Aupa Mirandes! They will play Bilbao in the leg of the second semi-final tonight, and let's hope that they'll bring more smiles to the faces of these chicos!

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04.02.2012 - El Athletic de Marcelo Bielsa y el Espanyol de Mauricio Pochettino dieron un desigual espectáculo en San Mamés, empatando en 3 un partido cambiante (box to box) y con todos los condimentos.
Bielsa "es mucho más que un entrenador... Me unen lazos emocionales muy fuertes.

02.02.2012 - Si un morbo tienen los torneos tipo "Copa del Rey" (FA Cup o Copa Argentina, entre otros), es precisamente la conjunción de todas las categorías, su nivelación en la cancha y ver como se las arreglan los más poderosos para hacer los deberes (y evitar papelones o batacazos).

It's been 7 days since the beginning of the Dragon Year – and here we are 7 points ahead of Barca in the league table. Our 3-1 over Zaragoza and Barca's 0-0 (their first scoreless game in 15 matches) made sure of that. In a league where the margins of error between a league title or a bridesmaid finish is a hairline, 7 points is gold – it gives us that all-important precious margin for error: to account for that somewhat inevitable match that will see us drop points against a Levante, Sporting or.

It's always tough to take your focus away from Clasico clashes. Hence Barca's visit to Malaga could be a herculean task in some aspect. First you have to get your feet back on the ground following a sweet victory at Bernebeu, then the big task - keeping the Wednesday's clash with real Madrid at camp Nou in the background.

Here we go again! Real Madrid vs FC Barcelona in El Clasico (Photo: AP Photo)

The biggest matchup in European football takes place this Saturday when FC Barcelona travel to the Bernebeau to take on Real Madrid in El Clasico.

Real Madrid v Barcelona is live on ESPN Deportes on Saturday, December 10 at 4PM ET.

06.12.2011 - El duelo (planteado) Caparrós – Bielsa no dejó demasiadas palmas. El entrenador de Mallorca, uno de los más acérrimos críticos del Loco (después de haber estado 4 años en el banco de San Mamés) tampoco juntó sus migas.
Si bien Mallorca se encontró en ventaja al segundo minuto de juego (Alvaro), terminó pagando su especulación resultadista manifestada en su planteo conservador.

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27.11.2011 - Amortiguando los elogios que llegan en caudal, Marelo Bielsa declara en contrapeso que "Hay que ganar con autoridad, sin dudas y con regularidad, que consiste en mantener comportamientos parecidos durante un tiempo prolongado".
Dos partidos extraordinarios (Barcelona y Sevilla) y una racha de 11 partidos sin perder (2 meses) no justifican para él los elogios "desmedidos".

One of the Spanish cities we hope to visit soon is Bilbao, for their fantastic architecture, sights and obviously, the Semana Grande (which happens every August and is one big fieeeesta!) The Athletic Bilbao team unveiled their "official suits" in a ceremony at the city's famous Guggenheim museum yesterday, which is an outfit consisting of a charcoal-gray suit spun delicately from Merino wool, a white poplin cotton shirt, silk tie with black stripes in red and grey, a pearl belt and shoes with rubber soles made of black leather.

Last week, in the wake of England's heroic (cough) win against Spain at Wembley in what can only be described as the friendly international to end all friendly internationals, we took a look at a few matches from their past in which the national team had managed to pluck a result from somewhere against a decent team, but failed to capitalise upon it.

Continua il momentaccio del Levante che, nella tredicesima giornata della Liga spagnola, cade al Vicente Calderon di Madrid contro l'Atletico, vittorioso con il risultato di 3 a 2. Dopo 18 anni i baschi di Bilbao espugnano il "Sanchez Pizjuan" di Siviglia. Gesto folle e che non ha nulla a che fare con il calcio aContinua a leggere .

Nella dodicesima giornata della Liga, l'Athletic Bilbao va vicino al colpo, in casa contro il Barcellona. Solo il recupero a dividere la squadra basca dall'impresa contro i Campioni di Europa, ma proprio nel periodo di overtime sempre lui, Lionel Messi, salva i blaugrana dalla sconfitta con la rete del 2 a 2 finale.

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has slammed reports that forwards Messi and Villa do not see eye to eye. These latest reports are emerging on the backdrop of former Barcelona player Zlatan Ibrahimovic's public rants and displeasure with the treatment he received while he was a Barca player.

Spanish newspaper Superdeporte claims that there is a trouble brewing at the Nou Camp between 2 of the clubs top players.

With no national availability for the Colorado - Columbus wildcard game, Major League Soccer is making it freely available online at 10pm ET. La Liga on ESPN Deportes: Espanyol - Real Betis at 2pm. On GolTV: Atletico Madrid - Bilbao at 4pm. Serie A on Fox Soccer Plus: Palermo - Lecce at 2:30pm.

With everyone's favorite spooky holiday coming up next Monday, we thought we'd take the opportunity to give you some ideas for soccer-related Halloween get-ups. If you want, just put "Sexy" in front of each of the names and adjust accordingly. 1. The Dirk Kuyt – Recycle your costume from that time you were Sloth from "The Goonies.

You gotta agree with us when we say that 'In the Air' photos of footballers trying to score from headers or deflect a ball are brilliant! Fernando Llorente looks like he's raving up there in mid-air, but maybe he was just trying to secure all 3 points for Bilbao against Valencia in their 1-1 draw last night.

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On this week's predictions we look at a top-of-the-table clash between two English rivals, a huge derby in Holland as well as the big games from Spain and France. You can listen to Damon and Damian discussing their predictions on this week's show.

By Elizabeth Hanchett, writing from Toronto

Athletic Bilbao is famous among football circles for being the only club in the world that insists on signing only local players to their team. Athletic was formed in 1898 in Lamiako (now part of the town/municipality of Leioa, about eight kilometers north of Bilbao), Bizkaia by British industrial workers living in the area.

What's this tipos,... Black Sunday?! No, it's just Madrid and Barca fighting it out in black to see who comes up tops in the Spanish league! And they're both tied in first spot with Levante after a 4-0 (Madrid) and 1-0 (Barca) victory respectively.

30.09.2011 - La Europa League le sienta bien. Seis puntos sobre seis jugados y el liderazgo único de Grupo (F) atenúan, de alguna manera, la sequía en la Liga (2E 3P).
El propio Bielsa lo reconoció después del empate con Villarreal, una presentación que invita al optimismo (en la que, sin embargo, fortuna y arbitraje se confabularon para un empate).

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FC Barcelona and Real Madrid got pulses racing in Spain, thrashing Atlético Madrid and Rayo Vallecano respectively on Saturday night.

David Villa produced a sharp finish to give Barcelona a ninth-minute lead and the game looked to be up for Atlético just six minutes later when Thibaut Courtois saved Lionel Messi's shot, only for the loose ball to cannon into the net off defender Miranda.

By Alan Duffy

Jonathan Woodgate's career has been utterly ruined by injury, which may be some kind of karma for his involvement in the attack on an Asian student back in 2000. Still, despite his immense talent, the 31-year-old central-half has struggled to stay fit for any decent length of time since leaving Leeds United in 2003.

More ground clearance for redevelopment in Tottenham Plenty of exciting news on the Tottenham front this week. Unfortunately none of it about the football or the football club. On the up side that means that Luka is still with us: on the down side that we haven't signed a new striker or sold any of the many not entirely indispensable.

Unless Spurs can come up with a new striker in the next five days, the club is set to go in with the quartet that struggled to find the net last season and with Rafael van der Vaart struggling once again with injury, it looks as if the second half of the Bilbao match may have settled Harry's mind as to what the formation will be.

05.08.2011 - Generaciones de vizcainos llevaron y llevan orgullosos los colores del Athletic y desde hace un siglo las camisetas del club bilbaino constituyen un pequeño tesoro en las cómodas y armarios. Cambiaron texturas, tejidos, marcas, diseños y peso... pero nunca el valor simbólico: el Athletic.

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Asier del Horno left Valencia today. And thank God. I was so surprised this morning at seeing the news. The fact that he even still WAS at Valencia completely escaped my mind.

He had a year left on his contract but it was terminated early today, and for good reason. Del Horno has had a poor 5 years at Valencia.

This a picture to keep, the SPAIN U-21 2011 starting 11 that won the final of the U-21 European Championship against Switzerland. It will be interesting to look back at this photo in five years & see which of these youngster made it big in Spanish &/or World Football. Spain U-21 2011 Already Javi Martinez (At Bilbao), Mata ( Valencia CF) & De Gea ( soon Man Utd) are on their way to bigger

This a picture to keep, the SPAIN U-21 2011 starting 11 that won the final of the U-21 European Championship against Switzerland. It will be interesting to look back at this photo in five years & see which of these youngster made it big in Spanish &/or World Football. Spain U-21 2011 Already Javi Martinez (At Bilbao), Mata ( Valencia CF) & De Gea ( soon Man Utd) are on their way to bigger

Drury women's soccer coach Alf Bilbao has announced the completion of a five-member recruiting class for the 2011-12 season including three Springfield prep standouts for the Panthers.

Joining the DU program this fall are:

Emily Cline, Glendale Falcons (2011)

Emily Cline – Forward from Springfield's Glendale High School who plans to play both soccer and basketball at Drury.

REAL MADRID forward CRISTIANO RONALDO has finished the 2010 - 2011 season with a staggering total of 40 official UEFA approved goals. This figure gives the player the following individual titles this season: All Time & Historical Spanish Football Top Goal scorer in a season. Cristiano Ronaldo takes the title off Telmo Zarra (At Bilbao 1950-51) & Hugo Snachez (1989-90) with 38 goals.

SPANISH FOOTBALL comes to its season climax tomorrow with all Round 38 matches of the Spanish League scheduled. We already know that FC Barcelona has won La Liga, that second is Real Madrid, third is Valencia CF & Villareal finishes in Champions League position in 4th place. There is a minor battle to avoid the Europa League prelimanary phase position of 7th on the table with Sevilla, At Bilbao &

"Oh hello there my lovelies, just taking a stroll to the training ground on this lovely Bilbao morning!" - Fernando Llorente/ via Aga on Bellazon

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NURI SAHIN (Borussia Dortmund) , CALLEJON (RCD Espanyol), ALTINTOP (Bayern Munich), plus the possible return of young Parejo (Getafe) & rumours about Cesc Fabregas (difficult, but sounding), Tevez (Manchester City), Fernando Llorente (At.Bilbao) & Sergio Aguero (At.Madrid) The first two are already confirmed new signings for REAL MADRID, Antintop is said will be announced next Saturday & comes "

La Liga on ESPN Deportes: Deportivo – Bilbao at 2pm and Real Madrid – Getafe at 4pm. EPL on Fox Soccer Channel: Manchester City – Spurs at 2:30pm. GolTV has the Coppa Italia: Palermo – Milan at 2:45pm. All Times Eastern

Estadio Ali Sami Yen // Foto CC Avi Tattenbaum

El estadio Ali Sami Yen de Turquía ha comenzado a ser demolido, ampliamente reconocido por su gran atmosfera, por el eslogan "Bienvenidos al infierno" y por ser el anfitrión de sendas victorias del Galatasaray ante los mejores equipos de Europa como FC Barcelona, A.

FC Barcelona will be looking to officially win their first silverware of this season, when they take on Real Madrid in the final of Copa del Rey tomorrow night. Ok, technically since we have already won the Spanish super cup, this is going to be the second silverware and applying common sense this would be actually our third, considering that we have almost sealed the La Liga trophy with the draw at Bernebeu.