Happy New Sports Year!

2007 will give sports lovers a lot of wonderful events, but it is unlikely that it will turn out to be more intense of its predecessor - after all, the football championship of the world and the Winter Olympic Games cannot be blocked by any seconds and results. Let us recall together the iconic events of the year of the past!

His Majesty Football again proved that he is a number one sports in the world. Who does not agree, let the World Cup in Germany resurrect in memory. A full house at all matches of the tournament, a fantastic organization and atmosphere made this holiday one of the best in the history of football.

An amazing game was shown by the Germans under the leadership of Jurgen Klinsmann. They moved away from their long -standing style and demonstrated football with shades of romance, which allowed them to knock out a very strong team of Argentina in the quarter -finals. In the penalty shootout, the goalkeeper of the Germans Jens Lemann flashed, who, like a schoolboy, took advantage of the cheat sheet . Later, this piece of paper will leave the auction for a fantastic amount .

The French came to life along the tournament. They were able to eliminate the Spaniards , Brazilians and Portuguese in the playoffs, however, in the main match of the championship, they still lost to Italians who became four-time champions of the world . In extra time, the French were removed by Zidan , who overwhelmed his head of a stinging mattezzi . This episode will become the subject of many disputes and will give rise to a mass of creative ideas . Zidana, despite this episode, is still recognized as the best player in the championship . By the way, the match Italy - France will be the last in the career of the great Frenchman.

The Champions League will winBarcelona , ​​and this will be just the case when the really strongest wins.

Italy will also shake a large corruption scandal as a result of which Juventus will be in series B, and a number of clubs will to varyingly feel the influence of the local judicial system . Andrei Shevchenko still moves from Milan to Chelsea, but his game will not satisfy either the coach of the aristocrats , nor the fans, or Andrei himself. The championship of Russia will win again CSKA , but conversations about the " agreements " and " help of judges " will make this victory not so spectacular. From the sad: football legends George Best and Ferenc Pushkash will pass away.

At the Winter Olympiad in Turin, Russia will take the fourth teamy place, having passed forward the national teams of Germany, the USA and Austria. Our athletes won 22 medals (8 gold, 6 silver and 8 bronze). The most “gold” for Russia was soaked by representatives of figure skating - 3. Skiers and biathlonists won a total of 12 medals (6+6), four of which turned out to be the highest sample (2+2). Another "gold" brought our country the skating Svetlana Zhurova . In addition to Svetlana, to the upper step of the podium, they climbed: Evgeny Dementyev (Duatlon), Larisa Kurkina, Julia Chepalova, Natalya Baranova, Evgenia Medvedev-Arbuzova (ski relay), Svetlana Ishmuratova (Biathlon, Race 15 km), Anna Bogali-Titian, Svetlana Ishmuratova, Olga, Olga Zaitseva, Albina Akhatova (biathlon relay), Tatyana Totmyanina and Maxim Marin (sports couples), Tatyana Navka and Roman Kostomarov (dance couples), Evgeny Plushenko (figure skating).

It is unfortunate that Russia could not touch the most valuable set of awards, although after the victory on the Canadian hockey team there were grounds for this. However, in the semifinals, the Krikunov team lost the Finns , and in the "bronze" match the Czechs . And the Swedes will become the champions of the Olympiad, who will also win the World Cup after. By the way, this will be the first case in the history of hockey, when one team in one season will be able to take the "gold" of the Olympics and the World Cup.

A revolution will take place in the world of professional boxing! There will be a moment when all four champion belts will be in the hands of heavyweights from the former Soviet Union. Nikolai Valuev , Vladimir Klitschko , Oleg Maskaev and Sergey Lyakhovich will terrify their competitors.

Fernando Alonso will become a two-time world champion in Formula 1, but this year will remember how the year of departure from the big races of Michael Schumacher .

The most charming athlete of our days, Maria Sharapova, will win the opening US Tennis Championship , and the Russian male team will win the Davis Cup .

Vladimir Kramnik officially became the best chess player in the world, however, his match with Topalov will be called "toilet" for a long time. . The Russian volleyball team of Russia took first place in the world championship in Japan, and the Russian Kerlingists became the best at the European championship in Switzerland.