Foreign Footyettes
Why TV rights have a huge part to play in making La Liga a two horse race
It is a widely known fact that Real Madrid and Barcelona are the dynamic duo behind La Liga football. Both have been the top teams in Spain year after year, gaining world wide acknowledgement and praise for doing so. However, with the emergence of...read more »
Ronaldo shows he is still top dog at Real
Portuguese front man Cristiano Ronaldo, 28, has shown that he is still the main man at Real with his Champions League performance against Galatasary. Real Madrid produced an astonishing 6-1 victory in Istanbul with half of the goals scored by...read more »
The inquest begins as Jose’s eggs fail to hatch
Jose Mourinho’s eggs have broken. Spectacularly. The Chelsea manager may well be regretting his latest use of analogies after Chelsea 2.0 were beaten by Basel to make it three defeats in a row. If you include the Super Cup defeat...read more »
International round up – Groups A to D
With qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup now underway during this international break, here are how the teams from Groups A, B, C and D in the UEFA Zone performed in the last of their two qualifiers. Group A: Belgium,...read more »
Lampard – 100 and not out
Tuesday night will be one of the proudest moments in Frank Lampard’s career to date. Not one to brag, the educated and articulate player noted that he is more focused on England getting a victory against the Ukraine in their...read more »
Will Bale cut it at Real?
Welshman Gareth Bale has made the world record books as the most expensive player after his €100 million (£85.3 million) transfer deal to Spanish club Real Madrid. Bale, 24, now has to show he is worth every penny of his...read more »
How we miss the Premier League
So England have recorded a win in the first of two international games – and thoroughly bored us in the process. The biggest talking points of Friday night seem to be the ‘harsh’ yellow card which will now rule Danny...read more »
Real Madrid without San Iker? Never!
So Diego Lopez has started his third game under new manager Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti and rumours are abound that Iker Casillas could well be on his way out of the club. The only people who do not seem...read more »
The UEFA Champions League draw is as exciting as ever
So the group stages have been drawn for the UEFA Champions League and it has thrown up a rather large problem for a couple of British clubs. Had we said this before the draw, most people would have assumed that Manchester...read more »
Is Messi’s halo slipping?
Leo Messi is considered to be one of the nicest guys in football. Well, he was, until El Confidencial printed a rather damaging article about the player, seemingly confirming the long standing whispers about the forward and his tenancy to...read more »
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