La Liga
Rijkaard pays price for the listlessness of his number 10
On May 17 2006, Ronaldinho stood on the brink of greatness. On the cusp of a level that very few sportsman have ever graced. He stood on the turf in the middle of the Stade de France with the Champions League trophy raised high above his head. But that was then - and the Brazilian’s fall from grace has been dramatic. Dan Bailey investigates why it went so wrong for ‘Gaúcho’.
Where will it all end?
Despite some scintillating football, two English teams in the Champions League Final and the closest run-in to a league title in 40 years, many English football puritans have been left with a bad taste in their mouths this season. At the heart of this is rising ticket prices despite the huge investments in the game along with foreign owners who seem capable only of making a mess out of a stable environment.
Exceptional Villa can bring an end to Arsenal’s profligacy
Arsenal are not beset by goal-scoring problems but profligacy in front of goal has been a consistent issue as the club endeavour to pick up their first trophy since 2005. David Villa has been touted as the answer and Spaniard is set to leave Valencia in the summer, with Arsene Wenger poised to move for the striker.
Getafe’s historic year ends on a sad low
It has been a memorable couple of years for the minnows from southern Madrid. Getafe, only reformed in their current name 25 years ago, have participated in a truly romantic tale, emerging from the doldrums of Spanish football and ascending the entire pyramid in just two decades.
Mid-table prosperity in La Liga, two Copa del Rey […]
Scout Report: Marco Amelia (Livorno)
Italy’s number two goalkeeper has shone above everyone else at struggling Serie A outfit Livorno Calcio and, as an extremely competent back-up to Gigi Buffon, plying his trade at the bottom end of the league and fighting against relegation rather than turning out for a major club participating in European competition seems incongruous for the […]
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