Articles tagged with "Spain"
Posted on: Spain Euro 2008 Blog by Ian | Jun 3rd, 2006
If you're like me, you're tired of World Cup previews with the following message stated over and over: Spain = underachieving chokers.
Here's one from uefa.com ...
Posted on: Spain Euro 2008 Blog by Ian | Jun 1st, 2006
This is the third installment of 'Meet the fill-in-the-blank' on the Spain World Cup Blog. So far, we've covered Luis Aragones and Iker Casillas.
Raul Gonzalez ...
Posted on: Spain Euro 2008 Blog by Ian | Jun 1st, 2006
Spain's Raul returns to the starting line-up Saturday when he plays a supporting role to forwards David Villa and Fernando Torres, Luis Aragones has said.
After ...
Posted on: Ukraine World Cup Team Blog by Andriy Korol | May 31st, 2006
We all pretty much know that Saudi Arabia is not a threat to us in the group, they've re-affirmed this in their recent failure to ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | May 31st, 2006
The injury bug has spread to Brazil's World Cup team with the announcement today that midfielder Edmilson will not be fully recovered in time from ...
Posted on: Spain Euro 2008 Blog by Ian | May 31st, 2006
Just another reason Raul should not be in any man's starting 11. See the middle highlight in this package:
Posted on: Spain Euro 2008 Blog by Ian | May 31st, 2006
This Spain preview from the Daily Mail suggests England and Spain often have similar expecations at the World Cup. And then also similarly fall on ...
Posted on: Spain Euro 2008 Blog by Ian | May 30th, 2006
Everyone enjoys a good starting 11 discussion. And I've bandied over my Spain starting 11 for quite some time. Below is, in my opinion, the ...
Posted on: Spain Euro 2008 Blog by Ian | May 30th, 2006
AS is reporting that the RFEF has asked FIFA to swap Mariano Pernia for injured Asier Del Horno in Spain's World Cup squad. FIFA is ...
Posted on: Spain Euro 2008 Blog by Ian | May 30th, 2006
The third injury in a week's span has hit Spain's training camp. Center midfielder Xabi Alonso missed a six-a-side game with a leg strain.
He ...
Posted on: Spain Euro 2008 Blog by Ian | May 30th, 2006
Egypt's squad:
Egypt's squad has been named for Saturday's Spain-Egypt friendly. Tottenham striker Mido was not selected for the team because he is still ...
Posted on: Spain Euro 2008 Blog by Ian | May 30th, 2006
Jose Antonio Reyes says Spain misses the goal scoring of Fernando Morientes up front.
I'm guessing that publically questioning Luis' team selection after one friendly is ...
Posted on: Spain Euro 2008 Blog by Ian | May 28th, 2006
An ankle injury may keep Asier Del Horno out of the World Cup. Because of the injury, Luis Aragones is expected to turn toward Joan ...
Posted on: Spain Euro 2008 Blog by Ian | May 28th, 2006
It was a disappointing 0-0 draw for Spain against Russia yesterday in Albacete. With limited forward options, concern is growing for the team's ability to ...
Posted on: Ukraine World Cup Team Blog by Andriy Korol | May 28th, 2006
A few days ago, I had read an article where Luis Aragones was expressing his clear intentions of the Spain-Russia friendly.
Spain will be looking to ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | May 27th, 2006
Ecuador's friendly foe in Madrid on Sunday has an athem too, ya know. Macedonia's anthem can be found here.
Well, if you're a ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | May 27th, 2006
It was a busy Saturday with almost a third of the World Cup teams taking part in friendlies. Countries like Luxembourg and Cape Verde ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | May 27th, 2006
One of the first things Ecuador coach Luis Suarez did upon arrival in Madrid was head to the Polish embassy to secure a visa. (Please, ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | May 27th, 2006
Ecuador is in Madrid, training for their next and last friendly tomorrow against Macedonia. The team will practice twice today, although they've also gotten ...
Posted on: Brazil World Cup Team Blog by Euler Costa | May 26th, 2006
I like what I’m reading! Croatia and Spain coaches are defiant towards Brazil. I hope to read more coaches following this trend in the following ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Adrian Wagner | May 25th, 2006
Nominations have been made. The team has gathered. Now let's have a look what lies ahead of the Swiss team.
Amidst all the fuss about individual ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | May 25th, 2006
One surefire sign that the World Cup is almost upon us is the increasing number of stories being written about the pressure players and teams ...
Posted on: Spain Euro 2008 Blog by Ian | May 24th, 2006
Spain coach Luis Aragones berated forward Raul for showing up to a get-together this week wearing a yellow shirt, the El Pais newspaper reported.
Aragones ...
Posted on: Spain Euro 2008 Blog by Ian | May 23rd, 2006
Hopefully, it isn't a sign of things to come.
Spain defender Michel Salgado strained a muscle in training Tuesday. He will miss the match against Russia ...
Posted on: Spain Euro 2008 Blog by Ian | May 23rd, 2006
Finally! It's time for Spain's team to take the field and actually play a match.
On a personal level, I'm very excited because I've been blogging ...
Posted on: Spain Euro 2008 Blog by Ian | May 23rd, 2006
Everyone agrees it's time for Spain to shed its underachiever label. And coach Luis Aragones says it's also time to stop making excuses.
"I've never ...
Posted on: Spain Euro 2008 Blog by Ian | May 23rd, 2006
Spain forward Raul claims he will be in better physical condition for the World Cup than any other tournament in his life.
He also says this ...
Posted on: Spain Euro 2008 Blog by Ian | May 18th, 2006
It's party time in Spain after Barcelona's Champions League final victory.
Over 100,000 euros in damage were done to shops, phone boxes and traffic lights in ...
Posted on: Spain Euro 2008 Blog by Ian | May 18th, 2006
Spain's 2002 World Cup run ended with the heartbreak of a quarterfinal loss on penalty kicks. The '02 squad wasn't bad, but I think you ...
Posted on: Spain Euro 2008 Blog by Ian | May 16th, 2006
No, David Albelda is not speaking about an extra garlic pizza. He's referring to Luis Aragones' omission of Ruben Baraja in the World Cup squad.
Baraja, ...
