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  •       After the disappointing end to 2011/12, Barca fans’ attention now turns to the potential summer transfer business at Camp Nou. As always, there are several players linked with a move to Catalonia, but we could also see a few leave the club. The question is:   who...

    Transfer Rumors: What Can We Expect From Barca This Summer?

    Posted on May 17, 2012 | No Comments
          After the disappointing end to 2011/12, Barca fans’ attention now turns to the potential summer transfer business at Camp Nou. As always, there are several players linked with a move to Catalonia, but we could also see a few leave the club. The question is:   who...

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  •   Very little football and nothing to do… well nothing except wait for the new kits from the 2012-2013. I came across a few rumored leaked kits for FC Barcelona and can anyone say tye dye is back?   I for one hope not.  The first kit is supposedly the...

    Kit Porn: Is this the new Barca kit for 2012-2013?

    Posted on May 16, 2012 | 1 Comment
      Very little football and nothing to do… well nothing except wait for the new kits from the 2012-2013. I came across a few rumored leaked kits for FC Barcelona and can anyone say tye dye is back?   I for one hope not.  The first kit is supposedly the...

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  •     Special Guest writer and friend of Forza Futbol, Joseph Sexton joins us to pay tribute to the underappreciated Unai Emery. You can find more of his fabulous work at STV, the Irish Examiner, among others as well as talking on various shows and podcasts including WPFI and Forza Futbol! ...

    As the Los Che World Turns aka the Unai Emery story

    Posted on May 9, 2012 | 4 Comments
        Special Guest writer and friend of Forza Futbol, Joseph Sexton joins us to pay tribute to the underappreciated Unai Emery. You can find more of his fabulous work at STV, the Irish Examiner, among others as well as talking on various shows and podcasts including WPFI and Forza Futbol! ...

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  •       It’s that time of year again, when football hostilities come to a crescendo, and the fans take to the fountains!         When Iker Casillas clambered onto the fountain in the Plaza de Cibeles and draped a Real Madrid flag round the Roman goddess of...

    La Liga History: Climb Every Fountain ~ Real Madrid, Barca, Atletico

    Posted on May 7, 2012 | No Comments
          It’s that time of year again, when football hostilities come to a crescendo, and the fans take to the fountains!         When Iker Casillas clambered onto the fountain in the Plaza de Cibeles and draped a Real Madrid flag round the Roman goddess of...

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  •     The International Federation of Football History and Statistics has just released their Top 400 Club Ranking for the period May 1st 2011 to April 30th 2012. Points are assigned based on wins, draws and loses in continental competitions. The more competitive continental competitions are weighted higher. For example,...

    IFFHS: Top Club Ranking 2012

    Posted on May 5, 2012 | 1 Comment
        The International Federation of Football History and Statistics has just released their Top 400 Club Ranking for the period May 1st 2011 to April 30th 2012. Points are assigned based on wins, draws and loses in continental competitions. The more competitive continental competitions are weighted higher. For example,...

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  •     Dave Reay is back with a look at the ever versatile Sergio Ramos…   What a dilemma to have. Sergio Ramos at right back or centre half. If only England had this choice.   There’s no debate that Ramos has become a commanding centre half this season. With...

    Sergio Ramos: Right Back or Center Back?

    Posted on May 3, 2012 | 1 Comment
        Dave Reay is back with a look at the ever versatile Sergio Ramos…   What a dilemma to have. Sergio Ramos at right back or centre half. If only England had this choice.   There’s no debate that Ramos has become a commanding centre half this season. With...

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  •     Sam Marsden from Futbol Grande brings to us snippets, humor and interesting things from Spanish Football.  You can find more of us fine work here.   Imagine being the player to pick up the mantle of Xavi or Iniesta when they leave the national team. Hell, even following Carles Puyol won’t...

    Futbol Grande Player Spotlight: Jordi Alba

    Posted on May 1, 2012 | No Comments
        Sam Marsden from Futbol Grande brings to us snippets, humor and interesting things from Spanish Football.  You can find more of us fine work here.   Imagine being the player to pick up the mantle of Xavi or Iniesta when they leave the national team. Hell, even following Carles Puyol won’t...

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  •       Viva La Liga decided to do the opposite of all the residents of Madrid this weekend and stay put. Whilst eager and stressed travellers bustled out of Madrid at a snail’s pace for ‘El Puente de Mayo’,  VLL made its way to the metropolis situated in the...

    Viva La Liga: Coaches On The Move

    Posted on April 30, 2012 | No Comments
          Viva La Liga decided to do the opposite of all the residents of Madrid this weekend and stay put. Whilst eager and stressed travellers bustled out of Madrid at a snail’s pace for ‘El Puente de Mayo’,  VLL made its way to the metropolis situated in the...

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  •     So there I am, enjoying a wall-to-wall weekend of Spanish football, when it occurs to me that coaches might have their own preferences, but they still tend to go along with the tactical norms of the day. Everyone wants to play three up front, and there’s nothing wrong...

    Won’t Somebody Think of Giovani?

    Posted on April 30, 2012 | 5 Comments
        So there I am, enjoying a wall-to-wall weekend of Spanish football, when it occurs to me that coaches might have their own preferences, but they still tend to go along with the tactical norms of the day. Everyone wants to play three up front, and there’s nothing wrong...

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  •       Guest writer Raul Pope Farguell shares his thoughts on the departure of Pep Guardiola. Enjoy! ‘Me quedé fotut’ is how Sandro Rosell chose to describe his feelings when he heard that Pep wouldn’t be continuing as Barcelona’s head coach. Literally, ‘it left me f**ked’. Rosell claims that...

    So what of Pep?

    Posted on April 28, 2012 | 1 Comment
          Guest writer Raul Pope Farguell shares his thoughts on the departure of Pep Guardiola. Enjoy! ‘Me quedé fotut’ is how Sandro Rosell chose to describe his feelings when he heard that Pep wouldn’t be continuing as Barcelona’s head coach. Literally, ‘it left me f**ked’. Rosell claims that...

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