Japan pulled off the first shock of the Olympic football competition by beating 10-man Spain 1-0 at Hampden Park. Spain were second favourites for gold having won the last three major tournaments, as well as last year’s European Under-21 Championship. But Yuki Otsu’s 34th-minute strike was enough for Japan’s first win over Spain at any level […]

While fans of Real Madrid and Barcelona are happy with the current state of Spanish football, fans and players are of the other La Liga sides are not so enthused. Does any doubt that the title race will once again be a two team race and that the rest of the league is playing for […]

Barcelona are ready to offer captain Carles Puyol an extension to his contract as he made his return to training after being out for two months with an injury. Spanish daily Sport reports that the club will offer the 34-year-old a new contract as he is in the final year of his current deal. The […]

Real Madrid assistant Aitor Karanka appeared to suggest that Kaka could be on his way out of the Bernabeu following his omission from Jose Mourinho’s squad for a pre-season friendly against Oviedo. Kaka has been regularly linked with a move away from Real over the past 12 months, after struggling to justify the then-world record […]

Spanish international Cazorla, who was part of Spain’s Euro 2012 winning squad, is being targeted by Arsenal in a £16m move from cash-strapped Malaga. Arsenal were interested in Cazorla last season before he joined Malaga from Villarreal. But with Malaga imploding financially, despite being owned by petro-dollars, are seemingly interested in selling Cazorla for around […]

Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez is reportedly willing to swallow his pride and offer Brazilian midfielder, Kaka for a reduced price of roughly €10 million, a €55 million loss after buying the player from AC Milan in 2009 for €65 million. Manager Jose Mourinho spoke to the player and told the Brazilian that he will […]

Real Zaragoza look set to complete the signing of Malaga midfielder, Apono on a three-year deal. The Spanish midfielder became an important part of Zaragoza’s first team last season, whilst on loan from Malaga. However, he returned to the Andalusian club this summer but has been deemed surplus to requirements by coach Manuel Pellegrini. Apono himself had previously stated his desire to […]

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone insists Adrian will not be leaving the club amid continued speculation linking Tottenham Hotspur with the striker. Adrian joined Atletico from Deportivo La Coruna 12 months ago and he enjoyed an impressive debut season at the Vicente Calderon, scoring 18 goals and playing a key role in the club’s Europa […]