 games crumbles. There's no way their defence will keep holding up, with Senderos and Cissokho at the back.

Hopefully their good form lasts 4 more weeks before it goes, as they've got Arsenal, Chelsea, City and Everton in those games. Won't bet on it though.
 
Chelsea and the madness of the loan game

Last weekend at Rayo Vallecano, Diego Costa's old stomping ground, a player with strong Chelsea connections scored a goal worthy of the new predator of Stamford Bridge. Searing onto a crossfield pass, and tapping the ball back into space with his left, he then lashed a right-footed strike into the corner of the goal. The author of the fine strike was Gael Kakuta, at the start of his sixth loan spell away from Chelsea in a fifth different country by the age of 23. He can only hope that this time it heralds a new dawn that remains bright.

Shortly after the final whistle of Rayo's match against Elche, Kakuta would have been expected to make a call to London to update his parent club of how he got on. According to Chelsea's chief executive Ron Gourlay, every one of their players on loan is expected to report back within 30 minutes of a game finishing.
With a total of 26 players farmed out at temporary clubs this season - a greater number in fact than the official squad list of 25 players named on Chelsea's website as being at Jose Mourinho's immediate disposal - keeping track of the sheer quantity of players they have out on loan is quite a task.
 
Agger tells why he left Liverpool

Agger: The manager and I probably weren't at the same side last season, at least for the majority of the season. I felt very distanced to him, and to me that was just enough. I feel he didn't appreciate my qualities and my contributions. And when I feel this way it's time to get home

Interviewer: Is it true that the manager and you didn't speak properly for the whole of last season

Agger: Well, there weren't many conversions, let me put it that way

Interviewer: At the press conference for your return to Brøndby, you mention that when you weren't happy every time you went to practice, then it was time to leave. Why didn't you feel happy?

Agger: When you been a part of the starting eleven for several games in a row and the team have performed well, and you feel that you have played well yourself, then when you're left out of the team and don't feel appreciated, it starts to get into your mind, you wonder.

Interviewer: Did you feel angry?

Agger: Yeah, you get a little annoyed, and when you at the same time see the statistics from your game, which are so important all around the world of football, then you don't understand why you weren't used more often. It's all about being able to talk with all of your players and get them to perform as well as they can

Interviewer: Do you think Rodgers is a bad manager?

Agger: I think he is a great manager, you can't take that away from him. He's good in the way he trains the team and he is great at setting up the team. The things that went wrong between us is that I say things the way they are and I expect others to treat me the same way. Maybe it is wrong to always expect this

Interviewer: You showed great loyalty to Liverpool FC. Did you feel that Rodgers wasn't loyal to you?

Agger: At least I have learned a lot from last year. I have learned that a lot of players in the world of football only think of what is best for themselves. I haven't done that for the biggest part in my career. But with all that has been said and done and understand why players think think this way, even though it has been something I couldn't relate to in the past. It has been an eye opener.

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BR only owes loyalty to Liverpool. That will often contradict with that which players feel is owed to them.
 
Agger: At least I have learned a lot from last year. I have learned that a lot of players in the world of football only think of what is best for themselves. I haven't done that for the biggest part in my career. But with all that has been said and done and understand why players think think this way, even though it has been something I couldn't relate to in the past. It has been an eye opener.

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Wonder who he's referring to
 
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