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  •   The second half of the season is upon us.  The Copa del Rey is in it’s final swing and Champions League and Europa League will return soon.  That said, this week’s fixtures bring more intrigue, 6 pointers, and two Andalusian derbies!!  Real Betis face Granada with new coach Abel...0January 27, 2012

    La Liga Calendar + US TV ~ round 21

      The second half of the season is upon us.  The Copa del Rey is in it’s final swing and Champions League and Europa League will return soon.  That said, this week’s fixtures bring more intrigue, 6 pointers, and two Andalusian derbies!!  Real Betis face Granada with new coach Abel…

  •   Though very happy to have won on over 3.5 goals and Llorente anytime in Real Madrid vs Bilbao last weekend, I was dismayed with Rayo and Racing’s home defeats at the hands of Mallorca and Getafe respectively. After all, Racing had just ended Osasuna’s long running unbeaten home league...0January 27, 2012

    JCLaLiga betting advice – round 21

      Though very happy to have won on over 3.5 goals and Llorente anytime in Real Madrid vs Bilbao last weekend, I was dismayed with Rayo and Racing’s home defeats at the hands of Mallorca and Getafe respectively. After all, Racing had just ended Osasuna’s long running unbeaten home league…

  •     Craig Williams (twitter:  @onlyscotinsama) is back to give praise to the often under appreciated Sergio Busquets.   Barcelona’s home win against Real Betis marked a milestone 100th game for midfielder Sergio Busquets in the colors of the azulgrana, one that, at least by my reckoning, represents a cause...2January 26, 2012

    I want to be Sergio Busquets

        Craig Williams (twitter:  @onlyscotinsama) is back to give praise to the often under appreciated Sergio Busquets.   Barcelona’s home win against Real Betis marked a milestone 100th game for midfielder Sergio Busquets in the colors of the azulgrana, one that, at least by my reckoning, represents a cause…

  •   Forza Futbol welcomes Allen Dodson from VillarrealUSA (twitter: @groguet01). He will regularly contribute on a monthly basis on Football Finances.  Enjoy!   UEFA released their annual report on the state of European club football finances today. “The European Club Footballing Landscape”, which incorporates data, aggregated by country, from 90%...0January 26, 2012

    The European Club Footballing Landscape, a Financial review

      Forza Futbol welcomes Allen Dodson from VillarrealUSA (twitter: @groguet01). He will regularly contribute on a monthly basis on Football Finances.  Enjoy!   UEFA released their annual report on the state of European club football finances today. “The European Club Footballing Landscape”, which incorporates data, aggregated by country, from 90%…

  •     Martin Devlin (twitter: @PucelaEscosia) is back with a wrap up of the Spanish Second division.  Enjoy!                                                                                                                                                               Friday 20th January 2012   Alcoyano 2 Manuel Gato 58; Wellington Silva 84 Almeria 2 Jose Ulloa 9; Henok Goitom 61   An enthralling encounter at El Collao marked the...2January 25, 2012

    La Vida en Segunda (Life in the Spanish second division) : Round 21

        Martin Devlin (twitter: @PucelaEscosia) is back with a wrap up of the Spanish Second division.  Enjoy!                                                                                                                                                               Friday 20th January 2012   Alcoyano 2 Manuel Gato 58; Wellington Silva 84 Almeria 2 Jose Ulloa 9; Henok Goitom 61   An enthralling encounter at El Collao marked the…

  • We talked to Arch Bell, an expert on 2nda division (aka Liga Adelante). Arch is a regular contributor on ESPN Soccernet, La Liga Weekly and a host of the Austin’s Futbol En Vivo-91.7FM among other things. You may follow Arch on twitter at @ArchBell.   Download this episode (right click...0January 25, 2012

    Focus on Segunda División with Arch Bell

    We talked to Arch Bell, an expert on 2nda division (aka Liga Adelante). Arch is a regular contributor on ESPN Soccernet, La Liga Weekly and a host of the Austin’s Futbol En Vivo-91.7FM among other things. You may follow Arch on twitter at @ArchBell.   Download this episode (right click…

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  • We recorded this with Aaron of Monchismen blog and Adam of OohBetis blog at the beginning of the season. And then the player’s strike wiped out week#1. A lot of content is still relevant and interesting. Check it out   Download this episode (right click and save) iTunes Related Posts:Winter Transfer...

    Seville Derby Special Podcast

    Posted on January 19, 2012 | No Comments
    We recorded this with Aaron of Monchismen blog and Adam of OohBetis blog at the beginning of the season. And then the player’s strike wiped out week#1. A lot of content is still relevant and interesting. Check it out   Download this episode (right click and save) iTunes Related Posts:Winter Transfer...

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  • Elisa and Ravi talked to Javier Hernandez aka @JavierJotah of Madrid, the La Liga stats analyst for Whoscored.com. We talked about how Javier got into stats and various questions around La Liga stats. Duration 55 min – iTunes Download this episode (right click and save) 1. How did you get...

    Podcast: La Liga Stats with Javier Hernandez

    Posted on January 18, 2012 | 1 Comment
    Elisa and Ravi talked to Javier Hernandez aka @JavierJotah of Madrid, the La Liga stats analyst for Whoscored.com. We talked about how Javier got into stats and various questions around La Liga stats. Duration 55 min – iTunes Download this episode (right click and save) 1. How did you get...

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  • Elisa and Ravi chatted with  VillarrealUSA ‘s Allen Dodson who is well versed in all things financial about the Villarreal’s season so far as well as the various financial aspects of La Liga. Changes to the Beckham Law, the Doyen Groups increasing influence, Valencia’s deal with Bankia group.   Download...

    Finances in La Liga – VillarrealUSA’s Allen Dodson

    Posted on January 14, 2012 | 4 Comments
    Elisa and Ravi chatted with  VillarrealUSA ‘s Allen Dodson who is well versed in all things financial about the Villarreal’s season so far as well as the various financial aspects of La Liga. Changes to the Beckham Law, the Doyen Groups increasing influence, Valencia’s deal with Bankia group.   Download...

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  •     Craig Williams (twitter: @onlyscotinsama) is back with a poignant piece on Real Madrid history and  the legend Andres Junquera.   Living in this Northern pocket of Spain I feel surrounded by football, just as I do back home in Glasgow; you can almost breathe it in the air. So...0January 24, 2012

    A Classic talks about El Clasico and Real Madrid of yore

        Craig Williams (twitter: @onlyscotinsama) is back with a poignant piece on Real Madrid history and  the legend Andres Junquera.   Living in this Northern pocket of Spain I feel surrounded by football, just as I do back home in Glasgow; you can almost breathe it in the air. So…

  •     Here’s how the power rankings stand, both Barca and Madrid have won 5 games out of 6, the difference being that Barca is unbeaten, whereas Madrid lost vs Barca in the league.  From Espanyol to Betis, the teams have won 3 out of 6 games.  The teams ranked...0January 24, 2012

    La Liga Power Rankings ~ Round 1

        Here’s how the power rankings stand, both Barca and Madrid have won 5 games out of 6, the difference being that Barca is unbeaten, whereas Madrid lost vs Barca in the league.  From Espanyol to Betis, the teams have won 3 out of 6 games.  The teams ranked…

  •       The placards of support that once decorated the ground had been replaced by whistles. His staunchest of supporters seemed to have deserted him. Mourinho stands alone, or so it seems. Reports of divides amongst the players and bust ups at training are denied but those denials are...0January 23, 2012

    Viva La Liga: A View From A Madrid Battlefield ~ Round 1

          The placards of support that once decorated the ground had been replaced by whistles. His staunchest of supporters seemed to have deserted him. Mourinho stands alone, or so it seems. Reports of divides amongst the players and bust ups at training are denied but those denials are…

  •   Forza Futbol welcomes back guest writer Craig Williams (twitter: @onlyscotinsama)  who gives us some insight into Pep Guardiola’s inner circle.  Enjoy! The Guardiola model has captivated the footballing world as we know it in the last few years and Manel Estiarte, ex waterpolo world champion and current director of external...1January 22, 2012

    A Secret to Pep’s Success

      Forza Futbol welcomes back guest writer Craig Williams (twitter: @onlyscotinsama)  who gives us some insight into Pep Guardiola’s inner circle.  Enjoy! The Guardiola model has captivated the footballing world as we know it in the last few years and Manel Estiarte, ex waterpolo world champion and current director of external…

  •   Guest writer Dave Reay returns to take a look at Esteban Granero’s future.  Enjoy!   Esteban Granero has to leave Real Madrid this January. He is obviously a top talent and whilst his loyalty to Los Blancos is admirable, all players must be playing week in week out if...1January 22, 2012

    The Curious Case of Esteban Granero

      Guest writer Dave Reay returns to take a look at Esteban Granero’s future.  Enjoy!   Esteban Granero has to leave Real Madrid this January. He is obviously a top talent and whilst his loyalty to Los Blancos is admirable, all players must be playing week in week out if…

  •   With the current financial crisis in Spain and the fact that most stadia desperately require makeovers, I decided to take a look at the attendance and capacity numbers over the past 5 years in Spanish Football (2006/2007 – 2010/2011) in the first division. Some  observations: 1) The average attendance...3January 20, 2012

    La Liga Attendances over the past 5 Years

      With the current financial crisis in Spain and the fact that most stadia desperately require makeovers, I decided to take a look at the attendance and capacity numbers over the past 5 years in Spanish Football (2006/2007 – 2010/2011) in the first division. Some  observations: 1) The average attendance…

  •   As Molina entered the press room he looked like the tourist who buys a holiday apartment and turns up and sees that the place resembled nothing like the brochure. Molina was defeated, broken and lost. Where to now? A team that had played well only a week ago disappeared...1January 17, 2012

    Viva La Liga: A View From A Madrid Sofa ~ Round 19

      As Molina entered the press room he looked like the tourist who buys a holiday apartment and turns up and sees that the place resembled nothing like the brochure. Molina was defeated, broken and lost. Where to now? A team that had played well only a week ago disappeared…

  •   Our resident youth and Spanish lower divisions guru, Billy Edwards (twitter: @billyedwards94) takes a look at the top 10 Young Spaniards plying their trade in Spain. Enjoy! 10 – Iñigo Martínez (Real Sociedad) As you may have expected, this place was one of the most competitive, with talent such...5January 15, 2012

    The Top 10 Young Spaniards playing in La Liga

      Our resident youth and Spanish lower divisions guru, Billy Edwards (twitter: @billyedwards94) takes a look at the top 10 Young Spaniards plying their trade in Spain. Enjoy! 10 – Iñigo Martínez (Real Sociedad) As you may have expected, this place was one of the most competitive, with talent such…

  •     The IFFHS has come out with their year end list of best of the best enganches.  Once again Xavi Hernandez leads the pack for the 4th year in a row.  Xavi beats out  Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Iniesta, Ozil, Xabi Alonso among others.  Spanish Football is all about the creative...3January 15, 2012

    World’s Best Playmaker 2011

        The IFFHS has come out with their year end list of best of the best enganches.  Once again Xavi Hernandez leads the pack for the 4th year in a row.  Xavi beats out  Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Iniesta, Ozil, Xabi Alonso among others.  Spanish Football is all about the creative…

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