Big Love: Gareth Bale and Emma Rhys Jones

Gareth Bale and Emma's long history of love: they met as teenagers, since the football club Real Madrid is dedicated to her hearts, which depicts the hands after the goals scored. Couple brings daughter Alba Violet. Gareth - one of the most secretive players, he does not admit to himself and his family the paparazzi and journalists, so the press is very little scandals associated with the name of the player.

Gareth Bale, in addition to being one of the best players on the team Real Madrid and Wales, even to the same excellent family man. Family oriented Bale is so good, that does not admit on a gun shot to his girls no annoying photographers or journalists. But we unveil the veil of secrecy, and introduce you to the family of Gareth Bale.

Gareth Bale married. And for a long time and seriously. Her name is - Emma Rhys Jones. And Gareth's love for his wife is so great that he even invented and patented the so-called «man-made heart» which Bale again demonstrates each and devotes Emma after each goal scored.

By the way, Gareth argued for the right to patent man-made heart with Justin Bieber, and got to the heart still recognized him. The matter went to court, which in Bale Bieber won. Intellectual Property Office has registered the rights to Bale's logo. Now Gareth demonstrates his «man-made heart» and dedicates it to his wife with a clear conscience.

The love story of Bale and Rhys Jones began when they were teenagers. Ever since Gareth strongly and passionately in love with his wife. In 2012, in October, the couple had a daughter who was named Alba Violet.

The history of Chelsea FC

Chelsea FC professional English football club from West London. Founded in 1905, it appears in the English Premier League and spent most of their history in the top flight of English football. One of the clubs founders of the English Premier League in 1992. Chelsea five times champion of England, seven times won the FA Cup five times and the Carling Cup. The club achieved success on the European stage, winning the UEFA Champions League, two UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Super Cup. Chelsea is one of the four clubs, along with Juventus, Ajax and Bavaria and the only British club to win all three major UEFA club competitions, as well as the only club who owned two major European competitions at the same time.

The club quickly gained popularity among fans, but failed to win a trophy in the first 50 years of its existence. For the very first success of Chelsea came in the FA Cup, he finished second in 1915 and was defeated in the semi-finals in 1911, 1920, 1932, 1950 and 1952.

A series of failures was finally destroyed by Coach Ted Drake, who made a number of changes in the structure of the club and brought Chelsea to the first championship in the 1954-55 season.

Football players of Chelsea always wore blue T-shirts. Initially the shirts were a lighter shade than the current version, and wore white shorts and dark blue socks. Lighter blue uniform was taken from the racing colors of then club President of Chelsea Viscount, Earl Cadogan. Blue T-shirts were short, they were replaced by the T-shirt royal blue in 1912. When Tommy Docherty became manager in the early 1960s, he changed the kit again, adding blue shorts and white socks, believing it will make the colors of the club more clear, as there was no other major clubs are to use this combination, the set was first used in the 1964/65 season.

During his Chelsea was replaced by the existence of four posters are considered major. The first was the emblem with Chelsea Pensioners, adopted in 1905. From her club got its nickname - Retired. In form it is used, appearing only in the program notes for the match. it was decided to change the logo in 1952 Ted Drake, in order to get rid of the Seniors image. Temporarily club enjoyed stylized logo letters CFC on a blue shield.

The song «Blue Is the Colour» was released as a single as an advertisement to the final of the Football League Cup in 1972, which became the official anthem of the club. The song was performed by the first players of Chelsea team, ranked fifth in the UK Singles Chart, and since then is one of the most famous football anthems in England, along with the anthem Liverpool - «You'll Never Walk Alone». Later the song was adapted into a «White is the Colour» and adopted as the national anthem of the Canadian football club Vancouver Whitecaps.

Since its founding in 1905, the Chelsea had a total of 10 presidents. The first club president was Claude Kirby, which in turn, is the president with the longest term - 30 years, from 1905 to 1935, but during his tenure, the club has not won any trophy. Other important presidents of the club were Joe Mears, son of the founder of the club Joseph Mears, Mears and Brian in turn the son of Joe and his grandson Joseph. During his presidency, Joe Mears, and is 26 years old, Chelsea won three trophies: the championship of the First Division, FA Community Shield and Carling Cup. Brian, in turn, managed the club for 12 years, when it was won FA Cup and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Open public company with limited liability Chelsea is the owner of football club Chelsea, which in turn is part of Fordstam Limited holding company directly controlled by Roman Abramovich.

Ibrahimovic has hinted at a possible return to the Ajax

Forward PSG Zlatan Ibrahimovic has offered fans of Ajax to participate in the draw of the Dutch team's t-shirt with his name and said that he himself can take the uniform of Ajax next season.

“Greetings to all fans of Ajax. Glad to see you again. Who knows, maybe next season I'll wear this uniform. You have a chance to win it, and I wish you success. Hopefully, Ajax has won many trophies in the future, even if I will not be here,” - said Ibrahimovic in a video posted on the page of Ajax in the Facebook.

Contract Swede with Parisians expires next summer. He has played for the Ajax from 2001 to 2004.

T-Phone of Cristiano Ronaldo

Many fans of Cristiano Ronaldo are eager to get the phone number of their idol. But to know the phone number of Ronaldo is not an easy task: only managers and employees of the football club Real Madrid know his private number, but they will never sell it even for big money. There is an ethical concept - privacy and this principle is observed more or less tolerable in Europe (except the paparazzi).

It is not allowed in civilized countries to sell the phone numbers of celebrities. That is why the phone number of Ronaldo stays in secret.

What kind of phone does Ronaldo have?

This question involves what kind of model does Ronaldo have. According to the recent data his phone is iPhone 6 from Apple. However, handset makers are arguing that Ronaldo’s phone is made by their company. Samsung on the Internet says that Ronaldo has Samsung, Nokia - that footballer’s phone is produced by Nokia. It is likely that Ronaldo has all these phones, because he can change them like a glove.

Big Love: James Rodríguez and Daniela Ospina

James Rodríguez, midfielder of the Spanish football club Real Madrid in 2014 was recognized as the sexiest player of the planet. However, in addition to his attractive face, Rodriguez also plays football well. Even from the first days when Rodriguez became the member of the team the whole world started to talk about talented football player. Rodriguez was called handsome and promising. Look of Rodriguez seems to be an etalon, his smile is admiring and hairstyle is very stylish. Millions of girls are dreaming to get married with him. Despite this remarkable fact, James Rodríguez in the age of 24 is an exemplary husband and father.

James Rodríguez married again in 2011, 4 years ago. His wife's name is Daniela Ospina. They have been dating for already few years. Also James Rodríguez has a little daughter whose name is Salome.

James Rodríguez and Daniela Ospina - a couple associated not only with love, but also with sport. Daniela was an athlete before her marriage, and she has a brother footballer. But, despite the fact that Daniela - the sister of the famous Colombian goalkeeper, dating of James and Daniel had nothing to do with football. Daniela Rodriguez loves her husband so much that she gave up her own sports career and began to follow her husband everywhere.

James Rodríguez and his wife look as a very adorable couple: young, beautiful, loving each other. James Rodríguez's wife is fond of attending games where he plays. Recently, she and Salome began attending all his matches.

PSG for the third time became the champion of France

PSG after the victory over Montpellier with the score 2:1 in the away match of the 37th round of the French Ligue 1 ahead of schedule became the champion of the country. The title of the strongest club in France, PSG has won for the fifth time in their history (1985/86, 1993/94, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15), and the third time in a row.

In the last match of the wards Laurent Blanc took the lead on 17 minutes thanks to a goal by Blaise Matyuidi, and seven minutes later, Ezequiel Lavezzi doubled the lead. The hosts, in which structure the whole match played leased from Spartacus Lucas Barrios pulled one back managed to score in the end of the first half: on the 40th minute scored Anthony Mounier.

Fans broke the window of the bus with Juventus players

Fans threw stones and other objects on the bus of Juventus, which was driving to the stadium Olimpico di Torino before the match of the 32nd round of the championship in Italy with Torino. One of the stones hit the front-glass of the bus. None of the players and the staff was injured, according to Sportmediaset.

Old Trafford stadium name can be sold to Nike for £ 500 million

Fans of Manchester United outraged on the club's management plans to sell the name of the team 's home stadium Old Trafford. According to British sources, the club is negotiating with the American company Nike and is planing to gain from a long-term deal around £ 500 million. A plausible to the rumor adds the fact that Nike is the official outfitter of Manchester United , whose owner Malcolm Glazer did not hide his ambition as soon as possible to repay the loans taken in 2005 for the purchase of the club.

Representatives of the football MU does not comment on the information about negotiations with Nike.

Football Genius: Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Henrikh Mkhitaryan was born on January 22, 1989 in Kentron district of Armenian capital Yerevan to Marina Taschian and Hamlet Mkhitaryan, a prominent striker of FC Ararat Yerevan during the 1980s, who died of a brain tumour when Henrikh was only 7 years old. His mother is the head of the national teams department in the Armenian Football Federation and his elder sister, Monica, works at UEFA's headquarters. He speaks five languages: Armenian, Russian, English, French and Portuguese.

He is an Armenian football midfielder, who currently plays for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk. Mkhitaryan was chosen Armenian Footballer of the Year in 2009 and 2011. He was also voted as the best Shakhtar player of 2011-12 season by the fans. Mkhitaryan is also a member of the Armenian national team, participated in 33 international matches and scored 8 goals since his debut in an away friendly match against Panama on January 14, 2007. His previous clubs include Pyunik Yerevan, where he came through the youth system, and Metalurh Donetsk.

Mkhitaryan joined the Pyunik FC youth system in 1995 and was later promoted to the first team of Pyunik FC, making his professional debut in 2006 at the age of 17. He last played for the club in the 2009 season. During that season he scored 11 league goals in 10 league games. Due to his success in the Armenian Premier League 2009 at Pyunik Yerevan, he joined Ukrainian Premier League club Metalurh Donetsk. In his four seasons in the Pyunik first team they won the Armenian Premier League on four occasions (2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009). They also won the Armenian Supercup twice (2007 and 2009) and the Armenian Cup once (2009). In total he managed 70 league appearances for the club with 30 goals and 89 total appearances with 35 goals.

On 2 August he scored the first goal in a 4:1 victory against Hoverla. On 6 August he scored the first goal in a 3:0 second leg Europa League win against Slovenian Interblock Ljubljana, winning 5:0 on aggregate. On 27 August he scored a goal in a 3:2 loss to Austrian side Austria Wien in a Europa League play-off match. On 26 September he scored the only goal in a 1:0 league victory against Kryvbas.

On 19 March he scored the equalising goal in a 1:1 draw with Dynamo Kyiv. On 11 April he netted a goal in a 4:0 victory against Illichivets Mariupol. He netted a goal in a 3:2 extra time loss to Tavriya Simferopol in the final of the Ukrainian Cup on 16 May. He finished the season with 14 goals in 38 appearances, including 29 league matches and 9 goals. During the season 2010-11 Mkhitaryan was bought for $7.5 million by the champions Shakhtar Donetsk. His debut came on 10 September in a 1:0 away league defeat to Obolon Kyiv, being replaced after 62 minutes by Eduardo. His home debut was more successful, with Shakhtar coming back from a goal behind to win 4:1 against Tavriya Simferopol on 19 September. He scored his first goal for the club in this match. Three days later he made his first appearance in the Ukrainian Cup, netting the second goal in a 6:0 win over Kryvbas. On 25 September he scored a late injury time winner in a 2:1 away victory over Metalist Kharkiv. He made his European debut for the club in the Champions League on 28 September against Sporting Braga winning 3:0. On 20 March he scored a goal in Shakhtar's 4:0 win against Volyn Lutsk. He made an appearance in the 2:0 Ukrainian Cup Final victory against Dynamo Kyiv, coming on in the 81st minute in place of Jádson. His first season with the club was extremely successful for Shakhtar as they won the treble.

The following season he was named captain of the club on July 14, at the age 21, making him the youngest captain in Metalurh Donetsk history. He scored his first goal, an 89th minute penalty, in a 3:0 victory over Obolon Kyiv on 16 July. On 24 July he netted a consolation goal in a 2:1 defeat to Tavriya Simferopol. On 21 August he scored the second goal in a 2:0 victory over Vorskla Poltava. He played his final match for the club in a 2:1 win against Dnipro on 30 August. In his second season he played 8 matches and scored 3 goals, all of which were in the league. He made 37 league appearances during his time at Metalurh, scoring 12 goals. In total he played 46 matches for the club, scoring 17 times. On 30 August he sealed a $7.5 million switch to reigning Premier League champions Shakhtar Donetsk.

On 2 December he scored in Shakhtar's 5:0 victory over Arsenal Kyiv On 11 December he scored the second goal in a 4:0 victory over Kryvbas. On 4 March he scored the equalising goal in a 1:1 draw with Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. He scored the only goal in a cup victory over Metalurh Zaporizhya on 11 April. On 16 April he scored twice in Shakhtar's 5:1 away victory over Zorya Luhansk. On 6 May he played a part in Shakhtar's 2:1 extra time victory over his former team Metalurh Donetsk in the Ukrainian Cup Final, coming off after 62 minutes for Douglas Costa. On 10 May he netted the second goal in a 3:0 league victory over Oleksandriya. In the 2011-12 season Shakhtar won the Premier League and the Ukrainian Cup. Mkhitaryan scored the third goal in a 4:0 win against Obolon Kyiv in his first league match of the season. On 28 August he netted a goal in a 2:2 league draw with Chornomorets Odesa. He scored a consolation goal in Shakhtar's 2:1 home league defeat over Metalist Kharkiv on 23 October. On 27 November he scored the final goal in a 5:0 away win over Karpaty Lviv.

In an online poll on Shakhtar Donetsk official website, Mkhitaryan was voted as the best player of Shakhtar in 2011-2012 Premier League season with about 38% of total votes. He scored 11 goals in 36 matches, including 10 goals in 28 matches. Shakhtar retained the Premier League and the Ukrainian Cup in the 2011-12 season.

He assisted Luiz Adriano for the third goal in Shakhtar's 3:1 victory over Dynamo Kyiv. He scored Shakhtar's second goal in a 3:0 league victory over Zorya Luhansk on 15 September. On 19 September, in Shakhtar's first Champions League match of the season, Mkhitaryan scored twice in a 2:0 victory over Danish champions Nordsjælland. This was the first time he had scored a goal in the Champions League and he was named Man of the Match. He was also named in the Team of the Week for matchday 1 of the Champions League after his brace against Nordsjælland. On 28 September he scored the opening goal in a 2:1 victory against Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. In 2012 Mkhitaryan was named in UEFA's Top 100 players.

Mkhitaryan is one of the most important members of the Armenia national team. He debuted in an away friendly match against Panama on January 14, 2007. Mkhitaryan played in 2:0 2012 Super Cup victory over Metalurh Donetsk. He got off to a blistering start in the 2012-2013 Premier League season, netting twice and getting two assists in a 6:0 season opening victory against Arsenal Kyiv. He scored another goal in the 3:1 victory over Hoverla Uzhhorod, two in a 4:0 victory over Volyn Lutsk and a further two, as well as an assist, in the 4:1 defeat of Vorskla Poltava. He managed a hat trick against Chornomorets Odesa in a 5:1 win to reach 10 goals for the season after just six games, equalling his tally for the previous season. He scored another goal in the next match against Karpaty Lviv in a 3:0 victory, extending his scoring streak to four games and scoring his 11th goal in 7 league matches. He scored six goals for Armenia in UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying Group B, thus becoming top goalscorer in that group.

As of October 12, 2012, Mkhitaryan is the second top goalscorer of all time with 9 goals, after Arthur Petrosyan who has 11 goals in 70 matches.

About 80 fans PSG not allowed across the border in Croatia

About 80 supporters of Paris Saint-Germain on the cars were stopped at the various checkpoints on the border between Slovenia and Croatia on the day of the match between their favorite team and Dinamo Zagreb, according to the French press. Customs officials closed the French fans entry to Croatia and have advised fans to Paris Saint-Germain to return to France.

We remind that the PSG leadership abolished the official departure in Zagreb and was reselling tickets for the guest sector of the stadium Maksimir for security reasons.

Jose Mourinho: I think the fans really believe in me

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho is happy with how his affairs are in the Club.

Portuguese expert noted that the Real Madrid in many ways is the best club in the world.

«Our Club is really the best in the world in many aspects. The difference with other marked its history. As for me, I think that «The madridista» love me. However, some do not like me, but that's OK. The more I learn Real Madrid, the more it seems to me that there is a disguised people. I think the fans really believe in me. People appreciate that I've been working with since the early days,» - said Mourinho.

Zidane: I hope one day I will be at the head of the French national team

The legendary French midfielder Zinedine Zidane has said that he hopes to become the next head coach of the France team.

«I hope one day I will be at the head of the French national team. It would mean a lot to me,» - said the 40-year-old Zidane.

Zidane during his playing career, participated in 108 matches and scored 31 goals for the national team of France, where he won both the European Championship and the World Championship.

Note also that Zidane was a three-time world footballer of the year by FIFA (1998, 2000, 2003).

Football Genius: Lionel Messi

Lionel Andrés Messi was born 24 June 1987. He is an Argentine footballer who plays for La Liga club FC Barcelona and is the captain of the Argentina national team, playing mainly as a forward. He is Barcelona's all-time top scorer in all official club competitions, excluding friendlies. By the age of 21, Messi had received Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations. Messi played in Barcelona's junior Infantil B and Cadete B & A teams from 2000 to 2003 (scoring 37 goals in 30 matches in Cadete A).

Season 2003–04 saw him on a record five different teams: He started one match in Juvenil B (one goal) and got promoted to Juvenil A (14 matches, 21 goals). Later he debuted for FC Barcelona C team (Tercera División) on 29 November 2003 and for FC Barcelona B (Segunda División B) on 6 March 2004.

The following year in 2009 he won the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year, and the inaugural FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2010 and 2011. He also won the 2010–11 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award.

Messi was the top scorer of the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship with six goals. In 2006, he became the youngest Argentine to play in the FIFA World Cup and he won a runners-up medal at the Copa América tournament the following year, in which he was elected young player of the tournament. In 2008, he won his first international honour, an Olympic gold medal, with the Argentina Olympic football team. Sportspro has rated Lionel Messi as the third most marketable athlete in the world. During Barcelona's first game of the season against Real Sociedad, Messi continued his goalscoring run with 2 goals in a 5-1 win at the Camp Nou. Messi added another goal from a penalty in a 3:2 win against rivals Real Madrid in the first leg of the 2012 Supercopa de España in Barcelona on 23 August. He added another brace against Osasuna as Barcelona came from behind away from home to beat them 2:1. Messi added another goal from a free kick in the second leg of the Supercopa de España, as Barcelona, down to ten men, were defeated by Real Madrid on away goals. This marked his 15th goal in the Clasico Real Madrid-Barcelona derby, which made him Barcelona's top scorer in Clasico matches, putting him tied with Raul, behind only Alfredo Di Stefano, with 18 goals.

Messi placed second along with Cristiano Ronaldo in the 2012 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award, with 17 votes each. The award was won by Messi's Barcelona team mate Andres Iniesta. In his third league appearance on 2 September against Valencia, Messi assisted the only goal of the match, by team mate Adriano, from a short corner. Messi scored two more goals in a win against Getafe on 15 September and added another brace in his first Champion's League match of the season against Spartak Moscow on 20 September, ending in a 3-2 win to Barcelona, also marking his tenth goal of the season.

Messi is the fourth football player to win three Ballons d'Or, and the second player to win three consecutive Ballons d'Or. Messi has won five La Ligas, two Copas del Rey, five Supercopas de España, three Champions Leagues, two Super Cups and two Club World Cups. In 2012, Messi made UEFA Champions League history by becoming the first player to score five goals in one match. He also matched José Altafini's record of 14 goals in a single Champions League season. He also became the first player to top-score in four successive Champions League campaigns. He set the world record for most goals scored in a season during the 2011–12 season, with 73 goals. In the same season, he set the current goalscoring record in a single La Liga season, scoring 50 goals.

He played for both teams during the season (eight matches, five goals and five games, zero goals, respectively). Even before these two debuts, Messi made his official debut for the first-team on 16 November 2003 aged 16 years and 145 days, in a friendly match against Porto.

Often referred to as an Argentinian-Spanish player, this crossover was brought into sharp focus when in 2004, Lionel was offered the chance to play for the Spanish national U-20 team. He declined the offer given his Argentinian heritage, and was given the opportunity to play for Argentina's U-20 team in a friendly match against Paraguay in June 2004. Messi scored once against Paraguay and twice in friendly against Uruguay in July 2004. In 2005 he was part of a team that finished third in 2005 South American Youth Championship in Colombia. He won the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands with the team and won the Golden Ball and the Golden Shoe, scoring in the last four of Argentina's matches and netting a total of six for the tournament.

Messi was at one stage romantically linked to Macarena Lemos, also from his hometown of Rosario. He is said to have been introduced to her by the girl's father when he returned to Rosario to recover from his injury a few days before the start of the 2006 World Cup. He has in the past also been linked to the Argentine glamour model Luciana Salazar. In January 2009 he told «Hat Trick Barça», a programme on Canal 33: «I have a girlfriend and she is living in Argentina. I am relaxed and happy». He was seen with the girl, Antonella Roccuzzo, at a carnival in Sitges after the Barcelona-Espanyol derby. Roccuzzo is a fellow native of Rosario. On 2 June 2012, Messi assisted and scored a goal in Argentina's 4:0 win against Ecuador in a World Cup 2014 Qualifying match. He celebrated scoring his 23rd goal for Argentina, by placing the ball under his jersey, as his girlfriend is reportedly 12 weeks pregnant. She posted on Twitter that she is expected to give birth in September.

Football Genius: Jose Mourinho

José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix, or simply José Mourinho was born 26 January 1963. He is a Portuguese football manager, currently the head coach of Real Madrid. Mourinho started out as a player and eventually switched to management. After working as a physical education teacher and spells working as a youth team coach, a scout, and an assistant manager in the early 1990s, he became an interpreter for Sir Bobby Robson. He worked with Robson at Sporting Lisbon and Porto in Portugal, and Barcelona in Spain. He remained at the Catalonian club after Robson's departure and worked with his successor Louis van Gaal.

He is commonly known as «The Special One». Mourinho is regarded by some players, coaches, and critics as one of the best football coaches of all time.

In 2008 Mourinho signed a three-year contract with Serie A club Internazionale. Within three months he had won his first Italian honour, the Supercoppa Italiana, and completed the season by winning the Serie A title. In 2009–10 Inter became the first Italian club to win the treble of Serie A, Coppa Italia and the UEFA Champions League, the first time Inter had won the latter competition since 1965. Mourinho moved to Chelsea the following year and won the Premier League title, the club's first league title in 50 years, and the League Cup in his first season. In his second year Chelsea retained the Premier League and in 2006–07 he took the club to an FA Cup and League Cup double, though they finished as league runners-up. He often courted controversy for his outspokenness, but his victories at Chelsea and Porto established him as one of the world's top football managers. Mourinho left Chelsea in September 2007, amidst reports of a rift with club owner Roman Abramovich.

In doing so, Mourinho became the third manager in football history to win the UEFA Champions League with two different teams, after Ernst Happel and Ottmar Hitzfeld. He won the first ever FIFA Ballon d'Or Best Coach Award in 2010. He then signed with Real Madrid in 2010, winning the Copa del Rey in his first season. The following year he won the La Liga and became the fourth coach, after Tomislav Ivić, Ernst Happel, and Giovanni Trapattoni, to have won league titles in at least four different countries: Portugal, England, Italy, and Spain, also becoming the first manager to win the traditional top three European league championships. He began focusing on coaching and impressed with brief but successful managerial periods at Benfica and União de Leiria, taking the latter to their highest ever league finish. He returned to Porto in early 2002 as head coach, winning the Primeira Liga, Taça de Portugal, and UEFA Cup in 2003. In the next season Mourinho guided the team to victory in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, to the top of the league for a second time, and won the highest honour in European club football, the UEFA Champions League.

On 2 June 2008, Mourinho was appointed the successor of Roberto Mancini at Internazionale on a three-year contract, and brought along with him much of his backroom staff who had served him at both Chelsea and Porto. He chose Giuseppe Baresi, a former Inter player and ex-head coach of their youth academy, as his assistant. He spoke solely in Italian in his first press conference as Inter boss, claiming to have learnt it «in three weeks.» Mourinho stated that he only intended to make a few major signings in the summer. By the end of the transfer window, he had brought three new players to the side: Brazilian winger Mancini (€13 million), Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Muntari for reported €14 million, and Portuguese winger Ricardo Quaresma for a cash/player exchange fee of €18.6 million plus young Portuguese midfielder Pelé. On 28 May 2010, it was confirmed that Mourinho would take over from Manuel Pellegrini at the Santiago Bernabéu. On 31 May 2010, Mourinho was unveiled as the new manager of Real Madrid after signing a four-year deal at the club, and became the 11th coach in the past seven years at Real Madrid. After leaving his job as a school coach, Mourinho looked for paths into professional management in his hometown and became youth team coach at Vitória de Setúbal in the early 1990s. Working his way up the ladder, he accepted the position of assistant manager at Estrela da Amadora, then was a scout at Ovarense. Mourinho yearned for greater challenges and in 1992 an opportunity arose to work as a translator for a top foreign coach. Sir Bobby Robson had been appointed as the new manager of Lisbon club Sporting Clube de Portugal and the Englishman required a local coach with a good command of English to work as his interpreter.

He began working with Robson's successor, Louis van Gaal, and he learnt much from the Dutchman's conscientious style. Both assistant and head coach combined their studious approach to the game and Barcelona won La Liga twice in van Gaal's first two years as coach. Van Gaal saw that his number two had the promise to be more than a skilled assistant. He let Mourinho develop his own independent coaching style and entrusted him with the coaching duties of FC Barcelona B. Van Gaal also let Mourinho take charge of the first team (acting as Mourinho's assistant himself) for certain trophies, like the Copa Catalunya, which Mourinho won in 2000. When asked about all the missed opportunities against Levante in La Liga and Auxerre in the UEFA Champions League, Mourinho said: "One day some poor rival is going to pay for the chances we've missed today." The following match at the Santiago Bernabéu ended with a 6:1 victory over Deportivo La Coruña. The following league games confirmed Mourinho's statement, defeating Málaga by 1:4 and Racing Santander again by 6:1.

Mourinho met his wife Matilde Tami Faria, born in Angola, when they were teenagers in Setúbal, Portugal, and the couple married in 1989. Their first child, daughter Matilde, was born in 1996 and they had their first son, José Mário, Jr., four years later. Mourinho, whilst dedicated to football, describes his family as the centre of his life and has noted that the «most important thing is my family and being a good father». He was selected as the New Statesman Man of the Year 2005 and was described as a man devoted to both his family and his work. Mourinho has also been a part of social initiatives and charity work, helping with a youth project, bringing Israeli and Palestinian children together through football and donating his "lucky" jacket to Tsunami Relief, earning £22,000 for the charity. José Mourinho is a Catholic.

Football Genius: Stephan El Shaarawy

Stephan El Shaarawy was born 27 October 1992 in Savona, Italy. He is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club AC Milan. He is a current member of the Italy U21 national team. El Shaarawy joined regional Serie A club Genoa at the age of thirteen. On 25 June 2011, El Shaarawy signed for Serie A giants AC Milan. In June 2010 he was loaned out to Padova for the 2010–11 Serie B season. In his loan period at Padova, he quickly emerged as a key element for the team, leading the Venetian club to the promotion playoff finals where they then lost to Novara.

On 21 December 2008, when he was 16 years and 55 days old, he made his first team debut, playing ten minutes in a Serie A away match against Chievo, becoming the fourth youngest player in the history of Serie A. It was his only appearance of the season despite making the bench many times.

On the 18th September 2011, Stephan made his debut with Milan at the Stadio San Paolo in a 3-1 loss to Napoli in Serie A. Three days later, after coming on as a substitute for the injured Alexandre Pato, he scored his first goal for the club, earning his team a 1:1 draw at home against Udinese.

On 25 July 2012, El Shaarawy signed a contract extension, which will keep him with the Rossoneri until 2017. Playing with the Italy U-17 team, he took part at both the 2009 UEFA U-17 Euro and the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

In his first six months at Milan, he made a total of seven appearances leading to reports in the media that he may be loaned out for more playing time to help his progression. However a decision was made between Galliani, Allegri and himself to stay at the club for the near future. It was then that his performances for Milan began to improve and have led him to becoming one of the most highly rated youngsters in Italy.

El Shaarawy provided an assist for Robinho in a 3:0 win against Cesena in the Serie A on the 23rd of January, 2012 which was his first assist in Rossoneri colours. On 8 February 2012, El Shaarawy scored in a 1-2 loss against Juventus in the first leg of the 2011-12 Italian Cup semi-finals. Three days later, he scored an immensely vital winner against Udinese. It was Udinese's first home loss of the season and turned Milan's poor form around.

On 15 August 2012, he made his debut with the senior Italian team, playing as a starter in a friendly game against England. He made his debut with the Italy U-21 team on 15 November 2011, in a qualifying match against Hungary.

Tottenham players were subjected to racist insults during the match with Lazio

Tottenham Hotspur of the English players were subjected to racist insults by the Italian Lazio fans during the match of UEFA Europa League group stage. In the second half from the stands are fans sounded the characteristic puffing when the ball appeared Jermain Defoe, Aaron Lennon and Andros Townsend.

After the match, which ended in a goalless draw, admitted coach André Villas-Boas has called on UEFA to look into what happened. Note that at White Hart Lane was attended by UEFA President Michel Platini.

Football Genius: Javier Zanetti

Javier Adelmar Zanetti was born 10 August 1973. Zanetti was born in Buenos Aires to Violeta Bonnazola and grew up in the harbour area in the Dock Sud district. He combined schooling and working commitments, helping his bricklayer father in masonry alongside delivering milk, and working in his cousin's grocery store without neglecting his passion for football. He began playing football on a field in the city suburbs, maintaining the pitch in his spare time. He is of Italian ancestry.

He is an Argentine footballer who plays for Serie A club Inter Milan. Javier Zanetti has played for Inter since 1995, taking the captain's armband from 29 August 1999. Known for his versatility, he is adept on both the left and right wing, having played on both flanks as a fullback as well as a winger. He slots into several midfield positions with ease, particularly as a defensive or central midfielder. Internationally, he holds the record of the most capped player in the history of the Argentine national team and has played in the 1996 Olympic tournament and in two World Cups, in 1998 and 2002.

Known as «Pupi» in Argentina, Zanetti was born in Buenos Aires, picking up the nickname El Tractor soon after his move to Italy where his strength, resilience, stamina, and his ability to run past opposing defenders when joining the attack from his right back position earned him notoriety.

More recently, he plays in the right midfield. He ended a 4-year goal drought when he scored on 5 November 2006. In the national team, he is deployed as a right back but is able to switch between defense and attack easily. The 2010 UEFA Champions League Final on 22 May 2010 was Zanetti's 700th game with Inter, and the team's victory on the night ensured that Zanetti marked the occasion by completing a historic treble. He also scored on 20 October 2010 against Tottenham Hotspur to make him the oldest player to score in the UEFA Champions League at the age of 37 years and 71 days. This record has since been surpassed by Filippo Inzaghi and Ryan Giggs.

He made his debut for Inter on 27 August 1995 against Vicenza in Milan. Throughout his stay with the club, he has won 16 trophies, 15 of which came under his captaincy, the UEFA Cup in 1998 – scoring the second goal for the final with a shot outside the penalty area – the 2005, 2006 and 2010 Coppa Italia, the 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2010 Italian Super Cup, the 2005–2006, 2006–2007, 2007–2008, 2008–2009 and 2009–2010 Scudetti and the 2009-10 UEFA Champions League. In 2010, Zanetti became the first player to captain an Italian club to a treble of the Scudetto, Coppa Italia and European Cup. Zanetti has won five Serie A titles with Inter, having earned the nickname «Il Capitano» among the fans and media since taking captaincy at Inter. As of the 2011-12 season, he is the only non-Italian player to captain a Serie A team. He holds the record for the highest all-time appearances by a non-Italian born player for an Italian club and his 757 official matches for the club put him first in Inter's all-time appearances list. Zanetti, who plans to retire with Inter and continue to work with the club thereafter, is also noted for his charity work, running a foundation to benefit disadvantaged children in Argentina.

Since the arrival of Maicon at the beginning of the 2006–07 season, Zanetti was moved from the right back position into midfield. He ended a four-year goal drought when he scored on 5 November 2006 at a home match against Ascoli, having previously scored on 6 November 2002 at an away match against Empoli. On 27 September 2006, against Bayern Munich, Zanetti played his 500th professional match for Inter and on 22 November 2006, he appeared in his 100th UEFA match against Sporting Clube de Portugal. Zanetti went on an incredible twelve years without being sent off in a match. The first time he was sent off in his career was on 17 February 1999 in a Coppa Italia match against Parma, but he broke his streak when he was sent off in a Serie A match against Udinese on 3 December 2011. These are the only times he has been sent off during his entire career at Inter.

He has been named an ambassador for the SOS Children's Villages project in Argentina by FIFA, and in 2005, he received the Ambrogino d'Oro award from the Milan townhall for his social initiative. Zanetti is also a Global Ambassador for Special Olympics.

On 23 December 1999, Javier Zanetti and Paula De la Fuente were married in Argentina, after seven years of dating. They met when he was nineteen and she was fourteen. They live near Lake Como, and they also own a restaurant called El Gaucho in Milano in the Navigli district, a popular and touristic area. Today, Paula Zanetti, daughter of a university teacher, works as a photographer. On 11 June 2005, she gave birth to a baby girl, Sol Zanetti. Javier Zanetti said, "I'm very happy about this baby girl who has come into my life. It was a beautiful experience with my wife. My daughter will have all the happiness she deserves. Zanetti also has two sons Ignacio who was born in 2008 and Tomas who was born on 9 May 2012.

On 20 September 2011, Javier Zanetti made the all-time appearance record in a Serie A clash against Novara. The Argentine defender replaced Giuseppe Bergomi in the Inter record books upon his appearance against Novara.

Del Piero: Fans continued to sing my name at the stadium

The legendary Italian striker Alessandro Del Piero, who recently signed a two-year contract with Australian Club Sydney, admitted that he now remembers the good times of his performances for Juventus.

«Who is a Del Piero today? The guy who made an important choice in your life. I never liked the drastic change, but took a major decision at the right time and in the right place.

Am I the nostalgia? Yes, because I was part of Juventus over 19 years as a player and fan. Fans continued to sing my name at the stadium, and it makes me remember the past. Yes, there is nostalgia, but also have the thrill of a new challenge,» - said 37-year-old footballer.

Football Genius: Sergio Ramos

Sergio Ramos García was born 30 March 1986. He is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Madrid and the Spain national football team. Born in Camas, Seville, Andalusia, Ramos began his career at local side Sevilla FC, emerging through the club's youth system alongside Jesús Navas and Antonio Puerta. He made his first team - and La Liga - debut on 1 February 2004, coming on as a second half substitute in a 0–1 away loss against Deportivo de La Coruña. After emerging through Sevilla's youth system, he went on to be a defensive mainstay for both Real Madrid and the Spanish national team, gaining his first cap at the age of 18.

Mainly a central defender, he can perform equally as a right back. In the 2004–05 season, Ramos appeared in 31 games as Sevilla finished sixth and qualified to the UEFA Cup, scoring in home fixtures against Real Sociedad (2–1) and Real Madrid (2–2).

At the club, Ramos was awarded the number 4 shirt, previously worn by Fernando Hierro. On 6 December 2005 he netted his first goal for the Merengues, in a 2–3 UEFA Champions League group stage loss at Olympiacos FC. In the summer of 2005, 19-year old Ramos was purchased by Real Madrid for € 27 million, a record for a Spanish teenager. He was the only Spanish player brought in during Florentino Pérez first stint as Real Madrid president. Ramos scored a vital goal in the Spanish Supercup contest against Valencia CF, making it 2–1 to and 4–4 on aggregate in an eventual 4–2 win (6–5), despite the fact Real Madrid playing with only nine men for a long period of time. Although he experienced a slight dip in form, he returned to his best and on 11 January 2009, netted on an acrobatic volley against RCD Mallorca (3–0 away triumph), continuing his scoring run in the following week, in a 3–1 home win against Osasuna.

Throughout Spain's UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying campaign, Ramos was a regular member of the starting eleven as the national side finished first in its group, above Sweden. He scored two goals, including one in a 3–1 away win over Denmark, in 11 appearances. Ramos was named in both FIFA and UEFA's 1754 Team of the Year, adding the FIFPro Team of the Year 2007–08 accolade. He also finished 21st in the European Player of the Year nomination for 2008.

Just at the start of the 2009–10 season, Ramos was appointed as one of Real Madrid's four captains of Real Madrid. As Pepe suffered a serious knee injury during the campaign, he was often deployed as central defender, and scored four goals in 33 league contests, but the team eventually came out empty in silverware. On 21 February 2010, he played his 200th official match for the capital team against Villarreal CF. During his first seasons, Ramos played as centre back, being also used as an emergency defensive midfielder on occasion. However, with the arrival of Christoph Metzelder and Pepe in the 2007–08 season, he was again relocated to right back, whilst displaying a goalscoring instinct unusual to many defenders, netting more than 20 overall goals in Real Madrid's shirt during his first four seasons combined. On 4 May 2008, Ramos assisted Gonzalo Higuaín in the 89th minute against CA Osasuna in an eventual 2–1 away win, the match that sealed Real Madrid's 31st league championship; on the final day of the season, he scored twice in a 5–2 home win against already relegated Levante UD, one through a header and another after an individual effort, taking his league tally to five.

In 2004, Ramos became an instant hit for Spain's under-21, for who he played six international matches. On 26 March 2005, in a 3–0 friendly win over China in Salamanca, he first appeared for the senior side at only 18 years and 361 days of age, making him the youngest player to play for the national team in the last 55 years (he held this record until it was broken by Barcelona's Cesc Fàbregas). Just seven months later, Ramos scored his first two international goals in a 6:0 away thrashing of San Marino for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He was selected for the final stages in Germany and, after the international retirement of Real Madrid teammate Míchel Salgado, became the undisputed first-choice right back.

Ramos was selected in the squad for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa, as Spain finished in third position. At the 2010 World Cup, held in the same country, he started every game, helping the team keep five clean sheets and reach the final, which they won 1:0 against the Netherlands, he topped the tournament's Castrol Performance Index with a score of 9.79. Ramos returned to the heart of the defence for the Euro 2012 tournament. When asked about his role change, he replied: «I have adapted and feel comfortable in the middle, but I am a World and European champion at right-back.» He played all the games in Poland and Ukraine alongside Barcelona's Gerard Piqué and, in the semifinals against Portugal, he converted his penalty shootout attempt in an eventual 4:2 win (0:0 after 120 minutes), scoring for the eventual champions in Panenka-style.

Jovetić: Don't regret that denied Juve and Manchester City

Fiorentina striker Stevan Jovetić told why decided to stay in Florence, despite offers from clubs in England and Italy.

«Negotiations with Manchester City ended at my initiative. At that time already had a specific proposal, but I refused.

Juventus? I could not do so with Fiorentina fans. It would be a betrayal to my side.

Do not regret that denied such a famous Club. Fiorentina is capable of much, and I will not leave her until I see this term,» - said Jovetic.