La Liga
Lionel Messi set a new record of 86 goals in a calendar year as FC Barcelona prevailed 2-1 at Real Betis Balompié, while Falcao hit five as Club Atlético de Madrid posted a commanding win. Lionel Messi broke Gerd Müller’s 40-year-old record for goals in a calendar year as Barcelona won 2-1 at Real Betis. […]
You could hear a pin drop in the Nou Camp when Lionel Messu went down grabbing his knee late in Wednesday’s Champions League match with Benfica. When he was carried off on a stretcher Barcelona fans feared the worst. But tests today revealed nothing worse than bruising and he was able to train in the […]
While Usain Bolt may be the fastest man in the world, Cristiano Ronaldo did something overt the weekend that I am not sure Bolt could equal. In the match against Atletico Madrid, Ronaldo covered 96 metres in only 10 seconds. Although that is some way off Bolt’s world record, keep in mind that Ronaldo was […]
Barcelona opened up a six-point lead at the top of La Liga’s summit after Lionel Messi’s brace inspired a 5-1 rout of Athletic Bilbao, with Real Madrid then seeing off second-placed Atletico Madrid 2-0 in the late kick-off. Messi’s 83rd and 84th goals of the calendar year left the Argentina forward needing just one more […]
I thought that the LA Galaxy was going to replace David Beckham with another English midfielder. Namely Chelsea’s Frank Lampard who is out of contract at the end of the season. But it appears that the Galaxy are aiming higher, with the club’s owner Tim Leiweke saying that he is confident that they can agree […]
Atletico Madrid have a chance to do something on Saturday that they have not done in more than a decade and that is beat city rivals Real Madrid. After 13 games it is Atletico that are chasing Barcelona not Real, and that gives this weekend’s derby a little extra twist. Atletico head into the match, […]
Speculation is growing in Spain that this will be Jose Mourinho’s last season in charge of Real Madrid. Regardless of whether he wins another Champions League trophy, the feeling is that the “Special One” will be coaching elsewhere next season. The big question is where will he go? Mourinho has made it clear in the […]
I am sure it has been done since Celtic won the European Cup in 1967 with 11 players born within a 30-mile radius of Glasgow, but I cannot remember the last time a major club like Barcelona fielded a completely home-grown side. When Dani Alves was replaced in the 14th minute on Sunday against Levante […]