I feel absolutely ashamed. The law is one thing and justice is another, greater and much more important than something or someone.   It's seems like here, in Spain, we're not worried about our international image, about what you could think of us, of our athletes and our sportsmen.
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By Mario Díaz

During the last six years Spanish football had been ahead of the German game.   Do you remember Fernandos Torres' goal in Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna? What about of Puyol's header in Durban in the last World Cup semifinals?   Obviously, german football have unfinished business with us. At least until this week.
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By Mario Díaz

They have taken the 2016 concept as a base and it is a better concept now than it was then.     Who knows, maybe it'll be “Third time lucky". This phrase belongs to Sir Craig Reedie, International Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation Commission Chief after a four day visit to the Spanish capital.
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By Mario Díaz

I've never understood why José Mourinho leaves the pitch before the end of the match. It's something I consider a lack of respect for everyone involved, even for his players and his bench.
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By Mario Díaz

"I'm working really hard to be the same player I was before the injury and I'm pretty sure that I'll get there," insists Rafael Nadal who is world number four nowadays and will return to the courts in Viña del Mar, Chile, with Argentinian 'Pico' Monaco.
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By Mario Díaz

"One day I'll come back to England. " These words belong to José Mourinho and his desire will become true sooner rather than later.
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By Mario Díaz

Yes, it's that simple: Leo Messi and another 10 footballers. But I've been asked to analyse the FIFA World XI and obviously in Spain we have no doubt about the selection.   Six Spaniards, two Brazilians, one Portuguese, one Colombian and one Argentine.
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By Mario Díaz