All posts tagged "Spanish La Liga"

  • Gary Neville’s conundrum at Valencia

    There was an alleged quote from Gary Neville that recently surfaced on social media after his Valencia side lost 7-0 to Barcelona over the weekend.  It wasn’t, in fact, the score of the match for which Neville...

    • Posted February 5, 2016
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  • Zinedine Zidane completes grooming and secures Real Madrid’s top job

    Zinedine Zidane might never have managed a top division team, but he is unquestionably accustomed to handling the pressure of doubters harrowing his every movement 24/7.  In April 2005, seventeen cameras were specially-placed inside the Santiago Bernabeu...

    • Posted January 4, 2016
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  • Villarreal enjoying life as underdogs atop the La Liga table

    The critics say that Barcelona and Real Madrid’s duopoly in La Liga takes the excitement out of the league title race. At least in terms of their dominance, history is certainly on their side, the two rivals...

    • Posted September 29, 2015
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  • MOTD: Real Madrid 3-1 Barcelona – El Clasico delivers again

    Its expectations keep getting higher and higher, but somehow, El Clasico keeps meeting them. The match’s television ratings smash even those of the Champions League final, with an estimated half billion tuning in around the world, and...

    • Posted October 25, 2014
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  • Where will Ronaldo and Messi be in 5 years?

    Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are arguably the best two players the world has ever seen. Certainly, as their careers begin to wane, it is up for debate whether they matched those careers of namely Diego Maradona...

    • Posted October 13, 2014
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  • Now would be the time to drop Iker Casillas

    There are two types of goalkeepers – the early bloomer and the late bloomer.  Tim Howard is one of the latter; at 35 he seems to be reaching his prime after an incredible World Cup this summer,...

    • Posted August 22, 2014
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  • Transfer Window Roundup – Barcelona Splashing The Cash In The Wrong Places

    Under Luis Enrique, a new dawn for Barcelona is finally opening at the end of an era. Their illustrious streak of five years previous to the appointment of Enrique, which included winning four La Liga titles, two...

    • Posted July 17, 2014
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  • MOTD- Atletico Madrid 1-1 Barcelona

    Atletico Madrid have never been favorites to win any silverware this season. When the season started, the club had not won the Spanish La Liga in over a decade and were yet to even advance to the...

    • Posted May 17, 2014
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  • Five La Liga Wonderkids

    One unique thing about Spanish football is the amount of youth talent it produces, and after the financial problems of recent seasons the number is only increasing with the clubs being forced to turn to their academies....

    • Posted April 1, 2014
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