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  •       They cried. The neutrals cried. All most everyone cried. Some were tears of joy. Others were tears of despair. Earlier in the day people had seen the English Premier League descend into chaos as in the space of 90 seconds the league title would cross over Manchester....

    Viva La Liga: Surviving The Tension In Vallecas

    Posted on May 14, 2012 | 2 Comments
          They cried. The neutrals cried. All most everyone cried. Some were tears of joy. Others were tears of despair. Earlier in the day people had seen the English Premier League descend into chaos as in the space of 90 seconds the league title would cross over Manchester....

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  •     It’s that time of the year and we want YOUR input. Who was the best of the best in La Liga this year? Best by position. Best young player. Best all around player. One selection per poll. We are opening the polls and will announce the winners on...

    La Liga 2011-2012 ~ Matador Awards

    Posted on May 14, 2012 | 7 Comments
        It’s that time of the year and we want YOUR input. Who was the best of the best in La Liga this year? Best by position. Best young player. Best all around player. One selection per poll. We are opening the polls and will announce the winners on...

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  •       Last weekend’s previews brought about some excellent results with 6/7 of my recommendations winning and fair advice given in the other three games. This weekend, however, it’s much harder to pick a plethora of winning bets as its the final round of the season and there are...

    JCLaLiga betting advice – The final round

    Posted on May 11, 2012 | No Comments
          Last weekend’s previews brought about some excellent results with 6/7 of my recommendations winning and fair advice given in the other three games. This weekend, however, it’s much harder to pick a plethora of winning bets as its the final round of the season and there are...

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  • 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...

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  •       The 4th Champions League Spot, one or two spots in the Europa League (Athletic Bilbao – Copa Del Rey finalists with Barca who is already in the CL and Atletico Madrid – EL winner, are already a lock), and two relegation spots are still ALL in play....

    La Liga Calendar + USTV ~ the final round!

    Posted on May 10, 2012 | No Comments
          The 4th Champions League Spot, one or two spots in the Europa League (Athletic Bilbao – Copa Del Rey finalists with Barca who is already in the CL and Atletico Madrid – EL winner, are already a lock), and two relegation spots are still ALL in play....

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  • Vela Making Waves   La Liga News with a Concacaf Twist…     Vela Carlos Vela, Mexican International, on loan to Real Sociedad from Arsenal, made a couple of announcements that are making waves in Spain and Mexico. First, Vela announced his likely departure from Real Sociedad in yesterday’s “after-training”...

    ¿Que Es Lo Que Pasa Aqui?: Vela Making Waves

    Posted on May 10, 2012 | 4 Comments
    Vela Making Waves   La Liga News with a Concacaf Twist…     Vela Carlos Vela, Mexican International, on loan to Real Sociedad from Arsenal, made a couple of announcements that are making waves in Spain and Mexico. First, Vela announced his likely departure from Real Sociedad in yesterday’s “after-training”...

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  •     It has all the set up for a Star Wars film. The characters are there and hopefully George Lucas won’t sue us for this. It could be the 7th installment of the Star Wars series and pretty much like the recent films it would have none of the...

    Viva La Liga: A Rayo Light (Star Wars style)

    Posted on May 7, 2012 | 2 Comments
        It has all the set up for a Star Wars film. The characters are there and hopefully George Lucas won’t sue us for this. It could be the 7th installment of the Star Wars series and pretty much like the recent films it would have none of the...

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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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  •     Our resident Valencianista Rezaur Rahman is back from myloscheblog to take a look at the transfer rumors for the summer silly season. Enjoy!   Valencia had a fine start in the season 2011-12 but in the second half of the season, things turned out differently. In the first phase...

    Valencia: Transfer Rumors

    Posted on May 6, 2012 | 6 Comments
        Our resident Valencianista Rezaur Rahman is back from myloscheblog to take a look at the transfer rumors for the summer silly season. Enjoy!   Valencia had a fine start in the season 2011-12 but in the second half of the season, things turned out differently. In the first phase...

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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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