Carles Puyol

INbol - If many players and coaches, let alone fans, who still expects Carles Puyol could appear in the European Cup in 2012, which concerned itself even pessimists can make it happen. The problem is the injury suffered on his leg and having to undergo arthroscopic surgery, which requires them to undergo a resting period of up to six weeks.Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque is not yet sure whether to take Puyol to Poland and Ukraine in early June, but Puyol was feeling bad conditions are not 100...Read Full Story

Carles Puyol of Spain got a yellow card in the first 15 minutes of play in the World Cup final today versus the Netherlands. The defender was given the penalty for a meaty challenge on Dutch forward Arjen Robben. The score remained tied at 0 in the first 20 minutes of play, and neither country has ever won a World Cup, so a lot is on the line for both teams. Spain's David Villa has 5 goals in the tournament so far, so he'll be getting a good amount of play today, while Robin Van Persie...Read Full Story

Spain have been rocked with the news that defender Carles Puyol could miss Euro 2012 after it has been announced that he will be out for around six weeks. The Barcelona central defender has a knee injury that requires arthroscopic surgery. "After tests were conducted it was decided the pla... Read the rest of the article hereClick here for European Championship NewsRead Full Story

Spain international Carles Puyol faces six weeks on the sidelines for knee surgery, his club announced Tuesday, almost certainly ruling him out of the Euro 2012 campaign. Taken from: New blow for Spain as knee op sidelines PuyolRead Full Story

Barcelona defender Carles Puyol says his right knee is ‘OK’ after undergoing surgery on Saturday.Read Full Story

So often great teams are defined by who leads them. Whether it’s Steven Gerrard dragging Liverpool up by his bare hands against Milan in Istanbul or Franz Beckenbauer calmly and decisively leading West Germany to victory in the 1974 World Cup despite going a goal down inside the first minute to the great Dutch team of that era. All teams who win at the highest level need one man who will do whatever it takes to win and get the best of those around him. For all of Barcelona’s talent in...Read Full Story

Soccer star Carles Puyol, who led Spain to the World Cup title last year, is the face of a new United Nations campaign to save endangered orangutans that could face extinction within the next few decades. “Act Now for Orangutans” is developed by the UN Great Apes Survival Partnership an alliance that works to respond to the conservation crisis facing chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and bonobos – and the United Kingdom-based International Animal Rescue (IAR). Less than 66,000 wild orangutans...Read Full Story

Carles Puyol,SpainCountry: SpainClub Team: BarcelonaPosition: DefenderAge: 31In the perennial pressure-cooker that is Barcelona, Carles Puyol has done the near-impossible. In a decade of first-team football, his spot in the team was never once questioned as a result of never having had a bad stretch of games. The wild-maned defender, who has won awards for his work as both a right and center back, has since become the superb team's captain and is one of its longest-tenured players, ranking...Read Full Story

Barcelona defender Carles Puyol has admitted he considered retiring from football following his recent knee injury.The Spain international has just regained full fitness after undergoing an operation on the recurring problem in June.Between January and August, Puyol missed about six months of action, and the 33-year-old has conceded he thought he may not have been able to play again."These were eight months of suffering," he told Antena3. "I had a hard time because I could not see a solution...Read Full Story

Tweet This!Share this on FacebookDigg this!Share this on RedditStumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUponPost this to MySpaceSubscribe to the comments for this post? Thomas Muller Goalkeeper: Eduardo (Portugal) It has not been a vintage tournament for goalkeeping or, by extension, goalkeepers but Eduardo has provided a welcome exception. Portugal left South Africa after conceding a solitary goal, to Spain, in a match when Genoa’s new signing had denied David Villa on several...Read Full Story