Real Madrid v Levante Preview, Prediction, TV Listings, Betting Odds La Liga 12 February 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer Blog

Real Madrid can extend their lead at the top of the table to ten points with a win as they host Levante in the Spanish Primera Division (La Liga). The match will take place at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain on Sunday, February 12, 2012.

The following table shows the average age of player that each of the competing nations fielded during the group stages of the Africa Cup of Nations 2012 in Gabon/Equatorial Guinea. As expected Cote D'Ivoire's fading golden generation who are attempting to win their nation their first major trophy since 1992 is one of the oldest squads at the tournament.

29.01.2012 - Con (3) goles de Fernando Llorente (`15, `22 y `68), Athletic Bilbao venció (2-3) a Rayo Vallecano (Michu ´10, Arribas ´25) en Vallecas por la jornada 21 de la Liga española y vuelve a puestos de Europa League.
En un campo pequeño como el de Vallecas y ante un equipo (Rayo) de despliegue físico como método de supervivencia, pudo el Athletic salir airoso gracias al triplete de Llorente (primero de su carrera en Liga).

29.01.2012 - Con (3) goles de Fernando Llorente (`15, `22 y `68), Athletic Bilbao venció (2-3) a Rayo Vallecano (Michu ´10, Arribas ´25) en Vallecas por la jornada 21 de la Liga española y vuelve a puestos de Europa League.
En un campo pequeño como el de Vallecas y ante un equipo (Rayo) de despliegue físico como método de supervivencia, pudo el Athletic salir airoso gracias al triplete de Llorente (primero de su carrera en Liga).

SPANISH FOOTBALL action tonigt with four matches of Round 21 played of the SPANISH LEAGUE. Here is a run down of all the main events, scorers & the final scores. Fernando Llorente Madrid Club RAYO VALLECANO played a good match but lost 2 - 3 to ATHLETIC CLUB BILBAO with an inspired FERNANDO LLORENTE on the field who scored a HAT-TRICK for Bilbao ( 15th , 22nd & 67th min).

A pair of heated English derby match-ups headline today's action, and both will have added subplots that will only make things more intense.

Manchester United and Liverpool clash in their first meeting since the controversial match where Luis Suarez allegedly used racial slurs against Patrice Evra; while London rivals Chelsea and Queens Park Rangers meet for the first time since John Terry allegedly used a racial slur against Anton Ferdinand.

Aston Villa will be the host team of yet another Philadelphia Union player on trial, according to soccer agent Richard Motzkin.

Former first overall SuperDraft pick Danny Mwanga will train with Aston Villa, of the English Premier League, for ten days. Mwanga joins Freddy Adu (Rayo Vallecano), Michael Farfan (Sunderland), Zac MacMath (Everton), Amobi Okugo (SC Freiburg), Sebastien Le Toux (Bolton Wanderers) and Zach Pfeffer (Hoffenheim) as members of the Union that have spent time training with overseas clubs prior to the 2012 MLS season.

Friday, January 27
11am Niger vs Tunisia Al Jazeera Sports USA
2pm Gabon vs Morocco Al Jazeera Sports USA
2:30pm Hannover 96 vs Nürnberg ESPN3, ESPN Deportes
2:45pm Watford vs Tottenham Hotspur Fox Soccer Plus, FoxSoccer.tv, Fox Soccer 2Go
3pm Everton vs Fulham FSC
8pm USA vs Costa Rica concacaf.

Malaga vs Barcelona 1-4 Highlights 2012 Video Goals Sanchez Messi Rondon is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Malaga vs Barcelona 1-4 Highlights 2012 Video Goals Sanchez Messi Rondon is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Malaga vs Barcelona 2012 ( Malaga vs Barca video below) Final score and result:- Malaga vs Barcelona 1-4 ( Rondon/ Messi*3, Sanchez) 22 January, 2012- Estadio La Rosaleda- Malaga- Sunday Lionel Messi scores [.

SPANISH FOOTBALL action tonight with five games scheduled of Round 19 ( half-way through the LA LIGA season) with the following final results & scorers. Rayo Vallecano GRANADA lost 1 - 2 to Madrid Club RAYO VALLECANO. The latter breathe easier with the three points but suffered towards the end as Granada attempted to salvage the situation.

The Philadelphia Independence drafted six players in Friday's WPS draft, with University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee forward Sarah Hagen being the top pick. The big question is whether they'll get her to move over from Bayern Munich, where she's under contract.

The Independence then took UC-Irvine defender CoCo Goodson and Florida State defender Toni Pressley in the second round, Santa Clara goalkeeper Bianca Henninger and Portland forward Danielle Foxhoven in the third, and Maryland forward Jasmyne Spencer in the fourth round.

Football resumed in Spain after the short winter break, and it did not take long for the first upset of 2012 to occur, as a late equalizer from Espanyol in the Barcelona derby dented Barca's title hopes.

Real Madrid started off 2012 like they ended 2011, scoring goals. This week Madrid beat Granada 5-1 with Karim Benzema scoring twice and Cristiano Ronaldo hitting his 21st league goal of the season.

Last night, an independent Rayo Vallecano news outlet (yes, I'm serious) reported that the club were angling to bring Freddy Adu back to training when he's done with Olympic camp and that they had begun talking with Philly Union about what the fee would be. I can now confirm that they pretty much nailed it (and that they nipped me in doing so).

Real Madrid vs Granada 5-1 Highlights 2012 Goals Benzema Ronaldo Higuain Video is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Real Madrid vs Granada 5-1 Highlights 2012 Goals Benzema Ronaldo Higuain Video is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Real Madrid vs Granada 2012 ( Madrid Granada video below) Final score and result:- Real Madrid vs Granada 5-1 ( Benzema*2, Ramos, Higuain, Ronaldo/ Rico) Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid- 7 January, 2012- 19.

Photo: Nicolae Stoian

Philadelphia Union

Reaction to the release of the 2012 schedule:

The Goalkeeper notes that the Union is hosting New York and DC twice. "This strikes me as unfair from a competitive balance standpoint...As such, it would seem to me to make more sense to have each team host one team once and one team twice.

Rabiu Ibrahim foi recentemente dispensado do PSV, voltando a não se conseguir impor em mais uma equipa do futebol sénior. Já Renato Neto, após um bem sucedido empréstimo aos belgas do Cercle Brugge, vai ter uma oportunidade na principal equipa do Sporting. Há uns anos, os dois jogadores coincidiram nos juniores do clube de Alvalade e enquanto o nigeriano vinha rotulado de craque e de estrela, o brasileiro chegou discretamente.

Rabiu Ibrahim foi recentemente dispensado do PSV, voltando a não se conseguir impor em mais uma equipa do futebol sénior. Já Renato Neto, após um bem sucedido empréstimo aos belgas do Cercle Brugge, vai ter uma oportunidade na principal equipa do Sporting. Há uns anos, os dois jogadores coincidiram nos juniores do clube de Alvalade e enquanto o nigeriano vinha rotulado de craque e de estrela, o brasileiro chegou discretamente.

This is a Special Edition soccer news blast during this holiday week. I have been off enjoying regular life, cut had to at least lay all of this good stuff on you once this week. We will be back to regular service next week. But for now here is some news, in pretty much random order - no headlines or sections:
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Freddy Adu is hoping to make 2012 the biggest year of his career, and he will be kicking off that year in Spain.

Adu is on his way to Spain, where he will train with La Liga side Rayo Vallecano. The training stint will run through the first week of January.

Rayo Vallecano made a play for Adu's services in the summer before Adu settled on MLS, and will now get a chance to have a closer look at the attacking midfielder.

Sevilla vs Real Madrid 2-6 Highlights December 17 2011 Ronaldo hat trick Video Goals Callejon Di Maria Altintop is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Sevilla vs Real Madrid 2-6 Highlights December 17 2011 Ronaldo hat trick Video Goals Callejon Di Maria Altintop is a post from Soccer Blogger.

Yes, there is SPANISH FOOTBALL Life after the "Clasico". The LIGA continued with its ROUND 16 scheduled matches today. Here is a brief summary of game events, the final results & all the scorers. Rayo Vallecano - Gijon RAYO VALLECANO lost 1 - 3 to REAL SPORTING DE GIJON mainly due to defensive mistakes.

SPANISH FOOTBALL continued with Round 15 this Sunday as part of the SPANISH LEAGUE. Below is a quick summary of all the games, the final results & all the scorers. Falcao ATLETICO DE MADRID managed to cosmetically better their image & earn more time for their Coach (Manzano) with a 3 - 1 victory over city rival RAYO VALLECANO.

Barcelona vs Levante 5-0 Highlights Video 2011 Goals Fabregas Cuenca Messi Sanchez is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Barcelona vs Levante 5-0 Highlights Video 2011 Goals Fabregas Cuenca Messi Sanchez is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Barcelona vs Levante 2011 ( Barca vs Levante 2011 video below) Final score and result:- Barcelona vs Levante 5-0 ( Cesc Fabregas*2, Cuenca, Alexis Sanchez, Lionel Messi) Camp Nou, Barcelona- 3rd December, [.

Gara senza storia al Camp Nou nell'anticipo della 17/a giornata di Liga, tra Barcellona e Rayo Vallecano. L'undici di Guardiola, impegnato (dall'8 al 18 dicembre) nel Mondiale per Club in Giappone, ha avuto la meglio per 4-0 sulla compagine madrilena. Grande protagonista l'ex Udinese, il cileno Alexis Sanchez, finalmente decisivo dopo alcune difficolt a causaContinua a leggere .

Cardiff players gave unfortunate Blackburn a tough examination at the City Stadium last night. Snork. Image: Stu Forster/Getty Images.

Sorry. We just couldn't resist.

Carling Cup

Arsenal 0-1 Manchester City

A rough night at the Emirates for Sami.

MIRA ESO! Everyone in that photo above has a different facial expression and a different story to tell, from Dani Alves who is about to break into a funk carioca, David Villa who is keeping his hands politely to himself to Mascherano who seems annoyed with the crowd (probably not, it's the default look of the Tevez clan.

Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano 4-0 Highlights Video Goals Sanchez Messi 2011 is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano 4-0 Highlights Video Goals Sanchez Messi 2011 is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano 2011 ( Barca vs Rayo 2011 video below) Score and result:- Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano 4-0 ( Alexis Sanchez*2, Lionel Messi, David Villa) Camp Nou- Barcelona- 29 November, 2011- [.

SPANISH FOOTBALL action tonight as the scheduled match between FC BARCELONA & RAYO VALLECANO on LA LIGA calender was brought forward to give Barça the time to prepare & travel to Japan next month for the FIFA World Clubs Championships. The final result was a smashing 4 - 0 victory by FC Barcelona over the visitors Rayo Vallecano who paid the "price" against a doubted & questioned Barça.

The Carling Cup quarterfinals aren't typically must-see TV, but when the draw for this year's edition was conducted, it resulted in some mouth-watering matchups between England's top teams.

Chelsea and Liverpool will do battle for one spot in the semifinals, while Arsenal and Manchester City clash for another.

Serie A on Fox Soccer: Napoli - Juventus at 2:30pm. Carling Cup on Fox Soccer Plus: Arsenal - Manchester City at 3pm and Chelsea - Liverpool at 5pm. La Liga on ESPN Deportes: Barcelona - Rayo Vallecano at 3pm. All Times Eastern

With the top three all in action on Saturday, attention will switch to the fight for UEFA spots and the struggle at the bottom on Sunday. Levant host Sporting, in-form Bilbao are at home to Granada, the stuttering Seville are at Zaragoza and Espanyol are at the Cornella-El Prat Stadium against Osasuna.

SPANISH FOOTBALL action tonight with three games of Round 14 of the SPANISH LEAGUE-LIGA. I am cuurently out of town but have managed to watch the games & have been loaned a wi-fi to post the summary. Please excuse me if it is shorter than usual. Here are the final results & the scorers. Jonas for Valencia CF RAYO VALLECANO hosted VALENCIA CF & lost 1 - 2.

Barcelona are six points behind Liga leaders Real Madrid after a shocking 1-0 defeat at Getafe. Earlier in the day Real Madrid continued their dominance over their city rivals with a 4-2 defeat of Atletico Madrid who ended up with only 9 men after Thibaut Courtois and Diego Godín were both sent off.

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Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid 4-1 Highlights Video 2011 Ronaldo Di Maria Higuain Courtois Godin red cards is a post from Soccer Blogger.

If the long Thanksgiving weekend has left you with an empty Saturday you'd love to spend just watching great soccer, today's slate of soccer games offer just the type of day-long getaway soccer fans dream of.

You can start the day in Germany, where defending champions Borussia Dortmund take on neighboring rivals Schalke 04, then head on over to England, where Manchester United faces upstart Newcastle United.

The top two teams in Serie A square off as Juventus and Lazio do battle in the weekend's top match-up.

There are some games in England this weekend that may spark more interest, but seeing Andrea Pirlo and Juve take on the Lazio squad led by Miroslave Klose and Hernanes.

The Premier League will offer up the latest contender lining up to try and hand Manchester City its first defeat as Liverpool plays host to the Citizens, while Manchester United takes on Newcastle in another clash of Top Four teams.

The clock has struck midnight on Levante's cinderella start to the season as the former leaders suffered their third consecutive defeat in a row, this time at the hands of Atlético Madrid.

All five goals came within a rollercoaster final 25 minutes as Atlético won 3-2. Xavi Torres equalised for the visitors shortly after Pizzi had put the hosts ahead, but Adrián López's fourth goal of the season and Diego's 83rd-minute effort ensured Atlético moved up to ninth.

Valencia vs Real Madrid 2-3 Goals Highlights 2011 Video Soldado Benzema Ramos Ronaldo is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Valencia vs Real Madrid 2-3 Goals Highlights 2011 Video Soldado Benzema Ramos Ronaldo is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Valencia vs Real Madrid 2011 ( Valencia CF vs Madrid 2011 Video below) Final score:- Valencia vs Real Madrid 2-3 ( Soldado*2/ Benzema, Ramos, Ronaldo) Mestalla, Valencia- 19 November, 2011 Roberto [.

Real Madrid vs Osasuna 7-1 Highlights Score Video Goals 2011 Benzema Ronaldo is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Real Madrid vs Osasuna 7-1 Highlights Score Video Goals 2011 Benzema Ronaldo is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Real Madrid vs Osasuna 2011 Score and result:- Real Madrid vs Osasuna 7-1 ( Cristiano Ronaldo*3, Karim Benzema*2, Pepe, Gonzalo Higuain/ Balde) Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid- 6 November, 2011- 11.

Villarreal will be without Cristian Zapata, Cani, Marco Ruben and Marcos Senna for their Group A meeting with Manchester City, while Javier Camuñas is doubtful.

These injuries are in addition to Giuseppe Rossi, who is out for six months, after knee surgery earlier this week.

The most serious of the other injuries appears to be to Zapata, who strained a ligament in his right knee during Saturday's 2-0 Liga win against Rayo Vallecano, an injury which is likely to sideline him for five weeks.