Articles tagged with "spain-la-liga"
More Trouble in Mestalla Soap Opera
By Cesar | June 14th, 2007Look! Another day, another gossip headline! I feel like a reporter for HOLA!, the Spanish gossip rag. Or MARCA ... Anyways, today it was a ...
Transfer Talk: Hammers Get Bent, Juve Boots Camoranesi, an MLS Trade
By Bob | June 13th, 2007Following all of the transfer talk from the world of football is as dizzying as an amusement park ride without the fun of getting to ...
Bad Incident Between Players and Fans at Training Ground
By Cesar | June 13th, 2007What do we make of this? A group of Valencia's Ultra Yomus "Ultra" fans disrupted training, shouting abuse at the players after Saturday's 4-2 defeat ...
Transfer Talk: Bathez says Hola and Adios to Necaxa, Fernando Torres on the Market
By Bob | June 12th, 2007Monday was a classic example of all that is good and bad about the summer transfer period. We learned from a French magazine that ...
The End is Near ...
By Cesar | June 11th, 2007Nothing good came out of the Valencian derby this weekend. Save for Levante who ensured they will be playing La Liga football next season after ...
Transfer Talk: Henry Signs with Barca, DMB to Rangers, Makelele to Houston Dynamo?
By Bob | June 11th, 2007Many a scribe has dubbed the transfer period the "silly season" because the rumors fly fast and furious and frequently fail to come to fruition. ...
Leo Messi is Taking This New Maradona Stuff Far Too Seriously
By Daryl | June 9th, 2007We know he's supposed to be the new Maradona, and he's even replicated El Diego's magic against England at the 1986 World Cup. But today ...
More Last Minute La Liga Action
By Daryl | June 9th, 2007Wondering what happened in today's La Liga title battle? More drama that's what. You should all know by know - and shame on you if ...
A True Derby: Levante UD
By Cesar | June 8th, 2007I have a special place in my heart for Levante, also known as Llevant Unió Esportiva (in Valenciano) or Las Granotas (The Frogs). I used ...
Mara Villa! (Spain 2 Liechtenstein 0) Euro 2008
By Cesar | June 6th, 2007The lineup for Spain against Liechtenstein in today's Euro 2008 qualifier said it all ... Reina; Sergio Ramos, Javi Navarro, Marchena, Capdevila; Xabi Alonso, Cesc, Joaquín, ...
Transfer Talk: Roberto Carlos to Fenerbache, Scott Parker to West Ham
By Bob | June 6th, 2007The summer transfer season doesn't take a break for international games. How else would newspapers and Web sites fill their pages? While countries ...
Angloma is Still Playing? He's 42!
By Cesar | June 6th, 2007I was rattling my brain, trying to think of something to say today ... there's Vicente in MARCA saying he hopes he comes back next ...
Transfer Talk: Mark Viduka Singing a New Toon; $32 Million Price Tag for Gila
By Bob | June 5th, 2007It is still early in the summer transfer season of silliness, but that doesn't mean players aren't already being linked with teams here, there and ...
Transfer Talk: Franck Ribery to Bayern Munich, AC Milan Target Thierry Henry
By Bob | June 4th, 2007It is that time of year when your favorite player is linked to every big club in the world, rumors abound and occasionally what you ...
Sevilla Players Earn their Weight in Beer
By Bob | June 4th, 2007The UEFA Cup trophy is a pretty ornament that is usually only used as an exercise device when players lift it above their heads after ...
Who is Wesley Sneijder?
By Cesar | June 4th, 2007So after re-reading my previous post from today (go back and read that first!), I got to thinking, 'Who is Wesley Sneijder?' I haven't a ...
Espanya!
By Cesar | June 4th, 2007This weekend brought us Valencia's talents gracing the international stage in Euro 2008 qualifying. No less than five Che graced the field in Spain's laborious ...
Ronaldinho Plays the Victim
By Bob | June 1st, 2007It never ceases to amaze when an athlete does something wrong, is subsequently punished and then claims to be the victim. The latest to ...
News & Notes
By Cesar | May 30th, 2007Now that there's nothing left to play for, what is there to say? Post random pics, like the one on the left? Count the players ...
Quique Wins ... We All Lose
By Cesar | May 29th, 2007After my tirade yesterday, Real Madrid rag and supposed Spanish sports daily AS is reporting today that Valencia president Juan Soler will confirm coach Quique ...
Quique Vete Ya (Quique, Leave!)
By Cesar | May 28th, 2007I'm disappointed in my team. After Saturday's crushing 3-2 loss to state rivals Villarreal, Valencia is sin opciones (without options) of winning the Spanish title. ...
Villarreal and a Champions League Rant
By Cesar | May 24th, 2007My heart dropped during last year's Champions League semi-finals when Villarreal's Juan Román Riquelme's last-minute penalty was saved by Arsenal goalkeeper Jehn Lehmann. It's not ...
Ronaldinho Shows Off his Basketball Skills
By Bob | May 23rd, 2007After hanging with Michael Jordan, is it really any surprise that Ronaldinho has developed mad basketball skillz? The Nike advert above features the Barcelona ...
Short But Sweet and a Finals Prediction
By Cesar | May 22nd, 2007This one's a quickie as I am swamped at work. I didn't get to see Valencia's stunning 1-0 victory over Real Mallorca on the weekend. ...
The Undermining of the Race in Spain
By Bob | May 22nd, 2007With Real Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla and Valencia all within a mere four points of one another at the top of the table, Spain's La Liga ...
David Beckham is the Master of the Handball
By Bob | May 21st, 2007Ever since we wrote the definitive chapter on the great David Beckham penis controversy, we can't help but notice that Goldenballs has been checking on ...
Madrid stay top with another comeback, Barca crush Atletico
By Daryl | May 20th, 2007Real Madrid are still top of the Spain's Primera Liga after pulling off yet another Roy of the Rovers comeback. Real started the day level ...
Four Games to Go ...
By Cesar | May 18th, 2007Four games to go, four points to make up, two derbies awaiting ... there's everything to play for ... This week, it's Real Mallorca in ...
UEFA Cup Final and our old Valencianos
By Cesar | May 16th, 2007A wonderful game of football was played today at Hampden Park, Scotland. The UEFA Cup Final and although this blog is about Valencia, this game ...
Bold Prediction: A Spanish Club will win the UEFA Cup Final
By Bob | May 15th, 2007As a football prognosticator I like to go out on a limb. I believe I was the only person in the universe to pick ...
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