[RIP] Good Bye Tito Vilanova

Tito Vilanova passed away yesterday after struggling with throat cancer.

He was taken to the emergency room on Thursday for surgery after being admitted last week when his health worsened. 

Vilanova had been battling cancer of the throat since November 2011 and Radio Nacional says there have been gastric complications.

 

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The Catalan giants tweeted the news: 'The FC Barcelona is in immense mourning. Tito Vilanova has died at the age of 45. May he rest in peace.'

He had been visited at the Chiron Clinic by friends and family.

The manager was forced to step down in the summer of 2013 after suffering a relapse of the disease. 

His team won the title last season but Jordi Roura coached Barcelona for two months when Vilanova travelled to New York for cancer treatment. 

The 45-year-old was replaced by Tata Martino last summer. 

Barca president Jose Maria Bartomeu tweeted: ‘Tito Vilanova was a wonderful person, and will never be forgotten at FC Barcelona. Thank you for everything you taught us. Rest in peace’.

Vilanova had a tumour removed from his parotid gland in November 2011, being treated by chemotherapy and radio therapy. 

He was appointed Barcelona manager at the end of the 2011-12 campaign.

Vilanova's Blaugrana side equaled the record points total set by Real Madrid the season before, reaching 100.

Tito replace Guardiola as Manager of The catalan in 2012 after become his assistant in 2008.

Its Confirmed:Moyes Sacked!!!

Manager of English Premier League football club, David Moyes was sacked by the club.

"Manager David Moyes has passed our club," general twitter Manchester United on Tuesday.

"We would like to thank the hard work, honesty and integrity he brought to the task at that."
 

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Moyes departure news came just days after a report by British media that Moyes to be sacked, 10 months after taking over from legendary manager Alex Ferguson.

Moyes aged 50 and a native of Scotland had to endure tough season with the Red Devils dropped to seven Premier League, once eliminated from the competition at local and European Champions League.

United were beaten 2-0 in their last match at the hands of his former club Everton Moyes guidance. This is also the 11th defeat in a row for the team. 

United has never failed to play in the Champions League since 1995.

On Tuesday, British newspapers reported Moyes fortune presented to him by the club's chief executive Ed Woodward in an early morning meeting at the training center in Carrington.

Manager together and players, Ryan Giggs and former teammate Nicky Butt is said to fill the seat vacated temporarily Moyes met their match Norwich City this weekend.


Among those tipped to fill the vacancy is Dutch coach Louis van Gaal. It is based on a forecast gambler, with Jurgen Klopp of Borussia Dortmund team is also said to be a candidate.   

At least Moyes has done 10 things right!!!

 

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With 3 games remaining in Barclays Primier League and knockout in the Champions League, David Moyes position as the Red Devils is in doubt. Some negative and positive impact during his brief season, but we share his 10 things that at least he has got it right.

The emergence of Adnan Januzaj

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Ferguson has got it wrong about Pogba to loan him to Juventus but at least he has secured Januzaj when the team needed him the most. Right?

Rooney is still a United player

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For some reason, Rooney is actually destined to be in Chelsea in the last summer. But Moyes has fought back and convinced Rooney with 300,000 pound/week and captain armband.

He bought Juan Mata

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The Reds is now have a new icon. Signing him from Chelsea is quite an achievement for the team and the fans absolutely.

Shinji Kagawa finally found his feet in United

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Kagawa shows slow start in the early season. But somehow Moyes managed to found a way to get the best from Kagawa and it will throw up some serious selection dilemmas for him next season

Where is Anderson?

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Moyes did what Ferguson should do years ago to shipped underachieving Anderson out. More are sure to follow.

Making Welbek matter again

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From only 2 goals last season and 10 goals this time around, Moyes really has developed Welbek scoring skills.

Sink or swim for Smalling and Jones

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Moyes has decided to let Smalling and Jones to replace Vidic and Ferdinand after Vidic is on his way to Milan this summer and Ferdinand is shown his door out.

Problem Solving

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Ferguson did a good job in covering the deficiency between left back and center midfield position by bringing Scholes from his retirement. Moyes has spent half of the summer to get one center midfielder, but Alcantara, Fabregas and Herrera have thier own ides. Who has thought that Fellaini was a good option?

The Man who followed Fergie

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Not only he has take the impposible job in United, but Moyes has done it with reverence, keeping the club's principles in place and remaining dignified despite United's dire situation.

Leaving an Everton Legacy 

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It shouldn't Martinez to get all the credit for Everton's points this season, but we must at least agreed that Moyes has left them in a good shape when he departed for Old Trafford.

 

How to solve a problem like Kagawa?
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Liverpool Vs Manchester City Preview

Liverpool Vs Manchester City Preview

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Both teams are attack-minded and high-scoring with exciting forward players, and both have weaknesses in defence, despite City's recent improvement at the back.

So the battle for control of the game in midfield will be vital at Anfield, particularly how each team tries to protect their back four.

For Manchester City, Fernandinho is seen as their main defensive midfielder, but there is much more to his game than that.

His energy will be vital for Manuel Pellegrini's men, not just when it comes down to winning the ball back from Liverpool, but also in turning defence into attack.

I sometimes hear people describe Fernandinho as being an anchor man in the mould of former Chelsea star Claude Makelele, because they think Yaya Toure is the City midfielder who gets forward.

But in fact Fernandinho and Toure work in tandem as a pair of box-to-box players. They have got a great partnership because they share defensive and attacking responsibilities in City's usual 4-2-3-1 formation.

It is Toure who grabs the headlines because of his rampaging runs but Fernandinho is an unsung hero for City because of the energy he brings to their team, his mobility, and the amount of work he puts in.

Defensively, Fernandinho covers a lot of ground when City do not have possession and puts the most pressure on the ball. If you add up interceptions and tackles, he has won it back more than any other City player this season.

So i pick City will win 2-0.

12 April 2014:62 days to go

Argentina’s Guillermo Stabile, who scored in the first FIFA World Cup Final in 1930, died at the age of 61 in December 1966.

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Stabile was handed his international debut at those inaugural finals in Uruguay and made an immediate and spectacular impact, scoring a hat-trick in a 6-3 thrashing of Mexico and adding five more goals to become the World Cup’s first Golden Boot winner.

Bizarrely, though, he never played for his country again, and ended his glorious, four-match Albiceleste career with a goalscoring ratio of two-per-game.