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Comincia, con l'apertura di alcuni varchi, la demolizione del Muro di Berlino che ha diviso la Germania democratica da quella comunista, dall'agosto del 1961 per impedire la fuga in Occidente dei  tedeschi dell'Est. di INDRO MONTANELLI il Giornale, 11 novembre 1989 Raccontano che nel passargli le consegne, il malato Honecker abbia detto a Krenz: «I vecchi comunisti che muoiono quest'anno sono molto più sfortunati di quelli che morirono 'anno scorso, ma molto più fortunati di quelli che moriranno l'anno venturo». Probabilmente non è vero: il senso dell'umorismo figura di rado nel guardaroba dei comunisti, e specialemnete di quelli tedeschi. Ma potrebbe esserlo. Honecker ha evitato d'un pelo di restare schiacciato sotto le macerie del Muro, di cui è stato, sia pure su ordinativo del suo pedecessore Ulbicht, il costruttore. Ma non per lungimiranza. Anche lui sapeva - lo sapevano tutti - che il Muro si screpolava. Ma nemmeno lui si aspettava - ...

He won’t turn 20 until January next year, but Remco Evenepoel is not waiting to make an impact.  The  Belgian teenager is already a WorldTour one-day race win to the good, with his spectacular triumph in  Clásica San Sebastián, and is the European TT champion .  What more can he achieve? A lot, he thinks 58 Procycling / December 2019 Writer: Barry Ryan To reach the start line of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, riders must scale the Grande Allée, the graceful street that rises stiffly behind the promontory overlooking the Saint Lawrence River. Most do so gently, twiddling their lowest gears. Remco Evenepoel reports for duty with more vigour, every sinew twitching as he bounds up the slope in the big ring. At the start, Evenepoel draws up alongside  Michał Kwiatkowski , who is distractedly adjusting his power meter, and he playfully thumps a fist in greeting on the ex-world champ’s stem. “How’s the form?” Evenepoel chirps. Kwiatkowski exa...

https://www.worldofjohancruyff.com/cruyff/interview-holland-herald/?fbclid=IwAR3M9gtfrLBoE9Vwk0MIjqkxmPF27q0SUTWE0nw03zA4F7WBTslBD4yTs-Y Johan Cruyff garnered worldwide fame as a football player and coach. Today he promotes education in and through sport while managing the retail brand that his name has become. Text Jelle Brandt Corstius Photography Roger Neve When he retired as a player and wanted to become a coach, the legendary number 14, Johan Cruyff, found that he had to prove himself all over again: “They said: ‘you were a pretty good player, but what do you know about coaching?’ At first I believed them, but now I know that I have been through the University of Life. After all, I have dealt with many directors at football clubs who are more used to working in banks; they had no footballing background. I, on the other hand, know exactly what a player is capable of and what he might be worth.” It is the inevitable fate of every travelling Dutchman. No matter w...

https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/teams/team/1882398/profile/ FIFA U-17 World Cup record The likes of Dani Garcia, Iker Casillas, Xavi, David Silva, Cesc Fàbregas, David De Gea, Koke, Isco and Alvaro Morata have helped Spain admirably finish on the podium in 6 of their 9 appearances at the tournament .  La Rojita own, however, an unwanted tournament record of having lost in all 4 of the finals they’ve made – to Ghana (1991), Brazil (2003), Nigeria (2007) and England (2017) . The road to Brazil A 1-0 win over Germany , courtesy of a goal from Juventus starlet Pablo Moreno , proved central to Spain reaching the UEFA U-17 Championship’s knockout phase , where despite monopolising possession in their nationally-trademarked fashion, they required penalties to sink Hungary and book a Brazil trip . La Rojita suffered a last-gasp defeat to the Netherlands in the semi-finals . The coach David Gordo coached in the Spanish lower leagues before beginning to wor...

ANSA - La gioia quasi incredula di Joyciline Jepkosgei, 25 anni, che ha vinto a New York al debutto sui 42,195 km. La keniana è primatista mondiale della “mezza” L’arrivo vittorioso di Geoffrey Kamworor, 26 anni  Il fiume dei podisti sul Ponte di Verrazzano I keniani hanno centrato l’accoppiata alla New York Marathon La Jepkosgei trionfa a 25 anni a Central Park al debutto sulla distanza. Rivincita Kamworor 4 Nov 2019 - Corriere dello Sport di Massimo Basile ©RIPRODUZIONE RISERVATA Gli americani sono i migliori a organizzare le maratone, gli africani i migliori a vincerle. Stavolta sono due keniani a trionfare a Central Park. Geoffrey Kamworor e Joyciline Jepkosgei, nuova stella di New York, una ragazza che corre tra i professionisti solo dal 2015, che non aveva mai corso una maratona, ma ha collezionato titoli ovunque. Venticinque anni, detentrice del record nella “mezza”, prima atleta femminile a vincere a New York la maratona e la mezza nello stesso anno, Jepkosgei ha trionfato ...

https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/teams/team/1889670/profile/ FIFA U-17 World Cup history Despite being a heavyweight of African football, this will be Senegal’s maiden appearance at the event. This is all the more surprising given that 18 other African teams have already represented the continent at the U-17 World Cup. The road to Brazil Senegal will compete in South America in part because of the disqualification of Guinea , but also because of their fine performances at the CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Tanzania.  Although the Young Lions of Teranga narrowly missed out on a semi-final berth there, which would have meant automatic qualification, they nonetheless recorded group stage draws with Morocco and eventual champions Cameroon to finish third in their section behind the aforementioned Guineans. The coach Malick Daf , who was Josep h Koto’s assistant at the FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015, is relishing his second outing on the world stage –...

https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/news/lopez-spain-fifa-u17-world-cup-red-hair-3054843 (FIFA.com) 02 Nov 2019 Spain’s Javi Lopez keeping things tight at the back Hairdressing is his favourite hobby Spain round off their group stage against Cameroon Have you ever wondered why most footballers have such sharp haircuts, even when they are away from home for several weeks at tournaments and cannot visit their favourite barber? Sure, the best in the world might fly their trusty stylists in to do the job, but what about everybody else? If players are very lucky, they might have a versatile team-mate in their midst – someone like Javi Lopez, who is currently playing for Spain at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil. "Yes, it’s true," the defender told FIFA.com with a laugh. "If we’re away from home together for a long time, I do it for the team. I don’t have any particular background in it – nobody in my family is a hairdresser. I just enjoy it, and everyone th...

https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/destination/stadiums/stadium/400066918/ Located in Cariacica, a municipality in the metropolitan region of Gran Vitoria , the Estadio Estadual Kleber José de Andrade was opened in 1983 .  Originally the property of Rio Branco Atletico Clube, in 2008 it came under state ownership . Refurbished for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™, it was used by Cameroon as their training base for the tournament.  As well as staging 12 group matches at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019 , it will also host 2 Round-of-16 ties and 2 quarter-finals. Fact file: Official name: Estadio Estadual "Kleber José de Andrade" Opened: 1983 Last renovated: 2014 Capacity: 17,026 VITORIA (Cariacica) Cariacica , the municipality where you'll find the Estadio Kleber Andrade, is a mere 15km from Vitoria, the capital of Espirito Santo state. Founded in 1551 on the Atlantic coast , Vitoria is home to some 330,000 people . Here are just ...

https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/teams/team/1888311/profile/ FIFA U-17 World Cup record Korea Republic have twice featured in the quarter-final stage during their 5 FIFA U-17 World Cup appearances. They reached the last eight as tournament debutants at Canada 1987 , a feat which they emulated at Nigeria 2009 . In their latest showings at Chile 2015 , Korea Republic progressed to the second round only to lose out to Belgium 2-0. The road to Brazil A clean slate during the group stage where they won all 3 matches against Australia (3-0), Afghanistan (7-0) and Iraq (2-0). A solitary-goal victory against India in the quarter-finals sealed their passage to Brazil 2019 with Jeong Sang-bin scoring the all-important match-winner. Their hopes of a third Asian title were, however, shattered after being edged by Tajikistan on penalties in the last-four meeting.  The coach  Former Daejeon Citizen and Bucheon SK defender Kim Jungsoo began his coaching caree...

https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/teams/team/1888262/profile/ FIFA U-17 World Cup record Brazil 2019 will be La Rojita’s fifth World Cup in this category and third in a row .  They made their competition debut at Japan 1993 , where they also secured their best finish to date of third .  At Egypt 1997, they failed to go beyond the group phase, and they would not grace the tournament again until hosting it in 2015, when they made the last 16.  Two years ago in India (2017), they were eliminated in the first round . The road to Brazil Chile were one of the sensations the South American U-17 Championship, only missing out on the title thanks to Argentina’s superior goal difference of one . They made quite an impression by overcoming a poor start to string together four consecutive wins and reach the hexagonal final phase. There they suffered just a solitary defeat at the hands of La Albiceleste . Chile’s victory over Uruguay exemplified the team’s characte...

https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/teams/team/1889676/profile/ FIFA U-17 World Cup record Solomon Islands have never previously competed in the FIFA U-17 World Cup . The Melanesian nation has previously featured in FIFA Futsal and Beach Soccer World Cups. The road to Brazil Backed by strong home support, Solomon Islands enjoyed an impressive campaign to qualify for the world stage during September 2018.  They hit 15 goals without reply in topping their group, with their three wins highlighted by a stunning 5-0 win over holders New Zealand.  The Solomons then eased past Fiji 3-1 to qualify amid scenes of wild celebration, but failed to win their maiden U-16 Championship after a penalty shoot-out defeat against New Zealand in the decider. The coach - Stanley Waita A former long-serving national team midfielder, Stanley Waita featured in three FIFA World Cup™ qualifying campaigns for Solomon Islands, including the nation’s storied continental play-offs agains...

https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/teams/team/1882407/profile/ FIFA U-17 World Cup record This will be Paraguay’s fifth World Cup appearance at this level and third in a row.   Their best showing to date, a quarter-final appearance, came on their debut at New Zealand 1999 .  At Trinidad and Tobago 2011 and Chile 2015, they failed to survive the group phase, while at India 2017 they bowed out in the round of 16. The road to Brazil Los Guarani  finished third at the South American U-17 Championship in Peru , where some courageous and defensively solid displays in the Hexagonal final phase proved key.  The preceding group phase did yield good wins over Uruguay and Colombia, but also featured a high number of goals conceded.  In the final phase, victory over Peru and draws with Uruguay, Chile and Ecuador made the difference. The coach - Gustavo Morinigo Although he has overseen more U-17 international games than any other Paraguay co...

https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/teams/team/1889605/profile/ FIFA U-17 World Cup history The 2019 edition marks Haiti’s second appearance at the U-17 World Cup. Their debut came at Korea Republic 2007 , when they failed to get past the group stage after recording a draw and two defeats. The road to Brazil Les Grenadiers performed outstandingly in the group stage of the Concacaf U-17 Championship , winning all three games and scoring 12 times, with El Salvador the only side able to breach their defence . After overcoming Dominican Republic in the Round of 16, they went on to beat Honduras 4-3 on penalties, following a 1-1 draw, in a dramatic quarter-final. This was enough to see them qualify for Brazil 2019, but the semi-finals were as far as they went due to a 1-0 loss to eventual winners Mexico in a tight encounter. The (former) coach Rafael Noaves Dias's relationship with Haitian football began in 2012, when he first offered his expertise to a natio...

https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/news/fredler-bijou-christophe-haiti-interview-3052931 Fredler Christophe is the captain of Haiti’s U-17 team Nicknamed "Bijou" (Jewel) because of his skills Midfielder is hoping to make a name for himself at Brazil 2019 One player hoping to live up to his nickname at Brazil 2019 over the next few weeks is Haiti captain Fredler Christophe, whose soubriquet of Bijou (Jewel) reflects his precious quality on the ball. “Absolutely everyone calls me that. Everyone. But I like it,” Christophe told FIFA.com with a smile. “My father gave me the name when I was a child because he thought I was a good footballer , and it’s stuck ever since.” The nickname has stuck for the simple reason that he has lived up to it. Haiti’s prized asset, Christophe is a quick and gifted attacking midfielder who has just signed for French club RC Strasbourg and was part of the Haiti senior squad that reached the semi-finals at the 2019 Concacaf Gold C...

https://www.balonazos.com/miguel-perdomo-la-seleccion-es-momento-de-tranquilidad-para-los-haitianos/ Publicado el: 01 Oct 2019    Luis Vílchez / @lvilchez8.-  El fútbol no es una de los primeros tópicos que se vienen a la cabeza cuando se habla de Haití; sin embargo, es un país que ha ido a un Mundial adulto (1974). Su actualidad se relaciona más con desastres naturales, pobreza y conflictos . La selección sub-17 del país caribeño dirá presente en octubre en el Mundial sub-17 masculino. Al frente del grupo estará un venezolano, Miguel Perdomo . El estratega criollo buscará hacer historia y que el equipo logre superar el grupo C , que comparte con: Francia, Chile y Corea del Sur. El merideño habló con Balonazos de su llegada, cómo es su día a día en un país tan convulso, el balompié haitiano, su trabajo y muchos temas más. De esta manera Perdomo toma el testigo de José Alí Cañas que fue asistente de Ratomir Dujković en el Mundial adulto de 2006 , ...