It's a light week of matches in Europe as there are international fixtures on the weekend and next week. The Spanish Copa del Rey wraps up its fourth round with the second legs while the English Football League Cup or Johnstone's Paint Trophy (JPT) had the quarterfinals for the Northern and Southern sections.

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With the confusing TV schedules for La Liga in the United States every week, it is quite difficult to figure out who is playing when and on what channel. Every Friday, I will lay out the TV schedule so that every fan of La Liga has a place to go to see when and where their favorite team will play.

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They're such an adorable family so it makes us sad to learn that Ronaldo has filed a lawsuit against his former wife (and probably the best one she was a futebolista after all), Milene Domingues. The suit alleges that his oldest son, Ronald has been 'inadequately taken care of' under her and Ronaldo is also demanding a review of the custody.

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Ein Fallrückzieher ist immer schön anzuschauen und er kommt auch nicht in jedem Spiel vor. Daher ist das, was in diesem Youtube-Video lapidar mit „O Gol Mais Bonito de 2009 Goal of the Year 2009„ bezeichnet wird, schon fast ein Wunder. Zwei Fallrückzieher in einem Spiel und dann sogar noch in einem Spielzug. Click to continue reading...

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The Spanish Football Federation held the King's Cup final 32 drawing in Madrid with Barcelona being matched up against Segunda B side Cultural Leonesa. Barcelona will defend their King's Cup title on the road with first leg will be played at Reina de León stadium on October 28, the return leg at the Camp Nou will take place on November 10.

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Keeper of the Year

David Cobeno of Rayo Vallecano is our Segunda Division Goalie of the Year. The keeper was more then reliable for his squad starting an impressive 40 matches and only allowing 35 goals for the entire season. It would be the most impressive save percentage in the league and the keeper would be one of the only to start 40 games for the entire season.

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Two seasons ago, Zaragoza surprisingly had that trap door open up under them and they fell into the netherworld that they call second division. Forty two matches later the celebration was on as Zaragoza fans filled La Romareda and the project to make this club a force in Spain that seemed to have failed miserably might be back on track for now. Click to continue reading...

With the Spanish football season only two and a half weeks away, teams are finishing their last preseason friendlies and making their final changes in preparation for the La Liga season. There are many questions concerning each of the twenty teams in La Liga, and this preview will explore the most important question for each La Liga team.

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A continuación les dejo ese video del partido Rayo Vallecano vs Elche, es España, donde se concedió un gol que pocas veces podemos ver.

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Dos conclusiones.

1. Ahí está un buen portero para todos aquellos equipos que necesitan uno.
2. Yo dejaba sin goce de sueldo al portero del Elche.

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A continuación les dejo ese video del partido Rayo Vallecano vs Elche, es España, donde se concedió un gol que pocas veces podemos ver.

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Dos conclusiones.

1. Ahí está un buen portero para todos aquellos equipos que necesitan uno.
2. Yo dejaba sin goce de sueldo al portero del Elche.

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Uh-oh. This is not good for Spanish football at all. The Spanish police arrested 11 men last Thursday for drug trafficking related operations. The men are believed to be working in football - two businessmen, two former players and a current player. In addition, authorities seized a shipment containing 600 kilos of pure cocaine. Click to continue reading...

After getting the nod from The Gaffer to start posting on La Liga Talk, I was in search of the first article I'd sink my teeth into. Drugs? Football Players? FIFA Agents? 600 pounds of blow?  Oh come on now, this can't be real? Today in Spain, eleven people were arrested, five of which make or made [. Click to continue reading...