Month: July 2016

If you are looking at the latest news surrounding Salgado, this player would be joining the likes of players like Ronaldinho, Giggs and others like Crespo and Scholes who would be appearing in Premier Futsal.

These players would play the inaugural tournament, which will premiere in India this very month. For the tournament Falcao would be the sixth player of marquee category. Being a Brazilian legend in Futsal, he would be playing the inaugural match which will be held on July 15th in Chennai. Deco was also supposed to play, but this former Portugal and Barcelona star player has had to withdraw since he is injured.

There would be six franchises that would be playing the Premier Futsal. These franchises are not yet registered with FIFA or the Indian federation and each would represent or feature a marquee star. The franchises would represent regions like Mumbai, Chennai, Kochi, Bengaluru, Goa and Kolkata.

These would then be divided into two groups as they would play the finals which would reach Goa around July 23rd. The Co founder of Premier Futsal stated that, there had been several attempts to tarnish the image of the tournament and there have been several false allegations. However, braving all such oppositions, the tournament would be scheduled to start off on July 15th in the city of Chennai. The league would take place only in the two cities, first in Chennai and then in Goa. There would be six franchises playing. Players who are considered to be legends would be there to support the games. They will be arriving to support the teams within a few days. Futsal has been inaugurated this year and it is hoped that the league will expand in the coming years with more encouragement from the masses and the international playing arena.

Former Real Madrid defender Michel Salgado was named by Iker Casillas in his list of greatest players he has played with.

Salgado who turned 40 years started his career with Celta de Vigo before moving to Real Madrid in 1999 for 4.5 million Pounds. He later moved to Blackburn on free transfer in 2009 before moving on to end his career in 2013. The Right Back has regularly urged Los Blancos to victories despite leaving Santiago Bernabeu many years back.

Real Madrid legend, Iker Casillas, named the defender in his greatest club XI including a host of ‘Galacticos’ he played with. The Spain International goal keeper is currently at FC Porto after being sold by his home club last season but continues to show his love and support for his former club, Madrid.

Having made his debut for the Royal Whites in 1997, Iker Casillas failed to include himself on the list opting for Bodo Illgner. He justified the choice by saying:

“We were together there in my first year and he helped me greatly. He was an important member of the seventh European Cup-winning team.”

In defence, he started by picking Michel Salgado backing it up by saying:

“He gets up and down the line phenomenally and is a strong defensively too.”

At left-back, he picked the Brazilian Roberto Carlos and said; “Strong and powerful. He’s incredible.”

His two central defenders are Fernando Hierro and Sergio Ramos both of whom he said “have similar styles with different physiques. Very good with their heads.”

Casillas went for a three-man midfield and started by picking legendary Portuguese winger, Luis Figo. Casillas said, “I liked being with him and being his team-mate. He’s a great person.”

Casillas picked out Real Madrid manager, Zinedine Zidane in the centre and picked Fernando Redondo to back him up.

In the strikeforce, he picked Ronaldo De Lima, Cristiano Ronaldo and fellow legend Raul.