FC BARCELONA

Summit on Tuesday in Barcelona with a view to the Euro.

Javier Miñano, trainer selection, accompanied Vicente del Bosque yesterday in Barcelona to evaluate the fitness of David Villa with a view to the European Championship for Spain begins on June 10, the day of his competition debut against Italy.

Asturian striker told they can count on him because he will able to play, but obviously left the final decision in the hands of the coach, which will list on 15 May.

Miñano also spoke with the athletic trainers of Barça following the day to day evolution of 'El Guaje', especially Emili Ricart, and consulted doctors at the club azulgrana. Afternoon Del Bosque Miñano and went to Camp Nou to watch Barça-Chelsea.

Villa broke his left shin in Japan in the semifinals of the Club World Cup on December 15 and had surgery four days later in Barcelona. He was diagnosed between 4 and 5 months out.

The term was fulfilled more optimistic last week and the '7 'of Barça has not yet been run on grass, although recovery is under way outside the group and away from the cameras.

Del Bosque has always said it wants to wait, but only if you are sure it will be able to play. In Barça are more cautious and, although the desire was to have him in the last month of competition, it is assumed that the high of 'El Guaje' will approach those 5 months that fall within the logic. (via MD)

Barça’s injured Spanish striker this morning climbed the nearby 3,00 foot mountain. La Mola, with teammate Sergio Busquets, Emili Ricart and Pepe Costa and is confident about his recovery.

Villa reckons that in the league: “the only thing we can do is to just keep on winning our games and see what happens”.



On Sunday it will be exactly four months since David Villa broke his leg in the semi final of the World Club Cup in Japan, but he is recovering well and today posted a photo on his Twitter account (@Guaje7Villa) of a photo on top of La Mola – a 3,000 foot mountain just outside of Barcelona – with Sergio Busquets , trainer Emili Ricart and Pepe Costa of the . After the climb, Villa took part in a charity event where he explained that it wasn’t the first time he’d been up the mountain” but today I took the toughest route”.

David Villa was clearly happy at the progress he is making, claiming: “my leg is getting better and we are setting goals for my full recovery”, even though he knows that patience and time are vital to get over his serious injury.

Villa also explained that his injury has meant he is watching more football than ever and he believes that Barça’s chances in the league depend on keeping up their winning run: “we just have to keep winning games and we’ll see what happens”.

Support for the 8th edition of the Llibre Solidari

David Villa later attended an event for the Llibre Solidari, which contains stories written by Catalan sports writers and the proceeds from which will go to the Espai Jove of the Hospital Infantil Sant Joan de Déu. The striker’s photo is on the cover of the book, taking over from previous Barça players and coaches who have supported the initiative including Iniesta, Guardiola, Xavi, Messi, Rijkaard, De la Peña, Puyol and Eto'o. (via FCBarcelona.com)

The injury has not lowered the cache of 'Guaje', but the player has no interest in a change.

David Villa is making progress in recovery from injury in the tibia suffered in the Club World Cup, while in Italy and there is speculation about the deals you can get in the summer. The player, however, does not think about their future because its going to catch this one hundred percent in order to help Barca in the last games of the season and to enter the list of Vicente del Bosque for Euro .

One of their representatives, Michelangelo Vara said in statements to the web Calciomercatto.it that any speculation about interest from other teams "are just rumors. We know nothing or no one has made ​​any comments. David has two years left on his contract with Barcelona and is happy. How can we not be happy at the club champion of Europe and the World? ".

Rod made ​​it clear that the striker is absolutely "concentrate on recovering from the injury. We are optimistic and if all goes well, in a month will be with Barcelona and gain confidence with sights set on the European Championship. It's in the final phase of rehabilitation. "

In Italy, his name was associated with the arrival of Sebastian Giovinco hypothetical to Barça. The footballer, who plays for Parma even if your property is shared with Juventus, one of the objectives would Blaugrana as 'Calciomercato.it'.

Aside from the rumor mill, Villa is demonstrating with his attitude during these months to be hungry as soon as possible under the orders of Pep Guardiola. The player has not taken a break and to meet deadlines and short dress in the last games of the season. A good example was this week when the player came on Thursday Santos at the Ciutat Esportiva, although the coach had given rest day.

The forward was subjected to a session with the collectors club and focused the attention of children attending the facility barcelonistas occasion of the international tournament of the FCB Escola. Small, and their parents crowded around the locker room area of the first team to look closely at one of his idols. Villa, despite his injury, keeps the charisma among the culés. (via SPORT)

The Asturian striker has given the book image (shown with his face painted gold) and is the author of the prologue.
The money obtained by selling the book will go towards building a play area for young patients.

The barcelonista center forward David Villa, has agreed to be the literary godfather to a group of sports journalists in Barcelona eight years ago published a book of solidarity, the benefits in this issue will go to hospital for children Sant Joan de Déu.

As is traditional at this time before the day of Sant Jordi, a group of about forty sports journalists of Barcelona, ​​but in the latest editions have also joined representatives of Madrid, brought to market a book of sports stories to raise funds for a charity or institution, preferably related to children and youth.

For this edition, the eighth, the sponsor has been chosen Villa player who continues to recover from a serious injury that was done in the Club World Cup semifinal last December in Japan. The Asturian forward, who has given the book image (shown with his face painted gold) and is the author of the prologue, appears for the first time to the media on Thursday to present the book in society.

This year, the bank that works with reporters at issue is the Banco de Sabadell, after seven years with Caixa Penedès, while El Corte Ingles remains the sole entity that distributes the book, both entities work selflessly and even provide capital.

The entity chosen to allocate the funds of the book is supportive of the Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, an institution in Barcelona, which in this year 2012 host the teens. Up to 3,000 young people each year enter the hospital.

The money obtained by selling the book will go towards building a play area for younger patients with chronic diseases, so they can have a scope, as they already have children, so they can feel at home, surrounded by the comforts and amenities to make your stay more bearable.

Last year, the athlete was paid to work was Andres Iniesta, who sponsored the book "Heroes of sport ', in which raised 67,030 euros that ended up in full to the Association of Barcelona Sanfilippo, an organization that fights a disease degenerative. (via MD)

The Barça striker stressed that he’s "really enthusiastic" with regard to the status of his recovery process from his broken leg.

On December 19th David Villa successfully underwent surgery on the fracture of his left tibia, an injury sustained during the World Club Cup semifinal against Al-Sadd. The recovery period was said to be between four and five months. After just under three and a half months of intense work, the Barça striker affirmed that he’s "seeing the light at the end of the tunnel".

Villa referred to his injury and his mood, in the talk he gave at an event in which the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and the Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE) presented an agreement under which all football grounds, from the First Division to the Third, will have a defibrillator on their premises.

"I'm really enthusiastic, burning up the later phases, thank God, with a lot of work every day since it happened. I'm really happy, lively, content, and eager. I’m seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, and keen to enjoy football again from within", said Villa, just before commenting that, since the first day after his injury, he’s worked hard to recover as soon as possible. (via FCBarcelona.com)

The defender will return next week, while the return of Afellay is presumed imminent.

Adriano continues the recovery process elongation in the hamstrings. Medical services will not take risks and the Brazilian is ruled out of the commitment to the Athletic. Given this scenario, Guardiola must resolve the usual dilemma from no Abidal: keep Puyol at left or go for the defense of three, as it did in Mallorca. Adriano is progressing well and it looks like it will be able to receive the medical on Monday. Good news considering that Tuesday will host the return of the Champions League against Milan.

Meanwhile, Afellay could be discharged after the match against Milan. So Guardiola would be able to recover a more effective face-to-shore bands play for the team.

David Villa also stars good news. The tibia fractured well and has welded the forward has started to walk with ease. Is expected to begin within days to practice running. The Asturian's dream is to reach the European Championship. (via SPORT)

David Villa received 1,000 paper cranes, which symbolise good luck, from the FCB Supporters Club in Japan as a show of support to the striker after he sustained a serious injury during the Club World Cup.

Villa: “all of these things give me strength in my recovery. I’ll keep this with a lot of affection. I’m sure that it will give me good luck and it will make me stronger.

“Even though I was injured in Japan, I have good memories, we won a very important title for the Club and for me, I didn’t have one [Club World Cup],” said the striker.

The FCB Japan Supporters Club and David Villa are the focus of this story. Everything started on the 15th of December, during the semi-finals of the Club World Cup. Villa fractured the tibia in his left leg. “There are a lot of Villa fans in Japan and the injury affected all of us. The day after his injury, the fans wanted to do something for him,” said Hiroki Nakano, the president of the supporters club.

Said and done. With the support of World Soccer Digest magazine, the Japanese fans, concerned with Villa’s injury, started their project. They decided to make 1,000 paper cranes, which symbolise good luck and health, with messages of support and encouragement for the FC Barcelona striker. “Beyond receiving a present, which is beautiful and I think these are pretty complicated to make, it’s about the message that it sends,” said a surprised Villa, who is aware of the work required to make the gift. “All of these things give me strength to keep on going and continue with my recovery. I’ll keep these with a lot of affection. I’m sure that they’ll give me good luck and I’ll be able to return stronger.”

The Barça supporters in Japan -the country with the second most FC Barcelona members- will be pleased to hear Villa’s words: “even though I was injured in Japan, I have great memories, we won a very important title for the Club and for me, I didn’t have a Club World Cup, it was the most important title that I had yet to win. I want to thank them for all the time they’ve spent on me.”

After the show of support, Barça’s striker said that he feels invigorated in his daily recovery work. “I want to do it for me and my family, but I also want to do it for all of these people.”

In the meantime, the Japanese fans continue to support Guardiola’s Barça as they await for one of the team’s stars to return. All 1,000 paper cranes are inscribed with “¡Viva Guaje!” (via FCBarcelona.com)

Barça on Wednesday became the official photograph with all members of staff, the coaching staff and assistants with President Sandro Rosell.

The session was held in the morning before the training session. They started wearing the street clothes (Sacoor Brothers) and as usual it was time for jokes, especially when making the tie. After wore short, a very special moment for David Villa as he related in his twitter: "Every day is less."

The day is now a ritual for the veterans but not for those who their debut. Muniesa was the case, Cristian Tello, Fontàs, Cuenca and Thiago, as well as the signings Cesc, Alexis and Afellay, who arrived last year mid-year when the photo was already done. (via MD)

National team coach described Messi as a player "just extraordinary."

The Spain coach Vicente del Bosque said to be optimistic about the recovery of David Villa before the European Football Championship in Poland and Ukraine in June. "From what we get from the people around you, doctors and himself, we are optimistic that it can be for the finals. But is anyone's guess right now, "said the coach in Warsaw, where he completed a two-day briefing with the coaches of the teams qualified for the player torneo.El Barca, Spanish key front was seriously injured during the Club World Cup in December and recovered against time to play the tournament.

Del Bosque joined in Warsaw to rain praise for the Argentine Leo Messi, calling it "simply extraordinary" and "decisive." "It is true that Barcelona is well surrounded," but that does not stop Messi is by itself "extraordinary" and "decisive in every game," said Salamanca. Vicente del Bosque said the good moment that Spanish football, both in clubs and at the level selection, and good performance of Real Madrid and Barcelona in the Champions League. (via SPORT)

The 'Guaje' spent a control session with Dr. Ramon Cugat and in two weeks you will start to run.

At top speed, at a rate that exceeds all expectations and advances recovery from injury of David Villa, who on December 15 suffered a fractured middle third of the left tibia in the Club World Cup semifinal. Yesterday the 'Guaje' took another step towards recovery. The visit was scheduled control with Dr. Ramon Cugat was much better than I expected: after the relevant X-rays, the doctor found that the healing of the affected bone meets the most optimistic forecasts, to the point that the player left the Hospital Quirón without the crutches that have accompanied him in a little over three months.

It was an important step from the psychological point of view, as when he pulled the nails holding the tibia, the last major obstacle to full recovery, according to the player himself had admitted to their immediate environment.

Villa and takes several weeks doing gym work and within two or three weeks and could start working on the lawn of the Ciutat Esportiva. Doctors and recyclers continue their rehabilitation managers believe that you can start the continuous running sessions in the coming days. For the Asturian player is another defining moment, and you can share the facilities with their peers, but still can not touch the ball.

The player, who is very optimistic about his recovery, he is convinced will be able to return before the end of the league and be ready to play the final of the Copa del Rey, still undated. Also the Euro, another of his major objectives: Vicente del Bosque has Asturian forward in preparing its final list for the European Championship Ukraine and Poland.

The player will see next Saturday's game between his team, Barça, and the set which was released, Sporting, from the box at the Camp Nou, with his family, who travel from Asturias to watch the meeting live. (via SPORT)

The 10 winners were able to share impressions and receive a t-shirt dedicated to Villa.
"We can all help that fewer children suffer malnutrition."

David Villa, Friend of UNICEF Spain since 2009, has participated on Friday at the launch of Unicef ​​official channel of Spain in the social network Myspace. "I also join in the fight against child malnutrition, we can all help that fewer children suffer this problem," said the player during the event, held at lasede animations in the Plaza de Catalunya in Barcelona.

Thanks to the collaboration of Myspace, with the launch of this new channel, UNICEF Spain aims to promote children's rights among social network users, starting his official website with a framed action Donate 1 Day campaign against child malnutrition . the filing comes days after laying.

The top scorer of the team maintains close contact travésde your blog and social networking with their fans. Participants in the contest rose Myspace pictures represented something special to them, which symbolically donated to improve the lives of children suffering from malnutrition.

The 10 contest winners have enjoyed meeting with David Villa, qui8en had collaborated previously Unifef campaigns, who were able to share impressions and receive a t-shirt dedicated. The meeting also helped Pablo Giménez-Salinas, president of UNICEF committee Catalonia, Cristobal Fernández, director of domunicación Tuenti. (via MD)

His representative said on Channel 9 "which is training more than ever."

Víctor Oñate, general director of VOS Marketing, the agency that represents David Villa, spoke in an interview with La Nit program of Nou24 de Canal 9, the recovery of 'Guaje', he broke two months ago the left tibia in the Club World Cup.

"David is phenomenal, but people can surprise you are training more than ever, even more than when he could play. He is very focused on playing as soon as possible with Barça and looking at the UEFA EURO," said the representative in that information interactive Television Valenciana presented and directed by Jesús Montesinos.

Oñate even dared to predict that "depends on evolution, but I think at the end of April we see him playing again." (via MD)

The player manchego posted on his twitter a picture with Villa and wished a speedy recovery for the Asturian.

Andrés Iniesta, who has come voluntarily to the CiutatEsportiva de Sant Joan d'Espí has posted a picture with David Villa profile of Twitter, who was on site to continue his recovery.

The player manchego has devoted a few words wishing a speedy recovery to Villa: "In the sports with @ Guaje7Villa! I feel like you are back!.

David Villa is in a second phase of recovery, once you were removing the screws that held his fractured tibia. (via SPORT)

Astuariano striker sees about his recovery and said so on Twitter.

"Today 15 marks two months of my injury and the most important thing is that I'm closer to return to enjoy fútbol.Gracias s friends", so said David Villa in his Twitter account.

The Spaniard is keen to return to the group and already has the days left to return to exercise. His recovery is well under way. (via SPORT)

The coach is optimistic about the recovery of 'El Guaje', although his participation will depend on "whether a game has been able to play before the competition".

David Villa has fought against the clock since breaking the tibia in Japan in December. The Asturian is well under way, but their participation in this summer's Euro today is unknown. Yesterday, the Spanish coach, Vicente Del Bosque said in an interview with the program "Reserved Space" on Canal + League is optimistic about his recovery, "we have little time to experiment with players, we will support in the past. The optimism about recovery is great, but we have to wait and see what he says and if you have played a game before the competition, "said the coach. About Pep Guardiola, who opted for the vote as the best coach world, Del Bosque insisted that "I like and I like his image, speak well of him does not mean to speak ill of anyone, is one of the coaches that gives prestige to our profession."


As for the possibility that the Barca players arrive tired at the European Championship, the coach was adamant, "Barça takes up a lot of games, but his training comes through the competition, will be fine," and once again showed Sergio Busquets his weakness to "I admire him, as once admired Fernando Redondo, because in my time I would have liked to play like them."

Anecdotally, the coach explained that some months after winning the World Cup in South Africa, was presented in Las Rozas the Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk to greet Forest and in a way, apologize for having accused the referee of the final Spanish victory. For his part, Salamanca said his coaching career will end when detach completely from the Spanish Football Federation, with which it has not yet renewed. (via SPORT)

David Villa says on his blog that is working " very hard "to recover as soon as possible and to help Barça and selection in decisive moments.

El Guaje says that " all is well." "I'm meeting all the work I make both doctors and physiotherapists and the truth is that I feel pretty good, taking small steps each day in the right direction," he acknowledges. After removing the screws from the leg on Friday, Villa confident that "from now on, the recovery may continue even faster."

The top scorer in the history of 'La Roja' recalls, "When I hurt, I said my goal was to help FC Barcelona at the end of the season and be available to go to the Euro if the coach deems it appropriate. And every day that passes I am more optimistic because I'm able to get it working very hard on this recovery. " To achieve this would undoubtedly great news for the champions of the World clubs and nations. (via MD)

"The recovery will be faster without them," predicted.

"Two screws least in my tibia. But now they will go even faster recovery ". This twitter , illustrated with a photograph of two of the six screws that Dr. Ramon Cugat was placed on 19 December in his left tibia to fix an intramedullary nail, David Villa announced yesterday that the evolution of the injury is on a distinguished road .

He was diagnosed four to five months out, but Villa works daily to reduce the time, now knowing since the bone has joined. The Guaje reported in the social networks of their recovery and this week has exceeded the 500,000 followers an official twitter a month old. (via MD)

The Asturian forward visited the surgeon Ramón Cugat in the Hospital Quirón that could verify the excellent evolution of his fracture.

David Villa is serving strictly the deadlines in your recovery. After being operated on 19 December a total fracture of his left tibia where they put an intramedullary nail supported by six screws anchored in the tibia, Villa has been totally normal following a rehabilitation plan based on flexibility exercises in your knee and isometric work your quads, leaning on crutches the first day.

The doctors who oversee her recovery, the surgeon Ramon Cugat and the doctor Ricard Pruna first team, and predicted a period of four to five weeks if there were setbacks to withdraw the screws. Well, yesterday David Villa went to the Hospital Chiron where he extracted the screws in the tibia and have formed a callus sufficiently consistent to the bone. A few days earlier also had to go to visit you withdraw Cugat points of the operation.

Now the next step of 'Guaje' will begin work with physical therapists in the fitness club to go slowly rehabilitating his left tibia.

In principle, it is expected that in a month and a half and can exercise outdoors and start running smoothly. (via SPORT)

The press conference of doctors and Cugat Pruna has served to clarify the status of the injured Barca.

After the game against Betis, Barca left with only 15 first team players. Had in those moments Keita Africa Cup (which began on Saturday), Maxwell transferred to PSG and four injured. This is the situation of the four injured.

After about ten days to be low for a muscle problem, Pedro received a medical discharge on Saturday and could travel with the team to Malaga.

Andreu Fontàs was operated this Saturday to reconstruct the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. It should be between six and seven-month low and to be ready for the next preseason.

David Villa is recovering from a fractured tibia suffered in the semifinal match of the Club World Cup 2011. At the press conference after the intervention performed to Fontàs, Dr. Cugat explained that "it is true that we feel that Villa is cutting time, but we can not take the rooftops. You should go with caution. We are in the callus consolidation process of the wound product. Theirs goes smoothly and in a few days we will remove two screws you have. "

About Ibrahim Afellay, the news is also good. According to Dr. Pruna, "Afellay retrofitted it with activity, indoor recovery. From the first week of February will go out and do exercises on the football field. Plans are met." And Cugat added, "is fine. It goes like a motorcycle and we have to be slowing." (via SPORT)