davidredshaw
I'm an Englishman from Manchester living in Spain and have supported Málaga for the past 20 years. I run coaches to all Málaga home games, write and produce a fanzine, and have recently had a book published entitled 'Málaga Football Club - The Story' - it's the only book (in English or Spanish) that covers the entire history of the club. I am also a Manchester City fan from birth.
Betis get financial guarantees till end of season
Real Betis’ hopes for a return to the top flight after a two-year absence have received a shot in the arm from Sporting Director Luis Oliver, who has revealed he will be guaranteeing payment to all staff until at least June, 2011, even if he is no longer with the club. Betis were relegated at…
Copa Del Rey Last 16 Draw
The draw for the last 16 of the Copa del Rey has been made, with the subsequent pairings ensuring the big two of Real Madrid and Barcelona can’t meet each other until the final. Real have been drawn against Levante whilst the two most decorated teams in the competition’s history – Barcelona (25 wins) and…
TV rights row threatens to split Spanish football
The new La Liga TV rights deal is unfair to everyone except Madrid and Barcelona. A rift is beginning to develop in Spanish football over the share of future television money from the LFP (Spanish League) after a meeting attended by all first division clubs. Six of them – Sevilla, Zaragoza, Villarreal, Real Sociedad, Athletic…
Mourinho v Preciado Round 2
The row between José Mourinho and Manolo Preciado looks as if it might rumble on. The Real Madrid boss had accused the Sporting Gijón manager of fielding a weakened team against Barcelona in September and gifting them the match. Yet after Real’s late winner in El Molinón at the weekend Preciado seems to have lost…
Ian Holloway Quotes
“To put it in gentleman’s terms if you’ve been out for a night and you’re looking for a young lady and you pull one, some weeks they’re good looking and some weeks they’re not the best. Our performance today would have been not the best looking bird but at least we got her in the…
Barca go in search of records
This Saturday’s game at Almería could see Barcelona create a new record. If they are victorious in the Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos they will have notched up 10 wins from the opening 12 games, a feat never before achieved in the club’s long and illustrious history. Barca have won all five of their away…
Mourinho under fire ahead of Sporting Gijón clash
José Mourinho has carried on his tradition of getting under people’s skin wherever he goes, but this week he came under fire from two sides as he was labelled “ill-mannered” and a “rogue.” First up was boss of Mediapro, Jaume Roures, whose company has the rights to televise El Clásico on Monday, 29 November. Roures…
A British Revolution In Southern Spain
While the amount of British players to have made themselves a name in Spain is relatively small – David Beckham, Gary Lineker, Laurie Cunningham to name but three – there is a quiet revolution taking place at the moment in the backwaters of Southern Spain, albeit at a much lower level, which is starting to…
Pellegrini starts Málaga reign with a win
Ex-Real Madrid and Villarreal boss Manuel Pellegrini, appointed Málaga manager seven days ago, marked his return to Spanish football with a 3-2 triumph over Hércules to send his new team through to the last sixteen of the Copa del Rey. But it needed a last-gasp header from diminutive Uruguayan striker Sebastián Fernández to make it…
Mourinho gets his marching orders
José Mourinho’s ambition of doing the treble in Spain is still on course after Wednesday night’s 5-1 annihilation of Murcia in the second leg of the Copa del Rey. However, it was a night of mixed emotions for the ‘Special One’ as he was sent from the bench in the 38th minute for insulting referee…
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