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  •     Forza Futbol welcomes back Dave Reay who takes a look at the Manager carousel.   Three Managers – Three Jobs With Jose Mourinho apparently house-hunting inLondonthis week, rumours are rife with speculation about a return to the Premier League. We all know Jose loves the EPL and has...

    Jose, Rafa & Marcelo: The Manager Carousel

    Posted on March 2, 2012 | No Comments
        Forza Futbol welcomes back Dave Reay who takes a look at the Manager carousel.   Three Managers – Three Jobs With Jose Mourinho apparently house-hunting inLondonthis week, rumours are rife with speculation about a return to the Premier League. We all know Jose loves the EPL and has...

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  •   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%...

    The European Club Footballing Landscape, a Financial review

    Posted on January 26, 2012 | No Comments
      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%...

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  •   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...

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  •     Although Spanish by birth, Roberto Martinez Montoliu might not be that well known in his homeland, at least until he became a Premier League manager anyway. That’s because he has been in Britain for the last seventeen years, known best for his spells as manager and player at...

    Spaniards Abroad: Roberto Martinez

    Posted on January 14, 2012 | 1 Comment
        Although Spanish by birth, Roberto Martinez Montoliu might not be that well known in his homeland, at least until he became a Premier League manager anyway. That’s because he has been in Britain for the last seventeen years, known best for his spells as manager and player at...

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  • LuisGarcía on Forzafutbol Who were your team of the 2010-11 season? Most will point to Barca. but the story of Levante surely merits more praise and credit. Granted Barca is a great team but Levante showed the romantic side of La Liga. There are few Coach’s who are as honest...

    Exclusive: Luis Garcia (Getafe) Interview – Part 1

    Posted on November 17, 2011 | 2 Comments
    LuisGarcía on Forzafutbol Who were your team of the 2010-11 season? Most will point to Barca. but the story of Levante surely merits more praise and credit. Granted Barca is a great team but Levante showed the romantic side of La Liga. There are few Coach’s who are as honest...

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  • Pepe (@RamblingFool) was there live and in person at Wembley to see La Furia Roja take on the Three Lions in the recent friendly. Here’s his observations, thoughts and rants.  Enjoy! Yo soy Español (Español, Español) but I was born, and have lived my whole life in England, so the...

    Spain v England LIVE at Wembley in the flesh!

    Posted on November 15, 2011 | No Comments
    Pepe (@RamblingFool) was there live and in person at Wembley to see La Furia Roja take on the Three Lions in the recent friendly. Here’s his observations, thoughts and rants.  Enjoy! Yo soy Español (Español, Español) but I was born, and have lived my whole life in England, so the...

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  •   This probably is the biggest game played by England at Wembley in terms of the opponent, the reigning European and World Champion, Spain. The sort of game you would die for to see in a serious competition like the Euro or the World Cup. Instead we have to settle...

    Preview: England v Spain Friendly

    Posted on November 12, 2011 | 11 Comments
      This probably is the biggest game played by England at Wembley in terms of the opponent, the reigning European and World Champion, Spain. The sort of game you would die for to see in a serious competition like the Euro or the World Cup. Instead we have to settle...

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  •   In the latest in the series, I take a look at Arsenal‘s former first choice goalkeeper Manuel Almunia. Born in Pamplona in 1977, Manuel Almunia spent the first seven years of his career in his homeland, without ever establishing himself as a regular first choice for a prolonged period...

    Spaniards Abroad: Manuel Almunia

    Posted on November 9, 2011 | 1 Comment
      In the latest in the series, I take a look at Arsenal‘s former first choice goalkeeper Manuel Almunia. Born in Pamplona in 1977, Manuel Almunia spent the first seven years of his career in his homeland, without ever establishing himself as a regular first choice for a prolonged period...

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  •   Preamble Villarreal are hurting, very badly. Nilmar, Rossi, Cani, Zapata, Camuñas, Senna, Marco Ruben are all ruled out for the clash against Manchester City at home. They have thirteen fit first team players that includes Cesár the backup goal-keeper and Ángel who hasn’t played a single minute of competitive football...

    Villarreal – Man City: The submarine is hurting

    Posted on November 1, 2011 | 2 Comments
      Preamble Villarreal are hurting, very badly. Nilmar, Rossi, Cani, Zapata, Camuñas, Senna, Marco Ruben are all ruled out for the clash against Manchester City at home. They have thirteen fit first team players that includes Cesár the backup goal-keeper and Ángel who hasn’t played a single minute of competitive football...

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  • Andy Mitten from Yahoo-Eurosport On today’s episode of Forza Futbol we welcome back Andy Mitten, author of Mad for It amongst many other books. He covers Manchester United and La Liga for Yahoo-Eurosport, and joins us here for a chat about the Spanish League and about the European competitions, a...

    Forza Futbol 139: Andy Mitten

    Posted on April 7, 2011 | No Comments
    Andy Mitten from Yahoo-Eurosport On today’s episode of Forza Futbol we welcome back Andy Mitten, author of Mad for It amongst many other books. He covers Manchester United and La Liga for Yahoo-Eurosport, and joins us here for a chat about the Spanish League and about the European competitions, a...

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