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Manuel Pellegrini: La Liga’s loss is Manchester City’s gain
Posted on May 16, 2013 | 1 CommentExamples of a La Liga coach leaving his own country and enjoying success at a high profile club are fairly rare since Rafa Benitez left Valencia and went to Liverpool. Maybe that’s not terribly surprising: after all, La Liga has been at the pinnacle of club... -
Mourinho: The Spanish Media Need Him
Posted on May 9, 2013 | No CommentsRight now most of them are sitting on the anti-Mourinho fence and that is fine but make no mistake, Spanish Editors love Mourinho. When he speaks they feel like a 15-year-old boy who has just pulled up his blinds and found Megan Fox, or whomever 15-year-old... -
Spaniards Abroad – Oriol Romeu
Posted on April 19, 2013 | 1 CommentChelsea midfielder Oriol Romeu is another one of Barcelona’s canteranos that I wish were still at the club. He was one of those names that I kept hearing were coming through the ranks, much like Thiago, Bojan, Fontas, Bartra and even Lionel Messi and Cesc Fabregas... -
The Party’s Over On The Costa Del Sol aka Malaga’s Champions League run
Posted on April 15, 2013 | No CommentsLast Wednesday night promises to be remembered as the spectacular burn-out of the Malaga dream Admittedly, it was a dream build on very shaky foundations, but it was exciting while it lasted. However, it’s sadly appropriate that it ended with the club broken and its reputation... -
UEFA Champions League Semi Final Draw
Posted on April 12, 2013 | No CommentsThe draw for the last four of this season’s Champions League has been made, and it has thrown up some intriguing match ups. FC Barcelona have been paired with FC Bayern Munchen, while Real Madrid will square off with Borussia Dortmund again, having already met in the group... -
Little Chance for Diego Costa in the Chelsea Cold
Posted on March 26, 2013 | No CommentsFor 78 minutes last night I lived the life of one of Spanish football’s top players. I was doing exactly what Diego Costa was doing: sitting in the freezing cold at Stamford Bridge, watching Brazil play! I went to their friendly with Russia at Chelsea’s... -
Spaniards Abroad: Pedro Obiang, Attracting Interest In England
Posted on March 14, 2013 | No CommentsThis one is a bit of a left field choice, I admit, but I thought it was time to go off the beaten track a little bit. Pedro Obiang is a Spaniard of Equatorial Guinean descent. He was born in Madrid, and spent his youth playing... -
Spaniards Abroad – Luis Garcia
Posted on March 1, 2013 | No CommentsI’ve been meaning to catch up on Luis Javier Garcia Sanz’s career for a while now, and so here he is in the latest Spaniards Abroad. He was born in Badalona on June 24th, 1978, and the former Liverpool attacker now plies his trade in Mexico. The... -
Europa League Preview: Atletico Madrid v Rubin Kazan
Posted on February 14, 2013 | No CommentsDiego Simeone’s Atleti side will be hoping for a happy Valentine’s Day this week when they host Russian side Rubin Kazan in the last 32 of the Europa League. The first leg takes place at Vicente Calderon, with the return leg in Russia next Thursday. Atletico go into... -
Spaniards Abroad – Two Osasuna Boys In London
Posted on February 9, 2013 | 2 CommentsFor this instalment of Spaniards Abroad, I thought I would focus on two best friends that have found themselves in England’s capital this season after starting out at their hometown club Osasuna. The two in question, of course, are Chelsea right back Cesar Azpilicueta, and Arsenal’s new left...
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