Whilst it may seem as though Barcelona and Real Madrid have joint ownership of the league title in Spain, the reality is that, from time to time, other teams do get a look in and claim the top spot. In fact, over the years, 9 different teams have actually been…
As Real Madrid, and indeed, the Spanish league in general, prepares for life without the legend that is Iker Casillas between the sticks at the Bernabeu, as he embarks on a new stage of his career with a move to FC Porto, we take a look at some of…
Does anything tingle the anticipation buttons in football more than when the whistle is blown for a free-kick about twenty to twenty-five yards from goal. As the goalie frantically holds up fingers and waves his gloved hands – building his wall – while one player in particular from the opposition…
Johann & Jordi Cruyff When you’re the son of one of the greatest legends in the history of the game, you’d be forgiven if you opted for a somewhat different career path to that of the old man. So fair play to Jordi for trying to break from the shadows.…
Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Valencia FC or someone else? The Spanish Football season hasn’t yet begun, but we are already getting an idea of the strengths and weaknesses of certain teams. Wins and losses that no one expected, taking for example Barcelona’s defeat against Athletic during the…
Don’t you just a love good old ‘Who’s the Greatest Debate?’ It’s been raging for ages hasn’t it? Who’s better – Messi or Ronaldo? Well, guess what? These guys have smashed so many records between them and been so far out in front of the rest of the pack that,…
It’s fair to say that if you’re looking to place a bet on who’s going to finish the Spanish league season as the top goal scorer then you’re probably only going to consider one of two names: one called Lionel or one called Cristiano. And, it’s also pretty fair to…
As the new season races towards us so we begin to look once more at those players we can expect to see great things from across the 20 teams of Spain’s top football league. And of course, there’ll be the usual suspects ready to tear it up once more: Ronaldo,…
