Jon Allison
A recent graduate of Politics from university in the UK, I take a keen interest in all football, especially the English Premier League and the Spanish La Liga. I speak German and Spanish, I am currently learning Catalan, and support Tottenham Hotspur in the UK, and Racing in Argentina.
8 things wrong at Valencia
Let me start this with the blunt truth. Valencia are in trouble, big trouble. 1. They carry the millstone of a huge debt around their neck, 2. of a new stadium which has not been completed, of an old stadium they cannot sell, and from years of reaching beyond their means in order to compete…
Barcelona’s Difficult Third Album
After winning everything on offer in 2008/09 and retaining the league last year, it’s time for Pep Guardiola’s difficult third album, with a stripped out feel from the last two big studio productions, and a return to their roots and what made them successful in the first place. There is none of the youthful exuberance…
The latest additions to the Real Madrid Globetrotters
It’s another summer in the Spanish capital with Los Merengues failing to have won a trophy last season. Florentino Pérez is the Club President. It can only mean one thing, last season’s coach has been sacked and money has been lavished on new players. It doesn’t have the same ring as “it’s Friday, it’s 5…
Did Barcelona Really Need Fábregas Anyway?
Finally, it appears to have been settled. Francesc Fábregas i Soler, to give him his full name, has been persuaded to give Arsenal another chance to keep their marriage interesting, while Arsenal will forgive the infidelity of his glances towards Barcelona, for the sake of the kids. Sometimes, it is easy to forget that Fábregas…
Getafe President Attacks His Own Fans
The president of C.F. Getafe, Ángel Torres has launched a scathing attack on his own team’s fans ahead of the new La Liga season. Getafe, who have qualified for this year’s Europa League through their 6th place finish last season, have sold their top scorer, Roberto Soldado, to Valencia for 8 million Euros, and as…
10 ways to tell that the new season is approaching
10 ways you can tell the new season is approaching: A national debate following the national team’s abject failure at <insert tournament here> finishes, a scapegoat is decided upon and abused ad infinitum. Fantasy Football leagues emerge from nowhere, become an obsession for a few hours, and are then quietly forgotten about for the rest…
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