Articles tagged with "la-liga"
Pick it! Your match of the year, a.k.a. "The one."
By Kevin | June 2nd, 2009For me, this was the one. Barca vs Betis, in February. My review at the time was rather cranky, nattering about how we deserved better, ...
Deportivo 1, Get Eto'o the Pichichi 1, a.k.a. "A waste of a perfectly good Xavi."
By Kevin | May 31st, 2009Oh. Yeah. Another weekend, another meaningless match against a side with something to actually play for. This week it was Deportivo, formerly Super Depor, playing ...
Barca v Deportivo match comments thread
By Kevin | May 30th, 2009Yes, we've won the treble. But business must go on. Starting XI: Pinto, Caceres, Pique, The Yaya, Sylvinho, Keita, Gudjohnsen, Xavi, Hleb, Eto'o, Krkic. Have at ...
Preview: Eto'o vs Depor; Saturday 3pm GolTV
By Isaiah | May 30th, 2009So here it is, your final preview of the 2008/09 season. And no, it won't be gloriously long and stats-laden. Instead, it'll be about Samuel ...
Offshore Oscar's picks May 30, 31 - Bombs away
By Offshore Oscar | May 28th, 2009This is the last official weekend of the season for this series, but don’t be surprised if I pop up during the summer with some ...
Cha-Ching, Thanks Barça!
By Anthony | May 28th, 2009Monchi seems to be my favourite name this week and for this post nothing has changed. At Sevilla we're known for our crazy, over-priced ...
Jiménez to Stay!!
By Anthony | May 26th, 2009I'm in shock right now, I don't know about anyone else but I for one did not see this coming. The club announced today that Jiménez' ...
Barca 0, Osasuna 1, a.k.a. "A little mud won't stop the party!"
By Kevin | May 24th, 2009Customarily, losses fill me with unreserved bile, make me want to throw stuff, go find a dog to kick and a kitten to vex. But ...
Preview: Barça - Osasuna; Saturday 3pmEST, GolTV
By Isaiah | May 22nd, 2009Starting at 2:30pmEST on GolTV, there's the La Liga trophy celebration. The game itself will be at 3pmEST. It's exciting to think about Osasuna coming ...
LA LIGA CHAMPIONS
By Isaiah | May 19th, 2009I know it's a bit late, but here you are, your 2008/09 La Liga Champions, FC Barcelona: WOOHOOOOOOO!!!![exclamation points!]
Justice, passion and l'affaire Eto'o (a musing)
By Kevin | May 18th, 2009So. On Sunday, we lost a meaningless game, playing with a B side, Bojan and Eto'o. Our very own (as I call him) Cranky Cameroonian squandered ...
Mallorca 2, Barca 1, a.k.a. "Give the young'uns some."
By Kevin | May 17th, 2009This one won't take long. It was a meaningless match that was mostly played like one. Guardiola took the opportunity to rest every potential Champions ...
Match comments post, Malloca v The Double Boys, noon CT, GolTV
By Kevin | May 17th, 2009Y'all know the drill. Lineups, bouquets (not Busquets), brickbats and various match-related natterings, all go here. The pic is from our 3-1 win over Mallorca at ...
Poll: Which Team is Most Likely to Retain Their Title in 2010 - Barça, Inter, or Man Utd ?
By Daryl | May 17th, 2009Barcelona and Inter won their respective league titles without kicking a ball yesterday. Real Madrid lost 3-2 at Villarreal on Saturday, thereby giftwrapping and delivering the ...
Preview: Barca v Mallorca, noon CT, GolTV; a.k.a. "It's rest tiiiime," a.k.a. "Two down, one to go."
By Kevin | May 16th, 2009So. Isaiah is in Chicago, probably still at roller derby, where I left him for some much-needed beauty sleep. And then it occurred to me: ...
Offshore Oscar's picks May 16, 17 - Putting the fun back into the fundamentals
By Offshore Oscar | May 14th, 2009Our two plays last weekend didn’t get us anywhere, but that’s why they call it gambling, except in Las Vegas where they call it “gaming” ...
Daily Dose: May 11th, 2009.
By chris | May 11th, 2009Stuff to read while you score a goal from just about out of bounds.... Going to a gang war and a football match breaks out. (Global ...
There's a Party and We're Not Invited
By Andrea | May 10th, 2009Another season has come and gone, and we're left out of the Liguilla. That's two in a row if you haven't been counting, and with ...
Barca 3, Villarreal 3, a.k.a. "Lady Luck spits in our faces"
By Kevin | May 10th, 2009History is a bitch, ain't it? Yes, this Pique red card from the last time that we played Villarreal was rescinded, but there is little ...
Preview: Barcelona - Villarreal, Sunday 1pmEST, GolTV
By Isaiah | May 9th, 2009I know it's hard to focus on La Liga after Iniesta's bestgoalofalltimeeverdontevenargueaboutthat, but there are, actually, points that need to be won in order to ...
Offshore Oscar's picks May 9, 10 - Well, that didn't work
By Offshore Oscar | May 7th, 2009My midweek Champion’s League London home-teams parlay went over just about as well as a right-wing radio talk show guy trying to host the Oscars ...
There's No Place Like Home
By Andrea | May 7th, 2009After a crazy time trying to find where to play, CONMEBOL has finally agreed to let the Mexican teams in the Copa Libertdores play ...
All By Myself......
By Andrea | May 2nd, 2009Another game, another draw. They're not making it easier to qualify for the Liguilla are they? Chivas drew 0-0 against Puebla in front of cardboard cutouts, ...
EE 2, Barca 6, a.k.a. "All your goals are belong to us!"
By Kevin | May 2nd, 2009A long time ago, in a galaxy far away, the Rebel hordes were enjoying a run of form, converting planet after planet to their joyous ...
Offshore Oscar's picks May 2, 3 - Easy money will be ours
By Offshore Oscar | May 1st, 2009Last weekend was tough with two frustrating draws on games that could easily have been wins, but that happens all the time so you’d think ...
El Clásico Preview: Real Madrid – Barcelona; Saturday 2pmEST, GolTV
By Isaiah | May 1st, 2009It’s not often that the fate of the league rests with the clásico, but this year it appears to be that way. Up by 4 ...
In Defence of the Defensive Approach
By Daryl | April 30th, 2009I think it's fair to say that Barcelona weren't too impressed with Chelsea's approach to the Champions League on Tuesday night. Guus Hiddink sent Chelsea ...
El Clásico
By Isaiah | April 30th, 2009Yes, it's that time of the year again: El Clásico in the Bernabeu. I am so pumped. BRING IT ON.
Back in the saddle again?
By Mando | April 29th, 2009Sorry I've been away, but I've been busy with my primary site forzafutbol.com, redesigning it and I've had to scale back on my posting here, ...
D-W-W. Not bad not bad..
By Javier | April 27th, 2009Should of been a W-W-W IMO. That Rossi penalty miss against Valladolid could of changed things around. That being said, we would of been in...third ...
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