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Team Overview: Espanyol, founded in 1900, is considered one of the most successful Spanish football clubs around today.� Los Periquitos have never won the Primera Division of La Liga, but the club has won the Copa del Rey four times including the last time in 2006.

Goal.com has a list of at all the players based in La Liga who are free to move in summer on a Bosman transfer.� There are several top Liga talents on the list as well as some unsung youngsters who will see their current contracts end on June 30th.

ALMERIA

Name
Position
Age
Nation
Signed
Note
Bruno Right-Back 28 Spain 2006 � Esteban Goalkeeper 33 Spain 2008 � Iriney Midfielder 27 Brazil 2008 � Jose Ortiz Forward 31 Spain 2000 Captain

ATHLETIC BILBAO

Name
Position
Age
Nation
Signed
Note
Ander Murillo Centre-Back 25 Spain 2001 �

ATLETICO MADRID

Name
Position
Age
Nation
Signed
Note
Leo� Franco Goalkeeper 31 Argentina 2004 � Maniche Midfielder 31 Portugal 2006 Released

BARCELONA

Name
Position
Age
Nation
Signed
Note
Albert Jorquera Goalkeeper 30 Spain 2004 � Sylvinho Defender 34 Brazil 2004 �

REAL BETIS

Name
Position
Age
Nation
Signed
Note
Arzu Defender 28 Spain � � Juanito Defender 32 Spain � � Edu Attacker 30 Brazil � � Alberto Rivera Midfielder 31 Spain � �

DEPORTIVO LA CORUNA

Name
Position
Age
Nation
Signed
Note
Pablo Amo Defender 31 Spain � � Pablo Alvarez Midfielder 28 Spain � � Julian De Guzman Midfielder 28 Canada � � Sergio Midfielder 32 Spain � � Manuel Pablo Defender 33 Spain � � Joan Verdu Attacker 25 Spain � �

ESPANYOL

Name
Position
Age
Nation
Signed
Note
Javier Chica Defender 23 Spain � � David Garcia Defender 28 Spain � � Carlos Kameni Goalkeeper 25 Cameroon � � Jesus Lacruz Defender 30 Spain � � Ivan de la Pena Midfielder 32 Spain � � Francisco Rufete Winger 32 Spain � � Jonathan Soriano Striker 23 Spain � �

GETAFE

Name
Position
Age
Nation
Signed
Note
Cosmin Contra Defender 33 Romania � � David Belenguer Defender 36 Spain � �

MALAGA

Name
Position
Age
Nation
Signed
Note
Salva Ballesta Striker 33 Spain � � Javier Calleja Winger 30 Spain � � Manolo Gaspar Defender 28 Spain � � Inaki Goitia Goalkeeper 27 Spain � � Rossatto Defender � Spain � �

REAL MALLORCA

Name
Position
Age
Nation
Signed
Note

NUMANCIA

Name
Position
Age
Nation
Signed
Note
Alvaro Anton Midfielder 25 Spain � Loan - Valladolid Carlos Bellvis Defender 24 Spain � � Domingo Cisma Defender 27 Spain � Loan - Almeria Felipe Midfielder 33 Spain � � Egoitz Jaio Defender 28 Spain � � Juanra Defender 29 Spain � � Palacios Midfielder 34 Spain � � Quero Midfielder 24 Spain � �

OSASUNA

Name
Position
Age
Nation
Signed
Note
Cesar Cruchaga Defender 35 Spain � � Javier Flano Defender 24 Spain � � Hector Font Midfielder 24 Spain � � Patxi Punal Midfielder 33 Spain � New contract until 2011 Ricardo Goalkeeper 37 Spain � �

RACING SANTANDER

Name
Position
Age
Nation
Signed
Note
Luis Fernandez Defender 36 Spain � � Cesar Navas Defender 29 Spain � Signed for Rubin Kazan

REAL MADRID

Name
Position
Age
Nation
Signed
Note
Fabio Cannavaro Defender 35 Italy � � Jerzy Dudek Goalkeeper 36 Poland � � Julien Faubert Midfielder 25 France 2008 �

RECREATIVO HUELVA

Name
Position
Age
Nation
Signed
Note
Quique Alvarez Defender 33 Spain � � Joselito Striker 24 Spain � � Javi Guerrero Striker 32 Spain � � Ersen Martin Striker 29 Turkey � � Jose Ignacio Zahinos Midfielder 31 Spain � �

SEVILLA

Name
Position
Age
Nation
Signed
Note

SPORTING GIJON

Name
Position
Age
Nation
Signed
Note
Diego Camacho Midfielder 32 Spain � � Raul Camara Defender 25 Spain � � Jurgen Colin Defender 28 Netherlands � � Jorge Defender 25 Spain � � Neru Defender 35 Spain � � Omar Defender 32 Spain � � Sergio Sanchez Goalkeeper 32 Spain � �

VALENCIA

Name
Position
Age
Nation
Signed
Note
Fernando Morientes Striker 33 Spain � � Curro Torres Defender 32 Spain � �

REAL VALLADOLID

Name
Position
Age
Nation
Signed
Note
Alberto Goalkeeper 40 Spain � � Inaki Bea Defender 30 Spain � � Garcia Calvo Defender 34 Spain � � Vivar Dorado Midfielder 35 Spain � � Alberto Marcos Defender 35 Spain � � Oscar Sanchez Defender 29 Spain � � Victor Striker 35 Spain � �

VILLARREAL

Name
Position
Age
Nation
Signed
Note
Pascal Cygan Defender 34 France 2006 � Fabricio Fuentes Defender 32 Argentina 2006 � Robert Pires Midfielder 35 France 2006 Signed one-year extension to 2010 Javi Venta Defender 33 Spain 1999 Signed one-year extension to 2010 Sebastian Viera Goalkeeper 26 Uruguay 2005 �

The African Cup of Nations is underway, but does it feel like we are missing a few people? - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

The 2012 African Cup of Nations kicked off on Saturday, with co-hosts and debutants Equatorial Guinea getting a last-gasp, dramatic 1-0 win over Libya. The likes of Didier Drogba, Yaya Toure and Demba Ba are chomping at the bit to showcase the quality of football in the African continent, but this year's edition has a number of recognisable absentees.

Just Football: La Liga 2010-11 Team of the Season (minus Real Madrid and Barcelona) is a post from: Just Football

So, now that the 2010/11 La Liga season is over, it's time to look back and pick out some of the standout performers of the last nine months. However, in a cunning twist, I have decided that it would be far more interesting if we just ignored everyone that plays for Barcelona and Real Madrid.

Squad Profiles are available for each of the twenty clubs currently playing football in the Spanish top flight. They are an overview of each club and specifically denote players to highly consider selecting for your side. Others have been ear-marked to watch out for as they may be new to La Liga or returning from injury.

Treinador francês anunciou nesta quarta-feira os jogadores que disputarão a Copa das Nações Africanas O técnico do camarões, o francês Paul Le Guen, anunciou nesta quarta-feira o elenco que irá disputar a Copa das Nações Africanas, em janeiro, em Angola.

O maior artilheiro do torneio, Samuel Etoo, da Internazionale, participará pela sexta vez da competição, enquanto Rigobert Song quebrará a marca recorde ao integrar o time na sua oitava participação, no time que tem sete estreantes.

("How poorly Madrid are defending.")

Espanyol 0-3 Real Madrid
0-1 Granero, 39'
0-2 Guti, 77'
0-3 Ronaldo, 90'

This was a constant refrain from the Spanish language announcers and the theme of most of the match, as the Merengues struggled to hold their nerve at the back, occasionally looking as porous as SpongeBob Square Pants in defense.

As Florentino Perez continues to degrade an already absurd transfer market into new realms of travesty, changes of a more sensible nature are afoot in Catalunya. The air is still calm outside the Nou Camp as the stardust still settles after the gloss that was last season. Yet across town in Cornella de Llobregat, the air couldn't be more supercharged with the flutter of parakeet wings as a fresh optimism seems to have sunk into the finishing touches of wet paint adorning the brand new Estadi RCDE.

There's report out today that Newcastle may be interested in signing two players from Spanish La Liga side Espanyol. Carlos Kameni Espanyol's Cameroon goalkeeper One is a player who we've already reported supposed Newcastle interest in and he's winger/striker Callejon. The 24-year-old started his career at Real Madrid and played 40 times with [.

Paul Le Guen will be hoping his already doomed Indomitable Lions can show some pride in this tough encounter.

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Cameroon coach Paul Le Guen may be tempted to make changes for his team's final game of this World Cup.

Match Review: Cameroon 1 Denmark 2 is a post from: Just Football

Both these sides came into this match needing victories. Denmark had perhaps been unlucky to lose 2-0 to a Dutch side who were noticeably off the boil. Contrastingly, Cameroon had not been nearly potent enough to fend off Japan, who beat them 1-0 thanks to Keisuke Honda's first half goal.

Japan 1-0 Cameroon Match Review is a post from: Just Football

Japan have become notorious for their inability to score goals. Aside from 3-0 and 3-2 victories over relative minnows Hong Kong and Yemen, Takeshi Okada's side had only scored two goals in 2010 before today. Okada had spoken at length of advancing Keisuke Honda, the side's emerging talisman as Shunsuke Nakamura's light fades, into a forward position to try and combat this ongoing drought.

Monday, June 14th, 15:00 GMT, Free State Stadium

Whoever Japan steps on the pitch against during the group stage will have a clear advantage. Japan is just happy to be there while the other three teams in Group E are out for blood. Cameroon will be the first opponent and it won't be fun.

Rigobert Song returns to the Cameroon line up 16 years after making his debut in the 1994 World Cup. Paul Le Guen named his 23 man roster and included the veteran journeyman who is now out of contract at Trabzanspor.

Rigobert has always been described as the uncle of Arsenal's Alex Song, who was also selected.

A seleção de Camarões anunciou os convocados para o amistoso contra a Polônia, no dia 11 de agosto. Oito jogadores que estavam na Copa do Mundo ficaram fora da lista, divulgada pelo ex-goleiro Jacques Songo'o, auxiliar técnico da seleção e técnico interino.

Diversos jogadores jovens foram chamados para defender a seleção.

Camerún en Sudáfrica 2010 Calendario x Fecha y hora lugar contra Primer juego Segundo juego Tercer juego Las últimas tres participaciones de Camerún en mundiales Mundial Posición final Avanzo hasta Eliminado por Compartió fase de grupos con: USA 1994 22 Primera ronda Puntos Brasil, Suecia, Rusia Francia 1998 25 Primera ronda Puntos Italia, chile, Austria Corea Japón 2002 20 Primera ronda puntos Alemania, república de Irlanda, arabia saudita Su mejor participación fue en:

Italia 90

Se le recuerda especialmente por:

el error de Valderrama que le costó la eliminación en Italia 90 a manos de Camerún

Jugadores sobresalientes Nombre posición Club Carlos Kameni portero Español de Barcelona Samuel Etoo Delantero Inter de Milán Pierre Webo delantero Mallorca Alexandre Song medio Arsenal Geremi defensa Newcastle

© hefebreo for Fútbol México, 2009.

MADRID, Spain — A spectacular lob from the half-way line by Ruben Cani helped Villarreal to a 4-2 victory over Osasuna on Saturday which kept them in third place in La Liga and maintained their push for a place in Europe. Villarreal went into the game with several important players missing but Marco Ruben took [.

According to news that I been getting Istanbul Giants , Galatasaray, Besiktas and Fenerbahce is on the move in the last day of the transfer market!

Galatasaray seal Misimovic, Insua deals......

Bosnian attacking midfielder Zvjezdan Misimovic, Argentinean left back Emiliano Insua and Serbian midfielder Branislav Jovanovic all came to Istanbul on Monday night.

Bolton

Who they have bought: Martin Petrov, Marcos Alonso, Robbie Blake

Who they need: Petrov on a free is the buy of the season but Bolton may need one or two more to improve on last year. (Central midfielder, full back)

Who they should buy: Jamie O'Hara, Jack Wiltshire (on loan), Lee Naylor, Alan Hutton, Tom Cleverley (Loan), Juan Roman Riquelme, Karim Matmour, Araujo Ilan, James Beattie

Chelsea

Who they have bought: Yossi Benayoun, Tomáš Kalas, Ramires (Apparently)

Who they need: A Deco replacement (Ramires), a Carvalho replacement, a Ballack replacement.