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Zlatan Should Thank Perez For Barca Move

If it wasn’t for Florentino Perez and his early transfer window ‘shock and awe’ superstar shopping spree, a shopping spree which has seen the triple trophy winning exploits of Joan Laporta’s men at the Camp Nou quickly forgotten by anyone not from Catalunya, then what must be regarded as the summer’s most ludicrous deal to…

Eleven La Liga Kids Ready For The Big Time

Spain’s La Liga is littered with impressive youngsters. Youngsters who are superstars in the making. Youngsters who have shown that their future clearly lies at one of Spain’s, or Europe’s, big guns rather than at their current mid to lower table employers. Here are the best eleven of them. Formation: 4-3-3 (Admittedly not a perfect…

Lass and Higuain – Florentino’s Chance for Redemption

The second coming of Florentino Perez should not be judged on what big name stars he brings to the Santiago Bernabeu. His ability to attract the world’s best has never been an issue of debate. Neither has his ability to generate capital for the club. Rather, any lessons the man claims to have learnt since…

Shoud Barcelona Let Eto’o Go’o?

Samuel Eto’o was in the shop window last summer. He was on then new manager Pep Guardiola’s ‘clear-out’ list from day one. There was talk of a move to AC Milan. They plumped for Ronaldinho. There was also speculation that crosstown rivals Internazionale, with new manager Jose Mourinho, were very interested. Again, it came to…

Three Rounds remain in a crazy La Liga season

It’s been a busy week in the world of La Liga. Javier Saviola finally realised that he wasn’t a required player at Real Madrid, and if he actually wanted to be able to write the word ‘footballer’ as his occupation on his arrival card whenever he nicked back to Buenos Aires for a holiday, he…

Why Athletic Bilbao Can Win the Copa Del Rey

“We are going to surprise Barcelona and we are going to win this final.” This confident statement wasn’t from the mouth of a drunk Basque fisherman in a Bilbao bar. Or one of the 20,000 fans who watched their teams final training session at San Mames. It was spouted by in form Athletic Bilbao striker Fernando…

Is Ibrahimovic the Man for Real Madrid?

If you believe the Spanish press or Roysten Drenthe (I know, that’s foolish at the best of times, but humor me), then Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s rumored move from Internazionale to Real Madrid this summer is pretty much a done deal. The player himself has also intimated that his future may lie away from the San Siro,…

Can Super Depor Rejoin Europe’s Big Guns?

In response to Deportivo la Coruna’s game against Valladolid on the weekend, the Spanish press were unanimous – average. “Depor accelerated toward Europe with the handbrake on” read La Voz de Galicia. “It’s worst performance of the season at the Riazor”wrote Eugenio Cobas in La Opinion A Coruna. “Depor survives without the ball”he quipped in…

Who Will Survive the La Liga Relegation Dogfight?

Last season it was Real Zaragoza, Murcia and Levante. The season before that it was Celta de Vigo, Real Sociedad and Gimnastic de Tarragona. Who will it be this season? Who will suffer the heartbreak of relegation to the Segunda division? Here’s the ladder as it stands before the kick-off of round 34:

Guardiola’s Gauntlet: Should Barca go for the win at the Bernabéu?

Guus Hiddink probably boarded his teams’ private jet back to London feeling pretty satisfied with his players and with himself. The last team to walk away from the Camp Nou with a 0-0 result was Manchester United, under the same Champions League semi-final circumstances, just over a year ago. His team face Fulham in the…