Hoy no tenía tiempo para mucho, así que pedí ayuda en Twitter, o más que ayuda, sugerencias para la Leyenda de hoy, y de las varias respuestas que recibí, me quedo con la que me dieron desde El Gol del Cojo, que pese a ser un jugador todavía no retirado, sí que me ha marcado lo suficiente como para entrar en nuestro particular Hall of Fame. Click to continue reading...

Xabi Alonso will never regret joining Liverpool in 2004, despite having the option to join his current club Real Madrid.
The Spanish international was coveted by the La Liga giants prior to leaving Real Sociedad, but chose to join the Premier League side instead.
The midfielder has great memories of his time at Anfield, and admits the fans will always hold a special place in his heart. Click to continue reading...

One of the historical Clubs of Spanish Football is REAL SOCIEDADwho is currently in 2º Division - & has been for a few years (since2007/08) - who are attempting to get back to the elite Division.SFS would like to remind its readers of their 1980-81 & 1981-82back to back titles & only Spanish 1º Division Championships. Click to continue reading...

Athletic Bilbao have enjoyed a notable start to the season, sitting in eighth place in La Liga following the weekend's 2-2 draw away at Real Valladolid, as Joaquin Caparros has led the team to one of their brighter La Liga starts in recent years.

Caparros, who made his name as Sevilla manager, has constructed a team that is certainly not lacking in quality.

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Manchester United and Liverpool are to go head-to-head in the battle to land Real Sociedad's prodigiously talented teenager Antoine Griezmann, according to the Daily Mirror.
Griezmann, a left winger, has burst onto the scene in recent months after being fast-tracked through the club's youth set-up. Click to continue reading...

Man United and Liverpool are ready to go head-to-head in the bid to sign Real Sociedad's youngster Antoine Griezmann.
Griezmann has been fasted tracked and now the midfielder is being tracked by two of Europe's big clubs. Griezmann has been at Real Sociedad for four years but is it now time for him to move on? Click to continue reading...

His head may have been in Madrid but his heart was already in Liverpool.
Even though Fernando Torres didn't actually realise it, his fate was already sealed.
A flick of the arm, a fleeting connection with a defender jostling for the ball and the ripped skipper's armband revealed his destiny. Click to continue reading...

Portugalete B 2-0 Gazteak CF* (12:09:09)
*Match Abandoned after 81 minutes.
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Punch Portugalete into Google and it will probably direct you to its most famous landmark: The Vizcaya Bridge. As nice as that bridge is, there is something in this suburb of Bilbao that I think usurps their oldest transporter bridge in the world claim. Click to continue reading...

One for the future ready for the here and now.

Arsenal starlet Fran Merida has revealed that he rejected a loan move to Spanish side Levante this summer because he is keen to prove his worth with the Gunners.
The 19-year-old, who arrived from Barcelona's acclaimed youth ranks in 2005, has been capped by Spain at U17, U19, U20 and U21 level, but has so far made just four Premier League outings for Arsene Wenger's outfit.

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Xabi Alonso claims manager Rafa Benitez showed him little affection during his time at Liverpool.
The Spain midfielder left Anfield in the summer to join Real Madrid in a £30m deal despite an outstanding season in the Reds midfield last term.
Benitez came close to selling Alonso to Juventus last summer as the Liverpool boss tried to pave the way for long-term target Gareth Barry. Click to continue reading...

Xabi Alonso has revealed that he first came to the conclusion he was ready to leave Liverpool when the club tried to sell him last summer.
The Spaniard spent five successful seasons at Anfield before leaving for Real Madrid in a £30m move this summer. However the Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez tried to offload the 27-year-old 12 months ago to raise money for prospective signings, in particular Gareth Barry. Click to continue reading...

In order to truly predict the winner of next season's Segunda Division I would need Christopher Lloyd's character, Doc Brown, from the hit movie Back to the Future to fly his Delorean into the future to discover who would be the league's best, but such a trip would likely cost a lot of money or involve stealing plutonium from Libyan terrorist.

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Well their is the lucky clubs and the unlucky ones too. Unfortunately, sometimes the gap is so small between these clubs that it is hard to say where exactly it all went wrong. They say football is a game of inches, but sometimes it much more precise then that. These were the teams that let it slip in between their fingers.

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Best Offense

Hercules lived up to their name and are the rightful winners of this year's award for Best Offense in the Second Division. The club scored 82 goals this season which was the most of any club in the division. Hercules were the only club to reach the summit of 80 goals this season and were in the lead both at home and on the road.

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(Real Sociedad-Real Madrid)
Gli addii sono sempre difficili. Una tempesta di emozioni. Un cammino che si chiude ed uno che si apre, in un attimo. Così dovrebbe essere (usiamo ancora il condizionale) per Wesley Sneijder, galattico in predicato di passare alla corte di Mourinho. Click to continue reading...

According to Luis Mira at Goal.com, AS is reporting that Real Madrid striker Alvaro Negredo did not travel with the team for a friendly match against Real Sociedad as he is making a decision about his future with the club or with Hull City.

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Before i begin my update i would like to offer my deepest sympathies to the family, friends and team-mates of Espanyol club captain Daniel Jarque who died after he suffered a heart attack following a training session yesterday. My thoughts are with them at this sad time.
Moving onto the title of this update only a couple of weeks ago hardly any Real Sociedad supporters would have heard of Antoine Griezmann since he was in the youth set up and yet to even make the step up to Sanse however with 4 goals in 2 pre-season friendlies he is the talk of San Sebastian. Click to continue reading...

Spain midfielder Xabi Alonso has completed his £30m transfer to big-spending Real Madrid from Liverpool after passing a medical on Wednesday.
The Reds revealed on Tuesday a deal had been struck but added the terms would remain confidential.
Alonso, 27, joined Liverpool from Real Sociedad in August 2004 for £10. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool and Real Madrid are just £2.5million apart as they go into the final stretch of negotiations over Xabi Alonso's move to the Bernabeu.
Talks will take place over the weekend with Monday set as the deadline for a deal to be struck.
Liverpool have dropped their price considerably since the start of the summer and are reluctant to go much under £30m. Click to continue reading...

We may be nearing a deal worth taking!

Alonso's heart is set on Madrid and the Spanish giants are keen to offer players to try to break the impasse in negotiations.
Madrid have struggled to offload players and are prepared to offer Liverpool one of Alvaro Negredo, Rafael van der Vaart or Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, according to reports in Spain.

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Xabi Alonso's move from Liverpool to Real Madrid appears to be imminent after a source at the Merseyside club confirmed that the Spanish midfielder had submitted a transfer request.
The 28 year-old, who arrived for training on Thursday, expects to hold talks with Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez as Real are believed to be preparing a new, improved bid. Click to continue reading...

Done deal.

Xabi Alonso deal is done. Liverpool are on the verge of striking a compromise deal to sell Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid.
Alonso's move to the Bernabeu has dragged on through the summer, with Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez demanding £35million and Real offering £25m for the Spain midfielder.

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In this update i would like to report on the latest recruits to join txuri urdin this summer so far.
Firstly the man to replace the departed Castillo in the left back position will be Alberto de la Bella who signed from Sevilla Atletico. The full back spoke this week of his surprise in San Sebastián at the passion the fans in the street have for the club and the fact the entire city has a massive desire to be in the top flight again. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is encouraging Xabi Alonso to remain with the club despite Real Madrid's efforts to lure the Spanish international.

Alonso has become Madrid's latest target in a summer where los merengues are collecting superstars at will, having already signed players like Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo.

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Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is encouraging Xabi Alonso to remain with the club despite Real Madrid's efforts to lure the Spanish international.

Alonso has become Madrid's latest target in a summer where los merengues are collecting superstars at will, having already signed players like Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo.

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Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is closing in on Valencia's David Silva with the increasing likelihood that Real Madrid will land £30million-rated Anfield star Xabi Alonso.
Alonso fell out with Benitez last summer after efforts were made to offload him to Juventus to raise the money for a move for England midfielder Gareth Barry. Click to continue reading...

Throughout football's long and patterned history there has always been drama, excitement, heartbreak and jubilation. The Uefa Cup Final in 1995 when Nayim ridiculously scored from the half-way line past a disbelieving David Seaman; the 1999 Champions League Final where Ole Gunnar Solskjær's right foot will forever be etched into the memory of Manchester United fans.

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Xabi Alonso will force showdown talks over his future after failing to be convinced he is wanted at Anfield.
The Liverpool midfielder has made clear his desire to move to Real Madrid following two successive summers where he felt manager Rafa Benitez was trying to sell him.
The Spanish midfielder has yet to officially ask for a transfer but he doesn't believe he can remain at Anfield after a breakdown in his relationship with the Liverpool boss. Click to continue reading...

Here's the latest European Transfer News including Real Madrid still looking to sign Liverpool player Xabi Alonso and Manchester City's bid towards John Terry and Samuel Eto'o.

Real Madrid targeting Alonso -Â Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini has not given up hope of signing Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso, although the Bernabeu boss knows it will not be easy.

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After it seemed almost certain Xabi Castillo would be joining Racing Santander its been reported in the Spanish media that Xabi Castillo could make a sensational move to Athletic Bilbao and follow in the footsteps of Iñigo Díaz de Cerio. Athletic are looking for a left back and have been linked with Manchester City's former Real Sociedad full back Javier Garrido and Osasuna's Ignacio Monreal although from speaking to some Athletic fans the general opinion is Monreal would be the preferred option. Click to continue reading...

As Florentino Perez continues to degrade an already absurd transfer market into new realms of travesty, changes of a more sensible nature are afoot in Catalunya. The air is still calm outside the Nou Camp as the stardust still settles after the gloss that was last season. Yet across town in Cornella de Llobregat, the air couldn't be more supercharged with the flutter of parakeet wings as a fresh optimism seems to have sunk into the finishing touches of wet paint adorning the brand new Estadi RCDE.

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Rafa Benitez believes Xabi Alonso and Javier Mascherano owe it to Liverpool to stay at the club.
Midfield duo Alonso and Mascherano have both been strongly linked with moves away from Anfield to Spain this summer.
Real Madrid have openly declared their interest in Spanish ace Alonso, while Barcelona are keeping tabs on Mascherano. Click to continue reading...

It looks like we've managed to get around £8m out of Sevilla for Didier Zokora. As much as I liked the guy, this has to be one of the best pieces of business I've seen Spurs pull off.

He's been with us 3 years and was supposedly going to fill the void left by Michael Carrick but that just never happened.

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Spanish newspaper Marca have reported new coach Martín Lasarte could make Carlos Bueno the man to fire Real Sociedad to promotion next season. Like Sebastian Abreu before him, Carlos Bueno is a Uruguayan International striker with 27 caps and 16 goals to his name. The forward currently plays for Peñarol in his native Uruguay netting 10 times in 14 games for the club he started his career with. Click to continue reading...

Its been announced that star studded Real Madrid will visit Anoeta on 15th August to honour the centenary of Real Sociedad. It has also been revealed the visitors will not be charging a penny to play in a fantastic gesture to the cash strapped club and any much needed money raised will be kept by Real Sociedad. Click to continue reading...