All posts tagged "Spanish La Liga"

  • Barcelona appoint Gerardo Martino as new manager

    Barcelona have appointed Gerardo “Tata” Martino as the replacement for departing manager Tito Vilanova on a three-year contract. Martino will make the most glamorous move of his sixteen year managerial career after proving his tactical knowledge at...

    • Posted July 22, 2013
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  • Tito Vilanova steps down as Barca manager after cancer relapse

    Tito Vilanova has been forced to step down from his position as Barcelona manager as to focus on his ongoing battle with throat cancer.  The successful manager will have to undergo more surgery following another relapse of...

    • Posted July 19, 2013
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  • Real Madrid sign Asier Illarramendi in €38m deal

    Real Madrid have agreed to pay Asier Illarramendi’s €38 million buy out clause as they sign the 23-year-old prodigy from Real Sociedad. Illarramendi, seen as a replacement for the aging Xabi Alonso, will become Real’s newest young...

    • Posted July 12, 2013
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  • Atletico Madrid sign Tottenham target David Villa for £4.4m

    Barcelona have confirmed that Atletico Madrid have won the race to sign Tottenham Hotspur target David Villa in a deal worth £4.4 million. Neymar’s £20m arrival from Brazil meant Villa had to move on, with Premier League...

    • Posted July 8, 2013
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  • Carlo Ancelotti confirmed as Madrid manager as Blanc joins PSG

    Real Madrid have confrimed the appointment of Carlo Ancelotti as the succesor of Jose Mourinho, while Laurent Blanc has replaced Ancelotti at Paris Saint-Germain. Ancelotti is set to be officially presented as Madrid manager on Wednesday, having...

    • Posted June 25, 2013
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  • Midweek Musings: Top five summer transfer targets Part 1

    As July 1 sneaks closer and closer, one must prepare for the oncoming rush of transfers, flashbulbs at press conferences, and players snubbing clubs. While the official beginning to the transfer window is yet to come, many...

    • Posted June 24, 2013
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  • Iago Aspas to undergo Liverpool medical

    Liverpool are close to completing their second signing if the summer transfer window Iago Aspas, with the Spanish forward set to undergo a medical at Anfield on Tuesday. The Celta Vigo player travelled to Liverpool on Monday...

    • Posted June 10, 2013
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  • Ronaldo confident in new Madrid deal

    Cristiano Ronaldo is confident that he will renew his current contact at Real Madrid, despite rumors of a move away from Madrid. Ronaldo, speaking after Portugal’s 1-0 World Cup Qualifying win over Russia, said that he is...

    • Posted June 8, 2013
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  • Malaga accept Manchester City offer for Navas

    Malaga have accepted Manchester City’s offer for winger Jesus Navas, putting Navas on the brink of a move to the Premier League that could be worth as much as 24 million pounds. Navas had previously stated that...

    • Posted June 3, 2013
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  • Neymar announces Barcelona move

    Neymar has announced that he will join Barcelona after the Confederations Cup this summer, with Barca agreeing the €50 million signing of the young Brazilian with Brazilian club Santos, and the winger himself. Although attracting interst from...

    • Posted May 25, 2013
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