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"Beckham is considered an electoral weapon for Laporta", says Marca, adding that Barcelona's offer could be rejected.
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Spain's best-selling sports newspaper, Marca, described him as "quite simply a superstar, spectacular - dribbling, magic, vision and goals wrapped in one".
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And a front page headline in the top football daily Marca screams: "Beckham shuts LaPorta", a play on the Catalan word for "door".
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"Esta marcha marca el inicio de la resistencia", dijo Jorge Arguedas, coordinador del Frente Interno de Trabajadores del estatal Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE).
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"Marca is in a position to able to state categorically that Real Madrid and David Beckham are near to signing a definitive accord, " it says.
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"At this stage of the season Real Madrid being 16 points behind Barcelona can only be called a failure, " Cruyff was reported to have said by Spanish newspaper Marca.
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Earlier this week Madrid president Ramon Calderon told Spanish newspaper Marca that the signing of Ronaldo "seems impossible" but, following Ronaldo's comments to Terra on Thursday, he has spoken again on the matter.
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The striker, who has also reportedly attracted the interest of Barcelona, Manchester United and Chelsea, did not reveal what his decision was, but Spanish sports newspapers Marca and AS both believe it is Madrid who are his top choice.
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"I have been thinking about it (Indurain's record), as I have now won three Tours and I think I can carry on for two or three years more because right now I feel stronger than ever, " Armstrong told Spanish sports daily Marca on Thursday.
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Reports in Spain say there may be further legal moves by clubs who want to play, with Marca newspaper reporting that six - Sevilla, Villarreal, Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad, Espanyol and Zaragoza - have asked a court in Madrid to order the games to go ahead.
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