FIFA & FIFPro (the players Union) have combined to announce thisyear the "FIFA/FIFPro WORLD XI Team" which will be announced the21st of December in a Gala at Zurich (Switzerland).For the moment the organizations have handed in their 55 candidatesof which 11 are Spanish players:Casillas, Reina, Sergio Ramos, Piqué, Puyol, Iniesta, Xavi, Xabi Alonso,Cesc, Torres & Villa. Click to continue reading...

The papers are very entertaining. Over the last few weeks, not a day has gone by without another back page headline about Chelsea being ready to splash the cash in January either on some La Liga mega-star or a Brazilian wonderkid currently plying his trade in South America.
Last week I wrote an post on how Chelsea had – since the suspension of the transfer ban – been linked with 17 players.

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The papers are very entertaining. Over the last few weeks, not a day has gone by without another back page headline about Chelsea being ready to splash the cash in January either on some La Liga mega-star or a Brazilian wonderkid currently plying his trade in South America.
Last week I wrote an post on how Chelsea had – since the suspension of the transfer ban – been linked with 17 players.

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Spain v Argentina Live Streaming & Match Preview
International Friendly Spain vs Argentina Live Online
Saturday, 13th November 2009
Kick Off : 21:00 GMT
Venue : Madrid, Spain

Argentina make the long trip to Madrid to face Spain in this International friendly match, with Argetine legend Diego Maradona returning to the country where he played for Barcelona in part of his incredible career.

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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...

Ante la vergonzosa eliminación del Real Madrid en la Copa del Rey, les presentamos las grandes diferencias entre los dos equipos:

Real Madrid

• Temporadas en primera división: Todas
• División: Primera española
• Presupuesto anual: 420 millones de euros
• Capacidad de su estadio: 80,354 personas
• Figuras: Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaká, Karim Benzema, Xabi Alonoso, Raúl, Iker Casillas, Sergio Ramos, Ruud Van Nistelrooy e Higuaín
• Director Técnico: Manuel Pellegrini (En las próximas horas puede cambiar)

AD Alcorcón

• Temporadas en primera división: Ninguna
• División: Segunda B española
• Presupuesto anual: 1.

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El Barça sigue mandando en la liga tras derrotar al sorprendente Mallorca por 4-2. Los blaugranas no jugaron su mejor partido pero acabaron goleando a los insulares. Faltó ritmo, es como si, como me dijo un gran amigo, jugaran en slow-motion. Pedro (que a este ritmo habrá que llamarle Pedrazo) metió dos goles, uno tras un impresionante pase-taconazo al hueco de Ibracadabra. Click to continue reading...

(video gol, 0-1. Kak� )
(video gol, 0-2. Marcelo)
(video gol, 0-3. Iguain)
(l'espulsione di Sergio Ramos)
(video gol, 2-3. Aguero)
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Some observations from last weekends Real Madrid's 2- 0 victory overGetafe in Round 9 of "La Liga":1. Raul started on the bench2. Guti wasn't called up at all. Stayed home.3. Real Madrid started with Higuaín & Benzema upfront togetherwith good results. They seemed to connect!4. Real Madrid played better with 10 men. Click to continue reading...

The most successful club in the history of soccer just got ridiculed by a 3rd division team!!!Real Madrid lost 0-4 to Alcorcon in last night's Copa del Rey (King's Cup) match. It's safe to say this club is getting by because of Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo, who were both absent from yesterday's game. Ronaldo is still nursing an ankle injury while Kaka, Casillas, and Sergio Ramos were given some Click to continue reading...

The most successful club in the history of soccer just got ridiculed by a 3rd division team!!!Real Madrid lost 0-4 to Alcorcon in last night's Copa del Rey (King's Cup) match. It's safe to say this club is getting by because of Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo, who were both absent from yesterday's game. Ronaldo is still nursing an ankle injury while Kaka, Casillas, and Sergio Ramos were given some

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Jogaram em Zenica, no estádio Bilino Polje, para um público de 13.500 pessoas, as seleções da Bósnia-Herzegovina (42º no ranking da FIFA) e Espanha (2º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
02-09-2000 - Bósnia 1x2 Espanha (Eliminatórias da Copa)
02-06-2001 - Espanha 4x1 Bósnia (Eliminatórias da Copa)
08-09-2004 - Bósnia 1x1 Espanha (Eliminatórias da Copa)
08-06-2005 - Espanha 1x1 Bósnia (Eliminatórias da Copa)
06-09-2008 - Espanha 1x0 Bósnia (Eliminatórias da Copa)
O quarteto de arbitragem foi o seguinte:
Árbitro: Konrad PLAUTZ-AUT
Primeiro Assistente: Bernhard ZAUNER-AUT
Segundo Assistente: Klaus STRASSER-AUT
Quarto Árbitro: Robert SCHOERGENHOFER-AUT
Aos 13 minutos de primeiro tempo, o camisa 3, de penalti, Gerard PIQUE, abriu o placar para a Espanha. Click to continue reading...

Cristiano Ronaldo may have a Ballon d'Or (Golden Ball), but his boyfriend Kaka is the proud recipient of the Marca Golden Newspaper Boy award. Wonder how many newspapers he delivered to the many residents of Madrid to take home the prize? Fascinating.

No, wait. That's not factually correct.

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Cristiano Ronaldo may have a Ballon d'Or (Golden Ball), but his boyfriend Kaka is the proud recipient of the Marca Golden Newspaper Boy award. Wonder how many newspapers he delivered to the many residents of Madrid to take home the prize? Fascinating.

No, wait. That's not factually correct.

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Sergio Ramos and the Spanish National Team visit the Spanish troops deployed in Bosnia. Image via AS.com

Some observations:

1. Her haircare conditioning treatment is far superior to Sergio's;
2. Gillette Mach3 razors should seriously consider sponsoring the Spanish National Team;
3.

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Sergio Ramos and the Spanish National Team visit the Spanish troops deployed in Bosnia. Image via AS.com

Some observations:

1. Her haircare conditioning treatment is far superior to Sergio's;
2. Gillette Mach3 razors should seriously consider sponsoring the Spanish National Team;
3.

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• The Dinho is this year's winner of the Golden Foot award... and yes, you're looking at his lovely feet. All you haters better sit down and congratulate him for all the hard work he's done this year! Anyway, the award is typically given to an outstanding individual who is approaching his 30s.

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And the honor this week goes to a lady who personifies class and elegance, Miss Nereida Gallardo. Click to continue reading...

All the stuff being covered outside the unfriendly confines of the award winning Dirty Tackle...

New Order bassist Peter Hook tells the tale of how Davey Becks almost became a rapper (and how all other rappers almost subsequently committed suicide out of embarrassment and shame).

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Raver Ramos is in ecstatic pain, but let's ignore that and examine the possibility of the return of Galacticos 2.0. Against Marseille last night, Los Blancos showed a glimpse of what Potter Perez's careful planning has done... or has it? If you watched the second half of the game last night, you would have seen Benzema's classy one-two with Kaka, who neatly directed the ball in Greaseano's direction for him to score the final goal of the night.

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It would seem that perhaps whatsherface Gallardo isn't quite so crazy/stalktastic as we may have thought.

We all know Cristiano's insane talent, dedication to removing his shirt after matches (whilst shunning the evil that are base layers) and extensive man bag collection make him pretty damn hard to resist.

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Villarreal 0-2 Real Madrid
0-1 Ronaldo, 2'
0-2 Kaka (pen), 73'

With four wins in four league games and three clean sheets in the bunch, it's statistically difficult to find fault with Real Madrid's early season performances. They have ostensibly done everything right in their opening games: they have incorporated all the new faces into the mix, gotten big contributions from old favorites like Raul and Guti, and seen their world record signing get off to a record-breaking start.

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Regular readers of my space will know how much I adore Carlos Vela and how much I love to watch him play and also, how many times I wanted him to start last season, something which, alas, rarely happened.

Vela and I

The first time I heard about Carlos and Arsenal was when a friend of mine, a Real Madrid fan, was surprised to find out that the little striker who zig-zagged his way past Sergio Ramos and Madrid's back four was actually an Arsenal player loaned out to the Spanish Liga.

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Regular readers of my space will know how much I adore Carlos Vela and how much I love to watch him play and also, how many times I wanted him to start last season, something which, alas, rarely happened.

Vela and I

The first time I heard about Carlos and Arsenal was when a friend of mine, a Real Madrid fan, was surprised to find out that the little striker who zig-zagged his way past Sergio Ramos and Madrid's back four was actually an Arsenal player loaned out to the Spanish Liga.

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- Zlatan Ibrahimovic has already made history in his little time wearing the Blaugrana shirt: He has become the first player ever in the history of the club to score in the first four Liga matches.
But this achievement comes along with some sad news: Zlatan's out with an ankle injury after last night's match, ironically enouh at the hands - or rather feet - of Barca loan-out Henrique. Click to continue reading...

Lads, you can keep Lucy Pinder and Gemma Atkinson. This one is for those of us who appreciate a good looking man along with our football. You won't see David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo, Sergio Ramos, or Freddie Ljungberg in this list. I like dudes who look like dudes. White, Black, Latino, and Asian. Click to continue reading...

This has nothing to do with Ramos The Raver but the promotional video for Sony's Twilight Football tournament (again nothing to do with that horrid film) propped up and reminded us yet again of the Madrid defender. Yes, ya'll know he can do the flamenco for real.

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("How poorly Madrid are defending.")

Espanyol 0-3 Real Madrid
0-1 Granero, 39'
0-2 Guti, 77'
0-3 Ronaldo, 90'

This was a constant refrain from the Spanish language announcers and the theme of most of the match, as the Merengues struggled to hold their nerve at the back, occasionally looking as porous as SpongeBob Square Pants in defense.

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How To Be The Best Dog Owner 101 with Sergio Ramos

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GOOD WEEK

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Daytime Television

David Beckham showed some trendy� pants + skin� on the Ellen Degeneres/Guti show reminding� American housewives that� being stuck home alone with screaming� kids all day has its perks.

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GOOD WEEK
Daytime Television

David Beckham showed some trendy� pants + skin� on the Ellen Degeneres/Guti show reminding people to always check the info guide� before setting the DVR.

Icy Hot

Sergio Ramos's tendinitis has been cured and he's fit to return to action starting this weekend.

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Real Madrid fanzine Marca has done it once again, trumpeting the next brilliant move by the most bestest football club in the history of ever (officially). Today's front page offers up Florentino's manifesto, a list of rules by which Galacticos 2.0 must abide. Most are tame, some present a few problems for certain members of [. Click to continue reading...

Together for the moment

The much-anticipated return of La Liga began with a scintillating match between the new galácticos of Real Madrid and the pesky Deportivo La Coruña, who always gives Madrid a run for their money, literally.� Because of the continued suspension of Pepe and the tendinitis suffered by Sergio Ramos, the Real Madrid defense was not at full strength, and Ezequiel Garay and Álvaro Arbeloa started in their positions respectively.

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No, Cristiano Ronaldo did not steal the show in Real's opening encounter against Deportivo. Nor did Karim Benzema.

The attacking punch came from Lassana Diarra who orchestrated moves deep in midfield. The French holding midfielder scored the winning goal and provided the assist that led to Ronaldo's PK.

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Edwin Van Der Saar: I feel very GQ. Practicing my GQ face in anticipation of this moment was a smart move. Messi and Xavi are the same size as my kids. What's that about? Whoa. Gotta be careful. I almost lost my pose. This is harder than I thought.

Lionel Messi: Two awards, bitches!

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