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. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:59:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/social-issues/claudio-caniggia-coaches-costa-del-sol-kids/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=claudio-caniggia-coaches-costa-del-sol-kids http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/social-issues/claudio-caniggia-coaches-costa-del-sol-kids/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:20:45 +0000 Michel Cruz http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/?p=845 Argentinean football great, Claudio Caniggia, has lent more than just his name to an initiative to bring the fun, exercise and discipline of football to a broad cross-section of the Costa del Sol’s youth. His Master Class football clinics, organised together with promotions specialist Rami Morante, are a non-profit initiative aimed at broadening the scope and involving youngsters who may otherwise not be able to attend football coaching schools of this kind. By offering their services for free and working closely with the Estepona Town Hall, who provide the fine facilities of the Estadio Municipal Francisco Muñoz Pérez, Claudio and his team are able to charge just 20 euros per child, and the result is that his heavily subscribed Master Classes are attended by a delightful mix of children from a wide variety of nationalities and socio-economic backgrounds. In giving of their time and passion so generously, Claudio Caniggia, Rami Morante and the others are spearheading a social collaboration with the broader community that they would like to see evolve into an ongoing project with a more profound impact. ]]> http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/social-issues/claudio-caniggia-coaches-costa-del-sol-kids/feed/ 0 http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/sports/highflying-women/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=highflying-women http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/sports/highflying-women/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:39:38 +0000 Michel Cruz http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/?p=709 I think there’s a certain glamour to aerobatics – that world in which elite groups of the world’s finest pilots outdo one another to create the ballet of the skies. This synchronised dance of timing and daring is also one of the most dangerous activities you could sign up for, so there must be an element of madness in the steely nerve of these handpicked men – and women. I admit it; I was quite surprised to see that two of the world’s oldest and finest aerobatics teams, the Red Arrows and the Patrouille de France, now also have female pilots within their ranks. I know it’s 2011 and that there are now women fighter pilots in the air forces of the US, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Holland, Canada, Australia and even the likes of Pakistan and the Philippines, but it still took me by surprise. ]]> http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/sports/highflying-women/feed/ 0 http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/motoring/bentley-mulsanne/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bentley-mulsanne http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/motoring/bentley-mulsanne/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:20:50 +0000 Michel Cruz http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/?p=701 After decades in the shadow of Rolls Royce limousines, the Bentley has now emerged as a magnificent luxury vehicle in its own right. With the Mulsanne, Bentley is reviving the heyday of the marque. Not since the legendary Continental of the 1950s have Bentleys looked so good. The renaissance of the brand began with the beautifully styled and engineered Continental, no doubt inspired by its famous namesake. It is good to see that Bentley have built upon the success of that model to allow its design style to evolve into something truly special. That something is the Mulsanne, itself the bearer of a name laden with history, tradition and a reputation for motoring excellence.]]> http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/motoring/bentley-mulsanne/feed/ 0 http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/the-monty/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-monty http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/the-monty/#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:16:29 +0000 Michel Cruz http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/?p=615 Though yachting, power boating, tennis and a host of other sophisticated sports feature prominently in Monaco, it is motor sport that above all runs in the veins of this principality. Over the years Monaco has built up a sporting tradition that far outweighs its size both in terms of area and population. Professional French League football club AS Monaco, the international athletics meets, tennis championships and offshore power boating competitions are fine examples of these, but if you mention sport and Monaco in the same breath the first association will undoubtedly be with motor sport.]]> http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/the-monty/feed/ 0 http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/sports/mikel-%e2%80%98mickey%e2%80%99-arteta-to-sign-for-england/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mikel-%25e2%2580%2598mickey%25e2%2580%2599-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/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=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/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=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/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=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/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=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/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=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