'The question is not whether we are right or mistaken!', they said at the Barcelona camp

At the Barcelona camp they are happy after at least at this stage they have been eliminated from the tournament for the King`s Cup in Spain. Levante filed a complaint that during the first match according contact with surebets between the two teams in the 1/8-finals in the race, Ernesto Valverde`s team relied on a player who was punished. It`s about the young defender Chumi, who had accumulated yellow cards, but doubles for the double. There was a dispute as to whether the penalty applies to the first team matches or not. Lastly, however, the Spanish federation today ruled in favor of Barca, but only because Levante was late in filing a complaint. 'According to the rules, this should have happened within 48 hours after the end of the match. The question is not whether we have been right. The judge in the dispute did not address the case at all because the first condition in the case was not met - the appeal was filed within the statutory time limit!' said the Barcelona's spokesman Josep Vives.

`We believe we have been right, but Levante defends our interest and we respect that!`, Vives said. However, Levante will appeal at least two higher instances - before the Appeals Board and the Sport Tribunal. The decisions have to be made quickly, because the next week will start the quarterfinals for the Spanish Cup. There, the Catalans, who won the 4:2 general dispute, will face Sevilla. `The frogs` hope to change the `los coules` in this pair.

Hazard: 'I will stay in Chelsea at least until the summer, I like Real, and PSG is no longer an option!'

The Chelsea star Eden Hazard said he would not have gone to Pari Saint-Germain, although there was such a possibility some time ago. The Belgian national did not give a definite answer to the question whether he would sign a new contract with Chelsea, but stressed that he would certainly stay at Stamford Bridge at least until the end of the season.

'In the past there were contacts with PSG, but I did not succumb to the temptation. If one day I decide to go back to France, I`ll do it only with Lille`s team. At this stage, however, I think of returning to League One, Hazard said in an interview with Canal +. I`m staying in Chelsea for the time being. I have a contract for another year. Surely there will be no transfer in January. I respect the club analyzed by 11livematches and the fans too much to leave in the middle of the season. In the summer it is possible to go to another team, but it i s also possible for me to stay in Chelsea for the rest of my career!', explained the winger.

'The Golden Ball? I think I played hard at the World Cup, but before that I had a bad season with Chelsea, although we won the FA Cup. To win the most prestigious individual prize, you must be the first in the league. I do not even mention that we dropped out early in the Champions League.', said Hazard. In the current season, the Belgian has 7 goals and 4 assists in the Premier League. The most serious candidate for his signature is Real Madrid and in the interview Hazard did not hide that he was a fan of the Spanish grand.

Breakthrough in the Corruption Investigation in Belgium

The football manager Dejan Veljkovic is ready to co-operate with Belgian authorities investigating criminal activities in football in exchange for a lesser verdict for himself, Belgian National Agency said. Veljkovic, who was involved in a criminal organization for match fixing, money laundering, and football corruption, was released under certain conditions by the Chief Regional Court of Limburg.

The agent is considered to be one of the two important figures in the match-fixing scandal in Belgium, where he also has a solid dossier of documents and fictitious transfers. In October, police in the country carried out 44 invasions of offices in Belgian football clubs according contacts with live matches and established a relationship with teams and people from the football lives of other European countries.

At that time, the prosecutor`s office said he was conducting a one-year investigation of suspicious financial operations in the world of professional football, which has revealed signs of a possible impact on matches in the previous season. Veljkovic has already made a comprehensive statement about his involvement in criminal schemes and may become the first convicted person in Belgium to take advantage of the newly created prison release program for up to 5 years in prison and replacing him with a fine of 80, 000 euros.

The boss gave a lesson to his future subordinate in the German El Plastico

RB (Leipzig) defeated Hoffenheim with 2:1 as a guest in a clash of the sixth round of the Bundesliga. The game by live soccer matches jokingly is called El Plastico, which is the irony of the two clubs that they are artificially reinforced by the millions of their owners. The duel was also interesting because of the fact that the head of the team is Julian Nagelsmann, who will take the Razenbalport next season. This afternoon, Mourinho received a lesson from his future Leipzig chief Ralf Rangnick, who is currently leading the team until the arrival of the young specialist. Then Rangnick will again deal with his principal job as a sports director.

The viewers witnessed a strong battle in which beauty remained in the background. The RB was easier to reach, and in the first half, Kevin Campbell and Timo Werner shot down the beams. The goals came after the break, the first being very controversial. In the 53rd minute, Werner won a single fight with Stefan Posch, then handed over to Yussuf Poulsen, and the Danish ball bout stopped in the net after a ricochet. The hosts claimed Werner`s offense, but referee Deniz Aytekin was holding his own.

In the 65th minute, Hoffenheim was stepping out of a draw when Adam Szalai detected a shot from the right, but his shot was beaten by Peter Gulacsi. Literally in the attack, the red bulls struck a new beam, this time defeating the Poulsen. Then an excellent rescue of Oliver Baumann followed.

Djokovic for his spiritual guru: 'He does not lead a sect, only lies are written!'

Novak Djokovic told the return of his long-time coach Marian Vajda in his headquarters. He also commented on the influence of Pepe Imaz, the spiritual guru, with whom he tried to cooperate for some time.
The Serbian tennis player says Vajda never spoke bad things behind Imaz, but the press has presented things wrong.
`After the interview in question, which really amazed me, we talked to Marian and he explained that he never talked about our talks with Pepe or my diet. ` The journalist did not tell them correctly, and it was not clear that Marian and Gebhard Gritsch wanted to change my diet, it`s the same three years old, mainly herbal foods, fish and eggs.'
'When I lost my first place, everyone started to talk about Pepe - as if my mistakes were his. I have no words about the scriptures that my wife did not allow me to eat meat. And all of this. I do not want to blame anyone. At 31, I have responsibility for my actions and no one can influence and change my life so m uch. I think I`m a strong character to make my own decisions. The people around me, including Marian, support me. Everyone has their own opinion. The scriptures for Pepe were not just Serbian, but also Spanish and media around the world. This has turned his life into hell!', Djokovic revealed.

Why did Chelsea drop Mbappe?

One of the world`s greatest talents, Kylian Mbappe, was close to becoming a Chelsea player in 2012 when he was just 13 years old. This reveals the former Chelsea scout Daniel God, who has noticed the qualities of the Frenchman and invited him to take samples within a week. Even then, Mbappe has demonstrated his ball capabilities, but the club has asked after some time the talent to come for another trial period to make sure he can handle the peculiarities of English football. Mbappe`s mother, who accompanied him to London, however, has refused her son to run a second trial, and has said that Chelsea should take Mbappe at the same time, or five years later, the club from partners of soccer live matches will come back for him and will have topaid 50 million euros. Here is the interesting story of God about the failed transfer: `I brought him here with his family, he was as talented as he is, playing against Charlton and defeating with 7:0, and then meeting in the office a week later. We told them: "Look, we appreciate what we saw from you, but we want to invite you for another trial and then we`ll see.". I remember what my mother said to us that day, she was speaking in French, and I was translating. She said, `My boy will not come for more trials. If they want it, they have to take it now or they will return in five years when they have to pay 50 million euros for him. `

God who did not translate these words to the mother then added: `He had many qualities, but in England they want to see that the player can go back and work hard on the pitch. At that time he did not. The defensive plan was not at that level. When he owned the ball, it was incredible, but without a ball he did not make much effort. Chelsea wanted to see him again to see if he could evolve in that direction. I think that`s why they wanted to come back. They had to take it. But that`s easy to say now. At that time Chelsea had a very good team.`

Monfils with a new disappointment on clay

Host representative Gael Monfils was eliminated in the first round of the red court tennis tournament mentioned by buy soccer picks in the French city of Lyon with a prize pool of 501, 000 euros.