Articles tagged with "la-liga"
Posted on: Argentina World Cup Team Blog by Christian | Oct 4th, 2008
Without question, THE match of the weekend has to be this electrifying fixture in Spain's La Liga between Lionel Messi's Barca and Sergio Aguero's Atletico. ...
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Carter Daly | Jul 14th, 2008
A quick confirmation before Tuesday rolls around.
I had written last week that Szetela had permanently moved to Italian Serie B side Brescia from Racing Santander. ...
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Carter Daly | Jun 11th, 2008
Jozy Altidore made his transfer to Villarreal official today, concluding in an elaborate press conference and kick around/photo-op in front of a packed house of ...
Posted on: Spain Euro 2008 Blog by Cesar | May 29th, 2008
I love the word 'penpix' ... I have no idea what it means but I take it to mean 'player biographies' ...
Here then ...
Posted on: Spain Euro 2008 Blog by Cesar | May 7th, 2008
In anticipation of this year's Euro 2008, I thought it'd be illuminating to look at the history of La Furia Roja, who've underachieved time and ...
Posted on: Spain Euro 2008 Blog by WCB Chris | Apr 18th, 2008
Daryl here, just stepping in with a quick update. Luis Aragones has named his provisional 31 man squad for Euro 2008, which will be chopped ...
Posted on: Spain Euro 2008 Blog by Juan | Dec 15th, 2007
Barcelona had a Pyrrhic victory of sorts on Saturday. Their win at Mestalla allowed them to get to a point of Real Madrid in ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Dec 4th, 2007
Luis Aragones may look grumpy, but he's feeling confident. He thinks his Spain team are ready to go all the way at Euro 2008 after ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Nov 28th, 2007
Argentinian dribbling machine Leo Messi has been awarded the brilliantly named Bravo Trophy by Italian sports magazine Guerin Sportivo. It's basically an Under-21 version of ...
Posted on: Spain Euro 2008 Blog by Jason Pereira | Sep 2nd, 2007
Morning blog readers, it's a lovely sunny day here.
Spain is currently in shock over the sudden death of Antonio Puerta, a player who was almost ...
Posted on: Spain Euro 2008 Blog by Jason Pereira | Aug 5th, 2007
Morning blog readers, this writer has finally returned from his one-month trip to Hong Kong. Very nice it was too :D.
The big story over in ...
Posted on: Spain Euro 2008 Blog by Jason Pereira | Jun 29th, 2007
Hello, fellow Spain fans.
The Spanish transfer window sleepily drifts along with just the big signing of Thierry Henry and the sacking of Fabio Capello ...
Posted on: Spain Euro 2008 Blog by Jason Pereira | Jun 27th, 2007
Again, nothing much of note is happening. Foolish Real president Calderon is close to sacking Fabio Capello while Athletico striker Fernando Torres is on the ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Aug 4th, 2006
Ecuador midfielder Luis Valencia is headed to Wigan Athletic of the English Premier League. Valencia, who turned heads at the World Cup this summer, ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jul 30th, 2006
Some top-flight European leagues are already rolling, the rest will soon join them (except maybe Italy). Here's a handy guide to what kicks off ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jul 28th, 2006
Real Madrid's signing of Rutgerus Johannes Martinius van Nistelrooij (Ruud van Nistelrooy to you and me) means they once again have too many forwards. With ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jul 28th, 2006
The punishments handed down to the match-fixers haven't met with universal approval, especially after being reduced on appeal.
If you were in charge how would you ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Jul 25th, 2006
Blackburn Rovers of the EPL deny that a deal is afoot to bring Ecuador midfielder Luis Valencia to Ewood Park. Currently on loan from ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jul 21st, 2006
Real Madrid and Barcelona are always competing, especially when it comes to shopping. So far, they've signed two players each in the Juventus fire-sale.
Madrid plucked ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jul 21st, 2006
Spanish football's governing bodies have signed an agreement that could create American style "franchises" in La Liga.
Clubs could technically sell their name and their rights ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jul 19th, 2006
The Juve sale has started, with World Cup winning captain Fabio Cannavaro and Brazilian defensive midfielder Emerson joining Real Madrid for a very reasonable 20 ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jul 14th, 2006
The Italian tribunal in charge of the Moggi (pictured) matchfixing scandal has spoken.
Juventus will be relegated to Serie B and deducted 30 points from next ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Jul 3rd, 2006
Spanish side Villareal has confirmed that Ecuador midfielder Antonio Valencia will remain on loan for one more year. Valencia, who is currently leading FIFA's ...
Posted on: Ecuador World Cup Team Blog by Trent | Jun 4th, 2006
Ecuador's midfielder jose Valencia's Spanish club side Recreativo de Huelva is now back in the SPL first division. Valencia, however, hopes that he will ...
Posted on: Costa Rica World Cup Team Blog by Ted Veler | Apr 23rd, 2006
The Costa Rica "clasico" is over, with Deportivo Saprissa beating their eternal foe La Liga Alajuelense 2-1 at home after tying the first part of ...
Posted on: Costa Rica World Cup Team Blog by Ted Veler | Apr 21st, 2006
Yes, it is the Costa Rica grands again... The two part final will be completed this Saturday in the "cave" of Tibas, home of ...
Posted on: Costa Rica World Cup Team Blog by Ted Veler | Apr 10th, 2006
The more things change, the more they, you know... After what promised to be a first, a final without either La Liga or Saprissa, surprise!!! ...
Posted on: Iran World Cup Team Blog by Afshin Afshar | Apr 1st, 2006
El Classico did not play up to the hype. There were five of us watching the game. Amongst us we had two genuine Real fans ...
