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There aren't too many real surprises as Luis Aragones names his 23 man squad for Euro 2008 and , as expected, Raul has been omitted , with La Liga top goal scorer Dani Guiza and Zaragoza's Sergio García added to the Spanish strikeforce.
UEFA U17'S European Final Result: Spain 4 - France 0
As Spain prepare for Euro 2008, the nation's senior players will most certainly be able to take inspiration from their young understudies who have just won the UEFA European Under-17 Championship for the second time running.
Continue reading "The Futures Bright, The Futures Spanish" »
As the Spanish football season limps over the finish line after what has been a thoroughly uninspiring competition, it would seem that the final day could provide the kind of excitement that has been missing for a while in La Liga. The sports paper's are calling it heart attack Sunday as four clubs prepare to fight it out to avoid relegation on the final day of the season.
La Liga Review looks back at all of this weekend's Primera Liga Spanish Football action, as Zaragoza find themselves in the drop zone with just one game of the season remaining....
Continue reading "La Liga Results: Week 37 - Zaragoza on the Brink" »
The season may be over in terms of deciding first, second and third place in La Liga, but there are a large number of clubs who still have everything to play for with just two games remaining in the Spanish football season…
Continue reading "La Liga Preview: Week 37 The Relgation Battle" »
As the fate of FC Barcelona rests in the hands of Pep Guardiola, the young apprentice from the youth team, La Liga Review ponders the lessons that need to be learned by a Barcelona board that claims to be willing to accept responsibility for having failed, yet forces the individual who they let down the most, Frank Rijkaard, to pay the price with his job.
Mea Culpa said Laporta.
And then he sacked Frank Rijkaard.
In fact, it's a bit like that moment in the BBC series The Apprentice when some egoistical, arrogant, entrepreneurial wannabe says ' I'm willing to put my hands up and take the blame' ; then, when they realise that the axe is about to fall and they are being blamed, begins flailing around blaming everyone else within pointing distance as they desperately try and avoid the chop.
Continue reading "Apprentice Guardiola: Rijkaard, You're Fired!" »
The aim of the guard of honour was for the Barcelona players to stand back and applaud the Real Madrid team on to the pitch at the start of the match. Unfortunately, it would appear, that Rijkaard's side got the wrong end of the stick and seemed to think that they were supposed to stand back and admire Real Madrid for the whole of the match rather than just the bit before kick off. On last night's showing, Pep Guardiola, set to be confirmed tomorrow as Rijkaard's replacement, is going to have his work cut out motivating a side that cannot even rouse itself for a match against Real Madrid....
Continue reading "La Liga Results Match 36: Madrid Humiliate Barcelona" »
La Liga Review looks ahead to all of the midweek Spanish football action as Real Madrid get ready to celebrate their 31st league title win by throwing a party when they host rivals Barcelona at the Bernabeu on Wednesday. Elsewhere there is still planty left to play for as Valencia and Zaragoza go head to head to avoid relegation and Atletico seek to secure Champions League football for next season. Includes Team news and form guides...
All the results from this weekend's Spanish football action as Real Madrid secure their 31st Primera Liga Title with a 2-1 win over Osasuna...
La Liga Review looks ahead to all of this weekend's Primera Liga Spanish football action, where Real Madrid could be crowned Primera Liga champions on Sunday at Osasuna: before they have even kicked a ball. Includes team news, squads and form guides...
Continue reading "La Liga Week 35 Preview: Madrid Set To Claim Title" »
La Liga Review considers the fallout from Barcelona's Champions League semi final defeat to Manchester United....
