Vinicius is living a big moment

In ocassion of the big moment is living Vinicius Junior, the Brazilian portal 'Esporte Interativo' published a small interview he conducted with the player Real Madrid after ' El Clasico'. In it Vinicius reviews his beginnings in the white team and the alleged racist incidents of the past Barça-Madrid.

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The pressure in his early days at Madrid: " The pressure was too great. I had never seen so much on a player so young. I don't know why it was, maybe because I cost a lot of money. The club and the coaches knew about my quality and that Over time he would gain more experience and confidence. "

I was always calm, I never cared what they said to me. Now I don't think I'm the best in the world either. I only listen to the people of the club and of my surroundings ".

Relationship with Ancelotti: "He always asks me to stay focused. Sometimes I lose it and he reminds me right away. He tries to motivate us all. Against Shaktar when I did something he didn't like, he told me" As you give it away again, I change you".

Incident in the classic. "When they changed me, I did see a child making a gesture to me but as it was a child I passed ... but then an older person insulted me and I pointed to him so that he knew I had seen him. I don't usually give importance to these things, I prefer to focus in my game. "

Possible punishment from LaLiga: "I think they do deserve severe punishments, not to do it again. At that moment, I decided not to say anything because I was focused on the game."

Manchester City must act quickly if they are to regain Premier League title ... - Telegraph.co.uk

Although United confirmed their 20th title with a 3-0 victory against Aston Villa last night, it does not mean that City have to arrange for DHL to pop round to the Etihad today in order to send a package three miles across town to Old Trafford.

But there is a good reason why they should. The title has gone and the challenge now is to win it back, so clearing an empty space in the City trophy cabinet might just help to focus minds and put the emphasis on next season rather than fading memories of 12 months ago.

This is now a crucial time for City, but there is a danger that weeks will drift by without key issues being addressed.

Sir Alex Ferguson and his players have spoken of how the seeds of United's title triumph were sown in the minutes and hours after the trophy slipped away last season, yet City have now experienced the same anguish and the world is still waiting to discover who their manager will be next season.

There are so many unanswered questions at City - who will be in charge, which of the several players with dwindling contracts will stay or go, who will arrive to bolster the squad?

As things stand, too many individuals at City have doubts over their own position which make it impossible for them to focus on the collective requirement of motivating themselves to regain the title.

Gareth Barry, Joleon Lescott and Carlos Tévez all have one year remaining on their contracts and they go into the summer waiting to discuss whether they will stay or go.

Edin Dzeko is another whose future is in doubt, despite having much longer to run on his contract, while captain Vincent Kompany is the subject of increasing speculation linking him with a move away.

Sergio Agüero could also endure uncertainty this summer, with Real Madrid reportedly identifying the Argentine as their top target.

City will fight tooth and nail to keep Agüero, but the striker's complicated domestic situation following the break-up of his relationship with the mother of his young son is no secret and something Madrid are likely to use to their advantage if they formalise their interest in the player.

The Italian signed a five-year contract in the wake of last season's title success, but he has failed to deliver on his targets of qualification for the Champions League knock-out and retaining the Premier League title.

Winless in the Champions League and currently 16 points adrift of United in the Premier League - Mancini cannot claim to have gone close to meeting either challenge, which is why his future is the subject of conjecture.

But as each day passes without some kind of resolution, another day of preparation and planning for next season is wasted.

United's players and Ferguson are already talking about next season and how they are focusing on retaining the title, but that is because of the stability and certainty of Old Trafford.

Mancini has complained of how City missed an opportunity to move forward last summer and how they did not move quickly enough to tie up his main targets.

But with clarification on his future unlikely to come until the season ends in a months' time, there is a danger of the same thing happening again.

Every day that passes with the Premier League trophy still housed in the City cabinet should act as a reminder of what needs to be done to get it back.

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Blatter attacks tiny Roma fine for racism

ZURICH (AP) — FIFA President Sepp Blatter says he will protest to Italian soccer authorities over a decision to only fine Roma the equivalent of $65,000 after their fans racially abused AC Milan players.

Play was stopped for almost two minutes during the second half of Sunday's game when visiting Roma supporters would not stop chanting at Milan players Mario Balotelli and Kevin-Prince Boateng.

Warnings issued over the stadium speaker system went unheeded, leading to a Serie A match being suspended due to racism for the first time.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter has put renewed vigor into the fight against racism since Milan midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng led his teammates off the pitch when he was racially abused during an exhibition game against an Italian fourth-tier side in January.

Blatter is unhappy that the latest case was so quickly wrapped up by Italian soccer officials, while branding "small fines for racist abuse unacceptable."

"What is surprising and is not understandable for me, is that the disciplinary committee of the Italian Football Federation has taken a decision, not even 24 hours after the event, by just imposing a fine," Blatter said Tuesday on FIFA's website. "They have not made any investigation of what happened. And just to give a pecuniary sanction is not valid, that is not acceptable. You will always find money.

"What is 50,000 euros for such an incident? I'm not happy and I will call the Italian Federation. That's not a way to deal with such matters."

The Boateng incident in January followed a spate of racial-abuse cases in England and prompted Blatter to establish a task force to propose stricter sanctions.

In plans being presented to the FIFA Congress later this month, teams face being thrown out of competitions or even relegated if their players, officials or fans are found guilty of any form of discrimination.

"In this resolution, there are foreseen sanctions — and these sanctions must be applied all around the world," Blatter said. "That's why we need the congress's decision. That will bind together all the 209 associations.

"I'm looking forward to that and I do hope, that there we will be no other incidents until the 30 May, when we will deal with this matter in Mauritius ... I appeal to everybody for a little more discipline and respect."

UEFA wants a partial stadium closure to be imposed on clubs if there is racism in the stands — rather than just a fine for a racist offense. If there are further incidents, UEFA is advocating clubs being forced to play matches behind closed doors.

The English Football Association is looking to push through its own plans for a five-game minimum ban for racist abuse at its own annual general meeting this week.

In England in recent years, Liverpool striker Luis Suarez received an eight-match ban for racially abusing an opponent and Chelsea captain John Terry was suspended for four matches.

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NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race 2013 Results: Reaction, Leaders and Analysis

In a race featuring the best in the sport, Jimmie Johnson came away with the win at the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. This exhibition win gives him a nice payday of $1 million.

This year's event featured some interesting rules for the 90-lap race. The race began with four different 20-lap segments, with the winners of each getting a head start for the final 10-lap sprint. The best average finish sets up the order for the final sprint.

While there was plenty of competition from Joey Logano late and Kyle and Kurt Busch among others throughout the event, no one was able to catch Johnson by the end of the race.

Three laps in, Brad Keselowski had to go into the garage with a bad transmission. While he was not happy about it, the driver seemed to understand the situation, according to NASCAR on SPEED:

However, things started to get worse for the entire field as rain started to come down during Lap 13, causing a long delay in the action.

When the race continued, Kurt Busch took control of the race as he had from the start. He led for each of the first 20 laps and finished on top at the end of the first segment.

In the second segment, this became a family affair as Kyle Busch decided to take over as the leader. The brother got off to a nice advantage and ended as the winner after 40 laps, guaranteeing him a spot near the front of the final sprint.

This was not a great moment for all of the drivers, unfortunately. During Lap 25, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. lost control and bounced off the wall directly into Mark Martin (via NASCAR):

The veteran eventually got back onto the track, but this was not what he was expecting in the first half of the race.

Once the next segment started, Kyle Busch went right back after the lead. He continued to fight hard, and the No. 18 car also was able to get yet another win in segment three. By this point, he had lead an impressive 29 of the 60 laps of the race.

It was obvious who was showing up to this exhibition to win, and these brothers fought hard to beat each other throughout the event. NASCAR's Twitter account pointed out the success of the family:

The action continued to pick up in the fourth segment, as Kasey Kahne got out to a strong start. However, he was once again passed by another Busch as Kurt ended as the leader.

This caused the 81st lap to begin with Kurt Busch, then Kyle Busch followed by Kahne in third and Clint Bowyer. However, the championship was completely up for grabs once the cars went in for a final pit stop.

After that, however, it was a complete shootout. Jimmie Johnson quickly took the lead and never gave it up. This was the second win in a row at the all-star race, and he proved once again that he is truly one of the best ever to compete in this sport.

Carl Edwards had a bit of a disappointing run after starting in pole position. The 2011 winner was never really in contention and finished in 10th place.

The fan-vote winner Danica Patrick finished in 20th place, although she does have the honor of being the first female in the all-star race's history.

Despite all of the action, this event was for the fans. It featured the best drivers in the sport and the most popular ones as well.

You could see from the introductions that this was not a normal race, with each competitor and the pit crews coming out in dramatic fashion, as captured by Sunoco Racing:

UFC 160 Main Event Can be Highlighted by Cain Velasquez's Unrivaled Power.

It's been nearly a year seeing that Cain Velasquez destroyed Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva with UFC 146 in Nevada. But the only factor that's changed over all those 12 months is that that time, Velasquez enters the Octagon for the reigning UFC heavyweight success.

Therefore, the 30-year-old will head into Saturday's main event at UFC 160 using a massive target on your partner's back. But don't expect present day UFC heavyweight trend of champions continuing to fall to continue.

Your belt won't change a single thing for Velasquez this day. At the end of the night, the former university or college wrestler's unrivaled power, stamina and strength shall be what fans remember the majority of about UFC 160.

After all, four of Velasquez's five victories attended via knockout or complex knockout, including last year's first-round enlighten Silva. While Velasquez had a good amount of motivation to annihilate Silva concerning that night, having surrendered a title in his old bout, the motivation this time around is simple: Keep your belt.

As Velasquez's trainer Javier Mendez recently stated, the UFC's heavyweight division is actually plagued by parity (via ESPN. com's Josh Gross):

Bear in mind, no one has defended the title greater than twice, so if he's discussing wanting to keep safeguarding that title, he wants to come to be remembered by everybody among the greatest, like Fedor [Emelianenko].

While recent history suggests that Velasquez will soon have to hand over the concept, recent performances from present day champion tell us he is a heavy favorite when your bell rings on Sat night.

Silva only lasted a little bit of over three-and-a-half minutes inside the cage with Velasquez on their first meeting. But your dog was lucky to very last that long. He had no answer for Velasquez's electrical power, speed and strength despite boasting a substantial size advantage.

Right heli-copter flight bat Velasquez forced Silva with the mat and within one minute he drew blood, providing an elbow to Silva's scalp. After Velasquez landed many combinations and significant hits, the referee finally walked in and stopped that fight.

Velasquez absolutely dominated from beginning finish, and while his speed was maybe the difference, it was his deceitful power that put Silva in the defensive within moments.

While the 6'4" Bigfoot has had plenty of time to analyze what travelled wrong for him in the fight, there's simply not a way around Cain Velasquez's power and speed. This is mostly a terrible matchup for Silva, as it is for just about every heavyweight fighter inside UFC.

The result of Saturday's main event remains being seen, but all indications usually are that Cain Velasquez will put on a show, displaying more with his unrivaled power in another dominant performance.

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Real Madrid at team hotel before the Betis match

Real Madrid are in the team hotel ahead of match against Betis. The 19 players picked by Jose Mourinho and the back room staff left from the Santiago Bernabeu stadium to head towards the hotel where they will stay until hours before the match as part of the 32nd match day of the season (18:00; C+ Liga & Gol T).

Real Madrid are in the team hotel ahead of match against Betis. The 19 players picked by Jose Mourinho and the back room staff left from the Santiago Bernabeu stadium to head towards the hotel where they will stay until hours before the match as part of the 32nd match day of the season (18:00; C+ Liga & Gol T).

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