Is It All Over For Spain?
Reigning World Champions Spain crashed out of the World Cup with defeat to Chile after being dismantled by Holland only 5 days earlier. The fashion in which La Roja exited the competition was shameful,...
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England Earn Pre-World Cup Win
England sealed a morale-boosting win over Peru at Wembley as their preparations for the World Cup stepped up a notch. Peru, like Chile before them, bought the South American brand of football to England...
La Liga Team of the Year
An exhilarating La Liga season came to a dramatic close last season with Atlético Madrid clinching their 10th league title. As a whole the league was stronger than ever – three teams fought hard...
Atlético Madrid – Campeones
Applause rains down upon Diego Simeone and his team as they triumphantly claim their first La Liga title since 1995/6. But the most remarkable spectacle is that this applause is from Barcelona fans, whom...
Tata Martino; the Unlucky One.
If Jose Mourinho is the ‘Special One’ then outgoing Barcelona manager Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino is certainly the ‘Unlucky One’. The former Newell’s Old Boys head coach was certainly a left-field appointment by Sandro Rosell,...
Europa League Semi Final Preview: Benfica vs Juventus
Benfica host Juventus in the Estadio de Luz, which plays host to the final of the Champions League, in their quest to the Europa League final. Ironically enough, that final will be held in...
Europa League Semi Final Preview: Sevilla vs Valencia
An all Spanish affair graces the semi-final of the Europa League for the first time in two years as Sevilla host Valencia at the Sànchez Pizjuàn on Thursday night. Valencia and Atlético Madrid played...
Is La Liga Rising To The Top Once Again?
The Spanish league, La Liga, is often perceived by the majority of ‘foreigners’ as a two horse race. A league which, other than the big two, contains teams of little strength and value. Real...
Valencia CF – The Sleeping Giant Is Awakening
It’s 2004 and Valencia CF have just won La Liga and lifted the UEFA Cup with a convincing 2-0 victory over French club Marseille, Rafael Benitez beams as he lifts the trophy high above...
Liverpool FC Tactically Superb
As the final whistle is blown to signal Liverpool’s 3-0 victory over Manchester United the words “As one North West Empire flounders, another strikes back” are proclaimed by the Sky Sports commentator. Star Wars...