UEFA has announced its team of 2008 and UEFA EURO 2008 winners Spain dominated the selection. More than 3.3 million votes were cast by about 256,000 users, whose resulting dream team features six members of the Spain side that conquered Europe last summer. Iker Casillas is the goalkeeper, playing behind two international team-mates in right-back […]
La Liga
Interesting article in the Guardian Newspaper about how Spanish soccer faces the real prospect of financial collapse. Jose Maria Gay, a professor at the University of Barcelona, spent the second half of last year analyzing the 2006/07 accounts of the 20 clubs in the top flight and concluded that only five Primera Liga teams, including Real […]
Interesting article in the Guardian Newspaper about how Spanish soccer faces the real prospect of financial collapse. Jose Maria Gay, a professor at the University of Barcelona, spent the second half of last year analyzing the 2006/07 accounts of the 20 clubs in the top flight and concluded that only five Primera Liga teams, including Real […]
In an entertaining match at the Mestalla, Valencia came from 2-1 down to defeat Sevilla 3-2 in the first leg of their Copa del Rey quarter-final. David Villa opened the scoring for the hosts on five minutes after pouncing on Adriano Correira’s mis-placed back-pass but Sevilla hit back after the break with goals from Luis […]
Espanyol have axed coach Jose Manuel Esnal after less than two months in charge of the Primera Liga strugglers. The 58-year-old, known as Mane, took over from Bartolome Marquez at the beginning of December last year, but has been unable to mastermind a move away from the relegation zone. The Barcelona-based club drew three and […]
Two goals apiece from Thierry Henry and Samuel Eto’o and a trademark solo effort from Lionel Messi fired Barcelona to a 5-0 win over Deportivo Coruna in the Primera Liga on Saturday. The win cemented the Catalans’ 12-point lead at the top of the standings after Sevilla’s 1-0 home win over Numancia, Renato’s late strike […]
Ramón Calderón has resigned as president of Real Madrid. The 57-year-old, who took over at the club after winning contested elections in the summer of 2006, announced his decision at a board meeting. The decision comes in the light of a corruption scandal uncovered by the sports daily Marca and was formally confirmed at a […]
Barcelona extended their lead at the top of the Primera Liga to 12 points after rallying from 2-1 down to win 3-2 at rock-bottom Osasuna. The Catalan giants were in danger of falling victim to one of the shocks of the season when Samuel Eto’o’s opener was overturned by efforts from Miguel Flano and Walter […]
A couple of weeks ago we wrote that UEFA has told Real Madrid that they will have to choose between Klaas Jan Huntelaar and Lassana Diarra for the knock-out phase of the Champions League. Well Real Madrid appealed that ruling and today, UEFA’s disciplinary committee met in special session and rejected the request. Real Madrid’s […]