REAL MADRID | SUBSTITUTES OR FULL TEAM AGAINST FC BARCELONA ?

For those who may not know, there will be another "Clasico" this weekend. Yes, another match between Real Madrid & FC Barcelona on Saturday at 16.00 as part of Round 26 of La Liga.For World Football fans this is a blessing but for these Clubs perhaps it is not. In the Barcelona case, they go in after an exhausting Spanish Cup semi last Tuesday which they lost & were eliminated, plus they are

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SPANISH CUP RESULT SEMI | SEVILLA FC 2 - AT MADRID 2

Atletico de Madrid drew tonight 2 - 2 with Sevilla FC in the second semi-final of the Spanish Cup ( Copa del Rey ) 2º leg clash & will meet Real Madrid in the Final in May.




Atletico settled all the issues in the first 30 minutes when they managed two goals that put everything uphill. Individual ( & collective ) actions brought on the scoring with the first goal in the 6th min by Diego Costa &

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FC BARCELONA OFFERS 25M€ FOR AC ROMA DEFENDER MARQUINHOS

According to Italian
paper "Il Corriere dello Sport", FC Barcelona has made a 25M€ offer
for AC Roma Central Defender Marquinhos. This story has been picked up locally by
Spanish Sports media & they add that the Italian Club has rejected the
offer, apart from others like Manchester United whom are interested in their
forward Erik Lamela.



The
interesting news on Marquinhos is that the defender

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SPANISH CUP | COPA DEL REY | SCORE | FC BARCELONA 1 REAL MADRID 3 ( 2-4 AGG )

Real Madrid eliminate FC Barcelona from the Spanish Cup ( Copa del Rey ) after defeating the home side 1 - 3. The overall aggregate score for the home & away semi-final tie ended thus 2 - 4 in favour of Real Madrid.





FC Barcelona started better as Real looked nervous & unsettled. Lionel Messi had a golden chance to score early but missed,  & perhaps that was a turning point. Finding their

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POSSIBLE REAL MADRID STARTING 11 LINE-UP | SPANISH CUP 2 º LEG SEMI

This line-up comes out of the Real Madrid website, the possible starting 11 line-up against FC Barcelona in tonight's Spanish Cup ( Copa del Rey) 2º leg return semi-final. Seeing that it does come from the "horse's mouth" makes me wonder even more if Coach Mourinho isn´t hiding a card or two up his sleeve. Seems too early & public to have this information circling around before the "Clasico".

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LEVANTE 0 OSASUNA 2 | SPANISH FOOTBALL - LIGA - MONDAY NIGHT SCORE

Last scheduled match of Round 25 of La Liga in the now regular Monday Night Football game. Spanish Football Clubs Levante & Osasuna fought it out in a competitive encounter with the main action happening in the latter part of the clash. The final score went to Osasuna winning 0 - 2 & giving the latter three valuable points to lift them up the classification ladder & out - for now - from the

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SPANISH CUP | FC BARCELONA POSSIBLE STARTING 11 LINE-UP

Atmosphere building up at Barcelona as the 2º leg of the Spanish Cup (Copa del Rey) semi-final against Real Madrid is just a day away. The tie is open as the 1º leg home game finished in a 1 - 1 draw. 

While Real Madrid contemplates their starting 11 line-up on whether Kaka starts in place of Di Maria, Barcelona has its own thinking to do as well. The loss in Champions League against AC Milan

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SPANISH FOOTBALL LIGA | ROUND 25 SUNDAY GAMES SCORES

Spanish Liga action with four Round 25 Sunday matches scheduled. Here is a brief run-down of events, final scores & the goalscorers.




Madrid Club Rayo Vallecano had their 4th  straight home ground unbeaten run ended after going down 1 - 2 to Valladolid. Match that played an ironic twist on Rayo player Amat when his own goal put Valladolid ahead in the 71st min & then he equalized with a 45 mts

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MANCHESTER CITY 40M GBP MOVE ON FALCAO ?

There is more news coming out of England regarding Atletico de Madrid Colombian forward Falcao. According to the "Mirror.com" Manchester City has began moves to tempt Falcao & convince Atletico de Madrid with a 40M GBP offer to get the forward over to Manchester.The Club under Sporting Director Txiki Begiristain ( ex FC Barcelona Football Director ) wishes to place his Club in the front row of

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FC BARCELONA - REAL MADRID | COMING UP 2º LEG SPANISH CUP SEMI-FINAL

Next Tuesday we will live another "Clasico" of Spanish Soccer between FC Barcelona & Real Madrid. The occasion is the 2º leg return match of the Spanish Cup semi-final at "Camp Nou" ( Barcelona ). The first leg semi at the "Santiago Bernabeu Stadium" ended in a 1 - 1 draw with goals from Cesc Fabregas for Barça & Varane for Real Madrid.The next couple of days we will be getting more & more media

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ANZHI MAKING A MOVE ON VALENCIA CF RAMI

According the Spanish Sports media, French International & Valencia CF defender Rami could be experiencing his last days at Valencia CF. The Russian Football transfer market is open & Russia Club Anzhi has approached the defender to sign.Anzhi wants to find a class defender to fill the place left open by Samba who transferred to English Premier League Club Queens Park Rangers. 




The contract

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SPANISH FOOTBALL ROUND 25 SATURDAY GAMES RESULTS

Four games scheduled today of Round 25 of La Liga. Here are all the final scores & the goalscorers.




Real Mallorca lost 1 - 3 to Madrid Club Getafe. The home side got themselves ahead in the 24th min via Giovani & here is were their good play ended. Getafe took over with an equalizer from Diego Castro with a penalty "panenka style", followed by two goal from Colunga in the 82 nd min & 85 th

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REAL MADRID | NEXT SEASON SIGNING RUMOURS

Interesting email received from Jessi (Indonesia) asking me which players are Real Madrid looking at for next season. As Jessi,  I imagine many others maybe a bit confused with all the names being written in all the diverse Sports papers & blogs. Thus the email gives me a great opportunity to put up a post that I hope may help summarize the current state of things at Real Madrid.

Firstly, I

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FC BARCELONA EYES TOTTENHAM GOALIE LORIS ?

FC Barcelona keeps scouting the European Football market for a goalkeeper that will be the substitute for departing Victor Valdes. Weeks back the name Ter Segen of German Club Borussia Monchengladbach was cited as the chosen player & accompanied with a rumoured pre-agreement.Seems things may be not so clear as Barcelona based Spanish Sports daily "Sport" writes today that Tottenham Hotspurs

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SPANISH FOOTBALL - ROUND 25 FRIDAY RESULT | AT.BILBAO 1 - REAL SOCIEDAD 3

Round 25 of the Spanish League kicked -off with the habitual Friday Night match. A special game as it was the anticipated & big "Basque Region" derby between Athletic Club Bilbao & Real Sociedad ( city of San Sebastian ). This "derby" is always special & even more when played at Bilbao in the "Cathedral of Spanish Football" the "San Mames Stadium". The followers of both sides get on well &

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ATLETICO DE MADRID EUROPA LEAGUE ELIMINATION A BLESSING

The reigning Europa League Champions Spanish Football Club Atletico de Madrid was knocked out of the competition yesterday by Russian Club Rubin Kazan going down 2 -1 on aggregate. Unexpected result - in my opinion - as Atletico is a better team than Kazan, & heart felt because the fans & players feel the elimination. 

Important players like Ramadel Falcao commented that he received the

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EUROPA LEAGUE | ATLETICO ELIMINATED - LEVANTE CONTINUES

Europa League competition tonight with two Spanish Football Clubs in action, one was eliminated & the other went through onto the next round. Here is a brief summary with the final scores & goalscorers.




The reigning Europa League Champions Atletico de Madrid were eliminated by Ruben Kazan. The Spaniards won 0 - 1 but paid for their 1º leg game "sins" as they could not turn around the two away

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MANCHESTER CITY PUTS SEVILLA FC JESUS NAVAS ON LIST FOR NEXT SEASON

Every year around this time Sevilla FC & Spanish International winger JESUS NAVAS gets his name on the habitual signing rumour mill. If it not Real Madrid, its FC Barcelona or Atletico de Madrid, its natural as the player is a quick, skilful & an exceptional winger.This time around from England & from the newspaper "Daily Mail" come the news that Manchester City has the Spanish Football Player on

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REAL MADRID RETURNS WITH "SPANISH FLAVOUR" PROMISE

Presidential election time coming up soon at Real Madrid & that means lots of promises & fanfare. Today Spanish Sports paper "AS" talks about current President Florentino Perez & his long-time desire to make the team more "Spanish", that is, less foreign players & more local product. Its an idea that comes up every election time & never really gets done. 

This time around Perez has in mind a

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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RESULT | AC MILAN 2 FC BARCELONA 0

Champions League continued tonight with the last Spanish Football representative FC BARCELONA visiting "San Siro Stadium" to play AC MILAN. The result is a bit of a shock as the Italians won 2 - 0 & take over to Barcelona a very nice couple of goals. 




Milan planned their strategy well. Wait for Barcelona, defend well & when given the chance attack to fish up front. They managed to put in

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CARLO ANCELOTTI GIVES HIS VERBAL OK TO REAL MADRID ?

French Paper "Le Parisen" reports that Paris St Germain Italian Coach Carlos Ancelotti has give a verbal OK to Coach REAL MADRID. The Italian has been on the Real Madrid agenda many times in the past & is an "old" desire of Real Madrid President Florentino Perez who has returned to look for the PSG Coach.However, this is not confirmed 100% & there are other names being rumoured at this moment.

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FC BARCELONA - AC MILAN MUCH MORE IN COMMON

What have all these Football Players in common?
Bojan Krkic. 
Ronaldinho. 
Patrick Kluivert. 
Winston Bogarde. 
Michael Reiziger. 
Ronaldo. 
Rivaldo. 
Ibrahimovic.
Other names
Dugarry, Van Bommel, Maxi López, Zambrotta, Davids & Albertini 




As Spanish Sports paper "Marca" points out today, all are have had played ( Bojan currently playing ) at FC Barcelona & AC Milan. Both Clubs have obviously

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FALCAO WANTS TO STAY AT ATLETICO DE MADRID. REALLY ?

RADAMEL FALCAO has been in Spanish Football two seasons & he has scored 60 goals from 75 games with Atletico de Madrid. Not bad, which explains why the big European Clubs are after his services. Two Clubs stand out at the moment & are rumoured to be the Strikers possible next destination next summer : either Real Madrid or Chelsea FC.




However it has been commented that Falcao has said

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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RESULT | OPORTO 1 - MALAGA FC 0

Champions League tonight with Spanish Football Club MALAGA FC visiting OPORTO in the away 1º leg match in the last 16 phase of the European competition. Given that Malaga had a very bad night things could have been worst & the final 1 - 0 result to the Portuguese leaves it all wide open for the return leg.   




Deserved victory for Oporto which pressured all night Malaga to stop them playing

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SPANISH FOOTBALL YOUNG TALENTS

Spanish Sports paper "Marca" did an interesting piece today on Young Liga players that are performing outstandingly with their Clubs. As correctly written they are 19 - 21 year olds who are taking their opportunities to win themselves a place in their respective teams & giving faith to their huge natural Football talent.




Here are just a few names of players who are cuurently starring: 

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SPANISH FOOTBALL - PICHICHI - TOP GOAL SCORER AFTER ROUND 24

Spanish Football League - La Liga - has already celebrated  24 rounds & there is one player in the goalscoring front that is a clear runaway. So much so that his nearest rival is 13 goals behind & that rival is not just any other Football player. Lionel Messi is currently leading as "Pichichi" ( maximum Spanish League goalscorer ) race with 37 goals ahead of another "Goal machine" Cristiano

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ARSENAL FC TO MAKE OFFER FOR VICTOR VALDES ?

If it was any other English paper I would be more confident with the news piece. Seeing the it is "The Sun" one puts the post forward as informative but I would´nt beforehand place a bet on it. Or would I? The news that English Premier League Club Arsenal FC has a 11M€ offer ready to send over to FC Barcelona for their Spanish International goalie VICTOR VALDES is not a far-fetched idea. In fact,

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SPANISH FOOTBALL - LEAGUE | ROUND 24 SUNDAY GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football celebrated the Sunday games of Round 24 of La Liga with the following final results & goalscorers




REAL SOCIEDAD was frustrated by LEVANTE in  their 1 - 1 draw. The home team again ended up with 10 men which did not help in their objective to win the three points & get closer to Euro positions. Both goals came via penalties, the first to Real Sociedad thanks to Mexican Carlos

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ATLETICO DE MADRID | THE MARIO GOMEZ OPTION

ATLETICO DE MADRID does not want to be caught off-side with the possible departure of their star forward FALCAO. The Colombian International looks more than likely to be leaving the Spanish Football Club at the end of this season. The two Clubs being talked about as possible destinations are Real Madrid & Chelsea FC, with the latter gaining strength in the last weeks.Atletico has began to scout

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TENNIS BRAZILIAN OPEN | WELCOME BACK RAFAEL NADAL

Spanish Tennis ace RAFAEL NADAL has won the Brazilian Open at Sao Paulo this afternoon defeating Argentine DAVID NALBANDIAN 6 - 2 6 - 3 in the Final. The Brazilian Championship is not the main event, although important & another title for Rafa, the big news is that the Tennis player is back after a 7 month break healing a serious knee injury. 



Rafael Nadal has earned himself a place in Spanish

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GARETH BALE | REAL MADRID - BAYERN MUNICH INTEREST

Yesterday we mentioned the interest of REAL MADRID for the Welsh International & TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS player GARETH BALE. Also mentioned were the consistent rumours that are now weekly & soon to be daily as the front cover of Spanish Sports daily "Marca" highlights today.The new twist is that BAYERN MUNICH has entered the picture. New Coach Pep Guardiola also considers the players a priority.

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SPANISH FOOTBALL - LIGA ROUND 24 SATURDAY GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football games tonight with LA LIGA celebrating Round 24 Saturday games. The following is a brief summary of the main events with all the final scores & goalscorers.




SEVILLA FC played DEPORTIVO A CORUÑA yesterday in the now habitual Friday night Spanish League Round kick - off. The locals regained their lost form & looked more the team we were accustomed to seasons back. It´s true

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GARETH BALE HEARING THE REAL MADRID DRUMS

So you have seen GARETH BALE here on this blog before? Yes, last month & again this week? Well all I can say is that the TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR player is being spoken about more & more in local Spanish Football media circles. The REAL MADRID drums are sounding heavier with rhythm that would attract any Football player in the World. The Spanish Football giant has placed its eyes on the Welsh

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REAL MADRID | SIGNING - TRANSFER CANDIDATES

The "suits" in the REAL MADRID offices at "Santiago Bernabeu" are hard at work. Their technical staff have advised the obvious, Cristiano Ronaldo cannot do it alone. The low form & relative dry spell of the current forwards Karim Benzema & Gonzalo Higuain has convinced the Club that a true "crack" striker is needed.We are no taking about any type of forward, the idea is to incorporate a true goal

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ATLETICO DE MADRID | NEGOTIATING FOR YOUNG DEFENDER DRAGOVIC ?

The name is ALEKSANDER DRAGOVIC, a Balkan region name that in fact is of Austrian Nationality. Son of immigrants the 21 year old Central Defender is already an International with Austria & plays with FC BASEL.The young man is working a name for himself as one of the big promises of his local league & in European Football. Excellent in the aerial functions, quick to cut off defenders & agile with

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JUVENTUS THINKING IN FC BARCELONA ALEXIS SANCHEZ

The Chilean International is not having his best season. ALEXIS SANCHEZ is not living up to the expectations that most thought beforehand at FC BARCELONA. Its not easy to be surrounded by the Best Football Players in the World, every action is looked at under the microscope & bad performances get magnified. This affects the player mentally as he enters a vicious psychological circle of

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FC BARCELONA | SERGIO AGUERO PLAN B ?

I have said it many times & I do believe it, in Football what is white today is black tomorrow. Perhaps it's one of the elements that makes the Sport so lively & emotional. In the signing & transfer talk it´s more fluid than life itself as players are placed here & there to later end up where no one expected.
News out of a popular Spanish Football late-night TV program announced a "scoop" that is

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INTER MILAN FOCUSES ON REAL MADRID DI MARIA ?

This is a very brief post that picks up news from Italy, concretely from "Il Corriere dello Sport". According to the Italian paper INTER MILAN will be going after REAL MADRID Argentine International DI MARIA this summer.

This option would be easier for the Italian Club if Coach Mourinho does leave at the ed of the season as some speculate.



The paper advances that Di Maria has already moved

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EUROPA LEAGUE RESULTS | LEVANTE - ATLETICO DE MADRID

Two sides of the Spanish Football coin for Clubs with EUROPA LEAGUE duties tonight. LEVANTE put in a grand performance while ATLETICO DE MADRID was very unlucky in front of goal. Here are the final results & goal scorers.




LEVANTE defeated Greek Club OLYMPIAKOS 3 - 0. The Greek side was directed by ex-Sevilla Coach Michel & suffered a severe reverse that puts his team against the wall.Levante

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PRE-AGREEMENT TER STEGEN - FC BARCELONA ?

It was advanced here about a month ago, FC BARCELONA had in mind 20 year old BORUSSIA MONCHENGLADBACH goalkeeper TER STEGEN to replace their current goalie VICTOR VALDES when the latter left at the end of his contract period.



Other names sounding are Thibaut Courtois, David De Gea, Pepe Reina & Andres Fernández, but Ten Steger is strong. So much so the Spanish TV announced via a popular

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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RESULT | REAL MADRID 1 MANCHESTER UTD 1

The much anticipated CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 1º leg home match between REAL MADRID & MANCHESTER UNITED ended as big games of this calibre tend to almost always finish, in a 1 - 1 draw.

Both teams played with maximum respect & it was a very clean game which is to be applauded. Great example from both teams.The result should leave Manchester United more happy than Real Madrid. The away goal is always

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SPANISH FOOTBALL NEWS | NEYMAR - FC BARCELONA NOT SO SHUT CASE

Brazilian International & SANTOS star NEYMAR is giving plenty of news content lately & I suspect more in coming months. The very latest is that FC BARCELONA wishes the player to incorporate himself to the discipline of the Club this summer. Barça are very confident that the pre-agreement signed with a 10M€ advance is enough of a guarantee to secure the player & keep away other snooping Clubs. In

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VALENCIA CF 1 PARIS ST GERMAIN 2 | CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 1º LEG RESULT

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE returned with last 16 1º leg home games phase. Its the serious part of the competition were mistakes are paid from dearly.Tonight Spanish Football Club VALENCIA FC hosted French Club PARIS ST GERMAIN to end up going down 1 - 2. Not a good result as the away goals have double weight in case of a drawn agg score after the two matches, but the home goal opens the

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VALENCIA CF - PSG POSSIBLE STARTING 11 LINE-UPS

We enter the business end of the CHAMPIONS LEAGUE competition. Last 16 phase with two leg ( home & away ) games to contest. Tonight we have a great match scheduled between Spanish Football Club VALENCIA CF & French Club PARIS ST GERMAIN, both with top level players & World Stars like Rami, Jonas & Soldado for the Spaniards & Pastore, Alex & Ibrahimovic for the French. 




As normal during the

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SPANISH FOOTBALL ROUND 23 MONDAY NIGHT GAME RESULT

The last scheduled game of Round 23 of LA LIGA was played tonight between REAL BETIS & VALLADOLID. The match ended in a 0 - 0 draw. 





Intense game between both but with very little chances, & when they did appear the effectiveness was nil. Betis played tonight without their star forward Ruben Castro & it showed, while Valladolid showed glimpses of good Football but never gave the Betis goalie

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THE MANCHESTER UNITED - REAL MADRID CONNECTION

REAL MADRID & English Football giant MANCHESTER UNITED meet again this Wednesday night at the "Santiago Bernabeu Stadium" ( Madrid ) for the 1º leg last 16 Champions League clash. The English Press have already tagged the game as "the match of the year".The label is very close to the truth, every time these two Clubs meet the spectacle & the emotions are assured. 




Yet the Clubs have more in

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REAL MADRID REALLY WANTS NAPOLES CAVANI ?

Gareth Bale, David Silva, Falcao & now EDISON CAVANI of NAPOLES is sounding as a possible REAL MADRID signing attempt for next season. As with the already mentioned other names, Cavani is growing in strength as the weeks go on.The 25 year old Uruguay International has been starring in Italian Football the past seasons & the Italian Press believes that the player will find new shores next season.

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REAL MADRID | POSSIBLE START 11 LINE-UP AGAINST MANCHESTER UNITED

In England the press is calling it the match of the year. In Spain, concretely in Madrid, there is not a ticket left for the "Santiago Bernabeu Stadium". This Wednesday the last 16 1º leg of CHAMPIONS LEAGUE will stop the continent when REAL MADRID plays MANCHESTER UNITED.



Like most big matches there is pre-match speculation on the possible team line-ups. Spanish Sports paper "Marca"

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SPANISH FOOTBALL - LEAGUE | ROUND 23 SUNDAY GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football action this Sunday with four matches of Round 23 played (link to FC Barcelona - Getafe summary ) with the following final results & goalscorers.





REAL ZARAGOZA was down 10 men by the 22nd min when Hector got a red card. This did not help their cause & they lost 1 - 2 to REAL SOCIEDAD which quietly scale positions in the classification table nearing the Euro positions.

Real

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BASKETBALL | SPANISH CUP FINAL RESULT | FC BARCELONA 85 VALENCIA 69

FC BARCELONA proclaimed themselves winners of the Basketball Spanish Cup ( Copa del Rey ) Final defeating VALENCIA BASKET 85 - 69. The Catalan Basketball Club joins Real Madrid as the Club with most Spanish Cup titles with 23 each. 




The scoreline fools, as Barça worked hard in this Final. But it was their consistency & Finals experience that managed to open up a gap on their rivals & slowly

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CHELSEA FC GIVES AN OFFER ATLETICO DE MADRID CAN´T REFUSE ?

The Football World is full of speculation & rumour with agents & Clubs moving & dealing on a daily basis. That´s how it should be, its big business & one needs to be in the middle of it all to get advantage over rivals. CHELSEA FC is a Football "mover & dealer" & are constantly looking to get the best & ATLETICO DE MADRID forward is currently the "Best Forward in World Football".Chelsea FC have

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REAL MADRID CHINESE NEW YEAR MESSAGE

This post goes out the the Chinese REAL MADRID Fans around the World who are celebrating the New Year. The Real Madrid Players Casillas, Higuain, Cristiano Ronaldo, Xabi Alonso, Kaka & Ozil send out their particular message.2013 is the year of the "snake" in the Chinese Horoscope.

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SPANISH FOOTBALL - LIGA ROUND 23 | FC BARCELONA 6 GETAFE 1

SPANISH FOOTBALL action midday with a Round 23 LIGA scheduled match between FC BARCELONA &  Madrid Club GETAFE. Unusual time for Barça but economically beneficial as it coincides with prime-time TV in Asia, especially China. It is one of the reasons that the Spanish League noon games were introduced to penetrate the lucrative Asian markets.



The Asian Barça supporters would have been happy with

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SPANISH FOOTBALL - LA LIGA | ROUND 23 SATURDAY GAMES RESULTS

SPANISH FOOTBALL action tonight with five matches of Round 23 in LA LIGA. Here is a brief summary of events, all the final results & goalscorers.




Two teams in classification problems, MALLORCA & OSASUNA played out a 1 - 1 draw. Intense match with missed opportunities & cliff hanger occasions proper of two teams playing for their First Division future. A  defensive mess up allowed LOLO to get

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SPANISH FOOTBALL FLASHBACKS | EUROPA LEAGUE 2010 FINAL

Here is a SPANISH FOOTBALL Flashback moment on video, the Europa League 2010 Final at Hamburg with finalist ATLETICO DE MADRID & English Club FULHAM. Historical night for Atletico & Spanish Football with a 2 - 1 victory for the Spaniards.Great match by both teams that went into extra-time. Two goals from Diego Forlan ( 32 & 116 mins ) for At Madrid & Davies for Fulham ( 37 th min ). This game

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FC BARCELONA | NEYMAR

The future of Brazilian International & SANTOS whiz kid NEYMAR is a constant "trending topic" in World Football circles. Everyone is tentative to know which will be his next Club. The firm bets are on Spanish Football & concretely FC BARCELONA, although REAL MADRID still has a remote glimpse hope that perhaps a last minute change of mind may favour them over the old foe. 




However, there is a

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REAL MADRID PREPARING OFFER FOR GARETH BALE?

The name of Welsh & TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS player GARETH BALE keeps sounding strong in Spain as the weeks advance. It was a whisper last season & continually grew to a murmur to now become a talked about rumour that is well heard & being passed around.REAL MADRID CF has its eyes firmly on Bale & here we have reported this many times in past posts. Now English paper "The Guardian" writes that the

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ATLETICO DE MADRID | DE GEA TO RETURN ?

ATLETICO DE MADRID are very happy with their current Goalkeeper Courtois. The player has settled in perfectly with the Spanish Club, City & Culture & he is performing magnificently, so much so, that Courtois is a favourite amongst Atletico fans.However, there is a slight problem, Courtois is a CHELSEA FC player currently on loan to Atletico de Madrid & his brilliant form is making the English 

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REAL MADRID CF PLANNING THE FUTURE

REAL MADRID will celebrate Presidental Club elections in June. The current President Florentino Perez is known to base his campaigns with the promise of bringing over big time actual names. Spanish Sports daily based in Barcelona "Sport" reports that there are three names on the Florentino Perez campaign bill: CAVANI, DAVID SILVA & GARETH BALE.  



All three names had been sounding on & off for

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SPANISH NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM | 100 CAPS CLUB

The match between SPAIN & URUGUAY yesterday was more than just a Friendly International for Spanish Football Player CARLES PUYOL. It was the night he joined an elite group of Spanish Football Players that have reached the 100th International Cap mark. The FC Barcelona Captain has already been showered with praises - & rightly so - for his personality, contribution & dedication to the Spanish

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REAL MADRID FOLLOWING DYNAMO KIEV YARMOLENYO ?

According to local Spanish Sports paper "AS" reports that REAL
MADRID Coach José Mourinho is following DYNAMO KIEV forward ANDRIY YARMOLENYO (
1989 ). Mourinho sent over his second assistant Aitor Karanka & Rui Faria
to "spy" on the player while representing the Ukraine against Norway
in a Friendly International match. 




What adds weight to the "spying" story is that Karanka & Faria
abandoned

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FC BARCELONA EYES DORTMUND HUMMELS

According to Spanish Sports daily "Sport" based in Barcelona 24 year old Central Defender MATS HUMMELS of BORUSSIA DORTMUND is a top priority for FC BARCELONA to reinforce their defence for next season. Captain Carles Puyol is maturing & is prone to injury & a "back up" is desired.



The only obstacle is his elevated transfer price of 30M€, a stiff figure in these "tough" economic times. The

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SPAIN 3 URUGUAY 1 | INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY

Just got in from the local after sharing a lager with the mates. There we enjoyed a good match of Football between SPAIN & URUGUAY in their Friendly International match played in the Middle-East nation-state of Qatar.

The final result 3 - 1 to Spain that looks at first glance one-sided but had chances going to Uruguay & if they had converted would have given a closer picture. This does not say

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EURO U- 21 | BELGIUM 1 - SPAIN 1

The magnificent SPANISH U-21 FOOTBALL TEAM that won the 2012 European Championship have grown old, that is, passed the age limit. SPAIN has had to "replace" & renew the U-21 team with the youngsters knocking at the door for International exposure.
SPAIN played tonight BELGIUM away in an International Friendly the ended in a 1 - 1 , but the sensations were very good & young Spanish Footballer

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FC BARCELONA | BILBAO ANDER HERRERA AN OPTION?

ANDER HERRERA is a 23 year old Spanish International & ATHLETIC CLUB BILBAO midfielder that is destined for big things. Character, leadership & solid work in the centre of the field makes the youngster a very attractive asset to have on any team. The Bilbao player is loyal to his Club, but his close circle also knows that if he is to grow into what his talent needs for full flowering that Bilbao

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ATLETICO DE MADRID THINKING ABOUT DAVID VILLA

DAVID VILLA looks closer than ever in leaving FC BARCELONA at the end of the season. There are too many rumours "in the air" that gives this idea weight. The 31 year old Spanish International is strongly linked to ARSENAL FC which made a failed attempt at the end of last month to get the player over to London.



However, ATLETICO DE MADRID has "sounded out" Villa. Atletico has nearly accepted

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IFFHS JANUARY WORLD CLUB RANKINGS | FC BARCELONA TOP

The FIFA backed "International Federation of  Football History & Statistics" (IFFHS) has released its Top World Football Clubs for January 2013. FC BARCELONA holds the top spot ahead of another Spanish Football Club ATLETICO DE MADRID. The surprise is to see REAL MADRID in a relative low position of 7th place on the IFFHS list.

FC Barcelona has been in the top position as Nº1 since 2011, 22

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REAL MADRID FOLLOWING CAVINI ? AGAIN ?

Most take it for granted the Atletico de Madrid & Colombian International Falcao
will be moving over to REAL MADRID at the end of the season. They cite an apparent "pre-agreement" between Falcao & Madrid to support their belief.



However
there is another South American in Italy causing a "scream" with his
18 goals to date for NAPOLES in the Italian Serie A. Uruguayan striker CAVANI
is said to

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SPANISH FOOTBALL LEADING GOALSCORERS AFTER ROUND 22

Spanish Football Sports likes to keep its readers updated on the leading goalscorers of the Spanish League. After 22 Rounds FC BARCELONA Forward LIONEL MESSI is the runaway leader with 34 goals to date & heading for another "Pichichi" title. His nearest rival is Real Madrid forward CRISTIANO RONALDO with 21 goals, while Atletico de Madrid FALCAO is third with 18 goals.Below is the complete list

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SPANISH FOOTBALL - LIGA | ROUND 22 SUNDAY GAMES FINAL RESULTS

SPANISH FOOTBALL continued this Sunday with the rest of the ROUND 22 Liga matches. Here is a brief round down of events , the final results & all the goalscorers.




MALAGA FC drew 1 - 1 against REAL ZARAGOZA. The visitors will be disappointed as they could have taken the three points. Malaga goalie Caballero made important saves that stopped the Zaragoza victory.In fact Zaragoza got ahead first

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REAL MADRID | CASEMIRO THE BRAZILIAN HOPE

The name is CARLOS HENRIQUE CASEMIRO 20 year old Brazilian SAO PAULO midfielder who has come over to REAL MADRID on loan with a buying option at the end of the season.
Surprised that this move over from Brazil has not received much news locally. The idea is that the Brazilian incorporates himself to Castilla ( Real Madrid B team ). The player is a Brazilian U/17 & U/20 International but was not

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MARIO SUAREZ REPLACES XABI ALONSO IN SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM LIST

REAL MADRID & Spanish International XABI ALONSO will not attend the upcoming SPAIN vs URUGUAY International Friendly in Qatar. Xabi Alonso suffers pains in his pubis & Coach Spanish National Coach Vicente Del Bosque has decided to leave the player out so he can recover. Real Madrid surely solicited the exemption as they would want Xabi fit for the upcoming Spanish cup semi-final 2º leg against FC

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ARSENAL FC WITH DAVID VILLA - PEPE REINA IN MIND

What happen to the ARSENAL FC attempts to sign FC BARCELONA forward DAVID VILLA ? The answer is simple, Barça did not wish to sell as commented by Arsene Wenger. However, David Villa did pressure Barcelona to study seriously the offer given by Arsenal. 



The other factor in the operation is LIVERPOOL FC Spanish International goalkeeper PEPE REINA. David Villa & Pepe Reina are best friends with

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FC BARCELONA THINKS ABOUT VALENCIA CF GOALIE GUAITA

With the announcement by FC BARCELONA goalie VICTOR VALDES that he will not be continuing at the Club, Barça has began their search for a goalkeeper that will fill that area. The list of possible candidates is long & varied but a name has recently jumped up the list.According to Spanish Sports paper "Mundo Deportivo" VALENCIA CF goalie VICENT GUAITA is currently in the front running. 



Valencia

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FC BARCELONA | NEYMAR THIS SUMMER ?

According to Spanish Sports daily based in Barcelona "Sport.es", Brazilian International & SANTOS player NEYMAR will join FC BARCELONA this summer. The "tip off" apparently comes from a Barça Directive & to add weight a person from a sponsorship company. Its a done deal they say under their breath & that the only thing missing is the official announcement from Barça.



The idea is that the

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SPANISH FOOTBALL - LEAGUE | ROUND 22 SATURDAY GAMES FINAL RESULTS

Spanish Football celebrated Round 22 of La Liga with 5 games scheduled ( one played Friday night ). Here is a brief summary of events, final results & all the goalscorers.




The Friday night match between VALLADOLID & ATHLETIC CLUB BILBAO finished in a 2 - 2 draw. Valladolid started well with JAVI GUERRA scoring in the 7th min & BUENO scoring in the 15th min to put the home team 2 goals up.

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MONREAL & THE EXPANSION OF SPANISH FOOTBALL

That English Club ARSENAL has signed Spanish International & MALAGA FC defender MONREAL for 9,3M GBP is old news. From here we wish the player luck & send a message over to the Arsenal fans that this is a very good buy. Monreal joins other Spaniards at the Club like Arteta & Cazorla with many more scattered across other English Premier League Clubs. 



It now is a familiar story to read about 

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VALENCIA CF | ALBELDA 95% CHANCE LEAVING END OF SEASON

His been the figurehead Captain for years. Tough, ragged & outspoken the 35 year old VALENCIA CF midfielder Spanish Football player DAVID ALBELDA has announced in a regular pre-match press conference that he will not continue next season at the Club - or at least there is a 95 % chance he will not. The player spoke about the psychological strain & the new youngsters in line for the midfield

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SPANISH FOOTBALL | CARLES PUYOL CLOSE TO HIS 100 TH INTERNATIONAL CAP

This post is more about a person & a Football professional that deserves a post & a mention, a special mention. FC BARCELONA Captain & Spanish International defender CARLES PUYOL has been called up today by Spanish National Team Selector & Coach Vicente Del Bosque. The Spanish team will play Uruguay in an International Friendly next Wednesday in Qatar. The news is that if Carles Puyol gets a run

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SPANISH NATIONAL TEAM LIST FOR URUGUAY

Spanish National Football Team
Manager-Coach Vicente Del Bosque has handed in his list of Spanish Football
Players that will make up the squad that plays URUGUAY in a Friendly
International match in Qatar next Wednesday. 



There are novelties. First the most obvious
is the absence of Real Madrid goalkeeper & Spanish Team Captain Iker
Casillas due to a hand injury that will have him sidelined 8

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