It is very rare for a low level Club, who continually struggles to stayout of the 2º Division,to have a player who has debuted with themwith a young age & has remained there all his playing career (except 2seasons in 2º Division Clubs, to later return).What this means is thatthe player (Spanish International) has refused numerous offers tobigger & better Clubs because he considers his present Click to continue reading...

I have been travelling around in Europe for a month, and although with the break, there wasn't much football on my busy programme, I did nevertheless notice some things:-I was in Barcelona when R.D. Espanyol inaugurated their new stadium by winning a 3-0 victory against Liverpool. I have always felt some sympathy for Español for being the "little guys" in Barcelona, and was happy to see them play Click to continue reading...

Part one of the 2009-2010 La Liga season preview will be out in the next couple of days, but today is devoted to Daniel Jarque González, who tragically passed away at the age of twenty-six while his RCD Espanyol team and he were on their preseason tour of Italy.� According to the RCD Espanyol website, "Tragedy struck Espanyol and the family of Dani Jarque this evening.

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News from Barcelona based Sports daily "Sport" – repeat Barcelonabased – has published that LIVERPOOL FC & REAL MADRID have shutthe transfer deal of Spanish International midfielder XABI ALONSO.Club Directives met yesterday in a first class Barcelona hotel to settlethe operation while Liverpool visited the city to play a friendlyagainst Spanish Club RCD Espanyol. Click to continue reading...

Back from a weekend at the countryside & find that Spanish ClubRCD ESPANYOL won 3 – 0 LIVERPOOL FC yesterday in a friendlygame to celebrate Espanyol´s brand new Stadium. Good for them!Here is the video of the goals: Click to continue reading...

Espanyol's new player Shunsuke Nakamura (中村 俊輔) got a rock star welcome during� his official presentation in Barcelona on July 13, 2009 as hoards of the club's fans turnout out to see its new signing. Japan international Nakamura, 31, signed with Espanyol last month for an estimated annual wage of 1. Click to continue reading...

Spanish Football has another superstar Football player for nextseason, the "Japanese equivalent" of Cristiano Ronaldo, midfielderSHUNSUKE NAKAMURA has signed for two years with RCDESPANYOL.The Japanese player comes from Scottish Club GLASGOW CELTIC &comes "free" after finishing his contract at the Scottish team. Click to continue reading...

Former Celtic midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura looks ready to move to Spanish club Espanyol after negotiations with Japan's Yokohama Marinos faltered.
According to News of the World, he will sign a two-year contract with the Barcelona-based outfit estimated at £23,000-a-week with image rights included. Click to continue reading...

Birmingham City may make a £1.5m bid for Espanyol's 24-year-old central midfielder Jordi Gomez. Gomez spent the 2008-09 campaign on loan at Swansea City and proved himself capable in the U.K.
Wigan Athletic is certainly also a possibility because Swansea's former manager Roberto Martinez is now at the JJB Stadium according to The People. Click to continue reading...

Soccer City FC will post on newsworthy items regarding Espanyol's '09-10 transfer season(s). Please post tips, links, and leads in our comments section so that we can add your findings to our listing.

• Celtic - Espanyol: Transfer Rumours -- Shunsuke Nakamura To La Liga?

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Soccer City FC has been covering this for some days now -- Is Celtic's Nakamura Leaving? -- and it appears, according to the Japanese international's agent, that Nakamura could leave Celtic for La Liga side RCD Espanyol.
The free-kick specialist is free to leave Celtic next month as his current contract runs out. Click to continue reading...

25-year-old midfielder Mark Fotheringham could end up at RCD Espanyol according to various reports including Skysports.com.
The former Norwich City captain, now free to sign where he pleases, must decide between his chances overseas versus remaining in the Coca-Cola Championship with clubs such as Sheffield Wednesday and Blackpool. Click to continue reading...

On Wednesday 23rd April, Espanyol asserted their intention of survival in the Spanish Primera Division by overcoming fellow relegation-threatened Sporting Gijon to rise within one point of the safe haven which is 17th position. Across the Atlantic, Toronto FC defeated New York Red Bulls to secure their second victory of the Major League Soccer season. Click to continue reading...

Interesingly, Stephen Ireland continues to remain out of the Republic of Ireland's squad. Today's announcement of the 25-man side who will face Georgia at Croke Park, Dublin, on Wednesday, February 11 in World Cup qualifying action is sans Ireland. Read On...
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Segunda B outfit Poli Ejido have struck yet another blow to the hopes and ambitions of top-tier clubs in Spain's Copa Del Rey as Espanyol fell to a 3-2 defeat in the first leg. Villarreal fell victim to Poli Ejido's exploits in the first round and goals from Jorge Molina, Julio and Chico ensured that logic was to defy the odds once again as the third-tier Spanish club enter the return leg in Barcelona next week with a crucial advantage. Click to continue reading...

According to Spanish sports daily Marca, Liverpool will not offer a cent more than €12.7m to RCD Espanyol in exchange for winger Albert Riera.
Riera is allegedly viewed by Reds coach Rafael Benítez as an ideal candidate to provide competition out wide on the left for Ryan Babel.
However, with Espanyol yet to receive a former offer, it seems as though Liverpool have already made up their mind that the Mallorca native could cost them too much. Click to continue reading...

Another busy morning filled with transfer and pre-season news to report.
New reports have Mark Hughes targeting Inter Milan midfielder Dejan Stankovic and Espanyol defender Pablo Zabaleta. Also back on the radar is Zenit St Petersburg's playmaker Andrei Arshavin. Click to continue reading...