INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY: AZERBAIJAN 0 - SPAIN 6 (See Video)

The Spanish National Football Team continues unbeaten since
November of 2006 notching up today its 32nd consecutive victory
away to AZERBAIJAN 0-6. The only team ahead of SPAIN with the
most consecutive victories is Brazil who managed to string 34
straight wins back in 1997.

Today’s International friendly was a warm up for Coach Del Bosque´s
boys as they fly off to South Africa to participate in the FIFA
Confederations Cup tournament that begins on the 14th of June. The
Spanish side will be without two key men – Iniesta & Marcos Senna -
& today served to experiment in the midfield, “grease up” the
players & get the confidence levels up.

(photo: elmundo.es)

Azerbaijan played bravely & had some chances early, before Spain
began getting its game together & DAVID VILLA scored a HAT TRICK
before half time, concretely in the 34th, 38th & 45th min with the
last being a penalty. This takes David Villa´s goal tally with the
National side to 28 goals & makes him the 3ºrd highest scorer in
the National teams history, one behind Fernando Hierro with 29
goals, with first place belonging to Raul with 44 goals.

(photo: elmundo.es)

The second half Spain dominated & gave rest to players like Villa,
Cazorla, Capdevila, Casillas, etc to give a run to others like Busquets,
Xavi, Ramos, Reina, Pujoy, Guiza, etc. The goals continued with
RIERA scoring in the 67th min, followed by GUIZA in the 71st & the
final goal being scored by FERNANDO TORRES in the 87th min.

Names to highlight apart from Villa are Carzola back from injury ,
Alonso, Riera & Marchena who all put in a great match which should
brighten up the spirits running up to the Confederations Cup
tournament.

See VIDEO of all the goals (THANKS RAFA - "ForodeFutbol"):

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SPANISH NATIONAL TEAM: PABLO HERNANDEZ SUBSTITUTES INIESTA FOR THE FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP

It´s official, the Spanish National squad Medical team has ruled out
FC Barcelona midfielder ANDRES INIESTA from participating in the
upcoming FIFA Confederations Cup Tournament in South Africa
which starts the 14 of June. The Barça midfielder has a torn muscle
which will not recover in time, & to avoid future risk everyone has
decided for the best of the player to leave Iniesta home.
















National selector & Coach Vicente del Bosque has called up
VALENCIA CF midfielder PABLO HERNANDEZ ( above) to substitute
Iniesta in the Spanish National Team. As was to expect, Hernandez
was "over the moon" with the call-up which he sees as a prize for
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SPANISH NATIONAL TEAM: DEL BOSQUE CALLS HIS 23 CONFEDERATIONS CUP PLAYERS

Spanish National Team selector & Coach Vicente del Bosque has
called up 23 players to represent SPAIN in the upcoming FIFA
Confederations Cup tournament to be held in South Africa between
the dates 14 – 28 of June. Next Thursday the players on the below
list will get together to prepare the tournament which includes a
friendly against Azerbaiyan before debuting in its Group against
New Zealand the 14th of June.

There are a list of players who come in injured: Pique, Puyol, Iniesta
& David Silva & will go through a medical examine to see if they can
recover in time. If not, Del Bosque has a list of substitute names up
his sleeve.

Here is the full list:

Goalkeepers
Casillas (Real Madrid)
Reina (Liverpool)
Diego López (Villarreal)

Defenders
Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
Arbeloa (Liverpool)
Puyol (Barcelona)
Marchena (Valencia)
Albiol (Valencia)
Piqué (Barcelona)
Capdevila (Villarreal)

Midfielders
Busquets (Barcelona)
Cesc (Arsenal)
Xabi Alonso (Liverpool)
Cazorla (Villarreal)
Iniesta (Barcelona)
Xavi (Barcelona)
Mata (Valencia)
Riera (Liverpool)
Silva (Valencia)

Forwards
Villa (Valencia)
Fernando Torres (Liverpool)
Fernando Llorente (Athletic)
Güiza (Fenerbahçe)

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SPANISH NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM PRESENTS NEW UNIFORM (SHIRT) DESIGN FOR UPCOMING CONFEDERATIONS CUP

An Apache Indian? Geronimo?

Spain, sorry guys a well known Sports multinational, today presented its new
shirt design which will make its debut in this Saturdays upcoming World Cup
2010 qualifying game against Turkey in Madrid, & will be the uniform in
Spain’s participation in the June 2009 Confederations Cup tournament in
South Africa. In a nutshell a pure marketing gimmick by part of the
multinational that sponsors the Spanish National Football (Soccer) Team that
wishes to sell more shirts & ride on the back of the Spanish Teams National &
International popularity

Here is the explanation for the new design. The dark blue line over the
shoulder represents the two oceans that bath South African shores, the Atlantic
& the Indian Oceans. Plus there is a decorative colour (Gold) that represents
the city of Johannesburg where the final will be played. The multinational has
even done a TV ad that they will bombard us with under the new marketing
slogan “Hunters of The Impossible”. SFS puts the TV ad on this post without
cost in the interest of its readers – SFS perhaps should ask for some cash :-)
Remember this is simply a Marketing "brainwashing" strategy & nothing to do
with Footballs pure elements.

What do you think of the new shirt & its design? If your a designer, why don´t

you send me your own idea & SFS will publish it! My email is on the right side of
the blog.

SFS personally thinks it is horrible. But Football is a Big Money sucking
Sporting "Black Hole" & sponsors pay to keep it all alive. Football is a business,
even if the shirt design is woeful. Here is the TV ad with the Spanish National
Team members ( those who don´t have contractual obligations with the
competition):



Opinions? By the way the Marketing Director must have spent weeks of

sleepless nights figuring his creative idea. Three black lines on the faces of

the players to represent them as Football (Soccer) warriors...nice one, its all

so obvious!

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