SPANISH FOOTBALL | LIGA | ROUND 11 THURSDAY GAMES RESULTS

Four matches played of Liga Round 11 tonight as Spanish Football continues with its busy schedule. Next up a brief summary, all the final scores - results & the goalscorers.




Atletico de Madrid travelled to Granada & managed their 10th Liga win this season defeating the home team 1 - 2. Granada started better until a penalty was called after a foul on David Villa which Diego Costa converted in

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SPANISH FOOTBALL | LIGA | ROUND 11 WEDNESDAY GAMES FINAL RESULTS

Spanish Football & Round 11 of Liga continued Wednesday night with four games scheduled. Here is a brief summary of the main events, the final results-scores & all the goalscorers which were plenty.




Crisis at Valencia CF which lost at home tonight 1 - 2 to Almeria. One gets the sad impression that the Valencia players are doing their best to force the sacking &/or resignation of their current

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SPANISH FOOTBALL | LIGA | ROUND 11 TUESDAY NIGHT GAMES FINAL RESULTS

Spanish Football & Round 11 of Liga has mid-week games spread over three days. Tonight there were two encounters scheduled, with the following final results-scores & all the goalscorers. 




If two Clubs needed a win & the three points they were RCD Espanyol & Malaga FC which after 90 mins of play only managed a final 0- 0 draw result. The protagonists & main players responsible for the draw

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FIFA POWER POLITICS | BLATTER vs CRISTIANO RONALDO | THE REAL STORY

The storm caused by FIFA President Blatter & his comments in reference to the question of who he preferred, Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, has been magnified & blown out beyond what simple outside Football observers would have expected. In fact no one knew in Spain that Blatter had spoke at the Oxford University forum until yesterday night. The comments took place on Friday & came to light 3 days

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FIFA GOLDEN BALL AWARD 2013 LIST OF 23 CANDIDATES

French Magazine "France Football" has released the list of 23 candidates eligible for this years "FIFA GOLDEN BALL Award". The surprise is that there are only 2 Spanish born players & both from FC Barcelona: Andres Iniesta & Xavi Hernandez.




The full list of 23 FIFA Golden Ball candidates:

Gareth Bale (Tottenham/Real Madrid)

Edinson Cavani (Nápoles/PSG)

Radamel Falcao (Atlético/Mónaco)

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SPANISH FOOTBALL | LIGA | ROUND 10 MONDAY NIGHT GAME RESULT

Spanish Football with its Round 10 of Liga ended tonight with Madrid Club Getafe hosting Athletic Club Bilbao. The end & final result after 90 intense minutes was a 0 - 1 victory to the visitors which further consolidates their upper table position. 

The opener came via Bilbao player Laporta in the 8th min which "blocked" thereafter the home team which later worked to get back into an effective

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SPANISH FOOTBALL | LIGA | ROUND 10 SUNDAY GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football continues even after yesterdays "Clasico" with four games of Round 10 scheduled of Liga. Great matches with Clubs under pressure reacting well. Here is a brief summary, the final results-scores & all the goalscorers.




Sevilla FC was feeling the pinch from the fans & Club Directives especially Coach Unai Emery. His team & Ratikic pulled Sevilla through with a 2 - 1 victory over

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SPANISH FOOTBALL | LIGA | EL CLASICO | ROUND 10 SATURDAY GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football action today with Round 10 Liga matches scheduled including the big "el clasico" between FC Barcelona & Real Madrid. Obviously this game eclipses all others so we will begin the post summary of the Saturday encounters with "the clasico". Here is a brief summary of the main events, the final results-scorers & the goalscorers.







Another great & controversial match between FC

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SPANISH FOOTBALL PREVIEW | FC BARCELONA - REAL MADRID | POSSIBLE STARTING 11 TEAM LINE UPS

Huge day for Spanish Football & World Soccer with the Round 10 Liga match between FC Barcelona & Real Madrid. The biggest match in World Football - El Clasico - kicks off 18.00 Spanish Time with Barça currently in 1ºst position on the Spanish League table with a 3º point advantage over arch rivals Real Madrid currently in 3rd place. A victory to either side will give a huge psychological

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FOOTBALL | LIST OF 40 CANDIDATES "GOLDEN BOY AWARD" FOR U-21

Italian media "Tuttosport", which hands the "Golden Boy Football Award" - the equivalent of the FIFA Golden Ball for U-21 players - , handed in its 40 candidates for this year. Last year the winner was Spanish International & Real Madrid midfielder Isco.This year two Spanish U-21 Internationals are on the list: Oliver ( At.Madrid ) & Jese Rodriguez ( Real Madrid ). The favourite is Juventus &

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MICROSOFT TO SPONSOR THE "NEW" REAL MADRID "SANTIAGO BERNABEU STADIUM" ?

This post is more for the Real Madrid followers outside of Spain. As you may already know the Spanish Football Club wants to modernize & put its current stadium well into the 21st Century. Like other Clubs around Europe ( Bayern Munich & Arsenal comes to mind ) Real Madrid wishes to expand their home ground & make their "Legendary Santiago Bernabeu Stadium" the crown jewel of the city of Madrid &

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SPANISH FOOTBALL CLUBS | EUROPA LEAGUE GROUP FINAL RESULTS

Three Spanish Football Clubs - Real Betis, Sevilla FC & Valencia CF - had Europa League Group duties with relative good results. Here is a very brief summary of events, the final results-scores & all the goalscorers.




Real Betis turned around a lacklustre 1ºst half to win 1 - 0 Portuguese Club Guimaraes with a 50th min goal from Vadillo. Great win for Betis that keeps them up on the Group I

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REAL MADRID - REAL SOCIEDAD GAME RESULT | UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Sweet & sour results for Spanish Football after the two participating Clubs in Group A & B gave mix results. Here is a brief summary of the main events & the final results for Real Madrid & Real Sociedad in their respective games along with all the goalscorers.




Good news for Real Madrid which won 2 - 1 their match against Juventus that keeps them top of Group B with a healthy points margin

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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PRE-MATCH | REAL MADRID - REAL SOCIEDAD POSSIBLE STARTING 11 TEAMS

It is the turn tonight of the other two Spanish Football Clubs  - Real Sociedad & Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League Group matches. As habitual pre-match Spanish Sports daily "Sport" has created infographs detailing the game & putting forward their speculated possible starting XI team line-ups.  




The Real Madrid vs Juventus Group B match is a historical European Classic & possibly the

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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP FINAL RESULTS | ATLETICO DE MADRID - FC BARCELONA

Two Spanish Football Clubs - Atletico de Madrid & FC Barcelona - had UEFA Champions League Group match duties. Here is a brief summary of events, the final results - scores & the goalscorers.




Austria Vienna hosted Spanish Football Club Atletico de Madrid in their Group H match with the Spaniards winning convincingly 0 - 3 & remaining top of the Group with 9 points. The surprise was the start

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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE | FC BARCELONA - ATLETICO DE MADRID POSSIBLE STARTING 11 TEAM LINE UPS

UEFA Champions League ( Round 3 ) Football returns tonight with two Spanish Football Clubs in action: FC Barcelona & Atletico de Madrid. As habitual with Spanish Sports daily "Sport", they provided a pre-match infograph of the teams & their speculated possible starting XI line-ups.




FC Barcelona travels to AC Milan for their Group H match. Barça tops the Group with 6 points & Milan is second

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SPANISH FOOTBALL | LIGA | ROUND 9 MONDAY GAMES RESULTS

The last two scheduled games of Round 9 of Liga were played tonight with the following final results - scores & goalscorers.




Alarm bells at Celta de Vigo & Coach Luis Enrique questioned & on the edge. Another loss this time to Levante which grabbed the victory in the 88th min from a Diop volley. It seemed everything was against Celta tonight, a heavy storm came in a deluge which caused a

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SPANISH FOOTBALL | LIGA | ROUND 9 SUNDAY MATCHES RESULTS

Spanish Football & Liga with Round 9 continued today with the following final results-scores & goalscorers.




Almeria hosted Madrid Club Rayo Vallecano & lost 0 - 1. The winner came from a magnificent free kick that Galvez executed which was unstoppable. The win gives Rayo much needed oxygen & three super valuable points.




Granada lost to Madrid Club Getafe 0 - 2 & turned the local crowd

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SPANISH FOOTBALL | LIGA | ROUND 9 SATURDAY GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football was back after International duties with Round 9 of Liga. Four games scheduled for all the upcoming mid-week Champions League teams with the following final results - scores & all the goalscorers.




Real Madrid hosted Malaga FC & managed to win 2 - 0 in relatively comfortable fashion. The home side was under the microscope to see if they could manage to lift their game which

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REAL MADRID | RADAMEL FALCAO - KARIM BENZEMA NEWS

Real Madrid President Florentino Perez went on late night TV last Monday to clear up some incorrect reports about the back condition of new signing Gareth Bale & ended up opening the Radamel Falcao can. When asked about the current Colombian & Monaco forward by the journalists the Real Madrid President answered that Falcao was an excellent player & he had first hand knowledge that Falcao wished

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FC BARCELONA NEGOTIATING WITH DORTMUND DEFENDER HUMMELS FOR 2014

The news out of Germany ( "Bild") picked up locally by Spanish Sports papers is that German Football Club Borussia Dortmund has given its Central Defender Mats Hummels "green light" to negotiate with Spanish Football Club FC Barcelona.

Months ago it was mentioned here that FC Barcelona had targeted the German International as the defender that would eventually replace Carles Puyol. 





The

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SPAIN 2 GEORGIA 0 | RESULT GROUP I WORLD CUP QUALIFIER | SPAIN SECURES BRAZIL TICKET

The Spanish Football National Team won 2 - 0 Georgia in their Group I qualifier to take the three points, the Top spot of the Group & a direct ticket to defend their World Champions title in the upcoming 2014 FIFA World Cup to be held in Brazil .A couple of changes in the starting XI by Spanish coach Del Bosque giving Iker Casillas the goalie spot, bring back Juanfran to the right back position,

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SAMI KHEDIRA UNHAPPY WITH SPANISH FOOTBALL | MAYBE PREPARING TO OPEN THE EXIT DOOR

Real Madrid German International midfielder Sami Khedira is not happy at his Club nor with Spanish Football. This is a summary of an interview given to German media "Kicker", translated :

I'll never be among the favourites of the Spanish Press. They put me in the beginning of the season on the bench & picture me as a scapegoat. They don´t value me, even when my performance is good. ". " I'm not

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SPAIN 1 HUNGARY 0 | EURO U-21 GROUP RESULT

The U - 21 Spanish Football National Team managed their fourth straight win 1 - 0 over Hungary in their U-21 Euro Group qualifying match for the 2015 U-21 European Championships. This is the great news, the less pretty news was the little effectiveness Spain showed with their Football after the 9th min goal from Morata that was to be the eventual winner.

The youngsters are beginning to suffer

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ATLETICO DE MADRID KOKE CALLS THE ATTENTION OF FC BARCELONA - MANCHESTER UNITED

The 21 year old Atletico de Madrid midfielder Koke has become the talk of the Football Community with his extraordinary performances at Club level which has earned him a place in the Spanish Football National Team. Born & raised Football wise at Atletico de Madrid the player has blossomed & matured under Coach Simeone to become a vital part of his team & a Spanish Football revelation. 




The

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REAL MADRID HAS GUNDOGAN ON MIND FOR NEXT SEASON

Spanish International midfieder Xabi Alonso looks like definitely not renewing contract with Real Madrid. The Clubs "Technical Team" is & has been thinking about a replacement & everything indicates that player will be German International & Borussia Dortmund player Ilkay Gündogan. 




Football observers & Club insiders believe that there could already be a "type" of an agreement with the

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TER STEGEN CHOSEN BY FC BARCELONA TO SUBSTITUTE VALDES ?

Marc André Ter Stegen, that is the name & the chosen goalkeeping substitute of Victor Valdes at FC Barcelona. At least this is what was announced on Spanish radio last night in a popular late-night "Football & Sports" programme. The 21 year old Borussia Monchengladbach keeper has an estimate price of around 10M€ which will need to be negotiated.



Although this news seems "fresh" it is not a

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SPAIN 2 BELARUS 1 | WORLD CUP 2014 GROUP I QUALIFIER GAME RESULT

The Spanish Football National Team took a mayor step forward to qualifying themselves for the upcoming FIFA 2014 World Cup after defeating 2 - 1 at home Belarus in their Group I match. A game that made Spain work hard to find their goals & the three points.

The news was the inclusion from the start of Victor Valdes as goalkeeper & the debut of Swansea forward Michu. Both played in line with the

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SPAIN 3 BOSNIA 2 | EURO U-21 GROUP 4 QUALIFIER RESULT

The Spanish U-21 National Football Team hosted Bosnia in their Group 4 UEFA U-21 European qualifier for the 2015 European Championship. Spain won 3 - 2 Bosnia but it was through the overall talent of the Spaniards that pulled the team through as tonight there was plenty of defensive mistakes & irregular play. This win puts Spain on top of their Group but the "road" is long & the team will need to

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ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI STILL A SIGNING OPTION FOR REAL MADRID ?

This news piece from Spanish Sports paper "AS" is a definite seller & not to say a big media grabber. The article comments that Polish International & Borussia Dortmund forward Robert Lewandowski is at "firing distance" for Real Madrid for the up coming "Winter Market".The reasons are the following:


The player ends contract on June 2014 & his Club will prefer to get some money with a transfer

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ATLETICO DE MADRID WORKING TO BRING BACK DIEGO RIBAS

Spanish Football Club Atletico de Madrid has never really forgotten about Brazilian & Wolfsburg midfielder Diego Ribas. Atletico de Madrid Coach Simeone has made sure that the "top brass" at the Club never forget as he still considers the player that "final" piece left of his Masterplan. The player left a lasting impression while on loan in 2012 ( winning a Europa League title ) & recovering the

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REAL MADRID SIGN 9 YEAR OLD FOOTBALL WONDER KID TAKUHIRO NAKAI , ALIAS PIPI

The 9 year old with a FC Barcelona shirt on the below video is Takuhiro Nakai, nicknamed 'Pipi' & has been signed by the arch rival. Real Madrid signed him to their ranks while Barça showed interested but arrived too late. The Japanese "wonder kid" will now begin his long climb up the Real Madrid junior grades & who knows may one day be the first Japanese "in house" player for the Spanish

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FC BARCELONA HAS MANCHESTER UNITED PLAYER ADANAN JANUZAJ TIED UP ?

The alarm bells seem to be sounding at English Premier League Club Manchester United after their young 18 year old Belgium /Albanian star Adnan Januzaj is not answering calls to a contract renewal. This has made some insiders think that there could be a "dark shadow" hoovering over "Old Trafford" & concretely doing "magic" on the youngsters mind. 

Reports from English & Spanish Sports press

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REAL MADRID THINKING ABOUT JUVENTUS MIDFIELDER PIRLO ?

With two months away from the "Winter Transfer Market" the big European Clubs have analysed their current squads & some have detected weakness that are primarily due to bad pre-season planning. Now is the moment to think about fixing things by reinforcing the team with a loan or a signing player/s.Real Madrid has some loose ends, or team "problems" to solve urgently. The main & principal one is

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SPANISH FOOTBALL | LIGA | DIEGO COSTA CURRENT LEADING GOALSCORER

After 8 Rounds of the Spanish Football League - La Liga - though it would be interesting to take a look how the "Top Goalscorer" for season 2013 - 2014 is currently looking.

Atletico de Madrid forward Diego Costa is currently leading the goalscorer tally with 10 goals. The player who has "wandered" through Clubs like Valladolid, Rayo Vallecano etc began taking off last season under Coach Simeone

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SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM | IÑIGO MARTINEZ - MICHU CALLED UP TO REPLACE INJURED ALBIOL - VILLA

Have been out in the countryside this weekend without Internet, mobile & TV. A sort of "technological detox" weekend. To the regular readers that come in for the regular Liga round-up all the scores of Round 8  are on the widget on the right side bar & with all the goalscorers as well.

What I would like to post now back home are the two new players called up by Spanish Football National Team

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SPANISH FOOTBALL | LIST OF 23 PLAYERS FOR UPCOMING BELARUS - GEORGIA WORLD CUP GROUP GAMES

SPANISH FOOTBALL NATIONAL TEAM Selector & Coach Vicente Del Bosque handed in at midday his list of 23 players that will make up the Spain Team squad to play their two upcoming FIFA World Cup Group matches.Spain hosts on Friday the 11th of October Belarus & then plays at home Georgia Tuesday the 15th of October.




The novelty is the call up of young Sevilla FC & Spanish International U-21 left

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EUROPA LEAGUE GAMES RESULTS | VALENCIA - SEVILLA FC - REAL BETIS

Europa League Group games tonight with three Spanish Football Clubs at work. Here is a summary, the final results - scores & all the goalscorers.




Valencia CF travelled to Russia to play Kuban Krasnodar managing to win 0 - 2. The Football was not brilliant but no one is fussing at this stage as the three points are more valuable. The Spaniards showed plenty of midfield ball domination but

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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RESULTS | REAL MADRID - REAL SOCIEDAD GROUP GAMES

The last two Clubs representing Spanish Football in the UEFA Champions League had their spotlight tonight. Real Madrid hosted FC Copenhagen in their Group B match & Real Sociedad travelled to Germany to play with Bayern Leverkusen. Below is a summary of the main events with the final results - scores & all the goalscorers.




All eyes on Real Madrid & Coach Ancelotti after their terrible

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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RESULTS | ATLETICO MADRID - FC BARCELONA GROUP GAMES

Both Spanish Football Clubs - Atletico Madrid & FC Barcelona - return home with victories after both had a hard night at the UEFA Champions League Group office. Here is a brief summary of the main events, the final results - scores & all the goalscorers.




Atletico de Madrid travelled to Portugal to face the always difficult Porto team in their Group G match. The final result was 1 - 2 in

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PREVIEW | FC BARCELONA - ATLETICO MADRID POSSIBLE STARTING 11 TEAM LINE-UPS FOR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Two Spanish Football Clubs have UEFA Champions League Group obligations away from home tonight. The first is FC Barcelona which travels to Glasgow to play Celtic which defeated Barça last time they meet at home 2- 1. The other is a very interesting match between two well known teams Oporto which host Atletico de Madrid.


As usual Spanish Sports paper "Sport" provides its readers with the

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