La Liga
Football’s new enemy
As the off-pitch focus is on major club foreign takeovers, corruption and increased player autonomy, football needs to look at a new threat: heart failure.
All football fans know the game Football Manager. You can sit for hours and sign Kaka for Sunderland, or play gung-ho for 90 minutes and win 6-0. I know the majority [...]
Playing the money game
Ronaldinho has again been linked with Chelsea, apparently in order to avoid hefty Spanish taxes after being awarded dual citizenship. He may earn £17m a year from wages and endorsements, but he could be forced to pay millions in taxes each year and so purportedly craves a move to London. Yet there is little fact [...]
Ramos the perfect coach to match Tottenham’s determined ambition
Martin Jol’s job is under increasing threat - and the leading man to replace him is Juande Ramos. Matthew Day looks at the achievements of the Sevilla coach who started to learn English last year and guided the Andalucian side to another Uefa Cup triumph.
Some bookmakers have ceased taking bets on the first sacking of [...]
Stadium Tours: Estadio Mestalla, Valencia
The invincible height of the stadium alone is enough to make you stop in awe and gawp. The Mestalla is undoubtedly one of the most formidable cauldrons in Europe.
Just three years ago, this ground was the home of the La Liga and Uefa Cup double champions under the leadership of present Liverpool coach Rafa Benítez [...]
Underachieving Atlético strive to forget Torres and break into the so-far elusive top four
Protest turned into despair as Fernando Torres waved an uncertain goodbye to the club that had nurtured him into one of the most prominent forwards in the world but almost four weeks on, Atlético Madrid fans can begin to look forward to another season which promises much. As most supporters attempt to rid their memory [...]
An Embarrassment of Riches?
Why is Ronaldinho smiling? You’d be smiling too if you knew what he knows. Plain and simple, Barcelona have added arguably the most dynamic striker in the world to their side to join the Nou Camp party.
Thierry Henry’s £16.1 million transfer from Arsenal to Barcelona has given the Catalan club an advantage on their Castilian [...]
Saviola aims to reinvigorate a floundering career as he swaps Barcelona for Madrid
At 19, Javier Saviola was touted as a future world player of the year and the Argentine looked equipped to generate a storm in Europe. ‘El Conejo’ was seemingly destined to numerous La Liga crowns with Barcelona and even success in the Champions League along with leading the front line for his country in their [...]
