La Liga Talk

Spain have finally overcome their history of underachievers to win Euro 2008. They did so while playing a variation of the style that sometimes led to them being eliminated from competitions. This time around there was one huge difference, the teams spirit. Weather it was winning at the last minute against Sweden, or pinning the Italians back for an […]

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La Liga Talk writer Jose Maria Malo de Molina Galan had the chance to interview Guillem Balague recently. Balague, for those of you who don’t know, is an accomplished writer, author and broadcaster who is an expert on Spanish football and recently launched his own web site at http://www.guillembalague.com
Sorry for the sound quality, but Balague […]

 

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Two of the more historic teams in La Liga officially made their return to the Spanish First Division after Sporting (Gijón) and Málaga  beat Éibar and Tenerife by the same 2-0 result.
These two teams will join Numancia in the Spanish top flight next season.
Week 43 Results
Numancia         2     Pol. Ejido       2
Gimnàstic […]

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Image details: Mario Kempes of Argentina celebrates scoring a goal served by picapp.com
According to sources, former World Cup winner and current ESPN analyst Mario Kempes is expecting to make a move back to his native Argentina to join the channel’s operations there. The former Valencia and River Plate star calls Bristol, CT home […]

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Well here we are, the last group to get underway and we see the first Euro hat-trick in eight years courtesy of David Villa. His inclusion in the squad until now had been mostly as a sub, but after today I think Luis Aragones will have a hard time justifying not having him in from the […]

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Spain are off to a great start against the Russians, here are some of my observations this far.

Spain are two goals ahead from David Villa, who looks sharp and full of confidence today. There was no way he could have missed from the setup by Torres, and did well to finish under pressure by the […]

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A few years ago there were rumors milling in Bristol, CT about the possibility of ESPN trying to buy Gol TV. That rumor evaporated alongside the Dave O’Brien experiment.
With the Worldwide Leader in Sports trying to justify that self-proclaimation, this is news is starting to pick up steam as the feedback they received from […]

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With Euro 2008 right around the corner and teams already preparing for the tournament, I find it odd that Raul was excluded from the national team. With his dip in form the past few seasons it was easy for Luis Aragones to drop him, however this past season he has shown that his career is not […]

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In the second episode of the Ronaldo Signing…
“Negotiations” are underway.  Portuguese superagent Jorge Mendes is going to be a busy week.  After helping Massimo Moratti get Jose Mourinho… he prepares for one crazy summer.
Malcolm Glazer rebutted Real Madrid’s offer by asking for three key players of Real Madrid’s in exchange for Cristiano Ronaldo. […]

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I can’t blame him. If I were in his position, I would do the exact same thing. While Sir Alex Ferguson and Real Madrid trade potshots- Ronaldo just sits back and basks in the glory of the moment. Hey I can sympathize with him. I remember the days […]

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Numancia, like Real Madrid, ran away from the pack and are just one point away from returning to the first division.  The big battle for promotion is being fought between Málaga, Sporting, and Real Sociedad.   Málaga have a slight advantage with a one-point lead over Sporting and Sociedad.
On the opposite end of the spectrum there […]

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Seydou Keita’s signed his contract with Barcelona on Monday. He might as well just signed Deco’s walking papers in order to give people the same message.
The Mali international, one of the players requested by new blaugrana coach Josep Guardiola, signed a four-year and the club had to pay Sevilla 14 million euros […]

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Luis Amaranto Perea was called up for duty by coach Jorge Luis Pinto.  Colombia will play Ireland and France before they play Peru and Ecuador in World Cup qualifers.
Goalkeepers:
Agustín Julio (Santa Fe), Róbinson Zapata (Ateaua Bucarest-ROM)
Defenders:
Camilo Zúñiga (Atl.Nacional), Ruben Darío Bustos (Internacional-BRA), Luis Amaranto Perea (Atlético Madrid-ESP), Wálter Moreno (Atl. Nacional), Cristian Zapata (Udinese-ITA), Elvis […]

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After previous speculation that Barcelona were on the fast track to obtaining Racing defender Ezequiel Garay, Real Madrid sealed the deal and sign the Argentine international.
The dealmaker apparently for Real was he fact that they were able to pay Racing 10 million euros in one payment instead of the four payments totalling 18 million that […]

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Well another La Liga year came and ended. It was quite disappointing for the most part, but there were quite
Team of the Year- Real Madrid.
Look, anyone that says that there was another team needs to have their heads checked. For those that say Villarreal was worthy of this recognition forgot the 5-0 […]

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