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Editorial on Juande
By: Corey |
40 Comments
First off, I got some very sad news the other day. The man that got me interested in writing about Spanish football, Phil Ball, wrote his last piece for ESPN, atleast temporarily. It seems he has taken a 6 month job in the Middle East for a little extra dough, so he wont be writing [...]
Category: Editorial/Opinion
Merry Christmas
By: Corey | 23 Comments
Merry Christmas everyone. Thats me in the back line, in the middle in case you were wondering.
Category: Team NewsTwo Diarras? No Problem
By: Corey | 15 Comments
No worries, even with two Diarras in the team we have a simple solution. Mamadou still remains the alpha Diarra, while the new Diarra becomes “Lass”, short for Lassana. What a great little knickname for the lad, and I didnt even have to do any work.
Real completed the over-priced signing of Lassana Diarra yesterday and [...]
Category: Team NewsLots of Promise, Not Much Substance
By: Corey | 35 Comments
There was a whole lot of huffing and puffing these evening at the Bernabeu, but Real didnt blow any houses down with a so-so performance. We saw an entertaining, end-to-end game with lots of pretty ball movement and individual dribbles, but the goals were lacking, not for lack of trying. The chances were there for [...]
Category: Team NewsLiverpool and that Fat Spanish Guy
By: Corey | 47 Comments
So we drew Liverpool in the Champions League, in what was a bizarre draw in my opinion. Take a look for yourself:
Ties to be played February 24/25 & March 10/11
Chelsea v Juventus
Villarreal v Panathinaikos
Sporting Lisbon v Bayern Munich
Atlético Madrid v FC Porto
Lyon v Barcelona
Real Madrid v Liverpool
Arsenal v AS Roma
Internazionale v [...]
Category: Team NewsParejo Returns from QPR
By: Corey | 48 Comments
Dani Parejo has returned from his loan spell at Queens Park Rangers to re-join the first team squad. He is touted as a “winter reinforcement” by the official website, and he will compete with Sneijder, Guti and Van de Vaart for a spot in the team. He played a total of 18 games for Rangers [...]
Category: Team NewsThe Hunter Trains, 2 Diarras!?! and Transfer Nonsense
By: Corey | 19 Comments
Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas to all! We have today a…., well an explosion of interesting transfer gossip, player news and training information for everyone to enjoy. It wouldnt be the beginning of the silly season without a whole lot of transfer nonsense, but lets leave that for later and get right down to the [...]
Category: Team NewsBreaking news: Real get another Diarra!
By: Steve | 11 Comments
Hala Madrid! Well kids, a quick glance at the football pages of today’s websites during lunchtime showed more movement by Los Merengues! Both ESPN Soccernet and The Guardian are reporting that Real have agreed to terms for Portsmouth and France international Lassana Diarra. Terms were undisclosed but sources say it could be [...]
Category: Team NewsGame Blog: El Clasico
By: Dancy | 84 Comments
Sergio Ramos, the boy of many nicknames, has just picked up a new one: “EL ANTIMESSI”. LOL!
So says yesterday’s Marca cover. And today’s gameday Marca cover screams: “MISION IMPOSIBLE?” Sergio’s on both covers, which is perhaps Marca’s way of suggesting that, win or lose, the outcome will be decided by the titanic [...]
Category: Game RecapComment Away on El Clasico!
By: Corey | 79 Comments
I will be watching the game and checking the comments section during the game. Lets have some good discussion during El Clasico!
Check out this cool graph Marca made. They have some pretty smart people over there….
Expected Lineups
Real Madrid: Casillas, Salgado, Cannavaro, Metzelder, Sergio Ramos, Drenthe, Gago, Guti, Van der Vaart, Raul and Higuaín.
En [...]
Category: Team News
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