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Viva La Liga: Have Atleti Finally Banished Their Ghosts
Posted on May 20, 2013 | 1 CommentJorge Resurrección Merodio, or Koke as he is more commonly known, walked out to the centre circle and placed an Atleti flag in the middle. He bent down and kissed it and up in the stands a father tugged at his son’s sleeve and pointed. ‘Son, this is... -
Copa Del Rey Final Preview: Madrid Derby
Posted on May 17, 2013 | No CommentsIt’s a rare treat to have El Derbi as the Copa del Rey final. Last year’s final was held at the Vicente Calderon as Barcelona took on Athletic Bilbao. This year, the final has headed north of the capital to the Santiago Bernabeu as the two... -
Viva La Liga: Time To Take Heads Out Of The Sand
Posted on May 16, 2013 | 1 CommentVLL watched a few games this weekend but there was still one theme that was in the back of our mind and no amount of goals was going to distract us. It was a faint echo that started to become a loud scream. Once again La... -
Battle for fourth: Will it be the old favourites or the young pretenders?
Posted on May 16, 2013 | No CommentsThe La Liga title may well have already been wrapped up by Barcelona, with Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid second and third respectively but behind them there is still plenty to play for, most notably Real Sociedad and Valencia’s battle in the football odds for the final... -
Canterano corner – Atletico Madrid’s Javier Manquillo
Posted on May 13, 2013 | No CommentsAny self-respecting Spanish football fan will be aware that Real Madrid legend Raul was on the books of cross town rivals Atletico as a youngster, before then president Jesus Gil shut down the youth academy and he moved on to a glittering career with ‘los merengues’. Javier... -
Fighting For Survival
Posted on May 11, 2013 | No CommentsThe top of La Liga might be criticised as a closed shop, the emergence of a third force like Diego Simeone’s Atlético being a rare treat, but the battle against the drop rarely lacks drama. This season has been no different, with six sides still in danger... -
La Liga Summer Silly Season 2013-2014 and so it begins…
Posted on May 6, 2013 | 1 CommentWith the season’s end nearly upon us, we at Forza Futbol will start a new summer series reviewing the silly season aka transfer window comings and goings. We will try and focus on the official and nearly there transfers and stay away from the rumor... -
Viva La Liga: Even Real Madrid Fans Want The Run To End
Posted on April 29, 2013 | 1 CommentIt will never happen but it should. The Hague should issue an international arrest warrant for the organizers of La Liga. These men having been subjecting thousands of innocent people to a terrible and horrific experience, not once but twice a season. Now and again they dangle... -
Tactics Talk: Madrid Derby Preview
Posted on April 27, 2013 | No CommentsCan you remember what you were doing in 1999? I know, it was 14 years ago but try and remember. Cast your mind back. France were still World Champions and the era of La Furia Roja had not even begun. The Euro was a new currency about to be... -
La Liga Preview Round 33 ~ The Giants Lick Their Wounds
Posted on April 25, 2013 | 1 CommentAtlético Madrid v Real Madrid (Primera vuelta: 0-2) Real will have an eye on Dortmund as they prepare for this, but whether Jose Mourinho’s days in Madrid are numbered or not, he’ll know he needs to take this game seriously. A man acutely aware of his own...
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