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2011-2012 season Archive
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Viva La Liga: A Year In The Life Part 1
Posted on January 15, 2013 | No CommentsAround one year ago, Diego Simeone took control of his first home game and first win at Atlético de Madrid. This weekend he took control of his first home game in 2013 and things couldn’t be better for the Madrid club. Even on a wet, cold and... -
La Liga Preview: 2012/2013 Round 3: Mediterranean Clasico (Barca vs Valencia)
Posted on August 31, 2012 | 1 CommentMatch of the Week: Barcelona v Valencia I suppose the best way to describe Valencia’s start to the season is character-building! They started off with a trip to the Bernabeu, and their second away match is at the other great monument of Spanish football, the Nou... -
La Liga Preview: 2012/2013 Round 2: Derby Madrileño
Posted on August 24, 2012 | 3 CommentsMatch of the Week: Osasuna v Barcelona Barcelona are painfully aware that of all the contributory factors behind last season’s failure to defend the league title, it boiled down to the fact that they failed to consistently pick up three points in fixtures like this.... -
The Olympics – What went wrong for Spain?
Posted on August 13, 2012 | No CommentsThe Olympics drew to a close last night in London, with Spain taking home 17 medals, one less than four years ago in Beijing, from a highly entertaining fortnight of sport. However, they were without one that many expected they wouldn’t even have to turn up for,... -
London Olympics – Will Spain continue their world domination?
Posted on July 22, 2012 | 3 CommentsAt Under-19, Under-21 and full international level, it’s Spain who currently hold all of the top honours, and their Olympic team can further prolong their domination of world football in the next few weeks by taking Gold at the Men’s tournament in Great Britain. In the... -
Spain gear up for next week’s U19 European Championships!!
Posted on June 29, 2012 | No CommentsSpain begin their defence of the Under-19 European Championships this Tuesday, with manager Julen Lopetegui confirming his final 18-man squad for the tournament yesterday evening. Earlier in the month I previewed each of the twenty two players who made the provisional squad, although four of... -
The 2011-2012 Segunda Focus Awards
Posted on June 19, 2012 | No CommentsUnlike all those other stuffy futbol awards show with their fancy parties and people all dressed up in tuxedos and evening gowns, the Segunda Focus prefers to kick back with a six-pack of Mahou (OK, maybe not Mahou because it’s not sold in the US…. And why the... -
Top 10 Media Savvy Players & Clubs 2011/2012
Posted on June 17, 2012 | 1 CommentThe University of Navarra has released their Top Ten ‘mediatico’ or media savvy footballer and club. There analysis is based on media coverage, social media, marketing and merchandising as well as participation in the Champions League (Football on the biggest stage.) Interesting that 50% of the Top... -
Segunda Focus: Se Acabo? (Is it over?)
Posted on June 15, 2012 | 2 CommentsPity the poor Segunda which is staging its playoffs smack dab in the middle of the Euros. (Spain to win the Euros hopefully?) It seems like it’s been hard to grab anyone’s attention about the battle for the third and final promotion spot, but perhaps that may... -
U19 Euros: Introducing La Rojita!
Posted on June 15, 2012 | 1 CommentLast summer, a Spain team including the likes of Álvaro Morata, Gerard Deulofeu, Pablo Sarabia and Álex Fernández lifted the Under-19 version of the European Championships following a terrific tournament, and this year they will be looking to do the same as the new generation get their...
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