Monday, March 31, 2014

SPANISH FOOTBALL LIGA ROUND 31 MONDAY GAMES RESULTS

The last two remaining games of Round 31 Spanish Liga were played tonight with the following final results - scores & goalscorers.






Granada hosted Levante & lost 0 - 2. The two goals for Levante came in the 47th min through David Navarro & in the 87th min with Pedro Lopez. Three points that gives Levante some tranquillity as the middle-bottom Clubs fight it out between themselves to be one

SPANISH FOOTBALL LEADING GOALSCORER AFTER ROUND 31 | EL PICHICHI

The Spanish Football League is at the Round 32 stage with just 6 more Rounds left before the end of the season. Good moment to have a look at which players are leading the "Top Goalscorers" ranking. The title given to the Spanish League top goalscorers is "The Pichichi" Award.

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo currently leads the "Goalscorers" table with 28 goals, followed closely by

Sunday, March 30, 2014

SPANISH FOOTBALL LIGA ROUND 31 SUNDAY GAMES RESULTS

Four games scheduled today as part of Round 31 Spanish Liga. Below are all the final results - scores with all the goalscorers.




Vital win for Real Valladolid 1 - 0 over Almeria which takes them out of the relegation zone of the Liga classification table. A deserve win & just prize for Valladolid which played the better Football & had more opportunities to expand the scoreline. The winner came

Saturday, March 29, 2014

SPANISH FOOTBALL LIGA ROUND 31 SATURDAY GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football Round 31 Liga kicked off today with four big matches involving all the Liga Title contenders. Below are all the final results - scores along with the goalscorers.




Big city of Barcelona derby between the two main Clubs. RCD Espanyol hosted FC Barcelona & after 90 mins of intense Football battle the home team lost 0 - 1. A defeat under controversial circumstances that once

REAL MADRID | GARETH BALE TOLD TO BE MORE "CO-OPERATIVE"


It would be difficult for any player that:



did not experience a proper pre-season,
has been plagued by niggling injury,
signs with a 9-100M€ price tag,
does not speak Spanish,
does not understand Spanish Culture,


& frankly, everything is new with the added pressure to belong to Real Madrid, the biggest Club in World Football where winning is an obligation. The player is Gareth Bale who has

Thursday, March 27, 2014

SPANISH FOOTBALL LIGA ROUND 30 THURSDAY GAMES RESULTS

Last four matches scheduled of Spanish Football Liga Round 30 played this Thursday Night with the following final results - scores & goalscorers.




Madrid Club Getafe lost at home 0 - 1 to Villarreal. The winner came in the 5th min from Perbet. Getafe has not managed a win in the last 15 Rounds this is a terrible run & can only lead to classification troubles & a future in the Spanish 2º

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

SPANISH FOOTBALL LIGA ROUND 30 WEDNESDAY GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football Liga had four games scheduled tonight of Round 30. Below are all the final results - scorers along with all the goalscorers. 




FC Barcelona won Celta de Vigo 3 - 0 but in the process paid a high prize with the loss to a knee injury of their goalkeeper Victor Valdes. Bad news with preliminary diagnosis saying the player could be out 6 months, that is, he will miss the rest of

REAL MADRID | MUTINY & THE END OF IKER CASILLAS ?

The
aftermath of the Real Madrid 3 – 4 loss to FC Barcelona in Sundays “Clasico” still
continues send "waves" with more “juicy news” that is worth a mention & may have long
term effects. After the match the Spanish media & most Spanish Football
fans were caught by surprise by the “post match” comments from Cristiano
Ronaldo & Sergio Ramos to the media. Both sanctioned the referee decisions & both

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

SPANISH FOOTBALL LIGA ROUND 30 TUESDAY NIGHT GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football Liga action does not stop this week as Round 30 kicked off Tuesday Night with two scheduled games. Below are the final scores - results along with all the goalscorers.




Malaga FC was not able to keep its winning streak on-line as theY were defeated by RCD Espanyol 1 - 2. Espanyol consolidate themselves mid-table while Malaga hangs awfully close to the danger-zone of the ladder

Monday, March 24, 2014

SPANISH FOOTBALL LIGA ROUND 29 MONDAY NIGHT GAME RESULT

Last scheduled game of Round 29 of the Spanish Liga played tonight between Almeria & Real Sociedad. The final result 4 - 3 vital win to Almeria in a see-saw match that saw some unfortunate referee decisions that keeps open the "can of worms" in this area, especially after last nights "Clasico".




Clubs like Almeria are basically playing for the Liga life as they are dangerously close to

EL CLASICO, THE BIG LOSER COACH CARLO ANCELOTTI


Yesterdays Round 29 Spanish Football Liga “Clasico” between Real Madrid & FC Barcelona has feed many
headlines to the main communications channels (traditional & digital) with
plenty of juicy issues to debate & squeeze into chewable media content for
the masses. The 3 – 4 final result in favour of FC Barcelona not only brought Barça closer to Real Madrid in the Liga title race but puts a third

Sunday, March 23, 2014

SPANISH FOOTBALL LIGA ROUND 29 SUNDAY GAMES RESULTS

Sunday Spanish Football action with four games of Round 29 Liga including the "Clasico" - Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona - which basically absorbed all the attention. Below are all the final results - scores along with the goalscorers.




Osasuna hosted Sevilla FC & lost 0 - 2 as the visitors maintained their last Thursday night momentum after defeating Real Betis & going through to the Europa

POSSIBLE STARTING TEAMS REAL MADRID - FC BARCELONA

Big day of Spanish Football & World Soccer today with the Real Madrid - FC Barcelona clash scheduled as part of Round 29 of Liga. The Spanish Sports paper based in Barcelona "Sport" has speculated with what they consider are the likely starting team line-ups. They have betted on Neymar starting over Pedro & Alexis, something that I am not too sure about at this stage. In the Real Madrid camp

Saturday, March 22, 2014

SPANISH FOOTBALL ROUND 29 LIGA SATURDAY GAMES RESULTS

You have to excuse me on this post guys, was with family duties & could not see all the matches. However will give you a brief summary of all the Spanish Football Round 29 Liga games played on Saturday, with the final results & all the goalscorers.





The Friday Night game saw Celta de Vigo lose 0 - 2 to Malaga FC. The two goals were scored by midfielder Camacho (24th & 32nd min). 




Granada

INTERNET READERS PICK REAL MADRID - FC BARCELONA STARTING XI TEAMS

Round 29 of the Spanish Liga is going to bring us one of the biggest matches in World Football, the "Clasico" between Real Madrid & FC Barcelona. A super important match because a win by Real Madrid will open up a 7 point gap in the classification table over their rival, while a win for Barça puts them back in the title race just 1 point away. Said all this lets not forget current 2º placed Club

Friday, March 21, 2014

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUARTER FINAL MATCH UPS | SPANISH FOOTBALL CLUBS

The Champions League Quarter-Finals Club match-ups have been drawn this mid-day at the UEFA Headquarters in Nyon (France) at the hands of ex-Football Player Luis Figo.  As for the Spanish Football Clubs the match up between FC Barcelona & Atletico de Madrid was unfortunate as its too early in the competition & it eliminates a Spanish Club from the possibility of reaching the Final. The other

Thursday, March 20, 2014

VALENCIA CF - SEVILLA FC THROUGH TO THE EUROPA LEAGUE Q/FINALS

Europa League action tonight with the 2º leg return matches & Clubs playing their pass into the Quarter-Final phase of the competition. Below are all the final scores-results for the Spanish Football Clubs along with all the goalscorers.




Valencia CF hosted Ludogorets with a 3 goal advantage from the 1º leg away match. The final score tonight was a 1 - 0 victory for the Spanish Club with a

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

REAL MADRID EYES YOUNG AC MILAN DEFENDER DI SCIGLIO ?

News out of Italy has us believe that Real Madrid has made a 18M€ offer to AC Milan for its 21 year old defender Mattia de Sciglio. The wish is said to have come from Coach Carlo Ancelotti to strenghten the squald for next season. 




Real Madrid has two "weak spots" their flank defenders Alvaro Arbeloa with 32 years of age & "flaking form" & Fabio Coentrao who has not lived up to expectations &

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

LIONEL MESSI HIGHEST INCOME GENERATOR IN WORLD FOOTBALL

French Sports magazine "France Football" has published the list of the "Best Income Generating Football Players", with FC Barcelona player Lionel Messi taking the Top spot with 41M€ ahead of Real Madrid player Cristiano Ronaldo with 39,5M€. The difference is "peanuts" compared with third placed FC Barcelona player Neymar with 29M€, however this will be on the rise as many expect the Brazilian to

Monday, March 17, 2014

SPANISH FOOTBALL LIGA ROUND 28 MONDAY NIGHT GAME RESULT

Great Monday Night Spanish Football with the last scheduled game of Round 28 played between Villarreal & Athletic Club Bilbao. The final result was a 1 - 1 draw with Bilbao making a comeback effort in the latter part of the match.




The encounter had plenty of moments, including a missed penalty by Bilbao Aduriz in the 39th min that goalie Asenjo stopped figuring out the direction. There was a

FC BARCELONA | REMEMBERING ALCANTARA - MESSI BREAKS CLUBS GOAL RECORD


FC Barcelona star Lionel Messi keeps on breaking records. The Argentine passed the Historical Goalscoring Club Record yesterday in his Liga Round 28 match against Osasuna scoring a "Hat-Trick" & surpassing the 369 goals previous held by Paulino Alcantara. 




Today Spanish Sports daily based in Barcelona "Sport" has published a good info-graph showing & comparing both players. While we all

Sunday, March 16, 2014

SPANISH FOOTBALL LIGA ROUND 28 SUNDAY GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football Round 28 Liga matches continued today with four games scheduled. Below are all the final results - scores along with all the goalscorers.




The midday game was between Elche & Real Betis which ended after 90 mins in a 0 - 0 draw. Both teams unhappy with the shared points as both had numerous chances to put the ball in the opposition net. Never happened. 




FC Barcelona won 7

Saturday, March 15, 2014

SPANISH FOOTBALL LIGA FINAL RESULTS | ROUND 28 SATURDAY GAMES

Spanish Football Round 28 Liga games played today with the following final results - scores, along with all the goalscorers.




The Friday night game was between Madrid Club Getafe & Granada. The final result was a 3 - 3 draw result with Getafe new Coach Cosmin Contra nearly pulling off  a dream start but Granada fought back everytime to equalize.

Getafe scored first in the 6th min through 

Friday, March 14, 2014

KEYLOR NAVAS - IVAN RAKITIC ON AT MADRID AGENDA FOR NEXT SEASON ?

Two players who are having outstanding seasons with their respective Clubs; goalkeeper Keylor Navas (Levante) & Ivan Rakitic (Sevilla FC) are said to be signing objectives of Spanish Football Club Atletico de Madrid for next season.




The first is Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas who Atletico de Madrid sees as the ideal replacement for Courtois if he was to return to Chelsea FC next season.

Thursday, March 13, 2014

EUROPA LEAGUE | TONIGHTS FINAL RESULTS SPANISH TEAMS

Europa League Football action tonight with three Spanish Football Clubs with duties, two of them playing against each other. Below are all the final results - scores along with all the goalscorers.




Valencia CF travelled to visit Bulgaria to play Ludogorets & won 0 - 3 virtually sealing their place in the Q/Finals of the Europa League barring an accident in the return match at Valencia. Top

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

FC BARCELONA 2 MANCHESTER CITY 1 | BARÇA THROUGH TO Q/FINALS OF CHAMPIONS

FC Barcelona brought back a 2 goal advantage from England. Tonight they hosted Manchester City in the 2º leg return match & managed to win 2 - 1 & eliminate City from the UEFA Champions League competition with a 4 - 1 aggregate result.



Always a difficult endeavour from Manchester City & especially after Barça star Lionel Messi picked tonight to be inspired along with Dani Alves & company. The

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

ATLETICO DE MADRID 4 AC MILAN 1 | ATLETICO INTO THE CHAMPIONS QUARTER-FINALS

Atletico de Madrid brought back a 0 - 1 result from Milan in the 1º leg game. Tonight the Spanish Football Club added to the aggregate winning 4 - 1 AC Milan in the return 2º leg match of UEFA Champions League. Atletico de Madrid go into the Quarter-Final phase eliminating a "regular" of the competition in AC Milan.




A deserved victory for the Spaniards who exhibited more intensity, more

Monday, March 10, 2014

SPANISH FOOTBALL LIGA ROUND 27 MONDAY NIGHT GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football tonight with the two remaining scheduled Liga Round 27 matches played. Below are the final results-scores with all the goalscorers.




Osasuna suffered an important & naturally unwanted loss to Malaga FC 0 - 2 with the visitors down to 10 men from the 51st min when Gamez was sent off with a red card. A relief for Malaga FC Coach Schuster who was under extreme pressure to better

Sunday, March 9, 2014

SPANISH FOOTBALL LIGA ROUND 27 SUNDAY GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football continued today with four matches scheduled of Round 27 Liga. Below is a brief summary of the main events, all the final results-scores & all the goalscorers.




RCD Espanyol got back to winning ways with a 3 - 1 win over Elche which puts them into the top half of the Spanish Liga table & with options of getting into Euro positions if they can manage to keep up their form with

Saturday, March 8, 2014

SPANISH FOOTBALL LIGA SATURDAY ROUND 27 GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football action today with four games of Round 27 Liga scheduled. Entertaining games with a mayor upset that we will comment below. Here are all the final results - scores along with all the goalscorers.




Real Valladolid managed to momentarily jump out of the relegation zone of the Liga classification table with three valuable points at the expense of FC Barcelona. Surprise 1 - 0 win

REAL MADRID PLAYERS | MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL WHO´S THE FAIREST OFF THEM ALL.

Ex-Real Madrid Coach, now at Chelsea FC, Jose Mourinho commented to Esquire magazine that:

"Lots of times at Real Madrid, the players would be queuing in front of the mirror before the game while the referee waited for them in the tunnel".This was initially interpreted as a "dig in" towards some of his ex-players were the relationship between both ended tense in his last months at the Club. 



Friday, March 7, 2014

THE MYSTERIOUS LIONEL MESSI VOMITING URGES

Lionel Messi caught the attention mid week when playing with Argentina against Rumania when the player stopped & began to almost vomit. The action did not fully occur but Messi looked uncomfortable.  The image did impact the spectator.



This in itself would normally go unnoticed, but it is not the first time. With FC Barcelona it happened again & its not the second, third or fourth time, it

PAUL POGBA A POSSIBLE REAL MADRID TARGET FOR NEXT SEASON ?

French 20 year old International & Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba is sounding again in Spain & within the Spanish Sports Press. His name is being connected with Spanish Football Club Real Madrid as one of the signing targets for next season.This is happening because the number one objetive, German & Borussia Dormund player Gundogan is not recovering from his back injury, thus Real Madrid have

Thursday, March 6, 2014

MANCHESTER CITY EYES LIONEL MESSI ?

I have said it here a couple of times, the future of Argentine star Lionel Messi at FC Barcelona for next season is unclear. There is a continuing "hum" for Barcelona & the Spanish Sports Press that suggest the Barça player is not at all comfortable.Lionel Messi is not firing on all cylinders, that is, at the level that we have been accustomed to during the past seasons. He looks unhappy,

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

SPAIN 1 ITALY 0 | INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY GAME RESULT

The International Friendly between Spain & Italy just finished around midnight which makes "today s match" not the appropriate words , as it would be correct to say match ended this early morning. However, apart from Latin cultural uniqueness the game finished with a 1 - 0 win to Spain.



Spanish Football Team starting X1 vs Italy 

Spain started with Atletico de Madrid forward Diego Costa who

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

SPAIN 2 GERMANY 0 | U-21 INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY RESULT

The Spanish Football U-21 National Team played Germany tonight & won 2 - 0. Great exhibition from the young Spaniards, especially in the second half, scoring both goals. The Germans were no "easy ride" & showed their worth in the first half but the ball possesion & individual skills of the Spanish U- 21 edged them out. Intense encounter for an International Friendly that entertained the

CARLES PUYOL ANNOUNCES HE WILL LEAVE FC BARCELONA AT THE END OF THIS SEASON

FC Barcelona Captain Carles Puyol announced today a surprise press conference that called in all the Spanish media at 16.00 local time. The FC Barcelona player made a short statement communicating officially that he will leave the Club at the end of this season, that is on the 30th of June, & renounces the two years left of his contract.






The player cited his knee injuries as the cause which

MESSI & NEYMAR, LACK OF HARMONY ?

At the start of the season some FC Barcelona observers & insiders commented that two roosters in the same chicken pen were incompatible. The two roosters they talked about are Lionel Messi & Neymar, the first the undisputed star of his Club & the other the heir apparent to his throne. Although publicly Neymar kneels & praises the steeps that Messi leaves behind, privately Messi thinks that Neymar

Sunday, March 2, 2014

SPANISH FOOTBALL LIGA ROUND 26 SUNDAY GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football continued today with the remaining Round 26 Liga matches scheduled. Here are all the final results - scores along with all the goalscorers.




Villarreal managed a 1 - 1 draw against bottom placed Real Betis. The locals went ahead in the 70th min thanks to a penalty that was not. Stiff for Betis as they watched how Villarreal player Soriano converted. Real Betis reacted with

Saturday, March 1, 2014

SPANISH FOOTBALL LIGA ROUND 26 SATURDAY GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football Round 26 Liga action today with the following final scorers-results & all the goalscorers.




The Friday Night Liga game was between Athletic Club Bilbao & Granada. The final result a 4 - 0 win to the home team that included an "enlightened" Aduriz who managed a HAT-TRICK. The win & three points to Bilbao puts them on course for the valuable 4th position with a Champions League

SPANISH SELECTOR DEL BOSQUE MESSAGE TO ALVARO ARBELOA & DAVID VILLA

The list of 22 players had in yesterday by Selector Del Bosque that will make up the Spanish National Team squad for the upcoming Friendly with Italy made news by including Spanish-Brazilian & Atletico de Madrid forward Diego Costa, & for the players that the Spanish Team Selector left out of the list.

The list in itself was transcendent this time around, its the second last list before the