Bruce Arena Biography

Bruce Arena is a former soccer player and current soccer coach of the Los Angeles Galaxy team; he was born in September 21, 1951. Arena is a member of the National Soccer Hall of fame and was former head coach of the U.S men’s national soccer.

Bruce Arena is considered one of the best soccer coaches in the north of America, so he has had a great and distinguished coaching career.

He took the advantage of coaching the United States national team at the summer of 1966 Olympics, then in the world cup 2002, and 2006 of the same competition.

In the Major League Soccer he took the advantage of coaching many team like New York Red Bulls , and D.C. United , in addition Arena Coached the University of Virginia to several collage soccer championships .

Bruce Arena was goalkeeper for Cornell University before starting his coaching career. Then he got with the United States men’s national soccer team one cap.

Bruce Arena during playing career:

High School and college:

Arena attended Carey High school because he born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in the Long Island town of Franklin Square, New York. In his first sport activities excelling at several sports, he enforced to enter the school’s soccer team as a defender although he wants to enter the American football, but he was too small for this kind of sort.

Then Arena moved to goal after suspending their goalkeeper in the game because the later hit a player in the game. Bruce Arena played for one season with Hota S.C. Of New York City which was a local club in the Cosmopolitan Soccer League.

Bruce Arena started his collegiate athletic career playing both soccer and lacrosse at Nassau Community College after his graduation, during two year in a collage near his home.

In 1970-1971 Arena was an honorable College all American soccer player and All American lacrosse player. Then Arena played at Nassau a future New York Cosmos goalkeeper for head coach Bill Stevenson and goalkeeper coach Shep Messing for two years.

Arena moved then to Cornell university , he did not intend to play soccer but the injuries between the players enforced him to be the goalkeeper by the coach Dan Wood, so he got two awards, 1972 honorable Mention All American , 1973 Second Team All American in lacrosse .

Arena earned Most Valuable Defensive Player honors for his performance in backstopping the Cornell Big Red soccer team to the 1972 NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship Final Four.

Professional:

Arena signed with the Pacific Northwest after being convinced by Dan Wood the head coach and after being Arena unemployed from his second sport in lacrosse with the team Montreal Quebecois because the National Lacrosse League was folded in 1975.

So Arena was second goalkeeper in his team behind Jamil Canal, and he coached the men’s soccer team at the University of Puget Sound.

Bruce Arena Coaching career:

College:

In 1977, he took the advantage to be the head soccer coach and head lacrosse coach in the University of Virginia.

D.C. United:

In 1966 Arena signed with D.C. united to become the head coach of the team in the Major League Soccer.

National Team:

In October 1998 he signed to be the head coach to replace Steve Sampson for the U.S. national team, so he could to lead the team to reach to quarterfinals at the 2002 World Cup but they lost in front of Germany. Arena in 2006 was ranked 4^th place in FIFA international all-time best.  

He won the Gold Cup twice in 2002 and 2005 while he finished third in 2003.

New York Red Bulls:

In July 14, 2006 he signed with New York Red Bulls, but he and the administration of the club decided mutually to Part Company.

Los Angeles Galaxy:

Then in August 18, 2008, he signed with Los Angeles to replace Ruud Gullit.

Personal life of Bruce Arena:

Arena has a on in the U.S. youth national teams Kenny Arena in Major League Soccer.

Martino: Barcelona players can save the team from its management crisis

Coach Gerardo Martino said on Saturday that the players perform well on the pitch; this will help Barcelona to overcome the current problems at the head of the administrative system of the institution.

Barcelona president Sandro Rosell said resigned on Thursday from his post amid question marks about transparency and allegations about secret transactions relating to a transaction signed Brazilian striker Neymar.

The Spanish court has decided to open an investigation into Neymar transfer from Santos to Barcelona at the end of last season after allegations of misuse of the Spanish club funds.

And Rosell denies any wrongdoing and said he resigned to protect the image of the club and claimed he had received threats to him and his family.

Barcelona have been reluctant to disclose details of the deal because of what it said that it is confidentiality agreement after a meeting of the Board of Directors, the new president of Barcelona Josep Maria Bartomao said in a news conference that the father of Neymar granted permission to declare details.

Martino said at a news conference before the match on Sunday in the league at home to Malaga, he does not feel that the weakness of his position for the departure of Rosell.

And he predicted it would not affect the debate over Neymar deal on the player on the pitch.

He continued, "This is not the ideal situation we want to be in it."

Argentine coach said who spends the first seasons with the team after he took over from Tito Vilanova "Players feel sad but they know very well that they are doing the best thing for walking forward performance is well on the pitch."

And Tata went on, "the internal situation of the team in the best case for me. Enjoying their time in Barcelona and want to win every year, such as the style of play and respect for the club and the way to win trophies."

Mourinho reveals his interview with Mohamed Salah explains scenes of the deal!

Portuguese coach makes remarks about the full package details Mohamed Salah and the scenes that preceded it.

Coach Jose Mourinho to Chelsea in speaking a regular news conference held Friday on the back of the Blues next match against Stoke City, which will be held Sunday under the FA Cup.

Certainly the focus was largely on the deals which raised a sensation in England of both joining Muhammad Salah Egyptian player of FC Basel and the departure of Juan Manuel Mata to Manchester United.

At first, Mourinho confirmed that Mata will make a medical examination at Manchester United on Friday after that allowed him to leave and agreed to the terms of the offer made for him by the administration to Manu which is estimated at 37 million pounds.

After that "Special One" touched on to talk about the deal Salah, where he stated: "We have contracted with Salah quickly in order to make up for the departure of Mata, from the beginning we were not interested in it, but things happened quickly and we made a formal offer to Basel, we addressed their administration on the spot."

Mourinho explained that Basel formally approved the offer from the Blues management and allowed them to speak with Salah to agree with him on the rest of the details of the deal.

the famous Portuguese coach revealed that he had talked with Salah and asked him about his desire to join Chelsea, which was confirmed by team Egypt star, who pointed out he is very happy to move to the Blues, adding that the Egyptian international told him with his hope of training under his leadership, particularly that he contributed to highlight the talents of many youngsters who have the potential for similar Salah like Ozil and Robin and Oscar.

The former Real Madrid coach said: "We know very well that Salah is a small player despite the fact that he has experience of playing in the Europa League and the Champions League but he will need time to adapt and prove himself at Chelsea, like Willian, he needed two or more months to integrate with the team and become a major player, we do not ask or expect to soon join players such as Willian or Salah to be team stars in two weeks.”

He added: "but we will be patient and support them and raise them from any pressure but our requirements also they must prove it which they play for a big club and compete on more than one championship and owns many of the stars.”

And Mourinho completed his speech: "I think we have performed well in the transfer market even though we abandon de Bruin and Mata but we have contracted with Matic and Salah, and I think that we are with the existence Willian, Hazzard, Salah and Oscar Horlh doing well."

And coach ended Speaking about Salah expressing his happiness annexation of the player and wants to complete his move quickly in the coming days as well as his admiration for the financial value of the player compared to his talent and his way of playing.

Top 5 transactions made by Jose Mourinho during his training history

Elephant Didier Drogba leads tops the list of best players who hired Coach Jose Mourinho.

Jose Mourinho Is more so exciting coaches in football world because of the inflammatory remarks and actions in unusual venues which are not found only by current coach of Chelsea.

The deal of international Egyptian player Mohamed Salah has caused in the creation of an unfamiliar atmosphere to the media and the Arab and international newspapers because the Egyptian player is the first Arab player moves formally for the Blues Chelsea.

He has "Special One" Jose Mourinho's track record in the transactions that take place during his coaching career with several clubs and initiated with FC Porto and then move to lead the Blues Chelsea and then to the leadership of Inter Milan and then the Royal Real Madrid and finally to return to lead the Blues again.

We review to you are as follows top 5 transactions made by Jose Mourinho during his coaching career:

1 - Didier Drogba:

international Ivorian player Comes at the top of this list, where Chelsea announced for the signing of the African elephant Didier Drogba in the summer of 2004 and the team was full of attackers, including Hernan Crespbo and Floyd Hasselbaink and Eidur Godinson but Drogba was able to impose himself on everyone, Drogba has during his career with the Blues unplug level with it at all where he managed to lead the team to win the Champions League and but was not under the shrewd leadership of Mourinho.

2 - Mesut Ozil:

German international player Mesut Ozil move to Real Madrid under the leadership of Jose Mourinho in the summer of 2010 and then he became one of best playmaker in the world thanks to the recruitment of Mourinho him in the team and rely on it heavily with international Cristiano Ronaldo, Ozil was one of FC Barcelona demands, but the Royal club was able to resolve the deal for him and saw the same season his contract with both of his compatriot Sami Khedira and Argentine Angel Di Maria.

3 - Samuel Eto'o:

Jose Mourinho Decided a very interesting deal and some described it non-successful during his career with Inter Milan and so when discharging the star of the team Zlatan Ibrahimovic in order to obtain the signature of the lion Samuel Eto'o who hired him in the best recruit to achieve the team triple in the same year amid great brilliance of Eto'o.

4 - Diego Milito:

Argentine international Diego Milito was recorded  in the list of the best players who Jose Mourinho selected to play under his leadership and that through the presence of Mourinho at the head of technical leadership to Inter Milan, where he announced officials of the Italian club in the summer of 2009 for hiring their striker Diego Milito coming from Italian Genoa then the player to be able to score 51 goals during his first season with the team and his contribution with the players in achieving the triple. 

5 - Ashley Cole:

left-back Ashley Cole Unusually comes in this list although he is not the player owns special skills or attackers, but his move to the Blues Chelsea latest case of controversial large where he was fined because of communication with Mourinho while playing for Arsenal before ending his contract and that in 2005 before moving the player officially to the ranks of the Blues under the supervision of a special Mourinho in 2006.

Simeone seeking to deny Courtois from Chelsea definitively

Atletico Madrid is planning to buy Belgian goalkeeper permanently from Chelsea after his finishing his loan.

Atletico Madrid Coach Diego Simeone confirmed that he will convince administration of the club to pay any required money to Chelsea in order to keep on Courtois inside the Atletico Madrid castle.

Belgian international goalkeeper locked in his third season with the team of the Spanish capital city on loan from Chelsea; it is scheduled to return to the ranks of the blues at the end of the current season.

It is expected of Chelsea management to overload in goalkeeper services who is 21 years old easily, but the Argentine coach Diego Simeone confirmed that he will do his best and precious in order to keep Courtois in his teams.

Simeone said in his remarks to Spanish canal: "For me Courtois is worth a lot of money, it is worth any amount of money to keep him, he is still young and the bright future in front of him and it is currently one of the best goalkeepers in the world."

Simeone also added: "Unfortunately we do not have his contract, it belongs to Chelsea, to include goalkeeper capabilities such as Courtois ones  is not easy, it also depends on the willingness of  Courtois  at the same time, but we will do our best to keep him." 

It is noteworthy Courtois has expressed in his previous rejection of the idea of sitting on the bench instead of Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech at. 

It should be noted that Chelsea signed with Courtois in 2011, coming from the Belgian team Genk.