BRAZIL DEFEAT SPAIN 3 - 0 IN FINAL FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP

Brazil won Spain 3 - 0 & took the FIFA Confederations Cup in a Final that will be remembered as perhaps the "rebirth" of Brazilian Football. Lead by their young star Neymar Brazil suffocated literally the Spanish play makers & took the ball away from them to dismantle the "Spanish Machine".Said this it was a night too forget for Spain as it seemed that it was destined to be the night of Brazil as

REAL MADRID LOOKING AT FIORENTINA FORWARD JOVETIC ?

Stevan Jovetic, 23 year old Montenegro & Fiorentina forward is attracting headlines in the  Spanish Sports papers. This relatively unknown player in Spain is rumoured to be on the list of players that new Real Madrid Coach Carlo Ancelotti has solicited to join his planned squad  With current forward Gonzalo Higuian wanting to get out of Real Madrid, the incorporation of Jovatic is a possibility.

ANDRES INIESTA - SERGIO RAMOS CANDIDATES FOR THE FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP MVP

FIFA named & released today their six candidates that will opt for the "MVP of the Confederations Cup". There are two Spanish Football Players in the initial list:

Sergio Ramos 
Andres Iniesta




The other four players are:


Pirlo (Italy)
Luis Suarez (Uruguay)
Paulinho (Brazil)
Neymar (Brazil)


It is obvious beforehand that the outcome of the Brazil vs Spain Final on Sunday ( 00.00 Monday

REAL MADRID CF | USA TOUR PRE-SEASON SUMMER DATES - GAMES SCHEDULE 2013

Spanish Football Sports has many US readers & I thought they may wish to know the pre-season Real Madrid USA Tour dates with matches. Its the fourth year in a row that Real Madrid CF fly off to the US for their pre-season & in the process meet up with other local & European Clubs to play games. This year there will be the "Champions Cup Tournament" where Real Madrid is one of many,  & then Real

VIDEO | SPAIN - ITALY PENALTY SHOOT-OUT FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP 2013

By popular demand I post up a video from "YouTube" ( hope they don't pull it down ) of the dramatic Spain - Italy semi final penalty shoot-out of the FIFA Confederations Cup. Most of us here in Spain had our hearts in out throats as both teams perfectly executed their penalties. Some like Busquets & Jesus Navas never took a penalty with Spain under theses circumstances. 

Unfortunately for Italy,

FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP SEMI FINAL | SPAIN WINS ITALY 7 - 6 IN PENALTY SHOOT OUT

Spain has won Italy in a dramatic semi-final with a dramatic penalty shoot-out 7 - 6 after 120 minutes of extreme Football which ended in a 0 - 0 draw. Both sides took themselves & their rival to the limit & almost to complete exhaustion as the heat & humidity took its toll. The penalty shoot-out is a lottery &,  the nerves of steel plus some luck are more a factor than Football in itself.

SPAIN 2 FRANCE 1 | FIFA U-20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GROUP A GAME RESULT

Spain won 2 -1 France in its last Group A match of the FIFA U-20 World Championships in Turkey to take Top spot & wait to see which Nation to play next Tuesday. That team will be any of the third placed from Groups C, D or F which will be confirmed.




Spain put in a marvellous 60 minutes of Football & then fell in intensity & could have even lost the game. During the best moments for Spain Paco

FC BARCELONA "STAR SIGNING" 12 YEAR OLD ADRIA BERNABEU

Forget about Luis Suarez, Cavani, Fernando Torres, Pepe Reina etc, the star signing by FC Barcelona is 12 year old Adria Bernabe. The Barça youth scouts spotted the young player in a recent tournament & decided to sign at once. The problem is that that "kid" belonged to city of Barcelona rival Club RCD Espanyol & they are not happy at all with the Barça manners. 



RCD Espanyol are "steaming"

REAL MADRID THINKING IN BRAZILIAN INTERNATIONAL PAULINHO ?

This piece of news is doing the rounds in England ( "The Times" ) & locally in the Spanish Sports papers  Real Madrid it is written has set its "signing eyes" on Brazilian International & Corinthians midfielder Paulinho. The story gains weight & attracts further attention if the content mentions that the player is a signing asked specifically by the new Real Madrid Coach Carlo Ancelotti which

LIVERPOOL - TOTTENHAM HOTSPURS EYEING FC BARCELONA YOUNGSTER DEULOFEU

This is not the first nor it will be the last time that Gerard Deulofeu appears on this Football Blog. The FC Barcelona player is starring at the FIFA U-20 World Championship in Turkey & naturally is calling the attention of the big European Clubs. The youngster is considered another "Spanish Football Pearl" along with others players like National side team-mate Jese, Thiago & Isco.



Locally

CARLO ANCELOTTI PRESENTED AS NEW REAL MADRID COACH

Real Madrid presented its new Coach Italian Carlo Ancelotti to a pack room of Spanish Sports media were apart from the understandable "nerves" & nice words the "headline" words were:


“Hay que ganar con un fútbol espectacular”
translated

"You have to win with a spectacular football"



The Italian feels that a Club with the stature & prestige of Real Madrid cannot play in a any less manner or

REAL MADRID | THE CARLO ANCELOTTI PUZZLE

After the official announcement that Carlo Ancelotti will be the next Coach of Real Madrid until 2016, Spanish Sports paper "Marca" publish in their online edition a section that basically says that the Italian Coach will have one of the most powerful attacking line-ups in World Football. Sound great, but...



What the paper could not add is that if Tottenham Hotspurs Gareth Bale finally does

SPAIN 1 GHANA 0 | FIFA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GROUP A GAME RESULT

Important win by the Spanish U-20 National Football Team 1 - 0 over Ghana in the Group A FIFA U-20 World Championships being held in Turkey. Earlier the other two teams of the Group France & USA drew 1 - 1 which gave Spain the chance to mathematically assure their presence in the next stage of the tournament if they could win. The Spanish youngsters did not disappoint. 




The first 20 min were

WORLD SOCCER | SPAIN WORLD RECORD AS DEFEATED IN OFFICIAL FOOTBALL MATCHES

An important current of International Football observers, Sports media & ex-Footballers are going on the record claiming the the current Spanish Football Team is the "Greatest National Football Team" of all time. Huge acclaim & honour as those some commentators insist that Spain is better than the 1970 Brazil squad of Pele & the 1974 Dutch squad of Cruyff. The back to back European Championships

NIGERIA 0 SPAIN 2 | FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP GROUP B RESULT

Spain has finished in top spot of Group B in the FIFA Confederations Cup after defeating African Champions Nigeria 0 - 3 in the city of Fortaleza in Brazil. The Spanish Football National Team will stay there as they now will meet the second placed Nation of Group A which is Italy next Thursday in the semi-final. The other semi-final will be on Wednesday between Brazil & second placed Group B

SPANISH FOOTBALL | ALMERIA 3 GIRONA 0 | ALMERIA PROMOTES TO LIGA NEXT SEASON

Almeria joins Elche & Villareal in the Spanish Football 1º st Division - Liga - next season after defeating Girona 3 - 0 in the 2º leg return match that gave the winners a final 4 - 0 aggregate result.

Almeria returns to Liga after sending two tough years in the Spanish 2º Division & have worked hard to get finally get back. Girona will be disappointed as they too put in a great season & played

REAL MADRID CF SHUTS SIGNING OF ISCO FOR AROUND 30M€

Impressive offensive by Real Madrid in the last 24 hours. Just when most observers believed that Malaga FC & Spanish U-21 International Isco was close to Manchester City, Real Madrid comes in & according to Spanish media shuts the deal.Spanish radio & Sports papers today put on their covers that ISCO will be the third signing of Real Madrid for next season ( Carvajal & Casimero are the other two

USA 1 SPAIN 4 | FIFA U - 20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GROUP A RESULT

Spain kicked off its participation in the FIFA U-20 World Championships being held in Turkey with a 1 - 4 victory over USA in its Group A match. An opening victory in theses types of tournaments is vital so as to not suffer unnecessary nerves & pressures in the other Group matches, & what a Group. The other two teams are France & Ghana both are physically stronger & will test Spain to the limit.

SPANISH FOOTBALL TRANSFERS | CLUBS TUG - OF WAR - TO SIGN ISCO & THIAGO

News out of England keeps confirming what has been published here in recent weeks, that the race is on to secure & sign two  Spanish Football promises & pearls. The English newspaper "Daily Mirror" publish that U-21 Spanish International ISCO & the U-21 Spanish Team Captain THIAGO are closer than ever to English Football.



There is a tug-of -war between Real Madrid & Manchester City over the

FIFA U-20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS | SPANISH TEAM STARTS TODAY AGAINST USA

The Spanish Football seniors are doing well in the Confederations Cup, the Spanish U-21 Football Team has just claimed the U-21 European Championship title & now its the turn of the Spanish U-20 National Team to show their stuff in the FIFA U-20 World Championships starting in Turkey.



Member of the Spain U-20 squad

The Spanish U-20 team kicks off today their Group matches against the United

SPAIN 10 - TAHITI 0 | FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP GROUP B RESULT

Spain defeated Tahiti 10 - 0 in their second Group B match of the FIFA Confederations Cup tournament in the famous "Maracana Stadium" of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). The victory assures the Spanish Football National Team a place in the semi-finals.

Spanish Coach Del Bosque changed the team around to give the players which did not participate against Uruguay a run ( except Ramos who started ) with

REAL MADRID | HIGUAIN REACHES AN AGREEMENT WITH ARSENAL FC

The report comes from English Paper "Daily Mirror" & it has been picked up locally by nearly all the Spanish Sports media. Real Madrid Argentine International forward Gonzalo Higuain has come to an agreement with English Premier League Club Arsenal FC for a year salary of 7,2M€ per year. The only thing that needs to be formalized is an agreement between Clubs. It is reported that Arsenal FC is

REAL MADRID SIGNINGS | ISCO, CAVANI & GARETH BALE THE CHOSEN

A popular Spanish Football late night TV show has revealed the three Real Madrid signings for next season. Journalist Juan Gato, reinforced by Alfredo Duro & the shows journalist ( Antonio Luque etc ) analysed the Clubs situation & according to their "inside information" gave the following scoops.


The next Real Madrid Coach will be Carlo Ancelotti. His official announcement is being delayed for

FC BARCELONA THIAGO | MANCHESTER UNITED OR BAYERN MUNICH ?

The UEFA U-21 European Championships was an authentic showcase of talent. In the Spanish Football , case which won the title yesterday 2 - 4 in the Final against Italy, the mayor European Clubs are now in the market offering succulent offers for the youngsters.

Malaga FC player Isco, who was voted MVP of the tournament, is experiencing a tug-of-war between Real Madrid & Manchester City. Real

ITALY 2 SPAIN 4 | UEFA U - 21 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL RESULT

The Spanish U-21 National Football Team has won the UEFA U-21 European Championship held in Israel after defeating Italy 2 - 4 in the Final. This a a back to back Final win as they were reigning European Champions coming into this tournament. The Spanish youngsters demonstrated that Spanish Football has a great future, that there are plenty of top class players in the pipeline & that some will be

¿SHOULD CASILLAS HAVE PLAYED OVER VALDES? | SPAIN NATIONAL TEAM

The question being debated locally is,  should Iker Casillas have started as the official goalkeeper in the Confederations Cup?

Many were surprised to see Iker Casillas as the starting goalkeeper against Uruguay. Many believe that after being sidelined 5 months that Victor Valdes was the more appropriate choice, he too having earned merit to have started.




The match performance of Iker

SPANISH FOOTBALL CLUBS EYE MEXICAN GIOVANI DOS SANTOS

Giovani Dos Santos is perhaps the pearl of Mexican Football at this moment. It still baffles me how the 24 year old ex-FC Barcelona player hasn't as yet found a permanent team after having to leave Barça due to "overcrowding" & flowing through Tottenham Hotspurs, Ipswich Town, Galatasaray, Racing de Santander & Real Mallorca.




Hopefully his wandering through the "Football Forest" will soon

SPAIN 2 URUGUAY 1 | FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP GROUP B RESULT

 It was an exhibition, at least the first half. The World Champions Spain defeated 2 - 1 the South American Champions Uruguay in the opening Group B game of the FIFA Confederations Cup. The first match is always vital to win as it sets the team on course & Spain surprised everyone, Uruguay & spectators, with the high level achieved tonight at Recife ( Brazil ). However,  & to their credit ,

REAL MADRID | ARSENAL FC WILLING TO PAY 30M€ for HIGUAIN

Everything indicates that Italian Club Juventus is in the front running to get the services of Real Madrid Argentine International striker Gonzalo Higuain. However, news from England tells us that Arsenal FC has entered the picture in an aggressive manner & is willing to offer 30M€ ( 8M€ more than Juventus ) & with a one-off payment.




The idea isn't far fetched at all. Higuain made a comment

ATLETICO DE MADRID EYES PORTO DEFENDER OTAMENDI ?

This next piece comes out of Portugal & has been picked up by Spanish Sports media locally. Supposedly Spanish Football Club Atletico de Madrid has decided that Porto 25 year old Argentine defender Nicolas Otamendi is the central defender they are looking for next season. It was rumoured that Malaga FC defender Demichelis was on the agenda but the youth & versatility of Otamendi is a big plus.

SPAIN 3 NORWAY 0 | U-21 EURO SEMI-FINAL RESULT

The Spanish U-21 Football National Team has won a place in the Final of the UEFA U-21 European Championships being held in Israel win a 3 - 0 victory over Norway in the semi-final. The reigning Euro Champs deserved the win as they were far the superior side although Norway did create opportunities that they could not materialize. 




The first half was relatively even with Norway defending &

SPAIN | FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP - GROUP B

The FIFA Confederations Cup kicks off today with host Brazil playing Japan. The Spanish Football National Team plays its first match of Group B tomorrow against Uruguay. Spanish Sports daily based in Barcelona "Sport" has created some infographs in reference to the Confederations Cup & the countries involved.




The diagrams are in Spanish but easy to understand. It shows an "ideal" XI side,

REAL MADRID | ZIDANE INSISTS IN SIGNING ISCO

Zinedine Zidane will have  a bigger role in Real Madrid next season. The Real Madrid President Florentini Perez wishes the Frenchman in a suit as Football Director, but Zidane prefers the tracksuit & has asked to be the assistant of the expected new Coach Carlo Ancelotti. However, the ex-Real Madrid player will continue advising the President on all "Sporting- Football" matters.  




Zidane

SPANISH FOOTBALL IS AN "EXPORTER" OF SUCCESS

Ireland Coach Giovanni Trapattoni mentioned after the Spain - Ireland Friendly game days back, that this Spain was better than the legendary Brazil of Pele. A real honour coming from a man who is a walking Football History book & with huge experience. 

There is no doubt that Spain has & is ruling World Football since 2008 with Euro 2008, FIFA World Cup 2010 & Euro 2012 titles. If Spain can add

2013 FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP DATES - MATCH SCHEDULE | SPAIN

The Spanish Football National Team is already in Brazil ( Recife ) to prepare for their participation in the  upcoming FIFA Confederations Cup tournament. What I think may interest all the readers is the match schedule of Group A & B & where all the participating Nations are placed. Spain is in Group B along with Uruguay, Nigeria & Tahiti. The first match for Spain will be against Uruguay on the

SPAIN 3 HOLLAND 0 | U-21 EURO GROUP RESULT

The Spanish Football U-21 National Team & reigning U-21 European Champions placed themselves in Top position of their Group after defeating Holland 3 - 0. Authoritative demonstration from Spain which puts them into the "favourites" category in the UEFA U-21 Euros being celebrated in Israel.Spain will meet Norway next Saturday in the semi final.   



Spain Coach Lopetegui decided to move the

SPAIN 2 IRELAND 0 | FRIENDLY GAME RESULT

With the Spain Football National Team being Televised here locally at 02.00 ( 2.00 am) it was difficult to watch the full 90 mins of the Friendly International against Ireland. Only managed to view the first 45 mins of an encounter that Spain went later in the 2º half to win 2 - 0.

What I saw of the first half indicated that Spain had bettered in attitude & were touching the ball around well.

FC BARCELONA YOUNG STAR THIAGO POINTING TO MANCHESTER UNITED

There is authentic panic in the offices of FC Barcelona, at least a Directive is sweating it out as he contemplates a possible "kick in the ass" out of the office window. The contract release clause of Spanish U-21 International midfielder & FC Barcelona talent Thiago Alcantara has dropped from 90M€ to 18M€. Why? Because he didn't play the agreed number of games with the "senior" team this season

LEWANDOWSKI - REAL MADRID | WHERE THERE IS HOPE ...

Borussia Dortmund striker Lewandowski is back in the pages of the Spanish Sports papers. The Polish forward & his future is uncertain & this has given some hope to Real Madrid in contemplating a possible signing. I did say hope, although still difficult. Lets get into the context.



Lewandowski has another season of contract with Dortmund. If Dortmund are to get money they must sell the player

REAL MADRID | CASEMIRO OFFICIALLY SIGNED FROM SAO PAULO

Young Brazilian Football midfield talent Casemiro has served well his apprenticeship at Real Madrid. The player was brought over by ex Coach Mourinho mid-season & served his adaptation period playing with the Real Madrid B ("Castilla") team. The player was even given a full Liga match against Real Betis were he showed his talents.




Real Madrid has announced officially that they have paid

SPAIN 1 GERMANY 0 | U-21 EURO CHAMPIONSHIP GROUP RESULT

Excellent match & a great victory for the Spanish Football U-21 National Team 0 - 1 over Germany in their second Group game. Important victory that puts Spain in equal top position with Holland,  & both will play mid-week to settle the Group.A deserved victory as Spain played much better than Germany which was on the back-foot  most of the game. Spain hit the post via Thiago in the first half &

SPANISH SPORTS | RAFAEL NADAL TAKES FRENCH OPEN RECORD EIGHT STRAIGHT WIN

First man ever in the history of the French Open to win the title 8 times in a row, & for that matter a Grand Slam tournament 8 times in a row. Spanish Sportsman & Tennis player Rafael Nadal defeated another Spaniard David Ferrer 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 in the 2013 French Open Final.
Emotional win for Nadal who has gone through a "personal hell" with knee injury that had him off the circuit for months. In

MANCHESTER CITY COACH PELLEGRINI WANTS REAL MADRID DI MARIA

The Manchester City new Coach Manuel Pellegrini has clear ideas on how he wishes the English Club to play their Football. With the signing of Sevilla FC & Spanish International winger Jesus Navas, it was clear that pace & "opening up the field" will be important i his scheme. With a right-side winger secured Coach Pelligrini needs to sure up the left side with a class player, & that player is

MANCHESTER UNITED EYES CESC FABREGAS

There is continuing news coming out of England & much more than is being generated locally. For weeks the name of FC Barcelona & Spanish International Cesc Fabregas has been sounding for a possible return to the English Premier League. 

Latest rumour is that Manchester United is very interested & would be willing to put up a 45-47M€ offer on the Barça table to get the midfielder. 




Cesc

SPAIN 2 HAITI 1 | INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY GAME RESULT

The Spanish Football National Team took the road today towards the FIFA Confederations Cup tournament in Brazil with the first of the two International Friendly matches scheduled in the United States.

The current FIFA World & Euro Champions faced Haiti in Miami to win 2 - 1 in a match that was more a warm-up & "back to basics" affair for Spain, while Haiti had a chance to win some Football pride

FIFA AGENT TELLS SPANISH RADIO STATION BALE SIGNED TO REAL MADRID FOR 90M€

Firstly, we have to be very careful with the upcoming news piece doing the rounds this afternoon & that will continue to grow like a snowball. It is a rumour & it is not confirmed coming out of the mouth of a FIFA players agent. According to Francois Gallardo, the FIFA players agent, in an interview given to Catalan (Barcelona) radio, Real Madrid & Tottenham Hotspurs have come to an agreement to

SPANISH FOOTBALL PROMOTION | VILLAREAL FC JOINS ELCHE NEXT SEASON IN LIGA

The Spanish Football League - Liga - ended last week with "collateral damage", three Clubs relegated to the Spanish 2º Division: Real Mallorca, Real Zaragoza & Deportivo A Coruña. Obviously, three Clubs from the 2º Division are needed to lift into Liga & fill the spaces for season 2013-2014.Elche was the first to be promoted after mathematically achieving the prize weeks ago. Today we have the

ATLETICO DE MADRID | SEVILLA FORWARD NEGREDO CLOSE

According to Spanish Sports paper "AS" Atletico de Madrid seems to have made their choice of forward that will replace the departed Radamel Falcao. Sevilla FC player Alvaro Negredo is the candidate & Atletico has made a 13M€ offer to Sevilla FC which at this moment is 2M€ short of what the latter asks. Negotiations continue.

The market is costly & Atletico de Madrid has limited resources to

FOOTBALL FINANCE | CRISTIANO RONALDO EARNS MORE THAN MESSI & NEYMAR

The prestigious American Financial magazine "Forbes" has printed their list of the "Highest Paid Sportsmen in the World". The Nº1 earner is American golf player Tigers Woods with 59,5 M€ followed by Tennis ace Roger Federer with 54,4 M€. In the Top 10 appears Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Drew Brees etc., as one would expect. But what about Football - Soccer - players ? 




The first & highest

REAL MADRID | SERGIO RAMOS TURNS DOWN A "MASSIVE" MONACO OFFER ?

Spanish Football commentator Alfredo Duro revealed in a leading late night TV Football Show that French Club AS Monaco had approached Real Madrid & Spanish International defender Sergio Ramos with an "outrageous offer". 




Duro gave figures. The Monaco owner Dimitri Rybolovlev offered Ramos a 5 year contract for a total of 75M€, that is,  a salary ( net ) of 15M€ per season. This figure would

SPAIN 1 RUSSIA 0 | UEFA U-21 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP GROUP RESULT

The Spanish U-21 National Team & current U-21 European Champions began the defence of their title this afternoon in their opening Group match of the UEFA U-21 European Championships in Israel. Their opponents were Russia & the Spanish team managed to win 1 - 0. The Group is a difficult one with Germany & Holland also involved & a win with the three points was very important for Spain. There was "

SPAIN REMAINS NUMBER ONE FOR JUNE | FIFA WORLD RANKING

FIFA has released today its "World Ranking" of Football nations for the month of June. SPAIN remains once again the Number One position as the "Best Football Nation", ahead of Germany & Argentina, second & third respectively.However, the real big news is Brazil, which fell to a historical low number 22 position. The lowest spot in the World Rankings for Brazil since FIFA put into place the

SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM SHIRT NUMBERS | FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP

Many readers of Spanish Football Sports email asking about the numbers that each player in the Spanish National Team wears on their shirt. This changes from time to time & from competition. Today the shirt numbers have been allocated to the current FIFA Confederations Cup Spanish squad in the following manner. That is these are the numbers that each member has for the upcoming FIFA Confederations

FC BARCELONA PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE 2013-2014

Barcelona based Spanish Sports paper "Sport" published today the FC Barcelona pre-season 2013 - 2014 schedule that I post today because it may be of interest to all the fans & followers. The below image is in Spanish & I will put down a resumed summary to make it easy to follow.



Courtesy of sport.es

Summary:


15 June players get back to work
20 June Friendly Game in Poland (Gdansk)
24 June

SPANISH FOOTBALL | LIGA | BEST XI FOR SEASON 2012- 2013

Interesting poll done in Spanish Sports paper "Marca" that had the participation of +150.000 online users. They answered a simple question, "pick your Best Liga team for season 2012-2013".

The final voting & results seem to my judgement coherent & very accurate with what was seen during this Spanish League season. 



According to the votes, the "Liga XI" for season 2012-2013 are:


Courtois (

U - 21 SPANISH NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM PICTURE

Thought I post for the Spanish Football fans & readers a pic of the Spanish U-21 National squad. The team is currently in Israel about to commence their Group matches in the UEFA U-21 European Championship.Spain is the current title holder but has a difficult Group with Russia, Germany & Holland. Said this the squad is full of Liga experienced players & their is some exceptional talent available

MANCHESTER CITY INTEREST FOR REAL MADRID PEPE

Real Madrid 30 year old defender & Portuguese International Pepe has not had the best end to the 2012-2013 season. A notable drop in form with a questioned Champions League semi final performance against Dortmund ( the game Lewandowski scored four goals ), the explosion & regularity of young team-mate Rafael Varane & the fall-out with Mourinho, has blemished somewhat the "union" between the

SPANISH FOOTBALL | LIGA | SOME SEASON 2012 - 2013 STATISTICS

With the Spanish Football - Liga - 2012 - 2013 season over we have some statistics to share with all the readers. Below are the Top 5 players in the following categories:



El Pichichi - Spanish League Top Goal scorer for season 2012-2013
Top 5 players in accurate passes
Top 5 players who shot at goal
Top 5 players in assistances
Top 5 players with yellow cards 






Top 5 goal scorers in Liga

FC BARCELONA | NEYMAR ARRIVAL & PRESENTATION IN BARCELONA

The city of Barcelona received with open arms "Hurracane Neymar" who landed to officially pass his medical check, sign his new contract with FC Barcelona & then be presented in front of around 50.000 fans at the "Camp Nou". From there he was raced off to give a press conference to the Spanish Sports media & let known that he is finally here to stay.




The expectation was maximum & the player

SPANISH FOOTBALL SIGNING NEWS | CARVAJAL - JESUS NAVAS - BAPTISTAO

The Spanish Football season ended last Saturday, but the transfer market has blasted -off with news of new signings & players changing Clubs. Today we have three names to announce, some returning & others leaving.



Bayern Leverkusen Spanish U-21 International right back Dani Carvajal returns to Real Madrid CF. The defender who was "born & raised" Football wise at Real Madrid was sold to the

THIBAUT COURTOIS WINS "EL ZAMORA | BEST GOALKEEPER IN LIGA 2012-2013

Atletico de Madrid 21 year old goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has won the "Zamora Award" as the "Best Goalkeeper in Liga season 2012- 2013". An amazing prize for the young man who is on-loan from Chelsea FC & will continue another season more at Atletico de Madrid. The Spanish Football Club continues to attempt to "buy out " the goalie but Chelsea FC sees him as their "next generation" goalie & are

FIFA CONFEDERATIONS CUP 2013 | SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM FINAL 23 PLAYERS LIST

Spanish National Football Team Selector & Coach Vicente Del Bosque has handed in his final & definite list of 23 players that will make up the Spanish Football Team that will compete in the upcoming FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil. The Spanish Selector handed in a preliminary list of 26 names earlier in the week announcing that 3 players were to be "dropped" today.The three names taken off the