REAL MADRID POSSIBLE STARTING 11 TEAM LINE-UP VS GALATASARAY | CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Spanish Football Club Real Madrid commences its long road to attempt to win what is their obsession, the UEFA Champions League title, in this case their 10th. Tonight they will be hosted by the very difficult Turkish team Galatasaray which will not make it easy for the Spaniards.

Below is an image elaborated by Spanish Sports paper "Sport" with their speculated possible starting 11 team line-ups

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REAL SOCIEDAD POSSIBLE STARTING TEAM 11 VS SHAKTHAR | CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Champions League is back & for many its great news as we are talking the "Best Football in the World". Spanish Football Club Real Sociedad returns to the European Football elite after an 8 year absence hosting tonight at their home ground Shakthar Donetsk.

Spanish Sports paper "Sport" have made up the below image which highlight their speculated & possible starting 11 line ups for tonight.

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SPANISH FOOTBALL - LIGA - ROUND 4 MONDAY GAMES RESULTS

The last two matches corresponding to Round 4 of Liga were played tonight. Here are the final scores-results with all the goalscorers.




Elche hosted Valladolid & both needed to win to get moving & some points for the season. Elche tried hard but remain without a win after 4 Round of Liga. Valladolid was more paused in its game but less effective. In the end a draw, a boring 0 - 0 result.

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SPANISH FOOTBALL - LIGA - SUNDAY ROUND 4 GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football with Round 4 continued in Liga today with 4 matches scheduled. Below is a brief summary of events, the final results - scores & all the goalscorers.




Granada lost 0 - 1 in a very controversial fashion against RCD Espanyol. Even match with perhaps Granada dominating more that was decided by a minor detail that happened to be a erroneous referee interpretation of a Granada

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REAL MADRID - CRISTIANO RONALDO HAVE AGREEMENT TO EXTEND CONTRACT

After months of speculations, hard negotiations & waiting, Spanish Football Club Real Madrid CF has come to an agreement with Cristiano Ronaldo to renew & extend his contract at the Club. Today at 13.45 (Sp Time) the agreement - "acuerdo"- will be made official in front of the media with both President Florentino Perez & Cristiano Ronaldo present.




These are the initial & simple details:

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SPANISH FOOTBALL - LIGA - ROUND 4 SATURDAY MATCH RESULTS

Spanish Football today with all the Champions League participating Clubs in action as part of Round 4 of Liga. Here are all the final result - scores & all the goalscorers in corresponding games.




Atletico de Madrid keeps up its winning streak with a convincing 4 - 2 win at home against Almeria. The home side was serious & disciplined & managed to "kill off" their opponents in the right time

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FC BARCELONA TEAM PHOTO FOR UEFA

FC Barcelona summoned today their entire 2013-2014 squad for the Official UEFA Team Photo. The boys put on their famous outfit-uniform & gave their best smiles to the camera. Below is the the FC Barcelona Team Photo season 2013 - 2014 in all its splendour. 




Hope the Barça readers & fans find this picture useful. If you click the image it should open up to a bigger size.

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REAL MADRID | TOP SIGNING-TRANSFERS IN THE HISTORY OF THE CLUB

Spanish Football Club Real Madrid is the most "Valuable Sports Club in the World" according to "Forbes". Part of that distinction comes due to their income generating power which also puts the Club in the highest positions. This allows Real Madrid the facility of signing the Worlds Best Football Players & if really demanded at prices that simply eliminates competition.

Thought I post today the "

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SPAIN 2 CHILE 2 | INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY MATCH FINAL RESULT

The Spanish National Football Team was pushed right up till the end of its International Friendly match against Chile in Geneva ( Switzerland ). The game ended in a 2 - 2 final result draw after an entertaining match of Football that gave the World & European Champions a solid workout & a near scare.




Chile took this game more than serious & began aggressively pressuring the Spanish play

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SPANISH FOOTBALL SPORTS BLOG | KEEP CALM

Thanks to Alex Yodsuwan from Thailand for sending me this piece. I think its cool.

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SPANISH SPORTS | RAFAEL NADAL CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 2º US OPEN TITLE

With the time difference between New York & Madrid - 6 hours - many Spaniards were in bed sleeping when Spanish Tennis Player Rafael Nadal was lifting his second US OPEN Tennis title after defeating Novak Djokovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the the Final. Its the 60 title for Nadal & his 13th Grand Slam, the victory closes the gap on the Nº1 ranking position placing Nadal just 120 points behind

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SPAIN 4 ALBANIA 0 | EURO U - 21 GROUP QUALIFIER

The Spanish Football National U-21 Team took an important step forward towards reaching their objective of qualifying for Euro U-21 Championships of 2015 & consequently the Olympics in Rio 2016 (Brazil). Tonight Spain defeated 4 - 0 Albania & notched up three valuable points summing up 6 points from 2 games.

The match wasn't smooth sailing for Spain during the first half hour as Albania planted

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REAL MADRID | MOST VALUABLE SPORTING CLUB IN THE WORLD

While the 91M€ signing by Spanish Football Club Real Madrid of Gareth Bale is still causing comment & opinion around the Sporting World, American prestige Financial magazine "Forbes" has released its "Top Valuable Sporting Clubs in the World"

Here is an extract from the Forbes article:


"Real Madrid is now worth $3.4 billion, according to my math, $100 million more than we valued  the Spanish

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REAL MADRID | FALCAO - LUIS SUAREZ "ON HOLD" JUST IN CASE

The "Transfer Window" has just closed & we are already in full flight for the next player transfer-signing window opportunity fixed for the 1st of January 2014 ( "Winter Market" ), in this particular case, in reference to Spanish Football giant Real Madrid.





Spanish Sports media picks up today on comments & rumours that have been doing the rounds these last weeks. Real Madrid has a real

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SPAIN WINS 0 - 2 FINLAND | GROUP I WORLD CUP 2014 QUALIFIER

Tonight World Cup 2014 Group I qualifier with Finland hosting Spain. The Spanish Football National Team comfortably won an awkward & sticky Finland team 0 - 2. Big step for Spain towards securing the Top spot of their Group & thus allowing them to automatically qualify for Brazil 2014. Group second placed France also helped out drawing 0 - 0 with Georgia & thus allowing Spain to open up a 3

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EURO U 21 - WORLD CUP 2014 QUALIFIER | AUSTRIA 2 SPAIN 6

The Spanish Football National U-21 squad began its road towards the 2014 World Cup & the 2015 European Championship with a convincing 2 - 6 victory over Austria yesterday in its Group match.
The highlight was Real Madrid player Morata who scored 4 goals ( Poker ) & was joined by team-mates Carvajal & Jese who scored in the last minute.  Austria managed two goals thanks to Kainz & Spanish defender

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TOP 10 FOOTBALL - SOCCER - PLAYERS TRANSFERS 2013

With the 2013 - 2014 European Football season now under way & the "Transfer Window" has shut until the 1st of January 2014 ( Winter Market ). Thought it may be informative for the readers to see the TOP 10 Transfers where Spanish Football Clubs have been very active selling & buying.

The list is shown below & some final transfer economic figures are "distorted" as they include only the cash

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THE TRUE REASONS BEHIND THE MESUT OZIL TRANSFER TO ARSENAL FC FROM REAL MADRID

The transfer of Mesut Ozil to Arsenal FC has brightened up the season of the English Club, but has created controversy locally at Real Madrid CF which agreed to the 45M€ +variables ( 50M€ ) offer from Arsenal - a Club record - & let the German go.

Every "Tom, Dick & Harry" has had something to say on the matter:

Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid CF) said if up to him Ozil would have been the last

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REAL MADRID "IDEAL 11" LINE - UP SEASON 2013-2014 BY MEDIA VOTERS

Interesting results from a online survey of 150.000 readers of Spanish Sports paper "Marca". 




The paper asked "what would be your ideal Real Madrid line-up 11". The result are shown above in the diagram & the answers given are all logical.The "fans" still consider Casillas as their starting goalkeeper, perhaps thinking ahead when the player is back in better form. They also put young defender

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FC BARCELONA SHIRT - PLAYERS NUMBERS FOR SEASON 2013 - 2014

This post ( & pic )  is for the FC Barcelona fans & those readers interested. Found this curious & informative picture on the web of the shirt numbers assigned to each player of the FC Barcelona squad for season 2013 - 2014. 





The picture may be small but perhaps you can click on it & get a bigger size. Hope its useful for you as it helps keep up with all your favourite Barça players & to

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REAL MADRID | GARETH BALE INTERVIEW WITH RM TV ( ENGLISH )

Though the readers around the World, especially from the USA & Asian region, may want to see & listen to the interview Gareth Bale gave to Real Madrid TV after his official presentation to media yesterday.

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REAL MADRID OZIL SIGNS FOR ARSENAL FC FOR 50M€

With hours left before the closing of the transfer window the news from Real Madrid & local Spanish Sports media is that German International midfielder Mesut Ozil has come to an agreement with English Premier League Club Arsenal FC. The Real Madrid player will receive 7M€ per year, that is,  double of what he was receiving from Real Madrid.

The Clubs have shut the transfer deal at 47M€ plus 3M€

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REAL MADRID KAKA RETURNS TO AC MILAN

The Italian Club AC Milan has announced the return "home" of Real Madrid & Brazilian midfielder Kaka on its Club website. The deal between Clubs was closed yesterday & the agreement with the player this morning around 03.00 am







Real Madrid lets go the player to Milan for "free" - after paying 67M€ four years ago - but saves itself 20M€ in wages. Real Madrid could get money if AC Milan wins

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SPANISH FOOTBALL - LIGA - ROUND 3 SUNDAY MATCH RESULTS

Spanish Football & Round 3 of Liga continued today with 5 games scheduled. Here are all the final results-scores along with the goalscorers of the corresponding games.




Midday match between Real Madrid & Athletic Club Bilbao with the home side defeating the Basque outfit 3 - 1. Real Madrid started slow with Bilbao looking threatening but that slowly turned around as the match went on. The

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REAL MADRID ANNOUNCE GARETH BALE SIGNING

Its over. Tottenham Hotspurs transfers Gareth Bale over to Real Madrid CF. The Spanish Football Club lifted onto its website the announcement after Tottenham Hotspurs Coach Villas-Boas announced the transfer after their Premier League game against Arsenal in post press conference.



REAL MADRID WEBSITE

The Welsh player will fly into Madrid tomorrow morning & face the routine medical exam. Then

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SPANISH FOOTBALL - LIGA - ROUND 3 SATURDAY GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football games today with three celebrated as part of Round 3 Liga. Here are all the final results-scores & all the corresponding goalscorers.




Celta de Vigo hosted Granada & their game finished in a 1 - 1 draw. An evenly played match with perhaps the locals showing more initiative & thus will feel they should have been compensated more. The first goal came via on-loan FC Barcelona

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ATLETICO DE MADRID SIGNS ALDERWEIRELD FROM AJAX

Argentine International & Atletico de Madrid defender Demichelis has gone off to Manchester City. Atletico de Madrid has already found a substitute replacement in Belguim & Ajax of Amsterdam defender Toby Alderweireld.




The player is currently in Madrid to pass the medical exam before signing with Atletico de Madrid for the next four seasons. The 24 year old comes with very good references

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SPANISH FOOTBALL - LIGA - ROUND 3 FRIDAY GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football action late Friday night with two games of Liga Round 3 scheduled. Two games almost identical with last second surprises & for some grand disappointments. Here are the final results-scores & the goalscorers.




Almeria hosted Elche & relived their "curse" of the two last Liga matches. Almeria should have won the match with goals from Soriano in the 10th min & Verza in the 45th

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SPAIN FOOTBALL TEAM LIST FOR FINLAND - CHILE MATCHES

The Spanish Football National Team Selector & Coach Vicente Del Bosque handed in his list of players for the upcoming 2014 World Cup Group qualifier against Finland & the International Friendly against Chile.




The novelties, or news catchers,  are the inclusion of three Atletico de Madrid players: David Villa, Mario Suarez & young Koke. Apart Real Sociedad defender Iñigo Martinez & Isco retain

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EUROPA LEAGUE GROUP DRAW 2013-2014

The Europe League Group draw was celebrated this midday with the following Club match-ups.



There are three Spanish Football Clubs in the competition, Valencia CF , Sevilla FC & Real Betis. Valencia will be in Group A & its a difficult group, while Sevilla is in Group H & Real Betis in Group I.The above diagram gives you the full list of Clubs & Groups.

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MANCHESTER UNITED MAKES OFFER TO ATHLETIC BILBAO FOR ANDER HERRERA

English Club Manchester United needs to fill the midfield with a class player. The Club has made offers for Cesc Fabregas ( FC Barcelona ) , Ozil ( Real Madrid CF ) & others around Europe (eg Fellaini ). The transfer window shuts the 2nd of September & time is running out.



Latest news locally is that Manchester United has made a 30M€ offer to Spanish Football Club Athletic Club Bilbao for

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REAL MADRID NEWS | KAKA COMMENTS HE WANTS TO LEAVE

Real Madrid has played a Friendly match with Second Division Club Deportivo A Coruña in the traditional "Teresa Herrera Trophy" which introduces Deportivo to their fans for the new season. Real Madrid comfortably 0 - 4 won with 2 goals from Kaka, Morata & Casemiro.Straight after the match in a press interview, the Brazilian midfielder Kaka commented that he wishes to leave the Club, that he has

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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP DRAW RESULT - CLUB MATCH UPS

UEFA has celebrated the Champions League Group Club match-ups - draw - with the following results:




For the four Spanish Football Clubs the outcome was:


Real Madrid ( Group B) Juventus, Galatasaray & Copenhague.
FC Barcelona (Group H) AC Milan, Ajax & Celtic.
Atletico de Madrid  (Group G) Oporto, Zenit & Austria de Viena
La Real Sociedad ( Group A) Manchester United, Shakhtar & Bayer

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FC BARCELONA 0 - ATLETICO DE MADRID 0 ( 1 - 1 AGG + AWAY GOAL ) FC BARCELONA WINS SPANISH SUPER CUP

The away goal scored in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup by FC Barcelona at the Atletico de Madrid ground was enough tonight to give them the title with a 1 - 1 aggregate plus with the away goal advantage. 




Tonight's 2º leg return 0 - 0 final result had goalkeeping match savers by Barça Victor Valdes, a red card to Luis Felipe in the 80th min  which left Atletico down to 10 men & a

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REAL SOCIEDAD 2 OLYMPIQUE LYON 0 ( 4 - 0 AGG ) | REAL SOCIEDAD IN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Spanish Football was on the European Football stage as one of its Clubs Real Sociedad took a 2 - 0 aggregate advantage over French Club Olympique Lyon in the 2º leg match of  the preliminary Champions League phase & attempt to join FC Barcelona, Real Madrid & Atletico de Madrid in the Group draw to be held tomorrow at Monaco.




Fantastic home atmosphere as the local fans embraced with warmth

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UEFA BEST PLAYER IN EUROPE 2012 - 2013 | RIBERY FAVOURITE AHEAD OF RONALDO - MESSI

The local Football observers & punters have French International & Bayern Munich Franck Ribery as favourite to take the "UEFA Best Player in Europe" season 2012-2013 award. If the Frenchman wins he will be come the second after Zidane ( 2002 ) to take the prestigious Individual European Football Prize




To win Ribery will have to overcome in the voting  from European Sports-Football journalist

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REAL MADRID - GARETH BALE NEWS TRANSFER UPDATE

Few emails received by readers asking me what is the latest news exactly happening with Real Madrid & Gareth Bale from a local point of view. 





The following is what we know locally about the situation:


Last Wednesday the deal was agreed : 91M€. Apparently Real Madrid, players rep & Tottenham Football Director Baldini , under Levy guidance, shut the deal.
Tottenham Hotspurs asked Real

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SPANISH FOOTBALL - LIGA - ROUND 2 MONDAY GAME NIGHT RESULT

Last match tonight of Liga Round 2 with Granada hosting Real Madrid & losing 0 - 1. Real Madrid notched up another win & three points but do not convince at all. Real Madrid look unsettled , slow at times & with other concerns on their minds.Diego Lopez started ahead of Iker Casillas which will keep the tiring but damaging debate open another week. The more than likely coming of Gareth Bale has

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SPANISH FOOTBALL - LIGA - ROUND 2 SUNDAY GAMES RESULTS

Sunday had four Spanish Football matches as part of Liga Round 2 schedule. Top action on display with the following final results - scores & the goalscorers.




City of Madrid derby between Atletico de Madrid & Rayo Vallecano. The home team steam-rolled the visitors 5 - 0 with an impressive Diego Costa, Raul Garcia, Arda Turan & Luis Felipe. The score could have been more for Atletico had the

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ARSENAL MAKES A 30M€ OFFER TO REAL MADRID FOR DI MARIA ?

The imminent arrival of current Tottenham Hotspurs player Gareth Bale to Real Madrid will force changes at the Spanish Football Club. There is currently a midfield "overbooking" situation where not everyone can play & most big European Clubs know it. 

English Premier League Club Arsenal FC is said to already have made its move. First it was a speculated offer for forward Karim Benzema which was

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SPANISH FOOTBALL - LIGA - ROUND 2 SATURDAY GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football & Round 2 of Liga continued today with three matches scheduled. Here are the final results - scores & all the corresponding goalscorers.




Newly promoted Elche ( Alicante ) hosted Real Sociedad & managed a 1 - 1 draw. The home team was anxious to give a good show to their local fans & started "on fire" catching the visitors by complete surprise. Elche went ahead first with a 2º

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SPANISH FOOTBALL - LIGA - ROUND 2 FRIDAY NIGHT GAMES RESULTS

The 2º Round of Liga is broken up in three days with two games scheduled tonight of Spanish Football. Here are the final results & the goalscorers.




Madrid Club Getafe hosted Almeria & finished their game with a 2 - 2 final result. Shared points but neither would be happy with the outcome. Getafe wanted a win in front of their home fans for the start of the season at home & Almeria let of the

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REAL MADRID TO RECEIVE MANCHESTER UNITED OFFER FOR OZIL ?

English Club Manchester United is looking "desperately" for a World Class midfielder & play-maker.  Their number one priority FC Barcelona Cesc Fabregas has declined their offer & the "Plan B" widely commented locally is called Mesut Ozil.Spanish Sports media is speculating that Manchester United will be making a 45M€ offer to Real Madrid for its German International. At first glance one may

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SPANISH SUPER CUP 1º LEG RESULT | ATLETICO DE MADRID 1 FC BARCELONA 1

Hot night in Madrid that gave the atmospheric backdrop to the 1ºst leg of the Spanish Super Cup between Atletico de Madrid & FC Barcelona which ended in a 1 - 1 draw that keeps the first title of the new Spanish Football season open for the 2º leg at Barcelona next week.




In general terms it was even between both teams & but perhaps Barcelona was fortunate to have equalized in the second half

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REAL SOCIEDAD WINS 0 - 2 OLYMPIQUE LYON | 1º LEG CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PRELIMINARY QUALIFIER

Excellent result for Spanish Football Club Real Sociedad defeating Olympique Lyon 0 - 2 in the 1ºst leg of the Champions League preliminary qualifier. Deserved victory away that should make things a little more easier for the return 2º leg where Lyon will have to go all out.




The match was settled by two extraordinary goals that will be travelling around the global in the next 24 hours. When

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TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS - REAL MADRID AGREE ON GARETH BALE TRANSFER | NEWS FROM ITALY

News out of Italy via "Sky Sport" & from journalist Gianluca Di Marzio. According to the flash Tottenham Hotspurs & Real Madrid have come to an agreement in the Gareth Bale Operation. The transfer figure is 93M GBP plus Real Madrid defender Fabio Coentrao, however this needs further explaining.




Real Madrid will pay Tottenham Hotspurs 93M GBP in transfer payment, a payment that is over two

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ATLETICO DE MADRID TRANSFER RUMOURS | ADRIAN & LJAJAC

Atletico de Madrid forward Adrian maybe on the verge of moving to Italy. Although the Spanish Football Club comments they have no offer, Spanish Sports media indicate that AC Roma is very interested in the forward as a substitute for departed Osvaldo. The Spanish player is "plan B" in case first objective Gilardino of Genoa fails.

But Roma is not the only Club interested, Valencia CF has also

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SPANISH FOOTBALL - LIGA - ROUND 1 MONDAY GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football action tonight with the last three games of Round 1 of Liga. Here are the final results & all the goalscorers.




Madrid Club Rayo Vallecano host newly promoted Elche & won 3 - 0 in a very clear & effective fashion. Elche experienced first hand that their is an important difference between 2º Division & Liga & will need to work more to lift in grade. The goals came in the 39th

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VALENCIA CF SIGNS PABON FROM MONTERREY FOR 7M€

Spanish Football Club Valencia CF has shut the transfer of Colombian midfielder - forward Dorlan Pabon. The Mexican Club Monterrey will receive 7M€ in concept of transfer payment, the amount that is the contract release clause of the player




Valencia CF awaits the arrival of the final documents to be able to announce the new incorporation formally. The Colombian signs for 4 seasons & is

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SPANISH FOOTBALL - LIGA | SUNDAY ROUND 1 GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football continued today with four matches scheduled of Round 1 of Liga. The top Clubs in actions & here are the final results & goalscorers.





FC Barcelona squashed literally Levante 7 - 0 with the damage done in the first half of the game. Neymar & Iniesta started on the bench which may have lifted the eyebrows of some but the team showed they were well tuned without both. The goals

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SPANISH FOOTBALL - LIGA | ROUND 1 SATURDAY MATCH FINAL RESULTS

The 2013 - 2014 Spanish Football season kicked off today with three games scheduled of Liga Round 1 encounters. Here are all the final results along with all the goalscorers.






Excellent start by Real Sociedad with a 2 - 0 victory over Madrid Club Getafe. A good confidence booster for Real Sociedad which will meet Olympic Lyon next week for the Champions League preliminary. 

The locals

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REAL MADRID | "MIDFIELD OVERBOOKNG" - THE NEWCOMERS PLUS BALE EFFECT

Real Madrid has an "overbooking" situation especially in the midfield area. Have a look at the current squad names Xabi Alonso, Casemiro, Illaramendi, Khedira, Ozil, Modric, Isco...lets also add Angel Di Maria as well. As you can clearly see not everyone can play & on top of it all  next year is FIFA World Cup time & everyone needs to play to secure a spot on their National Teams.

If we add to

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ECUADOR 0 SPAIN 2 | INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY MATCH RESULT

Spain has defeated Ecuador 0 - 2 in an International Friendly game played in Guayaquil ( Ecuador ). A game which had its dose of emotion as it served to also remember the recently died Ecuador International Football Player "Chucho" Christian Benitez.




The Spanish national Coach Vicente del Bosque must have thought if your going to travel half way around the World at least give most of the

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FC BARCELONA THINKS IN PSG SAKHO AS AN ALTERNATIVE OPTION

FC Barcelona Coach Gerardo Martino has apparently told Club Directives that if it means sending money not currently available that he has sufficient squad resources to "patch up" the Central Defender position. However, it seems President Rosell is adamant that the team needs a Central Defender reinforcement right now.  




The latest name to arise is Paris St Germain defender Mamadou Sakho. The

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ATLETICO DE MADRID "TIE UP" FIORENTINA MIDFIEDER ADEM LJAJIC

News is out this morning on the Spanish Sports papers that Atletico de Madrid is following 21 year old Serbian midfielder Adem Ljajic & talking with his Italian Club Fiorentina. The papers mention that the Serb is the substitute - plan B - in case their current player Adrian leaves the Spanish Club. It is being said that Valencia CF is very keen on the services of the Atletico forward. 

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GARETH BALE LATEST NEWS | REAL MADRID OFFER - SITUATION

The Gareth Bale "saga" continues in the media as it should, it is the only real "interesting" piece of news left before the start of the Spanish Football season this weekend that sells Sports papers.

Lots of news coming out from England. However most are strategic "leaks" or "false". There is no real big interest from Manchester United ( at least not in the prices being offered ) as its a

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TOTTENHAM PULL THE MAN UTD RABBIT TO "PRESSURE" REAL MADRID ON BALE

More news on the transfer saga of this Summer in Spanish Football. News out of England suggest that Manchester United may be preparing an offer for Tottenham Hotspurs Gareth Bale. The idea according to Manchester United is to offer cash & perhaps Mexican Striker Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez.




Lets have a think about this. May it be all a "leaked" story from Tottenham sources? It is not the

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ATLETICO DE MADRID | ARDA TURAN TO STAY

Good news for Atletico de Madrid fans & followers if it is correct the news from Spanish Sports papers about the words of player Arda Turan. In reference to the 17M€ offer from Monaco the Turkish midfielder has said that he wishes to stay at Atletico de Madrid.



Although the Club does not wish to sell the Turkish International his contract release clause is only 24M€. Atletico de Madrid are

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REAL MADRID INTERESTED IN AC MILAN DEFENDER DE SCIGLIO

Real Madrid Portuguese International left back Fabio Coentrao has again expressed his desires to leave the Club. The Spanish Football Club wants to hear offers of 25M€ & above before negotiating. Clubs like Monaco, Chelsea FC & even Tottenham Hotspurs may be the players next destination with the latter Club perhaps being part of the "Bale Operation".



The speculated thought about substitute is

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SPANISH FOOTBALL | SEVILLA FC LOOKING GOOD FOR SEASON 2013 - 2014

Spanish Football Clubs FC Barcelona & Real Madrid CF have been getting the mayor headlines of most Spanish Sports papers while they sign the big names & travel around the World. However, there is another Spanish Football Club also doing their work this pre-season & doing it well.

Sevilla FC has sold two important players in Jesus Navas & Alvaro Negredo to Manchester City which has filled their

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SPANISH FOOTBALL NATIONAL TEAM LIST OF 21 PLAYERS FOR ECUADOR | "NEW BLOOD"

Spanish Football National Team Selector & Coach Vicente Del Bosque has handed in his list of 21 players to fly off to Ecuador to play an upcoming International Friendly match. The Spanish Coach is obviously thinking way ahead towards next years FIFA World Cup in Brazil & is beginning the process of introducing "new blood" into the squad. Coach Del Bosque has introduced Isco ( Real Madrid ), Iñigo

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FIFA RANKINGS AUGUST 2013 | SPAIN Nº 1

FIFA has released its monthly "National Football Teams Rankings" with Spain retaining the Number 1 position for another month. The loss in the FIFA Confederations Cup Final against Brazil has made Spain lose points but retains a "healthy" margin over second placed Germany. The winners of the said Final, Brazil,  jumps up back into the Top 10 Football Nations.




FIFA Ranking for August 2013:

1.

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FC BARCELONA CENTRAL DEFENDER WOES

Brazilian International & Chelsea FC defender David Luiz is occupying the Spanish Sports papers after news from England comments that FC Barcelona has made a 40M€ offer for the defender. Contradictory news, because from Barcelona that figure is close to 25M€ which should not really surprise us as these numbers are often distorted. The case is that David Luiz seems to be the man chosen by Barça to

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VALENCIA CF SELECTS REAL ZARAGOZA POSTIGA TO REPLACE SOLDADO

Portuguese International & Real Zaragoza 31 year old striker Helder Postiga is the chosen player by Valencia CF to fill the position left vacant by Roberto Soldado after transferring the goalscorer to Tottenham Hotspurs. 



Valencia CF has paid Real Zaragoza 3M€ & the player has arrived at the city of Valencia this evening to pass tomorrow morning the obligatory medical exam before signing with

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SPANISH DEFENDER GOIKOETXEA NAMED "TOUGHEST DEFENDER IN FOOTBALL HISTORY"

German magazine "11 Freunde" has given its list of  "The Toughest Defenders in Football History" with Spanish International & Athletic Club Bilbao defender Andoni Goikoetxea taking the Nº 1 position. The only modern - contemporary - player in the list is Real Madrid defender Pepe with the Nº 6 spot & lastly Spanish International & Real Madrid defender José Camacho is given the N º 14 position.

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ATLETICO DE MADRID RAISE TO 9M€ FROM TOULOUSE CAPOUE

Spanish Football Club Atletico de Madrid returns French Club Toulouse with an improved offer for their 25 year old French International midfielder Capoue. The offer rises to 9M€ & Atletico hopes that the French Club will accept the offer after the player has voiced his desires to play in Spain.



Originally Toulouse had accepted a better offer from Cardiff City of 10M€ plus extras, an offer

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CRISTIANO RONALDO - RIBERY - MESSI FINALISTS UEFA PLAYER OF THE YEAR

UEFA has handed in their list of the three candidates up for the "UEFA Player of the Year" season 2012-2013. The three chosen are:

Cristiano Ronaldo ( Real Madrid CF)
Franck Ribery ( Bayern Munich)
Lionel Messi ( FC Barcelona)


The winner will be announced the 29th of August in Monaco where 29 leading Football journalists will vote live & direct via an electronic voting system.






Cristiano

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THE DIEGO COSTA - LUIS SUAREZ - CAZORLA TRANSFER OPERATION THEORY

This next piece is very interesting & worth a post. Very speculative & will need to be seen, but not impossible. According to Spanish Sports newspapers - "Sport" & "El Confidencial" a 3 band transfer move could be brewing between Atletico de Madrid Diego Costa, Liverpool FC Luis Suarez & Arsenal FC player Santi Cazorla.



Here is the theory:


A 25M€ move by Atletico de Madrid player Diego Costa

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TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS WANTS REAL MADRID MORATA IN BALE DEAL

The negotiations continue between Tottenham Hotspurs & Real Madrid in order to find a "middle ground" for the transfer of Welsh International & Hotspurs player Gareth Bale. Tough meetings were options are being put on the table & countered with alternatives.Real Madrid wishes to reduce the written about asked transfer figures of 145M€, latter 115M€ ...etc with the inclusion of player/s. The price

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TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS - REAL MADRID CONTINUE TALKS ON GARETH BALE

Back after a few days relaxing.

The local Spanish Sports papers have the summer pre-season matches on-board with a "curious" Real Madrid - Chelsea match coming up & a "rancorous" Mourinho with his latest comments, FC Barcelona passing through the Middle East & now in Thailand, Atletico de Madrid bettering in South America, Valencia putting in 4 goals in their friendly, Cesc Fabregas apparently "

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CHELSEA FC TEMPTING REAL MADRID MIDFIELDER SAMI KHEDIRA ?

There is a buzz locally that ex-Real Madrid, & now Chelsea FC Coach José Mourinho has not forgotten German International midfielder Sami Khedira. Apparently Mourinho has made a few calls to the mobile number of the Real Madrid player to see how things are & if he would like to join him at London.




Real Madrid has "overbooking" in the midfield, especially with the new incorporations like Isco,

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LIVERPOOL FC MAKES 24M€ BID FOR ATLETICO DE MADRID DIEGO COSTA

The 24 year old Brazilian-Spaniard midfielder Diego Costa has blossomed at Atletico de Madrid under Coach Simeone. So much so that he was called up last season for Brazil & now has caught the eye of English Club Liverpool FC. News out of England comment that the English Club has made a 24M€ bid for Costa & Atletico de Madrid has it on their table. Atletico de Madrid however deny that they have

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VALENCIA CF - TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS CLOSE DEAL FOR FORWARD ROBERTO SOLDADO

After days of negotiations & speculations, Spanish Football Club Valencia CF has officially announced via its website ( as has Tottenham ) that they have come to an agreement to transfer their Spanish International & forward Roberto Soldado to English Football Club Tottenham Hotspurs. The only thing now remaining is that the player pass the obligatory medical exam before closing the deal 100%.The

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FC BARCELONA SEES LIVERPOOL FC DANIEL AGGER AS THE OPTION

The search by FC Barcelona for a Central Defender seems to be coming to a safe port after weeks of "testing the market". The two candidates seem to be David Luiz of Chelsea FC & Daniel Agger of Liverpool FC.According to Barcelona based Spanish Sports paper "Sport" , the 28 year old Danish International & Liverpool FC defender Daniel Agger is currently the best positioned for Barça. This option is

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TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS 120M€ BALE AGREEMENT WITH REAL MADRID ?

The "pressure" from the player has been decisive. Tottenham Hotspurs Welsh International Gareth Bale has let known to his Coach & Club President Daniel Levy that he wishes to leave for Real Madrid & to leave now. The offer from Real Madrid is already on the Tottenham Hotspurs table, its a World Record 98,5M€ which the English Club has turned down for the moment.




Today, local Spanish Sports

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MANCHESTER UNITED THIRD OFFER FOR FC BARCELONA CESC FABREGAS

Third time lucky,  perhaps ? News out of England comment that Manchester United will put on the table of FC Barcelona a third offer for Spanish International midfielder Cesc Fabregas. The offers have been rising from 30M€ to 35M€ to a now & last 40M€ that would be a record for the English Club. The English Football giant considers Fabregas a priority for the new season & in their future plans &

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NEYMAR DEBUTS WITH FC BARCELONA

It is the photo that FC Barcelona fans have been waiting all year. The debut of Brazilian Football sensation Neymar with his new Spanish Football Club. 




The forward came on late , around the 77th min mark, to replace Alexis in a pre-season match against Polish Club Gdansk which ended 2 - 2. The Brazilian was fiercely followed & one may say was welcomed to European Football with some "rough"

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REAL MADRID - GARETH BALE | APPROACHING A NEW WORLD RECORD TRANSFER ?

The news from the BBC ( UK ) is that Tottenham Hotspurs has knocked back an incredible 98M€ offer from Real Madrid for its player Gareth Bale. According to the English news sources Bale is not impressed at all as he desires to move over to Spain this season. Apparently the player ( & his family ) has began to pressure the Club & its "tough" President Daniel Levy to negotiate to let him go.




As

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SPAIN 1 FRANCE 2 | U-19 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI FINAL RESULT

So close yet so far. Spain lost with extra-time 1 - 2 against France in the UEFA U-19 European Championships semi-final being held in Lithuania. A double Spanish defensive mistake in the 105th min of extra-time allowed Frenchman Conte to get onto a ball to score what would be the eventual winner.

A shame really for Spain as they were overall the better playing team, but mistakes are paid for

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REAL MADRID HAS SEVILLA FC YOUNGSTER MORENO AS ALTERNATIVE

Real Madrid left back Portuguese Coentrao has a foot out the exit door of Real Madrid. The player is negotiating his future away from Real Madrid as he does not wish to continue at the Club. Real Madrid knows of his desires & has given the defender permission to look for other options.Meanwhile Real Madrid is already working to find a substitute & according to Spanish media the Spanish U-21

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TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS ABOUT TO SIGN VALENCIA CF ROBERTO SOLDADO

Everything indicates that Spanish Football is about to export another asset to the English Premier League. English Club Tottenham Hotspurs has indicated to Valencia CF that they will pay the 30M€ contract release clause of Spanish International & Valencia forward Roberto Soldado. The deal is so close that it is said that the only thing needed is to come to an agreement on the forms ( manner ) of

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SPANISH FOOTBALL MARKETING & TREND - SETTERS

Hi guys, been out on a "mini summer break" this weekend. There was three "big" matches played yesterday - Saturday - that saw Real Madrid defeat PSG, FC Barcelona won Valerenga & Atletico de Madrid lost overseas to Estudiantes. All were pre-season matches & you would have seen the results & scorers already.To get things back & rolling today's post is about two Football Players that look like they

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FC BARCELONA THINKS IN VERGINI OF NEWELL S

FC Barcelona needs a Central Defender. The Spanish Football Club has been scouting the market & the prime candidate the Brazilian & Paris St Germain player Thiago has been discarded while the other alternative Marquinhos of AC Roma goes an signs with Paris St Germain. The name of Chelsea FC defender David Luiz sounded but nothing has come of it. 

Now with the arrival of new Coach Gerardo Martino

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SPAIN WINS 3 - 2 HOLLAND FOR SEMI FINALS | EURO U-19

Spain has qualified itself at the Top of the Group for a semi finals berth in the U-19 European Championships being held in Lithuania. The 2 - 3 victory over Holland puts the Spanish U-19 Football Team into their fourth consecutive U-19 Euro semi-final where they will meet France next Monday.

Spain made an excellent comeback to turn things around in the latter part of the second half. It was

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REAL MADRID | TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS PRICES BALE AT 120M€

Tottenham Hotspurs 24 year old player Gareth Bale still is grabbing headlines on Spanish Sports papers. Most are contradictory, in that he will not be leaving his Club this season while others insist that players wishes to transfer to Real Madrid.The Welshman is definitely the signing objective of Real Madrid President Florentino Perez but not at any price. 



Today local media publish that

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PRE-SEASON GAME RESULTS | FC BARCELONA LOSES REAL MADRID DRAWS

Pre-season games & tests for Spanish Football Clubs FC Barcelona & Real Madrid. The first travelled to Munich to face Bayern, while the second flew to Lyon to play Olympique. The non-Spanish Clubs are fitter with more pre-season training & with more matches under their belts & in both cases it showed as the Spanish Teams have only been training for just more than a week. Added to this the Spanish

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LITHUANIA 0 SPAIN 2 | UEFA U-19 EURO CHAMPIONSHIP GROUP MATCH

The Spanish U-19 National Football Team managed another important victory over host Lithuania 0 - 2 in the Group UEFA U-19 Euro Championships. Three points more that now sums up six & puts Spain closer to qualifying for the semi-finals



The match overall was not brilliant but the job was done with ball control & minimizing the home side attacking opportunities. The two goals came from Iker

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REAL MADRID NEWS | THE CURRENT GONZALO HIGUAIN SITUATION

Italian Club Napoles - Napoli - has come to an agreement with Real Madrid for the transfer of Argentine International forward Gonzalo Higuain. The deal is 37M€ plus 3M€ more if certain objectives are achieved, the only thing needed is the OK & signature from the player.



However, the player has become "prisoner" of his unilateral negotiations. Higuain prefers to go to English Premier League

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GRANADA BRAZILIAN DEFENDER SIQUEIRA ON REAL MADRID LIST

According to Football observers & insiders at Real Madrid, Coach Carlo Ancelotti has doubts with the current left back position. Brazilian International Marcelo is undisputed but he has a injury tendency & he loses form easily as he has recurring "weight problems". The current substitute Coentrao is unhappy at the Club & may be one of the players that will leave before the 31 st of August. Clubs

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REAL MADRID OK TO HIGUAIN TRANSFER TO NAPOLES ?

According to the Italian press Real Madrid has accepted a 35M€ offer for its Argentine forward Gonzalo Higuain from Italian Club Napoles ( Napoli ). The Sports daily says that Real Madrid President Florentino Perez has given his OK personally to the operation. Now Napoles has to shut its deal with the economic conditions with the player.



Gonzalo Higuain would cover the gap left open at the

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SPAIN 1 PORTUGAL 0 | UEFA U-19 EURO CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Spanish U-19 National Football Team got off to a great start in the UEFA U-19 European Championship being held in Lithuania. Spain played its first group match against Portugal & won 1 - 0 to get the three points.



The winner came in the 19th min thanks to the goal from FC Barcelona youngster Sandro from a pass from Jose Rodriguez. Overall a worked match with a good Portuguese team that had

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AN OPEN LETTER FROM ex-FC BARCELONA COACH TITO VILANOVA

The now ex-Coach of  FC Barcelona Tito Vilanova has published an "Open Letter" on his website. The letter is in Spanish & reads

"Después de cinco años maravillosos formando parte de un equipo que ha hecho realidad los sueños de cualquier entrenador, ha llegado el momento de afrontar un cambio en mi vida profesional para dedicar fuerzas y energías a continuar el proceso de la enfermedad que me

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FC BARCELONA LOOKS FOR NEW COACH

FC Barcelona announced yesterday the unfortunate & sad news that its Coach Tito Vilanova could not continue with his job because his illness had "advanced" & the treatment in coming weeks was not compatible with the position. Shockwave that has shaken the Club & has put into motion the urgent need to find a substitute Coach. 

The names on the table are Bielsa, Laudrup, Rubi & Villas-Boas. But

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FC BARCELONA | CESC FABREGAS OFFERS - SIGNING RUMOURS

Lot of rumours flying around about FC Barcelona player Cesc Fabregas. The news coming out of the UK comments on offers from Arsenal FC & the last from Manchester United after a "failed" attempt for Thiago Alcantara.



The lastest is that Cesc Fabregas wants to stay at Barça & that FC Barcelona has said NO to the offers ( for now ). The player has not been all that happy at Barça since his

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SPANISH FOOTBALL EXPORTS PLAYERS

As mentioned here on a few posts, Spanish Football has evolved over the years to become an exporter of Spanish Football Players. The success of the National Team on all levels ( U-17, U-19, U-21 & Absolute ) along with the explosion of talent has lifted the demand of Spanish players around Europe. This & the lowering of "cultural" shyness plus - perhaps - the diminishing "economic power" of many

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ATLETICO DE MADRID TIES ARSENAL FC MIDFIELDER SANTI CAZORLA ?

Atletico de Madrid is having difficulties trying to get back over Brazilian midfielder Diego Ribas from German Club Wolfsburg. The Brazilian is a top priority for Atletico Coach Simeone but the possibilities vanish day by day.

According to Spanish radio two days ago there is an alternative: Spanish International & Arsenal FC midfielder Santi Cazorla.




According to the story, Atletico de

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WORLD SOCCER | TOP 10 HISTORICAL TRANSFERS - SIGNINGS

This is a "trivial pursuit" question: what are the Top 10 transfer signings in the History of World Football to date? I say to date because until the 31st of August 2013 the signing season is open & we may see surprises.

Spanish Sports paper "Marca" has done a write up that I think will interest the Spanish Football Sports Blog readers & global visitors.




The Nº 1 World Football Historical

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IBRAHIMOVIC WANTS TO FOLLOW ANCELOTTI AT REAL MADRID ?

It was mentioned here a couple of weeks back, that Paris St Germain forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic wished to follow his ex-Coach Carlo Ancelotti & had sent a message via "third persons" that he would be willing to leave PSG for Real Madrid. The Swede is said to have been "offended" with the signing of another number 9 in the player Cavani & wishes to find the exit door.




Spanish Sports paper "AS"

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NAPOLES SHUTS TRANSFER OF REAL MADRID DEFENDER ALBIOL ?

News out from Italian, more concretely "La Gazzetta de lo Sport", indicate that Real Madrid & Spanish International defender Raul Albiol may join his ex-team-mate Callejon at Italian Club Napoles.

The Italian news source claims that Napoles has come to an agreement with Real Madrid to transfer Albiol for 12M€. The agreement with the player would be for a contract for 4 seasons.




The idea fits

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REAL MADRID CF 2013 MOST VALUABLE SPORTS TEAM IN THE WORLD

According to the prestigious american financial magazine "Forbes", Spanish Football Club Real Madrid CF overtakes English giant Manchester United as "The 2013 Most Valuable Sports Team in the World" with an overall value of 3.3 Billion US$.



The calculations take into account numerous factors like all the assets ( including players, stadium, infrastructure) plus revenue sources & potential. For

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FC BARCELONA PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE - CALENDAR 2013

Not only does Real Madrid CF begin its pre-season today, so does FC Barcelona. As with Real Madrid, Barça has an intense pre-season of friendly matches & travelling that takes the squad around Europe & Asia (5/8 - 10/8).

Today Spanish Sports daily "Sport" has elaborated the below image to highlight the Clubs schedule along with dates, matches & location. Its in Spanish but very easy to figure

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REAL MADRID PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE - CALENDAR 2013

Spanish Football Club Real Madrid CF begins today its pre-season under new Coach Carlo Ancelotti & Zidane as his assistant  The new signings - Carvajal, Isco, Illarramendi - all Spanish youth promises has lifted local fan expectations. 

As with past years Real Madrid will be travelling to different places for warm up matches, for example, UK, France, Sweden & USA.




Here is a pre-season

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BAYERN MUNICH SIGNS FC BARCELONA THIAGO FOR 25M€

FC Barcelona & German Club Bayern Munich have made official the transfer & signing of Spanish International midfielder & "Spanish Football Pearl" Thiago Alcantara. The communication was made at 20.00 & the transfer figure negotiated is 25M€. This way Bayern Munich earns some money from the VAT % that is equivalent to the contract release clause of 18M€, & Barça gets some more cash after some

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RCD ESPANYOL SIGN FLUMINENSE FORWARD SAMUEL

Most Spanish Football Clubs are busy confectioning their squads for the upcoming 2013 - 2104 season. While the big Clubs get the headlines, today we will give some space to RCD Espanyol which will soon announce an interesting new signing.





Brazilian forward Samuel Rosa Gonçalves - Samuel - comes from Fluminense & signs with Espanyol for the next 4 seasons. The price is 3,8M€ which is

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REAL MADRID CF PRESENTS NEW SIGNING ILLARRAMENDI

Real Madrid CF has officially presented the 23 year old midfielder from Real Sociedad Asier Illarramendi to the Spanish media.



Signs for 6 years at 2.5M€ per season.

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REAL MADRID SIGNS REAL SOCIEDAD ILLARRAMENDI FOR 38.8M€

Real Madrid has finally managed to convince Real Sociedad to transfer their midfield promise & U-21 Spanish International Asier Illarramendi. The signing was strategic for Real Madrid as the youngster was seen as the natural replacement ( when the time comes ) of Xabi Alonso. 

The contract release clause is 30M€ but Real Madrid will pay 38.8M€ in transfer fee. Part of the payment - 20% - will go

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BAYERN MUNICH GUARDIOLA CONVINCES FC BARCELONA THIAGO ALCANTARA

The voted MVP of the last UEFA U-21 European Championships, FC Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara, has a "bargain basement" contract release clause of "only" 18M€. That figure climbs back up to 90M€ on the 1st of August, thus the big European Clubs are talking with the player in an attempt to convince him to sign with them.

Everything was pointing towards English Premier League Club

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MARTIN DEMICHELIS IN MADRID TO SIGN FOR ATLETICO DE MADRID

Argentine International & Malaga FC 32 year old defender Martin Demichelis is currently doing his medical exam in Madrid before signing with Atletico de Madrid. The defender has specifically knocked back an offer from Argentine Football to stay in Spain & under the instructions of Coach Diego Simeoni.



The player comes free of a transfer fee because he ended contract with Malaga FC on the 30th

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FC BARCELONA YOUNGSTER GERARD DEULOFEU LOANED TO EVERTON

As written weeks back in most Spanish Sports papers, Spanish U-20 International & FC Barcelona promise Gerard Deulofeu has been loaned out to English Premier League Club Everton. The young winger had offers from Sevilla FC & Borussia Dortmund but finally decided to take on the "English adventure".




The Spanish Football player renewed his contract with FC Barcelona,  but another season with the

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UEFA TOP 10 CANDIDATES EUROPEAN PLAYER SEASON 2012-2013

UEFA has released its 10 candidates that will opt for the UEFA European Footballer of the Year ( season 2012-2013). Two players will represent Spanish Football in Lionel Messi ( FC Barcelona ) & Cristiano Ronaldo ( Real Madrid). The list is full of Bayern Munich Players as to expect with their tremendous last season of success ( Bundesliga, German Cup & Champions League).





The list of 10

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SPANISH FOOTBALL - LIGA - CALENDAR | SCHEDULE FOR SEASON 2013-2014

This morning the Liga season 2013 - 2014 starting / finishing Calendar dates & match schedules were drawn 

The main highlights:

Start 17th / 18th of August with the following first round






Clasico : FC Bareclona - Real Madrid - Round 10 - 27th of Octubre (Camp Nou)              Real Madrid - FC Barcelona - Round 29 - 23rd of March (Snatiago Bernabeu)



Last Liga games with Round 38 - 17th/

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REAL MADRID CALLEJON TO SIGN WITH ITALIAN CLUB NAPOLES

According to Italian source "TuttoNapoli" Real Madrid player Jose Callejon will fly off to Napoles ( Italy ) tomorrow to sign & seal his transfer with the city Club. Its been speculated the past week that Napoles Spanish Coach Rafael Benitez wished to incorporate that Real Madrid player for next season & was negotiating. 





Apparently both Clubs have come to an economic agreement of 10M€ in

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FC BARCELONA TRANSFERS DAVID VILLA TO ATLETICO DE MADRID

It was mentioned yesterday here as a possibility, this afternoon it has been confirmed. FC Barcelona will transfer its Spanish International forward David Villa to Atletico de Madrid. The agreement is for 3 seasons with a salary of 7M€ per year for the striker. The transfer figure is speculated to be around 5-5.5M€ ( 2M€ this season, 2M€ following & 1.5 if Villa goes the third season ) with FC

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TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS FOCUSES ON REAL MADRID YOUNGSTER JESE

The Real Madrid youngster has been knocking at the doors of the first team all last season. Jese Rodriguez has comeback from the U-20 FIFA World Championships with 5 goals & with the attention of the mayor European Clubs. According to the English Press, Tottenham Hotspurs is very interested & will prepare a 12M€ offer for the young Spanish Football promise. 



The player has a year left of his

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ATLETICO DE MADRID RETAKES THE DAVID VILLA SIGNING OPTION

With the departure of striker Radamel Falcao to Monaco, Atletico de Madrid needs a replacement with goal scoring guarantees. Coach Diego Simeone wishes to make an improvement on last seasons Liga third placed squad & be highly competitive in this years Champions League. The Argentine Coach has already voiced his unhappiness with Atletico de Madrid Directives as he watches how rivals Real Madrid &

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REAL MADRID XABI ALONSO DILEMMA | SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO

From England the news is that Liverpool FC is thinking about signing & bringing "back home" Real Madrid CF & Spanish International Xabi Alonso. The idea would break Liverpool policy of not signing players above 30 years of age, but Manager Brenden Rodgers considers the Football value still left in the player far outweighs the "fears".

Xabi Alonso is possibly at another crossroads of his career

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URUGUAY 1 - SPAIN 0 | QUARTER FINAL FIFA U-20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULT

The Spanish U-20 National Football Team was knocked out by Uruguay 1 - 0 in extra-time in the quarter-final of the FIFA U-20 World Championship being held in Turkey. The "knock-out" blow came in the 102 th min from a free-kick that found the head of giant Uruguayan Avanatti who put his team ahead & scored the goal that was to be the winner.



In fact this mentioned fixed play was the difference

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MANCHESTER CITY PREPARING OFFER FOR REAL MADRID PEPE ?

The following rumour has been persistent especially from the UK. However, it has gained in temperature locally with Football observers commenting that Englsih Premier League Cub Manchester City is preparing an offer for Real Madrid defender Pepe.



The talk is that Man City will offer 25M€, while Real Madrid does not wish to advance until the figure hits the 30M€. Plus there is no communication

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REAL MADRID SEES ILLARRAMENDI AS STRATEGIC & WILL ATTEMPT TO SIGN

Been holding out on this story a few days to see if all that was being written had substance. The interest of REAL MADRID in signing REAL SOCIEDAD Spanish International ILLARRAMENDI is definitely serious & worth the post.

According to Football observers the real concern of new Real Madrid Coach Carlo Ancelotti is not the forward line ( striker position ) but the midfield & specifically the

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THE GREATEST 11 PLAYERS - COACH OF ALL TIME | WORLD SOCCER

Football Magazine "World Soccer" has asked the question, which is the "Best XI" of all time & the "Best Coach" ? To get an answer, the magazine, asked all its journalist correspondents  around the globe. The answers & voting were varied but there was overall consensus that gave the following players & Coach.




Yashin; Cafú, Bobby Moore, Beckenbauer, Maldini; Zidane, Cruyff, Di Stéfano, Maradona

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REAL MADRID GONZALO HIGUAIN TO ARSENAL FC FOR 27M€ ?

According to news out of South American media ( Fox Sports Latin ) Real Madrid Argentine International forward Gonzalo Higuain has an agreement with English Premier League Club Arsenal FC for the next three seasons. The news source goes further publishing that Higuain will fly into London tomorrow to pass the medical check & sign his new contract.



The father of the player ( & representative )

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FIFA RANKING JULY 2013 | SPAIN NUMBER ONE

FIFA has released its monthly ranking - July - of Football Nations with Spain remaining in the Nº1 position. The big movers are Brazil that jumps back into the Top 10 positions after their Confederations Cup win & performance & Colombia grab attention with their Nº 3 position. England surprisingly drops places from 9th to 15th position. Full list below.




1 Spain 1532 pts
2 Germany 1273

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FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP "BEST XI TEAM" | THREE SPANIARDS

FIFA has released its habitual post Confederations Cup "Best XI Team". Obviously the "Best XI" is full of Brazilian players having Brazil won the tournament. The second placed Nation, Spain, has three players in the line-up in Andres Iniesta, Sergio Ramos & Fernando Torres.






The full list of the Confederations Cup "Best XI":


Julio César, Daniel Alves, David Luiz, Thiago Silva, Sergio Ramos

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SPAIN 2 MEXICO 1 | FIFA U-20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Spanish Football U-20 National Team made a laboured comeback to defeat Mexico 2 - 1 in the FIFA World Championship last 16 team phase being played in Turkey. This game was knock-out & Spain was on the ropes against a very talented Mexican team that went down due to defensive mistakes & some bad luck. 



Oliver Torres


Mexico started on fire with a 2º min goal from Gonzalez that "rocked" the

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TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS LOOKS AT VALENCIA FORWARD SOLDADO (OR VILLA ) ?

English Club Tottenham Hotspurs is on the local Spanish Sports daily s for third reasons this morning:

Tottenham apparently has Brazilian International midfielder Paulinho in "the bag", beating Real Madrid CF. However, it was never clear Real Madrid made an offer for Paulinho in the first place
Gareth Bale gets very complicated for Real Madrid as the price tag of 80-100M€ is for "madmen". Plus

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LIONEL MESSI THE MOST VALUABLE FOOTBALL PLAYER IN WORLD SOCCER

Which player is the "most valuable" in World Football ( Soccer ) ? This question has been answered by the FIFA backed "CIES Football Observatory" - Sport Studies Centre, report which has been picked up by Spanish Sports daily "Sport". The Barcelona based paper have elaborated the below infograpgh to give a "birds eye" view of the World Top priced Football Players.



Courtesy from sport.es

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BRAZIL DEFEAT SPAIN 3 - 0 IN FINAL FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP

Brazil won Spain 3 - 0 & took the FIFA Confederations Cup in a Final that will be remembered as perhaps the "rebirth" of Brazilian Football. Lead by their young star Neymar Brazil suffocated literally the Spanish play makers & took the ball away from them to dismantle the "Spanish Machine".Said this it was a night too forget for Spain as it seemed that it was destined to be the night of Brazil as

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REAL MADRID LOOKING AT FIORENTINA FORWARD JOVETIC ?

Stevan Jovetic, 23 year old Montenegro & Fiorentina forward is attracting headlines in the  Spanish Sports papers. This relatively unknown player in Spain is rumoured to be on the list of players that new Real Madrid Coach Carlo Ancelotti has solicited to join his planned squad  With current forward Gonzalo Higuian wanting to get out of Real Madrid, the incorporation of Jovatic is a possibility.

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ANDRES INIESTA - SERGIO RAMOS CANDIDATES FOR THE FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP MVP

FIFA named & released today their six candidates that will opt for the "MVP of the Confederations Cup". There are two Spanish Football Players in the initial list:

Sergio Ramos 
Andres Iniesta




The other four players are:


Pirlo (Italy)
Luis Suarez (Uruguay)
Paulinho (Brazil)
Neymar (Brazil)


It is obvious beforehand that the outcome of the Brazil vs Spain Final on Sunday ( 00.00 Monday

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REAL MADRID CF | USA TOUR PRE-SEASON SUMMER DATES - GAMES SCHEDULE 2013

Spanish Football Sports has many US readers & I thought they may wish to know the pre-season Real Madrid USA Tour dates with matches. Its the fourth year in a row that Real Madrid CF fly off to the US for their pre-season & in the process meet up with other local & European Clubs to play games. This year there will be the "Champions Cup Tournament" where Real Madrid is one of many,  & then Real

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VIDEO | SPAIN - ITALY PENALTY SHOOT-OUT FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP 2013

By popular demand I post up a video from "YouTube" ( hope they don't pull it down ) of the dramatic Spain - Italy semi final penalty shoot-out of the FIFA Confederations Cup. Most of us here in Spain had our hearts in out throats as both teams perfectly executed their penalties. Some like Busquets & Jesus Navas never took a penalty with Spain under theses circumstances. 

Unfortunately for Italy,

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FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP SEMI FINAL | SPAIN WINS ITALY 7 - 6 IN PENALTY SHOOT OUT

Spain has won Italy in a dramatic semi-final with a dramatic penalty shoot-out 7 - 6 after 120 minutes of extreme Football which ended in a 0 - 0 draw. Both sides took themselves & their rival to the limit & almost to complete exhaustion as the heat & humidity took its toll. The penalty shoot-out is a lottery &,  the nerves of steel plus some luck are more a factor than Football in itself.

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SPAIN 2 FRANCE 1 | FIFA U-20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GROUP A GAME RESULT

Spain won 2 -1 France in its last Group A match of the FIFA U-20 World Championships in Turkey to take Top spot & wait to see which Nation to play next Tuesday. That team will be any of the third placed from Groups C, D or F which will be confirmed.




Spain put in a marvellous 60 minutes of Football & then fell in intensity & could have even lost the game. During the best moments for Spain Paco

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FC BARCELONA "STAR SIGNING" 12 YEAR OLD ADRIA BERNABEU

Forget about Luis Suarez, Cavani, Fernando Torres, Pepe Reina etc, the star signing by FC Barcelona is 12 year old Adria Bernabe. The Barça youth scouts spotted the young player in a recent tournament & decided to sign at once. The problem is that that "kid" belonged to city of Barcelona rival Club RCD Espanyol & they are not happy at all with the Barça manners. 



RCD Espanyol are "steaming"

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REAL MADRID THINKING IN BRAZILIAN INTERNATIONAL PAULINHO ?

This piece of news is doing the rounds in England ( "The Times" ) & locally in the Spanish Sports papers  Real Madrid it is written has set its "signing eyes" on Brazilian International & Corinthians midfielder Paulinho. The story gains weight & attracts further attention if the content mentions that the player is a signing asked specifically by the new Real Madrid Coach Carlo Ancelotti which

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LIVERPOOL - TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS EYEING FC BARCELONA YOUNGSTER DEULOFEU

This is not the first nor it will be the last time that Gerard Deulofeu appears on this Football Blog. The FC Barcelona player is starring at the FIFA U-20 World Championship in Turkey & naturally is calling the attention of the big European Clubs. The youngster is considered another "Spanish Football Pearl" along with others players like National side team-mate Jese, Thiago & Isco.



Locally

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CARLO ANCELOTTI PRESENTED AS NEW REAL MADRID COACH

Real Madrid presented its new Coach Italian Carlo Ancelotti to a pack room of Spanish Sports media were apart from the understandable "nerves" & nice words the "headline" words were:


“Hay que ganar con un fútbol espectacular”
translated

"You have to win with a spectacular football"



The Italian feels that a Club with the stature & prestige of Real Madrid cannot play in a any less manner or

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REAL MADRID | THE CARLO ANCELOTTI PUZZLE

After the official announcement that Carlo Ancelotti will be the next Coach of Real Madrid until 2016, Spanish Sports paper "Marca" publish in their online edition a section that basically says that the Italian Coach will have one of the most powerful attacking line-ups in World Football. Sound great, but...



What the paper could not add is that if Tottenham Hotspurs Gareth Bale finally does

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SPAIN 1 GHANA 0 | FIFA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GROUP A GAME RESULT

Important win by the Spanish U-20 National Football Team 1 - 0 over Ghana in the Group A FIFA U-20 World Championships being held in Turkey. Earlier the other two teams of the Group France & USA drew 1 - 1 which gave Spain the chance to mathematically assure their presence in the next stage of the tournament if they could win. The Spanish youngsters did not disappoint. 




The first 20 min were

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WORLD SOCCER | SPAIN WORLD RECORD AS DEFEATED IN OFFICIAL FOOTBALL MATCHES

An important current of International Football observers, Sports media & ex-Footballers are going on the record claiming the the current Spanish Football Team is the "Greatest National Football Team" of all time. Huge acclaim & honour as those some commentators insist that Spain is better than the 1970 Brazil squad of Pele & the 1974 Dutch squad of Cruyff. The back to back European Championships

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NIGERIA 0 SPAIN 2 | FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP GROUP B RESULT

Spain has finished in top spot of Group B in the FIFA Confederations Cup after defeating African Champions Nigeria 0 - 3 in the city of Fortaleza in Brazil. The Spanish Football National Team will stay there as they now will meet the second placed Nation of Group A which is Italy next Thursday in the semi-final. The other semi-final will be on Wednesday between Brazil & second placed Group B

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SPANISH FOOTBALL | ALMERIA 3 GIRONA 0 | ALMERIA PROMOTES TO LIGA NEXT SEASON

Almeria joins Elche & Villareal in the Spanish Football 1º st Division - Liga - next season after defeating Girona 3 - 0 in the 2º leg return match that gave the winners a final 4 - 0 aggregate result.

Almeria returns to Liga after sending two tough years in the Spanish 2º Division & have worked hard to get finally get back. Girona will be disappointed as they too put in a great season & played

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REAL MADRID CF SHUTS SIGNING OF ISCO FOR AROUND 30M€

Impressive offensive by Real Madrid in the last 24 hours. Just when most observers believed that Malaga FC & Spanish U-21 International Isco was close to Manchester City, Real Madrid comes in & according to Spanish media shuts the deal.Spanish radio & Sports papers today put on their covers that ISCO will be the third signing of Real Madrid for next season ( Carvajal & Casimero are the other two

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USA 1 SPAIN 4 | FIFA U - 20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GROUP A RESULT

Spain kicked off its participation in the FIFA U-20 World Championships being held in Turkey with a 1 - 4 victory over USA in its Group A match. An opening victory in theses types of tournaments is vital so as to not suffer unnecessary nerves & pressures in the other Group matches, & what a Group. The other two teams are France & Ghana both are physically stronger & will test Spain to the limit.

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SPANISH FOOTBALL TRANSFERS | CLUBS TUG - OF WAR - TO SIGN ISCO & THIAGO

News out of England keeps confirming what has been published here in recent weeks, that the race is on to secure & sign two  Spanish Football promises & pearls. The English newspaper "Daily Mirror" publish that U-21 Spanish International ISCO & the U-21 Spanish Team Captain THIAGO are closer than ever to English Football.



There is a tug-of -war between Real Madrid & Manchester City over the

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FIFA U-20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS | SPANISH TEAM STARTS TODAY AGAINST USA

The Spanish Football seniors are doing well in the Confederations Cup, the Spanish U-21 Football Team has just claimed the U-21 European Championship title & now its the turn of the Spanish U-20 National Team to show their stuff in the FIFA U-20 World Championships starting in Turkey.



Member of the Spain U-20 squad

The Spanish U-20 team kicks off today their Group matches against the United

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SPAIN 10 - TAHITI 0 | FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP GROUP B RESULT

Spain defeated Tahiti 10 - 0 in their second Group B match of the FIFA Confederations Cup tournament in the famous "Maracana Stadium" of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). The victory assures the Spanish Football National Team a place in the semi-finals.

Spanish Coach Del Bosque changed the team around to give the players which did not participate against Uruguay a run ( except Ramos who started ) with

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REAL MADRID | HIGUAIN REACHES AN AGREEMENT WITH ARSENAL FC

The report comes from English Paper "Daily Mirror" & it has been picked up locally by nearly all the Spanish Sports media. Real Madrid Argentine International forward Gonzalo Higuain has come to an agreement with English Premier League Club Arsenal FC for a year salary of 7,2M€ per year. The only thing that needs to be formalized is an agreement between Clubs. It is reported that Arsenal FC is

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REAL MADRID SIGNINGS | ISCO, CAVANI & GARETH BALE THE CHOSEN

A popular Spanish Football late night TV show has revealed the three Real Madrid signings for next season. Journalist Juan Gato, reinforced by Alfredo Duro & the shows journalist ( Antonio Luque etc ) analysed the Clubs situation & according to their "inside information" gave the following scoops.


The next Real Madrid Coach will be Carlo Ancelotti. His official announcement is being delayed for

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FC BARCELONA THIAGO | MANCHESTER UNITED OR BAYERN MUNICH ?

The UEFA U-21 European Championships was an authentic showcase of talent. In the Spanish Football , case which won the title yesterday 2 - 4 in the Final against Italy, the mayor European Clubs are now in the market offering succulent offers for the youngsters.

Malaga FC player Isco, who was voted MVP of the tournament, is experiencing a tug-of-war between Real Madrid & Manchester City. Real

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ITALY 2 SPAIN 4 | UEFA U - 21 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL RESULT

The Spanish U-21 National Football Team has won the UEFA U-21 European Championship held in Israel after defeating Italy 2 - 4 in the Final. This a a back to back Final win as they were reigning European Champions coming into this tournament. The Spanish youngsters demonstrated that Spanish Football has a great future, that there are plenty of top class players in the pipeline & that some will be

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¿SHOULD CASILLAS HAVE PLAYED OVER VALDES? | SPAIN NATIONAL TEAM

The question being debated locally is,  should Iker Casillas have started as the official goalkeeper in the Confederations Cup?

Many were surprised to see Iker Casillas as the starting goalkeeper against Uruguay. Many believe that after being sidelined 5 months that Victor Valdes was the more appropriate choice, he too having earned merit to have started.




The match performance of Iker

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SPANISH FOOTBALL CLUBS EYE MEXICAN GIOVANI DOS SANTOS

Giovani Dos Santos is perhaps the pearl of Mexican Football at this moment. It still baffles me how the 24 year old ex-FC Barcelona player hasn't as yet found a permanent team after having to leave Barça due to "overcrowding" & flowing through Tottenham Hotspurs, Ipswich Town, Galatasaray, Racing de Santander & Real Mallorca.




Hopefully his wandering through the "Football Forest" will soon

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SPAIN 2 URUGUAY 1 | FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP GROUP B RESULT

 It was an exhibition, at least the first half. The World Champions Spain defeated 2 - 1 the South American Champions Uruguay in the opening Group B game of the FIFA Confederations Cup. The first match is always vital to win as it sets the team on course & Spain surprised everyone, Uruguay & spectators, with the high level achieved tonight at Recife ( Brazil ). However,  & to their credit ,

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REAL MADRID | ARSENAL FC WILLING TO PAY 30M€ for HIGUAIN

Everything indicates that Italian Club Juventus is in the front running to get the services of Real Madrid Argentine International striker Gonzalo Higuain. However, news from England tells us that Arsenal FC has entered the picture in an aggressive manner & is willing to offer 30M€ ( 8M€ more than Juventus ) & with a one-off payment.




The idea isn't far fetched at all. Higuain made a comment

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ATLETICO DE MADRID EYES PORTO DEFENDER OTAMENDI ?

This next piece comes out of Portugal & has been picked up by Spanish Sports media locally. Supposedly Spanish Football Club Atletico de Madrid has decided that Porto 25 year old Argentine defender Nicolas Otamendi is the central defender they are looking for next season. It was rumoured that Malaga FC defender Demichelis was on the agenda but the youth & versatility of Otamendi is a big plus.

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SPAIN 3 NORWAY 0 | U-21 EURO SEMI-FINAL RESULT

The Spanish U-21 Football National Team has won a place in the Final of the UEFA U-21 European Championships being held in Israel win a 3 - 0 victory over Norway in the semi-final. The reigning Euro Champs deserved the win as they were far the superior side although Norway did create opportunities that they could not materialize. 




The first half was relatively even with Norway defending &

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SPAIN | FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP - GROUP B

The FIFA Confederations Cup kicks off today with host Brazil playing Japan. The Spanish Football National Team plays its first match of Group B tomorrow against Uruguay. Spanish Sports daily based in Barcelona "Sport" has created some infographs in reference to the Confederations Cup & the countries involved.




The diagrams are in Spanish but easy to understand. It shows an "ideal" XI side,

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REAL MADRID | ZIDANE INSISTS IN SIGNING ISCO

Zinedine Zidane will have  a bigger role in Real Madrid next season. The Real Madrid President Florentini Perez wishes the Frenchman in a suit as Football Director, but Zidane prefers the tracksuit & has asked to be the assistant of the expected new Coach Carlo Ancelotti. However, the ex-Real Madrid player will continue advising the President on all "Sporting- Football" matters.  




Zidane

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SPANISH FOOTBALL IS AN "EXPORTER" OF SUCCESS

Ireland Coach Giovanni Trapattoni mentioned after the Spain - Ireland Friendly game days back, that this Spain was better than the legendary Brazil of Pele. A real honour coming from a man who is a walking Football History book & with huge experience. 

There is no doubt that Spain has & is ruling World Football since 2008 with Euro 2008, FIFA World Cup 2010 & Euro 2012 titles. If Spain can add

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2013 FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP DATES - MATCH SCHEDULE | SPAIN

The Spanish Football National Team is already in Brazil ( Recife ) to prepare for their participation in the  upcoming FIFA Confederations Cup tournament. What I think may interest all the readers is the match schedule of Group A & B & where all the participating Nations are placed. Spain is in Group B along with Uruguay, Nigeria & Tahiti. The first match for Spain will be against Uruguay on the

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SPAIN 3 HOLLAND 0 | U-21 EURO GROUP RESULT

The Spanish Football U-21 National Team & reigning U-21 European Champions placed themselves in Top position of their Group after defeating Holland 3 - 0. Authoritative demonstration from Spain which puts them into the "favourites" category in the UEFA U-21 Euros being celebrated in Israel.Spain will meet Norway next Saturday in the semi final.   



Spain Coach Lopetegui decided to move the

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SPAIN 2 IRELAND 0 | FRIENDLY GAME RESULT

With the Spain Football National Team being Televised here locally at 02.00 ( 2.00 am) it was difficult to watch the full 90 mins of the Friendly International against Ireland. Only managed to view the first 45 mins of an encounter that Spain went later in the 2º half to win 2 - 0.

What I saw of the first half indicated that Spain had bettered in attitude & were touching the ball around well.

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FC BARCELONA YOUNG STAR THIAGO POINTING TO MANCHESTER UNITED

There is authentic panic in the offices of FC Barcelona, at least a Directive is sweating it out as he contemplates a possible "kick in the ass" out of the office window. The contract release clause of Spanish U-21 International midfielder & FC Barcelona talent Thiago Alcantara has dropped from 90M€ to 18M€. Why? Because he didn't play the agreed number of games with the "senior" team this season

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LEWANDOWSKI - REAL MADRID | WHERE THERE IS HOPE ...

Borussia Dortmund striker Lewandowski is back in the pages of the Spanish Sports papers. The Polish forward & his future is uncertain & this has given some hope to Real Madrid in contemplating a possible signing. I did say hope, although still difficult. Lets get into the context.



Lewandowski has another season of contract with Dortmund. If Dortmund are to get money they must sell the player

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REAL MADRID | CASEMIRO OFFICIALLY SIGNED FROM SAO PAULO

Young Brazilian Football midfield talent Casemiro has served well his apprenticeship at Real Madrid. The player was brought over by ex Coach Mourinho mid-season & served his adaptation period playing with the Real Madrid B ("Castilla") team. The player was even given a full Liga match against Real Betis were he showed his talents.




Real Madrid has announced officially that they have paid

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SPAIN 1 GERMANY 0 | U-21 EURO CHAMPIONSHIP GROUP RESULT

Excellent match & a great victory for the Spanish Football U-21 National Team 0 - 1 over Germany in their second Group game. Important victory that puts Spain in equal top position with Holland,  & both will play mid-week to settle the Group.A deserved victory as Spain played much better than Germany which was on the back-foot  most of the game. Spain hit the post via Thiago in the first half &

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SPANISH SPORTS | RAFAEL NADAL TAKES FRENCH OPEN RECORD EIGHT STRAIGHT WIN

First man ever in the history of the French Open to win the title 8 times in a row, & for that matter a Grand Slam tournament 8 times in a row. Spanish Sportsman & Tennis player Rafael Nadal defeated another Spaniard David Ferrer 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 in the 2013 French Open Final.
Emotional win for Nadal who has gone through a "personal hell" with knee injury that had him off the circuit for months. In

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MANCHESTER CITY COACH PELLEGRINI WANTS REAL MADRID DI MARIA

The Manchester City new Coach Manuel Pellegrini has clear ideas on how he wishes the English Club to play their Football. With the signing of Sevilla FC & Spanish International winger Jesus Navas, it was clear that pace & "opening up the field" will be important i his scheme. With a right-side winger secured Coach Pelligrini needs to sure up the left side with a class player, & that player is

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MANCHESTER UNITED EYES CESC FABREGAS

There is continuing news coming out of England & much more than is being generated locally. For weeks the name of FC Barcelona & Spanish International Cesc Fabregas has been sounding for a possible return to the English Premier League. 

Latest rumour is that Manchester United is very interested & would be willing to put up a 45-47M€ offer on the Barça table to get the midfielder. 




Cesc

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SPAIN 2 HAITI 1 | INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY GAME RESULT

The Spanish Football National Team took the road today towards the FIFA Confederations Cup tournament in Brazil with the first of the two International Friendly matches scheduled in the United States.

The current FIFA World & Euro Champions faced Haiti in Miami to win 2 - 1 in a match that was more a warm-up & "back to basics" affair for Spain, while Haiti had a chance to win some Football pride

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FIFA AGENT TELLS SPANISH RADIO STATION BALE SIGNED TO REAL MADRID FOR 90M€

Firstly, we have to be very careful with the upcoming news piece doing the rounds this afternoon & that will continue to grow like a snowball. It is a rumour & it is not confirmed coming out of the mouth of a FIFA players agent. According to Francois Gallardo, the FIFA players agent, in an interview given to Catalan (Barcelona) radio, Real Madrid & Tottenham Hotspurs have come to an agreement to

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SPANISH FOOTBALL PROMOTION | VILLAREAL FC JOINS ELCHE NEXT SEASON IN LIGA

The Spanish Football League - Liga - ended last week with "collateral damage", three Clubs relegated to the Spanish 2º Division: Real Mallorca, Real Zaragoza & Deportivo A Coruña. Obviously, three Clubs from the 2º Division are needed to lift into Liga & fill the spaces for season 2013-2014.Elche was the first to be promoted after mathematically achieving the prize weeks ago. Today we have the

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ATLETICO DE MADRID | SEVILLA FORWARD NEGREDO CLOSE

According to Spanish Sports paper "AS" Atletico de Madrid seems to have made their choice of forward that will replace the departed Radamel Falcao. Sevilla FC player Alvaro Negredo is the candidate & Atletico has made a 13M€ offer to Sevilla FC which at this moment is 2M€ short of what the latter asks. Negotiations continue.

The market is costly & Atletico de Madrid has limited resources to

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FOOTBALL FINANCE | CRISTIANO RONALDO EARNS MORE THAN MESSI & NEYMAR

The prestigious American Financial magazine "Forbes" has printed their list of the "Highest Paid Sportsmen in the World". The Nº1 earner is American golf player Tigers Woods with 59,5 M€ followed by Tennis ace Roger Federer with 54,4 M€. In the Top 10 appears Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Drew Brees etc., as one would expect. But what about Football - Soccer - players ? 




The first & highest

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REAL MADRID | SERGIO RAMOS TURNS DOWN A "MASSIVE" MONACO OFFER ?

Spanish Football commentator Alfredo Duro revealed in a leading late night TV Football Show that French Club AS Monaco had approached Real Madrid & Spanish International defender Sergio Ramos with an "outrageous offer". 




Duro gave figures. The Monaco owner Dimitri Rybolovlev offered Ramos a 5 year contract for a total of 75M€, that is,  a salary ( net ) of 15M€ per season. This figure would

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SPAIN 1 RUSSIA 0 | UEFA U-21 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP GROUP RESULT

The Spanish U-21 National Team & current U-21 European Champions began the defence of their title this afternoon in their opening Group match of the UEFA U-21 European Championships in Israel. Their opponents were Russia & the Spanish team managed to win 1 - 0. The Group is a difficult one with Germany & Holland also involved & a win with the three points was very important for Spain. There was "

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SPAIN REMAINS NUMBER ONE FOR JUNE | FIFA WORLD RANKING

FIFA has released today its "World Ranking" of Football nations for the month of June. SPAIN remains once again the Number One position as the "Best Football Nation", ahead of Germany & Argentina, second & third respectively.However, the real big news is Brazil, which fell to a historical low number 22 position. The lowest spot in the World Rankings for Brazil since FIFA put into place the

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SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM SHIRT NUMBERS | FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP

Many readers of Spanish Football Sports email asking about the numbers that each player in the Spanish National Team wears on their shirt. This changes from time to time & from competition. Today the shirt numbers have been allocated to the current FIFA Confederations Cup Spanish squad in the following manner. That is these are the numbers that each member has for the upcoming FIFA Confederations

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FC BARCELONA PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE 2013-2014

Barcelona based Spanish Sports paper "Sport" published today the FC Barcelona pre-season 2013 - 2014 schedule that I post today because it may be of interest to all the fans & followers. The below image is in Spanish & I will put down a resumed summary to make it easy to follow.



Courtesy of sport.es

Summary:


15 June players get back to work
20 June Friendly Game in Poland (Gdansk)
24 June

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SPANISH FOOTBALL | LIGA | BEST XI FOR SEASON 2012- 2013

Interesting poll done in Spanish Sports paper "Marca" that had the participation of +150.000 online users. They answered a simple question, "pick your Best Liga team for season 2012-2013".

The final voting & results seem to my judgement coherent & very accurate with what was seen during this Spanish League season. 



According to the votes, the "Liga XI" for season 2012-2013 are:


Courtois (

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U - 21 SPANISH NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM PICTURE

Thought I post for the Spanish Football fans & readers a pic of the Spanish U-21 National squad. The team is currently in Israel about to commence their Group matches in the UEFA U-21 European Championship.Spain is the current title holder but has a difficult Group with Russia, Germany & Holland. Said this the squad is full of Liga experienced players & their is some exceptional talent available

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MANCHESTER CITY INTEREST FOR REAL MADRID PEPE

Real Madrid 30 year old defender & Portuguese International Pepe has not had the best end to the 2012-2013 season. A notable drop in form with a questioned Champions League semi final performance against Dortmund ( the game Lewandowski scored four goals ), the explosion & regularity of young team-mate Rafael Varane & the fall-out with Mourinho, has blemished somewhat the "union" between the

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SPANISH FOOTBALL | LIGA | SOME SEASON 2012 - 2013 STATISTICS

With the Spanish Football - Liga - 2012 - 2013 season over we have some statistics to share with all the readers. Below are the Top 5 players in the following categories:



El Pichichi - Spanish League Top Goal scorer for season 2012-2013
Top 5 players in accurate passes
Top 5 players who shot at goal
Top 5 players in assistances
Top 5 players with yellow cards 






Top 5 goal scorers in Liga

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FC BARCELONA | NEYMAR ARRIVAL & PRESENTATION IN BARCELONA

The city of Barcelona received with open arms "Hurracane Neymar" who landed to officially pass his medical check, sign his new contract with FC Barcelona & then be presented in front of around 50.000 fans at the "Camp Nou". From there he was raced off to give a press conference to the Spanish Sports media & let known that he is finally here to stay.




The expectation was maximum & the player

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SPANISH FOOTBALL SIGNING NEWS | CARVAJAL - JESUS NAVAS - BAPTISTAO

The Spanish Football season ended last Saturday, but the transfer market has blasted -off with news of new signings & players changing Clubs. Today we have three names to announce, some returning & others leaving.



Bayern Leverkusen Spanish U-21 International right back Dani Carvajal returns to Real Madrid CF. The defender who was "born & raised" Football wise at Real Madrid was sold to the

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THIBAUT COURTOIS WINS "EL ZAMORA | BEST GOALKEEPER IN LIGA 2012-2013

Atletico de Madrid 21 year old goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has won the "Zamora Award" as the "Best Goalkeeper in Liga season 2012- 2013". An amazing prize for the young man who is on-loan from Chelsea FC & will continue another season more at Atletico de Madrid. The Spanish Football Club continues to attempt to "buy out " the goalie but Chelsea FC sees him as their "next generation" goalie & are

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FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP 2013 | SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM FINAL 23 PLAYERS LIST

Spanish National Football Team Selector & Coach Vicente Del Bosque has handed in his final & definite list of 23 players that will make up the Spanish Football Team that will compete in the upcoming FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil. The Spanish Selector handed in a preliminary list of 26 names earlier in the week announcing that 3 players were to be "dropped" today.The three names taken off the 

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REAL MADRID SIGNINGS - GOSSIP | ISCO - CRISTIANO RONALDO

Authentic "tug of war" happening at the moment with Spanish International & young Malaga FC midfieder Isco. The Spanish Football pearl has two very good offers on the table, Real Madrid & Manchester City.
The talks with Real Madrid are very advanced & his inner circle ( father & representative ) believe that it is the players best option. However, it is Isco who is not sure & is currently more

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REAL MADRID HAS A TOTAL AGREEMENT WITH PLAYER LUIS SUAREZ ?

Uruguayan International & Liverpool FC striker LUIS SUAREZ wishes to leave English Football & play elsewhere for reasons that most Football followers ( specially the English Premier League ) are familiar with & I don´t wish to analyse here.Spanish Football Club Atletico de Madrid has targeted the forward to replace departing Radamel Falcao, but the 45-50M€ price tag has stopped cold this option.

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CESC FABREGAS | THE CALLS FROM MANCHESTER UNITED, MANCHESTER CITY & ARSENAL FC

Cesc Fabregas was an idol & the Captain at Arsenal FC. His move to FC Barcelona diluted his influence & role amongst a star-studded line-up of team-mates most of which are the "Best in the World" in their positions. He was warned beforehand of the possibility but the desire to return "home" was greater than the reality.

Without the playing time one would expect & without the important role

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CELTA DE VIGO IAGO ASPAS CLOSE TO LIVERPOOL FC

Iago Aspas, forward of Spanish Football Club Celta of Vigo, has an important job ahead this Saturday in the last Round of Liga for this season; to help save his Club from relegation. Difficult endeavour as 4 teams will be fighting for their Spanish Liga life & the combinations of results & points makes it a "Russian Roulette".




Independently of the final outcome & the ultimate fate of Celta of

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ATLETICO DE MADRID NEWS | IN SEARCH OF A NEW STRIKER

With Atletico de Madrid without its forward Radamel Falcao who signed yesterday with French Club Monaco, the "race" is on to find a worthy substitute that can get the goals needed for an ambitious new season coming up with Champions League included.Although the Club has received an important injection of cash with the transfer of Falcao, most of the money will go to the Spanish Tax office as

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REAL MADRID | ANGEL DI MARIA CLOSE TO PARIS ST GERMAIN ?

It has been speculated for months that Real Madrid Argentine forward Angel Di Maria could be sold at the end of this season. The player has offers & Real Madrid needs to fill the bank account if they desire to sign big names some of which are costly like Gareth Bale, Cavani etc.

Portuguese press, "A Bola",  make echo of the real possibility of Di Maria signing for Paris St Germain for an offer

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FALCAO CLOSE TO SIGNING WITH MONACO - WITH A "CATCH"

Atletico de Madrid Colombian forward Radamel Falcao is on the verge of signing with French Club Monaco. Spanish media speculate it could be today. However, most are baffled at why the "Best Nº 9 in Europe" wants to sign with a Club that will not be in Champions League or in European competition.




Here are the reported reasons:


60M€ transfer to Atletico de Madrid ( plus the commissions to all

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FALCAO - VALDES IN MONACO TO SIGN ?

News in from "France Press" informes that Atletico de Madrid forward Radamel Falcao & FC Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes are correctly in Monaco ( France ). The rumours of the signing by Monaco look like they may become reality - according to French Press - as both players may undergo tomorrow the medical exams needed before formally signing with the newly Liga 1 French Club.

The transfer

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SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM | PRE-LIST FOR THE CONFEDERATIONS CUP

Spanish Football National Team Selector & Coach Vicente Del Bosque has handed in this midday his pre-list of 26 players that will make up the Spanish Team squad for the upcoming FIFA Confederations Cup Finals to be held in Brazil next month. I say pre-list because three names will fall off next week to keep it to 23 players before flying off to the Friendly games scheduled & to Brazil.

Novelty,

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SPANISH FOOTBALL | LIGA | ROUND 37 MATCHES FINAL RESULTS

Emotional & exciting Round 37 of Spanish Football as Liga has the fate of many Clubs still up in the air. There is an authentic battle between the bottom placed teams to attempt to avoid the relegation into the Spanish 2º Division, while there is another battle for the 4th place on the ladder that gives Champions League options.All the matches were played today & all simultaneously at 20.00. Here

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NEYMAR GOES TO FC BARCELONA | WILL SIGN MONDAY

Spanish Football will have a new upcoming talent next season. FC BARCELONA announced around 03.30 Sp. local time via their Web that they had an agreement with Santos & Neymar to sign for next season. The Brazilian 21 year old "sensation" announced this himself as well via the Social Media channels & will sign the formal contract tomorrow that will make him officially a FC Barcelona player as of

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NEYMAR | AN AGREEMENT - DEAL WITH FC BARCELONA SHUT ?

More news from Brazil after intense negotiations today between Santos, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid & Neymar. The very latest news circulating is the offer each Club ( Barça & Madrid ) has made to the Santos player: Real Madrid 11M€ /season & FC Barcelona 7M€/season. But there is a "catch", Real Madrid asks for 50% of the players image rights while FC Barcelona gives it all - 100% - to Neymar. Just

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NEYMAR NEWS - LATEST | FC BARCELONA OR REAL MADRID ITS UP TO NEYMAR

We have been following the Neymar "soap opera" here for months. I would assume that plenty of fans of Santos, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid & World Football in general will be interested in knowing how it will finish.Apparently, according to local Spanish Sports press, we could be in the final home stretch. 



There are two firm offers on the table that satisfy the 4 players rights owners of Neymar.

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THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE IDEAL 11 TEAM SELECTION FOR SEASON 2012 - 2013

The news source in itself could be debated if its reputable, English paper "The Sun" has released their "Ideal Champions League 11" for season 2012 - 2013". Apart from their choices - all top players - there is a stark contrast with the "Ideal 11" lists from last season. 



Firstly, the list is dominated by the German Clubs Bayern Munich & Borussia Dortmund, both which will meet tomorrow in

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EURO U-21 CHAMPIONSHIP ISRAEL | FULL LIST OF SPANISH NATIONAL SQUAD PLAYERS

The Spanish U- 21 National Team Selector & Coach Julen Lopetegui has handed in today his list of players that will make up the U- 21 Spanish Football Team for the upcoming U-21 European Championships to be held in Israel during the days 5 - 18 of June.Spain will be defending title & put forward on paper a powerful squad full of full-time experienced players in top league Clubs around Europe.

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FC BARCELONA | THIAGO TO LEAVE BARCELONA

FC Barcelona has always preached they are different, that one of the elements they hold close & cultivate is to create local talent for the Club. It´s propaganda ,  as with most other Clubs.

FC Barcelona "home grown" young midfield talent Thiago Alcantra is to leave the Club because he can´t find a regular place. The irony & the truth is that FC Barcelona prefers to spent a whooping 60-70M€ on

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REAL MADRID | TRANSFER NEWS - GOSSIP FOR SEASON 2013-2014

Spanish Sports paper "Marca" has put on its front cover today a story titled "The plans of Florentino" discussing the wishes & possible signing targets the Real Madrid CF has for next season 2013 - 2014.




With the above image courtesy of the Spanish paper, they speculate that President Florentino & Real Madrid will be going for: Neymar, Lewandowski, Bale, Isco, Carvajal & Casemiro. 

Studying

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REAL MADRID | EDINSON CAVANI THE CHOICE OF ANCELOTTI

Edinson Cavani has scored 29 goals in 34 games this season & seems the striker that Real Madrid wishes for next season. Current Real Madrid forward Gonzalo Higuain looks all set to leave for Juventus ( or England ) & there will be a place for the Napoles Uruguayan International. 
News from Italy & locally cite that current Paris St Germain Coach - & next Real Madrid Coach - Carlo Ancelotti has

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ATLETICO DE MADRID | WHO WILL REPLACE FALCAO ?

It seems clear that Atletico de Madrid forward Radamel Falcao will be leaving at the end of the season. What´s not confirmed is where but there are a few Clubs being mentioned, Monaco, Chelsea FC, Manchester City & Paris St Germain, with the first two more favourite than the others.



Atletico de Madrid obviously have to work - & have been - to find a substitute forward that will fill the "big"

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NEYMAR | PLAYER WISHES TO GO TO FC BARCELONA - OR IT SEEMS

Signing Brazilian sensation Neymar is a very complex affair as the players rights are divided in four parts : Club Santos (55%), DIS (45%),Teisa (5%) plus his father. Each naturally wishes to get the maximum out of their investment, while his Club Santos desires to sell him now in order to avoid the player becoming a "free agent" next season. 

As written here Spanish Football Club Real Madrid

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FC BARCELONA NEW UNIFORMS SEASON 2013 - 2014

Just bought yourself this season FC Barcelona shirt - uniform? After forking out between 80 - 100 € for an official version it must look great, correct? Well marketing speaking, you have just been "rolled", your old news, old school & behind the times.



FC Barcelona has presented its season 2013 - 2014 new uniform for home & away matches as we can see below. In fact, it does not differ

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REAL MADRID NEGOCIATING FOR LEWANDOWSKI - ISCO ?

Spanish radio station "Cadena Ser" gave the news last night during its late night Football Show that Spanish Football Club Real Madrid CF was in negotiations with Borussia Dortmund & Malaga FC. The players in question are respectively Polish forward Robert Lewandowski & Spanish midfielder Isco.




According to the radio station German Club Borrusia Dortmund has approached Real Madrid because

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SPANISH SOCCER | LIGA | ROUND 36 MONDAY GAME RESULT

Spanish Football match tonight, the last game of Round 36 of Liga. A do or die affair for Real Mallorca in that, if they lost tonight they mathematically would be relegated to the Spanish 2º Division.The final result - score - ended Real Mallorca 1 - Real Betis 0, which keeps the options open for Real Mallorca in their desperate attempt to save themselves with just two more games of Liga left for

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REAL MADRID PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES MOURINHO EXIT

Real Madrid CF President Florentino Perez gave a press conference this afternoon with double motive:


to announce that current Coach Jose Mourinho will leave, 
that he will be running for re-election for the Club Presidency.




Both are not new at all, simply the President formalized what we all suspected months back. The Real Madrid CF Presidential elections will be the 16th of June, &

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REAL MADRID & ANCELOTTI TARGETS LICHTSTEINER OF JUVENTUS

Specific petition from the probable next Coach of Real Madrid Carlo Ancelotti? Spanish Sports paper "AS" publish today that Real Madrid is negotiating with Italian Club Juventus for 29 year old Swiss & Juve right-back Lichtsteiner. 



Real Madrid desires - as has happened - to include the defender in the Gonzalo Higuain negotiations. As written here weeks back, Juventus has targeted Real Madrid

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SPANISH SOCCER | LIGA | ROUND 36 SUNDAY GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football - Soccer - action today with four matches of Round 36 of Liga. There are just two matches left for the season & there is a furious battle at the bottom of the classification table between 4- 6 Clubs to avoid relegation. Here are the final results - scores - & all the goal scorers.




Levante lost 2 - 3 to Madrid Club Rayo Vallecano with the latter still with Europa League ladder

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REAL MADRID POLITICS | JOSE MOURINHO TO LEAVE PRESIDENT FLORENTINO PEREZ TO STAY

Everything indicates that the "Mourinho era" at Real Madrid has come to its end. Scorched earth some claim, a created disaster area like a recently passed Hurricane. The "Special One" came to put back the glory back onto Real Madrid & will leave with only a Spanish Cup, Liga & Spanish SuperCup title. Not bad at all for any other Club, but not with Real Madrid that measures success with Champions

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SPANISH SOCCER | LIGA | ROUND 36 SATURDAY GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football this weekend with three matches yesterday - Saturday - as part of Round 36 of Liga. Although the Spanish League title has been determined ( to FC Barcelona ) & second (Real Madrid) & third ( At Madrid ) places allocated, there is a great battle for the last Champions League position,  & to avoid relegation to the second division. 




Valencia CF continued to pressure Real

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SPANISH CUP FINAL | ATLETICO DE MADRID - REAL MADRID TEAM PHOTOS

Magnificent Spanish Cup Final last night with Atletico de Madrid defeating Real Madrid 1 - 2. The city is today half full of joy & the other "cursing" their bad luck ( 4 posts ) & missed opportunities. But that's Football, not like some - like Mourinho - who commented that Atletico did not deserve to win,  & Cristiano Ronaldo who was sent off did not even go up to get his runners-up medal. Bad 

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SPANISH CUP - COPA DEL REY - FINAL | REAL MADRID 1 ATLETICO DE MADRID 2

Fourteen years without being able to defeat the City rival Real Madrid & tonight Atletico de Madrid defeats them 1 - 2 in the Spanish Cup - Copa del Rey - Final & in the home ground of Real Madrid. Its the 10 th Spanish Cup title for Atletico de Madrid.The game had it all; intensity, hard work, opportunities, posts, incredible saves & plenty of yellow cards & three reds cards: Jose Mourinho,

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SPANISH CUP - COPA DEL REY - FINAL 2013 | POSSIBLE STARTING 11 TEAMS LINE-UPS

Friday 17th of May at 21.30 hours the city of Madrid will stand still while its two biggest Football Club play it out in the Spanish Cup - Copa del Rey - Final at the "Santiago Bernabeu" Stadium. Maximum rivalry, with Real Madrid wishing to end the season with at least one major trophy after failing in Liga & Champions League, while Atletico de Madrid wants to shake off the 15 year drought of "no

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SPANISH FOOTBALL TRANSFER NEWS | DAVID VILLA - CRISTIANO RONALDO

Some news - or speculation rumour - doing the rounds locally & overseas today in the transfer area concerning some important Spanish Football stars.




News out of Spanish radio "Cadena Ser" puts FC Barcelona & Spanish International David Villa very close to English Premier League Club Tottenham Hotspurs. It was thought that Arsenal FC was in the front running but in the last days Coach

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FC BARCELONA | VALDES TO LEAVE - LIVERPOOL FC WILL LISTEN FOR REINA IF TELLO INCLUDED

Current FC Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes has announced that he will be leaving the Club at the end of the season & that the Club can also listen to offers. Barça Directives & technical staff have attempted to keep Valdez another year but they have not been successful.

This puts in place a "desperate" need to find a substitute goalkeeper, or at least accelerate the signing process. There

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HAS FALCAO ALREADY SIGNED WITH MONACO FOR 60M€ ?

News out of Colombia, from Radio NC, communicates that Atletico de Madrid & Colombian International forward Radamel Falcao has signed with new promoted Liga 1 French Club Monaco for 60M€. There has been talk theses days that Monaco has got in the front seat ahead of other Clubs like PSG & Chelsea FC & that they were serious.




It is not official & one would suspect that nothing will be said

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SPANISH SOCCER | LIGA | MONDAY GAME | REAL SOCIEDAD 2 GRANADA 2

Last game tonight of Round 35 of Liga & an important game for both Clubs. Real Sociedad needed a win to get back the prized 4th position on the Spanish Football League ladder that gives Champions Leagues options for next season, while Granada needs the points to get away from the "dangerous relegation zone" of the table. The final result ( score ) a 2 -2 draw that keeps Real Sociedad out of the

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FC BARCELONA "SHIELDS" YOUNG STAR GERARD DEULOFEU

Gerardo Deulofeu is the pearl of FC Barcelona. The youngster is already a Spanish International with the Spanish U-21 team & his 18 goals in the Spanish 2º Division for FC Barcelona B puts him up there as one of the leading goal scorers this season in the category.



FC Barcelona are very aware that mayor European & local Clubs have eyes on the player & have taken action. Barça has risen the

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REAL MADRID | KHEDIRA TO FOLLOW MOURINHO TO CHELSEA FC ?

Most Football observers, locally & overseas ( the UK especially ) take it for granted that current Coach of Real Madrid Jose Mourinho will leave at the end of the season for English Premier League Club Chelsea FC. José Mourinho has not said it officially as yet & in Football as with the personality in question everything is possible & the Portuguese Coach could decide to stay in Madrid, but

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SPANISH SOCCER | LIGA | ROUND 35 SUNDAY MATCH RESULTS - SCORES

Spanish Soccer - Football - action today with four games of Round 35 scheduled of Liga. Here are the final scores ( results ) & all the goal scorers.




Madrid Club Rayo Vallecano lost to a Club with a clear mission, to get into Champions League positions. Valencia CF won 4 - 0 & keep the pressure on Real Sociedad which has currently the prized 4th position on the classification ladder & which

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SPANISH FOOTBALL | LIGA | ROUND 35 SATURDAY GAMES RESULTS | FC BARCELONA CHAMPIONS

Spanish Football action with Liga matches played as part of Round 35. Bad round for bottom placed teams in relegation troubles,  & with the Real Madrid draw result against RCD Espanyol, FC Barcelona claims mathematically the Spanish Liga title 2012-2013. Here are the final results ( scores ) & all the goal scorers.




Levante drew 0 - 0 with Real Zaragoza on Friday night, a result that did not

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REAL MADRID NEWS | MANCHESTER UNITED THINKS KARIM BENZEMA IF ROONEY LEAVES

If in the below post it is rumoured that Real Madrid Argentine forward Gonzalo Higuain is on his way out next season, from England - "The Sun" - we receive news that Karim Benzema is also wanted & desired.  The newspaper source has a "bad reputation" & thus the story loses strength by filling the sensationalist category, but the interested Club is Manchester United.

This last name & Club

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REAL MADRID TRANSFERS | ARSENAL FC - HIGUAIN CLOSE ?

Days back the news was the Italian Club Juventus was coming to Madrid to negotiate for Argentine & Real Madrid forward Gonzalo Higuain. Now,  out of the city of Barcelona & the Sports daily "Sport", the news is that English Premier League Club Arsenal FC is better situated.




The Spanish Sports papers goes on to write that Higuain has received various offers, including Tottenham Hotspurs &

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MANCHESTER CITY EYES SEVILLA FC JESUS NAVAS

Manchester City has scouts at Seville checking out players. Sevilla FC midfielder Kondogbia was the player most thought was being closely examined, but Spanish Sports paper "Marca" reveals that the true objective is Spanish Soccer International Jesus Navas.




Sevilla FC has in mind selling a few players next season to get in some needed cash, they include Alvaro Negredo, Fazio & Medal. Now they

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AT MADRID | FALCAO OFF TO MONACO ?

More news on Atletico de Madrid striker Falcao, this time from Spanish TV news "LaSexta". They claim that the Colombian International will be heading to French Club Monaco. The French Club will return next season to Liga 1 & the Club has Russian multi-millionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev is injecting plenty of cash into the Club. The new owner wishes to put back to "glory days" into Monaco with an

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FC BARCELONA | TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR - AT MADRID ENTER THE DAVID VILLA SIGNING RACE ?

It seems clearer as the days pass that the future of Spanish International & FC Barcelona forward David Villa is elsewhere next season. The player is not a regular starter with Coach Vilanova & the player wishes to be a more participative asset, if not at Barça, elsewhere.






There are European & local Clubs very interested in gaining the services of David Villa. One of those Clubs is English

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REAL MADRID | XABI ALONSO ANNOUNCES HE WILL CONTINUE NEXT SEASON

Just a short post, but perhaps an important one for all the Real Madrid followers. Midfielder Xabi Alonso commented after the Liga match against Malaga last night that he will be staying next year. 



Lets remember that Xabi Alonso informed the Club that he does not wish to renew his contract & that there was a possibility that he may have wished to leave at the end of the season. Observers cite

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SPANISH SOCCER | LIGA | ROUND 36 GAMES FINAL SCORES

Real Madrid & Atletico de Madrid  play each other in the final of the Spanish Cup on the 17th of May, which under other circumstances for them coincides with Round 36 of Liga. Obviously both cant participate if on Friday they meet which has forced their scheduled games to be put forward for tonight. That is, two Spanish Football matches were played tonight as part of Round 36 of Liga.




Celta

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NEYMAR TRANSFER NEWS | REAL MADRID BACK IN THE FRONT POSITION ?

Nearly everyone takes it as a given that Brazilian & Santos player Neymar will make the jump soon to European Football  & concretely to FC Barcelona. In fact, it is well known that there exists a pre-agreement between Neymar & FC Barcelona with the latter advancing 10M€ to the player & with a penalty clause if the player does not sign. The only unknown is when will be his arrival, Barça is

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FC BARCELONA | TRANSFERS - SIGNINGS 2013 NEWS

According to Spanish Sports paper based in Barcelona, "Sport", FC Barcelona Coach Tito Vilanova has handed the Club his list of wanted players for next season: Neymar, Thiago Silva, Isco & Gundogan.




As we all know one thing is what you wish & another is want you can get. Barça has a list of players that will be shown the exit door, will be open to offers or simply will wish to leave the Club

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REAL MADRID | CAVANI WANTED BUT PRICE OF RELEASE CLAUSE TOO HIGH

Real Madrid is looking for an specialist goal scorer, a goal square "killer, a classic Number Nine Striker. It all looks clear that Gonzalo Higuain will be shown the door at the end of the season & Italian Club Juventus could be his new Club, while Karim Benzema seems safe for now, but a great offer may change minds at Real Madrid.

Borussia Dortmund forward Lewandowski has been informally

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AT MADRID | MANCHESTER CITY FOCUSES ON YOUNG OLIVER TORRES

The news out of the UK - Daily Mail - should cause unease to all Atletico de Madrid followers. The report is that Manchester City has set its aim onto young Spanish Football sensation & Atletico de Madrid 18 year old midfielder Oliver Torres as a signing target.



The local Spanish Soccer scout for Manchester City, David Fernandez, has sent a praising report to City technical staff & chiefs. The

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REAL MADRID | MOURINHO PREFERS LOPEZ OVER CASILLAS PLUS SLAMS PEPE

Explosive press conference given this mid-day by Real Madrid Coach José Mourinho. A press conference that has given media overkill material for headlines & speculation with special hammering for current Real Madrid Captain & goalkeeper Iker Casillas & defender Pepe, the latter who defended Casillas with comments after the last Liga match last weekend.

In a nutshell, Mourinho let known that he

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SPANISH FOOTBALL | CURRENT LEADING GOAL SCORERS LIGA - LIGA B | PICHICHI

With Round 34 over & just four more left of Liga in this Spanish Football season 2012 - 2013 we have clear favourites to take the "El Pichichi Award" - Top Spanish 1º st Division & 2º Division Goal scorer for the season. 

Liga has a runaway leader that will be virtually impossible to overtake in FC Barcelona forward Lionel Messi who currently has an amazing 45 goals. He is followed by Real

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SPANISH SOCCER | LIGA | ROUND 34 MONDAY NIGHT GAME RESULT

Last match of Round 34 of Liga played tonight between Spanish Soccer - Football Clubs Getafe & Real Sociedad. The final result went to the Madrid Club 2 - 1 in a great game of Football that soured the Real Sociedad fans & team.The loss puts Valencia CF only two points behind in their particular struggle to secure the Champions League 4th position of the Liga classification ladder. 




Real

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REAL MADRID | JUVENTUS GOES FOR GONZALO HIGUAIN

The news out of Italy via the Sports paper "La Gazzetta dello Sport" is not new in reference to Real Madrid Argentine forward Gonzalo Higuain. The paper writes that Italian Club Juventus & Real Madrid will sit down in the coming days to discuss the future of the Real Madrid forward. The meeting may take place in the Italian city of Turin with intermediary Bronzetti handling the conversations.

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FC BARCELONA | VILANOVA - PIQUE DRESSING ROOM SPLIT | THE CLAN OF 1987

If you thought that the dressing room of Real Madrid is a ticking bomb with Mourinho vs Iker Casillas, Pepe & Ronaldo, FC Barcelona has its own internal bomb waiting to explode. According to Barcelona based journalist Carles Fité there is a split in the dressing room between Defender Gerard Pique & Coach Vilanova which has its cause in decisions which concern Cesc Fabregas & as always in these

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