La Liga week 7 Round-up
Week seven in the Spanish top flight was a goal-filled weekend. It saw the Champions falter, Real Madrid hit five at home and Barca keep their seventh clean sheet in […]
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News from La Liga, Segunda and Segunda B divisions.
Barcelona’s Legendary La Masia
“Barcelona represent my philosophy, not only for the game, but also for the training of athletes” Michel Platini Barcelona FC is the main football club of the state of […]
La Liga weeks 4 & 5 Round-up
La Liga had a midweek round of fixtures as well as the normal weekend fixture list. Yet again, it was captivating viewing in Spain’s top flight writes Jamie Currie. In-form […]
La Liga week 3: Atletico win Derby at the Bernabeu
La Liga resumed this week after the international break. It saw Atletico beat their city rivals Real Madrid, Barcelona maintain their 100% record and Deportivo record their first victory since […]
La Liga Week 2 Round-up: Real Madrid’s two-goal collapse in San Sebastian ends in defeat
Week two in La Liga saw Real Madrid blink first, Atletico getting back to winning ways and Barcelona grinding out a victory at El Madrigal writes Jamie Currie. Real Madrid […]
La Liga Week 1 Round-up: Eibar Record Historic First La Liga Victory
The opening round of fixtures in La Liga saw Eibar make history, a Barcelona wonderkid make his mark, and champions Atletico stutter to an opening day draw writes Jamie Currie. […]
Super Mario strike wins Atletico the Super Cup
The pumped-up Vicente Calderon crowd only had to wait 90 seconds before they saw their team go into the lead. Moya’s long ball was won in the air by Mandzukic, […]
La Liga 2014-15 Preview
The new La Liga season kicks off on the 24th of August. Champions Atlético Madrid will be looking to defend their title. It will be difficult for Simeone’s men as Barcelona and […]
Real & Atletico tie first leg
It was the late show at the Santiago Bernabéu, as both Madrid sides could only play to a 1-1 draw in a pulsating Super Cup first leg clash writes Jamie […]
RONALDO DOUBLE SINKS SEVILLA
Real Madrid lifted the European Super Cup for second time after beating Europa League holders Sevilla 2-0 in Cardiff reports Jamie Currie. Two goals, one in either half, courtesy of […]
WORLD CUP: Spain sign off with 3-0 Aussie victory
GROUP B AUSTRALIA 0-3 SPAIN MONDAY 23RD JUNE – CURITIBA Spain exited the tournament with a straight forward 3-0 victory against a tired and outgunned Australia side in this Group […]
WORLD CUP: Holders Spain crash out after Chile defeat
GROUP B SPAIN 0-2 CHILE WEDNESDAY 18TH JUNE – RIO DE JANEIRO Napoli man Eduardo Vargas gave Chile a 1-0 lead 20 minutes after kick off to unsettle the former […]
WORLD CUP: Pain for Spain as the Dutch hit five
GROUP B SPAIN 1-5 NETHERLANDS FRIDAY 13TH JUNE – SALVADOR A wonderful second half performance lead by Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben handed Spain a heavy 5-1 defeat in their […]
Barcelona slip as Real take full advantage, La Liga Week 27 round-up
Another twist in the title race as Barcelona suffered their fourth defeat of the season after a poor showing at lowly Valladolid. The defeat let Real pull four points clear of […]
Atletico hold Real as Barca move into second, Week 26 round-up
Real scored a late equaliser away at fellow title contenders and rivals Atletico, as Barcelona thrash Almeria to move above Atletico into second. Real came into the game in high […]
Real take the lead as Barca & Atleti both slip, Week 25 round-up
Real strolled to victory at home to Elche as both Barcelona and Atletico Madrid lost, leaving them top of the league. Next weekend’s Madrid derby takes on extra significance as […]
Messi Inspires Valentine’s Day Massacre, La Liga Week 24 round-up
Lionel Messi inspired a big win for Barca as the top 3 all won, with the race for the title showing no signs of ending soon. Messi is now joint […]
Messi at the double, La Liga Week 23 round-up
A Lionel Messi double spured Barcelona on to put their defeat last week by Valencia behind them, as both Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletic Madrid moved level on points at […]
Atletico top La Liga, favourites both stumble – Week 22 round-up
Atletico Madrid capitalised as Barcelona and bitter rivals Real Madrid both dropped points to go 3 clear at the top of La Liga, putting them on course for their first […]
Leaders all win as the title race rumbles on, La Liga Week 21 round-up
In another weekend packed full of goals, the three leaders of La Liga all won as the title race rumbles on. This is fast becoming one of the greatest title […]
Barca Rule out Messi sale as Xavi Dismisses Exit talk
New Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has quashed speculation linking star Lionel Messi with a move away from the club, and suggested contract talks are imminent. Messi penned a new […]
Barcelona president steps down
Sandro Rosell the president of Barcelona has dramatically resigned with immediate effect. The announcement came after an extraordinary board meeting followed by press conference, where Vice President Josep Maria Bartomeu […]
Real capitalise as rivals slip, La Liga Week 20 round-up
Shock at the top of La Liga as both Barcelona and Atletico are held to 1-1 draws, which allowed Real Madrid to close within a point of the leaders in […]
Atletico hold Barca to a draw, La Liga Week 19 round-up
Week 19 of the La Liga season was billed as the battle of the top with Barcelona taking on Atletico Madrid at the Vincente Calderon. One of the best games […]
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Celtic 0-1 Barcelona
GROUP H – Tuesday 1st October 2013 CELTIC 0-1 BARCELONA Ten-man Celtic failed to keep out Barcelona for the full 90 minutes at Parkhead on Tuesday as former Arsenal midfielder […]
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: BARCELONA 4-0 AJAX
The article brought to you by GROUP H – Wednesday 18th September 2013 BARCELONA 4-0 AJAX Ajax slumped to a 4-0 defeat against a strong Barca side which saw Lionel […]
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Galatasaray 1-6 Real Madrid
GROUP B – Tuesday 17th September 2013 GALATASARAY 1-6 REAL MADRID Real Madrid travelled to Ali Sami Yen Sports Arena for the second time this calendar year. Although this time […]
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Sociedad 0-2 Shakhtar
GROUP A – Tuesday 17th September 2013 REAL SOCIEDAD 0-2 SHAKHTAR DONETSK La Liga side Real Sociedad were surprised 2-0 tonight by Ukrainian giants Shakhtar Donetsk at Anoeta despite being […]
SPAIN: Ronaldo becomes world’s biggest earner
Cristiano Ronaldo, formerly the most expensive footballer of all time, has signed a new five year deal to remain at the Santiago Bernabéu. Real Madrid and Ronaldo are yet to […]
FEATURE: A very different Lionel Messi story…
Now then, run through your mind and think of all the Lionel Messi stories you’ve heard. Heard the one about him joining Barcelona? Heard the one about his Napkin contract? […]
SPAIN: Five reasons why Martino is a good fit for Barca
This article courtesy of GOLAZO ARGENTINO After an intense few days of speculation, Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino has signed a 3-year-deal with Spanish champions, Barcelona. Some in Europe may meet the news […]
SCOUT REPORT: Denis Suarez
DENIS SUAREZ MANCHESTER CITY AND SPAIN We are very much aware that the Spanish are the usual suspects when it comes to unearthing fantastic talent, and Denis Suarez could be […]
SPAIN: Real welcomes €39m midfielder
Real Madrid completed the signing of Asier Illarramendi from Real Sociedad on Friday for around a staggering £34million. The highly rated 23 year-old has signed a six year contract at […]
SPAIN: How will Neymar fit in at Barca?
Neymar to Barcelona is by far the most talked about transfer so far this summer. The Catalans completed the deal towards the end of last season for €57million before the […]
GERMANY: Pep wants Thiago
Barcelona’s highly-rated midfielder Thiago Alcántara’s seemed to be all set to join Manchester United, but over the last 24 hours we have found out that his future may be about […]
SPAIN: Sevilla signs Colombian hitman
This article is courtesy of COLO FUTBOL Colombian international striker Carlos Bacca has agreed a five-year contract with Sevilla and has a €30 million release clause in his contract, the club […]
SPAIN: Atlético replace Falcao with Villa
Barcelona have agreed to sell Spanish international striker David Villa to Atlético Madrid for a reported cut-price deal of €5.1 million. The transfer will seemingly be worth up to €5.1 million with […]
U20 WORLD CUP: Quarter-Finals round-up
Tournament favourites Spain fell to an extra-time goal and France dominated Uzbekistan to reach the final four, Will Burns has all the action. FRANCE 4-0 UZBEKISTAN France cruised into the […]
U20 WORLD CUP: Last 16 Round-up
One half of the last sixteen fixtures have passed and four countries have progressed into the quarter-finals, Will Burns is here with a review of the action. SPAIN 2-1 MEXICO […]
CONFEDERATIONS CUP: Final Preview
PREVIEW The Maracana stadium is set to be home to the finals of the competition. After a grueling four matches in less than 15 days, the World Cup champions, Spain […]
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