Barcelona were crowned Spanish champions for the fourth time in five years after Real Madrid could only draw 1-1 with Espanyol on Sunday. The Catalans celebrated their success with a 2-1 win at third placed Atletico Madrid on Sunday.
Atletico threatened to spoil Barca's party at the Vicente Calderon when they fell behind to Radamel Falcao's 28th goal of the season early in the second half.
Existe una jugadora que desde hace casi dos años ha captado demasiado mi atención: Lollo Fors. No es la tÃpica sueca que desarrolla un futbol muy fÃsico y hasta mecánico. Es dueña de una picardÃa que pocas veces ves en futbolistas nórdicas. Su pierna izquierda es una de las más educadas en el futbol europeo y golazos de tiro libre han demostrado.
The powerhouse Barcelona youth setupis the envy of teams all across Europe. One particular story, however, shows that not all is happy in the youth ranks of La Masia.
Midfielder Raul Baena transferred to Barcelona's crosstown rivals, RCD Espanyol B,in 2007, after spending five seasons on the Barcelona's youth team.
It's Offbeat Wednesday, although summer is officially over and there's only a few days left for our
Futbolitos before the new season starts all over again! This week, read about Ronaldo's 'buggy
show' in the USA, Irina Shayk chopping wood at her gran's, Messi's garden tranquility, Espanyol's
tribute and more.
Liverpool and Arsenal target Cristian Tello could be on the verge of leaving Barcelona after being
snubbed by new manager Tito Vilanova.
The youngster looked set to be the latest star to emerge from La Masia, Barca's famously successful
youth academy, under previous manager Pep Guardiola but he has not been given a shirt number in the
25-man squad for the coming campaign.
Fabio Coentrao was not selected for the Real Madrid squad that faced Espanyol on Saturday, yet he still took a seat on the bench anyway. When his teammates who were supposed to be there caught on to his mistake, they had Iker Casillas inform him. Coentrao gave him a blank stare before laughing at his error.
If my memory serves me correctly, this is the first time I've seen my beloved Real Madrid pretty much lose La Liga in December (or even before that). There have been worse Real Madrid sides in the past – that's for sure... but there hasn't been a better Barca side than this one. And when you put the 2 side-by-side each other in a league competition, the chasm between the 2 just grows larger and larger.
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Espanyol's financial troubles are so deep that staying up will not solve them. They still must cut payroll as they spent beyond their means for too long. According to a recent report in Marca, the leadership is open to extending Joan Verdu due to his history with the club and his leadership qualities.
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Unsurprisingly Barcelona and Real Madrid dominated Spanish football in 2012. Barca accumulated over 100 points, whilst Real Madrid were ten points behind their bitter rivals. Interestingly during 2012 Valencia and Rayo Vallecano picked up the same number of points as each other, however Valencia drew 10 of their games, Vallecano drew just one a goalless game with Sevilla in September.
Spy Versus Spy As Mourinho Finds Madrid's Not Forever - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
It's one of those expressions that work equally well in Spanish and English: "Mourinho Tira La Toalla A 22 Jornadas Del Final" – "Mourinho Throws In The Towel With 22 Games Left". AS's front page had put it in a nutshell: the game was up in the league.
It looks like it's time to fire up the Joan Verdu-to-Seattle Sounders transfer rumor, again. According to Inside Spanish Football, the Espanyol midfielder expects the Sounders to make another bid for him with the aim being a January transfer. That's not necessarily hard to believe, being as the Sounders have previously acknowledged an interest, but it's hard to get too excited over this rumor.
Javier Aguirre Takes on Espanyol's Mission Impossible - originally posted on Soccerlens.com
The other Catalan club's new coach Javier Aguirre
Harry Redknapp isn't the only wily veteran to take on a dysfunctional bottom of the table side this week. Javier Aguirre is a master fire-fighter but he's taken on a massive job at Espanyol.
Espanyol is definitely the second team in Barcelona, but they are a club with their own rich history and a trip to the Estadi Cornella El Prat is something that all football fan should do.
Espanyol's stadium is is around 30- 45 minutes away from the city centre depending upon the traffic and although outside the centre of Barcelona, transport links are very good.
Real Madrid finally won, Barca stayed perfect, Sevilla drew with Rayo, Levante beat Espanyol,
and Bilbao won in the Spanish Primera Division on September 2, 2012.
Rayo Vallecano 0-0 Sevilla
Sevilla were unable to take advantage of a man advantage for the final 22 minutes as the match
ended in a scoreless draw.
Below are television listings for all the Spanish Primera Division (La Liga) matches on August
25, 2012.
Real Sociedad v Celta Vigo, 1:00 PM (USA EST)
C+ (Spain/Scandinavia), Star Sports (Asia), Al Jazeera Sport (Middle
East)
Espanyol v Real Zaragoza, 3:00 PM (USA EST)
C+ (Spain/Scandinavia), Sport 2 (Hungary/Czech Republic/Slovakia), Al
Jazeera Sport (Middle East), Sport TV2 (Portugal)
Real Betis v Rayo Vallecano, 3:00 PM (USA EST)
La Sexta (Spain), C+ (Spain/Scandinavia), Star Sports (Asia), Al
Jazeera Sport (Middle East)
Malaga v Mallorca, 5:00 PM (USA EST)
C+ (Spain/Scandinavia), beIN Sport (USA), Sky Sports 4 (UK),
Sport 2 (Hungary/Czech Republic/Slovakia), Sport TV2 (Portugal),
SuperSport (Africa), Star Sports (Asia), Sport TV2 (Portugal),
This season's third round of La Liga matches will be staggered over 10 different kick-off times,
Spain's Liga de Futbol Profesional (LFP) said Tuesday.
Four matches will take place on Sept. 1, with five more the following day and Real Betis hosting
Atletico Madrid on Sept. 3.
The weekend kicks off with Celta Vigo taking on Osasuna at 10 a.
Update: Espanyol completed the signing of Portuguese winger Simao Sabrosa from Turkish giants
Besiktas yesterday;Â Daniele De Rossi confirmed this morning that he won't fly the AS Roma coop for
Man City, causing our eyes to well up in sentimental glee;Â and Luka Modric is/was reportedly in
Madrid to finalize his move from Tottenham to the Spanish champions, [.
Aged 16 years and 98 days, Málaga forward Fabrice Olinga became the youngest scorer in Liga
history as his late goal earned the Champions League play-off contenders a 1-0 victory at promoted
RCelta de Vigo.
The second-half substitute made an immediate impact, first hitting the woodwork with a stinging
effort and then bundling the ball in off his thigh for an 84th-minute winner, thereby eclipsing
Iker Muniain's 2009 record by 191 days.
Below are television listings all the Spanish Primera Division (La Liga) matches on August 18,
2012.
Celta Vigo v Malaga, 1:00 PM (USA EST)
beIn Sport (USA), Al Jazeera Sport (Middle East), C+
(Spain/Poland/Scandinavia), NTV (Russia)
Sevilla v Getafe, 3:00 PM (USA EST)
beIn Sport (USA), Al Jazeera Sport (Middle East), C+
(Spain/Poland/Scandinavia), NTV (Russia), Sky Sports 1 (UK), Sport 2
(Hungary/Czech Republic/Slovakia), Sport 1 (Netherlands), Sport+ (Russia),
Sport TV2 (Portugal)
Mallorca v Espanyol, 5:00 PM (USA EST)
beIn Sport (USA), Al Jazeera Sport (Middle East), C+
(Spain/Poland/Scandinavia), NTV (Russia), Sky Sports 1 (UK), Sport 2
(Hungary/Czech Republic/Slovakia), Sport 1 (Netherlands), Sport+ (Russia),
Sport TV2 (Portugal)
The La Liga duo of Real Madrid and Barcelona will begin their domestic battle anew with the
current champions hosting Valencia at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday.
Real will play a Valencia side who have done much rebuilding this summer, with their six new
signings including two midfielders, Sergio Canales and Fernando Gago, who have arrived from the
Bernabeu.
Spanish Under-21 international Didac Vila will spend next season on loan at Valencia after they
reached an agreement with AC Milan.
Vila spent last season on loan at Espanyol and was one of Los Pericos' most consistent
performers as he missed only one league game and scored two goals as Mauricio Pochettino's side
finished 14th.
Liverpool have announced that Maxi Rodriguez has left the club and returned to his native South
America to re-sign for Newell's Old Boys.
The 31-year-old forward has headed back to his homeland after deciding against prolonging his stay
in England.
Maxi arrived at Anfield from Atletico Madrid in January 2010 and made 73 appearances for the club,
scoring 17 goals.
The Indonesian Football Association haven't had much success trying to host teams recently.
Everton, Galatasary and Espanyol Reserves have all said no to Jakarta's charms despite much wooing
from here.
The SCTV Cup however does appear, for now, to be going ahead. Involved are Indonesia, Indonesia
U22, North Korea and Malaysia U22.
Unperturbed by the fact that both Everton and Galatasary have cancelled their high profile trips to
Jakarta for whatever rea$on the Indonesian FA, continuing a tradition going back many years, have
announced a new batch of friendlies ahead of the ASEAN Football Federation Cup in November.
04/08 v Valencia
05/09 v Espanyol B
08/09 v North Korea
15/09 v Philippines
22/09 v Vietnam (A)
29/09 v Vietnam (H)
There is also talk of a Merdeka Cup to be held in November.
Unperturbed by the fact that both Everton and Galatasary have cancelled their high profile trips to
Jakarta for whatever rea$on the Indonesian FA, continuing a tradition going back many years, have
announced a new batch of friendlies ahead of the ASEAN Football Federation Cup in November.
04/08 v Valencia
05/09 v Espanyol B
08/09 v North Korea
15/09 v Philippines
22/09 v Vietnam (A)
29/09 v Vietnam (H)
There is also talk of a Merdeka Cup to be held in November.
Comienzan de a poco las temporadas en el futbol europeo, llamando la atención el cierre de
fichajes hasta fin de mes y las rivalidades en cada liga buscando desde el principio imponer
condiciones rumbo a los tÃtulos.
El futbol mexicano se involucra cada vez más por la participación de nuestros futbolistas en
las mejores ligas del mundo.
And espanyolismo began to fear the possible escape of one of the great pillars of the Espanyol,
especially after the appearance on the scene of the Seattle Sounders. The American club of Major
League tabled an offer to sign succulent Verdú
Verdú and Capdevila, in hours
Via Google Translate we learn that Sounders target Joan Verdu has reached a contract extension
agreement with Espanyol.
Another game at Starfire, another rousing victory. Yes, as bad as the last few weeks have been,
the Sounders seem to have found their health and form, and sit a game away from being the first
team ever to four-peat the Open Cup. The Sounders will now face Sporting Kansas City in August, but
leave it to the ECS to try to turn it into a pseudo home game by aggressively promoting travel
opportunities for the game.
Adil Rami missed Valencia's recent match against Espanyol with blisters sustained in a performance of Gangnam Style. The France international returned to Lille on April 8 to attend a charity concert organised by former team-mate Rio Mavuba. During the event, Rami was brought onto the stage for an impromptu rendition of 2012 most nauseating novelty [.
In part one of our interview with Joanna Lohman, the former Philadelphia Independence midfielder talks about playing in Spain and the W-League following the demise of WPS.
Los grandes retos son algo de lo que más le gusta a Javier Aguirre, y ayer confirmó esto al aceptar dirigir al Espanyol de Barcelona que atraviesa por una crisis de resultados.
"El Vasco" toma el control del equipo de los "Periquitos", que actualmente ocupa la última posición de la tabla general con apenas 9 unidades.
Barcellona a punteggio pieno, finalmente Real, super Longo all'esordio. Mentre la fantastica rete
di Adriano (una perla dalla distanza, ndr) conferma il primato solitario, nella Liga, del
Barcellona di Vilanova (tre gare, tre vittorie, ndr), i blancos strapazzano 3 a 0 il modesto
Granada di Floro Flores, per giunta in dieci uomini dopo circa 50Continua a leggere .
Now it looks like Joan Verdu's negotiations with Espanyol have blown up and he's now being
actively shopped for a transfer. That he'd end up in Seattle still seems like a very long shot, but
the possibility still exists, apparently.
