Image via Andres Iniesta's Facebook.

We may be in for TWO Spanish weddings this summer Kickettes, within mere days of each other if the rumours are true. Various Spanish sources are reporting that Spanish World Cup darling Andres Iniesta and his babymomma Anna Ortiz will tie the knot on July 1st, which coincidentally is the same day as the 2012 Euro Cup final.

Roberto Di Matteo's Chelsea continue to surprise everyone as they managed to overcome Barcelon'a attacking wave and grabbing a ticket into the final without picking up any defeat in two leg of Champions League semifinal.

After beating the defending champions 1-0 at Stamford Bridge, the Blues' bravery was displayed again at Camp Nou as they successfully held Pep Guardiola's men into a 2-2 draw, despite playing with 10 men for a large part of the game.

Siempre las presentaciones de los uniformes son polémicas, en este caso el Barcelona causa controversia con su segundo uniforme en esta ocasión es naranja ,anteriormente con colores muy llamativos y chillones esta ocasión no fue la excepción.
El FC Barcelona presentó el nuevo diseño de su uniforme, el cual utilizará para la temporada 2012-13.

Spanish giants FC Barcelona continued on their impressive form Saturday as they beat Sevilla 2-0 at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium to momentarily reduce Madrid's lead over them to 7 points.

Of course, Argentine wizard Lionel Messi was on the score sheet to edge closer to Ronaldo who leads the top scorer's list with 32 goals, however, the night belonged to play maker Andres Iniesta who equaled Madrid legend Butragueno's record of 50 unbeaten league matches.

TweetThe growth of twitter has given football fans the opportunity to get that bit closer to their heroes. But who are the best footy stars to follow on twitter? Read on... From Rio Ferdinand, to Andres Iniesta, from Robin Van Persie to Bolton's Fabrice Muamba, the world of twitter has become a football fans' oyster [.

TweetThe growth of twitter has given football fans the opportunity to get that bit closer to their heroes. But who are the best footy stars to follow on twitter? Read on... From Rio Ferdinand, to Andres Iniesta, from Robin Van Persie to Bolton's Fabrice Muamba, the world of twitter has become a football fans' oyster [.

TweetBarcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta has warned Chelsea that they face an intense 90 minutes in their Champions League semi-final second-leg at the Camp Nou The visitors squandered a hatful of chances and hit the woodwork twice at Stamford Bridge before Didier Drogba's first-half injury-time strike gave Chelsea a slender 1-0 win on the night.

TweetBarcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta has warned Chelsea that they face an intense 90 minutes in their Champions League semi-final second-leg at the Camp Nou The visitors squandered a hatful of chances and hit the woodwork twice at Stamford Bridge before Didier Drogba's first-half injury-time strike gave Chelsea a slender 1-0 win on the night.

Spain name Euro 2012 squad: Torres in, Soldado out - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Vicente del Bosque has the task of bringing home a third straight international tournament success this summer, with the triumphs at Euro 2008 and in the 2010 World Cup meaning Spain are favourites for this year's Euro 2012.

By Chris Wright

"Ahaaarrr mis amigos!"

You may want to find something to bite down on as the past few day's worth of footballing headlines have just been knocked into a cocked hat labelled 'no-one gives a flying fart anymore'.

Andres Iniesta has landed a main role in Pirates!

The new ad for La Liga puts Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas and Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta on the street and has them surprise the random strangers they come across by treating them like they're the world-famous athletes. The funny setup is complicated, however, when the people of all ages they ask for autographs, hugs and pictures complicated the situation by trying to ask Casillas and Iniesta for autographs, hugs and pictures themselves.

The line "I would do anything for love, but I won't do that" comes to mind when listening to Arsene Wenger in today's post-match press conference.

"I must say we will do anything to keep him. I cannot say much more because I have said that many times," said the manager, who was adament he would keep Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri last summer.

El astro mundial Lionel Messi hoy volvio a dar muestras de su grandeza y aunque solo anoto un gol,ayudo a la victoria del Barca sobre un Sevilla casi invencible en casa, ese gol que llevo a la victoria azulgrana nos dio varios records:
Messi ha marcado 31 goles en 26 partidos de la Liga española esta temporada, ya igualo su record de la temporada pasada con 31 goles en 33 juegos.

Spanish giants FC Barcelona continued on their impressive form Saturday as they beat Sevilla 2-0 at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan stadium to momentarily reduce Madrid's lead over them to 7 points.

Of course, Argentine wizard Lionel Messi was on the score sheet to edge closer to Ronaldo who leads the top scorer's list with 32 goals, however, the night belonged to play maker Andres Iniesta who equaled Madrid legend Butragueno's record of 50 unbeaten league matches.

Looking back at Messi's first goal with FC Barcelona.

Yes, he's scored 234 goals with Barça. But just hold on a minute won't you? We need to go back to 2005 for this. We need to go back to when Andres Iniesta had a full head of hair and Ronaldinho did whatever he pleased with a smile on his face.

Barcelona vs AC Milan 3-1 2012 Champions League Highlights Messi Penalties Iniesta Nocerino Goals Video is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Barcelona vs AC Milan 3-1 2012 Champions League Highlights Messi Penalties Iniesta Nocerino Goals Video is a post from Soccer Blogger.

AC Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic was utterly disgusted by the refereeing at his side's 3-1 defeat to Barcelona at the Nou Camp last might and it is obvious to understand why. Milan were looking to make it to the semi final for the first time since 2007 when they were crowned European champions.

Make or break week for Barcelona as Chelsea and Real Madrid prepare to test the European champions - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Barcelona's mantle as the best team in Europe is set to be tested over the next week, with three mouth-watering fixtures ready to challenge Pep Guardiola's men.

An extremely resilient Chelsea side fought against all odds to defeat FC Barcelona 3-2 on aggregate and progress to the UEFA Champions League Final in Munich on May 19.

The Blues, who carried over a 1-0 advantage to Camp Nou from their first leg home win, clawed back from 2-0 down on the night to draw 2-2 with a very late equalizer.

El Clasico might have taken place at Camp Nou on Saturday, but a true classic unfolded there Tuesday.

Despite being reduced to 10 men in the first half and facing a deficit, Chelsea stunned Barcelona to advance to the UEFA Champions League final after a 2-2 draw (3-2 win on aggregate).

Everyone said Chelsea would have to play two perfect matches to beat Barcelona in their Champions League seminfinal. They patiently waited in defense and held on for a 1-0 win at home in the first leg. In the first half of the second leg, Gary Cahill went off with an injury, Sergio Busquets equalized for Barcleona, John Terry got himself sent off to put Chelsea down to 10 men after just 37 minutes, Andres Iniesta put Barcelona ahead against a team with just 10 men and no centerbacks and then Ramires lobbed in a beauty to give Chelsea the advantage on away goals.

Barcelona's squad contains a number of talented individuals such as Andres Iniesta and Cesc Fabregas as well as the world's best player in recent years Lionel Messi; however, this season the Spanish league title went to a deserving club: Real Madrid.

There are several reasons as to why Los Blancos triumphed in La Liga following Barca's recent domination on both the domestic and European fronts.

Spain head coach Vicente Del Bosque has made a number of surprise inclusions in his preliminary 21-man squad for Euro 2012.

Included in the squad are Benat Etxebarria from Real Betis, Isco of Malaga and Javi Garcia of Benfica, however many of these players can expect to be dropped after players from Chelsea, Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao have played in their upcoming finals.

By Chris Wright

Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 3-0 (both sets of fans Catalan and Basque booed the Spanish national anthem) to win the Copa Del Rey in Pep's final game in charge last night, with Lionel Messi scoring his 73rd goal of the season sandwiched between a brace from Pedro all inside the first 25 minutes.

After witnessing Manchester United defeat against Blackburn Rovers for our New Year's Eve match, I would touch on another significant matter to the football world, the opening of the transfer window....
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By Chris Wright

This lo-res candid photo is doing the rounds today after being released into the wild by Barcelona's official club photographer, one Miguel Ruiz.

It shows a distraught Lionel Messi, alongside the void Andres Iniesta and the thoroughly knackered Javier Mascherano, struggling to stave off the waterworks after Barca's last-minute 1-0 defeat at the hands of Real Madrid in last year's Copa Del Rey final (e.

The debate whether or not he's the greatest ever may never be resolved, but he is certainly well on his way to being the most decorated. The gentleman from Rosario won his third consecutive Ballon d'Or at the ripe old age of 24.

And he did it showing up in purple velvet.

As if Lionel Messi needed any more evidence to prove that he is greatest player in the world.

Messi captured the Ballon d'Or for the third consecutive year, beating out Cristiano Ronaldo and Xavi to add yet another item to his trophy case. The 24-year-old Barcelona maestro received 47.

Lionel Messi was voted World Player of the Year for the third year in a row with Cristiano Ronaldo and Xavi a distant second and third respectively. Barcelona's Pep Guardiola won the manager of the year awrd having guided Barcelona to a unique double of La Liga and Champions League titles, Sir Alex ferguson who received an award for services to football was second and Jose Mourinho third in the Manager's list.

Las clasificaciones siempre van a dar de que hablar, generan polemica, hasta las que hace la FIFA.
Por eso aquí están los 11 mejores jugadores del año según el máximo mandato en el futbol mundial. Fueron anunciados en la gala del dia de hoy.
Los futbolistas del Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo, Sergio Ramos, Xabi Alonso e Iker Casillas, no viajaron a Zúrich porque mañana enfrentan al Málaga por la Copa del Rey.

Lionel Messi won the FIFA Balon d'OR for the second consecutive time after the inception of the award last year. With this victory he has won the FIFA World Player of Year and Balon d'Or for the third consecutive time. It was a no btainer from the time the three man shortlist was announced.

Iker Casillas
Sergio Ramos, Gerard Pique, Nemanja Vidic, Dani Alves
Andres Iniesta, Xavi, Xabi Alonso
Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Lionel Messi.

"Rooney and Vida In FIFA World XI" was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia.

By Chris Wright

Athletic Bilbao tonked third-tier side Albacete (bit of trivia: Andres Iniesta is the club's majority shareholder) 4-0 in the Copa del Rey at the San Mames last night, with the third goal of the night being scored by forward Gaizka Toquero a man who, to quote Wikipedia, is 'blessed with few technical skills but is a tremendous hard-worker'.

Real Madrid need a late winner from Jose Callejon to beat Real Mallorca and ensure they continued with their amazing streak that has seen them win 3 fixtures since their infamous 3-1 home loss to Barcelona.

Madrid do not seem like letting go of the top spot at least for now and though their arch rivals Barca are yet to play, a win for the Catalans will only bring them to within 5 points of Madrid.

Real Madrid need a late winner from Jose Callejon to beat Real Mallorca and ensure they continued with their amazing streak that has seen them win 3 fixtures since their infamous 3-1 home loss to Barcelona.

Madrid do not seem like letting go of the top spot at least for now and though their arch rivals Barca are yet to play, a win for the Catalans will only bring them to within 5 points of Madrid.

It's been an incredible eighteen months for Gareth Bale and a period that has ended with our Welsh left winger being named as the only British player in UEFA's team of 2011.

Bale took his place among the likes of Barcelona's Dani Alves, Gerard Pique, Xavi, Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi as well as Real Madrid's Cristinao Ronaldo, Iker Casillas and Marcelo.

Barcelona's Copa del Rey semi-finals win against Real Madrid has been tempered by a growing injury list that will make their clash against Villarreal on Saturday harder.

Andres Iniesta and Alexis Sanchez both limped off in last night's 2-2 draw, which secured a 4-3 aggregate win.

That means Barca will head to El Madrigal missing six players in total, as David Villa, Ibrahim Afellay and Andreu Fontas are already injured, while Seydou Keita is at the African Nations Cup.

Photo by ISIphotos.com

All American eyes Friday are on Goodison Park, where Landon Donovan and Clint Dempsey do battle in Everton and Fulham's FA Cup match, but there's another game in Europe that is of importance to Americans abroad as well.

Timmy Chandler's FC Nurnberg and Steve Cherundolo's Hannover 96 are slated to go up against one another in a Bundesliga match that should be featuring the present and future of U.

Awards are for the vain folk that feel the need to be rewarded for greatness. An award, usually a piece of precious metal, is handed to an individual, usually a sentient homo sapiens, based on that individual's contributions to a particular endeavor. Subjectivity underlines the entire process. Humans clasp at the material to the detriment of the abstract.

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta played the 2009 UEFA Champions League final against Manchester United with a two-centimetre tear in his right thigh muscle it has been revealed. The news was made public by Spanish football expert Graham Hunter in his recently published book 'Barca The Making of the Greatest Team in the World'.