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Dutch Oven

April 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Argento-croat striker Dario Cvitanich decided that he will not head to Espanyol, so now they will have to look at Plan B. The Banfield net piercer saw the opportunity to go to Ajax and penned a five-year, 6 million euro deal to play for Ajax. Expect him to really shine next year where […]

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Tags: espanyol

Injury impact

October 19th, 2007 · No Comments

There are two very attractive matchups this weekend but both fixtures look to be impacted heavily by injuries (or travel exhaustion) suffered by key players.
First let’s look at the Real Madrid v Espanyol match. Real Madrid will be without Arjen Robben, Robinho and Gabriel Heinze for their trip to Barcelona. A potential boost […]

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Tags: La Liga · barcelona · espanyol · levante · real madrid · sevilla · villarreal

Madrid still on target for the title

June 12th, 2007 · No Comments

Barcelona dropped 2 massive points against Espanyol which let Real Madrid off the hook as they clawed out a 2-2 draw against Zaragoza. Barcelona had been leading into the 89th minute and Real were losing but an amazing reversal of fortunes saw both games end in a draw.
Barca fell behind to a wonderfully worked Raul […]

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Tags: barcelona · espanyol · real madrid · real zaragoza · ruud van nistelrooy

Could Juande Ramos Be Manchester City Bound?

May 16th, 2007 · No Comments

Today’s all Spanish UEFA Cup Final should be a joy to watch (Fox Soccer Channel, 2:30pm ET). Both Espanyol and Sevilla play a decent brand of football. But my question is, will this be Juande Ramos’s last cup match in charge for Sevilla?
Yesterday, it was reported by The Independent newspaper that Manchester City they were […]

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Tags: espanyol · juande ramos · manchester city · sevilla · uefa cup