Atletico Madrid or as they are known by their official name, Club Atlético de Madrid, have the misfortune of sharing Mardrid with one of Europe’s biggest clubs. But Atletico is a big club in their own right having won both La Liga and the Copa del Rey on nine occasions, including a double in 1996. […]
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Unbelievable comments last week from Spain‘s football federation chief who denied that racism is a problem in Spanish soccer despite several racist incidents among its fans at Euro 2012 and La Liga matches. Angel Villa Llona, president of the Spanish FA and a member of both FIFA and UEFA’s executive committee was asked how racism in Spanish football […]
Real Madrid and Barcelona have agreed to share the cost of chartering a private plane to bring back their players from Santiago de Chile as soon as the World Cup qualifier between Chile and Argentina finishes. The game is being played at 02:05am Spanish time. As soon as it finishes, Real Madrid’s Higuaín and Di […]
Barcelona spokesman Toni Freixa has confirmed why the club do not want to play future Supercopa de Espana trophies in China. I wrote earlier today that Barca are again reported today as being united with Real Madrid in opposition to the Spanish Football Federation’s plans to schedule five of the next seven editions of the […]
Real Madrid and Barcelona are blocking an idea, agreed by all other 18 La Liga clubs, to play the Spanish Supercopa in China from next season, Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo has said. The presidents of all 20 La Liga clubs met in Madrid on Monday to discuss a proposal, put forward by the Spanish […]
Atletico Madrid President Enrique Cerezo is feeling the pressure over Radamel Falcao’s transfer status, snapping at reporters who questioned him about speculation linking the striker him with a move to Chelsea. “I will not answer,” Cerezo stormed when cornered by reporters after a RFEF meeting. “Enough is enough. What do you want, that Falcao leaves […]
More proof that Manchester United and Real Madrid are the two biggest and most popular football teams in the world as a new report shows that these two clubs have sold more shirts than any other team over the past five years. Worldwide, the two clubs have sold on average 1.4 million shirts per season over the past five […]
Unbelievable comments today from Spain’s football federation chief who denied that racism is a problem in Spanish soccer despite several racist incidents among its fans at Euro 2012 and La Liga matches. Angel Villa Llona, president of the Spanish FA and a member of both FIFA and UEFA’s executive committee was asked how racism in […]