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Playing Under Atletico Madrid's Diego Simeone Is Brutal

Diego Simeone, entrenador del Atlético de Madrid, ha resumido su filosofía de entrenamiento en una breve frase: “El esfuerzo no es negociable”.

Simeone pone tanto énfasis en el colectivo del Atlético que ha prohibido las mesas pequeñas y divididas durante las comidas, lo que obliga a su equipo a sentarse en una gran mesa "cara a cara".

Durante el primer entrenamiento de pretemporada del Atlético de la temporada, Bernard Mensah descubrió de primera mano los métodos brutales de Simeone. ¡Bienvenido de nuevo, Sr. Mensah!

The Next Pirlo May Soon Be Playing In Spain

Jorge Sampaoli has just arrived in Sevilla after leading Chile to their 2015 Copa America title, but his plans for the club’s upcoming season are already running full steam ahead. 

The former Chile manager, he resigned in January of 2016, watched with pride as La Roja once again captured the Copa this June. Now, he will be looking to match their success with his own at Sevilla.

Managing Sevilla will be the biggest club test of Sampaoli’s coaching career, and it’s an excellent opportunity to prove that he’s one of the finer managers in the world. 

Cristiano Ronaldo Says He Wants To Retire At Real Madrid

Cristiano Ronaldo has made it very clear that he would like to stay at Real Madrid for the rest of his career. 

The Real Madrid star has been linked to a number of different clubs throughout his career, with few destinations proving to be too unrealistic to merit speculation. MLS was a reported possibility, as well as Manchester United, PSG, and even the Chinese Super League.

Ronaldinho’s First Goal For Barcelona Was The Most Stunning He Ever Scored

Do you remember the first time soccer blew your mind? For me, it was Ronaldinho. Not even a specific clip, just Ronaldinho in general. The more and more I watched of him the more I realized that my understanding of soccer was so timidly different than what was really possible that it practically hurt; I needed to watch more highlights, and I swear I got high from them. 

I thought the days of Ronaldinho blowing my mind were done, but this one goal, this legendary goal that many of you have already seen before, has come back to do it again:

Lionel Messi Says Barcelona Suffered In Order To Win The Copa del Rey

Now that the pomp and circumstance of Barcelona’s Copa del Rey win over Sevilla has subsided, Lionel Messi has posted a message to Facebook that speaks to his appreciation of how he and his teammates suffered and persevered in order to accomplish their goals. 

Neymar's Goal That Sealed The Deal in the Copa Del Rey

After Barcelona battled with 10 men for all but 36 minutes, two moments of brilliance from Lionel Messi led to two goals. The second coming from a through ball from Messi that Neymar calmly slotted into the opposite side netting to seal the deal at Vincente Calderon Stadium.

Lionel Messi's Brilliant Assists Lift Barcelona To Copa Del Rey Glory

Down a man after only 36 minutes and without Luis Suarez, their leading scorer, Barcelona were still able to overcome Sevilla after extra time in Sunday's Copa del Rey final thanks to a brilliant assist from Lionel Messi to Jordi Alba. Neymar added a second goal in the 122nd minute off of another great pass from Messi. 

Barcelona, recently crowned La Liga champions, faced off against Sevilla, recent winners of the UEFA Europa League, at the Vicente Calderon Stadium in the Spanish capital of Madrid.

Luis Suarez Says He Never Imagined He Would Take The #9 Spot From Messi

When Pep Guardiola moved Lionel Messi from the right wing to the middle of the park, he unleashed a monster. The fist instance of the move resulted in a 6-2 destruction of arch rivals Real Madrid. It took a bit of time for the position to become Messi’s primary one but, once it did, world-beating results followed. Have you ever heard of Lionel Messi’s 91 goal year in 2012? Yeah, that happened when he was playing striker. 

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