A last minute winner from comeback kid Gorka Elustundo ended Real Sociedad's season on a high and gave Coach Lillo a good end to his tenure after the bitter disappointment of failing to get promotion. Incredibly the win means that txuri urdin finished with more points away from home than at the Anoeta - something that will need to change next season for sure. Click to continue reading...

Real Sociedad were unable to give the home fans the victory they wanted as they bid farewell to coach Lillo and the players who were playing in their final tie at Anoeta before they move to pastures new. It turned out to be a very entertaining game with plenty of chances for both sides (see highlights below). Click to continue reading...

Regular followers of Real Sociedad news will be familiar with the ritual of me taking a few days to update a match after Real Sociedad have suffered a defeat but the fact its now Thursday reflects the pain i felt after the thrashing Rayo dealt out. Things didn't look good after only 3 minutes when Amaya gave Rayo the lead. Click to continue reading...

At a press conference this afternoon it was confirmed by President Aperribay that Coach Lillo will leave the helm at the end of June and the man to replace him is Uruguyan Martin Lasarte. Aperribay thanked Lillo for the "great work" he had done for the team but ultimately his failure to get into the top 3 has cost him. Click to continue reading...

Real Sociedads hopes of promotion were ended at the weekend after losing 2-0 at home to Cordoba. Been too disgusted to update and the highlights are below for those that want to see the damage being done although it has been a poor season all round and drastic changes will need to be made in the summer as far as i'm concerned. Click to continue reading...

Remember how the Champions League final being held in Rome would interfere with Lazio's match with Reggina? Well they played the game yesterday, and Lazio won 1-0, with a goal from Mauro Zarate. Unfortunately the loss condemned Reggina to Serie B for the first time in 7 years. Reggina actually surpassed expectations by sticking around in Serie A this long, especially since they were only promoted to paradise for the first time in 1999.

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En estos días Guardiola es el hombre de moda. El más alto, el más guapo y el más elegante. Todos nos deshacemos en elogios hacia el técnico de Santpedor debido a su exitosa campaña como debutante (dicen que el mejor de la historia) y muy pocos recuerdan las dudas o críticas del principio del año. Click to continue reading...

Xabi Prieto admitted to the press yesterday that the club need to win the remaining nine games if they are to have any chance of promotion and few would argue. Coach Lillo will take a 17 man squad to play Huesca tomorrow afternoon in a must win game. Boukary Dramé had to withdraw from the squad due to injury and Carlos Martinez is suspended after picking up 5 yellow cards. Click to continue reading...

Juan Manuel Lillo ya tiene el delantero que tanto había pedido. Sebastián Abreu, jugador de River Plate hasta el día de ayer, vendrá como cedido a la Real Sociedad hasta el mes de junio, en el que volverá a Buenos Aires, a no ser que el club donostiarra ejecute la opción de compra que contempla [. Click to continue reading...