International Knee Conference

XXI ISOKINETIC Conference, London

16.04.2012 - Just one week to go for the XXI International Conference on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology, organized by ISOKINETIC Bologna, which will be held in London at Stamford Bridge Stadium, home of Chelsea FC. This is the first time that this conference will take place outside Italy.


Adidas soccer balls

World Cup adidas balls

04.04.2012 - At the Home of FIFA, adidas unveiled an Official Match Ball display, showcasing the various FIFA World Cup™ balls produced and used throughout its history. The glass casing contains 14 official Match Balls, all of which were created by adidas for the FIFA World Cup as well as the 2004 FIFA Centennial Ball. Meanwhile, the case shows two official Match Balls to represent the ones used at Germany 2006 and South Africa 2010, editions of the world finals where two different balls were created for the tournament and Final itself. (source: www.fifa.com)


Fabiano and Ceni in Sao Paulo

Sao Paulo FC

28.03.2012 - Visit to SAO PAULO FC impressive training center in Coita (outside the city), and at the headquarters of SPFC first team. Luiz Rosan, PT since 30 years at SPFC and of the Brasil National Team, is our guide. Before lunch, we meet star players as LUIS FABIANO (2x UEFA Cup winner with FC Sevilla, and FIFA Confederation Cup winner 2009 with the Selecao) and ROGERIO CENI. Rogerio is playing since 20 years with SPFC, is a goalkeeper legend in Brasil. He scored more than 100 goals in his career (penalties and free kicks), beeing the highest scoring goalkeeper in football history!


Corinthians match

Corinthians match

27.03.2012 - Corinthians - XV P is the match tonigth (result 1:0). Beto is our guide.


Sergio and Dominguez at 11+ Sao Paolo

Prevention course – Sao Paulo

28.03.2012 - Prevention in football injuries, conference at Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo.

F-MARC has presentations and a 11+ workshop, were former star players PAULO SERGIO (world cup winner 1994, played many years in Germany at FC Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Bayern München) and MILENE DOMINGUEZ (played in Spain and in the Brasil Women's National Team) demonstrated the exercises.


Course at USP Sao Paulo

11+ course in Sao Paulo

27.03.2012 - 11+ course at the University of Sao Paulo (USP) in cooperation with CBF.


Maradona paintings - Boca

Diego forever

24.03.2012 - Walking in the streets of "la Boca" in Buenos Aires ... several paintings of Diego Maradona can still be seen on the house walls around "il Caminito", the most famous pedestrian street in La Boca neighborhood.


Corinthians Training Facilities

Corinthians FC

26.03.2012 - Visit to the new training facilities of CORINTHIANS FC (Sport Club Corinthians Paulista), the 2011 brazilian champions. My friend BETO, PT since nearly 20 years in this famous football club, is our guide.


Sao Paulo streets

Sao Paulo

26.03.2012 - Arrival in SAO PAULO, the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in South America, and the world's sixth largest city! Sao Paulo is also known for its severe traffic congestion ...


BJ players-stadium

Boca Juniors and La Bombonera

25.03.2012 - BOCA JUNIORS, the most titled club in the world, is playing tonight Lanus, for the Clausura campionship (result 2:2). The Estadio Alberto J. Armando known as La Bombonera (the Chocolate Box) due to its shape, with a "flat" stand on one side of the pitch and three steep stands round the rest of the stadium.


11+ course at AFA Ezeiza

11+ course at AFA national training center

23.03.2012 - Today we've the first official FIFA 11+ course at "EZEIZA", place of the national training center of AFA, a superb complex close to the Buenos Aires airport. My friend Alejo Perez Leguizamon and Gustavo de Renzis (both argentinians) are my assistants.


AFA house in Buenos Aires

Visit to AFA

22.03.2012 - Today we visit the headquarters of AFA (Asociacion del Futbol Argentino), in Viamonte street, Buenos Aires. AFA, which was founded in 1893, is one the the oldest Football Associations of the world. Argentina is a 2x FIFA World Cup winner with unfogettable stars as  MARIO KEMPES, DANIEL PASSARELLA (1978) and obviously the great DIEGO ARMANDO MARADONA (1986).