Spain La Liga

May 8th, 2008

Photo of the Day: Upended

By: Laurie | Comments 1 Comment

“Upended” is a not a bad description here, both for what’s happening to Leo Messi in the photo and for what Real Madrid did to Messi’s team, Barcelona, in yesterday’s game.
Full story on the game and it’s implications here.
(Photo: Denis Doyle/Getty Images)

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May 8th, 2008

End of an Era at Barcelona

By: Daryl | Comments 3 Comments

Wednesday was an unhappy night for Barcelona. In a semi-low key El Clásico at the Bernabéu, Barcelona’s players had to give newly crowned champions Real Madrid a guard of honour. And then they lost 4-1.
Samuel Eto’o missed the game through suspension after picking up a yellow in the 6-0 win over Valencia last Sunday, and […]

Category Category: Spain La Liga
May 5th, 2008

Title Watch Update

By: Laurie | Comments 5 Comments

A couple of titles were settled this weekend, and a couple of challenges got more complicated. Here’s what the Title Watch looks like after this weekend’s games:
Italy: Serie A
In an odd turn of events, AS Roma were AC Milan’s biggest fans this weekend as Milan dispatched cross-town rivals Inter, 2-1. Roma beat Sampdoria […]

May 2nd, 2008

Highest Paid Footballers (and Guess Which MLS Star is #1?)

By: Laurie | Comments 9 Comments

The numbers are out. Guess who the #1 highest-paid footballer is? You’ll never guess.
I’ll give you a hint. Plays in MLS. Has a “pop-star” wife. Made an estimated $49 million last year, of which only $12 million came from actually playing the game. ($6.5 million of that from […]

May 2nd, 2008

Frank Rijkaard’s Employment Status “Outed”

By: chris | Comments No Comments

(I swiped that brilliant picture of The Curls from SoccerLens)
I don’t know whether to laugh, cry or throw myself off the end of a building because the apocalypse is surely upon us. Some guy who works with Frank Rijkaard has thrown Frank under the bus and declared he’s going to be leaving his post because […]

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April 28th, 2008

Marco Senna Has Some Serious Range

By: chris | Comments 2 Comments

You know a goal must’ve been fantabulous when it makes the Sportscenter Top 10 and makes its way down to the number one spot. In a game against Real Betis yesterday, one which saw Villarreal move to second place in La Liga, Marco Senna feckin’ uncorked one from just inside his own half. He’s no […]

Category Category: Spain La Liga
April 28th, 2008

Weekend Recap: Burning Up

By: Laurie | Comments 7 Comments

How did those weekend games we talked about on Friday come out?
Saturday
Chelsea 2-1 Manchester United
Chelsea’s Michael Ballack put away a penalty in the 86th minute, and suddenly we have a title race. Manchester United could have essentiall (if not numerically) locked it up with a win here. Instead, Chelsea and ManU are now […]

April 28th, 2008

Zlatan, Crissy & Uncle Fester Throw The Media Some Bones

By: chris | Comments 4 Comments

They should know better by now. The sensationalist media outlets will take anything and everything they can get their greasy hands on and twist it to sell copy (or get hits, nowadays). Take Zlatan’s recent “I don’t know what will happen in the future” statement which was followed by “England and Spain”. According to less-than-reputable […]

April 26th, 2008

Clubs on the Verge of Domestic Titles

By: Inara | Comments 4 Comments

Though there’s still several weeks left in most European football leagues, some domestic title races are already over. In Portugal, Porto were declared champions (though they might be relegated) while in Greece, Olympiakos won their 36th title (thanks in part to a court decision).
This weekend could see a few more clubs step into the […]

April 25th, 2008

Weekend Watch: Keeping in Step

By: Laurie | Comments 2 Comments

A quick look at some of the games going on around the world this weekend:



April 25th, 2008

Next for Thierry Henry: MLS? Or Back to Arsenal?

By: Laurie | Comments 9 Comments

It’s looking more and more like it could be one-and-done for Thierry Henry at Barcelona.
Arsenal’s former super-striker joined the team only last summer, but he has struggled to fit it at Camp Nou. He’s usually played out of position on the wing rather than in the striker role he prefers, and he […]

April 23rd, 2008

There’s A Left Back For Sale

By: chris | Comments 5 Comments

Many fans knew who Philipp Lahm was before the World Cup in ‘06. Everybody knew who he was afterwards, and it took only the first six minutes of the tournament for most to sit up and take notice, as you can see above. Well now some people are sitting up and taking notice again, because […]

April 21st, 2008

Drama at the Mestalla

By: chris | Comments 3 Comments

Bittersweet week for Valencia. They managed to pick up some unexpected silverware on Wednesday after defeating Getafe in the Copa del Rey final. Usually that’s enough to get you through the week on a good note no matter what else happens. Well not at Valencia. They were manhandled by Athletic Bilbao, not exactly a behemoth, […]

Category Category: Spain La Liga
April 21st, 2008

Weekend Recap: Heartbreak and/or Male-Bonding Hugs

By: Laurie | Comments 5 Comments

It’s that nailbiting time of the season in most leagues, especially for those teams that are close to the top and in the title race, or close to the bottom and facing relegation. So how did some of the games from the weekend turn out?
Saturday’s games:

April 20th, 2008

Javier Clemente Says the Darndest Things

By: Ryan | Comments 3 Comments

Former Spanish National Team manager Javier Clemente has found a new home at Real Murcia this season. This comes after a lengthy discussion with Iran about coaching their national side, which ended in Clemente accepting the job, but saying he wouldn’t live in Iran. Needless to say that didn’t go well, and Clemente […]




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