Klaas-Jan Huntelaar believes he and Schalke team-mate Raul can form the most lethal strike partnership in the Bundesliga. The Dutchman has also revealed his desire to score in the Revierderby.
Jose Mourinho has labelled Robinho and Zlatan Ibrahimovic among the world’s best players and AC Milan as contenders to win the UEFA Champions League, and also discussed his feelings for Inter Milan.
Tomorrow witnesses the return to qualifying action of Europe's national teams, with holders Spain among the teams setting out on the road to UEFA EURO 2012.
World champions Spain play their first competitive match since lifting football's ultimate prize when they face Liechtenstein on Friday in their opening UEFA EURO 2012 qualifier.
Coach says critics of Real's slow start are unreasonable. Real were held 0-0 by Real Mallorca while Barcelona wonJosé Mourinho says he is the ideal person to bring long-term stability to Real Madri…
After all the spending, bickering, name-calling and posturing, Barça have got David Villa – and offloaded Zlatan IbrahimovicThe first day of a brand new season and the excitement is growing. So too…
David Villa scored his first league goal for Barcelona, as the Spanish champions opened their La Liga campaign with a comfortable win at Racing Santander. Villa headed in Daniel Alves's fine cross jus…
When Jose Mourinho appealed for time at Real Madrid, few seemed willing to accept that he might actually need it – but on this showing he was right. The trouble for Mourinho is that time is not a co…
Real may have a galáctico in the dugout but excitement is tempered by a sense of apprehension at the BernabéuFree in Marca: your very own poster of José Mourinho. If anyone needed proof that Real M…
England manager Fabio Capello is encouraged by Wayne Rooney's return to goalscoring form ahead of Friday's opening Euro 2012 qualifier against Bulgaria.
Wayne Rooney may have been viewed as one of the biggest disappointments of the World Cup but FIFA's technical experts today praised him out as one of England's outstanding players in the tournament.
Spain's La Liga is back for its 2010/11 season and once again Barcelona and Real Madrid look like dominating. There is strength behind them though and an exciting campaign lies ahead. We preview every…
As a new season in Spain prepares to get under way there have been several splashes in La Liga's summer transfer market. We look at the ten most likely to matter.
A somewhat quiter summer, after last year's spending spree, was expected at Real Madrid. Two key arrivals though are the youngsters Pedro Leon and Sergio Canales. Both signed with an eye on the club's…
The arrival of Sami Khedira at Real Madrid surely means one of Mahamadou Diarra, Lassana Diarra or Fernando Gago have their days at the Bernabeu numbered. But who will go?
Barcelona have their fair share of legends, but the club's record goalscorer is not the household name he should be. Paulino Alcantara was an unlikely star, hailing as he did from a less than football…
On today´s episode we are joined by Kyle Coppess from Loco4losche.com, a website dedicated to bringing the best of Valencia CF news, features and information to fans in English. We talke about Los Ch…
At last La Liga is back! I still haven't quite gotten over the World Cup, and the amount of games and news is a bit overwhelming. But all in all, it is great to live and breathe the beautiful game in…
After a successful World Cup, several Uruguayans decided to bank on that success and try their luck in Spanish Football. Yorugua already covered the La Liga transfers in a separate post, so I am going…
As part of the continuing series, we take a look at Spanish Football from a global, financial and marketing perspective and where the league can improve.Lately, there has been a huge gap, financially…
On today´s episode. our regular explorers Elisa and Mando branch into the wilderness of the Spanish second division searching for our native guide Arch Bell from Laligawekly.com. We explore the wild…
Yesterday you bashfully, yet nonchalantly, stated that Didier Drogba is a superior footballer to Fernando Torres. As promised, I have compiled a collection of facts and statistics that would support t…
Yesterday, commenting on Barca’s opening day stroll versus Racing, I said Pep Guardiola’s squad was balanced (although still one or two reliable players away from ‘ideal’). Mourinho’s Madrid…
Few recent summers can contend with the anticipation accompanying La Liga this year. Barcelona didn’t exactly enamour themselves with a large number of North Londoners (and probably some Merseysider…
For those who are unsure of Dave Chappelle’s acting credentials, a combination of James Lipton interviewing the comedian for Inside the Actors Studio is surely bizarre. And you’d be forgiven for t…
The draw for the group stage of the Champions League took place in Monaco on Thursday, with an unlikely union of Gary Lineker and most of the Inter Milan squad conspiring to place Manchester United in…
Racing Santander 0 – Barcelona 3 (La Liga, August 29, 2010) (Longer Highlights.) It took Lionel Messi just three minutes of the La Liga season to grab his first goal, the Argentinean chipping home…
Levante 1 – Sevilla 4 (La Liga, August 28, 2010) Ruben Suarez put the hosts ahead with a 10th-minute penalty, but Abdoulay Konko levelled two minutes later and Alvaro Negredo put Sevilla ahead from…
Inter Milan 0 – Atletico Madrid 2 (European Super Cup, August 27, 2010) (Longer highlights) Inter and Atleti played out a goalless first half (highlights here) in the European Super Cup, the Italian…
Valladolid 3 – Villarreal B 0 (Segunda Division, August 27, 2010) Javi Guerra got Valladolid ahead after just six minutes following last season’s relegation. The Yellow Submarine had Hernan Perez…
The buzz ahead of the Barcelona-AC Milan friendly centred on Ronaldinho; the Brazilian trickster was mobbed on his return to Barcelona with fans and reporters all wanting his attention. The pre-match…
The Real Federación Española de Fútbol (the Spanish FA) released the full schedule for the 2010-11 La Liga season, and Jornada 1 will be held on the last weekend of August. Both Real Madrid and F…
After Euro 2008, Vicente del Bosque took the reins of the Spanish national team from Luis Aragonés, the man that led Spain to their first international tournament conquest since 1964 when they hosted…
David Villa became the talisman for the Spanish national football team, scoring five of Spain’s six goals in the tournament. Xavi Hernández and Andrés Iniesta controlled the midfield with their…
When Spain fell to the hands of Switzerland in the opening match of World Cup 2010, the vultures suddenly appeared from the sky and circled around their “dying” carcass. No team has ever won the…
With an unfathomable yet realistic possibility of an unceremonious exit from FIFA World Cup 2010, the Spanish national football team tussled with a Chilean side that has been one of the most impressiv…
I`m back from my holidays, fit and raring to go. We`ll be updating the blog and transfer section once again, and apologies to anyone who has been checking the site over the last few weeks – b...
I will be adding a new file to the photo section of the site but in the meantime, here`s a few pictures and personal memories from Spain`s historic night in Johannesburg.... We are...
Welcome to a Happier Country. That was the banner that the Spain players read when they disembarked from the flight that took them back to Madrid with the World Cup. Nothing can desc...
I was discussing yesterday the fact that I understood that Fernando Torres has not yet had the opportunity to hold a formal meeting with Roy Hodgson. There has, however, been contact between the playe…
The title of this week's column unfortunately has more enthusiasm packed in it than what was seen at many stadiums around the Segunda for the opening weekend of games. Don't get me wrong, the fans...…
Can Atletico Keep It Up All Season Long?Having taken in a full four games of La Liga this weekend, I was not at a loss for words for my first column of the new season on La Liga Weekly. The requisite.…
Liverpool's Argentine international midfielder, Javier Mascherano, was officially presented as an FC Barcelona player Monday. The transfer netted ~€21 million dollars in the move from English... Loo…
Image via WikipediaRather than write this before the first match of the new season, I decided to save my words and wait on watching the first game at the Ono Estadi in Mallorca where the mayorquinos..…
We´ve traveled through the relegation slots, the mid-table teams and now with the league rapidly approaching, we´re only halfway? I need to catch up and catch up quickly. So, before we move on, I´d…
Once upon a time REAL MADRID had six Dutch players in their squad for a cost of 123M€ paid to have their services. Today, & with the departure of Rafael Van Ver Vaart to Tottenham, the number of…
REAL MADRID has come to an agreement with English Club TOTTENHAM for the transfer of midfielder RAFAEL VAN DER VAART. The operation is speculated to be around 11M€However there could be a problem wi…
Hi guys. Was invited yesterday to watch Atletico de Madrid & Sporting de Gijon at the Vicente Calderon stadium & had a great time watching Atletico win 4-0. I also watched Atletico player JURA…
More SPANISH FOOTBALL with the scheduled Sunday games of Round 1º of the SPANISH LEAGUE - LA LIGA - in action with 6 matches. Note that tomorrow Atletico de Madrid & Sporting Gijon will play the…
SPANISH FOOTBALL officially kicked off tonight with three matches of the SPANISH LEAGUE - LA LIGA - season 2010 - 2011. Many of us were going through Football cold turkey & welcome this start to e…
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