Articles tagged with "spain-la-liga"
NO ES UN SUEÑO (It's Not a Dream!)
By Cesar | May 15th, 2007Why not? Why can't we win the league? It's not impossible ... 4 points back with 4 to play ... Is it crazy to think ...
Another Week ...
By Cesar | May 14th, 2007And another win by our boys, courtesy of goals by the superb David Silva and defender Emiliano Moretti (where'd that come from)? 2-0 over Real ...
Where next for Rivaldo?
By Daryl | May 12th, 2007Remember Rivaldo? He was basically Ronaldinho before there was a Ronaldinho, starring for Barcelona and Brazil and wowing the world with lots of impossible looking ...
Is Madrid's name on the Spanish title?
By Daryl | May 12th, 2007After masterminding last week's comeback against Real Sociedad, Fabio Capello did it again today. Madrid trailed Espanyol 3-1 at halftime, after Walter Pandiani had destroyed ...
Enzo Maresca Scores a Zinedine Zidane Goal
By Bob | May 10th, 2007You know what is missing in football today? Originality. First we see Lionel Messi scoring a Maradona goal and now we have Enzo ...
Pablito Aimar
By Cesar | May 9th, 2007This week sees the return of old friend and former Che Pablo Aimar. It's his first visit to the Mestalla since his summer transfer and ...
Valencia Cruise On
By Cesar | May 7th, 2007No, I didn't see the game. The madness of my life prevented me from enjoying the late dramatics of Silva's goal. But I smiled in ...
Guti leads Real fightback
By Daryl | May 6th, 2007With leaders Barcelona winning 2-0 at Real Sociedad yesterday, the clash between second place Sevilla and third place Real Madrid meant that one of them ...
Deportivo and other matters
By Cesar | May 4th, 2007This weekend brings us to a meeting with Deportivo La Coruna. Deportivo is a strange team. They're one of the more successful Spanish squads of ...
Congrats
By Cesar | May 2nd, 2007We here at the Valencia CF blog would like to extend our warmest and sincerest congratulations to old friend and former Che boss Rafa Benitez ...
3 Points!
By Cesar | April 30th, 2007I wasn't able to watch the match this weekend. I also wasn't able to get a cup of coffee on demand, a newspaper with football ...
Player Profile: Javier Saviola
By Daryl | April 28th, 2007Full Name: Javier Pedro Saviola Born: December 11, 1981, Buenos Aires, Argentina Position: Forward First some stats. Saviola made his debut for River Plate aged 16. Argentina's Apertura ...
A Quickie
By Cesar | April 27th, 2007I'm away from New York and football this weekend as I'm in the southern part of the USA at a wedding for a good friend. ...
One Way to Keep Ronaldinho: Have him Date your Daughter
By Bob | April 26th, 2007It is no secret that AC Milan are lusting after Ronaldinho the way Ronaldo lusts after high caloric food. The Barca player's brother/agent has ...
A Name to Remember: Bojan Krkic
By Bob | April 26th, 2007It might have been a meaningless goal in a meaningless exhibition but it was enough to alert us all to the latest in the long ...
Champions League? What Champions League?
By Cesar | April 24th, 2007While the rest of the footballing world focuses on some European competition called the Champions League (what kind of name is that??), I sit here, ...
Spanning the Globe: Weekend Football Roundup
By Bob | April 23rd, 2007Adriano was partying and the champagne was flowing across all parts of Europe this weekend with teams in Italy, Scotland, France and Greece clinching their ...
Losing to Madrid Always Hurts ...
By Cesar | April 22nd, 2007Well, this match hurt ... I went to work in the morning but complained of an 'upset stomach' so I could get out and watch ...
The Santiago Bernabeu
By Cesar | April 20th, 2007Playing Real Madrid at the Bernabeu is always a special occasion. The home of Los Merengues is the Cathedral of Spanish Football (with all apologizes ...
Messi & Maradona: A Side-by-Side Comparison
By Bob | April 19th, 2007I've seen Lionel Messi's goal about 20 times today and each time it is no less amazing. The best commentary of the goal is ...
Morientes Wants a Goal
By Cesar | April 19th, 2007I've always liked Fernando Morientes. He was a quality striker for Real Madrid for eight years and always left his heart on the pitch, for ...
Lionel Messi Scores a Maradona Goal
By Bob | April 18th, 2007Watching an Argentine weave past five defenders and a keeper seems familiar enough, doesn't it? That is Barcelona's Lionel Messi working the magic on ...
Real Madrid
By Cesar | April 18th, 2007I have mixed feelings about Real Madrid. I know a lot of Valencianos hate the Merengues ... scarves fly with the words Antimadridista printed on ...
Sporting Gijon's Omar Scores a Super Bicycle Kick Goal
By Bob | April 17th, 2007If you are looking for the goal of the week you might have to look at the video above from Spain's second division. That ...
Spanning the Globe: The Weekend Rundown
By Bob | April 16th, 2007The game is played just about everywhere in the world. This is perhaps the busiest time of the year with just about every league ...
Villa Gives Life to Valencia
By Cesar | April 16th, 2007I managed to make my way to the local pub and watched a surprisingly good performance by Valencia. Consider me humbled, as I predicted a ...
Another Game of the Year
By Cesar | April 14th, 2007The Mestalla Chronicles keep on keeping on, with Valencia involved in a chase to the finish line for a spot in the Champions League next ...
Let's Focus on Europe! (plus Ayala stays?)
By Cesar | April 13th, 2007So the attention shifts somewhat, with our heroes banished from the Champions League. Where do our eyes turn and our necks crane? You guessed it. ...
Real Madrid will have to spend $107 million on something else
By Bob | April 13th, 2007Lock the door and throw away the key. After all the speculation that he would be leaving for the warming climes of Spain and ...
Cristiano Ronaldo: The $107 Million Man
By Bob | April 12th, 2007If you are wondering how you will spend your European football-free days in June the answer is becoming pretty clear. You will spend hours ...
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