MADRID —Soccer legend Diego Maradona is a grandpa (or "abuelo" as they say in his native land). The current Argentina national team coach became a grandfather when his youngest daughter Giannina, 21,  gave birth baby Benjamin Aguero Maradona was born at Madrid's Monteprincipe hospital on Thursday.

Spanish La Liga contenders Club Atlético de Madrid have unveiled their Nike home and away kits for the 2009/10 season. Here's a look at the strips that Kun Aguero and company will wear as their challenge the likes of Real Madrid and FC Barcelona for supremacy in Spain next season. The 2009/10 Nike Club Atlético de Madrid [.

In terms of the football played on the pitch, the Sevilla Real Madrid clash qualified as the best match of the young La Liga season. Honorable mentions to Athletic Bilbao's 3-2 victory over Villarreal CF in Round 3 and the pulsating 2-2 draw between Valencia and Atlético Madrid last Saturday night, but this fixture contained everything that a writer and a supporter wanted: back stories prior to the game, vigorous and attacking football, tensions boiling over the players at hand, and incredible stops by both goalkeepers.

Could the Columbus Crew winger be headed back to Europe? If the following rumor is correct maybe he will be playing against national team teammate Clint Dempsey in London. Or perhaps he will play against Americans Guiseppi Rossi and Jozy Altidore in Spain?
Rogers has been scouted intensely since a breakout performance at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada and he had an impressive game vs Grenada in the first US match in the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup and was named Man of the Match.

ÅLAND'S archipelago is a beautiful place in summer, a holidaying hotspot and a major attraction for visitors to Finland. You can cycle across the islands, swim in the Gulf of Bothnia, or stay at any one of numerous campsites in Finland's autonomous province, but it's safe to say that Atlético Madrid will be doing none of those things during their visit.

While Florentino Pérez has been busy attempting to revenge his fantasy football frustrations ("why won't The Sun let me have Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaká and Karim Benzema!?") on Real Madrid, another of Europe's less glamorous elite clubs has been undoing a "sporting project" of their own.

Week 34 of La Liga was headlined by the biggest rivalry in Spanish Football. The Spanish SuperClásico in week 34 was huge with Barca needing a win to stave off Real and Los Merengues needing a win to pull to within 1 point of Barcelona to make the La Liga title race much more interesting.

Central defender Fabiano Eller is set to make a surprise return to the Beira-Rio after rescinding his contract with Santos on Friday. Eller, 31, is expected to sign for Inter on Monday whilst Álvaro has unexpectedly left the club.
Álvaro has fallen out of favour in recent weeks and has been linked with a move to Goiás.

The 2009-10 La Liga season is nearly upon us and we here at Mad About Futbol will breakdown the chances and player movement of all 20 teams in Spain's 1st division for the 2009-10 season. This time we will breakdown Real Club Deportivo Mallorca.
LAST SEASON (2008-09):
The team from the Islas Baleares looked like a team headed for relegation but Ensaimada Mecánica turned it around in the 2nd half of the season.

The Spanish Primera Division (La Liga) continued his season with four matches on Saturday including Getafe v FC Barcelona and Espanyol v Real Madrid. Both Real Madrid and Barcelona are expected to challenge for the La Liga title this season. The question remains how good will Real Madrid be and do they have enough to challenge Barcelona this season.

This week's Champions League games could see several big names all but knocked out of the tournament, and leave several big name managers looking for new jobs.

Fresh from stunning holders Barcelona at the Nou Camp, Rubin Kazan have the chance to repeat the feat at the Centralniy Stadium, with a place in the knockout phase now a realistic ambition for the Russian champions.

The profile of Germany's champions cannot be more different from that of the winners of the other major European leagues. Few eyebrows were raised by Manchester United, Barcelona and Inter Milan winning their respective league titles, but the Wolves' triumph was hard to predict.

A fifth place finish in 2007/08 under the stewardship of Felix Magath promised much, but moving from European qualification to champions in one year is a big step for a club that had never before lifted the national title.

Continuing the La Liga preview, part three will discuss the final six teams in alphabetical order: Tenerife, Valencia, Valladolid, Villarreal, Xerez, and Zaragoza.

Tenerife

Will the tandem of Juan Francisco Martinez, commonly known as Nino, and Alejandro Alfaro translate their scoring prowess from the Segunda División to La Liga?

Here you go the 2009-2010 season managers list for Spanish La Liga.... Almeria: Hugo Sanchez (Mexico :: July 11, 1958 :: since 2008) Athletic Bilbao: Joaquín Caparrós (Spain :: October 13, 1955 :: since 2007) Atlético Madrid: Abel Resino (Spain :: February 2, 1960 :: since February 2009) Barcelona: Josep Guardiola (Spain :: January 18, 1971 :: since June [.

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For FC Barcelona's second match of the La Liga season Pep Guardiola will have two of his stars back on the roster. Both Andres Iniesta and Rafa Marquez will receive medical clearance on Wednesday meaning that they will be on the roster against Getafe. Guardiola has already confirmed that both players will start on the bench this weekend after receiving medical clearance.

After a mid week international break, we resume the La Liga with some pretty descent matches and almost as much controversy as a Michael Jackson tribute tour! Our friend Juan over at Heads or Tails tells us to keep an eye out for a "demonstration" by Atlético Madrid fans after ...

Sergio Agüero and Atlético Madrid cannot see or find their form.

Atlético Madrid prolonged their faltering start with a 1-1 draw against Racing Santander on Saturday. Even with a man advantage for the majority of the second half, they lacked the finishing touch to nip the win from a feisty Santander side.

Group A
Juventus 1-1 Bordeaux -- In a rain-soaked Stadio Olimpico, the French champs earned a point on an offside (but not called) equalizer by Jaroslav Plasil in the 75th minute.
Maccabi Haifa 0-3 Bayern Munich -- Thomas Muller netted a brace (that's four goals now in four games for him) as the German side throttled the sorry Israeli hosts.

Last night saw mixed fortunes for Spanish sides as Sevilla made it three wins from three in the Champions League this season but Barcelona lost 2-1 at home to Rubin Kazan and was probably the most unexpected result of the night, in a night that produced more than one surprise scoreline.

Tonight though is the meeting of the two European giants AC Milan and Real Madrid which looks like being the tastiest double header in the Champions League this season.

The UEFA Champions League had a full set of group stage matches on Wednesday, October 21, 2009. English club Chelsea were one of the matches as they hosted La Liga side Atletico Madrid. Here's a recap of the match along with video highlights.

Chelsea beats Atletico Madrid 4-0 Video Highlights

Chelsea won again the group stage as they moved to 3-0-0 with 9 points.

Real Madrid faced rivals Atletico Madrid on Saturday, November 7, 2009 in the Spanish Primera Division or La Liga. Who won the match and was Real Madrid able to win to keep pace with Barcelona? Here's a recap of the match along with video highlights

Real Madrid beats Atletico Madrid 3-2 Video Highlights

Real Madrid started off strong in the match but Atletico Madrid would make a late charge in the second half.

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The drama of World Cup qualifying reaches its apex in the next 7 days as the final spots for South Africa 2010 will be set. Nations will be paralyzed as their teams fight for footballing glory. The CONCACAF vs. CONMEBOL playoff features Los Ticos of Costa Rica vs.

Midweek fixtures gave La Liga a very Copa Libertadores-like schedule as Spain's stars continue to make their moves towards either a championship, UEFA competition spot, or another season in La Liga De Estrellas. The drama began on Tuesday when Real Madrid looked beaten against Getafe down 2-1 and a man down after Pepe's well-deserved red card.

The magic number for Week 35 action in La Liga was 3. That number was massive as 7 of the 10 matches this weekend had at least 3 goals scored, in those matches 7 teams scored at least 3 goals by themselves including the stunning 3-3 draw at the Camp Nou. Barcelona led Villarreal 3-1 deep into the 2nd half but late goals Matias Fernández & Joseba Llorente prevented a Blaugrana celebration of a 19th La Liga title while Villarreal maintains the last UEFA Europa League spot on goal differential over Deportivo La Coruna.

As the calendar gets closer to June this memorable La Liga season nears its amazing end. At this point the main battle is to avoid relegation. Sporting Gijon got a HUGE 2-1 road win against Valladolid in their quest to stay in the Spanish 1st division. Mate Bilic scored the game winner in the 79th minute to give them the points and pull even with Osasuna on points.

Following up on its successful coverage of the 2009 Peace Cup, GolTV announced this morning that it'll be televising the Emirates Cup featuring Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Paris St. Germain and Glasgow Rangers.

The tournament begins on Saturday, Aug. 1 as Rangers take on Paris Saint-Germain at 9:30 a.

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The Inter squad are scheduled to return to Porto Alegre later today with the club on the verge of completing two new signings.
Former Real Betis forward Edu has already confirmed he has agreed terms with the club and is expected to officially sign for Inter today.
Speaking from Spain, Edu revealed, "It was a privilege to have played in Spain, but now I am coming back contented to join a great team.

Part of the changes to qualification this year sees the champions of smaller domestic leagues gaining the chance to reach the group stage of the Champions League.

In the Champions Path, the feature match-up should be between FC Zurich and FK Ventspils. Latvian titleholders Ventspils edged past last season's group stage participant FC BATE Borisov on away goals despite losing 2-1 away in the second leg of their Third Qualifying Round tie.

Inter vice president Fernando Carvalho has urged Inter to find the form that the team showed at the beginning of the season, despite an encouraging run of results which has seen the Colorado win their last five matches.
"At this moment we are looking for the football we displayed at the beginning of the season.

Panathinaikos and Atlético Madrid played a marvelous 1st leg qualifying match for the Champions League, which was a great preview for the CL. In Athens, Atlético Madrid showed its attacking force and with goals by Maxi Rodriguez, Diego Forlán and Sergio "Kun"Agüero, won a very useful 3-2 against a Panathinaikos side that will surely be a qualitative asset in the Europa League (or of course, in

DEPORTIVO
08-09 LA LIGA STANDING: 7th
Deportivo was just four points away from qualifying to this year's Europa League. Deportivo made a good run towards the end of last season, but fell short in the last three rounds to get back in European competition. Despite a 7th place finish last season, Deportivo had a below average scoring offense.

El técnico de la Selección Argentina, Diego Armando Maradona, dio a conocer los 19 nombres de los futbolistas que se desempeñan en las ligas del exterior, convocados para los próximos dos compromisos por las Eliminatorias sudamericanas para el Mundial FIFA "Sudáfrica 2010″.

Abel, técnico do Atl.Madrid, disse que o seu clube está ao nível do FC Porto. Estará mesmo? Por este resultado não me parece.

The European calendar resumes after an exciting break featuring World Cup qualifiers all over the world. Week 2 of La Liga witnessed the two powers playing on Saturday to give them an extra days rest before their midweek Champions League matches. Barcelona defeated Getafe on the road 2-0 with goals by Zlatan Ibrahimovic and 2nd half sub Lionel Messi.

The Atlético Madrid owner's call for 'peace and tolerance' has backfired spectacularly as fans revolt at the Vicente Calderón.
Atlético Madrid turn drama into crisis as Gil jnr keeps on digging.

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Originally uploaded by 2018 WORLD CUP Hay aficionados que siguen amando por sobre todas las cosas a Diego Maradona que le perdonan todo, y que sueñan con una portada contraria a la que ilustra este post.
Creo que les dolerá mas si Uruguay sale a vencerlos seriamente en Montevideo.

Jornada Champions que dio tres tacos tres en definiciones a la red. Tihinen para Milan 0 Zurich 1. Andrei Arshavin para Arsenal 2 Olympiakos 0 y el estimado Radamel Falcao (sí, Falcao) para Porto 2 Atlético Madrid 0. Dignos de verse.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: RESULTADOS DE JORNADA 2 (29 Y 30 SET.

The top European league continued with a full set of matches this weekend. The Spanish La Liga, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga, French Ligue 1, and Scottish Premier League have several matches on TV on October 23, 24, and 25. Here's a list of predictions (for some of the top matches in each league), previews, and USA/UK TV listings for these top leagues.

Oscar Ustari can only stare blankly as Gonzalo Higuaín beats him for a second time.

The fashionable district. The working-class south. The established. The disrespected. Commerce. Industry. A comparison between the two top Madrid clubs. Getafe just wants to be in the conversation.