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Arrested Development: La Liga Stadia & Attendances
Posted on October 15, 2012 | 2 CommentsDespite the effects of Spain’s crippling financial crisis and the lack of a coherent plan when it comes to scheduling fixtures, the Spanish football fan is a hardy breed. Reports of a mass exodus of spectators from the country’s stadia have been greatly exaggerated, with attendances generally holding-up.... -
Viva La Liga: Looking At One Of Atlético Unsung Heroes
Posted on October 8, 2012 | No CommentsBielsa and Simeone were speaking outside the press room. It had been a night to forget for ‘El Loco’ but he was still polite. It was the perfect result for ‘El Cholo’ with the European Super Cup Final on the horizon. The players instead of celebrating, had... -
Podcast: Phil Ball talks “El Clásico” and more
Posted on October 3, 2012 | 1 CommentThis week Elisa and Ravi welcome back Phil Ball, author of White Storm and Morbo among others. We discussed the upcoming “Clásico” at length and much more. You may find Phil Ball’s weekly La Liga column on ESPN here. You may follow Phil on Twitter . Download this episode (right... -
Levante 2012-13: Can we do it again?
Posted on August 17, 2012 | No CommentsLevante 2012-13: Season Outlook Once again here we are, wondering how next season could possibly be any better than last. Levante fans were overjoyed in 2011 to see their team play out to a 0-0 draw in Mestalla against archrivals Valencia CF to mathematically avoid relegation. No... -
Futbol Draft awards 2012: La Cantera in motion
Posted on June 6, 2012 | No CommentsThe Futbol draft had their big gala awards this past week to honor the youth academies and the young Spanish player age 16 to 20. The awards were given to a Gold XI, Silver XI and Bronze XI. Here’s the illustrious list by club: Gold: Fernando Pacheco... -
Podcast: Atleti wins Europa, Financial Woes, Unai to Russia
Posted on May 11, 2012 | No CommentsElisa 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: Real Madrid champs, Europa League final preview & Relegation battle
Posted on May 4, 2012 | 2 CommentsElisa and Ravi go Virtual-pub style in a free-wheeling discussion about the current topics of La Liga Topics Download this episode (right click and save) Agenda 1. Real Madrid, the new champions 2. Athletic vs Atleti Europa League final 3. Relegation battle and the battle for the European spots. We... -
Podcast: Champions League, Europa League, Pep Guardiola
Posted on April 28, 2012 | No CommentsElisa 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... -
Europa League Preview: Schalke 04 vs Athletic Club
Posted on March 29, 2012 | No CommentsPreamble Athletic has definitely given up on La Liga and ending in the Champions League spots for next year, the team will need to win 7 of the following 9 matches (given that RM and BCN are losses) to make the cut and fight for those, the performances in the... -
Can Valencia win Europa League?
Posted on March 25, 2012 | 1 CommentValencia 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...
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