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Features news coverage of Spain and its players, including match reports and general football news.
What Now For Sergio Asenjo?
It might have been over ten years since Atletico Madrid beat Real Madrid and more than fifteen since the same club won the league title, but few can remember the last time los Rojiblancos had a goalkeeping crisis – a good one that is. While attacking talent is usually found in abundance at the Vicente…
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…
FC Barcelona – The best of Spain?
According to the official FC Barcelona website, Barcelona has been declared the best in Spanish La Liga in the first decade of this century by the Centre d’Investigacions d’Historia i Estadistica del Futbol Espanyol (CIHEFE). In the first decade of this century, the Catalan giants have earned 1,630 points and Real Madrid are on the…
The FIFA Ballon d’Or’s probable contenders
The inaugural FIFA Ballon d’Or list has been announced with pretty much the household names of 2010 who we would have expected. There are however names who are in with a far greater chance of winning the title than most. Asamoah Gyan had a marvellous World Cup during a tremendous adventure for the African outfit…
England Wallow As Spain Dominate Ballon d’Or Shortlist
With their individual World Cup exploits taken into account, it should come as little surprise that England as a nation have absolutely no representation on this year’s Ballon d’Or shortlist, failing to provide a single player for inclusion on the 23-man list of nominees. A negligible amount of tenuous pride can be taken from the…
FIFA Reeling Amidst Fresh World Cup Bribery Allegations
FIFA are on the defensive again today, after yet another tidal wave of allegations concerning the corruption of their World Cup bidding system broke across their bow yesterday afternoon. Football’s governing body have vowed to look into fresh claims made by Michel Zen-Ruffinen in yesterday’s Sunday Times, wherein their former secretary-general seemed adamant that he…
Fernando Llorente Is Taking His Chances, But Is He Madrid Material?
There is little doubt that Fernando Llorente has done nothing to harm his reputation as of late. The Athletic Bilbao striker scored twice in Spain’s victory over Lithuania and against Scotland on Tuesday night he came off the bench to grab the winner. As well as his goals for La Seleccion, Llorente has also been…
On the rise: Football’s hottest 21 under 21
During the past year we have seen many young talents emerge onto the scene, here we wrap up the best of the best, football’s hottest prospects.
Spain Wallpaper by ViruzPunk
A fitting wallpaper of the Spanish armada lifting the World Cup trophy. This football wallpaper is made to look worn out and old, like a classic picture that was just re-discovered in the archives. The artist has done a great job to capture this moment, showing the happiness of Spain as they lifted the most…
Spain Wallpaper – World Cup Winners
The first wallpaper to kick start a series of wallpapers being released on soccerlens is this Spain wallpaper, made by yours truly, of the Spanish national team lifting the world cup trophy. It’s released in three different resolutions, all you have to do is click the thumbnails in the post and the football wallpaper will…
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