• For the love of Kun, the Rojiblancos have been slapped with a fine of 150 euros (about the cost of a decent La Liga ticket these days). Anyway, RFEF meted out that small punishment after Atletico's fans were said to have thrown objects at Pellegrini from the stands during the Madrid derby on November 7.

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In this weekend of European action France really cranked it up a notch, a 5-5 draw between Lyon and Marseille showed not only great attacking talent, but also defensive organisation.
In England, Hull City get an important win over Stoke City with a late winner by Vennegoor of Hesselink, this win eases the pressure on Phil Brown, who was leading the sack race recently. Click to continue reading...

Over 50 clubs from Saudi Arabia to Merseyside have beaten Real since 1999. Agonised Atlético still aren't one of them.
Groundhog day for Atlético as Real dish out familiar Madrid derby pain. Click to continue reading...

Atletico have not won at the Bernabeu in 10 years. The last time October 30th, 1999 when Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink with his brace and Jose Mari won a now historic victory. Sergio Aguero was 11 years old.

Hasselbaink was virtually unstoppable and so was Joan Capdevila, now at Villareal.

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The matches to watch after you realize that, if for just this weekend, the suspension of Chelsea's transfer ban is far less important than the match on Sunday. And that I told you so.

Saturday

Tottenham v Sunderland at White Hart Lane Jermain Defoe returns from suspension and Aaron Lennon might appear, although this will really be Darren Bent's show as he visits his former team.

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Vale, you gotta admit that Baby Benjie is adorable but bears no resemblance to his grandpa, The Dona. He does however, look a lot like Kun Aguero. Speaking of your favourite Grammy award-winning singer, he has been included in the squad list for tomorrow's Madrid derby.

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On this week's podcast we focus on the history of the game and in particular folk football. Damon and I have had to endure a tough week as both Liverpool and Tottenham continue to struggle. All these stories and more feature in this week's podcast. Come along to the site at languagecaster.com to read more.

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The Madrid derby takes centre stage this weekend as big-spending Real travel to struggling Atletico. Click to continue reading...

The Madrid derby takes center stage in Spain this weekend and once again we're hearing that Pellegrini's head is set to role if Real don't get the desired result... however before that can happen, our amigos at Heads or Tails inform us that the league may be stopped this weekend ... Click to continue reading...

Yet another one of those nasty transfer rumors comin' your way.... and this time it involves one of the Argentinean Guapos, Fernando Gago. It's ok chicas, his hair still needs moisturiser.

Spanish daily Marca has claimed that Atletico Madrid's president, Gil Marín, is looking to bring dear old Gago and his fellow countryman, the Pied Piper of Higuain to the team.

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Manchester United have targeted Atletico Madrid's £45m striker Sergio Aguero. Sir Alex Ferguson has turned his sights on the young Argentine star after giving up on Valencia's David Villa, who is expected to join Real Madrid. Aguero – nicknamed Kun – has scored 37 league goals in the last two years for Atletico and is only still [. Click to continue reading...

GAME OF THE WEEK River Plate v Boca Juniors. When: 1720 local, 1520 EST. Where: El Monumental, Buenos Aires. Why: Because it's one of the biggest derbies in world football, that's why. Up there with Galatasaray - Fenerbahce, Celtic - Rangers, Roma - Lazio and Red Star - Partizan as the intracity rivalries which can, on occasion, usurp entire [. Click to continue reading...

By the time I got to Nevada Smith's last Sunday it was already halftime. I walked into a sea of NYC Madridistas who were plastered all over the bar almost without a care in the world. Then I saw the scoreboard and realized why. Robinho embarrassed yet another defender before crossing the ball to Raul who scored with the ease in the very first minute of play. Click to continue reading...

Goalkeepers: Casillas y Dudek
Defense: Salgado, Ramos, Cannavaro, Pepe, Metzelder y Marcelo
Midfielders: De la Red, Gago, Baptista, Sneijder, Diarra, Guti, Drenthe y Robinho
Forwards: Raúl, Van Nistelrooy, Soldado y Saviola
probable starting lineup
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