http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com Welcome to our new weblog. On this site you will find an archive of articles and information, as well as news and feedback on a broad spectrum of topics. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:01:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2161 en hourly 1 http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/sports/mikel-%e2%80%98mickey%e2%80%99-arteta-to-sign-for-england/ http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/sports/mikel-%e2%80%98mickey%e2%80%99-arteta-to-sign-for-england/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:35:34 +0000 Michel Cruz http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/?p=456 The very moment Fabio Capello raised the possibility of including the Spaniard Mikel Arteta in the England squad a fierce debate erupted that seems to split the game, its administrators and its fans right down the middle. I’m thinking, has Capello opened up a can of worms? The fact is, the England side needs a quality left winger, and apparently no such player exists that also carries a British passport. For this reason Capello, ever concerned about English firepower, has cast his gaze upon young Arteta, just the man for the job it seems. Despite the obvious fact that the latter is Spanish, Capello and many with him believe such obstacles are there to be overcome. After all, Arteta has played and lived in England long enough to allow him to apply for a British passport and potentially be available for England.]]> http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/sports/mikel-%e2%80%98mickey%e2%80%99-arteta-to-sign-for-england/feed/ 0 http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/sports/dmitry-sychev/ http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/sports/dmitry-sychev/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:06:48 +0000 Michel Cruz http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/?p=444 I spoke with this talented player who has been described as the ‘most exciting young Russian player since Vladimir Beschastnykh’, and found him to be a modest young man with a pleasant smile. Born in Omsk, Dmitry Sychev comes from a sporting family, his mother a track and field athlete and his father a football player and later trainer. It is perhaps not surprising, then, that Dmitry was destined to become a football star himself, though he combined this passion with ice hockey until the age of ten, when he made the decision to specialise in football. ]]> http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/sports/dmitry-sychev/feed/ 0 http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/sports/just-the-thing/ http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/sports/just-the-thing/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:35:23 +0000 Michel Cruz http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/?p=291 Actually, a team of young industrial designers have just created a table football that is most certainly an objet d’art. Gorgeous enough to make even an adult drool, it will do more than rekindle fond childhood memories and take centre stage wherever you decide to display it. Designed by GRO design and developed by TIM model makers in Holland, this is a toy with a difference.]]> http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/sports/just-the-thing/feed/ 0 http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/sports/dehesa-montenmedio/ http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/sports/dehesa-montenmedio/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 13:13:27 +0000 Michel Cruz http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/?p=278 The stretch of coastal road that follows the gentle curves of the Atlantic coast from the surfer’s paradise of Tarifa to the pretty white village of Vejer de la Frontera passes through some of the finest scenery in Spain. Just before Vejer, that little jewel with the heart of a mountain village yet just two kilometres removed from the sea, you will see a discreet sign to Dehesa Montenmedio. Beyond that there is no hint of what is to follow, for this estate lies ensconced within the verdant embrace of umbrella pine, cork oaks, wild olive trees and centenary pine. Within this parkland with its protected natural status you will also find an 18-hole golf course flanked by growths of pine and by lakes that are much more than mere water features. ]]> http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/sports/dehesa-montenmedio/feed/ 0 http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/motoring/triumph-an-old-name-with-modern-appeal/ http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/motoring/triumph-an-old-name-with-modern-appeal/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:31:14 +0000 Michel Cruz http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/?p=264 In the world of motorcycling Triumph is one of those names that reads like aristocracy. Like its car-manufacturing counterpart, the marque was very much at the forefront of the evolving history of motoring, building itself a legendary heritage in the process. The renaissance of this great old name is therefore every bit as important as the revival of the Bugatti brand was – all the more so because today Triumph once again makes some of the most beautiful bikes around.]]> http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/motoring/triumph-an-old-name-with-modern-appeal/feed/ 0 http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/motoring/lancia-powerboat/ http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/motoring/lancia-powerboat/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:03:42 +0000 Michel Cruz http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/?p=252 Arriving at the unique setting of the Venice Film Festival is glamorous enough, but imagine how heads would turn if you made your way across the famous Venetian canals in this mysterious beast? The Lancia Powerboat is just that – a gorgeous beast of a vessel that contains all the raw beauty of Italian styling and the pedigree of the Lancia marque wrapped up in one hell of a package.]]> http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/motoring/lancia-powerboat/feed/ 0 http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/sports/aleksandr-mostovoi-el-zar/ http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/sports/aleksandr-mostovoi-el-zar/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:20:24 +0000 Michel Cruz http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/?p=168 The footballing world knows Alexander Mostovoi as a skilful attacking midfielder who graced the game for almost two decades, but to Spanish fans he will always be known as ‘El Zar’ – The Czar. Relaxed and thoroughly down to earth as he is, Aleksandr still feels a great passion for the sport that took him out of the Soviet Union as a youngster and made him a star. It was a journey that would lead him through Portugal and France to Spain, where he would make his mark and join the European footballing elite.]]> http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/sports/aleksandr-mostovoi-el-zar/feed/ 0 http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/golf-and-sport-travels-to-spain/ http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/golf-and-sport-travels-to-spain/#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2007 18:24:12 +0000 Michel Cruz http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/golf-and-sport-travels-to-spain/ Compared to Scotland, England and mainland countries such as France, golf developed quite late in Spain, but the climate, setting and playing conditions in Spain, in particular, have seen it catch up quickly and become one of the leading centres in the world—a veritable golfing haven. Apart from the obvious attractions offered by sun and sea, golf remains one of the most popular activities along the costas, and one of its main drawing cards, with a wide choice of courses in many different settings offering a diversity of options.]]> http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/golf-and-sport-travels-to-spain/feed/ 0