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Beaten To The Punch- Again

May 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment

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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La Liga Wrap

May 17th, 2008 · No Comments

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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The consequences of the humiliation

May 9th, 2008 · No Comments

Hello there!!
First of all I would like to thanks The Gaffer for giving me the opportunity to collaborate with EPL talks. I’m Spanish and I’ll try to give you not just good information, but also the atmosphere of this country about football, something that is simply incredible. Also I would like to ask pardon for […]

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Newcomers Almeria shock Real

February 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

La Liga newcomers Almeria, founded as recent as 1989, celebrate what could be their biggest result on Saturday with a 2-0 win over visitors Real Madrid.
Bernd Schuster (Real Madrid manager) warned his squad to not be complacent with the current lead atop the La Liga table, after the match he went on to say,
“The other […]

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La Liga Talk Joins Football Media

December 12th, 2007 · No Comments

We’re proud to announce that La Liga Talk and our sister sites have joined Football Media, a network of leading football websites from around the world covering the beautiful game.
Fellow sites within Football Media include Soccerlens, Footy 24/7, Anfield Red, FCB News, The Republik of Mancunia and several other sites.
Some of the goals behind Football […]

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Farewell Forza Futbol

December 12th, 2007 · No Comments

Sadly, the folks that brought you La Liga Talk from Forza Futbol (Mando, Hannah and Elisa) have decided to leave La Liga Talk so they’ll no longer be posting on the La Liga Talk website or recording the La Liga Talk Podcast.
For more information about their plans, please visit their website at ForzaFutbol.com
In the meantime, […]

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Top 20 Biggest Pitches in La Liga

October 29th, 2007 · 2 Comments

After EPL Talk did a similar research project to discover what clubs in the Premier League had the biggest pitches, we here at the sister site La Liga Talk thought it’d be wise to research the biggest pitches in Spain’s Primera Division.
Here they are:
1. Real Madrid, Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, 117×78 yards, 9126 square […]

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The noose tightens for Benitez

October 25th, 2007 · 3 Comments

Benitez’adamance to use his players through a rotation policy is becoming the annoyance of the football pundits, and the Liverpool fans. Should he swallow his ego and abandon his recurring underachieving lineups? Is he really that ego centric? It almost seems as if his stubbornness to have a fixed team is costing him […]

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Barcelona Adventure

October 3rd, 2007 · No Comments

Covering La Liga from far away as we’ve been doing for the past 6 months like we have on forza futbol, we tend to see things antiseptically, second hand or translated and repackaged to fit another culture or another way of seeing things, whether it’s to reach the ex-pat Spaniard, the curious Brit or the […]

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Dunga Makes Call Up For Qually Debut

September 28th, 2007 · No Comments

Brazilian national team coach Dunga made the announcement of the 22-man squad that will take part in the first two matches of the CONMEBOL qualifiers for South Africa 2010 that will start on October 13th. The five-time world champions will make their debut at El Campín in Bogota when they face Colombia […]

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Mediawars Continued

September 28th, 2007 · No Comments

Yesterday I was getting ready for the Real Madrid v Betis game on laSexta here in Barcelona, visiting family but futbol takes precedence at certain times, and I was watching the one hour pregame, with interviews and analysis and player profiles, all of the things that I wish I had on golTV at home, loving […]

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Virrey To Lead América?

September 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

Fernando Tena’s imminent sacking at the Mexican side is causing a whirlwind in the City. The team’s performance against San Luis pretty much made the decision for him, there is no one in their right mind that will think that he will be on the bench next weekend against Cruz Azul in the Clásico Joven […]

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Sevilla’s Kanoute Shows Spurs How to Do It

September 16th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Watching Sevilla’s convincing 4-1 win against Recreativo de Huelva was a joy especially with the sublime skills of Fredi Kanoute on show again. The manner in which he plays is a beautiful thing to behold. He seems so at ease with himself and the ball that a one-on-one with an opposition goalkeeper doesn’t phase him […]

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The sad case of Jose Antonio Reyes

September 6th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Jose Antonio Reyes has said, since his transfer from Real Madrid (not wanted really by new coach Schuster) and not wanting to return to London with Arsenal, that with his move across town to Atletico,

“I had hoped to play more, I am not going to lie to you, but these are decisions for the […]

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The Road To Moscow Begins

August 30th, 2007 · No Comments

Group ALiverpoolPortoOlympique MarseilleBesiktas
Group BChelseaValencia Schalke 04Rosenborg
Group CReal MadridWerder BremenLazioOlympiacos
Group DMilanBenficaCelticShaktar
Group EBarcelonaOlympique LyonnaisStuttgartRangers
Group FManchester UnitedAs RomaSporting LisbonDynamo Kiev
Group GInter MilanPSVCSKA MoscowFenerbahçe
Group HArsenal Sevilla FC/ AEK AthensSteaua BucharestSlavia Praga
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