Legendary Croatia striker Davor Suker has urged compatriot Luka Modric to join Real Madrid this summer Modric has been heavily linked with a move away from Tottenham Hotspur following the firing of Spurs manager Harry Redknapp. Modric has been long been linked with a move to Manchester United and also came close to signing for […]

Spain’s Vicente del Bosque praised the control shown by his side after two goals from Xabi Alonso secured a win over France and a place in the Euro 2012 semi-finals. Despite not hitting their top form, Del Bosque was delighted with how his side restricted the French to just one shot on target “The truth […]

Two goals from Xabi Alonso helped Spain beat France 2-0 today and set up a mouth-watering Iberian semi-final with Portugal next week. The Real Madrid midfielder popped up on 19 minutes to meet Jordi Alba’s cross from the left after Malouda had failed to track him from midfield. And then the former Liverpool man was […]

Spain and France meet in the Euro quarter-finals on Saturday and to help preview the game I have brought in two experts on Spanish football, Ben Crump and Jon. Ben writes for Inside Spanish Football – The Home of La Liga. Inside Spanish Football offers all the latest news, gossip, results, blogs, opinion and highlights […]

Barcelona defender Daniel Alves says it is time for Brazilian star Neymar to move to Europe this summer,. The third best player in the world has been linked with moves to either Real Madrid or Barcelona in recent summers, but he has always indicated a willingness to remain at Santos until after the 2014 World […]

This animosity between Real Madrid and Barcelona is getting out of hand. Yesterday I wrote how Barcelona chief Sandro Rosell said that Ronaldo would not get in the Barcelona first team. Well today we learn that Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has fired the club’s academy youth director, Alberto Giraldez, for praising former Barcelona boss […]

It’s the off season but that has not stopped Barcelona President Sandro Rosell from taking a big swipe at bitter rivals Real Madrid and in particular Cristiano Ronaldo and Jose Mourinho. In an interview with the Spanish newspaper AS Rosell said: “Cristiano Ronaldo is not the second best player in the world, he is the […]

Andres Iniesta has hit out at Spain’s critics after their nervy 1-0 win over Croatia last night saying that it was impossible to win every game easily. Speaking to Marca Iniesta said: “All the criticism is valid as long as it is constructive. Everyone has their own way of looking at things. When we don’t […]