Articles tagged with "spain"
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
By Cesar | June 19th, 2007Anyone who knows me knows I like to frequent football message boards, time permitting. There are some great Valencia boards out there, including foroche.com for ...
The End
By Cesar | June 18th, 2007There's lots of time to deliberate and pontificate over the events of this past season. First off, a sad farewell to Real Sociedad, who gave ...
Does This Mean Carboni's Leaving??
By Cesar | June 15th, 2007Ya ya, there's a game this weekend. Who cares? (Ok, I admit to caring because I'm actually going to be able to watch it at ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Spanish prodigy Bojan Krkic on loan to Saint-Étienne!
By Sam | May 29th, 2007How about that? According to an unofficial Barca website, the club is loaning the offensive midfielder, born of a Serbian father, to les Verts for ...
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 ...
Wenger: Cesc Fabregas Not Heading to Spain
By Trent | May 29th, 2007Well. It's awfully quiet around here these days. The dull silence around English football this time of year (excepting in Derby County, of ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
Bojan Krkic: Goal Poacher
By Isaiah | May 14th, 2007In these harsh days for FC Barcelona, there is a rising star and his name is Bojan Krkic. He is now somewhat of a Spanish ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Daily Diatribe: A Holiday in Spain, Senior Alex's vote of confidence, UEFA is full of shit, & Playing as a team
By Brian | May 9th, 2007* Sometime next week, Rafa is going to take the boys on a five day holiday to Spain to condition them for warm weather. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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