Clubs

The road to Europa: A tale of one team’s extraordinary season

What a week for Spanish football. After Real and Atletico set up a mouth-watering all-Madrid Champions League final, the footballing fiesta...
Premier League is calling: Which top talent is moving from La Liga to England this summer?

Until the final day of August last year, most Premier League fans would dismiss the overflow of transfer speculation surrounding their...

Finding the ideal back-four at Real Madrid

Real Madrid are showing impressive offensive form under Carlo Ancelotti’s reign so far. However, the Italian is...
Barca – Direct not dead!

The total football of Barcelona may have disappeared, but has there been a conscious change in style?...
Soccer Cities- Valencia

Valencia is a Mediterranean port and a thriving hub of both tourism and culture. The wealth generated...
Adéu, Pep – The inevitable day we all wanted to avoid

REUTERS/Sergio Carmona Excuse me in advance for an extremely self-indulgent piece this week. I’ll warn you now,...
A Win is a Win – Unremarkable Barça continue to chase Madrid

MIGUEL RIOPA – AFP Barcelona leave Santander tonight with three necessary points, the satisfaction of getting the...
SKIN OF THEIR TEETH – Barcelona save small league hopes as Madrid approach crunch run

For observers with a romantic mind like me, it would be easy to see Lionel Messi’s sublime...
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY – Nou Mestalla underway soon, Marcelino under the microscope and Valdano has some advice

Some say it is a plague, others a gift, but what is certain is that yet another...