The Football Finance website "Futebol Finance" (Portugues) publishan interesting article to hightlight the "Top 20 Most Valuable U-21Players in the World". The first Top 3 named "youngsters" all play inthe Spanish League - "La Liga". (Sergio Aguero for Atletico de Madrid)LIST: The TOP 20 players U-21 most valuable in the world 2009Name Age Country Club Amount€1 . Click to continue reading...

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...

FIFA has made official its National Team Ranking for December issuingtheir table today. As advanced earlier in the week, SPAIN regains theNº1 spot from Brazil.Here are the Top 10 places:1. Spain 1622 pts2. Brazil 15923. Holland 12794. Italy 12155. Portugal 11816. Germany 11707. France 11228. Argentina 10859. Click to continue reading...

It is one of the biggest rivalries in all of Spanish football.� � But this season Atletico Madrid will receive more punishment� for fans involvement in� the derby then the 3-2 loss the reeling club has already suffered.� In the second half of the match Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini was struck in the side of the face by an object flung from the stands.

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SPAIN ended its last International Football game for 2009 with aconvincing 1-5 victory over AUSTRIA in Vienna tonight. The Austriansstarted with aggression & surprised a "cold" Spain in the 6th min when JANTSCHER scored for the home team.This awoken the "red beast" as Spain turned on the machine with Xavi,Iniesta, Silva, Villa & CESC FABREGAS taking over the ball & equalizingvia the later in the Click to continue reading...

Spain have just launched their home jersey for the 2010 World Cup and the design has a 1980s feel about it. Adidas have once again manufactured this World Cup kit, which is the usual red with a hint of blue on the sleeve and neck areas, and yellow Adidas stripes up the arms and shoulders. The Adidas logo is featured on the top centre part of the shirt and the Spanish badge is on the left of the shirt.

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Spain have just launched their home jersey for the 2010 World Cup and the design has a 1980s feel about it. Adidas have once again manufactured this World Cup kit, which is the usual red with a hint of blue on the sleeve and neck areas, and yellow Adidas stripes up the arms and shoulders. The Adidas logo is featured on the top centre part of the shirt and the Spanish badge is on the left of the shirt.

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Spanish Sports paper "AS", publish today that REAL MADRID hasentered the "battle" to lure to Spanish Football the 22 year oldARSENAL FC Captain & Spanish International CESC FABREGAS.According to this same paper, there exists a "tacit" agreementbetween Manager Arsene Wenger & Fabregas, that the formerwill allow the latter to leave Arsenal at the end of this season. Click to continue reading...

FIFA will hand in its December 2009 Football rankings in a few days,but until then we can advance that SPAIN will regain the Nº1 Nationposition after defeating Argentina 2-1 last Saturday.Spain overtakes Brazil who is the only country in which Spain hasn´t played or defeated, being a World Champion. Click to continue reading...

The Spanish U-17 National Team managed to lessen theirdisappointment of losing to Nigeria in the u-17 World Championshipssemi-finals after defeating today COLOMBIA 0-1 for the third place.The winning goal came from ISCO in the 75th min. Click to continue reading...

The Spanish Football Federation celebrated its 100th Anniversarywith a 2-1 victory over ARGENTINA in a Friendly International thatwas everything except friendly.SPAIN deserved to win even if in the 2ºnd half their domination fellto a more concentrated & determined Argentine team. The 1ºst half was all Spain, with XAVI ALONSO scoring in the 16th min after amagical build up. Click to continue reading...

The last game of the 1/16 of the SPANISH CUP was played tonight with another 2ºDivision team knocking out a "Liga" Club. ALMERIAlsot a home 0-1 to HERCULES (Alicante) & 1-3 in the total aggregate.(Hercules C.F logo)The winning goal for Hercules came in the 77th min whenTIAGO GOMES scored. Click to continue reading...

The Spanish National Football Team presented to media the new shirtsthat will make their debut on Saturday in the Intertional Friendly againstArgentina to celebrate The Spanish Football Federations 100thanniversary.These same new look uniforms will be the same that will be used bySpain in the upcoming FIFA World Cup Championships of South Africanext year. Click to continue reading...

SPAIN lost 1-3 to host NIGERIA in the semi-final clash of the U/17WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. The local team was just too strong & tooquick, as they took advantage of Spain's weakness on the flanks toenter & score their goals. Spain missed their chances & they reactedtoo late. Nigeria are worthy & deserved winners. Click to continue reading...

The "Football earthquake" is still causing tremors after REAL MADRID waseliminated by 2ºB Division (3ºrd Division elsewhere) team ALCORCONin the SPANISH CUP. The Spanish Football Goliath was stoned "dead"by one of Spanish Football's David with a 4-0 victory at home & onlylost 0-1 at Real Madrid's home ground "Santiago Bernabeu" to win thethe elimination phase with a 4-1 aggregate. Click to continue reading...

Four games played tonight of the SPANISH CUP with its traditionaldosis of surprise results.ATHLETIC DE BILBAO drew 2-2 against 2ºDivision team RAYOVALLECANO but were eliminated on aggregate. FERNANDO LLORENTE scored first for Bilbao in the 41st min, but Rayo stoodfirm in the "Lions den" to equalize via COLLANTES in the 72nd min. Click to continue reading...

SFS Blog would like to join FC BARCELONA ( video - yesterdaySpanish Cup game) & express its condolences to fans, Club & thefamily of German International goalkeeper ROBERT ENKE. TheFootball player was an ex-player of Barça & Tenerife, & SFS isdeeply sadden by the news of the tragic death of a "FootballBrother" at the age of 32. Click to continue reading...

Eleven return games played tonight in the SPANISH CUP with some"surprising" results. Lets begin the round up of results, scorers & whichClubs go through to the next phase.REAL MADRID finally managed to score a goal via VAN DER VAARTin the 80th min, but were KNOCKED OUT on aggregate (1-4) by 2ºBDivision (3ºrd Division elsewhere) team ALCORCON. Click to continue reading...

Link below to 2º leg return games results - 10.11.2009http://spanishfootballsports.blogspot.com/2009/11/spanish-cup-2009-tuesday-return-games.htmlFour games tonight of the 1ºst leg ties in the SPANISH CUP with anearthquake surprise that will have tremours felt across the World; thedefeat of Real Madrid to a 2ºB Division team. Click to continue reading...

It was a grand & titanic struggle between the Spanish national team& the Uruguayan national side in today's Q/Final of the U-17 WorldChampionships being held in Nigeria.The final result was a victory to SPAIN 4-2 in the penalty shoot-outafter the game finished in a 3-3 draw in the official period thatwent into extra-time after URUGUAY dramatically scored to equalizein the 84th min. Click to continue reading...

Spanish Selector & Coach Vicente Del Bosque has handed in his list of 23 players that will make up the SPANISH NATIONAL TEAM forthe two upcoming International friendly games. Spain will playArgentina in Madrid on the 14th of November to celebrate the 100thAnniversary of the Spanish Football Federation & then fly to Viennato play Austria on the 18th of November. Click to continue reading...

Six games played tonight in "La Liga" as part of Round 10. Here is abrief summary of the results & scorers.REAL SPORTING DE GIJÓN continue surprising with a valient &deserved 1-0 win over RCD ESPANYOL. Sporting scored early inthe 3rd min thanks to BILIC & that was enough as Gijon controlledthe game & cancelled out the efforts of the visiting team. Click to continue reading...

Four games played on Saturday of Round 10 in "La Liga". Here is aquick & brief summary of events.Once again REAL MADRID defeated ATLETICO DE MADRID at the"Vicente Calderon" Stadium 2-3 in a dramatic game. Real started without Raúl & Atletico left Sergio Aguero on the bench, the latterdue to leg muscle worries which has caused controversy. 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...

The Spanish U/17 National Team put on the magic to defeat 4-1Burkina Faso & in doing so qualify for the Q/Finals at the U/17World Championships being held in Nigeria.Spaniard SERGI ROBERTO scored a HAT TRICK ( 19th, 56th &67th min) with fellow team-mate CARMONA scoring a penaltyin the 83rd min. For Burkina their player IBRANGO managed agoal in the 26th min. Click to continue reading...

While all were oohing and aahing over Barcelona's sex on a pitch football and the free-spending ways of Florentino Perez returning to Madrid, the biggest difference maker in Spanish football was lurking under the Spanish limelight. In fact it was lurking so far under the Spanish limelight it was in Britain. Click to continue reading...

One of the most intriguing aspects of Spanish football is the way in which the different sets of supporters around the country react to defeat.
It's becoming better known nowadays that Spain is really a loose collective of chalks and cheeses, where you can cross a regional border and suddenly feel as though you are on a different planet - so it comes as no surprise that each football club in the country is un mundo (its own world). Click to continue reading...

Spanish football club Valencia have recently admitted that they still have some serious financial problems. Valencia's star player David Villa has sacked his agent Luis Tamargo, after he failed to secure him a move away from the club.
Man United, Chelsea, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Liverpool have all been linked with a move for the player. Click to continue reading...

A total of 9 games were played tonight in the SPANISH CUP withsome surprise results. Here are the results & scorers(photo: At Bilboa lament the bad night_marca.com)2ºDivision Madrid team RAYO VALLECANO "whipped" ATHLETIC DEBILBAO 2-0, thus the former has all the advantage for the 2º leg game.The scorers were SUSAETA (4th min) & PACHÓN (19th min)GETAFE 2 (ALBIN 60th m & GAVILÁN 70th min) - Click to continue reading...

Here are the results, scorers & images of the seven games playedtonight in Round 8 of "La Liga".VALENCIA CF travelled to ALMERIA & managed to wrap the game upafter the home team found itself with 10 men in the 63rd min with ared card to Alves. Valencia won 3-0 with all the goals coming in the2ºhalf starting with DAVID VILLA (54th m), PABLO HERNANDEZ(74th min) & JUAN MATA (87th min). Click to continue reading...

He´s one of Spanish Football´s favourite sons working overseas, exAtletico de Madrid, Spanish International & now Liverpool FC number9. FERNANDO TORRES was fundamental in todays 2-0 victory overarch rivals Mancheter United. Here is the VIDEO of the goal Fernandoscored to "open the can" :Babel scored Liverpool´s second goal in the 96th min. Click to continue reading...

Three games played tonight in Round 8 of "La Liga" with very little goalsbeing scored. Here is a brief summary of results, scorers & images.ATLETICO DE MADRID sacked its Coach Abel yesterday & new CoachQuique Snachez Flores has a worst team than expected in front ofhim. Atletico draw 1-1 against MALLORCA with the latter down to9 men & managing to equalize in the last minute. Click to continue reading...

Situated in the heart of every great team is always a truly special central midfielder who is capable of taking matches by the scruff of their neck and dominating them.

Some midfielders are specialists in the holding role, others have an uncanny knack of scoring goals but every so often a player comes along that can excel in all areas.

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It always makes me laugh a little bit when you see two national players that play so well together play against one another in league play.� It is one of those odd things we just don't really have here in the States.� I mean I guess stars play together in All Star games and what not, but not as zany as the way it works in European football.

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Seven games today from Round 7 of the "Liga" with the following results, scorers & images.ATHLETICO DE BILBAO were outplayed by a surprising REAL SPORTINGDE GIJÓN who shifted up a gear in the 2º half to do the damage. Theend result was 1-2 with two goals from Sporting player DE LA CUEVASin the 65th from a free kick & the 77th min, to see Athletic get aconsolidation goal via TOQUERO late in the Click to continue reading...