atletico Archive

  • Elisa and Ravi discussed the latest in La Liga in our latest podcast.   Download this episode (right click and save) Agenda 1. Atleti beats Athletic to win the Europa League 2. Relegation battle 3. Unai goes to Russia 4. Zaragoza is out of Administration!! 5. Financial woes of big...

    Podcast: Atleti wins Europa, Relegation, Unai to Russia

    Posted on May 11, 2012 | No Comments
    Elisa and Ravi discussed the latest in La Liga in our latest podcast.   Download this episode (right click and save) Agenda 1. Atleti beats Athletic to win the Europa League 2. Relegation battle 3. Unai goes to Russia 4. Zaragoza is out of Administration!! 5. Financial woes of big...

    Continue Reading...

  • Elisa  and Ravi welcomed Javier from Valencia into the Forzafutbol gang. We discussed the aftermath of Champions League, Europa League and the departure of Pep Guardiola    Download this episode (right click and save) Agenda 1. Europa League – Valencia exit. Atleti, Athletic 2. Champions League – Shock exits of...

    Podcast: Champions League, Europa League, Pep Guardiola

    Posted on April 28, 2012 | No Comments
    Elisa  and Ravi welcomed Javier from Valencia into the Forzafutbol gang. We discussed the aftermath of Champions League, Europa League and the departure of Pep Guardiola    Download this episode (right click and save) Agenda 1. Europa League – Valencia exit. Atleti, Athletic 2. Champions League – Shock exits of...

    Continue Reading...

  • Valencia started this season in the Champions League like last season but demoted to Europa League after they finished third in their group. Winning La Liga is impossible and Copa Del Rey is gone. So only trophy Los Che can win is Europa League at this moment. Stoke City was...

    Can Valencia win Europa League?

    Posted on March 25, 2012 | 1 Comment
    Valencia started this season in the Champions League like last season but demoted to Europa League after they finished third in their group. Winning La Liga is impossible and Copa Del Rey is gone. So only trophy Los Che can win is Europa League at this moment. Stoke City was...

    Continue Reading...

  •     Forza Futbol welcomes guest writer Rezaur Rahman (twitter: Rezaur_Rahman), a Valencianista taking a look at love-hate thing going on with Unai Emery.     Should Emery stay next year?   There has been a lot of noise regarding VCF manager Unai Emery. Due to poor performance of Los...

    Should Emery stay next year? Inquiring minds want to know…

    Posted on March 3, 2012 | 3 Comments
        Forza Futbol welcomes guest writer Rezaur Rahman (twitter: Rezaur_Rahman), a Valencianista taking a look at love-hate thing going on with Unai Emery.     Should Emery stay next year?   There has been a lot of noise regarding VCF manager Unai Emery. Due to poor performance of Los...

    Continue Reading...

  •     After two tasty Copa del Rey games, La Liga is back with a vengeance!  There are a lot of head to head fixtures – see Athletic v Espanyol, Atletico v Valencia and (well it used to be) Sevilla v Villarreal.  Then the always slippery Derby Madrileño, you can’t...

    La Liga Calendar + US TV ~ Round 22 ~ Derby Madrileño

    Posted on February 2, 2012 | No Comments
        After two tasty Copa del Rey games, La Liga is back with a vengeance!  There are a lot of head to head fixtures – see Athletic v Espanyol, Atletico v Valencia and (well it used to be) Sevilla v Villarreal.  Then the always slippery Derby Madrileño, you can’t...

    Continue Reading...

  •   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...

    La Liga Attendances over the past 5 Years

    Posted on January 20, 2012 | 3 Comments
      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...

    Continue Reading...

  •   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...

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

    Posted on January 17, 2012 | 1 Comment
      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...

    Continue Reading...

  •   First off, apologies I couldn’t get anything done for Saturday’s games on the Forza Futbol website. It’s been a busy week for me in the day job and every night has contained heavy football gambling, most of which I’ve been doing my best to advise on via twitter. Anyway,...

    JCLaLiga betting recommendations – round 19

    Posted on January 15, 2012 | No Comments
      First off, apologies I couldn’t get anything done for Saturday’s games on the Forza Futbol website. It’s been a busy week for me in the day job and every night has contained heavy football gambling, most of which I’ve been doing my best to advise on via twitter. Anyway,...

    Continue Reading...

  •   On the eve of the Madrid derby this weekend, Elisa and Ravi talked to a couple of passionate colchoneros Ricky (@rickyam) of ThisIsAtleti and @EstoEsAtleti all the way from Madrid, and Martin (@atletideneptuno) of  Atletico Fans  from Florida about the latest and the greatest (or not so greatest) at Atleti. Due to...

    Podcast: The Madrid Derby Special

    Posted on November 24, 2011 | 1 Comment
      On the eve of the Madrid derby this weekend, Elisa and Ravi talked to a couple of passionate colchoneros Ricky (@rickyam) of ThisIsAtleti and @EstoEsAtleti all the way from Madrid, and Martin (@atletideneptuno) of  Atletico Fans  from Florida about the latest and the greatest (or not so greatest) at Atleti. Due to...

    Continue Reading...

  •     Madrid look like the Real deal. The scene was set. This was where Real Madrid would finally be tested. For their lead in the league most, including Madridistas, have been pointing out that Madrid have yet to play a true contender for the Champions League spots. Yes, they...

    Viva La Liga: A View From A Madrid Sofa – Lucky Round 13?

    Posted on November 21, 2011 | No Comments
        Madrid look like the Real deal. The scene was set. This was where Real Madrid would finally be tested. For their lead in the league most, including Madridistas, have been pointing out that Madrid have yet to play a true contender for the Champions League spots. Yes, they...

    Continue Reading...

Older Entries