Preparing for the Champions League  semi final match on tuesday, Madrid could afford to lose one of their star men for each of those matches as their counterattacking potency saw them through, but the second leg in the Allianz Arena is a special case. With both Ronaldo and Bale available, Ancelotti's decision whether to start one or both of them will dictate the style and mentality of his team in this match.
Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale told the press, "I feel good, I'm hoping to play and looking forward to it," ahead of his side's crucial semifinal second leg against Pep Guardiola's Bayern Munich.
The news that the club's 100 million euro summer signing is raring to go will be a huge boost to coach Carlo Ancelotti as he looks to maintain the 1-0 lead his side picked up in the Santiago Bernabeu last week. However, it also presents him with a delicate dilemma as he ponders which permutation of the fabled BBC (Bale-Benzema-Cristiano) triumvirate to field against the German champions.
"It's possible to advance even if we don't score, but our intention is to do so. We have scored a lot in the Champions League and in La Liga and my intention is that we do so again in this one. In the majority of games we try to attack."
Ancelotti would be right to adopt a more aggressive style to keep their fate in their own hands. After a 3-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund in their quarterfinal first leg, Madrid allowed the Germans to attack throughout the return fixture, and if it wasn't for BVB's sloppiness up front and some fine work from Iker Casillas, they could have been eliminated from the competition altogether. Ancelotti simply cannot bank on the Bundesliga champions being so wasteful in front of goal for a second match in a row, and certainly not following their 5-2 win over Werder Bremen at the weekend.


http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/174/uefa-champions-league/2014/04/29/4783732/carlos-conundrum-should-madrid-play-ronaldo-and-bale-in?ICID=HP_BN_4

As we already know, setting fire flares in the fan stands is common among the European soccer fans, but one fan in Poland was set aflame by a steward at a game between Slask Wroclaw and Zaglebie Lubin this weekend. In the away fan section, one fan with a flare was standing on top of a gate when a steward came over and sprayed him with tear gas, according to Eurosport, causing the gas to light into a fireball. this unfortunate fan was burn to ashes. Could it be that the fan did something wrong or went against the rule of the stands?. or could it be just a mere celebration that almost cost the life of a fan?. this question still stays on answered in the mind of so many Polish 


http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/04/soccer-fan-on-fire-poland

Mark Cuban says Donald Trump is a liar -- claiming there's NO WAY Trump could have personally witnessed his terrible golf game ... because he's NEVER played ... not once.

TMZ Sports broke the story ... Trump blasted Cuban (and his golf game) after the Mavs owner said Donald couldn't afford to buy the Buffalo Bills by himself -- "I watched him play golf and he is a total non-athlete. Zero clubhead speed."

Now, Cuban is firing back ... telling us Trump's allegations are "funny because I never golf. Never. 1x in my entire life."

Cuban says he does have a membership to Dallas National -- "The nicest club in Dallas" -- but says he's literally never been there. 

Mark did give us a message to pass along Trump -- "Donald, I'm glad you got the chance to watch me golf. Where? If you want to know the real story about my golf game, call my club, Dallas National and see what they have to say ..." 

Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2014/04/08/mark-cuban-donald-trump-liar-golf-buffalo-bills/#ixzz2yJDsilfv

UConn point guard Shabazz Napier was the unquestioned leader of a team that made NCAA tournament history Monday. And moments after Connecticut beat Kentucky 60-54 to capture the program's fourth national championship, Napier made it clear what provided him and his teammates the motivation necessary to become the first No. 7 seed win it all. When asked by CBS Sports' Jim Nantz to describe his emotions, Napier responded, "Honestly. I want to get everyone's attention. Ladies and gentlemen, you're looking at the hungry Huskies," the tourney's Most Outstanding Player said as confetti rained down at AT&T Stadium. "This is what happens when you ban us. Last year, two years, we worked so hard for it, two years …" The microphone was then briefly cut off and the broadcast showed UConn fans celebrating. Nantz resumed the interview to tell Napier he'd been named MOP — but not before Napier called out the NCAA for keeping the program out of last year's Big Dance due to low test scores.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-sports-minute/shabazz-napier-slams-ncaa-uconn-wins-national-championship-073627136.html